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The year is 2076.

The Mega Corporations have taken over the world, with their seemingly inexhaustible resources and ambition, they have bought out the world governments, and now rule over the civilian populace with an iron fist and they turn their thoughts to controlling the populace through consumer products and expanding the wireless world. Everything you can buy, from children toys to military grade robotics, will be branded to one of the Mega Corporations. Now their interests have turned to technological superiority, fight with one another, stealing technology and controlling the Stock Market through the Shadow War. The Special Forces of these Wars are the Corporation Agents, elite men and women enhanced with the best and most expensive technological advances for the sole purpose of murder and theft.

Life for the civilian population is not so bleak as what it may first appear. The governments exist, if only to answer to the needs of the people. The consumer market has advanced in the years, from fast moving products being delivered fresher and safer to technology that revolutionizes the way of life with Hover Cars becoming normal and for those in money, purchasing a flying car is not out of the question. The most important advance to the public is the complete wireless network called the wave. Everything is connected to the wave and the public is connected to the wave through devices called Comm-Units. They receive phone calls, text messages, emails, advertisements from passing local stores, see the personal profiles of those around them and most of all, allows them to purchase goods using their Personal Identification Number (PiN). Everyone is issued a PiN on birth and it is your key to living your life. You cannot do anything without your PiN, from buying groceries, to applying for a job, to purchasing Licenses for Civilian Classed Weaponry. There are those few who have no PiN and they generally live within the slum areas of Cities, or become hired mercenaries for the Shadow Wars.

The year is marked with the release of three new products that are being shipped to the market.

Digital Sense is a product that allows you to see the Wave through a 'Heads Up Display' projected onto the surface of specially made glasses (Come in Regular, Tinted or Mirrored). This allows you to see the condition of anything linked to your PiN or made public to you in real time. From knowing exactly how much money you have in your account, to seeing electronic advertisements in shop windows. The product uses a military technology called Smart-Link to perform these actions and it's now been made into a civilian grade product. It's the new craze sweeping the youth of the time.

Digital Touch is a twin product being released at the same time as Digital Sense. It is far more expensive than Digital Sense but the product allows those to perform live actions to the digital world. You can buy products with just a flick of the wrist, take calls, and type personal messages while wearing these special gloves.

'Better than Real Life' is new software for those who want to escape to the digital world. When connected with Digital Sense and Digital Touch, a consumer can literally put themselves into specially designed worlds on the net, interact with others as if they were there themselves. The hardware literally transports the consumers' consciousness there through a process called Soft Immersion Networking so the consumer is safe from feedback and are instantly pulled back to their body.

The World is full of the wonder of technology, the joy of finding the next new discovery and the potential of products already out on the market. How will you make your mark?

References and Examples: Shadowrun, Deus Ex, Syndicate, Blade Runner.


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2012-02-08 [~Valkyrie~]: Definitely looks interesting. I'll look around and let you know if I'm interested :)

2012-02-08 [Synirria]: You better, Your honey said he would join ;-P

2012-02-08 [~Valkyrie~]: lol, It seems very similar to Shadowrun, so it's a setting I'd be confident playing in. If I do play, do you mind me bringing over an old Shadowrun character? She's a Night One, a rather rare metatype, so weird looking. I wanted to ask you before I started importing obscure things from another setting.

2012-02-08 [Synirria]: I'd have to see it, but I think we're going to stick with human looking this...No weird races

2012-02-08 [The Blood Angel]: Unfortunately there isn't really space for meta-types in this. It's purely for humans. Good to see someone is a Shadowrunner though. Bloody Brilliant game.

2012-02-08 [Synirria]: He knows more about what your talking about than I do, so his word is law in this situation.

2012-02-08 [Asdroth]: well.. I'm in.

2012-02-08 [~Valkyrie~]: Alright, that's fine. :)

2012-02-08 [Eyelash-Wishes]: very interesting :)

2012-02-08 [The Blood Angel]: Basically in Shadowrun magic exists, so do elves, dragons, trolls and other fantasy races. A Night One is basically a furry elf and are commonly nicknamed Dark Elves, furries or Plushies.

I don't see how we couldn't rework the character to be human though, the world of cybernetics and bio-ware exists in the game that could give her the dexterous edge that your character would naturally have as a Night One.

2012-02-08 [~Valkyrie~]: Ooh, I'll just make her human! :p

2012-02-08 [Asdroth]: I am going to make a gun-slinger/driver. lol.

