Peaceless

Mass Effect AU (open)

@dabombjk oh, I just realized I picked a name too close to "Garrus". Will rename later.

EDIT: Done.

Mass Effect AU (open)

You have time to think. I get off work in 9 hours.

Mass Effect AU (open)

@peaceless
well by that logic I mean yes kinda but we are only using it this once to get the intro's out of the way but i regret it. I wanna get the introductions over with so i would appreciate it if you didnt use it.

@dabombjk

Excellent. Then I await the reply of our respectable doctor. I will work on an introduction post that would need only slight change depending on her answer.

Edit: Oops, looks like I already have the reply. We can do it in two ways:

1. The encounter is just the three of us.
2. The encounter happens late enough for everyone to join in.

Number 2 interrupts whatever everyone's doing so you need to decide where Kieran will be, since he can't be in 5 olaces at once.

Mass Effect AU (open)

At most, it saves people from having to wait for eachother. But the Krogan/Asari timeline is becoming a small mess.

BUTT I want a piece of the cake too. I want to exploit this timeline thing to take the medic hostage before the captain arrives in the room. That's doable isn't it, @AquaAzura, @dabombjk?

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Well guys, your posts are a great read, but this is the most disorganised IC I have ever seen. There must be a better way of doing this...

I'll uh let you know when I think of something.

Ace Academy - Ready!? Set!? Rumble! - High Casual

It was then that each of the members suddenly felt blinded by a flash of light. Across the room, a rather slender individual looked at them, his glasses deflecting light straight into their eyes.

He lowered his eyebrows as his face set into a small, yet worrisome, smile.

"Perfect."

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The first day of school was always refreshing for one Kiril Gurevich. It was a day of awakening from the slumber that summer vacation seemed to be, especially for students who did not have teams yet. He wasn't slacking around of couse, as there was quite alot of research to be done about the upcoming season's roster, as well as evaluation and testing of his new Gear, but it all seemed too slow for him. He needed more pressure, and the first day of school felt like a vice grip slowly clamping around his body.

It was a wonderful sensation.

True to the results of his research, he found the recruitment poster he was looking for on the school's oublic bulletin. The team he targeted was in shambles, the ambition of its members tearing it apart until only the core remained. He could not ask for a better opportunity. The Celestial Star had all necessary doors open for it already, and all that was needed from it was for it to walk through.

Naturally, the team's usual sponsors would have limited patience for failure, but this is where he would come in.

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The young man approached the group, gliding like a hot knife through the crowd. He stopped at the distance that wouldn't require him to bend his head all the way down to see those seated, but still loomed over them, and over the newcomers.

"Good morning." his heavy European accent gave him away as a foreigner. Then again, the rest of the team did not seem chipped from the same block either. "Gurevich Kiril. I am here to join the Celestial Star."

Mass Effect AU (open)

Fission

Name: Protus "Fission" Sulidonis

Race: Turian

Sex: Male

Age: 30

Specialization: Assassin (Infiltrator)

Appearance:

Hider

Protus towers slightly over seven feet, and his loose clothing create a successful illusion of a large frame. This is often how he catches his targets by surprise, as his movement is far faster than his frame suggests. He treats the world with the typical tired and disappointed gaze of a high-level thug, which makes his patient and well-mannered voice catch most conversation partners unprepared. In addition to being loose-fitting, his taste of clothes is purely functional, other than a weird tendency to choose colors that mimic the local fashion.

Background:
To a culture dilletante, it would make no sense for Turian worlds and settlements to have crime. After all, the entire culture of the people is based on militaristic discipline and a straightforward attitude. But as it is in all societies, corruption sprouts at the seams, where discipline has the weakest hold and power is concentrated in the hands of the few.

In other words - at the top.

It is no wonder, therefore, that it takes a single general who lets power go into their head to be able to turn the actions of thousands of honest Turian soldiers to personal gain. But unlike humans, the Turian society cannot support a rotten organ within its body. And such generals soon find themselves excommunicated and left to fend for themselves. Those whose loyalty lie with the people and not with the code of honor would join this exile to create bands of pirates, using advanced technology and no less advanced military tactics to amass power and riches, in an infinite race to make the universe into their personal paradise.

