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| 23 Jul 2012 11:36 AM |
[This broadcast has been brought to you by modern-age radio, the news of the future! From the cities of Hollywood, to the Empire State! Up-to-date news to your household today!]
In the aftermath of the great war, all Americans were promised a new age and a better life, free of tyranny! But the fate of our country took a turn for the worse; the stock market collapsed, in an astronomical drop unlike anything the world had ever seen! Jobs were lost! People roamed the streets! Soup kitchens had lines for miles! And with the United States' economy on the brink of collapse, the once-great America had shattered into various nation-states! War had begun! Battles were blood-thirsty, with every state trying to grab what little resources they could out of the American soil to sustain their own needs. Railroads and highways were destroyed!
But, fear not! Even in the advent of a national collapse, there's still hope for the average man like you! With the technology of the great war, airborne shipping is the king of commerce! Giant airships longer than football fields! Across every single American nation, old-fashioned trucks, ships, and trains are done away with. Economy and transportation has never been faster! No mountain nor sea is any match for the modern Zeppelin! These giants of the sky are working around the clock to make sure that the Americas' economies are strong again!
But the shattered Americas leave room for criminals to sprawl! With airborne shipping, come air pirates. Robbing airships and capturing them for loot and cargo. Even the occasional kidnap for ransom! Not since the days of wooden sailing ships have pirates so cursed the world. But the good guys are fighting back! Private companies and government air forces in the nation states are helping to stop these devils of the sky! A pirate's life a fortune-rich gold mine, but don't be fooled! The air pirate's life in a Hot-rod of the sky always ends up in a twisted metal coffin!
In the high-rise buildings of New York, the war rages on! The pirates' grip on the city get tighter by the day, and law enforcement is scrambling to keep order! Zeppelins hang over the skyline like vultures. The streets of Manhattan are lawless. Even the buildings themselves are built on top of themselves with Zeppelin docks for bandits! Brave men and women are needed to protect our country from these scourges for the better. Enlist at your local air enforcement department today, and receive an initiation starter kit free of charge!
And don't you dare think about turning to the criminals of the air, citizen! Or we'll make sure you crash to the ground faster than a bomber in a tail-spin!
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-All role-play (If not, most) is going to be set in NYC, for the sake of keeping everyone together in one place. The plot'll roll along as we go, I hope
-So, if you got confused by the intro, this is sort of a dieselpunk-esque style roleplay set in the 1930s. The American economy collapsed, making practically every state secede until almost every state (Or groups of 2 to 3) were essentially governments of their own. With railroads and highways destroyed by fighting betwixt the nation-states, airships/Zeppelins were brought up as the "transportation and shipping of tomorrow." Air pirates rose to take the advantage, and the United States is basically an aerial version of the Caribbean Sea.
-This role-play really, really has sort of a Pulp-Fiction style, American feel to it. Like, the atmosphere of the 1930s. The way people talk, the style that people dress, the technology like the radio and so on, they all help with keeping things in character. Just keep that in mind if you want to join.
-You'll be allowed to choose between being a pirate, a pirate hunter, or anything in between. The line that separates "pirate" from "enforcer" is meant to be blurry. You can do the wrong things in this roleplay for the right reasons, and vice versa.
-Virtually every single squick of combat in this game will be done in the air. Like I said, Hot-rods of the sky! The flashier they are, the better. Be creative with plane designs, and try not to focus too much on weapons for you character like guns and knives because they'll be used rarely in-RP.//
-Standard role-playing rules are the norm, but I expect that most of you already know them off by heart.
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If you don't understand something that you're supposed to fill out on the sheets, feel free to shoot me a question about it.
Character Sheet
Name: A.ge: Gender: Affiliation (Pirate, pirate hunter, bounty hunter, etc): Aircraft piloting (If any): Appearance: Crew of which Zeppelin (Mandatory because no one stays in their fighter all the time): Personality: Bio: Other Info:
Faction Sheet
Name: Faction type (Private corporation, pirate gang, etc): Leader (If any): Zeppelins in operation (Pirate gangs usually limited to 1 as a mobile base): Notoriety: Motives/Philosophy:
Aircraft Sheet
Name: Aircraft size: Class (Fighter, bomber, etc): Appearance/Design: Weapons: Crew needed to fully operate: Maneuverability (Good, poor, etc): Firepower (Good, poor, etc): Armour (Good, poor, etc): Speed (Good, poor, etc):
Zeppelin Sheet
Name: Size (Limited to about 400 meters): Appearance: Weapons/Defences: Cargo bay size (Amount of fighters/goods storable at any given time): Owned by: Crew size: Other Info: |
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Character Sheet
Name: Walter Garbo A.ge: 28 Gender: Male Affiliation: Goods Peddler Aircraft piloting (If any): No, but he is a crewman and guard of the Avendorsa Appearance: He has very long facial features, and a tall build. Caucasian, he has dark brown eyes and short slick-backed black hair. He wears a dark tweed flat cap and a brown jacket over a white shirt and grey overalls. Crew of which Zeppelin (Mandatory because no one stays in their fighter all the time): The Avendorsa Personality: TBR Bio: Walter Garbo grew up in the midst of the Great Depression, and escaped a life of crime on the street as a Zepplin Crewman. His parents died after the depression due to starvation, and thus he vowed to always stay financially afloat, for their sake. Other Info: None
Zeppelin Sheet
Name: The Avendorsa Size: About the size of a first-rate ship of the line. Appearance: The Avendorsa was an old wooden ship from the 18th century, improved and modified to become a trade zepplin by its owner, Algabear Simons; the wooden hull being reinforced with overlapping steel armor-skirts from top to bottom. Unlike most ships, the Avendorsa has an open deck, the alloy balloon skeleton housed above the ship about thirty feet up by strong cables and steel framework. The balloon itself has also been reinforced with protective steel plating. All around the ship shows signs of wear. Some of the armor skirts are partially rusted and dented with bullet holes and the imprints of artillery shells. A large fan-like propeller is placed behind the elevated stern linked to the steering wheel for directing the ship.
