Ship Sign-Ups

[Admin]

As a roleplay with so many roles we need to fill, we need to make it so that it's easier to keep track of who's who and what's what. Because of this, I'm instituting *sign ups* for airships and crews; this also makes it much easier to create the boards needed to play things out on the ships for us! My co-admin and I are starting the board off with only one ship, a militia airship, so the players will have to come up with pirate ships and crews, as well as the other militia airships. We trust you!

As of now, there's a limit to how many ships we can have. Only one militia ship and two pirate ships will be accepted at this point! Also, only apply to make a ship if you are already accepted into the roleplay. If your character's application says he's a captain, then unless you're filling out the role for another ship's captain or all the slots are filled, you are expected to make your own ship and sign up here.

Your character doesn't necessarily have to be a captain for you to make up and apply to create a ship, but it does help your case if your character is the captain-- if I have to choose between a ship application done by a character who isn't a captain and one who is, I will choose the latter because I feel a captain character will get things moving quicker, and that I should let them come up with their own specifications.
We'll also use this thread to keep track of crews-- who's in what crew, etc. So when a character joins your crew IC, be sure to report it here (or if you're the newbie who joined a crew, report it yourself. )

Finally, the applications:
Military
[font=Courier]First Class World Militia Air-Flying Ships [/font]
[b][color=Teal]Captain[/color][/b]: (If none yet, then put so.)
[b][color=Teal]Second in Command[/color][/b]:
[color=Teal][b]Other Notable Crew Members and Their Positions[/b][/color]: ( Repeats are fine. ie: Ace Ulbricht, Plane Pilot; Dieck Roos, Plane Pilot; Martha, Indentured Servant/Maid; blahblah, plane mechanic; blah, airship mechanic; suchandsuch, doctor )
[b][color=Teal]Ship's Name[/color][/b]:
[b][color=Teal]Description of Ship[/color][/b]: (Best thing you can do is write a descriptive paragraph about its appearance-- if you don't want to do that, I'll be lax, and you can just list the rooms you want as boards-- max, 5. )
[b][color=Teal]Ship's Base and Frequent Stops[/color][/b]: (For most militia ships, it should be Bostonia, but you can choose something else. Also, the places where it stops to refuel on its route-- you might want to even outline its constant route, and its general usage as commanded by the military. )

Pirates
[font=Papyrus]Pirate Airships [/font]
[b][color=red]Captain[/color][/b]: (If none yet, then put so.)
[b][color=red]First Mate[/color][/b]:
[color=red][b]Other Notable Crew Members and Their Positions[/b][/color]: ( Repeats are fine. Remember that pirate ships usually don't have planes/plane pilots...)
[b][color=red]Ship's Name[/color][/b]:
[b][color=red]Description of Ship[/color][/b]: (Best thing you can do is write a descriptive paragraph about its appearance-- if you don't want to do that, I'll be lax, and you can just list the rooms you want as boards-- max, 5. )
[b][color=red]Ship's Base and Frequent Stops[/color][/b]: (You're a pirate, congratulations! You base anywhere you'd like-- you're not limited like the military. But I'd advise not to have your base in the same place as other pirates-- you know they're a rowdy bunch. Pirates can refuel in Bostonia-- not many militiamen will make a fuss over it anymore-- but it's best to do it in islands away from prying eyes...)

Ex:
First Class World Militia Air-Flying Ships
Captain: As of now, none~
Second in Command: None~
Other Notable Crew Members and Their Positions: As of now... Dieck Roos, Plane Pilot; Ace Ulbricht, Plane Pilot.
Ship's Name: AFSS Freiheit
Description of Ship: I'm admin, I make a list lazily.
-Crew Rooms
-Control Room
-Hangar
-Deck
Ship's Base and Frequent Stops: Bostonia! It's a ship commissioned to take out frequent uprisings across the map, though, so its flight patterns are rather erratic-- unlike most ships, the AFSS Freheit stops wherever it can for fuel.

