24XX (OOC)

[Chrono Blackwyng]

It is alright if you skip me, as Chronin is practically walking through the sandstorm.

[Self-sain]

The ammunition is created form Meredith's body, that is why the needle is needed to puncture her to fire. The bullets are like some concentration of her energy suppressed into a small form, giving it form and the ability to damage armor and shields and stuff >_>   

[flames]

The ammunition is created form Meredith's body, that is why the needle is needed to puncture her to fire. The bullets are like some concentration of her energy suppressed into a small form, giving it form and the ability to damage armor and shields and stuff >_>

Ah, I see. Sorry, sort of went off on one there. Yeah, that makes sense and doesn't require long paragraphs of justification. Feel free to post any time.

[[Sov]]

Flames, may I still join in? It looks like the story is still in the very beginning stages.

Also, I haven't ever participated in a futuristic kind of RP, so I know nothing of the weaponry. My fursona usually only carries a pocket knife, and a staff with her. The MK-II plasma blaster looks like something I might be able to try to play with?

Stats in case I'm still cool to join:

Name: Katayida (Kah-Tah-Yee-Duh)
Nickname: Kay
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Race: Equine, of sorts. Anthro horse.
Description: Dark dapple grey pelt with black points. Mane and tail streaked with bits of light grey/white. Stripe down center of right hoof, and scar on back of left fetlock.

Bio: (Changing from her normal bio to be specific for this RP)
Katayida's origins were from an outlying city near Sanctuary City that was happily inhabited by several different species of anthros, and androids, but very few humans. After a nuclear attack on her city that created a large scale elimination of many anthros, she was taken underground as a youth by an android family who helped keep her alive after nuclear radiation exposure, and promised to keep her safe. She left her underground home with a promise that her family would be able to come above ground without fear. A silver bracelet was given to her with a locket charm attached, on the inside it was inscribed, "Never forget who you are."
(Optional) Weapons: Not listing anything here, because I don't know what to use. (Optional) Abilities: In the nuclear attack Kay was exposed to high levels of radiation, and the android family that took her in did palliative care therapy to neutralize her radiation exposure so she would survive. The injections they gave her were painful, and were directed into a port that was placed in the side of her neck, that is still present to this day, though covered most of the time by her mane. The therapeutic injections worked, as in the radiation didn't kill her, but only made her stronger. She is one of the few anthros who is able to be exposed to high levels of nuclear radiation, and even touch nuclear reactors, without being harmed in any physical way. The palliative therapy had built an exact immunity to radiation. (Optional) Other: Kay carries a backpack that has several useful supplies in it including a water purification module, and bland food tabs.
[/color]

[flames]

Flames, may I still join in? It looks like the story is still in the very beginning stages.

Also, I haven't ever participated in a futuristic kind of RP, so I know nothing of the weaponry. My fursona usually only carries a pocket knife, and a staff with her. The MK-II plasma blaster looks like something I might be able to try to play with?

You may, we're still taking things slow and trying to get more people involved. It seems that most of are here are fairly inexperienced, whether it's due to absences, lack of experience of this type of RP or lack of experience in general
You should do fine. I'd say that most good fantasy RPs and sci-fi type RPs actually have a lot of common ground in terms of how they play and how they tend to differ from more realistic scenarios. Appearance and storylines may be different, but the basics are fairly similar: what once was governed by magic and legends and heroes is now forged by technology, intelligence and soldiers.

Normally I'm fairly fond of mixing fantasy with sci-fi to allow a good mix of old fashioned weapons alongside futuristic tech, but for simplicity's sake I'm trying to keep this fairly limited to more futuristic stuff. I'd imagine, however, that characters used to existing outside of the cities have more valid reasons for using simpler equipment and considering the state of the world, a pocket knife can still be a useful tool. The staff could be modernised (e.g. include some sort of slow firing hidden energy weapon within the staff or maybe use it to project temporary energy shields or something?) or it could be kept as it is (don't expect to be winning any fights with it though).
So long as it can be justified and makes sense in the setting, I'm fine with it. The MK-II is probably the best choice for those unsure of what to do weapon-wise as it's easy to justify having one (tons left over from previous wars that are no longer in use and likely not destroyed), it's fairly balanced as a weapon, good for many situations and you can get creative with it if it's had a mod applied, like Flames' charge shot mod.

I'd like to just add that I'm quite pleased to see the water purification module and food tabs in your inventory there. It fits what I visualise about the setting rather well, with most water either being generated through expensive lab processes or requiring heavy purification. Although some places do exist that can grow some crops (with some difficulty), most food is synthetic and despite advances leading to fairly pleasant and nutritious food for city citizens, food tablets are cheaper, more practical and likely to be stockpiled in high amounts in areas outside the cities.

[[Sov]]

Sounds fair. I think you'll like the twist I'm going to throw in. I'm coming in with simply a pocket knife, and my staff. 

Since Kay is pretty much radiation proof she'll always test the water from her purifier to make sure it's safe for others. I'll lay it out further in the game itself. Now, onto writing I go!




Post Merge: September 01, 2011, 01:57:26 AMSorry to double post, but what is the current posting order? I don't want to rush anything, but since Chronin did something that I'm in close proximity of and could actually react to....what's the word, Flames?

