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<blockquote data-quote="Stormonu" data-source="post: 5407607" data-attributes="member: 52734">Reserved #1 - Background&nbsp;Introduction&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Two hundred years ago, Sam Walton’s corporation, known as Wal-Mart, grew to a corporation that became a nation unto itself, its population laboring for the corporate giant.&nbsp; One hundred years ago, Wal-mart faltered and fell, its stores closing forever.&nbsp; But its occupants had nowhere to go, nor were they willing to leave their repossessed homes.&nbsp; Now, after years of war for the merchandize within, the game begins in the shattered halls of a superstore turned ruins.&nbsp;History&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; June 3, 1940 - The Birth&nbsp; Sam Walton is born&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; July 2, 1962 – The Start&nbsp; Wal-Mart Discount&nbsp; City is opened&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; 1988 – The Passing&nbsp; Sam Walton passes control to his sons, the Directors&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; 2012 – Unrelenting Growth&nbsp; Walmart, along with many other megacorporations, lobby Congress to make them immune from monopolistic litigation as “Good Stewards of the Economy”&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; 2015 – Independenance&nbsp; Walmart stores are converted to run almost entirely on wind and solar power.&nbsp; Walmart receives a license to build and operate their own Nuclear Power Generator to deliver power to the remaining stores, if they agree to share excess power to local communities.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; 2018 – Moving Day&nbsp; Walmart opens its first residential superstore, combining apartment living with an attached superstore on the site of a former megamall in Texas.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; 2020 – The Hubris of the Directors&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Over 50% of society now lives in residences somehow attached to a Walmart supercenter.&nbsp; The Directors begin to seek ways to cut costs further by replacing employees with automated systems.&nbsp; Customers who fall too deeply into debt are made into indentured workers for the company, or banished to the wilderness outside the Walmart complexes – a fate destined to end in death.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; 2022 – Household Brands&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Over 90% of employees of Walmart now live in apartment residences attached to super Walmart Centers.&nbsp; Only 5% of non-third-world nations now work for Walmart.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; 2023 – The War Against High Prices&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Mounting inflation problems drive third-world-nations to strike at Walmarts across the world.&nbsp; In response, citizens retreat into Walmart and seal the doors against the invaders.&nbsp; Several Walmarts at the edge of civilation fall to the ravening hordes.&nbsp; Military forces eventually assault the Director’s homelands, as well as knocking out the Walmart Central Distribution&nbsp; Center.&nbsp; Each Walmart community becomes a self-sufficient fortress against the hordes arrayed against them.&nbsp; As winter approaches, the assaults of the Third World falter and fail.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Jan 1st, 1980 – The Day of Darkness&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The beginning of the apocalypse occurs when for the first time ever, the lights within most Walmart communities go out when the Central Power Grid is cut.&nbsp; Luckily, most Walmart communities can rely on their back-up systems to kick in, but the damage is done.&nbsp; Scrambled by the reset, the Walmart automated systems act erratically, driving civilization to the brink of destruction before valiant tinkerers and kludge designers manage to bring a balance back to the surviving communities.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; 1981 – The Final Fall&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Revolts spring up in the various Walmart communities, and those in power are town down in violent rebellion.&nbsp; Though the internal systems of Walmart continue to work and churn out needed merchandise, society falls into a&nbsp; dark age within the anarchic corridors of the vast Walmart complexes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stormonu, post: 5407607, member: 52734"] Reserved #1 - Background [B]Introduction[/B] Two hundred years ago, Sam Walton’s corporation, known as Wal-Mart, grew to a corporation that became a nation unto itself, its population laboring for the corporate giant. One hundred years ago, Wal-mart faltered and fell, its stores closing forever. But its occupants had nowhere to go, nor were they willing to leave their repossessed homes. Now, after years of war for the merchandize within, the game begins in the shattered halls of a superstore turned ruins. [B]History[/B] [B]June 3, 1940 - The Birth[/B] Sam Walton is born [B]July 2, 1962 – The Start[/B] Wal-Mart Discount City is opened [B]1988 – The Passing[/B] Sam Walton passes control to his sons, the Directors [B]2012 – Unrelenting Growth[/B] Walmart, along with many other megacorporations, lobby Congress to make them immune from monopolistic litigation as “Good Stewards of the Economy” [B]2015 – Independenance[/B] Walmart stores are converted to run almost entirely on wind and solar power. Walmart receives a license to build and operate their own Nuclear Power Generator to deliver power to the remaining stores, if they agree to share excess power to local communities. [B]2018 – Moving Day[/B] Walmart opens its first residential superstore, combining apartment living with an attached superstore on the site of a former megamall in Texas. [B]2020 – The Hubris of the Directors[/B] Over 50% of society now lives in residences somehow attached to a Walmart supercenter. The Directors begin to seek ways to cut costs further by replacing employees with automated systems. Customers who fall too deeply into debt are made into indentured workers for the company, or banished to the wilderness outside the Walmart complexes – a fate destined to end in death. [B]2022 – Household Brands[/B] Over 90% of employees of Walmart now live in apartment residences attached to super Walmart Centers. Only 5% of non-third-world nations now work for Walmart. [B]2023 – The War Against High Prices[/B] Mounting inflation problems drive third-world-nations to strike at Walmarts across the world. In response, citizens retreat into Walmart and seal the doors against the invaders. Several Walmarts at the edge of civilation fall to the ravening hordes. Military forces eventually assault the Director’s homelands, as well as knocking out the Walmart Central Distribution Center. Each Walmart community becomes a self-sufficient fortress against the hordes arrayed against them. As winter approaches, the assaults of the Third World falter and fail. [B]Jan 1st, 1980 – The Day of Darkness[/B] The beginning of the apocalypse occurs when for the first time ever, the lights within most Walmart communities go out when the Central Power Grid is cut. Luckily, most Walmart communities can rely on their back-up systems to kick in, but the damage is done. Scrambled by the reset, the Walmart automated systems act erratically, driving civilization to the brink of destruction before valiant tinkerers and kludge designers manage to bring a balance back to the surviving communities. [B]1981 – The Final Fall[/B] Revolts spring up in the various Walmart communities, and those in power are town down in violent rebellion. Though the internal systems of Walmart continue to work and churn out needed merchandise, society falls into a dark age within the anarchic corridors of the vast Walmart complexes. [/QUOTE]

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