January 1st, 2074:: Operation Renewal
It was the perfect project to kick off the new year, what was supposed to be the perfect year for humanity. Operation Renewal got the green light from "The Council", or the three world powers that had over taken the old system. The United Nations of America, The Sovereign Russian Federation , and The Regime of Asia. A collaborative project that would bring Earth back into its prime, the first focus of the operation was to focus primarily on restoring beneficial flora, past and present. A chemical compound was developed that could be released into a body of water and would self sufficiently spread across the globe. A dangerous idea, but two years previous of preliminary test results showed a 99% effectiveness in a closed habitat for the desire results. Over Three-hundred pods were released on each continent, and the chemical compound lovely nicknamed Greenwater by those who created it, spread quickly. It attached itself to water molecules, and traveled with them as they evaporated into the atmosphere. When a new unaffected molecule came into contact Greenwater would divide and spread itself to each unaffected water molecule it came across. Results across the board showed a success rate of 99%, with a margin of error of less than 1%.
November 14th, 2075:: Operation Renewal
With over a year of success, The Council pushed forward the dates for stabilized ecosystem manipulation. Which was the largest part of Operation Renewal. Compiled information in regards to the theory of such manipulation would require extreme resources of man power and supplies. Which in turn was beneficiary to the populace of much of the world, as it created thousands of jobs worldwide as the demand increased. The economy soared to new levels, and so did Operation Renewal. The first step for SEM, or the stabilized ecosystem manipulation project, would be to restore the populations of positive animal influences, and weed out the less desired. But how could they manage to affect every animal species, how could they make sure to get each and every animal. The solution was simple, everything needed water.
A new compound was not to be. Each test resulted in the Greenwater compound overriding anything they tried to pair with it. When an animal drank Greenwater, and then ate from a plant, the compound would travel through the saliva and into the plant, helping it regrow substantially faster. The science community was afraid of making a fauna control compound with a higher priority than Greenwater, as it could undo all of their hard work and potentially destroy the ecosystem. But a modification, another line of genetic code was the most promising answer. Greenwater became Graywater, a compound that both gives and removes. It was designed to boost the flora growth rate, while increasing the fertility of fauna with certain positive attributes, and becoming a virus for the undesired fauna. Results across the board showed a success rate of 99%, with a margin of error of less than 1%.
July 9th, 2098:: Operation Renewal
It took 24 years for Operation Renewal to see its end. Graywater had become a booming success. Much of the world had exploding ecosystems. There were no longer any deserts, or arctic wastelands. Antarctica had grown into a tropical paradise, trees regrew to their full maturity in a fraction of the time it usually took. Evergreens for instance, took a matter of months to regrow to their full height. There were only two problems with this. The populace now had to try a little harder to keep their gardens free of weeds, and the increasing temperature, and rising water levels. That's where the weather towers came into play. Hundreds of these towers spread across the globe all powered up on July 9th, 2098. The solution seemed as if it had been achieved, the global temperature remained at a pleasant warmth. The towers turned the excess water into towering fluffy clouds, controlling the water level. Results showed success of 99% across the boards, with a 1% margin of error.
January 1st, 3000:: Millennium celebration
The world was looking to become a paradise. Everything was under mankind's control. Weather, Ecosystem, Energy. Without the need to burrow into the ground, specialized jobs were created for the synthetic manufacturing of many nonrenewable resources. Though with the coming of advanced solar and lunar technology the demand for such things and oil were low.
August 22nd, 3000:: Outbreak
Perhaps arrogant in their success, nobody had seen the Outbreak coming. When a molecule of Graywater failed to divide properly, it instead created two corrupt cells. This error in the genetic make up of Graywater had given itself a high prioritization than that of the original. By the time it was noticed, it was too late to stop. The corrupted chemical compound turned the water black, as if to signify the death it was to deal. The new code remained attached to water, and kept its original intent but there was now a mutation. When examined under a microscope it was described as a shadow. Examination of infected red blood cells showed the same shadow. Media coverage of incidents caused by this new, Blackwater, spread panic across the globe. The once beautiful paradise of the world was quickly changing into something more hostile, and humanity was ill equipped to deal with it.
