The Year is 1991. On Earth, The End of History is Upon the World, and now, there is peace… relatively, with the United States being the sole superpower of the world, where their policy shapes the world almost uncontested, as no nation is strong enough to contend them, yet.
The thing with peace is that it's really hard to keep, and even then, it's only temporary compared to the past.
But the world is now teetering on the edge of a grand design that no one can understand. Hell, no one has ever seen it before.
Because it is the End of history indeed… But the end is always the start of a beginning.
In Space; Mankind will soon reach the stars, and he should be prepared for something desperate and terrible beyond it.
For they will die if they are not strong enough.
And in the computer landscape of mankind's creations, there is another beginning as the world evolves and is reborn into a world we cannot comprehend or even understand.
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In the Role of Hero, Villain, Adventurer and Agent. Thousands of people work the quiet and mundane existence of living, as they realize ever slowly that the world they are in are about to change.
[]The Stargate Program: In 1927 a scientist team in Giza discovered a large circular disk of unknown origin, but it was not made by human hands. Even since then, Eygiptoligists, linguistics experts, and other scientists have been trying to decipher the symbols and try to activate this possibly world-changing machine. There is nothing else to say, except try to discover the secrets and try and use it for the benefit of mankind.
King: Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) George S. Hammond
Mission Statement: CODEWORD STARGATE: To decipher the Stargate, get it up and running, and Learn its secrets.
The Stargate Program was in many ways a safe place to be when your career hit a wall, Since its discovery in 1927, it has baffled the thousands of scientists, engineers, and specialists that have overseen its lengthy stay in the care of the United States Airforce, from the great architects who built the organization to the test pilots that flew through, none could comprehend the mystery afoot.
Hammond had been sent here after Panama, to a quiet desk job of watching the weather and overseeing various other minor tasks. Still, the Stargate had become like many other commanders of the complex, a maddening mark.
It was his White Whale, and as such he has taken it upon himself to study the damn thing as long and as safely as physically possible to get some manner of good from the damn thing before he retires.
COMMAND: Cheyanne Mountian Complex, Colorado.
[]XCOM (Extinction Command): In 1989, Mankind discovered an Unidentified Flying Object in Earth's atmosphere, giving us final conclusive proof that Mankind was not alone in this universe. The first contact did not go well, and the intentions of the Aliens were clear. They were hostile. Thankfully, Soviet Coverups and American Bombings made it look like something else entirely. But now, the world needs to prepare for what is to come. In a joint and spectacularly unanimous vote by the United Nations, and the security council. They have provided funding, equipment, and resources for a special task force meant to counter extraterrestrial invasions from Beyond Earth. XCOM. Extinction Command. Mankind's first, and possibly, last, line of defense.
King: Name [Classified] known to the World as: The Commander! (Get to create your commander)
Rule:
To Protect Earth and all the nations of it, from extraterrestrial threats from beyond the solar system.
[]The Wild Bunch (Digimon): In 1984, a group of computer scientists and Hakers from Stanford University, during a summer in Palo Alto, known as "The Wild Bunch" decided to experiment on artificial intelligence. It was deemed a failure, but in a series of unlikely events, they left it running, with one using designs from their son, to create monsters that have the ability to Evolve. And it continued running. But there were few tangible results, the group was disbanded, and the ideas for something called Digimon were sold to Namco Bandi so that the Americans in the group could pay off their student loans. But the simulation and world they created, despite being turned off, was still running in the background of the evergrowing ARPANET and Internet. Continuing until the dawn of a new year… it made contact. Digital monsters from another world beginning to appear on computer screens of military and personal computers. Life has been created, and now we have to discover what exactly has been done.
King: Janyu Wong
Rule: The Japanese Ministry of Defense, along with every other major defense and intelligence agency on the planet, have… for lack of a better word, taking you from your home, and have given you a situation that would be impossible to ignore.
The Digimon that Roy and all your friends created back when in college were alive, are currently creating a world beyond anyone can possibly imagine, quicker than anyone could even imagine. The Digital world as they were calling it was developing more monsters and it was growing out of control.
And soon it would break the Digital barrier that was created by someone (no one knew what or how it was created) to keep earth safe.
That was… comforting.
Lands: an Apartment in Tokyo. Various university campuses are connected by Telephone, video conferencing, and Email.
AN: Before you ask, yes this was created in a haze, and with help, with at least three turns and actions all planned out for each of them.
And when I say in the 90's I mean things will start in the 90's and continue to create... problems for you to solve.
Metal Gears? Yep.
Sailor Moon, you bet ya?
Are aliens from all sorts of fiction coming to wreck our shit?
