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Vikings Westward (closed)

@Nightwing95 Ah sorry, I thought Wick put it into first OOC post. discord.gg/cDSn7MD

Vikings Westward (closed)

@Nightwing95 The RP is not strict in following the TV show, we just take it as an inspiration. A character for Normandy is of course allowed, but keep in mind that all of the other characters are in England right now and most likely will be there for a while, so getting your character into some action with the others might be a bit problematic.
You can join the Discord and we can discuss about it more :)

Life After- A Sorta Nation Prepping RP

The Oakwood Ranch

The Oakwood Ranch

The Stronghold

The Oakwood ranch was originally built as a hideout for a wealthy celebrity. When Anna bought it, it already had a 2 meters (around 7ft) brick wall surrounding the main buildings, with a steel gate protecting the entrance and small watchtowers in the corners.

Map:

map

Buildings:

• The main building is a two-story house. The first floor contains a large kitchen joined with a dining room, one whole wing is turned into a large food storage. There is also a small living room with the wood heater. Second floor contains four bedrooms and three bathrooms. Under the house there is a small cellar, that can be used as a short time shelter in case of a tornado.
• Barn - large barn used both as a stable for the horses and as a storage for hay, straw and fodder for the livestock
• Armory - small building in the middle of the courtyard, containing all the weapons and ammunition. Armory is locked all the time and only Anna and George have the keys.
• Shed - simple wooden shelter for all the tools and equipment. Part of the shed is designated for the diesel generator.
• Well - a deep well suplying fresh water
• Henhouse, pighouse and a cowshed - wooden shelters for the animals, with fenced coops.

Supplies

Food
The survivors need around 7 units per day.
Live hens – eggs = 1 unit/day
Live cows – milk = 2 units/day
1 grownup pig = 250 units (50-60 days)
1 grownup cow = 600 units (150 days)
Livestock: 30 hens, 12 pigs, 20 cows
Storage – 1400 units (flour, cans with various things, oil,…)

Basic supplies

• Firewood – 30 m3 (1000 ft3) – 12 months’ supply for heating during winter and hot water during all year
• Planks – small amount of planks for repairing buildings, fences,…
• Nails, rope, candles
• Food for animals - hay, straw, grains, corn. Horses can live off current supply + grass for 6 months (but can survive on grass only), pigs for 6 months, hens for 9 months, cows hay + grass 12 months (but can also survive on grass only).
• Fuel for diesel aggregate – 4 large 500l/260 gal tanks, enough for 400 hours of operation
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• Engine oil

Advanced supplies

• Medical – antibiotics (for full 20 full treatments), operating equipment (5), painkillers (50)
• Mechanical – diesel aggregate with spare parts, indoor wood heater (heating + water)
• Various – batteries, matches, wire

Tools

• Tools for taking care of the animals - pitchforks, buckets, baskets
• Axes, hammers, chainsaw, regular saw
• Toolbox with spanners, pliers, etc.
• Tools for gardening - shovels, hoes, spades

Trade
Cigarettes, alcohol - around $4000 worth pre-Apocalypse

Weapons

• 5 M16A4 assault rifles + 15000 rounds 5.56×45mm NATO
• 10 Glock 31 semi-automatic pistols + 15000 rounds .357 SIG
• 2 semiautomatic shotguns Beretta 1301 + 2000 rounds
• 1 AWM sniper rifle + 1000 rounds .300 Winchester Magnum
• 5 Raptor FX3 crossbows + 2000 arrows
• Machetes, axes, knives

Vehicles

• 5 horses
• A small tractor
• 1 SUV - belongs to Ethan
• 1 pickup truck - belongs to Anna

Survivors (7 adults + 1 infant)

Anna May (43) – the owner of the ranch
Ever since she was a little girl, Anna was a huge fan of post-apocalyptic stories. Whether it was a book, movie, TV show, comic book or anything else, she read it breathlessly, not as a fiction, but as a description of possible future. Thinking about the end of the world has became a hobby for her - she would come up with various scenarios and then spent hours figuring out what she would do.

When she got married and had a son, she didn't have that much spare time anymore, but when her husband died from a bacteria resistant to all common antibiotics, her interest in the matter has been reignited.

Her parents were rich real-estate magnates which meant she had nearly unlimited trust fund. During the last worldwide economic crisis, Anna could see all the signs of the society being close to the collapse. The danger was averted back then, but Anna decided that she needs to be truly prepared, not just fantasize about it.

She bought the Oakwood ranch and started a long journey to make it a self-sustainable safe house, collecting a few like-minded people along the way.

