Trail to Eden.

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Trail to Eden.

Trail to Eden.

 

Hello lifeforms. And welcome to a post-apocalyptic RP!

Don't we already have a apocalyp-

That's a zombie one. I mean a nuclear one because Bethesda has lost my faith thanks to fallout 76 and The Outer Worlds by Obsidian has yet to be released so this is my way of coping till then!

*Ahem*

The year was 2577 when a new fuel sorce was discovered. Hydrozen. A powerful,  long-lasting, wasteless, compound that seems to be abundant. Due to fossil fuels running out and renewable energy not reaching the needs of the people. This resource was sought out for by the most powerful countries. Agreements couldn't be made on how to distribute between The United States, Great Britain, Russia, China, Afghanistan, and Japan and tension was on the rise. In 2682. World War IV, dubbed The Hydrozen War, began. With the USA, Japan, and Britain on one side. And Russia, China, and the Middle East on the other. 

A stupid, pointless, war....

Hydrozen; what began as a hope for humanity soon became it's demise. As new Hydrozen technologies were made to make life easier at home. Weapons were made for the war. First the Hydrogen weaponry like the EM7 and the EAR-45 and the DRC .22 and with it the invention of the Infusers. A mix of Hydrozen and chemicals that add effects like fire or poison. Then came the Androids, what started as servents soon became war machines. The US and Japan invented the Vessel Assault Scout, or V.A.S. For short. Machines e break the laws of robotics to kill enemies. Designs were stolen and restolen as more deadly troops were trained and built. Power Armor, Hydrozen Katanas, the war went on and on. The First Hydrozen nuke, called the Joy-Killer, was built and tested in 2723.

All heck broke loose.

Increased AI, Deadlier weapons, more powerful bombs, underground city bunkers built.

The war went on without end.

In 2745 at the peak of the war. All the Nukes went off at once.

No one knows who launched the first one. But it didn't matter, Billions died, cities destroyed. Death everywhere.

But life remained.

Those who were in the bunkers won't come out til another 300 years. Any creatures who survived the blasts outside were either killed due to the engineered unstable Hydrozen or were mutated.

The wastelands became a deadly place. The creatures outside either became savage beasts, or intelligent humaniods that formed tribes and made due with humanity's leftover technology and weapons. V.A.S.'s and other androids were rebooted, some are still dormant. And in 3026, the bunkers opened and the last humans stepped foot into this new world.

a chaotic, deadly, unforgiving world.

But legends says somewhere in western Canada, lies Eden. A land untouched by the bombs and war. Where no beasts are there to hunt you and plenty of food and clean water.

You are one of those who believe.

This is your story.

 

Ok, how was that? Good?

The point of this rp is simple, find Eden. Should be easy in this blood thirsty world.

Your character will start in the eastern USA.

Some rules.

any kind of character is allowed. Yes that includes plant based mutants and any kind of  Android, you don't have to be a V.A.S.

androids can NOT get mutations, they are robots and don't have organic cells

If you choose for your ORGANIC character to have/develop a mutation, it has to be scientificly explainable. NO magic! If your character can summon fire in their plams, they must have glands in their hands or something for example.

Androids are fueled by Hydrozen, they don't need food or water but to save energy can enter "sleep" mode, they are also more resistant to unstable Hydrozen but it can fry their circuits.

if you are human, you are either leaving your bunker for the first time or your bunker has already opened a while ago and are living in a settlement.

Only weapons with live ammo can have infuser modules to insert Infusers. Melee Weapons that aren't made of energy can also use infusers. 

The year is 3067.

The currency is soda tabs

Please, if you want to join, bookmark so this thread won't sink. You can com!ent after the "sink" comment is posted. 

character sheet

Name:

Gender:

Species or Model:

Appearance:

Personality:

Gear:

Reason to go to Eden

Backstory:

 

Mine

Name: V.A.S-531 or Sel.

Gender: Male by design.

Species or Model: V.A.S.

