[center][img]http://i.imgur.com/uA9eyRH.jpg[/img][/center] [hr] [center][h3] Survival is a four letter word. Hope. [/h3][/center] [hr] (Thanks to [@Xalo] for helping with the intro/lore.) It all started in the country. A rural Entomology Lab, St. Mary’s Memorial Laboratory, was working with local hematologists that were investigating a rise in the transfer of diseases from leeches. These leeches had been monitored, and had found to be storing previous blood sources for years longer than anticipated. To test the longevity and bodily cleansing of these illnesses, the researchers attempted introducing disease after disease. The testing went on for weeks without a hitch, and great progress was being made. That was, until an ill matter amalgamated to cause a minor, and unforseen evolutionary mutation within the leech. Their teeth began to protrude more from their bodies, their mating calls and screeches were audible, and they lunged. It was only a matter of time before disaster struck. A medical intern that had been assigned to learn at the facility had volunteered to watch over the experiments overnight was caught off guard by their violent and aggressive nature. By dawn, the leeches had overrun his body and had spread across the lab. By midday, they had escaped the unprepared, non CDC certified lab and populated the local waters. It wasn’t long before the local reservoir was contaminated, causing locals to find themselves suffering, perishing, and soon turning against the living by the hundreds - then thousands. Before three days had passed, the pandemic had spread nationally, then globally by week's end; there was nothing to prepare the world governments to handle such an aggressive and immediate threat with no direct source as to what or how it came to be. With most the world's population either dead, dying, or fighting for survival, you are left in one of the few and remaining safe bunkers left in the US. Though resources are dwindling, minds are lingering from the claustrophobic atmosphere, and you're not sure what will happen next with the instability of the other inhabits unpredictable. [hr] [h3][color=gray]Overview:[/color][/h3] This is a mainly character driven roleplay. Your choices will have a direct impact on the storyline. Player characters can die if stupid choices are made. I will not hesitate to kill off a character if you give me a reason to. That being said, I will not go out of my way to do so. I am running this because I enjoy the freedom that this setting gives people to roleplay, and it allows for some awesome character development. In this roleplay you will be deciding the fate of your character(s) and following their new life in the zombie apocalypse. It is set in August 2018, beginning on the outskirts of Toronto, Canada. Given the area and time that we’re starting in, I expect people to cohere to the environment. Canada in August, you can expect temperatures in the range of 20 to 30 Celcius (70 to 85 ish Fahrenheit) mixed in with varying weather. I’ll be putting a weather report that can be RP’d to be heard over the emergency channel at the beginning of the occasional post, which is to be taken as the current weather for the majority of participants. The first post for each character will be similar to a normal day in their lives, a few months before the initial outbreak. This serves two purposes. One, it allows for a decent introduction of the character itself, and two, it allows us to see the starting point of the character’s morality and values. After that we will skip to a week after the outbreak began. Characters will begin somewhere in the Greater Toronto Area, though where that is will be up to you. To have survived this long into the outbreak, you would have most likely found some sort of safehouse. Supplies will be starting to run thin at this point. It is intended that players will not be running solo throughout the whole RP. You may form groups before the start of the RP, but please update your CS when you do so that I may add them to the main OOC page. [hr] [h3][color=gray]Rules and Expectations:[/color][/h3] - Standard guild rules apply above all else. - Co-GM’s word is law, GM’s word is absolute final. - The rules may seem harsh, however I consider myself a decent and fair person. I will respect each and every one of you the same until you give me a reason not to. If you are honest with me and don’t try and take advantage of me, we will get along just fine. - This is a high casual to low advanced level RP. While I don’t want to set a minimum writing requirement, I do not want to see one liners. Two to three detailed paragraphs is sufficient as long as it’s not all dialogue, more is always welcome. Grammar wise, as long as it’s decently legible you’re fine. - It is expected that if you write a CS for this and it is accepted that you are committing yourself to this RP fully. If you are the kind of person that hops into an RP and bails a few posts later because you lost interest, don’t join. That being said, I’m not expecting a rapid rate of posts. Take your time, put detail into your writing. There may