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[Parsely]

While you're snoozing in your widdle jammies, back in Washington we're wide awake and worried! Why? Because everyone wants what we have! Everyone! You think this metal man is fun, but who built it? The Russians? The Chinese? Martians? Canadians? I don't care! All I know is we didn't build it, and that's reason enough to assume the worst and blow it to kingdom come!

WELCOME TO BENOC
The players are American government agents during the year 1961 who are charged with resolving situations involving extraterrestrial or anomalous objects, organisms, locations and occurrences. Their objective is to maintain national security and overall public ignorance of such events, and ensure any remains, whether technological, biological or otherwise fall into the right hands. Specifically, those of their superiors. You have a blank check and the total support of the federal government. There are no limitations, and the only way to go is up. Results are expected, and must be given in order to justify the players' existence as a unit.

No holds barred this time around. You guys are dead meat. Also: no goofing off. From here on out, consider the Super Serious RPG Generator Switch to be in the ON position. Actions in bold, in-character in italics, out-of-character inside ((two sets of parentheses)). If any of the information or instructions anywhere on this thread are unclear, ask for help in a post, or PM me, for Christ's sake.

Spoiler: Character Sheet (click to show/hide)

Name: First name must be American.
Nationality: American
Previous Employment: FBI, CIA, NSA
Role: Investigator (essentially footsoldiers. you'll be sent en masse into dangerous situations in order to fix them. i'll probably come up with a better name for this), Pilot (you'll be sent in during certain situations in order to support investigators or go where an investigator can't go), Support (you'll accompany investigators and pilots wherever they may go in order to cover any fields that they may not be versed or exceptionally capable in. think maintenance, demolition crews, and researchers. other agents will most likely need to keep you alive in order to complete their mission), Commander*

*=PM me if you want to be the Commander. There will only be one. Include one of the other choices in your character sheet as well in case you are rejected.

[Parsely]

These are the stats we'll be using. 0 points in a stat confers a -1 modifier, and every two points in a stat provides a +1 modifier to it, therefore: 0=-1, 1=+0, 2=+1, 3=+1, 4=+2, etc. Having ten points in a stat is "average" and does not modify an action.

The following descriptions are stripped down and generalised for my own convenience:

Strength (STR): The player's ability to move and carry weight. Heavier weapons will have a strength requirement in order to wield them. Every point below the requirement garners a -1 modifier to attacks using that weapon.

Dexterity (DEX): The player's overall physical mobility and flexibility, as well as reflexes. Thrown weapons require a DEX check for accuracy. Aerial manoeuvres require a DEX check.

Constitution (CON): The player's resistance to and ability to recover from physical abuse. CON checks determine whether or not you'll be able to power through a normally fatally wound, and how long it will take you to recover from injuries.

Intelligence (INT): The player's capabilities with regards to mental exercises such as deduction and problem solving.

Perception (PER): The player's instincts and sensory awareness. Most of these checks will be hidden.

Charisma (CHA): The player's natural charm and tact when placed in social situations, whether it be negotiating for a raise or convincing extraterrestrials not to invade.


Players (-8 Maximum-): alamoes (Commander), Xantolos, scapheap, GreatWyrmGold, Gotdamnmiracle, IamanElfCollaborator
Waitlist: ---

[Parsely]

So, it occurred to me that at some point I would have to map out the complex, so I spent a few days drawing it up (not literally (if only)).
Here it is, tell me what needs to change, such as facilities that should be added, or if some of these might be combined into one:

Surface Compound
Block 1 - Commercial, Political, Delivery, Relations, Civilian Residence, Airstrip
Block 2 - Transport Hub, Main Comms, Command, Officer Training
Block 3 - Containment (Humanoid, low-Security), Detainment (Humanoid), Interrogation (Humanoid), Secondary Barracks (Police Force)
Block 4 - Storage, B-Class Ordnance Testing (nonexplosive), Proving Grounds
Block 5 - Barracks, Hangar, Recreation, Comba Housing
Block 6 - Forensics, Intelligence, Investigation, C-Class Ordnance Testing (chemical)
Block 7 - Primary Containment (nonhumanoid), Recruit Processing, Human Resources
Block 8 - A-Class Ordnance Testing (explosive), Simulation Deck, Comba Trainers
Block 9 - Briefing, Global Ops Center, Officer Quarters, Secondary Hangar
Block 10 - Primary Storage, Maintenance, Refit
Block 11 - Development, Engineering
Block 12 - Production, Disassembly
Block 13 - Power
Block 14 - Experimental


