Andromedan Orbiting Operations Center (and offworld adventures)

[Universe]

"Intriguing. Are we talking spaceship-class or man-portable? Either way, I figure they'd have to clear a LOT of trees to build a facility that could make something of the sort."

“spaceship class”

 

[PC Master Race]

While the rule for most characters is that this branched off from that party RP, I will presume any characters that join at this point and were at the party after the major branch-off point were dealing with this first. So don't fret about causality.

(Yeah I'm going in completely blind, I have no idea about the whole cosmic horror mess in the party anyway)

Finally, there's the Universe-7. I can't justify Jin being on the ship itself, however it is headed to a very hostile empire where someone like Jin might have had to hold out.

(With Jin's normal size, I think this is the only way he can really enter : a hostile empire)
(My idea for this is : Jin is part of some kind of rebellion/resistance force, fighting against the corrupted empire, with his skills in making/repairing weapons, and also frontline fighting)
(But I also wanna ask, is there any limit/restriction on this rp, in terms of weapons and/or powers ? I know it's full-blown cosmic and whatnot, but just wanna be sure still)

 

[TrixieFox]

"We ready to go, Nydos?"

"Hold one second, Oliver. I'm going to ask something."

"So the situation that developed is that another empire is trying to go after Cosmos. And their weapons are a bit concerning. The plan is to sweep that empire, kill their leader, and destroy the weapons. We already have two dragons going there.... think this is something you and your team want to help address?"

Sandstone chuckled "it keeps getting better doesn't it?"

 

[Universe]

Sandstone chuckled "it keeps getting better doesn't it?"

Cosmos:”Tell me about it.”

 

[Firuthi Dragovic]

Sandstone chuckled "it keeps getting better doesn't it?"

"It certainly does. I'm going to wait until Oliver and Nydos make it to the planet before opening a portal there."

“spaceship class”

"Well that is concerning indeed. We need to be careful on approach."

 

[Firuthi Dragovic]

(With Jin's normal size, I think this is the only way he can really enter : a hostile empire)
(My idea for this is : Jin is part of some kind of rebellion/resistance force, fighting against the corrupted empire, with his skills in making/repairing weapons, and also frontline fighting)

((Perfect entry, I think. Your opponents are mostly amphibian, for the record.))

(But I also wanna ask, is there any limit/restriction on this rp, in terms of weapons and/or powers ? I know it's full-blown cosmic and whatnot, but just wanna be sure still)

((Pretty much the only restriction that would be relevant to a newcomer is no actual Great Old Ones, and that's more because those guys are already defined in the RP. Jin's power set and weaponry are most likely fine, I can work around any issues.))

 

[PC Master Race]

((Perfect entry, I think. Your opponents are mostly amphibian, for the record.))

((Pretty much the only restriction that would be relevant to a newcomer is no actual Great Old Ones, and that's more because those guys are already defined in the RP. Jin's power set and weaponry are most likely fine, I can work around any issues.))

(Just for the record as well, Jin's weapons are made of iron, silver (effective against undead) and white gold (effective against eldritch/cosmic horror monsters) ; not one-shot kill, obviously, but still with a decent bonus in terms of damage)
(Do I need to post a brief profile of him for you to get a better idea of how he performs ?)

 

[TrixieFox]

"It certainly does. I'm going to wait until Oliver and Nydos make it to the planet before opening a portal there."

"Well that is concerning indeed. We need to be careful on approach."

"ok"

 

[Universe]

*I was dodging blasts*

 

[Firuthi Dragovic]

@Universe

"It seems we're approaching the planet. But I don't see any sign of the laser..."

Oliver seemed hesitant. He stood up suddenly.

"Do you sense it? There's strife on the planet for some reason. The destroying is going to have to happen later, we need to get on the planet and find out who's causing the strife, ascertain their intentions."

(Just for the record as well, Jin's weapons are made of iron, silver (effective against undead) and white gold (effective against eldritch/cosmic horror monsters) ; not one-shot kill, obviously, but still with a decent bonus in terms of damage)
(Do I need to post a brief profile of him for you to get a better idea of how he performs ?)

