The_Happiest_Husky
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Yea, I switched to commissioned officers from NCOs as I thought it'd be more fitting, Master Sergeant is generally going to be heading a much larger group than we have here
The Intrepid: Terror From Beyond!! (Character applications and OOC here, CURRENTLY FULL)
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Firuthi Dragovic
World Serpent, overly defensive
True. I also don't know the case of "two of the same rank in the same squad" as my understanding of military rank is purely academic, hence me just going with the next-highest above Sergeant First Class.
The_Happiest_Husky
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Whoever's the highest rank in the immediate command structure decides who outranks who when there are multiple of the same rank.
Silverthunder
Dr. Inkwell
Sorry didn't respond to your character suggestion, was angry yesterday due to egg on my car >.< but I'd be happy to bring him in in the next episode if you were still interested, or would be interested when it comes up
PC Master Race
Well-Known Member
It's fine
I was suggesting him being a medic and also repair weapons ; he's not having any weapons with him, he's just there to maintain and repair weapons, and look after injured people
So yeah, that's about it
Firuthi Dragovic
World Serpent, overly defensive
Vision modes in Dorian's cybernetic rig:
Infrared, radar, and thermal sensing are just what they sound like.
Sound spectrum is more of a motion detector.
Ion chamber is radiation detection.
Particle sensor is meant to be a toxin detector.
These are fairly specific to vision range, aside from the sound spectrum sensor which is short-range.
Infrared and radar straight-up won't work in fog, I looked this up.
While all of these can in fact be useful to an engineer, in keeping with the style of the RP their information yields should be fairly limited. Whether that's narrow vision ranges or only giving part of the necessary information that a more dedicated device would reveal. This part of the rig can yield hints, but it shouldn't 100% solve the problem.
Infrared, radar, and thermal sensing are just what they sound like.
Sound spectrum is more of a motion detector.
Ion chamber is radiation detection.
Particle sensor is meant to be a toxin detector.
These are fairly specific to vision range, aside from the sound spectrum sensor which is short-range.
Infrared and radar straight-up won't work in fog, I looked this up.
While all of these can in fact be useful to an engineer, in keeping with the style of the RP their information yields should be fairly limited. Whether that's narrow vision ranges or only giving part of the necessary information that a more dedicated device would reveal. This part of the rig can yield hints, but it shouldn't 100% solve the problem.
The_Happiest_Husky
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Could have them as information feedback rather than an auxiliary vision mode. That would have it make sense, especially for infrared and thermals, that you don't get the full vision abilities of those vision types
Firuthi Dragovic
World Serpent, overly defensive
There's also the fact that Dorien's rig has those psychic defects.
A false positive works wonders in ratcheting up tension.
Also I think at least one of those vision modes would make certain other things invisible to him.
There is a huge amount of room for sneaking all sorts of drawbacks into this.
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Firuthi Dragovic
World Serpent, overly defensive
So I figured out an acronym for an engineer's order of operations that Dorian might have learned: ASPIRE.
That is...
That is...
- Assess the situation
- Secure the area (this is about getting the untrained out of the way in this case)
- Perform the task (the actual repairs, etc.)
- Inform the team
- Reassess the scenario (making sure things are actually fixed - if not, go back to the Secure step)
- Extract (when you're truly done)
The_Happiest_Husky
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I think this is the most excited I've been for an rp ever. I love sci fi and all this kinda stuff
Firuthi Dragovic
World Serpent, overly defensive
So I'm trying to do some write-up about Rukbatian engineers, mainly to shine more light on Dorian's backstory.
I've got the part where most of them are ex-military (and predominantly swans as a result), I've got the part where the ones who flunked out of the military (general or other-than-honorable discharges) are grade-A assholes compared to those who properly completed their service...
....but whatever I write from there seems to come off as portraying much of the Rukbatian engineer corps as "comically abusive" when my real goal is to indicate that the engineer corps had some serious scandals going on, the bulk of which ended just before Dorian got started in engineer work - with some of the more bitter remnants having frequently been Dorian's direct superiors. Any ideas?
I've got the part where most of them are ex-military (and predominantly swans as a result), I've got the part where the ones who flunked out of the military (general or other-than-honorable discharges) are grade-A assholes compared to those who properly completed their service...
....but whatever I write from there seems to come off as portraying much of the Rukbatian engineer corps as "comically abusive" when my real goal is to indicate that the engineer corps had some serious scandals going on, the bulk of which ended just before Dorian got started in engineer work - with some of the more bitter remnants having frequently been Dorian's direct superiors. Any ideas?
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Silverthunder
Dr. Inkwell
Well, not every organization is perfect. It's also something to note that this is a completely different species and culture to our own. Imagine how different and diverse people on earth are with the way they feel or act, now amplify that to an entire galaxy! What's rude, obnoxious, or unacceptable for us, could be quite normal for another species. Not just big things or concepts too, could be little seemingly insignificant details like brushing one's teeth being offensive.
The_Happiest_Husky
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@Silverthunder
What would Heep have been told before boarding about his magic and CE implants? I assume both his natural magic and implants would be included in the information on him given to the Intrepid
What would Heep have been told before boarding about his magic and CE implants? I assume both his natural magic and implants would be included in the information on him given to the Intrepid
Silverthunder
Dr. Inkwell
He's permitted to use anything but combat or teleportation related things (other magics pending, can't account for them all with my smooth brain at the moment) But everything else is essentially on the table. I might forbid other things later, but that's what the 'Ship Trials' are for, for the captain to work out the kinks and all that. His commanding officer will have known about his abilities, provided he didn't hide it initially. So in this case, if Spit didn't say don't do it, you can do it.
The_Happiest_Husky
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Aight! That's all good then. He'd be forbidden from releasing pure CE using his implants, or creating wisps with the purpose of hurting people (which wouldn't be very effective, anyways)
Firuthi Dragovic
World Serpent, overly defensive
I actually will want to discuss some stuff with you later.
With your okay, there is a chance of Dorian's cybernetic rig acting up in a way he could never have anticipated and granting him some psionics. It won't be during the pilot episode, episode 2 will be the earliest... and even when such a thing happens, I know the range of possibilities but I don't want to be the one deciding WHAT power he gets.... or when.
If that's not okay, then we can discuss what kind of tinkering is allowed on the rig itself, put this more in control.
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Firuthi Dragovic
World Serpent, overly defensive
I should note that @TrixieFox has been MIA for almost a week now. Like, totally MIA from the forums.
I don't know how the FEAR team should be handled if she's MIA for longer...
I don't know how the FEAR team should be handled if she's MIA for longer...
Silverthunder
Dr. Inkwell
No worries. I have a solution for it in any event, including a return. You'll still get to see the infamous FEAR squad in action!
The_Happiest_Husky
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Thought that would happen. Same thing as with her past two accounts, scara and vic
Firuthi Dragovic
World Serpent, overly defensive
The other RP she was in, we just had to move on without her (ironically the Scara account also featured in that one) but this one was more structured so I felt I should ask.
idkthough120
blue/teal bat thing.
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The_Happiest_Husky
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Don't need parentheses, this thread is for discussion.
@Silverthunder can help you, he's in charge of all this
idkthough120
blue/teal bat thing.
Alright apologies for that
The_Happiest_Husky
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You've mentioned it multiple times, yes, everyone knows