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On the Terran calendar, February 21st, 2141 – twenty human worlds began their revolt against the Unitary Republic of Terra. The rebellion was bloody and violent, the military on these worlds have also turned coat in an attempt to stage a coup. The Free Citizen’s Federation was established. The Terran government on earth decided to send a retaliatory force to take back the outer colonies, but instead of success, they met with failure as the Federation used captured Republic ships to stage ambushes and confuse enemy lines. The Republic suffered heavy losses which bought time for the Federation to actively design and produce its own ships.

The Republic, suffering losses to the Federal fleet, began to reorganize its military. The Republic’s defenses were dug deep, the Federation didn't want to risk it's already limited manpower by attacking them. By the next year, July 1st, Terran calendar, the Federation had built up a small number of new vessels. The Republic began its second foray into Federation space. The Republic had been largely successful testing a new, more aggressive naval doctrine. The Federation was able to turn the tide in a few key battles, narrowly avoiding a lost war, these battles gave birth to heroes of the Federation and Heroes of the Republic, battle hardened veterans that gain legendary status through their hard work and perseverance overcoming all odds. It was clear that as time went on both the Federation and the Republic were in it for the long haul. The Federation had made doctrines for hit and run tactics in space, as well as guerrilla warfare planet-side to compensate for their lack of numbers. The Republic felt the impact of these changes. The attrition rate was one Fed for every six Republicans, the casualties were climbing higher every day.

October 30th, 2142, Terran calendar, the Republic military began development of a new type of warfare to combat the guerrilla warfare on the ground. It was called, ODIN, Orbital Drop Insertion. This new method of delivery allowed shock-and-awe to be delivered to the ground with amazing ferocity, armed with sophisticated new weapons and armor, they would be able to drop in the middle of enemy lines and wreak havoc. The ODIN project was first field tested on the front lines of Lusitania – a historical Portuguese settlement that was successfully taken by the Federation. ODIN caused confusion as the new troopers were able to seek out and destroy enemy guerrilla fighters while actively waging their own form of guerrilla warfare. They were versatile and agile units capable of disrupting enemy ground operations.

January 4th, 2143, Terran calendar, the Federation sought to copy the Republic military, they made their own version of the ODIN using captured Republic equipment. An ODIN unit was captured after a counter offensive on Icarus station above the swamp world of Hesperus. The Republic was not able to destroy the ODIN equipment and armor before it was captured and the Federation used the designs and kept many things the same. Engineering a completely different platform would’ve taken more than a few months at most - time the Federation didn't have. It wasn’t long till ODIN units from both sides clashed, both were extremely skilled and garnered each other’s respect. The war dragged on brutally, a bloody back and forth. By 2144, the people of both the Federation and the Republic were getting weary of war. Leaked footages of the war and its brutality circulated around and it had begun to rouse the people of both nations into protest.

Eventually the Federation and The Republic agreed on a cease fire on December 21st, 2144, Terran Calendar. Exploration that had ground to a halt just three years prior, began to pick up again, worlds that have been ravaged by war began to rebuild, and the people affected by the war began to recover. A peace summit was held, the Federation and the Republic shook hands on a peace declaration that effectively ended the war for both of them.

January 5th, 2145, Terran calendar, an exploratory mission to a nearby star system was cut short as a hostile unknown force fired upon the civilian vessels. First contact had been made. Humanity found themselves in their first interstellar war as the Alien vessels changed course and targeted nearby inhabited systems. The Free Citizen’s Federation and the Unitary Republic of Terra found themselves embattled once again. The weakened forces of both the Federation and the Republic could not hold off the invaders. In their hesitance to work together they lost five worlds in the opening days of the war. After the staggering losses, the Federation and the Republic reluctantly agreed to consolidate their forces in a joint effort to fight the alien menace.

The Federation and Republic created new joint ODIN divisions that will be the spearhead of the ground war. Federal and Republic news media dubbed these brave troopers as ”Hell Jumpers”, with news headlines that would become the mottos for many divisions within the ODIN branch such as ”Death From Above”, “Feet First Into Hell”, "First In, Last Out”, and many more. ODIN troopers became a symbol of hope and security soon after. But the war between the Federation and the Republic had just recently ended, the wounds from that conflict are still fresh in the minds of many people who fought in that war. People within the armed forces knew all too well that adjusting to their new found comrades will be easier said than done, but at the end of the day they carry humanity’s hope on their shoulders, they cannot afford to fail before the battle even begins. The xenowar will be long and bitter, and it will test humanity's resolve.

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That's the background for the RP, I took inspiration from a bunch of Sci-fi games, shows, and books - notable sources of inspiration are from Halo and Starship Troopers. Participants of the RP will be playing as ODIN troopers from either the Federation or the Republic and it will focus on the perspective of these troopers and their unit as they overcome challenges and hurdles throughout the whole xenowar. ODIN is a branch of the army that is categorized under the special forces. They recruit from different branches, recruits are mostly airborne paratroopers and air assault forces with a few being from other special task forces.

I plan to unravel the story in a number of what I call "campaigns" which will involve several theaters on different worlds. That would mean different terrain and situations such as Urban engagements, swamp wading, desert flats, etc. Thank you for your time, bellow is additional information. Feel free to ask questions, I will answer at my soonest convenience.
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NICE!, I'll start making my character but, after I finish a few assignments.
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@DeadDrop I would invite you to read the background and additional information first, this isn't exactly Starship Troopers, rather it is something inspired by Starship Troopers & the HALO franchise so some of the information you have is somewhat inaccurate to the current setting. While it is a functional sheet, it isn't in theme with the current RP now and I would like to request, with all due respects, that you change to relate more to the information that is presented in the first OOC post before I approve your character.

