Falling Skies: Tigres Team (Sci-Fi, Mecha, Space Odyssey/Opera)

[jasonwolf]

Normally for roleplaying im not big on all the stats, but for some reason with mechs they are oh so delicious. I may just have a great character to pull out and repurpose.

Have you ever spent a year stranded alone with only an exo suit on a desolate planet after dropping from low orbit when your transport shuttle from a research station explodes alone with said station? Izic has. Give him a problem and a solution will be found.

[vietmyke]

Note to all, I will also be opening applications up to the high-casual section of the guild, @Everyone, keep doing what you're doing, I like what I'm seeing so far.

[vietmyke]

Here is a character I'll be using if no one presents a 'rookie' character.

White, Lara

Name: White, Lara
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Callsign/Codename: Rook, Rookie, New Girl, New Blood, etc
Kills: 18

Psychological Analysis:
Soft spoken, but optimistic and bright, Lara is a modest young pilot with a strong sense of morality and justice. This level headed pilot is rather brave and stays rational in the face of hardship and adversity, despite her inexperience. Due to her young age, and relative inexperience, Lara is rather impressionable, and expresses a desire to learn various skills and tricks from the older veterans, though is often self conscious about her lesser skills when compared to that of the more experienced members of the group. Very down to earth and grounded individual, Lara has a calm and generally positive demeanor, which only occasionally borders on naivety. Her youth and relatively short time spent in the military means that the rigors of war have yet to take a toll on her psyche.

Military Record:
The youngest pilot on the Tigres Team, Lara White is the oldest of two, hailing from the planet Ilya, a major faction in the Coalition. Born to a military family, it has been expected for Lara to join the military since birth. Afforded high levels of education from private schools and academies on Ilya, Lara spent her childhood much like other children in the Coalition: basic education courses filled with propaganda against the tyrannical United Earth Empire and the importance of independence and freedom. Graduating from primary school a year early, Lara went straight into the illustrious Ilyan military academy and began taking classes in Aerospace Engineering, where she was first introduced to the Coalition's pride and joy: Mobile Armor Suits.

Immediately enthralled with the idea of combat mechs in space, Lara took it upon herself to learn the inner workings of almost every MAS system developed- Coalition and UEE alike. Her Aerospace professor, thoroughly impressed with her eagerness to learn, recommended her for a slot in the Academies flight school- where she would learn to fly MAS rather than just understand them. Training for MAS pilots was quite demanding, both mentally and physically, with a dropout rate of about 40%, and many believed the girl to be unsuited to combat and better off in a support and maintenance role. Spitting in the face of expectations, Lara outdid the expectations of all of her instructors, and finished training at the top of her class, and was assigned to a C-MAD team shortly afterward.

Though her first taste of combat- like many others, was a complete shock, Lara managed to survive, and indeed thrive in her new setting. In the fourth sortie in her first tour of duty, Lara and her team were taken by surprise by a large UEE mobile force, and through this Lara managed to escape the conflict relatively unscathed, and scored over a dozen kills in a single combat instance. Earning a bronze star for this act, Lara's first combat tour was cut short when an operative from the C-MAD Task Force Omega requisitioned her to fill an open slot in a special operations team- due to her raw talent and stellar academic records.

The youngest Task Force Omega pilot to date, Lara has been part of the Tigres Team for a little over three months.

Equipment: Standard Coalition sidearm

AAT-101r Fafnir High Mobility Type

Designation: AAT-101r Fafnir High Mobility Type C - Custom
Role: Interception, Rapid Response
Chassis: Medium
Engine: 5 Core Generator - 25 Power
Description: The Fafnir is a high performance mobile armor suit designed by the Coalition based company Lockheed Martin. Developed to combat the increasingly efficient UEE mobile armor suit designs, the Fafnir series MAS is designed as a replacement for the aging Ferir series of MAS. An excellent, well rounded machine with low development and operational cost, the Fafnir, unlike the more expensive Ferir III is meant to combine combat effectiveness as well as affordability. The frame was also developed to be lighter when compared to the Ferir series that represents the majority of the MAS forces, while maintaining its simplicity and ease of use. Using new technology, it features a Five-Core engine to provide it with more power than its predecessor, without breaking the bank like the Ferir III did.

