Were-Sandwich
2006-07-28, 11:21 AM
I'm going to be starting a PbP d20 Future game on the boards soon, and I'm making my campaign world. Unfortunatly I've hit a creative wall. This is what I have so far.
The year is 2567.
Earth is gone. A nuclear holocaust caused by an unprecedented arms race rendered it uninhabitable, and populated by twisted abominations. Humanity has fled to orbit, and cities and colonies on other planets in the solar system. This is our world.
2020: First permanent colony established on Mars. Other planets soon follow.
2103: Fusion discovered by Britain’s torchwood institute. They keep it quiet
2120: Britain launches an all out military assault on all other nations. Thanks to their fusion technology, they quickly conquer Europe, but the other continents put up more resistance.
2123: The first nukes are launched. America and China launch a co-ordinated nuclear attack on London, Edinburgh and Cardiff. Britain retaliates with Fusion Warheads, annihilating America, China, Japan and most of Africa. The nuclear winter that follows forces humanity to abandon Earth.
2200: Britain completes its conquest, invading Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune colonies, and all orbital Earth platforms.
2295: Pluto colonised.
~2430: Biodroids begin to be used in industry and later, the military. Lasers become widespread
2500: Neo-Nazi’s fail abysmally at wresting control from the British Empire.
Earth
The nuclear holocaust known as ’23 blues has left the Earth damaged beyond repair. The whole planet is radioactive, covered in ash and wasteland, populated by mutated monsters, the remains of once normal creatures, know as ‘Dregs’ by Londoners.
New London is the only settlement on Earth, built in 2250 in a vain attempt to terraform Earth back to its former glory. After that scheme failed it became a city known for its large population of Bounty Hunters, criminals, hitmen and prostitutes.
Many stations orbit Earth, the most famous being Serenity and Divinity stations.
New London
Pop: 30 million
Type: City
Resources: Illicit substances, Illegal Weapons, Black Market Goods, Hookers
Law Enforcement: Almost Non-Existent
Special: Restriction goods are treated as being one step down the restriction ‘ladder’. Illegal to Military, Military to Restricted, Restricted to Licensed, Licensed to unrestricted.
Serenity Station
Pop: 2 million
Type: Space Station
Resources: Craftsmen
Law Enforcement: Highly regulated
Divinity Station
Pop: 1000,000
Type: Military Space Station
Resources: Military Base
Law Enforcement: Military
Special: Houses 900,000 soldiers, 10,000 fighters and pilots, 10,000 support personnel, 10,000 Fire support Mecha, 30,000 Genetically modified Helix Warriors, 1 Star Carrier, 4 Dreadnoughts, various smaller gunboats, habitation and deployment equipment for all.
Mercury
Mercury is known colloquially across the Galaxy as Hell. It is a fiery planet of unimaginable heat. Its only settlements are the great prisons, Avernus, Dis, Minauros, Phlegethos, Stygia, Malbolge, Maladomini, Cania and Nessus. Each is a hive of pods, containing convicts kept sedate with Neural scramblers, colloquially known as Haloes. Hence the phrase ‘Going to Hell with a Halo’.
Not much survives on Mercury’s surface, except large Insectile life forms, known as Demons. These acid breathing bugs are extremely territorial, and attack anything that comes near.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i263/WereSandwich_2006/Demon.gif
Prison
Pop: 100 guards, 100,000 convicts in stasis
Type: Prison
Resources: None
Law Enforcement: Custodian Establishment
Demon Hive
Pop: 1,000,0000+ Demons
Type: Hive
Resources: None
Law Enforcement: None necessary
Heat: Any one outside a terra-formed prison compound on Mercury’s surface, must make a DC15 fort save every round or take 1 point of fire damage
Venus
Venus is a dying world. Sent flying off from Jupiter in Earth’s prehistory, Venus established an orbit between Earth and Mercury. Unfortunately, that Orbit was a decaying one. In 200 years, Venus will be nothing but ash, sucked into the sun. Until then, it is a prime holiday destination. Its climate is like that of pre-’23 Blues Spain. Its oceans are full of glorious blue water (a rarity nowadays), its beaches covered in golden sands, full of bronze skinned, bikini wearing women and patrolled by muscley beefcake lifeguards. Its like a whole planet covered in Baywatch. The mainland is covered in lush jungles and wide open plains, perfect for expeditions or safari’s.
