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Yes, they're over here at the OOC which is now live.

Following a nuclear war in 1959 the world has become a wasteland. The nuclear blasts, radioactive fallout, desertification of the land and the acidification of the oceans destroyed much of humanity as well as other forms of life. Some few survived and over time they slowly began the process of rebuilding. Animals evolved or were mutated and adapted to the harsh desert world they now occupied. Humans began to band together and new cultures and civilisations formed. It didn't take long for conflicts to emerge due to the lack of resources, drinkable water, food and means of powering machinery were scarce and became prizes to be fought for. Warlords rose to carve out their own kingdoms or form personal armies to prey on those weaker than them. They scavenged technology from the now fabled years before the bombs were dropped. Firearms, vehicles, tanks as well as other machinery were found and repaired or reproduced. Anyone who wished to survive is expected to fight and defend themselves to the death, anyone who can't was lost long ago.

Centuries have passed since the end of the world as we know it, now the worlds small human population clings to survival in settlements dotted throughout the great desert which was once continental Europe and Asia, they are mostly based around springs or wells which still occasionally appear to supply life giving water. Coasts are largely abandoned, the acidity of the sea and the leviathans that dwell beneath the waves make sea travel all but impossible. The roads between these settlements are dry, dusty and deadly. Roving bands of killers and outlaws prey on travellers, huge insects, reptiles or crustaceans roam the desert and will devour any unlucky humans they can catch. But still there is money to be made in transporting goods between settlements for those who are brave, crazy or desperate enough. These wandering traders, known commonly as "dust runners" drive vehicles of war, tanks mostly, without them they would be killed. All risk their lives in order to make a living in the hell that the world has become, but they provide a vital service and are rewarded with water, food or gasoline as well as the occasional additional perks that come with the job.

Thus enters Rick Buchanan, a dust runner who's going through a spell of bad luck. First he lost his last cargo to a particularly persistent group of bandits, then he ran afoul of one of the giant reptiles known to wander the deep sands, his crew was killed and his M4 Sherman tank was badly damaged. Only he survived, he managed to patch his tank up as best he could and limp into the nearest settlement. While his Sherman gets put back together he's looking for a new crew, that's where you come in.



The World
The game is set in our world, although it has almost completely transformed. Following the nuclear war the world went through extreme desertification which has turned most of the world into a dry, arid wasteland. The acidification of the seas is so extreme that no boats can be cast out to sea without their hulls being eroded completely and causing the vessel to sink. Our story is set in what was once Europe, news spreads of civilisations on other continents Asia and Africa through particularly brave merchants or adventurers. Long distance travel is a very dangerous affair and most people don’t leave the settlement that they were born in. Giant beasts roam the deserts of the world, mostly evolved or mutated versions of insects, crustaceans or lizards that exist in the world of today. In the seas there are huge leviathans that have evolved to survive in the acidic waters.

Technology ranges from primitive, almost stone age, up to modified or copied technology from before 1959. All the vehicles, weapons and other equipment are based on relics from the time before the nuclear war.

Settlements are usually ramshackle affairs, often with stockades or palisades surrounding them. Some even have gun emplacements or artillery/anti-tank guns that they use to fend of creatures or bandits. They are all settled around water sources, the size of the water source determining the size of the settlement. Some are run by bandits or warlords who rule with an iron fist, others have rudimentary democratic leadership.






Dragonbud you can make a driver character and Viscerous you can make a gunner character.
Alternatively I can just flip a coin and decide for you?
Well we need both so one of you can make the decision of which role you would prefer and the other can take the second role.

I'll get to work on the OOC, I'll allow time for anyone else to show interest. It won't be first come first serve so people are allowed to show interest even if the max amount of players is reached.
Great, thanks for your interest. What role were you interested in playing?
Following a nuclear war in 1959 the world has become a wasteland. The nuclear blasts, radioactive fallout, desertification of the land and the acidification of the oceans destroyed much of humanity as well as other forms of life. Some few survived and over time they slowly began the process of rebuilding. Animals evolved or were mutated and adapted to the harsh desert world they now occupied. Humans began to band together and new cultures and civilisations formed. It didn't take long for conflicts to emerge due to the lack of resources, drinkable water, food and means of powering machinery were scarce and became prizes to be fought for. Warlords rose to carve out their own kingdoms or form personal armies to prey on those weaker than them. They scavenged technology from the now fabled years before the bombs were dropped. Firearms, vehicles, tanks as well as other machinery were found and repaired or reproduced. Anyone who wished to survive is expected to fight and defend themselves to the death, anyone who can't was lost long ago.

Centuries have passed since the end of the world as we know it, now the worlds small human population clings to survival in settlements dotted throughout the great desert which was once continental Europe and Asia, they are mostly based around springs or wells which still occasionally appear to supply life giving water. Coasts are largely abandoned, the acidity of the sea and the leviathans that dwell beneath the waves make sea travel all but impossible. The roads between these settlements are dry, dusty and deadly. Roving bands of killers and outlaws prey on travellers, huge insects or crustaceans roam the desert and will devour any unlucky humans they can catch. But still there is money to be made in transporting goods between settlements for those who are brave, crazy or desperate enough. These wandering traders, known commonly as "dust runners" drive vehicles of war, tanks mostly, without them they would be killed. All risk their lives in order to make a living in the hell that the world has become, but they provide a vital service and are rewarded with water, food or gasoline as well as the occasional additional perks that come with the job.

Thus enters Rick Buchanan, a dust runner who's going through a spell of bad luck. First he lost his last cargo to a particularly persistent group of bandits, then he ran afoul of one of the giant crustaceans known to wander the deep sands, his crew was killed and his M4 Sherman tank was badly damaged. Only he survived, he managed to patch his tank up as best he could and limp into the nearest settlement. While his Sherman gets put back together he's looking for a new crew, that's where you come in.

So for this roleplay I'm looking for 2-3 additional players to fill the role of driver, gunner and possibly an engineer/loader/machine gunner depending on interest. My character is tank commander and leader of the group. All technology that your characters will be using must have been invented before 1959 or be modified versions of technology from before that year. The world has not been stable enough to allow for much technological innovation or advancement. The inspirations for this world are Mad Max (which I suppose is obvious), Fury (because of the types of tanks we'll see in the game) and some slight influence from things like Godzilla or Pacific Rim (or maybe Dune because there will definitely be giant sand worms somewhere in the world) in terms of giant creatures etc that roam the wasteland.

I'm looking for advanced players obviously, also I'm looking got commitment from people. I understand being busy etc, I'm a busy person too sometimes but at least a couple of posts a week please and if you're gone and don't make it known why your character will become an npc and then killed off and replaced with a new player. If you're interested say so here and let me know what kind of character you will be playing as well as some ideas you might have for their background etc and then I'll get to work on an OOC and we can start looking at character sheets.

Hello everyone, thought I'd drop an intro here. I just joined this site after hearing about it over at iwakuroleplay.com. I'm hoping I can find some new writing partners here.

I've been roleplaying for a long time now, about 11 years on and off. I consider myself to be an advanced writer so you may see me over at the advanced or 1x1 sections.

I look forward to writing with you.
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