You are on your own. The Army is MIA and our government is gone! There are no communications of any kind. Cities and towns have gone dark, and zombies fill the streets. The dead have risen and it would seem to be the end of the world. Help me, Mommy!
For all you zombie lovers, check out the song by Jonathan Coulton "Re: Your Brains". It is hillarious. If you go to youtube you can see a really good amatuer video; do a search for Re Your Brains (Dragon*Con TV).
Enjoy, and remember, all we want is just your brain and your dice!
A wise man once said, "Only a fool takes offense where none was intended." I repeat this good advice to myself at least once a day.
Calm, reasoned discourse is the best way to change minds; too bad all the calm & reason in the world can't open a willfully closed mind.
I got a great product idea to be released with Dead Reign:
(drum roll)
TICKLE ME ZOMBIE
"Arrgg..gawg..gawg..uuunnnhh....uuunnhh...gawg..." As the zombie figure slowly wiggles around.
Mephisto: You have some morbid fantasies. I like it (okay) pblackcrow:"If anyone deserves this it's you! (thwak) LOL...All in fun." Natasha: Bob you're deadly. I like it. Misfit KotLD: You're Gamer Bi-Polar. Sanford: Excellent concept, Big Bob! sasha: I think Bob gets the JUST A GAME award....for life. Jerell: You sir, are ruthless, and that is why I like you.
Mephisto: You have some morbid fantasies. I like it (okay) pblackcrow:"If anyone deserves this it's you! (thwak) LOL...All in fun." Natasha: Bob you're deadly. I like it. Misfit KotLD: You're Gamer Bi-Polar. Sanford: Excellent concept, Big Bob! sasha: I think Bob gets the JUST A GAME award....for life. Jerell: You sir, are ruthless, and that is why I like you.
Personally, I think the market for Zombie RPGs is too small - with All Flesh Must be Eaten already there. Not a popular opinion, I guess, but still its mine.
"My own big mouth causes me trouble too. You see, people are always asking me what 'I want' to do next or have planned for the future. Like an idiot, I blather on about some idea I've been kicking around or I'm dying to do."
- From the desk of Kevin Siembieda, The Rifter 12.
Josh Hilden wrote:But I think it will be successful. In that it will make a profit.
well, I would (most likely) buy it. I love the "smaller" game-lines of the Megaverse, like Nightbane, BTS, Systems Failure...I just wish they'd get more support.
and I wish Dead Reign all the best...I just think that AFMBE covers the whole Zombie-survival-thing pretty good (I bought it yesterday and it makes a nice read). And Im afraid maybe Dead Reign is a little late...just imagine what it could have done a couple o' years back, when Dawn of the Dead came out, or 28 Days later...
"My own big mouth causes me trouble too. You see, people are always asking me what 'I want' to do next or have planned for the future. Like an idiot, I blather on about some idea I've been kicking around or I'm dying to do."
- From the desk of Kevin Siembieda, The Rifter 12.
Josh Hilden wrote:True, but the Zombie setting is far from dead. People have claimed that the Zombie Genre was over for years, but it keeps coming back.
True.
psst, don't tell 'em to aim for the brains.
"My own big mouth causes me trouble too. You see, people are always asking me what 'I want' to do next or have planned for the future. Like an idiot, I blather on about some idea I've been kicking around or I'm dying to do."
- From the desk of Kevin Siembieda, The Rifter 12.
I'm lookin' forward to drawing a whole mess o' zombies.
"I remember your work." -Amy "The Unicorn" Ashbaugh "What a talented schmoe." -Brian Manning "Someday I'll be half as cool as Mumah." -Brian Manning "Apollo Okamura drove here across the Atlantic from Japan." -Sarah Aten
I look forward to you looking forward to me drawin' a whole mess o' zombie.
I loves me a mess o' zombie.
"I remember your work." -Amy "The Unicorn" Ashbaugh "What a talented schmoe." -Brian Manning "Someday I'll be half as cool as Mumah." -Brian Manning "Apollo Okamura drove here across the Atlantic from Japan." -Sarah Aten
oh, according to the new press-release it got postponed...
I'm playing AFMBE this weekend and Im really excited about comparing it to DR...Well, lets just watch a few Zombie-classics in the meantime and time till the release will fly like...uhm, a zombie-brain scattered over a white washed wall.
"My own big mouth causes me trouble too. You see, people are always asking me what 'I want' to do next or have planned for the future. Like an idiot, I blather on about some idea I've been kicking around or I'm dying to do."
- From the desk of Kevin Siembieda, The Rifter 12.
Grr...rassa-frackin' pushed back release date...ah well, some friends have asked me to run a game for them where they're trying to either find a lost land or island, or make an oil rig collection of salvaged ships to make their own private country with a hope for a Utopian society. What they don't know is that they'll be out to sea when a mysterious wave of pain hits them, and when they come back to land...fortunately there's enough in the Rifter that I can run the game until the full book comes out. Unfortunately they'll be at a disadvantage when it comes to fighting entire groups of zombies as per the new book rules for combat. Palladium Books: Killing PC's slowly with their pushed back release dates, one month at a time.
