Slamurai

FRAMEs (Mech combat, political intrigue & corporate struggles)

I've noticed you want to start relatively soon, but I'd love to join you if still possible. My character sheet and FRAME sheet can be up within today and tomorrow.

@OppositionJ

No problem, there's still time!

FRAMEs (Mech combat, political intrigue & corporate struggles)

@Aristo

Ah, speaking of which, do you want to give us a post order? Or should we just go at it and play it as it lies?

@EmptyArmor

No post order; I'll let everyone play it by ear.

FRAMEs (Mech combat, political intrigue & corporate struggles)

Are we still waiting on someone?
I'm excited to start.

@Sophrus

Just Silver and Zack; Terminal's character doesn't have to be present for the first mission, since he's not a pilot. I plan to open the IC Thursday at the latest, if not early tomorrow.

FRAMEs (Mech combat, political intrigue & corporate struggles)

Cecilia Lang

Name: Cecilia Lang
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Disposition: Cecilia comes off as a harsh, no-nonsense enforcer, keeping the other pilots of the Preying Panthers in line and commanding them in the field. She radiates authority, carrying herself with a haughty demeanor and steely confidence. In public, she molds her image into the Panthers' stone-cold adjutant, although on the inside she is actually very reserved and apprehensive about herself. Of course, she makes no effort to reveal her softer side to her associates. When it comes to operations, results come first. Cecilia keeps a close eye on the rest of the team in the field, to better orchestrate the most successful outcome.

Background: Prior to joining the Preying Panthers, Cecilia was a security officer of the WhiteTower private security corporation. WhiteTower had a strong presence in the XCD, providing surveillance and protection to client businesses; most of which were arms manufacturers or FRAME companies. Cecilia in particular was assigned to Ceres Aeronautics. Originally a designer and manufacturer of aircraft, Ceres had just taken the leap into the FRAME market as well.

Ceres's entering the FRAME industry unnerved other local corporations, wary of the growing competition within the market. KellCorp was especially anxious when Ceres unveiled the XGM-24A Handou and lost a number of prospective clients to the upstart FRAME manufacturer. In response, KellCorp decided to put matters in its own hands and go on the offensive. It sent a mercenary unit to assault Ceres's FRAME manufacturing plant and send the message to stay out of the industry.

Cecilia was among the WhiteTower personnel assigned to the facility, who were caught off-guard by KellCorp's attack. The mercenaries mounted a sudden, powerful offense and hammered Cecilia's partners into submission before totaling the plant. Although she held out with a grim determination and downed a few FRAMEs, there were too many mercenaries for her to deal with, and she was forced to surrender after her machine had been disabled.

The incident prompted Ceres Industries to respond by hiring the same mercenaries that KellCorp had sent after them, enticing them with an extremely lucrative contract. Not only did this get KellCorp out of their hair momentarily, but it gave them a means to retaliate and replace the FRAMEs WhiteTower had lost. The mercenaries happened to be none other than the Preying Panthers, and after ruining KellCorp's chances of competing with Ceres, Richard Bentz convinced Cecilia to quit her job at WhiteTower and join his unit.

Appearance:


Inventory:

• Heavy calibre revolver w/ optional laser module/flashlight unit.
• Carbine-length adaptive battle rifle with standard electronic sight and under-barrel flashlight.
• Combat/survival knife
• Pilots' suit with ballistic armour and equipment harness
• Pilots' helmet
• Military-spec datapad strapped to right forearm

Funds: 492,417c

Other: TBD

LBG-22 Kirin

Name: LBG-22 Kirin
Manufacturer: Canton
Height: 4.1 meters
Weight: 5100 kg
Armor: 40 mm armorplast alloy
Speed (Walk): 52 kph
Speed (Skate): 84.2 kph
Sensor range: 4 km
Communication range: 30 km
Operating range: 700 km
Extra Systems: ECM suite, laser target designator, backup sensors
Power: (game mechanic) 135
Weight (game mechanic): 70
Price: 389,333c

Equipped Armaments & Systems:

• C3 Imaging Suite (5 weight)
• MG27 Light Machinegun (2 weight)
• GPR-21 Autcannon (10 weight)
• MGR-2A Anti-tank Missile (20 weight)
• LP-90 Light Rocket Launcher (24 weight)

Storage:

• AFC-40/L Autocannon (8 weight)

Transaction Log

1st Transaction/November 22nd

Funds Before Transactions: 345,160c

Operation Commission: +400,000

Sold Handou: +221,590c

Bought Kirin: -389,333c
Bought C3 Imaging Suite: -40,000c
Bought GPR-21 Autocannon: -15,000c
Bought MGR-2A Anti-tank Missile: -30,000c

Funds After Transactions: 492,417c

FRAMEs (Mech combat, political intrigue & corporate struggles)

Here's Bentz's lovely adjutant and your team leader, Cecilia Lang:

Cecilia Lang

Name: Cecilia Lang
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Disposition: Cecilia comes off as a harsh, no-nonsense enforcer, keeping the other pilots of the Preying Panthers in line and commanding them in the field. She radiates authority, carrying herself with a haughty demeanor and steely confidence. In public, she molds her image into the Panthers' stone-cold adjutant, although on the inside she is actually very reserved and apprehensive about herself. Of course, she makes no effort to reveal her softer side to her associates. When it comes to operations, results come first. Cecilia keeps a close eye on the rest of the team in the field, to better orchestrate the most successful outcome.

