[OOC] Create-A-Hero: A Superhero RPG (Closed)

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Create a Hero RPG Application

Character you have created: Kyle Porter

Alias: Lyger

Speech Color (Actually say what you're using, don't go "Like this", or what not): n/a

Character Alignment: Hero

Identity: Secret

Character Personality: Kyle has always been a laid back guy, who despite having a somewhat difficult upbringing would be described by most as being carefree for the most part. However, he does have a tendency of getting overwhelmed, and that can sometimes cause him to get into a bit of a funk, which can be difficult to pull him out of. However, in the months since his abilities began to manifest, and he took to the streets as the costumed vigilante Lyger, he has been more serious even as he tries to maintain his carefree lifestyle.

Uniform/costume: Briefly describe or post a picture of what your character's costume looks like:

Origin Info/Details: Kyle Porter has had a hard life by some standards. His mother died when he was a young boy and never really got to know her. He was raised by his father, who never got over the death of his wife and mostly found comfort in the bottom of a whiskey bottle. He went through much of his life in relative obscurity, never popular at school, however not really unpopular.
His life changed once he enrolled at Lost Haven University. He became relatively popular on campus, he even started to date a sophomore.
However, his life would change even further one night while he was on his way back to the dorms after a party. The car that he was riding in was struck by a drunk driver, and Kyle was severely injured. He required emergency surgery as well as a blood transfusion. Little did anyone know that the blood he received contained the meta gene, and when the blood mixed with his own, he began to develop special abilities of his own.

Hero Type (Select one):
Acrobat

Power Level (Select one below): City Level

Powers (Be Specific): Enhanced agility and senses, healing factor, and strength.

Attributes (Select one at each category):

Strength Level: 5x normal human

Speed/Reaction Timing Level: 45 MPH.

Endurance at MAXIMUM Effort: 2 hours.

Agility: 15X

Intelligence: Average

Fighting Skill: trained

Resources: Average

Weaknesses: He has the same weaknesses as a normal person. He is vulnerable to illness, injury, and even death.

Supporting Characters:
Samantha “Sam” Myers Childhood friend, long time crush.
Kerri Walters- ex girlfriend
Ronnie Chang- Best friend, tech wizard
Jack Porter- Kyle’s father
Maxwell Renfield- CEO of RenCo
Dmitri Nikolov- friend
Hannah Emery- Dmitri’s girlfriend
Haruki “Harry” Takahashi- Kyle’s mentor, Ronnie’s grandfather

Various villains, classmates, and other characters will be described when introduced

Do you know how to post pictures on the RPG boards?:

Sample Post (Minimum Four paragraphs containing dialogue):

Kyle Porter sits up in his hospital bed as the nurse enters his room and takes a few last minute readings before the hospital can send him on his way. He is anxious to get out of the room that has been his home for the last week. He has never particularly liked hospitals, and after spending a week there, he is in no rush to come back anytime soon.

There was a knock on the door and suddenly he saw the familiar features of Samantha Myers pop into the room. His oldest friend looked around for a moment before entering.

"Just wanted to make sure you're decent." She quipped as she approached his bed.

"Yeah. I'm good to go. Just waiting to get the OK from the doctors." He said.

Sam took a seat beside the bed as Kyle packed the few possessions that he had in the hospital room into a small plastic bag. After several long minutes, the nurse came in and told him that the last tests came back clear and that he was free to go.

"Awesome. Let's head down to the lobby and wait for my dad." He said cheerily.

"Um...your dad can't make it. He had to fly out to Pacific Point last night for business. He asked me to come get you." She said, somewhat apologetically.

"So...you're my ride?" He asked.

"You're quick, aren't you?" She said with a grin.

"Oh great...first the crash and now this....Somebody really wants me dead." He joked even as she smacked him on the arm as they made their way down the hall.

[Dead Cruiser]

I'd like to make a character for this, though I'm unsure as to what I should make. How do you quantify such powers as telekinesis or telepathy, which can be impossible to evade without special abilities or equipment? A tele-neck-snap is difficult for a character without enhanced durability to write their way out of. Equally so are "mind-rape" powers, though much of that relies on the other player, and the results are usually disappointingly similar.

