'Space: The final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise'- "Oh, shoot, wrong tape." *click* "Let me see... Ah, there we are!" *click*
'Hello. I'm Professor Marlena Okeanus, and welcome to the Codex Satellite Institute of Astral Biology. Here on the Codex, the vessel which carries us across the Astral Plane, it is our mission at CSIAB to explore unknown frontiers, study the flora and fauna that occupy this vast expanse of cosmos, and use this information to help us coexist peacefully with this realm's inhabitants. Now, I'm sure all of you new recruits are itching to go out into this beautiful and dangerous realm yourselves, but there are several important things you need to learn first. My colleagues here will show you the ropes from here, and once you all are briefed on the safety procedures, you will be cleared for expeditions. I wish you all the best of luck, and hope that your time at CSIAB is full of wonder. May the Stars light your Path.'
Welcome to my experimental tavern: A horrid amalgamation of Subnautica, Starfield, and Metroid where participants can go on cavalcades through the stars to explore an unusual stellar sea of bizarre astral marine-life! In this setting, space and the Astral Plane are pretty much the same thing, and the cosmos seems more like an ocean than an empty abyss. What will you discover? Hell if I know, but I can say with certainty that it will be wonderful and weird!
The Rules for the Thread:
No excessive swearing (censor swears with [1GP]), vulgar content, or hostility towards other participants in the experiment. Be nice to each other, and keep things PG-13 at most.
No PvP, unless both sides agree to the fight in advance, and do so outside of the Codex. We don't want a stray fireball breaking critical systems. Again.
Keep quote chains from growing too large. A general rule of thumb is that if the text is so squished that you can't see the text in the middle of it, the chain is probably too large.
Have a backup character ready for if things go downhill. Most resurrection spells are less-than-effective when you're digesting inside a Stellar Eel's gut.
Don't destroy the Codex or equipment within it.
All PCs start as newcomers to the CSIAB, to avoid certain participants getting special treatment from the Codex and its crew. If you want to incorporate an organization from this world into your character's backstory, DM me and we can discuss the details.
All PCs start in the Codex, a technological satellite/space station staffed with fellow researchers and scientists seeking out the truths of the sea of stars.
Have fun!
Safety Procedures & Tips for Expeditions (technically not required, but helpful nonetheless):
Going alone into the Sea of Stars is a death wish. It's highly recommended to travel in groups.
Don't drift too close to any stars. While most vehicles are designed to be heat-resistant, they're not immune to the blistering temperatures of stars. At least, not yet.
Be careful with the living organisms you encounter. The higher-ups won't be too happy if you're attacking creatures without rime or reason. That being said, self-defense is entirely acceptable.
It is considered highly unethical to use gravity-based equipment on living organisms, and such practices are frowned upon. However, in self-defense, they can prove effective.
In the event of an attack from a Dreadnought-Class creature, retreat often has the highest chance of survival. If necessary, use stun weaponry or Lures to draw the creature away.
While the vehicles and equipment provided by the CSIAB are resilient, irresponsible use of such machinery can leave it vulnerable to breakage. Don't try and dig a tunnel with a knife.
Most operators of the Arapaima or Barracuda Mech-Suits experience a sense of giddiness and incredible strength, and have to undergo extensive training to withhold the urge to use the machines irresponsibly. Odds are, you will have to rely on self-discipline.
With all that being said, the Codex is ready for you all to wander around and RP on at your leisure. Have fun, explorers: May the Stars light your Path.
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Former Spider Queen of the Spider Guild, and friendly neighborhood scheming creature.
"Made by spiders, for spiders, of spiders."
My pronouns are she/her.
Web Weaver of Everlasting Narrative! (title bestowed by Drummer)
A man with scruffy dark brown hair, tied back, has just arrived. He appears Human, but the tattoos on his arm suggest otherwise.
*Sorry for the quick intro, I don't have loads of time but really wanted to intro*
The main plaza of the Codex is a three-tiered central hub, stationed with lifts between the levels and sprinkled with simplistic water features and gardens of unusual flora. People occasionally pass by or enter or leave, walking to or from wherever they need to go. Maps of the Codex can be seen in holographic displays dotted across the plaza every so often, and several signs are projected from above showing where everything is. A large virtual window in the ceiling, composed of multiple screens feeding into cameras outside the Codex, shows the shimmering space above and the occasional creature swimming past.
