[OOC] The Black Void Pirates

[GingerBoi123]

Writing up my submission now :)

[Thecrash20]

@Spriggs27

I had an Idea of a Transformer race. Alien race that was highly adaptable and when war came to their planet they turned into the Weapons that waged the war. I was thinking of having my Char change to a All Terrain buggy and also his robot form. He won't be as giant as the Transformer cartoon/movies where a Seven foot long and Four foot high car turns to a Forty foot robot. Probably be max Ten feet. I know you said you don't care as long as it looks good, but I'm asking first since I felt it might be pushing it.

[GingerBoi123]

Guerrila

Robert "Guerrila" Hadovich

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Age: 30

Gender: Male

Class: Commando

Race: Human (Death World)

Home world: Skarna III

Appearance:Robert is a specimen of a man. Standing at 6' 2" and is as strong and as fit as they come. He prefers to keep his hair completely shaven, and under his neck his body sports all manners of scars which he likes to keep as "trophies." His combat pants are almost always on, as well as his boots, vest and red bandana. The colours can change to suit whatever the mission is, as well as tactical facepaint. Although he likes for it to represent something from his home planet. He keeps his necklace on always, adorned with three teeth from the first three beasts he slayed.

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Former Profession:Skarna Wayfinder

Personality: Robert is a cold man, who seems to come alive in the midst of combat, or training for combat, or preparing for combat... Okay, he loves combat. It's what he and his people lived for, it's what they were bred for. Living on Skarna changes you, and it takes a certain ruthlessness and ferocity to survive the untamed wilds. He is a loyal and fierce ally to have, and will follow any order or request to the letter. He's not much for talking, mostly allowing his actions and gestures to represent his words, although most only mean something to the Skarnian People.

History:
The Skarna system was a remarkable collection of planets, purchased by a "science-driven" corporation. Each planet was almost akin to Earth, composite wise at least. However, each planet possessed something that made it completely different to Earth. Skarna III was considered the "death world". Everything on Skarna III had evolved to kill, from the wildlife to the plantlife, no inch was ever safe. The corporation, known as 'Bio Enterprise'. The plan was to send a detachment of willing human volunteers to each planet and study their progress. Of course, the true nature of the planets were not disclosed, and a group of humans were sent to Skarna III with very little to defend themselves with.

After this plan was uncovered, Bio Enterprise lost a lot of money to court costs and compensation money. The company went bust, and they weren't able to pull out the humans from the planet. Every rescue mission failed due to the planet's wildlife, and everything seemed lost. The notion of rescuing the humans were abandoned and they were thought to be dead. What they didn't consider, was that the humans might actually survive. Only a few at first, but their community grew, and then their technology and a whole new society surviving off of the hostile land.

The experiment took place many years ago, in the early ages of galactic governance. The community couldn't concern themselves with time for education or outreaching planets. Everything they did, every action, every movement, every breath HAD to go towards surviving. Letting your guard down just once could make you Kroza food. The language broke down and social interaction too. A new way of life was founded, a new iteration of 'humanity'. Once word of survivors got off-planet, many sought after the fabled Skarnian Warriors. People discovered a planet-wide war tribe of hardened men, women and even children. Rob was offered a contract, a chance to use his talents. He accepted and bid farewell to his people.

The group of pirates found great use in their savage Rambo man. Reports of solo massacres against rival gangs near the sector skyrocketed, the bodies were found to have energy burns and wounds, as well as crude cuts and slit necks from a primitive blade. This was the handiwork of the "Guerrila." However, when Rob was tasked with slaughtering innocents, he turned on his employers and took them down before making an escape. Wondering the cosmos, he came in contact with the Black Void. The Captain saw the promise and talents of the man. Rob had experience in all types of combat. Frontline, infiltration... he had to employ it all when he was at Skarna III. He could do it again. With the promise of glorious battles, a fed wallet and the chance to right wrongs, how could the man refuse?

