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Solipsism is a philosophical problem. In essence, the problem of solipsism is that there is no possible way of knowing if the world outside your own mind is real. What if this is all a dream? What if you're in 'the Matrix'? This RP takes place in an alternative universe where this is the case. The world as you know it is a program. You are part of the program. In November 1998, the programmers decided to make contact and explain the situation to humankind. They did this by adding some new code to our world. Specifically, they founded a company called Amalgam Industries run not by us, but by them. The staff who work there are avatars of people from the real Universe, and their products and services are generated from the manipulation of our world's code. So, what did they do with this company - what were these goods and services? Did they bring us the cure for cancer? Did they share with us the deepest secrets of our Universe? Nope. They organised games. Huge, nationwide games.
You're rummaging through your post one sunny April day, 2016, when a leaflet catches your eye. It's professionally designed with a sleek metallic grey colour scheme; the background looks textured, suggestive of a close-up image of carbon-fibre or some such material. The lettering proudly stamped across the front in an aggressive, militarized font shouts "NATION: SKIRMISH" gleaming away in what is perhaps stainless steel lettering. "The new 'Pseudo-corporeal Experience' brought to you by Amalgam Industries", it informs you underneath in a somewhat less intrusive typeface, and you find yourself thoroughly intrigued.
Below appears the text on the front of the pamphlet.
NATION: SKIRMISH
The new 'Pseudo-corporeal Experience' brought to you by Amalgam Industries
From the curators of NATION: RACE and the classic NATIONBALL comes the newest and most exhilarating challenge to date... Amalgam Industries presents NATION: SKIRMISH. Amalgam Industries are pioneers of pseudo-corporeal scenario engineering - choreographing vast, nationwide tournaments that appear in every way to take place in the real world, but without any of the long-lasting consequences of the destruction and havoc the wreak. Have you ever wondered how long you could survive in a world where everyone wants you dead, and everyone has the means by which to kill you? What if you could fight back?
NATION: SKIRMISH gives you this opportunity with an every-man-for-himself firefight spanning the whole country. As the game starts, your country is mapped to a 'save-state' that will be reverted to at the end of the game. During the game, all laws can be ignored, since ultimately, there will be no consequences. You begin with weapons and your task is to be the last remaining player in the country. With well over 5 million players expected, your chances may seem monstrously small, but someone has to win! Will it be you alone to defeat a nation?
The RP would take place just before the start of the countdown, with RPers likely being a group of friends who prearranged a spot to try and meet up and work as a team during the game, something many people will try and do. Who's interested? :)
Solipsism is a philosophical problem. In essence, the problem of solipsism is that there is no possible way of knowing if the world outside your own mind is real. What if this is all a dream? What if you're in 'the Matrix'? This RP takes place in an alternative universe where this is the case. The world as you know it is a program. You are part of the program. In November 1998, the programmers decided to make contact and explain the situation to humankind. They did this by adding some new code to our world. Specifically, they founded a company called Amalgam Industries run not by us, but by them. The staff who work there are avatars of people from the real Universe, and their products and services are generated from the manipulation of our world's code. So, what did they do with this company - what were these goods and services? Did they bring us the cure for cancer? Did they share with us the deepest secrets of our Universe? Nope. They organised games. Huge, nationwide games.
You're rummaging through your post one sunny April day, 2016, when a leaflet catches your eye. It's professionally designed with a sleek metallic grey colour scheme; the background looks textured, suggestive of a close-up image of carbon-fibre or some such material. The lettering proudly stamped across the front in an aggressive, militarized font shouts "NATION: SKIRMISH" gleaming away in what is perhaps stainless steel lettering. "The new 'Pseudo-corporeal Experience' brought to you by Amalgam Industries", it informs you underneath in a somewhat less intrusive typeface, and you find yourself thoroughly intrigued.
Below appears the text on the front of the pamphlet.
From the curators of NATION: RACE and the classic NATIONBALL comes the newest and most exhilarating challenge to date... Amalgam Industries presents NATION: SKIRMISH. Amalgam Industries are pioneers of pseudo-corporeal scenario engineering - choreographing vast, nationwide tournaments that appear in every way to take place in the real world, but without any of the long-lasting consequences of the destruction and havoc the wreak. Have you ever wondered how long you could survive in a world where everyone wants you dead, and everyone has the means by which to kill you? What if you could fight back?
NATION: SKIRMISH gives you this opportunity with an every-man-for-himself firefight spanning the whole country. As the game starts, your country is mapped to a 'save-state' that will be reverted to at the end of the game. During the game, all laws can be ignored, since ultimately, there will be no consequences. You begin with weapons and your task is to be the last remaining player in the country. With well over 5 million players expected, your chances may seem monstrously small, but someone has to win! Will it be you alone to defeat a nation?
The RP would take place just before the start of the countdown, with RPers likely being a group of friends who prearranged a spot to try and meet up and work as a team during the game, something many people will try and do. Who's interested? :)
