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We've done it. Noble Arms: The ASEAN War, lives.
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Noble Arms: Thread Three, has started. Posts and roll call will come shortly.
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There will be a new thread for Noble Arms: The ASEAN War, my Roleplay, for this new year.
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Sorry. I'll try after this.
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Mykhailo Martinez
Mykhailo knew he was not the best, but also knew he was good enough, and hoped he had proved that to Fuka. As for her next question...
"We know how to track misinformation," he finally said. "There was a formal investigation; we found various scam accounts linked to Russian media companies - Those of them that remain - As well as various Russian ultranationalist accounts on social media."
He trembled with rage, letting a flicker of anger show in his face. "They are rebuilding their power with the help of the New Central African Alliance; their ideology may differ, what they claim to value may vary, but they want their old power and control over people's lives. The future they want is not the future I want - They create a living nightmare for anyone remotely different and call it 'meaning and community'. They say that belonging to something greater requires 'struggle and sacrifice' - Imposed by them! Well, I won't let them threaten my family or my way of life - I will fight. The N/UN isn't perfect, but it's better than what they want for us..."
@Smike
Mykhailo knew he was not the best, but also knew he was good enough, and hoped he had proved that to Fuka. As for her next question...
"We know how to track misinformation," he finally said. "There was a formal investigation; we found various scam accounts linked to Russian media companies - Those of them that remain - As well as various Russian ultranationalist accounts on social media."
He trembled with rage, letting a flicker of anger show in his face. "They are rebuilding their power with the help of the New Central African Alliance; their ideology may differ, what they claim to value may vary, but they want their old power and control over people's lives. The future they want is not the future I want - They create a living nightmare for anyone remotely different and call it 'meaning and community'. They say that belonging to something greater requires 'struggle and sacrifice' - Imposed by them! Well, I won't let them threaten my family or my way of life - I will fight. The N/UN isn't perfect, but it's better than what they want for us..."
@Smike
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Mykhailo Martinez
Mykhailo froze a little, then let out a deep breath before saying, "I'm fresh out of flight school - Military Flight School; the best in the Philippines - but I've been in Shattered Steel long enough to see some missions and shoot down a few planes, bomb a few pirate ships, shoot missiles at ground troops maintaining emplacements, and basic stuff like that. So I've had combat experience."
He paused and said, "My... Let's just say he's a dear person to me - He got killed in a riot that involved disinformation that I believe is from the Nation to the East of Ukraine. I want to stop people like him and me and others too from being hurt. This is why I fight; while I am Half-Ukrainian, my mother's country matters more to me as a buffer between the N/UN's world and that nation. But yes, I've had combat experience and the Flight School I was in was a Military one with military discipline and training; is that enough?"
@Smike
Mykhailo froze a little, then let out a deep breath before saying, "I'm fresh out of flight school - Military Flight School; the best in the Philippines - but I've been in Shattered Steel long enough to see some missions and shoot down a few planes, bomb a few pirate ships, shoot missiles at ground troops maintaining emplacements, and basic stuff like that. So I've had combat experience."
He paused and said, "My... Let's just say he's a dear person to me - He got killed in a riot that involved disinformation that I believe is from the Nation to the East of Ukraine. I want to stop people like him and me and others too from being hurt. This is why I fight; while I am Half-Ukrainian, my mother's country matters more to me as a buffer between the N/UN's world and that nation. But yes, I've had combat experience and the Flight School I was in was a Military one with military discipline and training; is that enough?"
@Smike
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@Rhona W, Ahem, I am aboard...
Of course, I am going to need to scrounge up the time, but there are ways...
Of course, I am going to need to scrounge up the time, but there are ways...
@LimeTime966, thank you; now, here's the latest GM Post:
roleplayerguild.com/posts/5557386
Read it, make a decently-sized response, then once the other new players have posted, wait for me to make the next GM Post so you guys can all go to the battlefield as one group.
roleplayerguild.com/posts/5557386
Read it, make a decently-sized response, then once the other new players have posted, wait for me to make the next GM Post so you guys can all go to the battlefield as one group.
