June 2012: Starting Locations

From Introduction: Sometimes a GM needs a little help coming up with good starting locations for multiple players, and/or justifying a reason for the players being congregated together as they are. Sometimes players will want to start in locations that are either less than ideal, or alternatively, too strong for a GM’s chosen ‘standard’ zombie type. Sometimes a GM purposely wants to place players in a less than ideal starting location to jump right into the horror element. The following are examples of sample starting locations for players, with a Scenario Point or Risk modifi er based on how useful the location (or potential Stronghold) is to the characters. GM’s are encouraged to use the examples below as a baseline to award Scenario Points (or add additional Risk) for their own unique starting locations as they see fit.