[M] Apolcalypse: The Day the World Burned

[PFC P. Long]

THIS RP HAS 2 SPACES LEFT!
Due to loosing two to inactivity, two spots for the RP have opened up. Feel free to post a character sheet here, or PM me.

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Rated M for coarse language, blood & gore, violence, and scenes of an explicit nature.

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IC - http://role-player.net/forum/showthr...201#post987201
|2032|
The Great War erupts, Russia launches a pre-emptive nuclear strike on China. The world watches in fear as China is taken within the year.

|2033|
European economy hits an all-time low. Russia turns its attention towards the UK. The U.S send Marine task forces across the Atlantic. Korea enters the war when its special forces are captured in Australia. The full extent of the newly formed United Soviet Front emerges when the U.S is invaded by Japan from across the Pacific.

|2038|
Unable to gain a foothold in Europe, the USF special forces sneak a warhead into England. The next day, London is reduced to rubble.

An all out nuclear war is triggered world-wide. The entire planet burns in the space of twelve hours.



|2039|
Survivors still fight the war that never ended. With the worlds nuclear capability removed, the USF begins developing chemical weapons. Eight months into the year, the Madness Gene is developed. A convoy transporting the unstable chemical weapons is ambushed by the United Alliance. The containers are destroyed and the outbreak begins, the dead return.

|2040-Now|
The Madness Gene has spread far and wide. Although no-one can prove it, intelligence on both sides believe it is now a world-wide epidemic. The war still persists, desperate soldiers on both sides fighting for food, shelter and survival.

For whatever reason, you are in France, more specifically, the ruins of Paris. The USF continue to send patrols or "Death Squads" into the city, accompanied by what can only be described as salvage crews. The UA also have a foothold here, the remains of an old command post hidden deep within the city itself. With the USF shooting all on sight during the day, and The Mad emerging at night, your skill, luck or companions have somehow kept you alive. For now.

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Roleplay creation attempt two, fingers crossed I get some interest in a good old apocalypse RP. Of course, if you have any questions/constructive criticisms feel free to speak up either here or in a PM to me if your feeling shy.

Rules are simple:
1. No god-modding or power playing. (Includes killing/seriously maiming another character without their creator's permission.)
2. Make sure you keep the RPA rules in mind, they still apply here.
3. Be respectful and considerate to everyone OOC. Not everyone has the same writing ability.
4. Having said this, I would like 2 paragraphs minimum per post. Give each other something to work with.
5. Please use a spell-checker and check your punctuation. I'm not asking for perfect, but at least make an effort.
6. My word is final, no arguments.
7. I'm okay with romance, however please keep your explicit scenes in your PMs.
8. Finally, I must know if your going to be away for a long length of time. If your going on holiday for a week don't worry about it, I'll take your character and keep them safe until you return. If you don't tell me your going away however, I will be forced to declare you inactive and then your character is left for the vultures.

Now that the serious stuff is out of the way, here is a quick character sheet for you.
Name:
Age: (18+ Unless you can convince me in PMs. If you plan on trying to convince me, have the character sheet ready and available.)
Gender:
Nationality:
Physical Description: (A picture is acceptable, but no anime.)
Equipment/Possessions:
History/Bio:

The Roster / Accepted Characters

Spoiler: Nykyrian Salvatore 

Name: Nykyrian Salvatore

Age: 29

Nationality: American

Physical Description:
Height- 6'0"
Eyes- Light Blue
Race- Caucasian
Body Type- Lean athletic build
Tattoos- Tribal flame tattoos on shoulders, pair of angel wings on either side of a cross on the center of the back between the shoulder blades.
Skin Type- Clear complexion. Scars across the back and abdomen. Light tan.
Hair- Black, Necklength. Widows peak. Small bangs. Straight.

Posessions/Equipment:
Clothes- Black sleeveless shirt, military camo, black combat boots,. Wears kneepads, elbowpads, and a Bulletproof Vest.
Weapons: M14EBR, .45ACP, M4A1 w/ ACOG scope, combat knife with 7in blade

Background: Single child of a broken home. Grew up in gang-populated area, was a bit reclusive in school. Father was a biker, his mother an exotic dancer. No extended family. His father spent most of his time in prison while his mother was mostly a drunk during the day, and sleeping with any man who could pay at night.