Appearance: Pale white "Skin", blonde "Hair", green eyes. Wears blue sweatpants, black A-shirt, and a blue cap with white front that says "VAS" on it.

Personality: Shy, but friendly does get nervous and "freezes" due to old circuits but can and will fight if need be. Mostly wants to avoid unnecessary conflicts. Quite literal.

Gear: Spare Hydrozen battery. A EM7 and EAR-45.

Reason to go to Eden: He heard from a transmission that his team was heading there.

Backstory: V.A.S-531 was sent with three others to retrieve information of a new type of Hydrozen Bomb and destroy the blueprints and the bomb back back in 2740. Fiive years before the peak of the War. However before the heli could cross the Atlantic Ocean. The Heli was shot out of the sky and crashed into the sea. In 3067, he reboots in what used to be Cape Cod in Massachusetts. With a transmission from V.A.S-733 that she was heading to western Canada in a place they call Eden and to meet her there.

submitted by The Writer, age Eons
(December 7, 2018 - 12:34 pm)

And I'm not a lion, I'm a mountain lion, :D

submitted by Catsclaw
(December 19, 2018 - 11:17 am)

Touché.

submitted by Rogue Wildling
(December 19, 2018 - 4:59 pm)

Name: Lucy Vanderbilt

Gender: Female

Species or Model: A human girl, with no mutations.

Appearance: She’s around eight, small, and always very neat.  She is of Hispanic descent, and has long dark brown hair that’s nearly black and never been cut.  She braids it neatly every day.  She's slim and used to have good posture, but it's deteriating from long amounts of time spent sitting.  Her clothes are all tunics and leggings, with some nice dresses set aside for when/if she reaches Eden.

Personality:
Lucy is straightforward, sincere, and serious (think Sarah from The Little Princess or the more serious, less romantic side of Anne in Anne of Green Gables).  She doesn’t really know the severity of the situation, and she doesn’t really want to.  Lucy is bookish and knows rather a lot, as she doesn’t do very much all day except read.

Gear:
Lucy rides in a very slow, fully stocked, virtually impenetrable tank.  With the latest technology and all weaponry removed, there’s lots of storage space.  In its storage there’s food (freeze-dried, dried fruit, various jerkies), a tank of three gallons of fresh water, two changes of everyday clothes, five nice dresses, a first aid kit, a survival kit, a couple encyclopedias, several packs of Hydrozen batteries, a solar powered tablet with some books downloaded onto it, and a lockbox of soda tabs.

The tank moves on its own with a pre-programmed destination.  When it says change the battery, she does.  When it tells her the water supply is getting low, she refills it.  Besides that she just sits in it and reads or tries to play cards.

There is very little living space, with a cushioned chair and just enough legroom.

Reason to go to Eden: Lucy is just going because her father told her to.  She knows Eden is supposed to be a nice place, but she was pretty happy as she was.

Backstory: After emerging from the bunkers Lucy had been living in a relatively structured settlement.  Most of the houses were either tattered tents or made out of whatever materials could be found.  Lucy lived extremely well, although her house in our time would be considered impoverished and tiny.  She always had three modest meals a day, clean water, and a roof over her head.  The townspeople saw how unbalanced her family’s living style was compared to theirs, and stormed them one night intending to loot their funds and food.  Her father sent her out, promising to follow.  He never did, and she doesn’t know if he ever intended to.

There used to be a revolver in a compartment in the tank, but she was so startled to find it that she threw it into a lake.

 

..And now we have a Dorothy.  I promise I thought of her before I saw The Artistic Misfit's comment!

