[b]If you're here from the new interest check thread, some of this may be out of date. Please let me know if you have any questions![/b]

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You have super powers! Whether it’s the ability to fly, run really fast, or shoot lasers out of your eyes, you have an ability that sets you apart from the rest of humanity. You aren’t a big name hero, though, and you aren’t even some obscure expert with your powers. In fact, you’ve only had your powers for a week at the most.

This is a good thing.

If you had your powers any longer than that, you’d probably be dead.

You see, before you got your abilities, a deadly virus infected everyone with powers. The aptly named Supervirus caused heroes to die like flies while ordinary people were just fine. Some disappeared before their demise, but the result was the same; people with super powers were extinct! That is, until a week ago.

That was when the meteor struck. Despite nobody being injured, the local news covered it extensively since it took place in a local park in your Midwestern hometown. And maybe it was just a coincidence, but soon after this happened, you gained your powers. And for some reason, you haven’t come down with the virus like the others. You’ve decided that you should do something positive with this new ability you have, but you’re not sure what yet.

Now it is an ordinary Friday night in Lafayette City. You hear the news; the Precious Metal Vault is being robbed! People have tried this before, but this was far from ordinary for a few reasons:

	One: this is the first time it happened since all the people with powers died, and
	Two: the group responsible is led by a well-known supervillain who [i]should be dead from the virus.[/i]

Wherever you are right now, this is when you decide you’ll help the city and stop the people responsible for this.

What you don’t know at the time is that this is just the beginning of a greater journey for you, one that will undoubtedly test your resolve and ability to work with other heroes to help stop a villainous plot.

Do you have what it takes to be a hero?

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So to summarize the synopsis above, this roleplay is about a group of rookie super heroes who end up teaming up to stop an evil scheme. I don’t want to give away too much of the plot, but I do plan on this being more involved than just “stop the villain of the week.” A CS is here for your use:

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Name: 
Hero Name: 
Age: 
Gender: 
Family: 
Occupation: (If any)
Appearance: (1+ paragraphs detailing your character's appearance; picture(s) are optional. [Real life, cartoon, anime, anything is fine.]. Be sure to describe their daily attire as well as their costume if they have one for in-the-flesh operations)
Superpower: (Be sure to include how it works, along with it's weaknesses, and it's strengths.)
Skills: (Not necessarily combat skills; maybe they work as a lawyer and have a great deal of knowledge about the law and great public speaking skills, for instance)
Equipment: (If any)
Personality: (It’s okay to not have this fully formed yet; I often develop my characters as the RP goes on. Just some idea of what this person is like is fine)
Biography: (Be sure to include how they discovered their superpowers. If there’s stuff you’d like to keep hidden and reveal throughout the RP, discuss that with me via PM)
Anything Else: (Stuff not covered by the above sections that you’d like to include or note)
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[b]New Information:[/b]

First, for the sake of having an enjoyable RP experience for everyone, I have some rules that I’m listing below:

1) You are not Superman, Wolverine, or any other hero like that. In fact, these heroes do not exist. If you want to have the ability to fly, that’s cool, but do it in an original way please.
2) Don’t be a jerk. I think this is self-explanatory. Nobody wants to roleplay with jerks.
3) Your hero is not going to be super skilled with their powers right away. Not only is this boring, but part of the point of this is that it’s fun to see your characters grow and face real stakes.
4) That being said, I’m not looking for an excuse to kill everyone off either. That isn’t fun to write.
5) No smut, extremely graphic torture, or gore please. A common-sense PG-13 rating is what I’m going for. If people have sex or something, fade to black. I’m not looking to write an episode of Teletubbies, just use common sense.
6) No politics please. Based on my experience nobody is going to convince anyone else of their views anyway.
7) Please use proper spelling and grammar. I’m not the grammar police, but it makes writing look so much nicer.
8) I'm not looking for big essays here; just two or three quality paragraphs per post. If you want to write longer, cool, but quality beats quantity every time.
9) If you have a concern about the RP, let me know. Remember, I am only human, so I can’t read minds and I will likely make mistakes as well.
10) Please put the phrase “electric Pokemon” somewhere in the post with your CS so I know you’ve read these rules.
11) If you have to leave the RP temporarily or permanently, just let me know and we can work something out. I understand that life can get busy and priorities can shift. It’s easier to be told of this than it is to wonder where someone is for a week.
12) No healing powers please. This is both for plot reasons and because there's less at stake if you can heal  your teammate's injuries.
13) Most importantly, have fun! I’m not looking for a bunch of drama here; I want this to be something we all enjoy.

If you have any questions, please let me know. I also plan on making a Discord server for our use; once your CS is accepted, I will send you a link to it. I look forward to writing with you!