This is an RP i've wanted to do for quite a long while, and nobody has really taken the bait before, so here's hoping it goes down better over here.
The Setting
This RP takes place after a thermoballistic war has taken place between most global powers. As per international law, no nuclear weapons were fired, however governments had long been experimenting with alternatives, so 'conventional' Hellbringer and Brimstone firestorm missiles were fired, which delivered a payload of what amounted to atomized gasoline which exploded over a large region, causing an immense explosion and widespread fires. These weapons were never classified as illegal chemical weapons, so large amounts were fired, causing vast amounts of pollutants to be thrown up into the atmosphere, leading to the dawning of a nuclear war in all but radiation.
The character you play as is either one of the survivors of the event, or a post Baptism child living inside the city of Cambridge, England. The city was never directly targeted in favour for military targets and larger cities like London, Newcastle, Birmingham and the like, although indirect scatter and anarchy in the early days post-Baptism did lead to moderate damage in the city. Eventually basic electricity was re-established, although it is sold at great expensive by the few who are wealthy enough to either purchase the gasoline needed for generators, or capable of reparing renewable energy sources. None of the player characters are at this level of wealth, so all electricity must be either bought or stolen from those with it at great risk.
Because of the relative light damage, much of the knowledge stored inside the universities was kept, and Cambridge has established itself as the center of learning and re-claimed technology in all of England, leading to a population boom as scholars, soldiers, salesmen and hookers all came to ply their trade and make as much money as they can in this new 'technology rush.' Your character is caught in the center of this, and xhi's job is to end up on top. The wheels of boom-and-bust is turning in Cambridge, so will you hop on the wagon, or be crushed beneath the wheels?
The character application is below. Note that character death is very possible and very likely, so be prepared to make new characters if you plan on staying for any long period of time!
Last thing, this is a world where it is ball-freezingly cold. Snow and ice is everywhere, and everything that can be burnt is burnt, salvaged from the ashes, burnt again, then clumped together in an ash brick and burned again just to make sure every drop of heat is extracted from it.
So, what do you all think?
The Setting
This RP takes place after a thermoballistic war has taken place between most global powers. As per international law, no nuclear weapons were fired, however governments had long been experimenting with alternatives, so 'conventional' Hellbringer and Brimstone firestorm missiles were fired, which delivered a payload of what amounted to atomized gasoline which exploded over a large region, causing an immense explosion and widespread fires. These weapons were never classified as illegal chemical weapons, so large amounts were fired, causing vast amounts of pollutants to be thrown up into the atmosphere, leading to the dawning of a nuclear war in all but radiation.
The character you play as is either one of the survivors of the event, or a post Baptism child living inside the city of Cambridge, England. The city was never directly targeted in favour for military targets and larger cities like London, Newcastle, Birmingham and the like, although indirect scatter and anarchy in the early days post-Baptism did lead to moderate damage in the city. Eventually basic electricity was re-established, although it is sold at great expensive by the few who are wealthy enough to either purchase the gasoline needed for generators, or capable of reparing renewable energy sources. None of the player characters are at this level of wealth, so all electricity must be either bought or stolen from those with it at great risk.
Because of the relative light damage, much of the knowledge stored inside the universities was kept, and Cambridge has established itself as the center of learning and re-claimed technology in all of England, leading to a population boom as scholars, soldiers, salesmen and hookers all came to ply their trade and make as much money as they can in this new 'technology rush.' Your character is caught in the center of this, and xhi's job is to end up on top. The wheels of boom-and-bust is turning in Cambridge, so will you hop on the wagon, or be crushed beneath the wheels?
The character application is below. Note that character death is very possible and very likely, so be prepared to make new characters if you plan on staying for any long period of time!
Last thing, this is a world where it is ball-freezingly cold. Snow and ice is everywhere, and everything that can be burnt is burnt, salvaged from the ashes, burnt again, then clumped together in an ash brick and burned again just to make sure every drop of heat is extracted from it.
So, what do you all think?