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Re: Of Airships and Blight.

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sentinel666 is not online. sentinel666
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08 Feb 2012 05:05 PM
Set in a classic Victorian steam-punk era, probably an advanced post-apoc. Due to occurrences on the ground most people have taken to the skies and the mountains, where large cities have built up; either floating like giant airships or attached to the sides of mountains. The land below has become inhabitable, where initial drilling for coal has unearthed a series of plagues upon the surrounding area. The vapours and gases coming from the rocks we drilled caused great changes in the animals, making them violent and impossible to control, and the plants seemed to just use it as a food, growing to unbelievable sizes, though laden with the very chemicals that caused the changes in the first place. Anywhere within several miles of the mining zones are entirely affected, and the gas is thick there. Some places on the ground are still habitable but we predict not for long, and operations are underway to expand the new cities and launch rescues to get them into the skies – that is where the roleplay can begin.
Travel tends to occur by airship, and these vary from minute personal crafts to massive passenger and trading vessels. Electricity is in its early days, and powered either by crude generators working from the wind or by battery stacks charged from these generators. Most of the technology functions through hydraulics, clockwork, and tension/pulley systems. It is a time where resources can be quite scarce, but where innovation is high, almost everyone fashions their own gear or customises it to suit their needs.
Rumours also abound that a few salvage and rescue teams have taken on researchers and the gas, known as the ‘Blight’ to most, is being studied in various laboratories. Some even say they’re trying to work on how to break down the gases, or at least repel them.
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Aderessa is not online. Aderessa
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08 Feb 2012 05:07 PM
( This sounds like a lot of fun, I've never taken part in a steam punk role-play before. )
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TywanDestru is not online. TywanDestru
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08 Feb 2012 05:08 PM
(Marking the awesome RP...)
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catzrcute is not online. catzrcute
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08 Feb 2012 05:10 PM
(Awesomeness)
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sentinel666 is not online. sentinel666
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08 Feb 2012 05:27 PM
CLASSES and the like:

Note, this is not an exhaustive list, if you make someone who fits then I'll approve (or an admin). (Admins get insta-approval, because they're cool.)

General occupations: Mechanics, Engineers, Scientists, Merchants, Various other craftsmen, miner, etc.

Occupations you're actually looking for: Airship pilots and captains, Guards, Smugglers, members of the 'Enforcers', Politician, Researcher, Overseers, member of the 'Rescuers'.

The government of man: A body of people made up of leaders from each city, attempt to co-ordinate all efforts and maintain a sustainable world up in the skies and heights.

Enforcers: A group of the newly-formed government, they're the law enforcement division, mostly routing out smugglers.

Rescuers: A slang term for the groups of airship crews that fly down to the surface to gather people up and take them into the sky-cities. Often fly down as the gases, the fog, draws too close to be safe.

Feel free to add whoever you want, after all, the world is full of people, who'd be no fun if they were the same.

CS:

Name:
Gender:
RPage:
Race:
Occupation:
Physical Description:
Personality:
Bio:
Other:
Ship Description (if applicable):

Admins: sentinel666, TywanDestru, CrabbyMars, Necronation, catzrcute, ghost100000, sox86.
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Aderessa is not online. Aderessa
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08 Feb 2012 05:48 PM
Name: Nymona

Gender: Female

RPage: Twenty-five

Race: Caucasian

Occupation: ( May I be an airship mechanic? )

Physical Description: Nymona has a slightly chubby, curvaceous form and reaches five foot two. Her long, brown hair is usually in a braid reaching her mid-back, with bangs framing her olive, almond shaped eyes, which have small indications of crow's feet. Her lashes are a dark brown color, matching that of the freckles donning her creamy, slightly tanned skin. Her nose is average, the tip being upturned slightly to reveal her lop-sided nostrils. Below her nose are her pale lips, which are thin and have laugh-lines at the sides. Her ears are nothing special, though she wears a single, fake gold hoop on her left one.

Clothing: She wears a small, green cap with red goggles atop it. The clothes she wears consist of a white, simple top and a beige corset, along with green-ish pinstriped trousers and square-toed boots. She wears a simple waist apron which has evidence that it was once white, though it is smeared with oil that matches what is on her hands. She has a simple, looped utility belt that holds various tools.

Personality: Nymona is a fairly jolly woman, often laughing and telling stories, though she never hesitates to get the job done. Rarely, her temper will go off, causing her to yell, before she goes completely silent and goes back to work.

