OOC SOLITARUS: HOSTILE WATERS

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SOLITARUS: HOSTILE WATERS
A Solitarus Side-Story By Fluxxation!

"Hello there, Assets 01-08!"

"I am the Navigation Algorithm! You may simply refer to me as the N/A!"

"I am sure that in waking up, likely sore, within the hull of this submarine, you are likely quite confused!"

"As such, Captain Ironsides has mandated my sharing of all foundational, non-confidential mission protocols!"

"Below is all the attached information I am permitted to share. Please read through it thoroughly!"


"Captain Ironsides here."

"A few ground rules before we get to the fun stuff."

"This vessel is mine to command, and since I have graciously offered to harbor you for the ride, you should thank me by listening to orders."

"Beyond common courtesy, do be aware that I may detonate the implants within your lungs at any time. I hope this promotes the respect I require."

"Your mission is simple enough. There's a magma rig 17 miles below the frozen over ocean surface of the moon SS-12B. Our friend THE PROTOCOL bases some operations here."


[[Indistinct, worried muttering.]]

"17 miles? That's what you're worried about?"

"The.. Pressure?"

"Pffahhh... We're already 16 miles down. Don't sweat it."

"Anyways.. what was I- oh. Right..."

"As any responsible High Council member of the Astral Forge, I often lead expeditions.. usually on water based worlds.. to stall or halt the progress of our enemy where we can."

"That's where you, my fresh Assets, come in."

"First Mate Dinghy-"


"HiiiiI!"

". . ."

".. Sorry."


"First Mate Dinghy and I have put together a map, or more aptly, a gameplan on how you are to traverse the rig, which we have so kindly nicknamed the.. 'Magma Complex'."

"Given there should be only eight of you here, you'll be deployed with two Astral Forge initiates, who have.. yet to really prove themselves. They will serve as your team leads."

"With them at the helm, and myself covertly watching from the exterior, orders will be issued on where to move within the MC. You will act with haste and the skill you all.. seem.. to have."

"As you can see on this projection, the planned entry point allots for 25 'rooms' that you must navigate through and clear, if.. of course.. you are to shut this facility down."

"Operations will run smoothly as long as you all keep your heads. Be quick, quiet, and precise. Save collateral damage for our grand exit."

"I'd ask if you have any questions.. but this is a recording. Asking, and the N/A will.. probably answer..."


"If the piece of :red: thing can work right for once..."

"What else.."

"Ah."

"You aren't expected to return. Prove me wrong, if you wouldn't mind."

"First Mate Dinghy will guide you through the rest. Lets hope she doesn't stutter through it."

". . ."

". . ."

"Now how do I turn this thing o-"

"HIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!"

"Oh that's a little too close to the m-microphone."

"H-Hi! I'm-"

"Just get on with the briefing. I introduced you already."

"R-Right! Uhm.. uh.."

'D-Don't stare at me l-like that Captain.. I'm j-just.. Thinking.."

"... uhm-"


"N/A. Summarize the loadout system."

"N-No wait! I ca-"

"Of course, Captain ironsides!"

"Assets, you fall into three Trades, or essentially, Classes!"

"Strike Assets serve as the fighters of the group. Salvage assets serve as the operators, or more aptly, engineers, and Supports serve as, well- support!"

"Your choice of Trade is important, and will be discussed in the next subheading! It is your fundamental role on this team!"

"Further, there is a defined HP value system, though this operates on a word basis in correlation to numerical values. See the Diagram below!"


OPTIMAL (80+%) / SUB-OPTIMAL (60+%) / STABLE (40+%) / UNSTABLE (20+%) / WORRISOME (6+%) / CRITCAL (1+%) /
FLATLINE (0%)

"More on the intricacies of the HP Value system will be defined under the Support Trade!"

"Combat values take place with a D20! A twenty sided die! This is the default system on the forums."

"Combat is not definitively turn based. You may flee, reposition, or attempt to take cover at any point. Fighting dirty is encouraged!"

"You possess minimal storage space within your Personal Expedition Pack, or your PEP for short. You have a maximum of three slots to hold items you find!"

