Meltdown

It is the winter of 2031. Zombies are loose. Brought from the grave by the Necromancer Argimanius, the dead walk. Society has fallen. More & more each day, cities begin to crumbles. Governments are powerless to stop the threat. Quarantine does not work. Nuclear weapons don't work. The only thing that works is severe brain damage. (How do nukes not cause that? RP magic, bitch.) You are a ragtag group holed up in a small building in the middle of Los Angeles, California. Your food is almost out, & the cold is beginning to worsen. It appears the supports have grown weak, as well. The only bountiful supplies are ammunition & gasoline.

Your Objectives:

-Find Food
-Find Warm Clothing
-Investigate Cause of Reanimation
-Save the Fucking World

Sadly, a devastating plague has rotted away all of society's G36's.

Post your characters, I still volunteer for DM. I realize the premise is really cheesy, but I think we've overdone the whole outbreak thing, don't you?

I personally love zombie plots.

Since we cant have warm clothing yet, i'm in of course standard black civilian clothing. Black boots. Black cargo fatigues. Long sleeve shirt.
Carries a single SIG SAUER P226 9mm that he bought 22 years prior on his 18th birthday. With money conditions getting worse after that, I had never had enough extra spending money to expand to my dream arsenal. I carry 4 spare magazines, and including the one in the gun, makes a total of 52 9mm cartriges.
I also carry a HK11 knife for utility purpose, a zippo lighter, and a flashlight that I came across.
In 2031, i'm a 40 year Doctor, recently specialized as a hematologist. My extensive medical knowledge makes me a good medic and helpful with treating wounds, and my specilization of blood also helps me have an understanding of the virus and how it is spread through biting, as well as possible preventions and maybe even a cure if luck befound us and I had the time and equipment (which I dont... fucking world holocaust).
I served 2 years in the army as a combat medic from 2017-2019, which assisted on my understanding of firearms. I already had a decent knowledge of them, and my extensive years of airsoft play and shooting range days have given me an above average, if not a pretty decent aim and skill with weapon handling.
Kind of arrogant, but intelligent to make up for it. Quick, skinny, and agile, I make for a great scout when not treating a victim. I understand the fact that unlike in videogames, blunt objects are a horrible idea against zombies, and a chainsaw is a horrible choice for a weapon. (It runs on gas so it's limited use, most aren't tought enough to hack bone, and flesh, muscle, and blood would actually clog up the chains after the first slice.)

There we go. Kept it as realistic and not super fuckin "im cool" as possible.

Also, am I allowed to find my S10 gas mask when we get our warm clothing? It serves no purpose other then appearance and face warmth. And I actually own one so if this was real itd be possible...

Good, but some corrections.


The virus is not spread through biting. It is not an infection. It is the reanimation of the dead through forbidden dark arts lost through the ages. They are not infected with anything, & therefore cannot infect humans. They simply kill people. There are three stages of zombies.

Grunts- Brainless, stereotypical zombies. No use of weapons, no deductive reasoning, dumb.

Captains - Basic deductive reasoning skills & improved motor skills. Still pretty dumb.

Generals - It may be a zombie, but it thinks like a human. No thinking impairment at all.

You can thank Taylor for the G36 destroying plague.

Anywho here is my character and he is as follows:
Name: Taylor Ciccotelli
Age:19
Appearance: Dark brown hair and eyes, red long sleeved shirt under a tattered brown poncho. Tight, black jeans and leather hiking boots.
Skills and talents: Very talented with tinkering with simple objects and appliances to create makeshift weapons and tools. Very good at building traps and repairing equipment. (I.E. has a high INT level)

My character was just an average kid that played pool at the local pub for extra pocket money when he was younger. Purposely failed auto and tech classes to retake them as many times as he could throughout high school. Didn't take his college courses because of a natural gift with all things with a motor and a power cable. Was employed at a local repair shop for automobiles and other electronics. The dead rose, the bombs fell. He's just been moving from one place to another, fixing radios, fridges and anything else for fellow survivors.

