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[evilcherry]

It is the year 201x. A misalignment of the stars caused numerous invaders converging on the earth. These are in the forms of humongous alien organisms, mechas of all sizes, silicon-based lifeforms, so on and so forth. Within months - better say weeks - the government of earth had seen nothing but dispair, for their armies are no match of these invaders.
However, not all hope was lost. Here comes the Earth Defense Mecha Forces, which are not only one, but five, different mechas, each designed by their respective scientists, and driven by someone who has probably zero battlefield experience. One thing is certain: the future of earth and existence of the human race depends on them...

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Welcome to Earth Defense Mecha Forces. This game is about five groups of people, each leads a mecha (or more, if the game goes to such a stage) to fight off seemingly limitless enemies, in order to save the world.
Interested parties please fill in the sign-up sheet. Entrants are (preferably) judged on variety, wackiness, and possibilities of drama.
Casualties are expected, however they will be replaced if possible.

Sign-up sheet:

Spoiler: Your Group Name here (click to show/hide)

Team Colour:
Group Name: (insert group name here)
Leader name: (I need names to refer to people)
Mecha Name: (Your Mecha needs a name here)
Mecha Description: (Try to describe it as good as possible)
Mecha Size: (Large, medium or small. Large Mechas can eat more punishment, but are slower than smaller counterparts.)
You are initially allowed at most 3 weapons at this stage. In addition, for balance, the weapons can add up to a strength class of at most 6, and maximum of any single weapon at this stage is 4. See weapon classes below. Please describe each weapon carefully.
Weapon 1:
Weapon 2:
Weapon 3:
Perk: Choose the most defining perk of your mecha. Getter robo/Impulse Gundam would probably refer to its open get gimmick, ARX-7 will call upon Lambda Drive, etc. Describe it as well as possible.
Pilot: Otherwise you need someone to drive your mech around!
Pilot Perk: Your pilot is obviously good at something. Shooting, swordfighting, etc.

Spoiler: weapon classes (click to show/hide)

Class 5+: Superweapons like Stone Shiner(Getter Armageddon) or Satellite cannon(Gundam X)
Class 4: Major weapon, which could probably be a signature move, or an unbalanced design which emphasizes on one and only one weapon. e.g. Beam sword of Gundam Epyon (Wing), High Mega Cannon (ZZ) or Breast Fire (Mazinger Z)
Class 3: Main weapon, capable of inflicting damage upon most enemies. e.g. Gundam's Beam Rifle or beam saber, or having superior firepower but only in bursts (e.g. Macross missile massacres)
Class 2: Sub Weapon, which usually lack the sustained firepower of main weapons (e.g. Zaku's cracker grenades) or has sustained fire but lack power (Wing Gundam's machine cannons or Mazinger's eye beams) or got seriously shorthanded in a melee (most dagger-shaped weapons in most series)
Class 1: sidearm, lacking in firepower in most cases, but is still useful at an enemy not prepared for this (e.g. Gundam's vulcan cannons)
Class 0: auxillary weapon, while mostly useless it does have its use in a niche (e.g. light machine guns)

IC thread Here.

[evilcherry]

I also added a poll in. As it stands, the scientists and their mechas will need a weapon to transport them, so they can arrive at the situation and dispatch the enemies in full glory and luxury. They DO deserve it.

[USEC_OFFICER]

Aw yes. Mother f@#$ing giant mecha game. Posting to reserve a spot.

Also, what's the difference between Leader Name and Pilot? Pilot drives the mecha and the leader is in charge of upgrades/weapons and the like?

[evilcherry]

Aw yes. Mother f@#$ing giant mecha game. Posting to reserve a spot.

Also, what's the difference between Leader Name and Pilot? Pilot drives the mecha and the leader is in charge of upgrades/weapons and the like?

The leader is someone around the boat to organize all the backroom bickering that you may never (if you like Mazinger) of always (if you like Gundam) see. Your pilot can of course double as one.

[USEC_OFFICER]

The leader is someone around the boat to organize all the backroom bickering that you may never (if you like Mazinger) of always (if you like Gundam) see. Your pilot can of course double as one.

Excellent. Thanks for the clarification. And if you can't tell, I'm rather excited about this game.

[GreatWyrmGold]

To clarify: Each player controls a whole mecha crew, and not just one crewman?

[evilcherry]

To clarify: Each player controls a whole mecha crew, and not just one crewman?

A crew of scientists and your drafted young prodigy pilot controlling a lone mecha, for the moment.

[USEC_OFFICER]

Spoiler: EAB Project (click to show/hide)

Team Colour: Blue
Group Name: EAB (Experimental Artillery Bombardment) Project
Leader name: Professor Dardan Baris
Mecha Name: EAB-01 (Also known as Eby)
Mecha Description: A large, triangular shaped mecha with massive legs for stability. Its head is flat and shaped like an arrow, and doubles as an escape pod for emergencies. A cumbersome, blocky reactor sits on the back of EAB-01, with several large power wires connecting it to the mech. The even when idle the reactor generates large amounts of heat. A pair of missile launchers sit on the mech's shoulders, and it carries a gigantic, grey cannon in its hands. The EAB-01 has a camo colour scheme with metallic highlights, though someone seems to have crudely painted giant flames onto its sides.
Mecha Size: Large
Weapon 1: EAB-Cannon: A large cannon that fires high-intensity beams of concentrated plasma. Due to the intense amounts of heat and radiation generated by the plasma, the cannon is made out of stabilized vibrogen, an experimental and recently developed material. (Class 4)
Weapon 2: Paris Missiles: Shoulder-mounted, short-ranged missile launchers. The missiles do have tracking capabilities, but lack the range for anything beyond a PD role. (Class 2)
Weapon 3: MX03: The EAB-01 has several light machine guns equipped with tracer rounds mounted on the left hand for use against infantry and extremely light vehicles. (Class 0)
Perk: The EAB-01 features an inferninite reactor, reverse-engineered from a captured enemy mech. The inferininite reactor produces massive amounts of energy to power the EAB-Cannon, as well as various theoretical shield generators still in development.
Pilot: Victor Juarez
Pilot Perk: Shooting (though he likes to wade into close combat a little too often)

Looks good? I'm not entirely sure if "generates lots of power" fits as a perk or not.

