We Will Never Die: Rebooted (A Halo Spartan Quest)

[X]Hope Will Never Die


I like plan astartes specific items better, but I prefer this (for the raging against the dying of the light). Kind of wish we were getting 300 Spartans vs the Legendary Difficulty, though.
 
Well, it really is a Head to Head Race here. 12 People have voted for Learn from Dr Halsey, 12 for Hope will Never Die (For some Reason, one Vote for Hope Will Never Die is split off from the Rest in the Tally).
 
Seeing where this is going, i'll change my vote.

[X]Plan: Learn from DR Halsey

The mistery box option just puts me off.
 
Adhoc vote count started by Mostlyblue on Sep 24, 2020 at 1:30 PM, finished with 54 posts and 33 votes.
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    [X]Plan: Learn from DR Halsey
    -[X]A man
    -[X]A Scientist: You brought wonder from the mind, unlocking human potential by using the greatest tool in humanities disposal, the human mind. And with it, you saved the -world from disease, famine, and more. (Memories of a Scientist)
    -[X]Write in (Please do not choose any names that are already canon Spartan II's)
    --[X] Giancarlo
    -[X]Legendary: You Will not Survive. Tremble as teeming hordes of invincible alien monsters punish the slightest error with instant death... again and again. (You will get no roll bonuses)
    -[X]75: The Great Catherine Halsey had the funding for only 75 Spartans, the greatest soldiers to ever exist in human history. Make your mark on this legendary group, and join their ranks to become a legend.
    -[X]Allow it To Grow: Changes will happen organically throughout the cosmos, either through your actions, or the actions of others.
    [X]Hope Will Never Die
    [x] plan hope the quest wont die
    [X]Plan: Compromise
    -[X]A man
    -[X]A Scientist: You brought wonder from the mind, unlocking human potential by using the greatest tool in humanities disposal, the human mind. And with it, you saved the -world from disease, famine, and more. (Memories of a Scientist)
    -[X]Write in (Please do not choose any names that are already canon Spartan II's)
    --[X] Leonidas
    -[X]Heroic: The True Way to Play. The Enemy will be merciless, brutal and unyielding, your choices affect every outcome, but the rewards for such a victory will leave you satisfied. (You will get roll bonuses of +10)
    -[X]150: The Theban Sacred Band was 150 man strong contingent of soldiers, who had defeated the Spartans in battle: A lucky number, it may be. But the group will become one, through time and training.
    -[X]Allow it To Grow: Changes will happen organically throughout the cosmos, either through your actions, or the actions of others.
    [X]Astartes
    -[X]A man
    -[X]???: You raged against the dying night, against the creatures of darkness that sought death and destruction against all that stood in its way. You were the last one of your kind. You charged into the darkness with a heart of light. You saved your world with your dying light. (Memories of a ???????)
    -[X]Write in (Please do not choose any names that are already canon Spartan II's)
    -[X]Adam
    -[X]Normal: For Those that want a mix of Challenge and Story. You will be tested, but your mistakes will not haunt you. (You will get roll bonuses of +30)
    -[x]300: After the Legendary Spartan of Thermopylae, the Three hundred warriors who stood their ground to the Last Man, whose actions brought valuable time for the Greek City-states. They are an Army of Brothers and Sisters, ready to face the oncoming struggle that the future will bring.
    -[X]Allow it To Grow: Changes will happen organically throughout the cosmos, either through your actions, or the actions of others.
    [x]A man
    [x]A Scientist: You brought wonder from the mind, unlocking human potential by using the greatest tool in humanities disposal, the human mind. And with it, you saved the world from disease, famine, and more. (Memories of a Scientist)
    [x]name Alexander