Venus Flytraps now grew to a size large enough to capture a person, equipped with enzymes strong enough to break them down should a hermetic seal happen. Reports surfaced in Europe of a jungle cat, originally removed in the fauna manipulation, attacking a neighborhood. Rumors circulated of the jungle cat subduing its prey with the utilization of something akin to a scorpion tail. Worse than that, when a human is exposed to Blackwater, they catch a sickness. The sickness, dubbed "The Shadow" by local populations, causes a fatality in about a weeks time. After death, Blackwater takes control, keeping the body alive much the same way it nourished the fauna and flora. The original host becomes a carrier for the virus, contraction from a host results in a fatality within minutes, unlike the water variant.
Operation Refuge; 3025-3030
The construction of Refuge began twenty-five years after the Outbreak, by a large group of people tired of running, feeling afraid. They wanted somewhere permanent, a home. The plan was to have a large safe haven from the zombie menace that was unfolding, but later adapted to the instability of the environment, and the rapidly mutating animals. It's complete fortification was finished on 3005, or enough for it to be one of the strongest operating safe havens for sustain a population with a high chance of success. Construction and Fortification never really stops, especially the team tasked with removing encroaching flora growth. But it is a place travelers can call home, and feel safe behind the massive walls.
This roleplay takes place September 24th, 3030. Refuge was started on year 3025, and completed five years later. I understand that not everything I have stated is scientifically accurate, I also do not care. To give you a basic rundown of the world at its current. Everything is overrun with vegetation, most of it has a tropical feel as the header would suggest. All of the water of the world is contaminated and is a murky black, thus the name Blackwater. The virus turns you into a zombie, do not be fooled by clever wording. Animals suffer their own mutations and genetic abnormalities. Plants simply grow quicker, faster, and some of them, meaner. The water level has risen, leaving much of the east flooded and some of the west coast as well. Once the OOC is up I will have players vote on where they would like to start. I will be accepting characters in both this thread and the OOC.
I am highly open to ideas, so never be afraid to talk to me about something. We can always work something out. Obviously standard advanced rules apply, if you don't know them feel free to ask.
What I'm looking for: Genuine players who actually are willing to put time and effort into the roleplay. I'd rather it not just be "another thing to do" in your off-time. I have a passion for writing, and I like to do that through roleplay. If you can't keep up then please, don't waste our time.
Resident Profile
Name: (First, Middle / Nickname , Last)
Age: (Nobody under the age of 17)
Nationality: (What nation are you from?)
Ethnicity: (White is not an ethnicity, it is a colour)
Sex: (You couldn't afford it)
Appearance: (What do you look like? What do you wear?)
Job: (applicable only if you live at refuge, job must align with primary skill)
(optional identifiers, These are simply suggestions, feel free to add anything you may think is important to you character)
(Eye color:)
(Height:)
(Weight:)
(Military Background:)
(Served with:)
(Highest rank achieved:)
(Medals if applicable: (You may make up a medal name and required deed within reason)
(Unique Physical identifiers: (Scars, birthmarks, war paint, etc.)
(Parents: Y/N)
(Children: Y/N)
(Disablities: Y/N :: (If yes, explain)
(Other:)
Biography: (Some cool information about your character before the roleplay starting point.)
Skills and Talents: (Skills may be mental or physical. Knowledge and Body.)
Primary Skill: (Your most useful skill to bring to the group, are you good with electronics? perhaps a genius in robotics? must be beneficial to your job if applicable)
Hobby: ( A secondary skill that is both useful and applicable, do you do parkour? do you garden? do you practice disarming electronic locks?)
Talent: (An passive something that could be useful at some point, can you throw a knife? do you have good vision? can you sing? can you whistle like a bird?)
Negative Trait: (afraid of spiders? bad back? poor hearing? Something that could be used against you)
Gear: (what are the important things your character carries?)