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Former Spider Queen of the Spider Guild, and friendly neighborhood scheming creature.
"Made by spiders, for spiders, of spiders."
My pronouns are she/her.
Web Weaver of Everlasting Narrative! (title bestowed by Drummer)
*I am in. I plan to play Jericho Summers, a skinny man around 19 with marbled black and brown hair. He's very shy, but great at puzzle-solving. He wears a puffy black vest, a t-shirt, and bandages around his midsection. (he may be the human version of one of my guinea pigs.*
Jericho steps onto the ship, trying to take in everything.
I'm fry, and I make doodles. That's why they call me FRY DOODLES. Also no pressure but check out my YouTube channel (Fry Doodles) I'm a disabled, neurodivergent, artsy dumpster fire who's always open to chat. I'm a sensitive little sad bean, and somewhat of a clown. But, I'm also god's favorite princess and the most interesting girl in the world. Crafter of Constellations, vocaloid enjoyer, waluigi’s #1 fan, space alien, princess-of-quite-a-lot, and certified silly goose
I'm fry, and I make doodles. That's why they call me FRY DOODLES. Also no pressure but check out my YouTube channel (Fry Doodles) I'm a disabled, neurodivergent, artsy dumpster fire who's always open to chat. I'm a sensitive little sad bean, and somewhat of a clown. But, I'm also god's favorite princess and the most interesting girl in the world. Crafter of Constellations, vocaloid enjoyer, waluigi’s #1 fan, space alien, princess-of-quite-a-lot, and certified silly goose
*I am in. I plan to play Jericho Summers, a skinny man around 19 with marbled black and brown hair. He's very shy, but great at puzzle-solving. He wears a puffy black vest, a t-shirt, and bandages around his midsection. (he may be the human version of one of my guinea pigs.*
Jericho steps onto the ship, trying to take in everything.
*So, they're currently entering the Codex? Did they arrive by ship, or some other means?*
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Former Spider Queen of the Spider Guild, and friendly neighborhood scheming creature.
"Made by spiders, for spiders, of spiders."
My pronouns are she/her.
Web Weaver of Everlasting Narrative! (title bestowed by Drummer)
I'm fry, and I make doodles. That's why they call me FRY DOODLES. Also no pressure but check out my YouTube channel (Fry Doodles) I'm a disabled, neurodivergent, artsy dumpster fire who's always open to chat. I'm a sensitive little sad bean, and somewhat of a clown. But, I'm also god's favorite princess and the most interesting girl in the world. Crafter of Constellations, vocaloid enjoyer, waluigi’s #1 fan, space alien, princess-of-quite-a-lot, and certified silly goose
I'm fry, and I make doodles. That's why they call me FRY DOODLES. Also no pressure but check out my YouTube channel (Fry Doodles) I'm a disabled, neurodivergent, artsy dumpster fire who's always open to chat. I'm a sensitive little sad bean, and somewhat of a clown. But, I'm also god's favorite princess and the most interesting girl in the world. Crafter of Constellations, vocaloid enjoyer, waluigi’s #1 fan, space alien, princess-of-quite-a-lot, and certified silly goose
*I finally have a character... and I gotta go immediately after the intro*
Zyciorys is a monster, but a pinnacle of the art of being one. He has made wonderous creatures that are used as exotic pets or even zoo exhibits, but everything changed when he turned the gene gun on himself. His art was accepted by the halls of the False Phyrexians, as he only used genetics from foreign creatures, but when he started modifying the Glistening Oil so callously, his audience became limited to almost exclusively the non-Compleated who loved the concept of Phyrexian Immortality at "almost" no cost.
In his current form, Zyc looks somewhat like a six-armed angel made of flesh and white stone, clearly designed to provide some sort of protection against the astral plane. He arrives in a small, living ship.