((You can give the profile as you're doing your entry post. The above 'strife on the planet' statement is your cue to enter - go ahead and describe this resistance some.))

 

[Universe]

@Universe

"It seems we're approaching the planet. But I don't see any sign of the laser..."

Oliver seemed hesitant. He stood up suddenly.

"Do you sense it? There's strife on the planet for some reason. The destroying is going to have to happen later, we need to get on the planet and find out who's causing the strife, ascertain their intentions."


((You can give the profile as you're doing your entry post. The above 'strife on the planet' statement is your cue to enter - go ahead and describe this resistance some.))

“it’s there I can sense it’s energy”

 

[PC Master Race]

((You can give the profile as you're doing your entry post. The above 'strife on the planet' statement is your cue to enter - go ahead and describe this resistance some.))

The 'strife' in question, seems to come from an ongoing massive battle at the moment, across much of the planet.
The taur people are fighting tooth and nail to reclaim their freedom, the only way they know how : taking down the empires that legalize the slavery of taurs and the society that discriminates them as no less than beasts.
Or die trying.
Guns fire. Rain falls.
The strong prey upon the weak.
But the people will not be prey to the tyrants, not anymore.
The blazing wind carries the smoke, the smell of blood and the heat of gunfire across the war zone littered with destroyed shelters and habitats, bullet casings, broken weapon pieces, and bodies of the fallen, stranded everywhere.
Just like the predators they are, those that see themselves at the top of the food chain, oppressing and crushing down all those beneath them without so much as bating an eye, they have all the reasons in this world and then some to justify the fate they have condemned the taurs to suffer.
But the freedom of the people cannot be controlled. Even the taurs. Especially the taurs.
The empire outnumbers their taur salves nearly 50 to 1.
The taurs outmatch their masters just as much in terms of powers... but twice as much in terms of weapons.
Whoever is capable of backing up the taurs this much, in this bloody revolution, must die. No "dead or alive".

 

[Firuthi Dragovic]

The 'strife' in question, seems to come from an ongoing massive battle at the moment, across much of the planet.
The taur people are fighting tooth and nail to reclaim their freedom, the only way they know how : taking down the empires that legalize the slavery of taurs and the society that discriminates them as no less than beasts.
Or die trying.
Guns fire. Rain falls.
The strong prey upon the weak.
But the people will not be prey to the tyrants, not anymore.
The blazing wind carries the smoke, the smell of blood and the heat of gunfire across the war zone littered with destroyed shelters and habitats, bullet casings, broken weapon pieces, and bodies of the fallen, stranded everywhere.
Just like the predators they are, those that see themselves at the top of the food chain, oppressing and crushing down all those beneath them without so much as bating an eye, they have all the reasons in this world and then some to justify the fate they have condemned the taurs to suffer.
But the freedom of the people cannot be controlled. Even the taurs. Especially the taurs.
The empire outnumbers their taur salves nearly 50 to 1.
The taurs outmatch their masters just as much in terms of powers... but twice as much in terms of weapons.
Whoever is capable of backing up the taurs this much, in this bloody revolution, must die. No "dead or alive".

Across the planet, commands were being issued to and from frogs, salamanders, toads, and newts. Especially the frogs. They considered themselves the rightful rulers of this planet.

Combat wasn't just fought with all types of weaponry, but from all angles as well. Frogs and newts fired from trees, rooftops, and high places while toads and salamanders marched from the ground.

Some distance from the front lines, a small drone caught a conversation.

Newt with Eyepatch: "Where are the taurs even getting this kind of will to fight? It was barely months ago they were completely under our yoke!"

Frog Lieutenant: "Ganzorig, no amount of cutting off supply routes is stopping them. There must be someone in their ranks who can warp in weapons and supplies or something! That's the only way they can even manage to fight."

Newt with Eyepatch: "Want me to take them out?"

