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Beyond the Pale; How far would you go
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Post #1 Mar 9 2013, 08:31 AM Azedos Sen
A light flickers in the darkness. For a moment it’s all you can see. With a flicker and a pop a light slowly comes to life, illuminating your surroundings just a tad. Right in front of you is a decrepit jukebox that has surely seen better days. Yet nonetheless, the circuitry seems to still be working as the neon lights slowly power on. You hear a soft rumble as the machine shakes, along with the rest of the dimly lit room. With a soft click an old holodisk falls into the player, and a burst of static sings out to the world before transitioning into the quiet lyrics of a woman singing.

“Birds flying high you know how I feel”

Your view pans back slowly revealing a broken down bar that’s clearly seen better days. There’s not a single piece of it not touched by age or vandalism. Broken bar stools litter the ground, glass bottles the counters.

“Sun in the sky you know how I feel”

In the corner is a broken television, its screen smashed in countless years ago. A layer of dust covers the whole of the room, from wall to wall. Even the posters on the wall, colors worn and run letters can’t escape the march of time. On the wall is a message that appears newer, but faded. ‘Ceci ne pas un bombe’. The red paint slowly leaks down and joins the dust on the neglected floor.

“Breeze driftin' on by you know how I feel”

Another, stronger rumble shakes the building as your view moves out towards the boarded up window. Light pours in around the edges of the wooden planks blocking its view. A deep blue light with white around the edges, it tantalizes your view as it slowly approaches. As your view turns back to take one last look at the jukebox, it gives a little hiccup and the speakers start playing on full volume.

“It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life
For me
And I'm feeling good”

Your view suddenly shoots past the window to overlook the ruins of a beautiful city. Once carefully constructed, tasteful houses now lit afire with a strange blue flame. Strangely enough, several of them still stand though fully enveloped. Your view moves past a giant mannequin dressed in a devils garb, smiling sinfully with pitchfork in hand and you see movement on the ground below. Stumbling around without a care in the world, several corpses shamble about, some clothed some without. The sounds of reckless carousing almost override the music of the jukebox, as you see one corpse stumble to the side and vomit, eliciting uproarious laughter from his fellows. The next moment, you see a flaming figure dive out one of the flaming buildings and fall to the ground, writhing and crawling slowly towards the group before becoming still. The group laughs just as hard as they continue to drink and move along without a second glance. In the distance, a great empty tower of steel stares over the city, lit from below by that same deep blue glow.

"Fish in the sea you know how I feel
River running free you know how I feel
Blossom on the tree you know how I feel”

Your view shoots across the land, miles crossed in an instant. You see two men in an empty field. Their leather clothing shines dully in the afternoon sun. They hold metal blades in their hands as they slowly circle around each other. A dull roar pounds your ears, but still not above the music. All of a sudden one rushes the other. The other’s blade rises to meet the challenge, but the runner feints and goes below his reach. With a swift stab, he impales his opponent, the crimson spray of his lifeblood splashing across the runner’s leather corselet, and slowly leaks down. Brutally he rips the blade free, and in a single motion twirls and cuts his enemies head off. As your view pans back over his triumphant face, you see the roaring crowd that fills the stadium. And in the commenters box sits a man with a satisfied expression on his face.

“Dragonfly out in the sun you know what I mean, don't you know
Butterflies all havin' fun you know what I mean”

Your view moves to take in an exquisite stone hallway. Worn though it may be, these stones have withstood the tests of time. Dozens of men clad in furs sit at a long table, feasting and drinking, talking amongst themselves and thoroughly enjoying life. The loudest among them wears a crown and holds a massive goblet in his hand, raising it as he speaks to the crowd. Suddenly the doors burst open, and a virtual army of naked corpses explode upon the supping men. Though weapons are drawn and shots fired, eventually they are overcome. A glowing corpse in metal armor walks through the carnage, followed by several in robes carrying various accoutrements. Gazing around, his eyes land on the man with the crown, his eyes staring out as the naked corpses tore his body apart. The corpse nods to one behind him, who hands him a banner, painted with a green sunburst over an atom. With a firm stab, he sends it deep into the table, knocking over a variety of cups and the kings goblet. And the red liquid within slowly leaks down, mixing interminably with the sea of red that coats the floor.

