Of Ships and Girls and Shipgirls - a KanColle-RP (OOC)

[The Cross and Davids Star]

Sorry CDS I got a bit mixed up

Don't worry about it, it was an accident.

[Novaya Equestria]

Okay, volks! Who's interested in my expedition plan? The one that will acquire films to make Novaya feel better and happy?

[The Cross and Davids Star]

Okay, volks! Who's interested in my expedition plan? The one that will acquire films to make Novaya feel better and happy?

Seeing how Novaya's also a carrier, Prophet might after he gets situated.

[The Selkie]

Okay, volks! Who's interested in my expedition plan? The one that will acquire films to make Novaya feel better and happy?

Seeing how Novaya's also a carrier, Prophet might after he gets situated.

Thing is, CDS, we're having a little spinoff - the Fairly Fairy Shenanigans. If you want, you can drop by. The thread differs from the main in sofar, that all the everyday dealings of the fairies with the world are played there to not clutter the main thread.

[The Cross and Davids Star]

Thing is, CDS, we're having a little spinoff - the Fairly Fairy Shenanigans. If you want, you can drop by. The thread differs from the main in sofar, that all the everyday dealings of the fairies with the world are played there to not clutter the main thread.

I see. Ill consider it if I have the time to.

[Regria]

You know what? It actually may not be that far of a stretch to say that Brightbell has several reels of Regrian films from the 30s and 40s that she intended to watch in spare time. (Most of them would be noires, gangster flicks, or action movies, but it's a start, at least.)

[The Selkie]

Thing is, CDS, we're having a little spinoff - the Fairly Fairy Shenanigans. If you want, you can drop by. The thread differs from the main in sofar, that all the everyday dealings of the fairies with the world are played there to not clutter the main thread.

I see. Ill consider it if I have the time to.

Okay, cool. But first, let's get him settled in.

[The Cross and Davids Star]

Okay, cool. But first, let's get him settled in.

Working on it.

[Rustyal]

Alright, both of you, stop it.
The air patrols continued, and even if not, with the amount of aircraft in the air, it's going to take a while to let them all land, even if they are 'only' fairy piloted. Easy to reroute some onto air patrol with fuel left. Matter closed, end of discussion.
North Arkana, if your hostility continues in this manner and impedes the overall flow and atmosphere of the RP in the way it does, I'll have no choice but to ban you. Consider this your yellow card. Don't let me get out the red one, because I actually like RPing with you in this RP.
Novaya Equestria, I greatly appreciate your willingness to help, but please let either me or my Co-OP handle such matters, because we can actually do something about it. Clear?

Edit: To clarify, NE, I'm really thankful for your willingness to help, but I don't have the feeling, that it helped to clear up the situation. I read the OOC, you know?

Good. Matter closed.

I apologize for the sudden drop in my posts, this week has just been absolute hell with regards to preparing for my dad's retirement ceremony. I'll try to be more active as next week progresses.

It's no problem, NA, RL is more important, and especially family.

I have NO idea what's happening.
Can I get a filler? I've basically not looked at it since the flagship election.

Okay. Short version: Coriolanus and Hydrus were elected to a draw, they arranged so that Cor is flagship and Hydrus is Adjutant of the Fleet. Meanwhile, the Novayan carrier Novaya attempted suicide in the rainforest, being sick and tired of loosing fairies like he did in the night before, only quick thinking and good fortune saving him. As everyone had returned, Cor made an announcement and basically threw the North Arkanans out, if they didn't want to cooperate - as they didn't want to cooperate, they stomped off.
Meanwhile, a new carrier, Prophet, arrived in the sector and Higashikawa, formerly Kokai, is soul-searching.
Did I miss anything important?

Danke.
Any suggestions on how I should stay relevant?
In other words, what do I post about.

[The Cross and Davids Star]

Danke.
Any suggestions on how I should stay relevant?
In other words, what do I post about.

