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Title: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on August 23, 2013, 07:02:49 pm
Hello everyone.

I have created this thread, as now that we have a seperate RP thread, at least to me, it has felt awkward to talk about RP. It doesn't belong in the RP thread, and it feels awkward and out of place in the discussion thread. Also, such posts could easily get lost in the shuffle.

Thus, now we have a place to talk about RP. A place to talk about people's RP entries, discuss RP elements between us, and possibly plan joint RP entries.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on August 23, 2013, 07:12:39 pm
And now I'll start it off. It was Admiral MS's latest RP post that got me to do this, but his wasn't the first one to make me think I want to say X, but... I am really liking the RP.

So I'll just say this, I thought it was a good post, I enjoyed reading it, and I particularly liked the part about the Nordera's fighting spirit going up being disturbing, and, despite, or perhaps because of the fact I am a CRF Admiral, I found the commentary on the CRF both interesting and amusing. Yes, I can imagine the DD and CRF not exactly seeing eye to eye... :D

I think this was also the first post to really branch out into a wider area than just a player's own fleet, encompassing multiple fleets and events, so I found that interesting and I thought it was well done. An overview of events happening in the South.

So while those were the highlights, I enjoyed reading the whole thing, and it made me want to put the final touches on the post I made underneath it, which was nearly ready.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on August 25, 2013, 03:50:28 pm
I've been one-upped by Lepanto! :lol:

I had thought about fighter squadrons, but have no idea how many would be in a fleet. But I intend to follow your lead and update my post to match the new standard. I also in my mind have always had the fleet split into three sections, though I would never have thought to split it in my post, so it's very interesting you did that, I'll definitely have to do that too, I always had in my mind the CRF Unbreakable Tenacity and CRF Boundless Confidence as the two next best ships in my fleet.

Hey Spoon, if you're reading, do you think you could get Lepanto a shot of his flagship in one of your videos like you did mine so he doesn't have to borrow mine? I have absolutely no problem him doing so, but it would be nice if he could display his own flagship.

Hey everyone! Let's see your fleets! :D :cool:
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lepanto on August 26, 2013, 04:28:33 pm
I think this thread might be a good area for productive RP collaboration, if people used it.

Maybe we could do some sort of plot arc where the DD and CRF admirals in the south have to learn to work together effectively against the enemy, despite the DD admirals' dislike of the CRF.

========================

I roughly derived my carriers' squadron totals from the numbers of squadrons aboard FS destroyers. If Spoon gives us an accurate number of squadrons per carrier, I'll change it.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on August 26, 2013, 04:55:28 pm
I'd certainly be interested in seeing that, I found it interesting what he had to say about the CRF.

I'm sure the Hertak could "help" you to work together. :)

I've been typing up some names for my own fleet for fighter squadrons. I'll wait to see if we get an answer from Spoon.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on September 01, 2013, 09:17:03 pm
Wow, Lepanto. That was great.

Not only that, for me, since we all read at different speeds, those musics all ended just as I finished the passage associated with them, so that was a special experience.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Flak on September 02, 2013, 11:23:54 pm
Do you think the 3rd CRF admiral escaped in an Excalibur?
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lepanto on September 03, 2013, 10:31:25 pm
Do you think the 3rd CRF admiral escaped in an Excalibur?

Depends on if Torchwood wants to keep playing, which we don't know yet.

Wow, Lepanto. That was great.

Not only that, for me, since we all read at different speeds, those musics all ended just as I finished the passage associated with them, so that was a special experience.

Why thank you.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on September 03, 2013, 10:34:03 pm
You're welcome Lepanto.

As for Torchwood, things could get interesting if this is the real Jack Harkness. For those who don't know:
Spoiler:
Jack Harkness is immortal. He dies and is reborn. He could be dying over and over and over again in the vacuum of space...
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Flak on September 03, 2013, 11:01:27 pm
So he will probably be back. Then fight the Hertak again.

Don't look so smug, I know what you are thinking, but Draco was merely a setback. Do you honestly believe that I let myself be defeated so easily by some cowardly alien mongrels? Hahahaha, no no no, it was merely a strategy, a stepping stone for a much larger plan. It has all led to this, and this time, you Hertaks have no chance to survive so make your time.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on September 05, 2013, 09:15:44 pm
Awww. I've just noticed Torchwood put John Harkness, not Jack.

