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| 1987 - A Brave New World; BritApoc fluff | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 7 2011, 04:18 PM (943 Views) | |
| v_lazy_dragon | Dec 7 2011, 04:18 PM Post #1 |
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Inspired by Danny, and by some of my previous musings, I decided to follow suit and start up my own fluff thread for my retro British apocalyspe games. the map is a bit anachronisitc, as it is modern... but I don't things have changed too much (well, there's an extra bridge into Wales, and probably a few more bits of motorway). I'll carry on adding to it over time. First, a general introduction.... We all knew that an apocalypse was possible. We all knew how it would happen, and we were as prepared as we could be. Except we were all wrong. The apocalypse did come - but not how we expected. It wasn't a nuclear exchange between NATO and the USSR, but something quite unexpected. In the early winter of 1979 a large meteorite shower passed through the solar system, and made very pretty shooting stars as they burned up on the atmosphere. No one thought anything more of it, until a year or two later when strange things began to occur: virulent new diseases, rumours of new species of strange looking plants, and bizarre new creatures. The newspapers blamed it all on the soviets, and they blamed it all on us. But it was that meteorite shower that was really to blame - it had deposited millions of alien spores into our atmosphere, and sealed our fate.... although we didn't know that until much later. By 1981 the world was a mess - the number of spores still in the atmosphere had changed the climate slighty, making the world a might colder; grass and feed stuffs were dieing from the change in climate and an alien virus and food shortages had begun to really kick in. Then the balance was tipped by a new virus - no one knew where it started, and it was a world wide pandemic within 2 weeks. Fatality rates were astronomically high. In an attempt to control the spread, nuclear and chemical weapons were used by governments to try and cull the most effected regions - Manchester was VX gased, Birmingham and London targeted by nuclear weapons., Bristol carpet bombed. The list rolls on. 'Surgical' strikes weren't just limited to their own countries, but war never fully developed - there was no longer the manpower left to instigate it. The world settled into silence, and the alien's foot hold grew. It's now 1987, and mankind still survives. Just. The global population of close to 5 billion has been cut down to a fraction of its former number. Society has been plunged back into a new dark age, with people fighting for the few remaining patches of fertile land and resources, whilst evading the twisted monstrosities which lurk in the dark places of the world. 
Edited by v_lazy_dragon, Jan 3 2012, 09:44 AM.
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| tinker | Dec 7 2011, 05:38 PM Post #2 |
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Good start on the fluff Xander! I suppose this means the Welsh tongue will continue to thrive? |
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| mattblackgod | Dec 7 2011, 06:29 PM Post #3 |
Big boss warlord dude!
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Welsh will never die! Nice stuff Xander! |
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| Inkwell | Dec 7 2011, 06:33 PM Post #4 |
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Swweeet! I wanna hear more about the twisted monsters people avoid! Ah 87 was a good year. 
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| Brummie | Dec 7 2011, 07:19 PM Post #5 |
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Nooooo I got nuked dam you. No that explains why my thingemy glows in the dark. Cool fluff so far |
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| mattblackgod | Dec 7 2011, 09:24 PM Post #6 |
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Big boss warlord dude!
