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The story begins with a horrible virus ravaging the Earth, and "killing" almost everyone. Then, the dead come back to life as zombies and eat almost everyone else. Those who are left alive have to fight for survival in a near endless... nightmare of existence. They have one chance to win the day though, that is to band together and either hide-away, or defeat the zombie hoard.

So, characters should be relatively normal people... no vampires, but they can have latent pyschic powers, etc... as lasting effects of surviving the infection. Remember modern tech/ slightly post modern tech, and otherwise you have total creative license.

Current Chars:
Stanley Hargrove (Regenius)
Charles O'Betts (Regenius)
Janine Burrell (Regenius)
Aidan O'Mara (The American Privateer)
Kara Mallori (Theao)
Damien and Cpt. Alina Jaeger (The Longinean Order)
Mark Raynor (Kitab Al-Ibar)
Harrison Frinder (Reformed Salt)
Auron Braska (Dercson)
Yunalesca Albhed (Derson)
Jay, Jack, and Janet Bradley (GruntsandElites)

Starting in St. Louis:
Mitchel Runnels (Free Tulsa)
Steven Parks (Free Tulsa)
Ben Brink (Reformed Salt)
Aria Carpinelli (Reformed Salt)

My characters:

Name: Stanley Hargrove
Age: 36
Height: 6' 2"
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Build: Fit, but wearing thin due to the stress of living in this hellish world.
Pre-Virus Profession: Accountant
Equipment: 60's Era bombshelter in his backyard, old pickup truck, and a shortwave radio. Has one Colt .45 w/ ammunition.
Psionic Ability: Clairvoyance

Name: Father Charles O'Betts
Age: 53
Height: 5' 8"
Hair: Gray
Eyes: Blue
Build: Older, slightly frail
Pre-Virus Profession: Priest
Equipment: Radio Station Transmitting equipment, Winchester 1885 300WSM, Bibles...
Psionic Ability: Pyschic Control (Mind Control)

Name: Dr. Janine Burrell
Age: 32
Height: 5' 6"
Hair: Long, brown, kept in a bun
Eyes: a striking shade of green
Build: Small, fit, but not overly strong
Pre-virus Profession: Bio-Medical Researcher
Equipment: Penicilin, 9mm Pistol w/ 60 rounds of ammo and two clips, general contents of a first aid kit.
Psionic Ability: TBA

If there's interest, I'll post and link the IC thread here:IC Thread (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=11289741#post11289741)

When you say latent psychic abilities, what are you thinking of?

Not all of them at once, but each character could have one or two like telepathy, telekinesis, pyrokinesis, clairvoyance. That sort of thing.

Alright, what about precog?

And at what level of ability?

I thought Clairvoyance=Precognition, but that's fine. I was goin under the pretext that they'd just discovered their powers, but that they are very potent once mastered.

Clairvoy = Farseeing = Remote Viewing = being able to see something that's happening now/but at a distance(what the CIA was trying to do during the 50s-70s(and for all I know might still be)

Precog = being able to get glimpses of the future(Ie: during times of emotional stress, being able to see a few seconds into the future.)

So using TK for example: In the metric ton range of lifting?

Once their powers are fully realized.

Also aprox where/when will this be taking place(Ie: How many years into the future, how many years after the outbreak, and what country(As if one was in Europe, another in Asia, the third in NA, well you get the picture)

North East US- 2010- 6 months after outbreak

I'm going to post the beginning now, it'll answer some questions.

One last question before posting character:
Considering how it's the US(No offence to any americans), but how prolific will weapons be/how are they to be worked out(Ie: Any objections to a gyrojet)?

My Character

Name: Percy Thomson
Age: 21
Height: 6'7
Hair: Died Blue
Eyes: Deep Grey
Build: Big, very little fat, college football player build.
Pre-Virius Accupation: Student/College Football Player
Equipment: himself, a swiss army knife, and a 1990 Honda Civic.

Name: Keegan Cahan
Age: 23
(Former) Occupation: Barista at Starbucks
Background: Keegan was a lost young guy prior to the days of the Outbreak. He had always been confused and unsure of his purpose in life. He could barely hold a job at his local Starbucks. However, when the world around him began to fall apart, Keegan found a strength inside himself he had never known before. When the zombie horde came he fought ferociously to save his life. He knew then his purpose in life, it was simply that the times did not permit it. He had become a fighter, a survivor, a [u]warrior[u]. He had the fortitude to scavenge a CB radio and a hummer he prompty filled with guns and ammo. With these tools he's contacted fellow survivors and resolved to band together with them.
Equipment: A shitload of guns and ammo obtained from raiding Jim's Liquor and Semi-Auto Depot down the road and an H2 Hummer he "borrowed" from his neighbor. CB radio.

Good Character Quak. Go post!

Theao, weapons aren't hard to come by, I guess if you raided a military compund, you could find something crazy like that, but it'd need fuel, and ammo reloads, not to mention a whole crew of technicians...

You too MIDJ, go post!

The story begins with a horrible virus ravaging the Earth, and "killing" almost everyone. Then, the dead come back to life as zombies and eat almost everyone else. Those who are left alive have to fight for survival in a near endless... nightmare of existence. They have one chance to win the day though, that is to band together and either hide-away, or defeat the zombie hoard.

So, characters should be relatively normal people... no vampires, but they can have latent pyschic powers, etc... as lasting effects of surviving the infection. Remember modern tech/ slightly post modern tech, and otherwise you have total creative license.

My character:

Name: Stanley Hargrove
Age: 36
Height: 6' 2"
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Build: Fit, but wearing thin due to the stress of living in this hellish world.
Pre-Virus Profession: Accountant
Equipment: 60's Era bombshelter in his backyard, old pickup truck, and a shortwave radio. Has one Colt .45 w/ ammunition.

If there's interest, I'll post and link the IC thread here:IC Thread (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=11289741#post11289741)

Cool, consider me a part of this.

My guy

Name: Aidan O'Mara
Age: 24
Height: 5'11"
Hair: red
Eyes: grey
Build: lean, well muscled
Pre-Virus Occupation: Heir, Biker, Survivalist
Equip: Harley Sportster, M1 Garand(5 clips), Longbow(fifteen arrows +container of Fire of Nathos), Scavenged Police radio +headset, The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks, Riding/Hiking Boots, four pairs of sweat socks, Camelback (70 oz), GPS, Sleeping bag, Fullface helmet, 10" Bucknife, Water Purification gear
Abilities: Pyrokinesis

Name: Kara Mallori
Age: 17
Height: 5'8"
Hair: Blond(black tips)
Eyes: Green
Build: Athletic
Pre-Virus Profession: Student(Cheerleader)
Skills: Cheerleading skills, martial arts(Tai Chi, Ju-jutsu), latent psy(TK/Precog)
Equipment: Clothing, short sword(katanaesq), Gyrojet(20 rounds), Ipod Nano
Bio: A fairly normal teen, moderately popular. The Outbreak messed up her life. As the virus swept through the city, she was an unfortunate victem, thought due to some fluke/genetic trait she managed to pull through.