Ethan May (26) – Anna’s son, studied medicine and works as a physician
Ethan’s father died when he was very young, so Ethan spent most of his life only with his mother. Her enthusiasm for prepping influenced him mostly in a negative way - while he won't say it out loud, he thinks his mother is a bit crazy, and he definitely doesn't believe that the end of the world is coming.

His grandparents’ money allowed him to study one of the most prestigious university and he became a doctor at the age of 24. At the time, he was already dating Rachel and soon married her. His mother thoroughly approved his career choice (it is useful to have a doctor in a family when the society collapses), but she isn't too happy about Rachel, as she is a damsel used to life in a big city, with nearly useless education and not very positive attitude.

Ethan is currently taking a vacation, spending some time with his wife and daughter at the Oakwood ranch.

Rachel May (24) – Ethan’s wife, majored in history of art, currently a housewife

Alex May (6 months) – Ethan’s and Rachel’s daughter

Bob and Mary Colbright (35, 38) – married couple, hired by Anna as farmhands

George Andrews (41) – hired by Anna as farmhand, weapon enthusiast, ex-military
George has always been a fighter. Ever since he was a child, he used any excuse to fight other children, often older and bigger than him. After being kicked out of high school and almost ending up in jail, he decided to join the military. The army life finally taught him to control his temper (at least to some extent) and George discovered his love for guns of any kind.

He served for over 15 years and saw all kinds of cruelty that one human can do another. This made him believe that everyone has to be responsible for their own safety - no one else can keep you safe other than yourself. When the society first shook during the economic crisis, George saw that a lot of people were on the brink of turning into violent monsters. Luckily, the crisis was averted back then. But he wanted to be prepared for when the next one inevitably comes.

When he met Anna, he felt like he had finally found someone who understands his fears and his urge to be prepared. He joined her on the Oakwood ranch and while she took care of being stocked with food, tools, having livestock to be self-sustainable and finally some people to help out with all that, he made sure that the newly built armory is as well-stocked as he could manage. He bought guns and ammunition, legal or ilegal, with Anna’s silent approval.

He is a bit irascible, but willing to give his life for his friends’. That is when he actually manages to make some friends, not everyone has patience to withstand his temper.

Edward Moore (36) – hired by Anna as handyman – amateur mechanic, plumber, electrician, carpenter and anything else needed

The Lore

“Come on, ride faster!” Anna shouted to George, who was way behind her again. She laughed, she knew how much he hated horse-riding. But he did agree with her that horses were extremely useful means of transportation in various crises, so he continued to learn, frowning and cursing along the way. Anna slowed her mare so he could catch up with her, and enjoyed the afternoon sun with her eyes closed.

“If there wasn’t an infant on the ranch, we wouldn’t have to ride so far,” he growled when he finally reached her, tottering from side to side as he tried his best to remain in the saddle.

Anna rolled her eyes. She had gotten used to his tempers, but sometimes she just ran out of patience. “I am not going to kick my granddaughter out. And you look like you still need a lot of practice anyways.” George grumbled something, but she wasn’t listening to him anymore. “I think this is a good spot.”

Nodding, George got off the horse, obviously relieved. He looked at the animal with distrust. “Shoo,” he waved his hands, when the horse came closer to him, wanting some treat.

Anna giggled. “Maybe you should tie him to something, so he doesn’t run off. Unless you want to walk all the way back, of course.”

“That might be better,” George mumbled, but tied the reins to a tree. Finally showing some excitement, he took out his Glock and handed it to Anna. “Well dear lady, I hope you have enjoyed mocking me. Now it’s my turn. I think that tree will make a good target,” he pointed at one pine about thirty meters from them. There was a steep slope behind it, so bullets wouldn’t go flying around in the forest. Not that it would matter, there were never any people around in these woods.

Anna shrugged. “Don’t be so certain.” She took the gun and tried to remember what he had been teaching her. She squeezed the grip and switched the safety off. She knew that there is already a round in the chamber - it didn’t seem too safe to her, but George always said that carrying a gun with an empty chamber has about the same effect as carrying a brick in your holster. Straddling a bit, she pointed the gun towards the tree and gently pulled the trigger.

The horses neighed, they were used to the ranch being used as a shooting range, but still they didn’t like the noise much. Other than that, her shot had little effect, the tree remained unharmed.

George laughed. “Now who is it that needs practice?”

“Shut up.” She took a deep breath and aimed more carefully. Exhaling, she pulled the trigger again and this time a small explosion of bark on the trunk appeared. “Aha!”

