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Good news, everyone!

We're All Gonna Die is a simple, diceless RPG. Here's its origins + rules : http://cavalorn.livejournal.com/241167.html
And he's the RP thread.
Basically, I will be your GM, and you will create a character, along with maybe 3 or 4 other players, and we will embark on a role playing adventure. Well, more of a movie horror kind of thing. Your character will have four strengths and two weaknesses, and instead of a dice roll, I'll decide what happens based on your character's strengths and weaknesses.

For example, your character arrives in a situation where he has to swim to safety. If you put swimming in his strength, then he'll probably survive...for now. If you put swimming in his weaknesses.. well.. heh. If you didn't put swimming anywhere, well I'll probably do a coin toss, or think of something. Up to me. Heck, that's fair since I won't be playing as a character anyway.

So! If you're interested, the first round of this will be in this setting:

You and your friends go for an adventure to Europe! Sadly, due to some sort of screw up with your travel agency, you end up in a remote village. Weird, huh? Still, when you arrive, the village is fine, and you get to stay in a cabin at the outskirts! That travel agency screwed up, but you can still save this vacay. If you're cool with unconventional zombies, and other kinds of cannibals.

So! If you're interested, fill this up!

Name:
Sex:
Age:
Personality (optional):
Some Backstory (optional. You guys should discuss how your characters know each other either IC or OOC):

Strengths (Try to be specific and not choose a lot of wide scope skills e.g. combat. Instead, choose something like brawling, or wrestling, or firearms.)
1.
2.
3.
4.

Weaknesses (Try to have sensible weaknesses. Having weaknesses doesn't mean it's crippling, but phobias are welcome. Try something like "Sucks at directions" or something solid like "swimming". Yeah, I'm not good at swimming.)
1.
2.

Backpack (Just put items in. I'd love it if you're reasonable with the items and not try to cram a lot of stuff that it becomes weird. Bring stuff that your character should be bringing. Like clothes. Cash. Food. A death ray.)

Here's an example character I made just now.

Name: Huey Farnsworth
Sex: Male
Age: 80
Personality (optional): Crazy old man
Some Backstory (optional. You guys should discuss how your characters know each other either IC or OOC):
Just a crazy old man. The backstory is, he's a crazy old man.
Strengths (Try to be specific and not choose a lot of wide scope skills e.g. combat. Instead, choose something like brawling, or wrestling, or firearms.)
1. Chemistry
2. Physics
3. Driving
4. Seducing women of all ages

Weaknesses (Try to have sensible weaknesses. Having weaknesses doesn't mean it's crippling, but phobias are welcome. Try something like "Sucks at directions" or something solid like "swimming". Yeah, I'm not good at swimming.)
1. Swimming
2. Frail body

Luggage:
A bottle of Good News Herbal Supplement x4

I'm looking for 3 to 4 people, especially since this is just a trial run. We'll discuss more rules once we get enough. For now it's first post first served, but I'm hoping for a balance of 2 males and 2 females, though it doesn't matter that much.
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Name:William Pike
Sex:male
Age:21
Personality (optional):selfless, kind, cheerful.
Some Backstory (optional. You guys should discuss how your characters know each other either IC or OOC):

Strengths (Try to be specific and not choose a lot of wide scope skills e.g. combat. Instead, choose something like brawling, or wrestling, or firearms.)
1.first aid
2.Mapwork
3.fire starting
4.shelter building

Weaknesses
1.cooking
2.gullible

Backpack:
Flint 'n steel
Swiss army knife
Hip flask
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Hey! I like it. You're accepted, then!

We wait for 2 or 3 more, hopefully they come soon!
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@racial ghoulhell yeah.
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Name: Lane Peterson
Sex:Female
Age:22
Personality (optional): very outgoing girl

Strengths (Try to be specific and not choose a lot of wide scope skills e.g. combat. Instead, choose something like brawling, or wrestling, or firearms.)
1. Hunting
2. kick boxing
3. finding water
4. rock climbing

Weaknesses (Try to have sensible weaknesses. Having weaknesses doesn't mean it's crippling, but phobias are welcome. Try something like "Sucks at directions" or something solid like "swimming". Yeah, I'm not good at swimming.)
1.can not read a map
terrified of spiders

Backpack (Just put items in. I'd love it if you're reasonable with the items and not try to cram a lot of stuff that it becomes weird. Bring stuff that your character should be bringing. Like clothes. Cash. Food. A death ray.)
Water containers
Bow and arrows
A change of clothes
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@Castle Hey, looks good except for some stuff. Mainly the self-defense part. If you can get specific that would be great. Is it some sort of martial art? Did she play baseball a lot, giving her strong arms to bash people's heads in? Or maybe she's really great at wrestling/grappling? Anything more specific than self-defense would work, it's just too vast for a strength.

