Volenvradica

RWBY: Shades of Black

Are you

Freakin'

Kidding me?

BLUE Team
Landing Zone

Vinsent stood silent for a long moment, taking an extra few seconds to make an assessment on the females of the group.

Loli. Schoolgirl. Bewbs.

"Mhm." He mumbled with a noncommittal nod. Appearing to have lost interest in the girls, he switched his gaze to the young men, appraising them in turn.

Dark Knight. Stealth.

Vinsent curved his lips into a playful smile, more so out of fascination than mischief. Still, he could not stop himself from approaching the green-eyed Osen Gure. Crouching slightly to match her height, he reached into his jacket and produced a piece of hard candy. Instead of handing it to her, he placed the candy on top of the girl's head, leaving it there as he turned his attention to Yin Li. He stood straight this time, finding himself just a bit taller. He scrutinized those violet pair, inching his face closer to hers until their foreheads met. Having already invaded that bit of personal space, he teasingly brushed his lips against hers. He backed away suddenly, winking at Yin before moving onto Nova.

"Gentlemen and Ladies! And I say 'Gentlemen' first because I am clearly a misogynist." Gone was the charming smile, replaced with a haters-gonna-hate smirk. "Seriously, I just spent like a minute staring at Nova's chest. But as much as I want to hold them, and giving candy to Osen, and fantasizing about Yin being my waifu, we have something very serious to deal with! Now, was I totally spacing out, or did Ozpin order us to beat up on some furries? I really don't know, can someone check the first post again? I swear, Vrad's writing is so bad it's making me illiterate. Hang on."

"...This will help create an opening into the enemies defenses, making way for Vinsent and his team to enter the building and make contact with the Target."

Vinsent stretched a kink in his neck, as if a small display of disappointment could get things moving faster. "That doesn't sound like a lot of fun. We actually have to wait for RED Team to give us a clearing. Oh well. Okay everyone, let's get going. The Target is the Faunus leader, and it seems we need to reach the top floor to get the bastard. If intel is right, there's 10. Just as we were trained, guys! If anything gets in the way, we cut or shoot it down. Next poster can take point and lead us to the main lobby."

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BLUE Team: Vinsent, Osen, Yin, Adam, Djura, Nova // In front of the corporate building

The RWBY Fan Club

Ditto. Just curious, when did eveyone here discover the series? I found it when my friend showed me the Yellow Trailer.

@Otaku95

Friends and I were Monty fans, loving Dead Fantasy. I remember how hyped we got when it was just the individual Red/White/Black/Yellow trailers. We used to troll saying "I can't wait for these games to come out!" LOL

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IC has been posted. With the exception of the GM and Co-GM, NO ONE may post until 10/25/2015 10:00 AM (-4:00 GMT)

Please understand that I'm running 24 hours without sleep--not because of the RP, but I'm going through a bit of stuff IRL right now. Don't worry, I'll be fine. This RP is an escape for me. Anyway, I know for sure some if not all of you will have questions. Can I ask that you all direct your questions via PM please. That way, I can sort of make a frequently asked questions kind of thing so that you all don't have to search this entire thread to see if your question has already been asked.

REMEMBER, Questions, PM ONLY FOR NOW.

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1800 HRS
Beacon Academy
Restricted Access

"We can't tell how many there are, but I'm sure it won't be a problem for the kids." Hyde Crimson tossed the scroll, prompting Ozpin to jump from his seat and catch the expensive pad. Crimson ignored Ozpin's irritated glare as he began pouring brandy into two glasses.

"No coffee?" Ozpin frowned. He didn't count on Crimson providing such a luxury, but as of late Ozpin has been developing a habit of vexing the Executive. "So we are to capture the targets and bring them to the proper authorities?"

Crimson finished his glass in one go. "Capture? You're Huntsmen. Do your job and hunt them down."

"Hyde, this is unnecessary," Ozpin shook his head, clearly not approving of his employer's intentions.

"This is personal, Ozpin." Crimson pointed with glass in hand. "We can't have a situation like this."

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1830 HRS
Airborne
Moutain Glenn City District,
Kingdom of Vale

The Angelo was a man made marvel. This large airship was designed to penetrate the enemy's airspace by employing experimental cloaking technology. It could fly while remaining undetected by radar. At the same time, it provided the same amenities found on a luxury cruise. A homely decorated interior helped passengers with anxiety, providing comfort and space.

Ozpin started off without delay. The briefing room was large, accomodating the 10+ students. At the very middle, holographs displayed surveillence shots of the target locations. Mountain Glenn was built only a few years ago as a new city district of Vale. It was considered the kingdom's first attempt of expanding past the natural borderes.

A corporate building was on display. "Construction is complete," Ozpin pointed, "and is already registered to the Schnee Dust Company. Intel has discovered that it is being used as a hideout for a terrorist cell. According to reports, several Faunus have taken residence within Mountain Glenn. Continued observations, however, have noted that they are often spott in this area....here." Ozpin tapped at the holographic display and drew a circle, containing within it the few blocks around the building.

"Arrived at destination. Standing by."

"You will be separated into two teams. One group will go with Commander Nix Valentine and another group will go with Vinsent Voidance. Commander Nix's team will be charged with engaging the enemy outside of the building. With the landscape including its own traffic network casualties should remain at an absolute zero. This will help create an opening into the enemies defenses, making way for Vinsent and his team to enter the building and make contact with the Target."

