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Foxtrot Oscar- The Eccentric Military RP

@PPQ Purple

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Foxtrot Oscar- The Eccentric Military RP

@BigPapaBelial

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Foxtrot Oscar- The Eccentric Military RP

FO's Team Leader (and Squad Mum)

Skye Mason - "Queen"

Name: Skye Rosalind Mason (frmr Major)

Age: 33

Nationality: Scottish/Faroese

Apperance:




A tall, naturally red-haired former special forces operator, Skye has the the look she has reflecting her position as a team leader of a slightly mad team. With gentle pale skin that has been cut and bruised many a time with cutting blue eyes, Skye has an aura about her that harkens her look back to almost a Celtic warrior-like state- her dark auburn red hair reflecting her ethnic influence even further standing at a modest 6"3. Look at her shoulder and back, and you notice a Royal Marine tattoo, and a tatoo of a lion across the top back of her shoulder- a statement of fact that she indeed seems as brave as a lion.

Skye is a pretty girl to say the least- full of charm and easy to take in, though look long enough and you can tell there's a very warm fire in her eyes, more than the auburn red hair she has. If you replaced the exoskeleton she used for tartan, you'd swear she was a Highland swordswoman, and she seems to have the aggression and violence of one too- the pattern of which that sticks around from her father's ancestral clan, and is often seen on her off-duty clothing.

Skye is well muscled as you'd expect for an operator of her kind, but prefers to have a focus on cardio over pure strength. Skye's unbreakable nature reflects this- whatever batteries she seems to run on, she seems constantly engaged, never showing any signs of wear- her workrate being something phenominal to watch and remarkably, having little impact on her mental state when in command of the team. It's quite something to see her swim, run and cycle for miles on end- seemingly barely without being broken. Whilst she may seem easy as a target, Skye is someone hard to take in a fight- given the cuts and scratches across her body, she seems like she's gotten into a fair few. Most men would even feel probably a little uneasy around her due to her height and speed in a one on one.

On operation, she can normally be seen using her usual exoskeleton-contained assault-grade armour, usually wearing a tactical helmet over her red hair, alongside a pair of lightly tinted tactical glasses that incorperate the HUD and tactical link to her own gear and the rest of her team's perspectives, as well as that of any drones. In combination with the navy-grey camoflaged exoskeleton, she is often wearing a navy t-shirt and black-coloured combat trousers, with a pair of sturdy boots to finish the look. Off duty, she often wears the same, with jeans and a pair of trainers instead- keeping a refreshingly casual look for a CO of a mystical task force.

Her Scottish accented tones are almost sultry, and underlines her sometimes harsh, yet often more than not warm embrace. There isn't a strong Scots dialact in her speech- but the accent remains.

Callsign: Queen

Skills:

Born Leader: Safe to say, Skye knows how to lead a fireteam of very disfunctional, multiskilled individuals. While she might be more a jack of all trades, she knows how to control the people she works with, kick them up the arse, but more than anything, be like a mum to them. She cares deeply about her team, even when they piss her off- and remains above the poltics, drama and issues that may exist.

Versatile: A typical Assault-styled operator, Skye's use of an exoskeleton and a jump pack allows her to be fast, nimble and more than anything, a master of none but an effective presence in most regards. While some operators of the team might be far more lethal than her, Skye is able to be lethal in a vast variety of ways- and so long as she's in the fight, she can find a way to take down whoever's on the other end of her MG3, AA-12 or MAAWS.

Inteligent: Skye is a woman of many talents- but her genius is one that stands out beyond most. An unconventional one to say the least- one that seems to often place her in a polarising place, given she'd almost be better off not being on the frontlines, but as a higher ranked officer. While unlike a previous leader of Scimitar she doesn't possess a doctoral level of education, yet she speaks seven languages fluently (English, Scots Gaelic, Faroese, Spanish, Pashto, Russian, Arabic) and has a handy practical knowledge of a huge range of topics through various means- ranging from history, explosives composition, field medicine to climbing that she could probably pursue to degree level if she had enough time in the day. It plays out in the field- she seems to have an almost instantanious ability to make plans, and be one step ahead of the enemy through ambitious yet highly calculated means- and usually have an answer for most problems, in an almost uncanny knack. A renaissance lady of sorts- it's hard to quantify but she has a very scary intellect. She seems almost like a sponge, able to absorb, process and develop new ideas and information. It's kept her alive so far.

Unbreakable and Boundless: Skye's partnership of this trait to her intellect means that she has learned to overcome pain that many would find unbearable in physical, mental and psychological bounds. This doesn't make her per se more immune to pain- but as someone who ran through "The Devil's Cooker" making it look very easy, she seems to have a resolve about her that is hard to exactly pin down. A work rate that allows her to find her second, third, even fourth wind, and it shows in her willingness to support and look after her team, an almost boundless energy that seems crazy to see- which pushes down any sense of fear. It's hard to quantify how she even makes it work- a natural talent, or perhaps a decade and a half of chiseling herself to be that way, your call.

Personality:

A mum of the team- but more often than not, someone willing to see red and go absolutely wild, Skye balances leadership with her charismatic and boundless energy that always finds a target. While sometimes coming across as removed from a situation, given the fact she has to be very selective about who joins the team and she has an unrelenting drive to push herself, she always seeks to push those around her with her too- so she'll take the time to listen and help out wherever she can. A stoic attitude almost- but she has learned how to enjoy life and switch off, rather than push relentlessly, all the time. She seems fun and open to how the team operates, but knows when to keep them in line- neither being too egotistical nor too selfless in her mannerisms.