These bands readily attract other outcasts of the Turian society, as long as there's mutual gain. And Protus was such a Turian. His division was glad to get rid of him when he deserted - almost every psychology expert marked him as a borderline psychopath. The life of a front-line special ops operative was not an easy one, but still there are few who make killing into a combination of art and sports, personal achievements and records included. His corps mates avoided Galius's company for many reasons, the most dominant of which being his gaze, which made them feel like prey. When high command noticed this they started a slow process of demotion, which Galius noticed almost instantly. The solution was obvious - if the military cannot appreciate his skill, he would simply have to sell it to the highest bidder.

And after a short sortie with a band of pirates that were too weak in the "subtlety" department for his tastes, Protus decided to try his luck as a mercenary. And what better place to buy and sell lives at than the Citadel?

Equipment:
- Batarian State Arms silenced heavy pistol
- Heavily modified long monofilament knife
- A dozen or so Tungsten Carbide throwing knives
- Omnitool

Powers (Up to four):
- Tactical Cloak
- Disruptor Blade (like Ammo, for melee weapons)
- Decryption
- Incinerate

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Overseer

Personal Section

Name: Kiril Gurevich
Nicknames: "Overseer"
Team Position: Flanker/Tackler
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Year at Ace Academy: 2nd Year
Appearance:

Hider

Standing at 195 cm with a measly 80 kg, Kiril is, for lack of a better word, long. He seems to loom over everyone, leering down on them through his glasses with the look of a judge about to bring down a verdict. He is fairly noticeable in a crowd due to his height and a kind of hurried strut he uses to get around, as if the most important operation in the world has just failed and someone is about to get roasted.

He takes much more space than his body does, when in a company of strangers. With his friends, he tends to sort of deflate, projecting an almost forced easygoing attitude that vanishes immediately if he is ever challenged.

Personality:
Kiril takes everything he does extremely seriously. It is sometimes hard to be around him due to the sheer weight of his personality. He cannot do anything in a laid back fashion, and often demands the same kind of effort from his teammates. But those who know him well understand that this is how he conveys his passion, for the most important parameter to him in any kind of task is teamwork. Specifically, everyone's ability to bring out their best in every situation.

He is not good at communicating this, and often surprises people by taking their suggestions and developing them into elaborate plans. Once they get over the fact he only sounds like this is the only way they'd ever be useful, the conversation becomes much more pleasant. Still, the fact Kiril can't let any kind of discussion slip without pitching in can be tiring sometimes.

Biography:
The son of immigrants who struggled economically, Kiril pushed himself to excel in school in order to build a better future for his family from a very young age. He took the discipline for hard labor given to him by his parents to the next level, and would blaze through the school year towards excellence. This uncompromising, competitive behavior slowly isolated him socially, but he only realized how serious the situation is in high school, where he actually needed help and had a hard time getting any.

But instead of making friends, he devised a plan for a give/take relationship with anyone he needed something from. He would trade homework help for physical training, math tutoring for literature tutoring, and a number of students who saw the advantage of such methods combined with Kiril's managerial ability quickly joined the program. By the end of high school everyone knew who Kiril Gurevich was, and almost everyone has given or taken ressources from his self-made program.

When enrolling into the academy, he already had a completely different approach to it all. Instead of seeking extreme efficiency alone, he now sought an extremely efficient team, or at least a team that could be made into such. But other than his planning skills, Kiril had no experience piloting and had to learn everything from scratch - and nobody was going to let a rookie manage any kind of team. So he began at the bottom, making all of his mistakes in VR and little league matches. It wasn't long before his name was whispered in certain hallways, and his Gear actively avoided in matches, as the young man would bend all rules in his favor and render any unsuspecting opponent helpless. But instead of solidifying the status of a single team, and his own within it, Kiril would "let go" of his teammates when he felt they've reached their glass ceiling. At the end of the first year he was written up as the pilot who singlehandedly brought no less than five teams out of obscurity.

