Project: Black MALICE

[Member Formerly Known As Axel]

[The beautiful and amazing Mrs. Iris has allowed me to host and Original RP on this site. It is completely separate from KH and the goings-on on this forum. Its set in its own world with its own set of rules and characters.]


"We're going to war, men...I've just received the orders and we're to ship out and rendezvous with the rest of the fleet immediately. MALICE War Ships are en route to Ereign's west coast as we speak and there not coming to sip tea. Warfare is an act we've all rehearsed but one that none of us want to perform. But, since we are men with balls the size of grapefruits, we'll be hoisting anchor at 0800 hours to depart. Everyone must be at General Quarters because we don't know how far their warships have progressed because they are nearly undetectable by our radars and our sonar seems utterly useless as well. Their numbers are great and their firepower is just as good. We may be at a huge disadvantage but the leader of the enemy faction has decided to to lead the charge himself so if you remove the serpents head, the body should die. Satellites tell us that his ship is trailing behind numerous fleets and should stand out against the warships. Gentlemen, the ship we're after is over three times as large as their aircraft carriers. Finding it will be easy but getting to it is a whole other story.
Each warship is armed with cannons that launch rounds the size of a full grown man, machine guns that spit a couple thousand rounds a minute, torpedos that sunk Atlantis, and missiles that can hit a fly on a soldier chest from damn near anywhere in the world...I want you to look left...Now look right...Now look within yourself. There's a 90% chance that what you just saw...you won't see again. But this isn't about you. The needs of the many always outweigh the needs of the few, remember that. We are simply the next link in the chain of war. Others will come in and fill our places should we fall. But in the end, Ereign will be victorious! We will drop MALICE to their knees and put a bullet in their head...
Our objective is to clear out as many ships as possible between us and Hades' ship and get the Special Warfare Ordinance Teams as close to that one ship as possible so they can take out Hades. Our Destroyers have had armament upgrades especially for sinking enemy ships fast. The aircraft carriers have been outfitted with Anti-Aircraft weapons to take down enemy planes and laser cannons on each end of the ship. If we follow orders, we will emerge the winner. If we fail, we wont be the only ones to die. They will get to our government, our families; wives and children...everyone. This is our last stand, men. If you do die, you sure as better take out at least 50 of those fuckers or I'll drag your asses back from the Underworld myself and make you do it all over again! We can't allow them to have this country so, boys...We're going to give them hell...Hooyaa!"

-Captain Adrian Hale of the Naval Aircraft Carrier: Abandon (BH 41) ~ 07.16.2084

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Synopsis:

Project: Black MALICE is a unique type of role play. It incorporates a sandbox-style of play which means the story isn’t necessarily linear. This style will become more apparent as the story progresses so it can be seamlessly introduced to the role play. The concept of this role play is to allow the players to determine the outcome of the story. My character won't be the 'one, main hero thats super badass'. All characters are equal, in essence, meaning your character could wind up being a main focus of the story depending on what they do. Almost nothing is set in stone and the fate of events lies in the hands of the players, but decisions will need to take place in character.

This RP is based on realism. Meaning there will be no magic, or superhuman abilities like bending space and time. The closest thing you may have to powers would be in the Perks. But there is enough going on to keep it interesting even without magic.

Now, while characters hold the power to alter the story, they must do so within the power of their actual abilities. Every character will have a basic set of Stats, Skills and Perks. These stats only come into play in certain circumstances, like battle, objectives, scenarios, and to meet specific requirements. These stats are only used to induce a sense of fluent, steady character growth. The stat system allows you to develop the character in the exact way you want. There are no pre-defined characters. Each one will be unique in what they can and can't do. Instead of repressing creative flow, I believe they promote the use of creativity by making you use what you are given. [If you've played Fallout 3 then you should understand exactly how this works because I jacked it directly from the game, with a few alterations.] Stats won't be involved in all the aspects of the RP but I will let you know when they will be needed.

The stats can be very simple to use if you take it step by step. A character has essentially three stat sections. S.P.E.C.I.A.L., Skills and Perks.

Stats System

S.P.E.C.I.A.L.

Stats, or otherwise known as S.P.E.C.I.A.L. (The acronym for each stat) will be used to A) determine the beginning level of skills, B) satisfy stat requirements for skills, perks and tasks, C) display a basic concept of character. These stats are chosen upon character creation. Under special conditions, extra stat points may be given. One way is to choose the Intense Training perk which gives the character one extra stat point to place where they wish.

