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<blockquote data-quote="marcoasalazarm" data-source="post: 5913691" data-attributes="member: 26698"><p>I will be honest to you: Concerning the Gundam franchise, the only Universal Century-based thing I have seen is the 'War In The Pocket' OVA. I have seen Gundam SEED, SEED Destiny, Gundam 00, Gundam Wing and G Gundam... and a few of these a long time ago.</p><p></p><p>So... any additional ideas concerning Gundam, I will be more than glad to hear. The ones you've had so far are pretty damn cool.</p><p></p><p>There's a few I haven't gotten around to make much of, such as Celestial Being being around and it having become Orb's 'Dirty Tricks' team on the meanwhile between the Vanishing and 'modern day'.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Here's the write-up for the Coordinator Race done insofar. Now, what we need is Innovators/Innovades and Newtypes...</p><p></p><p><em>"Eugene never suffered from the routine discrimination of a 'utero', or a 'faith birth' or an 'in-valid' as we were called. A 'valid', a 'vitro', a 'made-man', he suffered under a different burden... the burden of perfection.</em>"-<strong>Vincent Freeman, 'Gattaca'.</strong></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span></p><p><span style="color: Red">HOMINDAE COORDINATUS (Gundam SEED-verse 'Coordinator' Race).</span></p><p></p><p>In every version of the Gundam series, the reasons for war run deep. There's political reasons, economical reasons, and the fact that the leaders of most factions are charismatic sociopaths helps a lot, too.</p><p></p><p>But there were also biological reasons. One side developing something that separated them, that put them head and shoulders over the common man, and so, made them feel 'right'.</p><p></p><p>In the Universal Century, it was the appearance of Newtypes.</p><p>On the Cosmic Era, it was the Coordinators. Genetically modified (during embryonic phase) to be the peak of human development, they are stronger, faster, quicker-thinking and (after a fashion) nastier in a fight than the normal Gundamverse human (although this varies widely between base universes).</p><p></p><p>The term was coined from the 'disclosure' speech of the first recorded Coordinator, George Miller, who precluded it with:</p><p></p><p>"I feel that I'm a connection between Earth and Space. A bridge..."</p><p></p><p>If Miller had been anyone else but the goody-two-shoes he was, the idea of the Coordinator enhancement would have been nothing but a fad. As it was, soon a they were a large number, enough to become a population of their own.</p><p></p><p>And, soon after, all kinds of Hell broke loose. One just has to see the series to note how bad it was (that is, if you can find a DVD they haven't used for skeet practice).</p><p></p><p>When they appeared in Coreline, like most other factions/races, they were brutally humbled. The majority of the Earthside ZAFT forces were located in Gibraltar, which was quickly taken over by Cortana's forces, and over on space, the brutal free-for-all took down many more of their number.</p><p></p><p>ZAFT was subsequently disbanded by the LaGrange Colonies' government and almost all of the 'bad guys' were quietly captured, tried and/or executed by Black Ops units (Colonial and Coreline). After that, the 'Coords' were recieved with arms wide open.</p><p></p><p>By the common Fiction, at least.</p><p></p><p>A good number of evil Factions, such as the Avengers of Humanity and the Knights of the True Timeline, have started to degrade them because of their gene-mod background (calling them 'Gattacas', among other things). Blue Cosmos reorganized and went deeper underground, supporting Newtype causes (because Newtypes naturally developed their abilities, and so Blue Cosmos see them as the 'true' (from a Gundamverse POV) evolution of mankind). And there's still enough runaway 'evil' ZAFT forces to form a small army (which they did).</p><p></p><p>But, if there's one thing that they were made for, is to endure and adapt. And this they are doing with swiftness.