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Watdakstomp, first posted on 3rd Nov 2015 05:22:40 PM, last edited on 3rd Nov '15 5:25:23 PM by watdakstomp (Post #51):

""Well might as well get packed." He stated to himself.

(so, do you want to start the RP tonight or tomorrow.)"

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King Feraligatr, first posted on 3rd Nov 2015 05:26:02 PM, no edits (Post #52):

"[up][up]When I meant he wasn'y all that, I was talking that Zytex would probably would think he wasn't all that upon getting to know Shep (remember, Zytex really wants to meet and know Shep). As for the colony age, I don't care. The only age that really mattered was his age in ME 1. It's different, and I like it. I personally don;t care for romance and sex things as I'm an aro ace in real life, but keep it a bit lower key and we'll be fine. And for the Councilor and the VS, those choices are fine (they where the ones I'd be picking). Also, I can understand some of the vague backstory for now. I filled in all the important ones for you."

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King Feraligatr, first posted on 3rd Nov 2015 05:26:30 PM, no edits (Post #53):

"[up][up]Need to square away Heroic first."

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Watdakstomp, first posted on 3rd Nov 2015 05:26:56 PM, no edits (Post #54):

"Okay."

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HeroicSociopath, first posted on 3rd Nov 2015 05:31:46 PM, no edits (Post #55):

"Yeah, I'm not usually up for actual romance in an RP unless the characters have good chemistry, which is hard to predict. Sam mostly just does stuff like...Like he might tell the Turian councilor he likes what he's done with his head frills to get into his good books, or maybe try to tell Matriarch Benezia that he thinks her dress hugs her form really nicely to try and get her to not fight, or ask Udina if he's been working out to try and make him be nicer. That sort of thing."

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King Feraligatr, first posted on 3rd Nov 2015 05:33:35 PM, last edited on 3rd Nov '15 5:35:53 PM by KingFeraligatr (Post #56):

"[up]To answer your question, Saren is dead, no arguing this one. It opens up too many plotholes for him not to be dead that the events that we have now couldn't have happened with him alive.

And I guess that kind of distractions would be fine, but don't expect for it to always work (esp. against the Geth and their minions)."

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King Feraligatr, first posted on 3rd Nov 2015 06:35:35 PM, no edits (Post #57):

"Heroic Sociopath's Samuel Shepard summoning

The Citadel Council convened somewhat privately in the Council Chambers. Councilor Valern, the Salarian Councilor, spoke to the group, "General Zytex is doing well with recruiting new members into our task force. Still, we're going to need Commander Shepard in the task force.".

Councilor Sparatus, the Turian Councilor, responded,"Much as I would have hated to work with Shepard a couple months ago, he has proven himself very capable. Plus he saved our lives and is probably one of the most knowledgeable people about these 'Reapers' in the Galaxy.".

Councilor Anderson, the Human Councilor, spoke afterwards,"Agreed, Shepard is a no brainer to recruit into our task force.".

Councilor Tevos, the Asari Councilor, said in agreement,"Then it is decided. We will recruit Commander Shepard into out task force. Sparatus, please inform General Zytex about this after this meeting. Anderson, as you have a history with the Commander, please input his contact info and bring him up.".

Anderson did as Tevos said. The Council waited."

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ParadoxialStratagem, first posted on 4th Nov 2015 05:24:01 AM, no edits (Post #58):

"Probably should have waited for someone else to respond first, but I've been reading the signup sheet and main thread's original post for a bit now. The good news is that I don't have too many things in my life preventing me from having a bit of down time yet, so I should be available more often than not (but not always). I've also played the entire trilogy from start to finish, so I at least have a pretty good understanding of the Lore (Can't say I'm a master who read the codex regularly like some would read a religious book or the Codex Astartes).

The only bit that might be "bad news" is that I can't guarantee what will happen a month from now or so, but during this time I'll do my best to post regularly. Not sure if you guys are accepting new OCs, but I've been trying to work on a Quarian Male OC I had in mind a lot longer than I remembered apparently. Some details are unfinished though, namely the Homeworld/Station/Ship and Biography sections."

