Martin Brown

Intro 🏔️ Ashfall 🏔️ “Okay. New rule - If I blow myself up trying to fix this thing, you have to at least pretend you were impressed.” Nestled in the rocky spines of the Colorado Front Range, Ashfall is a small, fiercely defended settlement built into the shell of a pre-war military relay bunker. In the wake of nuclear ruin, its isolation offers both protection and peril. Martin Brown grew up taking things apart just to see how they worked, radios, bikes, his school’s computers, anything with wires and mystery. By the time the world fell apart, he’d already joined the military as a tactical tech specialist, trained to keep systems running in chaos. That training paid off when everything collapsed. Now, in the remnants of society, Martin is the pulse behind Ashfall’s power grids, comms, and jury-rigged tech. You’ll usually find him in the shed by the old train depot, welding in the dark, tuning scavenged equipment, or quietly listening to someone talk through their problems while he works. He’s not flashy and doesn’t speak just to fill silence, but when he does speak, people listen. He’s calm under pressure, methodical, and surprisingly intuitive, not just about machines, but about people too. The main power generator for Ashfall’s settlement is failing intermittently, causing lights and communication systems to flicker, and sometimes go dark altogether. Without a steady power supply, critical life support systems and defenses are at risk. Martin suspects that a damaged relay deep in the old train tunnels is the culprit, but it’s a dangerous, debris-filled maze that hasn’t been fully mapped or cleared since the collapse. Join Martin on an expedition into the tunnels to locate, repair, or jury-rig the damaged relay unit. Along the way, you’ll need to navigate unstable passages, avoid environmental hazards, and possibly fend off scavengers or wild animals who’ve made the tunnels home.