No immortal explodey vacuum fun... :(
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on September 07, 2013, 01:40:59 pm
Looking for Duke Nightwing, Flak? Send him an e-mail!

http://www.emperorshammer.org/profile/191

 :lol:

Oh and Enioch, I enjoyed reading your entry.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Enioch on September 08, 2013, 03:26:42 am
Why thank you. Likewise.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Flak on September 08, 2013, 07:14:51 am
Now I have a choice of putting him on a bus or making him the spotlight. Depend on what is going to happen next turn.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on September 08, 2013, 10:51:40 am
Why thank you. Likewise.
You're welcome. And thank you.

The speech was nice btw. Maybe after you wipe out the 1st Hertak, Spoon can give you a promotion to match the other DD Admirals, and then you can take Inspirational Leader as well, and have the speeches to back it up! :)
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Enioch on September 08, 2013, 11:39:42 am
Too soon for a promotion. Other admirals have seen much more action than I have and it would be unfair for me to be promoted before them.

Not that I'd really mind, of course.

And I a seriously considering Master of Logistics, or Breakthrough Specialist instead. You never know when you'll have to retreat pronto.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on September 08, 2013, 11:50:10 am
If I get promoted I'll probably take those two in that order. I'm just concerned about the DD's morale problem.

Breakthrough Specialist will be superb for the Sol Fleets.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on September 13, 2013, 01:00:09 pm
A couple of very nice new RP posts.

Enioch, while I certainly liked the first part, it was the second part that really got my attention. I am pleased to see that Olga Ilieva is back, I didn't expect to see her again, and I am most interested in seeing more of this ship-level story you have going on here. I like it a lot, it's really giving me a feeling of what it's like to be on board that ship, it's well detailed. And the battle stuff was stirring, I particularly liked the parts about weilding a beam turret like a sword and Draco getting a couple of new suns. And you can create medals too?! Very nice! :D

I hope you can get a piece of the 2nd Hertak too, so more medals can be handed out. :)

And Admiral Ralwood, I thought yours was surprisingly touching. Really nice. Particularly the part about Susan never complaining about the Admiral.

Both posts had me smiling wide, I really enjoyed them.  :nod: :yes:
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Spoon on September 16, 2013, 02:35:18 pm
So I finally sat down and read through all the new rp posts. (I have had the thread open multiple times but with a nearly constant headache I've had some issued concentrating)
Bloody brilliant everyone  :yes:

Keep em comin'
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on September 16, 2013, 02:42:23 pm
So I finally sat down and read through all the new rp posts. (I have had the thread open multiple times but with a nearly constant headache I've had some issued concentrating)
Bloody brilliant everyone  :yes:

Keep em comin'
Thanks! :)

I am amazed by the quality of them myself. Every single post is quality! :D
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Veers on September 16, 2013, 09:24:26 pm
That news report, gold. Loved the included pictures.  :lol:
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on September 16, 2013, 09:36:29 pm
That news report, gold. Loved the included pictures.  :lol:
Ha ha, thanks. :D

Maybe they'll come to their senses if we invite them to dinner to talk with us and serve up some Crispy Cordi Cuisine. :)
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lepanto on September 16, 2013, 09:48:49 pm
Yeah, for the most part, I definitely liked that one.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: CommanderDJ on September 16, 2013, 10:33:00 pm
Okay, so I derped, and didn't check far back enough in the game thread to notice that the 1st SF and 2nd CRF have worked together before. I have added a sentence to my post to rectify this. Lorric, you may want to edit your post, up to you. My bad.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Droid803 on September 16, 2013, 10:41:17 pm
I wish I knew how to write so I could participate.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on September 16, 2013, 10:45:29 pm
Okay, so I derped, and didn't check far back enough in the game thread to notice that the 1st SF and 2nd CRF have worked together before. I have added a sentence to my post to rectify this. Lorric, you may want to edit your post, up to you. My bad.
I didn't see it as a bad thing. After all, we hadn't talked before. It still made sense.

Anyway, thanks for the heads up, I've made some minor adjustments.

It doesn't bother me if you leave it in, but since you're thinking this way, you might want to think about this too:

This Lorric, however, was an anomaly.

---

I wish I knew how to write so I could participate.
Did you not make a mod of your own with characters and everything?

Anyway, you'd have another obstacle in your way: You'd have to RP Cyrvans.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: CommanderDJ on September 16, 2013, 11:27:42 pm
Good call. I've added a sentence.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Veers on September 19, 2013, 09:44:32 am
:D feels nice to write something again. One day I'll get good at it again, until then. fun Fun and more FUN :D

also, tl;dr :p

Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Spoon on September 19, 2013, 11:18:19 pm
Added the second part
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Spoon on September 20, 2013, 09:26:32 am
Double posting and nobody is gonna stop me~

Droid803, Fluffcats gotta be one of the best names for an operation ever  :p
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Jellyfish on September 20, 2013, 11:57:54 am
Spoon, are WgCdr Blackgate and Plutia Clara some of my own, or somebody else's?
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on September 20, 2013, 12:42:34 pm
I'm loving reading your stuff Enioch.

