Greetings, All, New to the forum, Old to GMing. I'm planning to start a not so serious post-apocalyptic role-play with only a vague sense of direction. Think of it as a sandbox with a series of soft railroads branching off in every direction. It'll be pulpy, expect plenty of pseudo-science, mutants, psychics, mutant psychics, and a healthy helping of schizo-tech, more or less anything goes, as long as it's appropriate for the forum.

The idea is that you're part of a group of four drifters, (along with any NPC's you come across and convince to join you, of course) roaming the wasteland for your own reasons, who've banded together for the sake of mutual protection. Along the way, who knows what'll happen?

I'll be rolling a 1d20 to determine the outcome of any combat-related or otherwise difficult actions, giving bonuses and penalties as appropriate, and posting the results. We're going to be using a simple HP, MP, system to determine the level of health and psychic energy a character has remaining, you know the drill. It'll be semi-high lethality, but with a bit of common sense, basic strategy, and actual combat experience, your characters will be astronomically less likely to die. All the same, don't get too attached.

If you're interested, fill out and post the following template, once I've got around a dozen character submissions, I'll choose the four I feel will make the most interesting and well-balanced party. Disclaimer: My personal preference will be a factor in the final decision, though I'll attempt to remain unbiased. Here's the template, don't worry about your character's HP or MP, I'll handle that when we start.


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Name: What you're called, and what you'll be referred to. It can be a nickname, or as formal as you want.
Race: Are you a "pure" human, a mutant, some kind of robot, or something else entirely? If it's not realistic, don't worry, we'll chalk it up to radiation-induced mutation, mutation-assisted hyper-evolution, and pre-apocalypse gene-modding.
Age: The human equivalent for your race.
Sex: If applicable, are you a male or female?
Appearance: A short sentence or two of what your character looks like, a paragraph would be nice, but no pressure.
Traits: Three distinguishing traits of your character. Is he big? Is he scared of heights? Is he allergic to peanuts? It goes here.
Skills: Three things your character does better than anyone else they know.
Mutations: If your character has any [i]unique[/i] bodily factors, plant, animal, or otherwise, it goes here. Keep in mind the impression you'll make.
Psychic: Is your character psychic? (Y/N)?
Backstory: A short sentence or two of your character's backstory, a paragraph would be nice, but no pressure.
Motivation: Why exactly is your character risking their life to wander the wasteland?
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And that's about it for this interest check's intro.