Skills

Skills are, well, skills that your character possesses that allows them to accomplish certain tasks at certain levels. For example, a character will 16 out of 100 points in lockpicking won’t be able to pick a complex lock. But a character is 77 points in lockpicking will be able to pick everything from easy locks to hard locks. Different skills correlate to different tasks and different styles of play for the character. Skills play a large part in a character’s life and what they can do in the story. Upon choosing your character’s S.P.E.C.I.A.L., the level will correspond to your characters starting skill level for all skills. A character with an Endurance of 5 will start with 10 points in Big Guns and Unarmed, and it will give your character a starting Health of 200 points. An Intelligence of 8 will allow your character to start with 16 points in Medicine, Repair and Science and it will also give you 18 points to spend on skill at each level up. Upon leveling, all characters will be given a certain number of skill points to spend based on their Intelligence (IN) level. It would be advised to be diverse from other players when choosing skills on account that a group of sneaking lockpickers wouldn’t get to far when they need someone with more gun efficiency.

Perks

Perks are characteristics or traits that the player can choose that will give the character a boost in a certain aspect of play. Perks can be gained at level up or by accomplishing certain tasks. Tasks that give perks won’t be revealed until the task is complete, so you never know when you’ll get an extra one. Some perks may have more than one rank. So, you cna choose that perk multiple times till you reach the maximum number of ranks. Like the 'Intense Training' perk has 10 ranks while the Pyromaniac perk only has one rank.

Characters will often need to work together to accomplish tasks. Superior teamwork will be awarded with more EXP and higher chances for better items.



Lastly, I need to now if you guys want to start out as stronger characters or weaker characters? Stronger characters will be more powerful but will be harder to make, more complex. Weaker characters will be weak but easier to make. I will need to know before I post the template and details.

Questions, comments, concerns?

[prythian]

I might be interested in this, but I suppose my answer to 'stronger/weaker' can be summed up like this:

How long do you plan on keeping this going? If you're really dedicated, then weaker.

[Member Formerly Known As Axel]

The plot will be going on for a while...but you may or may not be playing these characters through all of it. Characters can die in this RP. I, personally,d would recommend weaker so everyone gets a feel for the system.

[prythian]

Yes, but there's a lot more character growth with weak characters that become stronger.

So, I vote weaker.

If you HAVE the template somewhere, by the way, could you possibly PM me it so I could look it over to prepare?

[Member Formerly Known As Axel]

Vote:
3 for weak, 0 for strong

Sure

[Akito]

Can I be a healthy medium?

I'd imagine you'd need a mix in an RP, I don't mind either but if I had to choose...Since this is but a prelude/test I'll start with weaker.

[Member Formerly Known As Axel]

Alright. One more person and I'll post up the rest of the info.

[donald2]

I like weak, and, I'm in.

[Member Formerly Known As Axel]

Alright, awesome. Heres the rest of the stuff. making these characters is a step by step process. What I want you to do first is fill in the General Information section and your S.P.E.C.I.A.L. first and post your profile.

Charater Template:

[b].:General Information:.[/b]

[i]Name:[/i]  
[i]Codename:[/i]  
[i]Gender:[/i]  
[i]Age:[/i]  [Between 18 and 30]  
[i]Weight:[/i]  
[i]Height:[/i]  
[i]Ethnicity:[/i] Ereignian  
[i]Appearance:[/i]  
[i]Your Story:[/i] [Optional]

[i]Level:[/i]  1
[i]Experience:[/i]  0
[i]Health:[/i]

[b].:S.P.E.C.I.A.L.:.[/b]

[i]Strength:[/i]  5
[i]Perception:[/i]  5
[i]Endurance:[/i]  5
[i]Charisma:[/i]  5
[i]Intelligence:[/i]  5
[i]Agility:[/i]  5
[i]Luck:[/i]  5

[b].:Skills:.[/b]

[i]Barter:[/i]  0
[i]Big Guns:[/i]  0
[i]Energy Weapons:[/i]  0
[i]Explosives:[/i]  0
[i]Lockpick:[/i]  0
[i]Medicine:[/i]  0
[i]Melee Weapons:[/i]  0
[i]Repair:[/i]  0
[i]Science:[/i]  0
[i]Small Guns:[/i]  0
[i]Sneak:[/i]  0
[i]Speech:[/i]  0
[i]Unarmed:[/i]  0

[b].:Perks:.[/b]

[b].:Inventory:.[/b]

[i]Primary Weapon:[/i]  54A-0 Combat Assault Rifle
[i]Secondary Weapon:[/i]  Blackhawk Pistol, Combat Knife
[i]Armor:[/i]  Dragonscale kevlar body armor.  Dark Gray camouflage outfit, heavy black boots, utility backpack.
[i]Accessories:[/i]  First aid kit.  Flares. Water. Ammo magazines.  Meals-ready-to-eat (MRE).  Fire Kit.



