So, although i didn't get any replies to it i'm sure most of you have read my idea of making an RP based out of the Mass Effect storyline. The game itself has a very vast storyline and lore wich i plan to use to the best of my abilities. If all goes as planned this will be the best RP i've ever hosted to wich i will devote my full attention to.(No, i'm not exaggerating and no this does not mean i'm killing the S4 League RP) One of the most important aspects of this RP is that although i'll be the one to get it started (And to also "end" it, i won't get the "main" storyline sorted out until all of our character's storylines have been done), i will avoid pushing the story onwards unless i am asked to or deem it necessary for the RP's survival.

I expect this to do this in truly Mass Effect fashion, meaning, most missions will be related to each of the participating character's background storylines, by example, this one character used to hunt criminals but there was this one criminal that always escaped, one of the missions we'll be doing could be that we find a clue on this criminal and go after him. During that time, the owner of the character will act as the "GM" and will be responsible for controlling the NPCs in that "quest" and will also be the one responsible for keeping the story moving.

This RP will require effort and dedication, not only from me but also from everyone who might participate in it, as i stated before Mass Effect has a huge lore and a fair knowledge of it will be required of all the participants, i'm obviously not expecting you to memorize the whole thing but i will ask you to at least give a general look through it so you can have a good understanding of it and make an appropriate character and mission based on it.

Also, all of our main characters will be part of the same crew and each of our characters will be responsible for one or more of the ship's necessities (Gunnery Chief, Mechanic, Engineer, Captain, Navigator, Pilot...), so i'll need a fair number of people participating in this RP.

So, summing it all up, what i'm asking is:
Should i host this RP or not?
If yes, i'll expect from you about the same dedication i am willing to give to this RP, i don't want this to end like another Fallout RP, where i had a massive idea planned and then no one signed up.

I'm pretty sure someone's gonna read this and go like "Wow, Nic's being all dramatic o.O". Maybe, but if i do this i want to make the most epic RP this forum has ever had, possibly bigger than World of Alsta and Persona 3, i honestly don't know if i'll be able to do it, but intend to try and give it all i got, do you?

I never said this but I've always kinda thought you were badass. Your ambitions speak to me. I am very familiar with the Mass Effect universe and I am behind you and this RP 100%. Ask of me and you shall receive, mi amigo. Let's get crackin'.

NICSP!

I do not have a good knowledge of Mass effect, but for RPing I always read the intell I need, So I will dedicate a good portion of my comp time to read into it, and join your rp if you make it. Any rp that has a couple days fore thought into it by both Host and RPers should turn out great.

Make it good sir.

If this Rp was your idea you have me behind you all the way. I don't have a clue what mass effect is but I intent to find out... TO WIKIPIDIA!

Though it was forbidden to use, Wikipedia passed my senior project

But yeah, I too am a huge Mass Effect fan...although the second game was a total letdown, hate to say. It was gorgeous but even the most minor flaws ruined it for me. Going off topic here, but anyway. I'm with you all the way on this one. Only thing is, I only have limited access to the net, which is why I haven't been around for a while...but I'll do what I can, whenever I can.

Curious, will the rp be after the second game? or a bridge between the first and second? or even a prequel to the first book? It'll be awesome if the rp just dumps everyone underneath the reapers ultimate siege of the planets. Quite scary if you ask me =/

ditto on the anti-knowledge but I'm unsure if I want to join...
The idea is sound (though I have -10% knowledge of mass effect) and I'm interested in working on a ship (sci-fi fan) but there is a single reason why I'm slightly put off by this idea...
You say you want to make the best RP RRR has ever seen... I've been waiting to make that RP :[

I would feel so evil if I joined this RP then later released an even better one, so I will join on the single condition that - should I create an even better RP - you must join it

ahmmm ahmmm ahmmm...


