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Hello, I have yet again came up with a paranormal disaster. Unlike my other RPs, I will not dictate the plot as much thus giving the RPers more freedom. Basically in this RP the characters ICly discover an acursed cavern filled with ghosts, monsters and other creatures and things a dystopia can't go without.I will RP as the monsters and the first people to go down there. The goal of the RP is to prevent the cave from unleashing it's curse on the surface world whilst surviving everything else the evil entities from below have in their arsenal.

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Nationality:
Character(s)
Character info(age, gender, skills, physiology, race(for those who have mt alien sentients,health condition ect
Party/group(e.i. Goof corp, the Liberation army, secret service ect)
Reason for making the dive

Nationality: East Laosian.
Character(s) Jack Thompson, 15 secret service agents, his advisor Samantha Brown.
Character info(age, gender, skills, physiology, race(for those who have mt alien sentients,health condition ect): Jack Thompson's 45 (he's black). Secret service agents ages range from 25-44, Samantha Brown's 36.
Party/group(e.i. Goof corp, the Liberation army, secret service ect): East Laosian Secret Service (ELSS)
Reason for making the dive: Jack Thompson is a multi billionaire, who is looking to explore the cave with his secret service, advisor. He plans to possibly strike oil down in the place.

Nationality: Kiravian
Characters:

Ravenna Northstream
A Corçev scientist from Northeastern Kirav, Northstream is a 38-year-old, dark-haired, short, and quick-tempered woman.

Þuren Revloan
Þuren Revloan is a Kiravian civil officer from the Secriat of Development's Advanced Projects Unit. He is experienced in combat areas, as he has served in research and retrieval missions around the world, and recieves his paycheck from the Empire's black budget. He is a tall, prematurely grey, 37-year-old Norskev in excellent health and physical condition. He carries weapons. Lots of 'em.

Karl Inudmec
A member of the Insdev ethnic group, Karl Inudmec is also an officer from the Secriat of Development, though he is more involved in research. He did, however, serve in the Colonial Army reserve of his home colony of Kaviska, and knows how to fight. He is 36 and in good health, being of average Cosciv height (6'3'), and with a low BMI. His diving skills are excellent.

Irina Koscani
A curvaceous femal research assistant who accompanies the party for...well, she's paid out of the black budget as well. Let's leave it there.

Party/group: Team from the Secriat of Development, investigating the possibility of moving the Imperial population underound to conserve land.

Reason for making the dive: To study living conditions and geological structure of caverns as the primary stage of subterraneanisation.

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Nationality:Amerigani
Character(s):Eli Freeman
Character info:24 years old,male,skinny,not very strong,white,missing left middle finger.
Party/group:5 amerigani marines,ordered to watch him.
Reason for making the dive: punishment.was caught stealing secret weapon specs and has been ordered to explore the cave by grand leader Lord Lowery.

should each nation post how they found the the cavern network or should I do that?

sorry for not posting a character in this post. I think you should say how they found out about the cavern, and then they expand upon that. It's a very nice story going lol. If only i wasn't so lazy :soap:

sorry for not posting a character in this post. I think you should say how they found out about the cavern, and then they expand upon that. It's a very nice story going lol. If only i wasn't so lazy :soap:

Alright then. :D

Nationality: Avalican

Character(s): 2 People, Carl Ferram and Jane Orson

Character Info: Carl Ferram, a white European, is an advanced archaeologist employed in one of the government's programs. Since he is trained to excavate ruins and caves in all terrains, he is quite muscular but not a body builder. He is quite the climber and swimmer as his job requires it. He is also trained in using explosives, such as C4 and TNT.

Second Character Info: Jane Orson, a white European, is a trained marine biologist who mostly spends time out in the field studying underwater life though she knows a bit about rock formations and such, though only the basics. She is experienced in swimming, boating, and other such sports involving water.

Party/Group: Avalican Biologists (2 Photographers)

Reason For Making The Dive: Carl Ferram, with his skills in operating explosives and strength for picking through rock, and the possibility of important items being found in the cavern, he was assigned to the job.

Jane Orson, is making a document of living creatures and plants in the cavern. She is in a group project of creating a book with her fellow colleagues about hundreds or plants/animals over the world, so how could she refuse an offer like this?

