[quote=MissCapnCrunch]
I too am not entirely well educated in the walking dead universe- but I love me some zombie role plays (:[/quote]
It's not real complicated. It's a very realistic zombie world as opposed to fantasy based. It's grittier and focuses more on survival and characterization. Depending which walking dead universe were talkin (comics or show) The word zombie may or may not exist, and instead many pseudonyms are made up by groups and characters.(Show) Or the word zombie exists, but other names for zombies describe specific types, i.e. walker, lurker, roamer, runner, bloater (comic)
It also differs from other zombie franchises by denying the existence of special zombies, and also in that you dont have to be bit to turn into a zombie, just die of anything not related to brain trauma.