I have been really disappointed with the RP section around here, but it seems that there is a small interest perking up again so I thought it was time for a good old fashion zombie RP! I have a good idea for it though. I offer this as a meat alternative to the grey tofu RPs that you guys have been forced to eat for such a long long time. And if you are into red meat, guns, swords, action and gore then please keep reading! If you dont like fun, then stop right here ^_^
Ok heres the idea. The zombie apocalypse has already happened and "passed" there were pockets of survivors all over the world, they never found a cure, the virus spread too quickly and wiped out approximately 85% of the world's population leaving about 900mil people in the world, spread out all over the world in small scared and militant colonies. What happened is that over time there was nothing left for the zombies to feed on and they began to spread out sporadically around the world thinning them out significantly and making them much much easier to handle. They still appear in small hordes now and then and there are sometimes new breakouts of the virus, but they are not the threat they once were and this is allowing the human population to grow again (much like the predator-prey ratio in nature). It took 50 years for things to calm down and many of the cities are very little more than ruins.
There are several new colonies but a few really stand out as strong.
New China:
The Chinese government acted the most quickly and effectively during the outbreak. Realizing that their close space population made them in the most dangerous position of being wiped out they began to fortify themselves in Beijing within the Forbidden City. The Imperialistic country offered refuge to only the most important political figures and the best of their Military. China stopped claiming to be a Republic and went back to being an Empire. The first act of the new President-Emperor was to order the extermination of every civilian within a 50 mile radius before they were infected in order to slow down the progress and to keep the city from being over-run. His new army obeyed these orders (presumably) without prejudice. Using Military vehicals they were able to successfully keep the city supplied until the worst of the outbreak was over 50 years later. Now they are focusing on re-taking China and they plan to expand as soon as the opportunity allows it.
[Strength: Zombie training]
(knowing exactly how to take down a zombie not only conserves ammo and energy, but makes it more likely that you will come out of a conflict unscathed)
Russia:
Russia was probably the most unaffected are during the break out. The devastation was still great, but when the winter came, mud and freezing temperatures destroyed most (if not all) of the zombies in the area and the Russian population was able to rebuild their cities, burning all the dead they found. However, they lost much of their Military might when attempting a preemptive strike against the breakout, however, now that they have been reclaiming their country, they have also reclaimed much of their nuclear power, even if they lost the expertise to build and maintain them, it wasnt too hard to train how to fire them. They put a surprising amount of effort into restoring security and power to their nuclear facilities and are well on their way to becoming the first new world superpower.
[Strength: Explosives]
(Rockets mines and big guns are the only way to deal with a zombie horde! "Hey Vlad, look at me kill one hundred zombies with my little finger!" BOOM!)
Maiden Castle: Britain was nearly wiped out as the island was so quickly overrun. It was one of the first places the virus broke out, so they were very unprepared. Also they were the first to receive the unexpected threat of under-water walking zombies. The British government decided that the most defensive position would be the old hill fort in Dorset "Maiden Castle". The military had been secretly using it as a major military keep digging vast underground areas reinforcing the areas that would have been underwater with concrete. In the end it was so deep and vast that it could hold a population near the size of everyone in London with large bays that allow for the strategic deployment of a small airforce and military vehicals as well as some bays for submarines and even missile strikes. Though the island is still heavily infested with zombies and their cities lie in ruins "Maiden Castle" is a force to recognize.
[Strength: Fortification]
(Knowing how to keep them out of your safe area has its advantages too! Take your time and come up with a plan)
Pheonix Order:
The USA was one of the most devastated areas in the breakout. The virus originated here and with their attempts to save everyone they could it brought the downfall of most cities and the greatest military loss in the world. It took one General to finally go against orders and declare martial law to finally set in motion a plan to preserve some life in the US. The split off faction called themselves "The Pheonix Order" rather than continue in the name of USA. "That name means nothing anymore, we need to rise from the ashes and make something new, something better, something stronger." Those were the famous words of the 5 star General when he announced the name of his faction and declared their purpose. This became their motto and flags with the sign of the pheonix with "novum quid, aliquid melius, aliquid fortius" began to appear. They held up in Ft. Hood. The Military quickly responded to the call and they moved everything they could from Ft. Benning and Ft. Sill but much of it was lost in convoy. Since then, they have been able to secure Ft. Hood and reclaim some other military forts. Given the new form of government, The Pheonix Order is the most militant of all the new colonies and have made it common practice to wipe out small hordes of zombies at a time.
