[OOC Board] - All the World's a Game

Originally posted by Major Mario


Let me look for my notes...

SCAE, or Special Character Apprehension and Elimination, has roots in SWAT operations. While they can find characters that have yet to integrate themselves into society and help them out, their main purpose is to find troublesome characters and put them to justice, be it by imprisonment or elimination. If the troublesome character in question hasn't done anything wrong in the real world, and they simply have a reputation, SCAE would just keep tabs on them as if they were on parole.

Example: Ganondorf opens an ice-cream stand and isn't a bastard. SCAE notices him and pays attention to him, but when Ganondorf shows no sign nor incentive to be a massive dick, SCAE pats him on the back and moves on.
Duke Nukem gets drunk and goes on a murderous rampage. SCAE will be on him like white on rice in a glass of milk on a paper plate in a snowstorm.

They're basically comprised of military and police personnel with an occasional good character forming their main force/agents. With data coming in from FOS (Field Operations Support), who are usually gamers, they are a good answer towards malignant characters, sort of like the BSAA and Bioterrorism. Given that the characters in the world were transported here by a gross catastrophe involving a radio tower and electronic signals, all characters, no matter how much flesh and blood/mechanical/godlike they are, are comprised partly of electronic signals, given that they were usually bunches of code in their games. Weaponry like EMPs and electromagnetic firearms can disrupt their inner signals, therefore disorienting them similar to a confuse ray from Pokemon or simply incapacitating them. However, given that the characters actually have souls now, they won't be affected by any signal interference unless it's either weaponized or very, very intense. SCAE knows this and employs the correct weaponry to incapacitate.

Story: While I was content to make them just the guards of the world, some players wanted to join up with them, and so did I. Players are able to affiliate themselves with SCAE either as support personnel or agents. While the organization as a whole is morally righteous, I had an idea to make the director of SCAE be more than what meets the eye. I wanted to make him/her kind and righteous on the surface, but in reality, they're in cahoots with the 'Organization' that is basically a group looking out for the good of pure humankind. The 'Organization' is set on capturing and researching characters so they can extract their powers and benefits for their own gain.

Bottomline... SCAE plays the role of the peacekeeper. They're SWAT + Police, and they're keeping tabs on characters. Step out of line and you'll have an eye on you and an ear glued to your wall. They believe they're doing the right thing by apprehending dangerous characters who step out of line, completely unaware that the higher-ups are abusing their powers and carting off the dangerous characters to be experimented on.