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DnD Characters

2011-01-08T21:26:34Z

Roman Totale: /* Glibberig Garretty */

=Player Characters=
==Active Characters==
===Forenrond Shankley===
'''Level 1 Rogue''' - Dog Pants

Half-elf. Hater of spiders and master-thief.

Of human mother and elven father, he falls into the rarer category of half breed. His slight frame and slightly pointy features are all he outwardly shows of his paternal heritage, but he has his mother's looks. This combines to create an image that should be attractive, but just doesn't fit together properly and gives the beholder more of a feeling of uncanny valley than elven beauty.

===Thoroar Glimmergaunt===
'''Level 1 Wizard''' - Baliame

Half-elf. Wears a classy monocle, likes to change his clothes a lot.

===Glibberig Garretty===
'''Level 1 Bard''' - Roman Totale

Gnome. World renowned Bard. Poet to Kings and courter of Princesses. He has slain dragons and charmed devils. It is rumoured that Garl Glittergold seeks his sage counsel on a regular basis.

Glibberig has white hair that sticks up wildly in all directions. It appears to have things in it for ornamentation - beads, coloured string, a magpie feather.

His outfit looks like it was quite plush at one point, though now it tattered and bloodstained. It looks like it has been stitched up several times as noted by the various coloured patches and thread, but still manages to look quite stylish, in a tinker-chic kind of way.

He now owns a dog as a mount - a Saint Bernard named Sweetlips. It is unknown whether the animal appreciates or even acknowledges the name, and it appears to posses an air of boredom and aloofness for the majority of its master's antics.

===Thor Yngve ''(THOR ING-VAY)''===
'''Level 1 Ranger''' - FatherJack

Human. Ranger, woodsman, enigma. Lover of nature and dual-wielder of swords.

Thor wears a wide-brimmed hat, has a bow slung across his back and two nasty-looking blades at his waist. His tanned skin gives him a weathered, aged look.

===Orovan Gnarledtrunk===
'''Level 1 Druid''' - Shot2Bits

Gnome. Managed to find a Camel. How about that?

Orovan has dirty blonde matted hair and turquoise eyes, but looks fairly young for a gnome. Wearing leather armour with a wooden shield, he keeps a couple of short spears strapped to his back.

==Inactive Characters==
===Bartholomew LeGrande===
'''Level 1 Paladin''' - Joose

Human. General do-gooder and follower of St. Cuthbert.

===Sue Nobgor===
'''Level 1 Fighter''' - Pnut

Half-orc. Young, owns a battle axe. Resentful of the name his father chose for him.

===Baldrick Balders===
'''Level 1 Fighter''' - ProfHawking

Dwarf. Albino, pink hair, is a female despite the misleading name.

===Clive===
'''Level 1 Barbarian''' - Dr Kitteny Berk

Half-orc. Exceedingly stupid, has a sword bigger than himself.

===Shada===
'''Level 1 Sorcerer''' - Shada

Human. Probably likes cats, we haven't asked yet.

DnD Characters

2010-11-29T20:36:11Z

Roman Totale: /* Glibberig Garretty */

=Player Characters=
==Bartholomew LeGrande==
'''Level 1 Paladin''' - Joose

Human. General do-gooder and follower of St. cuthbert.

==Forenrond Shankley==
'''Level 1 Rogue''' - Dog Pants

Half-elf. Hater of spiders and master-thief.

Of human mother and elven father, he falls into the rarer category of half breed. His slight frame and slightly pointy features are all he outwardly shows of his paternal heritage, but he has his mother's looks. This combines to create an image that should be attractive, but just doesn't fit together properly and gives the beholder more of a feeling of uncanny valley than elven beauty.

==Thoroar Glimmergaunt==
'''Level 1 Wizard''' - Baliame

Half-elf. Wears a classy monocle, likes to change his clothes a lot.

==Glibberig Garretty==
'''Level 1 Bard''' - Roman Totale

Gnome. World renowned Bard. Poet to Kings and courter of Princesses. He has slain dragons and charmed devils. It is rumoured that Garl Glittergold seeks his sage counsel on a regular basis.

==Thor Yngve ''(THOR ING-VAY)''==
'''Level 1 Ranger''' - FatherJack

Human. Ranger, woodsman, enigma. Lover of nature and dual-wielder of swords.

==Orovan Gnarledtrunk==
'''Level 1 Druid''' - Shot2Bits

Gnome. Managed to find a Camel. How about that?

==Sue Nobgor==
'''Level 1 Fighter''' - Pnut

Half-orc. Young, owns a battle axe. Resentful of the name his father chose for him.

==Baldrick Balders==
'''Level 1 Fighter''' - ProfHawking

Dwarf. Albino, pink hair, is a female despite the misleading name.

==Clive==
'''Level 1 Barbarian''' - Dr Kitteny Berk

Half-orc. Exceedingly studpid, has a sword bigger than himself.

==Shada==
'''Level 1 Sorcerer''' - Shada

Human. Probably likes cats, we haven't asked yet.

=Non-Player Characters=
==Billet Anson Dietrich==
'''Level 3 Cleric'''

Ruddy faced priest of St. Cuthbert, Anson is one of the Billets (protectors of the faith) of the church in Orhedge. His tall, broad-shouldered figure is topped off with a mop of shaggy black hair that feeds into a thick beard. Anson has a stern, lined face and broad features. Around the church he wears a long grey-woollen robe about his vestments, with the symbol of a billet embroidered in shimmering bronze stitch across his chest. He chooses to fight in scale-mail.

Anson was one of the first priests to recognise Bartholemew as a potential candidate for becoming a Paladin, and helped in his combat training at a young age.

==Chapeaux Fitzroy==
'''?'''

Crotchety old priest, walks with a cane, forgets his own name some times.

Campaign

2008-06-07T22:18:59Z

Roman Totale: /* Samuel Lourenco */

=The Five Punk campaign=

==History==
The Five Punk squad was formed in early January 902SD by Operatives Grim Grimbola, Deject, Gerald, and Dirk Gently. The squad all graduated from Meny independently and were thrown together in Slayer's Crib by the infamous financier Crazy Herman. Later, the squad were joined by Gekijou Sumaniski and Emile Jaegerknack.

===Squad Members===

====Grim Grimbola - Human, Death Squad====
Has a thing about facepaints.

====Deject - Wraith Raider, Scout====
Is scared of shit and terrified of needles.

====Gerald - Stormer, Kick Murder====

The hulking great meatshield of the group, Gerald is a monstrous sight. However, despite his huge size, he is surprisingly nimble and stealthy. He is also quite friendly and good natured, despite what he looks like, although his attempts at friendly gestures and smiles have yet to receive the response he is looking for. He does have a tendency to resort to violence to solve problems, and has difficulty with words like "subdue" and "take alive".

After a recent near death experience due to his usual tactic of running straight at people shouting, he has invested in some shiny new armour. The boost to his strength now means he can theoretically hold aloft two stormers at the same time, but he is most proud of the "Hi! My name is Gerald" sticker adorning his chest.

He also has an eye on a stalk sticking out the back of his head. Don't ask.

====Dirk Gently - Ebon, Point====

With burgundy hair and turquoise eyes, Dirk is unmistakably an Ebon - though the trench coat and fedora also mark him out to be a self styled gumshoe detective. Being the only member of the squad to have any 'civilised' communication skills (torture tending not to lead to many profitable BPNs), Dirk is often called upon to be the "talker". Despite having Ebon Blast abilities, Dirk prefers to rely on his detective skills when on a job. He also likes to think himself as a bit of a lady's man, though the evidence so far tends not to support this particular belief (still, if at first you don't succeed...).

====Gekijou Sumaniski - Human, Kick Murder====

Purveyor of Chain-axe flavoured justice.

====Emile Jaegerknack - Human, Sabotage====
Has a fear of cutlery, specifically sporks, after an accident with a cutlery drawer and some explosives.

====Spindle Winston - Human, Point====

===BPN History===

====Welcome to Mort - Blue====
The squad was formed for this BPN, issued by Crazy Herman. Present were Grim, Deject, Gerald, and Dirk. The mission was to excort a team of three mainenance workers to a faulty pump in the overflow system near the CS2 wall. During the repairs the squad were attacked by around 35 carriens, including a Greater and a Mutant. The carriens were driven off, with Dirk and Gerald taking serious damage but recovering quickly (Dirk by his own healing and Gerald by regenerating). The repairs were completed on time and all maintenance team members returned safely. Gerald's armour, however, did not survive.

====Loose Cannon - Yellow====
Shocked at being actually approached by the squad, Crazy Herman gives them his best BPN - a mission to retrieve a lost FEN 400 Surekill sniper rifle from Kiestas territory. Herman suggests they pick up a couple of extra members for their squad, as their numbers have been depleted by Gerald 'visiting his mum'. Gek and Emile are introduced. The squad begin a thorough investigation of the squad that lost the weapon, dealing diplomatically with some slippery gang members and making some good character judgements that result in getting some of the suspects do do half of the work for them. The weapon is retrieved, but not before it is aimed at Dirk from point blank range, causing much sweating and defecating.

====Ultrasonic Brats - Blue====
The last BPN from Crazy Herman. Tasked with discouraging a teenage biker gang from using Suburbia as their playground the Five Punks are placed in a situation they can't shoot their way out of, as these gangers are the teenage offspring of influential SLA employees. The squad do some accurate research (and Dirk hits on the Shiver Leiutenant who issued the BPN) and start off on the right lines. Things soon go awry though as Deject accidentally shoots one of the gang and kills him in front of a crown of onlookers. The whole squad's payment for the BPN bribes their way out of having to take responsibility though and they get back on track with renewed vigour. Trapping the bikers in a mall, the Five Punks force them to fight their way out. The result is one biker taking a running kick to the testicles from Deject, another being felled by a flying leg hold from Gerald, and four of the gang being shot dead. Not ideal, but the firefight was filmed and may prove a step onto the fame ladder, and Dirk got a date. A success then, if not a financial one.

====Born to the Overkill - Silver====
The squad's first Silver BPN, and also their first BPN from Mr Haynes. Tasked with clearing a downtown apartment building in preperation for an episode of Gorezone, the Five Punks set about with startling speed and efficiency. Various comedy encounters slow the process down though, including Deject and Dirk trying to wrestle a fat bloke, and the squad end the BPN by evacuating the last residents as the various nasties begin swarming in from the sewers below. Unfortunately the last resident was a pregnant woman whose health suffered from being moved during labour. Fortunately Mr haynes was on hand to put the disgruntled Dept of Recreation and Entertainment exec in his place and thus avoid any fines.

====Moving Machinery - Red====
While washing his smalls, Dirk gets a phone call from Haynes. The squad have been issued a red BPN and need to get to Downtown to bail out a Shiver APC which is under attack from DarkNight. The squad arrive piecemeal as usual, but get the chance to assess the situation a little while Deject scouts ahead and Grim and Gerald ride the bus. They find that DarkNight have attacked and taken a Shiver APC in order to use it to hijack an armoured car containing medical supplies. A group of armed and armoured DN ops are covering their attempts to break into the vehicle, and the squad are a little nervous about attacking them. To make matters worse, Deject spots a sniper in a nearby building and wisely stays in cover. The squad go for a pincer attack, with the close-up fighters Gek and Gerald using the sewers to get to the opposite building to take out the sniper, and Grim and Dirk going around behind the nearest building to come at the group down an alley. All goes fairly well until Grim's big head gets spotted peering around a corner. The enemy are happy to sit back and let Five Punk come to them though, or at least so they think. Unknown to Deject he has been spotted and a couple of DarkNight are heading up the building he's in in a mirror of the move Gek and Gerald are pulling at the other side of the road. Luckily Deject hears the poorly trained Civilian Converts coming and hides in the bathroom of the apartment he's in, mowing them down with his FEN AR as they burst through the door.

Meanwhile, Gek and Gerald have charged towards their sniper only to find he has cover. They clear the distance between them before he has chance to react and, despite planning on taking him alive, variously beat his head in and almost chop his arm off. Gek then learns that DarkNight snipers are quite handy in close combat too as this one carves a zorro Z into Gek's chest before being dispatched by chainaxe.

Still feeling cautious, the squad try to reposition in order to attack from two sides again. Things start moving faster though when the DarkNight engineer blows one of the doors of the armoured car with a bundle of grenades. Deject spectacularly blows the head off one of the guys pinning down Grim and Dirk, causing the other one to bottle it and run. On the success of this, the squad move in. Unfortunately they're a little late. The APC starts to make a getaway and Deject does his best to take down the fleeing DarkNight by hosing them with automatic fire, with some success. He also takes the engineer out as he struggles with the mangled corpse of the passenger from the armoured car. Nobody is close enough to stop the driver starting to make away with the second vehicle though, until Grim gets off a lucky shot as the car turns around to follow tha APC. Dirk follows his example and finishes him off.

At this point the BPN goes a bit downhill. Gerald reaches the armoured car as it rolls to a halt and decides to use it to pursue the fleeing APC. Unfortunately it isn't as fast, and Gerald can't drive. What follows is the world's most destructive car chase as the DarkNight use their APC to barge traffic out of the way, and Gerald veers wildly after them, damaging any vehicles that the enemy missed. The rest of the squad catch up on their bikes, along with a Cloak Division APC. Until Deject falls off his bike while swerving through the remains of the traffic. Luckily for the Five Punks the Cloak squad flag them down and relieve them of the BPN while SCAF units take up the chase for them. Turns out the armoured car shouldn't have been there, and Cloak Division want to know why. Opening the back of the vehicle they find out - 50 Tek Trex drones open fire out of the back. Luckily for them the Cloak guys are well armoured and a quick grenade sorts out the little clockwork shooters. The squad retreat to the pub to discuss the events of the afternoon, slightly confused by the outcome but glad to have been paid.

====Suburban Psycho - White====
The squad are given a BPN requiring them to investigate the violent deaths of three teenagers in suburbia. Looking through the case files, they find that each has been apparently killed by a powerful blow by a Gash Fist. Immediately suspecting a SLA employee of some kind, they set off with trepidation to investigate the crime scenes. Despite being their first investigation, Deject, Dirk, Grim and (for a little while) Gerald examine the scenes with a fine attention to detail, but find little that the Shivers haven't already found. Frustrated but unpurturbed the squad start interviewing potential witnesses and suspects and the BPN starts taking a downhill slide. Their interviews range from the mundane to the surreal, giving the slightly bemused Ops a fine insight into the mental states of the population but little in the way of actual information. However, Dirk gets another date. At this point the BPN is possibly hampered by the squad repeatedly making jokes about penguins, or possibly by the GM being so drunk he can no longer distinguish narrative from crazy NPC.

Several nights into the BPN Five Punk make a breakthrough though. Taking teamwork to a new level, the three squad members work out how to use Grim's Oyster laptop and start using the information they have to narrow down potential suspects among SLA employees. A few dead end searches later, including a visit to the magnificently named Boris Ronny Bryant, a freelance Op with a drink problem, they have a suspect. Until now the squad have been relatively professional, but after throwing their weight around to gain access to the high SCL suspect's expensive apartment they start to vent their frustrations. While searching for something to justify their potentially illegal intrusion, Grim smashes an expensive antique desk and Dirk finds a frozen fillet steak in his coat pocket. Their ransacking provides them with a timely demonstration of how much more efficient the Shivers are in this part of the city, and the Ops find themselves desperately trying to cover their arses by ringing anyone they know with a higher SCL than themselves. Fortunately for them, their contact is satisfied that they have the right suspect and relieves them of the BPN before any more damage is done. Or so she thought, except Grim has other ideas and decides that shooting their suspect's TV on the way out is just the trade mark they need.

Having completed the BPN without even seeing the suspect, Five Punk learned a few lessons about the conduct of an investigation. They also learned a few things about how SLA bureaucracy works; the suspect was found to be guilty but goes unpunished. After all what's more important to the company, a few kids or a high level executive?

====Giving to the Machine - Green====
This expeditionary BPN got the squad excited at the prospect of going somewhere exotic, but it turned out it was just into the dangerous and festering depths of Lower Downtown. Tasked with investigating the deaths of several Shivers in the area, Five Punk set off onto the bowels of the city with a useful escort provided by Shiver Sgt Murdoch and his APC. Information is typically sparse at first, but it seems as though a group have been ambushing Shivers who are being called out for minor disturbances. Opinions are varied on the culprits, so the squad hits the streets. Or at least the Shiver canteen. Evidence starts to point towards the culprits being a manchine cult, but other than a description of the cultists the squad have not a lot else to go on. The trail seems to be going cold when a call comes in - there's been another attack and this one has a survivor. The culprits have been driven off after an attack, but they've left one of their victims behind after he fell through a hole in the level. A quick check reveals he has since died of his wounds, so the squad concentrate on trying to follow the attackers instead. Deject manages to find the trail, but after delving deeper than they'd like to into Downtown and encountering some large hostile insects that give Grim a bit of a beating, they decide to turn back. The victim, meanwhile, turns out not to be one of the Shivers at all but a manchine cultist wearing the armour of a previous victim. If any confirmation was needed of the attackers this was it. Without a lot else to do but wait for an opportunity to track them again and wait for the lab reports to come back from the autopsy, the Punks hit the streets again for a while before turning in.

The next day their luck takes a better turn and one of the cultists is spotted shopping for food. They're on the scene quickly and Dirk makes a ham-handed attempt at 'uindercover work'. He spooks the cultist, but slips a tracking bug into his pocket. The cultist bolts at the first opportunity, but between the tracking bug and Deject's skills they follow him several levels deeper than they'd like to back into Lower Downtown. There they find what appears to be the cultists' lair, and some recon work by the surprisingly stealthy Gerald reveals that not only are the squad outnumbered about 5-1, there's also a manchine in there. Feeling distinctly outgunned, the squad decide to try to draw out some of them to thin their numbers. The tactic works, and three cultists wander up to where they are to investigate some noise, only to find themselves floored by a flying Stormer. Their surprise lost, the squad take up position to repel an attack. Half a dozen more respond only to be blasted by Dirk's bomb ability, and the remainder decide to take a defensive stance, so Grim and Dirk kill some time by interrogating one of the cultists that Gerald sat on. Not much information is gathered, so they bite the bullet and attack. Still outnumbered 2-1 and with a manchine facing them, Gerald charges while Dirk, Deject and Grim provide covering fire. Four cultists, described by their peers as being 'enhanced', rush to meet him with vibro-sabres drawn, but by the time they clash all but one has been felled by gunfire. A quick exchange later and Gerald is victorious, but a sabre wound and several gunshots have left him teetering. A couple more bursts and Gerald falls, desperately injecting Kick Start as he hits the ground. With only a couple of minions left the manchine bolts, followed by a less dedicated cultist. The remainder of the squad dispatch the remaining enemy and see to their injured, as Grim has also suffered some injuries from the SMG fire of the upgraded cultists. Everyone breathes a sigh of relief as Dirk stops Gerald's bleeding seconds from death, and the Stormer starts the work of regenerating his broken ribs and various internal injuries.

With the cult dispersed Five Punk find that in this particular part of Lower Downtown they somehow get phone and radio reception, so they call the job in. They are told to secure the area and await reinforcements, who arrive in the form of several heavily armoured Ops and some executives from the Dept of Subversion. The squad have stumbled into something SLA doesn't want to be widely known, and the execs make that clear. They pay the squad off with extra for their camera footage of the enhanced cultists and the live captive, but demand that they kill Sgt Murdoch before he reaches the surface. Murdoch has proved very useful up to this point, and Dirk puts up a persuasive argument to save him. The exec leaves the solution up to the squad, but makes it clear that if information on this matter escapes then Five Punk will share the fate of Murdoch. Dirk talks to the Shiver and, with the squad prepared to take the risk, they give him both a financial and a mortal incentive to 'disappear'. Murdoch takes the hint, but before leaving he takes contact details. After all, you never know when a resourceful ex-Shiver might stumble upon useful information.

====Scent of Ebb - Jade====
Squad Five Punk approach their first Jade BPN mith a mixture of apprehension and curiosity, having heard variously wild rumours about often spooky happenings during their course. This turns out to be an investigation into the disappearance of an Ebon researcher from Dark Lament, and shows little evidence of being spooky. The missing Ebon, Curis, had left an electronic paper trail that wound its way around the World of Progress, and the squad begin following her footsteps. First off is her apartment. Stripped bare, and with all the furniture smashed up and built into crude wadding in the edges and corners of the bathroom, the apartment is a strange thing to find but ultimately turns up only one clue - an ugly mask, stuffed down the toilet. Gerald is delighted and immediately pushes it onto his face. Anxious to share the experience he tries to plant it on Dirk, but Dirk feels a strange pull from the mask that makes him suspicious of its nature, and he takes the item into safer hands. Maybe this investigation has a little spookiness to it after all.

With no further clues in the apartment, the squad hop on a gauss train to the next step in Curis's journey. They arrive at the apartment of a friend of hers in Orienta. It would seem that Curis came to the city to buy an item found by the friend on the Shifting Bazzar, the mask found in the toilet. Curis had spent some time with her friend researching the item, and despite recieving some paper files from an old professor in Meny seems to have had no success. The squad consider tracking the source of the mask, but a little investigation in the market reveals that this avenue might not only be futile, but as the mask was allegedly recovered from Cannibal Sector 1 may also be fatal.

Following Curis's trail again takes them to the Tas Tuo on Meny - a giant library on the Ebon homeworld. Here, it would seem, Curis came to try to find out more about the mask. Gerald is still convinced that having Dirk put on the mask is the way forward, but the reactions of the Ebon librarians to the mask makes Dirk think he made the right decision. The Ops are directed to a librarian who specialises in ancient Ebon artifacts. The librarian was assisting Curis in her research, and the pair of them believed the mask was some kind of communication device. It would seem Curis had just about given up and was due to return to Mort, when something changed. She postponed her foldship and returned to the Tas Tuo, working alone this time. Her librarian guide noticed her return, and noticed how agitated she seemed. Curis left after a couple more days, and after leaving the spaceport in Mort wasn't seen again. The librarian was concerned at the change in personality though, and followed what she had been researching. It would seem she was concerned about a particular type of Ebb Demon. Nobody has ever proved the existence of these creatures, but it would seem that a Brain Waster claims to have encountered this particular type several hundred years ago. With little left to go on the squad speak to their contact with the suspicion that these creatures are responsible for Curis's disappearance. As luck was have it the contact has heard of the Brain Waster who encountered the demons, and this Brain Waster is now a Necanthrope.

Arriving back in Mort, the squad are met by their contact and the Necanthrope Dour. The mask is taken from them. It would seem that wearing this mask attracts the attention of the dangerous creatures. Dour barely escaped with his life after his encounter, and nobody else has before or since. Dour describes the creatures, and Dirk is glad that he didn't give in to peer pressure. Despite a successful and enlightening end to the BPN, the squad comes away from it feeling uneasy.

====Justice For All====
The squad is issued another White BPN hunting a serial killer. This one has been pretty much spat out of a statistics analysis computer, so their contact is of little to no use. So they get to work on studying the evidence, poring over the facts. It seems that four SLA employees of varying importance have been killed all using the same unusual MO - killed by close range automatic fire from a DarkNight assault rifle, firing SLA manufactured rounds. On three of the bodies some form of evidence has been left, relating to the perverted and violent personal lives of the victims. Theories fly as to the killer, but none quite seem to fit. After some consideration and a few dead ends, the squad follow a lead that takes them to a downtown warehouse where they suspect the victims all committed their own crimes. It turns out this building had been loaned out to a local criminal for reasons not known and not asked, but that this character had been killed as the result of a BPN a week ago. The killer, an Ebon, fits the MO perfectly and the squad head off to confront her. There is some discussion about how to confront her, but Dirk has a gut feeling that this particular killer isn't quite what she seems. They decide on the subtle approach, and the conversation with her quickly reveals that she has no qualms about discussing her crime, as well as the even more horrible crimes her victims had committed. It seems that she has done the world a greater good, but SLA undoubtedly wouldn't see it that way. The squad is divided on how to handle this, but in the end Dirk's strong opinion wins over the apethy of Gerald and Deject, and concerns of Grim, and they go with an alternative plan. With camera crew in tow and the Ebon killer planting all the evidence they need, the squad burst in on a DarkNight weapons dealer that their new contact had discovered on her last BPN. Before he even has chance to fire, Gerald has crossed his living room and shoved him out of the window, much to the delight of the waiting cameras.

So, a hollywood ending to the BPN. But Grim is worried that all the loose ends may not have been tied up, and these ends may spell the squad's end.

====Break Jail====
Dirk receives a phone call, not from Haynes but from Lloyd Langley, the reporter from the last BPN. Ahead of time, and from an unusual source, the squad accept a silver BPN. After all, silvers are rare and often mean TV footage, and TV footage means money. The BPN involves escorting an investigative reporter into a potentially corrupt Shiver station. Should the reporter's investigations prove correct the station has been infiltrated by DarkNight, so some heavy assistance is neccessary. The reporter turns out to be quite a firebrand, and the squad react immediately to her highly strung attitude by trying to wind her up further. Even so, they manage to make it to the Shiver station on the edges of Downtown without incident. The reporter proves her worth by quickly bossing her way up to the station commander's office, barely leaving the squad time to keep up as she verbally blasts her way through the precinct. Upon finding the Captain in charge of the station, the reporter lays right in with rapid fire accusations. Tensions rise quickly as the more diplomatic Ops do their best to keep tempers calm, but before anyone gets shot, arrested or violated with their own microphone the lights go dead and the argument is cut short by screaming emanating from elsewhere in the building.

Things change quickly from here. Reacting quickly, the Ops herd their charge and the Shiver captain into a room they can secure. Deject, Grim and Gek continue onwards and downwards towards sounds of gunfire while the rest of the squad continue to secure their protectees. Soon the advanced party encounter the Shiver who were in reception. They've been almost shredded - lacerated by a large bladed weapon. Needless to say, this puts everybody on edge. More gunfire and screams are being heard below, and the Shiver captain informs the squad that the cells are down there. As they are making ready to continue downwards a rush of former prisoners comes charging past, claiming that the Shivers down there are being butchered by a 'thing'. None can be any more descriptive. Soon afterwards about half a dozen panicked looking Shivers come retreating up the stairs to take position in the lobby. Again, the Shivers can't supply much in the way of information other than that they were attacked by some sort of creature. Most of those who saw it are dead. The squad try to glean more information from the Shivers, both alive and dead, but Deject gets impatient and heads off to scout out the basement. Carefully emerging from the stairwell he is greeted by carnage. Half a dozen or so Shivers litter the main chamber in various states of dismemberment. As Deject starts cautiously reconnoitering the corridors containing the holding cells, the rest of the squad make haste to catch up and lend some support. A tense period follows with Deject checking cells, containing variously terrified prisoners or mangled corpses. Moving through the corridors the squad hear a blood-curling scream from where one of the stranger prisoners scuttled off to hide. Assuming he had found the 'monster', they hurry to confront the killer. They find only another corpse though, and not of the victim they expected. At a loss to where the creature has gone, Gerald spots blood dripping from the underside of the flimsy bed. Peering under to see where it is coming from, the Stormer is surprised by a blade emerging seemingly from nowhere so hack a large gash out of his armour. The squad recoils as the sheet of flesh under the bed forms humanoid shape and sprints for the door, hacking at Gerald and leaving him badly injured. The combat is short and brutal. Gerald throws his injured body at the thing, which simply turns rubbery and wriggles away. Most of the squad have hacked away at the creature to little effect by the time it reaches the door, and Dirk hits it with a blast. Not for the first time this draws much unwanted attention and the blade of the creature nearly fells him in one blow. However, a fraction of a second before finishing him off Deject manages to fell it with a twitch-fired burst from his FEN AR. The squad look on at the fallen rogue vevaphon in shock at the speed which it tore through their ranks. Their day brightens considerably though when they find this rogue Op has a bounty on its head. Combined with the media footage and the completion of the BPN, this silver proved very lucrative for Five Punk.

===Peripheral Characters and Contacts===

====Crazy Herman====
The Crib's most notorious financier. The Five Punks ultimately got away lightly, receiving three BPNs that were both possible and non-fatal. Hints dropped by various contacts prompted the slow realisation that maybe Herman wasn't the man for them after all.

====Niall Ferguson====
Human Investigation Op and leader of Red Ride squad. Ferguson held himself responsible for the loss of the weapon in the second BPN and put his neck on the line to assist in its retrieval. He feels he owes the Five Punks for possibly bailing him out of a sticky situation with Cloak Division, but as he is still under investigation it is unsure as to whether he will be seen again.

====Samuel Lourenco====
Lourenco is a shrewd Kiestas lieutenant in the San Angel sector. The Five Punks have gained a certain level of trust with him through a bit of mutual help during the Loose Cannon BPN, and if relations are nurtured he could prove a useful contact.

====Elva Miller====
Leiutenant Elva Miller is head of the 322nd precinct in the area of Wilkins Mall in Suburbia. The Five Punks ridded her of a troublesome gang and a sticky political situation. In return, shocked at having her BPN issued by Crazy Herman, she passes the squad on to the financier Jacob Haynes.

====Jacob Haynes====
Haynes is an ex Combat Financier, and still a Business Package Operative. He is a large, calm, stern man, brimming with Karma implants covered with expensive suits. At SCL5B.8 he is probably the highest SCL character the squad has met so far, and his influence can provide the squad with higher profile BPNs than Crazy Herman ever could.

====Dean Murdoch====
Ex-Shiver sergeant. The squad were tasked with erasing him after a sensitive BPN, but instead persuaded him to vanish into Downtown. Grateful for the Ops saving his life, Murdoch is looking for a way to repay them and maybe make a little cash.

====Lloyd Langley====
Overconfident and bombastic Third Eye reporter who covered the Justice For All BPN. More BPNs have followed since which Langley has had a hand in issuing.

===Locations===

====San Angel sector====
A Kiestas stronghold in Upper Downtown. There is a heavy trade in weapons with DarkNight here, and the local Kiestas are well armed and dangerous. The leadership in San Angel aren't stupid though, and are looking to divert SLA attention away rather than attract more through hostilities. Their diplomatic nature towards SLA is probably as a result of the friction and close prioximity of the Krosstown Traffic in the neighbouring sector.

Campaign

2008-05-29T19:23:44Z

Roman Totale: /* Break Jail */

=The Five Punk campaign=

==History==
The Five Punk squad was formed in early January 902SD by Operatives Grim Grimbola, Deject, Gerald, and Dirk Gently. The squad all graduated from Meny independently and were thrown together in Slayer's Crib by the infamous financier Crazy Herman. Later, the squad were joined by Gekijou Sumaniski and Emile Jaegerknack.

===Squad Members===

====Grim Grimbola - Human, Death Squad====
Has a thing about facepaints.

====Deject - Wraith Raider, Scout====
Is scared of shit and terrified of needles.

