CYOF, Coming of Age Rules

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Rules for CYOF- The coming of age.

Setting: 70 years after the events of freelancer.
The Premise: 70 Years after the Nomads infiltrated the Houses, alot has changed. New ships are being made. New Technologies are being researched. New systems have been found. New jumpgates have been built. But more imortantly, new alliances are being made. New friends and New enemies.

Step 1: Choose a Faction
Players may choose from the following factions-

House Liberty- The "shining center" of the Sirius sector, House Liberty is surrounded by the other Houses and is constantly hounded by the Outcasts, who still spread their Cardmine influence in Liberty space. During the Nomad war, Liberty was infiltrated by the Nomads and had its government controled by the nomads. After the war, its president returned to power and got its Government back on its feet, helping Rheinland pay for damages after all the damage. Because of this, it manages to be the most stable and politcally powerfull House.

House Rheinland- After the Nomad War, Rheinland was forced demiltarize their armed forces. It was forced to pay for all the damage it caused, using the money it never had to begin with. Coupled with the Revolutionary Union capturing Dresden and Omega-11, it remains a weak and hollow shell of what it once was, though still force to be reckoned with.

House Bretonia- House Bretonia was the first House to be attacked in the Nomad Wars, but was the last House to suffer defeat by the Nomads. Whether it because of Bretonias "fighting Irish" blood, or the fact the Nomads were spread to thin, or just luck, but Bretonia managed to get by with very little damage, execpt the to the Navy. Right after the War, the Revolutionary Union, seized opportunity and captured the Dublin system. Despite this, Bretonia has stepped up as one of the more dominant Houses.


House Kusari- Kusari suffered much during the war, its Navy destroyed, its worlds bombarded, and its people ravaged. Now some 70 years later, they are still rebuilding and recovering. Rheinland is paying for all the damages it incured, so most Kusari money goes into it economy. Unlike the other Houses, the Revolutionary Union didn't capture any systems that in Kusari's poession. Instead they chose two systems that belonged the former Blood Dragons. Kusari is one of the more peaceful Houses, as its always been.

Outcasts- The Outcasts remained largely unaffected by the Nomad Wars. They lost few shipments of cardimine and lost fewer pilots to the nomads. However as soon as the War was over, they began a bloody campaign of the crimanal underworld. They began their conquest with Tau-37, the Zoners and IMG, falling easily. After Tau-37, Tau-29 was next. When they reached the system, both BMM and IMG surrendered, taking their employes and ships and leaving their bases. With the first step completed, the Outcasts moved to the second part of their plan. They contacted all of their "allies" who were addicted to Cardimine and gave them an ultimatum, give us all your assets and call yourselves Outcasts, or die from withdrawl. There was no choice. The Golden Chrsythiums, Liberty Rogues, and Lane Hackers all submited and became part of the Outcasts.

Corsairs- The Corsairs suffered much during the Nomad War. Frieghters that contained food never reached Freeport 9 in Omicron Theta, so the Zoners had no food to sell. So out of desperation, the Corsair began a "hunger crusade", attacking and captured any base they could find. The Zoners and Junkers fell to the might of the Corsairs Titan wings. Soon the Corsairs, without realizing it, had conquered the Omegas, the Junkers, the Zoners, and anyone else who had no food to spare. Now with this newfound power, they have expanded themselves into territories not thought possible. Including Liberty.

Revolutionary Union-(other pirate factions headed by the Blood Dragons and Red Hessians) Seeing that their fight was making no progress, and that other groups were fighting for the same thing, The Blood Dragons called a summit at Kyoto in the Chugoku system. Leaders from the Unioneers, Hessians, Mollies, Xenos, and other groups met in secret and made a pact that they would unite to fight the Tyranny of the houses and overthrow them for peace and justice for their people. They managed to strike at the weakened Houses and took systems like Dresden and Dublin. They even managed to throw the Corsairs out of Omega-11. Soon other groups like the LWB, Famers Coalition, Gaians, and others joined up, being to weak to fight anyone else.