Tactical Suit:



Similar to the leader of Scimitar before her, Skye uses an exoskeleton as a support tool, a typical tool for an assault-level operative in FO- and only a prototype device in the rest of the world's armed forces so far. While able to stop 5.56 rounds thanks to armour plating throughout the suit's chassis, covering the torso, legs and upper arms, she wouldn't want to remain under constant fire with this thing- it gives her a little more survivability, but predominantly allows for her to operate as a much more versatile, quick operator. The real advantage is that it gives her a more disproportionate strength in lifting, moving and protection that already augments her tireless fitness regime. Carrying a MG3 is like holding an MP5 to her now, as well as being able to run 100m in 11 seconds fully equipped, even being able to run on walls with a jump pack and leap almost up a storey and a half and come down with relative ease, avoiding fall damage. That means all of a sudden, it's very hard to keep up when she's mobile and running. Without power, the suit isn't so useful then- but isn't an enormous burden to carry around, and being easily detatchable.

Weapons:

MG3 LMG with shoulder-mounted ammunition pack (belt fed)
OR
SIG MCX 7.62mm Battle Rifle
AA-12 Automatic Shotgun
Carl Gustav M4 MAAWS
FN FNX.45 Pistol (Silenced)

Equipment:
Tactical Knife
3x Cluster Grenades
3x Flashbangs
Various Smoke Grenades
Various Flares
Quad-Optic NVGs
Jump-Pack
Arm-Mounted PDA

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History:

Born in Portree on the Isle of Skye itself, the redhead was named after the beautiful island of her birth by her fisherman father, a Scot with roots to Clan MacCrae itself, with her mother being a former professional football player from the Faroe Islands- an odd combination that Skye sometimes wonders ever gets easier to introduce when talking about family. She grew up in a stable environment, but was seen as gifted from a young age- quickly being encouraged by her mother to get involved in the wilderness and become fit, and find herself benefiting from being put classes ahead at school. Skye was a talent, rebellious and yet studious, athletic and always out in the wild, appreciating nature and the quieter side of life. Capable of going to university and the world was her oyster, she was told- even if Skye didn't know exactly what she wanted to do. To help people? To go make money to help her parents, or just settle for what her dad had- a hard, but peaceful life?

That was all on her mind until the death of her father at sea. The event changed her entirely, turning it upside down overnight, and completely destroying the last years of her childhood. With her mother distraught and turning to alcholism, Skye found herself in a home environment as a young adult that was about to turn to total shit. She didn't seem to stop however- in some odd way, it changed her to become stronger, more protective and fiercer in her ambitions in life, and instead of wallowing away for expectation, chose her own path.

It was with that Skye left home aged 18 and joined the Royal Marines as one of its' very few female applicants, her previous physical capabilities powering her through. She overcame many adversities to get to where she did- and a few tours in Afghanistan and on peacekeeping missions proved she was more than just the token "girl" of the team, but a leader and naturally talented at anything she put her hand to. Her intelligence, aptitude and talents didn't go unnoticed, and within a couple of years, she volunteered for the SBS- the Naval equivalent of the British SAS. She flew through pretty much the entire selection, a thing that was unheard of. It was as if she was destined for bigger things- and leading a fireteam, before going up the ranks and training as an Officer- flying through that too. It was almost odd to see- as if she shoudldn't have been in the forces, but doing something greater for society. Skye didn't agree. She had embraced the life in the service, leaving behind her past as much as she could, but never forgetting her father's influence on her younger years- and despite being so young, she showed a maturity and promise far above her station. A servitiude to herself, and the people around her- a deeply stoic belief she holds true.

A few years has passed, and Skye had become rather a favourite of the British intelligence community- a dependable, reliable operative who you could send to the dirtiest, darkest parts of the world and would get the job done, alone or with a small team. From HVT assasinations in Syria to deniable operations in Pakistan, Skye became a master of fighting the wars nobody wanted to talk about- and more often than not using experimental technology to do so, often using her wit and cunning to engineer situations that could turn the tide in her favour. Fighting against terrorist groups like Artemis made her known in MI6 as one of Britain's foremost assets in fighting conflicts that were sometimes up against highly advanced groups- ones that sometimes Special Forces couldn't sort themselves. In cities such as London, Berlin and Moscow she was equally at home as she was in the rough deserts of Sudan, Yemen and Afghanistan, often finding herself carted to another part of the world in some other mad manner to do the UK's dirty work. It paid well- but Skye always enjoyed it more than the money, a direction that gave her meaning in the absence of her youth. It was in this instance that she was handpicked by Oracle, seen as a perfect fit to lead the new task force they were assembling, that of Foxtrot Oscar. Skye's inventiveness allowed her to tailor the team to her liking, and she finds herself being the charismatic commander of the team, leading by example and showing why she gets the job done.

Hobbies:

Triathlon, Ultramarathons, Climbing, History, The Great Outdoors, Reading

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The Runner (and resident Dutch guy)

Sam Bakker - "Lion"

Name: Sam Wilhelm Bakker

Age: 26

Appearance:




A 6"2 Dutchman, Sam is a typical specimen- well, from the country where the land is low and the people are oddly tall and very straight to the point. Sam's hair is left a little longer than a typical military unit would allow, sometimes letting it go a lot longer. He has a clean shaven face, showing his youth even further, but has a couple of tattoos along his back- namely of a lion on the top of his back, with a broken chain covering a former gang tattoo from his home. A storied past- but one he wishes to move on from. He is athletically capable- and probably one of the few that matches Skye for her cardio, albeit more on a agility and technical front rather than in an absolute way. He isn't as muscled either, being fairly skinny- but it's more than he seems to be lean, and strong for his size.

