"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." - H.P. Lovecraft
Umbra
It is Saturday, July 17, 2088. Mankind has come a long way. While they may have new techologies mankind is still plagued by it's oldest fears. You live in the city of Fayport, Connecticut in the Dunkelrot apartment complex. The apartment complex has 9 floors including the ground floor. Next to the apartment complex is the Clearpond public park. Across the road is a pub, The Tipsy Turtle, a corner store called Steakley's, The Java Joint a café and in the middle of them a newly opened occult store, The Wonders of Gaia. There are many other places in the city such as the cybertech clinic, hospitals, police stations, nightclubs and shopping malls and many more. The city was originally set up as a port town but now sees most business in tertiary activities. The lives of the residents of the Dunkelrot apartment complex are about to forever changed by a world they didn't even know existed.Technology
People still use guns but they are stronger. People still drive cars but they are faster. There aren't any laser guns or jetpacks. Humans haven't been able to make faster than light travel or colonise other worlds. Many humans have augmented themselves with Cybertech. Cybertech is much like what you would see in Deus Ex or Ghost in the Shell. The first piece of modern Cybertech was made available in 2022, an artificial pancreas. Technology has marched on since then. All kinds of cybertech is available. Some people even have fully prosthetic bodies, they are a human brain in a robotic body. For some ideas on Cybertech there are artificial organs, built in internet connection and communicator (which is one of the most common), artificial limbs, eyes that can see in night vision, infrared or thermal vision, hidden wrist blades, guns hidden in people's arms, increased reflexes and countless more. How many augmentations you can have and how good they will be would depend on your cybertech skill. A 0 would have no cybertech, a 1 would probably only have an internet connection and communicator while at the other end of the spectrum a 5 would be a full cyborg. This has also allowed for full brain transplants however body thefts are now possible as a result. While this technology has made life easier in many ways humans still face the same problems they always have. Almost all cyborg bodies and augmentations look human . If somebody wished for themselves to look like a robot they could ask for that.
Skills
Art= How creative your character is. Affects how good you are at painting, music, writing, et cetera.
Cybertech = How augmented your character is with cybertech and how skilled they are with it. A 0 would have no cybertech while a 5 would be a full cyborg, a human brain in a robotic shell.
Intelligence= How smart your character is and how skilled they are in investigations. May find clues others would miss and have a better chance at solving mysteries.
Computers= How skilled your character is with the use of computers.
Crafts= How good your character is at making stuff. Can be used for repairs, making weapons, sewing, construction et cetera.
Medicine= How skilled you are at treating injuries and illness.
Occult= How much your character knows about the supernatural and how in touch they are with the supernatural world. A high skill may allow for contact with the other side and use of supernatural abilities.
Science= How skilled and knowledgeable your character is about chemistry, physics and biology. Can be used to create drugs and other chemical compounds.
Athletics= How good your character is at climbing, acrobatics, running, swimming, throwing, jumping and a number of sports.
Unarmed = How skilled your character is at fighting in unarmed combat.
Melee Weapons= How skilled your character is at fighting with melee weapons such as knifes, swords, blunt objects, axes et cetera.
Pilot= How skilled your character is at operating all kinds of vehicles.
Firearms= How skilled your character is at the use of projectile weapons.
Crime= How skilled and knowledgeable your character is about the ins and outs of crime. Affects street smarts, lockpicking, pickpocketing, safecracking et cetera.
Stealth= How good your character is at sneaking and remaining unseen.
Survival= How good your character is at surviving. Can affect navigation, general endurance, mental endurance, hunting, tracking et cetera.
Animals= How much you know about animals and how much they like you.
Persuasion= How good your are at inspiring, seducing and manipulating people.
Intimidation= How good you are at influencing people via fear.
You have 30 skill points to spend across all skills. Skills can go no lower than 0 and no higher than 5.
To make the numbers make more sense I can explain it this way.
0=No experience
1=Secondary school degree
2=College degree
3=Masters degree
4=Doctorate
5=One of the best in the field.
While this doesn't fit for every skill it explains the kind of skill your would have with each level.
