Space Pirates- Gauging Interest

[mike22280]

Well I got an idea for a thread, and decided to throw this up to test the waters before just posting something and hoping for the best.

It'll be pretty space operaish. Expect buckles to be swashed, as it'll involve some measure of action. I possess a quirky sense of humor, so though I don't intend for this to be terribly comical in nature, some odd bits will likely show up here and there.

On space opera details. Expect blaster guns and high tech swords. The galaxy is composed of hundreds of governments, many of which are monarchies. No Trek style transporters. There are aliens, many of which are humanoid. AIs exist, along with robots, androids, etc.

It will be set around a pirate spaceship.

I intend to start in media res, with the pirate ship ambushing a passenger liner carrying a valuable carge, and its warship escort.

So, rough setting and plot above, let's look at prospective characters.

Um, the pirate captain slot is taken.

The captain comes from a large corsairing family, on both sides.

There's the crew- bridge officers, first mate, mechanics, fighter pilots, and other assorted riff raff. Crew includes a holographic AI.

There are soon to be prisoners. The passenger liner is targeted because of a valuable cargo its carrying. It can be either a thing or person. So, the slot of a VIP, or whoever's carrying the thing if it's an object. Other people from the liner. And there's the crew of the war cruiser escort.

Characters can be human, alien, androids, what ever.

So, if you're interested, please speak up. If you have any ideas for the thread, or characters in mind, don't be afraid to toss them out here.

 

[BeathexHarder]

Im intrested if there is a female prisioner position maybe?

 

[aging_empress]

I'd like to take up a role as a female android aboard the pirate ship, or if you'd rather me be human I can do that too.

 

[BriefcaseRonin]

I'd be interested too. And since there seem to be several female recruits, I could always play the opposite sex. Maybe like the greenest member who's only recently joined up with the pirate crew?

 

[Black Thunder]

I wolud be interested in playing a fighter pilot.

 

[android1966]

I'd be interested in playing an android.



Personal entertainment android #1966.

Originally purchased as an intimate companion to an elderly dowager duchess from an obscure backwater planetary monarchy. 66 was aboard a small luxury liner that was attacked by the pirates. Being an expensive model he was taken by the pirates and reprogrammed. Being designed for high class clients 66 is extremely well mannered and polite. He appears to be a handsome man in his early twenties.

Does that sound ok?

 

[BeathexHarder]

Elizabeth was the daughter of a king she had been taken almost a month ago she sat down in the doungen light only came down at noon with her slop of food that she barely ate she stil had on her emrald silk dress that went down to the floor. her jewelry had ben taken so her hair was down to her shoulder in loose curls all she could do was sit and wait untill she was rescued or killed.

 

[Screech]

Hey, piretical fun will always prove to be..... ummm.... piretical?

Anyway, I think they can be a laugh, so I would put in for the position of a cyborg. And I promise he'll be less psychotic than my last one...

 

[aging_empress]

Android Model Number 71, dubbed Kim
Visual: http://img512.imageshack.us/my.php?image=shana1yn.png
Function: Unknown
Age: Unknown to most, but she was made about 17 years ago.
Hair: Short brown hair
Skin: Fair and a little tan
Eyes: Brown
Height: 5'5"

Kim went rogue after 2 years of service to her former master, a very powerful man who abused her and misused her. After 2 years she killed him and fled, seeking refuge with whomever would take her. That was 15 years ago, and she has all but buried her past, and a few months ago obtained a job on said pirates ship.

Because of her design she doesn't age and remains as she was at her creation. She's a bit hot tempered, very independant, but a fierce friend or foe if needed. She wields a chromatically tempered curved longsword and slings across her back a double barrel shot gun.

 

[Screech]

Jak'ill Sonna'ti, aka Burnout.
K'Nou Cyborg.
Severs as an engeneer aboard a particular Pirate ship, secondary function as boarding. Can adapt to most roles except command (tends to freeze up).
Equipped with a laser welder that can, in extreme circumstances be used as a weapon, a state-of-the-art sensor package, and rebreathing gear

Brief history and image coming later

 

[dragonrazor]

tempting.....

Name: Karn Vehos
Occupation: Bounty Hunter
Appearance: Blonde hair, green eyes, but is rarely seen outside of his technorganic armor, made for him by an alien race after Space Pirates left his planet barren. (will provide an armor image if i can find one)
Armament: Multiple Variance Beam Cannon, inbuilt Missile Launcher, Bomb emitter, Power Bomb high yield explosive emitter.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v291/dragonrazor/meteoarmor.jpg the picture was drawn by me, after i traced the first draft from my TV <<

 

[Screech]

Looks like you got yourself a bone fide Samus look-a-like there Dragon ol' buddy...

 

[dragonrazor]

Looks like you got yourself a bone fide Samus look-a-like there Dragon ol' buddy...

i honestly wrote a partial fanfic that involved her son, who had to rebuild the armor

 

[Screech]

Oooh funky! Would that be before or after the X-Parasite incident? (I only ask cos I'm curious, and always liked Samus)

 

[dragonrazor]

Oooh funky! Would that be before or after the X-Parasite incident? (I only ask cos I'm curious, and always liked Samus)

the original tracing was from Super Metroid...it would take place far after, which is why he would have to rebuild the armor

 

[GentLi]

Hey. Hope this interests some people. I like the concept. mike, I hope you don't mind my character's background. If it's a problem, just let me know and I'll try again.

Name: Lincoln Ben'tidal
Position: First Mate.
Skills: Jack-of-All-Trades, Master-of-One: Piloting. Familiar with navigation, engineering, etc., Somewhat skilled with a blaster.
Age: 34
Appearance: 6'3", lean. Tousled black hair and a 5 o'clock shadow. Always looks tired. Generally is. Prefers to wear A-shirts and the handiest pair of pants. His idea of dressing up is a clean A-shirt. He sports a plethora of scars proudly.

Personality: Lincoln's a "simply-pleasures" sort of guy. No one enjoys his sardonic humor more than himself. He can be deadly serious when the pressure's on. While he enjoys a certain amount of closeness, he's far too distant to maintain a committed relationship. His prefered solution a problem is "bash it 'til it works."

History: Lincoln grew up in a large family of stunt pilots on a small but well-to-do merchant world, performing for large crowds and the aristrocracy. Naturally, he took to the trade himself. He was poised to become a sensation in the industry when the planet came under seige by an aspiring galactic empire.

His parents were drafted and the rest of his family killed in the massive bombings that took place. It was only his impetuous nature that saved him - he'd taken one of the family's stuntcraft to crash into one of the starships orbiting the planet. It was the ship that saved him from his own rash stupidity, the ejector's pod automatically engaging as the collision grew immanent. Life support lasted just long enough for him to be picked up by the Captain's family, who'd been scavenging the vast wreckage. He's been with the family ever since. For years he paid his way doing whatever possible, earning himself a great general knowledge of the workings onboard. While a fierce loyalty binds him to the Captain, he holds a secret desire to captain his own ship.

Edit:Thought perhaps since he's got this bond going with the Captain's family, the position of first mate may be more fitting. Let's go easy on the jokes though, shall we?