RP:Ides of March

Ides of March is an upcoming IRC (or Discord) based roleplay hosted by SlipStream19 and "GMed" by KingOfYou115.

Background
On December 17th, 2551, a small fleet of Covenant vessels emerged from Slipspace near the farming colony of Crest. Among the Covenant ships was an ORS-class heavy cruiser, the Spirit of Endurance.

The UNSC defense fleet present, outnumbering the Covenant only marginally, determined the best course of action was to delay the Covenant's advance long enough to evacuate the population of the capital city of Valor and its surrounding villages. They planned to utilize the city's only space tether and it's two space ports to evacuate as many civilians as possible before losing the planet.

The UNSC Ides of March, a recently retrofitted Marathon-class preparing to participate in Operation: BLUE SPIRIT, was the first to fall to the Covenant fleet. Upon multiple direct hits from the Spirit of Endurance, the ship's admiral ordered the crew to scuttle the ship, preventing any data from being recovered by Covenant boarding teams as per the Cole Protocol.

Once the crew and complement abandoned the ship via life boats and SOEIVs, a small demo team planted and detonated charges on the ship's unstable reactor. According to calculations made by the shipboard AI, the remains of the ship would remain in orbit for two weeks before impacting uninhabited ground on the far side of the colony.

Due to the poor weather brought with Valor's springtime, the navigation equipment aboard the lifeboat and pods would not be as accurate as usual. Because of this, the crew landed divided both outside and inside the city of Valor.

Under command of UNICOM's Lieutenant Colonel Price, the crew's main objective will be to regroup and aid in the evacuation efforts.

Map and Objectives
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Valor Interplanetary Space Port
The Valor Interplanetary Space Port is a large coastal port with the capacity for numerous civilian shuttles and transports. It is located within the Commercial District in the north. Under direct orders from Lieutenant Colonel Price, the civilian spacecraft within the space port are not to leave until they are filled with civilians and given take-off clearance from the UNSC.

Stanley Orbital Elevator
The Stanley Orbital Elevator, named after one of the original colonizing families, is a large space tether in the eastern Industrial District. As space tethers have become primary targets for the Covenant during an invasion, the tether will only be a viable evacuation location for a limited time. As the UNSC ships in orbit begin to dwindle, it will not be long before the Covenant can take a shot at the elevator.

Industrial Dockyard
The Industrial Dockyard, located in the western Industrial District, is a large underground structure containing multiple large freighters. Similar to the civilian space port, the ships within the Dockyard are not to leave until they are filled with civilians and given clearance.

Secondary Objectives
"I know this wasn't your initial mission, but Colonel Price could use all the help he could get on this evacuation. Help as many civilians out of the city as you can, but don't risk your life to save one person. You can't help more if you're dead."

- Jason Garry

Point-Five Industries Tower
"Security camera footage indicates that a small team of Zealot-class elites have been deployed and are currently within the PFI Tower in the commercial district. An ODST fireteam has already been tasked with dealing with the threat, but were forced to fall back after losing multiple men."

- Jason Garry

Eliminate the Elite Zealots within the Point-Five Industries Tower.

ONI Pyramid
"Alright, torch and burn op. The Office of Naval Intelligence sent a demolitions team to destroy the Pyramid so the Covenant can not access the tactical information stored there. Bad news, the team came under sniper fire and Spirit dropships have begun dropping troops into the building."

- Jason Garry

Eliminate the Jackal Rangers outside of the Pyramid. Eliminate all Covenant forces within the Pyramid. Assist in planting the explosives within the Pyramid.

Capitol Building
"Six councilmen are pinned down inside the capitol building by Wraiths. I have dispatched a heavy weapons fireteam to counter them."

- Matthias Price

Regroup with the ODST fireteam at the Valor Police Department Headquarters. Eliminate the Wraiths near the Capitol Building. Escort the councilmen to any primary objective.

Misriah Testing Facility
"The Regional Supervisor of Misriah just happened to be in town today, at their testing facility in the Industrial District. It is in the UNSC's best interests to make sure she makes it off of the planet in one piece. That's why we sent a squad of marines to escort her out of the building and to the Industrial Port a block away. However, when the marines showed up, she was nowhere to be found."

- Jason Garry

Locate the Misriah Representative near the Misriah Weapons Testing Facility. Escort the Misriah Representative to the Industrial Dockyard.

ONI Warehouse
"The Office of Naval Intelligence requested for an Elephant transport to deliver experimental weaponry from their warehouse to the Industrial Port a few blocks away. However, the Elephant was attacked by multiple Hunter pairs near Graenert Tower."

- Matthias Price

Eliminate the Hunter pairs near Graenert Tower. Recover the Elephant near Graenert Tower. Deliver the Elephant to the ONI Warehouse. Load the gear onto the Elephant at the ONI Warehouse. Escort the Elephant to the Industrial Dockyard.

Valor Police Department Headquarters
The VPD Headquarters, located within the center of the Island, is being utilized as the command center for the 73rd. It is heavily defended and a good place to stock up on ammo and equipment, due to being the base of operations for both the UNSC and the VPD.

Expect to find well stocked armories, garages with VPD, SWAT, and UNSC vehicles, and helipads for Pelicans and VTOLs.

Valor Police Department Stations
Scattered throughout the city are VPD stations, small building containing a limited supply of equipment for first responders. Although they are used as FOBs for the 73rd, they will mostly only contain spare VPD weapons and vehicles.

Expect to find limited armories, garages containing VPD cars, and not much else.

UNSC Recruitment Center
On the west side of mid-town Valor is the UNSC Recruitment Center. While not intended to be a source of equipment, displays and the emergency arsenal may contain the gear you need.

Expect to find a limited armory and possibly working weapons and vehicles on display.

Sign-Up
Although the primary focus will be the survivors of the Ides of March, players can play as characters outside of the crew, including Covenant.

To signup, create a section with your username, organize each of your characters in the following format:
 * Name
 * Affiliation
 * Short description

KingOfYou115

 * Matthias Price
 * , 73rd Infantry Battalion
 * A lieutenant colonel within the UNSC Army, Price was tasked with managing ground operations within Valor as the civilians are evacuated off of the planet's surface. He will be providing as much support as possible, but as his focus and forces are spread thin throughout the city, this aid is very limited.
 * Jason Garry
 * , 73rd Infantry Battalion
 * Major Garry operates as the operations officer within the HHC. Among other duties, he will act as the liaison between units in the field and Lieutenant Colonel Price. Like Price and the rest of the HHC, he can be found within the Valor Police Department Headquarters building on the Island.