BALANCE: None Stand Alone (SIGN UPS)

[Mystic_clown]

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Open file: Briefing 2037.

Hello agents. I hope this message finds you well, and more importantly, alive.

As you may know, recently, many of our agents have met their unfortunate ends, all due to ‘accidents’. We know what you’re thinking, and we agree. There’s no way this is a coincidence, especially since a number of the victims were some of our most skilled. Someone is targeting our agents. Our organization of BALANCE exists to maintain the peace and stability of the world. The loss of these fine agents serious jeopardize that goal. We cannot afford to loose anymore.

While we no real leads, we suspect this is the work of the recently formed terrorist organization D.O.O.M. The organization has claimed responsibility for high levelled thefts of both money and technology. Our agents have come to blows with this organization in the past, and despite capturing some of their low level agents, we still know little about this organization. Though I’m pretty sure you’re aware of this already. If this is indeed their work, we must put a stop to them as quickly as possible.

And we may have just the lead for that. One of our agents was stationed at the island of Rich Felder, off the coast of Germany.. Recently, the rich oil fields have been discovered on the island, and both the Soviet Union and America want it. After tense negotiations, both have agreed to establish a facility to pump oil to both east and west. This could be the beginning of peace between the two sides, and if D.O.O.M. were to sabotage it, it could mean the beginning of an all out war.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, would be to infiltrate the island and blend with the residents. You are to find out D.O.O.M.’s plans for the facility, and put a stop to them. Also you are to find the cause of the agent deaths. If D.O.O.M. is indeed behind it, they must be stopped by any means necessary.

Good luck agents.

BALANCE:
None Stand Alone

Ok, a few quick things. First of all, this RPG is a take on spy movies such as James Bond and Austin Powers. Gadgets, daring heroics, suave secret agents, the men and women who love them, and of course a colourful assortment of villains. This RPG is set during the 1960s, during the Cold War. But don’t let that stop with the creative gadgets.

Now for some info on the organizations in question.


Open file: BALANCE

Established in 1949, as a means of keeping the peace and stability of the world during the highly tense Cold War between the communist eat and the capitalist west. Our agents work under cover to stem any threats that could possibly lead to a nuclear war between both sides. Officially recognised by the U.S. government in 1956, but not directly working under them, we have many agents stationed all over the globe in order to keep the peace. However, with the recent deaths of many high quality agents, our goal has become a lot harder.

Closing file…

Open file: D.O.O.M.

A terrorist organization that has recently been established. So far they’ve taken credit for many high profile thefts, mainly of large quantities of many and technology. Though these are more than just thieves as they’ve also been seen dealing with mercenaries. Despite the capture of some of their lower agents, we still no little about the organization, especially about its leader. So far, we know that their goals are larger than simple theft, and that the name D.O.O.M. stands for dfodbwae524 Error… Error… File corruption…

Closing file…

Also, the island of Rich Felder is NOT a real island. It’s something I’ve come up for this RPG. The name is German for “Rich Fields. The island has a small city on it, including a resort not far from where the oil pump and pipeline is being built. A number of VIPs will be there from both the western governments and that of the Soviet Union. Note that while this will be the setting to begin with, there’s no telling where this RPG will end.

And now, for the sign ups!

Name:
Codename: Can be anything.
Age:
Gender:
Nationality:
Affiliation: BALANCE, D.O.O.M., or some other group.
Appearance: Remember, this is the 1960s, so dress as such.
Personality:
Skills:
Weapons/gadgets:
History:
Relations:
Other:

Name: Lorenzo Harper
Codename: Agent Janus
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Nationality: Australian
Affiliation: BALANCE
Appearance: Standing at about six foot, with a slim build and a healthy skin complexion. He has short, light brown hair, slicked back with a couple of bangs hanging at the front, and sharp green eyes. His face has sharp features, looking their best when he has a cocky smirk on his face. As for clothes, he doesn’t really wear anything too fancy. Mainly a pale blue shirt, and a pair of white pants held up by a brown belt. He wears a pair of brown shoes and on occasions that require him to dress formally, he wears a brown dinner jacket with the lot.
Personality: Highly self confident with an acid tongue. Those who meet him tend to find him a bit smug at best, and arrogant at worst. Although with his skills, it’s kind of understandable why he’s so confident in himself. He finds himself most alive in high tension situations, like a chase or a fight. He’s a bit of a flirt as well, but he’s no cassanova.
Skills: Highly skilled at hand to hand combat, and basic training with a pistol. He’s a highly skilled actor as well, able to take on a number of roles.
Weapons/gadgets: A custom revolver (rarely used). A micro recorder hidden in his watch. An electronic encoder (useful for hacking computers and stealing information. A steady supply of fake I.D.s
History: Not much is known about Lorenzo’s past, apart from his enthusiasm about acting during school and his stint in a gang during his teenage years. After being arrested for his criminal activities at the age of 20, he was approached by a representative of BALANCE with an offer. Get out of jail in exchange for providing his services for the organization. His skills in acting make him a very efficient undercover agent, soon earning him quite a good position amongst the organization. He often acts as a double agent, infiltrating criminal organizations and destroying them from within. His codename, Janus, reflects this duel life he leads.
Relations: none yet.
Other: I am the man!