Bio: To be revealed. ( If this isn't okay, I can write it in. )

Other: N/A

Ship Description (if applicable):
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TaiWolf1234 is not online. TaiWolf1234
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08 Feb 2012 06:02 PM
(BAH. I mildly know about this era. But this RP seems interesting. >.< And I know nothing about steam-punk-ish-stawff.)
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Aderessa is not online. Aderessa
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08 Feb 2012 06:10 PM
( Is it just me, or are the OP's posts not showing up? )
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TywanDestru is not online. TywanDestru
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08 Feb 2012 06:11 PM
Name: Oliver Jones
Gender: Male
RPage: 23
Race: Human
Occupation: Enforcer Pilot
Physical Description: Oliver is medium in stature, with dark, curly hair and a clean-shaven face. He is often wearing his pilot's jumpsuit and cap.
Personality: Oliver is good-hearted, but he has little sympathy for the smugglers he hunts down.
Bio: Oliver Jones was born in the city of Old London. During the rise in use of airships and mountain fortresses, he took up his dream of becoming a pilot. He joined the Enforcers and now works as the young pilot of the Enforcer troop carrier and gunship "Charlemagne".
Other: N/A
Ship Description: The "Charlemagne" consists of two small dirigible balloons attached to the sides of the main carriage, which is long and elliptical. A large propellor extends from the back, and one from the front to provide reversible motion. An artillery-like gun sits on top of the carriage, a fifty-millimeter machine gun is attached to the outer side of each dirigible balloon, and two fifty-millimeter machine guns may fire from underneath the carriage. In the middle of the underside of the carriage is the hatch and extendable ladder.
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TywanDestru is not online. TywanDestru
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08 Feb 2012 06:12 PM
(:\ Aderessa's CS put mine to shame...Actually, everyone's does.)
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Aderessa is not online. Aderessa
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08 Feb 2012 06:15 PM
( It's okay. You'll learn to make longer, more descriptive character sheets in time. I started out with "blond hair, blue eyes, skinny, tall", that sort of thing. It will all improve. :) )
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catzrcute is not online. catzrcute
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08 Feb 2012 06:17 PM
(@Aderessa; it's not just you.)
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sentinel666 is not online. sentinel666
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08 Feb 2012 06:20 PM
General world infor.mation:

Ok, there are two typ.es of cities, floating sky-cities, migra.ting on the winds, and cities crafted onto, and carved into the highest mountains, I'll give a few to start some off.

New London.ium, sky-city, migra.tes around the north.ern hemisp.here, about a ye.ar per 'orbit'. Currently stationed over the Al.ps, hou.ses the H.Q of the curr.ent 'govern.ment'.

H.astings, mountain-city, wrapped around the Matterho.rn, one of the first mining towns, now ho.me to several airship desig.ners.
Oxfo.rd, mountain-city, the dre.amy spires of the o.ld city replicated in brass and iron, and nes.WWtled between two mountains in the Pyre.nees. A place full of scholars, and ho.uses the Blig.ht R.esearch Inst.itute.

Durh.am, sky-city, migra.tes the south.ern hemi,sphere and equa.tor. Ho,me and headq.uarters of the 'E.nforcers' and a bulk of the 'R.escuers', half of the city is under mili.tary control, being full of b.arracks, pers.onal airship cr.adles, and the like.

Feel free to make up more, I just wanted some to be there for u.s to start off with.

ALSO! The blight was first discovered 7 ye.ars ago by a group of miners, thought to be an ano.maly and 3 yea.rs after, when several sou.rces had been discovered, man started to take to the skies and the heights, for safety.

(Sorry about the dots, no idea what else to do. Ok, I've put down everything I think we need.)

(Aderessa, CS approved, also, my ship'll need a mechanic if you find my captain agreeable.)
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nascarbrod is not online. nascarbrod
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08 Feb 2012 06:42 PM
Name: Mike Isle
Gender:Male
RPage: 40
Race: human
Occupation: Air ship pilot
Physical Description: strong,has messy blond hair,black boots,pilot helmet,and teal eyes
Personality: not a friendly person
Bio:N/A
Other:N/A
Ship Description (if applicable):dark black ship with golden strips

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TywanDestru is not online. TywanDestru
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08 Feb 2012 06:49 PM
(Um, nascarbrod, what does the ship actually look like? A normal plane appears elliptical (or whatever the three-dimensional version is called) with two, triangular wings on the side. Think along those lines.)
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sentinel666 is not online. sentinel666
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08 Feb 2012 07:07 PM

CS:

Name: (Captain) Thaddeus Mordecai Swann.
Gender: Male
RPage: Mid 20s
Occupation: Airship captain and 'Rescuer', an ex-smuggler before the Blight.
Physical Description: Tall, slim, smooth and pale skin typical of a wealthy upbringing. Bright, cobalt blue eyes and blonde straight hair in a messy style - reaching to the bottom of his ears. Dresses in smart patent leather boots reinforced at the toes and heels with steel. Black moleskin trousers and smart, but not formal, shirts. He wears a black woolcloth military longcoat that reaches the knees, it is highcollared with a row of silver buttons on each side, going all the way down, two large buttoned pockets on the outside and several on the inside. Has two pistols attached to his belt, in holsters, clockwork and air-pressure powered and with pouches of ammunition also clipped to the belt.
Personality: Bright and easy to get along with, ever curious about the changes and the world around him, so has a great respect for researchers and innovators. Intelligent and a talker not a fighter, part of having worked in smuggling for a few years, also learnt to keep his cool under pressure. Good friends with his crew, enjoying working alongside them, no matter the job.
Bio: Think I've covered most of it vaguely, he'll go over detail later.
Other: NOPE!
Ship Description (if applicable):

The "Silver Lining" has a long main carriage, held under a series of connected balloons, the front having 3 canvas sheets curving around the front balloon like a segmented 'shoulderplate' would. The main carriage is not suspended far under the balloon, and is bolted onto rings where the balloons 'merge'.
There is a plain main deck with hatches leading down into various small holds and weapons cradles fitted down the sides of the ship. Main cabins lie in the middle of the ship, slightly towards the front, with engines at the very back. Between the two are the fuel storage, kitchens and a communal room. Thaddeus has a cabin upon the deck at the back, above the engines - accessed from the main deck. The main carriage is made wood, covered in a mesh of iron, a lattice of steel supports all over it and then plated at the front and back with steel. It is powered by propellors from the back of the main carriage. Access is by an extendable walkway to the open top deck.

