War of the worlds Bare in mind that this is the first time I have ever created a thread on this particular forum under my own merit, this thread does not follow any framework that might be expected of other RPs and does not use any unique features. If features can be recommended in this thread to accompany the RP I will consider them as long as they don't threaten to break the story. Also this RP is very strictly story based and will follow a set development of events with limited flexibility, if you are the sort of person that is ok with such events being out of your hands then I will do my best to make the story appear as lenient as possible if not plausible to conceivably change in the long term. Prologue World: Artemis Classification: Civilized world Location: Segmentum Ultima Techpriest Oglesby studied the night sky his mind was clicking and whirring as it processed information as he observed the stars for any signs of his requisition order from Mars, he was expecting additional specialist equipment to help him study the strange phenomena that were occurring on the planet's moon. Surrounding him a strange assortment of artifacts were arranged in orderly fashion upon various work surfaces, and surrounding them a plethora of Esoteric monitoring equipment recorded every single little change that may occur to any of the techpriest's specimens. Eerie green chunks of metal, rock samples from the moons surface, pictures of Xenos heiroglyphs laid side by side and in a glass case a single tuft of red colored flora held in statis that was native to the moon and covered its surface in its entirety. The Techpriest huffed a note of annoyance as he resigned himself from observing the stars, the delivery was running behind schedule and he needed the new equipment to continue his study of the moon Artemis minor he buzzed as he calculated the possibility of his order being waylaid in the Mechanicus networks. After brief moment he mused to himself that he may have to refresh his order, with the demand for specialist equipment from mars being so high he could not afford special consideration yet he needed new supplies. 'Calculations indicate arrival of delivery from Mars at current juncture rate at a possibility of 1,000,000/1 ratio probability, option to refresh order strongly recommended' A brief green flash from the surface of Artemis minor suddenly caught the remaining organic eye of Techpriest Oglesby, moving back towards his view of the night sky he watched as the flash erupted from the moons surface and started speeding towards Artemis major. His mind processing and recording the phenomena frame by frame he considered calling the planetary governor but he pushed the thought to the back of his conscious. Current trajectory indicated imminent collision with the planet surface not far from his Observatory, moving away once again from the view Techpriest Oglesby clicked with statisfaction as he began to prepare himself to travel to the crash site once the foreign object had landed. ~ Elsewhere on Artemis major Imperial guard were engaging Eldar forces that had suddenly descended upon the world, forces from the 535th Mordian line infantry, 233rd New Byzantine Mechanized infantry and the 122nd Varagnian artillery regiment had responded and are presently engaging. In thanks to the swift efforts of the Imperial guard and in particular the engagement of the Mordian line infantry the Xenos have been caught off guard and are now presently on the back foot. Character creation As a soldier of the Imperial guard you represent the 4th arriving regiment ordered to engage and finish off the ailing Eldar aggression, this regiment dubbed the 19th Valerian light infantry regiment has been depleted in numbers and folded into various other regiments numerous times and boasts an assortment of different guardsmen hailing from many different planets. The regiment although designated as light infantry is actually a mish mash of all kinds of different types of individuals including a small number of vehicles, although far from being a credible threat as a combined arms regiment it boasts exceptional individuals who more often than not have proved themselves in the past as born survivors. Charactor creation sheet Name: Age: Homeworld: Regimental role: e.g. rifleman, demolitions, heavy/special weapons specialist. Physical description: Background and history: I accept Abhumans, Psykers, Blanks, Techpriests, and penal legionaries I'll even accept Beastmen as long as the lore as limited as it is is represented properly and with respect, I will drop characters if their behavior is getting out of hand however. I will also not accept more than one of certain types of individual, for example I will not allow there to be more than one blank or the entire team to be Primaris Psykers or Sergeants. Imperial guardsmen also cannot be higher than the rank of Sergeant at most. Overall I am putting no restriction on character creation other than that of rank although I also put this up for debate for the purpose of this being an interest thread.
Name: Vermont 'Monty' Rice Age: 26 Homeworld: Elysia Regimental Role: Rifleman Physical description: Vermont is a black male adult in his mid 20's, standing 6' (1,82m). His body is in top physical condition. dull, light-green eyes glow from his eye sockets while his head is shaved bald entirely. A black goatee grows around his mouth, which appears to be well maintained. His head is a tribute to the prior battles he fought, wielding various cuts, las-wounds, scars from removing metal splinters and such, making him more appear in his early 40's. Background and history: Rifleman Monty was born in a... Not so normal family. In fact he belonged to one of the many pirates that kept on attempting to raid Elysia. But when he was captured by the Elysian forces, they decided to train him, to re-purpose a talented, misguided young boy into a formidable soldier. The recruitment officer, Aradamus Rice adopted him officially when the pirate-boy was 14, just before the officers last deployment. From that point on Vermont understood the value of family and brotherhood bonds, as his biological parents only saw him as a tool for their own goals and never cared much for him on a personal basis. But under the Imperium he had a new, honorable purpose. Not having had the training of an Elysian Drop Trooper and some officers not liking this boy's past, he was always deployed on dangerous fronts, which he faced with courage and strength.
Name: Saven Firlaeth Age: 24 Homeworld: Regimental role: Heavy Trooper Physical description: Tall, with a pale complexation that some might consider to be too pale even for a Void-born human, Saven's body is surprisingly lean for the strength she posses. With fiery red hair, pointed ears, azure eyes and a face that could be considered somewhat attractive, Saven does not look like your average Guardsman, having more than a hint of Eldar to her overall appearance. Background and history: Saven Firlaeth never knew her parents well, the father absent and her mother dying while she was a mere child. This left her alone, and a harsh life as one of the under-class of Imperial society was the only thing she could call hers. Joining the Imperial Guard was one of the few, yet risky ways out of her situation, so she enlisted at the young age of 18, concealing her heritage from the recruiting officers. Saven Firlaeth soon gained a reputation for surviving improbable odds, often being stranded behind enemy lines yet always returning to the 125th Therion Heavy Regiment alive and not being severely harmed. Some suspected that her potential Eldar heritage was the reason why, others claimed she had skill worthy of a Tempestius Scion. Both claims can be given equal weight. When the 125th Therion was rolled into 19th Valerian, her nature as a human/Eldar hybrid became clear. she remains at the front-line for now, until the higher-ups decide what to do with her.