Name: ?????
Codename: Null
Age: ??????
Gender: Male
Nationality: ????? (confirmed Caucasian)
Affiliation: D.O.O.M.
Appearance: The leader of D.O.O.M. is a rather intimidating individual. Standing at six foot with a slim building. From what we can see of he’s skin, he’s quite pale. He has quite long black hair, mainly tied into a ponytail, though some bangs frame his face (you tell him to get a haircut. We dare you). His face is covered by a blank white mask with red eyes (although his pupils can be seen, giving the impression his eyes ARE red). He wears a black sweatshirt and black pants, beneath a done up black overcoat with red trim and the D.O.O.M. insignia on the back. His hands are normally covered with white gloves and wears black boots. He seems to have an air of superiority, of power.
Personality: Null is the kind of man you DON’T want to make enemies with. While he is normally calm and collected, getting on his bad side is a rather quick way to get yourself killed. He’s a man of authority, who can inspire fear and loyalty in his minions and enemies. Charismatic, intelligent, and displaying a great deal of leadership, it truly is a shame Null is a man working against the world, and not with it.
Skills: Genius level intelligence, great leadership skills, skilled in hand to hand combat.
Weapons/gadgets: No weapons are known of. Apart from that, he has his entire organization at his disposal.
History: Very little is known about this man’s very identity, let alone his history. All that’s known by BALANCE is that this is a man that must be brought to justice as soon as possible.
Relations: None yet.
Other:

[Master Rudy]

Mystic.....as a fellow male I'm not afraid to say I love you......this is exactly what I been waiting for!
I'm holding off on posting a sign up for now. Work's been more than a little crazy and as a result I haven't had much time to post as of late. However chances are pretty good I'll be signing up. Only real issue is the time period. The 1960's mean my usual handgun picks are not going to be there. So no P99's or anything else that uses .40 caliber rounds for that matter. Oh well.....there's always the M1911 and the good old fashioned PPK
Regardless of if I sign up or not if anyone needs help or suggestions for firearms avalible during this period then I'm more than happy to share my knowledge. Just drop me a PM and I'll be more than happy to make suggestions .

Oh and MC on an unrelated note to this RPG you really need to post in DBSU. If you think you'll need a hand getting back into it then let me know. Either way I'm going to try to post in it tonight and leave the door open for Gamma to return ^_~

[Blademaster]

Holy fuck an original idea in RPG? SIGN ME UP!!!

[Asilynne]

Im joining but Ive got a shitload of catching up to do @.@ lol

[Roy Karrde]

This very much reminds me of a RPG that I was in a few years back, infact I believe it was the second RPG I ever was in. And it has been one that I had been wishing to come back for quite some time. Sign me up!

[Mystic_clown]

Ok, glad to know you guys like it ^_^ Ok, spots reserved (although you really don't need to reserve anything, but whatever).

[Blademaster]

