Knights of Steel
Backstory
The year is 2119, and humanity has expanded its reach far beyond planet Earth. Thanks to the development of faster-than-light travel in the year 2067, humans have been able to explore solar systems light years away from their own. By the year 2079, humans had set up their first colony on the planet Eden which was similar to Earth in the Brahe Solar System as well as several outposts on its moon Amazonia. Due to the considerable distance between Earth, these colonists were essentially on their own and had to rely on themselves. This wouldn't be much of an issue, however, as the planet was filled to the brim with untapped resources that were up for grabs to whoever was willing to work for them.
To aid them in this, the colonists brought with them the massive semi-autonomous machines known as Knights with them. These Knights were immensely powerful and durable, serving the colonists as both working tools and protection from the local wildlife of Eden. They proved extremely useful to the colonists, and soon Eden had become prosperous due to the wealth of resources the planet held. In control of these Giants were people known as Pilots. These Pilots were men and women of incredible intelligence, agility, and strength who were trained to handle the rigorous demand that was controlling a Knight.
Within a handful of generations, citizens of Eden began to feel less and less connected to their Earthly origin, and soon calls of independence rang from across the planet after the citizens began to feel like they were being cheated out of the wealth that Eden provided. The United Earth Council, or UEC, was not willing to allow this to happen. Eden was too valuable to let lose, and by the year 2116, the UEC sent in an expeditionary force to subdue to colonists.
This proved to do the exact opposite, however, as the citizens of Eden saw this as an act of invasion of their homeland. Protests rang out from across the planet, and soon the spark for conflict was provided after UEC forces opened fire upon an unruly mob in the Eden capital of Atlas in the year 2117. This incident, which led to the deaths of several innocent protestors, would be known as the Atlas Incident. UEC leadership refused to punish those responsible, which was the final straw for the colonists. A war for independence had begun as the colonists formed a resistance known as The Frontiersmen.
Two years after the Atlas Incident, the conflict continued on with The Frontiersmen controlling the Northern hemisphere while the UEC controlled the Southern. A stalemate had been reached, as The Frontiersmen couldn't match the military prowess of the UEC and the UEC were limited in both numbers and resources due to the immense distance between Earth and Eden. However, they weren't the only players involved in the conflict. Independent groups emerged from the conflict, some favoring the UEC, some favoring The Frontiersmen, and others choosing to favor neither.
The fate of Eden rests in the hands of those with those talented enough to stand above the rest. Will that be you, Pilot?
To aid them in this, the colonists brought with them the massive semi-autonomous machines known as Knights with them. These Knights were immensely powerful and durable, serving the colonists as both working tools and protection from the local wildlife of Eden. They proved extremely useful to the colonists, and soon Eden had become prosperous due to the wealth of resources the planet held. In control of these Giants were people known as Pilots. These Pilots were men and women of incredible intelligence, agility, and strength who were trained to handle the rigorous demand that was controlling a Knight.
Within a handful of generations, citizens of Eden began to feel less and less connected to their Earthly origin, and soon calls of independence rang from across the planet after the citizens began to feel like they were being cheated out of the wealth that Eden provided. The United Earth Council, or UEC, was not willing to allow this to happen. Eden was too valuable to let lose, and by the year 2116, the UEC sent in an expeditionary force to subdue to colonists.
This proved to do the exact opposite, however, as the citizens of Eden saw this as an act of invasion of their homeland. Protests rang out from across the planet, and soon the spark for conflict was provided after UEC forces opened fire upon an unruly mob in the Eden capital of Atlas in the year 2117. This incident, which led to the deaths of several innocent protestors, would be known as the Atlas Incident. UEC leadership refused to punish those responsible, which was the final straw for the colonists. A war for independence had begun as the colonists formed a resistance known as The Frontiersmen.
Two years after the Atlas Incident, the conflict continued on with The Frontiersmen controlling the Northern hemisphere while the UEC controlled the Southern. A stalemate had been reached, as The Frontiersmen couldn't match the military prowess of the UEC and the UEC were limited in both numbers and resources due to the immense distance between Earth and Eden. However, they weren't the only players involved in the conflict. Independent groups emerged from the conflict, some favoring the UEC, some favoring The Frontiersmen, and others choosing to favor neither.
The fate of Eden rests in the hands of those with those talented enough to stand above the rest. Will that be you, Pilot?
Indtroduction
Hello, and welcome to Knights of Steel. This RP is a mix of Character, Faction, and Worldbuilding. This RP is based on the game series TItanfall, developed by Respawn, and thus borrows a lot of the concepts from the two games. For those interested in joining, you will have the option of joining the UEC, The Frontiersmen, or any other factions that have been caught in the conflict as one of the elite individuals known as Pilots. You'll have your own Knight which you can equip with whatever fits you best.
While this is mainly an RP based around characters, it will also heavily revolve around the various factions as they battle for control of Eden. You are encouraged to suggest anything you feel would be good for the RP, whether it be Knights, weapons, cities, factions, or anything else that tickles your fancy. While it's not required, it would be helpful to watch this video, which goes over the lore of Titanfall, which this RP is heavily based upon.
As something to note, while this is futuristic, technology is still limited. Some things to note:
*Most weaponry is still traditional ballistic that would be similar to what is found today, although ion and plasma weaponry is available to organizations that can afford them
*Communication and travel from Earth and Eden still takes a significant amount of time, specifically five years
*While semi-autonomous AI is prevalent, there are no androids, synths, etc
*Due to the level of skill needed to control a Knight in combat, Pilots are fairly rare among each faction and should be seen as highly valuable assets to use in tandem with regular ground troops
*Pilots will possess a much wider arrary of weaponry and gadgets than a regular ground troop, such as jump jets, cloaking, holograms, etc
*Knights are divided into three classes and are all capable of handling a variety of weaponry
-Wolverines, which have lightly armored chassis that provide sacrifices protection for enhanced mobility
-Bears, which have heavily armored chassis that provide thick layers of protection at the cost of mobility
-Wolves, which have the standard armor chassis that provides a fair share of protection and while not sacrificing too much mobility
*The UEC will have the most advanced technology while The Frontiersmen will have the least advanced
Rules
1) OP and CO-OP word is law
2) No Godmodding or Metagaming
3) No one-liners
4) No posting before your application is accepted
5) If possible, when fighting against other posters, try and communicate beforehand how you want the fight to end, that way the thread isn't filled with short paragraphs of people shooting and missing
6) Feel free to express yourself with as graphic as language, imagery, etc, in your writing, as long as it's within NS rules
7) I'm only allowing a select amount custom factions which will come on a first come, first serve bias
8) While anyone can have a major role in one of the factions, I'm only going to give leadership positions to those I know who will write quality posts and will stay active
9) Have fun
Pilot Application
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NS Name:
Pilot Name:
Sex:
Age:
Faction:
Appearance (Pictured, if possible):
Equipment:
Personality:
Skills:
Weaknesses:
Misc. Details:
RP Example:
Leijonat *DO NOT REMOVE, TRACKING PURPOSES*
Knight Application
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NS Name:
Knight Name:
Appearance (Pictured, if possible):
Class:
Equipment:
Misc. Details:
Titans *DO NOT REMOVE, TRACKING PURPOSES*
Faction Application
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NS Name:
Faction Name:
Leader(s):
Headquarters Location:
Uniform (If applicable) (Pictured, if possible):
Size (Combat personnel, non-combat personnel, civilians, pilot, etc):
Role in conflict (Do they side with the UEC, The Frontiersmen, or neither):
Nations *DO NOT REMOVE, TRACKING PURPOSES*
