What comes next?

We've had quite a few battles in KTDARPG during the past 3 seasons. Slavers, Brotherhood, Anti-kids--which reminded me that The Tribe also had its battles. Locos, Chosen, Technos--and made me curious. As hard as it is to portray conflict, it can be even harder to decide what comes next. Do you celebrate? Do you bury the dead & move on? Do you stand firm & dare the next set of challengers into the scene? And are you any better off, really, when the battle's done?

What happened in The Tribe? Well, let's see...

After Zoot died & Ebony took over the Locos, there were still skirmishes but no real battles. The tribes were too busy looking out for their own, and then the Virus started to appear again. After the Chosen were defeated, it was definitely party time! But almost immediately after, the internal squabbles started again. Mall Rats vs. Mozzies. People kidnapped. Contentious city elections. We went from major conflict to minor ones almost without missing a beat. And after the Technos were defeated? Again almost immediately, Mega took up the reins Ram left behind & continued to subjugate the city's tribes. The action continued without missing a beat. In that city, you just couldn't catch a break.

So what about in Fort River?

Our version of the Locos was the StormRiver Tribe who were slavers. When the smoke cleared from their battle with the El Diablos & others, it was left to the living to bury the dead & decide how to move on. Then there was the Brotherhood. It took a lot to get rid of them, but did we get time to party? No. We had to deal with the release of the 2nd Virus & the sudden onslaught of the Anti-kids. The AKs were almost as hard to get rid of as the BH. After that battle, there were decimated cities & crowds of wounded to care for. Then we're right back where we were in the beginning--with smaller gangs & tribes & mobs trying to take over or just bust everything up. [sigh] And we still don't know what's happening with this new guy "Dread" & his soldiers. Or what the hell Lion-F is doing back in town taking over the razed airport.

Does it ever end?

OK, just as in the tv show, we get a small bit of room before the next wave comes through. Sometimes a day. Sometimes we're lucky to get a few weeks or even a month or more...just to find out what life can be like if you focus on LIVING IT instead of defending it.

I guess we're not so different than the tv show that inspired our game. And, truthfully, the game would probably be pretty much a bore if all we focused on was who was having babies, where our next meal was coming from, and whether or not the price of clothes is fair.

--Chyna

Photo source: copyright Cloud-9 "The Tribe"