Hellis

Arcana Americana [Urban Fantasy, Road trip; Horror; Charachter Driven]

Allo there. Figured I'd plop a revised, revamped and remade version of the very first RP I ever did on RPG.

Synopsis

Broken Circle; Arcana Americana

The world is full of hidden, terrible places. Of secrets arcane and twisted. Gods exist and so does demons. Every myth you can think off exist in one form or another. How it all works? Nobody really know. Parallel to our world exist many much weirder, stranger realities. Some of these realities house creatures who feed of our worship: Gods. Other are realms of untold powers, arcane streams or elemental forces unleashed to its full potential. Humanity have always known this, deep inside. We search out these things, looking for answers, protection and guidance.

Today, most of us have forgotten this connection. Magic is now replaced with Science. Our answers can be seen, they can explained. But there are those of of us who know more exist beyond the law of physics. We are magicians. From the Vodoo Priests of Haiti, to the Shamans up in coldest Europe. Most magicians are just street performers, slight of hand tricksters. Some however, have stepped into the dark underbelly of the world and made pacts. Some have tracked down ancient ritual texts and found it trough forbidden books. Some of us are brave enough to directly tap into the Arcane.

As a rule. Most of us live short, spectacular lives. This is the story of a loosely connected bunch of practitioners from different walks of life, who made New York their home for the past year, finding themselves travelling trough America, hunting a mysterious man who plagues their dreams. This trip will snake across all manner of places and locations, many which will have a personal connection to the characters.

The magic in this is powerful but subdued. Its not a matter of summoning fireball and being a badass. All magic comes with a price and the way to go about it differs. You either got your powers from a pact, in which you are already contracted to some other being to lend their power. Or you draw it from the Arcane realities, risking everyone and your own life every time you draw on it. Or you are using ceremonial magic, which is safe but time consuming.

Rules:
Do not treat the magic like a "super power." Magic is not a bunch of named "attacks" in the vein of most animes and videogames. There are guidelines in place as to how magic works.

PM Me your Applications.

Follow the site rules. 

Take up any complaints with me, the GM.

Enjoy yourselves.

Prologue

Within a darkness so thick it might just be tangible and hidden beneath endless dead catacombs rests a giant. This hulking mass of malice has no name that human tongues could ever twist into words. His presence is like a malignant tumor on all of magic. He is a Giant, the anti-thesis of godhood. And he was angry. His two red eyes flung wide open and stared down at another presence before him. A creature smaller then the bright suns that passed for for the giants eyes. Yet it stood unflinching under its unforgiving gaze.

The other presence was shaped lie a man. His clothing a a suit and tie, expensive and oddlooking on his near skeletal frame. His smile cleaved his face in the most disturbing way. And his eyes burned with brimstone while his teeth are that of needles. He observes the chained giant before peering into a book that rested in his hands. As his lips moves his voice seem sweet and sickly, like that of rot.

“You sleep in the abode of gods, where devinity go to die. You lie among the bones of celestial might, forgotten by all but the most ancient of existence.” This earned him a roar that shook the very dimension they stood within. ”You predate creation. You were never named, so in truth, your power is endless.” The creature shifted restlessly as it settles on its hunches. The man closed his book. ”I name you. End of All Things.”

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You saw this dream. You belong to a group of magicians, loosely connected trough common contacts or hangout places, New York is a big place but there are only so many places a magician can go to be among his peers. You have your own secrets, your own dark places you wish not go. Magic does not come cheap, and learning its secrets, be it trough family tradition or chancing upon a magical being, is learning of a world best left alone. Each of you now share the same dreams. You know that world is full of hidden, terrible places. Full Of secrets both arcane and twisted. Gods exist and so does demons. Every myth you can think off exist in one form or another. How it all works? Nobody really know. Parallel to our world exist many much weirder, stranger realities. Some of these realities house creatures who feed of our worship: Gods. Other are realms of untold powers, arcane streams or elemental forces unleashed to its full potential. Humanity have always known this, deep inside. We search out these things, looking for answers, protection and guidance. And somewhere among these worlds something terrible is unraveling. And somehow you know you have to chase this strange man down.

Vital Setting Info Below

Magic is real, But let's not tell the masses shall we?

