Fallout is a highly-popular video game series based in the post-apocalyptic wasteland of the United States. Since most of the Fallout games are set in areas outside of the Southeast, we have been able to use this series as a loose setting for our Fallout-inspired LARP, which is set in post-apocalyptic Atlanta, or “Nukelanta” as it is known in-game. Although we highly recommend you pick up a Fallout game or two, it is not required. Anyone interested in post-apocalyptic themes are welcome to play with us. In order to understand our game setting, however, you may want to review some general Fallout lore. THE FALLOUT UNIVERSE The Fallout universe originates in the 1940s, during the real-world events of World War II. When Hiroshima was destroyed, the U.S. government decided to focus its nuclear research on consumer technologies instead of bombs, which leads to an alternative universe where everything – from cars, to robots, to alarm clocks – is developed with atomic electrical power. With this divergence, many analog technologies become prevalent long-term, thus creating the retro-futuristic 1950s style that the game series is known for. In the 2050s, oil reserves begin to run dry world-wide, creating a third world war over resources. Much like the real-life Cold War era, an air of paranoia sets in, which causes a series of nuclear-proof bunkers called Vaults to be built all over the country. Nuclear war begins soon after, and in 2077 a series of nuclear events occur, causing the world to fall into apocalypse. A century passes before the underground Vaults first begin to open, thus exposing Vault Dwellers to an entirely different world full of raiders, ghouls, and mutated creatures.