The Dead Rise

A small town of about 20,000 in the United States. Around a 15 minute drive from other, larger cities in an unnamed eastern state. This is flexible if players have other ideas they'd like to try; don't be afraid to ask questions or suggest changes.

Anyone who happened to be in the city when the outbreak started. Children and Elderly not excluded; As long as your character is interesting, it will be considered.

We'll be using the free to download system The Dead.
It's relatively rules light, and should be easy enough to pick up even for those completely new to role playing.

There will be some overarching story, but don't expect a rail road. For the most part, the next course of action will be up to the players, and the city will be free to explore.

There will be zombie killing, yes, but tempered with other things. Your characters are going to need food, shelter, and weapons, if they hope to face the undead and survive.

This will be my first time GMing a PbP game, and also using The Dead. I'm not saying I anticipate complications because of those facts, I'm just putting them out there.

I'll initially accept 4 players, if you're not in the initial group and you submitted an application, I may PM you in the future to see if you'll replace a player, in the event of a drop out or character death.

If you disappear off the face of Myth-Weavers with no warning, and don't respond to PMs for a week, your character will become zombie lunch and someone else will be given a chance to play. It's also possible that your character may die. I'm not saying I think it's sure to happen, or even all that likely, but it's definitely a possibility. Should your character die (aside from being NPCd for zed lunch) you will be given the chance to continue playing with a new character. Rest assured that any character death will not be "cheap" (come out of nowhere, be completely unavoidable, etc.)

Submit your application HERE following this format:

Application Format

Name:
Age:
Gender:
Build: (Runner, Weightlifter, Stocky, Average, etc.)
Ethnicity:
Occupation before outbreak:
Physical Appearance: A photo or a short description works.
Background: Include a basic timeline of what your character has done since childhood. Did they graduate highschool or drop out? Did they work a part time job for several years before pursuing a college education or did their rich grandparents loan them money? What has this person done to get them where they are today?
Personality:
RP Example: This doesn't have to be a "real" event that happened in your characters past, but RP how your character would react to a traffic stop. The infraction is up to you (whatever would be most likely for your character) as long as it's traffic related (I don't want to know how your character would react to being cornered by police after robbing a bank, just something minor like running a red light, speeding, etc.)

At least one paragraph for background, personality, and your RP example are required.

Applications will be accepted until 12:00am, Saturday March 5th, Eastern Standard Time.

You get 6 points to distribute between 3 different attributes: Fight, Evade, and Think. A minimum value of 1 is required for Each attribute. GUTS (health) is calculated with the formula Fight+Evade*2

Every character gets 1 perk, which is a +1d6 bonus to Fight, Evade, or Think rolls in special situations. Characters with a Think of 3 get two perks. Perks are entirely up to you, there's no list to choose from (you're free to use the examples in the rule book, but feel free to make up your own.) I do have to approve a perk before it's final, but I'm sure you'll find me very reasonable as long as you can logically explain why your character would have such an advantage (EG: A ditsy blonde highschool cheerleader wouldn't receive a +1 to fight while wielding a crossbow, unless she was a tomboy and her father was a hunter. Such facts should also be reflected in her personality.)

Each character may also take an unlimited number of quirks, which are disadvantages of some kind (See the rulebook's section on Background Quirks for a more complete definition.) Quirks can cause a negative penalty to Fight Evade or Think rolls in certain situations, or only manifest themselves through RPing. If a character has at least 2 quirks that cause a negative penalty of -1d6 to any kind of roll, the character receives 1 additional perk. Quirks that penalize certain rolls past the first two do not grant additional perks; Therefore, a character may have up to three +1d6 perks as long as they have two quirks that causes a -1 penalty and a THINK of 3.

Characters under 15 years or over 75 years of age only start with 5 attribute points.

No characters with supernatural or superhuman powers will be considered.