This is the update schedule:
Strife cancels update: Crushing workload. I've got the SAT on Saturday, and lot's of homework and cleaning between now and and then (plus my dad's in town on leave). Directly after the SAT, I've got stuff to do in the Twin Cities, so we'll see if I can update during the drive. Of course, considering my luck, I'll be driving up there by myself, in the middle of the night, during a blizzard.
Damnit. Now I don't feel like sleeping. I'm doing my calc work, then we'll see if I get to a turn.
Characters in the game (10/5):
Username: Mission0
Character name: Mission
Nickname, that friends had used for him since he was a kid. The name stuck in the army and has had continued use for those outside of family.
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Physical Description: Roughly 6 ft, plus or minus an inch. Kinda of lanky with his legs making up the majority of his height. Dark brown hair that looks black in the shade. Not physically strong beyond a basic military training in the Army.
Life Description: Other than a High School education he has gone through sniper training in the army, however has not had any experience in the field yet so a theoretical experience is the best he has.
Skills: Played around with computers while in high school and can be called a Proficient computer user/builder. Expert Sniper usage from Army training.
Weaknesses: Has not seen any combat so gore, or violence will be intimidating.
Base location: He lives in a small house on the north side of town, one of the l1 tiles at the top. In the house he owns a pistol along with two clips of ammo to go with it. His family also lives in the house, whom he was visiting before he went on his first tour of duty.
Other: Was coming home to say his goodbyes to his family before going on his first tour of duty. Was dropped off at the airbase, and picked up by his family. Currently wearing camo, since he has just returned home and wasn't able to change back out before whatever happens in the game happens.
Username: Luke_Prowler
Character name: Luke Prowler (duh)
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Physical Description: average build, tall, rather limber, short unkempt black hair, green/hazel eyes.
Life Description: A (self proclaimed) master thief , Luke has been going through many small time jobs, when he was finally able to pull a big time heist. Then the zombie apocalypse happened. He is skilled with a knife, but he prefer to avoid fighting. At a young age, Luke was traumatized when he saw a man gunned down in the street, and has since then sworn to never wield a gun.
Skills: Competent Knife-user, Proficient lock-pick, Stealthy, Novice Electronics, Agile
Weaknesses: Refuses to use guns, rather weak.
Base location: Currently alone in a small 1 bed apartment (in tile R) that sort of doubles as a safe house. Currently inside is a basic survival kit (Flash light, first aid, rope, that kind of stuff) about a weeks worth of food and bottled water (although that leftover meatloaf looks like it's going to go bad), his gear (Including several knifes, lock-pick, a grappling gun, and inferred/night-vision goggles), 2 sets of civilian clothing and his "sneak suit", furniture, and various knickknacks.
Other: Luke is currently holding onto a very importing painting (in a tube container, not still in it's frame), and really wants to get out of the city with it. It doesn't trump his survival, but it's very close.
Username: Little
Character name: Rachel Larson
Gender: Female
Age: 15
Physical Description: Skinny, of average height, with brown hair and brown eyes.
Life Description: The closest Rachel ever came to death before the zombies arrived was the time she spilled hot coffee on her hand. Living downtown with her uncaring dad was the closest thing she ever had to family. and working in a local Starbucks was the closest thing she ever had done that came close to labor. Now, with the undead roaming the streets, she`s holed up in the apartment with her boyfriend and her dad. Realizing help is not likely, they`ve made the choice to try to flee the city.
Skills: Skilled Coffee Brewer, Dabbling Markswoman, Skilled Conversationalist
Traits: Clever, Persuasive, Attractive
Weaknesses: Naive, Afraid, Untrusting, Clumsy
Base location: One Apartment in Tile B
Items: .22 Rifle, Supply of Canned Food, Clothes, Cellphone, Backpack
Other: Boyfriend has a switchblade and is unstable, Dad believes the Army is coming to save them but agreed to leave, Mom died in car accident
Username: Archangel (If you're going to shorten it, please use Angel)
Character name: Zedekiah Stone
Gender: Male, but he's a shape shifter so it can easily change
Age: 19
Physical Description: Natural form: Tall and a little thinner than a healthy human is. Black hair. No beard (Senon have eyebrows, the hair on the top of their heads and pubic hair and that is it. When human: Basically the same as his natural form except he is a muscular normal size and weight and has stubble.
