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Bwar wrote:

Arctik_Firangi wrote:

SilverMK2 wrote:Plus, Fallout tells us that ammo doesn't weigh anything!

Pfft. Fallout 3 doesn't count. It did in the originals.

I'd be after the lizard on a stick personally.

Iguana. Iguana-On-A-Stick. It's actually people.

Once civilization falls the fist becomes king.



I will show the evil of this world no mercy.

But I thought I was already dead?

Arctik_Firangi wrote:

Bwar wrote:

Arctik_Firangi wrote:

SilverMK2 wrote:Plus, Fallout tells us that ammo doesn't weigh anything!

Pfft. Fallout 3 doesn't count. It did in the originals.

I'd be after the lizard on a stick personally.

Iguana. Iguana-On-A-Stick. It's actually people.

Well if its people then its a damn tasty person. NO REGRETS

Unless I knew them before the end I would go straight to A. Now this dosen't mean I would go attacking everyone I saw but if I warned them to stay away from me and they didn't I'd do what it took to protect myself and my family.

Thankfully I'm a out doors person whose hunted and camped my whole life so I can take care of myself if need be but in a post apocalypse situation you need to think about yourself and your family first and foremost. You don't know other people and you can't tell there intentions just by looking at them (depending on the circumstances). So trust no one, do what it takes to survive.

As soon as the interweb fails, I'm eating someone.

Well I hope you informed the neighbours, to you know, give em a sporting chance.

Honey the internet just went down.
The Internet went down!

*cue - smashing of front door and plenty of screaming*

The moment the worlds goverments are gone and anarchy is in full swing. I'll be the one calling the shots.

All of the whores and politicans will cry out for me to save them and I will whisper "No"

Shadowbrand wrote:The moment the worlds goverments are gone and anarchy is in full swing. I'll be the one calling the shots.

All of the whores and politicans will cry out for me to save them and I will whisper "No"

Your a disturbing little guy Shadow...I like that in a person.

Kilkrazy wrote:Some people will revert to savagery quite quickly, others will retain civilisation and will inevitably win in the long run thanks to the superiority of co-operation and team-work over brute force.

It would be very surprising if this weren't the case. I doubt it would be a great society to be a part of, at least for a long time, but it would definitely be more effective that 'shoot on sight'.

I would expect there to be two general societies living in the same area, one a great deal more peaceful than the other. The fact that a rampaging army of brutes would be presenting a pretty constant threat, I would say that staying within protected towns/cities would be the best option. If you were to go out, you might as well go out in numbers so great that a couple of dudes walking towards you couldn't present a massive threat.

That said, if I were to be stuck outside of both societies, I would rig myself with explosives and have all the conversations I liked, with whoever I liked. Sure, I may blow up while hunting mutated walrus, but I would not really have many worries about two strangers asking for conversation. If they presented an immediate threat, they aren't getting much from me besides a pretty explosion.

With no EVIL EDUCATORS around to deny THE HARMONIC four days of one earth's rotation, I WILL reveal the Truth of Time Cube to the deluded masses. USA ripe for holocaust; adult god is ADULT CRIME upon own children.

blood reaper wrote:Pull out a gun tell them to get on the ground and drop any weapons , if civil , try to compreamise to find more survivores .

The best thing about the end of civilisation as we know it?

No one will give a gakk about spelling any more!

Shadowbrand wrote:The moment the worlds goverments are gone and anarchy is in full swing. I'll be the one calling the shots.

All of the whores and politicans will cry out for me to save them and I will whisper "No"

The thing about anarchy is that it stuffs around too much and can't get it's arse into gear for long enough to 'set in'. The politicians and the whores hook up and it's capitalist democracy all over again.

Not if I eat them.

cannibalism spreads disease. Lucifers Hammer by Larry Niven projected the end-of-the-world scenario and had two tribes... one of ruthless, religious caniballistic cult that just got weaker and weaker, sicker, meaner, more desperate, and one of sensible farmers and fishermen who decided to stick together for what I guess you could call a "greater good". Guess who prospered in the end?

Molepeople?

Golden Eyed Scout wrote:
Ditto. Shoot first, shoot second (double tap, right?), ask questions never.

Fix'd. You would've made a very grave error if you'd have forgotten that part

And remember, if you're low on ammo and you're having poor luck finding more, a big rock or stick to your opponent's head a couple of times works just as well as the standard double-tap method. Provided your opponent isn't a zombie, in which case you're taking a risk getting that close to their face

Oh man cant forget the double tap! Honestly im not sure the whole co operation thing would work out to be honest. Theres always someone who wants to run the show their way and will do whatever they need to to make that happen. Would probably work for a while but i think it would end badly.

Just gimme my crowbar, hatchet, a knife, some twine, hammer, nails, ducttape, and a backpack to carry it all... and I'll see all yall later... heading for the woods... I'll be back to loot from time to time (hence the crowbar)

Gonna use all that gak to macguyver together a las cannon or something?

Step 1: Get radiation suit
Step 2: Grab Assault Rifle
Step 3: Find Zone
Step 4: ???
Step 5: ARTIFACTS!

Everyone knows that to build a lascannon you only need some string, a paperclip and half a plastic fork.

Pft

no actually i was planning on building a bong

How about a bong cannon? Everybody happy!

Guitardian wrote:cannibalism spreads disease. Lucifers Hammer by Larry Niven projected the end-of-the-world scenario and had two tribes... one of ruthless, religious caniballistic cult that just got weaker and weaker, sicker, meaner, more desperate, and one of sensible farmers and fishermen who decided to stick together for what I guess you could call a "greater good". Guess who prospered in the end?

Well if you read the hidden last chapter it was the 3rd group "crazy Texans." Mustard gas you say? Pah! we laugh at mustard gas, it goes great on hot dogs!

Would Texas even notice the world ending?

Only if it got cooler.

Frazzled wrote:Only if it got cooler.

You mean if you changed your theme from cowboys to pirates?

Bwar wrote:Lets say two guys confront you with or without intent to kill (you don't know) but they do not see your gun/knife/whatever, do you:

A) Attack first then take anything of value off the bodies
B) Attack first then move on
C) Run away and fight only if you cant escape
D) Run regardless of being able to escape or not and maybe end up dead
E) Try to talk your way out of it and maybe succeed or maybe not

I guess what im really asking is would you have any personal problems with doing whatever necessary to keep yourself alive.

Probably some instances i might be missing but anyways what are everyone's thoughts.

For the purposes of your decision lets say its not like "The Road" bad but its not exactly fun and rainbows either.

Personally i don't think it would take a whole bunch for me to go straight to option a or b.

If they had a hot girl with them I go right to option A.

I don't want to know what it is you want to take off of dead girl bodies.