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Does your pee glow too Brummie? |
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| v_lazy_dragon | Dec 7 2011, 09:32 PM Post #7 |
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Winscombe Protectorate repost: Shortly after the End, the man known as Major X appear in the Winscombe valley, occupying the castle at Banwell and declaring the villages of Barton, Loxton, Sidcot, Winscombe, Sandford & Banwell as the 'Winscombe Protectorate'. This was something of a suprise to the locals, but as times got harder they grew more used to the situation. The Major and his retainers (No one knows where they came from, but occasional comments suggest they went AWOL after being given orders the Major didn't agree with) genrally left them alone, bar a 'tax collection' at harvest time. The Tax levied went to sustaining his troops as well as being traded for ammunition from the occasional passing merchant. In return for their taxes, the people of the protectorate came under the protecton of an effective fighting force. Always ready to sally out to do battle at a moments notice, the Men-At-Arms of the protectorate have established watch posts and signal fires on the tops of seeral of the surrounding hills to alret them of encroaching enemies. If the foes are in too great a number to be readily dealt with, the smoke from the fires is coloured using chemicals, and at the signal all the Potectorate residents grab their nearest/dearest and what weapons they may own, and head towards the castle - safe in the knowldege that sufficeint food and water are stockpiled to last a lengthy seige. In recent months, the Protectorate has formalised the long lasting, unofficial, mutual protection pact with the hill fort on the top of Brent Knoll. With its southern flank held securely by loyal and trustied allies, the Winscombe protectorate seems to be growing from strength to strength. |
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| Brummie | Dec 7 2011, 10:47 PM Post #8 |
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Ooo I like the fact I can picture the territory on your map nice touch. Hmm depends on how many Gamma Beer's I have been drinking |
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| tinker | Dec 7 2011, 11:29 PM Post #9 |
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Gamma beer... hmmmm.... a new wasteland product?? |
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| v_lazy_dragon | Dec 8 2011, 08:48 AM Post #10 |
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Cheers Brummie - Its an area I know pretty well (having lived in Winscombe, Cheddar & Bristol), so if I mention places, chances are you can google images of them... lol |
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| v_lazy_dragon | Dec 8 2011, 09:40 AM Post #11 |
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Jailers: HM Shepton Malet had a long history as a prision - dating back to its establishment in 1625. That meant nothing during the End though, when rioting inmates managed to wrestle control from the depleted guard force. An abortive attempt b y the local police force merely lead to the former prisoners becoming better armed. When food stocks ran low, armed bands of thugs set out to take what they needed... and things haven't changed much in the intervening years. The raids now travel a lot further, and the numbers of the inamtes have been bolstered by other ne'erdowells and yobs. Fellowhood of the new earth: Glastonbury had been a centre of alternative and 'hippy' culture for a few years before the end. Initially they took to welcoming people with open arms, spreading pacifism and aide to all who needed it... But after a couple of massacres, people started to change their ways. The fellowship has seen a change of leadership and values - nolonger pacifistic, they began to strongly defend themselves aginst all comers and eventuaally to take the war to the outsiders. The open 'liberal' view of the past is hardening into a theocratic dictatorship, following a hardline Gaia-ist enviroreligon, where virals and mutants are worhsiped as the true spiritual inhabitants of post-End england and all vestigages of the old world are being torn down and destroyed. Edited by v_lazy_dragon, Dec 8 2011, 11:31 AM.
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| Brummie | Dec 8 2011, 09:53 AM Post #12 |
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http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Gamma_Gulp_beer He he Loved Tactics |
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| v_lazy_dragon | Dec 8 2011, 09:59 AM Post #13 |
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The Church of the Empty Cross: "They said Jesus died to save us. Some saving he did. We don't need no son of god anyway - I mean, he's just like the watered down diluted version of god, and how pathetic is that? He got killed by a couple of guys with spears for gods-sake. " I wasn't really listening to the wandering preacher when he came through years ago, so I'm not sure if I've writen down his 'reasoning' correctly. Evidently some folks did though, as he's now a self-declared Pope, down in Dorest. From what I've heard the CoEC tapped into the need for people to believe in something in the lead up to (and aftermath of) the End; it solved all the dicotimies of the bible and peoples niggles with the current state of the Anglican religon in a fundamentalist Tsunami. The movement started ripping jesus' off their crosses and 're-dedicating' chruches, and it just carried on escalating. Most of the followers are fervent but sane, its just the head-cases you need to watch out for. A pity then that the general policy is to give thosse self same headcases weapons and to send them out to 'convert' the rest of the world. Suffice to say they are trying to wage a crusade againt the Hippy fellowship of the earth - not sure who's actually winning, but whilst both sides are beating the hell out of each other it gives everyone else time to breath and get on with not starving to death. Edited by v_lazy_dragon, Jan 23 2012, 02:08 PM.
