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#1 craedus Oct 23, 2010 17:00:41	So its easier for me to find new GW locales and add them to the Community Atlas, please post them in this thread. Thansk in advance
#2 KJordan Nov 24, 2010 14:38:23	I'm not sure if this truly count as a "locale" yet, but here is the intro for my area (Huntsville, AL): It has been 150 years since reality fell apart during the time you’ve heard referenced as the Big Mistake, the Great Upheaval, the Event, and once, as the Great Pumpkin (but that guy was either drunk or senile. . . you hope). It was a dangerous time for your ancestors. As bits of reality fell away, they were replaced by bits of other realities. Whole cities disappeared and were replaced with wild jungle, blasted ruins decades old, new cities with advanced technologies, or even stranger things. These problems were compounded by scared people in possession of powerful weapons (including nuclear arsenals). Billions upon billions died or disappeared never to be seen again. Additionally, living bodies were as subject to the reality “flux” as non-animate objects. Few people or animals during this time did not mutate in some way. In fact, the sparse records of the time indicate that many would change daily if not hourly. Fortunately, reality eventually began to stabilize into a new configuration of multiple realities. Although not unheard of, flux is a rarity now, but it has left its mark. Strange creatures (some sentient) roam the land. Advanced technology from other realities may be found just over the horizon. The malleable bodies of mutants may spontaneously mutate during times of stress (which makes that first kiss oh so much more interesting). This is the world of Gamma Terra. You currently live at the university, a place of learning since before the Big Mistake. However, whereas in the distant past it was only filled with teachers and students, it is now a self-sustaining community protected by a thick brick wall and its own security force. Community members are expected to have an appreciation for knowledge if not an aptitude for learning or teaching. In fact, various learning programs are freely offered to the campus community. Additionally, all adult members must serve at least two years in the Chargers, the traditional security force of the university, and are expected to assist in defending the campus from any large threat. The most promising Charger recruits are even taught techniques of combat supposedly passed down from the ancient warriors of Red Stone, a nearby military base of old.
#3 ristarr Nov 24, 2010 22:35:45	Here are some of the things I have for the Atlanta area: Mount Nessa ( Kennesaw Mountain ) - Home to the Enlightened The Enlightened are a pacifist group dedicated to the pursuit of happiness. Pleasure and serenity are the key words in their society. Normally, pacifist and peaceful societies end up as fodder to the powerful and the unjust. Luckily, the Enlightened have been able to sustain a high positive mutation rate. This makes for a powerful race of beings. The defense of their enclave is the responsibility of the Defense Guard. All members of the society must serve long term shifts in the Guard. The members are treated with alchemical substances that enable the pacifistic tendencies bred into the people to be suppressed. Other chemicals are added to raise their aggression level. This combination ends up producing attitudes more suited to military duties. The breeding rituals used by the Enlightened are a melange of Roman Caligula style orgies and mad science worthy of Nikola Tesla. But it works. The gestation period of The Enlightened is down to about 3 months and their society is growing quickly. The positive aspects of the high mutation rate has meant the citizens have a low workload and increased time for their hedonistic activities.
#4 BRJN Dec 11, 2010 0:08:14	I don't have any details yet, but it might be fun to introduce a fishing society in the Outer Banks NC area. The fisherfolk stay in the inner sea and avoid the open ocean. In fact, they know the whole world tilts down as you move north; after all, the water in the ocean runs that way all the time, and the very land sinks away beneath it. (This is the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, southern side covered in swamp.) There are landlubbers, surface-dwellers, bottom-dwellers, and even a few swimming races in the area. On rare occasions, something comes into the Inner Sea from the ocean or down a river from inland. One tribe of humanoids lives on a dozen ex-houseboats. They are the traders and gossips of the region. Once (sometimes twice) a year a hurricane blows through. Otherwise the weather is vigorous - windy often and storms frequently - but not extreme hot/cold. If anybody has a good rule set for water-borne and underwater combat, this would be the setting to try it out.
#5 postalnik Feb 20, 2011 20:42:23	I have been working on a Georgia area Gamma World setting for years. My idea had the Appalachian mountains fork and run around the Atlanta area. The inhabitants of Atlanta turn the 285 perimeter highway into a wall. They created it using junk and debris from the surroundings. Within the "fork" live a thriving mutated animal community. They rejected the old world ways and live more like Amish families. They speak the Cherokee language. The Atlantians have developed a plant that can remove toxins from the soil. The Carver bean resembles a peanut plant. The beans actually absorb the ground toxins. These beans are used by the farmers in the fork to remove toxins so they can regain farming land. They sell the Carver beans to the Atlantians who then turn around and process them for "biofuel." This fuel has become a great source of revenue for the city. It also makes the city a very big target for attack. Atlantians want the Carver bean to remain secret in order to keep their monopoly. The I85 highway is still a major caravan route to bring the Fuel to the Mobil Industrial complex. Ristarr, I really like the upraised Atlanta area. Have you thought about the fact that the Center for Disease Control is in Atlanta? That could be great source for Evil.