Noble Arms Plot Summaries
Mission One Summary: Defend Lingayen Gulf
The picture is that of Lingayen Beach, where the PCs will have their first IC action. They will not be given time to prepare or talk much outside of flashbacks (yes, I know, heresy), but rather will be placed on the beach from the get-go. Their mission would be to defend against two waves of Chinese attacks; the first made up of conventional forces and the second made up of Arms Masters (never outnumbering the OCs). To win this, and make no mistake, you *can* win, you are going to have to play things smart and conserve your energy in the first wave to have enough for the second wave.
You will not be alone; you have 2000 Philippine Marines and 20,000 Philippine Army Infantry helping you guys, supported by South Korean K136 Rocket Artillery, ATMO S2000 self-propelled howitzers, and Elbit Sabrah Tracked tanks. There are also Helicopters.
More Data Here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_equipme…
Intermission One: The First Arms Master (Set on September 30 2022).
The OCs, including Lotus Squadron, Kaitlyn, and any Non-Arms Masters, are grouped into a Special Task Force, with Noel (my OC and the only eligible one for command) as its nominal head. As Lingayen City rebuilds, they are to spend the next two weeks helping rebuild the city, hunting down Chinese stragglers and infiltrators, and eventually, resting and relaxing. At the start of said two weeks, however, some of them would receive news from Great Britain: The origin of all Noble Arms has been revealed to the world, and it is from an unexpected source - A man thought dead for 68 years, Alan Turing, a man has who now revealed himself to be *The First Arms Master*, the reason for Noble Arms' existence, and who despite his 'posthumous' pardon back in 2013, is *not* coming back to Great Britain just yet until Humanity as a whole has cleaned up their acts...
You guys can react to the news however you want, and rest and relax after that.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingayen
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing
Mission Two Summary: The Siege of Mischief Reef (Revised)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mischief_Reef
Mischief Reef/Đá Vành Khăn/Panganiban Reef, an island closer to the Philippines than to China yet occupied and enlarged by the latter, has been seized by a third faction, a group of defectors from China calling themselves the 'Qing Restoration Society'. Led by their New Emperor, a young boy who nevertheless has an A-Rank Noble Arm that can control water, the QRS have driven out the Chinese and devestated the nearby People's Liberation Navy groups in the Spratlys, allowing ASEAN an opening. Your mission, Arms Masters, is to relieve and resupply Mischief Reef before the Chinese counterattack ends the prospect of a new Qing Dynasty; a flotilla of Filipino and Indoensian Ships will try and run the Chinese Blockade with the Arms Masters of Task Force Obsidian in tow.
However, even after landing, all will not be well, as the Chinese will be sending a special strike force: Their own 'Foriegn Volunteer Brigade', composed of former terrorists who hate the current world order more than they hate each other! Led by Mei Yuanuyan, an Anti-Arms Master terrorist who had grown her own Noble Arm, these Volunteers also have their own cunning, bloody-minded ferocity, and above all, a willingness to bring down the pain...
The ASEAN flotilla is composed of 2 Jose Rizal-class frigates, 1 Pohang-class Corvette, and 2 Del Pilar-class patrol vessels from the Philippines, 2 Nagpasa-class submarines, 2 Martadinata-class frigates, 3 Bung Tomo-class corvettes, and 4 Clurit-class Missile Boats from Indonesia, as well as 2 Auxiliary ships filled with supplies. Lotus Squadron will also be flying from Antonio Bautista Air Base in Palawan Island to support all of you by clearing the skies for your transport plane.
