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10+ years of an RP idea, finally finished, on 10.10.2025. Goodnight Raven Squad, you were the best, wildest, most silly near future SOF RP that lived on the guild, and you got a worthy send off :)
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10+ years of an RP idea, finally finished, on 10.10.2025. Goodnight Raven Squad, you were the best, wildest, most silly near future SOF RP that lived on the guild, and you got a worthy send off :)
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I've RP'd for the best part of over 15 years now here on the Guild, and particularly like military settings, both contemporary, past and near future. I have even dabbled in a little more experimental RPs, as well as created a plethora of 1x1s over my time in the guild. I like creating RPs with a distinct flavour- and often shift between narrative-led RPs to semi-randomised plots. I've been more a GM lately than a player, and don't really lean into fandom- instead, exploring my own universes lifting themes from other source material.
My main interests are military-themed, near-future RPs, with a focus on technology. But I'm beginning to push what that RP idea looks like- taking inspiration from lots of media and focussing on the fun, indulgent side of RP, whilst also exploring the lows and emotional side.
Raven Squad is a project over seven years in the making, and focusses on a class-based, eccentric yet half-grounded near future special forces team that acts as a response team where you can't send any special forces team in. It's incredibly dumb, incredibly loose, and yet, has delivered some of my favourite plot points in RPG. A brainless action flick a la John Wick and Kingsman meets a complex thriller with a fun left turn in it, Raven has been the culmination of over a decade of loving special forces RPG, gaming influences and other silliness in a package that has provided players with something quite different to a normal military themed RPG. While at an end, this is an RP that is a signature- it's silly as hell, takes itself barely seriously, and is what peak fun military RPG to me should be.
Delta Hyper is a love letter to Wipeout, F1's Drive to Survive (Netflix) and contemporary Formula One, with influences from solarpunk, cyberpunk, transhumanism and other posthumanist concepts. An RP that follows pilots in their ups and downs, it's a story that hasn't got me playing an actual character, but framing the camera at each pilot (played by others), and presenting it as if it were a documentary. Lifting elements from TTRPG, this is a Racing RPG like no other and no parallel exists- using dice rolls and randomisation, with a stats-driven system to generate race results, rather than actually RPing the races, players experience the fast-paced, dynamic world of anti-gravity racing. This means that come Qualifying and Race, the results are genuinely a surprise to everyone- and based on decisions made through dilemmas and decisions made between races. Friendships, rivalry, the glamour and even a little political undertone play out in 2094, in a colourful, utopian future that focuses on the fight to take first place.
Then there's Tactical Breach Wizards: Fireteam Hex. First use of any set IP as a formal setting, this is an RP that offers a darker mirror to Raven Squad, focussing on the other side of the equation- unlikely heroes in an uncomfortable position. I don't normally do fantasy, but the world, the lore, the feeling of the characters and the ability to write a comedy just was too difficult to pass up. An RP that focuses on a group running away from a variety of threats as wanted mercenary wizards in the middle of a post-revolution, Eastern-Europe adjacent 1990s to present Polavia.
Lastly, Dispatch: Heroes of Claremont. This is another IP-adjacent world, albeit drawing on a different setting and a new cast of superheroes. As my "first" proper superhero RP, this combines workplace comedy, a Storyteller-lite system and a fun, diverse, and large cast together in a dynamic, diverse setting.
I'm pretty flexible and try and get back to people on ideas and responses, but sometimes, I may become very busy and it will take some time till I am un-busy. I aim to clear posts within a week!
Holy shit, I think the Tyrells are in full speed ahead- Garland is kicking in many different shades of back doors in when it comes to realizing his aims (heheh, back doors). Seriously, Jehrilla would be great as a Faceless Woman, now if only that were a tale we could tell :P
By the way, I will get a post, merely to setup what Blue might have happen to one of Garland's, Alerie's and predominantly Rickard's closest people. Do it as horribly as possible, whatever mess might occur. It is soon, but it won't have any Willas (okay, maybe a response sent before the lockdown, a tiny bit), it will be a purely Highgarden post.
Though Blue, if you want to post first, this is fine.
No worries, it happens to the best of us. I have faith you'll post, and while I know I have already, this is to keep things moving basically.
