OOC Casting Call: Assassins

[RoneLith]

The idea is simple, presant day era espionage.
How about 6 characters to get started, multiple characters are allowed but let's just start with 6 and see what happens. This number might increase of course depending on how many people wish to be involved. I will create a sotry line and targets for the assassins to assassinate

I would love it if the six startting characters would be on the same team and work it like a collective effort. For an idea of the tech level of this thread consult Metal Gear Solid and other such games. This probably needs more information but since my brain is running a bit on the low side more will come later. However this being an espionage thread I think less information is better.


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[Jagged]

I like you as a player so I would love to see what you do behind the camera......I am on bored. Maybe an Ex-Green Beret. Do need more info though........idea has promise though.

 

[Jokas_Wild]

I'm in but not sure for how long because I have up coming commitments (Army Bootcamp) so if we get it started soon enough, I can just have my guy eat a heroic death sorta thing! That ok?

 

[RoneLith]

Both very accepteble, go ahead and create characters with histories and such I would like all players to be good guys and kill terroists and drug dealers and whatever else I can come up with for you to shoot at. Basically how the play will go is you will be given a target since I would love a team based Rp I will give everyone the same target for the first few times. I will give the probable location for him and you describe how you go about getting ready to kill him, I will determine if you are spotted or suspected by your posts. Then if I feel that you have covered all your angles and are in position I will post an open shot post letting whoever has the correct position take the shot be it with a gun or knife or whichever weapon they use and kill the target. Characters start off with their own equipment and for succeding in kills are awarded new equipment, such as shoes that leave no tracks and the like. Hopefully we can all work together and be one big happy family.

 

[Jagged]

Is this what you have in mind?

Real name: John Stone

Status: Single

Occupation: Former United States Green Beret turned security expert

Identity: Known to legal authorities

Legal status: Citizen of the United States, listed by Army as honorable Discharge

Place of birth: Ithaca, New York

Group affiliation: Black Bear Civil Defense Force

Base of operations: Mobile, usually in New York City

Height: 6 ft.
Weight: 200 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Black
Age: 38


History
John Stone Had a fine career with the United States Army and earned the rank of Captian before leaving the service due to disgust over budget cuts. He has distinguished combat record which has included cross training in SEAL (Sea Air Land) training, UDT (Underwater Demolition Team) training, and LRPA (Long Range Patrol) training, he is well versed in the arts of warfare and hand-to-hand combat. Being a Green Beret he is able to teach weapons training, small unit tactics, and leadership. With a good stock portfolio he relocated to a loft in NYC.
He became a bit of a recluse over the last few years. You might see him teaching shooting at the Police academy or working the door at a club....working security at a Ranger game or guarding a business executive. Was seen on a hunting trip in Africa. He keeps odd hours and enjoys the 24hour gyms, karate classes, and sometimes work at a local garadge for the fun of working on cars.
He is a strange guy who like beer, pizza, and strippers.....okay that isn't the strange part. He does have email and prowls the net looking for adventure.

Weapons
M16 automatic rifle in .223 caliber; a Sterling Mark 69mm, 34-round clip fed, semiautomatic rifle converted to automatic fire; a 14-round, 9mm Browning Llama automatic pistol; a Government issue .45 caliber automatic frame re-chambered for 9mm ammunition with a replaceable barrel to convert it to .223 caliber ammunition; and a 4-shot derringer in .223 caliber (Thus, he needs to carry only two types of ammunition.) Though he knows manyweapons these have distinguished themselves in his mind not including throwing knives, Ka-bars, and Stakeout Shotguns.

 

[Saucy_Chris]

Sounds like an excellent idea for a roleplay.. Care if I join? I should have a character with a history mapped out soon..


btw.. Jagged, mind if my chara and your's have a history? Ex Green Beret under the orders of Stone, brought to the security world by his friend and former boss?

 

[Jagged]

That works for me.....a referal type deal. We have history....buddies..not friends. Follow?

