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[HavingPhun]

***Into the Depths of Space***

Background:
It is 2245 and you are a member of the Special Combat and Reconnaissance Corps of the Terran Alliance. It is a special group of the human military that serves both in general combat missions and in other more secretive ones.  You serve on the Sol, a military frigate designed to move across the galaxy quickly and discreetly, capable of quickly responding to threats to The Alliance.

The Sol has been shadowing a ship wanted of piracy in a rim-sector for several days, it comes upon a highly active moon orbiting a gas giant. The moon holds a large pirate base, and you have all just been tasked with attempting to take control of the base and capturing high value targets and items instead of just nuking the base from orbit.

How do I play?:
This game works like a standard RTD. You post an action in bold that you want your character to do. I roll a die for level of success or failure. For some things there might be more than one roll, or a  positive or negative bonus depending on how I interpret the situation. Impossible actions will have a good chance of hilarious failure.

How Do I join?:
If there is a limit on players, it will be noted either in the thread title, or on the top of this post. Just copy the below form, fill it out, and post it on this thread. I'll look it over and place you in the game if it is good to go.

Fill out this form and post it to join(Starred(*) fields are optional):

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Name:
*Description/Background: What do you look like, background story, etc.
Skills: Three skills, used to aid in rolls. Try not to be too broad.
Attributes: See directly below... 10 points to distribute.
Luck:
Charisma:
Dexterity:
Strength:
Endurance:
Items: What items would you like to start with? Check out the armory, you start off with 5 points.

Attributes:
You start with 10 points which you can distribute among these attributes. Each attribute by default is set to one and can be no lower. Values at 3 have no effect, they are the baseline. Below three cause negative effects, while above it aid in completing roles.

Luck - Can used to aid in many rolls, simply how lucky or unlucky you are.
Charisma - Used in conversational rolls. Including threats, persuasion, and arguments.
Dexterity - Used in rolls that require physical finesse and speed.
Strength - Used in rolls that require brute force and power.
Endurance - Used in rolls which involve completing actions when injured and when under extreme pain, also in rolls which determine if your character survives large injuries.

Notes:
All armor doubles as a space suit unless otherwise specified
All players start with 5 requisition points, a gauss pistol and light armor.
If you are getting the heavy armor to start you can get it for 4 points instead of 5 by selling back the light armor.
Light armor offers minimal protection, it will almost always protect you from plain steel blades and low velocity shrapnel, it can also hold up fairly well against small gunpowder weaponry, and moderate blunt force impacts.
If you get a horrible roll that could result in your death, you get one extra roll to determine the result.
I have not decided on my dice yet so I will likely be experimenting with them a bit during this.
All gauss weapons have disposable heat sinks built into them which absorb the heat from firing, if you fire for long periods of time without giving pause you may have to dump the sink and put a new one in. Searing hot heat sinks could be useful. Laser rifles have inbuilt cooling elements, and do not generate as much heat as the gauss weapons.

Spoiler: Armory (click to show/hide)

Gauss Rifle(2 points) – A semi-automatic rifle that fires small metal rounds at high speeds using strong magnetic fields. It can do moderate damage to most armor, and is capable of punching holes through thinner pieces of metal. The common weapon of soldiers, very durable in all situations. 5 clips, with 12 rounds in each.

Laser Rifle(2 points) – A rifle with a large powerpack in it's stock. It fires focused beams of electromagnetic radiation naked to the human eye that can burn through armor and melt metal. You hold down the trigger for continuous fire. Each powerpack allows 2 minutes of continuous fire and it comes with 2 powerpacks. It comes with a wearable eyepiece that allows the user to see the lasers it fires, allowing easier shooting. They are not nearly as durable as a standard gauss rifle is.

Gauss Sniper Rifle(3 points) – A semi auto rifle that is capable of firing high damage rounds at large ranges. It takes 3.5 seconds to recharge it's capacitors after each shot. The rounds are specially designed, made of depleted uranium. Capable of blasting through armor, and shredding the insides of it's target. It can also be used to punch holes into thick metal. It comes with 4 clips, 7 shots each.

Power Sword(3 points) – A large metal blade, 3 feet in length. It is composed of a special alloy that makes it rust free, hard to dull, and nigh indestrucible (within reason). Within it's hilt, it contains a power pack which can last for 30 minutes continuously. This pack is used to electrify the edge of the blade, ionizing the gases around it, allowing it to cut through armor and metal structures with relative ease. It is still quite capable while not active, but will have trouble cutting through armor, and metals, It weighs ~15 pounds.

