The good ol' style. I'm cool with that.
Synthorian
Member
Seen
5 yrs ago
GM
NewSun ᛏᚨᚲᛖ ᛗᛖ ᛏᛟ ᚦᛖ ᛋᚢᚾ ᚨᚾᛞ ᚠᚨᚱ ᛒᛖᛃᛟᚾᛞ ᚦᛖ ᚲᛚᛟᚢᛞᛋ
Member
Seen
9 yrs ago
Indeed. I mean most of the grunts are just going to get absolutely red-misted to well planned attacks, but if somebody is too hung-ho with their tactics, they might survive and fire back. And like I mentioned in the OP, you don't want them to fire back; every enemy is capable of killing a player if they are given the chance.
Synthorian
Member
Seen
5 yrs ago
Oh I know that. I expect Thalos to get wounded eventually.
GM
NewSun ᛏᚨᚲᛖ ᛗᛖ ᛏᛟ ᚦᛖ ᛋᚢᚾ ᚨᚾᛞ ᚠᚨᚱ ᛒᛖᛃᛟᚾᛞ ᚦᛖ ᚲᛚᛟᚢᛞᛋ
Member
Seen
9 yrs ago
By EMPs, no doubt! ;)
...I am not a merciful god.
...I am not a merciful god.
Synthorian
Member
Seen
5 yrs ago
lol
Working on my CS right now. I really like the Riftosian concept - do you have any additional detail on the race that I can use? I'm thinking racial history and cultural characteristics (how common are Riftosians? Do they group together or are they solitary? Do they believe in a higher power?), physical limitations (can a Riftosian pick up a tangible object? How can they kill or be killed?), physiology (does a Riftosian operate more as a singular entity or a swarm? How does it communicate? Does it have a gender? Does it eat?), etc.
Synthorian
Member
Seen
5 yrs ago
Sweet! More interest! Now I'm excited.
GM
NewSun ᛏᚨᚲᛖ ᛗᛖ ᛏᛟ ᚦᛖ ᛋᚢᚾ ᚨᚾᛞ ᚠᚨᚱ ᛒᛖᛃᛟᚾᛞ ᚦᛖ ᚲᛚᛟᚢᛞᛋ
Member
Seen
9 yrs ago
HeyNow said
Working on my CS right now. I really like the Riftosian concept - do you have any additional detail on the race that I can use? I'm thinking racial history and cultural characteristics (how common are Riftosians? Do they group together or are they solitary? Do they believe in a higher power?), physical limitations (can a Riftosian pick up a tangible object? How can they kill or be killed?), physiology (does a Riftosian operate more as a singular entity or a swarm? How does it communicate? Does it have a gender? Does it eat?), etc.
Right, okie dokie! Glad to see some interest so let me lay out some more details on them.
Are Riftosians common? Relatively, in their home system. They hail from a single binary star system known as The Rift. The area of space is only well known because of the strange phenomena that occurs between the two stars, that, although failing to be fully explained by Empire scientists, seems to be a strange convergence of loose plasma-form gases from one star and the unusual solar currents from the much larger sister star. This has bathed the planets of the system in powerful radiation over many millions of years which has minutely altered the quantum state of intelligent matter over the course of evolution. The Riftosians, as they are called, have over their course slowly began changing due to the solar effects of their home system. They were once pure solid creatures just like every other, but the microquantum effects have slowly decomposed their physical form, though the conscious connected between the individual areas of matter have remained. They range somewhere in the 10-15 million range, all from The Rift.
Do They group? Do they believe in a higher power? Hard to say. I advocate diversity in sci-fi races. You wouldn't ever find a science fiction depiction of humans where they were all identical, where they all liked to group up, where they all believed in the same higher power. (Well you would, but it's not common). basically, some like to group up, some believe in a higher power. Some don't. That's truly up to you to decide.
