Bounty Hunters of the Apocalypse second arc: The March of Mephisto

Doing this for the lulz, not going to play this one in a while.

• Name: Ana "Chiquita" Rodríguez
• Gender and Age: Female, 16.
• Occupation: Mercenary.
• Appearance: Chiquita is a rather scrawny-looking girl of mexican features, with an all black raven coarse hair tied in a single mid-waist braid, and a C tattoed in in her neck. She has a young, adorable face with dark eyes. Her body is a different matter. Trained, and slim but muscular compact, it's safe to say that Chiquita's fitter that her scrawny features would imply. Her hips are a bit wide, and her legs and bottom are fairly muscular. She has an incipient ab pack in her waist. Her arms and shoulders look a bit masculine due to that fact. And she's completely flat chested, much to her chagrin. In fact the only thing that hints that she is in fact a girl at chest level is a certain roundness and softness of the pectoral muscle. On the plus side, she doesn't even need to wear a bra, and she can fit on guy clothes rather nicely (which she does so). She usually wears a black shirt with a weapon holster, baggy jeans and boots, and a military jacket.

• Personality: Chiquita is a teenager trying to be an adult. She coats her views and speech with a heavy and cynical dye, but she is prone to bouts of childish and teenager behaviour. She is pretty hardened to human misery and fight for survival and doesn't form attachments quickly. She hates being treated as a little kid (or being called flat chested). She has a pragmatic view on life: It's shit, but you gotta make a living out of it. Surprisingly enough, she enjoys relaxing peaceful moments and reading.

• Back Story: Chiquita was born in the hellhole known as Ciudad Juarez in Mexico, to a good-working and law-abiding couple. A family that the gang, near-lawless city would reave. At age five, her father, a law enforced, as well as her mother were gunned in front of her eyes. She should have died back there too, but the events took a strange spin. When some ganger was apparently busy with her mother's corpse, he did not notice the five-year old brat nor the bronze ashtray she was carrying. It should've been a shallow hit, a concussion at worst, but little Chiquita's last desperate bout of survival ended up killing the man in a fluke.

So the gang decided to adopt the five year old killer child as pet. They found hilarious to turn a female, weakly-looking kid into a gangbanger and killer, and they took special care she became one. A special sort of Drug Cartel sicario. Under the tutelage of Gringo (an american defector) and Chino (in truth he was from Thailand, but thugs aren't known for their wits). Both people taught her the basic army skills, as well as a great deal of Muay Thai. A preparation that culminated when she complied to her first hit at 11. A pedophile who had wronged too many people of the gang.

The apocalypse... well, she didn't notice at first. When demons began to show up the only real difference was the number of targets to shoot. Rival gangs would sometimes fight side and side, killing the demons, only to then turn against eachother anyway. Chiquita began to make herself a name by then, if only because that goddamn Chino kept pitting her against untrained thugs in illegal street fights for a few bucks. And Gringo kept sending her to kill unsuspecting targets. But things took two turns for the worse. The leader of the gang, Santos, had became all too enthralled with a new addition: a prostitute, which decided that the gang should get their share of bitches. And they tried to doll up the now teenager Chiquita to become one. She did avoid her fate by discovering that Santos' girl was a succubus. But the bad news is that she had managed to turn the entire gang into a cultist organization. Those who opposed him died, like Chino and Gringo.

And then, a light was shone in Chiquita's life. The NCC showed up in Ciudad Juarez, seemingly interested in how the city of sin had resisted so well. With catchy words and a chance to repent from sins by serving them, they turned the city in a training ground after that. And sought out to root all cultists from the city. Chiquita didn't think twice. She sold aĺl of her gang out to the NCC. After watching the last remains of her past be purged, she declined an offer to join the NCC, instead choosing to get a passage north to the US, and start a new life.

• Equipment:
  • AK 74: Russia makes em, gangers get em. She has two magazines. One of them blessed.
  • Twin Glock 17MB, 9x19 Parabellum : She has got four magazines, two for each one.
  • Combat Knife: She has had it customized to have a silver coating as well as blessing.
  • Two M67 Frag grenades.
  • Backpack with hygiene supplies, additional underwear and 4 credit points.