Traits
I Call It Vera= You have very favourite weapon. I could be your father's old hunting rifle, a katana or even a trusty baseball bat. List it in possessions and talk about it in backround. You find you do better using this weapon but far worse using any other.
Good Looking= You are considered to a beautiful person. This can be useful to gain attention to yourself or to try seducing people. The downside is you stick out and are easy to notice, people will remember seeing you.
Giant=You are huge. This can help you in fights or intimidating people. However you stand out, people notice and remember you. It is very hard to remain unseen.
Rich= You have a lot of money. You also have the option of having a fancy apartment on the top floor of the building. While you have lots of cash the less well off in society will hate you for this. You may also find that criminals target you.
Mister Nice Guy= While you have a hard time fighting, committing crimes or intimidating people you will find most people like you more due to your kind nature.
Small Frame= Due to your small frame you can move faster but find yourself hurt easier and it is hard to intimidate people.
Thug= You are a known criminal. You find you are better at committing crimes but generally people don't like you.
Night Person= You are a real night owl. When the suns goes down you come out. You work better during the night but worse during the daytime.
Early Riser= You always get up early. You work better during the daytime but worse at night.
Claustrophobic= You hate being stuck inside. Outside is where everything happens. You will find you work far better outside than inside.
Agoraphobic= Outside? In this day and age? Yeah, right! You will find you work far better inside than outside.
You probably know how it works. Pick 0, 1 or 2 traits. All traits do something good and something bad.
Character Sheet
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[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Sex:[/b]
[b]Age:[/b]
[b]Appearance:[/b]
[b]Sexuality:[/b]
[b]Family/Roommates (Give details on them, also if they are family members say if they live with you or not. I'll be controlling them as NPCs. Players can be in the same family or be roommates):[/b]
[b]Career (Unemployed and Student count as career):[/b]
[b]Floor you live on (Floor 1-9. Floor 9 is for Rich only):[/b]
[b]Personality:[/b]
[b]Biography:[/b]
[b]Augmentations (Kind you can have affected by Cybertech skill. Can be almost any kind of augmentation you can think of.):[/b]
[b]Possessions (Vehicles, weapons, computers, lockpicking kits, pets, et cetera.):[/b]
[b]Skills (30 points to spend. 0 is the minimum and 5 is the maximum)[/b]
[b]Art[/b]=
[b]Cybertech[/b]=
[b]Intelligence[/b]=
[b]Computers[/b]=
[b]Crafts[/b]=
[b]Medicine[/b]=
[b]Occult[/b]=
[b]Science[/b]=
[b]Athletics[/b]=
[b]Unarmed[/b]=
[b]Melee Weapons[/b]=
[b]Pilot[/b]=
[b]Firearms[/b]=
[b]Crime[/b]=
[b]Stealth[/b]=
[b]Survival[/b]=
[b]Animals[/b]=
[b]Persuasion[/b]=
[b]Intimidation[/b]=
[b]Traits (0, 1 or 2):[/b]
1. No Godmodding. (Control other characters, determining the outcome of combat, changing the time, et cetera.)
2. One character per person.
3. Try your best to use good grammar and spelling.
4. All out of character talk in spoilers after the RP starts. Spoilers that is. Double parentheses aren't acceptable.
5. Characters have to be approved by me.
6. You can die. If you die you can make a new character. PM me about it.
7. If you wish to join after the RP has started then PM about it.
8. I will kick as a last resort if I really have to. Please don't make me.
Player Characters:
Masked Pillow as Jack Mills
Baloth-Kul as Baird O'Donnell
Cardbird as Connor Morgan
Red Guardian as Logan
Arch-Mage Matt as Annie Taylor
NovaPowered as Jessica Denary
Deandra as Elaine Alvyr
Gideon Dragontongue as Greg Coruja
Leilah as Alice Greene
Sparky as Sammy Granger
Musicman247 as Sam Celmons
Crepe the Ashlander as Haverfield Lennington
Dan-Ru as Viktor Von-Abendroth
The-Shadow-One as Alex Serbatski
Nova as Sarrina MacTavish
Disclaimer: Some mature, disturbing and messed up things will happen in this RP.
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