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k so, I've had this particular idea rattling around in my head for a Very Long Time. I like to write about my OCs in this universe but lately I think it would be more fun as an RP area and would help prevent it from stagnating as fresh ideas blossomed from it!

The basic plot/setting is either so far into the future/in another universe idk, humans are currently in a galactic war with an alien race called the Saccoi. Humans used to be allied with the Saccoi but a sudden coup of their monarchy about 6+ years to the start of the site caused conflict. The site itself would take place on the decks of the SS Sanctuary, a massive human-aligned warship. Despite the war going on and causing tension, outside of special site-wide events and plots this would be focused more on the lives of those living on the ship during wartime and their own feelings about the battles.

While I imagine it would be more relaxed in most aspects, for certain character types there would be Giant Space Mecha Battles with some simple mechanics. Mostly it would be up to plot and roleplay on who would come out the winner but to make it more fair, ie a 'veteran' battler not being beaten by a 'greenhorn', some basic level up or dice rolling system might be implimented. Well, probably not, but even if it was it would be pretty simple and mostly for those events and less for pvp. I'm also maybe considering the official battles being death-enbaled, since it's war and you could get blown up, but I'm on the fence about it tbh and would like some opinions if anyone has any to offer.

For characters, there would be some very basic Canon positions to fill, but mostly you could do whatever you like so long as it makes sense in context. Given the nature of the ship, a majority of the people on it are the Mecha Pilots, the staff in their control rooms and people upkeeping the ship/mecha. However, the families of these people are also allowed to live on the ship and a whole section is devoted to civilians and their lives. So, a pilot or staff isn't limited to just rping in their cockpit during a battle. They can go get ice cream in the simulated shopping center on the civ side lol.



I'm gunna break 'playable classes' into two sections here. One for species and one for the actual planned rp classes!

For starters, on the Sanctuary, since it's a human ship most of the species on board are human or have human heritage. Humans are also the second most widespread species in their part of the galaxy, given that species share a unique trait with the only species who is more pupulous than them: humans are carry-breeding compatiable with just about any other species. Which means, mothers can produce half-alien children, but they cannot be fathered with an alien mother. The only other species able to do this? The Saccoi.

Anyway, just because humans are what you're most likely to find, doesn't mean they're all you can find! As I said, there are plenty of human-alien children running around, but there are also aliens of other species on the ships working with the humans for one reason or another. This doesn't exempt the Saccooi themselves either, and it is possible to play one on the ship that is allied with the humans! Advanced AI, robots, androids, ect are also allowed! If you don't like one of the species on the site either, you are more than welcome to make your own so long as it's not too overpowered.

For the classes themselves, the main stars of the show will be the mecha pilots. I admit most of the things on site are built around them and their mecha. Aside from that, there would also be Scientists, who help do research and run the control rooms for the Pilots among other things. Staff would be most of the people in the other areas of the ship who run things, like communications or translators and anything relating to the ship and it's upkeep. Civillians would be the final, and most broad, class and could be anything from a goverment offical to a plumber.



"But, like, didn't you mention some soulmate stuff?"

I did! The mecha in this universe were a Saccoi invention originally. The mecha in this universe are called Soulties, but that's just a human nickname; in Saccoi mother-tongue the name roughly translates 'that which ties the heart to the bearer of future fruits'. Humans don't know exactly how it works but when a pilot finishes their training they have to endure 'the trials'. This is done by entering a mind-space with a blank AI and imprinting a shape upon it, which will later be the heart of the processor of their Mecha. Each AI has a perfect compatiable match in the form of another AI, made by a different Pilot. There are ways to help narrow down which AI can pair with which but they aren't as reliable as you would expect. A Pilot can only pilot their own mecha with their own AI, but when they pilot with their compatiable AI's pilot they gain a large boost in power and have a mental link in battle to the other. This pair is called a Precise.

This pilot-conncetion is a form of Soulbond that the Saccoi had managed to tap into, and the two pilots are perfectly compatiable with each other even if they don't... really like that. I know that most sites nowadays so platonic or even hatemates, but these are/were intended to be romantic bonds. I know that isn't be-all-end-all but I'm a sap. Sue me.

