Jun 12, 2023 9:30 pm
What's Happened?
Even if all the details don’t align, a majority of survivors would agree that it all began with a virus. Opinions differ as to the origin of the disease, but that it started spreading at the turn of the decade around the early 2010s is accepted by most. During the months leading up to the authorities’ public acknowledgment of the virus, the warning signs had started to show. Cases of people with flu-like symptoms having violently attacked others were reported from all over the globe, and at an accelerating rate. By the time a pandemic was declared, the new reality was already common knowledge: Dead people were coming back to life, their minds blank except for a burning desire to devour the living.
Widespread chaos and panic ensued – hospitals quickly became overwhelmed; people abandoned their jobs to lock themselves in bunkers, or seek refuge outside the cities, leading to a swift breakdown in public services; there was mass hoarding and looting of survival essentials, soon followed by escalating violence and rioting. Most city areas saw massive gridlocks form as a result of people fleeing from danger, gridlocks that became permanent as vehicles were abandoned.
Governments, law enforcement, and the military tried to bring order to chaos in various ways; in some places they managed to establish safe zones – barricaded camps for civilians.
Beginning two weeks after the world began going to h***-and-a-handbasket a group of individuals in the northwestern corner of Arkansas / southwestern corner of Missouri have gathered together to try to make sense of the world and where it is going.
In this game, the characters will have to deal with trying to survive in a world gone crazy.... One of the biggest questions to be answered will be how does an individual keep their humanity in a world where humans are becoming an endangered species? Do they or do they become less than human?
This means that some adult topics might be discussed in the game - drugs, self-harm or allusions to sexual themes could all come up, though the specific extent of those depends on what the players decide to focus on. Before starting the game, I will make sure to discuss with the players what topics they are comfortable with and establish boundaries in order to make sure nobody is made to feel uncomfortable or unsafe. This game is explicitly friendly to LGBT and any other minorities or marginalized groups.
Content Warnings for topics that are part of this adventure and will come up are: Body Horror (not the player characters), Pregnancy/Childbirth (not the player characters), Violence/Death, Animal Abuse
I would love to find four or five folks looking to explore this world and help build a new chapter in The Walking Dead Universe. The starting point and situation for the characters will be developed by player discussion to set the Where and Why's of their starting situation...
On average I'd like to keep it to three to four posts per week on average. This is something I myself had had difficulty with at times, so I understand if it doesn't hit that. But I want to keep that in mind.
I'll be glad to answer any questios, etc. here or in PM...
