Stargate Meropis is a Proboards based, fan created Stargate role-playing game, picking up where SG:Universe and Atlantis left off and running in canon with the Stargate Franchise.
In 2010, an expedition to Meropis was launched from Earth. It took just over a year for them to be recalled for political reasons. It is now 2018, and a new expedition is about to be sent to rediscover Meropis. Armed with the knowledge gained by the original expedition, it is hoped that this time will go better. Some of the original members coming along will see what their 7-year absence has caused in the Triangulum Galaxy.
Coding of this proboards forum skin, plugins, graphics and layouts were all done by Cass (aka Fiona Maccafferty) and everyone at Stargate: Meropis wishes to extend a
huge thank you for all her hard work.
The forum was created around 2008 by Steve (aka Jason Conway) and the episodic format, the initial concept, plots and structure of the forum were all done by him.
Meropis is a living, growing thing and additional thanks goes to Sterling (aka Zodd/Achilles Jones) for military aspects and additional plugins and to Roo and Ahrima for
all their hard work and advice. Our premium cbox is credit to Justin (aka Callaghan) for upgrading us, we are all truly grateful for the contribution. Here's to a bright future among the stars.
All content contained herein is the sole property of the author, coder, graphic artist, Boss, aliens, etc. Any unauthorized use will cause Cass to set her Ginger Ninja army on you.
And we don't want THAT (TRUST ME!).
Stargate, in-canon characters, the franchise I.P itself, the Stargate image, and SG texts are property of MGM/Scifi/SG franchise. Thanks for letting us borrow them.
We promise to return them, but we can't guarantee they'll be unharmed. Also, we have cookies.
Post by Jason Conway on Sept 23, 2014 16:22:32 GMT
All out of character discussions and plotting to go here.
"Every character you ever write should see themselves drunk out of their minds, head-over-heels in love, utterly terrified, and overcome with joy at least once."
Jason Conway
Administrator/Founder Meropis Commanding Officer
To address Zodd's above post and a few other questions as well as complaints I have been sent via Skype and PM I will have to do something I really hate doing, and that is post from a forum Admin/Forum Owner point of view - a final ruling. I have thought about this for a good hour over a hot beverage and have come to a conclusion. Before I continue I would like to paste in two of the official rules here for everyone (not just those above) to read. The recent developments have prompted me to review them and apply an update to one of them.
9. No "God Modding" as its called. If your character gets shot for example, don't make them continue on unharmed and defeat an entire legion of warriors. You are not a god and your characters are not invincible. This rule includes suddenly bringing in an army of enemy soldiers, wiping out more a platoon of NPC with a knife, equipping yourself with far too many weapons or even producing an unexplained power weapon out of nowhere. Sometimes one side or the other is supposed to have the upper hand for story purposes. Forum staff read every single post and the plot twist events are there for a reason. If a plot twist means you get shot, stick with it - it might mean you end up saving the day in a few posts time.
10. Please do not act or speak on behalf of other people's characters without prior permission. It is their character, not yours. When using Stargate characters it is essential to keep to their character, don't have Jack O'Neill gaining a PHD by studying ancient mythology etc. Update 23rd Sept 2014: This does include NPCs (non-playable characters) who by the very nature of their name are non-playable except by a singular member, namely their creator. This member is responsible for the re-actions of these NPC when attacked or interacted with. Where possible, a staff member will step in to play as an established SG character using a pre-set profile.
1) To address Zodd's point number one at Chiyako. Every character should ideally respond to or provide a reaction to the actions of the other characters they are role playing with. Not doing so many infringe on rule number 9, above, God Modding.
2) To address Zodd's point number two, it is a fair point to allow the marines to attempt to react to the flash bang. However, on this occasion, in the interest of the story as a whole we will draw a line under it and we will state officially that Chiyako has now managed to effect an escape (thus separating the conflict). One defense could be the "heat of the moment" has consumed the characters and their writers into confusing actions slightly, see my comments below about "moving on with the game" and not getting hung up too much over the finer points whilst still bearing the forum rules in mind.
3) Point number three is from myself and is with reference to rule number 9. I have had concerns raised over PM and Skype that a couple of characters have over-equipped themselves with too many weapons, almost making themselves invincible. I shall not name anybody but ask ALL members to be careful when describing their character's load out. If in doubt, think about what you would realistically see on the TV show and apply that accordingly. Sometimes having one set of weapons is better than having both for the drama and danger that is presented before you.
4) Finally, point number four from myself is reference the rule 10 update I have applied. From here on, that rule is in effect. I will remind ALL members that it runs parallel to rule number 9 as you can easily "god-mod" by utilizing NPCs in certain ways so ensure your actions do not allow this to be the case.
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I feel saddened that I have had to write this post following a number of separate incidents and complaints but realize that occasionally a final ruling and some confirmation from the virtual rule book is in order. I am a Warhammer fan myself and there is an overall rule that states; "If you can't decide, roll a dice over it and move on with the game", so let us not get hung up over the finer points. I will not be issuing any warnings at this stage and I am very mindful about turning any of our valued community away from this forum due to disputes and rule bashing, that is certainly not my intention.
I would like to advise all roleplayers and staff of the following. If you have any official concerns at all following this post or about the actions of another, and want those concerns addressed, please send me a PM. This is then recorded and here on the forum for me to deal with, but most importantly, it doesn't get lost on Skype and allows the main threads to roll on without everyone seeing the complaint. I will review and respond to each official concern accordingly and I will always endeavor to let you know the outcome and why that decision was made.
On this occasion, I deem all infractions however minor to have been NOT deliberate but I do advise ALL members and staff (sorry guys, it applies to us all) to read and refresh themselves of the rules of the forum as I will be issuing warnings henceforth this post if I deem this advise to have been ignored.
With that ugly business out of the way, please, carry on and enjoy the game!
Last Edit: Sept 23, 2014 19:26:26 GMT by Jason Conway
"Every character you ever write should see themselves drunk out of their minds, head-over-heels in love, utterly terrified, and overcome with joy at least once."
Post by Chiyako Miyafuji on Sept 24, 2014 17:33:54 GMT
Just wanting to apologise as it wasn't my intention but I did get a little carried away.
I was attempting to imply that in the midst of battle a soldier wouldn't turn away from an enemy and such and keep with the general feeling of being caught by surprise.
Again I apologise if this didn't come across as intended and appreciate that it was pointed out for me. I don't always notice such things.
Everything falls apart. Even the people that never frown eventually break down.
a little help figuring out my introduction post XP I wouldn't want to go to far away from your vision on how it should work and such and its always good to get others people opinion on everything
Jason Conway
Administrator/Founder Meropis Commanding Officer
Ok, Almeda - as soon as I get a chance I will PM you some ideas, just got friends over today so maybe this evening
"Every character you ever write should see themselves drunk out of their minds, head-over-heels in love, utterly terrified, and overcome with joy at least once."
