[OOC] Souls of Steel: A Giant Mecha RP

[Evil Snowman]

Will be posting CS sheet sometime tomorrow was more busy today then I expected.

[Dawnscroll]

Are we allowed to point out other systems on the frameworks provided they have clear and obvious drawbacks?

Say it has very heavy armor, but due to the manageable weight needs to be smaller; which means less room for long range ordinance and power supply.

Or it has thrusters which let it cross distances very quickly, but has some issue with maneuverability.

Or maybe can even throw itself into an "Overheat" which let's it hit harder harder/move quicker but rapidly consumes juice and puts strain on the frame.

[AtomicNut]

Age 14. If numbers favour, siggy will be back.

[Ariamis]

@Dawnscroll
While additional systems are only granted to experienced pilots, existing ones can be modified.

@AtomicNut
Experience: 74%
Synchronization Rate: 88%

Looks like Siggy's gonna be a top gun.

[AtomicNut]

Alright, done. I had to choose between space jetpack or plasma cutter.

Sigma

• Name: Sigma
• Appearance: Frowning upon you.It should be noted she hasn't fully hit puberty yet.
• Gender: Female
• Age: 14
• Experience: 74%
• Synchronization Rate: 88%
• Personality: Sigma is polite, proper and composed. She however, does not talk much outside formalities and she has a rather icy and cold perspective. She isn't actively avoiding people but for some reason, her interactions with others are merely secondary. Sigma is often fond of quiet places and meditating, and her hobbies save one are all tailored to the perfectioning of her combat skills and tactical thinking. She is often sparring or playing chess. Her only exception seems to be cooking. She has a huge sweet tooth and good cooking skills, surprisingly. Sometimes, when she is caught completely offguard, she does have a rather innocent and childish side.
• Background:Sigma is... a clone of another person. The only known success of Project Homunculus, Sigma was a test of mass production of clone soldiers from already adult stock to replace the losses from the war, but the project's goal shifted to create teenager replicas of actual combat soldiers to pilot Framewerks. So, with that in mind Sigma was trained and implanted with the memories of the original soldier who donned her genetic material: Irina Spanova. The training was brutal and Irina didn't care whether the "dolls" (as she would call it) died or not, since they could be replaced. Only Sigma managed to survive the training and be fielded in a mecha.
• Notable Deaths: Sigma wasn't the only viable clone produced in Project Homunculus, but she is the only survivor with enough sanity to pilot. Dozens were stillborn, and six of them perished during the initial training and testing. Two who survived were broken further into cathatonic messes. Sigma still regards her fellow clones as sisters and secretly mourns them.
• Other things: Cooking is unique to Sigma. Her original can't cook anything.

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Eiswolf

• Framewerk Code Name: MAF-44(Modified) - Eiswolf (A customized variant of a mass produced mech)
• Appearance:Couldn't find a better pic, okay?
• Number of Framewerk Systems: 1+1
• Signature Weapon System: A high powered Rail weapon. It does not give a big energy signature (being a material projectile) and it can pierce even very thick armors. The downside is that the recharge time is rather awful and it is not suited for close combat.
• Secondary Weapon System: A special jetpack on the back designed for space travel, which gives a significant range of movement but it is unwieldy and thus unuseable in combat (but not in retreat).
• Weight Class:Medium Class, All Purpose.
• Special Ability: None yet

[Ammokkx]

@Dawnscroll
While additional systems are only granted to experienced pilots, existing ones can be modified.

@AtomicNut
Experience: 74%
Synchronization Rate: 88%

Looks like Siggy's gonna be a top gun.

@Ariamis

RIGGED.

But no seriously tho, these fit Sigma really well. Dis gon' be gud.

[Dawnscroll]

@Ariamis Actually, this might be a better question: what DO we have. And how much can we actually customize these frames since they are experimental? What's standard, what's already there? And what makes these frames the army's ace in the hole other than the Shining Finger Sword which we unlock at High Sync?

Plain and simple: I want a heavy armored CQ frame which specializes in anti-armor. Compact fellow as opposed to a hulking beneath. Charges the enemy lines directly forward to engage which the enemy, but definately isnt 'agile' or 'nimble', but thrusters make forward movement to be feared. A bullet in mech form. No long range weaponry or endless bullet fore. A few dumbfire rockets for boom boom effect.

[AtomicNut]

Added a little detail to make it even more hilarious.

[Dawnscroll]

Added a little detail to make it even more hilarious.

@AtomicNut

Those rolls are so stupidly good... right. That, we're arguing that it's like that because you were designed for it! Expect to be called a Tank Baby by my charrie =w= He hates younger people.

[Ammokkx]

<Snipped quote by AtomicNut>

Those rolls are so stupidly good... right. That, we're arguing that it's like that because you were designed for it! Expect to be called a Tank Baby by my charrie =w= He hates younger people.

@Dawnscroll

:c He would've hated the old pilots. Erryone was 14-16 there.

[Ariamis]

@Dawnscroll
One primary weapon system, one secondary weapon system and thrusters are in every Framewerk, as well as an on-board user interface that displays the basics like Frame status, a limited sonar-based indicator of friendly and hostile activity, and some other small things. Framewerks by themselves are what the Galactic Council believes is the key to repelling the alien invasion, especially once they have become advanced enough to allow human-like agility through a secret development.

