After hearing good things about the Role Playing forum here at escapist magazine, I've finally decided to try my hand at a new story. For anyone unfamiliar with this structure of story, A CYOA is basically a Choose Your Own Adventure likes the children's books of yesteryear. What will happen is every time after I post an update to the story, you'll be presented with a set of choices that will determine the plot and even characters' fates.
A little bit of info before the story begins though, the zombies will vary from comical Dead Rising durability to the near invulnerability of walkers from The Walking Dead. I feel this helps to lend a sense of unpredictability to story. So without further adieu, here we go....
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John barricades his door with anything he can find lying around his apartment, all hell has broken loose in the world outside. That very morning, a shambling wave of what appeared to be cannibals emerged from the woods, descending upon an unsuspecting town. The initial reaction was to call in the National Guard, but they were too late to respond.
Even when they finally arrived, they were horrified to discover their weapons had no affect on the continually growing army of cannibalistic beings. Mere hours later, the town had been besieged by a threat some had perceived as impossible. The living dead, zombies have come to life, hungering for the flesh of the living.
John was at work when the initial mob struck, forcing him to flee without properly preparing. He reached his apartment twenty minutes later and has been there since. Freakin' zombies, how in the hell is this possible?!
He is currently taking refuge within his home, frightfully awaiting a rescue he knows will not come. This leaves him with few actions. While waiting however, the phone begins to ring, bringing him to wonder who in the world could be calling.
Health: 100%
Inventory: Nothing
Entourage: Nobody
A) Answer the phone, it could be someone who's in desperate need of assistance
B) Ignore it for now, John has more pressing matters to attend to
C) Forget this entire situation and climb out onto the fire escape, John can flee the building after collecting whatever useful supplies he has lying around
D) Tune into the television, perhaps the news broadcast will have some useful information
I know this is short, but I want to get the story going in a solid direction before I start writing lengthy updates.
A little bit of info before the story begins though, the zombies will vary from comical Dead Rising durability to the near invulnerability of walkers from The Walking Dead. I feel this helps to lend a sense of unpredictability to story. So without further adieu, here we go....
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John barricades his door with anything he can find lying around his apartment, all hell has broken loose in the world outside. That very morning, a shambling wave of what appeared to be cannibals emerged from the woods, descending upon an unsuspecting town. The initial reaction was to call in the National Guard, but they were too late to respond.
Even when they finally arrived, they were horrified to discover their weapons had no affect on the continually growing army of cannibalistic beings. Mere hours later, the town had been besieged by a threat some had perceived as impossible. The living dead, zombies have come to life, hungering for the flesh of the living.
John was at work when the initial mob struck, forcing him to flee without properly preparing. He reached his apartment twenty minutes later and has been there since. Freakin' zombies, how in the hell is this possible?!
He is currently taking refuge within his home, frightfully awaiting a rescue he knows will not come. This leaves him with few actions. While waiting however, the phone begins to ring, bringing him to wonder who in the world could be calling.
Health: 100%
Inventory: Nothing
Entourage: Nobody
A) Answer the phone, it could be someone who's in desperate need of assistance
B) Ignore it for now, John has more pressing matters to attend to
C) Forget this entire situation and climb out onto the fire escape, John can flee the building after collecting whatever useful supplies he has lying around
D) Tune into the television, perhaps the news broadcast will have some useful information
I know this is short, but I want to get the story going in a solid direction before I start writing lengthy updates.