(Recommended Items:)
(Bottle//Canteen of Slush:: The new primary hydration method, replacing vital resources in the body, can even be flavored, consistency of water)
(Canned Food:: Literally any traveler carries these, and the cans come in everything from deer jerky, to carrot, to supreme pizza, some of them are entire dinners. Unfortunately it's all a kind of mashed-potato-like mush, if you can get past the texture it tastes pretty good)
(Knife:: everybody needs a knife)
(Gun and ammo:: everybody should have a gun, also state how many rounds it holds, and how many you are carrying)
(Other stuff)
**NOTE:: Post Time:: I usually give a week for everybody to post, as I feel that is a genuinely fair amount of time for those who have posted to wait, and those who have not to get a chance to. If there is a complication or a reason for delay let me know, am I pretty forgiving. Life gets in the way sometimes, I understand.
**Another NOTE:: Knowledge of actual guns, and things:: Don't need it, I promote making shit up. You want a folding slug-launching sniper-shotgun? Sounds awesome to me. I will just make a bigger monster to eat you.
**MUCH NOTE. VERY KNOWLEDGE:: Vehicles and boats exist, planes too.
Ballistics: Guns! Pew Pew Mothe Fucka! If it fires a bullet, slug, shell, disc, saw, pellet, explosive, you can probably have it.
Lasers: Incredibly rare and hard to maintain, even harder to find batteries / cells for. Should your laser run off of lunar / solar energy it's firing power will be slow and shitty at best.
Plasma: No. Though one time I did have a player use a bio-waste sprayer (he even had grenades) which pretty much sprays deadly chemical waste (which will be almost as common as regular ammo) though the effects are unpredictable. Normal Zeds will have an acid-like reaction to it, eventually killing them. Millennium subjects .. well .. I wouldn't.
Blades: Yes! Melee is your friend! It can attach to your gun, it can harpoon out from a shoulder mount, it can extend and fold. It could be a hammer, a sickle, a scythe, hell even a spoon. If you can smash and bash and slash with it, you can probably have it.
Metals: Shiiiinnnyy. The walls of your home base will be shiny, solid, and strong, not scrapped. The buildings inside will look shiny, and awesome, and strong, not scrapped. This marks you a high value target. Everything else is scrap, guns, dirty ammo, clothes. High quality items are rare and super expensive.
Materials: Collect stuff, and I will tell you how to use it through a PM, and what it can do for you to have an advantage. Pelts, knick-knacks, shiny stuff. You're inner spirit animal is the crow, collect it.
Trade and Barter: Kind of self-explanatory.. if you can't afford it, give them something they want.
Currency: Nope, not bottle caps. Not bullets either. Money is gone. What do we use a general form of currency besides everything of value? Canned Food. It's everywhere, it's tasty, it's good alright for you, and people need to eat.
Food: Hunt it, cook it, eat it (as long as it doesn't smell funny). Canned food can be found all over, Slush is made by the local populace.
Slush: The tropical environment makes it humid, condensing oxygen into liquid and mixing it with the fruit (from fruit and vegetable farms) makes it into a smoothie like drink. Shut-up fuck science, the idea is cool. With oxygen in a close environment the chemical blackwater doesn't get a chance to attach to it. Polluting it with fruit keeps the blackwater away from it. Fuck yea science ( or something )
Each primary faction will have its own strong presence within the roleplay.
UNA-RC - United Nations of American Rangers Corps. (UNAR for short)
SRF- Sovereign Russian Federation.
RA- Regime of Asia.
Notable Secondary Factions (If you wish to be a part of, PM me and I'll give you the deets.)
The Silver Hand. (Military based structure. Independent.)
The Apocanites. (Authoritarian, Fantics, Religious. Independent.)
The Khu'lu. (Tribal style. Independent.)
The Centurians. (Utopian, Scientific, Belief in the Millenium way. See Millenium Information in the next section. Independent.)
The Loyals. (Belief in the "Old ways" , Extremist , Pro UNA-RC)
The S'torie. (Tribal style. Independent.)
The Survivalists. (Nomadic. Survival Oriented. Independent.)
Bandits never survive long enough in large numbers to be considered a major threat as of yet. Though they do exist.
Questions or Concerns? Ask here or PM me.
