BEFORE

In May of the year 2020 American, Chinese, and Russian soldiers all converged on the country of Pakistan over the abundant natural resources in the region. A Three sided battle ensued killing hundreds of troops and thousands of civilians caught in the middle. In response to this, the large-scale terrorist group, ISIS, attacked the three nations in full scale battle. They had grown immensely more powerful than any of the three nations had believed. The United Nations convened to try to put a stop to the conflict. Instead, alliances were made and battle lines were drawn. World War 3 had begun.

That was almost a year ago now. The world is in a state of war unlike any it has ever seen before. Russian soldiers have invaded Alaska while a Chinese navy sits a hundred miles away from the coast of Hawaii. American soldiers are engaged in a brutal campaign along the border of their two warring enemies. Fear of the end of the world is now the only thing stopping nuclear conflict.

Unbeknown to the rest of the world, a new European terrorist group calling themselves the Organization, has spent the past two years developing a biological weapon unlike any seen before. They have taken over the ISIS infrastructure and now have control over the largest army not associated with a single nation in the world.

Their weapon? A fungal virus which turns all those infected with it insane with an insatiable hunger. Infected individuals have fungus grow out of their pores and will eat anything living that they can get their hands on. The disease not only affects humans, but animals as well and is resistant to all forms of medicine. And now, the weapon is ready to deploy.

The date is February 25, 2021 in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. Thousands have gathered for Mardi Gras celebrations hoping to forget about the bleak state of the world. Behind the parade barricades dozens of people of all walks of life wearing bomb vests filed with fungal spores explode. On top of those killed in the initial blasts, thousands of citizens are infected. The city is thrown into a state of total anarchy and the National Guard creates a city-wide quarantine. Their numbers are stretched thin however as most of the military is busy fighting the war.

Now the calendar starts, 300 days BEFORE…

Before What?

Before the end of the world, silly. So this is the beginning of what will hopefully become a series of RP’s set in a new original world. Before takes place over the three hundred days it takes for civilization to fall. We will be watching the world fall apart.

The basic premise is that we are not superheroes or the ‘chosen ones’ or anything like that, we are simply people who were unfortunately caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. Larger scale global events and major plot will be mostly in the background as we will see outside events on news stories or hear about them second handedly.

Our characters are all present in New Orleans at the time of the Organization’s attack. We don’t know what is going on and it will take a while until we find out. The city will be in a state of total and complete anarchy as we try to survive. Players are encouraged to create multiple characters, as people WILL die.

The military is currently shooting first and asking questions later. President Trump is currently planning to build a wall around the city. (That is only kind of a joke.) We all start out as scared average people running around and not knowing what to do. You can have characters with military experience or in the military currently but no over powered badasses who are invincible.

Now I do have an end point for this RP, three hundred in game days after we start. What happens is up to us and we will use this as a building up of the world in the sequel RP, aptly called “AFTER.”

The infected are not zombies and you do not need a head shot to kill one. Anything that would kill a person will kill an infected. They have nasty looking fungus growing out of their skin and eat pretty much anything that is alive and not infected. There is no talking to them and there is no cure. Get bit and you turn. It happens pretty quickly too, the infected person has a sort of seizure as the fungus grows out of their skin and they start coughing up blackened blood. Infected can run, jump, climb, and all that good stuff. Animals can also be infected, do not pet the mushroom dogs.

As we go on there will be more ‘advanced’ forms of the infected that we will encounter but at the very beginning they are ‘normal.’ Have an idea for a new type? Let me know. This entire RP is a world building experience as well as an emotional and character driven one. I want to make a series in this world and I want help in doing so. As we go we will encounter all kinds of factions and such that are beginning to populate this world.

Remember that the world has not ended yet. I plan on having us eventually escaping the quarantine and visiting places that are relatively peaceful. As I said we are watching the world fall apart. I have a vision of us getting to a safe place outside of New Orleans only to have to survive invading Chinese soldiers. This is the answer to the one question everyone will ask after. Where were you when the world ended?