Venus’s wildlife is very aerial. Most creatures are capable of flight. The seas are teaming with giant Jellyfish, or giant Manta Ray like creatures, but who knows what the deeps could hold? The land bound wildlife is mostly airborne, but there are some giant crustacean creatures that live in the jungles.
Each year, Venus’s temperature goes up by about ½ a degree.
Holiday Resort
Pop: 3 million
Type: Resort
Resources: Tourism
Law Enforcement: Lax
Orbital Space Port
Pop: 1000
Type: Port
Resources: None
Law enforcement: Customs
Holidays on Venus: A 1 week holiday on Venus is a DC 20 Wealth check, with a +3 to the DC for each additional week.
Mars
Mars is colder than Earth, but not as cold as some of the outer planets. Its terra-formed surface is covered in buildings in a ring around the planets equator. The rest is still barren wasteland, inhabited by nothing but flying Dragons (The colloquial name for 30ft long flying reptiles that inhabit the planets surface).
The city area is the main heart of the British Empire. Its capital, New Birmingham, is situated in the City Ring round the planets equator. It is full of administrative offices, and pen-pushers. Most legal stuff goes on here.
New Birmingham
Pop: 2 billion
Type: City
Resources: Lawyers, Office workers, Bureaucrats etc
Law Enforcement: Extremely tight.
Special: The royal palace is here.
The problem: The Gas giants. Who in their right mind would live there? There's nothing but Hydrogen and some helium, so there's no breathable atmosphere. There's no ground to walk on, and there are no resources worth mining. So, whats there.
The only other option I thought of was having Jupiter burned out. Just, set on fire by some terrorists and burned away.
So, any help.
The year is 2567.
Earth is gone. A nuclear holocaust caused by an unprecedented arms race rendered it uninhabitable, and populated by twisted abominations. Humanity has fled to orbit, and cities and colonies on other planets in the solar system. This is our world.
2020: First permanent colony established on Mars. Other planets soon follow.
2103: Fusion discovered by Britain’s torchwood institute. They keep it quiet
2120: Britain launches an all out military assault on all other nations. Thanks to their fusion technology, they quickly conquer Europe, but the other continents put up more resistance.
2123: The first nukes are launched. America and China launch a co-ordinated nuclear attack on London, Edinburgh and Cardiff. Britain retaliates with Fusion Warheads, annihilating America, China, Japan and most of Africa. The nuclear winter that follows forces humanity to abandon Earth.
2200: Britain completes its conquest, invading Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune colonies, and all orbital Earth platforms.
2295: Pluto colonised.
~2430: Biodroids begin to be used in industry and later, the military. Lasers become widespread
2500: Neo-Nazi’s fail abysmally at wresting control from the British Empire.
Earth
The nuclear holocaust known as ’23 blues has left the Earth damaged beyond repair. The whole planet is radioactive, covered in ash and wasteland, populated by mutated monsters, the remains of once normal creatures, know as ‘Dregs’ by Londoners.
New London is the only settlement on Earth, built in 2250 in a vain attempt to terraform Earth back to its former glory. After that scheme failed it became a city known for its large population of Bounty Hunters, criminals, hitmen and prostitutes.
Many stations orbit Earth, the most famous being Serenity and Divinity stations.
New London
Pop: 30 million
Type: City
Resources: Illicit substances, Illegal Weapons, Black Market Goods, Hookers
Law Enforcement: Almost Non-Existent
Special: Restriction goods are treated as being one step down the restriction ‘ladder’. Illegal to Military, Military to Restricted, Restricted to Licensed, Licensed to unrestricted.
