The Sirius Revolutionary Voice (Also known as The Mensheviks)

[Tomtomrawr]

Hold on- Australian sleeper ship?

We've got no evidence for that, and Disco canon holds that the Alliance launched only the Liberty, Bretonia, Kusari, Rheinland, and Hispania (with the Gallia leaving afterward). The remaining two in the Malta bartender rumor would be the two prototypes the Colonial Remnant had, provided that the rumor isn't full of garbage in the first place. There is nothing supporting the existence of other sleeper ships other than that one rumor, current disco count gets to that number -anyway-, and even if there were other ships we have no reason that it had to be an Aussie ship other than you writing it down right now.

Oh, and the guy above me is right. Karl Marx's writings were fairly concentrated on how inevitable it was that the workers would rise up and kill all the nobles. He didn't always stress that the aristocracy would be killed, but it was rather heavily implied. And violence was more than just an implication.
Nonetheless, the idea of a Coalition group centered around non-violent preaching would be... interesting. I'd like to see what the SCRA think of it- it's the first non-them Coalition idea that isn't completely off the wall.

I heard that there were eight sleeper ships: Liberty, Rheinland, Kusari, Bretonia, Hispania, Gallia, and two others. Australian and Italian. I can't remember when I heard that, but I believe it because it makes sense. Australia would definately make sense as being part of the Alliance and having their own Sleeper ship. Italy I'm not so sure about, but it still makes sense.

I heard the idea a while ago, and I haven't heard any other ideas about other Sleeper ships. If I'm wrong, can you fill me in on the stories of the other Sleeper ships so I can edit the story?

Talk to the SCRA mate.

You at least have some historical knowledge on your side.

I sent Koolmo the story in a private message and tried to contact Bluntpencil on Skype telling him I had an idea, but neither of them replied. I find it obvious that neither of them like me, my history of applying for the SCRA is obvious. I believe they hate me because of who I used to be (Will tell the community all about it as my 2,000 post special thread).

I'd take a cooperative approach with the SCRA, rather than a hostile one. The Coalition's Intelligence apparatus is well developed enough that any dissenters would've been rounded up and shot before they could even consider escaping.

I'd consider changing your history in such a way as you're a more political arm of the Coalition structure, that focuses on propaganda rather than violence. Such a thing is not out of the realm of possibility, and you're more likely to meet with the SCRA's approval that way, a must if you plan on doing anything with the Coalition history.

That having been said, you've got something good here, and I really look forward to seeing what becomes of it.

Unfortunately that would not be possible. In history the Mensheviks were deemed illegal by the Bolsheviks and many were exiled/killed. Most actually joined the Bolsheviks to survive. This faction sees the SCRA as the Bolsheviks, their beliefs in achieving the common goal are completely different and unacceptable to this faction in role-play.

This faction is staying completely underground, unlike the SCRA they wouldn't be announcing themselves in-system. Instead they would be using local chat, putting forward their ideas in casual conversation instead of just outright announcing 'We are communists!' Recruiting descreetly instead of outright.

The idea sounds great, but I see an inRP problem. What you have to remember is that small groups are more likely to crumble into nothing without support, since they are.. well... small. InRP, the Mensheviks would most likely join a a large group / corporation, or something along those lines, in order to gain funds for their operations and have more influence altogether.

Just something to think about.

That is a possibility. At the moment I am role-playing they have little funds - 20 or 30 million credits in the entire organisation. But eventually their funds will get dangerously low and they will have to find a faction that needs their help in exchange for funding.

It would have to be totally secret to avoid suspicion, and it would have to be a faction that basicly believes in communism being the future. The only faction I can think of at the moment is the Bundschuh.


I am planning to have a constant tally of purchases, so when we reach the "critical" point in funds the faction leaders head out into the galaxy looking for allies - or at least people who can fund their organisation.

A limit of 400,000 credits used for each member - that's including future resupplies. If later the faction get allies or people who fund them then each member can have a raise on their "allowance". But most ships used would be the cheapest yet most agile fighters around. I am hoping to keep my current character - the leader of the organisation for the time being - in a starflier.

But this is a list of ships we would be able to afford and be able to fly inRP, but some are pushing to the absolute maximum of the allowance:
(These stats have been taken from the Wiki)

• Name - Weapons - Cargo - Hull - NB/SB - Price - Notes
  
• Starflier - 3/0 - 20 - 1,100 - 10 - $12,400 - Civilian; starting ship
  
• Startracker - 3/0 - 30 - 1,800 - 15 - $35,020 - Civilian
  
• Civilian Shuttle - 4/0 - 35 - 1,900 - 17 - $45,420 - Civilian
  
• Basalt - 4/1 - 30 - 2,600 - 18 - $72,160 - Civilian LF with a torpedo mount
  
• Starblazer - 4/0 - 35 - 3,100 - 35 - $179,770 - Civilian
  
• Hawk - 4/0 - 45 - 3,300 - 26 - $196,370 - Civilian
  

There would be Freighters, but no Civilian ones are in the budget. Basicly only MkI Civilian Light Fighters are available to us.

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