Keyser Soze
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Okay, for those of you who weren't on the Zombie RPG OOC thread, here was the explanation for this RPG I made:
We discussed the idea back and forth a little, until I decided to create a proposal thread here to gauge interest. So here we go:
Screenname of the Proposed RPG’s Game Master:
Byrd Man
Keyser Soze
Do You Have An Instant Messenger that we can reach you on for better conversation? (i.e MSN, Yahoo, AIM, ect.) And if so, what is your screenname?:
[email protected]
Gamemasters/Assistant Gamemasters already chosen:
Byrd Man
Keyser Soze
How will the overall layout of the RPG be?:
A single-season (for now) RPG with a tighter, more structured focus than many of the more general RPGs out there. One of the things that might set it apart from other games is that there is a core roster of characters that will need to be filled first. Here are the ten key roles:
RICK GRIMES
The leader of the group. A sheriff's deputy before the zombie outbreak. Rick is torn between trying to be a good example to his family and the other survivors, and concealing his own growing feelings of despair. His hope is to find a safe haven for the group, somewhere they can set themselves up and restart some kind of normal life. But he is haunted by a secret Dr. Jenner from the CDC whispered to him before the building's destruction.
LORI GRIMES
Rick's wife. She is plagued with guilt over having an affair with Rick's best friend, Shane, when she believed Rick to be dead. She strives to maintain her son's innocence and childhood in this hostile world.
CARL GRIMES
Rick's son. I almost made him an NPC for Lori, but decided that in the comics he becomes a complex and compelling enough character to merit someone wanting to play him in the game. But if there's no interest he can be jointly NPCed by the players RPing as Rick and Lori.
SHANE
Rick's partner and best friend, Shane was the initial leader of the group, and while sleeping with Lori had become a surrogate father to Carl. Since Rick's return he has lost all of this, and as a result seems dangerously to mental collapse. Will he become the good man he once was, or will his downfall continue?
GLENN
A pizza delivery boy before the zombie outbreak, Glenn acts as a scout and forager for the group, getting them invaluable supplies. His upbeat personality and sense of humor also helps bring a touch of levity to the group's grim situation.
ANDREA
Andrea has been left traumatised by the recent death of her sister, Amy. She almost gave up on life at the CDC, until Dale convinced her to carry on for his sake. Will she find a new purpose in life, or is all hope for her now gone forever?
DALE
The elder statesman and father figure of the group, retired Dale owns the RV that many of the survivors depend on for transport. Having recently lost his wife to cancer, Dale finds himself growing very attached to Andrea. How will their relationship evolve? Also, Dale was witness to one of Shane's darkest moments, where he came dangerously close to shooting an unaware Rick. Will he share this news?
CAROL & SOPHIA
Whoever chooses this role gets two characters for the price of one. Carol was the victim of an abusive, bullying husband long before the arrival of the zombie apocalypse. Since his death, Carol has come out of her shell, and emerged as a maternal figure for the group of sorts, looking after the children and taking charge of the cooking and cleaning. But is she still hiding deep-seated emotional scars?
T-DOG
Little is known about T-Dog. Did he used to be a gang member, or was he an accountant called Terrence who took on the name T-Dawg after the dead started walking in order to appear tough? Either way, he acts as muscle for the group, and regularly takes part in dangerous missions. He remains haunted by his decision to abandon Merle Dixon - will that decision have dire consequences in the future?
DARYL DIXON
The loose cannon of the group, Daryl is a short-tempered, racist redneck who happens to be handy with a crossbow. He has proven to be an expert hunter, and effective at killing zombies, explaining why the group has kept him around. But why has he remained with the group? Perhaps he isn't as cynical and hateful as he appears?
Those are the 10 key roles, and before I launched the game, I would want at least 8 of these roles filled. This game would have an increased focus on interaction and character dynamics rather than long solo posts, so I'd want the cast to be filled out rather than NPCed. However, once these central roles are filled up, these additional roles would also be available:
MORGAN JONES & DUANE JONES
The father and son who Rick met when he first woke from his coma. Morgan chose to remain in isolation in Rick's old neighbourhood until he could kill his reanimated wife, something he had not been able to bring himself to do when we last saw him. In the comics Rick eventually does find Morgan and Duane again. Someone picking up this character would have the choice to re-introduce him in a way similar to how it was done in the comics, or go their own direction instead.
MERLE DIXON
Daryl's older brother - even more racist, and lacking any sense of underlying decency. He was left behind by the group, handcuffed to a pipe on a rooftop. The group returned for him, but by the time they'd arrived he had sawn off his own hand to escape. He then stole the group's van and drove off, presumably planning to eventually get revenge on the survivors. Will he come back?
