Khajiit’s Fur Brained Plots, Ideas Options

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Ok so at any given time Khajiit has ideas for settings and stories whirling around in his mind, and sometimes he must write these ideas down to stop the whirling and collect his thoughts. Usually this one writes these ideas down in a notebook, but since some of them are fan fiction for TES and Fallout, Khajiit thought maybe some of you would like a few of his ideas and that a thread devoted to them here might be a good idea. This thread is mainly for Khajiit’s personal use but feel free to post comments if you so desire.

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Another idea taking up space in Khajiit’s noggin is a straight up fan fic of Fallout set in and around New Orleans. The premise is that, during the Great War, New Orleans was actually spared a direct hit by a nuclear weapon. Unfortunately, because so many nuclear warheads were going off in such quick succession all over the planet, among the many issues caused by this was that the weather patterns were really f’d up. The nuclear fallout combined with terrible hurricanes that ravaged the US Gulf Coast, killing millions. New Orleans was hit by one of these radioactive hurricanes and it turned the city into a permanently flooded mess, essentially breaking up the city into a few large islands suitable for rehabitation. Boats are a must when traveling from place to place. When people were finally able to reclaim the city, a large (by post war standards) settlement called Big Crescent was founded on one of the islands and defended by its citizens. Whatever dry land was left within the city is constantly fought over by various other groups (scavers, gangs, pirate raiders, etc.), making most of New Orleans proper a warzone.

In addition to dangerous humans, the local wildlife became horrifyingly mutated in the face of the radiation. Besides the giant roaches and other insectoids common throughout the post war wasteland, crawfish mutated into a unique species of Mirelurk, and catfish transformed into human sized, amphibious bipedal monstrosities colloquially known as “Mudders”. Those terrors are nothing compared to what became of the American Alligator, however. Though fairly rare and elusive, these creatures (that came to be known as “Chomp Dragons”) are fearsome beasts. Standing on two legs to heights up to about 10 ft tall, with stout bodies covered in thick, scale armored hides and long snouts rowed with sharp teeth backed by ridiculously powerful jaws, Chomp Dragons are rightly feared by the folks of Bayou Country. All that considered, the meat from all of these fearsome creatures is a part of the local population’s diet along with smaller, non threatening animals. There are also rumors of furry humanoid creatures called “Roux-ga-Roux” living deep within the surrounding bayous and swamps, though no one has been able to prove their existence...

The stories would follow individuals from various walks of life as they live out their adventures in this dangerous world. One character known as “Jazz Man” is a trumpet player in a jazz band that moonlights as a mercenary. He does jobs ranging from private investigation, security, and even some shadier jobs, as long as the pay is good. Yet another character is a woman who acquired a functioning paddlewheel riverboat (think similar to The Dutchess Gambit in the “Point Lookout” dlc from Fallout3) who runs a small pirate crew. Besides the main characters, one can imagine a multitude of interesting and colorful characters. And hey it’s New Orleans so supernatural elements on rare occasions aren’t out of the question.