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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2 mos ago
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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3 mos ago
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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3 mos ago
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.
Blackwolf said
haha I get that, but since they all are military they would all feel more comfortable in there respective roles, they would probably let the highest ranking person, or the person with the most experience take charge, snipers would prefer to act a bit independently and move ahead of the group looking for higher ground. That is the good thing about a survival story consisting mostly of military personal, while they come from different back rounds all military use the same structure and operate much in the same manor so when shit hits the fan and personal differences need be set aside they all have similar training and ways of operating so there would be much more cohesion then with a random group of survivors.
Yeah, that would be a welcome aspect to a group like this that would help them survive. Plus I imagine that there'd be some sense of loyalty or camaraderie with other military personnel that would be helpful to draw upon from a point of view of running the plot as well :P
Yes, likewise. I've never served for medical reasons, but I have a strong interest in military topics and equipment, so any corrections in terminology etc. would be welcomed.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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* [i]school[/i] 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.
<div style="white-space:pre-wrap;">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.<br>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. <br>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* <span class="bb-i">school</span> RPs...<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>I'm 43 years old, and live in the UK, so I may not be on all the time. <br>I also like playing non-human characters, especially anthro ones, robots or synthetics, or some hybrid of both. <br><br>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. </div>
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