"Rrrrrgh......... that kid made a right mess of this didn't he?"
"Aye.... but the little fly got through the Spider's web.... only to end up fodder for bigger prey."
"No one ever truly leaves Rapture. Once yer in, yer in fer good."
"But.... what will... WHAT WILL WE DO!? HE TOOK IT.... HE...HE TOOK ALL THE A- THE ADAM!"
"CALM DOWN, YOU SNIVELING FOOL! No, Jack only took a bit of the Adam..... there's more around here. Somewhere. There's always more. ALWAYS."
"What do you suggest we do? The Little Sisters are gone! Fontaine is dead! Ryan is dead, too! We have no source of the Adam!"
"I.... I... I KNOW THAT! But we will find a way.... We-we MUST! Our lives... no, RAPTURE depends on it! Now... shut your fu-shhh!"
*Scurrying sounds*
.....................................
*Thud!* *Thud!* *Thud!*
*Groan*
....................
*Receding thuds*
"Wh...what was..."
"Damn.... they're still active, aren't they? The Big Daddies.........."
"Oh... oh, man... oh, s**t! No...no nonononononono! Oh, ******** THIS- I'm getting out of here!"
*Footfalls*
"Gah! N-NO!!!!!!"
*Groan*
*Whirring Drill*
"EEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRGHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
*Wet splat*
*Thud.....thud.....thud......*
*Angry groan*
"Eh!? NO!!!!!"
*Whirring Drill*
*Wet splat*
*Thud, thud, thud......*
*Panting.....*
"Oh.... Oh.. oh, s**t... oh shitshitshitshitshit!"
"I... I've gotta find help...... ********' Big Daddies..... s**t! It... he.. he killed Moira and Jefferson! Oh....."
*Vomit*
"Gotta find.... gotta find help..... more Adam.... more help...."
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End Audio Log........
THIS....... is Rapture. Or rather.... the remains of the once-proud Sub-aquatic Utopia known as Rapture.
A city where the greatest minds in the worlds of Art, Science, Politics, Theology, Philosophy, etc could gather and have their work displayed and created for themselves- Not for God as the Vatican would have you believe, not for the Government as the USA would have one believe, not for Everyone as the USSR would have you think.
No.... in Rapture, you worked for yourself And why not? Why should others benefit from the spoils of your labor? Why should you not be rewarded for your contributions? Men like Andrew Ryan saw this flawed design the world had, and decided to escape from it. So... eh built Rapture.
But with the introduction of a new miracle substance known as Adam, things changed.
People discovered that with Adam, they could do wondrous things- change their own genetic makeups, and even give themselves Supernatural powers! But as with every large popular "drug", there were those who sought to control it. And that man was Frank Fontaine.
Skip forward a few years- Rapture lies in ruins from civil war, and the last of the Little Sisters have been driven out- either all harvested of having been saved.... saved by the "Ultimate Weapon"- Andrew Ryan's own son, Jack. Having killed his father and Fontaine, Jack left Rapture to rot under the ocean as he lived out his life a free man, the Little Sisters he had rescued having become his "family."
But what of the denizens of Rapture- those unlucky enough to not have escaped Rapture when it all went to hell? This is their tale... this is YOUR story.
This is... the REBIRTH! OF RAPTURE!
"Aye.... but the little fly got through the Spider's web.... only to end up fodder for bigger prey."
"No one ever truly leaves Rapture. Once yer in, yer in fer good."
"But.... what will... WHAT WILL WE DO!? HE TOOK IT.... HE...HE TOOK ALL THE A- THE ADAM!"
"CALM DOWN, YOU SNIVELING FOOL! No, Jack only took a bit of the Adam..... there's more around here. Somewhere. There's always more. ALWAYS."
"What do you suggest we do? The Little Sisters are gone! Fontaine is dead! Ryan is dead, too! We have no source of the Adam!"
"I.... I... I KNOW THAT! But we will find a way.... We-we MUST! Our lives... no, RAPTURE depends on it! Now... shut your fu-shhh!"
*Scurrying sounds*
.....................................
*Thud!* *Thud!* *Thud!*
*Groan*
....................
*Receding thuds*
"Wh...what was..."
"Damn.... they're still active, aren't they? The Big Daddies.........."
"Oh... oh, man... oh, s**t! No...no nonononononono! Oh, ******** THIS- I'm getting out of here!"
*Footfalls*
"Gah! N-NO!!!!!!"
*Groan*
*Whirring Drill*
"EEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRGHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
*Wet splat*
*Thud.....thud.....thud......*
*Angry groan*
"Eh!? NO!!!!!"
*Whirring Drill*
*Wet splat*
*Thud, thud, thud......*
*Panting.....*
"Oh.... Oh.. oh, s**t... oh shitshitshitshitshit!"
"I... I've gotta find help...... ********' Big Daddies..... s**t! It... he.. he killed Moira and Jefferson! Oh....."
*Vomit*
"Gotta find.... gotta find help..... more Adam.... more help...."
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End Audio Log........
THIS....... is Rapture. Or rather.... the remains of the once-proud Sub-aquatic Utopia known as Rapture.
A city where the greatest minds in the worlds of Art, Science, Politics, Theology, Philosophy, etc could gather and have their work displayed and created for themselves- Not for God as the Vatican would have you believe, not for the Government as the USA would have one believe, not for Everyone as the USSR would have you think.
No.... in Rapture, you worked for yourself And why not? Why should others benefit from the spoils of your labor? Why should you not be rewarded for your contributions? Men like Andrew Ryan saw this flawed design the world had, and decided to escape from it. So... eh built Rapture.
