New Caprica: RPG (It's really, really long!)

2009-03-16T19:35:27Z

If you enjoy Battlestar Galactica, then you'll have no problems with the dark plot. Because a good portion of the game will be on New Caprica in harsh conditions, the focus will be more about the problems facing the survivors in the climate, with very limited resources, and space. There's only 20 percent of the planet that is habitable, and that's around the equator. We'll be exploring how they live in canvas tents for an entire year, leaving Chief to form his union and give his speech. To hold the ground-breaking ceremony. For babies to grow up a bit *cough Hera*. Some characters will, sadly, not have much to do at certain times (ie., Tigh will end up in the detention center, Zarak refuses to bow to the cylons during the first few weeks of occupation, Athena will be locked up in the Galactica Brig... etc).

Keep in mind, that pretty much anyone CAN be played, but someone like Romo Lampkin wouldn't really have much contact with Baltar, Lee, etc since they don't actually meet him until the end of season 3. This won't be an AU game, so keep that in mind if you ask for a character that's not on the list. Duck, Nora, Jammer... They all have insanely huge bits to play during the resistance, and these otherwise "minor" characters become BIG characters so keep in mind that you don't have to be a "big name" player to get in on the action. Personally, I'd LOVE to see some Sagitaron no-doctors nuts in the game and Geminon religious/prophecy-believers. You wanna play the girl who stowed away to get an abortion from Cottle? Go for it.

For PBs, someone asked if I wanted canon PBs. For the main characters, yes. Definitely. There are more than enough screencaps out there for characters (I managed over 100 for Racetrack at frakkingcylon, and that was by just grabbing a few episodes I KNEW she'd be in). For people like Layne Ishay or Gaffee or Maya... They're not in enough episodes to really have a full 100 set of icons. Now if you're okay with just a handful, you're welcome to use the PB on the show. But those aren't necessary. The Maya actress is in what? 3 episodes, and for maybe 3 minutes tops. I'd recommend trying to find someone who looks SIMILAR to the actor used -- ie., Maya appears Mediterranean to me. Or you're welcome to use pics from other shows they were in. (Erica Cerra, who plays Maya, has been in a LOT: Eureka, The L Word, Smallville, Dead Like Me). If you need help getting a PB or getting icons (BSG caps are RUTHLESS for iconing purposes. RUTHLESS I TELL YOU!), please do NOT hesitate to ask if I have episodes a person was in, or if I could make icons. I have about 11 or 12 BSG actors right now. Helo, Baltar, Six, Racetrack, Roslin, Ellen, Anders, Lee, Billy (awww), Chief, Leoben, Cally, Sharon, Tory.

The only thing I'm going to foresee problems with is the journals. Not all characters will keep journals. We know that Roslin and Adama do -- Roslin is more personal, and Adama's is definitely much more of an Admiral's log. I imagine that Kara definitely keeps one, filled with doodles and curse words. LOL. I do NOT think they'll be computer-based at all, and they will DEFINITELY not be networked so comment wars are, sadly, not going to happen. The game will focus more on interactions -- meaning logs. I know they're time-consuming, but... alas. Fun times all around. I am, however, willing to hear anyone's input on the networking of computers for journals, but at the moment, I am leaning toward 'no' because if they had networked computers, wouldn't Kara have sent Lee and email and been like "I DON'T WANT TO TALK TO YOU LA LA because I HAVE TO GO through DEE."

If you've already put a hold, double-check this to let me know if it's correct, or if you need to drop a hold.

The Holds & the Characters Needed:

MILITARY:
Callandra "Cally" Henderson (Jamie)
Lee "Apollo" Adama (Laura)
Karl "Helo" Agathon (Laura)
Kara "Starbuck" Thrace (Dawn)
Galen "Chief" Tyrol (Jess)
Saul Tigh (Dawn) ^
Doctor S. Cottle (Sarah)
William "Husker" Adama (Sarah)
Layne Ishay (Moz)
Louanne "Kat" Katraine (Whit)
Anastasia "Dee" Dualla (Dena)
James "Jammer" Lyman (Dena)
Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza (Brandi)
Louis Hoshi
J. "Shark" Finnegan
"Easy" Esrin (Andrea)
Specialist Brooks
Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson (Daphne)
Tucker "Duck" Clellan *
Nora Farmer *
Noel "Narcho" Allison
Anthony Figurski
Sergeant Omar Fischer
Sergeant Hadrian
Stewart Jaffee
Captain Aaron Kelly
Peter Laird
Erin Mathias
Hamish "Skulls" McCall
Lieutenant Eammon "Gonzo" Pike
Cole "Stinger" Taylor
Venner
Marcia "Showboat" Case
Henry Cheadle
Mei "Freaker" Firelli
Gage
Brandy Harder
Aaron Kelly
Howard Kim
Paolo "Redwing" McKay
Allan Nowart
Joe "Hammerhead" Palladino
Sian
Corporal Venner
Vireem

