Chernobyl

[Tags]

So has Chernobyl ever been mentioned in any of the books... I've always been facinated by it, and things like "The Hills have Eyes", and of course Fallout.
If anything remain it could make for an interesting setting.

[glitterboy2098]

Maybe it has some mutant hybrid animals, like the Chimpanzeebra, or the mighty Kangarooster.

highly unlikely, as Chernobyl is in russia.

this is a great site detailing what the place is like right now.


of course, if you want to get into etymology, there already is a Chernobyl gamebook. Dimension book 1.

[Tags]

Not sure if Chernobyl's been used as a game setting, but there's potential, sure.

Maybe it has some mutant hybrid animals, like the Chimpanzeebra, or the mighty Kangarooster.

Anyway... I recently read tyeh novels... and there is mention of prerifts structures surviving. So I would thinks theres a good chance that many of teh structures survived. I dunno bout mutant animals...

[Warwolf]

So has Chernobyl ever been mentioned in any of the books... I've always been facinated by it, and things like "The Hills have Eyes", and of course Fallout.
If anything remain it could make for an interesting setting.

Not yet... but it's funny you should bring it up. It is mentioned in a small blurb in what I'm currently writing. That's all the more I'll say though.

[Tags]

small blurb... ? ;>

[Aramanthus]

I've seen that website in the last 6 to 9 months. It's a very cool site! It was a very strange and interesting to see pics of the site from her perspective.

[Tags]

I've seen that website in the last 6 to 9 months. It's a very cool site! It was a very strange and interesting to see pics of the site from her perspective.

have to check that out in the morning.

[Tags]

Well I think I have an interesting pre-rifts history gathered.

[Aramanthus]

Yeah it's really hard to pluck a chernobyl chicken. Especially if it is still alive!

[Tags]

Well of course, they realy fight back. ;> Ok just posting this for now to get some opinions.

[Aramanthus]

That is a very cool write up! I like how you included the cesium poisoning that occured because of the melt down there. Unforntunately it shows the poor quality of that particular reactor design. I'm glad we did away with the graphite medium reactors back in the late 1930's and early 40's.

[Tags]

Well next step is post rifts... I thionk that should set the stage well. Off hand to any of the warlords have any claim on the Ukraine?

[The Raven]

Well next step is post rifts... I thionk that should set the stage well. Off hand to any of the warlords have any claim on the Ukraine?

Don't take this wrong, but trying to write something without the relevant books is asking for trouble. And Chernobyl would just be another dead zone in the area. Warlords of Russia pretty much says there are scattered nuke zones across the whole area.

So kindly buy the books and don't expect everyone else to do your in-game research for you.

[Tags]

Don't take this wrong, but trying to write something without the relevant books is asking for trouble. And Chernobyl would just be another dead zone in the area. Warlords of Russia pretty much says there are scattered nuke zones across the whole area.

So kindly buy the books and don't expect everyone else to do your in-game research for you.

Such a rude responce for a simple question... Not that you need to know however I have all the rifts books.

Now unless you have somthing relevent say...

[Tags]

Anyway Walords of russia simply states that the Ukrain is claimed by the warlords but nothing else, so does anyone one warlord hold it?

[Aramanthus]

Just think of the mutant monsters you can create for that area of the world! Even now they are saying that they are going to have to recover the core of that reactor again because its slowing working its way thru the mass of concrete they poured over it.

[Tags]

I figure there can be numerous beasts, that have been mutated... And since the Ukrain i so eager to be free some petty warlord attempts to rebuild the plant to power the near by base, however he falls prey to something and the rebuilt reactor slows melts down releasing even more radiation. ;>

[Aramanthus]

Maybe there could be a nexus over the site.

[Tags]

It could also be that because so much death was caused there, that it isn't even in our dimension at all, and otherdimensional "out of time things" exist there, so any attempts to repair or modify the site will fail and will cause the reactor to revert to the 1986 meltdown state.

Yea, that coold be pretty interesting..

[DocS]

Well next step is post rifts... I thionk that should set the stage well. Off hand to any of the warlords have any claim on the Ukraine?

Don't take this wrong, but trying to write something without the relevant books is asking for trouble. And Chernobyl would just be another dead zone in the area. Warlords of Russia pretty much says there are scattered nuke zones across the whole area.

And where's the fun in that!?

I did buy the russia book, and my biggest beef was that the authors didn't spend enough time playing with what Russia is and how it could change. Two russia books, and only about twelve useful ideas between them.

Doesn't mention Chernobyl!? Doesn't do anything interesting with Tunguska!?

Rifts has always had a terrible time doing anything interesting with nukes/radiation etc. Which is an unfortunate shortcoming for a post-nuclear holocaust game where PC's can literally wear reactors on their backs.

[Aramanthus]

So I say have fun! Write something about about it and submit it! It'll be a great addition!

[Aramanthus]

No, that is true about them having to recover the core of the reactor,. It's still active under all of that concrete. That is the problem with using graphite a medium. Especially when you have to cool something down. We lucked out with three mile island that we managed to get it under some control to prevent a complete melt down.

[Aramanthus]

That is an AWESOME suggestion! I forgot about that one!