In 2075 the world’s reserves of fossil fuels would have played out. But well before that the world would face fresh water shortages. Food shortages will decimate populations. And financial and social upheavals threaten the stability of nearly every government on the planet.
It is now the year 2084. Martial law was declared in every remaining government on the planet. The population of the planet has dwindled a bit, now less than 2 billion (in the USA about 75 million). Most of the survivors have been rounded up and now dwell in city states. There are about 25 of them scattered across the USA. The metro cities of old are now largely abandoned.
Life is much like that seen in Judge Dredd - though the technology is far lower. 1% of the population are elite - with technical skills born of genetic tampering. 4% are military. 70% of the population is on welfare with little in the way of real skills. And 25% are drones, their minds ‘chipped.’
Patrol Vehiclesi.pinimg.com/originals/ef/77/17/ef771…static.turbosquid.com/Preview/2017/03…i.pinimg.com/236x/b4/86/ea/b486ea4710…encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=t…cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/i…A typical patrol consists of two human light patrol members and 6 mechs. If you see a heavy support officer … run.
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Living free are the Wildlings and Outlanders.Wildlings Wildlings live in packs and try to live off the land, scavenging whatever they can. The avoid the patrols of the military who would either execute them, chip them or send them to re-education camps. The most daring will stage raids on supply depots, or city state convoys. But they are badly outclassed and outgunned. They are lucky to even have ammo, much less a gun. And their armor probably won’t stop a single round from the patrol weapons. So the policy is to run when patrol are spotted.
Wildling X carcopteryoutu.be/4mdxgZM4y-MAbsolutely necessary for these to be hybrids. They are much lighter than patrol vehicles and drones, unarmored. Most are built from scrap parts. The emphasis is efficiency.
OutlandersOutlanders are either nomadic or semi nomadic. They live in secret dwellings, free from the City States, living off the land and the occasional supplies freed by Wildlings. Many are former Wildlings. Many Wildlings have family among them. Outlanders will often harbor them, teat injuries, etc. The Wildlings are usually seen as post apocalyptic Robin Hoods.
Posting
Posting here should range from high casual to Advanced