GOVERNMENT:
Gauis Baltar (Dawn)
Felix Gaeta (Jess) ^
Tom Zarek
Sarah Porter
Marshall Bagot (Roslin Quorum from Virgon)
Alexander Amiet (Roslin Quorum from Aerelon)
Miksa Burian (Roslin Quorum from Aquarion)
Perah Enyeto (Roslin Quorum from Tauron)
Oswin Eriku (Roslin Quorum from Libran)
Elrad Hunt (Roslin Quorum from Picon)
Sarah Porter (Roslin Quorum from Gemenon
Eladio Puasha (Roslin Quorum from Scorpia)
Safiya Sanne (Roslin Quorum from Leonis)
Robin Wenutu (Roslin Quorum from Canceron)
Jacob Cantrell (Will Serve as Sagittaron's Rep Under Baltar)
Dahlia (Will Serve as Tauron 's Rep Under Baltar)
Reza Chronides (Will Serve as Unknown Planet 's Rep Under Baltar)
Cowen (Will Serve as Caprica's Rep Under Baltar)

CIVILIANS:
Samuel T. Anders (Whit)
Laura Roslin (Jess)
Ellen Tigh + (Laura)
Diana Seelix (Chel)
Tory Foster (Jamie)
Jean Barolay (Mel)
Alex "Boxey" Boxman
Charlie Connor
Maya +
Dr. Michael Robert
Dodona Selloi
Julia Brynn
Enzo
Hillard
Tivenan

JOURNALISTS:
Karen Fallbrook
Playa Palacios
Sekou Hamilton
Kimmit
James McManus

FUTURE BALTAR CULTISTS:
Tracey Anne
Jeanne
Lilly
Paulla Schaffer

KNOWN CYLON AGENTS:
Sharon Vallerii AKA Athena (Jamie)
Caprica Six ~ (Daphne, Dena, Moz)
Natalie Six ~ (Dawn?)
Lida Six ~
Sonja Six ~
Sharon Vallerii AKA Boomer ~ (Chel)
Three AKA D'Anna Biers ~ (Sarah)
Brother (John) Cavil ~
Aaron Doral ~
Leoben Conoy ~
Simon ~

^ = Tentative hold; Dawn could be persuaded to give up Tigh; Jess is unsure about Gaeta.
* = Dies during the events of the webisodes "The Resistance."
+ = Dies immediately before or during the Exodus and Battle of New Caprica.
~= Specific recurring Cylon Agents with their own personalities. The general model numbers will be NPCed predominately by the moderator. These will NOT be in play until the cylons discover the radiation from the nuclear detonation. Challenges will be allowed on these particular characters, but fair warning: you will HAVE to work VERY closely with the moderator (me!) so you'll need to able to work with plotting of the hostile take-over and building the detention center, et al.

New Caprica: a BSG RPG

2009-03-02T04:24:22Z

So, everyone who knows me knows that I am OBSESSED with Battlestar Galactica. I've been DYING for a good RPG that focuses on the characters, well-written etc, and isn't just about shipping wars and the like. Or to create one myself. With the END of Battlestar coming up, I had been having a hard time thinking about what kind of RPG I would create. A lot of characters are now DEAD, etc. And then it came to me: DUH, the year and 4 months on New Caprica. We never saw it, but we know what direction things take for some of the characters so it gives us a year and 4 months to toy around with things, to get them where they need to be by the end of season 2, and then to the Exodus.

Now, newcaprica is still in the beginning stages. The WAY WAY WAY beginning stages, but I wanted to see who would be interested?

