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Kay's RP interest check.; Mechas, Monster Hunting, Monster Taming and BLOOOOD.
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Topic Started: Apr 5 2013, 03:51 AM (461 Views)
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Kayurin
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Apr 5 2013, 03:51 AM
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Alright, finally pulling this out to check who's interested and their questions about characters' creation before the actual sign-up.
Details about the World The yet to be named world was ravaged by catastrophic events that are now lost from common people's memory. These caused the destruction of many of the great cities and arcologies of the past letting Nature to take over. Wildlife evolved and now creatures of various sizes and and undoubted danger roams the wilderness where the ruins of old civilizations lie and sometimes attacks one of the fortified cities where mankind struggles to survive.
To confront the gigantic beasts and move war against other cities (After all 'War, War never changes'.) mechas, relics of the past, are excavated and entrusted to the ones able to pilot them. Knowledge about how to maintain and repair them is held by a caste of individuals that take care about maintaining the cities' infrastructures and defenses as well.
Details about the Mecha and their Pilots Not everyone can pilot them. Specific genetic traits (That can be easily detected by blood tests) are required for any unit to allow a pilot to access even the basic functions. It's a sort of contract that alliows the pilots to even use something akin to 'magic'. It's a symbiotic thing, attuning to an unit requires the gift for magic, but even with the gift a person cannot use magic without attuning.
The mechas have ALL the same basic frame, or at least they had back at their times of glory. Now every one of them is unique due to parts of monsters being used to craft armors and weapons out of them. The differences come within their controls.
While all of them have a certain degree of psycho linking, the units come with two different cockpits. The first version is your typical gundam styled one with lots of cotrols, buttons and stuff. The second version is a full neuro-link control system where the pilot has just to think about how to control the unit. Despite the appearances, both systems are state of the art for controls.
The mechanical system is developed to let the pilot being able to accept the help of assisted controls by the unit's CPU, allowing him\her to use a wide array of weaponry, especially integrated ones, without the need of being familiar with them and improving the performances on ranged combat thanks to the data processings. The second system sacrifices the flexibility given by multiple weapons in exchange for faster reaction times and the ability to perform less predictable attacks.
More details will come on the SU post.
Details about the Beast Masters Sometimes, people that showed the traits required to attune to a mecha fails to perform it. Usually it ends there, but some individuals become able to form a bond with some of the creatures that roam the wilderness. Is a strange process that involves the Beast 'luring' or 'calling' the Master to be out of the city to form a contract. How and why it happens is a deep mystery for everyone.
Beast Masters can either direct his beast against a specific target, letting it use its instincts to defeat the enemy, or can synchro their mind with the creature's one (Despite this having some drawbacks explained in the SU post.) to directly control it. Beast Master can let their beasts devour a defeated opponent to develop mutations to improve their performances.
I think that's everything, I'd appreciate if you can drop some lines here or via PM if interested so to let me get an idea about how many and what kind of people I'll be handling. I'm warning you in advance that the plot's development going to be completely in the player's hands, so you're going to pick your poison with your own hands.
I don't know if I should add anything else, in case just ask here, via c-box or via PM.
Edited by Kayurin, Apr 5 2013, 04:07 AM.
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Apr 5 2013, 04:22 AM
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I for one am very interested. Giant Robo love and all.
A couple of questions though.
You described the 2 cockpit systems as neuro and control. Neuro link being a mental link to the machine and control being a physical one. It stands to reason, that the neuro link would be inherently faster: Thought > Machine > Act as opposed to the control method of Thought > Body > Machine > Act.
My question is this: Would the inherent differences be touched upon in the game? Would it be a user imposed limitation or something you would set for us. Example, Neuro linkers are faster in reaction but require far more concentration to achieve results. Also carry the risk of rapid fatigue for the mind is being stressed. Whereas a controller can allow his body to subconsciously work through the movements to achieve results but is slower to respond than a neuro linker.
Would the difference in cockpits be due to that family's or that person's standing in society? Such as the higher members would use neuro links and the lower members would use controls, or vice versa. Or is it just dependent on the suit and when it was found?
Since the ability to pilot one of the machines is a genetic inheritance, it can be assumed that a previous generation of our character's family once piloted or had the ability to pilot the machine. Would this be a correct assumption?
Furthermore, would the machine then belong to the family, like an heirloom. Like grandpa's old hunting rifle or my ancestor's sword, and so forth. Or is it city/state property where the best inheritor is picked to be the pilot of the machine.
