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RP thread: http://mlpforums.com/topic/123104-dead-awakening-equestrian-zombie-apocalypse-roleplay/

 

Before the fall, Equestria was a happy place. A place where nopony had to fear for their lives, a place where fighting for survival wasn't required, a place where ponies never had to worry about the end of the world.

 

That place is gone now.

 

It started small, with just a few of them. Shuffling, swaying, and reeking of decomposition. Anyone in their right minds now would have run for the hills, but back then, no one had even heard of them. So one bite turned to a few, a few turned to many, and many turned into the apocalypse.

 

Magic did nothing to stop them, and flight was useless to escape them. So, one by one, towns and cities alike began to fall. Cloudsdale, Manehatten, Ponyville, they've all been overrun by them. 

 

In a desparate attempt to stop them, engineers, manufacturers, anypony who could lend a helping hoof, began to work on so-called "personal defense devices," later given the nickname "guns," meant to stop them. The items themselves were a big success, until they were actually tested on their intended targets. Multiple wounds to the body had no effect, and the noise of the weapons themselves only seemed to attract more of them. Eventually, the "testing facility" was swarmed, and everyone inside converted.

 

Now, most of Equestria lies in ruins. Most citizens have holed themselves up in their capitol buildings, praying that everything will be alright. Those that didn't still roam the ruins of the cities once inhabited, waiting for the heroes that will never come.

 

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Rules:

  1. Write in legible English. I won't be a grammer Nazi, but try to make your posts readable.
  2. Don't RP as characters that you aren't signed up for without asking me. This goes for NPC's as well.
  3. Don't godmod. I'm sure that this one goes without saying, but I know that people can be... eh, "forgetful." I'm especially tight about this one.
  4. Keep track of what your character(s) do. For example, don't have your character's left foreleg get chopped off, then have him/her be perfectly fine in your next post.
  5. Stay within the walls of reason. If your character can fly, then he/she can fly in the RP. If your character can use magic, the he/she can use magic in the RP, although in this particular RP, neither will be very effective for long.
  6. At the beginning of each of your posts, write at the top in black italics (example) where your character is in the RP. And I'm not talking about standings or whatever, I'm talking about location.
  7. Try to post at least once a month. I won't start enforcing this until the beginning of April, and I'll check for activity at the beginning of the next month, but I thought that you guys should be warned. I'll PM you about posting if you don't post within the time frame and give you two days to reply. If you don't tell me why you aren't posting in those two days, I kill your character off.
  8. If I see someone doing something they shouldn't be, I will give you a warning. It will be shown on this post, next to your name and character. If you do something like that again, I give you another warning. If you persist, I kick you out of the RP and kill your character off.
  9. Keep any OOC chat in the actual OOC thread. I don't like people posting little messages at the beginning of their RP posts, and I especially don't like entire posts dedicated to something that belongs in the OOC thread; why do you think this is here? And yes, I am aware that I sound like the biggest downer in the world, I just don't want the RP thread becoming a plaza for both OOC chat and serious RP posts.

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This sounds cool, so I'm in. :3

Any OC's you'd like to enter?

 

I wouldn't mind. I also have a resource from last year from an old rp that I was in.

 

Edit: I would like to use my OC Syannax. And apparently cant use a link thing when editing. Oh well. http://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/syannax-r7166 Is the link to her page for stuff.

Ok, lthough I'm not very sure how a changeling will fit into the story. PM me about that.

 

I'm in. Can I use Rain please?

Of course.

 

I'm going to need help with the finer details of the story, such as how desolated Equestria is, what kind of zombes they are, etc. When we get this stuff all figured out, this'll become an OOC thread.

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I'll join!

 

Haven't don't a zombie RP in a while.

 

So did you want any help fleshing out the details now?

Alright! 4 volunteers!

 

Not right now, I have to go to school, but if you can post or PM me about some ideas you have, I'll get to them as soon as I get home.

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hmm.... seems like it is a human RP....  sounds good, plus I already missed my chance with a zombie RP when I first joined

 

I shale sign Snowflake up..... also can take control of Chrome as well? 

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Any OC's you'd like to enter?

 

Ok, lthough I'm not very sure how a changeling will fit into the story. PM me about that.

 

Of course.

 

I'm going to need help with the finer details of the story, such as how desolated Equestria is, what kind of zombes they are, etc. When

we get this stuff all figured out, this'll become an OOC thread.

I've only got one OC, check my sig.

