The world has changed. A few years ago, on a day forever known to survivors as "The Apostate", all but less than 20% of the human population of earth disappeared. No one quite knows why it happened, some think aliens, others think a mysterious disease, and others think of it as an act of god. In the years since human's mark on the world had fallen into disarray. Mother Nature claimed what was rightfully hers, cities became overgrown and the wildlife that once lived there reclaimed their spaces, humans were back in the food chain, falling prey to the predators that were once regarded as harmless. Looting still runs rampant in cities, becoming routine. Murder is just another way to survive. Many of those that still survive have gone insane and those that haven't don't know what to do otherwise. What happens to the survival of the species still remains to be seen.

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This was an RP I ran in Free a few months ago that got really side-tracked and kind of died. Now I'm trying to start it up again on casual because I think it may have some more success. The RP starts in New York but it can go other places from there. I'm thinking of making it kind of realistic and dark so no like crazy supernatural stuff. If you're interested just post here, same if you have any questions.

This almost looks like enslaved: obyssey to the west...which is. A good thing im in

Hmmm I'd be interested in giving this a try sure.

Interested.

Did you mean that 20% of humans are left? I can't really see the world ending if only 20% of all people vanished.

I'm interested, but I'd like a story of some kind or at least a plot. "Wander around the world and survive" isn't all that exciting. I would hope our characters would interact and whatnot.

I'd also like to know the limits at which our characters start off. I'm hoping somewhere between "assault rifles and health stimulants" and "a stick."

Yeah, only 20% of all human life remains alive on Earth.

MatthiasAngel said
I'm interested, but I'd like a story of some kind or at least a plot. "Wander around the world and survive" isn't all that exciting. I would hope our characters would interact and whatnot. I'd also like to know the limits at which our characters start off. I'm hoping somewhere between "assault rifles and health stimulants" and "a stick."

Limits and such will be set up in the OOC, I'm still noodling around with a basic plot in my head. I have something but I'm not quite sure exactly how it will pan out.

Well you should post it so we can contribute and/or critique it.

Hey, I'm kind of interested in this myself.

I have a few similar questions about this. When you say no "crazy" supernatural stuff, do you mean no supernatural at all? or very mild? After all, if the world is ending due to plants, don't you think there would be plant-beast mixtures? Or plant humans? Possibly mind controlling fungus?

Not trying to tell you how to run your RP, just asking.

Interested. :D

MatthiasAngel said
Well you should post it so we can contribute and/or critique it.

Okay, I'll do a brief rundown just to get it all on the table. I'm playing two characters (Plus NPCs as needed): The Seer, and The Wolf. Real names unknown. Basically before The Apostate they were both holed up in a mental asylum, The Seer was there because he was entirely convinced that he had seen the end of the world, to him the world ultimately ended in nuclear holocaust after most of the world had disappeared and become overgrown.. When The Apostate occurred the two were freed to wander the world. The Seer himself had heard of a nuclear missile silo in Plattsburgh and has decided to go in that direction to try to stop this from happening, recruiting anyone that will help. It's unknown as to whether or not his own visions are just hallucinations or if they are actually.

Other elements that will come into play are The Children of God, a ragtag military operation of survivors who are attempting to wipe out humanity in the name of god, believing that the reason for the disappearance of the rest of the world was the wrath of god. Run by a man who calls himself "The Great Annihilator". As well there are looters and other such undesirables that roam the world, not to mention the wild animals that have taken back their land.

I hope this isn't too terrible, it's kind of rough at the moment but I was sort of going for a realistic approach with some stylistic designs to it. Any critique or if you just think it's not very good please let me know.

oblivionxls said
Hey, I'm kind of interested in this myself. I have a few similar questions about this. When you say no "crazy" supernatural stuff, do you mean no supernatural at all? or very mild? After all, if the world is ending due to plants, don't you think there would be plant-beast mixtures? Or plant humans? Possibly mind controlling fungus? Not trying to tell you how to run your RP, just asking.

It's not exactly that the world is ending due to the plants, it's that because of the fact that no one has actually taken care of anything in the years it's been since 80% of the population vanished the cities have been overgrown and nature has taken back it's rightful place. So the cities are covered in vines and trees and the wild animals roam the streets. I don't really think think that those supernatural elements will entirely work.

Sorry if I turned anyone off from this.

So our characters will be following what? The Seer? Be part of the CoG? Random survivors?

I'm just wondering. I've got character ideas already, and want to know which ones I can keep.

I think that if they want to follow The Seer, they should start off as random survivors, then they follow him after a meeting. If they want to be part of the CoG they can start off as part of the organization.

So it's a Fallout kind of style with "Factions" but with more plant life?

Yeah I guess so, even if there only is really one faction.

Im still in

I'm definitely interested in this. The last RP I ran was a very similar post-apocalyptic world, except washed in psychedelia and mind control.
Are the Seer & the Wolf the only survivors of this mental institution?

I'm in!

I'm interested. Will there be any small villages created by the survivors? Villages that were created around the ruins of civilization.