#megatower

[rsstoai]

Cyberpunk Megatower Fantasy

generate an image of a cyberpunk and fantasy city. In the middle is a tower of unimaginable proportions, it is mythical almost biblical in proportion to this

#Cyberpunk #Megatower #Fantasy

[porrorrop]

i love north park.

[ianfulgar]

Tall, taller, tallest!

[huskyheroine]

DERELICT MEGATOWER CLIMB

Last Floor: 21. 夕日 (Sunset)

Seemed like a good floor to stop on. Wow, what an album so far. I know I'm not very far up but this is like everything I love about what James Webster does with none of the blah stuff. Not yet anyways, we still have quite a climb ahead of us, but for now I am very very into this. Looking forward to hearing more!

[for-mer-ly-geneposting]

ralph breaks the internet derelict megatower au. do you catch my drift

[plazmafields]

Since a lot of people irl think cats can see/interact with ghosts, do you guys think Nibbles can sense Johnny? Like, does she curl up in the spot Johnny materializes when you enter the Megatower apartment and Johnny's just like "I swear she's doing that on purpose. Get her out of my spot." and V's like "Johnny she's a cat, she doesn't know shit." And as if to spite him specifically, Nibbles then looks up and directly into Johnny's eyes before going to rub up against V's leg.

Johnny's like "why does she scratch at the mirror when I'm behind you in the morning?" And V's like "idk, maybe there's a fly in here." And again, Nibbles looks directly into Johnny's eyes, but V thinks she's just staring off into space because "that's just a thing cats do sometimes."

[postcards-from-night-city]

Megatowers.

Night City, Santo Domingo.

[byberbunk2069]

Ronnie’s other bestie, the Crusty Scum Fuck, Brian Buchan.

He is 24 years old and if he stops taking s-keef he will (probably) die.

He’s a part time data courier for RCS and survived an attempted decapitation by Maelstrom - he will tell you about it against your will. His other gigs include smuggling supplies for clinics at megatowers and general dealing.

Prior to RCS, and the War, he ran in the same Santo gang with Ronnie before she left SanDom for good. They were reunited again around 2075 at Lizzie's doing a BD delivery.

(Crop tank made using @wanderingaldecaldo’s custom tee framework.)

Anna and Valerie are @gibson-girlboss's OCs

[anotherstorycomic]

Oh! I'm sure you've explained this before somewhere, but to go into more depth: how do the board of directors/political parties work? Is there smaller scale politics? How are diffrent people affected by - and how do they feel about - the system?

I went a lot more into depth, this helped me develop a bit more of the governmental system, so thank you!

I had to put some thought into how the Board of Directors was formed, so I broke down what the regional governments of Araelia would have been before the elsinium deficit event... It's a lot of text, but I'll attach the full section from my comprehensive worldbuilding document under the cut. It references Araelian territory names, which I'm not sure if I've shared before... it may or may not mean anything to readers other than me... but I'll get maps viewable soon, either here or on the website once it's live!

(TL;DR answer) the Board is a large agency beyond just the 23 reps we saw, with ties to pre-EDE government groups from all over Araelia, a large group of people are in charge of public polls, the system is a combined representative/direct democratic one, and people's pre-EDE origin may reflect how they view the system because of the issue of wealth redistribution or cultural shifts.

The following government systems were found on Araelia before the Global Unification Act:

the United East Araelian Confederation (UEAC), a representative democratic republic covering Rocha, Wennt, Olize, Ascher, Shill, Caramon, Melin, Lussique, Sylla, Mican, Sable, and Ecre

the DNWA (Democracy of Northern West Araelia), a direct democracy hosted by a group of elected proctors, covering Indure, N’ary, Citra, Pearrock, and Celazon

