Galactic Soldier Troperion Signups

SIGNUPS ARE OPEN AGAIN. We need more players. This isn't dead yet. Wait, no, this is dead.

Also, we have a Skype chat! Contact request Hydrall (Skype name: cirpoir)

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First off, this isn't actually mine, it's Lockonlockon's, but since he doesn't appear to be around or something, I'll make the signup thread.

Second, this is a working title. We need a new one.

Summing it up...

In the Lambdadelta sector, a supply of the compound codenamed Mythril, necessary for FTL travel, has been found. Two factions, the Earth Federation and the Centauran Confederacy, are battling over these precious mines.

The Earth Federation military is pretty much run like the average military. Chain of command and all that jazz. But they have a system where they give their Ace Pilots the right to independent action. The Federation relies on strong, tough machines that could survive the apocalypse, taking practicality over appearance any day.

The Centauran Confederacy has a bit of a caste system going on, with their Aces being given the title of "Knight", and putting them above the chain of command. But they still answer to the top brass, so they can't disobey the general mission they are given. They focus more on elegant, fluid Frames utilizing exotic weaponry at the cost of difficult maintenance and high expenses.

Recently, a peace treaty has been planned, so both can make use of this area... But tensions are high, and any spark could set it off into a fragfest...

Both factions use specially made mecha called Armored Mobile Frame, dubbed AMFs or Frames for short. They come in many forms, although they are mostly humanoid, and wield scaled up versions of normal weapons, similar to Gundam. They are highly maneuverable, and at first their role was dodging the large, slow anti-spacecraft weaponry and destroying them up close. By now, they've become one of the main focuses of warfare in space and on land.

To sign up:

• Pilot Name:
• Callsign/Title:
• Side:
• Gender:
• Age:
• Appearance:
• Personality:
• Backstory or other information:

• Frame Model (Some suggestions are here, but you can make one yourself):
• Armaments:
• Appearance:
• Size:
• Upgrades/Customization:

Gameplay will be somewhat turnbased (like most roleplays are) using Roll to Dodge as a template. Actions will be rolled for, possibly with bonuses depending on the situation. Combat will be generally at somewhat long range, but depending on players' actions it could really take place anywhere.

Battles can be in space or on planets, with the majority being the former.

Since some details are being finalized, this thread is mainly to reserve your place and understand what's going on.

Current Pilots:

CENTAURI KNIGHTS (The Bannikberg Regiment)

• Loraine Helena K.R. venne Bannikberg / Lady Silence, played by Spain Sun.
• Annabel Vermillion Lee / Calling Lightning, played by Oneesamaurai. (MIA)
• James Stuart / Golden Wings, played by Scholastica. (Has left the Bannikberg Regiment to form his own, but still a character.)
• Roxanne Bishop / Brazen Rocket, played by Satinel.
• Dain Keller / Steel Citadel, played by Gaunt88. (Quit)
  • Replaced as Captain by Julia Zalez, played by @Satinel.
• Alexei Niktokov / Bolt of Azure, played by Lockonlockon. (Quit.)
• Earl Vieillard / Centurion, played by Fauxlosophe.
• Collete Fortescue / The Violet Chevalier, played by Daltar. (MIA)
• James Weinz von Stranz / Crimson Storm, played by Commando Dude. (MIA)
• Leonard Reitman / Liquid Sabre, played by Fusion Man. (Quit)
• Juurian Gerlach / Phoenix, played by SOCR. (Quit)
• Issac Alecsi / Pale Specter, played by darksidevoid.
• Gabriel Leon / Steel Phoenix, played by Rabbit Rider.

