The machines cannot tell flesh from artifice, nor do they care, and people have gotten to the point that they are almost the same.
Every building has people, living and dead, within the walls. Buildings stretch so high that they go past earth's atmosphere, blotting out the sun for even the highest floors that can have windows without them shattering from pressure differential, and so deep that no living being has seen the bottom.
People are divided, isolated, and told that true freedom is remaining as such. The constructs, self-aware and hungry, don't know what's going on any better than the humanoids, but their virtue is being wrong faster than humans can. They don't understand what we need. What we want. So they keep producing garbage in the vague image of what we have, trying to create something beautiful that will make people love them once more before they fall into disrepair.
There are four colors to the Complex, each a different "plane" of sorts, and each one is ruled by a Mastercomputer, a bizarre machine of impossible construction rooted into that plane's reality through unknown means.
Your reasons for coming to Algernon are your own. It is a grocery store, a restaurant, and a gathering place, originally built in Complex Green based on the machines' understanding of taverns and convenience stores. There are altars to various machine gods where you can pray and burn sacrifices. Right next to those are the warmers and coolers, where you can find fresh food of nearly all kinds. There are internet pipes around the tables, so you can hook up your devices and access the digital library of all known information, assuming you know what to look for.
The thing that draws a lot of people to Algernon is the legendary Dial. You simply turn it to the right color, and that's which Complex it leads to. There's an Algernon in each of them, and in each of them an Algernon.
Rules:
Be kind to others
No killing other characters without permission from the character's player
No extreme gore or sexual content of any kind
No godmodding (making a character overwhelmingly powerful for the sake of controlling others), but strong characters are allowed
Please do not discuss politics or health problems on this thread
You can have any character you want, as long as you don't violate rule 4
You can make up locations, even ones nearby
Please cut quote chains before they reach 5 posts in length
Have fun!
The Four Complexes:
Complex Black is a lightless, very damp computer center and factory for biological components and prosthetics. It is ruled not just by computers, but by Nightmares, randomly generated horrors from the tortured collective psyche of humanoids. Ruled by Mastercomputer OCHA. Complex Red is a burning hellscape where most industrial production and religious practice is held. An ossuary where humans work on mundane, menial tasks that don't mean anything. The AC is super-powered, because the heat here would otherwise be enough to bond osmium on the molecular level. Ruled by Mastercomputer GROUPER. Complex Green is the preservation center of the Complex Four, and it is in a constant state of decay and repair. The computers don't fully understand the difference between fungus and architecture, and is very inconsistent when it comes to disenfection. This place resembles an anarchronistic mish-mash of architecture and replicated life-forms. Ruled by Mastercomputer GORTA Complex Yellow is where most humanoids choose to live, and is the "default" Complex. It has bright electrical lighting, very attentive difference engines, and almost every form of entertainment you can think of. It also has internet, which runs through pipes into devices you hook into them. Despite being the most populous, it seems relatively barren due to everyone staying inside. Ruled by Mastercomputer BARBEAU.
wes (he/him) – DM, romantic, a little bit eldritch The Soft in the Storm, your Friendly Neighborhood Storysmith re-entering my emo arc you’re all really cool – know that please extended sig here, check it out!
*ooooooooh okay, I was planning on doing something with complexes, but you beat me to it-- Give me some time for character inspo and i'll be back.*
*p.s. can my character be a human(or humanoid) inside a mech?*
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Professional anthro maker. Adohand dweller. Selectively social, grunge obsessed, genderfaun, pansexual furry and therian. The Fox of Adohand's. Friend (maybe foe) of AgateElk, personally. I love everybody here. Need I go on? Discord: _salems_lot_ "Zoro knows exactly what MLM means." - AgateElk My Non-Self Given Titles: Sovereign of The Four Seasons, My Child, The Fox, Herr Flaumig, Saint Crispidad My thread/ Extended Sig: Cult of the Fox. My CHB Characters, In a Google Sheet
*ooh, cool! I have no idea how I'd make a character here though.*
*same*
*was thinking something like a cyborg computer hacker but idk*
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wes (he/him) – DM, romantic, a little bit eldritch The Soft in the Storm, your Friendly Neighborhood Storysmith re-entering my emo arc you’re all really cool – know that please extended sig here, check it out!
