Hidden 10 yrs ago 10 yrs ago Post by Stern Algorithm
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Hmmm... for some reason when it comes to mecha I tend towards rather surly and sarcastic characters?

I'm not sure why, for a lighter mecha RP I've tried a few times(though still real robot) I played a surly, sarcastic, taciturn loli. Obviously that won't work here given these are actual military operations, but hmmm.

Well, not all the characters need to be adults. Age won't be an issue, the ethically questionable Cadmus Project will recruit children if the child's cog is a must-have. Even though the two characters that have been made so far both have military/pseudo-military professional backgrounds, for me it was rather unexpected. For the team makeup, I'm expecting a mix of professional/disciplined and rookie/recently-civilian/greenhorn. The point I guess, is that in order to get the cogs they want, the Cadmus Project may end up getting pilots that they normally wouldn't by normal military standards. So don't let that restrict your character creation.

I would say that my character idea basically acts like Beet J. Stag, but I am unsure if anyone would get that reference. ^^; Hmmm, but yeah, at least I have her drawn up now, although since I suck at drawing mecha I'll have to find a pre-made one somewhere. Hmmm.

...Hopefully I'll have this done over the next few days. ^^; Sorry if I'm taking too long.

No worries. I look forward to seeing your character.
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Hmm, okay.

So I might go with that but I'm not really sure yet. ^^; As much as a sarcastic loli in a mecha throwing around high-power weapons appeals to me I'm not sure I'll do that even if it's allowed, though I do have somewhat more of an idea of what I'm doing now.
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Hmm, okay.

So I might go with that but I'm not really sure yet. ^^; As much as a sarcastic loli in a mecha throwing around high-power weapons appeals to me I'm not sure I'll do that even if it's allowed, though I do have somewhat more of an idea of what I'm doing now.


OK, if you're still having trouble, feel free to discuss. I look forward to seeing your character soon.
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Well, I suppose my current idea is basically that, but I'm not really sure I want to go with it. ^^;

What do the other people in the RP think? I mean, I have GM approval but it's nice to get other opinions too. ^^;
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I don't see anything wrong with a sarcastic loli. The only thing to work out personality wise is how willing/angry they are to be recruited by the army.
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I don't see anything wrong with a sarcastic loli. The only thing to work out personality wise is how willing/angry they are to be recruited by the army.


agreed! I think you could make it work.
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Well, okay then, I'll try and have her up soon.
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Name: Chie Alberton
Appearance: "I don't have time for you, I'm drawing."
Age: 10
Race: Wildtype
Citizenship: Horizon
Personality: Chie has a personality that greatly contrasts her small, childish body. She has a tendency to be deeply sarcastic towards others if she decides they deserve to be treated with sarcasm, and she often quietly teases others. She enjoys greatly drawing, and has a deep interest in various kinds of media, including the current equivalent of interactive entertainment(whatever the video games of the future are) and various visual mediums, which she pursues whenever she is able to. Chie often draws or writes about these things, though her writing is significantly more childish then her art. In spite of her thick layer of sarcasm, she does still have the personality of a child and is surprisingly easily frightened and quite fond of sweets. She retains an absolute fascination with Cogs, in fact it could be called an outright adoration for the massive machines.
History: Chie's family has been present in Horizon for a long time at this point, her family being composed of two nationalities originally from Earth. Prior to learning about Cogs, she was fascinated with extremely old(and new) media featuring gigantic fighting robots, both realistic and less so, as well as various advents in technology. Her father, a scientist working on the Cogs, made a rather large breach in protocol and brought her along with him, where she learned about the Cogs and swiftly became obsessed. While he was reprimanded for this, he was able to push for Chie to become one of the pilots, specifically for a heavy, long-ranged Cog.
Theme Song: WIP

Cog: Chie calls it "Boom".
Physical Description: "Weapons systems online..."
Tactical role: Heavy Weapons
Evaluation:
  • Cog Score: 10
  • Pilot Skill: 7(Chie is a prodigy who has done far, far too much research into the subject for her age)
  • Mental Fortitude: 4
  • Obedience: 5
Weapon/Equipment/Special Systems List: I'll need to work on this.
  • "Boom" has a basic folding knife stored in one chest panel. The mecha itself is generally unsuited to close-range combat, but it will do in a pinch.
  • "Boom" sports a series of cluster missile launchers, contained all along its upper chest section. These missiles can deal a fairly heavy payload, but shields or thick armor can mitigate the damage.
  • "Boom" has two long-range missile launchers attached to its shoulders, capable of firing highly damaging explosives, more dangerous then the cluster missiles in its chest.
  • Finally, "Boom" can be equipped with a point-laser rifle or a rocket rifle.
  • Basic thrusters.
  • Heavy armor, to make up for fairly light shielding.
Wishlist: This too.
  • Improved thrusters for rapid movement?
  • Incorporating heavy laser systems into the built-in weaponry.
  • Shielding improvements.


Sorry it's not really completed um. Figured I'd try and at least post what I have already.
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I like the character so far.