2012-02-08 [The Blood Angel]: LoL I think we've found are first two PiN-less characters. Yes I have lifted things straight out of Shadowrun. You'll recognize some of the Mega-Corps too.

2012-02-08 [~Valkyrie~]: Yes, my character is Definitely PiNless, lol. Well...if PiNs are issued at birth then she's got one, but she doesn't know it, lol. :p
Yes, I saw Ares and Aztech and all that. It makes me happy to find more people who love Shadowrun so much :)

2012-02-08 [Synirria]: *Can't feel my toes but is intrigued and learning*

Has no idea what any of this is :-D

2012-02-08 [Artsy]: -sniffs about like a puppy-

2012-02-08 [The Blood Angel]: There are ways you could become PiNless, from corrupted data to having it hacked and removed that way too. As long as it's a logical reason to living on the fringe then I'll be cool with it.

*Pets Aina* Don't worry about it. There is a Shadowrun Wiki if you really are curious. :P

2012-02-08 [~Valkyrie~]: Or you can take a look at the info page that's almost done.

2012-02-08 [Synirria]: *Raises an eyebrow* Why would I learn about a different rp then my own, I'd just get confused?

2012-02-08 [The Blood Angel]: It's an interesting read. But again you don't have to. :)

2012-02-08 [Synirria]: Of course I don't. I have you if I have any questions *Grins mischievously*

2012-02-08 [~Valkyrie~]: *laughs*

2012-02-08 [The Blood Angel]: I shoulda guessed. :P

2012-02-08 [Synirria]: *Licks Ross' face*

2012-02-09 [Earoluim]: hmm

2012-02-09 [The Blood Angel]: Meow?

2012-02-09 [Earoluim]: Purrs deeply, " I am just looking around this place. "

2012-02-09 [Asdroth]: well... i missed a lot when i ran to chow..

2012-02-09 [Earoluim]: "I just got my invitation, so I thought I would come and check this place out."

2012-02-09 [Flisky]: What kind of characters can we make?

2012-02-09 [Synirria]: Humans

2012-02-09 [Flisky]: So no cyborgs or such?

2012-02-09 [The Blood Angel]: Cyborgs are human really. You have to have a good reason for it though because the tech is expensive an generally only for the wealthy or the special forces. You could get away with one cyberware limb as a PiNless merc or if your looking for more you'll have to be Corporate.

2012-02-09 [Avaz]: So is this going to be an actual "Shadowrun game but with only humans" or is it only taking ideas from Shadowrun but not the ruleset?

2012-02-09 [The Blood Angel]: It's taking ideas from Shadowrun but not the rules, basically a little clone of shadowrun. Good way to think of it is Shadowrun Light.

2012-02-09 [The Blood Angel]: I also want to say that you can be creative with the different Cyber-ware products your character could get your hands on. It's not just limbs or eyes etc that you could have. Be creative if you are making a character.

2012-02-09 [Flisky]: I have a character concept I wanted to use, but wasn't sure if it was allowed. Ka'aias. Of course I would change a lot but that is the general idea I created for a different game.

2012-02-09 [Synirria]: Flisk, honey, I'll look over this whenever I get the chance, I'm doing some shit for this stupid house we want to buy so give me like an hour or so and I'll try and get back to you. Angel can look at it as well while I'm gone if he has the time, thought I think it may be tea time right now for him so he'll be back in a bit.

2012-02-09 [Synirria]: Ugh, I spelled my name wrong and now Gimp wont let me fix it...Everyone just ignore the white writing in the picture

2012-02-09 [The Blood Angel]: Tea is late for tonight so I'll take a look now.

2012-02-09 [Avaz]: I've got a character that I played years ago in a game of Eclipse Phase, that I'd like to submit after a bit of tweaking.

Also, I'd like to point out that in the intro, "You cannot do anything with your PiN..." Something seems wrong to me there. :P

2012-02-09 [The Blood Angel]: Nope, nothing wrong, you must be mistaken. :P And sure thing. Once it's been tweaked I can take a look-see.

2012-02-09 [Avaz]: *grin* Nice.

2012-02-09 [Flisky]: Mikka for everyone's viewing pleasure. :)

2012-02-09 [Angel In Red]: Ross. Edit the photo at the top of this page so it actually fits? XD

Will look into this RP later when I don't feel sick and have updated my other trillion rps. XD

2012-02-09 [The Blood Angel]: Fits on my screen, plus it was Aina who put it up so she can do it. :P

2012-02-09 [Angel In Red]: Doesn't fit on mine. :o If you click on it, it's a lot bigger that it's shown here.

