[OOC] What a Lovely Day (Mad Max NRP) [Now doing Pop. Rolls]

[Lauder]

Oh shit, military grade weapons... I may need to raid someone with a tank

[Rasmus]

A question I probably should have asked before but @The Captain and @Rasmus will you both be able to participate actively? It seems like neither of you have RPed for a good month or two by your history and have joined RPs to post a few times to die out for a month or something.

@ClocktowerEchos

I'll be able to post once or twice every week (or probably more)
I had to leave a few months back due to some shit going on irl. Atm, I'm 100% sure I can commit to this RP.

[Senor Herp]

Get raided by, you mean. Having military grade quality with armored design ethics, that'd be tanks, or rather shitty little MG tankettes, plural, or at least various brands of light AFV. More armored cars than tracked vehicles, presumably, although it's probable that the nutters have dredged up the Christie suspension so they can have both at the same time. 'A Fucking Tank' is an actual chart result for the flagship vehicle, so MBTs are a no go. Legendary Car in combination with the traits probably translates to a super-Hummer or a Stryker or something with a cramped scrap turret.

I'll be looking over the chart to make sure whatever extrapolations I make from the rolls don't fall into other explicitly defined roll groups, but I'm thinking filetoothed borderline muties turned bad-tempered punks turned paramilitarist weapon-fetishists hailing from the nuked out surroundings of an Aussie silo that botched its launch cycle (Australia explored developing a nuclear capability historically, but signed the NNPT and never went through with it, yet considering how the Mad Max timeline went, there's probably a divergence here) who're driving imitative cold war tech versions of Hobart's funnies in an ill-conceived military campaign after the founder of the band broke into a secondary bunker of the silo, still running on reserve power, and using a blueprinting program (or else one of the personnel' novelty programs/games and thinking it's a military grade blueprinting program) to properly balance out the vehicles. Seeing as they consist of outback muties who only know that everything went to shit when the nukes went off- one over their heads, even, although not a proper fusion detonation nor at ideal airburst height- after getting rallied by a bunch of scrappers high on military vernacular, they've got the idea of organizedly sticking it to 'the fuckers' responsible for Mad Max's post-nuclear, post-peak oil shitshow while holding the pretension of but not actually establishing a transitional government, nor actually understanding what a transitional government entails, or is, save that they read it in a manual on martial law and it's a thing they need to establish.

This largely manifests in raiding the shit out of other raiders for being raiders, more prickly and insular settlers for holding onto surplus supplies that ought be redistributed (mostly to the column and whatever poor waste-lost sods they happen to pass by while the surplus lasts) or people who look at them a little too funny while the column is taking a pit stop and don't respond to the subsequent R. Lee Ermey treatment the right way as the muties peacock around. These habit produce a lot of fresh scrap, as does their home base/stomping ground, where the EMP of the nuke knocked out plenty of planes & motor vehicles as well as leaving lots of dead infrastructure to pull apart. And tesla coils draw their power off from some dubiously wired diesel-electric drives, since the engineers couldn't think of any better way to deal with the occasional overload. That's the very rough working concept, at least. The gears are turning.

[ClocktowerEchos]

@Senor Herp All I'm going to say is aim for a bunch of raiders who found military grade stuff and not a post apoc paramilitary band of asshole raiders. As you only have Old Worlds Blues, I'd wager that your guys have a much more limited capacity and knowledge of how the more advanced and complicated old world stuff works compared to that of the Collegia persay.

[Senor Herp]

I'll dial it more that way, then. The important part is near-muties jarheading around, so it doesn't make any real difference if the military grade stuff is newly designed scrap vehicles that're a cut above the rest from using janky old blueprint programs or if they're mothballed stock dredged up from a radded out depot, nor if they're legitimately deluding themselves into being a representation of the government of Australia or if they're putting it on as one big ironic joke. They're punks in uniform, after all, a bit of a walking contradiction.