"You are responsible for monitoring your own HP values and items! Damage calculations are done for you, but you are to offer your current HP value in combat / when healing!"

"You may make a maximum of two attacks per post / attack cycle as a baseline. Some Skills alter this!"

"While acting upon an item, you cannot roll to dodge or attack. Some Skills alter this!"

"Healing is a system, not an innate ability. Some Skills alter this!"

"Cheating is.. not a bannable offense, but is frowned upon. Accidents happen, but nobody likes a cheater!"

"If you have questions, please use (Parentheses) to ask them OOC. This is a semi-heavy stat system, so please do ask if you feel the need to!"

"New / updated info will often be placed in OOC parentheses, pay attention to what's being said!"

"That is all, for now!"

"Balance is key. No more than five players of the same Trade can exist at a time! You may change your Trade at the start of a new Act!"

"Trades have a set HP value, Defense / Dodge Value, set Active Skill, and set Passive Skills."

"You may configure to Alternative Active Skills if they're unlocked, also at the start of each new Act!"

"Dodge, a unique stat, refers to your ability to evade close attacks! Each number is the gap between your defense and their offense in which you can evade!"

"You may only hold one trade at a time, and must hold one of the three Trades. Be a team player!"

"Perks are a sub-category of Trade that are universal buffs! You may only use one at a time, and can exchange them with others! They slot into your body, just hold them to your skin!"

"Perks are found when exploring, or drop from -----!"


"Rend or be sundered."

BASE HP VALUE: 125
BASE DEFENSE: 3
Base Dodge: 0

ACTIVE SKILL:
AGGRESSION - ALL FINAL ATTACK ROLL DAMAGE IS DOUBLED WHEN HITTING AN ENEMY.

PASSIVE SKILLS:
SUPRESSION - 1/20 CHANCE EACH ATTACK TO STUN AN ENEMY FOR ONE CYCLE (MODIFIED FOR BOSSES) (POISE DAMAGE).
DESPERATION - YOU CAN ATTACK A THIRD TIME EVERY CYCLE / POST.

"Build and break."

BASE HP VALUE: 100
BASE DEFENSE: 1
BASE DODGE: 3

ACTIVE SKILL:
QUICK HANDS - ALL ACTION (HACKING, DESTROYING, REPAIRING) SPEEDS ARE DOUBLED.

PASSIVE SKILLS:
QUICK REFLEXES - YOU GAIN A FLAT +4 DEFENSE BOOST WHILE WORKING.
QUICK WIT - YOU CAN ATTACK ONCE PER CYCLE / POST AND DEFEND AT HALF ROLL VALUE WHILE TAKING ACTION.

"Mend, then brace."

BASE HP VALUE: 150
BASE DEFENSE: 5
BASE DODGE: 0

ACTIVE SKILL:
BULWARK AND BENEFACTOR - YOU HAVE INNATE HEALING TOOLS.
(SELECT A TARGET FOR A TURN TO RECIEVE A 10% FLAT HEAL. (ROUND UP!) YOU MAY NOT ATTACK ON THIS TURN. THIS DOUBLES TO 20% IF THEY'RE
CRITICAL.)

PASSIVE SKILLS:
AEGIS AND AID - YOU CAN TAKE BLOWS FOR OTHERS TO SPLIT DAMAGE BETWEEN YOU. (EACH PARTY TAKES HALF)
SPRAY AND PRAY - ALL OF YOUR ATTACK DAMAGE IS HALVED. YOU MAY ATTACK UP TO FOUR TIMES.

NAME:
NICKNAME(S) (OPTIONAL):
GENDER:
APPEARANCE:
SIZE / WEIGHT:
TRADE (STRIKE, SALVAGE, OR SUPPORT):
EQUIPMENT (INCLUDES WEAPONS):
ABILTIES:
BACKSTORY (OPTIONAL):
THEME (OPTIONAL):
TEXT COLOR / INDICATOR:
OTHER (OPTIONAL):

ASSET 01: "KARIV DOMIN / TETHIN COLAK"
ASSET 02: "KARL"
ASSET 03: "CABA-TEV"
ASSET 04: "CREAM STARLIGHT"
ASSET 05: "MARKAS"
ASSET 06: "HAREN-LAZUL"
ASSET 07: "SERENA ARELIN"
ASSET 08: 'AIUOLA`
ASSET 09: 'ALTER'
ASSET 10: UNASSIGNED

"Take care down there, and please do remember: "

"You are expendable."
 
