Wasteland OOC

[Surdra]

This is the OOC thread for the Wasteland thread. Link to thread HERE

This thread is set in a post apocalyptic America that has been destroyed by a nuclear exchange sometime in the 21st century. Civilization has reverted to small settlements surviving on substance farming. Much of modern technology has been destroyed, however small amounts still exist.

The story is set in what remains of eastern Pennsylvania and western New York.


Character Sheet

Information
Full Name:
Gender:
Age:
Heritage:
Height:
Weight:
Eyes:
Hair:

Personality:

Abilities:

Personal History:

Clothing & Accessories
Headgear:
Upper Garments:
Lower Garments:
Footwear:
Upper Accessories:
Lower Accessories:

Weapons
Main:
Sidearm:
Melee:
Other:

Inventory

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List of Wasteland Characters

Player Characters
Surdra

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Information
Full Name: Marcus
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Heritage: Caucasian
Height: 6’1”
Weight/Physique: 178 lbs./ Lean, Muscular
Eyes: Green
Hair: Dark Brown Crew Cut

Personality: While on the surface Marcus appears to be callous and indifferent, he actually possesses a good heart exemplified by his willingness to take on large groups of bandits, raiders, and slavers singlehandedly in order to make the wastes safer. He is at first reserved when dealing with new people, but as he becomes familiar with someone, he begins to trust and respect them. He is highly intelligent, courageous, determined, passionate, and possesses exceptional strength of character.

He is not without flaws; Marcus believes in fighting raiders and slavers at any cost. He is quick to use violence to solve issues and has a very strong opinion of right and wrong. His desire to fight against raiders and slavers is borderline obsessive and his willingness to take on groups that greatly outnumber him highlights an almost complete lack of self-preservation. He also is highly secretive of his past before becoming a Ranger and is unwilling to form any meaningful relationships even with those he respects. His only substantial relationship is with his companion Ageis.


Abilities: Marcus is a skilled and resourceful warrior who adapts to his environment, owing to his time as a Ranger. He is agile and possesses a great aptitude for stalking and stealth. His skills are best displayed when he is able to pick the location and time of a fight, namely his ability to take out groups of enemies that outnumber and outgun him. Marcus is a skill marksman and a skilled hand-to-hand combatant. He also possess an acute sense of smell and hearing; far greater than an average human but still limited when compared to something like a dog. Marcus is able to speak and read several languages; namely English, Spanish, and Russian. He is also a skilled hunter; both of wild game and humans.

Personal History: Marcus’ personal history before he became a Ranger is unknown; a tightly kept secret that so far Marcus has been unwilling to share with anyone. What is known is that he was discovered wandering the wastes alone when he was just sixteen with nothing more than a broken old rifle and a pack with a few supplies by Lucas Karlson, a veteran Ranger. Lucas took the young Marcus under his wing and taught him to be a Ranger and the two worked together for several years until Lucas was killed in an ambush in which Marcus barely survived. Marcus avenged his mentor’s death by hunting down and killing the men responsible one by one. Since that time Marcus continued as a Ranger, always staying on the move, never staying in a settlement for long.

Clothing & Accessories
Headgear: Worn Black baseball Cap
Upper Garments: Black undershirt, Olive Drab T.R.U. shirt, Brown Dayton Shearling Sheepskin Jacket, Modular Body Armor Vest (MBAV)
Lower Garments: Compression Shorts, A-TACS Pants
Footwear: Danner Raptor 8" Boot (Brown)
Upper Accessories: Tactical Ballistic Sunglasses, Shemagh (Foliage Green with Black), Oakley A-frame Ballistic Goggles, Mechanix M-Pact Gloves, Survival Bracelet (Right Wrist), Dial Watch (Left Wrist)
Lower Accessories: Rigger’s Belt, Drop Leg Platform Thigh Gun Holster (right leg), Drop Leg Storage Platform (left leg), Knee pads (worn on boots), Leg harness

Weapons
Main: HK416
Secondary: Sawed off Model 500 shotgun
Sidearm: FN Five-seveN
Melee: Karambit
Other: FN30GL, S&W Model 327 TRR8, Ruger LCR 22, Hand grenades (Fragmentation, Smoke, Termite, Concussion), Minimore mines, Throwing Knives (Five), M48 Tomahawk, Boot knife

