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It Wandered In From the Wastes
So I have this idea, and taking a cue from the Creators of New Vegas I have some set parameters, if you want to take part in something that has never been done before then post your character in the response and once I get a few people interested, I'll start this thing off.
-The Idea-
A RPG based in the areas surrounding New York, New Jersey, Parts of Pennslyvania, Mass (Especially Boston) based around three main organizations/gangs/tribes.
-Key Players-
(1) The Institute Based out of Boston Massachusetts
~What the Locals say about them: " They're decent folk providing food and shelter for any weary travelers but something just don't seem right about some of these folk...way too calm.
"
a. “I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here and there. “
b. Operates a small outpost out on Long Island (Queens) that’s barricaded off and only accessible via the subway.
c. Outpost led by Dr. John Smith;
[HIDDEN DOSSIER:]
[spoiler:dcf029ec25]Name: Dr. John Smith MD.
Also Known As: Smith
Age: 35
Eye colour: Brown
Hair colour: Brown
Height: 5’10
Weight: 160
Ethnicity: Caucasion
Stats: Lightweight (4), Wary Traveler (5), Hardy (6), Cult Leader (10), Genius(9), Under Control (5), Coin Flip (5)
Skills: The majesty of SCIENCE!(Science), Fast Talker (Speech), Set Lasers for Stun (Energy Weapons)
Perks: Computer Whiz (+Bonus to Science in regards to Technology), Educated (+Bonus to INT), Math Wraith (+Bonus to Energy Weapons)
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Religion: SCIENCE!
Occupation: Researcher/Administrator
Appearance: Usually wearing cleaned pre-war clothes, has short brown hair that is sometimes parted to the side. Looks young for his age, speaks in quickly.
Currently Wearing:
Pre-War Business Suit
Curently Carrying:
Pack of cigarettes, box of matches, and Pre-War money ($300).
Current Weapons:
Plasma Pistol (w/4 Small Energy Cells)
Family History: Orphaned by his birth parents and raised by the Institute (+INT, -STR) and became the center attention, always keeping them laughing (+Speech/Barter, -Penalty for being alone)
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d. Roughly 30-40 strong, over half being Scientists and doctors, the rest being hired guns/salvagers
e. Neutral in all affairs, but has ties to the Bostonian Brotherhood of Steel
f. Technological Level: Advanced
Examples of Technology: a working Vertabird, Laser and Plasma Weapons, working Mark III and IX auto doc's, and more
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(2) The Black Bear Tribe Based out of Old York
~What the locals say about them: "Stay away, they're vicious killers and slaving marauders. The only business you should be doing with them is the business end of a shotgun. "
a. “Call no man happy till he is dead.”
b. Operates Sing-Sing Prison, headquarters being the Empire State Building (Manhattan) and smaller outposts throughout the city (Bronx)
c. Sing-Sing led by The Warden, Tribal leader Slash Burns
[HIDDEN DOSSIER]
[spoiler:dcf029ec25]
Name: Slash Burns
Also Known As: Slasher Burns, Wild Kid
Age: 24
Eye colour: Blue
Hair colour: Blonde
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 160 lbs
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Stats: Barrel Chested (6),Eagle-Eyed Raider(7), Tough as nails (7), Casanova (9), Knucklehead (4), Catlike (6), Lucky 7 (7)
Skills: Smooth Talker (Speech), Bare-fisted Brawler (Unarmed), Swashbuckler (Melee Weapons)
Perks: Devil’s Tounge (+Bonus to Speech and Deception), Super Slam (+Bonus to Melee and Unarmed), Alertness (+Bonus to PER)
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Religion: The Glory of the Black Bears
Occupation: Leader/Visionary
Appearance: Has a tall blonde Mohawk, scars and tattoos. Walks with a limp. Has multiple gunshot wounds and a tattoo on his back of Two black bears.
Currently Wearing: Black Leather Pants, Black Leather Vest, White T-Shirt, Black Combat boots, fingerless gloves.