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Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
I'm fry, and I make doodles. That's why they call me FRY DOODLES. Also no pressure but check out my YouTube channel (Fry Doodles) I'm a disabled, neurodivergent, artsy dumpster fire who's always open to chat. I'm a sensitive little sad bean, and somewhat of a clown. But, I'm also god's favorite princess and the most interesting girl in the world. Crafter of Constellations, vocaloid enjoyer, waluigi’s #1 fan, space alien, princess-of-quite-a-lot, and certified silly goose
*I finally have a character... and I gotta go immediately after the intro*
Zyciorys is a monster, but a pinnacle of the art of being one. He has made wonderous creatures that are used as exotic pets or even zoo exhibits, but everything changed when he turned the gene gun on himself. His art was accepted by the halls of the False Phyrexians, as he only used genetics from foreign creatures, but when he started modifying the Glistening Oil so callously, his audience became limited to almost exclusively the non-Compleated who loved the concept of Phyrexian Immortality at "almost" no cost.
In his current form, Zyc looks somewhat like a six-armed angel made of flesh and white stone, clearly designed to provide some sort of protection against the astral plane. He arrives in a small, living ship.
Both of you stand in the main plaza of the Codex, the hub connecting everything to everything else. It is stationed with lifts between the levels and sprinkled with simplistic water features and gardens of unusual flora. People occasionally pass by or enter or leave, walking to or from wherever they need to go. Maps of the Codex can be seen in holographic displays dotted across the plaza every so often, and several signs are projected from above showing where everything is. A large virtual window in the ceiling, composed of multiple screens feeding into cameras outside the Codex, shows the shimmering space above and the occasional creature swimming past.
You both hear people in the plaza conversing in wonder and pointing up at the screen-based window above, and can see a large serpentine creature swimming above the Codex. The creature is about the size of a large whale shark- definitely over 20 meters long- and seems unaware of the Codex as it gracefully swims through the astral fluid above and out of view.
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Former Spider Queen of the Spider Guild, and friendly neighborhood scheming creature.
"Made by spiders, for spiders, of spiders."
My pronouns are she/her.
Web Weaver of Everlasting Narrative! (title bestowed by Drummer)
His wandering takes him to the Docking Pools, a large chamber where smaller vessels and docked and deployed into the surrounding sea. Moderate-sized ships, the largest of which only reaching the size of your average school bus, are suspended above pools of astral fluid by multiple mechanical arms and supports, which firmly hold them in place.
Across the room, you can see a crew of three researchers, clad in gear reminiscent of ocean diving equipment, climbing aboard and inside a relatively small submersible, preparing for their Expedition.
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Former Spider Queen of the Spider Guild, and friendly neighborhood scheming creature.
"Made by spiders, for spiders, of spiders."
My pronouns are she/her.
Web Weaver of Everlasting Narrative! (title bestowed by Drummer)
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'Space: The final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise'- "Oh, shoot, wrong tape." *click* "Let me see... Ah, there we are!" *click*
'Hello. I'm Professor Marlena Okeanus, and welcome to the Codex Satellite Institute of Astral Biology. Here on the Codex, the vessel which carries us across the Astral Plane, it is our mission at CSIAB to explore unknown frontiers, study the flora and fauna that occupy this vast expanse of cosmos, and use this information to help us coexist peacefully with this realm's inhabitants. Now, I'm sure all of you new recruits are itching to go out into this beautiful and dangerous realm yourselves, but there are several important things you need to learn first. My colleagues here will show you the ropes from here, and once you all are briefed on the safety procedures, you will be cleared for expeditions. I wish you all the best of luck, and hope that your time at CSIAB is full of wonder. May the Stars light your Path.'
Welcome to my experimental tavern: A horrid amalgamation of Subnautica, Starfield, and Metroid where participants can go on cavalcades through the stars to explore an unusual stellar sea of bizarre astral marine-life! In this setting, space and the Astral Plane are pretty much the same thing, and the cosmos seems more like an ocean than an empty abyss. What will you discover? Hell if I know, but I can say with certainty that it will be wonderful and weird!
The Rules for the Thread:
Safety Procedures & Tips for Expeditions (technically not required, but helpful nonetheless):
With all that being said, the Codex is ready for you all to wander around and RP on at your leisure. Have fun, explorers: May the Stars light your Path.
