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Sirenapples

Sirenapples

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Posting this thing since it was recommended. Though I'd think having an avatar is usually a half-decent indicator that I'm not a spam-bot.

I'm still reading things and trying to get a feel for the place.

I'm a roleplayer for around a decade now, since I was ten, on and off with both creative writing in general, tabletop roleplaying, and other play-by-post roleplaying forums (This would be my eighth or so roleplaying site that I intend to actually stick around for any length of time. The longest time I've spent on any one site would be 4 years.) So I'm not entirely a nooberry, but this site seems to do things a little differently and apparently blended between tabletop concepts such as "GMs" and other basic play by post principles. The integration of a wiki is interesting. I'm also still not the best at the whole grammar thing despite spending a lot of time writing stuff. My writing is supposedly decent, except when I get brain-blips and somehow substitute whole words for other words like saying "Light" instead of "Life" for some reason, but my grammar could use work I'm sure.

Anyway. I'm still reading things. I have a certain theme of character in mind (Which is why I went looking for a Sci Fi RP in the first place) and if I can't play her I may wander off elsewhere or try to come up with something else if only because I am pretty impressed with this forum.

Edit:
I notice an "adult counterpart" is mentioned here: https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/index.php?threads/making-new-characters-submission-form.9569/
It isn't viewable however. I imagine- well first, I'm assuming it's for less than safe-for-work elements- it's to prevent certain people from seeing it either because they don't want to or for age restrictions. How do I go about seeing such things? I imagine since I cannot see it already that it isn't an automatic process based on your submitted age. Unless the age is greater than twenty. I ask because, well, I AM perverted I guess, but because I genuinely feel adult content adds a lot of support to the emotional background and believably of a setting so I was pleased to see what seemed to hint at the option here.
 
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Greetings, @Sirenapples! I'm Wes, the webmaster/admin guy and I want to personally welcome you to Star Army. I think a role-player with your experience is going to have no problem getting up to speed and joining a roleplay. I'm happy to answer your questions and provide assistance.

So, tell me about your character concept!
 
I'm a little slow actually, despite my speed being tied with attention on Luminosity as well above average, so it might take me up to a week even before I feel like I've taken enough information in to feel comfortable making a character.

Telling you about the concept might be a little difficult. It's mostly a feeling than an outline. I tend to feel more than I can put into words, then I listen to music and look up art until I find something that gives off the same feeling and let those feelings write themselves out.

I'll fetch some images and music for you to perhaps give you an idea of what I'm feeling though.

*Elevator music*





Potentially some of this as well:


I don't have solid visuals yet. But potentially something along these lines:

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Feel 1
http://tariq12.deviantart.com/art/HARDWIRE-NICOLLET-MK2-Nikollet-284326704

http://josephcasas.deviantart.com/art/Cyber-Moe-309279397

http://jennisjoberg.deviantart.com/art/Fragments-of-your-Imagination-286879011

http://jennisjoberg.deviantart.com/art/Starchild-291154782
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Feel 2
http://wyv1.deviantart.com/art/Brain-Dev-95235951

http://dmitrygrebenkov.deviantart.com/art/Mercenary-460581091

http://dmitrygrebenkov.deviantart.com/art/Free-Zone-377716623

This one blends the two.
http://tekkoontan.deviantart.com/art/Deus-Ex-Human-Revolution-Fanart-406760742



It may also be important to note that I tend to create... potent... characters. Characters that by some weaker definitions are "overpowered" or at least on the higher end of things and then develop from there usually with some room for improvement but mostly focused on developing relations and exploring aspects of character itself. This is why I take time to get a feel for what boundaries of power exist in a roleplay before throwing weight around.
 
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Well, you certainly have my attention and I'm willing to work with you and try to be flexible to fit your character concept.

