[OOC] The Marauders (2018)

[Esailia]

I am still around! Doing otter things!

[Akayaofthemoon]

Glad you are still about.

I got a message from Jones a couple of days ago and it sounds like their schedule is loosening up soon. They should be able to make a post at that time :)

[Zoey Boey]

chillin

[Jones Sparrow]

I’ll be getting a post up tonight! And once I get on a laptop I’ll take another look on Nate’s CS!

[Zoey Boey]

awesome. ya love to see it. ill be getting a post up soon!

[Esailia]

Posted, as well as updated my character sheet ^.^

[Nate1008]

I have started working on my 2nd CS now!

[Nate1008]

2nd Prototype CS

Name: Ace Khan

AKA: Commander Khan

Age: 19

Race: Human

Appearance

Mech (to the left), Ace (To the right)

Faction: I.L.I (International Liberation Insurgency)

Role in Team: Rebellion leader (Not Marauder)

Bio: Born on a G.D.F hive world, Ace was a quiet kid. He followed orders, was obedient, and kept himself out of trouble. Life was fine for him and his family. He always dreamed of leaving the colony and going on adventures, but the G.D.F law stated that all civilians couldn't participate in planetary transit unless given authority by G.D.F law. He lay stranded on the over-populated world for years, until one unfortunate event... His father had stolen a G.D.F gun. The penalty for that law was death. They couldn't give the gun back because the G.D.F would scan it for finger-prints, and his father couldn't hide because the G.D.F tracking implant would lead the G.D.F enforcers to him. Nothing happened for a day, but the G.D.F found out. A civilian told G.D.F enforcement what they had seen and Ace's father was gone the next day. Ace knew nobody could live like this, so he started planning. He set up escape routes, gathered followers and organized them. Then, he moved to the armories and stole plenty of G.D.F weapons. Then, the rebellion began. Hundreds upon hundreds of G.D.F forces came, but thousands upon thousands of rebels fought back. They stole ships, weapons, supplies. Anything they could carry and left the planet. The rebels started building settlements and foundations for a new nation.

Personality: Ruthless, Kind, Curious, Brave, Leader

Equipment: I.L.I Pulse rifle, I.L.I Pulse pistol, I.L.I elite assult mech, I.L.I Pulse rifle canister X10, I.L.I Pulse pistol canister X30.

Relationships: Sarah Brigs (Mother), James Khan (Father) DEAD

@Jones Sparrow! I finished my 2nd Prototype! Waiting for review!

[Esailia]

Nuuuuu we cannot have a sad Tony! Must fix!!!!!

[Nate1008]

can someone make a discord server for this or send me a link if there already is one, please? Thanks!

[Akayaofthemoon]

@Nate1008

We don’t have one and we tried it once and no one really showed up so it probably won’t be happening :/

[Nate1008]

Ok. I just wanted to know if there was a discord server or if there was going to be one... What do you think of my character sheets? Again, they are just prototypes. They are not finished and are still a WIP, so everything in them is subject to change. (Artwork is NOT mine. Credit to the original artists)

@Jones Sparrow? Have you checked out the CS's yet? No rush of course, im just a little anxious... I will stop pinging you about it now...

Anyhow... I am going to read up on all the other IC posts to figure out what is going on and what happened so far.

[Jones Sparrow]

Hey, @Nate1008 I'm so so sorry for making you wait, no need to feel anxious!

For starters, I really like the creativity of both CS's! I think they can both work, but they definitely need to be modified to be accepted.

The GDF faction is definitely a cool thing that we could implement into the lore and backstory of this galaxy, they kinda remind me of Cerberus from Mass Effect! Our biggest concern about this faction is that we have things planned and started to put into motion. I'm not saying that these guys can't be a foe later on in the RP, but for now I think it would just be adding more fuel to a fire that we are attempting to maintain.