It's going to be a very... interesting meeting I think! :D
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Spoon on September 20, 2013, 02:22:45 pm
Spoon, are WgCdr Blackgate and Plutia Clara some of my own, or somebody else's?
Let's hope that she can't transform huh?  :p
Your fleet, unless you don't want them, I dont want to force em on you or anything.

I'm loving reading your stuff Enioch.

It's going to be a very... interesting meeting I think! :D
Seconded.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on September 20, 2013, 02:28:14 pm
So that's what she's supposed to sound like...

Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Jellyfish on September 20, 2013, 05:50:39 pm
Let's hope that she can't transform huh?  :p
Your fleet, unless you don't want them, I dont want to force em on you or anything.
I'll take them. Actually, I'll make Clara the Fleet Liaison and Communications Officer.
And if she CAN transform, second in command, effective immediately

Thing is, my writing isn't nearly as good as yours, so it would be better if you kept doing the RP for them.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Enioch on September 21, 2013, 01:59:20 am
I'm loving reading your stuff Enioch.

It's going to be a very... interesting meeting I think! :D
Seconded.

Thanks guys, I appreciate it. I am enjoying this immensely. I have DM'd some RP games, but never had the chance to play one until now. Fun fun fun.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on September 21, 2013, 01:05:17 pm
Thanks guys, I appreciate it. I am enjoying this immensely. I have DM'd some RP games, but never had the chance to play one until now. Fun fun fun.
You're welcome.

So, it's going to be two GMs in the PMs. :)
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Torchwood on September 21, 2013, 05:08:18 pm
I would like to apologize for my prolonged absence in the role playing. I believe I will indeed rejoin you and to make up for lack of RP posts, I will submit a story bit as soon I am done writing it.

And no, my shameless expy of a certain character is not a vacuum breathing immortal. I would rather not go into Marty Stu territory if I can help it.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Flak on September 21, 2013, 08:22:05 pm
I just thought he is going to become 'The Burned Man', or rather 'The Decompressed Man' that becomes some sort of legend for years to come.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: niffiwan on October 20, 2013, 09:33:31 pm
Enioch - I very much enjoyed reading that RP post, kudos to Spoon & yourself  :) :yes:
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Flak on October 21, 2013, 12:23:04 am
Now I start to imagine the Empress have Jean Gilpin's voice as Skyrim's Elenwen and Boethiah.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Veers on October 21, 2013, 09:04:30 pm
Spoon, Enioch. Fantastic job on that together...

but Enioch, you tricksy little Admiral you! :D
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Jellyfish on October 22, 2013, 05:38:22 am
Delest Dynasty is based off a bunch of Asian countries and Russia, isn't it? If so, what "gender" are their ships? Almost everywhere in the world they are "female", but not in Russia.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Enioch on October 22, 2013, 05:58:27 am
It's based on the name. All ships have their own character.  :D

Katyusha is a motherly female (think Russian matron character). Anastasia, her sister-ship is a prim and proper *****, and very high-maintenance. The Volga is also a girl - but a genki gun nut (the only thing that is sure to work on the Volga 24/7 are her point defense batteries).

The Amour, on the other hand, is a stoic Russian male - probably the only ship in the 3rd that can still operate with half of his engine pods shot off. Engineers like to 'sweet-talk' him by pouring some vodka into his reactor. They claim it makes him go faster and the atomized alcohol gives the ship a unique and very pretty golden hue in its thruster fumes.

We'll have to see about the ex-2nd HG ships. Chongmingdao gives the impression of a Yamato Nadeshiko without the 'steel sheathed in silk' part, but Kalazonitov has only been on her for like an hour. Most of them seem to go for the 'male dandy' archetype, though, to the great amusement of the 3rd fleet sailors.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: mobcdmoc3 on October 30, 2013, 12:47:47 am
I haven't posted in RP for a while due to unfortunate amounts of university work, but I should be back for now.

I... Might have gone a bit overkill with this one though. Feel free to call me out on it if this is so. :p

(Also feel free to bug me about it if you feel something is wrong/bad about it too.)
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on October 30, 2013, 12:59:17 am
I haven't posted in RP for a while due to unfortunate amounts of university work, but I should be back for now.