[Hound55]

Dead Cruiser said
I'd like to make a character for this, though I'm unsure as to what I should make. How do you quantify such powers as telekinesis or telepathy, which can be impossible to evade without special abilities or equipment? A tele-neck-snap is difficult for a character without enhanced durability to write their way out of. Equally so are "mind-rape" powers, though much of that relies on the other player, and the results are usually disappointingly similar.

Yeah... don't be doing that without getting other RPers permission. Works contrary to the spirit of these.

Rules said
• Communicate with others in your arc. This is key to the fun. It doesn’t matter how many fights you win, it matters if the fights were written well.
• Don't do anything RANDOM like chopping off board user's heads or what not, unless your a villain chopping off NPC victims heads, then whatever, go with it, as long as it's not technically RANDOM.

[Hound55]

nitemare shape said
Create a Hero RPG Application

Character you have created: Kyle Porter

Alias: Lyger

[Hound55]

*Sigh*

Yes... I'm STILL working on my app.

[Deserted]

Screen Name: -B-
Character you have created: Barsavis (He does not share his name, so in legend he is frequently known as "Beacon" by adults as well as "The Boogie Man" in mythology.
Alias: Mat Eastridge
Speech Color: TBD when site is fully operational
Character Alignment: Walking the Line
Identity: Secret, very secret

Character Personality:

Barsavis is the embodiment of the Autumnal Equinox... Halloween.

-Moral: While he is a character that walks the line, it is a world of greys. He destroys when it needs destruction, and protects where it needs protection. His motivation above all is the protection of innocence, the standard of altruism, and self control. He, however, does not allow blanket judgements (such as laws and culture) dictate his actions.

-Core of Mystery: He holds a bitter sweet view. He blieves the way things were supposed to be have died before it could come into being. This, however, makes room for something new, the re-try in the universe. But for this world to come the old one must die.

-The Teacher of Courage: It is necicary to go into mystery to have courage. He has taken it upon himself as the self-appointed educator of children. He terrifies the spoiled into obediance, and he uses it to train others to stand up for themselves. This has earned him the reputation of being evil, but he insists that it be better to train them when there is no real danger present. But what happens when people are REALLY in danger?

-Protector: He believes it is the obligation of all to protect innocent people. Very important to note, I said "innocent" people.

-Playful: He loves kids and has an immature edge to him.

-Love of Beauty: He has studied art and nature in-depth. He is an artist at heart, not being repelled by reptiles, insects, anatomy, and other such things that are generally shunned. Instead he has found the beauty in these things and wears them proudly.

-Cautious: Barsavis chooses to never interact personally with anyone he encounters in his true form. This is not to protect himself, no it is to protect others from him. He knows how hazardous pride and power can become and what sort of temptresses they are. Because he is the protector, he refuses to allow any fame or reputation befall him.

-Clever: While he seems to be rather normal when interacting with him, he almost always has gears churning in the back of his mind. He uses his normal-ness as a mask to his cunning.

-The Guardian of the Gateway: Barsavis was originally the guardian of the portals through dreams. He is the one that prevents dreams from entering reality or the travel to other worlds through slumber.

Uniform/costume: A swath of vines, roots and natural growths surround a crystalline armour. Embedded inside, and mounted on his chest is a beetle (hence Bogie "beetle" man.) His spectral form is like his costume, only dark.

Origin Info/Details:

Time is a funny thing, or I should the perception of time is a funny thing, especially when sleeping. Sometimes you can go down for a night and it feels like not five minutes later you are cramming your breakfast down your throat so that you aren't late for your day. Sometimes it isn't like that at all, sometimes it is much longer. Sometimes it is scattered about and not in a single and obvious line.

