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   I've always found post-apocalypse to be one of the easiest settings to bring players together and keep them together in. Just thinking about it, I threw together these tables. I'm not sure if I'm serious, but this seems to cover 90% of the campaign starts I've used.

Problem:

1	Natural hazard threatening [TARGET]
2	Terrible predator threatening [TARGET]
3	Invading army (high-tech or low-tech) threatening [TARGET]
4	PC's exiled from home community; they must redeem themselves or they will be forced to find a new home or become perpetual wanderers.
5	Roll twice. Reroll 5's.
6	GM's option

Target:

1-2	Your community
3	A nearby community
4	An Ancient complex full of powerful artifacts.
5	Individual - a PC's family, friend, pet, intended mate, etc.
6	GM's option

Why should you do it?

1	They're* offering money
2	They're* offering artifacts
3	Prestige
4	They're* holding someone hostage
5	Better trading terms/payola to your village
6	GM's option
*	(the aggressor, the PCs' community leaders, a third party, you figure out who it should be).

What do we need to do?

1	Kill the opposition's leader
2	Prepare evacuation
3	Find special artifact (McGuffin) and take it to mount doom, er, an Ancient complex
4	Destroy artifact held by opposition
5	Negotiate peace settlement
6	GM's option

Theme:

1	Technology is dangerous and bad.
2	Technology is wonderful and good.
3	Strength and brutality will always destroy civilized people.
4	Cleverness and subtlety will always defeat barbarians.
5	Roll twice. Contradictions are permitted. Reroll 5's.
6	GM's option.

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