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"All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost... "
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True friendship is calling your friend on his fart and embarrassing him in front of the person he likes.
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The status bar was a mistake.
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O Spam, thou art changed!
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Ї'ṁ ṛëäḷḷÿ ḋëäḋ. Ї'ṁ ṛëäḷḷÿ ḋëäḋ. Ї'ṁ ṛëäḷḷÿ ḋëäḋ.

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Looking for active players.

Soldiers of Fortune


Overview

”Like city lights, receding”


A role-play based in a post-industrial dystopian version of Earth, “Terra”, relying heavily on cyberpunk elements particularly around social order with hints of cybernetics, robotics, cyber organisms. The role-play looks to avoid the typical online setting of the genre focusing more on the human aspect of it who live in a high tech-low life world of computers, technology and corruption. Mega-corporations have become governments and control almost all aspects of life holding political, social, military and economic power. Our characters will take on the roles of mercenaries, from cold, calculated hit-men for hire to lawful bounty hunters and everything in between. Hired by, private or progressing their own agenda, ranked by a notoriety system also effectively working as a karma system.









Fluff


”Big Brother is watching you.”


2302. Terra (Formerly known as Earth). Population – 11 Billion. Society has moved on from production of goods and onto the production of services, ending the era of industrialization. More so than ever before in human history knowledge is power in a world ran by ideas. Cybernetics while still in an early stage are beginning to be implemented more and more but have not yet made themselves commonplace most often related to military personnel or gang members who have gotten hold of the technology over the black market. Vast mega-cities reign over the majority of the Earth leaving little natural space on land mass other than a few pockets and artificial habitats, most commonly parks in districts and those with a more scientific or practical function like timber farms (Trees grown en masse for the purpose of producing timber). Mega-corporations control society much like a government an example of one of the more prominent being Eurocorp. Other notable mentions include JPN-22 and Nova INC among many more. Surprisingly mobile phones, and computers have not become a thing of the past although have advanced technologically to becoming an absolute necessary part of life and has revolutionized how consumers act with the digital world. Humans have been divided into two categories by man-made evolution that far overshadows and outweighs simply male and female but not Human and Cyborg. The latter being those who make use of permanent augmented cybernetics such as artificial body parts often designed to carry out specific functions. Cyborg is a broad generalization as there are varying degrees from minor augmentation to those who are arguably more machine than human. The societal shift has lead to a difference in views on cybernetics many seeing as unnatural who stand opposed on differing scales of radicalism while the same scale also applies to the other side. Most mercenaries are hired by private corporations for espionage and assassination as well as security detail work among other career opportunities. Outside of this there are a number of mercenaries who work privately with hit-men and bounty hunters having become well paid jobs where the work was constant and the rewards easy to reap. It has also been known for mercenaries to join social activists as well as movements both social or political using their talents to further said ideology or mission.
















Characters

Please post characters here pre=approval. Character tab is for APPROVED CHARACTERS only.

Jobs
For the majority you’re free to make your own jobs as you go along. Occasionally a job will appear that is designed to get anywhere from a couple players to everyone in on trying to nab the reward. These will appear on the Jobs board section of the IC.

Loadouts
Be reasonable with the gear, weapons and cybernetics you kit your character out with. Remember this is a story-based RP that will develop over time. It’s not a race to get the biggest boom-stick or niftiest MOD or prototype cybernetics. Patience.

Nationality
There’s no real tie to any old world patriotism other than in small groups of radicals. If you’re going to give your character a reason to identify as something other than from Europa then please make it a good or interesting reason.








@AshevelendarWelcome aboard.

So, I'm working on an OOC at the moment and it's going to have a considerable amount more to read than what's been presented here so far. Weapons are going to be a tier thing. Keep in mind for now that characters at the beginning are going to be between -3 and +3 on the notoriety level.
Awesome! Nice to see you in on another one haha.
Looking for active players.