Nationality: Avalican

Character(s): 2 People, Carl Ferram and Jane Orson

Character Info: Carl Ferram, a white European, is an advanced archaeologist employed in one of the government's programs. Since he is trained to excavate ruins and caves in all terrains, he is quite muscular but not a body builder. He is quite the climber and swimmer as his job requires it. He is also trained in using explosives, such as C4 and TNT.

Second Character Info: Jane Orson, a white European, is a trained marine biologist who mostly spends time out in the field studying underwater life though she knows a bit about rock formations and such, though only the basics. She is experienced in swimming, boating, and other such sports involving water.

Party/Group: Avalican Biologists (2 Photographers)

Reason For Making The Dive: Carl Ferram, with his skills in operating explosives and strength for picking through rock, and the possibility of important items being found in the cavern, he was assigned to the job.

Jane Orson, is making a document of living creatures and plants in the cavern. She is in a group project of creating a book with her fellow colleagues about hundreds or plants/animals over the world, so how could she refuse an offer like this?

The IC thread is already up, feel free to join. :)

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Nationality: Ralkovian

Character info

Major John Stevens
Age:45
Gender:Male
Skills:Leader, Commander

Captain Jennifer "black op" Smith
Age:25
Gender:Female
Skills:Close-combat, survival skills, blacksmith, expert in no-light fighting
physiology: Fit, average height.

1st Lieutenant Derrick "the devil" Resum
Age:29
Gender:Male
Skills:Heavy weapons, Demolition, point guard.
Physiology:overweight with pure muscle.

2nd Lieutenant Blake "angel" Frederick
Age:24
Gender:Male
Skills: Sniper, close-combat, medic
physiology: Fit, Average Height, Average Weight.

2nd Lieutenant Michelle "map" Maria
Age: 26
Gender:Female
Skills: weapons repair, medic, exploration
physiology: Fit



Party/group:Paranormal Research and Destruction (PRD)
Reason for making the dive:See what creatures can be taken from the cave for use in the military.

Weapons: Armor piercing, Explosive bullet Machine gun, RPG, LAWs, AK47M, Desert Eagles, Flares, SCARs, MP5s, PP9000s, Echtoplasm Core bullets(hot echtoplasm is but inside the bullet and shot at the ghosts causing damage as the echtoplasm heats the ghosts echtoplasm), variety of other weapons as well.

welcome aboard. :salute:

would you be willing to have one of your creature come up from the cave so my investigation can begin?

would you be willing to have one of your creature come up from the cave so my investigation can begin?

A bunch of them already have. They're only scouts though. Have a person go down to the cave and survive. I have an idea that'll catch your gov's attention. ;)

OOC:i think I'm gonna drop out.just not that interested.sorry

Done, waiting for you now

Done, waiting for you now

You'll have to ICly post it first.

Nationality: Falsonian

Character(s): The Metal Man

Character info(age, gender, skills, physiology, race (for those who have mt alien sentients), health condition etc.)

History: Born 1742, Pierre Gilbert, son of a French fur trader and a Seneca squaw. Abducted 1751 by Species-1 and forcibly cybernated. The process failed to destroy his identity. This and a particularly low survival rate among the harvestees led Species-1 to declare humans to be unusable.

Stole small spacecraft and returned to earth in 1864. Landed in what is now the Muldova province of Romania. Returned to Europe, 1880. Returned to United States, 1920. Unjustly accused of attempted murder, 1937. Tried and convicted in absentia, 1940. Rebuilt and rechristened stolen spacecraft, “Brain Jar,” 1944. Artificial Intelligence Drone, “Pete,” brought online, 1956.

Abilities vary with the suit he’s wearing. All suits have in common levitation, shielding, plasma weapons, invisibility cloaking, super strength and superior sensory capabilities. Without a suit, he has none of these abilities. Suits sometimes break down, causing him to lose some or all of his abilities. The only power that is natural to him is that he diminishes all supernatural powers within a 50-foot radius, with diminution increasing as the supernatural being or object gets closer to him. He is also a limited immortal—will not die of natural causes, but can be killed through violent means. His blood has healing properties, but also causes temporary insanity, when injected into a human body. Because of this, unethical pseudogovernmental types often attempt to track him, looking to kidnap and study him.

Party/group(e.i. Goof corp, the Liberation army, secret service etc.)

Independent agent

Reason for making the dive

His contact in the CIA (Concurrent Investigation Agency) asked him to investigate rumors of hostile paranormal events in and around the cave.