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craedus

Oct 23, 2010 17:00:41

So its easier for me to find new GW locales and add them to the Community Atlas, please post them in this thread. Thansk in advance

KJordan

Nov 24, 2010 14:38:23

I'm not sure if this truly count as a "locale" yet, but here is the intro for my area (Huntsville, AL):

It has been 150 years since reality fell apart during the time you’ve heard referenced as the Big Mistake, the Great Upheaval, the Event, and once, as the Great Pumpkin (but that guy was either drunk or senile. . . you hope). It was a dangerous time for your ancestors. As bits of reality fell away, they were replaced by bits of other realities. Whole cities disappeared and were replaced with wild jungle, blasted ruins decades old, new cities with advanced technologies, or even stranger things. These problems were compounded by scared people in possession of powerful weapons (including nuclear arsenals). Billions upon billions died or disappeared never to be seen again. Additionally, living bodies were as subject to the reality “flux” as non-animate objects. Few people or animals during this time did not mutate in some way. In fact, the sparse records of the time indicate that many would change daily if not hourly.

Fortunately, reality eventually began to stabilize into a new configuration of multiple realities. Although not unheard of, flux is a rarity now, but it has left its mark. Strange creatures (some sentient) roam the land. Advanced technology from other realities may be found just over the horizon. The malleable bodies of mutants may spontaneously mutate during times of stress (which makes that first kiss oh so much more interesting). This is the world of Gamma Terra.

You currently live at the university, a place of learning since before the Big Mistake. However, whereas in the distant past it was only filled with teachers and students, it is now a self-sustaining community protected by a thick brick wall and its own security force. Community members are expected to have an appreciation for knowledge if not an aptitude for learning or teaching. In fact, various learning programs are freely offered to the campus community. Additionally, all adult members must serve at least two years in the Chargers, the traditional security force of the university, and are expected to assist in defending the campus from any large threat. The most promising Charger recruits are even taught techniques of combat supposedly passed down from the ancient warriors of Red Stone, a nearby military base of old.

ristarr

Nov 24, 2010 22:35:45

Here are some of the things I have for the Atlanta area:
Mount Nessa ( Kennesaw Mountain ) -
Home to the Enlightened

The Enlightened are a pacifist group dedicated to the pursuit of happiness. Pleasure and serenity are the key words in their society. Normally, pacifist and peaceful societies end up as fodder to the powerful and the unjust. Luckily, the Enlightened have been able to sustain a high positive mutation rate. This makes for a powerful race of beings.

The defense of their enclave is the responsibility of the Defense Guard. All members of the society must serve long term shifts in the Guard. The members are treated with alchemical substances that enable the pacifistic tendencies bred into the people to be suppressed. Other chemicals are added to raise their aggression level. This combination ends up producing attitudes more suited to military duties.

The breeding rituals used by the Enlightened are a melange of Roman Caligula style orgies and mad science worthy of Nikola Tesla. But it works. The gestation period of The Enlightened is down to about 3 months and their society is growing quickly. The positive aspects of the high mutation rate has meant the citizens have a low workload and increased time for their hedonistic activities.

BRJN

Dec 11, 2010 0:08:14

I don't have any details yet, but it might be fun to introduce a fishing society in the Outer Banks NC area. The fisherfolk stay in the inner sea and avoid the open ocean. In fact, they know the whole world tilts down as you move north; after all, the water in the ocean runs that way all the time, and the very land sinks away beneath it. (This is the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, southern side covered in swamp.)

There are landlubbers, surface-dwellers, bottom-dwellers, and even a few swimming races in the area. On rare occasions, something comes into the Inner Sea from the ocean or down a river from inland.

One tribe of humanoids lives on a dozen ex-houseboats. They are the traders and gossips of the region.

Once (sometimes twice) a year a hurricane blows through. Otherwise the weather is vigorous - windy often and storms frequently - but not extreme hot/cold.

If anybody has a good rule set for water-borne and underwater combat, this would be the setting to try it out.

postalnik

Feb 20, 2011 20:42:23

I have been working on a Georgia area Gamma World setting for years. My idea had the Appalachian mountains fork and run around the Atlanta area. The inhabitants of Atlanta turn the 285 perimeter highway into a wall. They created it using junk and debris from the surroundings. Within the "fork" live a thriving mutated animal community. They rejected the old world ways and live more like Amish families. They speak the Cherokee language. The Atlantians have developed a plant that can remove toxins from the soil. The Carver bean resembles a peanut plant. The beans actually absorb the ground toxins. These beans are used by the farmers in the fork to remove toxins so they can regain farming land. They sell the Carver beans to the Atlantians who then turn around and process them for "biofuel." This fuel has become a great source of revenue for the city. It also makes the city a very big target for attack. Atlantians want the Carver bean to remain secret in order to keep their monopoly. The I85 highway is still a major caravan route to bring the Fuel to the Mobil Industrial complex.

Ristarr, I really like the upraised Atlanta area. Have you thought about the fact that the Center for Disease Control is in Atlanta? That could be great source for Evil.