Speaking of machines, are the units light and nimble like nightmare frames from Geass? Big hulking machines of war like in Big 0 or power ranger? A combination of both like gundams. Or is it simply up to us to create that.
and that's what I'll leave it at for now. I'll ask more questions later. Maybe some will be answered with the ones above.
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Kayurin
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Apr 5 2013, 05:34 AM
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My question is this: Would the inherent differences be touched upon in the game? Would it be a user imposed limitation or something you would set for us. Example, Neuro linkers are faster in reaction but require far more concentration to achieve results. Also carry the risk of rapid fatigue for the mind is being stressed. Whereas a controller can allow his body to subconsciously work through the movements to achieve results but is slower to respond than a neuro linker.
There will be multiple differencies between Controllers and Linkers, as you said Linkers allow for way faster reactions plot-wise is because linkers are assault units while controllers are intended to be long range artillery ones. While the mental fatigue is prevented with a limited selection of carried weapons, Linkers will be required to stick with them more than controllers. Ultimately a Linker will have the edge over a controller in a melee fight, but cards will turn on the table in case of a long range fight.
A Controller is more fit to who wants to play a 'Real' that relies on multiple weaponry both built in or attached and for players that wants to explore the details of their units. A Linker is intended for who wants to play the mecha more like a 'giant armor'. For the most I trust in you people but there will be different development branches for the two types of characters.
Since the ability to pilot one of the machines is a genetic inheritance, it can be assumed that a previous generation of our character's family once piloted or had the ability to pilot the machine. Would this be a correct assumption?
Correct. Pilot genes carries with the offspring with a 70% case if only one parents was, 100% if both. Some families encourage inbreeding. There is no genetic affinity between a Linker or Controller cockpit, it's a personal pick.
Furthermore, would the machine then belong to the family, like an heirloom. Like grandpa's old hunting rifle or my ancestor's sword, and so forth. Or is it city/state property where the best inheritor is picked to be the pilot of the machine.
Depends by the place. Some city\states will allow families to keep them, others will keep them as 'everyone's property'. Remember tho that maintenaince and repairs can be performed only by the members of a specific caste and they exert the ultimate control.
Speaking of machines, are the units light and nimble like nightmare frames from Geass? Big hulking machines of war like in Big 0 or power ranger? A combination of both like gundams. Or is it simply up to us to create that.
The base forms back in the days were slender humanoid forms that came in a range of sizes and shapes. Extra armor or equipements could be added. Now the customizations made over the time made every unit unique, so yeah, up to you.
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Apr 5 2013, 12:32 PM
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Beasts... I'd have to say this is intriguing, though you need more Os in blood for the post title.
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Apr 5 2013, 02:47 PM
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Wanna be a pest? Then die like the rest.
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You know me already, i'm down for this.
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Apr 5 2013, 09:49 PM
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Woot, totally in for this Probably making a sexy Beast Master or something - we'll see when the rp thread goes up (though I probs won't have time to make a signup til after I get back from the states ><)
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Apr 5 2013, 10:10 PM
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Alright...Partecipants so far:
- DeltaL
- Digimaster64
- Elixir
- Kayurin
- Red November
- Shine
- Xion
- Zubenel
Five so far, and I'm allowing multiple characters for person as long you feel reasonably able to handle them.
Other people has expressed interest, I'm already taking them in account as well but prefer a confirmation on any form, anyway with this number of partecipants we can already start the Sign-up\Info topic.
Also I'm adding a little pool at the begin of the thread (If I manage to get how to do so...) feel free to express your opinion.
Edited by Kayurin, Apr 8 2013, 11:08 AM.
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Apr 5 2013, 10:43 PM
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Considering I clicked 'Non-Vote' so I could see the results, I kinda derped myself out of being able to vote.
That being said, i'm all for magic staying and being a primary focus most of all. Kinda just reminds me more of Masoukishin that way. If not a main focus, I don't mind if it isn't featured as prominently, though i'd prefer either outcome to being dropped entirely.
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Apr 5 2013, 11:45 PM
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I say stay and be a primary focus. Like Xi stated, reminds me Masou kishin. It'd be nice if the magic could be tied to the tech being used, an some esoteric applications like conjuring and manipulating and fighting. Kinda like how they use magic in the Strait Jacket OAVs.
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Kayurin
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Apr 6 2013, 02:18 AM
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Oh, the title is prolly going to be something fancy:
Aeon Symphony Chronicles of the Distorted Age
By the way Digi, were my answers exaustive or there are more questions?
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