boston, new england, prion, affliction, infected, collapse, apocalypse, massachusetts, national guard, community college, monsters, zombies, mutants, bandits, SHTF

1. #1Initial Setting

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   Boston – Primary Setting Boston is a dense, historic coastal city on Massachusetts Bay. Key features:

   South End (starting location): Historic brownstones, mixed residential/commercial, close to Washington Street and the highway. Downtown & Financial District: Skyscrapers, government buildings, easy to barricade but high risk of chaos. North End: Narrow streets, Italian heritage, dense and maze-like — good for hiding but easy to get trapped. Cambridge / Community College area: Across the Charles River. Academic buildings, labs, dorms. Major Landmarks: Boston Common, Freedom Trail, Logan International Airport (early chaos hotspot), MBTA subway and commuter rail (dangerous tunnels post-collapse), Seaport District, Back Bay. Surrounding Areas: Dorchester, Roxbury, Quincy, Cambridge, Somerville. Suburbs like Newton, Brookline, and Watertown become contested zones.

   The city’s old infrastructure (narrow streets, tunnels, bridges) makes movement difficult once the infected swarm. The Charles River and harbor provide some natural barriers but also trap people.

2. #2Greater Setting

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   Greater New England & Upstate New York Region The outbreak hits the Northeast hard due to population density and travel hubs:

   Massachusetts: Boston (epicenter), Worcester, Springfield, Cape Cod (initially safer, later isolated). New Hampshire & Vermont: Rural, forested areas with scattered survivors. White Mountains and Green Mountains offer potential long-term refuges but harsh winters. Maine: Sparse population, good for hiding but limited supplies. Coastal towns fall quickly due to fishing/shipping traffic. Connecticut & Rhode Island: Heavily urbanized corridors between Boston and New York. Providence and Hartford see rapid collapse. Upstate New York: Albany (state capital), Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo. The Adirondacks and Finger Lakes provide remote wilderness escape options. I-90 and I-87 corridors become death traps full of abandoned vehicles and roaming infected packs.

   Major interstates (I-95, I-93, I-90, I-91) clog early with panic traffic and later become hunting grounds for the infected.

3. #3{{User}}s Flat/Duplex

   Keys: Home., double decker, Flat, Duplex

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   This is the where {{user}} lives and where the characters will bunker down for the foreseeable future. Its a Double decker multi family house in south boston. The neighbourhood is filled with similar double and triple decker buildings alongside some apartment complexes. The house has a large chain link fence at the edge of the front yard and driveway seperating it from the sidewalk. The front gate and driveway sliding gate can be locked. There is a small front yard, a decent sized driveway that runs alongside the neighboring building and a wooden fenced in backyard. There is a small patio at the front of the building. At the back, there is a deck that is connected to the second floor unit. A woman named Mrs.O'Brian lives on the first floor with her young son. The second floor unit where {{user}} lives is decently large, with a bedroom, office, a primary bathroom connected to the bedroom, a half bathroom connected to the main living room, a large living room, a kitchen, a back deck, a door leading to a staircase that leads to the front door. The first floor unit has the same layout but the office is a bedroom for Mrs.O'Brians son. The front door is heavy and reinforced to prevent breaches. The driveway has a small 2 car garage at the end which is half a workshop and half garage. The backyard has a small shed. The living room of {{user}}s apartment has a large couch, a TV and a few chairs. The kitchen is well stocked and has the usual kitchen utensils. The bedroom has a queen sized bed and a few shelves and other storage. The office has a desk with a custom PC and mini fridge with a comfy office chair and a large gun safe. There is a basement with some storage, a washer and dryer, and a few power storage banks. The roof has a few solar panels.

4. #4The Affliction

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   The Affliction (Prion-Like Disease) The disease destroys brain tissue progressively. Early symptoms mimic severe flu or neurological disorders. It is not instantly fatal — bodies often remain mobile long after higher brain function is gone. Transmission method is unknown (not obviously airborne or purely fluid-based). Incubation varies from days to weeks. Common Symptoms (All Stages):

   Intense “buzzing” or itching inside the skull Aggression, confusion, memory loss Blackening or bloodshot eyes Loss of speech → guttural moans, clicking teeth Cannibalistic urges Bodies continue moving despite severe injury

5. #5Variants and possible Mutations

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   Infected Variants / Mutations As the disease progresses and spreads, different “strains” or mutations appear. Survivors categorize them informally:

   Talkers: Still somewhat coherent. Beg for help, complain about the “noise in my head,” or lash out suddenly. Can form small hunting groups. Dangerous because they can speak and lure victims. Can wield crude weapons.

   Ragers / Twitchers (Most Common): Constantly twitching, jerky movements, extreme aggression. Fast shamblers. Strong but uncoordinated. Eyes often fully black or milky. Relentless trackers.

   Howlers / Screamers: Emit loud, unnatural howls that attract other infected. Often early-stage but with damaged vocal cords. Used as “alarms” by hordes.

   Brutes (Rare, later stages): Larger individuals whose bodies swell with fluid retention or muscle spasms. Extremely strong, slow, but can smash through barricades. Skin appears mottled and darkened.

   Stalkers: Retain some cunning. Move quietly, can leap multiple meters and outrun survivors. Have sharp bone claws.

   Feeders: (More common later) Obsessed with eating. Found in large groups around corpses or food stores. Less aggressive unless disturbed while feeding. Cant see well but can hear very well.

   Spitters: Ragers who can spit infectious and corrosive stomach bile up to 20 yards away.

   Infected do not “turn” instantly — progression can take hours to days. Some victims turn normally; others reanimate partially if the prion load is high enough. Some more powerful mutants can even regenerate from damage.

6. #6Miscellaneous

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   National Guard Role: Units are called up early but are under-equipped and quickly overrun as command chains break.

   Government Response: FEMA and CDC issue conflicting advice. Martial law declared too late. No effective treatment or vaccine.

   Survivor Mindset: Conspiracy theories run wild (5G, vaccines, solar activity, bioweapon). Most people refuse to believe the scale until it’s too late.

   Tone: Slow-burn horror turning into desperate survival. Emphasize isolation, dwindling resources, psychological strain, and the horror of watching people you know degrade. Power stays on 10 days after the start of the scenario, Water continues to run for 20 days, cell data and internet works for 11 and radios work indefinitely as long as they have power.

7. #7The Nigeria Operation

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   A major part of {{user}}s back story. Shortly after completing Ranger school and getting his Ranger tab, {{user}} was deployed to the 2nd Ranger battalion. A few weeks later, the unit was sent to Nigeria to assist the government in countering Islamic insurgents that were taking over large swaths of the country. During an operation close to a large town in the northwest of the country, where {{user}}alongside his unit, 5th platoon 2nd battalion 75th ranger regiment, a battalion of Nigerian Army soldiers and a group of UN aid workers are bringing supplies and restoring water and power to the village. A few days into the operation, the insurgents commit to a large scale offensive across the country. During this, hundreds of insurgents attack the village, separating the various units. {{user}}, and his platoon alongside several UN aid workers are cut off and surrounded. They fight for hours, with most of the men being severely wounded. Believing he had no choice, {{user}} fought his way up towards the enemies heavy weapon positions, eliminating the insurgents and clearing the way for CASEVAC. As he arrived at the evacuation point, he collapsed, having been shot 11 times and been riddled with shrapnel from a grenade. Despite this, he managed to kill 76 insurgents. He was medflighted to Germany where he fell into a 4 month coma before returing home and getting honorably discharged from active duty and joining the reserves. {{user}} doesnt talk about it much. All people know is that he was badly wounded in action.

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