Stat System [Detailed]:

"You're S.P.E.C.I.A.L."

S.P.E.C.I.A.L. is an original concept by Bethesda Softworks

S.P.E.C.I.A.L. is an acronym for the stats:

Strength - "It's essential to give your arguments impact."

Perception - "Only through observation will you perceive weakness."

Endurance - "Always be ready to take one for the team."

Charisma - "Nothing says pizzazz like a winning smile."

Intelligence - "It takes the smartest individuals to realize there's always more to learn."

Agility - "Never be afraid to dodge the sensitive issues."

Luck - "There's only one way to give 110%. "

The points you distribute between these stats will affect your skills and what perks you may be able to acquire. Your S.P.E.C.I.A.L. will directly affect what your Skills will begin at as well. For example: A higher Endurance will allow for more damage to be taken and the efficiency with Big Guns while more points in Agility will increase how good you are with Small Guns and how well you can Sneak. Many Perks have an attribute requirement, for example the Mysterious Stranger perk requires a Luck of 6 to become an option. Other perks have attribute and skill requirements. You may come across items that can increase and/or decrease certain stats. Some may permanently increase them.

All S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stats will begin at a base level of 5 points and may be adjusted according to how you want your character to act. The minimum number of points allowed for one stat is 1 and the max is 10. If you take a point away from one stat, then you can place that unused stat point somewhere else Overall, you will begin with 40 points to distribute to your S.P.E.C.I.A.L. 35 are given default and 5 more are added just because you're special. If added together after, you shouldn't have more than 40 points.

Each stat corresponds to certain Skills that will be affected with each point put in or taken away from that stat.

Effect:

ST-> Melee Weapons
PE-> Energy Weapons, Explosives, Lockpick
EN-> Big Guns, Unarmed, HP
CH-> Barter, Speech
IN-> Medicine, Repair, Science, Skill Points Per Level
AG-> Small Guns, Sneak
LK-> All Skills point increase, Critical Hit Chance

So, if you want your character to be more stealth, you'd want more Agility, Intelligence, and Perception but if you wanted a brawler, the better choices would be Endurance and Strength.

The level cap right now is 30

"Skills"

Skills are a primary attribute of the player character that determine the player's effectiveness in a variety of situations. Each skill will begin at a level based on your choices in S.P.E.C.I.A.L. so it is advised to do your S.P.E.C.I.A.L first.

Barter - "Never forget to walk away with more than you've brought."

Big Guns - "The best way to win an argument is to be the loudest."

Energy Weapons - "Arrive at peaceful resolutions by using superior firepower."

Explosives - "The best way to solve a problem is to make it go away. "

Lockpick - "Always strive for the unobtainable."

Medicine - "The smart man knows a bandage only hides his wounds."

Melee Weapons - "It's important to do business up close and personal."

Repair - "Why go down with the ship when you can try to fix it?"

Science - "Always be prepared to explain the hows and the whys."

Small Guns - "Because it's easier to have courage from a safe distance away."

Sneak - "The safest distance between two points is a shadowy line."

Speech - "Let words be your weapon."

Unarmed - "When words fail, there's always fists."

Upon each level you gain, you will be given a pre-determined amount of skill points to spend on whichever skills you want. The number of points you get for each level is determined on your Intelligence level [See S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Intelligence]. The maximum number of points in a single skill is 100.

"Perks"

