Syben

Deadland Wasteland: Calling All Survivors (Looking for a few more.)

I'm glad I've garnered so much interest thus far. The information is coming along nicely, and I hope to be done soon.

Deadland Wasteland: Calling All Survivors (Looking for a few more.)

@Bishop

I can really appreciate that theory. If you (the other readers) understand what Bishop said, jump down below the line. If you found it harder to understand (As I once did, no shame there) continue reading. If you don't care about all this sciencey mumbo-jumbo, jump to the very last line.

First, you must understand what a frame of reference is. A frame of reference is basically your "view" on a perceived event—I'm attempting to make this simple, bear with me. One of the best examples of this I've seen is as follows:

Imagine you threw and caught a ball while you were on a train moving at a constant velocity past a station. To you, the ball appears to simply travel vertically up and then down under the influence of gravity. However, to an observer standing on the station platform the ball would appear to travel in a parabola, with a constant horizontal component of velocity equal to the velocity of the train.

The different observations occur because the two observers are in different frames of reference. A frame of reference is a set of coordinates that can be used to determine positions and velocities of objects in that frame; different frames of reference move relative to one another.

IsaacPhysics(dot)org on, Concepts, Frames of Reference

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Now, taking that forward. We cannot assign a frame of reference to light, and we cannot obtain an observation at the speed of light: Therefore, it's hard to prove that light doesn't actually experience time. If we cannot measure if light exists outside of time, then I assume we could not influence light that exists outside of time and manipulate it into a previous state.

To be fair, you did say that "..researchers argued.." which implies that this is in fact a speculation. Also, to be fair, this is a made up roleplay in a made up world that's going to be chalked full of (lazy?) quasi-science. As much as I really do like you're theory, it's not the explanation I have.

Fun thought: If light indeed does not experience time, would the photon then not experience anything? From it's point of view, it's never emitted, never absorbed, and never travels anywhere because it never experiences time. It's also this later thought which leads me to find the concept of "previous lives" hard to believe.

Much like the body sleeps at night, during that period where you have no memory, you did not experience time through your own frame of refernce: Therefore, in a previous life you could not remember, you do not have a frame of reference, and it never happened until you remember it. If you cannot remember it, how do you prove it happened at all?

Late night thoughts with Aeon

Unfortunately, I do not think the story I have concocted is nearly that interesting, but perhaps I am too harsh a critic.

Syben's Swamp

Compression Zone:

Cyberpunk Roles

Cyberpunk Roles

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Business Roles

▐ Big Business ┐

• "Wealth, Influence, and Shiny Toys."

» Administrator

└ A company official who manages specific corporate interests. Typically they care about power, wealth, and maybe a few kickbacks.

» Black Marketeer

└ A specialized Fixer who makes money by selling illegal items, or those of limited availability. Even while only receiving a percentage of the sales, it's an extremely profitable, and dangerous, business.

» Bookie

└These are the bet holders and payouts for all unsanctioned gambling, whether on the .NET or in meatspace. Some bookies are called Oddsmakers, who specialize in analyzing every shred of information on a particular subject, from lineage, to payout rates, to ancient records, and even the way data is structured. They provide tips to their clientele, and set the odds for events.

» Broker

└These are the people you contact when you need to find something, or someone who can get you something. They buy and sell information, goods, and assets. Corporate Brokers are a public face, and typically deal with corporate issues. Street Brokers are who you go to for just about everything else.

» Con Man

└A specialized swindler, A Con Man is about making their creds by hustling others out of theirs: Anywhere from convincing a mark to buy them drinks for hours, to spending money on worthless trinkets. Most Con Men also pick up a few illicit trick from the Prowler playbook, like pickpocketing or sleight of hand.

» Corporate

└A corporate executive, hired to do a specific job. Importance varies, as do the jobs, but the pay is relatively good. And you only had to sell your soul to get it.

» Credshark

└People who make their money selling loans with exorbitant interest rates. Some symptoms of delinquent payments include theft, broken limbs, enslavement, and death.

» Factor

└A big-time Financial Broker, Factors practice in money laundering, forgery, ghost accounts, and embezzlement. It's also been known for a company to sell their entire inventory to a Factor as a reduced price to avoid bankruptcy.

» Fence

└ A specialized Fixer who buys items and goods super-cheap, and resells them at a higher price. Most fences will buy anything, for the right price. To an extent, they also serve as decent contacts and informants.

» Fixer

└A general term for the well-connected Fences, Smugglers, and Information Brokers who apply their trade on the black market. They know about the comings and going on the streets, they can locate, acquire and know about a desired person, place or thing within their areas of operation.

» Government Official

└A person who is involved in public administration or government, through election, appointment, selection, or employment. A bureaucrat or civil servant in service to the government.

» Information Broker

└A salesman of information, these specialized Brokers are in the business of information, and thus exist as some of the most respected, most mysterious, most difficult to become person of interest. However, they are extremely unpopular with those who have secrets to keep, and have lost them to an Info Broker. Since it's not illegal to know things, often times authorities will will try to cultivate Information Brokers as contacts.

» Negotiator

└These Go-Betweens deal in a commodies which is entirely non-material, but is always in high demand: Arbitration. They mediate anything from mundane disputes between individuals, to forging a commercial treaty between Black Marketeers, to settling massive head-to-head clashes between warring crime organizations or corporate competitors.

» Owner

└ Proprietors of establishments such as clubs, bars, and other such social businesses, Owners serve as a go-between, since they run businesses that bring people together, they have lots of contacts from all walks of life, make lots of friends, and hear plenty of rumors. Some owners are one-joint joes, serving ask the full-fledged owner and manager of an establishment. Either way, owners are party to setting up trades, meeting points, and backroom deals. The legality of their establishments depends on where they are located.

» Pimp

└ The lowest of the Talent Manager/Scout roles, the sleazy, shady pimps make their livings by arranging business for their joytoys and taking a large percentage of the profits in exchange for organization, protection, and care. Pimps are often associated with gangs, paying them for protection and the right to solicit business in certain areas. Good pimps run full-fledged escort services and other setups. Successful pimps run brothels, whorehouses, and even exotic virtual realities.

» Pusher

└ A specialized Fixer who is generally despised by authorities, and the general populace. Pushers are drug dealers who seldom work together, even when employed by a Drug-Lord type who has several pushers on his payroll. Successful pushers become major drug dealers, and are generally re-branded as Black Marketeers.

» Racketeer

└Illicit Businessmen of the street, Racketeer deal in dishonest and fraudulent business dealings from bootlegging illegal goods or services, to extortion through threat or violence.

» Scavenger

└An expert in junk, a scavenger knows how to make use of what people throw away. Scavengers can be hired to salvage materials, machinery, equipment, and other objects junkyards, trash dumps, and the like. Sometimes they'll scavenge restricted areas, such as demilitarized and industrial zones, airplane graveyards, biohazard sites, ammunition dumps, mass graves, and even disaster zones.

» Shoemaker

└ A specialized, and rare Fixer who specializes in modifying State Identification Numbers (SINs). When somebody needs to disappear, or "Get a new pair of shoes", they turn to Shoemakers, who have the difficult task of changing their client's identity. They provide services from cosmetic surgery, to altering, creating, and erasing SINs and associated records. It's a large-scale, complex, and highly expensive task. Shoemakers have unusually high-powered contacts, powerful members of the government bureaucracy such as the CIA and Immigration, as well as many connections with credit corporations, insurance companies, and banks. The profession of being a Shoemaker is an exclusive business, often referred to as "the Priesthood". Their secrets are jealously guarded, and rightfully so because anybody who has ever so much as spoken to Shoemaker can be shoved into a high-sec block until they rot.

» Smuggler

└A specialized Fixer, smugglers have a lucrative, but dangerous job. They'll ferry just about anything from one place to another, as aligns with their moral code. They're known to buy cheap goods legally, and take them to where they can be sold at a higher provide, whilst avoiding pesky tariffs or taxes. More importantly, smugglers deal with importing illegal goods, assets, or services from one area to another. This includes political offenders, criminals, and important persons. Their jobs can also be as novel as smuggling food into a blockaded zone, or as immoral as human trafficking.

» Sniffer

└These specialized Fixer Go-Betweens are the street version of a Private Investigator. A sniffer's reputation is dependent on their ability to find anything, and to go to any lengths to do it. They have a huge clientele of people who don't want to get their hands dirty, and their duties range from finding drugs, prostitutes, and any other black-market ware, to pawning their information to talent scouts and information brokers. Corporations will hire sniffers to find flashy new weedware (street-generated technology) so they can obtain the patents on the new-tech and mass-market it in a hurry. Some sniffers fall into slavery, nabbing people off the streets to serve as concubines for foreign officials or black-market slave rings.

