I would guess that the Forkaidan Union is 
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(usually they’re neutral for a variety of reasons their army not being that big being one of the reasons)
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where are we on the massive meet n greet
i just want to rp and finish up
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Not started yet
yes, what is the progress on it
As always, @Flaming
Do you need help setting it up?
When guns or drugs don’t work, try pizza!
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Stellaris is hype when you’re not getting your ass beat
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This is what the original Galactyans also looked like before the A1-0 reboot, btw. Thought that might be fun to have as “retconned canon” now that I’ve drawn all the baseline Founderkin species for the Confluence of Empires.
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I already got this approved but I haven’t used it yet. I wanted to check in to see if yall would be okay with me utilizing technology that allows people to temporarily merge minds, maintaining individuality but existing in the same “mindscape”. I figure it would be good for use in situations like in-person first contacts or highly-sensitive data exchanges. It would be a very serious process, and potentially dangerous for non-Twila if their body rejects the Null, but if qualified medical professionals administer it it could be considered reasonably safe for what it is.
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Oh, sure. I mean, I was already kind of utilizing it for the group minds and hiveminds of the Confluence.
So yeah, you can definitely use it, even if made less “difficult” than what you described.
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@Galaxiel happy birthday
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Happy birthday!
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Unrelated to birthdays, here’s a comprehensive list of squadron leaders callsigns for my RP with galaxiel
Note - Callsigns are inherently meant to be a joke on a screw up/something stupid that person did, the more cool the name, the worse it was (Ex. Monarch)
Star Navy Squadron(s)
VF-493 'Blue Shields'
CO - Chief Specialist Anthony ‘Pointer’ Hewit
Callsign ‘Pointer’ - Always points the nose on target, regardless of whether or not it needs to be pointed at
XO - Master Specialist Lila ‘Coin Toss’ Mackeral
Callsign ‘Coin Toss’ - A coin toss if she’s good, a coin toss if she’s bad. No shades of grey here. Depends on the day.
AX - Specialist First Class Margret ‘Cow’ Lorcisa
Callsign ‘Cow’ - Consumed Sixteen S-Rations and Fifteen Beers in under five minutes
VAQ-396 'Lyrebirds'
CO - Chief Specialist Larissa ‘Proton’ Skorna
Callsign ‘Proton’ - Always positive, no matter the circumstances
XO - Master Specialist Cameron ‘Kicker’ Forester
Callsign ‘Kicker’ - Kicked out his emergency landing legs during a rough landing
AX - Specialist First Class Haskel ‘Drawstring’ Vickers
Callsign ‘Drawstring’ - Nearly asphyxiated on base while wearing a drawstring hoodie
VB-1933 'Hell's Partisans'
CO - Chief Specialist Courtney ‘Monarch’ Presio
Callsign ‘Monarch’ - Got incredibly drunk and high during shore leave and proclaimed herself monarch of the Presio Imperium, and nearly couped a planetary government in the Voidsea
XO - Master Specialist Jason ‘Fireside’ Kasper
Callsign ‘Fireside’ - Always talking on the Citzen’s Band Two-Way Radio Service as a weather reporter
AX - Specialist First Class Lawerence ‘Clicker’ Orsion
Callsign ‘Clicker’ - Verbally tongue clicks when turning his microphone on and off
VFA-1244 'Snow Fairies'
CO - Lawrence ‘Orca’ Beaker
Callsign ‘Orca’ - Comes from a long line of singers. Can’t sing for shit.
XO - Sasha ‘Smoker’ Maxwell
Callsign ‘Smoker’ - Had a double engine flameout on her first flight. Three times if you count the ejection seat misfiring.
AX - Akemi ‘Sunspot’ Kisa
Callsign ‘Sunspot’ - Threw both of her thermal guided missiles into a star during a training exercise
VAW-943 'Sauron's Watch'
CO - Oliver ‘Peanuts’ Fletcher
Callsign ‘Peanuts’ - Allergic to peanuts, won a bet by eating peanuts
XO - Emi ‘Rendition’ Socano
Callsign ‘Rendition’ - Small time actor turned pilot. Does onbase plays
AX - Callesk ‘Curveball’ Ireska
Callsign ‘Curveball’ - Drifted a Pixie through an asteroid
Civil Patrol Arm Squadron(s)
PVE-12441 'Four of Hearts'
CO - Commandant Sara ‘35’ Berry
Callsign ‘35’ - Former member of the Sword Guard, joined the Civil Patrol Arm at 35 (pretty late)
XO - Junior Commandant Lucas ‘Ordained’ Roquse
Callsign ‘Ordained’ - Preacher of Faith, gave marriage rites to the base commander and her husband
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It’s my cake day!!!
