Forum:RED FLAG

Plot Overview
''It is September 2552. Reach, humanity's fortress world, has fallen. Most of the legendary SPARTAN soldiers are either dead or missing, and mankind is dangerously close to losing the war. In the wake of this devastating attack, the UNSC has been regrouping its assets in preparation for a possible invasion of the Sol System. In spite of these losses, they still have one plan that, had it not been for Reach's invasion, would have been carried out by the Spartans: RED FLAG.''

''This dangerous operation would entail the capture of a Covenant vessel, finding the location of and infiltrating their holy city, High Charity, and the capture of a Covenant Hierarch for the purposes of negotiating a peace treaty with the Covenant. For a mission that would potentially end the war, only the best were chosen to participate. Now, even after the Fall of Reach, the UNSC has gathered a small number of surviving SPARTAN-II's to act out this mission, in a desperate attempt to cripple their foe and put an end to the conflict.''

Universe Status
This will be a standalone story that is unaffiliated with any Expanded Universe, acting under the idea that the UNSC would attempt to carry out RED FLAG after the Fall of Reach. As such, it doesn't matter if your character was elsewhere, frozen, or missing by late 2552. So long as they are alive at this point, they just happen to be in the right place at the right time to have this mission assigned to them.

About the story
Firstly, I'd just like to make it perfectly clear that this is NOT an RP. RED FLAG's story will be more akin to Survival of the Fittest in terms of how it is written. In other words, a small group of no more than two or three writers will contribute to the plot using the characters submitted. Once a user has submitted a character, all they have to do is sit back and watch the drama unfold. As an 'interactive story', I will be relying on some amount of support from both the writing team and participating users to provide detail on characters and so on. This will largely be done on the IRC for reasons of keeping spoilers unspoiled.

Now, just like the actual RED FLAG operation, the story will be divided into several chapters, or 'phases' as the mission continues. These will be:
 * The Mission.
 * The Hijacking.
 * The Infiltration.
 * The Battle.
 * The Endgame.

Now, these chapter names are rather self-explanatory, showing each stage of the mission as our heroes get closer to their goal.

Submission
As I've stated, this is a SPARTAN-II operation. As such, each user may submit ONE of these characters. That's all. We're not having a large team, ten being my absolute limit due to problems with writing and characterising so many people (anyone who has read Halo: Shrike will see that I had that problem) at once, even with a writing team available. Regarding Covenant characters, I will allow for a few, no more than two or three, on a first come, first served basis. Remember this is round the time of Halo:CE, so they'll be nice and hateful towards humanity.

Oh, and don't submit characters that have been confirmed to be somewhere else at this time, namely Black Team, John-117, or Blue Team. Canon expansion Spartans will be allowed provided that there is a good explanation for their survival, namely members of Beta-Red or others who were thought to have died. Oh, and before I forget, there will be ONE AI character allowed to support the team. Again, first come, first served.

Death
What, you think we're putting together a badass SPARTAN-II team and NOT killing anyone off? If your beloved character is killed during the mission, he/she will stay dead within the confines of this little universe. We won't be gunning down Spartans left and right, but be prepared to read about characters dying. Covenant characters in particular will be subject to a sudden case of death, as most of them will play the role of 'Boss Mooks' against the SPARTAN onslaught.

Character Signup
''Leave your characters here, following the layout I have left. Remember, only one SPARTAN-II per person.''

Writing Team Signup
''Regarding the writing team, I will only take a couple of others on to write for parts of the story. You don't have to submit a character to be one of the writers; in fact it may be better, allowing for less favouritism regarding character portrayal and so on. Writers must have a good standard of work, and reliability when it comes to adding chapters.''

Comments
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