As the infected began being reborn, she discovered she had seemed to have odd abilities. She survived by the skin of her teeth at times, scavaging from various houses, before hearing about a meeting over a radio with a little juice in it.

Quakmybush, don't mean to nit-pic(at least not much), but if it's been six months, wouldn't his hair have reverted to normal?

Also a gyrojet isn't a military gun, but a collectors weapon.

Awesome! You're in! I'm going to sleep though, I'll be back on tomorrow night.

you are right, its still a bit blue, but fading back to a blonde

OOC: Seems like a nice thing to do after returning from vacation.

Question though: Would you mind if I RPed kind of a fantasy tech type person? Didn't rely on weapons a whole lot, but more on -kinesis powers? If not, that's fine. Obviously, I'm not going to RP him like a god. I can be reasonable. :D I just like the mysterious fantasy characters better than gun-toting rambos you normally see.

Actually, if you let me, I think I might do it like an RPG, have him kind of weak in the beginning and grow stronger, depending.

I don't know. Up to you. If you say yes, I'll get a character bio up tomorrow.

Any objections to Regenius RP'ing the Zombies?

Could I set up a Husband/Wife team with TP?

If so, then this is the bio
Name: Damien Jaeger
Age: 35
Height: 6'5"
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Build: Muscular
Pre-Virus Profession: Blacksmith/Carpenter
Equipment: Hammer, Nails, Sledgehammer, Splitting Axe, Hacksaw, .444 Henry Repeater (underslung flashlight) w/ 100 rounds in two bandoleers +25 rounds in an ammo belt w/ Lever action scabbard, Trail Grade Backpack with provisions for ten days, Steel Shark Suit w/ cooling system, Camelback (70 oz), Headlight

Name: Captain Alina Jaeger
Age: 30
Height: 5' 8"
Hair: Blond
Eyes: Green
Build: lean
Pre-Virus Profession: Marine Sniper
Equipment: Geiger Counter, .45 Bolt action + 6-18x44 scope (underslung flashlight), 100 rounds, 2400 Food Tabs (12/day), Compass, Map, Camelback (70 oz), water purification gear, Headlight, two person sleeping bag, Hatchet, JEEP Wrangler (uparmored)

I'm interested,
Heres my character

Name: Mark Raynor
Age: 22
Height: 6' 0"
Hair: A kind of metallic grey for the most part, it had been dyed but thats faded. The roots are a dark brown, bordering on black.
Eyes: Gray/Green
Build: Broad shouldered, not thin but not fat.
Pre-Virus Profession: Looking for a job, had just finished studying about the enviroment.
Skills: Latent Psionics (Psychometabolism*), Shotokai (a from of Karate), a few weapon techniques (Bo (Staff), fencing,).
Equipment: A pool cue which doubles as a walking stick and a weapon, 12-guage shotgun (back) and a sawn-off double barreled shotgun (right side), limited ammo withint reach (10 shots for the sawn-off, 36 for the 12-guage), more in a backpack, but not easy to reach. A rapier (left side). Yin and Yang necklace (lucky talismen)
Bio: He had been a loner for the most part, he had a few friends but kept to himself mainly, when the outbreak happened and the dead rose he did everything he had to in order to survive. He had been a collecter of melee weapons and weird things. He had scavenged other things he needed.


* Psychometabolism, able to modify his body, make it tougher, need less food, heal minor wounds etc, growing more powerful as he becomes more skilled)

On a side-note the pool cue is one of those that can be put into two parts to be shoved in a bag etc.

On a side note, the metallic gray hair actually did happen to me from a blue hair dye i used, so to the person who said the blue was fading to blonde, i would think it fades to gray.

Dercson, that's fine. I had thought everyone would do it RPG style as you so aptly called it.

American Privateer- I have no problem RP-ing the zombies, but that doesn't mean others can't have them pop up at random times...

Longinean Order- That's perfect, and you're accepted, but what's a "Steel Shark Suit" (not literally a shark suit I presume...)

Kitab- You're in.

Most certainly interested:

Name: Harrison Frinder
Age: 22
Height: 6'3
Weight: Formerly 187, currently 162
Hair: Long, unkempt, sandy blonde, with a similarly unkempt beard, coarse and curly
Eyes: Steel Grey
Build: Athletic, but toned down of late, to more skinny.
Pre-virus profession: Graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in Civil Engineering, looking for job in public sector.
Skills: Film Developement, Fast healing and illness resistance.
Equipment: Walther PPK with 3 clips, and 42 .380 rounds in box. Internal frame backpack (battered from the trail), sleeping bag, two person tent, buck knife, water purification equipment, Nikon N65 SLR camera, 20 rolls film (12 used), extra batteries for camera (CR2 Lithium) Winter gear, summer gear, fishing rod, 100 foot length of nylon rope, Swiss Army knife, extra pair hiking boots, Detroit Tigers baseball cap, bottle of Scotch (intended to split with girlfriend when finished with trail).
Bio: Born in Toledo, Ohio; attended OSU and graduated the summer before the outbreak. Then, with his girlfriend and best friend, he set off to hike the Appalacian Trail in December of 2009starting in Georgia and going to Maine.

Just for the record, by illness resistance I mean, when others are sick, my character will not contract the same illness, by proximity.

He survived, they didn't? Anyway, you're in.

Dercson, that's fine. I had thought everyone would do it RPG style as you so aptly called it.

American Privateer- I have no problem RP-ing the zombies, but that doesn't mean others can't have them pop up at random times...

Longinean Order- That's perfect, and you're accepted, but what's a "Steel Shark Suit" (not literally a shark suit I presume...)

Kitab- You're in.

A shark suit is a steel mesh suit worn by divers when they feed sharks. It is totally bite resistant, which suits his role as a guy ready for melee combat.

The TP ability they share is going to be perfect as she is a long range sniper and he is a melee combatant, that way she can watch his back through her scope and alert him telepathically.

Alright, that's fine. Armor... still, he can be swarmed and ripped apart, remember that.

