The Battles of Some: Signup/OOC Topic (Late signups welcome!)

[wild_toa]

Bynari

@BynariDistress

Sergeant Major

going to say the same thing I told Olisi here:

@wild_toa

I am going to ask that you drop the rank a fair bit, as I wouldnt like to have any “whos supposed to command who” kinds of things going among the party, its just not a good dynamic when you all should be equal as players.

@BynariDistress

Free Mars Colonies

wasnt particularly planning on having our solar system in here, but definitely not against it. I can jive with that.

@BynariDistress

As such, he is doing his best to find a way home. In doing so, he joined up with Blackvine’s United Colonial Military as a contractor - hoping to earn enough credits to get home and finish the fight.

where would his home be, and how close is he to being able to return? what brought him so far from it?

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Skills

this section could use some rephrasing, its a bit of a mess to read.

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Weapons

this section looks good, except for the number of magazines you have. Id ask that you cut that down to 3 for the time being

@BynariDistress

Aside from his standard compliment of pouches allowing him to carry up to 12 spare rifle mags (6 on his chest rig, and 6 on the punches on his leg) he can carry 4 side arms magazines on his main belt.

His kit includes 2 drop pouches - one for spent magazines and a secondary for collecting intel.

He had several tourniquets for use in the event his or his team’s hard-suits fail to provide medical treatment.

There are several other pouches that can be used for various needs ranging from electronic warfare, breaching and other mission specific equipment.

this dude sounds like a walking, talking pile of pouches. could you slim down on some of this? even with all the wonderful technology available in this setting, one man still cant be a true jack of all trades, both in knowledge and in carrying capacity versus fighting ability. with gear, sometimes less is more.

@BynariDistress

He also has a pair of specialized sunglasses. He had to pop out the old lenses when arriving here (… wherever “Here” is) and replace the lenses with the shield from a welding hood. He has taken the time to slowly modify them so that they don’t look like garbage, but they get the job done.

@BynariDistress

human or alien alike

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alien

no aliens in here really, everyones something pretty close to human

@BynariDistress

Personality

Though people are definitley different around different groups, and can change, this comes off a bit too “kinda everything” to me

@BynariDistress

Earth Sphere Defense Command (ESDC) and Interplanetary Coalition of Nations (ICON)

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Free Mars Colonies (FMC)

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second invasion of Earth Space

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Recalled to Mars to deal with a quantum event at one of the major research facilities

@BynariDistress

Dr. Wrzesnieski (Rez-nes-key) was that there was an anomaly found in the teleporter scans.

@BynariDistress

nanites

I definitely love seeing some additions being brought to the setting, but this pushes a bit towards a full secondary setting or slight override on the world Ive laid out. Additionally, things like teleportation and nanites havent been present in any of the other characters, nor in the signup post. Im going to ask that this get cut down significantly, or removed altogether

also expect the GMPCs in the next day or two, Ive been holding off on them to make sure my time on the boards is spent getting things out to you guys

[BynariDistress]

Sounds good - I’ll make the changes and repost asap. It probably won’t be until until sometime tomorrow though.

[wild_toa]

Bynari (again)

@BynariDistress

Sergeant

going to give you this again, and ask that you take a look at Olisi’s character and my original feedback on it here

@wild_toa

I am going to ask that you drop the rank a fair bit, as I wouldnt like to have any “whos supposed to command who” kinds of things going among the party, its just not a good dynamic when you all should be equal as players.

@BynariDistress

Aside from his standard compliment of pouches allowing him to carry up to 3 spare rifle mags (6 on his chest rig, and 6 on the punches on his leg) he can carry 2 side arms magazines on his main belt.

His kit includes 2 drop pouches - one for spent magazines and a secondary for collecting intel.

He had several tourniquets for use in the event his or his team’s hard-suits fail to provide medical treatment.

There are several other pouches that can be used for various needs ranging from electronic warfare, breaching and other mission specific equipment.

again, I am going to ask that you cut this down a bit. while he may have been special forces at one point, going off of the updated character backstory, he hasnt been properly conscripted for for some amount of time, and while I have no issue with him retaining his hardsuit, he would not have access to specialized military equipment. I would additionally like to create some level of scarcity for the party, so Im going to say 100% that you will have to choose between A tourniquet or some other equipment that would make sense for him to have (first responder radio/equipment, civilian grade alternatives to recon equipment he might have had in his service, or whatever else that you can think of that would fit in.
still like the sunglasses tho

@BynariDistress

Martian 101ST Pathfinder Regiment.