So far just ideas for names and nailing down all the weapon types:
Guns
Carbine - Wolverine
Marksman Rifle - Harrier
Assault Rifle - Mastadon
Light Machine Gun - Brown Bear
Medium Machine Gun - Elephant
Heavy Machine Gun (vehicle) - Blue Whale
Sniper Rifle - ?
Submachine Gun - Lemur
Shotgun - Northern Pike

Explosives
Rocket Launcher - Shrimp
Fragmentation Grenade - Asp
Stun Grenade - Frog
Mine (all-purpose) - Lobster

Melee (this will become MUCH more diverse)
Combat Knife - ?
Shield (buckler) - Stag
Shield (full-body) - Sea Turtle

The Rest
Microwave Emitter - Dolphin
Flamethrower - Iguana

The animal names sounded cool at first, but now they're not really doing it for me. They need to be more specific (like Blue Whale as opposed to just Whale). If someone can give them all with cool names without being unoriginal (like calling the Sniper Rifle 'lightning' or something) that'd be nice. It would actually be better if the names somehow didn't mean anything.

[Xantalos]

EeeeeeeIronGiant
Character sheet incoming; I'll be an investigator.

Name: Andy Smith
AMERICAN
Previous Employment: CIA
Role: Investigator

[scapheap]

Name: John Starboard
Nationality: American
Previous Employment: FBI
Role:Support

[GreatWyrmGold]

Name: Fred Karl Underhill
Nationality: American!
Role: Support
Previous Employment: Janitor, Amateur Science Fiction Writer

(I'd considered commander, but there can only be one, and I'm not one for the high lands, so...)

[Parsely]

Name: Fred Karl Underhill
Nationality: American!
Role: Support

I need your previous employment.

(I'd considered commander, but there can only be one, and I'm not one for the high lands, so...)

I'll probably just make Xant do it. Director Smith is naturally badass.

@Xantolos I was originally making a You Are Iron Giant game but then it went in a completely different direction so *shrug*.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Name: Fred Karl Underhill
Nationality: American!
Role: Support

I need your previous employment.

Missed that.

(I'd considered commander, but there can only be one, and I'm not one for the high lands, so...)

I'll probably just make Xant do it. Director Smith is naturally badass.

...I was making a joke. Put it together.

[IamanElfCollaborator]

Name: Alexander Gunnar
Nationality: American (Scandinavian descent)
Role: Pilot
Previous Employment: NSA

[Parsely]

(I'd considered commander, but there can only be one, and I'm not one for the high lands, so...)

I'll probably just make Xant do it. Director Smith is naturally badass.

...I was making a joke. Put it together.

Must not have been very good.

[GreatWyrmGold]

(I'd considered commander, but there can only be one, and I'm not one for the high lands, so...)

I'll probably just make Xant do it. Director Smith is naturally badass.

...I was making a joke. Put it together.

Must not have been very good.

Highlands.
There can only be one.
...

[IamanElfCollaborator]

I got that joke, but it wasn't that good. Put more Scottish into it.

[Parsely]

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-

I meant for this to be in RTD. I'd totally make it a d20 game with stats and things but I haven't the slightest idea how to go about that. I'll probably lock this and move it unless I can figure out d20 in about 30 minutes.

[Parsely]

(I'd considered commander, but there can only be one, and I'm not one for the high lands, so...)

I'll probably just make Xant do it. Director Smith is naturally badass.

...I was making a joke. Put it together.

Must not have been very good.

Highlands.
There can only be one.
...

Still don't get it. It doesn't have anything to do with the movie Highlander does it? I hope not.

[GreatWyrmGold]

I got that joke, but it wasn't that good. Put more Scottish into it.

Alright, I'll see what I can do.

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-
I meant for this to be in RTD. I'd totally make it a d20 game with stats and things but I haven't the slightest idea how to go about that. I'll probably lock this in a sec unless I can figure out d20 in about 30 minutes.

Well, at its simplest...
1. Roll d20's
2. Add modifiers
3. See if you hit the Difficulty Class