Phoenix347

Gundam: Ascend to the Stars

@veenknight343
Mmmmhm, allows for some characters to be from Zeta or 00 for example without having to be a canon character.

Gundam: Ascend to the Stars

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Gundam Ascent (Interest Check)

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

Gundam: Ascend to the Stars

Greetings!

This is an RP based around the anime/manga series Mobile Suit Gundam, a mecha-genre involving many different universes that we will be culminating into one. If you’re a mecha fan I highly encourage you to say hello in our OOC and I hope you will join us! It can be a lot to understand so I highly recommend reading the provided information here and ask any questions you have in the OOC tab. Characters may be submitted in the OOC tab or by PM if you prefer, and will be allowed onto the Profiles tab upon approval. Please note this is a literate RP, and posts are expected to be descriptive and mature at all times. Rules will be available in the OOC tab and will be updated as necessary. Enjoy yourselves and the RP!

The World Is Finally Recovering…

A past which few remember has been filled with world spanning conflict and war, destroying much of what humanity was proud of. Universal Century, Cosmic Era, Anno Domini and more are mere chapters of the past where wars raged between Spacenoids and Earthlings. Where people used to relax in homes and cities, lay ruins populated by starving refugees. Where people travelled to the stars, floated debris littered with corpses and ghosts. Where humanity achieved its dream of living among the stars, hung bleak cold cylinders with few inhabitants. The weapons of war ranging from the mighty battleships, agile mobile suits, frightening mobile armors and legendary Gundams lay as treasures for others to find around the world. It is now year 109 of the Resurgence calendar, the official calendar of the Beloth Empire.

Humanity has endured the desolation and has picked itself up. At first tribes and societies, but then villages and towns sprung forth on Earth. The people gathered together to survive, some peacefully and others destructive. As the land and seas were littered with mobile suits and weapons from the past, some have taken them for selfish use while others began to defend themselves and even study these technological marvels. Cities began to reappear as people travelled the wastes for treasure or supplies. In space the remains of the colonies suffered many decades inside their cylinders without support from Earth. The trips between Jupiter and Earth meant fuel was a most precious resource, and their minimum stockpile could fund only a few expeditions at a time to the rich debris field around Earth. The culture of each society remained relatively unchanged since they were abandoned, yet collectively they have viewed one another as brothers and sisters in arms, from now until they return to Earth.

The World…

The Beloth Empire resides in the reshaped Europe, along the new coast of the New Mediterranean Sea. What was once a city barely holding together became a great nation through its military might and technological understanding of machines from our past. The Empire now encompasses multiple cities within its borders which each play their part in maintaining the nation. Its military is one few other known nations nearby can actively compete with. Their technological construction capabilities range only to battleships, cars and planes while it scavenges mobile suits, advanced generators and computer equipment from storage caches. They have been able to repair a spaceport and acquire HLV craft to return to the stars after so long. Outside of the Empire lay a few nations and city states, while the rest of humanity survive as nomads or aggressive raiders who attack anyone they have an advantage over. Occasionally the rare mobile suit or armor stuck on autopilot with no allies creates havoc, but otherwise humans on Earth live their lives as they have for years.

Above the Earth, over a billion pieces of scrap metal, spaceships, mobile suits, asteroids, orbital ring remains, cryo-sleep laden pods and more revolve around the world. As the eras proceeded on, they have added more and more to the field while little has fallen to the surface or been picked by scavengers. Communication from ground to space is impossible thanks to the remains of various reactors and equipment from the wars while visual sight is obscured by the metal. Sometimes the wreck of a battleship falls to earth providing a spectacle to those who can see it, along with more material for the world to claim.

