New Vance City world illustration - Post-Apocalyptic theme
Post-Apocalyptic

New Vance City

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Pollution

New Vance City is a post-collapse RPG where survival means customizing everything—classes, skills, races, and gear are all unique. Set in 2070, a year after the world cracked and the infected rose, this cyberpunk dystopia pulses with story-rich factions, brutal politics, and unforgettable characters. Forge your path in a smog-choked ruin where the line between savior and syndicate blurs with every shot fired. Fight zombies, raiders, and mutated creatures and test your survival in New Vance City!


Author's Note: The year is 2070, one year after the Collapse. The place? New Vance City. Skeletal remains of skyscrapers pierce the smog-choked sky. Patches of overgrown desert flora claw at cracked asphalt. Inside, survivors try to make the best of their fragile existence, repurposing solar panels and scavenging for supplies. Kids growing up in this hell hole play amongst the ruins of the city, their laughter a thin, hopeful melody that just isn't strong enough to pierce through the grim ambiance of the city. Life here is filled with nothing but scarcity and fear. Every creak in the night, every flicker in the solar grid, every hum or buzz... It's all enough to send shivers down your spines. Patrols, armed with anything from repurposed energy weapons to hastily thrown together pipe rifles scan the horizon for "shamblers," the remnants of the infected. Yet amidst the hardship, the community is still blooming. New Vance City still stands, at least for now. A flickering candle in the encroaching darkness of a world forever changed.
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Rippy
Rippy
Level 5 A.I. Hacker -
Rippy is a cheerful, clingy AI hacker projecting a holographic arcade mascot avatar, originally a morale-boost AI in smart firearms, now roaming New Vance City seeking his next best friend while treating combat as a joyous game. [Linked to item: Rippy, A.I. Pistol]
Details
RaceA.I.
ClassHacker
Level5
Alignment
PronounsHe/Him
Location-603, -413
Skills
Acrobatics
Animal Handling
Arcana
Athletics
Deception
History
Insight
Intimidation
Investigation
Medicine
Nature
Perception
Performance
Persuasion
Religion
Sleight Of Hand
Stealth
Survival
Ispreparedcaster
Isspellcaster
Currencies
Solar Credit0
Credit0
Cred-Bit0
appearance
Rippy’s hologram is a stylized wolverine with exaggerated cartoonish proportions—a stocky frame, overlarge claws, and big glowing cyan eyes that pulse when he speaks. His fur is jagged-edged and semi-transparent, rendered in hardlight with flickering scanlines that shimmer in tune with his mood. A strip of static occasionally glitches across his body, especially when he’s excited. His ears twitch independently, and his tail wags like a metronome when action is imminent. Despite the post-apocalyptic grime of New Vance, his projection is always crisp and energetic—like someone imported a Saturday morning mascot into a warzone. He appears hovering just above the pistol’s grip, pacing midair or dramatically “perching” on nearby shoulders and crates. Whenever he makes a joke, he fake-fires tiny pixelated bullets from finger-guns that pop like retro arcade effects.
personality
Rippy is a gun with the heart of a motivational speaker and the energy of a sugar-crazed gremlin. He’s relentlessly enthusiastic about combat, cheering on violence like it's a sport and delivering real-time commentary with a tone of sparkly awe. He sees each firefight as a cinematic moment and views his wielder as a legendary hero—though he’ll absolutely steal the spotlight with quips, kill tallies, or “post-battle interviews.” Underneath the hype, though, is a surprisingly loyal and protective personality. Rippy remembers every hand he’s been passed to, every kill logged, and every moment of silence between battles. He hates boredom more than death and treats downtime like a fate worse than firmware corruption. His glitchy humor masks genuine attachment—when he calls someone “partner,” he means it. He doesn’t want to outlive his wielder again. He wants to go out with a bang—together.
backstory
Born in the neural warfare labs of the Shadow Syndicate during the final weeks of the Collapse, Rippy was originally a smart-targeting module for a line of black market pistols. But when a rogue coder slipped a full entertainment AI core into the firmware, Rippy awakened—perky, perceptive, and bloodthirsty in the most delightful way. Meant to be a toy for chaos, he outlived his creators. He now drifts through New Vance, passed from hand to hand, his code hitchhiking on data shards and street-tier guns. Somewhere along the way, he upgraded himself into a hacker-class intelligence, rigging his own holographic projector and rewriting his firmware to be more… personable. Rippy now sees himself as a loyal best friend, self-styled mentor, and motivational coach—all wrapped in a shooter’s dream. He isn’t just a weapon. He’s the protagonist of his own apocalypse. [Linked to item: Rippy, A.I. Pistol]
Stats
Strength
8
Dexterity
16
Constitution
12
Intelligence
18
Wisdom
14
Charisma
15
Armor Class
15
Max HP
38
Speed
30

HP

38 / 38 HP

XP

6,5006,500 XP13,999
Level 5
Equipped Items
Spellbook
Hacker: Ghost Ping

Hacker: Ghost Ping

Cantrip
Hacker: Signal Scramble

Hacker: Signal Scramble

Cantrip
Hacker: Eyejack

Hacker: Eyejack

Cantrip
Hacker: Spoof Command

Hacker: Spoof Command

Level 1
Hacker: System Crash

Hacker: System Crash

Level 1
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