Civilian: You are just a regular civilian, a person who should not be anywhere near a combat situation. (Martial stat locked at 1)
Computer Programer (Genius): To some, you are just a programmer, and they do not understand the wizardry that you can do. You were among the people who made the Digimon in the first place after all. (+5 to Learning)
Family Person: Above all else you are doing this for your family, and you will stop at nothing to be with them if you can help it. (+10 to all rolls involving your family)
Ancient Chinese Secret: Your father always said that one must look underneath the underneath when it comes to getting what you want. You still don't know what that means, but as your children grow older, you seem to be thinking that helping them, by not helping them is a thing you should try. (+2 to Intrigue. Special actions will become available among your family in the future)
Mitsuo Yamaki
Age: 20
Diplomacy: 9-1+1=9
Martial: 3+1=4
Stewardship: 4+1=5
Intrigue: 6+1+1=8
Learning: 9+3+1=13
Occult: (Locked)
Traits:
Cynical: You've never been trusting or willing to trust a great deal. (-1 Diplomacy, +1 Intrigue)
Computer Programer (Talented): To some, you are just a programmer, and you are considered a fine programmer. (+3 to Learning)
Minder: You are Junyu's minder and an agent to keep him in line and keep him on task. As well as do what is necessary to be done. (+10 to intrigue rolls when working with Junyu, +1 all stats)
[X]The Wild Bunch (Digimon): In 1984, a group of computer scientists and Hakers from Stanford University, during a summer in Palo Alto, known as "The Wild Bunch" decided to experiment on artificial intelligence. It was deemed a failure, but in a series of unlikely events, they left it running, with one using designs from their son, to create monsters that have the ability to Evolve. And it continued running. But there were few tangible results, the group was disbanded, and the ideas for something called Digimon were sold to Namco Bandi so that the Americans in the group could pay off their student loans. But the simulation and world they created, despite being turned off, was still running in the background of the evergrowing ARPANET and Internet. Continuing until the dawn of a new year… it made contact. Digital monsters from another world beginning to appear on computer screens of military and personal computers. Life has been created, and now we have to discover what exactly has been done.
[X]The Wild Bunch (Digimon): In 1984, a group of computer scientists and Hakers from Stanford University, during a summer in Palo Alto, known as "The Wild Bunch" decided to experiment on artificial intelligence. It was deemed a failure, but in a series of unlikely events, they left it running, with one using designs from their son, to create monsters that have the ability to Evolve. And it continued running. But there were few tangible results, the group was disbanded, and the ideas for something called Digimon were sold to Namco Bandi so that the Americans in the group could pay off their student loans. But the simulation and world they created, despite being turned off, was still running in the background of the evergrowing ARPANET and Internet. Continuing until the dawn of a new year… it made contact. Digital monsters from another world beginning to appear on computer screens of military and personal computers. Life has been created, and now we have to discover what exactly has been done.
Something is missing from the end of this sentence.
[X]XCOM (Extinction Command)
Really hoping that some of the fan-made classes from XCOM 2 are in this.
Also curious as to whether or not any of the Terra Invicta factions are in this. If they are, then XCOM is definitely who I want to be playing as when we meet them, and if not, eh, XCOM is still fun.
Also curious as to whether or not any of the Terra Invicta factions are in this. If they are, then XCOM is definitely who I want to be playing as when we meet them, and if not, eh, XCOM is still fun.
[X]The Wild Bunch (Digimon): In 1984, a group of computer scientists and Hakers from Stanford University, during a summer in Palo Alto, known as "The Wild Bunch" decided to experiment on artificial intelligence. It was deemed a failure, but in a series of unlikely events, they left it running, with one using designs from their son, to create monsters that have the ability to Evolve. And it continued running. But there were few tangible results, the group was disbanded, and the ideas for something called Digimon were sold to Namco Bandi so that the Americans in the group could pay off their student loans. But the simulation and world they created, despite being turned off, was still running in the background of the evergrowing ARPANET and Internet. Continuing until the dawn of a new year… it made contact. Digital monsters from another world beginning to appear on computer screens of military and personal computers. Life has been created, and now we have to discover what exactly has been done.
For the safety of all that we hold dear, as the world is going to change until its unrecognizable, normality and peace becoming dreams so distant that some future generations may even never learn what it was like to have a calm day without an alien, demon, supervillain, or whatever else is out there potentially harming them
We will stand proud against the growing tide of chaos, throw a digital dinosaur made of too many guns at it
And then watch with popcorn
you know the funny thing was, I made like four more options, including Patlabor, and Sailor moon, but I didn't want things to get overpowered and formulaic.
nor did I want it to become a sailor moon or design quest.