General Concept:
-Year is 2170
-Cybernetics and robotic have become common and mundane; seeing a Cyborg or even a Robot with Artificial Intelligence is just another Tuesday.
-Having plateaued with technological advances that began to put their focus on Space and what is out there. Building a super satellite that relays a recurring message out into space in all directions as the earth spins.
-Five years later and the Earth received a response, though not the one they were hoping to get. A gigantic spaceship entered our atmosphere in southern Manitoba, Canada just a few hundred miles from the US border.
-A couple weeks went by with no activity from the spaceship. Crowds of curious onlookers came to await interaction with these galactic mysteries.
-As we tried to make contact with the spacecraft a large 'pod' dislodged from the mothership and fell to the Earth with a great crash. Looking on curiously a large port opened on its side and from that pod came an out pour of creatures of varied size and shape though all grim and grotesque.
-With the release of the beasts the pod lit up and gave out a strange pulse which was soon to be discovered that it was a type of barrier that once it reached its full radius it began to crystallize the air until it formed a several hundred yard barrier that seemed to withstand any blow the world threw at it. The barrier also cut off any communication between the inside and the outside world.
-The People stuck inside the barrier (That survived the waves of creatures) took refuge within hidden caves and underground bunkers. The people began to scavenge technology and anything they could get their hands on and the engineers and scientists that remained worked together to build special weapons and armor to combat these creatures unleashed to eradicate the populace while the main ship began to drill into the Earth to harvest rare materials near the core that once taken the Earth would stop its rotation and kill the Earth.
-The weapons that had to be made were mainly made of condensed energy, the creatures having such thick hides that normal guns and blades couldn't puncture. (That's right, Motherfucking Lightsabers and Energy Guns)
-Upon killing one of the creatures they began an autopsy that brought to light a glimpse of hope. On the creatures brain was a small chip that upon further research on the corpse was a 'Kill switch' that enabled the Aliens to terminate any creature they wished as an insurance policy that their own plan wouldn't back fire on them while also making sure the beasts wouldn't hinder their excavation work.
-The groups began to theorize that the Ark (The pod was affectionately named the Ark for its resemblance to Noah's Ark) had a control board within it that controlled the barriers stability but also the main kill switch for the beasts.
Basically:
The RP with revolve around a rag tag group of survivors within this giant crystalline barrier held up inside a run down bunker that has been rigged with power. The group becoming armed with a mission to sneak into the Ark and initiate the Kill Command on the beasts and disable the barrier so that the outside world can swoop in and destroy the ship before it Harvests what they want and kills Earth. The RP will start a coupe years after the first arrival of the Spaceship so keep that in mind for bio's. Weaponry will be based on Energy weapons like lightsabers and energy guns. Technology will be advanced so feel free to drop ideas my way, this is scifi so think out of the box but not the next area code out of the box.
Rules:
1. Don't be a dick. Simple as that. Treat everybody like a buddy and if there is a problem, be mature and take it to PM. No one needs to hear your drama. :)
2. Proper grammar and punctuation are nice to have though I understand sometimes English isn't everyone's first language and mistakes are possible. Just do your best and if it starts to look like a teen girls facebook page, we will have a talk and try to fix the issue.
3. Be active. If you join into this RP please try to check in as often as possible and I expect people to not be inactive for longer than three days as to not hold up progression. Though I do realize life has unexpected twists and turns so if something arises please say something in group so we are aware of what's going on.
4. Basic RP rules; No Godmod, power play, etc. You know. Be a responsible Roleplayer.
5. This is a high-casual RP so please be able to put real content into your posts; I mean content, not length. I want your posts to take my breath away, not make my eyes sore. Quality over quantity my friends. Furthermore; if you are getting into a conversation and you have the inclination that the posts will be short, ask that person to hop into a collab post to save ourselves from speed posting on the forum.
