Where information travels across the datamesh faster than the blink of an eye, something has to keep it running, something has to help interaction with the vast mass of software. Where the wetware of life's physical bodies is cheap, where injury through accident and malice is all too commonplace, something has to step in to … Continue reading H is for: Hardware
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F is for: the Five Dragons
The Five Dragons are five of the biggest and oldest Megacorps in existence, and each has a large presence in the Incorporated Islands of the Pacific Commonwealth. From cybernetic implants to home security security, from groceries to banking, from heavy manufacturing to global communications, the Five Dragons have a controlling stake in most areas outside of government … Continue reading F is for: the Five Dragons
E is for: EVE
For all the sanctions placed on AI research by the UN and the Bureaucracy, the IICP government makes use of an ever-evolving program codenamed EVE. Whilst in most senses not a true AI, the program, or series of programs, that makes up EVE is filled with learning algorithms, and over the last year or so … Continue reading E is for: EVE
D is for: Datawarfare
"He who controls the spice controls the universe." In a fully mesh-networked world, where huge amounts of data traverses massive networks every data, whoever controls that information has all kinds of power. And that's where the trouble starts. With so much information, knowledge and understanding of data control and handling is an important resource. From … Continue reading D is for: Datawarfare
C is for: the Church of the Machine
The Church of the Machine is the living embodiment of the term deus ex machina. They believe in the near future birth of an AI so powerful, it renders current reality moot, and heralds the start of a new age. Whilst plenty of people believe in an impending Singularity event, the Church does all it can to … Continue reading C is for: the Church of the Machine
B is for: Bureaucracy
You may have noticed that my plan to run updates throughout March hasn't gotten off to the best start. It's been a busy couple of weeks, but I'm getting back into it. Normal service resumes now! The Bureaucracy is the official government system for the islands of the Incorporated Islands of the Pacific Commonwealth, … Continue reading B is for: Bureaucracy
A – Z March: Cyberpunk
A while ago I put together a cyberpunk setting to run in FATE, but I never really explored it beyond a couple of games. But I still have all the ideas in my head. So, for the month of March, I'm going to try and run a post every day detailing one thing about … Continue reading A – Z March: Cyberpunk
More Space Viking Nonsense
Well, I've bought myself a cheap USB keyboard and I can actually write these posts easily again!, so I've started pulling the various strands together, and tried to collate something that could actually play. The biggest issue that I currently have is that I'm really enjoying the setting and how it's forming, and whilst I have some … Continue reading More Space Viking Nonsense
Chapter I: The True Accounts and Adventuries of Grozny de Gronzi, Kingmaker.
Chapter II shall begin, against my personal custom, at the beginning rather than the end. The story begins better much later on, but I know that some of you prefer it this way.So.I was born and grew up in a small village of the Forest of Gronzi. Its name is unimportant to you, but it … Continue reading Chapter I: The True Accounts and Adventuries of Grozny de Gronzi, Kingmaker.
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