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• Primary: L-25 Assault Rifle- A fully automatic energy rifle, the gun that was given to Robert from his first employers. He christened the gun "Blaze-Kra" or Sun-Burst in the common tongue. It's magazines act more like batteries to charge the gun, making reloading few and far between. It can go from single shot to burst to full-auto and is quite modular. Being able to be fitted with an assault scope (capable of 2x and 4x zoom), energy bayonet, and a suppressor. Whatever Rob feels he requires at the time.
• Secondary: Death-Blam is Rob's personal lead pistol. A primitive, crude revolver made from his home planet, but effective nonetheless. 6-Shooter revolver with armor-piercing lead rounds that could split apart the skull of the toughest mastodons. It is a high impact weapon but super loud weapon that Rob keeps as his
• Melee: Carbon Steel Bowie Knife- Razor is another keepsake from Skarna III. Despite it's primitive build, it's a lot sharper than it has any right to be. Razor has been the tool of many of Rob's stealth kills. If both of his firearms break, he'd rather have nothing but his fists, his wits, and Razor by his side
• Equipment: 2x Frag Grenades
  2x Flash Bangs
  2x Incendiaries

Other:

Any thoughts or feedback would be appreciated :D

[Spriggs27]

@Sophrus I think you should add a bit more to the personality, besides that you seem okay really, I would suggest a smaller fighter image but I think our ship can hold it, I'd also suggest a primary but if you don't exactly want one it's cool too.

@MonachromeX2 Looks good, don't really know what else I could say about him but he looks okay.

@bloonewb Um, I don't know if your character would fit in this group honestly, I think you should edit the personality and history to give him some experience or training of some sort to be a sniper really, but I mostly feel as if your char wouldn't really fit in with the rest of the group and think you should make edits.

@Dark Light When you're finished it mention me, I'm not sure what to think of them yet.

@KatKook Interesting, I hope you can keep up with the android machine act when you post, looks okay.

@Zelosse He seems edgy, I will allow him.

@Thecrash20 I'm sorry but I feel that is a bit much.

@GingerBoi123 So Rambo first blood in space, I don't think much is wrong with him besides all the edgy names, but it seems okay.

[bloonewb]

@Spriggs27 Why do you say that? If you could give me a couple of suggestions, then perhaps I can change the character to fit the group better.

[Spriggs27]

@bloonewb Well I'd like to remind not just you, but everyone that we're space pirates as well as people fighting against the big bad space billionares. It's more of bad vs evil.

I feel your char simply wouldn't fit from his personality, He seems more of a religious type journeying with space pirates, it seems kinda strange that a man of the faith would be journeying with us also he doesn't really know the religion that he's trying to preach to others who may or may not want to hear it from him, also he's a sniper who's mainly quiet on a team of people, when snipers work within teams they can't exactly be silent for large amounts of time from what I know. Then there's the fact you want him to be a philosopher with a group of pirates.

Plus on the other side you haven't really given him any real training or experience with a rifle, just that he was enraptured by a religion that he doesn't fully know.

[Spriggs27]

But Idk what I could suggest, maybe dropping the religiousness, I don't mean to be rude towards it if it's your actual faith, but I think it would be kinda strange to have that in a pirate, I'm sorry.

I would suggest adding some experience with handling a rifle in his history or personality because you don't have anything there for sniping or any skills in it.

I just personally feel as if they are a peaceful character or a non-violent person among people who would be annoyed by his faith or useless in a fight, I don't mean to call your cs useless but I feel as if your char just doesn't fit when we have someone like Hadovich who's all rip and tear and feel as if he'd go against us or want to leave us for the crimes we might cause, do you see where I'm going? I don't mean to be rude I really don't, but like I said I'd suggest dropping the religious part of your cs, I'm sorry but I don't think it will work here.

[bloonewb]

@Spriggs27 I'm sure there is a way to keep the personality and goals of my character, while still integrating your suggestions. Allow me to tinker around with my character a bit, I'll see what I can do.