====Gerald - Stormer, Kick Murder====

The hulking great meatshield of the group, Gerald is a monstrous sight. However, despite his huge size, he is surprisingly nimble and stealthy. He is also quite friendly and good natured, despite what he looks like, although his attempts at friendly gestures and smiles have yet to receive the response he is looking for. He does have a tendency to resort to violence to solve problems, and has difficulty with words like "subdue" and "take alive".

After a recent near death experience due to his usual tactic of running straight at people shouting, he has invested in some shiny new armour. The boost to his strength now means he can theoretically hold aloft two stormers at the same time, but he is most proud of the "Hi! My name is Gerald" sticker adorning his chest.

He also has an eye on a stalk sticking out the back of his head. Don't ask.

====Dirk Gently - Ebon, Point====

With burgundy hair and turquoise eyes, Dirk is unmistakably an Ebon - though the trench coat and fedora also mark him out to be a self styled gumshoe detective. Being the only member of the squad to have any 'civilised' communication skills (torture tending not to lead to many profitable BPNs), Dirk is often called upon to be the "talker". Despite having Ebon Blast abilities, Dirk prefers to rely on his detective skills when on a job. He also likes to think himself as a bit of a lady's man, though the evidence so far tends not to support this particular belief (still, if at first you don't succeed...).

====Gekijou Sumaniski - Human, Kick Murder====

Purveyor of Chain-axe flavoured justice.

====Emile Jaegerknack - Human, Sabotage====
Has a fear of cutlery, specifically sporks, after an accident with a cutlery drawer and some explosives.

====Spindle Winston - Human, Point====

===BPN History===

====Welcome to Mort - Blue====
The squad was formed for this BPN, issued by Crazy Herman. Present were Grim, Deject, Gerald, and Dirk. The mission was to excort a team of three mainenance workers to a faulty pump in the overflow system near the CS2 wall. During the repairs the squad were attacked by around 35 carriens, including a Greater and a Mutant. The carriens were driven off, with Dirk and Gerald taking serious damage but recovering quickly (Dirk by his own healing and Gerald by regenerating). The repairs were completed on time and all maintenance team members returned safely. Gerald's armour, however, did not survive.

====Loose Cannon - Yellow====
Shocked at being actually approached by the squad, Crazy Herman gives them his best BPN - a mission to retrieve a lost FEN 400 Surekill sniper rifle from Kiestas territory. Herman suggests they pick up a couple of extra members for their squad, as their numbers have been depleted by Gerald 'visiting his mum'. Gek and Emile are introduced. The squad begin a thorough investigation of the squad that lost the weapon, dealing diplomatically with some slippery gang members and making some good character judgements that result in getting some of the suspects do do half of the work for them. The weapon is retrieved, but not before it is aimed at Dirk from point blank range, causing much sweating and defecating.

====Ultrasonic Brats - Blue====
The last BPN from Crazy Herman. Tasked with discouraging a teenage biker gang from using Suburbia as their playground the Five Punks are placed in a situation they can't shoot their way out of, as these gangers are the teenage offspring of influential SLA employees. The squad do some accurate research (and Dirk hits on the Shiver Leiutenant who issued the BPN) and start off on the right lines. Things soon go awry though as Deject accidentally shoots one of the gang and kills him in front of a crown of onlookers. The whole squad's payment for the BPN bribes their way out of having to take responsibility though and they get back on track with renewed vigour. Trapping the bikers in a mall, the Five Punks force them to fight their way out. The result is one biker taking a running kick to the testicles from Deject, another being felled by a flying leg hold from Gerald, and four of the gang being shot dead. Not ideal, but the firefight was filmed and may prove a step onto the fame ladder, and Dirk got a date. A success then, if not a financial one.

====Born to the Overkill - Silver====
The squad's first Silver BPN, and also their first BPN from Mr Haynes. Tasked with clearing a downtown apartment building in preperation for an episode of Gorezone, the Five Punks set about with startling speed and efficiency. Various comedy encounters slow the process down though, including Deject and Dirk trying to wrestle a fat bloke, and the squad end the BPN by evacuating the last residents as the various nasties begin swarming in from the sewers below. Unfortunately the last resident was a pregnant woman whose health suffered from being moved during labour. Fortunately Mr haynes was on hand to put the disgruntled Dept of Recreation and Entertainment exec in his place and thus avoid any fines.

====Moving Machinery - Red====
While washing his smalls, Dirk gets a phone call from Haynes. The squad have been issued a red BPN and need to get to Downtown to bail out a Shiver APC which is under attack from DarkNight. The squad arrive piecemeal as usual, but get the chance to assess the situation a little while Deject scouts ahead and Grim and Gerald ride the bus. They find that DarkNight have attacked and taken a Shiver APC in order to use it to hijack an armoured car containing medical supplies. A group of armed and armoured DN ops are covering their attempts to break into the vehicle, and the squad are a little nervous about attacking them. To make matters worse, Deject spots a sniper in a nearby building and wisely stays in cover. The squad go for a pincer attack, with the close-up fighters Gek and Gerald using the sewers to get to the opposite building to take out the sniper, and Grim and Dirk going around behind the nearest building to come at the group down an alley. All goes fairly well until Grim's big head gets spotted peering around a corner. The enemy are happy to sit back and let Five Punk come to them though, or at least so they think. Unknown to Deject he has been spotted and a couple of DarkNight are heading up the building he's in in a mirror of the move Gek and Gerald are pulling at the other side of the road. Luckily Deject hears the poorly trained Civilian Converts coming and hides in the bathroom of the apartment he's in, mowing them down with his FEN AR as they burst through the door.

Meanwhile, Gek and Gerald have charged towards their sniper only to find he has cover. They clear the distance between them before he has chance to react and, despite planning on taking him alive, variously beat his head in and almost chop his arm off. Gek then learns that DarkNight snipers are quite handy in close combat too as this one carves a zorro Z into Gek's chest before being dispatched by chainaxe.

Still feeling cautious, the squad try to reposition in order to attack from two sides again. Things start moving faster though when the DarkNight engineer blows one of the doors of the armoured car with a bundle of grenades. Deject spectacularly blows the head off one of the guys pinning down Grim and Dirk, causing the other one to bottle it and run. On the success of this, the squad move in. Unfortunately they're a little late. The APC starts to make a getaway and Deject does his best to take down the fleeing DarkNight by hosing them with automatic fire, with some success. He also takes the engineer out as he struggles with the mangled corpse of the passenger from the armoured car. Nobody is close enough to stop the driver starting to make away with the second vehicle though, until Grim gets off a lucky shot as the car turns around to follow tha APC. Dirk follows his example and finishes him off.

At this point the BPN goes a bit downhill. Gerald reaches the armoured car as it rolls to a halt and decides to use it to pursue the fleeing APC. Unfortunately it isn't as fast, and Gerald can't drive. What follows is the world's most destructive car chase as the DarkNight use their APC to barge traffic out of the way, and Gerald veers wildly after them, damaging any vehicles that the enemy missed. The rest of the squad catch up on their bikes, along with a Cloak Division APC. Until Deject falls off his bike while swerving through the remains of the traffic. Luckily for the Five Punks the Cloak squad flag them down and relieve them of the BPN while SCAF units take up the chase for them. Turns out the armoured car shouldn't have been there, and Cloak Division want to know why. Opening the back of the vehicle they find out - 50 Tek Trex drones open fire out of the back. Luckily for them the Cloak guys are well armoured and a quick grenade sorts out the little clockwork shooters. The squad retreat to the pub to discuss the events of the afternoon, slightly confused by the outcome but glad to have been paid.

====Suburban Psycho - White====
The squad are given a BPN requiring them to investigate the violent deaths of three teenagers in suburbia. Looking through the case files, they find that each has been apparently killed by a powerful blow by a Gash Fist. Immediately suspecting a SLA employee of some kind, they set off with trepidation to investigate the crime scenes. Despite being their first investigation, Deject, Dirk, Grim and (for a little while) Gerald examine the scenes with a fine attention to detail, but find little that the Shivers haven't already found. Frustrated but unpurturbed the squad start interviewing potential witnesses and suspects and the BPN starts taking a downhill slide. Their interviews range from the mundane to the surreal, giving the slightly bemused Ops a fine insight into the mental states of the population but little in the way of actual information. However, Dirk gets another date. At this point the BPN is possibly hampered by the squad repeatedly making jokes about penguins, or possibly by the GM being so drunk he can no longer distinguish narrative from crazy NPC.

Several nights into the BPN Five Punk make a breakthrough though. Taking teamwork to a new level, the three squad members work out how to use Grim's Oyster laptop and start using the information they have to narrow down potential suspects among SLA employees. A few dead end searches later, including a visit to the magnificently named Boris Ronny Bryant, a freelance Op with a drink problem, they have a suspect. Until now the squad have been relatively professional, but after throwing their weight around to gain access to the high SCL suspect's expensive apartment they start to vent their frustrations. While searching for something to justify their potentially illegal intrusion, Grim smashes an expensive antique desk and Dirk finds a frozen fillet steak in his coat pocket. Their ransacking provides them with a timely demonstration of how much more efficient the Shivers are in this part of the city, and the Ops find themselves desperately trying to cover their arses by ringing anyone they know with a higher SCL than themselves. Fortunately for them, their contact is satisfied that they have the right suspect and relieves them of the BPN before any more damage is done. Or so she thought, except Grim has other ideas and decides that shooting their suspect's TV on the way out is just the trade mark they need.

Having completed the BPN without even seeing the suspect, Five Punk learned a few lessons about the conduct of an investigation. They also learned a few things about how SLA bureaucracy works; the suspect was found to be guilty but goes unpunished. After all what's more important to the company, a few kids or a high level executive?

====Giving to the Machine - Green====
This expeditionary BPN got the squad excited at the prospect of going somewhere exotic, but it turned out it was just into the dangerous and festering depths of Lower Downtown. Tasked with investigating the deaths of several Shivers in the area, Five Punk set off onto the bowels of the city with a useful escort provided by Shiver Sgt Murdoch and his APC. Information is typically sparse at first, but it seems as though a group have been ambushing Shivers who are being called out for minor disturbances. Opinions are varied on the culprits, so the squad hits the streets. Or at least the Shiver canteen. Evidence starts to point towards the culprits being a manchine cult, but other than a description of the cultists the squad have not a lot else to go on. The trail seems to be going cold when a call comes in - there's been another attack and this one has a survivor. The culprits have been driven off after an attack, but they've left one of their victims behind after he fell through a hole in the level. A quick check reveals he has since died of his wounds, so the squad concentrate on trying to follow the attackers instead. Deject manages to find the trail, but after delving deeper than they'd like to into Downtown and encountering some large hostile insects that give Grim a bit of a beating, they decide to turn back. The victim, meanwhile, turns out not to be one of the Shivers at all but a manchine cultist wearing the armour of a previous victim. If any confirmation was needed of the attackers this was it. Without a lot else to do but wait for an opportunity to track them again and wait for the lab reports to come back from the autopsy, the Punks hit the streets again for a while before turning in.

The next day their luck takes a better turn and one of the cultists is spotted shopping for food. They're on the scene quickly and Dirk makes a ham-handed attempt at 'uindercover work'. He spooks the cultist, but slips a tracking bug into his pocket. The cultist bolts at the first opportunity, but between the tracking bug and Deject's skills they follow him several levels deeper than they'd like to back into Lower Downtown. There they find what appears to be the cultists' lair, and some recon work by the surprisingly stealthy Gerald reveals that not only are the squad outnumbered about 5-1, there's also a manchine in there. Feeling distinctly outgunned, the squad decide to try to draw out some of them to thin their numbers. The tactic works, and three cultists wander up to where they are to investigate some noise, only to find themselves floored by a flying Stormer. Their surprise lost, the squad take up position to repel an attack. Half a dozen more respond only to be blasted by Dirk's bomb ability, and the remainder decide to take a defensive stance, so Grim and Dirk kill some time by interrogating one of the cultists that Gerald sat on. Not much information is gathered, so they bite the bullet and attack. Still outnumbered 2-1 and with a manchine facing them, Gerald charges while Dirk, Deject and Grim provide covering fire. Four cultists, described by their peers as being 'enhanced', rush to meet him with vibro-sabres drawn, but by the time they clash all but one has been felled by gunfire. A quick exchange later and Gerald is victorious, but a sabre wound and several gunshots have left him teetering. A couple more bursts and Gerald falls, desperately injecting Kick Start as he hits the ground. With only a couple of minions left the manchine bolts, followed by a less dedicated cultist. The remainder of the squad dispatch the remaining enemy and see to their injured, as Grim has also suffered some injuries from the SMG fire of the upgraded cultists. Everyone breathes a sigh of relief as Dirk stops Gerald's bleeding seconds from death, and the Stormer starts the work of regenerating his broken ribs and various internal injuries.

With the cult dispersed Five Punk find that in this particular part of Lower Downtown they somehow get phone and radio reception, so they call the job in. They are told to secure the area and await reinforcements, who arrive in the form of several heavily armoured Ops and some executives from the Dept of Subversion. The squad have stumbled into something SLA doesn't want to be widely known, and the execs make that clear. They pay the squad off with extra for their camera footage of the enhanced cultists and the live captive, but demand that they kill Sgt Murdoch before he reaches the surface. Murdoch has proved very useful up to this point, and Dirk puts up a persuasive argument to save him. The exec leaves the solution up to the squad, but makes it clear that if information on this matter escapes then Five Punk will share the fate of Murdoch. Dirk talks to the Shiver and, with the squad prepared to take the risk, they give him both a financial and a mortal incentive to 'disappear'. Murdoch takes the hint, but before leaving he takes contact details. After all, you never know when a resourceful ex-Shiver might stumble upon useful information.

====Scent of Ebb - Jade====
Squad Five Punk approach their first Jade BPN mith a mixture of apprehension and curiosity, having heard variously wild rumours about often spooky happenings during their course. This turns out to be an investigation into the disappearance of an Ebon researcher from Dark Lament, and shows little evidence of being spooky. The missing Ebon, Curis, had left an electronic paper trail that wound its way around the World of Progress, and the squad begin following her footsteps. First off is her apartment. Stripped bare, and with all the furniture smashed up and built into crude wadding in the edges and corners of the bathroom, the apartment is a strange thing to find but ultimately turns up only one clue - an ugly mask, stuffed down the toilet. Gerald is delighted and immediately pushes it onto his face. Anxious to share the experience he tries to plant it on Dirk, but Dirk feels a strange pull from the mask that makes him suspicious of its nature, and he takes the item into safer hands. Maybe this investigation has a little spookiness to it after all.

With no further clues in the apartment, the squad hop on a gauss train to the next step in Curis's journey. They arrive at the apartment of a friend of hers in Orienta. It would seem that Curis came to the city to buy an item found by the friend on the Shifting Bazzar, the mask found in the toilet. Curis had spent some time with her friend researching the item, and despite recieving some paper files from an old professor in Meny seems to have had no success. The squad consider tracking the source of the mask, but a little investigation in the market reveals that this avenue might not only be futile, but as the mask was allegedly recovered from Cannibal Sector 1 may also be fatal.

Following Curis's trail again takes them to the Tas Tuo on Meny - a giant library on the Ebon homeworld. Here, it would seem, Curis came to try to find out more about the mask. Gerald is still convinced that having Dirk put on the mask is the way forward, but the reactions of the Ebon librarians to the mask makes Dirk think he made the right decision. The Ops are directed to a librarian who specialises in ancient Ebon artifacts. The librarian was assisting Curis in her research, and the pair of them believed the mask was some kind of communication device. It would seem Curis had just about given up and was due to return to Mort, when something changed. She postponed her foldship and returned to the Tas Tuo, working alone this time. Her librarian guide noticed her return, and noticed how agitated she seemed. Curis left after a couple more days, and after leaving the spaceport in Mort wasn't seen again. The librarian was concerned at the change in personality though, and followed what she had been researching. It would seem she was concerned about a particular type of Ebb Demon. Nobody has ever proved the existence of these creatures, but it would seem that a Brain Waster claims to have encountered this particular type several hundred years ago. With little left to go on the squad speak to their contact with the suspicion that these creatures are responsible for Curis's disappearance. As luck was have it the contact has heard of the Brain Waster who encountered the demons, and this Brain Waster is now a Necanthrope.

Arriving back in Mort, the squad are met by their contact and the Necanthrope Dour. The mask is taken from them. It would seem that wearing this mask attracts the attention of the dangerous creatures. Dour barely escaped with his life after his encounter, and nobody else has before or since. Dour describes the creatures, and Dirk is glad that he didn't give in to peer pressure. Despite a successful and enlightening end to the BPN, the squad comes away from it feeling uneasy.

====Justice For All====
The squad is issued another White BPN hunting a serial killer. This one has been pretty much spat out of a statistics analysis computer, so their contact is of little to no use. So they get to work on studying the evidence, poring over the facts. It seems that four SLA employees of varying importance have been killed all using the same unusual MO - killed by close range automatic fire from a DarkNight assault rifle, firing SLA manufactured rounds. On three of the bodies some form of evidence has been left, relating to the perverted and violent personal lives of the victims. Theories fly as to the killer, but none quite seem to fit. After some consideration and a few dead ends, the squad follow a lead that takes them to a downtown warehouse where they suspect the victims all committed their own crimes. It turns out this building had been loaned out to a local criminal for reasons not known and not asked, but that this character had been killed as the result of a BPN a week ago. The killer, an Ebon, fits the MO perfectly and the squad head off to confront her. There is some discussion about how to confront her, but Dirk has a gut feeling that this particular killer isn't quite what she seems. They decide on the subtle approach, and the conversation with her quickly reveals that she has no qualms about discussing her crime, as well as the even more horrible crimes her victims had committed. It seems that she has done the world a greater good, but SLA undoubtedly wouldn't see it that way. The squad is divided on how to handle this, but in the end Dirk's strong opinion wins over the apethy of Gerald and Deject, and concerns of Grim, and they go with an alternative plan. With camera crew in tow and the Ebon killer planting all the evidence they need, the squad burst in on a DarkNight weapons dealer that their new contact had discovered on her last BPN. Before he even has chance to fire, Gerald has crossed his living room and shoved him out of the window, much to the delight of the waiting cameras.

So, a hollywood ending to the BPN. But Grim is worried that all the loose ends may not have been tied up, and these ends may spell the squad's end.

====Break Jail====
Dirk receives a phone call, not from Haynes but from Lloyd Langley, the reporter from the last BPN. Ahead of time, and from an unusual source, the squad accept a silver BPN. After all, silvers are rare and often mean TV footage, and TV footage means money. The BPN involves escorting an investigative reporter into a potentially corrupt Shiver station. Should the reporter's investigations prove correct the station has been infiltrated by DarkNight, so some heavy assistance is neccessary. The reporter turns out to be quite a firebrand, and the squad react immediately to her highly strung attitude by trying to wind her up further. Even so, they manage to make it to the Shiver station on the edges of Downtown without incident. The reporter proves her worth by quickly bossing her way up to the station commander's office, barely leaving the squad time to keep up as she verbally blasts her way through the precinct. Upon finding the Captain in charge of the station, the reporter lays right in with rapid fire accusations. Tensions rise quickly as the more diplomatic Ops do their best to keep tempers calm, but before anyone gets shot, arrested or violated with their own microphone the lights go dead and the argument is cut short by screaming emanating from elsewhere in the building.

Things change quickly from here. Reacting quickly, the Ops herd their charge and the Shiver captain into a room they can secure. Deject, Grim and Gek continue onwards and downwards towards sounds of gunfire while the rest of the squad continue to secure their protectees. Soon the advanced party encounter the Shiver who were in reception. They've been almost shredded - lacerated by a large bladed weapon. Needless to say, this puts everybody on edge. More gunfire and screams are being heard below, and the Shiver captain informs the squad that the cells are down there. As they are making ready to continue downwards a rush of former prisoners comes charging past, claiming that the Shivers down there are being butchered by a 'thing'. None can be any more descriptive. Soon afterwards about half a dozen panicked looking Shivers come retreating up the stairs to take position in the lobby. Again, the Shivers can't supply much in the way of information other than that they were attacked by some sort of creature. Most of those who saw it are dead. The squad try to glean more information from the Shivers, both alive and dead, but Deject gets impatient and heads off to scout out the basement. Carefully emerging from the stairwell he is greeted by carnage. Half a dozen or so Shivers litter the main chamber in various states of dismemberment. As Deject starts cautiously reconnoitering the corridors containing the holding cells, the rest of the squad make haste to catch up and lend some support. A tense period follows with Deject checking cells, containing variously terrified prisoners or mangled corpses. Moving through the corridors the squad hear a blood-curling scream from where one of the stranger prisoners scuttled off to hide. Assuming he had found the 'monster', they hurry to confront the killer. They find only another corpse though, and not of the victim they expected. At a loss to where the creature has gone, Gerald spots blood dripping from the underside of the flimsy bed. Peering under to see where it is coming from, the Stormer is surprised by a blade emerging seemingly from nowhere so hack a large gash out of his armour. The squad recoils as the sheet of flesh under the bed forms humanoid shape and sprints for the door, hacking at Gerald and leaving him badly injured. The combat is short and brutal. Gerald throws his injured body at the thing, which simply turns rubbery and wriggles away. Most of the squad have hacked away at the creature to little effect by the time it reaches the door, and Dirk hits it with a blast. Not for the first time this draws much unwanted attention and the blade of the creature nearly fells him in one blow. However, a fraction of a second before finishing him off Deject manages to fell it with a twitch-fired burst from his FEN AR. The squad look on at the fallen rogue vevaphon in shock at the speed which it tore through their ranks. Their day brightens considerably though when they find this rogue Op has a bounty on its head. Combined with the media footage and the completion of the BPN, this silver proved very lucrative for Five Punk.

===Peripheral Characters and Contacts===

====Crazy Herman====
The Crib's most notorious financier. The Five Punks ultimately got away lightly, receiving three BPNs that were both possible and non-fatal. Hints dropped by various contacts prompted the slow realisation that maybe Herman wasn't the man for them after all.

====Niall Ferguson====
Human Investigation Op and leader of Red Ride squad. Ferguson held himself responsible for the loss of the weapon in the second BPN and put his neck on the line to assist in its retrieval. He feels he owes the Five Punks for possibly bailing him out of a sticky situation with Cloak Division, but as he is still under investigation it is unsure as to whether he will be seen again.

====Samuel Lourenco====
Lourenco is a shrewd Kiestas leiutenant in the San Angel sector. The Five Punks have gained a certain level of trust with him through a bit of mutual help during the Loose Cannon BPN, and if relations are nurtured he could prove a useful contact.

====Elva Miller====
Leiutenant Elva Miller is head of the 322nd precinct in the area of Wilkins Mall in Suburbia. The Five Punks ridded her of a troublesome gang and a sticky political situation. In return, shocked at having her BPN issued by Crazy Herman, she passes the squad on to the financier Jacob Haynes.

====Jacob Haynes====
Haynes is an ex Combat Financier, and still a Business Package Operative. He is a large, calm, stern man, brimming with Karma implants covered with expensive suits. At SCL5B.8 he is probably the highest SCL character the squad has met so far, and his influence can provide the squad with higher profile BPNs than Crazy Herman ever could.

====Dean Murdoch====
Ex-Shiver sergeant. The squad were tasked with erasing him after a sensitive BPN, but instead persuaded him to vanish into Downtown. Grateful for the Ops saving his life, Murdoch is looking for a way to repay them and maybe make a little cash.

====Lloyd Langley====
Overconfident and bombastic Third Eye reporter who covered the Justice For All BPN. More BPNs have followed since which Langley has had a hand in issuing.

===Locations===

====San Angel sector====
A Kiestas stronghold in Upper Downtown. There is a heavy trade in weapons with DarkNight here, and the local Kiestas are well armed and dangerous. The leadership in San Angel aren't stupid though, and are looking to divert SLA attention away rather than attract more through hostilities. Their diplomatic nature towards SLA is probably as a result of the friction and close prioximity of the Krosstown Traffic in the neighbouring sector.

Campaign

2008-02-17T11:53:55Z

Roman Totale: /* Giving to the Machine - Green */

Battlefield 2

2007-12-16T18:10:45Z

Roman Totale: /* The Crusty Bits */

[[Category:Games]]
[[Image:bf2-20060814-200428.jpg|thumb|right|160px|[[user:Gunslinger|Gunslinger]] landing a jet inside a carrier in Battlefield 2]]

==The Basics==
Battlefield 2 (BEEF) got a warm but not stunning reception at 5punk to begin with, however over the last year or so, we've been getting more and more players playing regularly and have actually managed somehow to get pretty good at the game, even showing some signs of organization and skill, both of which are usually unheard of on 5punk.

This popularity made it possible for us to split the cost of a [http://www.game-monitor.com/GameServer/81.19.208.85:16567/5punk.co.uk_-_Get_some_on_you.html Ranked Server] for 5punk so we could have a server run to the usual 5punk standards.

BF2 is basically a First Person Shooter (FPS) game. It can be played in single-player mode with computer controlled enemies (or bots) providing the enemy force, however, this is only really useful as an off-line training mode. The real action in BF2 is in LAN or Internet based play.

Firstly, new players will be required to create a user account. This will serve as a login for the game (EA have also announced this same login can be transferred to the upcoming Battlefield 2142, the next title in the series), a login for EA Downloader and as a login for [http://www.fileplanet.com/ FilePlanet].

This account will maintain a record of all your stats, weapon unlocks and ranking data and provides stat geeks with something to read when not playing Beef. Players can retrieve their stats through a number of third-party websites, the most popular being [http://bf2s.com/ BF2S.com] as well the BFHQ section within Beef itself.

Servers are provided by Electronic Arts (the games' publisher), however, the vast majority of game servers will be funded privately by clans or benevolent gaming gods (like 5punk). These servers can be further be subdivided into 'ranked' and 'non-ranked'. Ranked and non-ranked servers are identical game-play wise but only ranked servers will record your scores and stats allowing you to raise your BF2 rank and give access to weapon unlocks as you progress.

The premise of the game is simple; two opposing forces compete in limited-time games in an attempt to reduce the opposing team to 0 tickets (tickets are 'points' which allow a team member to re-spawn after death) by moving through the map capturing enemy controlled bases (or flags). The games take place on a variety of [http://www.totalbf2.com/page.php?s=3274858c4daad40a1d3f9196eacffaae&do=bfmaps maps] which may vary in the maximum number of players permitted, dependent upon the server settings.

==The Juicy Bits==
BEEF is in many ways the polar opposite of [[Call of Duty]] as Beef is a game that requires communication, tactics and teamwork, all of which usually go against the 5punk way of doing things.

Many 5punkers have come to love the game, not least in part due to the teamwork and attitude of 5punkers.

==The Crusty Bits==
The Beef 1.3 server is prone to crashing, often making people lose over 9000 points.

Beef also has an unrivaled ability to really, really piss people off which we call [[Beef Rage]] it is thought Beef Rage comes from a chemical reaction caused when two spawn-raping fuckmonkeys meet one [[rocket whoring]] [[Faggot]]

==Conclusion==
ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

==External Links==
*[http://bf2s.com/my-leaderboard.php?pids=43493880,65302904,43450905,43417412,19302201,43778339,44619480,45387820,40615076,44106911,46138269,44503152,58112161,61316847,61812957,57914251,59919902,33470583,65667371,66185098,66723227,43996025,44607474,37636882,44606067,45509566,63980191,75597422,61803879,46415031,45310292&get=Get+Leader+Board 5punk BF2 leader board on bf2s.com]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlefield_2 Wikipedia BF2 article]
*[http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2356 BF2 Tweaks on 5punk forums]

==Players with this game==


*[http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=226 Dog Pants]
*[http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=84 Dr. Kitteny Berk]
*[http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=256 FatherJack]
*[http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=543 Fear]
*[http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=130 Gunslinger]
*[http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=21 mrbobbins]
*[http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=636 MrGreen]
*[http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=38 Roman Totale]
*[http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=125 TezzRexx]
*[http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=106 Ty aka Sir Die Aloty]
*[http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=286 The JockGit]

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==What is 5punk?==

''"5punk - the gaming equivalent of a kickaround in the park"''

'''[http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]''' is a friendly community of gamers based on the ethic of playing for fun hence the title.

Basically we play for fun, get on well with like minded gamers and have good laugh in the process.

We also run our own [[Bukkake|gameserver]], as this allows us to switch games we host easily depending on what's popular.

===Who is 5punk?===

'''FatherJack (Overlord of [http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]):'''

After Woo Elephant Yeah stepped down in May 2007, the status of Overlord was passed to FatherJack by the [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=7126 ruling council].

'''Woo Elephant Yeah (Founder of [http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]):'''

"Well one day I decided it would be a good idea to get like minded 'b3tans' ([http://b3ta.com '''b3ta''']) to all play online games together. Since then there's been no looking back, and 5punk has now turned into an active online gaming community for all ages and types of people.
You do not have to be a member of b3ta to join 5punk, as it's an open gaming community, it's just that b3ta is historically a root for people to come here."

===Where is 5punk?===

If they're not gaming or forum whoring at '''http://www.5punk.co.uk''' ...then they must be at the [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3079&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''pub'''].

===Why 5punk?===

This is at least partly related to the being an offspring of b3ta.com

The use of a number in the place of a letter started with b3ta, but was taken up by 4rthur, 5punk, just as a nod to our roots.

[http://www.b3ta.com/talk/64446 Thread where the name was decided.]

===How do you pronounce 5punk?===

Spunk - a slang term for male ejaculate.
Not five-punk

==Gaming==
5punk comprises of two parts, the forum and the games. Banter is a large part of what 5punk is about, and it takes place in both and often overlaps. In game this is made more fluid by most of us using Teamspeak.

The games that are played come and go quite quickly as people try new ones then tire of them. However, some do endure and can earn a regular slot on the 5cheduler for months or years. The best way to see which games are being played at the moment is to look at the 5cheduler. The best way to see which games are being played regularly is to check back through the 5cheduler. A lazy way to check which games are being played is to look at the sections below.

===Games currently popular===
These are the games that will probably be in the 5cheduler right now, and have the highest chance of anyone playing at any given time.

*[[Call of Duty 4]]
*[[EVE]]
*[[Team Fortress 2| Team Fortress 2]]

===Old Favourites===
These games may not have many people playing regularly, but will probably draw some interest if scheduled.

*[[Battlefield 2]]
*[[counterstrike | Counter Strike: Source]]
*[[Call of Duty: United Offensive]]

===Other games===
Many games come and go, often being played by only a couple of people. Sometimes interest will flare if somebody raises ones profile again, sometomes not. The [[Other Games | other games]] section has a list of games that certain 5punkers may be interested in playing.

===Regularly scheduled games===
Most evenings some of us will be playing something, and watching Xfire and the 5cheduler is the best way to spot when they're happening. Certain favourites have set slots, although the exact flavour of the game can vary (CoD:UO/CoD2/CoD4, BF2/BF2142 etc):

*'''Monday:''' Nothing set
*'''Tuesday:''' [[Call of Duty]]
*'''Wednesday:''' [[Source]]
*'''Thursday:''' [[Battlefield]]
*'''Friday:''' Random drunken gaming night
*'''Saturday:''' Nothing set
*'''Sunday:''' Nothing set

===Browser games===
Many 5punkers play one or more of several web-based MMO games. These don't get scheduled but are popular nontheless due to the way they are played.