 

submitted by Marigold, The State of Mind
(December 18, 2018 - 10:50 pm)

Well, there you go. WE'RE OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD, THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ! WE'RE OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD, BECAUSE BECAUSE BECAUSE! also the captcha is ZNUT. Marvelous. oh wait it was zhut.

submitted by The Artistic Misfit, age 15
(December 19, 2018 - 7:30 am)

A eight year old in a tank? Wow. Thats cool lol Not exactly what I expected. So is she going to ride around in a tank the whole time?
Yup I'd say were ready to go meet the great Oz. Were off to go to Eden the wonderful Eden of... Earthhhh!

submitted by Tuxedo Kitten
(December 19, 2018 - 12:06 pm)

She might ride in it the whole time, or she might ditch it since it goes so slowly.  Probaby I'll have her leave it some way or another since there isn't much room for conflict if she can just close the roof and hunker down.

These parallels are great.  I see we have a Toto now.

submitted by Marigold, The State of Mind
(December 19, 2018 - 1:12 pm)

♪I could while away the hours, conferring with the sentient flowers, consulting with the acid rain♪

So when are we going to find the wizard of (hydr)Oz(en)?

 

(these are pretty good but in all seriousness can we resume the RP) 

submitted by J.B.E
(December 19, 2018 - 6:57 pm)

I'm almost done!

submitted by T.W.IS WORKING ON IT, age Eons
(December 20, 2018 - 6:57 am)
V.A.S-531~
"Hurry! Hurry! Night soon!"
As I follow Gamma on the cracked pavements and pass the fields and ruined houses, I couldn't help to be disturbed, but also fascinated by the change.
Hydrozen is a very interesting compound indeed…
HOSTILE DET-
Quickly dismissing I.N.F.O. I pull out my EM7 and a scissor blade almost slices my face. I turn and there's a eight foot tall praying mantis, the mantis' blades looks as if it's actual metal.
I take back what I said, Hydrozen is just plain terrifying.
Gamma then comes out of seeming nowhere - last I check she was about twenty feet ahead- and tackles it, biting an arm. I quickly shoot the mantis.
It seems Hydrozen weapons are still effective against these mutants.
"You good bait." Gamma grins as she tears of the arm. Dropping it in front of me.
"Why w-w-would I be be bait?"
"Scizes eat metal to make blade stronger. Sciz blades strong. Very useful. Humans like Sciz Blades." She then goes for the abdomen for the creature. "Sciz meat alright. But humans for some reason no like." she proceeds to bite and tear off a chunk. "Humans miss out. More for Gamma."
Turning away from....that, I pick up the arm. The blade is like an alloy of metals, very sharp, four feet long, and stained with blood and oil.
I don't know how I feel being called bait. 
Though as I examine it, I can see how it was able to ambush us. The shell color is tan, Which matches the color of these tall crops.
…wait...
I look forward and see in the distance. I would estimate a five minute walk away, A city. with what seems to be boats in its walls. Gamma leaves the corpse and starts to run of again.I
If these blades are going to be valuable, I better take the other one.
I stomp on what I presume to be the elbow of it and tear it off.
What a mess…
Hoisting the two arms over my shoulder, While keeping the other arm open for my EM7. I follow.till we reach the gates. At them, there are two guards. One for each tower. The one on the right gives the other I know too well thanks to Mel.
"Execute Identification Procedure, Master Key ######!"
With no control, I go into a salute.
"V.A.S-531 F-f-irst Class Pri-vate. Assault Saboteur Re-porting for dut-y SIR!"
I hate that command… You could just ask…
"Well what do you know. We have a soldier boy here. Though it looks like his circuits are bit fried... The mutt's with ya, right?"
"Y-yes."
"Well then, Welcome to Wreaks. Don't break anything, This place is already a dump.”
The gates open. And ahead is what looks like a mix of human and plant. He circles around me.
He seems to be examining me… guess he never seen an android before… or at least a V.A.S. He mutters to himself.
“Name’s Ki,” He holds out his hand… interesting how there’s bone in there…. “You new he- Wow you tamed an Amalgamation? I heard they are pretty hard to tame…”
Gamma didn’t seem to like that, and I can see why. It’s like calling her a pet.
“I speak you know.” She growls.
“You ta-”
I cut him off. “Do you mind showing me around? I never been here before.”
“Oh yes, of course. Follow me.”
submitted by The Writer, age Eons
(December 20, 2018 - 7:31 am)

Oh my gosh you wrote Gamma PERFECTLY that was so great I'm slowly dying at the 'More for Gamma' part because I say that! I say 'More for me'! So great...

submitted by Rogue Wildling
(December 20, 2018 - 1:38 pm)

Gamma~

Ki eyes me like I was a domesticated specimen to be bought at a pet shop. 531 notices and puts his free hand on Ki's shoulder.