Frog Lieutenant: "If you can get behind the lines and cut off their heads, we can rein these grotty taurs back in, no sweat."

Newt with Eyepatch: "Affirmative."

The drone snuck away... into the arms of a bright yellow rabbit. He turned on his communicator, relaying a message to the taurs.

??????: "Klaxon here. Looks like they're sending an assassin. Ganzorig. Probably the best newt assassin there is, despite his penchant for non-stealthy explosives. Be on alert."

((Klaxon's basically a special operative. Showed up to help the taurs shortly after their rebellion started, been solely stealth and recon. Hasn't revealed much about himself other than being from some big-shot family of special operatives.))

 

[TrixieFox]

Sandstone: "WHATS TAKING SO LONG???"

 

[Firuthi Dragovic]

Sandstone: "WHATS TAKING SO LONG???"

"I don't know. They're stalled over the planet and I don't know what's making them hesitate to land."

 

[TrixieFox]

"I don't know. They're stalled over the planet and I don't know what's making them hesitate to land."

"care to let someone else handle this?"

 

[PC Master Race]

Across the planet, commands were being issued to and from frogs, salamanders, toads, and newts. Especially the frogs. They considered themselves the rightful rulers of this planet.

Combat wasn't just fought with all types of weaponry, but from all angles as well. Frogs and newts fired from trees, rooftops, and high places while toads and salamanders marched from the ground.

Retaliating against the four rulers of the planet, are the taurs, with their arsenal unlike anything anyone has ever seen before. For the record, all of their melee weapons and guns, seem to be made of three metals, being iron, silver and white gold. The designs are unlike anything anyone has ever seen before.
However, it's as though they never run out of ammo ! No casings of any sort found at their locations, their guns completely empty. Yet, whatever the weird energy that makes up their energy projectiles may be, is as effective as it is troublesome to the former slavers.
Taking the lead on the battlefield are two taurs that stand at roughly 2 meter or taller.
The bigger one, a brown-fur buffalo, is armed with a heavy machine gun somewhat resembling a M60, and in charge of the gunners (mainly herbivores like buffalos and deer) to deal with the frogs and newts.

Spoiler: Dantomus

The other, a red-fur wolf, wielding a fire-enchanted spear, is with the melee soldiers (African wild dogs, lions and tigers) in delivering fiery hell upon the toads and salamanders. They may be outnumbered, but they can more than make up for the odds with their area-of-effect attacks.

Spoiler: Sapphael

??????: "Klaxon here. Looks like they're sending an assassin. Ganzorig. Probably the best newt assassin there is, despite his penchant for non-stealthy explosives. Be on alert."

Jin : Copy that. We'll stand guard. You be careful too. Over.

The giant even among the taurs, towering literally everyone else at 3.45 meters tall or more, Jin is at the back rank, in one of the taurs' encampment, repairing the broken weapons.
Words of an assassin coming in to flank them got them in alert.
The taurs know well that the reptiles and amphibians can mess up and throw off their smelling senses. Rather than making it hard for the taurs to sniff them out, they make it so that the taurs are so disoriented and dazed from the smell alone, they can barely function for a good while. And with their small size, they have the advantage in slipping past the large taurs.
With their number completely outmatched by a massive odd against their amphibian slavers, they know to stay vigilant and stand on guard. Most importantly, they cannot afford casualty. Their number is already as thin as it is.
And they certainly can't afford this assassin to manage to even make a single explosion around here.

 

[Universe]

Retaliating against the four rulers of the planet, are the taurs, with their arsenal unlike anything anyone has ever seen before. For the record, all of their melee weapons and guns, seem to be made of three metals, being iron, silver and white gold. The designs are unlike anything anyone has ever seen before.
However, it's as though they never run out of ammo ! No casings of any sort found at their locations, their guns completely empty. Yet, whatever the weird energy that makes up their energy projectiles may be, is as effective as it is troublesome to the former slavers.
Taking the lead on the battlefield are two taurs that stand at roughly 2 meter or taller.
The bigger one, a brown-fur buffalo, is armed with a heavy machine gun somewhat resembling a M60, and in charge of the gunners (mainly herbivores like buffalos and deer) to deal with the frogs and newts.

