Noble Arms: The ASEAN War, Side Story in Baguio
A destroyed town from 86; pretend that this is Baguio.
OOC Discussion Discord
Background Lore Document
A destroyed town from 86; pretend that this is Baguio.
OOC Discussion Discord
Background Lore Document
Seven decades ago, the Computer Scientist Alan Turing invented an 'Occult Programming Language' that made magic real. The most common form that 'magic' took was the Noble Arm, which was the ability to conjure up a supernatural weapon that can defy the laws of physics, a weapon bound to the user’s mind and soul; summoned by their will into reality. For reasons that are still unexplainable despite years of research, Noble Arms mostly take the form of weapons from before the First World War (although as time passes, a few can take on the forms of later weapons, as long as said weapons are widely considered to be obsolete), however, despite the antiquity of these forms, the power they bear to the battlefield is unlike anything modern technology has been able to produce.
- The ability to manipulate the elements to the user's will.
- Forces that can reduce matter down to atoms in seconds.
- The strength to withstand the explosion of a nuclear missile.
It is now 2022, and the world is both different and similar to how History should have gone. Trying to redress its humiliation in this timeline's 1988, the current rulers of China have launched an invasion of Southeast Asia, forcing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to attempt a collective defense. Foiled three times, first in their attempt to land in Lingayen Gulf, then battled by their countrymen, the rebel Qing Restoration Society, in Mischief Reef, and finally humiliated by the destruction of Jinghong Dam in their own territory, the People's Liberation Army now count on exhaustion and treachery from within to force one of ASEAN's key members, the Philippines, to yield.
Despite early victories on the battlefield, the Philippine Government of National Salvation is stretched thin as its leadership faces opposition from the myriad political families/clans that hold large amounts of power over the provinces, many of who genuinely blame the PGNS for the Chinese invasion even as the People's Republic of China bribes them with cash, gifts, and promises of preferment if they'd just yield to the invaders. Nevertheless, it was believed that the Danggal Family, which controls the City of Baguio in the Northern Philippines, would stay loyal to the PGNS, if only because of their close links with the Americans who still recognize the PGNS as the legal government of the country.
They were not. On November 2, they seized the city for themselves and declared their intention to invite the Chinese in. Now the Philippine Government of National Salvation scrambles what forces it could to break this treasonous clan before their treachery dooms the entire nation!
This is an interest check for a Side RP/Spinoff RP of Noble Arms: The ASEAN War (link here), where the goal is to expand on the setting and elements that receive only mentions or exposition in the Main RP, as well as affect key elements in said RP, ranging from if debilitating information leaks affecting the Main RP's OCs would continue or if the ones from the Philippines will have a country to return to after all is said and done.
You have the option of playing Arms Masters, people that through personal development, positive or negative, have manifested a Noble Arm, a weapon formed from and linked to, but not part of one's soul. You can also be ordinary but not unimportant service-folk/service people: Special Forces Infantry, Air Force Pilots, Marines, Boat Drivers, or even foreign volunteers from Europe, America, Japan, or everywhere else.
Antagonists need special permission from all three members of the GM Council (Being Recruited).
You can find the Lore in the Noble Arms Lore Thread and the Character Sheet Skeleton in the The OOC Thread once it is made. The Background Lore Thread also has copies of the parts of the lore relevant to actually playing the game.
