[OOC] A Realm Beyond Our Own

[Shyla Nesthorn]

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Most of the story can be found in the first post in the IC tab (unless your hear within the first few seconds in which it'll be blank) but the main summery of the RP is that a strange portal opens up after an earthquake in Germany and it leads to a lush field that was apparently guarded by a giant troll-type creature. At the discovery of this entire new world, the governments of ours have no idea how to handle it, should it be split up evenly? Should it be left alone? Should Germany get the rights to it? But we aren't here for government simulation, we are here to shoot goblins with high powered assault rifles. While the world tries to sort out what it wants to do with this new realm, Germany forms a small task force (split into four groups) made up of various soldiers from around the globe, the N.W.R.T.F. Their job is to recon and explore the new realm. As no communications can go through the portal, they will be acting autonomously though standard ROE will apply (no shooting elves just for being elves as tempting as it is). This RP will follow the first group of the N.W.R.T.F and the encounters they will have.

I do have like, a set story but as this is an RP it can pretty much go any way from being all peaceful to just being like "guns > swords let's shoot them" all depending on how the players want/act. Since the task force is a small group (and I'm not an overly experienced gm) I will have a small limit on players and stuff.

As for rules, all site rules apply, no god modding, etc etc. The one big one I will ask though is that if you have to go on hiatus or you are dropping the RP please let us know so we aren't just sitting in limbo waiting for you. If you don't I'll send an AC-130 to your neighborhood.

I'll add more onto the OCC tab as we go on

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Character Sheet Template

Character Sheet Template

Name:
Age: (no one under 20. This is military special forces, no time for babbys)
Nationality:
Gear/Weapons: (We will all be using german uniforms in Flecktran camoflauge and german gear. The helmets are bright red and the german flag patch is replaced with their country of origin's flag. See here for list of modern german gear: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_modern_e.. )

Apperance: (Description or picture)

Bio:

Personality:

Other:

[Din]

Before I begin a character sheet, I have a few questions:
1) I love the backstory and I'm intrigued about how the portal even opened up. Would it be far-fetched that my character be from a neighboring planet? I have a whole story set up and she happens to be one of the characters.
2) Speaking of the character, she's an alien. Humanoid looking but once you see them fight, you'll understand the differences. I also have some information regarding their anatomy and physiology.

[Shyla Nesthorn]

Before I begin a character sheet, I have a few questions:
1) I love the backstory and I'm intrigued about how the portal even opened up. Would it be far-fetched that my character be from a neighboring planet? I have a whole story set up and she happens to be one of the characters.
2) Speaking of the character, she's an alien. Humanoid looking but once you see them fight, you'll understand the differences. I also have some information regarding their anatomy and physiology.

@Din

A bit yea, the RP's story is going to be focused around modern human reaction towards a sudden appearance of other sentient races and their reaction to the sudden appearance of a race that is much much MUCH more advanced then theirs. Throwing in an alien from another planet would kinda kill that mood.

Also I plan to try and keep combat realistic (as realistic as a group of people fighting against a fantasy novel can get) so having a character be able to outperform the others would kinda upset that and throw off the purpose of the RP.

Not that I want to dash your dreams just I feel like it wouldn't fit at all, sorry.

[Din]

@Shyla Nesthorn
I completely understand. I think I'm going to have to respectfully pull out of this RP, however; I'm limited with time and I wish I could commit more if I wasn't already in another RPG. I sincerely hope you guys have fun, however :)

[knighthawk]

Name: Andrew Keller
Age: 35
Nationality: American W/ German citizenship
Gear/Weapons:
Heckler & Koch FABARM FP6 Entry: A short 14" barrel variation on the standard 12 gauge shotgun.
Heckler & Koch HK69A1: Hand-held pistol style Grenade launcher
Heckler & Koch USP: .45 ACP Variant sidearm pistol.

Apperance:


Bio:
Alright, let's just get this out of the way: Yes, his grandfather was a Nazi, moving on.

Born in America, his father raised him on stories of living in the German Ghetto of post WW2. His father, who became an American citizen and then joined the US NAVY as a medic during Vietnam. They lived as well as anyone else on a retired benefits package, slightly padded because his dad worked for the VA after leaving the service so he filled out his own VA forms with full knowledge of all the little tips and tricks to get every penny coming to them. Andrew Studied hard and had full plans to go to west-point then enlist as an officer, lifetime career to the meatgrinder...Then his dad died.

Technically both his parents died, but he was never strongly attached to her. She acted more like a big sister than a mother as she wanted to be his friend rather than someone to depend on. They were out to the store when they got front-ended by a drunk driver who went over the middle divider, the front seats were impaled by the engine block and the back seat wasn't much better but he survived with 'superficial' damage to his limbs more than his main flesh.

Now an orphan too young to emancipate, he had to move to Germany to be with his ailing grandfather. Rind was a nice enough city, named after the river, or the river named after the city? He went to school there while taking care of his grandfather who volunteered at the local Hebrew temple in Contrition for what he did when he was younger. "After it was all over, after the dust had settled, we were shown just what we had been fighting for that whole time...it broke something inside of me. Not all of us fought on the winning, or right, side of the war."

