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[Transcendant]

Zombie Survival Text Game. ISG.

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW: CLICK THIS:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

The GM is always right. That's me. Don't argue; just play.

1.) Most but not all zombies are "slow," but fast ones and advanced versions exist. Usually, avoid them. Hoards are often lethal. 
2.) Use your brain. It may just keep you alive.
3.) Combat needs a little more of a description besides "I attack ___...."
4.) VOTING PROCEDURE

The First thing you put in your post is a tag description:

Go to {place} +1
Do {thing} +1

YOU NEED TO DO THIS BECAUSE THAT'S HOW I COUNT VOTES with a CTRL F Find function. If you don't to this, then don't complain if your vote isn't counted.

You suggest an action and maybe how you want to try doing it with a description. More text. Leave the numbers to me guys (Do you really want bogged down in some ISG numbers game?).

5.) USE THE BUILDING AND AREA DESCRIPTIONS. I spent the time to type them, so you can spend the time to reference them. It's a text only game so if you don't do this then there's no good way to know what you mean.  I mean if you wanna go in some building how the hell am I gonna know what floor you're aiming for, or where your character is going? Help me help you.

General Story and Background:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

It's 1996, George H. Bush won the 1992 election, instead of Clinton.... 1995, political volatility boiled over into an unprecedented biological terrorist attack. Government efforts at containment were only partially successful. Whole world didn't fall, just the part you were living in....

The disease spread rapidly and had 5 known Stages with cumulative symptoms. Stage 1 symptoms include numbness, auditory hallucinations, and metallic taste. Stage 2 symptoms include, seizures, mild intermittent visual hallucinations, delusional thinking. Stage 3 total numbness, black and green patches on skin. Stage 4 symptoms include severe auditory, visual and olfactory, hallucinations, minor tissue necrosis, unresponsive personality, memory loss, deterioration of cognitive functioning, infection becomes contagious via blood and bite. Stage 5 symptoms include total memory and personality loss, violent behavior, violent compulsions (biting), decreased agility, ravenous hunger, tissue necrosis, ability to function without apparent major organs being intact (zombification).

Attempts to reason with or restrain the infected without lethal force typically failed, especially in later stages. Civil services and society in general broke down. Government aid is limited to occasional supply airdrops, and is focused mostly upon containment (ineffective long term). No one is able or allowed to leave the large quarantine area centered on the City of Camdin and surrounding areas. No cure is has currently been found, but a suppressant exists to suppress symptoms and delay advancement of the disease to later stages. 

The search for a cure is still ongoing. President Bush has placed the nation under martial law and assured everyone researchers are working on a cure as fast as possible.

It struck at 8:30 AM, before you left for work. The TV and 56K modem internet urged everyone to remain calm and stay indoors. You did. You stayed in your apartment having just been to the grocery store. It's been 4 days, the TV and 56K internet doesn't work anymore. Phones are dead. You can see people shambling around outside and moaning, and sometimes, they attack people violently. You're on the 10th floor of a 15 story apartment building and you know you can't stay in your apartment forever, can you?

YOU:

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You are John Caman, 23, brown hair, green eyes, agile build, BA in Accounting. Just moved to Camdin in 1995 for an accounting job. Hobbies include skateboarding, rock climbing and video games.

Stats- As of Prolog March 1 1995
Str: 4
Dex: 6
Con: 4
Int: 8
Wis: 8
Per: 6

Accounting: 25
Skateboard: 15
Medical: 3
Persuasion: 5
Rock Climbing: 10

Items in inventory
Skateboard.
College Backpack
Watch

Prolog Play:

"Home Area" Lake District, Galley Road
Immediate environment:
1387 Galley Road, Apt 1003, Camdin
2 ex doors (Entry/Hallway and balcony/fire escape)
Entry/Hallway: Coat rack, boot rack, welcome mat, Painting of sailboat.
-Winter Gear (gloves, hat, coat, scarf)
-Rain Gear (Umbrella, Raincoat).
Living Room: Sofa, loveseat, 2 chairs, Entertainment center, TV, NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, VCR, Stereo. Bookshelf.
Bedroom 1: Bed, dresser, closet, end tables, blankets, pillows.
- 20 Business Suits (7 black, 7 dark blue, 5 gray, 1 white)
- 12 pairs of jeans (10 blue, 2 black)
-50 Tee Shirts (14 plain white, 7 gray, 15 Nirvana (band), 4 Green Day (Band), 7 GAP tee shirts, 3 red shirts.
- 60 pairs of socks (30 white, 30 black)
-1 Winter Gloves
-1 baseball cap (Camdin Crusaders 1991 Champions!)
- 1 Brown Leather Jacket

