This RP idea took about a few years in the making, but it's time to go do it again.
Military RPs are fun and all, but this one's something that doesn't take itself much too seriously given this squad's eccentric selections and in a near future setting (15-40 years from now- left ambigious to your imagination). Taking influence from everything from an awful lot of video games- Titanfall to MGS, COD to Arma and Bad Company among many others- with a sprinkle of a little insanity on top and a teeny bit of grounding, this RP isn't exactly focussed on absolute tactical precision nor complete fantastical elements- but the ground in between, with a mobility-classed system and characters that don't come up in most military RPs, as well as the backgrounds that don't often go into them.
Sure, there is SOME tethering to make sure you don't take the piss- but more or less, this is a bit of a extravagance. This is about having a little uniqueness with your character- and bringing something a little more exotic to the table. Yes, maybe the weaponry might be real- but there's a focus on the rule of cool, and while that some people may suggest is a downfall....if you're the sort of person who can make rule of cool stick to a wicked plot and add something via a character, count yourself in.
This RP is about having a laugh- and well, writing characters with a little comedy (however that works for your character!) helps to grease things along, because the team isn't your usual team of dry militaristic types, but charismatic, developed and cool characters. Simply put, it's a mesh of military influences infused into a much more over-the-top style. There will be ridiculous characters, and ridiculous opponents. While we are still grounded to our world, this isn't the most rooted RP. Interested? Read on.
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The Setup:
Foxtrot Oscar (FO) is a mysterious task force, working against the forces of international anarchist terrorist groups in the near future, often who are armed with quite fantastical and advanced technology- or nefarious political aims. Al-Qaeda it isn't, so in come our operatives. In a world where mechs are prototypes, exoskeletons, jump-packs, optical cloaking and various other technologies are around the corner, the tide is coming in....and FO stands in its path.
Where an SF team cannot penetrate, they come in. When a politician needs to go, they come in. When you have eight foot mechanized armored soldiers trying to breach a high-security Gulag and you need those fuckers removed, they come in. Foxtrot Oscar views the world as a little too conventional, and when things are beyond the sanity of any force on the planet, they exist just to keep things from spilling over. They're the people that stop the world ending as we know it. Problem is, they're a little dysfunctional- and well, they're not all the most....professional of soldiers. Or spies, or agents, or well, anyone who is capable of getting involved.
So, they are beyond what you would normally call a sane bunch of men and women, but are what little stands between some of the most technologically advanced and well armed forces of natures nobody even hears about on the news from making the world a miserable place. Not just "terrorists". Far more sinister forces are at work, and sending Delta Force or the SAS is no longer the solution. For an asymmetrical and superior force, you need your own mirror. But you're gonna have a band of entertaining misfits if you want the best of the best. A lot of people who don't play to the rules, or make their own. This fractuous team is Foxtrot Oscar- and you're invited for the ride.
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Background:
Not much is known about Foxtrot Oscar as an organisation- only that it has shadowy links to the previous "Team Scimitar", a prior semi-independent mercenary group that similarly fought against a range of terrorist threats and organisations.
Though since those days, plenty has evolved in terms of technology and equipment used- and the organisation appears to silently select those who it wants through a contact named "Oracle", who recruits operators on a selective basis. FO after all, is the boogeyman that spies, special forces and various government agencies can't even confirm exists.
Based out of a formerly abandoned mining facility high in the Swiss Alps, FO has access to a short runway, as well as a bunker complex built into the side of the mountain- housing a firing range, armoury, R&R facilities (including a pool, of all things!), training rooms and brefing facilities that allow it to be a home away from home- out of sight and visuals from prying eyes.
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Military RPs are fun and all, but this one's something that doesn't take itself much too seriously given this squad's eccentric selections and in a near future setting (15-40 years from now- left ambigious to your imagination). Taking influence from everything from an awful lot of video games- Titanfall to MGS, COD to Arma and Bad Company among many others- with a sprinkle of a little insanity on top and a teeny bit of grounding, this RP isn't exactly focussed on absolute tactical precision nor complete fantastical elements- but the ground in between, with a mobility-classed system and characters that don't come up in most military RPs, as well as the backgrounds that don't often go into them.
Sure, there is SOME tethering to make sure you don't take the piss- but more or less, this is a bit of a extravagance. This is about having a little uniqueness with your character- and bringing something a little more exotic to the table. Yes, maybe the weaponry might be real- but there's a focus on the rule of cool, and while that some people may suggest is a downfall....if you're the sort of person who can make rule of cool stick to a wicked plot and add something via a character, count yourself in.
This RP is about having a laugh- and well, writing characters with a little comedy (however that works for your character!) helps to grease things along, because the team isn't your usual team of dry militaristic types, but charismatic, developed and cool characters. Simply put, it's a mesh of military influences infused into a much more over-the-top style. There will be ridiculous characters, and ridiculous opponents. While we are still grounded to our world, this isn't the most rooted RP. Interested? Read on.
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The Setup:
Foxtrot Oscar (FO) is a mysterious task force, working against the forces of international anarchist terrorist groups in the near future, often who are armed with quite fantastical and advanced technology- or nefarious political aims. Al-Qaeda it isn't, so in come our operatives. In a world where mechs are prototypes, exoskeletons, jump-packs, optical cloaking and various other technologies are around the corner, the tide is coming in....and FO stands in its path.
Where an SF team cannot penetrate, they come in. When a politician needs to go, they come in. When you have eight foot mechanized armored soldiers trying to breach a high-security Gulag and you need those fuckers removed, they come in. Foxtrot Oscar views the world as a little too conventional, and when things are beyond the sanity of any force on the planet, they exist just to keep things from spilling over. They're the people that stop the world ending as we know it. Problem is, they're a little dysfunctional- and well, they're not all the most....professional of soldiers. Or spies, or agents, or well, anyone who is capable of getting involved.
So, they are beyond what you would normally call a sane bunch of men and women, but are what little stands between some of the most technologically advanced and well armed forces of natures nobody even hears about on the news from making the world a miserable place. Not just "terrorists". Far more sinister forces are at work, and sending Delta Force or the SAS is no longer the solution. For an asymmetrical and superior force, you need your own mirror. But you're gonna have a band of entertaining misfits if you want the best of the best. A lot of people who don't play to the rules, or make their own. This fractuous team is Foxtrot Oscar- and you're invited for the ride.
----
Background:
Not much is known about Foxtrot Oscar as an organisation- only that it has shadowy links to the previous "Team Scimitar", a prior semi-independent mercenary group that similarly fought against a range of terrorist threats and organisations.
Though since those days, plenty has evolved in terms of technology and equipment used- and the organisation appears to silently select those who it wants through a contact named "Oracle", who recruits operators on a selective basis. FO after all, is the boogeyman that spies, special forces and various government agencies can't even confirm exists.
Based out of a formerly abandoned mining facility high in the Swiss Alps, FO has access to a short runway, as well as a bunker complex built into the side of the mountain- housing a firing range, armoury, R&R facilities (including a pool, of all things!), training rooms and brefing facilities that allow it to be a home away from home- out of sight and visuals from prying eyes.
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