Difference between revisions of "The News Corpse"

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The News Corpse, Also known as The Gazette, is the town's two page newspaper, which is published daily at midnight and edited by The Crow. It is also the location of the Great Register: the list consisting of all the town's activities.

If the Search Tower Searchtower has, this page will show the direction of the replenished zones. There is also mention of units of water lost from the well, if the Water Turrets Water Turrets have been upgraded.

On the left-hand page are a few paragraphs relating to the events of the previous day and night, generally not in a pleasant manner. At the bottom of the left page are the obituaries, the list of people who died

List of Possible Gazette Entries

Town Related- This is the part of the Gazette that provides the town with information about the previous night's attack, specifically any deaths that occurred.

• This morning, [resident] celebrated last night's thwarting of the zombie hordes by running buck naked through the streets. "I wanted to celebrate the dawning of this new day in an appropriate fashion", the citizen explained.
• Our defences not far from the great southern wall withstood the Hordes' terrifying attack last night. Around [#] zombies ! No loss of life during the attack.
• No deaths tonight. All is well. However, I guarantee you the zombies will be starving tonight: I don't fancy our chances...
• The zombies came at us hard for some time, but none got through... However, don't doubt for a second that they'll be back tonight, even hungrier and certainly greater in number...
• Our defences at the eastern wall seem satisfactory. The terrifying creatures from the horde were kept at bay... this time ! Otherwise, the [#] zombies from last night had nothing but our scraps to get their teeth into, and some animal carcasses... Our defences held up well.
• No losses in the ranks to report following the attack (none in town at least). "Yeah, I guess, but we're all going to die tomorrow night!" according to [resident], a sceptical citizen.
• No deaths to report from last night. It could even be said that the community has (finally) worked out how to organise itself to avoid extinction.
• Our defences made it through the night. I doubt they'll be sufficient for tonight, the zombies are going to be starving...
• A great night for some well-earned celebrations. No deaths in town resulting from the attack ! A sizeable horde attacked near the great wall.

Flavour Text- This is the part of the Gazette that provides the town with witty, comical details that don't actually hold any value to the town. It's just written to add a little "flavour" to the report.

• One of the [#] attacking zombies from last night was found in the well I'd strongly advise you to skip your water ration today, as it'd be a great way to get an infection...
• We all remember the fun we had the day [resident] christened the pot-bellied pig who lived in the town, Squeak ... I'm sorry to report that Squeak was found sprawled out on a construction site this morning. I'm sure [resident] would appreciate a short message of support.
• It looks like some items in the bank caught [resident]'s eye yesterday . It didn't pass by unnoticed though, did it ?

Death Related - This part gives a quick explanation of the deaths people who did not survive the night. If nobody died, none of these messages will appear.

• Listen to this, a sterling effort from † [resident] who made a bet with me that they could survive without water. I won though !
• "You shouldn't go out", [resident] warned yesterday. He was correct, at least as far as the [#] citizens who we heard screaming in the desert all night were concerned...
• The danger continues to grow in the desert, as † [resident] found out to their cost. Don't go out alone any more !
• Listen to this, we add † [resident] to the list of those missing. They have been in the World Beyond since yesterday. It's unlikely they'll be coming back.
• Furthermore, last night, [#] citizens didn't make it back home in time. Caught by the zombies during the attck, they would have had no chance. Some parts of them were found near the western quarter. Eye-witnesses report seeing [resident] shouting "Run, Forrest, RUN !" before bursting out laughing and running into their house. Great.
• Story for you, we add † [resident] to the list of those missing. They have been in the World Beyond since yesterday. It's unlikely they'll be coming back.

Obituaries

This lists the people who have died during the previous day or night.

The list of the "Deaths in Town" are the people who have been killed by the zombies during the night's attack. The list of "Other Victims" are those who died in other ways ( in the World Beyond by getting Dehydrated! Dehydrated!, etc.