GURPS: FALLOUT - Fallout GURPS - Free

Wright's job to open and loot Sierra Army Depot is a dangerous proposition.
The perimeter is guarded by a number of defensive turrets, each armed
with a pair of miniguns. Managing to fight or sneak past these turrets brings
one to another problem: the blast door. After being sealed for 164 years,
the doors will never open again - at least not as intended. The only way to
open the doors is to blow them apart. Commandeering a howitzer locked in
a topside storage shed, not to mention finding ammunition for it, is the only
way to open the base.
Inside, Sierra Army Depot's security is still working, despite the nearly two
centuries that have passed. The interior of the base crawls with floating
eyebots and sentry robots, and none are pleasantly-disposed to intruders.
Finding a way to bypass or deactivate these robots should be an intruder's
first priority.
Transportation between Sierra's four levels is accomplished via elevator,
but these elevators are security-locked by a retinal scanner.
If someone is able to penetrate Sierra Army Depot's perimeter and
circumvent its substantial security setup, a cornucopia of destrucive
devices waits for the taking. Firearms of almost all descriptions are stored
in SAD's vaults, along with mountains of ammunition. Medical supplies and
other goods are also kept in storage lockers and safes.
Base Layout
Sierra Army Depot is broken up into four levels, plus its exterior.
The Exterior
The outside of Sierra Army Depot is guarded by a double-layer chain link
fence. Between fence lines lie several automated gun turrets. Two topside
storage shacks hold equipment left over from SAD's evacuation. The shack
to the southwest holds explsove ordnance, while the small garage to the
east houses a useable howitzer. Along the Depot's east wall is a
transformer farm which supplies power to the Depot's security systems.
Level 1, Personnel
The first level of the base, at ground level, houses personnel facilities.
Entry-point security controls the single entry into the base, while the rest of
the level holds barracks, a gym, and the infirmary.
Level 2, Storage
The primary storage warehouse of Sierra Army Depot, Level 2 is half-filled
with boxes. This level contains the bulk of the Depot's stores, as well as the
quartermaster's offices. Level 2 is also home to the armory, a high-security
vault protected by force fields, shock-plate floors, and a small army of
security robots.
Level 3, Robotics
One of two maximum-security levels, Level 3 is home to the robotics
division, as well as the base AI, Skynet. An experimental robotics lab is on
this level, and it still holds a half-completed robobrain. Level 3 also holds
the base CO's quarters.
Level 4, Bio Storage and Research
The deepest level of Sierra Army Depot, and also the one under the highest
security restrictions, holds the biological research facilities and their
associated storage systems. Little more than a series of prison cells
adjacent to a surgical suite and a cryogenics storage facility, Bio Storage
holds Sierra Army Depot's most sinister secrets.
West Tek Research Facility
West Tek Research Facility was a high-tech weapons-research facility.
West Tek created a number of useful things for the American military. Laser
and plasma weapons were being experimented with here. Power Armor,
massive self-contained suits that turned a single soldier into a walking tank,
was developed here. And most importantly, vitally important research into
immunity drugs was being conducted at West Tek. The Forced Evolutionary
Virus was originally developed there.
During the war, the facility was hit by a nuclear warhead and, because of its
high radiation, it came to be known as The Glow.
In 2055, West Tek Research Facility started working on a new virus to kill
the New Plague. The ZAX 1.2 computer was brought in to regulate
conditions in West Tek. It calmly calculated data and played chess with the
scientists. Many scientists claimed that ZAX is a big ol' cheater and draws
the game out too much for a computer of his considerable abilities.
As China became increasingly aggressive with their use of biological
weapons, the United States government felt that a countermeasure was
needed. The Pan-Immunity Virion Project was officially formed on
September 15, 2073 and plans were made to begin experiments at West
Tek.
After a series of experiments, the pan-immunity virion was renamed FEV -
the Forced Evolutionary Virus in March 2075, as increased size, muscle
density, and intelligence are noted among test animals.
On January 3, 2076 a military team under the command of Colonel Robert
Spindel was sent to the West Tek research facility to monitor the
experiments in the interest of national security. Captain Roger Maxson,
future founder of the Brotherhood of Steel, was among the team personnel.
In October 2076 large progress was made in FEV research, and the
government preferred to move the project to a location under military
supervision. On January 7, 2077, Major Barnett ordered transfer of all FEV
research to the newly-constructed Mariposa Base, despite objections by
the research team. Along with the scientists, Spindel's military team was
sent to Mariposa.
During the war, a nuke directly hit the facility, shattering the FEV
containment tanks and releasing the radiated virus into the atmosphere.
Mutated by radiation, it loses its mutagenic abilities, but it later complicates
things for the Master. Due to its high radiation, the place came to be known
as the Glow, surrounded by legends among the people of Southern
California.
In 2134, a faction within the Brotherhood of Steel led by Sergeant Dennis
Allen gained strength, and they urged the Elders to let them explore the
southeast ruins of West Tek, called the Glow after being hit by a nuclear
bomb, for artifacts. The Elders refused, so Allen and his divisionist group
split away from the Brotherhood of Steel, taking some technology and
weapons with them. Other members of the team included Soto, Jensen and
Camarillo. Unfortunately for them, they were killed by security robots and
radiation.
The Brotherhood of Steel used to send people who wanted to enlist into the
Brotherhood (but they don't want) there on a "quest", just to laugh about it
later when they ended up dead because of the high amount of radiation in
the area. It was quite a surprise to them when one known as the Vault
Dweller actually fulfilled the quest, bringing with him a holodisk that
recorded Allen's ill-fated expedition, and got initiated into the Brotherhood.
Some time after 2162, some ghoul survivors from Necropolis settled north
and west of the Glow, and founded the town of Dayglow, whose inhabitants
formed partnerships with scavenging companies from New Adytum and the
Hub and have built quite a profitable corporation from their salvage efforts.
Design your own settlement!
Step 1, Determining Population Rating (PR):
PR Population Description
0 1-9 Farm
1 10-99 Village
2 100-999 Town
3 1000-9999 Large Town
4 10,000-99,999 City
Harsh environmental conditions (desert climate, radiation etc.) combined
with lack of resources means that the biggest known population centers
are PR 4 at most - these bigger settlements always have some special
resource explaining their ability to provide for so many people – The Hub
has it's water production, San Francisco has higher technology, New Reno
has it's entertainment industry which attracts lots of tourists...
Most settlements out there in the wastes are usually PR 2 or less.
For determining the PR of a post-nuclear settlement randomly, roll 3D6
and use the following table:
3D6
Roll PR
3-8 0
9-11 1
12-14 2
15-16 3
17+ 4
18