GuyYouMetOnline Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 [color=darkslategray][i]"You wanted to see me, sir?" Keith asked as he entered the room.[/i][/color] [color=#2f4f4f][i]"Indeed I did, Keith," Commander Branit replied. He motioned towards the chairs in front of his desk. "Take a seat, please."[/i][/color] [color=#2f4f4f][i]Keith sat down in the indicated chair, facing Branit. Branit indicated a folder, stuffed full of papers, that was sitting on his desk. "I've thuroughly examined the report," he said. "Is there anything you'd like to add to it?"[/i][/color] [color=#2f4f4f][i]"No, sir," Keith replied. "I put the report together myself, and I had several others check it out before givng it to you. Nothing was left out."[/i][/color] [color=#2f4f4f][i]"That's good to hear. Now, I'm sure you're aware of the difficulties this situation presents us with."[/i][/color] [color=#2f4f4f][i]Keith nodded. "That's correct, sir."[/i][/color] [color=#2f4f4f][i]"Good. All right, let's get straight to the point. Keith, you've been involved in this whole thing from the beginning, much longer than I've known about it. So I'm assuming there are some very good reasons for your... unusual recommendation. I'd like to hear them."[/i][/color] [color=#2f4f4f][i]"I thought that's what you wanted," Keith replied. "Some of my team had a hard time figuring it out, too. It does sound crazy, I'll admit. But it's actually very doable, and it's so damn crazy that nobody else will even consider the possibility that there's anything going on."[/i][/color] [color=#2f4f4f][i]"I have to agree with you there," Branit said. "Anyways, let's move on. First, please tell me just how you came up with it."[/i][/color] [color=#2f4f4f][i]"Yes, sir," Keith replied. "The first step was when I..."[/i][/color] [color=teal][i]The technology has existed for quite some time now, but it became public knowledge in the year 2047, just five years ago. Some people were surprised by the announcement, but most had been expecting it for some time. The announcement was made by the U.S. millitary, which revealed that it had developed true virtual reality. This technology had been used by the millitary for things such as training exercises. Now, the technology was being released into the commercial market.[/i][/color] [color=#008080][i]Although the millitary never officially sain anything about the reason for this, the reason was no secret. The millitary was charging companies for access to the technology. They'd released the technology as a means of aquiring additional funding. And since the millitary's VR technology was more advance than the VR tech that was publicly released, nobody considered the release to be a significant security risk.[/i][/color] [color=#008080][i]Along with the announcement of the technology, several noted software companies announced VR software that was in development. In particular, one company took the lead. Trancendent Software, though a public company, often did work for the millitary. As such, they'd had access to VR technology for longer than any other company. Their program, called [/i]Crossover[i], was nearing completion when VR technology was revealed. [/i]Crossover[i] was released almost exactly one year later, and it was huge.[/i][/color] [color=#008080]Crossover[i] was similar in many ways to pre-VR MMORPGs. In fact, it was a logical step up, and a direction that nobody was surprised to see the genre head in.[/i] Crossover[i] offered players an entire virtual world to explore. It was your typical fantasy world: medieval setting, magic, dragons, etc. But nobody complained about this, because VR made the tried-and-true setting into a fresh and exciting experience.[/i][/color] [color=#008080]Crossover[i] players could choose what they wanted to do in the game. They could choose anything. A player could be a farmer, a blacksmith, a gladiator, a mercenary, a horse trainer, anything. If it existed in the game's world, a player could do it. The variety was extremely far above anything that came before Crossover.[/i][/color] [color=#008080][i]There was yet another feature of[/i] Crossover [i]that everyone talked about. [/i]Crossover [i]featured a system called "Identity Establishment". Players' actions were continually recorded by the game, which used this data to manipulate their in-game selves, or avatars, when they weren't playing the game. Basically, the system kept a player's character in action even when the player wasn't in the game.[/i][/color] [color=#008080]Crossover[i] is still extremely popular even now, four years after its initial release. New players continue to enter the game, while veteren players kept coming back, as it seemed impossible to run out of things to do in the game. Though no similar games have yet been released, it's clear that [/i]Crossover[i] has set a new standard.