Special Option Rocket System(SOR)(4) – Said to be named after how someone feels when hit with one of these, a SOR rocket will do more than make your enemies feel hurt. It fires a high speed direct fire rocket that explodes into high speed flaming shrapnel, which blows through almost an armor and can kill targets through cover. The explosion can be configured to explode at a certain distance, and to explode forward, downwards or any other direction. It comes with 3 rockets.

Power Knife(1 point) – A smaller version of the Power Sword above. It can still heat up it's blade and melt through armor, but it is much less effective at doing so than the sword. Meaning you'll have to put more effort to breaking through the armor.

Gauss Pistol(1 point) – Similar to the gauss rifles, it fires smaller tungsten coated rounds at high speeds using strong magnetic fields. It is extremely durable, working in almost any condition or environment. It comes with 6 clips, 15 rounds each.

Alloy Tower Shield(2 points)  – An advanced shield made of high strength alloys. It is capable of sustaining high amounts of weapons fire, requiring a gauss rifle at the minimum (or extreme gauss pistol fire) to begin to dent and weaken it. It can be strapped to an arm, and also to the ground (metal or dirt) using deployable prongs. Normally it is 3 feet tall, but can be expanded to 5 feet with the click of a button. It is wide enough for one person to completely hide behind it. There is a small slit to fire through. There are entire squads that use these shields, making a wall with them and slowly advancing.

Fragmentation Grenades(2 points) – Throw them, and get the hell out. These explode with moderate force, spewing high speed shrapnel in every direction. At the least partially blasting through most armor. They come in packs of 5.

Powered Exoskeleton(4 points) – A powered hydraulic exoskeleton that greatly increases your strength, if it is hit in the control pack, their is a chance that it go haywire. Twisting your limbs in all sorts of fun ways.

Assisted Nervous System(3 points) – You get implanted with a brain co-processor. It is set up to aid in your reflexes and movements. Making you much more dextrous and giving you extra-human reflexes.

Final Stand Implant(2 points) –  A device that activates when you are close to death. It fills you with drugs when activated. These disable your pain receptors, wake you up if you are asleep and fill you with energy and a rage for battle. Quite effective at saving you in your last moments.

Heavy Armor(5 points) – Heavy armor that can take more of a beating than the lighter armor most soldiers recieve. This will keep you alive where the other armor could not. The only side effect being that you are less manueverable in this armor.

Battle Stims(1 point) -  A three pack of battle stims, these give you a powerful thirst for blood, and temporarily suppress your sense of fear and ability to feel pain. Some users lose control of their bladders.

First-aid kit(2 points) - A kit full of various equipment which can be used to patch up injuries. Some injuries are not fully treatable by this and require surgery.

Armor Reflective coating(2 points) - A special coating on armor that provides limited protection against energy weapons. It reflects certain wavelengths of light, allowing you a bit more time before your armor is compromised. On occasion it can reflect the energy back at your enemies or into your allies.

Alcohol? - Free, up to three canteens per person per mission.

Suggestions? - Go ahead, perhaps I will add it in.

Players:
lawastooshort(reserved).


If I have left anything out or if there are any oddities please let me know.

[~Neri]

((Something I would like to point out is that Gauss weapons function by accelerating metal spikes several times the speed of sound. Even a gauss pistol would be capable of scrapping a tank irl. The main limiters being recoil powerful enough to dislocate your arm and the power supply. Unless the armor is made from unobtanium, I can't see light armor having sufficient stopping power.))

[lawastooshort]

I would like to join but cannot post a sheet until tomorrow; if that is acceptable please reserve me a spot.

[HavingPhun]

((Something I would like to point out is that Gauss weapons function by accelerating metal spikes several times the speed of sound. Even a gauss pistol would be capable of scrapping a tank irl. The main limiters being recoil powerful enough to dislocate your arm and the power supply. Unless the armor is made from unobtanium, I can't see light armor having sufficient stopping power.))

I'll admit, I have an rudimentary understanding of the physics behind the devices. But, just because it is a gauss weapon, would it really have to be going at speeds that immense? Couldn't a smaller version just drive less current into the device and accelerate the rounds at a much lower speed to keep the size down? I will however modify the description of the armor a slight bit, I was thinking more along the lines of slowing the things down so they don't completely swiss cheese whoever is hit by them. Perhaps still causing injury depending on the roll.

I would like to join but cannot post a sheet until tomorrow; if that is acceptable please reserve me a spot.

Yeah that's fine, you have a spot reserved. I'll stick it up in the main post.

[~Neri]

A Gauss Weapon legitimately would be firing at speeds that immense. The difference between a Gauss and a Rail is purely on if it's a coil or a set of rails.