Physical limitations? Yes, they can pick up tangible objects. they're not intangible creatures themselves, but rather more like... water? I want to say water. But not quite. They're a very large collection of solid matter that all coordinates through the consciousness of the being. They're almost like sand that can solidify when it needs. Their strength is dependant on the power of the force that binds their constituent 'parts'. Some are always going to be stronger than others, because the strength of this force determines the strength of their 'solidification'.
They can kill by either solidifying and just exerting physical trauma on their foes, or by using their strange, less tangible form to choke out their opponent. Some Riftosians who have incredible control over their bodies can even get inside their opponents through various orifices and do nasty things to them from the outside in.
They can be killed just as you'd except. it just requires dealing enough damage to their forms. Even when they're in their less tangible state, if something disrupts to conscious connection between their components (like bullets, for instance) it is going to weaken the bonds. meaning if they take too much external punishment, their form is going to fail and they will just collapse into a pile of dust.
Gender? Not exactly. They reproduce by mixing the dusty components of several Riftosians and then exposing it to the radiation in The Rift.
Communication? They have a voice. They create soundwaves by vibrating their entire bodies to create the desired phonetic sounds.
Eat? They are nourished through exposure to certain types of radiation. namely lower-spectrum types as it's easier for the to absorb, but they can gain minute amounts of energy from higher frequencies.
Note: Riftosian nomenclature is a bit different. Instead of arbitrary names, they refer to themselves by a phrase that is associated with their identity. Notable Riftosian names include: 'Distant Star', 'Farthest World', 'Blazing Ocean' ect ect.
What do Riftosians look like? I have this idea of them being big, looming, shadowy things, but the names I'm seeing - Seething Light, Golden Exile, Blazing Ocean - all suggest brightness.
Synthorian
Member
Seen
5 yrs ago
I'm imagining them as a blob of transparent material.
GM
NewSun ᛏᚨᚲᛖ ᛗᛖ ᛏᛟ ᚦᛖ ᛋᚢᚾ ᚨᚾᛞ ᚠᚨᚱ ᛒᛖᛃᛟᚾᛞ ᚦᛖ ᚲᛚᛟᚢᛞᛋ
Member
Seen
9 yrs ago
HeyNow said
What do Riftosians look like? I have this idea of them being big, looming, shadowy things, but the names I'm seeing - Seething Light, Golden Exile, Blazing Ocean - all suggest brightness.
Anything you'd like! They're relatively amorphous. Because of their quantum properties they can choose to either emit light from their bodies or not. They're pretty diverse.
'Race' was probably a bad summary of them, they're probably better summarised as 'entities'.
If anything, they're likely to be the shape of warped, looming humanoids surrounded by a cloud or localised mist of their components.
I sent you a pm question.
GM
NewSun ᛏᚨᚲᛖ ᛗᛖ ᛏᛟ ᚦᛖ ᛋᚢᚾ ᚨᚾᛞ ᚠᚨᚱ ᛒᛖᛃᛟᚾᛞ ᚦᛖ ᚲᛚᛟᚢᛞᛋ
Member
Seen
9 yrs ago
Raptorman said
I sent you a pm question.
Replied.
I'm also going to put the question and response here, if that's okay with you, just to help others along.
Q: What's your stance on power armour?
A: I fucking love power armour. You're totally allowed it but I urge you to consider if it's the best choice for your character.
We're always going to be outnumbered and outgunned in an all out firefight. Now, it may be possible to actually get away with being the heavy, distraction, fire support character, but only if it's the way you want to play. You won't be able to get away with sneaking around in most situations; that is the way that a lot of the kills will be gotten. Brute force won't be the way (most of the time). So it's really up to you if you make that choice, conscious of the limitations and bonuses.
