Its in the 80s, tensions between USA and the Soviet union rises to the point where small scale nuclear arms has been exchanged in the middle east. This is escalating quite rapidly. You live in the industrial city of Sheffield, wich in itself is a strategic target due to the industry, with an RAF airbase nearby, wich is indeed also a target. Its a normal Thuesday in Sheffield, you are doing your usual business when suddenly the sirens wail, beckoning the citizens to take shelter.
Rules: Dont make a character like "NOOKLEAR HOWLOWKAWST SURVIVAH xDDDD", you are a normal citizen, or a soldier.
Disclaimer: This is only loosely based around the movie "Threads", i know jackshit about Sheffield and i will take alot of artistic freedom about locations and stuff, feel free to consult a nuclear attack survival guide though, ive done alot of research on that.
Character sheet:
Name:
Age:
Health condition:
Occupation: Civilllian occupation/Military position that isnt GENERAL NOOK XDDDDDD
Attack Preparedness: Ignorant, Aware, Informed
Description: (Describe how they have been, what they have been thinking about the events leading up to the event, what they are thinking now, feel free to give a short summary of where they grew up, wich school they went to, etc)
Remember: Chances are you will die in the first turn. Your initial action decides the most.
Name: Dave Johnson
Age: 27
Health condition: A bit snotty, coughs a bit at times, has a bruise on his foot from yesterday when a muffler fell on it.
Occupation: Mechanic
Attack Preparedness: Informed
Description: Dave has been down with a cold the weeks following up to now, a few days ago he got fresh and just got back to work. Initially he didnt care much, thought it was jsut saber rattling. However as the events escalated he got more and more worried, he started listening to the public information broadcasts, read the flyers, the manuals, even had a talk with his old physics teacher about it. The other guys called him paranoid, and he was starting to question his sanity too, untill now, now they will see.. oh wait maybe its a test.