2020 was a crazy year for everyone. Protests, riots, political unrest, the superstorm that circled the planet multiple times and crushed civilized life as we know it into dust. Crazy, crazy times indeed.
But that was in the past. It's 2177 now, and pockets of civilization have risen once again. The Old United States is long gone, replaced by an endless number of roving hordes, bandits, and nomadic tribes broken up by the occasional reclaimed city or metropolitan neighborhood. In the wake of the destruction of the old world rose a new faith - Shotism. Shotism is a belief that nothing is more sacred than a firearm, no cause worthier than the restoration and maintenance of a gun, no humbler and holier activity than reloading casing and shot to feed the divine tools. In the early days of their faith Shotists built Monastery Ranges dotted across the continent, from Central America to Alaska, from Pacific to Atlantic Ocean. All recognized the power of the faith held by Shotists - even those of ill will would ask for safe passage through Shotist lands rather than risk near certain death by the immaculately faithful.
A schism sundered the United Shotist faith in 2056, resulting in the first Independent Monasteries after the Grandslinger declared the revolver to be the holiest of firearm designs above all others. The Grandslinger's time in this most high position didn't last long (ended, as all things should be, at the end of a barrel), but the damage was done. Monastery Ranges began to declare their own preferred firearm family as the Most Sacred. Decades have passed, and much of their shared knowledge has been divided or lost. The Shotist faith has lost it's great influence and is in a state of decline and despair. Shotists, isolated from one another's Monastery Ranges due to internal politics, distance, and the lack of respect for the faithful among the populace nowadays, have become experts in their specific craft, but this has only served to reinforce the barriers between the faithful.
Legend has it that one day there will be born the Chosen Gun, the one Shotist who has the power to learn all schools of Shotism and unite the faith once more. That legend brings us to you.
You were born to two devout Shotists. Which Monastery Range did your life start in? (Note: This is not a comprehensive list of every Monastery Range, just the starting choice)
A. The League of Lever-Action Rifles (Connecticut)
B. The Haven of M1911 (Utah)
C. The Hunter's Lodge (North Carolina)
D. The Double Barrel Disciples (Coahuila)
E. The Pipe Gun Prophets (California)
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