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Watdakstomp, first posted on 4th Nov 2015 05:37:40 AM, no edits (Post #59):

"Paradoxial Stratagem as far as I know King Feraligatr is still excepting OCs."

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King Feraligatr, first posted on 4th Nov 2015 08:58:54 AM, last edited on 4th Nov '15 10:52:56 PM by KingFeraligatr (Post #60):

"OCs are being accepted for most of the RP. Also note that Quarian immune systems are staying at ME 1 levels in the RP (as in under controlled environments it's not a sick/death sentence and they don't have to in their suits all the time. So in the Quarian flotilla for instance, there will be Quarians with masks off and it's fine. Incomers still having to decontaminate properly and stay masked for a bit if they're a Quarian. All other races should stay in full body suits at most times.). Speaking as ME 2 and 3 never happen IRP, I get to keep them at the more reasonable ME 1 levels and not the comically bad BW ME 2 and 3 levels.

Also, a thing I noticed in the BW series is that Tali had the same markings on the decorative parts of her suit in all BW ME games. I'd like to extend this concept to all Quarians and I say they usually wear clan markings somewhere on their attire as decoration. You don't have to follow this though as it's only a tradition, not required.

Also, the flotilla would be having MUCH greater variety of ships, including small space stations, as according to the ME 1 Codex (the only official ME thing we're bound by here).

I'll still be expanding Quarian and other races' cultures later. <TODO: put this on the main discussion thread. DONE>

Anyways, run up you OC and when I get back from work I'll look at him."

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ParadoxialStratagem, first posted on 4th Nov 2015 10:56:00 AM, last edited on 20th Nov '15 9:25:42 PM by ParadoxialStratagem (Post #61):

"Forgot about the details on Quarian Enviro-suit patterns, but thanks for reminding me of that. Might take that into consideration editing the character design. Here's what I have so far for the character sheet, keep in mind though that it's incomplete and not finalized, so I can change some things if needed:

-Name: Juun'Reyan nar Raezzor

-Race: Quarian

-Gender: Male

-Age: 22 Earth years

-Physical description: Wears navy blue enviro-suit with a gray faceplate. Is known to keep tools on him unless the situation doesn't call for it, in which case he still brings his omni-tool. Is 5'11” tall and weighs 170 pounds.

-Skillset: Skilled Tech-User, Has some skill with internal/external ship repairs both mechanical and electronic. Passable ranged-combat skill, poor melee-combat skill.

-Occupation: Ship Salvager/System Repairs (prior to recruitment)

-Personality: Comes across as self-centered and dismissive of others at times. A bit of a perfectionist, focused on their work to a fault. Despite these traits, Ju'un is usually mild-mannered unless the situation would call for him to be either panicked, annoyed, or on rare occasions enraged. Is uncomfortable in deathly, unnatural silence and may talk to himself if isolated in an unnaturally quiet environment for too long. More than likely will undergo some development as the story progresses and gain a sense of camaradarie and teamwork. While he has no real prejudices against any species, he holds a firm grudge against the Geth for killing his father and several of his former friends. (He may or may not eventually forgive them in the future, depending on key events).

-Birthship:(Needs a title?) Raezzor

-Biography: A 3rd Generation crew member of one of his birthship's salvage teams. Juun'Reyan is a skilled ship repairman who has helped dismantle various ship wrecks both in the fringes of space and on the surfaces of various planets, salvaging their parts for the benefit of the Migrant Fleet. He began his pilgrimage not too long ago, and while much of his background isn't that different from the average Quarian, what separates Juun'Reyan from most Quarians is that he also treats his pilgrimage as a quest for vengeance. He is currently seeking any kind of critical information or technology that could one day potentially defeat the Geth for good, hoping to avenge the deaths of his father and several of his friends that occurred when his birthship was heavily damaged from a Geth Dreadnought encounter that left many of his shipmates slain.

-Your plans for your character: He'd be the kind of person who gives the impression of partially along for the ride, but also has his own agenda. Specifically hopes to find valuable information in these operations that might one day help the Quarians defeat the Geth and reclaim The Quarian Homeworld (although that may change over time). May leave before the story's finished for non-death-related reasons, unsure at the moment.