    [x]Normal: For Those that want a mix of Challenge and Story. You will be tested, but your mistakes will not haunt you. (You will get roll bonuses of +30)
    [x]300: After the Legendary Spartan of Thermopylae, the Three hundred warriors who stood their ground to the Last Man, whose actions brought valuable time for the Greek City-states. They are an Army of Brothers and Sisters, ready to face the oncoming struggle that the future will bring.
    [x]Keep is Close: You want something that resembles the Halo we all know and Love. That is fine.
    [X]Hope Will Never Die
    -[X]A Woman
    -[X]???: You raged against the dying night, against the creatures of darkness that sought death and destruction against all that stood in its way. You were the last one of your kind. You charged into the darkness with a heart of light. You saved your world with your dying light. (Memories of a ???????)
    -[X]Alexandra/Alex
    -[X]Legendary: You Will not Survive. Tremble as teeming hordes of invincible alien monsters punish the slightest error with instant death... again and again. (You will get no roll bonuses)
    -[X]75: The Great Catherine Halsey had the funding for only 75 Spartans, the greatest soldiers to ever exist in human history. Make your mark on this legendary group, and join their ranks to become a legend.
    -[X]Allow it To Grow: Changes will happen organically throughout the cosmos, either through your actions, or the actions of others.
    [x] plan Fuck Canon
    -[X]A man
    -[X]A Scientist: You brought wonder from the mind, unlocking human potential by using the greatest tool in humanities disposal, the human mind. And with it, you saved the -world from disease, famine, and more. (Memories of a Scientist)
    -[x]name Shawn
    -[X]Easy: For Those That want a more interactive Story in the Halo Universe, and as a Spartan II. (You will get roll bonuses of +50)
    [x]300: After the Legendary Spartan of Thermopylae, the Three hundred warriors who stood their ground to the Last Man, whose actions brought valuable time for the Greek City-states. They are an Army of Brothers and Sisters, ready to face the oncoming struggle that the future will bring.
    -[X]Fuck Canon: You want to Burn Canon to the Ground and you do not care how much changes. The World is your oyster QM… Just don't act like Karen Traviss.
    [X]Plan Mechanical Dream
    - [X]A Machine (Gain Memories of a Machine)
    - [X]A Spy: You saved the world more times than you could count, with information, intimidation, and subterfuge. The thrill and terror of the end kept you alive… and that was enough. (Gain: Memories of a Spy)
    - [X] Alexandrei (Russian-ish)
    - [X]Noble — The time has come to rise to the occasion. Beat the odds, and be revered as the soldier that would be spoken in the same breath as the fabled Noble Team. (Enemy will get roll bonuses of +20)
    - [X]300: After the Legendary Spartan of Thermopylae, the Three hundred warriors who stood their ground to the Last Man, whose actions brought valuable time for the Greek City-states. They are an Army of Brothers and Sisters, ready to face the oncoming struggle that the future will bring.
    - [X]Allow it To Grow: Changes will happen organically throughout the cosmos, either through your actions, or the actions of others.
    [X] plan: super science soldier
    -[X]A Machine (Gain Memories of a Machine)
    -[X]A Scientist: You brought wonder from the mind, unlocking human potential by using the greatest tool in humanities disposal, the human mind. And with it, you saved the -world from disease, famine, and more. (Memories of a Scientist)
    -[X]Write in (Please do not choose any names that are already canon Spartan II's)
    --[X] Cassidy
    -[X]75: The Great Catherine Halsey had the funding for only 75 Spartans, the greatest soldiers to ever exist in human history. Make your mark on this legendary group, and join their ranks to become a legend.
    -[X]Allow it To Grow: Changes will happen organically throughout the cosmos, either through your actions, or the actions of others.