[Sophrus]

I don't necessarily see a problem with a religious character or a philosopher pirate. The character could work with the right execution though I would think that it's a bit tricky. Philosophy wise, there would be plenty of time traveling on a ship and laying low from the law so I expect most characters would have hobbies to occupy them during such times, why not philosophy?

Skill wise I do agree that there should be something.

[Sierra]

@Spriggs27 I see a lot of "looks okay" which to me reads as "I'm not particularly enthusiastic about approving it but I'm going to."

If I may backseat GM for a moment, you're gonna burn out if that's the case. You're going to grow bored of your own RP and burn out. If you're burdening yourself with a character cast you have unspoken issue with then your motivation is gonna dry up fast. Its not fun to put your foot down on stuff and it makes you feel like you're an ass. I know firsthand, I know that for me I would regret not putting my foot down more later down the road.

Disregard all of that if I'm not reading your reaction right (I'm only so good at that through text). In the meantime, I put together a thing ... formatted to my own tastes in aesthetics and organization but all the relevant info is there and hopefully sufficiently prominent (lemme know if any of the required info fails to jump out at you sufficiently).

Mira

MIRANDA ALVAREZ

][ FEMALE ][ TECH SPECIALIST ][ COMBAT ENGINEER ][ 37 ][

“Name’s Mira. I build shit, and it breaks other people’s shit. Pay me enough, and I’ll break whoever’s shit you want.”

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THE VEKAAN

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BIOLOGY

A typical example of the Vekaan species measures up roughly equivalent in stature to it’s human counterpart. The notable cartilaginous protrusions from the head serve no major biological function directly. Their appearance is among the criteria of selecting a mate, as larger, more prominently curled tendrils were preferred by ancestral Vekaan. The evolutionary reason for this development was never clear. Further differentiation exists in a reduced number of digits, having only three on the hands plus an opposable thumb, and only two toes to a foot. These digits grow thicker, harder talon-like nails comparatively.

The sensory organs are more highly attuned, granting wider range in hearing, sight, and in touch. Hypersensitive touch leads to effects that appear to a human as bordering on premonition, but is instead feeling the radiant heat of an approaching body. This requires a more complex and in turn more sensitive nervous system. Vekaan physiology is more prone to going into shock following trauma. Their physiology is also lacking in muscle mass compared to the perceived ‘ideal male’ within human culture. This is somewhat compensated for with a high action potential within what muscle mass is developed, though this lends itself moreso to reflex than it does to raw strength.

Being a high-functioning intellectual species, they have evolved a longer natural lifespan. The legal age of majority is 27, while the age of full maturity is roughly 35 in standard earth years. This is further extended through medical advances and the culture of technological augmentation. Vekaan society believes in the harmony between people and the technology they develop.

SOCIETY

The Vekaan are a proud people, sometimes too much so for their own good. Hailing originally from the world known to humans as Cliea 23-P15, they formed what they considered a vast empire among the stars. The dozen or so planetary systems under their control however was merely a fledgling interstellar empire, dwarfed by the infinite, inexorable expansion of man into the cosmos, for it was man that ultimately found them.

As a culture they believe in the use of violence only when absolutely necessary, never for personal gain or shortsighted actions. Man did not present itself to them as an ominous conqueror, and thus the Vekann people acquiesced to their demands. Many of their people have been spread across human-controlled space, and what remains of their sovereign claim grows restless under the thumb of man.

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HISTORY

Born to a no-show deadbeat human father and her Vekaan mother, Mira was caught in the worst of two worlds. A half-breed, too human for her own identity and too alien for the society she’s stuck in. The world of Nechu her mother called home is a world of human aristocrats mostly. Everyone here was well off and stuck up about it. The poorest of the planet were treated like refuse. Out of sight, out of mind. The fact nothing ever worked helped Mira learn to tinker and fix things. Her mother wanted her to feel like she belonged, pushing her more towards her human roots. Even her name was strongly human in lieu of traditional naming. But that was not the path for Mira, a nickname she took to lean away from human culture.