FEDERATION ACES (The 195th Aces Squadron)

• Piper Lee / Scrap, played by Absynthe.
• Calven Hobbes / November, played by Wryte. (MIA)
• Flint Zechran / Wrench, played by Fluid.
• Jaedong Lee / The Tyrant, played by Neobowman. (Now part of ROZUM)
• Mikal Quasp / Midnight Death, Angel-01, played by zzzdragon. (Has left the squadron, command switched to Natalie Romelia)
• Adam Hardekker / Psycho, played by Made Of Axes. (Quit)
• Nicholas Baker / Skull, played by The Monkey Mon. (Player MIA)
• Sune Arrows / Banshee, played by Atomic Nut.
• Gerry Mack / Green Pine, played by Flanker66.
• Rohiko Testbug / Callsign, played by Neo Bowman.
• Lee Cooper / Coop, played by Re Dead. (Quit)
• Barney D. Joeseph / Bravo Juliet, played by Romanmyth. (Quit)
• Carson Hawkins / Nitro, played by GiG.
• Jay Ibarra / Knell, play by Hydrall.
• Varina Davis / Skydive, played by Parable.
• Jill Gui / Dakka, played by Masked And Dangerous.

If you have anything you'd like to contribute, say, or whatever, head on over to the discussion/brainstorming thread.

Also, we're not Gundam. Really.

edited 7th May '14 6:52:04 AM by Hydrall

The below is subject to change.

• Pilot Name: Loraine Helena K.R. venne Bannikberg
• Callsign/Title: Lady Silence (or just Silence)
• Side: Centauri
• Gender: Female
• Appearance: Loraine is tall and thin, with icy blue eyes, she has short black hair.
• Personality: Loraine is nicknamed silence for two reasons, one is that she is generally silent, preferring to allow her actions to speak for her, second is the silent explosions her enemies lives generally end in.
• Backstory or other information: Loraine is the eldest daughter of Sir Maximilien venne Bannikberg, and a distant relative of the current Centauri Monarch Emperor [name and regal number here]

• SF-Bannikberg-II Voice of Silence (Modified Stalker)
  • Height: 12m*
  • Armaments
    • 2x Beam "Wristblades", functionally, identical to a beam saber, but with a shorter reach, one on each wrist.
    • 2x Lunis Laser Pistols, useable at any range with sufficient skill.
    • ECM (Radar-Jamming Electronic Countermeasures)
  • Appearance: The Voice of Silence's appearance is fairly typical of a Stalker, however, it has been painted black in contrast to the typical sheen gray.
  • Size: Standard (12m)
  • Modifications
    • See "Armaments"
    • The Voice of Silence is outfitted with an experimental cloaking device, providing optical cover for a maximum of 15 minutes (2 turns) but is prone to malfunction.

edited 24th Jul '10 6:00:36 PM by SpainSun

• Pilot Name: Piper Lee
• Callsign/Title: Scrap
• Side: Federation
• Gender: Female
• Appearance: Petite, about 5-foot-3 (that's roughly 126 cm). She has light auburn hair which she keeps tied in a braid and prefers tank tops and cargo pants as everyday wear
• Personality: She got her callsign her first fight, when someone called her a scrappy little fighter. She's got a quick temper, but she's loyal and true when you prove you're trustworthy.
• Backstory or other information: She loves her mech, to the point where she's named it Hugo. She was born on Earth, with a loving and supportive family. She joined the military for adventure but quickly became disillusioned with the reality of war; conversely her outlook on life is cynical despite its optimism. She keeps her secrets close, though, so there is a lot that isn't really known about her.

• Frame Model: XM-10 Magellan, customized
• Armaments: Two shoulder-mounted Gatling-style machine guns, three heat-seeking missiles, short-range laser gun
• Appearance: Olive green in color, patched with different metals where fights have taken their toll, knotwork "tattoo" painted on right shoulder to personalize
• Size: 15 meters tall, 3 meters wide
• Upgrades/Customization: Weak shield generator good for a max of five hits by projectile or one by laser, increased pilot synchronization to better mech reaction time.

