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tshiggins · 10-21-2018, 10:49 AM

The social situation in rural Alaska could prove incredibly grim -- especially for women.

https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/artic...es-anyone-care

https://www.adn.com/commentary/artic...it/2013/04/08/

The "rugged individualism" of Alaskans frequently acts as cover for deeply sociopathic and misogynistic attitudes, in a place where there are 29,000 more men than women -- with the worst disparity in the rural areas.

While I would choose to not include such a grotesque reality in most games, it might be appropriate in a dystopian post-apocalyptic setting.

Raids by rural barbarians on snowmobiles against the coastal refugees could feature prominantly, and defense against them and retribution for them could give the PCs an important role.

10-21-2018, 10:49 AM	#9
tshiggins Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Denver, Colorado	Re: Post nuke Alaska The social situation in rural Alaska could prove incredibly grim -- especially for women. https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/artic...es-anyone-care https://www.adn.com/commentary/artic...it/2013/04/08/ The "rugged individualism" of Alaskans frequently acts as cover for deeply sociopathic and misogynistic attitudes, in a place where there are 29,000 more men than women -- with the worst disparity in the rural areas. While I would choose to not include such a grotesque reality in most games, it might be appropriate in a dystopian post-apocalyptic setting. Raids by rural barbarians on snowmobiles against the coastal refugees could feature prominantly, and defense against them and retribution for them could give the PCs an important role. __________________ -- MXLP:9 [JD=1, DK=1, DM-M=1, M(FAW)=1, SS=2, Nym=1 (nose coffee), sj=1 (nose cocoa), Maz=1] "Some days, I just don't know what to think." -Daryl Dixon.