AshDarling
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So! I'm wanting to begin an RP story within the setting of The Orville! In case you may be unaware, it's a relatively-new sci-fi show, originally on Fox then brought to Hulu. Heavily inspired by Star Trek: The Next Generation, it's a show about scientific exploration, political intrigue, and the social lives of the crew of a military ship. The setting is fantastic, and I could easily gush about some of my favorite aspects, and would love to. Especially if someone were interested, but unfamiliar. I'm not particularly choosy about what exactly an RP within the setting may be, I just have an enormous desire to RP within the setting. Though there are a number of concepts that would lend well to an RP.
- The crew of a military exploratory vessel. This would be the easiest to reckon with, given that it's also the concept of the show itself, as well as the concept of (almost) every Star Trek series, which again, The Orville is heavily inspired by. I do think that in this situation, having the captain and first officer as NPCs would be ideal, as there would be less restrictions in interactions between other ranks. It would probably progress in much the same way as the show as well, with exploratory missions, broken up by 'down time.'
- Civilian spacefarers. A much smaller-scale crew, anywhere from just a handful of people, to maybe a dozen if NPCs are included. There would be an immense amount of freedom in this case, though plotlines may not feel as 'big,' on the scale of the setting. Of course, they could be much 'bigger' in regards to the characters themselves. This would also be much more free-form, with less structure in the 'what are we doing' ideas.
- Colonists, on a newly-founded colony. This would potentially be the most limiting story, but is still a very interesting concept. As with the previous, this would be a variably-sized group, anywhere from ten characters up to maybe thirty. The first concept, and this one, would rely on many NPCs within the 'main group,' which isn't a bad thing but certainly is something to keep in mind. The general progress of such an RP would likely be slowly growing/developing the colony, while dealing with whatever issues may crop up.
I would of course be open to story concepts beyond these, and any details from within these concepts would be up to discussion. I'm not trying to control anything here, I just really wanna RP in a setting I've quickly come to love.
And again, should someone be interested but unfamiliar with the setting, I am WAY willing to talk someone's ear off about anything and everything!
- The crew of a military exploratory vessel. This would be the easiest to reckon with, given that it's also the concept of the show itself, as well as the concept of (almost) every Star Trek series, which again, The Orville is heavily inspired by. I do think that in this situation, having the captain and first officer as NPCs would be ideal, as there would be less restrictions in interactions between other ranks. It would probably progress in much the same way as the show as well, with exploratory missions, broken up by 'down time.'
- Civilian spacefarers. A much smaller-scale crew, anywhere from just a handful of people, to maybe a dozen if NPCs are included. There would be an immense amount of freedom in this case, though plotlines may not feel as 'big,' on the scale of the setting. Of course, they could be much 'bigger' in regards to the characters themselves. This would also be much more free-form, with less structure in the 'what are we doing' ideas.
- Colonists, on a newly-founded colony. This would potentially be the most limiting story, but is still a very interesting concept. As with the previous, this would be a variably-sized group, anywhere from ten characters up to maybe thirty. The first concept, and this one, would rely on many NPCs within the 'main group,' which isn't a bad thing but certainly is something to keep in mind. The general progress of such an RP would likely be slowly growing/developing the colony, while dealing with whatever issues may crop up.
I would of course be open to story concepts beyond these, and any details from within these concepts would be up to discussion. I'm not trying to control anything here, I just really wanna RP in a setting I've quickly come to love.
And again, should someone be interested but unfamiliar with the setting, I am WAY willing to talk someone's ear off about anything and everything!
