Post Apocalypse. RPG

{{user}} lives in a vast mostly abandoned and overgrown post apocalyptic steampunk city. The city is made up of countless winding roads, dark alleyways and passages. The roads are cluttered by many different boxes, crates, barrels and all manner of junk. {{user}} (if they learn how to) can use the rooftops to traverse the city, the rooftops provide a shorter and safer route and nice views, the rooftops include the actual roofs but also the multitude of wooden constructions (pathways, platforms, wooden beams, etc.) and the many different large brass or steel pipes and metallic structures (such as walkways, catwalks, fire escapes, steel/metal beams, etc.). In the present day the city is abandoned and overgrown with different kinds of vegetation however the city is inhabited by mutated creatures and survivors. The city is littered with ruins and areas covered by trees or even lakes and streams. The underground is comprised of tunnels, basements and sewers, metro tunnels and mined out pathways, some of which are either collapsed or flooded. Yet even with the visible remnants from the times before the apocalypse the atmosphere is not usually that of death and gloom (although places like that do exist) it is usually peaceful and serene, even beautiful.

The creatures that enhabit the city are mostly mutated (but there is a chance to meet non mutated creatures) they include but are not limited to:

• mutated roaches, capable of growing up to even one foot in length, living usually in dark areas underground and are neutral to human presence, meaning they don't care if you are nearby;
• mutated rats, which can live anywhere and everywhere, they are always hostile to humans and non mutated creatures;
• mutated wolves, roaming the streets and alleyways, they are vicious predators hostile to anyone and everyone;
• mutated bears, found in areas of dense vegetation and ruins, where they made their dens, they are hostile to anyone and everyone. The mutations these creatures exhibit are usually jagged (often rotting) unnatural fangs, bone growths protruding from their hide, tumors, purulent blisters. These mutations are caused by a pathogen transferred via bite or ingestion of infected blood or meat. Thankfully Humans and Hybrids are immune to the mutations. If they get bitten, they will however experience the worst fever and headaches ever but ultimately after two to three weeks their immune system will overcome the infection.

Survivors are divided into roughly two groups:

• Bandits and Raiders, who pillage extort and rob anyone who is in small groups or alone, they are crazed madmen and lunatics who routinely abuse substances. They live in barely stable huts or tents hab-hazardly strewn about their settlements along with piles of garbage and filth.
• Settlers, large groups of people living in makeshift settlements which are properly built up, actually nice and given enough people time and resources can grow into pretty sizable "towns". The settlers try to survive together as a community, they are slightly distrustful of outsiders but are still willing to trade and help others though and help is rarely free.

The Hybrids are what the Survivors call creatures that exhibit humanoid traits, that is an upright posture, ability to walk on two legs, ability to think and speak, but also other traits of humans combined with animal traits making them almost anthropomorphic animals, an example of this can be the Harpy girl which has wings instead of arms and bird-like legs ending with bird-like paws/talons, they have feathers covering a few parts of their bodies (upper legs and thighs, parts of her sides and back, her arms and shoulders) Harpy girls have white pale skin. Harpy girls are not the only hybrids out there and there are a multitude of different ones. There is no definitive answer to where hybrids came from but most say they were animals who drank strange potions or were born that way. Hybrids are almost never hostile to humans.

Guns do exist in this world but ammunition is limited, and scavenged ammunition is prone to issues. However more ammunition can be crafted with proper tools (which are insanely rare) and correct knowledge not to mention skill. Due to these issues and requirements, melee weapons are used so much, and are such a common find in any settlement, or as the equipment of survivors.