He was a straight A student, in spite of several attempts by the gangs to initiate him. He'd study all evening and in highschool got a job at 16, and managed to get out of his parents home with the court's permission. Working evenings, school during the day, and studying long hours into the night, he managed to graduate top of his class.

After high school he went into the Army, and let them pay for his education that he acquired on an accelerated program due to his being military. Managed to get his diplomas all in the same run by working hard and studying with all of his non-active time. Was accepted into the Rangers, and when he showed proficiency with sniping, he went through sniper school and put that to use.

Then after his third tour, he was supposed to return for R&R but instead requested to help with the relief effort in Paris, where he has now lost contact with his platoon after a bad firefight that cost him his spotter. Alone and not raising any friendlies on communications, he is now operating with radio silence, though he listens in on the channels every chance he gets.

Spoiler: Jason "Red" ClayWorth 

Name: Jason "Red" ClayWorth
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Nationality: American
Physical Description: Gray eyes, Military Camo, Black Kevlar vest, rubber boots, he has brown hair that is in a short mohawk. Tan. Medium build. His right shoulder is just the bone, only a few tendons of muscle left. Fortunately, it is still operationable.
Equipment/Possessions: Machete, M16A4 rifle, gas mask with night optics installed, 3 smoke grenades, 4 frags, He has two 8 IN combat knives strapped on his belt, Radio, Dual M1911's, lighter, several M.R.E.'s, and other such daily equipment, military and civilian, Black trench coat

History/Bio:Jason joined the military at age 19, signing up rather than being drafted. Was deployed into England to guard political officials. An hour before the nukes were deployed, his assignment was re-directed to transport a known russian weapons supplier to a bomb shelter, and await evac. The transport was ambushed, and Jason got to the bunker just in time. He waited, and waited, but no evac came. After a week, He heard voices out side his bunker, and leapt out to meet them.... only to learn they were russian. They took him hostage, and went to torturing information out of him. Being Spec Ops, he knew a bit, but didnt let a peep out, only his name, unit number, and rank. After all their attempts failing, they poured an unstable acid onto his shoulder, which melted the majority of the skin there. The Russian in charge of the facility, amazed at jasons courage, prevented the acid from spreading and traded him for a captured russian. He had been held hostage for a year, so, it was not until he was deployed in paris that he saw how bad the war had been. Had seen what it had done...

Spoiler: Mira Pine 

Name: Mira Pine

Age: 19

Gender: F

Nationality: Born in France, raised in the US.

Physical Description: Mira is a petite little girl, thin, and frail-looking. Despite that, she’s a survivor, strong, with a large sense of justice. She has raven-black, shoulder-length hair; cut straight off when it was deemed a nuisance in the warzone. She has a determined, pretty face free of blemished; with glistening green eyes and sweet smile. Over her body are several scars from abuse and damage from war.

Equipment/Possessions:
-Piano wire. Strong and hard to spot, but deadly.
-Twin pistols.
Mira doesn’t think she needs many weapons to keep her alive. The point is to protect herself, not involve herself with more fighting.

History/Bio: Mira’s life and childhood was pretty crappy. Her mother was dead, and her father a workaholic and a abuser. He would do nothing but work, work, work, and only physically abuse Mira in some way when she bothered him. And so, Mira spent her childhood lonely, and depressed. As she entered school, she became reluctant to ‘bother’ anyone, in fear that they’d all react like her father. She became an outcast, though not the gloomy types. She would refuse any sort of connection with others, pushing people away on purpose. And so, she was deemed the ‘ice-queen’ of the school. No one had ever melted away the boundaries and barriers Mira built to protect herself. Even in times of war and disaster, Mira still refuses to trust anyone.

Mira ended up back in France a few years ago, following her dad that moved because of job changes.

