So here is the official OOC I guess you guys will officially be taking the 5 roles, if we have any more interest I will let them create a CS as a reserve just in case someone drops out. There is still some more to be added to the glossary, but the basics have been covered.
EDIT: please post all CS sheets here in the OOC before approval to the CS Tab
This is it, the Tank known as 'The Bastion' the last surviving tank off of the Free Japanese Mainland. Its driven by 5 high school and college students in a vicious dystopia, where Mutants, The Yakuza and a Rogue A.I. has all but destroyed civilization. Only the brave crew of the bastion can bring about any sort of peace, because they are the only military capable survivors of a local village. After their cadets academy was bombed, the decided to pool together as a unit and attempt to take on the world...
Premise & Hostile Factions
This is a very much a work in progress, but the premise is that after many major wars the world is a former shell of what it was. There is no central governments and the only organised power is the Yakuza who have crudely attempted to establish power in the parts of the world that aren't over run by mutants.
There is also another hostile force in the world. Before the world government finally collapsed they programmed their drone weapons to secure key areas in the world with deadly force, this is now known as the Rogue A.I. or the 'Offense Network'. Powerful land-machine drones will attack all living things on sight as the A.I. has evolved to see 'life' as the enemy to the world as based on the world wars.
I will draw up more details for these 3 major factions as this interest check is completed.
Gameplay and Characters
As far as the players in the story, we will play as a Tank Crew driving the Bastion, the last known tank to be owned by free peoples in the orient. The crew are young military cadet survivors who had their military academy destroyed by a mysterious shelling that killed a lot of their hometown as well. Now after 6 months of preparation, they are traveling to not only investigate the source of the bombing but to secure precious resources for their helpless town, time is of the essence and everything is dangerous.
The gameplay is part tank combat and exploration along with elements of horror survival. Each player will have a role in the tank such as driver, commander ammunition loader etc. Each player will also have an 'infantry' skill such as explosives, support gunner, sniper etc, as some of the RP will take place on foot outside of the tank.
For this RP we want to keep a tight a dedicated player base so we will only be accepting 4-5 players at most, not including me and the GM, let me know if this interests you at all.
Tank Roles
The Commander: This is the 'top'. The commander is the one giving orders and has the final say on what the tank does. The commander will also have some scouting duties, usually the one to pop out his/her head with binoculars and asses what to do next. On the roof of the Bastion there is a loadable LMG which can be fired by the commander in intense situations but this of course leaves exposure to enemy fire.
Pick this role if you can handle the responsibility and make the right decisions where it counts.
The Driver: Also called the 'legs'. The driver is in control of the tank's tracks and must navigate the sometimes difficult terrain of the dystopian wasteland. Has a periscope furthest to the front for vision but will take general directions from the commander.
Pick this role if you feel able to steer the war machine into battle and use sharp reflexes to keep you and the rest of the crew alive.
The Loader: Also called the 'feeder'. The loader is in control of what the cannon fires, also is closest to the engine of the tank and will be expect to do repairs on the fly. The loader generally takes orders from the commander and gunner but is expected to know which weapons and ammo are best for each situations and may have to load independently of any orders in rapid fire situations.
Pick this role if you feel you have the smarts to know what to use and when. And also keeping the health of your war machine in check.
The Gunner: Also known as the 'punch' The gunner controls the tanks main cannon, and occasionally one half of the Tank's AA guns. The duty is simple, aiming and shooting. Successful shots not only depend on the skill of the gunner, but the direction of the commander and co-ordination with the driver.
Pick this role if you want to be trusted with attacking and destroying enemies, and aiming under pressure.
The Bow Gunner/Co-Driver: Also known as the 'Pole'. The Bow Gunner sits next to the driver and operates the forward machine gun and the other half of the AA guns on the tank. The Bow is usually in an advisory position to the rest of the crew as he or she will have the least pressing duties. Also operates the comms with other tanks and machines.
Pick this role for a less stressful and more observant role where you feel you can support your team best through effective communication.
Infantry Roles
Field Commander Captain of the ground team and general all-round soldier. Carries an assault rifle and much like the Tank Commander, will give general orders and lead the team.
Marksman The long range weapons expert, the Marksman carries a sniper rifle and secures vantage points to pick off foes from a distance.
Demolition The explosives expert, knows all there is to know about structures and breaching said structures, carries C4 charges and a variety of grenades as well as a submachine gun.
Heavy The Heavy Gunner carries a large LMG and lays down heavy suppressing fire, usually the most knowledgeable at taking down large or heavily armored targets and wears added protective gear on the field. Also very skilled at position defense and managing turrets.
