All that Remains (OOC)
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		<h2 id="linktree">Play-By-Post: Extreme =&gt; Extreme Small Groups =&gt; Topic started by: Urbanzorro on 26-04-2011, 23:37:52</h2>
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				Title: <strong>All that Remains (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Urbanzorro</strong> on <strong>26-04-2011, 23:37:52</strong>
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				Here's the OOC page for the game "All That Remains" 
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Reamins (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Odin</strong> on <strong>26-04-2011, 23:41:18</strong>
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				I Hope this goes well. Other zombie games I've joined crash and burn pretty quickly =/
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Reamins (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>OmniKitty</strong> on <strong>26-04-2011, 23:42:59</strong>
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				I'm making my character right now, where should I post it?<br><br>I'd also like to add, I visit Caldwell, Texas fairly often! Got family there. How funny. =P
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Reamins (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Urbanzorro</strong> on <strong>27-04-2011, 00:01:24</strong>
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				Lol, there's a reason why I chose Caldwell. I'm actually a former A&amp;M student so I know the area quite well ;D And go ahead and post your character up in the interest check thread. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Reamins (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Odin</strong> on <strong>27-04-2011, 00:09:02</strong>
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				I Will make my first post once I know what vehicles are available.
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Reamins (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>elfguy</strong> on <strong>27-04-2011, 02:40:35</strong>
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				I broke the ice and posted! I assumed that everyone who posted their char is with the caravan at the start, in camp. If not then I can revise my post.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Reamins (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Urbanzorro</strong> on <strong>27-04-2011, 02:45:02</strong>
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				Yeah, everyone should be in the caravan. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Reamins (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Odin</strong> on <strong>27-04-2011, 03:17:48</strong>
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				Can I just add that you spelled Remains wrong in the title of this thread? XD
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Remains (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>OmniKitty</strong> on <strong>27-04-2011, 03:20:22</strong>
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				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=105009.msg4559829#msg4559829">Quote from: Odin on 27-04-2011, 03:17:48</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Can I just add that you spelled Remains wrong in the title of this thread? XD<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>O.O How did I not notice this?!
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Remains (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Odin</strong> on <strong>27-04-2011, 03:22:56</strong>
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				I Only noticed it because of the tabs. I Had the IC, OOC and Interest check open at the same time.
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Remains (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Shihong</strong> on <strong>28-04-2011, 02:52:28</strong>
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				I'll put my first post up later tomorrow! 
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Remains (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Urbanzorro</strong> on <strong>28-04-2011, 17:42:29</strong>
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				@Shihong: Sounds good ;D<br><br>@Everyone: I've got my character up and I've also accepted another male player(and his character) into the group. I'd say the group is pretty well filled so as of now casting is closed ;D 
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Remains (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wintercat</strong> on <strong>28-04-2011, 18:08:00</strong>
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				Greetings to everyone, posted a bit in the IC thread and hoping to be of help in the game. I saw what the others had created and made a character to join along, and feel quite glad to be permitted to join along in this story. Hope to see everyone in character then.
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Remains (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Urbanzorro</strong> on <strong>28-04-2011, 18:08:45</strong>
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				@ Everyone: I've posted up my first post for my character! ;D and he has made some suggestions. I'd like to emphasize that just because he's the GM's character doesn't mean that you have to do what he says or even that his suggestions are actually the good/right ideas. They are simply the musings/ideas of a sometimes drunk professor :P and his voice shouldn't carry any more weight than any other character's in your thought processes ;D 
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Remains (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Odin</strong> on <strong>29-04-2011, 03:40:16</strong>
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				Oh wow!<br><br>I'm quite genuinely annoyed at how fast this topic moved. You guys made an entire group decision between 2-3 people that you'd go salvaging? I Mean, honestly, if people didn't speak up that's fine, but if they aren't online or up for posting that's an entirely different story.<br><br>With a group as large as ours, you can't just have back and forths and just post that everyone else is just standing there like stunned mullets.
