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 Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 12:43 am
I tried to get this Rp going in the main area in the Gaia forums. Needles to say it was swallowed by the thread tides.
Xombie World: Bone Chilling Tales
This Rp is based loosely on James Farr’s hit comic series Xombie. I intend to use the idea of his wonderfully created world but none of his characters. For a look into Farr’s world go to www.xombified.com
This Rp is set in a world populated by many zombies and a few human settlements. This Rp will focus on getting from one point to the next. Since constant fighting in a world full of zombies is an act in futility the idea is to survive. This Rp will also run a bit different then most usually seen here in Gaia. The purpose of this Rp is to create a story and a compelling one at that, so simply saying said character looks around waiting on another character won’t cut it this time. I guess this would be a good time to showcase the rules…
RULES:
1. No godmodding, this is a well known rule in any Rp but must be put down so there is no confusion.
2. This is a PG-13 Rp and will remain one the entire time. I know were dealing with zombies but you can leave a few messier details out.
3. (And probably the most important rule) Characters are allowed to use another person’s character for situations that involve talking an/or any kind of action. However in order to do this you must take in to consideration the other person’s character and there personality. If it obvious that a serious minded character wouldn’t do something comically stupid then don’t have them do it. I realize that with this idea its taking a big risk, but the people of Gaia seem to understand and respect other members here so this should NOT be a problem. If there is any confusion as to what I’m getting at I shall put a small example at the end.
4. No killing of another players character without confirming it with the owner of the character and me. This helps strengthen rule 3.
5. Go ahead and post your profiles here. No need to wait for you to PM them to me. If a player seems to have something that dosen't work I'll ask them to fix it.
6. (This is the most important rule) HAVE FUN! That’s the purpose behind Rping so lets not forget that. Hopefully if all goes right we should have quite a story on our hands.
7. (Final rule I promise) keep post lengthy to an extent. I enjoy reading a person who put a lot of detail into their post, but no one like to read a autobiography of your character. Grammar must be kept in a semi-lit mind set. I know even I am capable of messing up every now and then, but lets keep those short and far between each other. I think spelling should go without saying since spell checks are on almost every kind of writing program. Which is a nice way to write your posts by the way. The copy and paste function is there for what you need it for.
Alright now that that’s out of the way lets go to the plot. (don’t freak, plots are good I promise)
PLOT:
What a world. What a waste of a world. This planet known as earth use to be home to some of the most populated cities. Filled with businessmen, artist, laborers, and all kinds of people. Now most of the cities are still filled but with a different kind of person. Most of these new comers live for one purpose, to consume the living and therefore create more of themselves. Zombies, blasted creatures of the un-dead. Most look at zombies as a curse brought about by man’s own drive for perfection. That zombies are the byproduct of the failures at this attempt. However few seem to truly know where these creatures first came about or how, for that matter. What is now known is that a virus dubbed Necrosis is behind it all. This virus enters the body when it dies and allows it to reanimate itself, but this usually happens after the brain has died. Which in turn is the reason for the basic instincts of the zombies. However it is possible for the virus to act faster and in affect “turn” a person before the brain dies. This anomaly is called a Variant. This is a zombie who has full brain function and total control over his or her body. However with most zombies they do not know who they were before they died or what there name was. Most Variants give themselves names and try to survive a world they seem not to fit in anywhere.
This story begins with two unusual partners trying to survive. These vagabonds of this dead world move from location to location in order to stay one step ahead of the zombies. There wandering is about to take a drastic turn however.
“What is this place?”
“No clue, never seen anything like this in my life.”
“You mean your after-life right?”
“Shut up, smart-alecky blood bag.”
“Chill Anubis, don’t have a heart attack.”
“Oh you think you’re real funny Ronyo. Keep it up, and next time a horde of zombies comes are way I’ll leave you to fight alone.”
“You wouldn’t do that, you would be lonely without my charming self around.”
“Don’t fool yourself. Anyways what do you think this place is?”
The two companions stared at a old broken down complex. Two massive steel doors lay bent and thrown open on the ground. The walls of the complex were concrete with a steel lining inside. Whatever was inside was never meant to get out. They saw no signs of life or un-life but could see where bodies used to lie. Clearly they had gotten up and just walked off, but the strangest part, aside from the zombies, was the place looked like a war had been fought within the walls. Burn marks, bent steel, and bullet holes seemed to cover anything and everything. Once inside Ronyo and Anubis saw old papers and computer parts strung along the floor. Blood decorated the walls like a new style of wall paper as did more bullet holes. The further in they went the more high tech everything seemed to become. Plus less and less blood and battle scars were visible. That is until they reached the end of the road.