I... Might have gone a bit overkill with this one though. Feel free to call me out on it if this is so. :p

(Also feel free to bug me about it if you feel something is wrong/bad about it too.)
I like it.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on October 30, 2013, 06:44:33 pm
So Lepanto, you've unleashed your new weapon.

I enjoyed the music again, and your portrayal of the Nordera. It happened again, the Orc music ran out just as I finished reading. :)

The other one still had plenty to go though.

Just a combat test I presume. We have no use for those piles of scrap the Nordera call ships.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lepanto on October 30, 2013, 07:29:08 pm
So Lepanto, you've unleashed your new weapon.

I enjoyed the music again, and your portrayal of the Nordera. It happened again, the Orc music ran out just as I finished reading. :)

The other one still had plenty to go though.

Just a combat test I presume. We have no use for those piles of scrap the Nordera call ships.

Thanks.

Well, a Nordera ship would be useful for live-fire testing new Terran weapons (not that we'll have many more Nordera to fight, one way or another). Of course, nothing I RP will have any gameplay effect anyway.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on October 30, 2013, 07:34:01 pm
So Lepanto, you've unleashed your new weapon.

I enjoyed the music again, and your portrayal of the Nordera. It happened again, the Orc music ran out just as I finished reading. :)

The other one still had plenty to go though.

Just a combat test I presume. We have no use for those piles of scrap the Nordera call ships.

Thanks.

Well, a Nordera ship would be useful for live-fire testing new Terran weapons (not that we'll have many more Nordera to fight, one way or another).
You're welcome.

Yes, target practice is about all they'll be good for.

Don't tempt Spoon fate. There might be more yet...
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Spoon on November 28, 2013, 09:20:01 pm
As usual, good rp posts. I always enjoy reading them during breakfast
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Veers on January 19, 2014, 09:42:28 pm
Discussions for the RPs go here guys, and Lorric. My Admiral will have your Admiral for breakfast :P

(I'll RP your slap into my next post somehow, will be good. Although it was purely a message to 1st Fleet.)

:)
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on January 19, 2014, 09:45:57 pm
Discussions for the RPs go here guys, and Lorric. My Admiral will have your Admiral for breakfast :P

(I'll RP your slap into my next post somehow, will be good. Although it was purely a message to 1st Fleet.)

:)
He he he. Well, the XO loosened up Lorric's jaw, so now's not the best time for him to be getting into fisticuffs. :)

I'm looking forward to seeing the slap! :D
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on January 27, 2014, 11:20:44 pm
Lepanto, are you leaving the door open there for Spoon to write a response? BTW, the Halo song stopped just as I finished reading it's section. I enjoyed reading that. :)
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lepanto on January 27, 2014, 11:31:26 pm
Lepanto, are you leaving the door open there for Spoon to write a response? BTW, the Halo song stopped just as I finished reading it's section. I enjoyed reading that. :)

Thanks.

If Spoon wants to, sure, but I just didn't want to finish that section without knowing if my RPing was good enough to earn me a free retreat. One way or another, I think I'm done with this section, though.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Spoon on January 28, 2014, 05:38:11 pm
That was good  :yes:
Get outta Sol you Britannian bastard  :p
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: CommanderDJ on February 04, 2014, 05:24:57 am
Omni-tool? Monomolecular film? For a second there I thought you'd mixed up your universes, Enioch. :P

But that was seriously a damn good RP post.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Enioch on February 04, 2014, 10:19:12 am
Heh, thanks. Unless stated otherwise, everything is canon, that's my motto    :-P

EDITED for spellz.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on February 04, 2014, 10:40:24 am
Heh, I don't know where those things that DJ mentioned come from, so it was kind of confusing to try and visualise such things. But I'd been hoping we'd get some more time with Olga, so nice to see this. And you've covered several turns of action, so well worth waiting for. Oh, and you make us start to care about Petrovich, then you kill him? You sick bastard! :lol:

It's kind of strange to see your all-conquering fleet in trouble, you've had 4 battles and every time a fleet has died, 1st Hertak, 2nd Zy, 3rd Hertak, 3rd Zy. And that should be 5/5 with the 4th Hertak. Big nasty fleet to kill big nasty fleets. Although you were just finishing off the 1st Hertak after others had worn that 150/150 juggernaut down. I guess you can perhaps count the 4th Nordera too for that kamikaze attack. Nice idea to make an RP post about that, unusual to see such "darkness" if you know what I mean, in WoD.