His accent sticks out as you would exactly expect- a very distinctly Dutch accent, straight and cutting yet able to be silky cool and smooth at the same time. His accent dies completely speaking French, German or Russian, yet in English, you're getting the vibes from Amsterdam from him. Waffles, Schmoke and a pancake, anyone?

On operation, he usually sticks to his infiltration kit (described below)- often with very little in the way of extras to carry. Off operation, he's probably one of the most relaxed members of the team- wearing a beanie, checked shirt and jeans, looking honestly like he rolled in off the streets- a very casual look indeed!

Nationality: Dutch

Callsign: Lion

Skills:

Parkour Artiste: A skilled runner and athletically gifted, Sam has the ability to not just run like a stabbed rat but do things most operators don't consider really feasible- in an urban environment, he's like water. Couple that to a specialist arm-mounted grappling hook? The guy can virtually fly through a built up area, nigh on almost as if he's Spiderman. His talent with a wingsuit and various other infiltration/exfiltration kit, as well as a grapple basically means yeah- Sam's power is very much urban movement. While Skye may have mobility that allows her to keep up, through a complex Sam just has the agility and technical talent to make anything, everywhere work.

Versatile: As comfortable as he is running, he isn't afraid to get into the fight either. Like Astrid, his use of a sniper rifle works nicely with his use of an SMG or a silenced pistol, either comfortable in his hands and capable. While he may not be as good a sniper, his ability to hit and run means he's often best placed to infiltrate into the deepest and darkest bases, before legging it. A half-talented hacker, Sam is as competent breaking computer systems as he is playing people in a facility to do the work for him- he seems to be a rather good grey man. Again, this doesn't make him the best at all- he isn't the best marksman, nor is he capable of really going to town on computer networks- and he certainly hasn't got the long-range ability Astrid has, focussing better on shorter range, dense areas more.

Silent: Like Astrid, Sam is quiet and able to sneak into facilities- his suit and his natural talent at staying in the shadows making him like a ghost. Not to say he can't make noise- but he's good at getting into places people say are impenetrable, be it through impossible acts of parkour or defeating security systems through his streetwise hacking skills.

History:

Born in Rotterdam to a family living in the rough areas surrounding De Kuip, Sam wasn't exactly afforded much attention in his youth. Often left to his own devices, Sam became street-smart- while doing well at school, he fell into drug gangs and picked up a plethora of skills that school or the military don't teach like the urban jungle do. Not content with being just a peddler, he became more than that- the one that took risks with very satisfying payoffs. The gym, parkour, selling and running from cops became a daily routine- and he was very, very talented it at it. Couple that to sometimes getting into fights, both fist and gun-based, and well, Sam had survival on his mind and yet made it work better than some of the poor bastards he worked for.

Sam was going up in the ranks of the syndicate he was working for- before being caught by an undercover agent, who seeing Sam's potential and from just how difficult he had been to capture, and his previous good history at school, offered him a way out. Sam knew the gig was up- he didn't like being a rat, but the cop had a good point indeed, this was pretty fucked up- selling drugs and hurting a lot of people was never what he wanted, given it had taken him now across all of Europe and to various shitholes even in North Africa and Turkey. So he took the offer- he used his skills for good, and indirectly, bought himself an in as a double agent working for Interpol. Sam was given weapons training that formalised what he knew in the mean streets of Amsterdam and Rotterdam, and very quickly, went up in various organisations- all while stabbing literally and metaphorically people's backs.

After working for the police as an unofficial double agent, he found himself enquired for by Interpol in other parts of the world- seeing Sam's natural talents and skills emerge. They'd trained him into not really being a cop, but basically a weapon on legs- quiet and deceiving, yet absolutely capable of being thrown into the fire and coming out like he never needed any backup anyway. Yet he had found himself disinterested by this sort of work- and having learned various skills and talents from various members of the organisation's specialists, walked away after he'd made his amends. Not to a life of crime- but one working for himself, a better man indeed.

Sam became his own mercenary- after all, if Interpol wanted him that badly, then surely, he was worth far more to someone else? His name was clear now...so not like he couldn't, right? And indeed, he was more valuable elsewhere- his ice cold instincts, his paradoxically complete chill contrasting with the fearless, efficient and stealthy operator he had emerged into making him the perfect pick for all and any kind of organisation on the black market wanting something done- from secret agencies to companies. Set up with stealth equipment and a ream of legal and illegal weapons contacts, the world was his oyster- and against most odds, he succeeded. His work took him across the globe, from Afghanistan and assassinating Taliban officials, to sneaking into company HQs in Brazil and taking secure documentation by any means necessary- often without barely being known. He kept his morals, of course- but so long as he got paid correctly, the job would get done.

It was out of this he was kidnapped after the end of a lucrative contract in Spain by Foxtrot Oscar- who recognised the kind of man that Sam was and what kind of role he could have in the team. Not a perfect one, sure- and Skye even recognised that. But someone who had a very special set of talents that the military didn't exactly create, and a street savvy that made him the sort of guy you wanted to get the job done when the shit hit the fan. Perhaps a foil to Astrid- the sort of lad that may not follow all the rules, but doesn't give a shit so long as it gets the job done.

