Pirates
& Zombies is a play by post, role playing
game set in a semi fictional 18th century Caribbean and an age of Tall
Ships, Piracy, Voodoo, Muskets and Magic.
Play a pirate, an officer of the Royal Navy, an Agent for the Company,
a shady merchant, a rum runner, a Revenue Officer, smuggler, wrecker or
a Pirate Hunter. Create your own or play an existing character.
The
Characters
This IS NOT a 'Pirates of the Caribbean'
game!
Yes, it is about pirates. Yes it takes place in the Caribbean. Yes its
the right time frame. Yes there is magic involved. BUT characters from POTC (I, II and III)
ARE NOT allowed.
PLEASE
FOLLOW THE CHARACTER DESIGN INSTRUCTIONS! CLICK ON THIS LINK TO VIEW
THEM!
ALL
characters
must be approved by theGame Master prior to being played in the game.
This is to ensure that we do not have ship loads of the same type of
character running around and that the character and their back ground
is compatible with the story. It is strongly suggested that you read
the profiles for
active characters and listed NPCs before you begin playing to get an
idea of existing characters and the flavor of the game.
Do
not
make your
characters god like and perfect! People are not infallible and
all knowing, neither should be your characters.
The Rules
Play is by posting to the Yahoo Group 'Pirates & Zombies' board.
You must have a Yahoo account to play.
Membership to the Group requires approval.
Membership is open to all ages. Please keep posts in a PG
format. No explicit sexual content. If in doubt post a
warning in the header. Example: Adult Content
This is NOT free form. The Game Master (Missiledine) sets the
plots and controls the events.
This is a ROLE PLAYING GAME, not a Sim. If you don't understand
the difference, ask!
Do not God Mode. Do
not assume that you know what is going to happen or what another player
or an important NPC (Non Player Character) is going to do or say.
(Understand and recognise the difference between
minor NPCs and major NPCs. The difference is crucial to how you
interact with
them. A minor NPC, like the barman at the pub is treated
differently then the Governor's
secretary or the Governor himself. The difference is best
determined by how detailed the
NPCs description is, the amount of backstory attached to the character
and whether or
not the NPC has the power to kill or otherwise harm or affect the PC
(Player Character.) When in doubt, ASK!)
Write your posts in third person present. For example, 'Captain
Black
slams his palm on the bar and bellows "Rum! Bring me the rum and be
quick about it ye dog!" is correct. 'I move to the bar and call
for
rum.' is not correct.
When responding to an ongoing post add your portion at the bottom of
the last post OR, in the case of events that are in sequence, right
after and immediately below the appropriate point in the
narration. Do
NOT place your post at the top of the page.
An ideal posting rate is two per week. It is understood that life
sometimes intervenes. If you cannot sustain a rate of at least
one
post a week please advise the GM.
One line posts are not appreciated by anyone. Write at least a
paragraph.
Stick to the language and spirit of the times. Avoid use of
anachronistic remarks.
Do not assume the events of real world history hold true here.
Do not Flame! If you do you will
receive one warning, then you will be removed and your character turned
into an NPC.
Keep the OOC (Out Of Context) remarks to a minimum and either mark the
entire post or the appropriate section as OOC:
The GM is always right!