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Falling Skies: Wavering Valor



Plot and Premise:

Hello everyone! Welcome to the interest check for "Falling Skies: Wavering Valor"! This particular RP will follows the adventures of a group of men and women from the Empire's 101st Legion. I will be accepting a relatively small number of players- thinking about 4 or 5 not including any co-gms, so this is not first come first served. This is a mecha-suit-like RP, reminiscent of Gundam, Robotech, Front Mission and Super Robot Wars. Unlike typical Gundam series, I aim to make this RP seem more realistic and gritty and have implemented several systems to make these giant robots feel more like advancements of technology rather than than over-the-top, super-plot devices that gundam are.

We the players will play the role of the 12th MAS (Mobile Armor Suit) Team, a squadron from the United Earth Empire's 101st MAS Legion, as they escort Imperial Diplomats during some tense peace talks. Of course, nothing is ever as simple or as clear as it seems. Our story will be gritty and tense as we attempt to prevail over insurmountable odds. Our characters will face daunting challenges, witness and perform acts of valor and cowardice, and their sense morality and willpower will be put to the test. This RP aims to blend the humanity and melodrama of a space opera with the cold and harsh realities of war, and of course with giant robots.

Terminology and Technology:




Mobile Armor Suit Builder:


Tech Room:


Character Sheets:

The following are the Character Skeletons for the the 12 MAS Team. The CS's are a 2 part set. The first part is your character, the pilot. The second part is your MAS, which you can make using the builder above or use one of the UEE MAS's from the Tech Room.

A note on Callsigns: A callsign is a name given to you by the rest of the squadron (whether you want it or not). There are very few people that will be willing to unironically call you "Archangel" or "Kingslayer". Nicknames and Callsigns should be short, sweet, easy to call out, and referencing either tendencies people observe you doing or quick shortening of your names: IE "Brit" because you have a strong english accent, "Twitch" because you tend to look around a lot/rapidly, "Kanga" because your last name is Roo, etc. If you're a brand new pilot, or haven't been around long enough- or notable enough- to have an established callsign, you won't have one- or in the case of the newbie: "Noob", "Rook", "Rookie", "FNG", etc.


Player Roles

I am a personal fan of smaller scale RPs, as such, I will only be accepting 4-5 other players to join me in this adventure. While you are free to make your character however you like, acceptance to this RP will be judged by me, and is not on a first come, first served basis. While not necessary, there are several roles I would like to see filled:
  • The Captain/Naval Officer - This player will be unique in that instead of flying a MAS with the rest of the team, s/he will command the Carrier or Capital Ship that houses the MAS Team. This player has the option of creating their own Capital Ship and escorts, or using the ones that I will provide. This player will likely (but not necessarily) serve as my Co-GM and will be privy to information and plot details before the other players. This player should be capable of interacting on their own or with relatively few other players effectively, and may be collabing with me fairly often.
  • The FNG (The Fucking New Guy) - This player should be among the youngest members of the team, as well as the least experienced. S/He has many roles, such as serving as the pseudo focus of the RP as the 'impressionable youngster', as well as likely having a brighter, likely more positive outlook than the rest of the members that make up the rest of the team. S/He also serves as a convenient reason for characters/npcs to explain and describe the lore that, while known to the characters in the world, is otherwise new or unknown to the players themselves. S/He will either be broken down mentally and physically and reforged into a newer, stronger person through the fires of war, or serve as a beacon of hope for the rest of the team. - The new guy will also begin their career piloting a MAS of my choosing, though he will get first dibs to receive an upgraded unit.
  • The Scarred Veteran - in contrast to the New Guy, the veteran will be among the oldest- if not the oldest member of the squadron. He/she will likely be the most jaded and cynical member of the team, and will likely be the reliable backbone of the team. The veteran will also be given some special responsibilities later down the line, and will also be privy to some information before the rest of the group.


Non important roles, but potential ideas include: "The Hotshot/Ace", the techy guy, the one whose just sort of there, etc.

Who's game?

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Yum yum you always have me like ;)
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Ahhh such a strong level of nostalgia. I will definitely miss the adventures of Captain Marquis and the 7th, but I'm looking forward to see what comes of this one.
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Char sheet daddy or am I making my own cus im cool?
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I'm not a no - do I get first pick on FNG because I haven't been part of one of these before? :P
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Probably gonna regret this, but color me interested.
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Hi.... its me.
You asked for CRITIQUE on discord.