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Overview

”Like city lights, receding”


A role-play based in a post-industrial dystopian version of Earth, “Terra”, relying heavily on cyberpunk elements particularly around social order with hints of cybernetics, robotics, cyber organisms. The role-play looks to avoid the typical online setting of the genre focusing more on the human aspect of it who live in a high tech-low life world of computers, technology and corruption. Mega-corporations have become governments and control almost all aspects of life holding political, social, military and economic power. Our characters will take on the roles of mercenaries, from cold, calculated hit-men for hire to lawful bounty hunters and everything in between. Hired by, private or progressing their own agenda, ranked by a notoriety system also effectively working as a karma system.

Notoriety system

\-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10/


*The notoriety system works like karma systems seen implemented into games. It’ll heavily influence how you are perceived by both other players and NPCs, as well as the consequences of your actions.

-10 = Chaotic
-5 = Neutral-Chaotic
0 = Neutral
+5 = Lawful-Neutral
+10 = Lawful

The more contracts/bounties the higher ranking, notoriety measured by means of kill/capture. Example. Killing a Top 5 politician or apprehending a high-ranking criminal will earn you a lot more notoriety than a target of lesser note or stature.







Fluff


”Big Brother is watching you.”


2302. Terra (Formerly known as Earth). Population – 11 Billion. Society has moved on from production of goods and onto the production of services, ending the era of industrialization. More so than ever before in human history knowledge is power in a world ran by ideas. Cybernetics while still in an early stage are beginning to be implemented more and more but have not yet made themselves commonplace most often related to military personnel or gang members who have gotten hold of the technology over the black market. Vast mega-cities reign over the majority of the Earth leaving little natural space on land mass other than a few pockets and artificial habitats, most commonly parks in districts and those with a more scientific or practical function like timber farms (Trees grown en masse for the purpose of producing timber). Mega-corporations control society much like a government an example of one of the more prominent being EuroCorp. Other notable mentions include JPN-22 and Nova INC among many more. Surprisingly mobile phones, and computers have not become a thing of the past although have advanced technologically to becoming an absolute necessary part of life and has revolutionized how consumers act with the digital world. Humans have been divided into two categories by man-made evolution that far overshadows and outweighs simply male and female but not Human and Cyborg. The latter being those who make use of permanent augmented cybernetics such as artificial body parts often designed to carry out specific functions. Cyborg is a broad generalization as there are varying degrees from minor augmentation to those who are arguably more machine than human. The societal shift has lead to a difference in views on cybernetics many seeing as unnatural who stand opposed on differing scales of radicalism while the same scale also applies to the other side. Most mercenaries are hired by private corporations for espionage and assassination as well as security detail work among other career opportunities. Outside of this there are a number of mercenaries who work privately with hit-men and bounty hunters having become well paid jobs where the work was constant and the rewards easy to reap. It has also been known for mercenaries to join social activists as well as movements both social or political using their talents to further said ideology or mission.

Races


"The cyborg would not recognize the Garden of Eden; it is not made of mud and cannot dream of returning to dust."


Human
Unmodified, Jack-of-all-trades, regular everyday humans. The way nature intended is what a minority of this social group will tell you. Someone who has not undergone cybernetic modification or augmentation of any kind. It is debatable whether or not those who have needed cybernetics for severe, life-saving medical cases are Human or Cyborg which links deeply with the social construct of identity.

Cyborg
Nothing is certain and everything can be altered, even the human body. Flesh and bone have become just as malleable as data.The more advanced individual components of the body can be replaced or upgraded by surgical procedure, just like the components of any other machine. Some splinter groups within this wider group despise the human body’s physical constraints and discover freedom in its abandonment. The human body has become seen as a shell independent and detachable from personality and mind. While roughly 60% of the world’s population are Cyborg by definition the broad category covers those with minimal augmentation and only about 30% of the world’s population being considered ‘heavily modified.’

Ethereal[non-playable]
An exclusive caste in society forming a ruling elite. Urban myth and legend has developed this class group into something God-like, more legend than human leading to the name Ethereal. They are a private group who keep out of public light and sit higher than the heads of the Mega-corporations. A sort of ‘silent investor’ in this world.