Infiltrator A light footed and stealthy agent who is best used in breaking and entering without detection. Is also a master of hand to hand combat and various gadgets and hacking.
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@Drakey WIP is looking good so far, I'm going to make the OOC probably later today which will have an index of terms used in the lore. So you can better describe names and places with names and have an idea of the world you are in.
@Cryfest Looking good so far, you'll have a chance to add to it after I release the index/glossary with more info
Also to everyone else, just a reminder this is a game set in Japan, so it'd be nice to see some Japanese, non-American or maybe even female characters!
Also that meme is disingenuous. Because far cry 4 wasn't about Muslims at all, among other things. And it's also not funny which is the only thing memes are suppose to be.
Its not, the muslim quote is in reference to the far cry 5 reaction not far cry 4, they just put the text fairly close to the box so I can see how it can be confusing.
People who felt Christians were under attack in FC5 sometimes use the argument that to balance it out you should have a game where you kill muslims. Which is stupid because the wacko survivalist, mountain cult in 5 isn't even traditional christian.
And as far as you not finding it funny, humor is subjective, so there is no meaningful argument to be had there.
I just saw a thread commenting on this. And I guess the only real thing I can add. Is that its been popping up quite a bit recently. And I agree about another comment that they've been on and off bad guys in fiction for decades.
Yeah this basically agreeing with me, its been a well worn trope in movies, but there are actually only a handful of hick main enemies in videogames. Outlast is a bit of a stretch as most of those guys aren't hicks. Resident evil 4 places you in a rural spanish town of catholic farmers who have been infected by an illuminati expy that has bioweapons I'd argue that's a stretch too, I never saw them as 'hilbillies' but whatever.
My main and only point on hicks is this
They have been on and off bad guys for decades (popularised by deliverance) in low budget horror movies, and some southern gothica. But in videogames, compared to communists, cartel members, and yes even middle easterners they are actually very under-represented.
Ah, ignoring bits of what is writ, this is why you're so lovable dynamo.
But to what you actually bothered with or perhaps simply succeeded in understanding, it's an alternative fictional universe but not a wholly new one. Unless they explain why there is this sudden change as they did explain the nazi victory, you and your defence remain just as retarded.
Not quite as lovable as you are, Andy.
Your initial argument still doesn't hold any weight, you're expecting them to be historically and consistently accurate in a game where they have never been interested doing that. They didn't explain mecha hitler either, but they managed to get the swastika right, totally inconsistent amirite? This is literally the equivalent of criticizing sonic the hedgehog because REAL hedgehogs aren't blue and they don't wear shoes.
If you're expecting any sort of historical accuracy or consistency from a pulpy, nazi killing, fever dream power fantasy, that was born out of the 80s and you're leaving unsatisfied, then the video game probably isn't the problem here.
I eagerly await your next 'laid back' insult while you find another wikipedia nazi fact that doesn't line up with Wolfenstein's story.
Uberconservative*. There, now you all can quit bickering over it, lol.
*Uberconservative probably doesn't mean what you think it means. This was in New York, these were not rednecks, they were generally really awesome, smart, well-adjusted and successful people, like engineers and architects and actual doctors and the like. Not big on sex-drugs-and-rock-and-roll, and somehow videogames (which were just finding their way into homes/mainstream) got roped into that. Of course this was the same timeframe as like the whole Mortal Kombat gore debacle really kicked off for the first time, maybe the landscape was primed for hysterics. Anywho -- pretty sure the hearts were in the right place, but heads were firmly up their own asses. I really liked that church though.
I mean yes I can agree with this. I never said everyone on the right hated video games, I said that most of the game hate in the 90s came from the right.
Saying it's not a new idea. In video games, or otherwise. But it doesn't need to be...Also the tv trope doesn't really even specify in video games, so very rarely has a good long list of them in any trope you see. Just giving you the idea, the 'tropes' around rednecks have been around for quite a long time.
I mean I very much said that the trope is in movies (mostly low budget horror) I was refuting you saying that Far Cry 5 as a video game is repeating the hillbilly trope when the hillbilly enemy in video games is quite rare.
Also, mentioning there's more killing of fictional 'brown' people. Kind of misses the forest from trees of 'i can't believe x group is offended' don't ya think? :P
Never said I was offended by it, I was pointing out the hypocrisy of the alt right who assert that all games have a left wing bias and wouldn't feature left wing or minorities as enemies in games.
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