Zombie Apocalyse- OCC- General Discussion

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Yes- Past Life Memory- but not a lot of it.

But Yes- Earl was the closest available snack. Zombie went after Jimmy the Runaway and Mitchell the mechanic, who had gotten into Wallace's truck. Earl tried to get Jimmy and Wallace to answer the questions "Welllllll... what the helllll you boys think ya doin?" And got eaten.

That said, Zoe, you are in the garage, not the junkyard.

As for doors, they are more likely to reach for a human through a window or a door, and if the door obstructs them, they are likely to try to smash the door.

It is unlikely that a zombie would use a tool to smash down a door. It is very unlikely that a zombie could open a door.

Horst, did get his brains splattered. Alas, while you can assume a headshot is the best thing to kill a zombie, what actually drives the mechanical properties of these monsters is, as yet, unknown.

Although I have provided two big hints..... and with those hints.... well....
 
haha i couldnt help but to get a flash of braindead where the tough guy kills zombies at the door, passes them on, they chop them up and then they shove the pieces down a blender to make sure the zombies stay dead.

(well, that and the lawnmower scene :P )
 
Note that wounds left untreated may lead to bleeding to death, especially if the wound is significant.
 
Just got home and about to eat dinner. I haven't read the IC post yet, but Bo is in fact wearing his vest. I mentioned this in my last IC post, before I shot Zombie Earl. I didn't mention the vest earlier in the story, except in the character thread where I listed Bo's equipment. If he hadn't been wearing it before, though, he certainly would have put it on after Horst the zombie bought it, especially since he was preparing to head out to Brownson where he expected to run into trouble. I had just assumed he was wearing it all along and hadn't mentioned it.

EDIT: Okay, I read the IC thread. My assumption was that Bo was wearing the vest all along, so I never thought to say he put it on after what went down in the diner. I also thought the story took place in mid-November, since Stephanie's secret information mentioned the Leonid compound, and that the meteor shower was thus the Leonid meteor shower which happens around November 17: see Secret Link

*NOTE: The above is secret information. Highlight it to read it, but only if you are Welsh (the Keeper, not the nationality :wink: ).

My belief that he was wearing it was clearly a factor in Bo's decision to take a chance and shoot Zombie Earl from my post in the IC, but it's your call. After Bo's insanely good luck earlier (the chance of 2 consecutive impaling non-precision headshots in a row was 1 in 4444 and 4/9), the dice were bound to turn against him sooner or later. Whether you want to edit or not is your call, Welsh.

Note that Bo and Hammond were both initially facing Earl, and Hammond came in behind Bo. Therefore, Hammond must have actually shot Bo in the back. I'll wait until you make a decision about the vest before I post in IC. Can Bo still do anything right now with a 5 or 10 HP wound out of 16 (can he at least speak?), or is he still recovering this round? If he only takes 5, is he still holding the shotgun? What can Sean do this round considering his wound?

Also, what about uploading the data to Omaha over Mr. Foo's network? Is this possible, or is it voice only? If it is possible, how long would it take. My guess is way too long (this is 1970's tech here, so it's probably 300 baud at best unless it's been upgraded, and the data would be megabytes if not gigabytes), but I thought I'd ask just in case.

EDIT^2: Never mind about the last paragraph above. Just noticed that line in IC saying it was impossible.

EDIT^3: Also, don't forget about Bo's secret conversations with Baldwin and Kimberly after he left the diner. He knew what Hammond was up to and would certainly have had a reason to put on his vest in the car if he wasn't already wearing it, since he was aware he might be going up against him and any allies he might have had.
 
Hmm... Headshots not as effective as previously believed? wow. Shitty deal - XD

Was Luke using hallow points? (like a hunter would?) If so, the exit wound would be about the size of a potato; This would most likely- effectivly sever the brainstim; severing the link from the brain, to the spinal cord. Plus; splatter cherry pie, all over the diner.... BUT! If you want to take the zombie lagistics in this direction, more fun to be had by all. I'm just going off of the classic zombie-horror line "Removing the head, or Destroying the brain".

Also; as far as Flip's coming confrontation with Horst; Would the head shot have weakened, or hendered Horst's phisical abilities?
 
I think I've figured out what makes the zombies move. The only character I've got who could deduce this is Stephanie, but she doesn't know these things are zombies yet. Once someone tells her what happened at the T-Bone, she can tell the others her hypothesis. If I'm right, severing the brainstem from the spinal cord would not necessarily mean the zombie couldn't move any more - the spinal cord itself being intact would be enough to enable movement. Even so, it's my guess that the zombie would still be weakened physically in some way. The ones that Charlie shot in the chest were slowed down, after all.

I know I could have sent the bit of secret info in my post above in a PM, but it was funnier this way. It's really only a minor spoiler as far as I know anyway, in case anyone did read it. Also, on page 2 of the Character thread where I listed Bo's equipment I specified when something was not on his person. I mentioned there that the shotgun was in the cruiser, and it remained there until Bo retrieved it. The rest of the equipment had no such notation and was presumed to be on his person.

EDIT: Actually, I looked at the Character thread again and saw that I'd forgotten to list the Kevlar vest under the "Gear" heading, but it was still my impression that he was wearing it and nobody had said otherwise before.
 
Also note- Wallace and Bob could manuever to shoot Hammond, but both are momentarily blocked. If they wish to shoot, their Dex must be higher than Hammonds to get the first shot in.

But also note- gunplay among humans is inherently dangerous and can go in ways unanticipated (even by a Keeper).

I have editted the post in the IC thread to take into consideration the light Kelvar jacket.
 