The ship measures about 60 metres long by 15 metres wide (the balloon is around 20 metres wide and just as long).

It is designed for speed, and being an old smuggler's vessel focused on being able to outrun any ship of decent size. It contains a three cradles on either side of the ship, made of cast iron, that freely rotate and contain 50mm machine guns.

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sentinel666 is not online. sentinel666
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08 Feb 2012 07:27 PM
(OK, I'm planning on starting this roleplay in roughly 20 hours time (around 1-3 o'clock in the afternoon, Roblox time, 9th Feb. Spend this time to get down a CS so I can approve them all, or an admin can, before starting.)

(I'm personally thinking of starting with a 'rescue' situation, using my ship, some NPC ones and any else who want to be involved. Feel free to also make someone to be 'rescued' as well if you fancy. You don't have to join into this to RP, set up your own situations as you want them.)

(2 things! IMPORTANT things! 1, Message me before you plan on doing something BIG, like blowing a hole in one of the sky-cities, so I can make sure it doesn't ruin any other plans in place, and that is follows with the story. 2, You can make as many characters as you want, however I ask that you only have around 3-4 actually active - once one of those have left then it's fine to make another. Temporary characters (for like when you want to 'flesh out' an NPC) do not need a CS, unless you make them permanent later on.)

(Bye now, and I'll hope to see some of you tomorrow!)
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catzrcute is not online. catzrcute
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08 Feb 2012 07:42 PM
(Will get to work on my CS. Then!)
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sentinel666 is not online. sentinel666
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09 Feb 2012 04:57 PM
Thaddeus:

I step outside of my cabin, having just been checking the maps to confirm out position. The wind whistles past, I pull my goggles down over my head, and flick up my collars and re-button them to wrap around my neck for the sake of a little extra warmth.
I stride up to the front of the ship and take my position at the helm, adjusting a few levers beside me to adjust the positions of the small sails on the balloon and braking slats on the sides of the main carriage. From my point at the prow I can see the land stretched below me, dark clouds rolling across the surface in most places - the Blight that we unleashed in our desire for more power and fortune. A few miles ahead of one rolling edge of the dark clouds I can make out a small town, our target, and give it until sundown and it'd be covered completely. I spot a few other ships descending upon the town, fellow comrades and ex-'brothers-in-crime' coming to lend a hand and save some good lives.
I reach for the tube just to my left, and slightly infront of the left series of levers and shout into it.
"Mechanic! Let's get those propellors turning faster, I did bet Lucian that I'd beat him to the landing sites!"
My orders echo down the pipe and come out through the other end below-decks, in the engine-room.
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Aderessa is not online. Aderessa
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09 Feb 2012 05:05 PM
Nymona

I begin to shovel the coal into the engine so that the propellers would spin faster, compliant to the captain's orders, yelling back, "I am working on it, captain!" I pull a rope to get the steam to the mechanism that made them spin, feeling the airship pick up speed, faster and faster. The heat was intense from the coal, but I didn't mind. Being a mechanic here was my dream job- ever since I was little. I wipe sweat from my brow as I shovel more, dust stirring in the air before being completely disintegrated in the heat of the stove.
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crazyturtleboy8 is not online. crazyturtleboy8
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09 Feb 2012 05:09 PM
I think my underwear just EXPLODED.
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crazyturtleboy8 is not online. crazyturtleboy8
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09 Feb 2012 05:11 PM
Uhh.... I build ships and other stuffz. :3
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crazyturtleboy8 is not online. crazyturtleboy8
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09 Feb 2012 05:14 PM
"GUY" REPLY ALREADYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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sentinel666 is not online. sentinel666
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09 Feb 2012 05:15 PM
Thaddeus:

"My thanks Nymona! If we win I'm buying you a drink at the next decent inn!"
I pull my mouth away from the tube and laugh, "Just got to pray for the wind to keep with us."
I adjust the side-sails again, pulling them in someway to avoid getting them damaged at the higher speeds.
Below us we start to overtake the advancing cloud and start a fast orbiting descent around the town, whilst I look for somewhere to land. The cloud keeps advancing, like some dark, ethereal glacier - ominous and unstoppable. The worst thing about it was how it just drew your eye, and filled your vision with its presence, I shudder and look back down at the town.
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crazyturtleboy8 is not online. crazyturtleboy8
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09 Feb 2012 05:15 PM
I want a drink too, "guy".
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