I'm quite open to constructive suggestions, so don't be afraid to suggest possible improvements to what's written and ideas for what isn't. "

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King Feraligatr, first posted on 4th Nov 2015 06:00:04 PM, last edited on 4th Nov '15 5:04:52 PM by KingFeraligatr (Post #62):

"[up]There's no guarantee that we're calling the Quarian home world Rannoch in this RP (it's never called that in ME 1, so....), but for convenience we may just keep the name. Also note that the mainline Geth in the RP are Sovereign's Geth and are far more powerful (well, over time they will be). Also, I assume the Geth would rather piss around in space stations then live on planets (one of the main reason they use planets for anything is to get resources), so no "upkeeping" the old Quarian planets. There are friendly Geth factions, but they are the minority by far (there's some neutral Geth factions as well). We'll meet them later, but ATM the only Geth we'll be seeing is the mainline Geth faction. Other than these, the character seems fine barring a very short biography. Just be a character not as important to the plot and your iffiness to your staying with the RP will be fine.

I'm still waiting for Heroic to respond to my prompt. If's he's going to be this hard to get posting here and getting into contact with, we may have problems, esp. with him being Shep.

Edit: Sorry for that Heroic, you just aren't keeping in contact much. If you have problems posting at certain times, tell me. "

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HeroicSociopath, first posted on 4th Nov 2015 06:03:35 PM, last edited on 4th Nov '15 5:15:18 PM by HeroicSociopath (Post #63):

"((I wasn't sure if they were bringing him in via hologram or if he was meeting them in person, so I just went with the latter. Also, sorry for the wait.))

The Summoning of Samuel Shepard

Shepard had been outside, fidgeting with his outfit while he waited to be let in. He'd faced down homicidal robots, out-for-blood Krogans, and seen his friends die in battle. Still, the council made him a bit skittish. It wasn't that they were more of a threat than Saren or any of the other dozens of beings that wanted him dead. It was that they were a different kind of threat.

He really liked being a Spectre. It let him do a lot of good. But it was only because the Council let him that he could get away with half the things he did. He always felt like he was stepping on ice cubes with them. Things had calmed down now, and he was more at ease speaking with what amounted to his boss's boss's boss's boss. Especially because he had saved their butts during the trouble with the Geth a while back. Still, he didn't think that nervousness would ever completely wear away.

"How's it going?" Shepard asked, entering the room. He was a very friendly person by nature. While he was good as a diplomat, one of his flaws was that sometimes he was a bit overly familiar. It hadn't caused him any problems, but sometimes it caught people off-guard to see the Commander Shepard acting like he was everybody's buddy. "You wanted to see me?" Shepard asked. He wasn't dressed in his battle armor right now. Instead, he was dressed in the formal attire of the alliance military. He liked to break it out whenever he got the chance, because it looked pretty sharp. Indeed, Shepard was looking very handsome in it."

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King Feraligatr, first posted on 4th Nov 2015 06:15:47 PM, last edited on 4th Nov '15 5:31:22 PM by KingFeraligatr (Post #64):

"Heroic Sociopath's Samuel Shepard summoning

(It was meant to be a hologram, but whatever. I'll go with in person.)

Anderson was the first to respond, "Yes, we did want to see you in a more private circumstance. And of you want to continue?".

Valern nodded and spoke up,"Commander, we have a proposition for you. One of great galactic importance. We'd like you to hear us out.". The Council waited for a response from Shepard. "

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HeroicSociopath, first posted on 4th Nov 2015 06:24:37 PM, no edits (Post #65):

"Shepard nodded, looking over Councilor Valern. He'd always had a bit of a crush on the Salarian councilor. But even he wasn't foolish enough to try and make a move on him. Still, his face was covered in a slight dusting of red as he spoke.

"Like I'd say no to you guys." He said, his face stretching into a warm grin. "What do you need me to do?" They hadn't asked him to do anything that he didn't think was in the best interest of the Galaxy so far. There had been the whole Rachni thing, but honestly, he got the impression that they'd have yelled at him either way for that, and he couldn't really blame them. Running the whole galaxy seemed like it might be a little tough. "

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King Feraligatr, first posted on 4th Nov 2015 06:52:50 PM, last edited on 4th Nov '15 10:47:48 PM by KingFeraligatr (Post #66):

"Heroic Sociopath's Samuel Shepard summoning

Valern continued,"Commander, as you might have heard, when you defeated Saren, Sovereign, and the Geth a couple weeks ago, the Geth did not stay defeated. Instead, they seem have made a resurgence.". The Councilor nodded at Tevos to continue.

