The year is 2012. The day is January 31. It is a glorious day for science. A new method of treatment for dying patients of virtually any ailment has been developed--a treatment that could revolutionize the world of medicine. The miracle cure comes in the form of a genetically engineered virus called K-5. Once it's injected into a patient, it shuts down all systems except for the heart and brain, which it reduces to a hibernation state. It then uses the massive amounts of extra energy the body isn't using to repair any injuries or sicknesses in 1-2 days, depending on the severity of the damage. The patients then rise "from the dead" and begin functioning normally! The only problem? The frontal lobe of their brain, the area which makes human rationalization possible, doesn't return from dormancy. In addition, the pain receptors and other bodily functions don't work either. So now we have a human who can't rationalize running around with only two vulnerabilities--the brain and the heart. The Panic
The problem with one zombified human? Replace "one" with "over seven million". By the year 2012, the earth's human population rose to 8.5 billion. Over half of those were in need of K-5 to cure cancer, AIDS, fatal injuries and other conditions. Roughly three of the five billion patients died within several hours of treatment, and the other two billion rose--and they were hungry. Two billion more were devoured, while one billion escaped with their lives--but had been infected via zombie bites. The remaining 500 million people scattered, either killing each other in their panic, being devoured, or, if they were very lucky, surviving to reach *temporary* safety. You are one of these survivors, and you've reached Crookston, Minnesota. You find yourself searching for supplies: food, weapons, transportation, and by some chance more survivors.
Application (character info)
Name: Profession: Inventory: SHORT Bio:
Application Explained
Name: Title if any (Officer, Doctor, military rank, etc.) First and Last Name Profession: This defines your skills, equipment, etc. Don't pick an "exclusive" profession. (i.e. The President...he's dead anyway). Inventory: Limit yourself to starting with one firearm, or two (a primary and backup) if you're in the military. Start with one melee weapon. You carry five days' food and water. You can also have a world map, a journal, a SMALL AND NON-LETHAL personal item, and a backpack. Good luck. SHORT Bio: No more than ten sentences. Posting and Game Rules
1. WE control the game. There is no GM, so I'm trusting the players to make for a realistic and fair plot.
2. WE work together. As fellow survivors we must find each other and BAND TOGETHER. No fighting (OOC or IC, for that matter).
3. Post your info. Please post your full application (character info) in your first post and get started RPing! As long as everyone can use proper grammar and keep it mostly T-Rated, you don't need me to approve your apps. And, though I hate it, it makes it much easier on new comers and people with bad memory if you post your character info on EACH post your make. Please, though, LEAVE OUT YOUR BIO except when you post for the first time.
Name: Robert (Rob) Lowski Profession: Computer engineer and programmer, technologist. Inventory: A 9mm handgun (10 rounds), 5 days' food and water, a world map, a survivor journal and a map. SHORT Bio: Rob was designing software in California when he was informed by a friend with "connections" that it would be a good idea to get out of the United States. Before he could warn his family in Minnesota, communication went down. He drove there in his Ford to find his family gone, ran out of gas, and ended up stranded in Crookston.
Rob Lowski, wearing jeans, hiking shoes and an old sweatshirt, holding a handgun at the ready, rummages through some old trash next to a deserted grocery store.
Name: Gen. James Johnson Profession: Military general Inventory: Spas shotgun, desert eagle, builders equipment 5 days food and water, world map, journal, backpack. SHORT Bio: A decorated English war veteran just back from Iraq. He is very experienced with a firearm and can work his way through most difficult situations. Experienced at building and making stuff.
I get back to my base to find it deserted apart from a few zombies. I avoid them and as night falls I set up a small makeshift shelter.
Name: Robert (Rob) Lowski Profession: Computer engineer and programmer, technologist. Inventory: A 9mm handgun (10 rounds), 3 ft. iron crowbar, 5 days' food and water, two lighters and box of matches, a world map, a survivor journal and a map.
((Although we were all supposed to meet up in Minnesota, it's fine. We'll just find some way to make our ways cross a.s.a.p. @James Johnson: Where in the world are you? Please specify.))
Finding nothing useful in the garbage, Rob moves on to an old warehouse, where he scrounges up two lighters, a box of matches and a crowbar. He is able to find an old gas can and is very excited until he notices it's already been drained. There are tire tracks leading away from the warehouse.
Suddenly, a noise behind him makes him jump and spin around. Three zombies are dashing toward him. They can run! he thinks. For some reason he always envisioned them being slow and shuffling. He shoots one in the heart and it falls. The next he shoots in the stomach but it keeps coming! Before he can get a grip on his nerves and fire again, the two zombies are five feet away. He smashes the head open of the one he shot in the stomach. The body crashes into the second one and it stumbles back, giving Rob a chance to run like hell...
Rob is able to siphon gas from some of the cars that weren't taken because their owners died in their homes. He even finds a few drops left in a nearby gas station. Taking his Ford he drives out of Crookston, heading north to Canada.
