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Fallout: The Long Haul



This is not Fallout New Vegas .5. This is not a story of settlers, or wanderers. It is the story of an expedition. If you are ready to write, love Fallout, and are ready to explore areas of the Wastes never before explored, read on.

A decade following the Second Battle of Hoover Dam, Mr. House rules over the prosperous city of New Vegas, with the combined forces of the NCR and his Securitrons pushing Caesar’s Legion far beyond the banks of the Colorado River. With a firm grip on his upgraded Securitron army, House is too formidable a foe for the NCR to attempt to remove, forcing an uneasy peace between the factions.

After Mr. House revealed his hand at the Second Battle of Hoover Dam, a young entrepreneur, based in The Hub, sought a partnership with the elusive dictator. The wealthy young man, Sherrington Tenpenny, along with brilliant engineer Hayley Carter, reverse engineered a lost technology of the pre-war world.

Thought lost to “ancient” entities like Mr. House, Tenpenny uncovered a series of underground magnetic rails which once linked the east and west coasts, stopping in large cities along the way. These rails used Mag-Lev technology to send high speed hover trolleys across the nation, making a cross country trip no more than a 2 day endeavor.

After the Great War, the various powerstations (located in major cities along the trolley’s routes) that generated the magnetic fields necessary to move the trolleys were scavenged for parts, lost to destruction, or simply fell into disrepair. The necessary energy, a patent protected fusion core owned by the LevTram coach company, was never recreated, and soon the memory of the cross country transit system was lost to the memories of the few ghouls old enough to remember a time before the bombs fell.

Until now.

Hayley Carter, using Tenpenny’s funds, has reverse engineered the fusion core, and the two, together with the security backing of Mr. House, plan on resurrecting the LevTram Lines.

Quick cross country travel will bring drove to New Vegas--furthering House’s empire and further lining his pockets, as well as increasing his influence over the recovering wastes.

It will bring the current caravan companies to their knees, giving Tenpenny an insurmountable edge in the shipping and transit industries, growing his wealth exponentially.

Before they can see their dreams come to fruition, there is a final obstacle standing in their way: the powerstations must be revived.

That is where you come in.

Personal messengers, encrypted Pip-Boy frequencies, and special radio broadcasts have been made across the wastelands from The Hub to New Vegas, calling for any and all adventurers willing to ride the trolley from one side of the country to the other, aiding Hayley Carter as she repairs and revives the trolley system.

For those who make it across and return to New Vegas? The ultimate prize--total freedom. A penthouse room at whichever Vegas casino they choose, and a monthly salary more than what any man or woman could spend in that time.

The catch?

The wastes are full of those who would never see the trolley live again. Raiders, tribals, dangerous fauna, “concerned” caravan company mercenaries, and if they don’t stop you, the Brotherhood of Steel may have a certain aversion to such technology being in the hands of Mr. House and Tenpenny.

Will you answer the call? Will you ride the rails, and stick out the hardships for The Long Haul?

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Here’s the run down on this RP--

You can play essentially whatever characters you want, so long as they aren’t awful Mary/Marty Sues and they aren’t Godmodders.

Also, this RP will ALWAYS BE RECRUITING AND OPEN TO NEW PLAYERS. Since we’ll be visiting a variety of cities and smaller destinations along the way, there are always new points for entry.

Here’s the biggest thing: I need you guys.

We’ll be going to a variety of cities across the nation. Bethesda/Obsidian spend months to years of time researching and coming up with creative ways of taking their locations and making them really feel “Fallout”-y. I can’t do it alone. I need you guys to bring the creativity to the table to help make these cities different from one another. You have creative freedom here, and I’d love to see what we can create together.



Green Line: LA (The Hub), Las Vegas (New Vegas), Reno, Portland, Seattle, Spokane, Billings, Fargo, Minneapolis, Madison, Milwaukee, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York City

Blue Line: LA (The Hub), Las Vegas (New Vegas), Salt Lake City, Denver, Lincoln, Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Columbus, Philadelphia, Washington, DC (Capital Wastes)

Red Line: LA (The Hub), Las Vegas (New Vegas), Albuquerque, Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, New Orleans, Memphis, Atlanta, Charleston, Savannah, Jacksonville, Orlando, Miami

So, who is interested? Comments? Questions? Slander?
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YES!!! YES!! FINALLY!! A fallout RP where I can try to sell my ideas for the Pitt post-vault dweller! >.> <.< >.>

If you'd be interested, i would LOVE to discuss some ideas with you via PM if you'd be interested in them...