“You just got lucky. Again,” George said, but she saw he was smiling.

DEMOCRACY: Politics in Samgola [Political Party | Single Nation RP]

@Theodorable Im interested in how is this going to work? I dont see much space for writing of any kind. Sowe just create a party and then vote on bills proposed, or propose them ourselves. There is only very little space for character development and not much for anything else.

Welcome to Drumvar: A Slice of Life RP (Always Accepting)

Katarina Novakova

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𝒯𝓊𝑒𝓈𝒹𝒶𝓎, 𝟣𝟫𝓉𝒽 𝒮𝑒𝓅𝓉𝑒𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 | 𝟤:30𝓅𝓂 | 𝒯𝑜𝓌𝓃 𝒞𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓇𝑒

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Katarina was absolutely submerged in her work, not paying attention to anything around her and chewing on a pencil absent-mindedly. Her concentration was interrupted by quiet squealing and a few barks. She ran her hand through her hair nervously. “What, you want to go out again?” she turned to Lexie, who was watching her accusingly. “But it’s only…” Kat looked at the time and winced. Wow, was it already so late? Damn those Australians. Working on their project meant attending their Skype conferences, which wouldn’t be a problem, if it weren’t for the fact that they usually started at 2 or 3 AM for Kat. She hated having her regular schedule messed up like that.

She got up, stretched her back and yawned. Lexie licked her hand. “Yea, yea, I am coming. I just need to find something warmer to wear.” A quick search through her clothes revealed what she was afraid of – she was utterly unprepared for a winter in Scotland. She just now realized that it was a long time since she had spent a winter somewhere with actual snow, freezing temperatures, chilly wind and all those other fun things. She usually moved somewhere warmer – last year on Bali, the year before that it was southern Italy.

But for some reason she liked this place enough that she was willing to endure a winter here. She just needed to do some shopping, before her ears fall off or something like that.

She originally wanted to take a walk in the Glasvar park as usual, but rather large number of people on otherwise quiet street caught her attention. She followed a couple of them, curious about what is happening. A big sign above the street informed her that this is Drumvar’s annual Harvest festival. Of course, now she remembered she kept seeing adverts and posters announcing the event, pretty much ever since her arrival into the city.

“I’ve been working too much,” she mumbled to herself and crouched down to Lexie. “I know I have and I promise I will take a break after this project,” she said to the dog and scratched her behind her ear. Lexie barked excitedly, jumped to Kat and licked her face. “Let’s see what interesting can we buy with my hard-earned money.”

Kat walked along the stalls, peeking at the displayed goods here and there. She usually wasn’t into buying all those nice things people tend to put on shelves – anything that hadn’t practical use was just a pointless dust catcher. Finally, something caught her eye. An elderly lady was selling various hand-knitted goods, all warm and comfy and surprisingly not scratchy. Kat bought one of the large scarfs, then after a brief consideration, went back and added fluffy cap and warm gloves to her bag.

After that, she just followed her nose to find the source of the most beautiful smell in the world – coffee. She bought a large cup and sat down to one of the tables, sipping coffee with a blissful smile. Katarina nodded at a girl sitting a few tables from her, also warming her hands on a cup of some hot beverage. Lexie was lying under the table, apparently bored to death. Sometimes her ears twitched when she heard something interesting, like another dog barking, but otherwise she remained still.

ǁ T H E M U N D A N E ǁ

It seems very interesting.

Life After- A Sorta Nation Prepping RP

@Irredeemable So, when will we get this running? :)

Life After- A Sorta Nation Prepping RP

I think it could work in some larger group - like you would have two sort of subgroups (ie competing for leadership or something like that), or you could have a lone road warrior/smaller group temporarly joining with a large group, but still remaining independent to some extent. However, it would require a lot of communication between the two players.

Welcome to Drumvar: A Slice of Life RP (Always Accepting)

Katarina Novakova

Name:

Katarina Novakova

Age:

28

Appearance:

Katarina is tall and lean, standing at 176 cm (5’9). She has long brown wavy hair, very unruly and disobedient, which she usually wears in a messy bun or a ponytail. She rarely cares about what she is wearing, as long as it is something soft and comfortable, like her hundred times washed denim jacket. She doesn’t even own many clothes, because she moves around the world a lot.

Family:

• Anna Novakova (53) - mother
• Libor Novak (56) - father
• Nela Novakova (23) – sister
• (all of her family lives in Czech republic)
• Lexie (2) – border collie that Katarina adopted shortly after arriving to Drumvar

Occupation:

Software and web developer

Personality:

Kat is usually a loner, she prefers peace and quiet and is very shy and socially awkward in general. But you should see her after she had a few drinks – you can’t find a more talkative person. She only has one or two close friends, she doesn’t like to make shallow acquaintances. But if she deems you worthy and you manage to get closer to her, she would do anything for you.

