Play both Nancy,that the both of you.@Savato@Pirouette We need some good underground characters. I think they only had four, maybe five people last time.
I got an idea or two for another underground character.
Our world has changed. Our civilization has changed more in the last five years than it has in over a century. Extreme advances in the fields of engineering and medicine have drove humanity forward in an increasingly more optimistic world. The survivors of the war became the heralds of the future - Professor Alto Ganze's expertise in the field of biological engineering and his ownership of notable technology giants paved the way for the massive boom of medical technology and even directly aided in the crafting of some of 2020's finest gadgets. With the help of a range of technopaths and other Metas, technology blasted forward at a speed that none could really keep up with.
Needless to say, this new world is more connected to the system than it's ever been before. Of course, for others it's not so bright. After the Aperture disaster, the Government began working by themselves when it came to Metas. For a mercenary who simply desires to make a living from jobs that require a more violent touch, the government cracked-down hard. In this skewed world, you either live by the government's rules or you don't expose your powers whatsoever. Of course, criminal gangs still pay for Metas who can offer them aid but the life of a mercenary is no longer cost-effective. That's primarily why most became more professional and joined the corporate aspect of things. There's quite a bit of money to be made in private security these days and a Meta is always hired, no matter what their background states. Corporate Metas can also land massive contracting jobs out in the Far East as well where the pay is usually high.
There does exist, however, a group of people who have had enough of the government. A group of people who have had enough of the Reformists and their aimless peace talks. A group of people who are not afraid to use violence to achieve their own political aims. Although it is exceptionally hard to even get near them, the Underground Movement has been running for quite a number of years. It's chain of command is unblemished because it's basically impossible for the government to get anyone into the group without their intents being immediately detected. Don't get me wrong, most members of the group simply don't believe that humanity and Metas can ever get along and all of this is going to descend down into war. Some of the more fundamental members of the group, however, take a direct hand in trying to bring this war about.
The Reformist Council is a group of people all built around the ideas of integrating Metas into normal human society in a wholly peaceful way. Their ideals can sometimes seem unrealistic with the current climate of Meta-acceptance but that has yet to stop them. However, to Metas, the Reformists are so much more. They're the people who stand up to Meta discrimination and make sure to protect the Meta population. However, there does exist a shade in this group of people who are willing to destroy everything in the pursuit of justice. These people are just as dangerous as any Underground Movement Fundamentalist.
Hello everyone! First of all, I believe I should mention that I am not the sole GM of this, as much as my nice little ribbon dictates. Decisions made for The Gifted are purely democratic (unless it's something about the plot because I'll work with a limited number of people for that). My purpose is primarily as Admin for the RP because I'll be doing the organisation work but please note that most of the old-timers have an equal level of authority.
Anyways, what we're aiming for in this RP is player freedom. When we were designing the plot, we wanted to have something that the Players could choose to follow and their choices affected the outcome. This will work on a reward-punishment sort of system where we'll judge if your actions have deemed you worthy of a reward in the plot or some form of punishment. Please note that these rewards and punishments are not a way to drag you into world-events; they just serve to create a world where your actions make a difference. By all means, engage in as many side-plots as necessary and I may even post a few on here just to get the creative juices flowing.
Just to explain the groups, you still have the choice of what type of Meta your character is (Merc, Hero, Corp, none) but now you also have the choice of a faction to align yourself with. Like everything, you can choose to have no alliances to factions. I've set these factions up so that even if your character is "bad", they can still join the Reformists and become a member with darker intents. Even if your character is "good", they can join the Underground Movement by simply disagreeing with the Reformists. You're not locked into a certain faction, to put it simply. Also please note that if you find your character not fitting into a particular group, you can simply create your own (with some permission once you've explained them).
This is a RP and what we're going for is people having fun. If something limits that then please, please, please say it to me or someone else. If you find your character not being interacted with then just mention it in the OOC and someone will pick up on it! Good luck and have fun!
