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	== The Secession War ==		== The Secession War ==
	Better known in the Directorate as the [[War of Ruz'kahni Survival]]. This was an important part of the New Frontiers lore, and remains important, but is no longer the centerpiece and has been revised to reflect that.		Better known in the Directorate as the [[War of Ruz'kahni Survival]]. This was an important part of the New Frontiers lore, and remains important, but is no longer the centerpiece and has been revised to reflect that. The short version is that most people view it as a tragic waste of life rather than an ongoing conflict that needs relitigation.

	== The Directorate, Briefly ==		== The Directorate, Briefly ==

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The Secession War

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	== The Secession War ==		== The Secession War ==
	Better known in the Directorate as the [[War of Ruz'kahni Survival]]. An important ~~event, as the memory of it is recent, but Directorate participation was limited, and was almost entirely against the [[Poliesu]] Grand Tide. Any kind~~ of ~~heavy Directorate involvement came to an end after~~ the ~~Praxis incident~~, ~~where several rogue clans developed genomic weapons~~ and ~~deployed them to the system of Praxis. While Praxis was a military target~~, ~~this strike of course had an extremely heavy civilian cost, and forced the Grand Tide to surrender, thus largely ending Directorate involvement in the war. The Coalition-Federation conflict~~ is ~~''largely ''viewed as an internal, human clan war that~~ the ~~Directorate~~ has ~~no place getting involved in. The Directorate claims~~ to have destroyed their genomic weapons after disbanding these rogue clans. That may be true, and it may not. Some of these weapons have come into Coalition hands, though the Directorate blames espionage and traitors while the Coalition claims they were given them entirely legitimately.		Better known in the Directorate as the [[War of Ruz'kahni Survival]]. This was an important part of the New Frontiers lore, and remains important, but is no longer the centerpiece and has been revised to reflect that.

	== The Directorate, Briefly ==		== The Directorate, Briefly ==

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The Directorate, Briefly

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	== The Directorate, Briefly ==		== The Directorate, Briefly ==
	The Directorate and its clans have their own [[Standard Rokhandan\|slang]], food, political systems, etc. To characters from typical sci-fi settings, Directorate characters are supposed think strangely, lack certain human biases (eg some Feni eat worms as part of their traditional cuisine), have biases of their own that humans generally lack (eg against [[Thinking Machines]]), and we want to make the discovery of all these differences part of the experience for new players. However, what characters new to the Directorate could reasonably be assumed to know:		The Directorate and its clans have their own [[Standard Rokhandan\|slang]], food, political systems, etc. To characters from typical, human-centric sci-fi settings, Directorate characters are supposed think strangely, lack certain human biases (eg some Feni eat worms as part of their traditional cuisine), have biases of their own that humans generally lack (eg against [[Thinking Machines]]), and we want to make the discovery of all these differences part of the experience for new players. However, what characters new to the Directorate could reasonably be assumed to know:
	* Feni (aka Rokhandans to most noncitizens) are the majority species, and most of them resemble various canines. They are not, however, related to canines.		* Feni (aka Rokhandans to most noncitizens) are the majority species, and most of them resemble various canines. They are not, however, related to canines.
	* There are several subspecies of Feni.		* There are several subspecies of Feni.

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	* Directorate citizens and Feni in particular tend to be optimistic and future-oriented, often stereotyped as peppy or even naïve. Progress is a core element of the culture and psychology, both as a goal and a process. They are also technocrats who have made a majority of the advancements unique to the setting such as RRCT.		* Directorate citizens and Feni in particular tend to be optimistic and future-oriented, often stereotyped as peppy or even naïve. Progress is a core element of the culture and psychology, both as a goal and a process. They are also technocrats who have made a majority of the advancements unique to the setting such as RRCT.
	* There is not really such a thing as a clanless citizen. Every Directorate citizen is a citizen of their clan, which in turn has a seat in the Directorate's separate political process. Sometimes, people are granted provisional citizenship for a limited period of time while they select a clan to apply to, such as when they first join a Directorate organization such as the RDEFSS, but that's only valid for a short period of time.		* There is not really such a thing as a clanless citizen. Every Directorate citizen is a citizen of their clan, which in turn has a seat in the Directorate's separate political process. Sometimes, people are granted provisional citizenship for a limited period of time while they select a clan to apply to, such as when they first join a Directorate organization such as the RDEFSS, but that's only valid for a short period of time.
			* Rokhandan is used as a synonym for "Directorate citizen" within the Directorate and does not refer to a specific species. That is absolutely not the case outside the Directorate, where Rokhandan is synonymous with the Feni species.