====[http://www.urbandead.com UrbanDead]====
Inconspicuous browser based MMORPG set in the zombie apocalypse, easily played at lunch time at work. 5punkers tend to gravitate towards pubs, occasionally organising excursions such as the Malton Pub Crawl in order to bring sunshine to the lives (or undeaths, as the case may be) of human and zombie alike.

====[http://www.shartak.com Shartak]====
A Browser based MMPORG set on a desert island, Featuring Outsiders, Pirates and natives.

Quite similar to Urban dead, likely because the maker was inspired by urbandead.

====[http://www.atorian.com Atorian]====
Another inconspicuous browser based game. Set at some point in the future 5punkers in this game are purely self-defensive, but since there's always someone trying to take our planets we never stop fighting.

===Beardy tabletop games===
A few 5punkers have clubbed together to recreate pen-and-paper RPGs over the internet. A few experiments have been tried, but generally it seems to have come off best using Skype but otherwise staying as it was intended.

====[[SLA_Industries| SLA Industries]]====
Beardier than Brian Blessed dunked in a vat of testosterone, a Dungeons & Dragonsesque pen and paper RPG - but played over the internet. SLA Industries is an urban horror roleplaying game set in dark futuristic universe called the World of Progress. The World of Progress spans thousands of worlds, most of which are ruled by the ubiquitous SLA Industries. SLA Industries is a giant megacorporation, the virtually unchallenged power in the World of Progress. Players play the part of Operatives - freelance agents who take jobs from SLA to protect the public and the company.

====[[Shadowrun| Shadowrun]]====
As the above, top beardy action. Run in a world thats kinda like traditional fantasy meets bladerunner.

==Servers==
This list is likely to change often, so just check [http://www.game-monitor.com/search.php?search=5punk&type=server Here] for our current servers

[http://www.5punk.co.uk/demo.php Teamspeak server]

[[Radio|5punk Radio]]

'''CS:S''' 217.112.95.67:27015

'''CoD4''' 217.112.95.67:28960

===[http://www.5punk.co.uk/downloads 5punk/Downloads]===
5punk has its own file mirror, Mainly used for gaming related stuff and handy apps.

The downloads section is passworded so our bandwidth bill doesn't go through the roof from leeching linking sites:

*User: badger
*Pass: badger

There's also a lot of content on [http://files.hairy-arse.com/ Files.hairy-arse.com] which is unpassworded. So there.

===[ftp://motorphetamine.mine.nu/ SirDieAloTys FTP]===
Patchs & No-CD Cracks

*User: 5punk
*Pass: badger

== Apps we use and how to use them. ==

=== Xfire ===
Xfire is an app that acts as an instant messenger with in game support and allows us to easily join other 5punkers in game.

With the 22/9/06 Xfire update, they introduced a [http://www.xfire.com/clans Clan] function, this allows users to add everyone to their contact list easily by joining the 5punk clan [http://www.xfire.com/clans/5punk here], you'll usually be accepted within 24hours.

When signing up at the forum, make sure you add your Xfire username to your forum profile, as this is the core of 5punk, and without Xfire, we wouldn't even be here.

=== Teamspeak ===
Teamspeak is our voice comms medium of choice - given the ease of use, and reasonable licensing terms.

*Server Address: 217.112.95.67:8767
*Server Password: cranberry

=== Hamachi ===
Used to allow us to play older games over the Internet, also allows us to test experimental servers safely and securely.

[http://www.angelfire.com/games5/darkcry/hamachi_eng.htm Basic guide] (placeholder until a 5punk-specific one is made)

If Hamachi is needed for a game, the network to join and password for the network will be posted in the scheduler.

=== Last.fm ===
We have a last.fm group, last.fm is an plug-in for your media player which keeps track of what music you have been playing.

[http://www.last.fm/group/5punk.co.uk]

Sign up and someone will approve you.

=== Nintendo Wii Address Book ===
To allow the sharing of "Miis" and to send messages back and forth with Nintendo's console, you have to exchange Wii system addresses. More info here:
[[Wii Addresses]]

=== Folding@Home ===
[http://folding.stanford.edu/ '''Folding@Home'''] is a distributed computing project -- people from through out the world [http://folding.stanford.edu/download.html '''download'''] and run software to band together to make one of the largest supercomputers in the world. Your participation can help lead to a cure for these diseases:
*Alzheimer's Disease
*Cancer
*Huntington's Disease
*Osteogenesis Imperfecta
*Parkinson's Disease
*Ribosome & antibiotics

Join the [http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=51199 '''5punk Team'''] if you care to join the cause. [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3334&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''Folding@5punk Info''']

== 5punk Slang/Terminology/Memes. ==

*TEEF - Team Fortress 2, bit like Beef but with added lulz.
*BEEF - Our name for [[Battlefield 2]] (Battlefield 2 > BF2 > BF > BEEF)
*CoD - Our name for the [[Call of Duty]] series (usually referring to Call of Duty: United Offensive) *Currently used for COD4:modern cod, sadly, no bathtubs can be found, only showers.*
*Veal/Future Beef - Sometimes used as slang names for Battlefield 2142.
*HamAndCheese - Our name for [[Main Page#Hamachi|Hamachi]]. (Also known as "HammyCheese, ChammyHeese Jammyknees")
*Floorware - Software you've found, often by careless people misplacing CDs.
*Deject's mom - The mother of one of our members, often heard screaming in the background of [[Main Page#Teamspeak|Teamspeak]]. "Werd to your mother!"
*Ninja concerts - Cited as the reason for people avoiding arrangements.
*/me bums - Staple greeting of the Eve players, taken from their gentle (sometimes) in-game sodomy.
*CAEK! - Like cake, but better.
*ZOMG! Pie! - Flaky pastry with a nice filling.
*This Is Not A Code - It's not a code. Probably.
*REWENGAY - Like revenge, but generally involves more teabagging.
*Magical Gay Fairy Land - World of Warcraft.
*[[Charlie]] - Don't ask.
*[[liopleurodon|Chaaaaaarlie]] - Seriously, just don't ask.
*CDC - Crudely Drawn Cock. Usually magenta.
*Zombie Tower - A tower of zombies, used to climb to camping Survivors in the Zombie mod for [[Counterstrike| Counter Strike: Source]].
*SNPG - Salmon Ninja Pirate Gayer; a salmon pink ninja-pirate rank icon, used as a punishment.
*CAEK WARS - Quake wars.
*Fista - Microsoft's latest OS. It's shit.
*Tribbleshooting - Like Troubleshooting, but more 5punky with hints of KAAAAAAAHN!

==5punk Archives==
As well as discussion that directly relates to our games, 5punkers also deposit a lot of information within the pages and threads. To aid in finding the information held in these often rambling threads they are archived below.

===[[Cookbook|Geekfood]]===
Threads about food have proved very popular on 5punk, and many recipies have been posted in various threads. A full catalogue of these recipies can be found [[Cookbook|here]].

===[[Reviews]]===
5punk has a wealth of gamers of all levels and experience. This makes for an excellent testing ground for most games, and as such we have a reviews forum so that we can share our experiences. Many 5punkers have admitted to trusting the reviews of their fellow gamers to those of magazines. An index of our reviews can be found [[Reviews|here]].

==Members==
5punk is nothing without its members. The people below are by no means all the members, they're just the ones who somebody decided they had something to say about.

===Site Admins===

'''Woo Elephant Yeah''' - Site Creator

Often referred to as Wey, or Woo (which can be confusing)
5punk is Wey's Baby, as, oddly enough, is Wey's baby.
He is still amazed at how a simple idea has evolved into this rather active gaming community. In May 2007 WEY declared that he was standing down as site owner due to his ever increasing family commitments, but he's still the Daddy of our little family.

'''FatherJack''' - Site Owner

When WEY stepped down as site owner, FatherJack offered to take up the responsibility. It was agreed unanimously, first among the admins and later among the site members, that our foul-mouthed cleric was ideal for the job and with him he has brought new ideas, skills and enthusiasm.

'''Stoat''' - Site Admin

Mustela erminea
Our very own php jedi, Coded the Scheduler and the Discussion board.
Stoat has been there since the birth of 5punk, and without him, we wouldn't have any of the things we have.

'''Dog Pants''' - Site Moderator

After watching his posts for some time, WEY decided to ask Dog Pants to join the 5punk admin team.
Dog Pants has done a wonderful job moderating 5punk's forum, and has helped influence a lot of the recent decisions/suggestions for 5punk.
He can usually be found stumbling around groaning in Urban Dead, or watching Zombie flicks at home.
Pants' is actually the master beard of the 5punkiverse, often now found to be dreaming of SLA.

'''[[user:Spoodie|spoodie]]''' - Site Admin

His calm presence on the forums and web-savvy has allowed him to alleviate the pressure the other admins were beginning to feel and has proved very capable in a crisis. spoodie is master of the Impact Text Kittens, and has seen every film, ever.

'''Dr. Kitteny Berk''' - Game Server ([[Bukkake]]) Owner

Quote from WEY:
Abrupt, Rude and quite possibly Obnoxious, Berk speaks his mind and what you see is what you get.
You know where you stand with Berk, and he's the first to admit that. However, without him, 5punk would never have lifted off the ground in the way that it has, and his continuous work, help, time & money has got Bukkake up and running, along with the Shoutcast radio shows as well.
He's the unsung hero, but more a hero without the shiny long blonde hair and chiseled jaw, more of a dark shadowy figure lurking in the corner fixing servers and swearing repeatedly at things whilst snarling.
So to sum up *thinks about words carefully again*, even though Berk can be a bit of a sarcastic foul mouthed bastard, we love him in our very own special way.

=== Others ===

''' [[Team RO-BO]]'''

[[user:Roman Totale|Roman Totale]] and [[user:mrbobbins|MrBobbins]]' team from a CS:S Tournament we held.

Probably won, but as survivors are yet to be found we cannot be sure of this.

Widely believed to be the founding partners of the following website: http://www.deagostini.co.uk/ilovehorses/

'''Gunslinger'''

[[user:Gunslinger|Gunslinger]] was Created by RO-BO using old toaster parts, flips out if he sees a bagel.

So horribly, horribly good at all games.

0.001% of his neural processing runs all NASA orbital navigation and communication systems and he is a technical consultant on [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/ Richard and Judy]

'''Hehulk'''

Massive [http://www.eve-online.com/ EVE] addict. Claims that [[Main Page#xfire|xfire]] is inaccurate and that this means he has has missed three hundred hours of actual play time due to router issues with ports. Was promoted to moderator on the eve forum just because of the sheer number of hours he plays it.

Also plays BEEF and CSS. Tends to cry hax a lot when losing

'''Pnut'''

5punk's personal Battlefield 2 point resource. An avid fan of Battlefield 2 even though he isn't very good, can often be heard on teamspeak threatening to beat Chicken to death with his Keyboard/Mouse/Chair and many other assorted inanimate objects, normally after being sniped from next week for the ninth time in three minutes.

'''Deject'''

Deej is one of our resident 'merkins. He's also just released an EP called "Conceptual Intercourse" which is available on Amazon [http://www.amazon.com/Conceptual-Intercourse-Ep/dp/B000Y02X4W/ref=sr_f3_1/104-2955763-1352732?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1193809245&sr=103-1/ Here].

Word to your mother Deej, how is your mother?

'''Mikkyo'''

Runs a webcomic, [http://www.fuctinthehead.co.uk/ Fuctinthehead], which is updated daily and is Rather Good.
Also One of the only 5punkers to actually work in the games industry. Ok so he stacks shelves at Gamestation.

'''Tandino'''

He's honoured to be on the list. Also currently has a great avatar of a kitten. A lover of BDSM sex games, likes to whip himself whilst others watch.

'''Lateralus'''

An all round thoroughly nice chap. Truly under the thumb of 'er indoors and consequently playing games far less than he should. Interesting fact: He's a town planner, mess with him, get a roundabout in front of your driveway.

'''Grimmie'''

Lord of Brum and Master of Vlad. 5punk's resident artist. Is very attracted to beards, and also hosts GrimBash, which has been a resounding sucess and we thank Mr Grim Grim muchly.

'''Killavodka'''

If it was not for lag, ping, memory, processor, PSU, Core Temp, HereComesPete and the fact that God seems to hate him, he would be the greatest FPS player in the world. Can reach vocal notes capable of making dogs ears bleed.

'''Mr. Johnson'''

Our man in Belgium. He will let us know if that statue of the little boy stops pissing or Poirot dies. Likes getting backstabbed constantly in COD, honest.

'''Fabyak'''

FAAABULOUS Darling.

'''Chicken'''

Creator of all random mic noises. Likes to munch food and talk down his mic at the same time, thankfully the muppet frequently forgets to unmute himself after eating. Resident Beef sniper whore and OMG JOO FLUKEY ZOMG HAXXOR, takes great pleasure in winding Pnut up. Closet console tard, has been on a PC gaming break for 3 months now, though COD4 tempted him back. Hails from deepest darkest Scotland.
Eats lots of ice-cream when gaming and on TS, the fat bastard.

'''Buzzmong'''

The ladies Favourite Purple car owner. Often referred to as 'Vibro-Spaz' or 'Bumzomg'.

'''Cashy'''

Just listen out for the words 'Cashy you shit' on TS and you know he's online. Do not ask him for advice on nuts, or chillies.

'''HereComesPete'''

Is currently wooing Killavodka's sister, a source of constant amusement to 5punkers. Likes to wind up Killavodka at any given opportunity. Has frequent brain farts as a result of imbibing chemicals during his philosophy degree. Many feel that HereComesPete and Killavodka have a 'special' relationship all of their own given the frequency of their arguments.

'''Ty aka Sir Die AloTy'''

Ty is one of the more colourful 5punkers. Often less than coherent for various reasons, we love his drunken ramblings. Once sported an impressive mohican and loves metal more than most 5punkers love CAEK and bummings. He used to die a lot, but worryingly he's started to improve lately. Maybe he's sobering up.

'''Jockgit'''

Probably 5punk's most senior member, but only more mature chronologically. Jockgit is famous for being able to fall asleep when and where no others could, often as a result of copious amounts of cheap alcohol. Photographic evidence suggests he may be a pirate.

'''E-Rabbit'''

Another purple car owner (challenge him and he'll foam and swear it's blue), is known to strike the campest poses on Earth and to be photographed with phallic references.

'''Friznit'''

Friz is another EvE'er and is currently running (ie, shouting lots) the Eve corporation 5punkorp. He's also a Tank Commander in the British Army, so if you anger him too much you'll find your house crushed and tank tread marks over your lawn. Has a penchant for ponies.

'''Amblin'''

Semi-retired EvE'er who has been partly groomed into playing computer games too, namely [[Call of Duty 4]]

'''Baliame'''

5punk's resident whiner, nothing is ever alright to him. Also considers Lateralus his arch-nemesis. Comes from the country of constant hunger, Hungary. Due to an unpronouncable name, he is often called Mr. Bubbles, Derek, or just Bob.

'''Shada'''

Chowder! Chowder! Likes RPGs and <s>bunnyhopping</s> long walks on the beach.

'''Mr Green'''

Gay as a window. Responsible for the "sup" craze, Mr Green is also a mute - feel free to scream obscenities at him over TS without fear of rebuke.

'''Solomon'''

Has his own band, 'Schrodinger's Mouse', and also likes to take pictures of himself in black and white. All together now, EEEEEEMMMMMMMOOOOOO!

'''Nickface'''

Known widely as "The American who is most commonly mistaken for Deject." Has an amazing selection of hats. Is also a Reverend, so can marry you to a horse if you so wish. Possibly.

'''Sheriff Fatman'''

Alcoholic layabout, sounds a bit like Chappers from Radio 1. Master of the "Gay Jump", likes creating female characters in MMONGS and getting 13-year old boys to cyber him.

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==What is 5punk?==

''"5punk - the gaming equivalent of a kickaround in the park"''

'''[http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]''' is a friendly community of gamers based on the ethic of playing for fun hence the title.

Basically we play for fun, get on well with like minded gamers and have good laugh in the process.

We also run our own [[Bukkake|gameserver]], as this allows us to switch games we host easily depending on what's popular.

===Who is 5punk?===

'''FatherJack (Overlord of [http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]):'''

After Woo Elephant Yeah stepped down in May 2007, the status of Overlord was passed to FatherJack by the [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=7126 ruling council].

'''Woo Elephant Yeah (Founder of [http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]):'''

"Well one day I decided it would be a good idea to get like minded 'b3tans' ([http://b3ta.com '''b3ta''']) to all play online games together. Since then there's been no looking back, and 5punk has now turned into an active online gaming community for all ages and types of people.
You do not have to be a member of b3ta to join 5punk, as it's an open gaming community, it's just that b3ta is historically a root for people to come here."

===Where is 5punk?===

If they're not gaming or forum whoring at '''http://www.5punk.co.uk''' ...then they must be at the [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3079&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''pub'''].

===Why 5punk?===

This is at least partly related to the being an offspring of b3ta.com

The use of a number in the place of a letter started with b3ta, but was taken up by 4rthur, 5punk, just as a nod to our roots.

[http://www.b3ta.com/talk/64446 Thread where the name was decided.]

===How do you pronounce 5punk?===

Spunk - a slang term for male ejaculate.
Not five-punk

==Gaming==
5punk comprises of two parts, the forum and the games. Banter is a large part of what 5punk is about, and it takes place in both and often overlaps. In game this is made more fluid by most of us using Teamspeak.

The games that are played come and go quite quickly as people try new ones then tire of them. However, some do endure and can earn a regular slot on the 5cheduler for months or years. The best way to see which games are being played at the moment is to look at the 5cheduler. The best way to see which games are being played regularly is to check back through the 5cheduler. A lazy way to check which games are being played is to look at the sections below.

===Games currently popular===
These are the games that will probably be in the 5cheduler right now, and have the highest chance of anyone playing at any given time.

*[[Call of Duty 4]]
*[[EVE]]
*[[Team Fortress 2| Team Fortress 2]]

===Old Favourites===
These games may not have many people playing regularly, but will probably draw some interest if scheduled.

*[[Battlefield 2]]
*[[counterstrike | Counter Strike: Source]]
*[[Call of Duty: United Offensive]]

===Other games===
Many games come and go, often being played by only a couple of people. Sometimes interest will flare if somebody raises ones profile again, sometomes not. The [[Other Games | other games]] section has a list of games that certain 5punkers may be interested in playing.

===Regularly scheduled games===
Most evenings some of us will be playing something, and watching Xfire and the 5cheduler is the best way to spot when they're happening. Certain favourites have set slots, although the exact flavour of the game can vary (CoD:UO/CoD2/CoD4, BF2/BF2142 etc):

*'''Monday:''' Nothing set
*'''Tuesday:''' [[Call of Duty]]
*'''Wednesday:''' [[Source]]
*'''Thursday:''' [[Battlefield]]
*'''Friday:''' Random drunken gaming night
*'''Saturday:''' Nothing set
*'''Sunday:''' Nothing set

===Browser games===
Many 5punkers play one or more of several web-based MMO games. These don't get scheduled but are popular nontheless due to the way they are played.

====[http://www.urbandead.com UrbanDead]====
Inconspicuous browser based MMORPG set in the zombie apocalypse, easily played at lunch time at work. 5punkers tend to gravitate towards pubs, occasionally organising excursions such as the Malton Pub Crawl in order to bring sunshine to the lives (or undeaths, as the case may be) of human and zombie alike.

====[http://www.shartak.com Shartak]====
A Browser based MMPORG set on a desert island, Featuring Outsiders, Pirates and natives.

Quite similar to Urban dead, likely because the maker was inspired by urbandead.

====[http://www.atorian.com Atorian]====
Another inconspicuous browser based game. Set at some point in the future 5punkers in this game are purely self-defensive, but since there's always someone trying to take our planets we never stop fighting.

===Beardy tabletop games===
A few 5punkers have clubbed together to recreate pen-and-paper RPGs over the internet. A few experiments have been tried, but generally it seems to have come off best using Skype but otherwise staying as it was intended.

====[[SLA_Industries| SLA Industries]]====
Beardier than Brian Blessed dunked in a vat of testosterone, a Dungeons & Dragonsesque pen and paper RPG - but played over the internet. SLA Industries is an urban horror roleplaying game set in dark futuristic universe called the World of Progress. The World of Progress spans thousands of worlds, most of which are ruled by the ubiquitous SLA Industries. SLA Industries is a giant megacorporation, the virtually unchallenged power in the World of Progress. Players play the part of Operatives - freelance agents who take jobs from SLA to protect the public and the company.

====[[Shadowrun| Shadowrun]]====
As the above, top beardy action. Run in a world thats kinda like traditional fantasy meets bladerunner.

==Servers==
This list is likely to change often, so just check [http://www.game-monitor.com/search.php?search=5punk&type=server Here] for our current servers

[http://www.5punk.co.uk/demo.php Teamspeak server]

[[Radio|5punk Radio]]

'''CS:S''' 217.112.95.67:27015

'''CoD4''' 217.112.95.67:28960

===[http://www.5punk.co.uk/downloads 5punk/Downloads]===
5punk has its own file mirror, Mainly used for gaming related stuff and handy apps.

The downloads section is passworded so our bandwidth bill doesn't go through the roof from leeching linking sites:

*User: badger
*Pass: badger

There's also a lot of content on [http://files.hairy-arse.com/ Files.hairy-arse.com] which is unpassworded. So there.

== Apps we use and how to use them. ==

=== Xfire ===
Xfire is an app that acts as an instant messenger with in game support and allows us to easily join other 5punkers in game.

With the 22/9/06 Xfire update, they introduced a [http://www.xfire.com/clans Clan] function, this allows users to add everyone to their contact list easily by joining the 5punk clan [http://www.xfire.com/clans/5punk here], you'll usually be accepted within 24hours.

When signing up at the forum, make sure you add your Xfire username to your forum profile, as this is the core of 5punk, and without Xfire, we wouldn't even be here.

=== Teamspeak ===
Teamspeak is our voice comms medium of choice - given the ease of use, and reasonable licensing terms.

*Server Address: 217.112.95.67:8767
*Server Password: cranberry

=== Hamachi ===
Used to allow us to play older games over the Internet, also allows us to test experimental servers safely and securely.

[http://www.angelfire.com/games5/darkcry/hamachi_eng.htm Basic guide] (placeholder until a 5punk-specific one is made)

If Hamachi is needed for a game, the network to join and password for the network will be posted in the scheduler.

=== Last.fm ===
We have a last.fm group, last.fm is an plug-in for your media player which keeps track of what music you have been playing.

[http://www.last.fm/group/5punk.co.uk]

Sign up and someone will approve you.

=== Nintendo Wii Address Book ===
To allow the sharing of "Miis" and to send messages back and forth with Nintendo's console, you have to exchange Wii system addresses. More info here:
[[Wii Addresses]]

=== Folding@Home ===
[http://folding.stanford.edu/ '''Folding@Home'''] is a distributed computing project -- people from through out the world [http://folding.stanford.edu/download.html '''download'''] and run software to band together to make one of the largest supercomputers in the world. Your participation can help lead to a cure for these diseases:
*Alzheimer's Disease
*Cancer
*Huntington's Disease
*Osteogenesis Imperfecta
*Parkinson's Disease
*Ribosome & antibiotics

Join the [http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=51199 '''5punk Team'''] if you care to join the cause. [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3334&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''Folding@5punk Info''']

== 5punk Slang/Terminology/Memes. ==

*TEEF - Team Fortress 2, bit like Beef but with added lulz.
*BEEF - Our name for [[Battlefield 2]] (Battlefield 2 > BF2 > BF > BEEF)
*CoD - Our name for the [[Call of Duty]] series (usually referring to Call of Duty: United Offensive) *Currently used for COD4:modern cod, sadly, no bathtubs can be found, only showers.*
*Veal/Future Beef - Sometimes used as slang names for Battlefield 2142.
*HamAndCheese - Our name for [[Main Page#Hamachi|Hamachi]]. (Also known as "HammyCheese, ChammyHeese Jammyknees")
*Floorware - Software you've found, often by careless people misplacing CDs.
*Deject's mom - The mother of one of our members, often heard screaming in the background of [[Main Page#Teamspeak|Teamspeak]]. "Werd to your mother!"
*Ninja concerts - Cited as the reason for people avoiding arrangements.
*/me bums - Staple greeting of the Eve players, taken from their gentle (sometimes) in-game sodomy.
*CAEK! - Like cake, but better.
*ZOMG! Pie! - Flaky pastry with a nice filling.
*This Is Not A Code - It's not a code. Probably.
*REWENGAY - Like revenge, but generally involves more teabagging.
*Magical Gay Fairy Land - World of Warcraft.
*[[Charlie]] - Don't ask.
*[[liopleurodon|Chaaaaaarlie]] - Seriously, just don't ask.
*CDC - Crudely Drawn Cock. Usually magenta.
*Zombie Tower - A tower of zombies, used to climb to camping Survivors in the Zombie mod for [[Counterstrike| Counter Strike: Source]].
*SNPG - Salmon Ninja Pirate Gayer; a salmon pink ninja-pirate rank icon, used as a punishment.
*CAEK WARS - Quake wars.
*Fista - Microsoft's latest OS. It's shit.
*Tribbleshooting - Like Troubleshooting, but more 5punky with hints of KAAAAAAAHN!

==5punk Archives==
As well as discussion that directly relates to our games, 5punkers also deposit a lot of information within the pages and threads. To aid in finding the information held in these often rambling threads they are archived below.

===[[Cookbook|Geekfood]]===
Threads about food have proved very popular on 5punk, and many recipies have been posted in various threads. A full catalogue of these recipies can be found [[Cookbook|here]].

===[[Reviews]]===
5punk has a wealth of gamers of all levels and experience. This makes for an excellent testing ground for most games, and as such we have a reviews forum so that we can share our experiences. Many 5punkers have admitted to trusting the reviews of their fellow gamers to those of magazines. An index of our reviews can be found [[Reviews|here]].

==Members==
5punk is nothing without its members. The people below are by no means all the members, they're just the ones who somebody decided they had something to say about.

===Site Admins===

'''Woo Elephant Yeah''' - Site Creator

Often referred to as Wey, or Woo (which can be confusing)
5punk is Wey's Baby, as, oddly enough, is Wey's baby.
He is still amazed at how a simple idea has evolved into this rather active gaming community. In May 2007 WEY declared that he was standing down as site owner due to his ever increasing family commitments, but he's still the Daddy of our little family.

'''FatherJack''' - Site Owner

When WEY stepped down as site owner, FatherJack offered to take up the responsibility. It was agreed unanimously, first among the admins and later among the site members, that our foul-mouthed cleric was ideal for the job and with him he has brought new ideas, skills and enthusiasm.

'''Stoat''' - Site Admin

Mustela erminea
Our very own php jedi, Coded the Scheduler and the Discussion board.
Stoat has been there since the birth of 5punk, and without him, we wouldn't have any of the things we have.

'''Dog Pants''' - Site Moderator

After watching his posts for some time, WEY decided to ask Dog Pants to join the 5punk admin team.
Dog Pants has done a wonderful job moderating 5punk's forum, and has helped influence a lot of the recent decisions/suggestions for 5punk.
He can usually be found stumbling around groaning in Urban Dead, or watching Zombie flicks at home.

'''[[user:Spoodie|spoodie]]''' - Site Admin

His calm presence on the forums and web-savvy has allowed him to alleviate the pressure the other admins were beginning to feel and has proved very capable in a crisis. spoodie is master of the Impact Text Kittens, and has seen every film, ever.

'''Dr. Kitteny Berk''' - Game Server ([[Bukkake]]) Owner

Quote from WEY:
Abrupt, Rude and quite possibly Obnoxious, Berk speaks his mind and what you see is what you get.
You know where you stand with Berk, and he's the first to admit that. However, without him, 5punk would never have lifted off the ground in the way that it has, and his continuous work, help, time & money has got Bukkake up and running, along with the Shoutcast radio shows as well.
He's the unsung hero, but more a hero without the shiny long blonde hair and chiseled jaw, more of a dark shadowy figure lurking in the corner fixing servers and swearing repeatedly at things whilst snarling.
So to sum up *thinks about words carefully again*, even though Berk can be a bit of a sarcastic foul mouthed bastard, we love him in our very own special way.

=== Others ===

''' [[Team RO-BO]]'''

[[user:Roman Totale|Roman Totale]] and [[user:mrbobbins|MrBobbins]]' team from a CS:S Tournament we held.

Probably won, but as survivors are yet to be found we cannot be sure of this.

Widely believed to be the founding partners of the following website: http://www.deagostini.co.uk/ilovehorses/

'''Gunslinger'''

[[user:Gunslinger|Gunslinger]] was Created by RO-BO using old toaster parts, flips out if he sees a bagel.

So horribly, horribly good at all games.

0.001% of his neural processing runs all NASA orbital navigation and communication systems and he is a technical consultant on [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/ Richard and Judy]

'''Hehulk'''

Massive [http://www.eve-online.com/ EVE] addict. Claims that [[Main Page#xfire|xfire]] is inaccurate and that this means he has has missed three hundred hours of actual play time due to router issues with ports. Was promoted to moderator on the eve forum just because of the sheer number of hours he plays it.

Also plays BEEF and CSS. Tends to cry hax a lot when losing

'''Pnut'''

5punk's personal Battlefield 2 point resource. An avid fan of Battlefield 2 even though he isn't very good, can often be heard on teamspeak threatening to beat Chicken to death with his Keyboard/Mouse/Chair and many other assorted inanimate objects, normally after being sniped from next week for the ninth time in three minutes.

'''Deject'''

Deej is one of our resident 'merkins. He's also just released an EP called "Conceptual Intercourse" which is available on Amazon [http://www.amazon.com/Conceptual-Intercourse-Ep/dp/B000Y02X4W/ref=sr_f3_1/104-2955763-1352732?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1193809245&sr=103-1/ Here].

Word to your mother Deej, how is your mother?

'''Mikkyo'''

Runs a webcomic, [http://www.fuctinthehead.co.uk/ Fuctinthehead], which is updated daily and is Rather Good.
Also One of the only 5punkers to actually work in the games industry. Ok so he stacks shelves at Gamestation.

'''Tandino'''

He's honoured to be on the list. Also currently has a great avatar of a kitten. A lover of BDSM sex games, likes to whip himself whilst others watch.

'''Lateralus'''

An all round thoroughly nice chap. Truly under the thumb of 'er indoors and consequently playing games far less than he should. Interesting fact: He's a town planner, mess with him, get a roundabout in front of your driveway.

'''Grimmie'''

Lord of Brum and Master of Vlad. 5punk's resident artist. Is very attracted to beards, and also hosts GrimBash, which has been a resounding sucess and we thank Mr Grim Grim muchly.

