The cheerleader, the criminal, the driver, the guard, the punk girl, the cage fighter and the child. Seven lucky survivors of the first day of the zombie apocalypse. As nightfall approaches, can they find some way to survive until dawn?

Outbreak! is a scenario that is for 3-7 players and a Game Leader. Designed to be run in a single session it draws heavily on the entire canon of zombie films and is written to encourage a cinematographic feel in its play.

One consistent theme in zombie films is that most, if not all, of the characters will die by the end of the film, often in horrific circumstances. Outbreak! follows that mould and, unlike most role playing adventures, expects the characters to be killed. There is a ‘proper’ way for this adventure to end with the survivors driving off into the sunrise on their way to a secure government facility. However it is very unlikely that the party will achieve this. Instead the Game Leader should bring the game to a close at a suitably dramatic and cinematographic point.