Woah. Defensive much? There's no way anyone here could possibly know where that picture came from, and honestly I don't expect anyone much cares. The point is that I, at least, was expecting a human-centric game because that's what 1 and 1.5 seemed to be, and that changed without warning to 'Worm god huzzah!' It feels to me, based on the other responses, like I'm hardly the only one. They really are two very different games, and while what your proposing is a totally valid game, it's a far cry from the ones it purports to be modeled after.
When the thread is titled 'You are the character,' it really ought to be based on 'you', not on 'some username and picture you chose to represent yourself.' Maybe that's just me, though.
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The posts that follow chronicle the adventures of a group of humans on an Earth nearly identical to our own
I think this might be where you're defying everyone's expectations...
If we're sticking to "humans based mostly on IRL selfs with flavor provided by avatars," I'm in. If we're going all "pick a random badass picture on teh Internetz and play it," I'm not.
Meanwhile, in another part of the galaxy, star warrior Engl'bert Hump'erdink was just about to cut off his own testicle with a rusty lightsaber when
Name: Angus Thermopile
Age: 14
Race: Troll
Gender: Heavily Male
Personality: Angus is a Scottish troll. He's strong, fun-loving, regenerates from almost anything, and constantly smells of sheep guts. He loves physical competitions, and spends his rewards on ale and whores. Every time.
Age: 14
Race: Troll
Gender: Heavily Male
Personality: Angus is a Scottish troll. He's strong, fun-loving, regenerates from almost anything, and constantly smells of sheep guts. He loves physical competitions, and spends his rewards on ale and whores. Every time.
It's quite possible that I don't understand the plot here, then. I wasn't around for Chapter 1, so I don't have a deep understanding of what's going on here. Can someone familiar with it give me a Cliff's Notes of Chapter 1?
NAME: Eri "Eddy" Yamaguchi
AGE: 31
GENDER: M
PERSONALITY/TRAITS: Eddy is an intellectual at heart, and prone to attempting to solve problems by talking. That said, he has a great rage about the unfairness of his situation (see below) and is prone to bouts of temper that rival any professional wrestler's, particularly when he meets people who are completely not interested in listening to his (in his mind) always ingenious solutions to their problems.
COUNTRY: CORUS
OCCUPATION: Scientist turned Samurai
BRIEF BIO: Eri 'Eddy' Yamaguchi was a scientist working on high-tech solutions for continuing human life in the face of a rapidly approaching Malthusian limit as well as a high premium on clean air. His funding was cut as he was looking for a healthy, strong young man to test his biotech on, and in a desperate effort to keep the government from shoving his prototypes into a box somewhere and vanishing it, he paid off one of his assistants to operate on him. His prototypes were 'installed' in his own somewhat out-of-shape body, giving him immense stamina bordering on regeneration, the ability to survive on almost no inputs, and access to a basic communication system (cellular?) in his head.
Unfortunately, this left him mildly disfigured and a traitor to his country. He couldn't risk getting IDed, so he didn't dare get a job as a scientist, even for another country. But he could -- and did -- get a job as a samurai. He was born to the right kind of family, and had always been disrespected for his choice to become a scientist rather than a warrior. Well, now he was going to fulfill his blood destiny regardless of everything he wanted for himself and for the world.
At least, until such time as he could find the means to scrape together an independent laboratory and create another set of prototypes. Provided, of course, that the ones in his body keep working well enough to keep him ticking until then...
PIC/CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Eddy's assistant -- the one who did the implanting -- wasn't exactly a plastic surgeon. The operation left Eddy's face mildly disfigured; in particular, the communications array pushes his mandible forward making his chin protude and his face look enlongated:
He's pretty upset by this, because he used to consider himself good-looking, so in general, in public, he arranges his clothing and headgear to obscure most of his features:
ETHER INFECTED?: N
AGE: 31
GENDER: M
PERSONALITY/TRAITS: Eddy is an intellectual at heart, and prone to attempting to solve problems by talking. That said, he has a great rage about the unfairness of his situation (see below) and is prone to bouts of temper that rival any professional wrestler's, particularly when he meets people who are completely not interested in listening to his (in his mind) always ingenious solutions to their problems.