• Pilot Name: Calven Hobbes
• Callsign/Title: "November"
• Side: Federation
• Gender: Male
• Age: 25
• Appearance: Shoulder-length dark brown hair, tied back. Short beard and green eyes. 5' 10" and athletically built. Western descent. Wears standard military-issue black boots, gray flight pants, and marine jacket. The jacket bears a shoulder patch from his old marine unit, the Delivery Boys (Steaming hot death in 30 minutes, or else!). Usually wears just a t-shirt or undershirt under jacket.
• Personality: Hobbes is a fairly laid-back guy, and a team-player who can be counted on to support a struggling teammate. However, he hates to see others routinely failing to pull their weight, and can be hostile if he sees another's laziness impacting the team. Hobbes places high value on precision, efficiency, and attention to detail, and prides himself on these qualities in his work.
• Backstory or other information: Hobbes originally joined the Federation military as a marine, but later transferred into the AMF forces after getting a chance to pilot one of the machines during a military construction project. Hobbes saw action as a marine and a pilot in two previous theaters before being reassigned to the Lambdadelta campaign. He keeps an assault rifle and ground survival kit in his cockpit.

• Frame Model: Quicksilver Custom, "Echo" Interceptor and Anti-Armor Frame.
• Armaments: Standard railgun, blade, and shoulder cannons. Left arm-mounted double-barreled cannon, firing 6 short-range explosive armor-buster rounds.
• Appearance: Matte colors. Dark green base with charcoal detailing and highlights. Copy of Hobbes' marine unit patch painted on the left shoulder, matching his jacket.
• Size: 10m
• Upgrades/Customization: Enhanced maneuvering jets and additional jets built into extremities for faster, more precise maneuvers. Higher top speed. The cockpit has an enhanced g-dampening system to cope with these modifications. The Echo is also equipped with a long-range cloak that renders it invisible to radar from 80m or farther away.

edited 26th Jul '10 8:54:07 PM by Wryte

• Pilot Name: Annabel Vermilion Lee

• Callsign/Title: Calling Lighting or just Lightning.

• Side: CENTAURI

• Gender: Female

• Age: 24

• Appearance: Hooded emerald green eyes. She has long, silky, straight, dark blue hair, She has a busty build. Her skin is skin is dark reddish brown,. She has prominent cheekbones and a round face. She is thin and stands around 5'6". Her outfit is a skin tight jump suit #2A4DBC #C 409 F 1 #9529BF #0BB6A1 = the exact colors of her jump suit.

• Personality: Stoic and fierce in combat, Used to be known to scream during combat but times have changed she has grown cold and silent. She's still very nice and friendly but she's afraid to get close to anyone again as she entire squadron was destroyed 3 years ago.

• Backstory: Born to parents in a rural area, she quickly escaped to the city shortly after high school, and be came a pilot. She also excelled in construction and co-built her current unit as a hobby with two member of her former Unit. Her group was wiped out three years ago because she forgot to turn her Radio off and the enemy heard their plans at least that's what she thinks her radio was off, until the last minute of the battle when she turned it on trying to reach a switch, but by then everyone was dead and she has convinced herself it's her fault.

• Frame Model : Modified Hive/Spifire "Lightning Chariot."

• Armaments:

• 1x Short-range, rapid-fire beam pistol

• 1x Chest mounted Beam Turrets

• 1x Drone Hive

• 1x Giant Lance with Retractable hooked Spikes

• Appearance: Much like the spitfire but with a customized Black and Yellow paint job and Hive weaponry attached along with a set of slightly heavier armor.

• Size: 16.3 M,

• Upgrades/Customization: Fully customized this fortified version of a spitfire is an almost perfect fusion of the spitfire and the hive. I' keeps some of the Hives power and bulk, but is able to maintain Most of it's high speeds by using a lighter form of armor. It's flaws being armor can more easily be removed by heavy fire, and going past 200 MPH is risky because the armor may not stay on at those speeds .

• Top Speed : 210-250 MPH

I hope this is alright.

edited 28th Jul '10 11:03:50 PM by Oneesamaurai

• Pilot Name: James "Jimmy" Stuart
• Callsign/Title: Golden Wings
• Side: Centauri
• Gender: Male
• Age: 24
• Appearance: Hispanic origin with Dark eyes and hair.
• Personality: Outgoing and loud. Stuart likes to wear flashy uniforms and paint his mech in bold colors. Confident and prone to action, he fancies himself as a cavalier of the long ago ages and cultivates his image as that of a chivalrous knight.
• Backstory or other information: Stuart is the youngest of four children in a well-to-do family. He comes from a military lineage and has served several years in the military.

