North Carolina

[midnight77]

So, I finally got a group together to play TMP. They want it to be set in our current location, NC. I've got some stuff written up, but if anyone has some thoughts I'd appreciate them.

[RandyT0001]

I think that ECU in Greenville would make a great location for a university survivor group with an eemdee school.

[midnight77]

That's true. I'm just sad most colleges in NC would get a pasting. There are some good schools here.

[midnight77]

Game went well. We've got a four man team so far: A stealthy explosives expert, a doctor, a French Foreign Legionnaire, and a man who knows how to drive anything. They woke up in a bolthole outside of Mount Pleasant and immediately set off for Albermarle. General tech is 1850s level, with some outliers. They hung around town for a while, learning about local politics and surrounding nations. They learned about the Kentucky Free State, the Carolina Confederacy, and the Yadkin trade association. There next destination is Lexington so they can announce their presence and begin rebuilding.

[ArmySGT.]

What about the ruins of Ft Bragg and Pope airforce base?

USATODAY article
North Carolina is home to a military base for four of the five United States armed forces branches, the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard and Marines. The bases are spread throughout the state, with each focusing on the individual needs of its specific servicemen and women.
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base

The Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (seymourjohnson.af.mil), in Goldsboro, North Carolina, is considered a major Air Combat Command base and is home to the 4th Striker Wing, which consists of four separate groups, the maintenance group, the medical group, the mission support group and the operations group. The base is also the home location of the Air Force's 567th Red Horse squadron and the 916th Air Refueling Reserve Unit.
Fort Bragg

Fort Bragg (bragg.army.mil) is the Army's only base in North Carolina. Fort Bragg is located near Fayetteville and home to more than 30 different military organizations, including the XVIII Airborne Corps, the 82nd Airborne Division, the 4th brigade JROTC and the Army's Reserve Command. The John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School is also located at Fort Bragg. The center serves as a training center for the Army's Civil Affairs, Military Information Support and Special Forces special operations programs.
Base Support Unit Elizabeth City

The Coast Guard's Base Support Unit Elizabeth City (uscg.mil) in Elizabeth City is the Coast Guard's sole base in the state. The Coast Guard's Aviation Logistics Center and the Aviation Technical Training Center are both located at the base. Base Support Unit, Elizabeth City, is also home to a Small Boat Station that patrols local waterways and an Air Station that sends units along the Atlantic Coast, from Greenland to the southern Caribbean.
Camp Lejeune

Camp Lejeune (lejeune.usmc.mil), a Marine Corps base in Jacksonville, home to several combat units and support commands, is known as the home of "Expeditionary Forces in Readiness." In addition to hosting its own Marine Corps commands, Camp Lejeune is also the site of a Naval command and hospital. Three Military Operations in Urban Terrain training facilities are located on the base, an area with a broad range of support services and facilities for military members and their families living on base or nearby.

[midnight77]

That's something I'm going to work into the story.

[mikeo80]

Originally Posted by midnight77

Game went well. We've got a four man team so far: A stealthy explosives expert, a doctor, a French Foreign Legionnaire, and a man who knows how to drive anything. They woke up in a bolthole outside of Mount Pleasant and immediately set off for Albermarle. General tech is 1850s level, with some outliers. They hung around town for a while, learning about local politics and surrounding nations. They learned about the Kentucky Free State, the Carolina Confederacy, and the Yadkin trade association. There next destination is Lexington so they can announce their presence and begin rebuilding.

If you go to Lexington...

Some things to look into...

Davidson College
Diebold (Electronic and Physical security, safes and vaults. This indicates high strength steel and the tools to work steel with.)
Roehrig Engineering (Automotive and mechanical engineering)
Interstate 85
Four US highways, 29,52,70,64

My $0.02 with a lot of help from Lisa!!!

[lisa]

How far out of 1850s technology are they?

I can nose around in specific directions if I have parameters to go by...

[lisa]

Originally Posted by midnight77

So, I finally got a group together to play TMP. They want it to be set in our current location, NC. I've got some stuff written up, but if anyone has some thoughts I'd appreciate them.

Where in NC?

I grew up here and have a fair working knowledge...why go in the direction of Davidson County? Charlotte is close, could you appropriate things from there?

[midnight77]

The Yadkin/Pee-Dee River has become a huge trade route after the war due to the degeneration of the roads and rails. They are going to lexington as it's one of the larger towns on the river and is the meeting place of a council made of all the trade towns on the river. In addition, charlotte was nuked.

[RandyT0001]

Originally Posted by midnight77

They are going to lexington as it's one of the larger towns on the river and is the meeting place of a council made of all the trade towns on the river. And it has the best BBQ in the state.

Fixed that for you.

[midnight77]

Originally Posted by RandyT0001

Fixed that for you.

True dat

[mikeo80]

Midnight,

Is your group playing FTF or PBEM?

I would like to offer my services as a First Contact Specialist. I can join in through PBEM.

Or if your group is near Fayetteville, NC, I can join FTF.

My $0.02

Mike

[lisa]

How's the game going?

Any developments?