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The Xenowar Chronicles: Hell Jumpers

@Shadow Daedalus No problems so far with yours, do note that some of the worlds you people mention, describe, and create may make an appearance in the story, so go wild with the world building if you see it fit as we may visit those places for rest, regrouping, resupply, battles, etc.

The Xenowar Chronicles: Hell Jumpers

So... Alex is Federal, but is fighting for the Republic, and now has to work with the feds? It's slightly confusing, though that may be me being worked to the bone. I'd like this to be outlined a bit clearer just in case cause if I can get confused by that background, others might become confused as well.

Just to make the distinction clear, which I'm sure I made clear already, the Free Citizen's Federation and The Unitary Republic of Terra are different entities.

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The Federation are a breakaway faction from the Unitary Republic of "Terra" - Terra meaning Earth. Meaning they revolted against the Earth Government which is the center of the Republic. I realize I may have been clearer with this fact, but I did reinforce this idea in the additional information about them. Sorry again for the confusion.

The Federation's full name is The Free Citizen's Federation - free from the apparent dictatorial nature of the republic and gives more power to the citizens under a Federal government i.e. Free Citizen's Federation. I know it's very imaginative.

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@DeadDrop I would invite you to read the background and additional information first, this isn't exactly Starship Troopers, rather it is something inspired by Starship Troopers & the HALO franchise so some of the information you have is somewhat inaccurate to the current setting. While it is a functional sheet, it isn't in theme with the current RP now and I would like to request, with all due respects, that you change to relate more to the information that is presented in the first OOC post before I approve your character.

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Basically what I'm saying is, the Republic owns Terra (Earth) so the Federation can't be the "Terran Federation" and looking at the context of the situation of the Federation, it has only formed quite recently. You are correct about one point in your background where boots needed to be filled quickly but that now juxtaposes grueling training, you can't have grueling training if you're in desperate need of recruits quickly - your troops come out with minimal training and just hopes they gain enough experience through their first battle that they could come out fine in the next. The Federation would also be quite poor because the majority of the worlds would be new colonies that have started open revolt recently, other affluent planets are present but they are the minority, of the twenty only five are fully established and that is where most of the Federation's industry was during the civil war.

The Federation's current size is about 43 worlds, with a number of them being quite developed but have been damaged substantially by the war. Of the 43 worlds, 20 have enough infrastructure to be industrialized enough to support the current war against our alien foe. Just clearing most of that confusion for the rest because it was my fault I wasn't clear. This basically is a juxtaposition of the Republic which was well developed and well funded from the start and suffered minimal losses during the entire duration of the civil war.

Again I am quite sorry for the confusion I may have caused for being unclear the first time. I'll add this information in the OOC later on.

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First Lieutenant Michael R. Dawson

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"Everything has a cost..."

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_NAME:

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Dawson, Michael R.

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_NICKNAME:

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Mike

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_RANK:

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First Lieutenant

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_NATIONALITY:

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Unitary Republic of Terra

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_AGE:

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28

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_GENDER:

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Male

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_HEIGHT:

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5'9ft or 179cm

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_BIRTH-DATE:

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13th of August, 2117

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_APPEARANCE:

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Michael is a young looking Lieutenant, properly fed and fit for active duty. He has multiple scars from previous battles on his torso. His eyes are hazel brown and are down turned. He is often described as having a thoughtful facial expression that puts people at ease.

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_BACKGROUND:

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Michael was born into a military oriented family, military personnel aren’t known to be very affluent and while there was a life insurance policy it was usually a one time payment of twenty thousand republic credits. If only his family had higher ranked officers that they could live a bit of a better lifestyle. To make things worse his mother and his brothers couldn’t hold down a job on Thane – their home planet.

Thane is a relatively affluent region of Republic rule, however, Thane had an abysmal employment rate and a staggeringly high unemployment rate. These problems were mostly a consequence of Republic reforms happening in the region. Thane was a small world, around forty-eight percent smaller than Earth with proportionally weaker gravity. Thane is also a mostly water world meaning that infrastructure would be restricted to the small amount of landmass that the world has. People who wanted to generate income either had to join the military or become a merchant or economist. Other sources of income are lucrative and shady at best – shared with the fact that the planet has limited arable land which causes problems if crops are hit by some calamity like hurricanes which are frequent on Thane.