Close race
 
Well since no one else is voting for the other plan I liked and only one person has voted for my plan sadly I guess I'll vote for this one then

[X]Plan: Learn from DR Halsey
 
Why do I imagine Giancarlo handling the tortures of becoming a Spartan II through an absolutely fantastic masochism response and a really weird pseudo-Oedipus Complex? And probably giving oddly useful feedback during the excruciating processes, once he manages to ignore The Weirdest Boner.
 
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Adhoc vote count started by Whenyouseeyou on Sep 25, 2020 at 9:09 PM, finished with 63 posts and 38 votes.

  • [X]Plan: Learn from DR Halsey
    -[X]A man
    -[X]A Scientist: You brought wonder from the mind, unlocking human potential by using the greatest tool in humanities disposal, the human mind. And with it, you saved the -world from disease, famine, and more. (Memories of a Scientist)
    -[X]Write in (Please do not choose any names that are already canon Spartan II's)
    --[X] Giancarlo
    -[X]Legendary: You Will not Survive. Tremble as teeming hordes of invincible alien monsters punish the slightest error with instant death... again and again. (You will get no roll bonuses)
    -[X]75: The Great Catherine Halsey had the funding for only 75 Spartans, the greatest soldiers to ever exist in human history. Make your mark on this legendary group, and join their ranks to become a legend.
    -[X]Allow it To Grow: Changes will happen organically throughout the cosmos, either through your actions, or the actions of others.
    [X]Hope Will Never Die
    [X]Astartes
    -[X]A man
    -[X]???: You raged against the dying night, against the creatures of darkness that sought death and destruction against all that stood in its way. You were the last one of your kind. You charged into the darkness with a heart of light. You saved your world with your dying light. (Memories of a ???????)
    -[X]Write in (Please do not choose any names that are already canon Spartan II's)
    -[X]Adam
    -[X]Normal: For Those that want a mix of Challenge and Story. You will be tested, but your mistakes will not haunt you. (You will get roll bonuses of +30)
    -[x]300: After the Legendary Spartan of Thermopylae, the Three hundred warriors who stood their ground to the Last Man, whose actions brought valuable time for the Greek City-states. They are an Army of Brothers and Sisters, ready to face the oncoming struggle that the future will bring.
    -[X]Allow it To Grow: Changes will happen organically throughout the cosmos, either through your actions, or the actions of others.
    [x] plan hope the quest wont die
    [x]A man
    [x]A Scientist: You brought wonder from the mind, unlocking human potential by using the greatest tool in humanities disposal, the human mind. And with it, you saved the world from disease, famine, and more. (Memories of a Scientist)
    [x]name Alexander
    [x]Normal: For Those that want a mix of Challenge and Story. You will be tested, but your mistakes will not haunt you. (You will get roll bonuses of +30)
    [x]300: After the Legendary Spartan of Thermopylae, the Three hundred warriors who stood their ground to the Last Man, whose actions brought valuable time for the Greek City-states. They are an Army of Brothers and Sisters, ready to face the oncoming struggle that the future will bring.
    [x]Keep is Close: You want something that resembles the Halo we all know and Love. That is fine.
    [X]Hope Will Never Die
    -[X]A Woman
    -[X]???: You raged against the dying night, against the creatures of darkness that sought death and destruction against all that stood in its way. You were the last one of your kind. You charged into the darkness with a heart of light. You saved your world with your dying light. (Memories of a ???????)
    -[X]Alexandra/Alex
    -[X]Legendary: You Will not Survive. Tremble as teeming hordes of invincible alien monsters punish the slightest error with instant death... again and again. (You will get no roll bonuses)
    -[X]75: The Great Catherine Halsey had the funding for only 75 Spartans, the greatest soldiers to ever exist in human history. Make your mark on this legendary group, and join their ranks to become a legend.
    -[X]Allow it To Grow: Changes will happen organically throughout the cosmos, either through your actions, or the actions of others.
    [x] plan hope the quest wont die
    [x] plan Fuck Canon
    -[X]A man
    -[X]A Scientist: You brought wonder from the mind, unlocking human potential by using the greatest tool in humanities disposal, the human mind. And with it, you saved the -world from disease, famine, and more. (Memories of a Scientist)
    -[x]name Shawn
    -[X]Easy: For Those That want a more interactive Story in the Halo Universe, and as a Spartan II. (You will get roll bonuses of +50)
    [x]300: After the Legendary Spartan of Thermopylae, the Three hundred warriors who stood their ground to the Last Man, whose actions brought valuable time for the Greek City-states. They are an Army of Brothers and Sisters, ready to face the oncoming struggle that the future will bring.
    -[X]Fuck Canon: You want to Burn Canon to the Ground and you do not care how much changes. The World is your oyster QM… Just don't act like Karen Traviss.
    [X] plan: super science soldier
    -[X]A Machine (Gain Memories of a Machine)
    -[X]A Scientist: You brought wonder from the mind, unlocking human potential by using the greatest tool in humanities disposal, the human mind. And with it, you saved the -world from disease, famine, and more. (Memories of a Scientist)
    -[X]Write in (Please do not choose any names that are already canon Spartan II's)
    --[X] Cassidy
    -[X]75: The Great Catherine Halsey had the funding for only 75 Spartans, the greatest soldiers to ever exist in human history. Make your mark on this legendary group, and join their ranks to become a legend.
    -[X]Allow it To Grow: Changes will happen organically throughout the cosmos, either through your actions, or the actions of others.
    [X]Plan: Compromise
    -[X]A man
    -[X]A Scientist: You brought wonder from the mind, unlocking human potential by using the greatest tool in humanities disposal, the human mind. And with it, you saved the -world from disease, famine, and more. (Memories of a Scientist)
    -[X]Write in (Please do not choose any names that are already canon Spartan II's)
    --[X] Leonidas
    -[X]Heroic: The True Way to Play. The Enemy will be merciless, brutal and unyielding, your choices affect every outcome, but the rewards for such a victory will leave you satisfied. (You will get roll bonuses of +10)
    -[X]150: The Theban Sacred Band was 150 man strong contingent of soldiers, who had defeated the Spartans in battle: A lucky number, it may be. But the group will become one, through time and training.
    -[X]Allow it To Grow: Changes will happen organically throughout the cosmos, either through your actions, or the actions of others.
    [x] plan Fuck Canon
    -[X]A man
    -[X]A Scientist: You brought wonder from the mind, unlocking human potential by using the greatest tool in humanities disposal, the human mind. And with it, you saved the -world from disease, famine, and more. (Memories of a Scientist)
    -[x]name Shawn
    -[X]Easy: For Those That want a more interactive Story in the Halo Universe, and as a Spartan II. (You will get roll bonuses of +50)
 
