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  • 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.

Texas "Jimbo" Battle | Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill

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Character Name
Texas "Jimbo" Battle

I Agree
Yes

Has this character appeared in a previous lore?
No

Age
19

Blood Type
AB+

Personality
He can be easily portrayed as a self-centered, arrogant, competitive, stubborn and short-tempered youngster who is obsessed with athletics, videogames, movies and dogs. He appears to be air-headed, vain and dimwitted. He also acts macho and stresses himself to be as manly as possible. Despite his often antagonistic and foolish behavior he has a more sensitive and nice side which he tries to hide. (Succesfully most of the times.)

Character Motivations
Mainly the basic human instinct/will to survive. And a slight bit of hope in the back of his head that the world can still be saved from it's damnation.

Physical Appearance
A 6'9" gym-hittin' hunky with brown eyes and a black faux hawk haircut. (Or short hair. 'Cuz... Y'know. No fancy hairstyles in Project Zomboid.)

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Mechanical Occupation
A firefighter could suffice!

In-Character Occupation
Unemployed!

Biography
Son to a Native American mother and a black fisherman father from the great South of thick Cajun accents, Texas was, interestingly enough, born and raised in the Boston suburb of Brookline. Back when there wasn't an epidemic of flesh eating dead people, of course.

Texas (Or Tex, if you're fancy like that) is, to put it simply, is your regular funny talkin' hunky himbo from next door. At a young age, you could already just predict that he was going to be that. Had society not fallen before he reached his high school years, he could have been, well, you guessed it. The jock. However, as the years went by, and his stubbornness grew alongside him, he began taking up quite the amount of activities. Such as. Running from the dead. Carrying heavy bags of loot while running from the dead. Constantly hopping over fences while carrying heavy bags and while running from the dead.

He talks with mannerisms which mainly consist of pausing mid-sentence and filling the gaps with the words "er" and "uh". He also has a habit of callin' anyone he meets "bro" and/or "dude", no matter the gender. Seriously.
It's a problem he can't deal with. And a problem that no-one can explain how it came to pass.

In true sporty meathead fashion, he has always preferred hitting the gym that is now the whole world rather than hitting the books (Which he parents disapproved of. They spent so much time teachin' him in the darkness of their home!) Which in the end, resulted in him having some very nice-to-look-at pecs and biceps but also quite the number of gaps in his knowledge vessel. Although he does have his lil' dimwit moments, he's not mentally challenged. And weirdly enough not lazy when it comes to literally anything else. Particularly when it's related to the well-being of one's body. Behind all this dummy macho personality, I assure you, lies a very caring and sophisticated gentleman. Should the situation ever call for it.

As for the background of his initial survival and the current location/status of his parents... He'll either stay quiet, pretend he didn't hear the question or claim he doesn't know the answer. Whether or not that's true, you'll need him to warm up to you in order to find the truth yourself.

Would you like your character to start with any items?
A hunting knife and a can opener, please.

Is your character a member of a group?
No
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Hey, Buffalo Bill! My name is Pika and I'll be reviewing your application today.

Before we can go any further with the application process, I need to address the most glaring issue: You haven't read the lore. At least, there are no mentions of it in Morgan/Jimbo's biography. But, luckily, you've already got a lot of great stuff down! You can easily add to what you've written so far. A few sentences will suffice, I just need to know that you've read the lore and a general idea of how Morgan/Jimbo has fared this whole time. Note that we're ~14 years into the apocalypse now, so Morgan/Jimbo would be 32 or 33. You can read the lore here.

Also, just something for clarification. You list his name as Texas "Jimbo" Battle, then refer to him as Morgan in his biography. What's the exact name you'd like to be whitelisted as?

Once you've made those additions, just reply to bump the thread and we can continue with the application process. Thanks!
Buffalo Bill

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Hey, Buffalo Bill! My name is Pika and I'll be reviewing your application today.

Before we can go any further with the application process, I need to address the most glaring issue: You haven't read the lore. At least, there are no mentions of it in Morgan/Jimbo's biography. But, luckily, you've already got a lot of great stuff down! You can easily add to what you've written so far. A few sentences will suffice, I just need to know that you've read the lore and a general idea of how Morgan/Jimbo has fared this whole time. Note that we're ~14 years into the apocalypse now, so Morgan/Jimbo would be 32 or 33. You can read the lore here.

Also, just something for clarification. You list his name as Texas "Jimbo" Battle, then refer to him as Morgan in his biography. What's the exact name you'd like to be whitelisted as?

Once you've made those additions, just reply to bump the thread and we can continue with the application process. Thanks!
Yes, sorry! That Morgan bit's on me! I wanted to have a more spicy name this time around. I've read the lore after I've posted this so that one's on me as well! But anyway, I have managed to fit Texas' background a bit more to fit in with the whole thing which I think should work!

Should there be any problems, please do inform me!
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Alright, you're good to go now. Your application is accepted!

Here's your login info:
Username: Texas Battle
Password: jimbo
If you have any questions, feel free to reply and ask. Thanks!