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Catastrophe and character generator

A full setup for a talking survival game: a random apocalypse, a shelter, and a card for everyone at the table. Press re-roll for a new set, or print it — the sheet comes out as finished dossiers you only have to deal.

You do not have to print itShelter deals these same cards for you: one trait per round, a speech timer and the vote counted. A room fills from one link in under a minute, from a phone.
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The catastrophe

Nuclear war — surface radiation will persist for 300 years

The missiles flew both ways for four hours; after that there was nobody left to press the buttons. Fallout has poisoned the soil, the water and the wind. A dosimeter is now worth more than gold, and the surface will stay lethal longer than any nation ever lasted.

The shelter: Vegetable patch under UV light · military dry rations, expiry smudged · 3 / 8

Dossiers

№ 1

Profession
Baker

Build
Very short (150 cm)

Health
PTSD (managed)

Hobby
Speedcubing

Phobia
Acrophobia (heights)

Baggage
Gold coins (500g)

Extra skill
Can perform childbirth delivery

Character
Hoards food under the mattress. Denies it.

Personal fact
Speaks four languages fluently

№ 2

Profession
Military Strategist

Build
Weathered and sinewy

Health
Hepatitis B carrier

Hobby
Fishing

Phobia
Anemophobia (wind)

Baggage
Suitcase of cash (worthless now)

Extra skill
Can navigate by stars

Character
Laughs at the wrong moments. Always.

Personal fact
Was struck by lightning. Twice

№ 3

Profession
Librarian

Build
Light enough to be carried

Health
Stage 4 cancer

Hobby
Leatherworking

Phobia
Phasmophobia (ghosts)

Baggage
Wedding dress (never worn)

Extra skill
Can win any hand-to-hand fight in here

Character
Their last bunker burned down. Mysteriously.

Personal fact
Spent a year in a silent monastery

№ 4

Profession
Geologist

Build
Average, unremarkable

Health
One lung

Hobby
Amateur Radio

Phobia
Taphophobia (being buried alive)

Baggage
Chess clock and three chess sets

Extra skill
Can build a radio from parts

Character
Smiles only when someone gets hurt.

Personal fact
Set a national record in speed-eating hot peppers

№ 5

Profession
Geneticist

Build
Tall and lanky

Health
Deaf in one ear

Hobby
Digging graves "just in case"

Phobia
Radiophobia (radiation)

Baggage
Suitcase of expired mayonnaise

Extra skill
Can start a fire in the rain, first try

Character
Sings beautifully. Only when scared.

Personal fact
Donated blood 104 times

№ 6

Profession
Pharmacist

Build
Frail — bones break easily

Health
Schizophrenia (controlled)

Hobby
Sniper Shooting

Phobia
Fear of whispering

Baggage
Bible and rosary beads

Extra skill
Pathological liar (everything above may be false)

Character
A natural leader who everyone secretly hates.

Personal fact
Can start a fire without matches

№ 7

Profession
Herbalist

Build
Heavyset, tires quickly

Health
Allergic to animal fur

Hobby
Hunting

Phobia
Chorophobia (dancing)

Baggage
Set of surgical tools

Extra skill
Can set up and run hydroponic beds

Character
Sleeps with one eye open. Literally.

Personal fact
Former bodyguard of a pop star

№ 8

Profession
Engineer

Build
Bulky, eats for two

Health
Chronic insomnia — hallucinates when exhausted

Hobby
Whittling

Phobia
Mysophobia (germs)

Baggage
Telescope tripod (no telescope)

Extra skill
Can put a thrown knife exactly where they aim

Character
Would sacrifice one to save ten, without hesitation.

Personal fact
Was on TV as "local resident" 14 times

How to play from these cards

  1. 1. Read the catastrophe out loudIt decides which skills are worth anything: after a nuclear winter an agronomist beats a marketer, and after a pandemic the doctor matters more than either.
  2. 2. Deal one dossier per personEveryone sees only their own. Print one per sheet or fold them in half — what matters is that your neighbour cannot read it.
  3. 3. Open one trait per roundEveryone reveals their profession, then their health, and so on. The tension is entirely in the fact that it comes out one card at a time.
  4. 4. Vote on who stays outsideAt the end of each round the table votes somebody out. Repeat until exactly as many people remain as there are places.

Frequently asked questions

Is it free?

Completely. No sign-up and no limit on how many sets you generate.

How many players do you need?

Between 4 and 16. Eight to twelve is best: enough people for a real argument, and few enough places that they are worth fighting over.

How many places should the shelter have?

Usually half the players or slightly fewer. For eight people, three or four — then the argument is serious from the first round.

Can I print it?

Yes — the print button lays the dossiers out for paper, one card per block and nothing else on the page.

What if I draw a useless set?

Nothing — that is the game. Convincing the table that an asthmatic with a record collection belongs underground is more interesting than drawing the doctor.