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 Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 9:10 pm
OOC THIS IS JUST A GENERAL SCI FI AU ANYONE IS WELCOME! No knowledge of FTL is needed. For those just now joining, please feel free to skim over post 1, then the GM post on page 4, then choose your own death solo on page 5! NOTE THAT QUILLS HAVE BEEN GIVEN OUT! See page 7 for who won which. An long, keening whine came from the engines as the stolen spaceship slid out of lightspeed, the sound dying as the endless expanse of space came into view on the monitors. With a final shudder the ship became still, the engines sounding unusually loud in the tense atmosphere. One cycle click. Two. Three. A series of beeps and clicks crackled from the speakers. ”This is your captain speaking. Silence is no longer in effect. All wounded please proceed to the medbay. All able personnel, please walk the ship and begin repairing what you are able to. Should you come across any deceased --” the announcement paused, the sigh audible. ”Friend or foe, please attempt to locate dogtags. Take anything useful and prepare them for jettison. A... remembrance ceremony will be planned once we are safe. The next FTL jump will take place after 1600 cycle clicks. That is all.”The same series of beeps sounded, signaling the end of the announcement. OOC WELCOME TO THE FTL AU RP! gaia_star This AU comes with slightly specific rules. At the end of the event +5 raffle tickets will be given out to all rpers as well as + 5 pages. Quills will also be handed out. You are on the stolen alienship, temporarily dubbed the SS Arcadia II. Everyone is part of the rebel crew who recently boarded and took over an alien ship after the previous SS Arcadia was destroyed in combat. You and the rest of the crew have just taken over an alien ship belonging to the Collective Syndicate of Stars after killing everyone on board and have made a run for it. In your collective possession is data the Syndicate doesn’t want you or anyone else to have, so much so that they have sent out a fleet of warships after you. You and the rest of the crew are on the run, and must work together to reach safety -- or die trying. Before you Begin:
gaia_star ANYONE CAN JOIN! Halloween, Hunters, Horsemen, Quest Halloween Students -- even quest hunters/horsemen! Just be sure to read the below -- any characters that failure to read this post and adhere to the AU rules will be jettisoned.
gaia_star Sci-Fi up your character! This is a science fiction setting; please alter or change any magic to give it a sci-fi flare.
For instance...
Halloween and Guest/Quest Students, Horsemen - Feel free to turn your character into an alien! They will need to be roughly human-sized. All magic abilities need to have a sci-fi twist, ie instead of magic you can make them psychic. Due to the Ghatti Convention, all psychics must ask for permission AND receive vocal or written consent before utilizing telepathy and/or mindreading.
Hunters - Your weapon can be turned into an AI companion -- be it a robot, or just a laser gun that now talks to you via radio or commlink. All robots must be smaller than 1”x1”x1” or .3meters. Think small cat or monkey sized. And yes, you can turn your gun weapon into a lightsaber or have swordchucks. Please note that anyone who cuts a hole in the side of the ship will be jettisoned immediately.
Also yes, you can turn your weapon into an alien companion instead. They must always be in the same room as the hunter. They also share HP/actions with the hunter because otherwise it'd get too confusing.
NOTE: - Anyone can be an alien or human. Or humanoid. Just keep them relatively human-sized. You can even keep your character’s original appearance, just so long as you change them to be sci-fi themed!
gaia_star In this setting, everyone is a rebel and part of the same crew. gaia_star While it is expected that your character has *SOME* combat experience, it is possible to be a civilian supporting the cause. Someone’s gotta cook the meals, right? gaia_star Once you’ve figured your character out, roll 1d20. This is how injured you are after you and the rest of the crew boarded an alien ship, murdered everyone on it, and stole it in order to escape. And yes, said alien ship was working for the enemy should your character decide to have a guilty conscious about it.
1-5: You have a teeny scratch. Like a paper-cut scratch. You do not need to go to the medbay.
6-10: You currently have a lot of blood on you. Thankfully most of it doesn’t belong to you. You have some injuries that hurt, however most of them are scratches and bruises. You do not need to go to the medbay.
11-15: You’ve sustained an injury! It hurts, but you’ll live. You have many scratches and are bleeding enough to where if left untreated for a long period of time, you'll likely faint from blood loss. It is optional whether you’d like to go to the medbay or not, however it is unwise to go without it for too long...
