"I'm writing a series of short fiction stories around the members of the ZSDW.

Their fates are determined by random chance, so you don't know what's going to happen.

You may kill zombies by the dozen, you may kill none. You may encounter none.

Simply post your name here and preferred weapon. I'll do my best to accommodate.

The flamethrower is lethal at clearing out rooms, but more risky to the user who moves slower and has to light it before use.
The M16 is an all rounded weapon, but is prone to jamming.

Melee weapons work slightly differently. Every story you survive (and that is done entirely by chance, all you can do is choose the gun) will promote you by 1 level to the next melee weapon. Survive 4 and you'll get a special treat!
The basic melee is hand-to-hand. This is the standard melee weapon. You have roughly a 30% chance of beating a zombie in melee whilst doing hand to hand.
The axe/crowbar/rapier are given to any promoted characters. You can only select one, each are identical in terms of damage. They are all upgraded melee weapons. You have roughly a 50% chance of winning a brawl with these.
The chainsaw gives you a 80% chance of winning all melee combat, however you can carry no guns.

The chainsaw is awarded as an option to any player who survives two stories.

Story 1 is an example story, you can see examples of some of the weapons in use there."