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Sorry for the lateness. Sunday was a busy day for me.
Alright;
Off the bat, she seems really Sea based. Mobius has the same issue but he's able to operate on land. I'm worried you'll both turn into Aquaman or the whole plot will suddenly get stuck on the shore. Keep in mind that Code Geass showed the Portman like twice and I mostly put it on for the sake of completeness. I'd ask you to reconsider this aspect.
"African Britannian": I'll need some explaination on that. The way Brittanian history went in this verse, they didn't exactly have a civil rights movement. He or an ancestor might have married into full citizenship but at very least he would have mixed heritage.
Code Geass is good at avoiding making people good at everything; you've got an expert at investment with a double masters at age 21, in Business and History [not the most related subjects] who's a capable frame pilot [statistically]. It feels like it's a little bit over kill. I don't think a double major for a masters is even possible. With the lenght of your backstory, I'd recommend aging her up to at least early thirties, giving her time to have actually gone through college [even skipping years, minimum grade age is 23, average is about 26] for enough time to amass and loss a bit of money and then get interest/experience in combat training. Alternatively, you could cut a few elements, give her only a Bachelor's and ignore the personal fortune element/list it as an asset entrusted to her by her father.
I find it a little odd that she's been entrusted with a mercenary company if she's hesistant to kill anyone, but I suppose that could be justified in character as trying to prove herself to her father and keeping quiet about that part.
Although it's implied, I expect there's some justification about her father not letting her borrow his money?
Customization: The plating could offer +1 Def for -1 Spd, otherwise it won't have any actual effect. I've got a fairly detailed system for combat.
NP Cs [especially Non-Canon] usually get 8 rather than 15 points for stats. I'll throw up my own spread for him anyway.
edited 16th Jul '12 5:52:05 PM by Fauxlosophe
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The warship is just to justify being able to transport a small band of mercenaries to Japan/ act as a command center, I asked for Portmans because it would make sense to have those on a warship. I fully intend for them to make landfall which is why the Sutherland is customized but not aquatic. :3
I like the idea about her hiding that fact from her father, let me work in a few changes/justifcation.
What about this then:
Name: Aqila "Aqua" Wilson
Gender: Female
Age: 26
Faction: Mercenary [[Britannian]]
Equipment: Two pistols, one by her hip in other strapped to her leg both with full clips, plus three more full clips on her waist. A combat knife on her left shoulder, and a smaller one which is spring-loaded and attached to her right wrist. In addition she wears flexible body armor around all her vital areas and has a vest of additional plated armor which includes shoulder pads.
Physical Traits: Well-toned but not quite muscular, She has green eyes*, light brown hair which is kept in a pony tail and dark brown skin.
Personality: Quite and cool-headed, but she can be very load and boisterous if she feels it's needed. She's very desensitized to war and violence but doesn't like it either. In terms of whether Britannia is right or not is of no concern to her it's just a paycheck. What she does care for is her crew.
History: Aqila is a half-middle eastern, half-African adopted at age 2 by a wealthy "self-made" Half-African Half-Britannian weapons manufacturer *. She had a wealthy upbringing which she very much enjoyed, being very good at sport-horseback riding and a great student in school. Her father likes war as it keeps him in business but he's not quite a complete sociopath. * Aqila has been trained in trained in knightmare operations since she was teenager and has also been trained with the basics of rifle and pistol operation as well as knife fighting but she is better at using a knightmare as a form of transportation than as a weapon, as she lacks the will to kill, at least by her own hand.
Aqila is very intelligent and already has a bachelors degree, which is a double major in Economics and non-Britannian history of war and was a popular student among her peers and professors. She had amassed a great amount of money by investing in Sakuradite stocks as a day-trader and had gone back to school and was mid-way through her Master's degree but terrorist activity had hurt her investments, and caused her to loss much of her free independent wealth which resulted in her having to put her schooling on hold
While she could easily live off her existing wealth and father's funds, she wants to follow in her father's model of being self-made which means she's willing to take a loan out for the equipment but no live off his wealth.
During her college days her father started a mercenary division of his company which only took mission from Britannia and Britannian companies. Aqila has now joined this division of her father's company in order to prove herself or so she says it's more to make sure she doesn't have to break the bank in order to make ends meet. She is now leading her own group which she hand-picked to Japan on a small warship her father has loaned* to her, the Knightmares on the ship are also on loan. Though this is mostly for herself as the sooner the terrorist activity dies out the sooner she can safely re-invest. Everyone on her crew is fully aware of this.
Stats:
- Political stats:
- Financial Resources: 2
- Forces at their command: 2
- Prestige: 0
- Charisma: 3
- Battle Stats:
- Strength 1*
- Defense 3
- Weapons 1*
- Speed 3
Theme Music: deadmau5 - Raise Your Weapon
Knightmare: She has a small warship which has a Sutherland abroad but she has no "intent" on using the Sutherland unless she ship is attacked and her pilot is out.
'Customization: Her father's logo is on each shoulder as well as it having extra plating on each shoulder though the plating does nothing for defense,* it's just a place to put the logos. As for coloring it's colored off gray, in a color that looks very much like concrete.
