Fandible’s Rotted Cape Adventures

SO! Don’t look at this if you haven’t listened to the last Rotted Capes episode: The Vault.

If you have listened to it, here is a follow-up blog post about it!

Blog Post by Angela

I came here to post a silly doodle but now I want to thank Taffy! Thanks for the kind compliment and the endorsement. Angela is incredibly talented, and I’m very lucky to be gaming with her.

We are in the midst of finishing off two campaigns so those are taking our focus. However, I promise you, we are going to be more focused on Rotted Capes now that two of our older games are coming to an end.

I expect in June, there will be a mini-arc featuring Sentinel and Shepard. And then July, the entire gang will be brought together again – along with Goldshot’s new character.

And the latest episode arrives! It’s a two-parter!

Shepard is in desperate need of medical assistance. The Haven team has a theory on how they can help him, but they’ll need to ask for assistance from QUINN. Will this AI assist them or will she still be in mourning over the loss of Goldshot?

http://www.fandible.com/rotted-capes-ep … ls-1-of-2/

Has anyone told QUINN that Goldshot left her?

:edit:
Listens to episode, tosses plot notes away that have been sitting on word doc waiting to send

:further edit:
Has the Editor decided whether androids can be Z-virus affected yet? (Guessing no, based upon previous information that it may be magically generated).

:another edit:
EIC and H.E.I.D.I. and P.E.T.R.I. need to read the following book bits, as it will work in both directions:
Wireless Power and AI (sidebar Survivors Guide pg34)
New Exploit: Mind Control vs AI (spending a Plot Die)

Also, make sure HEIDI knows that her repulsor blasts (ie: Energy Blast / Force ) will inflict the Crippled condition on zombies (pg.97, bottom right) when they fail a Vigor check against Massive Damage. Quite useful, even if the Z didn’t roll low enough for a Wound.

You will certainly see Shepard (proper) back with the group! Don’t you worry!

Thanks SouthernSkies! I’ll remind them all of those things.

Also, it’s still not been established where the disease came from. Magic certainly played an element in its spreading, but there is still no definite answer of what brought it on. Thus far, this is what we know of the disease in our game (I think. It’s been a long adventure!)

(SPOILERS AHEAD)

1) Anyone bitten by the Patrician will turn into a Super Z. He could bite an absolutely normal person and turn them into an intelligent (yet evil) zombie. However, Patrician doesn’t really leave survivors, so those who ARE Super Zs are by his own design. For some reason, the Patrician can affect normal people, magical beings, aliens, and mutants.

2) Anyone with a meta-gene will turn into a Super Z if infected – regardless of what type of zombie bites them. Those with a recessive meta-gene will sometimes turn into an abomination. A bite from a zombie that isn’t the Patrician ends with a non-metahuman turning into a normal zombie.

3) Robots are immune – the disease ( so far ) cannot be transmitted to machines. Cyborgs, however, are not immune. If you have a brain, you can be turned if it gets into your blood stream.

4) So far, ONE person has been able to resist the compulsion of the disease. That would be Nightbane. However, this requires him to be completely away from other people. He’s chained in a cage and every minute of the day is a battle. Ask how he was able to do this, his only explanation is “I’m fucking Nightbane”.

5) The disease isn’t 100% effective. If you burn the bite immediately after exposure, it’s usually 100% destroyed.

6) Some dark cabal definitely used the apocalypse for their own benefit. There is some sort of magic involved in the disease – either it’s fast progression throughout the planet or maybe it’s creation. Still, it’s a mystery.

7) The disease might have come from outer space. Maybe? The Patrician returned to Earth after being infected. So it’s assumed it came from space. But maybe it’s from another dimension? Who knows at this point.

YES! We still need to figure that out!

Also – Part 2 is posted: http://www.fandible.com/rotted-capes-ep … ls-2-of-2/