BHG- The Bounty Hunters Guild are an odd assortment of people from every house and walk of life. These freelancers, bounty hunters, and ex-house pilots are melded into what is the finest fighting force in Sirius. The BHG assist the police of each house in fighting criminals. They occasionaly make sorties in Outcast and Corsair territory. The BHG chose not bring arms against the Nomads, for reasons unknown. All that is known is that during the War, a wing of Hammerheads found a jumphole to a whole area of Sirius that was previously unexplored. On the other end of the sector another wing of Barracudas reported similar things. It turned out, that during the final battle, that these jumpholes opened due to the large amount of energy displaced during the final battle. Now the BHG have set up some stations as jump off points for explorers.

Corporate Federation (Most of the former corporations, headed by Ageria)- The Corporate Federation was formed right after the war. Ageria Technologies, the largest corporation at the time, spearheaded the effort to unite all the corporations under one banner. The Federation has been a huge success, and ships goods from house to house, as well as to other factions. They have established bases on the Outer Rim, as well as having bases within the house systems themselves. They are very wealthy, and have dozens of goods that they sell and mine. They have also set up jumpgates to some of the newly discovered systems.


Miner’s Guild- Composed of the former Independent Miner’s Guild and Gas Miner’s Guild, those factions melded into one right after the end of the war. They hold a monopoly over the mining of metals and H-fuel. They sell to corporations and houses alike. They have set up many stations in teh border worlds, and use those to mine many resources. While the Revolutionary Union and Corsairs dislike their presence in the Border Worlds, they have not yet made an hostile moves, so the miners remain there.

Step 2: Find Your Existing Bases

After the events of the Nomad War, things are far different in Sirius than they were before the war. Here is a list of all the systems for each faction:

Liberty:
New York
Colorado
Texas
California
Alaska

Bretonia:
New London
Cambridge
Manchester
Edinburg
Leeds

Rheinland:
Stuggart
New Berlin
Hamburg
Frankfurt

Kusari:
New Tokyo
Honshu
Kyushu
Shikoku
Hokkaido

Outcasts:
Omicron Alpha
Omicron Beta
Tau-37
Tau-27

Corsairs:
Omicron Theta
Omicron Gamma
Omega-41
Omega-5

BHG:
Zeta-2

Miners Guild:
Sigma-13
Sigm-17
Sigma-19

Corporate Federation:
Cortez
Kepler
Bering
Hudson

R.Union:
Chugoku
Tohoku
Dresden
Omega-11
Dublin

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Bases:

New York- The capital system of House Liberty.
LIB- Planet Manhattan, Ft. Bush (L), West Point (L), Norfolk Shipyards (S), Pearl Harbor Outpost (S), 1 CL4, 2 CL1, 2 SS, 5 SHF, 20 HF, 50 LF
CF- Planet Pittsburgh, Newark (L), Trenton (S), Baltimore Shipyards (S), 20 HF, 40 LF
BHG- Outland Border Station (S), 30 LF
OUT- Rochester Base (S), Buffalo Base(large), 10 VHF, 30 HF

Texas- A Liberty system.
LIB- Planet Houston, LPI Sugarland (S), LPI Huntsville (S), 1 CL2, 1 CL1, 1 LS, 40 HF, 40 LF
COR- Beaumont Base (S), 30 VHF

California- A Liberty system.
LIB- Planet Los Angeles, Williard Research Station (L), San Diego Border Station (S), 2 CL1, 30 SHF, 30 VHF, 40 LF
CF- Planet California Minor,1 LS, 20 VHF, 30 HF, 50 LF

Colorado- A Liberty system.
LIB- Planet Denver, 1 CL1, 30 SHF, 30 VHF, 20 LF
CF- Pueblo Station (L), 1 SS, 20 VHF, 20 LF
RU- Ouray bases(L), 1 LS, 30 VHF, 30 HF

