Marthanon

[Master of Chance]

Alright due to dnd deprivaty and general boredom, I started coming up with anothe game like ornia but that would be more open ended like dnd and could be played table top style. I actually plan to maybe market this game or at least use it once its completed. (its part of my future business endevors)

So what is it?
Marthanon(name is subject to change) is a futuristic based table top rpg. Its a mix of popular sci fi shows and movies like: Babylon 5, Farscape, Firefly, Star Wars, Star Trek, even hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, etc....The basic concept is to build a crew(essentially a party) and explore, pillage, and/or save the galaxy. Its much like dnd except on a galactic level. You can be a pirate, a bounty hunter, a military officer, a spy, etc... you name it. Also many concepts are taken from Master of Orion II and EV: Nova, my two fav space games.

What is Marthanon?
Marthanon is a large and old starbase. It's used for trade and diplomacy. It was the first of its kind built. Many other exist through out the galaxy.

Whats the game system?
Marthanon will be using a simular game system to Ornia. It will be using the chance system. But other things will be tweaked so that players will be doing rolls. etc....

Classes?
Classes dont really exist(with the except of the Xinax Hive people. They have economic classes.). However, there are professions. Ex: Fighter pilot, ship captain, engineer, doctor, bounty hunter, etc...

Races?
Human
Xinax- Hive bug-like creatures.
Wolgan- beast like people. Almost wookie like.
Frellen- cat-people
Chyobi- fish/aquatic people.
Mu'dab- high-tech race destroyed in years ago. A few still remain. (like the Arcaith)
Slycurth- lizard people
Groglins- small gremlinish/gnomish people.

(once again no elves, no dwarves, no orcs. THey're wayyyyyy toooo overused.)

I'll be putting more work into this later.

[Haegr Oxengahrd]

If we do this could i be a wolgan jedi??? ;D

[Master of Chance]

jedi dont technically exist in my current campaign but they can exist in the game.
this is ment to be open ended so that other masters of chance can run the game as the wish.
anyway, in my campaign there probably will be a jedi like organization. They'd be like paladins...

[Master of Chance]

Marthanon:
Current Year-3415 ASD.
History-
Marthanon is an Intergallatic Space Station in the Foobar System. The Foobar system it located roughly in the center of the Magnar Galaxy, home to many of the Universe’s Interstaller-capable races. Marthanon was originally created to incourage peace and trade throughout the Galaxy. It was the first of its kind in the galaxy. Larger then any space station ever created. Created in about 3100 A.S.D.(Aerian Standard Dating aka human time), roughly 50 years after the end of the Mu’dab Wars. It was originally built by a solarian man named Garias Marth. For roughly 300 years it has remained, serving the galaxy, ending wars, spreading commerce, and well gathing lots of space dust. The service crews do a great job at maintaining the station and keeping it in tip-top shape, however, it is well known for the ocassional black-out or small fire.

Races Capable of Interstellar Travel:
Solarians-

A race of highly evolved primates.(aka: Humans) Who have a insationable desire to wear digital watches. They originated on the planet Aeria in the Solaris system roughly around 100-200 ASD. They were originally mistaken for simple apes in 420 ASD when Mu’dab slave ships passed through the system, ruling the system unfit for slave labor. So thus they never suffered the fate of being enslaved by the Mu’dab unlike many other races in the galaxy. Thus the race was allowed to slowly develop and change as it wished, undisturbed. It wasn’t until roughly 2900 ASD that Solarians discovered space travel and then not till 3010 ASD that they had built a sufficent fleet and made contact with other races. In no time at all, they were quickly involved in the Intergalatic Mu’dab Wars. Which led to the victory over the Mu’dab and the destruction of Gul’kan, the Mu’dab homeworld. Since then the Solarians have become a vital and powerful element in the Galaxy.

