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» Report for May 2023
Posted on Fri Jun 2nd, 2023 @ 12:08am by Leader Hale Stratton [Captain, United States Army] in Monthly Report to the Survivors
Hello, Survivors!
We've made it out of the church and the group is starting to come together. This month should see us start the push to get everyone back to their families in Bangor and what everyone is hoping will be an end to the insanity. Bangor will be very action-filled since the city is well on its way to being overrun. We'll see safe zones set up, lawlessness outside of those zones, and a whole lot of undead. Not to mention the last ditch attempt by the government to contain the Wildfire Virus by dropping napalm on major city centers.
On a personal note, this will also be the time when individuals will be able to explore their personal storylines a bit. Return to your homes, look for your families, and come to the realization that the world has really changed. That things aren't going back to the way they were and that there really is, no way home.
Player Statistics
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New Players: 2
Victoire Olaffson and Father Alexander Pryde
Departing Players: 1
Cooper Gaines
Total Currently: 10
Total Posts for the Month: 70
Posts by Player (Average): 6.36
Awards
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There was only one nomination for the Player's Choice Award but a nomination is a nomination -- and I agree that this player has done some great characterization in their role as a French foreign-exchange student. The winner is: Rene Rouen.
Post of the Month Award
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The Fall of Saint Andrews (Part 1)
https://no-way-home.sim-station.net/index.php/sim/viewpost/39
Player of the Month Award
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Victoire Olaffson - This writer hit the ground running, did a lot of research, and through our discussions has shaped a character that makes sense in terms of training and education -- not only their own but mine as well!
Survivor of the Month Award
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Kara Sloane - For the courage to face what's coming even without the skill
High Speed Survivor Award
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Alonzo Blazevic
Rene Rouen
Best Use of a Non-Weapon Weapon
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Victoire Olaffson for using her Armada to run over walkers and thereby help the survivors escape!
Website
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Things are basically set up on the site. The Wiki is useless and has been replaced by information provided through Discord.
The Current Episode
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In the small town of Millinocket, the undead are starting to appear with more frequency and survivors are grouping together in cobbled-together shelters but its clear, the city isn't prepared. One of those shelters, Saint Andrew's Episcopal falls when the priest holds a service for the dead and the church bells draw unwelcome attention. Forced to flee, a group of survivors takes shelter at Twin Pines, a camping resort outside of town, and makes plans to get everyone back to their families in Bangor.
Final Thoughts
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We've had a great second month with the start of some wonderful characterization, both PCs and NPCs. Now, we're heading into our next big adventure, traveling down to Bangor. This is where everything changes, where we all begin to understand the new reality, and the group really forms.
Really looking forward to what you come up with!
And just who is it who knocked on the cabin door? Hmmm?
SG
Writing for Hale Stratton
» Report for April 2023
Posted on Mon May 1st, 2023 @ 10:44pm by Leader Hale Stratton [Captain, United States Army] in Monthly Report to the Survivors
Hello, Survivors!
On 8 April 2023, a group of us started talking about a post-apocalyptic sim set in the Walking Dead universe. In what seemed like no time at all, that conversation turned into a Discord Server where the idea was shaped and from there, a site was established in Theta Fleet. So, in this our first month as a writing group, I want to say welcome to an amazing group of writers.
While not required, I do present Theta Fleet with information about our sim once a month; more importantly, and because I think communication is a good thing, I want to present you with that information as well. The reports will generally follow the same format with changes based on what I have to say at that time.
Player Statistics
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New Players: 10
Departing Players: 1
Total Currently: 10
NOTE: All players are represented on Discord except for Killian Sutton; however, his real-life spouse, Calista Sutton is on Discord so he'll be able to get information through her.
Total Posts for the Month: 40
Posts by Player (Average): 3.64
I also present awards (images are in the works). Congratulations to the winners and note that the Writer and Player of the Month will also be submitted to the fleet as well.
Dreamcatcher Award
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Awarded to those individuals who participated in the early discussions for this sim and helped to shape us at our start.
