[OOC] The Walking Dead : What's Left

[Strawberry425]

I can log on mobile :)
As for whether the rp is still open, that's not up to me :D

[PapaOso]

I appreciate the speedy replies :). I'd absolutely be interested in joining this if my freaking phone would let me in!

[Descartes]

Wait. What's up with your phone? Why can't you just log in from whatever device you're using now?

[PapaOso]

Because I'm using my work computer.....Shhhhhhh don't tell lol. I usally use my phone while I'm at work and my PC when at home.

[PapaOso]

So what's the general feeling of the game? Obviously it's dark and dangerous due to the circumstances, but is there a determined goal that our characters should strive towards (i.e. Are we building a community or something?), or is it mainly just about survival and whatever story comes organically is what happens?

Also, just so I know, is there any character type that I should stay away from, or is there any type that anyone feels would bring a good balance or that would jut be a good addition to the current cast of characters?

[PapaOso]

So what's the general feeling of the game? Obviously it's dark and dangerous due to the circumstances, but is there a determined goal that our characters should strive towards (i.e. Are we building a community or something?), or is it mainly just about survival and whatever story comes organically is what happens?

Also, just so I know, is there any character type that I should stay away from, or is there any type that anyone feels would bring a good balance or that would jut be a good addition to the current cast of characters?

[JustAnna]

Right now the feel of the game is chaos. It's surviving the chaos, and finding people who won't try take what you have and everything. I will be able to reply better in a bit. Right now I'm sitting in a little shack in the middle of the woods, analyzing bat data. I'm sorry I've been so absent the past few days, with the RP just starting up. I probably started it at a bad time, with everything that's been going on in my life. If you guys could be a little patient with me, I promise it's going to get better :)

I will be home in a few hours to answer any questions, accept/deny sheets, and to possibly make my second post after I read everyone's work. Hope you guys are enjoying it so far!

[PapaOso]

Name: Cael Maddox

Age: 32

Gender: Male

Race: Caucasian; Irish roots

Appearance: He has intense eyes, a small scruffy beard, and is covered in tattoos.

Cael

Clothing: He’s wearing an old, short sleeved, light gray shirt that has a Metallica symbol on it. His denim jeans are dark blue and faded at the knees, and he wears an old pair of work boots

Equipment: He has a black back pack that contains some food rations (mostly junk food that he looted from a convenience store), six bottles of water, an extra pair of clothes, a map, a 750ml bottle of Hennessey that’s wrapped in a hoodie, and an extra pair of shoes tied an outside strap on the pack.

Weapons: He has a Fire Ax and a half-serrated pocket knife with a 5” blade.

Bio/Background: Cael was raised by a single alcoholic of a father who couldn’t have cared less about him and his younger brother’s well being. His mother passed away when he was young due to Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, and he was forced to grow up fast in order to look out for his brother and himself. Growing up, Cael developed a bit of a bad attitude problem as well as a chip on his shoulder and was admittedly “pissed off at the world”; if it didn’t pertain to his brother or himself he really didn’t give a damn about it. He got his first job when he was 14, where he bailed hay for $3 an hour and worked almost nine hours a day during the summers, and during the school years he woke up early to go to work causing him to be late to school often. He got into fights frequently, a lot of the time defending his little brother from bullies, and ended up getting expelled from high school in the middle of his sophomore year. Then he got a full-time job digging ditches for a local man with money who owned his own business and began making around $15 an hour. This lead him to get his own place, his own car, and begin providing a better life for his younger brother.

Eventually, he was fired from his job due to being caught sleeping with his boss’s daughter and everything pretty much went to hell from there. Most people in town wouldn’t hire him because of his bad attitude and known anger problems, and so he ended up falling in with a bad crowd where one of his buddies introduced him to the local illegal street fighting circuit. Immediately he was enthralled by the fights and the lifestyle, and it wasn’t long until he begin earning money fighting and betting in the circuit. During his time with that crowd he began drinking heavily and using drugs casually, especially pain killers, which helped him get through the days with all of the bumps, cuts, and bruises that he obtained fighting in the circuit. It was all justified to him though because of his “screw the world” mentality and he would do ANYTHING if it meant that he could put food on the table for his brother and himself. He felt like he was doing something good for a change and began to make some pretty good money. However, his drinking eventually became an addiction and alcoholism as well as pain pill drug abuse took over his life and he got in so deep that he couldn’t get out on his own. He was arrested for illegal street fighting and drug possession, as well as charged with felony assault; he was sentenced to do 8 years in prison with the chance of an early parole. In prison he did what he did best and he fought to survive, and during his time he got dozens of tattoos done by fellow inmates and completely swore off drugs and alcohol; claiming a Straight Edge lifestyle as his own after being introduced to the concept by his cell-mate. Due to other good behavior he was released after only half of his sentence.

While he was in prison his brother had joined the Army, and was currently overseas fighting in the war, so when Cael got out he was basically alone. He moved to Jonesboro to get a fresh start. He found employment at a dive bar working as a bartender ironically enough, and has now been working there for 3 months.

Occupation Pre-Apocalypse: Bartender/Ex-Con

[PapaOso]

I wrote this at work and wasn't able to edit or proof read it very good due to interuptions, so please forgive mistakes lol.

[Apoalo]

Should make my character the arresting officer. =p Would be funny hah.

[Aeris]

Same age as Logan, tattooed too, beards. I can see the sparkle of intesity growing!

[PapaOso]

Lol that would be hilarious! :D

[PapaOso]

Lol that would be hilarious :D

[PapaOso]

Lol that would be hilarious!

[PapaOso]

Sorry guys, it keeps telling me that there's been an error then it freaking double posts! It won't let me delete them :(

[Strawberry425]

ShieldsOfWar said
Sorry guys, it keeps telling me that there's been an error then it freaking double posts! It won't let me delete them :(

That was/still is happening to me too. The best thing I found that works is when you reach the error page select the url box and return to rpguild's homepage. Then navigate back to the topic you were on. Your post should be there. First time it happened to me I clicked refresh and the website double posted what I had written. IDK what could be causing it but it only ever double posted when I hit refresh :(

[JustAnna]

Descartes - I think your character is interesting. He will make a good mediator of sorts, I think, when/if he gets with the group of survivors.

ShieldsOfWar - I LOVE your character. Of course you are accepted as well.

I hope you guys haven't lost complete faith/respect in me. I'm not attempting to be a shitty GM, but I am on Chatzy right now for a bit if anyone wants to chat. Link is in the first third post.

[PapaOso]

Thanks :D. I'm excited to jump into the story! I just wish that it would let me log in on my phone lol :(

[JustAnna]

Okay. Because I live in Jonesboro, I'm noticing a trend in our posts, and I don't really hate it. I feel like half of the characters should meet where they are - on South Caraway. Right now, every character, minus Santa are within 100 yards from each other. It's pretty awesome.

My characters are going to meet up at the hospital, which is pretty far away from everyone else, but maybe someone else can post for their character to be out near the NEA hospital? It would make two distinct groups.

[Apoalo]

Holly is going to the hospital after searching the shopping center and not finding Cal.