EnterTheHero

Persona: Black Crown

Damn where's everyone gone.

Also obligatory Persona news.

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Honestly starting to get the urge to write up a new Persona idea.

@Sho Minazuki

School's out. I'm finishing up my CS tonight.

Tales From the Spider-Verse // Book One: Spidroin

Marcus // ???

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* z w i n g *

Gah, what the--?!

That constant buzzing suddenly turned razor-sharp, practically tugging Marcus backwards as he swung. He twisted in midair, expecting... what, an ambush? A stray pigeon? Strand?

What he got was a rapidly-approaching shock of pink.

Um??

Before he had a chance to course correct, the pink blur did it for him, firing out a web--

UM??

--and trying to swing around him... clipping a fire escape, spinning through the air, and crashing back-first, upside-down, onto the adjoining building. Marcus had slowed his own swing using the very same fire escape, and was now wall-crawling toward the unfortunate masked fellow as he babbled about... something. Marcus blinked, raising the visor on his helmet to stare down the interloper.

His eyes went from the... abundance of pink, to the medically-masked face, to the weird, complex gadgets on the man's wrists. They did match the descriptions of something he'd heard of Strand having, but... no. Not like this. Not pasted to a wall, upside-down. That's definitely not Strand.

"...Should I be insulted that you thought my first instinct would be to punch you?"

And then the third voice cropped up out of nowhere, and Marcus turned toward the fire escape to see yet another masked figure. It was like a convention for weirdos.

So, a convention.

Marcus glanced between Upside-Down and Right-Side-Up, back and forth, before speaking again.

"...Well one of us is gonna have to change."

Lame joke deployed, Marcus lowered his visor once again, looking to the third swinger of the night, so far.

"So, uh... I don't suppose you've also got the, uh... 'skin condition' thing we've got going on?" said Marcus, motioning between himself and P!nk with his thumb. "'Cause this seems like the kind of night for weird coincidences like that."

@Azure Bubbles@soren

Tales From the Spider-Verse // Book One: Spidroin

Saturday, October 4th, 20XX

Greenwich Village, 6:00 pm EST

One month after the Recluse Incident

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Marcus shivered as he climbed the alley wall, reaching up to adjust the motorcycle helmet he was wearing. It was more or less a cheap costume, but it would have to do. Besides, if he fell, the helmet would be better to have on than a bare head.

He frowned, and looked down at the ground.

Three stories down.

...Not that a helmet is gonna save me from that, he thought dully. He shook his head, and kept climbing. The building wasn't that tall, but when you were scaling it from the outside, it felt a lot worse than it was. It was also a lot colder, of course, what with the sun already being down and, well... being on the outside of a building. Marcus wasn't inclined to vertigo, but even so, the thought had his head spinning. He never would have considered doing something like this a month ago.

I also hadn't been gassed a month ago...

It had all started from there- within the first week, he'd started feeling... symptoms. Odd symptoms. Hyper sensitivity to sound. To touch. Weird impulses, like someone flipped a switch on his fight-or-flight response. Then, things started getting weirder.

Like, "waking up on the ceiling" weirder.

Over the last month, more and more "symptoms" had shown up. More powers, he should say. The shadows clinging to his motor gear, for instance. The wall crawling. The strength, the speed, and most importantly, that annoying-ass sonar in the back of his skull. It was... maddening. Disturbing. Exciting? Exhilarating?

He hadn't told anyone yet. Not Scott. Not Ray. Not his dad. Not even Hector.

He sighed as he scaled the lip of the building. Hector knew something was wrong, or at least different about him. He assumed it was just the trauma of the Incident- and to be fair to him, it was- but there was also the practice he'd been doing. Sneaking out at night, climbing walls, swinging around an industrial park on his "webs." And all the while, that annoying buzzing like someone parked their amp in his head. Well, tonight, he was going to find out the cause.

He limbered up as he stood on top of the apartment building, looking down a good dozen stories to the streets below.

I hope this is a good idea... he thought, backing away from the edge.

Enough room for a running start.

Deep breath. Then another.

And another.

Knees bend, his footsteps echo from atop the rooftop.

And then... there's no more roof. He's airborne.

He starts to fall, his stomach climbing into his chest as gravity starts to assert itself. He flings a hand out, almost desperately, a tendril of shadow spearing into the building across the way.

The line goes taught, and... physics.

An involuntary yelp left Marcus' throat as he swung like a pendulum- down, and then up. His first tendril dissolved just as Marcus hit his peak, soaring into the air. Weightless, then that same sick rush of momentum as he started to drop again. And then, just as before...

Tendril out. Swing. Up, then down. Tendril. Swing. Up and down.

