[OOC] Empowered!!! (Closed)!

[ParagonX]

Premise
From the dawn of time humanity has had a tendency to think that they are alone in the universe, that they are special, and this belief has been supported by various sets of beliefs including religions which often feature humanity as God/the god's special people. However recent events have unfolded that have proven this theory wrong. A highly advanced race of imperialistic extra-terrestial beings sought to conquer the earth and add it to the list of civilizations/planets they reign over. To that end they sent a a fleet of soldiers to investigate earth, and set the stage for their people to rule over humanity. This secret invasion was detected by the world's intelligent communities, and lead to the world's governments at large working together in a covet operation to stop the invasion in it's tracks. In short they were succesful in defeating the threat, slaying the invaders, and for the most part keeping the general public unaware of what happened. As far as the general public was concerned in the year of 2014 a massive terrorist organization that had access to ground breaking advanced technology planned to wreak havoc on the world's nations and was stopped.

However that was not the end, humanity thought they had won the war, but they'd simply by sheer luck won the first battle. Two years later in the year of 2016, a group was formed by the leaders of the various world governments known as the "Coalition" whose goal was to re-engineer the alien technology, and study the invaders to be prepared for subsequent invasions which may be more dangerous. The result was an experiment that went horribly wrong, and has granted humans across the globe superhuman abilities that are a manifestation of their innermost desires. Even worst the beacon of energy that surged across the planet granting many humans the next step in evolution has alerted the aliens that sought to dominant earth all those years ago that their covet operation failed, and now they seek to avenge their fallen soldiers, and truly dominate the earth. Time is ticking before this species inevitably finds it's way to earth again, and thus begins the story of those empowered by this accident.

Rules
1. The RP involves powers, so feel free to have powers of all sorts, and have fun just don't be too crazy.
2. There's a storyline involved but I want the RP to be sandbox style, so you can have as many characters as you can handle.
3. If you want the same power as someone else, ask, but I'd prefer if you picked a different power or made it different then the other character's power in some way.
4. Try to remain active, and give a heads up if you can't.
5. This is set in the "Real" world so try to keep things realistic.
6. No stickler for the lengths of the posts, just remember this is causal not free.
7. HAVE FUN!!!!

Character Sheet
Image:
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Religion:(If Any)
Sexuality:
Occupation:
Abilities(Are you bi-lingual, a martial artist, expert businessman ect, tell me here)
Faults(Tell me what really makes you human. Any fears, mental illness, or just what makes them not perfect ie problem with procrastination, substance abuse, inferiority complex ect)
Power:(If Any)
Personality:
History:

ohhh...some other info I'm the GM duhhh..
the Co GM is Nallore! She's awesome, listen to her grrr..

Current Reserved powers list
Gravity Manipulation - G3njii
Boundary Manipulation - G3njii

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[Sam12435]

Awesome! Here is my CS, with the updates I mentioned in PM :P

Sebastian Stewart

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Name: Sebastian Stewart (Prefers the nickname ‘Seb’)

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Religion: Athiest

Sexuality: Bisexual, open to a little bit of everything.

Occupation: ‘Professional Gambler’ – i.e. someone who spends all their time, and money, at a casino. His day job, which funds his adventures to the casino, is as a Taxi Driver.

Abilities:
Counting cards – Before he got his power he had to rely on tricks like counting cards to win in a casino. He got quite good at it, but took a break from the casino scene to avoid the broken legs he was fairly close to receiving. As a result, he is quite good at math, and running.

Confidence – Well calling this an ability is a little extreme, but he has a natural confidence that gets him through some of life’s stickier situations. He once talked his way out of an arranged marriage to a drug lord’s daughter. The only catch was that he had to transport a few questionable items into the country. A situation that he promptly talked his way through safe and sound.