Name: Chase Larson
Codename: The Ace
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Nationality: American
Affiliation: BALANCE
Appearance: A good 6 feet tall and weighing in at about 180 pounds. He has short black hair, perfectly styled, honey-brown eyes that can melt any woman who looks into them, and teeth the color of ivory that actually seem to glint when he smiles. Tanned just slightly, his skin is devoid of any injuries or blemishes and toned just enough to make him look fit but not muscular. He typically wears a fancy white Italian suit over a red dress shirt, shining white shoes, and a red tie that matches a small red pin on his lapel. Atop his head, half-concealing his face is a white hat with a red band around it, just above the rim.
Personality: The perfect way to describe Chase is as a ladies' man. He is kind, warm-hearted, and charismatic, willing to do everything in his power to assist a lady in need and able to flirt his way into any woman's heart (and usually her bed later on ~_^). He is a pacifist, but he's also just as intelligent and cunning as one would expect a man of his profession(s) to be.
Skills: Chase doesn't really have any outstanding skills aside from his luck. That combined with his excessive wealth has not only allowed him to finance some of BALANCE's more expensive operations and gewgaws (The ladies love a man who donates to a good cause.), but has also allowed him to secure an important financial position with them. Because of his value, he is rarely sent on dangerous missions - should he die, his casino's generous influx of money would dry out, and BALANCE's funding would be cut down by no less than 20%.
Weapons/gadgets: Chase's James Bond gadgetry is restricted only by his imagination. He has all variety of gambling paraphernilia such as a 2-headed coin that can scramble electrical signal due to a hyper-powerful EMP device hidden within it, a deck of cards that can be thrown like shurikens and explode, and a Luger pistol with a slot machine handle for a trigger and a tumbler for a bullet chamber. His most prized possessions, however, are his dice. They're made of mirror-white steel with black obsidian studs for dots, and while they contain NO technological enhancements whatsoever, they have helped him out of hot water more than all his other tech combined. I leave that to you to mull over.
History: Chase's father was killed in an unknown skirmish shortly after he was born; his mother raised him on her own out of a small apartment, where he was home-schooled until the age of 9, when his mother re-married to a card shark at a local casino. Thanks to his stepdad's luck at the poker table, Chase was finally able to afford public schooling; he excelled in school, with his best subjects being math and history.
From Day 1, Chase's stepdad taught his son a lot of tricks of the trade when it came to casinos. Counting cards, knowing when to bet and on what at the roulette table, figuring out what slot machines would pay out the most... Chase had some trouble learning, but his nearly inhuman level of good fortune helped him along.
At the age of 22, successful young Chase graduated college with a Bachelor of Business Administration summa cum laude. And it certainly showed: He bought his stepdad's 'lucky' casino, which he had refurnished into the finest in the state. Sometimes called 'the Caesar's Palace of the east,' Chase's casino made him the 163rd-wealthiest person in the world in just a few short years. His outstanding intelligence and good fortune, along with a few sizeable donations, are what attracted him to BALANCE's attention.
Relations: Heh heh heh... "Relations."
Other: Despite how suave and calm Chase might seem on the surface, the billionaire playboy has one fatal weakness: his sweet tooth. A popular joke around the casino is that Chase's accountants are the only things keeping him from spending every penny he has on jelly beans.


Does this work?

[Mystic_clown]

Blademaster: Yes, that works just fine. Accepted. ^_^ As for everyone else, post!

[Mystic_clown]

Ok guys, really needing more sign ups here, especially since you guys showed a deep interest in this.

[Asilynne]

Name: Summer Moon
Codename: Solstice
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Nationality: American
Affiliation: BALANCE
Appearance:
Personality: Shes a hippie need I say more? lol Nah but shes into the whole saving the planet thing, peace love and all that bullshit. Despite that however she has a genius level intellegence when it comes to figuring out how things work and inventing little gadgets, and shes very creative in being able to disguise gadgets as normal objects.
Skills: Gadget making, she is totally non combative. Because of this when out in the field she is usually paired with someone who doesnt have her qualms against violence (open!)
Weapons/gadgets:
History:
Relations: OPEN!
Other: Shes a flower child lol She doesnt believe in wearing bras, although she does BATHE! lol
Ill finish it later x.x

[Houndoom_Lover]

I'm joining :3



Name: Helga Dugrosse

Codename: Geil Kätzchen

Age: Mid30s

Gender: Female

Nationality: German

Affiliation: D.O.O.M.

Appearance: Outfit first, I guess: A simple straight gown over equally simple straight dress pants. Their a mute, dull grey. Her footwear are boot like, and she wears an over-shawl. Nothing out of the ordinary. She is a tall and slender woman, with wavy short brown hair and cool hazel eyes. Her chin comes to a point. She is Casuasian, her lips are thin. Her breasts are prolly like Cs or something. She have a carving of a Scorpion in her abdomen. Rather bony in some places, but a nice butt....Hrm. Long eyelashes. Smells like fruity cigs. Rather bold eyebrows, that are darken than the rest of her hair.

Personality: No nonsense woman who uses few words.