Note: For forces at her command could she have a crew of 12-15, and two additional Portman? Also I'd like their to be one other pilot under her command, if that's alright?
I upped her age by a few years and lowered her degree level. I've accounted for the years as well in her backstory, and justified several things.
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Alright. Everything looks good. I think personality could be padded out a little more but what you have in the sign up is a solid start point. I have a couple worries about working her in but I think I'll figure something out.
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I don't mind waiting a bit to get into the real action of things.
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If I may ask, how long has it been since the invasion ended at the current rp's time.
"And then the dead man of the dead did dead things to all the dead people."-Two Best Friends Play Dark Souls
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approx. Ten Years.
We kick off around the same time as the series.
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Another thing. The character I intend to play has a small family.
Would it be possible for me to play the family members as well?
edited 17th Jul '12 11:28:27 AM by SonofMelonHead
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I'd rather control them myself with you giving me as much characterization and history for each as you see fit via PM or sign up.
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- Name: Wallace Moore
- Gender: Male
- Age: 40
- Faction: Britannia
- Equipment: standard equipment for one working in Britannian investigation services, as well as a wallet containing a family portrait.
- Physical traits: 6,3 with a large athletic build, short blond hair and blue eyes. Has a Britannia special forces tatoo on his left arm. Walks with a slight limp.
- Personality: Though Wallace carries a generally flippant air about him, he takes his job seriously and knows when to keep his mouth shut. He possesses a considerable amount of street wisdom and life experience. A devout family man, he does his job largely for the sake of supporting them, and puts them first above all else. He has little passion for "Pax Britannia," politics or anything else like that, aside from an amused comment sometimes.
Military service took up most of Wallace's life until, at the age of 22, he met and hooked up with a young woman named Sarah while on leave in Area 2. The two grew close and married three years later. Unfortunately, Sarah's economic situation was not much better than Wallace's, and with a child on the way Wallace had to continue his duty in the Britannian special forces, figuring he "ought to stick with doing what he's good at."
And so Wallace continued to serve, using any leave he was given to return and make up for what time he'd lost with his wife and daughter. Wallace partook in the invasion and occupation of Japan at the age of 30, where his service in the special forces ended when some shrapnel to his right knee ended his frontline eligibility for good. Wallace reapplied for the Britannian investigation services in Area 11, hoping to use his savviness in the criminal underground from his youth to uproot terrorism in Area 11.
Over the past decade, Wallace has contributed a fair bit to the exposure of terrorist connections and activity in area 11 and has gained a respectable amount of notice in the service for it. As it stands, Wallace's family rests in the relative middle class thanks to Wallace's hard work, Sarah taking a job for more income, and the sacrifice of more high standard living conditions for Wallace in Area 11; their daughter shall also be attending high school soon.
Political stats:
- Financial resources: 0
- Forces at his command: 0
- Prestige: 2
- Charisma:0
Battle stats:
- Strength: 8
- Weapon skill: 0
- Speed: 0
- Defence: 5
- Theme music
- Knightmare: N/A
I'll pm you the details on his family later.
edited 22nd Jul '12 4:07:32 PM by SonofMelonHead
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Still interested?
Apologies, you posted while I was away or else just before and it's sort of been in a rut since. The decision to revive has been made pretty unanimously.
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I'm caught up in a few things, so I'm not sure if I'd be able to; although I'd like to join if I can.
For now, consider me in if I have the time.
edited 2nd Sep '12 2:18:11 PM by SonofMelonHead
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I remember you, Faux. I need stress relief so I might be interested in this.
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Sounds good.
Long time no see. I remember you as well.
Still feel bad about the old Eva game, there were some brilliant secret plots I had up my sleeve which I can exposit on given a PM [since sadly I don't think I'll revive it].
edited 15th Sep '12 5:42:14 PM by Fauxlosophe
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Name: Elisia Lasére
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Faction: Ashford Academy Student
Equipment: N/A
Physical Traits: Elisia has a thin body with just enough meat to be considered healthy by the government. Her chest is small in comparison to the average size. Her hair is a light blonde color, considered overly normal by those who use hair dye. Her eyes are a dark green hue.
Personality: She has very little patience towards those she dislikes, and has difficulties biting her tongue in that regard. She's prideful of her family name, and won't tolerate any insults towards it or the memory of her parents. On that note, she despises being treated like a burden.
History: Elisia is a Britannian at heart, as were her parents and her two sisters. Growing up, she admired Britannia. She was taught to respect and obey the government by her father, and she was happy enough to do so. Her family wasn't ridiculously wealthy, but they weren't poor, either. A moderate life was what she lived. Eventually, her parents went off to war for great Britannia, for the honor of Britannia... They didn't come back. The three sisters were orphaned from that point forward. Elisia began to develop a grudge against Britannia for what had happened to her parents, not realizing that's what war was all about. They could have done something to save her parents, but they didn't. It was their fault her parents had died. Even then, the government did nothing to soften the blow aside from finding them an orphanage. She didn't want an orphanage, though. She wanted her parents back. As she grew older, she witnessed the pitiful treatment of the elevens in all its infamy. This war, this treatment and racism, it was all pointless. None of it was necessary, and yet nothing changed. Nothing was changing, and nobody was trying to stop it.