For the first Character, Akaya and I both agreed that having the character might seem a bit too difficult to implement into the team. The Crew already has this AI character that serves as this emotionless yet sympathetic being that helps the crew... The robot idea might just be too difficult to try and orchestrate into an RP about character developments and this theme of "redemption"

The second prototype I like a lot more! I like the backstory, the complexity of it, and how you could further develop this character into someone truly interesting...The mech could be cool to include, and your character could have this attachment to it, But again, the faction coming into play might be the biggest roadblock...

I know Akaya and I put the faction tab and things like that into the Character Sheets, so you're absolutely not in the wrong! But so far, with the way the RP is going, maybe adding another faction to the mix won't be the best.

BUT! I'm not saying we have to scrap the idea of it. I think we can work with this faction as a secretive threat that the Committee has been battling for years, especially the humans. It would let the faction be somewhat of this "threat" but at the same time not making them steal the show, you know?

And I think that these characters need to join the Marauders or be connected to them in some way. The way we are going now might be a great time to get your character into that. Maybe a defected GCF member that gets caught up in the commotion that the Maruaders would soon be dragged into. Maybe they get captured and taken as a prisoner but are placed as a part of the team?

And that would then pose the importance of a role on the team. Akaya made a list of open roles for the team, but we are open to suggestions as well :)

Here's the open positions that we have recommended:

Gunner
Cook
Security Officer
Security Personal

If I missed anything, @Akayaofthemoon, or have any other input for the next step of these prototypes I'd love to hear em!

But yeah, I am leaning towards the second character more, the faction is good under certain circumstances, and we are willing to help out in any way we can in terms of brainstorming :D

Again, really sorry for the delayed feedback!

[Akayaofthemoon]

@Jones Sparrow

I think you pretty much covered everything we talked on :)

[Nate1008]

Thanks, Jones! So... About the faction stuff... Yes, I like the idea of a secret war thing going on and I would like to try that out. But the robotic character is not going to be a crew member of the Marauders. The robotic character is the enemy guy. The rebel leader is going to be part of the Maurader crew as a Security Officer but as a merc. One of the characters bumps into him and he asks if they are looking for a little more muscle (himself and 1-3 other mercs). If he gets hired, he will stay and help out. When his duty is off, he wanders until the Marauders hire him again. The GDF has been fighting the ILI for quite some time though, so the mercs will have a run-in with the GDF, even if they are with the Marauders. The GDF relentlessly hunts down the ILI and its leader and has been trying to subjugate or exterminate the ILI. The only connection the GDF has with the Marauders is that they have met the Committee, but seems to be a small empire, so the Committee doesn't really worry about the GDF, but the part of the GDF empire the Committee has seen is a small portion of the full empire, its just that the majority of GDF territory is so underdeveloped, it is hardly ever noticed by others. The GDF is a dominion. They conquer planets and take over, subjugating the populace and assimilating them into the empire. Many GDF civilians are sent to dig camps, work zones, factories, and dominion cities. The cities produce money from taxes, purchases, and anything money-related. Dig camps produce resources, work zones help the GDF build their structures, and factories manufacture new weapons, armor, robots, and ships. However, a small part of the population is sent to Hive-worlds. These worlds give their civilians the best possible lives and treat them well (98% of the population on these worlds are human). The reason the Hive-world civilians are treated better is that many of the civilians are recruited as soldiers for their army. You wouldn't really want to join the army of a nation you hate, so the GDF uses the art of deception to make it appear as the GDF is a good nation to their human soldiers, hiding the raw, awful truth. The robotic soldiers could not care less, however, and do not have morals and don't care about the lives of others. This fact makes them a force to be reckoned with. More than 70% of the GDF militia is robotic.

anyhow... I will stop rambling on about this. I will start working on my official CS's soon!

[Liv]

@Jones Sparrow

Hey so as far as picking up Jane, I'll work on something like a guard retrieving her from her cell and taking her outside or wherever you'd like them to make contact. Of course if you have something else in mind just let me know.

[KaiserElectric]

Oh damn who's the loser who just posted after however many months absent.

[Akayaofthemoon]

@KaiserElectric

Yay!! Glad to have our officer back :)

[Esailia]

*paddles around personal otter pond*

[KaiserElectric]

*scoots around under the rug*