Post Apocalyptic Domain Level Play Thoughts

I've been thinking lately about the minimal presence of domain level play in post apocalyptic games. A key factor is no doubt the survival oriented nature of post apocalyptic life. However, establishing settlements and rebuilding society is often a key theme in post apocalyptic fiction, so it occurred to me to give some thoughts on the subject. For game play, I think that the players are going to want the experience of four levels of structure in their games. The earliest level of structure is beginning adventures, out exploring the wasteland, scavenging ruins, etc. After some levels of this, I think they're most likely going to want to establish a home base where they can store the accumulated stuff they've scavenged, have a sense of security, protect their loyal followers, maybe make some money in some sort of trade, etc. At somewhat higher levels, this will evolve into controlling and operating a wasteland settlement (though some games make settlement management and improvement part of their basic play). Beyond this, once they've got a secure, growing settlement, they're going to want to expand their borders. which brings us to domain level play.

Naturally, I've been looking at various systems of domain level play, notably BECMI's Companion Set rules, and ACKS modifications to that system. I think there are several usable things that can be used from each system, and some things which can either be discarded, or modified to reflect the post apocalyptic setting. I'll admit, I prefer BECMI's somewhat more detailed domain resource breakdown as opposed to ACKS' more abstract system. Detailed resources means that the domain is going to possess some things and need others to grow, which encourages play directed toward trading what you have for what you need. Having something to help specify the resources makes it easier for the GM and players to know what they have and what they lack. Of course, in a PA setting, the resource breakdowns will be different, so that will have to be taken into account.

Another key mechanic of these systems that I think needs to be addressed or modified, is the civilized/borderlands/wilderness classifications of hexes. Depending on the particulars of a PA setting, there may not be any civilized areas, or even borderlands for that matter. As for the hex scaling itself, I prefer ACKS' 6-mile and 24-mile system to BECMI's 8-mile and 24-mile system, and although I would prefer BECMI's resources per 8-mile hex breakdown over ACKS' resources per 24-mile hex, the larger hex scaling makes more sense in terms of a PA setting. I should also probably note here that in my thinking about PA sandboxes, I've decided to use a larger 24-mile or 30-mile hex size as my standard because of one factor. I like the road warrior post apocalyptic action type, and cars are going to cover those hexes fairly fast (even with crap roads, marauders, biker gangs, and so forth, a 30 MPH travel speed is not unreasonable (and also makes factoring fuel consumption easier...one gallon per hex of gasoline).

Probably the biggest area of change is dumping the feudal aspects of BECMI's and ACKS' domain rules. Characters aren't generally going to be getting land grants from some ruling overlord (though that can still be a possibility), they're most likely going to be carving out territory of their own from the lawless wilderness. However, this doesn't mean I want to abandon the titles of nobility aspect of domain rule (though obviously I'd use and create different tables for titles of nobility, while still keeping the feudal titles as an option...after all, there's plenty of PA fiction with (self-proclaimed) barons, counts, dukes, and kings.

Another area of consideration is domain events. While both BECMI and ACKS use a monthly time period of play, there's no reason weekly or daily events can't occur to change things in the settlement or domain. This is where a modified version of Oriental Adventures' Event Tables come in. I'll probably also be checking into some Gamma World adventures (mostly for idea generation on how Cryptic Alliances are doing the domain thing) and Twilight 2000 modules for empire building ideas.

The last consideration is that there are going to be others out there looking to carve out their own domains. This is the post apocalypse after all, every flea-bitten, mohawked, wannabe bandit leader is trying to carve out their own empire. Which gives us lots of options for sandbox play, since their activities can involve the characters who work with or against them, defending settlements or raiding them, even at lower levels of play.

SETTLEMENTS IN THE POST APOCALYPSE PART IV

SETTLEMENTS IN THE POST APOCALYPSE PART IV: RANDOM SETTLEMENT TABLES
The final part of my Settlements in the Post Apocalypse. Yes, I posted all parts on the same day, but only because it didn't feel right to post them until I was mostly finished with the project. To save on space, and make it easier to post them, most of the tables are in pdf docs.
SETTLEMENTS IN THE POST APOCALYPSE PART I: POST APOCALYPTIC SETTLEMENT RESOURCES
SETTLEMENTS IN THE POST APOCALYPSE PART II: EXISTING SETTLEMENT LAYOUT REVIEWS
SETTLEMENTS IN THE POST APOCALYPSE PART III: NOTES & FINAL LAYOUT
SETTLEMENTS IN THE POST APOCALYPSE PART IV: RANDOM SETTLEMENT TABLES


Random Building Tables
Random Government Types
Random Settlement Resources
Random Trade Goods
Settlement Crises
Gas Station Forts Has tables for Settlement Defenses, Road Side Attractions, and other, possibly useful tables.

SETTLEMENTS IN THE POST APOCALYPSE PART III

SETTLEMENTS IN THE POST APOCALYPSE PART III: NOTES & FINAL LAYOUT
The third part of my Settlements in the Post Apocalypse will cover some basic thoughts on how I want to display settlements as well as some other useful information.
SETTLEMENTS IN THE POST APOCALYPSE PART I: POST APOCALYPTIC SETTLEMENT RESOURCES
SETTLEMENTS IN THE POST APOCALYPSE PART II: EXISTING SETTLEMENT LAYOUT REVIEWS
SETTLEMENTS IN THE POST APOCALYPSE PART III: NOTES & FINAL LAYOUT
SETTLEMENTS IN THE POST APOCALYPSE PART IV: RANDOM SETTLEMENT TABLES

Settlement Subdivision
Settlements will be broken down by type and size as follows.

By Special Type:

Underground
Underground settlements, with the exception of Safeholds & Freeholds (my equivalent of Fallout's Vaults or Deathlands' Redoubts), are generally existing underground areas that have been turned into settlements by the survivors of the apocalypse.

1. Subways - While most major cities with subway systems were destroyed, there is a fair chance that it's subway system survived.
2. Underpasses - Highways and freeways often have large underpasses which can protect squatters from the elements. Combine that with a fair likelihood of many vehicles being stalled, stopped, or wrecked in the area to serve as sources of scavenged resources, and a settlement can spring up.
3. Utility/Steam Tunnels - Many larger settlements and large independent facilities like universities or manufacturing plants may have tunnels and rooms large enough to serve as protection for a fledgling settlement.
4. Underground Malls - Large, purpose-built underground facilities generally used to facilitate access to subway stations or to provide services protected from inclement weather in urban areas where building up may not be possible.
5. Mountain Tunnels - Road or rail tunnels that go through mountainous regions can serve as starting points for fledgling communities, offering protection from weather or raiders.
6. Storm Drains - Designed to remove excess water for roads, streets, and urban areas, these largish tunnels are often mistake for sewer lines.
7. Caves - Several natural cave systems exist in which apocalyptic survivors could take refuge.
8. Mines - Like natural caves, mine systems can serve as protected places for settlements to spring from.

