Departments & Positions
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Homestead Leadership (Wisconsin Homestead)
Guides the direction of the community, makes tough decisions, resolves disputes, and ensures the Homestead thrives long-term.
Key Responsibilities:
• Strategic planning
• Conflict resolution
• Decision-making on community matters
• Delegating tasks across divisions
• Keeping morale high
Head of Council Council Member -
Security & Defence (Wisconsin Homestead)
Protects the Homestead from walkers and hostile humans. Ensures the community is always alert and ready.
Key Responsibilities:
• Guard duty and patrols
• Training others in self-defense
• Maintaining and distributing weapons
• Monitoring for external threats
• Quick reaction to alarms or break-ins
Head of Security & Defense Organizes the perimeter watch, defense drills, and sentry posts Security/Guard Weaponsmith/Armorer Maintains and modifies weapons and ammunition. Combat Instructor Trains others in self-defense, melee, and firearms. -
Medical & Wellbeing (Wisconsin Homestead)
Purpose:
Protects the health—both physical and mental—of the community. Vital for healing wounds, treating illness, and maintaining morale.
Key Responsibilities:
• Treating injuries and illnesses
• Mental health support
• Childcare and education
• Managing births, deaths, and sanitation
• Emergency response planning
Doctor Treats injuries, illness, infection, and manages hygiene protocols. Nurse Supports the Medic, does triage and basic care Mental Health Helper Counselor-type role, helps survivors deal with PTSD, grief, etc. -
Scouting & External Operations (Wisconsin Homestead)
Purpose:
Engages with the outside world—retrieving supplies, mapping terrain, and gathering intelligence.
Key Responsibilities:
• Planning and leading scavenger runs
• Reconnaissance and surveillance
• Diplomacy with other survivor groups
• Information gathering
• Emergency extraction and rescue
Lead Scout Scout/Tracker Gathers intelligence on the surrounding area, tracks walker and raider movements. Diplomat/Negotiator Handles interactions with outside groups or potential allies/trade partners. Scavenger / Runner Goes into cities/towns for supplies; often works in teams. Recon Specialist Maps out territory, checks for safe routes or new walker threats. -
Agricultural Team (Wisconsin Homestead)
Purpose:
Provides food security through farming, animal care, and food preservation. Vital for physical survival and morale.
Key Responsibilities:
• Crop planting, maintenance, and harvesting
• Livestock management
• Cooking and meal distribution
• Preserving food for winter or travel
• Composting and soil care
Lead Agricultural Specialist Maintains crops, irrigation systems, and food sustainability. Agricultural Specialist Maintains crops, irrigation systems, and food sustainability. Livestock Handler Cares for chickens, goats, cattle (if any), and deals with breeding/feeding. Animal Handler / Trainer Deals with horses, dogs, or any usable animals for labor or security Field Hands Responsibilities:
Planting crops
Irrigation
Harvesting
Composting -
Engineering & Building (Wisconsin Homestead)
Purpose:
Maintains the physical infrastructure of the Homestead, ensuring everything is operational and safe.
Key Responsibilities:
• Building and reinforcing structures
• Maintaining fences, walls, gates
• Vehicle repair
• Power generation (solar/gas)
• Waste and water systems
Lead Engineer Responsible for fortifications, repairs, and innovation with scrap. Engineering Specalist Responsible for fortifications, repairs, and innovation with scrap. Water Purification Tech / Well Manager Ensures clean drinking water, manages filtration systems Blacksmith Forges weapons, tools, and fortifications. Mechanic Repairs vehicles, generators, tools, etc -
Support Services (Wisconsin Homestead)
Purpose:
Provides specialized support that keeps morale high, tools working, and the community functional in less obvious but vital ways.
Key Responsibilities:
• Crafting tools, clothing, and weapons
• Cooking and meal distribution
• Preserving food for winter or travel
• Entertainment, teaching, and record-keeping
• Non-combat morale building
Quartermaster Manages supplies: food, ammo, medicine, and rationing. Cook / Preserver Prepares meals and preserves food via smoking, canning, drying. Cleaner / Sanitation Tech Prevents outbreaks by disposing of waste and maintaining hygiene areas. Seamstress / Cobbler Maintains and creates clothes, shoes, gear Hunter/Forager Archivist / Record Keeper Keeps track of people, supplies, history, and maps – may become vital long-term. Homestead Survivor Where new comers are shown before they are assigned a task -
Whispering Canopy Leadership (Whispering Canopy)
Guides the direction of the community, makes tough decisions, resolves disputes, and ensures the Homestead thrives long-term.