 

[Saucy_Chris]

Deal.

 

[RoneLith]

YAY for everything. Keep the characters comming, six is the startting number. So it looks to be about four more.

 

[rippit]

Count me in, this me -

Mark Takevesi

British citizen, born in Fiji

6'2" 210lb

Aged 29

Having joined the British Army at 16 as an engineer, aged 19 Tak passed Special Air Service selection procedures. He spent nine years in the SAS, gaining in rank from trooper to Sergeant. Due to the controversial nature of his actions, Tak received no official decoration, although he did not seek recognition.
During a peacemaking operation in Somalia, Tak broke the neck of a sentry guarding a munitions dump, before realizing the sentry was an 11y.o. boy herding sheep. Tak was drafted out of the SAS on a psychiatric discharge, pending court martial. To avoid being charged with murder, Tak engineered a fake death in which he 'died' as the result of a demolitions training accident. Tak now works as a free agent, having worked as a bodyguard and mercenary for the last year. As a result of the operations he took part in in the SAS, Tak has very little compassion or regard for human life, making him an individual able to kill without regret or hesitation, although many suspect he is psychologically unstable.
As a Sergeant Tak was part of D Squadron's mountain troop, and as such is an extremely proficient climber and survivalist.
Tak has more than adequate rifle training, having passed the unofficial marksmanship course of putting 5 rounds into a beer can with a scopeless rifle from 180m. Tak's unarmed combat training is supplemented with several years of Fijian bar fights. Prior to discharge, Tak specialized in communications, demolitions and infiltration/covert entry technique. Also having received training as a field armourer, Tak has no problems in weapons maintenance and construction.
Due to the assumption of his death, Tak has no official criminal or military history, and is unknown to governments on both sides of the Atlantic. Having been trained to function as a ghost, he intends to stay that way.

 

[Lady_Siren]

I'd love to join, let me think of a character .. I'll post tomorrow

 

[Lady_Siren]

Real name: Serena Kelmere
Status: Single
Alias: The Siren
Place of birth: Ireland
Hair: Auburn
Eyes: Emerald Green

History: Serena worked with the british government for ten years as one of their top spys. Her looks and dulcet voice often charmed even the most cautious snakes making her invaluble to the british crown. Then one day someone Serena cared about a great deal was killed on an assignment. She quit her spying and disapeared from the radar.

Weapons: Serena is proficient in hand to hand combat, she is also quite deadly with her daggers which are often strapped to her thighs. She also has basic knowledge in almost every gun you can imagine but she speciallizes in semiautomatic pistols (I dont know much about guns, think tombraider)

Recent: Serena now lives on an isolated island off the coast of her homeland. She lives in a modest cottage. She has a trunk with all her weapons with which she still cleans and practices with regularily.

is that ok?

 

[Nightsworn]

Otori Hanso

There is not much known of Otori. He never divulges anything about himself. He claims to be a master at ninjitsu and there are none to call him a liar. He is as quiet as the night and just as hard to see. He is deadly accurate with both throwing stars and knifes. He is also well versed in all hand to hand weapons as well as guns. His body is covered in tatoos of japanese script and images. He is very quiet and usually goes along with the plan. When he talks, however, most listen to his words and appreciate his words.

ooc: basically what we call today as a modern day ninja. He is usually the point man in missions. let me know if this is okay or not pls

 

[Lostsoul8626]

Do you got room for one more?

Do you got room for one more? If so I will post later tonight.