Bedroom 2: No furniture yet, 1 wooden baseball bat. 1 Hard shell Briefcase (Black, combination lock). 1 College Backpack 1 Gym Dufflebag. 24 Cardboard Moving Boxes (foldable).
1 Box containing video games for your systems
Kitchen: Stove, Fridge, Freezer, Pantry Cabinets and drawers (dishes, silverware, pots and pans) Knives and cooking supplies. 
Bathroom: shower, toilet, sink, shaving supplies,
Balcony/Fire Escape: Patio Chairs, 5 tomato plants Retractable ladders.

Home, 15 story apartment building
1387 Galley Road, Camdin N/S Street

Groundfloor Greenspace: Fountain, Mailbox, 7 benches, grassy area, trees.
1st Story: Lobby (3 ex doors, 1 garage door), Supervisor's Office, parking garage
2nd Story: Parking garage, generator, boiler unit.
3rd Story: Gym, Pool, Locker rooms, 2 stairwells, 2 elevators, 1 hallway
4th Story: 6 Residences (Apartment), 2 stairwells, 2 elevators, 1 hallway
5th Story: 6 Residences (Apartment), 2 stairwells, 2 elevators, 1 hallway
6th Story: 6 Residences (Apartment), 2 stairwells, 2 elevators, 1 hallway
7th Story: 6 Residences (Apartment), 2 stairwells, 2 elevators, 1 hallway
8th Story: 6 Residences (Apartment), 2 stairwells, 2 elevators, 1 hallway
9th Story: 6 Residences (Apartment), 2 stairwells, 2 elevators, 1 hallway
10th Story: 6 Residences (Apartment), 2 stairwells, 2 elevators, 1 hallway
11th Story: 6 Residences (Apartment), 2 stairwells, 2 elevators, 1 hallway
12th Story: 6 Residences (Apartment), 2 stairwells, 2 elevators, 1 hallway
13th Story: 6 Residences (Apartment), 2 stairwells, 2 elevators, 1 hallway
14th Story: 6 Residences (Apartment), 2 stairwells, 2 elevators, 1 hallway
15th Story: 6 Residences (Apartment), 2 stairwells, 2 elevators, 1 hallway
Roof: Tennis Court, Rooftop garden. Commercial AC Unit

Nearby Areas

Mortin's Grocery Store
1389 Galley Road, Camdin

Parking Lot (Wraparound) Numerous car spaces, SEVERAL Cars, (back)

Front Store and Cart Area:
Produce Area:
Meat/Butcher Counter:
Sushi Counter:
Isles 1-20:
Dairy Cases:
Checkout Lanes:
Refrigerated Back Area:
Non Refrigerated Back Area:
Pharmacy Counter
Pharmacy Back Area
Truck Loading Dock:  3 Dumpsters

5 story apartment building
1388 Galley Road, Camdin
Outside Parking Lot: 30 Parking Spaces, 7 Cars.
1st Story: Lobby (2 ex doors), Supervisor's Office,
2nd Story: ??
3rd Story: ??
4th Story: ??
5th Story:??
Roof: HVAC Unit?

4 story apartment building
1390 Galley Road, Camdin
Outside Parking Lot: 28 Parking Spaces, 7 Cars.
1st Story: Lobby (2 ex doors), Supervisor's Office,
2nd Story: ??
3rd Story: ??
4th Story: ??
Roof: HVAC Unit?

4 story apartment building
1391 Galley Road, Camdin
Outside Parking Lot: 21 Parking Spaces, 9 Cars.
1st Story: Lobby (2 ex doors), Supervisor's Office,
2nd Story: ??
3rd Story: ??
4th Story: ??
Roof: HVAC Unit?

5 story apartment building
1392 Galley Road, Camdin
Outside Parking Lot: 21 Parking Spaces, 10 Cars.
1st Story: Lobby (2 ex doors), Supervisor's Office,
2nd Story: ??
3rd Story: ??
4th Story: ??
5th Story: ??
Roof: HVAC Unit?

5 story apartment building
1393 Galley Road, Camdin
Outside Parking Lot: 21 Parking Spaces, 11 Cars.
1st Story: Lobby (2 ex doors), Supervisor's Office,
2nd Story: ??
3rd Story: ??
4th Story: ??
5th Story: ??
Roof: HVAC Unit?