A member of a Polish Catholic Order of the Rose, I was an investigator and enforcer, making sure that anyone blaspheming against God, and turning into forbidden arts die right after I find them. Since torture was thought to be the best way to convert someone back, I have done that numerous times as well to any captured enemies of my fanatical group. To clear things up, I was not a fanatic, I just did their dirty work. Right before the dead started walking, all major Catholic leaders have been assassinated, and I became jobless. Investigating something in the United States at the time, I became stranded in this country, as with the end of the organization I worked for, the credit card I have received from them became useless, and I did not have the funds necessary for a return flight to Poland. I lived in the woods throughout the beginning of the apocalypse, until I joined a group of survivors passing by.
I am wearing an old, rusty butcher's chain mail apron on top of of a black T-shirt and jeans. Worn out Nikes for shoes. A small silver crucifix hangs on my neck, a reminder of my bloody past.
For weapons, I have a generic hand axe bought from Home Depot, and a Polish cavalry saber dating back to 1700's, made from Damascus steel and kept in excellent condition as my primary, also reminding me of my past as a religious enforcer.
Living in Poland all my life, I'm pretty used to the cold, being able to endure more than a regular person.

(Good enough?)

Oh, and @ Mok

You're a poor doctor? POOR DOCTOR? They don't exist.

And while I agree with you on the chainsaw, I don't agree on the blunt weapons. Anything abale to damage the brain of a zombie would be effective, and since blunt weapons cause concussions/ skull breakage/ etc (and the brain is slapped around inside the skull, bouncing off the walls), they can be more effective than any other melee weapons.

They exist when the economy starts crumbing like it has been and living conditions get worse xD
And blunt objects are horrible in a zombie invasion. Sharp objects can get lodged in bone, and are shit for cutting into the skull. Blunt objects can crush, but are heavy as hell, and clumsy, and when there are multiple enemies, you are fucked after the second or 3rd.

Just saying.

Actually, I'm going with JP on this one. A lead pipe with some leather wrapped around it would do some heacy damage to the brain, which is really all you need. And a blunt object is not "clumsy as hell" provided the user is proficient with melee weapons. Blunt objects make a lot of sense, really. Especially if their is no risk of infection.

Ever see the end to Gangster High? Lead pipe with some leather on the bottom is god tier.
Proof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btFln4iR ... annel_page

I pray to god that my character isn't the only one who isn't LOL COMBAT TRAINED.
Damn you all.

Blunt objects clumsy? Have you seen a shaolin monk with a quarterstaff? Damn, even a regular cop can swing his club pretty damn fast if you ask me.

wht i cant join? then fuck you then then.

Name: Will Lemos
Age:23
Appearance: 6'0 tall wears a black Libyus Records shirt, headphones around neck, baggy pants, blue Lebron shoes, glasses.
Skills and talents: Very smart with urban survival, and has medical talents.

Born In Oregon, Will's a music producer and turntabalist. Currently resides in the shitty city of Eugene....

Blunt objects are too horrible. I want you to understand how difficult it is to shatter the skull. Hitting someone in theh ead and making it hurt is one thing, but when it doesnt feel pain, it doesnt do shit. Your skull is made up of 22 different bones, and the craium itself is made up of 6. The skull is a re-enforced sphere of sorts, and any person who has gone to school can understand the power of an arch. You can be knocked unconcious from a hit of 70 pounds of pressure. It takes between 250 - 350 pounds of pressure to fracture the human skull, and up to 1,400 pounds of pressure to completely break through into the brain cavity, depending on what part of the skull is struck. Combine that with the fact that skin, flesh, and muscle absorb a blow like a pillow, and the Cerebrospinal Fluid inside your skull also absorbs some of the force from a blow to the head.
Swinging an object, like a lead pipe, as hard as you can, would produce between 300 - 500 pounds of pressure from an average person, depending on size of pipe. You would need to repeatedly bash over and over to even break the skull upen, let alone destroy the brain. 1 zombie at a time, mind you, since they arent going to just go down because they are in pain from a fracture. You need to destroy that brain, or you will hit them and they will just stumble and keep coming. They will also be 2 feet away from you before you can do a thing. Now when there is more than 1 zombie around and you cant do anything to fight them until you are 2 feet away, and you need to repeatedly bash the skull in, 1 at a time, I would like to see how long someone would last.

Don't beleive everything you see in a movie.


