
Zombiepocalypse
It all happened on a monday, around noon. The world got turned upside down, and the Dead Walked. Chaos erupted and within hours millions had been turned, since nobody were prepared.
A few escaped the carnage of the first few weeks, seeking refuge outside. You're one of these Survivor Groups.
The Walking Dead - What is and Why
This game is set in the world of Walking Dead. The Walking Dead originally started as a comic book, but has since become an entire franchise, spawning a successful TV show, a computer game, board game, etc.
In the world of the Walking Dead, the world got swarmed by Walkers (zombies, dead-brains, corpses and a multitude of other names), and a few survive in the aftermath. The Walking Dead follows some of these survivors, ordinary people thrown into an extraordinary situation, as they struggle to see tomorrow, becoming more and more hardened as they lose friends and family. There is no light at the end of the tunnel, no helicopter picking you up and bringing you to safety.
The reason for the Walking Dead to be chosen was both because it is easily recognizable, and people can easily figure out that Walkers are slow, durable and plentiful. It's also to underline how players start off as 'normal' people, this is not a fitting game for a battlehardened killing machine (although one could easily have a combat veteran suffering from PTSD or missing limbs).
The game is however set in New England, rather than Georgia, so that there'll be few or no overlaps with the comics/TV show.
Signing Up
Each player creates the Survivor Group of 3 with the following:
Leader Name: What is the name of your leader
Pre-Outbreak Occupation: What was the occuption of your leader, before the zombies came. The GM then assigns what it means. Typically this will be a bonus to one or more rolls, possibly a penalty to other rolls.
Other Survivors (Pre-Outbreak occupations): Who are the other two starting survivors on your team, and what did they do before the zombies came.
Description: Who are your survivors and how did they get together in the initial chaos? This should also include the location at the outbreak.
Pre-Outbreak Occupation: What was the occuption of your leader, before the zombies came. The GM then assigns what it means. Typically this will be a bonus to one or more rolls, possibly a penalty to other rolls.
Other Survivors (Pre-Outbreak occupations): Who are the other two starting survivors on your team, and what did they do before the zombies came.
Description: Who are your survivors and how did they get together in the initial chaos? This should also include the location at the outbreak.
Example:
Leader Name: Daniel White
Pre-Outbreak Occupation: Office Worker
Other Survivors: Natalie White (Nurse), Kevin Dukes (Highschool student)
Description: Daniel and Natalie White is a young married couple, who found eachother united after the outbreak in Boston, but they are still missing their 7 year old daughter Catherine. They met up with high school quarterback Kevin after Kevin and his girlfriend Mary was attacked by Walkers, and Mary was bitten and later turned.
IRC channel
#Zombiepocalypse at Coldfront
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