Electrical Substation
1394 Galley Road, Camdin
Outside Parking Lot: 4 Parking Spaces, 
1st Story: Maintenance Worker Area
2nd Story: Tower Scaffolding
3rd Story:: Tower Scaffolding
4th Story: : Tower Scaffolding
5th Story: Maintenance Platform
5th Story: Transmission Wires and Radio Antenna.

6 story apartment building
1395 Galley Road, Camdin
Outside Parking Lot: 21 Parking Spaces, 3 Cars.
1st Story: Lobby (2 ex doors), Supervisor's Office,
2nd Story: ??
3rd Story: ??
4th Story: ??
5th Story: ??
6th Story: ??
Roof: HVAC Unit?

6 story apartment building
1396 Galley Road, Camdin
Outside Parking Lot: 21 Parking Spaces, 9 Cars.
1st Story: Lobby (2 ex doors), Supervisor's Office,
2nd Story: ??
3rd Story: ??
4th Story: ??
5th Story: ??
6th Story: ??
Roof: HVAC Unit?

6 story apartment building
1397 Galley Road, Camdin
Outside Parking Lot: 21 Parking Spaces, 2 Cars.
1st Story: Lobby (2 ex doors), Supervisor's Office,
2nd Story: ??
3rd Story: ??
4th Story: ??
5th Story: ??
6th Story: ??
Roof: HVAC Unit?

6 story apartment building
1398 Galley Road, Camdin
Outside Parking Lot: 20 Parking Spaces, 0 Cars.
1st Story: Lobby (2 ex doors), Supervisor's Office,
2nd Story: ??
3rd Story: ??
4th Story: ??
5th Story: ??
6th Story: ??
Roof: HVAC Unit?

6 story apartment building
1399 Galley Road, Camdin
Outside Parking Lot: 21 Parking Spaces, 12 Cars.
1st Story: Lobby (2 ex doors), Supervisor's Office,
2nd Story: ??
3rd Story: ??
4th Story: ??
5th Story: ??
6th Story: ??
Roof: HVAC Unit?

Camdin Post Office
1400 Galley Road, Camdin

Parking Lot (Wraparound) Numerous car spaces, SEVERAL Cars, (back)

Front Customer Area Lobby
Postal Counter:
Mail Sorting Area:
Outgoing Mail Area:
Incoming Mail Area:
Truck Loading Dock:  1 Dumpster, 34 Mail Trucks.


(More as you become familiar with it).

[Transcendant]

Reserved

(Note for moderator who apparently approves or disapproves this. I plan on putting more of those building descriptions for this game here as a sort of log)

This is a zombie survival internet suggestion game man. ISG

Example of stuff I wanna put here for players would be descriptions of Items, and places etc. Very Important considering this is a text only game. Thank you for your time Mod.

[Transcendant]

March 1st, 1995 Round One:

Location: "Home" Lake District

1387 Galley Road, Apt 1003, Camdin
"Home Area" Lake District, Galley Road
Immediate environment:
1387 Galley Road, Apt 1003, Camdin
2 ex doors (Entry/Hallway and balcony/fire escape)
Entry/Hallway: Coat rack, boot rack, welcome mat, Painting of sailboat.
-Winter Gear (gloves, hat, coat, scarf)
-Rain Gear (Umbrella, Raincoat).
Living Room: Sofa, loveseat, 2 chairs, Entertainment center, TV, NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, VCR, Stereo. Bookshelf.
Bedroom 1: Bed, dresser, closet, end tables, blankets, pillows.
- 20 Business Suits (7 black, 7 dark blue, 5 gray, 1 white)
- 12 pairs of jeans (10 blue, 2 black)
-50 Tee Shirts (14 plain white, 7 gray, 15 Nirvana (band), 4 Green Day (Band), 7 GAP tee shirts, 3 red shirts.
- 60 pairs of socks (30 white, 30 black)
-1 Winter Gloves
-1 baseball cap (Camdin Crusaders 1991 Champions!)
- Brown Leather Jacket

Bedroom 2: No furniture yet, 1 wooden baseball bat. 1 Hard shell Briefcase (Black, combination lock), 1 College Backpack, 1 Gym Dufflebag, 24 Cardboard Moving Boxes (foldable).
1 Box containing video games for your systems
Kitchen: Stove, Fridge, Freezer, Pantry Cabinets and drawers (dishes, silverware, pots and pans) Knives and cooking supplies. 
Bathroom: shower, toilet, sink, shaving supplies,
Balcony/Fire Escape: Patio Chairs, 5 tomato plants Retractable ladders.