Michael and his brothers were forced to choose between the available options for familial income. Michael, like his father before him, joined the military. Thane would subsequently fall to ruin when the Federation kicked up its offensive. His family was reduced by three – all of them were his brothers. His mother is still alive alongside his final remaining brother who is a war correspondent for the Republic.

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Michael’s joined the military when he was 21, his early experience in the army was of intense training under the very well funded military of the Republic. Most of his combat training depended upon “Wargaming” scenarios by the higher echelon. While these wargames did not prepare them for the battle with the Federation, it did however allow Michael to showcase his leadership abilities. In most of the wargames, Michael was able to showcase his small scale squad tactics to be superior to many of his peers. While there were people who were better than Michael, his performance was enough to earn him a promotion of first sergeant.

Michael got his first taste of combat when he was 26 at his homeworld of Thane which depended largely on aquatic and aerial based strategies to engage the invading Federal force. His actions at Thane would earn him his recommendation for the ODIN program as one of the pioneering troopers. On Thane he was able to trick the enemy sea based force into thinking his force was larger than it was driving them into a trap laid out by the Republic coastal defenses on one of the few islands that served as strategically important locations on the planet. Michael continued his string of successes on many of the battles of control over the planet’s main islands, his homefield knowledge allowed him to out maneuver the enemy and make sound tactical decisions when facing them. Ultimately however, the actions of one squad cannot amount to the pressures of warfare on such a small planet – Thane fell to the Federation along with over two million enlisted fighting men.

At Lusitania, he proved himself again to be a capable leader as he pushed the boundaries of what ODIN was capable of. He was able to use the tactics of the enemy against them which was quickly adapted by many other ODIN units on the planet. He was the reason for ODIN being able to produce results against a numerically superior enemy. The major defeat came when the ODIN research station on Hesperus was attacked as the defending fleet was overwhelmed by Federation forces – ODIN technology fell into enemy hands.

The rest of the war was a brutal stalemate with back-and-forth battles that seemed endless. ODIN units were deployed everywhere and more often than not Michael and his squad would face them. At the end of the war he would be promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant and was decorated over eight times for meritorious achievements, distinction of service, and acts of valor in the field.

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_PERSONALITY:

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While Michael may have a soft, thoughtful facial expression that would put most at ease, he is more than a face in combat. He is a responsible, practical adult who has been decorated many times under the Republic Military. That said, his practical and logical reasoning skills falter when it comes to the men and women under his command. The people under his command, in his opinion, are more valuable alive than the cost of any objective – if push came to shove, he would put himself first in line for any suicide mission unless it was absolutely necessary for someone else to go.

This contradicts with what he needs to do as a soldier – furthermore, he feels the need to voice his thoughts about every order the high command gives and borders on insubordination, however, he never sets that example to his men. He is honest kind hearted, but he is also tough and rugged when it comes down to getting the business done. He makes a point of being an example for the rest.

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_EQUIPMENT:

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• MARTIAN ARMORY M25A3 AUTOMATIC RIFLE
• MARTIAN ARMORY M9A1 PISTOL
• 4 FRAGMENTATION GRENADES
• 2 SMOKE GRENADES
• ODIN JET PACK
• ODIN POWER ARMOR

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SQUAD LEADER

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• Rowan R. Dawson - Brother
• Susan R. Dawson - Mother

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OOC Link.
roleplayerguild.com/topics/173703-the…

The Xenowar Chronicles: Hell Jumpers

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On the Terran calendar, February 21st, 2141 – twenty human worlds began their revolt against the Unitary Republic of Terra. The rebellion was bloody and violent, the military on these worlds have also turned coat in an attempt to stage a coup. The Free Citizen’s Federation was established. The Terran government on earth decided to send a retaliatory force to take back the outer colonies, but instead of success, they met with failure as the Federation used captured Republic ships to stage ambushes and confuse enemy lines. The Republic suffered heavy losses which bought time for the Federation to actively design and produce its own ships.

