I'm back! Well, technically I've been back. I've definitely spent some time refining this idea, and I'd really prefer that it not die due to people disappearing or due to lack of free time. So let me start off by saying a few things; If you're looking for hordes of undead vying for your ripe and supple brains, then this is the wrong place. If you're not wholeheartedly interested in this, then ask yourself if you're likely to quit or vanish, because I would like to get some stable players for a change. If you're expecting school / homelife / work, and/or other roleplays to consume most of your free time then please steer away from this. No more "if I have time", "I'm too busy with other roleplays", I'm done with that. You're either in or you're out.
Now having said that, I fully understand that life does get in the way, I also understand that people's interests change. If anything is to occur to keep you from continuing, please just PM myself, or even say it in the OOC if you want, any kind of heads up. I won't pressure you into staying, Hell I won't even try to make you feel bad, it happens, and I just want to know about it. If you wish I won't even reply back to your PM. Now, if it's a constant issue I may ask you to leave voluntarily, kill off your character, retire them into being a hermit, etc. This is usually only the case if delays are upsetting other players. I myself have a life to contend with too, so I understand.
Now, about Dust. The Idea I have here is that we've got this open, evolving world to explore. Over the past few months of failed roleplays, mostly due to the guild's instability, I've refined a certain idea. Let me explain. I like to lean less towards the "boom here's a world jump in it" and more towards "here's what you can expect." During the course of the roleplay I'll be reading player's posts closely, so perhaps something as simple as feeding a bum turns out to be an outcast politician whom you just saved, who is know starting a rebellion, etc. Taking pieces of character action and using that to affect the world; something I find many roleplays lacking. Later down the road you may find out that an intended action has greater effects than first realized.
So take this evolving world, where you're characters a free to do as they please. I plan to have a database in place, over time, with the important things coming first. Things like what the world's problems are, (and where) , a list of insane weather phenomena , a list and brief explanation of the factions, and so forth. For instance, I hand-made a map for this world, and at the very top of it there is a city marker without a name. At any point and time anyone can travel up there and try to settle "the debate". At anytime a character finds themselves in a major event It is possible that I will have some details PM'd to them, in order for them to get a better understanding on the situation; This doesn't include "cheats" "hints" or "clues".
I will release the character sheet in the OOC, once there is enough interest. The characters I'm looking for are called "The Immortals" , more on that later. Feel free to ask me any and all questions here and I will answer them. Now, here's my crappy little map. After you look at that go and hack the terminal!
Black lines are roads, dotted lines are tunnels, red-strike dotted lines are power tunnels (lights). There will be a better explanation of the symbols in the OOC.
Syn.Coe Industries(TM) Information Terminal
ARK Private Terminal
Enter Unique Employee Identifier >>Set Terminal/Inquire
EUI-V300
>>Set File/Protection=Owner:ASMT Accounts.F >>Set Halt Restart/MainT
Syn.Coe Industries(TM) Terminal Boot.Protocol/AccoutsF Enter Password Now >>*********** Confirm New Password >>*********** Account Created Authenticating... Access Granted
It wasn't our fault this time. This record exists for the sole purpose of shedding light on the unfortunate event that is about to befall us, should anybody remain hereafter; if you are reading this, then you are all that's left. But this was not our fault, humankind did not do this. Maybe it was fate, destiny. The work of god, trying to wipe the slate clean, to see if the little germ in his great cosmic experiment was worth nurturing, is worthy of survival. Some speculate that this... this thing, was sent by another race somewhere from deep within the universe, known or not. But it was not, our, fault. This testimony alone serves to provide trial and judgment for humanity. Perhaps indirectly we caused this, through our multitudes of radio waves echoing out into what many feel is empty space. Maybe our constructs, our satellites, rockets, or debris caused some kind of... involvement. But I swear on my final moments; We are not guilty.
