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Cold Fusion initiative
IC Thread

On February 4th, 200X the Cold Fusion Initiative was started with the support of the superpowers of the world. Dedicated to fully exploring the civilian and military uses of cold fusion, first discovered in 1989, the CFI received lavish funding and support from its international backers and made rapid advances in the fields of computing, material development and energy research. After only 8 months many prototypes had finished testing and were starting to make their way onto the market. Even the pride of the CFI, giant combat robots that obsoleted the world's armies in a single stroke, were entering their final prototype stage and so a wide net was cast for suitable test pilots. People from all walks of life signed up for the prestige and hefty paycheck that came with being a pilot for the CFI. You are one of the lucky few chosen to be a pilot for the CFI, due to your combination of determination, talent and intelligence. It is now September 20th, 200X. After receiving basic piloting and self-defence training by the US military you arrive at the CFI's Californian Base to be debriefed about the Fusion-2 Robot Program and finally begin your job.

About:
Cold Fusion Initiative is a forum game inspired by super robot series of the 70s, such as Mazinger Z and Getter Robo. The players take the role of pilots for the CFI, taking control of overpowered robots to fend off a variety of unknown and terrible threats. The setting is the far-off year of 200X as envisioned by the 1970s. Flying cars scatter as giant robots clash in the streets, yet at the same time the NES is the cutting edge of personal entertainment systems and cellphones look and feel like a brick. The most important scientific development is the discovery of cold fusion in 1989. Cold fusion operates at a temperature of only 532 degrees Celsius, making fusion power safe and practical which was an important step in the development of giant robots. Politically the world is very similar to today with two exceptions. Full nuclear disarmament succeeded at the end of the Cold War and the USSR never dissolved, resulting in its relations with the US and rest of the world becoming much more congenial than they were historically.

Spoiler: Character Sheet (click to show/hide)

Character:
Name: What your character is called.
Age: How old your character is. Preferably they should be over 18, but if your background is persuasive enough I will take ages below that.
Appearance: What your character looks like.
Background: What your character did before they joined Fusion Team.

Stats:
You get 12 points to distribute among 4 stats. The maximum you can put into any stat is 5. The minimum is 0, but generally you should put at least 1 into every stat.
Health: Each point gives you an extra point of HP.
Power: Each point increases the damage you do.
Defence: Each point reduces any damage you take.
Maneuver: Each point increases the amount of squares you can move in a turn.

Perk: What perk you want your character to start out with. Note that you will gain more perks as the game progresses, so plan accordingly.
SP Abilities: Select six SP abilities to use in combat. Note that some SP abilities have limitations where they can be used.

Robot:
Name (Single): The name of your robot when it is not combined with another mech. If you're lazy you can make it the same as the combined name.
Name (Combined): The name of your robot when it's fused with another mech. If you're lazy you can make it the same as the uncombined name. Keep in mind that combined robot names are in the form X-Y, where X is the top mech's name and Y is the bottom robot's abbreviation.
Abbreviation: A short string of letters that identify your robot when it is the bottom half of a combined mech. Keep in mind that combined robot names are in the form X-Y, where X is the top mech's name and Y is the bottom robot's abbreviation.
Appearance (Single): What your robot looks when it's not combined with another one. Generally it should take the form of a bulky jet with two limbs sticking out of it.
Appearance (Combined): What your robot looks like when it's the top robot in a combination. Generally this should be the form of a humanoid.
Background: Completely optional. If your robot was not made by Cold Fusion Labs then you should report that here.

Robot Stats:
You get 15 points to distribute among 5 stats. The maximum you can put into any stat is 5. The minimum is 0, but generally you should put at least 1 into every stat.
Health: Each point gives you an extra point of HP.
Power: Each point increases the damage you do.
Evasion: Each point reduces any damage you take. Some enemies target different forms of defence.
Armour: Each point reduces any damage you take. Some enemies target different forms of defence.
Maneuver: Each Point increases the amount of squares you can move in a turn.

Equipment: What piece of equipment your robot starts out with. If you wish you can rename the equipment to suit the fluff of your robot. For example, you can change sword and pistol to rocket punch, lance to drill, etc. Inbetween Missions you may switch what pieces of equipment your robot has if desired.

