Uniting everyone quickly seems like it would be a bit unlikely, so maybe we should keep the groups smaller for now.

I like the pairs- but I think Magnus isn't really involved entirely, so I suppose that Edward will sort of somehow end up with Laz/Arran, as they're in the same hotel.

There will be no post from me today.

I apologise. I will post tomorrow. It's been a long, extremely trying day today.

RLCF ladies and gentlemen. I am sorry for this. This RP will continue there just has to be some things I need to take care of in real life.

Please bare with me.

Alright, here we go kids.

Some of you may not want to work in a large group. But here's the chance to have the big meet up, before the real shit hits the fan.

I do believe we are all now in the same room more or less.

I also have been thinking about a new mechanic. Something that the inspiration piece had in spades.

Hear me out here.

I mentioned it in my post. A crap weapon, in the inspiration piece anyway, has the very real chance of blowing up in your hand. Had it happen to me last night while I was playing for inspiration. Now our base pistols will not be party to this, but anything we pick up in the form of Rifles, shotguns, Long rifles or auto-rifles will be susceptible to the problems of good old wear and tear. Let's face it, none of the poor mooks that are in this country know a god damn thing about how to care for a weapon. The Scorpion gave them the guns, but didn't train them in the minutiae of the workings of it and cleaning of it. For example, that AR that Arran picked up, might have a few uses in it, before it jams, the jam can be cleared, but how often do you think that's going to happen before the chamber is fucked, or the whole mechanism seizes?

So I didn't want to just institute this, and have people be right pissed. So I wanted to put it forward and see how everything thinks about it.

In a nutshell once we all have scavenged weapons, I will be keeping a behind the scenes watch on them, and send out PMs to everyone notifying them how long they will last. I'll measure it in battle posts. An okay AK may last upwards of 10 battle posts before it jams the first time. 6 battle posts later it will jam a second time, 4 battle posts later it will jam it's third and final time. The next time I send a PM which I will do everytime it jams, the third time, that's it that gun is toast. It could explode in your hands, or just be unable to be cleared.

So I wanted to put this idea forward. If it's a resounding NO then that's okay. If it's a yes we can work it in.

I like that idea. Just so long as it gets stuck to- it would be too much work to draft up a table and a whole set of results to stick to.

I like the idea. I will be posting IC tomorrow as i'm on a mobile.

BigPapaBelial said
Alright, here we go kids.Some of you may not want to work in a large group. But here's the chance to have the big meet up, before the real shit hits the fan.I do believe we are all now in the same room more or less.

I read and reread the post and unless we go full cheesy about Verwoerd and Shepperd 'Overhearing' and deciding to come in, I seriously don't think we can regroup right now.

I had a plan on Verwoerd recontacting Van Ryneveld (Maybe make him a recurrent character?) and asking him about who he took his contract with to get a link to a small time but ambitious officer from one side or another (Maybe the other side you guys will work for?) and then receive a small hitman contract, drive to a small village or checkpoint and kill one man and his family to send a message. That we we get our first few diamonds as well as some diamonds and the beginning of a reputation.

I have to agree with Wernher. The two groups originally working for the opposite sides in the conflicts could make things interesting too.

Agreed. I mean, they'll unify in one form or another, but they have the same idea, is what is interesting. I mean, the three at the moment even might splinter, if one of the personalities decides to say "Fuck it" and walk off to do something autonomously. I like Van Ryneveld being an alternative to Magnus- perhaps it turns out unexpectedly, Ryneveld is the man on the outside of the country that will get Magnus any external (ie. international or even crime-based contracts to hand out, or the source of specialized equipment such as advanced optics, camouflaged clothing and other militaria, if that could potentially work (also, how are you so good with Dutch/Afrikaans names? That is specialist knowledge that sounds awesome right there, I just want to hear Sarah swear now and the image of "fooking niggers" will be complete in my head about a slightly racist mercenary (I know of course, this actually fits the character profile, and we all derpity derp, know this).

We don't want to flat out murder each other's characters groupings, but in a way, I feel that when they find out, things will get heated and things might change the whole status quo- and Big will exploit that, no doubt.

I imagine Van Ryneveld to be the kind of guy that's part of a certain, more elite cabal inside the mercenary faction, a group of older people that have been working this business for a long time and thus had time to get contacts and so forth: While most mercs would just want to get payed and that's it, he knows that a profitable war is a long war and that the locals can only get you so far in terms of money. Gold mining corporations, foreign governments and so forth being business he and his group of friends deal with so while at the same time he can be an ally and someone that provides contracts, his and our long term interest are ultimately not in common. However it would be a fine line to work as like you said, he could have information from the outside about the Scorpion, some executive from a weapon company giving him a memo about how a shipment of gun has been lost... days before it actually disappears and such shady things.

Could also make a good late game 'Upgraded Enemy', EG a bunch of hardened military trained and equiped merc outfit that collides with our group.

I'll probably make a CS for him later if he stays on a more permanent basis.

And Dutch comes from the fact that when I can the 'Racist from South Africa' is a character that I like to RP. Hilarious stuff in your average High School slice of life. But before that, I learned on the internet.

Fair play. I mean, our people are opportunists in a way- especially Arran, who knows that he just wants the Scorpion dead and that's it. You could have him in contact with Magnus, on some aspects- but ultimately again, they are different people. Magnus is almost a local, but he still wants money- albeit in a different manner, where as Van Ryneveld if what you are saying is more along the lines of a Scorpion-type person that contracts mercenaries, I like the idea of upgraded enemies- perhaps coming in for one specific act, rater than consistently in the conflict.

Meanwhile Edward will train an army of cats to be assassins

Working on a story plot post. It won't be done today. But I should have it up by tomorrow around noon I hope.

Baring any of those annoying, "Can't control for shit" moments you know?

People still in on this?

I am, although I was expecting Wernher to post and move Shep and Sarah forward.

I've been in a lot of collabs and i just finished today. Trying to think sucks right now.

Beautiful- I really don't want this RP to die, somehow, I can feel that things are about to get tense soon...

Beautiful- I really don't want this RP to die, somehow, I can feel that things are about to get tense soon...

Well I was getting worried there for a bit.

Who am I to try and hurry people up.

I go by a rule. RLCF. Real Life Comes First.

Lord knows it happens to me too. In about a week and a half for instance I'll be back in court, trying to get the people who threatened my life a month ago convicted for it. When that day hits I'm pretty certain I'll be a wreck of nerves for a few days time.

So yeah, no worries. Just don't go completely dead. If you want to leave, let us know. Please.

Still alive and will (Or at least should) Post this weekend.