Walking Dead: Across the Pond

[robtheguru]

This is a thread is so I can gauge possible interest from the fine folks of this wonderful place. So before I write a long winded introduction I thought i'd just make a list of the basic premise and any details i deem necessary to share. If enough interest is shown then I will get a proper introductory post up when I do the OOC. So here is the information:

-Will be set in the UK, England initially, with the possibility of going to other countries

-Walking Dead rules apply...everyone is infected already etc...(No referring to them as zombies even though everyone pretty much knows what a zombie is)

-I am looking for this to be more about the characters than the shamblers but do not worry, there will be plenty of opportunity to smash some undead skulls

-Try and create some varied characters, I don't want an entire cast of police, military and Bruce Lee reincarnations. Characters who I think are unique and breaking the mould will be more likely to get "presents" in character

-Weapons and ammo is scarce, even more so than in the series because of this countries gun laws. When you create your character you will be limited to one fire arm(if you even want one) with only half a full magazine worth of ammo. That does mean a double barrelled shotgun would be a single shell.

-On the point above, you can't just happen upon swords, guns and ammunition while roleplaying. I will PM people as and when they can stumble across a weapon. Unique characters get more "presents" *wink*. Also posts I think are exceptional will result in "presents". Exceptional does not mean downing fifty shamblers with a butter knife, but something that evokes emotion. Even with these criteria met, it'll still be a rarity that people get weapons.

-Other items you can happen upon yourself, such as tools, medical supplies, food etc.

-The story will initially start in a Quarry however feel free to use your first few posts to describe arriving there if you wish.

-I will be using Google maps to get a basic overview of the nearby area so that you can all see whats going on. Should things take off and enough interest gets shown then I will populate the Coalville with key locations for supplies etc. Click here for a preview of what i mean

-Nobody is ever going to successfully hit with every single bullet

-Below is the WiP character sheet. Try and be realistic in terms of what your character can carry etc:

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Character Sheet

Name: (obvious)
Age: (no under 18's unless they are your NPC companion)
Gender: (easy peasy)
Height: (no need to explain)
Weight: (see above)
Occupation: (before the outbreak)
Hobbies: (again, before the outbreak)
Personality: (what are you like?)
Theme: (if you want to give your character a little theme music then go ahead)

Appearance: (absolutely no anime)

Clothing: (try to be detailed [e.g. instead of just saying trousers, put something like blue faded jeans] although you can miss areas of the body like head and hands for example)
-Head: (Cap, beanie etc)
-Chest: (T-shirt, coat, hoodie etc...can be multiple layers)
-Legs: (Shorts, trousers etc)
-Hands: (Gloves, rings etc)
-Feet: (Boots, trainers etc)
-Back: (Backpack, water pack etc)

Items: (be very mindful of what you put, this is "real life" carrying physics not Skyrim. If you don't have a bag then you will only be able to carry whats in your pockets)

Weapons: (First off, no swords. Can have a gun [British army issue or police issue] but only one magazine of half capacity. Everything else is pretty much ok)

Vehicle: (if you arrived in a vehicle, what is it)

Stats: (You have 18 points to distribute amongst the followings statistics. These are for you to gauge your characters abilities and to limit god modding in game. ***Note*** Awareness increases chance of "presents")
-Awareness: (1- would not see a shambler in front of you / 2- need glasses but you lost them / 3- normal / 4- higher than normal senses / 5- able to spot things most people miss)
-Close Quarters: (1- a baby could beat you up / 2- an old man could beat you up / 3- normal / 4- above average fighter / 5- trained in martial arts)
-Fitness: (1- out of breath from brisk walk / 2- can't jog for more than a minute / 3- can walk for a few hours / 4- can jog for a few hours / 5- can jog almost all day)
-Marksmanship: (1- would miss an elephant point blank / 2- need gun against shamblers head / 3- accurace up to 5m / 4- 15m / 5- 25m)
-Speed: (1- a shambler could outrun you / 2- danger of getting caught by shamblers / 3- average human / 4- pretty fast / 5- national level athlete)
-Strength: (1- can barely carry your own weight / 2- strength of a teenager / 3- average adult/shambler / 4- able to lift own bodyweight / 5- able to lift twice own bodyweight)

