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@AquaAzura If you really feel that you need to change your character that's up to you, but I think that Milina will fit in excellently in the RP. A tough talking, no shit taking, professional Asari mercenary is a great fit. Though there'd need to be a good reason for why the Krogan infiltrator doesn't make noise when sneaking up on her targets.

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heck I might reroll my character so they can match this group's level of intensity lmao

@AquaAzura

You do that and I wont be held accountable for my actions.

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Currently working on my next post, but I've got quite a lot to react to here, so it'll take me a while. Definitely have something up in the next hour or two though.

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@SgtEasy I did a bit of study into how someone with a combination of psychotic tendencies, sociopathic tendencies, bipolar disorder, disassociative disorder, a conglomerate condition of abandonment issues and sadistic psychosis, severe anger management problems, and serious paranoia, resulting in advanced dementia would act. I already had the character put together, I just filled in bits and pieces to make his backstory match up with the ME universe. I figured this would be a great way to see how this character would develop.

@PrivateVentures

There's really no mention of have of this in any of Ellis' CS Psyche Eval, other than a single mention of paranoia, and his xenophobia, which hasn't been as apparent IC as I thought it would. If I'd known just how extreme his issues had been I would have been far more hesitant to accept him, as the Spectres would have read his dossier and just given a big ol' "No way, this guy is far too much trouble". We had Leos Klien edit his sheet to better allow Giles to merge with the ME world we're trying to create here, and his psychosis is arguably far less threatening to the team than that which Ellis apparently has.

Maybe you chose to leave that information out to tease at it in the IC, or maybe it's my fault for not reading in between the lines, but all this will have to have some kind of repercussion, IC wise at the very least. After all, at what stage would it become irresponsible for the Spectres to keep an individual like this on their team? Isn't he just as much of a danger to them as he is to everyone else? Couple his mental imbalance with his sketchy service history, and their suspicions that he has been indoctrinated (just because he claims not to be indoctrinated doesn't mean they wont still suspect that that is the case) and I'm really struggling to think of a reason why they wouldn't just let him go, never-mind actually lock him up.

This one goes for everyone in the game, so please pay attention to it. I feel like I've said something similar to it a couple of times now, and I don't want to have to repeat myself.

Remember @MrDidact and I still have to create in-story reasons for the Spectres doing the things that they do. Otherwise what would be the point of having a narrative? So that means I have to have a reason for why they've invited all these varied space-people onto their task force, and then why they keep them. 'Because they've distinguished themselves in the line of duty' has served as a good enough reason for why all of your characters have been recruited. As it's still so relatively early in the IC the reason for the Spectres keeping contract with the characters who join them has yet to be seen, but I will have to find one. 'Because they have numerous mental issues and might shoot a teammate at any moment', 'because they're a trained professional who accidentally blew up the team with a recon droid', and 'because they opened fire after seeing a Geth acting non-hostilely' aren't great reasons.

If I seem harsh it's because I worry the game is getting away from the serious, realistic tone that I had in mind for it. Yes, comedy is all well and good, and yes, I do think it has a place here. But I don't want slapstick, comical situations becoming the main focus here, and nor do I want it to become a soap-opera like melodrama. All I'm asking is to tone down the more bizarre, surreal, and downright silly antics.

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Seriously, I cannot stress enough when I say DO NOT BLOW UP THE TEAM. One explosion has been more than enough.

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@Leos Klien Ok, thats fine. I think we could develop that Kepral cure into a side-quest/loyalty quest further down the line. Well Giles is accepted then. Just try to refrain from having him team up with Vella and blowing everyone sky-high and we'll be peachy.

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@Leos Klien Just a couple things.

• You say he has a biotic barrier, though there's no mention of biotic abilities in the sheet. Did you mean to say kinetic barrier?
• Why does Giles still have the Kepral Syndrome cure? Did he not hand it over to the Hanar? Or did he keep a copy of it?

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@PrivateVentures Hey, it could always go the other way. Sicaria could rebuff his advances, therefore reaffirming Ellis' hatred of Turians.

"She doesn't love me, and now she, and the rest of her hideous race, must DIE!!!

@Leos Klien I'm just going to college just now, but I'll review your sheet when I get back.

@Vulkan Drop us a CS and we'll see.

Also, just a note to make everyone aware, but due to RL issues @AquaAzura wont be joining us at the moment. She may return to us one day, if RL calms down and she has the time.

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@Lady Amalthea Great, thanks. I'll get to filling that in then. Would you rather the completed sheet PM'd to you, or posted in the OOC here?

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I only read the Watchmen for the first time I month or two back. I enjoyed it, but I felt that Moore really delved too hard into 'antsy teen badass' territory when he was writing Rorschach's journel. You know, with lines like 'Beneath me, this awful city, it screams like an abattoir full of retarded children'. It just reeked of try-hard to me. I like the concept of Rorschach, but his dialogue was just squirm-worthy at times. But then, I think that was the point.