Magics a latent ability that most people ,if taught or guided, can draw upon. It was common in old religions, prominent in darker, less enlightened times. These days people turn to science for answers, and they are right in doing so, as Magic hold very few answers. Magic is a constant riddle, a metaphor given power. Laws of nature bends to it, using it comes with rules that constantly shift and grow ever more complicated. It demands a concentrated and calm mind, but draws on raw emotions and the energies of various cosmic and mythical sources.

But in turning to logic and science, magic no longer exist to the mundane. It is considered fantasy and nothing more. To the new enlightened humanity, Magic now belong with old folklore, and the magic they see is but slight of hand and trickery. But this world harbors secrets. Practicioners still exist. Some hide, some live in the limelight as stage magicians, disguising their talents with that of parlor tricks. In the north there are still people who worship the Norse gods, who still know the runes, in the
Not to mention the many creatures who work for or against humanity, the old ancient horrors, the biblical beasts and the genies of old Arabic folklore. They exist, they live within their own realms but crosses into our world every now and then. Not often, and often twarted by those in the know. But as of late, things are slowly taking a turn for worse. Human agents of said beings have been growing more impatient, more careless in their secrecy. Their summonings have grown more frequent as if they are lost in their ways. And Magicians from all over the world have been having the same dream. A giant being who chill them to their very soul. And the man with the book, naming the creature.



-The Realms of magic-

Magic isn't as simple as summoning fireballs or shooting lightning out of your fingertip. Forget all you were taught by fantasy wizards in pointy hats. No, these forces are living entities, powerful in their own rights even without a wielder. Vibrant energies you have to weave and bend to your will. And they all come from different places, different worlds. The ways you can use magic and its sources are diverse and infinitely complex in nature.

The worlds beyond ours do not mirror our own, they have their own laws of physics. Their own rules.

Ours is the realm of mortals, known as Earth, Terra, Gaia and any number of other names. It is governed by the laws of physics, it can be understood and tamed by human science. Our world can only manifest magic from extremely driven minds and powerfull emotions. And even then, mostly by tapping in to one of the other realms. There are still places of power, where leylines intersect. Here, the veil between our world and others is thinner, and the Arcane leak into our world.

Aside from our world there are atleast nine different versions of what we reffer to as the biblical version of hell and there appears to also exist the four hellish plains of Gehenna among many other underworlds, such as the Hellonic Hades and Norse Hel. There is believed to exist 7 realms that make out different forms of what the Abrahamic religions refer to as 'heaven'. But don't think your soul will go there if you are a good christian just becouse a version of heaven appears to exist. Nobody knows how the celestial planes work. None has ever ascended from those to speek to us, nor has anyone tapped into them, unlike how Demons of all kinds seem to really enjoy humans.

In midst of all this exist the Undying Realms. They are places of negative, necrotic energies. Tapping into them is suicide, the energies there devour magic and eats away all living things. These are the places of eternal darkness where gods go to die. Each Undying Realm is ruled by a forsaken god that's older then earths history itself.
There is the Realms of Elements, four in total. Here fires, water, air and earth are in constant shift, vying for dominance.

One of the most well known is the Stream. Among magicians of any calibre, this is the name given to the dimension of pure arcane energy. A constant, never running dry, source of magic. Like a powerline.

There are the Fey Lands where the folklore of old have retreated to. There are the Fields of Ulysses, where the old pantheon of the Greeks supposedly reside. There is Asgard, where the old Norse gods now sleep, supposedly dead from Ragnarok, of them only Balder seem to lend any power. The amount of worlds is seemingly endless, and it is all about finding a creature, ritual or other manner of connecting to them. Each able to lend unique strengths to those that opens its doors. There is a price however. Power always has a price. One does not strike deals with the powers that be without paying their dues. Every magician have to deal with the consequences and backlashes of their choices. Magic demands sacrifices, personal or trivial. They demand dedication and rituals. Be it carving runes into wood or making summoning circles with salt. Magic is flexible and amazing but it's also risky and wild. Some magic is gotten trough actual deals with entities such as demons and fey. These deals are the basis to contract magic.

Types of magic.

People categorize magic into three groups, divided by the source of magic. They are Contract, Arcane Purity and Ritual magic. They each provide different strengths and weaknesses. They all hold different prizes and tributes.