Curently Carrying:
Jet Inhaler, Pouch full of caps (~300-400)
Current Weapons:
Ballistic Fist (Right Hand)
Steel Saw (Fusion Battery Powered)
Family History: Unknown Maternal; Cannibal (-Stigma), Paternal; Sex Appeal (+Bonus to Speech)
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d. Over 900+ members
e. Dealing in Slaving, Drugs, and Prostitution
f. Technological Level: Basic
Examples of Technology: Stills, Chem Sets, a Robots, mostly conventional firearms, and more.
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(3) The Legion Based out of Old York
~What the locals say about them: "Never seen too many ghouls around here before but about a year ago they started showing up. They don't bother us and we don't bother them."
a. “We are legion, for we are…many.”
b. Operates out of Coney Island (Brooklyn)
c. Legion led by Three Ghouls, Icarus, Achilles,and Odysseus
d. Numbers unknown but mostly Feral Ghouls
e. Main directive being solely survival of the species
f. Technological Level : Intermediate
Examples of Technology: Conventional firearms, Chem Sets, a beached Nuclear Submarine and more.
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(4) The Brotherhood of Steel Based out of Boston
~What the locals say about them: "I saw one of those folks in some suit of armor take on twenty armed men and didnt even move. They don't trade with us much...they pass thru sometimes."
a. “We protect the masses from themselves. “
b. Operates a settlement Known as The Retreat based out of Staten Island
c. Led by Elder Matthew
[spoiler:dcf029ec25]
Name: Theodore Matthew
Also Known As: Elder Matthew
Age: 47
Eye colour: Brown
Hair colour: None
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 175 lbs
Ethnicity: African American
Stats: Average (5), Sniper (9), Tough-as-nails (7), Diplomat (7), Gifted (6), Catlike (6), Coin Flip (5)
Skills: Laser Commander (Energy Weapons), Knowledge is Power! (Science), and Bombardier (Explosives).
Perks: The Better part of Valor (+Bonus to Energy Weapons and Explosives, +Bonus to Military Tactics), Cyborg: Eye Implant (+Bonus to PER, +Can see farther than usual, +Low Light Vision), Tough Guy (+Bonus to END)
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Religion: The Codex/ Brotherhood of Steel
Occupation: BOS Elder (Former BOS Paladin)
Appearance: Wears Blue BOS robes, Bald and shinny head, well groomed thin beard, Left eye is red tinted due to cybernetic implant.
Currently Wearing:
Brotherhood of Steel Robes
Curently Carrying:
Microfusion Cells x4, Pip Boy 2000
Current Weapons:
Tri-Beam Laser Rifle
Family History: Father was a BOS Knight (+Bonus to Tagged Skills), Mother was a BOS Scribe (+Bonus to Science and Speech)
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d. Less than 30 members (on Expedition)
e. The recovery of Technology is their main purpose
f. Technological Level: Advanced
Examples of Technology: T-45d Power Armor, T-51b Power Armor, Advanced Energy weapons (all encompassing), a working Mister Orderly, and access to large pre-war database.
[spoiler:dcf029ec25](5) The Guard Based out of Old York City
~What the locals say about them: "These folks do more for this city than any other group, they patrol the city and make sure that folks don’t get hurt or worst killed.”
a. “To Serve and Protect. “
b. Operate out of the 109th Precinct Police Station
c. Led by Captain Reyonlds
d. Just under 40 Officers based throughout the city in small 2 man teams.
e. Main Directive is the same as their motto; “To Serve and Protect Old York.”
f. Technological Level: Intermediate
Examples of Technology: MK II and MK III Police Cyberdogs, Trained Dogs, Conventional Firearms, working Motorcycles, a working computer database. [/spoiler:dcf029ec25]
-The Initial Setting-
For whatever reason, you find yourself in the dead Cursed City of Old York (ruins of New York), to the North, a former prison that survived the Great war and now ran by the Black Bear Tribe for the purposes of free labor and to sell the slaves to buyers, a place to showcase them. Sing-Sing is ran by a reprogramend Protocon named The Warden. The Warden and group of Mister Handy's run the prison hand in hand with the Black Bear Tribe.
-Settlements-
In the City itself there are settlements in each of the Five Boroughs.
Manhattan- The Black Bears; Operate a place known as The Square, a settlement built from old cars, buses and some of the buildings in the middle of Time's Square.