EDIT: Ready to go!

[scapheap]

Spoiler: done (click to show/hide)

Team Colour: Purple
Group Name: The Round Table
Leader name: Arther Bradley
Mecha Name: The King
Mecha Description: A small humanoid mecha. It has a knight armour outline, the faceplate is two sides joining to make a line down the middle with a helm on top. The body is like a full-plated armour suit. The main colour of the mecha is blue with gold trims
Mecha Size: Small
You are initially allowed at most 3 weapons at this stage. In addition, for balance, the weapons can add up to a strength class of at most 6, and maximum of any single weapon at this stage is 4. See weapon classes below. Please describe each weapon carefully.
Weapon 1: Excalibur: It a large piece of metal in the shape of a sword with a plasma field along it's edge to cut foes(Class 3)
Weapon 2: Lancelot: It a lance-like object that can extend fast to impale foes that keep out of sword range to pull them into sword range(Class 2)
Weapon 3: Merlin: A swarm of missiles to destroy many weak foes or to hurt foes that we don't want to get close to.(Class 1)
Perk: The King is very fast in combat, allowing it to get more hits in a exchange then any other mecha could.
Pilot: Clair Green
Pilot Perk: Swordfighting

[evilcherry]

@USEC Yes, because usually mechs are limited by power, mobility, and all sorts of things. Generates a lot of power makes it generally more powerful, so its EAB-cannon would have a firing rate much better than a similar class 4.

[USEC_OFFICER]

@USEC Yes, because usually mechs are limited by power, mobility, and all sorts of things. Generates a lot of power makes it generally more powerful, so its EAB-cannon would have a firing rate much better than a similar class 4.

Alright! Just going to tweak some minor things, and then I'll be ready to play!

[GreatWyrmGold]

Spoiler: The New Magic (click to show/hide)

Team Colour: Orange
Group Name: New Magic
Leader name: Martin Gardener
Mecha Name: Tower
Mecha Description: A massively tall mecha, roughly cylindrical, with four surprisingly short legs, two long arms, force field generators studded around the outside, and an experimental antigravity device holding it up. It doubles as a base for New Magic.
Mecha Size: Large
Weapon 1: 6.0 Caliber Explosive Shell Cannon, or 6CESC, or "Towitzer". A massive cannon built into the top of Tower, which can swivel 360 degrees. (Class 42)
Weapon 2: Force/EMP Burst, or FEB. A weapon built as an auxiliary function of the force fields, the FEB creates an EMP burst, disabling unprotected electronics in a significant radius*. It has some downsides; it disables the force field generators to allow them to generate the pulse, as well as for a short period of time thereafter to let them recharge. Moreover, the range is poor compared to most weapons, and collateral damage is a potential issue... (Class 24)
Weapon 3: Point Defense Lasers Mk 1. Laser weaponry built into the sides of Tower, automated, and capable of shooting down missiles coming at it. It can be reprogrammed to shoot at other targets in times of need. (Class 0)
Perk: Invulnerable. Between the sturdy construction, size, and force fields, the Tower is probably going to be the toughest thing on the battlefield at any time.
Pilot: Wanda Taylor
Pilot Perk: Dodging

*To be determined by the GM in a way that is balanced.

[evilcherry]

GWG: Lets see. so your tower is a constant AT-field-generator, which doubles as an EMP blaster but disables the AT-field?

If so unless you make it into a weapon of class 4, you have to choose between having a force field, or just being super tough I'm afraid.
Also your pilot need a perk.

[scapheap]

And done.

[10ebbor10]

In progress

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Team Colour: Black
Group Name: Omega Project
Leader name: Doctor Green
Mecha Name: Omega Mk1
Mecha Description: Despite it's impressive sounding name, the Omega was never designed for combat. In fact, it was never designed at all. The Omega project was a rapid 6 month project, combining several independent projects in order to form something that was somewhat combat worthy. The Omega is powered by a prototype fusion core, held within a spherical superstructure, which also houses all other systems. 6 Multipurpose appendages can be used as legs or arms when needed. 
Mecha Size: Medium
Weapon 1:  NanoSwarm Missile (Originally intended for civilian purposes, the nanites in this missile can be reprogrammed to disassemble everything they touch:)  Strength 3
Weapon 2:  Ion Torpedo  (A missile with a self-contained fusion warhead. Upon detonation, the fusion reaction is breached, and the ball of superheated plasma obliterates anything it encouters for a few microseconds before it dissolves. After this fusion event, the charged ions redistribute themselves through the target, greatly disturbing it's electrical systems. If weather conditions are favorable, lightning strikes may occur.)  Strength 3
Weapon 3:  Buzz drones (Small, dog-sized repurposed repair drones. Slowly cut their way through plating and into whatever's beneath them. )  (Strength 0)
Perk: AI support system (The namesake of the Omega mech is project Omega, the first fully fledged AGI. It can control most mech systems for optimal efficiency)
Pilot: Later
Pilot Perk: Missile weaponry