I know dragon called is basically answering everyone's dragon riding needs, but I had an idea a while ago for a modern/high tech based world that had created genetically engineered dragons to combat some threat. Anyway I thought of some new elements to add to that idea so I wanted to get feedback on it. Even though, yeah it has "dragons."
Their world is like ours, but a bit more technologically advanced. In particular robotics and the like has made huge advancements, so jobs that don't require an education or a friendly face are done by robots, ai is coming along but it's still too expensive, so service jobs, like waiters, hotel desk people, and etc are still done by people. Transportation, manual labor, and the like, however, is all robotics. Things like google glass are common, but augmented reality and microchips in your head is still relatively unheard of. except for sports and fringe adrena-junkie type things.
An alien threat. This part is still largely undecided on. But basically aliens that we can't and don't understand have started moving towards "earth" (or whatever it's called) we've seen pictures in satellites and everyone is freaking out because they just keep coming closer and we don't know what they want. They've sent probes out far in advance of their arrival and this causes some kind of disaster/a huge loss life. we don't know what their intent is, but we have to assume it's aggressive and we have to think of a way to protect ourselves.
A New Hope. Scientists have reverse engineered the alien technology they recovered from the probes in the hopes of finding a weakness, but only some people are compatible with the bio-tech they've developed. the world is desperately searching for anyone willing to undergo treatment in the hopes of finding they heros they so dearly need.
What the plan? Basically the aliens use a lot of organic technology, so computers and stuff like that is all powered by living things of one kind or another which are bred for the purpose. The scientists have found a way to combine the bio-tech of the aliens, and the robotics of "earth" to create a powerful weapon that combines the strength of these organic weapons with the strength of robotics and human ingenuity and intuition.
Yeah, they made cyborg dragons. The problem is the ability to interface with these dragons (to drive/control/guide them, whichever verb you choose) is rare (basically something in the characters dna) AND in addition they aren't sure yet what the side effects of interfacing will be. Volunteers for the project will likely have to undergo some amount of modification (microchip in your brain/robot parts) to allow them to wield their dragons properly.
This game has a couple different themes, but the main ones I'd like to explore will be fear of the unknown and the joy of discovery. minor themes involve experimentation, fear as a source of political control, man vs beast, coping with a changing world, the inherent moral problems involved in creating a somewhat sentient species for the sole purpose of servitude, and the intimate connection born from sharing another's mind.
okay yes it has dragons.
Their world is like ours, but a bit more technologically advanced. In particular robotics and the like has made huge advancements, so jobs that don't require an education or a friendly face are done by robots, ai is coming along but it's still too expensive, so service jobs, like waiters, hotel desk people, and etc are still done by people. Transportation, manual labor, and the like, however, is all robotics. Things like google glass are common, but augmented reality and microchips in your head is still relatively unheard of. except for sports and fringe adrena-junkie type things.
An alien threat. This part is still largely undecided on. But basically aliens that we can't and don't understand have started moving towards "earth" (or whatever it's called) we've seen pictures in satellites and everyone is freaking out because they just keep coming closer and we don't know what they want. They've sent probes out far in advance of their arrival and this causes some kind of disaster/a huge loss life. we don't know what their intent is, but we have to assume it's aggressive and we have to think of a way to protect ourselves.
A New Hope. Scientists have reverse engineered the alien technology they recovered from the probes in the hopes of finding a weakness, but only some people are compatible with the bio-tech they've developed. the world is desperately searching for anyone willing to undergo treatment in the hopes of finding they heros they so dearly need.
What the plan?
Basically the aliens use a lot of organic technology, so computers and stuff like that is all powered by living things of one kind or another which are bred for the purpose. The scientists have found a way to combine the bio-tech of the aliens, and the robotics of "earth" to create a powerful weapon that combines the strength of these organic weapons with the strength of robotics and human ingenuity and intuition.
Yeah, they made cyborg dragons. The problem is the ability to interface with these dragons (to drive/control/guide them, whichever verb you choose) is rare (basically something in the characters dna) AND in addition they aren't sure yet what the side effects of interfacing will be. Volunteers for the project will likely have to undergo some amount of modification (microchip in your brain/robot parts) to allow them to wield their dragons properly.
This game has a couple different themes, but the main ones I'd like to explore will be fear of the unknown and the joy of discovery. minor themes involve experimentation, fear as a source of political control, man vs beast, coping with a changing world, the inherent moral problems involved in creating a somewhat sentient species for the sole purpose of servitude, and the intimate connection born from sharing another's mind.