'I can't imagine anything more disgusting then throwing up in a gas mask.' –Riley Setson, commenting on the fate of an unlucky pilot.

'Really? How about crapping yer drawers in a hazmat suit?' –Jessy Hannaford, proving yet again things can always be worse.

Nuclear war, zombie outbreaks, meteor strikes, economic collapse, alien invasion, no matter how it happens an apocalypse makes for a unique and engaging setting to run a campaign in, even for a jaded GM.

Here's a few quick tips that can make a good zombie or other post apocalypse game a great one, and keep the group coming back (from the dead?) for more.

A lengthy autobiography of Evelyn Stavros, a super powered heroine in the Delta Factor supers setting.

This is the eleventh part of several (dozen) installments. The entire series will be rated R for graphic violence and adult situations, reader discretion is advised.

"The shipyards, a good place to move illict cargo or lay low for a while, but that ship yard in Philly, it's not a place you want to frequent, not if you wish to keep yer skin on anyway."

A city location with a slight horror slant, suitable for any modern day horror/action setting.

'You do not need to be a cleric to bring light into the world.'

(a Mage follower of Isis, npc suitable for any fantasy campaign with gods of light.)

A few quick and techniques any GM can use to make a zombie apocalypse campaign a success without becoming to stressful or repetitive for to run over the long term:

A lengthy autobiography of Evelyn Stavros a super powered heroine in the Delta Factor supers setting.

This is the fifth part of several (dozen) installments. The entire series will be rated R for graphic violence and adult situations, reader discretion is advised.

A lengthy autobiography of Evelyn Stavros, a super powered heroine in the Delta Factor supers setting.

This is the ninth part of several (dozen) installments. The entire series will be rated R for graphic violence and adult situations, reader discretion is advised.

Sometimes playing a major NPC that’s part of the party can be tough. After all, it’s hard not to have the NPC come up with a winning strategy, spot a piece of evidence or find a trap the PCs overlooked. However, if one does this too much, the NPC becomes the crutch the group leans on as soon a problem presents itself.

When done too little, the NPC is usually treated as a useless addition outside of menial labor and an extra weapon in combat. Here are a few techniques to keep them fun and useful , and become a party member the GM and players will like having around.

A lengthy autobiography of Evelyn Stavros, a super powered heroine in the Delta Factor supers setting.

This is the twelcfth part of several (dozen) installments. The entire series will be rated R for graphic violence and adult situations, reader discretion is advised.

A lengthy autobiography of Evelyn Stavros, a super powered heroine in the Delta Factor supers setting.

This is the second part of several (dozen) installments. The entire series will be rated R for graphic violence and adult situations, reader discretion is advised.

A lengthy autobiography of Evelyn Stavros, a super powered heroine in the Delta Factor supers setting.

This is the sixteenth part of several (dozen) installments. The entire series will be rated R for graphic violence and adult situations, reader discretion is advised.

Sometimes life as you know it has to nearly end for you to find your true calling. By "end" I mean the everything you knew, loved, and held dear ripped away, your life torn down to the bloody roots and dragged over broken glass until the future yawns like a great big empty pit that threatens to swallow you whole type of ending.

The new you, the one that's left after such a sundering, is someone the old you would probably put a bullet in the brain pan of out of sheer mercy. Problem is, the old you is no longer around, and the new you likely doesn't have anyone left that cares enough to administer that hollow point piece of mercy.

An ex-cop vigilante, suitable for modern day supernatural horror settings.

This humorous short fiction piece was inspired by a late night chat with a couple gamer friends about how alien cultures would possibly interpret some of the more "colorful" aspects of our society.

There are places, you have to understand, where the dimensions-I'm not talking about that parallel dimension metaphysical stuff, I mean dimensions like length and breadth and time-where they curl into themselves, and begin to fester. Where foul things evolve and spread...

'I can acquire the item you seek, for a price… No I assure you the presence of dark tainted evils will in no way impede my ability to recover this artifact for you, now let’s discuss the details…'

(A character for the Warhammer Fantasy rpg setting, but can be easily adapted to any fantasy setting.)

How to make combat interesting and more than: "Well, I’m going to hit him with my sword."

Freya is very tall and thin, you would know her if you saw her, for her eyes are shining from within. her face beautifully adorned teeth razor sharp; her clothes of the softest silk and her voice as soft as a harp. She sways her head from side to side, with movements like a snake; And when you think she's half asleep, she's really wide awake!

a dossier of peoples of the wasteland according to several sources

Dossier on the individual colloquially known as Mr. Invulnerable