She wound up in Ashford Academy due to a special trust fund set up for the local orphans to attend decent schools. Elisia recognized it for what it was: a publicity stunt and a bargain deal. By showing pity to orphans, they'd gain publicity and possible recruits in the future. Without any other path, she took the funding and enrolled in Ashford Academy with her sisters, Alexia and Elise.
Stats:
Political stats:
Financial Resources: 0
Forces at their command: 0
Prestige: 1
Charisma: 1
Battle Stats:
Strength: 3
Defense: 3
Weapons: 1
Speed: 6
Theme Music:
Knightmare: N/A
Other Info:
Alexia: Age: 20
Appearance: Brunette hair tied in pigtails. She's taller than Elisia with a larger bust, something she never lets her forget. Alexia has blue eyes with pale skin.
Personality: Alexia is a solid believer in Britannian justice and believes what they do is just by any means. She often teases Elisia in school, calling her "too serious" many times. She has enrolled in the Britannian military, but has yet to tell Elisia.
Elise
Age: 19
Appearance: Elise is the only one of the sisters to have a respectable tan, mirroring her active lifestyle. She chose to spend a large portion of her leftover funding on hair dye, quite popular among the youth. Her hair is a light red color, and her eyes are hazel.
Personality: Elise is caught in the middle of Alexia and Elisia's arguments, and she tries to remain neutral. With Alexia signing up for the army, she might not be able to keep silent for much longer, however.
edited 15th Sep '12 9:06:03 PM by Miruruneko
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The Character sheets for the sisters weren't strictly necessary but are fairly parallel to what I had in mind.
Over all looks good, approved. I just need to hurry up the plot here.
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Name: Aqila "Aqua" Wilson
Gender: Female
Age: 21
Faction: Mercenary [[Britannian]]
Equipment: Two pistols, one by her hip in other strapped to her leg both with full clips, plus three more full clips on her waist. A combat knife on her left shoulder, and a smaller one which is spring-loaded and attached to her right wrist. In addition she wears flexible body armor around all her vital areas and has a vest of additional plated armor which includes shoulder pads.
Physical Traits: Well-toned but not quite muscular, She has green eyes*, light brown hair which is kept in a pony tail and dark brown skin.
Personality: Quite and cool-headed, but she can be very load and boisterous if she feels it's needed. She's very desensitized to war and violence but doesn't like it either. In terms of whether Britannia is right or not is of no concern to her it's just a paycheck. What she does care for is her crew.
History: Aqila is a half-middle eastern, half-African adopted at age 2 by a wealthy "self-made" African Britannian weapons manufacturing *. She had a wealthy upbringing which she very much enjoyed, being very good at sport-horseback riding and a great student in school. Her father likes war as it keeps him in business but he's not quite a complete sociopath. * Aqila has been trained in trained in knightmare operations since she was teenager and has also been trained with the basics of rifle and pistol operation as well as knife fighting but she is better at using a knightmare as a form of transportation than as a weapon, as she lacks the will to kill, at least by her own hand.
Despite her age Aqila is very intelligent and already has a master's degree, which is a double major in Economics and non-Britannian history of war as well as a popular student among her peers and professors. She had amassed a great amount of money by investing in Sakuradite stocks but terrorist activity has hurt her investments, causing her to loss much of her independent wealth which she amassed during her schooling. During her college days her father started a mercenary division of his company which only took mission from Britannia and Britannian companies. Aqila has now joined this division of her father's company in order to make sure she doesn't have to break the bank in order to make ends meet and is now leading her own group which she hand-picked to Japan on a small warship her father has loaned* to her, the Knightmares on the ship are also on loan. Though this is mostly for herself as the sooner the terrorist activity dies out the sooner she can safely re-invest. Everyone on her crew is fully aware of this.
Stats:
Theme Music: deadmau5 - Raise Your Weapon
Knightmare: She has a small warship which has a Sutherland abroad but she has no "intent" on using the Sutherland unless she ship is attacked and her pilot is out.((Maybe you could figure out the stats for a small naval warship))
'Customization: Her father's logo is on each shoulder as well as it having extra plating on each shoulder though the plating does nothing for defense,* it's just a place to put the logos. As for coloring it's colored off gray, in a color that looks very much like concrete.
Note: For forces at her command could she have a crew of 12-15, and two additional Portman? Also I'd like their to be one other pilot under her command, if that's alright?
Alistair Wilson:
Aqila's father and well known "war profiteer" though he rathered the term business man.
He lives in the Britannian homeland, he also donates to various aid organization which focus on rebuilding and education in areas Britannia has taken over.
((I'd like her father to have a 10 in political stats and at least 5 of that would be in Financial Resources, if that's alright with you. ))
His theme song is: I fight Dragons - Money.
edited 15th Jul '12 4:38:45 PM by Vyctorian
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