Powering on...
Booting VaultTec Systems...
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Loading Computer Systems...
Current Date: May 1st, 2290...
Location: Vault 24, Colorado, United States...
Hello Mr. Lancaster...
Load Denver Module?...
"Yes."
Loading Denver Module 1A...
Booting Education Systems...
Load Complete...
Uploading Module...
Upload Complete...
A rich city known for its industry, Denver was a place of prominence in the United States. Its factories supported the development of Boulder, a city on its outskirts, and a major center of scientific research, developing technologies in medicine, energy, robotics, and even power armor. However, the prominence of Denver was marred by incidents, such as a disastrous leakage from the nearby Rocky Mountain Arsenal, which created a poisonous cloud that hit Denver, resulting in a high number of casualties. Although the military apologized and invested money into the creation of the Boulder Dome as compensation, the damage was done to the populace.
The incident heralded the city's dark future. For a time, everything seemed in order and the city entered a building boom shortly before the war, as many new jobs were opening there the city was swollen to bursting. Most of the construction was housing for these immigrants. But when the war with China did start in 2066, resource rationing occurred and suddenly the construction workers didn't have anything to build with and weren't getting paid. Union riots and strikes occurred because the city couldn't pay and the federal government wouldn't step in to help. When Mexico and the Great Midwest Commonwealth started to suffer food shortages, Denver was hit hard because of its high population. Food rationing began. Food riots started because of the rationing, and some buildings were set on fire. The National Guard was called in to contain the rioting, using InstaPens, or "bullpens" as they were locally known, to contain and imprison rioters. Some people deliberately attacked police and National Guard troops so they would be imprisoned and fed. Rioters, National Guard personnel who disobeyed orders, and other military folk who refused to help contain the riots were sent west and east.
Then, an outbreak of the New Plague hit the city. Rioters burned down large parts of the city in their fear of contamination and anger at their treatment. Many panicked and fled the city by car, clogging the freeways when they ran out of gas and trapping everyone behind them.
"Load the last unit."
Loading Module Prelude v1...
Education Systems Booted...
Load Complete...
Uploading Module...
Upload Complete...
The geopolitical situation that led to the outbreak of the long-feared global nuclear war was prompted primarily by the onset of a worldwide energy crisis when the supplies of fossil-fuels, particularly petroleum, finally began to run out by the year 2050. The result of this energy crisis was an increasing scramble by all of the advanced, industrialized nations to secure the few remaining supplies of untapped petroleum around the world. Ultimately, a series of military conflicts driven by this hunger for natural resources consumed the planet. The European Commonwealth had reacted to the rapid raising of oil prices to unacceptably high levels by the Middle East's oil-rich states in 2052 by unleashing military action in that region of the world. This intervention ultimately resulted in the destruction of the Israeli city of Tel Aviv in December 2053 by a terrorist nuclear device and a limited nuclear exchange between the conflict's participants in 2054, the world's first since 1945.
As the United Nations tried with little success to keep the peace, many of that organization's member-states pulled out, and within two months of the outbreak of what was soon called the Resource Wars in 2052, the United Nations was disbanded. Next, following the breakdown of trade talks and the unilateral American exploitation of the world's last newly discovered reserves of crude oil, the Chinese invaded Alaska in 2066 in pursuit of that American state's remaining oil reserves. The United States ultimately annexed Canada in 2076 to ensure Canadian support for its defense of the Alaskan front even as the American federal government acted aggressively against its own citizens to contain wartime rioting, anti-war civil disobedience and military desertion. The United States retaliated against the Chinese by launching its own costly invasion of the Chinese mainland in 2074 to reduce Chinese pressure on the Alaskan front. Despite initial costly setbacks, this strategy proved successful and American forces liberated the Alaskan city of Anchorage and forced the Chinese People's Liberation Army to retreat entirely from American soil in January 2077. This victory was largely won due to the more advanced military technology developed by the United States during the conflict, especially the deployment of Powered Infantry Armor. Many smaller nations went bankrupt in the ensuing conflict as their economies collapsed due to the increasing shortage of fossil-fuels. The Resource Wars ended with the Great War in 2077.