• Frame Model: SR-52-M 'Spitfire'
• Armaments: Short-range, rapid-fire beam pistol, Twin beam sabers
• Appearance: Custom paintjob, painted red with yellow flames.
• Size: 15.0m
• Upgrades/Customization: A specially equipped mini-jammer that distorts radar computers in the nearby area. Missles guided by electronics loose their target and go out of control when targeted at the Spitfire. Unguided rockets ans missles work just fine though. Also has a loudspeaker.

edited 24th Jan '11 7:57:22 PM by Scholastica

Great characters, guys! Hopefully, we'll have a good even number so we can start the game soon.

• Pilot Name: Flint Zechran
• Callsign/Title: Wrench
• Side: Federation
• Gender: Male
• Age: 22
• Appearance: White male with short brown hair, brown eyes, and slightly unkempt appearance. Around 5'7". Were it not for his stubble, you'd swear he was more of a boy than a man.
• Personality: Brash and rather cocky nature, not helped by his stellar performance record so far within the Federation armored battalions, notwithstanding his regular need for a new Frame.
• Backstory or other information: He signed up with his military because of his infatuation with Frame combat, as reported by the Federal media. Though he has seen enough combat to warrant his reputation, it remains to be seen how realistic his worldview is.
• Frame Model: XM-10 Magellan, with upgrades (see below). In the past, he has owned a Quicksilver and has on occasion requested a more advanced Frame, though these requests have been denied because of his tendency to carelessly get his Frame wrecked in combat.
• Armaments:
  • Assault-class laser (hand-held).
  • Pair of arm-mounted spikes.
• Appearance: As described above, his current Mag looks improvised in every possible way. On the plus side, this makes repairs a whole lot simpler than if he were to own a more advanced Frame. He has taken care to at least paint everything the same black color though, both for "camouflage reasons" and to reduce the chance of people noticing his handiwork.
• Size: 15m.
• Upgrades/Customization: The laser in question was entirely improvised to serve as an improvement on the Magellan's base laser, and not supposed to fit on his Frame. Very clunky, but efficient enough to hold off most foes. The arm spikes were included as a last-resort close combat measure to directly pierce a Frame's armor.

edited 26th Jul '10 8:54:33 AM by Fluid

Looks very interesting.

• Pilot Name: Jaedong Lee
• Callsign/Title: The Tyrant
• Side: Federation
• Gender: Male
• Age: 20
• Appearance: [1]◊[2]◊ 5'8'', 64kg.
• Personality: Does not care for his comrades well-being in battle if their death benifits the mission. Believes in absolute victory above all, in any way possible short of lawbreaking. He is a bit power hungry and if he can, he will take it. Ambition is the key for him. Also tends to get the death stare at anyone who challenges him.
• Backstory or other information: Joined the military as a political method to gaining power. Has plans to rule the Galaxy if he gets a chance. Everyone knows his ambitions, and his desires are not really secret, other than the ruling the galaxy thing.

• Frame Model: HW-OZ 'Swarm'
• Armaments:
  • "Glaive" Railgun. Requires precision and a long reload time, but is extremely accurate and powerful.
  • Kaiser Daggers. A pair of curved daggers. Designed for durability.
• Appearance: Coloured blood red and white, with a Gurren Lagann style wings on the back, complete with thruster. Rest of the mech has sharp edges. Head like the Guren's◊ without the prow jutting out from the top.
• Size: 12m
• Upgrades/Customization: Originally a SF-18H 'Stalker', Jaedong has spent 5 years replacing parts and redesigning sections himself so that there is now no part in the mech that was in the original. No armour at all, other than the thin anti-heat titanium layer. Travels at 500 mpm, and can manouver very well thanks to the lack of heavy armour. Cockpit is filled with a special gel in flight, to reduce g-forces. Pilot wears helmet.

edited 27th Jul '10 9:05:57 PM by neobowman

Actually, the Stalker is a Centauri mech, not a Federation one... That could have an interesting story behind it.