ANYWAY! i always look into the RP before i join so you can count on me to read up on what i need to know, and i would love to be part of this... I have an inkling towards being the pilot if this does start up (which i'm sure it will) so please keep that in mind... haha

I'd join, but oly if this was friendly to people who haven't played Mass Effect (no XBox, but I did play up to the intro scene....my life sucks.)

nothing to see here... move along

two hours and a wiki-rape later I am well versed on several factors of the mass effect universe, mostly number 1. I'll read number 2 if I have too.
Have to say, it's actually a pretty cool storyline in general..
... And now I can't remember the names of the species...

Well what a suprise, I also don't know anything about Mass Effect.

I really want to see this roleplay made if only for the fact that you want to implement a system where the GM is rotating through quests. I think it is a great oppotunity to develope characters, as well as improve everyone's roleplaying and GM'ing skills.

The only problem I want to address is, how is the rp supposed to progress in the case the current GM leaves. Will you have to pull their weight? Will we have to render that portion of the story null?

actually a quest system in this Rp would be a very nice idea. I can't wait for the sign up.

Thanks!




I'll do my best, thanks for the input.



Lol. I have a wiki page link wich i'm posting now, i'm not sure if it's the same you just read/is currently reading but if you want it just scroll al the way down this post.



Off-topic: Gotta agree, the second's ending was like ". . .Meh. . ."

On-topic: That thing about limited acess is completely fine, depending on how limited are we talking about, i think that if you're able to get on at least once every five days or so it'll all be fine. I don't have everything planned just yet as i wanted to know if other RPers would be interested before i actually got things started, but with what i have so far the RP will take place as a possible branch of the "worst" ending in Mass Effect 2, being Shepard and his whole team die. (Sorry for the spoilers, but whoever's reading this by now will probably participate in the RP and would find out about it sooner or later, it's just one of the many possible endings anyways so w/e.) Seeing the upcoming threat and with Shepard and his team gone, Cerberus makes a new group to deal with the Reaper threat, made up of the most skilled by people in their particular areas (A.K.A Us) and starts working on the design of a new, improved cruiser. I'm still going to write up a lot of things, if any of you have any suggestions or ideas you want to share, i'd be more than glad to hear them. (Well...Read...But you get the idea.)



Ha ha, if you made something even better i'de be happy not angry or anything, and of course i'd join it.



Sounds good to me, guess we alredy have a pilot then, if you want info, the same i said for Kisuke goes for you, link at the end of this post.



Of course it is, but it'll be necessary for you to read up a few things, settle yourself in the lore and storyline and such. Nothing to worry about, i won't lie the lore is pretty big, but it's nothing overly boring to read, before actually posting that link below i actually read it all up to see if it had all the necessary information, it took me about...Uhm...Three hours? And then again there's the fact you don't need to read it all in a single day like i did it, we still have time before i actually start the RP, so if you're really interested...Yeah...Link at the end of this post.



Lmao, you don't need to necessarily memorize it, but it'd be good if you kept a quick acess to a Mass Effect database and a general idea of how stuff works in the story's universe.



That's one of the reasons why i'm asking dedication from the RPers. If it happens, i would like the person who left to actually PM me a warning before just leaving, telling me the plans he/she had for the mission, either that or asking it to be voided, if the person wants it so. If the current GM doesn't post for his own mission for more than five days without sending any kind of warning whatsoever the mission will be voided and the character will be turned into an NPC.



LINK FOR THE MASS EFFECT WIKI

I'm tempted to apply for gunnery chief maybe be a Asari with a Salarian for a father parent (look up the races to know what I mean) but what class to pick... do we need to pick classes?
anyway, could I play unisex... hmmm....
I'd give it a shot

Lol, technically all asari are female but they do not reproduce through sex, instead through the "melding" thing. And well, picking a class isn't really necessary but when i make the sign up you'll be asked to state which weapons and skills does your character has proficiencies with. All character will be proficient with pistols and submachineguns, and will be allowed to choose other two types of weapons to use (Sniper rifles, Assault Rifles, Shotguns, Heavy weapons, etc.) you can, instead of picking a weapon proficiency, choose to have skills in either the tech or biotic area.