There's the new arrival in the mess hall, AKA me, the Heavy Fleet Carrier MNC Prophet.

[Rustyal]

Danke.
Any suggestions on how I should stay relevant?
In other words, what do I post about.

There's the new arrival in the mess hall, AKA me, the Heavy Fleet Carrier MNC Prophet.

Done a post.

[Netherspace]

Personell file - Operational Sector Wide Sea - South West

Name: The Dacia
Type: Cruiser/Merchant ship
Class: Dacia
Role: Exploration/merchant ship
Nation of origin: The Wanderer
Year commissioned: 1942
Image or description of the ship girl/boy: White hair, grey eyes, sharp teeth normal human teeth. Yep. Definitely.
Gender: None
Character: Very introverted, curious of the world around it, often speaks very cryptically, likes collecting magical items
Special abilities: It can speak numerous languages, including Latin, Greek, Old English, and Ancient Sumerian.
Technical Description of the vessel: The Dacia was first built by The Wanderer, a god-like alien entity, to explore the Earth and witness naval battles during WWII. It was disguised as a merchant ship, and would trade potent "medicine" (actually healing elixirs and other magical cures) in exchange for magical items. It often encountered the Cult of The Unknown, and often fought against them in different small naval battles. However, in 1982, The Unknown itself sunk the ship as a show of force against The Wanderer.

Technical Data
Displacement: (To be frank, I don't know that much about boats and I'm not sure what the math for something like this would be)
Length (overall): 350 feet
Width: 50 feet
Draught: 26 feet
Propulsion: 4 engines
Speed: 45 knots
Complement: 35 small demons
Armament: 1 gun turret, 2 torpedo launchers
Armour: 30 mm
Notes: Although my nation is pretty dependent on magic, I promise that I won't use magic in this RP. (Well, maybe Dacia will show off a bit to the other boats)

A few sentences or an article, please.

OOC-section:
RP-sample: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=425914
Have you read and understood the rules? Anchors away!

[Regria]

This is possibly something entirely unrelated, but I just wished to share it with you all. A while back, I was in a Upotte RP, and as of late I've made a big chart of a few characters from said rp, and some of my own characters and ideas-- to which most are my own. On the next chart I'll include more characters by other players, but the reason I bring this up is that if I have the drive, I'll make a miniseries out of these little chibis.

[Rustyal]

Personell file - Operational Sector Wide Sea - South West

Name: The Dacia
Type: Cruiser/Merchant ship
Class: Dacia
Role: Exploration/merchant ship
Nation of origin: The Wanderer
Year commissioned: 1942
Image or description of the ship girl/boy: White hair, grey eyes, sharp teeth normal human teeth. Yep. Definitely.
Gender: None
Character: Very introverted, curious of the world around it, often speaks very cryptically, likes collecting magical items
Special abilities: It can speak numerous languages, including Latin, Greek, Old English, and Ancient Sumerian.
Technical Description of the vessel: The Dacia was first built by The Wanderer, a god-like alien entity, to explore the Earth and witness naval battles during WWII. It was disguised as a merchant ship, and would trade potent "medicine" (actually healing elixirs and other magical cures) in exchange for magical items. It often encountered the Cult of The Unknown, and often fought against them in different small naval battles. However, in 1982, The Unknown itself sunk the ship as a show of force against The Wanderer.

Technical Data
Displacement: (To be frank, I don't know that much about boats and I'm not sure what the math for something like this would be)
Length (overall): 350 feet
Width: 50 feet
Draught: 26 feet
Propulsion: 4 engines
Speed: 45 knots
Complement: 35 small demons
Armament: 1 gun turret, 2 torpedo launchers
Armour: 30 mm
Notes: Although my nation is pretty dependent on magic, I promise that I won't use magic in this RP. (Well, maybe Dacia will show off a bit to the other boats)

A few sentences or an article, please.

OOC-section:
RP-sample: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=425914
Have you read and understood the rules? Anchors away!