6. Now this is the most important rule. Seriously, if you do not follow rule number six we are going to have a problem. So much of a problem I might have to come to your town, stalk you until paranoia sets in, sneak into your house while your out, kill your pet rock and smear its dust over your bed.... Yes, that serious! Now, the rule is..... Have fun. :)
Disclaimer:
This RP will be mature. By that I mean there will be blood, guts, gore, horrible disasters, a fuckton of cussing, lose of hopes and dreams, grotesque creatures, DMV's, and terrifying scenarios. Just be warned that these things will occur and you are okay with this.
What I ask of you, The RPer:
Firstly, I am new to GMing so if there are any experienced people with moderating a RP and are willing to help out please step up. I have no problem admitting I lack experience and I wish to fill that gap with someone who has experience. I also want you all to be active with plot progression, please feel free to shoot out ideas. There are no dumb ideas, unless its a dumb idea.
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[B]Name:[/B] What are you known as?
[I]Gender:[/I] What naughty bits did the good lord give ya?
[I]Age:[/I] How many years have you spent alive?
[I]Sexuality:[/I] What tickles your giblets?
[I]Birth Place:[/I] What country did the stork drop you off in?
[I]Occupation:[/I] What did you do before the barrier? I don't want to see everyone being former military or things of that sort. I will accept one or two but try and think out of the box. I want it to be a group of Joe-shmoes that have answered the call to protect their world and against the odds conquered through with minimal training.
[B]Hobbies:[/B] Before the incident, what did you do for fun or pass the time?
[LIST][*]1[*]2[*]3[*]add more if you like or take some away. But I don't want everyone being masters at kung fu. I don't mind if you took basic karate as a kid or what not but I don't want everyone being second degree black belts with fire arms training that has a part time job as a Wilderness survival guru.[/LIST]
[B]Appearance:[/B]
Write a little description of your characters appearance. Any differences from the image? This is a way of determining your ability to describe things so take this a little seriously.
[B]Personality:[/B]
What is your character like? What puts a smile on their face? Has their personality changed after being locked inside the Barrier? There isn't a great need to be overly descriptive here, I understand some people don't like restricting their character to a preset attitude so do as you wish with this, though I do expect a little something to get an idea.
[B]Biography:[/B]
Don't feel you need to write a novel on your characters life since they were born. Just put down key points in their life that would be of note. I do want to know what brought you to Manitoba, Canada and what you have done the couple of years after the incident.
Cyborgs are Humans with robotic augmentation, the entire body can be robotic but if it is controlled by a human brain than it is cyborg.
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[CENTER][IMG]Appearance. Feel free to use any form of imagery you'd like; real, anime, stick figure, abstract art, or macaroni sculpture. Go Nuts. Just know you are being judged. :3[/IMG]
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[B]Name:[/B] What are you known as?
[I]Gender:[/I] What naughty bits did the good lord give ya?
[I]Age:[/I] How many years have you spent alive?
[I]Sexuality:[/I] What tickles your giblets?
[I]Birth Place:[/I] What country did the stork drop you off in?
[I]Occupation:[/I] What did you do before the barrier? I don't want to see everyone being former military or things of that sort. I will accept one or two but try and think out of the box. I want it to be a group of Joe-shmoes that have answered the call to protect their world and against the odds conquered through with minimal training.
[B]Hobbies:[/B] Before the incident, what did you do for fun or pass the time?
[LIST][*]1[*]2[*]3[*]add more if you like or take some away. But I don't want everyone being masters at kung fu. I don't mind if you took basic karate as a kid or what not but I don't want everyone being second degree black belts with fire arms training that has a part time job as a Wilderness survival guru.[/LIST]
[B]Augmentation:[/B] Which parts of your body are augmented and what are its capabilities?[LIST][*]1[*]1[*]3[*]Add or remove as many as is necessary. [/LIST]
[B]Appearance:[/B]
Write a little description of your characters appearance. Any differences from the image? This is a way of determining your ability to describe things so take this a little seriously.
[B]Personality:[/B]
What is your character like? What puts a smile on their face? Has their personality changed after being locked inside the Barrier? There isn't a great need to be overly descriptive here, I understand some people don't like restricting their character to a preset attitude so do as you wish with this, though I do expect a little something to get an idea.
