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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!
1 mo ago
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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2 mos ago
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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2 mos ago
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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@Golden Spiral, Expressing interest. Is it okay if I join?

Edit: Ah, sadly, I don't think the RNG will agree with me, so I shouldn't join.
Natasha Zhang

"To think the Ascendancy would get rid of such a brave and capable person like your godfather," Natasha said to Narvia, her tone bitter and carrying more of the frontier 'Qingdao Accent' than usual. Then she continued, "Shows they know nothing of capability."

As Avelyn put forth a plan, then Tarak brought forth his own strategy, Natasha said to him, "Good plan - Probably the best we can come up with." Then she turned to Abaddon and said, "I hope you don't mind staying with me, by the way - I know full well you'd rather be in battle."

Then she turned to Finbarr and said, "Thank you for being honest about your powers and how they work. This will be very useful for extraction, especially as we need to escape as fast as possible before they catch on..."

Ashton and Flame

Ashton and Flame instinctively saluted Tarak, before Ashton said, "We're ready to accompany the 'Princess' to get ahold of Realist, sir."

Flame then spoke, "Just call her Navi, Ashton - You know calling her 'Princess' makes me jealous..." A faint smile, indicating that no, he wasn't jealous at all. "That said, Navi is one of the best people we can have with us - We should work on keeping her safe."

Ashton briefly held out his right palm, cupped it, then created a whirling globe of wind before saying, "Oh, we will make sure she's safe. We're family, after all."

"So are the rest of us," Flame looked at Nero, then the rest of them. "We'll protect each other."

Blue Crow (NPC)

Blue Crow inched forward towards the Circle of Hell's long wreck, avoiding the third which had been broken off by the crash. Accompanying him were four metallic soldiers who looked like robots to most eyes, metallic soldiers which were more physically capable than normal humans. Blue Crow avoided even thinking of what his troopers were actually made of - Best to absorb himself into the role he had chosen.

Don't even think of your other companion. Traitor to the Star Marines, killer of their friends, and now... The one who is taking the Bounty with us.

A pause as he approached his entry point, a loose plate which ought to lead to the lower corridors, which in turn led to the prisons. For now, the goal. All else must fade before it...

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Natasha Zhang, Ashton and Flame

"Hopefully indeed," Natasha replied to Carina. "Sorry for getting in your way, btw - Again, we were headed to deal with the Rebellion in Plenty. Now farewell!"

And with that, this 'happy' little interlude was over.

Timeskip - Plenty

It seems that there was no need to run the Blockade around the Agri-World of Plenty, as the trust gained with the Ascendancy was enough to get the blockading fleet to let the Xuanzang through willingly. Thus, they were able to soar to the hilly region of Peanuthaven, where the Xuanzang then hovered above the crashed Prison Ship called the Circle of Hell. Natasha then addressed the crew through the comms, "All right, people, we've been let through by the Ascendancy's goons, but we need to make it quick before they catch on, especially as the ship is more noticable the longer it hovers above the crash site. So let's head for the meeting room to discuss tactics - I'll continue once we're all there."

When the crew, including the Star Marines, arrived, Natasha did continue, "I've also taken the liberty of asking Moonstrike One to alert the Rebels of our presence so that they don't accidentally send rockets at us. She should be relaying the message soon - Don't worry, it's all encrypted. As for the operation, well, it's also simple - All of you take a shuttle, or parachute, or use a jetpack, downwards until you reach the wreck of the Circle of Hell. Then you go in and search for Realist's prison chamber, brushing aside any opposition you meet."

A pause, "After this meeting is done, begin sorting yourselves and assigning combat roles. Tarak, you're overall leader, with full liberty to split it into smaller sub-teams if need be."

Another pause, before Natasha addressed Finbarr, "Mr. Callaghan, assuming I got the range of your 'portal power' right, we'll be hovering 500 meters above the Circle of Hell, meaning that if you guys need a quick getaway, we will need to hover lower in an emergency -"

Ashton interrupted, "Actually, Finbarr has a way around that, although I'm not sure I should be open about revealing the exact details if he hasn't openly indicated he's willing to share. Then again, he might already have told us about it earlier and I could have forgotten. Either way, he has a way around that which can be used for a quick getaway."

Flame then said, "Either way, we should also keep the ship's cameras open, focusing on potential threats all around. If there are remnant Ascendancy forces in the ship, we should try and message them that we're taking Realist off their hands so that they can be free to reinforce Ascendancy troops elsewhere or otherwise pose as their 'relief'. Or we can kill them all, but that'd expose us as their enemies unless we have Samuel and Iris and perhaps Amy conduct a local communications blackout by using a mix of electromagnetics and enchantments before we all swoop down. That said, it'd be efficient if we do, so perhaps we should try it?"

Blue Crow (NPC)

He was new to the Bounty Hunting business, having had only less than a decade in it. But during that time, he had gone through many ordeals and fought the worst civilized space had to offer. He had seen the war and its immediate aftermath, and knew that in order to bring him closer to his goals, goals which were at odds with what others wanted, he would have to make sacrifices. Sacrifices which would further his patrons and which he personally disagreed with. But to achieve his private quest, he'd have to endure... Even if it meant fighting children to acquire the Ascendancy's discarded property.