Spoiler: Dantomus

The other, a red-fur wolf, wielding a fire-enchanted spear, is with the melee soldiers (African wild dogs, lions and tigers) in delivering fiery hell upon the toads and salamanders. They may be outnumbered, but they can more than make up for the odds with their area-of-effect attacks.

Spoiler: Sapphael

Jin : Copy that. We'll stand guard. You be careful too. Over.

The giant even among the taurs, towering literally everyone else at 3.45 meters tall or more, Jin is at the back rank, in one of the taurs' encampment, repairing the broken weapons.
Words of an assassin coming in to flank them got them in alert.
The taurs know well that the reptiles and amphibians can mess up and throw off their smelling senses. Rather than making it hard for the taurs to sniff them out, they make it so that the taurs are so disoriented and dazed from the smell alone, they can barely function for a good while. And with their small size, they have the advantage in slipping past the large taurs.
With their number completely outmatched by a massive odd against their amphibian slavers, they know to stay vigilant and stand on guard. Most importantly, they cannot afford casualty. Their number is already as thin as it is.
And they certainly can't afford this assassin to manage to even make a single explosion around here.

*Nydos looks at Oliver incredibly enraged*

 

[Firuthi Dragovic]

*Nydos looks at Oliver incredibly enraged*

"I believe we've waited enough. We need to help the taurs."

Oliver relayed mental instructions to Oriana.

"care to let someone else handle this?"

"Nada. Oliver just reported, it's go time. There's an active rebellion on the planet, apparently the taurs are fighting the amphibians. We're working with the taurs on this one."

Retaliating against the four rulers of the planet, are the taurs, with their arsenal unlike anything anyone has ever seen before. For the record, all of their melee weapons and guns, seem to be made of three metals, being iron, silver and white gold. The designs are unlike anything anyone has ever seen before.
However, it's as though they never run out of ammo ! No casings of any sort found at their locations, their guns completely empty. Yet, whatever the weird energy that makes up their energy projectiles may be, is as effective as it is troublesome to the former slavers.
Taking the lead on the battlefield are two taurs that stand at roughly 2 meter or taller.
The bigger one, a brown-fur buffalo, is armed with a heavy machine gun somewhat resembling a M60, and in charge of the gunners (mainly herbivores like buffalos and deer) to deal with the frogs and newts.

Spoiler: Dantomus

The other, a red-fur wolf, wielding a fire-enchanted spear, is with the melee soldiers (African wild dogs, lions and tigers) in delivering fiery hell upon the toads and salamanders. They may be outnumbered, but they can more than make up for the odds with their area-of-effect attacks.

Spoiler: Sapphael

Jin : Copy that. We'll stand guard. You be careful too. Over.

The giant even among the taurs, towering literally everyone else at 3.45 meters tall or more, Jin is at the back rank, in one of the taurs' encampment, repairing the broken weapons.
Words of an assassin coming in to flank them got them in alert.
The taurs know well that the reptiles and amphibians can mess up and throw off their smelling senses. Rather than making it hard for the taurs to sniff them out, they make it so that the taurs are so disoriented and dazed from the smell alone, they can barely function for a good while. And with their small size, they have the advantage in slipping past the large taurs.
With their number completely outmatched by a massive odd against their amphibian slavers, they know to stay vigilant and stand on guard. Most importantly, they cannot afford casualty. Their number is already as thin as it is.
And they certainly can't afford this assassin to manage to even make a single explosion around here.

Jin got another message on his communicator. The sender was unfamiliar.

"This is Oriana Abrae of the Temporal Imperium. We see the situation on the planet and you're not the first group the Dendrobans tried to enslave... plus we have concerns about the weaponry they're developing. We're sending two dragons and a small squad down to assist. Don't be fooled by the small quantity of troops... they'll be more than enough to turn things in your favor. Here are the coordinates where they're arriving."