Spoiler: Ken "Hastings" 

Name: Ken Hastings
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Nationality: English
Physical Description: Ken is about 5’ 9” in height, and about 142 pounds in weight. He has short, dark brown hair, and brown eyes. He’s quite pale, and average in body shape. He has no visible scars, not that you can see much of his skin, as it usually covered in a layer of dust.

He’s usually wearing a helmet, which has a camera fitted onto it. He’s also wearing a Kevlar vest, which has quite a few pouches on it. His camera is clipped onto his chest. His clothing, like his skin, is also covered in a layer of dust. He wears black trainer boots, a black t-shirt under a grey shirt (due to being unable to wear any form of coat with the armour) and black trousers.
Equipment/Possessions:
Helmet Mounted Camera –A camera mounted onto his helmet, with recording software built in, used to record what Ken sees and hears.
Lightweight handheld Camera – Keeping the weight low, this is Ken’s primary camera. It is usually clipped onto his chest, not held loosely, although a strap for it goes around his neck at all times. It is black in colour
Backup Camera – Much smaller, used only during the loss of the primary camera, it too is compatible with his memory cards. The back-up is small enough to fit in his back pocket, where it is kept.
Memory Cards – Used to store photos and video, documents can sometimes be placed onto these, they’re kept in a small pouch with a USB stick they can be plugged into.
Ultrabook – Tiny, eleven inch across, not even an inch in thickness. Because it’s brittle it is usually carried wrapped in bubble wrap, and placed within his armour. It is usually only taken out when he is sure he is safe.
LR Transmitter Dish – A collapsible transmitter dish, which opens automatically once connected, it is used to send pictures and files back home (the bird’s nest), without the need to connect to a network. Due to civilian use, it can easily be jammed and prone to bugs. It must be plugged in to be used.
9mm Browning Hi-Powered Pistol – Used for self-defence only, Ken has limited skill with this. It is held on his hip in a holster. Two extra clips, just in case.

History/Bio:
Ken was born in Sheffield England in the August of two-thousand and eight, four years later he started school. Life in England wasn’t all that great, especially with the economic doom and gloom that everyone grew up with. Even though he was a smart boy, the economic strain on his family, almost began to put his hopes of university on permanent hold. Time went on, and Ken developed a taste for foreign news, always wondering about it, wanting to travel the world and meet people.

When he eventually turned eighteen, he finished school. For a while he was stuck, not sure what exactly to do, knowing if he headed to university, his future would be steeped in debt. He argued this with himself over and over again, until he realised that his chosen career path could eventually make him a lot of money, and so he decided to go to college and then later university. His chosen path was journalism, he’d get to travel and meet new people, whilst helping spread awareness that life in the United Kingdom wasn’t so bad after all.

Once college and university were finished, Ken moved on to get experience. To get to where he wanted to be, Ken had to get experience, and so he took up an apprenticeship with the BBC. He started low, being an errand boy for those on the set of his local news channel. After months of working tirelessly, he was recommended and put forward for an apprenticeship in London. He gratefully took the position and moved up.

As the war began to start, Ken was promoted to field journalist, as many were needed. If Ken was to think back to it, enlisted would be a better word than promoted. He was given a false surname to protect his identity, becoming “Ken Hastings”. Along with the name, he was given a pistol and taught (be it vaguely) to defend himself. He was then given equipment and shipped out to Eastern Europe.

This wasn’t to last as Russia turned its guns on the United Kingdom and so Ken was pulled home. Ken was pulled back to a place codenamed “Bird Nest”, a secret base in the south of England, which had become central in the BBC’s communications network. Over the next few years he’d be deployed from Bird Nest base, to various places in Europe. His latest deployment has sent him to Paris to report on the USF aggression, and attacks of the Madness Gene.

Spoiler: Pvt. Katherine "Kate" Bakhvalova 

Name: Pvt. Katherine "Kate" Bakhvalova
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Nationality: American
Physical Description: This composed lady has slanted gunmetal-gray eyes. Her silky, straight, coffee-colored hair is very short (but within regs) and is worn in a simple, severe style. She is very short and has a lithe build. Her skin is light-colored. She has long-fingered hands and small feet.