[B]Biography:[/B]
Don't feel you need to write a novel on your characters life since they were born. Just put down key points in their life that would be of note. I do want to know what brought you to Manitoba, Canada and what you have done the couple of years after the incident. Also, as a Cyborg I want to here about how you got the augmentations. Was it an accident that you last an arm or leg? Did you just want to create the best version of yourself? Etc.
Robots have advanced Artificial Intelligences and are incredibly human like down to emotions and attitudes.
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[CENTER][IMG]Appearance. Feel free to use any form of imagery you'd like; real, anime, stick figure, abstract art, or macaroni sculpture. Go Nuts. Just know you are being judged. :3[/IMG]
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[B]Name:[/B] What are you known as?
[I]Gender:[/I] What naughty bits did your manufacturer give ya?
[I]Age:[/I] How many years have you spent online?
[I]Sexuality:[/I] What tickles your giblets? This may be removed with your discretion.
[I]Birth Place:[/I] Where were you manufactured?
[I]Occupation:[/I] What did you do before the barrier? I don't want to see everyone being former military or things of that sort (That means Battle bots). I will accept one or two but try and think out of the box. I want it to be a group of Joe-shmoes that have answered the call to protect their world and against the odds conquered through with minimal training.
[B]Hobbies:[/B] Before the incident, what did you do for fun or pass the time?
[LIST][*]1[*]2[*]3[*]add more if you like or take some away. But I don't want everyone being masters at kung fu. I don't mind if you took basic karate as a kid or what not but I don't want everyone being second degree black belts with fire arms training that has a part time job as a Wilderness survival guru.[/LIST]
[B]Robotic Capabilities:[/B] What sort of perks and gadgets do you have? [LIST][*]1[*]2[*]3[*]Feel free to add or remove as you wish.[/LIST]
[B]Appearance:[/B]
Write a little description of your characters appearance. Any differences from the image? This is a way of determining your ability to describe things so take this a little seriously.
[B]Personality:[/B]
What is your character like? What puts a smile on their face? Has their personality changed after being locked inside the Barrier? There isn't a great need to be overly descriptive here, I understand some people don't like restricting their character to a preset attitude so do as you wish with this, though I do expect a little something to get an idea.
[B]Biography:[/B]
Don't feel you need to write a novel on your characters life since they were manufactured. Just put down key points in their life that would be of note. I do want to know what brought you to Manitoba, Canada and what you have done the couple of years after the incident. I want to hear about what you were programmed to due. Since you have an Artificial Intelligence did you change in any way since manufacturing?
Name: Donald "Jax" Symms Gender: Male Age: 46 Sexuality: Heterosexual Birth Place: Montana, United States Occupation: Firearm customization line worker, primarily metalwork. After the incident he became the unofficial firearms trainer and mechanic.
Hobbies:
Fishing by far favorite activity.
Going out into the woods to shoot guns into a large oak tree his dad took him to as a kid.
Drinking, primarily scotch. Usually accompanied with a few cigarettes.
tinkering and amateur engineering.
Augmentation:
Both Arms - increases his arm strength and suffers no recoil from firing guns. Also very accurate precision.
Microchip attached to the portion of the brain that processes vision - Cured his left eye blindness and gives him enhanced visual reception.
Appearance:
Jax stands at about 6'2" with a solid weight of 205lbs. He is warmly tanned and sleek with muscle, several scars adorning his physique. His eyes are a warm amber color. His hair is jet black and messily pushed back and up, has a constant scruffy beard. Jax often has a rather laid back posture about himself, usually slouched or slumped when sitting.
Personality:
Jax is a little off his rocker, some assume he is bipolar with a hint of multiple personality disorder so it depends on the day with what you might get. One constant is that he is a bit of a perv, or a lot of a perv.
