Final Idea

[Mirumoto_Kenjiro]

I ended up getting those Bill Engvall weird thoughts, and came up with a general idea, with two settings to go by.

The year is 2030 AD.  The world as we know entered a post-apocalyptic age as some of the greatest powers collapsed, triggering countless civil wars across the globe.  Within this dark age are those that refuse to die out, and fight for survival, power, and destruction...

But which path will be taken?  War on the seas, or on land?

[Mirumoto_Kenjiro]

For the war on land, the title would be Scorched Earth, and take place in North America.  Like Serris' Darwin's Soldiers, it'll have both furry and human characters, and there will be factions, some that work together and others do not:

Refugees - Villagers and nomads.  Limited technology & training.

Mercenaries - Soldiers of fortune.  Training similar to solders, but less advanced technology.

Soldiers - Warriors serving still-surviving governments.  Advanced technology & training.

Raiders - Semi-nomadic bandits.  Limited technology & training.

Warlords - Organized military powers.  Less advanced training & technology.

Merchants - High-class dealers of goods & arms.  Can employ own army with advanced technology

Terrorists - Fanatic cults.  Technology & training similar to raiders or warlords.


Rules:
Mercenaries can work with refugees, merchants, & soldiers, but not with raiders & terrorists.
Soldiers can work with refugees, but not with raiders, terrorists, warlords, & merchants.
Raiders can work with warlords.
Warlords & merchants can work together.
Terrorists can deal with warlords & merchants.

Technology only as far as near future, such as new technology just being developed today.
PG-13 only.  Romance, violence, & language included.
No sci-fi or fantasy unless approved.  (would have to be really good)


Noted groups:
Well Town - Small nomadic town of 15 families, protected by a militia headed by a handful of M4 Sherman tanks.

Gun Hawks - American mercenary team with primarily M60 Patton tanks.

Santa Fe Raiders - Bandit gang of New Mexico.

Triad - Chinese crime organization turned warlords in California.

The Red Merchant - Faceless arms dealer in Florida.

Royal Expeditionary Force - Survivors of a decimated British regiment sent to assist fallen US government.


I'll have Blood Seas ready soon.

[Myrkin]

Sounds good. Will it be more about playing individual characters or commanding whole factions?

[Mirumoto_Kenjiro]

It can be both, if you want to play a lone character.  Your char's lifestyle would normally be like one of the factions.  For example, Mad Max from the  movies would've started out like a soldier or a refugee, because he is a local law enforcement officer, then lived a life more like a mercenary, and the movies would've had him fighting against raiders (Road Warrior) and warlords (Beyond the Thunderdome).

Blood Seas would resemble more like Waterworld, with significant differences.

[Mirumoto_Kenjiro]

For Blood Sea, the setting is the whole Pacific Ocean, and can include islands and harbors on the coastline of any country.  Again, this will have factions:

Sea folk - Similar to refugees in Scorched Earth, but with mostly hand-built barges or modified civilian boats.

Mercenaries - Similar to those of Scorched Earth, but can pilot ships up to no bigger than a destroyer.

Sailors - Just like soldiers, and can sail any vessel.

Pirates - Like raiders and warlords

Merchants - Same as Scorched Earth, and can be at land or sea.


Rules apply the same way as Scorched Earth.  No noted groups as of yet.

[Myrkin]

Will we use Google Maps (or something like that) to point to places of action, since we will be playing in, geographically speaking, real world?

How should we make our characters/factions?

[Mirumoto_Kenjiro]

We could do that with maps, though we will be tweaking some of the climate in some of the areas for the post-apocalyptic feel.

Here's what profiles should look like:

Name:  Including nicknames & aliases
Species:  Human or furry (anthro or feral)
Gender:
Faction:  Category your char is
Occupation:  Actual job, including groups if you're part of it
Weapons/Equipment:  Including armor & heirlooms
Transport:  Any brand, from civilian to military.  Describe modifications & armament if any.
Description:  General description.  Clothing can be included.
Personality:  Quirks and faults
Brief History:  One paragraph long.


If you're making a group, here's how it goes:

Group:  Team name
Faction:
Origin:
Numbers:  Optional
Equipment:  Anything general used by group, including weapons & vehicles.  Optional.
Brief History:  One paragraph long.

[StarfallRaptor]

Alright, now this sounds like a blast!
I'll control 3 characters or more, and 2 factions.

