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Steam Name: Grom
Age: I'm eighteen going on nineteen and currently at university.
How long have you been Roleplaying? (can be any game): About six years, give or take. I started with text-based roleplay at a number of sites.
How long have you been playing Serious GMod RP?: Five or so years now. I've played at a few communities, such as PubGamer, Necropolis, InfusionGaming and a few others besides.
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Authorization(s):
This character would be a former member of the British Special Air Service, or SAS. The British SAS have served as a model for special force units across the world, and are some of the most highly-trained soldiers in the world. Trained in close-quarters and ranged combat, survival techniques for most environments and mental and physical endurance, the SAS are some of the world's most elite operatives in the fields of combat and infiltration.
This application will also be for one of the SAS's distinctive sand-coloured berets, which will serve as an heirloom rather than a piece of physical attire, and a combat knife. Clothing in muted colours would also be appropriate, such as a brown jacket or undershirt and some appropriate boots. Any other weapons I intend to acquire while on the server; I have no wish to start out with an AR2 and three RPGs.
Name: Richard Fulton
Age: Thirty-two yers of age.
Gender: Male
Affiliation: Resistance
Write a detailed in-canon back-story how your character obtained these authorizations.
Born to a colonel in the British Armed Forces and his civilian wife, Richard spent much of his childhood and early teenage years travelling from military base to military base depending on his father’s transfer orders. Although many would find this a lonely childhood, Richard was never particularly friendly with anyone at any of the bases he attended; he regarded many of the children with contempt, and spent much of his time alone. A talented sportsman, Richard played several spots throughout his life, though most were extremely physical – rugby, boxing and fencing to name a few.
Groomed from an early age for a career in the military, Richard was fast-tracked into an officer’s course when he was of age, and proved a competent strategist, though his lack of concern for the men under his command constantly worried instructors. Granted the rank of lieutenant, Richard was deployed during the Iraq War and performed during several combat operations. He gained recognition for being a keen strategist and courageous soldier, though several of his superiors viewed his penchant for destruction and ‘glorylust’ – their way of describing Fulton’s fixation with violence and desire to inflict harm – as detrimental to his command.
Richard’s valour in battle, and his father’s position, saw him face selection for the British Special Air Service. Along with a handful of other men, he underwent intense training, both physical and mental, before being chosen to serve in the 22 SAS Regiment. He was assigned to A Squadron, and served with some distinction in several ‘black’ operations and a number of conventional conflicts.
Prior to the Seven Hour War, Fulton was assigned to a training detachment on tour in central Europe as part of an international instructional conference. During his stay, the Black Mesa incident occurred and the subsequent conflict rocked the globe. Called to service, Fulton instead chose the path of least resistance; he deserted during the night and was quickly captured, along with most of the world’s population. Richard assumed the name of his younger brother, who died during childbirth – now James Fulton, he spent several months as one of the faceless multitude, the citizens enslaved by the Combine.
He spent his time preparing, continuing to train when he could – simple exercises, such as pushups or laps of abandoned courtyards, kept him in shape, while he traded tokens for maps of the area surrounding the city and wider countryside and excess food. After months of preparation, he made his escape; through the sewer tunnels of the city and to the canals. A number of refugees accompanied him, ferried by the ‘underground railroad’ – on his third night in the canals, Fulton abandoned them, electing to make his own way to freedom.
On his twelfth night outside the city, Richard came across a pair of citizens who had elected to kill to survive. He had found the bodies two days prior, their throats slit during the night and their corpses stripped clean. This time, the murderers were caught unawares. While they reclined at a fire, laughing and eating the supplies stolen from those they preyed upon, the ex-commando slowly crept up on them, a screwdriver his only weapon. The first men only managed a strangled scream as Fulton stabbed at his throat with the improvised knife, lodging it deep in the man’s larynx. The second man did not die as easily; a prolonged fight, made all the more difficult by the man’s weapon – a finely-honed combat knife – ended when Fulton stove the murderer’s skull in with a rock plucked from the riverbed. Fulton had killed his first man in months, and it gave him joy like nothing else.
Hiking through the wilderness and free from the Combine’s iron fist, Fulton stayed in the wilderness, seeking out national parks and expanses of mountainous forest where he could avoid detection from the air and from on foot. In the forests, he relied on his training to avoid contact with everyone – citizen and Combine alike. His supplies were rationed carefully, supplemented with flora and fauna from the surrounding area. He seldom relied on fires, eating food raw or cooked over only the lowest flame on the cloudiest nights. He camped in only the most difficult terrain, often camping on narrow ledges set into high cliffs and in dense shrubland and frozen tundra. Armed only with a knife and his wits, Fulton evaded detection for several years.
