HEROES OF THE DEAD Part 4

Characters from “Night of the Comet” (Atlantic Releasing Corporation, 1984) for the All Flesh Must Be Eaten RPG

By TexasZombie

No copyright infringement is intended to anyone who made this movie – think of this as free advertising for your fine product.

original (non-Eden, non-anyone else’s) concepts © 2007, eviloverlord668@yahoo.com

WARNING Some language and ideas herein may be offensive to some.  Exercise personal responsibility and read at your own risk.

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Introduction

I’m not sure why no one else has done this before – if you have, please accept my apologies in advance.

Also note: this is my interpretation. It is not a “definitive” description. I’d encourage readers to work out their own statistics if so inclined.

Presented below are characters from the 1984 movie “Night of the Comet” (directed by Thom Eberhardt) statted out for the AFMBE RPG.  As mentioned above, this is a tribute, not an attempt to take credit for, or profit from, anyone else’s work.

Character statistics were derived from a single source:

Night of the Comet, Atlantic Releasing Corporation, 1984

Tagline: The last time it came the dinosaurs disappeared

WARNING: SPOILER ALERTS AHEAD!

In “Night of the Comet”, a comet wipes out most life on Earth, turning some survivors into blood-thirsty zombies.  Two “Valley Girls” and a trucker survive to battle zombies and evil scientists.

This is the group of characters that appear between the time Larry Dupree is apparently killed by a zombie, and the appearance of Danny Kenner.  No statistics are provided for the child survivors, Brian and Sarah, or Danny Mason Kenner.  Too little is known of Danny, and the kids don’t seem to have any skills.

Night of the Comet (1984)

Regina Belmont, aka “Reggie” Norm, Movie Theatre Attendant Attributes Str 2 Dex 3 Con 2 Int 3 Per 2 Wil 2 Life Points Endurance Points Speed Essence Qualities Attractive 2 Nerves of Steel Drawbacks None Skills Acrobatics 2 Beautician 2 Brawling 2 Craft (Running Movie Theater) 1 Dancing 3 Dodge 2 Driving, Car 2 Driving, Motorcycle/Scooter 2 Guns, Handgun 3 Guns, Military 3 Humanities, Pop Culture 2 (Specialty: Video Games 4) Photography 1 Streetwise 1

Gear Only incidental items. Personality “You and your rashes. The dermatologist is dead you know.” “We do not cross against the lights.” Quote “The MAC-10 submachine gun was practically designed for housewives.” WDR, 2007 eviloverlord668@yahoo.com

Samantha Belmont, aka “Sam” Norm, High School Student Attributes Str 2 Dex 4 Con 3 Int 2 Per 2 Wil 2 Life Points Endurance Points Speed Essence Qualities Attractive 2 Situational Awareness Drawbacks Covetous (of Reggie’s life) 1 Skills Acrobatics 3 Beautician 2 Brawling 2 Dancing 3 Dodge 2 Driving, Car 2 Driving, Motorcycle/Scooter 2 Fine Arts, Classical Music 1 Guns, Handgun 3 Guns, Military 3 Humanities, Pop Culture 3 Stealth 1

Gear Only incidental items. Personality “You were born with an @sshole, Doris, you don't need Chuck.” “The legal drinking age is now 10. But you will need ID, let's be real.” “Are you nuts 'Auntie' Regina?” Quote “Daddy would have gotten us Uzis.” WDR, 2007 eviloverlord668@yahoo.com

Hector Gomez, aka “Heck” Norm, Truck Driver Attributes Str 3 Dex 2 Con 3 Int 2 Per 2 Wil 2 Life Points Endurance Points Speed Essence Qualities Situational Awareness Nerves of Steel Drawbacks None Skills Brawling 3 Demolition 3 Dodge 3 Drive, Car 4 Drive, Semi 4 Electronics 2 Gun, Handgun 3 Mechanic 3 Smooth Talking 2 Streetwise 3

Gear Only incidental items. Personality “You can drive 150 miles an hour now, slicker’n goose $hit through a tin horn!” Quote “Think tank, huh?” *flips them the bird* “Think on this!” WDR, 2007 eviloverlord668@yahoo.com

Comet Zombies

Power	Description
Weight	Life-like (0)
Weak Spot	All (0)
Getting Around	Life-Like (3)
Strength	Dead Joe Average (0)
Senses	Like the Living (1)
Sustenance	Daily, Blood (-2)
Intelligence	Language, Long Term Memory, Problem Solving (includes Tool Use 3) (21)
Spreading the Love	Bury the Body (exposure to Red Dust from comet) (-2)
Special Powers	5-10 points of skills, Spit and Bubblegum (-2)
Power	19 + 1/skill point
Attributes Dead Points 15 (or 26 if calculated by the book) – they’re falling apart, so use whatever suits you. Str 2 Int 2 Dex 2 Per 1 Con 2 Wil 2 Spd 4 Essence 11 Skills: Brawling 2, Hand Weapon (Club) 2, other physical skills possible, including Gun (type) 1 and other Hand Weapon (type) skills Attack: Bite Damage D4X2 (4) or by club/rock

Sources

http://www.nightofthecomet.info/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Comet

Deadworld Ideas:

1. At the end of the movie we see the Red Dust being washed into storm drains by falling rain.  This might result in the Red Dust accumulating in underground bunkers, possibly infecting other survivors.  Reggie, Sam, Heck and Danny might find themselves beset by a second wave of comet zombies…
2. Other military or research facilities might have survived, resulting in a new attack by surviving, but infected, personnel.
3. Other survivors might not be as friendly.
4. A campaign could be built around the adventures of Sam and Danny in post-comet North America.
5. This is a largely empty Deadworld.  For the vast majority of people, exposure to the comet’s Red Dust caused immediate death.  People exposed to smaller doses of the Red Dust became comet zombies.  A ZM could alter this to allow for more zombies if desired.
6. Cast members could be from a government think tank and try to locate survivors.  Whether or not they are infected is up to the ZM.

Enjoy!

Sincerely,

TexasZombie, a.k.a. Evil Overlord 668, the Neighbor of the Beast

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Night of the Comet, Atlantic Releasing Corporation, 1984