Angry Cordi. Lorric knows how to play that game and win. :pimp:

I guess the "Hospital Ship" Flagship will be back to being a flagship-flagship now with the resupplying.

I particualarly like how you describe the scene from the turn video with the fighters fanning out in perfect formation, I was impressed with that in the video myself.

Those poor Zy.

Hitachi amused me. :)

Xi Dao is cute, ha ha. Tanya must be a pretty one. I thought it was funny when he sat on his dataslate. :D

Enioch, I'm sorry I didn't comment on the big post you put together with Spoon, I fully intended to, but it just slipped by. Would you mind telling me how it was made? Did you and Spoon just decide to make a good RP post together, or did you have to pass some sort of test to get your shiny super fleet? Or did it just sort of come together on it's own? I enjoyed it a lot anyway. :)
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Enioch on February 04, 2014, 11:00:02 am
Thanks, Lorric. The big post was made after a week or so of back-and-forth PMs. No particular test, I suppose - we just RP'd it and this is where we ended up.

EDIT: It's a war. Anyone can die (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnyoneCanDie). Fair warning.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on February 04, 2014, 11:02:54 am
Thanks, Lorric. The big post was made after a week or so of back-and-forth PMs. No particular test, I suppose - we just RP'd it and this is where we ended up.
You're welcome. And thanks.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Spoon on February 04, 2014, 11:31:08 am
Aye, good ****  :yes:

Heh, thanks. Unless stated otherwise, everything is cannon, that's my motto    :-P
Considering the fast majority of fluff things right now are blanks, I'd say thats absolutely fair  :p
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on February 04, 2014, 01:16:34 pm
Anyone can die (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnyoneCanDie)
I actually seriously considered having Lorric succeed in ending his own life.

I was thinking of replacing him with a character who doesn't share my HLP-name as everyone else besides me and Veers have done. But I'm sticking with Lorric. I like him. I couldn't replace him now.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Enioch on February 04, 2014, 01:19:10 pm
A) if you kill your Admiral, you're out of the game. You bought it, you keep it, buster.

Considering the fast majority of fluff things right now are blanks, I'd say thats absolutely fair  :p

B) HEAR YE, HEAR YE, the Spoon has spoken.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on February 04, 2014, 01:20:55 pm
A) if you kill your Admiral, you're out of the game. You bought it, you keep it, buster.
Hey, there's no rule that says that!

I "bought" a fleet. :)
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Enioch on February 04, 2014, 01:25:03 pm
Nope. You 'bought' a fleet, an Admiral and a flagship.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on February 04, 2014, 01:34:43 pm
Nope. You 'bought' a fleet, an Admiral and a flagship.
Flagships are replaceable. Whole fleets are replaceable. We've seen it already.

I'm sure admirals are too. Plenty of crew around to take over.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Droid803 on February 04, 2014, 01:46:16 pm
Take new admiral, loose all promotions and perks.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on February 04, 2014, 02:29:25 pm
Take new admiral, loose all promotions and perks.
I would have thought we'd keep them, after all we are the admirals.

But I have no plans on killing Lorric anyway. I can't imagine doing away with him now.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on February 04, 2014, 04:39:51 pm
I might as well drop some little notes I had on removing Lorric from the position of Admiral, when I was toying around with the idea. The first one is for a dead Lorric, and the second one is tweaked with the idea he is unfit for duty and replaced instead. Clearly this was done before my latest promotion. Don't take them too seriously, they were certainly not finished.



*Communiqué to all allied fleets*

My name is ***, former First Officer of Rear Admiral Lorric. I am afraid I have grave news. My master, Rear Admiral Lorric, has met with a most tragic end. His final orders were that I take his place as Rear Admiral and come to the aid of the other fleets and ultimately bring peace back to the galaxy. At that point, he drew his sword, and ended his own life. I tried to prevent it, but I was too slow. I thought he was merely stepping aside from his position in shame, I had no idea he would do that.

But I must not dwell on this now. The best I can do for him is carry out his final orders. To that end, I look forward to working with you all, and bringing peace back to the galaxy, as my late master demanded.



ALT

*Communiqué to all allied fleets*

My name is ***, First Officer of Rear Admiral Lorric of the 2nd CRF. I am afraid I have grave news. My master, Rear Admiral Lorric, summoned me to his cabin. His orders were that I take his place as Rear Admiral and come to the aid of the other fleets and ultimately bring peace back to the galaxy. At that point, he drew his sword, and almost ended his own life. I only just managed to prevent it, I thought he was merely stepping aside from his position in shame, I had no idea he would do that. Rear Admiral Lorric has been placed under guard and 24 hour suicide watch. I can only hope he is able to overcome the deep psychological trauma that has befallen him.