» Talent Agent

└These people are paid by the clients to represent them to potential employers, and to seek employment opportunities. They spend much of their time schmoozing and networking with people in the client's industry, keeping the channels open and sniffing out good business, legal or not.

» Talent Scout

└A more trying and thankless job than that of the Talent Agent, Talent Scouts search for people with an unrealized talent for acting, musical performance, sports, business, and assorted black ops like netrunning and assassination.

» Trader

└A particular brand of Fixer, Traders deal in monetary transactions and pure bartering. Often, they utilize an "Import/Export" business front, with legal pretenses such as dealing antiques, to provide a cover for trading black-market commodities through handshake deals and midnight drop-offs. Most often traders exchange illegal goods for those of a more legal sort, in which they can make a profit off of without gaining the attention of the authorities.

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Combat Roles

▐ Hired Guns ┐

• "The business of profitable murder."

» Bodyguard

└ A person hired to escort, protect, or otherwise ensure the safety and security of a person, an asset, or resources. Bodyguards exist in a wide variety, from corporate security, to gang-like mobsters, to private guardians. Some bodyguards serve a multitude of purposes, but their essential functions remain the same.

» Bounty Hunter

└Also known as "Hunters", these people pursue a mark for which a reward is offered, and these marks exist in both the legal, and illegal varieties. Cyber Hunters specialize in taking out marks who frequent the .NET with lethal programs and hacks, of which the usual result is a brain crispier than double-fried chicken.

» Police Officer

└ Also known as "Super Cops", a term largely used by members of the Street, these are your beefed up, militaristic law enforcement officers employed by the government, or by large corporations. Some cops may question you, Others may run your face through a wall until you talk.

» Corporate Operative

└ These people are a part of a corporate force, typically acting as their own personal mercenaries, or spec ops squads. They are on corporate payroll, and thus act on their interests. Those tasked with more illegal jobs go unmarked so they can't be traced back to their employer.

» Ex-Cybersoldier

└ Once part of a proxy military, these are retired or A.W.O.L ex-soldiers who now work as mercenaries. More machine than man, they are excellent at doing the dirtier, grittier, immoral jobs nobody else will do, and can serve as just about any other Solo role.

» Shinobi

└ A decent spy, but an excellent assassin, these shadowfolk are descendant from their ancestral roles and Asian heritage. Most shinobi only respond to orders from their respective, noble clans, but the modern age is creeping in on them and a few shinobi have ventured out into the world as hired hands. It's very rare to see an outsider who knows the shinobi arts, and even rarer to see a shinobi in the public spotlight.

» Solo

└A blanket term for all those who serve as hired hit-men, bodyguards, covert specialists, and mercenaries. Most Solos have put in military time, either in a Corporate army or in one of the Government's continual "police actions" around the world. Solos train often, vary in professionalism, and some have to fight the constant urge from going berserk and throwing you through an eighty-story window.

» Street Samurai

└ Down-on-their-luck souls who walk the Earth, Street Samurai are anti-authoritarian loners who refuse to sell out to the dystopian government or megacorporations that rule their worlds. Often seen with edged weapons, Street Samurai are usually capable of rudimentary hacking, and could probably fashion a bomb from a houseplant.

» Tatsujin

└The Tatsujin ("Master") is truly the Martial Artist worthy of the name. They strive to practice to increase their power and control of their bodies, yet remain stoic and full of humanity. Many Tatsujin believe in "The Spirits of Battle", and despite their prowess in martial arts, some have translated these abilities into gunslinging.

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Group Roles

▐ Family is Everything ┐

• "The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb."

» Nomad

└A blanket term for all Nomad-types, Nomads are the wanderers of the old interstate highways as gypsies, road warriors, and motor-gangs. Life on the road is hard, so they maintain strong family bonds and fierce loyalty. They take on odd jobs, scavenge for supplies, become hired muscle for corporate wars, or get paid to harvest crops. Cops don't like them, but with vehicles bristling with armor and weapons, and the fact that every child knows how to use a gun, and every single Nomad packs a weapon, they can be a hard problem to root out, especially since their scouts usually see you first. Nomads live in a virtual town of homeless people on wheels, where everyone is related by marriage or kinship.

» Nomad — Outrider

└Outrider usually function in pairs, sweeping ahead of the motor column and to the flanks to ensure the way is safe from predators and hassles. Sometimes, especially with larger convoys, Outriders will travel in larger groups. They typically favor motorcycles, bikes, or buggies for their speed or ability to handle rougher terrain.

» Nomad — Pathfinder

└Pathfinders exist in few numbers, and serve a dangerous function. They slip into hostile areas a pack wants to travel through and assesses the threat and how to best to avoid it. They are often the most solitary, and slightly crazy, of the nomads.

» Nomad — Runner

└The meat behind the machines, runners serve to promote the economic side of the Nomads. Goods will move with, or without them, so most Nomads have discarded morality in favor of income, though they shy away from slavery, baby-legging, and harder drugs, few are the packs which refuse to deliver illegal cargoes. Most Nomads will smuggle almost anything, and Runners accomplish the main business of smuggling and transportation inside and outside the Nomad community.

» Nomad — Shaman

└Typically with strong backgrounds in medicine, religion, or otherwise roles that involve analytical thought, Shamans promote a strong sense of belief derivative from Christianity. They also tend to boast personal commitments to helping people, being wise enough to keep their own counsel, and being compassionate enough not to force their views on others.

» Nomad — Warrior

└Functioning much like a Solo to the Nomads, the Warrior differs by relying more on natural aptitude and toughness rather than modifications and intensive trainer. Nomads live in a state of constant struggle, and warriors serve as the backbone of their survival. Nomad Warriors typically have two styles of fighting: very close combat, usually at night and without gunfire so they don't harm their brothers and sisters in the camp, and at very long range with extreme prejudice, they don't want intruder's in their camp. Warriors are taught not to endanger themselves unnecessarily, as violence is generally distasteful to nomads.

» StreetPunk

└These are the youth of today: disillusioned, alienated, and angry. There are countless gangs infesting the city, of which they are blanketed by the term StreetPunk. To them, it's all about Gang Rank, which indicates their authority, resources, respect, and experience within the family-like gangs. StreePunks can be benign, or outright violent.

» StreetPunk — Booster

└These StreePunks are all about cybernetic technology, and are typically enhanced by these cybernetics they are so fascinated with.

» StreetPunk — Chromer

└Chromers like to center their activities around their favorite rock bands, often interpreting song lyrics as orders from their heroes. Most Chromers are into toally senseless, random acts of violence as a means of expression.

» StreetPunk — 'Dorpher

└'Dorphers are all about Endorphins (Thus the name) that make you feel happy, zone-out, and numb the pain. Chemical addicts, electronic wireheads, and braindance junkies, 'Dorphers are all about the high.

» StreetPunk — Poser

└Posers are pretty straightforward, they are people who try to impersonate celebrities, fictional characters, or an ideal image—Even to the point of being biosculpted to resemble them. The added benefit of being a poser is the clone protection, a gang of similar minded posers all look alike.

» StreetPunk — Zoomer

└These StreetPunks are vehicle-loving, roving city gangs. You'll see gangs composed of anything from muscle cars and motorcycles, to kids on skateboards, to tuners and drifters.

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Public Roles

▐ Civil Servants ┐

• "Charisma, Credibility, Prestige, and Making Shit Up"

» Action Reporter

└This adrenaline junkie can be found anywhere there's danger—slogging along with the proxy soldiers in a dirty little war on foreign soil, going deep into gang turf in the inner cities, standing on top of an overturned car as a riot sweeps through the streets, sneaking a camera shot through the windows of a building where terrorists have taken hostages, free-falling with the national parachute team, defying police orders to stay out of an area. Action reporters are media heroes, and they tend to live moderately wealthy, if short, lives.