Hale Stratton
Rene Rouen
Cooper Gaines
Calista Sutton
Survivor of the Month Award
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Awarded to by AGM, Starduster, for his brilliant subplot following a murder in Bangor and his search for their teenage son who fled the scene.
Alonzo Blazevic
Player of the Month Award
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Awarded to these individuals for their contributions to the sim over the past month that went well beyond just submitting a couple of posts.
Rene Rouen
Alonzo Blazevic
Calista Sutton
High Speed Survivor Award
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Awarded to the individual who contributed the most number of posts for the month of April 2023 excluding the GM (Hale Stratton) and the AGM (Alonzo Blazevic).
Rene Rouen
Website
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I'm not going to use the WIKI on the site (we all know how notoriously bad it is) but instead will use a combination of Discord articles and a GDOC (link is available through Discord). I may add all of the material on Discord to the GDOC as well so that we have a backup if we need it.
Still working on adding material to the site. Nova was originally designed for a starship so I'm having to adapt sections to fit our format. This coming month I'll be looking at the Sim Page and at the Tour section. If anyone has any great ideas, please, let me know in DM.
The Current Episode
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We are moving into the 26th of August now. Watch for a news broadcast where the first pictures of the reanimates are shown to the nation (post is coming). There are hotspots in the city now (see #today-in-the-apocaplyse) and you might run into an isolated reanimate if you're moving about. There will be a visible police presence on the street and Hale will be helping the police out (post is coming on that as well). Because of what he's doing, he'll be starting to figure things out.
As you know, the end game for this Episode is to get to Bangor in time for the napalm explosion early on the 9th of September. Between now and then, things will become increasingly difficult in-town. By the 27th, sightings will be more frequent and store owners will be boarding up and shutting down their stores. Groceries, sporting goods, and hiking supplies will remain open as long as they can ... to help people get ready. No one's given up on society as yet, so you still need to pay for what you want.
Final Thoughts
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It's been an amazing first month and I'm thrilled to be writing the end of civilization with such a talented group. Really looking forward to what the next month will bring. Great work, everyone.
SG
Writing for Hale Stratton
» A Fatal Mauling on Hammond Street
Posted on Mon Apr 17th, 2023 @ 1:40am by Journalist Alonzo Blazevic in General News
» CDC Announces Global Pandemic
Posted on Sun Apr 16th, 2023 @ 8:49pm by Leader Hale Stratton [Captain, United States Army] in General News
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)
25 August 2010
The CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) has initiated a center-level response to investigate a novel virus of unknown etiology. Because of its highly infectious nature, the CDC has further elevated the status of the virus to "global pandemic".
The World Health Organization (WHO), in its statement referring to this virus as "Wildfire", further indicated that genetic sequences of the virus had been received from la Biomedicine DDMI in France and that both the CDC and the scientists at la Biomedicine DDMI are working tirelessly to find a cure.
Wildfire is a latent virus with a 99.9% infection rate. Symptoms include dizziness, weakness and fatigue, fever, delirium/hallucinations, chills, nausea/vomiting, pale skin, dilated pupils, soreness, fluid discharge, spontaneous aggression or anger, fainting, hair loss and missing scalp pieces, dehydration, coughing up blood, pale yellow sclera, internal hemorrhaging and organ failure.
Healthy individuals are strongly encouraged to shelter in place and have no contact with anyone outside of their immediate family members. If symptoms are present, seek medical attention immediately as a blood test is required for diagnosis.
» Memorial for Tyler Haines Turns Into Bloodbath
Posted on Sun Apr 16th, 2023 @ 10:20am by Leader Hale Stratton [Captain, United States Army] in General News
Pandemoniun occurred at the site where engineering student Tyler Haines was attacked last night. Students and friends breached the police barricade in order to lay wreaths and light candles. Tyler's parents and younger brother were also in attendance.
A spokesman from the Bangor Police Department indicated that the group was attacked by an unknown number of individuals, apparently dressed up as zombies. While witness accounts are confused, some facts are certain. Tyler's parents died on the scene; his brother, Richard Haines, is currently fighting for his life in the Intensive Care Unit of St. Joseph's Regional Hospital as are three others. Their names are being withheld pending notification of the families.