• Skills:
  • Spanish-fluent
  • Ambidextrous
  • Muay thay and streetfighting: Chiquita is skilled in the use of muay thai, taught by the Chino, further augmented by the use of dirty street fighter moves. Also due to the streetfighting, she has a decent proficiency in knifefights.
  • Monkey Girl: Due to her fitness and small body frame, Chiquita can climb pretty well and squeeze herself into tiny holes. She can also run pretty fast.
  • Para-militar Training: Chiquita was taught by the Gringo in how to properly operate firearms, grenades, drive the basic military vehicles and basic first aid. She has trouble with the bigger, heavier automatic weapons due to her small body unable to absorb the recoil efficiently and thus she has to shoot them in a prone position, or in non-automatic modes, or suffer a significant accuracy loss.
  • Mexican Food cook: She can cook yummy mexican foods. But for a lot of people it'd be poisoning. Try at own risk.

edited 31st Jul '14 12:53:58 AM by AtomicNut

You incorrectly used her occupation tab; in this case I'd classify her as a mercenary. Former bandit as well, maybe, but it doesn't sound like she was doing much against other Humans after the apocalypse started.

You got your pronouns mixed up a few times, and everything in the back story prior to the apocalypse personally makes me cringe. (And not in a good way.)

If she is gonna be entering the game any time soon, she isn't going to be having a working car, much less one that is customized and reinforced to that extent.

And this is just straight up false in the setting; almost all of the world governments are still in power, and still control more or less the same territory they did in 2012. (Except North Korea, which got scorched earth by the NCC.) Border patrols are nearly gone though, as most governments are working together against the mutual threat of the apocalypse.

This is the whole point of the U.N.A.M. thing.

edited 26th Jul '14 3:51:12 AM by FirockFinion

As always, let me know if anything is unreasonable in this sign-up.

• Name: Harry Churchill
• Gender and Age: Male, 47
• Occupation: NCC Paladin
• Appearance: Like so.◊ Under the hood.◊
• Personality: Harry is rather friendly, if a bit anti-social, but maintains a fairly cautious attitude at all times. Despite being a fairly religious man, Harry isn't quite as zealous as the rest of the NCC and is rather adamant in his belief that everyone deserves a chance at redemption if they're willing to give it a shot. Despite his good nature, Harry is absolutely ruthless when it comes to cutting down his foes in combat.
• Back Story: Before the Apocalypse came about and royally screwed him over, Harry was living a fairly simple and pleasant life in Sheffield with his son and daughter^* I doubt Harry's kids will pop up much in-game, they're probably living in the NCC's HQ and aren't likely to come into play unless the P Cs end up going there. while working as a carpenter. When news of the ongoing apocalypse came to his attention, Harry decided that it would be in his best interests to find a safe place for him and his family. This resulted in Harry joining up with the NCC, despite being a practicing Anglican, since he figured the best place for his kids to be safe from the forces of hell would be with a large organization of powerful priests. As a way to earn lodgings for his family, Harry became one of the NCC's many Zealots, fighting whatever he was pointed at with little thought as to what might come of it. After showing an insane amount of ferocity in his first dozen skirmishes, Harry was recruited into the NCC's Paladins where he was given several month's worth of intensive training. Now, Harry wanders the globe smiting demons and helping out those in need.
• Equipment: (everything here is blessed unless otherwise noted)
  • Armour and Armaments:
    • Blessed sword◊ (has a silver edge)
    • A crude, yet efficient blessed shield (see first appearance link for an idea of what it looks like).
    • A blessed suit of armour composed of a combination of riot gear and metal plates.
    • A warhammer◊ (Blessed of course)
    • A kukri (not blessed, since Harry picked it up recently).
    • A crossbow with 20 blessed bolts.
    • A COP .357 Derringer with 16 regular .357 rounds (not blessed as it was recently acquired).
  • Other stuff of note:
    • Rucksack
    • Whetstone
    • A spare crossbow string
    • First-aid kit
    • Silver cross
    • Bible
    • A flask of Holy Water
    • Bedroll
    • Cloak
    • Enough food and water to last a week
    • Flint and steel
• Skills:
  • Carpentry. Given the right tools and materials, Harry can repair or build fairly sturdy wooden structures.
  • Harry is incredibly proficient with both his sword and crossbow (Harry tends to use his crossbow for hunting when food is short) due to the extensive training given to him by the NCC.
  • As a young man Harry dabbled in bareknuckle boxing for about a year and has some experience with that particular brand of fistfighting.
  • Harry has decent first-aid skills taught to him by one of his fellow Paladins.
  • During his travels, Harry has picked up enough Spanish and German to communicate with a fluent speaker (though he isn't terribly verbose in either language).

