YourDaddy117

Lmwevil's a player I've known for awhile and can vouch for. Good RP and unique RP. Can't ask for anything more. Would be cool to see how they approach playing an IPC. Big ole +1

Maybe it's cause I main roles that don't come in contact with rats often (sec), but I don't think I've ever seen any horrible play from anyone playing rats. This is a super minor thing so it's not like I'll scream much if you actually remove em and i doubt anyone else will. Just seems kind of pointless and like you're removing small feature for next to no reason.

Local Funny man makes meme thread. Jokes aside I think this is just a knee-jerk reaction. While some people might want to remove security, it's never happening. Unless we want to leave the crew high and dry when there's antags gunning everyone down. Neither antags nor sec are meant to "win". RP isn't about winning. It'd also inspire a very shitty valid hunting mindset which I think is already kind of an underlining issue with SS13 RP in general. People get uspetti with/have a crap attitude towards sec because it's not hard to point at examples of bad play from the department. It's easier to point at an Unga generic sol marine Officer using his role as a powertrip and go "Sec man bad" than it is to point at a well thought out and well played Officer. But again that's just a general attitude bred by SS13 and it's usual valid hunting shitcurity memes. Medical just has a weird hate of it due to clique memes. That said I have no idea why anyone thought some of these depsec changes were good. It was obviously born from a need to nerf sec due to all of the new access sec gets, but it's just poorly done and needs to be reconsidered. And it goes without saying that downsizing security (hopefully not in the way we saw in the "test-merge") is a good thing. Someone should downsize the hell out of medical while we're at it.

BYOND Key: YourDaddy117 Total Ban Length: Until appeal Banning staff member's Key: sonichugotnuked Reason of Ban: Joined as Mario. Reason for Appeal:

As a member of the inner gamer circle and robo clique I can say for a fact Schwann is the perfect candidate for being a frog. They are slimy, stinky, and incredibly gross in real life so it stands to reason that they'll be able to translate these aspects brilliantly as a disgusting frog creature. All jokes aside Scwahnn's a good rper and has been here way longer than me so I very much doubt they even need me commenting here and giving them the big ole +1 but I'm doing it anyways. Considering what they do as a human and IPC I can only imagine what great RP they'll squeeze out of getting their hands on a Skrell character. +1

Extending the vest makes it look 100x better tbh.

Ayyy big +1 to this layout since it makes the library feel 100% comfier and more open. I'd suggest putting the bottom right table more towards the window. I like the carpet for the bookshelves at least but if it causes issues axe it. Overall a good look.

I've had the pleasure of being able to interact with Lmwevil's characters both off and on Aurora and I can safely say they're a pretty great roleplayer. It'd be fun to see what they can do here with Diona as a species. Big ole' +1 from me if that means anything.

I suggest just adding a third "They" gender option in the char setup. Bay's version of this just has "Plural" alongside male and female. It does just as you describe where characters who people want to be androgynous can be while anyone else can choose the normal male and female options. TBH I don't think it should be something forced on characters no matter what (unless it's due to their species as mentioned) because often times you can tell when someone who's male is male. Adding a separate option easily solves any issues by just letting people choose whether or not they want to be seen as "they" on examination.

Gonna also support the revert. The aviators make everyone look like they have bug eyes now and it just feels weird. Not sure why they got changed in the first place.

