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ADE: Bedford F-UK setting.
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Legionnaire	Jun 3 2014, 04:13 PM Post #1
Wasteland Warrior Posts: 907 Group: Members Member #254 Joined: Jan 9, 2011	My mate Matt and I are planning on embarking upon an Across The Dead Earth Campaign down at our gaming club, and here is some fluff for that. We might do it "the hard way" and start with 5 Yobs each with only 10pts worth of equipment but it might be revised. BEDFORD, BEDFORDSHIRE, F-UK. Being of a smaller size than its brethren and sistren London, Manchester and Birmingham, Bedford was not hit so badly during The War, but there was a flipside to the coin, because it was reasonably unscathed many sought refuge in it from all over the place, which led to overcrowding in the first years. During the next generation it became a cultural melting pot, more so than it was before, with representatives from around much of the known world, but setting their cultural differences aside in favour of a much more practical neighbourhood community. In the beginning there were individuals from the same area banding together for mutual protection and mutual benefits, Muslims standing side by side with Christians and Hindus, because everyone realised they needed help from each other to survive. Later they evolved into gangs, like the Goldington Road Ruffians, the Harpur Street Conmen and Ashburnham Road Chuffers, and you are very much born into the gang depending on where you live in the area, each member sporting some garment to identify their affiliation. Outsiders are generally not admitted into the gangs as they are a very private affair to the members, but many gangs hire mercenaries to do their dirty works and if the outsiders can prove that they are of use (such as craftsmen, farmers and merchants) they are allowed to stay in the area, enjoying the benefits of being protected by the local gang, but also at risk of attracting any rival gangs attention. The town which once housed around 80000 in population is now whittled down to around 800, where once there were parks and sport fields there are now crops growing and safe drinking water can be had from the Great River Ouse that flows through the town, but obviously at a price by those regulating the access. In the town centre there is a bustling market every day, where both merchants from the city and from outlying settlements ply their trade. The South Wing hospital is still in operations by a group called The Whitecloaks and is led by The Supreme Surgeon, they refuse to be gang affiliated and will treat anyone needing their help but only if paid adequately for their services. As such, they are one of the most influential and richest groups in the town. The Higgins museum is home to a bunch of scholastically inclined people, mostly referred to as the Weirdoes and at the top of the old castle mound they have built a tall observation tower to keep an eye on everybody else. Even though many of their contraptions and schemes turn out far too dangerous or hare-brained, the ones that do work as intended tend to work very well indeed. St Paul’s church across one of the town bridges is now home to a deranged pastor who has barred the doors and spends his days shouting at the sky or shooting “heathens” with his Holy Sniper Rifle. No one is ever seen at his door so there are plenty of rumours about how he manages to live day after day, ranging from a secret food stash to having a network of tunnels under the city and being fed by Angels. Attempts have been made to seize the church but due to the failures there are whispers around that the place is either protected by Higher Powers or that it’s Cursed. A short while ago The State set a cunning plan in motion, but it was also highly dangerous. In an attempt to kill two birds with one stone they pitted most of the bigger gangs against each other, with carefully manipulated strokes they attempted to whittle down the disgusting gang presence until they could swoop in and take control of the town. It started like an avalanche, a little pebble rolling down, gathering up collateral and getting bigger and bigger, in this case the ingenious murder of the then Supreme Surgeon and a planted evidence. This was the spark that ignited it all, in blinding fury over such a heinous crime the gangs clashed and retaliated against each other, for weeks the streets of Bedford ran red with blood, and for the first time ever in living memory, the Whitecloaks refused blankly to help anyone until a new Supreme Surgeon had been agreed upon, from their four story building they simply watched the city burn. When the gun smoke had cleared and all the dead bodies had been dragged away it stood clear what toll the fighting had taken on the town. Much of the gang leadership had been wiped out and left young or very inexperienced members to fill the gap. The South Wing Hospital opened the doors once more and announced that a new Supreme Surgeon had been appointed and that their services were once more available. The State, based in the old Territorial Army barracks and the adjoining The Keep had taken a very risky gamble and suffered losses too, leaving them with not enough resources to gain the control they had hoped for, but at least the gangs were heavily decimated now. In the vacuum left by the demise of many of the established gangs, two upstarts are vying for control. They are young and inexperienced but highly motivated in making their mark on the town. They are: The Bunyan Road Skins, led by a tall, longhaired bad-ass named Matty and the Kimbolton Road Budgens Duffers (the BD’s for short), where a very vocal man of Scandinavian descent named Sven is in charge. They have managed to pilfer some of the weapons from the previous hostilities but are mostly armed with short blades and sharpened tools. Edited by Legionnaire, Jun 3 2014, 04:20 PM.



tinker	Jun 3 2014, 06:39 PM Post #2
CEO of "Rat-on-a-Stick" Industries Posts: 9,394 Group: Admins Member #11 Joined: Aug 4, 2008	Nice work writing the background fluff Legion!



Legionnaire	Jun 19 2014, 08:19 PM Post #3
Wasteland Warrior Posts: 907 Group: Members Member #254 Joined: Jan 9, 2011	Come Monday we will take our gangs (the Bunyan Road Skins and the Kimbolton Road Budgens Duffers) out for a spin again and play the second campaign game. This time we will loot the Retail Park in Bedford, hoping to score lots of points to train/ equip our Yob gangs with. But there'll be complications of course!!! Each time a Loot counter is turned over, roll a D6, on a 5+ something unforeseen happens. Roll another D6 to determine WHAT! 1-3: Rats!!! A family of carnivorous rats have made their home here and is not appreciating being disturbed!!! They only fight for this round with an Attack +1, and if not being Knocked Out the scavenger manages to beat them off. However, if he is Knocked Out the family will try to eat him!!! Skill 4 for purposes of taking the scav Out of Action. 4-5: Wild dog!!! A starving feral dog is drawn to the delicious scent of the Loot (and maybe the scav too). The dog will attack with +2 and continue until a) a firearm is discharged within 6" or being beaten back. Toughness 7. 6: Trap!!! The Loot is served as a decoy for a scrupulous individual who lies in wait. He is armed with a Pistol and a Combat Knife and is placed behind some cover up to 6" away from the counter and will shoot first. Toughness 7 and Skill 4.



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