Intermission Two: Ghosts of Angeles City
After a victorious second mission, Task Force: Obsidian has been redeployed from Lingayen to rest and recuperate in Angeles City, where a luxury hotel has been set aside for their use, and their stay is fully paid. Relatively untouched by the Chinese bombardment and air war, Angeles City is filling up with refugees, many of who are being victimized by various fraudsters and criminals, while at the same time, there is a rumor going around that the American-Asian mixed-race community in the city, descended from American military personnel back when the Americans owned the historical Clark Air Base, are to blame for the Chinese Invasion. However, the remaining malls, casinos, and luxury businesses do care not for that, and so the party faces a choice: Involve themselves, or enjoy a chance at the high life?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angeles_City
ritzhotelangeles.com
Mission Three: Assault on Jinghong Dam
Before the ASEAN War, the Chinese built a dam to control the flow of the Mekong River and generate power for its people, as well as to exert a means of influence over the neighboring countries downstream, the ASEAN members Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and the furthest south of Vietnam. Now that the conflict has started, China has slowed down the flow of water to a trickle, raising fears of drought while increasing their supply of electricity for their war effort. Even worse, the Chinese have placed PoW camps in the floodplains below the dam to deter airstrikes. Your goals, Arms Masters and Ordinary Folk are to evacuate the PoWs and then destroy the dam...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinghong_Dam
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mekong
Mission Four: Knives in Phnom Penh (Current Mission)
Recent stories of war crimes and crimes against humanity (such as those found at Jinghong Dam) have soured relations between NATO and the PRC from averse to outright economic sanctions. Cut off from food imports and certain raw resources, Chinese embassies have reached out to each member of ASEAN to establish rules of engagement between the combatants. Only half of ASEAN members have returned the PRC's calls: Laos, Cambodia, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, and Burma. Malaysia reports an impasse; the rest have (until now) kept discussions private.
During these three weeks, King Norodom Socheata of Cambodia passed away under suspicious circumstances. The United States has shared intel that unknown members of the Downward Descent were in Phnom Penh during this time, though no linkage to the king's death can be found. In reaction, the Kingdom of Cambodia has officially closed its borders until the death can be confirmed of natural causes.
The newly elected king, His Majesty Sisowath Samnang, has reopened borders and announced that the suspect, one Keo Chantrea, has been caught and executed. He further reports breakthroughs regarding Chinese negotiations, as confirmed by Laos. The Kingdom subsequently invites the PRC, along with its own ASEAN allies, to a parley in Phnom Penh. The Downward Descent has not departed Cambodia to our knowledge, so, in addition to amplifying personal protection, the Philippines has requested the presence of the Philippine Navy's Arms Masters to safeguard the talks.
Update: The Cambodian Government decided to betray ASEAN, defect to China, and have the Royal Cambodian Army attack the Peace Conference they called, but several of their people decided this was a bad idea and stayed loyal to ASEAN or turned neutral. Now Phnom Penh is at war, with the Cambodian Government bringing in Russian and Venezuelan mercenaries and Iranian Shaeeed Drones to bomb its own people who stayed loyal to ASEAN or had second thoughts.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phnom_Penh
Dates of the Missions
Mission One - 9/25/2022.
Intermission One - 9/30/2022
Mission Two - 10/11/2022
Intermission Two - 10/14/2022
Mission Three - 10/25/2022
Intermission Three - 11/01/2022
Mission Four - 11/11/2022.
Mission One Summary: Defend Lingayen Gulf
The picture is that of Lingayen Beach, where the PCs will have their first IC action. They will not be given time to prepare or talk much outside of flashbacks (yes, I know, heresy), but rather will be placed on the beach from the get-go. Their mission would be to defend against two waves of Chinese attacks; the first made up of conventional forces and the second made up of Arms Masters (never outnumbering the OCs). To win this, and make no mistake, you *can* win, you are going to have to play things smart and conserve your energy in the first wave to have enough for the second wave.
You will not be alone; you have 2000 Philippine Marines and 20,000 Philippine Army Infantry helping you guys, supported by South Korean K136 Rocket Artillery, ATMO S2000 self-propelled howitzers, and Elbit Sabrah Tracked tanks. There are also Helicopters.
More Data Here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_equipme…
Intermission One: The First Arms Master (Set on September 30 2022).