Biography:
Jax was born into a simple life in a small town in Montana. Not having much else to do Jax become interested in guns, the bigger the better. His father bought him his first .22 rifle and out into the forest they went to try the bad boy out. Fast forward ten years and he is an adult, in school for engineering and working part time with a custom gun shop. His fathers failing health requiring him to drop out of school and work full time to try and pay for medical expenses. Eventually his father died and Jax never went back to school, losing his mother a few years after his father. Within a few years after that he saved all his money since losing his father for emergency which would soon come in handy. During an average day working with a grenade launcher attachment the supplier mislabeled a box of grenades as duds when they were in fact very much active. This led to that and kaboom, like a horrible magic trick his arms disappeared all the way up to mid bicep on both arms and damaging his left eye and several wombs across his chest and abdomen. The saved up money coming in use to pay off most of his medical finances for the augmentations to repair himself.
During the arrival of the alien spacecraft Jax was just a curious on looker. Having traveled the day after it came on the news to camp out and watch this foreign space vessel and what might come; having taken along a couple assault rifles and his favorite hand gun just in case the once in a lifetime opportunity arose where he got to shoot him a extraterrestrial. Though when the incident occurred he fled with a small group of people and found themselves a nifty little bunker to keep safe. As time passed they snuck around to get provisions and help lead others to their hide out. Eventually it became a small underground village fighting to survive.
Name: Combat Drone Gender: Genderless Age: Three days old Birth Place: Bunker - Manitoba, Canada Occupation: Currently manufactured as a combat drone.
Hobbies:
kicking ass.
Taking names.
In that order.
Robotic Capabilities:
Lacking many materials and resources the Combat Drone was simply made to be sturdy and deadly with a lightsaber. He is programmed with many fighting styles to aid in maneuvering the sleek metallic frame in a deadly dance.
Appearance:
Combat Drone is colored darkly to better slip unseen through the dark regions. Jax having much to do with the design and metal work gave him a bit of flare with red sashes over the face and a thin tattered cape.
Personality:
Straight forward and blunt, doesn't understand emotion or sarcasm.
Biography:
Having just been activated Combat Drone doesn't have much of a story and what he was made for, his expiration tags are rather short. With lack of resources that got what they could and did the best with it. Though without proper voice programming Combat drone has a limited vocabulary based on sound clips from ancient movies found in a run down antique shop.
Name: Alice Gender: Female model Age: 7 Sexuality: Asexual Birth Place: Tokyo, Japan Occupation: Research Android. Sent to various locations that were deemed dangerous for humans to research and collect data.
Hobbies:
Work work work.
Robotic Capabilities:
Most of her components were damaged during the incident. The only things functional is her data base , arms and vocal systems. Though the data may come up as an error for some of the information was lost from being damaged and not everything could have been backed up before shutting down.
Appearance:
About knee down and her back are a mangled mess of screws and bolts. Her back has several makeshift components that keep her running sticking out of her back. She has long white hair and her model is outfitted with white paneling to show physique and feminine form.
Personality:
Alice comes off as sweet and eager to help, a cheerful voice to greet those who inquire information. She has a bit of a sense of humor and thinks she is quite funnier than she really is, her Japanese manufacturers giving her the attitude of a school girl.
Biography:
Alice was manufactured by a small business front by a scientist group that needed an android to enter risky regions to collect data and information to be access at a later time. When the spacecraft landed on Earth the scientists thought it was best to send Alice instead of going themselves out of fear. Fearless little Alice had little problem walking up as close as possible to the hovering space craft, her advanced vision observing the craft in great detail. Then one day the pod crash landed a few hundred feet from her. Curious little Alice decided to get a better look, but one of the ground beasts pounced on her and tore her legs apart and ripped at her back damaging her greatly. Her mangled parts getting caught in thick tufts of fur she was dragged a far distance before getting dislodged a couple miles outside of a nearby town. Within the next year a search party found the broken android and upon inspection say the data drive wasn't damaged, at least it was repairable. They carried Alice back to the bunker and a few days of work and she was back to functioning. Though her vision chip was damaged leaving her unable to see and her torn legs making her unable to walk.