Character 1
Name: Emile Kibagami
Species: Anthro Fox
Gender: Male
Faction: Mercenaries-  Vulture group
Occupation:  Salvager
Weapons/Equipment:  Kriss Super V/Vector SMG, Folding Shovel, Combat knife, Swords (Japanese), Colt M1911
Transport:  Vulture- 18-wheeler truck with multiple M60 Machine Guns mounted on the cab and trailer.
Description:  Emile has Light Red-Brown fur with a white underbelly and tail tip, with black shins and forearms.  Long Red hair, tied in a loose ponytail with a black ribbon, hanging to about his tail base.  Wears a tattered black trench coat over scavenged body armor.
Personality: Opporunistic, with a strong sense of justice and adventure.  Able to outhink many people by virtue of his 180 IQ.  Bisexual.
Brief History: Emile was born in Japan, to parents from the US and Japan.  His family moved back to the US shortly befor the collapse, and both died in the ensuing chaos.  He was taken in by the "captain" of the Vulture scavenger group, and has traveled with them since.

Character 2
Name: Lena Kibagami- Alias: Lena Kobayashi, Junko Misami
Species: Anthro Fox
Gender: Female
Faction: Mercenaries- Vulture group
Occupation: Salvager/Espionage
Weapons: Kodachi Knives, H&K USP, Folding Shovel, Heirloom Katana
Transport: Vulture-Same as Emile
Description: Lena has snow-White fur, with black markings on her arms and tail.  Ankle-length pale blue hair, kept in a tight, ornate braid.  Wears a low-cut top, tight hotpants, and a Blue trenchcoat.
Presonality:  Flirty, seemingly a bit of an airhead, she's every bit as intelligent as Emile.  In an open, incestuous relationship with her Brother.  Bisexual.
Brief History: Lena was born a few years before Emile, and had a similar life to him, until they were separated by the Fall.  The two were separated, and she had to make her living on her own, until the Vultures found her.

Faction 1
Name: Vulture Scavenger Corps
Faction: Mercenaries/Refugees
Origin:  US
Numbers: No more than 50
Equipment:  Vulture Transport truck, scavenged arms and armor
Brief History:  The Vulture corps were founded shortly after the fall by a trucker who sought to make a quick spot of cash by selling salvage from fights, but quickly evolved into a more noble group, taking in refugees and providing what supplies they can to camps.

Character 3
Name: Conrad Verner
Species: Anthro Wolf
Gender: Male
Faction: Terrorists- Sword of Damocles
Occupation: Terrorist Group Leader
Weapons: Glock 18, Colt M1911, Saber
Appearance:  Grey fur, Massive burn scar over the right side of his face.  Black outfit with red trim, matching trenchcoat.
Personality: Ruthless, cold, calculating, and obsessed with causing a global war.
Brief History: Dishonorable Discharge, US miltary.

Faction 2
Name: Sword of Damocles
Faction: Terrorists/Warlords
Origin: Military remnants, angry civilians
Equipment: Several armored fighting vehicles, M4 carbines, AK-series guns
Numbers:  Unknown, but high.
Brief History:  After the fall, Conrad Verner, a dishonorably discharged US Soldier, gathered a force of discontented soldiers and civilians, and successfully raided several remaining Military installations, stealing weapons and armor for his force.  They now seek to plunge the world into total war.

[Mirumoto_Kenjiro]

So I'm taking the setting is on land?  I guess I'll go ahead and start off with some factions:


Group: Gun Hawks
Faction:  Mercenaries
Origin:  United States
Numbers: American company-size
Equipment:  6x M60A3 Patton tanks, 4x Hummvees, various other vehicles, American & Soviet-made weapons
Brief History:  The Gun Hawks were formed from survivors of Fort Hood when Mexico invaded the US.  Since then, they wander the deserts doing jobs like escorting refugee nomads or merchant shipments, repelling raider attacks, and hunting down terrorist forces.

Group:  Well Town Village Guard
Faction:  Refugees
Origin:  United States
Numbers:  15 families
Equipment:  4x M4 Sherman tanks, miscellaneous civilian vehicles, sporting or vintage weapons
Brief History:  Well Town was once a nomadic group until they discovered a spring along the Arizona/New Mexico border.  They remain under threat from raiders and larger refugee towns, until such threats were slowly and mysteriously being destroyed by a new threat...

Group:  The Black Moon Army
Faction:  Terrorists
Origin:  Iran
Numbers:  Unknown, all combatants
Equipment:  Iranian & Soviet-made vehicles & weapons, including light tanks
Brief History:  Since the destruction of Iran in a nuclear holocaust caused by the destruction of their nuclear factories by a powerful earthquake, the survivors sneaked into the US to join with their terrorist cells & black ops to carve out a new Iran from what they called "territory conquered from the enemy".  Since then, they seek out recruits and slaves from the refugees to take control of the region.

