In which Jessie’s alliance becomes even more sinister.

As the Kingdom of Atom spread across the commonwealth with the aid of their raider allies, stealing valuable old-world technology and sending their preachers ever northwards, the Institute began to grow wary of this new ‘foe’. A team of Coursers was dispatched to solve the problem but succeeded only in being destroyed, and revealing the secrets of entering the Institute to Jessie.

Upon first contact, and after heated debate, a pact was formed. Jessie’s cultist and her recently assembled army of raiders would assist the Instituete in their scientific study of the wastelands, in return for aid in the ongoing war against the Brotherhood of Steel, and an agreement of future non-interference. The Institute would go on to establish two research posts on the surface as reports from the Kingdom and their raider allies revealed curiosities worth studying.
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In which Raiders raid Raiders and all hell breaks loose in the Commonwealth.

Through a series of unfortunate events, Jessie would become involved with a number of raider gangs operating out of Nuka World. Seeing their value as a potential ally to the budding Kingdom of Atom, which was now in open warfare against the technologically superior Brotherhood of Steel, she made a bid for their allegience. Though the Operators found no interest in her profitless ways and twisted faith, the Disciples came to accept the former raider boss’s sheer ruthlessness, and the Pack found shared interests in the mind-altering aspects of Atom’s glow. With their aid, the assaultron Atomico was restored to full functionality and a war of long-overdue penance was launched against…
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Author’s Note: due to a recently sustained hand injury, I took a break from gamedev to play a little Fallout and decided to write this little essay to practice the 9 finger system until the injury heals. Hope you enjoy.

After an earlier BoS Outcast roleplay Red Legion, I started another character. Nothing special. The original concept was simple: play a raider. I came up with a basic premise way back during the Wasteland Workshop days and decided to play sneak / demo / commando, forcing myself to use pipe weapons and crappy armor while I built up a little raider gang. To deal with lore, I decided cryostasis had damaged my housewife’s memory beyond repair (lotsa facial scars to show it). She tried to make it right but went insane soon after leaving the vault.

Over the course of several DLCs however, what began as a throwaway experience became considerably more – and I’ve only just scratched the surface of post-plotline development. So, without further ado, let me introduce the roleplay: Kingdom of Atom.
Continue reading Kingdom of Atom – A Fallout 4 Roleplay Experience →

Spreading north and west from the Cathedral at Spectacle Island, first by rowboat and then by foot, the Children of Atom were quick to chance upon the many lesser settlements of the Commonwealth. While some proved to be friendly and allowed missionaries to pass, many were suspicious of these ‘crazy rad junkies’. Often, a more direct show of Atom’s power was required to inspire – or intimidate – the locals.
Continue reading Kingdom of Atom – Chapels & Shrines →