Mitheral
"Growf!"
A hundred years ago (2037) a reign of nuclear bombs obliterated civilization in a few minutes of blazing horror. It was the end of the world - Doomsday - Skydark. With the first nuclear explosion, the tissue thin tapestry of civilization was ripped apart. The rule of law was replaced overnight with the somber draconian edict of survival of the fittest. Cannibals hunted prey. Cold hearts brutally raided farms. And slavers seized anybody they could as chattel. Electricity was seldom seen. Starvation universal. Rape a daily event. Death the only known means of escape.
- intro from the Deathlands series by Graphic Audio
Disclaimer: The scenario is NOT realistic. A real global nuclear war in which thousands of nukes went off would end the northern hemisphere. But that wouldn’t make for much of an RP, so we will exercise a little Hollywood science. And it has been little longer than in Deathlands since Skydark.
It has been nearly one hundred fifty years since Skydark, so long that the old calendar has been long forgotten. The language has changed dramatically, though it is spoken all across the continent. Each region has its own dialect. Technology has been thrown back to the feudal era or worse in most cases, though there are tiny pockets of tech, but it is nothing like the world once had. (Black powder is a closely guarded secret. Electricity is a thing of the past.) The population has yet to achieve anything quite as organized as a kingdom, though there are a few baronies. Most people live in city-states rules by barons.
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Global Warming, nuclear winter, acid rains, supervolcanoes, have altered the landscape. Coastal cities are underwater. Mutated animals roam the world. In some cases gigantism has occurred. In others dwarfism.
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Diane in her teens (She is now almost 23.)
Enter Sleeping Beauty
Her name is Diane Matthews, age 22. When discovered she will be in a lone cryogenic suspension bed in a large bunker built into the side of a mountain a little northwest of what was once Butte, Montana. (The Yellowstone supervolcano buried the entire region in thick layers of ash. But we are going to say for the sake of an RP that erosion has exposed an entrance.) There is a vague outline of what was once a castle nearby. There she slept, awaiting the day it would be safe to awaken.
To you she looked like the lady from that old fable - the one about the princess cursed to an eternal sleep until some hero came around and kissed her. Silly story told to children, yet there she was. Curiosity got the better of you. Heck, there were glowing words on the bed she slept on. You couldn’t so much as scratch the glass. Touching the glass left glowing outlines of your hand wherever you touched it. Breathing on it did much the same thing. It was as if the bed was alive.
While the glass wasn’t cold, you thought you could see traces of frost on the inside of the glass. So it made sense she must be frozen. She was preserved very young. Now you had heard of legends of Freezies who had been awakened who had knowledge of the Ancients. That could be a good thing or bad thing. The Ancients had destroyed the world.
Your Character
Well, you will need a male main character. But you can create some NPC’s. You will need a good CS. A photo or very high quality art with a visible, detailed face is required. (Hide any animated gifs.) I am not picky about format, but try to give an idea what you are like - at least the first impression.
- intro from the Deathlands series by Graphic Audio
Disclaimer: The scenario is NOT realistic. A real global nuclear war in which thousands of nukes went off would end the northern hemisphere. But that wouldn’t make for much of an RP, so we will exercise a little Hollywood science. And it has been little longer than in Deathlands since Skydark.
It has been nearly one hundred fifty years since Skydark, so long that the old calendar has been long forgotten. The language has changed dramatically, though it is spoken all across the continent. Each region has its own dialect. Technology has been thrown back to the feudal era or worse in most cases, though there are tiny pockets of tech, but it is nothing like the world once had. (Black powder is a closely guarded secret. Electricity is a thing of the past.) The population has yet to achieve anything quite as organized as a kingdom, though there are a few baronies. Most people live in city-states rules by barons.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b8/e9/99/b8e999ed2905501328efc41884a76c58.png
Global Warming, nuclear winter, acid rains, supervolcanoes, have altered the landscape. Coastal cities are underwater. Mutated animals roam the world. In some cases gigantism has occurred. In others dwarfism.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/6e/cc/b2/6eccb2b018184c4b29a3f27bfb4e3c00.jpg
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net...n_(FoF).jpg/revision/latest?cb=20160329114458
Diane in her teens (She is now almost 23.)
Enter Sleeping Beauty
Her name is Diane Matthews, age 22. When discovered she will be in a lone cryogenic suspension bed in a large bunker built into the side of a mountain a little northwest of what was once Butte, Montana. (The Yellowstone supervolcano buried the entire region in thick layers of ash. But we are going to say for the sake of an RP that erosion has exposed an entrance.) There is a vague outline of what was once a castle nearby. There she slept, awaiting the day it would be safe to awaken.
To you she looked like the lady from that old fable - the one about the princess cursed to an eternal sleep until some hero came around and kissed her. Silly story told to children, yet there she was. Curiosity got the better of you. Heck, there were glowing words on the bed she slept on. You couldn’t so much as scratch the glass. Touching the glass left glowing outlines of your hand wherever you touched it. Breathing on it did much the same thing. It was as if the bed was alive.
While the glass wasn’t cold, you thought you could see traces of frost on the inside of the glass. So it made sense she must be frozen. She was preserved very young. Now you had heard of legends of Freezies who had been awakened who had knowledge of the Ancients. That could be a good thing or bad thing. The Ancients had destroyed the world.
Your Character
Well, you will need a male main character. But you can create some NPC’s. You will need a good CS. A photo or very high quality art with a visible, detailed face is required. (Hide any animated gifs.) I am not picky about format, but try to give an idea what you are like - at least the first impression.