Brooklyn- The Legion resides hidden in the subway and sewers. Although lights and music can be seen out on Coney Island, no one dares to go out of fear of the Feral Ghoul Hordes.
Queens- The Institute runs a outpost that is surrounded a settlement of scavengers native to the area.
Staten Island- The Brotherhood of Steel operates a place called The Retreat, Natives and travelers can find safe haven in the hallowed walls of the Retreat where a rumored Doctor, who has been been around for decades, offers treatment for free.
Bronx- Native's steer clear of the area, for the area is swarming with mutated Animals but there is a small community that lives out of an Old Baseball Stadium.
Outside of the city is another story, there are many free towns along the way to the commonwealth.
-Rumors-
Rumors exist and draw treasure hunters to the Cursed city of a hidden treasure somewhere in the city. Records on old Robco computers indicate that the Government had built something somewhere in the city when the threat of Nuclear Apocalypse became all too real.
-Introduction-
I leave this up to the characters themselves. They could get caught by the slavers and end up here. They could be on a rescue mission to save somebody there. Or they could work there for the Black Bears. All in All, the story starts here.
-Restrictions-
Unlike most stories there are a few restrictions that I will enforce.
(1.) There will be no characters from the Mojave, you can reference them, maybe you've heard of something out west but you're characters have never been there. I'm making a line that runs from Illinois down. Chicago is as far west as I'm allowing it.
(2.) If you're going to make a 'Superman' then you need to make it believable.
(3.) The Enclave is destroyed and all that remains is scattered Remaments.
(4.) If you are from the Capitol Wasteland, then you might want to explain what you're doing in the Tri-state Wasteland.
Research:
Walking from Boston to Old York, even walking at a steady pace would take 2 days and 23 hours without stopping (probably roughly 7 days if taking your time and this route would go straight through Connecticut. (Traveling through the settlement of London along the way)
Old York to DC: About the same time 2 Days, 21 Hours. So again, a week this route of course going straight through New Jersey.
From Old York to Sing Sing is less than a days walk. (<10 hours) The only straight route being US-9.
The Black Bears use US-9 heavily and have many sentry posts along the way.
The standard Black Bear:
(Think of the Black Bears as a Motorcycle Club without the Motorcycles. )
Covered in tattoos, bald, goatee, carrying chains, knives, and guns. Wears Leather vest with denim pants.
-The Empire-
Only building to remain in the city to remain nearly intact. In the night sky on certain nights, the tower lights up for the world to see.
Despite the fact that the Black Bears run most of the city, they stay clear away from Hell's Kitchen and the Lincoln Tunnel.
The Dossier:
(Weapons commonly used by the factions in the area: )
-Melee: Knifes, shanks, shivs, crafted and salvaged Machetes, baseball bats, steel chains….
-Guns: 9mm Pistols, 10mm Pistols.357 Revolvers, Hunting Shotguns, Double barrel Shotguns, Sawn off shotguns, Russian Assualt Rifles, Chinese Assault Rifles, Hunting Rifles
-Explosives: Frag Grenades, Flash Bang Grenades
(Weapons uncommonly used by the factions in the area: )
-Melee: Hooligan Tools, Fire Axes
-Guns: Service Rifles, Sniper Rifles
-Energy: Laser Pistols, Laser Rifles, Plasma Pistols, Plasma Rifles
-Explosives: Dynamite, Rocket and Missile Launchers, Plasma grenades
-Armor: Pre-War Combat Armor, T-45d/T-51B Power Armor
Creatures living in Old York
Rad Gators-
Locals have had a few run ins with these things, but people from out of town usually put it off as some bullshit to keep people on the surface. They stand 8-9 feet tall and weigh half a ton. They’re smart, deadly and if you ever see one coming for you, your best bet is to just lie down and die.
Dogs-
Mutts descended from German Sheppards, Pitbulls, and Dobermans. They used to run wild on the streets foraging through trash but now they’re gone…I wonder what happened?
Giant Rats-
Live primarily in the sewers
Rad Roaches-
Live primarily in the ruins of buildings
Pigeons-
Birds who flock to the many trees throughout the city. Nasty little disease spreading bastards.
