The Skies of Data [RPG]

[Magical Girl Mimi]

Do not copy, or otherwise plagiarize this RPG.

-=Table of Contents=-
(Use Ctrl+F to get to the section you want; along with the codes!)

Section1: Story [001]
Section2: Locations [002]
Section3: Data Forms [003]
Section4: Rules [004]
Section5: Punishments [005]
Section6: Profile Submissions [006]
Section7: OverDrive [007]
Section8: Factions [008]
(Post Two)
Section9: RPG News [009]
Section10: Current Events [010]
(Post Three)
Section11: Story Updates [011]
(Separate Topic)[Profile Topic Link]
Section12: Profiles [012]

-==Story [001]==-

The year is 2013. Rapid developments in technology have combined the typical Touch Screen MP3 player with the old nearly-obsolete CD Player. This advancement has boosted the sales of CDs; and has also shrunk the size of the disks to Mini Disks, given that the machines have to be relatively small these days to be portable. There has also been rise in Data-connected machines, as almost everything now, even the old antique contraptions, is connected to the internet, and Data in general, now.

Things are never easy, however, as this has seen the rise of crimes committed using Data, or over Data. People have started to also help protect themselves, however, criminal activity is still out there in neighbourhoods. Two years earlier, however, special disks were sent out all over the world, through the new CDs of a band called 'The Skies of Data'. Most people threw them out after they wouldn't work correctly on their CD Players; however, a select few at first had discovered the true power behind those disks; that they allowed the user to more or less become a data-based being. However, there were both people who used the disks for justice, and people who used them for nefarious purposes, because although you became a Data based being; you were still based in the physical world.

At first it was simply a fight against cyber programs that tried to destroy the real world, because of the powers of one individual. However; eventually, it became an all out fight between the two sides of the wielders of data. That is where you can help. Will you wield the power of the Data Disk for good; or for evil?

-==Locations [002]==-

[Cytek City]
This is the 'main city' of the RPG. Most of the initial Data Disks that had their purposes discovered originated in this city. The headquarters of The Skies of Data are located here.

More locations will be added as the RPG progresses.

-==Data Forms [003]==-

I mentioned about the importance of Data in the Story section, but I'm going to elaborate here. Data is an important part of Terra. It is a literal part of the planet, though for the most part, you can only interact with it through computers or other digital devices. There is more to Data than meets the eye, however, and not all of it is known at this moment either.

There is another way to interact with Data, however. On Terra, there are combinations between Touch Screen MP3 Players and normal portable CD Players. These use mini-disks, like you'd see on say a Gamecube. However; there are special disks, which have been on the rise recently, known as Data Disks. These allow the CD Players to read the golden disks, and then activate the Data that is stored on them. This Data grants special powers to the person who activated the Disk, most of which are only active while the CD Player is still running. These powers are granted because the Disk essentially turns them into a Data being... A Cyber Human of sorts.

These effects typically wear off when the Data Disk is turned off, however, there are some exceptions. For example, activating Overdrive(an ability that'll be touched on later), will alter your coding ever so slightly in some minute way. For example, once deactivated, OverDrive might change your hair colour from black to brown or red or so; your eyes to a different colour, or another similar difference, like maybe your hairstyle, but that's a larger difference, and is only present in anomalies. The OverDrive changes, however, are permanent, barring some weird experiment to change your coding back.

-==Rules [004]==-

1. Label your posts with IC and OOC, please.
2. Obey all forum rules.
3. No killing player characters without permission.
4. No "Leet". It's not allowed, and as such, shouldn't be in here.
5. God Mode isn't allowed all that much. While you can use martial arts and kung-fu and karate and the like to your heart's content, and might as well even know how to jump off walls if you have a way to... You can't singlehandedly take out a player character. There may be some exceptions, however, there are limits on the power that your characters have for a reason.

-==Punishments [005]==-

Ok, I dislike to do this, but, these are what you get if you break the rules.

1. You get a simple PM warning, telling you not to do what you did, plus a temporary power decrease.
2. You get a public warning, and a medium wound.
4. You get a critical wound, and a suspension from the RPG for two days.
5. You get your character killed off, and suspended from the RPG for a week, and when you get back you can make a new character.
6. You get one of your characters put on the most wanted list for the police, and you are banned from the RPG until I decide you are fit to play again.
7. That was your last chance the last time. You are permanently banned from the RPG, and all your characters are put on the most wanted list for the police. You can argue your point, but there's not much hope you can get back.

-==Profile Submissions [006]==-

Post the profiles in the Profile topic.

