Traveller's Café: Discussion, brainstorming & advice

[Esternial]

Well, I might be interested, but only if I can make up a character I feel really passionate about.

Though I wouldn't mind helping you brainstorm.

Well, I'll try to make an in-depth application to spur people into caring for their characters.

That would be nice, yes. I'll make the plot entirely on my own as I want the plot twists to be completely secret, especially the big one that will be revealed in the third and final arc, but I won't turn down help in world building.

Toss me a TG and lemme know what you got already

[Olthar]

Well, I'll try to make an in-depth application to spur people into caring for their characters.

That would be nice, yes. I'll make the plot entirely on my own as I want the plot twists to be completely secret, especially the big one that will be revealed in the third and final arc, but I won't turn down help in world building.

Toss me a TG and lemme know what you got already

Oh, it doesn't particularly need to be secret. All the secret stuff I'll do on my own. Also, I'd prefer to hear your ideas first.

[Esternial]

Toss me a TG and lemme know what you got already

Oh, it doesn't particularly need to be secret. All the secret stuff I'll do on my own. Also, I'd prefer to hear your ideas first.

Well I don't really know what you got planned. For my own RP I was inspired by Jennifer Government and Babylon AD

[Olthar]

Oh, it doesn't particularly need to be secret. All the secret stuff I'll do on my own. Also, I'd prefer to hear your ideas first.

Well I don't really know what you got planned. For my own RP I was inspired by Jennifer Government and Babylon AD

I never read the first, and I don't know what the second one is.

[Casl]

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[Esternial]

Well I don't really know what you got planned. For my own RP I was inspired by Jennifer Government and Babylon AD

I never read the first, and I don't know what the second one is.

Well, I haven't really read the novel myself, to be fair. I just got the idea of companies 'owning' countries and privatizing everything, with people adopting the name of the company they work for as their last name.

For example: Asia is led by a conglomerate of Toyota and Samsung.

From Babylon I got the idea of an anarchy of sorts (more like a dictatorship, actually), located in Russia. No leaders, just people fending for themselves and living in old derelict buildings, but are free from corporate oppression. Russian warlords dictate the 'law of the land'.

[Casl]

Would anyone be interested in an RP taking place in this setting:

Homo Sapiens; a race known to be driven by two universal forces throughout its time, competition and catastrophe. These forces, one a remnant of primal urges and the other a force of nature were what allowed Humanity to advance as quickly as it did in as short a time as it did. The wars fought between the factions of Humanity and the disasters that ruined them and allowed them to rebuild stronger threw their technology ahead, beyond their power to use it correctly. So when the final catastrophe was upon them, the one that would make or break their species, by the time they noticed it, it was over. Their technology and race to compete to be the best polluted their environment, made the temperatures of the planet far too high and started a mass extinction. When Humanity realized its grave mistake and ceased to compete, but rather decided to cooperate there was no time left to insure their survival on Earth, the systems they relayed upon had been broken down to a point rebuilding and recovering would never be possible. So as humanity died out they pooled their resources together and in an act of defiance against death itself the Human race built the Centers.

The Centers were the lasting legacy of humanity, the pinnacle of their technology the giant domes four miles underground and a half mile in diameter managed to save six million of the best humanity across Earth. Another one million souls of the best scientific minds that could be gathered were also saved and assigned to be the Keepers. Their job was to save the knowledge of humanity and expand upon it through the generations to insure that when the six million awoke when the planet had recovered they would have the means to insure they did not repeat their previous mistakes. However when the six million people were put to sleep and the keepers began their duties and time began to pass some things were forgotten. Namely the keepers forgot the very purpose of their mission after nine hundred years and began advancing their technologies with no purpose but to advance them. So as the cities of humanity came crumbling down on the surface the centers were forgotten below hope for the human race seemed lost.

So two million years would pass, the keepers contained within their Centers evolved into ultra-intelligent beings with unrivaled memory through selective breeding, however they also adapted to the centers, their bodies adapted to the steel walls and recycled air, the keepers could never again live on the surface. The six million humans were still forgotten save the function of resetting one of the centers systems to keep them alive every so often, however the purpose of the reset was unknown. On the surface of the new Earth a land forgotten by the keepers those few children of humanity who survived the end of mankind have evolved into creatures without intelligence like their ancestors had, but rather half decent abilities to make tools and a sort of primitive non vocal communication. These descendants of humanity have no named given to them by human beings. However they do have names given to them by those who rose to replace the human race. This new species evolved out of what humans once called chimpanzees, somewhat like humans but still hairy and more hunched over these descendants have grown to the size of humans and have progressed at a similar pace, however they have yet to hit an industrial revolution due to the lack of surface coal, a legacy of the reign of humans. Stuck in an extended age of the sail these new beings know of humanity only through fossils and the gold and stainless steel objects they left behind.