	== Character Creation ==		== Character Creation ==
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	=== Player Groups ===		=== Player Groups ===
	Currently none! Please submit a ticket if you'd like to lead a player group, and staff will work with you to integrate your idea into the sim.		Currently none! Please submit a ticket if you'd like to lead a player group, and staff will work with you to integrate your idea into the sim.

			== The HUD ==


			== Combat ==
			The combat system is designed to be simple, fast, and someone who is working on the HUD should probably write this part.

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	== The Secession War ==		== The Secession War ==
	Better known in the Directorate as the War of Ruz'kahni Survival. An important event, as the memory of it is recent, but Directorate participation was limited, and was almost entirely against the [[Poliesu]] Grand Tide. Any kind of heavy Directorate involvement came to an end after the Praxis incident, where several rogue clans developed genomic weapons and deployed them to the system of Praxis. While Praxis was a military target, this strike of course had an extremely heavy civilian cost, and forced the Grand Tide to surrender, thus largely ending Directorate involvement in the war. The Coalition-Federation conflict is ''largely ''viewed as an internal, human clan war that the Directorate has no place getting involved in. The Directorate claims to have destroyed their genomic weapons after disbanding these rogue clans. That may be true, and it may not. Some of these weapons have come into Coalition hands, though the Directorate blames espionage and traitors while the Coalition claims they were given them entirely legitimately.		Better known in the Directorate as the [[War of Ruz'kahni Survival]]. An important event, as the memory of it is recent, but Directorate participation was limited, and was almost entirely against the [[Poliesu]] Grand Tide. Any kind of heavy Directorate involvement came to an end after the Praxis incident, where several rogue clans developed genomic weapons and deployed them to the system of Praxis. While Praxis was a military target, this strike of course had an extremely heavy civilian cost, and forced the Grand Tide to surrender, thus largely ending Directorate involvement in the war. The Coalition-Federation conflict is ''largely ''viewed as an internal, human clan war that the Directorate has no place getting involved in. The Directorate claims to have destroyed their genomic weapons after disbanding these rogue clans. That may be true, and it may not. Some of these weapons have come into Coalition hands, though the Directorate blames espionage and traitors while the Coalition claims they were given them entirely legitimately.

	== The Directorate, Briefly ==		== The Directorate, Briefly ==
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	== The Factions of DS11 ==		== The Factions of DS11 ==
	=== The Main Players ===		=== The Main Players ===
	~~todo~~		These are the most influential groups on the sim, and make the majority of events happen.

	==== Directorate Forces ====		==== Directorate Forces ====
	~~todo~~		Recently deployed to DS11 to oversee the deal with the crisis, the Directorate represents the central government. These people will mostly be members of the RDEF or RDEFSS, scientists and medical personnel, aid workers, and postal carriers. Their goal is largely to sort this whole messy business out and be the mediating voice of reason.

	==== The Selaa Dynasty ====		==== The Selaa Dynasty ====
	~~todo~~		The Dynasty are the actual owners of DS11, and they are not particularly happy that the central government has decided to meddle in their affairs. They go along with it out of legal obligation, but largely want power, as well as to be left alone. These characters will mostly be [[Kemzali]] aristocrats or their [[Kobari]] servants. Their reluctance to help the Directorate has led to the flourishing of the Syndicate.

	==== The Syndicate ====		==== The Syndicate ====
	~~todo~~		This organization lacks an official name. It's effectively a gang through which nearly all crime on the station is committed. The Syndicate's goal is to profit however they can but without the kind of brazenness that would spur the authorities into a serious crackdown. If you want to get away with doing something you shouldn't, you go through them. Or else.