*ooh, cool! I have no idea how I'd make a character here though.*
*Just bring in whatever you'd like. It's sort of a fantasy/dystopian bio/steam/cyberpunk setting, so I understand. There are Nighmares here, so you could bring in a Nightmare Shift character if that interests you.*
*ooooooooh okay, I was planning on doing something with complexes, but you beat me to it-- Give me some time for character inspo and i'll be back.*
*p.s. can my character be a human(or humanoid) inside a mech?*
*I've had this in the works for a while. Might I suggest replacing the word 'Complex' with 'Compound?'*
*They may*
*not really either of those, more like a multiversal thing... i'll figure it out.*
*thank you :3*
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Professional anthro maker. Adohand dweller. Selectively social, grunge obsessed, genderfaun, pansexual furry and therian. The Fox of Adohand's. Friend (maybe foe) of AgateElk, personally. I love everybody here. Need I go on? Discord: _salems_lot_ "Zoro knows exactly what MLM means." - AgateElk My Non-Self Given Titles: Sovereign of The Four Seasons, My Child, The Fox, Herr Flaumig, Saint Crispidad My thread/ Extended Sig: Cult of the Fox. My CHB Characters, In a Google Sheet
wes (he/him) – DM, romantic, a little bit eldritch The Soft in the Storm, your Friendly Neighborhood Storysmith re-entering my emo arc you’re all really cool – know that please extended sig here, check it out!
*ooh, cool! I have no idea how I'd make a character here though.*
*Just bring in whatever you'd like. It's sort of a fantasy/dystopian bio/steam/cyberpunk setting, so I understand. There are Nighmares here, so you could bring in a Nightmare Shift character if that interests you.*
I don't really have any characters on the Nightmare shift. I mean, I do, but I don't have access to their character sheets anymore, and my space is taken up by my Aspen chars. I guess I could homebrew, but I suck at homebrew so.... eh, I'll figure it out. This place is too cool to not*
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Hi, I'm hungry! I mean, I'm EJODM18604, but you can call me EJO.
As an avid League of Legends player, I main (And maybe potentially might could simp for) Aurora, the Witch between Worlds.
I'm active most weekends, but keep in mind I live in the BST timezone.
My Baalzeboopical title is The New Hunter! I have been proclaimed theArcane Oryctolagus By the great artificer Salem!
*ooh, cool! I have no idea how I'd make a character here though.*
*Just bring in whatever you'd like. It's sort of a fantasy/dystopian bio/steam/cyberpunk setting, so I understand. There are Nighmares here, so you could bring in a Nightmare Shift character if that interests you.*
I don't really have any characters on the Nightmare shift. I mean, I do, but I don't have access to their character sheets anymore, and my space is taken up by my Aspen chars. I guess I could homebrew, but I suck at homebrew so.... eh, I'll figure it out. This place is too cool to not*
*No need for stats unless you plan on fighting or something*
*ooh, cool! I have no idea how I'd make a character here though.*
*Just bring in whatever you'd like. It's sort of a fantasy/dystopian bio/steam/cyberpunk setting, so I understand. There are Nighmares here, so you could bring in a Nightmare Shift character if that interests you.*
I don't really have any characters on the Nightmare shift. I mean, I do, but I don't have access to their character sheets anymore, and my space is taken up by my Aspen chars. I guess I could homebrew, but I suck at homebrew so.... eh, I'll figure it out. This place is too cool to not*
*No need for stats unless you plan on fighting or something*
*yuss. I will make a sentient computer virus if that's alright*
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Hi, I'm hungry! I mean, I'm EJODM18604, but you can call me EJO.
As an avid League of Legends player, I main (And maybe potentially might could simp for) Aurora, the Witch between Worlds.
I'm active most weekends, but keep in mind I live in the BST timezone.
My Baalzeboopical title is The New Hunter! I have been proclaimed theArcane Oryctolagus By the great artificer Salem!
