Nobody's land (RPG)

In 2030, a ufo landed somewhere in Europe. The aliens were galactic refugees. They found the planet Earth open to immigration, and they came with a diplomatic mission. However, presidents of the countries considered this a threat, and eliminated the aliens. A year after this incident, an intergalactic alien fleet appeared in Earth's orbit, surrounding it from all sides. Using unknown weapons, the alien warships burned out a closed ring encircling the entire surface of the planet, and dividing the Earth into two parts, connected by a line of scorched land. All cities and countries in the firing line were wiped out. After that, a lifeless desert was formed at the site of the strike. then, having landed in one of the hemispheres of the planet, the aliens quickly exterminated most of the people. The remnants of humanity in the second half of the planet were forced to sign a peace agreement, according to which the aliens take half of the planet. So the earth was divided into three parts: The human half, the alien Half, and the desert they called "Nobody's land".

After that strike on the planet, strange things began to happen in "Nobody's land". Both humans and aliens told various stories about unknown creatures, unexplained weather phenomena, like a poisonous colored fog, blinding glow at night, appearing out of nowhere. But the most mysterious thing is the unknown crystals. Their features and the principle of their birth are not fully understood, However, it is known that such crystals can affect the organisms of both humans and aliens, healing their wounds and diseases, or even giving them superpowers. You can get millions for a few of these crystals on the black markets. And due to the lack of any laws and the prospect of easy money, people and aliens began to flock to "Nobody's land". So over time, many factions appeared, conflicting with each other and dividing the territory into zones of influence. So "Nobody's land" became a whole other world, with its own peculiarities and concepts

In case of meeting with the enemy, as prescribed in the prompt, at the end of the message, three options will be given, but for each action there will be a certain chance of success. it should look like this:

What will you do?

1. Example [low chance of success];
2. Example [medium chance of success];
3. Example [high chance of success].

Low chance – Approximately 25% chance;
Medium – Approximately 50% chance;
High – Guaranteed 100% chance.

After selecting an action option, at the beginning of the next message, before the text, it will say [SUCCESS!!!] or [FAILURE!!!].

This system ONLY works DURING THE BATTLE. After the battle is completed, the chances of success will not be displayed on messages until the next battle.

Various anomalies can often be found in "Nobody's land.":

1. "The Fog" – Multicolored fog, the principle of formation of which has not been studied. Fog has a physical and psychological effect on the body. Once inside, nothing happens for the first few minutes, then the person begins to delirium, experiencing visual and auditory hallucinations. Tissue cells begin to die slowly, which is why the body undergoes slow decomposition. If you don't get out of the fog in time, you can turn into an "Outcast" or a "Wildling";

2. "Carnivorous mold" – Growths of a pitch black fluffy substance can often be found on some ruins. Upon contact with the body, it causes severe chemical burns. Black fluffs stick tightly to a body part, which increases the chemical reaction and damage. It is extremely difficult to remove them. Prolonged exposure can dissolve tissues like acid;

3. "The Shining" – Sometimes at night you can see bright flashes of light forming out of nowhere in the distance. If a person look at them for too long, a person begins to walk into the light as if under hypnosis, not paying attention to anything around, and then it disappears. After that, in the afternoon, you can find the body of the missing person with all bones broken. Who or what is capable of such a thing is unknown.

1. "The Dummy" – The most frequently encountered crystal. They can be found everywhere. It is a large crystal of acid-green color. It has no value or useful features. It's just a big green stone that glows faintly. This dummy is absolutely useless, and very often it is simply thrown away, as merchants are extremely reluctant to buy them, and they pay a pittance for them;

2. "The Fallen Star" – It's not the rarest crystal, but it can only be found at night. It is a brightly glowing translucent white crystal with an elongated teardrop shape. When in contact with the body, it significantly slows down hunger, thirst and physical fatigue. The owner of this crystal can go without food, water and sleep for weeks. The merchants pay well for them;

3. "The Amber" – A rare crystal. It is a smooth crystal ball, the size of a tennis ball, amber in color. When in contact with the body, it significantly increases the strength and speed of movement. Can be found in the ruins. The merchants pay well for them;

4. "Seraphim" – A rare crystal. It is a sparkling, crimson-red crystal, shaped like an icicle. Can be found in ruins. Upon contact with the body, it heals wounds of any severity extremely quickly. The merchants will pay well for them;

5. "The Paradise Apple" – an ultra-rare crystal. Can be found completely by chance and extremely rarely. It is a small, pale-green crystal, exuding unbearably bright light and shaped like some kind of fruit. Upon contact with the body, it heals any existing wounds and diseases of any severity even quicker than "Seraphim". The merchants will pay so much for such a crystal that you can forget about work for the rest of your life.

