[OOC] War Never Changes III: Annals of the East

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War. War never changes.

Men - certainly - may, through the roads and trials they tribulate. And if the society of old is naught more than the collection of the will of Man, then by some rightful thought we may possess the inkling to suggest that the horrors of the wasteland have, perhaps, made us emerge stronger. Better? Wiser? More intelligent? More acute? Perhaps not, but, barring these inclusions, certainly...stronger.

But alas, to seek strength for strength itself - to grow for the sake of growth - is the ideology of a cancer, and the sun-blasted rays of the wastes may thoroughly irradiate all tumors away from the land...or, perhaps, have only emboldened their growths.

Which of these is more true? Well...peradventure, it is our duty as chroniclers to decide for ourselves.

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Welcome to the successor thread in this long series of War Never Changes: A Post-Nuclear Nation Roleplaying Game! We're happy to have you here in the closely-voted Eastern Seaboard USA, so please, take a moment to look over everything before getting around to posting.

I'll do my best to keep this section updated as things come up.

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Base Rules:

If you need reminding of all the Kindergarden-level rules of RPing in general, then i'm just gonna kick you out the door where you stand and make sure it hits you on your ass on the way out. The rules you see here are going to be specific for this RP.

• Your nation and your claim to said nation aren't canon until you make an In-Character post. If you don't want your sheet to burst into flames, please get to posting. The sheet's short for a reason - to get to developing things in the thread quicker. Do note: This does not mean that you'll just vanish off the face of the earth for inactivity. It just means that it's up in the air until the group can decide what ends up happening to it.
• Likewise, you cannot add any other sections to your sheet - demographics, population, military, et cetera - until you make an In-Character post. Better get to posting if you wanna do army wank on your sheets a mile long.

Blank Claims Map

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Nation Sheet Template:

NS Template

Name: Pretty self-explanatory. Whatever they call themselves go here.

Flag: If it's even got one, put it here. Not everyone has to have a banner or a flag or a symbol or whatever; If they don't, don't even include this one.

Territory: This takes place on the Eastern Seaboard of the US, so keep that in mind. Please note - Borders in the Fallout universe aren't really comparable to the ones in our modern lives. Territory in this sense are more apropos a faction's general sphere of influence and area of operation, rather than rigid territories where one faction's power ends and another's (or the power vacuum of the unsettled Wasteland's) begins. As such, try to mention the places where this faction is most influential or operates from.

History: 200 plus years is a lot to cover, so i'll make it easy on you: Just give the basics of how this faction was generally founded, and the most notable events that have helped shape it into where it is today. So:

• Founding
• Big turning points for them
• Just before modern times (The current year is 2298)

Got it? Good.

Pressing Issues: You got 99 problems; Don't make a lack of 'em one. Give everyone a list of things to go off of, whether it's arable land, power struggles, electricity problems, or whatever else is relevant to making plot threads.

And that's it. Unsure about it? Check the rules.

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FAQ:

What's the starting year?
2298 AD.

Where does this take place?
On the East Coast of the United States and Canada.

When can I begin posting?
As soon as you put a CS in the OOC and you've got an idea for a post.

Is there a Discord server?
Yes.

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I'll keep this section updated as more questions crop up.

[Yam I Am]

@DX3214 @Andronicus23 @Jeddaven @Wampower @Andreyich @Noblebandit @TheEvanCat @Crusader Lord @Mao Mao @FalloutJack @HEAVY METAL @Auz

Wow, that's a lot of takers. Regardless, c'mon in, and let's get started.

[DX3214]

Dibs on Cleveland

[Andreyich]

Letsfuckinggooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[DX3214]

well time to begin writing my creation into a char sheet

I need to put this here because its relevant

[Mao Mao]

Based.

[Andronicus23]

Love how much hype this seems to be getting. Full speed ahead.

@Mao Mao Am I free to pick and choose who from among The Institute survived the destruction? Or is there a particular Institute character you want dead-ed. Other than Father that is.

[DX3214]

He dies in all endings so no big choices in that front.

[Yam I Am]

Love how much hype this seems to be getting. Full speed ahead.