On September the fifth, just over a month after the initial spark created a bloody war between the sides of good and bad, the battle for the City of Angels ended in supposed victory. Doctor David Taylor, the genius madman behind the Eden Project (the development of a forced adaption process for the normal population of humans), was killed by a joint coalition force of the Reformist Council and the US Military. His actions deemed him too dangerous to live any further. However, the day ended in a number of deaths and a few cold-cases. The wanted mass-murderer, Ruby Greenfoot seemingly disappeared in the midst of a battle for her life and with her disappeared most of her advanced research into the field of robotics and computer-engineering, leaving government scientists scratching their heads as to just how she got so advanced technologically.
Her research wasn’t the important thing, however. During her battle, a program was leaked online and quickly propagated itself, spreading itself onto every news outlet on the planet within a matter of hours. The consequences were drastic – every scrap of information about the darkest program the US government had ever involved itself in --Project Genesis-- was leaked online. This information detailed how the US government engaged in barbaric methods to turn low-power Metas into incredibly powerful Metas to be used as super-soldiers or the sires of super-soldiers. Ruby, who used to be viewed by most as a crazed serial killer, became a martyr due to being one of the only two who made it out of the Project alive. Her plight became the backing for a civil-movement that rivalled that of The African-American Civil Rights Movement.
The movement itself seemingly lacked any form of structure which made it easy to infiltrate by people who had their own aspirations that typically weren’t very favourable. However, almost a year after Ruby’s disappearance, a new leader by the name of Benjamin Chatsworth united the movement under a single banner of peace. After a long political battle, the desires for peace between Metas and humans reached a conclusion in the UN where nearly 80% of all nations signed a charter to respect the basic rights of any Meta who did not engage in illegal activities and to treat those who were arrested in a fair and unbiased way. Metas finally gained an equal standing in most societies and generally, life became a lot easier for them.
Mercenary Metas became less-used as most of the Meta population, who continually sought for peace, turned on them and handed them over to the authorities. The common ideals of good versus evil dropped away and for a time, it was only the good and those who continued to lead their lives as normal citizens, albeit with some extra powers that normal citizens didn’t exactly possess. Things settled down for almost a year before the peace was shattered by a series of key events in the Middle-East brought on by various uprisings in previously fascist countries. Armies were raised with weapons that rivalled that of even the Western Countries. They turned their attention on the West to seek some bloody revenge in answer to some of the atrocities committed on their people. Instead of turning on Metas, like most fundamental religious organisations did, these groups eagerly accepted them and used them accordingly.
Things looked tense for quite a while until peace talks brought together two fractured sides. At the heart of these talks were the Metas involved so it was only fair that the output from the talks also heavily involved them. The talks themselves were later called The Cairo Conference. In the talks, it was agreed that an international group of impartial heroes would be formed to target illegal wars wherever they reared their ugly heads. The group was better described as an army, containing a council of leaders that oversaw some two thousand Meta heroes. Their cause truly was just and taking no side whatsoever, they eventually earned the trust of the world. Metas were no longer beacons of fear for the normal population - they became role-models and people even began to aspire to become one. As hypocritical as it sounds, humanity fell into a lull of peace and worked towards a brighter future together.
Things seem to be heating up once more. Unrest rages across the world and try as they might, Heroes just don't have the numbers to fight it. Evil is returning to this new yet familiar world. An evil that hungers for the destruction of order and the embellishment of chaos. New Metas rise everyday and the rules constantly morph to accommodate these people. To put it bluntly, there's never been a better time to be bad.
May 1st, 2010: The Maybark Incident. At 3:41 pm, at the local community high school in Maybark, NC, student Joseph Brown went on a murderous rampage, ending in the deaths of three fellow students and one teacher. He was eventually taken down by local law enforcement. Normally this would go down as another school tragedy, and perhaps it would get some media attention before dying down after a month or so. This massacre, however, would go down in history books as one of the defining moments in human history. The reason behind this was the assailant's God-complex, largely fueled by his seemingly unnatural powers.
Following this, publicity around mysterious, previously thought unexplainable events exploded. Dozens of individuals were revealed to also have unexplained powers, and shortly after national efforts flushed many more out. Laws were passed in an effort to control those gifted in many countries, forcing thousands to take action: Either hide underground, or make themselves invaluable.
