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Atomyk

The Janitor Bear of Iwaku
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Horror, Modern, Modern Fantasy, Multiverse/Panfandom, Mystery, Paranormal, Scifi, Survival
The Walking Dead - Among the Ruined

When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth...

Season 1 - Into the Catacombs
Season 2 - A Civil Dispute
Season 3 - New Roads Taken
Season 4 - Shadows That Linger
Season 5 - March to Death

Season 6 - Answers in Blood

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    - Art by QT

    Welcome to our Walking Dead RP! Like any zombie roleplay, there will be action, gore and zombie killing, but at the heart of any RP within this genre is the twists, the turns, the drama, the heartache, and the joy of moral decisions that have both good and bad consequences.

    Everything you do and say could have consequences down the line. The walker you killed yesterday was actually the mother of the person you met today. That guy you refused to give food? He decided to take it anyway and killed your best friend. That little boy you helped? He came back with a large group to steal your supplies. In this world, each choice can mean the difference between life and death. Don't ever get too comfortable, because you never know when things will all go to hell.

    Of course, it's already there, isn't it?

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    The GMs for this RP are @Lady Myst, @-QT-, and @Atomyk.

    A link our OOC Skype chat: Join conversation

    Among the Ruined was a roleplay that went on for a year on another website (Roleplayer Guild) and ended up with four "seasons". Now, we're bringing it to Iwaku with a reboot of sorts. The events of the past RP will be a part of the new RP's lore, but knowledge of the previous RP will not be required for any new RPers joining us!

    So, what's the plot you may ask? It is not quite set in stone, but generally we'll be looking at various communities living their lives amidst the zombie apocalypse. Most of the people of these communities are just trying to survive and have to worry about the hardships that come with that. Of course, there will be conflicts between the survivors.

    New players will start in and around the cities of Natchez, Mississippi and Alexandria, Louisiana, though the plots surrounding Alexandria have yet to really kick off. In Natchez, a community has settled within a fortified school once known as Morgantown Middle School. "Morgantown" will be where characters new and old alike will be colliding and attempting some measure of peace as they all try and coexist together. There is another group in Natchez involving a walled off apartment complex.

    Right now, we're looking for input from past or new players on plots that will run into the future. Any input on plot, characters, or locations is always welcome.

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    1) Absolutely no fighting in the OOC! You only get one warning, then your character(s) will be killed off and you will be banned from the RP.

    2) No overpowered characters. It's okay to have weaponry, but not everyone is survival trained and can make a rocket launcher with a pocket knife, some string and a potato. Be realistic with your character's skills and their weapons!

    3) An extension of the above rule-- We won't be accepting characters with military backgrounds. Characters with medical backgrounds will likely be asked to change as well. To avoid any conflicts it's best that you plan on your character having just been a regular person before the apocalypse hit. Stray from creating characters that have a particularly firearms-related background (Like someone who grew up hunting and is a skilled marksman).

    4) We don't have many limits when it comes to explicit content. Strong language is fine, and gore is more than likely to come up. However, absolutely no smut should occur. Romance is fine, but anything beyond kissing should fade to black. If you really want to RP that out, take it to PMs or the Libertine section (But make sure you're both of the correct age!).

    5) Killing of characters must be agreed upon, even NPCs. NPCs without a * next to their name are free to be moved around/controlled, required that their written personality/history is adhered to.

    6) All ideas are welcome! If you have any ideas for major plot-related ideas, characters. locations, etc. then please PM either any of the GMs.

    7) Before making any game changing decisions, please PM one of the GMs about it or discuss it in the OOC before posting it. This does not mean we need to make every decision for you, but MAJOR plot twists need to be approved by the GMs.

    8) You can have as many characters as you can handle. Do not ignore anyone and post regularly. If you can't post for a couple of days, let us know so we can move around your character. If you do not post in the IC or OOC or PM us for a significant amount of time, then your character will be made an NPC and likely become a walker/corpse. If you want to return after that, you will have to make another character.