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Remains (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>OmniKitty</strong> on <strong>29-04-2011, 04:24:34</strong>
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				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=105009.msg4569061#msg4569061">Quote from: Odin on 29-04-2011, 03:40:16</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Oh wow!<br><br>I'm quite genuinely annoyed at how fast this topic moved. You guys made an entire group decision between 2-3 people that you'd go salvaging? I Mean, honestly, if people didn't speak up that's fine, but if they aren't online or up for posting that's an entirely different story.<br><br>With a group as large as ours, you can't just have back and forths and just post that everyone else is just standing there like stunned mullets.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>I actually agree with you, there. I had thought that we should wait until everybody had their turn, but I'm still new to group RPs, so I'm not yet sure how exactly they work. =/ <br><br>So I apologize, and now I know. <br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Remains (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Odin</strong> on <strong>29-04-2011, 04:28:26</strong>
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				Well, whenever I have joined a group, generally people are courteous enough to wait for everyone to at least have their first post up before making decisions for everyone. Generally, its unspoken, but obviously sometimes it needs to be.
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Remains (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Urbanzorro</strong> on <strong>29-04-2011, 17:00:14</strong>
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				Alright: I just finished reading all the posts after mine and I do have a few things to handle/address as GM. I'm not attempting to be mean or to stifle creativity but these are issues that need to be addressed. <br><br>1. <strong>&nbsp; Posting order/frequency/turns.</strong>&nbsp; Now I'm not a believer in posting orders or anything like that but given that some of us seem to be very quick/frequent posters and other(s) don't I'm going to set a few. 1st off&nbsp; in order to keep things from going TOO fast I'm going to ask that if you post you wait until at least two other people have posted before posting again and please try to keep in mind that some of those who haven't posted are simply taking a bit longer. And 2nd in order to keep the game from running TOO slow I'm going to ask that all players commit to at least 1 post a day. Now that's not a lot in my book especially given that a lot of games require more than that. <br><br>2. <strong> Player vs. GM control/abilities </strong> Now this is something that I'm very firm about. As players in the game you have control over what your character does, what they think, what they say, how they feel, and just about everything else with regards to them. But you do not have control over other people's actions/thoughts/ect(this hasn't come up but I just want to address it now). Nor do you have control of the world around your characters. This means that you cannot do things such as start fires(unless its your character spreading the gasoline and lighting the match), control the weather, decide who is and is not in a place you arrive at, or control when/how/why/if the infected and other antagonist creatures arrive and what they do/how they act or behave once they have. <br><br>I hope that I haven't come off as angry or anything like that because I'm not. But I've found that being a nice/chilled GM on most things and a firm GM on the important things helps keep a game running smooth and helps players to know when you're serious. And about these two rules I am quite serious. <br><br>So I hope that everyone can agree to these rules and doesn't have a problem with them. If you do or if you just have questions feel free to say so and we'll discuss things calmly, politely, and respectfully <br><br>-Thanks <br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Urban
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Remains (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Aurora Wayland</strong> on <strong>29-04-2011, 17:09:22</strong>
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				Thank you for laying down some ground rules. This should help clear up some confusion.
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Remains (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wintercat</strong> on <strong>29-04-2011, 17:43:33</strong>
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				I apologise for my rush of posting then and will respect the rules, I apologise to other players as well for being too hurried. I wanted the character to propose the idea but got carried away abit too enthusiastically, I'll hold back and try and be more respectful.<br><br>Truely sorry about it. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Remains (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Shihong</strong> on <strong>29-04-2011, 17:52:36</strong>
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				There's no need for anyone to apologize!&nbsp; I'm just happy to see you all so enthusiastic about Urban's game!<br><br>My character will be introduced a little bit later on.&nbsp; He's the ornery loner sort anyway, so this actually works out quite well for me.&nbsp; &nbsp;;D
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Remains (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Urbanzorro</strong> on <strong>01-05-2011, 18:45:02</strong>
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				Sorry about the delays everyone ;(. My girlfriend suffered a death in the family (not someone I knew) so I've been playing Mr. Good Guy and attending the processions with here. I should have some posts up today.<br><br>Also a side note real world physics do apply to this game ;D so any car will start running worse and worse if it hits alot of human bodies (or animals of any real size), not to mention a car that is more fiberglass and plastic then it is metal. :P 
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Remains (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Urbanzorro</strong> on <strong>01-05-2011, 19:49:55</strong>
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				(http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/6783/zomcity.png)<br><br>Here's a map of the parts of Caldwell that apply to us ;D <br><br>Now this is just a forewarning, there is only enough time to safely get into and out of one store. I.E. you've got enough time for everyone to clean out one store, or for groups of two to check out 2 or 3 stores (each doing a diff one at the same time) ect. <br><br>Hopefully that makes sense. If there are any questions please feel free to ask!