			==== The Alganna Eternity====
			Largely an NPC power, but it does deploy agents and assets to DS11 to probe for weaknesses or instability or cause problems. Membership will likely be by application only.

	=== The Smaller Players ===		=== The Smaller Players ===
	~~todo~~		These are the faces you're more likely to interact with every day. They're largely neutral.

	==== Station Staff ====		==== Station Staff ====
	~~todo~~		Almost anybody can be station staff of some kind! These are largely dull and thankless jobs that are necessary for life aboard to continue. For that reason, players can be station staff ''alongside'' being members of the above factions, or without belonging to any of them!

	==== The Unaffiliated ====		==== The Unaffiliated ====
	refugees ~~n shit~~		Mostly these are supposed to be refugees, diplomatic guests, traders, tinkerers. Effectively the unemployed or self-employed.

	=== Player Groups ===		=== Player Groups ===
	ticket ~~that shit~~		Currently none! Please submit a ticket if you'd like to lead a player group, and staff will work with you to integrate your idea into the sim.

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	== What ''Isn't'' DS11? ==		== What ''Isn't'' DS11? ==
	* A competitor to New Frontiers. We're not telling you that you can't bring your old NF character here, but the factions and divisions and events on Onia do not have much if any relevance to the Directorate, let alone the events of Distant Sands. To bring them here would be similar to an officer of the law in 19th century Hong Kong being deeply emotionally invested in a children's baseball game in the American midwest.		* A competitor to New Frontiers. We're not telling you that you can't bring your old NF character here, but the factions and divisions and events on Onia do not have much if any relevance to the Directorate, let alone the events of Distant Sands. To bring them here would be similar to an officer of the law in 19th century Hong Kong being deeply emotionally invested in a children's baseball game in the American midwest.
			* A ''sequel'' to New Frontiers. While most of our initial players come from there, there is no prerequisite that you must have done so, too. This is a new, self-contained sim with a new focus and previous exposure to the setting is not required.
	* A PvP sim. PvP is of course allowed, but we've taken steps to make it a more controlled occurrence.		* A PvP sim. PvP is of course allowed, but we've taken steps to make it a more controlled occurrence.
	* A sex sim. There are areas for NSFW roleplay, but it's best to keep it in private. There isn't a hard rule about this, but there may be IC consequences otherwise.		* A sex sim. There are areas for NSFW roleplay, but it's best to keep it in private. There isn't a hard rule about this, but there may be IC consequences otherwise.
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	== The Secession War ==		== The Secession War ==
	Better known in the Directorate as the War of Ruz'kahni Survival. An important event, as the memory of it is recent, but Directorate participation was ~~more~~ limited, and was almost entirely against the [[Poliesu]] Grand Tide. Any kind of heavy Directorate involvement came to an end after the Praxis incident, where several rogue clans developed genomic weapons and deployed them to the system of Praxis. While Praxis was a military target, this strike of course had an extremely heavy civilian cost, and forced the Grand Tide to surrender, thus largely ending Directorate involvement in the war. The Coalition-Federation conflict is ''largely ''viewed as an internal, human clan war that the Directorate has no place getting involved in. The Directorate claims to have destroyed their genomic weapons after disbanding these rogue clans. That may be true, and it may not. Some of these weapons have come into Coalition hands, though the Directorate blames espionage and traitors while the Coalition claims they were given them entirely legitimately.		Better known in the Directorate as the War of Ruz'kahni Survival. An important event, as the memory of it is recent, but Directorate participation was limited, and was almost entirely against the [[Poliesu]] Grand Tide. Any kind of heavy Directorate involvement came to an end after the Praxis incident, where several rogue clans developed genomic weapons and deployed them to the system of Praxis. While Praxis was a military target, this strike of course had an extremely heavy civilian cost, and forced the Grand Tide to surrender, thus largely ending Directorate involvement in the war. The Coalition-Federation conflict is ''largely ''viewed as an internal, human clan war that the Directorate has no place getting involved in. The Directorate claims to have destroyed their genomic weapons after disbanding these rogue clans. That may be true, and it may not. Some of these weapons have come into Coalition hands, though the Directorate blames espionage and traitors while the Coalition claims they were given them entirely legitimately.