Name: 'Colonel' Pfiffer Age: 52 Homeworld: Regimental role: Veteran Rifleman Physical description: Stocky, strong but somewhat heavy laden man. Sports a long and burlesque mustache with tiny green eyes. Pfiffer is 1,76cm tall. Somewhat dull and slow witted. Background and history: As a child born on Armageddon, Pfiffer's future were in the imperial guard as the orkoid spores were detected travelling to Armageddon, at Pfiffers 16th birthday. Blind to the sobbing wails of Pfiffers mother and backed by the encouragements of father, Pfiffer enlisted and were deployed two years later as a rifleman in Armageddon Steel 48th Scout division on one of the moons orbiting the outmost dwarf planet of Armageddon system. A long life as roughneck boot soldier started, and Pfiffer managed to survive three major battles and dozen of skirmishes with the greenskins throughout Armageddon's system. Advancing in ranks and some arse lickin for some Comissars, Pfiffer achieved the rank as Colonel by the age of 31. However after being found sharing bed with a man, Pfiffer were stripped of rank and sent to a unknown penal world as prison guard. However, after some time Pfiffer left his duty and sneaked onboard a transport vessel, fleeing to the world of Artemis, where Pfiffer enlisted as Veteran Rifleman after showing off his knowledge of the day to day of soldiering and acumen to the enlisting officers...
I claim the sergeant of this group. Just give a bit to put together a decent history. And do you allow former skitarii? Edit: also what is the Heavy Weapons specialty?
Actual pointed ears? Uhm.... Is it just me or would any Commissar actually kill that... Thing on-spot? I mean Abhumans are fine, but that thing is straight out half-alien, lol. Even my own half-eldar had pure human features. If anyone here actually knows/remembers Veronica Bishop from Ordo Xenos ^^ But I guess if @Donairian approves/approved, then we gotta roll with that, just don't expect tolerance
Name: Sergeant Alton Age: 25 Homeworld: Forgeworld Mjoir Regimental Role: Platoon Staff Sergeant/ Senior Veteran Sergeant Physical description: He is 5' 10" and has a Slim muscular build. Pale white skin tone dominates his body that hasn't been replaced. It looks like a signifigant part of his left side has been replaced. His left arm, leg, and eye are all replaced. He has short military styled haircut that is dirty blond. He also has a neat trimmed goatee. Background/History: He was Forge world born menial with exceptional potential to be a Tech-Guard. He started out in skitarii training and worshipping the Omnissiah. He was assigned to the 74th Mjoir Skitarii as one of a class of Hyspasists in training that had less than the usual modifications that belonged to the Skitarius but had advance training to eventually be a variety Ranger that his Magi masters wanted. His Advanced training and augmentations were to the purpose to have a select unit of Skitarii that could have high detection and judgment abilities. An Elite Scout unit that wasn't the be all hunter of enemies but of analysis and counter tactics. Some of his Skitarii augmentation and specialty training was cut short when Tyranids invaded his homeworld. A splinter fleet had descended onto his planet. His unit was one of ones at the fore front providing valuable time to evacuate the planet. His unit was all but decimated by the time it had recieved the withdrawl order. When the evacuation was done, He and a handful of others were sent elseware. During this time he volunteered for the Imperial Guard. He moved up to sergeant quickly due to his specialized combat training and connections that he retained from his doomed homeworld. Past Awards: - Medallion Crimson - Triple Skull Equipment: -Perinetus Pattern Solo Mark II Boltgun -Mark V 'Wraithfire' Plasma Pistol -Skitarii Alpha Pattern Power Sword (in back sheath) -Fraq Grenade x2 -Krak Grenade x2 -Windrider Carapace Scale Armor -Camo-Cloak -Bionics(Unspecified for now) -Dog Tags -Scanner -9-70 Entrenching Tool -2 weeks Combat rations -Rebreather -Standard Oxygen Canister -Spare Ammo Clips -Water Canteen - Dusty Red-Grey Tunic camo blended in a 'chemical wastes pattern' like with 74th Mjoir Skitarii cog patch marking on one shoulder, with the other marking him 19th Valerian. - Dark Red beret - Sturdy Dusty Red-Grey Gloves - Standard issue Combat boots - Boot knife Bionics: - Enhanced Strength Bionic Arm replaced at the Shoulder Joint - Standard Replacement Leg from below the knee - Bionic Eye: Omnispex Electromagnetic Waveform Radiation Meter Full Spectrum Scanning Target Sighting Ultraviolet Readings Medical Readings Telescopic Tagging Auspex Rangefinder Nightvision - Stimulant Feeder System - Extensive Life Extension Organ Replacement - Toxin Inhibitor - Vox Bead Inbedded Edited 11 Dec 2015 0700 Mountain Time
I was worse trust me before I reviewed it, before she was also an unsanctioned psyker and that was seriously pushing even my leniency in this RP, I was acting on very old rogue trader lore when I allowed it when I read that they were somewhat tolerated owing to the fact they managed to attain positions of rank within the Imperium. However that is like I said extremely old lore but I had nothing else to go on, it is a really unpopular concept though I keep reading.
@Donairian With this in mind, are you giving my blank a stamp of approval, or should I reconfigure the concept?
