Operation House of the Rising Sun ( Sci-fi Military RP) Check First Post!!!

[Cal1496]

Hey all, I am looking to start a free form sci-fi military RP drawing from a lot of different types of canons to make our own kinda world where we can have fun as a group of soldiers fighting against the big bad odds.  Two main ones I wanna draw from are Starship Troopers (love it or leave!) and the Imperial Guard of Warhammer 40K.  And the only things I really wanna do is have the Imperial Guard name with Starshiptroopers tech.  Because bullets are more fun than lazers people.  Battlestar Galactica proved that.  Ya I went there.

What I don't want is what seems to happen in a lot of 40K games is people get caught up in the tech, the rules and how awesome and unbeatable their character can be.  That isn't what I want this to be.  I want this to be the story of a unit, or multiple units of soldiers, being thrown into a shitty ass situation by the higher ups day after day.  And having to try and get out of it alive.  And sometimes folks, you won't.

With all that said this is basically how the RP will start.  Your character(s) is en-route on an Imperial Transport Ship to the planet Hamilia.  It is a former colony world of the Empire and has been occupied by...I don't know yet?  You guys want to fight space orcs, Alien, giant bugs, we'll brain storm this.  Either way you are on your way there when the ship is impacted by a multiple number of smaller ones which are pack full of boarding parties.  First mission, assist in clearing the ship of all enemy units.

So that about it.  I know there will be a lot of questions so feel free to ask, just know that things will not be all that technical.  Your assault rifle will just be an assault rifle.  Shotgun is a shotgun.  You can have a grenade launcher and that you guessed it!  Is a freaking grenade launcher.  The specific type that maybe gives you a better bullet speed or some such thing will not help you hit your target in this RP.  Good writing, thoughtful writing about what these people are going through and how they are doing it, will.

Looking for 5-6 people including myself to get started, but will except more for sure. 

Post here, let's get started.

Link to RP

Link to OOC

A summery thus far of the RP as provide by Joslyn!

The story started earlier today aboard the Roger Young, a troop transport, with a new platoon composed of a mix of combat veterans and new recruits. The ship was in space on the way to reinforce an imperial planet being attacked by "orcs" (big, ugly, stupid, and primitive aliens who use organic technology of mysterious origins). LT Warren was assigned to take charge of this platoon in 206th Mobile Infantry which has some maladjusted soldiers:

SFC Kerry Paige, Platoon Sergreant (played by Chrystal), is a good NCO but has had a lot of trouble playing nice with officers.

PVT Sarah Tanaka, Medic (played by Joslyn), is serving only to escape life imprisonment for non-violent protest against the oppressive Empire.

PFC Leonard Church, Point Man (played by Cal), is an experienced soldier who is serving reluctantly.

PVT Jennifer Daniso, Grenadier (played by Cal), is a former drug addict convicted of murder (though that is not yet common knowledge in the platoon).

PVT Rosie Gullins, CommTech (played by Chrystal), originally was part of the Roger Young crew but was rescued by Paige (see below).

(Not technically part of the platoon)

Citizen Kara Reinfeldt, Political Officer of the 206th (played by Joslyn), is an Imperial fanatic constantly looking for signs of treason for the Propaganda Department. PD is feared and hated by many and its officers exist in a nebulous position outside the normal chain of command.



Before the Roger Young could reach its destination it was attacked and boarded by orcs. Warren organized the defence of his deck and sent Paige to reinforce the bridge. Tanaka occupied an inactive secondary infirmary to deal with all the wounded. Church and Daniso were involved in the destruction of alien boarding craft and (unbeknowst to the rest of a platoon) killed a corporal who went crazy and unfairly blamed them for the death of the squad leader.

Paige encountered heavy resistance, and by the time she reached the bridge the only survivor there was Gullins, who would later decide to join the platoon. More alien boarding craft were approaching and Paige made the decision to abandon ship and set it to self-destruct. Paige and her soldiers fought their way to an alien boarding craft and took it over. Everyone else got to escape pods.

All the Roger Young survivors were rescued by the destroyer Kidd, a Commonwealth warship (the Commonwealth is a client state under the thumb of the Empire) which will ferry them to their original destination. Things are very overcrowded and the platoon is occupying a galley to live in for the trip.

Since the arrival on the Kidd new soldiers as being transferred into the platoon to bring it back up to strength (these are the new players). These soldiers are survivors of other units aboard the Roger Young that have been disbanded because there were so few survivors.



Events in the galley so far new characters may have witnessed:

Some water was brought in so the soldiers could bathe. Church punched a very large German soldier who groped Tanaka while she was nude and trying to wash up. Daniso broke up the altercation before the German and his friends could beat the shit out of Church by aiming her gun at them. Church, Tanaka, and Daniso were all seen to leave the galley together (Tanaka has since returned).

A young man, Private Key (NPC not currently played by anyone), fled the galley and was arrested after a contraband search by Citizen Reinfeldt found an illegal politcal treatise among his belongings.

(There is a lot of other stuff that has happened that would not be common knowledge, such as some behind the scenes political maneuvering that is leading to Tanaka being promoted and the fact that Reinfeldt was taking sexual advantage of a drugged up Gullins and has just been caught by Paige).

[Joslyn]

This definitely sounds like it could be a fascinating game. I'm only vaguely familiar with warhammer, but I enjoyed both the Starship Troopers novel (which was excellent aside from the ideology of the characters) and the movie (which was a bit campy but very fun).

I have an idea for a character, which I could expand upon if you think it would work. Basically, my character would be a young doctor who was arrested for protesting against the government (I'm assuming the government is going to be fairly repressive, if not I could make her crime more subversive). She was then given the choice of spending her life as a political prisoner or serving in the military for a long time. After choosing the latter she was trained as a combat medic. I see her as relatively new--either she has yet to go on her first combat mission, or perhaps she's already been in her unit for a few months.

I think her background might make for some interesting tension between her and any more nationalistic soldiers who would probably have contempt for her anti-authoritarian views.

I'm also curious about the tech level in the setting. Are the soldiers enchanced by cybernetics or genetic engineering? I figure at the very least there should be some sort of combat suit to enhance strength and protect from the environment, seeing as how the modern military IRL is already working on that sort of stuff.