» Cult Leader

└ The single thing that defines almost every cult is a charismatic leader. This an individual, a of teacher if you will, who attracts a following. This equivocal force of charisma is used to preach an ideology, some of which are violet, others benign. These leaders have the power to make others want their approval, acceptance, and love. Most cults are nothing without their charismatic leader, and it's rare to see someone step up and thrive in the place of their beloved leader. A leader who is not beloved however finds his cult prone to disbandment or mutiny. If the original founder leaves his cult in good hands, his teachings and messages are likely to be carried on and spread without becoming warped, twisted versions of themselves. Most cults can be defined by two principles; Sincere, and Cynical. Sincere cultists, and their leaders, are usually trying to teach a higher truth and are often far less villainous than their counterpart. Cynical cult leaders are almost always merely trying to rake in as much money and power as they can, and members of these cults are typically far more fanatical than their counterpart.

» Cultist

└Cultists serve as the backbone of any good, or bad, cult organization. Some are good, some are evil, some are fanatical and some are apathetic. Cultists exist in a wide variety of flavors, of which are usually dependent on the type of cult they join. Cults employ common tactics to recruit members; Through gospel and advertisement, social functions, using a young and sexually attractive member to seduce marks, initiating teenagers of whom are often rebelling against their parents religious choices, subtle postings on the .NET, and some members just drift in seemingly by happenstance. Regardless of recruitment, members will find it much more difficult to leave a cynical cult than a sincere one.

» Electro Jockery

└ These are your musicians who create, collaborate, and pump their earsplitting, bone rattling, wall-cracking music in the city's clubs, on the .NET, and in underground pirate dance halls. Being an Electro Jockey is both easy, and difficult. Anyone can do it, but not everyone can be good at it. Genres range all the way from old-school techno, to new age synth, to electro-hop, and everything in-between.

» Dancer/Prostitute/Stripper

└Roles that all serve similar functions, though they differ in practice, and are pretty self explanatory. Regardless to which you belong, you most likely make your living by providing sexual pleasure to others, sometimes hands-free, sometims on the .NET. Maybe you enjoy the lifestyle, the wild parties, the drugs, the pleasure, or perhaps the money. Get past all the sleazes and slimeballs, and there are some top-dollar clients out there for the prettiest, or most exotic of these three.

» Investigative Reporter

└These reporters typically come in one brand: Reveal the truth, expose corruption, counter the "big lies" promulgated by the corporations, and make the world a better place. Investigative Reporters are sticklers for accuracy, and are prone to very thorough research—No matter how long it may take. Because of this, they deliver content at a slower pace, and as such usually live low-wealth lives. Investigative reporting has a high turnover, as these reporters are likely to pursue the truth to the bitter end, even against the commands of their editors and producers. Some are even willing to sacrifice attachments to friends, family, or even their own well being to document and reveal the higher truth. Investigative Reporters are considered higher tier than the others, as they're always going after the big fish, corporate scandals and secrets, gang bosses, the government. Anybody in power is fair game.

» Journalist/Correspondent

└These lower tier reporters are small fish who are just starting out in the business, or have no desire for the dangers and risks involved in action or investigative reporting. Jouranlists are the typical meat of a news agency. They collect, write, distribute, and cover news stories as directed by their editor or producer. These stories usually attempt to spark public interest, while keeping the tabloid safe from the wrath of the higher powers. Correspondents are usually anonymous tipsters, writing or emailing the press in exchange for a minimal deposit into a secure account, or a drop-point. Almost all correspondents use a handle, and those who prove themselves are really the only ones who get away with asking for money upfront.

» Judge

└Being a judge is not a highly desired job, unless you're particularly partial to dishing out justice or making great sums of money, The latter of which usually comes from bribes and pay-offs. Many corporations have since then taken to employing their own court system, wherein you sign away your flimsy rights to "due process" and a "trial by your peers" and abide by the corporations decision. Which, always aligns in a way that is beneficial to the corporation. Many corporations will use blackmail and threats to force an accuser to sign over the legal decision to the corporation. This practice leads competitors to step in, and has been the cause of more than a few corporate wars.

» Lawyer

└Incredibly self-explanatory, lawyers study law and provide council and legal services. The best lawyers are on a permanent payroll, as long as they remain reliable. Bad lawyers don't exist in high numbers, most of them wind up dead. It can be a dangerous profession, but the pay is typically substantial. Successful lawyers live very nice, and very comfy lives.

» Medias

└A niche term for anybody involved with media, tabloids, news, or other public, and any other sort of social press. This term is also used to identify people who don't quite fit a particular mold, like crewmen, secretaries, on-air hosts, .NET bloggers, coffee-fetchers, etc. This term is also adapted to Pirate Media, people who host rebel radios, and otherwise illegal news operations.

» Paparazzo

└The Paparazzo is probably the most disliked of the media press. Much like a stalker, a Paparazzo will go to any length to capture a juicy picture, a tantalizing vidreel, and anything they consider to be unique, and most importantly, scandalous. Celebrities and powerful people are always the targets, and once a Paparazzo latches onto a target, they will be there, at every turn, with a telephoto lens, smearing your image, spreading gossip, and turning seemingly ordinary situations into something hot and scandalous. Sometimes a Paparazzo gets lucky, and their target pays them off, for great sums of creds.

» Rockerboy/girl

└Rockerboys (or girls) are the street poets, social consciences, and rebels of the cyberpunk world. With the advent of digital porta-studios and garage laser disk mastering, every Rocker with a message can take it to the street; put it in the records stores, and bounce it off comsats. Sometimes the message isn't something the Corporations of the Government want the public to hear, Sometimes the things Rockers say (or sing) puts them right in the faces of the powerful people who really run this world. Thus, some Rockers a paid off, and some Rockers simply produce music for the joy of it.

» Sensationalist

└Sensationalists in the media are all about presenting stories in a way that is intended to provoke public interest or excitement, and more often than not, at the expense of accuracy.

» Spin Doctor

└Also known as Propagandists and Hacks, the latter of which is known to write anything for creds. Spin Doctors and Propagandists are experts at finding silver linings in dark news leaks and putting just the right "spin" on a story. Some a cynical, some genuinely believe in what they are doing, regardless they can be the most dangerous of the media types; Willing to sacrifice anyone and anything (except the state or corporation itself) to make sure that only the "right" stories get out, less the needlessly put their own lives in danger.

» Tabloid Media

└These corporate types are where Sensationalists, Paparazzos, and Spin Doctors rise in prominence. Tabloid Media, and the Tabloid Mongers who run them, are all about quick-printing sensational stories, unique photographs, and publishing scandalous vidreels on the .NET. You can almost immediately identify a tabloid news by the outrageous headlines, or clickbait links on the .NET.

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Ocean Roles

▐ Into the Depths ┐

• "Exploiting the Oceans, for all they got"

» Aquatic Nomad

└Much like their cousins on the land, Aquatic Nomads constantly roam across the Ocean surface in great flotillas made from just about every seaworthy vessels they can get their hands on, scrap-together, or salvage. The group's role sets are identical to the land based Nomads.

» Dive Master

└The all-purpose underwater jockey, Dive Masters are the people you go to for everything related to, well.. diving. Handling nets, deploying traps, deep-sea photography, maintaining fish hatcheries and sea-plant farms, these divers are the go-to for all your aquatic business needs. As such, nearly all divers are employed by corporations, or government facilities, that's really the only good way to get a paycheck big enough to maintain the expensive equipment, and still live a decent life.

» Dive Master - Miner

└Pretty straightforward role, these divers spend long hours drilling and blasting their way through the ocean's floor and features. Long hours, the risk that your pressure suit could fail, and the possibility that your miles of airhose tethered back to your oxygen supply could spring a leak means big paychecks for these miners, unless they're a part of a criminal mining facility.

» Marine Biotechnician/Geneticist

└The best equipment, state of the art labs, and high profile computers, Biotechnicians, specifically the aquatic variety, seek to take abstract knowledge and turn it into marketable results. Cataloging new species, scanning thousands of new DNA samples, and learning about the intricate mechanics of life underwater. Biotechies are cut from a different cloth, and nearly all of them have skill sets similar to the MedTech, accompanied by considerable knowledge about equipment and gadgets.

» Pirate

└Sea nomads. At their lowest level, they make raft cities which float off the shores. These are poor, homeless, ethnically disadvantaged, undocumented and/or law-avoiding people. Pirates live on old barges, small ships, jury-rigged crafts, and just about anything else that floats. Some successful pirates have managed to incorporate warships, cruisers, and cargo ships into the fleet. One fact remains true about Pirates though, they prey upon those who dare tread across the waters, or live along its shores (Excluding of course, the heavily defended mega-cities).

