So... This is a storyline idea that I've been kicking around in my head for awhile and I just decided I might as well throw it out and see if I can get any bites on it. I got the idea for this story years ago when I played Mirror's Edge (and I low-key hated it at the end don't @ me), but I thought I could take the IDEA of Mirror's Edge and improve upon it. I wanted to tell a Cyberpunk style story about a group of characters that end up WAY over their heads. Ideally, this story would deal with some pretty mature themes so 18+ is a given. Violence, Death, Drug use, etc. Anyway... here's the idea!
Following the Corporate Wars of 2085, human society has been re-structured into the the Megacity System. These new Megacities span across impossibly large tracts of land and house around 15 to 20 million people per city. Every Megacity is filled with towering skyscrapers, immense factories, and technological marvels, but they only appear to be beautiful on the surface. The majority of people within the Megacities are corporate workers who live from credit to credit. In addition, everyone is joined by a central computer system called The Net. Each citizen of the Megacities is programmed with a neural brace at birth which allows them to tap into The Net for their day-to-day activities. By using the Net, individuals can access information, contact their peers, and essentially use it as a tool for everyday life.
The Megacities themselves are ruled by the Heirs, descendants of the original corporate CEOs who used their immense wealth and influence to place themselves securely within the Megacity infrastructure. The Heirs largely operate above the law and, in many cases, they dictate policy from the top. Some Heirs are thought to be more decent than others, while there are still some who view the rest of the Megacity crowd as beneath them and they seek to accrue more status and power than their associates.
Next there is the working class. Dubbed, the Creds by members of Sk8te, these are the regular workers who live day by day, going into work and tapping into the Net in order to receive their next credit-check for the week. There's nothing bad about this lifestyle, but it's thought to be incredibly boring doing the same thing day in and day out with no difference.
Finally, there are the members of Sk8te. Sk8te is a cabal organization that operates within the Megacities. While it's origins are a mystery, Sk8te is comprised of individuals who choose to live apart from the regulated and controlled life of the Megacity system. By having their neural braces removed, Sk8te members live apart from society, choosing personal freedom over the security provided by the system. While there is no organized leadership for Sk8te, each district of the Megacity has its own group of Sk8te members and a tenuous peace runs between them. Sk8te members are known for their freerunning skills and they are also quite capable on standard transportation such as hoverboards, bikes, and scooters.
The only interaction most people have with the Sk8te organization is through their courier service. Sk8te members have a reputation for traversing the Megacities unseen - whether by ground or across the skyline - which makes them a perfect service for transporting illegal items or contraband across the city. If you have enough credits it's not too hard to hire a Sk8te member to transport your goods across the city. If you are caught meeting with a Sk8te member however, it's considered a crime by the Megacity as dictated by the Heirs.
So that's the basic setup. The story I have in mind would be a sort of Pulp Fiction sort of thing where a standard courier assignment gets botched and the members of the cabal have to band together and recover the item that was taken only for it to be revealed as much more important than they initially thought and it leads them on a path to expose a major member of the upper class of the Megacity. Reply below or DM me if you're interested in this idea!
Following the Corporate Wars of 2085, human society has been re-structured into the the Megacity System. These new Megacities span across impossibly large tracts of land and house around 15 to 20 million people per city. Every Megacity is filled with towering skyscrapers, immense factories, and technological marvels, but they only appear to be beautiful on the surface. The majority of people within the Megacities are corporate workers who live from credit to credit. In addition, everyone is joined by a central computer system called The Net. Each citizen of the Megacities is programmed with a neural brace at birth which allows them to tap into The Net for their day-to-day activities. By using the Net, individuals can access information, contact their peers, and essentially use it as a tool for everyday life.
The Megacities themselves are ruled by the Heirs, descendants of the original corporate CEOs who used their immense wealth and influence to place themselves securely within the Megacity infrastructure. The Heirs largely operate above the law and, in many cases, they dictate policy from the top. Some Heirs are thought to be more decent than others, while there are still some who view the rest of the Megacity crowd as beneath them and they seek to accrue more status and power than their associates.
Next there is the working class. Dubbed, the Creds by members of Sk8te, these are the regular workers who live day by day, going into work and tapping into the Net in order to receive their next credit-check for the week. There's nothing bad about this lifestyle, but it's thought to be incredibly boring doing the same thing day in and day out with no difference.
Finally, there are the members of Sk8te. Sk8te is a cabal organization that operates within the Megacities. While it's origins are a mystery, Sk8te is comprised of individuals who choose to live apart from the regulated and controlled life of the Megacity system. By having their neural braces removed, Sk8te members live apart from society, choosing personal freedom over the security provided by the system. While there is no organized leadership for Sk8te, each district of the Megacity has its own group of Sk8te members and a tenuous peace runs between them. Sk8te members are known for their freerunning skills and they are also quite capable on standard transportation such as hoverboards, bikes, and scooters.
The only interaction most people have with the Sk8te organization is through their courier service. Sk8te members have a reputation for traversing the Megacities unseen - whether by ground or across the skyline - which makes them a perfect service for transporting illegal items or contraband across the city. If you have enough credits it's not too hard to hire a Sk8te member to transport your goods across the city. If you are caught meeting with a Sk8te member however, it's considered a crime by the Megacity as dictated by the Heirs.
So that's the basic setup. The story I have in mind would be a sort of Pulp Fiction sort of thing where a standard courier assignment gets botched and the members of the cabal have to band together and recover the item that was taken only for it to be revealed as much more important than they initially thought and it leads them on a path to expose a major member of the upper class of the Megacity. Reply below or DM me if you're interested in this idea!
