nel
Noob
Name: Nel'Tol
Race: Quarian
Occupation: Chairman of the Board, Office of Rannochian Comms
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Post by nel on Nov 30, 2014 4:28:57 GMT
Hey guys, Jcb112 here! So, as per our multiple discussions on skype, on the Idea Pool/Thread thing, I'd like to finally consolidate those thoughts into one thread! Considering I think we should start to form this idea into an active thread! So, as the title has blatantly given away, this thread will be here for the general discussion and idea pooling about the events and the RPs taking place in the Morning War, plans for our character interaction, plans for the stories and story threads related to the RPs, and such! NOTICE: So please, feel free to post the characters and the accounts you plan to use for the morning war thread here as well, it'd make for a good database to avoid confusion and such. Also, feel free, for those who haven't heard of this or discussed this with us yet, to join in and participate in the discussion and the RPs! I think the title of the thread speaks for itself, with regards to what the RP is about I mean. But in case you didn't get it, it'll simply be a series of RPs based during the era of the morning war, that's pretty much the synopsis! Now for the Ideas! (or at least my ideas)Here are my ideas on the whole RP and the progression we should take: 1. I think the RPs should play out in a chronological order, with the first RP simply establishing the lay of the land so to speak, as in, describing the daily life, routines, and such of the pre-morning war Quarians, especially with our characters (perhaps a meeting of our characters at a cafe with geth servants??). And then, having a slow, escalating build up to the events of the war, with perhaps having the events of the war occurring far away from our characters, making it seem like a rather trite and 'far-off' thing, until it hits them right in the face! (metaphorically speaking). 2. I'd Really love a scene in a Geth factory, where one of the many thousands of Geth in the production line turns to one of the overseers and asks the titular question "Does this unit have a soul" or something along those lines, causing a scene which has the whole "Dissemble that rogue Geth!" occur. Players Interested: Preeya baychimocrew Vanidha Axathi jcb112 Bard Tet
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nel
Noob
Name: Nel'Tol
Race: Quarian
Occupation: Chairman of the Board, Office of Rannochian Comms
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Post by nel on Nov 30, 2014 5:20:26 GMT
Here's some cool art to get you guys riled up!
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Hiran
Noob
[TI0]The Quarianizer
Name: Hiran'Lem vas Kuwarra
Race: Quarian
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Post by Hiran on Nov 30, 2014 5:32:02 GMT
Noooooooooooooooooooooez! That picture! The feels! O.O *clears throat* Hiran (Alt of Preeya) reporting for duty for that couple of threads. Hiran will be exclusively for that series of RPs (obviously). I MIGHT add some NPCs for him (i.e. his planned child), when the thread(s) demand so, but for now it'll be just him. I like the "getting to know each other"-thing before we start the actual war events, since, let's face it: All of our characters will be just a tiny part of the whole thing anyway (since we're not childish enough to get into enormous powerplay anyway ^^), so it'll be the best if we stick together (To-GETH-er...) to enjoy the 'fun' here. I had something military/engineer-wise in mind for Hiran but I haven't 100% decided for a final job yet - I might find something covering both aspects as a compromise I guess. I like the Geth-factory idea, so, I'd be with that. That actually brings to questions to my mind already: - What do we do with the Geth anyway? (Since I know we have several Geth-players and all of them play their Geth differently - which makes perfect sense in the post ME3 thing, bit I think we might have to 'reach a consensus' about how they are played in a MW-era RP series.) and: - Who will play them? (We already have two registered Quarians for the MW-series, I'm pretty sure Vanidha Axathi and Val'os the Ex-Pheonix (in case he decides for a 'yes' or 'no' regarding joining) will play Quarians as well, leaving probably only baychimocrew (as Kal) and maybe Bard (depending on preference) to potentially play Geth for us. Should we maybe add some Geth as NPCs to our main characters or so? Because I imagine otherwise it might be a bit unbelievable to just have Quarias happily running around and minding their ow business. Also, we might write down some of the ideas/settings we talked about earlier regarding how pre-MW-Rannoch and Quarian society might look like. I think it would not have to be mandatory to stick with out ideas exclusively (since a species always combines myriads of subcultures and mentalities anyway) but some might consider it useful or at least interesting anyway. ^^
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nel
Noob
Name: Nel'Tol
Race: Quarian
Occupation: Chairman of the Board, Office of Rannochian Comms
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Post by nel on Nov 30, 2014 5:56:39 GMT
