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[Stirk]

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A ruined city. A shattered street. Cars dot the road, either haphazardly abandoned or left were they crashed. One is in the side of a building, in a pile of rubble. Broken buildings line either side- windows are either smashed or cracked, decorated with half-insane graffiti.

THEY WALK
NO HOPE

And yet, the city is not dead. Rather than silence, the roar of an engine fills the street. A van approaches the camera, petal to the metal. It isn't the kind of van soccer moms use to bring their kids to school. The sides were covered in barbed wire, died red with blood with the occasional piece of cloth stuck randomly throughout. The grill had a series of wooden spikes duct-taped to it, similarly colored from its gruesome use. The dark windows are covered in spiderweb like cracks, the obvious signs of bulletproof glass serving its purpose. On top, crowning this king of the Apocalypse, was a fully loaded machine gun next to the "sun roof".

Another noise followed soon after. Moaning. Hundreds -no- thousands of moans. Behind the van we can see a horde. A horde of the shambling undead marching forward like a great flood. Undeterred by the menacing vehicle, and unwilling even to let it escape.

Someone inside the van lets out a curse. The abandoned cars are blocking their path. Our camera now follows the wheels-burning rubber on the cracked road. The car makes an impressive turn, killing all its momentum inches away from crashing into the street's debris.

But the horde just keeps on coming...


***
Feng Shui! The over-the-top action RPG! I already did a writeup in this thread, so lets cut to the chase. You are a super-cool guy trying to survive (and eventually stop) a zombie Apocalypse. Use your imagination, be as cool as physically possible, and break some Zeds!

If you need assistance with character creation, hop over to our Discord or shoot me a PM to get your outline. I go over character creation a bit in the last writeup, but as a recap here is the simple rundown. First you come up with a character concept. Then you find which pre-made template fits best, and you throw your concept over that template changing things as necessary. It is incredibly simple, as is most of the game.

With that, good luck Chi Warriors!

[Stirk]

Currently, 4 players have started making their sheets. Still a couple spots open!

[Stirk]

I should probably have people post their sheets when they finish.

[Stirk]

Still waiting on three sheets.

Spoiler: Fallacy (click to show/hide)

Name: James Murphy
Character Concept: Nothing ever seemed to go right for John Murphy until he retired from his intelligence agency twenty-five years ago, and he's enjoyed a peaceful life ever since, until now...
Melodramatic Hook: The more John Murphy performs well, the worse things will get when things later go badly. John Murphy's partners in the Spy business call this "that Murphy luck".
Because of this, he's reluctant to get involved in dangerous tasks. He's retired, dammit!
Archetype: Spy
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Spoiler: Hibou (click to show/hide)

Name: Kenneth Cook Concept: Kenneth never was much of anybody. He struggled in school and had trouble finding his place there. Eventually, he started running with a local gang of small time dropouts, and dropped out of school shortly after. It was fun for a while, but he decided to clean up his act after seeing one of his buddies on the news, dead. Working for the city wasn't bad, it had steady pay and benefits, but it didn't change the fact that he rode on the back of a garbage truck. The apocalypse was, frankly, a welcome burst of excitement to his life. Melodramatic hook: His gang didn't take well to deserters, but they had to lay low after they lost one of their own. Now that the police are busy eating brains with the rest of them, nothing is stopping them from hunting Kenneth down. Archetype: Big Bruiser

Spoiler: Rose (click to show/hide)

Rosa Hearts

Rosa was a chemist in her former life. She was fascinated how behavior of living organisms was organized by just a few chemicles. It appears zeds we're more receptive than anyone would have guessed.

Red hair.
Blue eyes.
Short, "safari" clothing. Boots, tall socks, tan shorts, rolled sleeve shirt, safari hat. Glasses. Disarming smile.
Wears perfume to pacify Zed yet still pleasant to humans. Vile bombs for other effects in backpack and utility belt.

Spoiler: Ocean (click to show/hide)

Name: As a vigilante, he calls himself Enma no Daini no ha, or "Enma's Second Blade". Public media didn't pick it all up at first, so he's more frequently known as Enma or Enma Daini, which he feels disgraces the myth of the ruler and judge of the underworld.

Character Concept: About a year ago, he came to realize that he had forgotten the prior few months of his life, recalling only hatred toward those reborn with sin. He did have a wealthy life that he continued to live, a japanese heir to a biotech corporation in his 30s, but he began to ignore, shun, then gradually just not care for his responsibilities for it. Driven by his curious hatred, he chose to reveal, and occasionally execute, criminals that faked reform, criminals that still acted on sins and malevolence. He made sure that the public would know that his targets faked their "false reincarnations" (as he often called them), and the crimes they still planned to or did commit. The zombie apocalypse has brought him over the tipping point, maddening him to the point of forgetting all needs and wishes other than those that forged his mask.

