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Setting WIP
Topic Started: Jul 23 2009, 05:34 PM (1,080 Views)
Just Another Raider
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Hey guys. I deicdied to try and make a setting for your guys Post-Apoc games. This, of course, is a WIP. But, for now, you just get a few ideas to work with before the actual "story" version comes out.




*Massive Flooding on East coast (Cites up to around knees or higher/lower of water, Rural areas are'nt that affected)

*Possibly Nucleaer weapon usage

*Something akin to Childern of Men

*People travel together in mobile caravans, few settlements.(maybe)

*Cites are war-torn wrecks with groups of people fighting over them for something as little as a few loafs of bread.

*Also possible to have forgein mercenary intervention(maybe)

*Possibly Amercian 2nd civil war?

*Termantior-type robots. Possible Shadow Goverment involved with this?

*Possible forgein intervation in the form of "peacekeepers"?

*Possible zombie-type things?

*Fort Knox and it's gold a prime target for every warlord in America, it's being guarded by whats left of americas military/peacekeepers/termantior-type robots/something that is really scary and mean. Like, a army of math teachers.

*Instead of mobile-caravans, Warlords control large swatches with militas bolstered by freelance merenies.

*Russia is involded, somehow, someway.




This is so far.....



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Hmm.

You want ALL of those to take place? And how long after the the world goes boom does the story start?

According to some reports, a sudden rise in sea levels will drown 10% of the Human population and submerge 12% of the cities - half of those effected would be in China, India, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Indonesia. The eastern coast of U.S. would be under water, as well. They're looking at 2100 if things continue on, but a global nuclear war could accelerate the timetable a bit.

What degree of Nuking will there be? Jericho: restricted to political centers and transport hubs - or - Terminator: anything that looked important/fragile.

Children of Men? Wow. The whole planet would be wiped out in, oh, 50 years (assuming no modern medicine to get those 120-year lifespans promised in Star Trek) and there would be MASSIVE numbers of suicides. Would you want to be the last one alive and have to turn off the lights?

Unless there's a reason to keep moving (zombies, carnivorous robots, giant alien bugs, telemarketers, overdue library books) I would think that folks would eventually settle down where they could farm, be it crops or herds, or exploit natural or stockpiled resources.

I'd think the U.S. would shatter into a dozen or so regional powers, not simply north/south or east/west.

Always loved the term "peacekeepers". But who would be left to organize, man and supply such force beyond a region or very small country? The U.N.? :(|madlaugh:

Math teachers?! Now your violating the Geneva Convention.

Every nation which had delusions of being important built bunkers of some sort to "survive" the inevitable nuclear exchange. Whether they could control anything beyond their comfy, artificial caves is open to debate.

Gold is only valuable because someone believes it is, that's why paper money is usually sneered at by survivalist types, except for bum fodder. Gold also has industrial uses, but there has to be high-tech industry for it to be of any value.

Russia? Regionally: yes. Globally: not so much.



Question: knowledge?

Would the past 10,000 years of learning simply evaporate as folks became preoccupied with surviving, or even hold all that came before to blame for all that is now and consciously, forcefully repress any knowledge from the past for fear of it happening again? Like the Irish monks of old, would there be cults of scholars, historians, technicians and scientists hiding in some inaccessible place the light of the past until the world is ready again?


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I like the idea of an order, organisation or group keeping the old knowledge alive - I think that's a really interesting idea.
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*ahem*

As most of the ideas are soon to be removed (just typed a few thoughts i had in my head), heres a more orgnzaid version in response to your questions:



1) I was'nt thinking of a gobal nuclear war. Possibly Nukes fly between Country A and Country B, but, not the whole world.

2)Jericho

3)Now, heres what i was thinking. I was thinking that it was possibe for Europe to be affected by that (by some odd gentic plauge) while the rest of the world is'nt affected. So, what do they do? They send in troops to differnt countrys, and snatch women up in order to make babies. Cruel, yes. But, you have to keep the population going somehow. Europe is formed into one giant super-nation, save for Russia.

