Hour’s Till Midnight (Open RP "Taking Applications")

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Story Thread

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Story:

-A lone soldier walks into his commanders tent with a salute, his eyes cold and scared as he makes what is sure to be his final report. His knees shaking and his arms wobbling from the sleep he could not keep.

“Sir! We are low on rasions and are getting low on energy and ammunition for the weapons. Alpha squad has yet to be recovered, we have also lost forward recon just ten minutes ago.”

The Soldier stood on his broken soul as if showing it off to the world like a badge of honor he was too scared to take off. Meanwhile his commander just stood looking at the back of the tent. Not a word, no movement matched the soundless decorations of the tent. It was as if the cold world of the void was taking this one threw and threw. With one action, the lifting of his hand the Soldier was dismissed to his post.

Standing up the Commander walked outside and looked up at the fake night sky of the clockworks. His eye seemed lit up with warmth of its beauty, yet his empty eye socket looked right threw it as he spoke to himself.

“So, we failed.”

Looking forwards a war-torn level stood between him and the shadow layer that house the enemy which seemed to want nothing more than to remove the people who now called cradle it’s home.

Knights, as far as the eye could see stood around camps sleeping in shifts with there weapons at the ready scared and afraid of what was to come next. Each man and woman was with more than what they were payed to use. These poor souls….How can I do this, how can we fight an enemy that takes our own and changes them into undying monsters. Turning back to his tent the Commander wrote to his Order.
‘To the Spiral Order, or whomever this pertains to.

We are losing the battle against the creature we have dubbed, Swarm. This creature does not stop, it does not rest, it does not sleep. It seems to feed on us only to make us stand once more and act as to its will. To whoever is willing to let them come down this deep, we will be waiting. I, the Commander of the forward recon, will stay with my fallen troops. The Wardens will stand guard and make sure no one leaves. I am sorry Captain Ozlo. We failed.’

With the passing of that message the shadow-layer was closed down and the Threat locked away. Even to this day the Shadow-Layer remains closed, yet some say passage, small but well hidden, let in and out the old enemy.-

Alright. Well that was fun thinking of an RP idea and title. Note this story is based off the players and changes to the choices you make and or actions you do. It does not help if you run in gun-ho, you will die. No repone, one life to live and if you don’t use your mind before your muscles you will end up dead at the feet of your enemy.

Player vs. Player: is welcome but will be taken care of with respect to a moderator/’s selected. This means you’re posts will be watched and if any power-emoting or ‘god-moding’ is seen you will be warned and thus must fix it. Everyone has a chance to live and die fairly. Should you ignore a warning or keep doing it the battle will be decited off screen in the special post just for this RP.

OOC: Try and keep it slim as possible for we all hate OOC, but is you must keep it in OOC brackets. (( )) Those are OOC brackets.
Moderator/’s: You will be tasked with one side or the other, but I must ask that if you are the ‘enemy’ be fair. Be cunning and fair, I want to see an enemy with heart and soul. The Swarm is not the only force at work here. Also, I will be asking you below, if your name is listed, please say yes or no. I would really love to have you on board. Also, these selections are based off my experience with the people, a little Bias will be installed but not enough to ruin the over all feel I am trying to set.

Players: Your welcome to any class/Race/Class type/Faction that makes since in this RP. So no Undead Spiral Knights, just no.

Factions at work:

-Spiral Order

-Gremlins Order

-Undead Order

-Darkwatch Mercenaries.

-Royal Slimes

Note: I will be allowing other groups should I feel a reason for them to be. But members will need to be taken care of by the player. This does not mean we go off track, should we go off track of the RP, Mod’s will step in to correct this.

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Player Apps: Please note, I don’t need a character image unless you want to present one. If you do, most likely it will be looked at more heavily then what you wrote down, so be careful when doing it. Now, I would like Apps to look like this;

Name:

Rank:

Role:

Appearance

-Gender:

-Height:

-Weight:

-Age:

-Eye Color:

-Markings (Tattoo’s, scars, anything out of the normal)

Equipment

-Chest:

-Legs:

-Helm:

-Weapons:

Bio:

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Classes:

Guardian-

-Heavy Guardian: Is strong willed but his guard is stronger. Able to take allot of punishment but not very good at dealing it out.