January 1st, 2035: International Space Communications and Exploration had revealed findings previously hidden from the public to media stations across the globe; simultaneously broadcasting on every channel, in every country with the capability of seeing it. Classified Subject, The Orb, was on a collision course with Earth. Previous attempts to shatter the object, minimize planetary damage, proved completely ineffective. This could be just an unfortunate coincidence of the universe, but the object consisted of a material impervious to everything that had been thrown at it. It is perfectly round, and dark as night, without an imperfection to be seen upon its surface. We don't know what it is, we don't know why it's come to end us; but worst of all, we don't know how to stop it.
In roughly a month's time, The Orb will cause a total eclipse as it slingshots around the sun, picking up enough speed to shift mercury out of orbital alignment as it passes. Roughly twenty minutes later, the object will collide with earth, ending humankind as we know it. The object is projected to impact in central Canada, evacuations are already in place. There is a chance that the earth won't break apart, but even that isn't enough to have hope. Should the small chance of the Earth remaining intact come to pass, global devastation will still occur through natural phenomena. The entire continent of North America will break apart, Tsunamis will wash the earth <#@$_#$)>[Clean of our Sins]<)_#@>, An ice age will begin <!@#>[Freezing the Demons of Society]<#%#@> <<3xc::Error::Document Corrupted.>>
And when the Earth thaws there will be nothing left but a wasteland, of desert, rock, and salt water. There is a small glimmer of light, we could survive that. We are the hardiest, most adaptable creatures on the face of this planet. We could survive. I refuse to believe this is how we end, our legacy cannot die here. Preparations have been in place for years, bunkers that could save thousands of us. The supplies could hold, we could emerge into a new world to rebuild, a world of <#@$_=)+>[Dust]<#$_7#$) <<^#$=+{}2!#$Critical Error>> <<Rebuilding Document...>> >...4% <<Failed>>
We are scared, panic is sweeping through the very streets as I write this. My neighbor was dragged from his home by masked thugs, they shot him and his daughter out in the front yard. Christ... she was only six. I'll be relocating soon, but I had to document this just in case something happens to me. I have a gun, by God I've never felt the need to use it until now. I don't have much time, the cars will be here soon. I'm being relocated to a shelter, specifically for important people. I would let as many in as our supplies would support, but unfortunately that's not my decision. The underground bunkers exist only in the wealthier countries, and they are filling up quickly with... specific individuals. Engineers, scientists, athletes, superstars. There is no room for the common man, only those with status and money apparently. There is widespread looting and violence. Reports from the United Kingdom came in, armed farmers took a bunker by force and closed it. It was a massacre. There are ten days left, it will be a day when all of the Earth stands still, to watch, as we die.
Every hour the object continues to increase dramatically in speed, it seems so far that the predicted calculations are correct. In a few days it will enter our system, passing by us harmlessly until it reaches the Sun, where it will come back for us. There is a cult forming, calling themselves the Edenites, they preach of The Orb as if it were a god come to deliver us from sin. They're crazy, the lot of them. Ironic though, they choose to dress in all white, instead of black. The orb is black, why would they pick white? What compels them to worship this object of destruction? Can they not see reason? Some are rumoring they are moving to take a bunker of there own, though they are tight lipped. Nobody will talk, they all have this glassy-eyed look in there eye, like hopeful children waiting for their father. They're <@#%_{&>[The Chosen]<@#$&*>. Pure Madness! How can the hope to be<#!@_-+$#^>[Brought Forth Into the Light]<#@%_?><@#$%!?> <<^&Error::Document Corrupted%>>
Time is drawing near. God, it's so cramped in here. It's musty, and it smells like sweat. If the plumbing fails I may just hang myself. So many are missing, or haven't arrived yet. We number just over a hundred, and this place was built for so many more, a thousand at least. We wait for others, but there is talk of closing the door. A new force as rising up in this wake of catastrophe, taking advantage of the situation. For however many days are left, anyways. Cities burn across the world, and they have the audacity to make promises of a better life! But the blind like kind words, hopeful words, as long as they do not have to deal with the problems themselves. It's almost like another cult. But this one is much deadlier.