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"The 1.0 of the SOLITARUS: HOSTILE WATERS OOC is now live!"

"Three character slots are reserved, though five remain!"

"Please read the OOC fully, I am here to answer questions!"

"A party of six is needed to start, and a full party is suggested to begin the campaign in earnest!"

PENDING START UNTIL:

"CAPTAIN IRONSIDES" AND "FIRST MATE DINGHY" REFERENCES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED

A PARTY OF SIX IS READY TO DEPLOY

SOMEONE THANKS THE N/A FOR ALL OF ITS HARD WORK. (Joking! ... unless...)
 
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"While a diversity of abilities is allowed and encouraged, you may not include additional buffs outside of your Trade's defaults! Everything seems fine aside from the potential +4. As a Strike Asset, that could easily add up to 24 damage a cycle, which is quite an unfair advantage!"

"It is.. also not recommended to willingly surrender almost 10% of your maximum HP!"
 
"While a diversity of abilities is allowed and encouraged, you may not include additional buffs outside of your Trade's defaults! Everything seems fine aside from the potential +4. As a Strike Asset, that could easily add up to 24 damage a cycle, which is quite an unfair advantage!"

"It is.. also not recommended to willingly surrender almost 10% of your maximum HP!"
Then we’ll dial it down to +1.5 (approx. 9 damage per cycle), and it will range around [-8, +1.5]. I’ll measure the power increase by 0.25.
And while yes, surrendering 10 HP is a bit bad, …wait, Cream is 18. I’ll take that back then. 123 HP.
 
NAME: MARKAS
GENDER: NONE?

APPEARANCE: Asset "Markas" is best described as muscle given a human shape. Its flesh is a deep black due to experimentation, and its form seems almost unable to contain its own might. Bandages are all loosely wrapped around the Asset's limbs, but it appears for the comfort of the Asset rather than medical need. It is dressed in what appears as some variant of a uniform, basic leather-equivalent armor dyed a faint orange covering all except its arms and head.
SIZE / WEIGHT: 7'7"/523 LBS

TRADE (STRIKE, SALVAGE, OR SUPPORT): SUPPORT

EQUIPMENT (INCLUDES WEAPONS): None, but not of its own volition.

ABILITIES:
SHEER BULK: Asset "Markas" is large enough to be used as cover if needed. Tests have shown it will not object anymore.
UNSTABLE FORM: Asset "Markas", as a result of its creation, is a very unstable creature. If needed, it may remove parts of its epidermis to use for a variety of purposes, such as sealing another's wound or to mold into a crude weapon. It is loathe to do the latter, but can be prompted with additional encouragement.
SELF-SUFFICIENT: Asset "Markas" functions through its heavily modified set of lungs, allowing it to serve as a minor wind turbine. While unsuitable for use as an external power source, it is sufficient enough to allow Asset "Markas" to not require anymore resources than a constant intake of oxygen, although it has been granted such capabilities in need of additional power and/or use of its abilities.
BROKEN HEALING: Asset "Markas" was made to be constantly regenerating any and all lost tissue, ligaments, muscle, and flesh. While it is in possession of this, it was deemed extremely inefficient in regards to rate of occurrence, energy consumption, and focus needed.
(The above was not given numbers as I am not sure if I am allowed to. If yes, I shall update accordingly.)

BACKSTORY (OPTIONAL): Asset "Markas" is the 14th iteration of the [REDACTED] line of Experimental Autonomous Sentient Equipment, or EASE. This iteration was specifically made as a form of living armory, able to use its own regenerating flesh as means to craft and produce armaments as needed while on a battlefield. While this was successful to a degree, its slow regeneration rate, inability to craft more complex items, and developed pacifistic personality made it be deemed a failure by GreenGate, and promptly sent it to Designated Waste World 1-94R, where its tracking was promptly shutdown and its fate neither known nor cared for.


