This is my first time making an RP thread, so please, any help, advice, and constructive criticism would be more than welcome.
The RP is now started. If you wish to join, PM me, and we'll have you set up in no time.
Also, I may be unavailable for some of the weekend.
Also, we have a new rule regarding characters. Be sure to read the Character Submission section!
The RP is now started. If you wish to join, PM me, and we'll have you set up in no time.
Also, I may be unavailable for some of the weekend.
Also, we have a new rule regarding characters. Be sure to read the Character Submission section!
In the past several decades, sightings of unnatural phenomena called "Unidentified Flying Objects" began to be reported to governments around the world. In the past few years, the number of sightings has risen. Dramatically.
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February 19th, 2015
Undisclosed Location in Central Africa
In a dimly lit office, Lucas Attano sits at his desk, doing his best to stave off boredom.
His mind is distracted, he is wondering just what his superiors are expecting him to accomplish in such a remote facility.
He, of course, is quite well aware of his purpose, and the purpose of his entire organization; but despite having been assigned to his post 8 months ago, he still can't help but shake the feeling that he was given this position to get rid of him. He had, after all, been something of a rising star in the French military previously.
On a whim, he checks his computer. Two new reports have come in; one from a NASA observatory in the United States, and one, weirdly, from the Phillipines...
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It soon became apparent that the rise in the so-called "UFO Activity" was no accident, nor was it any natural phenomenon. No human explanation could account for it, no of experimental aircraft performing test flights, no un-authorized satalite launches, nothing. The governemnts of the world, then, were left to face a terrifying possibility: Mankind may very well not be alone in the galaxy.
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Attano could barely believe what he was reading from the Phillipine report. A remote island community, numbering just above 70.... Evidence of a battle taking place.... Residents attempted to defend themselves.... Evidence showed use of firearms in self-defence by locals, but bizarre scorch marks indicated that they had not been attacked with bullets.... Eyewitnesses report seeing something moving at the edge of the jungle of the small island the night of the attack.... Casualty assesment indicates that there were 10 dead bodies of the the locals recovered (45 were still alive), but a full 22 had somehow gone missing....
Attano sat back, his mouth agape. Acompanying the report, which stated that the Phillipine military had swept the island nad had found nothing to indicate just what had hit the island, was a photograph of the only bit of evidence that was able to be recovered: A small knife, unremarkable save for what was on the blade. What appeared to be blood, green and sickly. Non-human blood.
His mind was racing now, awash in both worry and wonderment. Still, he attempted to focus his newfound excitement into a productive course of action, and he quickly opened the NASA report.
Inside was a single image, taken by the Cassini probe in orbit around Saturn. While the planet itself was the focus of the shot, a small portion in the lower left had been helpfully blown up, showing what could very well be a meteorite, save for the fact that, even with the grainy image, it was far too uniform in appearance to be one. A single straight-edged, conical nosed object. Not very big by the look of things, but nonetheless, worrying.
"Unbelievable..." he breathed.
Suddenly, the door to his office slid open, and in dashed a familiar face. Central Officer Brit Hagen.
"Luc, you'd better come quick." she said, Attano making not of the fact that, in all the years he'd known the Norwegian, he'd never seen her this...anxious.
"What is it?" came the reply as he rose from his chair, though he had a feeling that he already knew what she was going to say.
"Secure transmission in the Situation Room. It's for you."
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Faced with a threat unlike any they had ever encountered before, many of the governments of the world quietly formed a Council of Nations, a collection of the countries that had agreed to help support a multi-national effort to face any possible extraterrestrial threat, whether through funding, resources or manpower. Soon, mankind's prepared defence against the threat of extraterrestrial invasion lay in the hands of one organization....
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Both Attano and Central Officer Hagen raced to the Situation Room, thankfully only a short distance from Attano's office.
Upon entering, Attano quickly took his place in front of the massive screen in the room.
"Transmission on-screen."
On cue, the image of a bald man in a well-tailored suit sitting in the shadows appeared. A simple nod was the only gesture that he gave. Both participants knew that this would be a one-sided converstation.
"Hello Commander" a gravel-filled voice uttered "In response to the recent extraterrestrial incursion, this Council of Nations has convened to approve the activation of the XCOM project. You have been chosen to lead this initiative, to oversee our first, and last, line of defense. Your actions will have considerable influence on this planet's future; we urge you to keep that in mind as you proceed."
"Good Luck, Commander" And the image faded, and disappeared, just as quickly as it had shown up.
It was quite a bit to take in at once, but Attano was back on track in admirable time; the enormity of what had just occured having been relegated to the back of his mind for a short time.
"Brit" he said, turning to face the Central Officer "the base is still running on a skeleton crew, right?"
She nodded "Unfortunately, yeah. We can have nearly all stand-by personnel here within a week, but that still leaves us badly under-manned in a few areas, namely our ground teams and our tactical planners."
"We need to remedy that. Quickly."
"Thankfully" she said, as a small smile found it's way to her face "I do have quite the list of Dossiers of qualified people that would fit the bill."
"Get those Dossiers sent to me right away, I'll need to look those over. In the mean time, call up all of our stand-bys, and get back to Mission Control. I feel that this may be getting very interesting, very soon."
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This RP is based on the new XCOM game from Firaxis, and will stay close to it in terms of tone, themes, and general atmosphere. That said, there may be some elements from the original Microprose XCOM here, as well as some very slight influences from broader sci-fi in general
All regular Forum rules apply. This is a Free-Form RP. We're all on the same side here. As usual, no Mary Sue characters, no godmoding, and no Trenchcoating (it doesn't really lend itself well to this setting, anyways. Labcoating, on the other hand, I will accept 
)
Just a tidbit, though. While I have participated in Forum RP Threads before, this is my first time starting one, so any help and constructive criticism is quite welcome.