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Ability Modifiers: +2 STR, +4 Dex, +2 Con</p><p></p><p>Base Speed: 30ft</p><p></p><p>Resist Disease: Coordinators are resistant to most types of natural diseases, except for those that are alien in nature or engineered to target the Coordinators. They are also similarly resistant to poisons and radiation poisioning. Coordinators gain +4 to Fortitude saves against disease, poison, and radiation.</p><p></p><p>Incredible Reflexes: Coordinators are much more dextrous and quick-thinking than naturals. This alacrity provides them with a +2 dodge bonus to AC which applies even when fighting in a Mecha (but not in a starship).</p><p></p><p>Quick Mind: Coordinators can perform Computer Use and Research Checks faster than Naturals, as their minds process and absorb the information faster. The time required for any Computer Use or Research Check for a Coordinator is reduced by 50% (Minimum 1 full round). For Computer Use checks to find a file or break security, the time is instead reduced to a maximum of 1 minute.</p><p></p><p></p><p>SEED Mode: The Coordinator was born with a rare gene, allowing him to go into a state of almost perfect clarity. Once per day, for 1 round/level (Not ECL), The Coordinator may act as if hasted, as well as gaining a +4 insight bonus to attack rolls, saves, and Defense. If he doesn't make at least one attack roll or move towards an enemy every round, the SEED deactivates.</p><p></p><p>Choosing SEED Mode increases the ECL of a Coordinator by +1, to a total ECL+4. </p><p></p><p></p><p><strong><u><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: Red">HAWAII: IF YOU LIVED HERE; YOU WOULD (PROBABLY) BE DEAD BY NOW.</span></p><p></u></strong></p><p>There is no doubt that, of the entire Coreline, the United States of America was one of the (relatively) harder-hit countries (it was the one hit with the most nuke-like attacks during the 23 Hours, for example). Example of all of this, one must go no further than Hawaii. It was once a paradise on Earth.</p><p></p><p>Now, well...</p><p></p><p>Following is a small list of changes that have occured in Hawaii:</p><p></p><p>*HAWAII ISLAND: It has become a massive Zerg and Starship Trooperverse Arachnid 'hive'. Reprogramming into the 'telepathic network' of the Bugs by CLULESS prevents them from leaving the island (if they do, they die from massive nervous failure).</p><p></p><p>*LANAI AND KAHOOLAWE: These two islands were completely devastated by Fiction actions (Lanai by a massive barrage of Kamehamehas by Alternates of the Son family (who were quite freakin' crazy) and Kahoolawe by a massive battle between the LaGrange Colonies and Gundamverse EarthFed forces).</p><p></p><p>*MAUI: Remains untouched, although the crime rate has risen significantly with access to all sorts of Fiction-related illicit goods.</p><p></p><p>*MOLOKAI: Was conquered by supernatural (Demonic) Fictions.</p><p></p><p>*OAHU: Inside the cities, the island remains the same as before the Hours.... well, except for the increase on crime, which is barely-stymied by such folks as the 'Five-O' Strike Force. However, on the jungles outside the cities, 'The Others' (from the 'Lost' universes) have pretty much taken over, and they definitely do NOT like outsiders.</p><p>And then there's the monsters. Anything from good (and BAD) versions of Jumba Jookiba's Experiments, to shape-shifting, Mind Screwing 'smoke monsters'.</p><p></p><p>*KAWAI: It's the only island that truly remains untouched by it all. If anything, the state of all the other islands has made tourism to Kawai raise significantly.</p><p></p><p>*NIIHAU: Was destroyed by a Giga Slave. The Alternate of Lina Inverse that did so was subsequently lynched, giving no explanation for her action whatsoever (and if she did, there is no record of it).</p><p></p><p><span style="color: Red">THE OTHERS</span></p><p></p><p>Agenda: Unknown. Probably they're doing all of their actions to convince people to leave them alone.</p><p>Structure: Unknown. Probably democratic, or at least somewhat military-like.</p><p>Symbol: The DHARMA Initiative Bagua (a sort of octagon).</p><p>Most Common Allegiances: The Others.</p><p>Requisition Limit: 33 (Restricted).</p><p></p><p>Nobody really knows everything about The Others. They say that they want to be left alone. They say that they do not want to harm you. They say that, if you cooperate, they will leave you be.