Personality:

Sam's a chilled out guy, often probably more than his age allows, and an easy-talking, easy to get on with guy. He seems to have classic Dutch mannerisms around him, telling you exactly what he thinks, but he's always too partial to smoking a blunt or having a drink to ease things up. There's an air that he seems to be a bit more fun-loving, and enjoys a little sarcasm and banter with the team, well, before things get serious. His willingness to be creative shows in his interest in making music- he seems to enjoy not just being a yes-sir styled soldier, but actually relaxing, a foil somewhat to Skye's oppositely cadenced attitude.

Don't be fooled however- Sam's underlying talent is that while he may be quiet, he's lethal- an ice cold killer, and often removing emotion from the side of the work he does that isn't exactly fun and games. On operation, he's often one of the most wired- and his gang past means he often doesn't fuck around when it comes to doing things proper, knowing it's what has kept him alive so far.

Tactical Suit:

Sam uses a similar suit to Astrid, of course, without her....thickness.

The tactical infiltration kit comes in Henry Ford's favourite colour- jet black, with very little else in the way of colour, nor much in the way of armour on the suit itself. The cowl of it covers his hair, almost like a wetsuit of sorts. The suit has sound-dampening and thermal-dampening properties, making Sam quiet when sneaking around and virtually invisible to a thermal imaging camera, with future development looking to increase this to the optical spectrum. The non-reflective texture similarly dampens his presence- making hiding in the shadows and out of the lights a piece of cake. He uses his grapple on his left arm- the main motor located along his upper arm and the pivot near his wrist, allowing him to swing and modulate the way the hook works- it can be shoulder mounted instead with a gentle reclip of the hook.

Weapons:

Mk14 EBR Marksman Rifle (Sniper 12x Optic/RDS, Silenced), 7.62mm

H&K MP5SD6, Foldable Stock, 9mm

2x Kimber Warrior M1911, Osprey Silencer, .45ACP

Equipment:

Grappling Hook
-A prototype, this thing allows Sam to basically grapple into most solid objects with a three-pronged titanium-reinforced carbonite hook, with a highly magnetic backer to it that sticks to most metals. The ratchet itself has a similar setup- with a high-grade motor able to retract and carry an enormous volume of weight, through a series of stored batteries and an inertially pressured flywheel. Whilst only allowing for a certain amount of retractions, the motor is incredibly strong and can carry his weight, or at the least, allow the line to hold taut to use it as a swing or a pull. This in itself gives Sam the ability to augment his already impressive parkour skills, and often in a far more rapid, dramatic manner than much of the team.

Karambit Knife
4x Throwing Knives
Fiber Wire (Camera)
2x Grenades
3x Flashbangs
Various Smoke Grenades
Various Flares
Quad-Optic NVGs
PDA

Hobbies:
Setting up (and running) parkour courses, reading, Music (and creating EDM), skydiving, beer, schmoking the finest Amsterdam marijhuanas

Foxtrot Oscar (A less-than-serious Military RP)

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OOC was gonna be live tomorrow- but it's live now instead! Two lights and one medium are already taken.

Foxtrot Oscar (A less-than-serious Military RP)

roleplayerguild.com/topics/184401-fox…

OOC was gonna be live tomorrow- but it's live now instead! Two lights and one medium are already taken.

Foxtrot Oscar- The Eccentric Military RP

We're up and running.

Foxtrot Oscar (FO) is a mysterious task force, working against the forces of international anarchist terrorist groups in the near future, often who are armed with quite fantastical and advanced technology- or nefarious political aims. Al-Qaeda it isn't, so in come our operatives. In a world where mechs are prototypes, exoskeletons, jump-packs, optical cloaking and various other technologies are around the corner, the tide is coming in....and FO stands in its path.

Where an SF team cannot penetrate, they come in. When a politician needs to go, they come in. When you have eight foot mechanized armored soldiers trying to breach a high-security Gulag and you need those fuckers removed, they come in. Foxtrot Oscar views the world as a little too conventional, and when things are beyond the sanity of any force on the planet, they exist just to keep things from spilling over. They're the people that stop the world ending as we know it. Problem is, they're a little dysfunctional- and well, they're not all the most....professional of soldiers. Or spies, or agents, or well, anyone who is capable of getting involved.

So, they are beyond what you would normally call a sane bunch of men and women, but are what little stands between some of the most technologically advanced and well armed forces of natures nobody even hears about on the news from making the world a miserable place. Not just "terrorists". Far more sinister forces are at work, and sending Delta Force or the SAS is no longer the solution. For an asymmetrical and superior force, you need your own mirror. But you're gonna have a band of entertaining misfits if you want the best of the best. A lot of people who don't play to the rules, or make their own. This fractuous team is Foxtrot Oscar- and you're invited for the ride.

Sometime in the near future, your character was ex-Special Forces, ex-Mercenary, ex-whatever. But they were picked, selected even, and thrown into Foxtrot Oscar for a very good reason. They were more than just a regular operator, soldier, asset, mercenary. They were far beyond that. Picked into a unit that defends from the threats that cannot even be taken by the world's most secure security agencies on as a sane solution, to make sure that the world sleeps tight and doesn't turn into a violent fireball. Without it even coming on the nightly news. Oh, and of course, being a little less than conventional. To keep evil bastards away from innocent people, look no further than to Foxtrot Oscar. And there is a bigger threat than they've ever faced before coming.