Just yesterday this new faction, Calling themselves The Forsaken, arose up out of nowhere, claiming six bunkers for themselves. These <@#%_>[Devils]<#@$..?> have us scared, but the guards assure us there are lookouts. They are the only ones with guns. Where did they take my gun? <@%?%^&*+_@$#%?>
<@#$[And in the light of the new dawn, as the fire washes over our bodies and cleanses us of sin, our soul shall shine with the purity of The Mother, we shall ascend up into the heavens, free or mortal shackles, to join our beloved Father..]#_#@%?> <//Error: Document Unreadable>
This is [?] it. The [?] End is near. We watched on the monitors as [?] The Orb veiled the Earth in darkness. Less than half an hour to live, and somebody tried to hack us. They were trying to unlock the door, it's open now, only by a few inches. Those [?]massive doors can no longer save us, the crack of light radiating in from the outside lamps is blinding. Somebody tried to pry it open, the vehicle is still parked there, but the [?] guards shot them. We have the facility under control again but the door is wedged open, we can't move the vehicle. The lights are also off, the whole system has gone corrupt, something off in the distance is on fire. [?] What are these symbols? Who are the Edenites? The Mother? [?]
I hope somebody finds this, someday. The words of a dead man. God P... I miss you so much.
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Sincerely; <@#%_>
P.S <?#%{?>
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>>Entry Date: 1/1/2235 >>Subject: Aftermath >>From: The Watcher >>To: ARK
To; The Associates of Record Keeping A hundred years, how time flies.
February 1st, 3035. The object approached final velocity as it slingshot around the sun. What the scientists of old did not predict though; as the object passed by Saturn it shifted course erratically, passing through Saturn's rings. As a result, chunks of debris collided with our moon with such velocity that it actually slowed down. Coastal counties experience tidal phenomena but with focus turned towards The Orb, the reports were not widely known. Anyways. The total eclipse caused was not from the object itself, but from the moon. Rather, the object collided with the moon. Whether the object itself is sentient, or the reason for it's presence is or not, the moon was not a calculated factor.
This may be the sole reason the Earth did not shatter, though it did affect us dramatically, almost as dramatic as the object itself. All these unnatural forces created an entirely new world, Old Earth will forever be but a memory. This explains why there is no moon in the night sky. The frequent meteor rains are from debris orbiting our planet and being pulled in. This debris does contain some of the same properties as the object, but for unknown reasons.
As The Orb crashed into most of central Canada, the immense force of it entering our atmosphere wreaked havoc on our Ozone Layer. That, and coupled with the plethora of natural disasters, the following wave of fire, the ice age induced by thick clouds of dust shrouding our planet; are all plausible events that have lead up to the world today. Rock, desert, barren wastelands. Most of the Earth was covered in trees and greenery, hard to believe right?
The Northern United States broke a part broke a part as a result of the collision, you are located on one of these fragments. The World is entirely reformed, even the fault lines appear to be shifted, but that may be faulty equipment. I wouldn't attempt to weld a boat together, ocean sensors are picking up a lot of activity. Sonar blasts are systematically destroying my aquatic equipment, whatever is down there is highly intelligent. You have you warning.
The state of things still needs much explaining, but I can tell you this. For Unknown reasons the object as diminished greatly in size, it probably has the circumference of a large island now, though it exists at the bottom of the ocean floor. That's where my sensors first were destroyed by the way, coincidence? Anyways, this thing contains a host of unknown elements. This is the reason for all the modern day monsters, the adapting and failing genetic lines. The new diseases and viruses, everything that can't be explained by modern science. There is something else too.. but I must do more research before I try to explain the unfathomable.
With all the disruptions caused by the object hitting us, our ice age was short lived thankfully, maybe a few years, ten at most. The world thawed just in time for you lot to crawl from your little holes in the ground and start again. I understand it was a rough process, I myself was a part of it. Though we did not have so many deadly creatures as we do now, though that's how it goes in a desert wilderness; Not much use for a herbivore. I'm surprised we made it at all, let alone were able to make a home out of this hostile little island. Get used to it, with whatever those are in the ocean, it's unlikely that we'll receive contact for some time.