Medical Knowledge – Despite his lack of interesting during his study, Sebastian was able to retain a fair bit of information. He has a good understanding of medicine, and is able to treat minor wounds. Some practice has made him rather good at fixing broken bones and gunshot wounds, even when his patient is himself.

Faults:
Compulsive liar – Sebastian has a hard time determining the truth from the lies. Often finds himself confused as he struggles to remember the facts. This, coupled with a past of substance abuse makes for a strenuous grasp on reality.

Fears – His biggest fear is falling into his lies and forgetting who he really is. His other fears include bouncers, security cameras, large dogs and being caught cheating. Especially being caught cheating.

Physicality – Sebastian is an intellectual, focusing more on matters of the mind than matters of the flesh. To phrase it another way, he is not strong. He isn't very fit either, which makes his daring escapes in the face of danger even more stressful.

Enemies – Sebastian has made a good number of friends that have some influence around the city’s underground. Unfortunately, he has made a far greater number of enemies. He often avoids walking around at night if he can, and generally sticks to more populated sections of the city. He has even had to relocate once when his apartment was introduced to a few Molotov cocktails.

Gambling Addiction – Well this goes without saying, he has a rather uncontrollable compulsion to gamble away his hard money.

Power:
Lady Luck – Lady luck seems to favour some above others. In Sebastian’s case, it would seem that she was somewhat of a stalker. His power is hard to define, and even harder to directly control. He can 'imbue' items or people with 'luck' to a degree, allowing them to do very lucky, or unlucky things. For example, he can touch a deck of cards and draw all four aces in a row, or touch a gun and cause it to misfire. His power is strictly limited to physical touch though, so he often has to get creative when it comes to dealing with a confrontation. He has had a situation where his phone blocked a bullet from hitting his heart, but it still came pretty close to killing him. It was pretty lucky that he survived.

Personality: Some might call him eccentric. Others might call him a weirdo. But if you were to ask Sebastian, he would say that he was an amazing actor. Around people he considers his true friends, he is a bubbly man that is more than happy to help with any issues. He acts like himself, and expresses his love for things like classical music and fine art, but around people that he is unfamiliar with he becomes much more calculating. He will do whatever he can to appeal to a person, pretending to like things or to dislike things. But if someone is able to see past his demeanour he acts as he usually would, a happy go lucky young man without a care in the world.

History: Sebastian had the kind of life you might read about in a PSA about the dangers of drugs. He was a bright and friendly kid with loving and respectful parents. He was brought up in a good town and went to a prestigious high school, ready to make the transition into medical school to become a doctor. But it was when he moved out of home that his life started to slip. He fell in with the wrong crowd and started to stay out all night drinking and gambling away all his money. He was able to maintain his lifestyle, but it wasn’t long until one of his ‘friends’ introduced him to something a little more intense.

He started taking any drug he could get his hands on. His particular favourite was cocaine. He began a spiral down into addiction, hatred and despair. Fast-forward a few years, and we are met with a very different man than the bright young boy that had left to start a promising medical career. Sebastian had dropped out of medical school, cut off all contact with his parents and started living in a run-down apartment surrounded by countless drug dealers and gangsters. On the bright side, he had given up the drugs. On the not so bright side, he had developed a small case of compulsive lying. But back on the bright side, he has a job as a taxi driver. It doesn’t pay too well but it covers the necessities like rent and bills. Food is optional, but he prefers to spend his money at the casino. These days he doesn’t have any people he would consider friends, more like people he would consider useful.

[ParagonX]

Awesome! Here is my CS, with the updates I mentioned in PM :P

Sebastian Stewart

Image:


Name: Sebastian Stewart (Prefers the nickname ‘Seb’)

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Religion: Athiest

Sexuality: Bisexual, open to a little bit of everything.

Occupation: ‘Professional Gambler’ – i.e. someone who spends all their time, and money, at a casino. His day job, which funds his adventures to the casino, is as a Taxi Driver.