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Ideas:

 

Zombie infection takes hours to fully manifest

The Outbreak is in its infancy and so it's not a mega wasteland of nothingness with only our survivors as characters

*cough* Necromorphs *cough*

 

I'll edit this post as ideas pop into my head.

 

Edit 1: Zombie Specials

 

Stalker - Quick and Agile, able to climb on on surface and jump at prey

 

Flier - Light, ambush hunter that stays in packs. Spits acid.

 

Bruiser - Shuffler, sedentary ambusher, disguises itself in rubble and in trees to explode out suddenly. Relentlessly stalks prey once scent is caught.

Edited by Sekhayet
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This got popular a lot faster than I thought it would! Sorry I couldn't get back to you guys right away, my bus ride takes forever. But, I'm going to mash as much as possible into one post and see what happens.

 

First, replies to posts:

 

hmm.... seems like it is a human RP....  sounds good, plus I already missed my chance with a zombie RP when I first joined

 

I shale sign Snowflake up..... also can take control of Chrome as well? 

That's fine, but I don't see a link for Chrome anywhere. If I'm missing it, run it by me so I can check it out.

 

I've only got one OC, check my sig.

Found it! Yeah, that's fine.

 

Umm... Hi I'm kinda new to roleplay so could any pony help out at all if that's ok

Not the right place to ask this, try another forum.

 

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I would like to join with my OC, Broken Physicality. Link in my sig.

Ok, then. It seems, though, that those protshetic wings he has might become a liability if he's in a group.

 

I would like to join the RP :3

With who? You gotta specify who, and give me a link.

 

Ideas:

Zombie infection takes hours to fully manifest
The Outbreak is in its infancy and so it's not a mega wasteland of nothingness with only our survivors as characters
*cough* Necromorphs *cough*

I'll edit this post as ideas pop into my head.

Edit 1: Zombie Specials

Stalker - Quick and Agile, able to climb on on surface and jump at prey

Flier - Light, ambush hunter that stays in packs. Spits acid.

Bruiser - Shuffler, sedentary ambusher, disguises itself in rubble and in trees to explode out suddenly. Relentlessly stalks prey once scent is caught.

Interesting, but not what I was initially going for. It's fine, though, you made me rethink the entire backstory for the plot.

 

I know ^^ Its fine man. We'll definitely will have to bring some of those zombies in. :)

Hell yeah. Sorry about having to end that, i had hella schoolwork.

Hey Sek remember our old Zombie one? We can use some of those too ;)

(Sorry they're out of order, don't know why that happened) You guys are going to have to tell me all about this, because I wanna know and I wanna see if it'll fit in.

 

I'm down for some zombie hunting! I'll enter with my character Sidon: http://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/sidon-aldermane-r3250

Awesome! You're in!

 

I'll add a list of who's currently enrolled in this RP relativly soon.

 

I also got a PM from Onyx Guard (Don't know how to do the @screename thing either) with questions about the RP and its backstory. I thought that everyone should see this, just so they'd know.

 

1: What Tech Level? We could do it in modern times, or we can keep to the shows tech level, or maybe somewhere imbetween with muskets and maybe even early 1900s vehicles and tech. (this is a priority class 1 item)

 

For tech level, I was thinking around the lines of what the human world is at right now. Guns, tanks, planes, things like that, but they were developed by groups of independent engineers and manufactuers as sort of a personal defense kind of thing. At the time, though (I'll get to the time at a later question), most of the ponies who owned a gun are either converted or hiding with the remaining governments of Equestria. They can be found all throughout Equestria and are normally found with ammo, but are difficult to spot and are usually in infested areas. The military do own guns, but any soldier who does are usially put out at the first line of defense.

 

2: what kind of zombies are we dealing with? There are many types of the undead, walking dead style zombies such as the walker that needs to be killed by destroying the brain, or there is the Left 4 Dead zombie, that you can kill by putting enough bullets into it or by damaging the body enough. (This is a priority Class 1 item)

 

I was thinking more of a walker-type zombie, with different types with different abilities like the ones Sekhayet mentioned. Ponies can also be turned by the classic bite, but as brought up by Sekhayet, the actual conversion would take several hours. I'm thinking 24 hours for a single bite, with time ebbed off for more bites. The infection can also be stopped if the bitten portion of the body is amputated, but that time frame is severly limited. Maybe like a minute. And about the pony-zombies themselves, unicorn zombies cannot use any spells other than telekinesis, and the strength of that telekinesis varies with the age of the zombie and the deterioration of the horn. Pegasi zombies can fly, but are often uncoordinated and crash after just a few seconds. Flight also varies on the deterioration of the wings. Earth pony zombies are just like regular pony-zombies; no special skills, but have a considerable amount of strength more than unicorn and pegasi zombies.