2012-02-09 [The Blood Angel]: yup. It's a big ass pic. I know fuck all about the code so going to have to leave it for Aina.

2012-02-09 [Avaz]: Kristof is ready for scrutiny.

2012-02-09 [Synirria]: It fits on my screen Red.

2012-02-09 [Flisky]: Doesn't fit on my phone or my (sometimes) computer screen...Just saying.

2012-02-09 [Eyelash-Wishes]: i'll join this. Will be putting together a character soon ^^ (also pic fits fine with me lol)

2012-02-09 [Synirria]: It doesnt fit on my phone either, but its not really meant for phones...

*Hugs [Eyelash-Wishes]* Awesome, thanks

2012-02-10 [NOOOPE]: For curiosity's, when this gets started, what will the scenario be? There is a very well defined setting, but what are our characters doing together, what is their goal and what is the conflict?

I'm asking because before I make a character that fits the setting, I want to make sure they serve a purpose in the plot.

2012-02-10 [The Blood Angel]: Good question but it's still very much in the process of being thought out. The plan is to have social aspects, combat and travel.

2012-02-10 [Synirria]: Also, everyone will be pretty much battling the Mega-Corps...There meanies!

2012-02-10 [Asdroth]: If one was more interested in the money by chance. not to say it would happen. is there a opening for double agent?? ;P

2012-02-10 [Synirria]: Hmmm, well if you mean someone within the Mega-Corps but against them, sure, That's how Max is pretty much...but you'd have to explain what you are about and such

2012-02-10 [The Blood Angel]: It's not going to be as black and white as good guys and bad guys. After all at the moment the Mega's are pretty untouchable. They hold all the cards. And yes a double agent could fit but trust me that it's very hard to pull off a convincing double agent.

2012-02-10 [NOOOPE]: What about a sadistic gun for hire, most likely working for the Mega's 'cause they supply the prettiest toys?

2012-02-10 [Synirria]: Are you meaning weapons? If so, that's my area

2012-02-10 [The Blood Angel]: That works. The Corps hire PiNless all the time for that sort of job because they are deniable assets. Hell the PiNless more often or not don't even know who they are working for in those deals, all they know is that a 'Mr Doe' is paying them a healthy cash sum for dangerous missions.

2012-02-10 [The Blood Angel]: That works too. I'll send you a pm about it to arrange stuff.

2012-02-10 [Eyelash-Wishes]: ok need to clarify this, are pinless characters against the mega corporation characters? And are civilian characters just basically neutral characters? in the process of making my character for this

2012-02-10 [Synirria]: Yes

2012-02-10 [Asdroth]: most ever person is born with a PIN as far as I can see if it is like shadow run. only the lower income and those from forgn nations that got here illegibly would be missing pins

2012-02-10 [Synirria]: -Sighs-

2012-02-10 [The Blood Angel]: The PiNLess aren't necessarily against the corps, they just need to deal with the criminal underworld just to feed themselves, make money and scratch out a living. Civ's are your basic punters and Corp's are people who are affiliated with the Corps through having a high end job with them.

2012-02-10 [The Blood Angel]: And Meow to you all.

2012-02-10 [Asdroth]: well my character is almost ready for inspection.

2012-02-10 [The Blood Angel]: Cool. I donno if I'll do it tonight or tomorrow because I'm feeling rather shitty.

2012-02-11 [The Blood Angel]: just fixing some spelling and grammar mistakes.

2012-02-11 [Avaz]: I made a few more spelling/grammar corrections.

2012-02-11 [The Blood Angel]: As much as it's appreciated, please don't make changes to the pages please unless asked. If you spot any mistakes, please send a list to either myself or Aina please.

2012-02-11 [Avaz]: Okay, my bad. Just trying to be helpful. ^^;

2012-02-11 [The Blood Angel]: Oh no it's cool, but too many cooks in the kitchen syndrome can happen if 'everyone' tries to help. Not getting ya in trouble, your fixes were helpful, just can get confusing if people just randomly change stuff.

