Dear _____

 I cordially invite you to a gathering for those willing to do good and make a difference in this fair city. There are a growing number of masked heroes emerging across the city but I feel that to truly make a difference we must collate our efforts. That is why I am forming the Heroes Alliance. Membership is completely optional and if you are unsure if this is for you, I only ask you attend this opening meeting. Refreshments provided.
We will be gathering at *address* at 10:00PM
I hope I can count on your attendance.

Regards, The Eagle

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In this RP you will play a recipient of the above message, a costumed vigilante living in or around a fictionalized New York City. There are no superpowers, just ordinary people looking to make a difference. 
This is the first RP I will be Gming so I'm open to suggestions if you think I could do anything differently. 

Rules:

[*] No Godmodding [/*]
[*] No power-playing [/*]
[*] Don't be an A-hole [/*]
[*] Please Inform me if you are going to be inactive [/*]
[*] Any other forum rules [/*]
[*] I reserve the right to kill off anyone who repeatedly breaks these rules [/*]

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Character Sheet:

Hero name:
Name:
Gender:
Age: 
Appearance: (Any picture or description)
Personality:
Skills:
Weaknesses:
Backstory:
Superhero Backstory: (Optional)
Equipment: (If any)
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[hider=The Eagle] 

Hero name: The Eagle

Name: Eddie Travers

Gender:Male

Age: 18

Appearance: 6ft2, 160lbs, Caucasian, Black hair

Personality: A typical comic book nerd and social outcast. However he is much more outgoing and confident when hidden behind his mask. He genuinely wants to do some good. 

Skills: An amateur with several martial arts weapons and an expert in computers. Falconry.

Weaknesses: Naivety, No combat experience. 

Backstory: Born to a wealthy family and raised in the family townhouse by it's staff. His parents both led successful careers and, as such, were rarely around. They were almost always on international business. Through his earlier years in high school Eddie stuck with the same two friends who shared similar interests. He was given his Eagle as a pet whilst visiting the families mountain retreat on a rare family vacation on his 13th birthday .He began playing as a superhero and after successfully thwarting a mugging decided to take it more seriously beginning to patrol the neighborhood by night. He rarely gets into fights and actively avoids confrontations where the odds aren't in his favor. His Eagle has seen off his attacker almost each time it has been necessary. 
Equipment: Bo-Staff, Nunchuks, Pet Eagle named Egbert trained to attack. 
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[hider=Beatdown] 

Hero name: Beatdown

Name: Matt Smithson

Gender:Male

Age:21

Appearance: 6ft 4, 220lbs lean muscle. [img=http://revphil2011.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/anti-riot-suit-anti-riot-gear-for-riot-police.jpg] His gear.

Personality: Normally Matt is reasonably outgoing and at times obnoxious and loud. He is very quick to anger and prone to mood swings. Extreme self-confidence transfers into a fearlessness in the face of danger and little regard for his personal safety. As Beatdown he tries to keep an air of mystery about himself.

Skills: He is very strong with a-lot of muscle mass. He was once overweight but once Matt donned his hero gear and begun training he quickly turned his fat into lean muscle. Aided by the use of steroids regularly supplied by a shady man at his gym Matt has made massive gains now capable of benching 1.5x his own body weight. 
Alongside his strength training he is an amateur heavyweight boxer so can handle himself in a fight.
Weaknesses: Fairly slow and cumbersome whilst suited. He often experiences Roid rage and act too violently. He is not a team player.

Backstory: Raised by a single parent police officer he grew up with strong definitions of right and wrong. He always wanted to follow in his father's footsteps and join the force. He took up interests that he deemed relevant. He visited the shooting range with his father; joined a boxing club and studied hard at school. He applied once he came of age but did not make it through the academy, deemed too aggressive by the instructor. Shortly after Matt's dismissal, his father was shot dead whilst on the beat. The perp was well known about the neighborhood but got off on insufficient evidence. Matt didn't let it go. Around this time was when the steroid and recreational drug use started to become part of Matt's life. He finally confronted the perp in a local dive bar, there was a major brawl but it was broken up by the bar's bouncer. Later that night the perp attacked Matt again. Matt left him with broken legs, ribs and jaw. When the EMT's found him he was in a coma, passing away later in hospital. Matt went off the grid.
Superhero Backstory: Beatdown surfaced shortly after Matt went off the grid. He quickly rose to semi-fame after a series of videos depicting him taking on gang members went viral. His trademark tank-like combat style proved very effective particularly against superior numbers. His sheer physical presence compounded with his heavy armor meant a lowly street thug hardly left a mark on him. His semi-fame led to him establishing a website where people could contact him for help. His fame quickly started a competition among gangs to see who could defeat him leading to a number of ambushes during his nightly patrols and from fake callers. 