45. KNOTS. NO. WAY.
Dear CHRIST, this is a "MERCHANT" ship. 45 knots is literally impossible with a ship of this size. That's 3x what it SHOULD be doing. 20 knots at most, my boi.

[The Selkie]

This is possibly something entirely unrelated, but I just wished to share it with you all. A while back, I was in a Upotte RP, and as of late I've made a big chart of a few characters from said rp, and some of my own characters and ideas-- to which most are my own. On the next chart I'll include more characters by other players, but the reason I bring this up is that if I have the drive, I'll make a miniseries out of these little chibis.

(Image)

They look cute, the lot of them. I especially like MG3's wolf (?) ears!
You're very good at drawing - keep it up!

Personell file - Operational Sector Wide Sea - South West

Name: The Dacia
Type: Cruiser/Merchant ship
Class: Dacia
Role: Exploration/merchant ship
Nation of origin: The Wanderer
Year commissioned: 1942
Image or description of the ship girl/boy: White hair, grey eyes, sharp teeth normal human teeth. Yep. Definitely.
Gender: None
Character: Very introverted, curious of the world around it, often speaks very cryptically, likes collecting magical items
Special abilities: It can speak numerous languages, including Latin, Greek, Old English, and Ancient Sumerian.
Technical Description of the vessel: The Dacia was first built by The Wanderer, a god-like alien entity, to explore the Earth and witness naval battles during WWII. It was disguised as a merchant ship, and would trade potent "medicine" (actually healing elixirs and other magical cures) in exchange for magical items. It often encountered the Cult of The Unknown, and often fought against them in different small naval battles. However, in 1982, The Unknown itself sunk the ship as a show of force against The Wanderer.

Technical Data
Displacement: (To be frank, I don't know that much about boats and I'm not sure what the math for something like this would be)
Length (overall): 350 feet
Width: 50 feet
Draught: 26 feet
Propulsion: 4 engines
Speed: 45 knots
Complement: 35 small demons
Armament: 1 gun turret, 2 torpedo launchers
Armour: 30 mm
Notes: Although my nation is pretty dependent on magic, I promise that I won't use magic in this RP. (Well, maybe Dacia will show off a bit to the other boats)

A few sentences or an article, please.

OOC-section:
RP-sample: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=425914
Have you read and understood the rules? Anchors away!

45. KNOTS. NO. WAY.
Dear CHRIST, this is a "MERCHANT" ship. 45 knots is literally impossible with a ship of this size. That's 3x what it SHOULD be doing. 20 knots at most, my boi.

You forget, it's an observation ship disguised as a merchantman created by a god-like alien entity with magic.
Still, sorry, Netherspace, that's not exactly what we're searching for here. No magic, no godlike alien entities and a bit more detail (if you need help, either ask here or search Wikipedia).
Sorry, but not accepted. If you want, try again, please.

Also, Rustyal, welcome back!

[New Antonalia]

I'll do my best to get a post in the IC by the end of today or tomorrow, again, I apologize profusely for not being as active last week, but there were IRL things I had to focus on.

[Netherspace]

Personell file - Operational Sector Wide Sea - South West

Name: The Dacia
Type: Cruiser/Merchant ship
Class: Dacia
Role: Exploration/merchant ship
Nation of origin: The Wanderer
Year commissioned: 1942
Image or description of the ship girl/boy: White hair, grey eyes, sharp teeth normal human teeth. Yep. Definitely.
Gender: None
Character: Very introverted, curious of the world around it, often speaks very cryptically, likes collecting magical items
Special abilities: It can speak numerous languages, including Latin, Greek, Old English, and Ancient Sumerian.
Technical Description of the vessel: The Dacia was first built by The Wanderer, a god-like alien entity, to explore the Earth and witness naval battles during WWII. It was disguised as a merchant ship, and would trade potent "medicine" (actually healing elixirs and other magical cures) in exchange for magical items. It often encountered the Cult of The Unknown, and often fought against them in different small naval battles. However, in 1982, The Unknown itself sunk the ship as a show of force against The Wanderer.