COUNTRY: CORUS
OCCUPATION: Scientist turned Samurai
BRIEF BIO: Eri 'Eddy' Yamaguchi was a scientist working on high-tech solutions for continuing human life in the face of a rapidly approaching Malthusian limit as well as a high premium on clean air. His funding was cut as he was looking for a healthy, strong young man to test his biotech on, and in a desperate effort to keep the government from shoving his prototypes into a box somewhere and vanishing it, he paid off one of his assistants to operate on him. His prototypes were 'installed' in his own somewhat out-of-shape body, giving him immense stamina bordering on regeneration, the ability to survive on almost no inputs, and access to a basic communication system (cellular?) in his head.
Unfortunately, this left him mildly disfigured and a traitor to his country. He couldn't risk getting IDed, so he didn't dare get a job as a scientist, even for another country. But he could -- and did -- get a job as a samurai. He was born to the right kind of family, and had always been disrespected for his choice to become a scientist rather than a warrior. Well, now he was going to fulfill his blood destiny regardless of everything he wanted for himself and for the world.
At least, until such time as he could find the means to scrape together an independent laboratory and create another set of prototypes. Provided, of course, that the ones in his body keep working well enough to keep him ticking until then...
PIC/CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Eddy's assistant -- the one who did the implanting -- wasn't exactly a plastic surgeon. The operation left Eddy's face mildly disfigured; in particular, the communications array pushes his mandible forward making his chin protude and his face look enlongated:
He's pretty upset by this, because he used to consider himself good-looking, so in general, in public, he arranges his clothing and headgear to obscure most of his features:
ETHER INFECTED?: N
Name: Lieutenant Commander Alexandra Kasakova
Nickname: Sasha
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Appearance: Lithe, slender, hard-eyed. Blonde, ponytail. LIght skin. Prone to wearing blue catsuits.
AI/Human: Human
Skills(Human): Expert Marksman, Espionage, Hacking, Ship-to-Ship Combat, Shuttle Pilot.
Weapons(Human): Pistol, Knife (see below), Unarmed Combat
Family: Orphaned, is unaware of any family ties she may have. Looks suspiciously like the Alpha, but doesn't recognize it even if it's pointed out.
Friends: (will fill in as other Humans sign up)
History: Alexandria is a spy for a major world power, signed up for the Titan Project Mark II nominally as the ship's Chief Security Officer, but secretly, she's there to keep an eye on the AIs and make sure that nothing untoward happens. To that end, she received special training prior to her mission in hacking techniques specifically designed to end AIs without leaving a trace behind.
Personality: She's cold, distant, and hard while on duty. And off duty, mostly, except when she's tipsy. If you can get her on the vodka, she becomes fairly maudlin and opens up about her history. This happens just often enough that it's likely someone on the crew would know about it.
Crush/Relationship: (to be filled in as more people sign up; likely to have a crush on an AI rather than a human.)
Other: Carries an otherwise-normal looking combat knife that has a high-voltage unit in the handle specifically designed to blow out the kinds of electronic circuits used in the ship's computers.
What do they know about the alpha: None other than a very brief dossier given to her by Central Command that lists the Alpha as "unpredicable, potentially hostile, secretive, and very dangerous."
Nickname: Sasha
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Appearance: Lithe, slender, hard-eyed. Blonde, ponytail. LIght skin. Prone to wearing blue catsuits.
AI/Human: Human
Skills(Human): Expert Marksman, Espionage, Hacking, Ship-to-Ship Combat, Shuttle Pilot.
Weapons(Human): Pistol, Knife (see below), Unarmed Combat
Family: Orphaned, is unaware of any family ties she may have. Looks suspiciously like the Alpha, but doesn't recognize it even if it's pointed out.
Friends: (will fill in as other Humans sign up)
History: Alexandria is a spy for a major world power, signed up for the Titan Project Mark II nominally as the ship's Chief Security Officer, but secretly, she's there to keep an eye on the AIs and make sure that nothing untoward happens. To that end, she received special training prior to her mission in hacking techniques specifically designed to end AIs without leaving a trace behind.
Personality: She's cold, distant, and hard while on duty. And off duty, mostly, except when she's tipsy. If you can get her on the vodka, she becomes fairly maudlin and opens up about her history. This happens just often enough that it's likely someone on the crew would know about it.