If you’re interested make yourself heard, I’ll probably be capping this at a low enough number of players at least for the start unless an a large interest is shown. Looking forward to hearing from some of you!

Players: 3
-SmileyJaws
-Gizm0
-Ollumhammersong
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Bump.
I'll put you down as interested for now, we can see how the RP unfolds. {:
Very good stuff. Happy to hear it, welcome aboard. {:

How active would you say you guys can be? I like for people to get in 2-4 paragraphs in a post at least every 3 days. Obviously real-life comes first and everything but just as a general rule of thumb for the longevity of the RP.
OOC

Looking for active players.



Overview

”Like city lights, receding”


A role-play based in a post-industrial dystopian version of Earth, “Terra”, relying heavily on cyberpunk elements particularly around social order with hints of cybernetics, robotics, cyber organisms. The role-play looks to avoid the typical online setting of the genre focusing more on the human aspect of it who live in a high tech-low life world of computers, technology and corruption. Mega-corporations have become governments and control almost all aspects of life holding political, social, military and economic power. Our characters will take on the roles of mercenaries, from cold, calculated hit-men for hire to lawful bounty hunters and everything in between. Hired by, private or progressing their own agenda, ranked by a notoriety system also effectively working as a karma system.

Notoriety system

\-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10/


*The notoriety system works like karma systems seen implemented into games. It’ll heavily influence how you are perceived by both other players and NPCs, as well as the consequences of your actions.

-10 = Chaotic
-5 = Neutral-Chaotic
0 = Neutral
+5 = Lawful-Neutral
+10 = Lawful

The more contracts/bounties the higher ranking, notoriety measured by means of kill/capture. Example. Killing a Top 5 politician or apprehending a high-ranking criminal will earn you a lot more notoriety than a target of lesser note or stature.







Fluff


”Big Brother is watching you.”


2302. Terra (Formerly known as Earth). Population – 11 Billion. Society has moved on from production of goods and onto the production of services, ending the era of industrialization. More so than ever before in human history knowledge is power in a world ran by ideas. Cybernetics while still in an early stage are beginning to be implemented more and more but have not yet made themselves commonplace most often related to military personnel or gang members who have gotten hold of the technology over the black market. Vast mega-cities reign over the majority of the Earth leaving little natural space on land mass other than a few pockets and artificial habitats, most commonly parks in districts and those with a more scientific or practical function like timber farms (Trees grown en masse for the purpose of producing timber). Mega-corporations control society much like a government an example of one of the more prominent being EuroCorp. Other notable mentions include JPN-22 and Nova INC among many more. Surprisingly mobile phones, and computers have not become a thing of the past although have advanced technologically to becoming an absolute necessary part of life and has revolutionized how consumers act with the digital world. Humans have been divided into two categories by man-made evolution that far overshadows and outweighs simply male and female but not Human and Cyborg. The latter being those who make use of permanent augmented cybernetics such as artificial body parts often designed to carry out specific functions. Cyborg is a broad generalization as there are varying degrees from minor augmentation to those who are arguably more machine than human. The societal shift has lead to a difference in views on cybernetics many seeing as unnatural who stand opposed on differing scales of radicalism while the same scale also applies to the other side. Most mercenaries are hired by private corporations for espionage and assassination as well as security detail work among other career opportunities. Outside of this there are a number of mercenaries who work privately with hit-men and bounty hunters having become well paid jobs where the work was constant and the rewards easy to reap. It has also been known for mercenaries to join social activists as well as movements both social or political using their talents to further said ideology or mission.

Races


"The cyborg would not recognize the Garden of Eden; it is not made of mud and cannot dream of returning to dust."


Human
Unmodified, Jack-of-all-trades, regular everyday humans. The way nature intended is what a minority of this social group will tell you. Someone who has not undergone cybernetic modification or augmentation of any kind. It is debatable whether or not those who have needed cybernetics for severe, life-saving medical cases are Human or Cyborg which links deeply with the social construct of identity.