@BynariDistress

he now serves as a Sergeant with the 101ST Pathfinder Regiment

probably separate these two groups. the likelyhood of him serving with the same group he was discharged from is very slim, and while Im still not at all opposed to our sol system existing in this setting, I would keep them separate from the two factions involved in this RP (which you of course didnt know, so dont sweat that, just making the decision known now)

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Rad had an app on his comm device that allows him to listen to audio books – mostly Sci-Fi books.

nice detail, I like it

@BynariDistress

No … he does NOT use steroids – despite the rumors.

I definitely will not cook with that…
not at all…

Overall looking better than the first time around, but a bit more work before Id accept it. As always, feel free to ask away with any questions you have either in this topic or in PM

[BynariDistress]

I’ll work on it tomorrow. I’m going to be on call this week so I may not be able to respond quickly.

[wild_toa]

Hey all, just want to give an update since things have been radio silent lately. Ive been working with Bynari in PMs to get Rad ready to go, and hes now at a point where he’ll be approved once a few discrepencies leftover from older iterations are fixed.

If anybody would like to make a last minute signup, I plan on putting together the first post this sunday, so aim to have a draft up by then (I will be busy the next two days, as I often am this time of the week, so I may not see it until then)
@TheCobaltCorsair

Since it has been a while since the signups went up, anybody now no longer interested or able to join, please let me know so you dont get included in the first post

If all goes to plan, we officially rock and roll sumday or monday

[BynariDistress]

Let’s Go!!!

I went through and found the discrepancies in the character sheet, and made the requested changes. Looking forward to a final approval and for the RP to start!

[wild_toa]

the writing has begun…

I had a change in plans so something that was supposed to be on Tuesday is now tomorrow, meaning I may wait until then to get the post up so I can be more free to respond, not really sure just yet

Additionally…

@BynariDistress

Samual “Rad” Adams

Rad is approved

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also s h i r t moment

[Ghid]

@wild_toa

also s h i r t moment

just say shirt ugh smh

[wild_toa]

@Ghid

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sure thing…
master-only thing or something?

[Ghid]

@wild_toa

master-only thing or something?

pure genius only

What do you plan on the opening being? mid-combat, or interim?

[wild_toa]

@Ghid

What do you plan on the opening being? mid-combat, or interim?

boy wouldnt you like to know

if youd like a particular start for your character you know how to reach me with your dumb wonderful ideas

[BynariDistress]

I’m curious how a mid-combat interaction with the characters would play out; especially since they haven’t officially met yet.
Will it be a Mexican standoff? Will there be witty banter and classic one liners?
No matter, I’m stoked

[wild_toa]

BOYS WE LIVE

The Battles of Some: Plains of Sivas

After a bit of wait, we’re live boys Link to OOC topic Link to lore topic Anders @DuneToa September 21st, 06:27, Sivas Standard Time Anders, you find yourself looking at a small city from above, as you fall in slow motion alongside your brethren towards its numerous structures that seem to cling to the ground, unlike the cities of your home that scramble for the sky. Looking to the west you see the dark line of the Blackvine column that is nearing the city. Wishing for the cover of night, you touch down in the middle of a side street and cut your cords. Looking around, you wonder if it would be better to scout out the area on your own instead of meeting up with the other men and women you dropped with like you are supposed to. Nilas @ajtazt September 21st, 06:27, Sivas Standard Ti…

going to drop this here, TLDR dont worry about some of the choices made in writing for the first post, it was only for the first post

[Ghid]

MR PRESIDENT THE GROUP CHAT LEAKED

[BynariDistress]

@Ghid

MR PRESIDENT THE GROUP CHAT LEAKED

Sweet … more Wikileaks

[wild_toa]

@NOTaHFfan

Ace was told that a military engineer was a simple enough, honest job, especially for someone with good hands.
“It’s not nearly as dangerous as being a real soldier”, they said.

This gives strong “itll be fun they said” vibes

[NOTaHFfan]

Can’t say that it was unintentional

[BynariDistress]

I need to step up my game, everyone is going hard with their character interactions.

This is going to be fun

[Ghid]

We’ve been trained well on Togav

[wild_toa]

lesgo we got all but one in the first day
Ill give @ajtazt till friday before posting, but be sure to enjoy the holiday for all you fellow american idiots out there