Futuristic Electric Sheep [Androids | Politics | Space] - Always Open

[Bang Bang]

ELECTRIC SHEEP

The year is 2214. Democracy has fallen. Poverty and dictatorship rule the traverse.

Humanity is alone.

No rich and bountiful alien races were ever discovered; only a myriad of planets in need of terraforming to facilitate survival. Humanity has, by large, become a slave race, ruled over by the wealthy elite who play games of politics and decadent luxury. These lower classes are little better off than the androids.

Not recognised as people, androids have no option of miraculous social ascension or buying their freedom from slavery. They are machines to do the bidding of their masters. Fast, strong, efficient, they are programmed so that they may never physically harm a human. Or at least, they are when they emerge from the factories of Mars.

Events shall begin as the head of the ruling house, au Augustus, has fallen sick and his biological and political heirs - along with challengers to his legacy - vie for the throne. Shall machine or human make use of the knife edge humanity stands upon and topple it to chaos for a chance of freedom? Or shall the exploitation of the masses continue on deep into the era?

And what is to be said of rumours of something other ruminating in the darkness of deep space, where a multitude of ships have gone missing as of late, be it due to some kind of lifeform, or something far, far worse.

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MAIN ROLEPLAY

 

[Bang Bang]

EXPECTATIONS

lore | characters | ooc | main rp

Key Goals / Features of this Roleplay:

✪ Easy Access for All Abilities (If you experience difficulty accessing the roleplay in anyway, be it due to formatting, content, or expectations, just message the GM - more than happy to discuss)
✪ A friendly atmosphere OOC, with oodles of drama kept inside of the roleplay
✪ Intuitive access to Lore
✪ Infinite opportunities for players to create their own Lore.
✪ A diverse cast of characters and role options
✪ Rich lore, with multiple settings and locations for people to explore/roleplay in as they see fit.

This shall be a roleplay with extensive lore available for use. However, if people would like to create their own Houses, planets, colonies, ships, crews, etc. they are more than welcome to. The aim for lore shall be to enable players to build on, embellish, and create tangents off of the bones of the pre-established lore. This can be done in-roleplay, or in discussion with me elsewhere.

Alien life will not be a part of this Sci-Fi roleplay because the aim is to focus on the question of what it means to be human, and how we treat one another / the life we create.

The main focus of the roleplay shall take place on the Citadel, an enormous construct that serves as the centre of the traverse's political and economic activity, the home of the Emperor, and where the Imperial Fleet is stationed. You are welcome to have characters stationed elsewhere, who may converge with Citadel-based characters, or they can simply feel the fallout of the political climate wherever they are based.

Character Applications are now OPEN.

There is a highly-regulated tech-based 'magic' system.

Suggested Character Roles:
- Android Slaves of House au Augustus
- Android Mechanics / Scientists
- Politicos
- Noble Houses - e.g. au Augustus
- Potential Heirs / Contenders to the throne.
- Android Slaves to Contenders
- Human slaves
- Crime syndicates within the Citadel and elsewhere
- Smugglers, petty thieves, etc
- Mercenaries / Hired Killers
- Citadel Security Officers
- Whatever takes your fancy.

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[Bang Bang]

INFORMATION

lore | characters | ooc | main rp

✪ There is no limit to the number of players who can join, and people may continue to join after the commencement of the roleplay.

✪ The Lore page is to be completed within 2 days (i.e. by the 28th it shall be fully rendered in terms of the bare bones)

✪ Requests for elements to be included in the lore are welcomed, please PM the GM.

✪ If you wish to participate, please note your interest below. Perhaps include what sort of role you are interested in playing.

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Discord

Link Given Upon First Character Acceptance

FAQ

to be compiled if frequent questions emerge.

R O L E . I D E A S

Notes:
★ All 'Claimable' names can be changed, just make sure you notify the GM so the Lore can be changed.
★ Claimable roles mean the character has been mentioned in the Lore already, and will be controlled by the GM if left unclaimed
★In-World terms/jargon should be in Glossary or Faction Post in the LORE Section, on the faction post. If not let me know on OOC/discord/pms and I'll fix it.
★ Names may be repeated, indicating a Claimable role belongs to multiple categories

Taken, Claimable, and Open​

★ Emperor - Claimable (see House au Augustus)
★ Counsel Members - 11/12 Open, 1/12 Taken
★ Ruling Houses - 10/12 Open

Named, Open to Members:
au Augustus - Monopoly over Terraforming Resources and Tech

Members: Emperor Zera (Claimable)​

au Saara - Ship Construction and Military Prestige

Members: Bella (Played by Bang Bang )​

★ Members of Boy's Syndicate - Unlimited

Key Figures:

Leader - Boy (Claimable)
Boy's PA - Rey (Claimable)
Boy's Bodyguard - Cherry (Claimable)
Informant - Blue (Claimable)
Boy's Tech and Meat Shop Front - Lauren (Claimable)
Members - (Open)​

★ Android Rebellion - 8/10 Open, 2/10 Claimable

Key Figures:

Leader - Zero (Claimable)
Commander - Robby (Claimable)
Scout - Open
Intel - Open
Plants - up to 3 - Open
Members - Open​

★ The Agency - Unlimited

Key Figures:

Leader - Ariel (Claimable)
Agents - (Open)
Bureaucrats - (Open)
Oracles - Open, Jem (Taken)
Investigators - Open, John (Taken)​

★ Nova Traders - Unlimited

Key Figures:

Owners - House au Defrel, Anthony au Defrel (Taken)
Traders Open
Smugglers - Open, Scotch (Taken)
Security - Open​

★ The Blind Bureau - Available Upon Request

Key Figures:
Mr. Hand - (Claimable)
Mr. White - (Claimable)
Mr. Chin - (Claimable)​

★ Co-Owner of 'Afterlife' (Strip joint/JoyBar on Juno Station) - 1/1 Open
★ Afterlife Employees - 10/12 Open, 2/12 Claimable

Blue - (Claimable)
Nigel - (Claimable)​

★ Palace Androids - Unlimited, Open
★ Noblus Androids - Unlimited, Open

Angelica 'Angel' - Fronts The PleasureGarden - (Claimable)​

★ Rogue Androids - Unlimited, Open

Blue - (Claimable)​

★ Off-Citadel Androids - Unlimited, Open

Blue - (Claimable)​

★ Juno Station Inhabitants - Unlimited, Open

Key Figures:

Sir Lancelot - (Claimable)
Blue - (Claimable)
Nigel - (Claimable)​

the story so far

PREVIOUSLY ON ELECTRIC SHEEP...

(updated 04.01.18)

★ Emperor au Augtus announced The Passing due to degenerative illness, and has challenged her Counsel to prove they are worthy of controlling the Empire in any way they see fit
★ Swift and Scotch have been given a lucrative job by Boy themselves to deliver what they've been told is a crate of organs to Juno Station - to their surprise, they're to be accompanied by the enigmatic (and terrifying) Mr. Eye
★ Jamie au Olver has bought out The Agency to further his own agenda, but his plans have been discovered by Isabel au Saara who threatens to expose him and the Captain of the Agency
★ Hades has been contacted by Madame Trouble with an offer to assist the Android Rebellion in a mysterious plot presently unknown.
★ Aria has been contacted by Emperor au Augutus to become her personal messanger
★ Admiral Victoria has been charged with the duty of wiping out the three biggest Private Armies of the Noblus Houses in secret by the Emperor, whilst her brother remains AWOL
★ Fate strays into dangerous territory, unsuspecting that pick-pocketing Brutus might come with more consequences than just making a quick buck
★ Robert, unknown to him at present as he dallies with the joys of JoyBots, is awaited by a letter from Madame Trouble herself back at his shop
★ Gwen continues to despair at everyone's overuse of references to Greek Mythology
★ After two years of vanishing from the public eye, The Blind Bureau and its Misters have returned to The Citadel for reasons unknown
​

 

[Lexielai]

Hi, love the way everything is presented here. Your transparency and the clear expectations you set are the hallmarks of a good GM. I’m unable to join presently, but I thought I’d voice my vote of confidence in this.

 

[Bang Bang]

Hi, love the way everything is presented here. Your transparency and the clear expectations you set are the hallmarks of a good GM. I’m unable to join presently, but I thought I’d voice my vote of confidence in this.

The vote of confidence is much appreciated in this, especially since it's my first time GMing for a RP here. Glad the presentation worked for you and thanks one again for dropping by to say this

 

[Collidias Rex]

Without regurgitating Lexielai's post, I agree - you make a good first impression, and I'm optimistic about this RP's premise, structure and the direction you're taking it. Consider me very interested.

While I don't want to nail down any roles in particular, I'd like to take roles that aren't too similar, so I get a chance to explore, interact and worldbuild from every angle. A noble role, a scientist role, an underworld role and maybe a military/security role - at least, if I was going with 4 characters. I love my character creation though, so I'm keen to scratch up and flesh out four characters. I love worldbuilding, so I'll probably make up and run some stuff by you once you release your lore section.

 

[Lexielai]

Bang Bang Color me impressed that this is your first time!

 

[Rhianni]

Extremely interested. I've been waiting for a roleplay like this for ages.

 

[Bang Bang]

Without regurgitating Lexielai's post, I agree - you make a good first impression, and I'm optimistic about this RP's premise, structure and the direction you're taking it. Consider me very interested.

While I don't want to nail down any roles in particular, I'd like to take roles that aren't too similar, so I get a chance to explore, interact and worldbuild from every angle. A noble role, a scientist role, an underworld role and maybe a military/security role - at least, if I was going with 4 characters. I love my character creation though, so I'm keen to scratch up and flesh out four characters. I love worldbuilding, so I'll probably make up and run some stuff by you once you release your lore section.

*rubs hands together* It is fantastic to hear you like character creation and world-building; I really want to make this a roleplay that enables and encourages players to do as much world building as they like - you have a whole universe to populate, so whatever is in the Lore bones will only be a tiny fraction of the world's content

Extremely interested. I've been waiting for a roleplay like this for ages.

Ah, I'm so happy to help scratch that itch then Character apps should be open soon!

 

[Bang Bang]

U P D A T E

26. 12

LORE for Society Structures and Magic has been added to The Lore page.​

 

[Bang Bang]

U P D A T E

26.12

LORE updated for Androids and Citadel Structure​

 

[Dover]

Very interested! I'm still mulling over roles I'd like to play, but I'm thinking someone in the criminal underworld or one of the noble contenders. Maybe an android slave to one of the noble houses too.

 

[Bang Bang]

Very interested! I'm still mulling over roles I'd like to play, but I'm thinking someone in the criminal underworld or one of the noble contenders. Maybe an android slave to one of the noble houses too.

Thrilled to have somehow fooled another into taking an interest in this madness The Criminal Underworld should be fun (I'm hoping) - either way, I look forward to seeing what you develop for them. Lore is being developed as fast as possible so hopefully something in there will spark some inspiration - if not, feel free to develop your own (you're more than welcome to PM me or chat OOC/Discord if you want to hash anything out with my input).

Other than that, welcome aboard

 

[Bang Bang]

U P D A T E

26.12

Character Applications are now OPEN and can be Accepted.​

 

[Bang Bang]

U P D A T E

26.12

Key Locations and Figures for the Citadel have been added - More to come.​

 

[Bang Bang]

U P D A T E

26.12

Vast majority of the LORE completed, including Citadel Culture, Galaxy Map, and more.​

 

[Loki777]

Do androids dream of Electric Sheep?

 

[Bang Bang]

Do androids dream of Electric Sheep?

*throws the book at you* Idk man, idk. All I know is I'm HERE for Dick. Phillip K Dick, that is.

 

[Bang Bang]

U P D A T E

26.12

Concept Art added for Factions, along with two new ones.​

 

[Bang Bang]

U P D A T E

27.12

LORE bones officially finished. Additions will be made in tandem with player creations.​

 

[Bang Bang]

Without regurgitating Lexielai's post, I agree - you make a good first impression, and I'm optimistic about this RP's premise, structure and the direction you're taking it. Consider me very interested.

While I don't want to nail down any roles in particular, I'd like to take roles that aren't too similar, so I get a chance to explore, interact and worldbuild from every angle. A noble role, a scientist role, an underworld role and maybe a military/security role - at least, if I was going with 4 characters. I love my character creation though, so I'm keen to scratch up and flesh out four characters. I love worldbuilding, so I'll probably make up and run some stuff by you once you release your lore section.

Just quoting you to let you know the Lore section is all done and dusted (though knowing my lack of self-control, may get spruced up and refined a little once I've got some sleep)!

 

[Collidias Rex]

Just quoting you to let you know the Lore section is all done and dusted (though knowing my lack of self-control, may get spruced up and refined a little once I've got some sleep)!

I'm aware - I've been reading through it as you've been posting pieces. Liking what I see

Currently working on an Agent Tech, and doing a little tech / culture building in the areas around my character.

 

[Bang Bang]

I'm aware - I've been reading through it as you've been posting pieces. Liking what I see

Currently working on an Agent Tech, and doing a little tech / culture building in the areas around my character.

Ah, sorry for bothering you then - only been on RPN 2 days and already my notifications seem to be broken

Very, very excited to see what you come up with for a Tech (my accidental fave of the Magic users)!

 

[Bang Bang]

U P D A T E

27.12

Character Sheet Example Code added to Sign-Ups and Other Locations added.​

 

[Shannon Trevor]

Very, very interested.

Thinking of playing a security officer or perhaps a smuggler.