The next part will be far more calmed at the start, and hopefully, it should allow your characters to gel in a non-combat sense at first, to really have a laugh :) As far as I've worked out so far, it starts with a barbecue and a spot of skydiving, but develops to some more combat-y stuff...all I can hint, Run with Wolves is going to be an ecclectic mix of what you saw in Merlin's prologue, and with the rest of the team, a real chance for every single member of the team to prove their gold, so to speak.
Plus deciding the 2IC...that will come right at the start too :)
But honestly, it would be nice to get a Lord Paramount of the Stormlands first, it would fill the Seven Kingdoms up with all player characters, but I suppose a Blackfyre isn't a totally alien concept.
I've written something up, as promised. Mono, you can still post, as can anyone else, it's just making sure that it is keeping pace
It is not long, but I hope that it gives everyone a chance to feel themselves back into the boots of their character, or at least catch up- my next post WILL be the end of the Prologue, and I am saying that will come in one and a half weeks to two weeks time, seeing how things go. Not much firing, just laying out the wire, the team basically getting ready to blow shit up- which Rain can basically do.
Nikolaj looked over to the rest of the team, nodding to Dima's request, as he looked over. "We blow it up. Splendid, I suggest we all get fucking moving, nobody who isn't qualified to handle copious amounts of explosives is to get the fuck out of the building. Blue, Red, rally up on me, unless you happen to be Ungern or Crowstep, we are leaving this shithole, this is exactly what we came for." The First Sergeant added, as he gave the order, waiting for Volkov to muster her men, before going thorugh the door. Rifle raised, they moved slowly, Nikolaj keepng the point as they headed back out of the building through the same route that they entered.
Moving out of the building, Nikolaj knew the other team was following out, as he set up a position, taking a knee as he let MSgt Volkov take her fireteam through, letting his fireteam cover as they kept an eye on the end of the road, as Nikolaj stood up, looking around to his team, before then continuing on, bounding and moving up the road, in Volkov's stead. He kept his F2000 raised high, scanning the area as he pushed forward, aware that there was still a lot of tension to be had. For now, they hadn't run into any enemy forces, and rather, they had withdrawn as quickly as they had entered, this time without guns blazing and all hell raining down around them.
Finding a semi-sheltered position down the road, a number of Dutch forces were also rallying around at this point, Sgt Jansen's team included. Nikolaj looked over, the Viking parked up, alongside some of Jansen's men, who were covering the area down the rad. "Okay, let's keep a perimeter, be ready for any surprises. We'll call this our trigger point, nicely found, Sergeant." Nikolaj ordered over the radio, as he looked across the team, looking for a particular Explosives Specialist for what would happen next. He made the remark to the Dutch figure in particular, who was holding by the trailer of the Viking, a M249 mounted up and able to cover down the road for any more forces that might have been in the area. Since they had entered, the noise of conflict had died down- it felt like this town had been swept out hard, and that the forces occupying it had chosen to run rather than fight back, something that hardly surprised Nikolaj. "Dima, if you see no problems, you're clear to detonate, get rid of our PETN." The Dane said, looking across to the Russian soldier, moving up towards a doorway by another damaged building, looking out on the half-destroyed apartment block. "Everyone, I would find a piece of hard cover, we might be outside that blast radius but when it goes off, it's going to kick up some serious dust!" Nikolaj added, over the comms, as he watched Dima get to work on setting the blasting cap. The Techs had run the wire out to here, and now, they had the capability to do some serious boom, from afar. With most of the enemy forces running, it would be a foolhardy and stupid idea to go back in, as Nikolaj provided security from his position, F2000 lowered but up against his shoulder, ready to be raised at the single hint of trouble. Adjsting his Ops Core on his head, he nodded, watching on as he prepared his ears. It was going to be loud, and he put his shemagh up to his nose, knowing that the area would be filled with dust too.
(It's short, but effectively, it gives us an opportunity to revive this RP a little...with a bang. Anyone is free to post, in whatever order, taking in the events of the previous post too if you still haven't posted. If this does not happen by the time I next post, this being roughly a week and a half to two weeks from now, I will assume that you can't keep up- if you have written to me or I know of a reason why you aren't posting, whatever it is then fine, but if not, then I am going to assume the worst.)