Contracts

Contracts: Trough contracts with mystical beings a magician may achieve great powers. Its a two way street however. Contracts are with a price, and the contractor might find the price a bit to steep at times. A good example would be Faust, selling his soul to a devil. Envoking contract magic usually means you have to summon the power in words or symbols. Such as calling upon the fires of hell or the spirits of the dead. If you are contracted, your faith is also at the mercy of your patron. There are many who have used their power only for

Arcane Purity

Arcane Purity: The riskiest is Arcane Purity. These are the mages that take directly from the Stream. They dont have to deal with rituals or contracts and thus skirt having to give up something in turn or to take careful preparation. But the trade off is the fact that Arcane Purity is a bomb , set to explode at any given moment. The pull of the Stream is great, the euphoria of power incarnate is more addicting then any drug. And Mages may find them self so bristling with power that they actually explode. In order to use Arcane Purity, one need a powerful focus such as a rare jewel or carefully prepared talismans. These wither and break in time and being seperated from it means you have to draw the magic raw.

Ritual Magic

Ritual Magic:
Most common Ritual magic mostly safe but slow. Ritual magic draws on the power of the different realms as well as surrounding energies. Its a way of building connections with other planes or your surroundings without signing a pact or bruteforcing trough the stream. The results are all depending on the effort, the people and the ritual itself. Its wide spread and seen in common fashion within old world, pre-christianty religions. While most modern day rituals are watered down and practiced by people who do not believe or understand their power, many magicians rely heavily this kind of magic.

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True Name: In magic there is such a thing as your True Name. Its intimately tied to your very essence, it embodies you. Names have always held importance in religions as well, such as Drudism and Neo-Pagan Wickans and Voodoo. Even in Christianity, the name of a Demon is vital to exorcise it. To let creatures and magicians know your name is to give them full control and forfeit your life and freedom. As such, most magicians have at least three names. Their Given Name, given at birth. Their True Name, found within themselves during their life of arcane and mysticism. And there Taken Name, the name they wish to go by among other magicians.
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Profile skeleton.

Name: 

True Name: 
Taken Name:
Given Name:

Age: 19 at the lowest. The older you the more sense it makes that you know a fair bit of magic. 45 as the oldest. The younger you play the less respected, powerfull and the experienced you are. Withing the world of magic experience is power. Keep this in mind.

Nature of magic: (see magic section.)

Magic practice: (What are you? Voodoo priest? Witch doctor? Priest? Illusionist, necromancer? Any magic practice goes as long as its not to High Fantasy. Magic in this taxing and tricky. It is a matter of intelligence and wit, will and planning.)

Brief bio: Keep it condensed. I don't ask for much. I need to know what makes your character unique. What define him. A little back story.

Devils For Hire; Broken Nation

Last Day for Sign Up's is this Tuesday, 29th. I already have the IC written up and ready to go.

Devils For Hire; Broken Nation

Cheetah

Name: Miguel Coelho
Age: 34
Appearence: In armor: se.pinterest.com/pin/299559812684007200
Outside armor: digital-art-gallery.com/oid/9/640x360_..
Miguel stands 5'8. Not the most imposing stature, he is none the less built like a like a fridge. With the shoulders of a linebacker, and eyes that stare right trough you, he make most people take a step back. His right face is horribly marred, with deep scores running from a mauled ear to the very start of his mouth and the nostrils of his mouth.

Nation of Birth: Brazil
Codename: Armored Cheetah
Personality Traits: Wild and Intense, Miguel is a a live for the moment kind of guy. A survivor of years of conflict, he has grown a sort of terrifying apathy not to death, but the futility of war. All he knows is to fight, he enjoys that he is good at it and the adrenaline of a breach and clear is like a drug to him.

Short Backstory: Born on the streets of Rio De Janeiro, Miguel is a product of a broken system. Lived on the streets his entire life, he grew up with violance and abuse around every corner. He lived in one of the roughest slums in the world, and to survive he ran with a gang. Much like many others, he got to see first hand the brutal reality of Gangs fighting BOPE, the elite police force that was tasked with breaking up the Favela gangs operations. He grew up fighting these people eventually. However, he knew he would not survive for long, and managed trough some luck and contacts, get away from their before he became a real target. He relocated to the northern borders and met a armyrecruiter who suggested he'd join.