Sincerely, The Watcher
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>>Entry Date: 1/1/2236 >>Subject: The Hollow >>From: The Watcher >>To: ARK
Dear Associates of Record Keeping;
I've been doing a lot this past year, but I have an important discovery. It seems that the object brought something with it, I'm unsure what it should be classified as; Disease? Virus? Bacteria? Any of those will do. I call it The Sickness, a fitting name really. It hits its victim through their blood. I haven't been able to figure out where it comes from, or how it infects us, but I know it comes from The Orb. It has to, let me explain.
The Subject will begin to show symptoms of a normal cold. Runny or Stuffy nose, Itchy or Sore throat, Cough, Congestion, Slight body aches or a mild headache, Sneezing, Watery eyes, Low-grade Fever, and mild fatigue. This is what makes it so hard to catch in time. These colds symptoms can last anywhere from a few days, to a week before the subject moves into stage two. Luckily for us is it not transmittable between the infected and the uninfected.
Stage two consists of only a handful of symptoms, this is what you want to look for, this is how you know somebody has The Sickness. The area around the eyes will become dramatically darker, resembling bruising around the eyes. The victim's eyes will become spider webbed with dark lines, like an allergic irritation, but black in color. Failure of any, or in rare cases; all, of the five sense can fail during stage two. This stage can range anywhere from a day, to a week. Typically depending on how strong and healthy the victim is, the stronger and healthier, the worse the final outcome it going to be.
It should be noted that once a victim is confirmed stage two, death is inevitable. There is no way to stop what it going to happen. Stage Three results in death of the host, by mutation. The Sickness is like an organic, microscopic oil. Once in the body, it travels to the heart and begins replicating. Rather than attack anything specifically, it kind of oozes across the body, traveling along veins until it coats all of the proper inner workings of the human body. Upon dissection it should be noted that all organic tissue inside the host is black; The blood remains unaffected.
Stage Three never lasts more than a day or two, causing extreme weakness and fatigue. The victim will suffer a heart attack, dying human. What comes next is why I feel this can only come from The Orb. The victim's body will begin to twitch, then spasm widely; the whole process takes only a few moments. The Sickness will then move to the exterior nearly instantaneously, spreading in the blink of an eye until the victim's flesh is as black as the night. It will then evolve the host's body into a mutation, I've found that no two are every the same.
The specimen I had hear proved incredibly difficult to kill, and I was prepared. During the process of the change the creature is fully aware, and is highly intelligent. This specific variation had something akin to a scorpion's tale, and two enormous, incredibly hardened shields on the arms, which it used to take cover behind as it attacked with it's tail. It also appears to have had the ability to fire acidic liquids from it's mouth in a steady stream. The results of this experiment were unfortunate, and I will no longer continue my research on live subjects.
I've dubbed these unfortunate individuals the Hollow, based off an old novel I read once.
Sincerely, The Watcher
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>>Entry Date: 1/1/2237 >>Subject: The Immortal >>From: The Watcher >>To: ARK
Dear Associates of Record Keeping;
Further research into The Sickness has led me to a new discovery concerning stage one. According to my findings some of us can adapt. I don't know what the original purpose of this illness is, to weed out the weaker human beings and let a race of superiors reign over the new world, or as a way of eradicating all of us. Regardless, some our bodies can adapt to and utilize this foreign bio-agent in advantageous ways. These people I've been referring to as The Immortals, though I have not come across any specimens that actually are immortal, it was just a fitting name.
The subject in question will experience all the symptoms of stage one, but that's where it stops. Instead of contaminating the organic tissue of the body, this foreign agent for some reason will attach itself to the productive area of the heart, forming a bond with the blood cells, unlike those who contract the lethal version of this. Once the Stage One symptoms pass the host of this mutated version of The Sickness will experience a way to cause unnatural phenomena willingly. I call this alternate version of The Sickness, The Spark. It acts like a catalyst that allows The Immortals to cause specific phenomena at will, without it these feats would be impossible.