Now, five years later, the Gifted are separated into two groups. The 'Hots', those publicly recognized as having super powers and not treated as pariahs for it. Corporate moguls, public activists, and superpowered groups defending cities all fall under this category. Hots make up a vocal minority of the Gifted, making up perhaps one-tenth of their numbers. The remaining Gifted, 'Colds', stay out of the spotlight. Many try and live normal lives, ignoring their powers to the best of their ability. Some, however, spend their time as anti-heroes roaming the streets, or as private mercenaries and criminals.
It is August 1st, 2015 in Los Angeles. The city is one hit hard by change, having one of the highest rates of registered superhumans. It has recently lost its protectors, a 'hot' group of heroes known as 'The Magi' after the federal government asked them to take care of their new super-prison facility, known as 'The Sleeper Facility'. New heroes have been asked to take their place, from around the nation, and a handful have accepted. Word has spread, and gangs around the city challenge these new capes. Mercenaries are in hot demand as businesses and individuals are unsure of the new heroes, while the corporate 'colds' continue their business as usual. L.A. is rife with possibilities and opportunities for anyone with the guts to make them. The city is seemingly under siege from within, and the worst is still yet to come..
Name: True, given name. Alias(s): If you have an alias you're known by. Age: Self Explanatory. Affiliations: Either The Heroes, The Mercs, or Corporate. Factions: Description: Basic description of your character in and out of costume.
Powers: Your supernatural abilities. Cumulatively, they should equal standards roughly meeting A Class Ranking or lower. Please include some points about weaknesses.
Skills: Your practical abilities, gained through hard work or natural skill. Equipment: Any notable equipment you own goes here, including vehicles Ranking: A Rank or lower.
(Optional) Brief History: A brief summary of your character's back story. Keep it brief.
SS Rank: Abilities which make the user capable of taking out small cities, bending reality in some profound way, or taking control of small armies. Gifted with SS rankings often have issues with mental health, and given their capabilities, most have a Flee On Sight order.
S Rank: Abilities which allow their user to wipe out small towns, move faster than sound, or can create highly advanced weapons. Generally have a large range, and are considered to be highly dangerous opponents. Most have a Flee On Sight order.
A Rank: Gifted with A Rank abilities are able to take out city blocks with their powers, lift tens of thousands of pounds, or possess functional immortality. The lower end of this is considered the ceiling for starting PC characters. Most have a Flee On Sight order, unless risk for civilian casualties is low and suitable firepower is present.
B Rank: Those having B Ranked gifts can wipe out commercial sized buildings with their powers, heal others of grievous wounds in minutes, or a strong elemental power. While still exceptionally dangerous, most have a Kill On Sight order, assuming capable personnel and low risk for civilian casualties.
C Rank: These abilities grant the user powers capable of destroying a typical ranch-style home, having a powerful animal physiology, or excellent speed and reflexes. Exponentially more common than B Ranks and above, C Ranked Gifted only have a Kill On Sight order when they refuse registration and resist law enforcement.
D Rank: Again much more common than C Ranked and above, these abilities are often minor but life changing, such as amazing senses or a minor elemental power. Most D Ranked and below accept registration and live normal lives. D Ranks have a Seize On Sight when refusing registration.
E Rank: Almost non existent abilities. Perhaps they can light a cigarette with a snap, or see marginally better in the dark. These powers are actually rarer than D Ranks and above. Most theorize this is because most powers grow over time, while these seem to have stopped after being discovered. Have a Seize On Sight order when refusing registration.
F Rank: The ones who drew the short straw in becoming Gifted. Their abilities harm themselves while offering little to no benefits. When combined with their sometimes uncontrollable nature, many live painful or erratic lives.
*Note, that all of these descriptions assume the height of a user's power. For example, an SS ranked criminal would have difficulty destroying a small city, but would be capable of it given focus and determination. Basically, all powers round UP, to their maximum capabilities.