2012-02-11 [Synirria]: *Has no cock and this is her kitchen*

2012-02-11 [Avaz]: I understand. Now the pressure's on you guys. Don't let this game suck. ^_~

2012-02-11 [The Blood Angel]: Oh it won't suck unless the players do. We've got an Experienced Free form rper and an Experienced Pen and Paper Rper running things so it will be awesome! Unless the players get lazy. :P

2012-02-11 [Synirria]: *Hugs Ross* Awe, I loves you lol

2012-02-11 [Avaz]: Warning: I've got a dozen or so years of pen and paper tabletop experience, and this will be my first freeform RP, so.. I'm not sure how well that's gonna go for me. >_>

2012-02-11 [The Blood Angel]: Just take your time with it then. The important thing is trying to keep a strong grasp as to the abilities of your character and keeping things in line with it.

2012-02-11 [Avaz]: My biggest worry is not having any rule structure or stats or character sheet or anything like that to fall back on.

2012-02-11 [Synirria]: That's the point...Your supposed to have fun with it and have creativity. You'll have a character sheet, you'll just be making it up

2012-02-11 [The Blood Angel]: It does take some getting use to. Take Maxine Lynch as an example.

Looking at her background, she's definitely a face character at heart. Able to socialise with people very easily and has a fair for excitement, saying that, she may struggle to intimidate stronger willed people and her empathy could make her a little soft. She also knows firearms like the back of her hand as well, whether it's designing different modifications or putting one together. With her career she'd also need to know how to use weapons very effectively so in a fire fight she will be up there in skill with Armed Police forces. Fitness wise she's a straight average, her job doesn't need her to be physically fit since most things are done with machinery and if things go close in and personal in a fight, she'll probably struggle to keep up with those with any sort of training.

It's all about reading between the lines when it comes to characters. There's not fixed framework to keep things balanced but that's mine and Aina's job to do.

2012-02-11 [Avaz]: I will just follow others' leads and go slow. :)

2012-02-12 [The Blood Angel]: Right just so I know, and because I'm bored, can't sleep and was wakened up by noisy neighbours, who is actually thinking of writing up a character but not done so yet? Just want to get a rough idea of how many people me and Aina will be working with.

2012-02-12 [Eyelash-Wishes]: i'm gonna do mine tomorrow :)

2012-02-12 [~Valkyrie~]: Working on my character tonight :)

2012-02-12 [The Blood Angel]: Awesome. I'm working on the main Antagonist right now so I should have my own character up tomorrow.

2012-02-12 [~Valkyrie~]: For your approval: “Morrígan” Kiroa Collins

2012-02-12 [Asdroth]: finly done!
Rowin

2012-02-12 [The Blood Angel]: Here's one to look at Aina too from me. Also gives people a heads up on what they 'could' be against or working with. Agent Beckett

2012-02-13 [Eyelash-Wishes]: my character is 90% finished, will post it up asap ^-^

2012-02-13 [The Blood Angel]: Cool. Just to note, Virgin is doing something to my net connection. It's all over the place so please be patient with me. Thanks.

2012-02-13 [Synirria]: Im never patient with you...*Sticks tongue out* Kidding

2012-02-13 [Eyelash-Wishes]: ok here he is...i'm not sure about the history so let me know what you's think. Jacob Fraser

2012-02-13 [The Blood Angel]: Bitch, please.

2012-02-13 [Synirria]: *Flicks your nose* I hate that word

2012-02-13 [Avaz]: Please? :P

2012-02-13 [Synirria]: ?

2012-02-13 [Avaz]: TBA said "bitch, please." You said you hate that word. I was asking if "please" was the word you hate. I was trying to be funny. I fail. :F

2012-02-13 [Synirria]: No I'm just totally not with it and didn't realize...Sorry...If I wasn't stupid right now that would have been funny

2012-02-15 [Asdroth]: oh lord... oh lord what a job!

2012-02-15 [Synirria]: I'd like everyone to post once before anyone posts again, so please refrain lol

2012-02-16 [Talos Cyrion]: If this is just starting up then i'm definitely interested.

2012-02-16 [~Valkyrie~]: Jeremy should be able to post after work tomorrow.

2012-02-16 [Synirria]: [Talos Cyrion] Send me a bio to look over

2012-02-17 [Synirria]: Because I can...I'm going to complain a bit... [Asdroth] for a first post, I really shouldn't even accept that, but I'll let it and see if it gets better

2012-02-17 [~Valkyrie~]: This is a busy few days for us. He was using my computer so he was just trying to get it done, we'll expand it a little bit now that we've got a couple minutes to relax.

2012-02-17 [Eyelash-Wishes]: are we free to post frequently now that everyone has posted or is this still going to be turn based?

2012-02-17 [The Blood Angel]: I say within reason.

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