[/i][/color] [color=black]I seem to be on a VR kick these days. [i]Intersection[/i] is my latest RPG, and it's about a virtual reality game called [i]Crossover[/i]. [i]Crossover[/i] was introduced above, and the Underground thread ([url="http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?p=748040#post748040 More sharing options... Imp Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 [quote]Originally posted by [b]Takuya[/b] [i]Transportation animals are used solely for transportation, so it would be pointless for them to have special powers. Some can fly (these ones are more expensive than land-bound ones)[/i][/quote] ^^There goes my raven... '-_- And there goes my second character, since she's only 10 years old--and her maturity level is at the most that of a 14-year old. But it would have been nice because she's Lilice's daughter... Now I will use a character that I last RP'd in a Harry Potter RPG... XD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [color=purple][u]Name:[/u] Lilice Adouine [u]Age:[/u] 31, and she's been a Crossover player for four years (ever since it first came out) [u]Gender:[/u] Female [u]Appearance:[/u] Lilice is 5'2" tall. She has light tan-coloured skin, wavy red hair that is partially up in the back, and deep amber eyes. In the real world she wears a shirt with flowing sleeves and colours of sunset, a long skirt of blue with hints of flowers, and black boots underneath that. In Crossover, she'd usually wear the same thing with the possible addition of a black traveling cloak on top. She also wears a golden ring with a wavy line going around it, slightly tarnished from frequent use, on her right index finger. [u]Job:[/u] Mercenary [u]Abilities:[/u] Lilice is kind of a mixed mage. She doesn't have many weapons nor very much physical strength, but luckily she does have quite a bit of skill with magic. Ironically, she specializes in both white and black magic. Most of the magic she uses involves either healing, protection, or special enchantments (especially "curses", or just those that cause demise), but you'll rarely find an energy blast or something like that in her book. Occasionally you will find mild elemental spells though, especially those of fire. Oh, and she can't use any of these abilities without the ring she wears, as that ring has been infused with magical energies over time... [u]Sample:[/u] Lilice was standing on the edge of the town, pausing a moment to think about what the chubby old boss had said to her just a few minutes ago. [i]Right,[/i] Lilice remembered. [i]Criminal Leslin Drake wandering off somewhere. Believed to be an excellent archer and agile runner. Physically he outperforms me, but there are other forces in this world... And I do love it when Barry gives me these fun assignments--the bounty-hunting ones especially are fun.[/i] A memory crept into Lilice's mind--one of a similar assignment she had a few months ago--but still Lilice tried her best to gently lift this out of her mind as well as anything else that might be there. She tried to clear out a song that was in her head as well, but past experience told her that was nigh impossible, and it was a pleasant, relaxing song anyway, one a local musician had played a few days past. Anyways, Lilice stood there with her right hand over her heart almost as if praying, but instead in a sort of stand-up meditation. But whatever it was, it was short, as within a little less than a minute Lilice opened her eyes again and looked to the woods ahead. In those woods, the trees were still burnt by an angry fire mage that had set fire to them a few days ago. Yet the dismal sight did not bother Lilice; in fact, hardly anything did, except this nagging voice at the back of her mind worrying about death. Such a thought she would usually not fiercely ban, but rather acknowledge its presence and release it. After a few minutes of wandering through the woods (navigating was fairly easy, as Lilice had been through these woods many times before), Lilice found what she was looking for: a large, gumdrop-shaped rock in a clearing in the trees. Around its smooth surface was a neat spiral of little projections that looked much like steps. And steps they were, for Lilice started to climb these on the way to the top of the rock. About a year ago, she had actually used a mix of her own magic to create these "steps", because she came to this rock often. Anyways, when she reached the top of the rock, she was welcomed by a view of the lands surrounding the woods--a few towns off to the east, including the one she came from--mountains far to the north, glimpses of a desert to the south, and a vast forest and another town to the west. Lilice often came to this rock for inspiration, but especially for direction. She was a woman who often looked for the spiritual meanings behind things, and the magical energies in the world--and so she found with this place, however virtual it was. Anyways, now that Lilice was standing atop the rock, she again tried to focus on the energies gathered around, especially in the wind in this case. Wind was often the element associated with inspiration or messages in general, so here it was. But unfortunately, a gust of wind can only blow through a clear sky. Lilice's mind was forming an exception: a few troublesome thoughts hovered like black holes absorbing the dancing leaves of inspiration on the wind. [i]Kiki, last week may have been the last time I will ever see you in this form...