Regarding that, i think it would be fair to say. Later in the RP your characters may be able to learn more weapon proficiencies if they managa to get other people to train them and find the time for it, same thing with tech abilities (Although the character will need to alredy have advanced knowledge about computers)
Biotics, on the other hand, must be chosen right at the character's creation, since it's an ability that you're either born with or without and must train it as you grow up. Yes, even for Asari even though they're all natural biotics. Humans, turians, salarians and etc, will only have biotic abilities if they were exposed to Element Zero (Radioactive mineral) during either the time they were in their wombs, early years or (In extremely rare cases) exposed to it during adolescence. Keep in mind exposure to Element Zero does not give a 100% chance of turning into a biotic, the person might instead develop serious cases of cancer and/or have allucinations.

Oh wow...I wrote a lot for such a simple answer...Sorry, got carried away.

they are unisex with female characteristics... that's the way I'm keeping it
I don't think I'm willing to RP as a fully female character.

and typical battle rifles for the win maybe a sniper too...

Sounds good, my character is going to be the navigator with a total focus on biotic skills.(Yeah, i'm not being captain, if anyone's interested in the spot...Warning, being the captain doesn't really mean you'll be ordering around everyone, just that you'll be the military strategist of the team.)

that is both modest and noble of you Nicsp
I'm betting it was you who didn't vote as well, bias and all that

could you roll me be by what biotic skills are? wikipedia didn't go into detail

Sure, biotic skills are sort of telekinesic abilities.

Here's a link, dunno if you've checked it yet but, well. http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Biotics

Basically, a biotic can create and manipulate dark energy. Dark energy is the name given to the universal 'fifth force' identified by astronomers during Earth's late 20th century. Like electromagnetism or gravity, dark energy influences all matter in the galaxy, and its effects can be seen on both cosmological and subatomic scales. The repulsive effects of dark energy are the primary reason the expansion of the universe is gradually accelerating.

Dark energy is manipulated using the extremely rare material element zero. When subjected to powerful electrical currents, element zero releases dark energy that can be harnessed to create mass effect fields, effectively raising or lowering the relative mass of all objects within the field. With the eezo nodules and natural electrical impulses in their nervous systems, biotics can generate and wield dark energy biologically, but the effort is physically demanding.

Dark energy and mass effect fields have practical uses across a wide range of manufacturing and technology fields. Most significant is the enabling of FTL travel, which has opened up the vast distances of space to exploration and colonization.

So think of it as being a sort of telekinesis but with a bit more of eletricity in it. As mentioned above, asari are all natural biotics and can use those skills from birth if they practice it since they're young. Humans, turians and salarians need to, first of all, be exposed to element zero at a very young age to actually posses a small spark of biotic skills, their minds and bio-structure however were not originally designed for that kind of ability so they need to use special implants to use it on it's full potential.

Biotics with with no implants or asaris who have never trained their biotic abilities tend to have their biotic strength very limited, requiring them extreme concentration to simply, by example, make an apple float from a table to their hand from about five feet away, while fully trained biotics could on the other hand, pull the apple to their hand from the same distance in less than a second and then send it flying back at someone and overload it with dark energy so it explodes upon contact (Non-lethal, sadly. Can't say the same about doing that with an ammo pack though...Hey...That's giving me ideas...). So yeah, apple bomb, tasty.

thank you very much

So if I was a Salarian Asari gunner... and I (somehow) missed by target, I could be all JEDI MIND POWERS and move the shot a few inches right or left?
or something to that extent?

Most likely not, biotic powers require concentration and certain body movements (Usually stretching out your arm or something else like that in true Star Wars fashion.) and i don't think you could focus on a bullet because it moves too fast, neither could you move fast enough to produce the mass effect fields properly. You could, however, use mass effect fields to possibly create a small vacuum that is under control of dark energy. You shoot that vacuum, while focusing on it and use it to redirect the bullet or possibly, if it's something such as an rocket or something else that can go boom, you could explode the projectile inside that field.

how about a small missile
cause that would be pretty cool...
...
...
wait no... a grenade
I am so being a jedi
couldn't i manipulate dark energy within people? like... vacuum... or exploding man...

