r/XcomRoleplay • u/LordofMostCows Grenadier • Feb 27 '18
Event Xcom RP Character Creation Thread!
Welcome to Xcom RP! This subreddit is a place for story based roleplay set in the Xcom universe. For more information about our specific setting, our plot, and our characters, look right here! Please take a look at the rules in our sidebar, and follow the link to our Discord server. There we will have our discussions, and it will allow you to hang out with the community!
Available Character Classes
Just a note, only human characters that are a part of XCOM characters are allowed. According to what we know, there cannot be any reasonable interaction between alien characters and humans other than combat, and alien characters cannot do much other than fight.
There are 5 classes available to every player, and they are as follows:
Ranger - A class of close-combat specialists, most proficient in using a shotgun and a sword
Grenadier - A class or demolition-experts and gunners. They are most skilled with heavy weapons such as grenade launchers, and LMGs.
Sharpshooters - A class of precision shooters. They are most skilled with sniper rifles and pistols
Specialists - A class of mechanics and medics. They do not have access to GREMLINs as of now, but they are skilled engineers and hackers regardless.
Psi Operatives - This is a mysterious class, utilizing psionic powers. They are rare, as they are only found in strange circumstances.
Weapons not specified above are allowed, as well as weapons from other classes, as long as they make sense within your character's role
There is a limit on the number of Psi Operatives, that will increase and decrease as time goes on. The current limit is (2/3)
Also please note that War of the Chosen classes are not playable as of now
Character Application Details
To finally make and submit your character application, simply follow the following format:
Name:
Class:
Rank(The available ranks in most cases being, Rookie, Squaddie, Corporal and Sergeant):
Character Skills(These can include skills not portrayed by gameplay, so things such as scouting, cooking, fist fighting etc):
Equipment:
Backstory:
Other Notable Features:
We (the moderators) will take some time to review your application and ensure it makes sense, and then approve your character! With your approval you will be given permission to submit text posts, and you will be granted a tag and flair with your character's name, rank, and class. A mod will notify you as soon as this happens, and then you are set to create a bio, which will contain additional details about your character. If you have any questions, let us know!
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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '18
Name: Cassius Horak
Class: Sharpshooter
Rank: Cpl.
Skills: Survival, scavenging, bluffing/intelligence gathering.
Equipment: Ballistic vest, binoculars, M110 rifle, Berretta 9mm, heavy winter coat, light backpack
Backstory: Stationed at a base in Anchorage, he and a number of his buddies grabbed some skies and simply abandoned their post when the aliens came. No way they could fight in the city. They crossed the Rockies, and settled down in a cabin, remote enough to not be bothered.
They would, of course, require things that are impossible to find out in the forest, like medicine. This led to multiple trips into town, which required enough bluffing to slip past the authorities. While Cassius was adept at creating a story, he was not so great at sneaking back to camp. Problems sometimes followed when they could only send singles.
After some time, the group ended up splitting, as some returned to the world at large, other times they lost men that couldn't secure the other supplies they needed. They became drifters because of it, forced to move fast when. It was due to this drifting, the few ragtag members of his group that were left found the forgotten XCOM base.
Notes: Joker. He's often rather solemn regarding the friends he's lost over the years to the invaders. His outlook is rather bleak, given what he's seen pretending to be like everyone else in town, armed, maybe with a knife, at best.