I wrote it up some time ago just as a setting i thought it, nor real story behind it yet but yeah

[Olthar]

I never read the first, and I don't know what the second one is.

Well, I haven't really read the novel myself, to be fair. I just got the idea of companies 'owning' countries and privatizing everything, with people adopting the name of the company they work for as their last name.

For example: Asia is led by a conglomerate of Toyota and Samsung.

From Babylon I got the idea of an anarchy of sorts (more like a dictatorship, actually), located in Russia. No leaders, just people fending for themselves and living in old derelict buildings, but are free from corporate oppression. Russian warlords dictate the 'law of the land'.

Yeah, I'm not doing that first one. The corporations will be powerful, but governments will still exist. As for the second, probably not. The RP will likely only take place in one city, so it'll be fairly pointless to introduce other elements that'll never get used.

[Ceannairceach]

Well, I haven't really read the novel myself, to be fair. I just got the idea of companies 'owning' countries and privatizing everything, with people adopting the name of the company they work for as their last name.

For example: Asia is led by a conglomerate of Toyota and Samsung.

From Babylon I got the idea of an anarchy of sorts (more like a dictatorship, actually), located in Russia. No leaders, just people fending for themselves and living in old derelict buildings, but are free from corporate oppression. Russian warlords dictate the 'law of the land'.

Yeah, I'm not doing that first one. The corporations will be powerful, but governments will still exist. As for the second, probably not. The RP will likely only take place in one city, so it'll be fairly pointless to introduce other elements that'll never get used.

I'd like to note that the Government still existed in the Jennifer Government world. The titular character works for them. Their role has merely been streamlined and much of regular life functions of the government privatized or leased out.

[Olthar]

Yeah, I'm not doing that first one. The corporations will be powerful, but governments will still exist. As for the second, probably not. The RP will likely only take place in one city, so it'll be fairly pointless to introduce other elements that'll never get used.

I'd like to note that the Government still existed in the Jennifer Government world. The titular character works for them. Their role has merely been streamlined and much of regular life functions of the government privatized or leased out.

I mean government in the traditional sense, like how it is now.

[Ceannairceach]

I'd like to note that the Government still existed in the Jennifer Government world. The titular character works for them. Their role has merely been streamlined and much of regular life functions of the government privatized or leased out.

I mean government in the traditional sense, like how it is now.

I'd prefer that, really. It offers some minor conflict, even if it's just in the background, between private and public interest.

[Olthar]

I mean government in the traditional sense, like how it is now.

I'd prefer that, really. It offers some minor conflict, even if it's just in the background, between private and public interest.

I'm thinking that the world will probably be the same as it is now but with more technology and with the corporations being more corrupt and the government being more incompetent.

[Casl]

I'd prefer that, really. It offers some minor conflict, even if it's just in the background, between private and public interest.

I'm thinking that the world will probably be the same as it is now but with more technology and with the corporations being more corrupt and the government being more incompetent.

Thats an aweful setting.

YOu should have a power battle of unrestricted corporate interest and a government in its failing steps cracking down hard for control.

This could lead to a whole secret war.

[Zarkenis Ultima]

I'd prefer that, really. It offers some minor conflict, even if it's just in the background, between private and public interest.

I'm thinking that the world will probably be the same as it is now but with more technology and with the corporations being more corrupt and the government being more incompetent.

How is that possible?

I'm interested, but I'd like to know a bit more about the plot or at least the setting/starting point/something.

[Olthar]

I'm thinking that the world will probably be the same as it is now but with more technology and with the corporations being more corrupt and the government being more incompetent.

Thats an aweful setting.

YOu should have a power battle of unrestricted corporate interest and a government in its failing steps cracking down hard for control.

This could lead to a whole secret war.

I've already got a plot, but thanks for the unprovoked insult. It was much appreciated.

[Ceannairceach]

I'd prefer that, really. It offers some minor conflict, even if it's just in the background, between private and public interest.

I'm thinking that the world will probably be the same as it is now but with more technology and with the corporations being more corrupt and the government being more incompetent.

"In a world where corporations are corrupt and governments are too incompetent to stop them.."
"So it's our world?"
"Shut up, this is my narration!"
"Nuh uh!"
"Uh huh!"
"Nuh uh!"

[Olthar]

I'm thinking that the world will probably be the same as it is now but with more technology and with the corporations being more corrupt and the government being more incompetent.