@Mao Mao Am I free to pick and choose who from among The Institute survived the destruction? Or is there a particular Institute character you want dead-ed. Other than Father that is.

@Andronicus23

I mean, I guess you could handwave a lot of the Institute's destruction by being a lot of their teleportation tech just warping them out when stuff's blowing up all around them, at the cost of - y'know - having basically to build it all back up from scratch with nothing but the clothes on their back.

[Andronicus23]

He dies in all endings so no big choices in that front.

@DX3214

Father's for sure dead. I'm looking for details on others. Or if I can just decide that.

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I mean, I guess you could handwave a lot of the Institute's destruction by being a lot of their teleportation tech just warping them out when stuff's blowing up all around them, at the cost of - y'know - having basically to build it all back up from scratch with nothing but the clothes on their back.

@Yam I Am

I'm rolling with the concept that there was a pre-evacuation. Father setup a contigency plan and set aside a portion of The Institute's population as "designated survivors". So they had some equipment, supplies, a small synth protection force etc. So they weren't left completely destitute.

[Yam I Am]

I'm rolling with the concept that there was a pre-evacuation. Father setup a contigency plan and set aside a portion of The Institute's population as "designated survivors". So they had some equipment, supplies, a small synth protection force etc. So they weren't left completely destitute.

@Andronicus23

I guess it makes sense that they'd leave little supply caches around in the Commonwealth in case things went south; After all, they could already get a considerable synth presence around, including some spy-bird synths according to concept art.

[Yam I Am]

Also, just updated the FAQ: As soon as anyone's put up their concept sheet in the OOC, you can begin posting as soon as there's a go-ahead. Don't let me keep you waiting.

[Mao Mao]

@Mao Mao Am I free to pick and choose who from among The Institute survived the destruction? Or is there a particular Institute character you want dead-ed. Other than Father that is.

@Andronicus23

For starters, Kellogg is dead. Most of the leadership (Justin Ayo, Evan Watson, and Alan Binet) died in the blast along with Shane (the bot). Everyone else, including Allie Filmore and Madison Li, is free for the taking. X6-88 is still around, don't know if you want them or have them remain in the commonwealth.

[Andreyich]

My faction being mostly nomadic, I was going to have my only permanent territory being the underground of either Indianapolis or Columbus if nobody minds

[Yam I Am]

My faction being mostly nomadic, I was going to have my only permanent territory being the underground of either Indianapolis or Columbus if nobody minds

@Andreyich

I got no problems. Anyone else?

[DX3214]

being nomadic is no problem i mean borders in fallout is more of a suggestion anyway.

[Andronicus23]

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For starters, Kellogg is dead. Most of the leadership (Justin Ayo, Evan Watson, and Alan Binet) died in the blast along with Shane (the bot). Everyone else, including Allie Filmore and Madison Li, is free for the taking. X6-88 is still around, don't know if you want them or have them remain in the commonwealth.

@Mao Mao

Alright noted, that works for me. I'm mostly planning on replacing the leadership entirely but I might grab either Allie or Madison. I'll definitely take X6-88 as well.

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I guess it makes sense that they'd leave little supply caches around in the Commonwealth in case things went south; After all, they could already get a considerable synth presence around, including some spy-bird synths according to concept art.

@Yam I Am

One big supply cache more or less. They were "evacuated" out to an abandoned Vault outside The Commonwealth. They were given as much supplies and equipment as could be reasonably transported along with a backup of The Institute's archives.

Basically this was Father's contingency plan. And was probably the smartest move he made with regards to the Sole Survivor.

Edit: I think nomadic factions are totally acceptable.

[DX3214]

Question who grabbed the brotherhood of steel? i dont remember if someone did.

[Yam I Am]

Question who grabbed the brotherhood of steel? i dont remember if someone did.

@DX3214

Nobody's quite nabbed them, to my knowledge.

[DX3214]

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Nobody's quite nabbed them, to my knowledge.

@Yam I Am

so everyone went into other people and the brotherhood is just sitting now that is a first in my book.

[Andreyich]

brotherhood cringe