Group:  Triad
Faction:  Warlords/Merchants
Origin:  China
Numbers:  Unknown
Equipment:  Chinese-made weapons & vehicles, including light tanks
Brief History:  When China split into several warring kingdoms, the former ruling government appoints their former adversary, the Triad criminal organization, to reinforce itself back to a global power, even meaning conquering foreign land to bolster their resources.  The Triad set out and dominated San Diego & San Francisco, naming themselves warlords of New China, and since then been gathering supplies and weapons to China.  But with their new found power, they've been taking their time doing so.

Group:  Royal Expeditionary Force
Faction:  Soldiers
Origin:  United Kingdom
Numbers:  British platoon-size
Equipment:  7x Challenger main battle tanks, British & American-made weapons
Brief History:  Following the invasion of the US by Mexico, England sent a fleet of Royal Marines across the ocean.  But when a super storm struck the fleet, only one ship made it to Massachusetts before being permanently grounded.  Now the survivors attempt to seek out the American government, who fled the capital into hiding.

[Myrkin]

Group: Boston Guardians
Faction: Soldiers
Origin: United States
Numbers: About 120
Equipment: 1x M60A3 Patton tank, 8x Hummvees, few military trucks, mainly American weapons
Brief History: Boston Guardians are the remnants of US military force in Boston. After several warlords had taken control of the city, Boston Guardians had no choice but to pull out of it. After that they try to connect with any representative of government or other military unit in area.


Name: Ronald Emmerson
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Faction: Soldiers - Boston Guardians
Occupation: Group leader
Weapons/Equipment: M4 carbine, Combat knife, Beretta 92
Transport: Hummvee
Description: Tall, bearded, black hair. He wears tattered uniform of member of the National Guard.
Personality: Calm, cool-headed - these are the best words to describe him. He doesn't break under pressure.
Brief History: Ronald was born and raised by his parents in Boston. At the age of 18 he joined the National Guard and thanks to his calm demeanour and good thinking he had been promoted to the rank of captain. After the Fall, unit commanded by him and several others attempted to establish order in Boston, but they were eventually either destroyed or forced to withdraw by armed warlords. Emmerson led his unit out of the hot zone, escorting some civilians and collecting whatever resources they could find.


I might make other characters and/or factions later. Will any of you lead troops of Royal Expeditionary Forces? If so, then maybe they and Guardians could join forces.

[Mirumoto_Kenjiro]

I'll need to put my chars up in phases, like 2 or 3 at a time, so you'll see this post with edit for sure:


Name:  Ogden "Oggie" Ward
Species:  Anthro Belgian Shepherd
Gender:  Male
Faction:  Refugees - Well Town
Occupation:  Tank commander and mechanic
Weapons/Equipment:  Colt New Army revolver
Transport:  M4A1 Sherman medium tank w/ 75mm gun & M1919 machine gun
Description:  Dark brown brindle fur, brown eyes, 5'7", light build
Personality:  Not the brightest, except with anything mechanical, likes Kat
Brief History:  Oggie was a farm boy in the Midwest United States, when everything went to hell.  His home town had to seize some aging tanks from a history museum and bring them to working order.  Although they never had to fight in the initial war, the home they knew was destroyed.  Being the most talented when it came to tanks, he was dubbed the unofficial team leader of the new Well Town Village Guard.

Name:  Avery
Species:  Badger
Gender:  Male
Faction:  Refugees - Well Town
Occupation:  Reverend
Weapons/Equipment:  Bible
Transport:  School bus
Description:  Brown fur w/ white head & black stripes, brown eyes, 5'8", stout build
Personality:  Optimistic, hopeful
Brief History:  Avery had been the pastor of the town before the chaos.  He keeps the spirits of Well Town alive as they struggle to survive.

Minor Characters
Maxwell Ciedrick: Male Whippet, Oggie's rival for Kat
Kat Koney:  Female Coonhound-mix, survivor of a formerly rich family

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Name:  Cole Winters
Species:  Human
Gender:  Male
Faction:  Mercenaries - Gun Hawks
Occupation:  Tank commander
Weapons/Equipment:  H&K USP handgun, modernized Siminov SKS rifle, flak jacket
Transport:  M60A3 Patton main battle tank w/ 105mm gun, two M60 machine guns, M9 bulldozer kit & explosive reactive armor, some of which was spent in combat
Description:  Caucasian, dark hair, dark eyes, 5'10", light build, desert camouflage clothing
Personality:  No-nonsense, practical, cunning
Brief History:  Cole was a trainer for tank crews in Fort Hood when it was attacked.  No modern tanks survived in the first half of the invasion, but a surplus of working Pattons helped the soldiers repel the threat.  As the highest and most experienced officer of the group, he becomes the commander of the group and they set out to help out the American citizens in their fight for survival.