Technical Data
Displacement: (To be frank, I don't know that much about boats and I'm not sure what the math for something like this would be)
Length (overall): 350 feet
Width: 50 feet
Draught: 26 feet
Propulsion: 4 engines
Speed: 45 knots
Complement: 35 small demons
Armament: 1 gun turret, 2 torpedo launchers
Armour: 30 mm
Notes: Although my nation is pretty dependent on magic, I promise that I won't use magic in this RP. (Well, maybe Dacia will show off a bit to the other boats)

A few sentences or an article, please.

OOC-section:
RP-sample: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=425914
Have you read and understood the rules? Anchors away!

45. KNOTS. NO. WAY.
Dear CHRIST, this is a "MERCHANT" ship. 45 knots is literally impossible with a ship of this size. That's 3x what it SHOULD be doing. 20 knots at most, my boi.

Yeah... about that, I originally was writing it as a cruiser with stats based off of the Ticonderoga-Class, but then I changed it to a merchant ship at the last minute after writing the history section. So yeah, I’ll fix that soon.

[The Selkie]

I'll do my best to get a post in the IC by the end of today or tomorrow, again, I apologize profusely for not being as active last week, but there were IRL things I had to focus on.

No problem - as always, RL is more important.

45. KNOTS. NO. WAY.
Dear CHRIST, this is a "MERCHANT" ship. 45 knots is literally impossible with a ship of this size. That's 3x what it SHOULD be doing. 20 knots at most, my boi.

Yeah... about that, I originally was writing it as a cruiser with stats based off of the Ticonderoga-Class, but then I changed it to a merchant ship at the last minute after writing the history section. So yeah, I’ll fix that soon.

Sorry, but your app was not accepted in general. Even if you lower the speed, it will not be accepted.
However, you can make a new one, if you want, without alien god-like entities, magic and so on.
Well, without magic except the usual Sparkly Magical Shipperson Stuff...

[Netherspace]

I'll do my best to get a post in the IC by the end of today or tomorrow, again, I apologize profusely for not being as active last week, but there were IRL things I had to focus on.

No problem - as always, RL is more important.

Yeah... about that, I originally was writing it as a cruiser with stats based off of the Ticonderoga-Class, but then I changed it to a merchant ship at the last minute after writing the history section. So yeah, I’ll fix that soon.

Sorry, but your app was not accepted in general. Even if you lower the speed, it will not be accepted.
However, you can make a new one, if you want, without alien god-like entities, magic and so on.
Well, without magic except the usual Sparkly Magical Shipperson Stuff...

The thing is, the only other ways I could play this are having some demon swimming around by itself or using the Cult of the Unknown. And the Cult of the Unknown would probably have to play a villain role, which I don't want to do.

Also, I did say that I wouldn't use any magic for actual combat gameplay.

[The Selkie]

No problem - as always, RL is more important.



Sorry, but your app was not accepted in general. Even if you lower the speed, it will not be accepted.
However, you can make a new one, if you want, without alien god-like entities, magic and so on.
Well, without magic except the usual Sparkly Magical Shipperson Stuff...

The thing is, the only other ways I could play this are having some demon swimming around by itself or using the Cult of the Unknown. And the Cult of the Unknown would probably have to play a villain role, which I don't want to do.

Also, I did say that I wouldn't use any magic for actual combat gameplay.

Nope, sorry. Even if you don't use magic in the combat gameplay, it won't be permitted. Sorry.
Not only due to the magical concerns (35 demons as crew?), but also due to the lack of detail or effort put into it I didn't comment on before, my apologies. I mean, for example your armament sections say "1 gun turret"... what kind of gun? AA-gun, normal gun, DP-gun? Calibre?
If you want to participate, please rework it or write a new one.

[Sterkistan]

So, to remodel a ship. How would on go about doing that?

[Hashirajima]

... what time is it IC-ly?