That was what it was like with Barsavis. Really he started as Mat Eastridge, a young and clueless toddler with a heck of an imagination. However, through many fantastic dreams he learned. Originally plagued with nightmares, he learned to control his dreams. This opened the door to travel. He went many places, as an observer, as a participant, as a master. He went places that taught him to use his dreams while awake. Things made sense in this upside-down and backwards world. The human race planned for him as though he himself had affected the past. Each event came to him as a dream so that the lines of present and past were blurred. He knew things he had never done, but would have if he was actually there (or perhaps he was.) Piece by piece his waking life came in alignment with that of his dreams until it was just like going through a box of holiday decorations and saying "oh yah, I forgot about this."

Eventually a discussion was held concerning the now. The world was going down hill fast according to him. It was not just his obligation, but his duty to do something about it.

Hero Type: Supernatural (Stealth based psionic)
Power Level: Bottom of World Level, top of City Level
Powers :
-Flight (150 mph, 40ft ceiling above surface)
-Spectral Form (Has a partitioned mind that allows two full functions and perceptions, but is limited to a maximum of 400 feet away, this additional perspective appears as a shadow to children.)
-Telekinesis (Can control fine articles as well as fluids. Strong by human standards, but nowhere as fantastic as most supers and machinery.)
-Smell fear (Can smell and distinguish different sorts of fear.)
-Ageless (Barsavis does not age, he is more spirit than a human.)
-Invisible mind (Psionics and mind-readers cannot detect him at all. Even people who can detect emotion are clueless.)
-Brain Fry: (When focused and looking into the eyes of his adversary, Barsavis can slow the synapses through a cocktail of exhaustion, dream, and fear. This makes the victim think slower than normal, and is usually imperceptible. If assaulted without restraint it can put a victim into a coma-like state. He or a psionic can reverse this but requires being physically present.)

Attributes:
-Strength Level: 1 ton.
-Speed/Reaction Timing Level: Normal Human
-Endurance at MAXIMUM Effort: Normal Human (but does not sleep)
-Agility: Normal Human
-Intelligence: Average
-Fighting Skill: Trained
-Resources: Minimal

Weaknesses: Barsavis has little self-confidence, and little faith in Humanity. He can find the negative in almost anyone, and he doesn't particularly like himself. His powers (particularly flight and telekinesis are affected by the amount of his will is available to him. While on a high he can deal with the world savers, on a low he is hard pressed to compete on the city level.)

Supporting Characters: Barsavis has a wife... Autumn. Both her name and the embodiment of the season. His Father-in-law is the embodiment of the winter solstice (Chris), and his mother-in-law is Winter. These characters all function as humans, are humans, and function in human society. The seasons still come and go along if they are not there. However, they CAN control the season by entering the ritual grounds. Currently Barsavis and his counterpart (The Vernal Equinox) guard and use the grounds conveniently located in Main.

Do you know how to post pictures on RPG boards?: Yep

Sample Post

Barsavis opened his eyes. He couldn't sleep. A smile split Mat's lips broadly and rolled open to include his teeth. He couldn't sleep! No, you don't understand, he COULDN'T sleep. The power had returned. Barsavis was awake, and it was a time for fun and adventure, something had triggered the return to manual control. Sure, tonight would be a quiet night pretty much world wide in children's slumbers and bedding down. Almost none were going to be spooked by the Boogie Man tonight, but it meant a whole heck of a lot more to Mat that he finally got to stretch his telekinetic limbs and go flying again.

"I'm out on the town tonight, Dearest," he pecked his wife's cheeks. Blurry eyed, she glanced over to her husband to see that look in his eyes again.

"Mmmmm, you're so cute when you come back. Are you spooking or are you fighting crime?" She was still half asleep, and at one in the morning she was not about to get out of her warm covers.

He shrugged on a hoodie and crammed his feet in shoes. "One or the other. If it's a quiet night, I'm just going to scare the crap out of people, you know how it goes."

"Make me proud," She rolled over and went back to her well protected slumbers. Autumn hadn't faced a nightmare that Mat had not been puppeting and really it turned into a lot of fun as he did his best to awaken her deep fears and both of them laugh at the silly playground attempt at scaring her.