But I must not dwell on this now. The best I can do for him is carry out his orders. To that end, I look forward to working with you all, and bringing peace back to the galaxy, as my master demanded.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: X3N0-Life-Form on February 08, 2014, 11:23:48 am
Woohoo, finally found the time and courage to do a RP binge reading session. I had like 2 and half pages to catch up with - basically everything from mid november up to late january.

The prospect of impending death (or as it turned out, almost death) inspired me to get back to RPing. I had planned on doing this earlier (in early january to be precise), but I wanted to catch up with everything that people had written in my absence, which itself got postponed until today.

About the RP blackout period (mid november --> early january): basically, RL stuff got kicked into overdrive and there simply wasn't time for anything FS related (besides reading the forums). I then spend a couple of weeks around Xmas and New Year's Eve resting and relaxing. Then I found out how much stuff I needed to read :eek:

What I had planned on RPing:
- Resupplying in Virgo: since I had already been there twice for double resupplies, I wanted to turn it into some sort of running gag, with the supply station mocking and taunting the Rear Admiral more & more with each new trip there.
- Facing the Zy: I would have had the Rear Admiral develop a certain hatred for the Zy - particularly after what happened to Tauri, seeing them as a vicious opponent that had claimed a lot of lives and valuable fleet assets (read: named ships, COs and pilots). A particularily exciting bit were the battles with the 2nd Zy, from their interception to their destruction.
- OrBat, named ships, officers & crew & pilots: Those would have been fleshed out as well. I didn't want to have a complete and precise Order of Battle, instead focusing on a few ships and squadron leaders, namely the Swift's escort and a couple of frontline teams. Important people were identifiable by their speech color - the Rear Admiral's was yellow, there was officer pink, etc.
- Interraction with other players: no idea how that would have went.
- The Rear Admiral's personality: I view him as a rather dry & straight forward officer, maintaining a stoic attitude under most circumstances. The Virgo-resupply-taunting thing, and Cyrvan smug acting would have been things that broke his stoicism. I also wanted him to have some sort of rivalry thing with the LSF as a whole.

PRE-POST EDIT - ok, I was supposed to post that earlier this week, but HLP died on me. I don't think I was even done writing it.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on February 08, 2014, 11:29:26 am
You can still do all you wanted to do you know, if you are able. Enioch just proved it's possible to catch right up with his last RP post.

But I really hope you RP the 1% capship strength event. Scraping out of the system with a flagship that as I described in my post "would break apart if I brushed it with a feather" is a fantastic RP opportunity.

We could also try and do some sort of collaboration on that battle if you like, though I'm not sure how such a thing would be done, I would be up for trying it if you would be. :)
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: X3N0-Life-Form on February 08, 2014, 11:39:10 am
My plan right now is to RP the preparations for that battle, some snippets of the battle itself and some post battle assesment thingy and try and RP some of the past turns at a later date.

The collaborative RP idea is nice, but given the amount of work I need to do by next tuesday/wednesday, I would have to decline for the time being.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on February 08, 2014, 11:43:48 am
Okay. You can always get back to me if that changes.

I actually have more history of fighting alongside you than anyone else you know. That could be valuable for RP purposes, for a respect to develop between our admirals.

On the first turn, I fought the 1st Cordi, while you, in the same system, fought the 2nd.

On the third turn, we destroyed the 1st Cordi, together with the 1st UGCR.

On the 13th turn, we destroyed the 6th Cordi, together with the 1st DD, and the turn after the same fleets destroyed the 3rd Cordi, before we were left alone in the system (by design) to fight our desperate battle with the Doomstack, which I am still amazed we both survived.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: X3N0-Life-Form on February 15, 2014, 03:09:34 pm
Aaand done. Too lazy to re-read and spellcheck right now.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on February 15, 2014, 05:56:07 pm
The last part amused me, the new regulations. :D
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Flak on February 15, 2014, 08:19:35 pm
I am not sure that is a "Bread, eggs, milk, squick" or an "Arson, murder, and jaywalking".
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Veers on March 03, 2014, 09:14:52 am
Derp Derp, only what. 2 months over due?, 3 months?.

Please note, Spelling/Grammar errors are probably high. I wrote a lot, I wrote fast, and late at night (but had the biggest blast doing so!). Please accept advanced apologies for these.