Life Description: Fully qualified electrician despite being only just an adult in human terms and not yet an one in Senon terms. (They reach physical maturity at 25 and their brain finishes developing at 26) Has practice making explosives and using guns, the first due to paying attention in chemistry class and the second from having friends who are gun nuts.
Skills: Using DF terms, he's a professional shapeshifter, Adept electrician, competent explosive maker and user, skilled gun user and no tag medic.
Weaknesses: Stupidly heroic.
Location (Just arrived): R. in his back pack he has an arctic rated sleeping bag, 5 t-shirts and 5 pairs of underpants, 8 pairs of socks, 2 pairs of cargo pants( one woodland camo and one black), 2 hoodies (one black, one grey), several days food and water, a surgeon's kit, night vision goggles, 25 .45 cal pistol mags and basic toiletries: toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, shaving cream, safety razor and cut throat razor. On his person he has a black hoodie, black cargo pants (He is of course wearing underpants and a t-shirt underneath these), a kevlar vest, a pair of socks, combat boots and a belt. In his pockets he has a 2 blade pocket knife and six .45 cal pistol mags. On his belt is a H&K Mark 23, 2 flashbangs, 2 frag grenades and several pouches containing bandages and a further 3 magazines.
Other: He can turn into, amongst other things, an aluminium based humanoid lifeform, any land mammal on Earth, the four basic types of elemental and several mythological creatures.
Username: Sofia
Character name: Sofia
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Physical Description: Somewhat skinny, of average height with blonde hair and green eyes.
Life Description: Has spent the last few years drifting around, picking up some skill with a gun and learning how to pick locks and fight with her hands or anything she can swing at someone. But mainly excels with using a knife and sneaking around. She's a known criminal in some places, having used these skills of hers at multiple opportunitys.
Skills: In DF terms, Skilled gun user, Competent with blunt weapons, (No tag) Lockpicker, Competent hand to hand skills, Proficient knife user and Proficient sneak.
Weaknesses: While she can normally keep a level head she tends to get violent often, and is generaly distrusting.
Base location: An empty warehouse in the 3 tile, with a sleeping bag, an old berretta pistol and 3 magazines, a few cans of food, two gallons of water in bottles, a few bottles of random alcohol, and her butterfly knife and lockpicks. She is wearing a pair of tight jeans, a tight leather jacket, a pair of heavy boots, a leather collar around her neck and spiked gloves.
Other: Due to her remote location she may not be aware of the Zombies, she was mostly just squatting in town for a bit before moving to another one.
Username:RAM{plus whoever else wants in}
Character name: Mary Sue
Gender: female
Age: 30
Physical Description:
dark curly hair, dark eyes.
Life Description: She has been a model housewife for the past 6 years, prior to which she lived a sheltered life in a wealthy household. After news of the attacks reached them her family moved into their private bomb shelter to wait it out, but she didn't like it in there. The radio was picking up ever more and more desperate reports, her husband was pulling everything out of the carefully-packed cupboards, the children were hungry, the baby started crying, and she just couldn't get away. So she quieted the baby, and starting chopping some food, and then the dog threw up, and everyone complained about the smell, and the baby started crying, and they all told her to clean it up, and they they all just kept COMPLAINING. ABOUT. THE MESS! And then everything was peaceful again and she made a big meal for everyone and cleaned up all the mess and went out to get some better food. But there were plenty of tins of beans in the bunker, everyone would be fine in there for as long as she needed...