Spoiler: Rules (click to show/hide)

Combat:
During combat a unit usually gets an action and a movement. The movement can be used to move the unit up to Speed squares before or after taking an action. The action can be used to activate an ability that requires an action, or attack. Unless specified otherwise every unit in the game can attack a target adjacent to them for their base Power, regardless if they're on foot or piloting a giant robot. Units may have additional attacks that affect their Power and range.

When attacking, every point of Power has a 50% chance to be converted to Damage. When defending, every point of Defence has a 50% chance to be converted to Damage Reduction (DR). After any relevant modifiers are applied, DR is subtracted from Damage. If the result is above zero, then the defending unit loses that much HP.

Examples:
Assume that a person with 3 Power is attacking another person with 2 Defence. Each Power has a 50% chance to turn into Damage and each Defence has a 50% chance to turn into DR. Rolling for Power and Defence gives us:
Attacker: [1, 0, 1] -> 2 Damage
Defender: [1, 0] -> 1 DR.
Thus the Defender loses (2 - 1) = 1 point of HP from the attack.

Assume that a robot with 7 Power is attacking another robot with 4 Defence.
Attacker: [0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0] -> 3 Damage
Defender: [1, 1, 0, 1] -> 3 DR.
Thus the Defender loses no HP from the attack. With such a low Defence he may not be so lucky against further attacks.

Terrain: Most terrain has no effect in the game, but some squares may grant bonuses or maluses to various stats. You are affected by terrain for as long as you stay in its square.

SP Abilities: At the beginning of combat everyone starts with 0 SP unless they have the Extra Special perk. At the start of every turn (including the first) every player gains +1 SP. Additionally, for every point of HP you lose you gain a point of SP. During their turn, pilot may use SP abilities by spending SP. Unless otherwise noted, SP abilities do not stack if applied multiple times. Note that some abilities have restrictions in which you may use them.

Combined Robots:
During mecha combat, as an action two robots may combine to form one robot. To do so, both must be adjacent to each other and neither must have taken another action this turn. Their turn ends immediately after combining unless either pilot has the Rapid Combine perk. At any time either pilot may decide to separate, automatically splitting the robot apart. A combined robot may not take an action before it separate, but if either pilot has the Rapid Combine perk they may take an action after they separate.

When combining, one pilot is considered the top pilot and the other the bottom pilot. The top pilot controls the robot as usual, while the bottom pilot distributes any damage taken between the two combined robots. Any perks the pilots have apply to the combined robot and may stack if applicable. A combined robot is considered to have both pieces of equipment that the mechs which comprise it have, but it still may only attack once per action if it is equipped with two weapons. Both pilots may use SP abilities as normal, but using the same ability on the combined robot does not stack unless otherwise mentioned.

A combined robots stats is as follows:
HP: The HP pool of a combined robot is equal to the HP of the two robots that comprise it. Any damage taken is distributed among the mecha by the bottom pilot. Note that skills like Unbreakable apply before damage is divided.
Power: The Power of a combined robot is equal to the Power of the robots that comprise it.
Evasion: The Evasion of a combined robot is equal to the Evasions of the robots that comprise it.
Armour: The Armour of a combined robot is equal to the Armours of the robots that comprise it.
Maneuver: The Maneuver of a combined robot is equal to the Maneuvers of the robots that comprise it divided by two. Thus combining a fast robot with a slow robot would produce one with normal Speed.

Derived Stats:
HP: Equal to the Health of a unit plus three, so that you won't instantly die if you put zero points into Health. A combined robot's HP is comprised of the HP pools of the robots that are its component parts.
Damage: During an attack, each point of Power has a 50% chance to be converted to Damage. Additional abilities or effects may affect the Damage of an attack further. Negative Damage is equivalent to 0 Damage.
Damage Reduction (DR): When taking damage, each point of Defence has a 50% chance to be converted to DR. A robot's Defence is equal to its Armour, Evasion, both defensive stats or neither depending on the attack. Additional abilities or effects may affect DR further. Negative DR is equivalent to 0 DR.
Speed: A unit's Speed is equal to its Maneuver plus 2. This affects how many squares a turn the unit can move.