Melodramatic Hook: Deep down, he knows that, in those months he forgot, someone bore sins that should've been purged long ago, sins beyond what an underworld could punish. As such, he's researched the heads of corporations and other communities, hoping to remember who they were, reveal their evils to the world, and bring true judgement upon them.

Appearance; Under a black hood is a mask representing the face of Enma; angry and red, with thick, dark black eyebrows and a sharp beard that depends an inch or two below his chin. Red gloves, a black hooded cloak over a black long-sleeved shirt, pants, and boots.

Spoiler: IcyTea (click to show/hide)

Name: Leon Long
Concept: A sharp-dressed and sharper-minded man who's survived this long simply by being where the zombies aren't. Cold and calculating, Leon practically runs on the Unspoken Plan Guarantee, preparing for seemingly unlikely eventualities with charming precision.
Though he was born in the UK, Leon moved to his family's roots in Hong Kong to study statistics (and a bit of geomancy and chaos magic on the side, though he never really believed in them) once he was old enough. With near-prodigal ability, he applied his knowledge to games and soon found himself traveling around the world to play on more and more prestigious tables. The first Tsunami, however, was something nobody could predict, though Leon quickly adapted to the situation, escaping unscathed.
But what good are statistics when the dead walk? Simple: predictable as they are, counting zombies is no different from counting cards.
Melodramatic hook: "I had to make a lot of sacrifices to get this far. Including one I held dear. Please let no more good people fall by my hand."
Archetype: Gambler

[Stirk]

Still waiting on Ocean and Hibiu to finish their sheets.

[Stirk]

Starting Tomorrow, weather or not Ocean shows up! Three players should be enough.

[RoseHeart]

Boop.

[OceanSoul]

Sorry it took so long, I had trouble figuring out what to use for my mask and name.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: As a vigilante, he calls himself Enma no Daini no ha, or "Enma's Second Blade". Public media didn't pick it all up at first, so he's more frequently known as Enma or Enma Daini, which he feels disgraces the myth of the ruler and judge of the underworld.

Character Concept: About a year ago, he came to realize that he had forgotten the prior few months of his life, recalling only hatred toward those reborn with sin. He did have a wealthy life that he continued to live, a japanese heir to a biotech corporation in his 30s, but he began to ignore, shun, then gradually just not care for his responsibilities for it. Driven by his curious hatred, he chose to reveal, and occasionally execute, criminals that faked reform, criminals that still acted on sins and malevolence. He made sure that the public would know that his targets faked their "false reincarnations" (as he often called them), and the crimes they still planned to or did commit. The zombie apocalypse has brought him over the tipping point, maddening him to the point of forgetting all needs and wishes other than those that forged his mask.

Melodramatic Hook: Deep down, he knows that, in those months he forgot, someone bore sins that should've been purged long ago, sins beyond what an underworld could punish. As such, he's researched the heads of corporations and other communities, hoping to remember who they were, reveal their evils to the world, and bring true judgement upon them.

Appearance; Under a black hood is a mask representing the face of Enma; angry and red, with thick, dark black eyebrows and a sharp beard that depends an inch or two below his chin. Red gloves, a black hooded cloak over a black long-sleeved shirt, pants, and boots.

[Stirk]

Alright! I'll throw up the IC after lunch.

In order to help everyone get into the Feng Shui spirit and impressively introduce their characters, in this first fight you will be up against a mob of "sub-mooks". Basically, the enemies you fight are closer to "scenery" than "tactical threat". As such, for this fight only, you will be able to do whatever you want without rolling dice. Kill zombies by the handful, in inventive was with flowery descriptions! You can describe yourself blocking, dodging, or having a close call, but from a mechanical standpoint they can't do much against you.

Hopefully this will spill over into the future rolls, when you are up against threats that can actually kill you, and we avoid the dread "Attack the nearest zombie" syndrome. I also hope that it will let you show who your character are by one of the simplest way possible-by example. Your actual goal will be to escape the scene, alongside the other players, so keep that in mind when thinking of your moves!

[Stirk]

Alright! Off to a start. As a reminder, the current goal is to escape the situation. Otherwise, go nuts!

You are also encouraged to talk to each other, maybe giving you an actual reason to stick together after you all make it out of the Tsunami .

[Stirk]

Slowing down. I should probably provide more direction >_>.

[RoseHeart]

Unrelated but a link here from ic be great.

[Stirk]

Unrelated but a link here from ic be great.

Probably. Linked in the OP.

[RoseHeart]

Unrelated but a link here from ic be great.

Probably. Linked in the OP.

hmm?

dont see

[Stirk]

Its literally the first thing in the OP.