...With the advent of Steam and Airship Technology in 1852, it seemed anything was possible; the world was ours for the taking. Seemingly overnight, the City of Rochelle was transformed from a humble, rural mining-town of several hundred, to a prosperous city in the skies. As Steam Technology displaced the primitive technology of yesterday, society as a whole became more interconnected, prosperous and accessible. Airships & Hovercraft are now the primary mode of transportation and do not suffer the same limitations as their ground and sea-equivalent predecessors. However, land-based modes of transportation is still used frequently by the lower class, who are too poor to afford travel by airship and must use only coal. Society is becoming more industrialized by the minute and, at least for a short while, this time period of industrial and societal expansion was commonly referred to as The Golden Age.
However, New Rochelle and the other nearby cities are finally becoming cognizant of the detrimental effects the so-called Golden Age. Industrialism has all but destroyed the fertile land Rochelle held in ages past -- a layer of smoke and soot has settled on the once pristine city. This forced the builders to create a city which grew upwards, not out, In a few short decades, Rochelle was covered by a canopy of Victorian-era skyscrapers, cushioned by bronze platforms hundreds of feet in the sky. Although the law enforcement system is more efficient than it ever was, crime too has risen exponentially. As factories and engineering plants become mechanized, many people are resorting to crime as the only means of supporting their families. All the while, robber barons are charging incomprehensible rates for housing and taxing residents exorbitant fees. The government is far too busy trying to repay their debts and supervising the multitude of factories to keep tabs on the oppressive landlords.
But there is a light at the end of the tunnel; a few renegade airship pilots, engineers and scientists have teamed up to find a new source of clean-burning, sustainable and renewable energy. This new theorized energy source is called Mana and thus far, the team has only a vague idea of how to acquire it...
Our story begins in the New Rochellian Hangar, in the year 1910. A team of researchers, robber barons and businessmen began funding an expedition proposed by veteran skypirate, Karl von Tinkenburg III. His proposal to the team was several weeks earlier, and today was the day they took flight.
Looked through the interest checks and thought I'd post something I didn't see yet, and one of my favorite genres, a Steampunk RP: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SteamPunk
I will post a CS template if I find 2 or 3 others (this RP is going to be a small group.) Preference for people interested in steampunk. This RP is gonna be so steampunk, it'll knock your pocketwatch off.
