Warhammer 40k - Brave New World (Shipwrecked Colony RP)

[ClocktowerEchos]

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Brave New World

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"Captain! Power failures reported across all decks! Gellar fields are flickering!"
"Report: Engines power dropping. Current status: 66% efficiency."
"Sir! Armsmen report daemonic incursions; they're spawning all over the ship!"
"Cap! Cap! Navigator's dead, we're flying blind in the Warp! We need to drop out!"
"Are ye crazy? An unplanned exit could be sendin' us all inna sun o' a black 'ole!"
"We can't stay in the Warp, we'll be eaten alive by Hell itself Captain! Damned beyond eternity!"
"Fires reported across 12- no, 23- no, 55-... Fire's everywhere important!"
"Explosions are the cause! Multiple hull breaches on the starboard side, the ship is going to break up!"

"Captain! What do we do!?"

Every alarm, siren, warning and klaxon cried out across the bridge as Captain Helram clutched his hands in front of his mouth. He prayed that the God-Emperor would save them. That the thousands of souls aboard his ship would be saved and the vessel itself would miraculously repair itself. But instead every new report only brought more warnings and desperation. The bridge crew was shouting over each other and the alarms, their professionalism barely containing the rapidly growing panic of being lost in the Warp. Captain Helram stood up and silenced the bridge with a slam of the hilt of his sword.

"Take us out of the Warp." He commanded before making a ship wide announcement:

"Attention all crew, this is the Captain speaking. Brace for reentry. Emperor preserve us."

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Welcome to Brave New World, an RP taking place in the 40k universe of a transport ship crash landing on a lost planet not on any recent star charts. Based on @Jamesyco's Lost World with his permission, BNW will focus on the shipwrecked survivor's attempts to settle this world and figuring out what caused their ship to crash. I will not be playing as singular character but instead act as the World and NPCs collectively like a traditional TTRPG GM. Normal RP rules apply: no godmodding, don't be a dick, etc. RP will start with the crash landing on this forgotten world and go from there.

All PCs will be in a group together, ragtag and mismatched as it may be for narrative reasons (and to keep things manageable). Together you will achieve great things! And hopefully not die horrific deaths on a forgotten planet millions of lightyears away from home.

Discord Link!

LORE INFO

The Vessel

The vessel is a modified Exorcist-class Grand Cruiser called the "Fortune's Dominion", used as a transport by Captain Jeramis Helram, a vassal-captain sworn to the Rogue Traders House Talvyrn. It primarily transports large amounts of settlers, civilians, pilgrims and Imperial Guard regiments on occasion. During the events leading up to the RP, it was carrying a mix of all four with settlers destine for another world, pilgrims on a journey to a shrine world and the remains of several varied Imperial Guard regiments who were all being combined into a mixed unit and assigned to a new theater.

The Planet

In Character, the nature of the planet will be a bit of a mystery for a little bit. Out of Character, the planet is a temperate world with vast forests, tall mountains, wide rivers and beautiful vistas. It looks like it could easily sustain a population. However there's also a ton of ruins scattered across the surface as the survivors will eventually find out. Some are Imperial and some are Xenos, but all look old. It seems that the crew of the Fortune's Dominion aren't the first people to land upon the planet.

OOC, the name of the planet is Syrin-6.

The Settlement

(WIP, will be filled once IC begins.)

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CHARACTER CREATION

Name: (Duh)
Age: (Duh)
Gender: (Duh)
Role: (What role do they have in the PC party? It doesn't have to be military either, it can be something civilian but it should fit with their background.)

Summary:
(Basic summary of your character for quick reference)

Appearance:
(Description or pic, try to avoid using real pics.)

Backstory:
(Records/history. Try to keep it broad with big events but end it with them getting on the Fortune's Dominion some how. Remember, there was a wide variety of people on the ship before it crashed, not just military.)

Personality:
(Self explanatory. Are they especially pious? Are they meek or headstrong?)

Skills:
(List of major skills that they either know or have learned.)

Equipment:
(List of things they start out with/had on them right before the crash.)

Misc:
(Anything else you might want to add.)