Dastardly Stench;13843835']Nationality: Falsonian

Character(s): The Metal Man

Character info(age, gender, skills, physiology, race (for those who have mt alien sentients), health condition etc.)

History: Born 1742, Pierre Gilbert, son of a French fur trader and a Seneca squaw. Abducted 1751 by Species-1 and forcibly cybernated. The process failed to destroy his identity. This and a particularly low survival rate among the harvestees led Species-1 to declare humans to be unusable.

Stole small spacecraft and returned to earth in 1864. Landed in what is now the Muldova province of Romania. Returned to Europe, 1880. Returned to United States, 1920. Unjustly accused of attempted murder, 1937. Tried and convicted in absentia, 1940. Rebuilt and rechristened stolen spacecraft, “Brain Jar,” 1944. Artificial Intelligence Drone, “Pete,” brought online, 1956.

Abilities vary with the suit he’s wearing. All suits have in common levitation, shielding, plasma weapons, invisibility cloaking, super strength and superior sensory capabilities. Without a suit, he has none of these abilities. Suits sometimes break down, causing him to lose some or all of his abilities. The only power that is natural to him is that he diminishes all supernatural powers within a 50-foot radius, with diminution increasing as the supernatural being or object gets closer to him. He is also a limited immortal—will not die of natural causes, but can be killed through violent means. His blood has healing properties, but also causes temporary insanity, when injected into a human body. Because of this, unethical pseudogovernmental types often attempt to track him, looking to kidnap and study him.

Party/group(e.i. Goof corp, the Liberation army, secret service etc.)

Independent agent

Reason for making the dive

His contact in the CIA (Concurrent Investigation Agency) asked him to investigate rumors of hostile paranormal events in and around the cave.

welcome aboard. :)

WARNING: I control four nations: Dastardly Stench, Falsonia, Idanno and Marionetonia. You may see posts from me under any of these nations (though you'll probably only see DS and Mar).

Now, you got me thinking.

I'd like to change my answer on the affects that TMM has on the zombies around him.

It occurred to me that, unbeknownst to him, TMM's anti-esper power is really the manifestation of something much deeper.

When he was cybernated, a metaphysical change came over him, and he became, without his knowledge, a Keeper of Chaos.

This isn't the chaos that you're used to from people like Chronosia. What he calls "chaos" is, in fact, an alternative world view--a different kind of order, but, nonetheless, very, very ordered. This chaos is true, random chaos. If he let it go (and he has no idea how to), it would sunder the laws of physics everywhere in the universe. Only time would remain--because time would run and he MIGHT be able to stop it again (this is admittedly due to wish fulfillment on the part of the author and not any rational (or chaotic) explanation). Yet, even when The Metal Man's highly ordered mind is fully guarding the chaos that he keeps back, some of it still leaks out.

Because supernatural events are an imposition of an external order on the chaos of this universe, the chaos that TMM holds works to lessen its affects.

Therefor, the Metal Man affects zombies who get near him in a probabilistic manner. Seemingly randomly, some of them completely lose their supernatural underpinnings and become natural corpses; some regain their consciences; some re-animate (often to find themselves in excruciating pain); and some are completely unaffected. Because this is a quantum universe that we live in, once a zombie goes through the process, it "collapses the wave form" (to quote Max Planc) and the affect does not vary. A dead zombie does not come back to life when TMM leaves the area, nor does an unaffected one suddenly become affected when it gets too close to him again.

I like this answer better not only because it provides a better level of detail and a more pseudoscientific explanation of things, but also gives other participants in the RP a better chance to have some fun.

P.S. I don't plan on having TMM let the chaos go during this RP. As I pointed out earlier, he doesn't have a clue about any of this.

Is this better? Should there be any changes? (For example, should TMM's affects on a zombie be stronger the closer that the zombie gets, varying with, say, the cube of the distance?)

OOC: Is there any way that the metal man will link this to Lesbania and South Lizasauria? I think some intergovernment, cover-up foil hat conspiracyness would spice this thread up. :p

There are several.

In order of obviousness:

1) There's always the message that the guys from the Cavern Tavern have supposedly left.

2) The markings on the cave wall. TMM just turned them over to Pete, who has an extensive archeological library. Pete's also sending them to the CIA, who will, no doubt, share them anonymously with teams in several international universities.

3) TMM could always run into these folks' armies...they are, after all, in the same general area...

