Aspect

Apocalypse
A Setting Book
Apocalypse We don’t know how it started. We do not know why.
We know that it’s happening. We are going to die.
The Aspects
Personality & Resolve Talk to people, have the courage, get the timing right.
Body & Action Run fast, fire the gun, fight for your life.
Methods & Tech Fix the car, stitch the wound, arm the explosives.
Resources & Improvisation Bar the doors, find supplies, set a trap.

Example Character
Name: Jane Title: Police Officer
Triumph: It’s incredible. Her team picks her up, chanting. Everyone is cheering. She did it. She scored
the goal. The trophy is ours. We did it.
Tragedy: Sirens everywhere, the world is in chaos. Beckett is on the floor in front of her; she tries to
stop the bleeding with her bare hands. “I won’t let you die, I won’t...”
Great Dream: She is dressed up for dinner, the taxi is waiting downstairs. She feels fabulous. The
past is but a distant fever dream.
Signature Attributes & Items: Personality & Resolve ••
• Old police radio (broken) Body & Action •••
• Chinese character tattoo Methods & Tech •
Resources & Improvisation •

The Sign The Menace

Pick one or none. Pick one.

1 The comet. 1 Violent suicides.

2 The mist. 2 The dead return.
3 Eternal darkness. 3 A virus.
4 The black sun. 4 Something comes from the water.
5 Birds are dying. 5 They wear our bodies.
6 The sea is red. 6 Souls of the vengeful.
7 A dark object in space. 7 A poisonous idea.
8 Black monoliths loom. 8 The wanderer.
9 A new continent emerges from the sea. 9 The swarm.
10 The earth cracks wide open. 10 Invaders from a dark planet.
11 Black portals arise. 11 Meteorite killings.
12 A dark wind blows. 12 The rapture.
13 Flies everywhere. 13 Something is in the ground.
14 The sea recedes beyond the horizon. 14 Something came from the future.
15 Strange objects float in the sky. 15 Drones smaller than everything.
16 The world is bathed in blinding light. 16 The synthetic mind.
17 A colorful shimmer in the sky. 17 A pre-historic dread.
18 The world is covered in dust. 18 Nightmares are real.
The Complication The Location
Pick as many as you like (or none). Start somewhere.

1 If we sleep, we die. 1 A skyscraper.

2 Electronics are dead. 2 A town hall.
3 The rain does not stop. 3 A countryside home.
4 Don’t make a sound. 4 A military base.
5 Never stay in the dark. 5 A shipyard.
6 Don’t drink the water. 6 A high school gymnasium.
7 It’s getting colder every day. 7 A mall.
8 Keep the lights out. 8 A gas station.
9 The children must survive. 9 A science facility.
10 Don’t stop moving. 10 A cruise ship.
11 Never go outside. 11 A train.
12 Don’t look at the sky. 12 A camp at a lake.
13 Never be afraid. 13 A zoo.
14 Don’t touch them. 14 A bunker.
15 Don’t let them talk. 15 A park.
16 You have to make an offering. 16 A power plant.
17 Don’t look at them. 17 A hospital.
18 We must not leave a trace. 18 A highway to death.

The Hope The Adversary

Set things in motion. Pick as many as you like (or none).

1 There is a safe haven. 1 Violent motorcycle gangs.

2 There is a solution. 2 A cult.
3 We can help the others. 3 The deep state.
4 We can make this place safe. 4 Fanatic militia.
5 We can fight. 5 Ruthless scientists.
6 If we leave, we will live. 6 Cannibals.
7 We will get our revenge. 7 The military.
8 We can have a moment of joy. 8 A warlord hungry for power.
9 If nobody finds us, this place is safe. 9 Manhunters.
10 The industrial complex.
11 The collaborators.
“Is... is there anybody out there? If you can hear me, 12 A family clan.
please... please tell my family that I love them. I... I 13 A selfish community.
think I’ve caught something... I’m... I’m sorry.” 14 The New Republic.
--- Day 28 after the shimmer. 15 Radical environmentalists.
16 An anarch movement.
“It is wonderful. I have the most delightful dreams. 17 A bloodsports gang.
Wait, Miriam, is that you?” Silence. Then screams. 18 A foreign power.
--- Day 2 after the rapture.

Impressum
Version 1.0 © 2022
Created by Frank Bürmann.
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Art by Odilon Redon.
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