Some Thoughts:

• Most civilians do not have military training and while the lasgun is easy to use, their accuracy is likely limited at best.
• Feel free to make up your own IG regiments if you want to play as a guardsmen, just put the information about them in the Misc section. All of the regiments aboard the ship have mostly been decimated by war and originally planned to be rolled into a singular army for service.
• Skills and Equipment can change as things progress.
• Most normal humans cannot 1v1 a Tyranid Swarmlord or know how to a plasma generator works. Keep your character's history and abilities realistic.
• Make characters not classes! It's okay if we end up having a party with a lot of one type and none of the other. All Guardsmen Party is an all time favorite 40k story and its only got a party of... guardsmen.

Code

[b]Name:[/b] (Duh)
[b]Age:[/b] (Duh)
[b]Gender:[/b] (Duh)
[b]Role:[/b] (What role do they have in the PC party? It doesn't have to be military either, it can be something civilian but it should fit with their background.)

[b]Summary:[/b]
(Basic summary of your character for quick reference)

[b]Appearance:[/b]
(Description or pic, try to avoid using real pics.)

[b]Records:[/b]
(Backstory/history. Try to keep it broad with big events but end it with them getting on the Fortune's Dominion some how. Remember, there was a wide variety of people on the ship before it crashed, not just military.)

[b]Personality:[/b]
(Self explanatory. Are they especially pious? Are they meek or headstrong?)

[b]Skills:[/b]
(List of major skills that they either know or have learned.)

[b]Equipment:[/b]
(List of things they start out with/had on them right before the crash.)

[b]Misc:[/b]
(Anything else you might want to add.)

[Steel Legion]

Hello again, id be interested in porting my character Sgt. Lions of the 458th "Shields of Iconne".

Sgt. Gavin Lions

Name: Watch Sergeant Gavin Lions
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Role: Sergeant

Summary:
Galvin Lions is am Imperial Guardsmen from the 458th Shields of Iconne. Originally just a PDF soldier, he was drafted by lottery and sent off to one of many warzones and campaigns across the sector. After his regiment was reduced to a mere 300 men, the 458th would be rolled in with several other decimated regiments to form a new mixed formation to be sent off to another warzone aboard the Fortune's Dominion. From this exprience he has gained an intense hatred of Chaos and recidivists.

Appearance:
A muscular stocky-built man with a piercing gaze that is hereditary.

The armor of the 458th Shields of Iconne is modeled after the Cadian tradition with upgradable inserts that can be added over time. It is of plasteel construction and departs from the Cadian tradition in that it bears a large circular armored belt buckle bearing an image of the principal shrine of the shrine world of Iconne, this is polished steel to a shine. It depicts a giant greek plinth the size of a hive which bears a gigantic copper statue of Sanguinius, primarch of the Blood Angels. It is said that Sanguinius set foot on the world during the time of reunification.
The armor is itself light grey in color and the fatigues are khaki. The belt and pouches are made from treated grox hyde. The boots bare a white surface on the upper side which is polished for parade duty. The helmet worn is also of Cadian lineage, with a bright gold Aquila on the front, it contains a microbead.

Records:
Sgt. Lions came from a family of pilgrims. Visiting the holy sites eventually they settled into a life on the shrine world of Iconne. Finding a job there was no mean feat and started them along a path of both toil and learning. Eventually learning the rotes of maintenance of enough of the hives systems to be considered useful they were promoted to lay tech adepts. Many of the trinkets and religious icons they have, have been passed down generation after generation. Sgt. Lions is a 3rd generation Iconnian. During many a long cold vigil there is only the night and his book on imperial saints to keep him company.

Gavin Lions was selected by lottery for service in the PDF of the Shine world of Iconne. Primarily concerned with repelling Orkoid incursions Guardsman Lions maintained a watch station outside the hive city armory near the base of one of the bridge towers. Though not particularly respected, his role was nonetheless valuable when it comes to chasing out cults and hunting the chaos twists that live in the ventilation ducts that feed the hive. His job does come with some perks, being generally better than average rations and access to the armory he defended with his life.

Personality:
Gavin Lions is a dependable friend to his fellow Guardsmen and a ferocious enemy to anything that might threaten them. Something of a father figure due to his comparative age, he can often be found putting himself in between the enemy and his squad. It was due to this tendency when observed by officers that he was first given armory access to a power fist.

