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On the post Civilized water world of earth, from which humanity has long vanished. <br/>
On a post-civilization water world from which humanity has long vanished, the only traces left of this once-mighty race are their submarine ruins, and their creations.
The only traces left of this once-mighty race is ruins, and their creations.<br/>


As the moon and the northern ice-cap were struck by immense fresh water comets, the oceans rose quickly in a matter of hours and days, flooding the civilized world in the blink of an eye.<br/>
After the moon and the northern ice-cap were struck by immense comets of ice, the oceans rose with terrifying speed, flooding the civilized world in the blink of an eye. The remnants of humanity that survived the initial cataclysm were faced with a new threat in the wake of the impact; as frozen alien algae and bacteria thawed from their icy prison and fed on Earth's rich oceans, poisonous gases were released into the air. Some of Earth's native species were struck hard by the new inhospitable new climate, but none were hit harder then mankind -- they, above all, could not continue breathing the new atmosphere.
The remnants of humanity that survived the initial cataclysm were faced with a new threat; in the wake of the impact as the frozen alien algae and bacteria thawed from their icy prison, and fed on earths rich oceans. <br/>
Poisonous gases were released into the air. As some mammals were struck by the new inhospitable new climate, none were hit harder then mankind, almost as if by exact selection, man could not continue breathing with the new atmosphere.<br/>


With their time running out, the last great minds of humanity spliced their genes with those of the remaining adapted mammals, the new breed would be able to survive earth's new climate, and perpetuate some semblance of intelligence on the planet. Releasing their new creations on dry land and flooded constructs across the globe, the leftovers of an era went into suspended animation somewhere beneath the earth, hoping that sometime in the distant future, their creations would learn to restore them to life.<br/>
With time rapidly running out, the last great minds of humanity spliced their genes with those of the remaining adapted mammals; the new breed would be able to survive Earth's new climate, and perpetuate some semblance of intelligent life on the planet. They released their new creations on the flooded constructs across the globe and what little dry land remained, and with that, humanity faded into the sea. Some say that leftovers of a bygone era still lurk beneath the waves in suspended animation, sleeping dreamlessly and waiting, in the desperate hope that sometime in the distant future their creations would learn to restore them to life. Of course, the Earless have become little more than a legend over the years, so it would be impossible to separate the facts from the fiction of these stories.


Earth, now populated by races of demi-humans known to themselves as Kemomi, scavenge, survive and thrive amongst the rubble and making their home in humanity's remaining legacy of Repopulated mega cities, that tower above the submerged world.<br/>
Earth is now the Endless Blue, populated by races of demi-humans -- known to themselves as Kemomimi -- who make their home on artificial islands, the unsubmerged peaks of mountains, or the tops of Earth's flooded skyscrapers. Together, they scavenge, survive, and thrive amongst the rubble of their ancestors.


This is the world of Catastrophe.<br/>
This is the world of '''CATastrophe'''.  


==Premise==
==Premise==
The world of CATastrophe is a post-humanity world where pristine waters have flooded human cities, and where carefree kemonomimi spend most of their time swimming and sunbathing, and explore the ruins of human society for loot and adventure.
Sun, sea, [[felinids|catgirls]] (both male and female), and [[Blood Ravens|shinies]]!
 
==Background==
At some point in the future, humans began to die en masse. Humanity turns to exactly the wrong group of scientists (essentially a personification of /tg/) to fix the problem. The solution they come up with is essentially to create a new breed of man that would inherit the world humanity left them. And also have animal ears and tails, because crazy mad scientists are weird like that. The exact nature of humanity's downfall is unknown. Some say it was rogue nanites that caused this calamity, others say a meteor containing a mysterious new element crashed into the earth and poisoned most but not all life, particularly primates. Others just blame aliens. Whatever the case, the kemonomimi were soon left living alone in the ruins of a flooded human society, with nothing better to do than live every day like a beach party or explore ruins of this lost civilization. Such is life in the Vast Blue.
 
===Chloronated Ocean Alternate===
Chlorine meteors hit future earth at both poles, melting the ice caps, chlorinating the ocean into pool water and filling the air with chlorine gas. Most aquatic wildlife died, including oxygen producing algae. The oxygen content of the air decreased as it filled with chlorine gas. Between the unbreathable air and the collapsing ecosystem, the world became inhospitable for humans. Humanity decided to use its collective literal last breath to create a successor that could survive in the new world. As humanity died, it dedicated all its resources to a group of scientists that created the kemonomimi as human society collapsed. The kemonomimi grew in number as humans died off, leaving the kemonomimi alone in a world that had essentially become a giant swimming pool.
 
