Long 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. -paraphrased from James Axler’s Deathlands series intro.
Those were the early days after Skydark. A long time has passed since those dark days and slowly mankind has begun to rise from this dark age. But we have yet a very long way to go. Noone is really sure just how many years have passed since that dark time. But with the fall of civilization humans reverted to older ways of life.
This is the story of an enclave that collected their survivors at their survival bunker just hours before Skydark. The last thing the survivors saw of the surface world in the 21st century were the nuclear mushroom clouds toward Atlanta and Chattanooga. Then their military personnel ordered them down below to secure them for the long sleep of cryogenic suspension.
The style of this RP will be military, with civilian experts. The overall mission is to first run surveillance on survivors, then establish contact, and finally begin restoration of civilization. As one might expect there will be some massive hurdles. First, your supplies are not unlimited. Second, you don’t live forever. The survivors have begun to develop their own civilization and may not like having the status quo interrupted.
Bunker Specs - We will be using a modified Aristocrat bunker.
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The bunker has two 100 MW fusion power plants.
There are as many cryogenic suspension chambers as there are bunks - plus two temporary ones in the sick bay, simple enough for any medtech to use to keep a patient preserved until a real doctor can treat them.
Bunker Personnel will consist of:
Base Command (3 men)
USMC Force Recon Platoon (Deep Recon) (23 men - 90% male)
Platoon Commander
Platoon Sergeant
Platoon Radio Operator
Navy Special Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsman (SARC)
(SARCs are Navy medics that are trained to the same standard as the rest of the Recon Platoon.)
Platoon Equipment NCO (Rigger/ Armorer)
3 x 6-man Reconnaissance teams
A Reconnaissance team is made up of:
1 x Team Leader (staff sergeant)
1 x Assistant Team Leader (sergeant / staff sergeant)
1 x Radio Operator
1 x Assistant Radio Operator
1 x Slack Man
1 x Point Man
Science and technical personnel (24 - 75% female)
Criteria for these people will be based partly on those of the Andromeda Strain crew. Their skills should be aimed at the ability to rebuild civilization. They will have to deal with an NBR environment, possible countercultures, etc. They will have to be able to find mineral resources, analyze data, etc.
Social Team (4)
Biological Team (6)
Mineral Team (6)
Technical (6)
Other (2)
RequirementsHighly placed in their fields (PhD preferred)
Single and unattached
Healthy (must meet military entry specs)
EquipmentNote: I am NOT running a Fallout RP here. Please don’t ask about powered armor, etc. I am listing some advances. It had been 18 years after all. But Fallout is based on a war that starts 40 years later that in this RP. In all honesty, even the lighter gear present in the Enclave will be OP compared to the primitive technology available to those who have survived outside the bunkers. Think bows and arrows, musketeer era, and very rarely Civil War era as being their limits.
Force Recon Gearen.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_M…Specialized FR GearGen 8 Stealth Suit (would not be used with heavy operator gear (exoskeleton) or rucksack. Rechargeable battery for up to 24 hour use. Min range 7 feet (doesn’t work if someone gets within 7 feet).
Civilian EquipmentCivilians were given little time to go grabbing personal possessions.
VehiclesThere are VTOL RPV’s in the Vehicle Bay.
Diesel Motorcycles
Electric motorcycles
Hybrid Gyrocopters.
2 Bell 722 Airwolf type helicopters (no, nowhere near the performance of the TV fictional Airwolf)
All Terrain SUV’s (civilian, filled with research gear)
Quad Amphibious ATV’s
PostingWhile listed as a Casual RP, I am looking for 2-3 paragraphs for general posts. Conversations, I do expect posts to shorten. But please no one liners. Leave people something to respond to.
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