'''Killavodka'''

If it was not for lag, ping, memory, processor, PSU, Core Temp, HereComesPete and the fact that God seems to hate him, he would be the greatest FPS player in the world. Can reach vocal notes capable of making dogs ears bleed.

'''Mr. Johnson'''

Our man in Belgium. He will let us know if that statue of the little boy stops pissing or Poirot dies. Likes getting backstabbed constantly in COD, honest.

'''Fabyak'''

FAAABULOUS Darling.

'''Chicken'''

Creator of all random mic noises. Likes to munch food and talk down his mic at the same time, thankfully the muppet frequently forgets to unmute himself after eating. Resident Beef sniper whore and OMG JOO FLUKEY ZOMG HAXXOR, takes great pleasure in winding Pnut up. Closet console tard, has been on a PC gaming break for 3 months now, though COD4 tempted him back. Hails from deepest darkest Scotland.
Eats lots of ice-cream when gaming and on TS, the fat bastard.

'''Buzzmong'''

The ladies Favourite Purple car owner. Often referred to as 'Vibro-Spaz' or 'Bumzomg'.

'''Cashy'''

Just listen out for the words 'Cashy you shit' on TS and you know he's online. Do not ask him for advice on nuts, or chillies.

'''HereComesPete'''

Is currently wooing Killavodka's sister, a source of constant amusement to 5punkers. Likes to wind up Killavodka at any given opportunity. Has frequent brain farts as a result of imbibing chemicals during his philosophy degree. Many feel that HereComesPete and Killavodka have a 'special' relationship all of their own given the frequency of their arguments.

'''Ty aka Sir Die AloTy'''

Ty is one of the more colourful 5punkers. Often less than coherent for various reasons, we love his drunken ramblings. Once sported an impressive mohican and loves metal more than most 5punkers love CAEK and bummings. He used to die a lot, but worryingly he's started to improve lately. Maybe he's sobering up.

'''Jockgit'''

Probably 5punk's most senior member, but only more mature chronologically. Jockgit is famous for being able to fall asleep when and where no others could, often as a result of copious amounts of cheap alcohol. Photographic evidence suggests he may be a pirate.

'''E-Rabbit'''

Another purple car owner (challenge him and he'll foam and swear it's blue), is known to strike the campest poses on Earth and to be photographed with phallic references.

'''Friznit'''

Friz is another EvE'er and is currently running (ie, shouting lots) the Eve corporation 5punkorp. He's also a Tank Commander in the British Army, so if you anger him too much you'll find your house crushed and tank tread marks over your lawn. Has a penchant for ponies.

'''Amblin'''

Semi-retired EvE'er who has been partly groomed into playing computer games too, namely [[Call of Duty 4]]

'''Baliame'''

5punk's resident whiner, nothing is ever alright to him. Also considers Lateralus his arch-nemesis. Comes from the country of constant hunger, Hungary. Due to an unpronouncable name, he is often called Mr. Bubbles, Derek, or just Bob.

'''Shada'''

Chowder! Chowder! Likes RPGs and <s>bunnyhopping</s> long walks on the beach.

'''Mr Green'''

Gay as a window. Responsible for the "sup" craze, Mr Green is also a mute - feel free to scream obscenities at him over TS without fear of rebuke.

'''Solomon'''

Has his own band, 'Schrodinger's Mouse', and also likes to take pictures of himself in black and white. All together now, EEEEEEMMMMMMMOOOOOO!

'''Nickface'''

Has an amazing selection of hats. Is also a Reverend, so can marry you to a horse if you so wish. Possibly.

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==What is 5punk?==

''"5punk - the gaming equivalent of a kickaround in the park"''

'''[http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]''' is a friendly community of gamers based on the ethic of playing for fun hence the title.

Basically we play for fun, get on well with like minded gamers and have good laugh in the process.

We also run our own [[Bukkake|gameserver]], as this allows us to switch games we host easily depending on what's popular.

===Who is 5punk?===

'''FatherJack (Overlord of [http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]):'''

After Woo Elephant Yeah stepped down in May 2007, the status of Overlord was passed to FatherJack by the [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=7126 ruling council].

'''Woo Elephant Yeah (Founder of [http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]):'''

"Well one day I decided it would be a good idea to get like minded 'b3tans' ([http://b3ta.com '''b3ta''']) to all play online games together. Since then there's been no looking back, and 5punk has now turned into an active online gaming community for all ages and types of people.
You do not have to be a member of b3ta to join 5punk, as it's an open gaming community, it's just that b3ta is historically a root for people to come here."

===Where is 5punk?===

If they're not gaming or forum whoring at '''http://www.5punk.co.uk''' ...then they must be at the [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3079&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''pub'''].

===Why 5punk?===

This is at least partly related to the being an offspring of b3ta.com

The use of a number in the place of a letter started with b3ta, but was taken up by 4rthur, 5punk, just as a nod to our roots.

[http://www.b3ta.com/talk/64446 Thread where the name was decided.]

===How do you pronounce 5punk?===

Spunk - a slang term for male ejaculate.
Not five-punk

==Gaming==
5punk comprises of two parts, the forum and the games. Banter is a large part of what 5punk is about, and it takes place in both and often overlaps. In game this is made more fluid by most of us using Teamspeak.

The games that are played come and go quite quickly as people try new ones then tire of them. However, some do endure and can earn a regular slot on the 5cheduler for months or years. The best way to see which games are being played at the moment is to look at the 5cheduler. The best way to see which games are being played regularly is to check back through the 5cheduler. A lazy way to check which games are being played is to look at the sections below.

===Games currently popular===
These are the games that will probably be in the 5cheduler right now, and have the highest chance of anyone playing at any given time.

*[[Call of Duty 4]]
*[[EVE]]
*[[Team Fortress 2| Team Fortress 2]]

===Old Favourites===
These games may not have many people playing regularly, but will probably draw some interest if scheduled.

*[[Battlefield 2]]
*[[counterstrike | Counter Strike: Source]]
*[[Call of Duty: United Offensive]]

===Other games===
Many games come and go, often being played by only a couple of people. Sometimes interest will flare if somebody raises ones profile again, sometomes not. The [[Other Games | other games]] section has a list of games that certain 5punkers may be interested in playing.

===Regularly scheduled games===
Most evenings some of us will be playing something, and watching Xfire and the 5cheduler is the best way to spot when they're happening. Certain favourites have set slots, although the exact flavour of the game can vary (CoD:UO/CoD2/CoD4, BF2/BF2142 etc):

*'''Monday:''' Nothing set
*'''Tuesday:''' [[Call of Duty]]
*'''Wednesday:''' [[Source]]
*'''Thursday:''' [[Battlefield]]
*'''Friday:''' Random drunken gaming night
*'''Saturday:''' Nothing set
*'''Sunday:''' Nothing set

===Browser games===
Many 5punkers play one or more of several web-based MMO games. These don't get scheduled but are popular nontheless due to the way they are played.

====[http://www.urbandead.com UrbanDead]====
Inconspicuous browser based MMORPG set in the zombie apocalypse, easily played at lunch time at work. 5punkers tend to gravitate towards pubs, occasionally organising excursions such as the Malton Pub Crawl in order to bring sunshine to the lives (or undeaths, as the case may be) of human and zombie alike.

====[http://www.shartak.com Shartak]====
A Browser based MMPORG set on a desert island, Featuring Outsiders, Pirates and natives.

Quite similar to Urban dead, likely because the maker was inspired by urbandead.

====[http://www.atorian.com Atorian]====
Another inconspicuous browser based game. Set at some point in the future 5punkers in this game are purely self-defensive, but since there's always someone trying to take our planets we never stop fighting.

===Beardy tabletop games===
A few 5punkers have clubbed together to recreate pen-and-paper RPGs over the internet. A few experiments have been tried, but generally it seems to have come off best using Skype but otherwise staying as it was intended.

====[[SLA_Industries| SLA Industries]]====
Beardier than Brian Blessed dunked in a vat of testosterone, a Dungeons & Dragonsesque pen and paper RPG - but played over the internet. SLA Industries is an urban horror roleplaying game set in dark futuristic universe called the World of Progress. The World of Progress spans thousands of worlds, most of which are ruled by the ubiquitous SLA Industries. SLA Industries is a giant megacorporation, the virtually unchallenged power in the World of Progress. Players play the part of Operatives - freelance agents who take jobs from SLA to protect the public and the company.

====[[Shadowrun| Shadowrun]]====
As the above, top beardy action. Run in a world thats kinda like traditional fantasy meets bladerunner.

==Servers==
This list is likely to change often, so just check [http://www.game-monitor.com/search.php?search=5punk&type=server Here] for our current servers

[http://www.5punk.co.uk/demo.php Teamspeak server]

[[Radio|5punk Radio]]

'''CS:S''' 217.112.95.67:27015

'''CoD4''' 217.112.95.67:28960

===[http://www.5punk.co.uk/downloads 5punk/Downloads]===
5punk has its own file mirror, Mainly used for gaming related stuff and handy apps.

The downloads section is passworded so our bandwidth bill doesn't go through the roof from leeching linking sites:

*User: badger
*Pass: badger

There's also a lot of content on [http://files.hairy-arse.com/ Files.hairy-arse.com] which is unpassworded. So there.

== Apps we use and how to use them. ==

=== Xfire ===
Xfire is an app that acts as an instant messenger with in game support and allows us to easily join other 5punkers in game.

With the 22/9/06 Xfire update, they introduced a [http://www.xfire.com/clans Clan] function, this allows users to add everyone to their contact list easily by joining the 5punk clan [http://www.xfire.com/clans/5punk here], you'll usually be accepted within 24hours.

When signing up at the forum, make sure you add your Xfire username to your forum profile, as this is the core of 5punk, and without Xfire, we wouldn't even be here.

=== Teamspeak ===
Teamspeak is our voice comms medium of choice - given the ease of use, and reasonable licensing terms.

*Server Address: 217.112.95.67:8767
*Server Password: cranberry

=== Hamachi ===
Used to allow us to play older games over the Internet, also allows us to test experimental servers safely and securely.

[http://www.angelfire.com/games5/darkcry/hamachi_eng.htm Basic guide] (placeholder until a 5punk-specific one is made)

If Hamachi is needed for a game, the network to join and password for the network will be posted in the scheduler.

=== Last.fm ===
We have a last.fm group, last.fm is an plug-in for your media player which keeps track of what music you have been playing.

[http://www.last.fm/group/5punk.co.uk]

Sign up and someone will approve you.

=== Nintendo Wii Address Book ===
To allow the sharing of "Miis" and to send messages back and forth with Nintendo's console, you have to exchange Wii system addresses. More info here:
[[Wii Addresses]]

=== Folding@Home ===
[http://folding.stanford.edu/ '''Folding@Home'''] is a distributed computing project -- people from through out the world [http://folding.stanford.edu/download.html '''download'''] and run software to band together to make one of the largest supercomputers in the world. Your participation can help lead to a cure for these diseases:
*Alzheimer's Disease
*Cancer
*Huntington's Disease
*Osteogenesis Imperfecta
*Parkinson's Disease
*Ribosome & antibiotics

Join the [http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=51199 '''5punk Team'''] if you care to join the cause. [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3334&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''Folding@5punk Info''']

== 5punk Slang/Terminology/Memes. ==

*TEEF - Team Fortress 2, bit like Beef but with added lulz.
*BEEF - Our name for [[Battlefield 2]] (Battlefield 2 > BF2 > BF > BEEF)
*CoD - Our name for the [[Call of Duty]] series (usually referring to Call of Duty: United Offensive) *Currently used for COD4:modern cod, sadly, no bathtubs can be found, only showers.*
*Veal/Future Beef - Sometimes used as slang names for Battlefield 2142.
*HamAndCheese - Our name for [[Main Page#Hamachi|Hamachi]]. (Also known as "HammyCheese, ChammyHeese Jammyknees")
*Floorware - Software you've found, often by careless people misplacing CDs.
*Deject's mom - The mother of one of our members, often heard screaming in the background of [[Main Page#Teamspeak|Teamspeak]]. "Werd to your mother!"
*Ninja concerts - Cited as the reason for people avoiding arrangements.
*/me bums - Staple greeting of the Eve players, taken from their gentle (sometimes) in-game sodomy.
*CAEK! - Like cake, but better.
*ZOMG! Pie! - Flaky pastry with a nice filling.
*This Is Not A Code - It's not a code. Probably.
*REWENGAY - Like revenge, but generally involves more teabagging.
*Magical Gay Fairy Land - World of Warcraft.
*[[Charlie]] - Don't ask.
*[[liopleurodon|Chaaaaaarlie]] - Seriously, just don't ask.
*CDC - Crudely Drawn Cock. Usually magenta.
*Zombie Tower - A tower of zombies, used to climb to camping Survivors in the Zombie mod for [[Counterstrike| Counter Strike: Source]].
*SNPG - Salmon Ninja Pirate Gayer; a salmon pink ninja-pirate rank icon, used as a punishment.
*CAEK WARS - Quake wars.
*Fista - Microsoft's latest OS. It's shit.
*Tribbleshooting - Like Troubleshooting, but more 5punky with hints of KAAAAAAAHN!

==5punk Archives==
As well as discussion that directly relates to our games, 5punkers also deposit a lot of information within the pages and threads. To aid in finding the information held in these often rambling threads they are archived below.

===[[Cookbook|Geekfood]]===
Threads about food have proved very popular on 5punk, and many recipies have been posted in various threads. A full catalogue of these recipies can be found [[Cookbook|here]].

===[[Reviews]]===
5punk has a wealth of gamers of all levels and experience. This makes for an excellent testing ground for most games, and as such we have a reviews forum so that we can share our experiences. Many 5punkers have admitted to trusting the reviews of their fellow gamers to those of magazines. An index of our reviews can be found [[Reviews|here]].

==Members==
5punk is nothing without its members. The people below are by no means all the members, they're just the ones who somebody decided they had something to say about.

===Site Admins===

'''Woo Elephant Yeah''' - Site Creator

Often referred to as Wey, or Woo (which can be confusing)
5punk is Wey's Baby, as, oddly enough, is Wey's baby.
He is still amazed at how a simple idea has evolved into this rather active gaming community. In May 2007 WEY declared that he was standing down as site owner due to his ever increasing family commitments, but he's still the Daddy of our little family.

'''FatherJack''' - Site Owner

When WEY stepped down as site owner, FatherJack offered to take up the responsibility. It was agreed unanimously, first among the admins and later among the site members, that our foul-mouthed cleric was ideal for the job and with him he has brought new ideas, skills and enthusiasm.

'''Stoat''' - Site Admin

Mustela erminea
Our very own php jedi, Coded the Scheduler and the Discussion board.
Stoat has been there since the birth of 5punk, and without him, we wouldn't have any of the things we have.

'''Dog Pants''' - Site Moderator

After watching his posts for some time, WEY decided to ask Dog Pants to join the 5punk admin team.
Dog Pants has done a wonderful job moderating 5punk's forum, and has helped influence a lot of the recent decisions/suggestions for 5punk.
He can usually be found stumbling around groaning in Urban Dead, or watching Zombie flicks at home.

'''[[user:Spoodie|spoodie]]''' - Site Admin

His calm presence on the forums and web-savvy has allowed him to alleviate the pressure the other admins were beginning to feel and has proved very capable in a crisis. spoodie is master of the Impact Text Kittens, and has seen every film, ever.

'''Dr. Kitteny Berk''' - Game Server ([[Bukkake]]) Owner

Quote from WEY:
Abrupt, Rude and quite possibly Obnoxious, Berk speaks his mind and what you see is what you get.
You know where you stand with Berk, and he's the first to admit that. However, without him, 5punk would never have lifted off the ground in the way that it has, and his continuous work, help, time & money has got Bukkake up and running, along with the Shoutcast radio shows as well.
He's the unsung hero, but more a hero without the shiny long blonde hair and chiseled jaw, more of a dark shadowy figure lurking in the corner fixing servers and swearing repeatedly at things whilst snarling.
So to sum up *thinks about words carefully again*, even though Berk can be a bit of a sarcastic foul mouthed bastard, we love him in our very own special way.

=== Others ===

''' [[Team RO-BO]]'''

[[user:Roman Totale|Roman Totale]] and [[user:mrbobbins|MrBobbins]]' team from a CS:S Tournament we held.

Probably won, but as survivors are yet to be found we cannot be sure of this.

Widely believed to be the founding partners of the following website: http://www.deagostini.co.uk/ilovehorses/

'''Gunslinger'''

[[user:Gunslinger|Gunslinger]] was Created by RO-BO using old toaster parts, flips out if he sees a bagel.

So horribly, horribly good at all games.

0.001% of his neural processing runs all NASA orbital navigation and communication systems and he is a technical consultant on [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/ Richard and Judy]

'''Hehulk'''

Massive [http://www.eve-online.com/ EVE] addict. Claims that [[Main Page#xfire|xfire]] is inaccurate and that this means he has has missed three hundred hours of actual play time due to router issues with ports. Was promoted to moderator on the eve forum just because of the sheer number of hours he plays it.

Also plays BEEF and CSS. Tends to cry hax a lot when losing

'''Pnut'''

5punk's personal Battlefield 2 point resource. An avid fan of Battlefield 2 even though he isn't very good, can often be heard on teamspeak threatening to beat Chicken to death with his Keyboard/Mouse/Chair and many other assorted inanimate objects, normally after being sniped from next week for the ninth time in three minutes.

'''Deject'''

Deej is one of our resident 'merkins. He's also just released an EP called "Conceptual Intercourse" which is available on Amazon [http://www.amazon.com/Conceptual-Intercourse-Ep/dp/B000Y02X4W/ref=sr_f3_1/104-2955763-1352732?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1193809245&sr=103-1/ Here].

Word to your mother Deej, how is your mother?

'''Mikkyo'''

Runs a webcomic, [http://www.fuctinthehead.co.uk/ Fuctinthehead], which is updated daily and is Rather Good.
Also One of the only 5punkers to actually work in the games industry. Ok so he stacks shelves at Gamestation.

'''Tandino'''

He's honoured to be on the list. Also currently has a great avatar of a kitten. A lover of BDSM sex games, likes to whip himself whilst others watch.

'''Lateralus'''

An all round thoroughly nice chap. Truly under the thumb of 'er indoors and consequently playing games far less than he should. Interesting fact: He's a town planner, mess with him, get a roundabout in front of your driveway.

'''Grimmie'''

Lord of Brum and Master of Vlad. 5punk's resident artist. Is very attracted to beards, and also hosts GrimBash, which has been a resounding sucess and we thank Mr Grim Grim muchly.

'''Killavodka'''

If it was not for lag, ping, memory, processor, PSU, Core Temp, HereComesPete and the fact that God seems to hate him, he would be the greatest FPS player in the world. Can reach vocal notes capable of making dogs ears bleed.

'''Mr. Johnson'''

Our man in Belgium. He will let us know if that statue of the little boy stops pissing or Poirot dies. Likes getting backstabbed constantly in COD, honest.

'''Fabyak'''

FAAABULOUS Darling.

'''Chicken'''

Creator of all random mic noises. Likes to munch food and talk down his mic at the same time, thankfully the muppet frequently forgets to unmute himself after eating. Resident Beef sniper whore and OMG JOO FLUKEY ZOMG HAXXOR, takes great pleasure in winding Pnut up. Closet console tard, has been on a PC gaming break for 3 months now, though COD4 tempted him back. Hails from deepest darkest Scotland.
Eats lots of ice-cream when gaming and on TS, the fat bastard.

'''Buzzmong'''

The ladies Favourite Purple car owner. Often referred to as 'Vibro-Spaz' or 'Bumzomg'.

'''Cashy'''

Just listen out for the words 'Cashy you shit' on TS and you know he's online. Do not ask him for advice on nuts, or chillies.

'''HereComesPete'''

Is currently wooing Killavodka's sister, a source of constant amusement to 5punkers. Likes to wind up Killavodka at any given opportunity. Has frequent brain farts as a result of imbibing chemicals during his philosophy degree. Many feel that HereComesPete and Killavodka have a 'special' relationship all of their own given the frequency of their arguments.

'''Ty aka Sir Die AloTy'''

Ty is one of the more colourful 5punkers. Often less than coherent for various reasons, we love his drunken ramblings. Once sported an impressive mohican and loves metal more than most 5punkers love CAEK and bummings. He used to die a lot, but worryingly he's started to improve lately. Maybe he's sobering up.

'''Jockgit'''

Probably 5punk's most senior member, but only more mature chronologically. Jockgit is famous for being able to fall asleep when and where no others could, often as a result of copious amounts of cheap alcohol. Photographic evidence suggests he may be a pirate.

'''E-Rabbit'''

Another purple car owner (challenge him and he'll foam and swear it's blue), is known to strike the campest poses on Earth and to be photographed with phallic references.

'''Friznit'''

Friz is another EvE'er and is currently running (ie, shouting lots) the Eve corporation 5punkorp. He's also a Tank Commander in the British Army, so if you anger him too much you'll find your house crushed and tank tread marks over your lawn. Has a penchant for ponies.

'''Amblin'''

Semi-retired EvE'er who has been partly groomed into playing computer games too, namely [[Call of Duty 4]]

'''Baliame'''

5punk's resident whiner, nothing is ever alright to him. Also considers Lateralus his arch-nemesis. Comes from the country of constant hunger, Hungary. Due to an unpronouncable name, he is often called Mr. Bubbles, Derek, or just Bob.

'''Shada'''

Chowder! Chowder! Likes RPGs and <s>bunnyhopping</s> long walks on the beach.

'''Mr Green'''

Responsible for the "sup" craze, Mr Green is also a mute - feel free to scream obscenities at him over TS without fear of rebuke.

'''Solomon'''

Has his own band, 'Schrodinger's Mouse', and also likes to take pictures of himself in black and white. All together now, EEEEEEMMMMMMMOOOOOO!

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==What is 5punk?==

''"5punk - the gaming equivalent of a kickaround in the park"''

'''[http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]''' is a friendly community of gamers based on the ethic of playing for fun hence the title.

Basically we play for fun, get on well with like minded gamers and have good laugh in the process.

We also run our own [[Bukkake|gameserver]], as this allows us to switch games we host easily depending on what's popular.

===Who is 5punk?===

'''FatherJack (Overlord of [http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]):'''

After Woo Elephant Yeah stepped down in May 2007, the status of Overlord was passed to FatherJack by the [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=7126 ruling council].

'''Woo Elephant Yeah (Founder of [http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]):'''

"Well one day I decided it would be a good idea to get like minded 'b3tans' ([http://b3ta.com '''b3ta''']) to all play online games together. Since then there's been no looking back, and 5punk has now turned into an active online gaming community for all ages and types of people.
You do not have to be a member of b3ta to join 5punk, as it's an open gaming community, it's just that b3ta is historically a root for people to come here."

===Where is 5punk?===

If they're not gaming or forum whoring at '''http://www.5punk.co.uk''' ...then they must be at the [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3079&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''pub'''].

===Why 5punk?===

This is at least partly related to the being an offspring of b3ta.com

The use of a number in the place of a letter started with b3ta, but was taken up by 4rthur, 5punk, just as a nod to our roots.

[http://www.b3ta.com/talk/64446 Thread where the name was decided.]

===How do you pronounce 5punk?===

Spunk - a slang term for male ejaculate.
Not five-punk

==Gaming==
5punk comprises of two parts, the forum and the games. Banter is a large part of what 5punk is about, and it takes place in both and often overlaps. In game this is made more fluid by most of us using Teamspeak.

The games that are played come and go quite quickly as people try new ones then tire of them. However, some do endure and can earn a regular slot on the 5cheduler for months or years. The best way to see which games are being played at the moment is to look at the 5cheduler. The best way to see which games are being played regularly is to check back through the 5cheduler. A lazy way to check which games are being played is to look at the sections below.

===Games currently popular===
These are the games that will probably be in the 5cheduler right now, and have the highest chance of anyone playing at any given time.

*[[Call of Duty 4]]
*[[EVE]]
*[[Team Fortress 2| Team Fortress 2]]

===Old Favourites===
These games may not have many people playing regularly, but will probably draw some interest if scheduled.

*[[Battlefield 2]]
*[[counterstrike | Counter Strike: Source]]
*[[Call of Duty: United Offensive]]

===Other games===
Many games come and go, often being played by only a couple of people. Sometimes interest will flare if somebody raises ones profile again, sometomes not. The [[Other Games | other games]] section has a list of games that certain 5punkers may be interested in playing.

===Regularly scheduled games===
Most evenings some of us will be playing something, and watching Xfire and the 5cheduler is the best way to spot when they're happening. Certain favourites have set slots, although the exact flavour of the game can vary (CoD:UO/CoD2/CoD4, BF2/BF2142 etc):

*'''Monday:''' Nothing set
*'''Tuesday:''' [[Call of Duty]]
*'''Wednesday:''' [[Source]]
*'''Thursday:''' [[Battlefield]]
*'''Friday:''' Random drunken gaming night
*'''Saturday:''' Nothing set
*'''Sunday:''' Nothing set

===Browser games===
Many 5punkers play one or more of several web-based MMO games. These don't get scheduled but are popular nontheless due to the way they are played.

====[http://www.urbandead.com UrbanDead]====
Inconspicuous browser based MMORPG set in the zombie apocalypse, easily played at lunch time at work. 5punkers tend to gravitate towards pubs, occasionally organising excursions such as the Malton Pub Crawl in order to bring sunshine to the lives (or undeaths, as the case may be) of human and zombie alike.

====[http://www.shartak.com Shartak]====
A Browser based MMPORG set on a desert island, Featuring Outsiders, Pirates and natives.

Quite similar to Urban dead, likely because the maker was inspired by urbandead.

====[http://www.atorian.com Atorian]====
Another inconspicuous browser based game. Set at some point in the future 5punkers in this game are purely self-defensive, but since there's always someone trying to take our planets we never stop fighting.

===Beardy tabletop games===
A few 5punkers have clubbed together to recreate pen-and-paper RPGs over the internet. A few experiments have been tried, but generally it seems to have come off best using Skype but otherwise staying as it was intended.

====[[SLA_Industries| SLA Industries]]====
Beardier than Brian Blessed dunked in a vat of testosterone, a Dungeons & Dragonsesque pen and paper RPG - but played over the internet. SLA Industries is an urban horror roleplaying game set in dark futuristic universe called the World of Progress. The World of Progress spans thousands of worlds, most of which are ruled by the ubiquitous SLA Industries. SLA Industries is a giant megacorporation, the virtually unchallenged power in the World of Progress. Players play the part of Operatives - freelance agents who take jobs from SLA to protect the public and the company.

====[[Shadowrun| Shadowrun]]====
As the above, top beardy action. Run in a world thats kinda like traditional fantasy meets bladerunner.

==Servers==
This list is likely to change often, so just check [http://www.game-monitor.com/search.php?search=5punk&type=server Here] for our current servers

[http://www.5punk.co.uk/demo.php Teamspeak server]

[[Radio|5punk Radio]]

'''CS:S''' 217.112.95.67:27015

'''CoD4''' 217.112.95.67:28960

===[http://www.5punk.co.uk/downloads 5punk/Downloads]===
5punk has its own file mirror, Mainly used for gaming related stuff and handy apps.

The downloads section is passworded so our bandwidth bill doesn't go through the roof from leeching linking sites:

*User: badger
*Pass: badger

There's also a lot of content on [http://files.hairy-arse.com/ Files.hairy-arse.com] which is unpassworded. So there.

== Apps we use and how to use them. ==

=== Xfire ===
Xfire is an app that acts as an instant messenger with in game support and allows us to easily join other 5punkers in game.

With the 22/9/06 Xfire update, they introduced a [http://www.xfire.com/clans Clan] function, this allows users to add everyone to their contact list easily by joining the 5punk clan [http://www.xfire.com/clans/5punk here], you'll usually be accepted within 24hours.

When signing up at the forum, make sure you add your Xfire username to your forum profile, as this is the core of 5punk, and without Xfire, we wouldn't even be here.

=== Teamspeak ===
Teamspeak is our voice comms medium of choice - given the ease of use, and reasonable licensing terms.

*Server Address: 217.112.95.67:8767
*Server Password: cranberry

=== Hamachi ===
Used to allow us to play older games over the Internet, also allows us to test experimental servers safely and securely.

[http://www.angelfire.com/games5/darkcry/hamachi_eng.htm Basic guide] (placeholder until a 5punk-specific one is made)

If Hamachi is needed for a game, the network to join and password for the network will be posted in the scheduler.

=== Last.fm ===
We have a last.fm group, last.fm is an plug-in for your media player which keeps track of what music you have been playing.

[http://www.last.fm/group/5punk.co.uk]

Sign up and someone will approve you.

=== Nintendo Wii Address Book ===
To allow the sharing of "Miis" and to send messages back and forth with Nintendo's console, you have to exchange Wii system addresses. More info here:
[[Wii Addresses]]

=== Folding@Home ===
[http://folding.stanford.edu/ '''Folding@Home'''] is a distributed computing project -- people from through out the world [http://folding.stanford.edu/download.html '''download'''] and run software to band together to make one of the largest supercomputers in the world. Your participation can help lead to a cure for these diseases:
*Alzheimer's Disease
*Cancer
*Huntington's Disease
*Osteogenesis Imperfecta
*Parkinson's Disease
*Ribosome & antibiotics

Join the [http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=51199 '''5punk Team'''] if you care to join the cause. [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3334&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''Folding@5punk Info''']

== 5punk Slang/Terminology/Memes. ==

*TEEF - Team Fortress 2, bit like Beef but with added lulz.
*BEEF - Our name for [[Battlefield 2]] (Battlefield 2 > BF2 > BF > BEEF)
*CoD - Our name for the [[Call of Duty]] series (usually referring to Call of Duty: United Offensive) *Currently used for COD4:modern cod, sadly, no bathtubs can be found, only showers.*
*Veal/Future Beef - Sometimes used as slang names for Battlefield 2142.
*HamAndCheese - Our name for [[Main Page#Hamachi|Hamachi]]. (Also known as "HammyCheese, ChammyHeese Jammyknees")
*Floorware - Software you've found, often by careless people misplacing CDs.
*Deject's mom - The mother of one of our members, often heard screaming in the background of [[Main Page#Teamspeak|Teamspeak]]. "Werd to your mother!"
*Ninja concerts - Cited as the reason for people avoiding arrangements.
*/me bums - Staple greeting of the Eve players, taken from their gentle (sometimes) in-game sodomy.
*CAEK! - Like cake, but better.
*ZOMG! Pie! - Flaky pastry with a nice filling.
*This Is Not A Code - It's not a code. Probably.
*REWENGAY - Like revenge, but generally involves more teabagging.
*Magical Gay Fairy Land - World of Warcraft.
*[[Charlie]] - Don't ask.
*[[liopleurodon|Chaaaaaarlie]] - Seriously, just don't ask.
*CDC - Crudely Drawn Cock. Usually magenta.
*Zombie Tower - A tower of zombies, used to climb to camping Survivors in the Zombie mod for [[Counterstrike| Counter Strike: Source]].
*SNPG - Salmon Ninja Pirate Gayer; a salmon pink ninja-pirate rank icon, used as a punishment.
*CAEK WARS - Quake wars.
*Fista - Microsoft's latest OS. It's shit.
*Tribbleshooting - Like Troubleshooting, but more 5punky with hints of KAAAAAAAHN!