A few points I'd like to make though, Cogs are not known to the general public, so it will be hard for Chie to be obsessed with cogs. There are two ways I can think of to go about this, the first being that Chie is obsessed with space warfare technology in general, starships, carries, strike craft, etc. This can be a useful asset, as she can identify models that are more than a few years old, and know (at least in theory) what their capabilities more-or-less are. After she sees the cogs for the first time, then it's fine if she becomes obsessed with them, and maybe she goes as afar as trying to learn what her teammates' cogs' specialties are. The second option, if you want her to have prior knowledge of the cogs, is for her to be a daughter of one of the scientists working on the cogs. Maybe he breached protocol and brought his daughter to work one day and she became obsessed with them, and maybe he used the fact that she already knows about them to push for them to let her become a pilot or something.

As for games she could play, everyone has a personal identification/smartphone type item called a 'drive'. It's the size of a thumb drive, but projects a hologram to interact with. It detects its holder and accesses their account from the cloud, so stealing it won't give you access to someone else's personal information. It is sometimes used like a keycard to unlock things that the user has been granted access to.

For Chie's history, you can consider several origins for why she is a human living in Horizon. At the beginning of Horizon's history, there was a brief period where Quantums enslaved humans as revenge for their own enslavement, but the Quantums very quickly chose to align themselves with higher ideals and to not repeat the mistakes of their creators. Since then, many refugees from the other nations have fled to Horizon to escape persecution during the Race Wars. If you are making a Wildtype or Ascended character, this is the most likely backstory: that you were descended from former slaves or former refugees. Or perhaps you or your family are recent immigrants. Of course these are just suggestions. Of course, some humans that have been in Horizon long enough have gained positions as politicians and representatives, so if you would prefer a high standing, as like a politician's daughter or something, that's also possible.

Theme song is completely optional

As for you mech, one thing to consider is if you want to focus on beam weapons, mass weapons, or have a mix of both. So far, Askalaphos does most of its damage with a large beam sword, while Farfalla has an even mix of both mass and beam weapons. I'm assuming Rin's cog will have mostly beams. If you go with beams, you would probably have charged beam cannons, where there's a long charge time followed by a massive beam. Mass weapons will basically be large howitzers that fire heavy caliber slugs. The missile option is to launch warheads at the opponent. Maybe the rockets can be outfitted with different warheads depending on the situation.

You could go with one massive primary weapon that is your bread and butter, maybe a held in both hands, and/or you can have a couple of smaller, but still big weapons, maybe shoulder mounted or something.

Here are some videos for inspiration:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEaFpt7mqV8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfgfxRnVLrY

As for you wishlist, you can either push what your cog is already good at, or cover for what it's not so good at. For example, heavy artillery types usually aren't very fast, if you want to go faster, its a possibility. They're usually not so good at hitting fast moving targets, needing long recharge or reloading times, maybe a hyper mode where things charge faster or something is an option. To become better at what you already do could involve more powerful shots, varied options, versatility, as well as undiscovered science. The sky's the limit for your wishlist. If you can think of it, or provide an example, let me know and I'll try to work it into the universe somehow.
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Well, that whole first section really helps me out with backstory at the very least. ^^;

I also like the idea of her fooling around with hologram video games and stuff like that so I like that idea.

As for the rest, that really helps. ^^; Hopefully I'll finish her today.
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Well, that whole first section really helps me out with backstory at the very least. ^^;

I also like the idea of her fooling around with hologram video games and stuff like that so I like that idea.

As for the rest, that really helps. ^^; Hopefully I'll finish her today.


I'm excited to see what you come up with!
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I forgot to write up more sorry. ^^; I'll have her done soon.
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Finally finished with all the required parts, sorry for the wait. ^^;
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Alright, @VitaVitaAR, you can post your character to the OOC. I just wanted to ask, is a "point-laser rifle" a beam sniper rifle and is a "rocket rifle" like a bazooka? Also, FYI, missiles will pass right through anti-beam fields, though their guidance systems can get messed up, making them less accurate after they pass through a field.

I also just posted the cog-team leader, my character, Pharazon. I figured I had a fairly good idea what cogs everyone would be making so I wouldn't be stepping on any toes with my cog. Now we're just waiting on Rin's character.

I also let the one person on the waitlist join, though they have not replied yet. If they do end up joining, we'll have to wait on their character as well.
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Howdy-doo; replying to he PM you sent. I'll get my CS up shortly!

-PM sent-
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Sorry, @VitaVitaAR, I said to post it in the OOC, but what I meant to say was that you can post your character in the Character tab.
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Point-laser was just a very accurate laser, basically. ^^; It wasn't exactly planned to be a sniper, just a rifle that fires very accurate beams. The "rocket rifle" was meant to be, well... a rifle that fires rockets, taking advantage of being able to be bigger to fire them more rapidly then a rocket launcher.

I'll move her over to the characters tab.
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Sorry for the long wait, if things work out, we should probably have the RP start around the end of this week.
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Sorry for the long wait, if things work out, we should probably have the RP start around the end of this week.


sounds good!
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Starting this RP now, Opening Post is up. Feel free to give a character introduction, you can do flashbacks, backstory, etc. You can also describe whether you got to Pythagoras early or day of, if you explored the planet or the spaceport, if you stayed and if so, where. You can finish your post arriving at gate G3, or if you want, you can get into some mischief in the spaceport. if multiple people arrive at the gate, feel free to interact with each other, or you can interact with Pharazon.
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