The lights in the room slowly flicker on. Sitting in the middle of the room is a large projection machine, it is connected to the terminal next to it. The last lesson is still being projected onto the wall at the front of the room. Also at the front of the room is a tall African American man, glasses and short hair. He is eyeing the people in the room. It is a classroom. The people are students. This man is the Professor. Professor Marvin Lancaster. These students and Mr. Lancaster hold a special bond. They have been together for 12 years. The traditional high school system was still held in place. After the lights come on and all of the students begin to pay attention, Mr. Lancaster speaks.
"And that leads us up to the Great War. There is no VaultTec lesson for the Great War considering the whole world stopped after the events of that day. But let me tell you about it, a short version. On October 23rd 2077, a barrage of nuclear warheads were launched all across the world. The atomic holocaust that followed is the reason why all of you are here today, in this Vault. Now it has been almost 50 years since Vault 24 opened for that week. I was alive then and got to see it first hand. Other than the reports from the Refs, we have no knowledge of the outside world. Now the Refs talk about all kinds of horrors, but then again they were all delusional. Sorry, I did not mean to offend any of you who may be the offspring of a Ref. Anyways students. It has been a long ride. Twelve years with me. Now it is time for you to move on with the rest of your lives. Your work results will be waiting for you in your homes. Good luck with your futures."
And with that, school is over. Now it is time for the real world for these students. Hard work and dedication to the Vault. Forever.
Summary and Interest Check portion
So here is the summary. It's 2290. We're in Colorado, specifically in Vault 24. The characters will be starting off at the end. The end of their stint with school that is. Things are going well in Vault 24, or at least, that is how it seems. This Roleplay will start off in Vault 24, stay there for a short period, and then the story will progress into the outside world. Into the ruins of Colorado. Now I am looking for any number of people to join this, with a start goal of at least 4 of us (including myself). Once I reach 3 other people, I would be willing to start an OOC and start an IC. Fallout Gamepedia is also where I got a lot of the information above. So with that I am hoping to see some interest.
Also. Refs. You probably noticed that word at the end of the introduction. Well in this story, Refs is short for Refugees. In Vault 24 there is a sort of caste system. There are the two Overseers. Then there are the Vault Citizens. And finally there are the Refugees (Refs). The Refs came from the outside wastes when Vault 24 opened their doors 50 years prior to this taking place. Characters in this Roleplay CAN be related to the Refs, but that would also make them a Ref.
Booting VaultTec Systems...
Loading Assets...
Loading Data Packages...
Loading Computer Systems...
Current Date: May 1st, 2290...
Location: Vault 24, Colorado, United States...
Hello Mr. Lancaster...
Load Denver Module?...
"Yes."
Loading Denver Module 1A...
Booting Education Systems...
Load Complete...
Uploading Module...
Upload Complete...
A rich city known for its industry, Denver was a place of prominence in the United States. Its factories supported the development of Boulder, a city on its outskirts, and a major center of scientific research, developing technologies in medicine, energy, robotics, and even power armor. However, the prominence of Denver was marred by incidents, such as a disastrous leakage from the nearby Rocky Mountain Arsenal, which created a poisonous cloud that hit Denver, resulting in a high number of casualties. Although the military apologized and invested money into the creation of the Boulder Dome as compensation, the damage was done to the populace.
The incident heralded the city's dark future. For a time, everything seemed in order and the city entered a building boom shortly before the war, as many new jobs were opening there the city was swollen to bursting. Most of the construction was housing for these immigrants. But when the war with China did start in 2066, resource rationing occurred and suddenly the construction workers didn't have anything to build with and weren't getting paid. Union riots and strikes occurred because the city couldn't pay and the federal government wouldn't step in to help. When Mexico and the Great Midwest Commonwealth started to suffer food shortages, Denver was hit hard because of its high population. Food rationing began. Food riots started because of the rationing, and some buildings were set on fire. The National Guard was called in to contain the rioting, using InstaPens, or "bullpens" as they were locally known, to contain and imprison rioters. Some people deliberately attacked police and National Guard troops so they would be imprisoned and fed. Rioters, National Guard personnel who disobeyed orders, and other military folk who refused to help contain the riots were sent west and east.
Then, an outbreak of the New Plague hit the city. Rioters burned down large parts of the city in their fear of contamination and anger at their treatment. Many panicked and fled the city by car, clogging the freeways when they ran out of gas and trapping everyone behind them.
"Load the last unit."
Loading Module Prelude v1...
Education Systems Booted...
Load Complete...
Uploading Module...
Upload Complete...