In space, surviving by the skin of their teeth, the remaining colonies circling the Earth are Alexandria, Cecilia, Vitus and Side 3, banding together into the Colony Coalition for Restoration. With no support from Earth, the enclosed systems had difficulty recovering their population until they discovered a method of cloning to boost their numbers. Alexandria and Cecilia are agricultural colonies, Vitus contains many labs and industrial buildings to supplement, and Side 3 has been a residential and industrial colony since the time of old where it was the forefront of colonial military actions. Between the Earth and Jupiter flies the Hydrogen Fleet, which continuously travels from the two plants to bring precious fuel back to the colonies. Distanced from these cylinders are small outposts for the Colony Expeditionary Forces who gather machines and useful supplies from the wreckage around Earth, making use of the asteroids brought close to the Earth.

The People...

The humans on Earth have remained a stalwart bunch who have survived the darkened days of the past and strive through the new Resurgence calendar. The people of the Empire are made of a multitude of backgrounds, and are encouraged to view each other as siblings, yet there remains tensions between people of different origins and occupations within the Empire.

Outside of the Empire are the Independents, people who reside in either the city states or small nations for civilization, but most people survive in a nomadic or barbaric raiding lifestyle. These people tend to be self-sufficient and dislike the Empire and city-states, believing they wish to remove the people from their way of life up to this point.

In the colonies everyone has a sense of community, with those inside their colony. Since the usage of cloning the population of the colonies has grown much closer to one another in a sense, but while the colonies work together for their own survival, the distance and separation from one another causes many to be cold towards even their fellow spacenoids. Officials of the colonies are more social however, and attempt to make an example of themselves.

There also exist the Pod-people, those from the past who saved themselves in cryosleep pods in the debris around Earth or deep in the soil. The colonists attempt to find these people as often as possible for their knowledge of the past, although common issues with the prolonged sleep have been known to cause mild amnesia to their occupants which can proceed well after their removal. While most have been mere civilians or soldiers lucky to survive, some believe there may be legendary figures from the past.

The final niche of people on Earth are those now called ‘Advanced Humans’. In the past many different types exist, from Newtypes, Coordinators, Innovators, X-Rounders, and even Cyber-Newtypes. All were told to have powerful abilities above the average human in combat. Each one had differing abilities according to the era but were all more rare than humans and more sought after. While few confirmed cases have appeared, the legendary status of these people have naturally made them well known amongst even the masses.

Gundam: Ascend to the Stars

The Regulations

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• The RP is meant to be fun for all players, gundam and mecha fans alike. It is my hope everyone who joins the RP will enjoy themselves and the characters, if anyone has concerns or questions you may ping or pm me(Phoenix347)
• This RP will contain strong language and themes such as death, physical injuries/maiming, psychological trauma and more, please keep this minimized from player actions during the RP although backstories can include the above circumstances. If you can not view such content I would advise caution in reading or joining this RP.
• The selection and discovery of units is done through a randomized lottery list of mobile suits ranging from the basic civilian car to 5-story tall giant robots. The status of the machines discovered during the RP can vary, with some missing equipment or being damaged (missing limbs, inoperable generator etc.) These machines may be operable later on after repairs or viable as trade goods.
• NPC style characters will be listed at the top of the Profiles page as basic enemies for players to harm relative to the situation and skills.
• Players may request and submit known characters from any gundam series with the exception that if their death was expressly shown they are not allowed (IE M’Quve for example could not have survived). Canon characters are subject to the regular submission process and MS selection.
• Players are limited to a maximum of 3 characters due to player interest. This may be lowered depending on new players but characters will be kept.
• Character profiles will be submitted here or in PM’s with the supplied template here. Any questions on the setting or if you are in need of help may be asked here or in PM. Profiles must be approved by me before being placed into the Profiles tab. Players may choose to accept either a random draw of mobile suits or select from a pre-existing list of suits to begin with. Each suit will only start with its standard equipment (See below)
  
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  ((Space variants provided if requested) MS-06 Zaku II, RGM-79 GM, OZ-07MS Leo, GAT-01 Strike Dagger, ZGMF-1017 GINN, AEU-05 AEU Hellion, MSJ-06II-A Tieren, RGE-B790 Genoace, Recten, EB-06 Graze

