The Line in the Stars (OOC) [PG/14] - Closed

[ShadesFox]

Have fun Azzie.  Are ya going to visit Llearch or anything of the like?

[Azlan]

Have fun Azzie.  Are ya going to visit Llearch or anything of the like?

That is what I am bringing my Nitro 9 for...

[Azlan]

Time to get back into things.

[ShadesFox]

Not sure if you noticed prof, but Aaron is in Med bay, talking with Marissa ;p

[Prof B Hunnydew]

Thanks I have to read more carefully...PBH

[ShadesFox]

You know, I just noticed something.  Mother is supposed to be on the Phalanx, not the Revelation.  I think I forgot about this at some point.  It must have been all that time on Mother, she tricked me 

[Azlan]

I've always been operating under this knowledge.

[ShadesFox]

Yea, but somewhere I seemed to have gotten confused.  This is more of a heads up that I went back and changed Revelation to Phalanx in a few posts where I said that Mother was on the wrong ship.

[Azlan]

Yea, but somewhere I seemed to have gotten confused.  This is more of a heads up that I went back and changed Revelation to Phalanx in a few posts where I said that Mother was on the wrong ship.

I never noticed @.o

[Azlan]

Note Marissa only whacks Aaron and is not at all concerned about Ixiah.

[Prof B Hunnydew]

Love hurts, but Aaron is getting all pain, here... I would sympathize more with him, if I was a wake to see this...

I will wait for the ship's launch or eight hours of game time., before posting again.   Unless, Loki invades my dreams again. 

PBH

[techmaster-glitch]

Azlan, is the docking bay sealed by a "shield that keeps air in but lets ships through", or actual airlock doors and the deck needs to be cleared before a launch?

[Azlan]

Azlan, is the docking bay sealed by a "shield that keeps air in but lets ships through", or actual airlock doors and the deck needs to be cleared before a launch?

The deck has been clear for awhile now, but that tends to only be a precaution with departures by unknown vessels.  The bay has airlock doors, which were opened as part of the clearance, that have a "gravimetric bubble" shielding them and maintaining the atmosphere in the bay.

For the most part, ships that do not have gravimetric modules or full drives, have a two stage small craft launching system.  Shuttles and the like are taxied to a launch deck, which is behind blast reinforced airlock doors, from the shuttle bay.  When in place, the launch deck is sealed, depressurized and opened to the hard vacuum of space.

The Tribunal class Cruiser, of which the Phalanx is a member, possess gravimetric reactor modules (They draw a little power, but they make the reactor operate much more efficiently, thereby tripling its efficiency.  They produce true gravity, inertial dampening, gravimetric shielding, etc.).

[Prof B Hunnydew]

No, Azlan... I am not leaving this RP(unlike Brotherhood)...You post a new round once a week.. 


PBH

[ShadesFox]

Yea, losing anyone out of this RP would  really bit.  We also have far fewer people for fewer posts X3

[Azlan]

I will have to open this RP up soon as it is required and I've been putting it off for awhile.  So we might get a straggler in or two.

[Lushin]

Damn squatters hiding out on mother.

[ShadesFox]

Augie obviously dispatched his agents to keep an eye on the love of his life.

[Azlan]

Hardly, Augie is not the stowaway type.

Anyways, today marks my open period as mandated by forum rules.

[techmaster-glitch]

Crud in a bucket, I forgot to post in this RP. I'll try to get to that tomorrow.

[Lisky]

well, i'm interested... what's fair game for characters, and what does the team currently needs for skill sets?

I'm thinking of adapting a character, Eric 'Knight' White-Haven as a fighter pilot... though i'm curious as to whether or not he can be winged (more or less completely ascetic, he can move them, and they could be used to slow a freefall, but he doesn't have the proper musculature, or control over them to actually fly, or even properly glide... they do help to emphasize emotions though)

[Azlan]

Well, at the moment, nothing is required.  The group has two science types, a SpecFor guy (+team), and a pilot (+team).

Anyone starting now will get inserted at or after next jump waypoint.  The current team is beyond ISF borders in neutral territory (colonized, but unaligned) full of pirates, Corporate Authority Sectors, Free colonies and the like.

The available factions to pull from are:
Freebooter
Privateer (not Pirate!)
ISF/ISIS*
ISF/Explorer Corp
IFL - Imperium Foreign Legion (Star Imperium is a member state of the ISF)
Corporate
Technocratic League
Civilian


Pilots, especially fighter pilots, would be very hard to integrate as the team is currently in a very small ship that is maxed on its fighter compliment. 

The current tech level of all the groups above (except the Technocratic League) do not allow small craft, fighters or most medium vessels to move FTL.  Only Capital ships and Capital-level support ships are capable of doing this. 