The geopolitical situation that led to the outbreak of the long-feared global nuclear war was prompted primarily by the onset of a worldwide energy crisis when the supplies of fossil-fuels, particularly petroleum, finally began to run out by the year 2050. The result of this energy crisis was an increasing scramble by all of the advanced, industrialized nations to secure the few remaining supplies of untapped petroleum around the world. Ultimately, a series of military conflicts driven by this hunger for natural resources consumed the planet. The European Commonwealth had reacted to the rapid raising of oil prices to unacceptably high levels by the Middle East's oil-rich states in 2052 by unleashing military action in that region of the world. This intervention ultimately resulted in the destruction of the Israeli city of Tel Aviv in December 2053 by a terrorist nuclear device and a limited nuclear exchange between the conflict's participants in 2054, the world's first since 1945.
As the United Nations tried with little success to keep the peace, many of that organization's member-states pulled out, and within two months of the outbreak of what was soon called the Resource Wars in 2052, the United Nations was disbanded. Next, following the breakdown of trade talks and the unilateral American exploitation of the world's last newly discovered reserves of crude oil, the Chinese invaded Alaska in 2066 in pursuit of that American state's remaining oil reserves. The United States ultimately annexed Canada in 2076 to ensure Canadian support for its defense of the Alaskan front even as the American federal government acted aggressively against its own citizens to contain wartime rioting, anti-war civil disobedience and military desertion. The United States retaliated against the Chinese by launching its own costly invasion of the Chinese mainland in 2074 to reduce Chinese pressure on the Alaskan front. Despite initial costly setbacks, this strategy proved successful and American forces liberated the Alaskan city of Anchorage and forced the Chinese People's Liberation Army to retreat entirely from American soil in January 2077. This victory was largely won due to the more advanced military technology developed by the United States during the conflict, especially the deployment of Powered Infantry Armor. Many smaller nations went bankrupt in the ensuing conflict as their economies collapsed due to the increasing shortage of fossil-fuels. The Resource Wars ended with the Great War in 2077.
The lights in the room slowly flicker on. Sitting in the middle of the room is a large projection machine, it is connected to the terminal next to it. The last lesson is still being projected onto the wall at the front of the room. Also at the front of the room is a tall African American man, glasses and short hair. He is eyeing the people in the room. It is a classroom. The people are students. This man is the Professor. Professor Marvin Lancaster. These students and Mr. Lancaster hold a special bond. They have been together for 12 years. The traditional high school system was still held in place. After the lights come on and all of the students begin to pay attention, Mr. Lancaster speaks.
"And that leads us up to the Great War. There is no VaultTec lesson for the Great War considering the whole world stopped after the events of that day. But let me tell you about it, a short version. On October 23rd 2077, a barrage of nuclear warheads were launched all across the world. The atomic holocaust that followed is the reason why all of you are here today, in this Vault. Now it has been almost 50 years since Vault 24 opened for that week. I was alive then and got to see it first hand. Other than the reports from the Refs, we have no knowledge of the outside world. Now the Refs talk about all kinds of horrors, but then again they were all delusional. Sorry, I did not mean to offend any of you who may be the offspring of a Ref. Anyways students. It has been a long ride. Twelve years with me. Now it is time for you to move on with the rest of your lives. Your work results will be waiting for you in your homes. Good luck with your futures."
And with that, school is over. Now it is time for the real world for these students. Hard work and dedication to the Vault. Forever.
Summary and Interest Check portion
So here is the summary. It's 2290. We're in Colorado, specifically in Vault 24. The characters will be starting off at the end. The end of their stint with school that is. Things are going well in Vault 24, or at least, that is how it seems. This Roleplay will start off in Vault 24, stay there for a short period, and then the story will progress into the outside world. Into the ruins of Colorado. Now I am looking for any number of people to join this, with a start goal of at least 4 of us (including myself). Once I reach 3 other people, I would be willing to start an OOC and start an IC. Fallout Gamepedia is also where I got a lot of the information above. So with that I am hoping to see some interest.
Also. Refs. You probably noticed that word at the end of the introduction. Well in this story, Refs is short for Refugees. In Vault 24 there is a sort of caste system. There are the two Overseers. Then there are the Vault Citizens. And finally there are the Refugees (Refs). The Refs came from the outside wastes when Vault 24 opened their doors 50 years prior to this taking place. Characters in this Roleplay CAN be related to the Refs, but that would also make them a Ref.