Spoiler: Equipment, Perks and SP Abilities (click to show/hide)

Equipment:
Acid Blast: This robot can attack an enemy at a range of 3 with -3 Power. Additionally the target suffers -2 DR until the end of their next turn, even if they did not receive damage from the attack.. Does not stack.
Assault Cannon: This robot can attack enemies with a range of 5.
Axe: This robot can attack an enemy at melee range with +2 Power.
Electro Web: This robot can attack an enemy at a range of 3 with -3 Power. Additionally the target suffers -1 Damage and Speed until the end of their next turn, even if they did not receive damage from the attack. Does not stack.
Lance: This robot can attack enemies up to two squares away from them orthogonally (meaning not diagonally). If another enemy is in between the target and the robot, then they are hit by the attack also and rolls separately for DR.
Radar: Once per battle this robot can use an action to reveal the stats and abilities of one enemy unit.
Railgun: This robot can attack enemies at a range of 8 with +1 Power, provided that they don't move this turn.
Rocket Boosters: This robot gains +1 Speed.
Shield: This robot gains +2 Armour.
Sword and Pistol: This robot can attack enemies at a range of 3. It can also spend an action to make two attacks, one with a range of 3 and the other at melee range. Both attacks have -2 Power and count as separate attacks for the purposes of damage boosting abilities. You may use SP abilities inbetween both attacks if desired.

Perks:
Ace Pilot: You may distribute an additional 4 points among your robot's stats. These bonus points cannot push any stat above the stat cap.
Boast: If you took no damage from an attack last turn, you may boast about your abilities, your target's weaknesses or something similar. If you do so, you gain 1 SP. You may only boast once per turn, regardless of how many attacks failed to damage you.
Coordination: Instead of attacking, you may select an enemy within range. If an ally attacks that enemy before the turn ends, you automatically add half your Power to theirs and thus overwhelm the enemy's defences. This perk cannot be used as the bottom pilot of a combined robot.
Emergency Repairs: By spending an action your robot may gain a point of HP if they have not been healed by this perk before. If you are part of a combined robot, then both robots gain a point of HP by using this perk if they have not been healed before.
Extra Special: You start each battle with 2 SP, and can pick a seventh SP ability to use.
First Aid: Instead of attacking, if you are on foot you may spend an action activate this ability on yourself or an adjacent ally. Gain a point of HP if they have not been healed by First Aid before. Otherwise this ability does nothing.
Gun License: You start with a revolver during on-foot combat. The revolver has 6 rounds and infinite range. Attacking with the revolver does +1 Damage.
Intercept Attack: Whenever an ally takes damage (after rolling for defence) and you are within Speed squares of them, you may activate this ability to swap places with them and take the damage instead. Your defence is not rolled to reduce the damage taken, but other abilities can reduce it. This perk cannot be used as the bottom pilot of a combined robot.
Knows Kungfu: You may distribute an additional 3 points among your character's stats. These points cannot push any stat above the stat cap.
Rapid Combine: When your robot combines or separates in combat, you may take another action during your turn. Additionally, if you have not moved then you may also do so. This perk still applies if you are the bottom pilot of a combination and the top pilot lacks this perk.
Unbreakable: Whenever you take more than one point of damage, you may declare how it won't be enough to stop you or something similar. If you do so, the amount of damage is reduced by one. This effect activates after DR has already been applied. If you are the bottom pilot of a combined robot you may activate this perk, but must do so before dividing the damage.
Yelling: Whenever you attack, you may yell the name of the maneuver/technique/weapon you're using. If you do so, then you gain +1 Damage for that round of combat.