Fauna of the City:
Apple Trees, Pear Trees….(More coming soon)
-The Idea-
A RPG based in the areas surrounding New York, New Jersey, Parts of Pennslyvania, Mass (Especially Boston) based around three main organizations/gangs/tribes.
-Key Players-
(1) The Institute Based out of Boston Massachusetts
~What the Locals say about them: " They're decent folk providing food and shelter for any weary travelers but something just don't seem right about some of these folk...way too calm.
"
a. “I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here and there. “
b. Operates a small outpost out on Long Island (Queens) that’s barricaded off and only accessible via the subway.
c. Outpost led by Dr. John Smith;
[HIDDEN DOSSIER:]
[spoiler:dcf029ec25]Name: Dr. John Smith MD.
Also Known As: Smith
Age: 35
Eye colour: Brown
Hair colour: Brown
Height: 5’10
Weight: 160
Ethnicity: Caucasion
Stats: Lightweight (4), Wary Traveler (5), Hardy (6), Cult Leader (10), Genius(9), Under Control (5), Coin Flip (5)
Skills: The majesty of SCIENCE!(Science), Fast Talker (Speech), Set Lasers for Stun (Energy Weapons)
Perks: Computer Whiz (+Bonus to Science in regards to Technology), Educated (+Bonus to INT), Math Wraith (+Bonus to Energy Weapons)
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Religion: SCIENCE!
Occupation: Researcher/Administrator
Appearance: Usually wearing cleaned pre-war clothes, has short brown hair that is sometimes parted to the side. Looks young for his age, speaks in quickly.
Currently Wearing:
Pre-War Business Suit
Curently Carrying:
Pack of cigarettes, box of matches, and Pre-War money ($300).
Current Weapons:
Plasma Pistol (w/4 Small Energy Cells)
Family History: Orphaned by his birth parents and raised by the Institute (+INT, -STR) and became the center attention, always keeping them laughing (+Speech/Barter, -Penalty for being alone)
[/spoiler:dcf029ec25]
d. Roughly 30-40 strong, over half being Scientists and doctors, the rest being hired guns/salvagers
e. Neutral in all affairs, but has ties to the Bostonian Brotherhood of Steel
f. Technological Level: Advanced
Examples of Technology: a working Vertabird, Laser and Plasma Weapons, working Mark III and IX auto doc's, and more
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(2) The Black Bear Tribe Based out of Old York
~What the locals say about them: "Stay away, they're vicious killers and slaving marauders. The only business you should be doing with them is the business end of a shotgun. "
a. “Call no man happy till he is dead.”
b. Operates Sing-Sing Prison, headquarters being the Empire State Building (Manhattan) and smaller outposts throughout the city (Bronx)
c. Sing-Sing led by The Warden, Tribal leader Slash Burns
[HIDDEN DOSSIER]
[spoiler:dcf029ec25]
Name: Slash Burns
Also Known As: Slasher Burns, Wild Kid
Age: 24
Eye colour: Blue
Hair colour: Blonde
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 160 lbs
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Stats: Barrel Chested (6),Eagle-Eyed Raider(7), Tough as nails (7), Casanova (9), Knucklehead (4), Catlike (6), Lucky 7 (7)
Skills: Smooth Talker (Speech), Bare-fisted Brawler (Unarmed), Swashbuckler (Melee Weapons)
Perks: Devil’s Tounge (+Bonus to Speech and Deception), Super Slam (+Bonus to Melee and Unarmed), Alertness (+Bonus to PER)
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Religion: The Glory of the Black Bears
Occupation: Leader/Visionary
Appearance: Has a tall blonde Mohawk, scars and tattoos. Walks with a limp. Has multiple gunshot wounds and a tattoo on his back of Two black bears.
Currently Wearing: Black Leather Pants, Black Leather Vest, White T-Shirt, Black Combat boots, fingerless gloves.
Curently Carrying:
Jet Inhaler, Pouch full of caps (~300-400)
Current Weapons:
Ballistic Fist (Right Hand)
Steel Saw (Fusion Battery Powered)
Family History: Unknown Maternal; Cannibal (-Stigma), Paternal; Sex Appeal (+Bonus to Speech)
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d. Over 900+ members
e. Dealing in Slaving, Drugs, and Prostitution
f. Technological Level: Basic
Examples of Technology: Stills, Chem Sets, a Robots, mostly conventional firearms, and more.