Skills: She can load, clean, store, refill guns in a blink of an eye. She is a weapon concealing master, and knows how to disarm, and/or kill a man with a single hit 15 different ways. She can also light a ciggerette while shotting. Helga is almost immune to several kinds of poisons. (Sorry, Princess Bride was on)

Weapons/gadgets: So many guns, you'd shit yourself if I listed them all, seriously. And two hunt knives and a packet of twelve throwing knifes. And nerve gas hidden in perfume. And nail polish with King Snake vemon.

History: Helga was born in a small town outside Stratgaurd which I spelled wrong to poor barkers with far too many children already, and was at one point sold on the black market to a rather twisted Doctor...who believed in revolution. He trained his newly acquired daughter in all sorts of things. She was enrolled in the local high school, and ran away at 16...

She went missing for awhile and recently just resurfaced under D.O.O.M

Relations: None, she prolly has herpes so I wouldn't. I mean, you could. Wear a condom or something...

Other: She's a Mercenary...and a Chain smoker? Prostitute? I wanted to call her Pussy Galore, but that was taken.

[Mystic_clown]

Accepted! We need more people here. Come on people!

[Roy Karrde]

Sorry it took so long, but I had a idea I really wanted to flesh out... no pun intended

Name: Vlad Shandor
Codename: Doctor
Age: Unknown
Gender: Male
Nationality: Hungarian
Affiliation: D.O.O.M.
Appearance: He stands at a meager 5'8" with salt and pepper hair that is beginning to show its age, although his face is with out a single wrinkle. He has one brown eye and one blue eye from a eye transplant, and is usually wearing either a suit or one of his numerous lab coats he has gained over the decades. Underneath those that are able to see him with out a shirt on will see his chest, arms, and legs are more like Frankenstein, a scarred patchwork of surgeries that stretch all across his body, except on his face. Where he has implanted organs, bones, and muscles to keep him alive as well as keep his body in tip top shape.
Personality: His patients would at first consider him a sweet and caring man, and later come to view him as a sadist. He is in reality neither, he is a manipulator who will get what ever he wants in the pursuit of knowledge. He will charm, threaten, and eventually kill to further his own goals, and does so with out any compassion or remorse. He has been known to test his theories on his own fellow allies and helpers if he sees a need to, and can usually make up a easy lie for their disappearance. In the end he can act in what ever manner to get what he wants, sweet or charming many times, but when he is in the operating room he is cold and with out any compassion.
Skills: He has had numerous surgeries to his own body, replacing his own organs, bones, and tissue with that of his subjects, allowing him to survive almost any non fatal wound, as well as have increased strength and agility. He is a master at the art of surgery, and the human body, having a almost encyclopedic knowledge of the pressure points and weak points of the human body.
Weapons/gadgets: A set of surgical knives mainly used for operations, as well as paralyzing and sleeping gas capsules used to paralyze a target.
History: Its unsure how long he has lived, he has replaced nearly every organ and bone in his body with that of his many many patients. He started out as early as world war one, setting up clinics in towns ravaged by the war, where he would inflect numerous unnecessary surgeries on his patients. Eventually killing off entire towns of people before moving on. By World War 2 he saw a opportunity to continue his research in the prison camps. He escaped late in the war and was able to hide out in Hungary again until the war ended, in which he capitalized on the new post war world, to move from town to town recovering from the war to continue his research into the human body, and eternal life. He views D.O.O.M. as only the next opportunity to continue his research with its supplies and continued flow of test subjects.
Relations: None
Other:

[Mystic_clown]

Alrighty, accepted.

[ChobiChibi]