» SubJock

└Subjocks are a rare breed, and exist in three variets; Corporate, Military, or Freelance. The latter of which is a nearly impossible task, as submersible pods are expensive to obtain, and maintenance. Subjocks do everything from moving cargo, to delivering it, to serving as war or research vessels. Some are small, one-man pods, and others are larger, able to hold multitudes of people at a time. Corporations typically have the largest submersible vessels that often serve as mobile bases, with a crew made up of many Subjocks.

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Space Roles

▐ The Final Frontier ┐

• "Taking 'Up, Up, and Away' to a whole nother level."

» Highrider

└Highriders are not the "working class" of space. They are well educated and hold positions ranging from construction workers to pilots, scientists, and colony managers. Highrider is a blanket term for space-based persons, as most of cyberpunk roles fit equally into the space culture with their own Highrider-style twists (Yes, even Space Pirates).

» Highrider — Pilot

└ The rare breed who "fly" the many commercial, corporate, and military vehicles which clutter space, and control much of the transportation of equipment and personnel. These characters are typically adventurous and individualistic, but much like the Nomads on earth, they have a network of other Pilots.

» Highrider — WorkGanger

└The largest portion of the orbital population is still maintained within the many construction crews and operational staff who make the running of habitats and workshacks possible. Workgangers are experience in using spacesuits, EVA packs, zero-g maneuvers, heavy machine operation, space tech, and even combat. The "Work-gangers" constitute the largest extended "family" imaginable and their influence extends through the orbital culture.

» Salver

└As the number of workshacks, shuttles, laser sats, and even small habitats increases exponentially, many disused hulks or wrecks litter the orbital space. Salvers are scouts and collectors of these disused relics, which sometimes contain a wealth of equipment or perhaps even a forgotten corporate secret. Oftentimes their own rigs are scrapped-together "Hotrods", making them decent techies and pilots. Salvers typically know several "Fixers" to help find buyers for their wares.

» Space Marine

└Both governments and corporates are fitting out elite squads of cybered warriors with armored work-suits and heavily-armed spaceplanes. These squadrons patrol sections of space, ensure the safety of corporate secrets, obtain and secure assets, and exist as a law in their own right.

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Stealth Roles

▐ The Shadowfolk ┐

• "If you see them, it's because they want you to."

» Private Investigator

└PIs don't need licenses. If you want to be a PI, you set up an office, make names cards, and say "I'm a private eye". Just like that. You must be tough, because success determines prestige, and prestige determines business. If you're a bad PI, you have no clients, you have no job. You could always join a Detective Agency, the capacities of an organizations are much wider than a lone person, but you'll lose your freedom.

» Prowler

└Not all Fixers are thieves, and if you are, you're a Prowler. Prowlers occupy themselves with pickpocketing, mugging, and generally avoiding the notice of security personnel. As such, most prowlers are apt disciples in the arts of stealth and disguise. Some make pretty decent athletes, and others boast decent skills in tech, gadgets, and electronic security.

» Reaper/Repo Man

└Reapers are perhaps the most universally hated and feared, even by their patrons. Reapers are repossessors, and serve as the literal boogeyman to anyone who cannot, or will not pay for something. While many are freelancers, most work for Reaper Agencies, who in turn work for stores or other companies. The larger corporations often have their own Reapers. Reapers do not limit their scope to repossessing cars and merchandise, they also repossess body parts and cybernetics, sometimes whole people (these are generally called Bounty Hunters, or Body Snatchers). Because of this, they are often well-armed and combat trained. A highly stressful and dangerous job, but it pays extremely well. Licensed Reapers have the legal right to break into homes, vehicles, etc. to retrieve the "merchandise" they are after. They are also allowed to use deadly force if necessary.

» Spook

└A Spook, or Spy-for-Hire, is essentially
a security and surveillance expert. They are especially skilled at gaining information through surveillance and at breaking into places. They are often hired to test the security of facilities, most often by corporations. Sometimes they are hired to break into places illegally (though most never admit to such things). Spooks are often called Ghosts for a very good reason: they move like them, and are often as creepy as ghosts. Because of Spooks, you never really know if you are being watched or not. And, if they're as good as they say they are, you might never know.

» Spy

└Spies are kind of like an upgraded version of a Spook, a "Spook-Plus", if you will. They serve many of the same functions; surveillance, breaking and entering, information gathering, and remaining unseen. However, a Spy is willing to go further than your average Spook. Political and corporate spying, industrial espionage, set-ups and frame-jobs, infiltration, undercover-ops, and even downright sabotage. Spies are a more offensive brand, and while bad spies lead short lives, good spies are paid so extremely well that they have to create a cover and lie about what they do, or remain hidden and out of reach. The services of a good spy, in-turn, are quite expensive, and as such you'd have to be either wealthy or powerful to employ them.

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Tech Roles

▐ Technological Gurus ┐

• "Doodads and Thingamajigs"

» MedTech

└MedTechs are born in a world where half of medicine is related to mechanics, it makes sense that medical professionals would combined the skill sets into a single, unified whole. From Black Market Surgeons, to private Corporate doctors, and the wide market of public health: MedTechs exists everywhere, with various specializes and pay grades. The wealthier or the more powerful the client, the more pay. The more dangerous the situation, usually based upon legality, the more pay. MedTechs can fix your arm, flesh or not, and probably your toaster too.

» Netrunner

└An electronic "Wraith", Netrunners are the ultimate Hackers. They dive headfirst into the dizzying data-winds of the Net; the worldwide telecommunications system the joins humanity together. They wire up their brains to special modems and computer links. They don't do combat with guns, per say, but with offensive and defensive programs, arrayed for use with a single "touch" from your mental fingertips. Busting into data fortresses, mainframe systems, and blowing past, or through, the sysops who try to stop you. Netrunners primarily do two jobs: Smash up the virtual space and gather the information they don't want you to find, or outright crashing whole systems and leaving a mess so beautifully catastrophic that it will be days before it's pieced back together. At least, if you're worth your salt as a Netrunner.

» Rogue Hunter

└Rogue Hunters are Netrunners who specialize in two things: Hunting down dangerous rogue Artificial Intelligences (AI) and capture them for behavioral modifications; and eliminating equally dangerous, and often infamous, Netrunners. The latter of which is a lucrative business and could easily net a Rogue Hunter a fortune in creds. Rogue AI can be very dangerous to the infrastructure of the World-Net, and if an AI is considered "Unredeemable", Rogue Hunters are tasked with simply terminating the AI completely.

» Techie

└Techie is a blanket term for those who make their livings building, fixing, and modifying—All crucial occupations in a technological world where no one person really knows how half the stuff works. They can made decent creds fixing everyday stuff, but the real money is in the big jobs; Illegal weapons, equally illegal (or stolen) cybertech, corporate espionage and counterespionage gear, devices for "black operations", thermite bombs, hunter-killer robots, cybernetics, neural rigs, and so much more. The cybernetic world is so diverse that its basically impossible for a single Techie to specialize in everything. Being a Techie can be dangerous, if you're too good at what you do, then you're in high demand—And the boys who want you are often willing to play dirty.

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Red Faction Towns

Blackpoint

Classification: City
Population Est: 6,200
Production: Mining | Smelting | Manufacturing
Notable Locations:

• Overseer's Office

Notable People:

• Overseer Christian Vikram (Chris), male - Leader of Blackpoint

Overview:

A large mining city nestled in a small shallow within the mountain range. It has metal walls patrolled by soldiers, and two gates to the west and east. Each gate is flanked by two towers topped with twin-barrel non-automatic turrets. The residential area is average, if a little shabby, and everything in the town seems to have a consistent layer of soot on it. Buildings are mostly square trailers on stilts. Columns of smoke continually rise over the town from the foundries and smelters. Blackpoint is known for the sheer amount of raw metals it produces.

Bramble Ridge

Classification: Homestead
Population Est: 30
Production: Agriculture
Notable Locations:

• The Broadhurst House
• Bramble Orchard

Notable People:

• Dalton Broadhurst (Dal), male - Orchard Owner

Overview:

A small cluster of old-fashioned farm houses, repaired from old world ruins, supporting six families of generational orchard tenders nestled against the foothills of the mountains. They have no defences, other than themselves, but they do have a cellar that functions as a panic room attached to a large home placed in the center of the community, the Broadhurst house.

Brisby

Classification: Town
Population Est: 800
Production: Mining
Notable Locations:

• Overseer's Office
• Open-pit mine

Notable People:

• Overseer Raya Carver (Ray), female - Leader of Brisby

Overview:

A town built a mile from the edge of an open-pit copper mine, Brisby has similar infrastructure seen in most mining towns—square trailers on stilts, a defensive wall, and a gate flanked by towers capped with twin-barrelled non-automatic turrets. Brisby is one of the largest exporters of raw copper.