 

[DarkThoughts01]

id like to pop in here too^^

 

[DarkThoughts01]

ok here it goes^_^:
Name:Michael Peterson
place of birth:U.S. northeast
Alias:arsenal
stats:Imposing,around 6'6",white skinned,green eyes brown hair,muscled but nto freakishly so.
Description:a strange individual as any.An imposing,but quiet and insightful person.Almost staggeringly high grades in applied chemistry,literature,and history,a genius in the sense.Of course,like any middle aged white american,he completly blew off getting a safe,boring job in an office or company somewhere.Instead he started designing weapons and performing assasinations for a few shady individuals in the American black market.He was given the nickname "Arsenal" because he is a master fo firearms,and improves on many of his own weapons.He prefers firearms with high firing rates and large ammo supplies,though is pretty proficient in any kind or form.He eventually was persuaded by someone important to him to throw away his past of working in teh shadowy undergrounds and cropped up a year later in Italy,now one of their international operatives.Currently he resides in britian,convering with british intelligence on joint projects and concerns,and also as an alias between Italy and Britian,since he cannot speak a word of italian,but speaks fluent english.
Skills:fluent in almost all forms of firearms,including vehicle-mounted ones.A skileld fencer,and when needed can move with a good modicum of silence for someone his size.A peculiar trait seems to be his almost "invisible" attitude.He tends to be quiet,and act like he should be there.the crowning achievement of this was being able to enter past bouncers in clubs and bars,even when he was underage,without being asked for id.He of course is nto infallable,and tends to be a bit Too trigger hapy,and if anythign rouses him tends to "see red" as the saying goes,unloading clip after clip of bullets at a target if provoked.Also,his size is a hamper,he's a Big target.He knows basic hand-to-hand fighting,which is enhanced by his strength.He also tends to nto know his own strength.
phobias: being bound in a sitting,laying or any other low position,has an irrational queasiness of looking up at someone,possibly due to his own height.adversly,heights affext him only in the msot extremes.
special traits: tends to bottle emotions,which can explode at bad moments.Has the ability to fob off insults and arguments,though he loves debate with a passion.Teends to be anti-social at times,and due to a lonely childhood sometimes tends not to be able to convey his point in words.Prefers to think things out before acting out on impulse,unless angryor suprised.
Likes:fast food,chinese take-out,anythign greasy and cheap.fantasy and science fiction novels.video games.women.money.music.stand up comedians(??dunno either),oh and rapid-fire chainguns...ooooo
dislikes: fancy restaurants and any form of fine cuisine(and he works for Itay!!?),dislikes making enemies unless he thinks they "deserve" to hate him.cheaply made weapons or weapons in poor conditions.

 

[Evil Attorney]

Ron Dobbs

Born: Springfield, MA

Age: 41

Stats: 5'10" Non-descript brown hair (died that color, really its blonde) Brown eyes, In very good shape, but wears clothing that doesn't emphasise his body, most noticable feature are his broader shoulders from weights and training, and his lack of the belly most middle age men have.

Alis: None. Those who know him, know. Those who don't, don't.

Languages: Farsi, Arabic, Hebrew
Cultural background training on the middle east.

LtCmdr. Dobbs has been working for the Office of Naval Inteligence, the National Security Agency and the CIA for over 15 years, ever since he graduated from the Naval Academy. He is a graduate of the CIA's clandestine opperations school and was seconded to the CIA and NSA for most of his carrer.

During that carrer he has run assets in the middle east, acted as a translator and has, on ocasion, participated in Black Opps wetwork.


He officialy rides a desk in the administration office for NATO in Belgum as the US Naval Attache to the Deputy Chief Under Secratary to the Assistant Vice-Chairman of Naval Comunications (Europe) although he is usualy "on the road" and out of the office.

He as worked for years in some real pest holes though, and although he loves the field, he has grown to love the small things, like walls, a cold beer, indoor plumbing and food he doesn't have to kill himself.

As a graduate of the CIA's clandestine opperations course, he is fluent on forgery, theft, manipulation and most other underhanded skills that all good spies know.

He also has several ID's in reserve, and cash to back them up, so if it goes in the toilet, he plans on disapearing, and can do it within hours of hearing the first sign of the flush.

Ron's skills in fighting are very simple, very well practiced and have been applied in real life over the years he has worked in the field, and they are mostly based around hitting first, sucker puching, accessing weapons in a tangle and close quarters shooting with handguns.