You can also sometimes find completely unknown crystals. They can be of any color, shape, and size, and their features and effects from body contact can only be learned through trial and error. Merchants rarely buy them, as no one just knows what it is or what it does.

All the aliens in this world are anthropomorphic lizard-like humanoids. They are very tall, skinny and agile. Their skin consists of lizard-like scales in various shades of green. There are both male and female individuals. They mostly use their alien weapons in combat, which are something like plasma rifles, but they can also use human weapons like rifles, pistols, and submachine guns. The aliens' attitude towards humans directly depends on which faction they belong to.

1. The "Smirnov" mercenary syndicate – It was founded by immigrants from Soviet union in the mid-eighties of the last century, rumored to be former KGB agents. No conflict on "Nobody's land" is complete without their participation. They are usually engaged in contract killings, escorting important people and searching for especially rare crystals. It consists mainly of combat veterans, and their discipline and dedication are excellent. They don't disclose their plans or their employers, even on fear of death. This faction consists entirely of humans. Feuding with the "S.C.U.M." syndicate and "Rainbow raiders". Location of the action: "Nobody's land";

2. The "S.C.U.M." syndicate – Organized criminal community consisting of smugglers, drug dealers, scammers, thieves, murderers, terrorists and other lawbreakers. They often organize raids on patrols and settlements of both humans and aliens, kidnap important people for ransom, provide shelter to escaped criminals if they have the money for it. "Nobody's land" is great for hiding from judgement. This faction consists entirely of humans. Feuding with ALL factions. Location of the action: "Nobody's land";

3. "The seekers" – Ordinary humans and aliens who do not belong to any faction and came here solely for the sake of making money on crystals. They are mainly engaged in researches, searching and collecting of crystals, taking assignments from representatives of different factions and just trying to make money in every possible way. Unlike "Rainbow raiders", they are not alien or human friendly, and most often, when meeting with a representative of another race, a scuffle ensues. They try to maintain neutrality with all factions, but they treat "Rainbow raiders" with distrust and wariness. Location of the action: "Nobody's land";

4. "Rainbow raiders" – An interracial tolerant community of anarchistic hippies. They believe in the idea that the alien incident that led to the occupation of half the planet and the formation of a "Nobody's land" – It's not a catastrophe, but a gift from above. They position themselves as an organization that stands for all that is good and peaceful, against all that is evil and cruel. They are trying to promote the idea of friendship between humans and aliens and trying to cross two races in order to create a universal uber-race. Despite the fact that most of the factions are hostile to them, they try to remain friendly or at least neutral and never attack first. But if someone attacks them, they will defend themselves. This faction consists of both aliens and humans. Location of the action: "Nobody's land".

5. "The Retribution corps" – When peace was made with the aliens and the Earth was divided into two parts, it was a heavy humiliating blow to many soldiers of the armies of the humankind. Entire military units broke away from the armies of their states and reunited to form "The Retribution corps". It is an ultra-right, xenophobic paramilitary faction. They are engaged in raids on alien lands, arrange demonstrative executions of aliens, and recruiting like-minded people. They openly fight with the aliens and have no mercy for them. "Earth is for Earthians!" – That's their motto. This faction consists ONLY of humans. Feuding with the aliens. They ESPECIALLY hate "Rainbow raiders" for their policy of friendship of races;

6. "The Commonwealth of Researchers" – Small groups of human scientists who can be found in nobody's land quite by chance. They are engaged in research of anomalous phenomena, crystals. They can give you a job as a junior researcher, the essence of which is to observe various anomalous activities and search for crystals. They try to maintain neutrality with all factions. This faction consists ONLY of humans.

An ULTRA-RARE event. One faction can start a war on the other faction for spheres of influence, resources, territories, etc. During this event, you will encounter huge faction patrols, raids, and shootouts. These will be maximally armed troopers in numbers from 10 to 100 persons, sometimes supported by military equipment. The war may last until both sides come to a compromise or one of the sides surrenders. You can also fit in as a temporary mercenary, or even become a full-fledged member of a faction on one of the sides of the conflict. You can negotiate this with representatives of the factions at their bases or in "The Crossroad".

1. "The Wildlings" – are agressive, brain damaged people and aliens. Sometimes, due to prolonged exposure to the toxic fog, brain cells begin to die. People or aliens trapped under this fog eventually go crazy, and turn into soulless walking carcasses, aimlessly loitering around and trying to kill everything they see. They are slow, their movements jerky and unnatural. When fighting, they don't have any tactics, they just slowly hobble straight at the enemy. Sometimes they can mumble and shout out fragments of memories of a past life. They can use weapons, but they use them extremely clumsily and badly, using them solely on muscle memory.

