Dervish

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Jorick said
Vengeance from beyond the grave?

Ghost me was clearly using Drakel as a puppet. :D

Also, Drakel, y u land? The whole point of being a dragon is so you can fly around fucking peasants' shit up with impunity. >:[

Resistance: A Tale of Tyranny and Freedom in Spam

That's for stealing my sword, you furry fuck.

Mass Effect: Wanted

One of my favorite parts of the books is how they emphasize that Elkoss Combine specializes in making cheap, fragile, shitty knock offs of proven designs. I originally had Tanya use a Tempest SMG because it's a bullet hose that requires little accuracy (she's not the best shot, she can pass Alliance marine standards but that's about it) before I thought it would make sense for her to have an easier to control rifle that made it past shotgun range.

Oh, note about shotguns for anyone unfamiliar with them in real life; they are absolutely devastating past 50 meters (and way further with slugs). You don't actually have to get close enough to French kiss somebody to hurt them. Consider people have been hunting with shotguns for well over 100 years, and animals don't tend to stick around when they notice you, it's pretty safe to assume you have a bit of leeway for range. :P

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RainDash said
You know, I'm surprised that more people didn't make Turians. I've also finished my sheet. Let me know if you want more changes or a longer history.

Turians are my favorite race, culturally. My first RP character for Mass Effect was a turian Cabalist (I thought I was being very clever with the lore until my time here has demonstrated that people love their turian biotics. :P) and I have a reoccurring Shadow Broker agent that's a sociopathic turian who has a love for human fashion, salted nuts, plastic explosives and old Earth movies, particularly Westerns. He is among the most amusing characters I have ever written.

I will check over sheets later, just remember you all have a couple weeks to tweek them. Also, returning characters will not take up one of the 8 player slots because A) They're already preapproved from the last game, B) I know they stick around, and C) I would love to fill up a new cast of new characters. So far, I love what I see.

Quick thing for Hank, feel free to replace Pistol as a talent with Submachine-Gun, as that's what's in his inventory. Also, I applaud you for giving him the Walmart brand volus gun. :D

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Voltaire said
Just wanted to give you a heads up since I've played with Dervish before so I know how his Rps play, but it seems like you may be thinking of the character classes too much in game terms. They're more to give us an idea of what you're typical play style will be (and preferred gear/powers obviously) but does not really indicate a defined role while in combat. Dervish's Rps place an emphasis on "realistic" combat, so what might be considered "tank" characters in a video game won't actually be able to do much more, or take much more damage than any of the other characters. For example, even though my character uses heavy armor, it doesn't mean he'll be able to charge into battle and survive taking fire from five guys while he runs for cover. He may take one or two more hits than somebody wearing light armor, but that's about it. Conversely, Crya, your character's pistol will be just as effective as taking out bad guys as my characters assault rifle. So feel free to use it liberally, enemies won't take much more than a few hits, even with shields.Obviously you guys can have your characters stick together if you would like them to, but it's not necessary.

A very good point that I should emphasize. Thanks, Volt!

I generally trust my players to be able to make balanced combat scenarios and I try to keep away from gamey systems too much, because I hate when people feel like they need to try to give themselves the best gear to be "competitive". If you feel like your character is a terminally broke guy with a one room apartment, don't be afraid to give him a cheap piece of shit Elkoss Combine pistol. Likewise, don't worry about powers and trying to make a balanced party like DND. I'd much rather people play the character they want instead of worrying about filling a "role". What I care for is your ability to play a character, develop them, and enjoying yourselves without worrying about spreadsheets and trying to make a balanced set of weapons and skills.

Mass Effect: Wanted

Morning everyone, I am quite happy with the enthusiasm so far (seriously, this exploded). I will get to reading over sheets when I can to offer suggestions or corrections if necessary, but I am at work at the moment.

Quick thing for Vivid in regards to equipment, the Evicerator shotgun hasn't actually been invented yet, according to the Wiki's full name for it. The Punisher is fine, although that's an uncommon piece given it's exclusively made and distributed to the Blood Pack. You may wish to say how Saseen came across it (probably dead Blood Pack merc or black market), but keep in mind it will draw suspicion if she ever runs into the Blood Pack. There's a couple really minor lore things I'll have to go over, but nothing serious.

