[OOC] We're The Desperate Measures (ODST Roleplay)

[eyesonlyhacker]

So we have a EOD specialist, a Grenadier, a sniper, and 2 CQC. Looks like we could use a medic or couple or riflemen.

[Foster]

Apollosarcher said
Jennifer antionette watters approved, also I'll be posting up a character sheet for the officer leading you.

You do realize that's a Spartan II, right?

Also, Pella will hate her, immensely. Not sure how he'll work with former-Sargent Kensi Mathers, both had their homeworlds glassed and worked at Arcadia.
-Chance they also worked with Corporal Björkgård back at Arcadia. And despite these individuals fighting on Arcadia, neither has met Lee aside from Mathers.

Pella is also the youngest in the team.

[eyesonlyhacker]

To be honest I dunno what is up with everyone being from Arcadia. :)

The only thing I am not sure about is this second battle of Arcadia mentioned in Björkgård history. There wasn't really a second battle. After the first battle UNSC presence on the world disappeared and a vast majority of the population abandoned the world. All that remained was a few farming communities that continued to supply the UNSC. By the time of the glassing of Arcadia the world was pretty lawless and lacked permanent UNSC fleets or land forces. The glassing was pretty much a massacre.

That being said, there really isn't much canonical information on the fall. So there isn't anything to say that there wasn't some form of UNSC resistance.

[Revans Exile]

Foster said You do realize that's a Spartan II, right?

Yes Apollosarcher does realize. I PMed Apollosarcher and asked before creating my character. Nobody but ONI knows my character is a Spartan, everyone in the ODST thinks she is nothing more than an ordinary run of the mill ODST.

eyesonlyhacker said To be honest I dunno what is up with everyone being from Arcadia. :)

Jennifer's "official" history says Earth, changed her real history to Reach.

[Foster]

eyesonlyhacker said
To be honest I dunno what is up with everyone being from Arcadia. :)The only thing I am not sure about is this second battle of Arcadia mentioned in Björkgård history. There wasn't really a second battle. After the first battle UNSC presence on the world disappeared and a vast majority of the population abandoned the world. All that remained was a few farming communities that continued to supply the UNSC. By the time of the glassing of Arcadia the world was pretty lawless and lacked permanent UNSC fleets or land forces. The glassing was pretty much a massacre.That being said, there really isn't much canonical information on the fall. So there isn't anything to say that there wasn't some form of UNSC resistance.

Aside from the farming-village, there was a transient drydock to refit returning ships as per Cole Protocol Article 4. Pretty much stating that UNSC vessels no matter how damaged are not permitted to slip-space to core-worlds.

There was also a Forunner dig-site.

UNSC Chara happened to be damaged and near the end of a refit during the fall.

[KaiserFranz]

eyesonlyhacker said
To be honest I dunno what is up with everyone being from Arcadia. :)The only thing I am not sure about is this second battle of Arcadia mentioned in Björkgård history. There wasn't really a second battle. After the first battle UNSC presence on the world disappeared and a vast majority of the population abandoned the world. All that remained was a few farming communities that continued to supply the UNSC. By the time of the glassing of Arcadia the world was pretty lawless and lacked permanent UNSC fleets or land forces. The glassing was pretty much a massacre.That being said, there really isn't much canonical information on the fall. So there isn't anything to say that there wasn't some form of UNSC resistance.

Well, second battle or the fall of Arcadia got some information, mostly that there were no real naval or ground defence. Though I can't imagine there would be no UNSC forces at all.

-Note on Anders meeting some of the others, I don't really mind either way.

[eyesonlyhacker]

Important to remember I'm not arguing here. Just think we all are getting our facts from different sources. I use the Halo Nation wikia. I can't find any mention of the UNSC Chara. Looked everywhere and all indications say the ship doesn't exist in canon. Now it is important to know that there are three major offenses noted on Arcadia,

- The first was the Insurrection in 2526, prior to the Human-Covenant War.
- In 2531 the Battle of Arcadia happened, in which the Covenant assaulted the world to obtain the Stellar Map at the Forerunner dig site you mentioned Foster.The UNSC was eventually able to push the Covenant off Arcadia. However the UNSC decided to abandon the world as a result of the battle, much of the civilian population being evacuated and all permanent Navel and ground forces being withdrawn. For the next 18 years the only settlement on Arcadia was the farming community of Abaskun.
- In 2549 the Covenant returned to Arcadia, and glassed the entire world after encountering no significant UNSC resistance.

