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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dr. Bull" data-source="post: 9818977" data-attributes="member: 6693776">Sorry for the long post, but I wanted to share a campaign I wrote back in 2010.  It predates the Covid Pandemic by 10 years.  Originally, it was focused on 2012 and the end of the Mayan calendar.  Now I've updated it for our "current future".  Let me know what you think (and feel free to steal any of the ideas)._________________The year is 2030. Civilization lies in ruins. Humanity was not destroyed by meteors or cosmic forces. Nor was civilization struck down by climate change or nuclear winter. Instead, humanity encountered an enemy that could not be seen or felt. This tiny foe, a virus, attacked humanity’s most precious possession. This virus attacked the mind.PAN (or the Panic Virus, as it is frequently called) mutated from a strain of Avian Flu in early 2028. It became an airborne pathogen and went undetected for months. People who were infected showed no symptoms. No quarantines were set. No health alerts were posted. By the time the warning-bells were sounded, more than 90% of the world’s population was already infected.The PAN virus lies dormant in various parts of the human brain, particularly in the hypothalamus and the cerebral cortex. After a 5-10 month gestation period, an outbreak takes place, permanently damaging the localized area of the brain. It seems to have produced a wide variety of severe psychological conditions.The first cases of hysteria and insanity arose in Europe. Suicide rates soared. Homicidal rampages occurred hourly. Business stopped. Schools closed. Government agencies were helpless. By May, 2029, European social services had ground to a halt. Militaries disbanded. Police forces evaporated.Then Asia exploded...  Literally.Soldiers in Korea began a border skirmish that escalated into nuclear war. On April 3rd, 23 high-yield nuclear warheads were detonated over Korea, China, and Taiwan. The rest of the world watched in horror as 900 million people died in a single day.The rest of the world’s nations began to fall like dominoes. Everyone went insane, to a greater or lesser degree. A portion of the population became suicidal. Others became homicidal. Some suffered from paranoid delusions, while others turned into cold-hearted psychopaths.  While some only suffer from phobias, their fears are justified. Over the course of 6 months, more than 5 billion human beings have died.Perhaps the people who died early were the lucky ones. Famine and chaos have become the order of the day. Gangs of sociopaths prowl the streets, while catatonic schizoids drool in the gutters. Enraged psychopaths scream in the night and paranoid survivalists scheme in their fortified homes...Welcome to 2030, a modern campaign setting for Savage Worlds. Players take the roles of crazy heroes in an insane world. Money no longer has any value. Survival is the only thing that matters. Survival means clean water, plenty of food, secure shelter, and ammo... Lots and lots of ammo!- Dr. Bull</blockquote>

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