She enlisted in the Nechu Imperial Naval Academy at the age of 20, old compared to other cadets but still firmly an adolescent for a Vekaan. By her third year in the academy she had just barely come up short of making it into command school. “It isn’t about what you know or what you can do, it’s about who you know and who’s bankrolling you.”
She never stopped tinkering with things and practicing her building skills. Notably, she modified the control gauntlets the cadets were issued for battle sim training to include the power cell and voltage transformer from a stun gun. Cadet Phenix, with whom she had multiple past altercations thanks in part to his familial ties and his abrasive personality, found out about her unsanctioned modification the painful way. She was later expelled from the academy in lieu of charges being filed for her assault.

For some time after she took an apprenticeship under an engineer, on a PMC cruiser, the ACS Apollo. Her affinity for weaponsmithing made itself apparent here, and the handsome corporate pay opened the door to her current collection of cybernetic augments, again keeping with her Vekaan heritage in spite of her human half. She also began developing the first iteration of her drone tech while on rotation aboard the Apollo.

After the Apollo, she has floated from ship to ship, improving her gear as she goes and serving as an engineer and mercenary for hire. An engineer who brings weapons and doesn’t hesitate to be in the thick of the lethal action is a rare commodity, provided the CO can get past having a half-breed on board.

][ HALF-BREED ][ FORMER NAVY CADET ][ MERCENARY-ENGINEER FOR HIRE ][

PERSONALITY

She’s easily irritated, but tends to not act on it, not at first at least. She instead tends to retreat to her work, tinkering with her armor or her drone or her weapon to distract her. If she’s pushed enough times however despite repeated denials, she is liable to snap back. The ensuing violent outburst is typically quick and decisive, enough to send the message clearly that the topic is not open for discussion. She is particularly sensitive about being a half-breed. In the naval academy she constantly caught flak for it, and has since grown particularly touchy about it. Nechu was not a kind place for a destitute half-breed Vekaan.

She comes across as closed-off, and often times absent and dismissive to random passers-by. When hired on a ship, she’s more professional, but still always with the air of being difficult to approach about other subjects. Her attitude has always been that she’s good at what she does, and who she is when she’s off duty is none of anyone’s concern. It takes a special kind of person and a lot of patience to get her to open up, but the seemingly-impossible task can be done given time. Even if she isn’t chatty, she’s a valuable resource on a ship and in a fight.

APPEARANCE

Her human half has left her with a smoother, softer face and relatively small tendrils. She has more toes on her feet, four per, than would be normal for her kind, and her skin lacks the same leathery quality on her hands and feet. Her eyes ended up an emerald green and retained their cat-like irises. Her whole body is more heavyset and less fine-boned, though the purple coloration on much of her body remains as prominent as a full-blooded Vekaan, much to her relief.

She actively dislikes her human attributes, seeing it as a source of shame and weakness, and dives headlong into traditional culture where she can. There are two small silver bits above her brow line near her temples: small bits of her cybernetics. Her more noticeable vestiges are a series of small contact points at eye level around the side and rear of her head, where her control visor sits much of the time.

EQUIPMENT

R-101 SOAR

The R-101 Special Operations Assault Rifle is an in-house weapon developed by Pantheon Asset Protection Corp, the PMC she worked for aboard the Apollo. It chambers the modern 5.5x36mm ‘berserker’ round designed to maintain accuracy and stopping power without sacrificing its excessive rate of fire.

Powertech Systems Ltd. Microweave Armor System

Her armor starts with a full-body microweave suit, then equipping thin composite plating for protection against actual weapons fire. When a stronger power cell component or more durable armor is called for, extra armor segments can be affixed to the existing skeleton to form a more intermediate-level power armor. This configuration affords more robust energy systems to support ancillary hardware such as energy weapons, shield systems, drone charging, etc.^{image credits}

Sentry Drone

Mira’s sentry drone is a walking platform with eight stumpy legs arranged around its roughly circular form. It acts as a mobile turret that mounts its own autonomous computer systems, multi-sensor targeting suite with IFF, and 300 rounds of ammo for the 20mm GMG (Gauss Machine Gun) it mounts. The weapon is a slow-firing sledgehammer of a gun that truly earns its classification of an autocannon. The drone features magnetic feet to enable unimpeded operations in zero G environments aboard spacecraft. The machine is controlled through a visor that links to her neural implants, allowing Mira direct control over it with no physical input required. She seemingly treats the thing like a pet, despite being a 90kg, meter-wide gun platform that can rip a man in half with one shell.