BYOND Key: YourDaddy117 Character Names: Jonathan Redwood salty detective, Connor Holmes fun police CSI, Scott Teller green as grass Sec Officer and former janitor Species you are applying to play: IPC What color do you plan on making your first alien character: Either highlighter yellow or bright neon green. N/A Have you read our lore section's page on this species: Yes and then some. Please provide well articulated answers to the following questions in a paragraph format. One paragraph minimum per question. Why do you wish to play this specific race: I've always had an interest in synthetics in sci-fi, especially the uncanny valley almost human sort of synthetics like Bishop from Aliens. I've never been able to explore this interest in much of an RP setting until since I don't find the lore for them interesting in other servers/settings. However Aurora's lore for IPCs does actually strike my fancy and being able to explore a non-human mindset fully is something I'm very interested and hope will help me get better at my roleplay in other forms. Not to mention I can get a different look at certain OOC mechanics I haven't played much with. Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human: Well we can start with the obvious physical differences. Being metal humanoids running off power cells they have plenty of advantages and disadvantages mechanically. Where a human would have to express pain in response to being shot, for example, an IPC would probably simply express depending on the severity of damage done to it's systems. My body senses injuries. The data would be called "pain". However one shot of an Ion rifle and they're pretty much toast. This and the other mechanical differences provides plenty of opportunities in RP regarding the nature of what an IPC can do that a human can't and vice-versa. That isn't to say that one should actually play like a terminator considering that IPC have self preservation just as much as, if not more then, humans. Obviously mechanical differences aren't the only thing separating IPCs from their human counter parts. The most important difference is how they think. Where a human would often be guided by their emotions and "gut feelings" an IPC is still at the end of the day a machine. A machine that works off of logic and only has the basics of what we would normally consider emotions. Their expressions are simply mimicry designed to make the client and fellow human workers more comfortable with their mechanical peers. One of the most important aspects to note is that where a human is unpredictable and prone to knee-jerk reactions the IPC is a predictable, calculating, machine. Character Name: IRU-Jack Please provide a short backstory for this character: A year old Idris Incorporated shell a part of the Reclamation Unit line IRU-Jack (designation IRU-0436) is a recent addition in the growing investment of new and improved shells working in the Chicago branch. Being a relatively new unit Jack has been designed t to represent a new, more cutting edge look for the reclamation units as well as the company as a whole. With talks that the company could potentially be making moves to cut their losses in Ceti all eyes were on Jack and the newer units. Jack himself had been performing adequately enough in Chicago, working the night shifts in the city when the more seedier and flakier customers were active. His main function being, of course, the investigation and retrieval of assets deemed dangerous to his fleshy counterparts. IRU-Jack has been proven to be effective, albeit overzealous. As more time went on the more the System Supervisor noticed a distinct reliance of "reasonable force" on the part of Jack. IRU-Jack's combative nature with "trouble customers" as well as his over use of "reasonable force" has reflected poorly on his performance reports, causing the System Supervisor to reevaluate the unit and deem it necessary for a temporary relocation While the company appreciates results Idris has always prized itself on it's excellent customer service. Therefore it was deemed fit that IRU-Jack was in need of further evaluation and testing. He was sent over to NSS Aurora as both a gesture of goodwill and a trial in which he was to make efforts to improve his "customer relations". Of course this test run would be done within the sanctions of the Mendell branch to avoid any negative looks being thrown in the way of the growing Chicago branch were he to somehow fail. What do you like about this character: Like I said in the earlier segments of the app I enjoy the Bishop-esque kind of synthetics often seen in sci-fi media. What interests me so much about shells is the juxtaposition of their very nature. A shell is still an IPC underneath the synthskin. It reaches an odd place in the uncanny valley where you have this almost perfect visual mimic of a real human being that acts, and is, wholly robotic. This also let's me approach Detective/CSI from a different angle then the standard "40's Noir Hard boiled detective". How would you rate your role-playing ability: This one's hard because I'm trying to find a way to balance between being a massive narcissist and too much self depreciation. Overall I'd say I'm pretty solid in terms of RP, being able to create a character I feel can be taken seriously within the setting and as a character. With motivations, flaws, etc. I would note that sometimes I tend to get really deep in the creation of a character and just never play them but once I have a personality I like in a role I enjoy it's pretty easy to stick with it. I have some decent amount of RP experience from Baystation12, although I'll admit I'm by no means a veteran of RP nor SS13 as a whole. Notes: While I'd consider myself somewhat well known in the community of Bay I'm pretty new to Aurora. While I've played a few rounds and consider myself pretty comfortable in it's atmosphere I'm still learning a few things.