Weapons/Defences: The Avendorsa, being a trade ship, is heavily armed to the teeth due to the threat posed by pirates trawling the skies. Two pivotal three-hundred-and-sixty degree Maxim heavy-machine guns are placed at the bow and the stern, with one pivotal one-hundred-and-eighty degree machine gun lining both lee-board and starboard sides of the ship. An 88mm Flak Cannon lies on center deck. The crew is usually armed with bolt-action rifles of all kinds or Sten guns, any other weaponry personally owned beforehand.
Cargo bay size: The ship can carry about 10 tons of food and supplies, with an extra 5 tons for ammunition and food of the crew. Owned by: Sea Captain Algabear Simons. Crew size: About 50-75 at all times. Other Info:Non.
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| 23 Jul 2012 11:46 AM |
| (Accepted; Normally we'd wait but since this thread is going slow you can get a head start and write an intro.) |
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| 23 Jul 2012 12:18 PM |
| If you wanted to be apart of a pirate gang would you have to put faction and which ship do you use, Zeppelin or Airship. |
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| 23 Jul 2012 12:26 PM |
| (They're pretty much the same; I think that Podraptor's faction is an independent trader and it isn't really a requirement to make a faction sheet unless it's a sizeable group./) |
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| 23 Jul 2012 12:58 PM |
| (It asks which Zeppelin do you belong to, I'm kind of confused. The aircraft is pretty much her base.) |
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| 23 Jul 2012 01:05 PM |
| (Oh, I probably meant "On board:". Make the aircraft her base and substitute Zeppelin as airplane, but remember that airplanes have a fraction of a Zeppelin's range before they have to refuel.) |
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| 23 Jul 2012 01:47 PM |
(Just tell me if I did something wrong and I'll fix it. Plus I do not know guns' and weapons all that well so it'll be pretty basic...) Character Sheet
Name: Asia Majewski A.ge: 34 Gender: Female Affiliation (Pirate, pirate hunter, bounty hunter, etc): Pirate Aircraft piloting (If any): Good...? Appearance: Shoulder length black hair with one ponytail that reaches her hip. The ponytail is tied at all times with a red silk ribbon. She has a sort of Chinese (Lol) look but is 5"8 and lanky. She wears a white puffy shirt with a brown corset and a dark brown jacket. Dark skin tight jeans with layers of skirts on top that barely reach her knee's. A belt that holds a modified revolver. She also wears brown boots but they don't have heels. Crew of which Airship (Mandatory because no one stays in their fighter all the time): The red dragon Personality: She is self-centered, violent, and a loudmouth but doesn't like killing people for no reason. She has set large goals for herself and challenges anybody who denies she can't do something. Bio: TBR Other Info: none
Faction Sheet
Name: Skyland Faction type (Private corporation, pirate gang, etc): Pirate gang Leader (If any): Asia Majewski Zeppelins in operation (Pirate gangs usually limited to 1 as a mobile base): 1 Notoriety: Mediocre at best Motives/Philosophy: To rule the sky's and be known throughout the world!
Aircraft Sheet
Name: The red dragon Aircraft size: About the size of a large ship Class (Fighter, bomber, etc): Base Appearance/Design: A large ship with red base trim and roof. A large house appears out of the deck in the back with Rotor's popping out from the sides. Large wings flap on the bottom of the ship with red lanterns strapped to it. A large golden dragon is seen on the front of the ship that also doubles as a large cannon. The dragon is holding a scroll with the words "The red dragon of Skyland" written on it. Rows of cannon's are placed on the side of the large ship. A large mast, that goes through the red roof, catches the wind on the center of the ship. A steering wheel is found a few feet away from the house. Weapons: Cannon's line the sides' of the ship. By pressing a button the bottom of the ship can be protected by a large shield that come's out of hull but it gives enough space so the wings can still lift the ship. The red roof protects most of the ships' deck from gun shots, cannon balls, and most weapons. Each crew member has a long sword and a revolver with extra bullets. It is up to them to get armor. Another button shoots grappling hooks for the ship to attach to the ship it is taking over. Crew needed to fully operate: 56-85 at all times Maneuverability (Good, poor, etc): Good Firepower (Good, poor, etc): Mediocre Armour (Good, poor, etc): Good Speed (Good, poor, etc): Poor |
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| 23 Jul 2012 01:49 PM |
| (Accepted - Role-play when ready, preferably, now./) |
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| 23 Jul 2012 01:50 PM |
| (What about you're character?) |
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| 23 Jul 2012 01:51 PM |
(Umm.
I'll scribble one down soon - Probably something along the lines of a law enforcement corporation.) |
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