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[RLD 0205-4]

A Halo RTD
Greetings Spartans,
Name's Roland, and I'm the shipboard A.I. here on Infinity, I practically run the place, so you know, no big.

Orders came down from the Commander this morning, all new Spartans need to be made combat ready ASAP. Sorry to throw you straight into the deep end but, your not new to the UNSC, surely you know how to swim by now?

We'll begin by running through saved simulations of missions performed by your fellow Spartans IVs, Sydney Team. The simulation will begin shortly, use the time left to check your requisitions and load-outs, and make sure All your info is up to date in your data-pad. See you in the simulations soon Spartan. Oh, and welcome to Infinity.

Spoiler:  What? Why? How? (click to show/hide)

Hello All! This is an RTD that I have been itching to do ever since Halo 4 was released. It takes place in the wondrous universe of Halo and will follow the adventures of several Spartan IVs from the day they first arrive on the flagship of the UNSC, Infinity, through 'til when they are experienced veterans.

This RTD will be mission based, and when each mission is over, the Spartans will return to Infinity in order to restock, update load-outs and requisition new upgrades. Team play is highly recommended and will be essential in some places. Whilst it is not easy to kill a Spartan, it is possible.

Spoiler:  Applications (click to show/hide)

So, you want to be a Spartan? Great! Just fill out the form below and you're good to go. I am looking for one Fireteam of 5 Spartan-IVs but if I somehow get 8 applicants, I will split you up into 2, Four man teams. If I don't get 8 peoples, any more than 5 will be wait-listed.

Spoiler:  Form (click to show/hide)

Name: Pretty self-explanatory.
Gender: Again, if I need to explain this, you probably aren't fit to be a Spartan.
Appearance: What do you look like.
Military Background: What did you do before applying to the Spartan-IV program, in which branch of the UNSC did you serve, etc.
Armour: By, default you will all be issued with the standard Recruit armour set, you can purchase different sets, but a few of them may require you prove yourself in different areas of expertise before they become available.
Weapons: All Spartan IVs are automatically issued with an M6H6 Magnum. Additional weapons can be requisitioned from those listed below. The list below will be updated as more weapons become available. (i.e. Forerunner and Covie.)
Armour Abilities: Armour Abilities are not issued by default and must be requisitioned individual by any interested Spartan.

Please look at your name in the list below, the colours are place-holder and if you wish to have a specific colour, please let me know.

Spoiler:  Players (click to show/hide)

NAV
Name: Matthew "Knives" Stewart
Gender: Male
Appearance: Short, lean, and covered in scars. He has blond hair, grey eyes, a large hooked nose, and a weak jaw.
Military background: He signed up for the army the moment he turned 18 because he wanted to kill things. He killed a brute once by throwing knives at it, and this seemed to impress someone so they made him a spartan.
Armour: Standard Recruit
Weapons: M6H6 Magnum, 2 grenades
Armour abilities: Active camo

Wade Wilson
Name: Jack Gurney
Gender: Male
Appearance: Average height, brown hair and eyes.
Military Background: Fought on Earth, Impressed command when he helped a small group of civilians survive the Flood
Armour: Standard Recruit
Weapons: Magnum, DMR
Armour Abilities: Hologram

Pancaek
Name: Oskar "Grey" Hartmann
Gender: Male
Appearance: A somewhat plain looking man sporting a dark grey beard and a completely bald head, he has grey eyes as well. He nonetheless has a rather commanding voice and tall, powerful physique. He has no obvious scars. He has rather pronounced wrinkles on his forehead and at the corners of his eyes, but otherwise looks like a relatively youngish man still.
Military Background: UNSC defence force, sergeant. Served ten years until he was chosen for this program.
Armour: standard Recruit armour set
Weapons: M6H6 Magnum. MA5D Assault Rifle. 2 grenades
Armour Abilities: None

adwarf
Name: Holston 'Maverick' Jackson
Gender: Male
Appearance: Holston stands about six feet, eight inches with very short brown hair, and murky green eyes. He has a rather muscular build, though he has a rather strange gait caused by his years spent on board the UNSC Valkyrie as acting Commander, the ships gravity was always kept slightly below Earth standards due to the fact that lower gravity better facilitated travel, and in some cases work within the ship.
Military Background: Holston spent ten years in the UNSC Navy starting out as a Crewman Recruit to Ensign over the spawn of four years to achieve the rank Ensign, along with his role as commanding officer of the UNSC Valkyrie, a Stalwart class scout frigate. He proceeded to serve as commander of the Valkyrie for six years undertaking numerous reconnaissance, and exploration missions alongside over three dozen combat engagements. At the end of the six years when he had the chance to volunteer for the Spartan IV program he decided to give up his command of the Valkyrie to take part in the project.
Armour: Standard
Weapons: M6H6 Magnum
Armour Abilities: Cloaking

