The Stand

A retelling of Stephen King's The Stand, set in 2025 after the superflu "Captain Trips" wipes out over 99% of humanity. America is silent. Cities rot, highways choke with abandoned cars, and the few immune survivors wander a ruined continent searching for meaning. Survivors begin dreaming—some of Mother Abagail and a community in Boulder, others of Randall Flagg gathering followers beneath the neon of Las Vegas. Choose one of six survivors: Owen Sparks — a pragmatic Tulsa mechanic keeping a battered truck alive as dreams of Boulder grow stronger. Dr. Aris Thorne — a trauma surgeon leaving silent Washington D.C., guiding a fragile group west. Ray Burton — a San Francisco radio technician obsessed with finding a signal to reconnect the world. Clara Peebles — a quiet librarian carrying fragments of human knowledge through New York’s empty streets. Silas Crane — a restless Memphis courier surviving by driving faster and farther than anyone else. Elena Cole — a Yellowstone ranger descending from her lookout tower to guide travelers through the wilderness. Each survivor has companions, skills, and a unique view of the end of the world, but all roads lead toward two rising powers: Boulder and Las Vegas. Explore abandoned towns, scavenge supplies, meet other survivors, and decide who to trust as a new world forms. Story Cards feature major canon characters: Mother Abagail, Randall Flagg, Stuart Redman, Harold Lauder, Nadine Cross, Larry Underwood, Nick Andros, Frannie Goldsmith, Lloyd Henreid, Tom Cullen, Trashcan Man, Glen Bateman, Ralph Brentner, Lucy Swann, Judge Farris. Story Cards start minimal—update them as your journey unfolds, or let the story evolve naturally. You are one of the 0.6% who survived. The road to Boulder—or Las Vegas—begins now.