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Post by Wind on Apr 27, 2004 20:17:56 GMT -5
Well I'm taking the que from everyone else whose building up this place. We need an RPG and I just so happen to have one. Barely got two members before it was washed away at the old bar, so let's see if it'll work here... So here it is:
Hero: Awakenings
What creates a hero?
Is it by birth? By the proper upbringing? By circumstance? By experiences? Is it their power? Ability? Maybe a strong thirst for right? Their morals?
What creates their opposite?
Power? Insanity? Greed? Ability? Experiences? Hardships?
This is a world of comic book fantasy. Superhumans walk the streets with the common man. Some resent them, others praise them, yet others strive to duplicate them. Those with these extra abilities decide what to do with them. Some strive towards making right, others towards villainy, yet others use their abilities for their own personal gain, and some just want to live a normal life. These superhuman abilities are created by many different means. Technology, science, magic, by birth and many, many, other ways.
You now live in this world, decide what to do.
This world is more or less like our own, so environment shouldn’t bother you. This is my attempt at a somewhat realistic superhero RPG. Your powers shouldn’t be omnipotent and if you try, I won’t allow it. Also, leave some room to grow; don’t give your character everything to start. If you use some sort of technological way to amp up your abilities (battle armors and the like), give something showing what it can do, and leave room for upgrades too. Pretty much standard bio…
Name: (duh) Age: (see above) Sex: (Check the pants if you have to) Alignment: (Chaotic good, neutral good, lawful good, neutral, chaotic evil, neutral evil, lawful evil. Chaotic: serving no real pattern. Lawful: abiding by some code or law. Neutral: Well… neutral.) Height: Weight: Hair: Eyes: General appearance: (Clothes, skin tone, ect.) Personality:
Powers: (Give a good description here, if they have none, put none.) Equipment: (Some use gadgets and the like, (Can you say Batman?) so tell us what they have. This could also be where you put that Iron Man-like battle suit you’ve been lusting after. : P)
History: (Give a good history of your character here. Why do they do the things they do? How did they get their powers, if they even have any?)
That’s pretty much it, I’m gonna let you guys do what you want to start out. Introduce characters and whatnot. Feel free to have the costumed types and the dark and brooding types, it all works.
And my character's bio:
Name: Alex Matthews Age: 19 Sex: Male Alignment: Chaotic good Height: 6’1 Weight: 167 lbs Hair: Dark brown, semi-long Eyes: Blue General appearance: T-shirts, jeans, boots and a leather jacket that he scarcely departs with Personality: Somewhat outgoing, at least as outgoing as you can be when you get shot at whenever someone figures out what you can do.
Powers: Alex is a cauldron of energy that is one part psionic and one part physical. He is able to manipulate the energy to form blasts and small shields. He has limited telepathy and telekinesis that he doesn’t even know about.
Equipment: A standard black crotch-rocket looking motorcycle.
History: Alex lived a pretty happy life. He did pretty well in school, had no lack of good friends, and thrived off of comic books. When he was sixteen he first manifested his powers. He kept them secret as long as he could, but a year later, when a lunatic classmate of his started shooting up his school, he could no longer hide them. He fought for his life, and ended up saving many of his classmates. You would think that he would be praised as a hero, but he was shunned and attacked by the community he lived in. Many outspoken people thought that he was a risk having around, and that “a freak like him” would someday go off just like the kid at the school. When he turned eighteen he snuck out in the middle of the night and left, not wanting to give his parents more grief over this. Since then he has been traveling the roads, doing what he can to better the world, if only in his own small way.
