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by Legatia » Sat Dec 28, 2019 11:09 am
by Regria » Sat Dec 28, 2019 11:57 am
Legatia wrote:Definitely interested. I'm not too well versed in Strike Witches lore at all, is it somewhat like Kancolle as far as the girl/weapon mix goes? Any particular important things to know about how they work?
A few questions app wise as well. What is/what is the difference between handheld and 'striker' weaponry? What counts as a hereditary power, and what are good baselines for rank? Thanks again!
by Austria-Bohemia-Hungary » Sat Dec 28, 2019 12:02 pm
by Legatia » Sat Dec 28, 2019 12:04 pm
Regria wrote:Austria and Nachfolgia, your apps are accepted!Legatia wrote:Definitely interested. I'm not too well versed in Strike Witches lore at all, is it somewhat like Kancolle as far as the girl/weapon mix goes? Any particular important things to know about how they work?
A few questions app wise as well. What is/what is the difference between handheld and 'striker' weaponry? What counts as a hereditary power, and what are good baselines for rank? Thanks again!
As for your first question, not really. Most Witches in the original Strike Witches anime are based off of a real life ace in WWII, though they are not direct personifications (meaning fictional characters are fair game), and they are not personifications of their aircraft, either.
Important things to know is that a Striker Unit draws from magical power within the witch sorta like a battery, in order to drive a 'Magic Engine' which provides the magical blue thrust to propel the witch forth at immense speed, plus amplify the witch's magic abilities, physical strength and shield strength, but at the cost to their long-term magical abilities over a lifetime. The constant drawing of magical energy causes the Witches' familiar (animal tail and ears/wings) to come out constantly while the strikers are active.
Your third question? Well, handheld weaponry refers to the small/notsosmall arms your witch will be carrying on their person, such as a Liberion Witch bringing in an M16A2, or a Karlslandian bringing in a G36. Weaponry for Witches will be unlimited, mainly due to the fact that you all will have personal armory rooms to keep weapons and ammo present. You may also include any sidearms your character may carry around casually, like how Alice keeps a VP9 inside a holster in her uniform shirt.
--Also, remember. You CAN always apply as ground personnel. We probably could use more of them at the moment.
Rank? Uh, for that just go off of modern-day country equivalents of ranks, and take your pick between officers below O-6 and enlisted below E-7. However, if you're going Fusoan (Japanese), consult with this.Above all though, no pants. Any other combination is fine, but the SW spirit is ruined otherwise.
by Austria-Bohemia-Hungary » Sat Dec 28, 2019 12:06 pm
by Regria » Sat Dec 28, 2019 12:22 pm
by Austria-Bohemia-Hungary » Sat Dec 28, 2019 12:26 pm
Regria wrote:Oh right, I also forgot this bit, but Strikerborne weaponry are just miniature versions of real life missiles/bombs/cruisemissiles/etc. that exist in real life.
by Regria » Sat Dec 28, 2019 12:40 pm
Austria-Bohemia-Hungary wrote:Regria wrote:Oh right, I also forgot this bit, but Strikerborne weaponry are just miniature versions of real life missiles/bombs/cruisemissiles/etc. that exist in real life.
I assume magic handwaving is involved in making the ordnance possess the same effect and range as their bigger irl cousins?
by Legatia » Sat Dec 28, 2019 3:08 pm
by Regria » Sat Dec 28, 2019 4:38 pm
Legatia wrote:Full Name: Sarah Holland
Job: ACW
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: December 14, 2002
Rank: O-1, Ensign
Callsign: Hooks
Allegiance: United States of Liberion
Nationality: Liberionian
Personality: A very laid back, energetic, tomboyish type, Sarah enjoys athletic pursuits (particularly swimming) and tends to take a more relaxed attitude to most things. She's perfectly capable of concentrating during combat, and finds herself in the element in high-octane situations. She is generally very friendly, mildly patriotic, and easily excitable.
Background:
Born to humble beginnings to a family of fishers on the Mississippi River, Sarah often spent more time of the day on a boat than she did on the shore. She lived a relatively normal childhood and attended school in her local community up to middle school.
