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≫ WHAT'S UP WITH GATEWAY ROLEPLAY? ≪

  • We've been radio silent for a long time now. We posted an announcement in our Discord server back in April of 2025, but never updated the forums. So what's up with Gateway Roleplay?

    After 5 long years, we've decided to place the development of Ties That Bind on an indefinite hold.

    This doesn't mean it's cancelled. We fully intend to run Ties That Bind: What Lies Beneath and Ties That Bind: City of Angels eventually. But to do so, we need to take a step back. In the meantime, we'll be working on smaller, invite-only projects.

    Thank you to everyone who has stuck with us this long! MindGate and I (Pika) have been working on this server for over a decade now. It truly is a passion project for us.

Budz | BudzBeatz

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BudzBeatz

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Character Name
Budz

I Agree
Yes

Has this character appeared in a previous lore?
No

Age
26

Blood Type
O-

Personality
Extroverted Introvert (Open with people he knows and closed to people he doesn't). Moral compass is skewed as the days have passed since the infections. The things he has seen taught him you can't trust everyone and anything can happen at anytime

Character Motivations
Surviving day to day taking this outbreak one step at a time. He was prepared, but not prepared for this and he knows to make it through the long-haul and through the winter he will need to be as prepared as possible. Maybe one day he can get back to making music once this all settles down....

Physical Appearance
Average height 5' 10" and average build but works out and knows his way around the gym. Messy brown hair and a beard that is becoming a bit scraggly.

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Mechanical Occupation
Burglar

In-Character Occupation
Musician

Biography
Budz grew up in the DC metro area and was always around the capital. After college he began working on a career in music as an artist. He was touring around the States when the outbreak started to get bad... His manager was the first person he knew to come down with the virus and Budz cannot forget what had to be done in order to "save" his best friend.

Ethan, his manager, felt fine at first... He felt a little uneasy, but who doesn't when your traveling around and eating fast food every night? No one could have known that a few days later while driving through some small town in the middle of nowhere KY Ethan would have turned, and bit our driver while were going down the highway. The bus driver screaming in pain crashed the bus, rolling it onto its side and sliding into a ditch.

When Budz woke up he saw the driver, dead at the wheel, and his friend Ethan.... Legs crushed under the front of the bus. But something wasn't right about him. He had blood on his mouth and was scrathcing... trying to crawl toward Budz, but couldn't free himself. Coming to Budz realized the videos on liveleak were real... people were turning, and it happened to his bestfriend. He grabbed one of the pans that was strewn across the floor in the crash, walked up to his friend, and said goodbye.

With a gut-wrenching feeling that this is only going to get worse, Budz grabs what supplies he can manage to salvage from the bus before making his way back towards the nearest town in hopes of well... anything.

Would you like your character to start with any items?
baseball bat, water bottle, (a couple CD's considering im RP a musician), knife, some food

Would you like to be placed in a random group at the start of the lore?
Yes

What is your Discord username?
BudzBeatz #6297

Is your character a member of a group application?
No
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Heya, BudzBeatz! I'm Pika, and I'll be reviewing your application today.

Your application looks great! There's just one little thing I need to mention.

  • Budz is not a real name. You are allowed to be whitelisted as Budz, if it is a nickname for your character, but you must list his real (first and last) name somewhere in his biography. Otherwise, I can't accept your application.
Once you've done that, reply to bump the thread and I'll take another look! Thanks!

BudzBeatz

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Hey Pika! Sure budz is the nickname for me so I would say let’s use “Mike Scozza” as the actual name. Where can I update the post with this I didn’t see it on the forum anywhere
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Alrighty, your application is accepted!

Here's your login info:
Username: Budz
Password: budlite
You'll be whitelisted once the server is up and running.

For future reference, there is an edit button beneath all posts that you make. It's right beside 'Report'. That will allow you to edit your application.

If you have any other questions, feel free to respond and ask. Thanks!