[OOC] The Superhuman Alliance Fighting for Earth (SAFE)

[Mr_pink]

But him being alive essentially proves the egyptian gods to be alive, him simply proving that he's anubis would give the humans a sign would give him enough belief to awaken obelisk the tormentor or whatever egyptian god card he wanted

[SIngemeister]

mattmanganon said
In fact, i was aiming for the same power-catagory as Lizard Man from the front page.

The guy who's only skilled at stealth and close-combat, can't into range and has more mental issues than five Bruce Waynes? Also, you're doing some pretty major altering of the game world's general cosmology. As in, probably-should-have-asked-them-separately-in-a-PM major.

[Avanhelsing]

Mr_pink said
But him being alive essentially proves the egyptian gods to be alive, him simply proving that he's anubis would give the humans a sign would give him enough belief to awaken obelisk the tormentor or whatever egyptian god card he wanted

Not a god dude. The show made it up. Too bad really.

[TaliPaendrag]

@Matt:
1. As Mr. Pink said, just because it was done in Hellboy doesn't make it something that should be done in a roleplay. Franklin Richards is a character in the Marvel Universe that has the ability to warp reality. That doesn't meant that we should have our characters be able to do that.
2. Even subtracting those, it's still eight different powers.
3. No, there's a difference. That's essentially saying that a character could develop what would be considered omnipotence, especially considering that the parameters of his magic are ill-defined, unlike a lot of the other characters' powers.

And Singe is right on both accounts. The powers don't match up very well, though I do admit that he is a rather lackluster divine most of the time, and including the Egyptian gods is a feat of world building that does make me uncomfortable, though I paid more attention to the character itself first.

I do want to stress: I am not trying to make this a we vs you scenario, and I hate having to say no. But your character doesn't fit the roleplay here. I'm sure he would be great in a different roleplay, but not this one. Sorry. If he was the descendant to a pharaoh and thus had access to and the ability to use magical Egyptian artifacts, like the ones that you mentioned, then that would be a different story. But to say that he is a demi-god/god is stretching it a little too far.

[mattmanganon]

Mr_pink said
But him being alive essentially proves the egyptian gods to be alive, him simply proving that he's anubis would give the humans a sign would give him enough belief to awaken obelisk the tormentor or whatever egyptian god card he wanted

Really? So, if you saw a man with the head of a jackal, your first reaction would be "Well, this proves that the Ancient Egyptians were right about the gods, All hail Thoth." I was actually thinking that it would kinda work like Ultimate Thor, in that people just think he's a nutter that got his hands on something big.

SIngemeister said
The guy who's only skilled at stealth and close-combat, can't into range and has more mental issues than five Bruce Waynes? Also, you're doing some pretty major altering of the game world's general cosmology. As in, probably-should-have-asked-them-separately-in-a-PM major.

Not altering, expanding. Altering would say that i'm changing a load of what the GM said, Expanding is saying that all that is happening, but other things are also happening.

TaliPaendrag said
@Matt:1. As Mr. Pink said, just because it was done in Hellboy doesn't make it something that should be done in a roleplay. Franklin Richards is a character in the Marvel Universe that has the ability to warp reality. That doesn't meant that we should have our characters be able to do that.2. Even subtracting those, it's still eight different powers.3. No, there's a difference. That's essentially saying that a character could develop what would be considered omnipotence, especially considering that the parameters of his magic are ill-defined, unlike a lot of the other characters' powers.And Singe is right on both accounts. The powers don't match up very well, though I do admit that he is a rather lackluster divine most of the time, and including the Egyptian gods is a feat of world building that does make me uncomfortable, though I paid more attention to the character itself first.I do want to stress: But your character doesn't fit the roleplay here. I'm sure he would be great in a different roleplay, but not this one. Sorry. If he was the descendant to a pharaoh and thus had access to and the ability to use magical Egyptian artifacts, like the ones that you mentioned, then that would be a different story. But to say that he is a demi-god/god is stretching it a little too far.

Alright, maybe next time then.

[TheDookieNut]

Even I can say it's a little PowerPlayer...

[TheDookieNut]

Avanhelsing said
Should memory of my Ancient Egyptian serve the Scales of Anubis could be faked. If the soul uttered a spell from the Book of Going Forth by Day or the Book of the Dead one could force the scales not to tell the truth. So the power could be limited and or a bit faulty.

There was also the correction that it wasn't the gates of the Underworld, you buy a Book of the Dead so, once you've been deemed good, you can find your way to the Underworld where you work for the Gods, forever. The Underworld can only be reached with a map... The Valley of the Reeds as I remember it, is whack off huge and only those who were buried with their book of the dead can find the afterlife.

[Mr_pink]

I've probably asked it before but I'm too hype not to ask again,whens the IC?

[TaliPaendrag]

I will get working on it shortly. I have some things to take care of first. But it will definitely be up tonight. :D

[MatParker1711]

I am excited!!!!!

[Rin]

Posting what I have so far, since it's basically everything except personality which I am having trouble figuring out how to word properly. But hopefully this gives a good idea of what she'll be like, I guess.