Character Location: Bedroom 1 Character, John is currently in bed. Awakening.

It's been a couple days since the biological terrorist attack happened and the TV told you to stay indoors and calm. The Phones, TV, and 56K internet are all dead. You still have food in the fridge, but you realize it won't last forever. You've had no contact with anyone elsesince it happened

(Please consult Immediate Area Description, will place once moderator approved and I can copy and past from first post in this thread. Includes data for your apartment building and apartment).

What would you players suggest the character, John do?

Reminder of posting description

PLACE A TAG and +1 above any suggestion
This was in the "THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW" Tag.

Example 1:
Go to Balcony/Fire Escape +1
-Once on Balcony/Fire Escape Harvest Tomato Plants if possible
-Look out at street and view area to see what is there

Example 2:
Go to Entryway Open door to 10th story hallway +1
-Cautiously see what's right outside our apartment door on our floor
-Run back inside and lock door if we see anything bad.

Example 3:
Go to [insert area here] +1
-scout for items and observe cautiously. Run or hide if trouble, depends on situation.

Example 4:
Go to Bedroom 2 +1
- Get Wooden baseball bat.

You can insert text descriptions and that's encouraged.

[Robot Parade Leader]

Go to Bedroom 2 +1
- Get Wooden baseball bat.
- Get Carving Knife from Kitchen?

Um, I'd want a weapon in a zombie apocalypse. Can we look around the apartment and see if there's anything else we can use as a weapon or armor or whatever?

Edit: Added the bit about getting the Carving knife from the kitchen after I read the post below this one.

[Transcendant]

Hey, thanks for voting. Not a bad first post.

I assume you know all about what is in your own apartment, since you've been there 4 days straight. The description lists 7 areas/rooms in your apartment.

You'd probably know about the "Knives and cooking supplies," in the kitchen. We'll say there's a butcher knife in there and probably some carving knives as well as pots and pans.

You've got a coat rack in the Entry/Hallway and it'd be improvised but you could probably manage that if you wouldn't miss a place to hang coats.

You've got a ton of clothing in the bedroom and some coats/gloves.

You have shaving supplies in the bathroom which would contain razors (though you might want to keep up shaving and wouldn't want to get that close to the zombies).

I hope that helps.

[Generally me]

do we have any bags? If so get the largest.

Bedroom 2
Baseball bat

Kitchen
Butcher knife

Then go out side and see knock on some doors

[Transcendant]

Thank you for posting Generally me. In the future please put "+1" after your suggestions. It's just easier to count it all up. Thank you. Also I assume you want to knock on the doors on your floor (the 10th story) of your apartment building?

FYI there are 6 apartments on your floor 1001, 1002, 1003 (yours), 1004, 1005, and 1006. There is also 1 hallway, 2 stairwells and 2 elevators)

10th Story: 6 Residences (Apartment), 2 stairwells, 2 elevators, 1 hallway

Am I to understand that you want to knock on those other 5 apartment numbers on your floor? Is that what this means, "Then go out side and see knock on some doors?" Unless you want to go outside of the 15 story apartment building itself, which you can do, but it'd take more than 1 round and you'd need to go down one of the stairwells, or see if the elevator still works.

Yes, we'll say you have the following "bags:"

1 Hard shell Briefcase (Black, combination lock).
1 College Backpack
1 Gym Dufflebag.
24 Cardboard Moving Boxes (foldable).
1 Box containing video games for your systems

Running tally:

Go to Bedroom 2 (Vote count as of this post +2)
-Get baseball bat
-Get College Backpack and Gym Dufflebag? (As per Generally me's suggestion?)
Go to Kitchen (Vote count as of this post +2)
-Get Butcher Knife

Go outside and knock on some doors (Vote count as of this post +1)
-Knock on 1387 Galley Road, 10th story apartments 1001, 1002, 1004, 1005, and 1006? (1003 is yours)
(Am I about right on that Generally me)?

[femmelf]

Go to Bedroom 2 +1
-Get baseball bat
-Get College Backpack and Gym Dufflebag
Go to Kitchen +1
-Get Butcher Knife

Go outside and knock on some doors +1
-Knock on 1387 Galley Road, 10th story apartments 1001, 1002, 1004, 1005, and 1006? (1003 is yours)
(Am I about right on that Generally me)?

Do we know anybody or anything or are we just SoL cause we just moved here?

[Transcendant]

Yup, brand new in town, " Just moved to Camdin in 1995 for an accounting job. Hobbies include skateboarding, rock climbing and video games."