He is, like most of the 458th, especially pious and a keen observer of the imperial faith, as such he regularly attends mass whenever the regiment priest is holding one. He also collects trinkets to add to his weapon attached by chains, these all represent his faith and a few are from the warzones he has faced.

Sgt. Lions is a determined and implacable combatant. Choleric as a leader, he is decisive and leads from the front taking charge of situations personally, and never afraid to do what he orders his men to do. His men are ever ready for action and familiar with the rigors of battle.

Skills:
- Advanced survival training (fieldcraft)
- Advanced mechanized warfare training (armored fist training)
- Power fist proficiency training.
- Shotgun Marksman training. (armored fist training)
- Las weapon Marksman training (command squad secondment)
- His hobby is reading up on the imperial saints and collecting trinkets of faith.

Equipment:

Sgt. Lions has been entrusted with a power fist from the Regiments armory. The fist itself is a relic though this is not to say that it is some gleaming example inlaid with gold, instead, it is covered with scrapes and pock marks, the paint long scuffed off revealing the silvery grey adamantium underneath, a testament to its continued use on the battlefield by successions of imperial servants. The names of these officers form victory roles only known to the administratium or particlerly long lived guardsmen such as Sergeant Zeke.

His sidearm is a bolt pistol, having been rebuilt from parts of other broken bolt pistols recovered from the battlefield by Gavin and others, carefully restored by the indentured tech priests. The oldest parts of the housing appear to be from a completely different design baring bronse inlays and red paint, this is combined with more modern looking grip. The pistol itself is intact belt fed bearing a larger than average magazine capacity. The disadvantage is that the round swings freely below the housing and make noise thats difficult to quiet. The pistols machine spirit is pernicious and is also quite common to malfunctions needing constant mollifying with oils and rag.

Both his lasgun and his bolt pistol have been decorated with gold plated chain with many figures of the imperial faith, Aquilas, vials of holy water and small trinkets attached. It is the tradition of the 458th Shield of Iconne to decorate their weapons to appease the saints who look down on us. This fact provides confidence and faith to the guardsmen and is a widespread practice in the regiment.

Misc:
Height : 6”
Weight : 100kg
Eye Color : Grey
Hair Color : Bald
Ethnicity : Caucosiod

When the 458th found itself shipped offplanet to one of the imperiums' many front lines. This was only to be expected as it was inkeeping with the tradition of Iconne to tithe regiments after PDF training. Gavin was promoted to Sergeant when the 458th were mobilized due to a shortage of manpower.

The "Shields of Iconne" are a regiment raised on a Shrine world. The regiment is a source of pride for the planet and designated a high utility unit specializing in artillery. The 458th were first deployed against the chaos cult "The Bone Star" which was threatening the major hive world of Faux I through use of termites to burrow into the hive infrastructure and deploy troops behind the front lines. The battles were sporadic and brutal but eventually, along with other Cadian tank regiments, the 458th managed to turn the tide in their favor through ingenuity and rapid re-deployment. The 458th took a beating and was reduced to a mere 300 men, but those who survived could boast of denting the reputation of Chaos. The purity of the regiment being beyond reproach (atleast on paper) due to its relation to the Shrine World. Gavin now hates chaos and other "backsliders" with almost the same ferocity as the Cadians.

[Dark Cloud]

Never Mind.

[Dog]

I am Dog and I will colonize this world for the Imperium.

[ClocktowerEchos]

Me play Necron? (Jk )

@Dark Cloud

Lol. For real though, got any ideas?

[Dark Cloud]

@ClocktowerEchos Oh really? I was joking but I mean maybe I was like the result of the experimentation of the [Fill in Mechanus Cult name here] and became sentient because of it. Depending on what lore we're using either Pre-Matt Ward shenaniganry or the Disaster of Bad Lore Iz Bad

[ClocktowerEchos]

@Dark Cloud Come on into the Discord and we can talk some more about it.

[Dark Cloud]

@ClocktowerEchos Well that slightly problematic as I can't seem to get it to run properly, I could PM you or use an alternative like Chatzy? I would very much like to try this as it has been awhile since I dabbled in 40K.

[ClocktowerEchos]

@Dark Cloud Uhh, I encourage you to try and find a way to get Discord running. But in the mean time feel free to DM me.

