Lights flicker on a deserted street. A stray cat hisses as it runs for cover underneath a windowless, wrecked car. You see the safehouse ahead, the neon bar sign glowing red in the darkness. Your heart races, gripping your pistol in sweaty hands. One bullet left. If you run, you can make it. Maybe. You kick through the door and sprint down the street as fast as you can. That’s when you hear it. Moans. Shuffling. Growling. Two figures behind you become four. Then ten. Then fifty. They gain on you from behind. Soon more appear to your sides down darkened alleys. The zombies are coming. Just as you reach for the safehouse door, three of the snarling undead crash out of the wooden frame. They have taken the bar too, and now nowhere is safe. You back up, pointing your gun feebly as the zombie hoard surrounds you. Trembling, you raise the pistol to your head. A gunshot goes off - but it is not yours. Sniper fire rains down, and a moment later an armored truck barrels through the street, and as the side door slides open three soldiers pour out. They lay out suppressive fire, cutting down the zombie hoard. As the commander checks you for injuries, the calvary rushes you to safety. Watching the undead fade into the distance, you nearly collapse with relief as you are saved by the living. ***************************** "The Living" is an original RPG I have created, and will soon be launching as a printed tabletop product. I am looking for dedicated players and roleplayers, willing to explore the world and give feedback on the game. A work-in-progress PDF of the core rulebook will be provided to players accepted into the campaign. Although set against the backdrop of a zombie apocalypse, The Living features a plethora of skills and abilities specifically designed to be used with and against living characters. From persuasion to resources, hacking to leadership, medicine to religion, there are nearly limitless situations and areas of expertise in which zombies are the least of your concerns. Using a distinctive skill and character creation system, the versatile campaign setting has many unique features that set it apart from others in the genre: No classes or races. All characters are human and have the potential to be anything they strive to be. No statistics. Attributes such as strength, speed, and intelligence are incorporated into the skills system, eliminating modifiers to the dice rolls. Open-ended customization. With 9 skill trees with 4 branches each, there are 126 skill specialties possible. Considering there are 5 levels per branch, that's over 167,000 possible combinations! Simple game mechanics. The Living uses at most 2 twenty-sided dice (or d20s). Various skills can raise or lower the target number you must meet or exceed on those dice, and can be applied in different situations. Dead or Alive. Choose to focus on fighting the undead or subverting the living, killing zombies or making living allies. ***************************** IMPORTANT: This campaign will be RP-heavy. We will be using the Discord messaging service to roleplay characters for several weeks before the game starts - as well as voice chat during live games. This will allow the players to introduce, explore, and develop their characters as well as allow me to set the groundwork for the campaign itself. By the time we reach our first actual game, the party will be introduced or thereabout, and the campaign will be ready to go. The games themselves will be mostly to run combat, leaving the time between games for roleplaying. Those who cannot keep up with roleplaying in downtime or have no interest in doing so, please do not apply. APPLICANTS: Newer players are welcome and encouraged! As an experienced narrator and player, and am more than willing to help out new players and guide you through the system or campaign. Seasoned players, of course, are welcome as well! I would like all of my players to have open minds and hearts: No discrimination against anyone of any age, gender, sexuality, religion, etc. ABOUT ME: My name is Dale, 36 M, and I have been tabletop gaming for nearly a decade - most often as a DM, put many times as a player as well. I have run campaigns including D&D, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Superheroes and more. No matter what the capacity, I’ve always been a very heavy roleplayer. Rules are merely guidelines for putting a concept to paper, but a good character has a rich and personal concept to begin with. As a writer, my favorite aspect of any game is in character creation and roleplaying, be it in forums or online. As an actor, nothing brings me more joy than having fun portraying a character in a light-hearted and dedicated group. To apply, please post your information HERE: <a href="https://app.roll20.net/lfg/listing/65590/the-living-quarantine" rel="nofollow">https://app.roll20.net/lfg/listing/65590/the-living-quarantine</a>