Lorric, your slap is featured within. I wanted to note that as I really really wanted to write something sooner. :), and if required. I'll happily write that 'message' to all Ranking Officers within Sol. Just not right now..

Edit: Some minor adjustments made. Very happy, please excuse me while I pass out.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on March 03, 2014, 05:09:13 pm
Derp Derp, only what. 2 months over due?, 3 months?.

Please note, Spelling/Grammar errors are probably high. I wrote a lot, I wrote fast, and late at night (but had the biggest blast doing so!). Please accept advanced apologies for these.

Lorric, your slap is featured within. I wanted to note that as I really really wanted to write something sooner. :), and if required. I'll happily write that 'message' to all Ranking Officers within Sol. Just not right now..

Edit: Some minor adjustments made. Very happy, please excuse me while I pass out.
Hi Veers.

Fwiw I only noticed one spelling mistake when reading. Although the Hertak are just Hertak, not Her'tak. I wonder if that's my fault since I once made a thread called The Her'tak. Because someone else created a race by that name out there in internet-land.

Big smile on my face when I read about the slap idea. Funny and inventive. I also enjoyed the praise you gave me. It's nice to be appreciated. :nod:

I've read the whole thing and enjoyed it, Lepanto, you too. So we're going ahead with the idea that the atrocities have already begun from the 3rd CRF. I'll have to think about producing something of my own on this. Also, good bit of detail, how you were involved in (and iirc you were eager to accept it) the surrender of the 4th Cordi. You'll be getting a reputation as "Veers the merciful". :)

In the meanwhile, I think you me and Lepanto may be able to work some magic together if there's a continuing iteration of the game. I think it would be great if we could work with each other as I have been doing with Lepanto on the RP side of things so far. On it's own it would be great, but the fact we're all CRF as well... :pimp:
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Veers on March 03, 2014, 06:29:34 pm
I wanted to keep the options open RE:3rd Fleet.

More likely, these are isolated incidents and in no way is what I have written designed for force Hartzaden into playing such a route. So I've treated it more as. We've had one or two issues, remind EVERYONE what is going on, hence why the message (Which I should write) was sent to everyone in Sol, CRF or not. (Atleast, that was my aim that I tried to get too)

And I really need to do a write up of those accomplishments... forgot to to that last night. Although, I did kinda pass out after finishing :D
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on March 03, 2014, 06:40:47 pm
I wanted to keep the options open RE:3rd Fleet.

More likely, these are isolated incidents and in no way is what I have written designed for force Hartzaden into playing such a route. So I've treated it more as. We've had one or two issues, remind EVERYONE what is going on, hence why the message (Which I should write) was sent to everyone in Sol, CRF or not. (Atleast, that was my aim that I tried to get too)
Yeah, that's a good idea, I'll keep it in mind for if I do something. They can just be rogue operatives if there's a U-turn.

And I really need to do a write up of those accomplishments... forgot to to that last night. Although, I did kinda pass out after finishing :D
I've got a "2nd CRF Service Record" document. :D
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lepanto on March 03, 2014, 06:59:05 pm
Given that Hartzaden had already issued the order in the game thread, and I thought Veers had already started the 3rd Fleet massacre RP plotline, I chose to go ahead with my post. If I have to change anything, I'll just say that Santiago jumped the gun a bit when issuing his condemnations.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on March 03, 2014, 07:04:23 pm
Given that Hartzaden had already issued the order in the game thread, and I thought Veers had already started the 3rd Fleet massacre RP plotline, I chose to go ahead with my post. If I have to change anything, I'll just say that Santiago jumped the gun a bit when issuing his condemnations.
Yes, I'll be talking about Hartzaden's admiral too if I make a post, but if the order is dropped, we can all just say it was down to a lack of information on the situation and this new admiral. The post will be basically Lorric's speculations anyway, which is perfectly "real" and believable I think as to what the reaction would be if this was real.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Spoon on March 03, 2014, 07:05:16 pm
Lorric, if you have any service records ready, please send them my way. It'll be handy for the victory video
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Veers on March 03, 2014, 07:09:16 pm
I'll get a post up tomorrow, expanding my message to all units. That should help clear things up rather than splitting the fleets in two :) And what does your fleet record look like?, much easier to borrow it than create my own :D
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Flak on March 04, 2014, 12:17:48 am
So, maybe the last promotion option can be chosen (AKA your admiral becomes Steele).
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: AndrewofDoom on March 27, 2014, 10:55:59 pm
So I binged up on the RP posts for the last two days. Quite something. I wish I had participated. Just had to mention that to you guys.  :yes:
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on March 27, 2014, 10:59:18 pm
Well it's not over yet. You still can get something in there before the victory video, or when we invade Hierarchy Space...