Most certainly interested:

Name: Harrison Frinder
Age: 22
Height: 6'3
Weight: Formerly 187, currently 162
Hair: Long, unkempt, sandy blonde, with a similarly unkempt beard, coarse and curly
Eyes: Steel Grey
Build: Athletic, but toned down of late, to more skinny.
Pre-virus profession: Graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in Civil Engineering, looking for job in public sector.
Skills: Film Developement, Fast healing and illness resistance.
Equipment: Walther PPK with 3 clips, and 42 .380 rounds in box. Internal frame backpack (battered from the trail), sleeping bag, two person tent, buck knife, water purification equipment, Nikon N65 SLR camera, 20 rolls film (12 used), extra batteries for camera (CR2 Lithium) Winter gear, summer gear, fishing rod, 100 foot length of nylon rope, Swiss Army knife, extra pair hiking boots, Detroit Tigers baseball cap, bottle of Scotch (intended to split with girlfriend when finished with trail).
Bio: Born in Toledo, Ohio; attended OSU and graduated the summer before the outbreak. Then, with his girlfriend and best friend, he set off to hike the Appalacian Trail in December of 2009starting in Georgia and going to Maine.

Just for the record, by illness resistance I mean, when others are sick, my character will not contract the same illness, by proximity.

Very nice character, his degree in Engineering will be useful in a Class 4 outbreak.

Ok, the priest on the first page (my second char) is the one who called the meeting. I'm not sure if it can happen tonight though (I'm going downtown for the fireworks show [Happy B-Day America] but tomorrow is a definite active period for me.) If anyone has problems questions or concerns, fire away.

Alright, that's fine. Armor... still, he can be swarmed and ripped apart, remember that.

Yeah, but it is harder to do so when it is super fine. They where designed to prevent such a thing from happening.

Ok, the priest on the first page (my second char) is the one who called the meeting. I'm not sure if it can happen tonight though (I'm going downtown for the fireworks show [Happy B-Day America] but tomorrow is a definite active period for me.) If anyone has problems questions or concerns, fire away.

well, TLO and I are there, but just assume we arrive when everyone else does.

Makes sense, but you can just have them go in. The Priest will welcome them.

Makes sense, but you can just have them go in. The Priest will welcome them.

Just curious, could you merge Damien and Alina as "Damien and Cpt. Alina Jaeger" to represent that they are married?

Sure.

I'm assuming since my character and his ex-companions were on the trail, they were spared exposure until the hill billys came, hence why his companion was infected and came back, even though he was dead.

That's fine, and that was a beautiful post btw.

Very nice character, his degree in Engineering will be useful in a Class 4 outbreak.

Thank you, I guess I just assumed it would be cool to have been a totally isolated character that has no idea whats going on, until he meets non-zombie characters. Also engineering just seemed to fit ya know?

And Regenius, thanks for the compliment.

Yeah, it makes sense, and that'll make for a great "Oh Shit" moment...

Yeah, it makes sense, and that'll make for a great "Oh Shit" moment...

I'm not even sure I can think of how to play out that "Oh shit" moment. All I know is that it could be a long sequence of posts.

Now here's a question. Can I RP Tom the wolf?

That could make it even more interesting.

Yea! RP the wolf.

Well everyone, I'm off till round 10:30 EST.

Question: What was the survival rates: The number of females surviving to the number of surviving males?

No one really knows, but from the charcters it seems like 80-20 male-female...

No one really knows, but from the charcters it seems like 80-20 male-female...

That could make for some interesting internal drama.

No one really knows, but from the charcters it seems like 80-20 male-female...
This reminds me of that N64 tank game, where the women are the source of all the fighting.

So, are we in Iowa now? That would fit with my character trying to make it to the Midwest, but you said this was along the east coast...I think.

So, are we in Iowa now? That would fit with my character trying to make it to the Midwest, but you said this was along the east coast...I think.

I seem to remember east coast too, hence why my character was doing the appalacian trail. But your character could be driving from Nova Scotia?

North East US- 2010- 6 months after outbreak

is what he said on page two.

that and it's been 6 months since the outbreak, people can travel a fair distance in 6 months.

some of those zombies should be starving aswell... hmmm

some of those zombies should be starving aswell... hmmm

Are they cannibals also? And lets not forget wildlife.

North East US- 2010- 6 months after outbreak

is what he said on page two.

that and it's been 6 months since the outbreak, people can travel a fair distance in 6 months.

some of those zombies should be starving aswell... hmmm

Davenport is far eastern Iowa, so that is why I was wondering.

The American Privateer, you're at the church too, the very one that I'm passed out in?

Speaking of the Bass Ale that made my character pass, out, that sounds really good and I thnk I'll go buy some.

On second thought, No Fireworks! I'm a little under the weather, so I'm not going :(.

Anyway, the zombies are cannibals, hopefully the people aren't... The zombies can eat essentially anything (including each other), but prefer living meat.

This Davenport is in Upstate NY.

The American Privateer, you're at the church too, the very one that I'm passed out in?

Speaking of the Bass Ale that made my character pass, out, that sounds really good and I thnk I'll go buy some.

Yeah, TLO and I just got there.

On second thought, No Fireworks! I'm a little under the weather, so I'm not going :(.

Anyway, the zombies are cannibals, hopefully the people aren't... The zombies can eat essentially anything (including each other), but prefer living meat.

This Davenport is in Upstate NY.

ahhh, I was thinking Davenport in the quad-cities, so.

And yeah, Zombies prefer human fleash, no idea why, they just do.

Regenius, are we doing standard Zombie, 1 headshot=1 kill?

Headshots or burning them.

Wait, the plans have have changed again. I'm going to the fireworks. Back round 10:00 EST

Wait, the plans have have changed again. I'm going to the fireworks. Back round 10:00 EST

SWEET, can't wait, and as for fire, Thank the lord I chose to be a "Dragon Mind"

Can I still join?
If so here's my character:

Name: Frank Morris
Age: 40
Height: 6'2
Hair: Black, going grey on the sides.
Eyes: Blue
Build: Musclebound, but he's put on a few since his army days.
Pre-Virius Occupation: Retired soldier turned gun smuggler.
Equipment: Hiking gear, a hunting knife, and a 12 pound sledge hammer.
Background: Born in Toronto, Frank coasted through life until he graduated highschool, at the age of 18 he joined the Canadian forces, within two years he had been recommended for duty with JTF2. At the age of 38 he recieved his honourable discharge and promptly began a profitable career as a gun smuggler. In the six months sinc ethe outbreak, Frank has wandered, and wandered and wandered. For the first month he just searched for survivors. Finding none he spent a few weeks gathering supplies, unfortunately zombies forced him out of his hiding spot. For the next two months, Frank busied himself with going insane. Voices spoke to him in the night, sharing the darkest truthes of humanity with him. He knows now that the zombies (Rotten Ones) are a human creation, and that one exists among them that holds the cure to the disease. In the last few months Frank has headed South, searching for the One and crushing any zombies he finds.
Powers: The voices are still with Frank, they tell him when others lie, and they fuel his frenzy, sometimes they speak through Frank.