The Republic, suffering losses to the Federal fleet, began to reorganize its military. The Republic’s defenses were dug deep, the Federation didn't want to risk it's already limited manpower by attacking them. By the next year, July 1st, Terran calendar, the Federation had built up a small number of new vessels. The Republic began its second foray into Federation space. The Republic had been largely successful testing a new, more aggressive naval doctrine. The Federation was able to turn the tide in a few key battles, narrowly avoiding a lost war, these battles gave birth to heroes of the Federation and Heroes of the Republic, battle hardened veterans that gain legendary status through their hard work and perseverance overcoming all odds. It was clear that as time went on both the Federation and the Republic were in it for the long haul. The Federation had made doctrines for hit and run tactics in space, as well as guerrilla warfare planet-side to compensate for their lack of numbers. The Republic felt the impact of these changes. The attrition rate was one Fed for every six Republicans, the casualties were climbing higher every day.

October 30th, 2142, Terran calendar, the Republic military began development of a new type of warfare to combat the guerrilla warfare on the ground. It was called, ODIN, Orbital Drop Insertion. This new method of delivery allowed shock-and-awe to be delivered to the ground with amazing ferocity, armed with sophisticated new weapons and armor, they would be able to drop in the middle of enemy lines and wreak havoc. The ODIN project was first field tested on the front lines of Lusitania – a historical Portuguese settlement that was successfully taken by the Federation. ODIN caused confusion as the new troopers were able to seek out and destroy enemy guerrilla fighters while actively waging their own form of guerrilla warfare. They were versatile and agile units capable of disrupting enemy ground operations.

January 4th, 2143, Terran calendar, the Federation sought to copy the Republic military, they made their own version of the ODIN using captured Republic equipment. An ODIN unit was captured after a counter offensive on Icarus station above the swamp world of Hesperus. The Republic was not able to destroy the ODIN equipment and armor before it was captured and the Federation used the designs and kept many things the same. Engineering a completely different platform would’ve taken more than a few months at most - time the Federation didn't have. It wasn’t long till ODIN units from both sides clashed, both were extremely skilled and garnered each other’s respect. The war dragged on brutally, a bloody back and forth. By 2144, the people of both the Federation and the Republic were getting weary of war. Leaked footages of the war and its brutality circulated around and it had begun to rouse the people of both nations into protest.

Eventually the Federation and The Republic agreed on a cease fire on December 21st, 2144, Terran Calendar. Exploration that had ground to a halt just three years prior, began to pick up again, worlds that have been ravaged by war began to rebuild, and the people affected by the war began to recover. A peace summit was held, the Federation and the Republic shook hands on a peace declaration that effectively ended the war for both of them.

January 5th, 2145, Terran calendar, an exploratory mission to a nearby star system was cut short as a hostile unknown force fired upon the civilian vessels. First contact had been made. Humanity found themselves in their first interstellar war as the Alien vessels changed course and targeted nearby inhabited systems. The Free Citizen’s Federation and the Unitary Republic of Terra found themselves embattled once again. The weakened forces of both the Federation and the Republic could not hold off the invaders. In their hesitance to work together they lost five worlds in the opening days of the war. After the staggering losses, the Federation and the Republic reluctantly agreed to consolidate their forces in a joint effort to fight the alien menace.

The Federation and Republic created new joint ODIN divisions that will be the spearhead of the ground war. Federal and Republic news media dubbed these brave troopers as ”Hell Jumpers”, with news headlines that would become the mottos for many divisions within the ODIN branch such as ”Death From Above”, “Feet First Into Hell”, "First In, Last Out”, and many more. ODIN troopers became a symbol of hope and security soon after. But the war between the Federation and the Republic had just recently ended, the wounds from that conflict are still fresh in the minds of many people who fought in that war. People within the armed forces knew all too well that adjusting to their new found comrades will be easier said than done, but at the end of the day they carry humanity’s hope on their shoulders, they cannot afford to fail before the battle even begins. The xenowar will be long and bitter, and it will test humanity's resolve.

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That's the background for the RP, I took inspiration from a bunch of Sci-fi games, shows, and books - notable sources of inspiration are from Halo and Starship Troopers. Participants of the RP will be playing as ODIN troopers from either the Federation or the Republic and it will focus on the perspective of these troopers and their unit as they overcome challenges and hurdles throughout the whole xenowar. ODIN is a branch of the army that is categorized under the special forces. They recruit from different branches, recruits are mostly airborne paratroopers and air assault forces with a few being from other special task forces.

