[PBEM News] The Technomancer Chronicles - The Proteus Project

From: GM@technomancer.servegame-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (whizzkid)

Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 07:05:21 +0000

Welcome to the world of the 23rd century...

Fatalities are on the rise, the Earth finally succumbing the the
pollution of a thousand generations of man. The air, once clean and
crisp, now begins to clog the lungs of the young and old alike.
Sickness is spreading, and the human race is in decline. The people
were crying out, and the governments of the world were all but
helpless to act.

Then the Corporation was formed.

The Corporation, a conglomerate of the worlds most powerful
governments and companies; A merger like the history of the business
world had never seen. With the merger came money, and with the
money...power. Power to fight the decline of man. And so Zero-One was
born.

Zero-One, a milestone in the engineering history of man. A MegaCity,
the first of its kind, complete with equipment to filter the air and
water. Hundreds of miles across; hundreds of levels high; a beacon of
shining hope in a dark era. Built by the Corporation, all mans
technology, resources, and knowledge poured into it's construction.
Other cities followed the example, protecting themselves from the
deadly gases which hung in the air, but nothing came close to the
monolith.

And so, the Earth that we know died...

Now Fast-Forward -> One Hundred and Fifty Years Later...

Inside the walls of Zero-One, the Corporation controls nearly every
facet of daily life. Supplies, law, and security forces are all
controlled by the Corporation. Businesses in the dome either work for
or belong to the Corporation, and those that don't are soon put out of
business.

For those who live on the upper floors of Zero-One, life is good. Good
air, good food, good water...reserved for only the higher levels of
the Corporations hierarchy. On the lower levels, life isn't so
great.

In this new world chaos; In this shining hope of the future; A new
kind of human has secretly evolved - the Technomancer. Humans capable
of controlling the computers and machines by thought. Humans even
suspected of being Technomancers are shunned by normal folk and
hunted by the Corporation. Recently though, things have been getting
a little unusual. Some people suspected of being Technomancers have
vanished mysteriously, and people are saying the Corporation may be
behind it...

So who are you? A Technomancer hiding in the seedy underbelly of the
lower levels? A resistance fighter out to stop the Corporation and
release the dome from its master's control? Enter the dark high-tech
world of my creation.

"The Technomancer Chronicles - The Proteus Project" is a work of
interactive fiction. My aim will be to develop a rich story line
rather then a combat intensive game, where the imagination of the
players is the only limit. Turns will be posted on a weekly basis,
with players free to talk "in character" at anytime. This is my first
attempted at running a PBEM style game as GM, I'll need all the help I
can get.

Players who are interested in submitting a character should send an
e-mail to player-request@technomancer.servegame.com - I'll reply with
a character sheet and further instructions. I'll be waiting a few days
before processing characters to give time for people to come up with
their new persona. Lurkers are also welcome to register at
lurker-request@technomancer.servegame.com
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