Thank you very much for showing interest reader. Regrettably as of now I will not be accepting character sheets from anyone who has not already stated their interest. If you are interested in joining Blackout 2030 please feel free to state your interest and should a place open up I will be in contact.
Welcome to the year 2030 AC. Society as we know it is dependent on technology to survive. Technology is integral to our culture, our supply chain, our wellbeing. There is almost no facet of human life that is not, at some level, altered or determined by technology.
On December the 31st 2029 the world stood jubilantly primed for a new decade of growth and expansion, the vast majority unaware of the lies, tension and deceit lying just below the surface. Despite its initially calm appearance the world was primed for war and, in the opening hours of 2030, technology worldwide simultaneously shut off in a disaster known simply as "The Blackout.". Without the technology humanity had come to depend on society quickly began to break down. Rioting started in the streets and the few institutions that remained organised chased their own tails trying to make sense of what is going on. Amongst this all a lone team of UN sleeper cells has been awakened, their mission; alleviate the effects of The Blackout, seek out the source, destroy it. You are one of these sleeper cells.
Ok. This is the second interest thread for the roleplay Blackout 2030 following a disappointing turnout from the original interest check (which I do not feel did justice to the effort placed into the OOC.). I am immensely grateful to those players who did take the time to progress from my previous interest check to the OOC the link for which is at the bottom of this post.
This roleplay is based in the near future of the real world and I have done and will continue to do quite a lot of research into technology we are likely to see in the future. Obviously I cannot predict the future, I can only make educated guesses as to what will happen, and so some of you may disagree with various elements of the setting. I cannot help this I merely ask that you respect the setting I (with the help of friends) have set up. I am however always open to new ideas and suggestions.
Your team will be of fireteam to squad/section size and most definitely not conventional soldiers. The team is designed to operate unsupported for extended periods of time and must be capable of blending in with civilian populations if necessary. The team members were originally planted as sleeper cells to be activated only in times of crisis and as such lived ten of twelve months as civilians with the other two dedicated to learning the skills required. Characters will have one general "civilian" specialisation such as engineering or medicine and two specific combat specialisations such as sniping or driving. They will begin equipped with some gadgets (this is the future. After all.). More information is provided in the OOC.
As always in life I am afraid their must be some rules. The ones I am putting in place are below:
Before posting in the OOC please state your interest here and send me a roleplay sample via pm. A link to some of your existing IC posts from other roleplays will suffice if you are already an active rper.
I look forwards to roleplaying with you soon!
Please feel free to check out the OOC before stating your interest.
http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/12041/posts/ooc?page=1#post-251608
Welcome to the year 2030 AC. Society as we know it is dependent on technology to survive. Technology is integral to our culture, our supply chain, our wellbeing. There is almost no facet of human life that is not, at some level, altered or determined by technology.
On December the 31st 2029 the world stood jubilantly primed for a new decade of growth and expansion, the vast majority unaware of the lies, tension and deceit lying just below the surface. Despite its initially calm appearance the world was primed for war and, in the opening hours of 2030, technology worldwide simultaneously shut off in a disaster known simply as "The Blackout.". Without the technology humanity had come to depend on society quickly began to break down. Rioting started in the streets and the few institutions that remained organised chased their own tails trying to make sense of what is going on. Amongst this all a lone team of UN sleeper cells has been awakened, their mission; alleviate the effects of The Blackout, seek out the source, destroy it. You are one of these sleeper cells.
Ok. This is the second interest thread for the roleplay Blackout 2030 following a disappointing turnout from the original interest check (which I do not feel did justice to the effort placed into the OOC.). I am immensely grateful to those players who did take the time to progress from my previous interest check to the OOC the link for which is at the bottom of this post.
This roleplay is based in the near future of the real world and I have done and will continue to do quite a lot of research into technology we are likely to see in the future. Obviously I cannot predict the future, I can only make educated guesses as to what will happen, and so some of you may disagree with various elements of the setting. I cannot help this I merely ask that you respect the setting I (with the help of friends) have set up. I am however always open to new ideas and suggestions.
Your team will be of fireteam to squad/section size and most definitely not conventional soldiers. The team is designed to operate unsupported for extended periods of time and must be capable of blending in with civilian populations if necessary. The team members were originally planted as sleeper cells to be activated only in times of crisis and as such lived ten of twelve months as civilians with the other two dedicated to learning the skills required. Characters will have one general "civilian" specialisation such as engineering or medicine and two specific combat specialisations such as sniping or driving. They will begin equipped with some gadgets (this is the future. After all.). More information is provided in the OOC.
As always in life I am afraid their must be some rules. The ones I am putting in place are below:
- Please respect one another. You may or may not like one another but it benefits no-one if your dislike of one another brings negativity into the OOC or IC threads. Try to bear in mind that it is hard to perceive tone of voice from text so messages which look pretty mean may have been said in jest and come off badly.
- Players must post once a week minimum or state that they are not posting in order to maintain the flow of the roleplay. If you are dropping out of the roleplay please tell me! I reserve the right to use the characters of players who have dropped out or not posted within two weeks.
- Please do not auto-hit without express permission. An auto-hit is one in which the attacker also determines the effect his attack has e.g. Jack swung his hammer and knocked off the Orcs head. Most of the time auto-hitting will be permitted to provide simplicity in play but from time to time I may not extend that permission to ensure appropriate damage scaling. This may apply to the first round of combat to give players a sense of what they are fighting or to "boss" battles. In the event auto-hitting is not permitted please say what and how your character is attacking and I will determine the effects of that attack.
- Should two characters be drawn into a lengthy conversation that does not involve other players please try to place it in a collaborative post. This prevents the thread being filled with posts unnecessarily.
- God-modders and power gamers will be warned to change their ways or, at worst, be ejected from the game. It is meant to be at least a little difficult or what challenge is there to overcome. Try to balance your characters with the other existing ones to avoid outshining one another.
- Hailfire is the gm and, ultimately, what he says goes. He does not like to enforce things on people but if it necessary for the sake of the setting, gameplay or the people playing he will.
Before posting in the OOC please state your interest here and send me a roleplay sample via pm. A link to some of your existing IC posts from other roleplays will suffice if you are already an active rper.
I look forwards to roleplaying with you soon!
Please feel free to check out the OOC before stating your interest.
http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/12041/posts/ooc?page=1#post-251608