TTwoThumbsUp Oh God Why
Member
Seen
9 yrs ago
Interested, will be crafting a CS soon and edit it into here. However I am going to be unavailable from the 25th of June and possibly all the way until the 5th of July so if that conflicts with anything you have please let me know.
nevermind, check below
nevermind, check below
GM
NewSun ᛏᚨᚲᛖ ᛗᛖ ᛏᛟ ᚦᛖ ᛋᚢᚾ ᚨᚾᛞ ᚠᚨᚱ ᛒᛖᛃᛟᚾᛞ ᚦᛖ ᚲᛚᛟᚢᛞᛋ
Member
Seen
9 yrs ago
TTwoThumbsUp said
Interested, will be crafting a CS soon and edit it into here. However I am going to be unavailable from the 25th of June and possibly all the way until the 5th of July so if that conflicts with anything you have please let me know.
Glad to have you on board, and i'm sure it won't be a problem. We can just have your character not partake in a mission for whatever reason. Real life happens, eh? ;)
horrordaily
Member
Seen
9 yrs ago
Interested. I'll make a CS tonight. I was wondering how much freedom I have in equipment.
GM
NewSun ᛏᚨᚲᛖ ᛗᛖ ᛏᛟ ᚦᛖ ᛋᚢᚾ ᚨᚾᛞ ᚠᚨᚱ ᛒᛖᛃᛟᚾᛞ ᚦᛖ ᚲᛚᛟᚢᛞᛋ
Member
Seen
9 yrs ago
horrordaily said
Interested. I'll make a CS tonight. I was wondering how much freedom I have in equipment.
Pretty much full freedom. You're the best of the best for a reason. I'm allowing full freedom, but if something seems too powerful when the CS is submitted i'll let you know and we can work together to tone it down.
Oh, one thing, though. For fluff purposes, no devices which allow the players to 'phase' out of or between dimensions is allowed. Or anything that allows for long distance teleportation. That'd make it too easy.
horrordaily
Member
Seen
9 yrs ago
Here's a quick one that I can change and edit as you deem fit.
Name: Marc ‘The Shadow’
Race: Human
Physical Characteristics and Appearance:
Under the dark clothing rests a bald head, burns covering two-thirds for the skull from rough job. Part of his lip is missing making any smile to trail across his face drip with menace. At 5 foot 7 inches and a hundred seventy pounds, Marc, presents a lithe figure. Scars trail his arms leading down to his hands where he’s missing the pinky on his right hand.
Background Information: When you grow up on Europa you don’t have much time for childhood. Marc was born in a brothel, the bastard child of raider. If you want to survive you have to be useful. Marc made himself useful fast taking on extortion jobs before he was a teenager. By the time he was sixteen he had three kills under his belt and realized he had a talent.
Taking a new name as The Shadow, Marc sold his particular set of skills to the highest bidder. By the time he was twenty-seven his name was a legend among hitmen. The Shadow was rumoured to have killed hundreds of men. The rumours weren’t far off.
They were wrong about his calloused heart though. Marc never forgot where he came from and every month an anonymous payment was sent to his mother. It got her out of the brothel and gave her a comfortable life.
Equipment:
The Plasblade is a reinforced titanium knife with a plasma edge designed to pierce body armor. The blade is five inches long connected to a handle which holds the power cell.
The Cobra 8-20 is an eight round pistol designed to fire lightweight poison tipped rounds. The Cobra 8-20 is the quieter version of the Cobra 8-40, but lacks the punch it’s larger sibling provides and as such is not recommended for armoured targets.
Stealth Suit Mark IV
A stealth suit designed to camouflage the user is not a perfect creation. The suit projects the image from behind the user in real time to appear on the front using a subsonic sound based echolocation. The problem with this is that the user appears to be shimmering, the user is also likely to be picked up on sonar.
Skillset:
- Expert in stealth operations
- Climbs like a spider.
- Impressive knife fighter.
- Patience.
Weaknesses: Sonars will register him due to his stealth suit. EMPs will also shut down both his suit as well as the plasma edge to his blade. His mother, he lives in constant fear that someone will find out about her.
