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[Silver Night]

I think that the 'borg' comparison is an easy trap to fall into.

[Casiella]

How about "space zombies"?

[IzzyChan]

I always treated the Sansha angle as epic cyberpunk and spikey robot styles.

:/

[Kaleigh Doyle]

Well you're a toaster now. Grats.

[Casiella]

I always treated the Sansha angle as epic cyberpunk and spikey robot styles.

:/

Agreed, but we have lots of cyberpunk fodder in this game. What do you like about Sansha over the cyberpunkish stuff?

[Seriphyn]

There are some important pieces of infomation which I think is often overlooked, which actually forms the basis of my Sansha RP. This comes from the Sansha chronicles:

... countless millions of followers were eventually attracted to Sansha's dream of a better way, a new Paradise where every citizen was free to pursue their dreams.

His dream was that these zombie-like True Slaves would free other more worthy people to pursue peaceful and productive lives.

I view Sansha as a Utopian visionary, so when I decided to move my RP in this direction for IC reasons, because in character I had been snubbed by the Amarr hardliners, I did a bit of research into real life Utopian ideals and read some real life research dissertation papers on the subject of how to achieve Utopia on earth.

Okay, cool, this is very helpful...

Re: Cyberpunk, Nation seems more akin to the Machines from the Matrix, in terms of aesthetic. Then again I'm pretty terrible at defining cyberpunk. Even the Federation has the capability for it, if an aspect of cyberpunk is futuristic megacorporations influencing futuristic democratic government.

I would say the Empire has the least scope for it, seeming to fall into "Generic fantasy empire in space". Or somethin'.

[IzzyChan]

I always treated the Sansha angle as epic cyberpunk and spikey robot styles.

:/

Agreed, but we have lots of cyberpunk fodder in this game. What do you like about Sansha over the cyberpunkish stuff?

[Casiella]

I would say the Empire has the least scope for it, seeming to fall into "Generic fantasy empire in space". Or somethin'.

Not for nothing, but I notice that sometimes you think that certain areas have lots of limits because you see them as mapped to some generic archetype plus "in space". I tend to see it slightly differently, where players find lots of ways to expand nooks and crannies in inventive ways. Who says that cyberpunk can't include theocratic elements? And Khanid cyberknights... well.

Anyway, yes, spiky ships FTW.

[Lillith Blackheart]

The giant blade on the front of the Phantasm regularly makes me wish I could ram ships whenever I'm flying mine.

[Vieve]

Celeste has Sanshan tendencies.  They'd be more pronounced if the Sansha were just repurposing criminals or the terminally fucked-up for the greater good of humanity.¹ Since they're not, there's zero risk of her joining the cause.

Not that she's a medical doctor, but as things are now, she'd be willing to assist in the vivisection² of a capsuleer Sansha supporter in the effort to determine if they're controlled, or merely deluded/opportunistic.

¹ E.g. Farscape, Season Two, Episode 18, "A Clockwork Nebari".
² 'Cause if you just kill the bastards, they'll come back.  There's also something to be said for having the opportunity to see if/how a Sansha can be separated from its "controller". 

[Arvo Katsuya]

Arvo has some tendencies towards their viewpoint too, most particularly of all understanding the connection of "All for the good of many" ideal prevailant in Caldari culture that is linked to the Nation. That frame of thinking in sacrificing part of the individual for the whole is how his ancestors managed to survive on their homeworld long ago. He also has certain beliefs of his own that wouldn't mesh well with Caldari culture, kept hidden but feeling they would be welcome in the Nation.

However, he has at the same time trouble understanding with recent events why they're going around snatching civilians clusterwide at this magnitude and force. Kuvakei being a Deteis himself, should understand also from Caldari beliefs, the importance of not forcing your own idiologies onto other people.

So, if the Nation took a more subtle approach, he would be more prone to joining this side. I think the Nation needs a better PR campaign.

[IzzyChan]

Are you kidding? Naqam has some of the most hilarious PR campaigns evar.

And we're not even done yet. :E

[Arvo Katsuya]

Is that so?

[Silver Night]

That would be, your character's interpretations of Deteis beliefs?

[Arvo Katsuya]

I thought that was more a canonical, general Caldari mindset. Not just Deteis. I apologize if specifying Kuvakei's race detracted from the direction I was going in for my post. But yes... from Arvo's perspective.