Equipment/Possessions: FR-ACU (multicam/ocp), olive drab tee, Adv. Cbt. Helmet, cbt boots, Soldier Plate Carrier System, JSLIST suit, M40A1 mask, poncho, M4 carbine w/M26 Mod. Acc. Shotgun, Army eTablet, Armored MemCard wallet, earbuds, multitool, canteen, od satchel bag, six spare m4 magazines, 2 M26 magazines, three boxes of 12 gage shotgun shells, bottle of Potassium Iodine tablets.

History/Bio: When Kate learned her high school boyfriend, Chris Mustek, had signed up for the Army, she immediately went down to the recruiter's office and signed up as well. She had some naive idea the Army would assign them together - but out of bootcamp, he got assigned to a line unit heading for Russia while she got sent to Quartermaster school, followed by assignment to a supply unit in Calais. Still, she kept hope.

She performed her duties well, getting good performance reviews, and improving on her high school French, eventually making corporal. But a newly assigned Staff Sergeant got her in his sights. He made a move on her - and she slapped him. He backed off, but never forgave her. At a bar a month later, he convinced a visiting French officer at a local bar that Kate might welcome a little "attention" - and was a witness at her court-martial, testifying she had, without provocation, struck the French officer in the bar and started a brawl. They busted her down two ranks to Private.

Her staff sergeant, not happy with the verdict, assigned her to the supply run to Paris. Kate had no idea what she was heading into. A delay found them entering the outskirts of Paris shortly after nightfall - and the convoy got swarmed by the Mad. She managed somehow to fight her way free - when the relief force showed up, she was the only survivor.

To her surprise, Kate was told she would not be returning to Calais. She was disarmed and quarantined. When she didn't develop the symptoms, Kate got reassigned to a squad, with little more than what she came into Paris with and what she could scrape up.



On guns - the French issue their troops the FAMAS assault rifle which fires a 5.56mm NATO round, which is what the M4 shoots. Should be plenty of that ammo around.

On Army eTablet - a folding pocket tablet with an unbreakable flexible twin touchscreen display, primarily for training, field guides and manuals - but it's got a MemCard slot and will allow you to use civilian Armored MemCards with it.

Spoiler: Valerie Jones 

Name: Valerie Jones
Age: 19
Gender: F
Nationality: Australian

Physical Description: Lean and strong. She is capable of handling herself for she is an athlete((rule one for survival: stay in shape)). Has long golden hair down to the small of her back that she pins into a pony tail, though her bangs are too short and fall out on the left side of her forehead. She stands around 5'10" and is quite appealing with fading blue eyes.

Equipment/Possessions: Possesses a 20' leather whip, instead of being frayed at the end it has a small curved blade. Also carries with her a quiver with 14 arrows and a 25 draw weight arch bow. - she likes to be as far from the action as possible, this seems to be less life endangering for her. Her accuracy is a little above average because of her practice with a bow before the world went to hell. She always at least attempts to collect her arrows once the fighting has subsided. She originally started out with 32 arrows. The 6 of the 14 arrows are thunder head triple bladed tips, five are highly engineered steel tips and the remaining three are explosive upon contact tips. She tends not to use the explosive ones because they leave a bit of a mess and are non collectible after use. She will only use them if there is ever an urgent need.

History/Bio:Valerie was born in Australia and lived there for all nineteen years of her life before her family went on a vacation that they would not be returning from. She had a little brother whom she loved more then anything else in the entire world before he was taken from her during the war. Her mother was a stay at home mum while her father worked as an active journalist who was part of a large company that he helped manage.

Valerie is a outgoing person but tries to avoid conflict. She enjoys playing sports and being out with people doing anything she can. She loves humour and listening to others talk rather then herself. Her brother used to write and she always loved hearing his stories, she is very logical and tends to analyze things when she sees them. Even though she has many good qualities, she has one nasty one that overrides all of them. She doesn't feel sympathy. If she injures someone she shrugs it off and continues without any feeling of guilt. She will say sorry to appear sincere but truly doesn't care.

