Pelagium Station
Palagium Station, the largest transit hub in the world. Airport, seaport, dry-dock, road stop, airships, motorcycle clubs all reside in and around what could be described as a large palace of modern architecture, with races from all around the world stopping here at least once in their lives; whether it be passing through, or remaining there for good.
You remember growing up in the housing projects of Pelagium, a large scale city that is built upon the large dome-like roof of the hub. Remembering how the clock-tower that started in the middle of the hub, piercing the roof so the residents on it could tell what time it is, you remember its low-humming chime that meant it was time for school or that you're parents were on their way home.
You also remember having "The Dream", everyone has it at one point, its like the puberty of Pelagium. The Dream is to finally leave Pelagium and finally see that huge world that you hear stories of, most end up succeeding in this ambitious endeavor at some point in their lives. But you however aren't so lucky. The Government has recently passed a new law, restricting those of birth in Pelagium to not leave the hub; unless they have a important reason to leave Pelagium... or a considerable amount of cash.
Unlucky for you, you have no such funds. But you might've found a solution, your father and/or mother have given you the old business, as they're are at retirement age but you aren't.
The World/Setting
The World: The World is just that: The World. It has continents, places, people, and things to discover throughout it and it probably has an actual name. But since your education was very limited about the world and it's histories outside of Pelagium, you really have no idea what its name is or even what it looks like. You have asked the travelers, but their responses and how it was formed are all different.
Continents:
-Patillbia: From what you've heard: It's a very large continent that takes up both the northern and western parts of The World. You've heard the stories of the beautiful and lush jungles that blanket the land mass like it was a blanket of green. But recently those stories have changed as you grew older, now you've heard of a deadly plague that have transformed the inhabitants there into the skeletal-men you see walking around the station now; and the jungles there have decayed into a purple mess of miasma and dry seasons.
-Golitian: From what you've heard: Is a large Pangaea that takes up the western and southern areas of The World. With it being a large rocky mountain area that has been turned into a gargantuan urban-sprawl, with smog constantly clouding the skies and the air quality getting worse with each passing day the people there have had to modify themselves in order to breathe the atmosphere. This is also where The Government rules.
-Pelagium: Is where you live (it shares the same name with the Station), while you don't know much about the continent other then from what you've seen when you visited the top of the clock tower. You know that the Pelagium is surrounded by water and has little to no villages outside your domain, it has rolling tan hills of wheat with the occasional tree sitting isolated from the world. Or the forests that patch the far southern corners of your homeland.
Races:
-Humans: They (like in all great fiction) are the bread and butter of this world, they are common, and come in all sorts of variations and colors.
-Bonemorrows: They are humans that have been stricken with a genetic mutation that originated from the plague that struck their land. They aren't contagious from what scientists have said, but they are still out cast from society. From what you've read in reports and the news, is that they aren't actually just a skeleton. Their muscles, organs, eyes, veins, etc... have just become transparent from their mutation. You're not sure if you believe that though.
-Automatons: They hail from the urban lands of Golitian. Due to the amount of pollution they have to deal they've modified themselves to look, feel, act, and adapt more like a machine that appears human. You can see the metal cogs that grind so they can move through their pale skin, you can hear the mechanical pumps that now pump blood into them instead of their heart, the metallic grind of something every-time their lungs expand or deflate. Needless to say they both sound and look cool, but something about them just feels uncanny. It might be the eyes.
Technology: Its a very contemporary modern day Earth-type of place. Technology is advanced. But not laser guns and advanced space travel, type of advanced.
Culture: Modern electronic-house and jazz is popular. And most of the culture has adapted that "modernist" urban artist appeal, due to the amount of urbanization The World has come under in recent years.
Music I'll Normally Be Posting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jk3Be_qN3k
All about shops and stores!
Examples of stores:
Convenience: You serve the people what they need, greasy foods that will destroy their digestive systems, diabetes inducing candies, snacks, fizzy drinks, and brain-freezing liquified ice drinks. Along with pumping gas if you decide to take that route.
Can Upgrade Into: Department Store, Pharmacy, Department/Pharmaceutical Chain, or Rest Station
Starts As: Corner Store, Mom&Pop Store, Gas Station, Drug Store, or Liquor Shop
Culinary: You serve people food, any kinda food of your choosing.