The fact that it was noted that Abaskun continued to supply the UNSC means the at times there was atleast some UNSC presence. So the idea of someone being a soldier during the Fall of Arcadia isn't wrong. Just trying to point out that there was no second battle. It was more of a skirmish followed by its destruction.

http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Arcadia

[Apollosarcher]

So to update you all we will be starting as soon as I get one more person in, so were holding for one last character sheet, might take two if they come in close together then I'll get the first post up.

[KaiserFranz]

eyesonlyhacker said
Important to remember I'm not arguing here. Just think we all are getting our facts from different sources.

The fact that it was noted that Abaskun continued to supply the UNSC means the at times there was atleast some UNSC presence. So the idea of someone being a soldier during the Fall of Arcadia isn't wrong. Just trying to point out that there was no second battle. It was more of a skirmish followed by its destruction.

I know you are not and I hope everyone else knows that too :P
But yes, battle was probably the wrong term to use. I think simply the fall of Acadia is better.

@Apollo, Alright, thanks for the update!

[Foster]

KaiserFranz said
But yes, battle was probably the wrong term to use. I think simply the fall of Acadia is better. @Apollo, Alright, thanks for the update!

Yeah, my entry simply states "Arcadia falls, is promoted".

Meant to strongly imply he did something to slow-down the process of the planet getting glassed long enough for certain important individuals to evacuate.

Wild guess... remote kamikaze Longsword with a Shiva.
-Not entirely so much to destroy, as to just EMP the whole fleet, maybe chuck a few additional shivas in under the shields as the EMP wears-out, then detonate.

[Pepperm1nts]

I've been wanting to get back into writing and have been looking for a casual RP with low commitment (at least in comparison to Advanced RPs). I'm wondering if it'd be okay to join as a character separate from the main group, doing things on the side and only occasionally contacting the main group. Reason being, I have to get back into the groove of things and I can't guarantee I'll be able to post consistently, so I rather not hold anyone back. If that's okay, then I may join. But don't wait up on me.

[TheEvanCat]

I'm here with Peppermints. I'll edit my thing to put in a CS shortly.

[Foster]

Pepperm1nts said
I've been wanting to get back into writing and have been looking for a casual RP with low commitment (at least in comparison to Advanced RPs). I'm wondering if it'd be okay to join as a character separate from the main group, doing things on the side and only occasionally contacting the main group. Reason being, I have to get back into the groove of things and I can't guarantee I'll be able to post consistently, so I rather not hold anyone back. If that's okay, then I join. But don't wait up on me.

The drop will be pretty scattered, so just don't worry too much about regrouping due to... pretty much any ODST obstacle.

Be the rookie.

[Apollosarcher]

Yeah, I mean I want to link up most of the group but not everyone has to be together, or maybe you could be a marine alive in the city trying to link up with the ODST's to get out.

[The Fated Fallen]

I like that last idea, I might try being a marine already in the city. I could even be associated with the objective the ODST's are heading for

[Foster]

The Fated Fallen said
I like that last idea, I might try being a marine already in the city. I could even be associated with the objective the ODST's are heading for

Well, the presence on Mars was mostly what was left of the Army, actually.
-Of note is they tend to keep the pre-covenant standard .30 caliber firearms. And usually gets issued complete shit, such as a rifle that is literally 120 years old.

OTOH, being that Misrah is on-planet, and has ramped-up production, I'd suggest letting Army-NCOs use Halo 4 weapons.

Of note, the army MA37 assault rifle is notoriously THE WORST assault-rifle in the Halo-verse, while the MA5D is actually rather decent.

[The Fated Fallen]

As they say, the ODST's are the desperate measures. And things are very desperate on the ground

[Apollosarcher]

Very true. Anyway I'm off to work on a character sheet, resume chatter and carry on.

[The Fated Fallen]

Considering its midnight here I'm off to bed, I'll drum up some ideas and work on a sheet tomorrow morning

[Pepperm1nts]

Foster said
And usually gets issued complete shit, such as a rifle that is literally 120 years old.

They get issued a stick and a rock, and they have to share the rock.