I'd complain about yet another male Fed pilot, but I think I just met Hobbes' archenemy.

Added in age.

Would it be legal for me to be a combonation Ship Captain/Pilot, sort of similar to Char?

My idea is a recently promoted pilot, who for some reason or another, was handed his first command in the form of the shakedown cruise/final field testing of a new model Feddie warship, which still has his old unit stashed away on board.

edited 28th Jul '10 1:08:59 PM by zzzdragon

...I... Don't really know.

I mean, it's a really interesting idea, and there's a lot of potential for the RP. Like, the aces could use your ship as a base of operations, or something.

But it'd be really complicated, too... Alright, create your character and design your spaceship thing. Then we'll see.

Hi! I just signed up here to join this, I've been watching the thread for a couple of days. Let me know if I did anything wrong...

• Pilot Name: Roxanne Bishop
• Callsign/Title: Brazen Rocket
• Side: Centauran Confederacy
• Gender: Female
• Age: 19
• Appearance: Bright red hair done up in pigtails, amber eyes, average height and build.
• Personality: Impulsive, friendly and an adrenaline junkie.
• Backstory or other information: Novagauge is a newly established Centauran fame manufacturer, focusing on creating multi-functional equipment. Their first frame was designed to transform between the standard robot form and a modified fighter craft. Roxanne was one of a handful of pilots selected to test the prototype in addition to her regular military training. The new peace treaty pushed both the prototype and Roxy to Lambdadelta where they could be shown off in a non-combat military enviroment.

• Frame Model: PT-001 Firefly Transformable
• Armaments: Weaponized plasma torch, mid-range laser rifle, energy shield
• Appearance: The frame's limbs are long and slender, designed to fold up in fighter mode.
• Size: 18m (12m transformed)
• Armor grade: Ultra-Light
• Top Speed: 400 mpm (600 mpm transformed)
• Manufacturer: Novagauge Industries
• Notes: The Firefly is still under developement and has only been used in simulated combat.

• Pilot Name: Mikal Quasp (Rank: Commander)
• Callsign/Title: "Midnight Death", Angel-01
• Side: Feddie Federation
• Gender: Male
• Age: 25
• Appearance: Black hair, average height, with a less-than athletic build
• Personality: Eccentric and jocular when things are relaxed, with very little respect for pomp and circumstance. Known to be able to serious-up at the drop of a hat when things get hairy though, and is able to act quite properly when it is required of him. Also has a bad habit of doing what he feels is right over what is necessarily tactically sound, though has cut back on that since he's now responsible for a crew. Often gets a "That's the 'Midnight Death'?" reaction due to his personality.
• Backstory or other information: An ace who was promoted at the end of the previous war. Originally having the generic callsign "Angel-01," the moniker "Midnight Death" was earned when he single handedly stopped an entire enemy squadron advancing on a civilian facility (most likely due to faulty intelligence) using a clever ambush, tactics, and gratuitous use of smoke and flashbang grenades. Earned a special promotion for it, and was given a non-combat command as a test of ability. Note that Angel-01 is still his callsign, but he is better known by the nickname.

Warship: YFSS-1000 "Seraphim"

