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[Greatness942]

I'm sure you guys know what Dead Rising 2 is, right? If you don't, it's essentially "Let's take a zombie outbreak, and throw in a motorcyclist who is pretty much obsessed with Duct Tape and his infected daughter." As you can tell if you do know what it is, that isn't the strangest idea in the world. What you will notice no matter what is the name of the topic and the board it's been submitted at. Yep. I wanna try the most ambitious Forum Game idea I've thought of: turning a video game...into a forum game!

...Yeah, okay, I guarantee someone else has at least tried something like this, but if it crashes and burns, then it does at least having been attempted, and that's something, right? Now then, onto some obvious questions.

Q: Where on Earth did you get this idea?
A: A homebrew Tabletop RPG I play with my cousins. We're going through a comedic Star Wars campaign when the thought of my favorite Psychopath battle from this game (who I will get to), set to an RPG with more options, struck me. Since we haven't done that campaign in a while due to location, I thought of a different approach to it.

Q. How will this insane concept work?
A. See, normally I would be coy and just say that you should wait and see, but you can't sell a seafood restaurant to people with one dead fish. I did have a demonstration, but in trying to get it all put together, I grew increasingly frustrated with the tool I was using to do it (which I will say if anyone asks) so I put it away. I may just post the map like so:

and merely track player position in the character sheet, as well as weapon and zombie locations in separate sheets. Not a great way to track 3 characters, so I'm open to any suggestions.

Q. Um, Greatness? Chuck Greene is alone in Dead Rising 2, save for some of the survivors. Can you count, and if not, why are you still here?
A. Yeah, well, when I came up with this game, I had the thought of doing a suggestion game, where players could just control Chuck through the game. It would have silly chaos (which I love), and it would be accurate, since we're playing as Chuck. However, as I merged this with the RPG idea, I came up with this idea: what if 3 of the survivors took it upon themselves to find out the cause of the outbreak? I am open to the idea of a Suggestion Game, but I think it's a good idea.

So, if you guys are interested in this vague concept and wanna see it actually be something...well, um, post I suppose. Along with that, I do have a question for you.

Q: If this game does happen, would you want it to take place in the canon of the original Dead Rising 2, or the canon of Dead Rising 2: Off the Record?

Survivors (3/3):
Joachim Nix (NRDL), Samuel Ashwood (Hawk132), James Vancoy (Chromatic Wisp)

Potential Survivors (2/Infinite):
Reserved Spot (TheBiggerFish), Hans Kramer (S34N1C), Leshawndra Dawkins (wipeout1024)

[Greatness942]

Welp, hindsight's a punch in the eye socket...yeah, that's an expression.

What I mean is that you guys probably want mechanics and the like. When I typed the OP out, I thought I would wait until people said "yay" or "nay" before I posted the concrete stuff. However, I feel like mechanics are better then vague ideas, so...

Spoiler: Mechanics (click to show/hide)

The game utilizes a d20 and a d10

The d20 is used for normal events to be rolled up: combat, convincing NPCs, using specific abilities, etc.

The d10 is for struggles: A zombie has grabbed you and is trying to bite you, a Psychopath has pinned you to the ground and is trying to stab you/slash you/burn you/eat you, etc.

Health: Health is measured in Health Squares. A single Health Square can take two standard attacks, though an unsuccessful attempt at escaping a zombie will take a full Health Square away. You can replenish Health Squares with Food and Drinks, though the amount of Health Squares recovered depends on the item. For example:

Coffee Creamer (Consumable): Will replenish 4 Health Squares upon activation.
Some Coffee Creamer. Pretty sure this licks my wounds up, though I'm not sure exactly how...

Psychopaths and Survivors have standard HP Bars, and every weapon takes off a certain amount of a certain type of dice. For example:

The Flamethrower (Combo Weapon): Deals 2d10 damage and lights enemies on fire over several feet.
A Flamethrower. I crafted this out of a Gas Can and a Water Gun...somehow. Works great on decaying flesh.

Zombies are usually murdered in one shot, though weapons of 1d8 or lower damage can take more hits to finish the job.

Item Slots: You don't have a Magic Satchel to carry all the Vodka and Coffee Creamer, however. You have a limited number of slots with which to pick up and carry weapons, food, and drinks.

Magazines: If you can spare a slot, however, make sure to pick a Magazine up. Magazines can improve a certain aspect of certain characters. For example, an MMA Magazine could increase damage done with unarmed attacks, MMA Gloves, and Tenderizers

Combo Weapons: Even though you're not Chuck Greene, you do have ingenuity. Certain weapons can be combined, which will be noted in item descriptions:

Football (Weapon): Deals 1d4 damage upon kicking it to enemies. Combines with ? to create ??
A leather American Football. Pretty weak, but cathartic.

