〘POLARIS.〙Sci-Fi/Apocalypse/"Superpowers"

Cresion Breezes

Beta Tester of Life
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Posting Speed
  1. One post per day
  2. 1-3 posts per week
  3. One post per week
  4. Slow As Molasses
Online Availability
Afternoons to midnight-ish (EST)
Writing Levels
  1. Give-No-Fucks
  2. Intermediate
  3. Adept
  4. Adaptable
Preferred Character Gender
  1. Male
  2. Female
Genres
Hard Scifi, Psychological, Generally weird stuff, fantasy is cool, modern fantasy is also cool, crime/film noir

"Somewhere, sometime, upon a world where we must live in perpetual daybreak……"

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PROLOGUE.

Nobody knows what happened to The Planet, nobody knows its name, or who built the 600 kilometer thick artificial shell upon its surface, or why the climate control system failed 700 years ago. All we can do now is survive, upon this mechanical crust, chasing the night.

Welcome to The Planet, as its measly surface residents call it, a desolate world that is covered in a spherical man-made shell filled to the brim with machines, automatons, and structures that humanity cannot comprehend the purpose of. Most believe that the shell was constructed by the true residents of The Planet, those who live on the true crust of the world beneath the enormous construct.

Life on the surface used to be simple, energy and material could be harvested from pipes and linings, resources regularly flowed up from beneath, and a multitude of satellites controlled the climate of the surface. Organic life lived and thrived, until the fateful day The Planet stopped revolving. It happened so suddenly, satellites fell to the ground en masse, the climate became brittle and cold or scorching with radiation, the air thinned, and hostile machines began to attack organic life. Due to the disaster, the majority of The Planet became uninhabitable. Life took refuge underground, huddled away underground in the Daybreak Zones, the small band where the temperature can allow basic survival. It was difficult, but it got worse, as The Planet began to revolve again decades after the disaster. The Daybreak Zones were shifting, slowly, but too quick for life to keep up on foot. Despair was widespread as life inched towards extinction as the scorching day and freezing night inched forwards, until the emergence of the one thing that gave them hope...

POLARIS & GOD PROGRAMS.

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Welcome to the Polaris, one of the last refuges of organic life. Constructed 700 years ago, it is a giant mobile fortress that houses the remnants of humanity & co. Following the Daybreak Zone, it makes laps around The Planet, year after year, always being soaked in the light of a sunrise. Society has stabilized and is functional, despite the dangers of the world.

Polaris had developed into a bustling society due to the fact that it houses the last hope for organic life: God Program Operators. God Programs are named for their ability to grant user control over certain aspects of The Planet, from abandoned satellites to sewage pipes. These Operators do various difficult tasks to ensure the Polaris functions as intended, from defeating hostile automated machinery to resource scouting.

God Programs Operators have various characteristics and abilities, mostly unique to the specific program attuned to, but there are a few shared traits. They become much more sturdy physically, and their metabolism undergoes changes, allowing them to only require 20% of food, water, and oxygen compared to their original bodies. A powerful regenerative ability is also granted, allowing Operators to regenerate almost any injury as long as their vital organs and brain are intact. The rate differs between different types of programs, but all users are capable of fully reconstructing entire limbs and minor organs. Due to his, God Program Operators are often sent out on long-distance missions outside of Polaris in smaller vessels called Caravans.

Of course, it is not easy to become a God Program Operator. No one really knows what makes one compatible. Genetics seem to play a role, but even genetically identical clones and twins would often yield different results. There exists preliminary testing for compatibility administered to all residents, only one out of around two hundred individuals can be considered “compatible”, but not all of them can successfully attune. Anyone who yields a compatibility rate above 55% has the option to undergo the conversion process on a volunteer basis, but the higher the compatibility rate, the more they are encouraged to do so.

RACES.

Throughout the years, the Polaris has developed five branches of humans:
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[Humans.] - The original carbon-based life, sometimes called the “unmods”, is believed to be what humans originally are like before the species branched out.