-Bomber: Gets up close and tends to go boom allot. Thou it should be under Specialist set Bombers are more relable when blowing things up instead of building

-Elemental Defender: Tend to be called in when the normal Armor classes can't handle it. Acting like a wall they suffer from lack of damage out put because of slow nature. But make up for it will heavy defensive power.

-Shadow Defender: Tend to lurk in the shadows and pray on the ill prepared. Thou by nature they like the darkness this class is easily able to slip a knife into its enemy with out anyone being the wise. However they tend to suffer from light and are weaker outside of there beloved shadows.

-Piercing Defender: Being experts at finding a weakness in others armor this class will make quick and rapit attacks to find and expose weakness. Yet in the dark or fighting the Fiends of Cradle they come up short every time.

-Cobalt Knight: An All around good class, they are able to deal out normal damage but also are able to block just the same amount. Facing an enemy a Cobalt Knight tends to fight harder relying on there sword then some advantage in battle.

The Specialist-

-Gunslingers: Long ranged death bringers. Up close they are weaker because of there armor being light letting them move around more freely. But at a distance they can be just as deadly as A Striker up close.

-Striker: Like to be up in some ones face with fast movements and even faster hands. As if to counter there gun carrying opposits Strikers have on Light metal armor and shorter blades offering quicker attacks. But forced to fight ranged, a Striker is no match at all.

-Recon: Tend to sneak around and collect information for the main forces. Thou hard to catch a Recon unit could get into your lines and already told there squad where you are. Thou trained for battle they are more inclined to let the big boys fight while they go for the price kill. Yet in a group brawl Recon are out matched.

-Sniper: A super effective Gunslinger, Snipers are dead in close up battles but at long range they are death's right hand. Armor tends to be nothing because they are the Sharp-shooter who picks off targets according to the most importen kills list.

Non-Battle Classes:

-Bio-Tech: Are able to study Organic enemies and life forms to better enhance understandings as well as give Engineers better information for crafting armor and weapons. Because of there brillance they tend to lack a battle since and thus are no good for fighting. Rather letting the Soldiers take care of it while they study.

-Engineer: The worker of the Army this person is skilled with there hands instead of fighting. Being able to build anything based off designs made by Bio-Tech's plans. On the battle field they can repair weapons and armor as well as work equipment that is not a weapon. Not really able to deffend them selfs in battle they rely on Soldiers to protect them while they work.

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Accepted Apps:

Blessid-Bombardier: Almar "Nappy" Zu'Tharum (Everything seems in order thus far. Remember Mercs. Serve Skotino, leader of the Darkwatch)

Spirals-Ore: Ark goo (Pending further understanding, you Serve the Royal Jelly Family.)

Playerman: Matthew (Alright, Looks fine. Lets keep the crazy low for now. I can see some good fun with him later on :D)

Edolas: Alexander "One-Shot" Harriett.

Creeperlucario: Molpos (Pending changes to app. Once those are made you are completely welcome to start)

Robo-Drilldigger: Robo-Drilldigger (Just do what I said and you can start.) DEAD

Sandwich-Potato: As Swarm and Gradus

Deadly-Sin-Revenge: Count Bleck and Robo N8. (Remember the Count is not strong of body and should rely on his brain then his strangth or weapons in battle.)

Thinslayer: Gwenivere
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Current Moderator's

1.) Edolas

2.) Sandwich-Potato

Remember I only need two, so pay attention here for the second one.

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Personality:

Out side of that, I want some good meaty information on your person. As for rank and Role, Your rank will be based off Spiral Order ranks. And your Role can be anything, this is your Character Class, Guardian, Shadow Guardian, Bio-Tech, Council member, ETC. Everything will be evened out, but for the most part the basic roles are defined.

