Cyberlad

Absolute Comics - A Multi-Fandom Singular Universe Roleplay

Sorry work has been slightly crazy the last week or so, going to try and get my next post up and catch up on reading in the next couple of days.

Absolute Comics - A Multi-Fandom Singular Universe Roleplay

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Prologue - Part One

The lobby of Gotham City Courthouse was surprisingly bustling and heaving for a Thursday afternoon. The usual two or three experienced but downtrodden reporters who routinely hung around the court to pick up their scoops were instead joined by dozens more. Not just print journalists, but camera crews littered the hallways too. Along with them was a swarm of police officers, all bolt upright and aware that their every moment was being monitored not just by the sea of cameras and journalists out to catch them out, but by virtually every city official too. Most important of them all was Mayor Hamilton Hill, a greying man in his 50s whose slicked back silver hair and finely combed moustache suggested a suave and polished individual – but his dull, beady eyes suggested that any hint of charisma was just a façade.

The focus was on the stairwell leading up to the main courts, and the focus had remained that way for over an hour. The mood was beginning to feel tense, the excited chatter between reporters and officials had died down to restless anticipation, barely a murmur among them.

In the corner of all this was the broad figure of ‘Gotham’s son’, Bruce Wayne, his eyes scanning over proceedings. Bruce was dressed in a smart double-breasted suit, a dark overcoat hanging over the suit with the collar pulled up taut. Wayne was not an inconspicuous figure in this setting and frankly it would normally raise a lot of suspicions. But Bruce had his excuse ready – some half-baked story about contesting a speeding ticket – and at the end of the day there was nothing that could stop him from being there.

Today was the day that Rupert Thorne was due to be convicted, the last head of Gotham’s great crime families.

This moment was years in the making for Bruce. Ever since he’d returned to Gotham and started his war on crime, the crime families had been his focus. Over time the city had gained its fair share of costumed criminals, but the Thornes, the Maroni’s and the Falcones were the criminals that had stuck around ever since Bruce was that sobbing boy in an alleyway.

The nerves that he felt were not something that he would admit to anyone, not even Alfred, although he was sure that his trusted friend could see it in him. All his work had built up to this moment, but what came after was a mystery that he couldn’t shake.

Would everything go smoothly? That’s why he was here after all, to ensure that it all went to plan and that Thorne ended up behind bars as he should. But he was well aware that Thorne had deep-seated roots in this city that would make him very hard to remove. Faithful lackeys, blackmailed officials, even outside influences who appreciated having a mafia figure running things in the city – all of these could put a halt on today. But the same could be said for the Falconi’s and Sal Maroni. Even the Penguin and Black Mask, despite being more recent additions to the Gotham underworld, had some kind of connections that made them difficult to remove, but all of them were locked away now.

The real question that Bruce was avoiding was what comes next? Would more criminals come and take their spot? Would there be a power vacuum that led to even more chaos on the streets?

What was even more unclear, was what came next for Bruce.

Throughout his crusade on crime in Gotham, it seemed like there would never be an end in sight. That never deterred him, he was committed to the cause and would have died for it. But now there seemed to be a light at the end of the tunnel. With Dick having left a few months ago things felt different, and now with the end of the crime families, maybe there would be a natural conclusion to Batman, a thought that had never crossed his mind.

Much to his shame, the thought almost scared him. It would disgust him to think that he needed this to continue, a Gotham that didn’t even need Batman anymore was always the goal. But the thought of going back to a normal life after all this seemed impossible. What would his purpose be?

He pushed those thoughts to the back of his mind, as he had done many times over the last few weeks, because he could see some movement from the stairwell above.

A flurry of activity kicked off as police officers started to descend the stairs from above, followed by clerks and legal counsels desperately trying to get down the stairs.

“This it?” a relieved cameraman asked, springing into life and hurrying to get his camera up first.

The moment finally came. Amid the eruption of flashes from cameras and the roar of the crowd shouting over each other – some just discussing the moment, others trying to shout out questions in a desperate plea to get an answer that will get them the front cover or the lead report – Rupert Thorne was escorted down the staircase of the court by a mob of police officers.