Cool, consider me a part of this.

My guy

Name: Aidan O'Mara
Age: 24
Height: 5'11"
Hair: red
Eyes: grey
Build: lean, well muscled
Pre-Virus Occupation: Heir, Biker, Survivalist
Equip: Harley Sportster, M1 Garand(5 clips), Longbow(fifteen arrows +container of Fire of Nathos), Scavenged Police radio +headset, The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks, Riding/Hiking Boots, four pairs of sweat socks, Camelback (70 oz), GPS, Sleeping bag, Fullface helmet, 10" Bucknife, Water Purification gear
Abilities: Pyrokinesis Zombie Survival Guide? That is a good book!

Given the situation, I think its important that the priest be RPed, so I am going to take the liberty until Regenius returns.

But I am drinking beer, so forgive the priest if he becomes lewd.

RS, could you please post in 3rd person?

Name: Edric Sloan
Age: 37
Height: 6' 1"
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Burned from chemicals
Build: Slim: Once was lost in a swamp with an other, so they were able to find ways to survive for many months.
Pre-Virus Profession: Monopolist's partner
Equipment: Thompson submachinegun, swordstick, revolver, SUV, meat cleaver, wrench
Psionic Ability: Near lie-detector like senses

Eyes: Burned from chemicals

So he's blind?

So he's blind?
Partially, he is able to regain most of his sight by expensives treatments.

RS, could you please post in 3rd person?

You mean in general or regarding the priest?

RS: In general
Also, no offense, but not entirely sure you should just take Reg's character since he's offline(I know I'd be annoyed if that happened to my characters without prior permission)

SS: But medical tech is fallen apart/unless we get an optomatrist(eye specialist) and find a well equiped hospital, so I'm assuming he'll remain partial/legally blind?

RS: In general
Also, no offense, but not entirely sure you should just take Reg's character since he's offline(I know I'd be annoyed if that happened to my characters without prior permission)

SS: But medical tech is fallen apart/unless we get an optomatrist(eye specialist) and find a well equiped hospital, so I'm assuming he'll remain partial/legally blind?

I would never take another person's character, if he weren't so central to the events at the moment.

He was in a converastion when he left....what I would suggest if that we resolved the conflict at hand so that we could send Regenius' priest to bed so he can pick it up again when he gets back.

In regards to third person, I will do that for Harrison, but the wolf will still be first person, but in Italics.

BTW: rather than "RS," I would prefer "Salt."

RS: In general
SS: But medical tech is fallen apart/unless we get an optomatrist(eye specialist) and find a well equiped hospital, so I'm assuming he'll remain partial/legally blind?
He had gotten treated before this whole incident came to full force. He still has trouble seeing sometimes.

Personally I'm going to wait for Reg to return for the priest. People do take breaks during conversations and such not afterall.

Zombie Survival Guide? That is a good book!

yeah, I love it, and Salt, umm, Kara, Aidan, and Cpt. Alina are outside, and everyone else is inside, so you need to go back and rework you posts.

Ok, I'll stop portraying the priest no problem...when Regenius gets back, if he wants me to delete those posts, no problem, I'm just trying to keep the game going ya know?

And regarding problems of location, these are some ambiguous events right now, so please forgive me.

And regarding problems of location, these are some ambiguous events right now, so please forgive me.
I say just about every living being in the "country" has lost their sense of direction.

Alright, well I myself will be going to bed, have to work in the morning. 5 am, later.

this rp is kinda confusin me! :P, ill figure it out

Alright, well I myself will be going to bed, have to work in the morning. 5 am, later.

I'm off to work soon, won't be able to post till around 4:30-5:00 pm, so, later.

Spiral Sun and Moriium: It's getting kind of crowded... you can join, but I would really prefer it if you reworked you characters into women...

(TY for coming up wit ha goal Moriium, but I think I might tweak it...)

Wait just one god damn minute here... You're all in the middle of killing each other????? WTF? I leave for one night and the thread goes crazy. Moriium, your char seems ok. Spiral Sun??? Explain yourself.

Wait just one god damn minute here... You're all in the middle of killing each other????? WTF? I leave for one night and the thread goes crazy. Moriium, your char seems ok. Spiral Sun??? Explain yourself.

I was wondering about that, i logged off soon after you, logged on today and was somewhat surprised.

It might be ok, but I think I'm going to close this now....

Close as in restart(asking mods to lock the threads and restart the Rp)?

Nope, as in not accepting more RP-ers...

As of now:

No More Players!

Nope, as in not accepting more RP-ers...
Ah, :headbang: forgot that definition of the NS term Closed.

Wait just one god damn minute here... You're all in the middle of killing each other????? WTF? I leave for one night and the thread goes crazy. Moriium, your char seems ok. Spiral Sun??? Explain yourself.
Explain what?

You started playing w/o my OK, and then you shot someone in the face???

BTW, no hard feelings Salt, it's ok that you rp-ed the priest. I'll ask you to in the future though if its necessary.

What's a zambatou? and what do you mean by various forms of telekinesis

Also, would it be too much to ask for you to make your char female?

What's a zambatou? and what do you mean by various forms of telekinesis

Also, would it be too much to ask for you to make your char female?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zambatou
Slightly exaggerated(I think)
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/7181/zambatounosanosuke8gv.jpg

Wow, that's a hella big sword...

What's a zambatou?

A Zambatou is basically a large, oversized katana/Buster sword, mostly fictional.

And yes, Theao, that's exaggerated. Try THIS:

http://www.virusq.net/weird/auron.gif

THAT is a Zambatou.

and what do you mean by various forms of telekinesis

Eventually, he'll be able to use it like Darth Vader uses the Force and Lulu uses her Black Mage powers in FFX, or something. (To be honest, I really don't know where I'm going with it). But that won't be for a very, very long time. VERY long. Like, right at the end of the RP.

Right now, he has weak telekinetic abilities that are simply projections of what he could do physically. Like opening/closing doors, throwing small to medium sized objects (vases or something), and throwing a human to the ground, or such. Have you ever played the Mortal Kombat games? Basically, what Ermac can do.

