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Layover of the Living Dead Lore Thread
Description
Layover of the Living Dead is a hybrid plane crash/zombie apocalypse roleplay. The group begins before the apocalypse, with characters being present on a plane with one another, most of whom are strangers. When the dead start to come back, the plane crashes in the middle of an expansive national park, with a city being a journey away.Description
The Setting
There are a few settings present in Layover of the Living Dead. The first is, of course, the plane, which is the one the least amount of time will be spent on. The next is the crash site and surrounding area, Stockstone National Park, a fictional national park that is based in the US and is based off of a few other real parks. Then, the final (currently planned) area is outside of the park, which is the roadways and the city, another fictional setting named Leubridge. The use of fictional settings makes it easier to manipulate the environment for events and other aspects of the group.A map of areas will be available eventually for people to view, and different locations in the park that the plane crashed in will be listed below soon. The same will happen with the city and surrounding area if/when it comes into play.
The Virus
- Not much is known about the virus at the beginning of the roleplay. The incubation period, other symptoms, and how it spreads are just a few details that characters won't know but will be able to figure out through the course of the roleplay. In the next tab are some details that can or have been found out; players are free to suggest other things they want the characters to look for, since the specifics of the virus have been fully planned.
Survival
Survival isn't going to be played extremely hardcore. Characters will need to survive, of course! There will be injuries, lack of food/water, need for shelter, and other things like that (along with the zombies). However, this isn't the sort of roleplay where characters will just be killed off without player permission. Things like that will be discussed first and the method in which it happens will be gone into in-depth before it happens. Character death IS a possibility, but it isn't all that fun if you're not in on planning it.That said, the on-hand items portion of the sheet should be updated periodically. Right now, it is just things that people would have in their carry ons, but as characters gather more items they find, those can be added to the list (so long as carrying them around is realistic). Items can be found by characters searching things and the GM (me) letting you know what you find. A general rule of thumb is to just try your best to be realistic but overall just have fun (so long as it isn't at the expense of others enjoyment).
NPCs
NPCs will be present throughout the group. Any important ones will be listed below when the time comes.Current events
N/A; check back later!Past events
N/A; check back later!
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