16-20: You’ve sustained serious injuries, possibly a broken limb (if you rolled a 20, anything else is likely just cracked). You're also leaving behind a trail of blood wherever you go, creating a slipping hazard. On the bright side, you have all your limbs! Some of them might not be functioning however. You must visit the medbay.
gaia_star Please format your posts like this:
[b]Location// (area on the ship your character is at -- see next post)[/b]
*** RP TEXT GOES HERE ***
[b]Name//[/b] PLEASE INCLUDE THIS.
[b]Species//[/b] What is your character? Human? Alien? What kind of alien?
[b]Status//[/b] What's your character's injury/injuries?
gaia_star If you are RPing multiple characters in the same post, please include the format to surround each character. ie: Quote: Location// Podbay DoorsJim slammed his fist against the ship's airlock. "HAL! Please!" He shouted, "Open the podbay doors! I can't -- I can't -- I can't take this anymore!" Name// Jim Species// Human Status// No physical injuries. Severely distressed mentally. --- Location// Podbay DoorsSusan lightly touched Jim's shoulder. "Jim? Jim, it's me, Susan. It's... it's going to be okay. Please. Please don't do this." Name// Susan Species// Ish'haililiii. They're a humanoid cat-like species with moth-like feelers and a prehensile tail. Status// Susan has a cut above her eye, and her prehensile tail is currently being dragged behind her. Major prompts will pop up every while, and the page will update. Otherwise you may just get quoted by regular replies. gaia_star If you’d like to explore a specific action that you think may have significance, feel free to post the action in bold red. If it does have significance, it will be addressed! gaia_star You are free to rp with anyone else in this orp, just quote them! gaia_star Enjou and have fun! This AU ORP is based off the game FTL: Faster than Light. gaia_star Want something to listen to? Try pairing some ambient ship noises with the FTL OST!
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 9:11 pm
OOC Moving around the SS Arcadia IIThere are several “rooms” (also known as “systems”) on the ship your character can go do. Each system has different actions they can take. Please limit yourself to three actions. Actions are listed in the “Actions” quote box. You can move between rooms unrestricted, and can RP unlimited. The BridgeThis is where many aspects of the ship are controlled. The captain is here and is currently occupying the pilot’s chair. She is currently cradling her left arm and piloting the ship with one hand. Anyone can talk to her, if they so choose. Given the current circumstances, using the communications unit is highly unwise. Not to mention the captain has threatened to jettison anyone who attempts to use it. An important-looking computer is here, however the screen is flickering and showing bizarre patterns. Actions You can attempt to repair the important-looking computer. Roll 1d10. If you roll a 3 or 6, you've successfully repaired it. The medbay is shorthand for "the place to go to when you dun screwed up." Like all Syndicate ships, it is equipped with state-of-the-art doodads that do all sorts of cool things. Unfortunately, you don't recognize any of the technology used here and are unfamiliar with it. Healing is going to be trial-and-error. Actions If you are injured, roll 1d8. Subtract this amount from the initial 1d20 roll you made earlier. That is your new status. Example: Let's say I got a 12 with my initial 1d20. I come into the medbay and roll a 3. 12-3 = 9, bringing me from this:
11-15: You’ve sustained an injury! It hurts, but you’ll live. You have many scratches and are bleeding enough to where if left untreated for a long period of time, you'll likely faint from blood loss. It is optional whether you’d like to go to the medbay or not, however it is unwise to go without it for too long...
To this:
6-10: You currently have a lot of blood on you. Thankfully most of it doesn’t belong to you. You have some injuries that hurt, however most of them are scratches and bruises. You do not need to go to the medbay.