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Character Slots Availible:

Light (M)- kingkonrad
Light (F)- ONL
Medium (M) -
Medium (F)- kingkonrad
Heavy (M) - BigPapaBelial
Heavy (F) -

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The Rules

These rules here are FINAL- while this RP doesn't take itself seriously, we're gonna need a little here to make sure we're all on the same page. We do this, we all get to have wacky, fun characters and go for a thrill ride. If not, it sucks for everyone. Courtesy of SilverwindBlade's common rule set, please follow the following:

Post length is expected to be Casual to Advanced- no one or two line posts, please. This means at minimum two paragraphs in a post- three being optimum to really flesh out your character's response and furthering of the plot. I don't prescribe a top end limit, but use your imagination on how much you can write in a single segment- if it's longer, feel free to write longer!

Follow Wheaton's Law at all times. Don't be a dick- GM is God, and while this RP is very fast and loose, if you're asked to bring something into line, expect there might be good reason for it.

This RP will have adult themes, and romance is a part of that if you want it to be- however, nothing that the Gods of RPG wouldn't want on the public side when smut is concerned. If you want to go beyond, that shit goes off this RP into 1x1 if it is 18+ in any manner. Before that though, be my guest.

Equally, I have no bloody problem with a bit of fucking swearing, you bunch of cunts, but don't take it to excess, all right, fuckers?

A sense of humour is not optional. Please be good-natured and good-humoured to one another in the OOC.

Minimum post of one per week, per person. If you can't post, please mention in the OOC or drop me a PM. If it's unexpected - i.e. family emergency, your internet goes out, etc - then just let me know when you come back, and I'll catch you up. These things happen. It is not my job to chase you to post! If you're interested enough to be here in the first place, then it's up to you to post. If you're 'too lazy' to keep up, then I'm too lazy to chase your arse to get you to do it. It's a matter of manners and etiquette.

All characters are part of the military unit mentioned in the blurb above. No bad guys, no mercs, no foreign characters. This is to make things easier and more straightforward, and to keep internal consistency.

Don't talk down to people. I don't care how much knowledge of real-world weapons and systems you might have, or how much of an encyclopedia on legs you are about such things. This is my world, and it works how I want it to. If you're trying to be a smartarse because you've found a 'loophole', then you're not playing in the spirit of things, and you should probably leave. That's even with an admittedly loose playbook.

If I don't know about it, then it doesn't exist. You may have this amazing secret plot worked out for your character - but if you don't tell me about it, then it ain't happening. Because I've already got a storyline worked out, and if it doesn't fit, then it's not going in. Same with technology and whatever you 'think' it should be like- I am open to ideas, but tell me if you think it's something that makes you say "That might be too far out there".

This is a near-future setting, and as such, isn't madly fantastical. Sure, mechs, exoskeletons and cloaking may be a thing, but there isn't interdimensional travel, let alone even interplanetary travel. No aliens, no anime, no high-school dramas either. There is no magic or supernatural content. Please respect the setting and keep it in mind- there's plenty of ridiculous and cool shit on offer, so play with that here- keep the other material to other RPs.

GM's word is final. I appreciate people wanting to help, but final approval for plot, lore, and characters comes from me. Though, by all means, please feel free to make suggestions and help others with ideas and information where possible, and point out if something isn't there or working when it should be, because that helps us all.

Have Fun everyone!

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Character Sheet and Intro:

Remember, your character fits in a certain class of elite operator- while eccentric, there's a little rooting to make them at least somewhat human, right? Your character didn't volunteer for FO- they got picked, likely drugged and dragged in through the door. A Special Forces soldier, a Mercenary, an elite assasin, a master spy, even a gangster, hell, Raven Squad seems to draw a variety of people in but they're the best at that thing they do, and that is stopping a threat to the globe.

Threatened with the option of having the memory removed of even being pulled in and left on the street or joining the team, plus going through a gruelling five days of preliminary selection called the "The Devil's Cooker" (that breaks almost 90% of the people that have ever been selected to join), your character is very, very capable. Something on the level of an double-length triathlon in a physical test, coupled to intense mental, psychological and technical tests and training, from firearm use to hand to hand potency that really defines your character as next level, truly unbreakable and unfailling under pressure. The drug dose usually knocks any that fail back to their usual reality, but for those who make it, they are selected to join.

Consider that a high bar for your character's entry. If they made it that far, they joined the very insignificantly small number of individuals capable of having the most advanced technology and equipment known to the world's intelligence agencies at their disposal, and the responsibility of saving the world....rather too frequently.

Blank CS Sheet

Name:

Age:

Apperance: (Written Description, but you can alter it for your own needs and do whatever here- pictures are fine too. No anime here pls.)

Nationality:

Callsign: (Optional)

Skills:

History: (What'd they do before they became badasses in Foxtrot Oscar.)

Personality (Optional- I mean, are some of your operators are gonna be souless or something?)

Tactical Suit: (Applicable for Heavies only, optional to all others- what does their armour or combat equipment look like? Description prefered where possible!)

Weapons: (As set out in the prior selection- though this can be changed if you like. This isn't strict for what class can carry what- but a light shouldn't carry more than two long weapons, a medium more than three, while a heavy alone has access to heavy weapons and a wider range of secondaries)

Equipment (Yours to pick- be mindful of their specialisation and class.)

Hobbies: (Be it modelling, climbing or sunbathing, or whatever floats your character's boat when they aren't busy being badass.)

