Apocalypse Survival #1: Zombie invasion.

[Zaleramancer]

"A portal must be made on a "marker" in this world that has a counterpart in the user's world. The marker can be either a tree, a rock, a doorway, etc., but there is only one marker"

"The only portal into the realm cannot be moved. "


o,o

If I could attach the portal to something mobile, it wouldn't be so bad..

[Celadon's Penultimate]

Well, duh, wear a backpack!

I turn giant, and hold it up high. You reprogram the realm's gravity to only affect zombies, or only affect some really heavy object, and do the same thing...

[Myself]

Our powers in this story come from a mutated version of the zombie virus, so if you created the disease, where did your powers come from? I sense a paradox.

I suggest Melbourne as a location:
1) My home town (Wolfie suggested his, so I'll suggest mine ).
2) A large harbor, for fishing and escape via water.
3) Many islands in said harbor, such as French Island, which has an established food supply (lots of farms), is isolated (may not have zombies yet, except for those which died naturally) and has a small population (few zombies). Just don't go for Phillip Island; a large population (lots of zombies) and a bridge connecting it to the mainland, defeating the purpose of settling on an island.
4) Ferries to get between the islands and the mainland. I'm not sure if any directly dock with the mainland, but I know that they travel to Phillip Island.
5) In the CBD (central business district) there is the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground). It also holds the world record for the highest light towers for any venue. It has no roof, so plants could easily grow there; wouldn't supply much, but Wolfe could multiply them to enormous proportions and I could weave a little magic (well, Ability Imbuing) myself.
6) A capital city, so it has plenty of warehouses, shopping areas (including Car City, the biggest car yard in the southern hemisphere).
7) It was rated on of the "three most livable cities in the world" (hey, even post apocalypse, you want to live in style).
8) Wild weather: Cycles of hot and cold within the same week would be killing hundreds of the undead.
9) I'll clear a street to take the role of a runway. The, mega wolfe can clear a path for everyone to the MCG (which I would secure early on).
10) Melbourne has a smaller population, meaning less zombies (4 million in the metro area) than in some American towns with more population than all of Australia (we have only 20 million people here). The other cities are hundreds of kilometers away, so zombies will take a long time to get here, especially after they clear out their native towns. Australia is surrounded by water, meaning it is less likely zombies will walk in from other states.
11) The subways would be a good way of getting around the city (we don't all have the luxury of teleporting and I can't make teleporters all day, nor can Greenday). We could dig a tunnel from the inside of the MCG to a subway. Outside the CBD though, the trains run above ground. In addition, there are trains which travel to other cities. However, to use the interstate or outer edge trains, we need to get diesel (Wolfe could multiply fuel though and I could make the trains not need fuel) and to use the inner city trains we'd need to supply them with power, which would have run out (so we need generators, solar panels or my Ability Imbuing again).
12) Putting a camera on top of the Eureka Skydeck; it is the 50th tallest building in the world (so it is great for spotting zombies in the distance). It is the highest observation platform in the southern hemisphere, containing a cube call "The Edge" which extends 3 meters outside the tower, 300 meters above the ground. In addition, there are a few other observation decks in Melbourne for spotting the zombies; this is the view from the Rialto, another observation deck.

It also has the world's largest tram system, although that won't be very helpful with no power, clogged streets and their slow speed (no fast getaways).

[Myself]

Go ahead, that will be very helpful to you and any of your allies.

[Zaleramancer]

Killing zombies once they get in the realm is easy.

It's getting them in there that's the hard part..

[Celadon's Penultimate]

Hm...we have farm ground here, as well (though not nearly as much in Orlando...)

Despite the possibility of living in style, and the zombies being killed off in droves, I still think Orlando is a good option, because it makes that much more of a challenge. Weather means the zombies die at a fairly decent rate, food is available in the form of fruit trees, vegetable patches and the various farm animals that no doubt have escaped their farms, BUT the zombies otherwise can move at normal speed, except during those times when it's really cold (they slow up) and when it's really hot (they overheat...but death will be ripe in the air, and we don't want a WHOLE lot of that)

In all honesty, though, either would be cool with me (never seen a roo up close before; might be nice)

[Celadon's Penultimate]

Adjust the bag's gravitational pull (and make sure that either it only affects zombies, or we have time to get away; though if you attune it to only zombies, it'd only last for that one use, meaning you'd have to reprogram it every time to get any effective use out of it). You can change physics within the realm, remember.

[neogenetica]

Tokyo might work.

[jester_of_god]

I call Disney world. Thousands of Animatronic Machines + Aura injection= MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[jester_of_god]

can you create a killer robot soldier and then send it through the portal.

[Zaleramancer]

I'd have to figure out how to make one that would work under the normal laws of physics, or it would just sputter and die after it left.

[jester_of_god]

I suggest reading several science fiction books. Technically several things work under the laws of physics, but we just don't have the material to make them.

[Philote]

Why don't we create our own town in a unspecific location? then throw the best of everything in it?

1. Close to large body of water, unspecified: Gulf or Ocean.
2. Large Residential Area where we can start. Shops around it.
3. Industrial area with factories.
4.Farming areas or maybe just pastures.
5. College (maybe lower level schools too) could be used as a start for a base.
6. Subway between major areas, heavily infested to discourage use.
7. Hospital for obvious reasons.
8.  Large Laboratory for idk.
9. Library
10. Theme park
11. Maybe an area still under construction.
12. Forrest in one direction.
13. Highway in other direction if we ever want to expand.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

Uh, you do realize that with the personal realm, you can bend the physics of that realm to fit your whim? Like, as in, screw physics?

That's the equivalent of having a pet that is part genie and part hammerspace. Pure and unadulterated win. Get it?

[Celadon's Penultimate]

Sounds like Atlanta, GA to me.

[Zaleramancer]

Yes, but anything that left my personal realm would be subject to normal physics one it left..


So, giant robot that works in the personal realm might not work in the normal world.

[jester_of_god]

Like I said science fiction, but does anyone object to me making Disney world into a giant weapon repository.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

Um, GreenDay's a master tinkerer. He can make it work in the real world, and you just sustain it in your personal realm.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

I OBJECT.

Unless need be, it should remain a magical pseudo-wonderland where dreams used to come true...(before the zombie apocalypse)

[jester_of_god]

Okay you know what, at this point I might try to call for getting the hands of destruction and creation again. Just aura injection seems to be slightly limited at this point, although versatile in fighting it doesn't help much in creating bases.