The Fafnir High Mobility Type is a refit of the standard Fafnir, designed during the original Fafnir development process with the goal of achieving both high output and mobility. Compared to the normal Fafnir which is focused more on versatility, High Mobility Type has comparatively poor stability during low output making the machine harder to control and places extra burden on the pilot. On the other hand, the machine has a higher maximum output with additional thrusters built into its body, allowing for even more rapid directional changes, alongside a 20% increase in lateral speed.

Lara's custom Fafnir is painted a clean white, with purple stripes on its shoulder.
Systems:
’Svayer’ Point Defense Laser 0 WT 2 PWR - The Fafnir sports a head mounted laser for anti-personnel and point defense needs. It’s a lightly powered laser that does little damage to MAS, but can damage exposed external systems and mess with sensors.
'Fang' System 2 WT 1 PWR - The Fang system is a set of superdense alloy 'claws' attached to the forearm of the Fafnir HMT. While usable as a short range melee weapon, it is designed to be used as a medium range grappling weapon- its dense claws sinking into the armor of MAS and Ship alike- either dragging them to the Fafnir, or dragging the Fafnir to it. When the claws are folded together, its dense body makes it suitable as a makeshift- though small- alloy shield.
Class 2 Shield. 5 WT 5 PWR - While the old Ferir II forwent shields, due to the technology not existing at the time, the Fafnir takes advantage of new industry standards to mass produce and equip shields, enabling it to resist weapons fire.
Tesla Drive 0 WT 7 PWR. - Like most Coalition designs, the Fafnir utilizes a tesla drive system to allow it to fly while in atmosphere and also maintain high degrees of mobility in and out of zero-g conditions. The Fafnir Tesla Drives are mounted onto its back, reminiscent of traditional boosters, allowing the tesla systems to be mass produced and easily replaced when damaged beyond repair.
External Alloy Plating (light) 3 WT 0 PWR - The Fafnir HMT features a lightweight composite alloy plating over the key parts of its body, along with anti-beam coating to lessen the effects of weaker plasma weapons. Unlike the standard Fafnir, the Fafnir HMT cuts down on excess armor plating, in order to reduce the burden on its systems and increase its speed- at the cost of protection to its core systems.
External Boosters 3 WT 5 PWR. - mounted atop of the tesla drive system as well as its legs, are a set of high powered omni-directional boosters, increasing its directional mobility when compared to standard Fafnirs, alongside a small increase in lateral thrust.
External Power Cores 5 WT +10 PWR - Coming in the form of a pair of large battery packs attached to the sides of the Fafnir HMT, these Power Cores are designed to be quickly removed, and are utilized to power the Fafnir's External Boosters. When the power cores aren't equipped, the Fafnir diverts power from its External Boosters to allow the Fafnir to utilize its weapons.
Countermeasure System - Countermeasure systems are often used by lighter MAS's to avoid missiles instead of using body mounted machine guns to intercept them. Using chaff and flares, countermeasure systems are negligible in terms of weight and power, but only has 3 chaff uses, and 6 sets of flares before needing to rearm.
Improved Suspension System +10 WT 5 PWR - The Fafnir HMT is a high output machine, and as such its systems often require extra power to complete tasks at optimal rates. Fafnir HMTs use a supercharged version of the standard Fafnir reactor and suped up suspension system to support its requirements.
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Combat Packages

General Combat Package

A70 Type-6 35mm Autocannon 3 WT 2 PWR - A carbine variant of the Type-3 assault autocannon used by the Ferir, the Type-6 is a cut down, lightweight assault weapon that combines light weight and the heavy firepower of a 35mm shell fired from a 180 round internal magazine. The Type-6 fires at a rate of 600 rounds per minute, and has a semi-automatic, three round burst, and fully automatic fire modes. The lighter frame of the weapon increases the weapon's noticeable recoil, and as a result, most pilots fire in single and burst mode. The carbine can be stowed behind the small of the back when not in use.
CIWS Type-10 Scattergun: 5WT 3PWR- An advanced MAS shotgun which fires spreads of superheated iridium pellets in tight cones, the Coalition CIWS Type 10 is a belt-fed, close range semiautomatic assault weapon made for storming fortifications and is effective against infantry targets as well as MAS units. The iridium pellets- essentially razor sharp spears of iridium the size of a man's forearm, are tightly packed into MAS sized shotgun shells and are meant to sear and puncture through MAS armour at point blank range, but quickly lose effectiveness as the range increases. The CIWS fires from a 80 round belt, and can be surprisingly accurate up to medium-short ranges. The scattergun can be stowed behind the small of the back when not in use.
Combat Tomahawk 3 WT 5 PWR - A combat axe used by the Fafnir HMT in close quarters combat. The edge of the blade utilizes a plasma edge to increase its cutting power.
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Interceptor Package