[Cal1496]

Sounds like a great character, especially in that she is the medic.  So ya people might be bad mouthing her, then they get shot and she's the first person they want to see lol

But ya, the Imperium is rather oppressive.  And in fact when she was at the protest she likely would have seen people getting shot.  With both rubber and live ammunitions.  Depends on who happened to be in charge that day and whether or not they got their coffee.  And no there wouldn't be a court martial or anything for shooting on civilians.  They were "Disturbing the Peace."  Gotta love that PR line.

As for cybernetics and genetic engineering, yes it certainly does exist, but it is also very expensive.  The Imperium only funds programs where they have the best of the best as candidates.  And frankly that won't be our characters.  They won't be supersoldiers, they will essentially be canon fodder.  Send us in to test the enemy, then bring in the guys who are genetically engineered to kick some ass and take names.  Same idea for combat suits.  We'll have standard ballistic vests that will stop your average round...Maybe.  For in the great words of Lucius Fox, "The higher up's didn't think a soldiers life was worth 300 grand."  And the suits the genetic boys will be wearing will be worth way more than that!  Like way more!

At the same time Imperium likes a return on its investments, even the small ones towards the common canon fodder soldier.  So if you character looses an eye, an arm or leg, the Imperium might flip the bill for one that will keep you combat effective.  Might even get some perks if you can pay the medical engineer enough coin for upgraded strength in said arm.  Though it won't be so much so that you can lift a tank.  A cybernetic arm would make you stronger in arm wrestle, but nothing like ripping off limbs or anything.  Just that extra advantage you sometimes need.

[Chrystal]

Count me in. I love Sci-Fi military.

Question:

Are you planning on using the tech from the film or from the excellent and totally awesome book by Heinlein? If the former, that's ok, but I'd much prefer the book! (The film is actually so far from the book that they can barely justify calling it by the same name! Don't get me wrong, it's a great film, and if Heinlein had not written the book first I would have no issue with it whatever. I just don't see how they can justify saying it is based on Heinlein's book when it is so different! ST2 was actually a better film IMO because it makes no pretence to be based on the book!)

Hmm.... just read your answer to Joslyn. Okay, so I'm guessing we are talking the movie tech? I too amd only passingly familiar with Warhammer.

Lasers as weapons = FAIL! A single shot weapon that requires a battery pack the size of an average back pack and weighs 100kg, that can be turned back on it's user by a reflective surface? Come on! I refuse to allow lasers as weapons in any of my sci-fi stories. :)

But ya, the Imperium is rather oppressive.  And in fact when she was at the protest she likely would have seen people getting shot.  With both rubber and live ammunitions.  Depends on who happened to be in charge that day and whether or not they got their coffee.  And no there wouldn't be a court martial or anything for shooting on civilians.  They were "Disturbing the Peace."  Gotta love that PR line.

If you read the book (and it's alluded to in both films) there would be no court-martial for shooting civilians, because civilians are not citizens. Only veterans are citizens and have the right to vote.

If a vet were in the protest and was shot, that would be a court-martial offence, but in practice no vet would be seen dead in a protest because they would have more sense!

The Imperium signs anyone up for service. If that person is a qualified pilot they get to fly ships. If that person has no legs and one arm they would be given a job pushing a button. The vast majority go into the Mobile Infantry! And "Service Guarantees Citizenship".

Basic training is designed to wash out the ones who - like the guy with no legs and one arm - really shouldn't be there. Go AWOL during basic, the Imperium will not waste any resources tracking you down. But you don't get your citizenship!

Anyway, enough stuff....



So, yeah, great idea. Who are we fighting? Not that it matters, I just want to know what we refer to them as...

If it's okay with you, Cal, I'd love to create a rather grizzled female sergeant. She's a survivor, and (unless you have other plans) is the one who really runs the squad, deferring to the lieutenant only when absolutely necessary. Rather like a female version of Clint Eastwood's character Gunny Highway in the film "Heartbreak Ridge".

She also has the damnedest luck, and will walk away from a shuttle crash with a sprained wrist, for example. This is part of how she has survived for so long. The reason she is in the squad is because she has absolutely NO respect for officers.

[Joslyn]

Here's a character sheet I came up with, I also made up a few minor setting details here and there. Let me know if anything here does not fit the setting or otherwise doesn't work.

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Name:      Sarah Tanaka
Rank:      PVT
Role:      MT1 (Med Tech, First Class)
Age:       25
Height:    5'6" (168 cm)
Weight:    115 lbs. (52 kg)

Summary

A former doctor and political agitator, Private Tanaka was brought in through the Prisoner Enlistment Service and is therefore not currently eligible for promotion. She was convicted of felony subversion and shows no remorse for participating in anti-government protests. Her stated reason for opting into the PES was to continue practicing medicine.

Despite the shortage of doctors in our combat support hospitals and the subject’s obvious qualifications, it is not recommended that she be employed in this role due to political and security liabilities. Going forward, her activities and those of any current or former associates should be watched closely.

Education

New Boston Memorial, completed at age 15.
Imperial University at New Boston, Master’s Degree in Biochemistry, completed at age 19.
Harvard Medical School, completed at age 23.
Mass General, internship and residency in Internal Medicine and Surgery, completed at age 25.

Service Record

PES Boot Camp
MT1 Certification

Psych Profile

The subject is extremely intelligent, and completed her education at an accelerated rate. Despite some tendencies toward introversion, she was well liked by most of her peers at Mass General. Doctors with decades of experience were known to go to her for help with diagnosing patients.

Her parents, Richard and Keiko Tanaka, have been investigated thoroughly. Despite having lived most of their lives in relative poverty, they test as loyal to the government. It is likely the subject’s initial exposure to subversive materials came about due to her excessive level of curiosity.

Her treasonous lack of respect for political and economic authority stems from her obsession with helping the lower class of society. This manifested in the form of excessive time spent working in a free clinic before finally leading her to illegal associations with anti-government and anti-capitalist groups.

The subject’s acceptance into PES is based on her passion for practicing medicine and firm conviction that patients should be treated with no regard to political considerations—she may despise everything a well-adjusted citizen holds dear, but she is able to put this aside for her work. That said, it would be inadvisable to test this attitude by putting the lives of any high ranking officers or officials in her hands.

MT1 Standard Equipment

Uniform
Comm
Infantry Protection (Level 1, flak jacket and helmet)
Infantry Supplies (Standard issue)
ImpMed Aid Kit (Type V)
9mm pistol (Standard issue)
TF-3 assault rifle

[Chrystal]

Wow. I love the character! Isn't it funny how some ideas you wish you'd had yourself?