Running tally:

Go to Bedroom 2 (Vote count as of this post +3)
-Get baseball bat
-Get College Backpack and Gym Dufflebag? (As per Generally me's suggestion?)
Go to Kitchen (Vote count as of this post +3)
-Get Butcher Knife

Go outside and knock on some doors (Vote count as of this post +2)
-Knock on 1387 Galley Road, 10th story apartments 1001, 1002, 1004, 1005, and 1006? (1003 is yours)
(Am I about right on that Generally me)?

[Peradon]

Go to Bedroom 1 +1
     -Get the heaviest coat we have, something that wont be torn easy. If we dont have anything that fits that description, put on several layers of coats.
     -Put 2 pair of gloves.

Go to Bedroom 2 +1
     -Grab Baseball Bat.

Go to Entry Way +1
     -Open the door and look out. If nothing is there, knock on the neighbors door across from us. If we see anything suspicious, retreat to our apartment.



Am I doing this right?

[Transcendant]

Yes, you're doing this right. Thank you. Please stay and play. I am glad this is progressing. I am going to start adding vote tallies to subactions earlier than expected, which is good, because you can vote to go to the same area as somebody else but do a different thing once you are there. Again, please keep in mind that this is only the first round and things will progress nicely once we get into it with more choices, etc. Things are not going to be perfect but this is a suggestion game, so you don't have full control over characters yet. This is almost training in a sense really, but again it's the first round what does anybody expect? Also, I am new here so work with me and we'll have fun.

Running tally:

Go to Bedroom 1 (Vote count as of this post +1)
     -Get the heaviest coat we have, something that wont be torn easy. If we dont have anything that fits that description, put on several layers of coats. (Vote count as of this post +1)
     -Put 2 pair of gloves. (Vote count as of this post +1)

Go to Bedroom 2 (Vote count as of this post +4)
-Get baseball bat (Vote count as of this post +4)
-Get College Backpack and Gym Dufflebag? (Vote count as of this post +1)
Go to Kitchen (Vote count as of this post +3)
-Get Butcher Knife (Vote count as of this post +3)

Go to Entryway of your apartment (Vote count as of this post +1)
-Look out ex door into Hallway of 10th story, if safe, then knock on door across from us (apt 1004)(Vote count as of this post +1)

Go outside and knock on some doors (presupposed to be 10th story hallway) (Vote count as of this post +2)
-Knock on 1387 Galley Road, 10th story apartments 1001, 1002, 1004, 1005, and 1006? (1003 is yours) (Vote count as of this post +2)


Edit: Sorry I forgot that. I think I got it this time.

[Peradon]

Go to Bedroom 1 +1
     -Get the heaviest coat we have, something that wont be torn easy. If we dont have anything that fits that description, put on several layers of coats.
     -Put 2 pair of gloves.

[femmelf]

Go to Bedroom 1 +1
     -Get the heaviest coat we have, something that wont be torn easy. If we dont have anything that fits that description, put on several layers of coats.
     -Put 2 pair of gloves.

I wanna vote for this too, as long as it's not too hot outside or something. It's March 1st so we should be OK?

[Transcendant]

Ok, we will say you have a... brown leather jacket that would not be the easiest thing for a hypothetical bite through? It's not bulletproof, but then you weren't exactly expecting this sort thing. Sound good?

Running tally:

Go to Bedroom 1 (Vote count as of this post +2)
     -Get the heaviest coat we have, something that wont be torn easy. If we dont have anything that fits that description, put on several layers of coats. (Vote count as of this post +2)
     -Put 2 pair of gloves. (Vote count as of this post +2)

Go to Bedroom 2 (Vote count as of this post +4)
-Get baseball bat (Vote count as of this post +4)
-Get College Backpack and Gym Dufflebag? (Vote count as of this post +2)
Go to Kitchen (Vote count as of this post +3)
-Get Butcher Knife (Vote count as of this post +3)

Go to Entryway of your apartment (Vote count as of this post +1)
-Look out ex door into Hallway of 10th story, if safe, then knock on door across from us (apt 1004)(Vote count as of this post +1)

Go outside and knock on some doors (presupposed to be 10th story hallway) (Vote count as of this post +2)
-Knock on 1387 Galley Road, 10th story apartments 1001, 1002, 1004, 1005, and 1006? (1003 is yours) (Vote count as of this post +2)

[Peradon]

I just realized: If someone knocked on your door with a bunch of coats and a baseball bat, would you open the door?