Key Responsibilities:
• Strategic planning
• Conflict resolution
• Decision-making on community matters
• Delegating tasks across divisions
• Keeping morale high
Head of Council Council Member -
Security & Defence (Whispering Canopy)
Protects the Homestead from walkers and hostile humans. Ensures the community is always alert and ready.
Key Responsibilities:
• Guard duty and patrols
• Training others in self-defense
• Maintaining and distributing weapons
• Monitoring for external threats
• Quick reaction to alarms or break-ins
Head of Security & Defense Organizes the perimeter watch, defense drills, and sentry posts Security/Guard Weaponsmith/Armorer Maintains and modifies weapons and ammunition. Combat Instructor Trains others in self-defense, melee, and firearms. -
Scouting & External Operations (Whispering Canopy)
Purpose:
Engages with the outside world—retrieving supplies, mapping terrain, and gathering intelligence.
Key Responsibilities:
• Planning and leading scavenger runs
• Reconnaissance and surveillance
• Diplomacy with other survivor groups
• Information gathering
• Emergency extraction and rescue
Lead Scout Scout/Tracker Gathers intelligence on the surrounding area, tracks walker and raider movements. Diplomat/Negotiator Handles interactions with outside groups or potential allies/trade partners. Scavenger / Runner Goes into cities/towns for supplies; often works in teams. Recon Specialist Maps out territory, checks for safe routes or new walker threats. -
Medical & Wellbeing (Whispering Canopy)
Purpose:
Protects the health—both physical and mental—of the community. Vital for healing wounds, treating illness, and maintaining morale.
Key Responsibilities:
• Treating injuries and illnesses
• Mental health support
• Childcare and education
• Managing births, deaths, and sanitation
• Emergency response planning
Doctor Treats injuries, illness, infection, and manages hygiene protocols. Nurse Supports the Medic, does triage and basic care Mental Health Helper Counselor-type role, helps survivors deal with PTSD, grief, etc. -
Agricultural Team (Whispering Canopy)
Purpose:
Provides food security through farming, animal care, and food preservation. Vital for physical survival and morale.
Key Responsibilities:
• Crop planting, maintenance, and harvesting
• Livestock management
• Cooking and meal distribution
• Preserving food for winter or travel
• Composting and soil care
Lead Agricultural Specialist Maintains crops, irrigation systems, and food sustainability. Agricultural Specialist Maintains crops, irrigation systems, and food sustainability. Livestock Handler Cares for chickens, goats, cattle (if any), and deals with breeding/feeding. Animal Handler / Trainer Deals with horses, dogs, or any usable animals for labor or security -
Engineering & Building (Whispering Canopy)
Purpose:
Maintains the physical infrastructure of the Homestead, ensuring everything is operational and safe.
Key Responsibilities:
• Building and reinforcing structures
• Maintaining fences, walls, gates
• Vehicle repair
• Power generation (solar/gas)
• Waste and water systems
Lead Engineer Responsible for fortifications, repairs, and innovation with scrap. Engineering Specalist Responsible for fortifications, repairs, and innovation with scrap. Water Purification Tech / Well Manager Ensures clean drinking water, manages filtration systems Blacksmith Forges weapons, tools, and fortifications. Mechanic Repairs vehicles, generators, tools, etc -
Support Services (Whispering Canopy)
Purpose:
Provides specialized support that keeps morale high, tools working, and the community functional in less obvious but vital ways.
Key Responsibilities:
• Crafting tools, clothing, and weapons
• Cooking and meal distribution
• Preserving food for winter or travel
• Entertainment, teaching, and record-keeping
• Non-combat morale building
Quartermaster Manages supplies: food, ammo, medicine, and rationing. Cook / Preserver Prepares meals and preserves food via smoking, canning, drying. Cleaner / Sanitation Tech Prevents outbreaks by disposing of waste and maintaining hygiene areas. Seamstress / Cobbler Maintains and creates clothes, shoes, gear Hunter/Forager Archivist / Record Keeper Keeps track of people, supplies, history, and maps – may become vital long-term. Homestead Survivor Where new comers are shown before they are assigned a task -
The Settlement Council (Pine Hollow Valley)
The highest decision-making group.
