[B]THIS ROLE PLAY IS CLOSED TO NEW SUBMISSIONS.[/B] --- [CENTER][I]The God Complex[/I][/CENTER] [CENTER][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/Icmastic/Collective_ConsciousnessRESIZE_zpsca5cb41b.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [CENTER][I]An Original RP by[/I][/CENTER] [CENTER][I]icmasticc[/I][/CENTER] [CENTER]GM : icmasticc[/CENTER] --- [I]Premise[/I] [hider=Premise]Psychopath - that's the word used to describe them all. Just who exactly is "them"? Anybody... Humanity, you could say. Psychopathy is described as an aspect of personality or an outright personality disorder. Whatever the case, the word has become associated with most negative of connotations. The world has become an eerily peaceful place in the year 2265. Crime is almost non-existent and while technology has progressed accordingly, almost none of this technological evolution has been applied to weapons of any kind. It's almost a strange thing to ask how the world is so peaceful in this era. Most won't answer that question or they'll give you a hateful look before scurrying away to finish their errands. For as peaceful as the world is, most consider even the topic of psychopaths a taboo, something that should never be brought up in any conversation. It only ever leads to negative feelings, arguments, and volatile emotions. And when that happens, like some giant circle, it leads back to the label of Psychopath. That's the word used to describe them all. Those that the ones at the top feel are deserving of that label and, thus, the procedures that follow it. In these times, it has become possible to pinpoint the origin of any given psychosis. Better said, technology has enabled the government to pinpoint individuals they feel may pose a problem to the general population of society. When an individual like such has been pinpointed, they are captured and subjected to the Erasure process. Erasure involves infiltrating the consciousness of a target individual and stamping out the roots of their impending psychosis... No matter the cost or outcome. In this way, the tendencies that usually develop into outward criminal behavior are subdued long before they even fully form - if they are ever going to form, that is - and society gets to continue to enjoy a world where people don't have any urge to commit crime. The problem begins after the process however. Those that are subjected to Erasure don't wake up quite the same. A number of negative effects can spring up after the process ranging from mental disorder to even death. While public opinion of this practice is very negative, no one dares speak out against it out loud. Rumors flutter around, saying things like the government doesn't just take people who may be dangerous, they'll take anyone who they deem a personal threat. Others say that it's just a new way for those in power to remain in such status and continue to look down on those under them. Thus, the question arises; At what point does peace become a silent chaos? At what point have those in power begun to abuse their authority? Who has the right to determine the fate of another?[/hider] [I]The Erasure Program[/I] [hider=The Erasure Program]The EP program was instituted with the goal of ensuring a peace the world of old had never known. The research that led to the creation of the now controversial program suggested that the tendencies in humans which often led to criminality could be pinpointed and nipped in the bud early in development. It was a far fetched theory at the time, but as technology progressed, voices around the scientific realm called for live implementation - or at least an experiment of some kind. Within ten years, the program had begun to show real results. In conjunction with intelligence bureau's, individuals whose actions would eventually lead to war were stopped far before such an outcome and not only did crime decrease, but international battle between countries began to decrease as the program and technology was set up all over the globe. War was effectively coming to an end, but it wasn't long before the ugly side of Erasure began to reveal itself. In intricacy, Erasure involves sending a team of agents into the personal subconscious of an unconscious individual. In the world of a person's mental sanctum, real world logic and laws don't exist, so agents are trained to expect just about anything. After entering the subconscious, an Erasure team's goal is to weed out the origins of any given psychosis. This process can involve interacting with and engaging mental illusions or tricks of the target's mind, but the real world result is that chemical and electrical synapses in the brain are destroyed. While this greatly dulls any urge to commit heinous acts in the target, it can also leave them with irrevocable neurological damage. Seemingly normal people go into an Erasure, but only shells of those individuals come out. This fact became public quickly and, at first, outrage ensued. Mysteriously though, the loudest supporters began to be deemed "psychopaths". Once deemed a Psychopath, an Erasure team would show up and perform the procedure. While the negative opinion never entirely disappeared, the opposing voices died down considerably and, while peace finally had taken hold of a majority of the globe, the growing disdain for those in power only grew more in silence.