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Title Unearth the Terms of Depleted
Categories Writing
Expected Format .DOC, .RTF, .TXT (no .DOCX or .OMD files, please!)
Minimum Length 30 words
Maximum Length/Size None
Days After The Fall 1 – 525
Acceptable Locations Any official canon locations
Basic Premise

From Dark Dreamers to reapers to Knights of Xeno to the Fall to magnets, World of Depleted’s developing a list of terms all its own. Wouldn’t it be great if there were an official compendium that everyone could refer to? Well, with your help, there soon will be.
Specifics of This Challenge

Come up with a list of at least five unique words that you’ve discovered in your research of Depleted’s canon and submit them, along with your best guess at what they mean based on their usage. If it’s uniquely referred to in Depleted lore, it’s fair game.
Accepted Contributions Receive:

Featured in the upcoming printed collection, “Secret Sects of Depleted,” and has the chance to be utilized in the official ARG material for World of Depleted.  Accepted contributions will also win a new unlockable from the World of Depleted Unlockable Content section!
For Official Inspiration, Check Out:

Living in the World of Depleted, The Gavin Hesterdale Journal, Forsaken, Shards of Glass, World of Depleted, World of Depleted: Contributor Section
For Unofficial Inspiration, Check Out:

The Skulls (Movie), Fight Club (Movie), Wanted (Movie), Hitman (Video Game), Hitman (Movie), Jericho (TV Show), Megaton’s Post-Apocalyptic Forum (website)
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Title What Secrets Lurk?
Categories Writing
Expected Format .DOC, .RTF, .TXT (no .DOCX or .OMD files, please!)
Minimum Length 500 words
Maximum Length/Size None
Days After The Fall 3 – 500
Acceptable Locations Anywhere
Basic Premise

During and after the Fall, many secret societies were revealed. Some, like the Knights of Xeno, use the terror of the time to accomplish their own purposes, which may not be beneficial to mankind. Others, however, arise to try and help. The nomadic Traveler society, long distrusted for its Gypsy ways, actually starts having certain bands of members start to provide aid to non-Travelers. (It is rumored that such men and women gave rise to the ‘Code of the Traveler’ itself.)

Specifics of This Challenge

Create a specific secret society that either arose or was created in the time of the Fall and the days thereafter from a unique corner of the world. Write a tale about one of their members and the work they are currently involved in, whether this be for good, evil, or neutral purposes.
Accepted Contributions Receive:

Featured in the upcoming printed collection, “Secret Sects of Depleted,” and will be officially listed in the World of Depleted Dictionary of Terms, Locations, and People.
For Official Inspiration, Check Out:

Living in the World of Depleted, The Gavin Hesterdale Journal, Forsaken, Shards of Glass
For Unofficial Inspiration, Check Out:

The Skulls (Movie),
Fight Club (Movie),
Wanted (Movie),
Hitman (Video Game),
Hitman (Movie), Jericho (TV Show)
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Title Black Sand Castles
Categories Writing
Expected Format .DOC, .RTF
Minimum Length 1000 Words
Maximum Length/Size None
Days After The Fall 200-300
Acceptable Locations Country, Town, or Commune
Basic Premise

Because of the plagues and the rise in highwaymen and slave traders, micro-communities and kingdoms have arisen to protect people from the outside atrocities. Most of these communities started as communes or survivalist groups, but have grown. Now they require papers for entry and some form of testing, to try to limit dangerous infiltrators and plague bearers. (If you’ve seen the TV show Jericho, the latter part of season 1 could represent a small town “kingdom” and its struggles.) Some of the more aggressive communities, having been deceived by forgers, require their members to take a more permanent form of verification, such as ritualistic scarring, branding, or tattooing.
Specifics of This Challenge

Create a short story showcasing the trials of a small group trying to either create a commune or a group trying to uphold an existing commune against some threat.
Accepted Contributions Receive:

The chance to be in an official short story collection entitled: Tales of Depleted: Black Sand Castles In The Dunes . The chance to unlock one of the new exclusive World of Depleted Unlockables, many of which can empower future creations you may choose to do!
For Official Inspiration, Check Out:

Living In the World of Depleted
The Gavin Hesterdale Journal

For Unofficial Inspiration, Check Out:

Jericho (The TV Show), Twilight 2013 (The Paper RPG)
Apply Now


Special Thanks:

The World of Depleted Challenges setup is based off a great plugin written by Gary Pendergast called “Job Manager.” We really appreciate his great work on this product and his assistance with helping us customize it! -JH