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RED Team - DPZTRIF (Depth Strife)

Phoenix “Nix” Valentine
Drake Umbra
Zena Mavrofo
Tank Licorice
Itzel Dunstan
Ryan Jet
Fugo Onyx

Objective:

• Engage the enemy and create an opening for BLUE Team
• Neutralize enemy forces outside the building

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BLUE Team - VOYDAN (Voidance)

Vinsent Voidance
Osen Gure
Yin Li
Nova Ral Oryx
Adam Sable
Djura Sinclair

Objective:

• Infiltrate the building
• Apprehend the Target
• Assist RED Team and neutralize remaining enemy forces

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ENEMY: Terrorists (Faunus)
Numbers: Estimated 50+
Equipment: Stolen armory- Dust-equipped assault rifles, anti-tank weapons, grenades, bladed weapons
Risk Rating: [B+ ] Faunus have natural night-vision and are quick on their feet. Even if without combat training, the Faunus' hatred for humans will drive them to take risks and take on a predator-survivor mindset.

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-Mission 00: Not a Pilot Episode//
Post Limit:TBA

RWBY: Shades of Black

Such a lust for a RWBY RP.

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO?!

Anyway, I believe Co-GM Kurai has answered most of your questions in my few hours of absence. Is is overwhel--I mean, great to see more people join, and it is delightful to see that players are already beginning to make plans for character development. It's also quite a treat to see that one has announced the roleplay's first trap character---damn it, I was too late--and I hope your excitement does not die down yet.

If there are any questions left unanswered, please ask away. Kurai or myself will attend to them.

Hm. I think to celebrate such a high roster, I'll make a video of myself taking as many shots as the number of people who have signed up. IN RUBY COSPLAY.

Until then. *back to making IC post*

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There's like, a RWBY fan group thread somewhere in this place. I would like to see this discussion taken there.

EDIT: FREAKIN NINJA EDIT, KURAI.

ANYWAY, if we have not scared away any more people from joining, I'll go back to making the opening IC post.

ON ANOTHER NOTE SINCE ZUGZ BROUGHT IT UP: YES, one of the antagonists in this roleplay is a fallen Huntsmen. So yeah, this will be huntsmen vs huntsmen.

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Can I tie Adam to the regular army or something? Like, his father was a member? Military matters are one of the few areas in which I can claim competence, and I figure it would be an interesting character dynamic.

@Zugzwang

That's completely fine. Hell, if your character shows some military bravado I'd be down for that too.

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Also, and I don't mean to sound like an asshole, not do I want a change, but: Grimm clearly die to low-energy bullets with ease [demonstrated by Coco in the end season 2]. Why couldn't a group of infantry kill grimm easily and much more cost efficiently than people who have to be put through combat schooling until the age of 21? Not only would it be easy to kill animals who have no direction or intelligence when they die to bullets, but humans have incredible technology like mechs [pointless, but that's a different argument] and air battleships. How are Grimm a threat? Soldiers could use dust rounds same as anyone.

@Zugzwang

You know, I actually had this discussion at the last anime convention I attended. We were sipping on Jack Daniels and getting high off nitrous oxide. I argued that soldiers were just as effective and much more coordinated than Huntsmen. Then I realized that Grimm came in different shapes, sizes, and....intelligence? Older Grimm have been known to exercise caution and prowl borders. Last part of vol 2 takes place in an area once inhabited but overrun by them. They're a threat because they're always there. Likely, they've been underestimated in the past, even with advanced weaponry. So not all Grimm are mindlessly driven by their basic instinct to prey on humans and furries--sorry, faunus. The older they get, the more powerful they get, the more intelligent they get. Not sure about you, but even armed to the teeth, I can't stand the thought of an animal smart enough to observe me as much as I observe it.

ALSO also: were we all just selected BECAUSE of our names? Or have some of us changed names since getting experimented on? Or is it just a coincidence that a whole bunch of people with black names got selected for the program?

Because. I am racist.

No, coincidence. A forced one. I like it when things make sense or match.

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@Chihiro

I'm making a rather pretty guy for this roleplay as well. Wanna mate, I mean date, I mean be part of a mutually beneficial heterosexual family-friendy relationship?

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@Rex
The image is like "These ain't even my real weapons!" Thanks for changing that, he's good!
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So, serious question: What do huntsmen do? Like, specifically?

How do they operate in relation to the regular army?

@Zugzwang

Sorry for the delayed answer! Huntsmen/Huntresses are warriors that specifically hunt Grimm and safeguard the future of humanity. They're not military. As far as how they operate, the series has yet to show a fully-fledged Huntsman that isn't a teacher (like Glynda) or hired hand (like Qrow). Not counting Ruby and Yang's parents since they're not voiced or actively participating in the series' plot. Check this out: rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Huntsmen
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I just wanna hug the entire text that Vrad put up and Vrad too.

Kurai, get in here.

Everyone, get in here.

@Chihiro

And I STRONGLY encourage players to get to know each other. Not forcing anyone, but from my experience, chemistry between characters (and not just romance, damn it) yield better results when their players communicate. This is why I left out personality in the template. You don't know a sweet-heart until you flirt with one, you don't know the pranksters until you catch them in the act, you don't know what hearts to mend until they show it, and you won't know that I'm a closet pervert until you ask me. Scratch that last part.
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@Chronothesis
Of course! My door remains open. The RP, I meant. Seriously, you'd be surprised how some don't know that cosplay does not equal consent.

The RWBY Fan Club

The hype for Volume 3 got me out of roleplay retirement. Love this series!