Mods I want if they are interested:

1.) Thinslayer; Pending

2.) Sandwich-Potato; Taken

3.) Edolas; Taken

Those are just the first three I want. Note, I only need Two.

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Starting Area's for all Players and Races.

Spiral Knight/Merc's (AKA: HUMAN): Haven

Gremlin Colonist's: King Tinkinzar's Capital (Unknown Depth)

Slimes: Royal Slime Palace (Random Rotation please see Moderator)

Construct: Spiral order/Merc's: Have. Gremlin Colonist's: King Tinkinzar's Capital City. Gremlin Outcast's: Emberlight.

Gremlin Outcast's: Emberlight.

Swarm(Potato-Sandwich Only): The Shadow-Layer

Wolver's(NPC): See Moderator

Undead: The Graveyard, where the living fear to tread. See Moderator for new location.

Fiend Family: See Moderator for Starting location if Applicable.

Beast Family: See Moderator, MODERATOR ONLY.

#351
Thin and Applications
Rabid-Shooter, Status:
DECLINED
Reason:
Why should we care about this character. Without some kind of back round we tend to not even care who or what a person is. Sorry but until I see something more, I will have to Decline your Application.

Thin: Damn your right, sorry I keep forgetting she is a Civiy. Alright next post will have more care to have her in mind. Thou I ask this, why is she heading down that deep :L

#352
@Darkwatck

She just goes wherever Jurak goes. She's not afraid of the Swarm.

#353

Sorry Thin. I didn't exactly know how to react to the wink, and then someone shot someone in the head. I'm not sure how Gradus can react to that, though. It's not like people wink at him everyday, you know. I'll try to think of something.

#354
@Sandwich-Potato

Then put down that Gradus didn't know how to react. It's a perfectly plausible reaction.

#355

Alright, I'll input that, but not in a new post; I'll edit my old, since I'm still waiting for Creeper's reply on Molpos's injury.

#356
Creeper

Why are you in such a hurry to kill your PC?

YOU JUST GOT SHOT IN THE HEAD AND SURVIVED!

Any normal creature would be down for the count, even with the splitting head ach that would follow. However even if you woke up I am sure you would have snapped back to reality.

#357

In any case, I cant shoot him in the back of the face again.
Right side in tatters, and all that business.
*cough* heal please? I'll be a good ranger :3 *cough*

#358
@Edolas and Dark

Uh, just changing it and it really won't be solved until the next depth.

#359

Ok,
Also that was aimed at Sandwich.
*ahem* Heal me! *ahem* ...please o3o.

#360
Changed

Post has been changed

#361
Thin

Please no...Just no, no. Anywhere else would be fine but not there. I want that to be out of reach for right now. There is a reason I don't want people going in there. No Gremlins, none of that. Having her just find it after so many year's even with the Swarms help, I don't want this please please please change it.

#362

Now Edo, remember to soothe your trigger-happy self.

Daud, I'll just assume that some Iron Slug ammunition was in the Treasure Boxes, unless you say else-wise, and that Gradus collected some off-text.

#363
Potato

The next level down did not change, its still a Deconstruction Zone, Emberlight Outpost. The only difference is now are back one Level. But I suppose minor ammo could be found.

#364
About the Hallucination Leader

He is only a NPC who is there to try and get Molpos back on the gremlins side. Not to meniton, he is similar to a gremlin scorcher and it's somewhat based on a failed app...

#365
Creeper

If it was failed, don't bring it into the RP. In any way shape or form.

#366
@Dark

It's only his appearance that was similar, not his attacks. Attacks are new and the appearance can easily be modified. Somewhat like a Mini-Boss until he is awakened...

#367
@Darkwatck

The Clockworks control room has been edited out.

#368
Thank you Thin

Thin: Thank you, I have something planed for that later and I hate to ask you to edit your post it was kind of nice, but still.

Creeper: No, it was not accepted please don't. Specially when you put it like that. Just don't.

#369
@Darkwatck

You're welcome.

