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Whilst reading my 30 year of novel from a quintessential English second hand book shop i was struck by its similarity to fallout. They made a really bad sixties film, but we'll stick to the book for now. To those who don't know (and I don't blame you, its ancient) Day of the Triffids is a 1950's novel which essentially foretells the break down of society due to a 'unscheduled comet shower'. This brings green flashes in the sky, which after a great percentage of the population has seen their awesomeness, blinds them all. (Is it just me or do the worst things in sci fi come in green flashes; blinding comets, Martians, turbo plasma rifle bolts 
) The only survivors (unblind) are those who could not or did not see the green lights. The survivors emerge into a silent world inhabited by the groaning masses of the blind, who wander from shop front to street corner searching for food and liquor. A few noble sighted people take it upon themselves to feed and lead the blind, but this only delays the enevitable. Most of the sighted of london are drawn to the university by a huge searchlight in the sky, and these men plan to build the their lives anew.
OK, back to the point, the comet shower wasn't actually an accentual comet shower. It was a weapons satellite that malfunctioned (?!). This really reminds me of those bombs in fallout.
Also, i've failed to mention about the triffids. These things either fell from space, were created by the Russians, or mutated naturally. They are huge carnivorous plants with a single long stinger, the poison of which is deadly enough to kill a man. They have three short stubby roots, which oddly enough can be moved and allow the triffid to walk. They feed on human flesh and are very resistant to bullets (except to immobilise). Fire is the only thing that really hurts them -(Use for fallout's lesser used flamethrower here). Individually they are about as intelligent as a small dog, but in numbers gang up on survivors and encampments.
Humanity has survived in a greatly reduced number. They have banded together in manors or towns (the cities were destroyed by plauge). Some wish for others to join them and use force to bring the struggling remnants to order. These are a paramilitary organisation, who control Bristol. A band of survivors led by the university has colonised the Isle of Wight and are clearing it from Triffids. For those of you who haven't already left here comes my point. I loved this book and how it dealt with the collapse of society. I feel it would make a perfect RPG in fallout style. It has a sci-fi retro fifties setting and shows a world brought to its knees with survivors trying to build life anew. Whilst there is no power armour or plasma rifles, there are abundant low grade weapons, such as shotguns, rifles, flamethrowers and light machine guns (if one looks in the right place)
I am no modder. I cannot code very well, use the map creator or create animations. I am wholly willing to learn, but have not explored any of the ways of doing this. I have ideas. I’d like to make a mod involving this book and am open to suggestions, ideas or citicism …
) The only survivors (unblind) are those who could not or did not see the green lights. The survivors emerge into a silent world inhabited by the groaning masses of the blind, who wander from shop front to street corner searching for food and liquor. A few noble sighted people take it upon themselves to feed and lead the blind, but this only delays the enevitable. Most of the sighted of london are drawn to the university by a huge searchlight in the sky, and these men plan to build the their lives anew.OK, back to the point, the comet shower wasn't actually an accentual comet shower. It was a weapons satellite that malfunctioned (?!). This really reminds me of those bombs in fallout.
Also, i've failed to mention about the triffids. These things either fell from space, were created by the Russians, or mutated naturally. They are huge carnivorous plants with a single long stinger, the poison of which is deadly enough to kill a man. They have three short stubby roots, which oddly enough can be moved and allow the triffid to walk. They feed on human flesh and are very resistant to bullets (except to immobilise). Fire is the only thing that really hurts them -(Use for fallout's lesser used flamethrower here). Individually they are about as intelligent as a small dog, but in numbers gang up on survivors and encampments.
Humanity has survived in a greatly reduced number. They have banded together in manors or towns (the cities were destroyed by plauge). Some wish for others to join them and use force to bring the struggling remnants to order. These are a paramilitary organisation, who control Bristol. A band of survivors led by the university has colonised the Isle of Wight and are clearing it from Triffids. For those of you who haven't already left here comes my point. I loved this book and how it dealt with the collapse of society. I feel it would make a perfect RPG in fallout style. It has a sci-fi retro fifties setting and shows a world brought to its knees with survivors trying to build life anew. Whilst there is no power armour or plasma rifles, there are abundant low grade weapons, such as shotguns, rifles, flamethrowers and light machine guns (if one looks in the right place)
I am no modder. I cannot code very well, use the map creator or create animations. I am wholly willing to learn, but have not explored any of the ways of doing this. I have ideas. I’d like to make a mod involving this book and am open to suggestions, ideas or citicism …