Alaska- A Liberty system.
LIB- Jueanu Shipyard (L), Mitchell Prison Station (S),2 CL2, 1 LS , 50 SHF, 30 VHF, 30 HF

Magellan- A border system with Miner Guild and Outcast presence
MG- Freeport 4(L), 1 CL1, 50 VHF, 30 HF, 40 LF
OUT- Mactan (S), 30 VHF

Cortez- The Corperate Federation home system.
CF- Planet Curacao, 1 CL3, 2 CL1, 20 SHF, 30 VHF
OUT- Montezuma Base(L), 20 SHF, 20 VHF

Bering- A Corperate Federation system.
FC- Freeport 2 (L), Pacifica Station (L), 1 CL1, 20 SHF, 30 HF

Kepler- A Corperate Federation system.
Ames Research Station (L), Nome Station (S), 1 CL2, 1 LS, 40 SHF, 50 LF

Hudson- Once a system controlled the pirates, until the CF came in a conquered everything.
CF-Barrow Base (L), Dawson Base (S), 1 CL3, 40 SHF, 20 VHF

Galileo- Once a independant system, this system is Controlled by the Outcast in all but name.
OUT-Leiden Base(L), Padua Base(S), 1 CL2, 20 SHF, 30 VHF, 50 HF, 20 LF

New London- The Bretonian capital.
BRE- Planet New London, Southampton Shipyards (S), 1 CL4, 2 CL2, 3 LS, 50 SHF, 30 VHF, 60 LF
CF- Waterloo Station (L), Canterbury Station (L), 1 CL1, 2 SS, 30 VHF, 40 HF, 50 LF
COR- Trafalgar Base (S), 20 VHF, 40 HF

Leeds- A Bretonian system with alot of pollution.
BRE- Planet Leeds, Duram border station (S),1 CL2, 2 SS, 20 HF, 20 LF
CF- Glasgow Outpost(S), LD-14 (S), Stoke Mining station (L), 30 SHF, 10 VHF

Manchester- A system of Bretonia.
BRE- BPA Newgate (L), Liverpool Border Station (S), Kingston Border Station (S), 2 CL1, 1 LS, 30 SHF, 30 HF, 50 LF
BHG- Sheffield Station (L), 1 LS, 30 VHF, 50 LF
CF- Birmingham Station (L), 30 HF, 30 LF

Cambridge- A Bretonian system.
BRE- Planet Cambridge, 1 CL2, 1 SS, 20 VHF, 40 HF, 40 LF
MG- Cardiff Mining Station (S), 1 SS, 20 HF, 20 LF
CF- Cambridge Research station (L), 30 VHF, 30 HF

Dublin- A Revolutionary Union system.
RU- Arranmore Base (S), Battleship Hood (L), Arranmore Station (S), Graves Station (L), 2 LS, 10 SHF, 20 VHF, 70 HF

Edinburgh- A system of Bretonia.
BRE- Aberdeen Border Station (S), 30 SHF, 30 LF
RU- Islay base(S), 40 VHF
CF- Luxury Liner Shetland (L), Perth Station (L), 20 SHF, 30 VHF, 50 LF

Tau-31- A border World with Miners Guild and Corperate Federation presences.
FC- Planet Harris, 1 LS, 30 VHF, 50 HF
MG- Holman Outpost (L), 30 VHF, 30 LF

Tau-29- A system with a Large Corperate Federation presence
CF- Freeport 6 (L), Shinkaku Station (L), Nago Station (S), 1 CL2 2 LS, 30 VHF, 50 LF

Tau-23- An Outcast system
OUT- Java Station (S), Cali Outpost (S), 1 CL1, 3 SS, 30 LF

Tau-37- An Outcast system.
OUT- Freeport 10 (L), Falkland Base (L), 3 CL1, 1 SS, 30 VHF

Omega-3- A system with a large Corperate federation presence
CF- Douglas Station (L), Rugen Station (L),Freeport 1 (L), 2 CL1, 2 LS, 30 VHF, 60 HF, 20 LF

