Hello! Decided to make an RP again, the place is a bit dead. Maybe this will liven it up a little. No interest check because I'm lazy.
The Story: The current date is December 3rd, 2020. The time is 9:22AM. On the off-chance that you've been living under a rock and have no idea what's going on, let me fill you in. Approximately six months ago an incident occured at an undisclosed CDC facility in North America. A bioweapon of unknown origins was released. Unofficially, it's been dubbed the "Zombie virus". Some would argue that makes this the zombie apocalypse. Officially, the CDC had no knowledge of it, but a vaccine was available to government officials within a week of the outbreak. Within a month, the US and Canadian militaries had been vaccinated. By this point the bioweapon had spread to the entirety of the United States. Mexico was the first to completely close their borders, and did so more effectively than the US ever did. Nothing got in or out without quadruple-checking everything and having decontamination, as well as quaratines.
Canada went dark 43 days in. Two months in and it became apparent that it wasn't just a bite that could turn you. People who died from unrelated causes came back, too. It had gone airborne. The Mexican government has offered no comment as to why this airborne strain did not reach them. The vaccine had worked, but it wasn't available to the public, and would no longer be effective. What was left of the CDC started work on a cure, and other organizations around the world started as well. As of this time there is no information on the cure, or if it's even possible. All contact was lost with the United States goverment 98 days after initial outbreak. Shortly after, nuclear bombs were dropped on several major cities. The government had nuked its own people. We currently have no further information on what is happening in the outside world.
Everything just went downhill from there. The military formed its own groups and broke apart, maintaining contact only within their units. Some acted as a police force, imposing martial law in certain areas to keep people safe. Some were concerned only for themselves, turning into nothing more than well-equipped thieves and murderers. Your unit is not among either of those. They're the equivalent of a special task force, working for whatever's left of the CDC. You perform either search and rescue or search and destroy missions, rescuing survivors or killing unsavory groups. Among your ranks are members of all branches of the military, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines. There are also a few CIA and FBI agents mixed in. There's even some rumors of a squad from NASA's Emergency Response Team hanging around.
The CDC has built a quarantine and R&D facility around a private airport roughly 50 miles out from
Your task force has managed to secure a large quantity of jetfuel, and "acquired" a C-130J Super Hercules which is barely small enough to use the runway. This is used to ship survivors to quarantine zones outside the country, the only available ones being in Mexico, which your unit has limited contact with. Enough to be able to land and drop off survivors, at least. Your superiors haven't told you much else.
Recently your superiors caught wind of another military unit ransacking the nearby city, and scouts reported a sudden influx of survivors. Two squads were sent out with more ready for rapid deployment if reinforcements are necessary. Both squads have orders to rescue survivors and try to broker peace with the military unit, if peace fails, they are authorized to wipe out the unit.
The Important Stuff: Couldn't sleep last night and came up with an idea for a zombie RP. Sort of. It's more of a "[censored]'s gone to hell" RP with zombies sprinkled on top. Basically, you're supposed to find survivors, not die, and bring them back home safely. Technically, the second squad will be dealing with the other military unit, while the players in the first will be trying to find survivors, but that doesn't mean you won't encounter the other unit. Squad 1 is the player squad, whereas Squad 2 would be NPCs that you aren't likely to encounter, unless of course a bunch of people join. I'm shooting for a squad-size of six but I may up it to 8 or more depending on how many people are interested.
I had originally planned for the survivors to be playable, but in the interest of filling out the task force I decided against it. Sorry.
The task force has been vaccinated, and thus are not infected. If you die, you won't come back. If you get bitten, you will get sick, usually with flu-like symptoms, for about a week or so, but will recover in most cases. You can still die from a bite, however, if you do not properly care for yourself while you're sick, and it is not unheard of for someone to have worse symptoms that can result in death if not treated. On the off-chance you succumb to the illness caused by the bite, you will come back.
As for the zombies, semi-smart runners. They have poor eyesight but are attracted to sound, and have a tendency to group together. Large groups wander, occasionally large distances, and it's not uncommon for them to travel to another city. They know enough to avoid obstacles rather than tripping over them, and are capable of climbing relatively well. They're unable to open doors, though, instead taking to bashing at them or finding another nearby route. For instance, if you run into a store with a big glass window and close the door, they won't try and go through the door, they'll go through the window next to it. Destroy the brain or sever the neck to kill them
As a side thing, I may or may not be looking for someone to take the role of "The Director", someone to spice things up a bit. Haven't really decided yet! Currently, this is me.
The More Important Stuff (Rules):
-What the GM (Me) says, goes.
-Standard RP rules apply. (No metagaming, godmodding, etc etc.)
-Nobody is naturally immune to the virus.
-Humans only, sorry people.
-Romance? Yeah, sure, be all romantic and [censored]. No time for sexings though. (Also the forum doesn't allow that, c'mon now.)
-Be creative! I'm more likely to reward creativity! (I use the term "reward" loosely.)
-Currently only one character allowed, I may allow multiples depending on interest level.
Character Sheet:
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[b]Appearance:[/b] You know the drill.
[b]Full Name:[/b] Include rank/title, first name, last name.
[b]Nickname:[/b] Optional, don't make it something stupid.
[b]Age:[/b] Not terribly important, 21+ for Task force.
[b]Gender:[/b] Are your dangly bits located down below or up above?
[b]Role:[/b] Scout, Sniper, Demolitionist, Medic, etc. Gives me an idea of what your character is supposed to be. Try and keep skills/equipment more or less in line with this to prevent Jacks-of-All-Trades.
[b]Personality:[/b] Optional, but I know some people like to have it.
[b]Skills:[/b] What you're good at. Try to avoid being a Jack-of-All-Trades, like I mentioned previously.
[b]Weaponry:[/b] You can have up to two primary weapons (Rifles, shotguns, LMGs, etc), two secondary weapons (Pistols, revolvers, machinepistols, etc), and two melee weapons (One large, one small). If you have issues with any of this, bring them to my attention please! I can be flexible. Also, please list how much ammunition you're carrying. Keep in mind suppressors = good.
[b]Equipment:[/b] This is where you list everything you're carrying that isn't a weapon (Including explosives). If you decided to carry a total of six weapons, you can't carry as much other equipment. This may be a hindrance in the future if you don't have enough food or water for yourself. You can have up to three grenades, mix and match as you please or don't carry any at all. Up to you. P.S. It is Winter, after all, so it's a wee bit nippy out there.
[b]Background:[/b] Optional, I don't need your entire history, but you can write it out anyways if you like.
[b]Misc:[/b] If there's anything extra that doesn't fit into another category, list it here.
[b]Theme/Speech Color:[/b] Musical theme and/or some quote or something. Basically a color claim so nobody uses the color you wanted for speech. For themes, avoid "Epic" music.
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