[OOC] Mass Effect: Nova

[Gowi]

Finally have an idea for a post so I might start outlining that soonzies!

[Tick]

Got almost all the PM bit done. Sent what we've got.

It's a lot of reading. If you guys have any issues with it, though, we can probably fix it.

[Voltaire]

Huzzah! I'll try and get my part in tonight.

[Tick]

Yay, poststuff. :D

Oh hey. People cool with me putting this up for our header image?:

Dervish said
Firstly, Adam Baldwin (Jayne Cobb) also voices Kal'Reegar. Also, for Halo fans, Dutch from ODST.

...I completely missed this. Didn't recognize the voice at all.

Kal'Reegar's been in a lot of shit.
Including Full Metal Jacket and Half Life 2 (Episode 2).

[Voltin]

Tick said
Yay, poststuff. :DOh hey. People cool with me putting this up for our header image?

It's better than nothing.

[Salroka]

Out of curiosity, are you still accepting players? I have a Turian character stashed away that would be ready with only minor edits to his info.

[Dervish]

Tick, that's perfect! We needed a fancy header for some time!

And yes we are, beta! Just be mindful of the setting year and what have you, it's about a decade prior to ME1.

[Salroka]

I can easily edit the character to fit that time period. He's formerly of the 26th Armiger Legion, and will not be too hard to change. Let me get to work on him and I will probably have him up for review within the next couple of hours. Hopefully he will be up to snuff, as it has been quite some time since I have given Advanced RPs a chance.

[Voltin]

Beta said
I can easily edit the character to fit that time period. He's formerly of the 26th Armiger Legion, and will not be too hard to change. Let me get to work on him and I will probably have him up for review within the next couple of hours. Hopefully he will be up to snuff, as it has been quite some time since I have given Advanced RPs a chance.

Eh, don't worry about the standards too-too much. It's not as hard as you would assume when you start putting all your thoughts to paper on the scene, and the amount of collab work we do here usually pumps posts into a pretty lengthy, and decent quality.

Looking forward to your character, tough. ;)

[Voltaire]

I'm sorry guys, I failed you. I got caught up watching videos on CCW tactics. It's really interesting stuff! Just consider it research for Mark's character.

[Salroka]

Tallin Sentius

Name: Tallin Sentius
Alias/Nickname: None
Age: 31
Race: Turian
Gender: Male
Class: Havoc Soldier

Equipment: Phaeston Assault Rifle ( Extended Heat Sink III, Piercing Module IV ), M-27 Scimitar Shotgun ( High Caliber Barrel IV, Extended Heat Sink II ), Heavy Omni Blade x2, Propellant ( Rocket ) Packs, Warfighter Amp II

Powers: Cryo Blast, Havoc Strike, Carnage, Proximity Mine

Appearances below

Face:

Armor:

Personality: Tallin is generally no-nonsense when it comes to a mission, as are most Turians. But having given up on the 26th Armiger Legion, Tallin is usually not well liked among his fellows. This does not bother him much, as he remains focused on the future rather than the past. In less heated moments, he is actually quite laid back and even known to share a drink with those he works with. He is quick to tell his story during down-time, and loves to relax while looking out into space. He is also still somewhat distrustful of humans. This is not due to the fact they are militarily potent, but the fact that they are simply an unknown on the Galactic scene.

History: Tallin is a Turian who's story is a roller-coaster of events. His story is as follows. Born in 2145CE, Tallin was an unremarkable Turian child. By his teenage years, the Relay 314 Incident had already come and gone, with the Humans being brought onto the Galactic scene and allowed an embassy on the Citadel shortly after that. Initially, Tallin thought his shot at military honor was gone, but his friends quickly got that thought out of his head. And so, to take a shot at gaining reputation among his people, Tallin applied to join the illustrious 26th Armiger Legion shortly after his Military Service began.

Much to his surprise, he was accepted into the company and trained as a “Havoc”. Quick strikes, close quarters, and endurance. These were the things he was expected to master in his new role. And up until 2169CE, he did remarkably well. However, the approval of his superiors soon turned to disdain, as Tallin chose to do something rather idiotic. Scouts for the Xenophilic publication, Fornax, came across Tallin while he was on leave and having a drink. They told him he was a fine example of a Turian, and that his tattoos were stunning. What came next is somewhat of a defining moment in Tallin's life.

A few weeks later, when on leave once more, Tallin did a photo-shoot for Fornax. The title for his segment was “Heating up the Front Lines: Men of the Turian Military”. The young man bared it all for the magazine, as he was fairly proud of his physique. His superiors were less than amused when they found out what he had done. Such a thing was not only unbecoming of a soldier, but downright unacceptable for one in such a prestigious unit. Paperwork was filed and soon the process of barring Tallin from the Armigers began. But he would have none of that.

Upon hearing of the intentions of his superiors, Tallin chose to sit down and speak with them personally. The Major in charge of his regiment proceeded to berate him for over an hour, repeatedly going back to the Havoc's poor sense of personal honor and his blatant disregard for the reputation of the 26th Armiger Legion. Tallin let the man vent, of course... but responded when asked and even refuted a couple of things that the angered Major had stated. Regardless... Tallin was given the option to leave now, clinging to what little respect he had, or let the process come to a head and be formally discharged. The choice was simple, and Tallin chose to leave willingly.

As his kit, aside from his customized Phaeston, was military property, he not was allowed to keep it upon his discharge/resignation. However, nine years of reliable service could get a man a fair amount of credits saved up, if spent wisely. What he was not allowed to keep were his Sidearm, as it was a sign of rank, or the Rail Extensions for his assault rifle as they were issued to him by the Military. But his rifle was his own property, and was not seized by the Turian Hierarchy.