We are a kid who is already the bleeding edge of human capacity, Halsey didn't even see you as a name on a list unless you were a statistical fluke, who has a strongly scientific bent. Our first real exposure to higher end tech is, of course, the outright bloody minded mad science being carved into our flesh on a daily basis. We probably would be dead on the table a dozen times and close to it about as much as not. As our augmentations continue our brain is rewired to work faster and more perfectly, inhumanly, and we even have a proper mind-machine-interface carved into it. We will almost certainly be a black hole for information the likes of which would be hard for us, the audience, to adequately imagine or describe.

Should we be aiming for full transhumanism here? Start playing Eclipse Phase with some Warframe trappings? We have it in us to effectively be Halsey 2.0 and we have the advantage of standing on the shoulders of giants. Our mental clockspeed is obscene and, with a neural interface, there is little to no bottleneck in terms of output.

The biggest impediment is that people, rightly, fear the superman. Thinking to themselves: "Oh hell no. I've seen how this movie goes."


I'm just thinking that canon is exactly as fucked as we want it to be.
 
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We are a kid who is already the bleeding edge of human capacity, Halsey didn't even see you as a name on a list unless you were a statistical fluke, who has a strongly scientific bent. Our first real exposure to higher end tech is, of course, the outright bloody minded mad science being carved into our flesh on a daily basis. We probably would be dead on the table a dozen times and close to it about as much as not. As our augmentations continue our brain is rewired to work faster and more perfectly, inhumanly, and we even have a proper mind-machine-interface carved into it. We will almost certainly be a black hole for information the likes of which would be hard for us to adequately imagine or describe.

Should we be aiming for full transhumanism here? Start playing Eclipse Phase with some Warframe trappings? We have it in us to effectively be Halsey 2.0 and we have the advantage of standing on the shoulders of giants. Our mental clockspeed is obscene and, with a neural interface, there is little to no bottleneck in terms of output.

The biggest impediment is that people, rightly, fear the superman. Thinking to themselves: "Oh hell no. I've seen how this movie goes."


I'm just thinking that canon is exactly as fucked as we want it to be.
While I cannot say that will happen in the tutorial (If you choose to face the reaper that is a mad scientist)

Training will be... interesting to say the least.
 
While I cannot say that will happen in the tutorial (If you choose to face the reaper that is a mad scientist)

Training will be... interesting to say the least.
That is about as expected. The tutorial is presumably the entire period before Giancarlo starts being sent out there to murder inconvenient fleets singlehandedly. Spartans are not exactly free entities, being weapons hammered on and polished without end save for the hours, days, weeks, or months they are on death's door. But you can do a lot inside a semi-human skull and eventually the chains come off.
 
[X] Plan: Stand against the Dark
-[X]A man
-[X]???: You raged against the dying night, against the creatures of darkness that sought death and destruction against all that stood in its way. You were the last one of your kind. You charged into the darkness with a heart of light. You saved your world with your dying light. (Memories of a ???????)
-[X] Alexander
-[X]Nova — Spartans never die. Prove it. (Enemy will get roll bonuses of +50)
-[X]300: After the Legendary Spartan of Thermopylae, the Three hundred warriors who stood their ground to the Last Man, whose actions brought valuable time for the Greek City-states. They are an Army of Brothers and Sisters, ready to face the oncoming struggle that the future will bring.
-[X]Fuck Canon: You want to Burn Canon to the Ground and you do not care how much changes. The World is your oyster QM… Just don't act like Karen Traviss.
 