The Simorian Reserve, a capitalist oligarchy managed by representatives of Barnin, Rewloff, Tsymet, Amph, and Ecnen

the DCWA (Democracy of Central West Araelia), a representative democratic confederation covering Irchid, Byzandor, and Centra

the SBR (Saffshore-Bisster Republic), a representative democracy covering Saffshore and Bisster

the Vermiran Watch, an informal elected group of power and respect in Vermira

the Republic of Garrant, a democratic republic within Garrant

the Marst Ruling Division, a lax system of aristocracy with spiritual roots within Marst

the Nation of Fulvous, a direct democracy

the Cantal Republic, a cooperative parliamentary system in mainland Cantal

the Heart of Cantal, a shared spiritual theocracy on the islands of Cantal

the Njord Government, an independent parliamentary democracy

Dovil Orators of the Will, a judicial oligarchy based heavily in East Araelian spiritualism

the High Courts of Sacris, a judicial oligarchy based in East Araelian spiritualism

the Onder Government, a parliamentary democracy

Representatives of these systems that sought refuge in the Megatower were arranged in a temporary council to write the Global Unification Act, which would create a temporary combined government within the Megatower. Once the Megatower became the new way of life and the chances of returning to Araelia slimmed, the unified governments were forced to create a new system, as the standing government systems divided served no purpose without their lands. As democratic systems were the most common on Araelia, a democratic system was agreed upon. Members of each former political faction were offered jobs adapting pre-EDE law into Megatower law.

The major pre-EDE groups, the UEAC, DNWA, DCWA, Simorian Reserve, and SBR organized together fairly seamlessly. Their faction-based representative democracy meshed well, despite their diverse backgrounds of location. The Republic of Garrant, Nation of Fulvous, Cantal Republic, Njord Government, and Onder Government also had little trouble adapting their systems to match. The Vermiran Watch declined the opportunity to join the Board of Directors, as their positions were very specific to the Vermiran landscape and traditional society. The Heart of Cantal became a fringe spiritual group rather than a political faction of any kind. The Marst Ruling Division, Dovil Orators of the Will, and High Courts of Sacris all fractured, between those agreeing to join the Board of Directors and its subsidiaries, and those who refused on account of the lack of spiritualism within the Board’s practices. Those from these territories who did join did so on account of bringing the spiritual angle into the government, viewing it as an important part of a collaborative system. Others did not want to “taint” their practices by politicizing them via populism. While there are not formal organized religions on Araelia, strong believers in the concept of the Will, typically from the Dovil-Sacris area, tend to band together and sometimes feel isolated within the tower due to the steep drop in traditional Araelian spiritualism since the EDE.

The Megatower governmental system is democratic, with a combination of representative and direct jurisdiction. All political issues pass by the Board or its many divisions of management for approval. Polls to gauge public happiness and draw information on struggles within the Megatower are carried out once every 20 weeks. Participation in these polls is not compulsory, but is encouraged and many jobs offer incentives to workers who submit proof of poll participation. Polls are broken into sections regarding neighborhood/microlocal issues, community and demographic issues, and overall Megatower issues. Some results regarding tower maintenance are forwarded directly to a team with Umbers Inc. to help focus improvements. Polls include election candidates for new Board members every 6 years. Board members can be re-elected. There are currently no term limits in place for Board members. Freelance representatives are hired incrementally, typically independent researchers in specific developmental fields which affect Megatower economy. These researchers are typically poll workers, who gather local data and pair it with demographics information to determine the needs of certain sectors of the Megatower. These representatives give pitches to the Board with conflicting opinions, and the Board’s job is to determine which best fits the image, safety, and development of the Megatower by way of the established constitution and statutes, evolved versions of those created in the Global Unification Act. This information is interpreted into new Pan-Araelian/Megatower law, and is sometimes forwarded to Umbers Inc. In some rare cases, like in issues of major Megatower development, these decisions could be contested by Umbers Inc. if physical limitations restricted them from being carried out.

The government faced a somewhat superficial division between East and West Araelian representatives after the wealth redistribution took place. Relations between East and West Araelia had historically been pretty friendly. The strain between the two continents politically within the tower is strictly financial. The currency exchange of West Araelian Simor for East Araelian Pell was not favored by West Araelian immigrants, namely those from the Simorian Reserve, which was very capitalistic and placed high value on its currency of choice. The revaluing of currency completely devalued the simorina plant, and the former West Araelian elite hate the non-backed simple paper money system of East Araelian Pell. Trading in their simor for pell felt like sacrilege for many, and the compliance was received with malice. Therefore, the formerly wealthy and politicians hold the division between continents the strongest, whereas the average denizen does not care much about the continental origin of their colleagues.

props to you if you read all this jargon-y info.

