The Dead Are Coming - Survivor Creation

1 - Create a Survivor

The world is a mess. Civilization as we know it has collapsed. The cities are overrun with flesh eating monsters you call zombies, people have turned on one another and you survive as you can. While you can.

1.1 - Attributes

Your survivor has three attributes. These determine their basic strengths and weaknesses.

• Strength (STR): Physical prowess and endurance.
• Dexterity (DEX): Agility and eye-hand coordination.
• Willpower (WIL): Force of will and charisma.

For each of these attributes roll 2d+3 in order.
You may swap any two attributes scores.

1.2 - Hit Protection (HP)

Roll 1d6 for your HP. This is how much damage your survivor can shrug off before actually getting wounded.

1.3 - Resources

Roll 1d6 to determine how many units of Resources you begin with. You can allocate these to Food, Water, Bullets or Fuel however you like.

1.4 - Background

Cross reference the values of your HP and Initial Resources on the Background table. This is what your survivor was before the dead came.
You can create your own Background as well if you desire. Come up with a past occupation and two items somewhat related to it and you’re set!

 

HP	Resources	Background	Item A	Item B
1	1	Highschool student	Fireworks	Skateboard
1	2	Foodtruck cooker	Pans	Flammable oil
1	3	Inmate	Chain	Dodgeball
1	4	Hedge hippie	Incenses	Herbs
1	5	Carpenter	Saw	Hard piece of wood
1	6	Law enforcer	Shiny badge	Manacles
2	1	Pizza delivery guy/girl	Motorcycle	Bag full of coins
2	2	Dog walker	Dog	Rope
2	3	Bartender	Beer bottles	Corkscrew
2	4	Fisher	Net	Small boat
2	5	Mechanic	Old medium car	Mechanic tools
2	6	Electrician	Bundle of wires	Small generator
3	1	Lumberjack	Chainsaw (d10)	Road atlas
3	2	Priest	Incenser	Holy book
3	3	Taxi driver	Old taxi	Bolt cutter
3	4	Garbage Collector	Trash hook	MP3 Player
3	5	Comic artist	Sketchbook	Bottles of ink
3	6	Sales person	Old catalog	Electroshock weapon (1d6 Dex dmg)
4	1	Docker	Hook	Deck of playing cards
4	2	Zookeeper	Monkey	Tranquilizer darts
4	3	Mail carrier	City map	Van
4	4	Tourist guide	Regional map	Walking stick (d4)
4	5	Teacher	Large metal ruler	Box of chalk
4	6	Farmer	Pitchfork	Sheepdog
5	1	Engineer	City blueprints	Measuring tape
5	2	Journalist	Tape recorder	Compact car
5	3	Burglar	Crowbar	Grappling hook
5	4	Tax collector	Large car	Sealing tape
5	5	WWF wrestler	Colorful costume	Big mallet (1d6)
5	6	Fire fighter	Fire resistant coat	Megaphone
6	1	Musician	Signed photos	Guitar
6	2	Magician	Box of tricks	Pair of doves
6	3	Baker	Rolling pin (1d4)	Portable oven
6	4	Boxer	Punching bag	Boxing gloves
6	5	Clown	Make up	Horn
6	6	Soccer star	Large trophy (1d6)	Spare uniforms

 

1.5 - Starting Equipment

You grabbed what you could and you’ve already lost most of it. Your survivor starts with:

• Flashlight.
• Personal item (your choice).
• 1d6 Resource units (see 1.3)
• Two items from your background.
• A weapon of your choice (see 4.1)

If your survivor’s highest Attribute is 9 or less, roll on the Background table again and take either Item A or B. If your highest is 7 or less, take both.

1.6 Details

Roll or choose a physical detail and a personality trait. Choose a name appropriate for your survivor, their pronouns and any other important trait you want to define.

d66	Physical Details	d66	Physical Details
11	Bow-Legged	41	Acid Burns
12	Delicate Hands	42	Bronze-Skinned
13	Calloused Hands	43	One-Eyed
14	Sharp Nails	44	Always Smiling
15	Tattooed Body	45	Nine Fingers
16	Burnt Scars	46	Gap Between Teeth
21	Strange Birthmark	51	Full Lips
22	Long Braids	52	Broad Nose
23	Dreadlocks	53	Crooked Nose
24	Colorful Hair	54	Pointy Nose
25	Mohawk	55	Double Chin
26	Evil Goatee	56	Wolfish Eyes
31	Bald Hair	61	Hairy Skin
32	Old Fashioned Sideburns	62	Pimply Skin
33	Thin Lips	63	Veined Skin
34	Pierced Tongue	64	Unruly Eyebrows
35	Body Modification	65	Lanky Eyes
36	Missing Limb	66	Bleary Eyes

 

d66	Personality Traits	d66	Personality Traits
11	Adaptable	41	Questioning
12	Ambitious	42	Reserved
13	Competitive	43	Realistic
14	Dominating	44	Scrupulous
15	Emotional	45	Sarcastic
16	Enigmatic	46	Sensitive
21	Fanatical	51	Tolerant
22	Fatalistic	52	Thoughtless
23	Guileless	53	Treacherous
24	Haughty	54	Uncaring
25	Impressionable	55	Uninhibited
26	Lazy	56	Unpredictable
31	Loyal	61	Vivacious
32	Malicious	62	Vindictive
33	Non-committal	63	Venomous
34	Old-Fashioned	64	Weak-Willed
35	Pedantic	65	Witty
36	Power-Hungry	66	Wishful