Going to have to work on mine. That's actually a pretty good charsheet format, too. Hope you don't mind if I copy it? Also hope Cal likes it.

[Joslyn]

Wow. I love the character! Isn't it funny how some ideas you wish you'd had yourself?

Going to have to work on mine. That's actually a pretty good charsheet format, too. Hope you don't mind if I copy it? Also hope Cal likes it.

Thanks. :) As long as Cal is fine with the character sheet format, I think it should be fine for everyone to use it.

I figure most of the other characters will be more heavily armed than Sarah due to her being a medic--RPGs, machine guns, all that fun stuff.

I also thought we could use US Army ranks unless our GM has something else in mind: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Army_enlisted_rank_insignia

EDIT: Added img suggestion, thanks Chrystal. :)

Character Sheet:

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Comm
Infantry Protection (Level 1, flak jacket and helmet)
Infantry Supplies (Standard issue)

[Chrystal]

Thanks. By the way, it helps if you add height and padding parameters to the img tag, like so:

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The former keeps the pic from being too big - click on it and it goes to full size. The latter keeps a gap all around the pic and makes text more legible.

[Chrystal]

Name:      Kerry Paige 
Rank:      Sergeant First Class
Role:      Platoon Sergeant
Age:       36
Height:    5'8" (173cm)
Weight:    161Lbs (73kg)

Summary

Paige enlisted at age 18 straight out of high school. She turned Career soldier at 21. She has served with merit in several conflicts, and has advanced slowly through the ranks. Her slow rise is undoubtedly due to several poor fitness for promotion reports which were no doubt prompted by her lack of respect for those placed in command over her.

Paige is an able soldier and a good leader, but seems to think that she can run the army better than anyone else. This would not be such a problem if she were not also vociferous of her opinions. She also has something of a temper, having been involved in a number of off-base "incidents" before the outbreak of the present hostilities. If she were better able to control these latter two flaws, she would have been considered for promotion to officer, years ago. As it stands, she is unlikely to rise further.

Education

Bristol High School for Girls, England

Service Record

Enlisted age 18
Catterick Garrison Boot Camp
Martian Training Facility
102nd Light Infantry
Disciplinary hearing, no action taken
Promotion to PFC
Promotion to Corporal
Wounded in action - Purple Heart
234th Mechanised Infantry
Disciplinary hearing, no action taken
Promotion to Sergeant
22nd Supply Batallion
Promotion to Staff Sergeant
Disciplinary hearing, no action taken.
Busted to Sergeant for insubordination
101st Airmobile Infantry
Promotion to Staff Sergeant.
Promotion to First Sergeant.
Disciplinary hearing, no action taken

Psych Profile

First Sergeant Paige presents quite a conundrum. In peace time and during periods of R&R she exhibits the characteristics of someone with low intelligence. She is unstable and short tempered, with a propensity to speak before thinking. However in combat, she is cool, calm and stable. She has received several citations for bravery under fire, but according to the reports she is never reckless. She always puts the welfare of those under her command first. This has resulted in some of the incidents which have been the cause of her being passed over for promotion on several occasions, and in one case even demoted.

Her inability to control her outspokenness in front of officers - especially senior officers - has resulted in numerous disciplinary hearings. In most cases no action was taken against her because her words, while inappropriate, were generally correct! To quote Brigadier General Princeton-Scott: "The man is indeed a horses ass, Corporal Paige, but you should not have called him it to his face!"

Paige has exhibited a sexual preference for women and while this is not an offence, it has kept her under a certain amount of scrutiny. She has on rare occasions exhibited a tendency to be protective towards the other women in her unit and potentially hostile toward the men.

Equipment

Uniform
Comm
Infantry Protection (Level 1, flak jacket and helmet)
Infantry Supplies (Standard issue)
9mm pistol (Standard issue)
Kalashnikov AK902 "Muchitel" assault rifle ("Mauler") with M301 Grenade Launcher.

[Joslyn]

With such a badass sergeant, I'd say our characters' odds of surviving their cannon fodder jobs just rose from "abysmal" to "poor."  :P  ;D

[Chrystal]

Anyone seen the LT around? (as in Cal, assuming he is planning on leading this motley crew himself)

I've got us a squad leader: (PFC to you Yanks, Lance Corporal to anyone from this side of the pond!)

She's going to modify an existing character she has.

Also, where's all the guys? Come on, guys, so far there's three girls and an officer!

[Cal1496]

Bah, sorry all.  Stupid thing called making a living got in the way.  Got home yesterday and just flopped right out on the couch.  Didn't even turn on the tv lol

The profiles are great for one, thank you Joslyn for that, really couldn't have done any better myself with the layout.  And as said, both characters are absolutely great!

Chyustal to answer the questions in your first post, we will be going more by the movie as I have not read the book.  I know, I know sin against God but I don't wanna ruin the movie!  And the book always ruins the movie because it is better! Lol  That being said we will not be sticking strictly too the canon of the movie.  The Imperium we will be playing in is one that is flexiable and that we can change and manipulate to suit our characters and what we want to do with them.  Perfect example, Joslyn's use of New Boston.  feel entirely free to make things up like that.  A character like yours could site a plathera of battlefields she's been on.  Oh and one thing about your profile Chrystal is the peace time thing.  The Imperium does not have peace time.  Always some ugly alien to shoot...And lacking that filthy hippies.  No offense Joslyn lol

As for the ranks I was going to use Canadian Armed Forces but the US Army is fine and likely more familiar to people.  Not that the Canadian is much different really.  And as long as we don't use anything from the Navy I am fine with it.  Ya I went there!  The Navy can suck it!

Kidding!  ;D...But seriously.

And ya, to be honest I was somewhat afraid this would be all guys.  And not a single frakking one, I mean really.  Oh and don't afraid to have for more than one character, very much incouraged, especially if we are going to have only four people.