Basically what a Gauss/Rail does is it uses electromagnets to accelerate a metal spike. This has.. Absolutely no upper limit of velocity whatsoever. The limit is purely what the structure of the gun/gauss stake can take. Too fast and it burns up in a ball of plasma due to air resistance or shatters into the equivalent of a supersonic shotgun. Irl we do have handheld gauss weapons and irl it is powerful enough to swiss cheese a tank or heavily fortified entrenchment. They are considered Anti Material weapons for a reason. The main limiters are that the barrels and firing rods tend to warp with prolonged use and the powersource needs to be huge. Limiting it to vehicles that can mount such a powersource such as large boats (read aircraft carriers) and experimental tanks.

You could theoretically tune it down, but then the question is "Why would you?" The goal of a weapon is to kill the enemy dead before they can kill you dead right? If you have a powersupply sufficient to run a handheld gauss weapon, you'd want to make sure whoever got hit by it got pulped to justify the power expenditure. If you wanted a weaker weapon you'd be better off using a standard ballistic gunpowder weapon or a pneumatic stake thrower. Or an electrolaser if you want to shoot lightning at the target for whatever reason and have the option of tazing them at range.

[HavingPhun]

Considering that the RTD is set in 2245, I would say that potent, miniature power packs would be a common thing. I like your argument, so I am going to strike something in the middle for the gauss pistols. They won't being blowing holes straight through heavy armor with ease, as that is more something for the heavier versions. But, they will be able to pierce light armor with ease, and they are going to gain an ammo increase since the rounds themselves are just small bits of metal.

[HavingPhun]

Added a reflective armor coating to the armory, providing some limited protection against energy weapons.

[~Neri]

Actually I'd say an ammo increase wouldn't make sense. They don't fire tiny pieces of metal. They fire aerodynamic stakes of metal. Think crossbow bolt sized for snipers/antitank Gauss and .50mm sized stakes for pistols/assault rifles.

Although assuming we're using rapid fire Gauss weaponry and reasonable power supply, the issue is heat dispersal to prevent barrel warping from repeated firing. There are a few ways to go about that actually. One way is preloaded cheap barrels that fire rapidly and then are discarded when ammunition is expended and reloading is simply just slapping another barrel on the weapon. Another way is higher quality barrels intended to last for a couple battles without issue before being discarded and replaced, ammo being loaded via a more standard weapon loading system (Ammo cartage). Generally the rule with Gauss/Rail weaponry is that the barrels will not last very long without needing a replacement. Supersonic bits of metal produce lots of heat.

Theoretically a possible way to nudge gauss rounds out of the way is a negatively charged electromagnet mounted on armor. It wouldn't stop close ranged gauss, but longer ranges traveling slightly slower might nudge it further out of the way.

Also I'll prolly/might join. Theoretical weapons are fun.

[HavingPhun]

Alright, any suggestions such as Kevak's are welcome, as I am by no means an expert on the physics involved in some of these things. One thought is to do what the weapons in Mass Effect do. They have disposable cartridges which all the heat is vented into that have do be discarded to keep the weapons cooled. I'm thinking some material (perhaps undiscovered) which has an extremely high specific heat.

[~Neri]

Always possible to do a Handwavium material to simplify the physics. I personally like keeping the physics as realistic as possible in my settings but Handwavium does tend to cut down on the number crunch.

[HavingPhun]

I'm going to go for that, so, another change to gauss weapons, if they are fired continuously without being allowed to cool, you might have to dump their heat sink and put another in before firing.

[_DivideByZero_]

Spoiler: Aleph (click to show/hide)

Name: Aleph 'Magic Eight' Naught
Description/Background:
Mario Roco d'Arazzo (born 2150) came from a working class family, tending robots most of his life 'till he retired at eighty. He got to know most models fairly well and he himself owned several androids which he treated as family.
So it came as quite a surprise when he ran into one in the streets, which was running away from something. It was an old Samsung which he knew was a maintenence hassle--its owner had probably neglected to wipe its short-term memory regularly, because it seemed impulsive and schizophrenic to him.

Mario offered to take it in and help repair its memory, which it gladly accepted. However, it inexplicably turned on him after a trip in the subway and shoved him aside as they got out of the train. He fell over the guardrails as the train was leaving and the rest was history.
Little did he know that his grandfather, an avid transhumanist, made a contract with the government to use his children as subjects for a long-running genetic engineering experiment. As a result, Mario was slightly more resistant to cancer than the average person. But in exchange for the experimental status, his children were also entitled to the cutting edge in experimental lifesaving tech. Mario lost both legs and his organs were badly beat up, but his condition was still salvageable using a procedure known as localized antistasis counter-rejection therapy, a procedure which could only be used on subjects in medical stasis, but made them more receptive to mechanical implants that would otherwise get rejected by the immune system.