• Don't leave for weeks without letting me know. If you can't post for a certain amount of time tell me. If you disappear without a reason your characters will be killed in the most brutal ways possible.
• This is a mature RP so cursing, racism, and all that good stuff is acceptable to a point. I don't want to read porn, if there is something frisky going on use a fade to black.
• Do not control a player's character without their permission.
• Any fights or arguments are to be handled via PM, keep the OOC nice and friendly.
• Random off topic conversation is encouraged in the OOC, it adds a sense of community and is all around fun. If you don't have time to post IC you can still talk to your friends here. Discuss movies, comics, and tv shows at your leisure but try to keep spoilers to a minimum.
• I prefer collab posts to different post interactions between characters. This isn't a requirement, just a preference.
• Basic advanced rules, put some effort into your posts and have at least 4-5 good paragraphs. One liners are never acceptable.
• Any questions about characters or anything feel free to PM me. Want to send your character to me that way instead of posting it on the OOC? That's fine with me.
• Recognize that Superman is the greatest superhero ever created.

More to come. I plan to add faction, creatures, mutant, and area sheets. I'll get to these as we get further into the RP.

@ADParis@Wade Wilson@Rockerman403@Monster@paragloan@BilboTheGreat@sakurasan@Gray Linings
Think that's everybody who posted or liked something on the interest thread. This is still pretty under construction but here it is for now.

*cough* First *cough*

Alright now my next order of business is to get a character written up. Then to proofread because I'm sure the OP needs it.

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Picture: Michal stands at 6'0" with a stocky chest and a bit of a beer belly. While not overly muscled, he is not entirely out of shape. Dark black hair fall down beyond his ears in greasy curls. Almond shaped eyes hide vibrant blue orbs reflecting the light. He wears a long gash from the middle of his forehead all the way down to the tip of his nose.

Name: Michal Lukasz Gawren

Age: 31

Height: 6'0"

Weight: 210 lbs.

Occupation: Architectural Engineer

Personality: Michal is what one might call a typical Polock. Staunch, resolute, and firm in his convictions. Some would claim to spot a bit of Hatred and dis in his eyes, but that is not true. Michal is just a man who is seldom impressed. While initially code, once warmed up, you find him quote easy to mingle and associate with as he enjoys company and intelligent discussions.

Skills: Trained in hand to hand combat to a basic degree. Well versed in architecture and the design of most buildings; able to identify weak points in structural integrity.

Flaws: Fearful of large animals such as bears and moose. Quite a bit of a sexist, believing that women should stick to the traditional mold. Michal is overly confident in his own ability, so much so that it leads him to fault more often than not. Not in the best physical condition of his life. Enjoys the idea of drinking a little too much and becomes very violent when drunk.

Bio: Michal grew up in a rather normal family with a heavy Polish influence. He had been born in the country, although his father had not. Around the age of twenty three, his father Lukasz had decided to try his hand at the opportunity of America, where in North Carolina he met Michals's mother. Michal took a large amount of influence from his father in his career choice, with his father being a designer of large corporate skyscrapers. His teen years led to little of any interest outside of the occasional encounter with a girl here and there.

After finishing high school with a below average GPA, he would make his way into the basic workforce until he had the money to put towards a better education. After two years of working out the aid and the remaining due, he began his first year at the community college, majoring in architectural engineering and minoring in accounting. With two years of pre requisites under his collar, he transferred to the North Carolina state University. After a rather long and arduous five more years, he had struggled and graduated with a masters in his field.

The next year had been rough, as little to no consistent work seemed to work it's way to Michal. The best he was ever able to scrounge up were favors called in on his father's reputation, but few people wanted a permanent hire that was fresh out of college. Michal remembers more than one occasion when he went without food for a few days in exchange for heat in the night. This went on until his little projects had made their way to the hands of larger industry and design companies.

(WIP)

((We'll that's what I could come up with at four in the morning lol. It needs improving for sure.))

@Rockerman403
Well it looks good so far. I honestly didn't expect to get a Polish immigrant type character, that is pretty interesting. All you need to do now is explain how he got to New Orleans around Mardi Gras, maybe he found a job in the city a few months ago or something. Anyway Michal is right on his way to being accepted!

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My first character is finished and on the character page in case anyone wants an example.

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@paragloan
Looks pretty good, maybe expand on the bio just a little bit. Just a bit more background information on her and she should be good to go.