[Cal1496]

Name: Joseph Warren     
Rank: First Lieutenant
Role: Platoon CO     
Age: 38     
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 187 lbs

Summary

Born on planet Numera, enlisted in militia at age 22 during Biyoneece Excursion and formally joined The Empire at  age 26 as a Corporal.  Since joining the Empire Joseph has served in a number of combat fields both as an NCO and after his battlefield commission and following hearing, an Officer.  In either case he has served with distinction and courage.  He has received a few metals for his services and continues to operate in the field.  The only trouble with Lieutenant Warren as sighted by the Propaganda Department is his lack to further the ideal's and principles of the Empire to his soldiers.  Which is basically a fancy way to say that he doesn't shove brain washing crap the camp radio bumps out down his soldier’s throat.  He believes in the Empire and serves it loyally with pleasure.  But he is not the fanatic that those in the Propaganda Department want officers to be.  He gets his soldiers in and out of the situation as fast as possible while completing all mission objectives.

Education

Logan Hirst High School

Service Record

Enlisted via Foreign Assimilation as Sergeant
Conversion Training Fort Benson
113th Advanced Infantry
Battlefield Commission Second Lieutenant
Formal Commission First Lieutenant
206th Mobile Infantry Post

Psych Profile

A capable leader, high success of mission objectives.  Higher than average survival rating of soldiers under command.  Poor Propaganda ratings, not recommended for recruitment of any sort.  Strictly field officer.  Zero concern of threat against higher ranked officers and staff.  A lifer.

Equipment

Uniform
Comm (Advanced CM Link)
Infantry Protection (Level 2, ballistic vest and helmet)
Infantry Supplies (Standard issue)
9mm pistol (Standard issue)
C8SFW Assault Rifle with Heckler & Koch AG-C/GLM Grenade Launcher
Colt Detective Special Revolver

[Writersblockade]

*smiles* I owe Chrystal an RP, and I do so love a military romp. I can make a machine gunner! Lay those nice, expensive sheets of lead I love to call suppression fire.

[Le Immortelle]

Name: Vic Stern
Rank: Private
Role: Squad Leader
Age: 26     
Height: 6'1"   
Weight: 184 lbs

Summary

Vic was born in a military family, her father being part of the force and grew up in an environment filled with that. Ever since her childhood she wanted nothing more than to be a part of the force and kick some serious butt. A wildchild since her young age, she had numerous troubles due to her rebellious attitude, often landing in trouble with the authorities because she was more interested with breaking the rules than bothering to follow them like a sheep. That was something which also led to numerous clashes between her and her parents and eventually she moved out and enlisted the very moment she finished up the school. Her record at the academy was an excellent one as far as the progress was concerned, but was also marred with her personal problems involving hazing, constant fighting with others and substance abuse.

But due to her exceptionally high potential which she had shown multiple times, she was brought in the field eventually and has went on numerous difficult operations, tackling them with ease and always willing to fight till the last breath and to protect her fellow soldiers. Fearless, and though is hard to get along with unless you win her trust, she has respect and admiration of people who she works with.

Education

Brookes High School for Girls

Service Record

Enlisted at age 18.
Austin Boot Camp
Martian Training Facility
102nd Light Infantry
Nearly got busted when sitting stoned on duty out of boredom.
Successful mission to Phobos.
Promotion denied due to stubborn behavior and insubordination sent on her next mission as punishment.
101st Mobile Infantry

Psych Profile

Vic is the definition of the word tough and being a woman has had to fight against the odds to reach where she is today. A rather unconventional woman by any standards, she's known to be the center of the attention wherever she goes due to her masculine build. A tomboy since as long as she could remember, she has always considered herself to be one of the boys and thoroughly enjoys acting like one. She has a bit of an ego and doesn't trust anyone easily after going on some pretty dangerous missions in the past, however once you gain her trust she won't mind putting her life in the line of fire to save you. Has a dry and sarcastic sense of humour.

Equipment

Uniform
Comm
Infantry Protection (Level 1, flak jacket and helmet)
Infantry Supplies (Standard issue)
Standard 9mm Pistol
FN-STORM-L Assault Rifle
Knife in boots

[Chrystal]

Hey LT, welcome back. (Hope you don't mind me calling you LT. It's what everyone is going to call you in character, so you might as well get used to it!)

Just so you know:

Amazon and I go a way back and have something between 15 and 20 RPs running together, depending on whether you count group games or not! I invited her in after posting my character.

Because I know the sort of dynamic we are going to have with me as her superior, I suggested that our characters should already know each other and have already saved each other's arses at least once - in fact the reason Kerry got busted down from SSgt was because she took the flack for Vic one time.

I'm thinking, the moment the two of them find themselves together on this "suicide" mission, Kerry is going to insist that the LT give Vic a stripe, and make her a squad leader - hence the role Amz put on her char sheet.



Hi WB, long time no see. You do indeed owe me a RP. You're welcome to post in that three-way we had going if you want!



EDIT to add:

This RP would work just fine with five or six players who were willing to stick it out to the end.

They would basically be the survivors - the ones who made it out alive.

Of course, more players would be cool. My experience of group RPs is that you loose half within the first few weeks of posting. This is not a problem, in this RP.

I suggest that we flesh the platoon out with NPCs that can be controlled by any player but generally don't say much... In star-trek terms, we are talking "red-shirts"! Basically, cannon-fodder. We all know they are going to die, it's just a matter of when and how!

Any players that drop out, their characters become NPCs and get eliminated in the same way...

In fact, it would work perfectly will with just two or three players left at the end!

[Joslyn]

Now that we've got some people, I was thinking it might be fun to have an in-character "off duty" thread so that we can start establishing how our characters get along before the game formally starts.

I'm not particular about which category the game goes in, though I suppose I'd prefer bondage or nc.

I like our two new additions to the platoon, btw. ^_^ also love the Vasquez picture, she was awesome.

HUDSON: "Anyone ever mistake you for a man, Vasquez?"
VASQUEZ: "No, anyone ever mistake you for a man?"

[Le Immortelle]

Hehe, thanks.

If Vic was asked something like that, she would probably reply with -

"Mistake? I AM a man right now and have always been more of a man than you'll ever be!"

[Chrystal]

Classic line.

I think it's up to the LT to decide what threads we have and where we go. Personally I'd vote for extreme, that way we can be as gory and blood-curdling as we want without upsetting anyone....

Previous RPs I've run on this sort of theme have all been extreme, purely due to the high level of violence and the fact that it then means you don't need to worry about what category you are in.

[Cal1496]

I'm thinking extreme is the wiser choice as there will be shit tons of violence in this.  To you know, put it moderately lol

But ya, we have four players with characters ready to go and Blockcade in the wings so I'm thinking we are ready to get going.  I'm going to make one more character for myself, just so I can do more than be the LT and then I'll set up thread.