Minor Characters
John West:  Male human, tank commander
Carol Hynes:  Female husky, light machine gunner
Elijah:  Male human, scout & linguist, escaped from the Black Moon Army, then freed from a gang of raiders by the Gun Hawks

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Name:  Sky
Species:  Human
Gender:  Male
Faction:  Mercenaries
Occupation:  Traveler
Weapons/Equipment:  Remington 870 shotgun, Uzi sub-machine gun, wakizashi sword
Transport:  Modified 1969 Pontiac GTO w/ turbo kit, armor plating, off-road suspension, & twin M60 machine guns mounted on the front
Description:  Caucasian, blond highlighted hair, dark green eyes, 5'9", light build
Personality:  Calm, common-sense, does not talk about his past
Brief History:  Sky once had a another name, until his entire family and home have been destroyed by a volcanic eruption in northern California.  Since then, he travels with a new name and his only companion, Runt.

Name:  Runt
Species:  Feral Wolf-mix
Gender:  Male
Faction:  Mercenaries
Occupation:  Traveler
Weapons/Equipment:  None
Transport:  Same as Skye
Description:  Gray fur w/ lighter underside, gold eyes
Personality:  Cocky, wry-sense of humor, loves to stick his head out the window
Brief History:  Runt was the runt of his litter when he was found a home with Skye and his family.  Now he is all that is left of Skye's past, and his humanity.

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Name:  Ken Winchester
Species:  Scottish Deerhound
Gender:  Male
Faction:  Soldiers - Royal Expeditionary Force
Occupation:  Tank commander; colonel
Weapons/Equipment:  Browning L9A1 handgun, L85A2 bullpup rifle, Osprey body armor
Transport:  Challenger 2 main battle tank w/ 120mm gun & 2x 7.62mm machine guns
Description:  Dull silver fur, light brown eyes, 6', medium build, Royal Marines green uniform, beret
Personality:  Practical, sarcastic
Brief History:  Sent to command the Royal Marines in the United States, he was the only one of his command staff to survive the storm.  Now he sits in the commander's seat as he leads his forces to their original mission.

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Name:  The Black Prophet
Species:  Human
Gender:  Male
Faction:  Terrorists - Black Moon Army
Occupation:  Recruiter, tactician
Weapons/Equipment:  AK47 combat rifle
Transport:  Jeep
Description:  Middle Eastern, dark eyes, gray hair & beard, 6', thin build, robes
Personality:  Lunatic, ruthless, self-righteous
Brief History:  It unsure if the Black Prophet was placed in the US as a recruiter before the chaos began, but he gained the initiative to take control of a makeshift army and lead a conquest of the war-torn land.


We could have the two teams meet near the beginning, Myrkin.  Probably best during a conflict with another threat.

[Myrkin]

Yeah, my team could fight with some warlord and then your team could have its Big Damn Heroes moment. Since you have more tanks than me, you have to be The Cavalry.


Sorry if I used too many tvtropes in just two short sentences.

[Mirumoto_Kenjiro]

We could do that.  I'm having the REF start off around the former USA/Canada border  when the game starts.

[Myrkin]

And my BG will start somewhere west of Boston. By the way... When will we begin the game? Are we waiting for more players to join?

[Mirumoto_Kenjiro]

You think just 3 players are enough?  I'm not sure if anyone else would want to join in.

[Myrkin]

We could wait a day or two to see if anyone else wants to join and then start.

[Mirumoto_Kenjiro]

We'll start this at midnight.  If we make it good enough, we might get some more bites.

[StarfallRaptor]

Alright!

[StarfallRaptor]

Okie.  Had an idea for a unique vehicle for Emile and Lena.  Here goes.

Vehicle: Kibagami
Type: Extensively-modified motorcycle
Description:  Original Motorcycle chassis used is unknown. Emile and Lena modified whatever it was to sport an elongated chassis, with two seats, each capable of controlling the cycle.  Mounted at the rear seat are a pair of M60 LMG's, controlled by a pair of triggers on the handlebars.  The front seat mounts a pair of HK21 Machine guns, used with standard triggers.  The entire body is covered in armor, with a shell of bulletproof glass around both drivers.  Perhaps the stranges modification is a steering system Emile designed, which uses a driver's legs to steer by putting pressue on a pair of pads on the cycle's body, enabling free use of both hands.
Driven by: Emile and Lena Kibagami.  Emile in the front seat, and Lena in the rear seat.

[Mirumoto_Kenjiro]

The British troops weren't using their AM long-range radios the last post, so no-one else could've heard that.  I forgot to mention about FM (short-range) and AM (long-range) radios used by military.