I plan to unravel the story in a number of what I call "campaigns" which will involve several theaters on different worlds. That would mean different terrain and situations such as Urban engagements, swamp wading, desert flats, etc. Thank you for your time, bellow is additional information. Feel free to ask questions, I will answer at my soonest convenience.

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The Federation and the Republic

The Free Citizen’s Federation is divided into several worlds that all have a degree of autonomy. These self-governing worlds are then regulated by the Federal Council that decides upon overarching boundaries to every world’s autonomy; the council is led by a council elected official known as an “Exectutor”. The executor leads the Federation by presenting issues to the council while being advised by other elected representatives. Representatives from all federal worlds gather at the council to present and discuss local issues as well as vote on issues that affect the Federation as a whole.

Federal life may vary from world to world under local regency, meaning laws differ from planet to planet. Law enforcement procedures, taxation rates, trade, etc. The Federal worlds are diverse in culture and are divided in language and religion. Many old Terran languages live on in different forms ranging from English and moving east towards the Asian languages such as Japanese, as a result, Federal Citizens are colorful and different everywhere unlike the Republic.

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The Republic is a democratic autocracy, led by an autocrat that is elected into power – the president of the Unitary Republic of Terra. There is a democratic election held every four years but the four party system only allows for only so many candidates and usually all the candidates are pro-autocracy. The “strong-arm” leadership led to the breakaway of the first twenty worlds that would come to be known as the Free Citizen’s Federation. The Republic passes laws that affect all worlds which puts strains on poorly developed colonies which eventually lead to insurrection and rebellion. However, the Republic’s ”No Nonsense” policies have lowered crime and piracy rates, increased economic focus, and improved security for all its citizens.

The Republic provides a different life from that of the Federation – unity is the message. To increase national unity, the Republic had to standardize religion, culture, and language; permitted languages are that of English, Russian, and Chinese (and their dialects) – the languages of Earth’s original most powerful nations. The changes may have been strict, however, the desired affect was achieved – a nation united. The Federation during the war made this one of the reasons they rebelled, however, if one were to compare the living conditions of the Republic and the Federation, one would be hard pressed to find a difference – in fact, the Republic beats the Federation in a few regards and vice versa.

ODIN Equipment

The Republic and the Federation had different weapons manufacturing corporations supplying their respective military powers with different weapons of different designs with very few exceptions. The Republic had the Martian Armory Corporation and the Federation had the Morita Munitions, a weapons research and manufacturing branch of Morita Industries.

Martian Armory Corporation Weapons

MARTIAN ARMORY M25A3 AUTOMATIC RIFLE

• Caliber:7.62x39mm
• Magazine Capacity:35
• Rate of Fire:600 Rounds Per Minute

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MARTIAN ARMORY M30A2 MARKSMAN RIFLE

• Caliber:30-06
• Magazine Capacity:20
• Rate of Fire:Semi-Automatic

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MARTIAN ARMORY M60A5 SQUAD MACHINE GUN

• Caliber:7.62x51mm
• Magazine Capacity:100
• Rate of Fire:650 Rounds Per Minute

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MARTIAN ARMORY M20A2 SNIPER RIFLE

• Caliber:50 BMG
• Magazine Capacity:5
• Rate of Fire:Semi-Automatic

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MARTIAN ARMORY M15A4 SUB MACHINE GUN

• Caliber:45mm
• Magazine Capacity:30
• Rate of Fire:500 Rounds Per Minute

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MARTIAN ARMORY M10A2 PUMP ACTION SHOTGUN

• Caliber:12 Gauge
• Magazine Capacity:6
• Rate of Fire:Pump Action

Morita Munitions Weapons

MORITA AR30-G AUTOMATIC RIFLE

• Caliber:5.56x45mm
• Magazine Capacity:40
• Rate of Fire:750 Rounds Per Minute

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MORITA MR10-B DESIGNATED MARKSMAN RIFLE

• Caliber:7.92x57
• Magazine Capacity:30
• Rate of Fire:Semi-Automatic

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MORITA MG50-B SQUAD MACHINE GUN

• Caliber:5.56x45
• Magazine Capacity:200
• Rate of Fire:650 Rounds Per Minute

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MORITA SR20-D SNIPER RIFLE

• Caliber:.303
• Magazine Capacity:20
• Rate of Fire:Semi-Automatic

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MORITA SMG10-C SUB MACHINE GUN