Also, would it be too much to ask for you to make your char female?

I would rather keep it a male, but if I absolutely have to I will create a female character instead.

I think Reg want's more females are right now there are only 2 of them.

I also knew it was exaggerated, just not by how much. So essentially a claymore/twohanded sword/greatsword.

I think Reg want's more females are right now there are only 2 of them.

Affirmative Action sucks. :p

I also knew it was exaggerated, just not by how much. So essentially a claymore/twohanded sword/greatsword.

Right, but used with one hand. And cooler. :D

That it does, but what can you do but chase the PC people around with a pointy stick, then get critizied for not using a blunt stick. :p

:confused: How can you wield that much steel w/ one hand? And yea... you could have two characters? She could be a remnant of the Secret Service, or summat like that, an agent of the former government.

I think I'm going to introduce my own female character eventually, she'll be very very integral in the plot.

Regenius, I can do two characters.

As such, I'm gonna make the woman more of the telekinetic/Final Fantasy Black/White Mage type person, while I'm gonna make Auron like Auron from Final Fantasy Ten.

And how do you do it? Because Final Fantasy characters are awesome. THat's how. :D

And I'm not doing the "agent of (X) Government." That's waaaaaaay to cliche for me.

:confused: How can you wield that much steel w/ one hand? And yea... you could have two characters? She could be a remnant of the Secret Service, or summat like that, an agent of the former government.
It could be made of a non-steel/lighter than steel(with =/near equal strength) metal.

Regenius, I can do two characters.

As such, I'm gonna make the woman more of the telekinetic/Final Fantasy Black/White Mage type person, while I'm gonna make Auron like Auron from Final Fantasy Ten.

And how do you do it? Because Final Fantasy characters are awesome. THat's how. :D

And I'm not doing the "agent of (X) Government." That's waaaaaaay to cliche for me.
Please explain this Black/White Mage type for those of us who know NOTHING about any FF game?

Titanium.

and there are to be no mages in this story. Magic doesn't exist, but go with it. I didn't mean mysterious government agent, that's just her backround. She could be a CDC Doctor or something...

Titanium.

and there are to be no mages in this story. Magic doesn't exist, but go with it. I didn't mean mysterious government agent, that's just her backround. She could be a CDC Doctor or something...

I know. THere's a pyrokinetic in this game. It'd be something like that.

Name: Auron Braska
Age: 35
Height: 6'0''
Eye Colour: Brown
Hair Colour: Black
Bio: Unknown
Weapon of Choice: Zambatou (he'll get better ones later on)
http://www.ffonline.com/1_ff10gfx/weapon-blade1.gif
Other weapons: None, but skilled in the use of handguns
Special Abilities: Dragon Fang (to start) (Basically, his power doubles and he starts slashing wildly at opponents)

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Name: Yunalesca Braska
Age: 17
Height: 5'3''
Eye Colour: One green, one blue
Hair Colour: light brown
Bio: Unknown
Weapon of Choice: Nirvana http://www.ffonline.com/1_ff10gfx/weapon-rod6.gif
Special Abilities: Pyrokinesis, Electrokinesis, Hydrokinesis (all very, very weak ATM)

Why no last names?

Whatevs, it doesn't matter.

Dercson, you're in, but give your characters last names so people don't become too wary and suspicious of them and then ostracize them.

Spiral sun, you're in too if you still want to be.

Why no last names?

Because last names are for suckers. :p

I don't know, I just didn't want them. Gives a more mysterious and powerful aura.

Which these people aren't really supposed to be... they're supoosed to be Joe Shmoe's thrown into a situation that brings out their true power and selves.

Which these people aren't really supposed to be... they're supoosed to be Joe Shmoe's thrown into a situation that brings out their true power and selves.

Ah, okay.

Gave them last names.

Awesome, Post Away!

Awesome, Post Away!

:D

I can make a girl for Aidan to hook up with later if you want more girls in this RP

Long, she's asleep, trying to talk to her telepathically = busy signal

Long, she's asleep, trying to talk to her telepathically = busy signal

Theao, please call me TLO, and yeah, I kinda figured that, but it was worth the try, after all, her hypothalmus still itches. I'll have him toss a stone at the bottom of the trapdoor, or something.

Theao, please call me TLO, and yeah, I kinda figured that, but it was worth the try, after all, her hypothalmus still itches. I'll have him toss a stone at the bottom of the trapdoor, or something.
Will do, 'pologies if offended.
That sounds good(as she's now a very light sleeper due to the Outbreak and Infected)

Will do, 'pologies if offended.
That sounds good(as she's now a very light sleeper due to the Outbreak and Infected)

nahh, not offended, and it is the same for TAP (The American Privateer)

If you don't want her to wake from the itch, I will have him toss a stone, and connect to her mind as soon as it is awake, she can speak to him via thought when it happens, so...

Hey, Reg, can you RP a Zombie arriving nearby to where Kara and Damien are, it would help him make his case to her.

Out of curiosity, which type of Zombie are these?

1)Slow and stupid, shamble around, you get a more interesting convesation from a brick.

2)Slow and smart, still shamble around, somewhat more lethal, got a somewhat shaky grasp of tactics.

3) Fast and stupid, they run around, but they tend to do it in a big group, ignoring that they might be able to cut you off etc.

4) Fast and Smart, quite annoying.

5) I'm hoping their are no armed zombies (as in with a weapon, not just having no arms, i know you thought it :p) or ones with telekinetic powers, that would be annoying.


I'm assuming the general attributes of being stronger and tougher apply, one question though, can we rip their limbs off? i've always wanted to beat something to death with it's own limbs...

Someone tell me if i missed one :p

Out of curiosity, which type of Zombie are these?

1)Slow and stupid, shamble around, you get a more interesting convesation from a brick.

2)Slow and smart, still shamble around, somewhat more lethal, got a somewhat shaky grasp of tactics.

3) Fast and stupid, they run around, but they tend to do it in a big group, ignoring that they might be able to cut you off etc.

4) Fast and Smart, quite annoying.

5) I'm hoping their are no armed zombies (as in with a weapon, not just having two arms, i know you thought it :p) or ones with telekinetic powers, that would be annoying.


I'm assuming the general attributes of being stronger and tougher apply, one question though, can we rip their limbs off? i've always wanted to beat something to death with it's own limbs...

Someone tell me if i missed one :p

as much as I love the third type, I really hope it is the first

Nope it's the third type!

Nope it's the third type!

agggggggggghhhhhhh, rage zombies!

