Thanks for showing interest, and I'll break down your questions to answer them a bit more easily :) I do have a full off-site lore and background that'll go up as part of the OOC when I post that up which has a [i]lot[/i] more background detail on the tech, society, planet and such. Some of that will answer your questions in more detail, but I'll give you the brief answer here. [quote=@Lurking Shadow] I assume the mechs are the traditional, titans of metal with a pilot in a cockpit. Right? I am not too familiar with the references you gave (save Gundam, at least vaguely), as I usually stick with more western styles such as 1920s+ or Supreme Commander (and though not too much a fan of Battletech/Mechwarrior, that as well). [/quote] Yes, they're pretty much standard piloted robots. There's a - somewhat cramped - cockpit, a bit like an ultra-high tech jetfighter. Control sticks and pedals, backed up with a lot of those cool sci-fi style holographic screens that you can interact with. And a lot of helmet-mounted HUD/Sights etc. [quote=@Lurking Shadow] The cultures on Arvara, do they have any similarities/inspiration from real world civilizations/countries? Like can I look at something and be like ‘oh yeah, they seem to basically be china but animals’. [/quote] They're not directly carbon-copied, but there will be things you can recognise. Different regions and areas will be influenced and inspired by different Earthen cultures - the nation that the players will be from, for example, is loosely inspired by Sweden and Scandinavia. [quote=@Lurking Shadow] How anthropomorphic? Would say, a cat be walking upright with clearly defined arms and legs or walking on four legs? Maybe somewhere in between? [/quote] [img]https://i.redd.it/xnbg1zy3mto11.jpg[/img] This, basically. [quote=@Lurking Shadow] What species of animal are allowed? I have always been partial to serpent men/snake folk myself. Specifically, as depicted in the works of Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard. [/quote] For reasons related to the background of the setting, Arvarans are only Mammals and some marsupials. No reptiles, no insects, or the like. And no mythological creatures either, as that doesn't make sense from a lore point of view. [quote=@Lurking Shadow] Lastly, I am a bit curious, is GEAR an acronym or simply a name? [/quote] It is an acronym, and in true anime tradition, probably a highly redundant one. There's some in-game disagreement about exactly what it stands for - it kind of depends who you ask and what their background is, but the commonly agreed one is: [b]G[/b]eneral purpose [b]E[/b]xoskeleton [b]A[/b]ugmented [b]R[/b]obot --- [quote=@Lurking Shadow] I’ll prob think of more questions later, but the above’ll help me decide as to whether or not I’ll have enough interest to do this RP. I am generally averse to furry stuff for several reasons, but this does not seem to touch on any of those and there seems to be a good story in here and I have never been one to turn down a good story without reason. [/quote] Always glad to answer questions if they'll help. Hopefully putting up the lore will answer some of them, and if not, I'll do my best to answer them. I can't blame you for being averse to furry stuff - despite being one myself, I know a lot of them can be bloody awful for the same repeated tropes, stereotypes and ideas. I try not to incorporate those, and just treat it as one aspect of a sci-fi story to make things interesting. I'm glad you like the sounds of the story, and I hope you'll enjoy joining in.