History: (a background of your character from before everything went bad)

Companions: (if you arrived with other people, give details [even fill out a character form for them if you wish])

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Example CS

Name: Robert Cadogan
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Height: 6'1”
Weight: 186lbs
Occupation: Quarry Foreman
Hobbies: Heavy Metal, Woodland Camping, Football and Rugby
Personality: Will always voice his opinion, often rather bluntly, but is not afraid to admit when wrong or to go with a different idea. Will put himself out for others her cares for.
Themes:

Character

Fight

Appearance: Coming Soon...

Clothing:
-Head: Beanie
-Chest: Red Check Shirt and Hooded Gilet
-Legs: Faded Blue Jeans
-Hands: Extra Grip Work Gloves
-Feet: Steel Toed Work Boots
-Back: Backpack

Items:
-Full Waterproof Overalls
-Wind-up and Solar Powered Torch/Radio/Mobile Phone Charger Combo
-Multitool

Weapons:
-Two Metal Headed Mallets [Tucked underneath belt]
-Axe [Put through a loop on his backpack]

Vehicle:
-Toyota Hilux Invincible 2014

Stats:
-Awareness: 3
-Close Quarters: 4
-Fitness: 3
-Marksmanship: 1
-Speed: 3
-Strength: 4

History: Coming Soon

Companions: Coming Soon

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Anyway thats basically it for now, if you have any questions feel free to ask.

[DaDrummer676]

Very interesting, I am currently plotting a character.

[PrimezTime]

Interest and I'll get to this as soon as I get free.

[robtheguru]

Welcome :)

[Rare]

I'm Interested by this and will make a CS.

[robtheguru]

Nice to see some interest so soon

[PrimezTime]

Have some ideas and hopefully they will live up to expectation.

[robtheguru]

Well if you want to post a CS now feel free.

[DarkStar]

Name: Duncan Valentine
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Height: 5"10
Weight: 13 stone
Occupation: Royal body guard
Hobbies: Social etiquette, Botany, .Poetry, Classical Literature.
Personality: Very proper, however also just that little bit rough around the edges. As if a reformed personality, born into poverty he was considered a waster until a chance meeting with Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge. Since then he has rapidly become wholely devoted to the security of the royal family Mildly schizophrenic he believes himself to be the last knight of the round table and styles himself accordingly. He is incredibly gentlemanly towards woman and violence is only a means of defending oneself, or the honour of a lady. Which in this day and age gets him more scorn than affection for he is adamant about the protection of a womans sensibilities. Not sexist at least in the conventional sense of the word since he holds woman in higher esteem then men.
Theme:

Appearance: [Damn you and your no anime. Lord Guilford.....ah well]


Clothing: A worn out looking standard issue helmet. A British army commando jumper, slightly ragged and combat trousers. A child carrying custom made sling for the prince royal. Black standard issue boots and fingerless gloves

Items: [Got to love how many pockets you can have... xD] A swiss army knife, three blades, fine, ragged and saw, nail clippers, scissors and two files. One satellite phone with G.P.S, solar/hand wind with one U.S.B. One U.S.B powered L.E.D torch.

Weapons: Mace, a nightstick, cuffs and a tazer. One Heckler and Koch USP, all kindly donated by a Ex welsh police officer. At start three rounds remaining. One well-balanced 14 inch stainless steel kitchen knife.