MORALES & HIS FAMILY
Formerly part of the group, Morales split off and left with his family, hoping to find relatives in Birmingham. Does he make it? Or could he rejoin the group?
CHARACTERS FROM THE COMIC
Tyreese. Michonne. Hershel. The Governor. Do you have a favorite character from the comics who has yet to appear in the TV show? Once our core cast is filled, people will be able to introduce these comic characters into the continuity of the TV show, making a few tweaks if they so choose.
ORIGINAL CHARACTERS
If you have an idea for a new character of your own creation that could become part of the group, then you can include them in the Walking Dead universe. This could be a long-term commitment, or take the form of a short-term "guest star" who only lasts for a single sequence or "pit-stop" in the group's journey, like Dr. Jenner at the CDC.
Premise of RPG, if it is a user created RPG see below for applicable additions to this Applicaton, (Must be a paragraph or longer).
Set within the continuity of the TV adaptation of The Walking Dead, Season 1.5 begins where Season 1 ends... with the vehicles driving off on the road, the wreckage of the CDC behind them. The game would run until October 2011, the beginning of Season 2, to further the sense of it being "what happened between seasons". We can work in elements from the comics, or go off in our own direction completely, taking these characters into unfamiliar territory.
The game would be heavily directed by the GMS, with them setting up scenarios for the survivors to get put through, locations for them to find. Outside of that, the focus will be on intimiate character interaction, with a limited cast of core RPers working as this united group, and acting out the complex, conflicting group dynamics.
What will this RPG bring to the RPG forums? (please write two complete sentences):
I think it would be a really cool way for us to flex different RPing muscles and try a different kind of game. I also think it would be a way to refine the concept of the zombie RPG, which is definitely a strong concept, but suffers from us all being divided and off doing our own thing when zombie stories tend to be very much about group dynamics and confined settings.
Title Of The RPG You Would Like To Propose:
The Walking Dead: Season 1.5 RPG
Example Of Characters Application:
Name:
Your name.
How much experience of The Walking Dead do you have?
Have you read all the comic? Read some of the comic? Just watched the TV show? Not watched the TV show or read the comic?
Character you want to play:
The name of the character. Until 8 out of the 10 core character slots are filled, you can only choose a core character. Once 8 slots are filled, supplementary characters, comic characters and created characters are an option. And people who selected a core character have the option of playing a second character in this supplementary category.
What can this character bring to the RPG?
At least two sentences.
Please provide a sample post as this character, setting up their current situation in the timeframe of the Season 1 finale:
At least three paragraphs.
We discussed the idea back and forth a little, until I decided to create a proposal thread here to gauge interest. So here we go:
Screenname of the Proposed RPG’s Game Master:
Byrd Man
Keyser Soze
Do You Have An Instant Messenger that we can reach you on for better conversation? (i.e MSN, Yahoo, AIM, ect.) And if so, what is your screenname?:
[email protected]
Gamemasters/Assistant Gamemasters already chosen:
Byrd Man
Keyser Soze
How will the overall layout of the RPG be?:
A single-season (for now) RPG with a tighter, more structured focus than many of the more general RPGs out there. One of the things that might set it apart from other games is that there is a core roster of characters that will need to be filled first. Here are the ten key roles:
RICK GRIMES
The leader of the group. A sheriff's deputy before the zombie outbreak. Rick is torn between trying to be a good example to his family and the other survivors, and concealing his own growing feelings of despair. His hope is to find a safe haven for the group, somewhere they can set themselves up and restart some kind of normal life. But he is haunted by a secret Dr. Jenner from the CDC whispered to him before the building's destruction.
LORI GRIMES
Rick's wife. She is plagued with guilt over having an affair with Rick's best friend, Shane, when she believed Rick to be dead. She strives to maintain her son's innocence and childhood in this hostile world.
CARL GRIMES
Rick's son. I almost made him an NPC for Lori, but decided that in the comics he becomes a complex and compelling enough character to merit someone wanting to play him in the game. But if there's no interest he can be jointly NPCed by the players RPing as Rick and Lori.
SHANE
Rick's partner and best friend, Shane was the initial leader of the group, and while sleeping with Lori had become a surrogate father to Carl. Since Rick's return he has lost all of this, and as a result seems dangerously to mental collapse. Will he become the good man he once was, or will his downfall continue?
GLENN
A pizza delivery boy before the zombie outbreak, Glenn acts as a scout and forager for the group, getting them invaluable supplies. His upbeat personality and sense of humor also helps bring a touch of levity to the group's grim situation.
ANDREA
Andrea has been left traumatised by the recent death of her sister, Amy. She almost gave up on life at the CDC, until Dale convinced her to carry on for his sake. Will she find a new purpose in life, or is all hope for her now gone forever?