)Just a tidbit, though. While I have participated in Forum RP Threads before, this is my first time starting one, so any help and constructive criticism is quite welcome.
Character submissions are to be given in the form of a Dossier, so here's what you need:
Name: (Last, First, Middle)
Nickname(s): (If any)
Age:
Gender:
Nationality:
Position:
Experience/Qualifications: (What has you character done in the past that would bring him to the attention of an organization looking for the best and brightest?)
Physical Appearance: (Height, Weight, breif description of appearance)
Personal Bio: (This is optional)
Remember, XCOM is in serious need of soldiers, tactical planners (essentially Mission Control personnel), pilots (for both our Skyranger transports and our Interceptors), and the like. We also need scientists and engineers to support our more action-oriented branches.
As of now, I'm allowing secondary characters for everyone if they want them in order to fill in the science, engineering, and tactical planning positions.
Here's two sample character sheets, for the Commander and Central Officer, respectively.
Name: Attano, Lucas
Nickname(s): N/A
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Nationality: French (born Italian)
Position: Commander
Experience/Qualifications: 17 years of service in the French Army. Reports by superior officers indicate that he has acceptable (though unremarkable) tactical sense, but does have a gift for strategic planning. Has served as a liason on various Military R&D Projects, and has as of late become something of a troubleshooter for NATO. Has commanded troops on a U.N. Peacekeeping deployment. Has never personally been in combat, though his troops did on the aforementioned peacekeeping deployment.
Physical Appearance: 171 cm, 77.1 kg. Relatively thin, tan-skinned, jet black hair, dark brown eyes.
Personal Bio: [REDACTED]
Name: Hagen, Brit
Nickname(s): "Sunny"
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Nationality: Norwegian
Position: Central Officer
Experience/Qualifications: 15 years of Service in the Norwegian Army. Substantial background in counter-terrorism. Has both planned and executed operations, and has served as a liason in NATO. Forced into medical leave from active service due to injuries sustained in the Oslo Crisis of April 2014. Noted for being a gifted tactician.
Physical Appearance: 177.5 cm, 72.5 kg. Somewhat thin, Pale-skinned, blonde hair, green eyes
Personal Bio: [REDACTED]
Name: (Last, First, Middle)
Nickname(s): (If any)
Age:
Gender:
Nationality:
Position:
Experience/Qualifications: (What has you character done in the past that would bring him to the attention of an organization looking for the best and brightest?)
Physical Appearance: (Height, Weight, breif description of appearance)
Personal Bio: (This is optional)
Remember, XCOM is in serious need of soldiers, tactical planners (essentially Mission Control personnel), pilots (for both our Skyranger transports and our Interceptors), and the like. We also need scientists and engineers to support our more action-oriented branches.
As of now, I'm allowing secondary characters for everyone if they want them in order to fill in the science, engineering, and tactical planning positions.
Here's two sample character sheets, for the Commander and Central Officer, respectively.
Name: Attano, Lucas
Nickname(s): N/A
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Nationality: French (born Italian)
Position: Commander
Experience/Qualifications: 17 years of service in the French Army. Reports by superior officers indicate that he has acceptable (though unremarkable) tactical sense, but does have a gift for strategic planning. Has served as a liason on various Military R&D Projects, and has as of late become something of a troubleshooter for NATO. Has commanded troops on a U.N. Peacekeeping deployment. Has never personally been in combat, though his troops did on the aforementioned peacekeeping deployment.
Physical Appearance: 171 cm, 77.1 kg. Relatively thin, tan-skinned, jet black hair, dark brown eyes.
Personal Bio: [REDACTED]
Name: Hagen, Brit
Nickname(s): "Sunny"
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Nationality: Norwegian
Position: Central Officer
Experience/Qualifications: 15 years of Service in the Norwegian Army. Substantial background in counter-terrorism. Has both planned and executed operations, and has served as a liason in NATO. Forced into medical leave from active service due to injuries sustained in the Oslo Crisis of April 2014. Noted for being a gifted tactician.
Physical Appearance: 177.5 cm, 72.5 kg. Somewhat thin, Pale-skinned, blonde hair, green eyes
Personal Bio: [REDACTED]
Firstly, this is my first RP that I've created (not the first I've participated in), so please, any help from you guys would be very welcome.
Secondly, This is freeform RP. No one's here to win, we're just here to have a fun time.
Thirdly, my idea for this RP is for it to sort of develop a rythem. The initial posts are going to be the new recruits arriving and settling in, then the first mission. My idea is that after each mission, there's a bit of an interlude that allows people to develop their characters before we move on to the next mission or plot point. To accomplish this, we may need to use time-skips. As such, most posts will have an in-universe date-stamp to show how time passes. I know that sounds like a bad idea, so if anyone has a better idea on how to work this in, please let me know. As always, I'm willing to listen.
Lastly, let's have some fun with this, alright?
Secondly, This is freeform RP. No one's here to win, we're just here to have a fun time.
Thirdly, my idea for this RP is for it to sort of develop a rythem. The initial posts are going to be the new recruits arriving and settling in, then the first mission. My idea is that after each mission, there's a bit of an interlude that allows people to develop their characters before we move on to the next mission or plot point. To accomplish this, we may need to use time-skips. As such, most posts will have an in-universe date-stamp to show how time passes. I know that sounds like a bad idea, so if anyone has a better idea on how to work this in, please let me know. As always, I'm willing to listen.
Lastly, let's have some fun with this, alright?
