Hello, my friends and welcome to Fallout Realism: The Great Bear. Set in New California in 2261 this game will take place twenty years before the events of Fallout New Vegas. I choose this time period because it is a time of great change for the New California Republic. A bit more than a decade after the death of President Tandi many of the restrained, wise and long-sighted policies she enacted are beginning to make way for a new more imperial style of politics. In other words, the Republic is in anarchy. Corporations and entrenched crime families have begun buying politicians and they've gained great success in rigging the system for themselves. Yet, the NCR is not only internally divided and corrupt but externally it faces more threats than ever before. Fresh off its war with the Brotherhood of Steel the Republic has fought tribes spread across the west from Baja to the Mojave and the Sierra Nevadas to a near standstill. Old threats, like the super mutants who once fought for the Master, are still at large in California and traditional enemies like the Enclave have not yet had their final say. As I said, it's sort of a war-torn hell-hole. But that's why I picked it.
The game will be played in the style of my former games. You will be asked to sign up as a character, they can be anyone ranging from the leader of a faction or political party to a nobody. I will then create some basic stats for your characters such as income and relative wealth and you will send me one to two orders when I ask for them (probably once a week). Then, I will pump out an update and we will repeat the process. Updates will generally cover six months but I reserve the right to alter that due to any in-game or real-life conditions that might force me to change it.
How to Send Orders
Every player besides those in the military and those with a cabinet-level position or higher will have one order. This order can cover anything and everything you want to do over the six-month turn. I expect you to send your order to me using the following format.
Character Creation
Do not sign up in this thread, utilize the sign-up thread linked here and follow the instructions posted there.
How to Engage in politics
Every player with clout has an important role to play in the Republic's politics. Every turn the NCR Congress will vote on and pass bills that dictate how the Republic is run. The NCR Congress has to power to raise taxes, recruit troops, construct roads and bridges etc. (along the lines of the United States Congress).
Players with three clout or more as well as Congressmen have the power to propose legislation within the NCR Congress. Once legislation is proposed it can be debated (by those with 3 clout+ or Congressmen) and then ultimately all players will be allowed to vote on it using an in-thread ballot. Although all players can vote not all votes count equally of course so don't be surprised if the interests of a few overpower those of the many.
Explanation of the Statistics
Stats come down to a national, state and character level.
At the national level, the measures you see are supposed to show the overall well being of the country. Stats showing economic growth, for example, reflect how the overall country is doing. This does not apply to every stat though. The corruption and civil administration stats specifically are reflections of the federal bureaucracy. States have their own sets of bureaucrats who are doing their own thing.
State stats should be mostly self-explanatory.
Finally, character stats reflect several things about the individual. They show the individual's relative wealth. Their relative influence and the assets he or she might own. These stats are all important and all three might affect the others. The more money you have the more influential you may be and so on. This is important as the Republic becomes more oligarchical. Clout is essential when it comes to plotting and scheming as well as political influence. If you want a real say in the affairs of the nation then earn yourself some influence.
For military stats, there should be a measure reflecting experience and equipment this will come as a percentage.
When a President is elected he or she will have a popularity rating, reflecting his or her popularity. If you are President or attached to a certain President's administration you might want to keep this number in mind.
Other Important Information
Join me on mibbit, the channel is #Fallout_Realism activity on that channel is important especially if you want to play an important essential roll in the game.
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