An unknown purge among clone soldiers has erupted, and the ruthlessness and efficiency the assailants have driven some into hiding, others have fought against this unstoppable threat; they have never been heard from again..

You have survived an attack by these assailants and fled your station, hopping cruisers and transport ships, finding your way to a docking station not far from a gate leading to the great wildlands, cut off from your friends and loved ones. Here others will meet, survivors of their own attempts at their immortal lives. Your only clues are the ones from your encounters, your clones destroyed, and the threat of a final death approaching.

The goal is simple; escape the station via the help of one of the survivors contacts and find a way to escape.

Descriptions of the enemy; no insignias, all black, they fight as if they themselves were immortal, their armor does not resemble any of the four empires.

Entrance scenario; you are extremely paranoid due to these assailants, with visible signs of fear and distress.

Nom Nom Nom.

I shall have this succulent slice of participationisim!

Throwing in my interest. Not sure if I will participate yet but I'm at least interested in it.

I'll be the first one to say that was murder to my ears, it was okay in the start until the whole beat drop whatever.

I'll be interested to see what you come up with, regardless. (not like I care enough anymore to start nitpicking into the lore inconsistencies which there are countless)

Is the station populated or abandoned?

For the Empire!

*Flies off to his keyboard*

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I just realized, in addition to Junko's neck being part-giraffe, her hair also seems to not be of the materiel plane...

So... My entrance will be something along these lines* then?

Well considering your works in the IG and 24th are probably on hold since your immortality has just been taken from you...

But then again if you don't want to 'break' your characters from official lore, you probably don't want to participate, since these black-clad super-strong seemingly unstoppable enemies out to erase our clones are all part of a speculative RP.

Personally I'm not recording this against my guy's history; in future RP it'll be like this never happened unless the story progresses in a way that lets me do so.

Yeah, don't think we are going to be getting away so easily, besides where is the fun in that.

Excuse me...half minmatar right here.

I am here to be thrown into a station of doom, not a damned carnival!
Hey Junko, is there any room for me? reading the previous posts by Hawk and true confused me a bit.

Now... Just need to find out how we can cross the horizontal distance to the ship...

Ah don't worry, everyone knows that the Gallente can take a good bit of HARD; KINKY; ANYTHING. We are the masters of "Pleasure" after all.

Ok.

Was too occupied these last few days, but I have some free-ness now; so I'll cook some magical story-juice up.

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There. I have splurged my creative juices into the face of the community!

Alright Junko, I kind of just magicked a scattered neutron blaster (was my favourite back in the day) onto your dropship. If you want a different turret or no turret there, I can change it.

Girl!? A g--g-g-g-girl!? -goes apeshit-

How do you follow up ............

1.) Rushing a Tank head on...... it would kill you...... and you are mortal
2.) 50 Mortals potinlessly attempting to silver bullet your RP by solving your problem fighting against hundred (quoted from one of the posts) of warriors immortals couldn't take down.
3.) During and escape leaping down without weapons and kills 20 or more shadow warriors in and instant when their primary purpose was to be an unstoppable force designed to make you feel fear.

A combination of overzealous posts crippled the thread, all with great intentions as far as I can tell.

From a readers perspective I loved the opening posts, they were great, I was even invested on what happened.

Mid way through however someone said "screw it" and stepped it up a notch pushing what I was willing to believe of your characters.

Now...... I don't believe a word of it and the RP has lost what was interesting about it.

I hope Junko finds a way to resolve the RP rationally, and with out massacring them all or using a silver bullet on the situation.

I think what players need to take out of Dust 514 lore is being a clone grants you nothing more than immortality and perhaps some experience......not supernatural skill.

For the most part I think the majority in this RP are new to it (or at least I assume they are). Hopefully they will figure it out. Also Hunter is the one running this thing so it is their call on post quality. You don't want to discourage them from RP'ing.

If Hawk doesn't post soon I'll get something up so that this thing can finish, I'm with True on this right now, I have mostly lost interest in this rp (not your fault Junko).

Mmmmm I only say this from experience. I've been in those shoe, making characters OP, and RPed with them.

In my mind , again I say this only as advice and not a harsh critique, two things need to done to improve as RP is like a skill of sorts.