Inventory

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Backpack:
#550 Paracord (100ft)
Adjustable Wrench
Balaclava (Black)
Books (two)
Boot chains
Can stove
Carbineer and Climbing Equipment
Combination Sharpening Tool
Collapsible Bow Saw
Crow bar
Digital Camera
Explosives (two C4 blocks, Five feet of Det cord, four non-electric blasting caps, and detonator)
Extra Socks (Three Pairs of Cotton and Wool Each)
Freezer bags
Food Supplies
Lantern
Lighter Fluid
Medical Supplies
Micro-Fleece Skullcap (Black)
Modular Sleep System (Sleeping Bag)
Nylon Rope (150ft)
Radio
Rain Cloak
Rechargeable Batteries
Reference Books (medical)
Rope Bag
Sewing Kit
Sleeping Pad
Special Operations Headset Adaptable Helmet (SOHAH) (carried on the left side of backpack)
Soap bar
Solar Charger
Survival Emergency Hatchet Multi Tool
Tablet computer
Tactical Headlamp
Tarp
Tent (Four-Season)
Towels
Water (bulk)
Waterproof Winter Gloves
Under Armour Coldgear Base 3.0 Crew and Leggings

Battle bag (Connected to Backpack):
6 30-round 5.56mm rifle magazines (180 rounds)
2 20-round 5.7mm pistol magazines (40 rounds)
Altimeter
Batteries
Bivy sack
Cleaning kit
Collapsible bolt cutters
Duct Tape (Two Rolls)
E.D.C. Tool pouch
E-Tool
First Aid Kit
-1000cc NaCl (salt)
-500ml Intravenous fluids bag with starter kit
-Bandages
-Band-Aids
-Disinfectant
-Gauze Pads
-Gauze Tape
-Israeli Dressings
-Iodine Tablets
-Latex Gloves
-Plants and Herbs
-Surgical Scalpel
-Suture Kit
-Tourniquets
Fishing Kit (Collapsible Rod, Line, and Gear)
Hygiene kit
Insulated cup
Matches (waterproof)
Mess kit
MREs (three)
Pen light
Plastic bottles (two)
Plastic tubing
Snare Wire
Space Blanket
Toothbrush
Toothpaste
Water bladder (70 ounces)
Water Purifier Pump

Vest:
12 30-round 5.56mm rifle magazines (360 rounds)
2 20-round 5.7mm pistol magazines (40 rounds)
2 8-round .357 Magnum speedloaders (16 rounds)
4 8-round .22LR speedloaders (32 rounds)
12 40 mm grenades (10 HEDP, 2 Sunburst)
8x Monocular
Chalk stick (white)
Chemlights
Ear Plugs
Expandable Baton
Extra Storage Pouches
Face Paint Compact
Flares (Handheld and Star Clusters)
Flint and Steel
Flex cuffs
Geiger counter
Hydration Pack
IR strobe lights (two)
Journal and Notebook
Key Chain
-Blank Keys
-Handcuff key
Klick Counter
Leatherman MUT EOD multi-tool
Lensatic Compass
Lighter (waterproof)
Lock pick kit
Map and Protective Map Case
Markers, Pens, and Pencils
Money bag
Night Vision Goggles (AN / PVS-15)
Personal Trauma Kit
Signal Mirror
Tactical Handheld Flashlight
Tactical Two-way Radio
Throwing Knives Sheath
Water bladder (100 ounces)
Whistle

Left Leg Platform:
Extra Storage Pouches
M50 Gas Mask and Bag
Machete

Right Leg Platform:
Aircrew Survival Egress Knife
Pistol Holster
Pistol Silencer

Controlitia

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Information
Full Name: Adin Millerson
Gender: Male
Age: 63
Heritage: Russian-American Jew
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 153 lb.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Light Gray

Personality: Adin is getting on in years, and is correspondingly crotchy. He's spent many years roaming the wasteland, finding food when he could and doing odd jobs when he couldn't, and he's aged like oak. He's tough, stubborn, suspicious, and sparing with words. Adin doesn't trust those who don't share his traits, and won't help such weaklings if it costs him anything. If he does trust you, or if aiding you would hurt someone he actually dislikes, he helps completely, as if his life's work was whatever the two of you are doing.

Abilities: Adin is a master of the wasteland. He knows the rhythms of the wasteland, how to fit into those rhythms and to find those who don't fit. Adin's special lifestyle has endowed him with an intimate knowledge of the wasteland's flora and fauna. He knows where to look for certain plants that are edible, and the tracks of animals, both prey and predator. Adin tries to hide rather than fight, but he knows how to use a gun or a knife, and he thinks very well on his feat.

Personal History: Adin was born in a village that would be burned by raiders when he was seven. He and others from his town fled the destruction of his town, but were soon caught by slavers. By the time a passing Ranger killed the slavers and freed their slaves, Adin and his town's hunter, Brigadoon, were the only people left. Adin was too young for anyone to take a chance on, and Brigadoon knew how to act like a crippled old man. Brigadoon took Adin out into the wasteland and taught Adin everything he knew. When Adin was fourteen, Brigadoon was killed by a town that blamed him for their missing animals. Angry at both raiders and townsman, Adin abandoned "civilization" and spent the rest of his life trekking throughout the waste, avoiding all other people unless he needed supplies.