==5punk Archives==
As well as discussion that directly relates to our games, 5punkers also deposit a lot of information within the pages and threads. To aid in finding the information held in these often rambling threads they are archived below.

===[[Cookbook|Geekfood]]===
Threads about food have proved very popular on 5punk, and many recipies have been posted in various threads. A full catalogue of these recipies can be found [[Cookbook|here]].

===[[Reviews]]===
5punk has a wealth of gamers of all levels and experience. This makes for an excellent testing ground for most games, and as such we have a reviews forum so that we can share our experiences. Many 5punkers have admitted to trusting the reviews of their fellow gamers to those of magazines. An index of our reviews can be found [[Reviews|here]].

==Members==
5punk is nothing without its members. The people below are by no means all the members, they're just the ones who somebody decided they had something to say about.

===Site Admins===

'''Woo Elephant Yeah''' - Site Creator

Often referred to as Wey, or Woo (which can be confusing)
5punk is Wey's Baby, as, oddly enough, is Wey's baby.
He is still amazed at how a simple idea has evolved into this rather active gaming community. In May 2007 WEY declared that he was standing down as site owner due to his ever increasing family commitments, but he's still the Daddy of our little family.

'''FatherJack''' - Site Owner

When WEY stepped down as site owner, FatherJack offered to take up the responsibility. It was agreed unanimously, first among the admins and later among the site members, that our foul-mouthed cleric was ideal for the job and with him he has brought new ideas, skills and enthusiasm.

'''Stoat''' - Site Admin

Mustela erminea
Our very own php jedi, Coded the Scheduler and the Discussion board.
Stoat has been there since the birth of 5punk, and without him, we wouldn't have any of the things we have.

'''Dog Pants''' - Site Moderator

After watching his posts for some time, WEY decided to ask Dog Pants to join the 5punk admin team.
Dog Pants has done a wonderful job moderating 5punk's forum, and has helped influence a lot of the recent decisions/suggestions for 5punk.
He can usually be found stumbling around groaning in Urban Dead, or watching Zombie flicks at home.

'''[[user:Spoodie|spoodie]]''' - Site Admin

His calm presence on the forums and web-savvy has allowed him to alleviate the pressure the other admins were beginning to feel and has proved very capable in a crisis. spoodie is master of the Impact Text Kittens, and has seen every film, ever.

'''Dr. Kitteny Berk''' - Game Server ([[Bukkake]]) Owner

Quote from WEY:
Abrupt, Rude and quite possibly Obnoxious, Berk speaks his mind and what you see is what you get.
You know where you stand with Berk, and he's the first to admit that. However, without him, 5punk would never have lifted off the ground in the way that it has, and his continuous work, help, time & money has got Bukkake up and running, along with the Shoutcast radio shows as well.
He's the unsung hero, but more a hero without the shiny long blonde hair and chiseled jaw, more of a dark shadowy figure lurking in the corner fixing servers and swearing repeatedly at things whilst snarling.
So to sum up *thinks about words carefully again*, even though Berk can be a bit of a sarcastic foul mouthed bastard, we love him in our very own special way.

=== Others ===

''' [[Team RO-BO]]'''

[[user:Roman Totale|Roman Totale]] and [[user:mrbobbins|MrBobbins]]' team from a CS:S Tournament we held.

Probably won, but as survivors are yet to be found we cannot be sure of this.

Widely believed to be the founding partners of the following website: http://www.deagostini.co.uk/ilovehorses/

'''Gunslinger'''

[[user:Gunslinger|Gunslinger]] was Created by RO-BO using old toaster parts, flips out if he sees a bagel.

So horribly, horribly good at all games.

0.001% of his neural processing runs all NASA orbital navigation and communication systems and he is a technical consultant on [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/ Richard and Judy]

'''Hehulk'''

Massive [http://www.eve-online.com/ EVE] addict. Claims that [[Main Page#xfire|xfire]] is inaccurate and that this means he has has missed three hundred hours of actual play time due to router issues with ports. Was promoted to moderator on the eve forum just because of the sheer number of hours he plays it.

Also plays BEEF and CSS. Tends to cry hax a lot when losing

'''Pnut'''

5punk's personal Battlefield 2 point resource. An avid fan of Battlefield 2 even though he isn't very good, can often be heard on teamspeak threatening to beat Chicken to death with his Keyboard/Mouse/Chair and many other assorted inanimate objects, normally after being sniped from next week for the ninth time in three minutes.

'''Deject'''

Deej is one of our resident 'merkins. He's also just released an EP called "Conceptual Intercourse" which is available on Amazon [http://www.amazon.com/Conceptual-Intercourse-Ep/dp/B000Y02X4W/ref=sr_f3_1/104-2955763-1352732?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1193809245&sr=103-1/ Here].

Word to your mother Deej, how is your mother?

'''Mikkyo'''

Runs a webcomic, [http://www.fuctinthehead.co.uk/ Fuctinthehead], which is updated daily and is Rather Good.

'''Tandino'''

He's honoured to be on the list. Also currently has a great avatar of a kitten.

'''Lateralus'''

An all round thoroughly nice chap. Truly under the thumb of 'er indoors and consequently playing games far less than he should. Interesting fact: He's a town planner, mess with him, get a roundabout in front of your driveway.

'''Grimmie'''

Lord of Brum and Master of Vlad. 5punk's resident artist. Is very attracted to beards, and also hosts GrimBash, which has been a resounding sucess and we thank Mr Grim Grim muchly.

'''Killavodka'''

If it was not for lag, ping, memory, processor, PSU, Core Temp, HereComesPete and the fact that God seems to hate him, he would be the greatest FPS player in the world. Can reach vocal notes capable of making dogs ears bleed.

'''Mr. Johnson'''

Our man in Belgium. He will let us know if that statue of the little boy stops pissing or Poirot dies. Likes getting backstabbed constantly in COD, honest.

'''Fabyak'''

FAAABULOUS Darling.

'''Chicken'''

Creator of all random mic noises. Likes to munch food and talk down his mic at the same time, thankfully the muppet frequently forgets to unmute himself after eating. Resident Beef sniper whore and OMG JOO FLUKEY ZOMG HAXXOR, takes great pleasure in winding Pnut up. Closet console tard, has been on a PC gaming break for 3 months now, though COD4 tempted him back. Hails from deepest darkest Scotland.
Eats lots of ice-cream when gaming and on TS, the fat bastard.

'''Buzzmong'''

The ladies Favourite Purple car owner. Often referred to as 'Vibro-Spaz' or 'Bumzomg'.

'''Cashy'''

Just listen out for the words 'Cashy you shit' on TS and you know he's online.

'''HereComesPete'''

Is currently wooing Killavodka's sister, a source of constant amusement to 5punkers. Likes to wind up Killavodka at any given opportunity. Has frequent brain farts as a result of imbibing chemicals during his philosophy degree. Many feel that HereComesPete and Killavodka have a 'special' relationship all of their own given the frequency of their arguments.

'''Ty aka Sir Die AloTy'''

Ty is one of the more colourful 5punkers. Often less than coherent for various reasons, we love his drunken ramblings. Once sported an impressive mohican and loves metal more than most 5punkers love CAEK and bummings. He used to die a lot, but worryingly he's started to improve lately. Maybe he's sobering up.

'''Jockgit'''

Probably 5punk's most senior member, but only more mature chronologically. Jockgit is famous for being able to fall asleep when and where no others could, often as a result of copious amounts of cheap alcohol. Photographic evidence suggests he may be a pirate.

'''E-Rabbit'''

Another purple car owner (challenge him and he'll foam and swear it's blue), is known to strike the campest poses on Earth and to be photographed with phallic references.

'''Friznit'''

Friz is another EvE'er and is currently running (ie, shouting lots) the Eve corporation 5punkorp. He's also a Tank Commander in the British Army, so if you anger him too much you'll find your house crushed and tank tread marks over your lawn. Has a penchant for ponies.

'''Amblin'''

Semi-retired EvE'er who has been partly groomed into playing computer games too, namely [[Call of Duty 4]]

'''Baliame'''

5punk's resident whiner, nothing is ever alright to him. Also considers Lateralus his arch-nemesis. Comes from the country of constant hunger, Hungary. Due to an unpronouncable name, he is often called Mr. Bubbles, Derek, or just Bob.

'''Shada'''

Chowder! Chowder! Likes RPGs and <s>bunnyhopping</s> long walks on the beach.

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Character Creation

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=Character Creation=
Creating a character, especially the first time, can be daunting and confusing. Below is a step-by-step guide to the process.

==Choosing your character==
Take a little time to decide what you'd like to play. You might be with the character you create for a long time, and starting a new one will set you back.

===Understand the game===
The first thing to do is read a little of the game background in order to get a feel for the atmosphere. This will give you an idea of what sort of person you want to be and what sort of role you'd like to play in your squad.

===Understand your peers===
Chances are other people have already created characters. Try to find out who they are and what role they will play. This will give you more of a sense of belonging and will help create a balanced squad. Bear in mind though that you play for your enjoyment - it's better to struggle with a squad where everyone enjoys their characters than to have a perfect squad that everyone hates being in.

==Choose a race==
Read the sections on the various races and choose the one that most appeals to you and suits the personality of character you want to play. A human is always a good default if your percieved character doesn't fit any of the other races, and each have their advantages and disadvantages. While human characteristics vary massively, bear in mind that the other races are not so diverse and by playing one you will have to adhere to the way they are meant to be played or risk earning less experience.

*[[Operatives#Human|Human]]
*[[Operatives#Frother|Frother]]
*[[Operatives#Ebon|Ebon]]
*[[Operatives#Brain Waster|Brain Waster]]
*[[Operatives#Wraith Raider|Wraith Raider]]
*[[Operatives#Shaktar|Shaktar]]
*[[Operatives#Stormer 313|Stormer]]

==Choose a training package==
Your training package will define your character's role in the squad. Training packages are not as restrictive as character classes in other RPGs, as any character can learn any skill, but they will give you an advantage in your required areas and will also give other squad members an immediate idea of what it is you do.

*[[Operatives#Death_Squad_Package|Death Squad]]
*[[Operatives#Kick_Murder_Squad_Package|Kick Murder]]
*[[Operatives#Investigation_&_Interrogation_Package|Investigation & Interrogation]]
*[[Operatives#Medical_Package|Medical]]
*[[Operatives#Mechanics_Package|Mechanics]]
*[[Operatives#Piloting_&_Navigation_Package|Piloting & Navigation]]
*[[Operatives#Business_Package|Business]]
*[[Operatives#Strike_Squad_Package|Strike Squad]]
*[[Operatives#Scouting_Package|Scout]]
*[[Operatives#Media_Package|Media]]
*[[Operatives#Point_Package|Point]]
*[[Operatives#Sabotage_Package|Sabotage]]
*[[Operatives#Sector_Ranger_Package|Sector Ranger]]

==Start a character sheet==
Your final character will be recorded on a character sheet. At first use a scrap of paper or notepad file to keep track of things while you are spending your starting points and cash, but final stats, skills, equipment etc. should be completed on the character sheet. The character sheet will be used in game to track experience, money, ammunition, health etc. An Excel version is available [http://www.5punk.co.uk/b3ta/Pants/CHARACTER.xls here], which should be completed and a copy sent to the GM once finished.

==Starting points==
Players start with 300 points to spend on their character's stats, skills, advantages and disadvantages. I would suggest a skeleton character of reasonable stats, important skills, and character-defining advantages and disadvantages be set out first, then remaining points being used to round the character out by buying additional useful skills or interesting quirks. Note that any points not spent during character creation are lost - they cannot be stored as experience for later.

===Stats===
All stats start with a value of 5 and can be increased up to the character's racial maximum at a cost of 5 points per point of stat. Ebons can also buy flux in the same way, with a starting value of 10. Knowledge and Physique are derived from other stats and so do not need points spending to increase them. Stats are described on p132 of the main rule book.

===Skills===
Skills (including Ebon abilities) cost an amount of points equal to their rank. This cost is cumulative, so a rank 1 skill costs 1 point, a rank 2 skill costs 2 points, so to raise a rank from 0 to 2 will cost 3 points (rank 1 + rank 2). There are tables of relative and absolute skill costs on page 134 of the main rulebook, along with the skill descriptions. A skill's rank is limited by the stat that governs it, indicated by the section heading. Ebon abilities are limited to 10 plus their Formulae.

====Racial skills====
Each race starts with a handfull of skills at a low level. These are free and are added to the character before any points are spent. They are listed under the main race descriptions from p152 of the main rulebook.

====Training skills====
Each training package has listed a handfull of skills. These skills are added after all points have been spent and will raise an existing skill by 1 rank for free. If the character does not have a particular training skill, they will recieve it at rank 2. Training skills are listed on p147 of the main rulebook.

===Advantages and disadvantages===
Advantages and disadvantages can bring a character to life. Points can be spent on physical, mental, financial or social advantages that will add depth to your character. Likewise, points can be recovered by buying similar disadvantages. Advantages and disadvantages are mainly plot devices that the GM can use to add colour to the campaign, so care should be taken not to put too much emphasis on them. A few interesting quirks for the benefit of personality are far better than a broad range of minor ones to garner a few points or bonuses.

==Starting equipment==
In addition to the issued equipment listed on p148 of the main rules book, characters get 1500 credits (plus any from the financial advantage) to spend on weapons, armour and equipment with which to begin the game. Any credits left over from character creation can be kept and entered in the savings box on the character sheet. Remember that your character is just starting their career and many items of equipment will be well out of your price range for now.

===Armour===
Probably the biggest initial outlay for equipment is a character's armour. While not compulsary, most Ops feel some sort of armour is neccessary. In the case of Ebons and Brain Wasters their armour is their Deathsuit, which is also the device that enables them to use the Ebb. Armour has two stats - PV and ID. PV is the protection value of the armour, and the one stat applies to the entire suit. ID is the impact damage of the armour (the armour's hit points in effect) and has a value for each part of the body. Armour types are listed on page 234 of the main rulebook.

===Weapons===
Generally the next thing players spend their money on are weapons. All Ops start out with a FEN 603 automatic pistol and two magazines of 10mm pistol ammunition for it. Most, however, would like something more substantial or stylish. When purchasing weapons bear in mind how skilled you are in the use of it, how much ammunition is likely to cost for it, and how much you need it for the role you will play in the squad. Firearms have stats for range, rate of fire, recoil, and clip size. The other stats are taken from the rounds fired from it. Weapons stats and descriptions start at p225 of the main rulesbook.

===Equipment===
General equipment is usually purchased almost as an afterthough, but can be very useful. Also bear in mind though how much your character is likely to be able to carry. It might seem a good idea to have a laptop, medikit, weapons maintenance kit and toolkit to hand, but imagine how impractical it would be to lug it all around. This doesn't stop you buying equipment and leaving it at home (assuming you have a home) until needed. General equipment prices and descriptions begin on p235 of the main rulebook.

===Drugs===
Frothers in particular need to pay attention to their drugs, although it is recommended that most characters at least invest in some medical drugs. Players with a Frother character would be wise to take a little time to work out their daily, weekly, or monthly needs in order to feed their habit, and stock up accordingly. Note that a medical exemption certificate is required to purchase combat drugs (Frothers start the game with one). Drug effects and prices are listed from p248 of the main rulebook.

===Science Friction===
Ebons and Brain Wasters can buy Science Friction equipment from Dark Lament in order to boost their abilities. Descriptions, prices and effects are listed from p222 of the main rulebook.

==Fill in the gaps==
By this point most of the character sheet should be filled in and finalised. Complete the following areas if not already done:

*Name - Your character's name. Bear in mind the styles of name used by your character's race.
*Race - Your character's race.
*Package - The skill package you chose for your character.
*LAD (see Karma sourcebook) - Indicates a Life After Death account. Leave blank at this stage.
*SCL (p65) - All characters start with an SCL of 10. The middle and right boxes are for subdivisions of SCL as they are earned.
*PHYS & KNOW (p132) - Derived from the other stats.
*Movement rates (p118) - The speed at which your character moves.
*Encumbrance (p120) - The amount your character can lift and carry.
*Hit points (character sheet, p149) - Maximum values to the right of the first dash, current values to the right of the second.
*Armour (see above) - PV to the right of where it says PV, maximum ID to the left of the dash for each location, current ID to the right.
*Initiative phases (p117) - The amount of actions your character can make in a round, and on which phases they can be made. Put a cross in the box of each round your character can act in.
*Damage bonus (p132) - The extra amount of damage hand-to-hand attacks cause due to your character's strength.
*Weapon notes - Add which weapons are fitted with which pieces of equipment (laser sights, silencer, etc.).
*Age, hair colour, eye colour, complexion - You can make this bit up. Bear in mind the traits of your character's particular race.
*Height & weight (p150) - Again, up to you.
*Experience points - Starts at 0.
*Savings - Any leftover money from character creation.

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2007-05-11T16:52:24Z

Roman Totale: added SLA link and info

===What is 5punk?===

''"5punk - the gaming equivalent of a kickaround in the park"''

'''[http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]''' is a friendly community of gamers based on the ethic of playing for fun hence the title.

Basically we play for fun, get on well with like minded gamers and have good laugh in the process.

We also run our own [[Bukkake|gameserver]], as this allows us to switch games we host easily depending on what's popular.

====Who is 5punk?====

'''Woo Elephant Yeah (owner of [http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]):'''

"Well one day I decided it would be a good idea to get like minded 'b3tans' ([http://b3ta.com '''b3ta''']) to all play online games together. Since then there's been no looking back, and 5punk has now turned into an active online gaming community for all ages and types of people.
You do not have to be a member of b3ta to join 5punk, as it's an open gaming community, it's just that b3ta is historically a root for people to come here."

====Where is 5punk?====

If they're not gaming or forum whoring at '''http://www.5punk.co.uk''' ...then they must be at the [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3079&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''pub'''].

====Why 5punk?====

This is at least partly related to the being an offspring of b3ta.com

The use of a number in the place of a letter started with b3ta, but was taken up by 4rthur, 5punk, just as a nod to our roots.

[http://www.b3ta.com/talk/64446 Thread where the name was decided.]

====How do you pronounce 5punk?====

Spunk - a slang term for male ejaculate.
Not five-punk

===Games we often play===

*[[Battlefield 2]]
*[[Battlefield 2142]]
*[[Counterstrike|Counter Strike: Source]]
*[[Call of Duty| Call of Duty: United Offensive]]
*[[EVE]]
*[[Other Games| List of other games]] - These are less popular games, but still have a following in 5punk

The games we play change reasonably often, and we always try new games but tend to get bored of them pretty quickly if it's nothing special.

However [[Battlefield 2|BF2]], [[Counterstrike| CS:S]], [[Call of Duty|CoD:UO]] and [[EVE]] are our staple games with a strong, and in the case of Eve, militant following (No, really. Those EVE players are nuts).

==== When does 5punk play? ====

We play games most evenings, generally using a set schedule of games during the week and random games as and when they happen using Xfire.

*'''Monday:''' Nothing set
*'''Tuesday:''' [[Call of Duty]]
*'''Wednesday:''' [[Counterstrike| Counter Strike: Source]]
*'''Thursday:''' [[Battlefield 2142]]
*'''Friday:''' [[CoH/CoV| City of Heroes]]
*'''Saturday:''' Nothing set
*'''Sunday:''' Nothing set

====More info about the games we play====

===== [[Battlefield 2]] =====

Our BF2 addiction has been gaining power since release, often getting 8+ players for our scheduled games on thursdays.

We pooled our funds and rented our own ranked BF2 server, which could be found [http://www.game-monitor.com/GameServer/81.19.208.85:16567/5punk.co.uk_-_Get_some_on_you.html Here] but can't now, so there.

===== [[Battlefield 2142]] =====

Though not widely accepted by the 5punk community it has a fairly dedicated following of a few regular players.

===== [[Call of Duty|Call of Duty: United Offensive]] =====

AAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS CANNON
(And you can shoot stuff.)

We use a lot of custom maps which can be downloaded [http://files.hairy-arse.com/CallofDuty/Maps.rar Here]

===== [[CoH/CoV| City of Heores / City of Villains]] =====

A nonspecific Superhero comic based MMO that is slowly gaining popularity on 5punk. Not particularly deep, but combined with Teamspeak is often highly amusing.

CoH and CoV are two seperate games with a slight overlap - bought seperately but one subscription fee for both, playing as either a hero or a villain. The two overlap in certain PvP areas, and owning both offers certain advantages for players on either side.

===== [[Counterstrike| Counter Strike: Source]] =====

omg! hax

===== [[EVE]] =====

One of the most absorbing and involved MMOs around, EVE differs greatly from others in that grind does not increase your skillpoints as training is based purely on time. Grind will earn you isk (in-game currency) and allow you to buy new skills to fly new ships, fit new LASERS!

In-depth details on the game can be found here in [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2305 Wiggy's EVE review]

The 5punk community in EVE is based around the fantastic 5punkorp (think Guild), based on the ideals of bumming, more bumming, freedom and the spirit of fun! (But mostly bumming. - Wig)

They also have a ship set-ups page [[http://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Ship_fitting_Frontpage Here]]

===== [[OFP| Operation Flashpoint & Armed Assault]] =====

OFP is one of the older but still one of the best modern era FPS's out there. OPF focuses more on low level tactics than MMO's like BEEF and requires thought, teamwork and combined arms cooperation to achieve mission success. It is set apart from the competition by a large and active community who continue to produce new vehicles, weapons, maps and mods 5 years after it was first released. The recently released sequel, Armed Assault, is very similar in intent but fixed alot of the grievances that were present in the original. It promises to continue the success of the series and retain popularity in the modding community.

There's a 5punky mod database which will list any mods that we have on our server and in the missions that we create. Mod database can be found [[http://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=ArmaMods Here]]

===== [[SWAT 4| SWAT 4 - The Stetchkov Syndicate]] =====

Oldish Tactical first person shooter, slow paced, challenging to play well, but still fun.

===== [http://www.urbandead.com UrbanDead] =====

Inconspicuous browser based MMORPG set in the zombie apocalypse, easily played at lunch time at work. 5punkers tend to gravitate towards pubs, occasionally organising excursions such as the Malton Pub Crawl in order to bring sunshine to the lives (or undeaths, as the case may be) of human and zombie alike.

===== [http://www.shartak.com Shartak] =====

A Browser based MMPORG set on a desert island, Featuring Outsiders, Pirates and natives.

Quite similar to Urban dead, likely because the maker was inspired by urbandead.

===== [http://www.atorian.com Atorian] =====

Another inconspicuous browser based game. Set at some point in the future 5punkers in this game are purely self-defensive, but since there's always someone trying to take our planets we never stop fighting.

===== [[SLA_Industries| SLA Industries]] =====

Beardier than Brian Blessed dunked in a vat of testosterone, a Dungeons & Dragonsesque pen and paper RPG - but played over the internet. SLA Industries is an urban horror roleplaying game set in dark futuristic universe called the World of Progress. The World of Progress spans thousands of worlds, most of which are ruled by the ubiquitous SLA Industries. SLA Industries is a giant megacorporation, the virtually unchallenged power in the World of Progress. Players play the part of Operatives - freelance agents who take jobs from SLA to protect the public and the company.

=== Stuff we run ===

This list is likely to change often, so just check [http://www.game-monitor.com/search.php?search=5punk&type=server Here] for our current servers

[http://www.5punk.co.uk/demo.php Teamspeak server]

[[Radio|5punk Radio]]

'''Battlefield 2''' 81.19.208.85:16567

'''CS:S''' 217.112.95.67:27015

'''Cod:UO''' 217.112.95.67:28960

=== Apps we use and how to use them. ===

==== Xfire ====
Xfire is an app that acts as an instant messenger with in game support and allows us to easily join other 5punkers in game.

With the 22/9/06 Xfire update, they introduced a [http://www.xfire.com/clans Clan] function, this allows users to add everyone to their contact list easily by joining the 5punk clan [http://www.xfire.com/clans/5punk here], you'll usually be accepted within 24hours.

We also have a list of our xfire usernames and a small app to automatically add everyone, though it isn't always reliable and isn't updated often.

[http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/xfired.php Xfire List]

[http://www.5punk.co.uk/XfireAdd2.exe Auto-Adder]

When signing up at the forum, make sure you add your Xfire username to your forum profile, as this is the core of 5punk, and without Xfire, we wouldn't even be here.

==== Teamspeak ====

Teamspeak is our voice comms medium of choice - given the ease of use, and reasonable licensing terms.

*Server Address: 217.112.95.67:8767
*Server Password: cranberry

==== Hamachi ====

Used to allow us to play older games over the Internet, also allows us to test experimental servers safely and securely.

[http://www.angelfire.com/games5/darkcry/hamachi_eng.htm Basic guide] (placeholder until a 5punk-specific one is made)

If Hamachi is needed for a game, the network to join and password for the network will be posted in the scheduler.

==== Last.fm ====

We have a last.fm group, last.fm is an plug-in for your media player which keeps track of what music you have been playing.

[http://www.last.fm/group/5punk.co.uk]

Sign up and someone will approve you.

==== Nintendo Wii Address Book ====

To allow the sharing of "Miis" and to send messages back and forth with Nintendo's console, you have to exchange Wii system addresses. More info here:
[[Wii Addresses]]

==== Folding@Home ====

[http://folding.stanford.edu/ '''Folding@Home'''] is a distributed computing project -- people from through out the world [http://folding.stanford.edu/download.html '''download'''] and run software to band together to make one of the largest supercomputers in the world. Your participation can help lead to a cure for these diseases:
*Alzheimer's Disease
*Cancer
*Huntington's Disease
*Osteogenesis Imperfecta
*Parkinson's Disease
*Ribosome & antibiotics

Join the [http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=51199 '''5punk Team'''] if you care to join the cause. [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3334&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''Folding@5punk Info''']

=== 5punk Slang/Terminology/Memes. ===

*BEEF - Our name for [[Battlefield 2]] (Battlefield 2 > BF2 > BF > BEEF)
*CoD - Our name for the [[Call of Duty]] series (usually referring to Call of Duty: United Offensive)
*Veal - Sometimes use slang names for Battlefield 2142
*HamAndCheese - Our name for [[Main Page#Hamachi|Hamachi]]. (Also known as "HammyCheese, ChammyHeese Jammyknees")
*Floorware - Software you've found, often by careless people misplacing CDs.
*Deject's mom - The mother of one of our members, often heard screaming in the background of [[Main Page#Teamspeak|Teamspeak]]. "Werd to your mother!"
*Ninja concerts - Cited as the reason for people avoiding arrangements.
*/me bums - Staple greeting of the Eve players, taken from their gentle (sometimes) in-game sodomy.
*CAEK! - Like cake, but better.
*ZOMG! Pie! - Flaky pastry with a nice filling
*This Is Not A Code - It's not a code. Probably.
*REWENGAY - Like revenge, but generally involves more teabagging.
*Magical Gay Fairy Land - World of Warcraft
*[[Charlie]] - Don't ask
*[[liopleurodon|Chaaaaaarlie]] - Seriously, just don't ask.
*CDC - Crudely Drawn Cock. Usually magenta.
*Zombie Tower - A tower of zombies, used to climb to camping Survivors in the Zombie mod for [[Counterstrike| Counter Strike: Source]]
*SNPG - Salmon Ninja Pirate Gayer; a salmon pink ninja-pirate rank icon, used as a punishment

===5punk Archives===

As well as discussion that directly relates to our games, 5punkers also deposit a lot of information within the pages and threads. To aid in finding the information held in these often rambling threads they are archived below.

====Geekfood====

Threads about food have proved very popular on 5punk, and many recipies have been posted in various threads. A full catalogue of these recipies can be found [[Cookbook:Recipes|here]].

====Reviews====

5punk has a wealth of gamers of all levels and experience. This makes for an excellent testing ground for most games, and as such we have a reviews forum so that we can share our experiences. Many 5punkers have admitted to trusting the reviews of their fellow gamers to those of magazines. An index of our reviews can be found [[Reviews|here]].

===Site Admins===

'''Woo Elephant Yeah''' - Site Owner/Creator

Often referred to as Wey, or Woo (which can be confusing)
5punk is Wey's Baby, as, oddly enough, is Wey's baby.
He is still amazed at how a simple idea has evolved into this rather active gaming community.

'''Stoat''' - Site Admin

Mustela erminea
Our very own php jedi, Coded the Scheduler and the Discussion board.
Stoat has been there since the birth of 5punk, and without him, we wouldn't have any of the things we have.

'''Dog Pants''' - Site Moderator

After watching his posts for some time, WEY decided to ask Dog Pants to join the 5punk admin team.
Dog Pants has done a wonderful job moderating 5punk's forum, and has helped influence a lot of the recent decisions/suggestions for 5punk.
He can usually be found stumbling around groaning in Urban Dead, or watching Zombie flicks at home.

'''Spoodie''' - Site Moderator/Admin

With more and more of WEY's time being tied up at home, and with the site growing bigger all the time, Spoodie was asked to join the admin team. His calm presence on the forums and web-savvy has allowed him to alleviate the pressure the other admins were beginning to feel and has proved very capable in a crisis.
Spoodie is master of the Impact Text Kittens, and has seen every film, ever.

'''Dr. Kitteny Berk''' - Game Server ([[Bukkake]]) Owner

Quote from WEY:
Abrupt, Rude and quite possibly Obnoxious, Berk speaks his mind and what you see is what you get.
You know where you stand with Berk, and he's the first to admit that. However, without him, 5punk would never have lifted off the ground in the way that it has, and his continuous work, help, time & money has got Bukkake up and running, along with the Shoutcast radio shows as well.
He's the unsung hero, but more a hero without the shiny long blonde hair and chiseled jaw, more of a dark shadowy figure lurking in the corner fixing servers and swearing repeatedly at things whilst snarling.
So to sum up *thinks about words carefully again*, even though Berk can be a bit of a sarcastic foul mouthed bastard, we love him in our very own special way.

==== Others ====

===== [[Team RO-BO]] =====

[[user:Roman Totale|Roman Totale]] and [[user:mrbobbins|MrBobbins]]' team from a CS:S Tournament we held.

Probably won, but as survivors are yet to be found we cannot be sure of this.

Widely believed to be the founding partners of the following website: http://www.deagostini.co.uk/ilovehorses/

'''Gunslinger'''

[[user:Gunslinger|Gunslinger]] was Created by RO-BO using old toaster parts, flips out if he sees a bagel.

So horribly, horribly good at all games.