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Background:

Not much is known about Foxtrot Oscar as an organisation- only that it has shadowy links to the previous "Team Scimitar", a prior semi-independent mercenary group that similarly fought against a range of terrorist threats and organisations.

Though since those days, plenty has evolved in terms of technology and equipment used- and the organisation appears to silently select those who it wants through a contact named "Oracle", who recruits operators on a selective basis. FO after all, is the boogeyman that spies, special forces and various government agencies can't even confirm exists.

Based out of a formerly abandoned mining facility high in the Swiss Alps, FO has access to a short runway, as well as a bunker complex built into the side of the mountain- housing a firing range, armoury, R&R facilities (including a pool, of all things!), training rooms and brefing facilities that allow it to be a home away from home- out of sight and visuals from prying eyes.

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Character Class System

So Now What?

Interested then? Well, here's how it works. The RP functions around approximately six characters (can be more or less!)- and focusses upon the team having different skills and specialities, as well as entirely different approaches to combat. While there's three main classes, within those their playstyle may be completely different- and may bring a very unique ability that is class-defying. Each character can also have a path to upgrades- after each operation, they are able to use new technologies, experimentally given out to help them get a further edge.

While I'm not someone to put into place strict rules, I'd prefer two of each in each class and a male and female in each class to really help the flavour of the RP gel (we can't have all infiltrators!), as well as a bit more variety in origins- but will happily accept anyone who has an interesting idea and can make it work, irrespective. This isn't all prescriptive- they're put in as ideas and to start of the process of what the team might look like.

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"Light" or "Stealth" Characters

These characters are all relatively unarmored, unable to stand up to much in a firefight- often only coming to that as a necessity. But they have ludicrous amounts of mobility and are able to provide support and some assault help in different ways from different perspectives- they're snipers or infiltrators, hackers and parkour specialists- with these characters often being the masters of stealth thanks to their talent and optical cloaking. They're agile, often more than not to almost cat-like levels of speed, freedom of movement using various tech such as grappling hooks to wall-adhesive gloves- and capable in CQC thanks to Krav Maga or other fighting styles. They're potent at working on their own, but as a part of a wider team, add an enhanced intelligence and support function.

They often work as good hackers and sabotage experts given this, working in the shadows of the main team's work- and have the widest range of infiltration and exfiltration equipment, ranging from wingsuits to diving kit. Probably your closest comparison would be Faith from Mirror's Edge (or any other parkour game), or Sam Fisher.

Five Common Talents:
-Excellent at sneaking and stealth
-High levels of agility (Parkour)
-Sabotage (Explosives, Mines)
-Hacking
-Sniping

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"Medium" or "Assault" Characters

Characters who are well armored, able to take a few rounds, but not like the "Heavy" characters- they are a comfortable in between. They form the assault element of fire- and they offer a lot of versatility through carrying a lightweight exoskeleton- using jump-packs to double jump, wall run and basically throw themselves up into positions that often none of the team could, allowing them to hammer fire from pretty much any angle using slightly heavier weapons than a typical SOF operator would use- be that LMGs, automatic shotguns, MGLs and high-capacity SMGs.

The closest comparison one can think of are the "Pilots" from the Titanfall universe- a perfect blend of fast and hard-hitting in a hot firefight. They're nowhere near as agile as the lights, but offer a lot more momentum- allowing them to flank and provide fire from any angle. They also have special abilities of their own that neither class has- be that the deployment of a personal protective bubble, heavier drone use, or anything else that pertains to the fact that they carry a bit more into the fight than a typical operator would.

Talents:
-Balanced Operative (Jack of all Trades)
-Jump-Pack based mobility
-Versatility
-Unique Abilities
-Specialist Routes Availible

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"Heavy" or "Juggernaut" Characters

These characters are giants. Literally, they're over seven foot and immensely tall, strong, and able to basically punch through anything they want. People, walls, armour, anything. And that's without their heavy armour! In their super-heavy armor clad in head to toe, are nigh on impossible to take out- which means that more often than not, they're the centre of attention, the guy or girl turning up fire to the next level, and FO has TWO OF THEM. Even up close, they're often absolute beasts in CQC without weaponry- often carrying melee weapons like an axe or a mace to club people they can't get with any of the plethora of weapons they carry. While a light might make that work through silently picking people off, a heavy will make those people shit themselves- one-on-four, you probably can't win that fight unless you're very specially skilled. After all, a heavy isn't often stupid if they've made it into FO- they're often far smarter than you think. The Mountain from Game of Thrones? Nah, this giant can do much, much more.

They use heavy weaponry and carry even more support weaponry that puts them almost on the level with a mini-mech (though of course they're well, more just really armoured infantry)- from miniguns to automatic grenade launchers, flamethrowers to prototype electric or laser-based weaponry, or SMGs, heavy pistols, and all sorts of exotic secondary weapons that allows them to take on a wide variety of foes- specialising in AT on top of their usual anti-personel usage. For them, might is right- and bar much, they are incredibly difficult to counter. They're killable all right, but it takes a lot more than just bullets. They do suffer from the least versatility in infiltrations and their sheer size and operations weight means that they often need special methods of insertion. No less cool, of course. There isn't really a comparison for them- but if the idea of suiting up and blowing shit up sounds fun, this is your role.

Five Talents:
-An actual bullet sponge
-Close Quarter Beasts
-Versatility in Combat
-Heavy Weaponry
-Terrifying, centre of attention, frontline operatives

(EDIT- Oh, and can you post all chars into the OOC- I'll review and accept them, once they're good post them into the Char thread!)

