[PBEM News] After the Burn Post Apocolypse PBEM From: nexus@qx-dot-net.no-spam.invalid (nexus) Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:48:12 +0000 No one knows what caused it. Theories? There's as many theories as there are survivors. Probably more actually. Terrorists? Computer error? The Fundies felt it was time for Judgment Day? Who knows? All anyone is of is that on October 25th, 2005 the world as we knew it came to an end in a flash of nuclear fire. Several detonations ripped threw major cities all over the world. In the ensuing panic, several exchanges took place only adding to the monolithic death toll. Luckily (to be loose with the language) the madness stopped itself before a full scale nuclear war came about, blackening the skies and turning Earth into a lethal radioactive Hell. But civilization, the trappings of 10,000 years were gone in a less than a day. Billions of people died and the survivors, the unfortunate few faced a desperate life centered on scratching what they could out of the debris and trying to rebuild from ashes. You are one of those survivors. Your world ended just over a year ago, but you refused to give up. Skill, determination or sheer providence allowed you to survive what some call "The Burn". Its now up to you to forge your destiny in this new world, to rebuild and reclaim humanities dominion over the Earth. Will you be a savior or finish Mankind's fall into the abyss? Its up to you. �After the Burn� will be a Heroic Level Champions Game featuring human characters struggling to survive in the wake of a global Holocaust. Mature themes will possibly be explored including but not limited to graphic violence and sexuality so all players should be over the age of 18. I'll be accepting up 7 players for this game. Character creation is as follows: Base Points: 50 Disadvantages: 50 Normal Characteristic Maxima assumed for no points Technology "Free" but see notes Skill Roll maximium:15- Speed:4 Combat Value: 9 with Levels Restricted Talents: No Talents without explicit Permission Restricted Skills: Defense Maneuver Skill Enhancer: 1 per character Restricted Perks: Money Restricted Powers: All Optional Rules: Hit Location, knockdown, bleeding, wounding, impairing/disabling, increased lethality (+1 to Body Multiplier on Killing Attacks), Long Term Endurance, Encumbrance, Characteristics start at 8. Morality and Tone: This game will be darker than what you are used to from me. Morality will be shades of gray, even dark. Civilization is gone. Some cling to its tenets, but many do not. You have to strong to survive. Sometimes you have to cruel. The PCs are heroic in the since they skilled and competent, but they aren't necessarily nice people. They also have no particular script immunity either. Bad things can happen to characters in this game including but not limited to death, maiming and other possibly disturbing and long term consequences. This game will by NC-17 for violence, sex and adult situations. Notes: Technology is free in the since it doesn't cost character points. What you find, repair or build you can keep. A reasonable allotment of equipment will be allowed in the beginning. Submissions: Character submissions should have full backgrounds, descriptions and personality write up. Included in your background should be some details on where you were when the Burn occurred and how you survived until this point. It should leave off with your character somewhere in the Northern Kentucky/Appalachia I don�t need full character sheets yet but some basic idea of what you�d like would be fine. Posting rate will be at least twice a week, hopefully faster. Please send characters to: nexus-k@comcast.net -- posted from PBEM News - PBEM listings and announcements Reply to this post at http://www.pbemnews.org Up