How is that possible?

I'm interested, but I'd like to know a bit more about the plot or at least the setting/starting point/something.

The story will be a three arc structure. The first arc will be a mostly self-contained story about corporate greed or something to get the players introduced to the setting and figure out how everything works. Then the second arc will mostly be a continuation of the first while elements of the overarching story seep in. Finally, the third arc is where everything will go down, and the big twist will be revealed. That's about all I'm willing to reveal at the moment because I want the nature of that big twist to be a complete secret.

[Casl]

XD

Im full of insults baby. Its my job.

[Ceannairceach]

I'm thinking that the world will probably be the same as it is now but with more technology and with the corporations being more corrupt and the government being more incompetent.

Thats an aweful setting.

YOu should have a power battle of unrestricted corporate interest and a government in its failing steps cracking down hard for control.

This could lead to a whole secret war.

Her world is actually pretty good as is; Even in a world where knowledge and technological advancement have far surpassed our own, we still fall to base things like greed and corruption. The theme is decent, in my book.

[Zarkenis Ultima]

How is that possible?

I'm interested, but I'd like to know a bit more about the plot or at least the setting/starting point/something.

The story will be a three arc structure. The first arc will be a mostly self-contained story about corporate greed or something to get the players introduced to the setting and figure out how everything works. Then the second arc will mostly be a continuation of the first while elements of the overarching story seep in. Finally, the third arc is where everything will go down, and the big twist will be revealed. That's about all I'm willing to reveal at the moment because I want the nature of that big twist to be a complete secret.

That... Doesn't tell me much. >.>. I'm really more interested about the setting, I only asked about the plot because I also have no idea what people are going to do.

[Olthar]

The story will be a three arc structure. The first arc will be a mostly self-contained story about corporate greed or something to get the players introduced to the setting and figure out how everything works. Then the second arc will mostly be a continuation of the first while elements of the overarching story seep in. Finally, the third arc is where everything will go down, and the big twist will be revealed. That's about all I'm willing to reveal at the moment because I want the nature of that big twist to be a complete secret.

That... Doesn't tell me much. >.>. I'm really more interested about the setting, I only asked about the plot because I also have no idea what people are going to do.

Well, I haven't fully finalized my plans for the first arc, but the players will probably be some mercenary group hired by the mayor for some covert operations in taking down a crime syndicate that the police have been unable to stop, or they'll be hired by a company to sabotage a competitor, or something else along those lines. Whatever I end up going with, the players will be an independent group operating outside the law for cash money.

[Casl]

Well more or less its saying the government is incompetent, but that's a stupidly ambiguous term. How did it become that way and how is is incompetent, what does it do wrong?

How are corporations corrupt? What do they do that's corrupt? Are they bribing officials or killing opponents?


Its not thought out and if far too ambiguous for my liking. Then again it could be great but that's the nature of being ambiguous.

[Esternial]

That... Doesn't tell me much. >.>. I'm really more interested about the setting, I only asked about the plot because I also have no idea what people are going to do.

Well, I haven't fully finalized my plans for the first arc, but the players will probably be some mercenary group hired by the mayor for some covert operations in taking down a crime syndicate that the police have been unable to stop, or they'll be hired by a company to sabotage a competitor, or something else along those lines. Whatever I end up going with, the players will be an independent group operating outside the law for cash money.

That sound similar to my plans, I might be able to help with that.

[Zarkenis Ultima]

That... Doesn't tell me much. >.>. I'm really more interested about the setting, I only asked about the plot because I also have no idea what people are going to do.

Well, I haven't fully finalized my plans for the first arc, but the players will probably be some mercenary group hired by the mayor for some covert operations in taking down a crime syndicate that the police have been unable to stop, or they'll be hired by a company to sabotage a competitor, or something else along those lines. Whatever I end up going with, the players will be an independent group operating outside the law for cash money.

I see. Well, I'm interested, I can say that much.

@Casl: 'Course it's not very fleshed out yet, it's in the planning phase. Besides, if that is not the focus of the RP then it doesn't need to be that detailed in the first place.

[Olthar]

Well, I haven't fully finalized my plans for the first arc, but the players will probably be some mercenary group hired by the mayor for some covert operations in taking down a crime syndicate that the police have been unable to stop, or they'll be hired by a company to sabotage a competitor, or something else along those lines. Whatever I end up going with, the players will be an independent group operating outside the law for cash money.

That sound similar to my plans, I might be able to help with that.

I'm leaning a bit more towards the first, though, because I do want the players to view the government as the "good guys," at least in comparison to the corporations.