Thorne tried to hide his chubby, gnarled face from the cameras but to no avail. He was surrounded. The police dragged him along, fighting to get him through to the doors to throw him into the back of a police van straight to Blackgate Penitentiary. Next followed a tall gaunt man in his late 30s with a broad smug grin slapped across his face. Linus Hampton, Gotham’s latest District Attorney. A microphone was thrust into his face and Bruce could tell that he absolutely loved the attention.

“Mr Hampton, Summer Gleason with Gotham News Network. Any comment on your successful conviction of Rupert Thorne?”

“You want the truth, Summer? I’ve never seen anything more clear cut. The amount of crimes linked to Mr Thorne is immeasurable. Gun smuggling, drug trafficking, racketeering – even the disappearance of Matthew Hagan. The evidence was stacked.”

“Could you have done it without the help of Batman?”

“Oh come on – my team and I have spent months building up a case against Thorne and that was what brought that scumbag to justice – not some weirdo in a homemade costume.”

Bruce smirked – he didn’t have a lot of time for Hampton but he admired the bravado, plus it seemed as though he’d done what was needed. Bruce’s eyes followed Thorne like a hawk and as he saw the aged gangster leave the building and bustled into an awaiting police van, he could feel himself almost relax.

He might actually beat this.

There was the sharp trill of his phone buzzing in his pocket, and Bruce swiftly slid it out from his suit jacket. He saw the disguised emblem of the Batcomputer and subtly glanced at the notification.

I swallow fortunes, yet hunger still,
I fatten on trust and bend men to my will.
Enter with hope, leave bound by my chain—
Tell me, detective… what feeds on your gain?

He reacted to the alert without hesitation, swiftly making his way out of the Courthouse just as the radio calls started to come through to the police briefing them on the same information.

It seemed as though things wouldn’t be coming to a halt anytime soon. He just hoped that what he felt was relief that he was making progress in his battle, rather than relief that it wasn’t over…

Absolute Comics - A Multi-Fandom Singular Universe Roleplay

Just doing some edits to my first Batman and Robin post, will get it posted in the next day or so!

Absolute Comics - A Multi-Fandom Singular Universe Roleplay

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'New to the games'? Well, first of all, THAT'S adorable, so go you.

Secondly, very well done CS, you're like a seasoned vet already. Does it work for what I have for Babs? Sure, she kinda fits into whatever Bruce/Robin.

'Bizarre and wilder' works for having a Kryptonian in the city.

Definitely worth a PM or Discord DM if you want further details, but totally up to you.

@Ruby

Cheers Ruby, very kind! I’ll definitely drop you a PM, sounds like a plan.

Absolute Comics - A Multi-Fandom Singular Universe Roleplay

Been mulling over joining one of these games for a while so hope this is okay.

I think this should fit in with what @Ruby has set up with Batgirl but if not please do just shout as I'm happy to amend anything.

EDIT: Character sheet is good to go! If you need a sample post from me at all as I'm new to the games just let me know as I've got one ready to show if you need.

Good to go

C H A R A C T E R S H E E T F O R M A T:

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B A T M A N & R O B I N
B A T M A N & R O B I N

^{"By the spirits of my parents, I will avenge their deaths by spending the rest of my life warring on all criminals."}

C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y _________________________________________________________ Bruce Thomas Wayne Jason Todd _________________________________________________________ Late 30s/Late teens | American S U P P O R T I N G C A S T S U P P O R T I N G C A S T _________________________________________________________ [+] A L L I E S ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ◼ Alfred Pennyworth ◼ Harvey Bullock ◼ Vicki Vale ◼ Chase Meridian A N T A G O N I S T S ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ◼ Ragdoll ◼ The Flamingo ◼ Dr Phosphorous ◼ Clayface ◼ Many more to come! - P O S T C A T A L O G U E P O S T C A T A L O G U E _________________________________________________________ XX - Post Name -

