Post by farcry11 on Jul 3, 2014 8:03:06 GMT
The Backdrop:
The year: 2065. The place: The Chicago Urban Sprawl, more commonly referred to as Midway- a massive urban area covering half of the state of Illinois. In the darkened world of the future, megacorporations have risen to power following a third world war, seizing complete power from governments. The ever-growing population of earth is crammed in to megacities such as the Chicago Urban Sprawl, Neo Tokyo, and the London Urbanplex. In these filthy, neon-drenched repositories of human life, technology is ever advancing while humanity recedes. The gap between poor and rich is impossibly wide, with corporate overlords living extravagantly in penthouses while homeless folk starve in the streets below. Hackers have become immensely powerful due to the creation of Cyberspace, a datasphere linking all the world's computers together. Skilled data-jockeys can jack their consciousnesses in to Cyberspace, and pull of info-heists in a matter of moments.
The streets of the Sprawl are like the Wild West all over again. The megacity is divided in to three different sectors, each controlled by a major corporation: DataSynth, Suidobashi Cybernetics, and Prostheta Incorporated. These three sectors maintain some semblance of law via the use of private security, usually trained and supplied by the corporations themselves.
A fourth sector, referred to as No Man's Land, is not influenced by any corporation: it is a concrete jungle, even more lawless than the rest of the sprawl. Here, dangerous independents known as "Freejacks" roam the streets. Whether they're hackers, Street Samurai, or chrome-domes, they're always looking for work. Whether you're pulling a data heist, assassinating some poor sap, or running sensitive packages, life as a Freejack is never dull. It is here, in a dive bar in No Man's Land, where your adventure begins.
The Corporations:
DataSynth: DataSynth specializes in Cyberspace security, and they produce and use some of the highest-end anti-hacker technology in the world. They are infamous for the creation of "Black Ice"- a security countermeasure that can kill jacked-in hackers who come in contact with it. DataSynth also owns many fabrication companies, and are thus able to create their own arms and armor- which they supply their small army of corporate policemen with.
Suidobashi Cybernetics: Suidobashi Cybernetics is a Japanese megacorporation based in Neo Tokyo- but they've also made an aggressive takeover in the Midway. Suidobashi specializes in mechas, robots, and androids. If you make use of a servebot, or pilot a highly lethal combat mech, chances are it was produced by Suidobashi. Suidobashi's security force consists largely of combat robots, as well as hired humans.
Prostheta Incorporated: Prostheta Incorporated is a megacorp that particularly specializes in cybernetic upgrades for humans. They make everything from data-jacks to weaponized hands to skullguns, and chrome-domes worship the corp's CEO as their patron saint. Prostheta's security force consists of heavily augmented humans, who are armed literally to the teeth with the best cyber-enhancements money can buy.
Character Sheet:
Name: (Your character's name)
Age: (Your character's appearance)
Gender: (Your character's gender)
Appearance: (A description of your character's appearance. Height, weight, cybernetic enhancements?)
Affiliation: (Your character's affiliation, whether an independent Freejacker, a member of some street gang, or an affiliate of one of the three megacorps in the city)
Occupation: (Your character's specialization. Hacker, Street Samurai, Sharpshooter? Put anything you think would fit in for the setting here)
Backstory: (Your character's backstory. It doesn't have to be anything long or in depth, just try to fill them out somewhat)
Welcome to the Sprawl...
The year: 2065. The place: The Chicago Urban Sprawl, more commonly referred to as Midway- a massive urban area covering half of the state of Illinois. In the darkened world of the future, megacorporations have risen to power following a third world war, seizing complete power from governments. The ever-growing population of earth is crammed in to megacities such as the Chicago Urban Sprawl, Neo Tokyo, and the London Urbanplex. In these filthy, neon-drenched repositories of human life, technology is ever advancing while humanity recedes. The gap between poor and rich is impossibly wide, with corporate overlords living extravagantly in penthouses while homeless folk starve in the streets below. Hackers have become immensely powerful due to the creation of Cyberspace, a datasphere linking all the world's computers together. Skilled data-jockeys can jack their consciousnesses in to Cyberspace, and pull of info-heists in a matter of moments.
The streets of the Sprawl are like the Wild West all over again. The megacity is divided in to three different sectors, each controlled by a major corporation: DataSynth, Suidobashi Cybernetics, and Prostheta Incorporated. These three sectors maintain some semblance of law via the use of private security, usually trained and supplied by the corporations themselves.
A fourth sector, referred to as No Man's Land, is not influenced by any corporation: it is a concrete jungle, even more lawless than the rest of the sprawl. Here, dangerous independents known as "Freejacks" roam the streets. Whether they're hackers, Street Samurai, or chrome-domes, they're always looking for work. Whether you're pulling a data heist, assassinating some poor sap, or running sensitive packages, life as a Freejack is never dull. It is here, in a dive bar in No Man's Land, where your adventure begins.
The Corporations:
DataSynth: DataSynth specializes in Cyberspace security, and they produce and use some of the highest-end anti-hacker technology in the world. They are infamous for the creation of "Black Ice"- a security countermeasure that can kill jacked-in hackers who come in contact with it. DataSynth also owns many fabrication companies, and are thus able to create their own arms and armor- which they supply their small army of corporate policemen with.
Suidobashi Cybernetics: Suidobashi Cybernetics is a Japanese megacorporation based in Neo Tokyo- but they've also made an aggressive takeover in the Midway. Suidobashi specializes in mechas, robots, and androids. If you make use of a servebot, or pilot a highly lethal combat mech, chances are it was produced by Suidobashi. Suidobashi's security force consists largely of combat robots, as well as hired humans.
Prostheta Incorporated: Prostheta Incorporated is a megacorp that particularly specializes in cybernetic upgrades for humans. They make everything from data-jacks to weaponized hands to skullguns, and chrome-domes worship the corp's CEO as their patron saint. Prostheta's security force consists of heavily augmented humans, who are armed literally to the teeth with the best cyber-enhancements money can buy.
Character Sheet:
Name: (Your character's name)
Age: (Your character's appearance)
Gender: (Your character's gender)
Appearance: (A description of your character's appearance. Height, weight, cybernetic enhancements?)
Affiliation: (Your character's affiliation, whether an independent Freejacker, a member of some street gang, or an affiliate of one of the three megacorps in the city)
Occupation: (Your character's specialization. Hacker, Street Samurai, Sharpshooter? Put anything you think would fit in for the setting here)
Backstory: (Your character's backstory. It doesn't have to be anything long or in depth, just try to fill them out somewhat)
Welcome to the Sprawl...