From where I'm sitting, the RP could use some spicing up... :) :) :)

There are several.

In order of obviousness:

1) There's always the message that the guys from the Cavern Tavern have supposedly left.

2) The markings on the cave wall. TMM just turned them over to Pete, who has an extensive archeological library. Pete's also sending them to the CIA, who will, no doubt, share them anonymously with teams in several international universities.

3) TMM could always run into these folks' armies...they are, after all, in the same general area...

From where I'm sitting, the RP could use some spicing up... :) :) :)

Basically South Lizasauria and Lesbanania are going to send troops through the caves to make sure no one gains access to the power inside. They are also going to send agents to hinder other nations in at attempt to prevent them from accessing the cave's awesome power.

...so...what are they going to do when they find out that TMM is already there...?


...after all...he does sorta have this international reputation as a pain in the butt to secretive and totalitarian regimes...and he has BIG problems with authority...

...so...what are they going to do when they find out that TMM is already there...?


...after all...he does sorta have this international reputation as a pain in the butt to secretive and totalitarian regimes...and he has BIG problems with authority...

The Secret services of both will more than likely go after him and Lesbania being a cult controlled dictatorship will send forth legions of bounty hunters, assasins and other soldiers. The South Lizasaurians however will only send secret service for they are no longer a fascist empire but a meritocracy working to create a moralistic utopia but failing due to the fact that the previous war screwed up the economy.

I'm doing my best to incite a riot. :) :) :)

Does TMM arms stretch or disconnect then fly? Both unit commanders are on opposite ends of the battlefield.

Nope. He flew through a hail of bullets, collected one, then, shields up, flew back through an even bigger hail of bullets (when the folks on one side saw the commander of the other side, they weren't stupid enough to squander the opportunity), grabbed the other one and flew to the middle of the battlefield with both of them.

I neglected to mention that this used up just about all of his shields, and that the next hit will probably take them down...and put a nice hole in TMM's suit somewhere. The question remains, will the commanders call a stand-down or will they "sacrifice" themselves for "the greater glory?"

:) :) :)

The historical sites contain proven and verifiable facts, the conspiracy theory sites contain speculation. The twist there is there is some truth in each of the conspiracy theories but the rest is false. If one were to uncover all the truths a historian might be able to piece together an accurate theory. ;)

Maybe, but without access to the source material (not to mention any method of verifying the truth or falsehood of any of these claims), this is impossible.

Does Lisbania (sp?) have a computerized information system? Even one for their secret service (which TMM and Pete could hack)?

Maybe, but without access to the source material (not to mention any method of verifying the truth or falsehood of any of these claims), this is impossible.

Does Lisbania (sp?) have a computerized information system? Even one for their secret service (which TMM and Pete could hack)?

The historical sites are fact, the conspiracy theory sites are questionable. Just have Pete look at the history sites then the message on the wall will make sense.

Btw Lesbania does have a network but it is filled with tons of edited and false information in order to keep the civillians in check. The truth is highly guarded by their elite forces which are fighting the South Lizasaurians who are hell bent on acquiring the truth. The regular false network is highly guarded to give enemies, rebels and hackers the impression that it's the truth. The true network will be a b$#% to hack since it has all the latest firewalls ajnd an elite guard armed with state of the art equiptment.

But Pete is an alien supercomputer with a mind of its own. :) :) :) I'm not saying that he wouldn't get caught, but he might be able to get through their security.

But Pete is an alien supercomputer with a mind of its own. :) :) :) I'm not saying that he wouldn't get caught, but he might be able to get through their security.

Lesbanians also have exemplary hacking capabilities, becaus of them South Lizasauria and it's allies spend millions on counterhacking and advanced firewalls. This has created a heavy tax burden on the civillian populace. Basically South Lizasauria has numbers and technology but the Lesbanians have more. It is only through innovative and even desperate policies that Lesbania is kept at bay by the military and government. The next clue is in the historical sites, no hacking will be needed until after you acquire that clue.Just RP clicking the link to one of said sites which will reveal the meaning of the message on the wall which in turn will require intelligence collection afterward. Okay. :)

OK, I'll do that, but...

How long has the South Lesbanian government been an absolute tyranny? How long have they refused to invest in education? If they don't do that, how do they acquire the services of the kind of people necessary to build and secure an advanced computer archive?