THEME (OPTIONAL):

TEXT COLOR / INDICATOR: 9365B8
 
Then we’ll dial it down to +1.5 (approx. 9 damage per cycle), and it will range around [-8, +1.5]. I’ll measure the power increase by 0.25.
And while yes, surrendering 10 HP is a bit bad, …wait, Cream is 18. I’ll take that back then. 123 HP.
"With a shred of reluctance, Asset "Cream Starlight" has been approved for direct entry to the MC combat force, within the STRIKE subdivision."

"Do be aware that, if issues arise, your custom stipulations may be required to be changed on the fly!"

"Welcome aboard, Asset 04, "Cream Starlight"!"
 
"With a shred of reluctance, Asset "Cream Starlight" has been approved for direct entry to the MC combat force, within the STRIKE subdivision."

"Do be aware that, if issues arise, your custom stipulations may be required to be changed on the fly!"

"Welcome aboard, Asset 04, "Cream Starlight"!"
And also, emotional power decrease is measured by 0.5. It usually won’t be higher than a -4, but under specific conditions, like when she is completely hopeless, depressed, and heavily wounded, it might get beyond -4 and strike -6 and/or -8.
 
NAME: MARKAS
GENDER: NONE?

APPEARANCE: Asset "Markas" is best described as muscle given a human shape. Its flesh is a deep black due to experimentation, and its form seems almost unable to contain its own might. Bandages are all loosely wrapped around the Asset's limbs, but it appears for the comfort of the Asset rather than medical need. It is dressed in what appears as some variant of a uniform, basic leather-equivalent armor dyed a faint orange covering all except its arms and head.
SIZE / WEIGHT: 7'7"/523 LBS

TRADE (STRIKE, SALVAGE, OR SUPPORT): SUPPORT

EQUIPMENT (INCLUDES WEAPONS): None, but not of its own volition.

ABILITIES:
SHEER BULK: Asset "Markas" is large enough to be used as cover if needed. Tests have shown it will not object anymore.
UNSTABLE FORM: Asset "Markas", as a result of its creation, is a very unstable creature. If needed, it may remove parts of its epidermis to use for a variety of purposes, such as sealing another's wound or to mold into a crude weapon. It is loathe to do the latter, but can be prompted with additional encouragement.
SELF-SUFFICIENT: Asset "Markas" functions through its heavily modified set of lungs, allowing it to serve as a minor wind turbine. While unsuitable for use as an external power source, it is sufficient enough to allow Asset "Markas" to not require anymore resources than a constant intake of oxygen, although it has been granted such capabilities in need of additional power and/or use of its abilities.
BROKEN HEALING: Asset "Markas" was made to be constantly regenerating any and all lost tissue, ligaments, muscle, and flesh. While it is in possession of this, it was deemed extremely inefficient in regards to rate of occurrence, energy consumption, and focus needed.
(The above was not given numbers as I am not sure if I am allowed to. If yes, I shall update accordingly.)

BACKSTORY (OPTIONAL): Asset "Markas" is the 14th iteration of the [REDACTED] line of Experimental Autonomous Sentient Equipment, or EASE. This iteration was specifically made as a form of living armory, able to use its own regenerating flesh as means to craft and produce armaments as needed while on a battlefield. While this was successful to a degree, its slow regeneration rate, inability to craft more complex items, and developed pacifistic personality made it be deemed a failure by GreenGate, and promptly sent it to Designated Waste World 1-94R, where its tracking was promptly shutdown and its fate neither known nor cared for.


THEME (OPTIONAL):

TEXT COLOR / INDICATOR: 9365B8
"The "BROKEN HEALING" ability could be 'flavor text', if you will, for applying the "BULWARK AND BENEFACTOR" active healing skill upon Markas' self! This would be game breaking if it acted as a separate healing system."

"If that is agreeable, and no other questions remain, then I will approve Markas as Asset 05!"
 



"You are expendable."
And, uh, if this sentence isn’t said in a roleplay, you’d likely get an Angry reaction from Cream as a real life person. (Just saying.)
//phigrOS/geopelia> disconnect
 
"The "BROKEN HEALING" ability could be 'flavor text', if you will, for applying the "BULWARK AND BENEFACTOR" active healing skill upon Markas' self! This would be game breaking if it acted as a separate healing system."