[/i] It was the same voice that had provided the worrying a few moments before. Kiki was Lilice's daughter, and the only person in the real world Lilice really missed occasionally. She would have brought Kiki into Crossover with her, but she was too young--only fourteen years old, and the minimum age requirement was sixteen. But, Lilice thought, in two years that would be able to happen, and she did look forward to it... [i]If there are two years,[/i] said that worrying voice again. It was really getting distracting. [i]Omens of death, why do you call to me?[/i] Lilice said to herself. Then she spoke aloud. "No matter what happens, my soul shall always rest with fate." There was a slight tone of panic in her voice, but nevertheless it was almost as calm as it was when she usually said this. Then she descended the rock, not following the steps but rather sliding down its smooth slopes. Around an hour later, Lilice emerged from the woods, quite tired from all the walking. In fact, she must have taken at least five breaks along the way out. But that didn't matter now. A short stretch of grassy plains was in front of her, and in the distance was the western town she had seen from the rock. It was Knaveswood, a town that Lilice had visited quite frequently on her travels. This was just as well, as west was the intuited direction she got from the rock--though at this point she wasn't fully certain her prediction was right. Anyways, the plains and the town were not all that was ahead; directly in front of her was a narrow road, which was currently empty. After a few moments Lilice decided to make her way towards the road, which she would cross. But right when she took her first step, everything went black...[/color] Some notes: 1. Even if Kiki (Lilice's daughter) doesn't appear in Crossover, she might appear in the Real World... if and when Lilice returns there. 2. When the RPG starts, I'll leave off from where my RPG sample ends. 3. I find that rings are often great substitutes for wands and such when working magic... The whole ring thing was taken from a similar "magic ring" I have myself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Create an account or sign in to comment You need to be a member in order to leave a comment Create an account Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy! Register a new account Sign in Already have an account? Sign in here. Sign In Now Share More sharing options... Followers 0
Imp Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 [quote]Originally posted by [b]Takuya[/b] [i]Transportation animals are used solely for transportation, so it would be pointless for them to have special powers. Some can fly (these ones are more expensive than land-bound ones)[/i][/quote] ^^There goes my raven... '-_- And there goes my second character, since she's only 10 years old--and her maturity level is at the most that of a 14-year old. But it would have been nice because she's Lilice's daughter... Now I will use a character that I last RP'd in a Harry Potter RPG... XD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [color=purple][u]Name:[/u] Lilice Adouine [u]Age:[/u] 31, and she's been a Crossover player for four years (ever since it first came out) [u]Gender:[/u] Female [u]Appearance:[/u] Lilice is 5'2" tall. She has light tan-coloured skin, wavy red hair that is partially up in the back, and deep amber eyes. In the real world she wears a shirt with flowing sleeves and colours of sunset, a long skirt of blue with hints of flowers, and black boots underneath that. In Crossover, she'd usually wear the same thing with the possible addition of a black traveling cloak on top. She also wears a golden ring with a wavy line going around it, slightly tarnished from frequent use, on her right index finger. [u]Job:[/u] Mercenary [u]Abilities:[/u] Lilice is kind of a mixed mage. She doesn't have many weapons nor very much physical strength, but luckily she does have quite a bit of skill with magic. Ironically, she specializes in both white and black magic. Most of the magic she uses involves either healing, protection, or special enchantments (especially "curses", or just those that cause demise), but you'll rarely find an energy blast or something like that in her book. Occasionally you will find mild elemental spells though, especially those of fire. Oh, and she can't use any of these abilities without the ring she wears, as that ring has been infused with magical energies over time... [u]Sample:[/u] Lilice was standing on the edge of the town, pausing a moment to think about what the chubby old boss had said to her just a few minutes ago. [i]Right,[/i] Lilice remembered. [i]Criminal Leslin Drake wandering off somewhere. Believed to be an excellent archer and agile runner. Physically he outperforms me, but there are other forces in this world... And I do love it when Barry gives me these fun assignments--the bounty-hunting ones especially are fun.