 

3: what's The Goal For the Survivors? So are we as Survivors gonna be trying to hold down a safe location like a base or a fortified building our are we just moving around day to day, or maybe we're trying to get to a Safe zone that's controlled by the rements of the military. (This is a Priority Class 2 item)

 

I was thinking that the ultimate goal would be to try and stop the apocalypse by any means, whether it be trying to reverse the effects of zombification (I was thinking the zombie-creator would be a virus) using science, turning them back to plain old corpses, or by going out and killing every zombie they run into. Day-to-day goals would be move and hold a structure until it became impossible to do so, but all of these depend on a character's decision on what they want to do.

 

4: what about other survivors? Not all ponies are gonna remain sane during a Zombie apocalypse, some might attack us, or we might bump into bandits or anything like that really, is this something that you want in the RP? (This is a Priority Class 1 item)

 

Ponies that survived have mostly retreated to the important cities, like the Crystal Empire and Canterlot. Some fugitives before the fall that survived may have formed small bandit groups, but it's highly unlikely the main character group will run into one of those bandit groups.

 

5: how bad is Equestria? Has all of Equestria fallen to the infected or are there still safe zones run by other survivors or the military? (This is a priority class 2 item?)

 

As of now, the Equestrian government has lost all jurisdiction everywhere except anywhere in the immediate vicinity of its capitols. The only safe zones would be the large kindoms, like Canterlot and the Crystal Empire. Once in a while, you might find a small zone run by other friendly survivors, but they often have plans to move foreward to those military safe zones.

 

6: how far into the outbreak are we? So are we starting at Z-Day or are Weeks, Months or even Years into the outbreaks? (This is a priority class 2 item)

 

As far as the outbreak goes, I'd want to start at a point about a week after the fall of civilization. That way, the governments still exist, but the place is so run down that those governments are cowering, waiting for death than actually trying to do something about the outbreak.

 

7: Do we have air support? This is a joke reference to a game!

 

No, we do not have air support. Our survivor group may come across a random plane or helicopter, but they're often in infested areas and any fuel they had has been long since siphoned for either private or military uses. Any mode of air transportation that we find will most likely be commercial, and we'll have to be extremly lucky to run across a military vehicle.

 

8: has the infection Reached other Countries? Has the griffin kingdom been hit by this outbreak, Prance? Saddle arabia? If so can we rely on them to evac survivors (This is a priority class 3 Item)

 

No, the infection started in Equestria, and does not seem to have any other focus besides Equestria. Sure, the Equestrian governmet has reached out to other countries, but the notion of the living dead was just too far-fetched for those governments.

 

9: does our group need a leader? If this is the case, should we vote for the leader in the RP? (This is a Priority Class 3 item)

 

I was not planning on starting off as a group. I thought we could all meet up eventually, then move on to find others. The group may need a leader, but as soon as 5 characters meet up and form a party, that's when a leader will be decided. Characters may come and go, but the leader stays the same unless killed or he/she voluntarily steps down from his/her position.

 

10: I can haz Chezzberger?

 

Yes, we can all haz chezzberger.

 

I think I've covered everything that needs to be covered for now. Let me know if I need to add anything to the story and stuff.

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This got popular a lot faster than I thought it would! Sorry I couldn't get back to you guys right away, my bus ride takes forever. But, I'm going to mash as much as possible into one post and see what happens.

I know right.... never in my life had I seen so many requests to roleplay

 

also this image is great... I might make a shirt out of it

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And just like the old thread about this, I am so down. Little Wind is who I want to use, and he should be in my signature. And every thing that Ender has said so far about the whole situation, I love. My only request is a special zombie that attracts the horde. Like when they see a survivor they scream and bring the rest of the zombies. And they have no real specific look

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Lol. I swear to Luna, I didn;t even look at your avatar for that either. I straight up loved that moment in the game. I was like. Wow. Hoffman, you are a class A+ cock.

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I know right!

 

Yes that's right, your mission is to walk past hundreds of psycho monsters called locust and try to find a bunch of people that are most likely dead anyway, oh and also watch out for Raam and the beserker.

 

"Yeah sounds Easy enough"

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