Cinder City

Coldwater

Classification: Town
Population Est: 200
Production: Fishing | Seacraft
Notable Locations:

• Overseer's Office
• The Pill Line

Notable People:

• Overseer Kajus Flemming (Cage), male - Leader of Coldwater

Overview:

A seaside town built right up on the ocean's shore, which as it turns out, was a mistake. The town features ramshackle fisher's huts, and is surrounded by a metal wall with a single pillbox to defend it. However, most threats come from the sea itself, and so a line of three pillboxes with trenches running in between, and metal barricade emplacements have been constructed along the beach. Coldwater also has a small boatyard used for the creation and repair of small seacraft.

Crag Peak

Classification: Town
Population Est: 1,500
Production: Mining
Notable Locations:

• Overseer's Office
• The Bulwark

Notable People:

• Overseer Sydney Valenzuela (Sid), female - Leader of Crag Peak

Overview:

A mining town with a single mine and the standard square trailers on stilts, most of which have been repaired with whatever is on hand and still contain more than a handful of bullet holes. Crag Peak is far from the larger settlements, and being on the frontier of the wildlands, they are hit constantly and by the fiends of the wilderness. Their defensive wall is patchwork, having been broken more than once, and there are no gun-towers to defend the gate. Instead, they have concentrated their efforts on a secondary defensive line around the mouth of the tunnel leading into the mines called The Bulwark. Here, there is a secondary wall with two turret emplacements built from scrap and spare parts.

Devil's Breath

Classification: Town (Prison)
Population Est: 600
Production: Mining | Smelting
Notable Locations:

• Warden's Office

Notable People:

• Warden Janice Warner (Jan), female - Warden of Devil's Breath

Overview:

A prison colony focused on working their inmates the mine or in the smelters. Prisoner bunks are in the mine itself, and beyond a guarded entryway, the guard's barracks are built in the mouth of the tunnel, mostly from square trailers stacked on top of one another. The main entry is a thick wall spanning from wall-to-wall, with a gate and several mounted machine gun emplacements spread across its length. The prisoner colony gets its name from the constant, oppressive heat within the mine. The prisoner's are self-policed by a set of director's who ensure the quota is met and sent to the shipping area. Director's also single out those considered not to be doing their fair share when the quota is not met and the guards come to punish them, if the quota is continually not met then a director may be singled out for punishment. Punishments are typically whippings, which usually means a slow death by infection.

Direbend

Classification: Town
Population Est: 400
Production: Fishing | Agriculture
Notable Locations:

• Overseer's Office
• Agricultural Lab
• Brickfruit Orchard
• Ghost Leaf Greenhouses

Notable People:

• Overseer Alivia Kane, female - Leader of Direbend

Overview:

A small community with a large growing operation. The homes are restored from old world farm houses and there is one lab that conducts agricultural research. The community is surrounded by metal walls with few non-automatic turret emplacements and two gates, on the eastern and western sides. There are nearly a dozen greenhouses devoted to the production of ghostleaf, a tobacco-like substitute. Direbend's main focus is growing brickfruit.

Eagle Peak

Classification: City
Population Est: 8,000
Production: Mining | Smelting | Manufacturing
Notable Locations:

• Overseer's Office

Notable People:

• Overseer Zachariah Noble (Zach), - Leader of Eagle Peak

Overview:

A large city devoted to excavating raw resources from the earth and processing them into usable materials. The city is constructed on several different levels of cliffs, creating a winding labyrinth of stairs, skywalks, and buildings stacked on top of one another or carved into the rock itself. The city is a mixture of square trailers and scrap homes, with residents making their homes in every nook and cranny. The city is enclosed behind metals walls, all the way up to the mine entrance, leaving a single gate as the point of entry. Few emplacements are scattered along the walls, and there are a handful of lookout towers, usually garrisoned by marksmen and snipers, capping the corners of the walls and flanking the gates.

Foghorn

Classification: Homestead
Population Est: 60
Production: [color=F7E1D7][/color]
Notable Locations:

• The Lucky Lucero

Notable People:

• Mira Lucario, female - Owner of The Lucky Lucero, de facto leader of Foghorn.
• Jett Lucero, male - Owner of the Lucky Lucero, de facto leader of Foghorn.

Overview:

A sleepy little village set in The Mountains of Mist, Foghorn was originally a waystation for travellers that grew into a gambling den and hotel. Most of the buildings are run-down old world houses that have been fixed up into the semblance of a proper residence. The center of the ruins holds a row of ancient storefronts, one side has been renovated into The Lucky Lucero and the rooms it rents, the latter being accessible from the street. The other side holds various shops and merchants.

Forks

Classification: City
Population Est: 2,800
Production: Agriculture
Notable Locations:

• Overseer's Office

Notable People:

• Ethan Manning, male - Leader of Forks

Overview:

Forks gets its name due to the fact that no matter which of the three gates you enter, your path will always stop at a fork in the road. The city has heavy walls, and heavy defences. Outside the walls are sprawling fields growing various assortments of fruits and vegetables. Forks is one of the largest producers of food in the southern territories and is locked in a constant struggle to protect its fieldworkers and defend its fields from the wildlife—fiends are attracted to the food. The city is packed with people trying to find space where there is none, often leading to less than adequate living conditions. However, most stay because food and water are, if not plentiful, easier to come by.

Fort Arwell

Classification: City
Population Est: 8,200
Production: Animal Products | Military Tech
Notable Locations:

• General's Office
• Training Grounds
• The Plaza
• The Clawtooth Inn
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Notable People:

• General Scott Carver, male - Leader of Fort Arwell
• Officer Rena Herman, female - Oversees the Training Grounds
• Edwald Clawtooth (Eddie the Slayer), male - Owner of The Clawtooth Inn

Overview:

Fort Arwell is the first defense against the greater wasteland. It is the bastion that stands against the creature that come through the pass to the north.

Fort Lauder

Ledge

Logan's Rest

Lost Angeles

Marwin's Ferry

Plymith

Ridgepoint

Scout's Post

Sparks

The Forge

The Lockup

The Pits

Tracks

Westcaster

White Bay

Deadland Wasteland: Calling All Survivors (Looking for a few more.)

Do we have to join the discord? I'm just curious. I dont even know what that is, but I wanna play this so I thought I would ask.

A valid question

You do not, we do have an OOC and I expect everyone to pay attention to it, even if we don't post there frequently. However, I am typically on discord every day, usually hanging out in the voice channels, and it's the fastest way to reach me and discuss things. Additionally, you can simply hang out and chat with the other users (A majority of us play League of Legends, among other games).

I have like 50+ members and not all of them are roleplayers, it's just simply where I collect people. Discord is basically any chat program ever (eg; yahoo im, aim, etc.) + skype - video (Discord only supports voice for the moment.) It's new, it's hip, and it's trendy and completely, utterly, free.

Also, the Guild has an official discord as well if you want to hangout with other roleplayers. At this very moment there are 91+ Roleplayers online in the Official Guild Discord.

Deadland Wasteland: Calling All Survivors (Looking for a few more.)

If you have any ideas, feedback, or suggestions on what you'd like to see within the world, let me know.

Deadland Wasteland: Calling All Survivors (Looking for a few more.)

I apologize beforehand for writing 12k characters for the "Rules and Guidelines" section. That being said, read all of it. The reason the rules section is so bulky is because; A) I tire of explaining everything, so I even wrote out the "common sense" rules for our newer players and; B) These are all things I've had to deal with before.

If you want, you can get a jumpstart and read them here:

Rules and Guidelines

•Respect the GM•
I will do my best to respect you, your feelings, and your opinions as long as you respect me, any Co-GMs I bring on board, and the other players. I do hold your opinions, critiques, questions, and suggestions in high esteem especially when you're helping expand the world. However, the bottom line is that this is my world, and some decisions you will not change. You're always welcome to argue your point, as long as both parties remain courteous and constructive. However, endlessly looping arguments and going off on a rant or tiff are not welcome, and should it come down to it I will settle the matter between two opposing parties. As a side note, I am human and as all humans, I do make mistakes. I reserve the right to change my mind, more so to correct a previous decision that was made in error.