Different than he planned, but still on his schedule. He fast-tracked himself to attend Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr in Hamburg rather than returning to America to go to West Point. He was doing this to honor his family, not his country. He graduated 2 years later in the middle of his class and was one of the lucky few drawn from a lottery to be interviewed. He told his story of living on both sides of the ocean with nothing but propaganda to filter his views of the world but not letting it cloud his judgment. They deemed his clearheadedness a unique trait that would be needed when dealing with entities on the other side.
Personality:
A calm and clear-minded individual, he likes to gather all the information he can before coming to a judgment. Often a member of student councils and a personal mediator in conflicts growing up. He is a herald of peace in times of war, a dove with eagles claws.
Other:

[JuliusCaesar]

Id be interested in joinin assumin there are still slots

Hider

Name: Jack Weirden
Age: 22
Nationality: American
Gear/Weapons: Glock 17 handgun (4 clips x 17 bullets each)
HK416 assault rifle (4 clips x 30 bullet s each) hand grenade (2) water bottle (2) Swiss Army knife

Appearance: Jack is 5'9" and about 155 lb. He is built as a mid distance runner but not with very muscular arms. He has blonde hair cut short In Military style with a small goatee growing a darker blond on his face. His eyes are brown or sometimes green. He has very fair skin burning easily in the sunlight. Freckles are visible on his face but not a huge feature.

Bio: Jack grew up in Kansas on a beef farm. His parents and grandparents worked the land before him but he wanted a different profession and thought the army would suit him. Going through high school Jack ran the 800 meter run breaking two minutes his senior year he enrolled to Army ROTC in college and majored in mathematics, choosing the military over what could have been a promising athletic career. Just out of college, NWRTF was a good opportunity to prove himself for his country and the world so he left America and traveled to Germany (only after given leave by his CO and vowing to send reports back of the new land).

Personality: Jack enjoys new places and opportunity part of the reason he joined the military in the first place. He is good at math, although not a genius level he was in the top 10 of his graduating class. Jack doesn't listen to music much or play an instrument of any kind. His days would rather be spent reading or exploring. Jack has a good sense of humor-when not on duty of course. Loyalty to his country and comrades in arms is important. Jack will work hard to achieve his goals. If he had not joined the military he could be a professional class athlete or possibly even an astronaut.

Other:
Jack can drive and fix cars well having done so since 12 years old.
Jack also has shot shotguns and pistols since a young age, Albeit not automatic assault rifles.
Jack thinks parts of the land should definitely belong to the land of the free and the brave.

[Shyla Nesthorn]

Both of you are accepted if you want to throw your CS's into the CS tab

[Raven_Operative]

CS

Name: Lucas Snider
Age: 40
Nationality: Canadian
Gear/Weapons:
- Heckler & Koch G36K (the carbine variant)
- Heckler & Koch USP P12
- Standard Medical Supplies (though in greater amounts than usual)
- A shitload of broadspectrum antibiotics (We don't know what diseases might be on the otherside, so Lucas wants to be prepared)
Apperance:


Bio: Lucas grew up as the son of a Canadian doctor living in Ottawa. His mother was an engineer, so from an early age Lucas was groomed for higher education and success in academics. His parents had hopes that he would follow in their footsteps, going on to become either a surgeon, a scientist, or an engineer, and for the majority of his high school career, Lucas followed that path, planning to become a doctor like his father. It was around grade 10, though, that one of his classmates invited him to join their youth army cadet corps (basically a military run version of boy scouts). When Lucas decided to accept their offer, he quickly became infatuated with the structure, order and purpose of the military lifestyle. Over the course of a year, his plans gradually changed: He would still try to become a doctor, but first he wanted to join the army medical corps. His parents, while shocked at this sudden shift, continued to support him, and with their blessing, joined the army. He passed all his training with above average (but not particularly impressive) results in all fields except the medical training. In that field, he excelled and had no issues remaining on track for his position as an army corpsman.

Lucas was not deployed immediately, so while he was living on a military base he continued in his studies by attending night school. This proved difficult and time consuming, but he managed to stick with it, eventually earned a full medical degree. The downside of this was that his intensive studies put a serious damper on his military performance, leading to him being passed over for promotions in favor of those with a more single minded military focus.

When the portal opened, Lucas was one of the few members the Canadian military sent to Germany to be apart of the task force. The reasoning behind this was his extensive medical background, as well as his combat medic training would make him invaluable to the the reconnaissance teams. He would both be able to treat life threatening injuries and also provide long term care in the case of extended deployments.

Personality: Friendly and helpful (as a combat medic should be), Lucas is a level headed individual who always has an optimistic view of the situation at hand. His upbringing and schooling have lead to him being very curious, and though he has long since gotten over the feeling of 'gotta learn everything!' he felt in his youth, he is still constantly on the lookout for new and interesting skills to learn. One of his major flaws, though, is a tendency to talk down to people who act like they know it all. Lucas has worked his ass off to become as educated as he is, but that has also made him keenly aware of his own shortcomings. People who don't recognize their own, or try to sound like they always know what's best (especially if they don't) annoy him, and if someone were to start acting like hot shit, he would be quick to put them in their place.

[Shyla Nesthorn]

Your accepted too

[JuliusCaesar]

How many people are we waiting for before we start?

[Shyla Nesthorn]

How many people are we waiting for before we start?

@JuliusCaesar

Honestly probably have enough now after i write up my sheet just been playing overwatch busy.

[Shyla Nesthorn]

Okay, I'll write up the starting post and m CS sometime either later tonight or tomorrow

[Shyla Nesthorn]

@knighthawk@JuliusCaesar@Raven_Operative

OK first post is up so we can start posting IC. Also posted my character's CS in the CS tab so go take a look if you want an idea who is leading you guys.

Remember the team has been training with each other and sharing a bunkhouse for about two weeks as Team 1. So while this isn't a first meeting of everyone it doesn't have to be "we are all buddy buddies". You all just know each other at least by name and stuff.

[Raven_Operative]

Sorry it's taking so long, I'll try to get a post up tonight.

[Shyla Nesthorn]

Sorry for lack of posting, been real busy. Gonna keep on top of it now (hopefully)