SP Abilities:
Accel (1 SP): Your Speed increases by 3 for this turn. Cannot be used on foot.
Acrobatics (0 SP): When moving, you may choose to vault off of an ally, gaining extra movement equal to that ally’s power divided by two (rounded down). When vaulting you ignore any effects of moving through terrain. Can only be used on foot. Can only be used once a turn.
Alert (1 SP): Until the start of your next turn, a point of Defence is automatically converted into DR when you are attacked. Can only be used if you’re the bottom pilot of a combined robot.
Command (3 SP): Until the start of your next turn, all allies automatically convert a point of Defence to DR when attacked.
Confuse (3 SP): Target enemy loses half of its Power (rounded up) until the start of your next turn.
Counter (1 SP): The next time you are attacked by an enemy who is within range of one of your attacks, you automatically get a free attack on them if you survive their attack.
Distract (5 SP): Target enemy loses half its Defence (rounded up) until the start of your next turn.
Enable (7 SP): Target ally gains an extra turn. Cannot be used as the top pilot of a combined robot.
Guard (4 SP): Until the start of your next turn, half of your Defence (rounded down) is automatically converted to DR when you are attacked.
Hope (4 SP): Target ally gains 3 SP. Cannot be used as the top pilot of a combined robot.
Hot-Blooded (3 SP): For the next attack you make, half of your Power (rounded down) is automatically converted to Damage.
One-Inch Punch (1 SP): The next time you hit an enemy in melee, they are knocked back a number of squares equal to your Power. If this causes them to hit another unit or obstruction, then they automatically stop and lose a point of HP. The unit they impacted against (if any) loses a point of HP too. Can only be used on foot.
Prayer (2 SP): Negate all negative effects on an ally. Cannot be used as the top pilot of a combined robot.
Rage (8 SP): Every unit on the battlefield loses 1 HP, including allies and yourself. Cannot be used as the bottom pilot of a combined robot.
Riposte (4 SP): Until the start of your next turn, you get a free attack on all enemies who attack you provided that they are in range of one of your attacks. Cannot be used as the bottom pilot of a combined robot.
Resolve (1 SP): Negate all negative effects. Can only be used on foot or as the top pilot of a combined robot.
Roundhouse (3 SP): Your next melee attack hits all enemies that surround you (adjacent and diagonal). Can only be used on foot.
Sprint (0 SP): Your Speed increases by 1 for this turn. Can only be used if you’re the bottom pilot of a combined robot or if you are on foot.
Snipe (1 SP): All attacks with a range greater than 1 (except for the Lance), have +1 range until the start of your next turn. Can only be used if you’re the bottom pilot of a combined robot.
Targeting (0 SP): For the next attack that the robot makes, one point of Power is automatically converted into Damage. Can only be used if you’re the bottom pilot of a combined robot.
Ultimate Technique (8 SP): For the next attack you make, all of your Power is automatically converted to Damage and you deal +1 Damage. Shouting the name of your ultimate technique reduces the cost to 7 SP. Cannot be used as the bottom pilot of a combined robot.
Zeal (6 SP): Gain an extra turn after you finish your current one. Cannot be used as the bottom pilot of a combined robot.

Spoiler: Example Character Sheet (click to show/hide)

Character:
Name: Joseph Miller
Age: 19
Appearance: Tall, with short black hair and intense brown eyes. He has a sharp chin, and tends to dress in jeans and jackets.
Background: Joseph was your average, everyday student going to University when the Cold Fusion Initiative started. He was not an exceptional student, but still quite smart and very good at sports. Thanks to his grandfather, who was a major scientist working for the CFI, his application to become a test pilot was accepted. While he had to drop out of university to do so, working for the CFI pays well and will no doubt secure his future.

Stats:
Health: 4
Power: 4
Defence: 2
Maneuver: 2

Perk: Yelling
SP Abilities: Accel, Counter, Hot-Blooded, One-Inch Punch, Resolve, Ultimate Technique

Robot:
Name (Single): Xeonic Robo
Name (Combined): Ultra Xeon
Abbreviation: XR
Appearance (Single): The form of a blunt bullet, with two stubby arms jutting out of it. Its colour scheme is red and black, with a crude face on the front of it.
Appearance (Combined): A humanoid in a red and black colour scheme. Two stubby wings jut out of its back. The head of the robot appears to be wearing sunglasses, though why it'd have such a thing is not explained.
Background: Thanks to his grandfather's nepotism, Joseph was heavily involved in the design of Xeonic Robo's appearance. This probably explains some of its more odd features.

Stats:
Health: 4
Power: 5
Evasion: 2
Armour: 2
Maneuver: 2

Equipment: Xeonic Blade (Axe)

Players:
Amazin' Grace (Kj1225)
Anna O'Fenrich (Twinwolf)
Elizabeth Slate (Kansa)
Iris Lindermann (IamanElfCollaborator)
Jake Hawkeye (Tryrar)
John Noj (Spiderking50)
Olaf Wurfshire (Cabbage_Patch)
Ray Berenson (Sentient Bowtie)
Sigfried Raymond (Inferior Cyclops)


Mission List:
Mission 1 - Assault on CFI California!

