Shireling
A Servant of King and Country
The Great Lakes Wasteland, 2087
Forty years after the Fall, the United States lays in ruin after the nuclear exchange following the Sino-Indian War of 2031. As the ash clouds blanketed the globe, temperatures plummeted and crops failed. The area around Chicago is now a wasteland fought over by warring groups. The US Army and Chicago Metro Republic are at a standoff in the ruins of Chicago, whilst the burgeoning Plains Confederacy expands across the wastes from the west, bringing it inevitably into the conflict. You are an adventurer, perhaps leaving behind your family, your farm, your scavenger camp, or so forth to travel to Kankakee, the largest trading post in the Great Lakes Wasteland. From there, you may set out to seek your fortune, explore the wastes, or whatever your motivation may be.
Forty years after the Fall, the United States lays in ruin after the nuclear exchange following the Sino-Indian War of 2031. As the ash clouds blanketed the globe, temperatures plummeted and crops failed. The area around Chicago is now a wasteland fought over by warring groups. The US Army and Chicago Metro Republic are at a standoff in the ruins of Chicago, whilst the burgeoning Plains Confederacy expands across the wastes from the west, bringing it inevitably into the conflict. You are an adventurer, perhaps leaving behind your family, your farm, your scavenger camp, or so forth to travel to Kankakee, the largest trading post in the Great Lakes Wasteland. From there, you may set out to seek your fortune, explore the wastes, or whatever your motivation may be.
The Long Winter is a post-apocalyptic roleplay set forty years after a nuclear war between India and China has plunged the world into a nuclear winter. You are an adventurer free to explore the dozens of different locations all over the Great Lakes Wasteland and side or not side with any of the major or minor factions. It will be a heavily player-driven adventure story where you may travel in a party or go it alone interacting with NPCs. The Wasteland will also change depending on the character's actions, making decisions lasting and impactful.
1. Posts of a minimum three-sentence length are required, at least once every two days and you must be okay with allowing mods to "sideline" your character if you are inactive for a while.
2. Naturally you must abide by the rules of the site.
3. You must be able to participate in a Discord server for announcements, lore, and OOC chat.
A detailed lore collection is available on our personal discord server here:
Discord - Free voice and text chat for gamers
Character Sheet Available Here:
1. Posts of a minimum three-sentence length are required, at least once every two days and you must be okay with allowing mods to "sideline" your character if you are inactive for a while.
2. Naturally you must abide by the rules of the site.
3. You must be able to participate in a Discord server for announcements, lore, and OOC chat.
A detailed lore collection is available on our personal discord server here:
Discord - Free voice and text chat for gamers
Character Sheet Available Here:
Character Sheet:
Character Name:
Sex and Age: (any characters over 60 or so will have memories of the world pre-fall)
Short Biography:
Personality:
Appearance and/or Image:
Skills: (start with three: Shooting, Melee, Unarmed, Computers/Hacking, Survival, Barter, Persuasion, Repair, Explosives, Chemistry, Medicine, Stealth)
Starting Equipment/Clothing:
Shooting: Relates to Marksmanship and Gun Usage
Melee: Relates to skill using melee weapons.
Unarmed: Relates to skill in combat without weapons.
Computers: Relates to the ability to hack computers, understand computer systems, etc.
Survival: Relates to hunting, tracking, knowledge of navigation and terrain.
Barter: Relates to charisma with vendors or business acumen in general.
Persuasion: Relates to the ability to convince NPCs and other characters to do what you want.
Repair: Relates to the ability to repair machinery and weapons.
Explosives: Relates to the ability to craft and use explosives.
Chemistry: Relates to the ability to identify chemicals and create drugs or other useful products.
Medicine: Relates to the ability to identify and treat wounds and illnesses.
Stealth: Relates to the ability to remain concealed from enemies and prey.
Character Name:
Sex and Age: (any characters over 60 or so will have memories of the world pre-fall)
Short Biography:
Personality:
Appearance and/or Image:
Skills: (start with three: Shooting, Melee, Unarmed, Computers/Hacking, Survival, Barter, Persuasion, Repair, Explosives, Chemistry, Medicine, Stealth)
Starting Equipment/Clothing:
Shooting: Relates to Marksmanship and Gun Usage
Melee: Relates to skill using melee weapons.
Unarmed: Relates to skill in combat without weapons.
Computers: Relates to the ability to hack computers, understand computer systems, etc.
Survival: Relates to hunting, tracking, knowledge of navigation and terrain.
Barter: Relates to charisma with vendors or business acumen in general.
Persuasion: Relates to the ability to convince NPCs and other characters to do what you want.
Repair: Relates to the ability to repair machinery and weapons.
Explosives: Relates to the ability to craft and use explosives.
Chemistry: Relates to the ability to identify chemicals and create drugs or other useful products.
Medicine: Relates to the ability to identify and treat wounds and illnesses.
Stealth: Relates to the ability to remain concealed from enemies and prey.
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