gaia_star You can help people out and add your roll to their roll! Please quote the person you are assisting. This is where the captain jettisons many things. Aside from the dead bodies littering the area, there are also many containers, presumably cargo. Unfortunately the alien script is unfamiliar, so there's no telling what is inside. Actions You can attempt to search the cargo for anything interesting. The main source of where the spaceship's ambient noise is coming from. The engines are also currently smoking. It is a light smoke, not too hazy. The engines are vitally important, as without working engines you and everyone else on board are sitting ducks. Actions You can attempt to repair the engines. The engine's HP is currently at 60/100. To repair the engines, please roll 1d10. Add your result to the engine's HP total. Be sure to check any previous posts for the latest HP value!If you are repairing the engines, please format your posts like this: Location// The Engine Room *** RP TEXT GOES HERE *** Name// PLEASE INCLUDE THIS. Species// What is your character? Human? Alien? What kind of alien? Status// What's your character's injury/injuries? Engine HP// --/100A dark cloud of smoke billows out as the doors were opened. The shield generator was heavily damaged by your ship in order to board and invade this one. You could take a moment to marvel at how much damage you and your crew did, however it may be advisable to repair it just in case the ship falls under attack... Actions You can attempt to repair the generator. The weapon systsem's HP is currently at 0/100. To repair the generator, please roll 1d10. Add your result to the generator's HP total. Be sure to check any previous posts for the latest HP value!If you are repairing the gs, please format your posts like this: Location// The Shield Generator *** RP TEXT GOES HERE *** Name// PLEASE INCLUDE THIS. Species// What is your character? Human? Alien? What kind of alien? Status// What's your character's injury/injuries? Shield Generator HP// --/100Exposed wires crackle and hiss as sparks are vomited out of damaged panels. Yet another casualty when you and everyone else boarded. You have to remind yourself that these are the very same weapons that took out the SS Arcadia and everyone on it. While time and speed are of the essence, the weapons systems will need to be online and in working condition in order to defend... Actions You can attempt to repair the system. The weapon system's HP is currently at 0/100. To repair the system, please roll 1d10. Add your result to the system's HP total. Be sure to check any previous posts for the latest HP value!If you are repairing the systems, please format your posts like this: Location// The Weapons System *** RP TEXT GOES HERE *** Name// PLEASE INCLUDE THIS. Species// What is your character? Human? Alien? What kind of alien? Status// What's your character's injury/injuries? Weapons System HP// --/100These two rooms are where crew members can go to sleep, or eat. The second in command is here, dragging corpses out of the sleeping quarters. Anyone can talk to her, if they so choose. Actions No action; these are mainly RP areas.
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kheleksul rolled 1 10-sided dice:
3
Total: 3 (1-10)
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 12:46 am
Location// Life Support Tria was ... Damaged. Tria was on an enemy ship. Tria had to find the oxygen systems and disable them. Captain had garbled into the intercom earlier, though Tria wasn't sure precisely what Captain ordered. If only Bria hadn't perished during the takeover of the ship. Bria understood this ... "common" language enough to relay messages to Tria. But But Tria has enough experience flying with these organics! Organics always tell Tria to absorb as much as Tria can. Tria had an important job. Tria had systems to absorb. And Tria got to work.Name// Tria Species// Lanius Status// damage roll: 12, Tria has a deep scratch on her arm that should need some attending to. Eventually. But Tria has an important job. Very important. Tria will get it treated later. (I notice we don't actually have life support at present though; but I'd love to *cough* attack it if I can...? *rolls a dice just in case Maru lets me do this*)
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Molten Tigrex rolled 1 10-sided dice:
9
Total: 9 (1-10)
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 1:33 am
DAMAGE ROLL: 9???Location// The Engine Room"Let's steal a spaceship, they said!" CLANG."What could possibly go wrong, they said?" CLANG.One of the new recruits had evidently snapped over the ship's deteriorating condition in the wake of the botched escape and was hammering one of the complex arrays of flashing warning lights with a futuristic-looking wrench. There was blood everywhere, but fortunately for everyone else, it was mostly his blood. It looked like the wrench-wielding arm might be the only one of the two that worked right now. "Well I've -" CLANG. "Changed my mind!" CLANG. "I want off!" Name// Lucky Species// Human Status// Problematic and covered in blood. It's not pretty. Engine HP// 51??/100
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Molten Tigrex rolled 1 20-sided dice:
19
Total: 19 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 1:37 am
(WHOOPS ROLLING FOR INITIAL DAMAGE BECAUSE I CAN TOTALLY READ
I DESERVE THIS)
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[A.V.] rolled 1 20-sided dice:
13
Total: 13 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 1:51 am
MIMI HAD A LIGHTSABER AND "ACCIDENTALLY" CUT A HOLE IN THE SPACE SHIP AND GOT HERSELF KILLED.
(more coherent post when it's not 5AM and my throat isn't dead lmao)
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kuumeii rolled 1 20-sided dice:
15
Total: 15 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 1:55 am
Location// Heading to Medbay
The squishy outside of her body was splattered with dark red and she moved slowly through the hallway, but with a dumb grin on her face. It was her natural setting after all. No one had even believed a Pict could get so far, but she was far removed from the proto-Pict which lacked ability to speak, in fact sometimes she didn't know how to shut the hell up. Though she still had the ability to drain happiness and color, which came in handy for non-violent ways of getting others to give up, it left her wide open for attack.
