Gideon020
Really in the mood for ribs.
It is the year 2047, and man has not gotten any better at taking care of himself.
Rampant climate change and resulting massive migrations of people to escape rising oceans and expanding deserts, a gulf between the haves and have-nots so wide that there's no point in trying to bridge it by legal means, corporations who have as much if not more power than governments, genetic splicing, cybernetics, self-aware and intelligent AI's, it's your classic cyberpunk nightmare.
This is the world of 2047, and it is the kind of cyberpunk, shadowrunning hellhole that would have you putting on your lined trenchcoat, mirror-shades and applying your favourite brand of hair gel to get your pink mohawk looking just right, but this isn't you in that trenchcoat and mirror-shades. You asked too many questions, you saw things you shouldn't have that not even the megacorps know about, you hacked into the wrong files and tried to mug the wrong mark.
In short, you're out of the shadows, and in the deep darkness. Turns out, there's a whole 'nother world waiting for you chummer, one where the aliens are real, they're invading and your sorry ass has been picked to be trained and pitted against these invading monsters from other worlds. And you better believe it omae, there's a lot of ET's and X-Rays coming to probe your anal circumference and do worse to the rest of Earth if you let them unless you can put some lead, and eventually even better into their skulls.
So try not to drop your pants when the plasma starts flying. Okay?
Premise:
You are playing as a team of soldiers working for OMEGA, an international black-box alien defense organisation that has more in common with Classic XCOM or Xenonauts than the new XCOMs, and while the rest of the world is currently mired in the kind of cyberpunk shenanigans you could choke a dragon with, you have to keep various gribblies from beyond Zeta Reticuli from doing things that would make the currently tense worldwide socio-political situation even worse.
Thankfully, OMEGA has been around a few years, and is well established with bases all over the planet, a stable budget and most importantly more than one squad of soldiers to deploy across the globe dealing with mysterious circumstances involving flying lights in the sky or mysterious and grainy video footage.
So great, you're a bunch of kick-ass alien hunting killing machines, just grab your flying power armour and plasma gun, right? Nope. Because OMEGA needs you to set up an observation outpost in the worst part of the world to be looking for ET.
Hell, OMEGA hasn't even got lasers yet due to budget concerns prioritizing getting bases ready for the really big attacks before research. Which is why they're setting up outposts in just about every possible spot. And purchasing laser rifles from the one megacorporation that makes them gets expensive, particularly with shipping.
So, good luck, and try not to die too quickly.
Rules for participation:
0: The GM is going to finish this game, either with you planting the flag of victory over a mountain of corpse, or a total party wipe. One way or another, this ends properly.
1: Work together. The Aliens will.
2: Friendly Fire is On. So yes, if a failed shooting means that the rocket you fired in a corridor hits one of the others in the back, I'm going to enjoy the fireworks.
3: There will be some base-building and research. Not enough to be exhaustive, but you will be required to agree on what to build and do next.
4: This is a cyberpunk setting. So yes, that means some shadowrunning may occur.
5: Expies are fine, but try to be original with your characters and backstory.
6: Yes, there is a Blaster Bomb Launcher. No, you can't all have the Blaster Bomb launcher.
7: Fractions are rounded DOWN unless the GM states otherwise.
8: This is a D100 system game.
Submitting a Character:
-Step 1: Provide a suitably cyberpunk name, description (spoilered images are fine), backstory of at least one paragraph, and then an age equal or over 18. I'm not asking for Snowcrash or Neuromancer levels of quality, but put a little effort in, please. Expies can only look like the fictional character, they can't have the same name or similar character circumstances. In short, you give me a picture of Rei Ayanami, I expect a happy genki girl.
-Step 2: Distribute 120 points between the following Attribute stats. Each stat has a maximum of 10 unless stated otherwise. It costs 2 points to raise an Attribute by 1. All Attributes start at 1.
Step 3: The GM will pick the 6 most interesting characters based on backstory and whatever description/image you use. (Told you to put some effort in.) The GM will PM you six to continue character creation. All others will be placed on an open waiting list.
Step 4: Pick ONE of the follow starting locations when you submit your character and stats. It MUST be listed as (Vote: Country Name).
-United States
-Eastern Europe
-China
-Iraq
-Africa
-Colombia
Rampant climate change and resulting massive migrations of people to escape rising oceans and expanding deserts, a gulf between the haves and have-nots so wide that there's no point in trying to bridge it by legal means, corporations who have as much if not more power than governments, genetic splicing, cybernetics, self-aware and intelligent AI's, it's your classic cyberpunk nightmare.