You are invited to create the environment Gwen finds herself in. Otherwise, I'll have to think something up. I'm still brainstorming ideas on what she found down there.
*Swarm lair?
*secret Core passage?
*hideout for semi-infected people like herself?
*some other kind of control room?
*some kind of great power?
*maybe a portal to Apocrea?

I dunno. Feel free to add or remove to the above options, or just take the initiative and create an environment for Gwen yourself, as suggested above.

#370
How about this

A Terminal, like a Computer space that has been hacked. One of the ways the Hacker has control over the Clockworks. I mean the Gremlin could use this to get them back on track.

#371
@Dark

Just trying to think of something and I know for fact that a brain injury can cause insanity which everyone is seeing Molpos doing now.

#372
New Item!

If nobody minds, I'll be introducing a new item: the Moonstone Alchemical Graviton Emitter, or MAGE device. It uses focused graviton beams and warp bubbles to induce alchemical reactions and levitate light objects (like vials or small crystals). Higher-tech versions of the device use an artificial telepathic link to let the user control it with mental commands. Gwen uses the basic version.

Visually, the device looks like a simple rod with a moonstone crystal contained in a three-bar cage at the end of the rod. It's made of redwood, so it's not likely to break during proper usage, but it's unlikely to stay in one piece if repeatedly used in combat situations (for which it is not designed).

#373
Or call it what it is.

Thin: A Wand Harry.

Creeper: You know what else a Brain injury cause? Death aside, it causes the user to suffer from muscle control loss, some times Palatalization of full body. Loss of sight, loss of mind, loss of hearing, loss of feeling, loss of taste, loss of muscle control (2x), loss of memory, loss of long term memory, loss of short term memory, loss of energy, death of brain cells, inability to get stiffy up in El pants, inability to remember who one is.

In a since a Head shot (10% suitability) could kill you but always leaves the person who was shot in a comatose state for a long time. Not getting up and JUMPING AROUND LIKE THEY ARE FULL OF ENERGY! If anything you should be on the ground, not moving, not remembering anything. You should be out until a Medical personal states other wise. NOT FLIPPING OUT LIKE YOUR HIGH...

Sorry for yelling if that's what you think, but use your head for something other then growing hair and a hat rack. Not trying to be rude.

#374
RE: Creeper vs. Dark

You might want to look at this. Getting shot in the head isn't always fatal, and doesn't even always result in a comatose state, but it *is* crippling (though recovery is still possible).

#375
Still my point stands

You get shot in the head, in the heat of the moment you can move and do things, but not to the degree of being able to move around like a ninja on steroids. Still that is a moving story, if you don't cry or feeling anything, your spoon done fell out of ya bowl (In honor of my High-School Band Teacher this joke/medifor was made).

#376
@Spirals-Ore

The Hallucinations were over-ruled Spirals.
Even so, only Creep's OC was seeing them from being shot in the back of the face with a high powered rifle.
Your slimey guy wouldnt see them at all, yet alone a hallucinated Snarby.

Currently the Lady Marksman that we saw before has been sent back toward us, with a needle/bullet containing some bad chemicals.
Her job is to eliminate someone from our Team (Im suspecting Gwen).
We dont know that she's coming though, so keep your eyes/ears/slimey-bits sharp.

Could you please edit your last post based on these facts?
Thanks o3o

#377
@Dark

Anychance I could control the gremlins in the outpost, and how they interact with the group?

#378

Deadly, the robot is as of now able to operate on a decent manner; it lacks some combat skill until it can be fully repaired, but that's all.

Blessid, is Jurak construct enough to not have internal bleeding/quickened recovery? Considering that the Dark Retribution kinda shredded some of him.

#379

@Sandwich

I suppose it depends on how potent the medical packs we got were.
Whether they were Light Supplies (T1), Standard Supplies (T2) or Premium Supplies (T3).

Id imagine if it was the latter, it'd hold all the squishy bits in til we got down to the outpost.

#380
People

Blessid: Err, let Potato, Edolas, or my self take care of it. Other wise this will get a bad message across to the others.

