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Atomyk

The Janitor Bear of Iwaku
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  1. No Preferences
Genres
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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Well seeing people get eaten by the undead in this rp.


I'm going to go with no :)

Just be whatever gender you want
 
There isn't a gender ratio?
We don't mind if there is more than one gender over the other, though I think we're relatively even...
 
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Gotta watch out for those sentient guns....
 
@Josh M - Really? A drunk rating? I mean you said that Blues could be anything. Who's the one thats drunk? xD
 
Abelardo Alves-Castro
56 years old

Skills:
Strength and will to protect his family.


"You should move to a small town, somewhere the rule of law still exists. You will not survive here. You are not a wolf, and this is a land of wolves now. "

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Preferred Weapons:
- Guns
- Anything sharp
- A piece of metal


Personality:

Strong
Protective
Caring
Will of Iron
Smart
Leader
Skeptical
Deceitful
Trust issues
Loner
Mature


Background:
An elder of his own kind. Abelardo is a man of experience and crimes until the apocalypse. Only his family remains from the empire he built or, at least, part of his family. 10 months into the epidemic spread, he is growing tired and old, but nothing will stop him from protecting what remains in his heart, his children.


His past jobs were with the CIA.

Faceclaim: Benicio Del Toro
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Joaquim Alves-Castro
35 years old


Skills:
Fast-Learner, great memory and strong willed

" I never ask anyone's opinion because, in reality, I don't really care about them. "

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Preferred Weapon:
- Hand to hand combat

Personality:

Fearless
Calculator
Manipulator
Systematic
Proud
Unpredictable
Trustworthy
Dependable
Quiet


Background:

The only son of Abelardo. He lived his life behind his shadow for the longest of times. He was his role model, but he never had the same interest at him. He has very different interest than his father and would often disagree with his ways. Some would say he has a much darker side than his father, but he remains a mystery. Having better looks than him makes it much easier to charm people and get what you want. He has a grudge against his father since the beginning of the apocalypse. Before the apocalypse, he would work for his father.

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Faceclaim: David Gandhi
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Daniella Alves-Castro
21 years old


Skills:
Fast on her feet

" People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But people will never forget how you made them feel. "

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Preferred Weapons:
- Guns
- Long range weapon


Personality:

Wild
Determined
Perseverant
Funny
Clever
Compassionate
Cooperative
Trustworthy
Good-Natured
Wrathful


Background:

The youngest of the Alves Castro family and with the most pressure in life. Always over protected by her family, constantly being watched and followed. There is not one moment she is left alone, even less when the apocalypse happened. In 10 months, Daniella went from being pampered to toughened up. There was no choice in the matter and was trained by her father and brother at all time. Always and always training in case something happened to one of them like that she could survive alone. There was no say in the matter and her father would be merciless.
She couldn't blame him. Actually, she was grateful but she knew this life was not for her and that if they were to die, she wouldn't even fight to live. Or so she thinks.
Before the apocalypse, she was studying to become a prosecutor in international affairs.


Faceclaim: Phoebe Tonkin
 
Appearance:

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Name: Libby Roberts


Age: 52
Skills: Libby can Lip reading. A skill she picked up since she was born deaf. She has hearing aid currently. Clever, and she has a very d.i.y (do it yourself) outlook


Preferred Weapons: Heckler & Koch HK417, Bowie knife

Personality: Libby is a rather loyal person. She's normal good willed and a bit goofy, almost aloof. Libby Is one to go with the flow. When she has a goal, nothing short of death can stop her. Being born deaf, she can hear with the help hearing aid. Since the

Bio: Born deaf, Libby was never one to let her be held down by the hand life dealt. Libby's life was normal. Married a man name Seth, adopted a daughter named fan, then had three other children. Libby ran her house, she was the boss. During the outbreak, her husband and her three other children were lost. At the first point of her life, Libby was lost. For a few weeks she was empty, hollow. Till one day, she met and saved a young lady. Then, with that girl's help, it was off to Jackson, Mississippi, To find her only living family member, Fan.
 
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Can someone give me a quick summary of what happened from the beginning? Like relevant information for me to start writing my post.
 
Can someone give me a quick summary of what happened from the beginning? Like relevant information for me to start writing my post.
You'll find a summary of previous stuff here but none of it is required knowledge. As for the current season, it's just been a lot of establishing the new communities.

The three active places at the moment is a place called Morgantown (based around a highschool of the same name), a block of apartments, and a hardware store. There's also a community in Fayette and Brookhaven, though these both are antagonistic communities. Not everyone from them are bad people, however.

If you want your characters to already be an established member of a community, they can be one for Morgantown, Fayette, and Brookhaven, but for the other two, they'd have to stumble upon the communities and be accepted in.

There is also a supply group from Morgantown in Roxie, a town between Natchez and Brookhaven, but they will eventually be running into some of Brookhaven's people and things won't go well for them.
 
You'll find a summary of previous stuff here but none of it is required knowledge. As for the current season, it's just been a lot of establishing the new communities.

The three active places at the moment is a place called Morgantown (based around a highschool of the same name), a block of apartments, and a hardware store. There's also a community in Fayette and Brookhaven, though these both are antagonistic communities. Not everyone from them are bad people, however.

If you want your characters to already be an established member of a community, they can be one for Morgantown, Fayette, and Brookhaven, but for the other two, they'd have to stumble upon the communities and be accepted in.

There is also a supply group from Morgantown in Roxie, a town between Natchez and Brookhaven, but they will eventually be running into some of Brookhaven's people and things won't go well for them.
hmmm okok, i believe ill go with the guys at the apartment
 
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