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| - | [[Dark City]] is | + | [[Dark City]] is ''huge'', of many levels. Levels are numbered, with the lowest numbers at the bottom. The campaign starts on [[Level 51]], the first level below the [[Corporate Levels]], which go on in increasing opulence to about level 90. Levels below 50 are [[Slum Levels]]; levels below 20 are legendary [[Underlevels]], inhabited solely by monsters and robots, if [[Urban Legend]] is to be beleived. |
''Sure there are other cities. You go there by tube. A friend of mine visited one once, it looked mostly like it does here.'' | ''Sure there are other cities. You go there by tube. A friend of mine visited one once, it looked mostly like it does here.'' | ||
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The feeling is one of entropy. People have mostly given up, spendingtheir time on drugs, sex and violence. Once the city grew upwards; now it seems to shrink back, with corporates sliding down into the [[Slum Levels]]. Cults, sects, orgies, violence, love, sorrow, adventures, psionics, magic, war and sex are all part of the setting. | The feeling is one of entropy. People have mostly given up, spendingtheir time on drugs, sex and violence. Once the city grew upwards; now it seems to shrink back, with corporates sliding down into the [[Slum Levels]]. Cults, sects, orgies, violence, love, sorrow, adventures, psionics, magic, war and sex are all part of the setting. | ||
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The corporations rule the world. They are huge and impersonal, but neither good nor evil, really. See the [[Corporation Guide]]. | The corporations rule the world. They are huge and impersonal, but neither good nor evil, really. See the [[Corporation Guide]]. | ||
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''I'm with a [[Punk Gang]]! You gotta' show me respect!'' | ''I'm with a [[Punk Gang]]! You gotta' show me respect!'' | ||
The gangs rule the streets in the [[Slum Levels]] and lower [[Corporate Levels]]. There are too many gangs in [[Dark City]] to describe them individually, but it is good to know of a few types. | The gangs rule the streets in the [[Slum Levels]] and lower [[Corporate Levels]]. There are too many gangs in [[Dark City]] to describe them individually, but it is good to know of a few types. | ||
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Magic is the universal term for channeling [[Chi Energy]]. It is very real, but it has mostly adopted to technology and turned into [[Technomagic]]. Real arcane magic is rare and dangerous. Most magicians are rather weak, and punch the corporate clock or turn to a [[Coven Gang]] for protection; a few are as powerful as entire corporate magic divisions and can raze city blocks. All are considered dangerous ant controlled as thightly as possible by the [[Men In Black]]. | Magic is the universal term for channeling [[Chi Energy]]. It is very real, but it has mostly adopted to technology and turned into [[Technomagic]]. Real arcane magic is rare and dangerous. Most magicians are rather weak, and punch the corporate clock or turn to a [[Coven Gang]] for protection; a few are as powerful as entire corporate magic divisions and can raze city blocks. All are considered dangerous ant controlled as thightly as possible by the [[Men In Black]]. | ||
| - | ==== | + | == Psionics == |
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Pisonics is a side-effect of [[Cyber Tech]]. People who have had their natural [[Chi Energy]] disrupted sometimes channels it into psionics, and become [[Psiborg]]s. Natural, living psychers are almost unheard off. Any evidence of psionics is quicky investigated by the [[Men In Black]]. | Pisonics is a side-effect of [[Cyber Tech]]. People who have had their natural [[Chi Energy]] disrupted sometimes channels it into psionics, and become [[Psiborg]]s. Natural, living psychers are almost unheard off. Any evidence of psionics is quicky investigated by the [[Men In Black]]. | ||
| - | ==== [[Technodemon]] | + | == Demons == |
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| + | ''There is no such thing as a [[Technodemon]]. Corporate magic is perfectly safe, and the [[Men In Black]] handle all extraordinary cases. Any unexplained events are caused by a [[Coven Gang]] or [[Booster Gang]]. Return home and lock your appartment door, please.'' | ||
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Revision as of 17:21, 7 June 2002
This article is imported from the Dark City wiki. See the import log for details.
Sure there are other cities. You go there by tube. A friend of mine visited one once, it looked mostly like it does here.
Nobody really cares about the world outside the Dark City. You can take the tube to Technotown, which is significantly different in style. P-Max is a popular porn soup by Pontifex Corp. Those who can afford it access it virtually through Pontifex Net. Other than that, the surroundings are a mystery. Everything you could ever look for exists somewhere in the Dark City. Unless you look for free, empty space. Whatever that is.
The feeling is one of entropy. People have mostly given up, spendingtheir time on drugs, sex and violence. Once the city grew upwards; now it seems to shrink back, with corporates sliding down into the Slum Levels. Cults, sects, orgies, violence, love, sorrow, adventures, psionics, magic, war and sex are all part of the setting.
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Corporations
The corporations rule the world. They are huge and impersonal, but neither good nor evil, really. See the Corporation Guide.
Gangs
I'm with a Punk Gang! You gotta' show me respect! The gangs rule the streets in the Slum Levels and lower Corporate Levels. There are too many gangs in Dark City to describe them individually, but it is good to know of a few types.
Magic
Magic is the universal term for channeling Chi Energy. It is very real, but it has mostly adopted to technology and turned into Technomagic. Real arcane magic is rare and dangerous. Most magicians are rather weak, and punch the corporate clock or turn to a Coven Gang for protection; a few are as powerful as entire corporate magic divisions and can raze city blocks. All are considered dangerous ant controlled as thightly as possible by the Men In Black.
Psionics
Pisonics is a side-effect of Cyber Tech. People who have had their natural Chi Energy disrupted sometimes channels it into psionics, and become Psiborgs. Natural, living psychers are almost unheard off. Any evidence of psionics is quicky investigated by the Men In Black.
Demons
There is no such thing as a Technodemon. Corporate magic is perfectly safe, and the Men In Black handle all extraordinary cases. Any unexplained events are caused by a Coven Gang or Booster Gang. Return home and lock your appartment door, please.
