FTL, the fall of the Federation (Reboot) (CLOSED FOR APPLICATIONS, OOC ONLY)

[Oedipus Rex]

A large poster is posted at the entrance of one of the last remaining Federation loyal space stations. It shows a picture of the spectacular Federation fleet orbiting their home planet of Xenia V. Underneath it is the text, "Push back the Rebels! Please report to your nearest recruitment center to find out how you can become one of the Federation's finest."

As you walk into the recruitment center, a young man in a clean white and orange Federation uniform asks you to please fill out an application and turn it into the box to his left.
The application asks for your full name, age, race (Human/Humanoid, Zoltan, Engi, Mantis, Rockman, Lanius, Slug, or Crystal.), Gender, and Profession(Engineer, Marine, Pilot, or Medic).

(For those unfamiliar with FTL, please review this link for information on the races. http://ftl.wikia.com/wiki/Races)

[Angder]

Name: Grunan

Age: 25 (adjust for race, I don't know how slugs age)

Race: Slug

Gender: Female

Profession: Medic

[The Past]

Name: Jevi

Age: 22 (adjust for race)

Race: Crystal

Gender: Male

Profession: Engineer

[Kromas Ndorai]

Name: Enjuta "Wayward" Nakanzi


Age: 23 (Adjust for race)


Race: Mantis


Gender: Male


Profession: Marine

[Oedipus Rex]

All accepted, welcome aboard mates.




I'll go ahead and post my info now that I know people want to join.


Name: Xyla Zhafiik

Age: 47

Race: Mantis

Gender: Female

Profession: Captain

[Grovygrunge]

Space for a pilot?

Name: Wilson Clay

Age: 23

Race: Human

Gender: Male

Profession: Pilot

[Oedipus Rex]

Space for a pilot?

Name: Wilson Clay

Age: 23

Race: Human

Gender: Male

Profession: Pilot

Welcome aboard pal!

[The Past]

Forgot to add this with my sheet post, but I have never played FTL before. I have friends (the guys currently in the RP ) to ask when needed, but let me know if I goof up.

[Oedipus Rex]

Forgot to add this with my sheet post, but I have never played FTL before. I have friends (the guys currently in the RP ) to ask when needed, but let me know if I goof up.

That's okay, I'm sure you'll do great ^^

Post Merge: November 06, 2016, 03:29:55 PMIMPORTANT

I'm making a minor change in order to better tie into the story. The Thunderchild is no longer painted white and orange, but has a custom purple and red paint job with large pirate logo's plastered onto the side of the engines.


I apologize for any inconvenience.

[Mesmero]

Name: (Digitally advanced vehicular engineer) D.A.V.E

Time elapsed since construction: 9,845 days/ 13 hours/ 7 minutes/ 47...48...49

Race: Engi

Gender: NA

Profession: Engineer

[Oedipus Rex]

Name: (Digitally advanced vehicular engineer) D.A.V.E

Time elapsed since construction: 9,845 days/ 13 hours/ 7 minutes/ 47...48...49

Race: Engi

Gender: NA

Profession: Engineer

Normally I'd say no since we already have enough characters, but I like your CS a lot, so welcome aboard!

[Angder]

Is there a posting order? or do we just post when our character has something to do?

[The Past]

Might not be an issue, but I'm going back to work this week so there might be some delay with posting. I posted just now, so today is probably covered, but I might be gone for most of the day throughout the week.

[Oedipus Rex]

Is there a posting order? or do we just post when our character has something to do?

There is no particular posting order, no. However, I would prefer if characters did not get left behind.
I should have specified this at the start, sorry.

Might not be an issue, but I'm going back to work this week so there might be some delay with posting. I posted just now, so today is probably covered, but I might be gone for most of the day throughout the week.

That's fine, friend. Life always comes first.

Post Merge: November 08, 2016, 01:21:17 AM
IMPORTANT



Pictured above is how the ship is laid out, with a few rooms added for RP reasons.


A few points:
Door control and surveillance control are in the same room next to weapons.


The ship features 3 weapons, a small raigun turret, a small shield piercing missile turret, and a large main battery laser cannon.


The railgun turret and the missile turret are reloaded automatically via an ammo belt system (But can be reloaded manually if need be), and the laser cannon does not need reloading (It gets it's power directly from the reactor, and cannot be fired if the reactor is knocked out).


In the event of a reactor failure the ship can function on a backup battery for a while at minimal function (FTL jumps with a long wind up time and basic piloting).


The ship DOES NOT have access to drone control.


The ship DOES have access to teleportation.


The medical station also serves as a basic lab.


Crew responsibilities are as follows:
Pilot pilots
Captain captains
Marine is in charge of weapons and security (Cameras and doors) and also takes part in all boarding parties.
Engineers oversee engines, reactors, and hull repairs.
Medic heals but also oversees general science.




For the sake of keeping things interesting, combat is handled via dice rolls I will be making behind the scenes. When somebody goes to make a skill/combat related action, I will roll a D20 with a predetermined DC and will post in the results. I also have control over all NPCs


EXAMPLE 1:


Posted by: Bob
Bob goes to disarm the old lady and subdue her

Posted by: Oedipus Rex
Roll of 18 with a DC of 10
Bob successfully disarms the lady, the turnip that she was previously using as a weapon falls to the floor as he performs a well executed tombstone pile-driver on her. She is rendered unconscious.

EXAMPLE 2:


Posted by: Sarah
Sarah attempts to revive the old lady so that she may learn her secret butterscotch pudding recipe.

Posted by: Oedipus Rex
Roll of 2 with a DC of 10
Sarah attempts to inject the old lady with a revival serum, but instead accidentally injects her with Weretypus saliva. The old lady quickly transforms into a human-platypus hybrid. Her weak old heart, however, can't take the pressure of being a mammal that lays eggs, and explodes. She dies instantly.

If anybody has a better idea of how combat should be handled feel free to let me know. I'm just making this up as I go.

[Angder]

I am not fully OK with the dice roll thing, I will just ask. Is it possible to die in this RP due to bad dice rolls? The issue is, my characters often do stupid things which I still consider in-character (and hence, the right thing to do in an RP). Adding rolls that have the potential to kill my character might make me "play it safe" even when that's out of character.


As for the NPC thing, that's 100% fine by me.

((Also, don't pause the RP to make changes. Right now nothing life threatening is happening anyway.))