Celebrations are in order, firstly have you ever wondered what the rank structure of a Voidsea Warship is like? When sometimes in RP I say something like CSC and you go ‘what?’ Here is the comprehensive guide
Ship Structure for a typical Cruiser-like
UNDFV Magic Missile | CG-14332
Virtuous Class Guided Missile Cruiser
VESSEL COMMAND STAFF
Ship Commanding Officer - OF-5, Commander / Vessel Skipper exercising Navire dans des circonstances impérieuses
Ship Executive Officer - OF-4, Lieutenant Commander
Ship Master Chief Petty Officer - E9(A, B, C, D), Mater Chief Petty Officer of some kind (depends, usually A)
Battlestations Location - CIC
Bridge
CON, OF-3, OF-2, OF-1, WO, any lateral, Vessel Skipper, Lieutenant, Sub-Lieutenant, Ensign, Chief Warrant Officer - Conning Officer
POOW, Any Petty Officer Rank, E5, E6, E7, E8, E9 - Conning Petty Officer of the Watch
OOD - OF-2, OF-1, WO, any lateral, Vessel Skipper, Lieutenant, Sub-Lieutenant, Ensign, Warrant Officer (any) - Officer of the Deck
CIC
TAO, OF-3, Lieutenant - Tactical Action Officer
CICWO, OF-3, Lieutenant - CIC Watch Officer
CICWPO, E-7, Chief Petty Officer - CIC Watch Petty Officer
COORDINATORS
CICPC, OF-3, Lieutenant - Combat Information Center Primary Coordinator
IWC, OF-2, Sub-Lieutenant - Information Warfare Coordinator
EWC, OF-2, Sub-Lieutenant - Electronic Warfare Coordinator
CSC, OF-2, Sub-Lieutenant - Combat Systems Coordinator
WSC, OF-2, Sub-Lieutenant - Weapon Systems Coordinator
ENC, OF-2, Sub-Lieutenant - Engineering Coordinator
DCC, OF-2, Sub-Lieutenant - Damage Control Coordinator
FDC, OF-2, Sub-Lieutenant - Flight Deck Coordinator (‘Affectionately, Pitboss’)
POCS, E3-E6 - Petty Officer Coordinator Specialist
Ship Divisions
Weapon Systems
DIV CO, OF-3, Lieutenant
DIV XO, OF-2, Sub-Lieutenant
DIV CPO, E7, Chief Petty Officer / E8, Senior Chief Petty Officer
WSG, E3-E6 - Weapon System Gunnery Technician
WSL, E3-E6 - Weapon System Loader
WSO, E3-E6 - Weapon System Operator
Damage Control
DIV CO, OF-3, Lieutenant
DIV XO, OF-2, Sub-Lieutenant
DIV CPO, E7, Chief Petty Officer / E8, Senior Chief Petty Officer
DCFT, E3-E6 - Damage Control, Flying Team
DCHT, E3-E6 - Damage Control, Heavy Team
DCLT, E3-E6 - Damage Control, Light Team
Engineering
DIV CO, OF-3, Lieutenant
DIV XO, OF-2, Sub-Lieutenant
DIV CPO, E7, Chief Petty Officer / E8, Senior Chief Petty Officer
ENRT, E3-E6 - Engineering Reactor Technician
ENTDT, E3-E6 - Engineering Thruster/Drive Technician
ENHT, E3-E6 - Engineering Hull Technician
Flight Operations
UNDFV Magic Missile has six E-11 ‘Satyr’ Endo/Exo-Atmospheric Early Warning & Control Craft and six A/C-19 ‘Sprite’ Gunships
Pilots
SQ-CO, WO-5, Chief Warrant Officer - Squadron Commanding Officer
SQ-XO, WO-4, Master Warrant Officer - Squadron Executive Officer
FO, WO-3, Warrant Officer 1st Class - Flight Officer
PI, WO-1, WO-2, Warrant Officer 3rd Class, 2nd Class - Pilot
RIO, E3-E6, Radar Intercept Officer
WZO, E3-E6, Weapon Service Officer
Deckhands
DIV CO, OF-3, Lieutenant
DIV XO, OF-2, Sub-Lieutenant
DIV CPO, E7, Chief Petty Officer / E8, Senior Chief Petty Officer
DHCC, E3-E6 - Deckhand Craft Coordinator
DHFS, E3-E6 - Deckhand Fueling Specialist
DHMS, E3-E6 - Deckhand Munition Specialist
DHMT, E3-E6 - Deckhand Mechanical Technician
Culinary Service
DIV CO, OF-2, Sub-Lieutenant
DIV XO, OF-1, Ensign
DIV CPO, E7, Chief Petty Officer
CSM, E6 - Culinary Service Specialist (Management)
CSC, E3-E5 - Culinary Service Specialist (Cook)
CSR, E3-E5 - Culinary Service Specialist (Requisition)
CSJ, E3-E5 - Culinary Service Specialist (Janitorial)
Corpsstaff
DIV CO, WO-5, Chief Warrant Officer
DIV XO, WO-4, Master Warrant Officer
DIV CPO, E7, Chief Petty Officer / E8, Senior Chief Petty Officer
DOC, WO1-WO3, Third Class, Second Class, First Class, Doctor
TNP, E6 - Triage Nurse Practitioner
NRS, E4-E5 - Nurse
NA, E3 - Nursing Assistant
Intelligence
DIV CO, WO-5, Chief Warrant Officer
DIV XO, WO-4, Master Warrant Officer
DIV CPO, E7, Chief Petty Officer / E8, Senior Chief Petty Officer
IA, E3-E6, Intelligence Analyst
LIC, E4-E6, Life Intelligence Collector
Marine Detachment
DIV CO, OF-3, Lieutenant
DIV XO, OF-2, Sub-Lieutenant
DIV CPO, E7, Chief Petty Officer / E8, Senior Chief Petty Officer