Can Upgrade Into: Restaurant Chain, Famous Restaurant, 5-Star Restaurant, Culinary School
Starts As: Chinese Restaurant, Buffet Place, Hole-In-The-Wall Place
You can do anything you want, if you want to sell records you can, if you wanna run a jazz club you can, an arcade? Sure. Noodle Shop, bet yer' ass you can.
Actions that can be done in them/Explained Rules
REMEMBER TO PUT YOUR ACTIONS IN BOLD!
Time: Your store will run on a strict and government regulated clock, you'll receive a schedule in the mail (start of the RP) of when you're allowed to prepare, allowed to open, and when you have to close up for the night. And each hour equates to 1 action.
Example: [Your schedule lets you prepare your store from 3AM-5AM. So you are allowed 2 actions, within these actions you can do whatever you need to do to prepare.]
Types of actions (EXAMPLES):
Cleaning: Yes, I know. Cleaning fucking sucks, but you're going to have to do a lot of it depending on what type of store you're going to be running. The more customers you have the more you'll have to clean and straighten up. Especially if you're running food shop.
Preparing: Preparing your store can mean a number of things. If you're selling anything, you want it to look nice, so you can straighten up the displays and rearrange things to make the store look better. But if you're making food, then preparing normally means you're preparing food and getting your stoves/grills/ovens warmed up and your utensils ready.
Selling: You man one of the cash registers and sell your goods.
Staffing:
This is where things get interesting, you can hire and fire both NPCs and PLAYERS to work at your store. NPCs and Players will be able to ask for their starting wage, the minimum wage (that the game begins with) is @4.50 (the at-symbol will be the currency symbol) that change over the course of the game depending on how the economy goes.
THE RULES (IC)
1. By Order of The Government Subsection C: You will not harm or murder another living creature, unless authorized or in self defence.
2. By Order of The Government Subsection A: You WILL NOT COMMIT THEFT OF ANY KIND
3. By Order of The Government Subsection D: You will pay your bills on the date permitted or face punishment
THE RULES (OOC)
1. Don't godmod... ever.
2. Try and keep your posts moderate when in the "off" hours of the RP, the "off" hours will be for you to explore the station and chat with other players or do actions that may or may not be work related.
3. Secret actions are allowed, PM me if you wish to do something against another player or if you're working on a secret project
4. Keep in mind that action and violence won't be a big part of the RP, use your wits and if you're confronted with combat try to talk your way out of a fight. Don't try to pick fights, you will die fast in this RP if you try to "cowboy it". (I use a D6 to calculate if you die, Red Rivers style)
5. The RP might get stressful, keep this in mind before and during the RP. The whole point of the RP is to make you feel like the character you're playing as. Things might get unfair when The Government starts pulling out laws out of nowhere. (you can vote against them, but you might not always win)
6. You can work for other players if you so desire, even when you own a business. But remember the dictate how much you'll get paid before starting the job. So don't bitch if they just pay you the minimum amount.
7. You can also buy things from other players, things like food, records, furniture, apartments, houses, etc... if there's a business that a player is running you can use it.
8. That being said, don't mark up your prices because you know another player will be buying from you.
9. Like Furaotic said, don't make me need to add more rules
Character Sheet:
Name: [Be as creative as you want, it doesn't have to be a traditional name]
Age: [20+]
Gender:
Race: [Human/Bonemarrow/Automaton]
Appearance:
[hr]
Current Living Space: [Parent's House] <-- Don't change this
Money: @30,000
Inventory: {KeyRing} {Wallet} {Smart Phone} (add anything you wish to start with)
[hr]
Business Type: [What kinda business or store you wanna run?]
Store Type: [Keep it low level, like corner store, small shop, carts, etc...]
Store Security: [NONE] <-- [Or you can have a gun, but that'll subtract @5,000 from your starting funds]
Store Income: ??? [Not yet determined, roll will dictate this]
Store Popularity: Unknown [It'll grow the more satisfied costumers you have]
[hr]
Skills: [Limit is five, they may or may not contribute to what you can do]
Traits: [RP stuff, some good, some negative]
Afflictions: [LEAVE THIS BLANK UNLESS YOU WANT TO START OUT SICK]
Backstory: [Fill this out with whatever you like, just remember you've only lived in Pelagium. Your grandparents or parents can tell you stories of where they came from if you wish. The lore is going to be flimsy for a long while.]