The army wasn't to bad an experience for him at first. It gave him a purpose. He allready knew how to wield a gun since he was 12, and he was a physically fit young man. War however, turned out to be something else entirely. He had experienced death before, and he had seen police nad gangs kill one another. He had killed before. But war was different beast. The conflict between Brazil and Venezuela spread and several months of tension was unleashed as PMC and National forces on both sides clashed. By the end Brazil was victorius. But Miguels time in the miltary was coming to a end. His legt leg was severed at the foot by a IED, and his left side of the face was severely marred. Miguel found himself hospitalized, and in need of prostethics he could not ever afford. Around this time BOPE showed up, and recruited him. They would help bankroll his medical bills, in turn he would help them retake the Favelas from his former mates. He agreed. He found himself a another war, and found that all he knew how to do, was to fight.

7 years have passed since then, and now Miguel is a Devil. His legs are artifical, changed several times as he wore out the old, shoddy mechjobs His friends within both the gangs and BOPE have all died or left for Devil work themselves, and he finds it increasingly difficult to keep himself from staying out of conflicts.

Skillset:
-”Cheetah V.1” Bionic legs are expensive, and blackmarket jobs tend to end badly. Miguel spent alot of money to fix his legs after the shoddy job his ”doctor” had made. The Cheetah V.1 is a outdated model touched up to try and compete with state of the art. It doesn't come close. But it does allow him to comfortly sprint faster and jump farther. Like with all machinery, and not being a offical model, they can break and finding parts can be exceedinly difficult. (4 points.)

-”Exo-Interface Plug In” A must have if you are to rock any armor using more advanced tech. The plug basicly copies nerve input and feed it into your suit. Allowing you a more immediete response. (2 points)

CQB training. (1)
Miguel is experienced when it comes to close up, urban warfare above all else. Going trough alleys and from room to room.
Explosives Training. (1)
Sharp Reflexes (1)
Unflinching (1)

Loadout:
SRM Arms Model 1260: A continuation of the Model 1216, the 1260 is a automatic shotgun that's grown very popular with devils. Exellent for breaching locks and clearing rooms, its a natural fit with Miguel. The 1260 can fire a range of different ammunition, including special grenades if need be. (3)

Two Baretta 1911 (2). He rarely use both at once. He will if he is feeling like supression is needed. Otherwise he simply enjoy having a extra incase one for some reason jam or stop operating properly.

Raider V2 Bodyarmor: While not a exosuit like that of the really rich, the Raider V2 is a mechanically aided, heavy armor suit that incorperates super hardened polymers with Kevlar protecting most areas. The suit protects up to the neck and comes with a fully covering helmet with a special polymer and steel visor. He see the world trough three cameras unless he . The obvious down side is that cameras don't hold up to regular eyesight, cameras can be destroyed and render him basically blind. Maintaining it is expensive, the polymer and kevlar can only take so much. Its not there to withstand bullets in any long term. Its there save his ass in case he has to take a shotgun to the chest or get caught out in a bad breach.

While a bit on the heavy side, it is not enough to hinder Miguels bionic legs the same way it would a normal, fully human soldier. (5 points)

Devils For Hire; Broken Nation

Nah. 10 work. It makes it less confusion. Now it's 10 - 10 instead of 8 - 10

Devils For Hire; Broken Nation

I noticed several had given themeselves 10 points for skill. I am gonna go ahead and extend the skill points to that, it makes sense since load out is 10. Makes it less confusing. JB. You might want to add those two extra nad flesh out your skillset/get better at something ^^

Devils For Hire: Broken Nation (Light Sci-Fi, Modern Mercenaries RP.)

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OOC is now up. You can go ahead and post your charachters if they have been approved allready.

Devils For Hire; Broken Nation

Right. I forgot to actually transfer into a OOC. Now I have. Accepted Charachters, please go right ahead and post 'em.

Devils For Hire; Broken Nation

This is the OOC for Devils for Hire; BRoken Nation.

GM Foreword

This RP will be combat heavy. But I value charachter building and interaction, so there will be plenty of downtime and other stuff as well.