As you level up, or via looking at posters strewn throughout Fortune City, one can find Combo Cards that reveal the makeup of certain weapons and what creates them.

Football (Weapon) Deal 1d4 damage upon kicking it to enemies. Combines with a Grenade to create the Hail Mary
A leather American Football. Pretty weak, but cathartic.

Combo Weapons can only be created on Workbenches, which are at select locations in each map.

Leveling Up: Characters can gain PP: an analogue for EXP that allows characters to Level Up. Every Level Up restores Health Squares, and every two Level Ups up the number of Health Squares and Item Slots by one. In addition, at specific Levels, one can unlock certain abilities that will grant new options in combat.

Zombification: Getting bit or scratched is dangerous in the Fortune City Outbreak, and obviously so when the thing biting or scratching is a Zombie. After getting bit, you are Infected, and will become a zombie. You can, however, delay the infection with the chemical Zombrex.

Zombrex: If you have been infected, it's not game over just yet. Your character can find Zombrex, a chemical that slows the infection thatn spawns Zombies. If a character is infected and takes Zombrex, they will need to take it once a day, at the same time per day, or turn into the undead.

Death: If you run out of Health Squares and take one last big hit, or allow yourself to turn into a zombie, then your character dies. For good. If your character dies, you can create a new Survivor to take his place, but they will act as an NPC Survivor until they are saved.

Survivors: On traveling through Fortune City, your characters may/will find Survivors. Survivors are usually surrounded by Zombies, and upon killing all of them, the Survivor will follow you to a safe location, be it a safe house or just a normal abode with Zombies dead and far from it. Once there, NPC Survivors will usually have a task to complete, and Player Survivors will either join with no hassle, or have a task of their own...

Pretty sure I got most of the Mechanics covered...well, except for Bathrooms, but you can't save anyway, so whatever. Now then, onto the Character Rules, and the Sheet.

Spoiler: Character Creation Rules (click to show/hide)

• No standard RP Fails. (Metagaming, Godmodding, Powergaming, etc.)
• No playing as the main characters from the actual games. No Frank West, no Chuck Greene, and Nick Ramos doesn't matter yet.
• Playing as any other canon character, such as Pre-Crazy Psychopaths or Game Survivors, must be GM Approved.
• No playing as current military personnel without GM Approval for certain Storyline reasons.
• Members of the Citizens for Undead Rights and Equality, or C.U.R.E., and/or similar organizations can be played as.

Spoiler: Character Sheet (click to show/hide)

Name: What were you born as, and/or what are you known by now?
Appearance: How you look. Face, Hair, Body, and Clothing before the Outbreak happened.

Backstory: What were you like before the Zombies, and what brought you to Fortune City?

Health: Every two points in this will bump Health Squares by one. Starting number of Health Squares is 3.

Strength: How much you can carry. Every three points will up the number of Item Slots by one. Starting Amount of Item Slots is 3.

Starting Points: 7

[Greatness942]

Triple Post!

I've decided to post the storyline leading up to Dead Rising 2, so that anyone who doesn't know the story can jump in. Yeah, it's a barebones version, but I'm on mobile, so typing out the entire story would take a while.

Spoiler: Story (click to show/hide)

It'd been a few years since the zombie outbreak in the small town of Willamette. Despite the presence of the undead being close by, the civilian reaction was very uncaring. Soon, however, more and more outbreaks surfaced as more and more cities fell to the Zombies.

Cut ahead to the town of Fortune City. There's a new show live and broadcasting to the living: Terror is Reality;a game show where contestants kill the undead for cash prizes. Hosted by Tyrone "TK" King, and followed with dancers Amber and Crystal, the name of the game is risking it all...to win big. But soon, a horde gets released from the Terror is Reality set, and Fortune City becomes just like places like Willamette and Las Vegas: ghost towns where the only thing alive is those who survived the outbreak.

You three are survivors.

[NRDL]

To answer your question in Wiki Warfare, yes, post this thread there, cause this looks fricking awesome.  Count me in.

Spoiler: The Pugilist (click to show/hide)

Name: Joachim Nix
Appearance: A tall, long limbed man of an Asian persuasion with flowing black locks.  Likes wearing large sweaters. 

Backstory: A pro boxer, down on his luck and down in the dumps after his trainer, manager AND girlfriend died in Willamette.  Hoped to get a fresh start and maybe revive his career in Fortune City.  Alas, t'was not to be. 

