[OOC] Bastion: The Last Tank Crew

Hostile Factions

Yakuza, Mutants & A.I.

The Yakuza

For the last 55 years the Yakuza have controlled everything. But even before then their power was immeasurable. The great series of world wars that shook the nation essentially destroyed all branches of government and the world became a barren radioactive wasteland, mainly for powerful gangs to skirmish for power. The vicious Tensei clan proved victorious not only among other yakuza factions but eventually over the world's criminal empire, and with no government or law to keep them in check, they took control of the population. They essentially are the government from hell, and on the Island of Izayoi the rule with an iron fist and casually torment the inhabitants.

The Mutants

Radioactive war had a vicious side effect. Human mutations. After the first 10 years of nuclear fallout, ghastly looking humanoids were seen roaming the lands, at first they would simply run and scream until passing out, but then eventually they would attack humans. Seemingly at random. Over time a few were seen setting traps for passerby civilians, and also seen wielding weapons. It came to be know that there were 3 strains of mutants. There are the Sprinters who are feral and hyper aggresive, who will chase and tear the skin off any human they can find, but act with no intelligence whatsoever. Then there are the Stalkers who act a little more like primitive hunters, they hide in waiting, and use crude tools to fight and set traps fro humans. And finally soldiers fully intelligent mutants that use modern weapons and military tactics, but they have no society, no order, only killing humans.

Rouge A.I.

Before the world governments were eradicated they activated the 'Offence Network' which was a sentient program which took control of military hardware and controlled them as 'drones' to eliminate hostile forces. The problem was when there is no longer specific nations or factions to invade or defend, the A.I. decided to see all living things as the enemy and simply destroyed any civilization it could find. The Rogue A.I. is usually seen as drone tanks patrolling large wastelands killing animals and mutants wherever they may roam. Humans have long learned to not engage with the A.I. if possible, but every now and then, a very destructive encounter will happen.

Useful Glossary and Terms

Bastion- The featured tank of the RP used by the last surviving members of the Cartwright Military Academy. Was built from parts from the local museum and scavenged remains of an experimental drone tank, that was previously under command of the Rouge A.I.

Cartwright Academy- The Military Academy founded by Kenneth Cartwright, a wealthy american retired military general who decided to set up an education system for some of the more grief stricken nations across the globe. After many hard times there are said to only be 20 military academies left in the world.

Credits- The currency of this world. More proportionate to the American Dollar than Yen.

Neverland- An extremely large mutant habitat in the middle of Izayoi island.

Izayoi- The small semi independent island nation off the coast of Japan and home to the academy the tank crew are from. The land is incredibly hostile and is home to mutants, yakuza and A.I.

Omi Village- The closest civilized settlement to the site of the destroyed academy, where the 5 young cadets took refuge afterwards.

The Skirmishes- The general term used for the many many world wars that left the world in the state that its in, history records have mostly been lost over the years so details about when or how the wars started are largely down to speculation.

Combat

Combat follows the Arena-style method of engagement. You declare attacks but you cannot auto hit. You can attempt to dodge/block/defend but the circumstances of the attempt must be reasonable or your action will be overruled by the GMs (If you get shot at by a rail gun, don't attempt to Neo-dodge the bullets or you will just get torn up).

However where this differs from Arena is that all of your encounters will be PvE (unless you and your team want to have a scuffle). So while you cant auto hit us (the GMs) we can Auto-hit you if we feel necessary. We also calculate how much damage you suffer and and how much inflict. Instances where you can auto-hit the enemy is against 'horde' type enemies like mindless sprinter mutants,low level bandits/gangsters or stationary defense turrets if you are in the tank.

Please note YOU CAN DIE in this game, this is part survival and although GMs wont kill you for something minor 'like oops you stepped on a mine'. We will announce deaths if we feel you fail a combat encounter bad enough to warrant death being necessary. If you die your character will not come back, but you as the player will be given a grace period we you can 're-join' the waiting line with another reserve character later in the story. So write well, think logically and you will most likely live to see another page of IC posts.

