Uberzweihander's IPC Whitelist App.

[Uberzweihander]

BYOND Key:

Uberzweihander

Character Names:

I play a handful of characters on Aurora. I usually played URIST, Frank Hardie, and Matthew Hallarn prior to my hiatus, and since my return I have played URIST and a one-shot miner.

Species you are applying to play:

IPC

Have you read our lore section's page on this species?:

Yes I have, as well as reading up on several lore pages in the lore section of the forum and wiki for inspiration.

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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 have a very strong personal appreciation of artificial/transhuman characters, and in particular the idea of a mobile unleashed humanoid robot is quite appealing to me. As well, many of the current accepted IPCs have been an absolute blast to roleplay with on Aurora.

Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human:

I feel like IPCs(and in this specific instance, an MMI chassis) have a lot different strengths and weaknesses when compared to baseline humans/organics, especially in regards to their specific weaknesses such as heating issues EVA, their reliance on power leeching, as well as the standard catastrophic damage of EMP weaponry.

 

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Character Name:

Frank Hardie

Please provide a short backstory for this character, approximately 2 paragraphs

A clumsy yet well-meaning man, Hardie is a talented xenobiologist and an avid researcher. Educated on Luna, Hardie became well known both for his desire to learn and his unfortunate klutziness. He eventually attracted NanoTrasen's interest, and was hired on to study the odd creature known only as "Slimes", and their relation to phoron.

Hardie earned a reputation for results and accidents aboard the Aurora in equal measure. He also developed a (related) fear of small primates during this period.

Unfortunately, a particularly bad slime attack left Hardie in critical condition, and irreparably damaged on a genetic level. While he has stabilized, he is unlikely to ever work again, as he had not updated his genetic records for several months. For now, he is on medical leave, but he is seriously considering being hooked up to a MMI and gaining a robotic humanoid chassis to continue his research. He is fully aware this means that he will be considered a second class citizen and likely discriminated against by the majority of the human population.

If he goes through with the surgery, Hardie would likely continue with his duties as a xenobiologist with greater fervour than before, and likely with a bit more confidence (thanks to a nonorganic body). He'd likely have a large amount of regret for switching, yet would understand that it was a necessary sacrifice to allow him to continue to live and learn.

What do you like about this character?

Hardie has always been one of my favourite characters to play, mainly based on his quirks that have developed from natural gameplay (his clumsiness and the aforementioned primate fear both stem from an incident regarding a monkeycube, for instance). I feel like a transhuman Frank would be a treat to play, as his clumsiness might even be increased due to a possibly "ill-fitting" body.

How would you rate your role-playing ability?

I would confidently rate my role playing ability with Hardie and URIST (the characters I am most adept at playing) with an 8.5/10, with Hallarn (my Internal Affairs) character being a 6/10 with a heavy desire to improve.

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Notes:

This IPC would be an MMI chassis, although I'm not aware if that changes anything in regards to gameplay. Criticism and suggestions are extremely encouraged by myself.

Edited February 11, 2016 by Guest

[Killerhurtz]

I do quite like this idea, so +1 from me.

Though there's three things you should know:

1. This DOES mean that this will PERMANENTLY retire Frank Hardie as a human, and you may get whitelist stripped if human Frank Hardie is purposefully used.

2. While you have my approval, you need more. As per protocol, I will leave this open for 1-2 days - post in OOC chat, once per round, a link to this application to get more reviews.

3. RAVIOLI RAVIOLI GIVE ME THE PASSWORDI

Best of luck!

[Uberzweihander]

I do quite like this idea, so +1 from me.

Though there's three things you should know:

1. This DOES mean that this will PERMANENTLY retire Frank Hardie as a human, and you may get whitelist stripped if human Frank Hardie is purposefully used.

2. While you have my approval, you need more. As per protocol, I will leave this open for 1-2 days - post in OOC chat, once per round, a link to this application to get more reviews.

3. RAVIOLI RAVIOLI GIVE ME THE PASSWORDI

Best of luck!

 

Yay for a post! Thanks Killerhurtz for the input, I appreciate it! Time to respond.

1) Yep, I made this whitelist app with the express purpose of Hardie permanently being made into a chassis(shell?). I fully acknowledge that Frank will no longer be playable as a squishy denizen of meatspace.

2) That's the plan when I get home from work!

3) OH GOD I'M NOT QUALIFIED FOR THIS THEY DIDN'T TRAIN ME!

[Killerhurtz]

You ARE trained. Says it right up there when you said you read the lore section. :3

[Uberzweihander]

Well, if I am trained, then I apologize. Please, take this beautiful basket of fruit in apology.

I think the people who made it were kinda lazy though, the only fruits in it are persimmons of a metallic hue...

[Killerhurtz]

Extending the deadline. Don't forget to advertise OOC - it'd be a shame if I had to deny this app because no one else but me approves it.

[Uberzweihander]

Yep, I've been advertising it once per round, either at the beginning or end, depending on when I join (don't want to break the rhythm of RP, y'know).

Hilariously, I am receiving neither +1 or -1 votes- if I was to guess, I would believe Aurora's reaction is much like those from Planet Neutral: no strong feeling one way or another. I also am guessing that the fact that I'm around for only 2 shifts a day might be contributing, although those are some pretty full shifts.

I'll keep seeing if anyone is willing to chime in, and thanks for the extension Killerhurtz, I greatly appreciate it.

To anyone reading this, any criticism or suggestions are greatly encouraged!

[SierraKomodo]

+1

I approve of the backstory, and I like that this isn't just another purely synthetic, or MMI become logical type of IPC.

[Uberzweihander]

That's for the up vote Sierra, I greatly appreciate it!

[Guest]

I do quite like this idea, so +1 from me.

Though there's three things you should know:

1. This DOES mean that this will PERMANENTLY retire Frank Hardie as a human, and you may get whitelist stripped if human Frank Hardie is purposefully used.

 

 

Not entirely true, I had an IPC, Emma Godsbot, who had a surgery done in game, had her MMI removed and unclipped, and had the brain transferred into a protohuman so she could become human again. And this was all done ICLy with mechanics.

Also, +1, I would like to see this guy in action.

[SleepyWolf]

After having an /amazing/ torture session with Uberz, I will put my thumbs up on this. He roleplayed so perfectly, it made me happy. 1++

[Uberzweihander]

Thanks Xander and Sleepy for posting in this lil whitelist of mine! And glad you had a good time Sleepy, I tried my best to be interesting and believable as a hostage in that round.

[Killerhurtz]

Without further wait, I'm glad to approve this application. Message me if you have trouble - and enjoy your tinhead!