Ok

-anime avatar ??? We will see myke's policy on big anime when he is awake...
- academy - is this officers academy bro? When did he enter. Academy = basic training?
- how did he get his nick name bleeding heart and why.
- why is he called geneva but not bleeding heart does he have 2 nicknames.
- low rank soldier sides and speaks a public unpopular opinion. Wouldent this shame his aristocratic family.
- enlisted soldier challenging officers to duels for what are essentially war crimes instead of reporting them to judicial authorities. Yes u can say "they r officers they'd walk" but u could say u used your aristocratic power to get the mps on them.
- duel of honor. Does the loser die. If so why. Also presumed enlisted soldier dueling officers.
- too out spoken. Why would they pick him, he has a history of objecting to questionable conduct and also dueling officers. Why would they pick someone who from a outsider standpoint has a authority problem / sandbags anything that might harm pows or civs.

Hope this helped.
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Hi.... its me.
You asked for CRITIQUE on discord.

Ok

-anime avatar ??? We will see myke's policy on big anime when he is awake...
- academy - is this officers academy bro? When did he enter. Academy = basic training?
- how did he get his nick name bleeding heart and why.
- why is he called geneva but not bleeding heart does he have 2 nicknames.
- low rank soldier sides and speaks a public unpopular opinion. Wouldent this shame his aristocratic family.
- enlisted soldier challenging officers to duels for what are essentially war crimes instead of reporting them to judicial authorities. Yes u can say "they r officers they'd walk" but u could say u used your aristocratic power to get the mps on them.
- duel of honor. Does the loser die. If so why. Also presumed enlisted soldier dueling officers.
- too out spoken. Why would they pick him, he has a history of objecting to questionable conduct and also dueling officers. Why would they pick someone who from a outsider standpoint has a authority problem / sandbags anything that might harm pows or civs.

Hope this helped.


1.) I can change it.
2.) Officer's Academy, which includes basic training, but also tactics and strategy. And he entered at 16 as a cadet.
3.) Let's just say that he had a few too many confrontations with other students as regards 'the honorable way of doing things'.
4.) I was trying to imply that his nickname changed.
5.) Low-ranking officer, actually; he already has some standing. As for shaming his family, normally yes, but the Greys stand by their family due to their belief in their responsibilities.
6.) The war crimes get MPs and judicial action. Mere corruption (lining pockets with money meant for the war effort) gets duels.
7.) Duel is only until first blood or unconsciousness.
8.) I think Myke implied that the peace talks are going to get ambushed by someone or something, or otherwise derailed. My own personal view is that the Earth Empire knows their diplomats are going to get attacked in the course of the RP, and hopes Alexander gets killed in the process.
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2) didnt know we were playing the officer game
3) ok the reader has no clue of the notation of the nick name at all. To them its just a nickname that goes unused and dosent have a purpose. Besides distinguishing him as some ambigious officer from the academy.
4) how would the reader understand this from the first read. You dont bring it up in your story nor mention the removal of bleeding hearts.
5) "high up in imperial court" but they dont mind getting shamed for their son. They arent going to be high if they have buddy taking Ls with his activism and siding with the unpopular opinion.
6) military law is military law. Im not sure how feudal you think the army is becausd i dont think it really is. The honor and honor duels are all from you, not myke.
7) you portray alot of cadets and already-officers as corrupt. Surpised alex hasent been assasinated for his duels and stuff already. Considering he is the 'minority'
8) or they sent him to be the scape goat to their fuckery.
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2) didnt know we were playing the officer game
3) ok the reader has no clue of the notation of the nick name at all. To them its just a nickname that goes unused and dosent have a purpose. Besides distinguishing him as some ambigious officer from the academy.
4) how would the reader understand this from the first read. You dont bring it up in your story nor mention the removal lf bleeding hearts.
5) "high up in imperial court" but they dont mind getting shamed for their son. They arent going to be high if they have buddy taking Ls with his activism and siding with the unpopular opinion.
6) military law is military law. Im not sure how feudal you think the army is becausd i dont think it really is. The honor and honor duels are all from you, not myke.
7) you portray alot of cadets and already-officers as corrupt. Surpised alex hasent been assasinated for his duels and stuff already. Considering he is the 'minority'
8) or they sent him to be the scape goat to their fuckery.


