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The Story so Far…

War. War never changes. 

After emerging from Vault 101, in search of a father who had given everything to ensure the safety of his only child, the Lone Wanderer became ensnared in a web of events greater than anything they could have ever anticipated, putting the very fate of humanity into question. 

Succumbing to the unwavering horror of the Capital Wasteland, the values of their father were ultimately forsaken for the primal urges of survival, and the Lone Wanderer fell from the path of righteous virtue, as so many had before them. 

The long road ahead proved to be a treacherous one, full of cruelty and corruption, and by the time the Lone Wanderer came face-to-face with their greatest challenge yet, they had seen far too much of humanities dark side to believe it worthy of redemption. 

Forging a monstrous pact with the sinister President Eden, the waters of life flowed forth from Project Purity with a poisonous taint, and all those who were considered unworthy fell before the zealous war machine of the Enclave, leaving the Capital Wasteland little more than a desolate boneyard. 

Three years since that terrible day of judgment, the now Capital Graveyard has become an even more dangerous wilderness; its bloodied carcass picked on by scavengers and fiends. What little civilised society that remains is enforced by the merciless Enclave, who have no place for weakness in their bloodthirsty new world order. 

Sweeping in from the North, in a tide of tyrannical fury, the institute  –fanatical remnants of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts-have come tearing in the Capital Graveyard, in search of hyper-advanced technologies to take back to their headquarters within the ruins of Boston. 

Teetering on the brink of another furious conflict, the Enclave and the Institute are poised to bring another chapter of misery and bloodshed to the Capital Graveyard, with the few remaining survivors trapped in-between either of the rampaging juggernauts. 

As the dawn of battle draws ever closer, the future of Washington DC looks bleaker than ever, because war…war never changes.    
Races

Humans

Bipedal descendants of the great apes of old, and the majority of Earth’s population, humans make up almost all of the Graveyard’s inhabitants.  

Ghouls

The shambling, necrotic victims of a nasty cocktail of radiation and the Forced Evolutionary Virus (FEV), Ghouls are the zombie-like mutants who skitter about the Graveyard. Their flesh rotted and cracked by pungent toxins and deadly poisons, Ghouls have become immune to radiation, and can live well past the lifespan of a human…providing they don’t become feral first. 

Androids/Synths

Whilst they may appear human on the outside, Androids have the functions and inner workings of a machine. Synthetic humanoid constructions, the Institute’s arrival in the Capital Graveyard has brought a sudden influx on androids in the DC area. Whilst they are intended to be glorified manservants, the sheer authenticity with which the scientists of the Commonwealth have put together these mechanical marvels means they are just as capable of feelings and emotions as their fleshy cousins, and are known to try and escape Institute service, where they have no rights or privileges. 

Character Creation

Name/Nicknames:

Race:

Age:

Appearance:

Sexual Preferences:

Perks:
Perks are the base traits of each character, which give them an edge over the other inhabitants of the Wasteland, and help to build and define their specific set of skills. Each player character may select up to three traits. 

Black Widow (Female Only)

Advantages: A real heavy-handed gal, you do extra damage against male opponents, and know all the right buttons to push outside of combat, making gullible fellas easier to manipulate

Disadvantages: All the other dames are naturally more wary of you, and your shady reputation isn’t doing you any favours either. Getting along with other female characters becomes more difficult, and speech bonuses don’t apply to them. 

Lady Killer (Male Only)

Advantages: All charm and charisma, you’ve got the handsome young gentleman act down to an art. Your façade of smiles and sweetness gives you the jump on all the ladies in combat, and pulling their strings in conversation becomes that much easier. 

Disadvantages: The other fellas are jealous of you rugged good looks and your sweet talking skills, making them overall cautious around you, and less likely to wanna be your pal. Speech bonuses don’t apply to male characters. 

Thief

Quick, nimble, and dastardly as they come, you know all the tricks of the trade when in terms of slinking about in the shadows. You gain a bonus to sneaking, lock picking, pick pocketing, and detecting traps. 

Gun Nut

You know what’s what when it comes to toying and tinkering with firearms, and your mechanical machinations increase your proficiency with all guns, and your ability to repair and maintain them. 

Scoundrel 

Just the right kind of sleaze ball, your quick wit and silver tongue gives you a healthy boost to your speech and barter skills. 

Gunslinger

Advantages: Quick on the draw, cowboys like you have a higher chance to hit their targets when using side arms and one handed weapons, aswell as packing more of a punch with said weapons. 

Disadvantages:  In favouring one handed weapons you neglect bigger, two-handed alternatives, and are less accurate and do less damage with them. 