[Strength: innovation]
(Regular weapons not working out for ya? Well just attatch this here... a little duct tape aaand... Its a Riflametrownadelauncer bat!)
Necropolis:
There are those who view zombies as the next step in human evolution, to the point of forming a cult around them. Somehow these cultists seem to have a power over zombies and are able to steer them and control them with varying levels of effectiveness. One woman who calls herself the "Black Witch" seems to have nearly 100% control over them and has gathered as many as she could in the lost Aztec city in Mexico making the Great Pyramid her capital. Even the greatest Military states fear that place and do everything they can to avoid it.
[Strength: Influence]
(Can influence zombies to carry out their will... or just... stay away... why not? They're gross... The ability varies in effectiveness... in the beginning it takes a lot of concentration just to get a zombie to stop gnawing on your face, but after some training you may be able to stop several of them in their tracks and after some more training you may be able to get them to attack each other... and after extensive training comman legions to do your will.)
Rogue:
You can decide your faction, you can start as a runner for any of them and move up from there, or, you can choose to be a rouge and be part of no faction. You may be welcome in some camps along with other rouges, but some may not take so kindly to you. A Pure Rogue with no ties to any faction gets the Rogue strength, or you can be a rogue from any of the factions and keep the faction strength.
[Strength:Survival]
(They are good at gathering the materials necessary for survival. When looking for precious resources life food and ammo, a rogue is 2X as likely to come back with what they need and will be able to carry and pack away 2X as much as everyone else.)
Is there any way you had in mind that the Necropolis faction raises the dead? In case I want to make a Necropolis character I don't want to make them do something that isn't a kind of thing you would expect in this universe.
Name: Sarah
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Faction: Rouge Necropolis
Weapon/s of Choice: Sword, Two .45 Hand guns, influence over zombies.
Heigh/Weight: 5'6"
Picture and/or Description:
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History: She was recruited at a young age... when I say recruited... I mean kidnapped. She was always terrified of the "walkers" as her parents called them... one day, she had strayed a little too far from the "safe area". Thats when she first saw one up close... it was rummaging through the trash... she stood there... stunned... not able to move... not able to scream... as it suddenly took notice of her. It turned and began to limp toward her. She was only 6 years old... she didnt know what to do... she was crying but she couldnt move... it was closer now it was reaching toward her when suddenly she screamed "No! Stop! Leave me alone!" The walker seemed to stammer for a second... and then reached for her again "No! Stop! Leave me alone! No! Stop! Leave me alone! No! Stop! Leave me alone!" she screamed it over and over and it just stood there perplexed as if something was holding it back... then BOOM! the zombie's head exploded. That was the first time she showed having an influence over them. She turned around to see a man she didnt recognize holding a gun. For some reason he scared her just as much as the zombie, but she was able to scream now, so she did and she tried to run, but the man captured her and carried her away. She never saw her parents again.
The Man brought her to the Necropolis and presented her to the Black Witch. She was impressed with her powers at such a young age and took it upon herself to train Sarah. She was forced to spend so much time training and she never got used to them. She hated the zombies though she was made to pretend to love them and some of the rituals they performed were absolutely sickening and frightening to her. Finally they started wanting her to participate in them, so she ran! She escaped and ran away until she couldnt run anymore! She was strong enough to survive on her own now and damn it she was going to try!
Everyone please use this (or a very similar) format when posting! Sarah
Faction: Rouge Necropolis
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Name: Mabd LeFaye
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Faction: Necropolis
Weapon/s of Choice: Two old and reliable woodsman axes and control over the undead.