Clothing & Accessories
Headgear: What little hair remains on his head, and the large amount on his chin.
Upper Garments: Some rags
Lower Garments: A loincloth and some rags
Footwear:
Upper Accessories: Recent bruises
Lower Accessories: Some whip lashings and a fetching pair of leg bracelets

Weapons
Main: His right hand
Sidearm: His left hand
Melee: His forehead
Other:

Inventory
Air

Shiz

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Information
Full Name: 'Williams'
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Heritage: Caucasian
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 162 - Malnourished
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown

Personality:
Quiet, but focused. Usually doesn't have much to say unless something needs said. Slaves tend to get smacked around otherwise.

Abilities:
Good with anything electric, usually as related to explosions of all sorts. Spends most of his time building traps and mines for slavers. As a result, Williams is pretty resourceful as a scavenger and can find use out of just about anything, particularly that which others might discard as junk.

Personal History:
Williams was born into slavery. His mother was beat to death shortly after Williams' birth when she refused to do anything that might bring another child into the world she wrote off as doomed. He was born in present-day Youngstown, Ohio and being sold and traded has moved him further east.

Clothing & Accessories
Headgear: N/A
Upper Garments: Tattered cloth shirt
Lower Garments: Torn pants
Footwear: Wrapped cloth
Upper Accessories: Broken wristwatch
Lower Accessories: Old leather belt

Weapons
None

Inventory
Wire strippers
6 feet of thin gauge wire
2 low-power signal emitters

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NPC's
Sarah

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Information
Full Name: Sarah
Gender: Female
Age: 24
Heritage: Caucasian
Height: 5’6”
Weight: 128 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Red

Personality and Personal History: Sarah is a carbon native and only daughter to miner father and healer mother. She grew up learning to be a healer from her mother until when she was nine and her mother died during an outbreak in Carbon. When she turned seventeen she got a job working in one of Carbon’s saloons. Her father died when she was 21 from black lung.

Sarah is loyal and strong-willed and devoted to the people carbon, traits she learned from her mother. Sarah is also knowledgeable about the wastes beyond Carbon given to her frequent contact with traders another visitors to Carbon. She also believe that people are naturally good natured and always tries to see past a person's physical flaws to the heart within.

Clothing & Accessories
Clothing: Sarah normally wears a blue and white plaid shirt left opened with a dirty white tanktop and black jeans with brown hiking boots.

Ismael

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Information
Full Name: Ismael
Gender: Male
Age: 53
Heritage: African-American
Height: 6’0”
Weight: 237 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black (greying)

Personality and Personal History: Ismael was born and raised in Carbon over 50 summers ago. Both of Ismael’s parents were traders who had decided to settlement Carbon. In his younger years Ismael was a Ranger before returning to Carbon to marry his wife Catherine and served as the town’s Lawkeeper for the last 15 years. Big and imposing yet warm and friendly, Ismael won his position by a unanimous vote of the people of Carbon. Catherine died while giving birth to their first child, as too did his daughter. Ismael understands better than anyone what it takes to survive and thrive in the wasteland. Having never remarried or having any more children, Ismael instead turned his attention to the people of Carbon.

Clothing & Accessories
Clothing: Ismael wears a bulky black and dark blue leather jacket with grey trousers and black knee-high boots. He also wears a pocketed bandoleer wrapped diagonally around the torso. His most recognizable article of clothing his is brown cowboy hat.

Weapons
Weapons: Ismael normal always carries a battered, but well maintained Colt 1911 in a holster. When out on patrol or if he needs extra firepower he carries an Ak-47.

Colin

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Information
Full Name: Colin O’Donnell
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Heritage: Caucasian
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 237 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Light grey

Personality and Personal History: Colin, 50, has been in Carbon nearly his entire life, having arrived with his family when he was only a small child. He likes to boast about how his grandfather helped found the original settlement a few years after the end of the Great Winter. His grandfather reopened the nearby pre-war coal mine and his father used the nearby trade routes to amass wealth, which is used to help secure Carbon. Colin inherited this wealth when his father was killed during a raider attack when Colin was 14. Colin's first move was to build a wall around the town. Since then, the people have looked to Colin as a benefactor despite his organizing of fights, running guns, drugs, prostitution, and gambling in Carbon. Carbon’s town council turns a blind eye to Colin’s activities, despite Ismael’s repeated efforts to stop those activities, because they are acutely aware that the town needs Colin's support and resources.

Clothing & Accessories
Clothing: Colin likes to think of himself as a businessman, as such he only wears pre-war suits and ties, namely a dark gray suit with a red tie. He also likes to wear a dark gray fedora and carry a pre-war ivory handled ebony cane.

Weapons
Weapons: While Colin does carry a pearl handled browning hi-power pistol, his true weapon is his wealth and influence. Colin employs a full-time force of mercenaries to guard his business interest and if need can call on his many employees.

