earth has moved forward into a new age. an age of synthesis. synthesis of man and machine, synthesis of nation and corporation, synthesis of being and doing.
synthesis of action and reaction.

it is indeed a brave, exciting new world. a world full of megacities, where corporate executives are just a few blocks away from enclaves full of the needy and homeless, where every orifice of a city block is pumped full of led, neon, incandescents, fluorescents, and whatever other artificial light sources businesses can buy. a world where the digital universe has been merged with the corporeal one to create a true virtual reality. a world where everything moves faster: the business deals, the trains, even the bullets, they all move at such blinding speed that it’s a wonder that there are people who can still keep up (some don’t, of course. to see who these unfortunate souls are one can just go into the many alleyways full of vagrants and hobos). metal and machine permeate every facet of one’s life, creating a lifestyle that has more control over people than any corporation could dream of. there’s always a need for more, more cybernetics, more apparel, more stuff. a byproduct of the megacorps, perhaps: the cacophony of items they peddle wearing down even the most satiated individuals. consumerism is the new way of life.


you (well, your character, really) is hired for a lucrative job working for a very large and very powerful multinational corporation by the name of biotechnica. the details given aren’t too specific, but it is clear that this job is rather unique. you are a talented individual in this cyberpunk world. you do things, and you do them well. you’re not exactly as big a mover and shaker as some of the big boys, the ones who actually run the corps themselves or the ones the corps have on speed dial, but you’re important enough to net yourself this kind of job.

you don’t have to be a cold hearted killer who spent eight years of his life shooting other desperate westerners to help some corp secure a plot of land in western africa, but it helps. if you’re not a solo (one of the big mean merc boys) you might be a decker, someone who hacks into the net to get whatever information their client wants, or you might be a fixer, an information broker with enough contacts on the streets to make even a multinational blush. whatever you are, you’re something.


this cyberpunk roleplay is heavily based on existing cyberpunk media materials, specifically ones such as neuromancer and the cyberpunk 2020 tabletop rpg sourcebook. but it also draws from other speculative/dystopian fiction, of the likes of mde or books such as oryx and crake. the main theme that i wish to express within this roleplay is the relationship between human beings and their environment. within a cyberpunk setting, this often means exploring the impact rampant technological advancement and increased consumption have on people and the areas they live in.

Gonna drop an interest here. Been looking for a decent cyberpunk RP for a while.

Yep. Interest.

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Gonna drop an interest here. Been looking for a decent cyberpunk RP for a while.

^Same. I'm a huge Shadowrun fan, so as long as it's decently executed I'll join just about any Cyberpunk RP.

I've been meaning to hop into an advanced RP for a while. Where better to start than one with a couple of my favorite mods? Totally won't crack under the pressure at all.

@Didgeridont, what sort of specific level of cyberpunk are we looking at? I assume Shadowrun is a fairly common vasis, but there's also Eclipse Phase (where egos sleeve into morphs, etc). I have a pretty decent character in mind for both cases, but I'd of course have to modify to fit this. Would we likely have an AI partner in our heads like those prevalent in both systems? Are there any particular cyberpunk player tropes or themes you would encourage or discourage?

@Didgeridont, what sort of specific level of cyberpunk are we looking at? I assume Shadowrun is a fairly common vasis, but there's also Eclipse Phase (where egos sleeve into morphs, etc). I have a pretty decent character in mind for both cases, but I'd of course have to modify to fit this. Would we likely have an AI partner in our heads like those prevalent in both systems? Are there any particular cyberpunk player tropes or themes you would encourage or discourage?

I'm definitely taking much of my inspiration from Cyberpunk 2020, although this is by no means based solely upon that universe. I'd like to focus more on a society and culture that has been, more or less naturally, consumed by corporatism and multinational/globalist interests. I'm definitely straying away from the tales of global superpower conflict that has been expressed in the timelines of many given cyberpunk roleplaying materials (no continuation of the Cold War, or WW3, or invasions of developed nations). I was seeking to model the setting as a continuation of our own timeline, where a rather steady, if uneasy, peace is maintained between the big players on the world stage. While this peace allows trade and consumer culture to prosper, what happens when that consumer culture becomes all-encompassing? When it is left unchecked, what stops huge corporations like Alphabet or Facebook from amassing such wealth that they become untouchable? What happens next, after they do become untouchable?

The setting is of a future gone mad. Where technology often hurts more than it helps. While cybernetics are a bit fantastical, they are a staple of the setting, and their negative effects on the human physche reinforces the theme of conflict between people and the higher powers who sell them these robotic arms and legs. I'm not exactly partial to Shadowrun mainly due to the elements of fantasy being so ever-present within the system (magic, orks, etc.), and I don't have much experience with Eclipse Phase. I don't really think that unique AI partners within every person's head would mesh that well within the setting, as I would prefer AI to be of a more mysterious, grandiose scale, like in Gibson's work.

I have much of the OOC written, and will most likely post it either tomorrow night or wednesday morning (EST). If you have any more questions or ideas you would like to share, let me know.

Also interested.

You have my interest.

Also, holy coding nightmare, but what a lovely coloring technique.

Definitely interested, looks really good!

Also have to agree with Aeon that the OP was ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ af.

Dropping some interest here, already got a couple character ideas brooding.

This bangarang of a thang still clangin'? I'm down.

Sign me up, we're getting epic.

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Interested, am I too late?

Interested, am I too late?

I can't stop you from applying. Regardless of how many people had been interested, there might be a few put off by the mad ramblings of my OOC.

Sweet. I'll give the OOC a proper look and start working on a character after work.