To round out his gear, Tallin spent a significant remnant of his savings on a potent shotgun. The Elkoss Combine M-27 Scimitar was a fully-automatic weapon capable of dealing significant damage to anyone dumb enough to get in its wielder's face. He then had it modified to hold more shots before overheating, and put a higher-caliber barrel on it to further increase its deadly potential. In addition, he managed to find a suit of poorly maintained Havoc Armor at a trade show on Invictus. The Jets were touchy, though... and didn't work very well. And with that purchase, the time came to find new work, as his disposable assets were beginning to dwindle.

A few years passed, with Tallin working as a bodyguard for merchants, a bouncer at a bar on the planet of Invictus, and even as a Mercenary in the Attican Traverse. They all kept the bills paid and the credits flowing, but Tallin always wanted something more out of life. For the time being, however, he was stuck in a rut.

Sorry for the wait. Turns out, I had to completely re-work his backstory. Let me know if he fits the bill or needs more work.

[Dervish]

Couple minor things I would like to point out, first being thermal clips were introduced after the geth attack on the Citadel, somewhwere before ME2, so your weapons have heat sinks. The next is we're focusing on a character driven store and kind of moving away from the video game structure. As such, having levels on equipment is unnecessary, so the base weapon is fine and we tend to like people not to shoehorn themselves into the game's classes. You can pick skills from any of the soldier skills, not just the one class. You can also pick more than three.

Another thing is the game's about mercs scraping by in the galaxy, so chances are, your character wouldn't likely have access to expensive military hardware, since that's A) issued kit he wouldn't have for personal use, especially after being discharged, and B) he's going to have to buy most of hus junk out of pocket, especially things like rocket boots. Things like the Warfighter amp, aren't necessary.

Onto the history!

One thing I need to point out is turian military personnel are all conscripted, so your character would have had to serve regardless of political atmosphere, and if anything, the turians would want to be keeping on edge over humanity showing up on the galactic stage. Picking the 26th as his career goal is totally good, but he likely would have been given his posting after graduating from basic military training.

For the most part I actually really enjoy the character and his history (I laughed out loud at the Fornax bit), and honestly think he'll be a great fit! Couple more things you need to address, though:

First, if it's military issue and it's not footwear, head dress, or gitch, you don't get to take it home, period. That especially applies to very expensive hardware and weapon tech, which is a biiig no no. As well, he wouldn't be permitted to modify military kit unless he was authorized by his unit and was an armourer. It's government property, and modifying shit while remaining untrained and unauthorized is a great way to get court martialled. Plus, he's a soldier, not a tech expert. He shouldn't know how to do that stuff.

Next, Nova hardly has a reputation and has barely had more than a high profile missions which are small scale compared to more established and better funded groups. You may wish to work on why and how he came into contact with the team. Also, he's not beginning the RP as a member of Nova, he's going to be recruited in a way we all have to discuss to see what works. It's kind of strange to have an established game that's been running since spring last year and suddenly pretend there's this one character that nobody acknowledged or spoke of or to before just there out of nowhere.

Lastly, because of that, he's not going to have a room because they're all claimed. Something everyone needs to talk over.

Overall, a great start with some pretty simple fixes! :)

[Dervish]

A quick note about conscription in turian forces, all citizens begin military training at 15. Make sure to double check the age with the dates.

[Tick]

No worries, Voltaire. :]

Ha, Nova turning someone down because of a sketchy or shameful background. That never happens.

I'd say the only way he'd hear about Nova is if he happened to be around in their most recent dealings. E.g. Pissing off the Blue Suns, pissing off the asari chick at Omega, getting the weapons from the Blue Suns and giving it to an old contact of Kasyra's, getting contacted by the turian military for a job they haven't done so far. Soon to piss off Luek.

Except for the turian that represented the military, I don't think any of those guys know more than a little about Nova, and probably don't know their names. Or what their ship is.

The CS looks good. :] Derv already covered any problems that I'd notice.

[Tick]

Alright, time to turn the OP into more of an OP and less of an improvised archive space. Trying to give the info some more readability/spacing, and gave the Galaxy Map a giant header that might be too big.

[Gowi]

A summary for the unrecovered IC would be heavenly, too.

[Tick]

I thiink most of the (latest) IC's recoverable. At the time, I just figured people'd mostly care about 7 and 9. :P
I'll try and get the others linked.

We could still write a summary of what happened on 8 and (the rest of 9), if the rest is there, though.

EDIT: Yep. It's still all there, added their links. Just missing 8 and most of 9.

[Salroka]

Dervish said
A quick note about conscription in turian forces, all citizens begin military training at 15. Make sure to double check the age with the dates.

I'm pretty sure I did. And I can just reason that he saved his salary and bought custom armor once he left the military, rather than kept his old kit. Once I have a bit more time, I will make the needed edits.

[Gowi]

We could still write a summary of what happened on 8 and (the rest of 9), if the rest is there, though.

A summary in general seems like a good idea.

[Tick]

I checked the dates, they all fit the timeline. Born 2145, he was 12 in 2157 (First Contact War), joined 2160 (roughly) at 15. Got discharged/"left willingly" early at 2169(-2170 maybe) at 24. They're normally let off the hook at 30, but they normally don't get in Fornax maganzines, so I assume that's intentional.

Edit:
Gowi - Ha. True enough. If no one else is willing to do one, I can wing it later.