[Astromancer]

Recreation Parks

The idea of RPGs and similar gaming environments has been around since before the Solimani reached the Stars. A recent trend in Adventure Gaming is the Recreation Park. An artificial cultural environment generally reconstructing either an historical period (generally romanticized) or a genre of popular fiction. These parks can range from a few city blocks to the size of ancient Solimani nations. There are varying degrees of how seriously people "stay in character" and commit to their "game world." Most Recreation Parks use robots to "perform" the "roles" of menials and many types of animals. Although a "clever servant" or "rebellious slave" or any other menial with a real personality would be played by a person. If the Dragon is witty or you have a sassy talking cat or horse then a person is using telepresence to play the "role."

Many people join adventure clubs and create elaborate personas to play in these parks. There are guided tours and individual adventure packages.

Basically, a larger and more complex take on the Holodeck. Instead of malfunctions assassins, con men, grifters, spies, and others slip into these games to get at targets or marks.