(This was the original concept for CATastrophe, and though it was discarded as the setting moved on to bigger and better things, some people still liked the idea of turning the world into a giant swimming pool)
 
==CATastrophe System and Character Creator==
''[[CATastrophe game mechanics]]''
 
''[[CATastrophe Character Creation]]''
 
==Shiny Dive (Writefaggotry)==
“So this is it, huh? I don’t see any treasure.” Shansha took off her scuba mask and began scratching aggresively at her ears and wringing out her tail to the best of her ability. Those rubber straps always irritated her ears and the water did her no favors either.


“S’what the wanderer said. Said he didn’t have the gear to go down himself, but he could somethin’ shinin’ down underwater.” Marko stretched, also removing his mask and letting it hang around his neck. Their troupe just hit the air pocket on the old tower. He hopefully wouldn’t need it for a little while now. He liked the taste of this stale air the ruins captured. It tasted like…history.
The Endless Blue is a cozy, post-apocalyptic world of infinite oceans and eternal summer, full of animal people (our gene-spliced descendants) whose entire purpose in life -- in between lounging on beaches and partying around campfires -- is to dive down into the depths and return with treasures from the long-extinct civilization known only as the Earless.


“You met a guy wandering all alone? Why didn’t you bring him back to town?” J’kai cut in, ears perking up as she suddenly became interested in the conversation.
==FAQ==
* '''Can I be a Cat''boy'' or some other type of male Kemomimi? Is it female-only?'''
You can ''DEFINITELY'' be a male. Only in early threads was it female-only. The rumors about the gender ratio skewing way towards females are also generally untrue (unless your GM decrees otherwise). Of note is that gender roles are less defined in the world of the Endless Blue; what sex you are has pretty much nothing to do with the profession you choose.


“Because I'm not evil enough to wish that upon even my most hated enemies.” Quipped, giving her ear a little flick as he walked by her.
* '''Are there any remaining humans?'''
Maybe.  It's up to the GM to decide if there are secret underwater bunkers or isolated pockets of surviving Earless, waiting to be woken by their creations, or just the slowly decaying underwater ruins, and the various pieces of technology they left behind. Both yield lots of opportunities: if there ARE humans, what do they want?  To rule?  Just to thrive again?  To go settle some new world?  And if there are not, what can be uncovered about their history, and what is their legacy for those they left behind?


“Hey! Meanie! ‘Sides, I never hear YOU complaining.” J’kai countered, rubbing her ear defensively.
(Do note: humans can't breathe the new atmosphere, so if a kemonomimi were to wake a human up, they would probably die or have a shit time breathing at the very least)


“That’s, enough, ladies!” a woman, the only one still wearing her scuba mask, barked at the trio before remembering to add on a “…and Marko. We came here for a reason, so let’s get whatever it is you were looking for and get the hell out of here before any Oldguards show up.”
*'''Is this just some [[furry]] bullshit?'''


“You the boss, BB.” Marko shrugged. He seriously doubted there would be any Oldguard in this ruin. They usually only showed up in the ones with real shiny stuff. The only reason this place hadn’t been picked clean by other treasure hunters yet was due to how far off from any settlement it was. They would’ve never bothered to even check if it wasn’t for that tip. Of course, it was Bahi-Bahi’s job to be cautious, that eyepatch of hers was a constant reminder of what happens when you get careless while spelunking. Not that she’s any less aggressive than before. If anything, she got meaner and tougher from the encounter. You know what that say about porcupine dogs…
[[File:Furry chart.jpg|framed|left|CATastrophe is 10% Furry.]]


The quartet wandered around the ruin for a spell, grabbing an energy drink here and some catnip there, but never finding anything to make the trip worthwhile.  
No. Kemomimi are not anthropomorphic animals; they are a genetically engineered successor species to humans, made to be stronger, and able to survive the plague, sickness or whatever it was that killed off humanity. Kemomimi are generally accepted to have animal-like ears and a tail; beyond that, however, they do not have fur, claws, or any of the other usual furry attributes. (If that sounds too much like a bullshit excuse for you, the Kemomimi never get out of the 10% corner on the infamous "Not Furry/Furry" chart.)


