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The Magnificent Seven with mecha pilots(now without the fandom elements).

Hm, I suppose I might. I like he specific world and it’s tech, but I suppose there’s no reason it has to be in that established world. I’ll give it a bit longer, but as there’s only two replies so far, I may remake the thread without the fandom element.

The Magnificent Seven with mecha pilots(now without the fandom elements).

McDonough's Rest. A small town built into a long abandoned adamantium mine on the far flung frontier world of Actaeon. It's shelter from the native creatures, and any storm that might roll through. When Earth is years of near-light-speed travel away, and no help could conceivably come to their aid, solid shelter is a must for a frontier settlement.

The mine that McDonough's Rest sits in was set up and run by Alvarez Mineral Imports. At the time, they were a small, ambitious operation that set up many such outposts in planets out in one of the star systems that have been colonized from out of the Sol System. AMI’s business tactic at the time revolved around getting in some place cheaply(and with as little regulation to get in their way as possible) and leaving quickly with whatever they could grab. They left behind a network of tunnels, the shallower ones being quite solid and equipped with worker quarters that weren’t completely stripped when AMI left.

This made it an excellent find when Sean McDonough and his ship full of pilgrims arrived on the planet, looking for a place of their own. In the two generations since McDonough’s Rest, as the town came to be called, is alive and thriving, primarily through agriculture. There are other settlements that they can trade with, but they require a long caravan trip to reach, and it’s only worth the effort for things they can’t produce locally, mostly higher tech commodities.

Recently, a representative from AMI arrived and asked, quite politely, that the people leave so that they can continue their mining. When the townsfolk tried to open up some form of negotiations, it became clear that the request was anything but. They were informed(just as politely) that if they did not vacate the premises by the time AMI’s operation fleet arrived, they would be removed by whatever force was necessary.

With no law enforcement to speak of, McDonough's Rest faces death, either at the hands of AMI’s private police force, or the native mega-fauna out in the wild, should they try to flee. The grandchild of the town's namesake, Patrick McDonough, has set out with the town’s only shuttle in desperation to neighboring towns to find anyone, local militia, mercenary, even a rival corporation, that would protect them, or allow them passage to another safe haven.

A handful of pilots and their mecha partners answer the call.

~~~~~

Due to the expense to build a titan and train a pilot, most are in the employ of one of the larger factions out in the frontier. Even so, there's a fair amount that work as mercenaries, either independently, or as a mercenary company.



The premise of this game is basically the plot of The Magnificent Seven, set in the future, on a colonized planet, with mecha pilots as the cast. It doesn't have to literally be seven(in fact, I'll probably title the game based on the number of players).

This thread is more than likely going in Free, because I'm just looking for a fun game, and don't want too much to keep up with.


Pilot

Name:
Appearance:
Helmet: Your helmet contains the neuro-link to your titan. It’s important, but often used as self expression for a pilot.
Weapons:
Gear: If this were a fantasy or super hero game, think of this like what your special power would be.
Background: Where’d you come from, and why are you working jobs alone?

Titan

Name:
Appearance:
Class: light, medium, or heavy
Armament:
Utility: Similar to the gear section of the pilot CS.
Last Stand: Your titan’s greatest, but most desperate ability. It can be devastatingly effective in combat, but uses a huge portion of your titan’s resources, leaving it lower on ammunition, or sluggish until its capacitors are able to recharge.
The last stand often further merged the mind of pilot and mecha, which can lead to a moment of more effective fighting, but can be disorienting for a moment afterwards.
Notes:

A titan isn’t just a vehicle, it’s a partner too, with its own AI. You can choose how your character feels about it. Standard issue AIs are smart enough to be getting on with, but lack in personality. The longer an AI “lives”, the more they pick up from their human partners.

Bestiary

Slathe: Big enough to wrestle a mecha, and still only a mid sized creature on Actaeon. They are, however, the largest animal that has natural predators as an adult. A slathe has wooly hair, in various browns and reds that naturally locks up into a thick coat over their thicker skin. They have flat, simple faces and broad dull teeth in powerful jaws. The upper two of their four limbs are almost twice as long as the lower, and are similarly thicker as well.

They’re tree climbers, and though otherwise non-aggressive, extremely territorial of their arboreal homes.
Slathes form a symbiotic triangle with the razorleaf trees and yurgs. Their thick, matted coat allows them to hide in the branches of the enormous red razorleaf trees without getting cut, but since they can’t eat the leaves, they still have to brave the forest floor for food, making them prey for yurgs. When a yurg chases a slathe, if I they don’t get them, they’ll throw themselves against the tree, cutting themselves on the leaves. Their blood nourishes the razorleaf, giving it its color and providing it with the iron it needs to keep its leaves sharp and hard.

Yurg: Fast, mean, and dumb, yurgs are hairless, six legged predators. Their shoulders come up to just above the average man’s head. Their primary survival mechanism is to breed quickly, and throw as many of themselves at their prey as possible. Before humans came along, their primary prey were the slathes in Actaeon’s great red forests, but humans are a good deal easier to kill, even if their meat won’t go as far. They stalk human settlements, but a simple electric fence is usually enough of a deterrent, as it takes more zaps than you’d expect for one to realize that lunging at the wires won’t do it any good.
As soon as they get up to full running speed, their front arms come off the ground and they grasp at their prey with sharp claws.

Mathorn: A tall creature on six spindly legs. They are lithe and thin, and have disproportionately large horns on top of their head. Two protrusions that grow in nearly perfect fractal “snowflake” patterns, side by side so that they fan out. Their fractal horns never stop growing, but are actually living bone and scales, able to heal if damaged. A mathorn, though able to walk for short distances, moves primarily in large, flea-like bounds. The next jump in any series is notoriously hard to predict, helping to elude predators. A common Actaeon figure of speech is to say that a pointless or difficult task is “like chasing mathorn.”

Quillodon: An enormous omnivore with a mouth to match its appetite. A quillodon is covered every inch in sharp, thick spines about two meters long. Though willing to forage if necessary, it usually gets its food by picking off plants(and smaller animals) that have gotten caught on its spines as it rolls, curled into a ball, over the land. A quillodon is easily one of the worst of Actaeon’s native creatures to encroach on a human settlement. Not because they are aggressive, but because they are so large they invariably cause damage just by passing through. Fully grown, they have no natural predators, and killing one is difficult even for humans with their sophisticated weaponry. It takes force that, on any other animal, would be extreme overkill to take one down for good. It’s usually more cost effective to steer them away from settlements. It’s not like they’re hard to see coming.

Titanfall mixed with The Magnificent Seven.

McDonough's Rest. A small town built out of a long abandoned IMC facility on Typhon. The folk here don't know what it was for, and for the most part don't care. It's shelter from the native creatures, and any storm that might roll through, and that's enough for any frontier settlement.

The trouble comes when the Remnant Fleet decides they want it back. The Frontier Militia and IMC alike have pulled out of Typhon since the planet's devastation at the hands of the Fold Weapon. An unusually kindly Fleet captain has demanded the folk of McDonough's Rest to depart within the week, or be slaughtered wholesale(this being unusually kindly, as the usual modus operandi would be to just get on with the slaughtering and take what they want).

With no Militia help, McDonough's Rest faces death, either at the hands of the Remnant Fleet, or the prowlers out in the wild, should they try to flee. The grandchild of the town's namesake, Patrick McDonough, has set out in desperation to find anyone, Militia, mercenary, even IMC, that would protect them, or allow them to flee.

A handful of pilots and their titans answer the call.