"If that is agreeable, and no other questions remain, then I will approve Markas as Asset 05!"
This is acceptable, yes. Initially I had it planned as a small passive regeneration but losing out on being able to heal outside of it
Go my Creature, lets go.
 
"The "BROKEN HEALING" ability could be 'flavor text', if you will, for applying the "BULWARK AND BENEFACTOR" active healing skill upon Markas' self! This would be game breaking if it acted as a separate healing system."

"If that is agreeable, and no other questions remain, then I will approve Markas as Asset 05!"
*Geopelia herself teleports here in an emergency, as to point out Fluxxation had a mistake in the first post.*
You haven’t defined the status of 6-15%HP.
 
*Geopelia herself teleports here in an emergency, as to point out Fluxxation had a mistake in the first post.*
You haven’t defined the status of 6-15%HP.
I apologize if this sounds rude, but;
Quoting that is odd when what you said is entirely irrelevant to your post.
It feels like you have said in 3 posts what could have been said in one.
 
I apologize if this sounds rude, but;
Quoting that is odd when what you said is entirely irrelevant to your post.
It feels like you have said in 3 posts what could have been said in one.
Oh…
Sorry!
Mistake on my end.
I just figured that out, and I called Cream, but she didn’t bother editing the post.

I will call her to refrain from doing so frequently, don’t worry.
 
This is acceptable, yes. Initially I had it planned as a small passive regeneration but losing out on being able to heal outside of it
Go my Creature, lets go.
"With this, Asset 05, "Markas" is read to board!"

*Geopelia herself teleports here in an emergency, as to point out Fluxxation had a mistake in the first post.*
You haven’t defined the status of 6-15%HP.
"This mistake has been corrected! I appreciate the attention to detail!"

"Please do note that continued roleplaying in the OOC is not ideal. My existence here is mostly to spice up the application process! It is meant to mirror THE PROTOCOL's acceptance of OOC applications in Solitarus!"
 
"With this, Asset 05, "Markas" is read to board!"


"This mistake has been corrected! I appreciate the attention to detail!"

"Please do note that continued roleplaying in the OOC is not ideal. My existence here is mostly to spice up the application process! It is meant to mirror THE PROTOCOL's acceptance of OOC applications in Solitarus!"
Yeah yeah, but sometimes let’s say you cannot stop it. Slash J
And off I go!
*The goddess teleports away.*
 
NAME: Haren-Lazul
NICKNAME(S): Haren, HL, Stupid
GENDER: Male
APPEARANCE: A dark green alien biped, with large legs and small arms. There are two large orbs attached to his tail, a beige one and a blue one, and an orb embedded into his forehead that's a mix of both colors. He has six milky white eyes and a steel mask rests on his face with a nametag attached to the bottom. A tattoo on his right shoulder displays the logo and name of an unfamiliar corporation.
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SIZE: 7.2 feet tall (counting the large hump on his back which is about a foot tall.)
WEIGHT: Around 315 pounds
TRADE: Strike
EQUIPMENT:
-Blue Orb
-Beige Orb
ABILTIES:
-Telekinesis: Haren can channel the powers of the blue orb to move objects with his mind. He must be concentrating hard on said objects, and can't lift anything that'd be too heavy for him to lift himself. Living creatures can be moved with telekinesis, however the effect isn't difficult to resist and break out of.
-Sound Manipulation: Haren can channel the powers of the beige orb to record any sound that he hears, and replay any of those sounds in any nearby location.
BACKSTORY: Haren-lazul is a slave-creature owned by a faraway alien civilization. He was sold to work here, and isn't particularly expected to return in one piece.
TEXT COLOR / INDICATOR: #0061FE #EED9A8
OTHER: Haren can't talk and uses the beige orb to communicate, speaking in odd spliced recordings of various words. If he hears a new word or name, he'll record it so that he can use it in his speech.
 