Vehicle: 2002 Ford Ka

Stats:
-Awareness: 5
-Close Quarters: 3
-Fitness: 3)
-Marksmanship: 3
-Speed: 2
-Strength: 2

History: Born to a hopeless addict of a mother and an alcoholic of a father. Peter would have been a no hoper had it not been for his chance encounter with the royal family and his keen eye spotting a danger to Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridges life. On saving her he was commended and drafted into the royal guard. His Schizophrenia would have usually disbarred him from service however was overlooked by intervention from Her Majesty. Since then he has accompanied the Duchess throughout most of her engagements. When the Dead arose he was on vacation in the welsh vallys, given a direct order from her majesty to take a break. Which is his only living regret, by the time he got to the house of windsor her majesty and her descendants were walkers. He arrived in time to see the Duchess brutally murdered by her husband and his brother. The Prince Royal was hiding in the kitchen cupboards, Peter wouldn't leave until he had verified all family members. Now because getting ahold of his Quetiapine is near impossible his schizophrenia is almost totally unchecked. He has a day's worth of medication left he keeps for dire emergencies. Such as the loss of life of the Prince. He likes to think himself the Prince regent as a result of his care of the last known remaining member of the British Royal family.

Companions: His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge. Would like to be 11 however if reality is considered he is actually 11 months.

[Irisity]

I am very interested in this. I'll post a CS as soon as I can. Is there a character limit?

[Fat Boy Kyle]

Will this begin prior to or after the 'outbreak'? Either way I'll have an initial cs up shortly :)

[robtheguru]

Irisity

Well i'm not really looking at having all that many to be honest but if people want to join they can because ultimately people join and drop out. Would be nice to kill off those who don't stay the course.

Fat Boy Kyle

It'll be about a week after so that people are still in shock etc.

[Fat Boy Kyle]

Also, will this be a case of you can let your character die and make a new one? Or if your character is killed off while your away, coming back and making another?

[robtheguru]

Fat Boy Kyle said
Also, will this be a case of you can let your character die and make a new one? Or if your character is killed off while your away, coming back and making another?

Yeah, if you want to kill off your character because you're getting bored or just want a fresh start then let me know and we can talk about how we will kill them off and introduce your new one.

To be honest if people want their characters to survive but have holidays and things then aslong as they let me know, i won't kill them off, but if I do, they can feel free to make another when they get back.

[DELETED324324]

Name: Justin Glasgow
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Height: 5'11
Weight: 176 lbs
Occupation: Cyber Security
Hobbies: Working with computers, Technology, Video games
Personality: Justin is your average computer nerd has a tendency to overreact also makes lame jokes, he also pretends to get phone calls from his long since dead phone and pretends to type away at his laptop also long since dead and with no electricity that means no charging them.
Theme: White and Nerdy

Appearance: Ere yah go Govnah

Clothing:
-Head: A Sage Green Beanie Cap with a faded Logo on it
-Chest: A black and white striped button up shirt with the collar cut off.
-Legs: Tan Khaki Pants complete with a small tear in the hip
-Hands: Has a sterling silver class ring on his finger
-Feet: Black loafers that in despite of everything still shine
-Back: A Small Messenger bag that contains his laptop.

Items: A pack of Cigarettes, a zippo lighter. smart phone, Laptop in bag, and a stale cookie he found in a café, as well as a pewter barbarian D&D figurine which is his good luck charm.
Weapons: a crowbar

Vehicle: None Justin always took the bus to work or worked from home.

Stats: (You have 18 points to distribute amongst the followings statistics. These are for you to gauge your characters abilities and to limit god modding in game. ***Note*** Awareness increases chance of "presents")
-Awareness: 4
-Close Quarters: 4
-Fitness: Hello he's a nerd so 2
-Marksmanship: 2
-Speed: 3
-Strength: 3
History: Justin was born into an average home but he was an above average student getting good scores on all of his tests and classes especially science and math the only thing he hated about school was PE, and lunch time because he would get bullied but he would stay after school and play D&D with his friends and they would often throw their characters into very comical situations which is why he's always laughing about things, but with most people like Justin he couldn't live without technology it was his crutch it was what got him by and when the time came for him to pick a career he could get into any that he wished as long as it didn't involve fitness, so he chose to work with computers hacking into a companies security with permission of course to test the holes in the security then fix them but that all changed with the result of the outbreak.