Xinax-

A race of highly evolved insect people. They often look much like a praying mantises. The females of the race have a pair of wings. The males of the race are bulkier and have large claws. The Xinax originated roughly 15 ASD in the Nax Hive System. The Xinax society is organized in a strict and organized fashion. It is also know for having oone of the largest populations in the galaxy, the highest level of production, and the lowest rate of crime and disorder ever. It also has a higher rate of male births making females highly outnumbered and highly prized in their race. Females take the position as the leaders of the race whilst males are often the workers and the military. They were one of the first races enslaved by the Mu’dab for their efficient workstyle and their willingness to do hard labor. Not know neccesarily for creativity, they often take their designs from other races and almost every ship or space station in the galaxy was most likely built and assembled there.

Wolgan-

A race of beastlike people. They often look much like Wookies from Star Wars. Normally the males will be larger and have darker fur then the females of the race. They originated on the planet Urtha in the Troe System roguhly around 200-300 ASD. Urtha is a small partially frozen planet, known around the galaxy for its gigantic glaciers. Though often simple minded compared to other races. They are well known for their strength and their durability. The Mu’dab never fully enslaved their race , due to the almost unbearable temperatures and rugged mountainous and frozen terrain. The Wolgans make good workers and body guards and are often employed throughout the galaxy as mercenaries. However, Wolgan ships are know for being large, klunky monstrosities....

Frellen-

Cat-folk. There is no other race in the galaxy yet discovered besides the silicon lifeforms of Zarnack that has such wide variaties of patterns and colors. The typical frellen looks like the cross of a cheetah and a Solarian. However, they can have any fur pattern and color from black with white spots to white with black stripes. They orignated in about 1000 ASD on the planet Frell in the Nekomimi System. They’re well-known for their military prowness and expertise. The mu’dab oftenly used them as their lower generals and foreman over the other slaves so they are often loathed by the other races. However, to this day, Frellens are still often used in militaries across the galaxy.

Chyobi-

Aquatic people. They often look like a cross between a fish and a Solarian. They have blueish scale skin with splotches of orange and green and gills on their necks. They they spend most of their time in water, they have recently discover how to genetically modify their gills to breath both in and out of water. The orginated on the planet Myobi in the Myato System. They are known for their skill in science and biology and make excellent scientists and doctors. The Mu’dab used them againest their will in the Mu’dab wars to engineer the Colax Virus which destroyed half the population of Marin, the first planet colonized by the Solarians, also the second planet from the sun in the Solaris system. They have since made a cure for the virus, but the deaths of those that died will not be forgotten. They are also known for having a strange asian-like accent.

Mu’dab-
An ancient and hyper advanced race. They look much like solarians except they have no hair on their bodys and have strange glowing birth tattoos across their bodies. As far as historians know, Mu’dab originated on the planet Gul’kan in the Gorai System several hundred years prior to Solarian time will allow. However, many believe they are originally from another galaxy. They once spread across the galaxy with their giant black ships armed with mysterious technology. In their prime that had conquered almost the entire galaxy, enslaving any suitible race they see. However, they met their downfall in the Mu’dab Wars in the late 2000s and early 3000s when they reached too far and utterly calapsed when their Homeworld was destroyed. Most of the race has died off but some remnants still remain however they normally are just wanderers, living in their large ships, with no place to call their home. The Mu’dab have only just recently been allowed into the Marthanon Council, much to the consternation of the rest of the galaxy.

Slycurth-
Reptilian people. Not much is known about this mysterious race. They only recently appeared in the galaxy and apparently the Mu’dab or any other race never had any contact with them. They orginated on the planet Rythen in the Slyth system and only just recently joined the galactic council in 3400 ASD and are often mistrusted by the others on the council.

Groglins-
Small gremlinsh/gnomish people. They stand roughly 3-4ft tall and are slightly bulky. They originated on the planet Soy in the Kion System. They are skillful engineers, designers, and money managers. The Mu’dab used to use them to design their facilities and machinery. They are world renound for their beautiful and exotic ship designs. They also oftem manage many of the trades and transactions about the galaxy.

[Master of Chance]

Occupations on Marthanon:
Governmental-
Council Diplomat
Spy

Military Personel-
Trooper= foot soldier
Pilot
Officer

Staff-
Engineer
Doctor
Scientist
Manager

Freelance-
Trader
Bounty Hunter
Mercenary