Skills:
proficient cook(competent kitchen-utensil fighting)
Accomplished knife wielding manic(only when berserk)
Proficient navigator(only shopping venues)
Proficient cleaner
Proficient driver
Weaknesses:
incapable of perceiving blood
berserker button
(don't complain about the mess
she doesn't like to talk about her family, they are just 'wonderful' and 'well' and 'quite safe'...)
claustrophobia
multiple personalities(only if more than one person plays this character)
Base location: Large suburban house with a large four-wheel-drive car.[B on the map]
Other:
possessions:
Blood soaked dress
Blood soaked knife
Nice handbag
Carkeys
$500 in cash
$20 in coins
This, very much this:
it would be cool it several people would be willing to ‘share’ a character and decide his/her actions by consensus.
Username: Humaan
Character name: Aaron
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Physical Description: A bit heavier than other people. Approx. 6' 2" tall. Brown hair and eyes.
Life Description: An prgrammer at a major company, he was the main reason the company succeeded. He was secretly hacking into the database to find files about the company records, just to "make sure" the company was using its money wisely... by not cutting his paycheck. He has little experience with weapons, but carries a pistol with him "just in case".
Skills: Expert Programmer, Competant Hacker, (No tag) Gun-User, Proficient Chef.
Weaknesses: Has terrible asthma, and has to use his inhaler anytime he gets to an high elevation.
Base location: An office building in Medium Commecial 9 tile, having his labtop, a concealed Desert Eagle pistol with a backup clip, a portable reciever (for the Internet, of course!), and his inhaler. At his HOUSE, situated in D, he has a few more clips for the Desert Eagle, food, a few extra canisters for his inhaler, water bottles (might not be full), and has a secret room where he stores his equipment (possible hiding place?)
Other: He is not fully aware of the outbreak, although he has heard "rumors", he prefers to just contiune his work. His favorite food is chocolate donuts, and will try to get some for his "last meal".
Username: Kagus (What's the point of this, exactly? You can clearly see who we are...)
Character name: Owen Roberts
Gender: Male (Sausage fests be damned)
Age: 32
Physical Description: Tall, slightly underweight, somewhat bedraggled appearance
Life Description: Roberts served a term in the army as a spotter in a sniper team before being honorably discharged. Since that time he has been attempting, with limited success, to reintegrate into normal society.
Although he engaged in very little actual combat, the stressful experience combined with previous repressed trauma and he developed a severe mental condition near the end of his tour. This condition played a significant part in his difficulty when reintroduced to society, although he is receiving treatment and medication for his illness.
Skills: Skilled Marksman, Competent Stalker (stealth), Dabbling Cook, Novice Medic, Wood Carver (hey, everyone needs a hobby)
Weaknesses: Mentally unstable. Suffers from periodic bouts of schizophrenia (audiovisual hallucinations, seeing something that isn't there, or seeing them as things they aren't {you're scared of zombies? You have no idea what this guy thinks he's fighting}. Although he rarely hears voices in his head, he sometimes hears people talking in other areas) and amnesia (blackouts. Mysteriously appearing in locations and situations he can't remember getting to)
Base location: An apartment in the 'R' sector. Heavily cluttered with random detritus and in need of a good cleaning. Cupboard contains several cans of beans, a bag of sugar, one bag of lightly salted potato chips, and a muffin that's been there too long (bran).
Refrigerator contains half-empty pint of whole milk, leftover Chinese from yesterday (Vegetable Lo Mein and Kung Pao Chicken), five beer bottles (stout), eight eggs, and a gallon container of orange juice.
Medicine cabinet contains several pill containers, most of which are empty. One still retains enough for three doses (should be taken twice daily to contain illness. Side effects include "fuzzy" head feeling and minor loss of balance).
Assorted items include 'Zippo' lighter, unopened carton of cigarettes, large fishing knife with descaler and bottle opener, Glock 17C with maintenance kit and two magazines worth of ammunition (also, two magazines), birdwatching binoculars, fishing equipment (pole, line, sinkers, hooks, rubber worms etc.), cast iron frying pan, and bean-encrusted pot which has somehow managed to attach itself firmly to the stove.