[MonachromeX2]

FINALLY!!! Another Alien. Though I was going to be the only Non-human there for a while. lol

[KatKook]

So I'm in right?

[Thecrash20]

@Spriggs27 A heavy WIP, but I wanted to see if you like the base Idea before I come up with his Personality, History, and fine tune the sheet. If you're not a fan I'll go with a more Basic alien Concept. The idea is like making him the Attack dog or 'Groot' of the Pirates. He will be way more intelligent then titles just given, but he is a powerhouse for the team. While strong he has key weaknesses, but when they hurt they really hurt.

WIP

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Age:
78 Earth Years

Gender:
Male

Class:
Commando

Race:
Reviq

Home world:
Reviq: Originally a Tropical World with the dominant Sentient species, Reviqs. They were a Tribal Race, but still advanced enough to use a complex Language. While an intelligent race, they seemed to be trapped from advancing in higher forms of technology. Only using simple Tools for their daily lives, but having advanced understanding in Mathematics, Art, and Science. They were a prospering Race until colemerate of Super Corporations came to the world and stripped it of it's rich untouched Natural Resources. While turning the Reviq Race into slave labor. Not only forcing them into stripping their Planet dry, but using them as disposable War Fodder.

Appearance:
Liquid's features are a Far cry from his Reviq race. The Reviqs were a undeveloped Reptilian-Avian race. Tall and naturally strong. With a wide Beak and short feathers sticking out of the arms, legs and back. Their hands and feet still held primitive claws that are found in the species that predated them. They also had Large eyes granting them almost 360 degrees of view and able to clearly see three times as far as Humans. This evolutionary trait is theorized to have evolved, due to their undeveloped hearing. Liquid's beak has been entirely removed, revealing his thin sharp teeth at all times. All his Feathers had been removed and his natural Blue pigment has been replaced with Grey. His skin is, as his name implies, Liquid. Constantly flowing and moving around the Machinery installed in his body. His whole body has been tangled with wires and tubes, only revealed when he moves about. Armor plates lay on his skin's surface, but seem to flow around on his command. Normally his arms and legs maintain the form of his species, but they can also form to weapons. Revealing the machinery hidden within. He stands slightly smaller than an average Male of his race. Only 5'9" and 3' wide shoulder to shoulder.

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Former Profession:
Experimental Slave Soldier

Personality:

History:
(For general theme, please try to phrase it short and simple like a police report. Highlight any major crimes your character has committed.)

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• Primary:
  Plasma Cannon
• Secondary:
  Lead Repeater
• Melee:
  Claws
• Equipment:
  
  Living Machine: The only thing Biological left in liquid is a few important Organs and his Skeleton structure. His Synthetic liquid skin is closer to loose Clay than actual Liquid. Mostly used to cool his mechanical organs, joints, and Plasma reactor core.
  The Core replaces Liquid's heart and is solely responsible for turning him into a Bio-Mechanical being. The Reactor keeps his Liquid skin in place around his bones and constantly flowing by enriching it with the oxygen. It is also responsible with providing the power to his Weapons. Without the Core, Liquid would just become a melted mess of Mechanical parts.
  
  Shifting armor: Liquid has small fragments of metal swirling inside of him that can form armor plates. Enough to completely form around his Torso, but can form it in any other Part of his body. The only way the metal can be taken off his body if its blasted away with enough force to detach from his Liquid skin or melted. Although it can be replaced with other sources of metal. His Liquid skin absorbing it and broken down for replacement.
  