The OCs, including Lotus Squadron, Kaitlyn, and any Non-Arms Masters, are grouped into a Special Task Force, with Noel (my OC and the only eligible one for command) as its nominal head. As Lingayen City rebuilds, they are to spend the next two weeks helping rebuild the city, hunting down Chinese stragglers and infiltrators, and eventually, resting and relaxing. At the start of said two weeks, however, some of them would receive news from Great Britain: The origin of all Noble Arms has been revealed to the world, and it is from an unexpected source - A man thought dead for 68 years, Alan Turing, a man has who now revealed himself to be *The First Arms Master*, the reason for Noble Arms' existence, and who despite his 'posthumous' pardon back in 2013, is *not* coming back to Great Britain just yet until Humanity as a whole has cleaned up their acts...
You guys can react to the news however you want, and rest and relax after that.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingayen
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing
Mission Two Summary: The Siege of Mischief Reef (Revised)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mischief_Reef
Mischief Reef/Đá Vành Khăn/Panganiban Reef, an island closer to the Philippines than to China yet occupied and enlarged by the latter, has been seized by a third faction, a group of defectors from China calling themselves the 'Qing Restoration Society'. Led by their New Emperor, a young boy who nevertheless has an A-Rank Noble Arm that can control water, the QRS have driven out the Chinese and devestated the nearby People's Liberation Navy groups in the Spratlys, allowing ASEAN an opening. Your mission, Arms Masters, is to relieve and resupply Mischief Reef before the Chinese counterattack ends the prospect of a new Qing Dynasty; a flotilla of Filipino and Indoensian Ships will try and run the Chinese Blockade with the Arms Masters of Task Force Obsidian in tow.
However, even after landing, all will not be well, as the Chinese will be sending a special strike force: Their own 'Foriegn Volunteer Brigade', composed of former terrorists who hate the current world order more than they hate each other! Led by Mei Yuanuyan, an Anti-Arms Master terrorist who had grown her own Noble Arm, these Volunteers also have their own cunning, bloody-minded ferocity, and above all, a willingness to bring down the pain...
The ASEAN flotilla is composed of 2 Jose Rizal-class frigates, 1 Pohang-class Corvette, and 2 Del Pilar-class patrol vessels from the Philippines, 2 Nagpasa-class submarines, 2 Martadinata-class frigates, 3 Bung Tomo-class corvettes, and 4 Clurit-class Missile Boats from Indonesia, as well as 2 Auxiliary ships filled with supplies. Lotus Squadron will also be flying from Antonio Bautista Air Base in Palawan Island to support all of you by clearing the skies for your transport plane.
Intermission Two: Ghosts of Angeles City
After a victorious second mission, Task Force: Obsidian has been redeployed from Lingayen to rest and recuperate in Angeles City, where a luxury hotel has been set aside for their use, and their stay is fully paid. Relatively untouched by the Chinese bombardment and air war, Angeles City is filling up with refugees, many of who are being victimized by various fraudsters and criminals, while at the same time, there is a rumor going around that the American-Asian mixed-race community in the city, descended from American military personnel back when the Americans owned the historical Clark Air Base, are to blame for the Chinese Invasion. However, the remaining malls, casinos, and luxury businesses do care not for that, and so the party faces a choice: Involve themselves, or enjoy a chance at the high life?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angeles_City
ritzhotelangeles.com
Mission Three: Assault on Jinghong Dam
Before the ASEAN War, the Chinese built a dam to control the flow of the Mekong River and generate power for its people, as well as to exert a means of influence over the neighboring countries downstream, the ASEAN members Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and the furthest south of Vietnam. Now that the conflict has started, China has slowed down the flow of water to a trickle, raising fears of drought while increasing their supply of electricity for their war effort. Even worse, the Chinese have placed PoW camps in the floodplains below the dam to deter airstrikes. Your goals, Arms Masters and Ordinary Folk are to evacuate the PoWs and then destroy the dam...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinghong_Dam
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mekong
Mission Four: Knives in Phnom Penh (Current Mission)
Recent stories of war crimes and crimes against humanity (such as those found at Jinghong Dam) have soured relations between NATO and the PRC from averse to outright economic sanctions. Cut off from food imports and certain raw resources, Chinese embassies have reached out to each member of ASEAN to establish rules of engagement between the combatants. Only half of ASEAN members have returned the PRC's calls: Laos, Cambodia, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, and Burma. Malaysia reports an impasse; the rest have (until now) kept discussions private.