• Description: A new model, making use of the lastest in Applied Phlebotinum engines for maximum sublight maneuverability, it earned the name for a "Wings of Light" effect generated when the new engines are functioning at greater than 80% of full power. The Applied Phlebotinum Engines are mounted on external pylons to the left and right of the ship, while the central portion mounts the hanger, the bridge, and the FTL drive, as well as conventional engines. It was designed firmly with AMF's in mind, featuring five launch catapults, two forward facing on the upper and lower hulls, and one in the rear. The primary anti-ship armarment is a pair of high-output variable dispersal positron erupters, which take the form of a pair of rails which open vertically, charge the energy between them, then release the burst. The angle and orientation of the rails can be used to somewhat manipulate the dispersal and thus the effective area of the blast.
• Armament:
  • 2 x "Yamato" VD Positron Erupters
  • 4 x Anti ship torpedo tubes
  • Micro-missile based CIWS X many
• Auxiliary and Defensive Equipment:
  • Compressed Particle Field: Using the same physics concepts as the 'Wings of Light', a dense particle field can be generated around the ship, which reduces damage from, possibly negating, energy based attacks.
  • Anti-Beam Charges:Using the stored particles from the effect described above, these are missle-like munitions that can be fired to dampen energy weapon effectiveness in a location aside from the ship's immediate area.
  • Signal Flares:Combinations of colors can be used to send any variety of coded orders to sortied machines.
• Crew:
  • Name:Lt. Commander Natalie Romelia
    • Position: Executive Officer
    • Age: 25
    • Gender: Female
    • Appearance: Short cut hair, almost always wearing her uniform's hat. Somewhat tallish, usually with a serious expression.
    • Personality: A by the book, disciplined soldier, who comes from a family with a long military history. Often the Bad Cop to the captains Good Cop when it comes to ship discipline.
    • Backstory:Served with Mikal as his combat operator previously. Despite the seemingly bad match, the two complement each other well, and quite used to dealing with each other.
  • Name:Chief Petty Officer Alto Vice
    • Position: Chief Mechanic
    • Age: 23
    • Gender: Male
    • Appearance: Attractive, in a sort of down to earth, rugged sort of way, while still having a bit of a Bishonen look.
    • Personality: Friendly and hard working. Can be a bit playful and mischivious. Also a bit of a snarker.
  • Name: Ensign Eina Lenstar
    • Age: 24
    • Gender: Female
    • Position: Combat Operator, Comm Officer.
    • Appearance: Short brown hair, of realitively small stature.
    • Personality: Quiet, somewhat spacy when not focused, but still compentent when she is trying. Makes for a rather Moe combination. Male pilots tend to like it when it's her shift as the combat operator. Currently romantically involved with Alto.
  • Name: Roger Braggman
    • Age: 26
    • Gender: Male
    • Position: Combat Operator, Comm Officer.
    • Personality: Somewhat easily startled, is generally the first to get panicky when things are starting to look bad.

• Frame Model: Quicksilver-SR
• Armaments:
  • 1 x Burst railgun, longer range, more powerful, rather than pure rapid-fire, it instead fires in 3-5 shot bursts, with a larger cooldown time, hand carried.
  • 1 x "Panzer X" combat knife, the same one he used in his ambush. Smaller than standard issue blades, not meant for extended swordfights.
  • 4 x grenade lauchers, mounted in the arms and upper legs, used for lauching his trademark smoke grenades and flashbangs
• Upgrades/Customization: Powerful ECM, making it difficult to detect through non-optical sensors. The shoulder cannons and some of the armor was removed and replaced by additional verniers, in order to increase mobility. Also, the main camera has a high-performance light screen, which blocks extra light, so he doesn't get blinded by his own grenades. Is painted black, since space is black.

So, one thing I was thinking was that in addition to my (main) character, I could also play much of the ship's crew, like the XO and other Bridge Bunnies, unless someone else wants to create someone. That might help, since it might be hard to get enough people for the crew of an entire ship.

edited 2nd Aug '10 5:38:42 PM by zzzdragon

I'm pretty much the same as Satinel, I've been watching this RP for a few days.

I've got a federation pilot worked out, but it looks like there's a lot of Feds already. Would you prefer me to change to a Cent pilot?.

edited 28th Jul '10 2:53:37 PM by Gaunt88

@Gaunt: Hmm... I think you might have to, if it isn't too much trouble.

@zzzdragon: Alright, your pilot is accepted but I'm gonna have to ask the others about the battleship.

Alright, anybody out there- If the Feddies are gonna have a capital ship for their Aces, we need one for the Knights, too. Anyone up to designing a Centauri Battlestar?

I'm on it

Name: Dain Keller

Title: Steel Citadel

Side: Centauri Confederacy

Gender: Male

Age: 31

Appearance: Average height, athletic build, Caucasian. Short blonde hair, greyish-blue eyes. His left arm is a mechanical prosthetic from the elbow down.

Personality: Dain is quiet man, very matter-of-fact and with a deadpan sense of humour. On the bridge, he is cool under pressure, collected, seemingly immune to panic.