Once she reached the age of 16 her father began taking her with him on his journeys to write for work. One job they were interviewing an archery instructor. The job took 3 months and during that span of time Valerie learned how to shoot and shoot well. As a gift for being a good student she received her bow and quiver, along with the highly engineered steel tips. She ended up being able to buy the thunder head tips later. Her father earned a trip to Paris for the entire family for 2 months ((summer break)) when bombs started flying. She lost her entire family in the first year, so with her intelligence she survived and found an abandoned military bunker where she collected more arrows, including 6 explosive ones. She had to use three of them earlier to get out of a sticky situation with a group of Mad infected. While bunker hopping around she found her whip. The end used to be frayed but to her that was completely useless, thus she added a curved blade that she broke off of a knife and weaved it into the whip securely.

Valerie found that she was able to survive and fit in with this world without feeling like a complete mad person ((no pun intended)) considering she felt no sympathy for those that she killed without mercy.

Spoiler: Anna Melanie 

Name: Captain Anna Melanie

Age: 29

Gender: Female

Nationality: British (English)

Physical Description:

Spoiler: http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/5144/73221166.jpg 

Equipment/Possessions:
• British Army Multi-Terrain Pattern (MTP) BDU

• M4A1 carbine (5.56mm, converted to 7.62mm)
o EOTech 553 Holographic Sight
o Vertical Forward Grip
o 2-Point Sling

• L9A1 Browning Hi-Power (9mm)
o Drop-leg holster (MTP)

• Osprey Assault Body Armour Mk 4 (MTP)
o Associated Magazine Pouches (pistol & rifle): Numerous 7.62 and 9mm Browning mags.
o Grenade Pouches: 2 High-Explosive Fragmentation Grenades
o Hydration Pouch (2 liter bladder)
o Canteen Pouch: Canteen (1 liter), metal stove, and purification tablets
o Medical Pouch: Basic medical supplies (bandages, gauze, tourniquet, latex gloves, etc…)
o Utility Pouches (2): MREs, Binoculars, Sunglasses, iPod, solar charger, and headphones, multi-tool, extra socks, and condoms (for water collection, of course).
o Flashlight Pouch: Surefire G2X Tactical LED
o Radio Pouch
o Magazine Dump Pouch

• Medical Trauma Shoulder Bag: Basically a more comprehensive, self-stocked medical kit for serious injuries; based off of similar kits issued to medical personnel. Contains advanced medical and surgical supplies.

• Elbow pads
• Knee pads
• Combat Boots
• Her ridiculous blue beret (worn when not “in the field”)
• Numerous other small items, most issued by the British or US Armies

*The M4A1 carbine is a U.S. Military surplus. Late in the war, the U.K. began to import large numbers of American surplus firearms to bolster its military. Officers and “non-combat” personnel (such as medical experts), who would typically be issued pistols, were often issued these surplus U.S. weapons so that British L85A2 rifles could go to front line troops.*

History/Bio: Until the war hit home, Anna never imagined a life for herself in the military. Her childhood was nothing like those of many future soldiers; both parents were always home, except when they were going to work at the local high school. Christine Melanie taught English, and Robert Melanie taught biology. Neither of them had any inkling of military service, nor did they ever plan any such future for their daughter. Anna made straight-As in high school, struggling more with making friends than completing calculus homework. It didn’t take long before her years of high school were over, and excitable young Anna was headed off to Oxford University to study whatever would help her in her future plans. After only three years, Anna breezed through Oxford and entered the Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine in 2033, where she finally was given an opportunity to pursue her dream of a medical career.

Unfortunately, global events complicated her pursuits when a series of 2033 USF offensives in Eastern Europe, though failed, struck fear deep into the hearts of the British parliament. Resources were scrambled, factories were refitted to produce war goods, and massive enlistment campaigns spread around the country like wildfire. Production and recruitment in the U.K. continued at an unreal pace, but more than that was required to halt Russia. British, German, and French forces led the fights on the front lines of Eastern Europe, but more was needed. Western European nations began to purchase supplies from the United States, which was fairing, though poorly, a great deal better than Europe. Surplus M16s, M4s, M4A1s, and numerous other firearms, equipment, and vehicles flooded into Europe.