What you have proposed doesn't sound awful, but I want to see a CS before I can make a proper assessment.

Edit:
@AtomicNut
Accepted.

[Lmpkio]

@Ariamis Kinda disappointed on the second person's synchronization... Tell me again, why do we need to ask you to roll this for our characters?

[Ammokkx]

@Ariamis Kinda disappointed on the second person's synchronization... Tell me again, why do we need to ask you to roll this for our characters?

@Lmpkio

'Cause it's a game mechanic that actually matters for something. Duh. Imagine if everyone chose their stuff, we'd get minmaxers running up in here.

EDIT: I'm getting way too involved in this stuff. Should prolly start not posting this often. I'm turning into the person I hate right now. Whoops, sorry.

[Lmpkio]

@Ammokkx Eh, I guess I see a point in that. Oh well, what else can I say anyways. Guess I'll have to use what I have.

[Ariamis]

@Lmpkio
Because like humans in general, pilots are not equal in combat abilities. Some are bound to be better or worse than others. I don't remember you bringing this up in Hearts of Metal, so why now?

Edit: Ninja'd by Ammo, who I agree with.

[Lmpkio]

@Ariamis I thought there was more of a choice for us what to pick instead of having some roll the dice. Again that was a year ago so I can't remember. But I'm not complaining just wondering. No worries.

[Dawnscroll]

Nikolas Glasere

• Name: Nikolas Glasere

• Appearance:


• Gender: Male
• Age: 25
• Experience: 71%
• Synchronization Rate: 44%

• Personality: Hot blooded. Brash. Asshole. If you look these words up in the dictionary, you’d find a picture of a man with a shit-eating grin, middle finger extended to the photographer. Beneath, you would find the caption, “Cadet Nikolas Glasere”.
Abrasive, condescending, and pointlessly cruel, Nikolas has a mouth like a sailor which he proudly claims he learned from his drill sergeant, and a hatred for young recruits to match. He has a passionate dislike for pilots younger or more inexperienced than he, especially if he considers them liability to the team.

While he will follow a chain of command, Nikolas is not above defying or outright negating orders, especially from those in ‘at some distance’ command if he feels, as he puts it “Would do jack shit.” This has led to him being nearly court martialed on more than a few occasions, but has managed to avoid any sort of decommission every time due to their being a certain lack of soldiers willing to fling themselves in the thick of things.

There is a bit of a silver lining; to those who manage to endure his endless insults, ill temper, and survive on several mission with him, will earn the closest thing to ‘respect’ with him and find him mildly more amicable, and first to stand between harms way for them.

If one searches deep…. Deep…. Deeeeeeeeep past all of this, they will realize they have “the meanest mother f*cking Martian,” alongside them to fight the Cruxi.

Either way, someone is gonna get screwed over.

• Background: (I’m at a loss at the moment for him, and I have a few other engangements tonight. I wanted to get this up (and sorta approved) before I had to leave. Will acutally put something here when I get the chance.)

• Notable Deaths: Ida Fimbulvintr - Fiance

• Other things: Quite possibly an alchoholic, often seen with a flask in hand and is also not above taking a swig on missions. Though his COs continued to confiscate his booze, the insufferable Glasere continues to produce vast quantities of the stuff.

Vanguard

• Framewerk Code Name: “Vanguard”

• Appearance:


• Number of Framewerk Systems: 2
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• Signature Weapon System: The primary weapon feature of the Vanguard are the two large pile bunker-like arms infused with graphene, capable of easily punching through and blowing a Cruxi ship into scrap metal by altering the pressure inside. While the pile bunkers are stationary on the arms, a piston underneath them that sticks out through the rear and punches forwards when used. While in addition to being capable of piercing nearly all substances with its tips, it also shoots air pressure generated from the piston out from the front, that reacts to the internal pressure in the target that essentially gives it a literal "explosive piercing" punch.

• Secondary Weapon System: To allow it to enter the fray first, the Vanguard comes equipped with Banzai chemical thrusters, capable of producing a forward propulsion of 36,000 miles per hour.

• Weight Class: The Vanguard is a heavy-weight class type frame, its heavily alloyed armor resistant to plasma and kinetic weapons yet lacking in nimble maneuverability. While the Vanguard’s powerful thrusters allow it to cross the distance necessary to afford it the element of surprise on unsuspecting targets, it lacks the powerful strafing thrusters for easier rotation. Furthermore, the Vanguard stands at about 6 meters, far smaller than most other Frames, in order to achieve the greatest effectiveness with fuel for its Banzai thrusters. As a result, the Vanguard possesses somewhat smaller energy reserves than most other units.

Regardless, the Vanguard’s primary purpose is to function as a living bullet: directly engaging with an enemy line to draw attention and fire, while its compatriots move into position.

• Special Ability:

[Ariamis]

@Dawnscroll
This is lacking a background description, but I'll accept it on the condition it's added by the time the IC has started. Also, 6 meters is far to small given the considerable size of the Framewerks in question, so change it to about chest height of an average one.

[Penultimate_Pi]

...Um- Could I throw Lora back into this? Pretty please? I promise I won't go AWOL again.

(I think I'll age her up to 18, this time around.)

[Ariamis]

@Penultimate_Pi
Hey, great to see you back.
Experience: 65%
Synchronization Rate: 59%