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Happy Birthday Umbagog by ~ESDA06
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Umbagog: Halloween Challenge "That cairn in the woods is haunted."
Cameron peered at the mound Sean pointed out, beneath the oaks in the deepening gloom of the forest.  
A few gasped. Most just shifted in silence, the hairs rising on the back of their necks. The Underground boys were very impressed.
Cam glared at Sean. "You're so full of shit, Sean. Everything's haunted with you. What, the zombies aren't real enough for you?"
"There are lights that flicker around it at night," Sean said with annoying solemnity. "The guards on the walltop see them. There are skulls there. Fresh ones. Anyone who goes near it dies."
"Like in that other haunted grave story of yours, wUmbagog: Halloween Challenge by ~Droemar
Bambi: Halloween Challenge by ~savicorn
Special Challenge: Share the JoyThere are three women who, in my opinion, make up the writing trinity of this group: the three musketeers; the three furies; the bacon, lettuce, and tomato; the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost. If you put these ladies together in a room to talk about writing, they’d probably end up tearing each other’s heads off before the end of the day, mostly because they have such different approaches to it (or maybe just over who gets to be “bacon”). However, it’s those unique approaches that add to their voices and make their writing so compelling to me.
Pleased to meet my personal writing troika: Terri, Dro, and Liz.
Many of you are likely familiar with Terri, :iconleitakree:. She is a moderator for Umbagog, creator of such characters such as Caroline, Willowisp, and Ignatius Fletcher. Also, creator of terrible things like the Shia LeBeouf NPC and the archetypal Mary Sue, Marie-Suzanne Diamond Ebony Toffee Windsong. Terri is extremely aware of her own wrSpecial Challenge: Share the Joy by ~CPereira
Happy Mother's day to meeee by ~CrazyRodeoGirl
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Questions for The UndergroundHow does Jack decide who does what? Or is he even in charge of that?mostly just tosses things at people and sees what they’re good at. Parker will advise him for better decisions if he throws you at something you’re NOT particularly fantastic at. but at the same time, Jack thinks most times you just need a push to do something you might not be confident about. Same as writing, he thinks everybody can write (the question is can you write well, and what needs to be taught?)How does Jack explain bad people going missing?To little little kids (not part of the Underground) he’ll just say he sent them away they won’t hurt anyone ever again. To those in the Underground, he’s blunt (if not sharp). Jack WANTS people to know the consequences of a person’s actions, and what those actions where. He wants you to know so you don’t repeat it. The exception would be if it brings attention to someone who doesn’t deserve the associatiQuestions for The Underground by ~ESDA06
Questions for The Community"How is the Community run? Who gives orders/jobs? How do you know what to do and when to do it?"
Top of the heap is John (of course), though you’d be in a pickle if you ignored Sister Rachel’s demands.On the wall, there will be a rough chain of command stylized after military rankings (anyone know of actual security in wartime experience, i would love the help. former soldiers preferably). Guards on the Wall are low on the food chain of security (being they’re usually whoever is available and can hold a gun/not panic). They’ll answer to a more senior guard, aka anyone with more training. They’ll receive orders from a more senior guard if something more complicated than a single zombie roaming about or a new survivor makes its way to the wall. If there’s a question about what to do for something more complicated (like a large group or an assault by the living or dead) the senior guard will alert someone higher up, usually John on default.Questions for The Community by ~ESDA06
Battle at ErrolBefore the zombie apocalypse, Errol was a town many people would pass through on their way to somewhere else. But for the people who lived there, it was home. The biggest draw for the town was their outdoors superstore called LL Cote. They have canoes, ATVs, and fishing gear, to name a few things. But they also have hunting equipment, like guns and bows and arrows.
Many of the people of Errol came together at LL Cote to use it as a barracks to protect and defend against the zombie hordes. They parked their cars in a half circle in front of the entrance and families were encouraged to take shelter at the store.
As the story goes, a caravan of survivors rode up one day and asked for weapons. The people of Errol refused. The survivors insisted but residents kicked them out of the store.
Depending on who you ask, what happened next changes. In one version, the survivors attacked and killed everyone there. In another, a few survivors tried to sneak in and take the weapons at night but were Battle at Errol by ~CPereira
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Umbagog is a zombie focused creative writing and illustration group modeled after :iconwindsonde: and :iconmoontouched:.

Members create characters that explore Umbagog's world, completing challenges to advance and explore their imaginations. There are minimum standards so that each artist or writer improves their storytelling skills according to their current level.