[Rasmus]

El Gone-o

[ClocktowerEchos]

@RasmusRerolled your special shit:

Turbo-Charged: Engines are supercharged and often fitted with nitrous. The group's cars will be capable of incredible bursts of speed, at the cost of some special maintenance and materials.

Sound Systems: Quality stereo equipment is in terribly short supply, mainly because of groups like this that fill their cars to the brim with it to blast tunes while driving. Which almost inevitably gets them tracked down and blown up. Still, they do sound fucking kickass.

[Lone Wanderer]

Consider me interested. I'll take some rolls, and then heads can... roll.

[Boop_Im_A_Dragon]

Lone told me about this, so I'm going to take a leap of faith here and ask for a roll too.

[ClocktowerEchos]

Consider me interested. I'll take some rolls, and then heads can... roll.

@Lone Wanderer

Lone told me about this, so I'm going to take a leap of faith here and ask for a roll too.

@Boop_Im_A_Dragon

Jesus christ, everyone is wanting in lol.

@Lone WandererYou get to go first:

ROLLS

Genetic Make Up
Part-Lives: The general norm, people die of cancer or other genetic problems fairly young but some make it to old age. Wouldn’t appear too ugly or malformed by today’s standards, but certainly not the cream of the crop physically.

Cultural Meta-Group
Settlers: The only “normal” people left. Generally just trying to make it through their daily lives without too many violent intrusions. Have built the most since the apocalypse, and generally behave the most like people from the old world. Don’t mistake civilization for civility or peacefulness though. Many are just as cold and merciless as raiders, as they have to be to survive these days.

Leadership
Oligarchy: A small sect of the group lords over the rest. Similar to single leadership in their absolute power, but spread over a small group rather than one man. Almost as common.

Cultural Quirks
Motor Worship: In a world of vast blasted wastes and monstrous hazards, access to vehicles is the dividing line between life and death for most. Some take this a step farther and literally worship their rides as tools of divine salvation. Maybe they revere them like holy animals, wear garb that evokes them, or even take violent offense to those who mistreat them.

Distinctive Icon: A motif or symbol runs throughout the groups structures, clothes, and vehicles. Maybe it’s a specific animal or object, or maybe it’s something less specific like bullets or flames.

Distinctive Appearance
War Paint: When they go to battle, these people paint themselves, and maybe even their rides, in a distinctive style.

Spikey: Their armor and cars are covered in a profusion of spines, blades, and other sharp nastiness. Does it serve a technical purpose or is it just to look badass? Only they know.

Leathers: Never ride without your distinctive leather jackets and other assorted biker gear. Never.

Unique/Exclusive Resource
Scrap: Everyone wants it, everyone needs it, most people have it. This group has a specific type, or an extreme profusion of it, and they use it to barter for whatever else they need.

Equipment Quality
Ramshackle: Armor is cobbled together, guns are hand tooled, and houses/clothes are generally not in the best state. Pretty standard for most people, unfortunately.

Motor-Pool General Make Up
Custom: Either customized to unrecognizable extents or built from the ground up, these cars and trucks don’t fit into any pre-war category. Generally prone to mechanical problems and ramshackle stylings, but common and easily repaired.

Special Vehicle Shit
Turbo-Charged: Engines are supercharged and often fitted with nitrous. The group's cars will be capable of incredible bursts of speed, at the cost of some special maintenance and materials.

Black on Black: Your come in any colour so long as it’s black. Stealthier at night, and more intimidating during the day. The black paint also seemingly correlates with higher skill among drivers. Re Choose to re-roll this or Shiny and Chrome if you get both.

Flagship Vehicle
A Fucking Tank: Slow, complicated, and chugs fuel faster than anything else you can imagine. It even has a limited ammo supply for its main gun. But it’s functionally indestructible, can wipe out any other vehicle with a single shot, and if someone sees one of these coming you can bet their fucking ass they’re going to run.