[/hider] [I]Player-Created NPCs[/I] [hider=Player-Created NPCs]Different to most of my RPs, this game features the ability for players to create non-playable characters. However, these won't just be mere throw-aways, rather they will be characters whose minds must be infiltrated by the main cast. Not only thought, but the player who created the NPC will also roleplay said NPC during the duration of the subplot that plays out. This will provide a unique experience as players will be able to play both the main cast and the "antagonists" per se. I, the GM, will still handle the overall narrative, but these player created subplots will allow for the narrative to branch in unexpected ways. The process is simple. The first subplot will be handled by myself so you guys can get a feel for how Erasure actually works once the cast is within a person's subconscious. After that though, you can PM me or I'll ask in the OOC for people who'd like their NPC to be the subject of the next subplot.[/hider] [I]Rules[/I] I'm not too much of a stickler for rules, but I've got a few: [indent]-I really want active players and, to me, that means participating in both the IC and OOC threads. Communicative players often make the best groups and provide the best chemistry for IC posts as well. If you can't be active, you should re-consider joining this RP. -As an add on to the first, if you can't be on for an amount of time, let me know via PM or OOC thread. I know life comes up so I understand if you can't be on due to some emergency or some such. -This is a mature RP so cussing, graphic scenes, and the like are perfectly fine by me. Romance is fine and even encouraged, but as per forum rules, take it to PM if you plan to get seriously hot and heavy. -You are only able to have one main character. Starting off, I'll allow 2 NPC characters alongside your main, but you won't be able to introduce them until I give the word because the introduction phase is necessary to the plot.[/indent] [I]Character Sheet[/I] [hider=Character Sheet]Name Age[18 and above please] Appearance[Real, Digital Art, or written description. No anime pictures] Gender Personality Writing Sample[Being on the new forum, I just want to see the writing of those who have interest in this. It doesn't have to be really long, just give me three solid paragraphs of material. As this is the Advanced section, that's the minimum standard anyway.)[/hider] [I]Approved Characters[/I] [URL=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/5500/posts/ooc?page=1#post-86303]icmasticc - Elton Devereaux[/URL] [URL=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/5500/posts/ooc?page=1#post-90026]Alarei - Kiril Smirnov[/URL] [URL=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/5500/posts/ooc?page=2#post-92021]Doctor Belasco - James Hart[/URL] [URL=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/5500/posts/ooc?page=2#post-92165]Dannyel - Janet Stafford[/URL] [URL=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/5500/posts/ooc?page=3#post-101636]MST3K 4ever - Russell Nash[/URL] [URL=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/5500/posts/ooc?page=3#post-102873]YandereNoodle - Aurora Faye[/URL] [URL=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/5500/posts/ooc?page=4#post-108040]Rockette - Simone Archambault[/URL] [URL=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/5500/posts/ooc?page=4#post-108459]Gordian Nought - Xri S. T. Harley[/URL] [URL=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/5500/posts/ooc?page=4#post-108829]Etherdrop - David[/URL] --- Welcome to the OOC! You may post your characters in this thread if you're interested. There will be a player cap, but rather than just announce it, I'm going to see how much interest there is and close off submissions when there are enough people or it's been open long enough, whichever comes first. Also, I covered what was pertinent in the OOC, but if you have any other questions, I'll gladly answer them at this time. I was also serious about active players in the rules section. Active, to me, is participation in both OOC and IC and that has proven to foster the most favorable atmospheres. On the subject of the NPC characters, just use the same character sheet for them except omit Personality and Writing Sample. Hope all future players enjoy the ride, I've got a hell of a narrative planned! XD