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Post by Ai on Apr 27, 2004 20:53:07 GMT -5
Name: Gi Age: 25 Sex: Male Alignment: Chaotic Neutral Height: 6'2 Weight: 208 Hair: Long Brown Eyes: Light Blue General appearance: Gi has long, brown hair, fallen over light blue, cold eyes. He has a rough beard, short, and wears a layer of cloth under his clothing which is in a wrapping formation. He wears a long lower body tabard over a belt with a dagger on it, and wears a roman-esque style cloth across his chest. He has blue bracers, and blue fur boots. He has 2 large, white angelic wings from his back, and holds a magical staff. He has a grey, cat/dragon familiar with him, as a companion. Here is a picture: Personality: Gi is rather quiet, but is powerful when provoked. He is a student of psychic and arcane magics. Though, he drinks quite often, and can be very talkative while drunk. Powers: Arcane SpellsEmber Cyclone: Gi summons a gust of wind, and releases a blue flame into it. The wind breaks up the flame, and they become small, burning embers, which encircle the enemy. Psychic PowersPsychic Push: Using either his hand or his staff, Gi pushes the enemy backwards. Psychic Blast: Once again, using staff or hand, Gi summons a ball of energy to strike the enemy. Psychic Healing: Gi heals himself by focusing. Equipment: None in particular, except an amulet given to him by his master. History: Gi was born as a Teifling, one born of heavenly ways, to a single mother. He was raised in a school of magics, where he learned simple spells which have by now passed over him. He never really found acceptance in anyone but his familiar, Nall, who is his only friend. At the age of 18, after school, Gi began to study Psionic skills under Master Wang, a far eastern Psion who was heralded as the best in the world. Gi was his best and most aspiring pupil, and was given a mystic amulet which will give him massive powers when he reaches the appropriate skill level. Gi now wanders, looking for further teachings after the death of Master Wang, and searches for a way to unleash the amulet's hidden power. (Note: I did not draw the picture, it was created using this.)
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Post by Wind on Apr 27, 2004 21:06:48 GMT -5
Heh, I was wondering if anyone was gonna actually use magical origins and powers... Accepted.
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Post by Infested Manae on Apr 27, 2004 23:33:41 GMT -5
Name: Manae Lanno'lin Age: 17/unsure Sex: Male Alignment: Lawful Good/varies Height: 6'2" Weight: 183 Hair: Blonde Eyes: Light Blue General appearance: Slightly dark skin, half-way between normal white and tanned white, shoulder-lenth hair, normally pulled into a knot at the back. Manae always has on some armor, made of mithril (slightly silverish-blue appearance). Normally, it's just a chest plate and some small peices on the arms and legs, but he carries a pack that, amoung other items such as rations, contains more plating so that he can fully arm himself. When he's not fully armed, he wears a red overcoat. The thick fabric is worn and faded, but protects from the elements.
Personality: (17:) Optimistic, tries to see the good in everyone and everything. Seldom in a heavy mood. (older:) Often dark and depressed; very cynical. Rarely sees a bright side, spending most of his time drunk to bury personal demons.
Powers: Use of magic. Of course, magic isn't some mystical force, per say. It's control of elements and the forces of nature. He can effectively control charges, temperature, etc. Manae also can use a more under-handed form of magic: a powerful force of suggestion. He can make people see things that aren't there, or 'not see' things that are, feel false things, etc, by making their mind believe that it is so. (used more in the older version)
Equipment: A normal broadsword and a larger runesword. The runesword assists in Manae's control of the elements, though he doesn't need it to do so. It can also strike with the power of these elements, but cannot shoot bolts.
History: Manae was born in an isolated region, not penetrated by modern life. The area was fantastical in nature, and may well have been. Once discovered, it was theorized there may have been a 'bubble' of space-time, else how could near an entire planet be in a few square miles of jungle? At the age of fifteen, he was taken in by a Paladin, a magic-using knight. Protectors of peace and light, he eagerly learned, proving quite apt. Unfortunately, his old mentor died not long before his seventeenth birthday, leaving him on his own and not quite completely read to be that way. None the less, he set out to make a name for himself and do his duty.
(end history, unless the older version is being used:) He did, indeed, make a good name of himself, especially by the age of twenty. A war had erupted across the planet between men and beast, and Manae earned rank, commanding a squad in the Phalanx he'd joined. He was a hero to the people, and well-loved by his men, especially those he led through the worst battle of the soon-to-end campaign. However, his name was on the casulty list.
Several years later, a mysterious man wandered into a tavern in a small town. A dark, aged thing, he kept to himself, drinking constantly. Rumors circulated from those who'd served under him that he was Manae back from the dead, others said it was just coincidence and close looks. Nobody was sure of the truth, that he was a little of both.
General notes: The younger version is a aspiring hero, nothing else. The older can be a bit of a neutral or anti-hero, but also lose control of himself and become a villian.
