Earth, Present Day. But not our present day. There is another layer; a layer of secrets and of conspiracy at the highest of levels, where groups on both sides of right and wrong, and those in between, use any means necessary to extinguish the threats to themselves and their vision of what the world should be. You are a citizen of this world, and must decide how you will play your role. Will you accept what you see around you? The glossy news anchors, the comforting messages? Or will you search for the hidden darkness, the late-night radio calls and the world of bulletin boards covered in paper and strings, creating some ultimate world-view? The choice is yours. [b][u]House Rules[/u][/b] [spoiler][i]-As game master, I will make final decisions. If you have a problem, please PM me.[/i] [i]-It is my hope that the players of this RP will guide the story when I cannot narrate. I am a busy person, but I will do what I can to allow you to enjoy the world.[/i] [i]-No flame wars, call outs, etc. Civil language and behavior are a given. Players who do not act respectfully to all others will be removed, their characters erased and posts hidden or, in serious cases, reported.[/i] [i] There will be admins that will show up at times. If they are not on my Master List, they are not Admins. Those who wish to be Admins must prove themselves to be kind, helpful, and friendly players.[/i] [i]Keep it clean. If you have particularly important ideas that you need to make clear to other players outside of the game, use PMs. Long chains of spoiler posts clutter the thread.[/i] [i]Those who refuse to have fun will be nuked.[/i][/spoiler] [b][u]The World: Organizations[/u][/b] [spoiler]Delta Green- Former US govt. group focused on combating the supernatural and extraterrestrial. Disbanded in 1985, but keeping up the fight illegally. Majestic-12- Formed by US President Truman in 1947 after EBE incident in Roswell, NM. Focus on study and containment of alien and advanced tech, and former rival to Delta Green. MI-19- British Variant of Delta Green, but still state-sanctioned, taking direct orders from the Queen. Founded by George V in 1932 after the AoC incident. The Illuminati- An order of German scientists and military men, named for the Barvarian Illuminati, that was formed with League of Nations help shortly before World War Two. Famous members include Erwin Rommel, Oskar Schindler, Werner Von Braun, and many other influential Germans, answering directly to the Reichstag and funded by many private companies. GRU SV-8: Formed independently of the Soviet main leadership and existing almost as long as Delta Green, GRU SV-8 has always partnered closely with other groups, and has even served as a negotiator through tense Cold War moments. It has chafed under Russia's heavily corrupt and amoral leadership, and its variant of Spetnaz troops, Voron Teams, are conspiciously absent from the Unkranian front, preferring to strike against the war criminals scattered in the region, rather than NATO. The Paladins- A multi-religion confederation of those who combat the paranormal through Faith and Sword. Led by the combined strength of the world's religious leaders, such as the Pope, the Dalai Lama, and others. The Greys-TBA Truthseekers- A loose network of conspiracy theorists bent on revealing the secrets of the world at any cost.[/spoiler] [b][u]Suggested Backstories:[/u][/b] [b]The Soldier:[/b] [spoiler][b]Your character had a tour of duty in a combat zone, and ended up finding or fighting something completely unknown. Now, they're trying to tell their tale to anyone in the higher-ups who'll listen, or hiding out somewhere in case it comes back for them.[/b] [u]Suggested Factions[/u]: MJ-12,(If American and active duty.), Delta Green, (if American and discharged.), or the govt. group of choice if not American. (Active duty only, except for the Illuminati.)[/spoiler] [b]The Cop[/b]: [spoiler][b]You had it all; a family, a home, and a steady paycheck. Then a drug bust went bad. Except it wasn't a drug bust. Whatever happened that day, you signed off the force and drank to forget. Then you got the phone call...[/b] [u]Suggested Factions:[/u] Truthseekers, Delta Green (if American), the Illuminati. (If German.)[/spoiler] [b]The Theorist:[/b] [spoiler][b]You weren't stupid. You connected the dots. Sure, it ruined your life. But at lead you had the truth. Until you came home one night and saw your house on fire, and all your years of work gone. Arson, the pigs said. Arson? Yeah, right. Save it for the sheep. You had backups, safe houses, friends who shared your ideals. And now you're back on the trail.[/b] [u]Suggested groups[/u]: The Truthseekers.[/spoiler] [b]The Doctor:[/b] [spoiler][b]The first cases came in irregularly, then more and more. You tried to keep them calm. They rotted or changed around you. The clean suits were enough to keep you safe, but it didn't block out the moans for help, the sobbing. Why couldn't you save them? Where did you go wrong? You appealed to everyone, until finally a CDC team arrived. They told you to evacuate the patients, all except for the ones you'd been treating. They had black duffel bags over their shoulders. You turned to go back in, but then you heard the soft sounds at each bed, and then the EKGs flatlining. The CDC men rolled the bodies out. They all had the same little holes in their heads. The crematorium was done with them by the next morning. But you would never forget their faces. You have yourself a motto: do no harm. You intend to carry it out.[/b] [u]Suggested groups:[/u] Delta Green (if American), the Illuminati, Truthseekers.[/spoiler] [b][u]How to start:[/u][/b] Make a civilian character, write a backstory that involves some element of the strange (anything from UFO lore, the Cthulu Mythos, etc), then put them in a city in your country of choice. [i]Backstory[/i] should be in italics, and [b][u]location[/u][/b] should be underlined and bolded. After that, you will eventually receive an event post. Following its completion, you will receive an invitation to the group of your choice. [b][u]Master Administrator List:[/u][/b] -HickoryHamMike.