There's no time limit to normal challenges, so Umbagog is a lower stress roleplaying environment than the usual chatroom or forum media. Instead the emphasis is on quality, personal advancement, and group character development.


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New Youtube Channel!

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Hey folks! We've created a Youtube Channel for Umbagog called Umbagog Official. It has playlists for certain groups and characters (including user created ones) so you can share your sources of inspiration with fellow club members.
The playlists were compiled from a suggestions document found here. Both members and watchers are free to either create a list for their own characters or provide suggestions for other people's (under the suggestions lists).

If you folks have suggestions for inspiring videos also, feel free to suggest them in this journal. We'll create a whole inspirational playlist for those things as well.

Thanks so much for contributing and please, enjoy :D
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New Youtube Channel! January 30 No Comments 1 Favourite

Suggestion: Submit WIP first

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Hey folks! I've been getting a few challenges of late that needed some touchups before they could be accepted. Sadly most the work was done before it came to us, so it's that much harder for corrections to be applied.
If you're attempting something ambitious or just want more advice to advance, especially if you've had a few rejections already, DO feel free to contact ESDA06 or Silenced-Dreams for redlines and advice. We'll happily walk you through anything needing work, it is our job as admin/moderator. Both of us will respond to notes readily!
This also is the purpose of the Sketches folder. It is not just for rough work, but for challenges in progress. Submitting to the Sketches folder helps us see your work and give you suggestions for improvement before too much has been done.
We will push you, but towards a more positive place.

Additionally if you are writing and aren't certain how it's turning out, contact CPereira for advice. He'll give you a walkthrough of writing techniques to keep in mind and he's a trained teacher. So don't be afraid to prod him for help, no matter how silly you think it might be. Same goes double for us art mods :D
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Suggestion: Submit WIP first January 24 2 Comments 1 Favourite
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~Aazhie May 6, 2013
I just uploaded some real bear skull refs for anyone to check out/appropriate. Before you search they still have meat and gore attached!
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~karakanatmelek Mar 17, 2013  Student Traditional Artist
So, uh, how long is the expected wait time for someone to get back to me about joining?
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Mood: Wow! ~Danielawesome Jan 19, 2013   Traditional Artist
this world and the characters would make awesome comics!! :=
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~zombieless Nov 23, 2012
This looks really cool! I'm going to try and apply :>
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~saburu91 Sep 25, 2012  Student Digital Artist
Gosh I want in on this but there is just so much ;A;
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~ESDA06 Sep 25, 2012  Professional Filmographer
Welp you're still welcome to apply. We just need two examples of your work when you submit a join request which follow the guidelines in our rules (basically, making sure you're able to complete a full composition with backgrounds, colors, lighting, characters, etc)
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~Wyco-turmoil Jun 17, 2012
question do people in umbagog wear full body
armor?
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~LeitaKree Jun 17, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
For the most part, it would likely be very uncommon. Umbagog is set in modern times, relatively, so most types of 'armor' are obsolete and out of production. If your character was a member of a SWAT team, then perhaps, but they'd be restricted by how full armor would be hot and tiresome to work in. Same for something like a shark suit. That's not even counting trying to keep the armor maintained and usable. In this kind of environment, you probably couldn't afford to sacrifice the speed for the protection of body armor--particularly since if overwhelmed, a group of zombies could easily pull it off your body.

TL;DR: You could, but it would be way more trouble than it's worth.
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~Wyco-turmoil Jun 17, 2012
Good point but i was thinking if the persons wearing only used it for heavy engagement i.e clearing out a small or medium horde with heavy weaponary like a machine gun or flame thrower.
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~LeitaKree Jun 17, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
In practice, heavy machine guns are really, really bad to clean out hordes, particularly since you need to destroy the brain and the scattered bullets simply aren't effective enough to do that. Assault rifles like AKs and combat weaponry are far more precise, which enables you to get the kill shots you need.

Flamethrowers, on the other hand, are very effective at murdering undead at the cost of them being very big, very heavy, and very bulky. Between the flamethrower and the armor, a person on their own would be badly at risk of being overrun, partially due to limited scope of effectiveness due to loss of dexterity in the limbs and exhaustion from carrying the heavy armor/weapon around, particularly heat exhaustion if there's any sort of sun. Hopefully, though, they'd have backup in the first place, but their best bet for staying alive and unbitten is to ditch the armor and be able to use that energy to keep the dead at bay.
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