As of which, House Boggs, from North Crakelaw, have gone from being just some minor Lords to being the Lords of Craklaw Point, to...well, let's say shit got complicated, there were merchant republic Kings (yes, somehow), and basically, following a short but bloody capture, I now have a Boggsman on the Iron Throne, which will soon be my playable character. From some backwater scum to the top of the food chain, and suprisingly, only the Iron Islanders have a problem with that.
It hasn't moved a lot- and I will be posting tomorrow, as I have said. This is because I know everyone was busy with Christmas- but it takes the piss when nobody has posted in over a week. I don't like it, and it lets a lot of people down who are comitted- so henceforth, I will keep the ball rolling, and it won't even be that long of a post. If anything, it clears the building, and then sets off the beginnings of Part 1. I do want to say, there is not really any post order, just no double-posting or overt posting that moves the RP too fast.
I've RP'd for the best part of over 15 years now here on the Guild, and particularly like military settings, both contemporary, past and near future. I have even dabbled in a little more experimental RPs, as well as created a plethora of 1x1s over my time in the guild. I like creating RPs with a distinct flavour- and often shift between narrative-led RPs to semi-randomised plots. I've been more a GM lately than a player, and don't really lean into fandom- instead, exploring my own universes lifting themes from other source material.
My main interests are military-themed, near-future RPs, with a focus on technology. But I'm beginning to push what that RP idea looks like- taking inspiration from lots of media and focussing on the fun, indulgent side of RP, whilst also exploring the lows and emotional side.
https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/190121-raven-squad-second-storm-military-spy-fi-rp-completed/ic
Raven Squad is a project over seven years in the making, and focusses on a class-based, eccentric yet half-grounded near future special forces team that acts as a response team where you can't send any special forces team in. It's incredibly dumb, incredibly loose, and yet, has delivered some of my favourite plot points in RPG. A brainless action flick a la John Wick and Kingsman meets a complex thriller with a fun left turn in it, Raven has been the culmination of over a decade of loving special forces RPG, gaming influences and other silliness in a package that has provided players with something quite different to a normal military themed RPG. While at an end, this is an RP that is a signature- it's silly as hell, takes itself barely seriously, and is what peak fun military RPG to me should be.
https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/192916-delt-hyper-anti-gravity-cyberpunk-solarpunk-slice-of-life-rp/ic
Delta Hyper is a love letter to Wipeout, F1's Drive to Survive (Netflix) and contemporary Formula One, with influences from solarpunk, cyberpunk, transhumanism and other posthumanist concepts. An RP that follows pilots in their ups and downs, it's a story that hasn't got me playing an actual character, but framing the camera at each pilot (played by others), and presenting it as if it were a documentary. Lifting elements from TTRPG, this is a Racing RPG like no other and no parallel exists- using dice rolls and randomisation, with a stats-driven system to generate race results, rather than actually RPing the races, players experience the fast-paced, dynamic world of anti-gravity racing. This means that come Qualifying and Race, the results are genuinely a surprise to everyone- and based on decisions made through dilemmas and decisions made between races. Friendships, rivalry, the glamour and even a little political undertone play out in 2094, in a colourful, utopian future that focuses on the fight to take first place.
https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/196931-tactical-breach-wizards-fireteam-hex-military-modern-fantasy-action/ic
Then there's Tactical Breach Wizards: Fireteam Hex. First use of any set IP as a formal setting, this is an RP that offers a darker mirror to Raven Squad, focussing on the other side of the equation- unlikely heroes in an uncomfortable position. I don't normally do fantasy, but the world, the lore, the feeling of the characters and the ability to write a comedy just was too difficult to pass up. An RP that focuses on a group running away from a variety of threats as wanted mercenary wizards in the middle of a post-revolution, Eastern-Europe adjacent 1990s to present Polavia.
https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/197399-dispatch-heroes-of-claremont/ic
Lastly, Dispatch: Heroes of Claremont. This is another IP-adjacent world, albeit drawing on a different setting and a new cast of superheroes. As my "first" proper superhero RP, this combines workplace comedy, a Storyteller-lite system and a fun, diverse, and large cast together in a dynamic, diverse setting.
I'm pretty flexible and try and get back to people on ideas and responses, but sometimes, I may become very busy and it will take some time till I am un-busy. I aim to clear posts within a week!