Code:

[b]Username:[/b] 
[b]Character Name:[/b] 
[b]Gender:[/b] 
[b]Age:[/b] 
[b]Character Birth Date:[/b] 
[b]Default Powers:[/b] (What powers are you armed with from the start? You can expand your powers during the RPG, but you start with only an armoured form, a weapon of your own, that is generated with the armour, and up to three powers that is built into your Data Disk.)
[b]Bio:[/b] 
[b]Faction:[/b] (The Skies of Data, The Police, or The Void Soldiers)
[b]Character Description:[/b] (This is your character without the Data Disk activated. However, include the OverDrive Change in this, since that change is a permanent one after OverDrive is activated for the first time.)
[b]Armour Description:[/b] (What does your armoured form look like?)
[b]OverDrive Description:[/b] (What does your character look like when in OverDrive State? This is not the OverDrive Change, as that carries over into the real world, while this is only in Data Form, when using OverDrive.)
[b]Other Details:[/b] (Anything you think would be important that doesn't fit into anything else, like the character's favourite colour, goes in here.)

-==OverDrive [007]==-

OverDrive is a special ability of the armoured form your character has. The character can activate the ability, which drastically changes your character's appearance(They look like a cross between your armoured form, and normal form), and also enhances the powers that your character possesses, along with the physical strength your character possesses. However, OverDrive only lasts for a limited amount of time, and automatically deactivates the CD Player when it ends. Along with that, it tends to drain your character's stamina, and also has the side effect, the first time the ability's used, of changing your character's appearance slightly.

-==Factions [008]==-
-===The Skies of Data===-

Taking their name from the band that started everything; this faction is devoted to justice, if slightly different than most. The leader of this group is known as Tomas Greyson was one of the first known Cyber Humans, and had still been fighting crime for about six months prior to gaining his powers. The Skies of Data have been sending out Data Disks again, so new people could help them out in their fight, however, the Disks have also been getting into the hands of their enemies, as well.

-===The Police===-

Not talking about the band, but the literal police. They view both The Skies of Data and the Void Soldiers as criminals and nuisances to the peace, because of their constant fighting. The police are essentially the 'neutral' faction, given that they're against both of the other factions.

-===The Void Soldiers===-

This group is bent on causing destruction, and otherwise carrying out criminal activity. Recently, their leader had nearly pulled off an elaborate scheme, but failed at the last second somehow. It is unknown exactly what this scheme was. Their leader is known as Damon Wright, and obtained a Data Disk approximately six months after Tomas did.

[Magical Girl Mimi]

-==RPG News [009]==-

08/12/11 -- RPG started, epic coming soon.
08/26/11 -- First IC started. Epic still coming soon.

-==Current Events [010]==-

Nothing currently, will update when the RPG gets up and running.

[Magical Girl Mimi]

-==Story Updates [011]==-

Story Post 1: Tomas intro
Story Post 2: Damon intro

[Magical Girl Mimi]

Story Post

-==IC: Tomas==-

A young man with brown hair stood by the window in a room on the 30th floor of a hotel building, as he looked over the city, which was named Cytek City,
They still don't realize what had happened recently... The man, who was named Tomas Greyson, thought with a frown, as he paused, and turned around, as his friend, Tammy, walked into the room.
"We've gotten reports of the CDs appearing in different places, in addition to what we've been sending out..." Tammy said with a frown, as Tomas nodded, and grabbed a vest from his chair, and put it on, a CD player of sorts embedded in the center.
"Alright then... let's go." Tomas said, as the two of them headed out of the room, and then headed into an elevator that took them to the lobby of the hotel...

OOC: </making stuff up on the spot> This Hotel's not likely to make any sort of reappearances. =P Though, who knows, I might have it be the source of an awesome fight or two. =P

[Flipz]

OOC: Mind it being in Mexico?

-==IC: Trever==-
"Yeeeeee-haaaaaaa!"  On the 16th floor of the hotel, a man jumps from his balcony. looking like he's covered in armor and crystals.  He spins around and digs the crystals into the trunk of a giant tree, slowing his descent.  Fragments of the crystals break off and remain in the tree, creating hand and foot holds.  Finally, four feet from the ground, the armor retracts, and he hits the ground, now wearing a baggy tie-dye t-shirt, bell-bottom jeans, and a ratty brown  vest.  He has brown eyes and hair, and screams to the sky, "THIS...IS...AWESOME!!!!!!!!!  WOOOOOOOO!!!!!"

[Magical Girl Mimi]

OOC: How close would the location of the hotel to the States? Technically I could somehow see Cytek in the distance, if it was close enough to the States. =P Aside from possible retcon issues from Tomas looking at Cytek in the distance, I have no problem with the hotel being in Mexico. =P

-==IC: Tomas==-

Tomas walked out, and suddenly stopped with a '0_o' look, as he saw the hippie guy drop to the ground.
Oh no... Tell me he's not... Tomas said, but had already seen the crystal armour, and sighed.
Great, our first potential new recruit, and he's a hippie. Perfect. Tomas thought with some sarcasm.