Name: Marc ‘The Shadow’
Race: Human
Physical Characteristics and Appearance:
Under the dark clothing rests a bald head, burns covering two-thirds for the skull from rough job. Part of his lip is missing making any smile to trail across his face drip with menace. At 5 foot 7 inches and a hundred seventy pounds, Marc, presents a lithe figure. Scars trail his arms leading down to his hands where he’s missing the pinky on his right hand.
Background Information: When you grow up on Europa you don’t have much time for childhood. Marc was born in a brothel, the bastard child of raider. If you want to survive you have to be useful. Marc made himself useful fast taking on extortion jobs before he was a teenager. By the time he was sixteen he had three kills under his belt and realized he had a talent.
Taking a new name as The Shadow, Marc sold his particular set of skills to the highest bidder. By the time he was twenty-seven his name was a legend among hitmen. The Shadow was rumoured to have killed hundreds of men. The rumours weren’t far off.
They were wrong about his calloused heart though. Marc never forgot where he came from and every month an anonymous payment was sent to his mother. It got her out of the brothel and gave her a comfortable life.
Equipment:
The Plasblade is a reinforced titanium knife with a plasma edge designed to pierce body armor. The blade is five inches long connected to a handle which holds the power cell.
The Cobra 8-20 is an eight round pistol designed to fire lightweight poison tipped rounds. The Cobra 8-20 is the quieter version of the Cobra 8-40, but lacks the punch it’s larger sibling provides and as such is not recommended for armoured targets.
Stealth Suit Mark IV
A stealth suit designed to camouflage the user is not a perfect creation. The suit projects the image from behind the user in real time to appear on the front using a subsonic sound based echolocation. The problem with this is that the user appears to be shimmering, the user is also likely to be picked up on sonar.
Skillset:
- Expert in stealth operations
- Climbs like a spider.
- Impressive knife fighter.
- Patience.
Weaknesses: Sonars will register him due to his stealth suit. EMPs will also shut down both his suit as well as the plasma edge to his blade. His mother, he lives in constant fear that someone will find out about her.
GM
NewSun ᛏᚨᚲᛖ ᛗᛖ ᛏᛟ ᚦᛖ ᛋᚢᚾ ᚨᚾᛞ ᚠᚨᚱ ᛒᛖᛃᛟᚾᛞ ᚦᛖ ᚲᛚᛟᚢᛞᛋ
Member
Seen
9 yrs ago
Looks good to me! I'll put you on the roster. If you decide you want to add any extra stuff in that'll be fine, just let me know when you make changes so I can keep updated! Good to have you on board.
TTwoThumbsUp Oh God Why
Member
Seen
9 yrs ago
Name: Alexis A. "Pinocchio" Ingalls the Fourth
Race: Cybernetic
Physical Characteristics and Appearance:
While meant to have a user inside that works in conjunction with an AI in order to better control the prototype Kinectic Energy Manipulation System, the suit is just as capable in the hands of a sufficiently advanced AI. Towering at an impressive 2.03 meters (6'8"), the Apollo is built around a generator located on the back of the armor and is powered by an internal battery pack that can be charged through conventional means or by the harnessing of solar energy.
I also disapprove of your fashion choices.
Background Information:
Audiolog from post breach interview.
Interviewer: Dr. N[BLACKOUT]
Subject: Dr. Sacha Stukov
N: Good morning Dr. Stukov
S: Evenin' doc. Still not quite sure what I'm still doing here, I assure you my mental health is in tip top shape.
N: Yes, I'm sure. Nevertheless, company protocol and all that. Now just to recap from last session, tell me again how AAI-4 escaped.
S: Ah, yes, well...
*Subject clears throat and starts nervously tapping his fingers against the table*
S: Well it's like I said before, I was in the viewing room watching my boys handling Subject 4. After the we had finished crafting it I was excited to test it right away as I was sure I had perfected the process. After the ah, incident with Subject 1, the legal issues with Subject 2, and the complete frying of Subject 3, you could have imagined my excitement when we were crafting Subject 4. Especially after the favors I had to call in and the battle with the big men up top to even get the funding for this project I was so very ex-
N: Please stay on topic, Dr. Stukov.