Thus her squishy exterior had suffered and she felt the dripping from behind her as she moved along the hall. As she shuffled her body made a distinct bubble noise which was usually amusing, but her state of suffering made her stumble a bit which made it sad.
"Heal heal heal..." While the Pictonian language had significantly improved over eons, now being able to form words, it was relatively hard to carry a conversation when there was only one thing on their minds. For Iyari (or Pict 1YAR-1), it wasn't much different. It was uncomfortable and made her far less cheery than her expression let on. If one were to look hard enough they could see her eyebrows twitching from the pain. Slowly yet surely, she made her way into the medbay, wildly flailing her arms. "Heal!" She croaked, shuffling over to find anything that could lessen the pain.
Name// Iyari (1YAR-1)
Species// Pict (looks like this)
Status// Scratches all over body, several still open and bleeding. Antenna is gashed and face bruised on one side.
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baby_gwing rolled 1 20-sided dice:
7
Total: 7 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 2:14 am
Location// Heading to the Bridge
They made it.
Kyle had no idea how the rather motley crew of the SS Arcadia II managed to pull off stealing this ship from right under the nose of the Collective Syndicate of Stars or how much it had cost them. But boy was he glad to have made it out of there in one piece. Being alive is good. Vaporised to oblivion? Not so.
"Of course we made it. What did you expect? I don't know about you but I'll rather hate to go out in that mess without fulfilling some greater purpose I was meant for ok?"
Semaj interjected, his ears and nose twitching as he curled his tail loosely around Kyle's neck.
"Pee-yew. I can't believe how much blood you've got all over you. Never mind what the Captain said about repairing the ship, can't you like duck into one of the bunks under the pretext of fixing the shower to use it? Showers are very important yeah?"
"As if I could get away with that without looking suspicious at all."
Kyle laughed, reaching over to gently rub a finger across the little alien's horn nub as he started towards the Bridge where he figured that the Captain would be.
"You heard the Captain Semaj. We're not totally out of the woods yet. We're going to have to do our part if we hope to survive this."
Name// Kyle
Species// Human with an alien companion Semaj
Status// Drenched in red and luminous green blood, none of which belongs to him. Bruised right side, some scratches on both forearms
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baby_gwing rolled 1 10-sided dice:
6
Total: 6 (1-10)
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 2:25 am
Location// Bridge
"Captain."
Kyle respectfully greeted the Captain the moment he stepped into the Bridge, a touch of concern skirting his gaze when he observed that she was cradling her left arm and piloting the ship with one hand. Someone should probably relieve her of that. Get her to the Medbay while the going was good and the proverbial s**t hadn't hit the fan quite yet.
He would volunteer himself in a moment if no one else came along. Although he was no pilot and had no experience whatsoever in flying a ship, he figured that surely there wasn't any harm done if he took over for a couple of minutes till the Captain or someone else more capable came to the Bridge.
"Might as well make ourselves useful while we're here Kyle."
Semaj chimed, the little bugger's paws prodding at his cheek until he finally noticed the flickering screen from an important-looking computer.
"Looks like this got roughened up a little during our escape yes?" Kyle mused, pausing to look over the buttons and the bizarre patterns reflected on the screen before tentatively pressing some of the buttons in an attempt to repair it.
"Let's see if this works..."
Name// Kyle
Species// Human with an alien companion Semaj
Status// Drenched in red and luminous green blood, none of which belongs to him. Bruised right side, some scratches on both forearms
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Whoan rolled 1 20-sided dice:
6
Total: 6 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 10:37 am
Location// Shield Generator "That really hurt when you got in the way," Ern growled as he made his careful way to the generator room. Behind him a few feet waddled a short creature that looked humanoid in stature but made of rock with a cross look on its stony face. " Well if you knew how to fight your allies would not be in the way," hissed the golem. The floors were slick with blood and machine fluids making it hard for Ern to navigate but not Zelfos. The rockman was just...slow. After a few moments of marching in mostly angered silence, Ern found the room with the shield generator. Lowering a visor so he could see through the dark smoke, Ern slipped through the doors to see what he could do to better keep his comrades safe. He heard Zelfos complain bitterly as he followed the human best he could. " I know having a body made me excited but this....this is not what I thought it would be," the rockman hissed as he was hit by the smoke cloud. Ern shrugged off his comment and began to poke around at the buttons and dials that weren't sparking. While he was doing that, Zelfos began looking at the wires, the heat of broken machinery not bothering the immune creature. Name// Ern Species// Human with a tiny rock golem (like the Rockmen but small) companion Status// Covered in a large gore splatter on his right side and a decent bruise to both shins tripping over Zelfos.