She enjoys reading and watching movies and TV shows (anything fantasy or science fiction) – her idea of a perfect evening is sitting in a comfy armchair wrapped in a warm blanket, holding a cup of hot chocolate and a great book. Since she adopted Lexie she also started jogging (very lightly) and hitchhiking in the beautiful nature around the city.

History:

Kat was born and raised in Czech Republic, in central Europe. She was always a very smart child – learning to read and write long before she even went to school and reading every book she could get her hands on. Unfortunately, that always made her sort of an outsider amongst the other children. Most of her friends from that time were imaginary.

Being very good with technology, she decided to university and study programming. There were only few girls amongst dozens of boys in her classes, but she didn’t mind – she did much better in male collective than with other women. During her studies she worked part time for a software development company and once she finished her master’s degree she already had a career lined up in front of her.

But she didn’t feel like being tied to one spot at such a young age. Despite being afraid of new things and places, the desire to see the world has won and Kat moved to Barcelona – her job allowing her to work from anywhere with a decent internet connection. She lived there for a few weeks, but decided that big city life isn’t for her and she moved to a smaller town in the countryside instead. Since then, she had changed the scenery a couple of times, she lived in Sweden, Italy, even on Bali for a short time, always settling in a small town and exploring the lesser known sights of the country.

She arrived to Drumvar a few weeks ago, and wasn’t really planning on staying long, the weather being too cold and rainy for her taste, but then she walked past a local animal shelter and immediately fell in love with Lexie. Kat adopted her and before she knew it, she fell in love with the city and decided to stay longer.

Welcome to Drumvar: A Slice of Life RP (Always Accepting)

So, for reasons unknown, I keep coming back and checking up on this RP, so I finally managed to make a character :)

Katarina

Name:

Katarina Novakova

Age:

28

Appearance:

Katarina is tall and lean, standing at 176 cm (5’9). She has long brown wavy hair, very unruly and disobedient, which she usually wears in a messy bun or a ponytail. She rarely cares about what she is wearing, as long as it is something soft and comfortable, like her hundred times washed denim jacket. She doesn’t even own many clothes, because she moves around the world a lot.

Family:

• Anna Novakova (53) - mother
• Libor Novak (56) - father
• Nela Novakova (23) – sister
• (all of her family lives in Czech republic)
• Lexie (2) – border collie that Katarina adopted shortly after arriving to Drumvar

Occupation:

Software and web developer

Personality:

Kat is usually a loner, she prefers peace and quiet and is very shy and socially awkward in general. But you should see her after she had a few drinks – you can’t find a more talkative person. She only has one or two close friends, she doesn’t like to make shallow acquaintances. But if she deems you worthy and you manage to get closer to her, she would do anything for you.

She enjoys reading and watching movies and TV shows (anything fantasy or science fiction) – her idea of a perfect evening is sitting in a comfy armchair wrapped in a warm blanket, holding a cup of hot chocolate and a great book. Since she adopted Lexie she also started jogging (very lightly) and hitchhiking in the beautiful nature around the city.

History:

Kat was born and raised in Czech Republic, in central Europe. She was always a very smart child – learning to read and write long before she even went to school and reading every book she could get her hands on. Unfortunately, that always made her sort of an outsider amongst the other children. Most of her friends from that time were imaginary.

Being very good with technology, she decided to university and study programming. There were only few girls amongst dozens of boys in her classes, but she didn’t mind – she did much better in male collective than with other women. During her studies she worked part time for a software development company and once she finished her master’s degree she already had a career lined up in front of her.

But she didn’t feel like being tied to one spot at such a young age. Despite being afraid of new things and places, the desire to see the world has won and Kat moved to Barcelona – her job allowing her to work from anywhere with a decent internet connection. She lived there for a few weeks, but decided that big city life isn’t for her and she moved to a smaller town in the countryside instead. Since then, she had changed the scenery a couple of times, she lived in Sweden, Italy, even on Bali for a short time, always settling in a small town and exploring the lesser known sights of the country.

She arrived to Drumvar a few weeks ago, and wasn’t really planning on staying long, the weather being too cold and rainy for her taste, but then she walked past a local animal shelter and immediately fell in love with Lexie. Kat adopted her and before she knew it, she fell in love with the city and decided to stay longer.