Eventually, Fulton found himself unable to remain alone in the wild. Any game had long been hunted to extinction, either by him or by the unnatural predators that stalked the forest by night. His supplies had run low, and he was forced to move, heading for more populated areas. Military camps and prewar installations, scattered around the country, would prove to be hotbeds of resistance activity, which Fulton had anticipated. Moving by night, a few miles a day, the commando made his way towards the nearest base and back into the pages of history.
What will these authorizations give your character in regards to perks or defects?
Perks
As a former member of the British SAS, Fulton would be an expert in hand-to-hand combat as well as fieldcraft, marksmanship and infiltration. A life of dedicated training, both physical and mental, would put him in peak condition pre-war. Fulton would also be very level-headed in stressful situations, and accustomed to blood and death. Service in the military would grant him knowledge of a variety of firearms, and he would be relatively proficient with many of them. Post-war, his physical abilities have degenerated due to malnourishment and the inability to practice many skills; he has, however, tried to maintain his skills as best he can with what he has onhand.
In short:
- Proficient with a variety of firearms and close-combat weapons.
- Adept at surviving in numerous environments, including forest and tundra areas.
- Heightened reflexes and endurance, maintained through constant exercise and training.
- Skilled infiltrator, able to operate in a variety of conditions.
- Excels in ranged and close-quarters combat.
Additionally:
- Armed with a well-kept combat knife.
- Carries an SAS beret, which he keeps as a memento out of sentimentality.
Defects
Fulton is not a perfect man; far from it. He is, first and foremost, focussed on his own survival - he will do whatever it takes to save his own skin. Until now, that has meant staying away from urban areas and any locations the Resistance would likely have set up, including military bases and wartime installations. As such, he has few friends and little desire to make any, and tends to avoid human contact. Should allying with a group provide him with an edge, or ensure his survival, he would likely do what he could to gain their trust and acceptance. He would also turn on them in a heartbeat should it prove the most effective course of action.
Richard is also, for all intents and purposes, a psychopath. During childhood, he was selfish and often left alone, partly due to his antisocial tendencies and partly due to the life he led as a child of a serving military man. Even at an early age, Fulton found himself compelled to violence, largely as a show of power; he exerted his strength over weaker children, and was branded a bully and a danger to others. As he grew, Richard learned to control himself and to channel his violent nature towards more accepted outlets – he boxed for a time, before serving in the military. In the post-invasion world, Fulton spends much of his time alone, and with few outlets for his violent tendencies he is often agitated and prone to anger. Weakness infuriates him, and he sees those that refuse to stand up for themselves as cowards and fools who deserve to be oppressed; who deserve to be kept beneath the fist of the strong. He does not make friends easily, and many distrust him – for good reason. Fulton is paranoid, calculating, and often cynical; all traits that lead to many seeing him as a bastard, which, of course, he is.
Naturally, as a trained soldier, Fulton would also be a high-priority target for the Combine. Should his identity or background be discovered, he would likely be shot on the spot or converted into a transhuman unit, which would, ironically, grant him what he desires – survival and free license for violence. Whether he would appreciate the irony of the situation in his augmented form is left to the imagination.
What do you plan to do with these perks/defects?
Rather than create another highly skilled ex-military Resistance member with a heart of gold, I plan to make Richard an interesting and unique character through his background and his abilities. He’ll be an immensely talented fighter, a skilled soldier and a competent tactician, but he’s also a selfish, self-centered man with violent tendencies and a superiority complex that rivals that of Stalin. He’s hardly a hero, and there’s one word I can think of to describe him: flawed. Without his defects, he’d be a champion of the Resistance, a man capable of great feats, but with them he’s lost and dangerous. He’s a ship without a captain, but with guidance, he could be truly great.
I believe in creating roleplay as well as experiencing it, which I believe I can also achieve with this character. Though he won’t be seeking out those in need to save them in their time of trial, he’d have an enormous amount of knowledge he could impart. He’d be able to teach Resistance members and citizens alike, provided he could be found and convinced to aid them.
Will anyone else need these auths? (If so, list OOC and IC name(s))
No.
Which server does this apply for?
Outlands
Extra Notes (optional):
The main thing I’m trying to avoid is creating a Combine-hating killing machine, and I think I’ve managed that with this pitch. I’m more than capable of handling the responsibility that would come from such a character, having played several Resistance members and high-trust characters, such as a Civil Administrator, Civil Protection officer and blackmarket arms dealer, at other communities in the past. I’m sure there’s a few ex-Pubgamers that will vouch for me, but hopefully their word won’t be required – I hope this application has made enough sense and seems to be written by a person you’d deem mature enough for the responsibility a character such as this would need. If there’s anything you think needs clarification or changing, don’t hesitate to let me know.
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