Rules:
1) This is a "High Casual" "Advanced" Rp. I don't like using labels like that, but It means I expect more then the average amount of effort to atleast contribute beyond "he did, she did".
2) Enjoy yourselves, don't be dicks.
3) There will be mature themes such as blood and gore and the terrible reality of what war does to people.
4) ALL CS'S Must be PM'd first
5) Keep the OOC going with questions, ideas and general stuff like that.

Some would say, that regardless of our actions, the world keeps turning. But if we go down this road, there might not be anyone left to feel the world turning. We owe it to ourselves to keep the world safe four our children to grow up in and inherit. We owe it to them to not let greed dictate the road we take. We owe it to everyone, to be its guardian angels.

UN General Secretary – Joseph Alba, 2029, Establishment of the Angel Protocols.

The world is a crazy place, full of conflict. From the moment we decided we wanted something that belonged to someone else, we have fought. What started as primal tribes fighting with handfull of rocks turned into nations figthing over land. We found new reasons to fight one another: Gods and Ideology. Humanity loves to wage war. War is one of the biggest industries the world has ever seen. You never want to be underequipped for a fight. You never want to be the loser in an arms race. Following a long series of events that had been brewing for a long time and the growing trend of contractor based armed forces, a web of increasingly violent proxy wars started to pop up.

Following a massive financial meltdown in 2017 and an “Asian Spring” much like the Arab Spring of 2011, Bangladesh, Vietnam, North Korea and many other Asian states found themselves embroiled in civil wars. America, already wrecked with debts and facing a internal crisis due to the acts of domestic terrorism, had nothing it could contribute. So it was China, who neighbored most of the countries anyway, that took action. With official UN backing, Chinese troops spilled over the borders. And sure enough, there would be peace at the end of the bloody conflicts. But China now owned most of Asia in all but name. The regimes were nothing but puppets, the companies that built it up again and escaped with the benefits were all Chinese. The Chinese, already the biggest economic power, now out weighed a weakened USA in the UN. The tides were now shifting. With so much of East Asia under the sway of China, and with the Chinese spearheading the African Rebuilding process, the worlds foremost Superpower was no longer the USA. It was China. But with great progress, comes higher demand. While China is more powerful then ever, its government is less so. The iron grip of the worlds largest political party has lessened as a stronger middle class has emerged. And a schism within the Top Brass in its own miltary would later lead to large scale desertion within their ranks.

Of course, there were more then a few nations who felt the pressure from this. But no matter how much the UN pressured China, the country was a massive financial superpower. It was around this time that China began to officially supply arms to countries hostile towards America. The Chinese influence, substantial in the poorer states of Africa, allowed China to wage a cold war on the US. East and West was no longer about the east European block vs the West world. It was now China vs USA. And the the battlefield consisted of stock markets, the virtual net, and the few countries not yet stripped bare of its resources.

Meanwhile. Russia and EU, long time rivals in terms of local influence, both faced internal crisises of their own. Russia, a powerhouse by all means, still sufferes from a crippling amount of corruption within both its social and military sectors. And it suffered some rather violent internal strife aswell. Increasingly militant Ultranatiolists clashed with ”Pro-Democracy” supporters. Regions that long belonged to Russia began to scramble for autonomy as the economy grew worse. Desertions within the military at all levels began to happen aswell. Many of these went abroad to join mercenary crews. In many ways, the Russian Mass-Desertion was the start for the private military companies rise to power. By the end of 2023, Russia was in total collapse.

Following numerous financial crises within in the EU, tension began to rise between stronger, established Nations and those that were suffering. Nations like Greece were bankrupt, with riots and massive civil unrest as a result. Other, stronger countries like France had just barely kept itself from financially collapsing. But with more and more countries no longer able to properly substain their own budgets, the blame began shifting towards the EU as a whole. The domino that truthfully started it was when Britain withdrew from the EU, following BP's Bancruptcy and the uncovering of a large, widespread corruption within the EU Parliment. Soon Sweden, Italy and Spain followed suit. The EU was in complete chaos.

