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Email: epicentric. ( Read more... )

Welcome to an alternate universe you may recognize. The place is San Francisco, the year is 2009, and the world is much as we see it when we walk out our doors or turn on our televisions today.

With a small difference here and there....

There are vampires, werewolves, mages, faeries, psychics, and more among us.

And we know it.

They're legal citizens ( Read more... )

If you're coming to this game unfamiliar with the canons the game setting is drawn from, this may seem a bit overwhelming at first. You can happily play in epicentric without having read either source canon, and we want to help you get into the game without feeling as though you have to know every detail about every kind of character and culture that exists ( Read more... )

Ask your questions here and we'll add them here as they're answered.

Q: So what's the game?
A: Urban fantasy set in San Francisco, present day

Q: Yeah, but what does that mean?
A: It means that there are magic and supernatural beings in our "everyday" world.

Q: Do we know about it?A: Yes, to an extent. There's plenty from the supernatural/ ( Read more... )

When first accepted into play, you must read the entire code of conduct and respond here in accordance with its instructions ( Read more... )

Q: How do I apply?
A: Fill out the application you find here and email it to epicentric.mods@gmail.com

Q: How often may I apply?
A: You may only have one application submitted and unstamped at any given time. Until application traffic grows too heavy, applications will be open constantly. Scheduling will be revisited as the community grows.

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We're implementing something experimental with epicentric because we know that this style of game has the potential to require some extensive NPC interactions and because we know that there are some fantastic RPers out there who just don't have the time to commit to a real time prose-based game.

You may volunteer here if you are a full-time player in epicentric, but ( Read more... )

Don't screw up or you'll get dead.

If it's a law now in San Francisco, it's a law in epicentric, just with some additions for our preternatural citizens. All citizens are subject to standard human law, the human laws that pertain to them specifically, and the laws of their own groups. Child molestation, car theft, and blackmail will still all be punished, ( Read more... )

Religion in this universe is not a function of "one true religion" although each religion still wants to have the corner on the market. Faith can be used to oppose evil, but it must be true faith, be it in God, Allah, Buddha, or the Triple Goddess ( Read more... )

All major faction leadership in the city are NPCs. The vampire Master of the City, werewolves' Ulfric, White Council rep, mermaids' leader, the head of the Fifth Estate, and the head of Biodyne are all NPCs only and will make minimal IG appearances. Consider them literal agents of deus ex machina.

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