OOC: =P

[Flipz]

-==IC: Trever==-
Trever spots Tomas and randomly runs over.  "Like, maaaaan, you can see the WHOLE WORLD from on top of this mountain, isn't it AWESOME??  And, like, we're surrounded by nature, and there's the AWESOME power of the Aztec all around her--and it's showing of it's SWEETNESS OF COOL AWESOME by, like, giving me CRYSTAL POWERRRRRRRR!  Man, I am like PUMPED, maaaaaan!  Oh, and I saw a UFO today.  Its' true, I swear!  They're after my sheer awesomeness, I know it!  And the government knows!  It's a conspiracy, maaaaaaaan!"

OOC: ...aaand intro catchphrase.

[Magical Girl Mimi]

-==IC: Tomas==-

Tomas blinked, wondering which mental asylum this guy had escaped from, but nodded and waved slowly.
"I-I guess..." Tomas said, though he didn't really have a clue what he was talking about for the most part.

OOC: =P

[Flipz]

-==IC: Trever==-
"So, have you heard anything about a crystal skull around here anywhere, maaaaaaan?"

[Magical Girl Mimi]

-==IC: Tomas==-

Tomas shook his head.
"Never heard of such a thing..." Tomas stated, with a shake of his head.

OOC: =P

[Mahri828]

OOC: I'll just jump in here. =P

-==IC: Will==-

 Will casually walked up towards Trever and Tomas. For the moment, he had no armor, yet the twin blades hung over his back. "Tomas Greyson?"

[Magical Girl Mimi]

-==IC: Tomas==-

Tomas looked over with a frown, as he saw the swords, but no armour.
"Yeah, that's me." Tomas confirmed with a nod.

OOC: That's not usually typical, but given that everything... Well... let's just say underwent a few... 'changes' recently; I'll accept that. =P

[Mahri828]

OOC: You'll notice it was a question. =P And it was the best opening I could come up with.

-==IC: Will==-

 Will smiled and reached forward to shake his hand, activating his armor as he did so. "I'm Will. Pleased to meet you."

OOC: Would he be able to know that Tomas is looking for new recruits?

[Magical Girl Mimi]

OOC: No, I meant the 'swords without armour active' thing. =P

And yeah, for the reasons mentioned in this post.

-==IC: Tomas==-

Tomas nodded, as he shook Will's hand.
"I'm assuming you're here about the application to the band, then?" Tomas asked, using the code established in the inserts of the Data Disks they had been sending out recently, as they were looking for recruits.

[Mahri828]

-==IC: Will==-

 "You guessed right." Will said, still grinning. "So how do I get started here? I can already do a lot." He shrugged.

OOC: Oh. =P Let's just say that he prefers to carry those on his at all times. =P

[Magical Girl Mimi]

OOC: Alright then. Again, it likely would have caused a slight canon problem if I had started it when the epic starts, but since I didn't, that's fine. =P

Story Post

-==IC: Tomas==-

"Well; you caught us at a pretty good time, we were just about to start heading out." Tomas said with a slight chuckle.

-==IC: Damon==-

Damon smiled, as he looked out of the window of a large building in Cytek City, for show.
"So... Why haven't we succeeded yet? I thought sure we had; but... this is still standing." Damon stated, as he turned around to one of the Void Warriors, who nearly jumped in surprise.
"I-I don't know, sir." The member said, as Damon smiled.
"I see. Well, I believe that it might partially be because of The Skies of Data meddling in my plans... So let us go and get them out of our way, once and for all." Damon said, as he walked out of the room, leaving the Void Warrior to blink, as he didn't expect to still be standing there.

[Mahri828]

-==IC: Will==-

 "That's all?" He said with a suprised look. "I'm on?"

[Magical Girl Mimi]

-==IC: Tomas==-

"Well, you did just prove what we need." Tomas said, motioning to Will's armour.
"We kinda need members, which is why it's so easy to join. But in all honesty? You already have the key to joining." Tomas explained.

[Flipz]

-==IC: Trever==-
"So, like, what's happening, maaaaaaaan?  Let's go see the world, duuuude, fo rizzle!"
"What?"
"Let's...let's just go."

OOC: I really hope you DON'T get the reference here, it was just too perfect for the character.  Again, DON'T look it up!

[Magical Girl Mimi]

OOC: I don't get the reference. =P

-==IC: Tomas==-

Tomas blinked, and raised an eyebrow to Trevor again.
"So... Who are you again?"