Post by Lord Harrab on Sept 8, 2014 14:09:12 GMT
"Welcome, weary traveller, to one of Angel's Supply and Information cashes. If you are hearing this, it means you're not dead, and that's reason enough for me to help you stay that way. But first, you need information and i might as well start at teh begining, since i've got all these tapes and plenty of time to kill. So sit down, open up a tin of beans, help yourself to any guns or ammo left and listen while i explain to you how and why we're all fucked.
It began, as so much of human History, with a war. Two collations, east and west, glaring over the still warm ashes of a world war, arguing over ideology and perceived slights in the civilized world while fighting by proxy in the rest. The world simmered under hatred, fear and uncertainty. No-one Knows what caused the dead to rise, some say it was a result of the poison in the collective minds of humanity, some say it was some new weapon developed by one side or the other, others that God Himself got sick of our shit and started Judgement day Early.
Already stretched to breaking point, some governments panicked under the thought the enemy has invaded and deployed tactical nuclear devices to stop the undead horde, other nations though the rest were attacked so launched their own nukes in responce, some simply wanted to destroy their enemies in the chaos. The result is what you see around you. Mankind is fucked. This is our extinction event, but some of us are too stubborn to die when we're supposed to. I don't know if we can claw ourselves back from this, but we wouldn't be human if we didn't try."
The Infection
"We still don't know if the Zombies are caused by a virus, and there's no-one left capable of figuring it out for sure, everyday things such as staying alive and warm take priority, but it sure acts like a virus as we know them. You can get infected by bites or scratches, getting the infect ed's blood on you if fine, as long as you don't swallow it and its common practice to wash it off as quickly as possible anyway. No need to take Risks, right? Animals seem immune for some reason, but are most likely feral so keep away unless you want to add rabies to your list of problems or are a fucking Disney princess. Some of the Freaks spread the virus through other means and i'll explain which ones to look out for in a bit. For Now, lets get you acquainted with the city you're about to wander into."
Steel Bay
"This shithole of a city was once known as Steel Bay, spared from the worst of atomic wrath by the Prototype Star Wars Missile defense system that was built to prevent what happened, waste of fucking money that, huh? Well not entirely, as even though it was incomplete it manged to prevent any missiles from impacting directly onto the city, but a few near misses skulled-fucked the city anyway and the dead took over what was left. There's plenty of resources to be had if your quick, quiet and carefully, and a few places that can be secured enough for survivors to keep clinging onto life. To do that you'll need resources, friends, and weapons, you'll also have to evict the new tenants. Oh, an Stay out of the really tall buildings, they are unstable and often infested."
The Zombies and Freaks
"The First thing you should know is this: Most Zombies have poor eyesight, so hunt by sound, but even the most rotten of living dead will see you if you walk around in front of them with torch lit and boots stomping. Keep low, quiet and only fight if you have to. They will swarm towards any sound they hear, so use that, but be careful you don't just lure in more.
Second: try not to go out at night, darkness makes them more alert somehow and some of the Freaks only come out once the Sun's set, so find yourself a nice hole to wait out the morning in.
Third: the old Films were right, aim for the head. Nothing else will even slow them. Destroy the Brain and even Freaks will not bother you anymore. easier said then done on some though, but that's why I'm here.
The Most common of the undead is the Walker, just a corpse reanimated and looking to rip apart anything with a pulse. Alone, you can kill a Walker easy, they are dumb and predictable. During the Day they shamble about and hunt, if they spot you they'll run at you about as fast as the person did while alive, so if your fit and healthy you can outpaced them, once they lose track of you they calm down quite quick, unless they smell blood, and that whips them up into a frenzy, in that case the only way to get them off your ass is to get far enough away they lose the scent, or kill them. Walkers also like to form Hordes and Infestations, The first being obvoius, a fucking large group of anything between seven and a hundred, but they can get larger, if you see a horde forming its best to either get out of there or wipe them out with a car or bomb or something, and hordes will seek out Survivor Enclaves and bum rush the shit out of them until every Walker is dead or every Human is.
