This is, at the moment, only a concept. I want to put it to public opinion, get feedback and develop it. Maybe I'll run it eventually, but I'm equally happy to give it to someone else who wants to run it
I'm looking forpraise and acceptance thoughts, opinions, additions, and anyhting else you have to offer.
Clarifications: This is more Order vs Chaos than good vs evil. despite that, the Concern are very much Lawful Good, with a focus on the good rather than the law
Please, ask as many questions as you can, to show me where more info is needed.
The time is the future. Not too far, say 2100 at the latest. The world is utopian; ruled over by the Concern, a benevolent world government who are also a MegaCorp [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MegaCorp]. Their power is supreme, their authority unquestioned, and their morality spotless. The world enjoys unlimited energy, food and water across the globe, social and racial differences have been expunged, and everyone is well educated, well fed and happy with the situation.
That is, all but a few. These people make up the last minority on Earth; they are the malcontents, the rebels and the ones who just want to watch the world burn. In this time of peace and plenty, they are restless and unhappy. Some just cause mindless chaos, and are rapidly swept up by the Evangelicals, the Concern's enforcers of peace and justice. For while you have the right to do what you want, you don't have the right to cause suffering in others. Of course, you don't get punished (that is the way of the savages of the Old Millennium). Instead, you are simply re-educated to the proper values of the Concern.
That is, all but a few. These people make up the last minority on Earth; they are the malcontents, the rebels and the ones who just want to watch the world burn. In this time of peace and plenty, they are restless and unhappy. Some just cause mindless chaos, and are rapidly swept up by the Evangelicals, the Concern's enforcers of peace and justice. For while you have the right to do what you want, you don't have the right to cause suffering in others. Of course, you don't get punished (that is the way of the savages of the Old Millennium). Instead, you are simply re-educated to the proper values of the Concern.
You will be one of the few who are clever enough to be secret in your discontent. You have surrounded yourselves with minions, built up a power base (for in this age, there's no reason why you shouldn't build huge fortified compounds in secluded areas). Some of you have banded together, others are working alone, but you all have one plan; to take down the Concern.
You are not super-villains, but world domination is your literal aim. Granted, the concern has not fought a war for more than 75 years and their military is (at present) miniscule, but they are still in charge of the most powerful economy and industry in the history of the planet. When they get round to retaliation, you will be fighting the whole world.
Think you've got what it takes?
You are not super-villains, but world domination is your literal aim. Granted, the concern has not fought a war for more than 75 years and their military is (at present) miniscule, but they are still in charge of the most powerful economy and industry in the history of the planet. When they get round to retaliation, you will be fighting the whole world.
Think you've got what it takes?
Name: Who ARE you?
Appearance: What do you look like? What ethnicity are you? How old are you? What do you wear?
Disposition: What kind of person are you?
Bio: Defining moments of your life?
Details of Organisation: What (if any) is you official front? Who do you employ, where are you based?
Appearance: What do you look like? What ethnicity are you? How old are you? What do you wear?
Disposition: What kind of person are you?
Bio: Defining moments of your life?
Details of Organisation: What (if any) is you official front? Who do you employ, where are you based?
I'm looking for
Clarifications: This is more Order vs Chaos than good vs evil. despite that, the Concern are very much Lawful Good, with a focus on the good rather than the law
The Concern are the world's governing force, a benevolent dictatorship that also happens to be a MegaCorp; a company with influences everywhere and monopolies on most things. They are of no race nor class; indeed it is hard to say who is and is not 'in' the Concern; many decisions are put to democratic vote, and there are only a few people who are in positions of genuine executive power. Mostly, the Concern employs whoever is best suited to the task.
Their goals are benevolently utilitarian; the most good for the most amount of people. they are in power because they think it best, and they seek to guide the human race for it's own best interests. They have no interest in land or power; in a sense they already own the planet.
They are effectively what would happen if you took a charity set upon solving poverty and world hunger, then gave them masses of power and influence. They believe that with the material needs satisfied, humanity can get of the tedious business of war, hatred and jealousy and get onto more important things like peace, love and other good things.
They have two major holds on power. Firstly, them MAKE EVERYTHING. Without the support of the Concern, the world falls apart. They control energy, agriculture, industry, travel and everything else. This is not due to greed or a need to control; they simply do it best. (this is due to their nature; they started off as an international corporation that turned it's hand to doing good, and ended up so influential that it literally took over.
The second hold on power is not purposeful, but still effective. Namely, conditioning via education. Everyone is taught the Concern's philosophy, they understand the motives and learn to respect the same moral code. The mad and unstable are given treatment that genuinely works, and all but a few are genuinely happy and satisfied. (The players make up the remainder)
However, the Concern doesn't really need to hold onto power; it's done so much good that it's universally acknowledged to be a good thing. for a start, it ended world conflict, solved world poverty and hunger, and has broken down the final barriers to racial equality. It is manifestly a force for good, and recognised as one.
The Concern is rather socialist, but only in the sense that capitalism is fast becoming pointless. Everyone is entitled to the necessities of life, and with hyper-efficient industry everything is available at almost no cost. Thus, everyone can afford to live like kings.
The celebrities of this world are those who have advantages that cannot be bought; creative talent, inventive intuition, charisma and so forth.
The nations no longer exist, save as the names of regions; the Concern is in charge of everything in every way. As for how it's laid out, there is no definite line between what is and isn't 'in' the Concern; being a MegaCorp, they have influence over every area, and in theory at least, everyone works for them.
Their goals are benevolently utilitarian; the most good for the most amount of people. they are in power because they think it best, and they seek to guide the human race for it's own best interests. They have no interest in land or power; in a sense they already own the planet.
They are effectively what would happen if you took a charity set upon solving poverty and world hunger, then gave them masses of power and influence. They believe that with the material needs satisfied, humanity can get of the tedious business of war, hatred and jealousy and get onto more important things like peace, love and other good things.
They have two major holds on power. Firstly, them MAKE EVERYTHING. Without the support of the Concern, the world falls apart. They control energy, agriculture, industry, travel and everything else. This is not due to greed or a need to control; they simply do it best. (this is due to their nature; they started off as an international corporation that turned it's hand to doing good, and ended up so influential that it literally took over.
The second hold on power is not purposeful, but still effective. Namely, conditioning via education. Everyone is taught the Concern's philosophy, they understand the motives and learn to respect the same moral code. The mad and unstable are given treatment that genuinely works, and all but a few are genuinely happy and satisfied. (The players make up the remainder)
However, the Concern doesn't really need to hold onto power; it's done so much good that it's universally acknowledged to be a good thing. for a start, it ended world conflict, solved world poverty and hunger, and has broken down the final barriers to racial equality. It is manifestly a force for good, and recognised as one.
The Concern is rather socialist, but only in the sense that capitalism is fast becoming pointless. Everyone is entitled to the necessities of life, and with hyper-efficient industry everything is available at almost no cost. Thus, everyone can afford to live like kings.
The celebrities of this world are those who have advantages that cannot be bought; creative talent, inventive intuition, charisma and so forth.
The nations no longer exist, save as the names of regions; the Concern is in charge of everything in every way. As for how it's laid out, there is no definite line between what is and isn't 'in' the Concern; being a MegaCorp, they have influence over every area, and in theory at least, everyone works for them.
FTL, teleportation and energy weapons do not exist. I should make clear here that most of the technology is pretty much ours at the moment, hence why I don't want it to be too far in the future.
The main technological advances have been in energy (everyone now has more energy than they'll need), medicine (disease is pretty much gone from the world. Only the worst maladies still defy the doctors), industry (most products are now quicker and easier to build than ever) and computing (everything is smaller and faster than everything, and small-time AIs are in action, though under careful control)
Flight is easier and cheaper, and all modern forms of transport are faster and more efficient. New forms may or may not exist; the point about new tech still stands. I might introduce something else, but I'm cautious that this shouldn't depart too far from reality
Robotics is advancing, and cybernetics is viable, but frowned on, so advances are rare. It is sometimes used, but only to replace limbs lost in accidents and so forth. Space travel, too, is possible but humanity has to yet left Earth on a mass scale, mainly because the Concern is dedicated to fixing things here before they look toward the stars.
AIs exist, but are few and far between; their pseudo-sentience causes the Concern's philosophers confusion, and they cannot decided whether they should be treated as beings with rights or just advanced tools. Creation of an AI without permission and supervision is illegal. Furthermore, they are usually the size of whole buildings, and are massively expensive, cumbersome and complex. There is no way you're building one of these in secret.
The main technological advances have been in energy (everyone now has more energy than they'll need), medicine (disease is pretty much gone from the world. Only the worst maladies still defy the doctors), industry (most products are now quicker and easier to build than ever) and computing (everything is smaller and faster than everything, and small-time AIs are in action, though under careful control)
Flight is easier and cheaper, and all modern forms of transport are faster and more efficient. New forms may or may not exist; the point about new tech still stands. I might introduce something else, but I'm cautious that this shouldn't depart too far from reality
Robotics is advancing, and cybernetics is viable, but frowned on, so advances are rare. It is sometimes used, but only to replace limbs lost in accidents and so forth. Space travel, too, is possible but humanity has to yet left Earth on a mass scale, mainly because the Concern is dedicated to fixing things here before they look toward the stars.
AIs exist, but are few and far between; their pseudo-sentience causes the Concern's philosophers confusion, and they cannot decided whether they should be treated as beings with rights or just advanced tools. Creation of an AI without permission and supervision is illegal. Furthermore, they are usually the size of whole buildings, and are massively expensive, cumbersome and complex. There is no way you're building one of these in secret.
Please, ask as many questions as you can, to show me where more info is needed.