0.001% of his neural processing runs all NASA orbital navigation and communication systems and he is a technical consultant on [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/ Richard and Judy]

'''Hehulk'''

Massive [http://www.eve-online.com/ EVE] addict. Claims that [[Main Page#xfire|xfire]] is inaccurate and that this means he has has missed three hundred hours of actual play time due to router issues with ports. Was promoted to moderator on the eve forum just because of the sheer number of hours he plays it.

Also plays BEEF and CSS. Tends to cry hax a lot when losing

'''Pnut'''

5punk's personal Battlefield 2 point resource. An avid fan of Battlefield 2 even though he isnt very good, can often be heard on teamspeak threatening to beat M4niachicken to death with his Keyboard/Mouse/Chair and many other assorted inanimate objects, normally after being sniped for the 9th time.

Main Page

2007-05-05T23:27:40Z

Roman Totale: Got rid of more fecking spam

===What is 5punk?===

''"5punk - the gaming equivalent of a kickaround in the park"''

'''[http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]''' is a friendly community of gamers based on the ethic of playing for fun hence the title.

Basically we play for fun, get on well with like minded gamers and have good laugh in the process.

We also run our own [[Bukkake|gameserver]], as this allows us to switch games we host easily depending on what's popular.

====Who is 5punk?====

'''Woo Elephant Yeah (owner of [http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]):'''

"Well one day I decided it would be a good idea to get like minded 'b3tans' ([http://b3ta.com '''b3ta''']) to all play online games together. Since then there's been no looking back, and 5punk has now turned into an active online gaming community for all ages and types of people.
You do not have to be a member of b3ta to join 5punk, as it's an open gaming community, it's just that b3ta is historically a root for people to come here."

====Where is 5punk?====

If they're not gaming or forum whoring at '''http://www.5punk.co.uk''' ...then they must be at the [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3079&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''pub'''].

====Why 5punk?====

This is at least partly related to the being an offspring of b3ta.com

The use of a number in the place of a letter started with b3ta, but was taken up by 4rthur, 5punk, just as a nod to our roots.

[http://www.b3ta.com/talk/64446 Thread where the name was decided.]

====How do you pronounce 5punk?====

Spunk - a slang term for male ejaculate.
Not five-punk

===Games we often play===

*[[Battlefield 2]]
*[[Battlefield 2142]]
*[[Counterstrike|Counter Strike: Source]]
*[[Call of Duty| Call of Duty: United Offensive]]
*[[EVE]]
*[[Other Games| List of other games]] - These are less popular games, but still have a following in 5punk

The games we play change reasonably often, and we always try new games but tend to get bored of them pretty quickly if it's nothing special.

However [[Battlefield 2|BF2]], [[Counterstrike| CS:S]], [[Call of Duty|CoD:UO]] and [[EVE]] are our staple games with a strong, and in the case of Eve, militant following (No, really. Those EVE players are nuts).

==== When does 5punk play? ====

We play games most evenings, generally using a set schedule of games during the week and random games as and when they happen using Xfire.

*'''Monday:''' Nothing set
*'''Tuesday:''' [[Call of Duty]]
*'''Wednesday:''' [[Counterstrike| Counter Strike: Source]]
*'''Thursday:''' [[Battlefield 2142]]
*'''Friday:''' [[CoH/CoV| City of Heroes]]
*'''Saturday:''' Nothing set
*'''Sunday:''' Nothing set

====More info about the games we play====

===== [[Battlefield 2]] =====

Our BF2 addiction has been gaining power since release, often getting 8+ players for our scheduled games on thursdays.

We pooled our funds and rented our own ranked BF2 server, which could be found [http://www.game-monitor.com/GameServer/81.19.208.85:16567/5punk.co.uk_-_Get_some_on_you.html Here] but can't now, so there.

===== [[Battlefield 2142]] =====

Though not widely accepted by the 5punk community it has a fairly dedicated following of a few regular players.

===== [[Call of Duty|Call of Duty: United Offensive]] =====

AAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS CANNON
(And you can shoot stuff.)

We use a lot of custom maps which can be downloaded [http://files.hairy-arse.com/CallofDuty/Maps.rar Here]

===== [[CoH/CoV| City of Heores / City of Villains]] =====

A nonspecific Superhero comic based MMO that is slowly gaining popularity on 5punk. Not particularly deep, but combined with Teamspeak is often highly amusing.

CoH and CoV are two seperate games with a slight overlap - bought seperately but one subscription fee for both, playing as either a hero or a villain. The two overlap in certain PvP areas, and owning both offers certain advantages for players on either side.

===== [[Counterstrike| Counter Strike: Source]] =====

omg! hax

===== [[EVE]] =====

One of the most absorbing and involved MMOs around, EVE differs greatly from others in that grind does not increase your skillpoints as training is based purely on time. Grind will earn you isk (in-game currency) and allow you to buy new skills to fly new ships, fit new LASERS!

In-depth details on the game can be found here in [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2305 Wiggy's EVE review]

The 5punk community in EVE is based around the fantastic 5punkorp (think Guild), based on the ideals of bumming, more bumming, freedom and the spirit of fun! (But mostly bumming. - Wig)

They also have a ship set-ups page [[http://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Ship_fitting_Frontpage Here]]

===== [[OFP| Operation Flashpoint & Armed Assault]] =====

OFP is one of the older but still one of the best modern era FPS's out there. OPF focuses more on low level tactics than MMO's like BEEF and requires thought, teamwork and combined arms cooperation to achieve mission success. It is set apart from the competition by a large and active community who continue to produce new vehicles, weapons, maps and mods 5 years after it was first released. The recently released sequel, Armed Assault, is very similar in intent but fixed alot of the grievances that were present in the original. It promises to continue the success of the series and retain popularity in the modding community.

There's a 5punky mod database which will list any mods that we have on our server and in the missions that we create. Mod database can be found [[http://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=ArmaMods Here]]

===== [[SWAT 4| SWAT 4 - The Stetchkov Syndicate]] =====

Oldish Tactical first person shooter, slow paced, challenging to play well, but still fun.

===== [http://www.urbandead.com UrbanDead] =====

Inconspicuous browser based MMORPG set in the zombie apocalypse, easily played at lunch time at work. 5punkers tend to gravitate towards pubs, occasionally organising excursions such as the Malton Pub Crawl in order to bring sunshine to the lives (or undeaths, as the case may be) of human and zombie alike.

===== [http://www.shartak.com Shartak] =====

A Browser based MMPORG set on a desert island, Featuring Outsiders, Pirates and natives.

Quite similar to Urban dead, likely because the maker was inspired by urbandead.

===== [http://www.atorian.com Atorian] =====

Another inconspicuous browser based game. Set at some point in the future 5punkers in this game are purely self-defensive, but since there's always someone trying to take our planets we never stop fighting.

=== Stuff we run ===

This list is likely to change often, so just check [http://www.game-monitor.com/search.php?search=5punk&type=server Here] for our current servers

[http://www.5punk.co.uk/demo.php Teamspeak server]

[[Radio|5punk Radio]]

'''Battlefield 2''' 81.19.208.85:16567

'''CS:S''' 217.112.95.67:27015

'''Cod:UO''' 217.112.95.67:28960

=== Apps we use and how to use them. ===

==== Xfire ====
Xfire is an app that acts as an instant messenger with in game support and allows us to easily join other 5punkers in game.

With the 22/9/06 Xfire update, they introduced a [http://www.xfire.com/clans Clan] function, this allows users to add everyone to their contact list easily by joining the 5punk clan [http://www.xfire.com/clans/5punk here], you'll usually be accepted within 24hours.

We also have a list of our xfire usernames and a small app to automatically add everyone, though it isn't always reliable and isn't updated often.

[http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/xfired.php Xfire List]

[http://www.5punk.co.uk/XfireAdd2.exe Auto-Adder]

When signing up at the forum, make sure you add your Xfire username to your forum profile, as this is the core of 5punk, and without Xfire, we wouldn't even be here.

==== Teamspeak ====

Teamspeak is our voice comms medium of choice - given the ease of use, and reasonable licensing terms.

*Server Address: 217.112.95.67:8767
*Server Password: cranberry

==== Hamachi ====

Used to allow us to play older games over the Internet, also allows us to test experimental servers safely and securely.

[http://www.angelfire.com/games5/darkcry/hamachi_eng.htm Basic guide] (placeholder until a 5punk-specific one is made)

If Hamachi is needed for a game, the network to join and password for the network will be posted in the scheduler.

==== Last.fm ====

We have a last.fm group, last.fm is an plug-in for your media player which keeps track of what music you have been playing.

[http://www.last.fm/group/5punk.co.uk]

Sign up and someone will approve you.

==== Nintendo Wii Address Book ====

To allow the sharing of "Miis" and to send messages back and forth with Nintendo's console, you have to exchange Wii system addresses. More info here:
[[Wii Addresses]]

==== Folding@Home ====

[http://folding.stanford.edu/ '''Folding@Home'''] is a distributed computing project -- people from through out the world [http://folding.stanford.edu/download.html '''download'''] and run software to band together to make one of the largest supercomputers in the world. Your participation can help lead to a cure for these diseases:
*Alzheimer's Disease
*Cancer
*Huntington's Disease
*Osteogenesis Imperfecta
*Parkinson's Disease
*Ribosome & antibiotics

Join the [http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=51199 '''5punk Team'''] if you care to join the cause. [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3334&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''Folding@5punk Info''']

=== 5punk Slang/Terminology/Memes. ===

*BEEF - Our name for [[Battlefield 2]] (Battlefield 2 > BF2 > BF > BEEF)
*CoD - Our name for the [[Call of Duty]] series (usually referring to Call of Duty: United Offensive)
*Veal - Sometimes use slang names for Battlefield 2142
*HamAndCheese - Our name for [[Main Page#Hamachi|Hamachi]]. (Also known as "HammyCheese, ChammyHeese Jammyknees")
*Floorware - Software you've found, often by careless people misplacing CDs.
*Deject's mom - The mother of one of our members, often heard screaming in the background of [[Main Page#Teamspeak|Teamspeak]]. "Werd to your mother!"
*Ninja concerts - Cited as the reason for people avoiding arrangements.
*/me bums - Staple greeting of the Eve players, taken from their gentle (sometimes) in-game sodomy.
*CAEK! - Like cake, but better.
*ZOMG! Pie! - Flaky pastry with a nice filling
*This Is Not A Code - It's not a code. Probably.
*REWENGAY - Like revenge, but generally involves more teabagging.
*Magical Gay Fairy Land - World of Warcraft
*[[Charlie]] - Don't ask
*[[liopleurodon|Chaaaaaarlie]] - Seriously, just don't ask.
*CDC - Crudely Drawn Cock. Usually magenta.
*Zombie Tower - A tower of zombies, used to climb to camping Survivors in the Zombie mod for [[Counterstrike| Counter Strike: Source]]
*SNPG - Salmon Ninja Pirate Gayer; a salmon pink ninja-pirate rank icon, used as a punishment

===5punk Archives===

As well as discussion that directly relates to our games, 5punkers also deposit a lot of information within the pages and threads. To aid in finding the information held in these often rambling threads they are archived below.

====Geekfood====

Threads about food have proved very popular on 5punk, and many recipies have been posted in various threads. A full catalogue of these recipies can be found [[Cookbook:Recipes|here]].

====Reviews====

5punk has a wealth of gamers of all levels and experience. This makes for an excellent testing ground for most games, and as such we have a reviews forum so that we can share our experiences. Many 5punkers have admitted to trusting the reviews of their fellow gamers to those of magazines. An index of our reviews can be found [[Reviews|here]].

===Site Admins===

'''Woo Elephant Yeah''' - Site Owner/Creator

Often referred to as Wey, or Woo (which can be confusing)
5punk is Wey's Baby, as, oddly enough, is Wey's baby.
He is still amazed at how a simple idea has evolved into this rather active gaming community.

'''Stoat''' - Site Admin

Mustela erminea
Our very own php jedi, Coded the Scheduler and the Discussion board.
Stoat has been there since the birth of 5punk, and without him, we wouldn't have any of the things we have.

'''Dog Pants''' - Site Moderator

After watching his posts for some time, WEY decided to ask Dog Pants to join the 5punk admin team.
Dog Pants has done a wonderful job moderating 5punk's forum, and has helped influence a lot of the recent decisions/suggestions for 5punk.
He can usually be found stumbling around groaning in Urban Dead, or watching Zombie flicks at home.

'''Spoodie''' - Site Moderator/Admin

With more and more of WEY's time being tied up at home, and with the site growing bigger all the time, Spoodie was asked to join the admin team. His calm presence on the forums and web-savvy has allowed him to alleviate the pressure the other admins were beginning to feel and has proved very capable in a crisis.
Spoodie is master of the Impact Text Kittens, and has seen every film, ever.

'''Dr. Kitteny Berk''' - Game Server ([[Bukkake]]) Owner

Quote from WEY:
Abrupt, Rude and quite possibly Obnoxious, Berk speaks his mind and what you see is what you get.
You know where you stand with Berk, and he's the first to admit that. However, without him, 5punk would never have lifted off the ground in the way that it has, and his continuous work, help, time & money has got Bukkake up and running, along with the Shoutcast radio shows as well.
He's the unsung hero, but more a hero without the shiny long blonde hair and chiseled jaw, more of a dark shadowy figure lurking in the corner fixing servers and swearing repeatedly at things whilst snarling.
So to sum up *thinks about words carefully again*, even though Berk can be a bit of a sarcastic foul mouthed bastard, we love him in our very own special way.

==== Others ====

===== [[Team RO-BO]] =====

[[user:Roman Totale|Roman Totale]] and [[user:mrbobbins|MrBobbins]]' team from a CS:S Tournament we held.

Probably won, but as survivors are yet to be found we cannot be sure of this.

Widely believed to be the founding partners of the following website: http://www.deagostini.co.uk/ilovehorses/

'''Gunslinger'''

[[user:Gunslinger|Gunslinger]] was Created by RO-BO using old toaster parts, flips out if he sees a bagel.

So horribly, horribly good at all games.

0.001% of his neural processing runs all NASA orbital navigation and communication systems and he is a technical consultant on [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/ Richard and Judy]

'''Hehulk'''

Massive [http://www.eve-online.com/ EVE] addict. Claims that [[Main Page#xfire|xfire]] is inaccurate and that this means he has has missed three hundred hours of actual play time due to router issues with ports. Was promoted to moderator on the eve forum just because of the sheer number of hours he plays it.

Also plays BEEF and CSS. Tends to cry hax a lot when losing

'''Pnut'''

5punk's personal Battlefield 2 point resource. An avid fan of Battlefield 2 even though he isnt very good, can often be heard on teamspeak threatening to beat M4niachicken to death with his Keyboard/Mouse/Chair and many other assorted inanimate objects, normally after being sniped for the 9th time.

SLA Industries

2007-05-05T19:00:28Z

Roman Totale: Seduction

'''[[SLA Industries]]'''

SLA Industries is an urban horror roleplaying game set in dark futuristic universe called the World of Progress. The World of Progress spans thousands of worlds, most of which are ruled by the ubiquitous SLA Industries. SLA Industries is a giant megacorporation, the virtually unchallenged power in the World of Progress. Players play the part of Operatives - freelance agents who take jobs from SLA to protect the public and the company.

===The World of Progress===
Although the World of Progress is vast, spanning thousands of planets, the players will spend the majority of their time on the SLA capitol of Mort, in the planet's capitol city by the same name.

====Mort====
The planet Mort is the flawed jewel in SLA's crown. The giant planet consists mostly of desolate wastelands and dead oceans, scoured by industry and pollution. Giant atmospheric processors keep the planet habitable, and weather control systems keep the cities safe from the worst of Mort's environment. Even so, rain falls on the cities of Mort constantly.

====War Worlds====
Certain planets hold rare phenomenon or resources, or a vital strategic location, and become so heavily fought over by SLA and other companies that war envelops its entirety. Often the thing that was being fought over is destroyed in the process, but more often than not the war rages on regardless. War Worlds such as Dante, Cross and Charlie's Point have been fought over for so long that the average life of a soldier is measured in minutes, and the few who survive their tours are generally tough, dangerous and utterly insane.

====Soft Companies====
While SLA Industries maintains an iron grip on the world of progress, there are many pretenders to the throne. Rival companies, known by SLA as Soft Companies, work tirelessly to undermine SLA and bring about its downfall. From sprawling subversive organizations, to elite high-tech paramilitaries, to small back-street industries, the enemies of SLA are many and various.

=====DarkNight=====
DarkNight are by far the largest of the Soft Companies, and the biggest thorn in SLA's side. They fight SLA in open ground on the War Worlds, battling on planetary scales with huge armies. They own their own spacecraft with which to harass SLA shipping. They produce vast amounts of hardware and their planets home billions of people. Even so, they are small in comparison to SLA and survive mainly by stealth and concealment. To the average SLA citizen, DarkNight are a terrorist organization. They live in the cities, spying and subverting. They supply the illegal weapons and drugs and control the black markets. Rarely will DarkNight operate in the open on Mort, preferring guerrilla tactics and media subversion. SLA Operatives will encounter DarkNight Operatives and agents most often of the Soft Companies, but often the first they know of the encounter is from the impact of a sniper's bullet.

=====Thresher=====
Smaller in number than DarkNight, but more direct. The Thresher have powerful weapons and armour that make them difficult to stop, even by SLA's troops. Operatives stand little chance faced with their giant armoured suits and chainguns. Luckily they are rarely seen on Mort, and when they do they prefer hit-and-fade tactics.

=====Tek Trex=====
Tek Trex are a Soft Company that specialize in robotics. While robotics and cybernetics died off after the Chrome Age, Tek trex have continued to make security and attack robots for sale on the black market. These robots are often thought of as comical - at less than a meter tall and with a sort of round body and waddling gait they often appear so. They also sport light SMGs though, and are usually deployed in large numbers.

===SLA Industries===

====Mort City====
The capitol city of SLA Industries takes the name of the planet it dwells on, visible from space like a great black scar. Covering 76,000 square kilometers of the surface and stretching deep into the earth and high into the atmosphere, Mort is the largest city in the World of Progress.

=====Uptown=====
Uptown is the district of Mort that is home to the elite. SLA Headquarters sits in the middle of uptown, a great glass pyramid with its upper floors masked by cloud. Around it, open to the sky and the as yet untainted rain, are the neon malls and shining tower blocks. Uptown rises from ground level, or thereabouts, from the centre of Mort for kilometers into the sky. The skyline is dominated by SLA Headquarters, as indeed is much of the city.

===Operatives===
Players take the role of Operatives. Ops, while technically freelance, take jobs only from SLA in the form of Blueprint News Files (BPNs). These jobs are colour coded to indicate the type of mission, and upon completion will provide the Op with payment and a Security Clearance Level (SCL) increase. The majority of the civilian population an Op meets will be downtrodden, poor, unemployed, and loyal to only themselves. They are suspicious of Operatives and jealous of their money and power, which can often be a hinderance in an investigation. This can be a severe disadvantage to obvious SLA employees, such as aliens and Stormers.

====Races====

=====Human=====
Billions of humans live in the World of Progress. They are the soldiers, the administrators, the cleaners, the police, the unemployed. They are the most versatile race in the World of Progress and as such are prolific. Humans are by far the most common race of Operative, not only because there are so many in proportion to the other races, but because they blend in and adapt. They can be intelligent, subtle, and nondescript. They can be tough, strong and brutal.

"You think I'm weaker than those aliens because I'm human? Let me tell you buddy, we're the dominant race here. Just because I'm not big and red, or because I don't grow back limbs, doesn't mean I'm not a damn good Op. I can take the head clean off a Dino from 800m away, fold down my rifle and walk into a gang bar like I'd been drinking there for years. You show me an alien that can do that."

Red Jones, Human, Point Package, SCL 8A.3

=====Frother=====
While physically human, Frothers have enhanced their bodies and reflexes through the use of powerful drugs. Loud, aggressive, cocky and rowdy, Frothers aren't the most social people to be found in Mort. They do make excellent fighters though, and SLA employ them regularly. Socially, Frothers form into close celt-like clans with whom they can relax (read: drink and fight) without the hassle of having people around who would almost certainly object to their behaviour. Their clans influence Frothers in much of their life, especially combat - many Frothers wear their tartan over their armour, sometimes even as kilts, and carry powered claymore swords. A Frother knows that before too long either the drugs or the combat will kill him, so they make a point of enjoying both and making it clear to everyone else they are doing so.

*Be aware, in my house rules Frothers don't take half damage as stated in the main rule book. Instead they ignore bruising damage and negative modifiers from bleeding.

"You want someone to take into combat, you can't do better than one of us boys. Bigger, faster, stronger - and fucking fun to boot! I mean come on, every day's a party and I take my party to work baby! Sure, some people don't like us 'cos we're loud and crazy, but there's too many stuck up arseholes in this world. Still, the boring bastards at least have the manners to die when you hit 'em."

Malcolm "Fishy" McFish, Death Squad, SCL 10A.5

=====Ebon=====
Ebons are a unique alien race, saved from oblivion by SLA because of their abilities. By using complex mathematical formulae they can visualize probabilities and then bring them into reality, using a force called The Ebb. They are assisted in this by their Deathsuits - symbiotic organisms created using The Ebb that act both as armour and as a complex computer for channelling their formulae into reality. The results of these formulae vary in power and effect, from healing cuts to regenerating limbs, lighting cigarettes to causing massive blasts. Ebons are characterised by their empathic and inquisative nature. They are highly emotional, thoughtful and poetic beings, always searching for meaning. Outwardly, they look almost human. Always slim and often attractive by human standards, they are recognizable by their hair and eyes, the colour of which varies wildly. An Ebon's eyes, their most distinctive feature apart from the Deathsuit that operatives are never without, are without iris or pupil and of uniform colour.

* In my house rules an Ebon's Ebb ability rank is limited to twice their Formula statistic.

"There's a lot of evil in this world and a lot of evil people committing it. I might work for the Company, but that doesn't make me one of them. I do this job to try and make everyone's life a little better, and the Company might not always seem benevolent but I've seen the things that are out there and I know what horrors we'd all have to face without it."

Fallacy, Investigator, SCL 8.2

=====Brain Waster=====
Brain Wasters are from the same genetic stock as Ebons (indeed, often from Ebon parents), but psychologically are very different. Wasters are violent, antisocial and sadistic bullies who delight in causing pain and misery. They dress to enhance their reputation, usually wearing leather and chains. Unlike Ebons, Wasters generally have pure black hair and evil coloured eyes. Their eyes are further enhanced by the scorch marks that surround them from birth. Wasters have the same Ebb abilities as Ebons, but tend to choose more combat orientated ones that they can use to inflict damage, pain and fear.

"What did you say? What did you just ask me? How's about I reach down your throat and set you on fire from the inside, like an upside down human candle? Don't like that idea? Well leave me the fuck alone then before I turn nasty."

Inferno, Kick Murder, SCL 10A.2

=====Wraith Raider=====
Wraith Raiders are cat-like aliens who originate from an icy home world. They are efficient and ruthless hunters, equally at home with a sniper rifle or a pair of vibro claws. Their speed and agility make them perfect close combatants, and their stealth and athleticism make them excellent scouts. Raiders often seem like lone-wolves, frequently operating away from their squads as they observe proceedings from a rooftop or walkway, but as intelligent hunters they know the value of their team mates. As such, while rarely loyal or sociable, Wraith Raiders are generally welcome members of any squads and many a Frother or Brain Waster has endlessly taunted a quiet Raider companion, only to find their life saved by a sniper's bullet in the middle of combat.

"How do I feel about the people I killed? Well, which ones? The civilians who got in the way were a waste of my ammo and money. The DarkNight I took down should have known how to use cover better. Travis? Well I didn't shoot any of my own squad, but since the enemy hacked him to pieces I suppose I'm going to have to find another Frother to use as bait. I'll choose a better one this time."

Makra Shah, Scout, SCL7B.7

=====Shaktar=====
The Shaktar are an alien race of proud warriors. To a human they appear to be monsters, and with good reason - towering above even the tallest humans and thickly built, with blood-red reptilian skin, horns and yellow eyes, they can appear demonic. Fleshy dreadlock-like tendrils grow where hair would be on a human, and their odd, mandible-like lips add to their alien appearance. Many humans who are not too familiar with Shaktar are terrified of them, but in reality they are calm and meditative. All Shaktar live to fight in battle and die in combat, they will never retreat and never surrender for that is a sign of weakness and cowardice. They take care about why they fight though, to protect their honour or friends, or the company to which they have pledged their loyalty. A Shaktar will rarely enter a brawl - they fight to kill or not at all. Out of combat Shaktar are serious and introspective, concentrating on the task at hand or relaxing by meditating or deep thought.

"I came from my homeworld to fight for my honour and for SLA. My courage and strength will prove my worth to my forefathers, and will terrify and destroy my enemies. Many beings here on Mort can fight well, but few have the power and finesse of the Shaktar. "

Mgr'shrk, Death Squad, SCL 9B.3

=====Stormer 313=====
313 variant Stormers are huge, vat-grown monsters, created to fight for SLA Industries. Most are shipped to the War Worlds, but a few are released as Operatives. All Stormers are genetically programmed to be completely loyal to SLA, and to be oblivious to danger and personal risk. 313s are large and humanoid, their heads are long and animal-like and their lipless maws hold rows of large sharp teeth. They might well look fearsome - they are designed for battle and are very tough and very strong. Stormers also have the ability to regenerate quickly, recovering in hours from injuries that would kill lesser beings outright. Their temprament varies as a human's would, although they tend to be less extreme. Most are naive and almost child-like (hardly surprising, as most are only a few years old when they start working as an Op), looking to their peers for guidance and direction.

"Stormers big and tough. I like being Stormer. I pull arms off humans like you. Not you though, you not bad person. I only hurt bad people. Yesterday I pop bad man's head, it went pop like a melon. Hur hur hur. I like being Stormer."

Tortoise, Strike Squad, SCL 9A.1

====Training Packages====
=====Death Squad Package=====
The Death Squad package is designed to train an Op for an assault role. The training leans heavily toward firearms and combat related skills. Death Squad is a popular package, as every squad needs combat Ops and Death Squad is considered the most conventional combat training.

=====Kick Murder Squad Package=====
Kick Murder training emphasises stealth and speed in order to produce Ops who are competent in an assassination and subterfuge role. Kick Murder Ops are well trained in martial arts and close combat, making their kills close up and unseen. As well as close assassination, Kick Murder Ops are deployed in infiltration roles, sneaking into hostile locations, completing their objective, then withdrawing without the enemy realising they were there.

=====Investigation and Interrogation Package=====
Investigation Ops specialise in undercover and intelligence work. They are trained in detective work, analysing events after the fact, finding the truth among all the facts, coaxing information out of suspects and informants. Investigators are usually streetwise, knowing how to deal with difficult civilians and able to blend in amongst them in order to subtley gather intelligence.

=====Medical Package=====
The Medical Package trains Ops in a variety of medical and forensic techniques. Able to administer combat first-aid and even battlefield surgery, as well as being trained in psychology and pathology, they can be extremely useful members of any squad. Medical Package trained Ops also have exclusive access to the SLA medicla database via an Oyster computer.

=====Mechanics Package=====
Mechanics is a slightly misleading name for a package that covers all things technical. Mechanics trained Ops are competent in vehicle and machinery repair, electrical and electronics, and computer based security and hacking. Most Mechanics Ops will tend to specialise in one or two fields because of the amount of knowledge required to master them, but can be very useful in any technological problem.

=====Piloting and Navigation Package=====
Pilot trained Ops are capable of driving any vehicle in SLA's arsenal, from small sports motorbikes, to massive Linebacker tanks, to heavily armed Kilcopter gunships. Additionally, Pilot Ops have a rudimentary knowledge of vehicle systems and repair, and are well trained in map-reading and the use of navigation aids - a skill not to be overlooked in the labyrinthine alleyways of downtown.

=====Business Package=====
Business trained Ops are often overlooked as squad members in favour of combat trained Ops, but those who know them also know the massive benefit they can bring to a squad. A Business Op is skilled in corporate bureaucracy and etiquette, finances and media relations. Business Ops can be relied on to find the right channels within SLA to gain access to required information, or even pull in help from other agencies. In addition to this Business Ops often play combat financier, cutting through the red tape to net their squad juicier BPNs without the hassle of waiting all day in the BPN hall. They can negotiate sponsorship deals, handle stocks and shares, and push up credit rewards from missions for their squad. Business Operatives are issued a trading license on completion of their training with which to deal on the stock market.

=====Strike Squad Package=====
The Strike Squad training package is the standard infantry training of SLA troops. It prepares an Operative for all aspects of combat, from driving jeeps to issuing combat first aid. In a way a jack-of-all-trades, but it could be said that Strike Ops have the most solid basic training from which they can specialise in almost anything and still have the basic skills to survive and fight.

=====Scouting Package=====
Scout Ops are the eyes of any squad. Hidden away, ahead of or above the main squad, they pick out enemies and potential hostiles as targets for the combat Ops, and watch their backs while they go about their business. Scout Ops make excellent snipers due to their positioning and stealth, and are trained as such. Scouts are also the only package who are trained to be able to assimilate the information supplied by the highly coveted Scout Helmet - most untrained Ops who try one on feel sick from the barrage of light and sound it feeds them.

=====Media Package=====
Media trained Ops are relatively new, with the first classes passing out only last year. They are highly sought after by aspiring Contract Killers because of their contacts and media savvy, helping get their squad good coverage from the TV channels and sometimes playing the role of combat cameraman. Media Ops have a direct link to 'control' at Third Eye through their camera, and as such are able to call in media support far quicker than normal Ops would be able to.
*Cinematography (KNOW)
*Interview (CHA)
*Communique (CHA)
*Literacy (KNOW)
*SLA Info (KNOW)
*Streetwise (KNOW)

=====Point Package=====
The Point training package represents a response to perceived flaws in the current classes of training available to Operatives. The current Scout package produces a fine sniper and advance scout, but one who is woefully unsuited to the realities of urban reconnaissance. Urban Reconnaissance involves several criteria, including area awareness, finely honed interpersonal skills and the ability to function with a minimum of bulky technological equipment.
The Point trained operative is expected to possess an exacting knowledge of Downtown, combined with the social and urban etiquette skills necessary to function amongst the gangs, cults, props and soft companies that make Downtown their homes. The Point package is taught at Meny as of 901 SD, and the first Point operatives hit the streets of Mort in 902 SD. SLA Industries' Evaluation personnel are currently working hard to determine the effectiveness of the program, and Point personnel and their associates are encouraged to submit reports to Meny for examination.
*Streetwise (KNOW)
*Sneak (DEX)
*Rival Company (KNOW)
*Persuasion (CHA)
*Disguise (CHA)
*Detect (CONC)

=====Sabotage Package=====
Another new training package to come out of Meny this year is the Sabotage package. Sabotage trained Ops are experts in all forms of demolitions, including explosives and detonators. Sabotage Ops are not only called upon to disarm explosive devices, but also are used when something requires blowing up. Indeed, Sabotage Ops are the only Operatives on Mort licensed to use explosives.
*Demolitions
*Demolitions Disposal
*Rival Company Info
*Electronics, Industrial
*Electronics, Repair
*SLA Info

=====Sector Ranger Package=====
The Sector Ranger package was originally designed for the personnel who were assigned search and rescue roles in the Cannibal Sectors, and offered to hand-picked Operative trainees who would then be filtered off to the Ranger programme. However, with Operatives called upon more and more often to venture into these hostile environments the package has opened up to all entrants. It is a tough course, and it isn't uncommon for trainees to be killed during training, but those who complete the package are in great demand in Mort. Many Ranger Ops hire out their skills freelance to other squads who have a BPN that will take them to the cannibal sectors, as they will increase the squad's chances of survival there greatly.
*Blade, 1-H (STR)
*Pistol (DEX)
*Rifle (DEX)
*Rival Company (KNOW)
*Survival (KNOW)
*Unarmed Combat (STR)

===Source Material===
Various bits of material have been created and assimilated from other sources by me and are available for players. Some might not entirely make sense due to the influence of sourcebooks.