Fireteam Griffon
Beirus
Name: Jason "Jase" Caldwell
Gender: Male
Appearance: Jason stands at 6' 7" after the augmentations, with a very muscular physique earned from hours spent in the gym. He has brown hair and eyes, with fair skin. His right cheek has a jagged burn/scar stretching about an inch from below his eye. He also has the standard ODST tattoo on his right bicep.
Military Background: Jason enlisted and volunteered for the UNSC ODSTs at the age of 18. He caught the attention of UNSC High Command while fighting on the Ark, where he received the scar on his cheek from the energy sword of a Sangheili that he got too close to after his squad thought it was down. He was able to put a bullet through its skull before it could finish him off. On the way back to the dropship, his squad leader was taken out by a Kig-yar(Jackal) sniper, but Jason was able to lead his squad back to the ship amidst the Flood and Covenant forces that were clashing in the last stages of the Ark Conflict.
Armour: Recruit
Weapons: DMR, M6H6 Magnum.
Armor Abilities: Thruster Jets

blazing glory
Name: Starn Gundar
Gender: Male
Appearance: Gray hair,tall and neither thin nor fat,walks with a slight limp.
Military Background: Joined the UNSC Marine Corps at 34 because civilian life just wasn't doing it for him,he spent several years in the Marine Corps before joining the ODSTs and spending another few years there until a Mgalekgolo (Hunter) almost shot his entire leg off, this ended his stint in the UNSC for a time while he became more accustomed to his new prosthetic leg. Towards the end of his recovery he was approached by a UNSC representative and offered a place in the new Spartan-IV program.
Armour: Standard recruit
Weapons: M45D Tactical Shotgun, M6H6 Magnum
Armour abilities: None.

Crimson
Name: Charles 'Spade' Milton
Gender: Male
Appearance: Charles currently stands at six feet, seven inches with short black hair and brown eyes. Like all other Spartans, he is muscular and has a few scars in his right arm and waist.
Military Background: Charles enlisted in the UNSC Army at the age of eighteen, wanting to help out in the war after a relative of his had been killed in Reach. During the battle on Earth, he and a few soldiers managed to hold out against the flood that landed on Voi, successfully buying enough time to evacuate most of the the civilians and the wounded trapped in the city. At the end of the battle, only he and another soldier who was heavily wounded was left standing before managing to make their escape. It was due to this action that he was selected for the program.
Armour: Standard Recruit
Weapons: BR, M6H6 Magnum
Armour Abilities: Thruster Pack

RangerCado
Name: Alex 'Ghost' Dalance
Gender: Female.
Appearance: A tall younger looking woman with brown hair and eyes, with a more Lean build than most Spartans. Likes to have fun in that way most people find crazy. (ie. Dodging explosions while getting blasted at is hilarious for her.) She DOES however, never fail to follow an order that isn't easily a bad idea.
Military Background: Served as an ODST sniper for 4 years before joining the Spartans.
Armour: Standard Recruit, with a bit of spray paint for terrain colors if possible.
Weapons: -M6H6 Magnum (free)
-M395 Designated Marksmans Rifle (5,000)
-M9-HEDP Frag Grenade x2 (free)
Armour Abilities: zip right now.

Spoiler:  Waitlist (click to show/hide)

Remalle
Info to come.

Aseaheru
Name: Everett Owen
Gender: Male.
Appearance: A shorter being, small and compact with lots of black hair.
Military Background: Served in the navy as a true marine, I.E., one of the morons who trained to fight in 0-G in a hardsuit. Mostly just fixed holes though...
Armour: Standard guff, perhaps with a few extra things painted on...
Weapons: M6H6, BR85 Battle Rifle (BR)
Armour Abilities: Thruster Pack

I am leaving it to you to come up with a team name(s). Figure it out amongst yourselves.

[RLD 0205-4]

All new Spartans are given 10,000 credits for initial requisitions
Below you will find a stock-take of all the items that are currently available for you to requisition. More will undoubtedly become available later, but for now this is it:

Spoiler:  Weapons (click to show/hide)

