[OOC] Mass Effect: Borealis

[Hellis]

Drono is swaggering .So much swaggering.

[Hellis]

Also we are just waiting for [@Sundered Echos] input and then the collab is done :D

[Sundered Echo]

@Hellis

I put a reply up.

[DearTrickster]

@Zombiedude101 Hey so did you get a chance to listen to the playlist? If so what'd you think :)?

[Zombiedude101]

@Zombiedude101 Hey so did you get a chance to listen to the playlist? If so what'd you think :)?

@DearTrickster

I got one of the songs to work on my phone, really looking forward for a chance to hear the others. Thanks, man.

[Dervish]

Hey, sorry about the totally shitty-ass communication on my end here guys, I kind of came to the realization that I never really explained what I was going to do with this, so I'll kind of fill in the blanks best I can.

I've been kind of in a bad place in my personal life lately where the last thing I want to or am capable of doing is spending a lot of time plotting out RP stuff and manage everything like I normally would, so I've kind of come up with the bare essentials for this whole mission. You guys have proven yourselves to be really good at being self-sustaining and capable of coming up with NPCs and minor plotlines, so I figured you guys could have a field day treating this whole thing as a personal playground of creativity where I'm just along for the ride with you guys and writing out reactions and situations in accordance to what the characters do, based off the simple premise of the mission: Offload the tracked weaponry and find a way to sabotage the camp.

Honestly, it's always been my goal with these games ever since the very first incarnation of Nova that I took part in back in like 2012 called Mass Effect Surge, where the GM vanished on us, that I could manage to have a group RP that can operate without a GM dictating everything, instead having a big collaborative effort. That game managed to go for an entire month, and we finished off the mission without the GM's presence, and it was all from individual player input. I didn't want to let that idea die, and so I've tried periodically since to see if lightning can strike twice.

Thing is, to get to that point, I had to find a group that would stay dedicated and prove to be pretty self-sufficient without me hand holding, and you guys really have proven yourselves. I honestly feel like I could disappear for a month (and no, I'm not, just illustrating the point) and you guys would find a way to keep this running just fine. I needed to keep the first mission pretty linear and in accordance to what I usually do for the early stages of an RP, where we're filtering out players and getting everyone to mesh in a pretty controlled fashion.

Now that we're several months in and have a core group, I kind of want to try and see what happens when I set you all loose, where you can all add your ideas and build off each's other's efforts. It's kind of exciting, and it's like I said from the beginning: I want this to be a collaborative RP, that's as much your baby as it is mine. I of course still would like to be kept in the loop for some big ideas that might keep up, but for now, until I figure shit out on my own end, I want to step back and let you guys go nuts and help you all mesh this all together.

Worse comes to worse, it might turn out disastrous and be totally disjointed and unproductive, but that's the joy of a side mission like this; it lets us experiment.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to get working on a post with Fallen. :)

[Rtron]

Worse comes to worse, it might turn out disastrous and be totally disjointed and unproductive, but that's the joy of a side mission like this; it lets us experiment.

@Dervish

Well. They're called the Jury-Riggers for a reason....

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Seriously though, that entire post is touching. We will do our best to not let your faith down. Promise.

[Mortarion]

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@Rtron

This.

In all seriousness, I am just, well, glad to have squeaked in to this group. You're all a great group and I am glad to be a part of this group and will try to do my best to try and not let you down Dervs.

[DJAtomika]

Best RP group ever.

[Fallenreaper]

@Dervish:We'll mind the ship and keep you in the loop hun. No issues with that.

[Rtron]

@DJAtomika

I hear ya want to do a Raid....

Mind if I Join?

[Hellis]

@Dervish

[DJAtomika]

@Rtron What sorta ideas you got?

[Dervish]

Aww, you guys are the bestestest! I feel bad about being a craptastic GM (y'all deserve way better than what I am putting out lately), but I love this group and want to really see our project grow together.

So, again, thanks d00ds. :)

[Rtron]

@Rtron What sorta ideas you got?

@DJAtomika

Nothing to serious for now.

A wild animal attack should suffice for now. Hopefully something that can get past the turrets....weather can confuse them right?

[DearTrickster]

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Nothing to serious for now.

A wild animal attack should suffice for now. Hopefully something that can get past the turrets....weather can confuse them right?

@Rtron

Psst throw in some lightning. Storms always make things really super c:

[DJAtomika]

A lightning storm. Perfect!

[Dervish]

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Nothing to serious for now.

A wild animal attack should suffice for now. Hopefully something that can get past the turrets....weather can confuse them right?

@Rtron

Probably safe to assume they have a variety of visual sensors, including infrared, because they'd need to be able to operate autonomously in a large variety of conditions while being sophisticated enough to ID friendlies.

[DJAtomika]

So I'm guessing the observers would have to figure out a way to worm past the sensors.

I'm also guessing that the base would have turrets linked to the sensors, along with guard towers.

[Rtron]

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Probably safe to assume they have a variety of visual sensors, including infrared, because they'd need to be able to operate autonomously in a large variety of conditions while being sophisticated enough to ID friendlies.

@Dervish

Have a tree fall on them during the storm. Got,it.