MRN, E3-E6, Marine
Secondly, I got my plot outline going public
Plot Outline for A1-0
To briefly summarize -
The plot I control is the Voidsea, reeling from the recent effects of The Sundering
The Sundering - a period of time between 1578 and 1273 BBT where most parts of the Voidsea were cut off from the rest of A1-0 by a powerful electromagnetic storm, which also cut FTL travel, communication, and access.
There are thousands of different nations, the most important are the Vandalence Compact, Union of the Seraphim Veil, Orion League, Serene Swords Republic, and while not technically nation, hold significant authority, The Syndicate
Vandalence Compact - Large Spacegoing nation, unicameral representative democracy, average military, frugal leadership
Union of the Seraphim Veil - Moderately sized nation, unicameral representative democracy, incredible power projection (for its size), matriarchal structure, birthplace of the Serniani
Orion League - Small nation with a habit of selling surplus military hardware, former colony of a long-gone star nation
Serene Swords Republic - Represenative democracy, deals heavily in illicit substances
The Syndicate - Cross-sector crime organization with a dedicated military structure and thousands of criminal organizations under its sway (Oligarchic Dictatorship)
There are three major sapient species, Humans, Serniani, and Edhel.
Humans - Colonists from nearby star nations or Pacifica/Earth
90 - 120 Years
Serniani - Long living purple bipedal humanoids
770 - 840 Years
Edhel - Refugees from the Star Empire of Calerost during the War in Heaven
197 Years
Killermantiss has facts on subspecies I’ve linked here
Humans and Serniani can procreate to make Vocates.
Vocates - Slightly longer living humans that can take on human and Serniani skin tones when atmospheric oxygen changes
480 - 530 Years
Serniani and Edhel procreate to make Luicarni (Lit. ‘Purple people’)
Luicarni - Hybrid Edhel-Serniani with minor telepathic powers compared to Edhel
505 - 610 Years
Vandals are pretty big on honor and trust, when one gives their word, they will honor it, they have a tacit understanding of politics and will recall their congressperson when they deviate from what they want
They stress military service (it’s for learning discipline), and there is legislation that signs all citizens and legal aliens for two years of military training (Basic Training + Advanced Individual Training), before being given the option of reserve status or active duty. This occurs before the citzen’s or alien’s 30th* birthday, or in the case of a legal alien older than 30, within two years of their immigration date.
*For reference, 28 is the age of majority, with 20 being the date of secondary school graduation, with the 8 year gap being used for skill training at technical schools, or heading to colleges for bachelors and masters degrees. This time is often used for taking a gap year(s), working public service, etc. A student seeking to take PhD programs before their formal induction into the armed forces may obtain a waiver for military service, but must join a component ROTC in order to maintain standing.
Thirdly y’know I love my navies so I will be posting all of my navy stuff into a thread (which will eventually be put into the wiki with their corresponding lore)
Finally, I will get around to responding to RPs
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“28 is the age of majority”
Meanwhile the Republic having it at 16 
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Dude.
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tbf - your nation is a bunch of nations in a trench coat
the age of majority in the Union is 25
the age of majority in the League is 21
the age of majority in the SSR is 23
the average age of majority in the independent settlements is 22
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Yes, but certain things are more unified, mostly from the Rebellion era. The Rebellion was in general more centralized than the Republic is rn, which is a bit crazy.
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What’s it in the Confluence then?
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