AX90 Type-4 Pile Bunker 5 WT 2 PWR - A large, re-imagining of a medieval lance, the AX90 is a multi-part pile bunker consisting of three main parts. The primary part is the lance head itself, which consists of a superdense alloy tip connected to a large chemical charge. The lance head then attaches Lance Gauntlet, which connects to the forearm and hand of the Fafnir, immobilizing and stabilizing it. Attached to the lance gauntlet and the Fafnir's hand is a Micro Type-4 Autocannon, a submachine variant of the Type-3 assault autocannon used by the Ferir. The Type-4 is a lightweight assault weapon that can be held in a single hand and fires a smaller 30mm autocannon round from a side mounted 120 round drum magazine, with a spare magazine on the leg. The Type-4 fires at a rate of 900 rounds per minute, and has a semi-automatic, three round burst, and fully automatic fire modes. If needed, the Lance Gauntlet can be ejected from the MAS, without removing the autocannon portion. A spare lance head is often stored on the other arm.
CIWS Type-10 Scattergun: 5WT 3PWR- An advanced MAS shotgun which fires spreads of superheated iridium pellets in tight cones, the Coalition CIWS Type 10 is a belt-fed, close range semiautomatic assault weapon made for storming fortifications and is effective against infantry targets as well as MAS units. The iridium pellets- essentially razor sharp spears of iridium the size of a man's forearm, are tightly packed into MAS sized shotgun shells and are meant to sear and puncture through MAS armour at point blank range, but quickly lose effectiveness as the range increases. The CIWS fires from a 80 round belt, and can be surprisingly accurate up to medium-short ranges. The scattergun can be stowed behind the small of the back when not in use.
28/30 30/35

[FrostedCaramel]

Schulz and his Fafnir are complete, just needs to be looked over to find out if I need to fix anything.

[jasonwolf]

@vietmyke I'm currently fiddling with designs and I'm half tempted to ask if I can use one that I designed out of LEGO. I make LEGO mechs for fun and I sort of want to use one for this. At the same time sorting out visual themes for the character. Originally Izic had a mech that was kind of designed like a werewolf, but that's also starting become cliched for me.

[EnterTheHero]

A rookie using a High Mobility MAS, huh? Stellar idea. It would be a shame if someone... had the same idea...

On another note, is the X-55 up for grabs as a system I could use? Or is that, as I'm cautiously assuming, UEE-exclusive (since it comes on the Sparrowhawk and all)?

[vietmyke]

@EnterTheHero x-55s are a UEE weapon system.

@jasonwolf I'd rather not use Legos

[EnterTheHero]

@vietmyke Yeah, I figured as much. Thanks for confirming.

[jasonwolf]

@vietmykeits fine. I think ive found something better anyway.

[EnterTheHero]

@vietmyke Is there a Coalition equivalent to the X-55 that I could use?

[vietmyke]

@EnterTheHero Probably not, those are unique to that class of MAS- Similar to how almost all Coalition designs sport tesla drives

[EnterTheHero]

@vietmyke That's a shame. I really liked that weapon for my MAS concept. Hit-and-run, rapid assault type, that sort of thing.

Ah, well. I can always find something else.

[EnterTheHero]

I'll finish his psych profile and military background later- just getting this all posted.