During these three weeks, King Norodom Socheata of Cambodia passed away under suspicious circumstances. The United States has shared intel that unknown members of the Downward Descent were in Phnom Penh during this time, though no linkage to the king's death can be found. In reaction, the Kingdom of Cambodia has officially closed its borders until the death can be confirmed of natural causes.
The newly elected king, His Majesty Sisowath Samnang, has reopened borders and announced that the suspect, one Keo Chantrea, has been caught and executed. He further reports breakthroughs regarding Chinese negotiations, as confirmed by Laos. The Kingdom subsequently invites the PRC, along with its own ASEAN allies, to a parley in Phnom Penh. The Downward Descent has not departed Cambodia to our knowledge, so, in addition to amplifying personal protection, the Philippines has requested the presence of the Philippine Navy's Arms Masters to safeguard the talks.
Update: The Cambodian Government decided to betray ASEAN, defect to China, and have the Royal Cambodian Army attack the Peace Conference they called, but several of their people decided this was a bad idea and stayed loyal to ASEAN or turned neutral. Now Phnom Penh is at war, with the Cambodian Government bringing in Russian and Venezuelan mercenaries and Iranian Shaeeed Drones to bomb its own people who stayed loyal to ASEAN or had second thoughts.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phnom_Penh
Dates of the Missions
Mission One - 9/25/2022.
Intermission One - 9/30/2022
Mission Two - 10/11/2022
Intermission Two - 10/14/2022
Mission Three - 10/25/2022
Intermission Three - 11/01/2022
Mission Four - 11/11/2022.
@LimeTime966, it's fine for you not to use Discord for now.
Also, a few things:
Noble Arms are not transformed from mundane items; they appear in a flash of light in one's hand as manifestations of the soul.
Also, a Noble Arm must be a single weapon, or if you really must have two weapons, they must be connected to each other by a chain, rope, or string.
Other than that, you have Approval One from me; once you get Approval Two from any of my Co-GMs, you're good to go once you edit your profile to include my requested connections...
Also, a few things:
Noble Arms are not transformed from mundane items; they appear in a flash of light in one's hand as manifestations of the soul.
Also, a Noble Arm must be a single weapon, or if you really must have two weapons, they must be connected to each other by a chain, rope, or string.
Other than that, you have Approval One from me; once you get Approval Two from any of my Co-GMs, you're good to go once you edit your profile to include my requested connections...
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Mykhailo Martinez
Fuka was being... Nice? Mykhailo smiled before replying, "I... I'm well. I'm talking to my parents right now; telling them I'm on a mission and will be less available, and also not to worry - Although they will. Honestly, maybe they should have another child; perhaps a daugther. I don't want them to be beraved by me... dying, after all."
The young man chuckled at that, before saying, "Everyone's scared of death. But that's why we find reasons to fight anyway, despite the risk. For me, it's stopping people from dying."
Like Artemio, not that at 2014, I can go brag about having had a boyfriend.
He kept the follow-up brief, asking, "So, tell me about yourself? You're my senior, after all?"
@Smike
Fuka was being... Nice? Mykhailo smiled before replying, "I... I'm well. I'm talking to my parents right now; telling them I'm on a mission and will be less available, and also not to worry - Although they will. Honestly, maybe they should have another child; perhaps a daugther. I don't want them to be beraved by me... dying, after all."
The young man chuckled at that, before saying, "Everyone's scared of death. But that's why we find reasons to fight anyway, despite the risk. For me, it's stopping people from dying."
Like Artemio, not that at 2014, I can go brag about having had a boyfriend.
He kept the follow-up brief, asking, "So, tell me about yourself? You're my senior, after all?"
@Smike
@Urizen, I just edit my Character Sheet in the Characters Tab, right?
@Tiliqua, welcome back!
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