As he got the hang of the movement, Marcus... laughed. He laughed, and laughed, and could not stop laughing. This was... this was great! Better than mere free running, better than even his bike!

I'm never gonna be late to class again! he laughed to himself, kicking his legs to pick up momentum on the next swing, and then...

...he's flying.

"WOO!"

It takes him a moment to remember why he's out here. He focused on the buzzing in the back of his skull... and plucked it like a guitar string.

t w a n g .

And somewhere in the city, something responds. He began heading in the direction of the echo, face determined. Well... determined aside from the ear-to-ear grin he's wearing under his helmet.

Marco... Marco... where are you hiding, weird buzzing noise...?

Persona: Black Crown

@EnterTheHero also I offer Persona designs too in case you wanted to know.

@Sho Minazuki

Oh, yeah. That would be helpful.

Persona: Black Crown

@Sho Minazuki Probably not, it's just a placeholder for now

Persona: Black Crown

WIP

Dani Moritomi

________________________________________ <IMAGE GOES HERE> Name: Dani Moritomi Age: 17 Gender: They/them Nationality: English-Japanese Personality: History Fill this in with your backstory What Is Your Desire? "I want my voice to be heard." ::Combat Information:: <SOLIDUS> Black Regalia: Outfit: An ostentatious three-piece suit and cloak Mask: A snarling golden menpo Authority: Rebel Yell- Dani can embed an emotion into their art, such as joy, rage, sadness, etc., When triggered, that emotion is imposed upon or inflamed within anyone viewing the artwork at that moment. Main Weapon: Shirasaya katana Secondary Weapon: Revolver

________________________________________ <CHARIOT> Name: Basiliscus Historical Information: An erstwhile emperor and revolutionary, he supported the revolt against his predecessor, Zeno, before usurping the chief position himself and having his would-be liege executed. Quickly losing support from his co-conspirators and his subjects for both his treachery and incompetence, Basiliscus' reign lasted little more than a year before Zeno returned and deposed him in turn. Affinities: Fire Skills: Maragi- Light Fire damage to all foes. Rebellion- Increase 1 ally's critical rate for 3 turns. Charges: 2 Special Skills: Aspar's Folly- Dani deals strong Fire damage to all enemies, but self-inflicts a penalty to Defense and Evasion, in turn. Death Sentence- Dani inflicts a weakness to every element (except Almighty) upon one enemy for 1 turn.

Tales From the Spider-Verse // Book One: Spidroin

something something darkness

All right, let’s take it from the top, one more time…

What’s your name?
My name is Marcus Trent Tanner.
Friends and enemies call me Wolf Spider.

How old are you?
I'm 20 years old.

What do you look like?
Umm... you're right here, aren't you? Look at me:



Wait, did you mean my costume? It's... kinda like this:



...but with a lot more black instead of red, since... well, I'll get to that in a minute.

What did you do before the Recluse incident?
My dad's been the one who raised me my whole life. Dunno where my mom went, and Dad doesn't like to talk about it. His business, I guess. He's not the worst parent, sure, but he's... strict. He's a cop, so that's a given. I admit, I've probably acted out a little more than I should have in response. Tried smoking, bought a motorcycle, got involved with some questionable types. Mostly I've gotten busted for being where I shouldn't be, construction sites, private property, that kind of thing. The usual. Ended up in my dad's lockup more than once. Ended up in the ER with a broken bone or two other times. Pretty sure I broke my old man's heart more than once, too. Not gonna lie, I've been reckless. But hey, maybe I'm finally turning it all around.

See, I've always been athletic. I suppose that's why I'm here, instead of doing a 10-20. See, I was good at track and field in high school, and I do the whole "urban exploration" thing in my free time, but I really got an interest in what the trainers were doing about junior or senior year. I'm no doctor, but I like learning about how the body works. How to take someone hurt, and make 'em better. So I'm taking classes at ESU; physical therapy, sports medicine, that sort of thing. I'm not 100% "upstanding," even now, but I'm toning it down for the sake of my old man and my grades. Gotta have a future sometime, right?

One thing I'm a little worried about where Dad's concerned is some... new developments. See, for the last two years, I've been seeing this guy. Yeah, guy. And I've been worried about how my Dad'll take it. I don't think he'll disown me or anything, but... you never know.

Of course, I've got worse things to worry about than coming out, after that attack...

What happened after the incident?
Well, obviously there's the "sticking to walls" bit. I'm stronger, and a lot fucking faster. But the really weird part is, I've got something else, too. See, I can make this dark matter... energy... stuff. Like, kinda looks like solid black hole stuff, yeah? Like solid shadows. I can make a lot with it- limbs, claws, my "webs", even parts of my costume. I basically just raided my riding gear, covered it in shadows, and made a mask out of darkness. It's awesome, right? Instant superhero.