[SOLDIER First]

SHEET INCOMING

[IamanElfCollaborator]

Spoiler: Eagle Robot Tank and Its Pilot (click to show/hide)

Character:
Name: Iris Lindemann
Age: 20
Appearance: Short to the extent of often being mistaken for a teenager, with shoulder-length black hair and grey eyes. Likes wearing ponchos over whatever she wears, which tend to be mechanic's overalls and trousers.
Background: Iris hails from a family of East German scientists, who defected to the US during the 1990s. The family was picked up by the CFI due to their former occupation as nuclear technicians and, although not responsible for the major breakthrough, oversaw the construction of some of the prototype mecha. Iris herself grew up with a different passion; that of engineering and mechanics, rather than nuclear physics, and showed an aptitude for repairing and fixing things; first minor things like the family toaster, then the family's car, then ended up being hired by one of the companies contracted to work on the robots to work on a prototype, which she ended up having to test drive, thus learning her way around the robots; both their inner workings and how to pilot them.

Her aptitude for the workings of the robots and her exemplary piloting during the test-drive stages was what earned her a slot as a pilot after she applied, given that the Initiative was completely unaware of her relation to her parents in the program until after her appointment.

Stats:
Health: 4
Power: 1
Defence: 4
Maneuver: 3

Perk: Ace Pilot
SP Abilities: Guard, Command, Alert, Enable, Resolve, Confuse

Robot:
Name (Single): Freya Vethrfolnir Mode
Name (Combined): Freya Valkyria Mode
Abbreviation: FV
Appearance (Single): A metal vehicle resembling a falcon, with a sleek, slim body. The wings do not flap, instead mounted with several jets pointed backwards to propel the Freya- this creates the appearance of backward-pointing 'feathers' for the wings. The falcon's 'head', where the pilot compartment is mounted, has a distinctly feminine design to it.
Appearance (Combined): A slim, feminine humanoid, with a dusty blue and white color scheme. The wings are now at the back of the robot, capable of rotating the propulsion jets for better manoeuvring. The head of the robot resembles a human's, with no mouth and a blue visor where the mecha pilot is situated, and the head seems to be mounted with a winged helm.
Background: The Freya was the product of a collaboration between the German, Danish and Norwegian CFI Branches, a prototype to see if an animal-form mecha was a viable bodyform for a combat robot. Choosing to take their inspiration from Norse myth, the Freya was constructed and shipped over to the Californian branch, where it was routinely assigned to Iris, who took to it like a duck to water, immediately making several modifications to the robot to 'improve' it.

Stats:
Health: 5
Power: 4
Evasion: 2
Armour: 5
Maneuver: 3

Equipment: GSR-35 Titano-Ferro Alloy Shield (Shield)

[Twinwolf]

Sheet is in progress.

[Kansa]

Probably make one for this

[Cabbage_Patch]

Strike Sheet Inbound

[Twinwolf]

Spoiler: Application (click to show/hide)

Character:
Name: Anna O'Fenrich
Age: 18
Appearance: Anna is a tall woman. Her facial features- along with the bright red hair and green eyes- suggest Irish heritage. She also has a tendency to wear goggles, regardless of whether she is at work or not. This serves her well with the random sparks that sometimes appear in the cockpit of her robot.
Background: Anna has always been awed by the CFI Robots, and wanted to join the Initiative, whether as a pilot or a mechanic or whatever, it didn't matter. She just wanted in.
She got that chance, when she was 16, when she signed up for a summer internship at the Initiative, in the mechanics department. She wasn't all that good at following directions, yet still managed to do her job. It wasn't glorious- mostly it was fixing things around the building- but she got to be near the robots. One day, the last of the internship, she was sent to fix something in the disposal unit. When she got there, and flipped on the lights, she saw one of the mechs, just sitting there, inoperational.
Nobody knows exactly what happened then, except for Anna. There were loud noises in the disposal, and when someone went to check it out, the supposedly irreparably damaged robot was walking around, with the shouts of delight of a teenage girl quite audible from the cockpit. They managed to get her out, but when they had a different pilot go in, they couldn't make it run. When Anna was put back in, she could do it no problem.
Not wanting to waste a robot, CFI hired Anna soon after she graduated high school.