  Liquid Body: Liquid's skin is exactly that, Liquid. While it cannot shift forms that don't make up his skeleton structure, it adds unique properties. The first being that Lead ammunition has almost no effect on him. Only displacing his skin slightly as it absorbs the rounds and captures them. Either adding the metal to his armor or disposing it on the floor. While plasma weapons damage him, the heated kinetic plasma just places burns on his skin. This advantage, comes at a cost. Energy weapons do extreme damage his skin. Melting the wounded skin which could take days or weeks to regenerate. Also strong stuns from energy Weapons send a electric vicious pulse through his Liquid skin, able to completely incapacitate Liquid.
  
  Bio-Weapons: Liquid's weapons are 'held' in his hand, but are actually connected to his whole arm. Stored in his arms until he needs use of them. They can still destroyed, but to repair them only take the metallic materials to take form again. While no ammunition is needed for his Main Plasma cannon, it can overheat and needs to stored in his Arms to cool. This comes at a cost. Depending on the heat of the Weapons his Plasma cannon will actually begin to melt his skin. Hurting and damaging Liquid's skin. His Lead repeater creates the ammunition from the same metallic material used for his Armor. Meaning if he fires it too often he slowly sacrifices the metal needed for his Armor plating to take form.

Other:

Reviq Race Image

[GingerBoi123]

@Spriggs27Haha, lol xD

Should I move him over to the CS tab then?

[Apocalypse]

@Thecrash20 Lol. I was looking for pics for my character and wanted to use the one you used 😂

[Spriggs27]

@Sierra It's pretty good, hopefully someone will try to ask if they can ride her drone into battle or if she does.

@KatKook No you leave with your 2A pictures, I'm joking your in. Sorry if I seemed unclear

@Thecrash20 Wait what? "Depending on the heat of the Weapons his Plasma cannon will actually begin to melt his skin, Liquid's skin is exactly that, Liquid." What? How do you burn liquid?

@GingerBoi123 Yeah man it's cool

[Thecrash20]

@Sierra It's pretty good, hopefully someone will try to ask if they can ride her drone into battle or if she does.

@KatKook No you leave with your 2A pictures, I'm joking your in. Sorry if I seemed unclear

@Thecrash20 Wait what? "Depending on the heat of the Weapons his Plasma cannon will actually begin to melt his skin, Liquid's skin is exactly that, Liquid." What? How do you burn liquid?

@GingerBoi123 Yeah man it's cool

@Spriggs27

Ah, well I made sure to put this: "The only thing Biological left in liquid is a few important Organs and his Skeleton structure. His Synthetic liquid skin is closer to loose Clay than actual Liquid" because you can't have an actual liquid body, that's absurd. Although to someone actually looking at it, it looks like a Liquid body. Swirls, splashes, falls off. You technically can burn liquid(Sorta not really its the vapors the liquid expels). Liquid skin just rolls off the tongue better than "Watery Clay skin" too...

[Spriggs27]

I don't necessarily see a problem with a religious character or a philosopher pirate. The character could work with the right execution though I would think that it's a bit tricky. Philosophy wise, there would be plenty of time traveling on a ship and laying low from the law so I expect most characters would have hobbies to occupy them during such times, why not philosophy?

Skill wise I do agree that there should be something.

@Sophrus

Well it would kinda be hard for him to be religious when he doesn't know that much about the religion he's practicing or even understand it's language.

[Sophrus]

<Snipped quote by Sophrus>

Well it would kinda be hard for him to be religious when he doesn't know that much about the religion he's practicing or even understand it's language.

@Spriggs27

Why? If executed well, it could make for an intriguing character. I'm curious to see how it's implemented. I've listened to music and the like without understanding the lyrics and still found it beautiful or powerful. This char does the same with the religious sermons? That's my guess.

[Spriggs27]

@Thecrash20 Wouldn't that just heat up the clay and harden his skin? Making him more easier to kill?