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[Taricus]

But yeah, you got the right answer. Though mind you, it could be MUCH worse >:3

Enjoy the gumball though.

[SeriousConcentrate]

Once again, Taric, you prove you and I are the two sides of a coin with the homebody attitude. :3 Clearly I'm the 'tails' of this quarter because of the eagle (America, **** yeah) on it while you get to be 'heads' due to all the weird mad science-y stuff. And we both drive Tarran insane. So he can be the 'edge' of the quarter.

[Taricus]

Must be one very thin coin then :3

[V-Norrec]

Ok then, everything is set, I'll post a description of the new RTD after I finish my shift.  Then just tell me if you want in or not.

[V-Norrec]

Take in such a horde of treasure that Tala instantly forgets about her anger and takes us back.  WE ARE BREADWINNAR!

[Taricus]

Wrong thread much?

[V-Norrec]

Very much so in fact.  Here's a preview of some talking points I was going to pull.

-Players are special forces sent to go put down riots and other such nonsense that disrupts normal living.

-All Players and NPC's live in one completely enclosed area that either is, or roughly the size of, a city.

-Players are given weapons/armor by Research and Development that may or may not be useful, necessary, or even safe to use.

-Players work for an omnipotent-force be it an A.I. or psychics or aliens or something like that.

-Knowledge is restricted in such a way that if players ever begin to show signs of knowing too much they are terminated for conspiracy.

[SeriousConcentrate]

Very much so in fact.  Here's a preview of some talking points I was going to pull.

-Players are special forces sent to go put down riots and other such nonsense that disrupts normal living.

-All Players and NPC's live in one completely enclosed area that either is, or roughly the size of, a city.

-Players are given weapons/armor by Research and Development that may or may not be useful, necessary, or even safe to use.

-Players work for an omnipotent-force be it an A.I. or psychics or aliens or something like that.

-Knowledge is restricted in such a way that if players ever begin to show signs of knowing too much they are terminated for conspiracy.

Hmm. Sounds like an interesting challenge. :3

[V-Norrec]

This is heavily influenced by Paranoia, but with enough originality I think it passes for not being blatantly copied from.

I still haven't worked out an appropriate title for it, but oh well.

Spoiler: Background (click to show/hide)

It is the year 2225.  Humanity prospers throughout the galaxy for the most part.  You are not most however, you are forgotten, locked away on Frontier Station 265.  In this backwater corner of the galaxy, humanity languishes under the control of the all-knowing A.I. known as Marrisa.  Marrisa seeks to control humans for "their own benefit" and safeguard the rest of humanity from "invaders".  To this end Marissa has begun cloning "perfect" humans to be employed as her secret police.  Outfitted in experimental arms and armor, they enforce her will throughout the station.  How long can this last though, a rebellion is growing, and nobodies motives are as they seem.

Spoiler: Sub-factions (click to show/hide)

The Communists:  They seek to overthrow Marissa and bring about Groucho Marx-style communism.

The Techies:  This faction worships technology, and believes everything Marissa says is law.

The Templars:  An ancient faction existing since the Knights Templar of Medieval-times.  What they ask you to do is always strange, but no doubt important.

The Ludds:  These people want to abolish technology and go back to living as their ancient fore-fathers did.  How they plan on doing this in the middle of space is beyond most peoples understanding, but they have a plan.

The Resistance:  These are free-marketers distraught with the level of control Marissa exercises over station.  Subtlety is not their strong suit, but they are beginning to learn.

The Militarists:  This self-proclaimed military wishes to claim control of the station as a base and then conquer the rest of the galaxy.  They have nothing to live for but war and fighting.

Spoiler: Rules (click to show/hide)

There are no rules, only goals!

((Really though, only basic rule is to not go insane.  All other information is classified and any knowledge of other information will be punished, severely.))

Spoiler: Character Sheet (click to show/hide)

Name: 
Gender: 
Sub-faction:

All other stats will be decided by Marissa, the creator of your life!

So, who's interested?

[SeriousConcentrate]

Name: Darwin Marsh
Gender: Male
Sub-faction: The Templars

...Does that count for interested? :3

[Tarran]

That's some mighty rules!

2033 characters! WOW!

AND 3 LINES FOR CHARACTER SHEETS HOLY SHEET!

...

Ehh, why not. I'm bored out of my mind anyway.

Name: Tarran Grittsburg (4th clone)
Gender: Male
Sub-faction: Resistance

[V-Norrec]

Yep, that counts.

[SeriousConcentrate]

All right, I'll keep an eye out for that starting then. ^^ Also, Tarran, since we're basically using this thread for randomness until it's locked, how's your own RTD coming along? (Clarification: I'm not hinting or demanding 'start nao,' legitimately just curious as to how it's going.)

[Tarran]

I knew someone was going to ask sometime.

It's moving slowly. I spent 3 days doing absolutely nothing, not working on it some time ago. But I'm working on it again.

Spoiler: It's easier to illustrate the progress right now in a color chart. (click to show/hide)

Story and setting=Pretty much complete.
Rules=Pretty much complete.
Combat system=Pretty much complete, doubtful on effectiveness.
Non-combat rolling system=Basic, but should work.
Attribute system=Pretty much complete, doubtful on if they're balanced or not against both themselves and skills. <Recent progress here.
Skill system=Pretty much complete, effectiveness unknown. <Recent progress here.
List of shooty guns and armor and shields=Partially complete. You can live without weapons (since you won't start with any). But the selection of armor I've got out (which you start with) is kinda small. Same with shields. <Recent progress here.
List of vehicles=Partially complete, you can live without this for a while. <Recent progress here.
Special Actions (taking cover, suppressing fire...)=The most obvious ones are done, but there's still only 3. But you can live without these, as I can just add them as I go.
Alpha backgrounds (what part of the military you are from)=Pretty much complete, unsure about balancing. <Recent progress here.
Character sheets=Pretty much complete.

Overall: I really could start it right now. But... I'm uncertain if it really should start. I'm indecisive. If people really are getting impatient, I could start.

Size of RTD from direct copy-and-paste including the guns, armor, shields and vehicles: 66844 characters.
Size of RTD without format, including the guns, armor, shields and vehicles: 65538 characters.
Size of fluff weapons, armor, shields and vehicles with format: 34683 characters.

[SeriousConcentrate]

All right, cool. ^^ Keep at it, youngster. :3