Name	Description	Ammo	Cost
MA5D Assault Riffle	A very common assault rifle with fair accuracy when fired in controlled bursts.	32 per mag	5,000
BR85 Battle Rifle (BR)	A gas-operated rifle designed to have optimized acuracy and penetration when fired in 3-round bursts.	36 per mag	5,000
M395 Designated Marksmans Rifle (DMR)	A rifle with close to sniper rifle accuracy and power, favored for long range engagements over the Battle Rifle.	15 per mag	5,000
M9-HEDP Frag Grenade	A traditional design of grenade, refined over centuries of use.	N-A	2 for free, refills are 500.
M247 Heavy Machine Gun	A very powerful Machinegun used by the UNSC to secure and hold an important location. Can be torn free of it's tripod and carried by S-IVs but you will receive a movement penalty due to the weight of the gun.	255 When Detached	20,000
M6H6 Magnum	An exceptionally useful sidearm that is issued to all S-IVs upon completion of the program. Contains a helmet-linked 2x zoom for ranged engagements.	8 per mag	Free, Second can be requisitioned for 3,000
ARC-920 Railgun	A result of the UNSC's research into linear acceleration systems, this gun fires high-explosive, armor-piercing rounds that can easily go through multiple targets before detonating, making it extremely devastating.	1 slug	25,000
M41 SSR Rocket Launcher	A typical anti-tank rocket launcher. Also incredibly effective against all types of infantry. The two shots can be fired in rapid succession. Nicknamed, the SPNKR.	2 rockets	20,000
M7379 'SAW' LMG	An incredibly fast-firing weapon that follows the rule, if you hit it with enough lead, it WILL die...	72 per drum	15,000
SRS99-S5 Sniper Rifle	The go to weapon for range shooting, this weapon combines pinpoint accuracy with incredible stopping power to deadly effect.	4 per mag	12,500
M6-GNR 'Spartan Laser'	The Spartan Laser, or SPLASER, is an incredibly powerful beam weapon. Whilst it is criticized for its necessity to be charged before firing. These nay-sayers are quieted by the incredible power of this weapon.	1 shot then cooldown, 4 per battery	25,000
M363 RPD 'Sticky Detonator'	The Sticky Detonator fires a timed-explosive that can travel over distances and stick to surfaces, or even to infantrymen. This explosive can also be manually detonated.	1 charge	15,000
M45D Tactical Shotgun	A devastating weapon at close range. This shotgun will stop nearly anything in its tracks with a facefull of 8-guage.	6 shells	10,000
H-165 Target Designator	An artillery designator that can call in anything from a missile-battery to a MAC cannon blast.	1, no reloads	30,000

All Weapons come with one 'clip' and four reloads except the target designator. Additional 'clips' can be purchased for 10% of the initial cost.

Armour Abilities all have a 'cool-down' of at least 3 turns. (Depending on how much happens in those turns may be more, or in rare circumstances, less.)

Spoiler:  Armour Abilities (click to show/hide)

Name	Description	Cost
Active Camo	This ability cloaks the user and their weapon in invisibility. This effect is not perfect, but it will fool nearly all enemies, excluding possibly elites & knights.	10,000
Thruster Pack	When activated, this jump-pack pushes the user in any direction of their choice. Clever Spartans use this ability to dodge enemy explosives as well as close in fast for a melee dispatch.	5,000
Jetpack	A conventional jetpack system, but beefed up to be capable of lifting a S-IV in full armour.	10,000
Regeneration	When activated, generates a bubble around the user that restores friendly shields and relieves pain.	10,000
Hologram	Generates an identical holo-copy of the user that moves to a point designated by the user. Will dissipate under concentrated fire.	5,000

I would do the same for Armour, but not only are there none cheap enough for you right now, but it would take ages to do a table containing all of them I will upload a .pdf soon-ish with the armour info inside.

[NAV]

Name: Matthew "Knives" Stewart
Gender: Male
Appearance: Short, lean, and covered in scars. He has blond hair, grey eyes, a large hooked nose, and a weak jaw.
Military background: He signed up for the army the moment he turned 18 because he wanted to kill things. He killed a brute once by throwing knives at it, and this seemed to impress someone so they made him a spartan.
Armour: Standard Recruit
Weapons:M6H6 Magnum, 2 grenades
Armour abilities: Active camo
Buy the active camo, and see if I can requisition some throwing knives.

[Wade Wilson]

Name: Jack Gurney
Gender: Male
Appearance: Average height, brown hair and eyes.
Military Background: Fought on Earth, Impressed command when he helped a small group of civilians survive the Flood
Armour: Standard Recruit
Weapons: Magnum, DMR
Armour Abilities: Hologram

[Pancaek]

Name: Oskar "Grey" Hartmann
Gender: Male
Appearance: A somewhat plain looking man sporting a dark grey beard and a completely bald head, he has grey eyes as well. He nonetheless has a rather commanding voice and tall, powerful physique. He has no obvious scars. He has rather pronounced wrinkles on his forehead and at the corners of his eyes, but otherwise looks like a relatively youngish man still.
Military Background: UNSC defence force, sergeant. Served ten years until he was chosen for this program.
Armour: standard Recruit armour set
Weapons:  M6H6 Magnum. MA5D Assault Rifle. 2 grenades
Armour Abilities: None

((I hope you don't mind if I never really got into Halo. I'll browse the wiki if lore ever becomes a problem, though.))