In 2036, out of feelings of loyalty to her nation, Anna signed an agreement to enlist in the British Army following completion of medical school. An “Accelerated Fellowship Program” set up by the government allowed her to complete all of the requirements for a medical degree by early 2038, and Anna graduated with her Cambridge medical degree shortly afterward.

Following basic training and officer school, Anna was awarded a direct commission to Lieutenant (1st Lieutenant in U.S. Army ranks), and shipped to an auxiliary base in northern France. Lieutenant Melanie never enjoyed leadership, nor was she much of a soldier. Her marksmanship scores had not been very high, not that she was a bad shot, she just couldn’t get used to handling a rifle. All of her time was spent in the rear lines anyway, working in military hospitals and treating injured soldiers, putting her medical talents to use rather than her military lack of talents.

And then, in 2038, Hell arrived to Earth. Nuclear fire decimated every major city on Earth, with her beloved home of London being the first casualty. Both of Anna’s parents and her boyfriend were killed in the USF bombing. Nuclear explosions littered Europe, destroying everything. Somehow, Anna managed to survive, traveling with a small group of civilians and soldiers of various nationalities to Paris, France, a city only a few kilometers from her former “base.”

Despite her wishes, necessity pushed Lieutenant Melanie into combat. Her first skirmish, in early 2039, occurred when a USF force launched an offensive against the Forward Operating Base where Anna was "stationed." A visiting colonel of the British Army, who had come to assess the FOB's tactical capabilities, was heavily injured in the attack before the USF could be pushed back. Lieutenant Melanie, the most qualified medical officer in the area, treated the colonel's injuries, and was rewarded with a promotion to captain from the grateful colonel. A few days later, the colonel succumbed to irreparable internal wounds. Now, one year later, Captain Anna Melanie still prefers to avoid combat whenever possible, instead focusing on treating injured soldiers, marines, and civilians. She spends most of her time withdrawn, remaining in relative safety whenever possible, and trying to keep away from people.

[Auki]

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[Rayne7]

Name: Nykyrian Salvatore

Age: 29

Nationality: American

Physical Description:
Height- 6'0"
Eyes- Light Blue
Race- Caucasian
Body Type- Lean athletic build
Tattoos- Tribal flame tattoos on shoulders, pair of angel wings on either side of a cross on the center of the back between the shoulder blades.
Skin Type- Clear complexion. Scars across the back and abdomen. Light tan.
Hair- Black, Necklength. Widows peak. Small bangs. Straight.

Posessions/Equipment:
Clothes- Black sleeveless shirt, military camo, black combat boots,. Wears kneepads, elbowpads, and a Bulletproof Vest.
Weapons: M14EBR, .45ACP, M4A1 w/ ACOG scope, combat knife with 7in blade

Background: Single child of a broken home. Grew up in gang-populated area, was a bit reclusive in school. Father was a biker, his mother an exotic dancer. No extended family. His father spent most of his time in prison while his mother was mostly a drunk during the day, and sleeping with any man who could pay at night.

He was a straight A student, in spite of several attempts by the gangs to initiate him. He'd study all evening and in highschool got a job at 16, and managed to get out of his parents home with the court's permission. Working evenings, school during the day, and studying long hours into the night, he managed to graduate top of his class.

After high school he went into the Army, and let them pay for his education that he acquired on an accelerated program due to his being military. Managed to get his diplomas all in the same run by working hard and studying with all of his non-active time. Was accepted into the Rangers, and when he showed proficiency with sniping, he went through sniper school and put that to use.

Then after his third tour, he was supposed to return for R&R but instead requested to help with the relief effort in Paris, where he has now lost contact with his platoon after a bad firefight that cost him his spotter. Alone and not raising any friendlies on communications, he is now operating with radio silence, though he listens in on the channels every chance he gets.