What came next was a series of conflicts that would forever change European history. On the eve of 2023, Italian Prime minister Anthonio Visceras was shot by a unknown assassin. One month later, A series of explosions sank a Italian destroyer. Four months later, Northern Italy Declared itself a separate entity by both popular Vote and parmlimental resignation.. Italy had long been a country divided in North and South, with North being very industrial heavy and blaming the countries problems on the poorer southern Italy. This Northern Italian League was heavily capitalistic and actually turned Norther Italy, now Pandona, into a prosperous region.

Scandinavia in turn benefited from the chaos just like it always does. Rather self sufficient the 4 countries would slowly integrate into one new, strong Nordic Republic. Britain, Germany, Spain and most of the major countries did in turn recover as the dust Settled, having had a history of strong economies.

A country that was less fortunate were aforementioned South Italy. Weakened and far poorer then its wealthy northern brethren, the church became the only thing its people could turn to. The country became a strongly catholic state, one where the “New Christian Party” is the ruling party and strongly backed by the Sicilian Crime Syndicates. European Meltdown led to a surplus of smaller conflicts and border disputes aswell, with alot of soldiers signing up for the fast growing PMC's

The North American Nightmare.

[Spoiler=America]The United states, Not so united any more. Following a downward spiral and a mounting financil Crisis, America hits a new Depression. This immense economical failure brought markets to its knees all over the country and the world, and there was a sudden, violent outcry. In the south, Militias blamed the government entirely. In the north, Citizens looked to the corporations and rich for their anger. Riots began to become more and more widespread as did armed skirmishes between well armed citizens and government officials. As a counter measure, the Federal government forced trough a ban and return program for all weapons short of hunting rifles aswell as nation wide revocation of many licenses. As an act of desperation, it seemed a good thing in theory. But the already inflamed situation was now a festering wound and America stood on a brink of a humanitarian and military catastrophe. The town of Brookwills in Texas was the starting shot. The entire Town, at the brink of ruin due to lack of jobs and any income, ended up actually ousting government officials from the town. Similair events happen all over the state as a organization calling itself “ The Lone Stars Republican Army” begin to actively operate within smaller communities. It is soon labels it a domestic terrorist group, But the phenomena spreads beyond Texas. Other militias join in a combined effort to toward Federals. Driven not so much by right Wing extremists as a overwhelming anger at the current situation, Americans fight each other on native soil. The militia grows in power, with Texas leading the charge. Defections begin to take place as Texans and other from the affected states join the Militia, providing a already well armed force with even more guns. For no less then 3 months, The American army has to deal with what is a popular uprising. Fighting them town to town, with only more disgruntled citizens joining the LSRA. Around 2027, a truce is formed. But America to day, remains strongly divided. And with Militia men and soldiers finding themselves without a conflict to figt in, they two would end going to different private outfits.

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Enter the PMC's and Mercenaries. With a cold war comes the need for wetwork and deniable plasuability. Add to this a shattered EU and a collapsed Russia rife with opportunities. Where China often supported anti-American goverments and America worked to counter and revoke the Chinese influence in Eastern Asia, there are many other players both big and small to consider. The many different Russian offshots are often embroiled in conflict with one another, and It's in the Northern Republics interest to support some and sabotage others to keep their borders safe. The Middle East is still rife wife conflict, and the few somewhat stable (and rich) nations bankroll varius group and companies to keep them that way.

But the increasingly active PMC's were growing out of control. Their involvement often turned conflicts on their head and when two bigger companies went toe to toe it would often lead to large scale colleteral damage. One such incident happened right on the American Border to Mexico. Mexico, still struggling with widespread corruption. The American PMC called ”Big Horn Surveilence” were in charge of securing a package along with Mexican marines. They ended up being ambushed by highly professional soldiers who later would be revealed to have been bankrolled by the Zeta Cartel. These had not been Zeta loyal, but bought trough CCA, a Columbian outfit who have many Russian and European specialists within their ranks.

The battle that followed would be long and drawn out and as the BHS pulled out of Mexico, the violence would turn into a regular war on the streets of varius Mexicans cities as Zeta did everything they could to get ahold of the package. Several PMC's were drawn into the conflict in varius ways. Other Cartels used the distraction to hit key Zeta locations and strongholds. Several other nations wished to claim the package and its contents as well. The aftermath of this was a Mexico in Flames, a new refugee crisis at the border and the UN stepping in with what came to be known as the Angel Protocol.

