The year is 2023. The bombs dropped 5 years ago after a 5 year war. 2013...The day that everyone was shocked. The war started- China, North Korea, and many other similarly governed countries launched a full out non-nuclear attack on many first-world countries, knocking quite a few to their knees. The years went on and the Chinese led enemy got desperate. They launched the nukes.
Luckily the government of the United States had had enough sense to construct fallout shelters. You survived, and now the area outside is somewhat safe to travel in. A group of 20 is leaving the bunker to explore- you are one of them.
(Technology is roughly the same as it was in 2012, with a few improvements in the fields of war, but most large scale weapons and vehicles were destroyed or disabled by EMPs.---Gameplay is not multiplayer since this is my first game. Paper money is not used, but coins or trading are still viable means of marketing. Pick up backpacks for extra space, conserve ammo, and use good judgement when it comes to trusting others. Be smart, because the world will kill you off if NPCs don't, and then you will have to make a new character! Good luck, and keep those Geigers handy!)
You step outside with the others into the warm air. It's hot, dusty, and bright, but the fresh air is refreshing. You sigh, taking in the view as your eyes begin to adjust. A fellow volunteer tells you that they are splitting into groups of five. You are joined into a group- Jake Meller, a tall commanding man, introduces you to the others; Susan, an old friend of yours; Bill, a shy teen who mumbles a, "hey," to you; and Jax, a little punk who always seems to annoy everyone. He grins at you devilishly and says, "Hey old pal...long time, no see...We are gonna get along great!" Jake suggests that your group go straight down an old path that seems to have been a road at one point. -Do you agree? Or do you have a better idea? You decide.
(Please post your response along with your character sheet- you do not have to include the other stuff! I'll try to be on at least once every day to update! Good luck)
Name: Henry Ford Age: 21 Bio: Henry was usually a loner before the bombs dropped, and he still is, somewhat. Henry has social axiety, so he tends to stay away from others and he tried to rely on himself mostly, but he realizes that sometimes, teamwork and communication is the best route to take. Even though is has social anxiety, he still believes that being social is the key to maintaning sanity. Health: 100/100 Hunger 100/100 Thirst: 100/100 Radiation Meter: 0/1000 Clothing: Hoodie, T-shirt, Jeans Hand item: Nothing Inventory: Slot 1: Geiger Counter Slot 2: Nothing Status: Healthy Money: $0 Tasks: Explore
Are there any more spots available? If so...
Henry accepts Jake's idea, except he decides in his mind that he wants to explore alone. "Having others will most likely slow down progress, maybe they can help you with something else, like collecting items or exploring elsewhere?"
REPORTFlag Name: Henry Ford Age: 21 Bio: Henry was usually a loner before the bombs dropped, and he still is, somewhat. Henry has social axiety, so he tends to stay away from others and he tried to rely on himself mostly, but he realizes that sometimes, teamwork and communication is the best route to take. Even though is has social anxiety, he still believes that being social is the key to maintaning sanity. Health: 100/100 Hunger 100/100 Thirst: 100/100 Radiation Meter: 0/1000 Clothing: Hoodie, T-shirt, Jeans Hand item: Nothing Inventory: Slot 1: Geiger Counter Slot 2: Nothing Status: Healthy Money: $0 Tasks: Explore
Jake looks at you sternly; "Do you think that's a good idea? We have no weapons or supplies and I don't feel like saying I caused a death."
Name: Henry Ford Age: 21 Bio: Henry was usually a loner before the bombs dropped, and he still is, somewhat. Henry has social axiety, so he tends to stay away from others and he tried to rely on himself mostly, but he realizes that sometimes, teamwork and communication is the best route to take. Even though is has social anxiety, he still believes that being social is the key to maintaning sanity. Health: 100/100 Hunger 100/100 Thirst: 100/100 Radiation Meter: 0/1000 Clothing: Hoodie, T-shirt, Jeans Hand item: Nothing Inventory: Slot 1: Geiger Counter Slot 2: Nothing Status: Healthy Money: $0 Tasks: Explore
"I feel safer knowing that I'll be alone while I explore." Henry replies. Then, a thought crosses his mind immediately after. "Do we have any sort of instrument that could produce a lot of sound? If I or any other explorers get in trouble, we could use a horn or some type of instrument that could make enough noise to be heard by this group. Also, I won't stray too far."
