RP:Mission to Sigma Octanus IV

Hook . ..

 * You are an ODST. One of the brave, crazy, or outright suicidal that has chosen to lay their life on a very thin line to keep humanity safe. Today is February fourth, 2554, less than four months since the Battle of The Ark, and the Covenant was defeated. With the Covenant leadership routed and the rest in retreat for the time being, it would seem like you could have a day off for once. Wrong. You sit in a chair reading a report, detailing a message the UNSC recieved not long ago. It reads,

ONI File RF/R 27/2/54-105.7

A transmission was intercepted through one of the few remaining orbital stations from a planet glassed several years ago over pinpointed UNSC E-band radio waves. With the speed of radio signals, it is quite obvious the message was sent years before it was received. It was sheer luck that it was caught at all, and it repeated this message for over an hour.


 * “This is the surviving UNSC forces of Inner Colony world Sigma Octanus IV. We survived the Covenant glassing by staying hidden underground. But there’s something else here, not alien, something we definitely made. And it’s hostile. Me and my team fought through them to get you this message. I just hope it gets through. My team is all dead, and the enemy is about to get in here to kill me too. Send extraction to the other survivors, they need help. Corporal Leonard Rogir out.”


 * You set down the report and look up at the marine Lieutenant, Coney, sitting across the desk from you. She takes the file back and puts it in her desk, then sits back watching you.
 * “We intend to send three squads and a Spartan Beta to investigate. Your service record is fairly impressive. The question is . . . are you ready to go back to hell?”
 * She slides a sheet with several names already on it. Do you sign?

. . . Line and Sinker

 * Okay, time for a little info. I am User:Ahalosniper, and this is my first RP. In the next section is the sign-up for it. Be warned, the whole thing could get a little hectic, but I think I can keep some semblence of coherent thought in this.


 * Anyway, regulations.


 * First off, no god-modding. If your ODST suddenly whips out their super-secret laser cannon, I will write it off as a final daydream before they are smashed into oblivion.
 * Second, do try to keep player and character information seperate. If squads split up, you may read and know what the others are doing, but your ODST doesn't.
 * Any questions can be put in the discussion page, I will answer them quickly and completely.
 * The Spartan and the leading Leiutenant will be played by me as NPCs.
 * The sign-ups are open to anyone, so long as they are willing to be flexible.
 * Once the RP begins, you may not simply jump in. Put in a request on the discussion page or message me, and you may become one of the yet unnamed ODSTs or a marine survivor they find.
 * Enjoy it, and do the best to ensure your squadmates have a good time as well.

Sign-Up
The sign-up works like this. You will submit one character, preferably of new origin, or maybe with my permission, an existing one. You will create a link to your userpage, then the ODSTs name, rank, and specialty. You are primarily an infantryman, but specialties can range from medic to sniper, demolitionist to one of the pilots that lands the Pelican. Keep in mind that the story takes you underground, and snipers won't be of much use in the tunnels. A marksman or sharpshooter, however may be of some use. There are a couple examples, place your character below.


 * User:User:Ahalosniper
 * Name:J. Dekeyser
 * Rank:Lieutenant,ONI
 * Specialties:senior commander, knowledge of UNSC operations


 * User:User:Ahalosniper
 * Name:Kodiak S2b-14
 * Rank:Spartan, S2 Betas
 * Specialties:Knife proficiencies, Spartan strength, speed, etc.