Moritomi, Tetsuya

Name: Moritomi, Tetsuya
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Callsign/Codename: Kamui (also called Rookie, New Guy, FNG, Fresh/Dead Meat, and so on)
Kills: 20

Psychological Analysis:

Military Record:

Equipment: Standard Coalition sidearm, two combat knives

AAT-101r "Kusanagi"

Appearance:

Designation: AAT-101r Fafnir High Mobility Type "Kusanagi" C- Custom
Role: Rapid Assault
Chassis: Medium
Engine: Five-Core Engine (25 Power)
Description: The Fafnir is a high performance mobile armor suit designed by the Coalition based company Lockheed Martin. Developed to combat the increasingly efficient UEE mobile armor suit designs, the Fafnir series MAS is designed as a replacement for the aging Ferir series of MAS. An excellent, well rounded machine with low development and operational cost, the Fafnir, unlike the more expensive Ferir III is meant to combine combat effectiveness as well as affordability. The frame was also developed to be lighter when compared to the Ferir series that represents the majority of the MAS forces, while maintaining its simplicity and ease of use. Using new technology, it features a Five-Core engine to provide it with more power than its predecessor, without breaking the bank like the Ferir III did.

The Fafnir High Mobility Type is a refit of the standard Fafnir, designed during the original Fafnir development process with the goal of achieving both high output and mobility. Compared to the normal Fafnir which is focused more on versatility, High Mobility Type has comparatively poor stability during low output making the machine harder to control and places extra burden on the pilot. On the other hand, the machine has a higher maximum output with additional thrusters built into its body, allowing for even more rapid directional changes, alongside a 20% increase in lateral speed.

Tetsuya's custom Fafnir, the Kusanagi, is designed for hit-and-run, rapid assault tactics, disrupting enemy formations and outmaneuvering and destroying high-priority targets, such as enemy MASs.
Systems:
’Svayer’ Point Defense Laser 0 WT 2 PWR - The Kusanagi sports a head mounted laser for anti-personnel and point defense needs. It’s a lightly powered laser that does little damage to MAS, but can damage exposed external systems and mess with sensors.
X03 EKP Autocannon “Gladius” 3 WT 5 PWR - A short-to-mid-range hybrid weapon built into the Kusanagi's left arm, designed to break down and disrupt enemy lines with precise bursts of fire. The X03 fires 35mm EKP rounds from a 180 round internal magazine.
Class 2 Shield 5 WT 5 PWR - While the old Ferir II forwent shields, due to the technology not existing at the time, the Fafnir takes advantage of new industry standards to mass produce and equip shields, enabling it to resist weapons fire.
Improved Reactor Output 3 WT +5 PWR - A high end customization used by pilots. Using efficient parts and techniques, this upgrade increases the Kusanagi's generator output, granting more available power for the system to use.
Tesla Drive 0 WT 7 PWR - Like most Coalition designs, the Fafnir utilizes a Tesla Drive system to allow it to fly while in atmosphere and also maintain high degrees of mobility in and out of zero-g conditions. The Fafnir Tesla Drives are mounted onto its back, reminiscent of traditional boosters, allowing the Tesla systems to be mass produced and easily replaced when damaged beyond repair.
External Alloy Plating (light) 3 WT 0 PWR - The Fafnir HMT features a lightweight composite alloy plating over the key parts of its body, along with anti-beam coating to lessen the effects of weaker plasma weapons. Unlike the standard Fafnir, the Fafnir HMT cuts down on excess armor plating, in order to reduce the burden on its systems and increase its speed- at the cost of protection to its core systems.
External Boosters 3 WT 5 PWR - Mounted atop of the Tesla Drive system, as well as the Kusanagi’s legs, are a set of high powered omni-directional boosters, increasing its directional mobility when compared to standard Fafnirs, alongside a small increase in lateral thrust.
Countermeasure System - Countermeasure systems are often used by lighter MAS's to avoid missiles instead of using body mounted machine guns to intercept them. Using chaff and flares, countermeasure systems are negligible in terms of weight and power, but only has 3 chaff uses, and 6 sets of flares before needing to rearm.
Combat Blade 3 WT 5 PWR - A close-range combat sword built into the Kusanagi's right forearm. The edge of the blade utilizes a plasma edge to increase its cutting power.

[jasonwolf]

Still WIP, but not sure this is gonna be good enough. Im just not sure if the mech concept works in this universe

Izic Daedlis

Name: Daedlis, Izic
Age: 29
Gender: male
Callsign/Codename: Odysseus
Kills: 14

Psychological Analysis: Fancy talk for 'Personality'. Give me a good paragraph or so describing your character's personality. Rule of thumb: the more detail, the better.

