Post by Elesin on Nov 16, 2006 23:14:06 GMT
It is 2025, and life is cheap in Retter City. Built in 2010 to house millions of people made homeless by the destruction of several cities during the last major war, Retter was meant to be heaven.
Nothing could be further from the truth. Unemployment, corrupt policemen, prostitution and graffiti are everyday.
It's something closer to hell.
Many things have been blamed for the social collapse of the city - the poor housing, the incompetent and hugely corrupt police force, the fact the government just doesn't care about anyone there.
Now, it's ruled largely by either bureaucrats backed up by heavily armed policemen in the more upperclass areas, or corrupt cops and the Mafia or other Gangs in the sprawling "Poor Sectors".
The "Fence" didn't help. In an attempt to stop drugs, weapons, graf gangs and anything else penetrating the more 'civilised' areas, a large, barbed-wire topped wall was built, complete with spotlight towers and checkpoints at the entry points. It doesn't stop it very well - the guards are partial to money and...other offers of payment.
Subway cars travel from side to side, and inside each side, most of the cars completely covered in head to foot spraypainted murals, and anyone who can get their name on them is up for some easy reputation.
Protest is one way for the people to vent their furies at the place that was meant to be their saviour. Graffiti is incredibly rife, any wall a viable target for the many writers and graf gangs, and anyone getting up in the sweet spots rife in the "New Retter" on the other side of the Fence is liable to earn immediate Legend Status. Anyone found by the few intensely trained and heavily armoured riot police with a spraycan is a target for the cells, and a beating.
Daily police crackdowns and raids are common place, sometimes to actually attempt to lessen the spiralling crime and drugs problem, and more often just to make an example out of the populace.
The news shows daily reports of "Graf writer killed in raid" and similar headlines, but those who watch it care little, either having to live with it everyday, or not have to worry as it happens on the other side of the Fence.
So welcome to Retter. Grab your spray, or whatever else. Otherwise it's liable to get stolen. And don't lean on that wall, it's wet.
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This is a mature RPG, for quite experienced roleplayers who know how to do Area-Based roleplaying. But anyone is welcome, we're happy to teach any skills not known.
So why haven't you joined yet?
-Finn[/i]
Nothing could be further from the truth. Unemployment, corrupt policemen, prostitution and graffiti are everyday.
It's something closer to hell.
Many things have been blamed for the social collapse of the city - the poor housing, the incompetent and hugely corrupt police force, the fact the government just doesn't care about anyone there.
Now, it's ruled largely by either bureaucrats backed up by heavily armed policemen in the more upperclass areas, or corrupt cops and the Mafia or other Gangs in the sprawling "Poor Sectors".
The "Fence" didn't help. In an attempt to stop drugs, weapons, graf gangs and anything else penetrating the more 'civilised' areas, a large, barbed-wire topped wall was built, complete with spotlight towers and checkpoints at the entry points. It doesn't stop it very well - the guards are partial to money and...other offers of payment.
Subway cars travel from side to side, and inside each side, most of the cars completely covered in head to foot spraypainted murals, and anyone who can get their name on them is up for some easy reputation.
Protest is one way for the people to vent their furies at the place that was meant to be their saviour. Graffiti is incredibly rife, any wall a viable target for the many writers and graf gangs, and anyone getting up in the sweet spots rife in the "New Retter" on the other side of the Fence is liable to earn immediate Legend Status. Anyone found by the few intensely trained and heavily armoured riot police with a spraycan is a target for the cells, and a beating.
Daily police crackdowns and raids are common place, sometimes to actually attempt to lessen the spiralling crime and drugs problem, and more often just to make an example out of the populace.
The news shows daily reports of "Graf writer killed in raid" and similar headlines, but those who watch it care little, either having to live with it everyday, or not have to worry as it happens on the other side of the Fence.
So welcome to Retter. Grab your spray, or whatever else. Otherwise it's liable to get stolen. And don't lean on that wall, it's wet.
_______________________________________________
This is a mature RPG, for quite experienced roleplayers who know how to do Area-Based roleplaying. But anyone is welcome, we're happy to teach any skills not known.
So why haven't you joined yet?
-Finn[/i]
