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Planes with nuclear reactors aboard have been flown by the USSR and by the US, but much like you say, Gunther and EvanCat, the outcomes were that it's extremely dangerous and very, very heavy. Neither aircraft were powered by their reactors, as both were testbeds to see if it was possible. The answers were pretty much as surmised: yes, sort of, but there's not much point having an aircraft with a huge endurance, as the crew couldn't stay up there forever anyway. Also, the radiation shielding was the biggest problem, as it was difficult to effectively shield the crew and keep the aircraft flyable.
Unsurprisingly, the idea came about in the 1950's around the time the Cold War was really getting going, and shortly before ICBM's became the next step. The idea was it was supposed to increase the ability to reply to impending attacks, and increase the deterrence factor. There's plenty of info about it on the internet in various places.
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The desire to join an RP instead of run one, but the lack of anything being advertised or open that fits my interests
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Why are people posting 1x1 'looking for' threads in the main section, when there's a whole section for 1x1 RP's?
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It'd be nice to be able to *play* an RP I'm interested in for once, rather than having to *run* one all the time. Of course, doesn't help that I'm picky about what I enjoy.
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Hmmmmm... PM inviting me to an RP on Discord by a user who just joined the site and has no posts? Doesn't sound iffy at all, no sir.
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I've been roleplaying in one form or another since the late '90's. I've played as many tabletop games as I have online ones, and the quality of both has varied wildly.
I have an active imagination, and I love immersive, descriptive roleplaying. My genres of choice are sci-fi, and modern-day (with a sci-fi twist). I like RP's that mix reality with fiction, and throw an unusual and exciting twist into an otherwise normal setting - something like Stargate SG-1 would be an example, or Battle: Los Angeles. An almost recognizable world, but with some sci-fi twists.
I'm a fan of military and action-based RP's that do this especially, and they are easily my favourite - though I rarely see any that appeal to me enough - all the military RP's are too 'plain', and anything else modern day is usually fantasy or fandom. Or *shudder* school RPs...
I have a lot of fandoms; Transformers, Macross, MLP: FiM, Fallout, Battletech, Ace Combat, and others to varying degrees. But I don't often join fandom RPs because the ones I'm into don't come up, or I am very picky about my RPs and their plots and feel.
I don't play in free, as I find the short posts and bad spelling and grammar infuriating. I like a lot of depth, story, setting and character to my RPs, so am usually found in Casual and sometimes Advanced. Though, usually running my own RPs.
I'm 43 years old, and live in the UK, so I may not be on all the time.
I also like playing non-human characters, especially anthro ones, robots or synthetics, or some hybrid of both.
Outside of my RP tastes and hobby; I read a lot of books, play wargames and TTRPGs, make model aircraft and vehicles, and am also a brony and furry. I have been running a large local furmeet group for the last 10 years and have been involved in running a very successful UK MLP convention.
I have an active imagination, and I love immersive, descriptive roleplaying. My genres of choice are sci-fi, and modern-day (with a sci-fi twist). I like RP's that mix reality with fiction, and throw an unusual and exciting twist into an otherwise normal setting - something like Stargate SG-1 would be an example, or Battle: Los Angeles. An almost recognizable world, but with some sci-fi twists.
I'm a fan of military and action-based RP's that do this especially, and they are easily my favourite - though I rarely see any that appeal to me enough - all the military RP's are too 'plain', and anything else modern day is usually fantasy or fandom. Or *shudder* school RPs...
I have a lot of fandoms; Transformers, Macross, MLP: FiM, Fallout, Battletech, Ace Combat, and others to varying degrees. But I don't often join fandom RPs because the ones I'm into don't come up, or I am very picky about my RPs and their plots and feel.
I don't play in free, as I find the short posts and bad spelling and grammar infuriating. I like a lot of depth, story, setting and character to my RPs, so am usually found in Casual and sometimes Advanced. Though, usually running my own RPs.
I'm 43 years old, and live in the UK, so I may not be on all the time.
I also like playing non-human characters, especially anthro ones, robots or synthetics, or some hybrid of both.
Outside of my RP tastes and hobby; I read a lot of books, play wargames and TTRPGs, make model aircraft and vehicles, and am also a brony and furry. I have been running a large local furmeet group for the last 10 years and have been involved in running a very successful UK MLP convention.
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12 yrs ago
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Given the particulars of the setting and scenario, there's no reason at all why we can't have more than one sniper - the idea is that everyone is isolated from their respective chains of command and organizations, rather than all being part of the same organization or group, and come together through random events rather than by being placed together - banding together for shared goals and protection, rather than being ordered to do so.
While I realize that doesn't reflect the 'authenticity' part regarding military 'stuff', it does make it more interesting and more survival-based, and is an alternative to let you (i.e. the players) play people from different groups and backgrounds.
While I realize that doesn't reflect the 'authenticity' part regarding military 'stuff', it does make it more interesting and more survival-based, and is an alternative to let you (i.e. the players) play people from different groups and backgrounds.
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You'd be welcome :D
That's about the minimum for the OOC, so I'll start pulling something together later today which will have a bit more detail in it. That might even pull in a few more people too.
I'd like to keep this a LOT smaller than GEARs though, since I think a small group of people would be beneficial for this RP.
That's about the minimum for the OOC, so I'll start pulling something together later today which will have a bit more detail in it. That might even pull in a few more people too.
I'd like to keep this a LOT smaller than GEARs though, since I think a small group of people would be beneficial for this RP.
The main RP I run, GEARs, is an original setting, but I deliberately mention what influenced me, and other things that are similar to give people an idea of what to expect.