Military Record: Izic Daedlis was a cog in the UEE machine. An engineer and pilot he was largely used for moving of cargo and assisting in the deployment of MAS. His father had done that. His grandfather had done that. It seemed every last member of his family had done that. He was told he was fighting the good fight. That he was stopping anarchists and greedy war pigs, but that never sounded right.

This was a universe where a man didn’t even look the other in the eye when he blew him to hell. Every soldier was wrapped up in a tin suit and sent off to kill their fellow man, and for what? Because the UEE is the best? No. Because the UEE said so.

During what seemed to be a fairly routine maintenance of an airlock Izic’s left arm was crushed. Modern technology gave him a replacement, but it did leave him shaken up for a while. His performance as a pilot declined so he was given lesser missions. Izic himself doesn’t know if it was because of getting used to the arm or if it was because of his continuing dislike of the UEE.

Izic was eventually moved to a UEE military development station. He was security detail for the site. As the months went by he began to hear whispers of dissent. The engineers were unsure of whether or not they could go through with completing the weapons, mostly chemical and biological agents. Izic absolutely wasn’t. Eventually the dissent was common throughout the station. Ignorant as he was, Izic attempted to tell his commanding officer that the UEE needed to stop making these weapons.

Within a week a special forces squad was deployed to the station. They stormed the station and eliminated all opposed to the weapon development. Izic tried to fight back, but his commanding officer subdued him. He sighed and tutted about how he was too late to save the station from Coalition forces. Izic lied there beaten and bloody seeing the full cruelty the UEE was capable of. They’d kill their own people and turn it into a political ploy to find more recruits.

The commanding officer got his comeuppance when the death squad executed him to make sure the truth never got out. Izic managed to appear dead long enough for the squad to leave. The entire station had been wiped out. The whole place had been torn apart to make it look like it had been raided by the enemy. Izic scraped together what he could and took to repairing one of the mobile suits the security forces used.

The UEE would be back soon enough to reclaim the site so Izic set off into the barren wilderness of the planet. He managed to send a rudimentary message to the coalition about the weapons facility. Izic remained on the planet scavenging and scraping by for months until the Coalition was able to mount an attack on the site.

Izic was taken in by the coalition. While hardly the greatest pilot Izic’s shear know how of UEE MAS gave new insight to the coalition. As many rebels as there were from the UEE it wasn’t often that an engineer could give this level of information. While he only piloted basic MAS he had serviced some of the more advanced and powerful ones.

While not as dangerous as other pilot Izic causes havoc on the battlefield breaking up the rigid order of UEE tactics and disabling enemy MAS to support the better pilots in his squadron.

Equipment: W.O.L.F. (Weapon optimizing light flak) helmet: A specialized helmet with two sensor arrays on the top that improve hearing, a protective visor with a basic heads up display and thermal vision, and a respirator built onto the front. It does in general look like a wolf head. It’s painted dark green and black.

Essentials Repair Kit: As an engineer Izic always keeps his most basic and most required tools on him or at least in his mech’s storage space. These are: a force wrench (a wrench and hammer hybrid), a drakon welder (a small self contained welding device that can cut through most common metals), and a UEE army knife (as much as he despises them now it is a good multipurpose tool he can’t deny).

Jakbolt 6G shotgun: A larger gage shotgun that fires both ammunition and in emergencies whatever can be filled into the barrel.

Cybernetic Left Arm: A fairly standard cybernetic prosthetic.

C-Atlas-04M

Appearance:

Designation: C-Atlas-04M

Role: Front Line Mobile cover
Chassis: Medium
Engine: Quad Core Engine 20 Power.

Description: The Atlas is essentially the squire to the more offensive MAS. With light armaments and extremely heavy armor it acts as a strong frontline. It was made to draw fire and create a frontline threat that couldn’t be ignored. The Atlas may not carry many weapons, but because of its armor and shield it can engage in melee combat using only its fists and weight. Atlas will often be dropped from orbit to shell the enemy before activating.

Izic’s Atlas is customized mostly in its control systems. He directly links his robotic arm to gain more precise control.

