The PDF is 44 pages long including cover, character sheet and outbreak sheet. It covers character creation, general rules, combat rules and has a section called Outbreak 101. This section helps you set up your scenario so you can get playing. It can help you determine what caused the outbreak, what kind of zombies are shuffling (or running) around. That sort of thing. Where is it taking place, etc.
You may have guessed, the goal for the player is to survive. This may be the only goal for the particular scenario or the ZM (Zombie Master) may have other goals for the characters also. Rescue someone, reach a safe zone and so on.
The interesting thing about character creation is that players make not one but three characters at the beginning of the game. Each slightly weaker that the other. The players then throw all of the characters into a bowl and draw randomly to get their starting character. This is a zombie survival game so characters are going to die. As the characters dies, the player will draw a new player after the ZM figures out a way to integrate them into a group. If all of the characters die the zombies win. This isn't a competitive game, it's still an RPG but there are groups that get overwhelmed by zombies.
To create a character you:
- Assign Abilities.
- Determine Health Rating.
- Pick a Background or Profession.
- Write a 3-sentence Description.
- Write down any Gear you might have.
You have three abilities: Muscle, Agility and Wits. Their score ranges from 1-3. Your first character has 7 points to distribute between them, the second has 6 and the third has 5. The abilities are the basis of your dice pool when performing an action. If your muscle is 2 and you're trying to lift something heavy, roll 2 dice and try to get a success. If your profession or some other circumstance is in your favor you may be able to add a die.
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