Omega-7- A system with MG and CF stations
CF- Freidstadt Station (L), Elbich Station (L),1 CL1 3 LS, 10 VHF 30 HF, 30 LF
MG- Breisen Station (L), 50 SHF

Omega-11- Home of the RU
RU- Freital Station (L), Solaris Station (S), 1 CL4, 4 CL1, 20 VHF, 40 HF, 70 LF

Omega-5- One the battleground of the Corsair and Red Hessian War, the system is quiet from the Corsair occupation.
COR- Cadiz Station (L), Ronneburg Station (L), 1 CL2, 1 CL1, 10 LS, 15 SHF, 50 VHF

Omega-41- A Corsair system
COR- Leon Base(L), Freeport 5 (L), 1 CL1, 1 SS, 30 HF, 20 LF, 30 LF

New Tokyo- The capital of Kusari space.
KUS- Planet New Tokyo, Narita Outpost (S), 1 CL4, 1 CL1, 40 SHF, 40 VHF, 30 HF, 30 LF
CF- Roppongi Station (L), Shinagawa Station (L), Yokohama Shipyard (S), Shinjuku Station (S), 2 CL1, 2 LS, 30 SHF, 40 HF, 40 LF
MG- Kabuchiko Station (S), 90 HF

Kyushu- A Kusari system.
KUS- Planet Kyushu, Nansei Research Complex (L), 2 CL1, 30 VHF, 30 LF
RU- Kagoshima Depot (S), 30 VHF
CF- Tsushima Depot (L), 40 HF

Honshu- A Kusari system.
KUS- Planet Honshu, Kansai Research Station (L), Akita Border Station (S), 1 CL1, 1 LS, 30 SHF, 50 HF, 50 LF
MG- Aomori Station (L), 30 VHF, 30 LF
CF- Osaka Storage Facility (L), Yukawa Shipyard(S), 3 CL1, 5 LS, 30 VHF

Shikoku- A Kusari system.
KUS- Fuchu Prison (S), Ohashi Border Station (S), 2 CL1, 1 LS, 30 SHF, 40 HF
BHG- Deshima Station (L), 30 VHF, 20 LF
CF- Planet Junyo, 30 VHF, 40 LF

Hokkaido- A Kusari system.
KUS- Sapparo Station (S), 2 CL1, 30 VHF, 30 LF
OUT-Ainu Station (S), 20 VHF, 30 HF

Tohoku- A RU system.
RU- The Arch (L), 1 CL1, 40 SHF, 30 VHF

Chugoku- The RU system where the RU met for the first time.
Kyoto base(L)- 1 CL2, 4 SS, 10 SHF

New Berlin- The capital of Rheinland space.
RHI- Planet New Berlin, Oder Shipyard (S), Brandenburg Border Station (S), 1 CL4, 2 CL1, 3 LS, 3 SS, 40 SHF, 40 HF, 50 LF
CF- Dortmund Station (L), The Ring (L), Bonn Station (L), Essen Station (S), 2 LS, 40 VHF, 40 HF, 60 LF
COR- Kreuzberg Depot (S), 40 VHF

Frankfurt- A Rheinland system.
RHI- Fulda Border Station (S), 1 CL1, 40 VHF
CF- Planet Holstein, Mannheim Station (L), Mainz Storage Facility (L), 2 LS, 40 HF, 40 LF
RU-Bruschal base(L)-1 CL1, 40 LF

Stuttgart- A Rheinland system.
RHI- Planet Stuttgart, Ulm Border Station (S), Konstanz Border Station (S), 2 CL1, 40 VHF, 40 LF
CF- Planet Baden-Baden, Freilburg Station (L), 40 VHF, 40 HF, 30 LF
RU- Darmstadt Depot (S), 40 HF

Hamburg- A Rheinland system.
RHI- Planet Hamburg, Vierlande Prison (L), Lubeck Border Station (S), 2 CL1, 30 VHF, 40 HF, 50 LF
CF- Alster Shipyard (S), Altona station,(S) 30 VHF, 30 HF