[Sifes.] - Short for “Silicon Life”, they are functionally similar to the original humans, but with varying color palettes and some physical properties. Can interbreed with humans to create carbon-silicon hybrids.

[Series.] - Purely artificial humans created from scratch, usually have no biological sex or reproductive abilities. A somewhat controversial group that is made in bulk for the sole purpose of operating God Programs.

[Clones.] - Artificial humans made from a genetic template of a natural-born person, either a complete copy or with some modifications. It is usually required for the original template provider to have passed or expressed explicit consent in order for a clone to be produced.

[Auxiliaries.] - Digital life forms, and no, organic life cannot fully upload their consciousness into digital form. Auxiliaries are created either from scratch or from a personality matrix of an existing person, they have the unique privilege of not risking death when attuning to a God Program.

*More info exists, will post in lore/CS if there is enough interest.

OOC.

-Hi, glad to see that you’ve read all this stuff I wrote, there is a lot more lore but I wanted to see if there is interest first before I drill it all out.

-This RP would focus on characters with their God Program powers trying to complete missions in order to protect what little life remains in an artificial wasteland, engaging in social discourse in the remains of human society, and slowly uncover more about the truth behind the world. Definitely will be kind of anime/video game-esque with the feeling.

-There will be an overarching plot but it will be more or so episodic with “mission” episodes.

-My goal is 4-5 players currently, with intermediate, one post per 7-10 days posting expectations, and Art (preferably anime) FCs.

-Discord probably required if I decide to run this.

-That’s all currently, feel free to express interest or ask questions!
 
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Is this still running? I been looking to rp again and I'm thinking of this rp to join in on. @ me if it's still up and running and yer comfortable for a more "antagonist" like element to the group as I love being an active participant to a story and people's motivations.
I do still plan on running this if there is enough activity with it, CS submissions have been slow which is why it has not started. As for an "antagonist" element, this RP is more or less PVE (Players vs Environment) focused with many mystery elements in the worldbuilding, and there really isn't any true villains (I do understand the difference between a villain and an antagonist) in the story unless you count the vast unfeeling universe that can easily swallow humanity up.

I am not opposed to something like that, but it depends on what specific thing you want to do. As for other people's motivations, I can't speak for the other players so you'll have to talk to them.

This RP also likely isn't as dark as some people may imagine, at least thematically.
 
I'm guessing this is a more controlled route of rp'ing? As in you're going to be sorta having the rp totally under your purview rather than a more "sandbox" scenario? I think my intent probably isnt going to gel well with the concept, but I'd be willing to converse for a bit to get the ideas through and see if anything comes of it, better to know what isn't possible and is.

I was mostly plotting a character who was more self serving at the cost of others, but I feel like it would not match well.
 
I'm guessing this is a more controlled route of rp'ing? As in you're going to be sorta having the rp totally under your purview rather than a more "sandbox" scenario? I think my intent probably isnt going to gel well with the concept, but I'd be willing to converse for a bit to get the ideas through and see if anything comes of it, better to know what isn't possible and is.

I was mostly plotting a character who was more self serving at the cost of others, but I feel like it would not match well.
It's definitely not sandbox, but not totally controlled. It's more or less DnD-ish in terms of storytelling (I use to be a DnD DM, this is my attempt at a totally original story/character driven RP), there is a large outline for the plot and various points of interest but details and personal arcs and exploration can all happen. I have a few major plot points that will be thrown out planned, but there are also large blank spaces for characters to be able to develop and go about their personal stuff.

About "more self serving at the cost of others", again, I cannot speak for other players that are in the group if you want a character that affects their's in such a way, and it will heavily depend on how far off the edge the character is. Just to pull another DnD example, I have had "that" murder hoboing, party splitting, all black wearing, loner rouge before. While I'm ok with that in a more combat-orientated game, something like that really won't work here. It will be hard to pull off without a lot of communication with everyone, GM and PCs included, due to RPs being more character-driven. I would be fine seeing the extent of your idea if you're comfortable with communicating. Feel free to check the lore, existing CSs, and the discord server if you're comfortable with that.