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    Long ago (2037) a reign of nuclear bombs obliterated civilization in a few minutes of blazing horror. It was the end of the world - Doomsday - Skydark. With the first nuclear explosion, the tissue thin tapestry of civilization was ripped apart. The rule of law was replaced overnight with the somber draconian edict of survival of the fittest. Cannibals hunted prey. Cold hearts brutally raided farms. And slavers seized anybody they could as chattel. Electricity was seldom seen. Starvation universal. Rape a daily event. Death the only known means of escape. -paraphrased from James Axler’s Deathlands series intro.

    Storyteller’s Note: Below does NOT reflect any personal views. It merely sets the environment.

    Those were the early days after Skydark. Centuries have passed since those dark days and slowly mankind has begun to rise from this dark age. But we have yet a very long way to go. Noone is really sure just how many years have passed since that dark time. But with the fall of civilization humans reverted to older ways of life. Women, who had once won their freedom are once more second class citizens at best. Women have no rights.

    A woman may not be a warrior. In many lands doing so brings a severe punishment. Females belong to the male head of household until she is married off, traded, or even sold into slavery. A woman who loses her husband is in an extremely vulnerable position.

    Your Role
    You will create a female character complete with origin story. You may come from one of a variety of backgrounds. A country noble's seventh daughter ... maybe. Really, the more common their origins the better. Butcher your families, have your hometown raped and pillaged, have Dad die of disease or battle, be some blacksmith's daughter disappointed for the lack of a son, or refuse to marry that A-hole of a noble. Lots of options.

    You will have to cut your hair short and disguise yourself as a man, and set out to become a mercenary. This is a very risky process. First you must “sell” yourself to a dealer in labor. This is a little backwards as it really means bribing him to put you on the auction block. He has to feed you until he can sell you.

    At the auction block military and mercenary captains, chain gang overlords will “buy” the contracts of raw recruits. The real kicker is that women, for the most part, make for some scrawny men and will fetch very low prices. If NOT get bought you end up on a chain gang - working in mines, or even in the cities harvesting steel. That means a harsh life, and probably an even shorter one at that. Still as times are harsh - and one must eat to survive - you need work. And it is either this, or less glamorous positions.

    Now here is the real kicker. You are going to end up bought by some mercenary lord, who clearly is lacking in funds to buy the beefier men. He is actually buying the cheapest man for the most part, saving funds for perhaps one or two quality warrior potential individuals. He isn’t a fool though. He actually inspects each recruit for general health - and some qualities noone can be certain of. If he were a team captain picking players for a game, it would look like he was picking a losers.

    Is he buying cannon fodder? Is that it? He doesn’t have a cruel look to him. Whatever his game, you have made it past the first stage - you have passed yourself off as a man. Now you have to make it work as you go through boot camp. Although this man called you a boy so young you haven’t even got peach fuzz. But he ‘likes them young.” You sure hope he means so he can train you from a young age. The way he looked you up and down made some of the other men look at him as though he had … other reasons.

    Afterthought: Another option for your origin would be to come from the past - before Skydark and have found yourself in a nightmarish post apocalyptic world and find yourself being sold into slavery to our mercenary - presumably to service his men - or himself. But I would only go with this choice if you want 21st century skills.

    Skills and Technologies:
    It has been at least a century since Skydark. Martial arts are a forgotten art. Modern gunpowder is a forgotten science, but black powder is known in some regions. Repeating firearms are exceedingly rare. Possession of one is really just a good way to get killed.

    Most people can’t even read.

    Setting
    The RP begins in the Southeastern USA. Locally, technology includes up to black powder weaponry, a secret closely guarded. Old baronies (city states) are beginning to collect into small kingdoms. Marauders ravage the countryside. The remnants of old cities of the Ancients are being mined for steel - creating Steel Wars.

    The recruiting scene that starts the RP takes place in Rock City (near Chattanooga, TN). Old Chattanooga is heavily patrolled by Rock City. The lord of Rock City is conquest hungry and wants to control all the lands visible from his home. He is currently trying to enlarge his castle while expanding his domain. But he is a man of law and order and not a depraved A-hole like many barons.

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    what year after the nuclear bombs the story starts in?

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    Thought I had added that, but apparently this is an older copy of this RP description. I tried to set the RP long enough after for the nuclear winter, acid rains, and such to fade ... but before the cities were completely gone. Most estimates I have found are 50-100 years would be about right. I would say the year is somewhere around 2100, maybe even a little later.

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    I'm very interesting, but I would really love to hear more on how you saw the society changing, is faith still the same, or what about tech we have around, I'll pm you to hear more.

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