JANUARY AU WORKSHOP

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JANUARY AU WORKSHOP

Welcome to the AU Workshop! We understand adapting a character for an AU game can be a difficult process, even if you have all the creativity in the world, so we've put this together to help! Just fill out the form and post it in a comment below, and sort of brain out which ideas stick!

Keep in mind this is not a reserve. Reserves will open on the 3rd, as always, and you don't need to use this if you're already sure of your ideas! This is just a fun creative exercise that we hope you enjoy and find helpful!

Be sure to check out our Premise, FAQ, Locations, and NPC posts for worldbuilding info to help you get started!

Here's the form!<b>PLAYER:</b> <b>CHARACTER:</b> <b>CANON:</b> <b>AU NAME:</b> if the character's name is different, you can note so here! If not, feel free to put n/a <b>AU AGE:</b> same here! <b>BLURB:</b> Write a short description of your character's AU! Are they a Meta-human? If so, what are their powers? Are they a normal human? Do they have anything else unusual about them, such as cybernetic parts or other features? What's their background? Hobbies? Anything interesting you want to say! <b>LOOKING FOR:</b> Are you looking for family members or friends or enemies for your character to be pre-planned? Or are you asking for ideas or feedback on your AU idea? Anything goes, just specify what you would like. <b>OPTIONAL ENABLE ME:</b> Are you torn between which character to app? Let us help! Post your ideas in a comment and let fellow players offer feedback and CR ideas. You can also use this section to ask for canonmates you would like to see in-game whether it be in your specific AU or for different CR.

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[ord_is]

PLAYER: Skai
CHARACTER: Ordis
CANON: Warframe

AU NAME: Obviously originally Ordan Karris, but tempted to change it to Ordis or O.R.D.I.S. or something (O. K.? lmao)
AU AGE: ~35

BLURB: Cybernetically enhanced human, think like Robocop-ish in terms of build/abilities/percent human remaining. Originally a corporate hitman who ended up turning on his employers at the time (Zaibatsu)... and well, they decided to keep him on even after that since he was good at his job -- only with a few alterations and mental 'edits'. Now he is a sweet, polite, well-meaning and overly concerned fellow who works security. Family and friends? Oh, well, he had a bad accident a few years ago and still has some amnesia, or so he'll say. Every once in a while he'll glitch a little and say something a bit troubling, but don't worry about it too much!

LOOKING FOR: People involved with the Zaibatsu to dote on? Old underworld types that know him (even if he doesn't remember them)? Corrupt science types that might have worked on him at some point? I'm just throwing the first set of ideas that hit my brain out and I'm not married to any of this yet so hit me up!

OPTIONAL ENABLE ME: Other Warframe Cephalons? Also debating dusting some Nougami Neuro characters off...

[morriganinthetwilight]

Hello fellow mecha-shooty game character. Noemi's new to the cybernetic thing and could use someone to help her understand how it works.

[ord_is]

Yes of course! He's always happy to help. And like 95% mechanical with some experimental tech needed to help him after the accident, so please pardon the occasional verbal quirks...

[trafficreport]

OH MY GOD......WHAT A SWEET GOOD ROBOT....that is a heartbreaking backstory oh no

Jet's likely to be an underworld type, so he might have known this poor robut from when he was raging against the metaphorical machine?

[ord_is]

It's a pretty close copy-over of canon too, so much worse when you think he's just a friendly glitchy AI for half the game before you find out... oh *no*.... he used to be a *person* and the glitches are who he was before... ohhh noooooooooo...

BUT YES, he might not be very recognizable at first (although the glitches... ahahah) but this is a possibility! He was Not A Good Person before getting all brainjacked, so I feel like he probably made a real name for himself back then. Canon moniker being the "Beast of Bones" but I'll have to think about details for AU...

[trafficreport]

not a good person in terms of zaibatsu morality, or general morality? jet here is definitely going to be on the outside of the law in a lot of respects, so he might have......really Detested this beast of bones lad :c

[ord_is]

Put it this way: he was a proud dude, he'd follow a code of honor among underworld types. But he also liked doing a big murder too, money was just a bonus. So it's a little... ehhhhh.... Probably not the worst? But also not good.