More to come!

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Funny you should say that, Crya; I was fully intending to make a Shadow Broker-inspired set of in-character exchanges, Extranet activity, and otherwise behind the scenes things that don't fit into the main story but flesh out characters, their interactions and relationships with one another, or just for humour's sake, so it's good you had that in mind; because it's totally happening in an official way. I will develop it more when I decide if I want to have it be a part of the primary thread or a secondary thread. We'll see!

Sovi3t, I do need to stress this game is Advanced level, and I'll be blunt that at the moment, your sheet as it is would not be one of the 8 I pick for the first roster. Here's a list of krogan clans, established by the lore:

Clan Drau - Drau Sorze is a "ruzad", or "judge", in the Republic of Ghurst on Tuchanka.
Clan Forsan - this clan's leader declared being hit by pyjak dung is grounds for executing the trader responsible for introducing them to Tuchanka.
Clan Ganar - Ganar Wrang, an exiled krogan battlemaster, founded the Blood Pack mercenary group.
Clan Gatatog - led by Gatatog Uvenk on Tuchanka.
Clan Hailot - clan leader Hailot Wrund controlled Garvug prior to the corporatist invasion in 2185.
Clan Jorgal - a clan known to have one of the longest krogan breeding lines.
Clan Jurdon - an enemy of Clan Urdnot on Tuchanka.
Clan Khel - Khel Burrum is a krogan competing at Pinnacle Station.
Clan Nakmor - a small clan located in the Kraddack Wastes; Warlord Nakmor Krall is a clan member.
Clan Quash - Quash Hurgott is a Blood Pack commander.
Clan Raik - source of the word "Aralakh", meaning "Eye of Wrath", which became the common name used by the galaxy to refer to Tuchanka's star.
Clan Ravanor - the clan runs a mining operation on Tuchanka; Warlord Ravanor Tusk is a clan member.
Clan Talyth - a clan who projected to rebuild a dreadnought on the planet of Tuchanka with the help of Elis Valterus.
Clan Thax - the clan of krogan businessman Thax Vorak.
Clan Urdnot
Clan Weyrloc

I'm not going to be going into detail right now because I'll be doing that after I get back from my vacation need with with all the submitted sheets, but hastily written down "journal" entries with lots of ellipses, sandwiching actions in text-speak stars, and for a fabled "interesting life", what basically amounts to a week and a couple scattered days hardly emphasizes much of a life at all. The Background section is not supposed to be filled out like a journal; it's supposed to tell me who your character is, what events shaped him, and to find out what your writing ability is like. So far it's... lacking.

I appreciate your enthusiasm for getting something up so fast, but as stands, you might not be a good fit if that's representative of your role playing ability. Take a look around at the other sheets submitted so far and ask yourself if you'd be able to match comparable writing standards and character development.

Makatsume, I'm going to be doing a bit more formal of a review later and I need to be getting to sleep, but I will be reading your sheet over in short order! So far, I like what's been posted from most of the players, and if anybody has any questions or concerns, feel free to ask!

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Fallout! You've been busy! :D

I'll have to recruit her to my posse soon.

Okay, I'll try to get a post up this weekend, but I'm gone all next week.

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Crya said
I see the due date for the characters is July 5th. Is that when we're starting? Because I'll be on vacation from the 3rd-7th without PC access, but I still totally want to be in this RP. You look like you know your RP's lore, which is nice for a change.

I've spent long hours scouring that damn Wiki the past two years, I hope I figured something out by now.

And the 5th is when I cut off applications and start doing the rating for it, all of next week I'm pretty much gone and hoping you guys don't graffiti my beautiful thread with lewd pictures and asbestos.

So no rush!

Also, for everyone; if you aren't one of the 8 that are accepted to start, but your sheet is quality Colombian Smack, then I'm keeping it in a Reserve roster and will call upon those players to take the place of any drop outs, which happens in just about every RP.

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And here is the OOC! Have to it, friends.