1. Be cool like Fonz.

Legacy Fundamental Rules of the Guild

•Major Events•
In this roleplay, I have allowed you as much freedom to write your will as I can give within this world. So, when planning big events that could affect multiple parties or potentially change something that has already been structured, for better or for worse, understand that there are other plots going on at the same time. If you would like to start a major event, or put into place a drawn out plot line please let me know ahead of time. This is to ensure that you do not conflict with unrevealed lore, my background plots (and I'm always plotting), or things other writers have planned. In reality, plots will only conflict when they follow the same principles. Events that aren't quite alike to any other are permissible to happen at the same time as other plots, and I actually like this. It creates interesting tension, where writers will have to make decisions that will likely effect the world and the character's experience within it.

•Consistency and Realism•
I like to incorporate a solid measure of depth, realism, and believability. At times this can be somewhat of a challenge in a world full of mutants, monsters, and the paranormal. That's not to say you must always adhere to the laws of nature that we know, taking into mind the scientific advancements I'll likely makeup during the course of this adventure. What I'm trying to say is: Nobody left their fully loaded assault rifle with an under-barrel grenade launching attachment in the middle of the road because your character just happened to (Run out of / Not have enough) ammo and there are baddies chasing them. You are fully welcome to write out cool and badass action scenes, give us some comic relief, and etcetera.

•Expectations of Content• <<TRIGGER WARNING>>
Personally, I will write scenes involving gore, heavy violence, psychological trauma, dark themes and taboo, drugs, alcohol, language, offensive everything, and other mature themes. I do not shy away from a character's assets if the situation or character type being portrayed calls for it. I will describe them in a vague, non-sexually descriptive way (Eg; "Nice Rack" "..has a fine ass" ). One of the reasons behind this is Google AdSense, which the Guild uses to help ensure we stay operational. If you were unaware, Mahz pays for this out of pocket and does not accept donations (Last I heard), so lets be respectful to him for keeping this community alive.

DO NOTS:
•Do not be unduly descriptive with sexual details. (Eg; Nudity)
•Do not be unreasonably excessive with your gore.
•Do not be overly, or continually discriminatory with slurs and slander.
•Do not create situations involving bestiality or pedophilia.
•Do not post explicit mature content. This is not a smut.

Keep things tactful and tasteful. It's best to err on the side of caution and only describe things as needed by your character, scene, or world.

•Posting Order and Frequency•
We will post Round-Robin style. I will start off a "Round" by posting first, afterwards writers will be eligible to make a single post per character in no particular order. If your post leaves your character at a time within the world that is behind the majority, and you feel you cannot simply jump ahead to catch up without finishing whatever situation your character is involved in, I will not mind a second post. Situations like these should be brought to my attention beforehand.

I expect a post frequency of about once a week, give or take a few days. Two weeks at the maximum, however if it is one or two people (depending on the size of our group) holding us up, I will urge them to post. What once a week means is around 7 days from when I make a post, when I say "about" once a week I mean that I won't cry if you're a few days behind. I understand we all have lives to attend to.

Regarding Time-Skips, I will give as much notice as I can and likely set a date so that everyone is aware and has a chance to wrap up whatever they are doing. If you need to write half of a novel to finish up, then we'll deal with it. In the most common situation, I will ensure the majority is ready, and willing to time skip. Unless it involves changing the day from night to morning, I will do that a lot, obviously. (You're also allowed to jump to morning before I do, just make sure your character is relatively around the same time as the other characters, or that your character is not too far ahead/behind.)

•Standard Rules•
These are the common sense, well known rules.
•Do not God-Mod: To modify, manipulate, or override a situation to your character's advantage simply to avoid a certain outcome without any reliable pretense or realism, especially in regards to actions taken by character you do not control, or entities you otherwise may not influence.

A character shoots a gun at your character's head, from an extremely close distance and in response you describe; A) How the bullet jammed in the barrel, saving your character; B) Your character was actually Spiderman all along and he matrix dodges; C) Your character is a badass who doesn't flinch as the bullet whizzes past their head because the other character missed (because you said so).

Aeon's Examples

•No Mary Sues (or Gary Stus): A Mary Sue is an idealized and seemingly perfect fictional character. Often this character is recognized as an author insert or wish-fulfillment. "Mary Sue" is judged as a poorly developed character, too perfect and lacking in realism to be interesting.

"Mary Sue stories—the adventures of the youngest and smartest ever person to graduate from the academy and ever to get a commission at such a tender age. Usually characterized by unprecedented skill in everything from art to zoology, including karate and arm-wrestling. This character can also be found burrowing her way into the good graces/heart/mind of one of the Big Three [Kirk, Spock, and McCoy], if not all three at once. She saves the day by her wit and ability, and, if we are lucky, has the good grace to die at the end, being grieved by the entire ship."

Wikipedia credits Paula Smith's 1973 parody story "A Trekkie's Tale" as a possible origin.

•Fade-To-Black: A tasteful and tactful measure if you really want to characters to bang, or for the evil villain to gruesomely torture the hero, and other things that are generally not appropriate for the general public. Avoid actively describing these scenes, and instead imply that the situation will happen, fade to black, and move on to a later point. You can even have a character confirm these actions, vaguely.

Character A: "Bro, I totally banged Character B, it was wild."

Aeon's Examples

•Do not control, manipulate, maim, or kill characters or "private" NPCs without permission. Obviously, you are not allowed to control other writer's characters, so, moving on: A "private" NPC is an entity a writer has created in a world for minor, or major plot purposes, convenience, backstory, and etc. A bit of a gray area, so I will have a listing for "Important NPCs" which will help you easily indentify what entities are off limits. However, not every NPC you create will be claimable (eg: Bandits A, B, and C.) and this right is reserved for those that serve an actual purpose as opposed to those created on the spot for tension, story, or drama. On the flip-side, not all NPCs that are unlisted are open for you to control. If you create an NPC and it is unlisted then I, or other writers, may interact with them such as stabbing them through their filthy peasant heart. This rule also means you cannot dictate how other writer's characters should act in regards to other entities. Thus, the creation of the "Important NPC" index.

I will create many NPCs, some of greater importance than others. The only things that I create that will be off limits are my characters. When controlling world NPCs, or other writer's NPCs with permission, try to maintain the established personality and character already set in place. Nobody's perfect, and we're not mind readers, so just do your best. If you choose to take a violent act, or even kill, one of my NPCs.. be fully prepared for the repercussions.

The ONLY NPCs that I create that will be off limits, never to be touched (ever) by you are the Millennium Subjects.

•Guild Rules and Consent•
This roleplay and all of its participants will adhere to the Fundamental Rules of the Guild.

By submitting a character application and choosing to partake in Deadman Wasteland, players agree that they are assumed to be 18+ Years of Age as this is considered a Mature, 18+ (Non-smut) Roleplay.

•Legacy Rule•
In ye olden days, there was a section titled "Moderation in the Roleplay Sections"—If this article still exists, I do not know where it is. However, within that there was a point about GM Autonomy roughly saying that I, as the GM, and any Co-GMs I have, are here to deal with problems and situations that arise ourselves. What this means is that we will resolve our own issues, work out our own problems, and attempt to remedy any and all situations ourselves. What this means is: If you see somebody breaking my rules, or even site rules: DO NOT, and I repeat DO NOT immediately run and cry or bitch to the staff.

We're not to waste our staff's time with petty squabbles or hurt feelings. We're Adults, and we're going to act like it. If you see something that upsets you, disagrees with you; or somebody is being rude to you, breaking one of the above rules, or even breaking site rules: Come to Me, or the Co-GMs first. If we can deal with it, we will.

If it comes to it, We will go to the moderators (Eg; If a user has made a flammatory post or put up an explicit image, only the mods can hide it.) We will only involve the staff when we absolutely have to, because we otherwise do not have the power to stop something. If you feel the need to go over my head and immediately rush to the staff (particularily if you don't like the way I do things and you're hoping to push staff into giving you a certain outcome that pleases you) I will remove you from this roleplay, and from the discord server.

Again, we will only go to staff for things such as; Continual harassment/flaming/trolling/griefing, explicit imagery that a person refuses to take down, and situations that happen through PM, or otherwise outside of this particular thread (Such as another thread or topic.) Being butthurt is not a valid excuse to run to staff. Again, if you waste Staff's time, I reserve the right to remove you from this roleplay and the discord.

Protip: If something happens in PM, take screenshots before going to the mods.