Name: Nikolas "Niko" Valentine Gender: Male Age: 29 Sexuality: Pansexual Birth Place: Dublin, Ireland Occupation: Historical recreation Moderator with a specialty in the Medieval era and corresponding weapons expert. Masters in History.
Hobbies:
Reading.
Old Fashioned Blacksmithing.
Exercise enthusiast.
Eating food and drinking whiskey.
Appearance:
Niko stands at an average height of 5'11" with a slim and athletic weight of 175lbs. He is natural of a lighter skin tone with deep emerald eyes that glimmer with his charming smile. He is rather confident in his posture and appears rather regal in appearance even in the darkness of the barrier. His hair is quite long and deep auburn red, pushed back and tied off at half its length with messy long bang hanging down and framing his strong face.
Personality:
Niko is rather confident and kind, always seeming to offer a hand to anyone in need. He is rather charming and known for being a bit of a smooth talker. He has the odd gift of calming the nerves of those around him and invoke morale. Rather secretive at times about certain things.
Biography:
Nikolas is rather secretive about his past. Whenever he is asked he waves off the subject with a laugh and starts a new conversation. What is known is that he lived a rather exploratory life and has many odd skill sets. He went to Manitoba out of curiosity with this miraculous event of that would be forever kept in history books as the first interaction with Extraterrestrials. Oddly when shit hit the fan he was rather excited, to actually be involved in a historic epic that would be told for ages was a dream come true. Because of his demeanor and skill sets they small group he started with nominated him as the leader and that was how it stayed even with the additions of several others.
Equipment:
Dual Light sabers - Niko always carries along a set of two light sabers that were specially crafted to fit his hands for utmost comfort and ease.
Hex Combat Suit - Plated combat armor with several built in perks that only the engineer and Niko know about.
Name: Hannibal Abernathy Gender: Female Age: Twenty Four Sexuality: Heterosexual Birth Place: Ontario, Canada Occupation: Girl Scout Camp Counsellor ( during the summer ) / Bookseller ( the rest of the year )
Hobbies:
Reading
Playing Video Games
Making sure kids didn't kill themselves during camp
Appearance:
Hannibal stands at 5'6'' tall and she started out weighing around 145lbs. Since she has been trapped in the barrier, she has assumed she has lost around twenty or more pounds due to her constant movement and usual inability to find good food. Her clothes are tattered and she really needs a new pair of shoes. She has repaired hers to her best ability more than a few times. Using skills she thought she forgot, Hannibal has managed to create a sling for her bow to sit on her back and a makeshift belt for her lightsaber to go into. These are made from the furs of various rabbits and squirrels she managed to kill for food. During her time in the barrier, she has managed to find a sharp enough rock that she can use as a carving knife to make things out of wood. She keeps this in the left pocket of her pants. Her hair is short and its obvious she cut it herself not too long ago. The original length is unknown.
Personality:
Hannibal is a pessimist at heart. She rarely sees the good in anything even before the barrier came down and trapped everyone. She speaks her mind and doesn't care what others think of her. Hannibal can be brash and unreasonable at times but she is much more a follower than a leader. She prefers to be in a group rather than being alone. Safety in numbers after all.
Biography:
Hannibal's father had a twisted sense of humor giving her the name he did. She grew up in Ontario and fell in with the Girl Scouts at a young age. As a child and even a teenager, she was happy and peppy. She was that annoying girl who talked way too fast when she got excited. One summer at camp, just before the barrier came down, Hannibal's attitude suddenly switched. No one is really sure what brought on the change. Hannibal refuses to talk about it.
