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Current Noble Arms is now either four years old, or three years and eleven months. The third thread had lasted for more than one year.
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New Interest Check, everybody!
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My Roleplay, Noble Arms: The ASEAN War, will reach its 4th year in June or July. It's been a long journey.
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Despite its massive flaws, my RP, Noble Arms: The ASEAN War, is still one of the longest ongoing RPs in RPGuild - It turns 4 years old in July and the current thread itself is more than a year old.
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On 4/14/2026 (on my end), my RP, Noble Arms: The ASEAN War, is now three years and ten months old, and the current thread is one year and four months.
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II. The State of Technology

Weaponry

Kinetic Weapons are the most common form of armament in Human Space, due to their simplicity and ease of use, but Energy/Laser weapons are not unheard of. Power Armor is a prerequisite for all spaceborne military personnel, especially for battles abroad ships and colonies. The closer one is to the Inner Planets (Earth, Venus, and Mars), the easier is it to get Energy/Laser Weapons, due to the heartland of Humanity having a slight tech advantage over the rest of the Solar System.

If you want an equivalent tech level to a work of fiction, think Mass Effect.

Civilian and Medical Tech

Again, equivalent to Mass Effect, only with Nanomachines taking the place of Medi-gel.

The Imp-Drive and Spaceship Tech

The Imp-Drive is a machine that seems to violate already-existing scientific laws to reduce the mass of an existing object (think Mass Effect without Element Zero) to allow a starship-sized object to accelerate to velocities beyond the speed of light, something which should be impossible (leading to the name Imp-Drives). Imp-Drives differ from their fictional equivalent in one respect, however: they cannot be installed on objects lighter than 9800 tons - Doing so would cause the vessel they are in to uncontrollably accelerate until it tears itself apart. Thus, even the lightest of spacecraft would be heavy by the standards of 21st Century ocean navies.

Imp-Drives can theoretically go to other Star Systems, but due to the Outer Planets’ resources not even close to being fully-tapped, there is no economic reason to do so, plus there’s a Cold War to fight...

Nations, Conglomerates, and Orders: A Space Opera Universe

I. Premise

It is the year 2150, and the world continues to be harsh.

There was no clear winner in the past century’s conflicts, whether it be nation against nation, multinational pact against multinational pact, or various corporations against each other and other obstacles to their ‘bottom line’. Even the ‘next superpowers’, China and India, were merely a part of a new multipolar order of several Great Powers, an order challenged by a resurgent United States and Europe which seek to reclaim their old glory. But just because no one has won yet does not mean there hasn’t been change.

Environmental degradation and the effects of climate change have prompted a mass exodus from Earth, a mass exodus enabled by the development of the ‘Imp-Drive (Impossibility Drive)’, a form of propulsion that allows for relatively easy travel to other parts of the Solar System. Now, Humanity has expanded up to the Asteroid Belt, with the colonization of Jupiter’s Moons being seriously considered.

But to knit Human civilization together, the traditional structures of the Nation-State had to cooperate with organizations which claimed to transcend borders and peoples, organizations which entire countries had railed against for many decades. These organizations were composed not just of the much-reviled ‘Corporations’, but also charities, political parties, and other, seedier movements. In time, however, the increasingly far-flung holdings of Humanity would see the rebirth of a concept long-thought dead and buried: The Military Order.

Born from charities seeking protection for their activities, PMCs seeking moral legitimacy, and a hodgepodge of adventurers and ideologues seeking power for their competing visions as to how Humanity should be, the various space-age Military Orders became the main source of peace, order, and vital services in the colonies, rivalling traditional corporations and Nation-States which attempted to assert their authority. For the Military Orders had the geographic reach of the former and the military force of the latter, and a zeal driven by a vision of themselves as the future of Humanity and the old forms of organizing society as ‘stale’, ‘self-interested’, and ‘disconnected from the masses’.

Eventually, war came, and just like the previous century, there were no clear winners. The Military Orders gained legal recognition and the Geneva Convention was altered so that their forces didn’t count as ‘mercenaries’ or ‘enemy combatants’ in war, but they were bloodied into a stalemate by resurgent nation-states and corporations. Now, yet another Cold War looms, with a kaleidoscope of factions jockeying for power in an uncertain yet wondrous world...
Daniel

I want to make this clear, Daniel responded to Don Juan’s telepathic message. I am not really interested in what you do as long as it’s not with my family. Just don’t shatter the domestic bliss of my home life and we’re good, okay? Now, I am going to start a discussion on tactics I want you to listen in on - Can you multitask?

Then he went to answer Yasuke, saying, “I like fire, yes - I am a person of many interests, and fire is a good tool for someone who wants to be a ‘Magus Killer’.”