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Remains (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>elfguy</strong> on <strong>02-05-2011, 00:43:22</strong>
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				Alright, Zuzana was about to head to the radio station but seeing your map I decided to make it the Post Office instead. She'll be having some action in there, she can handle it alone or if anyone else wants to hear the noise and head in to help out feel free to!<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Remains (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AyeGill</strong> on <strong>04-05-2011, 21:56:52</strong>
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				That map's awesome.<br><br>The scavengers should finish up quickly, just grap some supplies from the grocery and the Gas 'n Go(really? Gas 'n Go? who thought up that name), and we'll move on
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Remains (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wintercat</strong> on <strong>04-05-2011, 22:00:19</strong>
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				The rescue attempt for Zuzana seems to have caught up the scavengers attention, though there's at least some fresh mineral water near the grocery store's entrance. Going to wait to see Aurora's next post, if my character manages to keep up with her, he'll try and go out to help with Zuzana most likely, if he's lost sight of her, he probably snatches the water bottles to rush to the vehicles getting ready to go. He's not going back into the grocery store without backup and only holding a knife for self-defence.
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Remains (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Shihong</strong> on <strong>04-05-2011, 22:44:41</strong>
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				I'll be posting my character's introduction once anyone else enters the grocery store, as per Urbanzorro's plans.&nbsp; It sure is hard figuring out a place to catch up with you guys!
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Remains (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wintercat</strong> on <strong>04-05-2011, 22:59:22</strong>
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				Sorry about all the rushing. Luis just returned to the store, waiting to hear what your character does.<br><br>Probably scares Luis to the state of nearly needing a new set of pants I bet!
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Remains (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Shihong</strong> on <strong>04-05-2011, 23:02:22</strong>
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				I'll put up a post tomorrow!&nbsp; This afternoon is going to be a little busy for me, and I'd prefer not to rush it.&nbsp; I know folks can get antsy about waiting when a game manages to drum up this much enthusiasm, but I promise once I get into the thick of things that I won't be slowing anyone down!&nbsp; &nbsp;;D<br><br>--Edit--<br><br>Okay, I totally lied!&nbsp; I couldn't help myself!
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Remains (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>OmniKitty</strong> on <strong>06-05-2011, 06:02:55</strong>
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				It's been a few days since I posted.. I'm thinking about quitting this game. I didn't want to, but I'm not sure if I have the time for it right now. =/
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Remains (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Urbanzorro</strong> on <strong>06-05-2011, 18:12:16</strong>
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				I'm sorry to hear that blaykelove, I hope you decide to stick with it but I also fully understand that sometimes there just isn't time. Either way I just ask that you let us know
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Remains (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Urbanzorro</strong> on <strong>06-05-2011, 18:16:57</strong>
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				Also<br><br>@Everyone: I'd say our characters are about ready to move out, and I'd also say it seems like our number has dropped a bit. I'll be pm-ing some of the people who haven't been posting and see if they are still interested. If so I'll wait for them to get a post or 2 up, If not I'll probably use my GM powers to move the group pretty soon. While I'm doing that you guys should know that the choices for where you can decide for the group to go are either to the North which is the direction of the Texas A&amp;M main campus, and the closes airport. Or the South, which is the direction of several small towns.&nbsp; 
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Remains (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>OmniKitty</strong> on <strong>07-05-2011, 03:34:09</strong>
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				I've decided. I was really looking forward to this, but I simply don't have time. =( <br><br>It was fun for the few posts I lasted.. lol<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Remains (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Urbanzorro</strong> on <strong>07-05-2011, 08:31:45</strong>
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				Sorry to see you go blaykelove, but thanks for the heads up. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Remains (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wintercat</strong> on <strong>07-05-2011, 22:46:07</strong>
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				Wow. This is awkward. <br><br>The ragtag team of survivors made their way to the cars, but now I have no idea who had the second car, and how to emote about it, figure we ought to hurry up and get away but I don't recall who had the car, and what it was like in the first place. Wouldn't want to be writing inaccurate, wrong information so going to have to ask help here on the OOC side if someone would be so kind as to remind me?
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Remains (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Aurora Wayland</strong> on <strong>07-05-2011, 23:17:05</strong>
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				I'll be posting my reply on Monday. Sorry for the delay.
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				Title: <strong>Re: All that Remains (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Urbanzorro</strong> on <strong>09-05-2011, 19:39:35</strong>
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				I'm sorry everyone, but my muse isn't co-operating for this game. I'm having genuine trouble drafting posts for it. SO I'm going to ask that we pause for a bit while I try and get her back into the mood to write this story
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