Abilities:
Counting cards – Before he got his power he had to rely on tricks like counting cards to win in a casino. He got quite good at it, but took a break from the casino scene to avoid the broken legs he was fairly close to receiving. As a result, he is quite good at math, and running.

Confidence – Well calling this an ability is a little extreme, but he has a natural confidence that gets him through some of life’s stickier situations. He once talked his way out of an arranged marriage to a drug lord’s daughter. The only catch was that he had to transport a few questionable items into the country. A situation that he promptly talked his way through safe and sound.

Medical Knowledge – Despite his lack of interesting during his study, Sebastian was able to retain a fair bit of information. He has a good understanding of medicine, and is able to treat minor wounds. Some practice has made him rather good at fixing broken bones and gunshot wounds, even when his patient is himself.

Faults:
Compulsive liar – Sebastian has a hard time determining the truth from the lies. Often finds himself confused as he struggles to remember the facts. This, coupled with a past of substance abuse makes for a strenuous grasp on reality.

Fears – His biggest fear is falling into his lies and forgetting who he really is. His other fears include bouncers, security cameras, large dogs and being caught cheating. Especially being caught cheating.

Physicality – Sebastian is an intellectual, focusing more on matters of the mind than matters of the flesh. To phrase it another way, he is not strong. He isn't very fit either, which makes his daring escapes in the face of danger even more stressful.

Enemies – Sebastian has made a good number of friends that have some influence around the city’s underground. Unfortunately, he has made a far greater number of enemies. He often avoids walking around at night if he can, and generally sticks to more populated sections of the city. He has even had to relocate once when his apartment was introduced to a few Molotov cocktails.

Gambling Addiction – Well this goes without saying, he has a rather uncontrollable compulsion to gamble away his hard money.

Power:
Lady Luck – Lady luck seems to favour some above others. In Sebastian’s case, it would seem that she was somewhat of a stalker. His power is hard to define, and even harder to directly control. He can 'imbue' items or people with 'luck' to a degree, allowing them to do very lucky, or unlucky things. For example, he can touch a deck of cards and draw all four aces in a row, or touch a gun and cause it to misfire. His power is strictly limited to physical touch though, so he often has to get creative when it comes to dealing with a confrontation. He has had a situation where his phone blocked a bullet from hitting his heart, but it still came pretty close to killing him. It was pretty lucky that he survived.

Personality: Some might call him eccentric. Others might call him a weirdo. But if you were to ask Sebastian, he would say that he was an amazing actor. Around people he considers his true friends, he is a bubbly man that is more than happy to help with any issues. He acts like himself, and expresses his love for things like classical music and fine art, but around people that he is unfamiliar with he becomes much more calculating. He will do whatever he can to appeal to a person, pretending to like things or to dislike things. But if someone is able to see past his demeanour he acts as he usually would, a happy go lucky young man without a care in the world.

History: Sebastian had the kind of life you might read about in a PSA about the dangers of drugs. He was a bright and friendly kid with loving and respectful parents. He was brought up in a good town and went to a prestigious high school, ready to make the transition into medical school to become a doctor. But it was when he moved out of home that his life started to slip. He fell in with the wrong crowd and started to stay out all night drinking and gambling away all his money. He was able to maintain his lifestyle, but it wasn’t long until one of his ‘friends’ introduced him to something a little more intense.

He started taking any drug he could get his hands on. His particular favourite was cocaine. He began a spiral down into addiction, hatred and despair. Fast-forward a few years, and we are met with a very different man than the bright young boy that had left to start a promising medical career. Sebastian had dropped out of medical school, cut off all contact with his parents and started living in a run-down apartment surrounded by countless drug dealers and gangsters. On the bright side, he had given up the drugs. On the not so bright side, he had developed a small case of compulsive lying. But back on the bright side, he has a job as a taxi driver. It doesn’t pay too well but it covers the necessities like rent and bills. Food is optional, but he prefers to spend his money at the casino. These days he doesn’t have any people he would consider friends, more like people he would consider useful.