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Character Profile

Characters

Profile Skele:
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[color=fff79a][b]Gender: [/b][/color]
(Most basic)
[color=fff79a][b]Age: [/b][/color]
(Within reason, no 8 year old will be piloting a mobile suit but a 14 or 15 year old would be understandable given the line of Gundam protagonists. With age comes wisdom however, and few preteens would be enlisted into the Empire or Expeditionary Forces.)
[color=fff79a][b]Role: [/b][/color](Specify what your character does, are they a mechanic? A soldier? A pilot? An officer? A scavenger contracted by one of the sides?)
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[color=fff79a][b]Description: [/b][/color](If no picture was provided describe your character in detail.!)
[color=fff79a][b]Origin: [/b][/color](Where does your character come from? Are they from the Empire or born in the colonies? Are they a pod-person or Advanced Human?
[color=fff79a][b]Personality: [/b][/color](Try for a list of traits others would notice about your character, the personality of it should be conveyed through actions and words the character will use in the rp over this.)
[color=fff79a][b]Known Features: [/b][/color](Scars, tattoos, injuries, prosthetics, items of description not normally known in a description but important to know.
[color=fff79a][b]Attire: [/b][/color](Clothing your character would wear, if civilians just their usual clothing is fine but military personnel would have their faction’s uniforms. Pilot suits will be provided appropriately either through the randomized suit or the selected unit.)
[color=fff79a][b]History: [/b][/color](Detail your character’s past, their struggles, aspirations, and more. Paint as thorough a picture for other players and for yourself.)
[color=fff79a][b]Skills: [/b][/color] (If your character is a soldier or mobile suit pilot describe how your character usually engages in combat, either long range or close up. Otherwise if a noncombatant or officer describe their work habits and
[color=fff79a][b][list]Items: [/b][/color]
[*](A place for constant updating, this is a list of all items your character owns in the RP, from mobile suits to mobile weapons, basic commodities, and more. Trade Tickets will be explained further on.)
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Mobile Weapon Profile

Weapon

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[Center][img]-Place mobile suit picture reference here if you have one-[/img][/Center]
[center][h1]State the type of unit and specification, ex Mass Production Assault MS, etc. [/h1][/center]
[center][h2] Operator/Individual Pilot[/h2][/center]
[color=B22222][h2][u][b]Unit Appearance[/b][/u][/h2][/color]
(Describe the appearance of the unit in as much detail as possible. Detail its paint job, the specifics of its limbs and body, any deviations from the traditional humanoid appearance, and any noteworthy aesthetics. Go into detail and try to pain a picture in our minds)
[color=B22222][h2][u][b]Technical Details[/b][/u][/h2][/color]
[b]Accommodation:[/b] (What kind of cockpit does the unit have, where is it located, and how many pilots or passengers can it hold? Mobile suit cockpits are typically located in the upper torso and can only hold one occupant properly. However this isn’t a requirement, merely the norm and exceptions like tandem cockpits can exist.)
[b]Dimensions:[/b] (The proportion of your unit in meters. Only height is required for mobile suits Mobile Armors will need to have height, length, and width since they rarely adhere to humanoid proportions.)
[b]Powerplant:[/b] (Mobile suits and mobile armors rely on Minovsky or Fusion Reactors for power, though some rely on batteries or alternate power production means. State the power source and strength of it)
[b]Equipment and Design Features: [/b]
(Go into detail and individually list out and describe the various systems and equipment used by your unit. Things like armor type, sensors, thrusters, built-in tools, and other non-weapon systems should be mentioned and explained here.)