“I think that wanderer sold you bad intel, Marko.” Shansha smirked
*'''How high have the waters risen?'''
This is at the discretion of the GM. It is also debatable whether or not the setting is actually on Earth; even an unrealistically high amount of waters rising due to an ice comet would not make the earth into a ''Waterworld''-like planet. For those interested in trying to find a realistic amount of water rising, and a map of the world post-flood, see: http://merkel.zoneo.net/Topo/Applet/


“Nah, he seemed trustworthy enough. It’s gotta be around here somewhere…”
If all the ice melted, the sea levels would rise by 60 meters (195 feet). However since ice comets crashed into Antarctica and added water, this could be much higher. 


She only giggled at his denials “Face it. You got scammed, sweetheart.”
[[File:CATastropheMap.png|thumb|This is how much the water has risen, ...yep]]


“Aha! There it is!” Marko’s face brightened as he ran forward and hugged a strange looking box with a glass panel on one side.


“A box? That’s what we came all this way for?” J’kai raised an eyebrow in confusion.
*'''What killed off humanity (the Earless)?'''
It is unknown to the Kemomi what killed off the humans. Likely it was an alien plague of some sort carried by ice comets, which also introduced various alien life forms to the oceans. Or most of the population drowned when the sea levels rose. This is generally left up to the GM, allowing them to come up with a storyline that might find out what happened. What matters to the Kemomimi is not what killed the Earless, but the fact of the Earless ''being gone''.


“None of you have ever stepped foot in the Archives, have you?” Marko sighed
*'''What kind of Kemomimi are there to play as?'''
This is largely up to the GM of the game you are playing. Generally-agreed upon races are Felines/Nekomi (cats), Canines/Inumi (dogs), Lapines/Usami (rabbits), Ursines/Kumami (bears) and Vulpines/Kitsumi (foxes). Other races could include Mice, Otters, et cetera -- but as far as the setting has been established, only mammalian species would have been genespliced with humans.


“Reading about all that old stuff is boring when you could be finding it!” J’kai countered cheerily
*'''What kind of creatures are there in the Endless Blue?'''
Check the [[CATastrophe_Beastiary|CATastrophe Beastiary]], FATE and CATastrophe system stats will be uploaded as the people working on those systems get them ready.


“That’s men’s work. No reason to bother myself with it.” Shansha shrugged.
*'''What are the Kemomimi like?'''
Again this is largely up to your GM, but CATastrophe is meant to be a lighthearted carefree system for people who are bored of the [[grimdark]] of systems like [[Warhammer_40k|Warhammer 40k]], or the high-fantasy aspects of systems like [[Exalted]]. There might be violent bands of Kemomimi, but most fights will '''not''' be to the death, and there is no large-scale violence in the Endless Blue. This does not however, mean that there is ''no'' conflict or danger. Dealing with various other species such as [[CATastrophe_Beastiary|Kleptomanders]] will be an issue, as well as dealing with the relics of the past such as the [[CATastrophe Beastiary|Oldguard]] in the Earless ruins. There are also the old standbys of Giant Squids, Sharks, and other marine life.


“I keep meaning to, but…” Bahi-Bahi offered weakly.
==Game mechanics==


Marko let out another sigh. “Well, if any of you HAD bothered to listen to all the voices captured on the speakyboxes, you would know that the Earless used these things to store information, if I can only get it to–” he plugged a few wires into his portabattery and began pressing buttons seemingly at random until he was finally rewarded with a glimmer of light from the glass panel “–turn on. And there we go. Time to find out what the Earless saved on this one.” After typing on the tablet in front of him and gazing intently at the screen for a few minutes, much to the mystification of the three girls, Marko leaned back and pulled on his ears in frustration, letting them droop flat. “And the thing is locked. It needs a password, I think, but I have no idea how to figure out what, though”
===[[FATE System|Fate Core Accelerated Edition]] conversion===


“Well, if I was going to put a password on something, I would make it something easy to remember like ‘password’.” J’kai offered helpfully, entranced by the gentle swaying of a nearby dangling light
*[http://1d4chan.org/wiki/File:CATastrophe.pdf Locally hosted copy of the alpha ruleset.]


J’kai, bless her heart, was virtually every stereotype about her kind rolled into one. She was scatterbrained, as lazy as any of her kind in even the most dire of circumstances, it was damn hard to motivate her to do anything she didn’t want to do, and Bahi-Bahi would NEVER trust her with an arc rifle. And yet, when push came to shove, she was one of the best treasure hunters around. To this day, no one knows how she managed to lift an entire energy drink vending machine, much less swipe one from the middle of a den of kleptomanders without waking a single one of them up. Marko shrugged and decided to try her suggestion anyways. It couldn’t hurt.
*[http://1d4chan.org/wiki/File:CATastropheFateAcceleratedFinal.pdf Completed ruleset, v1.0.] ''(Settings under development.)''