**Also note, that multiple abilities in a Gifted are not uncommon. In this case the sum of all their powers are taken into account when assigning a ranking to that person.
You all know the drill by now - play nice and enjoy yourself and you'll have a wonderful time here.
1. Due to our last GM going MIA, no one has particularly stood up to the GM post. For that reason, the decisions made are consecutive and are usually decided amongst the others. 2. This is a PG13 RP! Feel free to cuss and use adjectives in your fights, but no sex! Do that via PM. 3. Yes, this is Low-Casual and up. This means post at least two-three full lines in this thread. However, I still expect clear speech, decent grammar, and good formatting! Walls of text will be ignored until reformatted! 4. No PC Killing without its player's permission. This isn't a rule I'm a huge fan of, but I will enforce it just like the others. 5. Follow any other site rules, in addition to my own. If you make it a habit of breaking rules, you will be allowed a single post to say farewell with your character, and then you will be removed from the RP. 6. Please, enjoy yourself. Immerse yourself in the story, the characters and try to do the best you can!
"What a happy day." Edge thought to himself without a care in the world. He was wrapped in a trench coat. Today like many others Edge was walking towards a personal haven of his. The L.A. Center for Humans. If was a thin vailed Metahuman hate group and the perfect place to see the start of his newest plan.
For over four years, since it became apparent to Edge that the humans would fear and hate the Metahumans. Edge had been working on a plan to place the Metahumans at the top of the mountain where they should be. The humans were weak and frail. They feared anything that was different from them.
The growth of the Underground had been rabid and unencumbered. Just the way Edge wanted it. The Reformist Council knew nothing as far as he could tell but they were all cowards to start with. Infact not even the U.S. government knew anything about what Edge had planned. Today really was a good day.
When he walked he was elated to find everyone all together. Edge should have felt bad for picking such easy targets. Edge however, felt nothing but joy.
Everyone was gathered together. Sitting in their would be church pews. This was gonna be easier than shooting fish in barrel. Edge moved quickly to the corner of the room before letting out three invisible slices. With a few waves of his arms and a couple of seconds, almost everyone was sitting in their seats minus their heads.
Edge looked to the lead hate monger and took off his coat. Tossing the coat around his arm. He spoke softly. "Tell the world what you saw here today. And know, this is just the start. What comes next is much worse." Those were Edge's last before a wave of the hand took out the lead hate monger.
All that was left was a small family of three. Edge bowed before leave and out his coat on before leaving. From his helmet he sent a message back to his base of operations. "Call everyone in. Mission complete."
Elijah Craigh
"I just want you to know. This isnt personal. I'm not doing this because I hate you. To prove that, I won't kill your family like have done for everyone else. They can go on for the rest if their days without fear me. Truth be told I like you. Because if you I become Baba Yaga. Because of you I became the man you sent to kill the Bogeyman. I got a lot out of that and I am thankful for it." Elijah said as he flicked the last of his cigarette away from him.
I just promised I'd do this so I can't be made a liar now. Any last words? Knowing that I don't sit upon you in judgment."
"Please just leave my family alone." The last of the Russian Mobsters said.
"More then fair and admirable. I'll go the extra mile and offer you how would die. I can burn you or I can shoot you. Either way you don't feel anything. Gun shot, you can have an open casket and your family can Identify you." Elijah said from the edge of his seat.
"I will take the burning, like my comrades." Yuri said bravely.
"Yuri that's why I always liked you. Anyone else would have would have taken the bullet. I admire that in you, brave man. Well, the sooner we get to it the sooner we get through it. Last words or requests?" There was a certain solemnness to Eli's tone.
"Bottle and a pleasure woman." Yuri said with a laugh.
Eli couldn't help but laugh as well. He reached behind himself to pull a bottle. It was a fine vodka, either I didn't ever care for vodka but he knew Yuri would. Eli brought a bottle special for him. Rising from his seat, he gave Yuri a drink before frying his brain and killing him.
"Yuri, of them all them all, I hate this one the most. May G-d love you as much as I do." There was pain in the voice of Elijah Craigh.