First is a humanisation of characters. Yes you live in a futuristic society full of technological wonders and unnatural role and ideals....but fundamentally your character is human and as a human you are often no better or worse than anyone else. You are not a special mercenary and all you have over a regular soldier is experience borne of....well dying and even then this technology is new.....Immortality does not impart talent....and even talent fails the over confident or terrified. No matter what you believe everyone knows fear.

Secondly awareness is required. You have to be reading each other players RP for the changes in the plot that they make. You have to be aware of what they describe, and what their characters do so as not to create inconsistencies.

E.G- relevant to this RP. Junko expressly said I believe at the start of this RP that you are likely to be in your leisure clones, these clones are the established equivalent lore wise to baselining. They have no superhuman attributes. Or if not you are in a stock clone, these are featureless clones with superhuman attributes. Additionally she established that Implants were down and that Shadow Warriors now hold all the power.

Now I like the desperate struggle plotline as much as anyone else......but that's all it should have been.

My personal choice for a play for this RP would have been to bugger off as fast as possible, barely controlling my fear of loosing...certain...characters..... only stopping if someone I had a duty to required my help. Screw the rest of you, it's not my job to baby sit you and I can't keep serving God if I am dead.

Besides a few examples, and this is harsh critique, few characters present (from my perspective as a reader with high standards) seemed human to me or very aware of what was going on.

Instead when all seemed hopeless everyone stepped up to another level, took action, and forced that action on everyone else.

Please do Junko this plot line is interesting and has merit..... who wouldn't want to eliminate immortal clones in New Eden? But Shadow Warriors? What are they and who sent them for what reasons to a civilian station. Moreover how did they know you'd all be there/ how did they get you to show up to an obvious trap?

Would you like me to RP a Shadow Warrior? I could play actor characters for your RP's.

Just so the concerned parties know, Thal is still in the dropship. I'm not going to post anything till we get under control because I have no idea what is going on :P

There is a lot people can do to creatively form bonds between characters and advance plotlines while keeping to the Hosts RP themes. This is all a part of awareness that I mentioned.

As I see it RP is not about exercising your freedom to write what you want, its about exercising creative freedom to write what you want within the guidelines.

E.g- Classirarii PR Offices - I am a host. I am polite and refined. Doesn't stop me from thinking your character is a bastard.
Birth of the Legion - You are mortals, you are afraid and running for your life. Choosing to stand at a pivotal moment is
made more noble because of this even if you achieve nothing in the process.

1 = You fail miserably splattering the main against the side of your dropship in a shower of gore. Not only this but your thruster is damaged and you are visibly shocked.

2-3= You Fail the man dives out of the way in time to be set upon later by the Shadow Warriors.

4-5= You succeed scooping the man to the dropship but injure him severely. Your thrusters are damaged.

6-8= You manoeuvre succeeds and the man is safely scooped the the ship. Your thrusters suffer no noticeable damage.

9= You perfectly execute the manoeuvre, saving the man, and suffering no damage. It is a bloody miracle.




2/3 the time the man will live and you will only minorly **** up.

1/3 the time you balls up so badly you wish you hadn't attempted the manoeuvre.

1/9 you critically fail resulting in the worst possible scenario that could be imagined.

1/9 You critically succeed resulting in the best possible scenario that could be imagined.

1 = You fail miserably splattering the main against the side of your dropship in a shower of gore. Not only this but your thruster is damaged and you are visibly shocked.

2-3= You succeed scooping the man to the dropship but injure him severely (roll on the Crippling Injury Table to see if he lives). Your thrusters are damaged.

4-5= You manoeuvre succeeds and the man is scooped the the ship (roll on the Lasting Injury Table). Your thrustersno noticeable damage.

6= You perfectly execute the manoeuvre, saving the man, and suffering no damage. It is a bloody miracle.

((I could do ones with more grim character/humour to them a-la Fallout and Arcanum....I've played RP games where your character is altered by a dice roll....it spirals out of control very quickly as other checks have to be made.

Sanity
Trust
Injury
etc))

These tables are single dice rolls only.