-
(3) The Legion Based out of Old York
~What the locals say about them: "Never seen too many ghouls around here before but about a year ago they started showing up. They don't bother us and we don't bother them."
a. “We are legion, for we are…many.”
b. Operates out of Coney Island (Brooklyn)
c. Legion led by Three Ghouls, Icarus, Achilles,and Odysseus
d. Numbers unknown but mostly Feral Ghouls
e. Main directive being solely survival of the species
f. Technological Level : Intermediate
Examples of Technology: Conventional firearms, Chem Sets, a beached Nuclear Submarine and more.
-
(4) The Brotherhood of Steel Based out of Boston
~What the locals say about them: "I saw one of those folks in some suit of armor take on twenty armed men and didnt even move. They don't trade with us much...they pass thru sometimes."
a. “We protect the masses from themselves. “
b. Operates a settlement Known as The Retreat based out of Staten Island
c. Led by Elder Matthew
[spoiler:dcf029ec25]
Name: Theodore Matthew
Also Known As: Elder Matthew
Age: 47
Eye colour: Brown
Hair colour: None
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 175 lbs
Ethnicity: African American
Stats: Average (5), Sniper (9), Tough-as-nails (7), Diplomat (7), Gifted (6), Catlike (6), Coin Flip (5)
Skills: Laser Commander (Energy Weapons), Knowledge is Power! (Science), and Bombardier (Explosives).
Perks: The Better part of Valor (+Bonus to Energy Weapons and Explosives, +Bonus to Military Tactics), Cyborg: Eye Implant (+Bonus to PER, +Can see farther than usual, +Low Light Vision), Tough Guy (+Bonus to END)
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Religion: The Codex/ Brotherhood of Steel
Occupation: BOS Elder (Former BOS Paladin)
Appearance: Wears Blue BOS robes, Bald and shinny head, well groomed thin beard, Left eye is red tinted due to cybernetic implant.
Currently Wearing:
Brotherhood of Steel Robes
Curently Carrying:
Microfusion Cells x4, Pip Boy 2000
Current Weapons:
Tri-Beam Laser Rifle
Family History: Father was a BOS Knight (+Bonus to Tagged Skills), Mother was a BOS Scribe (+Bonus to Science and Speech)
[/spoiler:dcf029ec25]
d. Less than 30 members (on Expedition)
e. The recovery of Technology is their main purpose
f. Technological Level: Advanced
Examples of Technology: T-45d Power Armor, T-51b Power Armor, Advanced Energy weapons (all encompassing), a working Mister Orderly, and access to large pre-war database.
[spoiler:dcf029ec25](5) The Guard Based out of Old York City
~What the locals say about them: "These folks do more for this city than any other group, they patrol the city and make sure that folks don’t get hurt or worst killed.”
a. “To Serve and Protect. “
b. Operate out of the 109th Precinct Police Station
c. Led by Captain Reyonlds
d. Just under 40 Officers based throughout the city in small 2 man teams.
e. Main Directive is the same as their motto; “To Serve and Protect Old York.”
f. Technological Level: Intermediate
Examples of Technology: MK II and MK III Police Cyberdogs, Trained Dogs, Conventional Firearms, working Motorcycles, a working computer database. [/spoiler:dcf029ec25]
-The Initial Setting-
For whatever reason, you find yourself in the dead Cursed City of Old York (ruins of New York), to the North, a former prison that survived the Great war and now ran by the Black Bear Tribe for the purposes of free labor and to sell the slaves to buyers, a place to showcase them. Sing-Sing is ran by a reprogramend Protocon named The Warden. The Warden and group of Mister Handy's run the prison hand in hand with the Black Bear Tribe.
-Settlements-
In the City itself there are settlements in each of the Five Boroughs.
Manhattan- The Black Bears; Operate a place known as The Square, a settlement built from old cars, buses and some of the buildings in the middle of Time's Square.