Cyborg
Nothing is certain and everything can be altered, even the human body. Flesh and bone have become just as malleable as data.The more advanced individual components of the body can be replaced or upgraded by surgical procedure, just like the components of any other machine. Some splinter groups within this wider group despise the human body’s physical constraints and discover freedom in its abandonment. The human body has become seen as a shell independent and detachable from personality and mind. While roughly 60% of the world’s population are Cyborg by definition the broad category covers those with minimal augmentation and only about 30% of the world’s population being considered ‘heavily modified.’

Ethereal[non-playable]
An exclusive caste in society forming a ruling elite. Urban myth and legend has developed this class group into something God-like, more legend than human leading to the name Ethereal. They are a private group who keep out of public light and sit higher than the heads of the Mega-corporations. A sort of ‘silent investor’ in this world.





If you’re interested make yourself heard, I’ll probably be capping this at a low enough number of players at least for the start unless an a large interest is shown. Looking forward to hearing from some of you!

Players: 5
-SmileyJaws
-Gizm0
-Ollumhammersong
-Grammatik
-Ashevelendar
-


Tommy nodded in acknowledgement of Erica's status report on the bay, his sight shifting to the laboratory with hers before coming back again. "Just another fault, almost routine at this stage." He joked with her, "There's nothing major happened in a long time now, luckily." He added to the comment, his tone thankful. It was true, so far over it's history EDEN had been relatively blessed with how little had gone wrong since landing on the hunk of space rock itself, considering what hypothetically could have and in some instances was predicted to go wrong. Four deaths over the course of fourteen years on such a dangerous mission was not all that high a toll to Tommy's mind. The loses of course had been personal and affected everyone who was around differently, but Tommy's theory on it was that it was the reminder of their own mortality when incidences happened that really got to them. It wasn't all too different from the base feeling at heart in seeing an ambulance pass back home on Earth, while most people generally felt for the stranger in the situation it was the grim reminder of one day you too being in a similar position that drove the emotional pull, a connection of sorts. He knocked one of the desks in the work area, "Touch wood." His grin resurfaced, referencing the old superstition of knocking on wood to continue good fortune.

Erica's enthuse and passion for her field wasn't just recognizable in her work and the way she talked about it but also through mannerisms, body language and otherwise commonly associated with discussing a passion.
"Not at all." He got in, commenting on being bored by the matter "On some level I can't say I haven't noticed it, you're right when you say fascinating." Tommy concurred. He took notice of her shared enthusiasm at the topic of rover and it's mission. Like Erica talking about his field was something he could go on about for hours and under the right circumstances it would be nearly impossible to get him to stay quiet.

"Are you excited to test it out?"

"Well, yeah definitely." Tommy answered, taking the few steps to the surface he'd left his tool bag, taking it up and holding it by his side as he turned back to the doctor, his unoccupied hand now resting by his side, his fingers unable to stay still for too long. "I mean, there's a lot of kinks worked out with this, the reports and logs from planet-side outlined most of the major improvements, it's interesting stuff that in theory should work to allow people longer outside which in turn will lend its own strengths to maybe expanding further out again into the future." He began explaining, not wanting to get into the specific mechanical terminology, theory, practice and execution. "I'll be the designated repairman over anything else on board." He scoffed, "Easy sailing." Tommy worked his neck around stretching out some of the tension he felt around the base. "The Rover program is close to my own heart." He added, a brief laugh escaping his lips. "I'll be happy to be seeing some of the 'action'." There was a heavy emphasis on the word.




@LetsFly
So there's going to be a funnel period soon where I think after we've worked our way through our introductions it would be good to have an event that includes most or all playing. A trip 'outside' onto the surface in a Rover is probably going to be the main element of it right now. I'll let you know more when we get around to it.

What about you guys? Let's throw some ideas around and brainstorm anything related to the role-play in helping develop it.

@Americore @LetsFly @Zora @Grammatik
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