Various alien factions, such as the Acadians, are very technologically advanced in comparison, but are not playable except under special circumstances.

Bas, let me know what concepts you have and I will discuss options.

[Lisky]

well, i pmed you the fighter pilot, but if you'd prefer something else, i can scrap that, and have him more of a spec-ops type soldier, with the basic skills of a pilot (IE: he can fly a craft with enough skill to not go slamming into either A: a planet's surface B:space debris or C: the ship he's trying to dock with)

[Azlan]

well, i pmed you the fighter pilot, but if you'd prefer something else, i can scrap that, and have him more of a spec-ops type soldier, with the basic skills of a pilot (IE: he can fly a craft with enough skill to not go slamming into either A: a planet's surface B:space debris or C: the ship he's trying to dock with)

A fighter pilot won't work at this juncture.  I don't have the ability to detail a light or escort carrier to the group, and where they have to go and what must be done would probably make that kind of ship a liability... (in a sense, it would get wiped by pirates and aliens).

Check here for some useful information.  Also, this OOC thread has some useful stuff in it too.

Mostly any human or anthro race is available, but no strange fantastic creatures (unicorns, griffons) nor winged/tentacled/taur characters unless they happen to be anthro squids, avians or similar.  An alien along these lines could be possible, but their tech level must be equal to or less than that of the ISF.

Universal anti-agapic, or other life-extending/perpetuating wonder serums, genetic treatments or experimentation is extremely rare.  No character can start the game with a benefit in this area without heavy negotiation.  One of the themes of my universe is the strive to ascend the mortal coil and achieve immortality.  It is a trait the ancients and First Races possess, as well as some of those that came later.

Important note: Your characters may change, in ways you as players may not intend.  It is story based and not Azlan being cruel and ebil... well, maybe, but its not supposed to be obvious    

[Lisky]

... Azlan isn't being cruel or evil, that would be what i was originally planning to do in my own RP to kill off medoza... again...  Direct hit from an IPDNWS... that being said... any chance you've gone over the new character, or should i redo something thats more like an ONI infiltrator?

[Azlan]

I will let you know in a bit once I get home.

[Lisky]

Name: 2nd LT. Eric 'knight' Whitehaven
Age: 25
Race: Snow Leopard
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 155 Lbs
Physical Description: Tall and Slender, Knight has a white coat, covered in black spots, and bright, ice blue eyes. The tips of his ears are black,along with the tips of the hair on his head... together they give him what most women describe as a 'cute' overall appearance... He tends to be quick witted, and upbeat, with what seems like a never-ending supply of positivity.
He tends to wear a formal black tunic with gold trim when required, but prefers his 'street clothes' which tend to be baggy cargo pants or jeans and loose to form fitting shirts of various color (usually orange, green or black)

Skills: a natural pilot, he grew up leaning how to fly on his father's fast merchant, and courier vessels... he wanted to be a fighter pilot, but when the call to service came around, his spacial visualization, natural skill for both space and ground based tactics, general intuitive nature, and his unwillingness to loose a comrade for 'the greater good' quickly earned him a more multipurpose role as the LAM pilot of a (Information Deleted for Security Purposes)... When in the cockpit, his reaction time is borderline superhuman, and his ability to assess a situation and make a snap decision are among his greatest assets in combat.

Outside of piloting his mech, Knight tends to be extremely social, and often seems to be pursing random relationships, whether they be friendship with a random crewman, or something deeper with a woman who catches his fancy... He does train in several styles of martial arts.  He also owns a rather expensive laser pistol his parents bought him before he left, he considers the weapon one of his greatest possessions, despite his relative lack of skill with the elegant weapon.

History: The only son of the extremely wealthy Whitehaven family (he did have 4 older sisters), he went to over priced private schools, and got his formal education, scoring exceedingly well in both classes and standardized tests... his parents wanted him to go into business at some prestigious college, but he knew his calling was as a pilot.  On his 18th birthday, he signed up with the ISF, and after placing into the pilot program, was sent off to training... Again, scoring exceedingly well, he placed top of his class and was sent off to special forces training.  His overall attitude there earned him the call sign Knight, which is what he goes by in all but the most formal of situations.  He feels that getting called Second Lieutenant Whitehaven is rather pretentious and prefers to skip the formality whenever possible.

[Azlan]

Okay, Bas is in, but he is on hold for a bit until we reach him.  It won't be too much longer of meandering... but its a fun time when I get to stab someone...   

[ShadesFox]

I knew you were out for me! 

And not Aaron, after me personally.  I've seen the way you eye me with that sword.

[Azlan]

I took a bit of liberty to move us towards the next area.  This dead system would also be a good point for Bas to bring in Knight. 

A good situational post for him would do, and the rest will fall in from there.