Former Spider Queen of the Spider Guild, and friendly neighborhood scheming creature.
"Made by spiders, for spiders, of spiders."
My pronouns are she/her.
Web Weaver of Everlasting Narrative! (title bestowed by Drummer)
*Oh my gosh I can play a splicer! I'm totally in! Just gotta make a character...*
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
*This is actually so cool, will be joining*
Long live the dragon slayers, long live the spider guild, long live the forums.
I want you to know. You are going to lose. You are going to lose badly. You’re going to lose badly and it’s going to be awesome.
*I AM IN.*
"Obsessed? Maybe... Devoted? Very."
[Taken by my blessed beloved]
*PLACEHOLDER AHAHAHAAHAH*
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A man with scruffy dark brown hair, tied back, has just arrived. He appears Human, but the tattoos on his arm suggest otherwise.
*Sorry for the quick intro, I don't have loads of time but really wanted to intro*
Long live the dragon slayers, long live the spider guild, long live the forums.
I want you to know. You are going to lose. You are going to lose badly. You’re going to lose badly and it’s going to be awesome.
The main plaza of the Codex is a three-tiered central hub, stationed with lifts between the levels and sprinkled with simplistic water features and gardens of unusual flora. People occasionally pass by or enter or leave, walking to or from wherever they need to go. Maps of the Codex can be seen in holographic displays dotted across the plaza every so often, and several signs are projected from above showing where everything is. A large virtual window in the ceiling, composed of multiple screens feeding into cameras outside the Codex, shows the shimmering space above and the occasional creature swimming past.
Former Spider Queen of the Spider Guild, and friendly neighborhood scheming creature.
"Made by spiders, for spiders, of spiders."
My pronouns are she/her.
Web Weaver of Everlasting Narrative! (title bestowed by Drummer)
*Hey, would being able to breathe underwater help in the Sea of Stars?*
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
*I am in. I plan to play Jericho Summers, a skinny man around 19 with marbled black and brown hair. He's very shy, but great at puzzle-solving. He wears a puffy black vest, a t-shirt, and bandages around his midsection. (he may be the human version of one of my guinea pigs.*
Jericho steps onto the ship, trying to take in everything.
I'm fry, and I make doodles. That's why they call me FRY DOODLES. Also no pressure but check out my YouTube channel (Fry Doodles)
I'm a disabled, neurodivergent, artsy dumpster fire who's always open to chat.
I'm a sensitive little sad bean, and somewhat of a clown. But, I'm also god's favorite princess and the most interesting girl in the world.
Crafter of Constellations, vocaloid enjoyer, waluigi’s #1 fan, space alien, princess-of-quite-a-lot, and certified silly goose
*Yes, definitely. Most of the space in the Astral Plane is, well, space, but there's definitely a lot of water.*
Former Spider Queen of the Spider Guild, and friendly neighborhood scheming creature.
"Made by spiders, for spiders, of spiders."
My pronouns are she/her.
Web Weaver of Everlasting Narrative! (title bestowed by Drummer)
*hi*
I'm fry, and I make doodles. That's why they call me FRY DOODLES. Also no pressure but check out my YouTube channel (Fry Doodles)
I'm a disabled, neurodivergent, artsy dumpster fire who's always open to chat.
I'm a sensitive little sad bean, and somewhat of a clown. But, I'm also god's favorite princess and the most interesting girl in the world.
Crafter of Constellations, vocaloid enjoyer, waluigi’s #1 fan, space alien, princess-of-quite-a-lot, and certified silly goose
*So, they're currently entering the Codex? Did they arrive by ship, or some other means?*
Former Spider Queen of the Spider Guild, and friendly neighborhood scheming creature.
"Made by spiders, for spiders, of spiders."
My pronouns are she/her.
Web Weaver of Everlasting Narrative! (title bestowed by Drummer)
*He got here on a ship.*
Image of him
https://hotpot.ai/s/share/8/8-hFz4xH0mCb53hbk
Sort of. AI left out the bandages.
