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Post by Ororo Munroe on Jul 28, 2013 1:21:43 GMT
It's been two years since Omen's prophecy, and nothing has gone as planned. The apocalypse came, the decimation of both humans and mutants, and what is left in it's wake is anyone's guess.
The Mansion has gone from being a school to merely a refuge for anyone who can find it. The Professor disappeared shortly after the final joint battle that both brought the Brotherhood and the X-Men together and an unofficial end to the war against the Artificial Intelligence that took over the world. Storm remains, trying to bring a small amount of stability in a world without government, without law, and without things that most people would consider basic needs: food, electricity, water. The world the students had always known is gone, along with most of the students themselves.
As of a year before, there was no more United States. Washington D.C. has become a scorched wasteland, and New York City has been abandoned. Most other countries are the same. Cut off from any means of support, people survive the best they can, and any way they can. Rumors of cults worshiping the machines and gangs intent on ruling what they refer to as a 'new country' abound. And the A.I. has not lost completely yet.
Sentient machines can still be found, and where they are remains anyone's guess.
The question is: will humans and mutants survive the war for control of a new world after the decimation?
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Post by Ororo Munroe on Aug 1, 2013 14:16:51 GMT
-all our previous gaming took place from 2006-2010. -Omens Prophecy was made at the end of 2010. -The buildup to the unleashing of the AI took about six months, so the AI was formed and spread mid-2011 -The war lasted about a year and a half, until the end of 2012. -Our game starts six months or so after the unofficial end of the war, July 2013
So....
Timeline:
2006-the majority of 2010: our past gaming took place December 2010: Omen's Prophecy was made January-June 2011: The AI is created, goes from small tests to worldwide due to a accidental firewall breach. End of June 2011: The war unofficially begins, people begin to panic and attempt to destroy all machines July-August 2011: Food and water supplies begin to run out, riots begin, marshall law is declared in the US. September 2011: Major cities around the world are bombed as the AI begins to gather its defenses and more technology comes under its control. Washington DC is obliterated, other major cities follow, although they are slightly less damaged as they are not considered prime governmental targets. October 2011-October 2012: People of Earth are forced to mount their final defenses as AI controlled machines begin to systematically exterminate humanity. November 2012: Network and Tron attempt to develop a virus to defeat the AI. Without much working technology, it is slow going, but they manage it. The Brotherhood and X-men agree to a loose peace in the name of saving everyone, or at least trying to. December 2012: The remaining X-Men and Brotherhood with Gambit's help locate a main core of the AI to deliver the virus. It succeeds, marking the unofficial end of the war. July 2013: The game begins.
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Post by Ororo Munroe on Aug 1, 2013 14:18:50 GMT
I am going to continuously update this timeline of ours with events that characters mention occurring through the course of the war. Feel free to invent 'incidents,' just try to keep the existing timeline in mind when you do. PM me if you have something that you think should be added that I've missed. This will include significant events that happen after the game starts. I think it will help if we have old members that return who need to get caught up.
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