Dresden- A former Rheinland system captured by the RU.
RU- Vogtland Station (L), Pirna Border Station (S),Leipzig Station (L), Bautzen Station (L), 1 CL1, 2 LS, 1 SS, 20 VHF, 60 HF
30 LF


Omicron Gamma- the Corsair Home system
COR- Planet Crete, Tripoli Shipyards (S), 2 CL2, 2 CL1 30 VHF, 50 LF

Omicron Theta- A Corsair system
COR- Freeport 9 (L) (Rebuilt), 50 SHF, 40 VHF, 30 HF, 20 LF

Omicron Alpha- The Outcast home system
OUT- Planet Malta, Planet Mallocora, The Hispania(L), 2 CL2, 2 CL1, 40 VHF, 50 LF

Omicron Beta- An Outcast system
OUT- Ruiz Base (L), 1 CL2, 1 CL1, 10 SHF, 30 VHF, 40 HF, 50 LF


Sigma-17- A Miners Guild system
MG- Planet Kurile, Atka Research Station (S), 1 CL1, 40 VHF, 30 LF


Sigma-13- The capital of the Miner's Guild.
MG- Gas Miner Naha (L),Helgoland Station (L), 2 CL2, 1 LS, 2 SS 20 SHF, 40 HF, 60 LF
RU- Yanagi Depot (S), 40 HF

Sigma-19- A Miner's Guild system.
MG- Gas Miner Ogashawa (L), 1 CL1, 50 VHF
CF- Luxury Liner Hawaii (S), 20 VHF

Zeta-2: A jump off point to other newly discovered systems. BHG has claimed this system for protection of explorers
Patriot Shipyards(L), Thames border station(L), Planet Acolite, 1 CL4, 2 CL3, 40 SHF

RHO-88- A small and relatively unknown system, the Outcasts is the only faction with a base in it.
OUT- Cassander Base (S), 20 HF, 30 LF

Rho-99- An unknown system with a huge Outcast presence.
OUT- Susa Shipyards (S), Damascus Base (L), 2 CL1, 1 LS, 20 SHF, 30 LF

Rho-81- A system with a small BGH presence.
BHG- Freeport 12 (S), 20 VHF, 20 LF

Rho-02- A small system with no planets, but a connection to Kyushu
KUS- Nagasaki Outpost(S), 10 SHF, 20 VHF

Rho-44- A system rich in minerals and gas. Has 1 planet

Rho-71- A system with 2 planets

Kappa-83- Has minerals and a small Bounty Hunter presence.
BHG- San Marino Station (L), 20 SHF, 20 HF

Kappa-29- . One habitable planet is in this system.


Kappa-99- A system with a large Liberty presence, due to the jumphole to New York.
LIB- Selchus Shipyards (S), Fornost Base (S), 1 CL1, 20 VHF, 30 LF

Kappa-13- A large system in the middle of a few important routes throughout the Beta cluster. Contains a habitable planet, but no factions have explored the system yet.

Kappa-47- A system with a fairly large Liberty presence
LIB- Tunis Border Station (S), 1 CL2, 1 LS, 20 SHF, 20 HF

Kappa-31- A small system with 1 planet
KUS- Okinawa Border Station (S), 1 CL1, 1 SS, 20 VHF.

Zeta-1- A corridor system with 3 planets that connects the Kappa and Lambda clusters.


The Lambda and Epsilon Clusters are Unexplored and Uninhabited. PM admin for info about the systems when you get forces there.

Step 3: Read the Rules

Turns- 1 day constitutes a turn. In a turn, you may:

1: Place Units: You may place units based on the scale below.
You may only build them per turn, and missed turns do not count. Also, you must choose which type of ship to build at each base. You don’t build 10 LF, 8 HF, 6 VHF, AND 8 SHF wings per turn, you build 10 LF, OR 8 HF, OR, 6 VHF, OR 8 SHF.