Usually 3–5 trusted members.
Responsible for major settlement decisions.Pine Hollow Leader Responsibilities:
Final decisions on community safety
Oversees expansion
Assigns major responsibilities
Represents Pine Hollow externally
Equivalent elsewhere:
Governor / Camp LeaderDeputy Leader Responsibilities:
Acts when leader unavailable
Coordinates day-to-day operations
Oversees work assignments
Organizes watches and movement
Equivalent:
Executive OfficerCouncil Member Community Advisor Responsibilities:
Mediates disputes
Looks after morale
Assists with decision making
Supports younger children
Equivalent:
Counselor -
Security & Defence (Pine Hollow Valley)
Protecting Pine Hollow.
Head of Security Responsibilities:
Oversees perimeter security
Assigns watch rotations
Leads defensive planning
Handles emergency responsesScouts Responsibilities:
Patrol nearby woods
Identify threats
Map safe routes
Early warningHunters Responsibilities:
Carry weapons
Hunt animals
Deal with walker threats
Escort supply runsGuards Responsibilities:
Gate duty
Night watch
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Livestock & Agriculture (Pine Hollow Valley)
“If we feed the herd, the herd feeds us.”
Head Stockkeeper Responsibilities:
Oversees cattle breeding
Tracks herd health
Manages breeding bulls
Assigns pasture rotationHerd Keepers Responsibilities:
Daily feeding
Moving cattle
Wagon hitching
Monitoring calvesPoultry Keeper Responsibilities:
Chicken coop maintenance
Egg collection
Rooster managementBeekeeper Responsibilities:
Maintain hives
Honey production
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Engineering & Construction (Pine Hollow Valley)
Build for Tomorrow
Chief Builder Responsibilities:
Oversees construction
Repairs fences
Expands settlement
Wagon repairsMechanic Responsibilities:
Tool maintenance
Pulley/crane operation
Structural repairsLabor Crew Responsibilities:
Carry lumber
Dig trenches
Build walls
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Medical & Wellbeing (Pine Hollow Valley)
Everyone Matters
Caretaker Responsibilities:
Treat injuries
Monitor illness
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Foraging & Expeditions (Pine Hollow Valley)
Bring home what we need
Expedition Leader Responsibilities:
Plans scavenging missions
Chooses routes
Tracks supply needsForagers Responsibilities:
Gather food
Search abandoned buildings
Recover suppliesNavigators Navigators
Responsibilities:
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Track roads
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Stores & Resource Control (Pine Hollow Valley)
Waste Nothing
Quartermaster Responsibilities:
Tracks all supplies
Food rationing
Inventory management
Fuel storageStorekeeper Responsibilities:
Organize supplies
Issue equipment
Record shortagesCooks -
Knowledge Keepers (Pine Hollow Valley)
We are trying to rebuild civilization.
Historian -
Steven's Point Militia (Steven's Point)
These characters serve the controlling force—loyal, reluctant, or simply surviving by compliance.
Commanding Officer The Commanding Officer of the Militia Deputy Commander Coordinates squads, patrols, and daily security operations Quartermaster Distributes weapons, ammo, and rationed supplies; records inventory Barracks Overseer Manages recruits, bunk assignments, and schedules Recruit Trainer Drills new militia members in weapons, tactics, and obedience Interrogator Extracts information from outsiders or suspected rebels
Guard Oversees checkpoints at gates and key roads, controls movement Militia Member Sniper/Marksman Provides overwatch on towers and rooftops Scout / Runner Moves between patrol points, relays info, may be used for outside contact Recruits Conscripted. -
Civilian Roles (Steven's Point)
These people live in Stevens Point but do not hold militia authority—yet many walk a thin line.