[color=F0E68C][u][b]•Enter Thing Here[/b][/u][/color]
-Description Here-

[color=F0E68C][u][b]•Enter Thing Here[/b][/u][/color]
-Description Here-

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[color=B22222][h2][u][b]Weapons and Combat Capabilities[/b][/u][/h2][/color]
[h3][b][u]Handheld Armaments[/u][/b][/h3]
(The hand carried armaments available to your unit. List them out and describe them in as much detail as possible)

[color=F0E68C][u][b]•Weapon Here[/b][/u][/color]

[color=F0E68C][u][b]•Weapon Here[/b][/u][/color]

[color=F0E68C][u][b]•Weapon Here[/b][/u][/color]

[h3][b][u]Fixed Armaments[/u][/b][/h3]
(Fixed weapons differ from handheld armaments in that they are directly fixed to, built into , or always carried. Mobile armors almost solely used fixed armaments while many mobile suits melee weapons are considered fixed weapons)

[color=F0E68C][u][b]•Enter thing here[/b][/u][/color]

[color=F0E68C][u][b]•Enter thing here[/b][/u][/color]

[color=F0E68C][u][b]•Enter thing here[/b][/u][/color]

[h3][b][u]Strengths and Weaknesses[/u][/b][/h3]
(Here is where you’ll describe the strengths and weaknesses of your unit for the sake of ensuring the focus and intent of your machine is understood. Now I know people like to make balanced units, jack of all trade machines with strengths in everything and with as few weaknesses as possible, but I’d like to encourage players to make flawed and diverse machines. Don’t be afraid to make your unit perform poorly in certain areas or struggle with certain things, they will give your suit character and make their strengths more believable.)

[color=B22222][h2][u][b]Technical History[/b][/u][/h2][/color]
(This is basically the backstory of your unit where you describe how it came to be, how it was used, what it’s done, how it performed, and where it is now. The technical history of a mass production unit should go over the development of the unit and why it came to be. Customized or personal units should focus more on the reasoning for the modifications or creation by the pilot as well as their history together.)

Gundam Ascent (Interest Check)

Thread will be up tonight, finished up the first section of IC page but out on mobile so can't post it very well. Glad to get this rolling!

Page is up! Feel free to say hello on the OOC page and discuss things there! I will be updating the forum more tonight and a bit tomorrow and the following day. Otherwise, have a festive thanksgiving everyone!

Gundam Ascent (Interest Check)

@Th3King0fChaos
Glad to hear it!

With this many eyes oogling the page, I feel compelled to create the RP's page tonight! I will leave it as pending until at least Friday, but may give more time to finalize mechanics and information for the world.

Gundam Ascent (Interest Check)

@KaiserElectricI see you eyeing my post!

Gundam Ascent (Interest Check)

@Shovel
I would say quite a bit, as we're taking from different universes it is highly recommended to have some knowledge about it. My best recommendation for learning about it is just browsing the Gundam Wiki and reading up on the tv series (Mobile Suit Gundam, Gundam 00, Gundam SEED/Destiny, and Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans are the most popular series with differing universe situations.) The basis of what to know is the series revolves around young adults (usually preteens) getting involved in a space war with giant robots (roughly 18 meters average). There are beam/laser weapons and telepathy like abilities as usual staples of the series along with anything called a Gundam being an prototype/advanced machine.

If you pm me I can explain more in depth if you are interested but if it's too overwhelming to learn and join, I understand and I don't want you to waste time learning about something you're unsure of.

Edot: I should clarify as this rp will be taking place after everything; events, people and places from the series aren't necessary to know for participation. Only things such as beams, generators and mobile suit types are a good start. Things can be explained in character if you wish to join and not be overloaded.

Gundam Ascent (Interest Check)

@DawningAurora
Completely allowed! Mechanics, civilians (involved in things), engineers, designers, scientists, regular soldiers, officers, and more. The most limiting factor is just roles that can be included, like, no one needs to play a mailman or farmer.

Pilots won't be the only ones with scenes as things like engineers and soldiers can assist in space or on the ground, on mobile weapons or equipment such as computers, com units, rockets etc. I'd love to have engineer characters who know more about the machines then the pilots and ridicule them for damage or praise them for finding new mobile weapons!