I already have a character in mind ^^ an ex-Pitt dweller that was taken away as a child when Lyon's Brotherhood swept their way through.

OR, depending on how long post Bethesda canon I have an idea for someone who grew up in the Pitt... but how I play her would depend on whether you like my ideas for the Pitt
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Very interested. I have been looking for a good Fallout RP.
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TheLonePup said
YES!!! YES!! FINALLY!! A fallout RP where I can try to sell my ideas for the Pitt post-vault dweller! >.> <.< >.>If you'd be interested, i would LOVE to discuss some ideas with you via PM if you'd be interested in them...I already have a character in mind ^^ an ex-Pitt dweller that was taken away as a child when Lyon's Brotherhood swept their way through.OR, depending on how long post Bethesda canon I have an idea for someone who grew up in the Pitt... but how I play her would depend on whether you like my ideas for the Pitt


I ENCOURAGE people to talk to me via PM and help me build this world. I love the enthusiasm, lets talk!
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Also, if you want the routes to be a bit more variable, something I'd suggest is looking at Amtrak train routes... They span a lot of the US, I used the train all the time to get home when I was in Pittsburgh for college, and my grandmother and her new husband go on nearly monthly vacations by just picking a random Amtrak station and getting a ticket.
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I can see this going a very long way. I got some ideas on how New York could be "fallout"-y if your interested in any help with that city.

Would love to be able to help out any way I can^^ IF your interested we can talk in PM and try to bring NY to life?
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Pup-- Thanks for the resource! Maybe we can talk routes on here/PM? Let me know if you have suggested tweaks to the routes. I picked the cities I did because most were a mix of smaller cities along with a few "landmark" larger, cultural cities (Chicago, Denver, New Orleans, etc) and I wanted each to end with a big, climactic city like DC, Miami, or New York.

Zee-- Be aware, depending on what our players pick, we may not end up seeing New York, but I'd love to hear your ideas. Like I said, you guys helping me shape this world will be a huge factor in how fun this will be.
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Also, heads up--I also posted this on the Advanced Interest Check forum, as I want the writing to be a high level, but know the Advanced board is slow as balls, so I'm hoping to bring some of them into the RP, which I'll likely host on this board.
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I normally write at high casual so I dont have a problem with advanced standards >.>

Well first off: I'm doing a little research. Amtrak was founded in 1971 and it's headquarters is located in Washington D.C.

It wouldn't be difficult to twist around the history a bit to fit with fallout theme,

but before I get too invested in THIS idea, I need to know how far post- FNV this is going to be, as if it's 15+ then I have one HELL of an idea for the Pittsburgh end.. plus that's like... the minimum for my homebrewed story for the Pitt post-dweller
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Well, this game takes place 10 years after Vegas. Does that work? I can extend it, I really don't need it to be any specific time frame.
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weeeeellll... I'll PM you about it lol, Also: Kiwi and I had, a loooooooooooooong time ago (Like... a couple years >.>) discussed an idea for a fallout RP encompassing the entire east coast, which is where my stuff for the Pitt, and her ideas for New York came from.
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Great! Well I'm glad to have you guys interested then!

I've always found that RPs work best when there's at least a few players actively collaborating together to get things rolling and keep the story on track, so I'm more than happy to collab with you guys in whatever way you're interested. And that goes for anyone else considering joining as well.

Anyway, I'm taking a shower and heading to bed. Feel free to brainstorm here or send me PMs, whatever you'd like, and hopefully we'll get a few more people so we can get rolling.
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Love it! Subbed!
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Thanks tech! Once we get a couple of details down I should be able to put up an OOC for you guys.
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Atomic, have you checked your PMs yet today? >.>
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Oh, this is beautiful. I am absolutely interested in this.
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Interested!
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Interested.
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Count me in.
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Definitely Interested
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