The idea was to create a new International Organization that existed to soley to regulate PMC activity. Investigations into varius PMC activity was meant keep private armies from running to wild. Ironicly enough. Alot of Angels Protocols own methods relied on their own force, and some of the Larger PMC's would even end up acting as consultants and lend their aid in Angel Sanctioned operations.
With the larger PMC's having to clean up their act, it fell on smaller outfits to pick up the more risky and shady deals. This sub-economy of small, tight crews and wetwork specialists became known as running ”The Devils Gambit”. Mercenaries who weren't adhearing to Angel Protocoll were known as ”Devils” within the buisness, and their existence were usually about making as much money as fast as possible and disband before you became a sanctioned target.

This brings me to you lot. My players. You are Devils. Devils for Hire. You are gunrunners, rogue agents and proffesional soldiers. Your past is your own, your purpose supposedly quick cash. But you are aware not all is well with the whole Angel Protocol buisness. You know of corruption, of secret projects bankrolled by the PMC's in league with it. You don't have all the pieces. All you know is that shit is about to to get real.

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2030, The advancements within Warfare.
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Cybernetics and you: The Man and the Machine.
Since far back in history. Humans have used prosthetic. Cybernetics was never really so much a sudden amazing realization as it was natural progression. In early 2000's ,we already have fully functioning finger prosthesis. The modern day era cybernetics are simply a far more sophisticated approach to the same. Capable of actually augmenting your strength, available in a number of styles and for different purposes it is no longer about replacing lost limbs. It's about breaking your limit trough the integration with machines. Due to the complex, often dangerous nature of something so powerful like a plasma torch finger or a gun hidden in your arm. all Cybernetics need to be properly certificated, monitored and done by special professionals working for the company that produces them. As It stands however, people are making a killing on the black market. There is also a limit of of how much you are allowed to be augmented, especially for combat purposes. PMC's have document and obtain licences trough Angel if they want to field agents with such capabilities.

Among the Devils though, there are more then a few so called ”Full Metal Devils”. These guys and gals have become machines of war. They are augmented to fight and do nothing but fight. But as you cannot obtain this trough legal means, prosthesis rejection and organ failure is something of a grim reality.

Playing Gods – Altering Mankind

Another kind of enhancement, is genetherapy and biochemistry. Very potent, longlasting combat stims have flooded the market. And there are more then one example of genetically enhanced soldiers. Most of these are of Chinese or Russian Labs originally. The boosts are less obvious then that of a cybernetics. Where a metal arm don't get ripped by bullets, a body thats gotten enhanced reflexes will if hit. It should be noted that Genetic enhancement is strictly forbidden.

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CS

Name:
Age:
Appearence: (Pictures need a brief blurb with them)
Nation of Birth:
Codename:
Personality Traits:
Short Backstory

Skillset:

You get 8 Points for skills.
All enhancements cost 2 points.
Putting a skill point extra into a Skill makes it better.

Example
Robotic legs: (Improved Running speed and jumping)- 2 points)
Robotic Arms: (Increased power and durability)
CqC Training – 1 point
Crackshot – 1point
Telescopic Eyes – 2 points

Loadout:
Equipment can be changed between missions provided you get back to anything resembling a base in between. As with Skills, you spend points. The system is again rather simple. You spend a point to aquire your weapons of chose and put more points into making your weapon better.

You get 10 points.
These are the default costs:

Sidearms and basic BLaded weapons: 1 point

Assault and Long Range rifles, Combat Shotguns and similar firearms: 2 points

Specialized Armor and Suits: 4 points.

Recoiless Rifles, RPG Launchers and other Heavy Ordinance; 3 Points

Explosives and Grenades, 1 point per 2 charges/grenades

Gadgets and Weapon modifications: It varies. Talk to GM.

Some examples for gadgets and modifications
Telescopic sights, Silencers, Elongated barrel, undersling weaponry.

Devils For Hire: Broken Nation (Light Sci-Fi, Modern Mercenaries RP.)

I am interested!

@Kimiyosis

I am glad to hear it. Send me a CS for approval.

Devils For Hire: Broken Nation (Light Sci-Fi, Modern Mercenaries RP.)

This RP will start next thuesday :D