S: Oh uh, yes of course. Anyway, my boys inserted Subject 4 into the droid and nothing happened for a while. I remember waiting for at least a good 5 minutes, twiddling my thumbs and feeling my hopes being dashed away by every second that ticked by until I called for my boys to pull the chip out. I thought it was another failure, but was progressive through the fact that only the testing room went dark this time instead of the entire facility. Of course, as soon as I called the order, the lights flickered back on in the room and to my pleasant surprise. What was perhaps less pleasant were my technicians lying dead on the floor, their necks apparently snapped. The subject then looked at me and I swear to God doc, the thing looked at me like I was on its personal shitlist. I shouted for an immediate lockdown, but Subject 4 must've found some way to overclock the droid because I swear the thing flew out the door so fast I could barely keep track of it. Next thing I know I hear shouting down the halls, lots of gunfire, explosions, and then nothin'. That must've been when Subject 4 took the Apollo for a joyride. I didn't really see anything though, considerin' I ducked into my office to ah, call for security of course.
N: Yes, naturally. Guards?
*Shuffling of feet, grunt of surprise from subject*
S: Now hold on just a minute doc, what's the meaning of all this?
N: Simple. I'm taking over your project Dr. Stukov. Guards, prep him for the surgery, and do try to not bash his head in.
Equipment:
Ranged Weapon
Synapse Armaments have always been on the cutting of all shooty things that go pew pew and do the killings of people and other things. Their model 196 MAS is no exception! Stuck in SA's R&D division since forever, this was to be their rifle of the century. The definition of adaptability, this thing is so modular that you could give an entire squad one of these bad boys and you'd have all the conventional squad roles filled with names for each rifle to boot. Luckily I managed to snag a working prototype and being the selfish man that I am, wrecked the others as well as destroy any copies of their blueprints that I could find. Sure, there may be a few floating around still, and SA will probably draft another set of blueprints in the next few years or so, but this is my rifle, and there are none other like it.
Sidearm
Ah, Synapse Armaments, how ever adventurous ye are! A plasma weapon favoring power over control, saying it has strong recoil is a bit of an understatement. Unless you're me of course, in which case feel free to melt through two inches of solid titanium everywhere with me willy-nilly! Naturally of course, this often makes the 574 the weapon of choice of thugs, pirates, and other person with unsavory natures due to it's high firepower although it might leave something to be desired on the intimidation factor. Until you fire it of course, as people tend to be scared of a weapon that's capable of leaving sizable, sizzling holes right next to them.
Fires bolts of superheated plasma
Uses advanced heatsinks to provide quick cooldown of weapon
Fitted with IR Laser
Close Combat Weapon
Special Weapon
Can't say he didn't try.
Emtek was originally a technological research corporation mainly focused on providing top of the line mining equipment and had only recently began their ventures into the arms market. With years of mining equipment development under their belts, they quickly built themselves niches in the robotics, armor, and energy based weapon markets and are now giants in those respective fields. The Mark V Plasma Cutter was developed after this change and utilizing skills learned both from their past as mining tech developers and now as an arms developer, the Mark V is a vast improvement over the Mark IV, capable of cutting through materials of all kinds at 4x the speed at the same efficiency, including human flesh! Fun for the whole family!
Armor and Protection
Impeccable fashion, really.
There are so many variations of the CPDA built by so many different manufacturers that it's hard to pinpoint where exactly the CPDA originally came from. Nevertheless, it has since then become wildly popular with people from all walks of life due to it's high functionality AND high fashion, a rare combination. While quality does vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, mines did come from one of the more haughty looking government officials which probably meant this one is one of the better models as it has shown throughout my use of it.
Other
My best friend, Jemini Cricket! A bit outdated, but with my modifications she's turned into a, hehe, real Jem. Naturally she disapproves of my puns and is actually cursing me out right now, but that's why she's here, to be my moral guardian!