((UPDATE: The zombies can run and can only be killed by destroying the heart or brain. If they bite you you are infected and die after a few hours, and reanimate after a few days. A cure has not been found yet because they virus was designed to rid the body of any sicknesses/injuries and therefor anything that attempts to kill the virus is perceived as a threat and destroyed. The zombies also have a very slow rate of decay because most creatures are poisoned by their flesh so stay away from them. The only creatures besides humans that can be zombified are dogs, cats, pigs, apes, and rats.))
Name: Gen. James Johnson Profession: Military general Inventory: Spas shotgun, desert eagle, builders equipment 5 days food and water, world map, journal, backpack.
I will do one for myself.
As I wake the sun is shining over the abandoned base. I see hundreds of bodies everywhere. I consume 1 days food. I then search the base and I find:-
3 days food A flashlight A tattered military jacket
He dons the jacket and heads to the bases garages. He finds a jeep and starts to head north to Canada in search his old friend Rob Lowski.
Zombicator if you dont like this you can change it but I think it is good and very simple.
Name: Azrael Profession: Swordsman for Hire Inventory: AK-47, Buster Sword, World Map, 5 Days Food and Water, Journal, Backpack, Biker Leathers SHORT Bio: A mysterious assasin, armed with a FRICKING ENORMOUS sword. Enjoys playing hide and seek.
Name: Azrael Profession: Swordsman for Hire Inventory: AK-47, Buster Sword, World Map, 5 Days Food and Water, Journal, Backpack, Biker Leathers SHORT Bio: A mysterious assasin, armed with a FRICKING ENORMOUS sword. Enjoys playing hide and seek.
As you are walking down a street you see a group of zombies. They suddenly notice you and run towards you, you quickly run down and alleyway and hide.
For the next few hours you hide from them and pick them off one by one with you AK.
As you shoot the last one you notice he has got a backpack, you search it and find:-
2 days food A pair of walkie talkies
You soon find a good place to stay and as it gets darker you consume 1 days food. Then you rest.
Name: Dr. Aquillaine Attis Jr. Profession: Physcisist Inventory: Kar 98. Karabiner, sledgehammer, lighter, 5 days food and water, world map, journal, backpack. SHORT Bio: A highly respected particle phycisist and acceptable gymnist, he survived with his smarts and his luck.
AS you reach the French border a pain suddenly develops in your leg. You look around and notice a small hut by the border gate. You slowly hopple over to it.
Inside you search around and find:-
3 X medical suplies A dirty baseball cap A tourists guide to France
After you have tended to your wound (using 1 X med sup) you head on north further into France.
Name: Gamma 7-01X Profession: Elite RADrecon Inventory: Radium-Tipped Machine Gun, Acid-Tipped Machete, Anti-Radioctive Military Combat Armor, Journal, Backpack, 5-days food and water. Bio: One of the soldier of the RADrecon devision,soldiers designed to withstand and control mutant attacks from failiures in the global nuclear system.
Name: Gamma 7-01X Profession: Elite RADrecon Inventory: Radium-Tipped Machine Gun, Acid-Tipped Machete, Anti-Radioctive Military Combat Armor, Journal, Backpack, 5-days food and water. Bio: One of the soldier of the RADrecon devision,soldiers designed to withstand and control mutant attacks from failiures in the global nuclear system. Position: Hiding out in the backstreets behind the factories in Moscow.
Name: Nicholai Peleiu Profession: Park Ranger Inventory: 30-30 Lever action rifle, M1911 .45, knife, 5 days food and water, World Atlas, Journal, 50 ft. Nylon rope, and backpack. SHORT Bio: Was a Park ranger working in the canyonlands area, when he heard reports on the radio of strange attacks.
So we can basically do whatever we want? within limits I mean.
As Nicholai pulls into the small town of Crookston, Minnesota his truck runs out of gas. Nicholai gets out of the truck, putting his food, water, journal, map, and rope into his backpack, while securing his knife and .45 to his belt and slinging his rifle over his shoulder. He needs to find gas, preferably before nightfall, he walks down the street looking for a gas station.
Nameev Evos Profession:Baseball player Inventory:M9 handgun,Baseball bat,Lighter,Map,Journal,Back pack,5 days food&water Bio:Was training in the woods when he heard the news. He wears a very warm Grey hoodie and jeans with boots.
Name: Nicholai Peleiu Profession: Park Ranger Inventory: 30-30 Lever action rifle, M1911 .45, knife, 5 days food and water, World Atlas, Journal, 50 ft. Nylon rope, and backpack. SHORT Bio: Was a Park ranger working in the canyonlands area, when he heard reports on the radio of strange attacks.
Before you walk to far away from your truck you spot a stop-n-go you notice that a few of the zombies are hanging around the entrance and pumps
Name: Nicholai Peleiu Profession: Park Ranger Inventory: 30-30 Lever action rifle, M1911 .45, knife, 5 days food and water, World Atlas, Journal, 50 ft. Nylon rope, and backpack. SHORT Bio: Was a Park ranger working in the canyonlands area, when he heard reports on the radio of strange attacks.
Nicholai picks up a rock off the ground and throws it across the street, trying to lure the zombies away from the pumps.