Some stuff to know:
  • For one-off cyborgs and androids, you don't have to submit a tech article; a character article is sufficient so long as it details the capabilities
  • Likewise, I'm not going to require you write up an article for the manufacturer, provided the tech seems "standard" for the setting.
  • Ship AIs can potentially be player characters
 
Considering I don't yet even know what those articles are, that's probably a good thing. Though I'll be reading closely on their purposes and contents anyway. Similar to how I intend for my character to be independent yet I'll be reading on all the factions. Independence is simply easier when starting on large scale detailed settings like this site has, since you won't have to know everything first. (Normally people could get away with not knowing things well enough but I'm something of a perfectionist so to me, I must know all relevant information before hand).

The ship AI bit gives me wondrous ideas. Thanks~<3
 
Hi, apparently I'm your clone. I do the same thing when making my characters, getting ideas from music and artwork. You mentioned that you like to make powerful characters. I'm currently creating the framework for an RP that you may be interested in.

It is basically an attempt to create super soldiers without the use of high tech weapons or augmented bodies. Each of the experimental soldiers psychologies are created artificially like most of Yamatai's citizens and soldiers, that is they are made by computers and put in a cloned body which is close to what the pics seemed to show but without the mechanical bodies. They learn to use stealth and speed to be effective. This story will probably be better suited for those who have experience in RPing. If your interested just message me and I'll tell you more.
Welcome to SARP. I hope you stay a while.
 
Conversation started.

Posting to ask, this setting has the whole quasi-immortality through cloning and backing up of mental functions. But what about a local backup. A "Blackbox" type deal. Can consciousness be copied after death? (I can't imagine that being the case). It'd be great if there was a device implanted potentially in the spine or base of the brain that recorded the current state and served to house a backup with the most up to date experiences to maintain continuity, which I bet would be important for an individual's psyche. This implant could be retrieved in the event of death. Failure to do so could resort to using an old backup. More costly models could project the data out wirelessly to be picked up by the closest relay and/or ejected from the corpse like a mini escape pod. Anything like that?
 
Sire you speak of devices like the memory backup system from EVE online? As far as im aware such a device is not available. Possibly because this allows characters to "die" and resurrect but still retain a modicum of emotional impact on the rest of their squad. Since if memory backups are not made overly regularly important memories could be lost creating plot fuel for characters as they deal with the fallout.

That aside, welcome to SARP.
 
Greetings and welcome!

There are a number of independent and corporate plots currently running (I myself run one called The Fringe), and if that's your preference, the sky is the limit. The list of active plots can be found here. You can try to get into one of them if you wish, or you can go to the Open Roleplaying forum and jump right in. Character pre-approval is not required there, although RPs in that area are expected to be as in-universe as possible even though they're considered quasi-canon. It's good ettiquette to ask before jumping into someone else's thread, but you are more than welcome to start your own.

That said, you have the right idea with considering joining one of the main factions to get started. There's nothing stopping you from having as many characters as you want, as long as you can keep up with them, so once you get acquainted with the universe, you are free to make another character for a different plot, or you can move your existing one elsewhere (after working with the GM, of course). Don't feel like you have to be an expert on every aspect of the universe, because there is simply too much information out there for any one person to know it all. I would advise focusing on the areas that most interest you, and constantly referring to the wiki as well as asking as many questions as you need to.

If I can be of any help, don't hesitate to ask. I'm not a guru by any stretch of the imagination, but if I can't answer your question myself, I'm fairly confident I can point you in the right direction. :)

Happy RPing!
 
Sirenapples said:
It'd be great if there was a device implanted potentially in the spine or base of the brain that recorded the current state and served to house a backup with the most up to date experiences to maintain continuity, which I bet would be important for an individual's psyche. This implant could be retrieved in the event of death. Failure to do so could resort to using an old backup. More costly models could project the data out wirelessly to be picked up by the closest relay and/or ejected from the corpse like a mini escape pod. Anything like that?
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Nepleslia has the cerebral chip that is similar to your concept. There's room for more more backup methods and your idea is entirely feasible in the setting.
 
Ames said:
Welcome to SARP.

Always fun to see another android fan roaming about!
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Gynoids and cyborgs specifically~

Zain Snowpaw said:
Sire you speak of devices like the memory backup system from EVE online? As far as im aware such a device is not available. Possibly because this allows characters to "die" and resurrect but still retain a modicum of emotional impact on the rest of their squad. Since if memory backups are not made overly regularly important memories could be lost creating plot fuel for characters as they deal with the fallout.

