Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-27269570-20151128203213

After the third World War, everything changed. The United Nations, unanimously bitter and resentful for the transgressions of the Russo-Chinese Union, had brutally crushed both countries, with NATO soldiers occupying them both and summarily oppressing the locals. In the Western world, the people became increasingly bitter due to their massively decreased numbers as a result of the nuclear war. Over the next decade, there were riots and Fascist leaders gaining power. Governments collapsed, only to form new, totalitarian ones in the name of getting revenge against the Russians and the Chinese.

In the year 2134, these new police states merged into one, a single, powerful entity: the Great Empire of Terra. This Empire, is very much Fascist, disregarding the will of the individual and enforcing blind Nationalism through propaganda and silencing dissenters. This Empire, though Totalitarian and oppressive, has advanced due to the unity of the entire world. It suffered no war and focused primarily on technological progress. In the year 2203, the Great Empire of Terra had expanded past Earth and had come to occupy Mars, Venus, and moons on Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus.

The year is 3304. The Great Empire of Terra is now in a Golden Age, with Mars and Venus fully terraformed and billions of humans occupying both planets. The construction of a Dyson Sphere is underway to solve the Great Empire's energy issues, and the government has become a little more liberal in the people's freedoms, allowing for capitalism...albiet Laissez Faire. Corporations are rising to hold almost as much power as the Emperor's office, and the rise of this great wealth is coming with the disappearance of a middle class, leading to a massive difference between the wealthy and the poor.

But suddenly, an anomaly happens on Mars. Beings claiming to be the "true heirs" to Mars are appearing, and they wish to destroy every human there. This rogue nation, the "Martian Empire of Cydonia", is composed of Purple-skinned humanoids who are vastly different from humans in both culture and technology. Because of their superior technology, they were quickly able to take Mars away from the Great Empire of Terra. Now the Martian Empire of Cydonia is fighting a war against the Great Empire of Terra. This is a fight to not only claim the Solar System...but the human race also.

Things that must be known about the setting:

1) Player characters must be lower class. The lower class of the Great Empire of Terra is ravaged by regular government raids (usually getting rid of dissenters of the Emperor), gang violence, high crime, and underground rebels/activists.

2) Each player character has RECENTLY awakened. Due to the oppressive government, Mage society has become much smaller and a lot more secretive, and due to the rise of Fascism, the Authoritarian Silver Ladder has become vastly smaller and more unpopular, while the Libertarian Free Council has become a lot larger and more popular. Free Council is rife with activists and anarchists.

3) Instead of dollars, there are Credits. Each player character is getting surveyed 24/7 by the Empire's Ministry of Security. Curfew in the Great Empire is 8:00 and the streets will regularly be patrolled by the Empire's paramilitary police force. They will resort to Police Brutality. After curfew, however, there will be no security camera surveillance and at this time mages will be the most active. Whenever outside beyond curfew, there will be a Stealth + Wits check, with the number required to go over being determined by me, which is dependant on several factors.

4) The lower class is mostly composed of a massive consumerist culture. Television is rife with mindless violence and uncensored smut to keep the populace distracted. Educational facilities teach nationalist propaganda and edited history. Characters of this class are taught enough to be skilled workers in factories or members of the Great Empire's military.

House Rules:

1) When making a character, please detail their stats (Mental, Physical, Social attributes; Special skills; Gnoisis, Willpower, and Wisdom; Spells and Rank). Furthermore, please detail essential in-character information about them, such as name, shadowname, and backstory. You can use the template of this character sheet if you'd like.

2) Be original, please. Do not base your character off of any existing character in fiction. Some similarities are okay, but if the character is based entirely off of, say, the Doctor, then I will have a ridiculously OP version of the actual character your character is based off of and insta-kill your character. Nothing personal, just a bit of a pet peeve of mine.

3) Please make a clear difference between what your character is saying, what your character is thinking, and what your character is doing so that other players and I will be able to understand. Furthermore, please use proper grammar and spelling. It is very important that everyone understands what you're saying.

4) No flawless characters, please. Give your characters at least one noticeable fault.

5) Have fun!

Rules, mechanics, and everything else you should know before you start playing.

Characters must be approved by me before they become a part of the story. Capacity of this chronicles is five people AT MAXIMUM. Please reply with your character sheets, and please keep your character sheets with you at all times. You will be changing them as the story goes on, and it won't be my job to keep track of the progress of your characters. 