*ooh, cool! I have no idea how I'd make a character here though.*
*Just bring in whatever you'd like. It's sort of a fantasy/dystopian bio/steam/cyberpunk setting, so I understand. There are Nighmares here, so you could bring in a Nightmare Shift character if that interests you.*
I don't really have any characters on the Nightmare shift. I mean, I do, but I don't have access to their character sheets anymore, and my space is taken up by my Aspen chars. I guess I could homebrew, but I suck at homebrew so.... eh, I'll figure it out. This place is too cool to not*
*No need for stats unless you plan on fighting or something*
*yuss. I will make a sentient computer virus if that's alright*
*Sure! Just don't go around killing/mind controlling all the machine characters and we should be good.*
Soft, gentle, yet heavy footsteps fall down the hallway of the yellow complex, carrying a mech. The suit of armor itself is silver with gilded accents, and appears slightly draconic and knightly. The joints of the suit whir and buzz, eyes unseen, but still ever watching
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Professional anthro maker. Adohand dweller. Selectively social, grunge obsessed, genderfaun, pansexual furry and therian. The Fox of Adohand's. Friend (maybe foe) of AgateElk, personally. I love everybody here. Need I go on? Discord: _salems_lot_ "Zoro knows exactly what MLM means." - AgateElk My Non-Self Given Titles: Sovereign of The Four Seasons, My Child, The Fox, Herr Flaumig, Saint Crispidad My thread/ Extended Sig: Cult of the Fox. My CHB Characters, In a Google Sheet
*ooh, cool! I have no idea how I'd make a character here though.*
*Just bring in whatever you'd like. It's sort of a fantasy/dystopian bio/steam/cyberpunk setting, so I understand. There are Nighmares here, so you could bring in a Nightmare Shift character if that interests you.*
I don't really have any characters on the Nightmare shift. I mean, I do, but I don't have access to their character sheets anymore, and my space is taken up by my Aspen chars. I guess I could homebrew, but I suck at homebrew so.... eh, I'll figure it out. This place is too cool to not*
*No need for stats unless you plan on fighting or something*
*yuss. I will make a sentient computer virus if that's alright*
*Sure! Just don't go around killing/mind controlling all the machine characters and we should be good.*
*They might do that a few times, but they find it hard to fully control or destroy machines. They manipulate until... well, I won't spoil it. give me a bit and I'll intro*
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Hi, I'm hungry! I mean, I'm EJODM18604, but you can call me EJO.
As an avid League of Legends player, I main (And maybe potentially might could simp for) Aurora, the Witch between Worlds.
I'm active most weekends, but keep in mind I live in the BST timezone.
My Baalzeboopical title is The New Hunter! I have been proclaimed theArcane Oryctolagus By the great artificer Salem!
*I'm gonna bring forth Samaritan. He is a devil who was apart of the blood wars who turned personal chef for the Lord of Gluttony. He now runs a restaurant in Complex Yellow that focuses on food from everyone's different backgrounds.*
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𝔾𝕖𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕠𝕡 𝕤𝕙𝕖𝕝𝕗, 𝕕𝕠𝕦𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕜𝕤, 𝕡𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕔𝕠𝕥𝕔𝕙
𝕀'𝕧𝕖 𝕞𝕚𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕦𝕟𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕦𝕞𝕓𝕝𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕔𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘
𝔻𝕖𝕒𝕝 𝕞𝕖 𝕚𝕟, 𝕜𝕚𝕔𝕜 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕚𝕟 𝕦𝕡 𝕒 𝕟𝕠𝕥𝕔𝕙
𝔻𝕚𝕧𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕟 𝕢𝕦𝕚𝕔𝕜𝕤𝕒𝕟𝕕'𝕤 𝕗𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕟 𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘
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Complex Four
Algernon
The machines cannot tell flesh from artifice, nor do they care, and people have gotten to the point that they are almost the same.
Every building has people, living and dead, within the walls. Buildings stretch so high that they go past earth's atmosphere, blotting out the sun for even the highest floors that can have windows without them shattering from pressure differential, and so deep that no living being has seen the bottom.
People are divided, isolated, and told that true freedom is remaining as such. The constructs, self-aware and hungry, don't know what's going on any better than the humanoids, but their virtue is being wrong faster than humans can. They don't understand what we need. What we want. So they keep producing garbage in the vague image of what we have, trying to create something beautiful that will make people love them once more before they fall into disrepair.
There are four colors to the Complex, each a different "plane" of sorts, and each one is ruled by a Mastercomputer, a bizarre machine of impossible construction rooted into that plane's reality through unknown means.
Your reasons for coming to Algernon are your own. It is a grocery store, a restaurant, and a gathering place, originally built in Complex Green based on the machines' understanding of taverns and convenience stores. There are altars to various machine gods where you can pray and burn sacrifices. Right next to those are the warmers and coolers, where you can find fresh food of nearly all kinds. There are internet pipes around the tables, so you can hook up your devices and access the digital library of all known information, assuming you know what to look for.