I think people will have fun with this game, there's so much potential. I'm running a game for friends that started as a Heroes Unlimited-esque setting in 2012 where the players wanted to adventurers and treasure hunters, with their own converted offshore oil rig as their mobile base.
Then the Wave hit. It's an hour after and they're getting to see the chaos firsthand, it should be interesting. In the meantime until the main book for Dead Reign comes out, I'll fill in missing pieces with Hades and other Minion Wars books. And since it's at sea, why not a Black Ship as a possible foe? Plus with going into the Bermuda Triangle and possibly other realities, I should keep them busy and having fun until Dead Reign is in my hands.
Mephisto: You have some morbid fantasies. I like it (okay) pblackcrow:"If anyone deserves this it's you! (thwak) LOL...All in fun." Natasha: Bob you're deadly. I like it. Misfit KotLD: You're Gamer Bi-Polar. Sanford: Excellent concept, Big Bob! sasha: I think Bob gets the JUST A GAME award....for life. Jerell: You sir, are ruthless, and that is why I like you.
You want it BB6K you got it. But when I catch $*** from the fan boys you've gotta back me. -N
I got your back!!.......and brains....yummy...mmmmmmmm.
Mephisto: You have some morbid fantasies. I like it (okay) pblackcrow:"If anyone deserves this it's you! (thwak) LOL...All in fun." Natasha: Bob you're deadly. I like it. Misfit KotLD: You're Gamer Bi-Polar. Sanford: Excellent concept, Big Bob! sasha: I think Bob gets the JUST A GAME award....for life. Jerell: You sir, are ruthless, and that is why I like you.
Played the demo at GenCon this weekend and liked the feel of the game. It was interesting playing a mime... Yes I was a mime...and he rocked. I like what they did with the zombies being more along the lines of PPE vampires kind of, creating the absolute NEED for the undead to eat the humans. Didn't run into any of the upper levels of zombies (my understanding is that we fought the "stereotypical" type of zombie- a low echelon type).
I hope I don't get into trouble for posting this info...it's my first post on the forums and I'd hate to already be in trouble...
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Kelorin wrote:Any word on an ETA for Dead Reign yet?
Fall
can we be more specific
For Palladium, that is specific.
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I'm running a Dead Reign one-off session for some pals on Saturday night.
It's being set in my home town of Portland (the peninsular in the UK) which is hosting the sailing events of the 2012 London Olympics (fact). As The Wave occurs before the actual games, I'm running it so that the players are locals who have won a competition to tour the facility and witness Team GB sailing time trials.
The only annoying factor is that the Wave strikes at 12:00 EST, which is about 07:00 GMT, so I've had to come up with a reason why the tour starts so early! I'm planning to play through the wave during a presentation in a locked conference suite. I've not told the players which game we're playing, just that it's Palladium and that they should make up some average joe characters. Hopefully, should be a "nice" surprise.
Anyone have any hints or tips for running Dead Reign based on the Rifter material?
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I can't wait for this game to come out. In the meantime i'm just going to run (unless the game comes out before my friend's villains game is over) the pc's as ordinary people using the stuff in the Rifter. I already have one of them trying to be slick with me and want to have the Zombie Survival Guide. If he makes the roll i'm thinking of saying that he has it but he left it back at work.
I'm running a Dead Reign one-off session for some pals on Saturday night.
It's being set in my home town of Portland (the peninsular in the UK) which is hosting the sailing events of the 2012 London Olympics (fact). As The Wave occurs before the actual games, I'm running it so that the players are locals who have won a competition to tour the facility and witness Team GB sailing time trials.
The only annoying factor is that the Wave strikes at 12:00 EST, which is about 07:00 GMT, so I've had to come up with a reason why the tour starts so early! I'm planning to play through the wave during a presentation in a locked conference suite. I've not told the players which game we're playing, just that it's Palladium and that they should make up some average joe characters. Hopefully, should be a "nice" surprise.
Anyone have any hints or tips for running Dead Reign based on the Rifter material?
Well i say them the wave hit and then the panic happen or just set it some time after the wave. My setting will be just under 2 days after the wave hit. I'll have had the characters get together just by random (survivors running into each other). I keep trying to use Dawn of the Dead as a reference.
I know it's not much of a suggestion, but it's all i could think of. Still hope it helps you somewhat sHaka.
sHaka wrote:I'm running a Dead Reign one-off session for some pals on Saturday night.
It's being set in my home town of Portland (the peninsular in the UK) which is hosting the sailing events of the 2012 London Olympics (fact). As The Wave occurs before the actual games, I'm running it so that the players are locals who have won a competition to tour the facility and witness Team GB sailing time trials.