Ron doesn't fight.

If its time to get physical, expect a gun shoved under your chin and the trigger pulled imediately.

He religiously carries a full sized pistol, a small backup and a number of knives on his person, and can access at least one of them from any position.

His masters have tasked him to work on an off the books project, and till it starts and he gets more info, he is taking it easy...


(ok, like it?)

 

[OddOneOut]

Room for a newbie?

I'm brand spankin' new, but i like this idea. Can i join? I'm thinking of a support character... some kind of exotic weapons and gear specialist who shows up in the black van to hand out assignments and exploding pens, etc. Kind of like a one person cavalry who always shows up in an apache helicopter just in time to air lift a team member off of a burning supertanker.

Please let me know if this is OK before i post a character synopsis.

Thanks!

 

[RoneLith]

Everyone sounds great, let me think of your first target, since all of your character come from different backrounds and are currently in different areas of employment after you are given the target feel free to post about how you aquired the knowledge and weather or not you are going to take the job. I figure everyone will be on their own until later on I would like to see people build allies and work together so I can give out harder missions. I will post the target in a new thread called: Assassins Gambit. I hope everyone will have a good time and get those bad people.

This is how I would like posts to go, I will hand everyone a general target posted under the subject as Target Level ? (?-being the level of difficulty to get close and kill the target. Higher the number higher the difficulty.) You as players will then post these subjects:
1. Mission: With this you will describe how your character aquired the information on the target, pretty much which contact gave you the info, and weather or not you will undertake it. I assume all of you will take every mission but this way if you have other things to do at the time in your life than you can choose not to take it.
2. Aquired: Here you will post on how you go about getting close to the enemy and eliminateing them. This is where I shall reply with the enemies movements and weather or not you are discovered. I shall post under the subject; Aquired-(your name here)
3. Open Shot: This is the post that lets me know that you are ready to fire and take out the Target. Stipulations are, you must have posted #'s 1 and 2 first and have closed all possible conflicts with being caught. Normally the first one to get to the Open Shot post will get the kill and the reward, however, if someone has not covered all possible problems though they might get to take the shot they may end up dead themselvs after the target's men finds them. The way you will know if you are the one is I will post Open Shot-your name here.

Side note: I later missions keep in my that you too can have a hit put on you by those that have had their friends, leaders or otherwise affiliated with those you have killed. If I choose this to happen I will let one person know via PM to ask him to take a contract on another character. Takeing out an assassin will be much different than a regular target. For instance the one who I have chosen to take out another character will just immidiotly post the first subject. Try to keep it secret, ie don't give away the name. Once the killer is on the second subject and has posted his range I will let the Target player know that a hit has been placed on him. He will then have the ability to counter the attack and try to get to Open Shot himself on the killer. This is extremely difficult to do but not impossible. Standard rules apply same as above, it shall be my choice so get angry at me if you so wish. If killed you must wait one target before creating another character. Your dead character can have a funeral and a will to give any rewards you have gained to whom ever. Not haveing a Will, will send all rewards back to me for redisspertion.

Another Side Note: I know I really do not have to tell many of you this but just incase; judgeing by your characters none of you are super assassins please post as such. I want to see perfect character posts if your character would trip over something in the dark since he cannot see than make him. The more perfect you play your character the greater the reward when you actually get to an Open Shot. This is a game both going for a team effort and a compitition.

((Player side note: I am currently in the process of moving so please be patient as my posts might become less frequent, and understand that it is not intentional.))

Playing to begin soon, please have fun.

 

[DarkThoughts01]

reads each side noteO_O
*starts to drool/twitch*lol

 

[Jagged]

Very interesting......

 

[DarkThoughts01]

hmmmmm...
*rubs chin*

 

[RoneLith]

I have opend the thread but the target will not be given until tommorow for reason of fine tuning. (I have to leave soon and there is not time)

 

[DarkThoughts01]

cracks knuckles*
im ready