Post date: Sep 20, 2010 11:47:21 PM
One thing I loved about Fallout 3 was the radio station GNR and Three Dogs - playing music, reading news, and doing the occasional radio play. To bring that into my campaign I created Corey Vega and Jim and Radio Corvallis. As such I had a whole list of new items and a full on radio play to read to the players as the campaign went along. So for documentation purposes here is what I had said over the length of the campaign.
DJ: Corey Vegas
*Beep Beep Beep* Good day to you wasteland! Its still too early, but hey its time get out of your flea-bag and hit the dirt.
*Beep Beep Beep* Todays Forecast - let's turn it over to our weather reporter, Rock. Rock whats it gonna be like today? *Mentally slow voice* Hot. Dry. Radioac..ac..err Hot. Again.
*Beep Beep Beep* Time for some news. Raiders are still causing trouble in Eugene, Albany, Salem, and Portland. Just remember folks when raiders come around, do not put up the white flag. Run away, hide, or fight if you have guns and guts to do so. Cause the alternative is too distrubing to consider.
*Beep Beep Beep* Time for a public service announcment. Don't drink the sea water.
*Beep Beep Beep* Time for a dedication to Mandy, my favorite Wandering Trader, thanks for finding those music tapes, next time you are in town lets do dinner.
*Beep Beep Beep* Time for a bit of Celebrity News - They are all dead, you are not. Yeah Not-Hollywood!
*Beep Beep Beep* Time for a bit of trivia - drinking Nuka Cola with a box of Sugar bombs will not kill you, but it will give you such a sugar rush that your friends might.
*Beep Beep Beep* (In a False Female Voice) Mutfruit mutfruit, it's so good I must toot. Eat it once every day, and it will take your blues away. Brought to you by the Growers of Thorn. Now in two flavors crunchy and regular.
*Beep Beep Beep* Now for the local traffic - It appears that on the I-5 we have a pileup of hunderds of cars outside of Portland, of course its been there for nearly 100 years, which is why this job is so easy. A herd of Brahmin is stalled on the path to Railyard, we go now to our eye in the sky Raven Wood. Raven how is it going? (In a False female voice) Thanks Corey, from the top of the tree I see that the Brahmin herd is stalled due to the fact that they are of two minds on which way to go. Let's listen in.. Moo..Mooooo...Moo I Say. Back to you Corey.
*Beep Beep Beep* Time for some Sports News - In the Raider Invitational, shirts vs. skins match had Shirts up by 4 bodies, skins though are looking to make a come back with the help of Big Bertha. So folks stay out of the ruins around Eugene cause the bullets are gonna be flying.
*Beep Beep Beep* Time for a public service announcement - Avoid areas of high radiation folks, simple signs are nothing living, barrels with orange and white strips leaking goo all over, and if you are lucky to have a geiger counter, well that tick-tick-tickety means to run your ass out of there. But if you still must risk life and limb, pop some Rad-X for good measure and have some Rad-away on hand when you are done. Because only you can prevent mutant flesh viruses or worse....ghoulification.
*Beep Beep Beep* Now for a crop report from our friend Farmer Bob, whats the word? (Crazy Voice) Well Corey we got us some new crops comin' in. Green Carrots, Red Broccolis, and something Sue is callin' Pied Peppers. Of course we still got to deal with a Mole Rat Problem *BOOOM* and our Ant infestation *BOOOM* but otherwise all is well on the farm! Sue get dat one on the flank *BOOM!*
*Beep Beep Beep* Now for another exciting episode of Captain Cosmos staring our own Comic Reading Fan Jangles, the not Moon-Monkey.
Captain Cosmos and the Invasion of the Black Planet.
Pt. 1
Captain Cosmos having taught those Space-commies the Truth, Justice, and the Space-American Way, was on his way home with Jangles and his good friend Stella Skyfire for some much needed rest and repairs on Starburst, Captain Cosmo's atomic rocket.
"Eeep Ooop Eeep Eep."
"I know Jangles, I could use a Bowl of Sugar Bombs too when I get home, with sliced fruit on top."
Dee-dee-dee-doop dee-dee-dee-doop!
(Female voice) "Captain Cosmos, there is a transmition on the Galactic Emergency Radio Frequency."
"Well let's hear what it says."
"Come in Captain Cosmos, this is Admiral Koral of the Sigma system and we need your help, a mysterious Black Planet has entered our system and is on a collision course with our world."
"Admiral, this is Captain Cosmos, we will check it out right away."
"Jangles, Stella Skyfire, it looks like its another job for Captain Cosmos!"
What is this wierd wandering planet of pure blackness? Can Captain Cosmos get there in time? When will Jangles get his Sugarbombs? Tune next time for...Captain Cosmos!!!! And the moon monkey Jangles. Now for all of you with Decoder Rings. Align your planets Mercury to Neptune, the code is: hpqmbzpvutjef(an M to N which is the same as a A to B substitution cypher that translates to "Go Play Outside")
Pt. 2
After hurdling though space to the Sigma System, we find Captain Cosmo's ship, the Starburst orbiting the mysterious Black Planet
(Female Voice) "It so hard to see this planet against the inky blackness of space Captain Cosmos."
"Indeed Stella Skyfire, but it is hurtling toward Planet Sigma, and it must be stopped."
"Eeep ooop Eeep Oop."
"You are right Jangles, we need a closer look to make sure this is an out of control planet or part of something more sinister. We do have a few charges of Plutonium-96 left in the front hold, so if need be, we can blow this planet off course, so lets bring down the Starburst and see what we can find out."
"Shhhhuuuuuursh."
Starburst slowly burns its powerful atomic thrusters lowering itself down to the mysterious black planet
(Female Voice) "Careful captain, it is almost impossible to make out where you are landing, everything is inky black."
