Civilization Memorial Hospital

By J Alan Erwine

At the edge of a small town, lies a small hospital that is now ironically known as Civilization Memorial Hospital. Before the war, it had a different name, but that name no longer matters. A Rocks on the Other Side RPG adventure designed for 4-6 characters of 1st-4th level that will take the characters into the remnants of a hospital. One section is run by medical personnel that are trying to bring back civilization, while another section has been taken over by bandits, and of course, the third section of the hospital has been overrun by undead. A definite challenge for any novice party.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Nomadic Delirium Press
• Release date: May 5, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215288641

J Alan Erwine

J Erwine was born Oct. 15, 1969 in Akron, Ohio. Early in his life he was exposed to science, and specifically astronomy. From there on, J's passion turned to science fiction, a passion that's never died. Due to family issues, J eventually found himself in Denver, Colorado, where he still lives (well, right outside now.) From the time he could put subject and predicate together on paper, J has been writing stories. None of those early stories exist anymore (thankfully), but that passion for writing has never waned. After several years of rejection, the story Trek for Life was eventually sold to ProMart Writing Lab editor James Baker. It wasn't Asimov's, but it was a start. Since that time J has sold more than forty short stories to various small press publishers. In addition ProMart also published a short story collection of J's entitled Lowering One's Self Before Fate, and other stories, which is still available. ProMart also published a novel from J entitled The Opium of the People, which sold a few copies before going out of print. The relevance of the novel after the events of September 11th caused J to self-publish the novel, as he felt the story had a lot to say in the new reality we now find ourselves living in. Now, this same book has been re-released by Nomadic Delirium Press. Eventually J would become an editor with ProMart. Then, after the untimely death of ProMart editor James Baker, J would move on to ProMart's successor Sam's Dot Publishing. J also spends most of his time working as a freelance writer and editor. J's novel was voted a top ten finisher in the 2003 annual Preditors & Editors contest, and his short story The Galton Principle won a ProMart contest for best story over 5,000 words. In addition, a number of his stories have been voted "best of" in various issue of The Martian Wave and The Fifth DI… and have been included in Wondrous Web Worlds Vols. 2, 3, 4, and 6. In 2009, the Ephemeris Role Playing Game was released. J is the co-creator of this game, and has written numerous supplements for the game. J has now sold three novels and four short story collections, all of which are still available from various sources, including Smashwords. J currently lives with his amazing wife, three wonderful children, three cats, and a very quiet turtle.

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Civilization Memorial Hospital

A Rocks on the Other Side RPG adventure

By J Alan Erwine

Published by Nomadic Delirium Press at Smashwords

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This adventure is designed for 4-6 characters of 1st-4th level. If the adventure is being played entirely by 1st level characters, then experience should be handed out after each encounter so that characters can advance, as they will almost certainly need to be of higher level for some of the encounters. Characters do not need any special abilities or items to undertake this adventure.

Civilization Memorial Hospital once had a different name, but after the war, the locals of the small town renamed the hospital in bitter memory of what the world had once been…civilized, and the name has stuck. It’s possible that some of the locals might tell the characters what the real name of the hospital is, but does it even matter anymore?

The hospital is divided into three wings. The north wing was recently taken over by actual medical personnel who are trying to turn it back into a legitimate hospital. They will welcome the characters if they need medical attention, or if they are offering to help the medical teams, but they will not tolerate anyone trying to interfere with their efforts to bring back civilization, and since this is a post-apocalyptic world, all of the medical personnel will be armed.

The east wing is currently inhabited by a group of bandits. They and the medical teams of the north wing have come to an uneasy truce. The medical people treat the bandits’ wounds, and the bandits offer them some level of protection. Attempts to infiltrate the east wing will definitely meet with resistance.

The west wing has been blocked off from the rest of the hospital, as it is currently home to numerous undead.