Foxtrot Oscar (A less-than-serious Military RP)

Looks like this is picking up interest (from this and the other interest check)! What sort of characters, roles would you be interested in? I'll post up an OOC tomorrow as it appears there are enough people to get the ball rolling, and I'll start building on what we have so far.

Foxtrot Oscar (A less-than-serious Military RP)

@PPQ Purple

Kinda- I wouldn't go as far as that given I'm not as auteur-like as Kojima (can anyone understand that guy's head?), but it pinches aspects of that madness in some aspects! It has a little bit of lore and OC content, but plays more like an action movie more than his works might. Still a bag of fun though, and certainly embraces his style of kooky cool.

@AEC Armored Car

Ehhh, not really sure- it isn't so much an anime RP if you noticed, which is what I think you're refering to. See the description- I notice you're two posts in, appreciate the enthusiasm but that isn't what this is I'm afraif!

Looks like this is picking up interest! What sort of characters, roles would you all be interested in? I'll post up an OOC tomorrow (NOW UP AND RUNNING!) as it appears there are enough people to get the ball rolling, and I'll start building on what we have so far.

Burning Rubber Three (Bee and kingkonrad)

Zoe shrugged, in an odd admission, knowing she might have to take the blame for that one. Well, a little...
"Well, sorry Val! You were going pretty fast, I thought we were stopping here?!" She said, going from her apology to a little bit of aggro, the girl not knowing even herself when to temper her own personality.

Sighing, Zoe crashed into the snow, exhaling hard, pulling her mask and goggles off, helmet in hands with her scowl now visible.
"Well, apart from that....nice little run down, wasn't it?" She added, trying to defuse the situation, a rarity for Zoe yet something common with her trait- well, she didn't really give too much of a shit about any of it. No doubt she was gonna get shit from Val all the way down, but eventually, she'd calm down...right? Val was fiery as hell, always on edge she felt, but well, Zoe hadn't met anyone like her who was willing to follow into these crazy schemes.

She sat back up, gathering the wing in and getting it as small as possible, before throwing it onto her shoulder, staying on her skis and using them to gently walk down the slope, the snow dying back now quite significantly in the pine forest, as she looked back across to Val, very much aware she would have a scowl on her face.
"That did look fucking sick. Lot of footage we can use there!" Zoe added, her exited self moving on too quick, knowing she might have still been pissed off. Kit in hand, the snow was running out, so Zoe had the chance to take off her skis and then sling them into her other hand, keeping them close. It was awkward to hike with all this, but they had a little while to go still.
"So uhh....yeah, that was fun, right?" She seemed a little naiive to how pissed Val was, but hey, she had to melt her down, Zoe thought to herself....even if it seemed awkward now, the Swiss girl looking over her shoulder.

Foxtrot Oscar (A less-than-serious Military RP)

This RP idea took about a few years in the making, but it's time to go do it again.

Military RPs are fun and all, but this one's something that doesn't take itself much too seriously given this squad's eccentric selections and in a near future setting (15-40 years from now- left ambigious to your imagination). Taking influence from everything from an awful lot of video games- Titanfall to MGS, COD to Arma and Bad Company among many others- with a sprinkle of a little insanity on top and a teeny bit of grounding, this RP isn't exactly focussed on absolute tactical precision nor complete fantastical elements- but the ground in between, with a mobility-classed system and characters that don't come up in most military RPs, as well as the backgrounds that don't often go into them.

Sure, there is SOME tethering to make sure you don't take the piss- but more or less, this is a bit of a extravagance. This is about having a little uniqueness with your character- and bringing something a little more exotic to the table. Yes, maybe the weaponry might be real- but there's a focus on the rule of cool, and while that some people may suggest is a downfall....if you're the sort of person who can make rule of cool stick to a wicked plot and add something via a character, count yourself in.

This RP is about having a laugh- and well, writing characters with a little comedy (however that works for your character!) helps to grease things along, because the team isn't your usual team of dry militaristic types, but charismatic, developed and cool characters. Simply put, it's a mesh of military influences infused into a much more over-the-top style. There will be ridiculous characters, and ridiculous opponents. While we are still grounded to our world, this isn't the most rooted RP. Interested? Read on.

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The Setup:

Foxtrot Oscar (FO) is a mysterious task force, working against the forces of international anarchist terrorist groups in the near future, often who are armed with quite fantastical and advanced technology- or nefarious political aims. Al-Qaeda it isn't, so in come our operatives. In a world where mechs are prototypes, exoskeletons, jump-packs, optical cloaking and various other technologies are around the corner, the tide is coming in....and FO stands in its path.

Where an SF team cannot penetrate, they come in. When a politician needs to go, they come in. When you have eight foot mechanized armored soldiers trying to breach a high-security Gulag and you need those fuckers removed, they come in. Foxtrot Oscar views the world as a little too conventional, and when things are beyond the sanity of any force on the planet, they exist just to keep things from spilling over. They're the people that stop the world ending as we know it. Problem is, they're a little dysfunctional- and well, they're not all the most....professional of soldiers. Or spies, or agents, or well, anyone who is capable of getting involved.

So, they are beyond what you would normally call a sane bunch of men and women, but are what little stands between some of the most technologically advanced and well armed forces of natures nobody even hears about on the news from making the world a miserable place. Not just "terrorists". Far more sinister forces are at work, and sending Delta Force or the SAS is no longer the solution. For an asymmetrical and superior force, you need your own mirror. But you're gonna have a band of entertaining misfits if you want the best of the best. A lot of people who don't play to the rules, or make their own. This fractuous team is Foxtrot Oscar- and you're invited for the ride.