Community Medic Offers medical care—may work under militia rule or in secret Food Ration Clerk Distributes weekly rations, records trades, deals with shortages
Teacher Manages children, teaches survival or propaganda, depending on loyalty Butcher/Cook Prepares food; may secretly smuggle extras to vulnerable families General Laborer Cleans streets, repairs structures, does militia "community service" Mechanic Keeps vehicles and generators running under militia watch Laundress / Water Worker Manages cleaning, water boiling, filtration systems -
Underground / Resistance Roles (Steven's Point)
These are dangerous roles. Anyone caught will be punished or killed.
Resistance Cell Leader Organizes sabotage, smuggling, and safehouses Courier / Whisper Delivers hidden messages through checkpoints, kids, or civilians Smuggler Moves meds, food, and banned items into town Resistance Cell Member A member of the Resistance Saboteur Disables fuel lines, weapons caches, or guard stations Scout/Informant Poses as a civilian or militia member to collect intel
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Conclave leadership (New York City Survivors)
“Order must exist before society can return.”
The Leadership Council serves as the governing body of the settlement and is responsible for all major decisions affecting the future of the community. In a world where chaos dominates, this division exists to ensure that laws, structure, and long-term planning guide the settlement rather than fear or reaction.
The council determines expansion priorities, manages disputes between residents, oversees population growth, establishes settlement laws, and decides how the community interacts with outside survivor groups.
Without the Leadership Council, the settlement risks descending into disorder and factional conflict.
Primary Focus
Governance
Laws and discipline
Settlement expansion planning
Resource allocation
Long-term rebuilding strategySettlement Director Equivalent: Governor / Mayor
Responsibilities:
Final authority on settlement decisions
Oversees expansion planning
Diplomatic relations with outside groups
Emergency authority during attacks
Possible Titles:
Director
Overseer
First Citizen
Steward
Deputy Director Deputy Director
Equivalent: Executive Officer
Responsibilities:
Handles day-to-day operations
Runs settlement when Director unavailable
Coordinates department heads
Oversees resource allocation
Civil Council A small group of elected or appointed survivors.
Responsibilities:
Resolve disputes
Vote on expansion projects
Manage laws and settlement rules
Approve punishments/exile
Could be:
5 senior survivors
Representatives from different departments
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Security Division (New York City Survivors)
“The walls stand because we stand.”
The Security Division is tasked with protecting the settlement from both the dead and the living. They serve as the primary defensive force of the estate and are often the first responders during attacks, breaches, or emergencies.
Security personnel maintain guard rotations, patrol perimeter fences, monitor nearby roads, train civilians in emergency procedures, and maintain the community armory.
As human conflict becomes increasingly dangerous in the post-collapse world, Security often spends as much time preparing for hostile survivors as they do walker threats.
Primary Focus
Perimeter defense
Armed response teams
Guard duty and patrols
Weapons storage and maintenance
Threat neutralizationSecurity Commander Leads all armed personnel.
Responsibilities:
Defense strategy
Patrol management
Guard rotations
Weapons management
Outer Patrol Rangers Teams patrolling perimeter.
Responsibilities:
Walk the estate walls/fences
Detect herd movement
Watch for raiders
Escort work crews outside walls
Ranks:
Senior Ranger
Ranger
Recruit Ranger
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Infrastructure Division (New York City Survivors)
“We rebuild because the world will not rebuild itself.”
The Infrastructure Division oversees all physical development and maintenance of the estate. While others focus on immediate survival, Infrastructure focuses on creating permanence.
This division repairs damaged buildings, constructs new housing, expands defensive barriers, reinforces walls, manages generators, repairs plumbing systems, restores electrical systems where possible, and oversees future expansion projects.
Their work turns temporary shelter into lasting civilization.
Primary Focus
Construction
Repairs and maintenance
Power generation
Water systems
Expansion construction
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Agriculture Division (New York City Survivors)
“Dependence on scavenging is dependence on extinction.”
The Agriculture Division exists to ensure long-term food security and reduce reliance on dangerous scavenging missions.
This division manages crop fields, greenhouses, irrigation systems, orchards, seed preservation, livestock breeding, poultry care, and food preservation systems such as smoking, drying, and storage.
As supply chains no longer exist, Agriculture represents the settlement’s future independence.