• Caliber:9mm
• Magazine Capacity:40
• Rate of Fire:700 Rounds Per Minute

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MORITA SG20-B SEMI-AUTOMATIC SHOTGUN

• Caliber:12 Gauge
• Magazine Capacity:30
• Rate of Fire:450 Rounds Per Minute

There are a few things that both manufacturers have in common - grenade launchers, rocket launchers, pistols, various grenades, explosives, etc. That is the result of having a design stolen, manufactured, improved and copied again by both sides. Here are some major examples.

Other Equipment

ODIN JETPACK

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MARTIAN ARMORY M45A4/MORITA GL1-A MULTI-PURPOSE GRENADE LAUNCHER

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MARTIAN ARMORY M200A1/MORITA RL1-A ANTI-ARMOR ROCKET LAUNCHER

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MARTIAN ARMORY M9A1/Morita P9-D PERSONAL DEFENSE PISTOL

• Caliber:45mm (Martian Armory) & 9mm (Morita Munitions)
• Magazine Capacity:10 (Martian Armory) & 15 (Morita Munitions)
• Rate of Fire:Semi-Automatic

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Finally, the ODIN power-armor. The armor is quite durable and made to help navigate through tricky terrain thanks to its complicated shock-hydraulic-compensator system and its compatibility with the ODIN Jetpacks. Jetpacks aren't standard issue and inhibits the trooper carrying a large, tertiary weapon. The helmet piece of the armor is equipped with night-vision, infrared, and a sophisticated heads up display that simplifies the job of the Trooper. The Armor can be air-sealed and has a self-contained air recycler for operations on planets that lack oxygen or in space.

Power-Armor

The Enemy

_{(This is mostly OOC information)}

The enemy's martial force is based primarily around A.I. and genetically bred and augmented foot soldiers. All neutralized enemies may have been just their army, thus, it is possible that there have been no ACTUAL enemy casualties. The enemy makes use of physical projectile weapons just like us and have limitations on what they can do. The enemy is numerically superior and technologically equal, they are also solid strategists and tacticians as they were able to deduce the functions of several key facilities and focus their attention on them before securing the rest of the planet and its regional space.

The enemy uses a combined arms tactic, using heavy armor, artillery, and its fleet to good use on the ground. The reason the enemy is able to advance so quickly is due to their large numerical advantage, they overwhelm the defending force by throwing as many bodies at the defense as possible. It has been theorized in-character that the enemy force's objective is expansion, resources, and possibly enslavement.

Character Sheet

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CHARACTER PICTURE, IF YOU DON'T HAVE ONE MAKE THE DESCRIPTION MORE DETAILED

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GENERAL INFORMATION

• NAME
• NICKNAME
• RANK (Either be a Veteran of the previous war or be a greenie)
• NATIONALITY (Are you a Republican or a Federal Citizen?)
• AGE
• GENDER (M/F)
• HEIGHT
• BIRTH-DATE
• APPEARANCE DESCRIPTION (Things that aren't obvious in the picture)

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BACKGROUND, EXPERIENCE, AND PERSONALITY

This should be self explanatory, place your character history here along with their relative combat experience and their personality.

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EQUIPMENT AND ROLE

This is where you put what your character would usually be decked with and place them in their role, e.g. medic, engineer, machine gunner, sniper, scout, rifleman, etc.

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RELATIONSHIPS

This can be added upon as the story progresses or if you're a veteran of the previous war you may add a few things here to allow the characters to interact appropriately.

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MISC

You may place theme songs and extra information here.

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@shadow daedalus

Actually, that was something I was planning on doing in a later part of the story - to have a learning machine to help with the fighting. It does exist, but at where we start in the story it'll be fairly experimental and not ready for battlefield testing.

Don't worry, I will allow people to have more than one character in the RP as long as they can handle it.

@DeadDrop

Hey there buddy, sorry for not mentioning you. But hey, we have enough to start now, so that works out.

@Kreegs@Wildman13

Hope you guys are still up for this, cause I'll be putting up the OOC soon.

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Okay, this update is basically a bump, cause I'm looking for at least one or two more players before I can actually start.