I'm re-starting my GEARs RP. New forum, new chance to get it running.
The game-world is reminiscent of anime such as Patlabor, the Gundam Universal Century timeline, Armoured Trooper VOTOMs and - most notably, with the name and the world it's set on - Heavy Gear.
The mecha are fairly small and low-tech by comparison to many others, and work alongside armoured vehicles and other such equipment, and are not 'kings of the battlefield', but one mass-produced part of the military engine. As such, your GEAR would be one of many like it, rather than a super-ultra-unique machine. It will get damaged, and maybe destroyed in the course of play.
The world itself is well-defined, with different cultures and political powers, all struggling to make sense of their own history and origins, after the shocking realization that they have no real evidence of their own past or origins, and the implications of being a 'created' race of people, and what that means. Not to mention, finding out what happened to their creators as well.
The main driving plot is that on the world of Arvara, a race of multiple species of anthropomorphic people exists. They have been created by artificial means, and were left in the guidance of The Net, a vast computer network, to answer as many of their questions as it could. One day, they come to many realizations, and from their, form allegiances and nations. GEARs is set some time down the line from this, where these groups have settled into a state of belligerant Cold War, and plans are rumbling afoot.
The PC's will be involved in a small squadon of GEAR - mecha - Pilots, and unravel some plans and plots that may lead to defining a future, as well as a past, for the entire Arvaran race, and lead them all over their planet, and maybe beyond.
Previously, I have had far too many players, and this game has ground to a halt as people have dropped out through lack of posting or interest. So, I am looking for a MAXIMUM of five to six RELIABLE players who show a strong interest in the game, and won't lag in posting. I want to keep it moving, and keep it interesting. I want people who are motivated and interested, not 'Sure, I guess I'm kind of interested maybe'.
The level will be 'high casual', so I'd expect at least a paragraph of post that makes sense. There's also a fair bit of background to pay attention to, and the mecha designs are fairly narrow-scope too; it's not armoured core or battletech, but somewhere in the middle.
The game-world is reminiscent of anime such as Patlabor, the Gundam Universal Century timeline, Armoured Trooper VOTOMs and - most notably, with the name and the world it's set on - Heavy Gear.
The mecha are fairly small and low-tech by comparison to many others, and work alongside armoured vehicles and other such equipment, and are not 'kings of the battlefield', but one mass-produced part of the military engine. As such, your GEAR would be one of many like it, rather than a super-ultra-unique machine. It will get damaged, and maybe destroyed in the course of play.
The world itself is well-defined, with different cultures and political powers, all struggling to make sense of their own history and origins, after the shocking realization that they have no real evidence of their own past or origins, and the implications of being a 'created' race of people, and what that means. Not to mention, finding out what happened to their creators as well.
The main driving plot is that on the world of Arvara, a race of multiple species of anthropomorphic people exists. They have been created by artificial means, and were left in the guidance of The Net, a vast computer network, to answer as many of their questions as it could. One day, they come to many realizations, and from their, form allegiances and nations. GEARs is set some time down the line from this, where these groups have settled into a state of belligerant Cold War, and plans are rumbling afoot.
The PC's will be involved in a small squadon of GEAR - mecha - Pilots, and unravel some plans and plots that may lead to defining a future, as well as a past, for the entire Arvaran race, and lead them all over their planet, and maybe beyond.
Previously, I have had far too many players, and this game has ground to a halt as people have dropped out through lack of posting or interest. So, I am looking for a MAXIMUM of five to six RELIABLE players who show a strong interest in the game, and won't lag in posting. I want to keep it moving, and keep it interesting. I want people who are motivated and interested, not 'Sure, I guess I'm kind of interested maybe'.
The level will be 'high casual', so I'd expect at least a paragraph of post that makes sense. There's also a fair bit of background to pay attention to, and the mecha designs are fairly narrow-scope too; it's not armoured core or battletech, but somewhere in the middle.
