Storyteller’s Epilogue
This is an original content RP based on the book Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. The book was written in 1957, based in industries that are simply not up with the times. It was also very insular and takes very little into account regarding international politics and economics. Even the movie trilogy wasn’t especially convincing. (In defense of the movies, they tried to follow the book while paying tribute to more modern events and technologies.)
That said, this will be all original content. I will attempt to take a more realistic approach to the apocalyptic story. I intent to play a version of John Galt that is, at best, a bastardization of the concept.
This version of the story will be set in the near future - the mid 2030’s. (I am thinking 2037.) The next 18 years will have seen the rise of socialized policies in the US. Those, in turn, have resulted in an inflated economy, soaring unemployment, record-breaking welfare spending and a national deficit that is is spiraling out of control. Social justice and minority groups will have an even greater influence on the world.
Instead of railroads being the focus, aerospace and early space travel will be the push. Communications and social media will have a profound impact on the world. Energy production and distribution will be another area of concern. Nanotechnology will be shaping the future.
The overall story will not change though. Laws will be enacted that will begin to socialize the industry, attempting to force the leaders of technology to conform and work for “the social good.”
Characters
I am looking for someone who can run multiple characters - a main, plus a few extras. My main will be a male. I also have a couple other males, plus at least one female character.
My “John Galt” is not quite the idealist that the book version is. He is torn between public service and objectivism. He has the technology to simply ignore the world and turn his back on it. But if his knowledge fell into the wrong hands, it would be a disaster. In some ways he is more like Rearden, refusing to give up on the world.
That said, he may need a catalyst to make him take a stand.
Your character will need to be a Dagny Taggart sort - strong willed. It doesn’t have to be a female. As I said, I also have a female character or two. But you should look at developing a character who runs an industry that is a pillar of the world. In the book trains moved freight and people. In this RP, you might run a vast transportation corporation - sea, land, air, and space.
Prologue
I am not dead set on the date. I could go a bit earlier. But I am looking at a minimum of 10 years into the future (the completion of the current presidential term, plus two more.)
This is an original content RP based on the book Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. The book was written in 1957, based in industries that are simply not up with the times. It was also very insular and takes very little into account regarding international politics and economics. Even the movie trilogy wasn’t especially convincing. (In defense of the movies, they tried to follow the book while paying tribute to more modern events and technologies.)
That said, this will be all original content. I will attempt to take a more realistic approach to the apocalyptic story. I intent to play a version of John Galt that is, at best, a bastardization of the concept.
This version of the story will be set in the near future - the mid 2030’s. (I am thinking 2037.) The next 18 years will have seen the rise of socialized policies in the US. Those, in turn, have resulted in an inflated economy, soaring unemployment, record-breaking welfare spending and a national deficit that is is spiraling out of control. Social justice and minority groups will have an even greater influence on the world.
Instead of railroads being the focus, aerospace and early space travel will be the push. Communications and social media will have a profound impact on the world. Energy production and distribution will be another area of concern. Nanotechnology will be shaping the future.
The overall story will not change though. Laws will be enacted that will begin to socialize the industry, attempting to force the leaders of technology to conform and work for “the social good.”
Characters
I am looking for someone who can run multiple characters - a main, plus a few extras. My main will be a male. I also have a couple other males, plus at least one female character.
My “John Galt” is not quite the idealist that the book version is. He is torn between public service and objectivism. He has the technology to simply ignore the world and turn his back on it. But if his knowledge fell into the wrong hands, it would be a disaster. In some ways he is more like Rearden, refusing to give up on the world.
That said, he may need a catalyst to make him take a stand.
Your character will need to be a Dagny Taggart sort - strong willed. It doesn’t have to be a female. As I said, I also have a female character or two. But you should look at developing a character who runs an industry that is a pillar of the world. In the book trains moved freight and people. In this RP, you might run a vast transportation corporation - sea, land, air, and space.
Prologue
I am not dead set on the date. I could go a bit earlier. But I am looking at a minimum of 10 years into the future (the completion of the current presidential term, plus two more.)