Safeholds & Freeholds
Freeholds are vault-like deliberate underground settlements with active/generational inhabitants.

1. Continuity of Government Shelters - The "super-secret" command and control bunkers for a nation's ruling body, these shelters often serve as the starting points for would be rebuilding efforts.
2. Fallout Shelters, Bomb Shelters, & Civil Defense Shelters - Small group shelters designed to protect the survivors from whatever caused the apocalypse.
3. Bunkers & Blast Shelters - Generally larger than fallout or civil defense shelters, these underground facilities house larger populations of inhabitants.
4. Survival Retreats - Not necessarily found underground, these remote facilities are designed so inhabitants can survive and thrive any apocalyptic event.
5. Seed Vaults & Banks - While space in these redoubts is often limited for inhabitants, their stores of material provide great resources for reconstructing after the apoclypse.
6. Safeholds - Cryogenic suspension vaults where the inhabitants are frozen for a set period of time.

Seastead
Seasteads are settlements that have developed on or in the oceans, seas, and larger lakes of the wasteland.

1. Oil Rigs - Hundreds of oil rigs rise above the sea floor in many places. Many of them still have access to the oil fields they harvested before the apocalypse. These settlements often trade with land-based settlements, exchanging oil for resources they don't have.
2. Large Ships - Naval vessels, cargo ships, oil tankers, and cruise liners that have been repurposed as floating settlements.
3. Floating Platforms - Flotels, barges, and large raft complexes that serve as small settlements.
4. Artificial Islands - Purposely built islands that are either constructed as land reclamation areas or purpose built communities that are lifted above shallow bodies of water (by being constructed on stilts or pillars, etc.).
5. Scrap Atolls - Floating atolls of scrap and junk like the one in Waterworld.
6. Underwater Bases/Research Stations - Small underwater facilities that could serve as a settlement to a small group of inhabitants.
7. Sunken Cities - Typically tall buildings like skyscrapers, where the pre-apocalypse settlement has been thoroughly flooded and now only the top-most floors of these buildings exist above sea level.
8. Organic-type Floating Islands - Immense masses of floating aquatic plants, mud, and peat which form islands that drift in the tides and current. Usually only big enough to support small communities, though large sargasso seas and coral reefs may support town or city sized masses.

Military Bases
Settlements where survivors have grouped together at military facilities which provide protection and some degree of self-sufficiency. Major military bases are likely destroyed by the apocalypse.

1. Army - Typically inland bases.
2. Navy - Found mostly in coastal regions, many may be submerged by changing sea levels.
3. Coast Guard - As per Navy, but also found on some larger lakes or major river systems.
4. Marine - Generally found in coastal regions, though some can be found inland.
5. Air Force - Often found inland.
6. Missile Silo - Generally found in remote areas far from pre-apocalypse settlements. Generally support only the smallest settlements.

By Size:
Small Settlements
I don't use Mutant Future's population figures for settlement sizes. They are more fantasy-based and while I feel the majority of post apocalyptic settlements will have small populations compared to contemporary settlements, there will be somewhat larger populations. Small settlements are typically villages, small fortifications, and independent settlements with less than 1000 inhabitants.

1. Independent Farms - Usually small, family-oriented settlements rarely larger than 1d4x10 inhabitants.
2. Shanty town around a resource - A hodge-podge settlement that may have 1d6x10 inhabitants.
3. Small Tribal Village - A smaller than normal tribal village with maybe 3d6x10 inhabitants.
4. Fortified Tribal Village - An average tribal village with 5d6x10 inhabitants.
5. Large Fortified Village - A large successful village settlement with 1d4x100 inhabitants.
6. Survivalist/Militia Communes - A settlement created by pre-apocalypse militia or survialist groups. Since this type of fortified settlement is generally successful they have a population of 1d4+2x100 inhabitants.
7. Ideological/Religious/Cult Communes - A settlement founded by some religious leader or ideal, they can vary in size depending on how successful the religion or ideology has been. Small communes will have 10d10 inhabitants, while the largest will have 2d4x100 inhabitants.
8. Gas Station Forts - Yeah, been there, done that, probably going to reference it again because several of the sub-tables there can be used for other settlement generation.

Towns & Cities
Towns and cities aren't all that uncommon, but don't exist in as many places as they did before the apocalypse. Figure the number of cities and towns as being 1/10th of what they were before the apocalypse (it is an easy division to use). Towns will have populations of 1000 to 10,000 inhabitants. Cities will have about 10,000 to 60,000 inhabitants. Metropolises (with hundreds of thousands of inhabitants) and Megalopolises (with millions of inhabitants) are essentially non-existent.

1. Small town - Generally a pre-apocalypse settlement that was formerly a small town or city that has shrunk in population. There are 1d4x1000 inhabitants.
2. Fortified town - By building a wall or other defensive structure, this settlement is often larger than regular small towns. Roll 1d6x1000 for number of inhabitants.
3. Pre-apocalypse Castle - Supposedly there are over 100 castles in the United States alone. While some of these are no doubt castles in appearance only, and many no doubt destroyed due to their proximity to major settlements, some would still exist and serve as the focal point of a post apocalyptic community. Roll 2d4x1000 for number of inhabitants.
4. Historic Fort - Like castles, there are a few other defensive fortifications that would serve as community focal points. Roll 2d4x1000 for number of inhabitants.
5. Fortified City - Generally a pre-apocalypse city that has survived by forting up to protect itself from raids and attacks. Population is typically 1d4x10,000 inhabitants.
6. Crashed/Beached Ship Town - Some form of large, ocean-going vessel is stuck here, either because it ran aground during the apocalypse, or because the ocean went away. Because of the vessel's resources, a post apocalyptic settlement sprung up. May include crashed spaceships. Population depends on two factors, how large the vessel is, and how many happen to be stuck in the area. Roll 1d6x1000 per vessel in this community.
7. Sprawling City - A pre-apocalypse city that got lucky. Roll 1d6x10,000 for number of inhabitants
8. Hypercity - See below.

Hypercities
Hypercities are extremely high technology settlements, usually designed to be self-sufficient and somewhat defensible. Most of those constructed before the apocalypse were destroyed. The will probably be only one surviving hypercity in the campaign region. Most hypercities, despite the size of the community they were constructed in, are generally only sized for 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants. Roll 2d4x10,000 for number of inhabitants.