@Sam12435

Accepted!!! Post him in the character sheet, glad to have you on board!

Alright my characters are up!

[Zynros]

This looks interesting, so I'll send this sheet.

Character Sheet

Image:
- Black hair past his shoulders
- Black eyes
- Androgynous features
- Hooded trenchcoat over button-up shirt
- Fingerless glove over his left hand, normal one on his right
- All black attire
- Black Fedora

Name: Morgan Droud

Age: 19

Gender: Male

Religion: Atheist

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Occupation: Hikikomori; Game Developer

Abilities:

Programmer - Knows a few programming languages and can find his way around the internals of some computer software.

Gamer -Vast knowledge of techniques from games, effectivness in real life varies.

Faults:

Apathy - Could care less about what happen most of the time.

Stamina level 0 - Can't keep up with things requiring long term effort.

Power: Conceptual Manifest - Creation of objects based on mental imagery. (Manifest a gun and it appears, along with all internals necessary to function.) Objects dematerialize once he loses contact with them. Capable of dematerializing objects he comes into contact with as well.

Personality: True Neutral

History: After completing school, Morgan locked himself in his apartment for a year to try his hand at making a game. Though it remains incomplete, a lack of money had forced him back to the outside world once more.

[Nallore]

@Zynros Interesting ability but if you could expand on his bio and personality give out more details like where he was born, childhood life how he discovered his abilities and things like that. Deepen the personality a bit like what makes him happy, sad, angry ect. Also add a picture either real or drawn to go with the description.

[ParagonX]

Yeah I agree completely with the boss lady! Only thing I'll say is the experiment happened about two weeks ago, so characters would just be manifesting their powers, that's why I neglected to put anything about the powers in my super powered character's history since he's had his powers such a short duration of of time that it hasn't made a major impact on his history.

I'm gonna suggest most of the super powered characters start off in the same city for interaction purpouses, mine will be in Atlanta. However people have gained powers across the world so you can start anywhere you'd like.

Also if you wanna reserve a power, I'll let you for like 48-72 hours to allow time to work on a CS, and I'll mention which ones are reserved in the first post.

[Klomster]

What power level are you after?

As in, do you have a limit on how powerful/weak a character is allowed to be?
If so, what is it?

[ParagonX]

What power level are you after?

As in, do you have a limit on how powerful/weak a character is allowed to be?
If so, what is it?

@Klomster

Hmm...I'd like to start around lower tier tv show powers like misfits and heroes then evolve to power levels of X Men, and later on higher end power levels like Justice League.

If that analogy made any sense. Basically I want the powers to evolve,and get really powerful over the RP, however If for example you have the power to control fire maybe start off being able to burn a room to part of a house and evolve to being able to roast an entire block then a city ect.

So I haven't set a cap, but for now don't start off obscenely powerful, but feel free to raise the powers as we go through the story-line.

[Penguin]

My CS! :)

Lucy Willow

Lucy Willow

Age:
21
Gender:
Female
Religion:
Agnostic
Sexuality:
Heterosexual
Occupation:
Weather Reporter
Abilities:
- Fast runner
Lucy participated in track up until college, where she stopped in order to focus on her studies. However, she has retained her nimbleness.

- Well-versed in self defense
Being states away from overprotective parents resulted in an extreme push for Lucy to take self-defense classes at her university.

- Sharp intuition and good judgment
Faults:
- Impulsive
In stressful situations, especially to extremes where people she cares about are in danger, Lucy will definitely be impulsive. She also tends to blurt things out once in a while and is not the best secret keeper.

- Stubborn
It is very difficult for Lucy to change her mind once it's set.