As for an off-duty thread, how about we see how the RP gets going first.  It's just I don't want people posting in the off-duty more than they are in the actual RP.  I've seen it more than one time before where the thread of the characters goofing off is way more active than the actual story line.

So will work up an even quicker profile for second character and then make thread and give you guys the link. 

Yay!

Oh and as for what we will be fighting, likely gunna stick with the space orc idea.  They are bigger, stronger, and can rip your face off with their teeth.  So avoid close combat and don't wear a red shirt.

[Chrystal]

I think I'll put together a couple of "victim" NPCs so we can have some cannon fodder.

We could do with a few more guys in this...  Not that I particularly want guys around, being gay, but Amazon is bi and enjoys being nasty to them! *whistles innocently*

What about you Jos? You figure we could use more blokes in the mix?

[Cal1496]

Name: Leonard L. Church   
Rank: Private     
Role: Point man   
Age: 26     
Height: 6'1"   
Weight: 180 lbs   

Summary

Born on Tylious IV, Church as he is more commonly known, did as everyone on Tylious IV did.  Froze their damn balls off and worked in the mines.  Now due to some corperate take over that  took place in the Imperial Captitol, which is light years away and not even within telescope range of Tylious IV, the compnay holding the mining contracts on Tylious Iv fell apart.  And while the burocrates are figuring out who own's what, a planet work stoppage was put in place.  This left just about everyone, Churhc included without a job.  Though in truth it could have been worse.  He could of been working while the stoppage was put in place.  Meaning he would have been in the mines...The mines the blew shut.  With people still in them.  So in that instance was lucky.  But he was still out of a job and unable to pay the heating for his apartment.  And on Tylious IV, heating is everything.  So with few options left to him he joined the Imperial Guard.  It was three square meals a day and a warm bed...Most of the time anyway.

Now despite his best attempts to not excelle in anyway at field operations and just get a nice desk job, he was put on the front line for his first duty.  Actually not only the front line, he was made point man, a thing he still wines about to this day.  He survived however and is now taking part in his second tour on a different planet in a differet platoon altogether.  Still as a point man.

Education

Patience Monra Highschool
Applied and was excepted at Redford Station University
Insufficiant funds to attend

Service Record

Yulia Bootcamp
Martian Training Facility
Zero G Training Facility
22nd Airmobile Infantry
206th Mobile Infantry

Psych Profile

Private Church exibits the traits of capable soldier who's tongue is in need of curbing at times.  Willing to risk his life, he however does not like too and will let you know about.  Is not of a military disposition and would be a good candidate for officer training were he more accepting of the life style.  Recommended to CO that he be watched for further potential if not as an officer than possibly as an NCO.

Equipment

Uniform
Comm
Infantry Protection (Level 1, flak jacket and helmet)
Infantry Supplies (Standard issue)
Standard 9mm Pistol
C7A2 Assulat Rilfe
Mossberg 590A1 Shotgun

[Cal1496]

Well there is one guy your girls can toy with lol  And as far as NPC's go, don't worry about making a profile or anything for them.  We'll just pop them up and blow them away as we see fit.  However if you people become attatched to certain ones let me know.

So I can make sure they are next to die!  Hahahaha!

Really though, I'll keep them alive if you want.

Now to make thread.

[Chrystal]

Name:      Padraig O'Graugh
Rank:      Specialist First Class
Role:      Communications operator
Age:       23
Height:    5'7" (170cm)
Weight:    142 Lbs (64 kg)

Summary
Paddy, pat, - or "Paragraph" as he is often called - grew up in Nua Corcaigh (New Cork), on the Emerald World. He trained in electronics and got a degree in communications technology. He applied for, and almost got, a job working for a major electronics company, but a global economic turn down saw the company stop recruiting. Desperate for a job, and seeing no possibility of one on his home world, he worked his passage as comms operator on an interstellar freighter and arrived on Earth just before his twenty second birthday.

Here, he learned that there was a shortage of trained electronics technicians in the Mobile Infantry and so he joined up, expecting to be given a job building or fixing electronic equipment. He was, but it was not, as he expected, in some lab somewhere.

Education

St Mary & St Anne Convent Scool, New Cork
University of New Dublin

Service Record

Alice Springs Boot Camp
Specialist traning facility, Luna.
206th Mobile Infantry

Psych Profile

Padraig is a capable technician, however he has a tendency to go to pieces in stressful situations. His Catholic faith, common on Emerald World, is a cause for concern, being illegal on most worlds in the Empire. He also has a certain resentment towards the military that he claims duped him into becoming a soldier.

Equipment

Uniform
Infantry Protection (Level 1, flak jacket and helmet)
Infantry Supplies (Standard issue)

Long range comms pack.
Spare parts and tools

TF-3 assault rifle

[Cal1496]

https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=124657.msg5483836#msg5483836

Alright, there she is!

So just wanted to get the setting for why on the most part everyone does not know each other.   Feel free as Chrystal and Amazon have to create back stories between characters though and ya just jump in.  Everyone except the LT is in the common quarters for the platoon so ya.

And Chrystal I was gunna wait a bit for Warren to come seek out Paige so they can have their talk, but if you want have her hunt him down whatever lol

And also because of the great inspiration provided by Amazon and her character pic, xeno's are the creature's we commonly see in Alien movies.  Acid blood and all!  Won't be engaging them for a while though so hold your horses.  Just know they are out there.

[Joslyn]

What about you Jos? You figure we could use more blokes in the mix?

Well, Sarah is bi with some submissive tendancies, so the more the merrier of either gender. :P

[Chrystal]

YAY!

Nice post, LT.

Just a quick one, Sir, are you planning on using this thread for OOC discussion? May I respectfully suggest not? The reason being, Sir, that this is a public PG15 area, and is probably not suitable for the OOC discussion of things that may well be going on in the IC thread.

Just a suggestion, Sir!

[Cal1496]

Likely right Chrystal...I just hate abadoning the thread while the RP is so young.  Won't get much attention or the possibility of new people being hidden in the Extreme thread.  But we do have enough to get by.  I'll set up the OOC now and hopefully this stays at the top a while.

And here is the link for the OOC

https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=124663.0

[Chrystal]

We aren't abandoning it... "Leave no thread behind"

*giggles*

Put a link to this thread and the IC thread in the first post of the OOC thread, put a lint to toe OOc thread and the IC thread in the first post of this thread.