Background: Prior to joining the Preying Panthers, Cecilia was a security officer of the WhiteTower private security corporation. WhiteTower had a strong presence in the XCD, providing surveillance and protection to client businesses; most of which were arms manufacturers or FRAME companies. Cecilia in particular was assigned to Ceres Aeronautics. Originally a designer and manufacturer of aircraft, Ceres had just taken the leap into the FRAME market as well.

Ceres's entering the FRAME industry unnerved other local corporations, wary of the growing competition within the market. KellCorp was especially anxious when Ceres unveiled the XGM-24A Handou and lost a number of prospective clients to the upstart FRAME manufacturer. In response, KellCorp decided to put matters in its own hands and go on the offensive. It sent a mercenary unit to assault Ceres's FRAME manufacturing plant and send the message to stay out of the industry.

Cecilia was among the WhiteTower personnel assigned to the facility, who were caught off-guard by KellCorp's attack. The mercenaries mounted a sudden, powerful offense and hammered Cecilia's partners into submission before totaling the plant. Although she held out with a grim determination and downed a few FRAMEs, there were too many mercenaries for her to deal with, and she was forced to surrender after her machine had been disabled.

The incident prompted Ceres Industries to respond by hiring the same mercenaries that KellCorp had sent after them, enticing them with an extremely lucrative contract. Not only did this get KellCorp out of their hair momentarily, but it gave them a means to retaliate and replace the FRAMEs WhiteTower had lost. The mercenaries happened to be none other than the Preying Panthers, and after ruining KellCorp's chances of competing with Ceres, Richard Bentz convinced Cecilia to quit her job at WhiteTower and join his unit.

Appearance:


Inventory:

• Heavy calibre revolver w/ optional laser module/flashlight unit.
• Carbine-length adaptive battle rifle with standard electronic sight and under-barrel flashlight.
• Combat/survival knife
• Pilots' suit with ballistic armour and equipment harness
• Pilots' helmet
• Military-spec datapad strapped to right forearm

Funds: 345,160c

Other: TBD

MP21-AC Handou

Name: MP21-AC Handou
Manufacturer: Kelhei Manufacturing
Height: 4.3 meters
Weight: 6627 kg
Armor: 45 mm durasteel alloy
Speed (Walk): 42 kph
Speed (Skate): 72 kph
Sensor range: 2 km
Communication range: 10 km
Operating range: 500 km
Power: 140
Weight: 85

Armaments:
*MG27 Light Machinegun (2)
*AFC-40/L Autocannon (8)
*LP-90 Light Rocket Launcher (24)
(21 spare weight)

FRAMEs (Mech combat, political intrigue & corporate struggles)

Say hello to the Big Tray Samigina, the Panthers' Bhargest-class landcruiser. It's comparable in size to the US Navy's Independence-class littoral combat ship and has a similar base crew complement of around 40 personnel, plus FRAME technicians and support staff. Its main armament consists of a trio of three-barreled 57 mm multipurpose guns. It also has several .50 cal turrets, a CIWS and features two dozen missile pads. It can house up to twelve FRAMEs in its hangar (which will likely be our player limit for pilots).

FRAMEs (Mech combat, political intrigue & corporate struggles)

I'll get mine up by Friday at the latest. I've got a concept for a recon/scout using a light FRAME at the moment. Probably a slightly older female, as I like to play older characters with more experience. Late 30's, maybe even early 40's; starting to move out of the peak of her performance and with a lot of stories under her belt, but still not found that one thing she feels like she 'should have' done with her career. Maybe with a divorce behind her, and a tragdy around that too.
Not really thinking of the sniper archetype, more along the lines of sensors, commo, etc. Maybe a forward observer type role; a snub-nosed autocannon and a pod of rockets to cause some chaos while disengaging 'with prejudice', and adding my firepower to the main assault once everyhing's scope out.
Are there any extra sensors, comms, ECM/ECCM or such I can get for my machine to add to that role?

Also, re: the Strangereal-esque world; would it also be like Ace Combat in the way that various recognizable brands/companies are still in existence, and should we take the same pop-culture as existing too, and a broad similarity in history? (i.e., there have been world wars in the past, for example). Just getting a feel for some of the aspects of the world we're playing in.

@Silverwind Blade

There'll be an assortment of options available after the 'trial' mission so you can specialize your FRAMEs further. Also, some FRAMEs will automatically come with additional equipment (the Zaruga has ECM off the bat). It's sort of like the Panthers is using the first mission as an evaluation of its new pilots, and after their acceptance, they're free to specialize and go nuts. Veterans will have to play along, just to keep it balanced.

The corporations and brands in this world aren't necessarily based on any real names, though some may be similar. Most similarities will be coincidence. However, there are parallels in history, pop-culture and so on: (the Emarran Council's conflict with the UKE and ISS is very, very loosely grounded in WWII; NSU and SSU are vaguely like North and South America, but only in geography and name, etc.).

Falling Skies: PMC

@vietmykeOut of curiosity, will you be controlling NPC enemies from time to time, or are you leaving the details of the battles to us? Just wanted to make sure it was alright to progress.

FRAMEs (Mech combat, political intrigue & corporate struggles)

I'm wrapping up the sheet for team lead Cecilia Lang and we should be good to go once @Terminal and @Silverwind Blade have theirs done. I haven't heard from a few others in the IntCheck, but we can manage to take on more pilots after the start.
@Zackary are you still interested?

FRAMEs (Mech combat, political intrigue & corporate struggles)

ohh ok, i get it. im not sure how i got to 131... but i understand. Thanks!

@Sophrus

No problem, glad that helped!
Naturally, as FRAMEs increase in size, they'll be able to support more taxing equipment and have larger power outputs at the cost of speed and mobility.