Will move the plot forward in the morning. Anyone else interested has until everyone gets off the aircraft to get their character in or they will have to wait a little bit before posting.

Sorry, I'm gonna have to pull out from this :( I'm glad you got some players though! Ya'll have fun! ^-^

@Delta44

There will be opportunities later on to drop in if you change your mind.

Putting status to closed and moving the plot.

Sorry I disappeared before getting to any interaction, got busy irl. But it seems like the plot moved so that's all good. Should be posting later tonight.

We all get busy, don't worry about it :) You know this already I suppose, but real life is more important than an rpg.

Only real plot movent was that the heli landed and Mikkish character explained something about the island. We aren't much further than that (:

I'm actually proud of the fact I didn't make Naoko a living anime character. And I successfully refrained from using the infamous line...

We will be getting to the exciting things soon, I promise.

I don't mind if the rp moves a little slower, that gives the characters time to adapt to their new situations and gives us time to write out their characteristics :D

By the way, excuse me if my posts seem rushed. I sometimes forget to double-check them (especially when I'm sick and tired and it's 01:20 (1:20 AM) at night).

Also, do you maybe have some reference pictures of how the island/buildings look like? Should I imagine old-timey buildings, or more like a cityscape similar to New York? And what about technology on the island? Are there computers or anything similar/more advanced? I'm really interested in how different this world is than ours, if at all different except for the l a s e r g u n s (still awesome) and the pests.

@Camey

Giving the players a chance to flesh out their characters is what I was going for.

Anyways, the buildings are kind of a mix between old and new. So there are new, modern skyscrapers and housing, as well as some older buildings that are kind of colonial in style. There is a town called Alexandria, VA that sort of fits the description. Here are a few pics:









These pics are from Virginia, but if you have ever visited New York City there are a fair share of old buildings there as well.

As for technology, it is a lot like our modern day. Smartphones are not much different. Video games have made small advancements toward motion sense and VR. Most of the important tech advancements are due to Maniacles, however. There are cures for various diseases, most that nobody knows about because Maniacles won't let word out, or too expensive for most people. Weapons and power armor are much the same way. The power armor is less bulky/ more compact than Fallout, honestly. As for the laser weapons, I am basing the idea of them off actual laser cannons. The US Navy has them.

youtube.com/watch?v=eVWYIIvVWu4

Kind of like that, but a rifle. So many soldiers or mercenaries may carry them.

Power armor resembles this:

@Camey

BTW the HQ on the island isn't Maniacles' main HQ XD

Awesome! Thanks for the pics, they help a lot. I imagined something really different, more European-style buildings and small streets.

And damn, that video is really awesome. I want one. For reasons.

Anyways, thank you for the visuals :)

@Camey

BTW the HQ on the island isn't Maniacles' main HQ XD

Oh sorry about that. Either I didn't know or I forgot to double-check my post, but it can be fixed. Maybe my character doesn't know that this isn't the main Maniacles HQ for some reason (unless thats general knowledge).

I appreciate the pics as well, should be hopping back in today but wanted to give others the first go.

Just hope everybody sees that, actually. Wanted to give everyone a better idea of how the world was.

One can never have too many reference pictures. Keep them coming if you find more.

Laser rifles look something like this:



Another example of what power armor resembles:



So more like Mass Effect than Fallout, but no kinetic barrier.

That rifle design looks truly badass. I love sciency weapons with clean design and lots of LEDs

This also looks nice;

This will be explained later in the rp when it happens, but its a brutal death to be killed by a laser rifle. Concentrated heat. Cooks you alive, inside out.

Somehow that makes it even better. Bit fucked up though, but better.

And, in theory, you could also heat up food or other things with a laser rifle right? Even burn down trees or something?

@Camey

You could burn the food, if you like it that way.

And certainly burn down a forest. Gotta be careful, which Maniacles is not.

If you burn bell peppers you can peel of the outer layer and still have delicious food. It's something?

Well, the pests aren't either