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Welcome Pilots!


Welcome, new pilots, to the 75th annual orientation for the Bureau of Artificial Armed Combat! Hopefully you are all already acquainted with the long history of our proud organization, but for those of you who slept through your history lessons here's a quick refresher.

In the late 22nd century, mankind had just taken our first unsteady steps into the universe at large. Armed with primitive FTL and devastating new weaponry, man had expanded out into the farthest reaches of our galaxy and had reached a new plateau of destructive capabilities. We had long since had the ability to destroy ourselves with our weapons and wars, but never on the scale or the ease with which we could now wage war. In response to the threat posed by the proliferation of these newer, terrifyingly efficient weapons of mass destruction, the far-flung human worlds and civilizations came together to form the Confederation of Human Societies to create a peaceful alternative to the seemingly inevitable bloodshed that our future held. Within these bonds of mutual humanity, a golden age of peace unequaled in all of human history has been established.

But while our disparate nations have now been at peace for over a century, man's lust for battle and bloodshed is something that has never truly been suppressed. As such, the Confederacy established the Bureau of Artificial Armed Combat to allow for an outlet to these more primitive, violent urges. Here in the BAAC, talented pilots and warriors of all the disparate cultures humanity has since produced can come together and test their resolve against one another in armed combat using specially designed combat machines known as Nephilim. These machines are as unique in form and purpose as the pilots that operate them. Some of you are here because you have been given the illustrious honor of your homelands to represent your nations on the galactic stage. Others are here because you have something to prove; to show that you are the greatest of all mankind's long history of warriors. Still others are here simply because you love how it feels behind the controls of a titanic engine of destruction, or you grew up watching these battles and dreaming of the day you would have your turn in the spotlight. Regardless of why you're here, this is the beginning of your career in humanity's favorite modern pastime.

Will you join a team and climb to the top of the rankings as we make our way towards the Grand Championships? Will you stand alone as the greatest duelist of our generation? Or will you eschew the traditional combat events to show off your talents as a racer or as a stunt pilot? The choice is yours, and I want to welcome you all to the beginning of the 75th Artificial Combat Season. Battle Modes for the year have been locked in. Team registrations have been opened. Let's get this party started! Ready? GO!










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Wow,this does sound interesting, how did I miss this rp until now?
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I haven't really advertised it yet, but I'm hoping to see more people joining in!
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Holy fuck I can't believe I didn't notice this. I was looking for a freeform, writing-intensive mecha game for a long, long time. I'm gonna start working on my character as soon as I can.

@praxitilies

Current character concept: A team of scientists manage to recreate a deceased human brain (from someone who donated their body to science, of course) in an atomic-level computer simulation for the first time, effectively resurrecting the dead by cloning the dead man (note that the original person is still dead. This is just a perfect copy). However, what the scientists didn't realize is that the dead man was a former BAAA combatant, and was very interested in returning to his sport of choice. He'd interact in the physical world with an android-like body, but would swap to a remotely-controlled mech for arena combat.

Also a Discord would be amazing. I'd make it myself if you wanted.
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@Genon

I like it, I'd be interested to see what you build with that.

I've been thinking of including Androids and artificial lifeforms as possible character races, so this would be a cool way to explore that side of the world.
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Hey, so maybe I'm just inattentive, but I can't find a CS skeleton anywhere. Did you make one?
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@Genon
I haven't. This is my first game that I've run here, and I'm not sure what exactly I wanted to include in the character sheet beyond the Mecha design.

I figured people could include the information they felt was relevant for their character, and really only needed specific rules for their Mecha since that's what will matter when it comes to interactions and events.

Suggestions are always welcome though!
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