Crippling Injury Table

1-2 Agonising Death
3-4 Swift Death
5-6 Survived with Crippling Injury (roll on the Lasting Injury Table)

Lasting Injury Table

1-2 Crippled. Your character suffers lasting physical disabilities that cannot be healed conventionally.
3 Nerve Damage. Character suffers lasting damage to their body. They can still function, but not well.
4-5 Debilitating Injury. Nothing Time and Intense Physiotherapy will not Fix.
6- Scarring. Some look rather dashing......most do not. Suffer a permanent -1 to the Beauty Statistic.

I have the black humour...... I actually wrote the vastly more positively than I had intended.

If it hadn't been apparent you want him on the crew every roll would have ended with some form of grisly or crippling injury as punishment for being noble.

If modern media tells you anything nobility ends up with you being alone, tortured brutally, at the grave of all of your allies, and wishing you were dead too.

Which makes keeping to it such engrossing story telling when its punished appropriately.

Now get in Galms thread tOO!

I really hope that I am not horribly crushed to death.

XD OH MY GOD I JUST SPIT OUT MY SODA

This might be the pot talking, but what if Jonny pulled a Jesus and came back?

Not now mind you but later on. However something could of gone terribly wrong with the transfer and he will occasionally lose control of his movement (maybe even bowels) or falls unconscious (surprise surprise) or random seizures.

Or complete and total amnesia ...



...or evil twin!


...I need to stop watching so many soap operas...

That soup sounds delicious...

I'm going to wait for Junko to post. Jester will already be on the ship before the others arrive.

VICTORY!

You escaped the terror-infested Matari station of Ra'No Siblahhgglkjburnfughfytyugmwhbfkillsdjfvhwjdiefhj!

...

Roll part 1 credits!

I saw we blow the fuckers up!

Or attempt too...

Only to discover they are more powerful than we anticipated and we are forced to hide withing the Titan.

Nice plotlines...... you could also work in Carrier Kills since Carriers are a massive vessel and a power in their own right.

Yeah, Titans are the only ships capable of creating a jump portal to connect to a cyno.

Still wondering and hoping if part two is coming or is it dead.

*slowly puts away an std filled nanite injector*

Yay! Also be warned, tradgey lies in wait for Jonny... As well as drunken stupidity.

Also I approve of the cyno idea

Raven and Thal are still here, not too sure about crown jester and hawk

Just pointing out, I am still here.

Also, how the hell did the topic of lubed up Amarrian sex slaves ever happen?

HOW!?

(Cuz it is relevant to my... "Interests")

Hey, random question, but how many of us still play DUST?

Legend:

Cargo Bay: Portside
The portside cargo deck has been transformed into a makeshift shelter, with living modules propped up to accomodate the displaced Clone soldiers fleeing from the 'purge'. at its center is a traditional thukker living module, replicating the calm atmosphere of Hya'salia's home planet.

Cargo Bay: Starboard
while the portside cargo bay lies the clone soldiers, the starboard cargo bay lies the Clones toold of their trade. members of the se'terra's crew bustle about, organizing the array of weapons, ammo, tanks, and dropships that Issac has procured prior to his arrival to the Egbinger station.
Due to Hya'salia's contact with her employers Ishukone, they are able to undergo clone transfers, though the clones needed are limited in supply.

Engineering
Se'terra's engineers have been hard at work, optimizing the tanks and dropships in the Starboard bay. a few have taken to adding modifications to a set of dropsuits, allowing them to operate in the vacumn of space.

Medical Bay
The pride and joy of the Se'terra, it , included with an operating room, a small ward, a storehouse to carry nessecary chemicals and medicines from the four empires, plus a team of thukker medical specialists with their unorthodox methods of treating even the most serious conditions until proper medical help can be utilized. extensive upgrades to the medical bay allow the se'terra to quickly adopt a planetside medical role should the need arise.

Main deck/Living quarters.
The meat of the se'terra, a crew of a few hundred workers from varying disciplines, religions, and nationalities all here enjoying their break from work. Issac Va'an has held true to Hya'salia's philosophy: no one shall be amarr, caldari, gallente nor minmatar so long as they set foot in the se'terra.

a luncheon, a small bar and a grand mess hall are the defining features of the main deck, the crew have taken to chatting about the day with other members of their respective nations, though more than a few of them have intermingled with others

but all have held Issac Va'an and Hya'salia in high esteem, despite the latter being immortal, and are used to the sights of the immortals in their ships

Bridge
The brains of the se'terra, as the respected officers relay information to the Captain, Issac Va'an. Navigation officers control the mastodon class, engineering officers tend to the ship's power, intelligence scours the vast areas of space , keeping tabs on a mysterious signal that seems to be following them, and communications keeping tabs with thei network of allies, contacts and other trader's themselves.

