Atomic Highway

Civilization came crashing down. Billions died.

A new Dark Age has begun. The descendants of the apocalypse's survivors scavenge the remnants of the Before Times, struggling to build a new life amidst the ruins of the old. In a savage world where the strong ravage and exploit the weak, the survivors' settlements are oases, connected only by convoys of armed and armored vehicles that run the gauntlet of raiders... and worse.

Though the threats of chemical and biological agents and radiation have all but faded, their taint lingers on in every mutant born man and beast.

This is the world of Atomic Highway.

The Story so Far...

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Characters

Rozalyn "Roz" Wright (PC)

• A Hauler who's following in her father's footsteps, Rozalyn "Roz" Wright took to driving as soon as she could get her feet to the pedals. She got shifted to being the main driver at the age of 18, her dad realizing that she could handle the car as well as he could. A year or so after Roz started driving, her dad decided to expand his hauling. He could afford a few more trucks and some more crews. While Roz didn't like this much, she was definitely happy when she got her own truck out of the deal. Now, she's looking to haul whatever she wants, however she wants.

The Wasteland - Points of Interest

Badside

A walled enclosure on the eastern side of the polluted river crawling through the wreckage of a vast and ruined city, Badside serves as a staging area for groups of daring scavengers heading deeper into the urban sprawl, in search of salvage. It is considered a sanctuary from the cannibal ghouls (and other - unspeakable - creatures) that roam the dead metropolis, but scavengers pay for this protection through extortionate taxes on anything of value that they might recover from the rubble.
Few would want to willingly live beyond the wall, but their are small, isolated pockets of civilization across the city. The sewers are overrun with ravenous morlocks, and their is always work for those brave or desperate enough to descend into the foetid tunnels to purge the darkness of these mutated wretches.

Fort Penance

Once a fortified prison facility, now a crumbling bastion of corruption and brutality, this grim and isolated bartertown is governed by the remorseless Warden, a terrible man whom even the local raider bands fear to cross. The Fort maintains a functional generator, powering (amongst other, more mundane appliances) the electric chair frequently used to execute those who have fallen out of the Warden's favour. Such spectacles often draw large crowds of enthusiastic spectators.

External Links

RPG.net Recruitment Thread - the recruitment thread for Atomic Highway

Invisible Castle - the online dice roller

Radioactive Ape Design - the website for the developer of the V6 system used in Atomic Highway