Mario soon became Aleph, by all appearances a young adult with a strong, healthy physique and slick black hair with a stylized "8" located on the right side of his head at a 45° angle. He found he could do things he could have never done before, even when he was young, but everything came to him as a bit of a shock.
A few years later, Aleph decided re-living life simply wasn't worth it. He had already lived once, so why repeat everything again and again and again? Find another spouse so he could watch her die again? He had to find a new life, and fortunately enough his planet saw new trade routes open up, giving him a chance to go into space for once.
Skills:
>Featherweight: Though his body is lightweight, Aleph is skilled at leveraging all of his mass via extravagant martial arts during melee combat.
>Living Dead: Aleph's body is much more durable than a normal human body, giving him a bonus to ignoring minor scratch damage.
>Knowledgeable: As a relic of an older time, Aleph knows a lot of things the younger folk havent picked up on. Bonus to intellect.
Attributes:
>Luck: 1
>Charisma: 1
>Dexterity: 4
>Strength: 5
>Endurance: 4
Items:
Final Stand Implant (built-in)
Assisted Nervous System (built-in)
3 Canteens

Also, in response to the gauss argument, you can estimate the (maximum possible) kinetic energy of a coilgun by having the projectile sweep out a magnetic field with a given energy density with a volume equal to that of the barrel.

The formula is: Kinetic Energy = Volume * 400k * B^2, where B is the strength of the magnetic field in teslas.
For a 1 tesla gauss weapon (go too high and you will saturate your magnets) and a 50 caliber barrel (A = pi*.0126^2) with a 20 cm length, you get a kinetic energy of... 40 Joules. That's weaker than a punch. Or a 22 cailber pistol. Definitely not enough to bust a tank.

You can make a higher magnetic field using superconductors. Let's say 25 Teslas. That gives you about 25,000 Joules, which is more than a 50 caliber sniper rifle. But it won't wreck a tank.

[Sosoku234]

Name:Reid Johnson
Description: A man of average height; Slightly muscular; Curly blonde hair; 35 years old; Has a very minor case of severe amnesia.
Skills:
Swordsmanship: When attacking with a sword or similar weapon, gain +1 chance to hit until the beginning of the next turn.
Buckle down: Lower center of mass, lower hit chance. Enemies gain -1 chance to hit.
PARKOUR!!!!! When doing dexterity rolls involving urban environments and movement (not saving throws) gain +1 to the roll.
Attributes: See directly below... 10 points to distribute.
Luck: 2
Charisma: 2
Dexterity: 5
Strength: 2
Endurance: 4
Items: 1 Power Sword; 1 Pack of Frags; 1 Canteen of Alcohol

[AbstractTraitorHero]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Clarity "The unlucky drunken tank" Silvester
*Description/Background:She is a tall 6ft9 and has a pale face covered in scarsvher right eye is electronic clearly do to some kind of injury she is covered in bandages and her hair is a ragged mess she has c cup boobs and surprisingly clean teeth.
Back story:born to a kind and supportive family who were bruttaly murdered in front of her and she was mutilated herself losing an entire eye she was plagued with bad luck her life growing dimmer and dimmer she turned to alcohol at a young age to quell the pain it...didn't help enough and for years she lived in misery and sorrow until her 19th birthday where she ended up enlisting in the military to make something of her life for once she was alive and while she still drinks at the age of 26 she feels like her lycks turning around its time to find out if shes lucky cause it's her 26th birthday and what can go wrong? What do you look like, background story, etc.
Skills:Defender ((good at defending others)) charm and legendary drinker.
Attributes:
Luck:1
Charisma:4
Dexterity:3
Strength:3
Endurance:4
Items: What items would you like to start with? Check out the armory, you start off with 5 points.
3 canteens of alcohol
ANS((nervous system thing))
ATS ((tower shield thing))

[HavingPhun]

All three sheets are good to go. Today I bought a years worth of hosting for a vps for learning purposes and experiments. So, you might see me making a sub-domain on it for all your sheets once this starts, which I will keep up to date.

Also, I feel I didn't do enough explaining about the Special Combat and Reconnaissance Corps(SCRC). Basically, they are a smaller group within the human military which one might consider to be special forces. They generally get greater funding and support than other corps. They are always looking for talented individuals, so they not only recruit people already in the military, but also those that they find living in the civilian population, sometimes criminals. They don't carry as many of the rules and protocol of typical military divisions, so zany and unorthodox people are welcome. Also, you all can decide how long each of your characters have been in the military and in the SCRC, and if they know each other. However, even if they have been in for years it doesn't mean they get any more skills or attributes than other starting players.

I am going to give this another day or two to see if others join. We need one or two or more players, depending on whether or not Kevak is playing since they said they might.