The only thread with no links should be the IC thread - unless you plan on using multiple threads, but I would advise against that ... Sir!

By the way, "xenos" is from the the Greek "ξένος" meaning Stranger, Foreigner, or Alien....

[Writersblockade]

Try this one on and let me know if he needs any changes!

Name: Michael “Dust” Deville     

Rank: Private     

Role: Gun-mule, carrying the heavy machine gun he calls “The Sweeper”     

Age: 27     

Height: 6’5”   

Weight: 230   


Summary Mike was a never-do-well from the start. Call it what you want. Absentee parents, low income area, or just the near constant state of urban warfare that occurred on his part of the planet. While the rich resided in the domed areas with the best terra-forming, the rest who couldn’t afford the ritzy digs were used as laborers. It was an age-old problem of the domes representing the best society had to offer, while they stayed under the radar. Nobody asked questions, and as gritty as life was, it was life.

That was until a group of teens, including him, decided on a raid on the domed city. To his credit, Mike did his part and got them in, but things went FUBAR from there. Half got killed by the authorities, and the other half were put “on trial”. Needless to say, the authorities couldn’t have anyone around with the balls to go against them so blatantly, and the option was more than clear. Before he had a chance to say “Wait, what?” he was doing PT on some grubby piece of rock that made even his home seem like a resort.

He made an excellent soldier, but still had a rebellious streak. He’s been busted twice to private, and was lucky that was all he got. He’d tell you each time was worth it, and if the soldiers he saved are still fighting, they’d say the same.

Education Military Issue

Service Record
State to Military Transfer – Age 17
Training Facility dubbed Camp Phobos
Battle of the Frost (Planet Tundra Campaign)
Zegema Beach (Purple Heart)
Proteus War (2 Year-long campaign. Rose to the rank of Corporal in battle)
The Hades Conflict (busted to Specialist)
Miners’ Cause (Police Action)
Operation Storm Crusher (counter-revolution, busted to private)


Psych Profile

*From the log of Doctor Victor Tasker

Private Deville, quite simply, has everything we could ever want in a soldier. Big, capable, and smart. Perhaps too smart for his own good. While good at following orders, he has a tendency to let his feelings get in the way of objectives. This has caused his meteor-like fall in ranking, and has almost excluded him from future considerations. He has taken this with something of a grain of salt. He understands the war machine, perhaps too well, and has admitted to his inability to command people to die needlessly. I have no choice but to advise his continued use as fodder…such a shame.

Equipment

Uniform
Comm
Infantry Protection (Level 1, flak jacket and helmet)
Infantry Supplies (Standard issue)
HZ-666 “Diablo” SAW w. Combat Harness
FN-17 Assault-grade pistol
FN-25 Assault-grade rifle w. EZ fly grenade launcher attachment
FATback ammo kit

[Cal1496]

Looks good Blockade.  Feel free to post any time in the thread or work out some story line with people in the OOC.

[Joslyn]

Welcome aboard. :) It's possible Dust is from the Prisoner Enlistment Service I made up in Sarah's background. That might make things a little less lonely for my character. :P

[Writersblockade]

*shrugs* why not? Saw, for instance, the ole school bus makes its way to the military prisons and pick up the ones they feel they can still make soldiers out of. Besides, fodder in jail is wasted gov't money! Can't have that now, can we?

[Chrystal]

Just posting here in the hope that some more folks might see this thread, read the posts so far in the game thread, realise what a great game this is going to be and decide to join!

And as I'm not the thread's originator, this doesn't count as a bump! *grins*

[Cal1496]

Hello!  If you clicked here you are looking for a Sci-fy RP.

Good news for you, it's already start!  The first Chapter is done, and we are at such a point that it would be rather easy for any character of yours to insert themselves in.

A very quick and in no way just summary is, our characters were in a fleet travelling through space, got ambushed by space orcs, are ship got blowed up, but we escaped in pods and various other ships to be picked by another.  Right now our characters are back enroute to there drop zone on another planet.  The platoon is weaked so any characters you come up with I'll just throw in saying we are getting our ranks boosted.

I don't expect you to read every single post, but it would be an idea just so you are as up to date as everyone.  Fill out the character profile, and come up with what you guy or gal was doing during the space battle.


Link to RP

Link to OOC

[Cal1496]

Added a little bit more to update.

[Chrystal]

More players please?

*flutters eyelids sexily*

There's s steamy sex scene going on, and the possibility of another one happening!

[NinjaWeazel]

Still looking for recruits?  If not, disregard the following.  :D

Name: David Feather     
Rank: Specialist     
Role: Infiltration, Close Combat     
Age: 27       
Height: 6'1   
Weight: 235 lbs   

Summary
Raised an orphan, moved from home to home, planet to planet, never really seeming to 'fit' with any of his adopters.  Applied for early entry into the Imperial military at the age of seventeen, underwent rigorous physical and mental testing and was found to have an aptitude for jobs requiring swift action and staying clear-headed even under extreme pressure.  The records get... muddy after that, until a recent report of a failed mission where an incompetent junior officer made a series of poor calls and got most of his unit killed.  David pulled the remainder of the squad back to an evac point and was busted down to specialist & transferred back to general infantry as a result of insubordination and beating the JO nearly to death.

Education
Alan Rugby highschool

Service Record
Mostly classified.

Psych Profile
At first glance David comes across as 'distant'.  Delving below the surface finds something much colder, much more ruthless.  Years of being passed around through orphanages exposed him to the worst that people have to offer, and as a result he does his best to keep himself emotionally isolated and driven by rational thought.  He finds people interesting, but he does not trust them.  His loyalty to the military is unwavering, viewing it as the first 'family' he ever fit into, and his savage beating of the JO was based on the simple fact that his incompetence got several of his 'brothers' and 'sisters' killed out of stupidity.

Equipment

Uniform
Comm
Infantry Protection (Level 1, flak jacket and helmet)
Infantry Supplies (Standard issue)
Silenced 9mm semi-automatic pistol
Matte-finish Ka-bar combat knife
Standard & Electronic lockpicks
Duct tape (always, ALWAYS duct tape)

Appearance
David has short brown hair and piercing blue eyes, a strong chin and sharp cheekbones.  His nose has clearly been broken on multiple occasions and healed slightly crooked, his teeth are small and even, none missing despite a career of violence.  His shoulders and chest are broad and well-defined as a result of weight-lifting and martial arts, narrowing down to a trim waist and the sculpted legs of a long-distance runner.  His hands are large and bear more than their fair share of scars, but surprisingly dexterous.