Name	Level Requirement	Other Requirement	Ranks	Description
Black Widow/Lady Killer	2	None	1	You do slightly more damage against opponents of the opposite sex. You'll sometimes have access to unique dialogue options when dealing with the opposite sex.
Medic	2	IN 4	3	You've devoted your time to intellectual pursuits. You gain an additional 5 points to both the Science and Medicine skills.
Gun Nut	2	IN 4, AG 4	3	You're obsessed with using and maintaining a wide variety of conventional firearms. With each rank of the Gun Nut perk, you gain an additional 5 points to the Small Guns and Repair skills.
Little Leaguer	2	ST 4	3	Years as the a little league MVP have honed your hitting and throwing. With every rank, you gain 5 points of Melee Weapons skill and 5 points of Explosives skill.
Thief	2	AG 4, PE 4	3	With each rank of the Thief perk, you gain an immediate bonus 5 points to both Sneak and Lockpick skills.
Intense Training	2	None	10	With the Intense Training perk, you can put a single point into any of your S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attributes.
Educated	4	IN 4	1	With the Educated perk, you gain three more skill points every time you advance in level. This perk is best taken early on, to maximize its effectiveness.
Iron Fist	4	ST 4	3	With the Iron Fist perk, you do an additional 5 points of Unarmed damage per rank.
Scoundrel	4	CH 4	3	Take the Scoundrel perk, and you can use your wily charms to influence people - - each rank raises your Speech and Barter skills by 5 points.
Demolition Expert	6	Explosives 50	3	With each rank of this perk, all of your explosive weapons do an additional 20% damage.
Fortune Finder	6	LK 5	3	With the Fortune Finder perk, you'll find considerably more money in containers than you normally would.
Gunslinger	6	None	1	While using a pistol (or similar one-handed weapon), your accuracy is significantly increased.
Toughness	6	EN 5	1	With the Toughness perk, you gain a higher natural damage resistance.
Commando	8	None	1	While using a rifle (or similar two-handed weapon), your accuracy is significantly increased.
Scrounger	8	LK 5	1	With the Scrounger perk, you'll find considerably more ammunition in containers than you normally would.
Size Matters	8	EN 5	3	You're obsessed with really big weapons. With each rank of this perk, you gain an additional 15 points to the Big Guns Skill.
Animal Friend	10	CH 6	2	At the first rank of this perk, animals simply won't attack. At the second rank, they will come to your aid in combat, but never against another animal.
Finesse	10	None	1	With the Finesse perk, you have a higher chance to score a critical hit on an opponent in combat, equivalent to 5 extra points of Luck.
Here and Now	10	None	1	The Here and Now perk immediately grants an additional experience level, complete with all the advantages that brings.
Mister Sandman	10	Sneak 60	1	With the Mister Sandman perk, when you're in Sneak mode, you gain the option to silently kill any human or ghoul while they're sleeping. And, all Mister Sandman kills earn bonus XP.
Nerd Rage	10	Science 50, IN 5	1	You've been pushed around long enough! With the Nerd Rage! perk, your Strength is raised to 10 and you gain 50% to damage resistance whenever your Health drops to 20% or below.
Night Person	10	None	1	When the sun is down, a Night Person gains +2 to both Intelligence and Perception (up to a maximum of 10). This perk directly affects your "internal clock", and remains active both inside and outside.
Fast Metabolism	12	None	1	With the Fast Metabolism perk, you gain a 20% Health bonus when using medical healing supplies.
Life Giver	12	EN 6	1	With the Life Giver perk, you gain an additional 30 hit points.
Pyromaniac	12	Explosives 60	1	With the Pyromaniac perk, you do +50% damage with fire-based weapons, like the Flamer and Shishkebab.
Robotics Expert	12	Science 50	1	With the Robotics Expert perk, you do an additional 25% damage to any robot. But, even better, sneaking up on a hostile robot undetected and activating it will put that robot into a permanent shutdown state.
Silent Running	12	AG 6, Sneak 50	1	With the Silent Running perk, you gain an additional 10 points to Sneak, and running no longer factors into a successful sneak attempt.
Sniper	12	AG 6, PE 6	1	With the Sniper perk, your chance to hit an opponent's head is significantly increased.
Adamantium Skeleton	14	None	1	With the Adamantium Skeleton perk, your limbs only receive 50% of the damage they normally would.
Cyborg	14	Medicine 60, Science 60	1	You've made permanent enhancements to your body! The Cyborg perk instantly adds +10% to your Damage, Poison, and Radiation Resistances, and 10 points to the Energy Weapons skill.
Light Step	14	PE 6, AG 6	1	With the Light Step perk, you'll never set off an enemy's mines or floor-based traps.
Tag	16	None	1	The Tag! perk allows you to select a Skill to be a Tag Skill, which instantly raises it by 15 points.
Infiltrator	18	PE 7, Lockpick 70	1	With Infiltrator, if a lock is broken, and can't normally be picked again, you can attempt to pick it again one more time. This includes locks previously broken by a "Force Lock" attempt.
Paralyzing Palm	18	Unarmed 70	1	With Paralyzing Palm, you will sometimes perform a special palm strike that paralyzes your opponent for a short time. Note that in order to perform the Paralyzing Palm, you must be completely unarmed.
Ninja	20	Melee Weapons 80, Sneak 80	1	The Ninja perk grants you the power of the fabled shadow warriors. When attacking with either Melee or Unarmed, you gain a +15% critical chance on every strike. Sneak attack criticals do 25% more damage than normal.
Solar Powered	20	EN 7	1	With the Solar Powered perk, you gain an additional 2 points to Strength when in direct sunlight, and slowly regenerate lost health.
Solar Powered	20	EN 7	1	With the Solar Powered perk, you gain an additional 2 points to Strength when in direct sunlight, and slowly regenerate lost health.
No Weaknesses	25	None	1	All SPECIAL stats lower than 5 become 5.
Warmonger	26	In 7	1	All custom weapon types become available to you without the schematics or teachings.
Party Boy/ Party Girl	28	None	1	You no longer suffer from the withdrawl effects from alcohol or drug addicitons.
Almost Perfect	30	None	1	All SPECIAL stats are raised to 9.

