So, I'm in my 3rd playthrough of Alpha Protocol (Wiki) and I thought it could work pretty good as an RP. If you know of Burn Notice or Graceland, those would be loose influences as well.

UPDATE - Topic 1 has been unanimously voted as top pick for plot, so I'll start expanding (leaving the other two for viewers who are interested in them to start their own thread):

1- Each of you are a band of agents burned by your own government. You've found a UK safehouse (still looking for a decent location, cause I'm an american and don't know much about Europe) and are using the tools left by an agency that no agent can recognize. The safehouse and its location was found buried in some CIA, (French) DRM, and (British) SIS database, which is odd that American and Euro intelligence agencies have a shared database. Reguardless, once there, you find several other agents also residing there. Some of you hacked your way into this information, others were invited due to your burned status being known to those in the safehouse, and still others just were in the wrong place at the wrong time.

2- You guys are a mix of burned agents, rogue agents, and agents from intelligence agencies so underground, less than .06% of your country's population knows about it. Maybe a few could be intelligence agency agents on black/denied ops. No matter what, you either are under a false identity, pseudonym, or don't technically exist. You investigate a kidnapping that happened nearby. The investigation of this leads to a plot that could turn the world around. Literally. A plan to shift the Earth's axis to where Antarctica and the Arctic would be where the equator is currently.

3- (large influence from Graceland) You are a bunch of elite members of UN intelligence agencies, thrown into a nice, cushy condo-house in the UK (exact location TBT cause I'm in the US and don't know UK vacay spots). Well, a seeming drug/weapons deal-gone-wrong happens within your "turf". Turns out to be a LOT bigger than just some gangs, since, after you break up the fighting, you find military and federal IDs on some of the dead bodies. On both sides of the fight.



Name/Pseudonym: (Last identity you stick with for your story)
Gender: (Male or Female)
Age: (Self-explanatory)
Appearance: (picture, description, or both)
Agency: (If burned or rogue, state the agency you used to work for and optionally tell why/how you got removed)
Back"story": (Not the actual past. What's your agent's cover story any non-agent contacts are told?)
Past: (Your life before/during Agency life)
Skills: (Weapons, Martial Arts, Stealth, Tech Savvy, etc)
Other: (Anything else?)

Interested.

Interested, I loved alpha protocol

Alpha Protocol was one of the best things to ever grace my piece of shit computer, and now I wish I could get it to work with Windows 8.

I'd love to be part of this.

Anyone have a particular favorite from the list of plot ideas?

Idea number 1 seems alright if we're keeping this serious. Number 2...Well, to me, the great, evil scheme makes it sound like something that's more lighter and brighter and more of a humourous take on the whole genre.

My vote also goes for 1 or 3. Like @Skythikon said, number 2 seems more like we're getting into Austin Powers territory. Nothing wrong with that, but my personal interests are also leaning towards something slightly more serious (emphasis on slightly... it would be nice to strike a balance between mostly serious with some humor. Burn Notice nails the tone down perfectly).

Going with one as well

Alright, so since the general consensus is idea 1, I'll start writing an OOC backstory for it and get it up hopefully today or tomorrow

Name/Pseudonym: Alias - Thomas Elias Sinclair; Codename - 'Patch'; Real Name - [REDACTED]

Gender: Male

Age: Late 20s; DOB - [REDACTED]

Appearance: At 5'7" with a medium height, medium build and an entirely undistinguished appearance Patch is almost the perfect undercover agent, one who blends into the crowd without being noticed or standing out in any way.


Agency: Formerly British Secret Intelligence Service (Military Intelligence, Section 6), currently disavowed due to 'ungentlemanly conduct'

Back"story": Tom is a talented sound technician who has been slowly touring the world, going wherever work takes him. During his career he's gigged as a DJ in the US, helped set-up telephone lines in the Middle East and assisted in disaster relief operations across Africa. Never staying in any one place too long Tom has been known to quit his job at a moment's notice whenever wanderlust strikes him.


Past: Growing up Patch was always a fan of James Bond films, but while most of his friends marvelled at the gunplay and the over-the-top escapes performed by the hero Patch was drawn to the gadgets. Soon he was building devices of his own, trying to recreate the gizmos he'd seen in the films, with very limited success. Early prototypes of his 'spy-ware' quickly got him noticed by staff at his school, most of whom took a not so favourable view of the tunnelling cameras he used to make himself popular with the other teenaged boys, but one teacher in particular took special notice of the young boy's talents.

A retired Naval officer, Mr Jameson referred his student to an old friend, who knew exactly how best to make use of burgeoning talent. After receiving a visit from a specialist and having signed the Official Secrets Act multiple times Patch found himself transferred to London and given his own lab to help develop new technological marvels to help Bond's real world compatriots.

Spending several years behind the soldering iron, Tom grew bored of tinkering and put in for a transfer to a front-line unit where he could experience a little more of the action he'd seen on the silver screen in his childhood. At first his superiors refused Tom's requests, fearing to lose their technical magician to enemy action in he were sent into the field, but as more and jmore of his gadgets began to 'malfunction' during operations, placing agents' lives in danger, his request was finally accepted.

