Shoryu

Mass Effect x MLP x Otherstuff crossover [Suggestions for others to include in crossover welcome]

Just as it sounds, I'm in the process of designing a Mass Effect x MLP Crossover, and the specific setting I am working on leaves all kinds of room for other sources to be used in the crossover [provided they aren't utterly ridiculous... Gurren Lagaan would never fit for example]

I'm already working on the OC information, but I'll sum up the scheme of things for this interest check.

The Simple Theme: Over a thousand years after Shepard used the Crucible to Eliminate the Reaper threat, and indeed all known Synthetic life present in the galaxy at that time, The Galactic Civilization is well on it's way to being rebuilt, though the galactic isolation that persisted for centuries afterward gave rise to many a micro civilization born of time and lacking contact with the rest, until new relays are brought into use that ultimately reconnect the entire galaxy.

More importantly though, with the Reaper's failure to eliminate the civilization of the previous Cycle, It is inevitable that newly developing Races will encounter the old, some may clash, some might work well with them, others may simply wish to be left to their own devices in some lone corner of the galaxy they laid claim to during isolation. There is vast potential for things to develop down any number of paths.

Some may hate me for this, but yes, This particular iteration focuses on 'Equestria' being one of these advancing civilizations reaching the stars during the thousand years prior to Galactic reconnection, that includes any number of Species that exist on Equestria being playable in the RP [within reason, for instance, there's not much room for a full sized dragon, but then again, there's plenty of ways to get around that size issue. a Draconequus wouldn't make much sense either, as fun as the chaotic little buggers can be.] That said, If this falls through, I may remake this idea as a much more broad RP that focuses on whoever those involve like the idea of it starting with the most... I just want to try 'this' first... For 'now' suggestions for new crossovers to add to this RP will be considered separate from our starting point [though some things may lead to us using them sooner than later], But, if I remake the RP they will be kept present as options to vote on for the starting point.

And now, starting ideas. I have a few I came up with, but I'm open to the ideas of anyone interested as well, i'm not too prideful to accept if someone presents a better idea than my own... But please, PLEASE, If you're going to join, express interest in a specific idea mentioned below or make a suggestion, if you just plop 'interested' in a post I'm not going to take your interest seriously because it tells me you didn't read this or don't really care enough to make a choice... being that mass effect themes are heavily 'choice' based, that's not a good state of mind =P

1. The Galactic Civilization takes notice of these rising species, analyze, and choose to send someone to 'meet' the ones that are deemed civil enough to have peaceful contact with... Essentially, This one entails the ponies reaching a successful level of space travel sufficient enough to catch the attention of the Galactic Council and an unknown ship arrives to introduce them to the council and... well, do stuff XD There's plenty of room for other events to take place while this is happening to stir up trouble.

2. The now space faring ponies have discovered a massive structure in their system [one of the new relays] and sent a new ship [flag ship? research vessel? experimental?] to investigate and learn about it... In the process of attempting to access it, it is accidentally activated, resulting in the ship involved being inexplicably propelled into the vicinity of the Citadel station [or perhaps some other location we decide on as a group] and the expect-able chaos of an unknown vessel using the Relay network ensues.

3. Naturally, with the Galaxy barely reaching a stable state even after all this time, there's going to be those nasty little groups working under the radar, in the shadows, so on and so forth... and of course there will be those looking to take advantage of these unique species that have not yet been acknowledged as 'having the rights of a galactic civilization'. The one involves a military grade ship pursuing an unknown vessel that is known to have abducted a number of ponies or other races for who knows what reasons [could be a new replacement for cerberus, pirates, or even simple black marketeers seeking to make a fad payday off of these strange little horses that seems to have all kinds of special stuff about them.] It could also include the players being amongst the prisoners being taken elsewhere, the pursuing crew, or both at once.

Oh, and one important thing about this that i'd like opinions on, I am on the fence about this particular piece of pony stuff

Magic, how shall it function in this RP? I have several theories, related or not to mass effecting it, that I'd like to hear some preferences on, and as always i'm open to suggestions or theories from others, though ultimately, unless nobody says 'anything' about it, the ultimate choice is up to the group involved in the RP.

will power = Magic - Magic is the manifestation of sheer will power of an individual, generally related or limited in some way to that individuals natural abilities, and allows for a sudden boost in ability in times of desperation. Essentially, The focus on will is the difference being sending an earth pony into the wall, and being able to stop a Krogan charging at him head-on, or the difference between a unicorn launching an arcane bolt and launching an explosive ball of energy equivalent to a grenade.