That aside, welcome to SARP.
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I'm afraid I'm not familiar at all with EVE Online. I actually quite hate it because CCP killed World of Darkness Online to focus on EVE despite seven years of supposed development on WoD. Before learning that though, I DID try it once. I was put off because it felt like a facebook game, with just a bunch of point and clicks. I did love it's character creator though. Except for the fact that you never actually see your character except for a tiny room on a station.

Floodwaters said:
Greetings and welcome!

There are a number of independent and corporate plots currently running (I myself run one called The Fringe), and if that's your preference, the sky is the limit. The list of active plots can be found here. You can try to get into one of them if you wish, or you can go to the Open Roleplaying forum and jump right in. Character pre-approval is not required there, although RPs in that area are expected to be as in-universe as possible even though they're considered quasi-canon. It's good ettiquette to ask before jumping into someone else's thread, but you are more than welcome to start your own.

That said, you have the right idea with considering joining one of the main factions to get started. There's nothing stopping you from having as many characters as you want, as long as you can keep up with them, so once you get acquainted with the universe, you are free to make another character for a different plot, or you can move your existing one elsewhere (after working with the GM, of course). Don't feel like you have to be an expert on every aspect of the universe, because there is simply too much information out there for any one person to know it all. I would advise focusing on the areas that most interest you, and constantly referring to the wiki as well as asking as many questions as you need to.

If I can be of any help, don't hesitate to ask. I'm not a guru by any stretch of the imagination, but if I can't answer your question myself, I'm fairly confident I can point you in the right direction. :)

Happy RPing!
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I'll probably participate in other plots in passing at most unless I was involved in planning.

I tend to only create one character on a site, then one or two spares that see less use used for backing up groups / factions that are lacking characters.

Wes said:
Nepleslia has the cerebral chip that is similar to your concept. There's room for more more backup methods and your idea is entirely feasible in the setting.
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Nice, nice. I imagine if I go full 'droid then something like that would be even easier than with an organic brain.
 
Sirenapples said:
I tend to only create one character on a site, then one or two spares that see less use used for backing up groups / factions that are lacking characters.
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I, too, only have one PC here. I personally prefer to pour an unspeakably ridiculous amount of detail I may never have reason to expose into one character rather than have ten two-dimensional ones. :p
 
Floodwaters said:
I, too, only have one PC here. I personally prefer to pour an unspeakably ridiculous amount of detail I may never have reason to expose into one character rather than have ten two-dimensional ones. :p
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Exactly x3
'cept for me I also tend to have laser focus and construct good well built characters for a week only to turn around later and make something else, a cycle that goes on leaving abandoned characters behind and is generally unproductive (Unless others were to adopt abandoned characters. Though I've never had anyone do that, neither has it really been something you can do on past sites I've used) So recently, within the past year or two, I've been learning to cast a wider lens and avoid going out of bounds with too many characters.
 
Well, start small, then. You already seem like you have a specific character concept in mind, so run with that, but don't get bogged down in too much detail. When I made Sienna for this site, I actually hadn't discounted the possibility of making her a "throwaway" character until I had the chance to really get acquainted with the setting. But she kinda started to grow on her own in the RP, and now I have to wonder if she's not actually a real person kicking the inside of my skull trying to escape. LOL

So if you start with a framework and a clear concept, the rest of the details will fill themselves in, particularly for an experienced roleplayer like yourself.
 
And yeah, just confirming, but the brain spider/cerebral chip system that Nepleslia uses, while not quite as "clean" as the ST tech for Yamatai, does in fact record up until the brain death of the user, so if the head is recovered, the mind that's restored has all of the experiences. Note that this can be a BAD thing, as recalling your own death can be rather traumatic, and the whole system depends on recovering a functional chip, which means that headshots or disintegrations kinda block that system, meaning you're back to the last available backup just like ST systems use.
 
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