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Basically what I'm saying is, the Republic owns Terra (Earth) so the Federation can't be the "Terran Federation" and looking at the context of the situation of the Federation, it has only formed quite recently. You are correct about one point in your background where boots needed to be filled quickly but that now juxtaposes grueling training, you can't have grueling training if you're in desperate need of recruits quickly - your troops come out with minimal training and just hopes they gain enough experience through their first battle that they could come out fine in the next. The Federation would also be quite poor because the majority of the worlds would be new colonies that have started open revolt recently, other affluent planets are present but they are the minority, of the twenty only five are fully established and that is where most of the Federation's industry was during the civil war.

The Federation's current size is about 43 worlds, with a number of them being quite developed but have been damaged substantially by the war. Of the 43 worlds, 20 have enough infrastructure to be industrialized enough to support the current war against our alien foe. Just clearing most of that confusion for the rest because it was my fault I wasn't clear. This basically is a juxtaposition of the Republic which was well developed and well funded from the start and suffered minimal losses during the entire duration of the civil war.

Again I am quite sorry for the confusion I may have caused for being unclear the first time. I'll add this information in the OOC later on.
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i thought the federation owned earth
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The Federation are a breakaway faction from the Unitary Republic of "Terra" - Terra meaning Earth. Meaning they revolted against the Earth Government which is the center of the Republic. I realize I may have been clearer with this fact, but I did reinforce this idea in the additional information about them. Sorry again for the confusion.

The Federation's full name is The Free Citizen's Federation - free from the apparent dictatorial nature of the republic and gives more power to the citizens under a Federal government i.e. Free Citizen's Federation. I know it's very imaginative.
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Is it sexy yet
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So... Alex is Federal, but is fighting for the Republic, and now has to work with the feds? It's slightly confusing, though that may be me being worked to the bone. I'd like this to be outlined a bit clearer just in case cause if I can get confused by that background, others might become confused as well.

Just to make the distinction clear, which I'm sure I made clear already, the Free Citizen's Federation and The Unitary Republic of Terra are different entities.
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Basically Done now
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Works for republic
Fights feds
Works with feds to kill aliens like it says in lore...
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@Shadow Daedalus No problems so far with yours, do note that some of the worlds you people mention, describe, and create may make an appearance in the story, so go wild with the world building if you see it fit as we may visit those places for rest, regrouping, resupply, battles, etc.
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DeadDrop, would you be able to outline the background clearer in your CS? Like how she became a loner, what's her reasoning for being one, why does she work for the republic instead of the Federation, etc. Things that would outline her life, I appreciate the mention of Eriks Eagles BTW, I just want to make sure that the CS and her character's construction is solid, so that if people need to refer to your CS it wouldn't be a problem.
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@DeadDrop I agree with Lio, that doesn't really make sense.

The Republic was the dominant power, and controls earth (Terra)

The Federation only broke away about 4 years ago

your character's family are Federals (I.e. on a federation planet), yet she's part of the Republic military?
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DeadDrop, would you be able to outline the background clearer in your CS? Like how she became a loner, what's her reasoning for being one, why does she work for the republic instead of the Federation, etc. Things that would outline her life, I appreciate the mention of Eriks Eagles BTW, I just want to make sure that the CS and her character's construction is solid, so that if people need to refer to your CS it wouldn't be a problem.


fixed bro i can explain personality as the rp progresses thank you sir...
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I need a complete CS double-D or its a no go from me. Plus, while you've made your character more Republic, you left out the detail where her nationality is "Federal". I feel like you're not putting effort into fleshing our your CS and therefore your character. While I appreciate the little nod to our previous attempt at an RP, understand that this is the Nth time I've told you to flesh out your CS. If you can't do it I'll have to kick you out my dude, this is your last chance cause I don't want any disagreements later on.
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Tenatively intrested.

Not sure if my character would fit in with a career criminal/murdering psychopath.
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How would someone like this get into an elite force? Someone unstable as you describe, I'm not sure they'd even make it in.
In my opinon.
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If you can't do it I'll have to kick you out my dude, this is your last chance cause I don't want any disagreements later on.


Wow you'd rather kick a prospective player out than help fix their CS? I understand maybe there is some miscommunication and DD is having trouble making a full edit but that's pretty low for a GM to do.
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Tenatively intrested.

Not sure if my character would fit in with a career criminal/murdering psychopath.
@Shadow Daedalus

How would someone like this get into an elite force? Someone unstable as you describe, I'm not sure they'd even make it in.
In my opinon.

Thanks for taking interest! Hopefully you'll decide to join our little band.
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@Liotrent
Please don't ban me man! I added like two extra paragraphs to explain the personality and triple checked my biography for 'inconsistencies' please don't ban me bro this roleplay is so cool I dont want to get kicked!

Let me know if you want me to add/edit anything else I will do it without hesitation
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@Liotrent
Please don't ban me man! I added like two extra paragraphs to explain the personality and triple checked my biography for 'inconsistencies' please don't ban me bro this roleplay is so cool I dont want to get kicked!

Let me know if you want me to add/edit anything else I will do it without hesitation


Its fine, you're accepted as far as I know so don't worry. Also just to give some context @Liotrent was very tired at that time which would shed some light to why he seem so angry at the moment but other than that you're in.
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