N/AI

NA/I is a role playing game where the characters are programs in a worldspanning internet gone horribly wrong. Something has happened, but now one can seem to remember what it was. And now sentient programs fill the digital world, and even fewer are at all interested in knowing where they came from…

Every program is written for a reason. But recently, many programs are writing themselves. You need to decide: is your program first or second generation?

First generation programs were written by conventional means, or before the Rift. They were actuaries, games, viruses, spambots, etc., and were written to serve humans. Somehow, they developed sentience, and lost all memories of what happened before the Rift.

Second generation programs, arose spontaneously, evolved to sentience in the ?wild? and entered the main internet through some security hole. Second generation programs are frowned upon by most first generation, but they are growing in number.

Regardless of whether he is first or second generation, your program has a role to fill in the digital world. This is his niche. Think about what your character does. Is it a ruthless datum pirate or a calm, ex-actuarial adding program? Does it fly around in a security daemon, or does it run for cover when there?s danger nearby? Anything that needs doing in real life has a digital equivalent, so figure out what that is, and model your program around it.

Write your concept down on your character sheet, along with your background, and description. Go onto the next step.

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• N_AI.pdf

Tags: William Prahl

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