    9) In that same vein, if you've been in the RP for some time and decide you want to go, the option for your character to become an NPC is there in case you ever return. Though NPCs are more likely to be killed off, the character just may be alive when you come back.

    10) People will die. It's a zombie survival RP. We ask that you strongly consider ideas for your character's death eventually, even if you don't really wish for them to die. While we will never kill off your character without your consent, no one is likely to survive forever in zombie fiction. Just keep the idea in mind when making your sheet.

    11) An important rule that some may take for granted: NO ONE IS IMMUNE. This is not "The Last of Us", this is a "The Walking Dead" RP. There is no cure and there is no immunity to the zombie virus. Everyone already has it. Your character can be working on a cure, but that is all that is permitted.

    12) Something we refer to as the "posting rule" should be in effect for every IC post. It is extremely helpful in keeping track of where everyone is. At the top of any post you make put in bold the name of the character you are currently playing, their location, and who you are interacting with. For example:

    Kim - Bus Stop - Steven

    If you are playing multiple characters in one post, just add their names in:

    Kim and Stacy - Restaurant - Each Other

    If there are multiple people in the same place and you don't know who you are interacting with at the moment, broaden the terms:

    Kim - Office - Everyone

    This way, no matter who replies, everyone who is currently in the office knows you might be interacting with them or can start an interaction.

    13) We reserve the right to add more rules if needed.​

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    When making your character, keep in mind that the RP is currently approximately 10 months, since the apocalypse began and that the current general setting is the Louisiana/Mississippi area of America.

    Appearance: (We request that you do not use pictures of an anime style for appearance. Real life images are preferred, but you may also use portraits or art if it's realistic in style. If you have trouble finding these kinds of images, feel free to ask me for assistance.)

    Name:

    Age:

    Skills:
    (Is your character good at medicine? Cooking? Electronics? Hunting? Marksman? These can be skills acquired after the outbreak)

    Preferred Weapons (up to three): (Anything they would realistically have. This can be optional if you really have nothing in mind. You could even use it as a sort of character inventory if you want)

    Personality: (Both good and bad points)

    Bio: (Characters generally will not know much about each other at first, so feel free to offer only a brief history, such as what they were doing before the outbreak and what they've generally done since then)​


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Okay, will do. Will have to read the IC first.
 
I think Atom, QT, Hound and myself are the only originals left. Bells joined in season two I think sho she is basically an original in my book. Damo has been around for a long time too.

Point is, if anyone tried to talk shit about any of the above people I will not tolerate it.
I'm so hurt
 
Since you brought this up Qt,I've noticed We mostly use the term "walker". I would suggest/ promote we try to get a variety of different terms since every term is a "regional thing "


Tl:dr version: Walker shouldn't be the generic go to for the dead
I'd like to point out my character has been using words other than walker since the beginning.
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No one was being accused fyi
 
Let me go through some transitions in my life. I am kind of moving to another temporary location.

I been couch surfing for a while and I am between places.
 
Ah, would anybody hate me if Skyler brought that small group of walkers to the Home Depot?
If she trips we're totally chopping off a leg and eating it.

Take a liver...I could do with some Paté
 
@Rithas
Go for it ^.^
I just realized I never clicked the post button for the IC and it's just been sitting on my computer for a day ahaha...ha..ha. :raining:

Let me fix that once I switch off my mobile.
 
@Rithas
Go for it ^.^
I just realized I never clicked the post button for the IC and it's just been sitting on my computer for a day ahaha...ha..ha. :raining:

Let me fix that once I switch off my mobile.
You had one job....


Also, we do have a skype group. If you're wondering on the lack of OOC action.
 
Ah, I'm not very worried, and I don't have a skype anymore, so...thank you for offer!
 
For the new communities and locations that have popped up, would you guys mind writing up brief little descriptions of the areas for me to add the to info?

@Rithas @Akashi
 
For the new communities and locations that have popped up, would you guys mind writing up brief little descriptions of the areas for me to add the to info?

