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ooc: Well, i've been mulling this over with Generic Empire. Basically it's one of those dark Max Payne/Sin City/100 Bullets/John Woo style things. You know, dark, with lots of dubious dealings and enough ammunition being expended to destroy entire NS militaries.

I haven't really thought up a decent plot yet, but I have some ideas milling around in the back of my head.

First of all, what I'm planning....

*It'll definitely take place in Pwnage Hong Kong. MPHK, being so advanced, looks more like a Cyberpunk setting, but it should work quite well, given the dark, chaotic, hive like atmosphere of the city, the potential for some incredibly unusual residents and some of the most kickass shootouts ever to grace NS Earth.

*Maybe some of it will take place in Generia Sofia, which is quite similar to Prague. Sofia could be the scene of at least 1 car chase/shady dealing etc.

* Maybe 1 more place at the most, I don't want this to get TOO circuitous

* There will be no bullet time, to keep things realistic.

* There's gonna be lots of violence.

If you're interested in helping me develop this RP or want to RP in this, post here with suggestions etc.

I'm in.

I'm in.

Ill join, if you will have me. Id like to see some detailed descriptions of the places and characters that will be in it, though. I need more than just "its a cyberpunk city".

I'm interested.

Some background info:

Pwnage Hong Kong was founded in 1777 as a British Penal colony. Thus, for the first 100 years of its existence, the residents there were mostly lower class Britons and other residents of the Empire sent there for penal purposes. That and many other immigrants from other nations, who came there, because there were some great whores and drugs (aka A Colorful Nightlife)

MassPwnage, after throughly defeating Britian's army and navy in a war that lasted from 1878-1880, stormed the last British citadel in HK, massacring every British soldier and taking Hong Kong for themselves. But, instead of destroying the citadel, Pwnage soldiers preserved it, primarily for sentimental value. Rumor has it that the ghosts of those soldiers still haunt the Citadel.

Under Pwnage rule, Hong Kong quickly transformed into a trade hub and a place where immigrants came to settle. The city really began to bloom after WWII, where Pwnage forces beat back the insane militarist regime of Upper Xen, attracting more and more immigrants and become bigger and richer.

The city currently has 80 million people in 7 districts.

MP HK districts:

Demongate Park: Where the rich live. Basically a suburb area with manor after manor stretching along miles of road.

Portside: An enormous business district created from land reclaimed from the sea. Some huge buildings here, over a mile high in some places.

Macao: Middle Class district, rowhouses, townhouses, a few parks, etc.

Kowloon: Think Portside, except the buildings are so dense, that only the top 1000 ft. of all buildings get sunlight. At the bottom of this zone is the land of eternal midnight, where no sunlight ever shines.

New London: Cultural/Govt. Center. City hall, which happens to look like the houses of Parliament, is located here.

Colonia: Poor folks' ghetto, contains original British Penal Colony. Is hivelike and mostly below ground.

Citadel Park: Occupies Original HK island. Some upper middle class suburbs here.

If I was rich, im not sure id want to live in a district with the word "Demon" in the title. It might make Chronasia come and try to "liberate" the neighborhood, lol.

So what kind of characters are we talking? Would each participant make their own, or are we assigned one?

I wholeheartedly agree with you on the whole wanting-ammo-flying-everywhere thing, but to do that, we cant really use feasable weapons. So, could a char carry a mini-gun in this story?

New London:
http://www.cgnetworks.com/gallerycrits/7518/7518_1094501584.jpg

Demongate Park:
http://www.cgnetworks.com/galleryimages/13709/basilic.jpg

The Old Citadel:
http://www.cgnetworks.com/gallerycrits/37276/37276_1098113306.jpg

MP Hong Kong, Kowloon District
http://www.cgnetworks.com/gallerycrits/83149/83149_1096818438.jpg

Portside, Pwnage Hong Kong:
http://www.cgnetworks.com/gallerycrits/103453/103453_1106326560.jpg

Hong Kong Colonia:
http://www.cgnetworks.com/gallerycrits/55747/55747_1104156599_medium.jpg

The Old Citadel:
http://www.cgnetworks.com/gallerycrits/37276/37276_1098113306.jpg

Macao:
http://www8.tok2.com/home/sydney/img/Photo/Suburbs/02Stanmore.jpg

Citadel Park:
http://www.tropicalisland.de/RIO_Rio_de_Janeiro_Corcovado_panorama_1_2_b.jpg

You make your own, but i suggest you make a lot, your characters are likely to get killed.

And weapons? Whatever you want, but think about price restrictions. You're Rp'ing civilians on salaries, not governments with multi-quadrillion $ budgets.

so sort of one main 'super' character, think james bond ect and a ton of easily killed drones?

Something a bit more... complex than that, more like equals stalking each other, but with plenty of drones getting shot, yea.

Im having a hard time picturing this without a plot. I mean, RPing civilians is all well and good, but maybe i want to have them hire a merc with a mini-gun. I cant do that unless I know WHY im RPing the civs.

EDIT: I just saw the pics, and DAMN! you got a crazy city there, MP. Cept that last pic looks suspiciously like Brazil...

Already got my character planned out.

ooc: it IS brazil, the climate's about the same (hot jungle like), but in the inner city itself, the combined effect of the air conditioning makes it about room temperature.

There is a plot however, i'll start by revealing it in a bit, when the 2 other guys plan to invite/have invited arrive.

Ok, I think ive got an idea for a Char. A few questions, tho:

Firstus, do you have any kind of Red Mafia presence in your nation? Secondus, do you (as in the country) have anything against foreign citizens? Ultimus, how many people are we talking?

ooc: Nothing against foreigners, some communist mafia, total, 5-6 people maybe.

ok, awsome. this sounds like its going to be an awsome RP.

Count me in, seeing as how I rock.

BUM!lP!

So when is this thing schedualed?

I wanna join!

as soon as I get the last person i want here in.

Barring the fact I once again (after a plaeasant vacation) have tons of RL stuff to do, I'm in.

ooc: it was UX I wanted RB, i'll talk with Doom and GE about you joining, but I don't want WAY too many people.

bump

RP will start
this weekend, stay tuned.

right ho, MP

It's started. http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=416728

Go and post.

Btw, this is told past first, so try to keep with what the narrator says.

*bump!*

It's Started! Are You Watching Ux? Rb? Everyone Else????

Quick question: does Vicky get involved? I wanted to figure out my character.

ooc: no, the story is told past first (the link to the IC thread is above)

I saw the thread...so I would post as the dealer?

ooc: no, it works like this, you make your own character (the dealer is my character),but make your characters related to what's going in the narrator's story and all the plotlines will eventually converge.

At some point I'm coming into this story with some mercenaries...

More details later.

ooc: will post when i have time... i'm busy.