As he and his companions snuck through groves of peanuts and shade trees, many of whom were engineered to emit a natural pesticide toxic only to insects, Blue Crow sighted the Xuanzang flying overhead and thought, Oh, no.

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Natasha Zhang, Ashton and Flame

There it was again, that nagging feeling she failed someone. That nagging feeling she failed to provide adequate answers to other people's questions. That nagging feeling that she had failed the people under her charge just like last time. Gritting her teeth, she tried to ignore it, to force it out, but it was clear from Laurey's sarcastic reaction that she had failed her crew yet again, that she didn't provide them what they wanted, no, what they needed to hear. Why can't she be the perfect Captain for once? Why couldn't she provide the right answers, the right moves?

She knew that her plan and the others' would succeed, but would it be because of her, or in spite of her? Had she really wagered the lives of her crew to get 'catharsis' and ended up compromising her crew's trust instead? Natasha Zhang was angry, and it seemed as though the part of her which she hoped was good and noble was being actively suppressed. But she had to stay calm, she had to give commands, she had to prevent her mask from breaking down. Otherwise, the crew will die and so would she and it would be all her fault, her fault for choosing action over safety.

As the enemy ship began firing back, Natasha Zhang shifted out of self-pity, moving the ship into evasive maneuvers within the limits of a really good freighter in emergency circumstances. She can be more skilled than this, more adept at using the frictionless environment of space and the strength of G-Forces to avoid the enemy's fire, but that would make sure that Kherol saw through their deception if he hadn't already done so -

And then she had it. She had the trump card Laurey wanted, the trump card which 'a veteran can see but a civilian cannot'. Recovering her confidence, she grinned and sent out a message through the comms:

"Everyone, I do have an actual plan and I think you guys might even like it. We're a ship with advanced technology of Ascendancy Origins and we carry a cargo of 'Star Marines'. Who's to say that we cannot pose as though we're still part of the Ascendancy?" A pause for effect, then she continued, "Kherol cannot be deceived easily, but we're a ship filled with child geniuses, hackers, and other Ascendancy Insiders. Oh, and of course, mind-readers and mind-suggesters. Plus one must remember that Moonstrike One has access to Ascendancy surplus and Ascendancy intelligence -"

"So does Narvia," Ashton said to everyone as well. "And we can always use Ariel's seance abilities to, you know, get the actual information we need to pass ourselves off as an Ascendancy Black Ops unit. Quite frankly, though, it's strange that Moonstrike One -"

The ship shook, but not because of a hit, but rather because of an evasive maneuver to avoid said hit. As Ashton took the controls of his turret and began firing at the Delios Fleet's ships, his train of thought was interrupted, while Flame said his piece.

"Captain, Laurey, I have something else which can help - Our formation of 'Star Marines' might not even be listed as traitors yet. We can theoretically come back to the Ascendancy whenever we want," the redhead continued, "Not that I am suggesting that bullshit, but quite frankly, I and Ashton served with Kherol before just as Narvi served with 'The Dragon'. He doesn't like us much, but he will give us the time of day if we tell him we're still with him - "

"This is ANS Manfred von Richthofen of the Ascendancy Navy. You are in unauthorized territory and are potentially undermining our military operation. Identify yourself, your intention and what is it that you are attempting to do?"


"Speak of the Devil," Flame muttered, even as Natasha grinned on her end and responded to the broadcast.

"Captain Natasha Zhang and this ship is the Xuanzang, officially carrying trade goods from the Outer Worlds to The Ascendancy's Core. Unofficially, this is an Office of Internal Security vessel, Code Black, tasked with the return of precious cargo lost to the Rau've after Proxima. You know which ones."

A pause, as Flame interjected, "You look well, Admiral Carina. Star Marine Flame Brooks reporting for duty, just thought we'd do the Grand Admiral a little favor before we arrive at our destination - We're to be redeployed to the Plenty Warzone."

Ashton added, "If you want additional credentials, I have the requisite OSI codes for the ship - Proof that we work directly for the President-for-Life."

He then transmitted a series of codes which if eavesdropped on by Laurey or received by Kherol, would check out - The ship was literally showing as on the Ascendancy's payroll.

A text to Laurie to explain, Rau've Intelligence is more competent than most people expect and that's all I can say about that. Let's just say that these will tide us by for a time. But just in case they recognize that the codes are stolen...

Another message to Iris, Samuel, and Amy, Iris, Samuel, you two and Amy enchant the comms so that they can transmit and amplify Amy's mental spells as much as possible.

Then to Trajen, Trajen, keep your head low - From what we've heard about you, you're an official deserter and your presence will endanger the alibi. Think up a backstory about how you didn't really desert but was drafted into the OSI.

And of course, Doctor Millard, Be ready to take care of injuries once the Assault Team comes home from victory, Doctor!

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Saw you join the discord, don’t worry about it you can join the more people we got the more fun we’ll have 👌


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Is it okay to express interest? I know our previous playthrough was a disaster, but I've learned from my mistakes (well, the more unforgivable ones, anyway).

Edit: Actually, I just looked through my actions in that previous playthrough, and I must say that I looked batshit insane to people. I'm sorry for what I did and I can and have tried to do better. If my presence in this RP is too much of a burden, I'll leave.
Tentative interest.
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