• Appearance: In costume as Masquerade. She wears a form fitting purple tunic, black gloves and a purple tophat, in addition to purple tights, a cape and a domino mask to conceal her identity. Around her waist is the obligatory utility belt. One thing to note is that she is actually wearing a wig and coloured contacts; she's actually a green-eyed, short haired blonde. She has a slim physique that fits her acrobatic abilities, and is around 5'6" tall. To offset her flamboyant superhero persona, she generally wears rather plain looking clothes when out of costume. Despite the fact that the mole under her left eye is a rather telling hint towards her true identity, Élodie does not even try to disguise it, as she feels there's no fun in a secret identity if she doesn't give people at least a chance to guess who she really is.

• Name: Élodie Lupin
• Alias: Masquerade
• Age: 23
• Gender: Female

• Power(s): Élodie possesses no superhuman abilities. Technically, she's a completely mundane human. However, she has trained all her life to be the world's greatest thief, leading her to possess certain skills that make up for her lack of superpowers. Her atheleticism, agility and acrobatic abilities are the best they could possibly be for a regular human, and she has trained in multiple martial arts, both armed and unarmed. She also possesses a decent array of detective skills; initially this was to help her stay ahead of the game when planning heists, but her insight into the criminal mind had helped her quite a bit since her switch to heroism. In addition, she is highly skilled in sleight of hand and stealth, allowing her to get the drop on those who would otherwise overpower her. Élodie is also a rather competant hacker; whilst she is hardly the best in the world, she's able to crack some pretty airtight security systems with relative ease. Finally, she possesses a talent for disguise, able to easily adopt different personas, and her slim figure allows her to easily pretend to be someone of a different build by bulking out her outfits.

• Limits/Weaknesses: Despite all of her training and fancy toys, Masquerade is just a mere mortal with no superpowers. She's ultimately just as easy to harm as the rest of us.

• Equipment: Masquerade's costume is made from an experimental material that she obtained through questionable methods (she stole it), which bares a striking visual resemblence to spandex and in fact shares its elasticity, but is also surprisingly tough, giving her some manner of protection against unarmed blows, knives and the like. Her cape is made from a bulletproof material, allowing her to use it to deflect small arms fire, and her gloves contain a one-shot taser charge each, allowing her to stun foes who get in too close. Her obligatory utility belt contains several useful gadgets and weapons, including a grapple gun, a stun baton, lockpicks, smoke and EMP grenades, a rebreather, a small amount of plastic explosives, electronic tracers, a miniature camera and cassette recorder, and several shuriken.

• Personality:

• History: Élodie never originally intended to become a hero. In the beginning, she was simply trying to live up to the legacy of the man she claimed descent from, the legendary gentleman thief Arsène Lupin. It is unknown if she really is descended from him or not, but what cannot be questioned is that she would truly be the heir to his legacy of larceny were it not for circumstances. Her whole life, she trained to become the greatest thief the world had ever seen, training both her body and mind to aid her in committing the perfect heist. All seemed to be going according to plan, until she actually tried to put her training into action. As a test of her skills, she decided to try and steal a priceless diamond necklace from a rather prestigious and thus heavily guarded museum; not because she wanted or needed it, of course, but just to see if she could. Everything seemed to be going fine to begin with. Her training had served her well, and she was able to slip past all of the security easily. However, she was not the only one who had her eye on the diamonds. As it turned out, a supervillain of some repute had also decided to steal it on that very same night. Naturally, when the two met each other, neither wished to back down and a fight broke out, one that lasted long enough to alert security and that ended just as the police arrived. Realising the plan had failed miserably, Élodie fled the scene, but was surprised when she saw the news the next day, about how a mysterious hero had defended the diamonds from this notorious villain. And... She decided to just roll with it, under the excuse that being a superhero was the perfect coverstory for why she'd be at crime scenes, and thus reinvented herself as the mysterious phantom of justice, Masquerade. But it seems like she does far more hero work than she does burglary, and the thefts she does commit all seem to be ones that would be seen as "heroic" from a point of view. For example, one of her most recent heists had her stealing some sensitive documents in order to take down a corrupt corporation who were a front for a major crime syndicate. But maybe she really is going soft... Maybe the life of a hero has proven too irresistable to the master thief...

• Other:

[TaliPaendrag]

@Rin: It's looking good. :D

[Mr_pink]

So who are everyones favourite comic characters? Gotta say mine always changes but one recurring character I keep having is Lex Luthor so Imma say him.

[TaliPaendrag]

Everyone may now post in the IC thread! ~Snips ceremonial ribbon~

@Mr. Pink: I'm going to have to say Iron Man. :D

[Mr_pink]

I'll get a post up tomorrow, any written just now would be short and crap.

[Dethran]

I just realized that I'm never going to use the full alias of Meister den Geist, so I just edited my CS to reflect that, shortening the alias entry to simply "The Geist."

Also, as a reference for my IC posts to come, whenever I refer to my character as "Geist," that means that he's in full costume (and probably persona), whereas when I refer to him by any variant of his real name, he is not (I will likely make the difference fairly clear by context, even if it wouldn't already, but I figured I'd make sure to mention it here, too, just to be sure XD).

[MatParker1711]

Posting now

[Mr_pink]

hello?

[MatParker1711]

wondering the same.

[TheDookieNut]

Well that lasted long