Honestly...Mass Effect fields and biotics are a very complicated matter, i'm not the one who created it either i'm just answering your questions based on what i know. We could spend a good five pages if we were to discuss the possibilities of these abilities throughly. If you have any further questions PM then to me and i'll answer them tommorow after i get home from school, i don't want to clutter this thread with them, sorry. Answering to that last question for the day, however. Manipulating dark energy within and around people only allows you to throw them around or break/zap their bones and organs a bit, you couldn't possibly make a person explode like a grenade or create a vacuum around the person and make her suffocate because a much bigger mass effect field would be necessary, it's not impossible, but it would be incredibly demanding.

Edit: ALSO! Shields, armor and biotic barriers (Yes, biotics can make barriers around themselves that protect them from enemy fire, this barrier does not protect them against melee attacks) are usually made in such a way their users can only be truly affected by biotic abilities once these protections are down.

answers have all been answered, I know how big the fields and stuff are now
thank you

now we just need a captain...

You could always pick up someone and levitate them in place so they can't move and have another teammate shoot them. That was always fun in game.

And....




Dibs on captain. I WILL BE THE JOLLY ROGER OF SPACE!!!! Nah, j/k. But I do wanna be captain.

Can someone put up a list of crew spaces... I can't find them on wiki

I WANT TO BE PILOT PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

i know i've already said once, but i just want to make it clear

Medic, Communications Officer.

I put strikethroughs the one people want.
I also added some of my own after the post .

We'll also need a chef, someone to manage the life support...
A computer technology officer? Deckhand, First Class, First Officer, Quartermaster, Science Officer, Security Officer

There will also be cross-over between the different jobs... Probably...
I reckon my being a gunnery chief gives me some mechanic skills...
And It seems a little odd only having one gunnery position, I'm pretty sure we could all be gunners, should push come to shove.

I'm stuck on being a quarian, agent/assain and a Turian, shock trooper/ commando?


help me please

also what would be their respective places among the crew.

anywhere really there is no specific place...

... probably...

That doesn't help me choose... eny meany miny moe..

mechanic who builds his own weapons...
...
...
medical & science officer
...
...
First Class Security Officer (this one is long, and therefore coolest)

I'm gona go with a Turian, shock trooper/ commando. and... yes the coolest one First Class Security Officer

Now you just need a badass name

I'm thinking of mine actually, I'll have to look into Asari names

Names... my one week point.

look up a list of turian characters, and nick them

Okay, here's a full list of possible positions.

-Captain/Commanding Officer
-Executive Officer (Responsible for possible paperwork, sending messages to superiors, etc.)
-Weapons Officer (Responsible for planning out the attacks during a space fight, also the one responsible for keeping all weapons callibrated and in shape, either by fixing it himself or by handing the job over to the engineering officer.)
-Engineering Officer (Head engineer/mechanic, responsible for making sure everything in the ship is running correctly and smoothly, and yes, you can have "lower workers" to do it for you.)
-Navigational Officer (Responsible for planning out landing spots, hidden rendezvous points, pick-up points and for keeping track over a huge intergalactical map, adding important info about the planets as the crew visits them.)
-Security Officer (Responsible for the overall "safety" of the ship, has to keep tracks over the ship's escape routes and automated defense system and keep them in top-shape in case they're needed, also responsible for evacuating the crew if necessary.)
-Chief Medical Officer (Pretty self explanatory, the ship's doctor, responsible for keeping everyone in one piece.)
-Chief Science Officer (Responsible for studying and examining any relevant data found during missions, also, will work jointly with the Chief Medical Officer at times when the crew members are, by example, inflicted with an unknow disease.)
-Communications/Interpreter Officer (The crew's psychologist and negotiator, responsible for keeping watch over the crew and making sure everyone is mentally stable and is supposed to have a huge knowledge about all of the species cultures and traditions in case such knowledge is neccessary for diplomacy or whatever else.)
-Pilot (Duh?)
-Quartermaster/Mess Seargent (Does the more simplistic jobs, being cooking, cleaning and the most simple repairs AKA toilets, broken chairs, etc. It's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it.)
-AI (Yes, i've been considering opening up a spot in case someone wants to roleplay as the AI, be aware, however, you'd most likely not get into any of the fights and would remain on the ship until the rest of the team returned. Unless...The AI was geth...That would be kind of awesome, actually.)