I'm fry, and I make doodles. That's why they call me FRY DOODLES. Also no pressure but check out my YouTube channel (Fry Doodles)
I'm a disabled, neurodivergent, artsy dumpster fire who's always open to chat.
I'm a sensitive little sad bean, and somewhat of a clown. But, I'm also god's favorite princess and the most interesting girl in the world.
Crafter of Constellations, vocaloid enjoyer, waluigi’s #1 fan, space alien, princess-of-quite-a-lot, and certified silly goose
*probably*
I'm fry, and I make doodles. That's why they call me FRY DOODLES. Also no pressure but check out my YouTube channel (Fry Doodles)
I'm a disabled, neurodivergent, artsy dumpster fire who's always open to chat.
I'm a sensitive little sad bean, and somewhat of a clown. But, I'm also god's favorite princess and the most interesting girl in the world.
Crafter of Constellations, vocaloid enjoyer, waluigi’s #1 fan, space alien, princess-of-quite-a-lot, and certified silly goose
*I finally have a character... and I gotta go immediately after the intro*
Zyciorys is a monster, but a pinnacle of the art of being one. He has made wonderous creatures that are used as exotic pets or even zoo exhibits, but everything changed when he turned the gene gun on himself. His art was accepted by the halls of the False Phyrexians, as he only used genetics from foreign creatures, but when he started modifying the Glistening Oil so callously, his audience became limited to almost exclusively the non-Compleated who loved the concept of Phyrexian Immortality at "almost" no cost.
In his current form, Zyc looks somewhat like a six-armed angel made of flesh and white stone, clearly designed to provide some sort of protection against the astral plane. He arrives in a small, living ship.
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
Hi?
I'm fry, and I make doodles. That's why they call me FRY DOODLES. Also no pressure but check out my YouTube channel (Fry Doodles)
I'm a disabled, neurodivergent, artsy dumpster fire who's always open to chat.
I'm a sensitive little sad bean, and somewhat of a clown. But, I'm also god's favorite princess and the most interesting girl in the world.
Crafter of Constellations, vocaloid enjoyer, waluigi’s #1 fan, space alien, princess-of-quite-a-lot, and certified silly goose
Marlo is wandering around the Codex, admiring it.
Long live the dragon slayers, long live the spider guild, long live the forums.
I want you to know. You are going to lose. You are going to lose badly. You’re going to lose badly and it’s going to be awesome.
Both of you stand in the main plaza of the Codex, the hub connecting everything to everything else. It is stationed with lifts between the levels and sprinkled with simplistic water features and gardens of unusual flora. People occasionally pass by or enter or leave, walking to or from wherever they need to go. Maps of the Codex can be seen in holographic displays dotted across the plaza every so often, and several signs are projected from above showing where everything is. A large virtual window in the ceiling, composed of multiple screens feeding into cameras outside the Codex, shows the shimmering space above and the occasional creature swimming past.
You both hear people in the plaza conversing in wonder and pointing up at the screen-based window above, and can see a large serpentine creature swimming above the Codex. The creature is about the size of a large whale shark- definitely over 20 meters long- and seems unaware of the Codex as it gracefully swims through the astral fluid above and out of view.
Former Spider Queen of the Spider Guild, and friendly neighborhood scheming creature.
"Made by spiders, for spiders, of spiders."
My pronouns are she/her.
Web Weaver of Everlasting Narrative! (title bestowed by Drummer)
Zyciorys sits under a "window" and gazes up, carving illustrations of the creature into one of his armor plates.
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
His wandering takes him to the Docking Pools, a large chamber where smaller vessels and docked and deployed into the surrounding sea. Moderate-sized ships, the largest of which only reaching the size of your average school bus, are suspended above pools of astral fluid by multiple mechanical arms and supports, which firmly hold them in place.
Across the room, you can see a crew of three researchers, clad in gear reminiscent of ocean diving equipment, climbing aboard and inside a relatively small submersible, preparing for their Expedition.
Former Spider Queen of the Spider Guild, and friendly neighborhood scheming creature.
"Made by spiders, for spiders, of spiders."
My pronouns are she/her.
Web Weaver of Everlasting Narrative! (title bestowed by Drummer)