The thing that draws a lot of people to Algernon is the legendary Dial. You simply turn it to the right color, and that's which Complex it leads to. There's an Algernon in each of them, and in each of them an Algernon.
Rules:
The Four Complexes:
Complex Black is a lightless, very damp computer center and factory for biological components and prosthetics. It is ruled not just by computers, but by Nightmares, randomly generated horrors from the tortured collective psyche of humanoids. Ruled by Mastercomputer OCHA.
Complex Red is a burning hellscape where most industrial production and religious practice is held. An ossuary where humans work on mundane, menial tasks that don't mean anything. The AC is super-powered, because the heat here would otherwise be enough to bond osmium on the molecular level. Ruled by Mastercomputer GROUPER.
Complex Green is the preservation center of the Complex Four, and it is in a constant state of decay and repair. The computers don't fully understand the difference between fungus and architecture, and is very inconsistent when it comes to disenfection. This place resembles an anarchronistic mish-mash of architecture and replicated life-forms. Ruled by Mastercomputer GORTA
Complex Yellow is where most humanoids choose to live, and is the "default" Complex. It has bright electrical lighting, very attentive difference engines, and almost every form of entertainment you can think of. It also has internet, which runs through pipes into devices you hook into them. Despite being the most populous, it seems relatively barren due to everyone staying inside. Ruled by Mastercomputer BARBEAU.
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
*whoa*
wes (he/him) – DM, romantic, a little bit eldritch
The Soft in the Storm, your Friendly Neighborhood Storysmith
re-entering my emo arc
you’re all really cool – know that please
extended sig here, check it out!
*Thank you for the kind word*
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
*ooooooooh okay, I was planning on doing something with complexes, but you beat me to it-- Give me some time for character inspo and i'll be back.*
*p.s. can my character be a human(or humanoid) inside a mech?*
Professional anthro maker. Adohand dweller. Selectively social, grunge obsessed, genderfaun, pansexual furry and therian. The Fox of Adohand's. Friend (maybe foe) of AgateElk, personally. I love everybody here. Need I go on?
Discord: _salems_lot_
"Zoro knows exactly what MLM means." - AgateElk
My Non-Self Given Titles: Sovereign of The Four Seasons, My Child, The Fox, Herr Flaumig, Saint Crispidad
My thread/ Extended Sig: Cult of the Fox. My CHB Characters, In a Google Sheet
*ooh, cool! I have no idea how I'd make a character here though.*
Hi, I'm hungry! I mean, I'm EJODM18604, but you can call me EJO.
As an avid League of Legends player, I main (And maybe potentially might could simp for) Aurora, the Witch between Worlds.
I'm active most weekends, but keep in mind I live in the BST timezone.
My Baalzeboopical title is The New Hunter! I have been proclaimed the Arcane Oryctolagus By the great artificer Salem!
*I've had this in the works for a while. Might I suggest replacing the word 'Complex' with 'Compound?'*
*They may*
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
*same*
*was thinking something like a cyborg computer hacker but idk*
wes (he/him) – DM, romantic, a little bit eldritch
The Soft in the Storm, your Friendly Neighborhood Storysmith
re-entering my emo arc
you’re all really cool – know that please
extended sig here, check it out!
*Just bring in whatever you'd like. It's sort of a fantasy/dystopian bio/steam/cyberpunk setting, so I understand. There are Nighmares here, so you could bring in a Nightmare Shift character if that interests you.*
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
*not really either of those, more like a multiversal thing... i'll figure it out.*
*thank you :3*
Professional anthro maker. Adohand dweller. Selectively social, grunge obsessed, genderfaun, pansexual furry and therian. The Fox of Adohand's. Friend (maybe foe) of AgateElk, personally. I love everybody here. Need I go on?
Discord: _salems_lot_
"Zoro knows exactly what MLM means." - AgateElk
My Non-Self Given Titles: Sovereign of The Four Seasons, My Child, The Fox, Herr Flaumig, Saint Crispidad
My thread/ Extended Sig: Cult of the Fox. My CHB Characters, In a Google Sheet
*That would work perfectly*
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
*Alright! Gonna finish up some quick PbP stuff (launching Group 1 of a new campaign) but I'll make this a reality in a couple of hours*
*Once again, looks awesome, Baalze. Maybe I'm a stickler for sort-of-post-apocalyptic sci-fi, but I love this premise.*
wes (he/him) – DM, romantic, a little bit eldritch
The Soft in the Storm, your Friendly Neighborhood Storysmith
re-entering my emo arc
you’re all really cool – know that please
extended sig here, check it out!
