Beach Burrito

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@Heat Have some friendly/unsolicited/potentially unwanted constructive criticism! Just felt like "Cold-Eyes" was the sort of nickname that wouldn't get floated around allot (Most people would think Vermill was 'one of those guys', the ones that make up their own nicknames and try to pass it off as "They call me starlord") Pretty much anything cool, sexy or dangerous gets saved for individuals that may or may not exist in special ops units (I heard there's this guy...) or for particularly dangerous enemies (There's been allot of talk about Badguytoughname lately...)

It's safe to say that you're gonna get saddled with a different impromptu one by your squaddies during the RP (I for one will keep throwing them at the wall till one sticks.) Since it doesn't seem to capture that irreverent, somewhat mocking but generally endearing quality that makes a lasting impression.

@Austronaut - It would probably be better if the two characters butted heads over who was the better/more deserving designated markswoman at the start.

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Looks like the 121st is an extremely atypical battalion--our squad looks to be shaping up to include a Fett clone and two (2!) women.

Also, am I to assume we're all "Alright but nothing to write home about", otherwise higher-ups would've cherry picked the vet/squad leader/etc for more prestigious/critical/personal posts. Cause that's sort of what I was hoping to hear--the more experienced members of the team knowing when something dangerous should be pawned off up the line instead of playing hero and the like.

Shadowrun - The Sound and the Fury (Snow Crash Inspired)

UNRULINESS INTENSIFIES

The Foreigner's War

At this point I'm still trying to think up some unconventional powers to base the seven schools around, so far I've got three.

The School of the Buried Brave
The School of the Sword Eating Shield
The School of the Stranded Eye

I'm not going to give away too much on those three yet but I'm fairly pleased with how they turned out. I'll be adding them to the big board once I think up four more without having to pull the same tired powers out of the bottom of the idea bin.

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Was worried that my military service section was a little light--but with this being her first foray into the proper nit and grit of stormtrooping there wasn't really much to say. (Wasn't sure if you wanted a big preamble about what they were doing before enlistment) In that regard however, she was just a picker on some backwater grow-world that used allot of migrant labor, singing the praises of the Empire day in and day out. Finally someone got fed up and said "If the army's so great why don't you go join it." She took that at face value and did.

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Appearance

Name: Kitchens, Gayla
Identification/Serial Number: PB-1337
Rank: Private
Role: Automatic Riflewoman
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Nickname: Gammy
Psychological Analysis: A great man once put forth that there are people that go cradle to grave having never read a great book, gone on a great adventure or thought a beautiful thought. They live whole lives without the presence of profundity: Happy, carefree, joyous in their nescience. Then one day, with a smile on their lips, they expire. Private Kitchens would have been smack dab among them were it not for her enlistment, and even so isn't likely to skim anything denser than a training manual. Exactly the sort of gung-ho 'for the empire!' backworlder that eats up propaganda with a smile. And smile she does, an eternal optimist and all-around morale booster. She has a soft-spot for children and grievous misunderstanding of just what she's signed on for.

Military Record: A Raw recruit Gayla will be seeing her first deployment with the 121st, having scored remarkably well on all physical aspects of her evaluation. Dubbed Gammy by her peers (because being paired with her for drills was like wrestling a gamorrean) the irrepressible cheer with which she bore their japes eventually won the class over. It's a good thing too, as truth be told she's a bit of a dull bird and wouldn't have scraped by the written assessments without the help of a few friends. Big and tall she's best stationed as a deterrent, since few subversives are eager to stir up trouble with that much woman on patrol; an effect that would be ruined if her helmet didn't do the frowning for her. Her role in the squad can be divined at a glance, practically built to keep a T-21 from bucking.

Equipment:
Storm Trooper Armor
T-21 Light Repeating Blaster with Tripod and Continuous-feed Power Generator
SE-14r Sidearm
Thermal Detonators
Non-regulation Candy Bars

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Quick poll for a trooper that's tall and slightly overweight. What sounds like a better nickname? PB (Because they're chunky style) or Gammy (The squad's Gamorrean)

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Quick question. What's the actual year? I'm trying to figure out if I could write in a veteran as one of the aging Fett Clones that's just miserable over the state of the new recruits.

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I like this. I've always felt that the Empire actually was the best thing for the average galactic citizen. (I mean the Jedi keep assassinating senators/emperors on what authority? Is being a sith even a crime?) And that killing Palpatine/blowing up a death star would have likely amounted to minor victories (There had to be SOMEONE waiting to take the throne, and they can always build more death stars)

Heck, even after the rebel victory they were going to do what to keep peace on all those planets? I digress.

I will love to throw my interest behind this, it's giving me serious "All guardsmen party" vibes.

Shadowrun - The Sound and the Fury (Snow Crash Inspired)

Has to be said that Recluse provides crummy overwatch if 'not a cop' get's people inside the parameter.

Joking aside I'm usually a fan or circumstances over suspension when it comes to crowbaring a new element into the story. Even reasonable people will treat an unconfirmed friendly as a hostile once a firefight kicks off...especially if they're a bunch of runners and start hearing talk about 'his' cut.

He could get away, approach them after, comm on an open channel, steal the CDs or vehicle they get loaded into (remember, far as we know someone's just going to drive it off anyway) or any number of other solutions.

Just throwwing it out there.