Heigh/Weight: 6'2
Picture and/or Description:
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History: Mabd was originally far away from Necropolis's base of operations. She was in the wilderness in Greenland with her family who had survived fighting off the zombies because of the smaller population and the harsh cold that made anything alive or undead for that matter, who didn't prepare for winter in danger. Her father and mother taught her what it meant to be ever vigilante against all the things that could end her life. Harshly. Pain and death were a regular part of her life. At one point, when she was only 8 years old, her younger brother Donovan was bitten when she had suggested that they go out and play. As punishment, and as a way to prevent the boy from turning, her mother and father handed Mabd an axe and told her to kill him. She has never forgotten that day, and now considers it a day that taught her an important lesson. Eventually, Mabd's father got bold and decided that he would try to use zombies as slave labor. He captured a zombie and chained it up to a plow, a grain mill, whatever needed moving, using Mabd as the bait to get the zombie to follow. Mabd hated it. She knew that the zombie only wanted to eat, but her father was something else. She identified more with the zombie than her father. Slowly, a sort of twisted "friendship" developed between Mabd and the zombie, who she took to calling Donovan after her brother. She would talk to "Donovan" while he was chained up for the night. One day after this started, she tripped while she was supposed to be leading the zombie plow, she cried out,"Donovan, stop!" and he halted. Just like that. Her father, was shocked, afraid, and annoyed that she had stopped plowing. He decided that he would teach her a lesson. He heated a knife until it was red hot and marked around her eyes with burns. He said,"Now, if you don't look where you are going next time, you won't be able to look again; I will burn in your eyes." That night she cried talking to Donovan about how awful it was. She said,"I wish he was dead!" many times. When she woke up the next day, the house was a wreck. Her mother and father were both killed and a bleeding Donovan, a wooden axe in his head lay on the floor. Mabd walked over to cry over his body and he reached out, one last time for her, then groaned his last groan. Then she heard the sound of some hands clapping and someone said,"Very well done." A mysterious woman from the Necropolis had seen the slave labor attempt of her father and had been taking note of him, but turned her attention to her as time went on. So Mabd joined Necropolis. Now she is 32, which is a ripe age in these times, and is beginning to fear death. So she travels trying to understand zombies as much as she can so that one day she can do what her father taught her and survive hopefully by learning to controlling the one zombie that matters to her most: the zombie that she will become when she dies.
Well that is really creative I like the history a lot ^_^ however, I just caution you to remember your limits... thats a very complex command that you insinuated being able to give the zombie and remote-control without even being aware of the effort... remember... the zombies dont think or feel on their own... not in a complex way anyway... so we can let that go in the history as an emotional boost that effected it, but remember that its a complex and consuming art...
Well that is really creative I like the history a lot ^_^ however, I just caution you to remember your limits... thats a very complex command that you insinuated being able to give the zombie and remote-control without even being aware of the effort... remember... the zombies dont think or feel on their own... not in a complex way anyway... so we can let that go in the history as an emotional boost that effected it, but remember that its a complex and consuming art...
Yeah. I am not saying that she can do that every time. XD But she does rely heavily on zombie control as she doesn't used ranged weapons. And she still likes zombies more than she likes other people, I don't know if I mentioned that part.
History:
Ola was born some time after the Russians had already cleaned up most of their zombie issue. Her father, Kazama Yoshihiro, fled Japan when the outbreak started. He escaped to nearby Russia and joined their efforts against the infestation. Ola grew up with stories of grotesque monsters and ex-humans who ravaged the land and all who stood in their path. She was trained how to hunt them and quickly became a capable sniper. When she grew older she joined the Russian military and began to make a career for herself in a specialist zombie hunting unit. Here she grew a fondness for shotguns and several of her comrades taught her how to make homebrew sabot and HE shells to load it with. In the couple of years she has been with her unit they have toured around the other factions exchanging knowledge and training with special forces from both Britain and the Phoenix Order.
Ola has a very dour personality, her perceptions of life hardened by years of fighting zombies and the harsh lifestyle of the Russian military. She was told stories and legends of Japanese history by her father and he instilled in her an almost samurai-like sense of duty and honour, she is patient and difficult to aggravate making her an ideal sniper. She finds comfort in little things however, she is an artistic person who draws and writes poems and music. Her native language is Russian however she can speak broken English and some of the Japanese her father taught her.
Name: Clyde Falkner
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Faction: Maiden Head
Weapon/s of Choice: Silenced Pistol, Crowbar, Crossbow
Heigh/Weight: Medium Build
Picture and/or Description:
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History: Clyde was born to John and Gertrude Falkner, two refugees who had barely been scraping by throughout the apocolypse. His parent's were young when they had him, they had been growing up through the apocolypse and so from a young age they taught him all that they knew about survival. Fortification, strategies etc. His grandad, Kyle Falkner was one of the leading minds in the scientific study of the undead during the initial stages of the outbreak, this knowledge and research methods were passed down to John and then to Clyde. Clyde now works as a military science assistant at Maiden Head, he has been at Maiden Head for over 6 years.
Skills:
Due to Clyde's background he is not very well built, physically. However, his mind is highly astute, he is able to quickly analyze a situation and draw up a number of intricate plans within minutes or seconds. His ability with weaponry is subpar and so must rely on others and his planning to escape from the undead.
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