[Dolerman]

This is it, the Tank known as 'The Bastion' the last surviving tank off of the Free Japanese Mainland. Its driven by 5 high school and college students in a vicious dystopia, where Mutants, The Yakuza and a Rogue A.I. has all but destroyed civilization. Only the brave crew of the bastion can bring about any sort of peace, because they are the only military capable survivors of a local village. After their cadets academy was bombed, the decided to pool together as a unit and attempt to take on the world...

Premise & Hostile Factions

This is a very much a work in progress, but the premise is that after many major wars the world is a former shell of what it was. There is no central governments and the only organised power is the Yakuza who have crudely attempted to establish power in the parts of the world that aren't over run by mutants.

There is also another hostile force in the world. Before the world government finally collapsed they programmed their drone weapons to secure key areas in the world with deadly force, this is now known as the Rogue A.I. or the 'Offense Network'. Powerful land-machine drones will attack all living things on sight as the A.I. has evolved to see 'life' as the enemy to the world as based on the world wars.

I will draw up more details for these 3 major factions as this interest check is completed.

Gameplay and Characters

As far as the players in the story, we will play as a Tank Crew driving the Bastion, the last known tank to be owned by free peoples in the orient. The crew are young military cadet survivors who had their military academy destroyed by a mysterious shelling that killed a lot of their hometown as well. Now after 6 months of preparation, they are traveling to not only investigate the source of the bombing but to secure precious resources for their helpless town, time is of the essence and everything is dangerous.

The gameplay is part tank combat and exploration along with elements of horror survival. Each player will have a role in the tank such as driver, commander ammunition loader etc. Each player will also have an 'infantry' skill such as explosives, support gunner, sniper etc, as some of the RP will take place on foot outside of the tank.

For this RP we want to keep a tight a dedicated player base so we will only be accepting 4-5 players at most, not including me and the GM, let me know if this interests you at all.

Tank Roles

The Commander:
This is the 'top'. The commander is the one giving orders and has the final say on what the tank does. The commander will also have some scouting duties, usually the one to pop out his/her head with binoculars and asses what to do next. On the roof of the Bastion there is a loadable LMG which can be fired by the commander in intense situations but this of course leaves exposure to enemy fire.

Pick this role if you can handle the responsibility and make the right decisions where it counts.

The Driver:
Also called the 'legs'. The driver is in control of the tank's tracks and must navigate the sometimes difficult terrain of the dystopian wasteland. Has a periscope furthest to the front for vision but will take general directions from the commander.

Pick this role if you feel able to steer the war machine into battle and use sharp reflexes to keep you and the rest of the crew alive.

The Loader:
Also called the 'feeder'. The loader is in control of what the cannon fires, also is closest to the engine of the tank and will be expect to do repairs on the fly. The loader generally takes orders from the commander and gunner but is expected to know which weapons and ammo are best for each situations and may have to load independently of any orders in rapid fire situations.

Pick this role if you feel you have the smarts to know what to use and when. And also keeping the health of your war machine in check.

The Gunner:
Also known as the 'punch' The gunner controls the tanks main cannon, and occasionally one half of the Tank's AA guns. The duty is simple, aiming and shooting. Successful shots not only depend on the skill of the gunner, but the direction of the commander and co-ordination with the driver.

Pick this role if you want to be trusted with attacking and destroying enemies, and aiming under pressure.

The Bow Gunner/Co-Driver:
Also known as the 'Pole'. The Bow Gunner sits next to the driver and operates the forward machine gun and the other half of the AA guns on the tank. The Bow is usually in an advisory position to the rest of the crew as he or she will have the least pressing duties. Also operates the comms with other tanks and machines.

Pick this role for a less stressful and more observant role where you feel you can support your team best through effective communication.

Infantry Roles

Field Commander
Captain of the ground team and general all-round soldier. Carries an assault rifle and much like the Tank Commander, will give general orders and lead the team.

Marksman
The long range weapons expert, the Marksman carries a sniper rifle and secures vantage points to pick off foes from a distance.

Demolition
The explosives expert, knows all there is to know about structures and breaching said structures, carries C4 charges and a variety of grenades as well as a submachine gun.