The stronger this division becomes, the less often survivors need to risk their lives searching abandoned cities.
Primary Focus
Crop production
Livestock management
Food preservation
Seed collection
Greenhouse operation
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Logistics Division (New York City Survivors)
“Every bullet, every meal, every tool matters.”
The Logistics Division is responsible for tracking and distributing every resource the settlement possesses.
Nothing enters or leaves the settlement without Logistics oversight.
This division controls inventory management, ration distribution, fuel reserves, supply storage, vehicle allocation, scavenging supply preparation, and the organization of all incoming recovered resources.
They determine who receives critical supplies during shortages and maintain accurate records of settlement stockpiles.
In difficult times, Logistics can become one of the most politically powerful divisions within the community.
Primary Focus
Inventory management
Supply storage
Ration distribution
Fuel reserves
Equipment control
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Medical Division (New York City Survivors)
“Infection kills faster than the dead.”
The Medical Division protects the settlement from disease, injury, and biological collapse.
In a world without functioning hospitals, even a minor infection can become fatal.
Medical staff provide trauma care, surgery, wound treatment, quarantine procedures, disease prevention, childbirth support, long-term patient recovery, and training in basic emergency medicine for other divisions.
They are also responsible for monitoring contamination risks and enforcing quarantine protocols for suspected infections.
This division is among the most valued within the settlement.
Primary Focus
Emergency medicine
Surgery and trauma care
Disease prevention
Quarantine procedures
Medical supply preservation
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Intelligence Division (New York City Survivors)
“Information keeps us alive before weapons ever do.”
The Intelligence Division gathers information beyond the settlement walls.
They track walker herd movement, monitor neighboring survivor groups, identify hostile threats, maintain maps of safe routes, listen for radio transmissions, investigate abandoned locations, and gather strategic information before dangerous operations begin.
Rather than reacting to danger, Intelligence allows the settlement to predict danger before it arrives.
Their work often determines whether a mission succeeds before it even begins.
Primary Focus
Reconnaissance missions
Threat assessment
Radio communication
Territory mapping
Tracking hostile groups
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Civic Division (New York City Survivors)
“Survival means more than simply staying alive.”
The Civic Division exists to preserve humanity itself.
While other divisions protect the body of the settlement, Civic protects its culture, morale, and future.
This division manages education for children, skill training for adults, community dispute mediation, mental health support, historical record keeping, social organization, preservation of books and knowledge, and maintaining traditions that remind survivors what civilization once was.
Without Civic, survival becomes little more than prolonged suffering.
Primary Focus
Education
Community welfare
Mental health support
Record keeping
Preservation of knowledge
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Trade & Diplomacy Division (New York City Survivors)
“No settlement survives alone forever.”
As the settlement grows stronger, it becomes increasingly necessary to establish relationships beyond its walls.
The Trade & Diplomacy Division handles all external relations with survivor communities, negotiates trade agreements, establishes barter systems, secures safe travel corridors, arranges alliances, investigates unknown groups, and attempts peaceful conflict resolution when possible.
The future of rebuilding civilization depends on cooperation between communities rather than isolation.
This division becomes increasingly important as regional power structures begin forming.
Primary Focus
Negotiation
Trade agreements
External diplomacy
Conflict resolution
Alliance building
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Youth Corps (New York City Survivors)
“The old world ended. They will build the next one.”
The Youth Corps exists to prepare the next generation to survive in the new world.
Children and teenagers are trained in practical survival skills from an early age while contributing safely to community operations.
Training includes agriculture, first aid, mechanical repair, basic self-defense, communications, animal care, food preparation, and construction assistance.
The settlement recognizes that children are not simply survivors — they are the future architects of whatever civilization comes next.
Primary Focus
Skill development
Education
Apprenticeships
Community support tasks
Preparing future leadership
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St. Agnes Boarding School (Pine Hollow Valley)
The remnants of the very exclusive co-educational Boarding School
Community Leader Headmistress Teacher Students -
Parted Ways (Wanderers)
Individuals who are not with the group at present
Former Friend Known to Some Never Been a Friend -
Truly Dead (Wanderers)
Individuals who have died as in aren't coming back ever
Dearly Departed -
The Nomads (Wanderers)
Survivor