HvZ "Know Your Foe"

[TheGrandKababi]

"Ring the bell, school's in suckas"
This is what we're running for the Spring 2012 term of HvZ. So, treat this as an introduction to the Urban Gaming special infected. Some may be more prevalent on the field, but some may be more rare. Know your foe, cause them zeds be dangerous.

Shielded
A zombie equiped with an 18" diameter shield that can deflect darts and socks. Weapons of Legend will still count as a stun if hit on the shield.


Predator
A dart immune zombie that is marked with green flagging tape tied to their legs. Socks and Weapons of Legend are the only way to stun a Predator.


Bulletproof
A zombie equipped with a Dart Tag vest that is immune to darts and socks. Sticking a velcro dart to the vest is the only way to stun a Bulletproof zombie.


Noodler
A zombie with extra reach thanks to pipe insulation foam bound to their arms. Noodlers are dart immune and can only be stunned by socks or Weapons of Legend.


The Tank
A mean ol' mother Hubbard wearing high visibility coveralls so you know what to aim at. The Tank has an assigned Moderator to follow and act as a spotter. The Tank requires 10 dart hits or 5 sock hits or 3 Weapon of Legend hits to be stunned or any combination of the three to add up to 10 points of damage.


Gravemind
A mobile spawn point for the zombie horde. The Gravemind wears a high visibility reflective vest and respawns stunned zombies with high fives. The Gravemind cannot stun human players and is dart immune. As well as this, the Gravemind must stay at least 50' away from human HQ locations and objectives.

[drizzt405]

It looks like the cape is the defining feature in the Gravemind pic

[TheGrandKababi]

To be fair, Cory always wants to be the Gravemind. Also he always wants to wear capes.

[gilbod]

You can stun the Gravemind with socks though yes?

[TheGrandKababi]

The Gravemind can be brought down by socks and Weapons of Legend. The only special that can't be brought down by socks are the Bulletproof.

[sneakykitty]

bulletproof is immune to weapons of legend?

[TheGrandKababi]

That's what makes it a bitch. Roll in teams and cover your bases.

[TheGrandKababi]

For those of you worried that special infected are just going to pop out of the ground (Like Brett seems to do) let's make this situation a bit more transparent. Take a look at the way that zombies can become even more of a threat.

• Zombies have no use for cash. Their economy is fuelled by rage.
  
• Rage is awarded to the zombie team as a whole for work done on the field.
  
• Mission outcomes will determine how much Rage is awarded to the Zombie team. Human failure will result in the highest amount of Rage added, defeat will resulting less Rage. Each mission is guaranteed a minimum value added however.
  
• Every zombie that is added into the horde increments the Rage by 100.
  
• Rage is not spent but is allocated. This means that the total rage value obtained never drops, it stays level and shows how many upgrades are allowed for the zombies to be on the field at one time.
  
• At the start of a mission, Rage will be allocated, in the switch between missions, which will be marked with a audible signal, zombies with upgrades will be asked to return to their HQ. At this point, the useable rage is restored and can be reallocated. If a zombie player with an upgrade remains in the field and does not check back in, they will be considered allocated.
  
• At any point, a player with an upgrade may decide to pass that upgrade to another zombie player, or return to HQ and sign it back in, refilling the rage.
  
• It is suggested that players using powerups return and trade frequently to allow for a diversity of tactics to be used and to keep the humans in a state of shock.