Themes: Metafiction, Science Fantasy, Magic Realism, Alternate Universe
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For those of you whom prefer a concise interest check with the bare elements, this is dedicated to you. The 'CosmoNET' as it has been dubbed is an interstellar network of life-bearing planets that are connected by the streams of either positive or negative energy that run through the entire cosmos, which is structured similar to an atom. The entire cosmos can be most easily understood in its three parts: the core worlds, the inner worlds and the outer worlds. The closer a world or planet is to the mostly-neutral core, the more energy there is within that tier and thus higher tendencies for organic beings to adapt to using it and become proficient with it. As of now, a cruel and immensely powerful 'Council of Nine' govern the core worlds and thus control most of its energy. As they are immensely powerful in their respective worlds and are always attempting to expand, they keep each other in check and fight off rebellions from the inner worlds as much as they do each other. The council in recorded history has only ever acted in unison twice; once being so long ago even they have forgotten the reasoning and the second being to destroy a rebellion that threatened their footholds of power.
This is where Earth comes into play. As there are nearly infinite outer worlds with such fine networks that even the most skillful Ley Master (those whom read the ley lines) cannot trace them all and an equal amount of more thinly-spread energy found within the outer worlds, most rebels believe the key to dissolving the council is in harnessing the outer worlds. The physical distance and sheer immensity of this task is difficult to describe or comprehend, but the current method of doing so is as such: find a planet with high-potential lifeforms, search out those with high sparks of energy and attempt to connect them to the CosmoNET. If successful, they manifest wherever desired by their Ley Master to take on a whole new role as an avatar with abilities that reflect their real-world selves - all without ever leaving their home planet. To boil it even more down...
This is where Earth comes into play. As there are nearly infinite outer worlds with such fine networks that even the most skillful Ley Master (those whom read the ley lines) cannot trace them all and an equal amount of more thinly-spread energy found within the outer worlds, most rebels believe the key to dissolving the council is in harnessing the outer worlds. The physical distance and sheer immensity of this task is difficult to describe or comprehend, but the current method of doing so is as such: find a planet with high-potential lifeforms, search out those with high sparks of energy and attempt to connect them to the CosmoNET. If successful, they manifest wherever desired by their Ley Master to take on a whole new role as an avatar with abilities that reflect their real-world selves - all without ever leaving their home planet. To boil it even more down...
CosmoNET is a free form RPG-style roleplay where you upload yourself to a whole new, psuedo-magical, slightly fantastical world to defeat a tyrannical leadership.
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Roleplay Status: Interest Check/Development
Rules: TBA
What if you were awoken from a surreal dream with an offer that seemed both crazy and amazing?
What if you were given the opportunity of a lifetime, except you had a thousand reasons to doubt it?
What if you awoke in a cold sweat just a moment before your alarm blared, left without any assurance until the next night?
If it was all caused by an azure-armored knight interrupting your sweet dream or saving you from your horrific nightmares...
...would you go with him?
That is exactly the question CosmoNET asks. The setting of this roleplay is present-day Earth, but creates a metafiction around it that the user is aware of. A whole new world to interact in. A world full of double-sided characters that are themselves on Earth, and a whole new person 'on the NET' all while being roleplayed by one of us. The entire concept, honestly, is not only to create this observational dynamic, but also give each roleplayer a chance to even play as (if they want) themselves as a character, to-the-T, in every aspect of life so that they can express themselves when they turn into their alter-alter-ego. This is an idea of I've been toying with for a while, and I would love for it to explode. I am looking for casual-advanced players with at least three paragraphs per post, but I will neither be strict or meticulous with posting. I want this roleplay to be just as much as a psychological thought experiment as an action thriller, and I'm sure it will be the latter.