Infestations are buildings the undead have taken a liking to, more often then not there's a freak in there too, Walkers like to gather around a Freak, who knows why. Infestations can disperse or appear in any building that's unoccupied, so don't think that just because a store was empty on your first trip that it will be when you go back.
First of the Freaks are the Spitters, Assholes the lot of them, look like walkers spewing this green vomit shit, but can, as the name suggests, spit that foul acidic muck up to fifty feet. it it hits you, you're fucked unless you can shed your outer layer of clothes before it eats through and touches skin. If it hits skin, You're infected, it'll eat though to bone in minutes and you'll be dead within an hour and back on your feet in three. Tough shit for you.
tactical advice, listen for a gagging or retching sound or look for the green shit, its slightly luminous at night and they leave a trail of it wherever they go, Spitters also like to join hordes so keep alert.
Next are Ferals, They like to hunt alone and seem to be smarter and faster than Walkers or Spitters, eyesight is still shit, but their hearing and sense of smell are inhuman. If they get a scent, they will usually scream and hunt the poor fuck for a logn time, even beyond what you might think, i've seen soem poor sap lead them right back to their hideout only to be mauled and eaten in their sleep.
Tactical advise, find a friend and watch each others backs. if a Feral Pins you down, you're fucked, those bastards are strong, but if your Buddie can get him off you before he bites you can kick the shit out of him. they aren't very tough and tend to fixate on one person. They like to roam at night but during the day they hole up in dark places, ready to ambush anyone who wanders in, so take a light with you into dark buildings and keep your weapon ready.
Third, There's Brutes. You'll Know them when you see them, big fuckers, all deformed and angry. these guys can shoulder barge a car off the road and can tear a person in half quicker than you'd rip open an energy bar. Lucky for us, they are easy to spot in a crowd and make a lot of noise, roaring at anything and everything they want to roar at, also, they are territorial as fuck, and will attack other brutes, they also tend to not move far from their lairs, so if you spot one, mark your map and stay away, that's his turf now. They don't seem to move about much, but keep lookouts alert for them, in case he decides he wants to move in with you.
Tactical advice, avoid them if possible, hit them high high caliber rife fire or explosive if not,a s always aim for the head. Fire works well too, doesn't kill them unless it gets hot enough to cook their brain, but it gets them to back off. They seem scared of it.
Banshees... Fuck Banshees. If There is any credit to the idea that this Zombie Apocalypse is supernatural these bitches are it. I've only Ever seen one and i was lucky to get away. Bullets don't seem to do more than annoy them, getting into close combat with one is suicide and to make matters fucking worse they can float, phase through walls and can resurrect Undead with their shrieks. Yeah, you fucking heard me, even if the undead in question has had his brains spread across the walls, he'll get back up under the aura of a Banshee. The scream will also alert any others that there's meat about, so run like hell itself is behind you if you see one. They are slow and seem to lose interest if you get far enough, but don't for the love of God shine a light on them, that pisses them right off and there's nowhere on earth you can go to get away.
Tactical advice, Like Brutes, they tend to find a lair and stay there, usually underground. if you wander into one of their lairs, you'll hear what sounds like jumbled whispering and sobs. If you do, turn your light off and go back the way you came. I've marked a few Banshee lairs with a similar Wings symbol as teh one this little stash you found, so keep an eye out for the Red Wings. Avoid, flee or die. those are your choices when dealing with a Banshee.
Weapons
Now, weapons. Always keep something on you to fight of Zombies, a knife, a brick, your custom forged replica Katana, i don't give a shit. If it can crush a skull, piece it, or take the head clean off you want it on you. Guns are nice, but a last resort, Shots can carry for a long way. if you have a Silencer or make one, good, they'll help, but no gun is fully silent, so be sure you want what you'll bring when you pull the trigger.
Who are you?
Now, if you've listened to me for this long, you must be a decent sort, so leave your name on the wall in here so others know they aren't alone out here. I've put my name and i'll be watching out for you. Stay Safe. Angel Out."
Fluff created, the meat of the game idea is still under development, i'll post again once i have more ideas for things like how this game will run, more freaks and so forth. Suggestions welcome.