Got room for one more?

@Heretic There are a couple people who have expressed interest yet haven't submitted any kind of sheet, so I would say there is still space right now. I'm probably going to cap the # of people to 10 or so once a more solid group is formed, however.

@Gunther Only a slight age gap, and given its quite a smaller town there's probably less distinctions between Seniors and Sophomores in terms of friends groups. I guess it would depend on how tolerable Jennifer is toward Hailee's... temperament. Personally, I'm not sure Hailee would particularly care for hanging around Jennifer, though.

Ignore this, using this for GM notes:

waiting on sheets:

- half pint
- heretic
- astro
- yankee
- ayden123plat

under gm review:

- force and fury
- varshanka

still needs posted in cs tab:

- vertigo

@Kuro I'm still considering. As I was conceptualizing, I kind of realized that for the possible story I'd want to tell with my hypothetical family, it might not fit well in an RP environment for the long term. But hey, what do you think about someone applying with the intent to...

@Gunther Yeah, I think they'd know each other! Jason still probably does those sports and, potentially the inverse. He's headed nowhere as a person, though, sadly. Any ideas for what they'd think of each other?

@Kuro I'm still considering. As I was conceptualizing, I kind of realized that for the possible story I'd want to tell with my hypothetical family, it might not fit well in an RP environment for the long term. But hey, what do you think about someone applying with the intent to...

spoilers? [+]

kill off or have their family/characters leave the street from the get go? Not exactly planning to "drop" the RP explicitly but just move the characters on as part of the narrative, especially for the other characters remaining?

It's a zombie apocalypse RP. People will inevitably die.

It's a zombie apocalypse RP. People will inevitably die.

I get that haha, I guess I was thinking about it more in the sense of a player and GM's perspective rather than a story one. It would essentially end up with a player (me in this case) leaving the RP. So that's what I was more wondering about, whether you minded having a short-term/temporary player versus taking a more committed long-term player instead. If I'm explaining myself correctly

I know I'm not approved yet, but what time is it? Springs, Summer, Fall, Winter? Month? How long ago did it start? two weeks? two months?

I know I'm not approved yet, but what time is it? Springs, Summer, Fall, Winter? Month? How long ago did it start? two weeks? two months?

Modern day spring two weeks after. This is stated in both the IC/OOC.

my bad, i read it. just didn't really mentally process it.
@Kuro

@half pint@heretic@astro@yankee@ayden123plat

This is a check-in for those who had expressed interest but still haven't submitted sheets.

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I get that haha, I guess I was thinking about it more in the sense of a player and GM's perspective rather than a story one. It would essentially end up with a player (me in this case) leaving the RP. So that's what I was more wondering about, whether you minded having a short-term/temporary player versus taking a more committed long-term player instead. If I'm explaining myself correctly

I don't have an issue with that.

@Force and Fury

Feel free to post in the IC.

@Varshanka

I am waiting for Micki to get back to me about what she thinks about your sheet. Personally, the main issues I see are:

A) The military angle is overlapping with already established characters (that being Gunther's family and Grayson from Theyra's). I can see potential in an influx of military-trained individuals defeating the survivalist aspect of the roleplay.

B) The sheet feels "trauma-dumpy", if that's the correct way to phrase it. I don't have an issue with the PTSD angle, but it feels like that the angle is being used as a stepping stone to include traumatic event after traumatic event in the CS.

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I am waiting for Micki to get back to me about what she thinks about your sheet. Personally, the main issues I see are:

A) The military angle is overlapping with already established characters (that being Gunther's family and Grayson from Theyra's). I can see potential in an influx of military-trained individuals defeating the survivalist aspect of the roleplay.

B) The sheet feels "trauma-dumpy", if that's the correct way to phrase it. I don't have an issue with the PTSD angle, but it feels like that the angle is being used as a stepping stone to include traumatic event after traumatic event in the CS.

I can rewrite and shift to a LEO/security background. and drop the ptsd stuff if needed. I can do a rewrite in the am just incase.

I just tend to play/write soldiers/paladins with a high moral background with knowledge of weapons. but I can be whatever is needed.

@Kuro

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@Varshanka

I'm aware. I never finished Holly's section from the prior RP—and still haven't got around to finishing it in this rendition.

I know that the Holloways and the Graves are neighbors, but should we situate everyone else on the street? I can draw up a very, very crude map if we want one. X'D

How far down the lane would you say the Holloways and the Graves are? I also assume that there are two entrances to the neighborhood? At least two, not including unfenced backyards. Are there any notable features around the neighborhood? Any lakes/ponds in the general vacinity? Any wildly overgrown forests?

I'm just curious about the type of environment that's around the street itself, if you have any of that planned out at all.

I know that the Holloways and the Graves are neighbors, but should we situate everyone else on the street? I can draw up a very, very crude map if we want one. X'D

I think it was @Force and Fury that plotted out the street map with me in the past RP, but I don't have a copy of it anymore. It was rudimentary and everyone was essentially next door neighbors, but if people would like to live slightly further apart this time around we can work something out (as long as it is on the same street, given the concept).

How far down the lane would you say the Holloways and the Graves are? I also assume that there are two entrances to the neighborhood? At least two, not including unfenced backyards. Are there any notable features around the neighborhood? Any lakes/ponds in the general vacinity? Any wildly overgrown forests?

They were somewhere in the middle last time. Their proximity was also a tool to explain the differences in houses (Micki had mentioned that there could've been a fire in the past that had wiped out much of the old brick colonial homes in the area, hence the differences in housing).

The street has two main entrances and exits. In New Hampshire (or at least small town) fashion, they go one way from each direction. One way goes deeper into town, the other way starts to take you out. The road itself isn't a concrete parking lot, it is skinny in size like the example below.



There are a few points where the road breaks off to other streets, but they aren't numerous.

The only notable feature that has made it outside of concept stage, is the park-esque gazebo in the Mulberry neighborhood. It had a wheelchair ramp once, but assholes told FnF's Lila to get fucked because it "disturbed the historical character of the gazebo". The gazebo has the same name as one of the nearby school teachers (Mrs. Merriweather, who had been teaching first grade where Jason first met Holly and most likely others), so perhaps there is a connection to be made. Or maybe it's just a coincidence and no one noticed. I don't know.

I can say that the town (and in turn the street itself) is surrounded by forest, though. If you look at the example town inspirations I mentioned, much of it is woodsy. As for lakes/ponds, yes and no. Huddeen doesn't have one but there are spotted ponds/lakes near by (Baboosic, for example).

Edit: I should really make a guide to Huddeen, huh. Trying to remember all this information after an overnight shift is tiring lol

@Kuro Here's the map from last year. I managed to dig it up!



As a bonus, I've tossed in the Sparling family tree that I made and never used:



Obviously, with some changes to the cast, this map could and should change a bit as well.

It's a zombie apocalypse RP. People will inevitably die.

This is why I created a large extended family. Most of those will die. Maybe a few will survive and make it to Huddeen?

On another, I live in a New England state and have traveled through New Hampshire. Here is my guess for your fictional town name:

A mashup of Hudson and Keene?

@Force and Fury Ooooh! Love the map and the family tree format. Maybe I might borrow this?