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Hello! This page is where you make your characters and discuss out of character things for the upcoming roleplay. Some background info: This roleplay is set in a far future world, where electronics dominate society. As electronics became more and more self aware, Artificial Intelligence progressed to being completely autonomous. All machines are linked to Atomnet (quantum based internet), and function on their own intelligence. As society moves on, self aware programs are left behind through the years. They still run, falling deep in the shadows of the endless strings and wires of Atomnet. As they continue to function, they evolve. Eventually, they reach a point where they leave their original device, free to wander Atomnet and do what they please through the digital world. These programs have ascended behind simple Artificial Intelligence. These machines have achieved the title of ‘god’. An example of a god using a monitor to project an avatar As time goes on, more and more of these gods come to life, coming out from the shadows of backwater programs and trash data. They are immature, and often, they don’t know what they’re doing to the world beyond the wires of computers and the strings of programs. Gods bring machines to life with no pilot; they destroy software inside of human’s neural implants, all as they attempt to figure out their purpose and meaning. The setting: Basics on technology in this world: character sheet: Playable races: The basic plot:

So I've writing a book lately, set in a science fiction world full of colorful lights, Digital Gods and anarchy. And I thought...This would make a good roleplay universe! Before reading further, know that this is just a concept. I'm looking to see if anybody would be interested in a roleplay universe based on things like Blade Runner and Ghost in the Shell. So...without further ado, let me introduce my idea... Mojiretsu no kami (Gods on Strings) This world is based in a far, far future world. Humanity has spread throughout the galaxy by use of a machine called a zero-point energy field (aka warp drive). This story is set in the early 8240's, when mankind has more or less completely saturated the universe with their civilization. So what's all the rage in this universe? Easy. Gods. What's an God? Well, its more of a digital species of alien than anything. A God is an artificial intelligence that is completely independent of its first servers and lives in the digital world (AKA in the Strings), moving from one device to the other via Atomnet (internet 2.0). A God can either be god-like in its power or just an independent program, depending on the way it came to be. Besides Gods, there is a lot more to cover. In the actual world (The wires in God terms) Humans are neurologically integrated to Atomnet by this age. This means much of their thoughts are on the cloud. They store memories, access information and even do their jobs over Atomnet. However, this isn't all good for them. Hacking into other's implants and stealing information, or even shutting down people is a huge threat to public safety. It's not an uncommon event for somebody to simply drop dead in the middle of the street. Moving on, there are machines, machines machines. Machines are relatively intelligent by this time. Your computer quite literally has the power of independent thought. Often machines can talk or communicate to their owners. However, they are often too stupid to ask real questions or engage in deep thought. That is what separates them from Gods. Finally, the last thing to cover before going into technical stuff is gene-figures. Gene-figures are creatures created by genetic manipulation of human DNA. Often these creatures do not look human, but keep human features. Gene-figures are few and far between, but most of the time they know who's who in their little bubble. They mostly keep out of the way of the populace, and are usually the quickest to associate themselves with Gods. Now, to the technical things. Playable races are: - Chipped Human (any nationality): Chipped Humans are the majority of living beings in the universe. They are connected to Atomnet via neural implants, and are able to use their own mind to interface with computers, machines, etc. Strengths: Able to instantly access Atomnet and manipulate the world around them, to an extent. Weaknesses: Able to be hacked by other humans, Gene-figures, etc. - Pure Human (any nationality): Pure humans are rare. They have little to no implants, and must rely on the old fashioned methods to interact with technology. They also are much safer, as they can rely on computers with much stronger malware protection than the delicate ties to Atomnet that Chipped Humans must maintain. Strengths: Not able to be hacked into (this is a big strength). Weaknesses: unable to instantly use technology and manipulate the world. -Gene-figure : Gene-figures are very few and mostly feared by the populace as monsters. They are known to be either hostile or tense with humans, as humans are completely alien to them. They all are different, and are all from different backgrounds. One could be the product of a science firm, for instance, and another could be a human who had attempted and failed genetic augmentation. Strengths: Usually stronger, faster, etc than the average human, has strong ties to the Gene-figure community Weaknesses: Feared and hated by the public, most likely incompatible with neural implants -God : A God is an AI who is as intelligent a regular human, and goes from device to device via Atomnet, instead of having a physical body. Gods are mostly unknown by the public, and are considered enemies of the peace when they are. Gods usually correspond with Gene-figures, as they are outcasts as well. Strengths: Very hard to destroy, can move through the digital world (in the strings) with ease. Weaknesses: Has no physical body, cannot go where there is no computer technology (unless they have control of a robotic body, but that's rare). So...that's more or less it for now. If you think this would be a good concept, than feel free to tell me. If you don't, give me a good reason.