Profunda Paradiso (Eclipse Phase Freeform) OOC
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				Title: <strong>Profunda Paradiso (Eclipse Phase Freeform) OOC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>vanTheMad</strong> on <strong>10-04-2015, 23:57:16</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(http://s16.postimg.org/50g16yr9h/paradiso_banner.png)</div>Profunda- Outer System hot-spot, genehacker's wet dream, and Extropian paradise. The largest and most prosperous non-Titanian habitat in Saturn's orbit, it hurdles along on and under the surface of Enceladus, the sixth-largest Saturnine moon. Its architecture beautiful and inspired, its people happy, and its creations&nbsp; the envy of even the Lunar fashion groups- could Profunda be anything less than a paradise?<br><br>That is, at least, could it be anything less on a good day? Today is a somewhat <em>less</em> than good day for Profunda. It started off well enough, at least until a large firefight erupted, between what appeared to be the Night Cartel and the Wushuang Corporation. Once the smoke cleared (which admittedly took some time, after number of defense-insurance automated drones joined the fight, then proceeded to continue fighting until overridden by their wards), the streets once again filled with people, though slightly jumpier than they were that morning, bustling their way to Deep Gardens. Its is here, a side tunnel of the beehive colony, not too far from the day's livelihood, that Profundans and tourists alike gather to ease their stress. Morph designers, retail shopping, underground botanical gardens, food and entertainment.<br><br><hr><br>The idea at the moment is that the players are simply free-roaming in Deep Gardens, what some might view as a sort of tourist locale within Profunda. We'll all spend some time freeforming around the area, getting to know each other, and then from there we can think about what we'd like to see or do as a group RP next!<br><br>Feel free to talk about any existing relationships or ideas for interactions here, and I'll have some places and pictures for settings up shortly!<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">About Profunda</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Station Type:</strong> Beehive<br><strong>Allegiance: </strong>Autonomist Alliance (Extropian)<br><strong>Population:</strong> 850,000<br><br>Profunda is the most prosperous Saturnian habitat that’s not part of the Commonwealth. The guidebooks describe it as anarcho-capitalist, which elsewhere almost always implies a high level of income disparity as well as a large and often somewhat desperate lower class. That’s most deﬁnitely not the case here; the rich are very rich indeed, but no local is poor, and nearly all residences have a quality of life far in excess of the system average. The local government is non-existent, all business is conducted through contracts between parties, and failure to make good on a contractual agreement has negative effects on the violating party’s future business dealings. The biggest ﬁsh, and the dominant force on Enceladus, is Profunda Corp, for which the city is named. This corporation is by far the largest engaged in mining and reﬁning the abundant organic chemicals on Enceladus. Profunda’s answer to rivals in this ﬁeld is to ignore small ﬁrms and aggressively buy out any that become large or proﬁtable enough to become even a potential threat.<br><br>Every citizen that lives in Profunda has at least one share in Profunda Corp. Dividends go first to providing living necessities, with more shares bringing a higher standard of living and more wealth. Locals can sell their share, and there are plenty of buyers, but doing so means the seller loses permanent rights to necessities and has to buy them on a pro-rated basis. Almost no one who isn’t interested in moving elsewhere ever does this. As the mines and reﬁneries expand, the number of shares in Profunda Corp increases; some are purchased by the upper class, while others are either purchased by prospective immigrants or given to especially valuable immigrants by various local corporations or wealthy private individuals. Needless to say, many people would love to move here, but if you aren’t a citizen-shareholder, the most you can get is a temporary tourist or work visa.<br><br>Originally a large but mostly automated mining station, the abundant local resources allowed the few hundred locals to rapidly build a large habitat, which was then primarily settled by refugees from both Indonesia and New Zealand during the Fall. Profunda has a large Southeast Asian Muslim population and at one time boasted the tallest and most elaborate minarets in the Saturnian system, a title recently taken away by Salah. Like most of the truly grandiose local architecture, these minarets are located on the surface. Life in the tunnels is prosperous and no one lacks for space, but the wealthiest inhabitants live on the surface. The surface portions of the habitat primarily consists of large domes where the distinction between lush tropical or temperate parkland and living space has largely been erased. The biggest of these domes is more than 50 kilometers across and is the single most visible feature on this relatively small moon’s surface.<br><br>Profunda is also home to some of the system’s premier genetic engineers and morph designers. Genehackers have their pick of employers here. Because the moon has minute gravity, only slightly more than 1% of Earth’s, all of the plants and animals in the parks and tame wilderness areas have been genengineered to deal with the exceptionally low gravity. Naturally, the more successful designs are then sold to other habs, providing income to support even more experimental genetic research. Two of the major triumphs of the Profunda gene designers are the aerial plants, which ﬂoat using small hydrogen gas bags, and the multitude of small- to medium-sized animals that possess the capability and instincts for low-g ﬂight. The semi-sapient cats with gliding membranes and prehensile tails are popular pets all across the Saturnian system, but are also regarded as pests by some people, as they have spread widely since their introduction.<br><br>While other habitats and hypercorps dominate the trade in exotic morphs or morphs for specialized work environments, the local Glitter Bloc dominates the trade in high-end luxury morphs. Their latest model, the Saturn elite, is merely the latest of a series of major hits that have come out of Profunda. Several sylph variants currently popular on Mars and the ring ﬂier are some of their other more popular designs. The people at Skinaesthesia and Skinthetic don’t like to hear it, but when it comes to really slick high fashion morphs, Profunda is ﬁrmly in the lead.</div></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Profunda Paradiso (Eclipse Phase Freeform) OOC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Angie</strong> on <strong>11-04-2015, 11:26:02</strong>
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				Commenting so I can see this thread in the line up.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Profunda Paradiso (Eclipse Phase Freeform) OOC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>wander</strong> on <strong>11-04-2015, 14:50:08</strong>
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				I have here Bookmarked, though I suppose I ought to make a comment too! ^^<br><br>Fox is open for links to background, he may have been on a Scum barge for his first twenty years and on Mars past the Fall, but he still went about and did a few egocasts elsewhere, so feel free to suggest some background links with your characters! ^^
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				Post by: <strong>Blobbe</strong> on <strong>11-04-2015, 16:32:56</strong>
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				Honesty time here; I'm not as familar with the EP universe as I'd like to be, so please bear with me and call me on it if I make any pants on head retarded mistakes<br><br>Thanks<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Profunda Paradiso (Eclipse Phase Freeform) OOC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>vanTheMad</strong> on <strong>11-04-2015, 18:32:51</strong>
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				Nah, that's fine. I honestly only picked the system up about two or three weeks ago. I've just been reading everything I can because I'm a sucker for worldbuilding and I love what they've made. :)
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				Title: <strong>Re: Profunda Paradiso (Eclipse Phase Freeform) OOC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>wander</strong> on <strong>11-04-2015, 21:39:02</strong>
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				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=227190.msg11151435#msg11151435">Quote from: KaylaM on 11-04-2015, 16:32:56</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Honesty time here; I'm not as familar with the EP universe as I'd like to be, so please bear with me and call me on it if I make any pants on head retarded mistakes<br><br>Thanks<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>I'm open to answer any questions you might have Kayla, so feel free to ask if you don't quite get something or would like some clarification. :)<br><br><hr><br>Gotta be honest, Extropian settlements scare the shit out of me as I wonder if my character has all the correct security contracts before going in... It's hinted heavily if you miss say for example a 'property insurance contract' you pretty much will almost always find that something you own gets damaged or stolen and you won't have a leg to stand on without the prior contract being gained... Savvy criminals check the Mesh to see which ones you have and don't have if you're a tourist... &gt;__&gt;
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				Title: <strong>Re: Profunda Paradiso (Eclipse Phase Freeform) OOC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cold Heritage</strong> on <strong>11-04-2015, 22:54:40</strong>
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				'Criminals?' You mean rational, self-interested free market actors, right?&nbsp; ;)<br><br>I'm also not a super EP lore guru, so I am liable to make mistakes too.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Profunda Paradiso (Eclipse Phase Freeform) OOC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>wander</strong> on <strong>11-04-2015, 23:16:02</strong>
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				Heh, no I mean really mean opportunistic criminals! xD<br><br>Its mentioned in, I believe its <em>Rimward</em>, that criminals hang about where tourists arrive in Extropian settlements and they scan incoming tourists to see if they have property insurance/a security contract and if they're lacking, they'll target them for a mugging! Because their stuff wasn't insured or they have no security firm (read; hired police) to report the crime to, they have to let it go. If they try and fight back the muggers also and land in just one lucky hit, the mugger can actually <em>sue their target</em> for assault (because they're gonna have a contract with a security contractor group 100% of the time) and will win 99.9% of the time.<br>The only way to get around this targeting is have a really good law contractor (on-hand lawyer contact) to deal with your case, though they won't be much help if you didn't have an insurance and security contract before coming to the settlement... These are mainly bought on the Mesh before arrival to the settlement to avoid incident.<br>There's also the whole thing of needing a medic contract if you have an accident there and need hospitalisation or a doctor/medication, plus emergency service contracts for say, when the building you may be staying at catches on fire... The contractors are going to think they're liable if you don't have a contract with them and they won't rescue you!<br><br>I know we have issues like these today, though some class-acts in the Extropians have realised they can get away with crime by targetting the more naive tourists or those who are risking doing without for whatever reason... Its scary! @_@<br><br>Moral is; Make sure you got your contracts before coming round! ^^;<br><br><hr><br>I'm not an expert on EP either, so I know I'm gonna make a mistake or two, though I have all of the books so I tend to look things up if I'm not sure.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Profunda Paradiso (Eclipse Phase Freeform) OOC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Angie</strong> on <strong>11-04-2015, 23:30:18</strong>
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				So if we get a visit from the fuckin' PAYDAY crew, we know why. 
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				Post by: <strong>wander</strong> on <strong>11-04-2015, 23:45:38</strong>
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				lol! xD<br><br>Profunda is an awesome place though... I dig genetic engineering stuff in scifi, it's also a great excuse to play with the Morph creation rules. I only ever really made one for a game before (sadly I don't have it's statblock anymore, but it was an affordable melee morph with retractable Wolverine claws of what I remember of the thing), I'd love to dabble and look into doing some other optimised custom creations here...&nbsp; ;D
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				Post by: <strong>Angie</strong> on <strong>15-04-2015, 21:06:14</strong>
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				So....we fuckin'?
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				Post by: <strong>wander</strong> on <strong>15-04-2015, 22:11:52</strong>
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				Y'know, I've been so worried I may have killed this game with my enthusiastic comments...<br><br>I hope this gets going...&nbsp; :-)
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				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>15-04-2015, 22:33:00</strong>
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				I sure hope so too, but wasn't vanTheMad sick or something? Still cutting him slack.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Profunda Paradiso (Eclipse Phase Freeform) OOC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Angie</strong> on <strong>15-04-2015, 22:54:17</strong>
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				Oh if he's sick he can be gone for as long as he likes. I was just wondering what was happening-I have a MIGHTY NEED to play Lyscaris...
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				Post by: <strong>wander</strong> on <strong>16-04-2015, 10:32:07</strong>
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				We could discuss character meetings in the past and do backstory side-threads whilst we wait, maybe?
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				Post by: <strong>Angie</strong> on <strong>17-04-2015, 01:41:42</strong>
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				Being a former AI for a company, unless someone else is ex-EXOCorp, it's very unlikely she knows anyone.
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				Post by: <strong>wander</strong> on <strong>17-04-2015, 01:48:35</strong>
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				Was it officially stated whether we'd be playing Sentinels from Firewall in this game or not?<br><br>Because an easy previous bond is being on a previous mission with someone else, if someone would like an easy fix to bond two characters together.
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				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>17-04-2015, 03:10:29</strong>
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				What is this "Firewall" of which you speak?<br><br>(Cielo is <em>not</em> a Sentinel, at least not at start of play.)<br><br>(<strong>EDIT:</strong> Wouldn't it be funny if Reagan were, though? :D )
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				Post by: <strong>Cold Heritage</strong> on <strong>17-04-2015, 04:48:03</strong>
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				I don't think it was mentioned that we would be part of Firewall. I wouldn't mind the notion that someone is acting as a Sentinel, but I don't really see Tankred himself being one, given how the Ultimates and Firewall don't get along.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Profunda Paradiso (Eclipse Phase Freeform) OOC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>wander</strong> on <strong>17-04-2015, 06:16:02</strong>
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				Fox can be either/or, I kinda built his rep and backstory that he could work either way.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Profunda Paradiso (Eclipse Phase Freeform) OOC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wajin</strong> on <strong>17-04-2015, 21:36:19</strong>
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				Sorry, totally forgot to bookmark this &gt;.&lt;
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				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>18-04-2015, 17:52:57</strong>
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				So who's met Cielo/knows co's rep/would be known to Cielo by rep/etc.?
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				Title: <strong>Re: Profunda Paradiso (Eclipse Phase Freeform) OOC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>27-04-2015, 04:19:02</strong>
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				Poke?
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				Post by: <strong>wander</strong> on <strong>27-04-2015, 04:26:47</strong>
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				Looks like she's been dead a week, Captain...&nbsp; :-(<br><br>EDIT = I'm going to remove the bookmark for this thread.<br><br>If it does get going again, I love me some EP so please someone PM me if it comes back.&nbsp; :-)
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				Title: <strong>Re: Profunda Paradiso (Eclipse Phase Freeform) OOC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Rook Seidhr</strong> on <strong>28-04-2015, 20:23:34</strong>
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				Doing likewise.
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