[Joslyn]

Our GM just started a two week vacation a few days ago, and he probably won't be checking on things until he gets back. I like your character though, I'm sure if you don't mind waiting for things to resume that you'll be allowed in the game. :)

[Chrystal]

Yep, the character is good, but, being only a non-com, I'm not allowed to approve it.

(I already got a chewing out for making comments that looked like I approved a previous character...)

Please be patient and the LT will be back in a bit. I don't think much is going to happen until he does.

[NinjaWeazel]

It's all good.  If boss is on a leave of absence I totally don't mind chillin'.  (Not that I have much choice.  ;D)

[kitakaze]

would there happen to be room still for enlistment, as it were?

[Joslyn]

I can't promise anything with our GM on vacation, but my guess is we could take one more. :) Feel free to make a character and post the sheet here, and you should hear one way or the other before the end of the month.

[Chrystal]

What she said...

[kitakaze]

Name: Lucas "Archer" Jordan
Rank:  Corporal
Role:  Engineer / Munitions Specialist
Age: 26
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 168 lbs

Summary
Lucas comes from a middle-class family, the second of four children, and was raised in a moderately large bubble-city on Ganymede, considered to be the unofficial capital of the Jovian metropolitan cluster. His mother was an archeo-anthropologist and his father a retired veteran. Between the two of them telling stories of recent and ancient battles and societies, it would have been almost impossible for him to turn down any path other than the guard.

Growing up in such a central, and consequently well protected, region of the empire, Lucas had little direct exposure to the effects of war. Perhaps because of this he became fascinated by the similarities between the way Orcs were described by his Father and the way his Mother described archaic pre-Empire civilizations. In particular he enjoyed reading about tools and machines of war, and how they shaped the battlefield as much as the soldiers using them.

After earning his degree, a demand his parents both made of him, Lucas enlisted with the eagerness only found in the youths with no idea of what they were getting into. His natural aptitude with military equipment and unconventional ways of using it got him streaked into SF Engineer school almost before his promotion to PFC was stamped. His first assignment as a Specialist was with the 214th Mobile Infantry, whom were already en route to a factory planetoid to break an orcish siege that had been going for nearly seven months.

During the course of the operation, Lucas and three other members of the unit were cut off by a swarm of orcs which came rushing out of a warehouse without warning. Three hours later they were still pinned down by arrows and other thrown weapons hurtling their way amidst the roaring and whooping of the orcs, and out of ammunition to boot.

In a sudden flash of inspiration, Lucas decided to try something "creative" that he had always wanted to attempt. Snatching up one of the huge orcish bows and a cracked axe handle, he set to work and fashioned a particularly crude crossbow while muttering to himself in though. It took two tries reattaching the bow to the handle, and he had to use his feet and arms both to nock an arrow, his two surviving allies staring at him incredulously the whole time.

When the first shot streaked through the air and buried itself up to the ragged fletching directly in an orc's eyesocket, the sporadic attacks from the orcs suddenly ceased. It was almost more than they could process, trying to comprehend just how one of their arrows had come back towards them. The pause gave the three men time to scramble back to more solid cover in an office space, and they grabbed up as many arrows as they could as they went.

Six clean kills later, the orcs had reorganized themselves to attack just in time to be cut down by a hail of mounted gun fire from behind as the backup finally arrived in the form of two APCs mounted up with 50mm turrets. Only five members of the 214th left that planetoid outside of a bag, and it was summarily decided that they would be redistributed rather than putting the effort to reform the unit.

Education
M.A. in History of Earth Combat
-University of New Columbia, Colonial City, Io

Infantry Bootcamp
-Camp Torson, Europa

MOS-18CX Certification (Special Operations Engineering and Improvised Munitions)
-Variable Orbit Training Facility "Helheim"

Service Record
Infantry Bootcamp - Camp Torson, Europa
Promoted to PFC
MOS-18CX school - Variable Orbit Training Facility "Helheim"
Promoted to SPC
Assigned to 214th Mobile Infantry
Operation Jackhammer - Meritorious Action Medal
Promoted to CPL
Reprimanded for Insubordination.
-Told CO to "go get another orcish anal fisting before you shrivel up from loneliness"
Reprimanded for Insubordination.
-Threw part of a severed orc hand at CO.
Transfer Requested to off-world Mobile Infantry division.
Transfer granted. Reassigned to 109th Light Infantry Division.

Psych Profile
Corporal Mason is a soldier on a much more even keel than the average grunt. Having come from a relatively stable background, he lack some of the natural aggression that is preferable, but he more than compensates for it with his razor-sharp focus. While he is a superlative engineer, and is able to follow multiple tasks and lines of thought simultaneously, he has a tendency to lose track of conversations which he finds "irrelevant."
It should be noted, as well, that although he has a very long fuse, Cpl Mason is more than capable of losing his temper to extreme effect when pushed repeatedly on any single issue.

Equipment
Uniform
Comm
Infantry Protection (Level 1, flak jacket and helmet)
Infantry Supplies (Standard issue)
SO Engineers' tool kit (Includes explosive ordinance tools)
AR-28 with tactical light and spotting laser
Collapseable high tension crossbow (rated for use against up to Class-I Ballistic Armor)
Combat hatchet-knife
Pack of C-7 (Five pre-cut blocks, five pounds each)

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I still may want to fiddle about with his personality, but here's what I've got for ya!

[Joslyn]

I will leave a post in our game's OOC thread to remind the GM to check here. With any luck he will be back on monday and not too jet-lagged. :)

[Chrystal]

We are still looking for players for this, in case anyone is interested in a sexy military-political sci-fi romp with lots of death, lots of aliens to kill and lots of pretty girls to *PG15*. (And if you don't know what word really belongs there, what are you doing on an adult RP site?)

Post here if interested and Jos or myself will give Cal a nudge to take a look.

[YouMustRealize]

Whew!  Just got approved and I can finally apply to the thread that made me join in the first place. :)  Very interested if you're still looking for bug fodder brave studly starship troopers.

[Chrystal]

Hi YMR.

Welcome to E, congratulations and the LT will be along soon. In the mean time,

STAND TO ATTENTION YOU MISERABLE EXCUSE FOR A SOLDIER!