Size matters 

Advantages: Great big guns just do it for you. You’re more accurate with two handed weapons, and have a higher damage output whilst using them. 

Disadvantage:s Smaller weapons really aren’t for you, and your accuracy and damaging dishing skills are reduce whilst using one handed guns. 

Demolition Expert

You make an art form of handling different types of bombs and explosives. You do extra damage when blowing stuff up, and can also efficiently and effectively diffuse explosive traps. 

Pyromaniac

Fire is your jam, and your skills with explosives and flamethrowers are vastly increased, as well as your ability to set up campfires and use other fire-based weapons. 

Robotics Expert

Advantages: All brains and ingenuity, you do extra damage whilst facing off against robots, and have the ability to sneak up on them and disable said robots if undetected. You also have increased hacking skills, and can re-programme robotic adversaries to fight for you. 

Disadvantages: In prioritising machines over humans you’ve neglected your fellow man, and your eccentric ways cause problems for you whilst trying to socialize and relate to other wasteland wanderers. 

Sniper

Advantages: A true marksman, your accuracy with scoped weapons is vastly increased, and you can hit targets from much farther away than your average Joe. 

Disadvantages: Whilst you excel in long ranged fighting, your close quarters abilities suffer greatly, and your unarmed and melee weapons skills pay the price for it. 

Ninja

Advantages: Imbued with the ancient powers of the fabled shadow warriors, your skill with your fists and melee weapons are truly something to behold, and your sneaking skills are heartily bolstered. You also have the ability to run without compromising stealth. 

Disadvantages: Your traditionalist virtues force you to look down on guns, robots, and science, and as such your skills in those three departments are knocked down a good few pegs.  

Cannibal

Advantages: Bred from desperation, or perhaps just a twisted mentality, you can consume the flesh of other humans, and engage in the infamous act of Cannibalism. 

Disadvantages: You are looked down on and frowned upon by civilised society, and if polite persons catch you in the act of nomming on your fellow man then they’ll immediately become hostile. 

Cyborg 

Advantages: Part man, part machine, your resistance to Damage, Poison, and Radiation is increased, as is your skill with energy weapons, and you scientific abilities. 

Disadvantages: Feared and hated by wastelanders, many settlers are wary of your mechanical implants, making it difficult for you to integrate yourself into some societies. 

Animal Friend

Simply put, you have a way with animals, and as such the critters of the Capital Graveyard will not attack you unless first provoked. 

Hematophage

A post-apocalyptic vampire, you can heal wounds from consuming blood packs, and the blood of your enemies. 

Rad Resistance (Human Only)

Your more immune to radiation, and are less likely to contract radiation based diseases and illnesses. 

Prospector

Never one to pass up an opportunity, your discounts at stores, scavenging abilities, and repair and maintenance skills all gain a minor boost.

S.P.E.C.I.A.L:

The S.P.E.C.I.A.L system defines how Wastelander’s interact with each other throughout the Graveyard, and what they excel and fail at. S.P.E.C.I.A.L stands for, Strength, Perception, Endurance, Charisma, Intelligence, Agility, and Luck, which are the core components of each player character. The S.P.E.C.I.A.L system decides what areas of expertise each character possesses, and which particular abilities will allow them to survive in Post-Apocalyptia. 

Each character starts with 5 points in every S.P.E.C.I.A.L attribute, and has an additional five to spend. Base points can be reduced in order to bolster other areas, but this will affect the player character accordingly.

 Additional Points: 5 

Strength: 5 

Perception: 5

Endurance: 5

Charisma: 5 

Intelligence: 5

Agility: 5

Luck: 5 

Personality:

Equipment:
This category is for the base weapons and gear that each player character starts with, aswell as their number of caps. Please be aware that weapon degradation is expected to be played out, and repair and maintenance will be a large factor to those who are not in areas where gear and equipment can easily be restored

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Other Notes/ETC:

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I'm fairly certain if you killed them all since you were from the outside or something you actually got them all killed, but either way. they are potatos.

Mostly it would have been some reasonable custom armors/weapons and if Perks were a thing include the wonderful More Perks/Traits mod.@jasonwolf

On the surface that sounds fair enough, as long as they aren't extremely tanked up power armours or something. There will be more of an emphasis on overall storytelling than specific character traits, but if you want to draw inspiration from certain perks when building your character then that should be fine.

Im interested. Let me know what you want in a CS@MelancholyMellie

Glad to hear it! I'll wait for a few more to hopefully express interest before I put the OOC and the CS template up.

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I have a very old merc character I was thinking of reviving, actually. An amnesiac mercenary with a penchant for swords and knives and general badassery.@DJAtomika

Is his name Andy or Kiddo? I jest. Sounds like he should be good fun!

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