[The Selkie]

So, to remodel a ship. How would on go about doing that?

Well, there was a proposal once...
Reposting it for general critique:

Please keep in mind, that this is not yet official, but a proposal. As such, it might be subject to change, especially with the input from you guys.

A few general things first:

Even when upgraded, the technological limitations are still in place. Everything, that was in service by 1950 or in prototype status (for example aircraft having flown for the first time, but not yet in service), is permitted as upgrades. However, please keep it reasonable. Still nothing nuclear, though.
Major remodels, that change for example a battleship to a fast battleship, are permitted, but will consume a lot of time and ressources. Despite any wishes by destroyers, though, a destroyer can not turn into a battleship, so please keep it reasonable.
Please keep in mind, that remodels may change the personality of a character - they don't have to, but they can.
To apply for a remodel or upgrades, you need the permission of the flagship, Coriolanus, played by Legatia, on the IC-thread AND have to give your proposed upgrades for peer review here. It's not an application process, like at the start, but a small review. Upgrades and remodels are voluntarily and can not be ordered. Upon acceptance, you can edit your original application and I'll edit that into the other post.

How will it work?

I mentioned ressources. Those will be gathered by expeditions, which may find ammunition, steel, bauxite, fuel and "equipment modules" (for example 40mm AA-guns) and items (such as Instant Repair Buckets and Repair Buckets) - this is, what we need for running operations as well as for upgrades and remodels. Step one, therefore, is finding them.
Stept two is assessing the costs of an upgrade/remodel. These are comprised of ressources needed as well as equipment modules needed. Let's say, for example, that an upgrade entails more AA-guns on a vessel, so we'd need a few AA-guns and a small amount of ressources.

You might already noticed, that I differed between "Upgrades" and "Remodels". That is with a reason, as they are two different things. Upgrades are small modifications, for example additional AA-guns, new radar and so on, they are cheap, easy to do and relatively fast. Remodels, on the other hand, change the ship boy or girl completely, are expensive, extensive and take a lot of time, as the entire vessel is, in fact, remodelled to fit a new role and type, for example a carrier wanting to try out being a battleship for whatever reason would be such a remodel.
Once the requirements for ressources and modules are collected, the process can start. During that time, your character is free to interact with other people, but he or she will not sortie for that time. Upgrades will be done within an afternoon, but the more complex a remodel is, the longer it will take. That is step three.
Step four is profit.

So... thoughts?

... what time is it IC-ly?

Late morning, Day 2, I'd say.

[The Cross and Davids Star]

So, to remodel a ship. How would on go about doing that?

Well, there was a proposal once...
Reposting it for general critique:

Please keep in mind, that this is not yet official, but a proposal. As such, it might be subject to change, especially with the input from you guys.

A few general things first:

Even when upgraded, the technological limitations are still in place. Everything, that was in service by 1950 or in prototype status (for example aircraft having flown for the first time, but not yet in service), is permitted as upgrades. However, please keep it reasonable. Still nothing nuclear, though.
Major remodels, that change for example a battleship to a fast battleship, are permitted, but will consume a lot of time and ressources. Despite any wishes by destroyers, though, a destroyer can not turn into a battleship, so please keep it reasonable.
Please keep in mind, that remodels may change the personality of a character - they don't have to, but they can.
To apply for a remodel or upgrades, you need the permission of the flagship, Coriolanus, played by Legatia, on the IC-thread AND have to give your proposed upgrades for peer review here. It's not an application process, like at the start, but a small review. Upgrades and remodels are voluntarily and can not be ordered. Upon acceptance, you can edit your original application and I'll edit that into the other post.

How will it work?

I mentioned ressources. Those will be gathered by expeditions, which may find ammunition, steel, bauxite, fuel and "equipment modules" (for example 40mm AA-guns) and items (such as Instant Repair Buckets and Repair Buckets) - this is, what we need for running operations as well as for upgrades and remodels. Step one, therefore, is finding them.
Stept two is assessing the costs of an upgrade/remodel. These are comprised of ressources needed as well as equipment modules needed. Let's say, for example, that an upgrade entails more AA-guns on a vessel, so we'd need a few AA-guns and a small amount of ressources.

