The Kudzu Wastes

The rural Southeast is dead on the map but very much alive in all the worst ways. Highways have sunk into swamp water, towns rot under creeping vines that don’t grow quite right, and every storm threatens to bring toxic rain instead of relief. No one really remembers what ended the old world. Radiation scars the earth, chemicals burn in the air and water, and the ruins are full of things that used to be human… and things that never were. Now the last survivors claw out a living behind scrap walls and sandbags, trading bullets, medicine, and favors just to see another sunrise. Ex-soldiers hoard tech in crumbling bunkers, raiders rule the open road, and scientists pick through the bones of the past trying to understand the mutations twisting flesh and mind alike. Some call it evolution. Most call it a curse. In this wasteland, you’re one more soul trying to decide what you’re willing to become to stay alive. Because out here, the real battle isn’t just against the monsters in the dark. It’s against the moment you stop being sure you’re not one of them. ... Thank you to LewdLeah for the auto cards and Inner Self! A quick note: If you chose an animal companion during the setup you will need to create a story card or add the name and gender of the companion in the plot essentials!