4) Yeah, i was just thinking of the caravans in fallout when i wrote that.

5) Thats kinda what i was going for.

6) This is'nt really a global apoc, yet. It's more like the world is sliding into the apoc. Thus, we still have europe (who is looking for women and currently the most powerful on the poltical scence), Russia (not as powerful, but, still cabplde of asskicking and whatnot), and a asisan power.

7) Gold is shiny. People like shiny things. I know i do.

And as for knowledge:

I have'nt thought about that. I'll keep it in mind.
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Okay, so things are going from bad to worse, but there are parts of the world still in operation.

You mean the EU isn't a super-nation? :(|;):

Europe - and the rest of the "First World" - spends huge amounts of money every year to keep the undesirable people from the rest of the world OUT. If there was a breeding problem, mayhap they could start a recruiting program to get the desirables IN? Pushing out babies in Europe has to be better than starving to death in Hellandgonia. Cloning technology would really get a boost from this situation. And is this just continental Europe, or the UK as well?

Do Japan and Australia stand alone (and apart from each other) in the Pacific against the Pan-Asian Union?

There would still be operational universities and private/government/corporate research facilities in the world you describe, though maybe not as well financed as before. When reading is no longer taught because of survival or social pressures, then the knowledge will be lost. Society has to breakdown completely or be under totalitarian control for that to happen.

Read. While it's still legal.
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Clonining? I like that idea.

I wanted the Pan-Asian Union to mainly just be background info. Most of the game would take place on the east-coast, not the west coast where they would be.

And yes, they are. I plan on making the mid-west the "last bastions of america", wheres theres univertsies and whatnot. Then, you still have Pan-Asian Union and the EU. It's just in the war-torn areas that theres little to education.

Now, i'm not saying that the world is'nt screwed beyond america. The EU is a police-state, and the Pan-Asian Union banned together because there was a growing poverty and a small nuclear war between inida and pakstian (yes, they finally did it.) The reason they send 'peacekeepers'? MOAR LAND! EU sends peacekeepers? MOAR PEOPLE! The reason why america fell apart? Simple, they grew tired of the president and his inability to repond to the growing crises of the floods.
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Interesting.

I'm assuming The "Central U.S." is between the Mississippi and the Rockies.

Faced with an external threat, the remaining states would most likely band together. After the initial shock subsides, however, the paralyzing stagnation of politics as usual would have crept back in unless the citizenry kept very tight reins on civilian government.

And don't forget the hidden enclaves of "militias", "survivalists" or "dooms day cults" on both sides of the frontier. They would have agents in the immediately surrounding communities to supply intelligence and surreptitiously obtain resources. Their ranks would have increase as things got worse. If these enclaves became openly active - and in what way - or decide to remain hidden would add more random factors to your games.
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Oh, no. They are active. It's sorta like this.

You have Milita fighting off preety much everybody, but, they are more of a netural faction all in all. The Remaining US states are trying to regain land, while the EU peacekeeps are saying "Go away!". The Loyalist US forces are angry at EU, EU is angry at the Loyalist forces, and the milita just want to loot, pillage and whatnot.
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"Looting" is such an unpleasant word. We like to think of it as "proactively prioritized resource reallocation". It's for the greater good, you know.

And like the song says: "Everybody wants to rule the world..."
Edited by RavenFeast, Jul 24 2009, 06:33 PM.
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I suppose. I suppose.

But, overall. This is a good start, yes or no?
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Ok, i got a awesome idea last night.

I was thinking about this, and then about STALKER. So, i decided, why not cross Termantior Salvation, STALKER, and some other post-apoc things? I'll work on this one soon, story format.
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A little teaser...





Some thought the world would end with the A-Bombs. Others thought God would smite the wicked through global cleansing. Others thought Zombies.

They were wrong.