Backstory: A former Frame pilot, Dain transferred to the navy when he lost his arm to a federation ace’s railgun shot. He has spent the last 4 years touring the Epsilonbeta sector, and has only recently been rotated to Lambdadelta. His ship, the castellan, has just undergone a repair and resupply and is now part of the Centauri honour guard at the peace conference.

Dain has been touring the Epsilonbeta sector for 4 years. It was a heavily contested area, but the fighting had died down by the time the peace treaty came about. He and his crew are well disciplined, working like a well-oiled machine, albeit one wound a little tight. The honour guard detail is a comparatively soft assignment.

Dain has good, but not spectacular, family connections. The Kellers are influential, but can’t really compete with the grand families. He’s pretty much climbed as high as he’s likely to without a major shake-up in the court power balance, but he doesn’t mind. Four years out on the frontline makes the politics on Centauri seem a mite trivial. All he’s concerned with is doing his duty to the Empire, his crew, and the pilots he carries – which is why the peace treaty is making him a bit nervous. He’s just not convinced it’ll work, but he knows that may be because he’s still got the war fresh in his mind.

Warship: TR-M 886-6 "Castellan"

Description: The 886-model medium carrier is a venerable design, the very first 886-0 model having come into service almost 60 years ago. While the confederacy is planning a slow phase-back in favour of a new model, the fact that the 886 can still be found in Centauri front-line carrier groups is a testament to its versatile and rugged design. The Castellan’s main hull is split into two sections. The aft compartment holds its reactor, FTL drive and its array of six sub-light thrusters (arranged in a 2x3 rectangular grid). The forward section takes the shape of a flat, angular wedge with a blunt nose. The port and starboard edges of the hull contain the AMF launch bays. The castellan is equipped with 6 such bays, and at maximum capacity can transport 24 Frames, plus fuel and munitions enough to keep them in action for months.

Weapons: The 886-6 carrier’s main armaments are a pair of long-range particle artillery cannons, mounted on swivelling turrets on the dorsal and ventral surfaces of the ship. It is also fitted with an extensive point-defence system (concentrated around the engines and launch bays).

edited 28th Jul '10 11:38:24 PM by Gaunt88

• Pilot Name: Alexei Niktokov
• Callsign/Title: Bolt of Azure
• Side: Centauran Confederacy
• Gender: Male
• Age: 22
• Appearance: Gray hair and brown eyes. Average height with slender build.
• Personality: Alexei is something of an eccentric. Talkative and amicable, occasionally to his detriment. Has a fascination with yo-yos and is always carrying one on his person. On the battlefield he attacks his opponents swiftly and enthusiastically, risking himself at every opportunity, relying on superior reflexes and reaction time to get out of sticky spots.
• Backstory or other information: Alexei is the product of a Confederate super soldier program. The Confederacy was spiraling into a depression so the program became too expensive to continue. They stopped the breeding program, but trained the soldiers up to the point where they could battle, at age 16. Alexei earned the title of knight in a conflict in the Gamma Sector five years ago. And has since been assigned to The knight unit overseeing the Lambdadelta sector.

• Frame Model: FT-27-1 'Excalibur' Knight Custom
• Armaments:
  • Mid-range high penetration beam rifle
  • Beam sabers x4
• Appearance: Painted blue with black accents.
• Size: 18.0m
• Upgrades/Customization: The Frame was modified to be lighter and given improved propulsion systems, putting the top speed at 400 mpm, however, in order to accommodate these improvements, the shield unit had to be removed, and the armor had to lowered to light-class. So while the unit has a speed edging out a standard Spitfire's and the Excalibur's powerful armaments, it is fragile, and easily disabled.

edited 29th Jul '10 12:34:43 PM by lockonlockon

Lockon? Jeez, where've you been? I had to start this thing without you!

Are you going to be dropping out of being a GM, or is everything cool now?

Sorry, I was busy with family stuff.

Everything's good now, I'll still be GMing in addition to playing Alexei.

Note to all people interested in this: We need Federation pilots!