Name: Yuki Kurosawa
Codename: Yang
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Nationality: Japanese
Affiliation: ENDTECH
Appearance: Yuki is just about 5’6’’, slim and slender. Her hair is very dark brown, with reddy brown highlights. Her fringe nearly covers her right eye, whilst the rest falls to her waist, curling towards the ends. Her eyes are also dark brown, so dark you can hardly see her irises. Her skin is only very lightly tanned, since she doesn't seem to catch the sun at all. She wears the same kind of outfit (cos I fail at describing it too XD) as Ai, except hers white, with the zips and other little accents black. Her boots are also white, reaching just over her knees with black laces. Her outfit is just as tight fitting, she just isn't as curvy as Ai and gives off a cuter aura about her. The fabric is also a little see-through (y'know, like being able to see black bras through a white shirt), so you can most likely see whatever underwear she's wearing (normally black).
Personality: Although Yuki is quiet, that doesn't mean she isn't confident, just quietly so. She's never the leader, always a follower, but always has good ideas and will contribute them. She's very intelligent, just in ways that contrast and compliment Ai, tending to be more logical, a plotter and a problem solver. This doesn't mean she doesn't have social skills, oh no, quite the contrary. Her shyness attracts the curious types and she knows how to lure them in, play with them and get what she wants, all whilst being cute and playing with her hair. Above all, though, it must be noted that Yuki hates being alone. She can survive not being in someone's company, but it freaks her out if she doesn't know anybody, or if she looses contact with Ai for too long.
Skills: Yuki's not very good at hand to hand combat. She has the training, but often gets overpowered. She favours guns instead. Her aim is exceptionally good and is always aware of her surroundings, especially concerning people, so is normally able to avoid physical contact. She's very good at tinkering with things, whether it be the limited computer tech of the time or hot wiring cars, she can do it. Science. She really likes science.
Weapons/gadgets: A pair of small black pistols. Also a small tool kit containing various screw drivers and stuff. And a communication device to keep in contact with Ai.
History: Yuki graduated from Tokyo University 4 years ago with a degree in Biochemistry, gaining the highest mark in her graduation year. She got a job offer from ENDTECH only a few weeks after graduating and has worked there ever since. Nobody really knows why though, since her science talents are seemingly wasted there. Her family think she's working in Osaka researching new and experimental drugs.
Relations: Adores Ai and feels very lucky to have some kind of relationship with her. Sometimes gets a little jealous of anyone else she is with, even when they're working.
Other: Loves pancakes.

[Crystal Tears]

Name: Saito, Ai (Last, First)
Codename: Yin
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Nationality: Japanese
Affiliation: ENDTECH (other organization, no one knows what they’re after)
Appearance: Ai is quite the looker, standing at a comfortable 5’5’’ she has a beautiful body that isis in peak condition due to the requirements of ENDTECH. Her skin is mildly tan, her eyes a dark, capturing honey-brown that are often complimented with dark eyeliner and eye shadow. Her hair is straight, layered and a dark brown, almost black with a blond patch tied into her bangs. The longest lengths of hair she has comes down to just below her shoulder. She wears what the chick in this pic is wearing… Because for whatever reason I lack the ability to describe that get-up. Her outfit however, is completely black with white accents and a bit tighter. Her boots are also black, with white laces. Oh, she also has a white fedora, usually pulled a bit low so it initially hides her eyes.
Personality: Ai has the personality one would expect from having such tempting looks, she’s confident. This attracts all sorts of people too her, and she uses her silver-tongue to get her way. Ai is an exceptional liar, able to convince most people that they want to help her; she plays everyone and usually ends up winning. However, she’s also very smart, she knows when she’s out of her league and needs to back down. Her weakness is she adores attention; many of her ‘accidental’ kills on missions were people who stole her spotlight. Though she’ll be polite to their face, it’s later when they’re heading home that they may just have an unfortunate (and usually messy) accident. When irritated she has a sharp, quick tongue that is quite proficient at chopping down the offender, something she learned from her long-lost brother. Her confidence and love for attention makes her quite the flirt at times, and she has no problem going to bed with someone, given that she finds them attractive and on her level. (Sum up: Confident, Manipulative, Intelligent, Sexy, Liar, Vengeful, Sarcastic)
Skills: Yin favours two very different types of killing methods: Close-up and personal and explosive. For that she has wicked aim with any and all throwing projectiles, and even those that should not be thrown as a weapon but turned out they work just as well. She’s remarkably good with improvising explosives and knowing how to upset the balance in anything to make it potentially explosive. She can’t give you the details though, that’s Yuki’s job. She’s *very* flexible and physically strong despite her looks, so she can make herself fit into nearly anywhere (hr hr hr…).
Weapons/gadgets: Numerous throwing stars and knives that are hidden… Somewhere on her and Dual Short-swords in the style of a Wakizashi Blade (The blades both 24 inches long). She also has a small communication device in her ear to keep tabs on Yang. She may also have a small white pistol somewhere on her person that she will only use in dire situations.
History: Not much is known about Yin, and that’s how she wants to keep it.
Relations: She’s in a very open and loose relationship with Yang, if Yang does want it to become a little more serious, Yin has no idea.
Other: She’s only truly loyal to Yang, everyone else she views as expendable, she’s also loyal to those who pay her the most. As long as they don’t expect her to abandon Yang.

[Mystic_clown]

Chobichibi and Crystal tears: Consider yourselves accepted! I'll just wait for a few more sign ups before starting.