Xanndros, what kind of character ideas are you toying with? It's starting from roughly the same time as the first iteration Siphy, sorry it's not made that clear. The OP is a dream had by one of my characters at the start of the roleplay. Good to pique peoples interest. May or may not happen. :dreamy Sauron do you imagine they might use an expensive sort of kinetic barrier, like the kind used to shield spacecraft, as their defense? So projectiles would be absorbed by the field which is powered by a battery pack somewhere on their person. Makes more sense than a conventional shield which could only be so strong and unwieldy in a modern combat situation. It also means they have a hand free to use their gun. :sun . What do you guys think? I don't know about you but i'd be more afraid of a big armored man walking through a battle and not going down, even with focused fire, than someone behind a shield. NoSoul! Good to see you again :) I'm glad veterans have arrived because this is a big project and i could do with your insight. BESC (Babylon Executive Security Command) has replaced CSEC as the governing military body. What powers do you think they should have as opposed to centralized government? Are we having them as a kind of UNSC type dictatorship or an untrustworthy arm of the government or what? We didn't get their motives etc clear last time and it really bugged me. :newlol