Detective Glenn Lee, of the Bangor Police Department, said that an investigation is underway and the public is asked to call 911 immediately if any of these "zombies" are located. "For your own safety", Detective Lee added, "do not approach. They are violent and highly dangerous."
Latest Mission Posts
» Campfire in a Backyard
Mission: Bangor or Bust
Posted on Thu Sep 28th, 2023 @ 9:29pm by Leader Hale Stratton [Captain, United States Army] & Journalist Alonzo Blazevic & Hunter Gatherer Calista Sutton & Hunter Gatherer Vienna Quinn & Scavenger Killian Sutton & Scout René Rouen & Medic Victoire Olaffson Lieutenant United States Navy & Medic Jordan Tate
The house had been vacated and in a rush from the looks of it. The front door stood open as were most of the drawers upstairs. The family car was gone and the cause for the exodus lay unmoving in an upstairs bedroom. She was eighty if she was a…
» A Little Chat Between New Friends
Mission: Bangor or Bust
Posted on Sun Sep 3rd, 2023 @ 2:16am by Leader Hale Stratton [Captain, United States Army] & Hunter Gatherer Vienna Quinn
Vienna had decided to sit out on the back porch, it was safer than wondering off away from the house just in case they had any undead visitors. Her mind was on her family, that and her relationship with René.
Aside from Rene, Hale thought of the teens in general…
» Fight at the Walmart Truck
Mission: Bangor or Bust
Posted on Sat Aug 5th, 2023 @ 10:56pm by Leader Hale Stratton [Captain, United States Army] & Civilian Ethan Thompson & Journalist Alonzo Blazevic & Scout René Rouen & Medic Victoire Olaffson Lieutenant United States Navy
Ethan watched the exchange from the other side of the opening. Although he was quiet, his mind was active. He could understand using a knife on the dead but ... someone alive? Just what kind of a person did that? And what was she doing searching the Walmart truck ...…
» Medical Checkups
Mission: Bangor or Bust
Posted on Fri Aug 4th, 2023 @ 9:52pm by Medic Victoire Olaffson Lieutenant United States Navy & Hunter Gatherer Vienna Quinn & Scavenger Killian Sutton & Scout René Rouen
Vic walked into the room that had been set aside and prepared to be a makeshift infirmary and double checked all of her equipment that was already inside and then stepped outside to her Armada that was parked by the cabin and retrieved the final bit of equipment; which in…
» Now We Walk
Mission: Bangor or Bust
Posted on Sat Jul 22nd, 2023 @ 1:56am by Leader Hale Stratton [Captain, United States Army] & Journalist Alonzo Blazevic & Hunter Gatherer Calista Sutton & Scout René Rouen & Civilian Victoria Lancaster & Medic Jordan Tate & Civilian Father Dominic Stephens & Civilian Courtney Wynn
Hale found a spot to park the Jeep out of sight of the main road leading into Bangor. Having grown up in a wilderness area where roads were more a suggestion than a fact, he had always driven off-roading vehicles and the Jeep was no exception. The part was screen…
Latest Personal Logs
» Snack Pack - 01
Posted on Tue May 16th, 2023 @ 12:01am by Journalist Alonzo Blazevic
Snack Pack Blog
August, 26th, 2010
It was just a joke, you know? At first at least. Movie theaters were showing classic horror flicks, especially those like Night of The Living Dead or Evil Dead. Last Year’s Zombieland was a blast to watch on the big screen, but now? Now,…
» The Beginning of an End
Posted on Fri May 5th, 2023 @ 8:28am by Medic Victoire Olaffson Lieutenant United States Navy
Mom and Dad were killed... the lensmann called it a wild animal attack... but somehow with the way that they wouldn't let me see their bodies (not that it stopped me from breaking in) and the condition that I found them in there is not any animal I know of…
» My first week in America
Posted on Thu Apr 20th, 2023 @ 7:27am by Scout René Rouen
Dearest Mother and Father,
Well, I have made it through my first week in America. I am staying with the Quinn family in a nice home just in the city limits of Bangor, Maine. Monsignor and Madame Quinn have a teenage aged daughter in the same grade and she will…