The Juicer Uprising (RP proposal)

Well, need some more soldiers to kick it off. Give me a couple more days to try and recruit...

-Dan

Do something new, Mark! Roll up a new PC...

...Juicers are a strange and unique group. Some are people who have sacrificed their lives for the sake of power, others are unwitting or unwilling victims, and many are desperate or driven people who do not care about the consequences of their actions. Avengers, psychos and misfits, they are feared by many people on Falleen, and in the other systems that have adopted the tech, often with good reason. After all, a person who does not care about whether or not he or she lives or dies has little regard for the lives of other people. The other side of the coin is the dedicated warrior, who has literally already sacrificed his life for some cause, be it revenge, the protection of the weak, or some obscure obsession.

A Juicer exhibiting terminal side effects is said to be on his "Last Call." Juicer's on Last Call can experience any of the symptoms below, starting in the last (fourth) year of his/her life. By the last month of the fourth year, there is a 26% chance of experiencing one of the following maladies.

Headaches: Pounding migraine headaches are a common complaint of Juicers on Last Call. They can be the result of blood pressure problems, or, more often, the gradual death of brain cells (see memory loss, below). Whatever their cause, these headaches can be extremely intense. Sufferers become short-tempered and easily provoked, sometimes lashing out at the slightest provocation. The migraines can occur as often as six times a day.

Memory Loss: As the Juicer starts to burn out, some sections of his brain may actually die; the most common areas are those that store memory, especially long-term memory.
Commonly, Juicers start to forget details about their early lives, although 90% retain full memories of the last five to ten years of their lives until they die.

High Blood Pressure/Nosebleeds: As the bio-comp pushes the body well past its breaking point, many Juicers suffer from excessive blood pressure levels, enough to kill a
normal man. Common symptoms include a lack of skin ruddiness, specially around the face, giving the Juicer a constantly flushed look. Nosebleeds often occur whenever the
Juicer is upset or tense, as the high pressure actually bursts the delicate nasal blood vessels.

The Shakes: As the body is pushed beyond it limits, the Juicer may develop a slight, but constant body tremor.

Reduced Healing: The body just can't respond like it used to, even when pumped with augmenting drugs. As a resuit, the Juicer's healing factor is reduced by half (only heals
two times faster than a normal human. Still incredible, but not as lightning-fast as in the first few years of existence as a Juicer.

Muscle Cramps: The stresses put on the Juicer's body will eventually destroy the muscle tissue, abused by the drugs that conferred the character super-human strength. The first symptom of this deterioration are muscle cramps, which can be extremely painful, although not overwhelming (the biocomp releases drugs that block the pain, allowing the Juicer to carry on and continue destroying his body).

Addictions: Juicers nearing the end start acquiring immunities to some of the drugs that power their body. Drugs that used to enhance their reflexes, block pain and relieve boredom and tiredness start losing their effectiveness. The bio-comp responds by injecting ever-increasing dosages into the Juicer's bloodstream, but often the Juicer starts suffering withdrawal symptoms anyway. Many of them deal with the withdrawal symptoms (which include depression, sleepiness and listlessness) by using other drugs like tobacco, alcohol, barbiturates and others. The interactions between the Juicer chemical dispenser and these drugs are often unpredictable and dangerous.

Alt, definitely. I'd get too confused writing her on Mal. Working on getting us more players!

So do the juicers have to be human?

Togorian

And what makes you think that?