If everything goes well, I'll be in my apartment in a few hours. Once I'm there, I'll be able to sit down, look over sheets, and get ready writing the opening post. Sorry for the delay, I had to crash with a friend last night.

On the topic of opening post: I was planning on taking some minor creative liberty about where you all will start, but if you want to have your character in a particular situation shoot me a PM, we can work some stuff out, maybe get a little prequel plot sorted out.

@Plank Sinatra @Write

Both characters are accepted! I look forward to getting some Atlas-shrugged-tier objectivism from Noel, and for some reason Brennan is reminding me of Lamont Cranston. I also want to commend you for fitting more mecha references into one weapon than I would have thought possible. I'd tell him to shoot for the top with hard work and guts, but then I'd be ignoring all the other spice there. I might ask you to turn the weapon's capabilities down a little: my willingness to accept weird engineering realities only stretches so far, though I do like the concept. I leave fine tuning in your hands.

@Onarax
I really like the idea of changing the fundamental properties of dust with your semblance, and your character is really fun to boot! I look forward to working that into the plot, I've already got loads of ideas you're probably not going to like. Anyways, accepted! If you could tone down the strikethroughs, I think I'd appreciate it, but that's a personal thing and not really necessary.

I look forward to seeing @Krayzikk's sheet.

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One general note, everyone, for my own sanity, I'm going to put down some definitions just so everyone is on the same page. Clarity of language is important, and we're writing about soldiers.

Tactics: The science and art of organizing military resources, and the techniques for using said resources in combat situations.
Strategy:"a comprehensive way to try to pursue political ends, including the threat or actual use of force, in a dialectic of wills"
Operations: The runty middle child between tactics and strategy. Series of smaller engagements to achieve singular goals pursuant to the demands of strategy, only really applicable in 19th century warfare and onwards, and therefore in Remnant.

Clip: Something that puts cartridges into magazines
Magazine: Something that feeds cartridges into the chamber of firearms
Bullet: The actual projectile of a weapon
Cartridge: The full package of propellant and bullet, including primer and case if necessary

For additional clarity, until mentioned otherwise, every nation organizes its military like real-world NATO. It's a corner-cut, but it really doesn't matter much and will just make dealing with ranked individuals and groups of soldiers easier.

@Plank Sinatra @Write

Both characters are accepted! I look forward to getting some Atlas-shrugged-tier objectivism from Noel, and for some reason Brennan is reminding me of Lamont Cranston. I also want to commend you for fitting more mecha references into one weapon than I would have thought possible. I'd tell him to shoot for the top with hard work and guts, but then I'd be ignoring all the other spice there. I might ask you to turn the weapon's capabilities down a little: my willingness to accept weird engineering realities only stretches so far, though I do like the concept. I leave fine tuning in your hands.

@Onarax
I really like the idea of changing the fundamental properties of dust with your semblance, and your character is really fun to boot! I look forward to working that into the plot, I've already got loads of ideas you're probably not going to like. Anyways, accepted! If you could tone down the strikethroughs, I think I'd appreciate it, but that's a personal thing and not really necessary.

I look forward to seeing @Krayzikk's sheet.

I appreciate it, but in the interest of full disclosure @Krayzikk was the one that came up with the original concept for the suits; I just created the partner unit. You'll see the original when he gets his profile up today, and if you have a mecha boner now, just wait a couple hours.

@Onarax
I really like the idea of changing the fundamental properties of dust with your semblance, and your character is really fun to boot! I look forward to working that into the plot, I've already got loads of ideas you're probably not going to like. Anyways, accepted! If you could tone down the strikethroughs, I think I'd appreciate it, but that's a personal thing and not really necessary.

Sounds like this going to be fun ride. Sorry about the strikethroughs tho, I'm not entirely sure how I could really tone them down to be entirely honest. The two that I have were fun little side notes that are hard to incorporate unless I just cut them entirely.

@Onarax

Maybe they just jumped out at me, don't fret. I usually dislike people straying from a traditional prose style, but like I said that's just me. They were executed fine, I'm not asking you to change anything if you don't want to.

Also! I am going to be shooting for 9pm EST for the first post. I need to get stuff sorted out, and it's going to be fucking long with all these characters. Anyways, I'll keep everyone posted if things change.