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Post by Wag - Now And Forever on Apr 28, 2004 2:41:50 GMT -5
Name: Terry Matchstick Age: 19 Sex: Male Alignment: Neutral Evil Height: 5' 11 Weight: 170 lbs Hair: Short black Eyes: Green General appearance: Can often be found wearing jeans and sneakers with a t-shirt and black open windbreaker jacket with the collar turned up. An ever-present low sitting baseball hat hides his face most of the time.
Personality: Terry thinks, simply put, he is a badass. He doesn't realize just exactly how he ends up beating people sometimes - only that they always somehow end up on the ground and he's standing over them. Failures in life have led him towards a much more self-serving path than he once was on, his conscience a fleeting voice of what it once was. In the dog eat dog world of the Triad underground, Terry's fighting experience comes from years of dirty tactics combined with the pragmatic, quick and nasty art of streetfighting, and it's reflected in his personality.
Powers: Terry's power potential is staggering, yet he has virtually no idea whatsoever how to harness his power, or that it simply even exists. When fighting desperately or in a moment of concentraction, Terry can harness ki-like energies from within himself to raise his strength, agility, speed and power, sometimes even focusing it into his blows to create an incredible effect. If pushed far enough, Terry goes into berserker rages, his power completely engulfing his body, and his strength able to cut mountians asunder.
Equipment: A thick metal baseball bat that he carries around slung over his back in a batbag.
History: Terry originally grew up in the inner city quite poor, making a name for himself at a young age playing baseball. With life harsh and his family struggling barely to continue putting food on the table, a lot of pressure was placed on Terry from the beginning to get an education any way possible. Terry's baseball talent grew and grew and he was planning on signing a scholarship with a major college during his senior year in highschool until he was blackmailed and denied for posession of drugs and steroids. Ever since that day, Terry has worked his way through the underground of the city, working for the local Triad bosses to fund his mother and father who can barely still support themselves. While Terry knew the jobs were wrong, he hardly cares anymore and focuses only on the next cash payment and the prospect of finding the person who blackmailed him...
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Post by Wind on Apr 28, 2004 17:05:07 GMT -5
Wag, accepted. Manae, I'd like you to clear up the whole age thing, like exactly how you are going to play it.
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Post by Nowhere Man on Apr 28, 2004 20:25:42 GMT -5
Name: Unknown Alias: Nowhere Man Age: 23 Sex: Male Alignment: Neutral Height: 5' 11" Weight: 165 lbs. Hair: Grey Eyes: Gold General Appearance: Wears a black trenchcoat over black pants and a black shirt. Personality: Mysterious, cold
Powers: NM has the power to control the air around him, and can create hurricane-force winds in the blink of an eye. However, this power is limited to 15 feet around him, so it is relatively close range. Equipment: One .45, one fixed-bladed knife, one switchblade.
History: Not much is known about NM. What is known, however, is that he's one of the worl'ds top assasins, and that he is deadly with guns and knives. His international calling card is a verse of the song "Nowhere Man", and this earned him his alias. It is also known that he was born with his powers and strange looks, but the source of this information is obscure. He works for the highest bidder, and has no qualms with working for "evil" people as well as "good".
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Post by Wind on Apr 28, 2004 21:05:46 GMT -5
Accepted again, NM. : P
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Post by Infested Manae on Apr 28, 2004 22:33:40 GMT -5
Wag, accepted. Manae, I'd like you to clear up the whole age thing, like exactly how you are going to play it. Depends on you. If you want me to play the younger, I'll play him. Older, I'm all for it. I don't have much of a preference, but more experience with the older form.
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Post by Wind on Apr 28, 2004 22:36:08 GMT -5
Okay then, go with the younger one, leaves more room to grow.
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Post by Raz V5.0 on Apr 28, 2004 23:53:07 GMT -5
Name: Aaron Ryan Age: 17 Sex: Male Alignment: Neutral Height: 6'0 Weight: 165lbs Hair: Meduim Length Brown Hair Eyes: Brown General appearance: Aaron by standards is a very good looking kid. He has a boyish look to him with a sleek physique. He wears a simple denim jacket with a white undershirt. Loose Denim jeans and a pair of black skater shoes make up his attire. He carries a brown backpack with him which he stores his Skateboard on when he isn't using it.