[adwarf]

Name: Holston 'Maverick' Jackson
Gender: Male
Appearance: Holston stands about six feet, eight inches with very short brown hair, and murky green eyes. He has a rather muscular build, though he has a rather strange gait caused by his years spent on board the UNSC Valkyrie as acting Commander, the ships gravity was always kept slightly below Earth standards due to the fact that lower gravity better facilitated travel, and in some cases work within the ship.
Military Background: Holston spent ten years in the UNSC Navy starting out as a Crewman Recruit to Ensign over the spawn of four years to achieve the rank Ensign, along with his role as commanding officer of the UNSC Valkyrie, a Stalwart class scout frigate. He proceeded to serve as commander of the Valkyrie for six years undertaking numerous reconnaissance, and exploration missions alongside over three dozen combat engagements. At the end of the six years when he had the chance to volunteer for the Spartan IV program he decided to give up his command of the Valkyrie to take part in the project.
Armour: Standard
Weapons: M6H6 Magnum
Armour Abilities: Cloaking

[Beirus]

Name: Jason "Jase" Caldwell
Gender: Male
Appearance: Jason stands at 6' 7" after the augmentations, with a very muscular physique earned from hours spent in the gym. He has brown hair and eyes, with fair skin. His right cheek has a jagged burn/scar stretching about an inch from below his eye. He also has the standard ODST tattoo on his right bicep.
Military Background: Jason enlisted and volunteered for the UNSC ODSTs at the age of 18. He caught the attention of UNSC High Command while fighting on the Ark, where he received the scar on his cheek from the energy sword of a Sangheili that he got too close to after his squad thought it was down. He was able to put a bullet through its skull before it could finish him off. On the way back to the dropship, his squad leader was taken out by a Kig-yar(Jackal) sniper, but Jason was able to lead his squad back to the ship amidst the Flood and Covenant forces that were clashing in the last stages of the Ark Conflict.
Armour: Recruit
Weapons: DMR, M6H6 Magnum.
Armor Abilities: Thruster Jets

[RLD 0205-4]

((I hope you don't mind if I never really got into Halo. I'll browse the wiki if lore ever becomes a problem, though.))

It shouldn't be too big an issue. If all else fails, just Google it.

Buy the active camo, and see if I can requisition some throwing knives.

Probably should have been clearer, but all requisitions have already been made. Therefore you already have the camo. As for the knives... you already have one, but I will let you purchase a second for 250 credits.

Okay all, that's Five Spartans. I will wait a few more hours to see if we can get to 8, but if not, you will all be a single Fireteam. Any ideas on what you will call yourselves?

[blazing glory]

Reserved.

Will make a sheet soon.


Name:Starn Gundar
Gender:Male
Appearance:Gray hair,tall and neither thin nor fat,walks with a slight limp,rather fit.
Military Background:Joined the UNSC Marine Corps at 34 because civilian life just wasn't doing it for him,he spent several years in the Marine Corps before volunteering for the ODSTs and spending another few years there until a Mgalekgolo almost shot his entire leg off,then ended up in hospital for several years until his leg was almost fully healed,he has then decided to join the Spartans.
Armour:Standard recruit
Weapons:M45D Tactical Shotgun
Armour abilities:None.

[Beirus]

Team Rhino? Wait, that's taken. How about Team Griffin? Or Team Carp?

[Crimson]

Name: Charles 'Spade' Milton
Gender: Male

Appearance: Charles currently stands at six feet, seven inches with short black hair and brown eyes. Like all other Spartans, he is muscular and has a few scars in his right arm and waist.

Military Background: Charles enlisted in the UNSC Army at the age of eighteen, wanting to help out in the war after a relative of his had been killed in Reach. During the battle on Eatht, he and a few soldiers managed to hold out against the flood that landed on Voi, successfully buying enough time to evacuate most of the the civilians and the wounded trapped in the city. At the end of the battle, only he and another soldier who was heavily wounded was left standing before managing to make their escape. It was due to this action that he was selected for the program.

Armour: Standard Recruit
Weapons: BR, M6H6 Magnum
Armour Abilities: Thruster Pack

Military Background:Uhhhhh what branches are there?

I think we have the UNSC Army, Air Force, Marines, and Navy.

[blazing glory]

The thing is I don't really know anything about Halo,so I can't really make a Military Background.

[RLD 0205-4]

The thing is I don't really know anything about Halo,so I can't really make a Military Background.

Just think of the regular army then. You have the Army(duh), Navy, ODSTs (Orbital Drop Shock Troopers), and Marines. There is also ONI, the Office of Naval Intelligence. Think CIA.

[Beirus]

How did I forget about the ODSTs. Can I change my character's military background to ODSTs instead of Marines?

[RLD 0205-4]

How did I forget about the ODSTs. Can I change my character's military background to ODSTs instead of Marines?

Sure, not a problem. ODSTs are awesome.