Stats:
Health: 5
Power: 3
Defense: 2
Maneuver: 2

Perk: Ace Pilot: Anna is the only one who has any idea how to work the Daedalus 1, but she can use it very, very well. (+4 points for robot stats)
SP Abilities:
Snipe (1 SP): All attacks with a range greater than 1 (except for the Lance), have +1 range until the start of your next turn. Can only be used if you’re the bottom pilot of a combined robot.

Guard (4 SP): Until the start of your next turn, half of your Defence (rounded down) is automatically converted to DR when you are attacked.

Hot-Blooded (3 SP): For the next attack you make, half of your Power (rounded down) is automatically converted to Damage.

Zeal (6 SP): Gain an extra turn after you finish your current one. Cannot be used as the bottom pilot of a combined robot.

Accel (1 SP): Your Speed increases by 3 for this turn. Cannot be used on foot.

Distract (5 SP): Target enemy loses half its Defence (rounded up) until the start of your next turn.

Robot:
Name (Single): Daedalus 1
Name (Combined): Daedalus X
Abbreviation: D1
Appearance (Single): The Daedalus looks like an upright, bulky jetfighter with arms and legs. On it's back is a thin rod, which is actually a railgun. It is generally colored black and green, although there are many scrapes where the metal beneath the paint shows through.
Appearance (Combined): A tall humanoid, the same color as it's single form, but without the scrapes and such, and the railgun is attached to it's arm.
Background: An experimental robot made by CFI, but scrapped when it was damaged in testing. Anna managed to get it to work again, but her methods made it so only she knew how to effectively pilot it.

Robot Stats:
Health: 5
Power: 5
Evasion: 3
Armour: 4
Maneuver: 2

Equipment: Railgun: This robot can attack enemies at a range of 8 with +1 Power, provided that they don't move this turn.

[USEC_OFFICER]

Twinwolf, you seem to have miscounted. The Daedalus should have 19 points distributed among its stats. You currently have 18.

[IamanElfCollaborator]

i is done
i is maek stronk tonk

[USEC_OFFICER]

You have invested 4 points too many into Iris's stats, and 4 too few into Freya's. Just so you know, Elf.

EDIT: Also, everything seems to be in order, Twinwolf. Welcome aboard.

[Twinwolf]

Twinwolf, you seem to have miscounted. The Daedalus should have 19 points distributed among its stats. You currently have 18.

Fixed.

[IamanElfCollaborator]

You have invested 4 points too many into Iris's stats, and 4 too few into Freya's. Just so you know, Elf.

EDIT: Also, everything seems to be in order, Twinwolf. Welcome aboard.

Is feex now. I think.

[USEC_OFFICER]

Yep, all good. Welcome aboard.

[IamanElfCollaborator]

Changed up Iris' pilot stats to make her slightly tankier.

[tryrar]

GIANT ROBOT FIGHTS?! SIGN ME THE HELL UP!(assuming still room of course!)

Spoiler: Character (click to show/hide)

Name:Jake Hawkeye
Age:28
Appearance:Tallish with brown hair and blue eyes, whiteish skin, and a small scar across one cheek.
Background:Growing up on a farm in Kentucky, Jake was a pretty good shot with a rifle. He wanted more in life than tending crops, so he joined the military, and from there became part of the CFI, piloting one of the initiative's sniper robots.

Stats:
Health 4
Power 3
Defense 3
Maneuver 2

Perk:Rapid combiner
SP Skills:Sprint, Snipe, Targeting, Counter, Resolve, Ultimate Technique

Spoiler: Robot (click to show/hide)

Name(Single):Orion ST
Name(combined):Orion Smasher
Abbreviation:ORST
Appearance(single): A sleek hoverjet with two arms joined together at the bottom, cradling a large plasma rifle.
Appearance(Combined):A Jet-black humanoid with a rocket pack in the back. The arms have split, with the left one holding an elongated version of the plasma rifle.

Stats:
Health 2
Power 5
Evasion 2
Armor 3
Maneuver 3

Equipment:Heavy Plasma Lancer(railgun analogue)