[SandQueen]

Mildly interested, waiting to see what other people come up with

[PFC P. Long]

Rayne7, the character sheet is a good start. You are currently missing the "possessions and equipment" section from the example I posted up there. Also, I'd like to see a little more detail in your background. I understand that you may like to keep things secret and reveal it throughout the course of the RP itself, however reading through it feels like a simple list of bullet-points. Do you think you can update it and explain how he worked his ass off to be that straight a student from the gang-land. Maybe what he did whilst on tour as a US Army Ranger? If I am right, and you simply don't want to reveal this on your character sheet then can you simply PM the update to me so I can look over it? Cheers.

It is nice to see you've got some kind of interest ma'am, however mild it may be. I hope someone creates a character that makes you think "wow, I'm in!".

[SandQueen]

It is nice to see you've got some kind of interest ma'am, however mild it may be. I hope someone creates a character that makes you think "wow, I'm in!".

The main thing I'm waiting to see is how other people interpret the Weapons and Equipment parts of their characters. Because that section REALLY is going to make or break this campaign for me given the projected time frame.

[Admiral Blaze]

Name: Gregor Blaze

Age: 36

Nationality: American

Sex: Male

Physical Description:
Height- 6'2
Eyes- Brown
Race- German
Body Type- Lean physical build.

Hair- Bald.

Background (Brief Combat Overview): Its 2032, Staff Sergeant Gregor Blaze, Platoon Sergeant of a MARSOC platoon Force Recon, completes his fourth tour. This being the second time in the Middle East. Conducting counter insurgency operations. Mainly those pretaining to operatives moving from the China/Russian borders. Operations dubbed beyond top secret were carried out to steam the funneling of weapons and munitions to America's enemies abroad.
The Young Staff Sergeant and his platoon of fourteen specially trained Marines carved a bloody path stretching from the Sangin province in Afghanistan, to the Islands off the West Indo China. Gregor Blaze's home life was a normal one. Married to Sarah Blaze in 2025 when he was just a Lance Corporal. After they wed he shipped off for the MARSOC indoc to become one of the Marines Corps most dangerous operatives. Shortly after returning Sarah gave birth to their first child; Kila. In their warm home off the coast of the Atlantic.
But after the bombings in Europe, Blaze's duties called him far from his family and home.
Threat of nuclear war was soon on the rise as the USF plunged the world into chaos.
Apart of the 22nd MEU, Marine Expeditionary Unit, Staff Sergeant Blaze was battlefield commissioned to the rank of Captain to take place of their fallen OPSEC commander whom along with most of the MARSOC command was expunged during the nuclear attacks. During the attacks most of the United States ground armies were knocked out. Leaving the Navy to stand strong. Thus rendering leadership positions and experience limited.
As a company commander for Kilo Company of the 1st Recon Division, Captain Gregor Blaze had a long road ahead of him.

The year is 2040, a large chemical spill brings about a plague that terrorizes the planet. Causing a world wide epidemic that forces the world to its knees. Survival is paramount from those on the mainlands. However due to the spillage the UA was forced to deploy its ships to help with the civilian relief effort. Among those was the USS HORNET, a LHD class warship used in the rapid deployment of Marine Special forces.
While from the seas the United Alliance deploys the 22nd MEU now under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Blaze.
Orders from Command tailored out that Blaze was to deploy a scouting force to the ruins of what was once Paris.
Taking personal charge of his veteran team of Marines the seasoned Lt Colonel. Steeling himself for whatever may lay before him.

Equipment:

Marine HAZMAT/NEST combat load out.



Dragon skin/kevlar lining. Designed for the harsh environments of nuclear fallout. Specially designed as a self containted environment giving the wearer a effective barrier against the radiations effects. Earlier models were solely designed for survival, these refined combat models were designed to take punctures. Making this load out combat effective. Its gel layering allows the suit to self seal temporarily giving the wearer a chance to seek medical attention. However after six to eight hours the suits gel layering after prolonged exposure will rot out allowing for radiation exposure to set in.

Optics of the HAZMAT/NEST suit.
The goggles are derived from the HUD or heads up display of those of Attack Helicopters. With a infantry modifcation and combat wear the goggles provide the wearer a environmental update aswell as the suits overall stability.
The glow put off from the goggles is actually a chemical barrier given off to keep the eyes from being effected by the fallout environment.