[New Ecopia]

tag

[Surdra]

btw please leave Marcus alone for right now, *switches to Elmer Fudd voice* he's hunting wabbits

[Surdra]

just fyi, cause I was just asked about it. The exact year is unknown, the Great Winter made it impossible to keep track of the number of years that passed. As such, people no longer use years for time-keeping, they use the number of seasons that have passed, namely the number of summers. For example, if Marcus was asked when he was born he would answer "I was born in the 46th summer." Currently there have been 73 summers since the Great Winter.

For some OOC info the great war happened in 2023, the Great Winter lasted 26 years (2049), and we are 73 years after that (2122).

[Central Ruska]

Feb 21, 2014 15:35:11 GMT -5 Surdra said:

just fyi, cause I was just asked about it

It wasn't me. I swear.

Oh. Tag.

[Surdra]

There seems to be some miscommunication on my part so let me clear it up cause I was just asked about it. I didn't mean you guys couldn't post yet, I was just asking that no one try to join Marcus yet. If someone would like to be one of the slavers or slaves that is okay. Just please ask me before posting anything if you're not completely sure about it.

[Control]

Google Chrome's autocorrect is messed up. "Caught by slavers" is fine, but "killed the slavers" should be "killed the slaves." I'm kinda worried about Google's true aims...

[Control]

Character Sheet

Information
Full Name: Adin Millerson
Gender: Male
Age: 63
Heritage: Russian-American Jew
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 153 lb.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Light Gray

Personality: Adin is getting on in years, and is correspondingly crotchy. He's spent many years roaming the wasteland, finding food when he could and doing odd jobs when he couldn't, and he's aged like oak. He's tough, stubborn, suspicious, and sparing with words. Adin doesn't trust those who don't share his traits, and won't help such weaklings if it costs him anything. If he does trust you, or if aiding you would hurt someone he actually dislikes, he helps completely, as if his life's work was whatever the two of you are doing.

Abilities: Adin is a master of the wasteland. He knows the rhythms of the wasteland, how to fit into those rhythms and to find those who don't fit. Adin's special lifestyle has endowed him with an intimate knowledge of the wasteland's flora and fauna. He knows where to look for certain plants that are edible, and the tracks of animals, both prey and predator. Adin tries to hide rather than fight, but he knows how to use a gun or a knife, and he thinks very well on his feat.

Personal History: Adin was born in a village that would be burned by raiders when he was seven. He and others from his town fled the destruction of his town, but were soon caught by slavers. By the time a passing Ranger killed the slavers and freed their slaves, Adin and his town's hunter, Brigadoon, were the only people left. Adin was too young for anyone to take a chance on, and Brigadoon knew how to act like a crippled old man. Brigadoon took Adin out into the wasteland and taught Adin everything he knew. When Adin was fourteen, Brigadoon was killed by a town that blamed him for their missing animals. Angry at both raiders and townsman, Adin abandoned "civilization" and spent the rest of his life trekking throughout the waste, avoiding all other people unless he needed supplies.

Clothing & Accessories
Headgear: What little hair remains on his head, and the large amount on his chin.
Upper Garments: Some rags
Lower Garments: A loincloth and some rags
Footwear:
Upper Accessories: Recent bruises
Lower Accessories: Some whip lashings and a fetching pair of leg bracelets

Weapons
Main: His right hand
Sidearm: His left hand
Melee: His forehead
Other:

Inventory
Air

[Shizensky]

Work in progress.

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Character Sheet

Information
Full Name: 'Williams'
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Heritage: Caucasian
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 145 - Malnourished
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown

Personality:
Quiet, but focused. Usually doesn't have much to say unless something needs said. Slaves tend to get smacked around otherwise.

Abilities:
Good with anything electric, usually as related to explosions of all sorts. Spends most of his time building traps and mines for slavers. As a result, Williams is pretty resourceful as a scavenger and can find use out of just about anything, particularly that which others might discard as junk.

Personal History:
Williams was born into slavery. His mother was beat to death shortly after Williams' birth when she refused to do anything that might bring another child into the world she wrote off as doomed. He was born in present-day Youngstown, Ohio and being sold and traded has moved him further east.

Clothing & Accessories[/b]
Headgear: N/A
Upper Garments: Tattered cloth shirt
Lower Garments: Torn pants
Footwear: Wrapped cloth
Upper Accessories: Broken wristwatch
Lower Accessories: Old leather belt

Weapons
None

Inventory
Wire strippers
6 feet of thin gauge wire
2 low-power signal emitters

[Surdra]

I figured I would post the map I made for myself. Marcus is currently off the map to the south.

[Control]

Thanks for this. Now I know what I'm seeing.

[Surdra]

added three NPC profiles.