“Holy sh…..” Were Anubis’ choice words for the occasion, which in the light of things, was correct.
A large steel, at least they assumed it was steel, door had a giant explosion hole coming out of it. Which was the other oddity that the explosion seemed to have come from within the room. After crawling through the hole, avoiding the large pieces of sharp bent metal, the two could see a few reasons as to how the hole came to be. The place was walled with what looked like bombs of some kind on one side and on the other large tubes. Some of the tubes were large enough for a person to be set inside them, some were no bigger than a case for a bug. All of them were broken though and from the inside it appeared.
“You don’t think this is what I think it is?” came Ronyo’s crumpled question.
“Well, I’m not sure but I hope not. Cause if it is then some might still be here.” Anubis answered while peering around corners and looking through documents on the floor. Most were research papers and logs of events that had transpired within given time increments. One caught Anubis’ eye however, labeled Virus: Necrosis, “Ronyo, come look at this.”
“What did you find?”
Ronyo and Anubis read the file a few times until they begun searching the room franticly for something. The document didn’t say much that interested them except the part about a cure. It said a cure had been procured from the subjects and a mass dose was to be formed next. The formula was on a disk which would allow anyone to create the cure. Anubis and Ronyo tore that place apart, even more than it was already. Until they found a skeleton. Which in itself was a rare find, but it looked old and was dressed in a lab coat. broken glasses were hanging from the skull and the bone arms seemed to be crossed as if protecting something. Anubis broke the arms apart and dug through the skeleton and found a CD. Anubis held up the circular object of information then looked at Ronyo and smiled.
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So it was the Plots and the writing idea rolled into one.
Ok, now that you have an idea of the posting scheme I’ll set up the profile skeleton. In this Rp there can bee three races. Human, Variant, and cyborg. Humans are pretty simple and keep them like any other humans. Variants need to be kept to a minimum since the anomaly isn’t that common. Variants don‘t have to look like a zombie also, since they understand what they do they can take care of themselves better. Although some Variants don‘t have that luxury do to constant fighting. Cyborgs are usually set out to guard a human area or sent to full fill a task that would be to difficult for a human.
Human:
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Appearance: I picture is always nice, but a good explanation will work and is still needed, which is what I’ll have to do.
Bio:
Personality:
Weapons: Swords, guns, and the like are manly what most have available, unless they are from a high tech human area.
Abilities: This is like sniping skills, tracking, sneaking
Variants:
Name you go by:
How long you’ve been dead:
Gender:
Appearance:
Bio:
Personality:
Weapons: most Variant weapons are make shift or items not usually used as weapons. However on the chance the Variant has taken a weapon from someone they may have a bit more. Examples of Variant weapons are like shovels and the like.
Abilities: This falls under the same idea as the human category. Variants are capable of smell and hearing but taste and touch are lost to them.
Cyborg:
Program Name:
How long you have been active:
Type: humanoid looking (if so male of female) or plane robot
Appearance:
Bio:
Personality:
Programmer:
Task:
Weapons: Ok, I know with this one you can get a little Sci-Fi. But try and limit the number of weapons you have and keep them reasonable to your size.
Abilities: what extra functions do you come with.
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 12:44 am
Human:
Name: Ronyo Storm
Age: 25
Gender: male
Appearance: Ronyo stands about 5’6” and well trimmed. Ronyo’s white hair falls to about his mid-back in a ponytail. His green and gold eyes show a man who enjoys life even as it is. Ronyo wears a green long sleeve shirt an a pair of green combat pants. A brown leather vest, brown leather combat boots, and brown leather gauntlets round out his basic look. Around his waste he wears a gun belt with two 45. caliber automatic, whish he uses sparingly. Ronyo also has his two swords strapped to his right shoulder and a leather bag hangs from his left, which stores his food, water, and other items he finds. He also wears a long crimson scarf that flaps past his white hair. Many scars also adorn his body from the many battles he and Anubis have fought.