(I'm really trying to get at a common misconception of history here. A lot of people think that the Nazis in Germany developed minds like Von Braun and Einstein. They didn't. The credit for these men and others actually should go to Kaiser Wilhelm, who, though he was a neurotic jerk, made sure that Germany's secondary education system, at the turn of the 20th century, was the best that the world had to offer. Ironically, though the Nazis used the talents of men such as these, the way that they promoted ignorance and refused to educate their people insured that they would have no intellectual successors--at least, not from their home country, anyway. Totalitarianism prevents original thought, and this leads to its eventual demise due to rot from within.

I make no accusation, but I hope that you have not fallen victim to this misconception.)

OK, I'll do that, but...

How long has the South Lesbanian government been an absolute tyranny? How long have they refused to invest in education? If they don't do that, how do they acquire the services of the kind of people necessary to build and secure an advanced computer archive?

(I'm really trying to get at a common misconception of history here. A lot of people think that the Nazis in Germany developed minds like Von Braun and Einstein. They didn't. The credit for these men and others actually should go to Kaiser Wilhelm, who, though he was a neurotic jerk, made sure that Germany's secondary education system, at the turn of the 20th century, was the best that the world had to offer. Ironically, though the Nazis used the talents of men such as these, the way that they promoted ignorance and refused to educate their people insured that they would have no intellectual successors--at least, not from their home country, anyway. Totalitarianism prevents original thought, and this leads to its eventual demise due to rot from within.

I make no accusation, but I hope that you have not fallen victim to this misconception.)

South Lesbania? South Lizasauria is a meritocracy thriving to cure society's ails. The Lesbanians are a completely different people. For starters the original race/species in Lesbania is human whilst in South Lizasauria the natives are lizasaurs.

About 40 years or so Lesbania has been under cult control and absolute tyrranny. The cult took them over before the "First Grecian war: (in quotes because thats what the South Lizasaurians call it, their allies tend to call it the second because they fought with Grecia before South Lizasauria entered the war. The Grecians and other nations under the same cult educate their populace in order that they may know how to utilize technology and science for their cause, they also teach them survival skills, how to fight, battle tactics, and how to strategise. They basically turn all their members civillian or otherwise into sneaky zealots. Grecia not only sends numerous advisers and personnel to Lesbania but urges them to do the same. They teach their civillians the sciences, combat, survival ect ect yet they keep them ignorant to many things in order to maintain control. Those who think they can qualify to work for the Lesbanian government undergo tests, if they pass they join and consequently learn of knowledge the government has kept secret. The government is also economical, they hire/blackmail foreigners with skills they could use. So on top of the agents that pass the tests, cult support, bribed/blackmailed foreign specialists are working for them too.

The names are so similar that I have trouble telling them apart. (I'm also often tempted to use "Lesbiania" instead of "Lesbania," but some forms of word play aren't worth the trouble they can cause.)

Problem with that is that you can't teach science without teaching logic, and logic is the enemy of every cult.

I'm not saying that the Lesbanians can't be strong NOW, or appear to be strong even if they're on the brink of collapse, but, generally, over time, meritocracies get more out of their people than tyrannies. Tyrannies--eventually--collapse under the weight of their own oppression. It can take centuries, but it happens.

The names are so similar that I have trouble telling them apart. (I'm also often tempted to use "Lesbiania" instead of "Lesbania," but some forms of word play aren't worth the trouble they can cause.)

Problem with that is that you can't teach science without teaching logic, and logic is the enemy of every cult.

I'm not saying that the Lesbanians can't be strong NOW, or appear to be strong even if they're on the brink of collapse, but, generally, over time, meritocracies get more out of their people than tyrannies. Tyrannies--eventually--collapse under the weight of their own oppression. It can take centuries, but it happens.

South Lizasauria is the meritocracy, Lesbania is the evil dictatorship.

Basically the leadership knows that they're power hungry bastards and study science and in doing so use it to further their purposes. The rest are just drones that do what they're told. When Grecian slave drones build things and assembling tanks and such they are doing so by instruction, not by knowledge. Basically the power hungry con artists on top have access to science and other knowledge (brainwashing being their main area of expertise) they use said knowledge to keep their massive slave army in line and with this "leader is always" right mentality placed within them they obey all instruction, so obviously the leaders with scientific knowledge put together instructions on how to do certain things whilst twisting the science explaining how it works with propaganda. That way the cultists can arm the cult with modern equipment and other things whilst staying in their brainwashed state.