~~~~

Obviously being familiar with Titanfall and Titanfall 2 wouldn't go amiss, but you don't really need to be. All you need to know is that a pilot is an elite fighter, partnered by a neuro link to a titan, a bipedal war machine.



Due to the expense to build a titan and train a pilot, most are in the employ of one of the larger factions out in the frontier. Even so, there's a fair amount that work as mercenaries, either independently, or as a mercenary company.

The premise of this game is basically the plot of The Magnificent Seven, set in the Titanfall universe, with pilots as the cast. It doesn't have to literally be seven(in fact, I'll probably title the game based on the number of players).

Ellon Chronicles: Dreams on the Horizon

@Renval
Let me know if anything here is not okay. The class doesn't play straightforward with its use of the stats. I think the way it works is reasonable and fitting, but just let me know if it doesn't fly.

Inquisitor

Name: Holly Elivander

Age: 27

Gender: Female

Appearance

Profession: Inquisitor. Carries a holy symbol into battle, abhors spellcasters traditionally, but will tolerate allied magic to use against enemy magic.

Level: 1.
Exp: 0/12.

Weapon: Old Longsword
Armor: Greathelm and padded Gambeson
Accessory: Rosary. A holy symbol on a beaded string. Spr+1.

A-Ability: Crusade

+ Condemnation: Holly smites the sinful with her sword. Deals 120% of the target's INT(dealing more dmg to magic using targets). Range: Adjacent Cell.

+ Zealous Charge: Rushes to engage in combat. Can pass through closer enemies to engage with targets past them. 100% Atk Dmg. Range: 4 cells.

R-Ability:

S-Ability:

B-Ability: Bless. Can be extended to an ally. Target receives the Immune and Shell status.

D-Ability: Last Rites. A blessing for one about to die. In combat, this comes off more as a threat than anything. Lowers the target's Def and Int by 150% of Inquisitor's Spr.

Stats:

HP:
MP:
DD: 0/10
Atk:
Def:
Int:
Spr:
Evade:

Skill Points:

Star Wars: Hazard Squad

Well we're just trying to keep things moving, as our original leadership has not checked in in a while.

And Jade is among the players I was trying to role call for, because they have been on, they just haven't posted here.

Star Wars: Hazard Squad

@manapool1@Jade113@Azure Flame@Illiren

Just a role call of people I haven't seen in a bit.

If you're not interested anymore, I perfectly understand, but would appreciate it if you let me know.

Star Wars: Hazard Squad

Okay, if nobody objects, I’m going to step into the lead here.

@Forgiveness@manapool1, you’re both good in my book. I think Forgiveness said he had something cool to post.

Star Wars: Hazard Squad

Yeah, I think so. I want this to continue, but I’m unsure of where we stand.

@Default, are you acting as GM? Or should/could someone else step up?

Star Wars: Hazard Squad

I wish I could tell you yes, but I’m not in charge here. I think it’s Default now.

Star Wars: Hazard Squad

No, leave it. It’s pretty much what I thought, I just didn’t want to make assumptions. If you still want to keep things on the DL, you could put that post in a spoiler hider, so people can choose not to see it.