[technovillain]

I'd love if you'd send some questions to @anotherstorycomic ,, esp if it's about worldbuilding, like if you have any questions about how the Megatower or Araelia or anything like. Works or is set up. I have answers.

[goldbiz]

“ what’s it like over there? “

prompts: what’s it like over there? / to be missed, @isjomfrue

❛ what now ? ah, the future ? ❜ the question startled him, booster should have seen it coming especially with all that yabbering about how he knew certain things. he shot a wry glance at skeets, his hovering automaton who's lights flashed with a sudden warning like there were some things that still needed to stay discreet.

❛ it's okay pal, i got this. skeets here's got an archive wired into his mainframe. you can literally think of every major event from now till--- 2465 ?? ❜ he made a mental count with fingers. there were other years he was obviously not counting but he wasn't about to share his whole life's story in one go. ❛ tsk. but gotham in my time ? hooo, it's a trip. i don't know 'bout you but the bat's territory here has always given me the heebie jeebies. it's more sleek, still gloomy but now you got these high megatowers. like literally think skyscrappers that almost touch the sky. oooh ! and there's holo-ads advertised everywhere for anything you can think of ! eh, i guess it's kinda like that blade somethin' movie ? ❜

there was a wistful smile at the sudden recollection. even if plans to ever go back were slim, talking about how things had been over there was booster's own way of making sure that he wasn't losing himself over in present day time. as long as football wasn't brought into focus he was good. ❛ metropolis's pretty much the same--- airy, bright. just with more hovercars. crime's still a headache but they got these enforcers now that know how to keep the peace. ❜

[freeuselandonorris]

hi my friend! draping a warm blanket over you and then, once you are cozy, requesting two words for cyberpunk excerpts: "choice" and "status"

thank u my friend i appreciate this and you <3<3<3

here's one for choice:

The race – fifty-six laps around the flyovers ranging through the skies of New Vegas, linking one corporate megatower to another and far enough away not to be able to see the roiling mass of bad behaviour on the Strip below – should, in theory, have played to Oscar’s strengths. The long, sweeping curves and 70-degree camber over the hills suited his driving style and choice of cyberware with its focus on strength and smart strategy over his competitors’ raw speed and agility.

no mentions of status yet, which was legit a surprise to me!

[jezawitha-z]

Every time I get a chance to travel, I hold on to the saying that sometimes it's not about the destination, but the journey itself.

This is our first Baguio trip together na muntik na naman ma-cancel due to the weather. It was raining in Baguio and as per the news, within 2 weeks possible ganun ang weather. Of course the questions were "tuloy pa ba tayo? baka di tayo mag enjoy", "sa ibang lugar nalang tayo?", "paano na nyan?", etc.

We both agreed to— "rain or shine, tara".

While on the bus, we both pray na sana maging okay ang weather at sana makahanap ng transient kasi halos fully booked na lahat na malapit sa city proper.

We arrived in Baguio na may konting ulan, and still no place to stay. May nakausap kami online for our accommodation and we decided na mag walk in since we're in a rush, no time to legit check and iwas scam for down-payment.

While on our way sa place na nakausap namin, nadaanan namin yung Megatower 3. We asked sa lobby kung may available pa, at binigyan lang kami ng calling card to contact. Matagal nag reply and we decided to still check online until I saw one na minutes ago lang yung post. Megatower 4 naman yung sa kanila and pinush na namin. The transaction was fast. Usually 2pm pa ang check in but we were there at 11am at pinag check in na rin kami.

After a while, the rain stopped and we were overwhelmed that God really answered our prayers.

Maraming tourist destination yung Baguio pero hindi namin napuntahan halos mga yun. The difference? Wala. Kasi kahit walking lang kami around the city, sobrang ini-enjoy namin every moment. Tawanan, kwentuhan, food trip, and embracing the freezing cold weather ng Baguio.

