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lpeters-malone · Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:12 am Post subject: First Faction ideas

okay, here is the idea for some of the many human factions in the TC universe.

The Olympian Confederacy.

One of the first colonies of man, planet is of veyr large plains, some oceans and one large mountain range. Ruling elite live on this mountain, like the Greek Gods did on Olympia.

Soldiers called Spartans, Elite guard are limited to 300 Spartans.

Has mechs, similar to BattleMechs, called after the Titans, whatever they are called. These guys have no tanks, only walkers.

Ships named after the Gods, ie Zeus etc.

TCAB(Terran Colonies Advisory Board) Peacekeepers.

The TC equiv of the UN peacekeepers, it is a permanent military formation with it's own planets for manufactoring, training and R&D. Has very advanced tech due to the way the TCAB is formed and works, all colonies have to help the TCAB is the effective governing body, till the Nine Minute War.

Soldiers are disaffected people with the way the colonies rule each terrain as an empire and ran away to join the army.

Has Operation Smoke Shadow, a program that genetically enhances Black Ops soldiers to be the best the current human form can offer.

Combined arms approach, has tanks, IFV's fighters etc.

Now for the Alien empires

The Wasps.
The Wasps discovered by the remaining Peacekeepers live on the edge of the known universe. THey are in a constant conflict with extra-galatical foes(Us-1289) that have some technology that makes anything the humans developed look to be like a joke.

Wasps have a humanoid/wasp appearence. As a member of this species get older their wings harden and become an extra set of amour for that individual. Once they had a hive conscienous, but due to a virus unleashed on their species the last Hive Queen made them all individually intelligent. However they have a latent psychic ability that in numbers can do very amazing things.

Use radiation type weapons due to the way the are highly resistant to the effects of it. They use organic vehicles instead of metalic ones because metals have long been a rare material and the war with the extra-galatical foes(US-1289) has given them no time to mine for it. Adversity is the father of creation after all.

The Machines
These machines, individually, are about two micrometres wide and deep, and about 5 micrometres long. Each 'cell' is capable of permforming any function as it can alter it's structure at will. Each unit is all also intelligent locally, ie they form a network which can control the leg of a machine.

In combat form they use walkers/humanoid shapes as it is calculated by the ....(help me here, need to think of a way to name an intelligent super- super-super quantum computer) it is the most effective form for combat. Strict formations are used by all units.

Combat wise, each combat unit has a Central Processor. This is a unit that controls the tactical function of the units around him. This unit is stronger than the equivalent unit of that type due to the value of it's function. This function can shift across the unit if the threat level near the CP(Central Processor) is too high and is likely to be eliminated.

US-1289
US(Unidentified Species)-1289 is the extra galatically foe faced by the Peacekeepers and the Wasps. Appearing to be equal parts of lizard, squid and human they have weapons that ignore any infantry armour and treat some vehicle armour like paper.

Where they come from or what they want is unknown, what is known, they have a BAD attitude, don't like anything in this universe, and kill any prisoners they may take, some believe it to be a religious sacrifice, but most people think genocide.

Most common unit is the common Grunt, lead by a Soldier, Generals and other leaders can be seen, but rarely are. Vehicles aren't confirmed as of yet, and any vehicle they would have would be at least 1000 years ahead of anything, including the Peacekeepers, could come up with.

It is believed they followed a comet from their universe into ours and settled somewhere, where is of course not known, as the whole of their fleet guards this planet and no one returns.

Comments.

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Mage · Egg Joined: 15 May 2006 Posts: 146

The alien races are good. It would be nice to know more aobut what ths machines look like in combat (in more deetail) and what the squid lizard's equipment and uniforms look like.

lpeters-malone · Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:23 pm Post subject:

well, that's all i know, I gotta write the rules, that takes a bit of time, not to mention i need to organise investors into RBG.
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Kristovich · Egg Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 84 Location: Sweden

Back after a long while away!

I still thikn the Wasps sounds cool! And I'd like to know more about 'em.
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