Thrown into the world when his mother and father turned into Walkers all Justin could do was run from them taking everything he could find tying some bed sheets and linens together he made a rope and climbed down Justin wasn't fit for this kind of life but he made due eventually scavenging a crowbar which he uses to break into houses and smash walkers heads in but he still can't kick his technology habit.

Companions: His laptop Bessie, and his Barbarian D&D pewter figurine

[Fat Boy Kyle]

James Morgan

Name: James Morgan
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Height: 6ft1
Weight: Around 14st
Occupation: Bartender
Hobbies: Reading and writing about ancient history. Working out. Riding his motorbike. And occasionally some boxing (not competition though).
Personality: James was always the laidback optimistic type, not often voicing his opinions unless asked and only offering reassuring ones when he did. Whether this survived the outbreak however remains to be seen. He is quite confident and not easily offended, although he will not hesitate to take action if someone is intimidating him or if he sees something he really doesn’t agree with.
Theme: Boulevard of broken dreams
Appearance: But younger and with crew cut hair

Clothing:
-Head: James has some old aviators that he’ll wear if its sunny
-Chest: (As in the photo) James wears a white shirt beneath a grey hoody and an old leather jacket that belonged to his father.
-Legs: Some newish jeans that are dark grey in colour and fit him quite well.
-Hands: Leather gloves
-Feet: Black boots
-Back: A small backpack tailored for bikers

Items: A bottle of absinthe; a wind up torch; a couple of cans of beans; a stab can opener; a plastic spork; a pack of cigarettes; a phone with no battery left; and an umbrella.

Weapons: A stainless steel carving knife; a cue ball in a sock; and three quarters of a cue stick.
Vehicle: (he no longer has his) Harley Davidson ‘Fat Boy’

Stats:
-Awareness: 4 - higher than normal senses
-Close Quarters: 4 - above average fighter
-Fitness: 3 - can walk for a few hours
-Marksmanship: 1 - would miss an elephant point blank
-Speed: 2 - danger of getting caught by shamblers
-Strength: 4 - able to lift own bodyweight

History: James was born in Derby as the only child of publicans James (senior) and Francesca Morgan. Through his teens he was endued with the promise that he would work in the family pub, The King’s Sword, and eventually inherit it when he was older. Living above the pub he became used to the life and atmosphere surrounding it, and some of his happiest memories were of him and his father doing work on the place (they were very much DIY orientated). After high school James, despite intending to work in the pub, went to college where he studied History, Sociology, Creative Writing and Security. He had always had a great interest in ancient history and loved to read about ancient Rome and write alternative fiction in his spare time. Sociology he took because he heard it was easy, but actually found he quite liked it. And he took Security because he thought it might be handy given his bar work; he actually went on to get his security license and is therefore a security guard for the pub as well (if nothing else it makes the place look more professional and lowers their insurance).

Whilst in college James fell in love with a girl named Carly. After hearing she was into boxing James took the sport up himself to get her attention, and it worked. He never really took part in competitions, but he kept up the practice because he knew Carly found it attractive. About five months ago (after four years of going out) James proposed to Carly and she moved in with him above the pub. At that point James’ parents had moved out into a nicer house on the edge of Derby. When the outbreak occurred Carly was visiting a not so mutual friend in Leicester, and although he didn’t want to, James lent her his bike to go down there.

Companions: James is currently travelling with the Riley family, consisting of: ‘Doc’ Riley (mid-40s); his wife Melisa Riley (aged 38); and twin girls Amy and Beth (aged 8). James met them a couple of days after the outbreak whilst travelling (unintentionally) towards Birmingham.

[robtheguru]

Just so you all know, I will be running with this RP, even if there are only a few of us. Will make life easier and be able to give you all a bigger part to play in the overall story. I am going to be busy the next few days so may be limited to just responding to questions on here, however I will get the OOC up by the end of the week.

