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Here's my idea: What about original Cylons? Marauder is ship from the original BSG, and so is Viper mk1. Although most people here seem fascinated with new BSG series, over old ones, I tend to disagree. Don't get me wrong. I love the fact new BSG exists (cos there's nothing to top it), but I dislike some aspects of it.

1st would be new craft design (Mk2 seems like a badly modeled clay statue of the Mk1, and MkVII is uninventive and actually ugly enough to be confused with one of the original FL ship models). New CYLON raider design on the other hand seems to originate from the 1980. "Space Invaders" video game.

2nd would be the "new cylons" (too humanoid, too perplexed, too preaching, too exposed, too soap opera/kitchen philosophy like and on top of that: too "terminator OMG we brought this on our selves - machines rebelling" like).

Now, lets consider original cylons. I'll use Star Trek "ultimate baddies" reference to them, The Borg! (I'm sure all of u have some carnal knowledge of Star Trek and the Borg, since playing SF related game). The Borg are ultimate baddies in StarTrek, being scary cos they'r: cybernetic, no individuality. hive minded creatures bent on destroying/assimilating anyone different. Now guess what? CYLONS were ALL THAT looooooong before them (now why that original brilliant stuff had to be altered in new BSG I don't get, but what's done is done).
Anyway, back to my point: How about RPing those? They'r much simpler and easier to RP and understand, and their motives are quite comprehendible. They are the ULTIMATE Xenos (now not to be confused with FL Xenos). Their objective is to annihilate anything that is not CYLON. (now don't all start crying "PVP whoring just yet). Being isolated group of Cylons, stranded in Sirius, and yet highly evolved AI/cybernetic organisms, CYLON will use every available mean for achieving their ultimate goal. They will: Scout, Spy, Trick, Divide than conquer and even Allie themselves with certain human factions / recruit ill minded human individuals to their cause. CYLON primary targets should be ofc colonials, simply due to the fact they'r aware of their strategic and military potential (since loosing many battle to them before), and thus seeing that as the greatest obstacle. 2nd should be The Order, since they have considerable force and technology and are self-proclaimed defenders of the human race against alien threat. 3rd would be all house military/police forces as further obstacles to their goal. Cylons are low in number, isolated, stranded but not stupid. They'll be hostile only to colonials, and unfriendly to 2nd and 3rd factions, cos they realise their position and abilities at this time. Bare in mind we'r only a handful of marauders that somehow managed to follow colonials to Sirius. Cos of need of spare parts Cylons should have friendly or better diplomatic relations to Junkers, and Zoners, and possible Lane Hackers. Lane Hacker / Cylon relations could be base on mutual benefits of cooperation between hackers and highly evolved cybernetic processors and learning AI software (cylons have the ability of understanding an controlling most electronic/computerized equipment including: trade lanes, Jump Gates, automatic docking/repairing stations which could prove invaluable to LHs). Rest should be neutral, as small and weak cylon force cannot afford to have more hostiles at this moment, then they can handle (Allthough, Cylons ultimate goal, will and forever be: Annihilation of everything non Cylon). Bear in mind, we'r only few marauders, so any talks about capships are way off IMHO. Also, Cylons have "network/hive mind" so there shouldn't be any commanding unit, but decision should be made cooperatively. However, Cylons should have one "PR" unit, official, responsible for negotiating with humans and keeping diplomatic relations. Sort of "spokesman" to execute decisions made by the "network mind" (if ur a CYLON I urge u NOT to make rash onesided decisions before consulting with the rest of us).

Cylons should not be too talkative. If marauders are encountered and addressed by human vessels, u should not expect direct response, but rather scrambled/coded transmission between marauders or marauders and cylon base (it would be nice for CYLONs to sound metalic/robotic, but since sound is hardly an option, best we can do is use kinda "coded text" comprised of letters and numbers. If u have some diplomatic issue with them, U CAN transmit to any encountered marauder, but expect to get answer only through standard diplomatic channels (or by decoding some transmissions between cylons themselves).

Any hostile act toward any CYLON marauder, will result automaticly in hostility with all other cylons and that faction will be considered a viable target (exectly how animosity between cylon and outcasts started).

Well this was my piece of RAM..err..mind.
Shoot ur hearts out and flame as u feel fit.