This is the world of 2047, and it is the kind of cyberpunk, shadowrunning hellhole that would have you putting on your lined trenchcoat, mirror-shades and applying your favourite brand of hair gel to get your pink mohawk looking just right, but this isn't you in that trenchcoat and mirror-shades. You asked too many questions, you saw things you shouldn't have that not even the megacorps know about, you hacked into the wrong files and tried to mug the wrong mark.
In short, you're out of the shadows, and in the deep darkness. Turns out, there's a whole 'nother world waiting for you chummer, one where the aliens are real, they're invading and your sorry ass has been picked to be trained and pitted against these invading monsters from other worlds. And you better believe it omae, there's a lot of ET's and X-Rays coming to probe your anal circumference and do worse to the rest of Earth if you let them unless you can put some lead, and eventually even better into their skulls.
So try not to drop your pants when the plasma starts flying. Okay?
Premise:
You are playing as a team of soldiers working for OMEGA, an international black-box alien defense organisation that has more in common with Classic XCOM or Xenonauts than the new XCOMs, and while the rest of the world is currently mired in the kind of cyberpunk shenanigans you could choke a dragon with, you have to keep various gribblies from beyond Zeta Reticuli from doing things that would make the currently tense worldwide socio-political situation even worse.
Thankfully, OMEGA has been around a few years, and is well established with bases all over the planet, a stable budget and most importantly more than one squad of soldiers to deploy across the globe dealing with mysterious circumstances involving flying lights in the sky or mysterious and grainy video footage.
So great, you're a bunch of kick-ass alien hunting killing machines, just grab your flying power armour and plasma gun, right? Nope. Because OMEGA needs you to set up an observation outpost in the worst part of the world to be looking for ET.
Hell, OMEGA hasn't even got lasers yet due to budget concerns prioritizing getting bases ready for the really big attacks before research. Which is why they're setting up outposts in just about every possible spot. And purchasing laser rifles from the one megacorporation that makes them gets expensive, particularly with shipping.
So, good luck, and try not to die too quickly.
Rules for participation:
0: The GM is going to finish this game, either with you planting the flag of victory over a mountain of corpse, or a total party wipe. One way or another, this ends properly.
1: Work together. The Aliens will.
2: Friendly Fire is On. So yes, if a failed shooting means that the rocket you fired in a corridor hits one of the others in the back, I'm going to enjoy the fireworks.
3: There will be some base-building and research. Not enough to be exhaustive, but you will be required to agree on what to build and do next.
4: This is a cyberpunk setting. So yes, that means some shadowrunning may occur.
5: Expies are fine, but try to be original with your characters and backstory.
6: Yes, there is a Blaster Bomb Launcher. No, you can't all have the Blaster Bomb launcher.
7: Fractions are rounded DOWN unless the GM states otherwise.
8: This is a D100 system game.
Submitting a Character:
-Step 1: Provide a suitably cyberpunk name, description (spoilered images are fine), backstory of at least one paragraph, and then an age equal or over 18. I'm not asking for Snowcrash or Neuromancer levels of quality, but put a little effort in, please. Expies can only look like the fictional character, they can't have the same name or similar character circumstances. In short, you give me a picture of Rei Ayanami, I expect a happy genki girl.
-Step 2: Distribute 120 points between the following Attribute stats. Each stat has a maximum of 10 unless stated otherwise. It costs 2 points to raise an Attribute by 1. All Attributes start at 1.
Body Attributes:
-Strength (Cannot differ by more than 4 points from Mass)
-Endurance
-Mass (Cannot differ by more than 4 points from Strength)
Motor Attributes:
-Reflexes
-Agility
-Dexterity
(No stat can be 5 points lower than the highest of the three.)[For every point of Strength over 6, your base Maximum Agility lowers by 1.]
Cognitive Attributes:
-Intelligence
-Charisma
-Perception
-Determination
-Strength (Cannot differ by more than 4 points from Mass)
-Endurance
-Mass (Cannot differ by more than 4 points from Strength)
Motor Attributes:
-Reflexes
-Agility
-Dexterity
(No stat can be 5 points lower than the highest of the three.)[For every point of Strength over 6, your base Maximum Agility lowers by 1.]
Cognitive Attributes:
-Intelligence
-Charisma
-Perception
-Determination
Step 3: The GM will pick the 6 most interesting characters based on backstory and whatever description/image you use. (Told you to put some effort in.) The GM will PM you six to continue character creation. All others will be placed on an open waiting list.
Step 4: Pick ONE of the follow starting locations when you submit your character and stats. It MUST be listed as (Vote: Country Name).
-United States
-Eastern Europe
-China
-Iraq
-Africa
-Colombia