Equipment: His riot armour is mostly bulletproof but with weak spots. It is unlikely to stop rounds from heavy weaponry and assault weapons. The gas mask serves to protect from airborne hazards such as noxious fumes and tear gas. 
He often utilizes tear gas whilst fighting criminals however this is usually only in extreme cases.
He uses a reinforced perspex shield. It is bulletproof to a greater degree than his Armour but still vulnerable to heavy weapons.
At times he has been seen wielding a machete but never actually using it against anyone.
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[hider=Billy the Beater]
Name:Bill
Gender:Male
Age:32
Appearance: 5 11" brown hair and thick brown beard broad shoulders with a bit of a beer gut
Personality: Violent, quick go anger, but to thos he agrees with or agrees with him hes a nice guy
Skills:A bit of a gun nut
Weaknesses:His family
Backstory:Bill was once a succesfull owner of a construction company he had enough money to start his very own gun collection just like his father until one day some thugs set fire to his office the insurance company found him guilty of fraud even though he was inocense because of this his wife leaves him and takes his 3 kids and his nice hime he is forced to move into a shitty apartment in Bronx
Superhero Backstory: None
Equipment:an AR15 suppressed and a hammer
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[hider=The Reaper]
Hero name: The Reaper
Name: Henry Ranier
Gender: Male
Age:20
Appearance:
Superhero costume [+]

Henry has black hair, that he keeps shaggy and long. Normally, Henry does his best to keep clean shaven at all times, to prevent looking unclean. Henry is lean built, with plenty of muscle mass. 

Personality: Henry is normally a very serious individual, and does not joke around a lot. He prefers to keep to himself, and act on his own accord. He has a very observing personality, preferring to watch a situation play out a little, instead of rushing in. 

Skills:Henry is somewhat of a martial artist, and has been practicing self defense since he was 13. He has become very good at it, and uses it to the best of his ability. His style is best described as a mix of heavy offense and quick bursts of movement. Henry will always prefer to take the offensive, rather than the defensive. Henry is also quite skilled in the use of various knives, having taught himself over the years, but he is still learning how to use them to their full potential.

Weaknesses: Henry has long cut any connections to his parents, and most of his family. Although, Henry's main weakness his is little sister, Shayne, who is only 9 years old. Shayne lives with Henry in their small apartment, with Henry playing the role of caregiver.

Backstory: Since Henry was a child, he was often bullied, leading his parents to encourage self-defense classes. After a few classes, and a few more run-ins with bullies in which Henry won, Henry felt like he was nearly invincible. He had disillusions of grandeur at a young age, of becoming a great superhero. Growing up in New York City was rough for the Ranier family. Henry, once he was 17, left his parents, and most of his family behind, due to his father abusing Shayne. Henry alerted the authorities to the treatment of his younger sister, who was then sent off to live with their grandparents. Having reached the age of 19, and applied for college, Henry was given custody of Shayne. By this time, Henry had already started his pursuit of his dream of being a kind of superhero. Henry had started to devolve into taking money from the criminals he fought, in order to make end's meet. Henry currently lives with Shayne in a small apartment in the Queens.

Superhero Backstory: The 'Reaper' gained a reputation for his gross treatment of criminals he caught. Often left beaten and broken, with most of their personal possessions gone, people started to fear the Reaper. Rumors spreaded around say that the Reaper's family was killed by thugs, and now the man behind the mask seeks to make criminals pay in every way he can. While the Reaper has yet to take a life, he has beaten several criminals within an inch of their life. The strangest thing spoken about the Reaper is his supposed electric powers. It's said if the Reaper grabs you, he will fry you with his lightning like abilities. 

Equipment: The blade, as pictured above, made of a sturdy and sharp material. Not liable to break easily.
Gas propelled razor wire, which is attached at the hip of Henry. Henry can 'shoot' the fiber wire from his hip, having it latch onto something, then have the fiber wire pull him to that area. Henry can use this wire in order to move quickly, or even to trip up foes. The wire is extremely sharp, and can easily cut through flesh.
Ceramic mask, the mask provides protection from blunt trauma, and also allows Henry to protect his identity
Bullet proof coat, the coat which Henry wears is bulletproof, protecting him from handgun rounds fairly well. 
Taser gloves, embedded in Henry's black gloves are tasers, which have a lot of voltage behind them. While the voltage is a little less than what is required to kill a person, it still causes massive trauma within the subject. Henry, an engineering major in college, created both of these. The voltage can easily stun a person for long periods of time, and subdue them. Henry actives the electric charge by bringing his thumb towards the center of his palm.
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[hider=The ghost of Max]
Hero name: The Ghost of Max (or just Max)

Name: Tom Grennry

Gender: male

Age: 20

Appearance: He wears a dark grey ballistics mask that cover the entirety of his face and wears a navy blue mechanic jumpsuit with the name 'Max' stitched into it. He also wears Barbie knee pads and elbow pads. Along with those he also has runners which he personally took the time and effort to make steel toed just so his kicks would hurt that much more.