After offering Yuri a drink. Elijah Craigh fried his brain by way of of the ear. It was quick and painless. Better than anything he offered the rest of them.
Name: Jacob Williams Alias(s): Graviton Age: 32 Affiliations: None but prefers to do things his own way, whether they be good or bad. Factions: None
General Clothes: In-costume Jacob completes this costume with a mask to cover his face.
Jacob isn't psychically very strong he goes the the gym and looks after himself but he's no body builder.
Powers: Jacob can manipulate graviton and anti-graviton particles. gGavitons are the subatomic particles that carry the force of gravitational attraction and anti-gravitons are similar particles but with opposite force and spin of gravitons. Jacob is able to manipulate gravitons for various uses, including the projection of highly concussive blasts, formation of gravitational force fields and levitation, and had also been proven capable of generating gravitational fields in various objects, making them attract any nearby matter (or individuals) not heavy enough or physically strong enough to resist.
Skills: - Trained in Jujutsu and is a Black belt in the Art - Physics Professor - Excellent Mathematician - Can speak Multiple Languages including several dead language such as Latin. - Eidetic Memory - Natural Charmer
Equipment: - Messenger bag filled with the essentials for a professor (Laptop, Books, phone etc.)
Ranking: A
(Optional) Brief History: Jacob had always had a love for science and the universe and all it took was an accident to give him his super power. He became a Physics professor at his local university. It was here he began his fascination with gravity and it's affect on the universe. Setting up a number of experiments to try and discover the elusive Graviton particle. The machine he was using to split particles and study them backfired blasting him with a wave of graviton tinged Radiation. He had discovered the Graviton particle, the accident had been only moments from a eureka moment during his experiments, the accident had granted him his abilities and a new insight on the universe.
Chiller, Aiko and some political characters? I'm not all politically savvy and I did enjoy that level of depth we had. So I can try and figure something out.
We get another CS or two up and I start work on the IC. I'd like to see the new guys get theirs up before we start but I'll think of something.
Name: Seth Conrad Alias(s): Chainz Age: 34 Affiliations: Hero Factions: Independent Description: At 6”5, 250lbs, sporting a shaved head, full brown beard and dressed in full leather biker attire, Seth is an intimidating sight. There is no real difference between in and out of costume for him, although when out of costume he will, on occasion, dress a little more casually than his Biker outfit. On the back of his black leather jacket, where most Bikers would show their allegiance to their club, is his name ‘Chainz’ across the top, and underneath a logo of a forearm and fist, with a steel chain wrapped around the arm and fist.
Powers: Metal Manipulation (Think Magneto, but not nearly as powerful. Where magneto could rip full buildings out of the ground, the limits of Seths powers would probably be ripping railroad spikes out of the tracks to use as spears, or using his powers to throw a car)
Skills: Seth is a heavy set fellow, so even without his powers he can handle himself in a fight as he is sufficiently strong, although nowhere near superhuman levels. Has a high alcohol tolerance, for whatever its worth. Equipment: Seth’s main weapon is (yep, you guessed it) a steel chain which he keeps wrapped around his right arm and fist. Using his powers he can manipulate it to be used as a whip, straightened out into a metal staff, or even to wrap around someone’s arm, leg, or neck and lift them straight off the ground. His vehicle of choice is of course his Harley Davidson chopper, which, in conjunction with his powers can be used to travel across not only the ground, but through the air as well. Ranking: B
Brief History: Seth was once a member of the Satans Slaves 1-percenter motorcycle gang, a criminal Biker organisation involved in drugs, prostitution, you name it. He had always been conflicted about his life, but felt trapped in this system. For reasons that Seth doesn’t like to discuss, he fell out of favour with the gang around the same time he started to realise his powers. He decided to make a positive change, and use his powers to help people, although other heroes don’t always see eye to eye with his methods as he has no problem with killing criminals who commit acts he deems bad enough, often in very violent and painful ways.
Accepted. I love characters like this. Doing the right thing in their not so right way. I can't wait to see the interactions with Eli.