*giggles* Just kidding.

If you want to put together a character profile, Cal will take a look at it and either approve it or make suggestions.

[Cal1496]

Or just automatically let you become bug fodder...Really that is more accurate lol

But seriously though, probably gunna die.

From space orcs though, not fighting bugs...Yet ;)

[YouMustRealize]

OK.  I've been called out of town for work, so I may not get to it until after the weekend.  I'll try to get at least something done tonight though, so you know what I'm thinking.

[YouMustRealize]

Name: Jackson "Hawkeye" Grey   

Rank: Corporal

Role: Squad Marksman     

Age: 25     

Height: 6’1"   

Weight: 190   


Summary: Driven, intense, and quiet, Jackson Grey is a veteran of the Pollux IV Campaign who recently reenlisted for another five year hitch with the Mobile Infantry.  With his re-up came a promotion, which is something he's still adjusting to after spending his first hitch as a grunt with little responsibility beyond himself and his battle buddy.  He demands the best from his team and himself but also keeps himself on a sharp rein, working with his subordinates instead of insulting or belittling.  His calm demeanor does a good job of mostly concealing a young leader very much unsure of his new role.

Half his superiors think he's a superb young NCO on the way up.  The other half think he's a ticking time bomb who's storing up an immense amount of frustration, mostly at himself, making it only a matter of time before some poor bastard trips the wire.  Both are, in all probability, correct.

OOC Notes: Grey doesn't have to be an NCO if you'd rather most players were the same rank, and I didn't make him that way because I want to boss people around.  (I prefer that to be by mutual consent)  I just think it would be interesting to play someone with a background as a trooper, but still trying to get comfortable in a new role that his service up to now hadn't really prepared him for.

Um.  And.  How do I upload a picture in this thing?  Can someone take pity on the newbie?

[Chrystal]

Um.  And.  How do I upload a picture in this thing?  Can someone take pity on the newbie?

Go here: https://elliquiy.com/wiki/Welcome_to_Elluiki

There is a menu to the left, including "Upload File".

Fill in the form, and make sure you use the correct category in the summary box: [[category: characters]]

Then, when you have uploaded the file, use the (img) tags (with square brackets) to include the pic.

if you use the following code you will get a resized picture to the right of the text:

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[Cal1496]

So YMR once you find a pic, fill out this character sheet and then just PM it to me.  Take a look at the OOC character, (link on the first page) and see what other people have sent, get this puppy done and we'll go from there.  Honestly though, don't see there being any real problems so long as everythings filled out and crap.

Character Sheet:

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[b]Summary[/b]

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[b]Psych Profile[/b]

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Uniform
Comm
Infantry Protection (Level 1, flak jacket and helmet)
Infantry Supplies (Standard issue)

[YouMustRealize]

Will do.  May not be until early next week.  I'm at a work event out of town and my posting access is severely limited.

[orderNchaos]

Just curious if you are still looking for players and if so what type would best fill the positions you currently have holes? 

[Chrystal]

Hey "Nachos", long time no see!

Personally I'd love to have you in, but this isn't my game.

*makes puppydog eyes at the LT* Please let OrderNChaos play sir?

[Cal1496]

Only if he brings  nacho's, other wise...FUCK OFF!

God I love abusing power...Aaaanyway! Yes Nachos, you are more than welcome to join.  As for actual holes, we don't really operate that way.  Everyone is within one Platoon, so long are you characters rank does not exceed Sergeant First Class, held by Chrystal's character Paige, you can hold any NCO rank bellow that.  So long as you present a good profile that is.  Don't just let anyone be a Sergeant you know lol 

Granted I might have Warren promote Church to one so who's to say how I grade promotion...

Really though, just a look at the other profiles in the OOC(link on first page), figure out what think is missing and send a PM to me and we'll work it out from there.

Either way, thanks for stopping by!

[orderNchaos]

nachos????

[Chrystal]

nachos????

You don't remember? Back when we were denizens of the doormat, and I read your name as "Order of Nachos", and said so, and the nickname sort-of stuck?

[orderNchaos]

Name: Maxine "Max" Cosinara     
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role: Covert ops/Sniper   
Age: 24
Height: 5.6   
Weight: A girl never tells

Summary  Born on Negus VI, Max grew up in a relatively well to do family daughter to a high level counsel member.  Destined to a life of politics or business which was the way of her family, Max was recruited from private school at age 16 after demonstrating a superb aptitude for tactical thinking and use of weapons.  Having excelled at boot camp and in standard infantry training, Max was moved into training with special operations units as a weapons specialist and sniper.  After a number of successful missions behind enemy lines and into hostile territory, Max and her team were pulled back for the new offensive.  Quietly slipping out of enemy space their transport was attacked and almost destroyed.  Only Max and one other of her team survived, spending 7 months on a medical ship recovering.  Max has been reassigned to support mobile infantry until a new team can be assembled.


Education

Anerian Academy

Service Record
   *Classified*

Psych Profile  Excerpt from Dr. Frans Muller report:  "Maxine Cosinara, Female age 24.  Maxine is a calculating soldier.  Her mind is terribly sharp and articulate and she has an uncanny way of seeing multiple dimensions of a problem before her.  Her skills and strengths are evident in the way she carries herself as well as the way she conducts business.  Her major psychological fault is that she knows she's that good and either uses her knowledge of her ability to influence others or she allows her overconfidence to put her in compromising situations which she must then find a way out of.  Her time behind enemy lines has not influenced her state of mind much and I see no evidence that she is developing sociopathic or psychopathic tendencies usually attributed to this type of work."   

Equipment

Uniform
Integrated Comm suite
Infantry Protection (Level 1, flak jacket and helmet)
Infantry Supplies (Standard issue)
MP90 Assault Rifle (laser sight and helmet integrated night vision)
MXIII Tactical Sniper Rifle (helmet integrated sight)
10 inch curved Bowie Knife (back mounted)
Hi-power semi-automatic pistol.

Appearance
Max is small by most military standards but her size to her is an advantage not a disadvantage.  5 foot 5 inches made up of mostly muscle, her frame is tight but curvy.  Short raven black hair stopping just above her shoulders keeps the mess away in combat situations.  While the body armor and uniform only accentuate part of her frame, once removed her pert 34 C breasts and curvy waist line have been known to distract even the largest of opponents.