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RAVEN SQUAD

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Raven Squad is a variant on an RP idea I've had for years, focussing on a military / spy-fi RP that takes influence from a range of sources. It's bombastic, over the top, ridiculous...and definitely an RP that lends itself to not being too serious while having a teeny bit of grounding. Trying to save the world isn't ever going to look totally realistic, right?

Taking influence from everything from an awful lot of video games and films- Titanfall to MGS, Rainbow Six to Arma and Bad Company among many others- with a sprinkle of a little insanity on top and a teeny bit of grounding to set up a near-future foe, this RP isn't exactly focussed on absolute tactical precision nor complete fantastical elements. It's hard to describe but if you're somewhere between The Expendables, MGS, Overwatch and Rainbow Six, it's roughly that with around the right amount of silly and serious and a dynamic team of elite misfits.

Interested? Read on and the setup and all the details are below.

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The Setup:

Raven Squad (RS) is a mysterious task force, working against the forces of global terrorist groups in the near future (roughly 20 or 30 years from now) who often who are armed with quite advanced technology- or nefarious political aims. Al-Qaeda it isn't, so in come our operatives. In a world where mechs are prototypes, exoskeletons, jump-packs, optical cloaking and various other technologies are around the corner, the tide of warfare is changing...and Raven is there to stop the worst happening.

Raven Squad have access to that technology, and six of the most elite operatives that made it through a gruelling process to counter the threat. With different specialists allowing the team to have everything from a scalpel-like precision to brute force with heavy firepower, they act as a counterbalance.

Where an SF team cannot penetrate, Raven Squad come in. When a politician needs to go, they come in. When you have ten foot mechs trying to breach a high-security Gulag and you need those fuckers removed, they come in. Raven Squad are the people that stop the world ending as we know it. Problem is, they're a little dysfunctional- and well, they're not all the most....professional of soldiers, or spies, or agents, or well, anyone who is capable of getting the job done.

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Background:

Not much is known about Raven Squad as an organisation- only that it has shadowy links to the previous "Team Scimitar", a prior semi-independent mercenary group that similarly fought against a range of terrorist threats and organisations.

Though since those days, plenty has evolved in terms of technology and equipment used- and the organisation appears to silently select those who it wants through a contact named "Oracle", who recruits operators on a selective basis. RS after all, is the boogeyman that spies, special forces and various government agencies can't even confirm exists. The operatives have a comfy life on base, but holidays don't come often when the world needs saving.

Based out of a formerly abandoned mining facility in Corsica, RS has access to a short runway, as well as a bunker complex built into the side of a cliffside base- housing a firing range, armoury, R&R facilities (including a pool, of all things!), training rooms and brefing facilities that allow it to be a home away from home- out of sight and visuals from prying eyes.

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Post your interest below if you're up for this- I'm looking for around six but can be flexible up or down!

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@FourtyTwoI like your idea. We share a common interest. We've been around here, 'bout the same amount of time too. Although I spent many years in uniform, I understand this is less rigid and more like a video game than reality. I'm down with that. I can use real world experience to describe settings regardless of how fantastic it may be.

I would go for the Medium or Assault class of character and could write either as a male or a female. I might just go for the female as I haven't written for one in some time.

EDIT: I do remember kingkonrad! :D

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Yeee.

That feeling when my efforts to up-armor our tanks with 10 million rolls of toilet-paper actually starts looking like a legitimate strategy.

Some of it is also for bartering.

I forgot to shift the decimal point over.

It's actually two hundred and fifty thousand rolls.

Enough to cause a localized shortage

Now just add laxative to drinking water.
30 metric tons of toilet-paper for 40 tanks
Apparently TP is only $850/ton if you buy in bulk.


Here, we see a herd of marines in their natural habitat stowed away in some random stowage-section aboard some random Chinese freighter unbeknownst to the crew.

Cue somali pirate boarding

Chinese crew evacuates to their safe-space.

Encounters wild herd of US Marines just chillaxing rent-free in their safe-room.

This is the blursed way of preventing piracy.


I'll go light and insufferably unconventional.
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Im also watching this.
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May reboot this in the coming weeks - please keep a track if you're interested!
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Previously I lost my appetite in military RPs because of the escalating IRL political situation and propaganda from both sides. Maybe please reboot the theme with something more fictional, enemies one can "enjoy" shooting without the writer having any second thought on relating it with reality.

Yes, I do RP for my escapism.
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Such as like befriending a mecha-puppy and taking down skynet's amazon-blimp?

Because that was a fun 3 years.
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@VeyrinDay
While i totally agree with your argument defending escapism.

If you read the older incarnation of this rp, you'll find that what we're fighting is a faceless organization that manipulates other countries, and because we're super smart boys/girls we are nearly always fighting the guys doing it, rather than the countries themselves. Basically, like fighting Hydra.

@Foster
Wow, that's a lot of loyalty...

@FourtyTwo
Im getting ready to light this candle, so whenever you want boss.
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@Steel Legion

I can see @VeyrinDay's point- military RPs aren't for everyone but that's fine, it depends on what your taste is. I think recent events made me a bit hestitant in places- but at the same time, it's about isolating that world from the reality this one exists in, which I think is a little more detatched by nature by how silly it is yet stays like it couldn't be too impossible.

The reboot likely will keep to the same concepts - my vision about crafting RPs is to focus less on current politics and more on a more unspecific, grey sort of threat that poses a threat to everyone- anarchy. There's also a lot more conflict even in that- and where I'd love to take this RP is into something a bit more than what a typical military RP might think about. It means the RPs age nicely too- the ideas aren't about modern politics but bigger questions of right, wrong and just how far people might go to defend that. With a healthy sprinkling of madness of course!

(really do not want to spoil the ideas for this RP, I think it feels fairly original too :) )

Reboot should come up in a week or so :)
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@FourtyTwo
It sounds like you're a man with a plan so im not going to bait it too hard.

But do you mean anarchy as anarchism or more generally chaos? The distinction is important.
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@Foster
Wow, that's a lot of loyalty...


@Massasauga would know more about that than I do.

Personally I wanted a smart-tank named Freckles.
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@FourtyTwo
The reboot sounds fun. Please count me in, I'd like to exploit how my supposedly cute but deadly doll would fare in the new setting. Lol

Also, I'll be very happy if GMs want to be quite eager in putting some random unexpected circumstances which my character shall need to adapt.

@Steel Legion
Glad to know if that's how the RP should go
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Hey, found this, and I would like to be in the reboot.
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Im making my character sheet using the old one as a template.

My character is an Assault Class with a few leadership talents. His role is to provide squad support more than be a standalone warrior. His ability is to enhance others abilities.
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@Steel Legion

Sounds awesome. And in regards to you earlier comment- we're talking more chaos, but it's as I say, something I don't want to reveal too much on as it's definitely alluding to something much more scary at play than just a group that wants to sow a lot of discord- it'll be fun.

@VeyrinDay@Theyra

Good to have you on board!
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Well if you're willing I'll thrown my hat back in.

you know I'm always here to back your play brother.
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REDUX OOC IS UP

We're going again- it picks up where the plot leaves off and I'll be throwing us thick and fast back into the action. Please post up your CSs in the OOC for me to review and I'll accept them from there!

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