The Cosmos

ABOUT
Welcome to the Bermuda Pyramid Galaxy (BPG) as it's called by the first human explorers who were trapped here, much like Earth’s very own Bermuda Triangle. Though explorers here are unable to leave, they can start their lives anew! Surrounding this massive galaxy is an impenetrable mass of asteroids, debris, and fragmented ships from those who attempted and failed to leave -- even when creating the same kind of wormhole that brought them here.



ARRIVAL


Though you are welcome to recreate your character as a Bermudian Galaxy native, you might also be inclined to have them arrive with their original back story completely in tact.

So, how can they get here? Since this is sci-fi we have two approved ways, though let us know if you have another one!



DR DOMO

This is the eccentric, but not Orwellian-ly huge factory/lab behind most of BPG's base technology. The founder of this company maintains strong beliefs in preserving diversity, and so they created millions of drones to monitor for new arrivals.

Dr Domo provides 3 options to ensure the survival of new arrivals:

• Protective equipment: this will be gear specially made to help aliens survive differences in atmosphere, levels of background/cosmic radiation, soil conditions, pathogens and parasites, etc. Only available if the alien can convey very detailed information specific to their home world in order to have the equipment be created.
• Being remade into a planet-specific body: If Dr Domo finds an alien before it dies, they will also have the option to have their consciousness be placed into another new body.. One that will thrive in the planet of that alien’s choosing (and it can look either completely different, like one of the natives of the planet, or very similar to its original appearance). The downfall of having a new, yet organic body is that it will be limited to surviving on only one planet. It will again require protective equipment to survive anywhere else.
• Being remade into an android: If any aliens/humans are dead upon arrival, Dr Domo drones will pick up the bodies, take them to the lab, and reincarnate them into an android. This android version of the character looks almost the same, and preserves all the idiosyncrasies of the character. Best of all, androids are immune to most issues that come from varying planetary conditions, so they're flexible space explorers! While Dr Domo members claims this exchange is done for free... could there be a hidden price?

How to implement what each of these options look like visually for your character is completely up to you! Creative freedom!

Please read through Getting Started to get a feel for character adaptation / creation.

Continuity has lore specific to the Bermuda Pyramid galaxy, which you are optionally welcome to incorporate into your RP. (Stuff like the NPCs and factions). However, please note that some character restrictions are listed there as well, such as the Biochemical Barriers section! So give it a read too!

REGARDING HUMANS

Regarding humans and any variation of them:

• While Earth is currently set in the present day for this universe, humans have been inadvertently transported to the Bermuda Pyramid Galaxy for centuries.
• This means you can play any of the following:
  • Historical humans: Those in stasis for all this time due to some kind of alien interference and are only just now waking up. (This formula will let you keep the backstory of a character from, say, a traditionally medieval setting.)
  • Modern humans: Those of today's world.
  • Descendants of humans: Those whose ancestors eventually settled one of the Terran colony worlds in the Bermuda Pyramid Galaxy and are therefore familiar with the futuristic worlds and space travel already.
• Technologically advanced humanoids: You may also choose to design your own original non-Earth origin humanoids (similar to the humanoid aliens in Guardians of the Galaxy, Star Wars, Star Trek, etc.) and develop your own unique backstories for them, their homeworlds, and cultures. These characters can look similar to humans from Earth, or have their own unique features (such as unusual skin colors, horns, etc).

DREAM FEATURES

Some amazing and innovative DS features (made by El Furriando / Jake) to make roleplaying easier include:

• Map buttons and code:
  • Click map to open the areas and auto-warp there if you click
  • Diamonds are color coded to give you a quick sense of how many people are in each area!
  • Red diamond means lots of people, green means some people, grey means no players!
  • If you click the diamond, you can easily see which players are in that area!
• Faction buttons and code:
  • The new faction button has a menu drop down, and you can easily set a faction for yourself!
  • When people look for RPers they'll easily see what kind of general niche your character will fill for their RP, if they need to form a new team for a particular plot!
  • Factions include: Explorer, Defender, Techs, Medics, and Merchants!
• Seeking RP toggle
  • Easily show people you're willing to RP! It automatically includes your Faction too!
  • If people abuse the toggle there's DS to help make sure they stop for awhile so that our Rp list stays somewhat accurate.. and speaking of that...!
• RP List button
  • Now you can see when people have added themselves to the RP list, LIVE! The numbers to the left update automatically when people toggle that they're Seeking RP!
  • Clicking the RP list button shows a full list of the people who've indicated they wanna RP, where they're at, and their faction!
  • If people who're on the RP list enter a private area, such as a private room, this system will automatically remove them from the list so they don't have to worry about that!
  • And to complement that, when you've re-entered a public area it auto-adds you back to the RP list! It also remembers to add you back to the list if you leave the Dream.