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| v_lazy_dragon | Dec 8 2011, 10:00 AM Post #14 |
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Fallout tactics was great 
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| v_lazy_dragon | Dec 8 2011, 11:29 AM Post #15 |
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Wiltshire JTF Comprised of the remnants of several military forces based around Salisbury plain, the JTF is currently lead by Field Marshall Clyde. The force does not recognise the authority of Turnstile or the the South Somerset Regional Provisional Goverment, instead acting independantly. The territories under its control follow strict martial law and conscription at age 16, with the youth put through a series of training courses to turn them into full soldier-citizens. Although well equipped and with numerous forces, the JTF does not appear to have any goals in respect to expansion, instead appearing content to hold its ground, plant crops and claim tribute from passing traders. It can only be hoped that they remain as introverted in the future. |
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| v_lazy_dragon | Dec 8 2011, 12:31 PM Post #16 |
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South Somerset Regional Provisonal Goverment Towards the End, when food riots were sweeping the country, the local council in Taunton called in the Marines from the local 40 commando barracks to help keep the peace on the streets alongside its overpressed police force. Remarkably it worked. Although by no means a bastion of civilization, the SSRPG has maanged to keep much of the look and feel of pre-End civilisation. The people in charge are still the same faces as before, and elections are held every few years. Not that it changes who is in charge, but alongside several other projects it lets people believe that things will go back to being the 'way they should be' in time.... They are farily active in trying to push the boundaries of their region of influence, but with several other fairly powerful regional forces in the surrounding area, their influence is limited. Another factor limiting their expansion is their lack of recognition of Turnstile - whilst the SSRPG is using platitudes about the world eventually reverting to normal 'once the government gets things sorted out' to keep people in line, Turnstile's message of 'a new way of lfie for a new era of mankind' fails to go down well... |
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| v_lazy_dragon | Dec 8 2011, 12:54 PM Post #17 |
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Socialist Republic of Wessex Where most of the major regional powers only have 1 person in command, the SRW is governed by a group (Called the fathers, although women may also stand). After the End, the tenets of socialism seemed increasingly relevant to a western society where everyone has been reduced to labourers, and degrees, large houses and other status symbols have little relevance on everyday life. The SRW is an attempt at a truly communal way of living, with all the groups harvests and salvage being shared and going to the needy. Anyone may stand to be a 'father' of wessex, and as such the fathers vary on a daily basis. Defense is also a communal project, with almost the entire populace going to war if matters require it. One of the few powers to actually have a unifying mark, the SRW have adopted the red star of communism as their chosen way of identification. |
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| v_lazy_dragon | Dec 8 2011, 01:04 PM Post #18 |
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Foundationists Nestled on the Edge of Exmoor, the foundationists are another fairly introverted group, Founded by their headman (a mysterious character known only as Tan). Recognising that everything from the 'old world' will wear out over time, they have thrown themselves into rediscovering old skills. They farm sheep, work leather, mine and forge iron, brew alcohol, make black powder, and a host of other activites. This is not so say that they shun technology, far from it - they horde everything they can, trying to maintain it until it can be most useful. The fact that they are producing goods makes them a strong economic power, and they often use freed slaves to provide bulk of the manual labour. Militarily, their forces often use Bows, crosbows and crude black powder muskets - saving bullets until they are most needed. They are fairly friendly with most of the other powers in the region and are typically not harassed, as most realise in their heart or hearts that some day they will have need of the foundationists skills and knowledge. |
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| v_lazy_dragon | Dec 8 2011, 01:18 PM Post #19 |
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Dunster The medieval town of Dunster, with its castle and prominent location close to the once-abandoned steam railway and anchorage in Minehead, is once again playing a major role in regional affairs. Although being so close to the coast makes it a prime target for sea wolves and pirates, the castle's walls hold firm and the bounty of the sea serves to keep its inhabitants well supplied. The Luttrell family are once again warlords of the region, their reach extended by the steam engines (running on wood rather than coal) they have resurected, letting their forces move rapidly all the way along the rail-line to Dulverton. This railway line also serves to consolidate their foothold on the region, allowing Dunster to have a significant impact on smaller settlements some distance from the heart of its power. Although on good terms with the foundationists, they do not have friendly realtionships with any of the other powers in the immediate area, and Dunster militiamen have repelled expansion efforts by SSRPG forces on several occasions. There is a rumor of an alliance being forged between Dunster and the Winscombe Protectorate, and if this true then not only is the SSRPG in dire trouble, but the region may also gain some much needed stability. |
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| Brummie | Dec 8 2011, 01:41 PM Post #20 |
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Like the sound of the 'Foundationists' have things bubbling away in my mind. Dude in Kilt armed with a bow with a claymore strapped accross his back for Tan |
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