I edited and expanded it some. Let me know what you think. Thanks.

@paragloan
Cool cool, accepted. Move her to the character section.

@Rockerman403
I'm going to go ahead and accept Michal too, just add a little "went to New Orleans" thing in his bio. Move him to the character section.

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So I changed Eric's picture to something I liked better. Not as high quality art but it'll do. I might keep looking for an actual picture though.

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And I changed it again, now I'm happy with it even if he does look a bit older than he should. That's it though, done. Now I just need to finish Sam.

Hey @ADParis @Wade Wilson @Monster @sakurasan how are those characters coming?

Here's my first char:


Name: Katie (Kate) Mansfield

Age: 20

Height: 5'5

Weight: 120 pounds

Occupation: Student at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

Personality: Katie is a party girl at heart. Throughout most of her teenage years she spent her time going to any party she could get into instead of important things, like studying. She is a very social person and knows how to talk too most people, she is usually very confident and knows what she wants. She can be quite manipulative and uses what she has too get what she wants. Katie will try anything once. She's a glass half full kind of girl. A loyal girl to her friends, but also loves gossip. Katie is a mixed bag.

Skills: Katie is an amazing actress and knows how and when she can use this too her advantage. She knows how to cook meals and so can offer that service to any group she is with. She is agile so she can run fast and climb with relative ease.

Flaws: She isn't strong at all and tries to make up for this with her agility. She isn't the smartest girl either, having only just scraped a pass in maths and English at school due too her not caring about it. Used to be an addict.

Bio: Katie was born on the 23rd of October 2000 in East London to a working class family on one of the more rough council estates. Growing up was okay for her, the first ten years of her life were relatively comfortable. She didn't have excessive amounts of toys or clothes but she had all she needed and there was always dinner on the table. She finished primary school in 2011 and started secondary school that September, and this was the start of most of her problems. For her 13th birthday her older sister gave Katie her first joint. She loved it. She started smoking weed and drinking regularly at the age of 13, whether or not she was at a party or sitting in a park with her friends. She started getting herself into trouble at this age and her school grades went down dramatically. She didnt care about school or the qualifications she needed. This carried on until she was 16 and had only just passed maths and English with a Low C. Most other subjects she had failed, one or two she had managed to scrape a C. The only subject she excelled in, Drama, is where she pushed a C, managing to get an A+ in fact. By now her parents and the school had realised she had problems and they tried everything too sort her out, but nothing was working. For two years until she was 18 the same thing continued until her older sister managed too get her an audition for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. They were amazed with her acting ability, but would only accept her if she came clean. She agreed, and six months later started at the school. Now, in 2021, she has been in control for a year and a half. She still has the occasional joint but hasn't had a drink since, although sometimes its still hard too say no.

The college organized a trip too New Orleans for the students and she went with them, arriving on February 19th and staying for a week. On the day before they go home, her and her friends decided they wanted to visit the Mardi Gras celebrations.

@BilboTheGreat Accepted, move her over.

On another note, I hope to start as soon as Wednesday if everything goes well. Characters can still be applied for and such after we start and at that point any accepted characters can post.

Before that happens though I've got a world building question. How would y'all feel about having 'spore pods' grow together in areas where a large amount of infected congregate? They'd grow more spores and maybe later on as they evolve even sentient creatures made out of just the infection itself and not hosts.

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not the character [+]

It's been going okay, just trying to find space to work on him that doesn't ruin my non-stop "listen to edgy crap" schedule.

I'm devoted.

Haha okay, just checking.

@Vandy My bad~ Working on it! I'm still into this.

Hey @ADParis @Wade Wilson @Monster @sakurasan how are those characters coming?

Uhhmmm.. would you be mad if I said I haven't really worked on them? >n>''''

edit: but after looking at some of the other characters, I think I might get a move on. ehehehehe

@Vandy My bad~ Working on it! I'm still into this.

Cool, just checking.



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Paris you're fine. Just try to get one done before Wednesday because I want to start then.

@Vandy I might have to retract my interest - I tried to get into working on a character but it just wasn't working. I'm definitely gonna lurk, though, cause I do like the idea. Sorry if this is a little bit of a wrench in the machine. :s

Sorry double post! D: