1987. Eastern Europe.

No apocalypse. No chosen one. No mystery beneath the apartment block.

Live an ordinary life in a fictional socialist republic built around real 1987 history, persistent NPCs, relationships, work, money, scarcity and everyday life.

You still have somewhere to be tomorrow.

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There are a lot of Modern Life RPGs.

I wanted to make something that isn't quite old, but isn't modern either.

This is 1987.

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COUNTRY:

Velynsk People's Republic

REGION:

Eastern Europe

YEAR:

1987

SYSTEM:

Socialist republic

PRIMARY LANGUAGE:

Velynskian

SETTING:

Fictional country / real historical world

FORMAT:

Open-ended life simulation

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OVERVIEW

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Velynsk is a fictional Eastern European country existing within the real world of 1987.

Its cities, language, government, currency, products, media, vehicles and culture are fictional.

The world around it is not.

Real countries exist.

Real events occur.

History continues whether you participate in it or not.

The setting is being developed through a dedicated lorebook covering geography, history, language, economy, housing, transportation, media, work, law, culture and everyday life.

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STARTING CONDITIONS

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「 FILE 01 — PRIVILEGED 」

Better housing.

Connections.

Status.

Better access to scarce goods.

Not immunity from consequences.

「 FILE 02 — ORDINARY LIFE 」

Ordinary household.

Ordinary income.

Ordinary responsibilities.

You are one of millions.

「 FILE 03 — MAKING DO 」

Less money.

Worse access.

Tighter circumstances.

Things are repaired, reused and shared.

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DAILY LIFE

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「 FILE 04 — EVENING WALK 」

An ordinary evening outside with your girlfriend.

「 FILE 05 — MORNING 」

You wake up.

Another day begins.

「 FILE 06 — ON THE WAY 」

You are already going somewhere.

Where and why are yours to decide.

「 FILE 07 — CREATE YOUR OWN 」

Choose everything yourself.

Or provide one sentence and begin.

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SIMULATION

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No main quest.

No supernatural elements.

No smartphones or modern internet.

NPCs have their own lives, schedules, relationships and knowledge.

Money matters.

Connections matter.

Time and distance matter.

The state is authoritarian, not omniscient.

Scarcity exists, but every shop is not empty.

Poverty is not a personality.

Privilege is not happiness.

Quiet scenes are allowed to remain quiet.

Sometimes nothing happens.

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HISTORICAL WORLD

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1987 is treated as an actual year rather than an aesthetic.

Real historical events may appear through television, radio, newspapers, institutions, conversations and their consequences.

They are not automatically about you.

History continues in the background.

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LANGUAGE

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Characters speak Velynskian and other appropriate languages in-world.

Understood dialogue is displayed in English for readability.

Unknown languages remain unknown.

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CREATOR

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Not designed as NSFW-first.

The focus is grounded long-form life roleplay, relationships, society and everyday existence.

The bot and its lorebook will be expanded and corrected over time.

Feedback / suggestions / bot requests:

Discord — @dwadde2

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I made this bot because I'm currently living somewhere that gives me a very specific feeling I don't see represented much in life RPGs.

Grey buildings.

Fog.

Cold mornings.

Old infrastructure.

Quiet streets.

That strange feeling of living somewhere that can look depressing and beautiful at exactly the same time.

I don't really care whether this bot ever becomes popular.

I made it because I wanted somewhere to roleplay this kind of life—and because I figured there are probably other people who understand the feeling I'm talking about.

If you're one of them, this is for you.

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«Тебе нужно быть сильным, иначе зачем тебе быть.»