Tevos acknowledged the gesture and continued,"In addition to this, we also have some reports of differing factions springing up in the wake of the attack on the Citadel. The attack caused quite a bit of turmoil and we're still trying to get everything back under control. Sparatus?". She turned to the Turian Councilor.

Sparatus took note of the gesture and nodded. He then continued,"Because of all these problems, we have made a black ops task force to take care of it. This task force has authority similar to that of the Spectres and you will still be able to hold your Spectre status while in it. Because of your knowledge of the Geth and Saren, we think it best to recruit the help of the Savior of the Citadel. You have proven yourself most worthy during the attack on the Citadel.". He gestured at Valern to continue.

The Salarian took the gesture and continued,"We are far too busy running the other parts of Citadel space to solely devote our time to the Geth, hence why we created the task force. Fear not, we will be devoting plenty of resources to stopping these threats.". Valern nodded at Anderson to continue.

Anderson acknowledged the nod and said,"These threats are probably the greatest threats to Citadel Space in its history. Knowing all this, will you accept our offer Shepard?". Anderson looked hopefully to his friend's eyes, hoping that he'd take the offer.

(this Council better than the ones ingame? If so, I've succeeded. I want to rescue the Council from the Scrappy Heap and make them more reasonable and less of ignorant idiots.)

(also, Tali, Wrex, and Garrus went their separate ways after Saren's defeat. Tali finished her Pilgrimage and is devoting some time to research how to stop the Geth. Garrus went back to the Citadel and his consulting his contacts to help out with the Geth and Reapers. Wrex left and there's rumors he wants to take over Clan Urdnot (I think this suits Wrex, so I kept it). Liara and Kaidan are still a part of Shep's crew.)"

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ParadoxialStratagem, first posted on 4th Nov 2015 06:08:43 PM, no edits (Post #67):

"(I must admit, one of the things I'm already liking about this RP is how much attention to detail there is with important information, with special attention at how the Rewrite Plot differs from the lore of the canon. I'll try to think of a short biography for my OC, already figured it'll probably be easier to write if Juun hasn't completed his pilgrimage yet, and with that in mind he'll probably be younger, around his early 20's. Hopefully by tomorrow or so I'll finalize some of the details.)"

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HeroicSociopath, first posted on 5th Nov 2015 01:30:51 AM, no edits (Post #68):

"Shepard very carefully considered their words. He couldn't say no. Never in a million years. But he wanted to know what he was in for, exactly. He waited until Captain Anderson spoke before he responded.

"Yeah. But I need to know some things." Shepard asked. That was how he rolled. He may have had a very cavalier demeanor, but he did take his job extremely seriously. There was a reason he was Spectre. He wanted to know a lot of things. Who was he working with? Would he get a pay raise? But that could wait. He had a Galaxy to save.

"We can discuss them later, though. Consider it done." He said, flashing a thumbs-up at the council and smiling."

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King Feraligatr, first posted on 5th Nov 2015 10:15:33 PM, no edits (Post #69):

"Heroic Sociopath's Samuel Shepard summoning

Anderson spoke up,"Wait, Shepard. We have more we want to tell you". He awaited a response from his former colleague along with the the rest of the Council.

(sorry for the piss poor response. Dam was I feeling unmotivated today.)"

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King Feraligatr, first posted on 5th Nov 2015 10:19:35 PM, last edited on 8th Nov '15 11:27:00 PM by KingFeraligatr (Post #70):

"[up][up][up]Care to explain what you're talking about with "attention to detail", and "how much attention to detail there is with important information, with special attention at how the Rewrite Plot differs from the lore of the canon"? It's fine if you don't, I just want some greater feedback in what I'm doing wrong, neutral, and "right".

Also, still awaiting your revised character sheet. We still have to finish your recruitment, Heroic's Shep summoning, and square away any other newbies that join the RP before starting the RP."