[Dog]

Istomin Matvei

Name: Istomin Matvei
Age: 150
Gender: Male
Role: Agronomist and microbiologist (virology & immunology).
Summary:
He is a scientist.

Appearance:
Image of Istomin Matvei

Records:
Istomin Matvei was born on the planet of Lom, a civil world far away from any battlefield or hellish landscape of space. Lom had no particular qualities that would warrant any form of note towards it. The planet was stable and paid its tithe as normal. For the most part, there is no real excitement with Istomin’s life. The tribes and tribulations of life don’t lend itself to very engaging stories. Life was normal. Istomin had a family, went to school, had puberty, graduated from primary schooling, went to higher education, etc. Even when he was working with agri-barons and hive world governors, Istomin spent his time in labs and or on-field research. Unless you like to listen to highly complex scientific research procedures and data-sets, there is not much here to take note of. The most exciting part here is that Istomin Matvei signed up for a colonial mission to a planet and that the ship crash-landed.

Personality:
Istomin Matvei is an unassuming man. From the out-looks, Matvei is not an interesting person, or at least not very out-going. That much is true. He does not harbor any big-peculiar traits that would set him apart from the others. The man is a decent person throughout. If anything, he is diligent and does truly care about his fieldwork.

Skills:
Istomin Matvei is quite an accomplished person. He has three degrees in three fields of study and managed to earn the highest recognition of knowledge in all three fields in his home-world. His knowledge includes a whole host of complex scientific concepts in relation to his chosen fields. Various argi-barons have found Istomin’s work to be very useful to them. For a time, both argi-barons and hive world governors employed Istomin Matvei to work on various projects and duties. The scale and scope of the work varied extremely, but it mainly dealt with agriculture, viruses, and likewise. The local AdMech even keeps tabs on the man for if they ever need him for any peculiar cases - whatever that may be. It is without a doubt that Matvei is highly competent and intelligent in what he knows.

Equipment:
Nothing out of the ordinary for his job.

Misc:
N/A

[BangoSkank]

I'm going to have a very busy day but I just joined the Discord and wanted to say hi.

If plausible I'd like to play a Ratling gearhead recon guy. I'll be able to post up a CS template sort of thing from a previous RP with a similar character probably tomorrow. She's largely a non combatant. I'll check in on the Discord tonight maybe but I'll be mostly gone until Sat/Sun

[Necroes]

I probably know the answer, but I'll ask anyway;

Would a Sister of Battle be an option? Say, Order of the Argent Shroud. The ecclesiarch would want a representative onboard, and a sister in a self-imposed Repentia would be a great guard for a priest looking to start a church.

[ClocktowerEchos]

I probably know the answer, but I'll ask anyway;

Would a Sister of Battle be an option? Say, Order of the Argent Shroud. The ecclesiarch would want a representative onboard, and a sister in a self-imposed Repentia would be a great guard for a priest looking to start a church.

@Necroes

Yeah an SoB is fine. Its not hard to assume that with pilgrims on board, there's probably more than one member of the Ministorum among them. My only thing would be not to make them a Repentia since that's a pretty tall order and sort of permanent. I would suggest instead they're doing a personal penitence crusade or holy duty.

[Necroes]

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Yeah an SoB is fine. Its not hard to assume that with pilgrims on board, there's probably more than one member of the Ministorum among them. My only thing would be not to make them a Repentia since that's a pretty tall order and sort of permanent. I would suggest instead they're doing a personal penitence crusade or holy duty.

@ClocktowerEchos

You just don't want to give me an Eviscerator.

Which is completely fair. XD

[ClocktowerEchos]

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You just don't want to give me an Eviscerator.

Which is completely fair. XD

@Necroes

No its more that being a Repentia means there's only one way you can really play your character: a death seeking zealot.

In my view, being a Repetenia limits character possibility since there's only one reason why they exist. Give me an adequate explanation and I will let you have an Eviscerator. I don't care about what weapons you have, I care about the person holding them.

[BigPapaBelial]

I'm gonna keep an eye on this. Always up for an WH40k RP.

[Ezekiel]

Ooooooooh

Much interest so wow.

[ClocktowerEchos]

We are live people! OOC here!

Discord link here! Come join!