GURPS Zombie Apocalypse premade characters: help me with some concepts

Victor Maxus · 08-16-2009, 11:26 AM

If it is really short story line, then try this. My players and myself have been doing a zombie survival campaign for a few years now. I actually let each player make up to 3 characters each. But the catch is each character is only 25 points. Yes, it is a true horror survival aspect to it. They love it. They like the challenge of having a bunch of characters with little or no combat skills, and those who do do not go above 12. To kill a zombie they are forced to do things like evaluate, all out attack, telegraph and so on so that they can he the brain on a reguler basis. With guns, they must brace, aim for a while and so on. It is a challenge. Nn other words, if facing more than a few zombies, they tend to run, hide, barricade, and do what ever else. They also take advantage of slam attacks and knock back. That is, my zombies are weak and easy to push around, so instead of going for a kill, they go for knocking them down. after all, these things are slow. You need to get by a zombie, knock it over and run.

Just suggesting if you want to give this a try. Otherwise, here is a list of basic characters that I had in my group.

Garbage man who is hero of local soft ball team (Giving him 11 skill with club)
Local sheriff deputy (Only 12 skills with guns)
Bouncer for Strip Club (12 brawling skill)
Car Dealership owner (Some social skills, no combat skills)
Rabbi (My zombies are magical in nature, he has some effect on them)
Librarian (Again, with magic, good for research, no combat)
Old retired man working as school janitor (Some wisdom, handy man skills)
Ginsu chef (High 15 Knife ART skill, only 12 in combat)
High School Skate Punk (Daredevil, takes chances)
High School Wrestler (13 wrestling skill)
High School Geek (Knows alot about occult)
Semi Pro wrestler (Trying to get into WWE, decent H-to-H skills)

08-16-2009, 11:26 AM	#2
Victor Maxus Join Date: May 2007 Location: Right Here	Re: GURPS Zombie Apocalypse premade characters: help me with some concepts If it is really short story line, then try this. My players and myself have been doing a zombie survival campaign for a few years now. I actually let each player make up to 3 characters each. But the catch is each character is only 25 points. Yes, it is a true horror survival aspect to it. They love it. They like the challenge of having a bunch of characters with little or no combat skills, and those who do do not go above 12. To kill a zombie they are forced to do things like evaluate, all out attack, telegraph and so on so that they can he the brain on a reguler basis. With guns, they must brace, aim for a while and so on. It is a challenge. Nn other words, if facing more than a few zombies, they tend to run, hide, barricade, and do what ever else. They also take advantage of slam attacks and knock back. That is, my zombies are weak and easy to push around, so instead of going for a kill, they go for knocking them down. after all, these things are slow. You need to get by a zombie, knock it over and run. Just suggesting if you want to give this a try. Otherwise, here is a list of basic characters that I had in my group. Garbage man who is hero of local soft ball team (Giving him 11 skill with club) Local sheriff deputy (Only 12 skills with guns) Bouncer for Strip Club (12 brawling skill) Car Dealership owner (Some social skills, no combat skills) Rabbi (My zombies are magical in nature, he has some effect on them) Librarian (Again, with magic, good for research, no combat) Old retired man working as school janitor (Some wisdom, handy man skills) Ginsu chef (High 15 Knife ART skill, only 12 in combat) High School Skate Punk (Daredevil, takes chances) High School Wrestler (13 wrestling skill) High School Geek (Knows alot about occult) Semi Pro wrestler (Trying to get into WWE, decent H-to-H skills) __________________ I am not most people. If I were, there would be a lot more of me.