Character Creation
Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2021 11:58 pm
This game will be taking place in the Battletech universe in the year 3039, this means that characters will be fully human, with no alien or nonhuman choices.
The character creation process for this game proceeds as follows:
1: Choose Origin, Inheritance, and Technique.
2: Spend starting exp
3: Choose one of the following organizations for your character to belong to:
The Fortunate Ones Mercenary Company
After a successful first mission, the Fortunate Ones are now grappling with a suddenly hostile business environment in the inner sphere. In order to compensate for the increased difficulty of finding work in half of civilized space, the company is now here on the game world, looking to advertise the proprietary mech design they lucked into during their previous expedition to potential buyers. Winning an open arena event seems as good a method as any, though many other mercenary companies appear to have similar ideas.
Bonus: You will be assigned a position within the company TO&E, granting access to equipment and support for your to do your job - for a dispossessed mechwarrior, this includes a company mech.
Free Agent
Solaris 7 is a melting pot of the entire inner sphere - with districts from all 5 successor houses and mechwarriors joining and leaving arena stables, looking for work. Administrators, technicians, advertisers, scam artists, musicians, artists, socialites, and more all call the city home. It is as diverse a collection of individuals as can be found anywhere, trying to make their own path in the universe.
Bonus: If you are a freelance Mechwarrior without a mech, you will need to take part in the sponsorship event Day 1 to obtain a mech. For freelance civilians, obtaining a patron in the sponsorship event day 1 will allow you to gain equipment specific to your discipline as needed.
4: After choosing a company, you should spend any cbills you wish and gain equipment.
When your character sheet is finished, you will create an account and message or ping me on discord @ Comstar#0454 with your account name - once you do, you will place the character sheet and backstory inside for review. Once you are approved, your account will be changed to your character name as necessary, and you will be given access to the game boards.
For reprising characters, create your account and then message on discord. Returning characters gain no bonus exp between games.
A few notes:
-Mechwarrior characters would be wise to take the Mechwarrior advantage, unless they have no desire to obtain a company mech, or to be able to get any aid repairing battle damage.
-This setting is quite lethal - death can be sudden, unfair, and brutal. The saying in this universe is to "Save the Metal, not the Meat." If your character should die, keep calm and carry on - there will be more pilots to fight and die in that cockpit, odds are.
-If you are at any time unsure whether technology exists, remember that computing in this setting is quite primitive by modern standards - there are incredible advances in materials sciences, medicine, and weaponry... but they're using computers that make your common smart-phone look like magic by comparison. Feel free to ask if you are unsure, and remember that the setting is very 'mud and lasers' and being a cowboy or knight in a mech is part of the charm.
-Remember it's a game, and players should be treated nicely OOC, even if you are angry at them IC. Be courteous and things will be fine.
-This game is a mixture of PvP and PvE by design, but that does not mean it is impossible for players to sabotage, backstab, or otherwise throw one another under the bus - be aware of this, and understand that doing so, like in real life, is both possible, and can also carry serious consequences if caught. Out of character metagaming, on the other hand, is a serious offense, and there will only be 2 warnings if you appear to be doing it by accident - and none if it appears intentional.
-I haven't been able to find a co-GM for this game, so please be patient as I try to keep up with everything - if you feel I've overlooked you after 12-24hrs, please message me on discord as a reminder. Use this as a last resort - otherwise posts in your private forum should do fine.
The character creation process for this game proceeds as follows:
1: Choose Origin, Inheritance, and Technique.
2: Spend starting exp
3: Choose one of the following organizations for your character to belong to:
The Fortunate Ones Mercenary Company
After a successful first mission, the Fortunate Ones are now grappling with a suddenly hostile business environment in the inner sphere. In order to compensate for the increased difficulty of finding work in half of civilized space, the company is now here on the game world, looking to advertise the proprietary mech design they lucked into during their previous expedition to potential buyers. Winning an open arena event seems as good a method as any, though many other mercenary companies appear to have similar ideas.
Bonus: You will be assigned a position within the company TO&E, granting access to equipment and support for your to do your job - for a dispossessed mechwarrior, this includes a company mech.
Free Agent
Solaris 7 is a melting pot of the entire inner sphere - with districts from all 5 successor houses and mechwarriors joining and leaving arena stables, looking for work. Administrators, technicians, advertisers, scam artists, musicians, artists, socialites, and more all call the city home. It is as diverse a collection of individuals as can be found anywhere, trying to make their own path in the universe.
Bonus: If you are a freelance Mechwarrior without a mech, you will need to take part in the sponsorship event Day 1 to obtain a mech. For freelance civilians, obtaining a patron in the sponsorship event day 1 will allow you to gain equipment specific to your discipline as needed.
4: After choosing a company, you should spend any cbills you wish and gain equipment.
When your character sheet is finished, you will create an account and message or ping me on discord @ Comstar#0454 with your account name - once you do, you will place the character sheet and backstory inside for review. Once you are approved, your account will be changed to your character name as necessary, and you will be given access to the game boards.
For reprising characters, create your account and then message on discord. Returning characters gain no bonus exp between games.
A few notes:
-Mechwarrior characters would be wise to take the Mechwarrior advantage, unless they have no desire to obtain a company mech, or to be able to get any aid repairing battle damage.
-This setting is quite lethal - death can be sudden, unfair, and brutal. The saying in this universe is to "Save the Metal, not the Meat." If your character should die, keep calm and carry on - there will be more pilots to fight and die in that cockpit, odds are.
-If you are at any time unsure whether technology exists, remember that computing in this setting is quite primitive by modern standards - there are incredible advances in materials sciences, medicine, and weaponry... but they're using computers that make your common smart-phone look like magic by comparison. Feel free to ask if you are unsure, and remember that the setting is very 'mud and lasers' and being a cowboy or knight in a mech is part of the charm.
-Remember it's a game, and players should be treated nicely OOC, even if you are angry at them IC. Be courteous and things will be fine.
-This game is a mixture of PvP and PvE by design, but that does not mean it is impossible for players to sabotage, backstab, or otherwise throw one another under the bus - be aware of this, and understand that doing so, like in real life, is both possible, and can also carry serious consequences if caught. Out of character metagaming, on the other hand, is a serious offense, and there will only be 2 warnings if you appear to be doing it by accident - and none if it appears intentional.
-I haven't been able to find a co-GM for this game, so please be patient as I try to keep up with everything - if you feel I've overlooked you after 12-24hrs, please message me on discord as a reminder. Use this as a last resort - otherwise posts in your private forum should do fine.