First you pick a name and a class. There's your basic character, you're ready to play! Just post your name and class in this thread and I'll send you a character sheet. Once you get some experience points you can buy new skills to make yourself even more effective as a survivor. You'll also find various weapons and items throughout the world...as far as weapons don't be afraid to improvise either. Any questions?




Civilian Classes: These are the majority of people you will see in a city. They are very versitile and level up fairly fast (every 100XP).

Doctor: Basic physician. Can heal minor wounds effectively and has an idea about how to work with serious ones.
Works best in a powered hospital building or other medical facility. Has minimal combat skills.

Skills: First Aid (Heals up to 5HP with first aid kit)
Search (+10% to find medical supplies when searching a building)

Equipment: 3 FAKs (first-aid kit), knife.




Police Officer: Well trained in the use of basic firearms. Also trained in crowd control and able to lead a group through a tough combat situation.

Skills: Basic Firearm Usage [Small Arms] (+10% to attacks with Small Arms)
Leadership (Has a better chance of rallying NPC help

Equipment: Pistol (7 shots), 2 pistol clips, Nightstick





Fire Fighter: In excellent physical condition. Carries an axe and has the strength to use it. Best at removing barricades.

Skills: Basic Melee [Axe]
Barricade Bane (+3 points of damage to barricades when using axe)

Equipment: Fire Axe, Wire Cutters




Worker: This is the game's everyman. He/she has no special skills, but contains unlimited potential.

Skills: Levels up with 75XP instead of 100

Equipment: Cellphone, Improvised weapon (baseball bat, hockey stick, kitchen knives, etc.)






Military Classes: The elite soldiers. Though they are a minority in the city compared to civilians they have far less casualties. It's rare to see a zombie in uniform. (level up at 150XP)




Combat Medic: Essentially a doctor that has been trained for the rigors of combat and health care in the field. Works equally well in a powered medical facility or in the street under fire.

Skills: First Aid (Heals up to 5HP with first aid kit)
Basic Firearm Usage [Small Arms] (+10% to attacks with Small Arms)

Equipment: 3 FAKs, Pistol (7 shots), 1 pistol clip




Gunner: If you need something shot this is the person to go to. He/she is well versed in the art of the kill shot.

Skills: Basic Firearm Usage [Small Arms] (+10% to attacks with Small Arms)
Basic Firearm Usage [Medium Arms] (+10% to attacks with Medium Arms)

Equipment: Assault Rifle (30 shots, fires in 3 shot bursts), Pistol (7 shots), 1 pistol clip





Scout: Has exceptional endurance and speed. This soldier can get to his/her location faster than just about anyone and can get out of the dangerous situations with a killer instinct.

Skills: Free Running (can move from building to building without having to get back to ground level, usually going from roof to roof, also adds 10ft to your move speed)
Basic Firearm Usage [Small Arms] (+10% to attacks with Small Arms)

Equipment: Pistol (7 shots), 2 Flareguns, 20 ft nylon rope








Leveling up/ Skills

Every time you level up (100XP for civilians, 75XP for workers, 150XP for military) you gain one skill point. One skill point will buy you a skill. You can use skill points whenever you decide to. Also when you level up you gain some HP.
Civilans: +2HP at lvl up
Military: +5HP at lvl up

Skills:

Barricading (the ability to construct improvised barricades, each turn raises the level with a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 10)

Free Running (move from building to building without touching the ground, usually from roof to roof, also adds 10ft to your running speed)

First Aid (ability to use FAKs, heals 5 points for every rank in the skill with a maximum of 3 ranks)

Radio Operator (can send radio transmissions)

Small Arms Usage (adds 10% to your chance to hit with small arms with every rank, max=70%)

Medium Arms Usage (see Small Arms Usage)

Heavy Arms Usage (see Small Arms Usage)


Demolitions (knowledge in explosives and basic operation/constructions)

Search (+10% to find an item, specify item before search also must purchase a new rank for each item)

Surgery (heal major wounds, can only be performed in a powered medical building)

Melee (+10% to hit an enemy with a melee weapon per rank)

Conditioning [costs 5 points] (+10 to HP, +4 to all melee damage, +5ft to speed)

Diagnosis (able to detect nearby survivor HP values and Infection status)

Headshot (10% chance of instant kill with ranged weapons)