Brooklyn- The Legion resides hidden in the subway and sewers. Although lights and music can be seen out on Coney Island, no one dares to go out of fear of the Feral Ghoul Hordes.
Queens- The Institute runs a outpost that is surrounded a settlement of scavengers native to the area.
Staten Island- The Brotherhood of Steel operates a place called The Retreat, Natives and travelers can find safe haven in the hallowed walls of the Retreat where a rumored Doctor, who has been been around for decades, offers treatment for free.
Bronx- Native's steer clear of the area, for the area is swarming with mutated Animals but there is a small community that lives out of an Old Baseball Stadium.
Outside of the city is another story, there are many free towns along the way to the commonwealth.
-Rumors-
Rumors exist and draw treasure hunters to the Cursed city of a hidden treasure somewhere in the city. Records on old Robco computers indicate that the Government had built something somewhere in the city when the threat of Nuclear Apocalypse became all too real.
-Introduction-
I leave this up to the characters themselves. They could get caught by the slavers and end up here. They could be on a rescue mission to save somebody there. Or they could work there for the Black Bears. All in All, the story starts here.
-Restrictions-
Unlike most stories there are a few restrictions that I will enforce.
(1.) There will be no characters from the Mojave, you can reference them, maybe you've heard of something out west but you're characters have never been there. I'm making a line that runs from Illinois down. Chicago is as far west as I'm allowing it.
(2.) If you're going to make a 'Superman' then you need to make it believable.
(3.) The Enclave is destroyed and all that remains is scattered Remaments.
(4.) If you are from the Capitol Wasteland, then you might want to explain what you're doing in the Tri-state Wasteland.
Research:
Walking from Boston to Old York, even walking at a steady pace would take 2 days and 23 hours without stopping (probably roughly 7 days if taking your time and this route would go straight through Connecticut. (Traveling through the settlement of London along the way)
Old York to DC: About the same time 2 Days, 21 Hours. So again, a week this route of course going straight through New Jersey.
From Old York to Sing Sing is less than a days walk. (<10 hours) The only straight route being US-9.
The Black Bears use US-9 heavily and have many sentry posts along the way.
The standard Black Bear:
(Think of the Black Bears as a Motorcycle Club without the Motorcycles. )
Covered in tattoos, bald, goatee, carrying chains, knives, and guns. Wears Leather vest with denim pants.
-The Empire-
Only building to remain in the city to remain nearly intact. In the night sky on certain nights, the tower lights up for the world to see.
Despite the fact that the Black Bears run most of the city, they stay clear away from Hell's Kitchen and the Lincoln Tunnel.
The Dossier:
(Weapons commonly used by the factions in the area: )
-Melee: Knifes, shanks, shivs, crafted and salvaged Machetes, baseball bats, steel chains….
-Guns: 9mm Pistols, 10mm Pistols.357 Revolvers, Hunting Shotguns, Double barrel Shotguns, Sawn off shotguns, Russian Assualt Rifles, Chinese Assault Rifles, Hunting Rifles
-Explosives: Frag Grenades, Flash Bang Grenades
(Weapons uncommonly used by the factions in the area: )
-Melee: Hooligan Tools, Fire Axes
-Guns: Service Rifles, Sniper Rifles
-Energy: Laser Pistols, Laser Rifles, Plasma Pistols, Plasma Rifles
-Explosives: Dynamite, Rocket and Missile Launchers, Plasma grenades
-Armor: Pre-War Combat Armor, T-45d/T-51B Power Armor
Creatures living in Old York
Rad Gators-
Locals have had a few run ins with these things, but people from out of town usually put it off as some bullshit to keep people on the surface. They stand 8-9 feet tall and weigh half a ton. They’re smart, deadly and if you ever see one coming for you, your best bet is to just lie down and die.
Dogs-
Mutts descended from German Sheppards, Pitbulls, and Dobermans. They used to run wild on the streets foraging through trash but now they’re gone…I wonder what happened?
Giant Rats-
Live primarily in the sewers
Rad Roaches-
Live primarily in the ruins of buildings
Pigeons-
Birds who flock to the many trees throughout the city. Nasty little disease spreading bastards.
Fauna of the City:
Apple Trees, Pear Trees….(More coming soon)
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