Personality: Aaron is a nice kid. He is outspoken, but not exactly shy. He always wants to do what is good, but he is rather confused. He wants to do good in his heart, but his incredible powers are leading him towards doing wrong.
Powers: Aaron is not gifted too much physically. He is fast and has a good amount of balance and agility thanks to his background in skateboarding. What is unique about Aaron is that he is a teleporter. He can instantly put his body from one place to another, as long as he has seen the place he is teleporting too. This ability alone makes him hella hard to fight, catch, or even confront.
Equipment: Skateboard
History: Aaron grew up in mid 90's Suburbia. He spent his time playing Nintendo and Playstation, watching Wrestling and Comedy Central. His powers became aware to him when he was five, and he used them for mischevious things. It wasn't so much that he was bad, Aaron used them to impress the other kids and stuff like that. But of course Aaron got in trouble in school because of them. Teachers called him a showoff, and stuff like that.
At 11 Aaron got involved in Skateboarding. It became a major part of his life, and he does it almost everyday. When Aaron hit 17 he moved out of his parent's house in Suburbia to move to the Inner City. He did this to help work with under priveleaged children and to try and give back to his community since he spent most of his younger years riding in the Inner City.
Nowadays, Aaron enjoys himself. He makes money by tutoring and even giving the occasional skateboarding lesson. However, a local crime syndicate has become aware of his power. They want to use Aaron to put it simply. The lifestyle the members of the syndicate lead is attractive to Aaron, but he has a conscious and a good heart. However, it is tempting to him.
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Post by Wind on Apr 29, 2004 0:04:09 GMT -5
Accepted.
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Post by Craze on Apr 29, 2004 18:08:14 GMT -5
Name:Yuwara Doughty Age: 25 Sex: Male Alignment: Neutral evil Height:6'6 Weight:176 Hair:Short, light brown Eyes:brown General appearance: Almost overly casually street clothes, baggy black pants and a blue shirt. He's not one to wear fancy clothes often.
Personality: He's very outgoing, takes things as he comes but has a taste for destruction that comes and goes.
Powers:He is a little mental ill, and his teetering off the dge during fights or during the night can effect fighters by producing hallucinations. This usually happens during a fight that confuses both Yuwara and his fighter.
Equipment: He usually carries around a long piano wire that he uses as a long, sharp whip (capable of breaking skin).
History:He lived a normal life untill he was struck by lightening one unfortunate day after playing in a golf tournament. He then lived normally again but damage to his brain causes him violent outbursts and gets him into some trouble.
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Post by Wind on Apr 29, 2004 19:39:04 GMT -5
A little brief, but accepted.
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Post by Ai on Apr 29, 2004 22:00:33 GMT -5
Name: Ai the Unholy Scourge Age: 32 Sex: Male Alignment: Chaotic Evil Height: 6'3 Weight: 184 Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue General appearance: Ai wears a grey work shirt and khakis, with combat boots. He also has a black vest on, and wears a massive afro. He has a slight beard, and wears ammunition packs on his belt. Personality: Ai is insane. Not in a funny sort of way, rather in a psychotic, truly disturbing way. He is a sadist, and loves to kill people. He dresses the way he does because, actually, of the song "Killing is my BUsiness", by Megadeth. This inspired him to dress in business clothing, while he kills people. While he is insane, he is a very skilled fast talker, and can tell lies which most everyone will beleive. The thing he likes to say most, though, is "BAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!" Powers: Ai's insanity has enabled him contact with the Devil, and not just in his mind. Satan has infused his guns with a demonic power, capable of causing fatal blows to anything heavenly. Ai now acts as a henchman for the devil, but much more powerful than most others. Equipment: Twin .45 magnums, each charged with a hellish power; Combat boots with blades in the front toe. He has a pick-up truck which is rather shabby, but contains all of his weapons in the back cab, which he sleeps in. History: Ai's parents were murdered, and Ai was raised by one of the killers who felt guilty about it. However, the murderer in turn died at about when Ai was 10. Ai, who had by then learned how to use the gun, took care of not only those responsible for killing his beloved mentor, he also killed the whole gang involved. Ai then became a hit man at the age of 12, notorious for killing his hirers after completeing the job. Many have tried to foil him, yet none have suceeded. At the age of 27, Ai came into contact with a physical incarnation of Satan, and made the deal to make Ai a killer in the name of evil.
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