Summary for you Urban. For copy/pasting into your first post at the front of this thread. I'm happy to keep it updated as significant new stuff happens. Shout if the location images are not suitable.<br/><br/><hr/><br/><strong>GAME SUMMARY for late arriving players, or players delayed by RL. Use this post to catch up on the latest developments in Rockford, "Playground of the Rockies".</strong><br/><br/>It's currently around noon on a sunny day in the small city of Rockford which is set somewhere in the Rockies of the western USA. Pop. About 20,000. Map here (http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/2789/citylabled.png). The time is the present and this is the real world - zombies and zombie movies are a part of popular culture.<br/><br/>Local TV news has announced there has been a communications satellite failure. As a result several forms of communication such as the internet, out of town land lines, and out of town cell phone calls, as well as satellite and out of town television have suffered from loss of connectivity.<br/><br/>Cell phones, land lines, TV and radio within the city limits are still functioning (local exchanges and wireless transmitter masts). The power is on. There is no hosepipe ban.<br/><br/>There have been reports of rioting (http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk137/HaibaneR/Haley_Alls.jpg) in the south-western corner of the city, an area generally agreed by everyone to be 'the wrong side of the tracks'. Local news and radio broadcasts do not specify the cause of the riots and so there's lots of confusion as to the why. In recent days quite a number of the homeless and various street bums have gone missing, though this is seen as a good thing by many city residents.<br/><br/>As the morning wears on the rioters become more aggressive and there are reports of police casualties with rioters biting them and cannibalism. Tear gas and rubber bullets do not seem to be stopping them. A SWAT team in two vans plus a Cobb tank (http://alt.coxnewsweb.com/cnishared/tools/shared/mediahub/09/98/64/slideshow_764989_cobbtank.1011-da_2.jpg) has been dispatched.<br/><br/>Live gunfire can be heard as far east down Ennerdale as the High School.<br/><br/>The centre of the crowd of rioters appears to be moving east along Ennerdale Street on the south side of Residential Area 'A'. The 'spearpoint' of the crowd has now reached the intersection with Ema Street and some rioters are moving down Lincoln Street, the road that angles south-east from that intersection towards Residential Area B and Abe's Bar.<br/><br/>An old apartment building (http://www.globalhermit.com/travelogue/boston/castle-von-apartment-block.jpg) on the corner of Ennerdale and Ema has caught fire. Fire and rescue services are in attendance, with police nearby armed with shotguns.<br/><br/>DESTINY ASCENCION'S CHARACTER FIRE MEDIC SARAH CALHOUN (http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk137/HaibaneR/SarahCalhoun_Avatar.jpg) IS AMONG THE FIRE FIGHTERS HERE.<br/><br/>The students of Rockford High School (http://www.ncshpo.org/about/images/Kansas/Before%20and%20After/Curtis%20Jr%20High%20School%20Topeka%20KS%20AFTER%20Dec%202003.jpg) further east along Ennerdale have had their classes cancelled and have been gathered into the school's main auditorium (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3652/3402140381_793a098522.jpg) to watch a movie. The school's Principal Carlson (http://www.gazette.net/images/2009_0513/dursou051309_rgbb.jpg) intends to evacuate the school under State Emergency Guidelines when the situation warrants.<br/><br/>HAIBANE'S CHARACTER STUDENT SUSAN BAILEY (http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk137/HaibaneR/Su_Avatar.jpg) IS IN THE AUDITORIUM.<br/><br/>CORVUS' CHARACTER FOOTBALL COACH MICHAEL WINTERS (http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q61/mrgerty/Characters/MichaelWinters-1.jpg) IS ONE OF THE FACULTY PRESIDING OVER THE STUDENTS.<br/><br/>The school's Vice-Principal Mr. Henry Pinkerton (http://pervegalit.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/ben-stein.jpg) has been mentioned as an NPC as well as several students; two of whom are Sarah Calhoun's younger sisters, Amata and Chloe.<br/><br/>On the north east side of town at Rockford City College (http://photos.igougo.com/images/p85122-Little_Rock-Central_High_School.jpg) there is so far no disturbance to normal academic life. An NPC, Dr. Kadensky (http://o.aolcdn.com/gd-media/galleries/704/Intro-402.jpg) has dropped some research papers in a mid-corridor collision with RICK957'S STUDENT CHARACTER CAL SNYDER (http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk137/HaibaneR/Cal_Snyder_Avatar.jpg) IN THE COLLEGE.<br/><br/>SWANFEATHER'S CHARACTER PROFESSOR LASAIR ROWEN (http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk137/HaibaneR/LasairRowen_Avatar.jpg) IS ALSO IN THE COLLEGE.<br/><br/>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br/><br/>Notes on what character types are restricted and a rules summary here:<br/><br/>http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=74467.msg3247111#msg3247111 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=74467.msg3247111#msg3247111)<br/><br/>Equipment List here:<br/><br/>http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=74467.msg3259724#msg3259724 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=74467.msg3259724#msg3259724)