Health: 4

Strength: 3

[Greatness942]

To answer your question in Wiki Warfare, yes, post this thread there, cause this looks fricking awesome.  Count me in.

Spoiler: The Pugilist (click to show/hide)

Name: Joachim Nix
Appearance: A tall, long limbed man of an Asian persuasion with flowing black locks.  Likes wearing large sweaters. 

Backstory: A pro boxer, down on his luck and down in the dumps after his trainer, manager AND girlfriend died in Willamette.  Hoped to get a fresh start and maybe revive his career in Fortune City.  Alas, t'was not to be. 

Health: 4

Strength: 3

I think that, when tallied up, that's 5 Health Squares and 4 Item Slots. Even if it isn't, Approved.

Also, I forgot a few mechanics and a Character Creation Rule. I'll edit them into the proper folders later on.

[Hawk132]

Looks interesting. To join or not to join?

... Eh, I'll bite. _{^{That was a horrible pun. I'm not sorry.}}

Spoiler: The Vigilante (click to show/hide)

Name: Samuel Ashwood
Appearance: Tall guy with his black hair tied into a short ponytail. Wearing a black trenchcoat over the rest of his similarly black-colored clothes. Leather gloves with metal knuckles cover his hands.

Backstory: A loner led by a misguided sense of justice. He spent his time in Fortune City hunting down criminals and beating them to near-death. When the outbreak hit, well... It looks like the next few days are going to keep him quite busy laying down justice.

Health: 4 (5 HSq)

Strength: 3 (4 slots)

[Greatness942]

Looks interesting. To join or not to join?

... Eh, I'll bite. _{^{That was a horrible pun. I'm not sorry.}}

Spoiler: The Vigilante (click to show/hide)

Name: Samuel Ashwood
Appearance: Tall guy with his black hair tied into a short ponytail. Wearing a black trenchcoat over the rest of his similarly black-colored clothes. Leather gloves with metal knuckles cover his hands.

Backstory: A loner led by a misguided sense of justice. He spent his time in Fortune City hunting down criminals and beating them to near-death. When the outbreak hit, well... It looks like the next few days are going to keep him quite busy laying down justice.

Health: 4 (5 HSq)

Strength: 3 (4 slots)

...Heh.

Approved! I like the Vigilante gimmick, and his description's really cool, too.

[TheBiggerFish]

Ooh, this looks cool!

[Greatness942]

Ooh, this looks cool!

If you wanna join in, we have one more slot. 

[Hawk132]

Q: If this game does happen, would you want it to take place in the canon of the original Dead Rising 2, or the canon of Dead Rising 2: Off the Record?

Only now have I noticed this question.

I think that the original Dead Rising 2 canon would be better. Y'know, since it's the canon canon.

[Greatness942]

Q: If this game does happen, would you want it to take place in the canon of the original Dead Rising 2, or the canon of Dead Rising 2: Off the Record?

Only now have I noticed this question.

I think that the original Dead Rising 2 canon would be better. Y'know, since it's the canon canon.

You have a great point. I suppose the original makes a lot of sense to do. I actually own just Off the Record, but I love the original, and I can make this work just fine with the canon turn of events.

[Greatness942]

*bump*

[Chromatic Wasp]

Spoiler: The Opportunist (click to show/hide)

 The Opportunist

Name: James Vancoy

Appearance: Smaller build, but fairly grizzled looking man with deep brown hair and piercing blue eyes. Leather jacket, jeans, shirts, shoes, all designer (stolen) and a decent amount of ornate jewelry (also very stolen).

Backstory: An average 9 to 5 joe who doesn't shy away from the thought of theft. He believes in doing anything at any cost to live the most comfortable lifestyle, with no regard or respect for others.

Health: 1 (3 HSq)

Strength: 6 (5 Slots)

[NRDL]

Place an equal sign after the first spoiler inside the brackets, followed by what you want the spoiler title to say. 

E.g.

['spoiler=This is an example][/spoiler]

what it would actually look like without the apostrophe inside the bracket:

Spoiler: This is an example (click to show/hide)

Hope this helps

[S34N1C]

Still room for one more?

Spoiler:  The Doctor (click to show/hide)

Name: Hans Kramer
Appearance: Short, medium build. Close shaved sandy blonde hair. Usually wears lab coats. 

Backstory: Hans has just earned his residency at the local hospital. He is a budding surgeon, and has very steady hands.

Health: 5 (+4 points)
Strength: 4 (+ 3 points)