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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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Do you know when we'll start? I'm thinking once most people would cross over to this site?
 
In the meantime, the people with the new characters could plan out the said community, yes?????????????
 
I got two more characters in the works, new ones. that be my 4 as I was planning to do so in the first place, One will be a replacement character for Aaliyah. Also I like Bells thinking.
 
In the meantime, the people with the new characters could plan out the said community, yes?????????????
Well, yes...

I suppose to get the ball rolling, what kind of leadership will this community have? A council or a sole leader? Will they have a group scavengers? If so, who is a part of this group?

As for the location, perhaps a large fortified building?
 
Well, yes...

I suppose to get the ball rolling, what kind of leadership will this community have? A council or a sole leader? Will they have a group scavengers? If so, who is a part of this group?

As for the location, perhaps a large fortified building?
I say the fort should be a enclosed private school consisting of 3 buildings, and of course a fence.
 
I say the fort should be a enclosed private school consisting of 3 buildings, and of course a fence.

We haven't done a school yet! I think this is a good idea.

Maybe not a council, but maybe not sole leadership either. Maybe a trio of people?
 
Well, maybe like the prison where Rick was the sole "Presidential" leader but with other higher echelon staff positions being given in place, like Teaching and Farming leaders who manage those areas and give feedback to the leqder
 
We haven't done a school yet! I think this is a good idea.

Maybe not a council, but maybe not sole leadership either. Maybe a trio of people?


I like this idea. A trio of leaders might be good. Either that or maybe a first-in-command, second-in-command, and third-in-command. But yeah, I think a trio of people in command would be good.
 
Well, maybe like the prison where Rick was the sole "Presidential" leader but with other higher echelon staff positions being given in place, like Teaching and Farming leaders who manage those areas and give feedback to the leqder
I personally like this idea, but the group would have to be large enough.
 
How many new characters are there? I know I made a new one but I never keep count of anything.
 
Also, @Atomyk is it okay if Ellis already has a community built? I think him running a settlement/stronghold would be interesting, not to mention it would give everyone a choice of where they want to go, and some new roads for future plot ideas.
 
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I like this idea. A trio of leaders might be good. Either that or maybe a first-in-command, second-in-command, and third-in-command. But yeah, I think a trio of people in command would be good.
This could be fun to see because it'd give Authoritative power to solemnly three, and each three could manage the three different buildings, and depending on each three different leadership styles, it could cause drama or even revolt.
 
I suppose then it relies on who wants their character to possibly be in a leadership role. Myself or Myst/QT can make them if needed, but it might be more fun if we didn't control the sole leadership.
This could be fun to see because it'd give Authoritative power to solemnly three, and each three could manage the three different buildings, and depending on each three different leadership styles, it could cause drama or even revolt.
I think this would be best maybe keep it confined to one building. The last major community had sort of three leaders across three different buildings sort of thing. I'd like if these three were at least friendly with one another and were genuinely good people.

At least at first anyway.
Also, @Atomyk is it okay if Ellis already has a community built? I think him running a settlement/stronghold would be interesting, not to mention it would give everyone a choice of where they want to go, and some new roads for future plot ideas.
We could say he left Emma/Monica to go and do that. It's been about a few months since then, so if you think he could have created something decent in that amount of time, go for it.
 
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Name: Jessalyn "Jess"

Age: 21

Skills: Cook and supply organizer

Preferred Weapons: Lead pipe with a jagged end.

Personality: Sweet, naive, helpful, hesitates to strike, trusting, 'blonde' at times, has trouble coping.

Bio: Jessalyn was living with her Mom and brother at the time of the outbreak. Her brother, who hated her for being born, shoved her out of the car as they were escaping. She never saw them again.
Almost immediately Jess met a man named Bruce who said he would help her get to safety, provided she did something for him. Jessalyn, afraid of what would happen to her on her own, agreed to have sex with him in exchange for protection. But Bruce didn't hold up his promises. Instead of keeping her safe himself, he dumped Jess off on a woman named Lynn.

Lynn, having escaped from life with a dictator named Tyler, was at first not happy to be saddled with a young girl barely into adulthood and she was furious when she discovered the girl was pregnant on top of it. But in time the sweet and kind Jessalyn ingrained herself into Lynn's tough heart and Lynn looked after and protected Jess through most of her pregnancy.

Unfortunately things did not last. Tyler's group captured Lynn and Jess found herself at the mercy of a stranger named Floyd. They seemed to get along well but Jess was quickly captured by a group from Haywood. She got the shock of her life when she realized that the leader of Haywood was none other then Bruce, the man who had gotten her pregnant then abandoned her. After the Haywood uprising Bruce attacked and nearly killed her before being killed himself.

As part of a plan to infiltrate the underground, Jess agreed to be handed over to Tyler. There she was reunited briefly with Lynn before the underground was attacked by both Haywood and walkers. Floyd, having been brought to the underground as a possible new member, found and rescued Jess and escaped with her.

Finding an abandoned house, Floyd and Jess grew closer and developed a bit of a romance between them. Abram came across them and joined them tentatively, trust between the two men being an issue. After an argument between Jess and Floyd, with Floyd going off to hunt and clear his head. While he was gone the house was attacked by walkers, forcing Jess and Abram to flee. They came upon Haywood where they decided to stay and see if Floyd would find them.

During the attack by Outpost Jess went into labor and had her baby, a beautiful healthy boy she named Benjamin Daniel.
In the wake of the attack, Jess and Abram left Haywood to search for Floyd and for a safer place for Jess to raise her baby. They came across Turisa, Leah and Samantha on the road and the small group headed for Baton Rouge, managing to find a house not only safe and big enough for them but that had a room of baby supplies for Jess and Ben.

Soon after finding the house Jess and Ben were kidnapped by Kerry, one of Magnus' men, but when they arrived at The Plaza Tremblay, the leader of another group, took them in to keep them safe from Magnus. Within hours of arriving Jess has now caught sight of someone she thought she'd never see again...

Floyd...

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Name: Katelyn "Katie" Salem

Age: 7

Skills: Epic cuteness

Preferred Weapons: Daddy aka Tyler

Personality: adorable, friendly to everyone, but a child so she can't fight, but she can hide like nobody's business. She ends up getting her way a lot, her daddy sees to that.

Bio: Katie doesn't know who her mother is, assuming she died when everyone got 'sick'. Tyler never told her anything. She has been forced to grow up a little too quickly, seeing things no child should have to see. But she still tries to maintain a happy outlook.

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Name: Heather Quinn

Age: 26

Skills: Nurse

Preferred Weapons: Knife and a supply of Betadine (An orange colored liquid used for cleaning and sterilizing that hurts like hell when applied to open skin)

Bio: Hank's Ex.... yeah.... you REALLY don't want to bring that up around either of them....

Ever since an 'incident' on a scouting trip Heather has been withdrawn and showing signs of PTSD.
 
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I suppose then it relies on who wants their character to possibly be in a leadership role. Myself or Myst/QT can make them if needed, but it might be more fun if we didn't control the sole leadership.

I think this would be best maybe keep it confined to one building. The last major community had sort of three leaders across three different buildings sort of thing. I'd like if these three were at least friendly with one another and were genuinely good people.

At least at first anyway.

We could say he left Emma/Monica to go and do that. It's been about a few months since then, so if you think he could have created something decent in that amount of time, go for it.
A'ight
 
@Atomyk Also, how long do you think this community should have already been up and running? Or do you think this would be something we all could decide on?
 
I'd like to have my new character as one of the leaders of this new community

I'll have all my characters up later this day
 
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