Alright, while I'm still working on the OOC, I'll drop this here so everyone has time to make those extraordinarily average characters:

Character Sheet:
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[b]Name[/b]:
[b]Age[/b]:
[b]Gender[/b]: 
[b]Former Occupation[/b]:

[b]Appearance[/b]: ([i]preferably a picture (no anime, please), but a written description is welcome as well[/i]}
[b]Written Description[/b]: ([i]because a picture can't capture all the details - height, weight, build, etc. A small paragraph will do[/i])

[b]Past Affiliates[/b]: ([i]any lost loved ones or anyone significant worth mentioning[/i])
[b]Current Affiliates[/b]: ([i]is your character travelling/surviving with anyone?[/i]}

[b]Skills[/b]: ([i]what can your character contribute? If nothing, that’s perfectly fine. Some characters will grow skills, others will start with them[/i])
[b]Strengths[/b]: ([i]fairly self-explanatory. Keep it realistic, though. Don’t go overboard[/i]}
[b]Weaknesses[/b]: {[i]same as above[/i]}

[b]Former Home[/b]: ([i]where were they living/from before the outbreak?[/i])
[b]Current Location[/b]: ([i]you don't have to automatically start off at The Towers[/i])
[b]History[/b]: {[i]doesn’t have to be long or impressive, just a rundown of who they were beforehand. It doesn’t need to be a full biography, either. An explanation of their life prior to the end of the world will suffice[/i]
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In terms of when the OOC will be up, I'm aiming for Monday. Perhaps tomorrow night now that [i]The Walking Dead[/i] is done and I have nothing left to do but feel empty inside.

[quote=@Gowi]
To be fair, the katana-wielding baddasses I saw in great number long before The Walking Dead hit its popularity! That last one I recall was around 2006 or 2007, you know who I was? A simple construction worker with a [i]wrench[/i]. 

Well it's not like you have a huge bar to rise above for me, most people want to play "action (badass) simulator" not "survival (humanity really sucks) simulator". So if it's in the tone of [i]State of Decay[/i], [i]Telltale's The Walking Dead[/i], [i]Resident Evil Outbreak[/i], and similar titles I think it will live up just fine!

The last character I played was a snarky high school teacher with a checkered past, and boy is he fun to write but is entirely antagonistic. I might run a variation of my other characters from my "collected zombie character works" text file I have lying around, it depends what you are looking for in me as a player.
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Hey, a wrench can be deadly. Have you ever been hit by one? They leave bruises. Granted, maybe don't bring a wrench to a katana fight. I don't know, it's just a hunch I have. 

In terms of what I want from you as a player, I'm looking for people who like world-building and who create plots/events that affect the whole group and RP in general rather than just sticking to what I start. Aside from interacting with others, personal stories and adding to the main plot, your character should also act as the vessel to introduce other ideas and concepts you want to explore. 

Also, because you mentioned an antagonistic character, don't feel like your character has to be the good guy/girl all the time. Most characters' morals will waver given time, sometimes to the extreme. So if you want your character to start off a contributing member of society but eventually become violent and aggressive, it's acceptable. People change in dire situations like the end of the world, right?
 
[quote=@SirBeowulf]
Did anybody watch this show? I think it really represents the feel of this rp. A bunch of people are thrown into a realistic simulation of the apocalypse and are told to survive. They construct means of electricity, showers and toilets, hell, even a solar panel that tracks the sun's movements and follows it. 

I'd recommend watching it, both the first and the second season. [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2vSmje7rhQ]Here's[/url] a link if anyone wants it.
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I used to love that show - mostly the second season. I always wondered how much help they were receiving, though. Sometimes things seemed to work a little too conveniently.  

Now I want to go back and watch both seasons again. Just when I thought I'd have a productive day...

[quote=@Jinxer]
If it's not too late, I would be happy to express my interest.

Cleric had it nailed down; I was halfway through the first paragraph and I was completely enthralled by your writing.  Also your 'long, drawn-out message' gave me a few laughs!  I have a pre-made character in my head (who I have sadly realised is essentially a younger, slightly more extreme and isolated version of myself at university [i]sans[/i] having met my wife and turning into a (half) decent human being.  But hey, we all draw inspiration from ourselves, people we know and our experiences... right?).
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Definitely not too late, though depending on how many CS's we get in the end, I may have to do a "quality over quantity" method of accepting people. I didn't want too large of a group; they tend to get confusing and messy. We'll see. 

You're probably ten times cooler and more interesting than just half a decent human being. A young person who isolates themselves after losing everyone sounds like a good basis of an idea. It'll be a good balance, to have some characters who want to be proactive and social, needing human comfort and connection, and then characters who require the exact opposite. A fun group dynamic.