Name: Henry Ford Age: 21 Bio: Henry was usually a loner before the bombs dropped, and he still is, somewhat. Henry has social axiety, so he tends to stay away from others and he tried to rely on himself mostly, but he realizes that sometimes, teamwork and communication is the best route to take. Even though is has social anxiety, he still believes that being social is the key to maintaning sanity. Health: 100/100 Hunger 100/100 Thirst: 100/100 Radiation Meter: 0/1000 Clothing: Hoodie, T-shirt, Jeans Hand item: Nothing Inventory: Slot 1: Geiger Counter Slot 2: Nothing Status: Healthy Money: $0 Tasks: Explore
Jake looks around to the group and after a moment produces a whistle- "If you need us..."
Name: Jack "Boone" Stone Age: 19 Bio: Boone always was a little genius in his parent's eyes. When the bombs fell all of his family died, and it was only luck that a neighbor decided to check on the household before he left to a shelter with Boone. Boone has the mind of a detective. He sees everything in unnatural clarity, making quick judgement and going through dozens of choices before making a decision. He hates when people slow him down or annoy him, and likes to do everything quickly, many times annoyed by the slow working minds of most other people. Fear and emotion do not come easily to him, an he very rarely trusts anyone 100%. Health: 100/100 Hunger 100/100 Thirst: 100/100 Radiation Meter: 0/1000 Clothing: Hoodie, T-shirt, Jeans Hand item: Nothing Inventory: Slot 1: Geiger Counter Slot 2: Nothing Status: Healthy Money: $0 Tasks: Explore
(*Facepalm* I'm an idiot, I forgot about this :/)
Unless one of the other survivors want something to do with it, I keep going past it, as I do not know if it's radiated and I don't have any container to keep the water for later.
Name: Jack "Boone" Stone Age: 19 Bio: Boone always was a little genius in his parent's eyes. When the bombs fell all of his family died, and it was only luck that a neighbor decided to check on the household before he left to a shelter with Boone. Boone has the mind of a detective. He sees everything in unnatural clarity, making quick judgement and going through dozens of choices before making a decision. He hates when people slow him down or annoy him, and likes to do everything quickly, many times annoyed by the slow working minds of most other people. Fear and emotion do not come easily to him, an he very rarely trusts anyone 100%. Health: 100/100 Hunger 100/100 Thirst: 100/100 Radiation Meter: 0/1000 Clothing: Hoodie, T-shirt, Jeans Hand item: Nothing Inventory: Slot 1: Geiger Counter Slot 2: Nothing Status: Healthy Money: $0 Tasks: Explore
Jax begins greedily scooping and gulping down the water in a tin can he had found. He catches up to the group after about a minute.
Name: Henry Ford Age: 21 Bio: Henry was usually a loner before the bombs dropped, and he still is, somewhat. Henry has social axiety, so he tends to stay away from others and he tried to rely on himself mostly, but he realizes that sometimes, teamwork and communication is the best route to take. Even though is has social anxiety, he still believes that being social is the key to maintaning sanity. Health: 100/100 Hunger 100/100 Thirst: 100/100 Radiation Meter: 0/1000 Clothing: Hoodie, T-shirt, Jeans Hand item: Nothing Inventory: Slot 1: Geiger Counter Slot 2: Nothing Status: Healthy Money: $0 Tasks: Explore
"I understand." I say, grabbing the whistle from him. I then turn around, and walk along the path to explore.
Name: Jack "Boone" Stone Age: 19 Bio: Boone always was a little genius in his parent's eyes. When the bombs fell all of his family died, and it was only luck that a neighbor decided to check on the household before he left to a shelter with Boone. Boone has the mind of a detective. He sees everything in unnatural clarity, making quick judgement and going through dozens of choices before making a decision. He hates when people slow him down or annoy him, and likes to do everything quickly, many times annoyed by the slow working minds of most other people. Fear and emotion do not come easily to him, an he very rarely trusts anyone 100%. Health: 100/100 Hunger 100/100 Thirst: 100/100 Radiation Meter: 0/1000 Clothing: Hoodie, T-shirt, Jeans Hand item: Nothing Inventory: Slot 1: Geiger Counter Slot 2: Nothing Status: Healthy Money: $0 Tasks: Explore
I keep going, looking for anything else out of the ordinary and keeping an eye on Jax in case something was wrong with the water.
Name: Henry Ford Age: 21 Bio: Henry was usually a loner before the bombs dropped, and he still is, somewhat. Henry has social axiety, so he tends to stay away from others and he tried to rely on himself mostly, but he realizes that sometimes, teamwork and communication is the best route to take. Even though is has social anxiety, he still believes that being social is the key to maintaning sanity. Health: 100/100 Hunger 100/100 Thirst: 100/100 Radiation Meter: 0/1000 Clothing: Hoodie, T-shirt, Jeans Hand item: Nothing Inventory: Slot 1: Geiger Counter Slot 2: Nothing Status: Healthy Money: $0 Tasks: Explore
They set off down the trail leaving you behind with dust swirling around your feet.