====Hardware====

Jan 902 catalogue:
http://www.5punk.co.uk/b3ta/Pants/Hardware902.doc

Jun 902 catalogue:
http://www.5punk.co.uk/b3ta/Pants/HardJune.doc

Phase Inc armour customisation:
http://www.5punk.co.uk/b3ta/Pants/PHASE Inc.doc

====House Rules====
This is a compilation of expanded, modified or new rules mostly designed by myself to fit my own style of campaign and the style of play my players are used to. I believe it makes the game tougher and more realistic while addressing things that are open to power-gaming.

=====Automatic Weapons=====
*Burst Fire:
When a weapon is fired in a burst (three or more rounds at once at the same target) the character's pistol or rifle skill is used to hit the target with the standard rules for a single shot. If the shot is successful, the character's auto/support skill plus the rate of fire of the weapon is used to see how many rounds hit. Every two points over 11 counts as a hit, so an 11 is one round, 13 is two and so on. No extra damage is done for a roll over 20 as in normal hits. All normal bonuses and penalties for a single shot apply.

*Auto Fire:
Auto fire is when a character sprays an area with bullets. This is indiscriminate and so anything in the area risks being hit and all hits are worked out in order of difficulty, with the easiest targets being hit first. The roll to hit is the same as any other shot, but using only modifiers for cover, range, rate of fire and visibility. When working out how many rounds hit, one round hits for every three points over 11, i.e. 11, 14, 17 etc.

=====Locational hits=====
Realistically, when attacking an opponent, there should be some chance of accidentally hitting a location you didn't aim for. To represent this, near misses are relocated to a limb to represent a slightly dodgy hit. When a single round is being fired or in close combat, a final result of 11 will hit another location. For auto/support, another location is hit if the result was exactly enough to make a certain amount of rounds hit. For example, burst firing at a target and getting exactly 13 would result in one round hitting a limb, whereas a result of 14 would mean both rounds hit the torso. This only applies when aiming at the torso.
The location that was hit is determined randomly. A D10 is rolled and a result of 1-4 is a leg hit, 5-9 results in an arm hit and a roll of 0 is a head hit.

=====Melee Weapons=====
Melee weapons are pretty dire as far as the rules go, and so upping their stats a bit should even them out a little. Powered blades receive an extra +2 penetration and +4 damage, while unpowered blades receive +1 penetration and +2 damage. Blunt weapons receive +2 damage.

=====Weapon Jamming=====
If, at any point, a double 1 is rolled when firing a weapon there is a chance of it jamming. This depends on several factors: the calibre and type of the ammo, whether the weapon has been customised, the rate of fire and how well looked after the weapon is. Should a double 1 be rolled a weapons maintenance roll should be made with the appropriate modifiers (see below). If the roll is passed then the result is a simple miss, but if the roll is failed the gun will jam and several minutes (and another weapons maintenance roll) must be spent to un-jam it again. If the unfortunate firer rolls a double 1 for his weapons maintenance roll the round will explode in the chamber, destroying the weapon and doing its damage (but no PEN) to the hand of the firer.

{| style="width:800px" border=1
|+ style="width:100px" align="left" |Cased Rounds
|-
| style="width:60px" |Calibre: || align="center" |5mm || align="center" |9mm || align="center" |10mm || align="center" |11mm || align="center" |11.35mm || align="center" |12mm || align="center" |12.7mm || align="center" |14mm || align="center" |17mm || align="center" |Blank
|-
| Modifier: || align="center" |0 || align="center" |0 || align="center" |-1 || align="center" |-1 || align="center" |-1 || align="center" |-2 || align="center" |-3 || align="center" |-4 || align="center" |-5 || align="center" |-2
|}

{| style="width:800px" border=1
|+ style="width:100px" align="left" |Special Ammo
|-
| style="width:60px" |Type: || align="center" |Hotline || align="center" |Chopper || align="center" |70mm Disc || align="center" |Flechette || align="center" |Needle || align="center" |BB
|-
| Modifier: || align="center" |-2 || align="center" |-4 || align="center" |-2 || align="center" |-2 || align="center" |-2 || align="center" |0
|}

{| style="width:800px" border=1
|+ style="width:100px" align="left" |Shotgun Shells
|-
| style="width:60px" |Type: || align="center" |Shot || align="center" |Slug || align="center" |Duster || align="center" |Star || align="center" |Buck || align="center" |B&B || align="center" |Flechette
|-
| Modifiers: || align="center" |-1 || align="center" |-2 || align="center" |-1 || align="center" |-2 || align="center" |-3 || align="center" |-2 || align="center" |-1
|}

{| style="width:800px" border=1
|+ style="width:100px" align="left" |Ammo Types
|-
| style="width:60px" |Type: || align="center" |STD || align="center" |AP || align="center" |HP || align="center" |HEAP || align="center" |HESH || align="center" |DU || align="center" |HIVE
|-
| Modifiers: || align="center" |0 || align="center" |-1 || align="center" |-2 || align="center" |-2 || align="center" |-3 || align="center" |-1 || align="center" |-1
|}

{| style="width:800px" border=1
|+ style="width:100px" align="left" |Rate of Fire
|-
| style="width:60px" |Rate of Fire: || align="center" |1 || align="center" |3 || align="center" |5 || align="center" |10 || align="center" |20
|-
| Modifiers: || align="center" |0 || align="center" |-1 || align="center" |-2 || align="center" |-3 || align="center" |-5
|}

{| style="width:800px" border=1
|+ style="width:100px" align="left" |Other
|-
| style="width:60px" |Other: || align="center" |Gauss || align="center" |Extended Clip || align="center" |Custom Repeat Action || align="center" |Rebored || align="center" |Maintenance Kit
|-
| Modifiers: || align="center" |+1 || align="center" |-1 || align="center" |-2 || align="center" |-2 || align="center" |+3
|}

=====Paired Weapons=====
The rules as they stand do not cater for paired weapons. Under these rules, a character can use two weapons at once, but must halve his skill for each and receives modifiers based on how far apart the targets are (about -1 per 2 meters) relative to the character. A character attempting to do this without the ambidexterity advantage must first make a concentration roll. If this roll is failed the character simply forgets to use the offhand weapon. If it is passed the character fires as normal, but has an additional -3 to the offhand weapon. The effect of using two weapons at once is being able to attack twice per phase.

=====Bringing to bear=====
A character can bring to bear on an area he suspects an enemy will emerge from. In this case a DEX roll -2 can be made to bring a weapon to bear for free on said target when he appears. Similarly, a character who is auto-firing can bring to bear and fire on the same phase with a DEX-4 roll. This represents the character trigger-locking as he brings to bear, and as such applies a -3 to the attack roll.

=====Torso Hit Points=====
The problem with having the same amount of hits in the torso as total body is that it is very cut and dry between being alive and fighting and being dead. With the torso at two thirds of total body means the character can be effectively taken out of combat without killing him.

=====Injuries=====
If a location reaches negative hit points, that location becomes useless until restored to positive hits. However, serious damage has been sustained and Kick Start or normal Ebb healing cannot help. Negative hit points must be healed by Ebb regeneration or with surgery and cannot be restored in the field. This has the effect of reducing the maximum number of hits the location can be healed back to by the negative amount. Example, an Op's leg goes to -3 hits. As well as risking a broken leg, his leg can now only be healed to 3 points below it's normal level. When a location goes to negative amounts it will be bleeding badly and as such every point below zero counts as a wound. Also, because these are very painful injuries, the negative is used as an additional negative modifier to any actions performed, although Pain Away can counter this. Lastly, there is a 10% chance per negative point that serious damaged will be sustained such as losing an eye or finger, or having an organ damaged. Such damage will need a replacement, as described under LAD.
If a location reaches minus half its normal hit points it is destroyed. This will probably be very painful or even fatal.

*Hospital Treatment
After sustaining serious injuries, Ops must seek medical attention. The basic cost for this is 20 credits per negative point of the injury. Extra fees will be incurred, for example Killcopter evacuation or an ambulance will cost 50 credits and 10 credits respectively, and if the Op is still down hit points or is bleeding he will have to cover the cost of the Kick Start used to stabilise him. The Op will be hospitalised for an amount of days equal to the negative.
People can also opt for Ebb regeneration, which is faster but more expensive (and a bit creepy for non-Ebons). Limbs cost 30 credits per negative hit point and take between 5 and 10 minutes, while torso and head costs 50 credits per point and take around an hour.

=====Stocks and Shares=====
Operatives often invest in stocks to make their spare cash work for them. Usually they will get a financier to deal with all the paperwork, but many Business package Ops actually dabble themselves.
If an Op wants to get a financier to deal with his stocks, the financier will give him monthly reports and the opportunity to reap any profits. If the Op chooses not to, the financier will simply take his percentage of the profits and leave the rest as shares. If the Op wants to sell some shares, however, the financier will take a cut and give the Op the remaining profits. The brokers fee varies, depending on the skill of the financier, but always involves a set fee. As a rough guide, the fee is usually ten times the financier's Business Finance skill and the monthly percentage is usually two times the financier's skill. If a character wants to dabble himself, he doesn't pay any fees but is probably not going to make as big a profit and has modifications according to his Business Administration skill. An Op is required to have a trade license before he can invest on the stock market himself, which is limited to the Business package.

Every month, a roll is made to find out how well the Ops shares are doing. A roll is made, plus the Business Finance skill of the financier. The amount above or below 11 is equal to a 2% profit or loss on the amount invested. If an Op is managing his own shares, a Business Administration roll must first be made and if the total is 11+, the transactions are worked out in the normal way. SLA, however, is notoriously awkward when it comes to giving money away and there are many bureaucratic traps to fall into. If the Op fails his Business administration roll, the transactions get lost in the red tape and the shares are frozen for that month. If at any point a double one is rolled, something has gone terribly wrong. Another roll should be made with the amount rolled being used as an additional loss of 5% per point.

=====Formulae and Ebb Abilities=====
Formulae is an Ebon's knowledge and experience concerning the Ebb, therefore it is fair to say that the higher an Ebon's Formulae, the more skilled he is. This can be well represented by limiting the rank an Ebon can put his abilities to by double his Formulae, and also prevents them getting very powerful very quickly. As in the book, Ebons start with one point of formulae which restricts their ranks to 2. This is very harsh initially, but Formulae should be acquired quite quickly at first as the Ebon learns more about the Ebb.

=====Drugs=====
*Ultra-Violence & Blaze UV:
UV is sick, no two ways about it. Taking half damage represents the frenzied junky not feeling any pain, but this isn't really very realistic is it? A better way of doing it would be to allow UV users to ignore bruising damage from bullets (ie, if the DAM & PEN doesn't exceed the PV, but a point of damage is taken from bruising) and the negative skill modifiers from wounds.

*Multiple drugs:
Only one dose of any drug will take effect per phase. Multiple doses of medical drugs will have no extra effect, while multiple doses of combat or recreational drugs may cause an OD. To work out if a character overdoses, the two addiction statistics for the drug are used. The first statistic (eg, -1 PHYS per 15 doses) indicates how many doses are needed to overdose. The second statistic (eg, 1 dose/day) is the amount of time the aforementioned doses must be taken in to OD. If a cocktail of any types of drugs are used, except a cocktail of medical drugs, the worst case of the two is taken for each statistic. Once these conditions are met, the character must make a PHYS roll at -1 for the first dose, and any subsequent doses will accumulate another -1 PHYS. If the character fails a PHYS roll, he will OD.

The effects of overdosing are the same as the detox effects of the drug, or the combined effects of all the drugs in a cocktail. Flush may be used to prevent an ODing character taking any detox effects, effectively forcing the character to pass his PHYS roll for that occasion.

=====Selling equipment=====
Often, players would like to upgrade a weapon or armour and would like to sell their old equipment to help pay for the new one. Selling SLA equipment is highly illegal and likely to get an Op attempting to do so killed, however SLA will happily take equipment back off an Operative and give them 50% of the original price as an incentive. Alternatively, the equipment can be sold to another Op, which isn't technically classed as a sale, more a transfer of SLA resources. If a character decides to do this they must first find a buyer. Another member of the Op's squad is an ideal customer and the price can be worked out between them, but if the equipment is being sold to an NPC it is rather more difficult. There are no official ways of advertising second hand equipment as SLA strongly disapproves of Ops buying anything but new (or refurbished) equipment because it is less reliable and takes profit from SLA, however unofficial transactions are quite common in areas of the Pit and other Op bars.

=====Reputations=====
Reputations are a neglected aspect of the game, but can be very important to a more advanced campaign, so here are some guidelines.

{| border=1
| Situation: || Modifier: || Reputation:
|-
| No coverage in a month || -2 || Public image
|-
| Little coverage in a month (1 BPN) || -1 || Public image
|-
| Average coverage in a month (1-2 BPNs) || 0 || Public image
|-
| Good coverage on a BPN || +1 || Public image
|-
| Causing civilian casualties || -1 or more || Public image
|-
| Hitting a reporter (depending on popularity) || +/-1 to -2 || Public image
|-
| || -1 to -2 || Media
|-
| Deliberately providing good camera footage || +1 || Media
|-
| Successful BPN with extra effort || +1 || Department
|-
| Successful BPN || 0 || Department
|-
| Unsuccessful BPN || -1 || Department
|-
| Spectacularly failed BPN || -1 or more || Department
|-
| Successful BPN for company || +1 || Company
|-
| Unsuccessful BPN for company || 0 || Company
|-
| Spectacularly failed BPN for company || -1 or more || Company
|-
| Plugging a sponsor on TV || +1 || Company
|-
| Dropping a sponsor || -3 || Company
|-
| Being dropped by a sponsor || -1 || Company
|-
| Being dodgy || -1 or more || Cloak/IA
|-
| Causing unnecessary civilian casualties || -1 or more || Cloak/IA
|-
| Pissing off an agent || -1 || Cloak/IA
|}

These are just guidelines, but something not covered is if an Op does something REALLY bad he may have relevant reputations turned negative. If this is public image (and it frequently is) he could end up severely screwed.

=====Sponsorship=====

"Man, I hate KPS. Okay, I punch a reporter a bit an' everyone gets pissed at me, so KPS cancel their sponsorship deal. Which is shitty to begin with 'cos now I have to do a BPN a week to pay off my loan, but what makes things worse is I can't afford to respray my armour an' so I leave their logo on my shoulder. Next thing I know some asshole lawyer is ringin' me and tellin' me KPS are gonna sue me for copyright infringement! 'Cos I'm wearing their fuckin' logo!"

Seamus Leary, Human Death Squad Op with Red October squad.

I believe this subject requires some more clarification, seeing as it is a common and valuable source of income to an Op. The most important thing about sponsorship is reputation, a much overlooked aspect of the game. Sponsorship is governed by strict SLA guidelines, and so throwing together a few rules would be perfectly within the character of the game. So, firstly, the amount of sponsors a character can have is governed by his SCL and reputations. Obviously, an Op cannot have sponsors above his SCL, and the amount he can have within his SCL is based on his public image reputation, the Op's reputation with the sponsor and the amount of existing sponsorships. Each class (SCL) of sponsors requires an amount of reputation, and the amount of sponsorship points can never exceed the character's public image. If the public image drops below the total sponsorship points, the highest SCL sponsor (ie, the best) will contact the Op and give him an ultimatum, either drop a smaller sponsor (to bring the sponsorship points back in line with public image) or lose their sponsorship. A particularly bad move on TV could cause an Op to lose all his sponsors in one fell swoop! Bummer, huh?

{| border=1
| SCL || Sponsorship Points
|-
| 9 || 1 pt
|-
| 8 || 2 pts
|-
| 7 || 3 pts
|-
| 6 || 4 pts
|-
| 5 || 5 pts
|}

Sponsorships are arranged on a contractual basis. The Op may usually choose which type of deal he wants and they are by no means limited to these examples. The standard sponsorship contract works on a monthly basis. The Op wears the sponsor's logo on his armour and gets paid every month for doing so. The sponsor may cancel this contract at any time, and the Op may cancel at the beginning of the month. Another common form is for the sponsor to supply equipment for free in return for the sponsorship. This usually takes the form of working out how long it would take the Op to cover the cost of the item in sponsorship money and wearing the logo for that amount of time. The deal is then either cancelled or re-negotiated at that time.
Note: If, at any point, an Op's reputation drops below 0 with a sponsor they will be immediately dropped. Conversely, if an Op gets a good reputation (say 5+) he may get extra money or perks from them.

=====Martial Arts=====
With Mutilator gloves and Gash fists using unarmed combat and few characters fighting without weapons, it seems the martial arts skill would benefit from a few modifications. Whereas unarmed combat is simply hitting an opponent, martial arts could be expanded to include throws, trips and reverses. These are not only useful, but look really good on camera.

*Punches:
Punches are fast but relatively weak attacks which are pretty useless against an armoured target. Punches can be aimed at the head, torso and arms and can also be used to disarm an opponent or grab a weapon.

*Kicks:
Kicks are more powerful attacks but are slower than punches and only one can be done per phase. A kick gains an additional +1 damage and can be targeted at any location. A kick can also be used to trip an opponent. The target of a kick must make DEX check minus the attacker's strength or stumble. This doesn't have much effect unless they are on dangerous terrain such as the roof of a building.

*Flying kicks:
Flying kicks are spectacular airborne attacks that have the same effect as normal kicks but look cooler. The attack is made as normal but the rank of martial arts is restricted by the character's acrobatics. Due to the speed and angle of a flying kick, an opponent receives -2 to his parry.

*Throws:
Throws do not do any damage but are useful for temporarily disabling an opponent. A successful martial arts roll is required and the result will see your opponent on the floor, regardless of his size (unless he is in Shock or Sarge obviously).

=====Life After Death=====
The rules regarding LAD are rather vague and open to exploitation and need modifying and clarifying. Firstly, because of the new hit point rules, the torso and head can go below zero and can still be repaired so long as they haven't dropped below minus half. The cost of repairs depends on the damage and the location, the same as in Karma, but extra costs are also possible. The 'patient' will have to be given Chain in order for the process to be successful and he must cover the costs of the amount used during his recovery and Kilcopter evacuation will cost 50 credits. Obviously, the patient will have to pay for any organ or limb replacements, with the quality of the replacements depending on the amount of credit in their account. Any superior implants are not freebies, they will be deducted from the account if there is enough money, otherwise they will be replaced with the nearest affordable set. Sorry, no 3000c Nuke Tendons.

As well as the financial costs, there are other prices to pay for dying. The character will be addicted to Chain and must take one dose a day as per the rules under Chain. Also, death is quite a disturbing experience and has been known to send Ops insane. A character who receives LAD treatment must make a cool roll minus the amount below zero their total hits was on after their death (remember +3 cool from the Chain). If the roll is failed, the amount below 11 is equal to a rank of psychosis. The psychosis should be relevant to the death and discussed between the player and the DM.

*Replacement Limbs:
The replacement limbs and organs section in Karma offers very little explanation as to what the limbs actually do. The price is varied but all the description says is 'See LAD'. This isn't very helpful and so here is a list of what they actually do.

{|
|+ Di-San
|-
| style="width:50px" |Hands: || style="width:80px" |Claw || style="width:80px" |250c each || Claws (1 PEN to punch attack)
|-
| || Gripper || 200c each ||
|-
| || 4 Paw || 200c each || No little finger
|-
| Arms: || Bi-Tech || 450c each || +2 STR for lifting capacity (per pair)
|-
| || Flex || 400c each || +1 STR for lifting capacity (per pair)
|-
| || Frontier || 300c each ||
|-
| Feet: || Sprinter || 300c each || +0.1 run and sprint rate (per pair)
|-
| || Stretch || 250c each ||
|-
| || Far reach || 200c each || no toes - -1 to all rolls involving balance
|-
| || Frantic || 300c each || +1 to all rolls involving balance (per pair)
|-
| Legs: || Sprinter || 450c each ||
|-
| || Frantic || 600c each || +0.2 run and sprint rate (per pair)
|-
| || Bi-Tech || 650c each || +0.3 run and sprint rate (per pair)
|-
| || Gripper || 500c each || +0.1 run and sprint rate (per pair)
|}

{|
|+ Cut 'N' Tuck
|-
| style="width:50px" |Arms: || style="width:80px" |Brute II || style="width:80px" |500c each || +3 STR for lifting capacity (per pair)
|-
| Legs: || Bi-Sport 3000 || 800c each || +0.5 run and sprint rate (per pair)
|}

{|
|+ Driver Limbs 'N' Ligaments
|-
| style="width:50px" |Hands: || style="width:80px" |Club || style="width:80px" |175c each || -1 to all rolls using hand
|-
| || Flexer || 200c each ||
|-
| || Prehensa || 195c each ||
|-
| Arms: || Flexer || 325c each ||
|-
| || Stretch Limb || 300c each ||
|-
| || Bi-Limb || 350c each || +1 STR for lifting capacity (per pair)
|-
| Feet: || Flexer || 350c each || +2 to all rolls involving balance
|-
| || Bi-Pad || 200c each || only has two large toes
|-
| || Sure Foot || 270c each || +1 to all roll involving balance (per pair)
|-
| Legs: || Bi-Pad || 500c each || +0.1 run and sprint rate (per pair)
|-
| || Flexer || 540c each || +0.2 run and sprint rate (per pair)
|-
| || True Step || 495c each || +0.1 run and sprint rate (per pair)
|}

{|
|+ Creeper
|-
| style="width:50px" |Skin: || style="width:80px" |Easy Flow || style="width:80px" |600c || No hair, slightly plastic looking
|-
| || Body Wrap || 750c ||
|-
| || Hugg || 650c || No hair
|}

{|
|+ Royal
|-
| style="width:50px" |Hands: || style="width:80px" |Excel || style="width:80px" |300c each || No little finger, +1 to all rolls using hand
|-
| || Excel II || 375c each || +1 to all rolls using hand
|-
| Arms: || Excel || 500c each || +3 STR for lifting capacity (per pair)
|-
| Feet: || Excel || 450c each || +3 to all rolls involving balance (per pair)
|-
| Legs: || Excel || 700c each || +0.4 run and sprint rate (per pair)
|}

=====Equipment Limitations=====
Certain powerful items of equipment have limitations to prevent just anyone using them. These are mainly to stop inexperienced Ops letting powerful equipment falling into the wrong hands. All 17mm weapons and ammo are limited to Ops of SCL 7 or above, although Death Squad Ops can have access to 17mm at SCL 8. The Operative's Handbook states that it is against company regulations for Operatives to use drugs, however this only applies to combat drugs. In order to be able to use combat drugs an Op must first have a medical exemption certificate. All Frothers begin play with medical exemption certificates, nobody else does although they may acquire them later.

=====Training Packages=====
Operatives, during the course of their career, may wish to pick up extra training packages. This can be done by applying to Orange Crush, who will send the Op a Reality Overlay course to follow. The course takes two months to complete and trains the Op in the specialist forms of the package. Once the two months are passed an exam at Meny is taken and if it is passed the Op can now be classed as the new package as well as the old one. This is kind of like accumulating qualifications. SLA doesn't want their Ops studying constantly instead of completing BPNs, however, and so limit package changes to one at SCLs 8, 6 and 4, and at SCL2 an Op can train in as many packages as they like. The Operative will gain all of the advantages of the new package, as well as retaining any existing ones, but no skills are given. When the Op takes the exam, first he must pay a fee, which is usually 100c. At the end of the course (2 months) the Op goes to Meny for the exam, and must have all the skills in the package at a level set by the GM and which must be unknown to the player. The player must then put the relevant skills up to the level required by the exam, using experience from BPNs, in the two months. If all of the skills are equal or above this level the exam is passed and the package is earned. If any of the skills are lower than the required level the exam is failed and if the Op wishes to re-sit he must take (and pay for) the course again. The Sector Ranger package is not available as a secondary package due to the intense specialist training required.

{|
| Course: || Cost: || Advantages:
|-
| Death Squad || 100c || Lower SCL requirement for 17mm.
|-
| Kick Murder || 100c ||
|-
| Investigation & Interrogation || 100c ||
|-
| Medical || 100c || Access to SLA medical database.
|-
| Mechanics || 100c ||
|-
| Pilot & Navigation || 100c
|-
| Business || 100c || Trader's license.
|-
| Strike Squad || 100c ||
|-
| Scout || 100c || Use of Scout helmet, 3 month course.
|-
| Media || 140c || Link to 'control'.
|-
| Point || 100c ||
|-
| Sabotage || 100c || Explosives License.
|}

=====UV and IR vision=====
What's the difference between UV and IR? Well realistically none, but this doesn't really add to the game does it? So, a good way of doing things would be to have UV as light amplification (night-vision) and IR as thermal. This way there is a difference between the two, each of which is useful in its own way. UV can provide high resolution black and white images in very low light conditions, but is useless when there is no light. IR, on the other hand, is lower resolution and detail is difficult to make out because the user is seeing heat, rather than light (think Predator in black and white). IR is useful in extremely dark conditions where UV wouldn't work, and warm things (such as a body, armour, or a recently fired gun) can be seen through thin obstructions such as curtains. IR vision also makes warm targets stand out more against a cooler background, making camouflage less effective.

*IR vision: -2 to all vision related activities, no visibility modifiers.
*UV vision: -3 to darkness modifiers.

====Dumb Op Tales====
Operatives aren't always the sharpest knives in the drawers, and with higher stakes the cockups can become legendary. Here are a few;

=====The Infamous Internal Affairs Incident=====
This tale of over-enthusiasm gone wrong is set in the cannibal sectors (I forget which one). While trekking through the ruined buildings, the Strawberry Switchblades come under sniper fire. Fk'Kh drives the sniper off with a hail of 10mm and the scouts search the area. The culprit is never found, but a little later someone spots a sniper with SLA kit pointing a GAK 19 at the squad. Fk'Kh spots him and drills him full of holes, while Ruler climbs up the building to check for more. When Ruler gets to the body, someone suggests taking an eye or hand back for identification. So he cuts the corpse's head off. Sparse minutes later a LAD Kilcopter turns up to retrieve the unfortunate Internal Affairs agent, only to find Ruler standing there holding his head. Needless to say, IA were (and still are) extremely pissed off at him.

=====Bomb Disposal For Frothers=====
During the Mad Bomber BPN posted on someone's website, the squad had slowly picked their way through the booby trapped building. Just as the BPN was almost over and most of the squad were in the process of deciding how to capture the bomb-rigged psychopath, Long Rob - the squad's own resident psychopath - decided he needed to be in on the action. His UV twisted logic told him that the best way to get to where this bomber was was up the elevator shaft, so off he went. When he reached the elevator doors he found what was clearly a bomb, but Rob wouldn't let little things like that stand in his way. So he pulled it off. It was lucky that he was a Frother, and that he was wearing Dogeybone. He survived - pissing blood, with no arm, nearly dead and dangling over a lift shaft from his climbing gear. It is at this point he spots the bomber and manages to swing into the room to charge at the explosives-rigged lunatic. In the time it would have taken him to get to the bomber Rob would have bled to death, but some of the more competent members of the squad managed to grab and Kick-Start Rob before he died while another made the decision and shot the bomber. So it all turned out peachy, despite Rob's best attempts at suicide. Long Rob, rather than learn his lesson from this, was extremely pleased with his new Karma hands.

=====He Doesn't Have A Deathwish, He's Just Stupid=====
Some Ops just never learn. Nearing the end of a Black BPN offworld to destroy a Thresher training camp, the Squad are making camp in a forest while moving towards their rendezvous. During the night one of the remaining Thresher patrols found the squad and a small firefight broke out between the Ops who were on watch and some Thresher recruits. During this firefight Long Rob decided he would rather continue trying to sleep in his Dogeybone. Apparently, one of the Thresher patrol decided it would be better to snipe at the sleeping Frother than join the battle, and so he took careful aim and shot Rob in the head. The shot didn't penetrate and only did a little damage, so Rob decided to roll over and go back to sleep. This pissed the sniper off enough for him to switch to full-auto and start emptying his clip at the lazy Frother, almost killing him before the combat ended. Rob had some serious head injuries, but was stabilised.
Later on, as the Kilcopter evacuation was on it's way, the squad came under attack again. This time Rob, who was Kick Murder trained, stood in the middle of the fight hurling abuse at the enemy. When some diverted their attention (and ammunition) towards him he just stood there with his arms out, waggling his hands (ie, injecting Kick Start from wrist injectors) shouting 'COME ON!' This left Rob with severe chest wounds and a low supply of KS.
To top it all, and to his credit through no fault of his, the squad had to cross a minefield to reach the Kilcopter. Rob was the only one to hit any mines, and got to the Kilcopter with his left leg badly mangled. It is testament to the combat skill of the rest of the squad (again) that Rob only had to spend three weeks in hospital and not in a coffin.

=====Quickest BPN cock-up yet?=====
It really is amazing how quickly a BPN can go tits up. This is possibly a record, which takes place during Pythagoras' ESP when the squad are issued the second BPN. The Strawberry Switchblades associate with a rather unstable Shaktar Contract Killer called Ky'teck. Ky'teck is an ex-member and has never been quite the same since he was retrieved from Cannibal Sector 3 by a LAD Kilcopter. When the Squad was issued the BPN Ky'teck took the initiative and phoned the contact (a reasonably high-ranking Shiver) who, unknown to him, had a phobia of Shaktar. As soon as he addressed her, she hung up. Ky'teck redialed and once again she hung up. He decided that at this point that going round to where she lives was a good idea (this was late at night). He approaches her flat and knocks on the door, to be greeted by the contact peering through the gap between the door and the frame. She sees the Shaktar, screams and slams the door. Ky'teck knocks again, this time with no reply. Deciding something is wrong, the Contract Killer subtly kicks the door down. This sends the contact into a hysterical, terrified frenzy and she flees into the kitchen. Ky'teck chases her. When she finds herself cornered by the Shaktar, the terrified contact draws her 603 and brings it to bear on him. Ky'teck, being a Contract Killer, easily knocks the gun out of her hand and into the sink. The contact withdraws into a foetal position and whimpers, so Ky'teck trys to speak to her again. This provokes her into hysteria again and she starts screaming. So Ky'teck Hotlines her. Just as a reminder, this is his contact and a Shiver officer. Now that she has been subdued he contacts the rest of the Squad (the players, by the way, have been in hysterics during all of this) to explain the situation. They explain the situation and eventually the contact is taken to hospital and cared back to a point where she can actually function as the contact. All before the BPN has even started. To top it all, Ky'teck now has a dangerously vocal resentment of Internal Affairs for docking him his SCL and taking most of his payment to recompense the contact for damages and trauma.