1. Dome Cities - Classic science fiction cities where a protective dome is built to cover an existing city or city area.
2. Arcologies - Another classic of science fiction, these megastructures tend to be designed as self-sufficient pyramids or pyramidal skyscrapers.
3. Underwater Cities - The sub-ocean settlements are larger than other submarine settlements and come in two basic types; Underwater dome cities and underwater modular habitat cities.
4. Geofronts - An advanced version of the underground mall, these hypercities are usually surface city replications in large underground caverns (often man-made caverns).
5. Mobile Cities - Mostly self-contained cities that walk, crawl, roll, or otherwise ambulate over the wasteland. They often move to different resource sites to gather raw materials.
6. Floating Cities - Mobile cities that fly or float in the sky.
7. Spaceport - Rocket or shuttle launch facilities, space elevator tethers, or space gun facilities where post apocalyptic settlements have formed. Depending on the type and size of the facility, the settlement may be village sized or as large as a sprawling city.
8. Seasteads - While the smaller oceanic settlements exist, the term "Seastead" itself is generally reserved for the largest, purpose-built ocean-going floating cities and artificial floating islands.

Discussion on Racial Breakdowns
This is one area where I want to use the K.I.S.S. principle. There will generally be one major race, with two or three other races represented, and possibly several other smaller amounts of mixed races. I have yet to find a simple table to determine racial demographics. For now, I recommend Medieval Demographics: Population Center Demographics Calculator, plug in the races and go (though obviously one would have to substitute their own races in place of the fantasy ones used).
General Racial Breakdown Table

1. Sentient Creature
2. Robot
3. Clone or Mutant that passes as a Pure Human
4. Pure Human
5. Mutant Human
6. Beastman (Mutant Animal)
7. Mutant Plant
8. Cyborg
9. Android
10. Extraterrestrial Alien

Tech Level Discussion
I tend to use a simple breakdown of technology levels which can be rolled on a 1d6:
Tech Level 1 Stone Age
Tech Level 2 Iron Age
Tech Level 3 Steam Age (up to 1920s)
Tech Level 4 Diesel Age (1930s-1960s)
Tech Level 5 Modern Age (1970s to present)
Tech Level 6 High Tech Age


20 Questions for Post Apocalyptic Settlements
A set of questions I developed based on the various entries I examined in Part II.

1. Where in the heck am I?
2. How big is this place?
3. Who lives here?
4. How do the residents feel about my race/outsiders?
5. Who run bartertown?
6. What is up with that group?
7. Is this place safe?
8. Will Johnny Law hassle me?
9. Where can I buy stuff?
10. What can I buy here?
11. What things can I sell here?
12. Is there a doctor in the house?
13. What is the most common source of fuel or power and can I get it?
14. What is there to eat around here?
15. Can you fix my junk?
16. What can I ride and can it be pimped?
17. Where is it (relatively) safe to sleep?
18. Where can I get entertained?
19. What kind of jobs are available?
20. What or Who is troubling this place?

---Final Layout ---
Note: There are some optional features here that may or may not be included. I may also play around with some of the category and entry names. I'll probably include more details when I incorporate this material into a one page document.
Name
Description
          Demographics
Population: (with racial demographics/population breakdown)
Languages: (optional; depends on whether I detail setting languages or not)
Government:
Armed Forces: (Police/Military)
Technology Level:
          Resources
Defenses:
Resources: (Power Source, Water Source, Food Source, Fuel/Energy Source, Medicine, Communications (optional), & Sanitation (optional))
Imports:
Exports:
          Notable Features
Shops & Services:
Accommodations:
Special Installations/Landmarks:
          Social Aspects
Aggression:
Disposition to Outsiders/Racial Tolerance:
Faction Relations:
Allies & Enemies:
          Encounter Hooks
Crisis:
Noteable NPCs:
Rumors:
Random Encounters:
          General Notes

SETTLEMENTS IN THE POST APOCALYPSE PART II

PART II: EXISTING SETTLEMENT LAYOUT REVIEWS
This section of my Settlements in the Post Apocalypse will look at several sample settlement layouts of interest. My notes on these will be listed in RED.
SETTLEMENTS IN THE POST APOCALYPSE PART I: POST APOCALYPTIC SETTLEMENT RESOURCES
SETTLEMENTS IN THE POST APOCALYPSE PART II: EXISTING SETTLEMENT LAYOUT REVIEWS
SETTLEMENTS IN THE POST APOCALYPSE PART III: NOTES & FINAL LAYOUT
SETTLEMENTS IN THE POST APOCALYPSE PART IV: RANDOM SETTLEMENT TABLES

Hack & Slash Towns & Village
Note specific layouts vary somewhat; uses the Quadruple D layout

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Settlement Name

Description

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Alignment, Size/Type, Notable Information
Motto (Symbol)

Demographics

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Government:
Population: (with racial breakdown and possibly breakdown by class)
Languages Spoken:
Local (Gods and) Religions:
Noteable NPCs*

Districts

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Shops
Inns
(Locations / Interesting) Features
Men for Hire
Resources

Diversions

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Obstacles
Adventures Seeds & Local News
Names

IMPORTANT NOTE:
This bit is included because it's a useful gauge of people's interests. Some people who run cities, said they wanted: Name; overall feel; map; names of major NPC's; tavern or a few shops/key locations/interesting features; shadiest guy in town; who the guy they will run afoul of is; a plot point/adventure seed or two; a descriptive phrase; and resources and obstacles (nee features);
Some people who play in cities, said they wanted to know: Shops; How easy is it to get in and out of town; What is the reaction to our arrival; who lives here; what language do they speak; what religion are they; Is it a village of ghosts where they hate thri-kreen and do they eat ghost candy.
This settlement layout was one of my main inspirations for Post Apocalyptic Settlement layouts. The main issue is that this is quite fantasy-specific on its own. It does cover several awesome features, though I have to admit that I'm not personally sold on the Quadruple D layout (it works, well, but I can't personally warm to it). Also, you'll note that I noted "Symbol" under the entry for Motto. This is because I feel a community symbol supports the settlement description more than a motto (which, I have to admit, would boil down to "Conquer," "Enslave," "Survive," or something similar in a post apocalyptic setting) does. I also feel that there are some settlement features not included which should be, especially in a post apocalyptic setting. More on that later though. I also find the "Names" entry quite useful to help bring flavor to the settlement and aid the GM in coming up with more NPCs, though I'm not sure this feature would translate well to a post apocalyptic setting.


After the Bomb 2E
REGION NAME
Current Political & Military Situation:
Population:
Languages:
Species:
Capital:
Government:
Military (Forces):
Communications:
Technology:
Education:
Economy:
Currency:
Roadways(/Gas or Fuel): Added by Road Hogs, Used in MotY
Religion: Added by MotY
Added by Mutants in Orbit (notable entries):
Defenses:
Design:
Exports:
Imports:
Diplomatic Relations:
Personalities:
This is my other main inspiration for Post Apocalyptic Settlement layouts. One issue here is the inclusion of "Capital" which, as I'm going for a settlement specific layout, would be superfluous. "Species" is also somewhat extraneous, as I feel the racial breakdown of the settlement should be included in the "Population" entry.


