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The crew of the Avant-garde are a gang of freelance do-gooders who roam the galaxy looking for thrill and adventure whilst they lend their hand to resistance movements, law enforcement agencies and citizens in need of aid. Captained by a 213-year-old genetically engineered life-form with a blood-thirsty first officer, a potted plant for a navigator, a war veteran on the main guns, an arachnoid engineer, a lizard doctor, a small martial-arts master with no eyes, a kid at the helm and a weird purple-furred pet that shoots energy from its limbs, there is rarely a dull day.

So I've been putting this crew together for a while now, though it's been a slow process. A fairly recent RP I've been involved in has given me cause to speed up developing these wacky guys, and I now feel I'm in a position where I'm ready to start using these guys in an RP as a single unit.

This is a fairly open-ended adventure idea. The starting point will be based around the character you want to play, but the result should be an action-packed space opera with a bunch of wacky aliens. Your character will replace one of the crew members listed on the Avant-garde's profile based on their skillset... of course, they'd have to be recruited first! Not all of the characters are replaceable, however, so below is a list of available positions on the ship:

- Navigator

- Weapons Operator

- Engineer

- Scientist

- Medic

- Pilot (Note, the previous pilot - Kiro - will remain a part of the crew, but have other duties instead)

This is a 1x1 scenario, though I'll be playing the majority of the crew and any plot-related NPCs.

I can do the scientist!

You got a character in mind?

This man will be a good weapons operator if needed. I will strip him of his powers if needed, but not his madness.

Hmm... depends on two things really...

First - So long as there's no 4th-wall breaking. I appreciate the humour of it in certain media, but I don't tend to enjoy it in RPs.

Second - Dimension stuff. I'm not against dimension-jumping. Heck, I have an RP prompt somewhere on this site based around it. But I'm wary of it happening in RPs that aren't centred around the premise. If you're fine with Dan being from the same dimension the RP takes place, then cool. I'm even fine with the Earth blowing up if you wanna keep that part of your backstory.

I can do with the no 4th wall breakage and dimension stuff, but may he teleport in-dimension or should I tone it down?

I'm fine with teleportation, so long as it involves some sort of technology instead of it being a power (like a teleportation belt or something). As long as it's not too powerful (so short distances and limit number of uses before it needs recharging).

How about one hundred meters distance, it's an implant powered by space radiation left from when earth exploded, that trapped in him, and he can drag things as big as a van with him?

Edit: Also how do you handle violence, gore and language strong enough to make a sailor weep?

Reduce that to a small compact car and you have a deal (so long as the teleporter can't be used constantly - either due to having limited uses per day before needing to recover radiation energy or due to having an effect on Dan's fatigue energy).

Also, I'm fine with violence (within reason) and I can handle gore (so long as it's not just gore for gore's sake... I'd rather the info be relevant). Language... if it's IC or a character's thoughts, fine. But I find swearing in general narration to be kinda silly-looking.

Well, I have a physicist that I can easily tweak to fit this RP. His name is Charles, though I don't believe his profile is 100% done yet.

Deal. Also, man is a mad irish, it will be IC.

I prefer to have a potential partner's character details at hand before I start an RP... particularly one like this one where said character would influence the opening point of the RP.

I could potentially be a bit more lenient here, as long as you let me know where you want your character to fit into things. Like... would you rather mankind be spacefaring, or would you prefer your character picked up off modern-day Earth... that kinda thing. Basically so I can build up a starting point.

Alright, I'll drop you a PM so we can discuss a starting point to the RP.

Why don't you take a look and just pm me with any questions? I tend to leave my characters a little less detailed so that they'll fit into a wider variety of plots and then tweak them to fit in. It might be interesting if he's taken from Earth without him knowing he was going to be, so he's thrust into this whole thing with no knowledge of what's going on. But in any case, we'll discuss all this via PM!

Fair enough. The reason I want characters outlined before I pick partners is to rule out potential incompatibilities and prevent scenarios with a lot of detailed discussions that eventually get nowhere because a compromise can't be reached (that and I also want partners to know what they want to play in the RP beforehand). But if as you say the lack of detail is to keep a character open-ended, I can get with that.

I'll drop you a PM in a bit.

Is this still a thing? Because I have an idea how my one and only character could fit into this if it is...I just joined this site and this would be my first actual rp here

Ok I am looking to join if possible. Need to create character. Does it have to be a do-gooder or does neutral individualist fit yer preference?

This is what I am proposing: Add a new crew member, being a chef/supercargo. Supercargo means the person in charge of loading goods upon the ship at various ports of call, with a little trading thrown in to boot. If the Avant-garde is willing to take passengers from time to time, or out of need, the supercargo is there to ensure their comfort.

Just an idea I am tossing about, if you feel it us valid let me know and such a character I shall create.

(Love the name by the way... does the ship's design do it justice?)

Neutral is fine as long as they follow orders enough not to get booted out of the crew. There's already a couple of neutrals in the default crew.

It's a small ex-military vessel, so it's very cramped (it's also not designed for long-term missions, but due to its ability to punch well above its size class, it's still a pretty desirable ship). There's no kitchen, so no real use for a chef and no real ability to take in passengers. So the crew wouldn't really have much use for someone with such roles, particularly with the limited space.

Currently, cargo management is mostly performed by the non-replaceable security crew member, because they don't have much else to do during none-combat. I could conceivably shift them over to be the engineer (would mean changing their skillset a little, but I'm fine with doing that) to let you make a character who can take over such duties (though you character would have to be able to act as security as well in order to be recruited by the crew. Some combat experience is recommended anyway, given not all of the action will take place on the ship).

As for the ship's name, it's mostly in reference to the crew. They're a wacky bunch of weirdos, but they still get things done.

Did I just read this was a 1x1 scenario at the end of your original post? I thought you were looking for a crew? Am I misunderstanding something?

I would, if you permit me, like to join the crew as a possible neutral mechanic and/or do Gooder navigator that may or may not be skilled in various forms of combat.

Sorry about the wait. I'm not yet whether I want to take more RPs in this setting yet (in the short-term future). If I decide I do, I'll let you know.