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R E D U X .// 2 0 4 7 //.



May 23rd, 2047.

At 7:04 PM, a small group of washed-up superheroes raided the secret base of the hero Hex, or Harrison Moore. One of the best and brightest, Hex had been a paragon of Superhero purity for years, with friends in places both high and low.

Special Agent Addison Reynolds found him alone in his room, OD'd on a new superdrug, Nirvana. Surrounding him were gigabytes of video recordings about the "Reality Bringer"--an coming apocalypse in some form. The pieces didn't add up--Hex a drug addict?--and Reynolds was desperate beyond measure.

Using an old encrypted line of communication from the Superhero Glory Days, Agent Reynolds sent out one last call for help.


At 7:22 PM, a high-yield ballistic missile impacted that same secret base at roughly 30 times the speed of sound. At 7:30 PM, the first reports of the explosion started popping up in local news feeds. By 7:40, the event had been categorized by the planned detonation of an old shipping warehouse, no longer needed in the area.

But the internet is quick to pass judgement. The conspiracy theorists latched on, and a few "superhero experts" have claimed (without evidence) that the location of the detonation perfectly matched an old hotspot for supers a decade ago. Some people are more afraid than usual.

Maybe they're right. Because whatever was inside Hex's base -- whatever was so dangerous or world-changing that a missile the size of a minivan was used to wipe it out -- didn't die in the blast.

And now it's on the loose.
R E D U X .// I N F O //.


Hey everyone. Welcome to Redux 2047, where you get the chance to play a damaged, washed-up superhuman that the world chewed up and spit out. We've just started the second act, in which we visit Denver, the city of Envoy the demigod.

Feel free to play whoever you want, but as this is a semi-linear story we've got here, I'd like to ask that you make a character who has some motivation to work with the other players. Maybe you're an old ex-hero, and maybe you're just a down-on-their-luck gambler with a probability-manipulation ability that used to work a lot better than it does now. Bear in mind that supers unaffiliated with government or industry are now banned by law.

  • I'm looking for another person or two to join. There's only a few active characters right now, but they're pretty stable in terms of activity.
  • This is a world in the process of being ravaged by the onset of rising temperatures, seas, and tensions around the globe. Worldbuilding is welcome and encouraged!
  • The year is only 2047, but due to the presence of superheros and their technology, I am going to be pretty flexible in terms of what technology is mainstream. This is a Cyberpunk world. There are sprawls, there is body augmentation, and all that jazzhop. Creativity is encouraged.
  • Characters with a little baggage are preferred. Mature, grizzled veterans with lives beyond their superhero years: Children, jobs, a lot of shit in their lives, etc. You were a superhero, but maybe not anymore. If you want to be a teenage super, bear in mind that this is a world that doesn't really want you around.
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This looks pretty interesting. Got a couple questions, if you don't mind;

What kind of 'powers' are the supers allowed to have? Is it based on technology, like iron man, or more like X-men where some people have one specific 'power' they can do things with? I'm assuming people at superman level are off limits.

Who's already in the group? A general, simple explanation is all I'm after. Names aren't even required, I just want to know what character concepts are already in use without needing to read the entire thread.
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This looks pretty interesting. Got a couple questions, if you don't mind;

What kind of 'powers' are the supers allowed to have? Is it based on technology, like iron man, or more like X-men where some people have one specific 'power' they can do things with? I'm assuming people at superman level are off limits.

Who's already in the group? A general, simple explanation is all I'm after. Names aren't even required, I just want to know what character concepts are already in use without needing to read the entire thread.


Hey there: Current active characters are a walking fortress type, a police officer with a supersuit and supercar that talks to machines, and a powerful manipulator of plasma for things like superspeed, projectiles, shields, etc. In the characters tab I maintain a list of "active" characters, even though there's only 3 so far.

Powers and power types have not been super specific so far. The fortress character was born with his powers but enhanced by the military, the plasma super got her powers in a freak reactor explosion, and the technopath's abilities manifested completely at random 8 years ago. Hex, as mentioned above, was a Dr. Strange analog of unknown power.

I'm pretty flexible with character powers and origins, since I trust everyone to keep things functional for the sake of the story. I am hoping to give everyone their chance to be Big Damn Heroes though. Hope to see you on board, and let me know if you have any other questions!

EDIT: you can also join the discord if you have any questions: I'm usually around there.
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I've got an idea for a character. Should I PM a CS to you @Mercenary Lord or post it somewhere in the original forum directly? Once I've gotten it done, I mean.

The idea is, his powers always leaned more towards criminal work than being a super. People kept offering him money to do morally ambiguous things, eventually he took the offer. One offer leads to another, then another, each one getting worse and worse. Eventually it comes to light he'd broken the law, and thanks to the nature of his power, every crooked law enforcer in the world can start pinning otherwise unsolvable cases on him.
Always wanted to be a hero, though. Even now, after years of working in the criminal underworld, developing the usual array of vices-alcohol, sex, drugs, anger issues, and more than a few mental disorders. So, he thinks this meet-up is his last chance to be a 'good guy.'

This post ended up being longer than I intended it to. XD
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I've got an idea for a character. Should I PM a CS to you @Mercenary Lord or post it somewhere in the original forum directly? Once I've gotten it done, I mean.

The idea is, his powers always leaned more towards criminal work than being a super. People kept offering him money to do morally ambiguous things, eventually he took the offer. One offer leads to another, then another, each one getting worse and worse. Eventually it comes to light he'd broken the law, and thanks to the nature of his power, every crooked law enforcer in the world can start pinning otherwise unsolvable cases on him.
Always wanted to be a hero, though. Even now, after years of working in the criminal underworld, developing the usual array of vices-alcohol, sex, drugs, anger issues, and more than a few mental disorders. So, he thinks this meet-up is his last chance to be a 'good guy.'

This post ended up being longer than I intended it to. XD


Hey man, posting it in the OOC is just fine. If you don't mind using the discord, I would like to discuss this a little further. Looking forward to hearing it.
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Okay, did a little updating here, just in case.
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