Prologue:
This RP is based slightly on an old rpg, Shadowrun. This RP, however, is set at a much earlier date. Hence no cyberpunk cyborgs, deckers, etc. No megacorps either really. There are going to be some FANTASY elements in the story, but these will be introduced as things unfold.
Setting
The Earth has never been in worse condition. The Doomsday Clock has been set at 1 minute to Midnight. Weather in the North Hemisphere is worse than every: savage winters, tornado and hurricane seasons with ever increasing destructive power, Increased tectonic activity. Road conditions around the globe are getting worse every year as it is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain them. Weather damage is destroying crops and shortening seasons.
You get the picture.
The impact? Unemployment is at an all time high as industries automate. The larger metro areas are beginning to resemble India with its homeless situation. Squatting is out of control. Martial law has been declared in the USA since 2028. America is a military police state.
Food prices are out of control. Rationing is in effect. Citizens now require biochips that control their banking, ID, licensing - everything. (NO, these chips can’t be used to track. They are too small to have a power source strong enough. But they can be scanned if you walk close enough to a scanner.) Cash is illegal. Private gardening is illegal. Cats and dogs are now the other white meat in the USA. Rats may be a substitute. Fossil fuel costs are so high that most can’t afford it. Newer hybrids are the only vehicles anyone can afford to drive. Most people can’t afford one. (Most people use either mass transit or Ubers.)
Of course, this doesn’t apply to everyone. The rich are richer than ever (those who haven’t been ruined by economic collapses).
Privacy. That is a thing of the past. Social media is now heavily monitored. The government now has “legal” access to your financial and medical data. They can read your email.
Conscription. Poverty conscription is now in effect. Most adults between the age of 18 and 26 are forced into military service. This does NOT mean combat. Combat is typically for volunteers. Most of these young members of the military do manual labor working with the Corp of Engineers. In truth this is a new version of the TVA. Older people can apply as Reservists and often do in exchange for food and shelter.
At the start of the RP martial law will have been in force for 10 years.
Characters
I am looking for basically good people for the sake of a group. These will be people struggling to live off the grid. The usual drab mundane characters made for Modern RP’s won’t work here - not after 10 years of martial law. You will need to figure out how your character has lived. This will be easier with older characters who had lives before the military state. Younger characters will probably have had to live like survivalists.
Do you live in a big city? Are you a migrant worker? Are you one of those people that has moved into wilderness zones like Montana to get away from all that and get back to nature?
Posting
I am looking for ACTIVE writers. If you think your life won’t allow you time to devote here, please don’t apply. If you do and leave, your characters become the property of the RP and are subject to death and dismemberment, abuse, etc. You should be able to post at least 3 times a week - assuming you aren’t being held up in a plot by someone else, of course.
This RP is based slightly on an old rpg, Shadowrun. This RP, however, is set at a much earlier date. Hence no cyberpunk cyborgs, deckers, etc. No megacorps either really. There are going to be some FANTASY elements in the story, but these will be introduced as things unfold.
Setting
The Earth has never been in worse condition. The Doomsday Clock has been set at 1 minute to Midnight. Weather in the North Hemisphere is worse than every: savage winters, tornado and hurricane seasons with ever increasing destructive power, Increased tectonic activity. Road conditions around the globe are getting worse every year as it is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain them. Weather damage is destroying crops and shortening seasons.
You get the picture.
The impact? Unemployment is at an all time high as industries automate. The larger metro areas are beginning to resemble India with its homeless situation. Squatting is out of control. Martial law has been declared in the USA since 2028. America is a military police state.
Food prices are out of control. Rationing is in effect. Citizens now require biochips that control their banking, ID, licensing - everything. (NO, these chips can’t be used to track. They are too small to have a power source strong enough. But they can be scanned if you walk close enough to a scanner.) Cash is illegal. Private gardening is illegal. Cats and dogs are now the other white meat in the USA. Rats may be a substitute. Fossil fuel costs are so high that most can’t afford it. Newer hybrids are the only vehicles anyone can afford to drive. Most people can’t afford one. (Most people use either mass transit or Ubers.)
Of course, this doesn’t apply to everyone. The rich are richer than ever (those who haven’t been ruined by economic collapses).
Privacy. That is a thing of the past. Social media is now heavily monitored. The government now has “legal” access to your financial and medical data. They can read your email.
Conscription. Poverty conscription is now in effect. Most adults between the age of 18 and 26 are forced into military service. This does NOT mean combat. Combat is typically for volunteers. Most of these young members of the military do manual labor working with the Corp of Engineers. In truth this is a new version of the TVA. Older people can apply as Reservists and often do in exchange for food and shelter.
At the start of the RP martial law will have been in force for 10 years.
Characters
I am looking for basically good people for the sake of a group. These will be people struggling to live off the grid. The usual drab mundane characters made for Modern RP’s won’t work here - not after 10 years of martial law. You will need to figure out how your character has lived. This will be easier with older characters who had lives before the military state. Younger characters will probably have had to live like survivalists.
Do you live in a big city? Are you a migrant worker? Are you one of those people that has moved into wilderness zones like Montana to get away from all that and get back to nature?
Posting
I am looking for ACTIVE writers. If you think your life won’t allow you time to devote here, please don’t apply. If you do and leave, your characters become the property of the RP and are subject to death and dismemberment, abuse, etc. You should be able to post at least 3 times a week - assuming you aren’t being held up in a plot by someone else, of course.
