Sign Up Half-Life: Area 51 [M-VL]

[Raiyuu]

[COLOR=DarkGreen][SIZE=1][B]"My fellow Americans, the time has come for this government to come clean. We cannot keep the details of recent events from you any longer.

"Two weeks ago there was an ... accident at a top-secret government research base known as the Black Mesa complex. While conducting research there, our scientists inadvertently opened a dimensional rip, a hole in reality. There were ... things, on the other side. Those things began to leak through, into our world. We attempted to cover up these events in the interests of maintaining public order, but new rips have been opening outside of the Black Mesa complex. These things have begun to spread to our cities. Our dirty secret is out.

"My fellow Americans, I assure you that everything within this government's power is being done to ensure that outbreaks in urbanised areas are contained safely. I also assure you that the scientists whose recklessness caused this catastrophe will be brought to justice. I have personally issued warrants for each and every one of the Black Mesa staff. They are to be brought in, dead or alive. They will pay for endangering the lives of our citizens this way."[/B]

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[B]"Good speech, Mr President. Very hard-nosed. Just what we need at a time like this."

"Save the flattery. The Arizona portal?"

"Area 51, Mr President? It's been stabilised. We have a research team ready to go in. Hand-picked, sir. They're the very best."

"Good. I have to know what we're up against here."[/B] The President paused. [B]"Area 51?"

"Just a nickname, sir. Just a nickname."[/B]

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So here's the scenario; it's shortly after the Black Mesa disaster [I]Half-Life[/I] was all about. At the end of the game the G-man says the Xen aliens are under his employers' control, but his employers are not of any government the world is aware of. Portals are letting Xen aliens through all over the world, and the Black Mesa staff, including Gordon Freeman, have all been made scapegoats by the world's governments.

The American military have managed to isolate and stabilise a large portal in Arizona, nicknamed 'Area 51'. They plan to send a small research team through to the Xen dimension to bring back samples from the aliens' world, in the hope of finding a better way to combat them, or to predict when and where portals will appear. You are part of that team. The action will begin with the team heading through the portal to Xen and will return to Earth later in the RPG.

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[B]Sign-ups[/B]

Name: modern, please. You may NOT be any of the named characters from [I]Half-Life[/I] or [I]HL2[/I].

Age: 21 and up.

Nationality: the government has picked the best men from around the world. Where are you from?

Appearance: attachment, link or short description.

Class: you can be a Scientist or a Marine. Scientists all have Hazard Suits like Gordon's and are lightly armed. Their job is to collect samples to bring back to Earth. Marines have Powered Combat Vests like Adrian Shephard from [I]Opposing Force[/I], and are more heavily armed. Their job is to protect the scientists from Xen beasties.

Weaponry: you can use any of the weaponry from [I][URL=http://www.planethalflife.com/half-life/guide/weapons.shtm]Half-Life[/URL][/I] or [I][URL=http://www.planethalflife.com/half-life2/weapons/]HL2[/URL][/I], but i'm imposing a [I]Halo[/I]-style two weapon carry limit. You can't start with alien weaponry like the Hive-hand or Barnacle, but you can pick them up in Xen provided you drop something else. Only scientists can use experimental weapons like the Gauss and the Egon. Area 51 has two VERY experimental Gravity Guns. I'm having one because it's my RPG, and the second one is first come, first serve. Also be sensible; don't have scientists running around with the rocket-propelled grenades, for example. It's not in character.

Short bio: how your character came to be working at Area 51, and why they were selected for this mission. Try and have an area of expertise.

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Name: Jackson Maxwell

Age: 25

Nationality: British

Appearance: Jackson is short, only about 5'5", and skinny. He has grey eyes and short black hair, and wears contact lenses. Overall a bit of a weed.

Class: Scientist

Weaponry: Gravity gun and Glock 9mm.

