The Town of Midwoods 

The Town of Midwoods is a very simple trading town. They manufacture very little of their own, 
and they cannot survive on their own. They trade for food, water, fabrics, and in return they 
provide lodging for merchants passing through, have barrels of water stored, and have some limited defenses. 

The full-time residents of Midwoods are all merchants. There is a teacher, a pastor, a mayor, 
a blacksmith, a doctor, a militia leader and an innkeeper. 

There are five buildings of interest; the Town Hall, the Mayoral Mansion, the Church, the School, 
the Inn, and the Barracks. 



Town Statistics 

Population: 33
Men: 14
Women: 10
Children: 9

Average Daily Population (Includes travelers): 49 

Percent Import/Export: 100/90 
(This is due to the fact that some of the imports are food and raw materials. 
Raw materials are manufactured into weapons or clothes, and exported for more than their import worth.) 



 

Knowledge of WWIII: Little or none. The townships nearby settled this town. 
Refugees from war torn areas formed small towns, which developed and trade was necessitated. 
This way station in the woods was created, and has since become a fixture. 

WWIII is referred to as "The Day of Fire" and this was brought about by "The Communist", 
a sort of latter-day Satan. Witch-hunts occur as militias and town authorities across 
the state search out "Communers." This is all the people of Midwoods know. 



 

Government: The government of Midwoods is supposedly democratic, though the Mayoral position is hereditary. 
How democratic the town is depends on the personality of the Mayor. Under the Jackson line the Mayor 
held much power and the people had very little to say about it. Under the newer Perreault leadership, 
the town has opened up and become much more democratic, though Mayor Perreault holds a very authoritative veto power. 

The Midwoods government is supposedly a subsidiary of a larger organization of towns, but no real loyalties exist. 



 

Values: Books are held in very high esteem, a relic from the past, before the Day of Fire. 
Anyone who owns a book is considered to be very, very wealthy. Books are printed in Bangor 
and a few other large towns, and are very expensive. Children are taught to read because if 
they find a book, the book is supposed to contain very important messages from the past. 
The problem is, of course, fiction books are held with the same regard as textbooks, 
and everything is considered true. 

Money is used, though the currency looks very different from 21st century coinage. 
Coins are steel and copper, in various diameters, and paper money does not exist. 
A central banking system is not present, and money is valued in large cities like Bangor, 
where they can imprint the city seal on the coins. 

Barter is still the preferred method of transaction, and it is how Midwoods receives many of the 
essentials (water, food, etc.). 



Project Director's Comments: This is the town in which ME-5R starts it's campaign. 
The bolt hole is located beneath the town's cemetery. The playtesters failed to converse properly 
with an important character in town and are running into problems with the townsmen. 


 
