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Futuristic Mechs, Mercenaries and Misadventures (OOC, Open)

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Kithawk

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(I’m new to the forum so forgive me if this is a little light on formatting.)
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The year is 2430, the location: Puerto Ventura, a rundown shithole of a space station orbiting the colony of Atakas Feehold. A dried up volatile mining world sponsored by Dala Heavy Industries. The whole station reeks of dead dreams, cheap drugs, a lack of prospects and carcinogens. How you ended up on this god forsaken planet orbiting this god forsaken rock, well that’s up to you, all that matters is you want off of it. As you wander the station, your last few credits burning a hole in your pocket, you happen upon a mercenary bar. It’s been a long day and your feet are tired from drudging around the slums of the station, you figure you could use a drink, it’s not like there’s anything better to be doing and so you pop in.
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You walk over to the bar, unsavory looking figures staring at you as you pass by and find a seat far away from any other patrons. The bartender approaches you and asks “what can I do you for.” Before entering into an intense fit of coughing. You ask for a beer or some other form of cheap alcohol, it probably doesn’t matter it’s all the same synthetic soy based liquor anyway. The bartender fetches your drink and you tap your credit stick to his tapper in lue of payment moves to go onto the next customer, as he walks away, you tap him on the sleeve and ask if he knows of any work. He points behind you to holoboard that seems to display contracts when its not flickering. You down the rest of your drink and walk over to the board. All the other listings are taken except one. A cheesy looking advert from a Captain Collin Hill that reads like an old infomercial

“ down on your luck? Looking for Adventure? In need of Credits? If any of these descriptors fits you, come on down to frame 12, Slip C, and ask for a Captain Hill. Don’t wait, We are shipping out at tonight at 21:00”

This is my first time doing something like this in a while. I’m hoping to gain three or four people to RP with, if someone wants to play the “Dm” or Collin Hill, that’s fine by me although I’m capable of leading it. I’ve always wanted to do a SiFi mercenary RP, but have never been able to find the right group. I’m used to playing without dice or rolls or whatever so I’m fine with anything, but I will call people out for godmodding. The idea is we all start out as a bumbling band of misfits and over time gain better gear and skills. Once I see this gains more traction I’ll start figuring out a system for a market or keeping track of how much money everyone gets off of contracts.
I look forward to RPing with anyone interested. If I’ve fd up in any way please tell me so I can fix it
 
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Kithawk Kithawk , since you had asked me to play Captain Hill, is there anything that you want me to know or do I have carte blanche to create him however I want?
 
Kithawk Kithawk - what's your vision? Are we all supposed to be pilots? Do we have mechs, or no mechs? Some equipment, but not mechs? Totally broke and no stuff? Do you want us all able to pilot a mech, but also have something else we're good at? I'm good with whatever you were thinking, just looking for some guidance.
That said - my initial impulse was to play a pilot who is also an unschooled mech-technician. Meaning they learned "on the job" in some small-time merc outfit.
 
Kithawk Kithawk - what's your vision? Are we all supposed to be pilots? Do we have mechs, or no mechs? Some equipment, but not mechs? Totally broke and no stuff? Do you want us all able to pilot a mech, but also have something else we're good at? I'm good with whatever you were thinking, just looking for some guidance.
That said - my initial impulse was to play a pilot who is also an unschooled mech-technician. Meaning they learned "on the job" in some small-time merc outfit.
What I got from the main idea is that we would be hired as a member of the crew. Maybe a few mech users and even some soldiers for cannon fodder. A medical staff and even a diplomat to aid in a form of simple clientele relations.
The idea I am pulling from is much like the tv show is firefly.
 
Dark matter was such a good show. I was so disappointed when it got cancelled.
 
What I got from the main idea is that we would be hired as a member of the crew. Maybe a few mech users and even some soldiers for cannon fodder. A medical staff and even a diplomat to aid in a form of simple clientele relations.
The idea I am pulling from is much like the tv show is firefly.
I mostly mentioned mechs just because it was good illiterarion, I plan to have a mech suit as a “bounty” reward later on but we will see
 
I mostly mentioned mechs just because it was good illiterarion, I plan to have a mech suit as a “bounty” reward later on but we will see
Cool. So more of a general merc character then? To Aleki Aleki 's point, maybe having some archetypes amongst the crew.

In that case my initial thought is pretty much the same - a career "private soldier" from a high-G homeworld, specializing in "repair", scrounging parts, and using heavy-weapons.
 

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