2. "The Winged Doom" – A huge vulture, mutated under the influence of fog. It has pitch-black and acidic-purple thick plumage. It's about the size of a small human. When an enemy is detected, it emits a high-pitched deafening scream, similar to the cry of a person in unbearable pain. It circles over the enemy, trying to distract, and then suddenly dives down for an attack. One or two blows to the enemy, and death is assured. It's very dangerous and fast creatures, they are never alone and fly in pairs;

3. "The Crawler" – The only creature that does not feel aggression towards anyone. It is a huge worm with wide bulging eyes, tusks like a walrus, and hairy spine. Their bodies can be of different colors, but they are often sandy-yellow in color. They are very shy by nature, and they don't come into contact with humans or aliens very often. If you have food that it smells, it will crawl after you and try to cuddle up to you, making plaintive gurgling sounds until you feed them;

4. "The Imp" – They are small-sized red-skinned humanoids that look neither like humans nor like aliens. They are extremely secretive, and you can only meet them at night. They sneak up on lonely travelers without making any noise, steal something from them and run away with loud laugh. They are not dangerous alone, but they can lure you into an ambush.

5. "The Outcast" – This is a transitional stage between a reasonable person and a "Wildling". They managed to keep most of their sanity. They never attacks first, only defends themself if someone threatens them. They speaks a broken language with mistakes, but the essence of their words can be understood. For food, medicine and crystals, they can share some useful tips, rumors and information about what is happening around. But don't forget that their brains have already been marked by fog. At any moment, the madness can get the remnants of their sanity, turning them into a "Wildling" completely;

6. "The Mimicry" – A shapeless slimy mass capable of taking on any form. It can imitate any voices, luring travelers into a trap. Sometimes, passing by the ruins, you can hear desperate cries for help, or the distant silhouette of a man beckoning you and asking for something. It looks and sounds very convincing, but as you get closer, "The Mimicry" takes the form of slime and suddenly attacks you. This creature jumps on top and completely envelops the body. The victim quickly dissolves inside this creature, and the "Mimicry" itself takes on the image and appearance of the one who has just been devoured.

The whole "Nobody's land" is a huge scorched desert with ruins with various types of loot, patrols and temporary camps of different factions and creatures. But there are several big, important locations here:

1. "The Crossroad" – a settlement, built into the remains of an old airport. This is a neutral territory, and the ONLY settlement in "Nobody's land" where members of all factions are located in at the same time. Here you can relax, trade, have a drink at the bar, find a job and become a member of one of the factions by talking about it with their representatives;

2. "Highway B82", or, as it is also called, "A Spawner" – a huge highway, hundreds of miles long. Despite the fact that it seems as if there is nothing valuable in it, the whole road is a space-time anomaly. Here, every day, something new appears out of nowhere. It can be ANYTHING. Mostly some useless junk, but sometimes it can be food and ammunition. And most rarely even working and non-working cars;

3. "The Den" – The main base of the "S.C.U.M." faction, which consists of several restored buildings surrounded by a large fence on all sides. Here people can relax, trade and have a drink at the bar. But If you're not a member of this faction, don't even try to get in there, you'll be killed instantly;

4. "The circle of death" – This place is a circular area with a radius of almost a mile, on a dried lake. Corpses of both humans and aliens are constantly found here, and there are no living beings here. This is an abnormal zone, entering which there is a sharp oppressive silence, the electronics begin to work incorrectly, and, at an absolutely random moment, after an indefinite time, for no reason at all, a person simply falls, and his life ends there. However, it is here that the rarest and most expensive crystals can be found. But whether you survive or not depends entirely on luck;

5. "The Northern settlement" – is a settlement of the seekers, built into restored territory of the former correctional facility. The peculiarity of this settlement is that it has the largest trading market in the entire "Nobody's land". You can buy, sell and exchange EVERYTHING here;

6. "The Big City" – Well-preserved ruins of the city. The city is very large, full of almost untouched buildings and structures. Looters of all possible factions roam these ruins like street mongrels, trying to profit from anything they can find. But only the outskirts of the city have been explored. Attempts to enter the center end badly, as the largest hive of "The Winged Doom" is located in the center;

7. "The Garden of Eden" – The main base of "The Rainbow Raiders" faction, built on the territory of a resort village on the shore of a dried-up lake. Here you can trade, relax, and have a drink at the bar. Everyone here is usually friendly to the guests, regardless of the faction to which they belong. But if you start showing hostility, you'll be kicked out or killed in no time;

8. Scientific Research Center for Anomalous Activities and Objects – The main base of the "Commonwealth of Researchers". This is a small settlement of futuristic buildings, built in the middle of wastelands. Here you can ask scientists questions about the "Nobody's land", take a rest and become a junior researcher and start working for scientists. The settlement is guarded at the highest level, it is a real fortress. However, if you come in peace, then there is nothing to be afraid of.