A pause, “All my life, ever since I was aware of the corrupt nature of the Clock Tower and the Church, I’ve been researching ways to kill Magi, the more powerful, the better. I’ve also searched whatever intelligence reports, rumors, and wild stories I can wheedle out of Chaldea’s staff - Which includes my parents - for rumors of people or monsters effective at killing powerful Mages and Church Enforcers and the methods they use to be effective at said killing.”

Then he turned to Charlotte, “And I am glad to have one of the most skilled Pyromancers that I know as part of my team, and I know we’ll save many lives together and defeat those who would corrupt the timelines.”

He hoped that Don Juan didn’t go after 17-year olds - Wait, that’s legal in Europe and most of the world - Because Charlotte was beautiful and he just gave the Servant another glance at her.

Back to Yasuke, “And with your help, I’m sure we can keep collateral damage to a minimum, same for Don Juan and his own abilities! Heck, with DJ’s ‘ultra-redemption’ Noble Phantasm, we might even redeem a few evildoers instead of just killing them! Actually, with you and DJ’s immense resistances to damage, Crazy Horse’s scouting skills, plus Autocylus’ various abilities which can solve a problem without killing -”

It was then that Daniel decided to contact Auto telepathically, Auto, what are you doing right now? Can I see through your eyes for a bit? Also, I’m having an ad-hoc tactical discussion right now - Want to join?

Then back to the discussion, “Either way, we’d be an unstoppable force of Magus and Churchmen-killers, disposing of corrupt individuals to save innocent people! Can’t one think of a better career path?”
((Collab between Duoya and Letter Bee))

Chaldea Base

Daniel wanted to meet with his new partner, Charlotte, before the singularity began. He already knew quite a bit about her from what information Chaldea was willing to release, but he wanted to sow the seeds of a good working relationship anyway. So he walked the corridors, hoping to find Charlotte at random - He knew she'd be setting something on fire, so she might probably be in the training rooms? Either way, Daniel had plenty of time to seek out his future partner - Hopefully they can have a decent chat first before resolving time problems!

Charlotte was indeed nearby, as the sounds of grunting and smell of burning wood indicated. Having left the door wide open, Charlotte was exercising in one of Chaldea's weight rooms and training her magecraft as well. Her breathing was somewhat strained, and it seemed she had been training hard for at least an hour. Maybe it was the stress of her new environment, or the difficulty in meeting the expectations of so many strangers. Whatever the case, the girl seemed noticeably more upbeat than she usually did, which was saying something given her personality.

Entering the room, Daniel waves and says, "Hello, sorry to interrupt, but mind if we talk? My name is Daniel Palailogos, and I'm your new partner!"

Speaking of partnerships, Daniel should also try and collect some of the alchemic potions he had been brewing in one of Chaldea's spare observation rooms. After all, he can only make them a few times per day.

However, making new friends was more important, especially as many of Daniel's existing friends disappeared after a few weeks. And yes, he had suspicions about that, especially with the homunculi and 'designer baby' children he had played with back in his youth. Despite that, Chaldea can still be reformed and still deserved his loyalty. The Church and the Magus' Association were worse.

So he waited for Charlotte to respond.

Chalotte seemed to jump into a defensive posture at the sound of Daniel's voice, similar to a cat that was tapped from behind. She immediately turned around, and lowered her barbell in order to more carefully appraise her visitor. Her eyes seemed to inspect Daniel similarly to a prisoner inspecting fresh inmates before she broke into a broad smile and introduced herself.

"Greetings, Daniel! It's nice to meet you! So far everyone here has been pretty okay, so I'll give you the benefit of the doubt!"

She quickly paused her rather curt greeting with a bombastic pose, similar to what one would expect from a Saturday Morning Cartoon Hero. She continued her introductions undisturbed by the crude transition.

"I go by many names far and wide! Champion of all that burns, Burning Soul of Justice, Ultimate Warrior Supreme... However, seeing as we will be partners for the time being, I grant you the right to call me whatever you wish!"

She dropped the pose when she was done speaking, and went back to her weight, talking as she did so.

"Unless you want to stick to a first name basis, I'm cool with that too."

Daniel smiled, trying not to be infatuated as he was saving himself for other boys, "First name basis, then! And those are all cool titles!"

He looked around at the burning wreckage of the training room and said, "And you're strong, too! I'm already honored to be partnered beside someone like you."

Then, he looks from side to side, "So... Not to be Don Juan - I had to spend all my Command Spells to get him not to sleep with my parents and focus on Chaldea's other personnel instead - But want to talk about what types of boys or girls you like, or would you find that vulgar? If the latter, let's talk about favored fighting styles! I use plastic toy guns - Toy versions of Nonmages' weapons - to get people to underestimate me before I strike them with bursts of explosive liquid and various poisons..."

