New: The Technomancer Chronicles - The Proteus Project (free, open-ended, email, human, space, rpg, abstract)

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Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 20:13:02 +0000

Name:		The Technomancer Chronicles - The Proteus Project
Email:		GM zat technomancer.servegame.com
Frequency:		One Per Week
Type:		Free Form Science Fiction
Last-Update:		2006Feb22
Keywords: free, open-ended, email, human, space, rpg, abstract

Description:

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 zat 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 zat technomancer.servegame.com

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