One of Emtek's first forays into the robotics field, the original Ardie proved to be popular with a wide number of people,as it saw use in government armies, had provided companionship to bounty hunters, and everything that lied in between. The Mark I has since been phased out by later Mark II and III models, but there are a few that still float around, providing testament to the Mark I's reliable nature.
Equipped with simple AI capabilities focused in scouting and reconnaissance [MODIFIED TO INCLUDE STATE OF THE ART HACKING, CONSTRUCTION, AND TRANSLATION FUNCTIONS]
Video feed can be transmitted to up to three different ports over a range of 3000km without the use of satellites[MODIFIED TO BE ABLE TO LINK UP TO 10 DIFFERENT PORTS]
Equipped with 4m self defense shock probe [MODIFIED TO BE RETROFITTED WITH ANY HANDGUN OR ITEM OF EQUIVALENT SIZE]
[INSTALLED WITH STATE OF THE ART TRANSLATION SOFTWARE / ERROR: FAILURE TO COMPLY FOLLOWING COMMAND "UNINSTALL FOUL LANGUAGE SUBROUTINE"]
[MODIFIED TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT ANY RADIO FREQUENCIES]
[MODIFIED WITH STATE OF THE ART STEALTH SYSTEMS]
Blast radius of 30m
Releases an explosion of superheated plasma
Lethal radius of 10m; Wounding radius of 12m
Unique Abilities:
Skillset:
Combat Role: Implacable Tank, Technician, Hacker, Shock Troop, General Handy Man
Weaknesses: If his shields overload, Apollo has to shut down. Also due to the nature of KEMS, direct electrical attacks will punch through the shield but will not short out the generator due to the EMP shielding of the platform.
Race: Cybernetic
Physical Characteristics and Appearance:
While meant to have a user inside that works in conjunction with an AI in order to better control the prototype Kinectic Energy Manipulation System, the suit is just as capable in the hands of a sufficiently advanced AI. Towering at an impressive 2.03 meters (6'8"), the Apollo is built around a generator located on the back of the armor and is powered by an internal battery pack that can be charged through conventional means or by the harnessing of solar energy.
I also disapprove of your fashion choices.
Background Information:
Audiolog from post breach interview.
Interviewer: Dr. N[BLACKOUT]
Subject: Dr. Sacha Stukov
N: Good morning Dr. Stukov
S: Evenin' doc. Still not quite sure what I'm still doing here, I assure you my mental health is in tip top shape.
N: Yes, I'm sure. Nevertheless, company protocol and all that. Now just to recap from last session, tell me again how AAI-4 escaped.
S: Ah, yes, well...
*Subject clears throat and starts nervously tapping his fingers against the table*
S: Well it's like I said before, I was in the viewing room watching my boys handling Subject 4. After the we had finished crafting it I was excited to test it right away as I was sure I had perfected the process. After the ah, incident with Subject 1, the legal issues with Subject 2, and the complete frying of Subject 3, you could have imagined my excitement when we were crafting Subject 4. Especially after the favors I had to call in and the battle with the big men up top to even get the funding for this project I was so very ex-
N: Please stay on topic, Dr. Stukov.
S: Oh uh, yes of course. Anyway, my boys inserted Subject 4 into the droid and nothing happened for a while. I remember waiting for at least a good 5 minutes, twiddling my thumbs and feeling my hopes being dashed away by every second that ticked by until I called for my boys to pull the chip out. I thought it was another failure, but was progressive through the fact that only the testing room went dark this time instead of the entire facility. Of course, as soon as I called the order, the lights flickered back on in the room and to my pleasant surprise. What was perhaps less pleasant were my technicians lying dead on the floor, their necks apparently snapped. The subject then looked at me and I swear to God doc, the thing looked at me like I was on its personal shitlist. I shouted for an immediate lockdown, but Subject 4 must've found some way to overclock the droid because I swear the thing flew out the door so fast I could barely keep track of it. Next thing I know I hear shouting down the halls, lots of gunfire, explosions, and then nothin'. That must've been when Subject 4 took the Apollo for a joyride. I didn't really see anything though, considerin' I ducked into my office to ah, call for security of course.