be periods where activity is low, there may be times where people are pumping out multiple posts per day. I intend for this RP to go on for quite while. - On the topic of post frequency. Try not to double post (and I’m not referring to accidents or forum bugs). Allow around three other posts after your own before you post again. This allows a fairly balanced view of the group, and not clusters of certain people. - Rock solid posting rules. Do not spam OOC. Do not @mention people in the IC, reactions should be based on the player reading all the posts (Credit to [@Lady Amalthea] for this one). If I see that you’re not posting in this RP, but you’re active elsewhere on the Guild, I will boot you and kill off your character. - Characters, keep em real. No person is absolutely perfect. People are flawed, RP it out that way. It makes for a more interesting and immersive experience. Your character will not land every shot on target every time, nor will they be perfect at every survival skill. This is not an action hero roleplay, your character may get injured. You are not invincible. If you RP it that way, I will take action. - Any arguing or so called “debates” will have to go the PM. I will not tolerate any slander or any name calling in the OOC. It is supposed to be a friendly-zone where everyone can discuss whatever they want whether about the roleplay or real life. There is a strict “Three Warnings then You’re Out” system enforced by both me and the Co-GM’s. It is self-explanatory. Don’t be an asshat. - There are no language or gore filters in place. It’s gonna get messy. This IS NOT for the faint of heart. For the romance stuff, keep it PG-13. If you feel the need to go further, fade to black on the forums. I do not care if you continue it on Skype or Chatzy or whatever, but keep it off of the forums. - If you’re expecting to be fighting zombies in every post, with massive firefights and lots of gore, this isn’t the RP for you. There will be down times with no action whatsoever, but where character development and interaction is everything. There will be other dangers like lack of food, the cold and other people. Don’t get me wrong though. When we do see zombies, the shit will hit the fan. - Do NOT post a Work-In-Progress CS here, only final ones. - Pleading ignorance to the rules is not a valid excuse and I have no tolerance for it. I will kick you from the RP if you try this. [hr] [color=ed1c24][b]This is not a first come first serve roleplay. When you submit your CS I will review it, I will look at your past roleplaying history on the guild, and if you are new to RPing with me I may ask for a writing sample. Only after all of this checks out will you be accepted into the RP. Take your time with the CS. As well, I want to see an at least somewhat gender balanced cast. Any special requests can be PM'd to me. [/b][/color] [hr] [h3][color=gray]CS Template[/color][/h3] [hider=Character Sheet][code] [b]Name:[/b] (First and Last, Middle is welcomed) [b]Nickname:[/b] (Not required, but welcomed.) [b]Age:[/b] (Nothing too ridiculous, but have fun with it.) [b]Gender:[/b] (Physical sex, not how your character identifies.) [b]Nationality:[/b] (Self Explanatory) [b]Appearance:[/b] (If you are going to use a photo, use either a real photo or fairly realistic art. No anime/fantasy stuff please. If you aren’t using a photo, you must give an in-depth description of your character, around a paragraph.) [b]In-Depth Personality:[/b] (Both strengths and weaknesses included.) [b]Character background:[/b] (3 detailed paragraphs minimum) [b]Equipment:[/b] (I won’t be counting each and every bullet you shoot, but be realistic. Your character probably doesn’t have an armory in their backpack. List or paragraph form are both fine.) [b]Weapons:[/b] (Again, be realistic here. I have faith in you.) [color=aqua]**By putting this CS up in the OOC for approval, you have read all of the rules and have agreed to have fun. Welcome to the RP, my friend :)**[/color][/sub] [/code][/hider] [color=ed1c24]**Post your CS on the OOC page for approval. Anyone placing unaccepted characters into the Characters tab will not be considered for this RP. Do not post work in progress CS's in the OOC thread, only finished ones.**[/color] [hr] [h3][color=gray]Other Information:[/color][/h3] - While you can contact me here via PM or @mention in the OOC, you will almost always have a better chance at messaging me over Skype. You can message me at [b][color=39b54a]live:shoxio[/color][/b]. - It is recommended that you write your post off site in a program like Google Drive, MS Office or other. That way, if the site goofs and you lose your post here, you have it saved offsite. - Collabs are not only allowed, but highly encouraged. Some good sites for these are Google Drive and Titanpad, among others. - Those who participated in the original Lonely World will be allowed to resubmit their character, as long as they still meet the same CS template and setting. Mentions: [@Nallore][@Zhaliora][@agentmanatee][@Scout][@Orlan][@MetalHead][@SgtEasy][@Remipa Awesome][@vietmyke][@Caits][@booooooooks]