But with the introduction of a new miracle substance known as Adam, things changed.
People discovered that with Adam, they could do wondrous things- change their own genetic makeups, and even give themselves Supernatural powers! But as with every large popular "drug", there were those who sought to control it. And that man was Frank Fontaine.
Skip forward a few years- Rapture lies in ruins from civil war, and the last of the Little Sisters have been driven out- either all harvested of having been saved.... saved by the "Ultimate Weapon"- Andrew Ryan's own son, Jack. Having killed his father and Fontaine, Jack left Rapture to rot under the ocean as he lived out his life a free man, the Little Sisters he had rescued having become his "family."
But what of the denizens of Rapture- those unlucky enough to not have escaped Rapture when it all went to hell? This is their tale... this is YOUR story.
This is... the REBIRTH! OF RAPTURE!
RULES:
1: No Godmoding. I swear, I will personally reach over the internet and flay you alive if you break this rule.
2: Literacy is a MUST. Can't read? Too bad. Can't type well? Get out.
3: No killing off other people's characters without their permission.
4:Romance.... go for it if you want, but 2 things: 1- why would you want to? Have you SEEN splicers? HIDEOUS! 2- Keep it PG-13. I don't care if it gets X-Rated, but the Gaia Staff DOES.
5: Follow the Gaia ToS
6: Curse as you see fit. If you get a warning from a Mod, it's all on you though.
7: Be Active. If you can't tell me and I'll put up a Leave request post so we can expect you back at whatever date you can be on again.
8: Have FUN!
If you want to join in, Here's what you do-
Send me a PM with a Character sheet. Title it "Bioshock: Rapture Reborn." If I accept you, you're in. Just make sure to be active and try to recruit others if you can.
Make sure you put this in your PM to signify you have read and understand the Rules of the game- MASTER, I OBEY THEE. MY LIFE FOR ADAM!
Character Skeleton:
Username: Put your Username here
Race: (Human or Android)
Class: Humans= Splicers of various sorts (Nitro, Leadhead, Thuggish, Houdini, etc.) Androids= Big Daddies, Rosies. Choose ONE.
Character Name: Humans= Name. Androids= Serial Number (XXXX-XXXX-XX)
Description: Humans= Physical description (facial features, deformities, clothes, etc.) Androids= Armor coloration, helmet light, etc- nothing except for different armor colors.
Plasmids: Humans Only. Depending on your class and on your level, you may have more. You start with only 1, but the max is 4.
Weapons: All Humans start with a Wrench. Weapons get better as you go on and include: Magnum (Regular, Incendiary, and Armor-piercing rounds)
Pistol (Regular, Incendiary, and armor-piercing rounds)
Shotgun (Regular, explosive, and electric buckshot)
Chemical Thrower (shoots napalm, electric Gel, or Liquid Nitrogen)
Grenade Launcher (frag grenades, proximity mines, and heat-seeking rockets)
Machine Gun (regular, incendiary, and electric ammo)
Crossbow (fires steel, explosive, or trap bolts)
Choose 1 gun and 2 ammo types at a time- 1 standard ammo, and 1 special ammo of a reduced amount. As you progress, you can get other weapons and even upgrade your guns at a Power to the People station so they have better effects (Larger clips, more damage, less recoil, etc)
Androids either get an Auger Drill Arm (Bouncer) or a Rivet Gun (Rosie)
Perks: (Tonics that boost stats. You can get one Physical, one engineering, and one combat tonic.) Tonics may be switched rarely, but it's not always a good idea to switch them out continuously.
NOTE: Tonics and Plasmids may be bought at Gatherer's Garden machines and swapped out for plasmids/tonics you have already purchased at Gene Banks
Inventory: Medkits, EVE injections, alcohol, hacking tools, inventing materials, and foods/bandages.
Abilities: Each Human gets ONE ability (Rally troops, distraction, charismatic, kleptomaniac, etc- be inventive with a special ability your character has, but don't go overboard.
And that's basically it.
Now, you may be asking "Why do Humans get so much stuff?" Well... remember one important fact. Androids= Big Daddies. They are engineered to stop Splicers at all costs and to protect their Little Sisters. So, with no Little Sisters to take charge of, the Big Daddies find new ways to protect Rapture. Big Daddies are literally walking tanks- huge, fast, and ridiculously heavy hitters, even without Plasmids and special guns, Big Daddies are more than a match for a single splicer- it takes at least 3 Splicers working in conjunction to take down a single Bouncer form afar, let alone the elite versions of the Rosies and Bouncers. So you trade guns and inventory (and a real purpose) for being an killing machine.
Example:
Username: Millenium Joker
Race: Human
Class: Leadhead Splicer
Name: David King
Description: (Pictures will work here as well.
)Plasmids: Electro Bolt, Insect Swarm, Incinerate
Weapons: Machine Gun w/ Regular and Electric Rounds, Wrench
Perks: Bloodlust (Gain small amounts of health and EVE from every hit you make on an enemy with your wrench equipped), Prolific Inventor (creates double the amount of something made in a U-Invent machine), Electric Flesh 2 (Reduces incoming electric damage by 100% and increases outgoing electric damage by 60%)
Inventory: Medkit x5, EVE Injection x4, Vodka x4, Cigarettes x3, assorted inventing materials.
Ability: Natural Born Leader (Other Splicers naturally gather around David and follow his advice/commands.)
And I'm good to go!
So.... GET PLAYING, AND HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