Pretty basic mix tbh.
If you consider a fucking tank to be "basic"

@Boop_Im_A_DragonNow you:

ROLLS

Genetic Make Up
Part-Lives: The general norm, people die of cancer or other genetic problems fairly young but some make it to old age. Wouldn’t appear too ugly or malformed by today’s standards, but certainly not the cream of the crop physically.

Cultural Meta-Group
Mercs: Professional killers, these men fight and kill for a living. Feared throughout the wastes, despite their relative peacefulness compared to raiders. They kill when they want to, but only if it benefits their agenda. Well trained and heartless, they fly many flags but are united by common ruthlessness and battlefield skill. Religious extremists, political/philosophical idealogues, or just plain killers for hire.

Leadership
Dictatorship: Whether they go by mayor, king, chief, tyrant, boss or any other blandishment of power, these men are the movers and shakers in the wastes. Strong willed and often ruthless, singular individuals often take charge of small groups, as has been the case in every historical era. They may have a close knit inner circle, but they always rule with absolute power when it comes down to it.

Cultural Quirks
Xenophobic: Distrustful and always wary of outsiders, the group is often seen as cold or distant by others. Trade is hard, and diplomatic interactions are harder. Other cultural strains often run stronger in insular groups though.

Motor Worship: In a world of vast blasted wastes and monstrous hazards, access to vehicles is the dividing line between life and death for most. Some take this a step farther and literally worship their rides as tools of divine salvation. Maybe they revere them like holy animals, wear garb that evokes them, or even take violent offense to those who mistreat them.

Distinctive Appearance
Leathers: Never ride without your distinctive leather jackets and other assorted biker gear. Never.

Unique Body Mod: Come in many forms, from filed teeth to a specific kind of tattoo to ritual branding.

Uniforms: Standardized appearance across the group and it’s leadership. Makes your group seem more cohesive, but can be hard to maintain.

Unique/Exclusive Resource
Water: The wet stuff. The real lifeblood of the wastes. In short supply, so those that control it are invariably very well off.

Equipment Quality
Well-crafted: Just because it was made in the post apocalypse, doesn’t mean it isn’t good. Well made armor, guns are machined with actual technique and thought, and houses/clothes are a little more respectably made.

Motor-Pool General Make Up
Bikes: The groups rides are almost entirely bikes. Anything from choppers, to dirt bikes, or even nitro-boosted sportbikes.

Special Vehicle Shit
Lances: Grenades on sticks. A shockingly effective weapon, and you can mount them conveniently on a lot of different parts of a vehicle without messing with it too much.

Black on Black: Your come in any colour so long as it’s black. Stealthier at night, and more intimidating during the day. The black paint also seemingly correlates with higher skill among drivers. Re Choose to re-roll this or Shiny and Chrome if you get both.

Flagship Vehicle
Chopper: Not the motorcycle kind, the group actually has a helicopter. Is it a jury rigged cargo vehicle? A long attack helicopter? A small squad of one man gyrocopters? It’s certainly a powerful addition to any group, even if it is a serious gas guzzler and requires special care.

Aaannnnddd now we get fly boys. These have been some interesting rolls.

[Lone Wanderer]

@ClocktowerEchos Hey Clock, could I get a re-roll for my Unique Resource and Equipment Quality?

[ClocktowerEchos]

@ClocktowerEchos Hey Clock, could I get a re-roll for my Unique Resource and Equipment Quality?

@Lone Wanderer

You hath gotten the following from RNGesus:

Ramshackle: Armor is cobbled together, guns are hand tooled, and houses/clothes are generally not in the best state. Pretty standard for most people, unfortunately. (26)

Green: The rarest thing in the wastes. Clean soil that grows green plants. Some go their whole lives without seeing it, some unlucky few think it’s a myth. Those that have it keep it close to their chest, even if it’s just a single potful of black earth. (100)

[Sini]

Asking for rolls, though put me down as a potential player for now. I'll know more by the end of the week.

Thanks.

[ClocktowerEchos]

Asking for rolls, though put me down as a potential player for now. I'll know more by the end of the week.