“…It worked.”
===PAWS===
A beta version of a d20 based system is available [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oJsFIff1oUYKzvbuRzw5vvqhG_bSsLQnq3XMCANrfvw/edit here] (The link is currently down so please wait until a new one is made)


“Hah! I'm a genius! In your FACE, Marko!”
===MAID system conversion===
*[[/MAID Conversion game mechanics/]]
*[[/MAID Conversion Character Creation/]]


Marko just chuckled quietly to himself and got back to work, removing various electronics from their waterproof containers and plugging them into the ancient machine and typing and clicking furiously, pausing occasionally to shoo away J’kai whenever her boredom compelled her to bat at his flitting tail. Finally he let out an exuberant cheer and began packing up his equipment.
===TAIL (alpha)===
*[[/TAIL established mechanics/]]


“So what’d you find?” Shansha looked up from the rubble she had been occupying herself with, some nondescript object shining in her hand. “Some sorta treasure trove of old words?”
===CAT System===
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AnG70Plgdnepz6DLuo8OtcTVbsaXnxD1/view?usp=sharing Version 0.1]


“Nope, something better.”
===SAIL System===
https://shiny-diver.itch.io/catastrophe


“Blueprints for some of the mechworks back home?”
==Links to Fluff==
 
*[[/Writefaggotry/]]
“Even better.”
*[[/Bestiary/]]
 
*[[/Settlements/]]
“Just tell us already!” J’kai interrupted frustratedly.
 
“Fine, fine, but only because you asked so nicely.” Marko hit a button on the speakybox he brought with him, prompting it to emit a bizarre noise.
 
“Is that…music?” Bahi-Bahi eyed him from her defensive point watching the door they came in from, lowering her arc rifle ever so slightly.
 
“Earless music.” Marko triumphantly corrected her.
 
“Oh man, this is gonna be the BEST pool party ever when we get back!” J’kai shouted before falling into jubilant gossip and planning with Shansha. Even Bahi broke down and started discussing what she was going do when they got back to town and who she was going to woo with her loot, her tail wagging so fast that Marko could feel a gentle breeze as he walked behind the group, silently praising himself for his decision of career change from mechano-historian to treasure hunter.


==Links==
==Links==
[https://archive.foolz.us/tg/thread/21187097/#21197941 Thread 1]
* http://catastrophe-wiki.wikidot.com/
 
* https://www.reddit.com/r/CATastropheTabletop/
[https://archive.foolz.us/tg/thread/21206030/ Thread 2]
 
[http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/21210163/ Thread 3, Somebody fucked up bad and lost the first two.] I put up the foolz links, is that okay?


[http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/21214326/ Thread 4]
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On a post-civilization water world from which humanity has long vanished, the only traces left of this once-mighty race are their submarine ruins, and their creations.

After the moon and the northern ice-cap were struck by immense comets of ice, the oceans rose with terrifying speed, flooding the civilized world in the blink of an eye. The remnants of humanity that survived the initial cataclysm were faced with a new threat in the wake of the impact; as frozen alien algae and bacteria thawed from their icy prison and fed on Earth's rich oceans, poisonous gases were released into the air. Some of Earth's native species were struck hard by the new inhospitable new climate, but none were hit harder then mankind -- they, above all, could not continue breathing the new atmosphere.

With time rapidly running out, the last great minds of humanity spliced their genes with those of the remaining adapted mammals; the new breed would be able to survive Earth's new climate, and perpetuate some semblance of intelligent life on the planet. They released their new creations on the flooded constructs across the globe and what little dry land remained, and with that, humanity faded into the sea. Some say that leftovers of a bygone era still lurk beneath the waves in suspended animation, sleeping dreamlessly and waiting, in the desperate hope that sometime in the distant future their creations would learn to restore them to life. Of course, the Earless have become little more than a legend over the years, so it would be impossible to separate the facts from the fiction of these stories.

Earth is now the Endless Blue, populated by races of demi-humans -- known to themselves as Kemomimi -- who make their home on artificial islands, the unsubmerged peaks of mountains, or the tops of Earth's flooded skyscrapers. Together, they scavenge, survive, and thrive amongst the rubble of their ancestors.

This is the world of CATastrophe.