You might already noticed, that I differed between "Upgrades" and "Remodels". That is with a reason, as they are two different things. Upgrades are small modifications, for example additional AA-guns, new radar and so on, they are cheap, easy to do and relatively fast. Remodels, on the other hand, change the ship boy or girl completely, are expensive, extensive and take a lot of time, as the entire vessel is, in fact, remodelled to fit a new role and type, for example a carrier wanting to try out being a battleship for whatever reason would be such a remodel.
Once the requirements for ressources and modules are collected, the process can start. During that time, your character is free to interact with other people, but he or she will not sortie for that time. Upgrades will be done within an afternoon, but the more complex a remodel is, the longer it will take. That is step three.
Step four is profit.

So... thoughts?

For me it looks fine, but I'm wondering about what it would take for new rigging, as Prophet IC currently lacks a combat rig.

[The Selkie]

Well, there was a proposal once...
Reposting it for general critique:

Please keep in mind, that this is not yet official, but a proposal. As such, it might be subject to change, especially with the input from you guys.

A few general things first:

Even when upgraded, the technological limitations are still in place. Everything, that was in service by 1950 or in prototype status (for example aircraft having flown for the first time, but not yet in service), is permitted as upgrades. However, please keep it reasonable. Still nothing nuclear, though.
Major remodels, that change for example a battleship to a fast battleship, are permitted, but will consume a lot of time and ressources. Despite any wishes by destroyers, though, a destroyer can not turn into a battleship, so please keep it reasonable.
Please keep in mind, that remodels may change the personality of a character - they don't have to, but they can.
To apply for a remodel or upgrades, you need the permission of the flagship, Coriolanus, played by Legatia, on the IC-thread AND have to give your proposed upgrades for peer review here. It's not an application process, like at the start, but a small review. Upgrades and remodels are voluntarily and can not be ordered. Upon acceptance, you can edit your original application and I'll edit that into the other post.

How will it work?

I mentioned ressources. Those will be gathered by expeditions, which may find ammunition, steel, bauxite, fuel and "equipment modules" (for example 40mm AA-guns) and items (such as Instant Repair Buckets and Repair Buckets) - this is, what we need for running operations as well as for upgrades and remodels. Step one, therefore, is finding them.
Stept two is assessing the costs of an upgrade/remodel. These are comprised of ressources needed as well as equipment modules needed. Let's say, for example, that an upgrade entails more AA-guns on a vessel, so we'd need a few AA-guns and a small amount of ressources.

You might already noticed, that I differed between "Upgrades" and "Remodels". That is with a reason, as they are two different things. Upgrades are small modifications, for example additional AA-guns, new radar and so on, they are cheap, easy to do and relatively fast. Remodels, on the other hand, change the ship boy or girl completely, are expensive, extensive and take a lot of time, as the entire vessel is, in fact, remodelled to fit a new role and type, for example a carrier wanting to try out being a battleship for whatever reason would be such a remodel.
Once the requirements for ressources and modules are collected, the process can start. During that time, your character is free to interact with other people, but he or she will not sortie for that time. Upgrades will be done within an afternoon, but the more complex a remodel is, the longer it will take. That is step three.
Step four is profit.

So... thoughts?

For me it looks fine, but I'm wondering about what it would take for new rigging, as Prophet IC currently lacks a combat rig.

Eh... a provisional one shouldn't take that long, if the fairies are on a sugar high. Granted, it will not have nearly of all the functions outlined in the post you described the plans in, basically being a modification of the travelling rig (Mollie, I think, you called it), hence provisional, but he'd be able to work as an carrier with many nice, little planes.
The non-provisional one could take a whole lot longer. And eat up far more ressources.