2.) I thought officers were allowed/Mecha Pilots were automatically officers.
3.) Will do further edits.
4.) Edited already.
5.) I am not sure about that; it could be that Alex provides a good propaganda opportunity to show how 'honorable' the Earth Empire is, and he's allowed to get away with his actions because they haven't cut too deep yet; it's a big empire.
6.) Isn't the Earth Empire based on the 19th Century British Empire, but with futuristic tech? Duels were common among officers there, if I recall correctly.
7.) The corruption is detailed in the Int Check OP itself; where it says that a lot of officials are corrupt. Also, see 8.).
8.) That does not contradict what I said. And this might be the time Alexander gets assassinated.
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2) idk
5) propganda for an unpopular opinion. That makes no sense. If he sided the populat opinion maybe. Again shamimg = not high family for long boyo.
6) Dont think so
7) i didnt say they werent im just stating ur going up against alot of angry big boys
8) ??? I just said he might be goated i didnt say im.lookin 2 contradict u.
Idk bro i think the court of popular opinion will corpse him not a sniper
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You had me at mecha space opera - if you've still got slots going, anyways. I'm pretty flexible so I'm happy to fit most roles, but naval officer and hotshot/ace sound pretty exciting.

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2) idk
5) propganda for an unpopular opinion. That makes no sense. If he sided the populat opinion maybe. Again shamimg = not high family for long boyo.
6) Dont think so
7) i didnt say they werent im just stating ur going up against alot of angry big boys
8) ??? I just said he might be goated i didnt say im.lookin 2 contradict u.
Idk bro i think the court of popular opinion will corpse him not a sniper


5.) What is an unpopular opinion among the officers might be popular among the people.

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I'm not insulting you.

You. Don't. Get. It. What is an unpopular opinion among the officers might be popular among the people.


"Alexander slowly began to realize that his views were that of a minority"

Minority = unpopular.

Thats what i was saying and what i saw bro.

You had me at mecha space opera - if you've still got slots going, anyways. I'm pretty flexible so I'm happy to fit most roles, but naval officer and hotshot/ace sound pretty exciting.

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You would make a good hotshot. My aussie bro
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I'm not insulting you.

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"Alexander slowly began to realize that his views were that of a minority"

Minority = unpopular.

Thats what i was saying and what i saw bro.


A minority among his peers, not the people of the Empire as a whole.
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I meant his views which extended to "treat pows and civs ok"
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@DeadDrop, And, just to state it in public; I acknowledge your criticism, I acted on it, and I thank you for it. I am sorry for being so brittle and I am glad you kept on talking with me despite that.
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Review aa requested. I just read the sheet got no contextual understanding of the rp. Anyone reading this and getting scared, I'm bit affiliated with the rp just got asked to do this.

1) Why is he such an idealist?
2) Parts of your psych profile don't make sense. Go over it again.
3) If his parents area as idealistic, how has his family retained status among the corrupt. They're a weak link and aren't going to play the same political games as everyone else.
5) so was he put in with just the run of the mill cadets?
6) How did he discover this differences? What was the result?
7) So these cadets were from high ranking families, as they were already corrupt? There were no people there to just try for a better life?
8) Had he never come in contact with any other high ranking/status officials before? If so how did he not notice the corruption?
9) Bleeding Heart implies that he's not going against people but instead caring too much. Also I assume by title you mean what other people think of him and not a callsign? Callsigns are typically simple things that roll off the tounge. 'Skyguy' 'Farm boy' 'Starbuck' 'Apollo''Buckshot'
10) Why would a lesser person lose faith or go into denial? Why didn't he? He loves the empire and people, how can he justify this?
11) In the military you can't just speak out against superiors.
12) if he's really speaking out against the empire they can just get rid of him, if his family is as goody two shoes as you say I can't imagine they're gonna do much in terms of manipulation to stop it or get him back. Not to mention he's a combat pilot, not terribly hard to get rid off. Did anyone say suicide mission?
13) Why would he challenge them to a duel? Why would they accept?
14) How did that gain him authority?
15) Why did the superiors he challenged to duels, and beat not dispose of him?
16) Wouldn't he try to avoid being too outspoken? As I said above, he'd be easy enough to get rid off.

These are the points I noticed without reading background.
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