Thanks.

@Sini

Here ye go:

ROLLS

Genetic Make Up

Wretched: Riddled with tumours and malformations, these poor sods are kept at an arm's length by everyone else. Ugly and deformed, think Hills have eyes. Very high infant mortality, and fewer still make it to adulthood. Always in need of breeders.

Cultural Meta-Group

Settlers: The only “normal” people left. Generally just trying to make it through their daily lives without too many violent intrusions. Have built the most since the apocalypse, and generally behave the most like people from the old world. Don’t mistake civilization for civility or peacefulness though. Many are just as cold and merciless as raiders, as they have to be to survive these days.

Leadership

Dictatorship: Whether they go by mayor, king, chief, tyrant, boss or any other blandishment of power, these men are the movers and shakers in the wastes. Strong willed and often ruthless, singular individuals often take charge of small groups, as has been the case in every historical era. They may have a close knit inner circle, but they always rule with absolute power when it comes down to it.

Cultural Quirks

Death Cult: Unsurprisingly among the blighted folk of the wastes, some have taken to worshipping death, or the idea of a “Good death”. Perhaps it’s a mythical afterlife, a desire to see the world well and truly die, or simply a nihilistic belief that death is an inevitable constant in life, for whatever reason this group worships death itself.

Distinctive Icon: A motif or symbol runs throughout the groups structures, clothes, and vehicles. Maybe it’s a specific animal or object, or maybe it’s something less specific like bullets or flames.

Distinctive Appearance

Swaddled: Wrapped up in distinctive trappings, these people’s skin is rarely actually seen. Maybe enviroment suits they never take off their bodies, maybe cloth wraps all over themselves to protect from dust and grit like a desert nomad. In any case, they might be seen as exceptionally mysterious due to it.

Body of Knowledge: The group preserves information on the bodies of it’s members. Technical diagrams scarified onto their chests, covered in tattooed text, etc.

Unique/Exclusive Resource

Power: Not the metaphorical kind, the actual electric kind. Most people want it, but not everyone has it. Most of it gets made with gasoline generators but some have wind and even solar farms in working order.

Equipment Quality

Ramshackle: Armor is cobbled together, guns are hand tooled, and houses/clothes are generally not in the best state. Pretty standard for most people, unfortunately.

Motor pool make up

Bikes: The groups rides are almost entirely bikes. Anything from choppers, to dirt bikes, or even nitro-boosted sportbikes.

Special Vehicle Shit

Turbo-Charged: Engines are supercharged and often fitted with nitrous. The group's cars will be capable of incredible bursts of speed, at the cost of some special maintenance and materials.

Spikey: Cars are covered in spikes. Pretty simple really. Good for keeping people off your hood and exploding ordnance before it hits the main body of the car. Actual functional version of the same thing in the appearance section.

Flagship

War Rig: Huge, heavily armoured, able to carry a ton of cargo, and manned/gunned like a fortress. War Rigs command the roads, and anyone who’s anyone has one. Generally made of a truck or two stapled together, but other bodies are possible. A combine for example.

Honestly reminds me of the Collegia with the body of knowledge and almost being mutants
Not sure how you're going to get spiky bikes tho.

[Rasmus]

@RasmusRerolled your special shit:

Turbo-Charged: Engines are supercharged and often fitted with nitrous. The group's cars will be capable of incredible bursts of speed, at the cost of some special maintenance and materials.

Sound Systems: Quality stereo equipment is in terribly short supply, mainly because of groups like this that fill their cars to the brim with it to blast tunes while driving. Which almost inevitably gets them tracked down and blown up. Still, they do sound fucking kickass.

@ClocktowerEchos

Spiky Chrome to Turbo-Charged Bands on Wheels. GG No re.

Btw, since you didn't answer the question in my previous post, should I just take that as a yes?

[Lauder]

Jesus this blew up

[ClocktowerEchos]

<Snipped quote by ClocktowerEchos>

Spiky Chrome to Turbo-Charged Bands on Wheels. GG No re.