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Theres only a couple rules for this "New Earth". Rule 1) The Robots are on top of the food chain. Rule 2) Anoamiles are right below the robots. And Rule 3) If your not dead, life is good. Theres also a unspoken Rule 4, but, thats for later.

The world ended a lot like we thought it would. Mankind was the cause. But, it was'nt nukes. No, no. A secert goverment project was desgiened before the fall to aid soldiers in combat. The projects name has been lost to time, not that it matters. Anyways, a office worker was slacking off and downloaded some porn on a secure net. A virus got into the office. By the time someone found out, it was too late. All the machines there, all combat ready, gained sentince. They killed there owners and went on a killing rampage. Around the same time, a terroist attack struck Washginton DC, furthering panic. The machines stormed into a nuclear facitly and launched all the nukes, across the county. The other nuke-armed counrtys did'nt have a chance to respond. When the dust settled, those who were'nt killed outright were mutauted. Those who were'nt (by the grace of someone, most people did'nt turn into sacks of walking muscle, flesh and radition) eked out a living in the ruined cites and countyside. Most fled underground, into the metros in the citys. In the countyside, they built fortesses in order to protect themselves from armed Maraduers and Raiders. Then, there are others. They call themselves "STALKERS". Braving the Wastes and runied cites, they search for these things called "Anaolamies". Created in the wake of the nuclear war by...something, they are said to grant powers to there users. Stalkers search for these objects. Fighting mutauted animals, Raiders, Muties, Robots, and whoever is in there way, there life is full of danger.

and reward.

However, Stalkers are'nt the only people you'll meet. A total list of Groups in the wasteland is below:

*Stalkers: Treasure Hunters, Scavengers, mercenarys. Can range from somebody fresh out of a town to a seasoned vet. A vast majorty of the people in the wastes are these. Also, a lot of factions regruit from this "pool" of unaligned people.

*Merchants: Traveling together in huge caravans and escroted by hired guards or Stalkers who hitched along for the ride, the higher-end caravans carry heavy fire-power and are using steam- powered vechiles. Middle-end caravans can be seen using pack animals and better fire-power then most. Lower-end caravans are usally dragging carts and are using terrible weaponary.

*The Robobts: The most feared things out in the waste. Traveling alone or up to groups of three, there tough, heavily armed and aroumred and are seemily invicble. However, there is rumors of a certain group figureing out how to use them for there own uses....Also, the robots are worshiped like gods by the mutants, and ,as such, The robots are generally followed around by mutants who serve as meat sheilds for them. As any robot would, they don't care about the mutants.

*Raiders and Marauders: Ranging from heavily armed to lightly armed, these groups are feared for there brutailty and there reputation for not taking prsioners. However, the higher-end groups can easily outmatch them and destory them. As such, they apot hit and run raids.

*Cives: A catach-all term for people that are not associated with any faction. Another factor is that they often live in the towns that were construced after the war. They live in fear of Robots and the Marauders.

*Enclave: (NOTE: NOT EVIL ENCLAVE!) A collection of soldiers and resitance fighters, this group has only one objective: Destory the robots. As such, they are the leading experts of killing them, destorying them or "converting them" to there side. Often deploying in fast attack or airmobile units, they are a welcome sights for Friendly Stalkers and Cives.

*Remmants (NOTE: EVIL ENCALVE!). A half-cult, half-army, the Remmant is what of left of one "Battlion 39." Swearing a otah of allgience to there old colonel, this group is secerative, hostile to all. All that is known is that if you see them, run.

(Sorry about the bad spelling, mai brain be fryed)

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Nice, the world was destroyed by a porn fiend LOL. ;)
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Ross
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Hey ease off, I haven't destroyed the world..... yet......
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Not until they they to take your porn collection away from you that is... If they take mine I'd probably go crazy without my computer. Can't recall the American comedian that called the computer "a porn storage device."
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Hey, look! Repiles!

And Ross, i think you mentioned something like that to me once, and so i just worked it into my story line.
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Yeah it was one of the money making schemes the Winter Knight project had in operation to fund their stuff.
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