OOC Our world has changed. Our civilization has changed more in the last five years than it has in over a century. Extreme advances in the fields of engineering and medicine have drove humanity forward in an increasingly more optimistic world. The survivors of the war became the heralds of the future - Professor Alto Ganze's expertise in the field of biological engineering and his ownership of notable technology giants paved the way for the massive boom of medical technology and even directly aided in the crafting of some of 2020's finest gadgets. With the help of a range of technopaths and other Metas, technology blasted forward at a speed that none could really keep up with. Needless to say, this new world is more connected to the system than it's ever been before. Of course, for others it's not so bright. After the Aperture disaster, the Government began working by themselves when it came to Metas. For a mercenary who simply desires to make a living from jobs that require a more violent touch, the government cracked-down hard. In this skewed world, you either live by the government's rules or you don't expose your powers whatsoever. Of course, criminal gangs still pay for Metas who can offer them aid but the life of a mercenary is no longer cost-effective. That's primarily why most became more professional and joined the corporate aspect of things. There's quite a bit of money to be made in private security these days and a Meta is always hired, no matter what their background states. Corporate Metas can also land massive contracting jobs out in the Far East as well where the pay is usually high. There does exist, however, a group of people who have had enough of the government. A group of people who have had enough of the Reformists and their aimless peace talks. A group of people who are not afraid to use violence to achieve their own political aims. Although it is exceptionally hard to even get near them, the Underground Movement has been running for quite a number of years. It's chain of command is unblemished because it's basically impossible for the government to get anyone into the group without their intents being immediately detected. Don't get me wrong, most members of the group simply don't believe that humanity and Metas can ever get along and all of this is going to descend down into war. Some of the more fundamental members of the group, however, take a direct hand in trying to bring this war about. The Reformist Council is a group of people all built around the ideas of integrating Metas into normal human society in a wholly peaceful way. Their ideals can sometimes seem unrealistic with the current climate of Meta-acceptance but that has yet to stop them. However, to Metas, the Reformists are so much more. They're the people who stand up to Meta discrimination and make sure to protect the Meta population. However, there does exist a shade in this group of people who are willing to destroy everything in the pursuit of justice. These people are just as dangerous as any Underground Movement Fundamentalist. Hello everyone! First of all, I believe I should mention that I am not the sole GM of this, as much as my nice little ribbon dictates. Decisions made for The Gifted are purely democratic (unless it's something about the plot because I'll work with a limited number of people for that). My purpose is primarily as Admin for the RP because I'll be doing the organisation work but please note that most of the old-timers have an equal level of authority. Anyways, what we're aiming for in this RP is player freedom. When we were designing the plot, we wanted to have something that the Players could choose to follow and their choices affected the outcome. This will work on a reward-punishment sort of system where we'll judge if your actions have deemed you worthy of a reward in the plot or some form of punishment. Please note that these rewards and punishments are not a way to drag you into world-events; they just serve to create a world where your actions make a difference. By all means, engage in as many side-plots as necessary and I may even post a few on here just to get the creative juices flowing. Just to explain the groups, you still have the choice of what type of Meta your character is (Merc, Hero, Corp, none) but now you also have the choice of a faction to align yourself with. Like everything, you can choose to have no alliances to factions. I've set these factions up so that even if your character is "bad", they can still join the Reformists and become a member with darker intents. Even if your character is "good", they can join the Underground Movement by simply disagreeing with the Reformists. You're not locked into a certain faction, to put it simply. Also please note that if you find your character not fitting into a particular group, you can simply create your own (with some permission once you've explained them). This is a RP and what we're going for is people having fun. If something limits that then please, please, please say it to me or someone else. If you find your character not being interacted with then just mention it in the OOC and someone will pick up on it! Good luck and have fun!

If annyone has questions, feel free to ask

I have questions about pretty much everything in the world that you described. The only thing I really understood was that there would be super powers.

I have questions about pretty much everything in the world that you described. The only thing I really understood was that there would be super powers.

Apologies if it's not overly informative, I thought there was enough but I suppose I'm a bit biased considering I know the world! I'll probably look to rewrite that but would you like to go ahead and ask some questions?

Well, I think, after reading a bit more, that I understand basically what's going on, though some things are assumed. For example, what is the "Aperture disaster", who is professor Alto Ganze, are Metas the super powered people? These are the big questions. I think I figured out my other questions, which were about the Corporate, Underground and Reformist groups.

The Aperture disaster is happening right now in Arc 2 which hasn't finished quite yet. Basically, Aperture is going to get destroyed. Metas are the super-powere people and Alto Ganze is just good at science really. On a side note, I'm playing him, but yeah. He's just good at science.

Well, I think, after reading a bit more, that I understand basically what's going on, though some things are assumed. For example, what is the "Aperture disaster", who is professor Alto Ganze, are Metas the super powered people? These are the big questions. I think I figured out my other questions, which were about the Corporate, Underground and Reformist groups.

I kind of forgot to include a synopsis on Arc 2 that would inform you of all that. Alto Ganze is a PC played by RofisMazoy. He's a technopath (although not the best) who was gifted a robotic arm by some aliens or something. Basically, he's a good guy who takes over and owns his own technology company that supports the reformists. The Aperture Disaster was when a large corporation called Aperture which basically was the government's go-to contractor for Meta-problems, began trying to make a biological super-weapon called Gia. Gia was infused with the DNA of nearly every Meta and she could call upon their powers at will. She also had advanced healing. Her own brother, Doctor David Taylor was the one who did all that to her. He was an extremely powerful Meta who could steal powers with blood-samples. Essentially, he wanted to create a Meta-only society by inciting a civil war and then forcing any remaining humans to adapt powers or die. He will be killed at the end of Arc 2. Another driving force behind the Aperture Disaster was Ruby Greenfoot, who's one of the most powerful technopaths in existence. She funded Aperture with technology that was years ahead of its time so they became pretty powerful. She went MIA after Arc 2 and hasn't been seen since but rumours say that the Underground Movement recently got a boost in tech. And yes, Metas are people with superpowers or just general powers. It varies!

Cool, thanks for the explanation. This sounds like something I might be interested in. ^-^

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