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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.

CC Information
Make sure to watch this page, it will be changing constantly.

CC News
For gaming updates and news. Will have random updates and such here.

CC Players
All applications must be sent to [Synirria] or [The Blood Angel] to look over. All applications must also be in Wiki form for consideration!

The Wave
Where it all happens! Meaning this is the rping page...

Disclaimer: Adult situations may occur. If they do, do not take offense or try to report it. Must be 18 or up to apply!

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

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