Oh, lastly: If your ship has too many special effects/add-ons/weapons, we may take some off and put them up for purchase in Ling's/Shawn McDoogle's Shop, where you can buy the features for your ship after you've collected enough argent.

[Frank Grimes]

Pirate Airships
Captain: Captain Grimes, Terror of the Mists

First Mate: (none as of yet)

Other Notable Crew Members and Their Positions.: Dalius Valendrome (Master Engineer)

Ship's Name:The Stormbringer

Description of Ship:The Strombringer is made up of more of more than the ship itself. Due to the constant need to release the steam formed by the super massive furnace that runs the length of the ship, only about the front 10th of The Stornbringer is visible. The rest of the ship is covered in a wide spread of steam so that the rest of the ship’s shape is unknown. If the pressure is built up in the forest of pipes in the ship a massive cloud that completely conceals The Stormbringer from outside view can be release. If it is looked at from the side only the front tenth of the ship can be seen clearly, the rest covered by mist. If looked at from behind the ship can’t be seen at all. The Stormbringer has a rectangular silhouette with a rounded bottom so it can accommodate the super massive boiler. The ship is constructed of thick metal. Due to all of these properties The Stormbringer is best suited towards running away in a fight with another airship and is very, very hard to actually hit. When The Stormbringer raids it disguises itself as a cloud and then parachutes raiding parties on the target to raid until the ship lands, then the raiding parties return to the ship with the loot and the ship leaves.

Of course, the inside workings of The Stormbringer are as important as the outside. Inside it is obvious that hull of The Stormbringer is composed of two layers of metal which has a myrid of twisting tubes running through it. The ship is divided into many distinct decks. The bottom most deck is the boiler deck. In this deck the slaves are forced into pens. Each pen contains a chute that trash, wood, coal, bodies, etc. are sent down. The slaves carry this fuel into a hatch in the ground where it is burnt. Above the pens are many catwalks that slave masters and the occasional engineer walk on. These men carry lashes and guns to ensure productivity and if necessary can walk into the pens on extendable ladders if such measures are needed. The next deck is the cargo hold. From this deck extend the ramps which are the only way to enter the ship. This hold contains all the supply vaults which let The Stormbringer stay aloft longer than most other ships. Valuable cargo, including slaves, is stored in a large central vault here. This is also where the armory is kept under lock and key. The next deck is the engineering deck. On this deck there is a massive forest of pipes going every which way. This maze is so confusing and large that only the ship’s master engineer really has any idea of how the whole thing works.

The pressure of the steam is constantly watched and enacting repairs in “the forest”, what the engineers call the maze of pipes, is a constant job. Another part of this deck is a small chemical words at the back of the ship, here the engineers produce large vats of poisonous and dangerous gasses which they can deploy from the back of the ship, dropping a cloud of toxins on the ship’s enemies. Above that deck is the flat deck, which is a large flat surface that runs the length of the ship and opens at the front of it. This deck was originally designed to hold some airplanes but since the ship possess none the exit was bolted and welded closed and reinforced. Now it is used to run drills and as a gathering place for the men. Above that is the crew deck. Here are the barracks, mess hall, rec. room, etc. are to ensure the men are properly cared for. The last, and smallest deck is the observation deck. This deck contains the navigation room, a decently sized room filled with maps and tools for navigation. The captain’s quarters are also here right next to the observation deck. In the observation deck a central throne of well crafted wood is placed in the center facing out to a reinforced glass window located at the ships front. In front is the steering wheel manned by the helmsman, on each side of the helmsman is a large console where engineers and crewman observe the condition of the ship. From here Captain Grimes makes all his orders from the announcement system on the ship.

Ship's Base and Frequent Stops: To say that The Stormbringer has a main base would be a bit misleading. With the large supply vaults allowed by the modified carrier’s hull the ship can travel for a very long time, about six months without having to stop for supplies. The ship wanders to wherever it can make money by slaving and raiding. But The Stormbringer usually wanders back to either Porthaven or Canberra so they can sell excess slaves and get repairs.