Jin would get a set of coordinates that was about a kilometer from one of the encampments.

Oriana opened a portal to said coordinates and so did Oliver.

The two portals would open to a forest clearing. The sounds of battle were faint, but ever-present, as there was fighting about half a kilometer north of here.

 

[PC Master Race]

Jin got another message on his communicator. The sender was unfamiliar.

"This is Oriana Abrae of the Temporal Imperium. We see the situation on the planet and you're not the first group the Dendrobans tried to enslave... plus we have concerns about the weaponry they're developing. We're sending two dragons and a small squad down to assist. Don't be fooled by the small quantity of troops... they'll be more than enough to turn things in your favor. Here are the coordinates where they're arriving."

Jin would get a set of coordinates that was about a kilometer from one of the encampments.

Oriana opened a portal to said coordinates and so did Oliver.

When Jin gets the message, his first instinct is that of someone on edge. Is this yet another force wanting to enslave his people, and get things even more complicated ?
Though, as much as he is cautious of this mysterious Oriana, it seems these amphibians' reputation precedes them as infamous slavers, and with the thin number the taurs are, they need as much help as they can get.

Jin : ... Copied that. But we might have an assassin coming in to pick us off. Heard it'd be a newt, with some explosives on their side. Tell your men to watch out too. I'm sending in mine too.

He then has four taurs in to join the two dragons and the squad. A deer gunner pairs with a shark mage ; a horse sniper pairs with a nine-tail fox shaman.

The sounds of battle were faint, but ever-present, as there was fighting about half a kilometer north of here.

The taurs are really not holding back and pulling any punches. It's almost as if their pent-up desperation and fury is their own source of adrenaline. There is no mercy, it's kill or be killed now.
While their powers are more of the natural elements (being fire, frost, lightning, earth, water, wind or nature), their firearms are somewhat simple in terms of functions, and their attacks with melee weapons are not as agile and maneuverable, they more than make up for it to have at it back at the amphibians in full force.
When the dragons arrive, they might hear the taurs' battle cries from where the fighting is taking place... but the language is unfamiliar.

"ĐỘC LẬP TỰ DO MUÔN NĂM !" ("Freedom and independence forever !")
"QUYẾT TỬ CHO DÂN TỘC QUYẾT SINH !" ("We may die here but our people will live on !")

 

[Universe]

When Jin gets the message, his first instinct is that of someone on edge. Is this yet another force wanting to enslave his people, and get things even more complicated ?
Though, as much as he is cautious of this mysterious Oriana, it seems these amphibians' reputation precedes them as infamous slavers, and with the thin number the taurs are, they need as much help as they can get.

Jin : ... Copied that. But we might have an assassin coming in to pick us off. Heard it'd be a newt, with some explosives on their side. Tell your men to watch out too. I'm sending in mine too.

He then has four taurs in to join the two dragons and the squad. A deer gunner pairs with a shark mage ; a horse sniper pairs with a nine-tail fox shaman.


The taurs are really not holding back and pulling any punches. It's almost as if their pent-up desperation and fury is their own source of adrenaline. There is no mercy, it's kill or be killed now.
While their powers are more of the natural elements (being fire, frost, lightning, earth, water, wind or nature), their firearms are somewhat simple in terms of functions, and their attacks with melee weapons are not as agile and maneuverable, they more than make up for it to have at it back at the amphibians in full force.
When the dragons arrive, they might hear the taurs' battle cries from where the fighting is taking place... but the language is unfamiliar.

"TỰ DO ĐỘC LẬP MUÔN NĂM !" ("Freedom and independence forever !")
"QUYẾT TỬ CHO DÂN TỘC QUYẾT SINH !" ("We may die here but our people will live on !")

*Nydos powers up* “I am Nydos god of destruction they want to kill my father they won’t succeed”

 

[Firuthi Dragovic]

When Jin gets the message, his first instinct is that of someone on edge. Is this yet another force wanting to enslave his people, and get things even more complicated ?
Though, as much as he is cautious of this mysterious Oriana, it seems these amphibians' reputation precedes them as infamous slavers, and with the thin number the taurs are, they need as much help as they can get.