Other: Although his mental condition is a significant hindrance under normal conditions, he also boasts an eerie capacity to avoid harm and "difficult" situations, possessing an innate knack for staying out (or getting out) of trouble. His cooking, however, is functional at best.
Username: Flintus10
Character Name:Har-El Rozen
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Physical Description: Average height, lean but muscular, scarred and ragged facial features.
Life Description: Har-El is a member of the Israeli special operations institute 'Mossad' there he served for 13 years of his life including his training. After rising through the ranks Har-El's talents in individual unit tactics and competent gunning skills saw him stand out and he was seen equal to some of the very best of Mossad's elite ground troops.
A devout Jew his whole life Har-El was the son of a disgraced Mossad agent who was heavily involved in the 'Lillehammer affair'. Because his father was constantly away Har-El was raised by his mother and despite her attempts to draw him away from a life in the military her death at the hands of a Palestinian car bombing sealed his destiny. After spending long periods in boarding houses and orphanages watching as constant turmoil enveloped his home land Har-El was further detached from humanity after his father commit suicide in suspicious circumstances.
After serving time in ground operations where he learned leadership abilities as well as the compulsory weapon and hand to hand skills Har-El decided to act instead as a counter-terrorism agent overseas and after training in diplomatic and international skills Har-El was sent abroad where up until now he had spent his time gathering intelligence on terrorist activities.
Skills: Skilled "tactical" leader, Competent Automatic weapon user, competent stealth, Knife wielder, Hand to Hand fighter, Novice Diplomat.
Weaknesses: Detatched from teammates, barely any personal skills, Cannot drive, Very distrusting.
Base Location: Har-El has been provided with an apartment in the 'R' sector where his actions are hidden well enough.
Despite eating out most of the time the Har-El has some food leftovers lying around and he has an almost addiction to energy drinks.
Medical supplies inside include the basics: Bandages, painkillers and little else.
While not in his apartment inside his building Har-El has a combination controlled safety deposit box where he keeps.
A silenced Mossad .22 LRS (loaded)
Two '22 LR mags
Combat knife.
$2000
Mossad 9mm Uzi (loaded)
3 9mm mags
On his person he has; a small throwing knife, 2 cans of 'Rockstar' energy drink, Wallet with I.D, $50 in cash and $10 in change, cell phone and a sling backpack.
Other: Has a calm and almost robotic personality and although he is very distrusting of strangers he is still an honorable man who will not backstab others unless completely necessary.
Username: Tack
Character name: Tacken Armitage.
Gender: M
Age: 28
Physical Description: Very heavily built, around 6'8. Rugged black hair, and a heavy beard.
Life Description: Hobby Blacksmith, with side jobs such as farrier and Machinery repair, as he often builds parts for farmers around his area.
Skills: Adept Metalsmith (If you want me to split it around the four, I will).
Dabbling Rifle/Longgun user.
Skilled cannon user.
Superhumanly Tough, Incredibly Mighty.
Proficient Hammerer.
Proficient Axeman.
Proficient Woodcutter.
Competent Carpenter.
Novice Swordsman, Pole-arm user and Maceman.
Knife-wielder.
Weaknesses: Running speed, Firearm Accuracy, Food&Water requirements, Sociality and Stealth.
Base location: Log cabin, with a modified forge out the back. Very low population in the area, except for a city of residents approx. 200000, 10kms(5mls?) to the northeast. In the forge are an anvil, a variety of forged swords, axes, hammers, smithing tools, A rusted scythe, A new halligan bar, and a replica 1100ad bombard, with two shots worth of gunpowder and five cannonballs. The only weapons in the shack are a Bowie knife, and a shotgun which hasn't been touched for a long, long time.
Other: He's huge.