{Note: More enhanced goggles allow for better marksmenship. Giving skilled snipers a edge in combat.}

Weapons Loadout:

M6 A1 Assault Rifle



Round: 7.62

Capacity: forty round magazine.

Muzzle Velocity: 2'970 FPS

The Modern version of the US special forces M4A1 carbine, the M4 T1 stands as the service rifle for those of the UA's surface fleet. Adaptable and rugid this weapon boasts and forty round magazine.
With a bare rail systems, shooters are capable of putting various ACOG, RED DOT, MIL DOT, sights and scopes. Allowing for better accuracy.

Six Inch Combat knife:




However Blaze's true weapon isnt the fire arm. Its the men he leads into combat. Sure it matter whos got the bigger stick, but it matters a hell of alot more whos swinging it.


Possessions: Blaze carries a small picture of his family. As a token before going into battle.
As for the rest of his gear majority of it is UA issued or whatever he managed to save for himself over his years of service.

[DarkShadow]

Name: Jason "Red" ClayWorth
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Nationality: American
Physical Description: Gray eyes, Military Camo, Black Kevlar vest, rubber boots, he has brown hair that is in a short mohawk. Tan. Medium build. His right shoulder is just the bone, only a few tendons of muscle left. Fortunately, it is still operationable.
Equipment/Possessions: Machete, M16A4 rifle, gas mask with night optics installed, 3 smoke grenades, 4 frags, He has two 8 IN combat knives strapped on his belt, Radio, Dual M1911's, lighter, several M.R.E.'s, and other such daily equipment, military and civilian, Black trench coat

History/Bio:Jason joined the military at age 19, signing up rather than being drafted. Was deployed into England to guard political officials. An hour before the nukes were deployed, his assignment was re-directed to transport a known russian weapons supplier to a bomb shelter, and await evac. The transport was ambushed, and Jason got to the bunker just in time. He waited, and waited, but no evac came. After a week, He heard voices out side his bunker, and leapt out to meet them.... only to learn they were russian. They took him hostage, and went to torturing information out of him. Being Spec Ops, he knew a bit, but didnt let a peep out, only his name, unit number, and rank. After all their attempts failing, they poured an unstable acid onto his shoulder, which melted the majority of the skin there. The Russian in charge of the facility, amazed at jasons courage, prevented the acid from spreading and traded him for a captured russian. He had been held hostage for a year, so, it was not until he was deployed in paris that he saw how bad the war had been. Had seen what it had done...

[PinkBandit]

I've never been in a apocalypse type RP before, but there are firsts for everything
I'll be submitting a CS soon...

[PFC P. Long]

All right. Lets see what we have here then...

As I said DarkShadow, I'm happy with what you've given me in the PMs and I'll stick a list of characters up on post 1 some-time tomorrow. (It's very late/early here and I need to hit the hay soon.)

Pink, I'm glad you've decided to give the end of the world a go. If your ever in need of inspiration or similar, may I suggest a film? "The Book of Eli". That is, at least in my eyes, a very good take on what a post-apocalyptic world would be like and, if anything, is an enjoyable film all the same.

Admiral, I am... happy with your character, however there are a few things I would like to tweak/make you aware of. You have unknowingly created a situation in your character's background that was planned and plotted for a part later on in the... plot. I wont say any more, however I will be hijacking your LHD at some-point. Also, if you wish to bring heavy cards on the table, much like the rest of you who all seem to have gone for the "special forces/specialized platoon/rock in a hard place" characters, I'll be throwing bigger stuff at you. After-all, a Force Recon unit, no-matter how well trained, attract a lot more heat than civvies. Also bare in mind, specialised ammo IS hard to find... Bullets don't just come out of thin air after all.

On that note... It would be nice to actually see some civvies... I have two characters set-up and ready for this, however if we only have military types here then I may have to shift the ideas in another direction slightly... Will have to wait and see what other cards get dealt here.