conversations.from: system
conversations.value: Welcome aboard the maiden cruise of the SS Pinnacle, the largest cruise ship ever built!  Whether you're sunning by the ship's main pool or visiting the casino, we're sure that you'll have a great time!
  
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  War of the Dead is a zombie-survival horror game, adapted from Daring Entertainment's Savage Worlds setting of the same name, that starts aboard a luxury cruise ship and veers wildly into terror from there.  Players are passengers who either purchased a ticket or were "lucky" enough to get one somehow or other.  
  
  War of the Dead is about normal people stuck in a horrific situation, so players are encouraged to make "realistic" characters.  That's not to say you can't play a war veteran or someone with military training, but that won't be the focus of the game.
  
  While character cards, strengths, weaknesses and goals are all provided, players should feel free to customize them or make their own to fit their character concept.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Assistance from Anna: She's smart, pretty and light and fast on her feet.  That can be good for something.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Romantic Entanglements: Maybe it's love?  Maybe it's lust?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Support from Susan: Having a good-looking lady doctor on your side can definitely come in handy from time to time.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Good with Guta: He may be an arrogant ass, but occasionally a celebrity physicist can come in handy.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Premier Platinum Pass: Billy takes a liking to you and slips you a Premier Pass to the first-class areas of the ship.  While it doesn't open every door, it does give you a bit more access and open a few more avenues of movement.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Inquiring Minds: Something seems to be up and you want to know what it is.  Maybe it's dangerous?  Maybe it'll make a good story.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Stop the Bleeding: Drip, drip, drip...
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Arrogant: They can choose your way, or the highway.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Wealth: You want to acquire and possess things of value.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Siege-Mentality: It's all about "us or them" to your mind.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Slow Of Mind: Maybe you're just a careful thinker.  Maybe you're just not too bright.  Either way, it can be a liability.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Family: Your family and loved ones mean more to you than anything else.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Poor Sense(s): Maybe you need glasses or are hard of hearing.  
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Stubborn: When you dig in your heels, even mules can find you unreasonable.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Hot-Tempered: You can fly off the handle at the slightest provocation.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Medical Training: You know how to treat and care for the sick and wounded.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Adaptable: Sometimes a failure to plan is an invitation to improvise.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Survival: You'll do anything you can to make sure that you make it out of any situation.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Knowledge: You need to know what's going on and will do all that you can to find out.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Curious: They say it killed "the cat" and maybe it will kill you someday too.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Power: You want to be in a position to influence people or events.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Love: You want to love and to be loved.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Security: Your need for safety and security are your overriding goals.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Poor Health: You aren't in the best of shape, for whatever reason.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Pinnacle Main Ballroom: Every tasteful entertainment one can imagine is present in this elegant setting.  Gambling tables of all sorts and stately seating for diners outline a large dance floor.  Onstage, a blonde-tressed chanteuse croons out a sultry version of "Luck Be A Lady".
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Captain Romero: After years of experience as the captain of various cruise ship's and luxury liners, Captain Romero has seen it all.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Roger Allman: Anna's dad makes sure to keep a protective eye on his teenage daughter.
  
  Roger is head football coach at Northview High School in Georgia. With his little girl going away to college in the Fall, he's out for one last father-daughter excursion before he has to let her go.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Anna Allman: Roger's teenage daughter is obviously excited to be here.
  
  Just recently graduated from Northview High School in Georgia, Anna has both athletic and academic scholarships to the University of Georgia.  She's out for one last father-daughter excursion before she leaves for school in the Fall.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Billy Hayes: This loud and brash East Texas oilman is here to show off his money and his new wife.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Teresa Hayes: Billy Hayes brand new wife.  A beautiful younger woman with an older rich man?  It must be love!
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Table Manners: Which fork do you eat the salad with?  Does red wine go with duck?
  
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Dr. Guta Najarahjan: Although he wears it well, it is obvious that Guta is a bit uncomfortable in his tailored suit.  At a second glance, you think you may recognize him from television as some sort of celebrity scientist.  Physics, maybe?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Executive/Business Owner: Whether you work for yourself or for others, your experience has given you some idea how to manage a group.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Retired: Whether you spend your time on the beach or fretting over your budget, you've checked out of the rat race.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Dinner Conversation: “Conversation: A fair for the display of the minor mental commodities, each exhibitor being too intent upon the arrangement of his own wares to observe those of his neighbor.” 
  