Crush/Relationship: (to be filled in as more people sign up; likely to have a crush on an AI rather than a human.)
Other: Carries an otherwise-normal looking combat knife that has a high-voltage unit in the handle specifically designed to blow out the kinds of electronic circuits used in the ship's computers.
What do they know about the alpha: None other than a very brief dossier given to her by Central Command that lists the Alpha as "unpredicable, potentially hostile, secretive, and very dangerous."
Because Zombies simply weren't
I'm interested in gypsy x keeper. I'm thinking perhaps the knights are killing gypsies because it's been discovered that they hold a secret power related to their long-since-destroyed homeland, and the two may eventually discover this and have to quest a bit to figure out where said homeland is and how to get there (and how to execute the secret power as well). Eventually. :)
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Boluk-bashi Samhain ibn Raiza al Chakirji (Samhain son of Raiza, Janissary Captain and High Falconer), former solder for the Sheik of the Southern Empire, retreated to the North after being sentenced to death for high treason -- he helped a dozen young Northern girls escape rather than be forced into the Sheik's harem. Before that, however, he was a captain of the Janissaries, the elite chef-warriors of the Southern Empire, and a master falconer.
Today, he calls himself 'Sam,' and tries his best to hide his obviously Southern heritage under hoods and low hats, passing off his skin as merely tanned. His martial prowess isn't exactly unrivaled, but it's pretty close to. His cooking skills, however, are peerless. His pet falcon, Kaim (caretaker), was his only friend for almost three years until he stumbled upon this young Gypsy girl. His mastery of her language is limited, but his desire to help her isn't.
* * *
Thoughts?
* * *
Boluk-bashi Samhain ibn Raiza al Chakirji (Samhain son of Raiza, Janissary Captain and High Falconer), former solder for the Sheik of the Southern Empire, retreated to the North after being sentenced to death for high treason -- he helped a dozen young Northern girls escape rather than be forced into the Sheik's harem. Before that, however, he was a captain of the Janissaries, the elite chef-warriors of the Southern Empire, and a master falconer.
Today, he calls himself 'Sam,' and tries his best to hide his obviously Southern heritage under hoods and low hats, passing off his skin as merely tanned. His martial prowess isn't exactly unrivaled, but it's pretty close to. His cooking skills, however, are peerless. His pet falcon, Kaim (caretaker), was his only friend for almost three years until he stumbled upon this young Gypsy girl. His mastery of her language is limited, but his desire to help her isn't.
* * *
Thoughts?
Eri 'Eddy' Yamaguchi was a scientist working on high-tech solutions for continuing human life in the face of a rapidly approaching Malthusian limit as well as a high premium on clean air. His funding was cut as he was looking for a healthy, strong young man to test his biotech on, and in a desperate effort to keep the government from shoving his prototypes into a box somewhere and vanishing it, he paid off one of his assistants to operate on him. His prototypes were 'installed' in his own somewhat out-of-shape body, giving him immense stamina bordering on regeneration, the ability to survive on almost no inputs, and access to a basic communication system (cellular?) in his head.
Unfortunately, this left him mildly disfigured and a traitor to his country. He couldn't risk getting IDed, so he didn't dare get a job as a scientist, even for another country. But he could -- and did -- get a job as a samurai. He was born to the right kind of family, and had always been disrespected for his choice to become a scientist rather than a warrior. Well, now he was going to fulfill his blood destiny regardless of everything he wanted for himself and for the world.
At least, until such time as he could find the means to scrape together an independent laboratory and create another set of prototypes. Provided, of course, that the ones in his body keep working well enough to keep him ticking until then...
Unfortunately, this left him mildly disfigured and a traitor to his country. He couldn't risk getting IDed, so he didn't dare get a job as a scientist, even for another country. But he could -- and did -- get a job as a samurai. He was born to the right kind of family, and had always been disrespected for his choice to become a scientist rather than a warrior. Well, now he was going to fulfill his blood destiny regardless of everything he wanted for himself and for the world.
At least, until such time as he could find the means to scrape together an independent laboratory and create another set of prototypes. Provided, of course, that the ones in his body keep working well enough to keep him ticking until then...
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