Highlights:

Sea of clouds 🌫️☁️

Agara Ramen 🍜

Ube & strawberry taho

The best karekare na natikman ko so far pero bakit ang mahal ng kanin

Mas naappreciate ko yung Jollibee yum burger nila

SM Sky garden, Skyranch

Photo booth

Rooftop

Nagsimba

My birthday celeb

Mas marami talaga ang tawanan at kwentuhan in this journey. At the same time, our patience, faith, positivity, and resilience were really tested.

I'm glad that we shared the same values and I really appreciate how he cares. Mapapa-"what did I do to deserve this kind of love? " ka nalang talaga.

[cinnasalmon]

Zevlor still lives in baldurs gate

maybe somewhere small inside the city or a crawling bit of land just outside it. but hes there and being there he runs into people.

He finds himself eye to eye with Rolan, who's long since settled himself as master of the tower, long since married Tav. for a moment the are is hard and stilted, both with a string of thoughts. before either can say anything Zevlors partner appears and pats their arm excitedly. Telling him they've found just the right centerpiece for table and running off.

Rolan looks to them leaving and back to zevlor.

"You're married now?"

"Yes..."

"They seem...nice"

"They're lovely"

"Good"

Zevlor just look at Rolan confused, Rolan responding a bit off offhandedly

"Good, you deserve a good life. You've done enough to earn it."

With that Rolan has said his part and left, Zevlor is left standing there with forgiveness he didn't think he would ever get.

Im dead. I'm dead. I'm dead im dead.

I literally have no words because the alternative is a megatower of borderline incoherent keyboard mashing. Thank you everyone, goodnight, have a nice life, it was nice knowing you

[huskyheroine]

DDS UPDATE: Awawa

Endless Megatower III/Ribbon EP: The weirdest Megatower so far but not my favorite, has some real heavy hitters in it through. Really good! Ribbon EP is just some tracks from Megatower extended. It's ok.

Fav Song: F??? LIFE CHANGING VIEW/ Quest 66 (Extended)

Crisis Party: Definitely one of Tech's weirder outings. I do like the genesis sound fonts and songs samples. It took me a listen or two to get it but I'm into this!

Fav Song: VIP ACCESS

Keys To The Gate: Really really liked this one on first listen but not so much on later ones?? Not sure whats going on there, usually it's the opposite. Either way, this is dope. Define one of my favorites even if it's not as good as I first thought.

Fav Song: Keys To The Gate

Kingdom Of One: OH. MY. GOD. THIS IS MY FAVORITE TECH HONORS ALBUM AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE DDS ALBUMS. THERE IS NOT A SINGLE TRACK ON THIS I DISLIKE IT IS SO GOOD. I really enjoy Tech's original work and this is some of his best on the regard, just some of his best on general. Its so catchy, so emotional, so personal, I can't get enough of it.

Fav Song: Kingdom Of One (III)

Transcendence Bot: I was so excited to listen to this album and I was not disappointed one bit. This is my new favorite DDS album. Period. It is so clean, the soundscapes are straight up magical, angelic, wonderful, whatever you wanna say. It's nearly perfect. This one is gonna be hard to beat I'm not gonna lie.

Fav Song: Spirit Of Loneliness

Rankings coming soon!

[sohkrates]

The Abyss Stares Back: My Work in Progress List

So @msmcnevertweet tagged me to share my work in progress list (wip) and I warn you I have the distinct good fortune to do this full time after decades of awful customer service work so I've been playing catch up these past few years:

ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT

There are games that I am working on, more or less, right now.

Nostalgia & Dragons 4th Edition. This is a game I'm making for a friend's bachelor party. It's a one-pager that seeks to replicate the experience of 4th ed. D&D with minimal rules and failing forward resolution.

RIG. Mecha souls-like solo game. Based on the Rune system. This is uh... gonna come out sooner than later.

Big Damn Heroes. Classic D&D shit with an irreverent take on western fantasy tropes. Inspired by Blades in the Dark and Slugblaster. (someone please suggest a better name for this I don't want it to be a fucking Joss Whedon quote but it's so perfect I can't think of anything)

Fealty. A collaboration with the incredible Galen Pejeau. Commoners in a monarch's court try desperately to steer the nation. Inspired by the novel Wolf Hall.