N: Yes, naturally. Guards?
*Shuffling of feet, grunt of surprise from subject*
S: Now hold on just a minute doc, what's the meaning of all this?
N: Simple. I'm taking over your project Dr. Stukov. Guards, prep him for the surgery, and do try to not bash his head in.
Ah, ah ah!
[DATA CORRUPTED]
Confirmed Kills: I try hard to keep my tracks covered.
Estimated Kills: Probably around a planet's worth? And then some. But shhh, don't tell anybody that I said that
[DATA CORRUPTED]
"... on site staff of 150 all found dead, all with clean wounds through their body."
That was fun. One guy had this really nice overcoat and I just couldn't help but take it. Guy had great fashion sense.
[DATA CORRUPTED]
"... and now another report on the further murders of robotic weapons company officials, Emtek where it has just been confirmed that CEO, Jacob Rivers was killed in his own home. Rumors say that this was the work of infamous mercenary group Sons of Samedi..."
Nice guys, even if they were a bit crazy on the whole death thing. Shame I had to frame them.
[DATA CORRUPTED]
[DATA CORRUPTED]
Just give it up, you're never going to catch me (;
[DATA CORRUPTED]
****youyousonofa*****isweartogodyouheartlessclankiwillfindyouandripyouwirefromw
Now now, that's not a nice thing to type. Good thing I killed you before wrote any more vile things. Think of the children who may innocently stumble on this file! Imagine their shock. And how many times do I have to tell you people, I am a human. Hu-man. Do I have to change my name to Hugh Mann or something? Sheesh.
Just a note for you Curious Caspers out there (:
[DATA CORRUPTED]
[DATA CORRUPTED]
Confirmed Kills: I try hard to keep my tracks covered.
Estimated Kills: Probably around a planet's worth? And then some. But shhh, don't tell anybody that I said that
[DATA CORRUPTED]
"... on site staff of 150 all found dead, all with clean wounds through their body."
That was fun. One guy had this really nice overcoat and I just couldn't help but take it. Guy had great fashion sense.
[DATA CORRUPTED]
"... and now another report on the further murders of robotic weapons company officials, Emtek where it has just been confirmed that CEO, Jacob Rivers was killed in his own home. Rumors say that this was the work of infamous mercenary group Sons of Samedi..."
Nice guys, even if they were a bit crazy on the whole death thing. Shame I had to frame them.
[DATA CORRUPTED]
[DATA CORRUPTED]
Just give it up, you're never going to catch me (;
[DATA CORRUPTED]
****youyousonofa*****isweartogodyouheartlessclankiwillfindyouandripyouwirefromw
Now now, that's not a nice thing to type. Good thing I killed you before wrote any more vile things. Think of the children who may innocently stumble on this file! Imagine their shock. And how many times do I have to tell you people, I am a human. Hu-man. Do I have to change my name to Hugh Mann or something? Sheesh.
Just a note for you Curious Caspers out there (:
[DATA CORRUPTED]
Equipment:
Synapse Armaments have always been on the cutting of all shooty things that go pew pew and do the killings of people and other things. Their model 196 MAS is no exception! Stuck in SA's R&D division since forever, this was to be their rifle of the century. The definition of adaptability, this thing is so modular that you could give an entire squad one of these bad boys and you'd have all the conventional squad roles filled with names for each rifle to boot. Luckily I managed to snag a working prototype and being the selfish man that I am, wrecked the others as well as destroy any copies of their blueprints that I could find. Sure, there may be a few floating around still, and SA will probably draft another set of blueprints in the next few years or so, but this is my rifle, and there are none other like it.
