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Title Subsection? If this is a sub-section of another story RPG element, choose 'yes', and make sure it's moved to under the main related setting element. yesno Writeup for Unique Story RPG Element This story is a little more involved in terms of making your character, but it will run longer than most stories, so hopefully you'll find it worth it. With all the lore I've written for this to reallly flesh it out, it would be a waste to only go 2 months or so. This one should be at least 4. Below are what you need to consider for your character's background and concept. '''Were you born in Sanctuary or out in he wastes?''' ''There's no right or wrong answer. The easiest answer is you were born here, or your parents were wastelanders who gave you to the Sanctuary at a very young age and you have no idea who they are or were. If you want to just go the quick and easy route, that's the best. But you could have been old enough to remember them (Sanctuary takes kids up to 10). Maybe they were part of one of the many little tribes scattered throughout the wastes, and wanted a better life for you. Maybe they were raiders and you were brought back by a War Party. Maybe they were from Gastown or Bartertown and thought you'd be safer here. It's entirely up to you. Of course, if you're making a Scavenger it's not as important since you came in as an adult (or the child of Scavengers here in Sanctuary and never joined a caste).'' '''Are you pure (completely healthy), contaminated (minor but clear defects/health issues), or sick (cancer present)?''' ''Pure means you are in perfect health with no defects, no mutations, no genetic issues you'll pass on, and no chronic diseases. Contaminated can be anything that ISN'T cancer. The majority of humanity now, 80 years after the world died, are contaminated. They have a cough. They have poor hearing or eyesight. They're misshapen in some way, even if it's just being born with one less finger or toe on each hand or foot, or webbed toes, or a bit of a stoop/hunch, etc. It is something you were born with, or something that may be spread or passed down. Losing an eye is not, but being born with one missing us. Sick means you have cancer, even if it's slow. You have tumors, lumps, nodules, etc., and it will one day kill you. You may have been born with it, or it may have developed early in childhood - or even later, but it means you'll have a half-life. You don't HAVE to be a War Kid just because you're sick, and you don't HAVE to be a Fortunate One just because you're pure, but there should be a reason why you aren't as that's where most end up in each case.'' '''What caste are you in? What position do you hold in it?''' ''If you are Fortunate, you MUST be pure. Beyond that, there are no restrictions on castes in a strict sense. Some War Kids are merely contaminated, and some Savvy are sick. It happens. You should generally pick one caste and stick with it, but SOME people DO switch for various reasons. The most obvious example is a Fortunate that later shows sickness. If you want to have been originally in one caste and now in another, talk to me first. There are a few things I will outright reject, such as a Scavenger joining any other caste. Also note the moving TO Fortunate is a lot less likely than moving FROM it. Moving TO Savvy or War Kids is much more likely.'' '''What are your character's thoughts/views on their caste and Sanctuary as a whole?''' ''Again, no right or wrong answers here. This is purely up to you. It's your character.''

