[OOC] Convergence of Destiny, a Starship Military RP

[Lord Coake]

The United Earth Star Alliance consists of Earth, and every colonized moon and planet known to humanity. In the past decade or so, political strife and turmoil has run rampant through the Outer Colonies, and spurred rebellion movements all over UESA space. The UESA Armed Forces, consisting of the Navy and Marine Corps, have begun to militarize and respond to the threat to peace and stability. One of the newly commissioned ships in the Fleet, is the Mayweather-class Destroyer, the Convergence of Destiny. Equipped with the latest in both ship-based weaponry and technology, and ground engagement technology, she is one of the most powerful ships in the fleet. Headed by the Highly-Commended Captain Nicholas Stirling, the new crew and marine compliment are ready to engage the rising number of rebel forces. But who knows what else lurks in the icy void of space....

So, the premise of this RP, is we play the various crew, bridge officers, and marines stationed aboard the Convergence of Destiny. My plan is to have a wide variety of ranks and roles being played, so we can capture the events of different battles, as told by different parts of the ship's crew. For Ranks and Chain of Command, we will use the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps ranks, mainly since they are the easiest to find and look up. Links for the ranks are as follows:
http://www.militaryfactory.com/ranks/navy_ranks.asp
http://www.militaryfactory.com/ranks/marine_ranks.asp

Feel free to post any questions you may have regarding the RP here, or PM me.

[SuperTacticalDerp]

Hey, really interested in this and just had a quick question. I know that sentient alien life is a no, but what about alien wildlife? I'm of making a marine who's specialty is wildlife extermination. Carries around a big flamethrower and a little out there.

[Lord Coake]

@SuperTacticalDerp Alien wildlife is fine, to a degree. Nothing super out-there like 20-foot-tall Venus flytraps or anything like that. If you're still up for it, then I look forward to seeing the character.

[SuperTacticalDerp]

@Lord Coake I was just thinking extra-terrestrial pest control and maybe inhumane colonization prep-work. Nothing gargantuan or unrealistically proportioned. Maybe a few larger then life bugs and overly aggressive alien pests. My character would basically be the first in on a new world to establish a base of operation after everything in a certain radius was burned to the ground. Easier to build when all the trees are nothing but ash.

[Lord Coake]

@SuperTacticalDerp That'd be fine.

[Elitestpotato]

Steven Sans

Name: Steven Sans

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Appearance:
Steven is young, not quite handsome but a female would describe him as "kinda cute". He has a boyish face and a hot-shot look about him. He is constantly seen in sunglasses. He is 5'10 180 pounds and is quite muscular.

Position: Naval Crew, Lead Pilot

Personality: Steven is a young hot shot. He cracks jokes, flirts with every pretty lady, and occasionally can be somewhat arrogant. But make no mistake about it, Steven is committed to his craft. If he makes a mistake, he works on it until he's sure that that mistake will not happen again. He is not a drone, he will question orders and if he extremely disagrees with them he will out right refuse to follow them. He is a caring individual under all of his outward personality. He takes many risks, but they always pay off. Whether this is because of luck or skill is yet to be seen. He definitely thinks it's skill.

Notable Skills, Combat or otherwise: Ace Pilot. Top graduate of TOPGUN.
History: Steven Sans grew up in rural Idaho, the youngest of 5 brothers. His dad was an ex-crop duster pilot (before those became automated) and still had a crop duster around and flew Steven around in it. Steven grew an interest in flying ever since then. He learned how to fly in his father's lap.

After graduating high school, he followed in his family's footsteps (his brothers had also joined) by joining the military. He joined the Navy, like his brothers. Immediately after boot camp, he enrolled in the United Earth Naval Academy and finished at the top of his class (he may of cheated some when it came to science and math, but he was never caught).

He was one of the very very few invited to be a Naval Aviator straight out of the Academy. After a few patrol missions aboard a Carrier, he was invited to Topgun. He excelled at the school, earning top marks. In fact, he was universally praised as the top student to graduate in 100 years.

This time, he was assigned to pilot a fighter aboard a front lines carrier named the UESAS Reliance along with his brothers. Rebels had obtained a Destroyer and were reeking havoc on colonies. The Reliance was the first ship there. The Reliance was absolutely decimated by the initial bombardment. Steven was the only one to make it out, and he just barely did in his fighter. His brothers dead, Sans vowed to avenge them. Then, he did something amazing. Steven Sans single-handedly destroyed a destroyer, with a single fighter.