@Zugzwang Is what I have so far good? I think I may have messed up in one or two places, but I hope I reached the standards.

@Kit N Kat

GAH! I MISSED YOUR SHEET. Please forgive me, I completely missed it, I am so sorry. I just finished reading through it. Get a history written up and drop it in the character tab in the next ~6 hours and you'll be good to join! I'm really really really sorry, again.

Alright: @Zarkun@Thundercrash

You're good to go! Throw your sheets in the Characters tab, and get ready for the opening post!

I am now officially closing applications to anyone who has not posted in the thread. @Kit N Kat and @Krayzikk, try and get your sheets all finished and ready to go by go time, though I'll not stop you if it takes you a little bit after the first post, so long as you don't wait too long and get left behind.

I am working as we speak. I appreciate your patience, @Zugzwang, I've been having some health matters that have made having the energy to post rather difficult. It's five and a half hours until 9 EST, so I don't think I will have any issues being done by then.

I will endeavor to live up to the mecha reference reputation that has preceded me.

@Zugzwang Edited in the history! Somewhat tragic I suppose, but hey, it's a good explanation. Hope that one's good.

@Kit N Kat

You're looking good, Kit! Go ahead and post it, I'm a big fan.

@Krayzikk

I look forward to reading it when it's done.

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I am beginning to regret letting non-Beacon graduates through, though I think it'll be good in the long run. It's just making my opening post less than easy.

I think, with the broad catalog of characters, I'm going to try something different: I'm going to put out ~three possible places for your characters to start, jobs that hired hunters on various authorities, which will of course all tie quickly together. Feel free to slot in wherever you like, and once we get one or two posting cycles the action will spark off. My original plan was to have a somewhat faster start, but I think this will work better in the long run.

tl;dr, you'll have several different opportunities to hop into the plot, choose whichever you like, hopefully there will be a place for everyone.

EDIT: Hunters are seeming more and more like Shadowrunners to me as I write. I like this thematic connection.

EDIT: Hunters are seeming more and more like Shadowrunners to me as I write. I like this thematic connection.

FINALLY, someone else says it! I think I'm going to like you~

@EnterTheHero

I just now made the connection, I sort of like it? It always seemed weird that the hunters are not given any de jure authority to follow, but I suppose it makes enough sense for me to accept. I realized it when I needed to give a name to someone who had offered a job, and I realized that they would just be Mr. Johnson.

The rules of shadowrun still apply here, of course:

Geek the Mage
Never Trust the Johnson
Never Cut a Deal with a Dragon

@Zugzwang

Especially since Dragons aren't in the habit of making deals in this universe...

FIRST POST MOTHERFUCKERS!

@Lasrever@Kit N Kat@Zarkun@Plank Sinatra@Onarax@gohKamikaze@EnterTheHero@Spoopy Scary@Dragonbud@Aziraphale

The fist post is up! Feel free to slot yourself into either: Doing security work for a ball of the rich and famous, on whose elbows you may rub, work with the MPs to stop some terrorists and muck through the underbelly of Vale, or participate in a spectacle to signify the unity of the world, and show off just how rad a hunter you are!

If you, for some reason, don't think any of these three can be done by any of you, let me know in PMs. Until then, I have to skedaddle for a while!

Meral is gonna chill in the third group!

Raye will be taking part in the third option, as well.

Oh, I might have miscommunicated: just get posting, it'll be clear. Go ahead and hop right into the scene, but be warned that I won't be able to respond until tomorrow most likely.

FIRST POST MOTHERFUCKERS!

@Lasrever@Kit N Kat@Zarkun@Plank Sinatra@Onarax@gohKamikaze@EnterTheHero@Spoopy Scary@Dragonbud@Aziraphale

The fist post is up! Feel free to slot yourself into either: Doing security work for a ball of the rich and famous, on whose elbows you may rub, work with the MPs to stop some terrorists and muck through the underbelly of Vale, or participate in a spectacle to signify the unity of the world, and show off just how rad a hunter you are!

If you, for some reason, don't think any of these three can be done by any of you, let me know in PMs. Until then, I have to skedaddle for a while!

Our group of four will handle the ball.

Option 2 for Perry.