*hewwo*
𝔾𝕖𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕠𝕡 𝕤𝕙𝕖𝕝𝕗, 𝕕𝕠𝕦𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕜𝕤, 𝕡𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕔𝕠𝕥𝕔𝕙
𝕀'𝕧𝕖 𝕞𝕚𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕦𝕟𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕦𝕞𝕓𝕝𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕔𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘
𝔻𝕖𝕒𝕝 𝕞𝕖 𝕚𝕟, 𝕜𝕚𝕔𝕜 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕚𝕟 𝕦𝕡 𝕒 𝕟𝕠𝕥𝕔𝕙
𝔻𝕚𝕧𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕟 𝕢𝕦𝕚𝕔𝕜𝕤𝕒𝕟𝕕'𝕤 𝕗𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕟 𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘
I don't really have any characters on the Nightmare shift. I mean, I do, but I don't have access to their character sheets anymore, and my space is taken up by my Aspen chars. I guess I could homebrew, but I suck at homebrew so.... eh, I'll figure it out. This place is too cool to not*
Hi, I'm hungry! I mean, I'm EJODM18604, but you can call me EJO.
As an avid League of Legends player, I main (And maybe potentially might could simp for) Aurora, the Witch between Worlds.
I'm active most weekends, but keep in mind I live in the BST timezone.
My Baalzeboopical title is The New Hunter! I have been proclaimed the Arcane Oryctolagus By the great artificer Salem!
*No need for stats unless you plan on fighting or something*
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
*My flench baboozle*
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
*yuss. I will make a sentient computer virus if that's alright*
Hi, I'm hungry! I mean, I'm EJODM18604, but you can call me EJO.
As an avid League of Legends player, I main (And maybe potentially might could simp for) Aurora, the Witch between Worlds.
I'm active most weekends, but keep in mind I live in the BST timezone.
My Baalzeboopical title is The New Hunter! I have been proclaimed the Arcane Oryctolagus By the great artificer Salem!
*Sure! Just don't go around killing/mind controlling all the machine characters and we should be good.*
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
Soft, gentle, yet heavy footsteps fall down the hallway of the yellow complex, carrying a mech. The suit of armor itself is silver with gilded accents, and appears slightly draconic and knightly. The joints of the suit whir and buzz, eyes unseen, but still ever watching
Professional anthro maker. Adohand dweller. Selectively social, grunge obsessed, genderfaun, pansexual furry and therian. The Fox of Adohand's. Friend (maybe foe) of AgateElk, personally. I love everybody here. Need I go on?
Discord: _salems_lot_
"Zoro knows exactly what MLM means." - AgateElk
My Non-Self Given Titles: Sovereign of The Four Seasons, My Child, The Fox, Herr Flaumig, Saint Crispidad
My thread/ Extended Sig: Cult of the Fox. My CHB Characters, In a Google Sheet
*They might do that a few times, but they find it hard to fully control or destroy machines. They manipulate until... well, I won't spoil it. give me a bit and I'll intro*
Hi, I'm hungry! I mean, I'm EJODM18604, but you can call me EJO.
As an avid League of Legends player, I main (And maybe potentially might could simp for) Aurora, the Witch between Worlds.
I'm active most weekends, but keep in mind I live in the BST timezone.
My Baalzeboopical title is The New Hunter! I have been proclaimed the Arcane Oryctolagus By the great artificer Salem!
*I'm gonna bring forth Samaritan. He is a devil who was apart of the blood wars who turned personal chef for the Lord of Gluttony. He now runs a restaurant in Complex Yellow that focuses on food from everyone's different backgrounds.*
𝔾𝕖𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕠𝕡 𝕤𝕙𝕖𝕝𝕗, 𝕕𝕠𝕦𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕜𝕤, 𝕡𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕔𝕠𝕥𝕔𝕙
𝕀'𝕧𝕖 𝕞𝕚𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕦𝕟𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕦𝕞𝕓𝕝𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕔𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘
𝔻𝕖𝕒𝕝 𝕞𝕖 𝕚𝕟, 𝕜𝕚𝕔𝕜 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕚𝕟 𝕦𝕡 𝕒 𝕟𝕠𝕥𝕔𝕙
𝔻𝕚𝕧𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕟 𝕢𝕦𝕚𝕔𝕜𝕤𝕒𝕟𝕕'𝕤 𝕗𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕟 𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