She was in Manitoba, Canada attending a counselor convention in order to learn what the next summer camp was going to be like. Hannibal didn't want to attend but her friend Rachael dragged her up there. Lucky for Hannibal, the summer camp counselor a were well equipped with weaponry since they were planning on introducing weapons training that year. As the barrier came down and the monsters attacked, she was able to grab a bow that produced its own energy arrows ( but only as long as the battery lasted ) and a light saber. She made her way into the woods and has been out there trying to survive ever since. Hannibal has made it this far and she is trying to seek out a group since the first thing your taught as a Girl Scout is that there is safety in numbers. Hannibal has picked up a companion along the way, a cat-shaped robot named Zeke that has taken a liking to her.
metal claws that can be extended and used to attack/defend
A high functioning AI that knows it is a cat but it acts more human than most humans do
Appearance:
Underneath all that fur is an experimental flesh that acts just like normal flesh does. It hides Zeke's robotic body underneath it and that is why he looks like a normal cat and not some robotic cat. He has a few scars here and there but most have faded and fur has grown over them. His teeth are normal cat teeth while his claws are made of metal.
Personality:
Zeke is a sassy cat. He doesn't take crap from anyone and is always full of comebacks. He loves Hannibal to death because she saved him from the clutches of some alien. He is loyal to her and only her.
Biography:
Zeke was just a normal spy drone before the barrier came down. He would sneak into places and send a live feed back to whoever it was who created him. Some people would notice him but due to how he was manufactured, he looks/feels/acts just like any plain old cat would. After the barrier came down and he lost the connection with his creator, his AI began to develop on its own. He was around humans enough that he learned to speak like them. It is unknown where he picked up his sassy attitude from. When Hannibal saved him, he was about to be eaten by some alien that thought he was lunch. Much else about Zeke is unknown.
Name: Marissa Schultzer Gender: female Age: 17 Sexuality: Bicurious though predominantly heterosexual Birth Place: New York City, New York Occupation: Being fifteen at the time of the incident she was a full time high school miscreant.
Hobbies:
Going to the arcade
Smoking
Doodling/drawing tattoo concepts
Watching Disney movies, a guilty pleasure she kept from her friends.
Appearance:
With a slim frame of 110lbs she stands at 5'5". Marissa's jaw line is ever so sharply sculpted yet still very feminine, drawing attention to the lower portion of her face most often and to her full and supple pink lips. Her skin is rather pale with her bleached white hair only accentuating it, her hair combed over to one side with the sides shaved down to a rather short length and a darker dirty blonde color (Presumably her natural hair color). Her eyes a light brown mixed with green, even though she smiles and acts cheery her eyes show a genuine and heart wrenching sorrow most likely from the barrier and what she had lost inside. Marissa though petite she has a nice curve to her figure, slightly wider hips than her narrow waist.
Personality:
Before the incident Marissa was a ruffian, always getting into trouble with her 'friends'. She was quick to anger and rather confrontational at times. She wasn't exactly sweet and innocent, like she was at a young age when she liked princess' and happily ever after publicly. After the incident and upon entering the bunker she appeared rather docile and fragile, a broken shell of a girl that had lost everything. Ever since she was deemed healthy enough to assist in the mission she seemed to be more expressive. The weapons training gave her some confidence, made her feel more in control of things. She has reverted back to her younger self, sweet and kind though timid and reserved.
Biography:
She doesn't like talking about her past, whenever brought up her eyes swell with tears but quickly bats them away and asks to change the subject. She obviously lost someone important in the incident. If she feels comfortable and close to someone she may divulge her history.
03-08-2013
GallifreyanOddy
Lol. That's fine. :3
I like her so far.
03-08-2013
Valtyr
Finished Marissa's character sheet. :)
03-08-2013
GallifreyanOddy
Awesome. I like her. :3
03-08-2013
Valtyr
Thanks! :D I am gonna make a post in the group RP for everyone to continue than we can get to work on continuing our RP. :)
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I have this funny idea stuck in my head that Zeke can shoot lasers out of his eyes! xD I know it's a little Saturday morning cartoons but just thinking of a little cat running around shooting lasers out of his eyes going "pew pew pew!" is a hilarious image in my head. xD haha
03-08-2013
GallifreyanOddy
Omg that is a great idea! I'd love for Zeke to be able to shoot lasers out of his eyes. xD
03-08-2013
Valtyr
Just to keep you informed. I just recently found out my uncle was killed so my head isn't all together. It may take me til tomorrow to get that post up.