Title Subsection? If this is a sub-section of another story RPG element, choose 'yes', and make sure it's moved to under the main related setting element. yesno Writeup for Unique Story RPG Element This story I'm testing out the idea of Assistant Directors - letting players run potential Kill Scenes for fellow players. As 'wandering monsters' is actually a thing this story and every trip out into the wastes can be dangerous, I want to allow for more regular danger than I can run myself. I'll be holding a workshop to teach interested players and posting a log of it for everyone to read in case they can't make it. Here are the basics. * Monsters always declare action(s) first. They roll no dice. Any action they declare WILL succeed unless the players successfully avoid or counter it. The Monster always has the advantage. * Raiders are the most common danger out in the wastes, and therefore the most common 'Monster'. As Monsters (and to make them a threat) they have no stats as mentioned above and will automatically succeed at any action The Director or an Assistant Director declares. It is up to the PCs to roll to avoid it and escape, or counter it with action of their own. * Each Raider Monster is one vehicle. A vehicle always has a driver, and sometimes that driver also fights (if on a motorcycle, for example). Most have a second person who does the fighting, like a War Kid Centurion and Charioteer team. Each Raider gets a separate action, meaning Monsters in this case may get multiple actions. The driver may try to run your vehicle off the road while the fighter shoots at you, for instance. * Each action must be resolved individually, 1 for 1. Your driver can roll to avoid being railroaded, and your fighter can dodge the shot. If your vehicle has a third person, they could return fire. * You can take an additional action at -1. Each action extra is another -1. If there are only two of you in the example above, your fighter could dodge, then return fire at -1. If you are the only person in the vehicle, you'd roll to avoid both, the second roll (dodging the shot) at -1. Taking a third action to return fire would be at -2. * Any action not countered succeeds. If you fail the roll to avoid being railroaded, you get run off course and lose control of your vehicle. If you fail to dodge the shot, you get hit. And so on. * Hitting a Monster with a fist or foot only does 1DT no matter how good you roll. A melee weapon does '''one''' additional DT for an exceptional success (2 Pair or 3 of a Kind). A firearm or explosive does does '''one''' DT '''per match value'''. A 3 of a Kind does 3DT, for example. * You can choose not to shoot for damage and instead lay down cover fire to create distance and separation. In this case, you give your driver 1SP on a successful roll, and 2SP on an exceptional success. This is a good strategy to use when you're heavily outnumbered or overpowered - escape and live to fight another day. * Raider Monsters (vehicles) have Damage Tokens equal to the number of Raiders in the vehicle x2. A vehicle with a driver and fighter has 4 Damage Tokens, for example. After it takes 2 DT, it loses a man (the fighter first, then the driver). * If a Raider Monster loses all 4 DT, the Raiders die and the vehicle crashes, or flips, and so on. * Every time a Raider shoots or otherwise successfully attacks a PC, they do 1d3 Survival Points of Damage. Archetypes soak the first hit in a scene (free fail) and take no actual damage from it (it's superficial). SRs do not. * If a driver gets 8SP or more, they can escape and leave combat, leaving the Raiders in the dust. * SP for fighters and others serves as bankable hits - the more SP you gain, the more you can afford to lose. Only dodging at first and building up SP early means you can skip dodging later (you have enough SP to survive a full 3SP hit) and can instead focus on killing the bastard without the -1 for an extra action. * Hitting on an attack does not give you SP. It does DT to the Monster. Obviously this is for vehicle-based combat. Combat on foot is a straight 1 for 1, with each Raider being a Monster with 2DT. 8SP or more allows you to escape on foot or lose them. 2DT kills them. Some Raiders are better and more equipped than others. Assistant Directors should choose Components to toughen them up if they want to ratchet up the danger. Raiders only have Components if so chosen. By default, they get none.

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Perks and Quirks

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Perks and Quirks Overview

This story you can buy up to 50 points of Perks for up to 50 points of Quirks. These are '''in addition to''' your freebies for your caste. So you get your free Perk and Quirk, then up to 50 points more. Some Perks are capped this story, like Area of Expertise. You can only have one (except Savvy). Because in some cases they determine what caste(s) you can or cannot be in, things like Pure, Contaminated and Sick are NOT on the list of Perks or Quirks. You can pick whatever.

Supporting Roles

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Supporting Roles

This story you get two Supporting Roles, one Sidekick and one Useful NPC. Sidekicks should be in your caste and get normal SR stats (plus the caste Perk and Quirk). Useful NPCs should be in a ''different'' caste, and can take 30 points of Perks and Quirks (plus the caste Perk and Quirk).

Genre Points

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Genre Points

This story I will be allowing you to run scenes that include danger and risk (I'll be posting guidelines and 'Monsters' you can use), and you will get 1GP for running it. Everyone who participates will get GP as well. You can only get the GP award for running once a week, and participating once a week. A link to the log is required.

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