Your mission - to explore the wild and wondrous world of the Soviet Wasteland. You are one of the survivors of the nuclear Holocaust. In 1986 both the Soviet Union and the Western Bloc were destroyed in mutual nuclear bombings. I think it was a valid choice when playing a blank slate.ATOM RPG is a turn-based post-apocalyptic indie roleplaying game, inspired by classic CRPGs like Fallout 1 - 2, Wasteland, Baldur's Gate and many others. It makes you start off neutral, and in most situations you can then pick a reaction that suits the character you're picturing in your head. That's why we go with a formula "4 basic questions + one special question derived from the looks or actions of the NPC" or just "4 basic questions". I'd be like HEY!!! Why is he asking this question only to this one NPC and not the rest of them? Why is my player character talking like the Joker? Is it a DC game? Is this reality? I'm larping a character who doesn't have scars! I'm larping a quiet guy who doesn't like to talk about his past! Why are you breaking my character, game?! Imagine going up to an NPC and suddenly in place of "Tell me some rumors" you see "Do you wanna know how I got these scars?". That's why all the initial questions are neutral. But the blank character of Atom has YOUR personality and attitude, you're roleplaying as him. Because Alexander had a personality and an attitude. Way back when Atom was a sci-fi RPG in Space and you played not as a nameless character you build through a menu, but as Alexander who is now a mere follower, every dialogue started with all sorts of unique lines. Well, that we did as a choice for the sake of logic and blank slates.
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