Charlotte finished her last set that required a barbell, and decided to shift to Magecraft training. It helped that Daniel had just started talking about their fighting styles, since she saw it as a chance to brag about her prowess.

"I don't really deal with those kind of things - it's pretty boring to be dating and doing that kind of stuff when you could be adventuring, or doing something super badass!"

A small ball of fire appeared from the bandages covering her arms as she spoke, lightly floating in the air in a wave-like motion.

"I'm always willing to share my secret to my countless victories, however! I burn things - as a matter of fact, you could say I'm the greatest in the world at burning things! I plan on asking Caster for pointers if he has any, but not..."

Charlotte paused, suddenly remembering that the person she was talking to actually said something before she began monologuing.

"Wait, you use guns? Even if you're not firing musket balls, how do you reload at a decent speed? I thought guns needed gunpowder!"

Daniel said, "They used to. However, a century or two ago, new chemical explosives were developed, starting with nitrocellulouse. Now, at present, actual guns can have cartridges of twelve bullets each planted into a stock, and once the safety is off, the firing mechanism can then ignite the explosive compound inside the bullet and fire it through the barrel - What we call the long pipe that makes up the part of the gun which faces the enemy's front - When the trigger is clicked. Note that those kinds of guns are restricted to people 18 and above in many countries, so again, I use the toy version."

He draws the Alchemic Blaster, a plastic gun which operated through pump action, and said, "Basically, in the mundane world, children play with toy guns which are filled with water, which they squirt at others through a pump-action mechanism that uses the pressure of the human finger on the trigger. My version uses the same thing, only the pumps are engraved with tiny runes or script which boost the force of the explosive compounds, poisons, or healing potions shot towards an enemy or in the last case, friend. That and instead of filling the gun directly with the compound, I use cartridges of my own which contain a compressed version of the compound in question."

Daniel then drew a small rectangular cartridge from his belt and loaded it into his 'toy' gun's stock, then pointed it at an already-wrecked target, "Each cartridge is good for three to six squirts."

Then he shot at the alread-wrecked piece of training equipment, the glob of liquid starfire hiting it, blowing it up, then causing the pieces which were left to keep burning until they were molten metal. Blinking, the boy said, "Okay... I did not mean to do that."

I hope I didn't show her up! he thought, before blurting out, "I know you can reach higher temeperatures, though. That and your Flame Magecraft is still superior in that you can prevent yourself from targeting civilians or turn the fire off if it unintentionally hits one. Actually, that must be the greatest challenge of the task we're going to undertake, saving people and not burning innocents who were just in the wrong place and time..."

As Daniel talked in the beginningm Charlotte adopted a blank starshe commonly had when something was far above her understanding. It wasn't until he actually used the weapon that Charlotte started to nod, releasing an excited and guttural laugh as the training dummy she had been assaulting blew up and melted. She rushed up and clapped the boy on his shoulder, shaking him lightly as she did so.

"That's what I call a demonstration, hell yeah! You're alright if you can pull stuff like that off, Braniac! You gotta show me more when we get out on the field, we could raise hell if we team up."

She paused slightly and raised her chin however, sporting a smug grin.

"Could be better though - you're right when you said I can get it even hotter, and my control is a bit better... I think? Never tested that part, huh..."

Charlotte shrugged and made her way to the door, leaving her weights lying on the ground and not bothering to clean them up.

"At the very least, good to know I didn't end up with a lame partner that didn't get how sick fire is, y'know? Anyways, I gotta hit the canteen for breakfast - see you around, chief."

Daniel waved and said, "Goodbye and thanks!"
Apologies, but right now, I am not sure I have the time to join.
Going to get a post out eventually. Forgive me for being a tad slow. It might take me a day or two but I have some adjusting to do on my end IRL.


It is okay.
To the PCs: You are all authorized to interact with HangedMan's character, Hanna, btw. Note that it's optional!
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No, actually, I'm not even sure if I could pull off such a character pricked from the Pre-War era myself. But, it's really compelling to me and I think there could be some that would make such characters extremely interesting. To transition from 'pristine red-blooded American society' to be dropped into a literal seventh hell. Players may take their origins from a place before the war, within the lifetime of one of the vaults, out in the greater Wastelands, the town of Mint, or ... otherwise. There is not a lock on who or where I plan to encourage characters find their home, however I'll be attempting to bring a story that is centric to this area that breathes reason to participate and congregate. If I can.

I have Discord, but I don't have a Discord for any of this. If enough people would like to use that for bouncing ideas and questions, it would certainly help to have a server or group chat made.

I've given a small update to the OP with an unfinished character sample. Off to work now!


Thanks! Also, if it's not too much trouble, can you PM me your Discord name so I can friend you and we can talk? If you're willing, of course!

Edit: Also, about character sheets, you might want to use this (just wrap [code] and [/code] around the text:

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