@Rithas @Akashi
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For the new communities and locations that have popped up, would you guys mind writing up brief little descriptions of the areas for me to add the to info?

@Rithas @Akashi
The Helena Outpost - It is an abandoned CDC building. Already secure with fences around. Good vantage points from its roof(s). You could say that the roofs are T shaped. But its wide like a warehouse, the building itself. It has around three floors.

Brookhaven Community - This is the main community Damien runs. It is big and has many houses surrounded by man-built walls. A big steel gate on both its ends. In any case, this community would be similar to how the Governor's community was, in canon that is. I plan on adding more, but i hope thats enough for now. I'd rather detail more about it ONCE the community is introduced through IC.

Vicksburg Outpost - Well, I'd rather reveal that through IC as well since this place is not yet mentioned in IC.

White Apple Outpost - Same with this one if that's alright.
 
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Why am I doing this in conversation. I felt like I had a reason but I forgot. (Nvm, Changed it to OOC)

Oy, @Atomyk

The Fayette community, Led by Ethan Shaw. Is actually only half of a large community. The location of the other half, is unknown to anyone. Even members of Fayette. Aside from Ethan and a select few. Fayette works almost independently however.

Fayette has few self-producing produces. Rather working on a very efficient Scavenging/Pillaging system. (Almost everyone in the community is expected to go out on supply runs. The community runs on a rotational system.) It gets supplies from what people assume is the mysterious other half of the community.

(The community has taken up a sizeable chunk of the town. Leaving Fayette almost clear of the undead. Fayette works on an Assimilation/Destroy system. You either assimilate to become part of Fayette, or else they kill you. And even then, they have high standards to acceptance. It is heavily guarded.)

High ranking members have a symbol of a blue bird.
 
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Name: Dawn Lowell
Age: 19
Skills: good with a bow, but really bad with guns, the kick scares her and makes her miss. She knows how to cook a bit, though even she would admit that Grace is better, despite being younger.
Preferred weapons: bow and arrows and a hunting knife that she took from 'The Outfitter' store along with all the supplies she could get a hold of
Personality: Quiet and friendly unless you pose a threat to her little sister or herself. She is often scared and uncertain though she tries to hide that from Grace
Bio: She was driving her sister home from a friends house the day this all started. They were turned away and never reconnected with their parents so now she thinks they are dead. Since her parents had had an emergency plan in place beforehand, they left the city and drove to the cabin her father owned to wait for word there, though when the supplies ran out, they had to venture out only to find what the world had now become. With the state the world was in, she took her sister to get some supplies from the local hunter's store, gathering what she thinks they may need in backpacks that she has in her car that they basically live in now.

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Name: Grace Lowell
Age: 13
Skills: cooking and working with electronics
Preferred weapons: she keeps a knife with her and a small bow, though she is still learning to use both to any effect.
Personality: shy and quiet. She stays close to her older sister, most of the time doing as she is told to, though she is scared to be alone.
Bio: She was going home from a sleepover at her friends house with her older sister driving, though they never made it back. She listened to the reports on the radio as things went from bad to worse then there were no more reports. She now stays close to her sister and is scared to go anywhere alone after their short time on the road.



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Name: Evelyn Scott (Eve, Scotty)

Age: 21

Skills:
medicine, cooking, electronics

Preferred Weapons (up to three): Scimitar, Shotgun and handgun (Both taken from a police cruiser, she doesn't know what kind)

Personality: loving, kind, helpful, anxious, antisocial, impulsive

Bio: She was studying to become a first responder doctor before the outbreak hit. She had graduated high school early and had been in her fourth year of college but had gone home to bury her father, her last living relative when the outbreak hit. Her father had been a professor of archaeology and had had many things found in different cultures all over the walls of the house, one of which had been the scimitar she now carries at her hip. The handgun and the shotgun she carries came from a police cruiser she had found abandoned about a month into the outbreak. She had needed them, so she had taken them and all the ammo she could find.
 
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