Bio: Ronyo has lived most of his life in the world ruled by the dead. His parents were taken from him at the age of 13. Even if they were still out there it would impossible to differ them from the other zombies. Ronyo was found by Anubis after a horde of zombies attack the settlement he was staying at. Anubis trained Ronyo in how to survive and track. He taught him how to wield a sword and Ronyo took to it with relative ease. Now this man travels with his undead friend and hunts down what zombies they find while trying to stay alive….and animated.
Personality: Ronyo pokes fun at Anubis more times then he should. However he doesn’t do this to most other people. Ronyo really has to warm up to a person before he’ll tease them. Otherwise Ronyo is serious about his job, well its kind of a job, and keeps himself focused.
Weapons: Two 45. Cal automatic pistols at his hip and two scimitars. The handles are created from the bones of the dead to look like fangs.
Abilities: Tracking a zombie has become easy for Ronyo being he travels with one. He knows how to tell when they are about and how they travel. Ronyo can also move with relative silence when the need arises. This skill does little good, when zombies track humans on scent more than sound.
Variant:
Name you go by: Anubis
How long you’ve been dead: 45 years
Gender: Male
Appearance: Anubis’ many battles have left there signs on his body. Since he lacks the ability to heal his bone, skin, and tissue his wounds remain forever. The skin around his skull has formed tighter showing his bone structure. His one eye remains a deep blue while his lips have gone away. His other eye was lost even before he knew Ronyo and he wears a bandage around his socket as not to put people off anymore than they would be, his bandage usually flaps a bit in the wind. His teeth look like a zombies teeth should, malformed and some over and under bytes. His skin has take a slight blue hue to itself from the lack of his skin being alive. His right arm is strapped up with belts to keep it from falling apart, and to act as a bit of armor. His left arm is fine, a bit tight but fine, but his forearm is held together buy rags that have been tied off badly. A bandolier hangs across his left should holding what few shotgun shells he has left. Across his right a strap that holds his sword behind him. His stomach is gone and his ribs wrap around most of his midsection. He wears baggy black pants with a red cloth for a belt. a shotgun holster is crudely strapped around his left hip, and his black combat boots have the toes cut off so his skeleton toes peek out.
Bio: Anubis awoke about 45 years ago in a cemetery. He found a library with many books on Egyptian gods and mythology. The god of the dead fit his likening for a name. Anubis came across Ronyo about 10 years ago and had a likening for the boy. He taught him what he had learned from the books and from the world he now knew. Ronyo promised he would help Anubis find out who he was, but Anubis isn’t holding his breath. No really he isn’t, because he can’t.
Personality: Anubis can be quite cynical when he wants to be. He really goes with the, world has gone to hell idea. Ronyo seems to be able to lighten his mood, sometimes. Other times he just makes it worst.
Weapons: Anubis found a wonderful sword in the museum where he found his name. The blade is very long and comes back in on itself at the tip. He also carries a double barrel shotgun for those emergency moments.
Abilities: Anubis’ tracking and sneaking skill outshine Ronyo’s due to the fact that he trained the boy. Also, since he is a zombie, Anubis can smell a human for quite a while away.
I will allow people up to two characters if they wish. It helps if there partners, but wouldn’t hurt if they were enemies. Just remember the rules when fighting another persons character. If you have a problem wondering if a person would get mad if you did something with there char PM them. We don’t have to respond back and forth in seconds, this thread isn’t going anywhere…well it will. Hopefully up in the ranks, but only time shall tell.
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 12:13 pm
“What is this place?”
“No clue, never seen anything like this in my life.”
“You mean your after-life right?”
“Shut up, smart-alecky blood bag.”
“Chill Anubis, don’t have a heart attack.”
“Oh you think you’re real funny Ronyo. Keep it up, and next time a horde of zombies comes are way I’ll leave you to fight alone.”
“You wouldn’t do that, you would be lonely without my charming self around.”
“Don’t fool yourself. Anyways what do you think this place is?”
LOL!! HAHAHAHA xd
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 8:51 pm
Hmm, Any takers? The story should be fun, an I do have a way to keep things moving. If its about the ability to control another players characters for small tasks, you don't have to do that. It was leaving open some options for any ideas a player may wish to try. Would like to atleast see this thing get off the ground and atleast try......hello.....(wheres the cricket sound effect when you need it)
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