Bio: Maxwell has a First-class degree in Astrophysics, specialising in gravitational physics. He signed up for a research exchange program once out of University and wound up working with NASA. He invented a gravitic manipulator for use in assembling space-stations in high orbit, and the military then commissioned a scaled-down version for use in combat. He's on the team so he can advise on the Xen dimension's gravitic and astrophysical conditions, and how they may have affected its inhabitants; if we know what kind of environment they evolved to live in, we can find out what kind of environment they won't like.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[Sword Breaker]

[FONT=Book Antiqua][COLOR=DarkRed]Sweet, I love HL, and I'm getting HL2 on Christmas, hopefully.

Name: Colonel Alex Brass

Age:35

Nationality: Canada

Appearance: [URL=http://www.hkpro.com/pdwacc.jpg]Alex[/URL]

Class: Marine/Spy (shhhhh)

Weaponry: Standered issue MP7, a H&K USP Match, and a Magnum revolver.
He also carries 4 fragmentation grenades.

Bio: Ever since Alex was a small boy growing up in Montreal, Quebec, he has been somwhat of a shady charecter, and no one is completly sure of his past. One thing that no one can deny, however, is that he's good. In fact, he is one of the best soldiers around, being both a competent leader, and an excellent marksmen.
He was selected for the mission because of his abilties on the field, but most of the team don't trust his questionable backround, and rightly so. (SHHHHHH)[/COLOR][/FONT]

[Grunt Salesman]

Name: David Reiley

Age:27

Nationality: Ireland

Appearance: Slim build. 6'1" Brown hair and clean shaven face.

Class: Scientist

Weaponry: K&M Submachine Gun. 9mm sidearm.

Bio: Born into a rich family, and showered with everything his parents could possibly find for him, David wasn't satisfied with the life of the rich. He left his estate soon after graduating High School, and moved to America to go to a university. He has a PHD in medical science, and majors in astrophysics.

[PWNED]

Name: Rove Mc'Manus
Age: 29
Nationality: Irish- Australian
Appearence: Has short black hair, a tuft ( The beard where it is right under the lips and nowhere else) and nasty sideburns. He stands about 5'6, weighs 176 pounds and has a strong build.

Class: Marine/Mercenary
Weaponry: Standard Issue Entry-Shotgun, A customized Desert Eagle and a fair amount of C-4 plastic explosives. He also has a fair supply of shrapnel Grenades.

Biography: Ever since he left school when he was 16, Rove has had a one-sided way at looking at life and there are two rules that he believes in, 1' Do unto others that you wish to be done to you and do it first' and 'Loyalty is only as deep as someones wallet'. He decided to become a mercenary after he came to america when he was 21 and took weaponry lessons. he knows how to fight and how to use tactics but the others seriously doubt his loyalty. Rove knows more about strategy then most others which makes him so wanted by the goverment and is practically master of the offensive retreat which all you have to do is retreat while shooting enemys.

[Tasrai]

[COLOR=teal]Yep. Definitely joining.

Name: Tyler Bell

Age: 37

Nationality: Scotland

Appearance: Tyler is of average height standing around 5'10 or 5'11, with a lean and muscular build. Despite his age he is often mistaken for a 26 or 27 year old, but who can blame people when he looks like [URL=http://www.toni-guy.co.uk/assets/hair_styles/mens_1thumbnail.gif]this[/URL], blue eyes, and tries to stay clean shaven, but he is really a slop when it comes to his appearance. Mismatched socks, untucked dressshirts with unbuttoned collars,a loose tie, and baggy dress pants with no belt is his really his staple.

Class: Scientist

Weaponry: .375 Magnum and a crowbar. You never know when that might be handy...

Bio: Born in Scourie, Scotland to a pretty poor family, Tyler knows the meaning of hard work and applied it to make it through highschool at the top of his class as valedictorian. Got a scholarship to Aberdeen University where he got a Master's degree in Science, and a bachelor's in Mathmatics. Afterwards he moved to America where he went on to get a doctorite in science and was proclaimed to be a Doctor of Science.
Chosen for the mission for his extensive knowledge in biochemistry, biophysics, and pathology. In the hope that perhaps he can get a sample of Xen and find out what exactly they are susceptable to and with that knowledge be able to infect them with a disease that humans are immune to whereas Xen are not.
If not then he is a back up for any scientists that may die.[/COLOR]