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Whoan rolled 1 10-sided dice:
5
Total: 5 (1-10)
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 10:50 am
Rolling to help the generators
Shield Generator HP// 5/100
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kuumeii rolled 1 8-sided dice:
5
Total: 5 (1-8)
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 11:47 am
Location// Medbay
"Heal?" She cocked her head to one side, grabbing at a small laser item with both of her noodle arms and jostled it above her head. It was slow as she moved over to a table, setting it down on the edge and poking at it awkwardly. Painfully, her body stiffened and she wiggled again. "Go go go go..." Murmuring, she cocked her head again, slapping the edge of her arm on the red button.
ZAP!!!
Something itched as it hit her, but a wave of relief followed. Though she was still stained with blood, she felt the cuts close and that made her feel better. "Aaaahhhh~" Bobbing gently, her antenna glowed as she felt happy again. It had only been a lucky guess as to what instrument to use, since she could have easily blown a hole in her body. There was a reason she wasn't allowed to carry normal weaponry after all. Shivering a bit she turned, wandering back to her rounds on the ship.
Name// Iyari (1YAR-1)
Species// Pict (looks like this)
Status// (15-5 = 10 ) Her cuts are healed up, but she's stained in blood and has a bruise on her cheek.
(Action 1/3)
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Manda rolled 1 20-sided dice:
15
Total: 15 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 1:26 pm
Location// Trying to locate Medbay Jana let out a curse as she stumbled down the hallway, bumping up against the wall for a moment. It hurt, and she wound up leaving a smear of blood from her arm, joining many other smears already there. She was seriously starting to question if this whole thing had been worth it. Taking over the ship, stealing important secret information, the whole deal. Everyone that had been on the ship was dead, along with many of their own people. And almost everyone left was injured in some way or other. And for what? So they could be on the run from a fleet of warships that wanted all of their heads. Wonderful. To make matters worse, with the pain distracting her, she was having some trouble remembering the layout of the ship. Where was the damn medbay? Name// Tedan // Female golem, so he is going by the name Jana Gallows Species// Human, with a sentient flamethrower gun (Arda) Status// Fairly injured, several small cuts with one more major gash on her right arm - having trouble holding her weapon up
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 2:10 pm
Location// Cargo Bay
Boinging along down the hallway she was swaying as she walked. "Gonna check, gonna check~" She said in a sing-songy voice, moving deep into the underbelly of the ship. Carefully she stepped over a torn-apart android, looking around at the pile of crates and boxes. In the scuffle the manifest for goods had been lost, though Iyari wouldn't have known what to do with a manifest anyway.
Slowly moving through the carnage of the attack she kicked a few boxes to the side. Earlier she had been down here and noticed some boxes she'd de-colored in the fight, but they would be utterly uninteresting now. Rather, she moved until she found a pile of crates and grabbed at the one on the bottom. Slowly, she pulled it out with a clatter of the other boxes. Something about this one piqued her attention though. Carefully she opened the crate to check for supplies.
Name// Iyari (1YAR-1)
Species// Pict (looks like this)
Status// Her cuts are healed up, but she's stained in blood and has a bruise on her cheek.
(Action 2/3)
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Manda rolled 1 20-sided dice:
7
Total: 7 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 2:15 pm
Location// Heading toward The Weapons System Stalking down the corridors, Aksaja peered into various rooms here and there - making sure there were no more survivors of the enemy. He saw only their own people and nodded to himself with satisfaction, tongues flickering from his nostrils for a moment to scent the air. Mostly blood and more blood - which was of course, fairly satisfying to him. His eyelids slid over his eyes and back in a slow blink as he considered what needed to be done. After a few moments of thought, Aksajs turned and headed for the Weapons System, figuring that if their old ship had been attacked, this one very likely would be too. They needed to be able to fight back. Name// AksajaSpecies// Ssi-ruuStatus// Barely injured, a few small cuts here and there - tough skin helps!
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