content warning:Things may get fairly violent, Injuries are described in detail, drug and alcohol are used and things may get sexually sugestive.



STALKER: ON A ROADSIDE PICNIC

If you come back with swag – It’s a Miracle. If you come back alive – It’s a Success. If a patrol bullets miss you – It’s Luck. And as for everething else – That’s fate.


The zone is a mystery to everyone all everyone knows it appeared after some extraterrestrial force visited the earth and left strange stuff behind. Many think that these are simply garbage they threw on some anorher destination, much like one would on a roadside picnic. When they left they left behind six regions in places they landed. These are what people call "The Zones".

The zones are protected by The Institute. They have armed guards and patrol men around the area zone is affecting. Zone has and affect on surrounding area it is very common to see strange lights and shifting weather paterns, these phenomenon are common that The institute shows no interest in them.

Some however defy The Institute. These people are called The Stalkers and they venture into the zone in hopes finding valuable artefacts and treasures, many people talk of even strange and very sought after ones like the Golden Orb that is rumored to be in canada, it grants any wish that is touching it, one way or an another, The Golden Orb is symetrically spherical but it also heavy and fairly large. Another known one is a artefact called so-so it is a cylindrical 10cm long and is thick as mans thump and has two opposite charages in both ends. It is safe to handle from the middle. So-So is powerful enough to charge an electric car and it never runs out. if exposed to gamma radiation it splits in to two.

Thick cigarate smoke is filling the room like every other bar in the borderlands. This bar is called "The Oasis" named after an areas in the zone that has strange mutated wildlife and plants but these places are rare in france. This bar is one of the few places in the borderlands with running water and electricity. On top of barkeeps shelf is a tv which is running a game of football Germany vs France, game is on its last minutes and it seems that that Germany is winning 2 to 1. The bar is popular among Stalkers and is a common place to pick up odd jobs into the zone.

There are many people in the bar this night right now, some even quite famous among Stalkers or infamous depending who you ask. They are talking in whispers or through notes. Secrecy is required in case The Institute has sent spies which is very likely. This also why people use Aliases as well when they return back home other wise they would be arrested on a spot.