- Addicted to coffee

- Super lightweight when it comes to alcohol

- Anxiety
Lucy suffers from anxiety and tends to overthink a lot of situations. She's gets paranoid very often. She's always worrying and can never get a good night's sleep.
Power:
Weather Manipulation - Lucy can manipulate the current weather to her liking, change the temperature and control aspects of the weather and manipulate them more and more to her will as she grows stronger.
Personality:
Lucy is usually spotted with a smile on her face. She's very cheerful although it takes a bit for her to warm up to strangers due to her slight shyness. Despite that, she does not hesitate to be kind to others. She's very empathetic and will even cry over other people's situations to which she has no involvement in. Other than that, she's a very calm person. It takes a lot to piss her off but if someone manages to get to that point, she's not the most forgiving or the most trusting. She is quick to cut people off if she feels they are a negative influence in her life.
History:
Lucy grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania as an only child. Her parents had lost their first son before she was born and thus were very protective of Lucy. She was shielded from a lot of things and had to abide by strict rules. It hadn't bothered her as a young child. Her life at home was very calm and friendly. She had been quite content with being home until she got a little older and desired to go out with friends and boys to which her parents opposed. The heavy protectiveness ended up pushing her to just become a bit of a wild child and sneak out to parties all the time, dabbling with alcohol and marijuana.
However, once Lucy got into the university, she focused more on grades and ended up graduating with a bachelors degree in Meterology. She had always taken an interest in weather, puzzled and fascinated by its miracles. She landed a job as a weather reporter in Atlanta and she's been staying in an apartment ever since, visiting home every so often. Her life has been fairly calm and simple up until the point Lucy starts realizing she can do more than just predict the weather.

[ParagonX]

Approved! Love the character Penguin!

[ParagonX]

Aaaaaaaand the IC is up!

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[G3njii]

Sorry i have been having difficulty deciding on my power, but seeing as you want us to eventually hit the godlike level of the justice league I'm going to use my all time favorite of gravity manipulation.

Thought about using boundary manipulation, a very sort of abstract power, it can get several levels of crazy. Check it out I think it's cool anyways. powerlisting.wikia.com/wiki/Boundary_M..

[ParagonX]

@G3njii You can also have more then one character, remember that! I'm planning on having probably 3-4 myself. But Gravity manipulation is a great power, and I can only imagine the chaos you could cause with that once you reach godlike levels haha.

Boundary Manipulation is also a pretty bad ass and interesting power.

[berd]

Took a while, but here it is.

Joanna Garis

Name: Joanna Garis
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Religion: Former Catholic, now agnostic.
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Occupation: Vlogger

Abilities:
-Vlogger: This extends into camera work, video editing, lighting, and navigating social media. Everything it takes to have a successful and profitable vlog

-Mechanic: Jo has an Associate of Applied Science Degree and accreditation. If it has wheels and a transmission then she probably knows how to repair or modify it as well as the proper use of the tools required.

-Athletic: Jo eats right and takes care of herself. When she's not on the road, her routines can include walking, swimming, or running.

Faults:
-Introvert: Despite her online persona, Joanna is a pretty quiet and shy person at heart. The camera creates a barrier that lets her feel normal. Even though she knows a lot of people watch her videos, it's still just her and her equipment. Groups are fine so long as she doesn't have to interact with them at all. And you can forget about speaking in front of crowds.

-Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA): Though not as severe as it could be, this has dogged Jo for most of her life. On the autism spectrum, PDA drives her to avoid demands and expectations. Regular human day-to-day tasks become rocks she has to climb. A regular job and hours would be almost impossible. It really is a miracle that she got through college.

Power: The Blueprint - Jo can see how something works, how it can be improved, how to fix it, and how to take it apart. The only constraints on her power are time, tools, and materials. It's not like she can take apart a lock with her bare hands, but if she's in a shop or supply store she could probably cobble together a grappling hook gun in about ten minutes. All she needs to do is see it and she can make it.

Personality: Joanna is a kind, approachable, and charming person, so long as it's no more than a small group. She loves sharing neat things she's discovered and the simple joys in life with others. More than that? She starts to have problems. She gets quiet or finds ways to divorce herself from being the center of attention. Public speaking has made her physically ill before.