The only annoying factor is that the Wave strikes at 12:00 EST, which is about 07:00 GMT, so I've had to come up with a reason why the tour starts so early! I'm planning to play through the wave during a presentation in a locked conference suite. I've not told the players which game we're playing, just that it's Palladium and that they should make up some average joe characters. Hopefully, should be a "nice" surprise.
Anyone have any hints or tips for running Dead Reign based on the Rifter material?
the Tour could be starting early as a "private" tour. Before the crowds/public get there. The time trials could be scheduled for later on in the day.
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Thanks for the suggestions everyone, alas they come nearly a month late
It went ok, to be honest the main order of the night was a catch up with mates and cider, but we did play for a bit and we had a good time.
I've never run a zombie game before, though I do own a copy of AFMBE. I must admit, it quickly dawned that this kind of game certainly poses some unique problems.
How do you cope with such a large cast of NPCs, especially in combat situations? Will the RPG provide suggestions on running games?
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Sorry about it being late, i don't frequent here as much as i used to.
As is my friends and i just finally started RPGing again. Of course Palladium has the best games.
How do you cope with such a large cast of NPCs, especially in combat situations? Will the RPG provide suggestions on running games?
Well it is a zombie game, so thinning the herd shouldn't be much of a problem.
It just depends on how you want it. I plan to have key characters and hopefully if the characters cooperate (with a nudge from some undead... ) they'll get to the "safehouse" Then things will hopefully get interesting. It's still a work in progress, though i'm just buying time until the game comes out, (better be before holloween.... )as my friend is still running his game.
I just had the mental image of an SMG mounted on a 6' high tripod, then switched to rock'n'roll... for rapid-fire brain injury.
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I can't wait for this book to come out! Those who G.M. will you allow animals to be infected? I was looking at the Rifter #40 and it said no animals were infected, but can you just imagine a Zombie Grizzly Bear attacking the heroes.
rebis wrote:I can't wait for this book to come out! Those who G.M. will you allow animals to be infected? I was looking at the Rifter #40 and it said no animals were infected, but can you just imagine a Zombie Grizzly Bear attacking the heroes.
probably too stupid to move
Sureshot wrote:Listen you young whippersnappers in my day we had to walk for 15 no 30 miles to the nearest game barefoot both ways. We had real books not PDFS and we carried them on carts we pulled ourselves that we built by hand. We had Thaco and we were happy. If we needed dice we carved ours out of wood. Petrified wood just because we could.
rebis wrote:I can't wait for this book to come out! Those who G.M. will you allow animals to be infected? I was looking at the Rifter #40 and it said no animals were infected, but can you just imagine a Zombie Grizzly Bear attacking the heroes.
after playing some AFMBE this year Im really looking forward to this game....Zombies Palladium Style, yeah!
"My own big mouth causes me trouble too. You see, people are always asking me what 'I want' to do next or have planned for the future. Like an idiot, I blather on about some idea I've been kicking around or I'm dying to do."
- From the desk of Kevin Siembieda, The Rifter 12.
I will put up a full review later, but I just got back from the Palladium offices. (Went there over the weekend).
I got to see the art from Bradshaw and newcomer Amy Ashbough and all I have to say is "WOW"! That and I think Bradshaw must have some wickedly evil dreams/nightmares cuz his art just scares/scars me! It was freakishly scary.
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by the way, I wonder...there's a band called Dead Reign, a movie even I think...how is Palladium gonna handle this? stick a "tm" to their title and pretend the others arent there?
"My own big mouth causes me trouble too. You see, people are always asking me what 'I want' to do next or have planned for the future. Like an idiot, I blather on about some idea I've been kicking around or I'm dying to do."
- From the desk of Kevin Siembieda, The Rifter 12.
Mike SSN-723 wrote:So whens dead reign getting its own section?
Soon.
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Mike SSN-723 wrote:So whens dead reign getting its own section?
Soon.
Darth Helmet: How soon?
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When I see someone "fisking" these days my first inclination is to think "That person doesn't have much to say, and says it in volume." -John Scalzi
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Mike SSN-723 wrote:So whens dead reign getting its own section?
Soon.
Darth Helmet: How soon?
Spaceball: Sir! Helmet: What?!? Spaceball: We've Identified their location! Helmet: Where?!?! Spaceball: The moon of Vega! Colonel Sandurz: Good work! Set a course and prepare for our arrival! Helmet: When!??! Spaceball: 1900 hours sir! Colonel Sandurz: By high noon tomorrow they will be our prisoners! Helmet: WHOOOOOO?!?!?!?!?!?!
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I sooo cant wait .. The big bad arse in the book is going to be great I CANT WAIT !!!
But when I catch $*** from the fan boys you've gotta back me. -N 
Yes I was a mime...and he rocked. I like what they did with the zombies being more along the lines of PPE vampires kind of, creating the absolute NEED for the undead to eat the humans. Didn't run into any of the upper levels of zombies (my understanding is that we fought the "stereotypical" type of zombie- a low echelon type).
)as my friend is still running his game.