So, basically, a Pilot can be soulmate with another Pilot and their AI is soulmates with the other AI. Oddly enough, while not 'official', the two pilots will often find the people who opperate their control rooms starting to match up, too. It's an odd phenomenon that leads to the two groups working very well together.



Anything else? Uuuuuuuuuh....

I could infodump about worldbuilding details all night and not be tired but I don't wanna, like, flood anything with my messy rambling any more than I already have tbh. So I'll just slap a few things down here.

Saccoi, as much as I've mentioned them, are not really 'evil'. This war could have been avoided but neither side is purely 'bad' or 'good'. The humans have some things right and the Saccoi some things bad and vise versa.

Saccoi are one of three planned alien species aside from humans to start out. They are a widespread race that, when applied with makeup and wearing certain clothing, could pass as human. They are basically nekomimi, with feline-like ears, eyes, teeth, claws and tails but bipedal. Most have patterns like stripes/spots ect on their skin as well. Saccoi only have one gender and are capable of both carrying and impregnating, which is why they are more wide spread than humans. They have an Alpha/Beta/Omega system in place but... it's not like how it is in fanfics, I promise.

The second species is a race of bat-like humanoids. The third is a reptile species. I will expand more on these later if people are interested.

Staff would be like.... just there to do the bookkeeping and run events, if I have my way. Maybe keep out trolls and keep an eye on things, too, but it would be annoying to micromanage every little thing. While this site would have a set of rules and it's whole deeplore, It would be very open for people to be creative and tbh I don't want to be up everyone's butts all the time.

While I'm more familair and like proboards better, I think this site might be better suited for jcink for more mature themes. Not, like, Premium themes, go be naughty somewhere else, but jcink allows you to get away with a lot more than proboards does lol.

The site would be animanga with spaces for original art of your own ocs. Using art of ocs that other people own or characters from webcomics wouldn't be allowed. No real life, either.

I dont have a projected timeline for when this might be finished. :c

I kind of like the name 'Precise' for the site itself!

Some of the wording/terminology of this might be worded weird jkdsfkads

blease gimme thoughts/ask questions? c:

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I'm really liking this idea. I can be a sucker for soulmate stuff and mechs are underutilized in rp. Death enabled is a yes for me because I like possible drama and I would also definitely be more interested in hearing about the other species because I do like sci-fi stuff. Below I have listed some possible suggestions that I hope you're at least willing to consider upon site creation.

Questions:

Will we have to create the mechs (find pictures, write up stats, etc) or will there be a universal Mech design with minor customization in the form of paint and decals?
Mecha sites can be mildly difficult to for new players to get into who aren't familiar with the genre because of things like statistics. So I'm primarily curious if this will be a more beginner friendly site.

Are we allowed to create new aliens for half-breeds? And if so, can they be non-playable and avoid the hassle of writing up a new race that nobody will play?
I'm a fan of obscure face claims so I do have one or two nice options for alien half-breeds. I'm certain nobody will even make a character using the father species because of how alien they would look. So having to write up an entire race to use this one FC is something I would like to know.

Suggestions:

With our powers combined
The Soulbound connection being a magical power boost is fine but perhaps you should tap into other mecha tropes. I'm looking at mecha combinations specifically. Perhaps two Soulties can combine to form a new and more powerful mech. This combination, of course, can only happen with Soulbonded pilots so it stresses the importance of finding compatible pilots from a military perspective. That's not even taking into account on the whole two becoming one thing being good romantic and/or sexual symbolism depending on your outlook which ties to the soulmate theme.

Don't need no tech support
If the playable advanced AI you mentioned above is the same AI that is used to pair pilots, then perhaps it would be best if advanced AI is demoted to NPC status instead of being playable. The reason I bring this up is because you're opening yourself up to an even worse version of the problem that many Fate/Stay sites have. Two people are need to develop a pair of one AI and character so that requires one player finding another player willing to play the other. Then a player needs to be lucky to have another compatible AI/Character pair readily available to even begin any of the soulmate stuff. So a player is stuck in limbo until they are lucky enough to find three other players willing to write compatible AI/characters. It's a hassle and unfair to players stuck in the waiting process. Turning the AI into NPCs ignores this problem and even opens things up to more fun AI designs (perhaps a player wants an AI that takes the appearance of a dog or just simply uses the default wire mesh model because customization is a hassle)
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