MEGACORP is a faction/nation based roleplay where players assume the roles of megacorporations in a dystopian-esque cyberpunk universe. Players must cut deals with other megacorporations, nations and forge temporary alliances to gain leverage and financial superiority over their corporate rivals, all the while trying to maintain order and profitability.

Set in the year 2091, the current landscape has changed dramatically. The political machinations are largely irrelevant, as megacorporations wield more political, economic and military power than most nations alone. Profit, corporate espionage and the board of directors run the world now.

The World, as of January, 2091

• Major Industries: Each megacorporation can adopt various major industries to take under it's umbrella of expertise.
  - Artificial Intelligence: The utilization of machine intelligence that can not only replicate tasks already accomplished by humans but rather adapt and learn from them has nearly no limits. That being said, A.I. is stupendously expensive.
  - Weapons: Development of small arms as well as Mobile Frames, vehicles and technologies for combat applications is nearly endless. There is never a soldier that isn't looking for a new shiny weapon or a war for him to go die in.
  - Pharmaceuticals: Never have there been more illnesses that customers need to take care of. Researching new products will keep our customers alive and buying!
  - Biotechnology: Utilization and integration of technology on the cellular level is putting companies on the forefront of medical breakthroughs.
  - Heavy Manufacturing: There now exist single structures where--from start to finish--products are pieced together overnight. Alongside them, there are massive, complicated machines where industries spend half their net worth to simply get running.
  - Genetic Engineering: Change at the molecular level is similar to biotechnology, except here the industry is entirely organic. Whereas biotechnology may implant a chip to enhance neural function, those dubbed "gengineers" (genetic engineers) simply rewrite and unlock new code to unlock the limitations of the human condition.
  - Communication: Telecommunication corporations are the cornerstone of the world, keeping us connected at all times.
  - Cybernetics:
  - Aerospace: The exploration of aviation is imminent in that new Stratocities now allow a new world where the ultra rich no longer have to tread the same ground as the peasants. Aerospace technology is leading the way on bridging that gap.
  - Virtual Reality: Dubbed the Second Universe, Virtual Reality is on the verge of existing with it's own infrastructure, economy and politics.
  - Cloning: An industry all it's own--though pairing well and often crossing into Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, "RepTech" is considered the "Technology of God," whereas growing human bodies is the trade of the day.
  - Space: Lunar exploration is gearing up on a whole new level, as are space walks and deep space exploration.
  - Finances: Financing is neither new or exciting. It is however an easy way of making money by lending funds to other corporations at a nice interest rate.
  - Energy: Mining and resource extraction may not seem exciting, but they pay the bills.
  - Security: Private Military Corporations legalized under the International Military Privatization Act of 2077 has turned every street walking mercenary into a soldier of fortune.
  - Transportation: Cars, as dull as they may be, are still the most significant industry in the world--as nations once considered "Developing"--Africa, Southeast Asia and Siberia, are now becoming hotbeds are transportation.
  - Media: While the only product they sell is information, media is absolutely necessary for selling your product and making the customer your friend.
  - Electronics: Handheld electronics have continued to evolve into the ultimate consumer good. While they're not the flashiest, they are often the insular platform for which many other technologies are achieved.
  - Cybersecurity: Cybersecurity is both the first offensive and defensive weapon in a megacorporation's arsenal. Protecting against black hat attacks might be the difference between sinking and swimming.
  - Robotics:

Possible interest. I'd like something that has lasting power.

SIMA

[Servicios Industriales Maritimos]

Corporation Slogan: "A taste of salt and smoke"
Headquarters: Metropolitan Lima - Perú
Major Industries: [WEAPONS]
Minor Industries: [SECURITY] [HEAVY MANUFACTURING]
Starting Trait:
- Private Wealth: Company starts as a Close Corporation and with +1d100 Millions
History: Originally a state owned company of the Republic of Perú focused on servicing its navy and nothing more, it did its job well for around two hundred and twenty years, until the state needing money or perhaps wanting to reduce expenses finally sold it in a bid to Enrique Francisco Castilla de Casales, a man who had inherited his wealth and had decided to make use of it by joining the weapons bussiness, such feat was in no way easy when major defense suppliers already existed in most parts of the world.

Suffice to say that Castilla made his way either with his own money or witts, often supplying minor countries with cheap alternatives to the high tech and expensive defense systems offered by competitors.

KETTLER-RUSSO CORPORATION

(not good at photoshop *Winks at theo*)

Corporation Slogan: "Always Succeeding The Standard."
Headquarters: Seattle, U.S.A.
Major Industries: [SECURITY]
Minor Industries: [FINANCES] [TRANSPORTATION]
Starting Trait: Security Division: Starts with a functioning Security Division and 5,000 Enforcers.
History: One of the break-off companies that emerged after the fall of Brinks in 2020 Recession, Kettler-Russo Corporation started as a small security company before growing into a mega-corporation. It's primary focus is Security in regards to Cash-in-transit solutions and home security. KRC has major contracts with a majority reputable and preferred banks and credit unions. KRC manufactures its own armoured car line for commercial use.

There are rumors of the corp hiring ex-cyber grunts to pickup PMC contracts out in the barren wastes of South Africa, however that is just rumors.