  
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Medical Professional: Maybe you're a doctor, nurse or an EMT.  You know how to help the sick and wounded.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Law Enforcement: In some capacity, you are trained to serve and protect.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Security Chief Kirkman: Robert Kirkman is the no-nonsense head of security aboard the Pinnacle.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Shall We Dance?: Maybe here is where all of those years of lessons finally pay off...
  
  
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Mechanic: Cars, computers or air conditioners.  The ability to make repairs is important even in the best of times.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Journalist: Whether you're fair and unbiased or a mouthpiece for special interests, you know how to get the information you need.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Retail Sales: The pay is lousy and the hours are worse, but it pays the bills...mostly.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Student: Whether it's middle school, high school or college, all are supposed to help prepare you for the real world.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Charismatic: Whether it's force of will or charm, people like you and like to be around you.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Law Enforcement Training: You know what you need to do to talk someone down or to take them downtown.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Repairs and Maintenance: You understand how and why things work and how to keep them that way.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Investigative Skills: You know how to get to the bottom of things and figure out if there is a story in it.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Experienced: You've seen it and done it all.  And if you haven't, you know how to wing it.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Mr. Forthington: World-renowned philanthropist and financier, Bartholomew Forthington is the owner of the Pinnacle.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Susan Wirth: She's pretty, charming and a doctor too!  Susan is a pediatrician at Duke Children's Hospital in North Carolina.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Chef Charles Morton: He's the head chef aboard the Pinnacle and he's here to make sure that everything coming out of his kitchen is perfect.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Pinnacle Ballroom Kitchen: The elegant setting cracks a bit with a glance in here.  It's still as much of a dance as any you'll find on the ballroom floor as kitchen staff, cooks and chefs all move in an improvised dance that's every bit as intricate as any you'd fine on the dance floor.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Party Crasher: (For Gabriella Only)
  
  You know that staff aren't supposed to mingle with the guests.  You also know that you're not gonna follow the rules if you want a nice norteamericano hombre.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Finding Help: She needs a doctor!  Someone call security!  
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Lunatic Attacker: He's staggering a  bit as though drunk or on drugs and he's covered in blood.  Whatever he's on, it can't be good...
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Fear and Panic: Maybe it's the lunatic's appearance?  Maybe it's the inhuman moan?  Either way, this whole situation is ripe for everyone to panic.  So what happens?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Performer: Working on a cruise ship isn't easy, especially when you're responsible for keeping the masses happy.  You perform your best acts, keep your head down when appropriate, and give the crowds of doddering elderly and drunken hipsters the best show of their lives that they probably won't remember in the morning. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Rancher: You are at home in the saddle, riding the range and tending to your livestock. You can ride, shoot, and survive in the wilderness.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Random Tidbits: When it comes to anything Cars, Boats or Motorcycles you have the strangest and most obscure knowledge about them. And it seems to slip out at the oddest times.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Rustic Charm: You may not have friends in high society, but you know how to shoot straight with other country folks - and people who like to pretend they're still country.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Gram: Gram is a tie-dyed in the wool Haight Ashbury hippie. She sings the body electric every moment of her life. She believes that Charlie is the only thing she ever did right in her whole life. She has always been determined to make a good man out of her grandson. He's her second chance, the family's future and a center of warmth and clarity in the midst of what has been a ragged and stormy life. These are good times for the two of them - she will miss him terribly when he goes. But he is not grown just yet. He still has so much to learn. She knows must she do right by him, and put him on a better path than the one his mother chose to take.    
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Anachronistic: The tango originated in the 19th century. Sure, that's a little before Martin's time, but he's surprisingly spry for his age and a man who enjoys the finer things in life, even if he's a little rough around the edges.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Crass: Most people have the presence of mind to bite their tongues, or at the very least, assess a situation before they speak.  You don't.  Be it a simple life, or a simple mind, you say the first thing that springs to mind, regardless of company or subject.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Playing the Hero: You often stick your nose where it doesn't belong, especially if it helps another. But it can cause more trouble then it's worth. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Chivalry: Clay sees himself as a knight in shining armor. The armor may be mostly denim and he weighs half as much as the horse, but that won't keep him from tilting at windmills.
  Clay frequently comes to the aid of the needy, especially women and children, without considering the consequences.