Mutants in Avalon
REGION NAME
National Symbol:
Position:
Geography:
Resources:
Population:
Capital:
Recent History:
Court/Government:
Current Ruler:
Economy:
Technology:
Education:
Law:
Diplomatic Relations:
Army:
Regional Character:
Accent:
Local figures of Note:
This variant of the later (mostly) standardized After the Bomb Settlement Layout is notable mostly for the "Resources" entry. Too many of the entries for this layout are setting specific, as it is designed for post apocalyptic nation-states rather than settlements specifically.


RDF Manual
Race
Population Size
Construction
Type of Community
Technological Level
Law & Order
Disposition Toward the RDF
Disposition Toward the Zentraedi
Of note in this layout are the "Construction" entry (notable because the associated table has construction types like crashed spaceships being turned into settlements) and the "Disposition" entries (notable because this tells us how the settlement feels about specific groups).


Rifts Australia Outback Communities
Step One: Orientation & Disposition
Step Two: General Type & Size of Community
Step Three: The Attributes & Features of an Outback & Community
A. Weapons and Armor
B. Medicine
C. Water
D. Agriculture and Natural Resources
E. Real Estate & Location
F. Vehicles & Fuel
G. Administration & Social Structure
H. Alignment
I. Magic
J. Racial Tolerance
K. Trade
L. Threats
M. Skill Levels & Professionalism
N. Shelter
O. Security & Fighting Force
P. Power/Energy
Q. Special Features
While I feel most of Palladium's Organization Design systems have pretty limited selectable features (though generally good descriptions of those features), this is notable because of it's inclusion of several post apocalyptic resources of note; Weapons, Medicine, Water, Fuel, and Power/Energy.


Dead Reign Sourcebook 1: Civilization Gone
Population of the Community
Alignment & Disposition
Location
Leadership
Type of Fortification
Resource Availability
Size of the Zombie Swarm around the Community
Not much to note here, really one of the more bare bones settlement layouts out there.


Darwin's World Wasteland Settlement Generator
Settlement Background
Settlement Physical Type
Settlement Population Demographics
Economic Assets
Governance
Tolerance Levels
Another bare bones layout. With the associated generator, most of the work is still left on the GM to flesh out these settlements.


Gamma World Settlements (Kellri/Scott Hoover)
Size
Population
Settlement Type
Commerce
Government
Cryptic Alliance Connections
Medical Supplies
Food/Water Supplies
Communications
Defenses
A nice, if a bit short, layout that gives good coverage to most of the main features a post apocalyptic settlement needs. Setting specific by design, but quite useful for many different games to quickly generate post apocalyptic settlements.


Gamma World Settlement Sheet (Kellri/Scott Hoover)
NAME:
CAMPAIGN:
Population:
Government:
Tech Level:
Capitol:
(Racial Breakdown)
Ruler:
DESCRIPTION History, Location & General Features
MILITARY
Troop Type ## of Troops Armor & Weapons
Notes
DEFENSES Walls, Gates, Towers, Siege Weaponry, Citadels, Bridges
LOCAL LAWS & LAW ENFORCEMENT
Police Troop ## of Troops Armor & Weapons
Misdemeanor Offenses
Felony Offenses
Capitol Offenses
Notes
CURRENCY, TAXES & TREASURY
SEAT OF GOVERNMENT
MUNICIPAL FACILITIES Fire Department, Live Metal Storage, Military Stables, Military Barracks, Execution Site, Punishment Facilities, Arsenal, Hospital, Cemetaries, Morgues, Illegal Items Storage, Information Center, Public Works CULTURAL FACILITIES Galleries, Universities, Schools, Museums, Libraries
RELIGIONS & CRYPTIC ALLIANCES
IMPORTANT INDUSTRIES & BUSINESSES
Major Resources-
Major Shortages-
Trading Partners-
ENTERTAINMENT Inns, Taverns, Hostels, Theatres, Sports, Brothels, Festivals
IMPORTANT NPC’S Government leaders, Cryptic Alliance members, masterminds, crimelords, etc. NEIGHBORS Location,
NEWS, RUMORS & EVENTS
ENCOUNTERS
MAP
This is a full featured post apocalyptic settlement layout that covers just about everything. My only possible complaint is that it is probably too all-inclusive, running to six pages, I want something a bit smaller (one page; not counting any maps) for most of my settlements, though this works great for major campaign settlements.


Nuclear Sunset: The Southwest
Settlement Name (Current, Pre-War) & Population
Major Economic Activity:
Local Infrastructure:
Local Government:
Racial Diversity:
Faction Relations
While useful, this layout relies a bit too much on setting specifics in its use, though it should be easily adaptable to just about any setting. I prefer to have more detailed information myself.


Myth Advocate Atomic Dawn
Note: There are three different examples here, each with slight differences:
Atomic Dawn: New Memphis
Settlement Name
Community Size:
Population:
Size:
Races:
Languags:
Imports:
Exports:
Famous:
Infamous:
Inspirations:
Atomic Dawn: Corvitas
Settlement Name
Population:
Government:
Militia:
Total Gold
Places of Interest
Atomic dawn: Alamo Empire
Aliases:
Capital:
Area:
Government:
Population*:
Languages:
Imports:
Exports:
Alignment:
Law and Order
Allies
Enemies
*This does not indicate wild tribes, and outlaw bands in the wilderness, only official numbers.
These different examples provide a wide variety of good coverage, similar to the basic After the Bomb layout, though differently defined. I should note is that there should be more standardization here in the layout formats. Also, even adapting for different post apocalyptic currencies, there really is little utility in having an entry for "Total Gold," I've seen it in some fantasy settlement layouts as well and can't really conceive of bothering to keep track of such an item. The "Inspirations" entry is quite useful as it helps build the scenery of the settlement, though I'd probably use it as a single sentence in the settlement's description paragraph.


Aftermath City State Layout
DISTRICT NAME
Location:
Political Organization
Resources:
Population:
Armed Forces:
Special Installations:
Transportations:
General Reactions:
General Notes:
This layout is used to good effect in describing the communities and areas of the City State. I feel the entries have a sort of generality that lends itself well to being individually detailed.


Exodus Southwest Wasteland Guide settlements
Settlement Name
Population: (with racial breakdown)
Military:
Trade Goods:
Services:
Attitudes on Outsiders:
A quick, if somewhat limited, layout that covers the some needed post apocalyptic settlement features.


Broken Earth (PF edition)
Settlement Name
Landmark, Standard, or Hidden
Population
Salvage Value
Buildings:
Ruined Buildings:
Tech Levels:
I'm not quite sure what to make of the utility of this layout. It is somehow limited and not in a good way. I think several of the entries here are better represented by other entries from the other layouts reviewed. I should probably note the "Tech Levels" entry though, since I would include this type of entry in my settlement layouts.


