Alternative Beginning OOC
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 11:22 am
Right new day, new OOC.
I'm aiming to begin this adventure next week (Probably Monday). So far we have three finished characters (Dr.P, Garrett and Mr H), one in progress (kabukiman) and one potential (Mr. Pear). I would like to have a party of 5 or 6, but will go with just the 4 if necessary.
I realize this is a new system to most of you, so will take it steady to start. However War of the Dead is a dangerous and unforgiving world. Survivors do just that - survive.
I was a bit too soft in the previous adventure, I'll try not to be in this. Turn the wrong corridor, open the wrong door...
It’s important to note that the modern day concept of the zombie in film and literature is owed almost in its entirety to George A. Romero, beginning with his 1968 film “Night of the Living Dead.” In the setting of War of the Dead, Romero never made that film or any of its sequels and, as a result, the concept of the Living Dead never existed in film or print.
Characters in War of the Dead are totally unfamiliar with the Living Dead. The idea of the dead reanimating, the possibility of a bite being one possible method of Infection, or the need to destroy the brain when combating the Living Dead is alien to them when the outbreak first takes place. Such knowledge should come only through experience, and through life-and-death encounters.
The world as you knew it is over. Society has crumbled, governments have fallen, and even common enjoyments like clean clothes are things of the past. Everywhere you turn, the dead are rising to devour the living. Those who die inevitably rise
again. It’s just a matter of time before you, your friends, and your loved ones join their ranks. But you hold on. You fight to survive just one more day, to maintain your humanity for just a little while longer. But in a world where Hell has finally come
to Earth, how far will you go to survive and protect those important to you? Would you go as far as to become a monster worse than the Living Dead?
War of the Dead focuses on everyday people forced into extreme situations. Although combat is essential to surviving against the Living Dead, the true point of the story is the journey the characters will have to take. As the Living Dead grow in numbers and spread to all corners of the world, it’s no longer a matter of stocking up at the local grocery store and locking your doors. You can’t just head down to the nearest gas station and fill-up your tank. Looting already cleaned out the stores
by that point, and the gas stations have already run out of fuel with no new supplies coming. The people
around you, your neighbors and co-workers, are going to be focused on their own survival. And it’s just a matter of time before you become someone in his or her way. Someone who might have what they want and need, or even someone to be used as bait to keep the Living Dead busy while they get to another (supposedly) safe area.
Even worse, the Living Dead aren’t your only problem. What about those who invade your home or sanctuary for supplies . . . or worse? You can’t just dial 911 and have the police take care of it. Now you have to rely only on yourself for protection, and the survival of your friends and family. Could you take the life of another living person to survive or protect oved ones? Can you become the predator instead of the prey, the hunter instead of the hunted?
War of the Dead is as much a personal journey as it is a battle against the Living Dead. Like any good zombie movie or piece of fiction, it’s about the living more than the dead. It’s about how the characters grow, change, and what they become when facedwith Armageddon. After all, the Living Dead aren’t the most dangerous threat out there.
I'm aiming to begin this adventure next week (Probably Monday). So far we have three finished characters (Dr.P, Garrett and Mr H), one in progress (kabukiman) and one potential (Mr. Pear). I would like to have a party of 5 or 6, but will go with just the 4 if necessary.
I realize this is a new system to most of you, so will take it steady to start. However War of the Dead is a dangerous and unforgiving world. Survivors do just that - survive.
I was a bit too soft in the previous adventure, I'll try not to be in this. Turn the wrong corridor, open the wrong door...
THE ZOMBIE GENRE AND WAR OF THE DEAD
It’s important to note that the modern day concept of the zombie in film and literature is owed almost in its entirety to George A. Romero, beginning with his 1968 film “Night of the Living Dead.” In the setting of War of the Dead, Romero never made that film or any of its sequels and, as a result, the concept of the Living Dead never existed in film or print.
Characters in War of the Dead are totally unfamiliar with the Living Dead. The idea of the dead reanimating, the possibility of a bite being one possible method of Infection, or the need to destroy the brain when combating the Living Dead is alien to them when the outbreak first takes place. Such knowledge should come only through experience, and through life-and-death encounters.
HOW FAR WILL YOU GO?
The world as you knew it is over. Society has crumbled, governments have fallen, and even common enjoyments like clean clothes are things of the past. Everywhere you turn, the dead are rising to devour the living. Those who die inevitably rise
again. It’s just a matter of time before you, your friends, and your loved ones join their ranks. But you hold on. You fight to survive just one more day, to maintain your humanity for just a little while longer. But in a world where Hell has finally come
to Earth, how far will you go to survive and protect those important to you? Would you go as far as to become a monster worse than the Living Dead?
War of the Dead focuses on everyday people forced into extreme situations. Although combat is essential to surviving against the Living Dead, the true point of the story is the journey the characters will have to take. As the Living Dead grow in numbers and spread to all corners of the world, it’s no longer a matter of stocking up at the local grocery store and locking your doors. You can’t just head down to the nearest gas station and fill-up your tank. Looting already cleaned out the stores
by that point, and the gas stations have already run out of fuel with no new supplies coming. The people
around you, your neighbors and co-workers, are going to be focused on their own survival. And it’s just a matter of time before you become someone in his or her way. Someone who might have what they want and need, or even someone to be used as bait to keep the Living Dead busy while they get to another (supposedly) safe area.
Even worse, the Living Dead aren’t your only problem. What about those who invade your home or sanctuary for supplies . . . or worse? You can’t just dial 911 and have the police take care of it. Now you have to rely only on yourself for protection, and the survival of your friends and family. Could you take the life of another living person to survive or protect oved ones? Can you become the predator instead of the prey, the hunter instead of the hunted?
War of the Dead is as much a personal journey as it is a battle against the Living Dead. Like any good zombie movie or piece of fiction, it’s about the living more than the dead. It’s about how the characters grow, change, and what they become when facedwith Armageddon. After all, the Living Dead aren’t the most dangerous threat out there.
More often, it’s your fellow man.
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