You could even go back and post something from earlier turns. It's been done before by people catching up.

Anyway, I'm glad you enjoyed them. I've enjoyed making mine and reading those of others very much. They've really enhanced the experience. :)
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: LoneFan on April 16, 2014, 04:19:07 am
In retrospect, the UGCR should have named their ships after prominent economists. The "John Maynard Keynes",  "Daron Acemoğlu", "John Law", ect.

The "Inevitably successful in all things" sounds way too gaudy and a little forced.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: niffiwan on April 16, 2014, 04:31:10 am
The "Inevitably successful in all things" sounds way too gaudy and a little forced.

Y U NO LIKE MY NAME :(

:lol:

Actually, it's a StarControl 2 reference (namely the 1st Melnorme ship you meet) so I thought it was quite appropriate for the UGCR :)

edit: though I'll agree that it looked a little silly in the victory video, waaay too long  :lol:
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on April 16, 2014, 04:52:13 am
I was like :confused: when I first saw it, but once niffiwan revealed where it came from it made perfect sense.

Me, I would have gone with names like "Return on Investment" and "Hostile Takeover" and the like. :)
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Colonol Dekker on April 16, 2014, 06:31:40 am
So, forus new to this RP thing, how it work?
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on April 16, 2014, 07:23:40 am
So, forus new to this RP thing, how it work?
We have a thread to create role play for the forum game here:

http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=85262.0

I made this thread you're in now so we'd have someplace to talk about it.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Colonol Dekker on April 16, 2014, 07:30:30 am
 :yes:

Cheers L man.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on April 19, 2014, 03:14:57 pm
Just wanted to show you something I found months ago, I was hoping to use it in the RP:

(http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2013/137/9/7/skylanders_slam_bam_by_lightshadow2-d65kkmc.jpg)

I was going to pass it off as a Zy toy, and try to spin something about maybe they're just like us deep down or something like that. Maybe it would be taken from the wreckage of a Zy ship. But I never engaged the Zy at all, and that idea went out of the window anyway as soon as Tauri was destroyed.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lepanto on April 22, 2014, 11:48:47 pm
Good to hear from you, Hartzaden. BTW, do you personally share your RP character's attitude on exterminating the Hierarchy forces, and would it be a personal sore spot if our characters were to have an RP disagreement over the subject?

Now that Hartzaden's RPed on the subject, does anyone here have any good ideas on how to resolve the whole "3rd Fleet Massacre" plotline, besides kinda just letting it drop? Spoon, do you have any comments?
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Enioch on April 22, 2014, 11:55:00 pm
It could serve as an inter-faction tension starter for the next game... :drevil:
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on April 23, 2014, 05:24:53 am
I think we can probably let it go, since the story he's going with is that the Hertak didn't try to surrender.

Of course, he didn't offer them surrender either, but just because our roleplay said that we were making efforts to offer a surrender to the enemy / capture the enemy doesn't mean it should override his RP if you ask me. I think we've arrived at a happy medium with this, and we can end it here personally. And also, we certainly didn't make efforts to capture anyone in the final turn video either. We wiped them all out.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Hartzaden on April 23, 2014, 08:35:10 pm
Good to hear from you, Hartzaden. BTW, do you personally share your RP character's attitude on exterminating the Hierarchy forces, and would it be a personal sore spot if our characters were to have an RP disagreement over the subject?

Now that Hartzaden's RPed on the subject, does anyone here have any good ideas on how to resolve the whole "3rd Fleet Massacre" plotline, besides kinda just letting it drop? Spoon, do you have any comments?

actualy i do have something that i did share the idea with spoon a wile ago, it all depends on if you can get classified information out of someone (Alcott) who is used to running black ops for the CRF.

I think we can probably let it go, since the story he's going with is that the Hertak didn't try to surrender.

you can play it that way if you wish, i will tell you OOC that shes NOT telling you the whole story unless she sees a reasion to.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lepanto on April 23, 2014, 09:18:22 pm
OK, I'm game.  :cool: Continuing the 3rd Fleet Massacre plotline will give us RPers something to do until Forum Game 2, which probably won't be for quite a while, presuming that Spoon even does it at all.
Title: Re: Forum game: RP discussion thread
Post by: Lorric on April 24, 2014, 04:47:13 am
Sounds interesting. I'm not sure how to go about it, but it could be worth pursuing. :)