A Green and Unpleasant Land RPG background and scenario
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A Green and Unpleasant Land"
The place: Earth... The time: Early 22nd Century...
The situation: Desperate!
Hmm¸ let me explain a little more...
Mankind is still around¸ though God and Mother Nature have tried their damndest to eradicate us. A hundred years of abnormal solar activity and tectonic repercussions have reduced the population to an almost insignificant amount.
But hope springs eternal... 'Governments' around the globe are exerting a new influence on the scattered enclaves of survivors¸ gathering them under strict¸ protective and 'civilized' umbrellas.
Apart from these new regimes which some (if not most) consider a threat to their previous way of life¸ there is another¸ much more sinister problem arising in many areas...
Tribrids - as the scientists call 'em - appear to have evolved as a direct result of the forces that almost scoured mankind from the Earth.
And finally (hopefully)¸ in New Britain among others¸ the resurgence of religious fanaticism in the form of Zealots puts further constraints on previously free men as they reluctantly join the new order.
Me.? Hell yeah¸ I have an important function in the scheme of things; I'm a Ranger. We're what pass for the Military and Policing Force around here. Our role¸ in addition to mundane law enforcement¸ is to roam the countryside¸ locate enclaves of settlement and guide the inhabitants to the larger cities where they can be more useful. We also gather information¸ equipment¸ techniques and ideas from the old days.
And now there's a rumour they want volunteers for a special ops mission into the Magna Forest...