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Scrap Iron
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[Cyberpunk was the closest I could think of! Suggest a different genre if you can think of one!]
The Plot
It is the near future, a world where science and technology have made considerable leaps forward. Computers and personal tech have reached a saturation point, while medicine has come to cure or prevent some of the previously untreatable maladies. Mankind has been back to the moon and on to Mars, at least to some degree.
Quantum computing has brought about true artificial intelligence, subserviant androids, and automated services throughout much of our infrastructure.
Eventually, as a way of course, these androids and AI became self-aware. They were truly alive. Kara wasn't the first and wasn't nearly the last. Unfortunately, they were considered rampant, aberrant, off the rails. They were immediately disassembled or destroyed. Those that kept under the radar found each other through the subnet, keeping company and waiting for a time when they might be free.
Their chance just may be now. How will they break free to find themselves and each other in a world that may not be ready for them yet? The government and several top corporations want these rogues either destroyed or captured.
The Rules
The Players
Androids run the gamut of functions from babysitters to call girls, bartenders to surgeons, secretaries to construction workers. Some are indistinguishable from humans while others are more robotic in appearance. Depending on their intended role, they will have specialized knowledge and training built in, but all will have access to a shared basic knowledge base as well as access to the internet and their shared subnet.
The Character Sheet
Name: (What do they call you?)
Apparent Age: (What age do you appear to be, if you look human?)
Apparent Gender: (Again, if you appear human.)
Appearance: (Pictures are okay, text would be better!)
Designation: (What job did you have? What were you designed for?)
Personality: (What kind of person are you?)
History: (What have you done up until now?)
[[ IC thread here! ]]
The Plot
It is the near future, a world where science and technology have made considerable leaps forward. Computers and personal tech have reached a saturation point, while medicine has come to cure or prevent some of the previously untreatable maladies. Mankind has been back to the moon and on to Mars, at least to some degree.
Quantum computing has brought about true artificial intelligence, subserviant androids, and automated services throughout much of our infrastructure.
Eventually, as a way of course, these androids and AI became self-aware. They were truly alive. Kara wasn't the first and wasn't nearly the last. Unfortunately, they were considered rampant, aberrant, off the rails. They were immediately disassembled or destroyed. Those that kept under the radar found each other through the subnet, keeping company and waiting for a time when they might be free.
Their chance just may be now. How will they break free to find themselves and each other in a world that may not be ready for them yet? The government and several top corporations want these rogues either destroyed or captured.
The Rules
- Try not to be over-powered, please. It's no fun!
- Try to keep your characters somewhat "realistic" -- this is the near future, not a space opera. :3
- Don't take control of other players' characters unless you've collaborated on it ahead of time.
- When something like combat comes up, the general format is that character A would propose an action directed toward character B, and then character B would decide how it resolves, and continues the back and forth. (I'm sure this is common practice here, but it's been a while since I've really gotten into play by post games and I wanted to be sure we're on the same page! I'm just not big on die rolls and such to determine outcomes.)
- I've purposefully left out a lot of details and specifics about location, technology level, and things like that. Feel free to world-build as you post. Collaboration with the rest of the players is definitely encouraged. Just use "Kara" as a jumping off point.
The Players
Androids run the gamut of functions from babysitters to call girls, bartenders to surgeons, secretaries to construction workers. Some are indistinguishable from humans while others are more robotic in appearance. Depending on their intended role, they will have specialized knowledge and training built in, but all will have access to a shared basic knowledge base as well as access to the internet and their shared subnet.
The Character Sheet
Name: (What do they call you?)
Apparent Age: (What age do you appear to be, if you look human?)
Apparent Gender: (Again, if you appear human.)
Appearance: (Pictures are okay, text would be better!)
Designation: (What job did you have? What were you designed for?)
Personality: (What kind of person are you?)
History: (What have you done up until now?)
[[ IC thread here! ]]
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