From there he was promoted to the lead pilot of the UESAS Starwarmer. After a few years of daring missions and absolutely stellar flying, the Starwarmer was retired. So now, he is assigned to pilot the brand new Convergence of Destiny.

[Lord Coake]

Accepted, go ahead and add him to the character section. I'll PM a rank soon.

[dndragons]

Interested, how large is the ship?

[Lord Coake]

The ship's about 485 meters, or 1590 ft, from stem to stern, about 300 meters, or 984 feet, from port to starboard, and about 576 meters, or 1889 feet tall. It can support a marine and crew compliment of up to 600 people, and has two shuttle and troop transport bays, and a designated fighter hanger.

[ClocktowerEchos]

definitely interested but I don't know what char to make. Might just end up hardcore lurking if I can't think of anything

EDITL Would playing as the ship AI be okay or is that too out there?

[Lord Coake]

I'd be fine with a person playing the shipboard AI. Could make things interesting.

[Tricheus]

Making a mechanic character at the moment. Still working out some stuff in my head before I post.

[Elitestpotato]

definitely interested but I don't know what char to make. Might just end up hardcore lurking if I can't think of anything

EDITL Would playing as the ship AI be okay or is that too out there?

@ClocktowerEchos

Will you be the EDI to my Joker?

[ClocktowerEchos]

@Elitestpotato I was actually thinking of something like Serina from Halo Wars but that might work too

[Didos]

Would you mind if I was the ship's Chief of Medicine, or something along the lines of being a physician/surgeon/something medical?

[Lord Coake]

@Didos That would be fine.

[Elitestpotato]

@ClocktowerEchos Either way someone is falling in love with an AI.

[Didos]

Jeremiah Havey

Lt. Jeremiah Havey, M.D.

Age: 64

Gender: Male

Appearance:

• 5'9; dad-bod frame.
• Thinning white hair; balding.
• Often dressed in generic-patterned button-ups and khakis.
• Long white doctor's lab coat.
• Deep, husky voice; chain-smoker's rasp.

Position: Chief Medical Officer, Naval Lieutenant

Personality:

• Diagnosed with mild-to-moderate OCD.
• Perfectionist; extremely stubborn about his own work.
• Constantly requiring his personal environments be kempt (home, office, etc).
• Overly-conscious of own external appearance.
• Extremely intelligent; exceptional deductive reasoning.
• Always studying; conventional fear of becoming obsolete.
• Obsessive in own research, endeavors, and success.
• Sociable, yet very pretentious when it comes to fields of expertise.

Notable Skills, Combat or Otherwise:

• Doctor of Medicine
• Basic marksman training.
• Master's Degree in Philosophy
• B.A. in Applied Psychology
• Expressed interest in Mathematics and Computer Science.

History:

Dr. Havey was born to a humble farming family in North Dakota. He grew up playing gridiron football at competitive levels, while being an avid reader. He enjoyed his country-side living and his community, feeling a sense of pride representing his town on the football field, especially through high school. Havey had almost convinced himself that he would play through college and achieve fame and fortune at the national level.

However, his advisors pointed out his exceptional academic record, achieving Summa Cum Laude and surpassing the Valedictorian's own GPA. Havey had not taken notice of how well he did in school, rather the work was almost done automatically in his mind. His focus and obsession had been over football, but now he saw a new opportunity arise before him.

Havey became the first in his family to attend school out-of-state, going to a private research university in Washington, D.C. There, he joined the NROTC program to fund his education and declared a major in Pre-Med. For 10 years, he jumped from clinic to clinic, barrack to barrack, obsessively furthering his medical degree until he finally found himself considered an expert in his field. He had failed to notice the world pass by him during his studies, but now the world was presenting itself. He had offers coming in internationally to become resident at greater, better-funded private hospitals, yet Havey whole-heartedly believed that it was the military that pioneered the field of medicine, not some greedy institutionalized system.

He began research in optimal medical practices, as well as continually studying part-time in fields he gained interest in along the way, such as philosophy and psychology. He thought they helped his own interests in furthering the way hospitals were run, and it gave him a better general understanding on how to deal with patients in the degree and magnitude he had in front of him.

Now, Dr. Havey finds himself in a time of conflict. He is called for duty on the Convergence of Destiny, and he knows this ultimate test of his knowledge will either make or break his career.

[Lord Coake]

Accepted, your position would be Chief Medical Officer, and I'll PM your rank for you to edit in.

[Lord Coake]

Once All bios are approved/declined, posted in the characters section with proper ranks, I'll begin work on the IC