Name: Justin Erwin Age: 25 Bio: Only 14 when the war started he and his friend Sarah were the only ones who made it to a shelter before the bombs dropped, now they want to see if any of their old friends live. Justin is an american patriot and loyal to the core so he reacts violently to the people who ruined his life. Health: 100/100 Hunger: 100/100 Thirst: 100/100 Radiation Meter: 0/1000 --If Exceeds 1000 You Die-Small Amounts Cause Negative Effects-- Clothing: Hoodie, T-shirt, Jeans Hand item: Nothing Inventory: Slot 1: Geiger Counter Slot 2: Nothing Status: Healthy
"Seriously? Really man we got to save the H20 if we want to survive!"
Name: Henry Ford Age: 21 Bio: Henry was usually a loner before the bombs dropped, and he still is, somewhat. Henry has social axiety, so he tends to stay away from others and he tried to rely on himself mostly, but he realizes that sometimes, teamwork and communication is the best route to take. Even though is has social anxiety, he still believes that being social is the key to maintaning sanity. Health: 100/100 Hunger 100/100 Thirst: 100/100 Radiation Meter: 0/1000 Clothing: Hoodie, T-shirt, Jeans Hand item: Nothing Inventory: Slot 1: Geiger Counter Slot 2: Nothing Status: Healthy Money: $0 Tasks: Explore
I thought I was the one going down the trail to explore... :S
Since this happened before I could explore, the others shouldn't be too far away, so I sound the whistle and sprint to where they were heading to catch back up with them.
Name: Justin Erwin Age: 25 Bio: Only 14 when the war started he and his friend Sarah were the only ones who made it to a shelter before the bombs dropped, now they want to see if any of their old friends live. Justin is an american patriot and loyal to the core so he reacts violently to the people who ruined his life. Health: 100/100 Hunger: 100/100 Thirst: 100/100 Radiation Meter: 0/1000 --If Exceeds 1000 You Die-Small Amounts Cause Negative Effects-- Clothing: Hoodie, T-shirt, Jeans Hand item: Nothing Inventory: Slot 1: Geiger Counter Slot 2: Nothing Status: Healthy
He stops, keeping the jug for himself. "Whatever."
Name: Henry Ford Age: 21 Bio: Henry was usually a loner before the bombs dropped, and he still is, somewhat. Henry has social axiety, so he tends to stay away from others and he tried to rely on himself mostly, but he realizes that sometimes, teamwork and communication is the best route to take. Even though is has social anxiety, he still believes that being social is the key to maintaning sanity. Health: 100/100 Hunger 100/100 Thirst: 100/100 Radiation Meter: 0/1000 Clothing: Hoodie, T-shirt, Jeans Hand item: Nothing Inventory: Slot 1: Geiger Counter Slot 2: Nothing Status: Healthy Money: $0 Tasks: Explore
They have already taken a side trail but stop to wait for you. "We thought you were going a different way? Get lonely?"
Name: Justin Erwin Age: 25 Bio: Only 14 when the war started he and his friend Sarah were the only ones who made it to a shelter before the bombs dropped, now they want to see if any of their old friends live. Justin is an american patriot and loyal to the core so he reacts violently to the people who ruined his life. Health: 100/100 Hunger: 100/100 Thirst: 100/100 Radiation Meter: 0/1000 --If Exceeds 1000 You Die-Small Amounts Cause Negative Effects-- Clothing: Hoodie, T-shirt, Jeans Hand item: Nothing Inventory: Slot 1: Geiger Counter Slot 2: Nothing Status: Healthy
Name: Henry Ford Age: 21 Bio: Henry was usually a loner before the bombs dropped, and he still is, somewhat. Henry has social axiety, so he tends to stay away from others and he tried to rely on himself mostly, but he realizes that sometimes, teamwork and communication is the best route to take. Even though is has social anxiety, he still believes that being social is the key to maintaning sanity. Health: 100/100 Hunger 100/100 Thirst: 100/100 Radiation Meter: 0/1000 Clothing: Hoodie, T-shirt, Jeans Hand item: Nothing Inventory: Slot 1: Geiger Counter Slot 2: Nothing Status: Healthy Money: $0 Tasks: Explore
"Sure did. I thought I saw something coming my way also, so watch out for anything conspicuous, alright?"