Serenity Station
Pop: 2 million
Type: Space Station
Resources: Craftsmen
Law Enforcement: Highly regulated
Divinity Station
Pop: 1000,000
Type: Military Space Station
Resources: Military Base
Law Enforcement: Military
Special: Houses 900,000 soldiers, 10,000 fighters and pilots, 10,000 support personnel, 10,000 Fire support Mecha, 30,000 Genetically modified Helix Warriors, 1 Star Carrier, 4 Dreadnoughts, various smaller gunboats, habitation and deployment equipment for all.
Mercury
Mercury is known colloquially across the Galaxy as Hell. It is a fiery planet of unimaginable heat. Its only settlements are the great prisons, Avernus, Dis, Minauros, Phlegethos, Stygia, Malbolge, Maladomini, Cania and Nessus. Each is a hive of pods, containing convicts kept sedate with Neural scramblers, colloquially known as Haloes. Hence the phrase ‘Going to Hell with a Halo’.
Not much survives on Mercury’s surface, except large Insectile life forms, known as Demons. These acid breathing bugs are extremely territorial, and attack anything that comes near.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i263/WereSandwich_2006/Demon.gif
Prison
Pop: 100 guards, 100,000 convicts in stasis
Type: Prison
Resources: None
Law Enforcement: Custodian Establishment
Demon Hive
Pop: 1,000,0000+ Demons
Type: Hive
Resources: None
Law Enforcement: None necessary
Heat: Any one outside a terra-formed prison compound on Mercury’s surface, must make a DC15 fort save every round or take 1 point of fire damage
Venus
Venus is a dying world. Sent flying off from Jupiter in Earth’s prehistory, Venus established an orbit between Earth and Mercury. Unfortunately, that Orbit was a decaying one. In 200 years, Venus will be nothing but ash, sucked into the sun. Until then, it is a prime holiday destination. Its climate is like that of pre-’23 Blues Spain. Its oceans are full of glorious blue water (a rarity nowadays), its beaches covered in golden sands, full of bronze skinned, bikini wearing women and patrolled by muscley beefcake lifeguards. Its like a whole planet covered in Baywatch. The mainland is covered in lush jungles and wide open plains, perfect for expeditions or safari’s.
Venus’s wildlife is very aerial. Most creatures are capable of flight. The seas are teaming with giant Jellyfish, or giant Manta Ray like creatures, but who knows what the deeps could hold? The land bound wildlife is mostly airborne, but there are some giant crustacean creatures that live in the jungles.
Each year, Venus’s temperature goes up by about ½ a degree.
Holiday Resort
Pop: 3 million
Type: Resort
Resources: Tourism
Law Enforcement: Lax
Orbital Space Port
Pop: 1000
Type: Port
Resources: None
Law enforcement: Customs
Holidays on Venus: A 1 week holiday on Venus is a DC 20 Wealth check, with a +3 to the DC for each additional week.
Mars
Mars is colder than Earth, but not as cold as some of the outer planets. Its terra-formed surface is covered in buildings in a ring around the planets equator. The rest is still barren wasteland, inhabited by nothing but flying Dragons (The colloquial name for 30ft long flying reptiles that inhabit the planets surface).
The city area is the main heart of the British Empire. Its capital, New Birmingham, is situated in the City Ring round the planets equator. It is full of administrative offices, and pen-pushers. Most legal stuff goes on here.
New Birmingham
Pop: 2 billion
Type: City
Resources: Lawyers, Office workers, Bureaucrats etc
Law Enforcement: Extremely tight.
Special: The royal palace is here.
The problem: The Gas giants. Who in their right mind would live there? There's nothing but Hydrogen and some helium, so there's no breathable atmosphere. There's no ground to walk on, and there are no resources worth mining. So, whats there.
The only other option I thought of was having Jupiter burned out. Just, set on fire by some terrorists and burned away.
So, any help.