DALE
The elder statesman and father figure of the group, retired Dale owns the RV that many of the survivors depend on for transport. Having recently lost his wife to cancer, Dale finds himself growing very attached to Andrea. How will their relationship evolve? Also, Dale was witness to one of Shane's darkest moments, where he came dangerously close to shooting an unaware Rick. Will he share this news?
CAROL & SOPHIA
Whoever chooses this role gets two characters for the price of one. Carol was the victim of an abusive, bullying husband long before the arrival of the zombie apocalypse. Since his death, Carol has come out of her shell, and emerged as a maternal figure for the group of sorts, looking after the children and taking charge of the cooking and cleaning. But is she still hiding deep-seated emotional scars?
T-DOG
Little is known about T-Dog. Did he used to be a gang member, or was he an accountant called Terrence who took on the name T-Dawg after the dead started walking in order to appear tough? Either way, he acts as muscle for the group, and regularly takes part in dangerous missions. He remains haunted by his decision to abandon Merle Dixon - will that decision have dire consequences in the future?
DARYL DIXON
The loose cannon of the group, Daryl is a short-tempered, racist redneck who happens to be handy with a crossbow. He has proven to be an expert hunter, and effective at killing zombies, explaining why the group has kept him around. But why has he remained with the group? Perhaps he isn't as cynical and hateful as he appears?
Those are the 10 key roles, and before I launched the game, I would want at least 8 of these roles filled. This game would have an increased focus on interaction and character dynamics rather than long solo posts, so I'd want the cast to be filled out rather than NPCed. However, once these central roles are filled up, these additional roles would also be available:
MORGAN JONES & DUANE JONES
The father and son who Rick met when he first woke from his coma. Morgan chose to remain in isolation in Rick's old neighbourhood until he could kill his reanimated wife, something he had not been able to bring himself to do when we last saw him. In the comics Rick eventually does find Morgan and Duane again. Someone picking up this character would have the choice to re-introduce him in a way similar to how it was done in the comics, or go their own direction instead.
MERLE DIXON
Daryl's older brother - even more racist, and lacking any sense of underlying decency. He was left behind by the group, handcuffed to a pipe on a rooftop. The group returned for him, but by the time they'd arrived he had sawn off his own hand to escape. He then stole the group's van and drove off, presumably planning to eventually get revenge on the survivors. Will he come back?
MORALES & HIS FAMILY
Formerly part of the group, Morales split off and left with his family, hoping to find relatives in Birmingham. Does he make it? Or could he rejoin the group?
CHARACTERS FROM THE COMIC
Tyreese. Michonne. Hershel. The Governor. Do you have a favorite character from the comics who has yet to appear in the TV show? Once our core cast is filled, people will be able to introduce these comic characters into the continuity of the TV show, making a few tweaks if they so choose.
ORIGINAL CHARACTERS
If you have an idea for a new character of your own creation that could become part of the group, then you can include them in the Walking Dead universe. This could be a long-term commitment, or take the form of a short-term "guest star" who only lasts for a single sequence or "pit-stop" in the group's journey, like Dr. Jenner at the CDC.
Premise of RPG, if it is a user created RPG see below for applicable additions to this Applicaton, (Must be a paragraph or longer).
Set within the continuity of the TV adaptation of The Walking Dead, Season 1.5 begins where Season 1 ends... with the vehicles driving off on the road, the wreckage of the CDC behind them. The game would run until October 2011, the beginning of Season 2, to further the sense of it being "what happened between seasons". We can work in elements from the comics, or go off in our own direction completely, taking these characters into unfamiliar territory.
The game would be heavily directed by the GMS, with them setting up scenarios for the survivors to get put through, locations for them to find. Outside of that, the focus will be on intimiate character interaction, with a limited cast of core RPers working as this united group, and acting out the complex, conflicting group dynamics.
What will this RPG bring to the RPG forums? (please write two complete sentences):
I think it would be a really cool way for us to flex different RPing muscles and try a different kind of game. I also think it would be a way to refine the concept of the zombie RPG, which is definitely a strong concept, but suffers from us all being divided and off doing our own thing when zombie stories tend to be very much about group dynamics and confined settings.
Title Of The RPG You Would Like To Propose:
The Walking Dead: Season 1.5 RPG
Example Of Characters Application:
Name:
Your name.
How much experience of The Walking Dead do you have?
Have you read all the comic? Read some of the comic? Just watched the TV show? Not watched the TV show or read the comic?
Character you want to play:
The name of the character. Until 8 out of the 10 core character slots are filled, you can only choose a core character. Once 8 slots are filled, supplementary characters, comic characters and created characters are an option. And people who selected a core character have the option of playing a second character in this supplementary category.
What can this character bring to the RPG?
At least two sentences.
Please provide a sample post as this character, setting up their current situation in the timeframe of the Season 1 finale:
At least three paragraphs.
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