[/i] A memory crept into Lilice's mind--one of a similar assignment she had a few months ago--but still Lilice tried her best to gently lift this out of her mind as well as anything else that might be there. She tried to clear out a song that was in her head as well, but past experience told her that was nigh impossible, and it was a pleasant, relaxing song anyway, one a local musician had played a few days past. Anyways, Lilice stood there with her right hand over her heart almost as if praying, but instead in a sort of stand-up meditation. But whatever it was, it was short, as within a little less than a minute Lilice opened her eyes again and looked to the woods ahead. In those woods, the trees were still burnt by an angry fire mage that had set fire to them a few days ago. Yet the dismal sight did not bother Lilice; in fact, hardly anything did, except this nagging voice at the back of her mind worrying about death. Such a thought she would usually not fiercely ban, but rather acknowledge its presence and release it. After a few minutes of wandering through the woods (navigating was fairly easy, as Lilice had been through these woods many times before), Lilice found what she was looking for: a large, gumdrop-shaped rock in a clearing in the trees. Around its smooth surface was a neat spiral of little projections that looked much like steps. And steps they were, for Lilice started to climb these on the way to the top of the rock. About a year ago, she had actually used a mix of her own magic to create these "steps", because she came to this rock often. Anyways, when she reached the top of the rock, she was welcomed by a view of the lands surrounding the woods--a few towns off to the east, including the one she came from--mountains far to the north, glimpses of a desert to the south, and a vast forest and another town to the west. Lilice often came to this rock for inspiration, but especially for direction. She was a woman who often looked for the spiritual meanings behind things, and the magical energies in the world--and so she found with this place, however virtual it was. Anyways, now that Lilice was standing atop the rock, she again tried to focus on the energies gathered around, especially in the wind in this case. Wind was often the element associated with inspiration or messages in general, so here it was. But unfortunately, a gust of wind can only blow through a clear sky. Lilice's mind was forming an exception: a few troublesome thoughts hovered like black holes absorbing the dancing leaves of inspiration on the wind. [i]Kiki, last week may have been the last time I will ever see you in this form...[/i] It was the same voice that had provided the worrying a few moments before. Kiki was Lilice's daughter, and the only person in the real world Lilice really missed occasionally. She would have brought Kiki into Crossover with her, but she was too young--only fourteen years old, and the minimum age requirement was sixteen. But, Lilice thought, in two years that would be able to happen, and she did look forward to it... [i]If there are two years,[/i] said that worrying voice again. It was really getting distracting. [i]Omens of death, why do you call to me?[/i] Lilice said to herself. Then she spoke aloud. "No matter what happens, my soul shall always rest with fate." There was a slight tone of panic in her voice, but nevertheless it was almost as calm as it was when she usually said this. Then she descended the rock, not following the steps but rather sliding down its smooth slopes. Around an hour later, Lilice emerged from the woods, quite tired from all the walking. In fact, she must have taken at least five breaks along the way out. But that didn't matter now. A short stretch of grassy plains was in front of her, and in the distance was the western town she had seen from the rock. It was Knaveswood, a town that Lilice had visited quite frequently on her travels. This was just as well, as west was the intuited direction she got from the rock--though at this point she wasn't fully certain her prediction was right. Anyways, the plains and the town were not all that was ahead; directly in front of her was a narrow road, which was currently empty. After a few moments Lilice decided to make her way towards the road, which she would cross. But right when she took her first step, everything went black...[/color] Some notes: 1. Even if Kiki (Lilice's daughter) doesn't appear in Crossover, she might appear in the Real World... if and when Lilice returns there. 2. When the RPG starts, I'll leave off from where my RPG sample ends. 3. I find that rings are often great substitutes for wands and such when working magic... The whole ring thing was taken from a similar "magic ring" I have myself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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