There's still a pretty big chunk of info in the OOC, but it doesn't seem to scare people off too much, and I'm certainly not lacking in player participation. I had to close the RP to new members, since I kept getting requests to join.
There's still a pretty big chunk of info in the OOC, but it doesn't seem to scare people off too much, and I'm certainly not lacking in player participation. I had to close the RP to new members, since I kept getting requests to join.
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It's fine whatever you decide to do. Glad you've decided to come back for this one, and that there's more than just you and I this time as well :P
Hey, I'm kind of interested in this, and I have an idea for ships/characters, though I do have a reservation that it might be a bit too... 'wacky', for me, and end up being more comedic than I'm comfortable with. So, would it be possible to get some kind of clarification on what the 'tone' will be before I decide to join in or not?
Also, I'm pretty confident in my own writing abilities, but I've never gone for an advanced RP before, and similarly I'm a little nervous about the player-driven aspect, but I'm sure I can cope.
Also, I'm pretty confident in my own writing abilities, but I've never gone for an advanced RP before, and similarly I'm a little nervous about the player-driven aspect, but I'm sure I can cope.
Yes, this would be my most requested feature right now. It was one of the most convenient and friendly features of the old site, and something I really find very helpful, and better assists my use of time.
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Yeah, he ought to fit in. Obviously, there's none of the Metal Gear-esque tech or anything in this one, and it'll be a lot more realistic military tech etc. aside from a few small bits and pieces, but I'm sure he'll be fine otherwise.
Hopefully it will get a bit more interested and go somewhere.
Hopefully it will get a bit more interested and go somewhere.
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With no further questions forthcoming, Blade excused himself and headed for the hangar. He had no need to change his own armaments, his Harlock's regular weapons fit was more than enough for the tasks at hand, being a mix of anti-armour and mid-range firepower.
Making his way down the stairs and ladders of the Landcruisers' interior, he stepped out into the hangar. The smell of metal, oils and other industrial chemicals was overpowering as always, and he wrinkled his nose at it as he swiftly crossed the metal floor to the GEAR stalls. The maintenance crews were securing the last of their tools, and making the changes to the squad's loadouts as requested, and he exchanged a few quick words with the crew chief, before climbing up the external handholds on his GEAR and swinging himself into the cockpit.
Like most GEARs, the cockpit was snug with little free space. He didn't strap in just yet, as there was still time enough before the mission start. Instead, he powered on the internal electrical systems and ran through the GEARs pre-launch checklist. Since it'd been a few days since he'd last been aboard the machine, it was a worthwhile task to check everything. Of course, given the attention the tech crew paid to things, he didn't expect any problems and was relieved, after the ten minutes he spent working through the list, to find nothing out of order, and several minor issues also taken care of.
Leaning back in the pilots' seat, the vulpine took a few gulps of water from a bottle, and wolfed down a couple of chocolate bars. Tossing the empty bottle down to the crew, he checked his watch and nodded. The others ought to be there shortly, so now was as good a time as any. Buckling his helmet on, he fastened his seat straps with the help of a crewman and then motored the cockpit hatch closed. Initiating the full power-on sequence, he tapped the holographic controls and disconnected the Harlock from external power. Instruments came to life, and an exterior view swum into life in front of him on the inside cover of the hatch, readouts and the HUD coming to life on his helmet visor and around him in his line of sight. The hum of the UHD batteries energising the artificial muscle-system of the GEAR became a background note, and the bay crew directed him out of the stall, and he gave a thumbs-up with the GEARs hand as he followed the directions toward the front of the bay, where he waited for the others close to the front of the bay.
Making his way down the stairs and ladders of the Landcruisers' interior, he stepped out into the hangar. The smell of metal, oils and other industrial chemicals was overpowering as always, and he wrinkled his nose at it as he swiftly crossed the metal floor to the GEAR stalls. The maintenance crews were securing the last of their tools, and making the changes to the squad's loadouts as requested, and he exchanged a few quick words with the crew chief, before climbing up the external handholds on his GEAR and swinging himself into the cockpit.
Like most GEARs, the cockpit was snug with little free space. He didn't strap in just yet, as there was still time enough before the mission start. Instead, he powered on the internal electrical systems and ran through the GEARs pre-launch checklist. Since it'd been a few days since he'd last been aboard the machine, it was a worthwhile task to check everything. Of course, given the attention the tech crew paid to things, he didn't expect any problems and was relieved, after the ten minutes he spent working through the list, to find nothing out of order, and several minor issues also taken care of.
Leaning back in the pilots' seat, the vulpine took a few gulps of water from a bottle, and wolfed down a couple of chocolate bars. Tossing the empty bottle down to the crew, he checked his watch and nodded. The others ought to be there shortly, so now was as good a time as any. Buckling his helmet on, he fastened his seat straps with the help of a crewman and then motored the cockpit hatch closed. Initiating the full power-on sequence, he tapped the holographic controls and disconnected the Harlock from external power. Instruments came to life, and an exterior view swum into life in front of him on the inside cover of the hatch, readouts and the HUD coming to life on his helmet visor and around him in his line of sight. The hum of the UHD batteries energising the artificial muscle-system of the GEAR became a background note, and the bay crew directed him out of the stall, and he gave a thumbs-up with the GEARs hand as he followed the directions toward the front of the bay, where he waited for the others close to the front of the bay.
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Since I've been letting other people advertise their games in my OOC, I thought I'd add one of my own :P
It's a military RP set in an alternate history world, after the end of the Third World War
After War, Before Peace
I'm also working on an IC post, which should be up shortly.
It's a military RP set in an alternate history world, after the end of the Third World War
After War, Before Peace
I'm also working on an IC post, which should be up shortly.
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