Bases:

Small Station- Can build 10 LF/8 HF/6 VHF/4 SHF wings per turn
Large Station- Can build 20 LF/16 HF/12 VHF/8 SHF wings per turn
Small Capital Ship Shipyard- Can build 16 SS/8 LS/4 CL1/2 CL2/1 CL3/0.5 CL4 per turn.
Large Capital Ship Shipyard- Can build 32 SS/16 LS/8 CL1/4 CL2/2 CL3/1 CL4 per turn.
Planet- Can build 30 LF/20 HF/16 VHF/12 SHF wings here per turn.

Units:

Light Fighter- The weakest fighter unit. While fast, they are very weak and cannot stand up to the stronger fighters. They are also very weak against capital ships, as they carry no torpedo launcher.

Heavy Fighter- Stronger than the Light Fighter, the Heavy Fighter can carry a torpedo launcher and is more effective against fighters.

Very Heavy Fighter- Even stronger than a Heavy Fighter, the Very Heavy Fighter is slow, but very effective against fighters and capital ships.

Supreme Heavy Fighter- The best fighter in Sirius, the supreme is nearly as powerful as a battleship. Speed, firepower, defense, and maneuverability are all strengths for this powerful ship.

Small Support Ship (SS)- Gunboats and other small capital ships make up this class of ship. Very specialized, these ships are good at specific things. While light, they can be very powerful in certain instances.

Large Support Ship (LS)- Cruisers and Destroyers make up this class of ship. These ships are powerful specialized ships that are a very good addition to any fleet. Their medium size means that they sacrifice little speed for their power.

Class 1 Capital Ship (CL1)- The lightest class of capital ship. Generally normal battleships, these ships are light, but faster than other capital ships.

Class 2 Capital Ship (CL2)- A medium class of capital ship, these ships are powerful, but not quite the best. Mounting very powerful weapons and shields, these ships are a force to be reckoned with. Examples of these are normal warships or heavy battleships.

Class 3 Capital Ship (CL3)- A heavy class of capital ship, these are the backbone of most navies. Generally reserved for the most skilled captains, these are the ships that lead fleets. Examples of these would be ultimate warships.

Class 4 Capital Ship (CL4)- These are the super ships that lead entire factions. Enormous and incredibly powerful, these ships can easily crush and competition. Examples of these ships would be ultimate supreme warships, or flagships.

To build stations, points must be used.

You get:
1 Point for every Small Station or Shipyard
2 Points for every Large Station or Shipyard
3 Points for every Planet

Bases cost:
5 Points for a Small Station
10 Points a Large Station or Small Shipyard
15 Points for a Large Shipyard
20 points for Jumpgates(only CF can build)

every fighter unit is a wing of 4 ships.
You must wait to place the bases you build the following turn.

2: Roleplay:

During roleplay, you may interact with other players. Send messages, make agreements, exchange bases, do whatever.

3: Battles:

During the battle sequence, you may declare battles on enemy held bases or systems. The attacker and defender must PM a strategy a judge who is not involved with the battle. Battles may not be decided for a few days, and you may not reinforce units involved in any battle. The attacker may retreat at any time. There are two types of retreats:

Friendly Retreat- When you chose to retreat from a battle with the consent of your enemy. Examples of this would be battles that are resolved in treaties, etc. No shots are fired, and the attacker retreats without taking damage.

Hostile Retreat- When you chose to retreat without the consent of your enemy. A judge decides on a small portion of your forces that get destroyed during a retreat, and then the rest of your forces retreat to an adjacent system.

Movement-
All units may take three jumps per turn. Any ship can pass through Jumpgate. NO ship above a CL2 can traverse a jumphole.They may not pass through a hostile controlled system, unless, they are cloaked. THe player moving must tell the admin the the fleet is cloaked, and pm the admin with the system he is moving into.
Example:
I cloak my fleet.
Move: Secret, admin PMed.

Step 4: Play!