[nitemare shape]

Got the roster updated. Having a little trouble with a couple of the links, but that may be something to do with the site. I'm not entirely sure

[nitemare shape]

Deserted said
-B- Barsavis (He does not share his name, so in legend he is frequently known as "Beacon" by adults as well as "The Boogie Man" in mythology. Mat Eastridge

Approved

[Proton Problem]

I like this idea, and the execution seems well thought-out. I'll make a CS within a few hours and post it here, hopefully it'll be up to standard (I've only played Casual RPs before).

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Proton Problem said
I like this idea, and the execution seems well thought-out. I'll make a CS within a few hours and post it here, hopefully it'll be up to standard (I've only played Casual RPs before).

Glad to hear. I'm sure you'll be fine. Looking forward to seeing what you've got.

[Dedonus]

Deserted said
Barsavis
-The Guardian of the Gateway: Barsavis was originally the guardian of the portals through dreams. He is the one that prevents dreams from entering reality or the travel to other worlds through slumber.

My character's origin story will include traveling to dreams and back, so we could plan some sort of interaction some time soon.

[Gowi]

Marcus is going to have all sorts of magical nonsense so perhaps maybe some interaction through me as well?

[Dedonus]

Gowi said
Marcus is going to have all sorts of magical nonsense so perhaps maybe some interaction through me as well?

Was that towards me or towards Deserted?

[Gowi]

The former, you.

[Dead Cruiser]

Hound55 said
Yeah... don't be doing that without getting other RPers permission. Works contrary to the spirit of these.

I wasn't planning on it. This is just a hypothetical. But the fact that telekinesis, such a simple and common power, can present an invisible attack that cannot be dodged or blocked and can kill in one hit, presents a strange imbalance. Not even in the sense of "forcing" a hit, but in that most players/characters have no logical means to actually defend against such an attack, and the hit (if one is following reasonable logic) is forced without any sort of unfair play on the behalf of the player.

I'd just like to hear your thoughts on this, as such a scenario tore asunder a previous Superhero RP that I partook in.

[Gowi]

Dead Cruiser said
I wasn't planning on it. This is just a hypothetical. But the fact that telekinesis, such a simple and common power, can present an invisible attack that cannot be dodged or blocked and can kill in one hit, presents a strange imbalance. Not even in the sense of "forcing" a hit, but in that most players/characters have no logical means to actually defend against such an attack, and the hit (if one is following reasonable logic) is forced without any sort of unfair play on the behalf of the player.I'd just like to hear your thoughts on this, as such a scenario tore asunder a previous Superhero RP that I partook in.

I really think communication and good manners is the key for something like this; I mean using powerful powersets are always tricky to do. There's got be a little give and take as well as cooperation. You never want a RP to turn in "my guy can kill your guy!" for obvious reasons.

[Dedonus]

@Gowi: I wouldn't mind having an interaction with your character either. I might want to add that my statement might have been a little misleading. When I look back at it, it seems like I am implying that my character will transverse dreams several times. Unfortunately, I meant that there was going to be one instance of traveling into a dream "reality" per say. However, I would be willing to expand that portion of my origin story so that I can include more interactions.

@Dead Cruiser: I don't know what Hound55 or NMS's opinions are on this matter, but I see this kind of like Spider-Man's Spider Sense. The writer scales the powers to fit the story. I mean, if your character is going to fall under the "Hero" category, I don't see where the OHKO problem would show up against Human-controlled characters (although it might get annoy/boring if your character just plows through all the competition). Anyways, if you are so worried about telekinesis and other telekinetic powers being a problem, try adding some kind of drawback to using them. Maybe have a visible representation of the telekinetic powers (like the "beams" used to illustrate telekinesis in comics, although in comics, I am pretty sure the characters cannot see them).

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Dead cruiser, Gowi and Ded pretty much summed up my feelings on this as well. This game has been active since 2007ish, I dont think you have to worry about a powerset ruining this game.

[Gowi]

Transforming into a full-on raptor has to be traumatic as hell, at any rate.

[Dedonus]

Gowi said
Transforming into a full-on raptor has to be traumatic as hell, at any rate.

Well, he only obtains a tail, the retractable claws, and the signature raptor sickle claws on his feet. But I agree, it would be a traumatic experience. I might look into portraying that better this time around.