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#Juniplex 21 The MOST famous CSIC craft currently in service is the fleet's flagship, the carrier *In Silence Anointed*. When it first appeared over the Lupinion worlds of the Acquisition Zone, the war-weary inhabitants looked to the sky with dread. No world in the AZ was consulted about the

Khonri 🫜@khonri.com · 2mo ago

Today's #Juniplex prompt is a PICK ONE because I didn't have enough days in the month combined with the risk of it being a miss on either half, but also to keep it reasonable for folks to read. SO! Talk about a famous moving thing or stationary thing.

#Juniplex 20 Major Ons'erak, currently chief of staff and head of security for CSIC's Howcha Listening Post, is a living legend. Before he was commanded to join the RAD and subsequently selected for placement in CSIC, he was a king. His homeworld, Erakila, holds the dubious honor of hosting the

Khonri 🫜@khonri.com · 2mo ago

If you haven't been talking about people up to this point for #Juniplex, here's a chance to do so. And if you have the bandwidth, some "fallen" legends might be fun to ponder as well!

#Juniplex 19 CSIC, along with the rest of the RAD, employs the latest in convalescence technology. Developed by the empire's finest sarcaglyptists, hailing of course from Aurum's Ducal Academy of Evolutionary Arts right in the heart of the Calaioci, the healing tech provided to RAD medical staff is

Khonri 🫜@khonri.com · 2mo ago

Q's on the #Juniplex card so instead I will be telling a silly story about this question. My brain mixed up the terms "wound dressing" and "field dressing," so my spreadsheet originally said "field dressing the wounded." Do not field dress the wounded, unless you're trying to terrorize the enemy.

#Juniplex 18 Whoops. I answered this in the last one. Let's expound! "The Slip" is the most broadly employed means of FTL travel in my setting, and is also used heavily for communications, both state and private. Within the bounds of the Calaioci itself, Slip transmission is extremely rapid, able

Khonri 🫜@khonri.com · 2mo ago

What's specifically used by your #Juniplex organization to communicate amongst itself? Do they have something regular people don't have? Magical or technological? Any security features to it in the event of enemies trying to listen in? Ciphers?

#Juniplex 17 Ultimately, in CSIC as in all fleets of the RAD, the buck stops at Prince Sir'dal. Theoretically, all orders given and carried out in the military of the Dal Calaioci can be traced to its ruler. Those orders most often reach the admiralty as projection via encrypted slip transmission.

Khonri 🫜@khonri.com · 3mo ago

And as a lead up to all the fun action-y things in your writing, today's #Juniplex is how folks get the orders to do what they gotta do. Commands from on high? Messaging pigeon (or whatever bird)? A humble job board or adventurer counter?

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Khonri 🫜@khonri.com · 3mo ago

All the cool action scenes can be saved for your writing, what I want to know for #Juniplex is the boring, basic daily activities that might rarely be featured on the page. How often is maintenance done? Are there drills? Watch? That kinda stuff.

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#Juniplex 15! There is indeed a robust industrial complex surrounding the RAD's supply lines and the maintenance thereof. The Dal Calaioci is a galactic state made up of thousands of star systems, all subordinate to a single prince. It would be impossible to maintain such a system without

Khonri 🫜@khonri.com · 3mo ago

Back in March I ran a game dedicated to supply chains (will do again in 2027 if this site doesn't blow itself up), so consider this a condensed version of that in the form of "logistics." As I lovingly put on the monthly card, today's #Juniplex question is about "moving shit from A to B correctly."

#Juniplex 14! Quartermasters and armorers are the norm in terms of equipment distribution in the RAD, and CSIC, including E'e's post of Howcha, is no different, except perhaps that on Howcha Station, they work side-by-side. In directly adjacent offices sharing the same heavily guarded storage

Khonri 🫜@khonri.com · 3mo ago

Stuff gets depleted, so there's gotta be a way to replenish it. #Juniplex Are there depot stores that anyone can go to or is it "locked" behind affiliation and heavily guarded? Is it even more accessible like a PokéMart where you'd find one in every town?

