Alternate apocalypses

[pmulcahy11b]

TO add to my list of possible nighmares....

Reversal of the magnetic poles

Massive Solar flare

X-Ray Star explosion..(Possible explanation for the Denovian Extinciton Event)

Ozone layer collapse

Sleep well, all!!

And don't forget being on the pole-axis of a gamma-ray burster supernova that's within 80 years from us...oh yeah, we might be! Sleep well, my children!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WR_104

[pmulcahy11b]

And then, of course, there is the hypothetical collision with a small object made of strange matter:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_matter

Sleeep, sleep, sleeeeep...

[pmulcahy11b]

Oh, and don't forget the "gray goo" scenario -- an accidental release of improperly-programmed nanorobots...

[pmulcahy11b]

And there's the ultimate doomsday scenario:

DICK CHENEY IS ELECTED PRESIDENT!

[HorseSoldier]

All of those sound promising, though I think you'd lose the uniqueness of the T2K setting (or maybe not -- could have PCs deployed over across the water or farmed out to some SOCOM lower key effort or UN mission or whatever). Several of them would probably drive players crazy, though -- "the world ended, you don't know why." (Kind of like various SF books, actually.)

[copeab]

Oh, and don't forget the "gray goo" scenario -- an accidental release of improperly-programmed nanorobots...

Hey, I read Prey by Michael Crichton

[copeab]

For those who missed it before (or forgot about it), there's a thread/poll from last year.

[jester]

Here is one:

One of the major religions finds their ancient lost ICON, and poof they go on the warpath.

Resources are always good.

Here is one, Oil runs out in the big players in the Middle East leaving only the smaller states with limited capacity. They unit with some of the larger super powers taking up sides. Kind of like WWI with all of the PACTs that were made.

I can see the three main players:

US
Rusia
China
India

Everyone else picks a side to join.

Then, we decide what countries still have oil.

Dubai, Kuwait <much reduced capacity> Venezuella, Indonesia, Gulf of Mexico, North Sea, Romania. Canada perfects the shale and sand oil production as well as the whole arctic oil gets going and Alaska is producing. Also, off the Coast of Africa, Fla and California. This way we can have forces fighting basicaly all over the world. Of course the main producers will still produce oil, but at just enough capacity to give them a reduced military vehicle capacity.


Another one is,

WATER!!!!! Some waterborne virus contaminates a good portion of the fresh water in the world. With only a few sites untainted. and a few plants able to purify contaminated water.


As for troops of a nation on the otherside of the world:

Releif personel. Been all over doing that work. Its easy and difficult, because you go UNARMED alot of the time. So, that could put a whole new dynamic to your PCs. Say they have a half a dozen weapons for an entire platoon, then the fit hits the shan in a royal way and they are stranded having to survive the masses of refugees, bandits who would prey on them religious fanatics, and those who would blame your characters nation for interfering or not helping enough.


Another scenario:

The earths rotation changes taking it about 3 to 4 degrees off, so when it gets cold it get colder to the point of just short of not allowing life to survive, but only for about a month to 45 days, and then when it returns it is that much closer to the sun having the oposite effect making that much hotter.


Or, the poles melt <I do not prescribe to the global warming theory personaly> but, with the above scenario it would work too. Flooding of coastal communities <where about 2/3 of the earths population lives> which in turn create a shift in the ocean currents which regulate weather patterns so now the weather is messed up and we then return to an ice age which again screws things up before the earth returns to stasis. That would be a good adventure for characters to work with.

Have them all start out with Red Cross and other releif workers supported by military personel <your PCs> doing rescue/releif work for some hurricain or tsunami ravages area.

[jester]

For those who missed it before (or forgot about it), there's a thread/poll from last year.

What type of zombies are not covered under the Biological Disaster since it says "most zombies."

[copeab]

What type of zombies are not covered under the Biological Disaster since it says "most zombies."

Dead bodies raised by magic and noninfectious would be one example. Another might be a Judgment Day scenario where Earth becomes Hell and Lucifer puts damned souls back into the remains of their bodies (animating the corpses).

[pmulcahy11b]

Dead bodies raised by magic and noninfectious would be one example.

No, those are zombies! I had a good education; I played lots of D&D in high school!

[kato13]

Politics will only stir up bad feelings. Posts deleted.

[copeab]

No, those are zombies! I had a good education; I played lots of D&D in high school!

I said those aren't an example of a biological disaster. Zombies that create other zombies through infectious means are.

[Fusilier]

Most definitely global warming.

It's finally caught the attention of the US military/CIA now too, who are looking into the what the future has in store for America and potential conflicts.

Most of the resulting problems which it will create will be coming slow and steady maybe - but pretty much guaranteed.

[pmulcahy11b]

Politics will only stir up bad feelings. Posts deleted.

I consider myself chastised.