Some have blunt weapons, like clubs, others have knives and the like. No firearms though. Armed zombies are rare though, and are typically those who have been dead the longest and are beginning to redevelop a sort of "consciousness" (don't ask me how yet...I still have to figure it out.)

Some have blunt weapons, like clubs, others have knives and the like. No firearms though. Armed zombies are rare though, and are typically those who have been dead the longest and are beginning to redevelop a sort of "consciousness" (don't ask me how yet...I still have to figure it out.)

fair enough,
Hmmm, running zombies, somewhat annoying, they able to climb at all? I just figure the characters would know, having avoided them for some time.

On a side note, where did i leave those marbles, i can almost imagine a horde of zombies sliping and sliding on them.

Nope it's the third type!

Aww. I was hoping all of the types!

It'd make things more interesting.

In fact, you still can. Have them all dumb now, but when our characters get stronger, like in an RPG game, the enemies do too.

Good idea... I planned to have the "conscious zombies" serve as sort of "bosses". They're going to be grossly deformed and mutated by the virus...

The way my CHARACTER sees the Infected(zombies), is that they're being parasited by the virus which takes control of them.

The way my CHARACTER sees the Infected(zombies), is that they're being parasited by the virus which takes control of them.

I was just asking really what we were up against, my character see's them as obstacles to his survival which should be removed if possible.

Indeed Sir. It is like a parasite, only it killed the host, and then completely took over and began making a new home for itself (so to speak), all in the effort to spread the virus. So, (in my 'artistic vision') the idea follows to the oldest zombies being the most powerful, having been rebuilt and made better by the virus. They were changed physically, our chars were changed mentally.

BTW, what should the colloquial term be for zombies in this story?

(I like "creeps" but I'm open to suggestion)

BTW, what should the colloquial term be for zombies in this story?

(I like "creeps" but I'm open to suggestion)

Redead :p (or they will be when we are through with them) :p

Want something nice and short, creep works, though if someone starts using creep to describe people, could get confusing, hmmm, can't think of one.

Redead :p (or they will be when we are through with them) :p

Want something nice and short, creep works, though if someone starts using creep to describe people, could get confusing, hmmm, can't think of one.
Infected

3 syllables Theao... c'mon you can do better than that. Although, your character could be a staunch supporter of using that terminology because she believes the zombies can be... un-undead-ed..?

(which they can't, but they can be massively redeaded by following the mysterious suddenly appearing doctor)

3 syllables Theao... c'mon you can do better than that. Although, your character could be a staunch supporter of using that terminology because she believes the zombies can be... un-undead-ed..?
Do you want more or less syllables?

Less, like a slang term... "Infected" doesn't sound like slang.

Less, like a slang term... "Infected" doesn't sound like slang.
Virals
Biters
Arisen

I like Biters, it has a nice ring to it.

BTW, what should the colloquial term be for zombies in this story?

(I like "creeps" but I'm open to suggestion)

TAP and I will be using, Ghoul, Z's, Zomb's, Ghasts, LD's, etc.

TAP and I will be using, Ghoul, Z's, Zomb's, Ghasts, LD's, etc.

Auron doesn't like slang. :D

Good for Auron... everyone can feel free to call them what they want I guess... I was just trying to establish some cohesiveness amongst our characters

Good for Auron... everyone can feel free to call them what they want I guess... I was just trying to establish some cohesiveness amongst our characters

It's slang, it's not supposed to be cohesive. :D

Trueché.

Slang List
Creeps
Virals
Biters
Ghouls
Ghasts
Z's
Zomb's
LD's


any other ideas?

bad guys :p

bad guys :p

Target practice

hahahaha

Jesus, that was a long day, got home a little while ago, and had to take care of some family business, some one catch me up to where we are and what we're doing.

We're in the church discussing our destination.

and how to get there

We are in or around the church?

Should my character wake from his stupor with a crowd in the church or rush out to meet the group?

Until I figure that out, I'll just RP the wolf in the wings.

We are in or around the church?

Should my character wake from his stupor with a crowd in the church or rush out to meet the group?

with the exception of three, we are all inside.

So, the anti-zombie superweapon is in Calio ehhh, good luck convincing Aidan to go there.

same here, californians act like morons normally (no offence to anyone):p

Yea, I picked a destination far enough away for us to have some fun in between.

Well, I was wrong, It would seem a Chinook is vital now. Now we just need a pilot. hmmmmmmmmm......

A certain marine captain wouldn't happen to be qualified would she?

Would you mind if at least one Infected got into the church and managed to attack Kara?

Not at all. It would be good if it caught her unawares, and Janine saved her! Then maybe the tensions could ease...

A certain marine captain wouldn't happen to be qualified would she?

She hasn't seen the controls of a 'thoper since Annapolis. She is a Sniper after all.

Not at all. It would be good if it caught her unawares, and Janine saved her! Then maybe the tensions could ease...
Not what I intended at all, but might work.

I need her to get attacked by an Infected and not saved sometime(preferably in the near future).

To have her use her powers for the first time?

To have her use her powers for the first time?
Essentially(actually it's her TK that'll be used, her Precog is already active, but since she believe's it's all nonsense, she just puts it down to intuition)

And cue zombie!

And cue zombie!

I was right, we did see a bus, yess!:D

Any more ghouls, or no?

I think no, Kara needs to recover, and we need to find keys and a bus.

The keys could have fallen out/have been knocked off with it's clothes when it went through the ceiling.

The wolf is calm, I think that should be the sign.

The keys could have fallen out/have been knocked off with it's clothes when it went through the ceiling.

Anyone have a criminal record to hotwire the bus?

The keys could have fallen out/have been knocked off with it's clothes when it went through the ceiling.

Trust, me, TAP will have Aidan pull out the Worst Case Scenario Survival Guide, and use it to hotwire the bus. He tends to do that kind of stuff.

I had the same idea (great minds, eh?).

Trust, me, TAP will have Aidan pull out the Worst Case Scenario Survival Guide, and use it to hotwire the bus. He tends to do that kind of stuff.

Wow, you got that one right. Aidan's resoursefulness FTW!

I had the same idea (great minds, eh?).

Survival guide or criminal record? Both would work.

no, *Cough* keys on floor *cough*... but hotwiring is more interesting.

wow, TLO and TAP, that's a little weird when you talk to and quote yourself...

wow, TLO and TAP, that's a little weird when you talk to and quote yourself...

Yeah, I know, but it is more fun that way. I try to keep them seperate and stuff. It helps to keep the confusion to a minimum.