ELFMAIDS & OCTOPI
Note: This is a compilation of features from several different random tables on the site.
Base Color
How homogenous is this community?
Psychonian Racial stock
How are they ruled?
Aggression
Religion & Magic
Ruins or Tech Level?
Who Dwelled Thar?
Types of Community
Technology
Local Defenses
Local Specialist
Interesting Local Resource
Local Problems
Size
Small Town Special Features
Medium Town Special Features
Large Town Special Features
Local Problems
Exotic Locations
Small Town Defense
Medium Town Defense
Large Town Defense
Other Defenses
Since this is a compilation of features, I can't say the layout is too inclusive or too bare bones. Entries of note include "Aggression" (as a variant of Disposition), and the Small/Medium/Large Town Special Features (since each larger size includes the features of the smaller sizes).


TME Crossroads Region Gazeteer
Settlement Name
Faction:
Government:
Population: (with racial breakdown)
Site Details
Construction
Water & Sanitation
Technology
Dangers
Law Enforcement
Military & Defense
Visitors to SETTLEMENT
Brief History
Social Details
Resources & Industry
Accommodations
This type of layout gets somewhat bogged down by the settlement descriptions covering several pages of information. A mostly good selection of entries, though I would easily dump "Brief History" and probably combine "Dangers" with "Visitors to Settlement" as a random encounter table for the settlement. The "Accommodations" entry is useful to note, as is the addition of "Sanitation" to the "Water" entry.


Twilight 2000: Twilight Encounters
Size and Defense:
Attitude:
Government:
Crisis:
Twilight 2K has some pretty bare bones layouts for settlements, though individual settlements can be quite detailed (Free City of Krakow comes to mind). Of real note here is the "Crisis" entry, since it gives one a reason to come up with random adventure hooks related to the settlement.


Judges Guild Layout
Note: Uses a horizontal layout for ease of reference.
Hex No.
Name
Pop.
Type (race)
Civ.
Align
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Probably the most bare bones layout, since it is designed to cover basic details of dozens or hundreds of settlements in a hexcrawl sandbox. While quick and simple, some of the details would probably be better left to a different layout, especially for a post apocalyptic setting.


SUMMARY
There are a lot of different usable features and layouts here, depending on one's needs. For barest bones quick settlement information recording, I'd recommend a modification of the Judges Guild layout. For in-depth coverage of a post apocalyptic settlement, I'd recommend Kellri's Gamma World Settlement Sheet, though reworked to be setting neutral. I plan on going in between those two extremes in my desired layout, looking at something which will generally fit on one page, yet be detailed enough to provide me with the information I need to run the settlement. (Although I should probably note that I *STILL* haven't finalized my desired layout at this time. I'm aiming for between ten and twenty entries that cover the features I want to note or describe.)

SETTLEMENTS IN THE POST APOCALYPSE PART I

This is going to be the first in a series of post about designing post apocalyptic settlements.
SETTLEMENTS IN THE POST APOCALYPSE PART I: POST APOCALYPTIC SETTLEMENT RESOURCES
SETTLEMENTS IN THE POST APOCALYPSE PART II: EXISTING SETTLEMENT LAYOUT REVIEWS
SETTLEMENTS IN THE POST APOCALYPSE PART III: NOTES & FINAL LAYOUT
SETTLEMENTS IN THE POST APOCALYPSE PART IV: RANDOM SETTLEMENT TABLES

PART I: POST APOCALYPTIC SETTLEMENT RESOURCES

SETTLEMENT NAMES
Jeff Rients' Hamlet Names
Post Apocalyptic Town Names
Town Names
Wampus Country Frontier Town Name Generator

GENERIC (non-Post Apocalytpic) ONLINE RESOURCES
Abulafia City
Abulafia Fantasy Town
Archebus Settlement Generator Note: See Also HERE and HERE
Bat in the Attic Random Village
Chaotic Shiny Medieval City Generator
D&D W/Pornstars Urbancrawl
Donjon Fantasy Towns & Cities Generator
Hack & Slash Village Resource
I Don't Remember That Move Shitty Peasant Village Generator
Kellri's Old School Encounters Reference
Kill It With Fire! Assigning RPG traits to Hamlets, Towns, and Boroughs
Last Gasp Grimoire Corpathium
Last Gasp Grimoire Scenic Whereverthefuck
Monsters & Manuals Random Village Generator
Planet Algol Jakay
Raging Owlbear Give Your Village Meaning & Purpose
Wampus Country

ONLINE POST APOCALYPTIC RESOURCES
1d4chan Post Apocalyptic Society Creation Tables
Automated Generator for Pyschon Citadels
Complete Guide to Psychonian Citadels
Extra Citadel Stuff
Factions for your Post Crash Space Hab Modules
Mobile Cities
Murder Highway Pit Stops
Planet Psychon Glorious Geography
Planet Psychon Settlements
Post Crash Space Infrastructure
Post Crash Space Hab Modules
Pubs of Planet Psychon
Settlements of Xor
What Kind of Farm on Planet Psycho
Wizardawn Generators

OTHER RESOURCES
After the Bomb 2nd Edition
Aftermath City State
Broken Earth (PF edition)
Darwin's World Wasteland Settlement Generator
Dead Reign Sourcebook 1: Civilization Gone
Dead Reign Sourcebook 3: Endless Dead
Exodus Southwest Wasteland Guide
Gamma World Settlement Sheet (Kellri/Scott Hoover)
Gamma World Settlements (Kellri/Scott Hoover)
Judges Guild (Castle Book 1, Castle Book 2, Village Book 1)
Mutants in Avalon
Mutants in Orbit
Mutants in the Yucatan
Nuclear Sunset: The Southwest
Other Dust
Rifts Australia
Road Hogs
Robotech RPG: RDF Manual
The Mutant Epoch Crossroads Region Gazeteer
Twilight 2000: Twilight Encounters

Gas Station Forts

GAS STATION FORTS
Castles are an odd beast in post apocalyptic settings, mostly consisting of fortified towns or villages, or pre-apocalypse hypercity-fortresses, with the occasional military/milita base or bunker. Fallout New Vegas’s Honest Hearts DLC gave me the wonderful idea of petty warlord controlling Gas Station Forts. Any road warrior knows that they’re gonna need fuel, and enterprising types will take advantage of that to rule through the scarcity of fuel resources. I pretty much hand wave the degredation of gasoline through a combination of advanced fuel additives, and Fuel Merchants that operate as the middle men between still working refineries and fuel stations. There are about 150,000 gas stations in the US, half of those offer diesel fuel. While the majority of these are no doubt corner gas stations, there are still plenty of other places that have been taken over and (mostly) fortified, creating a D&D-like castle effect. I believe that this concludes my Raiders and Marauders project.
There are four main types of Gas Station Forts, in order of size: Filling Stations, Rest Areas, Truck Stops, & Tourist Traps. (I may add a fifth type, Fuel Storage Yards/Fuel Depots.) Filling Stations are the common corner gas station (often with a mini-mart or convenience store, and maybe a couple of other ammenities) and rural highway gas stops. Rest Areas don’t commonly have fuel pumps, but the possibility is there. Truck Stops are larger versions of the corner gas station, and often have several ammenities. Tourist Traps are the largest and busiest roadside fueling areas, and include the largest truck stops as well as purpose built tourist diversions. Some of these locations have a roadside attraction or design theme to help attract visitors.
To determine the size and make-up of a Gas Station Fort, Roll 1d4 on the following table and consult the listed results:

Gas Station Fort Size

Roll	Size	Features
1	Filling Station	Roll 2d12 for parking spaces, has a 50% chance of accommodating a semi/big rig. Has 2d8 fuel pumping stations. Has a 50% chance of either a convenience store or a fast food restaurant. 25% chance of Roadside Attraction. Roll once on the GSF Defenses Earthworks, Walls, Towers (1d4+2 present), and Other Defenses Tables and roll 1d2 times on the GSF Defenses Weapons Table (1d4 weapon emplacements present). There are 1d6x10 Mininons present, and 1d4x10 Servants or Slaves.
2	Rest Area	Roll 1d4x10 for parking spaces, roll 1d4 for semis/big rig spaces. Has 1d4 fuel pumping stations. Roll 1d4 times on the Rest Area Features Table. 10% chance of a Roadside Attraction. Roll once on the GSF Defenses Earthworks, Walls, and Towers (1d6+2 present) Tables and roll 1d2 times on the GSF Defenses Weapons (1d6 weapon emplacements present) and Other Defenses Tables. There are 2d6x10 Minions present and 2d4x10 Servants or Slaves.
3	Truck Stop	Roll 1d10x10 for parking spaces, roll 5d4x10 for semi/big rig spaes. Has 2d10 fuel pumping stations. There is one restaurant; 50% are Fast Food and the other 50% are Other Restaurant. Roll 1d4 times on the Shops Table and 1d4 times on the Vehicle Ammentities Table. Roll once on the GSF Defenses Earthworks and Walls and roll 1d4 times on the GSF Defenses Weapons (2d6 weapon emplacements present) and Other Defenses Tables. Roll 1d2 time on the GSF Defenses Towers Table (2d6 towers present). 20% chance of a Roadside Attraction. There are 3d6x10 Minions present and 3d4x10 Servants or Slaves.
4	Tourist Attraction	Roll 1d4x100 for parking spaces, roll 1d10x100 for semi/big rig spaces. Has 1d4+2x10 fuel pumping stations. Roll 2d4 times on the Shops Table. There is a 50% chance that there is a food court with 1d4+2 Fast Food restaurants. Roll 1d4 for other restaurants: 1 – Roll on Other Restaurant Table, 2 – Roll on Ethnic Restaurant Table, 3 – Roll 1d4 times on Other Restaurant Table, 4 – Roll 1d4 times on all three restaurant tables. Roll 2d4 times on the Vehicle Ammenities Table and 1d6 times on the Misc Featues Tables. 40% chance of a Roadside Attraction. Roll once on the GSF Defenses Earthworks and Walls and roll 1d4+2 times on the GSF Defenses Weapons (5d4 weapon emplacements present) and Other Defenses Tables. Roll 1d4 time on the GSF Defenses Towers Table (2d10 towers present). There are 5d6x10 Minions present and 5d4x10 Servants or Slaves.

Note: All Gas Station Forts roll on the Food, Fuel, Water, and Lodging Tables. Roll 1d6 (may change to 1d8) and 1d4 to determine Gas Station Fort Inhabitants.

Shops & Restaurant Tables

Roll	Shops	Fast Food	Ethnic Restaurant	Other Restaurant
01	Motorcycle Shop	Chinese Take-Out	Russian	Pancake/Waffle House
02	Truck Accessory Store	Pizza Parlor	Japaese	Lunch Counter
03	T-Shirt Store	Ice Cream Parlor	Greek	Family Restaurant
04	A/V Entertainment Shop	Donut Shop	Italian	Cafeteria
05	Trading Post	Chicken	Chinese	Barbecue/Grill
06	Convenience Store	Burger Joint	Steakhouse	Diner
07	Gift Shop	Tex-Mex	Mexican	Greasy Spoon
08	Auto Parts Store	Deli	French	Cantina
09	Drug Store	Hot Dog Stand	Indian	All You Can Eat Buffet
10	Vehicle Appliance Shop	Juice Bar	Mongolion	Fast Casual Restaurant
11	Barber Shop	Coffee House	Thai	Casual Diing
12	Book Store	Fish & Chips	Korean	Full Service Restaurant

Services & Other Features

Roll	Vehicle Ammenities	Rest Area Features	Misc Features 1	Misc Features 2
01	DOT Office	Drinking Fountain	Arcade	Library
02	Laundromat	Scenic View	Bar	Lounge
03	Maintenance Garage	Gazebo	Batting Cage	Massage Lounge
04	Mechanic Garage	Highway Patrol Station	Bowling Alley	Medical Clinic
05	Restrooms	Large Picnic Area	Brothel	Mini-Carnival
06	RV Hookups	Medium Picinic Area	Casino	Mini-golf Course
07	Service Center	Restaurant/Convenience Store	Dental Clinic	Outdoor Pool
08	Showers	Restrooms	Driving Range	Paintball Center
09	Specialist Repair Shop	Small Picnic Area	Gym	Sauna/Steam Room
10	Tire Center	Telephone Center	Indoor Pool	Shooting Range
11	Truck Scales	Vending Machines	Jacuzzi/Hot Tub	Theater
12	Vehicle Wash	Visitor Center	Laser Tag Arena	Wedding Chapel

Food, Fuel, Water, & Lodging

Roll	Food Source	Fuel Source	Water Source	Lodging
01	None, cannibals	None, advertise fuel as trap	None, reduce creatures & plants to water in water extraction machine	Bed & Breakfast
02	None, raid for food	Raiding	None, raid for water	Cabins
03	None, trade for food	Trading with Fuel Traders	None, trade for water	Capsule Hotel
04	Foraging, Hunting, and/or Fishing	Primitive still to create alcohol	Limited supply in water storage tank or wastewater treatment	Flophouse
05	Primitive farming & ranching	Vegetable oil processing	Marshland or contaminated water source	Hotel
06	Decent store of rations/preserved foods	Large fuel storage tanks	Shallow well and/or rain collection	Huts
07	Farms & Ranches grow just enough for fort	Advanced alcohol still	Cow pond or stream	Inn
08	Soylent processor or goo tube dispensers	Methane gas production	Deep drilled well or ice caves	Junk Shacks
09	Farms & Ranches grow slight surplus of food	Vast fuel storage tanks	Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit or Aquifer Spring	Love Hotel
10	Farms & Ranches grow abundant surplus of food	Advanced bio-fuel processor	Large pond or irrigation canal	Motel
11	Hydroponic Gardens	CNG or propane production	Minor lake or river	Scrap Lean-tos
12	Food Processing Robots	Oil Well & Refinery on site	Major lake or river	Tents & Tarps