Indeed! That picture! I'm pretty sure, at least with regards to Nel, I'll be having a few side characters for him, nothing too much, just a few of them I should think. When it is necessary of course. And yeah, the getting to know each other thing would be pretty interesting, since like I said, it'd establish the whole world of the pre-morning war Rannoch, and Quarian society. And more importantly, it'd establish our characters, who they are, what they do, their relations with other characters, etc etc. I'm still not certain as to Nel's career, but, I'm pretty sure it'd be similar to Jacob's, a mid level government bureaucrat who's very well off, but doesn't really have that much power in the government or in the policy making itself. Regarding the Geth factory idea, I think we'll have to have a purpose for our characters visiting it, probably like, a 'tour' for our characters' kids? Or maybe like, just a tour of the facility based on our character's careers? With Nel (my character) inspecting the facility personally, or having a chat with the administrators, and perhaps (just as an idea here), perhaps your character simply evaluating the safety and the security of the facility? (like, security from thieves, attacks and such, not to the Geth since they don't know the threat yet ) Regarding the whole question of the Geth.... I do think we'll need to consult our resident experts or at least, the people who regularly play Geth here on the forum (namely, baychimocrew, and Bard), abuot the specifics of such. But, I think, we can gain a lot of understanding about how the Geth function, at least, from what the game provided us with. Such as the whole, as a group the programs are able to think, to reason, etc, much better, and as an individual they are pretty much more basic, more primal and running on 'instinct'. But, as a cultural and world thing, I think we can all agree Geth are used mainly for daily labor, manual, some complex mechanical work, farming, perhaps even house work. And regarding who'll be playing them? I'm pretty sure a few of us might be willing to play them, as you said, potentially. But, I do think that adding Geth as NPCs to our mains would be almost necessary, considering the overall Quarian majority for our RP as of present. And sure! I'll put out a few ideas of pre-morning war Rannoch and Quarian society here right now if you don't mind (at least my ones): Pre-Morning War Quarian Society:I tend to imagine the Quarians as being a rather, technically-apt based people. Aspiring to use their intellect and skills to further their quality of life, and in order to 'free' them of menial tasks, so that they can be occupied with the things they're actually apt at and actually are interested in delving into. Namely, the arts, the sciences, administration, etc. Their creation of the Geth simply make this viable, and I do see a lot of Quarians moving from primary based sectors of the economy and labor force (farming, mining) and indeed from secondary sectors of the economy (production, manufacturing, repairs), to tertiary, specialized sectors (Pilots, Doctors, Scientists, Researchers, Diplomats, Politicians, Administrators, Artists, Poets, etc). I also imagine their society taking a turn for the more laxed, for the more 'mental-aptitude' focused style society, due to this development. I'll be adding more ideas as they develop, or as I remember them. Feel free to add more, critique mine's, or anything really!
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baychimocrew
Traveller
[TI1]Spastic, cheerful, and always eager to listen and write!
Name: Doctor Toccoa Alcovy, Megabyte, Geth Rocket Trooper Kal
Race: Salarian, Info Drone, and Geth
Occupation: Merchant Crew
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Post by baychimocrew on Nov 30, 2014 17:24:11 GMT
Ah the Morning war rp! Yes I'd really be interested in that ^^ I think it would be fun to explore Kal's personality and past a little bit in that setting ^^
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baychimocrew
Traveller
[TI1]Spastic, cheerful, and always eager to listen and write!
Name: Doctor Toccoa Alcovy, Megabyte, Geth Rocket Trooper Kal
Race: Salarian, Info Drone, and Geth
Occupation: Merchant Crew
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Post by baychimocrew on Dec 1, 2014 7:28:57 GMT
Btw I love the idea of starting with just normal life! Give characters a chance to just live in this unexplored setting for a bit and just living before we get right into the actual war or battle aspect of the rp! Are there any mentions to quarian societies in game before the flotilla era? Because if there isn't I think I can begin forming a few ideas ^^ So far I really like the ideas you guys have planned out! Maybe during the period where we're just getting used to pre war Rannoch we could have scenes maybe set in schools to see how widely used the geth were, hear like commercials or advertising for the geth, lol maybe out of some kind of INCREDIBLE irony a certain geth hater's ancestor could have been someone trying to sell household domestic geth cleaners and was responsible for putting get INTO people's homes XD lol of course that's just a few thoughts here and there!