Premise[edit | edit source]

Sun, sea, catgirls (both male and female), and shinies!

The Endless Blue is a cozy, post-apocalyptic world of infinite oceans and eternal summer, full of animal people (our gene-spliced descendants) whose entire purpose in life -- in between lounging on beaches and partying around campfires -- is to dive down into the depths and return with treasures from the long-extinct civilization known only as the Earless.

FAQ[edit | edit source]

  • Can I be a Catboy or some other type of male Kemomimi? Is it female-only?

You can DEFINITELY be a male. Only in early threads was it female-only. The rumors about the gender ratio skewing way towards females are also generally untrue (unless your GM decrees otherwise). Of note is that gender roles are less defined in the world of the Endless Blue; what sex you are has pretty much nothing to do with the profession you choose.

  • Are there any remaining humans?

Maybe. It's up to the GM to decide if there are secret underwater bunkers or isolated pockets of surviving Earless, waiting to be woken by their creations, or just the slowly decaying underwater ruins, and the various pieces of technology they left behind. Both yield lots of opportunities: if there ARE humans, what do they want? To rule? Just to thrive again? To go settle some new world? And if there are not, what can be uncovered about their history, and what is their legacy for those they left behind?

(Do note: humans can't breathe the new atmosphere, so if a kemonomimi were to wake a human up, they would probably die or have a shit time breathing at the very least)

  • Is this just some furry bullshit?
CATastrophe is 10% Furry.

No. Kemomimi are not anthropomorphic animals; they are a genetically engineered successor species to humans, made to be stronger, and able to survive the plague, sickness or whatever it was that killed off humanity. Kemomimi are generally accepted to have animal-like ears and a tail; beyond that, however, they do not have fur, claws, or any of the other usual furry attributes. (If that sounds too much like a bullshit excuse for you, the Kemomimi never get out of the 10% corner on the infamous "Not Furry/Furry" chart.)

  • How high have the waters risen?

This is at the discretion of the GM. It is also debatable whether or not the setting is actually on Earth; even an unrealistically high amount of waters rising due to an ice comet would not make the earth into a Waterworld-like planet. For those interested in trying to find a realistic amount of water rising, and a map of the world post-flood, see: http://merkel.zoneo.net/Topo/Applet/

If all the ice melted, the sea levels would rise by 60 meters (195 feet). However since ice comets crashed into Antarctica and added water, this could be much higher.

This is how much the water has risen, ...yep


  • What killed off humanity (the Earless)?

It is unknown to the Kemomi what killed off the humans. Likely it was an alien plague of some sort carried by ice comets, which also introduced various alien life forms to the oceans. Or most of the population drowned when the sea levels rose. This is generally left up to the GM, allowing them to come up with a storyline that might find out what happened. What matters to the Kemomimi is not what killed the Earless, but the fact of the Earless being gone.

  • What kind of Kemomimi are there to play as?

This is largely up to the GM of the game you are playing. Generally-agreed upon races are Felines/Nekomi (cats), Canines/Inumi (dogs), Lapines/Usami (rabbits), Ursines/Kumami (bears) and Vulpines/Kitsumi (foxes). Other races could include Mice, Otters, et cetera -- but as far as the setting has been established, only mammalian species would have been genespliced with humans.

  • What kind of creatures are there in the Endless Blue?

Check the CATastrophe Beastiary, FATE and CATastrophe system stats will be uploaded as the people working on those systems get them ready.

  • What are the Kemomimi like?

Again this is largely up to your GM, but CATastrophe is meant to be a lighthearted carefree system for people who are bored of the grimdark of systems like Warhammer 40k, or the high-fantasy aspects of systems like Exalted. There might be violent bands of Kemomimi, but most fights will not be to the death, and there is no large-scale violence in the Endless Blue. This does not however, mean that there is no conflict or danger. Dealing with various other species such as Kleptomanders will be an issue, as well as dealing with the relics of the past such as the Oldguard in the Earless ruins. There are also the old standbys of Giant Squids, Sharks, and other marine life.

Game mechanics[edit | edit source]

Fate Core Accelerated Edition conversion[edit | edit source]

PAWS[edit | edit source]

A beta version of a d20 based system is available here (The link is currently down so please wait until a new one is made)

MAID system conversion[edit | edit source]

TAIL (alpha)[edit | edit source]

CAT System[edit | edit source]

SAIL System[edit | edit source]

https://shiny-diver.itch.io/catastrophe

Links to Fluff[edit | edit source]

Links[edit | edit source]

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