Syben's Swamp

Rules and Guidelines

•Respect the GM•
Please understand that, while I value your opinions and your constructive criticisms, this is ultimately my world and I will manage it the way I feel is best. You may always seek the principles behind a particular decision, provided they are not intended to be hidden plot devices, but you must understand that I have the final say. I'm not so prideful that I cannot admit when I've done something in error, but nor is it appropriate to throw a tantrum or act belligerent. Additionally, I may approve things that, after further thought, I may reconsider to be inappropriate in a particular setting or imbalanced. This rule extends to any Co-GM I bring on-board. Any concerns you have may always be brought to my attention for discussion, as long as we remain polite and respectful of one another.

1. Be cool like Fonz.

Legacy Fundamental Rules of the Guild

•Creation and Participation•
In nearly all of the worlds I run, I like to refrain from linear objectives and constraining settings. I enjoy having players who create content, expand the world, and embed their characters into the setting. I enjoy players who take liberties, and if I ever have a problem with something I will bring it to your attention. However, more often than not, I am pleasantry surprised when a character's actions change the course of a particular event, or plot. I once had a writer inadvertently start a war between a faction they had created, and my own. I don't simply want players who skim across the boundaries of what I have written, I don't want players to simply reaction to the world, I want players to experience the world's I create. The only catch here is that major events or changes should be discussed with me first, to ensure you don't conflict with my hidden plots or the machinations of other players.

•Expectations of Content•
I do not filter my writing except when adhering to the rules of the guild. Anyone who finds themselves emotionally or mentally vulnerable to particularly dark scenes, especially those that can be considered violent and traumatic, should not participate in this roleplay. If you do not fully understand what I am referring to here, please PM me. Additionally, for the darker, more abusive scenes, and for those of a more sexual nature, you must absolutely refrain from going into detail. There are two common methods for these kinds of things: Implication, and Fade-to-Black. Particularly, one of the reasons for this, other than being a public forum of a primarily non-adult setting full of minors, is also because of Google AdSense, which selects ads based on website content.

Google AdSense is a program run by Google that allows publishers in the Google Network of content sites to serve automatic text, image, video, or interactive media advertisements, that are targeted to site content and audience.

Site Content: Referring to any and all words typed within this domain's public space

DO NOTS:
•Do not be unduly descriptive with sexual details.
•Do not be unreasonably excessive with your gore.
•Do not be overly, or continually discriminatory with slurs and slander.
•Do not post explicit mature content. This is not a smut.

Keep things tactful and tasteful. It's best to err on the side of caution and only describe things as required by the needs of your character, scene, or world. It's also quite recommended to use implication and the good 'ol "Fade-to-Black" technique.

•Posting Order and Frequency•
We will post in cycles. I will start off a "Cycle" by posting first, afterwards writers will be eligible to make a single post per character in no particular order. If your post leaves your character at a time within the world that is behind the majority, and you feel you cannot simply jump ahead to catch up without finishing whatever situation your character is involved in, I will not mind a second post. Situations like these should be brought to my attention, but if the decision is made in good judgement, then I would be hard-pressed to argue with it.

Posting frequency will be at minimum: One post per two weeks, although the sooner the better, writers who continually wait until the very last day to post are usually the writers who leave us after two weeks. You may make one post per character, though you do not have to, Secondary characters can be put on the back-burner until you deem them relevant, or your can make a post for them every cycle, it's up to you. Additionally, players make substitute the requirement to make a post with a collaboration done with another player, or, they may post a collaboration in addition to their character oriented posts.

Minimum IC Expectation: One IC post every two weeks.
Maximum IC Expectation: One IC post for each character, one "wrap up" post if needed, and one collaborative post.

You should never make more than {Characters + 2} IC posts.

Regarding Time-Skips: I will give as much notice as I can and I will likely set a date so that everyone is aware and has a chance to wrap up whatever they are doing. If you need to write half of a novel to finish up, then we'll deal with it. In the most common situation, I will ensure the majority is ready, and willing to time skip. Unless it involves changing the day from night to morning, I will do that a lot, obviously. (You're also allowed to jump to morning before I do, just make sure your character is relatively around the same time as the other characters, or that your character is not too far ahead/behind.)

Regarding Collaborative Posts: These posts should be done in a way where they can either be done quickly, or be inserted whenever finished. If you've fallen behind on your collab post there are two solutions: Write separate ICs and ensure you can post your collab during the next round of posts, or ask for a pass on posting this round. In the case of the later, this is not to become a habitual thing. It's best to write collaborative posts in a way that they can be done overtime and inserted whenever they are completed. Generic settings such as bar scenes, beach scenes, things not particularly plot-dependant and the like. If this collab is important to the story and is needed for your characters to progress, you'll have to figure out how to manage it. Lastly, if you've done a "fluff" piece with someone else, but also want to make a non-collaborative IC post for your character, I won't mind if you make IC posts for your character and put up the collab.

•Standard Rules•
These are the common sense, well known rules.
•Do not God-Mod: To modify, manipulate, or override a situation to your character's advantage simply to avoid a certain outcome without any reliable pretense or realism, especially in regards to actions taken by character you do not control, or entities you otherwise may not influence.

A character shoots a gun at your character's head, from an extremely close distance and in response you describe; A) How the bullet jammed in the barrel, saving your character; B) Your character was actually Spiderman all along and he does a double helix 720 blackflip dodge; C) Your character is a badass who doesn't flinch as the bullet whizzes past their head because the other character missed, because reasons.

Aeon's Examples

•No Mary Sues (or Gary Stus): A Mary Sue is an idealized and seemingly perfect fictional character. Often this character is recognized as an author insert or wish-fulfillment. "Mary Sue" is judged as a poorly developed character, too perfect and lacking in realism to be interesting. Also, as a tip, "Plain Peter" and "Basic Bob", who have nothing special about them and exist as the "Average Joe" character tend to get boring quickly.

"Mary Sue stories—the adventures of the youngest and smartest ever person to graduate from the academy and ever to get a commission at such a tender age. Usually characterized by unprecedented skill in everything from art to zoology, including karate and arm-wrestling. This character can also be found burrowing her way into the good graces/heart/mind of one of the Big Three [Kirk, Spock, and McCoy], if not all three at once. She saves the day by her wit and ability, and, if we are lucky, has the good grace to die at the end, being grieved by the entire ship."

Wikipedia credits Paula Smith's 1973 parody story "A Trekkie's Tale" as a possible origin.

•Fade-To-Black: A tasteful and tactful measure if you really want to characters to get their "Woohoo" on, or for the evil villain to gruesomely torture the hero, and other things that are generally not appropriate for the general public. Avoid actively describing these scenes, and instead imply that the situation will happen, fade to black, and move on to a later point. You can even have a character confirm these actions, albeit not in detail.

Character A: "Bro, did you get your Woohoo on?!"
Character B: "Bro, I sexed Character C so good, it was wild."

Aeon's Examples

•Do not control, manipulate, maim, or kill characters or "private" NPCs without permission. Obviously, you are not allowed to control other writer's characters, so, moving on: A "private" NPC is an entity a writer has created in a world for minor, or major plot purposes, convenience, backstory, and etc. A bit of a gray area, so it's best to ask yourself, "Do I really need to this to this NPC?". However, not every NPC you create will be claimable (eg: Bandits A, B, and C.) and this right is reserved for the NPCs that serve an actual purpose as opposed to those created on the spot for tension, story, or drama. On the flip-side, not all NPCs that are unlisted are open for you to control. If you create an NPC and it is unlisted then I, or other writers, may interact with them such as stabbing them through their filthy peasant heart. This rule also means you cannot dictate how other writer's characters should act in regards to other entities. Additionally (I know), this also means that if you create a "Discardable NPC", other writer's may incorporate them into their stories, and thus obtaining ownership of an important NPC. Try to maintain a particular unclaimed NPCs personality to the best of your ability, Grandma Gertrude with her love for puppies and gardening probably doesn't enslave children, just saying.

I will create many NPCs, some of greater importance than others. The only things that I create that will be off limits are my characters and those I list as private NPCs, not to be confused with the general dossier of important world figures. When controlling world NPCs, or other writer's NPCs with permission, try to maintain the established personality and character already set in place. Nobody's perfect, and we're not mind readers, so just do your best. If you choose to take a violent act, or even kill, one of my NPCs.. be fully prepared for the repercussions. To reiterate: If it is relevant to your character's actions , mood, personality, and so forth, you may kill ANY of my non-private NPCs—Just be prepared to suffer the potential consequences. You may not feed my important NPCs to rabid dogs because you felt it would be fun.. unless your character is a Bolton. To reiterate that, ONLY your character has the power to kill ANY of my more important World Pawns, in other situations, please ask first. For example: Don't sacrifice my world pawns to a group of bandits you materialized from nowhere, that serves no other purpose than your whims. If you've such a thing in mind, discuss it with me first, I'm usually open to brutally ending the lives of my pawns.. Ahem.. I mean, interesting plot devices.