Btw, since you didn't answer the question in my previous post, should I just take that as a yes?

@Rasmus

As of right now do not put down pop, that will be something figured out in the future, possibly with dice rolls.

Also, general word of advice, never ever think that just because someone hasn't answered your question that their answer is an automatic "yes".

[Rasmus]

Was just breaking balls. I'd be absolutely stupid to think no answer=automatic yes.

Thanks anyways for the answer.

[Birdperson]

Holy plumbus, this thread has peaked my interest. Birdperson wishes to participate.

[ClocktowerEchos]

@Birdperson Here are ye rolls.

ROLLS

Genetic Make Up

Part-Lives: The general norm, people die of cancer or other genetic problems fairly young but some make it to old age. Wouldn’t appear too ugly or malformed by today’s standards, but certainly not the cream of the crop physically.

Cultural Meta-Group

Settlers: The only “normal” people left. Generally just trying to make it through their daily lives without too many violent intrusions. Have built the most since the apocalypse, and generally behave the most like people from the old world. Don’t mistake civilization for civility or peacefulness though. Many are just as cold and merciless as raiders, as they have to be to survive these days.

Leadership

Dictatorship: Whether they go by mayor, king, chief, tyrant, boss or any other blandishment of power, these men are the movers and shakers in the wastes. Strong willed and often ruthless, singular individuals often take charge of small groups, as has been the case in every historical era. They may have a close knit inner circle, but they always rule with absolute power when it comes down to it.

Cultural Quirks

Motor Worship: In a world of vast blasted wastes and monstrous hazards, access to vehicles is the dividing line between life and death for most. Some take this a step farther and literally worship their rides as tools of divine salvation. Maybe they revere them like holy animals, wear garb that evokes them, or even take violent offense to those who mistreat them.

Distinctive Icon: A motif or symbol runs throughout the groups structures, clothes, and vehicles. Maybe it’s a specific animal or object, or maybe it’s something less specific like bullets or flames.

Distinctive Appearance

War Paint: When they go to battle, these people paint themselves, and maybe even their rides, in a distinctive style.

Body of Knowledge: The group preserves information on the bodies of it’s members. Technical diagrams scarified onto their chests, covered in tattooed text, etc.

Punks: Purple mohawks, side cuts, hockey pads, and piercings. These are your stereotypical post apocalyptic raiders. Even if they aren’t actually raiders.

Unique/Exclusive Resource

Guzzolene: Black gold. Everyone needs it, and it isn’t too rare to come by but not too many have the means to refine it. This group does, and it can be extremely lucrative.

Equipment Quality

Well-crafted: Just because it was made in the post apocalypse, doesn’t mean it isn’t good. Well made armor, guns are machined with actual technique and thought, and houses/clothes are a little more respectably made.

Motor pool make up

Mega-vehicle: Is it a train/boat on wheels? An enormous mining dumptruck? Three tractor trailers welded together? Whatever it is, it’s all your group needs. A vehicle that’s easily the size of an entire fleet of smaller cars. Flagship vehicles are rolled into this, and roll again on this table for what the handful of other vehicles are that the group has are.

Special Vehicle Shit

Tesla coils: The cars have fucking tesla coils mounted on them. They can shock enemies that get to close, channel lightning into batteries from desert storms, and just look badass as fuck.

De-Construction Equipment: Cars are mounted with buzzsaws, mini-excavators, and plows for wrecking enemy vehicles.
Flagship

Chopper: Not the motorcycle kind, the group actually has a helicopter. Is it a jury rigged cargo vehicle? A long attack helicopter? A small squad of one man gyrocopters? It’s certainly a powerful addition to any group, even if it is a serious gas guzzler and requires special care.

Well holy shite, this is interesting.
For your motor pool, I'd say just have a small fleet of war rigs or something, small in size but big in phsyical individual size.
Oh and tell me what kind of helicopter you want so I can judge it.