Systems: 20 : 20 available 20:19 Consumed

Heavy Alloy Plating (7WT): Atlas is surrounded on all sides by heavy armor. It is especially heavy around the shoulders, head, and arms. Intended for defense from enemies as well as allowing Atlas to attack MAS with its own body rather than weapons. While the heavier armor does slow down the mech thanks to its strength Atlass can be dropped from orbit directly into enemy lines.

Alloy Shield (3WT): In its right hand Atlas carries a heavy shield can provide extra forward defense. Atlass use their shields offensively as well as defensively. When on offense the shield is held forward and the MAS will charge throwing itself into the enemy. This also acts as a heat shield upon atmospheric entry.

Shield Class 5: (10WT/15PWR): With Atlas' defense being its offense it is only logical it would carry the heaviest and strongest of energy shields. These let Atlas cause even more chaos among the enemy. Being able to shrug off plasma can leave enemies dumbstruck and force them to split heavy fire power away from other targets.

D-2 Arm lasers (2PWRx2): Both mounted on Atlas' left arm/ These are Atlas' only firepower comes from these laser cannons. They are fairly low power, but are more to deal with minor targets, drawing attention of enemy MAS, and shooting down missiles when possible.

[Ciphra]

Well I already PMed the GM, but figured I drop in to say hey to everyone and let you all know I'm throwing my hat into the mix here!

[vietmyke]

Whoo, impromptu weekend trip done with, I'll get a good look at everyone's character and give dedicated feedback starting tomorrow morning.

[EnterTheHero]

@vietmyke Okay, thanks!

[vietmyke]

@Aristo No real criticisms for Alice, seeing as she's been used in another RP before, She'd of course have to deal with suspicion from other members of the team because of her background but that's to be expected. Just need to make the minor background/lore tweaks we discussed earlier and she should be good to go. Same goes with her Gladiator.

@FrostedCaramel, I'm a big fan of Schulz, well written and a likeable, gritty character. Likewise there is nothing wrong with his machine because its just a Fafnir with a couple edits.

[vietmyke]

@EnterTheHero, still waiting on the character of course, so nothing about the character will be said until its completed. In regards to the machine, I would like to know how a rookie got his hands on a heavily customized machine (as opposed to Lara's custom machine which is just painted a different color) with him still being a rookie and all. The only other complaint I have regarding the machine is its appearance- The Fafnir's appearance is based off of the 'Graze' model kit from gundam, and the High mobility type is based off of the 'Schwalbe Graze' model kit. Its just my own OCD talking, but I'd like a machine based on the Fafnir line to follow the same appearance/design. The stats of the machine itself are fine as far as I can tell.

@jasonwolf The character is not fully completed, but I do have a few notes to point out: While it is likely that his father and his grandfather piloted MAS, its unlikely that would go on for that many generations- MAS are a relatively new development for UEE forces- the majority of which still use Aerospace fighters in combat, so they probably haven't been around long enough for a dozen generations of Daedlis' to pilot them. The idea of a second UEE defector on the team is a little worrying for me, but we can make it work. Also, why did he send a message to the Coalition and not try to be a whistleblower in the UEE? From his background, it appears that his advantage to the Coalition is design information, and not piloting prowess, so why is he in a combat setting with an elite unit instead of in the backlines with R&D labs telling the Coalition about the secrets of the UEE MAS program? Just things to think about.

Also, a 6 gauge shotgun? Is Izic trying to kill a man or a truck? Speaking from personal experience, a 10 gauge shotgun is enough of a bitch to fire, firing a 6 gauge is like asking to dislocate your shoulder in return for mutilating an enemy.

Now, with the Atlas design, it seems more fitted to a Heavy chassis than a medium chassis. you'd be able to afford to give yourself (even more) defenses and even respectable firepower with a heavy chassis.

[EnterTheHero]

@vietmyke The idea I had is that he was a test pilot for the Fafnir, of sorts, or at least for some of the gadgets and goodies that he has fitted onto his armor, until he ended up with the Liberator- a sort of hit-and-run configuration. He then signs up with Tigres Team with said MAS. So he has some practical experience with his MAS, just not a lot. The other option is that I start with the Fafnir HMT or another basic configuration, and eventually upgrade to the Liberator from there.

So, would you prefer if I started with the standard HMT, then upgrade up to the Liberator? Or is my test pilot idea sound enough (assuming I write it well enough) to go that route? Either way, I can find a different image to use so I can suit your interests.