Road Side Attractions
Roll 1d4 to determine type: 1 – World’s Largest Object, 2 – Novelty Architecture, 3 – Statue, 4 – Mutant Lord’s choice

Roll	World’s Largest Object	Novelty Architecture	Statue
01	8 Ball	Big Chicken restaurant	Abraham Lincoln
02	Anchor	Big Duck House	AFLAC Duck
03	Apple Basket	Blue Whale (of Catoosa)	AOL Running Man
04	Axe	Bowling Pin House	Aunt Jemima
05	Ball of Twine	Can of Beer water tower	Betty Crocker
06	Barbell	Castle Hotel	Big Boy
07	Baseball Bat	Cave Convenience Store	Boo Berry
08	Baseball Glove	Coffee Pot Cafe	Bugs Bunny
09	Bear Trap	Coffee Pot Water Tower	California Raisins
10	Beer Bottle	Corn Cob Water Tower	Cap’n Crunch
11	Binoculars	Dinosaur Gift Shop	Captain Hook
12	Birdhouse	Dinosaur Observation Tower	Charlie the Tuna
13	Boomerang	Dog-shaped House	Chef Boyardee
14	Boot	Fishing Bobber Water Tower	Chester Cheetah
15	Bowl	Gas Can water tower	Chicken of the Sea Mermaid
16	Bowling Pin	Giant Boot House	Chuck E. CHeese
17	Brown Derby	Giant Shoe House	Colonel Sanders
18	Candy Cane	Ice Cream Cone ice cream parlor	Coppertone Girl
19	Champagne Glass	Keebler Tree House	Cornelius the Rooster
20	Charcoal Grill	Ketchup water tower	Count Chockula
21	Cheese Wheel	Leaning water tower	Daffy Duck
22	Chess Set	Longaberger Basket HQ	Dig ‘Em the Frog
23	Chili Can	Lucy the Elephant	Domo Kun
24	Cigarette Pack	Milk Bottle dairy store	Energizer Bunny
25	Cigarette & Ash Tray	Milk Bottle water tower	Franken Berry
26	Clock	Miniature London Bridge	Frosty the Snowman
27	Clothespin	Miniature Mosque of the Prophet	Fruit of the Loom Guys
28	Clothes Iron	Miniature Angkor Wat	Fruit Pie the Magician
29	Coffeepot	Miniature Bran Castle	GEICO Gecko
30	Coffee Cup	Miniature Chichen Itza	Godzilla
31	Cola Bottle	Miniature Conwy Castle	Gordon’s Fisherman
32	Corkscrew	Miniature Disneyland	Grimace
33	Covered Wagon	Miniature Eiffel Tower	Hamburger Helper Helping Hand
34	Cow Skull	Miniature Empire State Building	Headless Horseman
35	Cowboy Hat & Boots	Miniature Forbidden City	Hello Kitty
36	Crochet Hook	Miniature Golden Gate Bridge	Jack (in the Box)
37	Crutches	Miniature Great Sphinx	Joe Camel
38	Crystal Ball	Miniature Great Wall of China	Jolly Green Giant
39	Cuckoo Clock	Miniature Hagia Sophia	Kachina
40	Doghouse	Miniature Himeji Castle	Keebler Elf
41	Donut	Miniature Kremlin	King Kong
42	Fiddle	Miniature Lincoln Memorial	Kokopelli
43	Fish Hook	Miniature Machu Picchu	Kool-Aid Man
44	Fire Hydrant	Miniature Mount Rushmore	Land O’Lakes Indian Maiden
45	Flashlight	Miniature Palace of Versailles	Lone Ranger
46	Fork	Miniature Pyramid of the Sun	Lucky the Leprechaun
47	Fying Pan	Miniature Roman Colosseum	Mario
48	Gas Pump	Miniature Space Needle	Marlboro Man
49	Gavel	Miniature St. Basil’s Cathedral	Max Headroom
50	Golf Putter	Miniature St. Peter’s Basilica	Maytag Repairman
51	Golf Ball	Miniature St.Louis Gateway Arch	Michelin Man
52	Grandfater Clock	Miniature Sydney Opera House	Mickey Mouse
53	Hammer	Miniature Taj Mahal	Miss Chickita Banana
54	Hockey Stick	Miniature Topkapi Palace	Morris the Cat
55	Icosohedron	Miniature Tower of London	Morto Salt Umbrella Girl
56	Ketchup Bottle	Miniature White House	Mr Clean
57	Kettle	Mortar & Pestle drugstore	Mr Mucus
58	Lava Lamp	Orange-shaped orange stand	Mr Peanut
59	Light Bulb	Pagoda observation tower	Mrs Buttersworth
60	Lugnut	Peach water tower	Orville Redenbacher
61	Mailbox	Peppermint water tower	Paul Bumyan & Babe the Blue Ox
62	Map of Old Route 66	Pineapple house	Peter Pan
63	Milk Bottle	Pirate Ship restaurant	Pillsbury Doubhboy
64	Miner’s Hat	Red Caboose motel	Popeye the Sailor Man
65	Office Chair	Replica Alamo	Porky Pig
66	Oil Funnel	Replica Big Ben	Punchy the Hawaiian Punch Guy
67	Paint Can	Replica Blarney Castle	Quaker Oats Man
68	Paper Airplane	Replica Cadillac Ranch	R2-D2 & C-3PO
69	Pencil	Replica Grauman’s Chinese Theatre	Rip Van Winkle
70	Penny	Replica Hollywood Sign	Ronald McDonald
71	Pez Dispenser	Replica Jefferson Memorial	Rosie the Riveter
72	Picnic Table	Replica Kronberg Castle	Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
73	Piggy Bank	Replica Leaning Tower of Pisa	Sailor Jack and his dog Bingo
74	Pitchfork	Replica Lincoln’s Log Cabin	Santa Claus
75	Porch Swing	Replica Montezuma Castle	Scrooge McDuck
76	Radio Flyer Wagon	Replica Parthenon	Smokey the Bear
77	Rocking Chair	Replica Pyramids of Giza	Snoopy
78	Rocking Horse	Replica Stonehenge	Snuggle Bear
79	Rollerskate	Replica Washington Monumehnt	Sonny the Cuckoo Bird
80	Root Beer Mug	Replica Welcome to Las Vegas Sign	Spock
81	Rubber Chicken	Riverboat restaurant/casino	Stay Puft Marshmallow Man
82	Rubber Ink Stamp	Rocketship observation tower	Sunmaid Raisin Lady
83	Scales of Justice	Ship restaurant	Sylvester the Cat
84	Shoe	Shutter Shack Camera	The Burger King
85	Skateboard	Strawberry water tower	The Gerber Baby
86	Soda Bottle	Teacup & Saucer water tower	The Great Root Bear
87	Soup Kettle	Teapot water tower	The Hamburglar
88	Spinach Can	Tiki hut	The Most Interesting Man in the World
89	Spoon	Tooth house	The Noid
90	Sundial	Tree house	Tony the Tiger
91	Teapot	UFO-shaped building	Tootsie Roll Owl
92	Tennis Racket	Warner Bros water tower	Toucan Sam
93	Thermometer	Watermelon water tower	Travelosity Roaming Gnome
94	Tire	Wine Bottle water tower	Trix Rabbit
95	Treasure Chest	Wizard’s Tower observation tower	Trojan Man
96	Wagon	World’s Largest Barrel Building	Tweety Bird
97	Weathervane	World’s Largest Teepee	Twinkie the Kid
98	Wine Bottle	World’s Largest Toilet building	Uncle Sam
99	Yoyo	World’s Largest Wigwam	Vlasic Stork
00	Totem Pole	Zepplin house	Willy Wonka