Yea... but that was Janine's hidden Psi power. Broad-wave Telepathy!

Tired, gotta wake early for work, so nite every one. Gonna have the characters rest for now.

Alright, G'Night

Yea... but that was Janine's hidden Psi power. Broad-wave Telepathy!
Is she solely a receptive(can hear peoples thoughts/can't talk), a broadcast(can talk to minds but can't hear) or a True(can hear and talk)

True, but not targeted. She'll eventually hear something of everyone's thoughts (has to learn to block them out), and can only transmit to everyone at the same time.

With that, I'm going to go sleep. Good Night all, hopefully I'll be better (I'm sick now) tomorrow.

I'll second that, I've had a long day, as have my characters, apparently.

Night.

I gotta couple posts in me before work, so I will start Aidan and Damien out to find that bus. Alina will keep them updated.

Damn being in another country, i go to sleep and the lot of you do a whole fight without me, ah well, i'll keep my ammmo for more important enemies.

I also offered a way to find the keys, which is logical if something got blasted that hard, chances are keys would have fallen out, a few limbs might have aswell... he is a zombie after all.

Go for it Kitab.

Go for it Kitab.

Will do, was out for a driving lesson, just got back. Is it day or night? someone mentioned night, but looking for a bus at night in zombie town usually isn't a good idea...

Edit: nevermind i just referred to light, whether it is torchlight or sunlight doesn't really matter.

Well, I'm off to a concert in about 20 mins. I'll be back before too late.

Also, I'm going to be on vacation for a week starting on Sunday, I'll be back the following Saturday.

I'm going to leave the Priest in the able hands of Reformed Salt, and Janine and Stan in the hands of Theao if that's alright with the two of you.

Well, I'm off to a concert in about 20 mins. I'll be back before too late.

Also, I'm going to be on vacation for a week starting on Sunday, I'll be back the following Saturday.

I'm going to leave the Priest in the able hands of Reformed Salt, and Janine and Stan in the hands of Theao if that's alright with the two of you.
Sure, thought could you Tg me any important info on the two(special abilities, inportant 'revelations', if you want them to get into a relationship(sexual or otherwise with anyone) ect).

Sure, I'll do that after the concert tonight.

Sure, thought could you Tg me any important info on the two(special abilities, inportant 'revelations', if you want them to get into a relationship(sexual or otherwise with anyone) ect).

FYI, Aidan is a widower, and is not looking for love at the moment.

FYI, Aidan is a widower, and is not looking for love at the moment.

My character isn't really in the market for it either, he's a loner by nature.

I'm just going to assume someone pointed me in the direction you went in. half an hour has passed since you went and maybe 20 mins since i asked, so i figure i can't be that far away from you.

i can leave your characters alone for a while though if you want to get this character history thing out.

My character isn't really in the market for it either, he's a loner by nature.

I'm just going to assume someone pointed me in the direction you went in. half an hour has passed since you went and maybe 20 mins since i asked, so i figure i can't be that far away from you.

i can leave your characters alone for a while though if you want to get this character history thing out.

I can get it out in the next post, then have him call after us.

I can get it out in the next post, then have him call after us.

No rush, up to you, i just have him tailing along behind, when your finished you can look back and notice him.

No rush, up to you, i just have him tailing along behind, when your finished you can look back and notice him.

done

Regenius, please use this bus http://www.len-wright.com/18twin.php

Regenius, please use this bus http://www.len-wright.com/18twin.php

Looks like a good one, unless the zombies can jump they may have trouble swarming the top half, the driver might be a bit screwed though, busses need autopilot to be honest :p

Though what serious zombie survivalist would want the pink decor they have in the interiour pictures, it's too cute and fluffy.

Looks like a good one, unless the zombies can jump they may have trouble swarming the top half, the driver might be a bit screwed though, busses need autopilot to be honest :p

I was going to have Damien drive, with Alina sitting next to him with her gun out, so that they don't have to worry about Zombies getting in. PLus, working on plans for fortification of the bus.

thats a perdy bus, i still think we should have some people trail behind with their cars though

thats a perdy bus, i still think we should have some people trail behind with their cars though

Same here, that way we have multiple vehicles and stuff, however, this allows us to sleep in relative safety at night.

thats a perdy bus, i still think we should have some people trail behind with their cars though

I would recomment it too, as i said in my post earlier, two busses at the least.

Hehe, turning the bus into a mobile fortress, i see, i like that idea. It already looks somewhat tough.

Though as he said, it would have places to sleep, if you can get over the pinkness of the beds...

I would recomment it too, as i said in my post earlier, two busses at the least.

Hehe, turning the bus into a mobile fortress, i see, i like that idea. It already looks somewhat tough.

Yeah, watched Dawn of The Dead the other night, and thought that their refit was a good idea. IF there are two busses, then we would be in perfect shape.

i want my charcter to trail behind in his car (if acceptable)

If you want to, then its up to you, you can't be forced into anything, unless we do force you into it, but that wouldn't make much sense.

An even better vehicle would be a convoy of Monster Trucks with the huge wheels that would flatten a zombie without slowing down :p

oooooooooooo the:p graphic violence

oooooooooooo the:p graphic violence

Plan C would be a super armoured and super charged steamroller...

Anyways, i'm off to go sleep, darn time differance (i live in the UK)

Good Night man/woman

Hey, Aidan is going to be patrolling along the outside on his motorcycle. He only goes inside ofr sleep.

Regenius, do you object to me making a female helicopter pilot for them to meet later. I figure that way, we can have an aerial weapons platform. Or even a crew for an AC-130 Specter gunship to just orbit over the place when we get there.

Though, I think a minigun armed blackhawk would be a better choice, less firewpower. Harder to get to the skyscraper.

OOC: Is this a Catholic church?

OOC: Is this a Catholic church?

Well, he is a Priest, and not a pastor, so I am guessing yes.

Yea, I'm Catholic, so the Church is Catholic as well. Plus, Our Lady of Davenport... pretty darn Catholic name.

Also, the helicopter idea is fine, but not until much later.

Yea, I'm Catholic, so the Church is Catholic as well. Plus, Our Lady of Davenport... pretty darn Catholic name.

Also, the helicopter idea is fine, but not until much later.
Quick question, who are you appointing temp GM?
Would prefere not me, but if you want me to I'll do my best.

OOC: Is this a Catholic church?

Well, he is a Priest, and not a pastor, so I am guessing yes.

Ummm... How bout you Theao?

And the bus is... *drum roll* ... A touring bus. Not double decker though. *Snaps finger*, ah darn.

darn, I was hoping for the double decker sleeper.