Jin : ... Copied that. But we might have an assassin coming in to pick us off. Heard it'd be a newt, with some explosives on their side. Tell your men to watch out too. I'm sending in mine too.

He then has four taurs in to join the two dragons and the squad. A deer gunner pairs with a shark mage ; a horse sniper pairs with a nine-tail fox shaman.


The taurs are really not holding back and pulling any punches. It's almost as if their pent-up desperation and fury is their own source of adrenaline. There is no mercy, it's kill or be killed now.
While their powers are more of the natural elements (being fire, frost, lightning, earth, water, wind or nature), their firearms are somewhat simple in terms of functions, and their attacks with melee weapons are not as agile and maneuverable, they more than make up for it to have at it back at the amphibians in full force.
When the dragons arrive, they might hear the taurs' battle cries from where the fighting is taking place... but the language is unfamiliar.

"TỰ DO ĐỘC LẬP MUÔN NĂM !" ("Freedom and independence forever !")
"QUYẾT TỬ CHO DÂN TỘC QUYẾT SINH !" ("We may die here but our people will live on !")

*Nydos powers up* “I am Nydos god of destruction they want to kill my father they won’t succeed”

The shorter of the dragons, Oliver, an opal and turquoise runt slightly less than a meter tall, glanced at the purple and black dragon Nydos.

"Part of me wishes our language expert was here for this. Nydos, when you use your powers, make sure the taurs can see how the destruction works. They might get on edge with your usual phantom destructions."

He flew up and sought the largest concentration of amphibians. Focusing on them, he charged up a ball of magic in his mouth, ready to let loose an area blast. He could shape the blast to completely ignore the taurs if necessary.

 

[Universe]

The shorter of the dragons, Oliver, an opal and turquoise runt slightly less than a meter tall, glanced at the purple and black dragon Nydos.

"Part of me wishes our language expert was here for this. Nydos, when you use your powers, make sure the taurs can see how the destruction works. They might get on edge with your usual phantom destructions."

He flew up and sought the largest concentration of amphibians. Focusing on them, he charged up a ball of magic in his mouth, ready to let loose an area blast. He could shape the blast to completely ignore the taurs if necessary.

*Nydos turns towards the amphibians and yells* “HAIKAI”

 

[PC Master Race]

*Nydos powers up* “I am Nydos god of destruction they want to kill my father they won’t succeed”

The shorter of the dragons, Oliver, an opal and turquoise runt slightly less than a meter tall, glanced at the purple and black dragon Nydos.

"Part of me wishes our language expert was here for this. Nydos, when you use your powers, make sure the taurs can see how the destruction works. They might get on edge with your usual phantom destructions."

He flew up and sought the largest concentration of amphibians. Focusing on them, he charged up a ball of magic in his mouth, ready to let loose an area blast. He could shape the blast to completely ignore the taurs if necessary.

*Nydos turns towards the amphibians and yells* “HAIKAI”

The four taurs that join the two dragons also arrive too.
Meanwhile, at the fighting at the distance, there are about five snow leopard taurs with frost/ice magic, taking full (and brutal) advantage of the amphibians' weakness against the cold without hesitation.
When they hear Nydos' shout, and see the two dragons (along with the other four), one of the snow leopards signals and beckons them to come in.

Horse Sniper : Looks like we're cleaning up the rest of those small nuggets here. Come on, people !

 

[Universe]

The four taurs that join the two dragons also arrive too.
Meanwhile, at the fighting at the distance, there are about five snow leopard taurs with frost/ice magic, taking full (and brutal) advantage of the amphibians' weakness against the cold without hesitation.
When they hear Nydos' shout, and see the two dragons (along with the other four), one of the snow leopards signals and beckons them to come in.

Horse Sniper : Looks like we're cleaning up the rest of those small nuggets here. Come on, people !

*The amphibians are suddenly engulfed with purple energy and were unmade painfully*