[h1][color=gold]Character Information[/color][/h1] [color=gold][indent][i]While you might expect Gage to be recruiting super-spies and soldiers covered in accolades, you can’t help but notice your incredible ineptitude when it comes to global-scale politics and espionage. The squad seems to be made up of people that were quite literally randomly selected off of the streets. Perhaps they were…[/i][/indent][/color] [h2][color=gold]The Safehouse[/color][/h2][hr][hr] As a base setting outside of missions and other travels, the roleplay will be run out of the operation’s safehouse. Based in a derelict offshoot of New York City called Rockland Avenue, Gage has established this base of operations inside an abandoned high rise construction site. Vague signs point to the dilapidated building being a sort of medical facility. For ease of communications and security purposes, most operatives have taken to just calling the concrete skyscraper ‘Rockland’. It is here that you have a chance to explore your character, get to know the rest of the cast, and pursue deeper lore about the events of the world. As much as the story will contain scenes of action, intrigue, and grave operations, there will also be a central focus on the relationships, bonds, and dynamics formed within the squad. So randomly this group has been forced together, each of them having to abandon their old lives and be thrust into this foreign world. [h2][color=gold]Roles[/color][/h2][hr][hr] [color=gold][indent][i]Every person has there specialty, right? Think about that. Every passerby you encounter on the sidewalk has their own unique interests, hobbies, and pursuits. What are yours?[/i][/indent][/color] Each character in 𝕮𝖔𝖎𝖓𝖘 will undertake a certain unique role during their time in the field. This is what we will use to determine what your character will be doing throughout various mission scenarios. The main thematic idea I want to get across when it comes to roles is that they are essentially stemming from a skill, trade, or interest your character had in their regular life before they were recruited into the operation. I urge you to come with something that is to a certain degree mundane. After all, each character was just another unidentified face in the crowd until they joined the operation. I also urge that you aim for something that is unique and will provide new and different opportunities to your character. By this, I mean that you shouldn’t aim to create the exact replica of a trope in a spy movie. Give your role certain powers and limitations that seem adequate for the character and their background. Below, I’ve included some vague ideas for possible roles to take up. I encourage you to put a unique and personal spin on them that adapts them to your character if you choose to use them. It is important to note that your role will not confine you to doing one thing every mission, but rather, signifies your specialty. Everyone can (and may have to) tote weapons, kick ass, and take names. [hider=Role Ideas] The Software Geek/IT Guy The Negotiator The Bait/Distraction The Lookout/Runner The Medical Expert The Cleaner The Chaffeur [/hider] [h2][color=gold]SECRETS[/color][/h2][hr][hr] [color=gold][indent][i]Money is power. As much as we hate to admit it, one can’t overlook the power of coins. There is, of course, something more powerful than any sort of wealth or currency ever could be: knowledge. The powerful trade in coins. The most powerful trade in whispered secrets.[/i][/indent][/color] SECRETS will be a side mechanic that will be given to characters throughout the story as they strive to complete missions, explore the world, and uncover the mysteries around them. Each SECRET will come to you personally and privately from me, including a brief insight into some deeper lore regarding the story and the forces at play. Most often, you’ll receive a subtle and cryptic detail that may come in handy at a later date. SECRETS are given out on a number of occasions, though some of the more common ways to acquire secrets would be to find and procure the hidden documents of your adversaries, do something of note for Gage, or to complete important information-gathering missions. Each of you starts with one SECRET that will regard lore you will encounter in the future of the RP. This SECRET came to you courtesy of Gage in the first file you received. This first SECRET has to do with how your character has encountered the June 6th attack and Pyramid Microsystems prior to the start of the RP. The more SECRETS you amass, the more advantageous your position will be when dealing with adversaries in high stakes scenarios. Remember— information is power. [h2][color=gold]Operative File[/color][/h2] [hider=Operative File] [center][Picture] [color=gold][b][N A M E] [AGE] | [GENDER] | [HEIGHT] | [BLOOD TYPE][/b][/color][/center] [color=gold][h3][i]General Information[/i][/h3][/color] [b]NAME:[/b] [b]PSEUDONYM:[/b] (This is in essence a ‘codename’ under which you receive your mail from Gage. It was included in the first file he sent to you. If you’d prefer me to come up with one for your character, that can be arranged.) [b]APPEARANCE:[/b] (What makes you unique? How does Gage spot you in a crowd?) [b]OCCUPATION:[/b] (What was your day-to-day like before you met Gage?) [color=gold][h3][i]Psychological Profile[/i][/h3][/color] [center][b]Trait | Trait | Trait | Trait | Trait | Trait[/b][/center] [b]VIRTUE:[/b] (What makes you Good? This is important. Think up one aspect of life that you hold above all else. In what area are you a paragon? This is not meant to be a skill, but rather, a personal trait that defines your character in their best state.) [b]VICE:[/b] (What makes you Evil? Similarly, this is also very important to the RP. Think up one part of yourself that cripples you. I’m going to be rather strict on this part of the CS as each person’s vice should actually be debilitating to them to a certain degree.) [b]PERSONAL GOALS:[/b] (Why are you still around? Is there anything you’re trying to achieve?) [b]PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY:[/b] (Who are you really? What morally defines you? What drives you?) [b]FEARS:[/b] (What keeps you up at night? What makes you freeze up in the moment? What are you hiding? What do you avoid at all costs?) [b]LIKES:[/b] (Feel free to list a few.) [b]DISLIKES:[/b] (Same as above) [b]QUIRKS:[/b] (What makes you unique for better or worse?) [color=gold][h3][i]Background Information[/i][/h3][/color] [i]”Character Quote”[/i] (Give me the history of you. Why are you the person you are to this day? What events of your past have brought you here… Aimlessly wandering through life until Gage found you? Take this chance to explain your cursory encounter with either Pyramid Microsystems or the June 6th attack. This will determine your first SECRET. Also, please don’t give this to me in some avant-garde dialogue form. Just write a well thought out summary.) [color=gold][h3][i]Operative Information[/i][/h3][/color] [center][b][color=gold][R O L E N A M E][/color][/b][/center] [b]ROLE DESCRIPTION:[/b] (Explain your role in the sense of how you came into it. Why are you able to do fulfill it? What applications did it serve in your everyday life? What applications may it have in future operations? Keep your Virtue and Vice in mind when choosing a role.) [b]POSSESSIONS:[/b] (Are there any objects of value that you brought along with you from your previous life into your new life?) [b]SKILLS:[/b] (Feel free to list a few and elaborate a bit. I am not looking for any professional badasses. Remember that to a certain extent, you were just another everyday city-dweller before Gage picked you up. Don’t let me limit you too much, though. Feel free to ask me if you are unsure about something.) [b]FLAWS:[/b] (Aim for three or so. Equal or greater to your number of skills. Try to make them relevant and not just arbitrary things that could never come up. Creating a character with flaws that come out is part of the fun.) [b]SECRET COUNT:[/b] (Here you list the number of SECRETS your character has received throughout the roleplay. [b]NOTES:[/b] Include a Relationship Table in your character sheet. This can be left blank for now, but I encourage you to fill it out as you meet and interact with other characters in the RP. [hider=Relationship Table Template] [table=bordered][row][cell][color=gold][b]Character name[/b][/color][/cell] [cell][i][color=gold][b]Relationship[/b][/color][/i][/cell][/row] [row][cell][Name of other character][/cell][cell][i][Write out your character's opinion and relationship with the character in question.][/i][/cell][/row] [/table][/hider] [/hider]