<div style="white-space:pre-wrap;">I've RP'd for the best part of over 15 years now here on the Guild, and particularly like military settings, both contemporary, past and near future. I have even dabbled in a little more experimental RPs, as well as created a plethora of 1x1s over my time in the guild. I like creating RPs with a distinct flavour- and often shift between narrative-led RPs to semi-randomised plots. I've been more a GM lately than a player, and don't really lean into fandom- instead, exploring my own universes lifting themes from other source material. <br><br>My main interests are military-themed, near-future RPs, with a focus on technology. But I'm beginning to push what that RP idea looks like- taking inspiration from lots of media and focussing on the fun, indulgent side of RP, whilst also exploring the lows and emotional side.<br><br><a href="https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/190121-raven-squad-second-storm-military-spy-fi-rp-completed/ic" title="https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/190121-raven-squad-second-storm-military-spy-fi-rp-completed/ic">roleplayerguild.com/topics/190121-rav…</a><br><br>Raven Squad is a project over seven years in the making, and focusses on a class-based, eccentric yet half-grounded near future special forces team that acts as a response team where you can't send any special forces team in. It's incredibly dumb, incredibly loose, and yet, has delivered some of my favourite plot points in RPG. A brainless action flick a la John Wick and Kingsman meets a complex thriller with a fun left turn in it, Raven has been the culmination of over a decade of loving special forces RPG, gaming influences and other silliness in a package that has provided players with something quite different to a normal military themed RPG. While at an end, this is an RP that is a signature- it's silly as hell, takes itself barely seriously, and is what peak fun military RPG to me should be.<br><br><a href="https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/192916-delt-hyper-anti-gravity-cyberpunk-solarpunk-slice-of-life-rp/ic" title="https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/192916-delt-hyper-anti-gravity-cyberpunk-solarpunk-slice-of-life-rp/ic">roleplayerguild.com/topics/192916-del…</a><br><br>Delta Hyper is a love letter to Wipeout, F1's Drive to Survive (Netflix) and contemporary Formula One, with influences from solarpunk, cyberpunk, transhumanism and other posthumanist concepts. An RP that follows pilots in their ups and downs, it's a story that hasn't got me playing an actual character, but framing the camera at each pilot (played by others), and presenting it as if it were a documentary. Lifting elements from TTRPG, this is a Racing RPG like no other and no parallel exists- using dice rolls and randomisation, with a stats-driven system to generate race results, rather than actually RPing the races, players experience the fast-paced, dynamic world of anti-gravity racing. This means that come Qualifying and Race, the results are genuinely a surprise to everyone- and based on decisions made through dilemmas and decisions made between races. Friendships, rivalry, the glamour and even a little political undertone play out in 2094, in a colourful, utopian future that focuses on the fight to take first place.<br><br><a href="https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/196931-tactical-breach-wizards-fireteam-hex-military-modern-fantasy-action/ic" title="https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/196931-tactical-breach-wizards-fireteam-hex-military-modern-fantasy-action/ic">roleplayerguild.com/topics/196931-tac…</a><br><br>Then there's Tactical Breach Wizards: Fireteam Hex. First use of any set IP as a formal setting, this is an RP that offers a darker mirror to Raven Squad, focussing on the other side of the equation- unlikely heroes in an uncomfortable position. I don't normally do fantasy, but the world, the lore, the feeling of the characters and the ability to write a comedy just was too difficult to pass up. An RP that focuses on a group running away from a variety of threats as wanted mercenary wizards in the middle of a post-revolution, Eastern-Europe adjacent 1990s to present Polavia. <br><br><a href="https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/197399-dispatch-heroes-of-claremont/ic" title="https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/197399-dispatch-heroes-of-claremont/ic">roleplayerguild.com/topics/197399-dis…</a><br><br>Lastly, Dispatch: Heroes of Claremont. This is another IP-adjacent world, albeit drawing on a different setting and a new cast of superheroes. As my "first" proper superhero RP, this combines workplace comedy, a Storyteller-lite system and a fun, diverse, and large cast together in a dynamic, diverse setting.<br><br>I'm pretty flexible and try and get back to people on ideas and responses, but sometimes, I may become very busy and it will take some time till I am un-busy. I aim to clear posts within a week! </div>
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