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captainpanic) wrote2016-03-22 10:09 pm
captainpanic) wrote2016-03-22 10:09 pm
►► Character Death
They say that nothing lasts forever, and that is generally the case on the S.S. Panic. But hey, this is spaceship whose residents come from a variety of backgrounds.
Characters who die may be brought back to life, sort of, if a piece of them remains. Whether it's an arm, a leg, a strand of hair—the smallest physical bit of a character will allow for the generous scientists of the S.S. Panic to use that scrap that's left of your character to regenerate their body whole, just the way it was when they died.
But that's not my character, you argue. That's a replica of my character! Well, you wouldn't be completely wrong to assert that. Luckily, bringing people back from the dead is a team effort! On the planet of Corbeau-82G, before it was destroyed anyway, research was conducted about how memories can be transferred through DNA. And hey, guess what! That means that if what remains of your character's dead body contains enough DNA to get a viable sample, your character will come back to life as good as the old them and have their memories.
What does this mean for characters who might not necessarily have DNA, like robots? It might be harder to put a person made of metal back together without any blueprints, but the engineers and scientist aboard the ship will do their best. If the place where their memories and personality are stored remains intact, everything will go smoothly. If not, there's not much chance of your character coming back from that the same as they were.
Regardless, coming back from the dead is no cheap venture! It costs money, and characters will be charged for it no matter what! They do take a blood sample and fingerprint characters to figure out how they are, after all. Coming back from the dead costs a measly 200,000 credits. Unless your character takes under the table jobs, all pay received from official jobs will be paid until this debt is paid off.
Here is a rough idea of how long repayment will take based on income:
1 Level 5 job receives ~24,000 credits a month (~9 months to repay)
1 Level 4 job receives ~32,000 credits a month (~7 months to repay)
1 Level 3 job receives ~40,000 credits a month (~5 months to repay)
1 Level 2 job receives ~56,000 credits a month (~4 months to repay)
1 Level 1 job receives ~72,000 credits a month (~3 months to repay)
Based on how many jobs you get and which level, it can be paid off in 9+ months or as little as 1 month, depending. But we're not going to make you sit there and do math to make sure it's exactly right and paid off. Maybe there was a mistake in the system and couple thousand credits were removed from the bill, who knows? But do keep in mind characters who live in level 4 and above have to pay rent. And some characters do need to buy food sometimes. So keep that in mind if your character feels like picking a fight with someone.
Characters who die may be brought back to life, sort of, if a piece of them remains. Whether it's an arm, a leg, a strand of hair—the smallest physical bit of a character will allow for the generous scientists of the S.S. Panic to use that scrap that's left of your character to regenerate their body whole, just the way it was when they died.
But that's not my character, you argue. That's a replica of my character! Well, you wouldn't be completely wrong to assert that. Luckily, bringing people back from the dead is a team effort! On the planet of Corbeau-82G, before it was destroyed anyway, research was conducted about how memories can be transferred through DNA. And hey, guess what! That means that if what remains of your character's dead body contains enough DNA to get a viable sample, your character will come back to life as good as the old them and have their memories.
What does this mean for characters who might not necessarily have DNA, like robots? It might be harder to put a person made of metal back together without any blueprints, but the engineers and scientist aboard the ship will do their best. If the place where their memories and personality are stored remains intact, everything will go smoothly. If not, there's not much chance of your character coming back from that the same as they were.
Regardless, coming back from the dead is no cheap venture! It costs money, and characters will be charged for it no matter what! They do take a blood sample and fingerprint characters to figure out how they are, after all. Coming back from the dead costs a measly 200,000 credits. Unless your character takes under the table jobs, all pay received from official jobs will be paid until this debt is paid off.
Here is a rough idea of how long repayment will take based on income:
1 Level 5 job receives ~24,000 credits a month (~9 months to repay)
1 Level 4 job receives ~32,000 credits a month (~7 months to repay)
1 Level 3 job receives ~40,000 credits a month (~5 months to repay)
1 Level 2 job receives ~56,000 credits a month (~4 months to repay)
1 Level 1 job receives ~72,000 credits a month (~3 months to repay)
Based on how many jobs you get and which level, it can be paid off in 9+ months or as little as 1 month, depending. But we're not going to make you sit there and do math to make sure it's exactly right and paid off. Maybe there was a mistake in the system and couple thousand credits were removed from the bill, who knows? But do keep in mind characters who live in level 4 and above have to pay rent. And some characters do need to buy food sometimes. So keep that in mind if your character feels like picking a fight with someone.