"You are right Stella Skyfire, even the Subspace sonar is returning very little, so everyone hang on, you too little buddy, because I think we are about to crash!"
As the Starburst touches down one leg is over a deep chasm, sending the Starburst teeting to its side and threating to plunge into the chasm's abyss.
What will happen to Captain Cosmos and Crew!? Tune next time for...Captain Cosmos!!!! And the moon monkey Jangles. Now for all of you with Decode Rings. Align your planets Earth to Mars, the code is: jzcapgwczbmmbp (An E to M substitution, which is the same as A to I substitution cypher that translates to: "Brush your teeth")
Pt. 3
Where we last left our heroes, Captain Cosmo's rocket, the Starburst, was tettering precariously on the edge of crevasse that was not visible on the all black planet.
"Now carefully, everyone unbuckle themselves and move to the back of the Starburst, slowly....slowly...*creak*...slowly..there! We have saved the rocket. Good job everyone."
(Female Voice) "But Cosmos, how are we going to keep the rocket from falling, if anyone of us gets out the rocket will surely plummet to the planets black core."
"We will have to use Jangles to bring enough rocks to offset one our weight so we can bring more in, to allow more out."
"Jangles, come here buddy."
"EEp Eeep Ooop Eeep."
"I need you to go out and get rocks to fill the hold so someone can get out and help get more rocks to let everyone out."
"Eeep Eeep Oooop Eeep."
"Good Boy."
Jangles exits the space craft and begins to bring rocks to the hatchway where Captain Cosmos and Stella Skyfire place them to the far back of the craft, when jangles rounds a large rock pillar and black clad hands reach down and capture Jangles. "Eeep!"
Soon we see a dark foot walk next to dangerously tipping Starburst and give it a swift kick, causing the rocket to slide into the Chasm?
Will Jangles Escape his captor?! Will Captain Cosmos and Stella Skyfire Escape the fate at the bottom of the chasm?! Tune next time for...Captain Cosmos!!!! And the moon monkey Jangles.
Now for all of you with Decoder Rings. Align your planets Saturn to Venus the code is bxqvlroyobxhcxpq
(an S to V substitution which is the same as A to X substitution cypher that translates to "Eat Your Breakfast")
Pt. 4
Where we last left off, Jangles had been captured by a Mysterious figure from the Black Planet, while Captain Cosmos and Stella Skyfires lives hang by a thread as the Starburst hangs dangerously over a deep and dark chasm.
"Muwhahahahah!!! I have you now Jangles! I, Dark Lord Madrid will now bring fear and terror to the Cosmos with my new weapon, The Solar Oblitarator. So massive a weapon it is the size of a large planet. So dark that it cannot be seen until it is too late. Indeed my planet soaks up all the energy of the systems sun and converts into a Death ray of mighty power. To which after a few planets are destroyed, other worlds will give into my demands and I will rule the Cosmos, and with Captain Cosmos out of the way no one can stop me!!! Muwhahahahaha!!!"
"Eeep."
"Not today Dark Lord Madrid!"
"Captain Cosmos! How did you escape?!"
"Well, while Jangles was getting rocks to balance the ship, I was removing some heavy objects from the front hold of the craft to the outside. Giving Stella Skyfire and I chance to escape. And just in time, fortunately you did not see us and we were able to follow you to your control center, where this will all end now!"
"Not today Captain Cosmos! Sentry Bots take them out!"
(Female Voice) "Oh no, Captain Cosmos, there are too many of them."
"And you cannot hurt me as I am now shielded by my Facetted throne. Muwhahahahaha!!!"
(Laser sounds)
Is this the end of Captain Cosmos? Will Dark Lord Madrid's sinister plan succeed? Tune next time for...Captain Cosmos!!!! And the moon monkey Jangles. Now for all of you with decoder rings. Align your planets Saturn to Earth, the code is: tgskagdyay (a S to E substitution which is the same as an A to M substitution cypher that translates to: "Hug your Mom")
Pt. 5
Where we last left off, Captain Cosmos, Jangles, and Stella Skyfire had discovered the Black Planet was Dark Lord Madrid's evil new weapon, the Solar Oblitarator. Now they stand surrounded by Sentry Bots, while Dark Lord Madrid stands securely behind a fascetted throne.
"Get down everyone."
(the sound of something energizing, the sounds of tank tracks.
(Robotic Voice) "Kill Captain Cosmos, Kill Captain Cosmos."
"I only will get one shot!"
Bzzzort!
As the beam of Captian Cosmo's ray gun hits the facetted throne it splits into a hundred other beams bouncing around the command center.
zort! zort! BOOM! zort! zort! BOOM!
the beams crash into the multitude of Sentry Bots setting off a chain reaction of explosions.
BOOM! BOOM ! BOOOOOM!
"NOOOOOO!!!!!"
(Female Voice) "Quick, Captain Cosmos, he is getting away!"
"No time Stella Skyfire, we too must make our escape, those Plutonium-96 charges are about to explode. Quick to the escape pod!"
"Eeep, Eeep, Eeep."
Whooooosh!
"KA-BOOOOM!!!!"
(Female Voice) 'You did it Captain Cosmos, you stopped the Dark Lord Madrid's plans and destroyed the Black Planet."
"Perhaps, but at great sacrafice, Starburst is no more."
"Oooop."
"You're right Jangles, we will build another, and call it Starburst 2."
So as Captain Cosmos and crew go throw space to Planet Sigma for a heroes welcome, we must wonder what will happen next in Captain Cosmos: the Radioactive Space-Men from Space!
Now for all of you with decode rings. Align your planets Jupiter to Mars, the code is: uhdgfrplferrnv (a J to M substitution, which is the same as an A to D substitution cypher that translates to "Read Comic Books")