Edolas: They where Standard Supplies (T2)

#381

Dem Puppies are now programmed to unleash the full extent of their ammunition at once at threats. Picture a Gatling Gun that's able to shoot all of its bullets in a 10 second span. Yeah, that. The programming usually is reserved for emergencies only, as the firing nozzle overheats and explodes if too much ammunition is shot too rapidly.

Wait, the Swarm is coming in already? I'm really not sure what'll happen when Swarm meets Swarm-wand of Gradus. Hmm.

#382
I wish I could be able to control a boss

Title mainly says all, the boss I would control would only affect people who have suffered an Hallucination (Molpos, Spiral's character and Player's character). This would be chaotic since the others could try to damage him but it would be useless. As for the Shadow Lair's, there should be a exclusive mini-boss everyone lair has before the main boss. E.g. In Gate 3 (RRT), the mini-boss should be a much stronger and faster version of Robo N8 called "Deus EX Knight".

I have been thinking about it for a while and also, got bored...

#383
Wait whaaaat

I thought Gwen was still coming up the elevator, or at least behind the door. In a sense, i was heading towards the gun-runner who was tracking Thin

#384
@Blessid-Bombardier

I thought Jurak was addressing Gwen, which would imply that the elevator had finished its ascent. I'm fine with that; I wanted that.

#385

Creeper: The Answer still remains no. I only want Moderator's or my self in control of Boss battles or Mini-Boss's. This is done for a reason, even so I want Bosses controlled only by those I said can do it, other wise I will take care of it. Outside of this, I will not allow any one else to control a boss of any kind for the sake of all involved.

#386

Do you think it would be kind of Mary Sueing if Gradus carried around a medical kit which contained some adrenaline shots?

#387

No so much Mary Sue as it would be breaking the current settings. Maybe when you get down to the next level ya. But outside of this I don't think it would be a good idea.

#388
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What am I supposed to do? ;-;

#389
@Playerman

Tell me, what do you see happening to your character by the story's end? Answer that, and your path will be clear.

#390

You could go out and scout to make sure there's no more Swarm traces outside the Unknown Passage. You ARE one of the elites in the order.

#391
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Well, I did something.

#392
Give it time

Player: Give me some time alright, I need to think about whats going to happen next.

#393

Dark, you made the mistake that Alex was alone. Muhaha.

#394
@Darkwatck

Sorry if I was rushing you. :3

In the meantime, I'll try to enter a Matthew Break every now and then.

#395

Potato: Perhaps, but at the same time, your dealing with a gun that has more weapons training then your Gremlin. And the Ranger is own so your not much of a threat. (Also I did not see that thus I had to make a quick escape :L GG Potato, GG)

Playerman: Alright thats fine. You can start heading down, just be warned, you will be with a group and Thin will be all over ya like white on rice.

#396

Wouldn't the Emberlight Gremlins kill her if Jurak or Gradus radioed that she was a major threat?

#397
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I suppose this is more towards Thinslayer, than it is to Darkwatck or Sandwich-Potato. (Edit: Or to Edolas, you're a Mod too. :3)

Once I'm down there in the Shadow Lair, will there be a beginning "Safe-Zone," or am I vulnerable to ambush at any time?

Also, I should be heading down into Darkfire Vanaduke territory, correct? This feels like more of a useless question, but juuuuust make sure. :3

#398
Twas love at 1st Shot.

She could have shot Alex in the head, she shot him in the arm instead.
Love's a' Blooming I tells ya!

With an exchange of bullets instead of flowers is all.

Also, The Ranger is down for some passed out sleepy time.

#399
@Playerman

There is no such thing as a "safe zone" in a Shadow Lair. If the Swarm hasn't moved into an area, then there's something else living there that's fighting it off. If you want a safe zone, you have to make one yourself. That said, you're less likely to be ambushed in non-Swarm-infested areas, since monsters don't communicate with each other nearly as well as the Swarm does.

#400
To : Edolas

Well i am gonna make the hallucination as a sign of a slime growing up... is that ok ? if not i am gonna edit my post. However now i am just out of idea what reaction should ark give in the middle of a bullet fire.