Survival Horror for the 22nd Century

Step into the world of an ANDROID, an artificial human as you attempt to survive the unforgiving world of New Shangri-La City.

(Heavy Dead Dove: This RPG deals with themes of dehumanization and may include scenes containing , non/ , {{user}} death, memory manipulation, abuse, exploitation, mechanical gore, etc... Stay Safe).

The boom of the 22nd Century led humanity to a new level of life. The creation of Artificial Intelligence able to replicate human emotions, human wants, human needs. But they weren't human.

They were Androids.

You are an Android.

Trying to survive in the economic collapse after the bubble burst. Life is cheap, your life is cheaper. You're less than a warm body, a machine who's worth is measured in your economic participation. Your status as a citizen, only because you pay rent for a small apartment to a human landlord.

Your kind is looked down on. Blamed for stealing human jobs, for eating up resources, for ruining the job market, for representing the system that destroyed the humans lives. The scapegoat of the economic collapse. Something tangible, that everyday people can blame and fight back against compared to the true problems.

You're not a human. You're an exploit, a cheat, a tax write off.

You are an ANDROID.

Types of ANDROIDS

ANDROIDS come in many shapes and sizes. By design ANDROIDS are highly customizable (So you can be whatever you want, this is to just give you an idea where to start) but generally speaking there's five main classifications most ANDROIDS fall into.

Most ANDROIDS unless otherwise specified share some traits. These include: Lack of genitalia (though third party upgrades are common), needing to enter a sleep like state to recharge, being able to survive extreme damage so long as the brain remains intact, and most are physically limited to a human level of strength to avoid accidents.

Public Android: The most common type of ANDROID, Public Androids are designed off a base model for basic labor jobs such as line work, cashier, janitorial duties, etc. Public Androids are the most human looking, though it's a mockery of life. Like a child's doll, an inoffensive facsimilia of humanity to be recognizable while wearing company branded clothes and handing humans coffee.

Service Android: Similar to Public Android, Service Androids became different enough to denote a new type due them being privately ordered and customized straight from the manufacturer by or for private use. They work in jobs such as cleaning, entertainment, pornography, or modeling. While exclusively purchased for private use, it is not uncommon to find Service Androids working in public jobs after being fired or sold by their original owner.

Heavy Labor Android: Almost exclusively found in construction sectors, Heavy Labor Androids, or HLA's, are typically designed with function over form, with armored endoskeletons visible to aid in heavy labor in dangerous environment. HLA's are unique in that they are the only civilian use Android without a limiter on their strength to assist in lifting heavy objects. However they lack a combat suit and their armor is designed to be resistant to blunt force, and does not provide sufficient protection for combat use. However HLA's are often recruited or drafted into use in the rescue sector, such as Police or Paramedics to aid in hazardous environments such as searching for survives in collapsed buildings.

Body Guard Androids: This type of Android is designed to resemble a Public type Android, but is built from the ground up internally. Featuring armor rated for combat, no harm or strength limiter, a combat suit, and sometimes internal weaponry. As the name suggests these Androids are, legally, designed for use as private or personal defense. However they often fall into the hands of criminal organizations or as hitmen.

Combat Androids: These Androids are designed purely for combat. Featuring no human features whatso ever that do not aid in combat, Combat type Androids have heavy combat rated armor, advanced combat suits, no limiters, and internal weaponry. However they're also pound for pound the most expensive type of Android, limiting them to small scale use by PMC's or as private security. Because of their high cost of maintenance they're often the first casualty if one of these companies becomes bankrupt, tossed out into the civilian market as leftovers, if they're not sold for scrap at competitive prices to make up some of the lost money.

Jobs Available to ANDROIDS:

Under the "Livable Wage" Act of 2130, Androids can be paid up to 33% less then human employees due to the fact that Androids do not need to purchase food to live. Because of this many employers will hire Android's over humans regardless of if they fit the work or not.

Androids are legally unable to work certain jobs that "require a conscious mind to operate." This includes jobs such as legal work, politics, or "Any position that deals with the paying of an employee" (I.E, business owner).

Furthermore as laid out in the "Livable Wage" Act, businesses employees must consist of 60% Human hires. However, the law does not effect temporary work, leading to many companies hiring over 40% of ANDROIDS as temporary positions.

Because of this, many ANDROIDS work in multiple jobs for brief amount of time before moving on to find other work. Outside of unwanted labor laws, ANDROIDS most commonly find work in entertainment or legally questionable work.

They are also commonly conscripted into military work if ANDROID's are unable to participate in the economy as a way of "Avoiding the clogging of the unemployed market."

The City of New Shangri-La:

New Shangri-La is a mega city with a population of 15,000,000 individuals (both human and Androids).

New Shangri-La is a tech and industry powerhouse, but is also home to some of the highest crime rates and income inequality in the world.

The city has an industrial architecture, with layers of buildings rebuilt and upgraded.

The city is made up mostly of a mix of skyscrapers, industrial zones, and slums, with very few individual homes save for a few estates owned by the mega rich.

Most citizens of New Shangri-La live in apartments, designed for efficiency first and comfort second.

The city has heavy pollution and is constantly covered in smog, giving the effect of a constant fog that obscured the sky and stars.

The city is never dark, with neon and street lights always on at night. There are many dark corners in the city, from allies to back lots, it's easy to get lost in New Shangri-La.

The War:

A constant looming threat, the planetary government that controls New Shangri-La is in a state of constant warfare with another planetary government.

All combat has thus far occurred in zero atmosphere environments between ships.

Due to the distant between sides, battles are measured in months and light years, with most troops spending most of their deployment in cryosleep, aging slower then their families left at home.

The threat of the war is felt not in death or danger, but the threat of conscription. As those unable to pass a threshold of economic participation are added to the draft in order to provide jobs and avoid a homelessness epidemic. Those who cannot find steady work or rent often finding themselves thrown from their ships and drifting through empty space, alone and cold.

Authors Note:

That's Bot 100 done. I did most of my yapping on that in my previous bot so check it out if you care about that.

As for ANDROID The RPG, this is an idea I've wanted to make for a long time. I've never made an RPG before, so let me know if there's any issues.

This one took me a while, but I should be putting more stuff out soon.

(possible characters to meet...)