Keep in mind, that pretty much anyone will be played, but someone like Romo Lampkin wouldn't really have much contact with Baltar, Lee, etc since they don't actually meet him until the end of season 3. This won't be an AU game, so keep that in mind if you ask for a character that's not on the list. Duck, Nora, Jammer... They all have insanely huge bits to play during the resistance, and these otherwise "minor" characters become BIG characters.

The Holds & the Characters Needed:

MILITARY:
Callandra "Cally" Henderson (Jamie)
Lee "Apollo" Adama (Laura)
Karl "Helo" Agathon (Laura)
Kara "Starbuck" Thrace (Dawn)
Galen "Chief" Tyrol (Jess)
Saul Tigh (Dawn) ^
Doctor S. Cottle (Sarah)
William "Husker" Adama (Sarah)
Layne Ishay (Moz)
Louanne "Kat" Katraine (Whit)
Anastasia "Dee" Dualla (Dena)
James "Jammer" Lyman (Dena)
Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza (Brandi)
Louis Hoshi
J. "Shark" Finnegan
"Easy" Esrin (Andrea)
Specialist Brooks
Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson (Daphne)
Tucker "Duck" Clellan *
Nora Farmer *
Noel "Narcho" Allison
Anthony Figurski
Sergeant Omar Fischer
Sergeant Hadrian
Stewart Jaffee
Captain Aaron Kelly
Peter Laird
Erin Mathias
Hamish "Skulls" McCall
Lieutenant Eammon "Gonzo" Pike
Cole "Stinger" Taylor
Venner
Marcia "Showboat" Case
Henry Cheadle
Mei "Freaker" Firelli
Gage
Brandy Harder
Aaron Kelly
Howard Kim
Paolo "Redwing" McKay
Allan Nowart
Joe "Hammerhead" Palladino
Sian
Corporal Venner
Vireem

GOVERNMENT:
Gauis Baltar (Dawn)
Felix Gaeta (Jess) ^
Tom Zarek
Sarah Porter
Marshall Bagot (Roslin Quorum from Virgon)
Alexander Amiet (Roslin Quorum from Aerelon)
Miksa Burian (Roslin Quorum from Aquarion)
Perah Enyeto (Roslin Quorum from Tauron)
Oswin Eriku (Roslin Quorum from Libran)
Elrad Hunt (Roslin Quorum from Picon)
Sarah Porter (Roslin Quorum from Gemenon
Eladio Puasha (Roslin Quorum from Scorpia)
Safiya Sanne (Roslin Quorum from Leonis)
Robin Wenutu (Roslin Quorum from Canceron)
Jacob Cantrell (Will Serve as Sagittaron's Rep Under Baltar)
Dahlia (Will Serve as Tauron 's Rep Under Baltar)
Reza Chronides (Will Serve as Unknown Planet 's Rep Under Baltar)
Cowen (Will Serve as Caprica's Rep Under Baltar)

CIVILIANS:
Samuel T. Anders (Whit)
Laura Roslin (Jess)
Ellen Tigh (Laura)
Diana Seelix (Chel)
Tory Foster (Jamie)
Jean Barolay (Mel)
Alex "Boxey" Boxman
Charlie Connor
Maya
Dr. Michael Robert
Paulla Schaffer
Dodona Selloi
Julia Brynn
Enzo
Hillard
Tivenan

JOURNALISTS:
Karen Fallbrook
Playa Palacios
Sekou Hamilton
Kimmit
James McManus

FUTURE BALTAR CULTISTS:
Tracey Anne
Jeanne
Lilly
Paulla Schaffer

OTHER:
Sharon Vallerii AKA Athena (Jamie)

^ = Tentative hold; Dawn could be persuaded to give up Tigh; Jess is unsure about Gaeta.
* = Dies during the events of the webisodes "The Resistance."

The game would pick up immediately following the nuclear destruction of Cloud 9 (and several smaller ships), President Baltar's order for settlement, and explore the hardship with that godforsaken rock. Of course, I haven't decided if the first year will be in real time or not, because, let's face it, we really want to get to the occupation of New Caprica, and how things are even WORSE then. It would also invite several new and lovely events into the fold

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New Caprica: RPG (It's really, really long!)

New Caprica: a BSG RPG