BACKGROUND:
I'm sure you've all read a Choose Your Own Adventure story at some point. This is the same thing, only in forum format and your paths are decided by a vote. This story was originally the draft for a Point & Click Adventure, but I have modified it into a Choose Your Own Adventure game. I've edited the first few options a bit to cut out a much shorter sidepath in the suburbs.
STORY:
The main character is ageless and genderless, with an average body type, no health problems and no particular mechanical, weaponary or medical skills. You won't be able to build a complicated system of death traps, but you should be able to rig up a generator.
The player character is named Alexandra (Alex), and is still ageless and with an average body type and no health problems. She's also fairly fit, but not particularly mechanically inclined. She is also a poor marksman due to a lack of experience with guns.
EDIT: The Zombies are an original type, not following an existing model. As of the introducion, they appear slow and aren't showing any weird mutations or behaviours. If mutants or runners appear (if), you won't get forewarning.
DISCLAIMER: The city you're dealing with is fairly small by American standards, and your home is about 30 min away by bike. Don't expect to be dealing with millions of people/zombies, that's a bit too large scale for the plot I've got in mind.
RULES:
1. Select what you believe to be the best option.
2. You are not allowed to suggest your own options. If you disagree with my outcomes, feel free to PM a complaint and I'll see what I can do.
3. The selected option will be the one with the most votes.
4. I will attempt to update once per day. Since timezones are different between Australia and wherever you are, they might be a little confusing. Just bear with me.
5. If you get yourself killed, I will note your death and manner of death before letting you restart at the last choice. The choice that killed you will be blanked out.
6. If you wish to change your vote, EDIT your previous post rather than posting again.
- Hints will be delivered in italics in a list form. They're designed to keep you alive.
- Occasionally, a side choice will be written like this. These will be things you can do while completing another choice, such as calling through a megaphone for other survivors while walking.
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Interested? If so, the story starts here.
It started out like any other day. I woke up to the sound of my alarm, got dressed and walked out to the kitchen. I watched TV as I ate breakfast. Another supposed ?epidemic? disease was on the news. I didn?t really pay attention; I thought it was the media hyping things up again. Work wasn?t that far away. I could take the car, or I could take the bike like I?d been planning for the past month.
With all the traffic, riding a bike would only take a few minutes longer. The ride into the city was completely uneventful. However, the city itself was a scene of unimaginable violence. Half eaten corpses were strewn across the street, and bloodstains covered the pathways and walls. That was when I caught my first glimpse. A group of bloodstained, wounded people, lurching towards me. They were obviously injured, bleeding from dozens of places. Many of them shared a characteristic injury to their cheeks and jaws, as if something had torn the skin and muscle off the bone. As unbelievable as it seemed, these people were obviously dead, but still walking. Looking behind me, I saw a much larger group had accumulated behind me. I realised I was in a potentially deadly situation and decided to get away from these people as quickly as I could.
Choices:
a) Ride through the group ahead.
b) Seek refuge in a nearby building (Skyscraper).
I'm sure you've all read a Choose Your Own Adventure story at some point. This is the same thing, only in forum format and your paths are decided by a vote. This story was originally the draft for a Point & Click Adventure, but I have modified it into a Choose Your Own Adventure game. I've edited the first few options a bit to cut out a much shorter sidepath in the suburbs.
STORY:
The player character is named Alexandra (Alex), and is still ageless and with an average body type and no health problems. She's also fairly fit, but not particularly mechanically inclined. She is also a poor marksman due to a lack of experience with guns.
EDIT: The Zombies are an original type, not following an existing model. As of the introducion, they appear slow and aren't showing any weird mutations or behaviours. If mutants or runners appear (if), you won't get forewarning.
DISCLAIMER: The city you're dealing with is fairly small by American standards, and your home is about 30 min away by bike. Don't expect to be dealing with millions of people/zombies, that's a bit too large scale for the plot I've got in mind.
RULES:
1. Select what you believe to be the best option.
2. You are not allowed to suggest your own options. If you disagree with my outcomes, feel free to PM a complaint and I'll see what I can do.
3. The selected option will be the one with the most votes.
4. I will attempt to update once per day. Since timezones are different between Australia and wherever you are, they might be a little confusing. Just bear with me.
5. If you get yourself killed, I will note your death and manner of death before letting you restart at the last choice. The choice that killed you will be blanked out.
6. If you wish to change your vote, EDIT your previous post rather than posting again.
- Hints will be delivered in italics in a list form. They're designed to keep you alive.
- Occasionally, a side choice will be written like this. These will be things you can do while completing another choice, such as calling through a megaphone for other survivors while walking.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Interested? If so, the story starts here.
It started out like any other day. I woke up to the sound of my alarm, got dressed and walked out to the kitchen. I watched TV as I ate breakfast. Another supposed ?epidemic? disease was on the news. I didn?t really pay attention; I thought it was the media hyping things up again. Work wasn?t that far away. I could take the car, or I could take the bike like I?d been planning for the past month.
With all the traffic, riding a bike would only take a few minutes longer. The ride into the city was completely uneventful. However, the city itself was a scene of unimaginable violence. Half eaten corpses were strewn across the street, and bloodstains covered the pathways and walls. That was when I caught my first glimpse. A group of bloodstained, wounded people, lurching towards me. They were obviously injured, bleeding from dozens of places. Many of them shared a characteristic injury to their cheeks and jaws, as if something had torn the skin and muscle off the bone. As unbelievable as it seemed, these people were obviously dead, but still walking. Looking behind me, I saw a much larger group had accumulated behind me. I realised I was in a potentially deadly situation and decided to get away from these people as quickly as I could.
Choices:
a) Ride through the group ahead.
b) Seek refuge in a nearby building (Skyscraper).