	== The Directorate, Briefly ==		== The Directorate, Briefly ==

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Your Character

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	*When you make a character, ensure they are not yourself. We cannot police people playing their fursona and don't intend to try, but please be aware that you are not your character, and try to ensure your character's emotions are ideally not your own.		*When you make a character, ensure they are not yourself. We cannot police people playing their fursona and don't intend to try, but please be aware that you are not your character, and try to ensure your character's emotions are ideally not your own.
	*Not all species of sophonts are covered in our list, this is what outworlders are for. We would encourage you to run an outworlder concept by staff and if we like it enough, we may add it to the list of species. Outworlder is currently application only and we'll toggle the species on for you via a TICKET.		*Not all species of sophonts are covered in our list, this is what outworlders are for. We would encourage you to run an outworlder concept by staff and if we like it enough, we may add it to the list of species. Outworlder is currently application only and we'll toggle the species on for you via a TICKET.
	*If you intend to play a mercenary, assassin, soldier, etc., be aware that weapons that can cause a hull breach are banned ~~both~~ IC. The hull is pretty strong, but this effectively rules out bringing anti-materiel weapons aboard, and lethal weapons generally should be smuggled or hidden. The big exception to this is melee weapons such as swords or axes, as many clans consider these weapons symbols of ones station and are generally not banned or confiscated.		*If you intend to play a mercenary, assassin, soldier, etc., be aware that weapons that can cause a hull breach are banned IC. The hull is pretty strong, but this effectively rules out bringing anti-materiel weapons aboard, and lethal weapons generally should be smuggled or hidden. The big exception to this is melee weapons such as swords or axes, as many clans consider these weapons symbols of ones station and are generally not banned or confiscated.
	*Consider just why your character is here. Yes, it's an open port, so anybody can come aboard (as long as they don't exceed size restrictions), but it's best to give some thought to what business your character has out on the frontier of known space in the middle of a border dispute and refugee crisis. If you find yourself struggling with ideas, consider playing one of the refugees as a sort of "default" option.		*Consider just why your character is here. Yes, it's an open port, so anybody can come aboard (as long as they don't exceed size restrictions), but it's best to give some thought to what business your character has out on the frontier of known space in the middle of a border dispute and refugee crisis. If you find yourself struggling with ideas, consider playing one of the refugees as a sort of "default" option.

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What Isn't DS11?

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	== What ''Isn't'' DS11? ==		== What ''Isn't'' DS11? ==
	* A competitor to New Frontiers. We're not telling you that you can't bring your old NF character here, but ~~we ask that players try and avoid bringing~~ the ~~old~~ factions and ~~old drama~~.		* A competitor to New Frontiers. We're not telling you that you can't bring your old NF character here, but the factions and divisions and events on Onia do not have much if any relevance to the Directorate, let alone the events of Distant Sands. To bring them here would be similar to an officer of the law in 19th century Hong Kong being deeply emotionally invested in a children's baseball game in the American midwest.
	* A PvP sim. PvP is of course allowed, but we've taken steps to make it a more controlled occurrence.		* A PvP sim. PvP is of course allowed, but we've taken steps to make it a more controlled occurrence.
	* A sex sim. There are areas for NSFW roleplay, but it's best to keep it in private. There isn't a hard rule about this, but there may be IC consequences otherwise.		* A sex sim. There are areas for NSFW roleplay, but it's best to keep it in private. There isn't a hard rule about this, but there may be IC consequences otherwise.

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	=== Playing a Directorate Character ===		=== Playing a Directorate Character ===
	Absolutely! Anybody is free to play a Directorate citizen, but if you are playing a ''long-time'' rather than ''new'' Directorate citizen, please be confident that you're somewhat knowledgeable about Directorate culture first, in order to maintain the intended atmosphere of strangeness. That said, there isn't really such a thing as uniform Directorate culture, as the clans are very pluralistic. While you're free to select your clan from the [[Clans of the Directorate\|list]], we also welcome new player-written clans! If you have one, please submit your clan writeup for approval via ticket.		Absolutely! Anybody is free to play a Directorate citizen, but if you are playing a ''long-time'' rather than ''new'' Directorate citizen, please be confident that you're somewhat knowledgeable about Directorate culture first, in order to maintain the intended atmosphere of strangeness. That said, there isn't really such a thing as uniform Directorate culture, as the clans are very pluralistic. While you're free to select your clan from the [[Clans of the Directorate\|list]], we also welcome new player-written clans! If you have one, please submit your clan writeup for approval via ticket.

