You could have a post apocalyptic western set in this world, I already feel it. Maybe make a fallout new Vegas mod out of it as an experiment. Though the game is ugly as sin it just brings to mind the role-playing spirit, idk. Form an uneasy alliance between that leftist union-state, the sherriff, and the other warlord, and have a galvinizing war to form a new country, maybe even enlist the help of the military factions that don't like the Bozeman regime? Even if one's a holdout in an airbase and the other is crazy. Would be a fun story at least, lots of players in the area.
The chaotic, ever-shifting nature of the Badlands, combined with its wide desolate spaces and few hard-pressed factions trying to maintain order, makes it a good setting for a western-type story.
Truth be told, this whole project started out years ago as a Fallout: New Vegas text-based RP game. I took its characters and plotlines, dusted them off, and expanded them drastically into a setting of its own. USA-Dodge City bears a vague resemblance to the NCR, and the Kingdom of the Ozarks has an even vaguer resemblance to Caesar's Legion. Shangri-La is kind of like New Vegas sans House and the Chip. Though the plot of the main story does not revolve around a Dodge City-Ozark conflict; the Road Warriors and Aztlan are the main villains.
"Sure, you can’t find the Commander’s chin with a magnifying glass, and you could set an ant colony on fire with his extremely thick glasses, and only his own mother would ever want to kiss him on those grossly misshapen lips, but it’s not his fault. Whatever he lacks by way of physical attributes he surely makes up for with his bright intellectual mind.
Don’t believe him? Just read his brilliant treatise: The West Has Fallen: Billions Have Died."
it reminded me of a 8-bit gif I saw where a chudjak bemoans that the West has fallen then he launches nukes at africa and is all smug at the end when he sees billions have died
Maybe post apocalyptic games with more scavenging involved like STALKER or project zomboid (but one of those 10 years after the outbreak mods where resources are scarce) might work a little better. Eh those games have less role-playing though. Need more Niche RPG ideas.
I think role-playing elements would be better than survivalist elements. It's been thirty years, so survivalism and scavenging and Mad Max-style raider gangs are giving way to organized factions warring against each other and trying to build new, centralized realms. One of the big things that I wanted to do with Fallen Continent is have a post-apocalyptic world where people have actually started to recover and aren't just living in metal shacks or eating old stockpiles of Twinkies and Corn Flakes.
There's still a huge element of scarcity and making do with what's available, but it's more about luxury goods and amenities than the basics of survival. The Ozarks aren't eating dogs, cats, and dandelions anymore, but they are drinking yaupon tea instead of coffee and have to listen to their music on gramophone. What's more, this state of affairs is now starting to bother them, because they're starting to learn that the coastal factions with international trade have the better alternatives to these things: real coffee and cane sugar and digital MP3 players. The exception to that rule is places like the Badlands or parts of the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic, where food security is still low and public utilities are basically unheard of.
Patience, young grasshopper! Because I’m working my way east, it’ll unfortunately be one of the last states I cover in this series.
PA is one of the better-off states, though, I’ll say that much. One of the most intact states east of the Mississippi, with a large population and strong government.
You could have a post apocalyptic western set in this world, I already feel it. Maybe make a fallout new Vegas mod out of it as an experiment. Though the game is ugly as sin it just brings to mind the role-playing spirit, idk. Form an uneasy alliance between that leftist union-state, the sherriff, and the other warlord, and have a galvinizing war to form a new country, maybe even enlist the help of the military factions that don't like the Bozeman regime? Even if one's a holdout in an airbase and the other is crazy. Would be a fun story at least, lots of players in the area.
The chaotic, ever-shifting nature of the Badlands, combined with its wide desolate spaces and few hard-pressed factions trying to maintain order, makes it a good setting for a western-type story.
Truth be told, this whole project started out years ago as a Fallout: New Vegas text-based RP game. I took its characters and plotlines, dusted them off, and expanded them drastically into a setting of its own. USA-Dodge City bears a vague resemblance to the NCR, and the Kingdom of the Ozarks has an even vaguer resemblance to Caesar's Legion. Shangri-La is kind of like New Vegas sans House and the Chip. Though the plot of the main story does not revolve around a Dodge City-Ozark conflict; the Road Warriors and Aztlan are the main villains.
"Sure, you can’t find the Commander’s chin with a magnifying glass, and you could set an ant colony on fire with his extremely thick glasses, and only his own mother would ever want to kiss him on those grossly misshapen lips, but it’s not his fault. Whatever he lacks by way of physical attributes he surely makes up for with his bright intellectual mind.
Don’t believe him? Just read his brilliant treatise: The West Has Fallen: Billions Have Died."
Genius.
It’s a chudjak joke, but it’s also referencing someone else from old iFunny lore, and if anyone gets the joke I will be extremely happy.
it reminded me of a 8-bit gif I saw where a chudjak bemoans that the West has fallen then he launches nukes at africa and is all smug at the end when he sees billions have died
Maybe post apocalyptic games with more scavenging involved like STALKER or project zomboid (but one of those 10 years after the outbreak mods where resources are scarce) might work a little better. Eh those games have less role-playing though. Need more Niche RPG ideas.
I think role-playing elements would be better than survivalist elements. It's been thirty years, so survivalism and scavenging and Mad Max-style raider gangs are giving way to organized factions warring against each other and trying to build new, centralized realms. One of the big things that I wanted to do with Fallen Continent is have a post-apocalyptic world where people have actually started to recover and aren't just living in metal shacks or eating old stockpiles of Twinkies and Corn Flakes.
There's still a huge element of scarcity and making do with what's available, but it's more about luxury goods and amenities than the basics of survival. The Ozarks aren't eating dogs, cats, and dandelions anymore, but they are drinking yaupon tea instead of coffee and have to listen to their music on gramophone. What's more, this state of affairs is now starting to bother them, because they're starting to learn that the coastal factions with international trade have the better alternatives to these things: real coffee and cane sugar and digital MP3 players. The exception to that rule is places like the Badlands or parts of the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic, where food security is still low and public utilities are basically unheard of.
Get to PA already!
Patience, young grasshopper! Because I’m working my way east, it’ll unfortunately be one of the last states I cover in this series.
PA is one of the better-off states, though, I’ll say that much. One of the most intact states east of the Mississippi, with a large population and strong government.