“Sleep in peace when day is done
That's what I mean”

Once more your view swiftly moves to another nameless location. Darkness covers the land now, the moon covered with a heavy blanket of clouds. The only features you can make out as your view pans over the landscape is a massive structure that stretches as far as the eye can see. Periodic lights dot its scope, flickering in the night. And amongst those lights move hulking figures, lit only slightly before disappearing beyond the pools of light. As your view approaches this structure you realize it is a great wall, composed of a composite of too many metallic objects to count, all welded and smashed together. Slowly your view reaches the top of the wall, and looks out over it, but it’s too dark to see anything other than a dim white glow. One of the hulking figures stands off to the side, looking out at that same view. For just a moment, the cloud breaks and you see…The figure, what looks to be a man clad entirely in metal, towering over you. In his hands is a deadly looking piece of technology that glows and pulses with a fierce energy. Where his face should be was only cords, wires, and vents. Two lenses were placed in a vague shot at where eyes should be, gazing out with a dim orange glow. The figure stares out into…before turning to face you. A siren begins to wail in the distance, and as the moon hides behind the clouds and darkness covers the land once more, all you can see are those two orange eyes, slowly moving towards you.

“And this old world is a new world
And a bold world
For me”




Fallout: Beyond the Pale
War. War never changes.

Stay tuned daddy-o, 3D's got more info comin'.
Edited by Azedos Sen, Mar 9 2013, 08:39 AM.
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Post #2 Mar 10 2013, 05:08 PM Azedos Sen
Just as a side note, if you read the above post and didn't click on the "War" link, please do. I put alot of effort into that you know!

Anyway hello everyone, it's me again. I have risen from my long hibernation in the bowels of reality to once again grace the internet with my shitty writing and hackneyed execution. I know, please hold your enthusiasm.

So the above is the intro to a new story I've been working on for a few months. If anyone's familiar with the Fallout setting, that's what it's set in, except I wanted to try something different and explore the rest of the world. All the fallout games are always focused on the American wasteland, which is of course a huge place with plenty of material to work with. But they do mention very occasionally outside forces, and if Europa Universalis has taught me anything, its that Europe can be a pretty happenin' place politically and culturally.

Now, originally I was just going to make this a short story and follow my own character Jules in his wacky adventures through the European wasteland, but I had so much fun crafting the world (a process which is still currently in progress, keep in mind), that I wondered if anyone else would want to join me in exploring it. So that's basically why this is here in the Proposal section and not in the writing or whatever section.

If some people do have interest, I'd love to go into more detail regarding a few ideas that I had about a potential RP, and if not...oh well, I'll just take my time writing up my original story. So come on fellas/and gals, lemme know what you think.
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Post #3 Mar 10 2013, 06:05 PM Kei
That trailer you made is glorious.

I am an avid Fallout fan boy and while FO3 and New Vegas were the only ones I played, I did get a good grasp on the lore and the universe. I am not sure how you intend to do this one or if you even will but I'll just leave it here that I *am* interested in the concept and in hearing more about your ideas.
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Post #4 Mar 16 2013, 11:33 AM Azedos Sen
Well that's enough for me to elaborate!

The basic idea I had for the story follows Jules, a resident of Vault 309, as he explores the european wasteland. However you all know me, I can't just do something standard. So I brainstormed an idea to create a community driven story.

How I imagined it, I'd write the posts from Jules point of view, and when an important decision comes up, hold a poll that'll be decided by majority vote. From the poll would be several different choices, which would of course have different consequences in the story, just as they would in a fallout game or real life. At the moment I'm playing with giving folks a week to vote before moving on. I want it to have enough time for everyone to give their input, but not make it stagnate. Might adjust it later of course.

Think of it kind of like a cross between MSPaintadventures and The Walking Dead(the video game).

Meanwhile, there's plenty of things to do if other folks want to actually get in on writing for the setting. I could post up a small overview of the various factions out in the wasteland so folks get a feel, and I'm still in the process of finalizing the world so I'm open to new ideas. I especially need a few ideas for potential Companions(i.e folks who could join the main characters party), my pool is a bit limited at the moment.

And of course, if you just want to write your own story set in the wasteland, that's cool too. There's plenty of space, and even though I plan on making Jules' story fairly impactful, Europe is pretty big and I only plan on covering the central area really.

Lemme know what you guys think on the matter.
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Post #5 Mar 24 2013, 03:26 PM Crimson Knight
Sounds like a really cool idea to me. Let me know if you need me to set you up a subforum for everything to go in.
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