I actually had two subjects to analyze this time. Subject A was able to manipulate organic plant matter within a mile radius, subjecting the plants to his will in such a way that he could cause them to sprout roots of varying sizes, with can span a length itself of one mile. He was unable to change the atomic properties of the flower, into anything other than what it was. This phenomena seems specifically focused on the grow and control of these vines.
Subject B was able to manipulate ink of any variation. We tested will both common writing ink, and an organic ink compound found within specific species of aquatic animals. She was able to manipulate this material wholly, but was unable to materialize it such as Subject A could. She was able to however make it move to her will, including hovering in the air, and way able to make it obtain any dimension of shape, down to the finest of details. It can be of no coincidence that this particular subject enjoyed painting, her works of art typically made using ink.
These Immortals are astounding, but also incredibly dangerous. Subject A had a mental breakdown and was easily able to rip a hole through the facility, even though his participation was completely voluntarily. Subject B is capable of tracking ink she has previously manipulated, and we are going to do our best to apprehend Subject A before he hurts anybody, but caution is advised.
It is still quite unclear what causes this whole process, but the results can vary widely. Though, this is just speculation, two people could share the same phenomena inducing powers. I would like to study that.
Guess who's interested~ (You have a knack for creating Post-Apocs that aren't just "Nuclear fall-out" or something equally dull. You actually spice it up to a point where even a Fantasy Fan can find it interesting xP
Glad you're in Kapu :) I have a way of always grabbing your attention atleast haha.
Thankyou for showing your interest Dead Cruiser, yes, you can haz rp :P
Rolls in like a baneling
Color me interested in this. I have never quite found a post-apocalyptic roleplay which has been original and capable of interesting me.
I am but a humble newbie but I lay my interest at your door.
Welcome my humble newbie, I shall do my best to offer a guiding light within the dark myre of the world of advanced. Feel free to ask my anything :)
Rolls in like a baneling
Color me interested in this. I have never quite found a post-apocalyptic roleplay which has been original and capable of interesting me.
*slowly puts bug-smashing shoe down* Ah, close call there. Thankyou for the compliment, I do my best :) Welcome.
i be here, lurking. ^^
I expect nothing less haha.
Good to know :)
I'll be working on some OOC stuff, expect it soon.
Sniffs air. Is this... what I think it is? Sniffs again to check. A unique rp that won't die?
Sounds good. What are you asking for in terms of post length and how often we post?
If this truly won't be dying then I will throw my lot in. I've found it's really important to get the ball rolling quickly and not lose too much momentum in the starting process. Only then can the RP handle GM and player disappearances.
Sounds good. What are you asking for in terms of post length and how often we post?
Ae is pretty lenient as long as you keep him posted.
with the rp Deadland it was a post a week--that was the goal, & post length was a couple of paragraphs. Not entirely sure here for this one though but it may be the same.
however, he will not fret killing off player's characters if they disappear for a long period of time without word.
actually, he takes joy in the slaughter. :}
EDIT: FIRE! What character you gonna make, huh?! HUH?!
Sounds good. What are you asking for in terms of post length and how often we post?
Ae is pretty lenient as long as you keep him posted.
with the rp Deadland it was a post a week--that was the goal, & post length was a couple of paragraphs. Not entirely sure here for this one though but it may be the same.
however, he will not fret killing off player's characters if they disappear for a long period of time without word.
actually, he takes joy in the slaughter. :}
Well if that's true for this rp I'm in. Of course, assuming that I'm accepted.
Sounds good. What are you asking for in terms of post length and how often we post?
Ae is pretty lenient as long as you keep him posted.
with the rp Deadland it was a post a week--that was the goal, & post length was a couple of paragraphs. Not entirely sure here for this one though but it may be the same.
however, he will not fret killing off player's characters if they disappear for a long period of time without word.
actually, he takes joy in the slaughter. :}
EDIT: FIRE! What character you gonna make, huh?! HUH?!
You know me so well. :)
I kind of rushed the int check once bbcode hit, if you didnt notice all my coding haha.
Pretty much standard advamced rules apply, if need be I can add a list.
welcome aboard Prophecy, i'm sure there will be no trouble accepting you. Went I get home tonight I will try to get the OOC up, CS first.