When the mood strikes her, Jo begins to display her contemplative streak. It made her question many things such as her beliefs, her relationship with her parents, and her own maturity. It's a sentiment that has started to make its way into her videos. Some people have disliked her critical stance on politics and media, but Joanna feels like they are important things to discuss and think about.

History: Joanna was born in Oregon, though she'd never be able to remember it. He parents moved to Nebraska shortly afterwards. On one hand it was to be closer to family, but on the other it was for better jobs. Otherwise she grew up as your typical Midwestern upper middle class kid. She was a bit more reclusive than most and full of endless questions about the world around her, but pretty much normal.

The problems came when she entered junior high and high school. Her quiet nature blossomed into severe social awkwardness. Save for a few intensely close friendships she really didn't fit in anywhere. Her PDA also hit its peak as she found it harder and harder to even make it to class. Her parents didn't help much either. They were emotionally distant and pushed, usually through shaming, for her to quit being so lazy.

Getting her first car drastically changed her life. The freedom and the solitude it offered were almost addictive. She also became obsessed with how it worked and toyed with the idea of modifying it herself, but the costs involved were always prohibitive. It also pushed her into considering a career in the automotive industry, a push that blossomed with her application to Northeast Community College in Norfolk.

It was rough. The hardest thing she'd ever done, but at least her love of the work kept her going. It was also at this time that she started to vlog. It wasn't anything special and she cringes at it to this day, but after a particularly rough day she had to vent about her frustrations and problems to someone. It turned her life around. Her video took off, she doesn't even know why, and the people that responded back introduced her to the idea that she might have PDA.

Three years later she attained her degree, sold her old car to be replaced by a BMW R1200GS, and began a travel vlog series that she's continued ever since. Life for Jo has been good. But now, something weird is starting to happen every time she looks at something too closely...

[ParagonX]

@berd Excellent Character! Approved! Welcome aboard!

[Sam12435]

Awesome, the ball is rolling :D But I wont be able to post until tomorrow night sadly, I have a lot of stuff to do tomorrow (plus its like midnight and I should get some sleep) :P

[Cultural Titan]

Its probably not worth talking about as ice powers are reserved, but I was thinking of a power set where you do fire and ice. Kind of. you would take heat from the surrounding area, air, objects... people and then store it in yourself to be released in heat/fire attacks later. that said i do have this distinct image in my head of using this to press a finger through a metal door like a lightsaber and cutting through it that way. Problem. While the fire would be dangerous the stealing all the heat in an area just kills everyone around the user and probably would make it to powerful/unwieldy for group scenarios.

Anyway off to think of something else as ice powers are still reserved.

[berd]

Well what you're suggesting is thermal control and absorption which is a similar, but different, beast than ice powers and fire powers. Ice powers suggest the creation or manipulation of water particles to an effect. The same for fire manipulation. Air is not combustible without a source of ignition and/or fuel and the presence of an oxidizer like oxygen. Oily rags can spontaneously combust since there is oil on the rag and the oil has a low combustion temperature. Ice works in a similar way, but needs water to condense to have any form. Considering the origin point of the cold is your character, he or she would freeze solid before the environment would.

The power level of this ability relies solely on how much control your character has over things like origin point, area of effect, and your character's willingness to harm others to use it. They'd be a real detriment in a group battle without proper control. Usefulness in a solo fight also needs to consider the speed at which these transfers take place. An alien, fist, or bullet hurtling towards you doesn't stop just because it gets really cold really fast

[ParagonX]

@Cultural Titan I actually made a mistake, the person reserved light manipulation not ice manipulation so that power is not reserved haha I meant to edit that this morning but I was rushing to work.

However that and temperature manipulation are also up for the grabs as well too,

[ParagonX]

@berd Good points all of them good points