Test Drive Meme

[crux_mods]

Did you want to test your characters? Do you want something that you can use for an RP sample without digging up an old thread? Well, here you have it. Pick one or multiple prompts below or, if you want, make a prompt of your own. Just be sure to tag around so that everyone gets plenty of exposure.

1: Explosions in space! Space Bandits attacked the space colony everyone was visiting! Dozens of fighters and mobile armors fly through space, locked in deadly combat. Are you among those battling to save lives? Or are you watching from the windows, praying everything will be safe?

2: Explosions underground! You were part of a trading party, exchanging supplies with an underground penal colony when alien animals burrowed through the walls and started assaulting convict and Confederation member alike! What are you going to do?

3: Explosions over the city! The Colosseum is shooting off fireworks as part of a concert or a sporting event! Are you watching in the crowd, a main attraction, or watching the bright colors from the city?

4: Explosions on an asteroid! You're either observing, guarding, or mining an asteroid! It's rather dull, save for the explosions that rock the ground under your feet. It looks like it'll continue to be just as slow, but... was that something moving in the shadows there?

5: Explosions on a space station! As you approached a research station, you receive a distress signal! Fire's broken out and their systems aren't up to spec! Can you do anything? Are you a part of a scouting crew or out for a joyride in your new yacht? And is this an accident, or something more sinister?

6: Explosions at the gym! Explosive competition! Swimming, weightlifting, running, boxing, someone has just challenged you! Whether they know it or not, you're going to do your best to show them up.

7: Explosions in the past! A star has died! The Fleet is flying through the nebula it left behind, with swirls of beauty as far as the eye can see. If you're the type, you can watch it all you like.

8: Explosions on the road! Most of the traffic on the Teuberg is computer controlled, but some young showoff took his off the grid and promptly caused a wreck! Traffic has been backed up for almost half an hour now, with no way out for you and the people in your vehicle. Are you close enough to see if anyone needs help? Or are you just stuck with people who are as late for their appointments as you are?

9: Explosions in the marketplace! Explosive bargains! You're in a trading hub, surrounded by stalls of all kinds selling every type of merchandise you can imagine! Luckily, you've got enough money to handle a few purchases here. Will you buy one of those daggers on display? An incense burner? Some alien fruit? Or maybe you're on the run from the corrupt guards? Or perhaps you're the one doing the chasing, did someone just steal your wallet?

10: Explosions in your mind! The explosive inspiration that drives this world! Make up your own prompt!

Comments

[mookwarrior]

Oh yeah, that I can do. S'my job after all. [ He smiles broadly, the scar tissue around his cheeks shifting slightly as he does so. ]

What d'you need to know exactly? [ He peers at the problem and nods. ]

Ah, our targeting matrix system. It is an expert system that helps you prioritize the targets you're engaging. It feeds right into your helmet's visual display and the question there is how do you get to to manually assign threat levels instead of letting the computer do it.

You use voice command, actually. Just tell it to manually assign that target you select with your eye a threat number.

[searchforpeace]

[At least she seems like a good student, watching attentively as the man talks. She looks back to the book, giving a nod.]

I assume the targeting matrix assigns priority via some form of algorithm, correct?

[mookwarrior]

Yeah, you've got it now. It assesses the armament of your target and the relative amount of energy it has already put out, calculates range, and determines what is your threat priority. Basically, it will tell you to defeat or disable the thing which is the most immediate threat to you in battle.\

[ He smiles, but it conceals something, his eyes slipping away from Mineva's line of sight, towards a wall ]

A lot of folks don't use it to best advantage, and we've lost people because of it.

[searchforpeace]

I would think a lot of people, particularly those with some experience, may not enjoy technology encroaching like that.

[She adds gently, turning the page in her book.]

Unfortunate as that is.