Enalais and FBK (Fat Boy Kyle this is what i'm going to call you from now on to save the half a second it takes to type the full thing lol) you are both accepted. As for you Darkstar you have a PM from me.

[DELETED324324]

ooo darkstars in trouble....

[Irisity]

Name: Georgia Willmore
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 129lbs
Occupation: House Wife, before that she was a meteorologist for the U.S. Air Force
Hobbies: Writing, reading, daydreaming
Personality: Georgia is selfish beyond all means. She was tired of taking peoples' shit before and she's done with it now. She will voice her opinion and thoughts on any matter, no matter how it affects others. She is mostly loyal to herself, but if you show the right qualities, she will stick by your side. Georgia likes to think no one can break her outer shell and make her care, but who knows? She will never keep your secret. What's there to hide in the friggin' apocalypse?
Theme: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M3-Da5Yn1Xs

Appearance:

(I know she's a character on the show already but I really think her appearance is perfect for Georgia. I will change it if you want me to though)

Clothing:
-Head: Nothing
-Chest: Worn down brown jacket with a blood stained blue plaid shirt underneath. She also has a necklace on with a locket that contains a picture of her ex-wife
-Legs: Faded jeans that are torn unevenly on the pant legs. Right side comes up to the knees, left side comes up between the knee and ankle
-Hands: Nothing
-Feet: A pair of brand new red sneakers
-Back: A child's backpack with Hello Kitty all over it

Items: Bottle of water (half full), picture of her ex-wife, a dull pocket knife (used mostly for opening cans), two peaches (one rotten, one very close to being rotten)

Weapons: Aluminum baseball bat

Vehicle: Her original vehicle was stolen by a group of bandits, so she walks on foot now

Stats: (You have 18 points to distribute amongst the followings statistics. These are for you to gauge your characters abilities and to limit god modding in game. ***Note*** Awareness increases chance of "presents")
-Awareness: 3
-Close Quarters: 4
-Fitness: 3
-Marksmanship: 2
-Speed: 3
-Strength: 3

History: Georgia was born in the southeast part of the U.S. to a middle class family in Memphis, Tennessee. She always dreamed of being a writer, but her parents wanted her to take over the family business, a small wine store in downtown Memphis. She grew up surrounded by homophobia and unlucky for her, she turned out to be queer. Her family did not react kindly when she came out, so she fled north towards Maine. She gave up her dream of becoming a writer and enrolled into a local college where she trained to be a meteorologist. She was going to work for a news station, but one of her teachers convinced her to work for the air force. When she was accepted in, they shipped her off to a small base in North Carolina. There, she met a lovely girl named Jackie. They fell in love and got married, but when the boss found out, he kicked both of the newlyweds out. Once again, Georgia fled from the south, but this time she had a loving partner to support her. They crossed the border into Canada and settled down in Toronto. Jackie became a lawyer and convinced Georgia to stay home in their cozy little apartment. After a few years, Jackie started drinking. And she drank more. And more. And more. Then came the physical abuse Jackie bestowed upon her wife. Georgia took it for months, telling herself that Jackie didn't mean it. But Jackie did. Georgia packed her things and flew to the U.K., settling down in a small village in Wales. After a week there, everything went to hell. Georgia hadn't even finished unpacking yet.

Companions: No compainions

[Fat Boy Kyle]

robtheguru said
Just so you all know, I will be running with this RP, even if there are only a few of us. Will make life easier and be able to give you all a bigger part to play in the overall story. I am going to be busy the next few days so may be limited to just responding to questions on here, however I will get the OOC up by the end of the week. Enalais and FBK (Fat Boy Kyle this is what i'm going to call you from now on to save the half a second it takes to type the full thing lol) you are both accepted. As for you Darkstar you have a PM from me.

Yay ;D

And yeah thats fine, call me whatever... except from Carl or Kylie. If you do I will find you.