Eezo mode - Essentially re-explains Magic as Asari level Biotic ability that is focused in different ways based on pony race, such as pegasi projecting natural 'negative gravity fields' on their own bodies to fly, Earth ponies instinctually projecting skin tight biotic shields to resist attack, and so on.

Skill mode - Magic, though commonly considered a unicorn thing, 'can' also be channeled and cast through Earth pony hooves or Pegasus wings, and perhaps used by other creatures as well, It's simply a matter of re-discovering the methods of channeling magic in a way that is functional for that species [in this RP it'd already have been done], though the varieties of magic are still focused on that individuals natural abilites and racial expectaction [I.e. one Earth pony might be able to gain immense strength through magically enhanced strikes, another might be able to Command stone as long as he keeps his hooves on the ground, a Pegasus might be able to produce lightning or manipulate temperature in the atmosphere through their wings.]

fudge it - Basically this is the version were we all say 'It's magic, nobody understands, we just use it' and go with that.

A Couple of simple rules to keep in mind:
This is in casual for a reason, If you can't meet 'casual' standards, I am obligated as the GM of this RP to hold it against you, much as I hate to do so, I've been 'too nice' in the past and it's bitten me in the ass way too often.

Language - I'm not picky about language, you can be as vulgar, ponificated, or even lewd as you like, even as a pony, as far as I'm concerned a word is a word and if you take offense to someone liking to use certain words, you're a word bigot and Twilight Sparkle will 'BOOK' you for thinking you can tell people what words are allowed to be spoken.

Violence - this is mass effect, blood is common, gore is possible, things explode, people get eaten, people and ponies can and may die, shit happens... That said, don't go 'freddy kruger' on anyone, there may be some villains that show up like that, but it's all circumstantial.

Don't hijack or derail the RP! - This is meant to be a balance RP, we'll be interacting with eachother, fighting, exploring, learning, making decisions as a group or not, we do this 'together'. You're free to make an awesome character and everything, but don't do anything that'll drive the RP away from the theme of being played by a 'group' of individuals. [and no royalty!... I might allow alicorns and other such rare species to be used, but I won't accept characters who's inherent importance would itself derail the RP... that said, you are free to make suggestions for NPCs of such rank, I can always use Codec information =D]

Now then, all this said, Nothing is 'impossible' in this RP, there 'is' 'extremely unlikely' which will be left up to the consensus of the group instead of just my own opinion.

Fallout: Equestria - Once Upon a Time in the wasteland

RAAAUUUUGGHHH!!!

College is finally out of my way, for the time being at least... If anyone is still here, I'm going to be trying to reawaken the RP... I'll probably send out pm's later just incase.

Rescue on LP-301a

*whistles idly as he waits*

Oh Waiter! Another Human Please! (Supernatural RP) REBOOT

xAsunaWolfx said
I feel like i know you from somewhere..... o_o did you ever happen to do a prison RP?And yes! they're customs. The only ones not allowed are angels xD. It's okay. come to the good side. We might not have cookies but we have Filipino people.

Possibly? I've been in a couple of prison themed RPs before.

Blood in the Streets (A gang centric RP)

I'm interested =D I'd most certainly be a Brawler... IRISH!

Oh Waiter! Another Human Please! (Supernatural RP) REBOOT

Hmmm, well, I'm interested in joining since this is still open =D I'd most likely choose a supernatural, male, though I'm not so good at being a villain [It takes a special mood and it doesn't last long XD]

I would ask though, can types of supernaturals not listed in those 4/5 in the first post be used? if, of course, they are balanced out and such XD

Zoids RP?

I've always liked zoids =D It's too bad they haven't done anything new, but i figured the drive to create more of it started to die out about the time they started sexualizing the out-fits for some of the characters and the time that one Xbox game came into being and turned out to be a worthless piece of crap [there were a couple good ones tough =D]

Also, just about anyone's account on this site is going to look new given that the site was reborn a few months back =P I've personally been around 2 years but it doesn't look like it =P

FRM [Freeform Multiverse Roleplay]

Caelum said
Ah, yes, but Devil? There are several devils from different forms of lore, anime, gaming, and even religions. Freedom, my good friend, is what will make this a fun experience.

long as it's not 'the devil' from 'dante's inferno' because I'm fairly certain he wouldn't be appropriate for a non X rated RP site XD hahah.

That said I am definitely interested =D Multiple characters? It's a good idea to check, cause I have shit tons of ideas and I'd be hardpressed to wittle them all down to just one... Nevermind that I am tempted to make 'one' of my character choices the type that may cause rage face =D [and no, i don't mean mary sue OP type of rageXD]

The Rotting World: Ishkashim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan (Post-Apoc|furries/non-humans welcome)

Here's mine =D Hopefully I didn't go too far... Honestly, as far as Sergals go, I toned it 'down' some XD a normal sergal in this setting would be excessively effective as a predator [especially with the frigid climate], buuuut i can still change some things if they as disatisfactory =D

"One of the great rules of nature, a Hunter should never underestimate their prey... Natural hunters kill quickly and efficiently, because if they don't, they starve or the prey fights back... The Laws of nature take on a whole new light when the world's gone ta shit and yet prey can tear ya apart."

Name: Darius O'Roich
Age: 28
Race: Anthro/Mutant? - Sergal - Scotch-Irish [Not sure if he specifically qualifies as just anthro, or something between the 2 given the nature of what I setup for him]
Origin: Foreigner - Ireland
Occupation: Formerly - Bartender/Bouncer/Hunter, Now - Hunter/'Hunter'
Religion: If it could even be 'called' a Religion, he believes in 'Balance', an equilibrium between good/evil, easy/hard, hot/cold, so on and so forth, Balance is a generally health thing in his eyes. Similarly, he finds himself disgusted by the type of people who can have everything they want just handed to them and still complain, and driven to help if someone is stuck suffering excessively.

His Opinion of 'Religion' in general is decidedly negative, He finds Religion itself pretty disgusting and believes it as simply a way for someone to shovel their responsibility off on some extraplanar deity, real or not, instead of facing it themselves, as well as a way for those with greed for control to take advantage of those people by taking control 'for' them... Typically he just tries very hard to ignore it as long as nobody gets in his face about it or tries pushing their religion on 'him'.

Skills:

Skills

Bartender related - Drink Mixing, Minor Chemistry [you'd be surprised whats in some of that booze!], Minor Medical Assistance [People pay more if you can stich em up after their drunken accidents and let em get right back to drinkin], Resource Organization [You know it!]

Bouncer Related - Irish Martial arts, that is to say Dornalaiocht [Bare Knuckle Boxing], Coraiocht [Irish wrestling], Speachoireacht [Irish Kicking Techniques], and Bataireacht [Stick Fighting]

Hunting Related - Crossbow/Rifle-play [Both shooting and using as clubs], Moderate Survival, Hunting, and Tracking Techniques, Moderate Understanding of Animal Behavior [Not as useful once they start mutating XD]

Hobby Related - Scottish martial arts such as Fencing [Originally taken up as an exploration into scottish side of his family, but he discovered that the 'finesse' learned in it's practice can be useful for certain parts of Irish wrestling], Pugilism and Traditional wrestling [Supplemental in level compared to his Irish focus], and various less 'smooth' Bladed weapon styles [He still prefers bare fists and guns, but there's always potentialy for a nice sharp piece of metal to be the key piece of equipment in a situation.]

Mutation Related - Hand claws, Flexible Foot claws [see picture for an idea], Strong/Flexible Tail, Teeth [the specific mix of mutation has rendered his bite 'unclean', not specifically poisonous but a bite wound is extremely likely to become infected, of course this also means he's setup to eat less than high quality foods, His jaws also happen to be especially strong], Survival Instinct [Clashing this with skills isn't always a good thing], Aggressive Instinct [Animal fighting instinct, Sometimes Clashes with his 'practiced' skills] Sharpened sense of Sight, Smell, Hearing. Thick Tan/white Fur [good protection from cold, but inconvenient in the heat, airy clothing can still be helpful. Coloration is helpful for blending into deserts, stone, and Cold or snowy climates], Dense muscle mass [Higher density to present muscle mass allows for improved strength out-put without sacrificing Flexibility. not 'super human' but considerable enough to make him a dangerous predator]

Appearance: The Image below covers the example of a sergal and body structure, though he may have just a bit more muscle on him, and his fur colors would be in the range of lighter tan and white instead, as well as roughly 7'8" in height.

As for clothing, he wears a pair of, now very loose and held on by a belt, camo pants, fingerless gloves, and tied on sun-hat, all using desert camo colors.

Image

Relationships: Half a Dozen brothers the world over, Mother and father back in ireland... Intimate... you could say there were a few of those.

Character Relations - Pending

Personality: Most would describe Darius as a 'stereotypical irishman'... That is to say, Loud Boorish Drunk, and his standard behavior tends to imply exactly that as well. It's just the way he grew up, the 'book and cover' saying applies to just about everyone afterall, and under that boorish exterior he's more a mix of 'nice guy' and 'no nonsense tough guy', Being able to switch between the 2 is commonly useful for being a friendly bartender who'll toss your ass if you start breakin shit.

That said, since the mutation made itself a home in his body, various other instincts have been cropping up, mostly they've been helpful since he was already a hunter to begin with... though the steady urge to see weaker creatures as prey has been taking it's toll on him, and he's prone to decidedly 'vicious' aggression when threatened now.

History:

Darius is one of 7 Children in the current generation of the O'roich family, not counting dozens more related to various aunts and uncles, and 'was' the owner of a popular little bar in dublin where he provided the locals with boozy joy and the fruits of his hunting labors on a daily basis. One can imagine though, when the world goes to shit and people start turning into various different levels of animalistic mutants, Keeping a bar functional becomes an unnecesary chore, particularly when your own body is undergoing these changes and trying to drive you nuts.

Still, he tried for a while, but after the Tenth time he had to 'put down' a former customer who'd barged in and tried to eat someone, which was also the first time his own mutation had pushed him to a particularly brutal method of using his bare 'claws' to do it, He decided it was time to shut down and make for the wilds. He let loose one last 'party to end all parties' for whoever was still left and sane, before packing up everything of personal value, along with a stash of rare booze he wanted to save for special occasions, and just vanished.

He's spent several months since then 'Following the weather', so to speak. The Constant changes in the climate of some places has made hunting a serious difficulty, so he travels along with what weater areas have proven to be hospitable to prey... It seems pure chance that this method has led Him to Ishkashim, though one never knows what turns the future can take.

Equipment: If this seems like too much, i can remove some, but my mental image seems to stack them up well enough to fit in/on a Large Back-pack.

Storage Pack - Large Tan Back-pack held on his back by a crossed chest Harness with a release clip.

Contents

Contents:
3 x Packs of Venison
2 x Packs of Beef
3 x Packs of mixed Bird/small animal meats
2 x Collections of broken down antler spikes
8 x Harvested Deer Bones
6 x Strips of Deer Hide
1 x Bear hide 'sheet' [like a tent... but you just lay under it and hold it down yourself]
1 x Medkit: 3 Rolls of bandages, 1 pair of tweezers, 1 bottle of alcohol [and other stuff in a medkit that I'm not in a state of mind to list right now XD]
1 x Ammo box: 10 Crossbow arrows, Innacurate assortment of scavenged bullets [expect very few to be useful for any one gun xD]
10 x arrow sleeves on right side of outside of pack: 5 Normal arrows, 5 Disposable 'bone' arrows

1 x Gun Maintenance kit
1 x Blade Maintenance kit

water supplies: 3 x 32 ounce bottles in outside left pocket [one empty], 4 72 Ounce Canteens hanging from the bottom of the bag [2 Empty]

1 x Small Metal container: 1 Bottle of 'Spiritusrekifikowant' [probably mispelled XD], 1 bottle of unknown vodka, 1 bottle of unknown whiskey, 3 Bottles of Nameless beer.

Extra Cloths: A Small collection of extra cloths folded up nice and neet in a large outer pocket.
Set 1 - Blue jeans, white Tee-shirt
Set 2 - Forest Camo Pants, Fingerless Gloves, Sun-hat, Shirt
Set 3 - Night Camo Pants, Fingerless Gloves, Sun-hat, Shirt

The Fart - Usually slung on right side of Backpack: How many of you get the joke? =D

Image

Singer - A Lovingly Crafted Scottish Basket-hilt rapier, pommel and hilt tips shaped into points, blade sharp as a razor and light as a feather. He carries it more for it's sentimental value than as a weapon, it was a birthday present from one of his 'scottish' half brothers who happened to be a blacksmith, given after it was learned he'd started exploring that side of his heritage. It spends more of it's time clipped into place through the belt-loops of his pants or stored in his pack, though rarely, he tends to only actually 'use' it if someone else has produced a similar weapon that he can't trust his bare hands or a big stick to handle.

Goals: His Current goal is simply heading south, following what he knows of nature [even if it's changed a lot] and seeking better hunting climate since prey is troublesome to find in frigid places.

Rescue on LP-301a Character Sheets

Name: Solas 'Midi' Oiche [His parents had some wierd reason to name him that]
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Country of Origin: Ireland
Appearance: Image

Personality: Midi can be described as a 'wild man' of sorts, He likes things exciting, whether that reffered to a fight or just ideas he has... He finds things exploding equally as exciting as coming up with a wild idea for a new weapon design, platform modification, or other such technological 'wonder' [in 'his' mind]. He's also got a wild imagination, a Stomach of Obsidian [figuratively speaking], and a strangely wide reaching mental fortitude against things that would freak most people out. [I.e. he wouldn't get sick if someone suddenly lost a limb.]

He also has a veritable addiction to music, Almost constantly playing some sort of music in his helmet or from any Platform he's piloting, combined with the translation of his name earning him the nickname 'Midi'.

Training: Engineer Expertise, Platform Piloting, Standard Pistol Training, Hobbyist practice with weapons that don't require special training [like shotguns, personally invented gadgets, and that such.], Inventive Experience, 'bypasser' [His word for someone who finds ways to get through things that normally require skills he doesn't have. I.e. if nothing else works, he'd try ripping out the door panel and melt everything to see if it makes the door open.]

Equipment:
Storage Pack: Simply put, a Large lightly armored Back-pack used to contain and organize... well, whatever you put in it, spare ammo, electronics, back-up weapons, repair materials, broken weapons, simple scrap materials, and so on. It has roughly 1 x 2 x 3 Feet of Space in it.

Primary: Engineer's Attachment Gauntlet

Attachments

E.A.G. - One of the most important qualities for an Engineer is Adaptability, and the EAG is the ultimate example of this [In Midi's Opinion XD that may change later].

The Gauntlet has the Basic functionality for occasional Augmented Strength in the right arm that is instrumental in manipulating weighty pieces of equipment that the Engineer is expected to operate, build, or repair. It only lasts for a few seconds at a time but enhances the strength output of the gauntlet by several factors before a cooldown of similar time frame. [I have an alternative version of this that involves it 'charging' to put out a single enhanced strike before recharge, but I figured the 'strength' would be less useful in terms of individual strikes in a fight, and more fitting of an engineer's need to manipulate damaged metal objects.]

More importantly, It uses a smaller version of the frames used for making weapons interchangeable on Platforms, to allows it the use of many different Gauntlet Attachments, dependant of course on what's immediately available.

Due to their compact nature Midi can carry up to 3 Attachments [each one he doesn't carry gives more room for toting around extra work materials] And being that the mission has only just begun, He only 'has' 3 at the time.

Shield Attachment - Large Bulky Dome-like object, when attached to the Gauntlet it un-folds into a variable shield, able to re-adjust itself between 1x1 foot and highly reinforced, to a less reinforced but larger 3 x 4 Foot maximum. The overall design keeps it tapering to a point on it's front end, making it moderately useful for Striking with the Gauntlet's enhanced strength function.

Shotgun Attachment - Similarly shaped to the Shield attachment, though instead of deploying when attached, A Barrel jumped up on the top of the dome shape, while the front spreads out into a pointed extension to add to instances when used to punch things. It can hold roughly 24 Shells at a time and auto-loads from a drum clip that pops out from the rear of the Attachment when empty.

Engineering Attachment - Naturally there's going to be one for this, A Special Boxy attachment that opens up to produce a wide variety of Engineering tools, torch, manipulation claws, saw blade, knife, shock tool, and so on. Essential for enacting repairs, minimum backup tools are stored inside as well.

Secondary: Revolver

Gadgets: More'll probably get listed here as we go along

Grappling hook - Left hand - 20 Foot range - Primarily used for climbing or moving lighter objects to the user, very useful when on a platform and short on time to climb down to get an important part.

P.D.A.: Compact computerized device used to create, store, and transfer data for it's user, loaded with design plans and useful schematics that should aid in the completion of the mission.

History: TBA