edited 31st Jul '14 12:49:47 AM by Eachiunn

@Atomic's edits: Well my personal dislike of that kind of back story notwithstanding, it looks mostly good. Her equipment and abilities are perfectly acceptable, and the only thing technically wrong is this:

Saying that an entire city went "pretty much unaffected" during the apocalypse would simply be grossly inaccurate in this setting, (especially during the dark month) but perhaps you mean it from the character's personal perspective, which I can see making some sense.

@Eachiunn: As hinted in the NCC profession description, he would have to actually convert to Catholicism, or at least do a convincing impression of converting to Catholicism, in order to gain any significant rank in the NCC. Also he wouldn't have been promoted all the way to paladin without some field experience and missions under his belt, so you can go ahead and add that into his back story.

For his equipment, everything should be blessed. The NCC goes kind of blessing-crazy with their stuff. The only exceptions would probably be some of his ammo; oh they bless their own ammo too, but at this point it'd be expected for him to have to have gotten some ammo from outside sources while deployed.

His skills actually seem kind of bare bones. Him being proficient with his weapons, hand to hand fighting, and some first aid would be a given with that kind of rank; but what about everything else? Does he know any other languages? Does he have any particular skills that aren't related to combat? Any generic or ridiculously specific field of knowledge?

Like, to fill out some other skills I'd simply ask; what did he do before the apocalypse? If you don't want to answer, that's fine; I mean think about it yourself and go ahead and fill in his skills appropriately. Yes this RP has a main focus on combat, but it's not all combat; and besides, you still never know when some mundane skill or knowledge could actually come in handy.

edited 26th Jul '14 5:40:30 AM by FirockFinion

Removed that controversial sentence...

Right, I'll get on adding to that in a bit. I'll let you know when I've updated.

@Atomic: Alright, looks good now. Of course, she can't come in now, but you've got a character ready if one of your current ones bites the dust or hits the road.

@Eachiunn: Looks good. Harry likewise can't come in now, but an encounter that's not too far off that I'd already been planning before you brought him up would be a perfect opportunity to bring him in; so it wouldn't be too long before you could bring him in. Relatively speaking anyway; it could still be weeks or months IRL.

New character. Let me know how he is.