====Guide to Seduction====

"Um, you want to know how to pick up women? Just walk over to them, whip it out and say 'MEEEAAAAT!!!!' That usually works the best."
-Cutter, Brain Waster Male, informing a Squadmate how to Seduce a woman.

SLA Industries

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2007-04-29T21:41:21Z

Roman Totale: Got rid of filthy Russian spam

===What is 5punk?===

''"5punk - the gaming equivalent of a kickaround in the park"''

'''[http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]''' is a friendly community of gamers based on the ethic of playing for fun hence the title.

Basically we play for fun, get on well with like minded gamers and have good laugh in the process.

We also run our own [[Bukkake|gameserver]], as this allows us to switch games we host easily depending on what's popular.

====Who is 5punk?====

'''Woo Elephant Yeah (owner of [http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]):'''

"Well one day I decided it would be a good idea to get like minded 'b3tans' ([http://b3ta.com '''b3ta''']) to all play online games together. Since then there's been no looking back, and 5punk has now turned into an active online gaming community for all ages and types of people.
You do not have to be a member of b3ta to join 5punk, as it's an open gaming community, it's just that b3ta is historically a root for people to come here."

====Where is 5punk?====

If they're not gaming or forum whoring at '''http://www.5punk.co.uk''' ...then they must be at the [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3079&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''pub'''].

====Why 5punk?====

This is at least partly related to the being an offspring of b3ta.com

The use of a number in the place of a letter started with b3ta, but was taken up by 4rthur, 5punk, just as a nod to our roots.

[http://www.b3ta.com/talk/64446 Thread where the name was decided.]

====How do you pronounce 5punk?====

Spunk - a slang term for male ejaculate.
Not five-punk

===Games we often play===

*[[Battlefield 2]]
*[[Battlefield 2142]]
*[[Counterstrike|Counter Strike: Source]]
*[[Call of Duty| Call of Duty: United Offensive]]
*[[EVE]]
*[[Other Games| List of other games]] - These are less popular games, but still have a following in 5punk

The games we play change reasonably often, and we always try new games but tend to get bored of them pretty quickly if it's nothing special.

However [[Battlefield 2|BF2]], [[Counterstrike| CS:S]], [[Call of Duty|CoD:UO]] and [[EVE]] are our staple games with a strong, and in the case of Eve, militant following (No, really. Those EVE players are nuts).

==== When does 5punk play? ====

We play games most evenings, generally using a set schedule of games during the week and random games as and when they happen using Xfire.

*'''Monday:''' Nothing set
*'''Tuesday:''' [[Call of Duty]]
*'''Wednesday:''' [[Counterstrike| Counter Strike: Source]]
*'''Thursday:''' [[Battlefield 2142]]
*'''Friday:''' [[CoH/CoV| City of Heroes]]
*'''Saturday:''' Nothing set
*'''Sunday:''' Nothing set

====More info about the games we play====

===== [[Battlefield 2]] =====

Our BF2 addiction has been gaining power since release, often getting 8+ players for our scheduled games on thursdays.

We pooled our funds and rented our own ranked BF2 server, which could be found [http://www.game-monitor.com/GameServer/81.19.208.85:16567/5punk.co.uk_-_Get_some_on_you.html Here] but can't now, so there.

===== [[Battlefield 2142]] =====

Though not widely accepted by the 5punk community it has a fairly dedicated following of a few regular players.

===== [[Call of Duty|Call of Duty: United Offensive]] =====

AAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS CANNON
(And you can shoot stuff.)

We use a lot of custom maps which can be downloaded [http://files.hairy-arse.com/CallofDuty/Maps.rar Here]

===== [[CoH/CoV| City of Heores / City of Villains]] =====

A nonspecific Superhero comic based MMO that is slowly gaining popularity on 5punk. Not particularly deep, but combined with Teamspeak is often highly amusing.

CoH and CoV are two seperate games with a slight overlap - bought seperately but one subscription fee for both, playing as either a hero or a villain. The two overlap in certain PvP areas, and owning both offers certain advantages for players on either side.

===== [[Counterstrike| Counter Strike: Source]] =====

omg! hax

===== [[EVE]] =====

One of the most absorbing and involved MMOs around, EVE differs greatly from others in that grind does not increase your skillpoints as training is based purely on time. Grind will earn you isk (in-game currency) and allow you to buy new skills to fly new ships, fit new LASERS!

In-depth details on the game can be found here in [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2305 Wiggy's EVE review]

The 5punk community in EVE is based around the fantastic 5punkorp (think Guild), based on the ideals of bumming, more bumming, freedom and the spirit of fun! (But mostly bumming. - Wig)

They also have a ship set-ups page [[http://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Ship_fitting_Frontpage Here]]

===== [[OFP| Operation Flashpoint & Armed Assault]] =====

OFP is one of the older but still one of the best modern era FPS's out there. OPF focuses more on low level tactics than MMO's like BEEF and requires thought, teamwork and combined arms cooperation to achieve mission success. It is set apart from the competition by a large and active community who continue to produce new vehicles, weapons, maps and mods 5 years after it was first released. The recently released sequel, Armed Assault, is very similar in intent but fixed alot of the grievances that were present in the original. It promises to continue the success of the series and retain popularity in the modding community.

There's a 5punky mod database which will list any mods that we have on our server and in the missions that we create. Mod database can be found [[http://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=ArmaMods Here]]

===== [[SWAT 4| SWAT 4 - The Stetchkov Syndicate]] =====

Oldish Tactical first person shooter, slow paced, challenging to play well, but still fun.

===== [http://www.urbandead.com UrbanDead] =====

Inconspicuous browser based MMORPG set in the zombie apocalypse, easily played at lunch time at work. 5punkers tend to gravitate towards pubs, occasionally organising excursions such as the Malton Pub Crawl in order to bring sunshine to the lives (or undeaths, as the case may be) of human and zombie alike.

===== [http://www.shartak.com Shartak] =====

A Browser based MMPORG set on a desert island, Featuring Outsiders, Pirates and natives.

Quite similar to Urban dead, likely because the maker was inspired by urbandead.

===== [http://www.atorian.com Atorian] =====

Another inconspicuous browser based game. Set at some point in the future 5punkers in this game are purely self-defensive, but since there's always someone trying to take our planets we never stop fighting.

=== Stuff we run ===

This list is likely to change often, so just check [http://www.game-monitor.com/search.php?search=5punk&type=server Here] for our current servers

[http://www.5punk.co.uk/demo.php Teamspeak server]

[[Radio|5punk Radio]]

'''Battlefield 2''' 81.19.208.85:16567

'''CS:S''' 217.112.95.67:27015

'''Cod:UO''' 217.112.95.67:28960

=== Apps we use and how to use them. ===

==== Xfire ====
Xfire is an app that acts as an instant messenger with in game support and allows us to easily join other 5punkers in game.

With the 22/9/06 Xfire update, they introduced a [http://www.xfire.com/clans Clan] function, this allows users to add everyone to their contact list easily by joining the 5punk clan [http://www.xfire.com/clans/5punk here], you'll usually be accepted within 24hours.

We also have a list of our xfire usernames and a small app to automatically add everyone, though it isn't always reliable and isn't updated often.

[http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/xfired.php Xfire List]

[http://www.5punk.co.uk/XfireAdd2.exe Auto-Adder]

When signing up at the forum, make sure you add your Xfire username to your forum profile, as this is the core of 5punk, and without Xfire, we wouldn't even be here.

==== Teamspeak ====

Teamspeak is our voice comms medium of choice - given the ease of use, and reasonable licensing terms.

*Server Address: 217.112.95.67:8767
*Server Password: cranberry

==== Hamachi ====

Used to allow us to play older games over the Internet, also allows us to test experimental servers safely and securely.

[http://www.angelfire.com/games5/darkcry/hamachi_eng.htm Basic guide] (placeholder until a 5punk-specific one is made)

If Hamachi is needed for a game, the network to join and password for the network will be posted in the scheduler.

==== Last.fm ====

We have a last.fm group, last.fm is an plug-in for your media player which keeps track of what music you have been playing.

[http://www.last.fm/group/5punk.co.uk]

Sign up and someone will approve you.

==== Nintendo Wii Address Book ====

To allow the sharing of "Miis" and to send messages back and forth with Nintendo's console, you have to exchange Wii system addresses. More info here:
[[Wii Addresses]]

==== Folding@Home ====

[http://folding.stanford.edu/ '''Folding@Home'''] is a distributed computing project -- people from through out the world [http://folding.stanford.edu/download.html '''download'''] and run software to band together to make one of the largest supercomputers in the world. Your participation can help lead to a cure for these diseases:
*Alzheimer's Disease
*Cancer
*Huntington's Disease
*Osteogenesis Imperfecta
*Parkinson's Disease
*Ribosome & antibiotics

Join the [http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=51199 '''5punk Team'''] if you care to join the cause. [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3334&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''Folding@5punk Info''']

=== 5punk Slang/Terminology/Memes. ===

*BEEF - Our name for [[Battlefield 2]] (Battlefield 2 > BF2 > BF > BEEF)
*CoD - Our name for the [[Call of Duty]] series (usually referring to Call of Duty: United Offensive)
*Veal - Sometimes use slang names for Battlefield 2142
*HamAndCheese - Our name for [[Main Page#Hamachi|Hamachi]]. (Also known as "HammyCheese, ChammyHeese Jammyknees")
*Floorware - Software you've found, often by careless people misplacing CDs.
*Deject's mom - The mother of one of our members, often heard screaming in the background of [[Main Page#Teamspeak|Teamspeak]]. "Werd to your mother!"
*Ninja concerts - Cited as the reason for people avoiding arrangements.
*/me bums - Staple greeting of the Eve players, taken from their gentle (sometimes) in-game sodomy.
*CAEK! - Like cake, but better.
*ZOMG! Pie! - Flaky pastry with a nice filling
*This Is Not A Code - It's not a code. Probably.
*REWENGAY - Like revenge, but generally involves more teabagging.
*Magical Gay Fairy Land - World of Warcraft
*[[Charlie]] - Don't ask
*[[liopleurodon|Chaaaaaarlie]] - Seriously, just don't ask.
*CDC - Crudely Drawn Cock. Usually magenta.
*Zombie Tower - A tower of zombies, used to climb to camping Survivors in the Zombie mod for [[Counterstrike| Counter Strike: Source]]
*SNPG - Salmon Ninja Pirate Gayer; a salmon pink ninja-pirate rank icon, used as a punishment

===5punk Archives===

As well as discussion that directly relates to our games, 5punkers also deposit a lot of information within the pages and threads. To aid in finding the information held in these often rambling threads they are archived below.

====Geekfood====

Threads about food have proved very popular on 5punk, and many recipies have been posted in various threads. A full catalogue of these recipies can be found [[Cookbook:Recipes|here]].

====Reviews====

5punk has a wealth of gamers of all levels and experience. This makes for an excellent testing ground for most games, and as such we have a reviews forum so that we can share our experiences. Many 5punkers have admitted to trusting the reviews of their fellow gamers to those of magazines. An index of our reviews can be found [[Reviews|here]].

===Site Admins===

'''Woo Elephant Yeah''' - Site Owner/Creator

Often referred to as Wey, or Woo (which can be confusing)
5punk is Wey's Baby, as, oddly enough, is Wey's baby.
He is still amazed at how a simple idea has evolved into this rather active gaming community.

'''Stoat''' - Site Admin

Mustela erminea
Our very own php jedi, Coded the Scheduler and the Discussion board.
Stoat has been there since the birth of 5punk, and without him, we wouldn't have any of the things we have.

'''Dog Pants''' - Site Moderator

After watching his posts for some time, WEY decided to ask Dog Pants to join the 5punk admin team.
Dog Pants has done a wonderful job moderating 5punk's forum, and has helped influence a lot of the recent decisions/suggestions for 5punk.
He can usually be found stumbling around groaning in Urban Dead, or watching Zombie flicks at home.

'''Spoodie''' - Site Moderator/Admin

With more and more of WEY's time being tied up at home, and with the site growing bigger all the time, Spoodie was asked to join the admin team. His calm presence on the forums and web-savvy has allowed him to alleviate the pressure the other admins were beginning to feel and has proved very capable in a crisis.
Spoodie is master of the Impact Text Kittens, and has seen every film, ever.

'''Dr. Kitteny Berk''' - Game Server ([[Bukkake]]) Owner

Quote from WEY:
Abrupt, Rude and quite possibly Obnoxious, Berk speaks his mind and what you see is what you get.
You know where you stand with Berk, and he's the first to admit that. However, without him, 5punk would never have lifted off the ground in the way that it has, and his continuous work, help, time & money has got Bukkake up and running, along with the Shoutcast radio shows as well.
He's the unsung hero, but more a hero without the shiny long blonde hair and chiseled jaw, more of a dark shadowy figure lurking in the corner fixing servers and swearing repeatedly at things whilst snarling.
So to sum up *thinks about words carefully again*, even though Berk can be a bit of a sarcastic foul mouthed bastard, we love him in our very own special way.

==== Others ====

===== [[Team RO-BO]] =====

[[user:Roman Totale|Roman Totale]] and [[user:mrbobbins|MrBobbins]]' team from a CS:S Tournament we held.

Probably won, but as survivors are yet to be found we cannot be sure of this.

Widely believed to be the founding partners of the following website: http://www.deagostini.co.uk/ilovehorses/

'''Gunslinger'''

[[user:Gunslinger|Gunslinger]] was Created by RO-BO using old toaster parts, flips out if he sees a bagel.

So horribly, horribly good at all games.

0.001% of his neural processing runs all NASA orbital navigation and communication systems and he is a technical consultant on [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/ Richard and Judy]

'''Hehulk'''

Massive [http://www.eve-online.com/ EVE] addict. Claims that [[Main Page#xfire|xfire]] is inaccurate and that this means he has has missed three hundred hours of actual play time due to router issues with ports. Was promoted to moderator on the eve forum just because of the sheer number of hours he plays it.

Also plays BEEF and CSS. Tends to cry hax a lot when losing

'''Pnut'''

5punk's personal Battlefield 2 point resource. An avid fan of Battlefield 2 even though he isnt very good, can often be heard on teamspeak threatening to beat M4niachicken to death with his Keyboard/Mouse/Chair and many other assorted inanimate objects, normally after being sniped for the 9th time.

Battlefield 2

2006-08-16T19:33:57Z

Roman Totale: /* Players with this game */

Main Page

2006-08-14T21:49:31Z

Roman Totale: /* 5punk Slang/Terminology/Memes. */

===What is 5punk?===

5punk is a friendly community of gamers based on the ethic of playing for fun hence the title

"5punk - the gaming equivalent of a kickaround in the park"

Quote Woo Elephant yeah, the site owner:

"Well one day I decided it would be a good idea to get like minded 'b3tans' (b3ta.com) to all play online games together. Since then there's been no looking back, and 5punk has now turned into an active online gaming community for all ages and types of people.
You do not have to be a member of b3ta to join 5punk, as it's an open gaming community, it's just that b3ta is historically a root for people to come here."

Basically we play for fun, get on well with like minded gamers and have good laugh in the process.

We also run our own gameserver, as this allows us to switch games we host easily depending on what's popular.

====Why 5punk?====

This is at least partly related to the being an offspring of b3ta.com

The use of a number in the place of a letter started with b3ta, but was taken up by 4rthur, 5punk, just as a nod to our roots.

[http://www.b3ta.com/talk/64446 Thread where the name was decided.]

====How do you pronounce 5punk?====

Spunk - a slang term for male ejaculate.
Not five-punk

===Games we often play===

*Battlefield 2
*[http://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Counterstrike Counter Strike Source]
*[http://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Call_of_Duty Call of Duty: United Offensive]
*EVE
*Unreal Tournament 2004
*Quake 4
*UrbanDead

The games we play change reasonably often, and we always try new games but tend to get bored of them pretty quickly if it's nothing special.

However BF2, [http://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Counterstrike CS:S], [http://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Call_of_Duty CoD:UO] and Eve are our staple games with a strong, and in the case of Eve, militant following (No, really. Those EVE players are nuts).

==== When does 5punk play? ====

We play games most evenings, generally using a set schedule of games during the week and random games as and when they happen using Xfire.

*'''Monday:''' Nothing set
*'''Tuesday:''' [http://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Call_of_Duty Call of Duty]
*'''Wednesday:''' [http://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Counterstrike Counter Strike Source]
*'''Thursday:''' BattleField 2
*'''Friday:''' UT04 or Quake4
*'''Saturday:''' Nothing set
*'''Sunday:''' Nothing set

====More info about the games we play====

===== Battlefield 2 =====

Our BF2 addiction has been gaining power since release, often getting 8+ players for our scheduled games on thursdays.

We often play on the Lanarchy.co.uk Karkand & Sharqi Server (81.19.208.91:16567)

===== [http://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Call_of_Duty Call of Duty: United Offensive] =====

AAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS CANNON

We use a lot of custom maps which can be downloaded [http://files.hairy-arse.com/CallofDuty/Maps.rar Here]

===== [http://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Counterstrike Counter Strike Source] =====

omg! hax

===== EVE =====

Oh. dear.

===== UrbanDead =====

Inconspicuous browser based MMORPG set in the zombie apocalypse, easily played at lunch time at work. 5punkers tend to gravitate towards pubs, occasionally organising excursions such as the Malton Pub Crawl in order to bring sunshine to the lives (or undead, as the case may be) of human and zombie alike.

==== Atorian ====

Another inconspicuous browser based game. Set at some point in the future 5punkers in this game are purely self-defensive, but since there's always someone trying to take our planets we never stop fighting.

=== Stuff we run ===

This list is likely to change but

[http://www.5punk.co.uk/demo.php Teamspeak server]

[http://217.112.95.67:8000/listen.pls Shoutcast server]

'''CS:S''' 217.112.95.67:27015

'''DoD:S''' 217.112.95.67:27017

'''Cod:UO''' 217.112.95.67:28960

=== 5punk Slang/Terminology/Memes. ===

*BEEF - Our name for Battlefield 2 (Battlefield 2 > BF2 > BF > BEEF)
*CoD - Our name for the Call Of Duty series (usually referring to Call of Duty: Untied Offensive)
*HamAndCheese - name for Hamachi
*Floorware - Software you've found, often by careless people misplacing CDs.
*Deject's mom - The mother of one of our members, often heard screaming in the background of teamspeak. "Werd to your mother!"
*Ninja concerts - Cited as the reason for people avoiding arrangements.
*/me bums - Staple greeting of the Eve players, taken from their gentle (sometimes) in-game sodomising.
*CAEK! - Like cake, but better.
*ZOMG! Pie! - Flaky Pastry with a nice filling
*This Is Not A Code - It's not a code. Probably.
*REWENGAY - Like revenge, but generally involves more teabagging.
*Magical Gay Fairy Land - World of Warcraft
*Charlie - Don't ask
*Chaaaaaarlie - Seriously, just don't ask.

=== Apps we use and how to use them. ===

==== Xfire ====
Xfire is an app that acts as an instant messenger with in game support and gives ability to easily join other 5punkers in game any time anywhere.

We also have a list of our xfire usernames and a small app to automatically add everyone

[http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/xfired.php Xfire List]

[http://www.5punk.co.uk/XfireAdd2.exe Auto-Adder]

When signing up at the forum, make sure you add your Xfire username to your forum profile, as this is the core of 5punk, and without Xfire, we wouldn't even be here.

==== Teamspeak ====

Teamspeak is our voice comms medium of choice - given the ease of use, and reasonable licensing terms.

*Server Address: 217.112.95.67:8767
*Server Password: cranberry

==== Hamachi ====

Used to allow us to play older games over the Internet, also allows us to test experimental servers safely and securely.

[http://www.angelfire.com/games5/darkcry/hamachi_eng.htm Basic guide] (placeholder until a 5punk-specific one is made)

If Hamachi is needed for a game, the network to join and password for the network will be posted in the scheduler.

===Site Admins===

'''Woo Elephant Yeah''' - Site Owner/Creator

Often referred to as Wey, or Woo (which can be confusing)
5punk is Wey's Baby, as, oddly enough, is Wey's baby.
He is still amazed at how a simple idea has evolved into this rather active gaming community.

'''Stoat''' - Site Admin

Mustela erminea
Our very own php jedi, Coded the Scheduler and the Discussion board.
Stoat has been there since the birth of 5punk, and without him, we wouldn't have any of the things we have come to

'''Dr. Kitteny Berk''' - Game Server (bukkake) Owner

Quote from WEY:
Abrupt, Rude and quite possibly Obnoxious, Berk speaks his mind and what you see is what you get.
You know where you stand with Berk, and he's the first to admit that. However, without him, 5punk would never have lifted off the ground in the way that it has, and his continuous work, help, time & money has got Bukkake up and running, along with the Shoutcast radio shows as well.
He's the unsung hero, but more a hero without the shiny long blonde hair and chiseled jaw, more of a dark shadowy figure lurking in the corner fixing servers and swearing repeatedly at things whilst snarling.
So to sum up *thinks about words carefully again*, even though Berk can be a bit of a sarcastic foul mouthed bastard, we love him in our very own special way.

'''Dog Pants''' - Site Moderator

After watching his posts for some time, WEY decided to ask Dog Pants to join the 5punk admin team.
Dog Pants has done a wonderful job moderating 5punk's forum, and has helped influence a lot of the recent decisions/suggestions for 5punk.
He can usually be found stumbling around groaning in Urban Dead, or watching Zombie flicks at home.

==== Others ====

'''Team RO-BO'''

[[user:Roman Totale|Roman Totale]] and [[user:mrbobbins|MrBobbins]]' team from a CS:S Tournament we held.

Probably won, but as survivors are yet to be found we cannot be sure of this.

Widely believed to be the founding partners of the following website: http://www.deagostini.co.uk/ilovehorses/

'''Gunslinger'''

Created by RO-BO using old toaster parts, flips out if he sees a bagel.

So horribly, horribly good at all games.

0.001% of his neural processing runs all NASA orbital navigation and communication systems and he is a technical consultant on [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/ Richard and Judy]

'''Hehulk'''

Massive [http://www.eve-online.com/ EVE] adict. xfire isn't acurate and to date has missed 300 hours of actual play time due to router issues with ports. Was promoted to moderator on the eve forum just because of the sheer number of hours he plays it.

Also plays BEEF and CSS. Tends to cry hax alot when losing

Main Page

2006-08-10T18:24:18Z

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===What is 5punk?===

5punk is a friendly community of gamers based on the ethic of playing for fun hence the title

"5punk - the gaming equivalent of a kickaround in the park"

Quote Woo Elephant yeah, the site owner:

"Well one day I decided it would be a good idea to get like minded 'b3tans' (b3ta.com) to all play online games together. Since then there's been no looking back, and 5punk has now turned into an active online gaming community for all ages and types of people.
You do not have to be a member of b3ta to join 5punk, as it's an open gaming community, it's just that b3ta is historically a root for people to come here."

Basically we play for fun, get on well with like minded gamers and have good laugh in the process.

We also run our own gameserver, as this allows us to switch games we host easily depending on what's popular.

====Why 5punk?====

This is at least partly related to the being an offspring of b3ta.com

The use of a number in the place of a letter started with b3ta, but was taken up by 4rthur, 5punk, just as a nod to our roots.

[http://www.b3ta.com/talk/64446 Thread where the name was decided.]

====How do you pronounce 5punk?====

Spunk - a slang term for male ejaculate.
Not five-punk

===Games we often play===

*Battlefield 2
*[http://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Counterstrike Counter Strike Source]
*[http://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Call_of_Duty Call of Duty: United Offensive]
*EVE
*Unreal Tournament 2004
*Quake 4
*UrbanDead

The games we play change reasonably often, and we always try new games but tend to get bored of them pretty quickly if it's nothing special.

However BF2, [http://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Counterstrike CS:S], [http://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Call_of_Duty CoD:UO] and Eve are our staple games with a strong, and in the case of Eve, militant following (No, really. Those EVE players are nuts).

==== When does 5punk play? ====

We play games most evenings, generally using a set schedule of games during the week and random games as and when they happen using Xfire.

*'''Monday:''' Nothing set
*'''Tuesday:''' [http://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Call_of_Duty Call of Duty]
*'''Wednesday:''' [http://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Counterstrike Counter Strike Source]
*'''Thursday:''' BattleField 2
*'''Friday:''' UT04 or Quake4
*'''Saturday:''' Nothing set
*'''Sunday:''' Nothing set

====More info about the games we play====

===== Battlefield 2 =====

Our BF2 addiction has been gaining power since release, often getting 8+ players for our scheduled games on thursdays.

We often play on the Lanarchy.co.uk Karkand & Sharqi Server (81.19.208.91:16567)

===== [http://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Call_of_Duty Call of Duty: United Offensive] =====

AAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS CANNON

We use a lot of custom maps which can be downloaded [http://files.hairy-arse.com/CallofDuty/Maps.rar Here]

===== [http://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Counterstrike Counter Strike Source] =====

omg! hax

===== EVE =====

Oh. dear.

===== UrbanDead =====

Inconspicuous browser based MMORPG set in the zombie apocalypse, easily played at lunch time at work. 5punkers tend to gravitate towards pubs, occasionally organising excursions such as the Malton Pub Crawl in order to bring sunshine to the lives (or undead, as the case may be) of human and zombie alike.

==== Atorian ====

Another inconspicuous browser based game. Set at some point in the future 5punkers in this game are purely self-defensive, but since there's always someone trying to take our planets we never stop fighting.

=== Stuff we run ===

This list is likely to change but

[http://www.5punk.co.uk/demo.php Teamspeak server]

[http://217.112.95.67:8000/listen.pls Shoutcast server]

'''CS:S''' 217.112.95.67:27015

'''DoD:S''' 217.112.95.67:27017

'''Cod:UO''' 217.112.95.67:28960

=== 5punk Slang/Terminology/Memes. ===

*BEEF - Our name for Battlefield 2 (Battlefield 2 > BF2 > BF > BEEF)
*CoD - Our name for the Call Of Duty series (usually referring to Call of Duty: Untied Offensive)
*HamAndCheese - name for Hamachi
*Floorware - Software you've found, often by careless people misplacing CDs.
*Deject's mom - The mother of one of our members, often heard screaming in the background of teamspeak. "Werd to your mother!"
*Ninja concerts - Cited as the reason for people avoiding arrangements.
*/me bums - Staple greeting of the Eve players, taken from their gentle (sometimes) in-game sodomising.
*CAEK! - Like cake, but better.
*ZOMG! Pie! - Flaky Pastry with a nice filling
*This Is Not A Code - It's not a code. Probably.
*REWENGAY - Like revenge, but generally involves more teabagging.

=== Apps we use and how to use them. ===

==== Xfire ====
Xfire is an app that acts as an instant messenger with in game support and gives ability to easily join other 5punkers in game any time anywhere.

We also have a list of our xfire usernames and a small app to automatically add everyone

[http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/xfired.php Xfire List]

[http://www.5punk.co.uk/XfireAdd2.exe Auto-Adder]

When signing up at the forum, make sure you add your Xfire username to your forum profile, as this is the core of 5punk, and without Xfire, we wouldn't even be here.

==== Teamspeak ====

Teamspeak is our voice comms medium of choice - given the ease of use, and reasonable licensing terms.

*Server Address: 217.112.95.67:8767
*Server Password: cranberry

==== Hamachi ====

Used to allow us to play older games over the Internet, also allows us to test experimental servers safely and securely.

[http://www.angelfire.com/games5/darkcry/hamachi_eng.htm Basic guide] (placeholder until a 5punk-specific one is made)

If Hamachi is needed for a game, the network to join and password for the network will be posted in the scheduler.

===Site Admins===

'''Woo Elephant Yeah''' - Site Owner/Creator

Often referred to as Wey, or Woo (which can be confusing)
5punk is Wey's Baby, as, oddly enough, is Wey's baby.
He is still amazed at how a simple idea has evolved into this rather active gaming community.

'''Stoat''' - Site Admin

Mustela erminea
Our very own php jedi, Coded the Scheduler and the Discussion board.
Stoat has been there since the birth of 5punk, and without him, we wouldn't have any of the things we have come to

'''Dr. Kitteny Berk''' - Game Server (bukkake) Owner

Quote from WEY:
Abrupt, Rude and quite possibly Obnoxious, Berk speaks his mind and what you see is what you get.
You know where you stand with Berk, and he's the first to admit that. However, without him, 5punk would never have lifted off the ground in the way that it has, and his continuous work, help, time & money has got Bukkake up and running, along with the Shoutcast radio shows as well.
He's the unsung hero, but more a hero without the shiny long blonde hair and chiseled jaw, more of a dark shadowy figure lurking in the corner fixing servers and swearing repeatedly at things whilst snarling.
So to sum up *thinks about words carefully again*, even though Berk can be a bit of a sarcastic foul mouthed bastard, we love him in our very own special way.

'''Dog Pants''' - Site Moderator

After watching his posts for some time, WEY decided to ask Dog Pants to join the 5punk admin team.
Dog Pants has done a wonderful job moderating 5punk's forum, and has helped influence a lot of the recent decisions/suggestions for 5punk.
He can usually be found stumbling around groaning in Urban Dead, or watching Zombie flicks at home.

==== Others ====

'''Team RO-BO'''

[[user:Roman Totale|Roman Totale]] and [[user:mrbobbins|MrBobbins]]' team from a CS:S Tournament we held.

Probably won, but as survivors are yet to be found we cannot be sure of this.

Widely believed to be the founding partners of the following website: http://www.deagostini.co.uk/ilovehorses/

'''Gunslinger'''

Created by RO-BO using old toaster parts, flips out if he sees a bagel.

So horribly, horribly good at all games.

0.001% of his neural processing runs all NASA orbital navigation and communication systems and he is a technical consultant on [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/ Richard and Judy]

'''Hehulk'''

Massive [http://www.eve-online.com/ EVE] adict. xfire isn't acurate and to date has missed 300 hours of actual play time due to router issues with ports. Was promoted to moderator on the eve forum just because of the sheer number of hours he plays it.

Also plays BEEF and CSS. Tends to cry hax alot when losing

User:Roman Totale

2006-08-10T18:22:31Z

Roman Totale:

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