#Juniplex 13 The Calaioci Special Interests Corps is somewhat unique among the fleets of the RAD in that they have no fixed planetary garrisons. They operate almost entirely out of mobile platforms positioned in and around the annexed Lupinion Acquisition Zone. Most members of CSIC have assigned

Khonri 🫜@khonri.com · 3mo ago

After food, rest is uhh pretty important, so similarly to yesterday's #Juniplex question, today's could also be a tad loaded. Are there living quarters that are magical in nature (easy to move/put up)? Do they double as vehicles? What are accommodations when they're not out and doing Things™?

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#Juniplex 12 When E'e meets his division within CSIC, there is a single cook assigned to the entire 300-person regiment. Chef Eska'yada is an ancient sphinx cat possessed of an intractable licentious streak, and was probably a really, really good cook at some point. Now, however, the work has

Khonri 🫜@khonri.com · 3mo ago

Food is CRITICAL. Nothing'll kill morale more than bad food or worse, no food. So this #Juniplex question can be a bit loaded: food at home, food on the road, getting more food if needed. Is there an dedicated cook for a team/unit? Is it a skill trained universally? Or something simply expected?

#Juniplex 11 (I'm behind and this prompt is going to take the hit) Upon graduation from basic training, soldiers of the RAD can expect to receive a uniform, badge of rank, and some variety of standard-issue firearm included with their commission. Differences in fleet and division (and thus

Khonri 🫜@khonri.com · 3mo ago

It's probably not wise to go empty handed, so take this! #Juniplex Is the starting equipment included as part of their sign-on process or are they expected to buy it before hand or pay it off over time (through work)? Is there anything unique to your world included in the kit?

#Juniplex 10 "Stable work, steady pay, health, dental, vision, and three meals a day." - Recruitment Sgt. Ovo'sheo, 86th RAD A career in the Royal Armada of the Dal is, above all, stable, which is something greatly to be desired in a society in which one's worth is largely assumed to be tied to

Khonri 🫜@khonri.com · 3mo ago

Unless this is some carceral force, these folks should be getting compensation for their #Juniplex services. Insert the "angry man pointing at hand" meme. Do they receive standard currency? How is the pay structured and issued? Are there ways pay is taken away or reduced (i.e. captain's mast)?

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#Juniplex 9! While the Calaioci is ultimately a patriarchy under an eternal prince, the Royal Armada of the Dal doesn't place much weight on gender, and Daleth of all identities can be found at all echelons of rank. Where the RAD does get particular, however, is species and race. The galaxy is

Khonri 🫜@khonri.com · 3mo ago

This is going to be a super boring post because it's all on the #Juniplex card so just... who serves? Does the composition vary depending on a certain branch or role, and if it does, why? Are some races/species better equipped for certain duties in your world?

#Juniplex 8! Recruitment to the Royal Armada of the Dal is among the most obviously icky aspects of life in the Calaioci. It can happen in any number of ways, often determined in large part by where you were born. In all Dal systems, the smiling face of a recruitment officer is a familiar sight,

Khonri 🫜@khonri.com · 3mo ago

How does your #Juniplex force get their members? Is it voluntary or conscription based? A letter someone gets handed mysteriously as an invitation? How would they climb higher? Can they buy their commission, earn it via meritocracy, or through feats of valor? Do they demand a college degree? 😂

#Juniplex 7! In the Dal Calaioci, the centralized military is collectively known as the Royal Armada of the Dal, and its component fleets are tied to a function, rather than any star system or geographic location. Each fleet is commanded by an admiral, who is served by captains, commanders, etc.

Khonri 🫜@khonri.com · 3mo ago

Moving into the tangible #Juniplex specifics! Are there branches like an army or navy? Or something a little familiar to the gamers like "tank, healer, dps" roles with special names? What about ranks within those tiers (like within enlisted versus within officers)?

#Juniplex 6! I'm falling behind! The Calaioci Special Interests Corps (CSIC) is a brand new organization in the scale of the Calaioci's timeline, so there are no legends explicitly tied to it. But all Dal Calaioci military forces tend to draw inspiration from the near-mythical defiance displayed🧵

Khonri 🫜@khonri.com · 3mo ago

Does your world have its own version of something like the Trojan War or the Odyssey? 👀 #Juniplex Beyond how it's represented, how might it be used within your world? Is it taught about in history classes? Does it inspire some uhh... unsavory movements in your world?