At the age of 13, she was tested and was accepted into the Liberionian Navy as a Warrant Officer to develop and evaluate her for capabilities as a witch. She was found to have an exceptionally high aptitude and was selected for training as a strike fighter. Transferring to the Liberionian Navy Witch Education Command, she was trained on the legacy Hornet for six months before continuing, and completing, her training as a Super Hornet witch. After she qualified and was promoted to Chief Warrant Officer, she was placed as the initial operations officer in the Navy's first Witch squadron, WFA-6 'Amazons'. While aboard with the Amazons, she earned her callsign for having the single highest recovery average in the carrier air wing. In late 2018, she was promoted to executive officer of WFA-6 and received her commission as an Ensign. She participated in some combat in the Gulf and in the Atlantic Ocean during her time as executive officer. In 2020, she received orders to transfer to the 511th,
Striker Unit: F/A-18E Super Hornet
Hereditary Power: Datalink- Sarah's powerful sensors and navigational suites allows her to gain pinpoint accuracy with both air to air and air to ground weapons. While capable of using this to land near impossible hits, she can also share this ability with up to two other witches at the same time, enabling them to strike with absolute precision.
Preferred Striker-borne Weaponry:
Preferred handheld Weaponry: HK-416C carbine, P228 sidearm.
Appearance:
RP Sample: Beyond the Veil
by Legatia » Sat Dec 28, 2019 4:50 pm
Regria wrote:Legatia wrote:Full Name: Sarah Holland
Job: ACW
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: December 14, 2002
Rank: O-1, Ensign
Callsign: Hooks
Allegiance: United States of Liberion
Nationality: Liberionian
Personality: A very laid back, energetic, tomboyish type, Sarah enjoys athletic pursuits (particularly swimming) and tends to take a more relaxed attitude to most things. She's perfectly capable of concentrating during combat, and finds herself in the element in high-octane situations. She is generally very friendly, mildly patriotic, and easily excitable.
Background:
Born to humble beginnings to a family of fishers on the Mississippi River, Sarah often spent more time of the day on a boat than she did on the shore. She lived a relatively normal childhood and attended school in her local community up to middle school.
At the age of 13, she was tested and was accepted into the Liberionian Navy as a Warrant Officer to develop and evaluate her for capabilities as a witch. She was found to have an exceptionally high aptitude and was selected for training as a strike fighter. Transferring to the Liberionian Navy Witch Education Command, she was trained on the legacy Hornet for six months before continuing, and completing, her training as a Super Hornet witch. After she qualified and was promoted to Chief Warrant Officer, she was placed as the initial operations officer in the Navy's first Witch squadron, WFA-6 'Amazons'. While aboard with the Amazons, she earned her callsign for having the single highest recovery average in the carrier air wing. In late 2018, she was promoted to executive officer of WFA-6 and received her commission as an Ensign. She participated in some combat in the Gulf and in the Atlantic Ocean during her time as executive officer. In 2020, she received orders to transfer to the 511th,
Striker Unit: F/A-18E Super Hornet
Hereditary Power: Datalink- Sarah's powerful sensors and navigational suites allows her to gain pinpoint accuracy with both air to air and air to ground weapons. While capable of using this to land near impossible hits, she can also share this ability with up to two other witches at the same time, enabling them to strike with absolute precision.
Preferred Striker-borne Weaponry:
Preferred handheld Weaponry: HK-416C carbine, P228 sidearm.
Appearance:
RP Sample: Beyond the Veil
Apologies, but mind taking a read again of the history summary? There was no Gulf War, only a Balkan War of Independence from 2009-2015. And the 511th didn't exist until 2021-- it was formed after the Neuroi came back, but only when the disaster at Burgos happened. Most of the fighting on Liberion's front would of course as noted in the history, be against the Neuroi Vessel near the now-abandoned New York, or in the Amazon Rainforest.