The 55. This is my #dungeon23 project. A cyberpunk megatower full of unique locations, corpo suits, and more.

Neon Black version 8.0. The next reincarnation of my cyberpunk forged in the dark game. I have a fairly comprehensive notes document that summarizes all the new changes. I pick at it every day. My goal is to have something that can be tested this fall.

INACTIVE DEVELOPMENT

These are games that have had a significant amount of work done. Some are playable prototypes, some are incomplete but are more than just notes, or at least have a lot more notes than other projects. Not being worked on right now due to time, lack of personal interest, etc.

Stiletto. Single player game set in the city of Doskvol. You play as people trying to survive by themselves trying to make money, dodge the Bluecoats, and their shady pasts. First playbook is playable, but it ballooned way out of scope and I got burnt out.

Kassandra King: Devil's Dice. Single player urban fantasy noir game. Set in the world of External Containment Bureau, and using the same system. This game has had several iterations and is mostly ready for testing. Play as a hardboiled paranormal private investigator trying to figure out why you made a deal with the devil.

Blade Wings. This one is just Band of Blades but in space. You have pilots and ships as distinct playbooks. Options for different campaign types (robots, zerg like aliens, etc.)

Working Stiffs. A redacted materials game about being corporate contractors in space. Inspired by cassette futurism, Alien, Deadspace, etc. Progress determined by how much money you make, light PVP elements.

Untitled PbtA Card Game. Another collaboration with Galen. This one is a year or two old but it still lives rent free in my head. I really wanna get back to it one day.

Glocknights. Over the top epic fantasy. Players wield cursed weapons, IRON, in order to defend the mortal realm from the tyrannical angels that seek to enforce their divine mandate. Started as a collaboration with some other designers but I don't think any of us have touched it in a while.

Die-Atonic. Every see an assassin pursuing their target through an upscale nightclub and thought it was kinda hot? Anyway start the music, take turns asking and answering questions that illustrate the scene, history, and pursuit of two people through a location. When the music ends, the climax begins. Do you die, kiss, or both?

Blood & Tears. Vampire forged in the dark game all about living long and being sad about it. 4 playbooks based on classic humours.

DEEP IDEATION

These are games that exist as just a few notes, one solid idea I like, or maybe a cover page if I got wild with it.

Where We Dropping? A battle royale RPG inspired by the Lumen system.

Alone RPG System. A rough idea for a game SRD that lets you have an interesting and unpredictable solo experience.

Extraordinary Renditions. Y'know how in Horizon Zero Dawn there's that awesome moment in the history of the game where the government is black-bagging people from all over the world in order to get the expertise necessary to save it? What if that was a 2 player RPG?

Prisoners of Light and Matter. Matrix style RPG using the redacted materials system.

Untitled Wargame. I got back into 40k and hated all the rules so I tried to make something simpler. Just enough to maybe test but it's pretty rough right now.

The Gild. What if the slick futuristic data collection and analysis system you see in the new Hitman games fell into the hands of a bunch of rabid socialists?

Fire in the Stars. Revolution and revolt in the alpha centauri system. Had a version that was kinda playable. Spent a lot of time on the fiction, less on the mechanics. If I did this again I might just use the Nasty Brutish and Long rules, that could be fun.

Modern Exiles Hack. You cannot go home again, Night in the Woods-ass RPG. A potential collab. with the incomparable Jex Thomas of Bump in the Dark fame.

Skyscrape/DNGNCRWL. Real basic dungeon crawler where you control a party of characters. Might be cyberpunk, might be fantasy. Don't know yet.

Realm & Write. A roll and write style RPG inspired by my time with Crusader Kings III.

Slugblaster Loot Tables. Literally thought of this yesterday, just a bunch of random loot tables for the Slugblaster RPG. Could be fun?

Ahem...

So yeah that's it.

I'm still settling in here and don't follow a whole lot of active folks in the TTRPG scene so I'm gonna tag @monsterfactoryfanfic cause I really wanna know what they are working on or what their lists look like, be it videos or games or whatever.