Active assignments awaited Patch, but these soon began to bore him as much as lab work. His skill set set him more as a supporting agent in the field, backing up his colleagues with technical assistance and surveillance cover despite his ability to infiltrate and sabotage enemy positions and soon Patch began to feel the need to stretch his influence beyond his superiors' gaze. Making connections with underground agents around the world Patch began to sell his services to all-comers, provided they granted him the challenge and adventure he yearned for. When word of his activities leaked back to his superiors they took no more delight in his misdemeanors than his schoolteachers had done.

Luckily Patch's skill with communications and surveillance allowed him to easy be aware when the kill order came, and leaving several gifts behind he disappeared into the underworld which had welcomed him so eagerly. Now he operates as a mercenary-for-hire, taking jobs which test his skills and abilities with no consideration for their ethical or moral merits.

Other:

Oh I am so in. 1 or 3 sounds great to me. Count me in and reserving.

I like one the most.

I'm interested. :3

Name/Pseudonym: Bert Macklin

Gender: Male

Age: 37

Appearance: Bert Ma cklin is roughly 6'1 with dark brown that is normally swept back. He has brown eyes and usually sports rough stubble. From the Texas sun Bert recieved a healthy dose of vitamin D and tanned his skin as an extra perk. Bert is usually dressed in chinos and a thin white dress shirt.

Agency: CIA, burned. Bert was burned when he found a cache of powerful information that involved the CIA in multiple drug operations.

Back"story": Bert is the owner of one Assembly International Company, a small international shipping business that was made by the young, soon to be, self starter Bert Macklin with an multimillion fiscal investment from his father. Bert's father, who was his ony remaining family died years later after a falling out leaving Bert with a need to succeed in the business he recieved from his fathers money.

Past:Bert was an assuming young boy. As the years went on natural athleticism forced the boy to turn into the man. With an attitude for justice he recieved a degree in criminal justice. He applied for the FBI and soon was at the top of his class. After a few years Bert closed his first sucessful case which was an international weapons smuggling ring. His name began to shine real bright to the folks in Langley and chartered a private jet to fly Bert over. Seeing the ring the CIA went through to deliver him from point a to point b he accepted the offer. At twenty six, young Bert Macklin was a CIA trainee and after vigerous training that spanned three years he became an agent. Again Bert rose to the top at the age of thirty five, but fate had other plans when a piece of cargo came through that required his sign off. Macklin decided to investigated and found a box of intel that include dirty information on the CIA. A day later a black ops squad busted through the window of his high rise and he narrowly escaped. Whether or not that information was there for Bert to find he doesn't know, all he knows that he got burned. It took two years, but he finally got himself set up in a small apartment without much action for the last two years.

Other: Aptitude with fire arms and evasive driving.

@SimplyJohn For your skills, let's not take a level 20 Thorton. Just name a few actual skills you have (whether they have names to them, or just "he's really good with sound systems")

Name/Pseudonym: Angelo Ortega
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Appearance: no wings obviously
Agency: (national intelligence center in Spain) Centro Nacional de Inteligencia [burned agent] was given an order to take down a known terrorist organization operating in the area and while Angelo was able to neutralize the threat Angelo was also told to kill any witnesses to what had happened which meant Angelo would be forced to kill the hostages that the terrorist were using as leverage Angelo instantly refused and as such was considered rouge as Angelo was then helping the hostages get out of the country Angelo went dark.
Back"story": Angelo is known as a architect to most as a famous builder and inspector of buildings which gives him access to most anywhere he needs. born in Sagunto and born to family of archeologists Angelo was born around the ancient buildings and making new ones.
Past: not really able to remember much just a nice sandy beach in Hawaii where he spent most of his life as his father was in the military and thank god for Hawaii but still Angelo did move often to other bases and as such has learned different languages
Other: aptitude for hacking and sniping

@SimplyJohn For your skills, let's not take a level 20 Thorton. Just name a few actual skills you have (whether they have names to them, or just "he's really good with sound systems")

I was thinking more a level 12-15 agent, specialised with hacking and gadgets (Brilliance, Gadgeteer, Field Stripping, Interference, Overclock, Breaking and Entering, Shaped Charge, Improved Data Theft, and Remote Hack) as well as stealth (Concealment, Awareness, Silent Running, Evasion, Binary Invisibility, and Shadow Operative.) Limited knowledge of martial arts (CQC Proficiency, Knockdown Strike, Strike Combo, Melee Defense) and only basic training with handguns (Pistol Proficiency.) All these skills would be at Basic level only, not the upgraded versions.

Should I list all that on the character profile over on the OOC?
Nevermind, just saw the new CS design template. :)

Also, his loadout is what he'd prefer to be equipped with, but not necessarily what he'd have access to in the field. If the opportunity came for him to acquire gear, he'd be spending his money on that equipment.