OOC-Chapter 5-Dead of Night-General Discussion

As day gives way to night, time may be running out for the human race. Warren Air Force Base is still in human hands, but there is a crisis within and what's left of the world risks plunging into nuclear chaos. A small group of captive women hopes desperately to escape from their cruel captors, while another woman is undercover amongst them. Two park rangers at a station near Chimney Rock prepare to weather the night. In a convenience store south of Ogallala, tensions are high as employees, survivors, and criminals try to survive the night. In Omaha, scientists may have won humanity a reprieve, but at a high cost. The zombie outbreak appears to have ended there, but there are still dangers. Will Omaha be a bastion for survivors, or will it descend into anarchy?

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This is the thread where we'll post anything that's completely Out Of Character, whether it's game-related questions that can be asked in public or simply out-of-game chatting. Anything that involves your characters' secrets or any information that you'd rather not share with everyone can be sent to me in a PM - or better still in a spoiler button with your character's name showing. You can also include OOC comments or questions in your In Character posts - just use the spoiler or spoiler-button tags. You'll see how to do it in the instructions in the Rules and Guidelines thread or when you see me use it in the IC threads. You would do this if you want to say or ask something about what's going on in that particular thread.

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Yo dog... just here a-chillin' and waitin' to go kick some zombie ass, right G? Pop a muther-f'in' cap in them muther-f'in' zombies. Yeah, boooooyyyy.
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I was thinking of taking one of the rangers, but Dan is gone and I don't feel like the other one. Are there any other possible rangers?
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You could always make your own, though you wouldn't start in a wilderness area. You'd either be in Warren AFB (Gold) or in Omaha (Omaha).
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Hi all, just posting so that I receive an e-mail when someone else makes a real post.
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MrHandy,just to clarify (and also try out this button) does my character know about the situation within quarentine and should he be taking action to locate Senior Airman Coltrane or is he unaware of the situation?
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RSM Raymond Crew,Your character knows everything that I mentioned in the secrets that I sent you, including what I said about the situation in quarantine. He does not know anything else that may be in the IC threads for Gold from Chapter 4 - remember that you cannot read those. It's entirely up to you if you want to try to find Coltrane. You know he's in quarantine, but you don't know what's happened to him. Also, keep in mind that you do have other military duties and must answer to Carmichael. Further, since you're not USAF, while you're not part of the usual chain of command, it also means that USAF personnel might be less inclined to cooperate with you. They will cooperate with Carmichael, but convincing him to agree with you won't always be simple.
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hey just 1 point I'm not clear on, when is the apocalypse taking place?

I'm sure this has been asked in a previous OOC thread but I dont want to read anyuything my Character shouldn't know.
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It takes place in modern times, in the nebulous near future. Basically, at some point within the next few years. I've deliberately not specified the year when it takes place because we're bound to pass it if the game goes on long enough. It's already been running for three years and a couple of months.

As for the time of year, probably late summer/early fall. The weather is still warm, school is in session (or it was until today), and the Nebraska corn is quite high.
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ok I understand now.
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Here are the Sanity increases and skill XP rolls for the PCs belonging to missing/absent players. I'll get them out of the way now so I can start Chapter 5 fresh in the next few days.

Melinda Christie (10/10 HP, San 45->46):
Sanity (45) increased by 1 to 46
Drive Auto (40) increased by 4 to 44

Jerry Law (15/15 HP, San 50->58):
Sanity (50) increased by 8 to 58
Spot Hidden (65) did not increase

Michiko Watanabe (10/10 HP San 67->70):
Sanity (67) increased by 3 to 70
Spot Hidden (32) increased by 6 to 38
Physics (45) increased by 7 to 52

Katarina Iliescu (9/9 HP, San 72):
Fast Talk (60) increased by 6 to 66
Persuade (55) did not increase
Psychology (30) did not increase
Spot Hidden (40) did not increase
Grapple (25) did not increase

Cynthia Louise (12/12 HP, San 70):
Shotgun (30) increased by 1 to 31

Helen Stafford (14/14 HP, San 55):
Spot Hidden (55) did not increase
Listen (45) increased by 9 to 54

Lt. Oscar Gomez (14/14 HP, San 64):
Grapple (40) increased by 9 to 49
First Aid (65) did not increase
Handgun (45) increased by 8 to 53

Senior Airman Tom Wu (16/16 HP, San 34, temporarily insane, indefinitely insane):
Grapple (60) increased by 7 to 67
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Mi-Go Agent wrote:I was thinking of taking one of the rangers, but Dan is gone and I don't feel like the other one. Are there any other possible rangers?
Sorry for beating you to him.
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Ah, well - more time for real life. :)
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Real life? Isn't that that game where you die and go insane? ;)
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Guess who is back.
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Hi, you were playing one of the captives in Sword - I think I (Zoe) may have shot you! If so, whoops.
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If I remember correctly, I was Raquel. I cried the whole time. It was sort of depressing.
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Mr. Handy wrote:Real life? Isn't that that game where you die and go insane? ;)
Yes, but sometimes not in that order.
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