"Dude, seriously. I didn't tame her or teach her anything. She's fully wild, and you'd better be careful or she might do to you what she did to that Sciz over in that crop field." Ki's eyes widen.

"You killed the Sciz? We've been fighting that thing for years!... Truth be told, haven't we been fighting you, too?" Ki raises his shortsword, previously hanging limply by his side on a strap. He doesn't seem to mind that it still has its sheath covering the blade.

"Yes." I reply simply. "And you've never won. No wonder Sciz prey on you type." Ki looks offended for a second, then realizes it's a joke and smiles uneasily.

"You should go see our scientists sometime. They've been positively itching to inspect you."

"That good thing or bad thing?" I glance at 531, walking along with us as we talk.

"I don't know, I'm not a scientist." Ki shrugs, smiling fully now.

~~ 

submitted by Rogue Wildling
(December 20, 2018 - 2:52 pm)

Carson Gray (Finally decided on a last name :)~

Quickly news spread that a VAS was walking around our dump. Or camp. Whichever you prefer. The people in this camp had always been particularly fond of AIs, although I have never seen the need for them. Machines created for war are not my forte. Besides, with the info I’ve been given, they helped make this mess.

Well as I said, news spread quickly and the new VAS was the talk of the town. Apparently he had befriended the large wolf like thing that had been threatening the camp. Though look who’s talking. I can’t say much. Anyway, while meandering about the grounds with a friend of mine (one of my few ‘friends’), I happened to see them. The wolf looked like it was trying to not attract unwanted attention. Good luck with that. And with the plant man Ki tagging along they were bound to attract some attention. And that’s what they were. Children’s dirty faces curiously eyeing from behind buildings or or garbage. Some other people had stopped them while my friend and me watched from a distance. 

“I’ve heard he’s a soldier VAS,” I said to my buddy, Alec. “Seems like he’s got a pack of followers.”

Alec chuckled and said, “You never have appreciated the articulate design of those AIs. Hey, let’s go see why he’s here!”

“It wouldn’t hurt would it. Well let’s go see what’s up!”

~~~~

Thats all I have time for now but hopefully I can post later. 

submitted by Tuxedo Kitten
(December 20, 2018 - 9:44 pm)

A little filler post wheee I have nothing better to do with my life

Gamma~

All these eyes looking at me are making me uneasy. And for good reason, judging from what happens seconds later. I walk beside 531 and Ki, and all of the sudden, a loud pop splits the air. A net goes sailing past my nose, and I roar. From a dark alleyway, a man in a white haz-mat suit, complete with a mask, steps out into the light, slipping a net gun under a tight strap on his back and pulling out a dart gun while simultaneously cursing. I growl low and lash my tail. As my hackles bristle, a dry rattling hiss fills the air in perfect time with my vibrating hood and protrudences.

"You're not getting away this time, demon-wolf!" He shouts. Swiftly lifting his gun to eye level, he pulls the trigger. Without much difficulty, I dodge the projectile, which then glances off 531's metal skin and goes flying into the nearby crowd. A scream, and stronger curses flow from the scientist's foul mouth.

~~ 

submitted by Rogue Wildling
(December 21, 2018 - 1:47 am)

dang it this ruined my future post. well, back to the drawing board...

submitted by The Artistic Misfit, age 15
(December 21, 2018 - 7:13 am)

Sorry Artistic! Also Im a little confused on Rogue's post... wtheck just happened? Argh gtg but maybe I can come back today.

submitted by Tuxedo Kitten
(December 21, 2018 - 10:50 am)