			== The Factions of DS11 ==
			=== The Main Players ===
			todo

			==== Directorate Forces ====
			todo

			==== The Selaa Dynasty ====
			todo

			==== The Syndicate ====
			todo

			=== The Smaller Players ===
			todo

			==== Station Staff ====
			todo

			==== The Unaffiliated ====
			refugees n shit

			=== Player Groups ===
			ticket that shit

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Your Character

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	*When you make a character, ensure they are not yourself. We cannot police people playing their fursona and don't intend to try, but please be aware that you are not your character, and try to ensure your character's emotions are ideally not your own.		*When you make a character, ensure they are not yourself. We cannot police people playing their fursona and don't intend to try, but please be aware that you are not your character, and try to ensure your character's emotions are ideally not your own.
	*Not all species of sophonts are covered in our list, this is what outworlders are for. We would encourage you to run an outworlder concept by staff and if we like it enough, we may add it to the list of species. Outworlder is currently application only and we'll toggle the species on for you via a TICKET.		*Not all species of sophonts are covered in our list, this is what outworlders are for. We would encourage you to run an outworlder concept by staff and if we like it enough, we may add it to the list of species. Outworlder is currently application only and we'll toggle the species on for you via a TICKET.
	*If you intend to play a mercenary, assassin, soldier, etc., be aware that weapons that can cause a hull breach are banned both IC ~~and OOC~~. The hull is pretty strong, but this effectively rules out bringing anti-materiel weapons aboard, and lethal weapons generally should be smuggled or hidden. The big exception to this is melee weapons such as swords or axes, as many clans consider these weapons symbols of ones station and are generally not banned or confiscated.		*If you intend to play a mercenary, assassin, soldier, etc., be aware that weapons that can cause a hull breach are banned both IC. The hull is pretty strong, but this effectively rules out bringing anti-materiel weapons aboard, and lethal weapons generally should be smuggled or hidden. The big exception to this is melee weapons such as swords or axes, as many clans consider these weapons symbols of ones station and are generally not banned or confiscated.
	*Consider just why your character is here. Yes, it's an open port, so anybody can come aboard (as long as they don't exceed size restrictions), but it's best to give some thought to what business your character has out on the frontier of known space in the middle of a border dispute and refugee crisis. If you find yourself struggling with ideas, consider playing one of the refugees as a sort of "default" option.		*Consider just why your character is here. Yes, it's an open port, so anybody can come aboard (as long as they don't exceed size restrictions), but it's best to give some thought to what business your character has out on the frontier of known space in the middle of a border dispute and refugee crisis. If you find yourself struggling with ideas, consider playing one of the refugees as a sort of "default" option.

	=== Playing a Directorate Character ===		=== Playing a Directorate Character ===
	Absolutely! Anybody is free to play a Directorate citizen, but if you are playing a ''long-time'' rather than ''new'' Directorate citizen, please be confident that you're somewhat knowledgeable about Directorate culture first, in order to maintain the intended atmosphere of strangeness. That said, there isn't really such a thing as uniform Directorate culture, as the clans are very pluralistic. While you're free to select your clan from the [[Clans of the Directorate\|list]], we also welcome new player-written clans! If you have one, please submit your clan writeup for approval via ticket.		Absolutely! Anybody is free to play a Directorate citizen, but if you are playing a ''long-time'' rather than ''new'' Directorate citizen, please be confident that you're somewhat knowledgeable about Directorate culture first, in order to maintain the intended atmosphere of strangeness. That said, there isn't really such a thing as uniform Directorate culture, as the clans are very pluralistic. While you're free to select your clan from the [[Clans of the Directorate\|list]], we also welcome new player-written clans! If you have one, please submit your clan writeup for approval via ticket.