Cassie Lang
Junior Member
Synopsis
Europe, 1945 — In what was the waning days of the Second World War, the anticipated V-E Day ultimately never came. Unbeknownst to the Allies, the Ahnenerbe think tank of the Schutzstaffel had made a breakthrough in their "heritage research", opening a webway into alternate dimensions through ancient artifacts discovered on an expedition years earlier. However, though they had proved to be successful, what came next would be disastrous for the entire world.
Monstrous creatures and machinery spewed from the webway portal, bringing death and destruction to the already beleaguered Third Reich and eventually, the Allies. The artillery of the Americans, the panzers of the Germans, the conscripts of the Russians—nothing could put a dent in their forces, even moreso when they had the ability to "transform" the dead and comatose into what is now dubbed "impure strains", wicked killing machines specially adapted for a task or purpose.
With these new strains, it was not long until this alien foe had conquered Europe and began their rather unstoppable push into the Soviet Union in preparation for something bigger—the end of the New World.
America, 1947 — When reports from Europe and other parts of the world ceased to come in, the New World and the few surviving governments-in-exile readied their defenses for an enemy that they knew little about. An enemy that would shred through what defenses were mustered, apparent by the sudden downfall of the United States and surrounding countries. Desertion was common, whereas others chose suicide, knowing the enemy they were fighting was very well the mutated bodies of their once family and friends.
Not all faltered in the face of the enemy, however. A small group of survivors—a ragtag band of soldiers and civilians—have joined forces in a desperate attempt to escape the heavily-bombed and infested city of Detroit, Michigan, and you are among them.
Will you escape, or will you be just another nameless victim of the war?
Monstrous creatures and machinery spewed from the webway portal, bringing death and destruction to the already beleaguered Third Reich and eventually, the Allies. The artillery of the Americans, the panzers of the Germans, the conscripts of the Russians—nothing could put a dent in their forces, even moreso when they had the ability to "transform" the dead and comatose into what is now dubbed "impure strains", wicked killing machines specially adapted for a task or purpose.
With these new strains, it was not long until this alien foe had conquered Europe and began their rather unstoppable push into the Soviet Union in preparation for something bigger—the end of the New World.
America, 1947 — When reports from Europe and other parts of the world ceased to come in, the New World and the few surviving governments-in-exile readied their defenses for an enemy that they knew little about. An enemy that would shred through what defenses were mustered, apparent by the sudden downfall of the United States and surrounding countries. Desertion was common, whereas others chose suicide, knowing the enemy they were fighting was very well the mutated bodies of their once family and friends.
Not all faltered in the face of the enemy, however. A small group of survivors—a ragtag band of soldiers and civilians—have joined forces in a desperate attempt to escape the heavily-bombed and infested city of Detroit, Michigan, and you are among them.
Will you escape, or will you be just another nameless victim of the war?
OOC Information
Okay, I'll pretty this up later so it doesn't look halfassed when it isn't midnight, but this is just a general interest check to see who'd be interested in a more "dark and mature" kind of apocalypse scenario.
If you've played any of the Resistance series, then you know what I'm more or less going for here. If you haven't, then let me explain. Aliens invade, humanity struggles to fight back, the dead, comatose (bodies forcibly infected by small bug-like creatures) or sometimes the living are forcibly mutated right where they lay or at conversion centers into alien freaks to fuel their war effort. If you want something more specific, I'd suggest watching some of the Fall of Man cutscenes and listening to Henry Stillman's broadcasts from R2 (be warned, it can be slightly creepy hearing him describe things in detail).
But yeah, that's basically what I'm going for. Resistance but not quite Resistance. Anyway, if you're interested, I'll respond to any questions anyone has later most likely in the morning. That being said, I did want to state a few things before I go to any interested parties: 1) Post rate/speed is an expected 2-3 para minimum at least once per week, 2) don't be a dick and listen to GM(s), and 3) follow RPN rules on top of mine.
If you've played any of the Resistance series, then you know what I'm more or less going for here. If you haven't, then let me explain. Aliens invade, humanity struggles to fight back, the dead, comatose (bodies forcibly infected by small bug-like creatures) or sometimes the living are forcibly mutated right where they lay or at conversion centers into alien freaks to fuel their war effort. If you want something more specific, I'd suggest watching some of the Fall of Man cutscenes and listening to Henry Stillman's broadcasts from R2 (be warned, it can be slightly creepy hearing him describe things in detail).
But yeah, that's basically what I'm going for. Resistance but not quite Resistance. Anyway, if you're interested, I'll respond to any questions anyone has later most likely in the morning. That being said, I did want to state a few things before I go to any interested parties: 1) Post rate/speed is an expected 2-3 para minimum at least once per week, 2) don't be a dick and listen to GM(s), and 3) follow RPN rules on top of mine.