Also, powers don't exactly work like that, they're less dependent on your technology and equipment, more like a signature magical spell or ability. And, Striker training doesn't really take that long. She could've been operating by 14, and be far younger with more years of magic to look forward to.
by Rupudska » Sat Dec 28, 2019 4:54 pm
Regria wrote:Austria-Bohemia-Hungary wrote:I assume magic handwaving is involved in making the ordnance possess the same effect and range as their bigger irl cousins?
Essentially, yeah. Though, probably not as long-ranged as the full size ones, but significantly further than what would usually be possible with these small munitions, that is to say perhaps 4/5ths the range.
by Finorskia » Sat Dec 28, 2019 5:00 pm
Rupudska wrote:Regria wrote:
Essentially, yeah. Though, probably not as long-ranged as the full size ones, but significantly further than what would usually be possible with these small munitions, that is to say perhaps 4/5ths the range.
You could do what I did for my own modern Witches setting and have them just be shrunk by Real Ass Magic to fit on Striker Units, the once they get a certain distance away, bzort up to full size.
by Minroz » Sun Dec 29, 2019 7:02 am
by Finorskia » Sun Dec 29, 2019 9:31 am
Legatia wrote:The reference to the Gulf didn't mean the Gulf War, was only using it as a very loose turn for what the Gulf of Mexico-ish area was. But no worries, I'm fine with changing that. I also misread the current year as 2020, not 2021. I'll fix that as well.
As far as the training and abilities go, like I said I'm very unfamiliar with these kind of details regarding these things. I struggled a little bit with developing an ability for her, so any suggestions on that regard would be appreciated. In the meantime I'll rework her history. Apologies for all that.
by Legatia » Sun Dec 29, 2019 11:01 am
Finorskia wrote:Legatia wrote:The reference to the Gulf didn't mean the Gulf War, was only using it as a very loose turn for what the Gulf of Mexico-ish area was. But no worries, I'm fine with changing that. I also misread the current year as 2020, not 2021. I'll fix that as well.
As far as the training and abilities go, like I said I'm very unfamiliar with these kind of details regarding these things. I struggled a little bit with developing an ability for her, so any suggestions on that regard would be appreciated. In the meantime I'll rework her history. Apologies for all that.
The best way to think of an ability is like a super power. It can be something as simple as super strength or healing magic to something more complex like Yuki's force multiplication. If you are really struggling try and think of a power that compliments the character's personality.
Also if you have a Discord we have a server for this RP. People seem to be far more active on that then here.
by Danceria » Sun Dec 29, 2019 12:00 pm
by Rynagria » Sun Dec 29, 2019 2:23 pm
by Finorskia » Sun Dec 29, 2019 2:52 pm
Rynagria wrote:Full Name: Philippa "Tiny Phantom" Handley
Job: Air Combat Witch
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: May 10, 2000
Rank: Sergeant
Callsign: Sonic
Allegiance: United States of Liberion
Nationality: Liberion
Personality: Wanting to prove herself to be of an equal caliber to her great grandmother as a witch against a Neuroi, however that opportunity never came as the greatest foe humanity ever faced never resurfaced for her to fight. Until the recent events that is. Eager to jump into the fray when the Neuroi is involved, Philippa flies headfirst into to conflict, all within any protocols or ROE set by her commanding officer. When outside of her Striker, Philippa is a rather amicable if a bit shy when meeting new people, with some exception to those with ties to Venezia and Karlsland with mild suspicion. After warming up to someone, Philippa will more or less act the same but is more willing to being open to them. She also problems with being called short or being underestimated for being so, doing so will cause the otherwise timid witch to flip out on them.
Background: Born from a long line of witches, Philippa was born in Southern Liberion, her family priding themselves in her great grandmother's accomplishments as witch in the Second Neuroi War. Due to this, she grew adoring the old generation of witches and the tales of their heroic struggles against a seemingly unstoppable foe, desiring to be hailed a war heroine like them. But with the Neuroi threat gone seemingly for good, Philippa could only dream about such things. Instead a separate door opened for her several months after she turned 10, right in the middle of the Balkan War for independence, being approached by Liberion Air Force recruiters and offering her something similar. Not taking much convincing and jumping at the chance, Philippa enlisted, despite her being at least two years too young to be a combat witch.