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Hiran
Noob
[TI0]The Quarianizer
Name: Hiran'Lem vas Kuwarra
Race: Quarian
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Post by Hiran on Dec 5, 2014 3:18:20 GMT
That factory tour for kids idea sounds like a good idea, maybe my character could arrange something like that for his daughter. Since I imagined him to be any sort of engineer working for the Quarian military, it might even make sense for him to be there - maybe to assess the capabilities of any sort of 'new' mobile platform or so. baychimocrew and I in the meantime came up with the idea that his Character (the one who later will be known as kal) will be my characters servant/his daughter's babysitter, known as Unit <insert number here> Having Geth as NPCs to our main characters works for me as well. But yes, you're right, I think at some point Bard / Tet, baychimocrew and maybe us as well should have a briefing over how to deal with the Geth. ^^ I LOVE the ideas with the commercials in the RP by the way, and if you guys don't mind, I'd certainly love to give that idea a thought or two and maybe adding some commercials to the RPs now and then.
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baychimocrew
Traveller
[TI1]Spastic, cheerful, and always eager to listen and write!
Name: Doctor Toccoa Alcovy, Megabyte, Geth Rocket Trooper Kal
Race: Salarian, Info Drone, and Geth
Occupation: Merchant Crew
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Post by baychimocrew on Dec 5, 2014 18:59:11 GMT
Works for me! The Commercials would be cool! lol maybe things on TV where social analysis and scientists talk to rights groups who talk about geth rights and the "Professionals" are just dismissive like "I understand your concern but scientifically development is impossible. I would like to point out now to the viewers at home that while being a highly sophisticated pieces of machinery, that it is physically impossible for them to evolve. They're programming simply is not that advanced. We hear your concerns and understand your nervousness but it just is not technologically in their abilities to attain this.... hypothetical awareness. The geth are built with safety in mind and really aren't that much different than your standard Omni tool or VI system." Like suggesting heavily that people have been paid by the company to quell the rumors or that the scientists find the idea so silly they won't even consider it. The old tired logic of "Ignore it and hope it goes away"
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baychimocrew
Traveller
[TI1]Spastic, cheerful, and always eager to listen and write!
Name: Doctor Toccoa Alcovy, Megabyte, Geth Rocket Trooper Kal
Race: Salarian, Info Drone, and Geth
Occupation: Merchant Crew
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Post by baychimocrew on Dec 6, 2014 4:21:01 GMT
And does Unit 441188 work for Kal for you guys?
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Hiran
Noob
[TI0]The Quarianizer
Name: Hiran'Lem vas Kuwarra
Race: Quarian
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Post by Hiran on Dec 6, 2014 4:26:01 GMT
Works pretty fine with me - I'm flexible here - Mind if I mention it already in my character#s intro? (Like nel and I currently talked ad decide to introduce Hiran's child as well. ^^)
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baychimocrew
Traveller
[TI1]Spastic, cheerful, and always eager to listen and write!
Name: Doctor Toccoa Alcovy, Megabyte, Geth Rocket Trooper Kal
Race: Salarian, Info Drone, and Geth
Occupation: Merchant Crew
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Post by baychimocrew on Dec 6, 2014 4:52:58 GMT
Go right ahead ^^ It would be my honor!
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Hiran
Noob
[TI0]The Quarianizer
Name: Hiran'Lem vas Kuwarra
Race: Quarian
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Post by Hiran on Dec 6, 2014 5:16:33 GMT
Oh, very cool, thanks a lot, pal! nel told me that he's about to write a starter, so it should not take long until I'll add something involving <insert name of the Geth who's number I forgot right now>.
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nel
Noob
Name: Nel'Tol
Race: Quarian
Occupation: Chairman of the Board, Office of Rannochian Comms
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Post by nel on Dec 6, 2014 5:19:16 GMT
Hey guys! I'll be posting that intro thread with our characters meeting up at this Cafe type thing to kick off the whole morning war thread now! This will just be a little, calm, prelude to the whole series of events that is the Morning War! With our characters meeting, talking, and establishing who they are and such in the world!
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baychimocrew
Traveller
[TI1]Spastic, cheerful, and always eager to listen and write!
Name: Doctor Toccoa Alcovy, Megabyte, Geth Rocket Trooper Kal
Race: Salarian, Info Drone, and Geth
Occupation: Merchant Crew
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Post by baychimocrew on Dec 6, 2014 5:23:36 GMT
Great! I look forward to reading it!
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Hiran
Noob
[TI0]The Quarianizer
Name: Hiran'Lem vas Kuwarra
Race: Quarian
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Post by Hiran on Dec 6, 2014 5:36:38 GMT
Same here. Looking forward as expected.
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