And taylor I didnt say I was LOL COMBAT TRAINED, I said I had 2 years in the army as a medic which helped my understanding of firearms, and my shooting skills are a little above average from my years of airsoft experience and shooting range practices.
Christ.

There is one huge ass flaw in this whole argument. Zombies. They don't fucking exist.
Alright, so their nerve endings do not work, and they don't feel pain. still, they have eyes, right? Senses? I say that a bash to the head will disrupt a zombie. If you can cause concussion on a human with a lead pipe, you can do that to a zombie. Concussion, knocking unconscious... There was a video of a kid killing a guy on a bus stop with ONE strike of a baseball bat in a gang initiation thingie. If one strike can kill a man, by causing damage to the brain, it can kill a zombie as well. It all depends in which place you hit. A hit to the temple WILL kill you. A hit to the ear will completely fuck up your sense of direction. If you disagree with that, then we are fighting zombies that are blind, lack the sense of smell, hearing, balance and direction. I say we already won.

And swing a lead pipe twice through someone's face. It bounces off into your next swing. Swing a machete. If you don't hit the guy with the edge of the weapon, you have just slapped him and did no damage at all. If you hit him with the edge, what if the blade got stuck? Now you're surrounded by zombies, and your machete is stuck into a zombie's skull. How sharp do you need the machete to be to penetrate the bones and reach the brain?

Blunt weapons are easier to use for an inexperienced person. If you're dealing with a slow moving target (zombies), you can aim your swing just right.


Oh, you talk about how much there is before something reaches the brain- the skin, the bones, etc. We are dealing with people who died, decayed, and started walking again. All that flesh protection bullshit is out, because you're dealing with rotten, decaying meat.

"Swinging an object, like a lead pipe, as hard as you can, would produce between 300 - 500 pounds of pressure from an average person, depending on size of pipe." The thinner the pipe, the bigger damage it can cause. The lesser the area that applies pressure, the larger the pressure.

stfu its make believe just like kids do
we're kids
we play games
we make believe
we have fun

Not everything has to be SUPER SRS. god.

And not everything has to be random & stupid just because you're too lazy to read on a fucking FORUM. God.






How is that not combat trained?

Necromancer magic, bro.

Can we just start the damned RP already? You know where you are, let's get rolling.

Describe the building we are in, please.

6 story apartment building, in the midst of a town square of sorts, surrounded by much taller buildings. Building is ruined & falling apart, all hole are boarded up, but it won't last much longer. You must find a way out safely. Minimal zombie presence outside.

Through my observations, did I notice anything about their behavior? Are they more active at night, or during the day? Do they seem to react to certain things, noise, smell, light? Do they still posses any remains of social, human like behavior? Or do they just wander aimlessly through the streets? You, know, facts like that could be helpful.

Using the 6th story as a vantage point, I look around, trying to spot any significant buildings. A mall, a store that does not look absolutely devastated. Hell, any building that looks like it's in a better state than the one we're in could have something we need.

(Feeling rather alienated, a foreigner surrounded by natives, and after my career of investigating, executing and torturing, I'm left with a slight mental problem of not being able to trust most people. I just think that problems, addictions, etc. of characters in roleplays make them more real, and therefore more interesting)

The zombies have been reanimated with the purpose of killing all humans, they do not have extraordinary abilities outside of new eyes, which, being of the beyond, glow yellow in an unnatural haze. These eyes are not superior to human eyes, but they are on every zombie regardless. The zombies have no sense of smell & little hearing. Only the generals actually engage in human-like activities. If a grunt or captain spots you, they will attempt to alert the horde, though this is not always possible given the decay of some specimens. Other than that, they are simply unrelenting corpses. They are equally active at day or night, & they require no oxygen.

(Fuck, they don't breathe. What about the surrounding buildings? Did I spot anything?)

(I am going to assume that we interact with each other, with Trevor changing things up and describing most areas)

*looks up from broken microwave, putting the screwdriver in hand in to a back pocket in jeans.

Well. That does it for trying to salvage a microwave. Most of the utilities in this building are broken, and the stuff that isn't has..bugs, living in them. Not to question you're judgment, Polack, but coming here was a stupid idea...hell, I don't even know your names.

*gets up and stares between the boards*

Not that many, but it only takes one. Any plans?