[prythian]

.:General Information:.

Name: Prythian
Codename: Hawkeyes
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Weight: 5'6''
Height: 150 pounds
Ethnicity: Ereignian
Appearance: Prythian has short black hair and bright green eyes. His skin is slightly tanned. He has a slender body type, lean and skinny. His eyes are very piercing and hard, and rarely show emotion.
Your Story: [Optional]

Level: 1
Experience: 0
Health: 160

.:S.P.E.C.I.A.L.:.

Strength: 3
Perception: 10
Endurance: 3
Charisma: 1
Intelligence: 10
Agility: 10
Luck: 3

.:Skills:.

Barter: 4
Big Guns: 8
Energy Weapons: 22
Explosives: 37 *
Lockpick: 22
Medicine: 22
Melee Weapons: 8
Repair: 22
Science: 37 *
Small Guns: 37 *
Sneak: 22
Speech: 4
Unarmed: 8

.:Perks:.

.:Inventory:.

Primary Weapon: 54A-0 Combat Assault Rifle
Secondary Weapon: Blackhawk Pistol, Combat Knife
Armor: Dragonscale kevlar body armor. Dark Gray camouflage outfit, heavy black boots, utility backpack.
Accessories: First aid kit. Flares. Water. Ammo magazines. Meals-ready-to-eat (MRE). Fire Kit.

[Member Formerly Known As Axel]

For Prythian: Just change your skills and health to what's listed.

Health: 160

.:Skills:.

Barter: 4
Big Guns: 8
Energy Weapons: 22
Explosives: 22
Lockpick: 22
Medicine: 22
Melee Weapons: 8
Repair: 22
Science: 22
Small Guns: 22
Sneak: 22
Speech: 4
Unarmed: 8

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.:General Information:.

Name: Gage Maddox
Codename: None
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Weight: 195 lbs.
Height: 5'11"
Ethnicity: Ereignian
Appearance: Buzzed black hair, light tan skin, marron eyes. A build body set.
Your Story: A boy from the city of Siegen on the east coast of Ereign who joined the military to put in his five years off service. He planned on getting job training to be a mechanic once he got out but he fears that this war will change all that.

Level: 1
Experience: 0
Health: 300

.:S.P.E.C.I.A.L.:.

Strength: 10
Perception: 9
Endurance: 10
Charisma: 4
Intelligence: 4
Agility: 2
Luck: 1

.:Skills:.

Barter: 9
Big Guns: 36 *
Energy Weapons: 19
Explosives: 19
Lockpick: 19
Medicine: 9
Melee Weapons: 36 *
Repair: 9
Science: 9
Small Guns: 5
Sneak: 5
Speech: 9
Unarmed: 36 *

.:Perks:.

.:Inventory:.

Primary Weapon: 54A-0 Combat Assault Rifle
Secondary Weapon: Blackhawk Pistol, Combat Knife
Armor: Dragonscale kevlar body armor. Dark Gray camouflage outfit, heavy black boots, utility backpack.
Accessories: First aid kit. Flares. Water. Ammo magazines. Meals-ready-to-eat (MRE). Fire Kit.

[prythian]

Done. ^_^

[Member Formerly Known As Axel]

Alright. Now you get to tag 3 different skills. Those three skills that you tag will be given a 15 point boost. Put an '*' next to the skills you tagged.

[prythian]

Should I raise the points at the same time?

[Member Formerly Known As Axel]

Yeah. Raise the points and put the '*' next to the skill that was tagged.