I had a thought for future plot plans. I don't know if many of you have seen The Walking Dead, but most of the antagonists there are people rather than zombies. Maybe (in either or both locations) there could be a ( large or small) sort of gang of survivors that are somewhat dictators. They have strong people in their group so they are able to survive. This gang would essentially raid other survivors for their own benefit and kill anyone that hinders them. If they dub you useful, they may invite (force) you to stay in their group. They wouldn't all nessicairly be 'evil' people, just ambitious ones trying to survive. This gang could be PCs or NPCs. Anyway, that could be some sort of future plot facet if you guys approve. Obviously right now in the beginning we are all focused on our 'first' zombie encounters and getting to meet each others characters, and we don't want to withdraw from that =)
Also, Hermaeus Melon, what sort of Zombies are these? Are they slow? Actually dead? Do you have to be bitten to be turned, or will a scratch or any other form of zombie dna turn you? Are the zombies attracted to anything? Sound? Blood? Are these the 'super human' kind of zombies or the slow dead corpse kind? I just want to know what to react to :)