- Highly Modular
- 32 round magazine
- Currently using .338 magnum
- Effective range of far enough to kill you
Ah, Synapse Armaments, how ever adventurous ye are! A plasma weapon favoring power over control, saying it has strong recoil is a bit of an understatement. Unless you're me of course, in which case feel free to melt through two inches of solid titanium everywhere with me willy-nilly! Naturally of course, this often makes the 574 the weapon of choice of thugs, pirates, and other person with unsavory natures due to it's high firepower although it might leave something to be desired on the intimidation factor. Until you fire it of course, as people tend to be scared of a weapon that's capable of leaving sizable, sizzling holes right next to them.
Really. Do you really need an example for this? I mean I could give you one, I'm just not sure whether or not you'd be alive after I give it to you.
Utilizing Apollo's KEMS, I can increase the kinetic force behind my attacks to stupid levels of destructive potential. Again, I would be happy to give you a demonstration if you really need one. Just how fond of you on the matter of keeping your organs inside yourself?
Utilizing Apollo's KEMS, I can increase the kinetic force behind my attacks to stupid levels of destructive potential. Again, I would be happy to give you a demonstration if you really need one. Just how fond of you on the matter of keeping your organs inside yourself?
Can't say he didn't try.
Emtek was originally a technological research corporation mainly focused on providing top of the line mining equipment and had only recently began their ventures into the arms market. With years of mining equipment development under their belts, they quickly built themselves niches in the robotics, armor, and energy based weapon markets and are now giants in those respective fields. The Mark V Plasma Cutter was developed after this change and utilizing skills learned both from their past as mining tech developers and now as an arms developer, the Mark V is a vast improvement over the Mark IV, capable of cutting through materials of all kinds at 4x the speed at the same efficiency, including human flesh! Fun for the whole family!
- Capable of cutting through most conventional materials
- Can create a nasty case of limb loss. Also welding, I guess.
Impeccable fashion, really.
There are so many variations of the CPDA built by so many different manufacturers that it's hard to pinpoint where exactly the CPDA originally came from. Nevertheless, it has since then become wildly popular with people from all walks of life due to it's high functionality AND high fashion, a rare combination. While quality does vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, mines did come from one of the more haughty looking government officials which probably meant this one is one of the better models as it has shown throughout my use of it.
- Lightweight material hardens on high kinetic impact
- Can absorb most small arms fire
- Doesn't restrict movement
- FASHIONABLE
My best friend, Jemini Cricket! A bit outdated, but with my modifications she's turned into a, hehe, real Jem. Naturally she disapproves of my puns and is actually cursing me out right now, but that's why she's here, to be my moral guardian!
One of Emtek's first forays into the robotics field, the original Ardie proved to be popular with a wide number of people,as it saw use in government armies, had provided companionship to bounty hunters, and everything that lied in between. The Mark I has since been phased out by later Mark II and III models, but there are a few that still float around, providing testament to the Mark I's reliable nature.
Unique Abilities:
While the KEMS is still officially in its development stages, Alexis' Apollo Platform was Emtek's first step in implementing the system. As the name implies, the system manipulates the heat or kinetic energy of objects by a yet unexplainable force that frankly leaves Emtek's highest minds baffled, though most agree that the system was derived from rudimentary Arakathic principles. While the implementation of this system is wide and varied, Alexis commonly uses the system as a projectile shield (capable of stopping bullets and dispersing plasma alike), to build kinetic energy around him and release it in a usually violent manner, and to naturally survive intense heat such as friction from a high atmosphere drop. While capable of complete body shielding, the system draws it's energy from the generator that powers it and the armor thus Alexis refrains from sustained usage and tends to focus on covering single areas.
Skillset:
- Skilled hacker, versed in a variety of software systems
- Capable of rapid ground insertion
- Can adapt to virtually any combat role
- Best at disapproving of your fashion choices
Combat Role: Implacable Tank, Technician, Hacker, Shock Troop, General Handy Man
Weaknesses: If his shields overload, Apollo has to shut down. Also due to the nature of KEMS, direct electrical attacks will punch through the shield but will not short out the generator due to the EMP shielding of the platform.
© 2007-2024