Not taking too long to finish basic training, they wasted no time in getting Philippa shipped and transferred to an air base in Grecia. Shortly after she became busy performing CAS missions, hitting targets that mostly composed of vehicle convoys and logistics outposts. Soon she would be told to perform CAS against infantry units. Her powers allowing for a high density of fire to be rained from above, the Liberion witch excelled in such roles and left many targets devastated. Then there was the occasional air to air combat she dealt with, most commonly against helicopters and a much more separate combat against enemy jets. In one of these engagements, she would be one of the few, if not the first witch, to score a supersonic gun kill in an engagement. By the time 2011 hit and the conflict had ended, Philippa had gone on at least 220 sorties, at the same amassing 51 confirmed vehicle kills, 12 confirmed helicopter kills, and 4 confirmed jet kills. The larger objective accomplished, Philippa would turn 12 when she was suddenly detained to be prosecuted under the UCMJ. Confused and scared, it took nearly a year before the charges against her were dropped, instead being given a slap on the wrist due to how useful she was in the Balkans.
Having reached the age of 13 when she was sent home, was sent to an airbase in the east coast of Liberion, ready to be deployed at a moments notice. Yet for years that wouldn’t come, forcing her to instead to train for an opponent she wishes to face, at the same time going through the ranks. By 17 years old, Philippa has been promoted to a Sergeant and placed in charge of a reservist squad. It wouldn’t be till three years later, Philippa would get a shot once again, as her and reservist squad would be deployed overseas to combat the resurfaced neuroi. Much to her chagrin, the combat would amount to nothing more than AMRAAMs at distant neuroi, leaving her frustrated to no avail. Following the near destruction of General Morales’ frontline force, only motivated her to fight in a more active role and volunteered to be placed in a JFW upon their reactivation. With enough shouting, would land her in the 511th Joint Fighter Wing.
Striker Unit: F-4E Phantom Block 53
Hereditary Power: Explosive Projectile Application: Philipa is able to make any projectile (whether it be hand thrown or from a weapon that shoots projectiles) have explosive properties, making any bullet she fire have the destructive capability of at least a 20mm high explosive round. At the strongest application, she can make the projectiles as effective to 30mm high explosive cannon fire. In exchange for this power though, it destroys the chance for any long-range shooting due to the projectile always exploding exactly 400 meters away from her location.
Preferred Striker-borne Weaponry: 20mm gunpod, M61 20mm Vulcan, AGM-65 Mavericks, GBU-12, GBU-15, AIM-7 Sparrows, AIM-9 Sidewinders, and AIM-120 AMRAAMs.
Preferred handheld Weaponry: By default will use an M16A2 with an M16A1 lower or an M14A1, but has options to use other weapons such as the M60 machine gun, Remington 870 MCS, H&K MP5A3 submachine gun, GAU-19/A minigun, and a SIG Sauer M17 pistol.
Appearance:
RP Sample: We're friends, aren't we?
by United Kingdom of Poland » Wed Jan 01, 2020 1:15 am
by Finorskia » Thu Jan 02, 2020 6:32 pm
by United Kingdom of Poland » Thu Jan 02, 2020 8:30 pm
Finorskia wrote:Ryn you are approved.
Legatia I just reviewed your app, I see nothing wrong with it so approved. Also, and Reg may veto this, but based on the characters backstory I see no reason why they couldn't be a Lieutenant Junior Grade.
Poland, I don't see anything wrong with your Elise, though I do believe that passive abilities do not trigger familiar transformation. Though, and I'm not sure Reg is definitely gonna enforce this if I'm right about it, but I do believe that hereditary powers are passed down along the generations. Though I might be wrong about that and Reg might not care even if I am.
For Johanna if you could specify some of the details of healing that would be fantastic. Healing in SW is common, but also has many different ways in which it manifests itself.
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