[Self-sain]

Umm quick question, what do most other androids look like, I was picturing something like the terminator sort of (maybe less bulk and more humanoid like c-3p0) where you could always tell they where an android? Because when I made my character I pictured her being slightly unique in her looks aspects .

[[Sov]]

When I hear android I can only think of R2-D2. 

But my thought is that if the androids are advanced enough to have completely internalized speech, digestion, and other human-like activities, then they're terminator like though even more advanced.

This storyline makes my brain go "Firefly! Now with more furries!" And I love it.

[Boone Zofox]

It'd have to be a little more western and spacey to be firefly, but I know where you're going with that. I love Firefly by the way!

[flames]

Umm quick question, what do most other androids look like, I was picturing something like the terminator sort of (maybe less bulk and more humanoid like c-3p0) where you could always tell they where an android? Because when I made my character I pictured her being slightly unique in her looks aspects .

Good question! I probably should have been a bit clearer on this at the start but hey, that's what this thread is for.

The androids are best described as being a very varied bunch. I'd say the majority of them could almost pass for human, with the ability to consume food for power, synthetic skin, healing, etc. A good few who fall into this category, especially if a tad older and designed during or shortly after a war, will have some light armour that they can't remove and this can be a give away sign that they're androids.
Those designed explicitly for war or those that are much older tend to be far more mechanical and are clearly androids. These androids still count as thinking, intelligent beings (although they do tend to be a bit more single-minded) despite their appearance and general inability to eat.
There are obviously those who are in between, some who are able to remove armour that is otherwise counted as a part of them and some built for war or combat may have human-like features and the ability to scale down from an imposing war machine to an incognito civilian. Some are even so advanced that their robotic roots are almost untraceable, with their internal systems being very close to that of organic life, minus a few remaining machine parts and the fact that everything is synthetic.

...a very rare few are rumoured to exist who are actually capable of reproducing but if any still exist, chances are they're out in hiding or stuck in a lab somewhere, if they haven't already been killed off. The recent return to anti-android feelings amongst most humans means that android production is weakening both in supply and quality. Although doubtful, there may be abandoned factories left in the wastelands that are still just barely usable and could in the future be used to continue the android race should the worst happen.
Anthros, however, have no such hope should the Emperor change his stance from "ignoring and slightly encouraging anti-Anthro feelings" to "outright hunting and extinction."

[Chrono Blackwyng]

How long does it take for word to spread through Sanctuary city?

Like if my character 'fought' his way into the city, how long would it take for a repercussion to occur, if any?

By the way, the extra guards that showed up were the ones that were within ear-shot and sight of the gate.

[flames]

How long does it take for word to spread through Sanctuary city?

Another good question and I have to admit, I'm having to think a bit about this one. Generally speaking in this time period cities are a lot smaller in terms of population (and physical size to some extent) and whilst Sanctuary isn't the smallest, it's not exactly the biggest either and has a relatively low population that is probably more comparable to a fairly big town in the present day rather than a city.
However, population estimates are hard as there are areas of the city that nobody ever really goes to which make for prime locations for criminals, the homeless, and possibly rebels. There's also likely to be a good few underground areas and some people will probably never leave their area of the city or interact much with others.

Unlike today, communication is surprisingly difficult. Landline communications were destroyed at least a century ago and there was never enough reason to set it up again as it'd just be destroyed once more. Working satellites seem to be rare and thus the communication system is rather unusual. City officials, other people of influence and the occasional lucky individual will have the appropriate equipment to make video calls to each other and the other cities over long distance. The level of pollution and radiation makes long distance communication difficult as it interferes with the signal quite badly, which is why specialist equipment is needed.
City officials, soldiers, some resistance members, other rebels and criminals do tend to possess short-range communications devices that tend to work as long as everyone is in the same area of the city.

As such, anything that happens is generally spread by word of mouth. It is believed by many that the only reason the cities can even communicate with each other in the first place is simply to help enforce the Emperor's will and control the flow of trade somewhat.
So, long story short, I'd say that it would take a bit longer than you might expect. Outbreaks and fights are fairly common, but interestingly very few bystanders or other innocents are harmed despite the frequency compared to the other cities. As such, unless the event has a fairly large impact, it could take up to a few days for the news reach all of the city. For something more drastic than a normal fight or skirmish with notable casualties, it would take a few hours or so.

[Self-sain]

With what you just said in mind, say there was a fire figjt or any shots at all, would any one actually come to investigate?

[flames]

With what you just said in mind, say there was a fire figjt or any shots at all, would any one actually come to investigate?

Hmm...I'm gonna say that chances are nobody would come, at least at first. It's a common occurrence, the guards are mostly incompetent and the military presence in Sanctuary City is minimal. Whilst some of the normal people in the city may come over for a look, anyone who's been in the city for any real length of time probably knows better by now. Unless common people complain, a lot of property damage is done or a fairly large number of guards don't report back after a few hours little effort will be made by anyone outside of that part of the city and even then, that's if they're feeling active.

Still, if anyone disagrees with anything I say or can argue otherwise, I'm all ears. My word on matters isn't absolute and generally tends to be made up as a go along ^^;

[[Sov]]

I'm keeping up with everything, but I'm gonna be pretty sparse this weekend as it seems I've had things that I didn't agree to planned for me. Hurrah.