</p><p>What is true is, that those that contacted them were severely changed by the experience, subjected to mind games that would make Patrick McGoohan blow his brains out. They are manipulative to an extreme, and they have eyes all over the jungles of Oahu.</p><p></p><p>That is what is known about them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="marcoasalazarm, post: 5913691, member: 26698"] I will be honest to you: Concerning the Gundam franchise, the only Universal Century-based thing I have seen is the 'War In The Pocket' OVA. I have seen Gundam SEED, SEED Destiny, Gundam 00, Gundam Wing and G Gundam... and a few of these a long time ago. So... any additional ideas concerning Gundam, I will be more than glad to hear. The ones you've had so far are pretty damn cool. There's a few I haven't gotten around to make much of, such as Celestial Being being around and it having become Orb's 'Dirty Tricks' team on the meanwhile between the Vanishing and 'modern day'. Here's the write-up for the Coordinator Race done insofar. Now, what we need is Innovators/Innovades and Newtypes... [I]"Eugene never suffered from the routine discrimination of a 'utero', or a 'faith birth' or an 'in-valid' as we were called. A 'valid', a 'vitro', a 'made-man', he suffered under a different burden... the burden of perfection.[/I]"-[B]Vincent Freeman, 'Gattaca'.[/B] [COLOR="Red"] HOMINDAE COORDINATUS (Gundam SEED-verse 'Coordinator' Race).[/COLOR] In every version of the Gundam series, the reasons for war run deep. There's political reasons, economical reasons, and the fact that the leaders of most factions are charismatic sociopaths helps a lot, too. But there were also biological reasons. One side developing something that separated them, that put them head and shoulders over the common man, and so, made them feel 'right'. In the Universal Century, it was the appearance of Newtypes. On the Cosmic Era, it was the Coordinators. Genetically modified (during embryonic phase) to be the peak of human development, they are stronger, faster, quicker-thinking and (after a fashion) nastier in a fight than the normal Gundamverse human (although this varies widely between base universes). The term was coined from the 'disclosure' speech of the first recorded Coordinator, George Miller, who precluded it with: "I feel that I'm a connection between Earth and Space. A bridge..." If Miller had been anyone else but the goody-two-shoes he was, the idea of the Coordinator enhancement would have been nothing but a fad. As it was, soon a they were a large number, enough to become a population of their own. And, soon after, all kinds of Hell broke loose. One just has to see the series to note how bad it was (that is, if you can find a DVD they haven't used for skeet practice). When they appeared in Coreline, like most other factions/races, they were brutally humbled. The majority of the Earthside ZAFT forces were located in Gibraltar, which was quickly taken over by Cortana's forces, and over on space, the brutal free-for-all took down many more of their number. ZAFT was subsequently disbanded by the LaGrange Colonies' government and almost all of the 'bad guys' were quietly captured, tried and/or executed by Black Ops units (Colonial and Coreline). After that, the 'Coords' were recieved with arms wide open. By the common Fiction, at least. A good number of evil Factions, such as the Avengers of Humanity and the Knights of the True Timeline, have started to degrade them because of their gene-mod background (calling them 'Gattacas', among other things). Blue Cosmos reorganized and went deeper underground, supporting Newtype causes (because Newtypes naturally developed their abilities, and so Blue Cosmos see them as the 'true' (from a Gundamverse POV) evolution of mankind). And there's still enough runaway 'evil' ZAFT forces to form a small army (which they did). But, if there's one thing that they were made for, is to endure and adapt. And this they are doing with swiftness. Ability Modifiers: +2 STR, +4 Dex, +2 Con Base Speed: 30ft Resist Disease: Coordinators are resistant to most types of natural diseases, except for those