Regarding the names:
Asari names, no particular rules about them as far as i know, they do, seem however, to usually end with "ara" for first names and use silent letters for last names. I do think their names might resemble egytian names, however, seeing as "Asari" is another name for Osiris, the Egyptian god of the afterlife from the middle kingdom.

Turian names, culture, and military doctrine mirror that of the Roman Empire, especially their emphasis on colonizing enemies.

thanks.
also a 9 man crew...

Hmmm...I want to be either the chief Medical or chief Science officer, tough choice

They can both go into battle though right? or would i be stuck on the ship at all times?

Hey, if I get shot out on the field, I want to be treated there and then so yeah, I reckon you'll be a field medic


also, AI geth is the coooolllest thing EVER EVER

Yeah, if you read the poll results, we have 8 people who voted as "Yes, do it" and one people who voted "No.", and i didn't vote so that adds one more so...Yeah, exactly nine people. I was thinking of us having some minor NPC crewmembers though, if people think that'd it would be impossible for just nine people to take care of a ship. Keep in mind, the ship we'll be using won't be a huge ass battle cruiser that shoots lasers out of every each of it's orifices, it'll be more like a stealth cruiser wich will have more focus on infiltrating into locations and letting the ground team wipe stuff out.



Field medic would indeed be a must have, also, the Chief Science Officer of Mass Effect 2 goes into battle as well so...Yeah. To tell the truth, i was hoping all of those nine crew members would be battle capable.

And lol, you've just been reading Mass Effect's storyline for (About) two days and you alredy know about the geth? Wow, you read fast. XD

I would like to apprehend this position. It'll be fun feeding everyone the wrong information about the data we find on the field lol. *Picks up two energy coils* <~~~"Energy coils are used for barbecues and on occasion Frosted Flakes" <_<'...lol? But yeah all jokes aside, I'll like this position.

One word: Serenity
Or as it's also known: Firefly.

Awesome ship, awesome crew, under 9 of them (I believe)
We'll do fine
But yeah, I think we should have some NPC characters who are named in the sign up, and then we can kill them off...


Please, two days is an insult, when I said I raped wikipedia that's ALL the research I did (about 2 hours)
'we are legion' is directly nicked from the bible and is one of my favorite concepts ever If I hadn't gotten tired of playing as multiple people in the Black Chivalry RP I would of been a geth...

So anyway, someone has to be geth, they are so awesome

And how do we stand for multiple characters?

Screw the geth! They allowed themselves to be brainwashed by Sovereign!

You can make multiple characters but they'll have to be minor, possibly characters that come along with yours when he joins the crew or when he does one of his own missions. If after we start the RP we're still lacking some important crew members i think we could have people put one more main character in the crew, but i think it would be more interesting if we had them join later, possibly while exploring somewhere or something like that? The nine characters wich will most likely be estabilished around now will be the starting crew and it's always open for growth, within reason.

@Spirit Really...? -lights up match, looks at energy core-

And well, not all of them, just the heretics. Most of them are still hiding beyond the Perseus Veil and try to simply watch everything from the backseats. Besides, they have bulblight heads, that makes them epic at parties.

crew is officially at 11 people, thumbs up for epicness
Nicsp has once again been pretty damn awesome

When can we start?

>.>



Anxious are we? I'm still on writing phase, this was most intended to get everyone's opinion on it before i started anything but it seems i got people a little hyped >.> I'll try to have a sign-up open by this weekend.

if you need any help with the writing I can think of one or two people who would love to help...

I'm out of town till late in the weekend

I reserve Chief Medical Officer!

WRITING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(and remember how i wanted to be pilot )