•Guild Rules and Consent•
This roleplay and all of its participants will adhere to the Fundamental Rules of the Guild. By applying to participate in this roleplay, players agreed that they are assumed to be of a proper age and mental state to participate in a roleplay with mature themes and content.

Deadland Wasteland: Calling All Survivors (Looking for a few more.)

Ugh.
Yes please, I want all of this.

@Rockette

Would you prefer to dive in, or have it slathered upon you?

Deadland Wasteland: Calling All Survivors (Looking for a few more.)

Also, have a sneak peak at our timeline. Thoughts welcome. Bonus points (that we'll figure out later what to do with) to whomever offers the best theory and assumptions.

World Events Timeline

Emergence

April 5th, 2109: Most of Lenox, Rhode Island, burned to the ground mysteriously overnight. Hazmat and military on scene. Rumors surface of terrorist attacks.
April 14th, 2109: A man affected by PTSD attacks civilians using his hands and teeth in Lenox, Rhode Island. Rumors of Biochemical weaponry used by terrorists.
April 21st, 2109: A rabid herd of deer terrorize Chinook, Montana, a farming community. Deer reported to eat livestock. Presidential statement made of a calculated, nationwide terrorist attack using biochemical weapons.
April 23rd, 2109: Deer threat ended, weird mutations in genes reported.
April 25th, 2109: Acidic corn slowly kills farmer and entire family during dinner in Chinook, Montana.
May 3rd, 2109: Military reportedly burning down random homes and businesses in Lenox, Rhode Island.
May 4th, 2109: Military presence in Lenox, RI, leaves. Hazmat no longer on scene.
May 29th, 2109: Squabbling neighbors come to blows and bites in Tucson, AZ. A woman trying to intervene is killed. An empty casket funeral is held for the dead family in Chinook, Montana—The bodies were collected for autopsies.
June 3rd, 2109: "Heat Craze" in Tucson, AZ. People fighting and violence spills into the streets.
June 6th, 2109: Man on experimental street drugs cannibalizes family of two; Mother (Emily, 27) reported alive, her son (Jason, 7) is reported dead on arrival. San Diego, California.
June 7th, 2109: Grief stricken mother(Emily, 27) attacks nurses, brutally wounding her, at New Heights Memorial Hospital, San Diego, California.
June 15th, 2109: 18 medical staff, and one janitor, reported missing from New Heights Memorial Hospital, San Diego, California.
June 19th, 2109: Heat wave intensifies Tucson, AZ. Citizens report frequent, random attacks.
June 20th, 2109: Military presence in Tucson, AZ. Martial law declared.
June 22nd, 2109: Rioting starts after Military execute a man in a crowded area, also killing several civilians. Tucson, AZ.
July 1st, 2109: Rioting in Tucson out of control, Military brings in heavy equipment and vehicles.
July 2nd, 2109: Tank shells rain down on fleeing citizens as U.S Military bombards house of dangerous activist. House erupts as sizable cache of explosives are ignited, surrounding houses catch fire.
July 5th, 2109: Tucson begins evacuation as fire spreads, and rioting continues. No word in missing staff from New Heights Memorial Hospital, area around the hospital is restricted. Military are on scene.
July 6th, 2109: Gas line erupts, collapsing a mall being used as an evacuation point. Hundreds killed.
July 8th, 2109: Fire held at bay. Rioting activists raid chemical science facility.
July 9th, 2109: Rioting escalates, rioters begin killing each other.
July 11th, 2109: Military calls in air support. Helicopters gun down rioters in the street.
July 14th, 2109: The spreading fire is contained and put out Tucson, AZ.
July 21st, 2109: Rioting dissipates, leaving thousands dead and twice that wounded.
July 25th, 2109: Over half the wounded moved to unknown locations.
August 17th, 2109: "Shrieking Monster" reported by local news, Fallon, Nevada.
September 24th, 2109: Military briefly seen in Fallon, NV. Local report gunfire throughout the night, and animalistic screaming.
October 31st, 2109: A series of brutal murders occur of the course of the night in Sacremento, California.
November 1st, 2109: Military combs areas of attack. Murders continue through the night.
November 5th, 2109: A team of murderers convicted, or killed. Murderers reported to be activists from Tucson, AZ.
December 8th, 2109: Local Biology teacher adopts "Miracle Monkey" from animal shelter, Phoenix, AZ.
December 25th, 2109: "Miracle Monkey" reported missing, Biology teacher claims the monkey (A chimpanzee) tore the front door down to get away. Fears for public safety.
January 1st, 2110: "Project: Greenwater" announced at scientific conference utalizing "X-2B", which is described as a "Miracle Germ".
January 31st, 2110: Weather tower installed in Death Valley, Nevada to inject "Miracle Germ" into the atmosphere.
February 5th, 2110: Death Valley becomes a lush, tropical paradise. Area quarantined off for scientific research and development.
July 1st, 2110: Project Greenwater declared a success. Plans arise to install more weather control towers. U.S begins soliciting weather and environmental control services to other nations.
November 14th, 2110: United States declared to have hit a "Golden Age" as the economy stabilizes, and soars due to the Weather Development Program.
December 23rd, 2110: Announcement from the W.D.P that currently, Two hundred and Twenty-Six environmental control towers exist across the globe and will become operational at the beginning of the new year. The W.D.P (Weather Development Program) and E.C.S (Environmental Control Services) urge citizens to prepare for a global revolution of nature as we know it.
January 1st 2111: The global weather and environmental control program is initialized and the towers are turned on. Heavy rains reported in Saudi Arabia. A devastating hurricane in Florida suddenly ends. Arctic Blizzards cease, Typhoons decrease in intensity. The world rejoices.
January 2nd 2111: The world ends overnight.

The Aftermath

January 3rd, 2111: Utility services shut off. Infrastructure breaks down. Governments, and societies, collapse. The struggle for survival has begun.
January 11th, 2111: Blackwater falls from the sky killing anybody who drinks it. Shortly after, bursts of flora begin erupting and growing to wild and out of control proportions. Unknown species have grown, some are hostile.
January 16th 2111: Wild Growth of flora stops on the fifth day of black rain, which also stops. Entire cities have been "reclaimed" by nature. Floral growth resembles tropical jungles, cause is unknown.
January 21st 2111: Unknown creature sightings are reported over private, still functional networks. Remaining scientists theorize rapid mutation and evolution, possibly linked to the black rain.
January 25th 2111: Water sources from rivers, lakes, and wells reported black in color, and are 100% lethal to humans, but some reports of creatures drinking the black water have surfaced. The Ocean remains unaffected.
February 16th 2111: Mass migrations reported to coastal areas as uncontaminated water becomes harder to find. Denizens focus areas that desalinize saltwater. Areas becoming crowded, hostilities rise over increasingly scarce resource.
March 2nd, 2111: "Normal" rainfall occurs in several areas. Desperate citizens report water is drinkable.
March 5th, 2111: Homesteading trends as people seek to build homes in areas where they can collect rainwater and get away from the densely crowded, and often dangerous survivor centers.
March 22nd, 2111: An broadcast begins playing on a loop in areas surrounding Washington State of a place called "Refuge", offering shelter and relative safety for survivors until they reach full capacity, approximately 1,200 people—Though they have plans to expand. Survivors must be willing to work towards the betterment of the community.

Deadland Wasteland: Calling All Survivors (Looking for a few more.)

Online and working on getting this launched as soon as possible. I have a discord server that I mostly use for gaming, but I will be using for the Official Deadland Discord Server as well. It's an 18+ Server, and seeing as this is an 18+ Roleplay there should be no problems with writers wanting to join.

However, that being said. People lie. If you want to join the discord PM me here, or DM me on Discord (again, user Syn.Co.E#3751 — Don't click the hyperlink it goes nowhere) verifying your age. I will take a screenshot for my own personal records of your statement so that I cannot be held accountable and possibly receive action from moderators in case any kinders or teens sneak their way in. Additionally, if it is discovered you are below the United States Age of Consent (18), You will be banned from the discord server, and removed from the roleplay.

"But the age of consent in Australia is 16!"

That's nice, and I don't care. I'm in the U.S, and therefore will abide by those standards. I may come off as a hard ass on this, but I tire of people arguing with me.