I'm trying to think if we can combine tracking animals with hunting for food, into one strength, "Hunting". If you can think of an additional strength, it'll help me decide!

Lastly, I'll allow the archery set since it's usually allowed as luggage in planes, but other weapons would be a no go (e.g. gunz)

Other than that, seems awesome! In fact you're accepted, just edit some stuff. And you guys could start talking about the backstory and stuff. From what I've seen so far, maybe you were supposed to go on a camping/hunting adventure throughout Europe. Up to you!
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How does that look now its been edited
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@Castle Looks good!
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Looks like we're two down, two to go! Although I'm okay with starting with just three of you players, if you want. In any case, still open!
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@racial ghoul awesome thanks
a camping trip would fit and that's what I was thinking when I read @fer1323 character sheet
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Yeah, sounds good. For potential players, you don't have to fit into the camping trip theme. You can easily patch that with a backstory (say, you just got dragged along by your two camping-addict friends) so don't let that limit your character idea.
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@racial ghoul@Castle more poeple !!! Hell yes!!
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Name: Brenner Silversmith
Sex: male
Age: 62
Personality (optional): Overly serious old dude who claims to have fought in a war that happened when he was only 10
Some Backstory (optional. You guys should discuss how your characters know each other either IC or OOC): he got on the wrong plane by mistake (or something like that. Maybe he's someones adoptive grandpa? I don't know.)

Strengths (Try to be specific and not choose a lot of wide scope skills e.g. combat. Instead, choose something like brawling, or wrestling, or firearms.)
1. bar fights (or environmentally assisted brawling if you want fancy talk)
2. marksmanship
3. scaring random strangers
4. improvised weaponry

Weaknesses (Try to have sensible weaknesses. Having weaknesses doesn't mean it's crippling, but phobias are welcome. Try something like "Sucks at directions" or something solid like "swimming". Yeah, I'm not good at swimming.)
1. always blames aliens (ignores evidence and contextual information in favor of crackpot theories)
2. drinks too much

Backpack (Just put items in. I'd love it if you're reasonable with the items and not try to cram a lot of stuff that it becomes weird. Bring stuff that your character should be bringing. Like clothes. Cash. Food. A death ray.)

several small plastic bottles (mouthwash, shampoo, conditioner, lotion) filled with homemade moonshine
6000 assorted rubber bands
heavy duty leather gloves
hand drawn map of the entire new york city underground, color coded (with notes), in a monogrammed leather notebook
(not entirely a serious submission, mostly trying not to go insane from lack of sleep, but am I doing it right?)
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Decent, if you can fit the aged guy with the backstory. It's not impossible but it's rare to see a 60 year old man on a camping trip with 20ish year olds.

We need to polish some strengths/weaknesses, namely :
bar fights - can this be brawling instead? bar fights seems so specific to bars haha
scaring random strangers - I suggest this to be intimidation instead, but this would do if you want

always blames aliens - I have no idea how to translate this to a weakness haha. It must be a weakness, I just can't see how this is one. Perhaps you can elaborate? Remember I'm gonna use your weaknesses to help me decide on outcomes.

drinks too much - alcoholic maybe? Although this is fine, but he's never gonna be sober

Other than that, it's fine. For the backpack, I have no idea what to do with it so I'll allow it haha!

When you update the sheet, we can maybe start, unless you guys wanna wait for another.

EDIT: Just noticed the backstory. It's alright, I guess. As long as you can link him to the other guys! (If he got on the wrong plane, why did he tag along with them?) Other than that, and the updates above, you're good.
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specifically bar fights, sliding people along bars, throwing them over tables, through plate glass windows. i guess that can be applied to other situations as well
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Alright, explained how blaming aliens is a weakness in a side note, expanded bar fights a bit.
Fair warning, i am hardwired for figuring out insane ways of weaponising things, so those rubber bands and the improvised weapons thing? yeah, that's gonna be fun.
Oh, and as he is a slightly crazy old man scaring random strangers is more IC than straight up intimidation.
totally honest, did not expect you to be okay with this. the main version of the character was designed as a low-level gamebreaker for a fanfiction.
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Hah, actually I like having someone unpredictable and crazy in a party. Besides, the main goal of this is to have fun anyway, so why not? Although if the others have something against the character, we'll have to do some last minute updates.

Maybe he talked to the others and found out about their booking mishap and is convinced that aliens are manipulating/after them, so he joins them to protect them and uncover the truth that's out there?

But yeah, I think I'll allow it, but the other players can have a say in balancing. Not that they would, you're on the same side.
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I've got no issues with @phantomlink959 character, I think it will be good fun having someone like that in the group
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I'm not sure he would go so far as aliens on a scheduling mixup, but zombies, cannibals, and stolen mail he definitely would.

Dis gon' be fun.
EDIT: Actually, yeah, blame the aliens for that too. Not the greys or reptoids though, no, they want you to THINK it was them...
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