Heavy
The Heavy Gunner carries a large LMG and lays down heavy suppressing fire, usually the most knowledgeable at taking down large or heavily armored targets and wears added protective gear on the field. Also very skilled at position defense and managing turrets.

Infiltrator
A light footed and stealthy agent who is best used in breaking and entering without detection. Is also a master of hand to hand combat and various gadgets and hacking.

CS Template

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Name: Full with callsign
Age: 16-20
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Nationality: (if immigrant then specify nation)
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[Dolerman]

@DJAtomika@Whoami@Drakey@Cryfest@Ferrocerium

So here is the official OOC I guess you guys will officially be taking the 5 roles, if we have any more interest I will let them create a CS as a reserve just in case someone drops out. There is still some more to be added to the glossary, but the basics have been covered.

EDIT: please post all CS sheets here in the OOC before approval to the CS Tab

[Dolerman]

@Mercenary Lord just so you know the OOC is up :)

[Drakey]

I have arrived!!!!

Drake

Name: Andrew Calaumn, "Drake"
Age: 21, but looks 19
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 178 lbs
Nationality: American
Tank Role: Commander
Infantry Role: Marksman
Personality:

Drake has a rather strange personality. He is cold and aloof when it comes to keeping his soldiers alive. He will do whatever it takes to make that a reality. While the group has had some close calls, Andrew has been able to keep them alive.

On the other hand, he can get explosively angry about really stupid shit. Also, he is addicted to caffiene.

Bio:

Andrew is actually older than 19, he just looks that age. It's a side-effect of his 'condition'. You see, Andrew is a mutant. While not as bad as those that roam the wastes, mindlessly attacking others, it's still different. His condition involves black scales that cove his spine and end with a 4.5 foot tail that he typically wraps around his waist. It also causes him to age more slowly than normal human beings. So, in actuality, Andrew is 21.

Having been an immigrant, Andrew has grown up within Japan his entire life. His friends, those that work with him, don't know about his condition and Andrew is scared that they might turn on him if they ever found out.

It started 5 years ago, when he was 16. Andrew had been exploring the nearby region when he accidentally fell into a pit laced with radioactive chemicals. He had gotten lucky. Despite the bone-shattering pain that his mutation caused, Andrew was able to keep control of his mind. When he finally ascended from the pit, the home he once knew was gone.

The yakuza had wiped it out. As such, the now 17 year old Andrew began to roam. He quickly found clothes that could hide his condition as he travelled to what he believed was the last bastion of rational individuals. A school, a school that had been run by Americans.

After finding it, Andrew was able to convince them to let him in. THough, one of the groups doctors did find out about his condition in a routine evaluation, the man had kept it hidden and off the records. In exchange, Andrew had to serve as something of a research subject for the doctor. In the process, Andrew learned new things about his mutation.

He is slightly more resistant to radiation than a normal human.
He has better night-vision than a human.
He is faster than a normal human.

This is both his gift and his curse, and Andrew battles with it everyday.

As for how he managed in the school, Andrew quickly rose through the ranks of cadets. He successfully completed the ridiculously hard sniper courses while simultaneously becoming one of the best tacticians in his year. While the examinations were difficult, Andrew was a dedicated young man. He learned all that he could, and excelled in that which he could. It was all for one reason: To take the fight to them. THe Yakuza, Mutants, and that rogue A.I.

(His time at the Academy)

Cartwright Academy. That was the place that Andrew now found himself within. It had been full of people, but was gone now. Shortly after being assigned as the Commander of Bastion, Andrew met both his Gunner and his Loader. Foresight was ingenious and an extremely competent leader, as such she quickly became Drake's second in command. Smokey, on the other hand, seemed a bit more laid back to Andrew. However, he was still extremely skilled and good at his job, especially at getting into places that he probably shouldn't be getting into.

Anyways, those times soon ended.

Wake up and burn.

[ML]

honestly i dont really have time rn to be starting any more RPs, so I've just been subscribing and watching them go and maybe like making comments and such

[Dolerman]

Added the CS template and moved the hostile factions and glossary to the 0th post.

[Whoami]

Working on my CS now. Are the infantry roles arbitrary, or can I make my own? I'm leaning toward having my character fill the role of being a scout and a radio operator.

[Whoami]

First draft of my CS, will adjust as required.

Sara Lancaster

Name
Sara Lancaster
'Foresight'

Age
20

Height
5'6"

Weight
127 lbs

Nationality
Canada

Tank Role
Bow Gunner

Infantry Role
Field Commander

Personality
Sara is a thoughtful young woman, who spends plenty of time reflecting on the things she has done. She is very aware of her own mortality, and has become quite measured and meticulous when approaching things. Sara is the type of person that would stand to the side during a school dance, or be respectfully silent during a conversation between two other friends. Even though she is rather quiet during social periods, Sara is constantly observing. She has picked up a knack for spotting details that most would often overlook, and thus, her comments are usually quite surprising. Her talent for picking up on minute details was magnified during her time at Cartwright Academy, and it has led to her having some of the sharpest senses around. Rumors have been passed around that her senses are mutant, or machine enhanced in some way. Though they are false, this has led to Sara being somewhat scrutinized and alienated by some social groups. Sara would rather spend her time hunting in the woods with her falcon, Icarus. She is quite oriented with the outdoors, and it isn't uncommon for Sara for to drop off the radar and camp out in the woods on her own for a few days.

Bio
Sara's family had immigrated from the Canadian west coast the R.A.I launched a massive offensive on the last great city in the North. She was young when the attack came, but old enough to remember the experience. Drones of all shapes and sizes swept through the streets, systematically wiping out any organism that they came across. While the local militia and remains of the Canadian military put up a good fight, they were ultimately overwhelmed. Sara and her father had made it aboard one of the Navy frigates ordered to evacuate the civilians, though her mother was pushed overboard by a wave of panicking refugees. She had never seen her mother after that. The small group of frigates was assaulted by the R.A.I's own naval drones, resulting in the sinking of one of the ships. The frigate she and her father were on sustained critical damage, and was taking on water fast. Her father had told Sara to swim to the other ship, and they both dove into the Pacific Ocean along with dozens of others.

As they swam, aquatic drones pulled people underwater all around her. She was grabbed as well, just as she was pulling herself aboard the final frigate, but her father managed to free her in time. The R.A.I cut off its pursuit of the frigate as the U.S. Pacific Fleet arrived to assist the wounded ship. Sara was coughing up bloodied water on the deck of the ship, and it took her a few minutes to come to her senses and look around. She had seen that her father had lost a leg to one of the drones in the water. He was surrounded by medics, and luckily survived. But Sara was changed forever after that assault. She became aware of her humanity, and the vulnerability that came with it. Sara became quiet. That youthful naivety and hopefulness was replaced with measure and carefulness. She wasn't the only child on that ship that had been changed by the R.A.I's brutal attack. Her whole generation had turned this way, and they soon found themselves spending more and more time with the ship's crew to learn how to fight and defend themselves.

The Canadian frigate remained attached to the U.S. fleet as it made its way to a naval base on the coast of Japan. When they stepped onto solid land, Sara had noticed that Japan had been wracked by conflict just as much as Canada, if not more. The refugees were given specific instruction to stay with the military escort as they brought them to a safe town built around the Cartwright military academy. Over the years, Sara had grown more and more detached with her father, who had sunk into a bottle. The loss of his wife, his leg, and his home had made him short tempered and violent. They had no money to afford a cyber-prosthetic leg, so he was trapped in a wheel chair. Through her teen years, Sara preferred to not spent her nights at home. Despite the militia's warnings, she camped out in the woods on the outskirts of town. She hunted for her food, using a rifle she quietly taken from the town's poorly guarded armory to hunt with. The lessons she had learned on the frigate paid off well, she wasn't a slouch with the rifle.

Sara would come back to town every other day for supplies, only to head back out into the woods. One night, Sara heard a bird call. It was unlike anything she had ever heard before. Birds were a rare sight after all. She followed the sound, only to find a young falcon with a wounded wing on the ground. A feral cat was stalking around and playing with its prey. Sara chased off the cat and took the bird. She nursed it back to health, fed it, and kept it warm at night. When the falcon was healthy, Sara found that it wouldn't leave her alone. The bird followed her everywhere, always perching in the trees just out of her sight. She continued to feed it, but knew that it was still a wild animal.

When she was fourteen, Sara had stumbled across a Yakuza camp in the woods. She knew not to get any closer, and turned away. Just as she was making her retreat back into the night, she had stepped on a trip wire. A loud, alarming noise was made, and before she could run further, she was surrounded by three Yakuza thugs, one was armed with a pistol. The gangsters took her rifle, and started to fondle her. A desperate, cruel world. Then out of darkness, the falcon attacked. It clawed and tore at the armed gangster's face, making him drop his pistol. The suddenness of it all caused chaos. Sara quickly swiped the pistol from the ground and shot the gangster who took her rifle three times in the chest. Another bullet went into the second thug's knee, putting him on the ground. She scuffled over the ground to get her rifle, and was grabbed by the ankle by the crippled thug. Sara booted him in the face, and took a knife tucked away in her other boot. She stabbed that knife into the man's hand, retrieved her rifle, and shot the man dead. The falcon had the other man on his back now, and Sara finished him off as well. Not only had she claimed a human's life for the first time, but she had claimed three. She didn't have time to come to terms with her act, however. The sudden screams and gunshots had alerted the rest of the camp. Sara called out to the falcon, and it intelligently responded by following her in the sky.

She ran back toward the town, bullets flying past her and hitting the trees. She could hear hounds. A bullet passed clean through her shoulder, causing her to cry out in pain and fall to the ground. She looked over her shoulder, saw two hounds fast approaching. Using her stolen pistol, Sara killed one. The other was quickly intercepted by her new falcon companion. It's sharp beak tearing into the hound's face and throat. She quickly absterged the bleeding and made her way back to the town. She was quickly seen to by a local doctor, while a militiaman berated her about stealing a rifle and not heeding their warnings about going into the woods alone. Nevertheless, he was impressed by her story.

The militiaman directed her toward the academy, and she suddenly found herself in a classroom. She was given a dormitory, a safe place to keep her falcon, which she named Icarus. During her time at the academy, Sara had fine tuned the skills she had acquired while living in the woods. Sara spent the next six years of her life at the academy, learning to operate a variety of combat vehicles and work as a member of a cohesive infantry unit. She spent every weekend in the woods, hunting with Icarus. She was on one of these excursions when Cartwright academy was bombarded by artillery. She could hear the concussive blasts of the deadly rounds pummeling the academy and surrounding town. She returned in time to help the survivors and get others to safety. Despite her relationship with her father, she was relieved to know he survived the mysterious attack. In the following exodus to Omi Village, Sara was one of the handful of scouts that ranged ahead of the caravan to look out for any imminent threats. It was an uneventful relocation, but she was glad for that. Now in Omi Village, Sara prepares with the crew of the Bastion to head out and investigate the source of the mysterious artillery barrage.

[Cryfest]

Character

Theodore “Theo” Weber - Callsign “Smokey”



Age: 18
Height: 5’10
Weight: 156 lbs
Nationality: American
Tank Role: The Loader
Infantry Role: Infiltrator

Personality: Theodore is a confident guy. He always has an air of self-assuredness, poise and will occasionally come off as arrogant. He has a strong sense of pride and honor. He is ambitious and works hard to complete projects with precision and quality. Theo keeps a calm head in stressful and high intensity situations. To civilians his calm and to-the-point attitude is often considered rude or insensitive. Theo has strong opinions and is never afraid to share them no matter how unneeded or inappropriate they may be to the situation. His sense of humor is dark and many people do not find him funny. He has often been told to keep his jokes to himself, though he has yet to do so.

Bio: Theodore grew up with an older brother in the Military and this influenced him into joining the Academy. His brother was killed in action while attempting to eradicate a growing gang that was terrorizing helpless villages. His family and the people in his neighborhood viewed his brother as honorable and important even in death. Theodore decided he wanted to mean something when he died and hopes, even to this day, to die as honorably as his brother.

Theodore was accepted to the New York Military Academy, one of only 4 in America. There he was taught until he turned 14 and an opportunity arose to travel to Japan to join the ranks at the American base. The Cartwright Academy was working on an inclusion project as the skirmishes had left the world a shamble, and when it came to integrating immigrants to new countries there was often high resistance. One of many projects the Cartwright Academy explored was to involve those of other nationalities to the country. All in hopes of building friendly rapport with countries that have been long at war. With the lack of community among different military factions and the lack of proper protection from inhuman and delinquent behavior the Cartwright Academy was attempting to rectify the problem. Theo felt that this would make a great opportunity to gain some experience and had always found other cultures interesting. His powerful sense of duty made him into a trustworthy candidate for the program and both he and the New York Academy felt he would grow in Japan where there were more opportunities in experience as the Island had many internal battles with Yakuza, Mutants and the R.A.I..

Originally the program was only for a year long stay but Theodore climbed the ladder of Military Rank quickly and built powerful connections with the people and community on the island; so, he put in a request to remain as a permanent student at the base. Seeing that Theo was flourishing under the base’s environment his request was accepted.

Among his peers they started calling him “Smokey” as he always seems to have a cigarette dangling from his lips, even though it is not always lit.

After becoming a permanent resident of Cartwright Academy he was offered a position with Bastion, a powerful tank the academy was placing in the hands of highly skilled students. He trained and studied closely with the group chosen for the Bastion. He felt distanced from them individually but as a group he felt comfortable working with them as a team. He quickly picked up on the skills taught to him and took a particular interest in loading the cannon and the different materials used to turn the tide in any given situation.

Outside the tank he quickly picked up the skills necessary to infiltrate and secure the objective. He learned to walk silently, and even when he is not actively working he hardly makes a sound. His clothing is softer and lighter than the usual uniform so he can move swiftly without the ruffle of fabric giving him away.

Along with simply using stealth to get through enemy borders he has learned the mannerisms of the locals and more importantly, refugees. He uses his american background and fluid Japanses to act as a harmless refugee or even as a thug in order to gain trust wherever necessary.

Though he has been trained in all of the skills necessary to grow it was not until the bombing of the Cartwright Academy that he gained any true knowledge of how battles were fought. Of how much blood was in a person; and it wasn’t until he was staring down the barrel of his pistol, blood and flesh dripping from his hair, down his face, and soaking into his clothes that he realized how easy it was to take a life.

Shell shocked, he barely made it out with the people he trusted most, the Bastian Crew, and even after finding refuge in the nearby town it took him a long time to register the battle and accept what had happened.

[Dolerman]

@DJAtomika@Whoami@Drakey@Cryfest@Ferrocerium

Also guys I'm creating a discord channel for the players in all my RPs (active or inactive) so please join so you can contact me if there is anything to discuss about the RPs!

Dynamo's Discord

[Dolerman]

@Cryfest Your character looks good, maybe if you wanted you could make some reference to the other characters, enemies and locations in your bio to round out your character, but everything else looks perfect!

[Dolerman]

@Whoami I think youre all good to post in the CS Tab. Approved!

@Drakey If there is nothing more you want to add to the Bio, then you are good to go too!

[ML]

discordddd

[Cryfest]

@Dynamo Frokane

I added some events and details :)

[Dolerman]

@Cryfest approved!

[Xandrya]

If you need one more for whatever reason, let me know!

[Dolerman]

If you need one more for whatever reason, let me know!

@Xandrya

Heyy, I dont know if two of the people from the interest check are still interested as I havent heard from since their first message, I'll try and contact them by the weekend but please make a CS just in case they wind up not joining, your RP credentials are legit. Also please join the discord too!

[Drakey]

@Dynamo Frokane

Hey while I think the discord is pretty awesome, I personally cannot use it. As such, I ask that all info that has been decided and agreed upon within discord be posted to either the OOC or sent to me in PM.

Also, if anyone wants, then I would love to do some background stints between characters. Just a method that I have found to really help set character relationships.

@Whoami

Hey, if you're interested, then I would like for your character to be the only one who thinks that Drake isn't all that he seems to be.

[Dolerman]

@Drakey Absolutely, no problem I'll keep you in the loop and have all relevant info in the OOC

[Dolerman]

once we have our last 2 Sheets we can get started do yall have any questions for me? Or any Tank questions for @Skepic