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| #acl Bryce:read | ''Nonsanc'' (short for ''nonsanctioned circuit'', referring to [[NSC/Nonsanctioned Circuit|a particular sporting league]]) is an RPG setting taking place on a future Earth, in which [[NSC/Mon|self-replicating artificially-intelligent machines]] perform almost all the [[NSC/Economy|work to sustain industrial civilization]]. Human population has declined greatly, with the [[NSC/Shareholders|90 million shareholders]] of the monopolistic transnational [[NSC/Great Corporations|Great Corporations]] now constituting about half the remaining [[NSC/Human|human]] population. [[NSC/Dividends|Freed of the need to work or compete]] in order to secure material prosperity for themselves, their principle cultural preoccupation is ''[[NSC/Battlesport|mon battlesport]]'', in which teams of synthetic persons (in a [[NSC/List of Mon Types|great variety]] of [[NSC/Mon Biology|physical forms]]) fight as slave gladiators in the arena. |
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| ''Nonsanc'' (short for ''nonsanctioned circuit'', referring to [[NSC/Nonsanctioned Circuit|a particular sporting league]]) is an RPG setting taking place on a future Earth, in which [[NSC/Mon|self-replicating artificially-intelligent machines]] perform almost all the [[NSC/Economy|work to sustain industrial civilization]]. Human population has declined greatly, with the [[NSC/Shareholders|90 million shareholders]] of the monopolistic transnational [[NSC/Great Corporations|Great Corporations]] now constituting about half the remaining [[NSC/Human|human]] population. [[NSC/Dividends|Freed of the need to work or compete]] in order to secure material prosperity for themselves, their principle cultural preoccupation is ''[[NSC/Battlesport|mon battlesport]]'', in which teams of synthetic persons (in a [[NSC/List of Mon Species|great variety]] of [[NSC/Mon Biology|physical forms]]) fight as slave gladiators in the arena. | This setting was designed for a browser-based computer RPG that is a [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Deconstruction|deconstruction]] of [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MonsSeries|Pokémon and related works]]. It is also a satire on [[WikiPedia:Rent-seeking|economic rent seeking]] and the proliferation of Digital Rights Management. The setting explores the ethics and consequences of general artificial intelligence, the reaction of (a substantial part of) humanity to an AI-driven [[WikiPedia:Post-scarcity_economy|near-post-scarcity / post-employment]] economy, and the question of to what extent conflict and competition are actually psychologically necessary for humans. |
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| This setting was designed for a browser-based computer RPG that is a [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Deconstruction|deconstruction]] of [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MonsSeries|Pokémon and related works]]. It is also a satire on [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rent-seeking|economic rent seeking]] and the proliferation of Digital Rights Management. The setting explores the ethics and consequences of general artificial intelligence, the reaction of (a substantial part of) humanity to an AI-driven [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-scarcity_economy|near-post-scarcity / post-employment]] economy, and the question of to what extent conflict and competition are actually psychologically necessary for humans. | === Campaigns === NSC One-offs: See CategorySessionLogs NSC Form & Function (main campaign): [[NSCFF Campaign Log|Campaign Log]], [[NSCFF Roster|Roster]] Nonsanc (main campaign): [[NSC/Campaign Log|Campaign Log]], [[NSC/Roster|Roster]] |
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| * [[NSC/Bay Region|The Bay Region]], where the game takes place. * [[NSC/Map of the Bay Region|Map of the Bay Region]] and then [[NSC/Gazetteer of the Bay Region|corresponding gazetteer]]. |
* [[NSC/Map of the Bay Region|Map of the Bay Region]] and the [[NSC/Gazetteer of the Bay Region|corresponding gazetteer]]. |
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| * [[NSC/Mon#History|History and development of mons]] in the NSC universe. | * [[NSC/History of Synthetic Life|History of synthetic life]] in the NSC universe. |
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| === Economy and Society === * [[NSC/Economy|The Economy]] * [[NSC/Great Corporations|Great Corporations]], the pillars of the global post-capitalist social order. * [[NSC/Criminal Organizations|Criminal Organizations]], some of which have "understandings" with the authorities. * [[NSC/Feral Human|Feral Humans]] and [[NSC/Feral Mon|Mons]], people excluded from shareholding civilization. |
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| * [[NSC/List of Mon Species|List of Mon Species]] | * [[NSC/Mon|Mons]], synthetic life forms. * [[NSC/List of Mon Types|List of Mon Species]] * [[NSC/List of Sport Mon Attacks|List of Sport Mon moves]] === The Network === * [[NSC/Sara Weatherby|Sara Weatherby]], owner of her eponymous mon sanctuary, located in [[NSC/Weatherby's Fort|her fort]]. * The staff of the fort's intelligence office, [[NSC/Ann|Ann]] and her deputies, [[NSC/Alan|Alan]], [[NSC/Grace|Grace]], [[NSC/Eethree|Eethree]], [[NSC/Dee|Dee]]. |
Nonsanc (short for nonsanctioned circuit, referring to a particular sporting league) is an RPG setting taking place on a future Earth, in which self-replicating artificially-intelligent machines perform almost all the work to sustain industrial civilization. Human population has declined greatly, with the 90 million shareholders of the monopolistic transnational Great Corporations now constituting about half the remaining human population. Freed of the need to work or compete in order to secure material prosperity for themselves, their principle cultural preoccupation is mon battlesport, in which teams of synthetic persons (in a great variety of physical forms) fight as slave gladiators in the arena.
This setting was designed for a browser-based computer RPG that is a deconstruction of Pokémon and related works. It is also a satire on economic rent seeking and the proliferation of Digital Rights Management. The setting explores the ethics and consequences of general artificial intelligence, the reaction of (a substantial part of) humanity to an AI-driven near-post-scarcity / post-employment economy, and the question of to what extent conflict and competition are actually psychologically necessary for humans.
Campaigns
NSC One-offs: See CategorySessionLogs
NSC Form & Function (main campaign): Campaign Log, Roster
Nonsanc (main campaign): Campaign Log, Roster
Nonsanc Hub
Geography
The state of Earth's ecosystem in the 23rd Century.
History
A historical sketch of the NSC universe, from the 21st century AD to the present.
History of synthetic life in the NSC universe.
Economy and Society
Great Corporations, the pillars of the global post-capitalist social order.
Criminal Organizations, some of which have "understandings" with the authorities.
Feral Humans and Mons, people excluded from shareholding civilization.
Mons
Mons, synthetic life forms.