TheVengefulKoala
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“Sure, it’s a moon, to be much more specific-but everybody calls it a ' planet ', because nobody cares about specifics.
And sure, it’s a jungle. So’s the Congo. So’s the Amazon. So’s Skull Island. So’s Kashyyyk.
And I suppose I don’t need to tell you that every place I just mentioned is an ABSOLUTE DEATH TRAP, even WITHOUT the natives?”
-2nd Lieutenant Benjamin J Guidry, callsign ‘Depot’, Australian Army 2nd Division. Dated Nov 25th, 8 Post-Vanishing.
The moon designated as ‘ Planet ’ Pandora (UNSC registry: CB-EL-89398211) is located on the orbit of gas-giant Planet Polyphemus at the Alpha Centauri system. The moon (roughly the size of Earth) was discovered by the UNSC Lang-Class Exploratory Probe #2290-9595 on December 18, 7 Post-Vanishing. The sensor scans found a lush plant and wildlife and unusual energy readings both under the surface and on the atmosphere… as well as the remains of several outposts of some kind, nearly absorbed by the jungle.
A recon team, UNSC-R-95, was deployed 35 hours later to determine the nature of the ruins and a better analysis of the planet conditions.
The team managed to land on the ruins of the largest outpost on the planet and quickly transmitted info about the planet, including its atmospheric composition (Ammonia, Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen Cyanide, among others), and files scavenged from the outpost’s computers.
The team’s final contact was a notation that they would attempt to contact the natives, detected during the drop.
They never contacted again.
The UNSC promptly analyzed the data from the outpost, discovering that it had vast references to the natives (labeled as the Na’vi), and also had an extensive survey of the planet, making multiple mentions to a material the outpost’s scientists labeled ‘Unobtanium’, a material capable of exponential energy amplification. It also told of the conflict between the Na’vi and the outpost’s security forces and how the natives won (this the UNSC labeled as the ‘ Pandoran Incident ’, with the recon team’s loss being the Second).
The Unobtanium information, and several other items in the files, were labeled top-secret.
For a time, it was well. The UNSC kept hyperspace traffic in Alpha Centauri well away from Pandora and, other than the routine probe launch and orbital scans, the planet was left untouched. Attempts to contact the Na’vi or the recon team remained unanswered. A Stargate was put in orbit for rapid transit of research ships and heavily policed.
Like many other things in this blasted universe, ‘well’ was not to last.
The Third Pandoran Incident happened on August 30th, 8 Post-Vanishing. A small Stingray Industries recon team, led by Sylia Stingray and Washu Hakubi, landed on Pandora to retrieve an unknown file from the compound. Immediately, the Na’vi attacked, killing all members of the team but Stingray and Hakubi. No demands were sent and only implanted trackers proved that the women were still alive.
As a Megacorp CEO, Stingray’s captivity was a major problem for the UNSC-and a heavy debate, whether to move in and save her or to stand back and let things happen, occurred in secret.
That was a few hours ago. Now a Stingray Industries-owned frigate orbits Pandora. Onboard are over 300 f the best men, women, and things currently employed by Stingray Industries Security. Soon, an assault team will be deployed to Pandora's surface.
Their mission: to rescue the Chief and Washu.
Rules of Engagement: succeed.
CORELINE: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
Inspiration: James Cameron's Avatar, Predator, King Kong
Character Level: 10
Points: 36
Hit Points: Full.
Action Points: From previous level.
Races: All accepted-full backstory requested.
Books: D20 Modern Corebook, D20 Apocalypse, D20 Past, D20 Future, D20 Future Gear, Urban Arcana, D20 Weapon's Locker, Coreline threads.
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Right, some more information. I'm looking for approximately 4-6 players for this. Characters can be anything you can think up, but it's best if they have some sort of specialization. Riflemen, grenadiers, field officers, snipers, mecha operators; anything that would work in an assault team is good.
And sure, it’s a jungle. So’s the Congo. So’s the Amazon. So’s Skull Island. So’s Kashyyyk.
And I suppose I don’t need to tell you that every place I just mentioned is an ABSOLUTE DEATH TRAP, even WITHOUT the natives?”
-2nd Lieutenant Benjamin J Guidry, callsign ‘Depot’, Australian Army 2nd Division. Dated Nov 25th, 8 Post-Vanishing.
The moon designated as ‘ Planet ’ Pandora (UNSC registry: CB-EL-89398211) is located on the orbit of gas-giant Planet Polyphemus at the Alpha Centauri system. The moon (roughly the size of Earth) was discovered by the UNSC Lang-Class Exploratory Probe #2290-9595 on December 18, 7 Post-Vanishing. The sensor scans found a lush plant and wildlife and unusual energy readings both under the surface and on the atmosphere… as well as the remains of several outposts of some kind, nearly absorbed by the jungle.
A recon team, UNSC-R-95, was deployed 35 hours later to determine the nature of the ruins and a better analysis of the planet conditions.
The team managed to land on the ruins of the largest outpost on the planet and quickly transmitted info about the planet, including its atmospheric composition (Ammonia, Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen Cyanide, among others), and files scavenged from the outpost’s computers.
The team’s final contact was a notation that they would attempt to contact the natives, detected during the drop.
They never contacted again.
The UNSC promptly analyzed the data from the outpost, discovering that it had vast references to the natives (labeled as the Na’vi), and also had an extensive survey of the planet, making multiple mentions to a material the outpost’s scientists labeled ‘Unobtanium’, a material capable of exponential energy amplification. It also told of the conflict between the Na’vi and the outpost’s security forces and how the natives won (this the UNSC labeled as the ‘ Pandoran Incident ’, with the recon team’s loss being the Second).
The Unobtanium information, and several other items in the files, were labeled top-secret.
For a time, it was well. The UNSC kept hyperspace traffic in Alpha Centauri well away from Pandora and, other than the routine probe launch and orbital scans, the planet was left untouched. Attempts to contact the Na’vi or the recon team remained unanswered. A Stargate was put in orbit for rapid transit of research ships and heavily policed.
Like many other things in this blasted universe, ‘well’ was not to last.
The Third Pandoran Incident happened on August 30th, 8 Post-Vanishing. A small Stingray Industries recon team, led by Sylia Stingray and Washu Hakubi, landed on Pandora to retrieve an unknown file from the compound. Immediately, the Na’vi attacked, killing all members of the team but Stingray and Hakubi. No demands were sent and only implanted trackers proved that the women were still alive.
As a Megacorp CEO, Stingray’s captivity was a major problem for the UNSC-and a heavy debate, whether to move in and save her or to stand back and let things happen, occurred in secret.
That was a few hours ago. Now a Stingray Industries-owned frigate orbits Pandora. Onboard are over 300 f the best men, women, and things currently employed by Stingray Industries Security. Soon, an assault team will be deployed to Pandora's surface.
Their mission: to rescue the Chief and Washu.
Rules of Engagement: succeed.
CORELINE: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
Inspiration: James Cameron's Avatar, Predator, King Kong
Character Level: 10
Points: 36
Hit Points: Full.
Action Points: From previous level.
Races: All accepted-full backstory requested.
Books: D20 Modern Corebook, D20 Apocalypse, D20 Past, D20 Future, D20 Future Gear, Urban Arcana, D20 Weapon's Locker, Coreline threads.
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Right, some more information. I'm looking for approximately 4-6 players for this. Characters can be anything you can think up, but it's best if they have some sort of specialization. Riflemen, grenadiers, field officers, snipers, mecha operators; anything that would work in an assault team is good.