NAME: Haren-Lazul
NICKNAME(S): Haren, HL, Stupid
GENDER: Male
APPEARANCE: A dark green alien biped, with large legs and small arms. There are two large orbs attached to his tail, a beige one and a blue one, and an orb embedded into his forehead that's a mix of both colors. He has six milky white eyes and a steel mask rests on his face with a nametag attached to the bottom. A tattoo on his right shoulder displays the logo and name of an unfamiliar corporation.
index.php
SIZE: 7.2 feet tall (counting the large hump on his back which is about a foot tall.)
WEIGHT: Around 315 pounds
TRADE: Strike
EQUIPMENT:
-Blue Orb
-Beige Orb
ABILTIES:
-Telekinesis: Haren can channel the powers of the blue orb to move objects with his mind. He must be concentrating hard on said objects, and can't lift anything that'd be too heavy for him to lift himself. Living creatures can be moved with telekinesis, however the effect isn't difficult to resist and break out of.
-Sound Manipulation: Haren can channel the powers of the beige orb to record any sound that he hears, and replay any of those sounds in any nearby location.
BACKSTORY: Haren-lazul is a slave-creature owned by a faraway alien civilization. He was sold to work here, and isn't particularly expected to return in one piece.
TEXT COLOR / INDICATOR: #0061FE #EED9A8
OTHER: Haren can't talk and uses the beige orb to communicate, speaking in odd spliced recordings of various words. If he hears a new word or name, he'll record it so that he can use it in his speech.
"Asset 6, "Haren-Lazul" is within guidelines and cleared for departure!"
 
NAME: Kariv Domin/ Tethin Colak
NICKNAME(S) (OPTIONAL): Ghoul, bug
GENDER: male
APPEARANCE: a large, mostly black bipedal bug like creature. Stands on two legs and wears a duster coat and wide brimmed hat. Any exposed skin is sickly yellow and rotting. His chitin has been replaced with metal armour.
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Still trying to get Tethin's face right, but this'll do for now.
SIZE / WEIGHT: 160kg with metal armour
TRADE: Strike
EQUIPMENT: Two revolvers, a laser lever action rifle and a knife.
ABILTIES: climbing, shooting acid, temporaral possession.
BACKSTORY: A bug bounty hunter possessed by his gang member. The bug man is engaged to a woman named Chis, and needs to return to her after freeing himself of both being possessed, having his lungs set up to be blown up, the current world he is on and rid his soul of any and all curses that's been implemented on it. Kariv is a ghoul who has been alive for decades and works with magic. He has gained his powers from a cult that slaughtered his town, his wife and child, and has slaughtered them in turn, cursing himself with their power.
THEME (OPTIONAL): Symmetry of the cemetery, by the tombstone three
TEXT COLOR / INDICATOR: 539759/b0b544
OTHER (OPTIONAL): zombie cowboy that I thought of while listening to Ghoultown.
 
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NAME: Kariv Domin/ Tethin Colak
NICKNAME(S) (OPTIONAL): Ghoul, bug
GENDER: male
APPEARANCE: a large, mostly black bipedal bug like creature. Stands on two legs and wears a duster coat and wide brimmed hat. Any exposed skin is sickly yellow and rotting. His chitin has been replaced with metal armour.
SIZE / WEIGHT: 160kg with metal armour
TRADE: Strike
EQUIPMENT: Two revolvers, a laser lever action rifle and a knife.
ABILTIES: climbing, shooting acid, temporaral possession.
BACKSTORY: A bug bounty hunter possessed by his gang member. The bug man is engaged to a woman named Chis, and need to return to her after freeing himself of both being possessed, having his lungs set up to be blown up, the current world he is on and rid his soul of any and all curses that's been implemented on it. Kariv is a ghoul who has been alive for decades and works with magic. He has gained his powers from a cult that slaughtered his town, his wife and child, and has slaughtered them in turn, cursing himself with their power.
THEME (OPTIONAL): Symmetry of the cemetery, by the tombstone three
TEXT COLOR / INDICATOR: 539759/b0b544
OTHER (OPTIONAL): zombie cowboy that I thought of while listening to Ghoultown.
"Asset 01 Acknowledged.. Welcome aboard, Kariv Domin / Tethin Colak!"
 
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