Okay, thanks. I'll post in the IC soon. My thought as to how the zombies are able to move after death is that it's a form of galvanism. Luigi Galvani, an 18th century Italian scientist, discovered the electrical nature of animal life. In the 1780's he observed that an electrical impulse caused the leg of a dead frog to kick as if it were alive. Galvanism was an inspiration for Mary Shelley's Frankenstein(1819). Vertebrates (such as humans) can also carry out reflex actions through the spinal cord alone; the impulses never even reach the brain. As an example of this, Hammond clearly wasn't using his brain when he opened fire. If I can think of this, Stephanie probably ought to be able to as well. Does she still need to roll Idea or Know when she hears what happened? Even if she does, it's a 97.5% chance she'll make at least one of the rolls.

Luigi Galvani: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvani,_Luigi
Galvanism: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvanism

And yeah, watch the gunfire in the garage. Sean's missed shot already punctured a can of oil. Another one could ignite it. There's a tanker full of gas and a bunch of barrels full of aviation fuel in there. Plus, killing anyone will result in another zombie. I was lucky to clear the garage of them the first time.

EDIT: I think you meant Wallace and Bob could shoot Hammond. Bo's been shot enough already . :) Also, Alice is the history professor, and Sally is the nurse. I think they got mixed up in the IC thread.

EDIT^2: Actually, I don't think Stephanie needs to wait to hear about events at the T-Bone to start formulating the idea, considering what Goldberg told her. I'll go ahead and roll Idea and/or Know for her.
 
Actually its fair to say that both Haussman and Stephanie have come to some hypotheses about the nature of the zombie threat.

I think I posted Alice as boiling water and Sally as taking the lead in care for Haussman, ya?

Not that there is much time for it.

Fixed the bit about Hammond, Wallace and Bob.

Hammond, I think, is a bit confused with what is going on... perhaps he feels the end is closing in on him- lots of cops, Earl is dead, Horst is dead.... Stress is high and thus is prone to less than rational behavior. Or perhaps he sees himself as a target. Or perhaps he was more concerned about Earl than Earl being a zombie, which he still doesn't quite get.

Either way, risking gunplay was a dangerous situation. There was probably a better way to handle it.
 
Waiting to see what Stompie does with Wallace or Suaside does with Bob. Hammond still has his gun in his hand. Two law enforcement officers are shot and the man might be deranged and is certainly capable of lethal violence.

What is the issue here?
 
the issue has been adressed in pm, but still, i want to know what's in Bob's line of fire if he were to decide to blow the guys head off. (is David in the way, are there gas cans,...)
 
I am about to send that pm.

Line of fire can be changed. Bob could move to a position where he has a clearer shot. Ditto Wallace.
 
There's an Urban Dead messge board called Brainstock with a Zombie Games subforum where I mentioned Zombie Apocalypse and the source of my Urban Dead characters in the thread below:

http://z14.invisionfree.com/Brainstock/index.php?showtopic=3489

More readers may be showing up, and some of them may even be interested in joining in.

EDIT: How close to complete are Mr. Foo's repairs? Is the rest of the process automatic? If not, is it something Stephanie could finish for him? What is the range in yards from the motel to the diner?
 
welsh said:
OCC- Suaside-

Note- "Then she chambers a round of her shotgun and gets on the truck." Little late. Cleopatra Jones?
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she's black, works for the governement & has got a gun! that's enough cleo for me!

anyhow, bob doesnt know her name, so...

welsh said:
Sean's head was in fact splattered. But why should Bob think that's enough (although the other characters are assuming such). The guys from the diner and Kimberly might have guessed that with an idea. But they have only witnessed one zombie episode, so don't count on it.
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yeah well, if i were caught in a zombie holocaust, i'd also assume shooting their heads off ought to be enough to stop them, ye know. (even if that's not necessarily true)

welsh said:
Only two of the zombies were able to get close to the T-Bone due to the rather remarkable 90% hit rate of the shooters on the roof.
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:twisted:
 
Thanks for the advertising Mr. Handy. We should also be getting new characters too. By the way, I am counting albatross as out as he/she hasn't posted yet. We have some active characters that are not being played.

(Characters not being played are grist for the mill.... Jim Kerr watch out!)

Baldwin and Kimberly are also currently NPCs. Someone could pick them up for the trip to the airfield. Two other NPCs will be there.

I think I posted on Mr. Foo's repairs and range to the diner. To be honest, I had hoped for more zombies to make it to the diner as the first real fight between the people there and the zombies. But that will have to wait for the next bunch.

Suaside, you might want to roll Bob's occult skill about the damage to the head and what he knows about zombies. It might be useful.

Also, as mentioned if Luke wants to talk Charlie into going under, roll bargain, but at a penalty of -20% as the two are not getting along.
 
welsh said:
Also, as mentioned if Luke wants to talk Charlie into going under, roll bargain, but at a penalty of -20% as the two are not getting along.
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if Charlie doesnt take the arguments given, Luke isn't going to bargain anything. talking is detrimental to the aim.

although the characters dont know it, Luke is best shooting long range with his rifle, Charlie is better close range with his carbine (and has less chance of causing collateral damage).

either way, Luke isn't going down & if Charlie stays or not is none of his concern. Luke is kinda focused on the 4 slow runners and the 180 walkers that are coming their way...
 
How long will it take the other zombies to get there? how long does it take someone to walk a half mile at a fairly consistent pace?
 
you're a pain in the ass, Welsh. why don't you just give straight answers man?!? :P

now i've got to convert half a mile to km and then find out how fast a person walks and then calculate the time. anyhow, it's about 10 minutes.

oh, and the question wasn't how long it'd take them to get to the diner, it was how long it'd take them to get into 50+% chance to hit area with the sniperrifle.
 
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