And at the beginning of the second year, he was already approached by sponsors. The first barrier to success was breached.

Combat Section:

Strengths:
- Analytical Mind: An almost innate ability to see advantage or disadvantage
- Multitasking: The ability to use numerous weapons or moves in combination
- Always Prepared: The ability to foresee potential failure in most plans makes one hard to surprise

Weaknesses:
- Overthinking: Leads to slow response times sometimes
- Spread Out: When you're a jack of all trades, you're a master of none
- Zealous: Being prepared for failure does not mean one isn't a hundred percent sure his plan is going to work

Neutral Values: Long Range combat, Short Range combat.

Gear Section:

Gear Designation: Pripyat Industries Custom-Fitted Kuzov IV

Nicknames: OGRE

Appearance:

Hider

Weapon(s):
The Kuzov IV was originally intended for construction, but was refitted for competitive combat due to popular demand for its highly flexible tool interfaces. The OGRE is fitted with an energized prehensile whip used to capture or deflect enemy weapons and limbs, as well as a shield to defend against ranged and some melee attack. Its shield hand is replaced by a powerful multi-barreled weapon that trades range for power, being able to knock back even the heaviest Gear at the right range.

The whole setting may seem weird, but Kiril's idea was to bring chaos to the battlefield, with unexpected attacks and surprising resilience. This is why his favorite addition are the shoulder-plate horns, said (by him) to bring fear into the hearts of his enemies.

Base Parameters:
Strength: B
Endurance: B
*Armor Quality: B
*Shield Quality: D
Agility: E
Energy Level: D
Long Range Quality: E
Short Range Quality: A

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@PeacelessI don't believe there are weapons like that in the series to my own knowledge. Though it is a short visual novel so I'll give you that. There so far have only been weapons shown that are standard shooting, or melee weapons.

@vancexentan

So just guns and swords? Do you really plan on limiting yourself to this alone?

@Heckno12 I believe has played the visual novel too so he may be able to help jog my memory too. Transformable weapons aren't a thing the closest thing to that would be eagle's ability to shift into overdrive mode which is basically trans-am from gundam oo mixed with G Gundam's Super mode. Though I suppose if you somehow worked in why you'd have an experimental weapon from some company, or your own design then I MAY consider it. Though the effects your stating probably won't be a thing as there is as of yet no standard for 'elemental' effects.

I didn't plan on playing a dude who designs weapons, but if this is the only way to override the "just guns or swords" thing, then yeah, why not. And I don't mind starting out small and improving the thing as we go, in fact it's an even better idea than what I originally had. But, the whole concept hinges on the assumption elemental or otherwise CC effects exist. Question is, do you plan on adding these at all.

A shield shouldn't be too out of the ordinary though there aren't none shown in the series I'm sure some mechs have that option. My best bet would probably go with a pistol build and drop the shield as you can spray, and move. Using a sword, or some other melee weapon to keep them from just wiping you out at close. Harass, and delay the enemy prevent them from making moves while my own character, and Heckno's work some sort of play out on the enemy. Or if you wanted a more melee oriented build then using an standard rifle, and perhaps a sword and shield. It's pretty basic as far as mechs go but it works for just general standardized things go. However there are also heavier weapons notable in the game as while some units have slimmer weapons, others have heavier builds like Eagle (The main protagonist's mech) notably uses a large buster sword like weapon.

Does this help at all?

From a strategic point of view this may make sense, but it is not what I was going for. The shield is to force range guys to go closer in order to stop my guy from harassing them. If the biggest problem of my concept is the grenade launcher turning into a melee weapon, we can forego that part and just have my guy be vulnerable to melee. No shame in that.

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Hello hello!

I don't have in-depth knowledge of the setting yet, so I only have a general idea of the role I want - crowd control/disruption.

I visualise in my mind's eye a mech with a shield and a weapon that functions similarly to an omnitool from the ME series - a gun that shoots energy grenades with various effects (slow/blind/stun/overheat) and can turn into a melee weapon that can disable a mech from close range. The mech itself will be pretty normal other than particular resistance to the above effects.

Does this make sense with the setting in any way?