*the following passage applies to any who have participated in the first part:
following the se'terra's exit from the Egbinger station, things have quieted down. a team of medical specialists are in the process of inspecting those who were wounded during the fighting, as the others retreated to the portside cargo bay and assigned a living module to their specifications (yes even the amarrians ridiculous sense of asthetics, pondering what to do next while Hya'salia, Hawkeye and Thal are undergoing treatment.

*The following applies to any who are new to the RP.
it's been days for some, for others as long as hours, but all felt the effects of those... things hunting them down. nothing in their manifestos had ever dealt with any of what they had faced. some have taken to talking with the newcomers to the se'terra. others.... shut themselves out. and maybe its for the better.

Just wanting to point out Jonny is still on Jita as he only just woke up in the tube (final post of part one). He can be used to set up a cyno beacon(almost wrote bacon) later on to get the survivors out. If he is sober enough that is.

However the Mistress and Cale are aboard the Se'terra...

I knew your suit had a bit too much gold to be a Matari!

OH! Thank the gods I randomly logged on, almost missed this!

Decided to read back over ye olde one. Ouch! A set of broken ribs sounds fun.

Sorry for half-assed post, just finished work and a bit tired.

I'm guessing its late to jump into this ?

*the following passage applies to any who have participated in the first part:
following the se'terra's exit from the Egbinger station, things have quieted down. a team of medical specialists are in the process of inspecting those who were wounded during the fighting, as the others retreated to the portside cargo bay and assigned a living module to their specifications (yes even the amarrians ridiculous sense of asthetics, pondering what to do next while Hya'salia, Hawkeye and Thal are undergoing treatment.

*The following applies to any who are new to the RP.
it's been days for some, for others as long as hours, but all felt the effects of those... things hunting them down. nothing in their manifestos had ever dealt with any of what they had faced. some have taken to talking with the newcomers to the se'terra. others.... shut themselves out. and maybe its for the better.

Yay! Login issues are now resolved!

Maybe we still have-

Get Well Soon.

Name:Crownrule but would like to be known as Tenarius in this one.
Bloodline: Khanid
Load out: Same as before only he has a modded rail rifle that uses Amarr technology like a viziam scrambler rifle only more accurate and doesn't overheat.
Traits: He now has a scar in the middle of his chest, his hair is cut into a wide and long mohawk which is tied behind his head, his left eye has been removed and now rests a cybernetic eye enabling him back his full sight. he has slightly become more agressive but at the same time more rational.

((Tenarius would be in the medbay with Thal and Hawk if it's fine with you))

Get well soon Junko... In the mean time...

Jonny is going to be at the center of a mutiny!

#Iwillhavemorehastagsthenyouplusalongerone #Iwin #Ineedtothinkofsomemorehastags #theHMGisapponyou #legalize420 #Iwasgoingtoputathreeinsteadofahastag

I win!

Cause I'm a sexy beast!


By the way I still want to know what system the Se'Terra is in, its time for Jonny to join up with the team. Also I have a very special reunion planned for Marcy and her father.

i mentioned it in my recent post, delve reigon, the actual system i've yet to place, but the next few posts i have planned will try to get you and whats left of the dark hunter into the se'terra

Glad to have you back Junko! And yeah Marcy is a bit crazy

I must say, Mr. D Buelle: When you make a life or death decision in the hopes of shaking off a pursuer, you certainly know how to do it in style.

Its only a couple weeks old.

Damn straight you do! Jonny has probably drunk and f*cked his way into debt just waiting at the brothel!

Well this one time, at Mercrnary Camp...

A pretty sexy bottle I take it?

This is not dead I presume?

I'll write a post when I get off from work.

/emote, rolls her eyes.


I'm not so sure that offer is appealing for me as it is for you....

Why is my sex life of such concern to you Junko?

((Ironically we are pseudo RPing in an OOC thread.....))

I find that connecting the bottle to an IV line, and injecting it directly into the bloodstream tends to be a much more effective method.

Don't listen to her Junko, please go on about this femdom concept.