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Background:

Not much is known about Foxtrot Oscar as an organisation- only that it has shadowy links to the previous "Team Scimitar", a prior semi-independent mercenary group that similarly fought against a range of terrorist threats and organisations.

Though since those days, plenty has evolved in terms of technology and equipment used- and the organisation appears to silently select those who it wants through a contact named "Oracle", who recruits operators on a selective basis. FO after all, is the boogeyman that spies, special forces and various government agencies can't even confirm exists.

Based out of a formerly abandoned mining facility high in the Swiss Alps, FO has access to a short runway, as well as a bunker complex built into the side of the mountain- housing a firing range, armoury, R&R facilities (including a pool, of all things!), training rooms and brefing facilities that allow it to be a home away from home- out of sight and visuals from prying eyes.

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If you're interested, click me

So Now What?

Interested then? Well, here's how it works. The RP functions around approximately six characters (can be more or less!)- and focusses upon the team having different skills and specialities, as well as entirely different approaches to combat. While there's three main classes, within those their playstyle may be completely different- and may bring a very unique ability that is class-defying. Each character can also have a path to upgrades- after each operation, they are able to use new technologies, experimentally given out to help them get a further edge.

While I'm not someone to put into place strict rules, I'd prefer two of each in each class and a male and female in each class to really help the flavour of the RP gel (we can't have all infiltrators!), as well as a bit more variety in origins- but will happily accept anyone who has an interesting idea and can make it work, irrespective. This isn't all prescriptive- they're put in as ideas and to start of the process of what the team might look like.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Light" or "Stealth" Characters

These characters are all relatively unarmored, unable to stand up to much in a firefight- often only coming to that as a necessity. But they have ludicrous amounts of mobility and are able to provide support and some assault help in different ways from different perspectives- they're snipers or infiltrators, hackers and parkour specialists- with these characters often being the masters of stealth thanks to their talent and optical cloaking. They're agile, often more than not to almost cat-like levels of speed, freedom of movement using various tech such as grappling hooks to wall-adhesive gloves- and capable in CQC thanks to Krav Maga or other fighting styles. They're potent at working on their own, but as a part of a wider team, add an enhanced intelligence and support function.

They often work as good hackers and sabotage experts given this, working in the shadows of the main team's work- and have the widest range of infiltration and exfiltration equipment, ranging from wingsuits to diving kit.

Five Common Talents:
-Excellent at sneaking and stealth
-High levels of agility (Parkour)
-Sabotage (Explosives, Mines)
-Hacking
-Sniping

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"Medium" or "Assault" Characters

Characters who are well armored, able to take a few rounds, but not like the "Heavy" characters- they are a comfortable in between. They form the assault element of fire- and they offer a lot of versatility through carrying a lightweight exoskeleton- using jump-packs to double jump, wall run and basically throw themselves up into positions that often none of the team could, allowing them to hammer fire from pretty much any angle using slightly heavier weapons than a typical SOF operator would use- be that LMGs, automatic shotguns, MGLs and high-capacity SMGs.

The closest comparison one can think of are the "Pilots" from the Titanfall universe- a perfect blend of fast and hard-hitting in a hot firefight. They're nowhere near as agile as the lights, but offer a lot more momentum- allowing them to flank and provide fire from any angle. They also have special abilities of their own that neither class has- be that the deployment of a personal protective bubble, heavier drone use, or anything else that pertains to the fact that they carry a bit more into the fight than a typical operator would.

Talents:
-Balanced Operative (Jack of all Trades)
-Jump-Pack based mobility
-Versatility
-Unique Abilities
-Specialist Routes Availible

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"Heavy" or "Juggernaut" Characters

These characters are giants. Literally, they're over seven foot and immensely tall, strong, and able to basically punch through anything they want. People, walls, armour, anything. And that's without their heavy armour! In their super-heavy armor clad in head to toe, are nigh on impossible to take out- which means that more often than not, they're the centre of attention, the guy or girl turning up fire to the next level, and FO has TWO OF THEM. Even up close, they're often absolute beasts in CQC without weaponry- often carrying melee weapons like an axe or a mace to club people they can't get with any of the plethora of weapons they carry. While a light might make that work through silently picking people off, a heavy will make those people shit themselves- one-on-four, you probably can't win that fight unless you're very specially skilled. After all, a heavy isn't often stupid if they've made it into FO- they're often far smarter than you think. The Mountain from Game of Thrones? Nah, this giant can do much, much more.

They use heavy weaponry and carry even more support weaponry that puts them almost on the level with a mini-mech- from miniguns to automatic grenade launchers, flamethrowers to prototype electric or laser-based weaponry, or SMGs, heavy pistols, and all sorts of exotic secondary weapons that allows them to take on a wide variety of foes- specialising in AT on top of their usual anti-personel usage. For them, might is right- and bar much, they are incredibly difficult to counter. They're killable all right, but it takes a lot more than just bullets. They do suffer from the least versatility in infiltrations and their sheer size and operations weight means that they often need special methods of insertion. No less cool, of course.

Five Talents:
-An actual bullet sponge
-Close Quarter Beasts
-Versatility in Combat
-Heavy Weaponry
-Terrifying, centre of attention, frontline operatives