Personality: To most people he can be a funny and go lucky guy but to criminals he more cynical and doesn't talk much. His talking amount with criminals or those that he's suspicious of is on par with Batman. He enjoys old western movies and sweets of just about any kind.

Skills: He is a rookie free runner and knows a few things such as how to vault over something efficiently, land properly from larger heights and how to do very basic wall running but as for things like flips, climbing up really high and other things of that nature he's clueless. He's also fairly good in hand-to-hand combat with a fighting style he came up with himself which he calls 'frightened turtle' which focuses on mostly retaliating an opponents attack.

Weaknesses: He isn't actually all that strong. He about on par with the average twenty year old. In technology he probably wouldn't be able to fix a flashlight if it broke. 

Backstory: Tom had a very average almost painfully bland upbringing. He had his fair share of bullies but most of the time it wasn't anything serious so no trauma there. His parents were't super strict but they didn't let him just get away with anything. The first really exiting thing that happened to Tom was when he moved out of his parents house, got an apartment and got a job his first job as a pizza delivery guy at the age of 18. He had no plans on going to college and was fine with his just above minimum wage job along with buying and playing video games in his spare time. On his twentieth birthday he got a few cards from his friends and relatives containing sweet greetings and usually some cash or a cheque. With the money Tom got on his birthday he wanted to get a ballistic mask like the ones in Army of two due to his enjoyment of the game he had bought. It took him a while but he managed to find a place that sold one so as soon as he found the place he went in and bought one. As he bought the mask he asked to store clerk if he had a washroom and then proceeded to go there and... well I don't think I need to explain what he did in there. As Tom was using the facilitys a masked man came in and began robing the clerk. Tom finished up and came outside of the washroom wearing his mask for the fun of it but was greeted by a masked man running out of the store with a gun at hand. Tom didn't know what compelled him to do what he did but he ran for the nearest thing he could use as a weapon which turned out to be a expandable baton. Tom whacked the criminal first in the knee and then in wrist marketing him lose his balance and drop his gun. Tom felt very high and mighty until he saw the mans car unload his parter who also had a small pistol. The man came running towards the store as Tom ran out the back catching a glimpse of a cowering cashier hiding behind the counter. As Tom ran out of the store he immediately blocked the door with a few garbage bags and a trash can before finding a ratty and torn mechanics jumpsuit with the name 'Max' on it and a big blood stain on the back of it. As gross as it was for Tom he quickly put the thing on in the hopes of maybe being able to pass off as just a civilian but as he finally got the jumpsuit on and buttoned up the man came crashing through the door and firing at Tom who still had the identifiable mask on. Luckily the man was a terrible shot and missed just enough times to let a frightened Tom run wildly at his attacker and tackle him to the ground. The attacker was frightened due to the fact that at point blank range not one of his bullets had hit Tom. Due to the mans huge ego of himself that he couldn't miss a shot and the blood stain on the jumpsuit the man presumed that this Max fellow was a ghost or something of the like. Tom quickly threw the mans gun down the back alley and then ran in the other direction. This is how the legend of The Ghost of Max started. Tom got home and decided he enjoyed taking down the criminal and taking inspiration from the new costume vigilantes he decided to become one himself. After saving up money for a few months he bought a level II soft bullet proof vest and with the very limited rest of money he bought Barbie knee pads and Barbie elbow pads which he plans to replace later on. He then once again went out onto the streets as a masked vigilante.

Superhero backstory: The legend of The Ghost of Max isn't known by many yet, usually very low end criminals but the legend goes that Max was a mechanic working on a mob bosses car but was killed by the said mob boss after being accused of cutting the mob bosses brake lines. Now Max has come back from the dead to try and find the man who had killed him along with taking out criminals in his way. Max doesn't kill his victims but usually use zip ties to make shift hand cuff them and bring them to the authorities. Although most of his work is just helping people get their cats out of trees or load up their groceries. 

Equipment:
The Ghost of Max uses a Extendable baton to beat violent criminals into submission and then proceeds to use his zip ties to handcuff them. He also has a level II soft bullet proof vest capable of stopping standard hand gun rounds along with his heavy duty ballistic mask he's known for which can stop rifle rounds and lastly a stun gun for medium range.
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