that are alien in nature or engineered to target the Coordinators. They are also similarly resistant to poisons and radiation poisioning. Coordinators gain +4 to Fortitude saves against disease, poison, and radiation. Incredible Reflexes: Coordinators are much more dextrous and quick-thinking than naturals. This alacrity provides them with a +2 dodge bonus to AC which applies even when fighting in a Mecha (but not in a starship). Quick Mind: Coordinators can perform Computer Use and Research Checks faster than Naturals, as their minds process and absorb the information faster. The time required for any Computer Use or Research Check for a Coordinator is reduced by 50% (Minimum 1 full round). For Computer Use checks to find a file or break security, the time is instead reduced to a maximum of 1 minute. SEED Mode: The Coordinator was born with a rare gene, allowing him to go into a state of almost perfect clarity. Once per day, for 1 round/level (Not ECL), The Coordinator may act as if hasted, as well as gaining a +4 insight bonus to attack rolls, saves, and Defense. If he doesn't make at least one attack roll or move towards an enemy every round, the SEED deactivates. Choosing SEED Mode increases the ECL of a Coordinator by +1, to a total ECL+4. [B][U][CENTER][COLOR="Red"]HAWAII: IF YOU LIVED HERE; YOU WOULD (PROBABLY) BE DEAD BY NOW.[/COLOR][/CENTER][/U][/B] There is no doubt that, of the entire Coreline, the United States of America was one of the (relatively) harder-hit countries (it was the one hit with the most nuke-like attacks during the 23 Hours, for example). Example of all of this, one must go no further than Hawaii. It was once a paradise on Earth. Now, well... Following is a small list of changes that have occured in Hawaii: *HAWAII ISLAND: It has become a massive Zerg and Starship Trooperverse Arachnid 'hive'. Reprogramming into the 'telepathic network' of the Bugs by CLULESS prevents them from leaving the island (if they do, they die from massive nervous failure). *LANAI AND KAHOOLAWE: These two islands were completely devastated by Fiction actions (Lanai by a massive barrage of Kamehamehas by Alternates of the Son family (who were quite freakin' crazy) and Kahoolawe by a massive battle between the LaGrange Colonies and Gundamverse EarthFed forces). *MAUI: Remains untouched, although the crime rate has risen significantly with access to all sorts of Fiction-related illicit goods. *MOLOKAI: Was conquered by supernatural (Demonic) Fictions. *OAHU: Inside the cities, the island remains the same as before the Hours.... well, except for the increase on crime, which is barely-stymied by such folks as the 'Five-O' Strike Force. However, on the jungles outside the cities, 'The Others' (from the 'Lost' universes) have pretty much taken over, and they definitely do NOT like outsiders. And then there's the monsters. Anything from good (and BAD) versions of Jumba Jookiba's Experiments, to shape-shifting, Mind Screwing 'smoke monsters'. *KAWAI: It's the only island that truly remains untouched by it all. If anything, the state of all the other islands has made tourism to Kawai raise significantly. *NIIHAU: Was destroyed by a Giga Slave. The Alternate of Lina Inverse that did so was subsequently lynched, giving no explanation for her action whatsoever (and if she did, there is no record of it). [COLOR="Red"]THE OTHERS[/COLOR] Agenda: Unknown. Probably they're doing all of their actions to convince people to leave them alone. Structure: Unknown. Probably democratic, or at least somewhat military-like. Symbol: The DHARMA Initiative Bagua (a sort of octagon). Most Common Allegiances: The Others. Requisition Limit: 33 (Restricted). Nobody really knows everything about The Others. They say that they want to be left alone. They say that they do not want to harm you. They say that, if you cooperate, they will leave you be. What is true is, that those that contacted them were severely changed by the experience, subjected to mind games that would make Patrick McGoohan blow his brains out. They are manipulative to an extreme, and they have eyes all over the jungles of Oahu. That is what is known about them. [/QUOTE]
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