Gas Station Fort Defenses

Roll	Earthworks	Walls	Towers	Weapons	Other
01	None	Adobe Wall3, 4	Air Traffic Control Tower	Simple Artillery (Catapults & Ballista)	Advanced Alarm System6
02	A Canal	Bremer Wall	Alarm Tower	Light Artillery (Mortars & GLs)	Anti-Tire Spike Area
03	Abatis	Brick Wall3, 4	Beacon Tower	Medium Artillery (Cannons & AA Guns)	Bunker
04	Berm	Cactus Barrier Hedge	Bell Tower	Heavy Artillery (Howitzers & Surface to Surface Missile Launchers)	Caltrop Fields (1d6)
05	Boiling Mud Pools (2d6)	Chain Linke Fence2	Blockhouse	Robot Combat Drones (1d4+2 per emplacement)	Flaming Gas Jets (1d4)
06	Car Pits or Tank Traps (2d4)	Chicken Wire Fence2	Clock Tower	Sentry Guns (holds any Heavy Weapon)	Fortified Building
07	Ditch	Concrete Wall3, 4	Grain Silo	Immobile Robot Tanks	Junkyard Electromagnet & Car Crusher
08	Dry Moat	Heavy Junk Wall3, 4	Heavy Weapons Tower12	Robo-Turrets	Minefield7
09	Field of Attack Plants	Light Scrap Wall4	Lighthouse	Immobile Tanks	Motion Detectors (2d4)
10	Furmaroles (3d4)	Picket Fence	Minaret or Steeple	Heavy Weapons (MGs & Gatling Guns)	Pillbox
11	Irrigated Farm Fields	Sandbag Wall	Observation Tower	Heavy Weapons (Flame Throwers)	Primitive Alarm System8
12	Lava Moat	Shipping Container or Flipped Semi Trailer Wall	Power Transmission Tower	Heavy Weapons (Volley Guns & Organ Guns)	Radio Jammer
13	Pits (25% have stakes)	Spiked Iron Fence2	Radio Tower	Heavy Weapons (LAWS & RPGs)	Rubble/Scrap Block Dropper9
14	Quicksand Patches (2d6)	Steel Barrier Wall3, 4	Robot Turret Tower	Heavy Weapons (Micro or Mini-Missile Launchers)	Satellite Warning System
15	Sangars (2d6)	Stone Wall3, 4	Scaffold Lookout Tower	Heavy Weapons (AMRs & ATRs)	Searchlights (1d6)
16	Tar Pit Moat	Thorny or Living Hedgerow	Scrap Armored Tower	Heavy Weapons (Missile Launcehrs	Security Cameras (2d6)
17	Toxic Moat	Welded Wire Mesh Fence2, 3	Searchlight Tower	Energy Weapons (Laser Cannons)5	Security Checkpoints (1d4)
18	Trenches	Wire Fence1, 2	Sentry Tower	Energy Weapons (Plasma Cannons)5	Sentries or Animal Patrols10
19	Water Filled Moat	Wooded Stockade Fence4	Watchtower	Energy Weapons (Gauss Cannons)5	Snares & Traps (2d6)11
20	Roll Twice	Wooden Palisade4	Water Tower	Energy Weapons (Maser Cannons)5	Stake or Punji Stick Areas (1d6)

Note 1: Roll 1d4 for type: 1 – Barbed Wire, 2 – Razor Wire, 3 – Conertina Wire, 4 – Monofilament Wire
Note 2: Thre is a 25% chance that the fence is electrified.
Note 3: There is a 25% chance the fence is topped with wire (see Note 1 for type) or broken glass shards.
Note 4: There is a 25% chance of a firing parapet and a 25% chance of firing ports.
Note 5: Energy Cannons have 10 times the damage and range of the rifle versions, they still get the same number of Shots/Battery, but require a Radioactive Battery power source.
Note 6: Lights, bells & whistles, sirens, etc.
Note 7: Roll on the Grenade Table in the MF Rulebook for type. There will be 1d4x10 mines in an area.
Note 8: Gongs, bells, wooden clackers, wind up air raid sirens, etc.
Note 9: As per Bricks form Ceiling Trap, MF Rulebook, page 137.
Note 10: There will be 1d4+2 sentries in a patrol or 2d6 animals.
Note 11: Roll 1d6 to determine type: 1 – Foot Snare, 2 – Bear Trap, 3 – Deadfall, 4 – Net-Dropper, 5 – Cage Dropper, 6 – Portcullis Trap.
Note 12: Roll 1d6 for Heavy Weapon Type: 1 – Gatling Gun, 2 – Flame Thrower, 3 – Magchine Gun, 4 – Anti-Material Rifle, 5 – LAW or RPG, 6 – Missile Launcher.

Gas Station Fort Inhabitants

Roll	Fuel Baron (1)	Kingpin (2)	Master (3)	Overlord (4)	Sheriff (5)	Warlord (6)
1	1d8 6HD Mutants	1d10 Homo Erectus	1d4 Medusoids	1d4 Gamma Wyrms	1d6 Scurinoids	1d8 8HD Mutants
2	1d4 Hemofowl	1d6 Hideous Boars	1d6 Zunicorns	1d4 Gamma Sloths	1d4 Electrophants	1d6 Accipitoids
3	1d4 Quicken	1d20 Albino Apes	1d4 Pumpkin Men	1d4 Man Beasts	1d6 Leoids	1d10 Homo Erectus
4	1d10 4HD Mutants	1d10 6HD Mutants	1d12 Giant Rhagodessa	1d4 Ant Horrors	2d4 Eye Dogs	1d4 Goliaths
Minions	Trader Guards	Raiders	1H Scrap Robots	1HD Androids	1HD Mutants	Marauders