Before RTJ, make sure you read the following.

#1: The game's freeform, which means that, honestly, there's no overarching rule structure here. Just a few key things to remember:

#2: If you're thinking about cheating, go elsewhere.

#3: Have fun and keep the story going. I'd like it if everyone can post once a day or even every other day, but lapses do happen. If you're expecting to be out for a bit, feel free to PM me and we'll work something out.

#4: I'm aware that this story takes place in a rather unique setting that may/may not conflict with Harmony Gold's ideas for Robotech - which is fine. Sure, three Thuverl-Salans may not have been forced to remain behind at Earth, but it makes for good storytelling. I mean, the Zentraedi are an unknown quantity to 99% of the population, and it would make for a hairy situation if the men and women aboard one of the remaining ARMD-class Carriers were forced into a desperate situation against this unknown threat, so don't go off the handle and claim "non-canon" stuff with me. Please. I've been watching Robotech since I was a wee-one and I just want to have fun with my favorite anime series.

#5: In your RTJ, make the title "Mugworm Griblick" to show that you read the rules and acknowledge these. Failure to do so will get your RTJ tossed in the garbage underneath Zeril's underpants.

#6: We've got several orphaned characters floating around the game that have had little to no character development or posts. As of right now, we're not accepting any more original characters until these characters get picked up. Please see the Notice: Orphaned Characters and pick one you'd like to run with.

#7: Do kindly acknowledge that this is a mature game - in that it involves war, death, violence, and some pretty heavy themes. I realize that some people may want to indulge in Inappropriate For Some activities (i.e. Adult-themes such as intercourse and what-have-you) and that's fine, but please, keep it private. Some of us don't want to read whatever lurid ideas are running through your head and we'd also like to keep Robotech accessible to people of all ages. Respect that wish, please. Failure to do so will result in a warning, followed by removal from the game if it happens again.
This message was last edited by the GM at 19:13, Sat 09 July 2011.

Despite the disappearance of the game's primary GM, I'm still trying to run it (call it a stupid level of dedication to a promise I made him when he made me a co-GM), and as such, I'm still accepting RTJs (even though I can't advertise in the Wanted: Players thread due to the fact that I don't own the game.)

I have this information posted elsewhere in the game, but I want to repeat it here, as it's more likely to be seen.

A--While the game owner was trying to fill out the entire complement of pilots on the Ranger, I'm keeping the scope of the game more focused due to the length of time it's been since I last GM'd a game and the knowledge of my limited time schedule.  As such, I'd prefer all characters (the active characters, at least) to be in Echo Squadron...it's just easier to run a detailed story for one group and sketch in details as needed for the rest.  So, either plan to run a Veritech pilot or a ground crew member (if you've got your heart set on something else, I might be talked into it...but it will be easier to work you into the game going into Echo Squadron.)

B--The game is being run based on my knowledge and understanding of the Macross Saga.  This means that stuff from the RPG, the additional Robotech series, or any of the movies is likely null and void in this game.

C--Your character should make sense.  I know there were lots of characters throughout the various Robotech series who were brilliant Robotech scientists as well as combat pilots, but the majority of the Robotech specialists present during the Macross Saga period were aboard the SDF-1...and the ones who weren't would most likely be busy on Earth trying to figure out how to continue producing Robotechnology without the facilities aboard the SDF-1.  So, no...I'm not going to let you play a pilot who knows so much about Robotech that he starts tweaking and upgrading his plane.  I'm also not crazy about characters whose concepts are built on the 'the judge said it was this or jail' plotline.  If the military leadership has concerns over whether or not you can be trusted, they are NOT going to put you in the cockpit of the latest, most powerful fightercraft available, no matter how talented you are.  The best and brightest and most dangerous Robotech pilots were on SDF-1 when it vanished, so I'm not likely to allow you to come into the game as some kind of top ace.  If you've got some outlandish or extreme character concept, you're going to have to present a GREAT argument for it before I'll say yes.  I know this is freeform, but, c'mon...

D--I have a list of 'orphaned' characters (characters whose players have long since stopped checking in) that I'd be perfectly happy to assign to someone, if you want to jump into the game as someone who's been around for a while.  Trust me, with the majority of them, you really don't have much of an established character to live up to, and if you want to rewrite the background to make them easier to use, I'm totally cool with that.  If you'd like to go that route, look at the 'Orphaned Character List' thread (specifically, the second post.)

E--While I'm still running the game, my ability to focus on it for long enough to keep things running is pretty limited due to other demands, so it's a very lax posting rate (right now, I'm posting GM updates once every few weeks).  This would quite likely go up with more active players in the game, but I really don't have a 'minimum posting rate' I expect.  It would be nice if you could post something once a week or so, but I'm not going to ask anything that I can't guarantee I'll match.

If I haven't totally killed your interest in participating at this point, then by all means, send me your RTJ and let's play.