C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T ___________________________________________________________________________________ In many ways this is your classic Bruce Wayne - his parents died and he began a crusade against crime, travelling the world to learn as many skills as possible to aid in his fight. He came back to Gotham and became Batman, aided by his trusted butler Alfred. Initially he fought against the mob families of Gotham, but over time these were joined by costumed villains such as the Joker and the Riddler. Equally Bruce as also joined by Dick Grayson as Robin, fighting by his side. The twist is that this story starts when the last of the original crime families is thrown behind bars. The Facones, Maronis and Thornes are all gone now. The usual street crime is still there but organised crime is seemingly coming to an end and that leaves Bruce is a bizarre position. This should be a beautiful moment for him, and it is in many ways, but what is his purpose now that his initial objective has been reached? Alongside that he's now joined by a new Boy Wonder - Dick has gone his own way (which I intend to keep vague so that if someone wants to use him then they have that flexibility). He's joined instead by Jason, who's only recently become Robin and is not quite the partner that Bruce is used to. Jason pushes against his rules more and is not earning the trust that he is desperately craving. With the crime families falling apart, something will fill it's place in Gotham and that is the supernatural and the superpowered. Bruce spent years of his life training to fight what he understood of crime, and could even adapt that to criminals like the Joker. But he's now going to come up against superpowered individuals like Dr Phosphorous or creatures like Clayface. This take on Batman and Robin, while very much based on the classic iteration, will lean more heavily into the more bizarre and wilder parts of the Batman canon and away from the classic mob bosses and criminals. It will be a slow transition, but it's all the next major test for Batman and Robin. P L O T ( S ) & G O A L ( S ) P L O T ( S ) & G O A L ( S ) __________________________________________________________________________________ Obviously playing Batman is a very appealing prospect as he's such a renowned character with such a varied history and lore. The fact that this RP allows for it to not be Bruce in Year One made it very enticing for me, as I feel like there's a lot that could be explored with a Batman further down the line who has got over the initial trials of being a hero and now has to face new ones. Setting this in a situation where Bruce isn't used to superpowered criminals yet gave me an interesting hook of a man who thinks he knows everything but really doesn't. He's not only on the backfoot from being in the unknown with his villains, but his sense of purpose is also challenged with that as the question of when his crusade will end and how much can he actually handle is on his mind. Plus, he has a new partner who he is not clicking with. I've always been a big fan of the Batman and Robin duo and often prefer it to Batman by himself, and Jason as Robin is something that feels quite untapped and has the potential to go in a variety of directions. He has all the skill to be the perfect partner, but his approach is all wrong and he doesn't quite understand Batman's rules and where the line is for him. These personal dilemmas and putting them both in uncomfortable positions is what intrigued me about writing these two characters. The goal is to watch the two develop and see Batman become a hero who can take on these monsters beyond his imagination, while Jason has to work out if he can even be the hero that is expected of him. I plan to initially do individual cases, with the threats becoming more monstrous and supernatural as Gotham changes into a more weird and interesting place. I've got some thoughts on an overarching story of new powers taking control of the Gotham underworld, but it's a slow burner to sit alongside the individual stories, and I would like to be flexible in order to interact with others as much as possible.

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^{"Swear that you will fight against crime and corruption – and never swerve from the path of justice!"___}

Doctor Who RP

Just bumping this up to see if there's anyone else who'd also be interested?

Ultimate One Universe: Resistance

Is this RP still running or is it looking to wrap up? Really love the posts and have been reading for a bit, but if you guys are thinking it's coming to an end I'll look to join a future one maybe.

Doctor Who RP

Just reaching out to see if there would be much interest in creating a Doctor Who RP on the Guild?

It's been a while since I've had a chance to RP so I'm looking to get back into it. Ideally this would be a small to large group on the Casual or Advanced forum.

Thought I'd see if there's any interest and if we can get a few of us together we can work out specifics!

New Guy

Hey there, I've been thinking about joining this site for a while but I've finally taken the plunge. I used to RP a lot a few years back but not had a chance to in the last year, so I'm trying to get back into it and get the creativity flowing. I'm going to get my bearings on the site and hopefully dive into an RP soon!