• Name: Bob Ford
• Gender: Male
• Age: 50 but still in great shape
• Occupation: Rabbit hunter (but occasional bounty hunter)
• Appearance: Looks like this◊. He typically wears an unzipped brown coat with a Cincinatti Reds T-shirt underneath. He also has on some camoflague pants and the orange knit cap that hunters typically wear.
• Personality: Bob is a "good old boy" type of guy. He's a simple man and tries to be as manly as possible. Drinking, beautiful women, sports, fighting, and hunting are his true love but, since the Apocalypse, all but the latter are becoming increasingly harder to participate in. Underneath his gruff exterior, he does have a soft spot for women and children and will refuse to harm either - even in these Apocalyptic times. Female demons are still on the line though. He is a bit of a sexist but it's not overtly malicious - he just believes in the "typical" gender roles. Men should fight and women should cook and clean in his mind. All in all - he's a good man to have around.
• Back Story: Bob was always an outdoorsman. Before the Apocalypse, he owned a hunting store. While he was proficient in hunting all kinds of animals, his favorite was hunting rabbits. It was fun and he was good at it. When 2012 hit, Bob grabbed his crossbow and led his employees to safety - shooting all manner of zombies and dire animals on the way. When they arrived at the safe town, Bob did what he did before the shitstorm - he hunted. There were tons of deer and rabbits and Bob fed himself and sold what he couldn't eat. Occasionally, nearby towns would have dire rabbit infestations and Bob would arrive to deal with the lethal lagomorphs. He eventually met up with his nephew and started teaching him how to hunt. However, his happy existence was soon about to change. He and his nephew received reports of a dire rabbit on the loose in the woods near the town they were currently holed up in. Thinking it would be a simple hunting trip, the two suited up and went to put the bunny down. Little did they know that they were about to face the biggest, fastest, meanest dire rabbit the world had ever seen. Ol' Smokey, as Bob called him, killed his nephew and gave Bob a nasty scar on his cheek before escaping. Bob, wanting vengeance decided to track down this savage beast. Bob has been doing this for about a week and it has led him to an area where a certain demon-worshiping cult is rumored to be.
• Equipment:
  • A 2011 Horton Ultra-Lite Express crossbow that is lovingly cared for and maintained.
  • 5 regular crossbow bolts
  • 1 arrow with a rubber blunt tip
  • Small canteen that he keeps on his belt
  • Two hunting knives (one for personal defense and one for actually preparing game)
  • A bear claw necklace. For coolness reasons
  • A compass
  • Binoculars
  • Some extra clothing. Mostly socks and underwewar
  • Backpack
  • Roll of toilet paper
  • Needle and thread
• Skills:
  • Rabbit Hunting - Is competent at hunting deer, elk, and squirrel but is an EXPERT at rabbit hunting. He can track, shoot, dress, and cook any rabbit. He is also very knowledgable about dire rabbits.
  • Crossbow Shooting - Crack shot with his crossbow
  • Business Management - Used to own his own store so he knows a thing or two about finance and management
  • Button Sewing - Can sew a button and can generally stitch a wound or clothing

I'm sure he'll get along great with Coline, Garnet, and Chiquita.

Looks good. Accepted.

I'm sure of it too . I'll keep him on hold until the group gets to the cult and then I'll PM you the exact details of how to introduce him.

Well I'm gonna think that this is closed but it says its still open so I'll give it a shot.

Name:Bo Wyatt

Apperance:pretty much my profile picture.

Items:a one stringed guitar,black pants+shoes,a rusted blue diving helmet,a long green and red poncho,red gloves,a homemade shiv,a diving tank canister,a portable record player and a record

Personality:A softspoken man somewhere in his 20s with a love for family and music. his life wasint much different than it is now as he wanders about playing terrible guitar music despite having his guitar his whole life.

Backstory:Bo used to be a street preformed in his old life with his brother they would often spend days looking at the stars playing a old record they liked at a old abandoned bunker they hung out at. When the apocalypse began he took shelter with his brother in the old bunker with the little supply they had eventually Bos brother suffered a horrible fate (will be possibly explained in to)after that he left the bunker and stumbled across a museum with some working diving equipment used to show people what it was like to wear a diving helmet underwater.He wandered around the world for a while until he settled down in a encampment and plays terrible music for food.

Battle:Bo would be a support character in battle, playing terrible music to confuse opponents and somehow pump allies for a battle. When not using his incredible skills he will resort to using a knife of shiv to fight.

That's about it but I'll add on some things I missed later I hope that the message on the top of this is not outdated.

What the hell? I'm 100% positive I edited that first post to say this RP was closed.

Sorry man, RP is ded. Might get revived someday but my life's a bit too hectic to be doing it soon.

... Well shit I guess I'll take my one stringed guitar somewhere else to play terrible music or maybe I'll come back when it's revived ANYWAYS SORRY GUY I MESSAGED LIKE 3 TIMES TO FIGURE STUFF OUT.

Don't worry about it. We were all new once.