Brotherhood of the Machine (OOC Thread) {03}

[Azlan]

Sorry for the absence, but the last month has been very busy.  I have now become the sole technical contact between our new international offices in Germany, Japan, Singapore and Australia... which has led to some rather obnoxious hours.  I haven't had the energy to do much of anything.

[Ryudo Lee]

I feel your pain there Az...

[Azlan]

I feel your pain there Az...

Only feel it?  Feel free to take it if!  I'm not greedy, I love to share pain.

[Tapewolf]

I'm not greedy, I love to share pain.

Wouldn't that be piracy?


Uh, anyway.  Dorcan's going to want to collar Armstrong afterwards, or possibly Jackson himself after the briefing.  For one he'll want to know if they had any luck decoding the schematics.

[Ryudo Lee]

Right... schematics... I totally remember those.  But uhh.... maybe you should remind everyone else about them.  Yeah, cuz I totally didn't forget about them. 

[Tapewolf]

Right... schematics... I totally remember those.  But uhh.... maybe you should remind everyone else about them.  Yeah, cuz I totally didn't forget about them. 

As a sort of insurance policy, Dorcan handed over a solid-state memory module containing schematics and data for building an android frame of his design:
http://clockworkmansion.com/forum/index.php/topic,4600.msg215791.html#msg215791
...he'll want to know whether they managed to decode any of it.

One of the other things Dorcan is going to wonder about is whether he has himself been psychically examined without his knowing.  If so, he's going to feel like a king-prize prawn.

[Ryudo Lee]

Okay then.  My memory's been refreshed.

[Arcalane]

Boop. Bouncing around physical appearance notes for everyone's favourite ex-Brotherhood (not) lean, mean killing machine;

No mouth structure. Head is a solid block with inset visual. Could be a cylon-esque visor, or two seperate cameras. Think Transformers. Definitely some kind of sensory (radar?) antennae on one or both sides of the head. Visor/eyes definitely change colour depending on visual mode.

Blocky build rather than sleek, absorbs impacts rather than deflecting. Mostly dark, matte grey cerametal plating. Unusual and very large foot structure that provides very high stability and good weight distribution. Think chickenfoot, but with human-ish legs.

[Tapewolf]

Memo to self:
Dorcan will want to know:
1. Whether he was psionically-scanned
2. Whether the tech guys managed to decode his schematics
3. Whether he can get some small-arms training
4. Whether they managed to make any sense of the signal data from the Tower

[Arcalane]

We got the idea about five pages ago.

[Ryudo Lee]

Just so you guys are aware, the crystals are something that I have planned and will become a major plot device.

Also, even this early in the game, do you guys think this is getting intriguing?

[Tapewolf]

Just so you guys are aware, the crystals are something that I have planned and will become a major plot device.

Yeah, I thought that might be the case.

Also, even this early in the game, do you guys think this is getting intriguing?

It's certainly got me interested, yes.  As for early, the game will have been running for two years in just over a month 

[Lisky]

you calling this early in the game now has me intrigued, more-so than the crystals now 

[Corgatha Taldorthar]

I think he just meant early in this adventure arc.

[Ryudo Lee]

Well, I haven't really given you guys an idea of how large this RP is.  There's a whole lot that I want to have accomplished in this game.  You guys are just scratching the surface.

EDIT: Also, updated the Lore section on the first page.  Keep in mind that what's in the Lore section is what your characters can know or easily find out in play.

[shadowterm]

Okay, it looks like life is done regurgitating on my free time, so I'm ready to jump back in. I just need to know how I'm going to explain my absence. I'm thinking of writing it off as being in the background doing un-important things. I need to know what vehicle I'm on, and if tapewolf still wants me to talk with the prisoners as well.

[Tapewolf]

Okay, it looks like life is done regurgitating on my free time, so I'm ready to jump back in. I just need to know how I'm going to explain my absence. I'm thinking of writing it off as being in the background doing un-important things. I need to know what vehicle I'm on, and if tapewolf still wants me to talk with the prisoners as well.

We skipped forward, we're back at base now.  Currently we're discussing the upcoming trio of missions and any input to those is the most important thing right now.

[Ryudo Lee]

The explanation I always use for people who haven't posted in awhile is that they've been hanging around in the back, following along.  Except for the people who've said they're no longer playing, they're gone.

[shadowterm]

Moving forward then, got it.

[shadowterm]

Azlan, something makes me hope you did some math wrong. You said you could fire a semi-automatic sniper rifle at 1200 rounds per minute with the highest accuracy. I find it unlikely that any semi automatic weapon could have the trigger pulled fast enough to fire at 20 rounds per second, as that's what the math comes to, with any degree of accuracy.

[Azlan]

He is exaggerating, but everyone from his batch could theoretically fire 10-22 rounds a second, with a simulated weapon model that ignores all physical constraints. 

He is equipped with nano-molecular, neuromechanical enhancements... wait, why do I need to explain this?  My answer is simple, he could under relatively impossible conditions.   

[Ryudo Lee]

He is exaggerating...

... My answer is simple, he could under relatively impossible conditions.   

That's a mighty big exaggeration there.  Though it could be possible in a vacuum.  On a related note, there is a small possibility you all might go into space.  Just a heads up.

[Arcalane]

He is exaggerating...

... My answer is simple, he could under relatively impossible conditions.   

That's a mighty big exaggeration there.  Though it could be possible in a vacuum.  On a related note, there is a small possibility you all might go into space.  Just a heads up.

Remind me to get maneuver thrusters and magnetic grapples installed at some point. Maybe they could allow doublejumps!

[Azlan]

That's a mighty big exaggeration there.  Though it could be possible in a vacuum.  On a related note, there is a small possibility you all might go into space.  Just a heads up.

Well now that you are involved in the discussion, I will add that he 'cheats' to achieve these results.  The CTC built into himself has a smartlink for connection with compatible guns.  he can force the gun to fire with a thought as opposed to a trigger toggle.  It is still only limited to the maximum rate the gun can handle...

[shadowterm]

Note to self: If I ever need to kick ass I should get brain implants first.

[Ryudo Lee]

Whatever works.  What are we waiting on now?

[Tapewolf]

Whatever works.  What are we waiting on now?

I was about to ask that myself.  Dorcan did kind-of ask if it was possible to arrange training when things were less fraught.  If no-one has anything else to add, I guess I can ask his questions.

[Arcalane]

On a related note, there is a small possibility you all might go into space.  Just a heads up.

[Ryudo Lee]

Accurate representation of how it will happen.

[Lisky]

Hello fellow RPers,

Just giving everyone the heads up that i'm helping a friend move to cali, and i'm leaving tomorrow. I'll be gone for a week, but i'm bringing my laptop.  Internet connections may be a bit spotty, but i'll update when i get the chance.  I should be able to reply at least every other day, so although delayed, i probably won't completely disappear.  Sorry for the inconvenience to you all.