Well I see that you guys came to a decision and that things are beginning to grow. Well when it comes to what year it is the regular vaults don't open for 20 years ,but public shelters would have less resources so they would open sooner. About 5-15 years. Depending where you are. I don't believe Kansas was a large target for the Chinese ,but I don't know. It would receive large dosing of radiation from California and winds from Texas. After nuclear winter which would happen would be when people emerged unless they didn't have any long lasting shelters at all. Then they have to find a way to live in highly radiated and freezing cold conditions.

We'll be going for a time frame of 15 years after the bombs fall. The plan being that we'll all be, not wealthy, but well-off people who could afford to build a suitable shelter to last that long. Once we all meet, which will have to be established a bit later, that is when we become a group. And we're not going to right off the bat say, "Hey guys, lets build a town out of a movie theater!" Just to let you fellas know.

I may be getting ahead of myself, but this is what I have in mind. We all emerge from our shelters in Belton, Texas. We know only that bombs fell, and we've been underground for a [censored]-ton of time, only going out maybe twice to see the outside and perhaps try to find food. But we know nothing of the now warped city around us. We all meet (again, must be established) and we wander. Eventually we head uphill to the top of the plateau and see the Warren. We go inside and say, "Hey, not bad?!" Then WE settle inside, as its massive and very well built. 5 years later, the vaults open, this is where our true story comes into play.

Some become raiders, others come to us. How does that sound, once again, everyone is involved in this RP, meaning all input will be important. We wants to make everyone 'appy, don'ts we precious!

good through I may go insane being in a small bunker for over a decade. Let's just wait and see.

Well it IS the apocalypse. I'd think everyone would be a bit nutty.

One thing I'd like to bring up is age. If we leave our shelters in 10-15 years, and our age is 30, that would make us pretty damn young and inexperienced. We'd surely die quickly in the wastes. So this got me thinking, what if we all know each other beforehand, sort of like one of those crazy groups who plan ahead and whatnot. It would certainly make more sense than simply having 6-8 people who all just happen to have shelters DEEP underneath their houses, and know somewhat how to handle the situation.

We'll have to go about this as if... well... as if it happened to us. We wouldn't know what to expect, we'd know sort of how to look out for ourselves. This is going to be a challenge. Any thoughts?

I was thinking of having my own bunker with my newly wed wife then somehow she dies and I come out of the shelter after the timer on it clicks the door open.

Well we'll all have our own bunkers, and perhaps some of us will have families. And do you mean you get married BEFORE the bombs fall, cause I may have read that wrong?

Yes right before the bombs then the bombs happen and you know how it goes.

Ya know, GunnerTad, instead of your wife dying, she could get sick, and your characters motivation for leaving the shelter is to find medicine, instead of just 'leaving'.

Something like that, or perhaps she just goes insane, and runs off. Your "goal" is to find your wife, dead or alive in the wasteland.

So, what else do we have to plan out before we start to write out the intro for this bad-boy? :flamethrower:

seems all good. I hope this goes well.

When and where will we meet? I say we all must meet by the end of the second page, if not preferably sooner. Other than that, I can't think of anything. Also, when we write the intro, it may take me a while, and I will need your help. I want this to be my masterpiece! :shocking:

Its alive!

I hope this turns out good!

*Generic Celebrations*

Of course. Our first posts should try to cram everything we can in it for each character. Essentially a paragraph or two explaining where you are, where you are going, and why are you going. From there, the second post from each character would involve them somehow meeting each other at the theater. From there, everything falls into place.....

:icecream:

Sounds like a plan, I guess we ought to start working then.

So when can expect to see this.

Probably within tomorrow, through Wednesday, my guess at least.

First, we need to make the sign up sheet. Then, the actual RP page. For that, some background info, and space for the bulletin board, and map.

Then, once sign ups are finished, if everything goes to plan, we can jump right into the game.

As a heads up, maybe work on your character. Unfortunately for me, I have to work on a paper. I can still update tonight though.

Well I have homework, so I can't work on my character. Which brings me to my one of my concerns: How much activity will this hav eduring the day? and Night? Of course, by night I mean 11 to like 3 or something. I realize it varies, but school and [censored].

For me,, it would be around 6:00-12:00 p.m. and I probably would only be able to get one post in, but it would be a long one.

There will be the 2 post rule in this RP. You have to wait for at least 2 posts after yours until you can post again. No one-sided conversations either, unless they make sense, like a discussion of some sort between people, and not "Oh hey, well I did this and this, how bout you?" "Oh fine, but [insert 1-up here] you, so hah!" It may sound stupid, but I've seen it happen.

And most importantly. I want good posts. Like 2 paragraphs plus posts.

EDIT: Alright, last minute change folks. We're changing the time-frame for leaving our shelters. It'll be only a few weeks, 3 or 4 at most. Our characters will also have to be very young, no older than 26. The reason being that by the time the Vaults open we'll all be pretty freakin' old and possibly, even dead by Fallout standards.

Okay, so, the team and I will be working on this. Expect something by Wednesday.

Indeed, of course, school before RP.

Just try to get one post in a day. Maybe two. Make it a decent length, and it will be fine. It's not like we are trying to speed run an RP.




No problem, as long as all of us take turns, be patient, we will continue to progress through the RP, and have fun doing it.

Sounds good, Jonas. Probably start off as a a young teen, and age throughout the whole thing. Back to The Scarlet Letter paper :stare:.

This book is horrible. I don't care if the themes are up to date, the book just svcks.

So we'll just leave this as an idea thread.

I definitely think the more time/space between someone posting twice the better it will be for everyone. I think that's what hurt this story I did with a few others 2 years ago. Two people would be on late at night and just keep trading segments advancing the story without others input. Well intentioned and can lead to a great story still, but it messed up what i had planned.

So my character I was planning on would be kind of a loner survivalist type but for that i was planning on having him be around 32 when the story starts...are we starting before everything goes to hell or just after our Vault(s) open?

1. I think if your character is planned at 32, that's fine. Just know that there will be a large time-lapse and you will probably the oldest one in the group. Gramps

2. Your example is exactly why I want the 2 post rule.

3. We will be in our own fallout shelters, which will open 3 weeks after the bombs fall.

We will all, one way or another, meet at a market, I will trigger an event in which we all have to flee together. Then, we head to the movie theater due to the agreement we will be having about it being most likely the largest unoccupied place in the city, with a great view of the landscape. The time-lapse will happen, and we'll go from there.

Sorry for lack of description but I'm drunk and tired, I'll convene once more tomorrow.

I'd hate to be a problem bearer, but, is three weeks long enough for radiation to clear.