Ummm... How bout you Theao?

And the bus is... *drum roll* ... A touring bus. Not double decker though. *Snaps finger*, ah darn.
Then will do my best to do you proud, thought can you add anything that might be necessary to your Tg about the two characters?

Yea, I only got home like an hour ago, sorry bout that... I haven't gotten around to writing it yet.

Yea, I only got home like an hour ago, sorry bout that... I haven't gotten around to writing it yet.
NP, just need it before you go, until then you're here to keep us all in line :D

TG Theao.

TG Theao.
read and replied, also I'm out for the night

Replied at you Theao.

Hmmm, i've never bothered to notice if bus doors have key holes or not.

Shall i assume they do and the key works, or go on the off chance that the driver will be zombified and stuck inside. I could just assume it was left open when the zombie driver had been dragged out or shambled out whatever.

We killed the zombie driver already. But zombie passengers... *Scratches chin*

We killed the zombie driver already. But zombie passengers... *Scratches chin*

zombie passengers... could be annoying, guess theres, not much room to maneuver in there though, so it would be hack and slash till none of them were moveing anymore.

Oh, would i be able to see them through the windows? or is one of those tinted windows type thing?

No, you can see through them. That way, you know what you're getting youselves into.

No, you can see through them. That way, you know what you're getting youselves into.

Figured it would be that, that's why i asked, ah well. Shame TAP/TLO isn't on

Yeah, btw, I have work starting around 5:30 EST tonight, which seems to be the beginning of the more active period. I'll be back around 9, but I really shouldn't stay on too late because I have work tomorrow morning aswell...

im in that boat or working to

430 till bout 1145

Ok, would Theao and RS be able to RP your chars already?

Yea, that's fine. I haven't gotten a confirmation from Salt, but Theao knows the deal.

One thing we should definetely decide on here is whether these zombies are your classic zombies with a case of the slows or viscious more animal-like zombies. Think the original Night of the Living Dead vs. the recent Dawn of the Dead remake-zombies.

One thing we should definetely decide on here is whether these zombies are your classic zombies with a case of the slows or viscious more animal-like zombies. Think the original Night of the Living Dead vs. the recent Dawn of the Dead remake-zombies.

I asked about it earlier, i'll dig up Reg's response, the ones at the moment are running zombies, they will get smarter later

Ok, would Theao and RS be able to RP your chars already?

Sorry about last night guys, long week. Crashed really early, I'll be around tonight, but may be a bit haphazard as I'm trying to get my AC working again.

Also just to warn you, I'll be having a party tomorrow night, so I'll be in and out at best, if any one would like to RP Harrison and the Wolf on Saturday, just let me know.

Lord in Heaven...

I'm gone two days and miss half the RP. Christ.

Speaking of Christ and the Lord in Heaven, we're around a Church. Find a way to get there.

You guys sure you couldn't squeeze in just one new player?

You guys sure you couldn't squeeze in just one new player?
That's up to Reg. Try posting a character just in case he's open to the idea(but don't expect it)

Spiral, who is Keeper?
Also all countries are in the same state the US is, and money has essentially gone down the shitter to return to trade goods/barter, so what are you talking about when you mentioned 'Other countries still readily accepted his money'.

Speaking of Christ and the Lord in Heaven, we're around a Church. Find a way to get there.

I already was there.

Spiral, who is Keeper?
Also all countries are in the same state the US is, and money has essentially gone down the shitter to return to trade goods/barter, so what are you talking about when you mentioned 'Other countries still readily accepted his money'.

My guess is that he's trying to introduce a new plot twist, and the possiblity of an unaffected nation(?) of survivors?

Also I'm going to kill either Comcast or this forum for going so slow.

To Theao: Carpathia Keeper is a New England pawnbroker, and stock holder in Cardinal Products. Despicable character, can use almost every part of a body for something. A lot of the world is automated, so as long as he wires money to certain computers, they automaticly send supplies from their stocks.
To Derscon: Oh well. Was on autopilot.

Plot twists can be made easily. Let's say the US Army took better care of Omaha then other places...

Plot twists can be made easily. Let's say the US Army took better care of Omaha then other places...

Perhaps you're suggesting that the group stumbles upon a giant military cache in Nebraska?

Here's one for you, when the group goes through St. Louis, they find a giant supply of Budweiser, get drunk and all spill their guts?

Sprial Sun: It's fine.

And I like Antarctica. :D

And I like Antarctica. :D
Alright. And I mentioned Omaha, because that is where I often have most of my American characters meet with my OC Totrue Tufaar.

Alright. And I mentioned Omaha, because that is where I often have most of my American characters meet with my OC Totrue Tufaar.

And I mentioned Antarctica because...I like Antarctica. :D

Plus, there's so many conspiracy theories about that continent, it's easy to work with.

Other than that, I don't care. I'll go where the plot takes me. :)

Plot twists can be made easily. Let's say the US Army took better care of Omaha then other places...

Leavenworth would be better. Just turn loose the prisoners not willing to work with you, take over the jail, and let the prisoners become zombies and kill them. Besides, I have been there, and there are several Blackhawks on base, which we could use for TAP's military chopper crew.

Plus, there is a highway that will take us there via Kansas and around the KC Metro Area.

By which route should we cross the Mississippi? I say St. Louis, could be very dramatic, and I have family (in real life) there so I could give us a good geographic description of the city.

I still don't know the area we're in. As mentioned, there's a riverboat they can use.

i think the bus will work better... but what about fuel, is there any left?

i think the bus will work better... but what about fuel, is there any left?

Diesel's not that hard to find, as long as we have a hose and can siphon it.

By which route should we cross the Mississippi? I say St. Louis, could be very dramatic, and I have family (in real life) there so I could give us a good geographic description of the city.

As much as I want to visit Our LAdy of the Snows outside of St. Louis, we should avoid the city.

Found directions on mapquest. this will probably be our route.

http://www.mapquest.com/directions/main.adp?go=1&do=nw&rmm=1&un=m&cl=EN&ct=NA&rsres=1&1ffi=&1l=&1g=&1pl=&1v=&1n=&2ffi=&2l=&2g=&2pl=&2v=&2n=&1pn=&1a=&1c=Davenport&1s=NY&1z=&2pn=&2a=&2c=San+Francisco&2s=CA&2z=&r=f

As much as I want to visit Our LAdy of the Snows outside of St. Louis, we should avoid the city.
Long's right, it's too populated.

St. Louis sounds great. I probably won't be here when it happens though...