Earth 1
Earth 1:

You were born on Earth… the Beacon of Humanity, the capital of the UGE, and… the home you had been born to.

It was a loud place, full of people… so many people that it felt like the world was choking you, in the way that made things so… strange.

You had known only the great megacities of Chicago, the home of your birth… and felt, oddly… at home in it.

You were used to seeing such a grand place. Such technologies that were just around the corner.
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Family Roll:1D100 => 31

You, however, did not share such a wondrous home life.

You only had your father, your mother, dying of cancer after your birth.

However, from a young age, your father did his best to make sure you were cared for. He was not a nurturing man, nor was he affectionate in his parenting style. He was a former marine, who retired to focus all his efforts on raising you.

But he was there, giving everything he could to make sure you were safe, whole, healthy, and wise.

Puzzles were easy, and chess was nothing more than a game for you to play when you decided that counting cards were not fun anymore.

It was a wonderful thing to learn. A quiet thing… he cared and wanted you to grow.

And you wished to grow as well…

After all… you wanted something… you didn't know what it was… but you knew you had a destiny ahead of you.

You Studied: (Note: Since this is your first Skill, it will automatically be mastered).
(Choose 1)
[]Robotics: You loved the way machines worked, and how they operated.
[]Cybernetics: There were a few cool movies you saw. Scary ones but the way the hero replaced his limbs with robotic ones was amazing. You wished to replicate it.
[]Artificial Intelligence: You remember seeing a hologram that directed you when you were in the city, a Hologram named E.D. You learned he was the Cities dumb A.I who helps care for the city along with city oficials and officers.
[]Shooting: Your father loved to teach you weapon skills. He was always adamant that you are going to learn from a young age.
[]First Aid and Medicine: You felt like you needed to study medicine.
[]Brawling: There are always some shitty places… and bigger kids always tried to ambush you for money. You broke their teeth.

And What did you do in the meantime:
(Choose 2)
[]Spend time with Your Father: Your father is a difficult man to really understand… but you do love him, and he loves you too.
[]Dream: In your Dreams, you sea a man doing math... solving problems... saving lives. He was a kind man... but also, a bit strange.
[]Dad's Friend: Your father invited a family friend over to spend time and introduce you. He was coming back from deployment… a man named Johnson.
[]A Taxi Ride From Heaven: You heard a really weird story coming home one night… a story about… a scientist.
[]A Puzzling Moment: You entered a contest doing puzzles. Next thing you knew, you were solving a cipher for... a strange man.

AN: Enjoy.

Please vote in Plan Format.
 
[X] Plan: AI and dream puzzles
-[X]Artificial Intelligence: You remember seeing a hologram that directed you when you were in the city, a Hologram named E.D. You learned he was the Cities dumb A.I who helps care for the city along with city oficials and officers.
-[X]Dream: In your Dreams, you sea a man doing math... solving problems... saving lives. He was a kind man... but also, a bit strange.
-[X]A Puzzling Moment: You entered a contest doing puzzles. Next thing you knew, you were solving a cipher for... a strange man.
 
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[X]Artificial Intelligence: You remember seeing a hologram that directed you when you were in the city, a Hologram named E.D. You learned he was the Cities dumb A.I who helps care for the city along with city oficials and officers.
[X]Dream: In your Dreams, you sea a man doing math... solving problems... saving lives. He was a kind man... but also, a bit strange.
[X]A Puzzling Moment: You entered a contest doing puzzles. Next thing you knew, you were solving a cipher for... a strange man.
Plan format please.
 
[X] Plan: AI and dream puzzles
-[X]Artificial Intelligence: You remember seeing a hologram that directed you when you were in the city, a Hologram named E.D. You learned he was the Cities dumb A.I who helps care for the city along with city oficials and officers.
-[X]Dream: In your Dreams, you sea a man doing math... solving problems... saving lives. He was a kind man... but also, a bit strange.
-[X]A Puzzling Moment: You entered a contest doing puzzles. Next thing you knew, you were solving a cipher for... a strange man.
 
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