Super Strength- 5
Speed and Agility- 30
Durability- 0
Spider Sense- 20
Regeneration- 5
Mutation (Umbrakinesis)- 40

Do you believe in aliens?
Uh, duh? Big universe. Logically, we can't be the only ones here.

What are your goals for the future?
Well, aside from all of the new... Spider-bullshit, I'm still not giving up on my degree, whenever they open ESU back up. But I've got a lot more to worry about with the Spider-stuff. Don't get me wrong, these powers are awesome. But they're kinda freaky, too. It's harder to ignore things going on, too, when you have a way to stop it. But what's really grinding my gears is that... well, they found that thing, right? The bomb, or device, or whatever. That means someone planned this. They did this on purpose.

And I don't think I can rest easy until I find out who.

You lived in New York for a while now, right? What do you think of the city?
Fuckin' love New York. It's got its ups and downs, but there's nowhere quite like this place anywhere in the world.

How much technology do you use on a daily basis?
I use my phone, play some video games, ride my bike around, whatever. I'm 20, what did you expect?

What do you like?
-Motorcycles
-My boyfriend
-A good run
-Parkour
-Coffee

What do you dislike?
-Tight spaces
-Hospitals
-Too many rules
-Broken bones
-My dad (?)

Do you think true evil exists?
Not really. People do good things for bad reasons, or bad things for good reasons.

What’s your favorite color?
I like red a lot. Especially crimson.

Favorite song?


Anything else to add?
Not really. Uh, what was this for again?

What are your thoughts on these people?
Scott Yi/Best Buds
I've known Scott my whole life. Or near enough that it doesn't matter. We've always been friends, and hopefully always will be. At my craziest, he's the guy I can trust with anything.

Officer Michael Tanner/Complicated
My old man. Tough but... well, he's tough. Being a cop in New York will do that to you. He's not a bad person, he's never laid a hand on me, but... there's always been this gap in between me and him. And I dunno how to bridge it.

Hector Reyes/It's Serious
My boyfriend. Met him through the local urban exploration scene in my senior year. He's a journalism major. We haven't had a lot of time for each other since Recluse, given the circumstances. I hope he's doing okay...

Raymond Davis/We Cool?
I ran with Ray and the Skywalkers a long time ago. Sadly, once someone learned that my dad was a cop, I was out on my ass. Raymond was the only one who didn’t ditch me entirely- I guess getting locked up by my pops on the regular must have said something. We still run together sometimes, though it’s been a while, for obvious reasons.

Strand/More than Myth
Strand's a vigilante you hear about sometimes. Most people don't think he's real, but I'm pretty sure he is. I mean, get this, the guy can supposedly run up walls. Remind you of anyone? I think he's connected to this Recluse thing. Not the perpetrator, but maybe they did to him what happened to all of us first. And if he knows more than I do, it'll pay to compare notes. I've gotta find him.

Tales From the Spider-Verse // Book One: Spidroin

a message from the future

If there’s anyone listening, I just want you to know... I know how you feel. I know you’re scared, and upset. I know things have gotten crazy out there, and you don’t know what’s gonna happen next. That’s understandable. We’re well past the singularity now. And it’s only gonna get crazier from here.

Some of you are worried your neighbors are gonna wake up tomorrow with powers they can’t control. Some of you are worried about yourselves waking up with powers you can’t control. You’re scared of all the bad guys who’ve been cropping up. The monsters.

We get it. It makes sense. And it’s all right to be scared. No one’s judging you.

But there is good news. Because wherever the bad guys are, we’ll be there, too. You’re not alone. You’re not defenseless. We’re here. We exist. And we’re on your side.

We’re the good guys.

The heroes.

Your friendly neighborhood... Spider-Men.

It’s September 1st, 20XX. The location is Earth-1919. Specifically, the New York City of Earth-1919. It’s a world that should look familiar to you. One very much like your own, where legends and superheroes exist only in movies and comic books.

But not for long.

A “gas attack” at Empire State University has turned into an epidemic. Hundreds, even thousands, are falling sick. Greenwich Village has been quarantined. Most of those infected will die.

You will not.

You have been chosen. By some freak chance, or destiny, you have survived. But not unchanged.

And you’re not the only one.

The world is about to get much bigger. Much stranger. Much more dangerous. And you’re going to be at the center of it all.

Are you a hero? A villain? A little of both? Up to you.

Only you can decide what kind of Spider-Man you’ll be.

Welcome to the Spider-Verse. It’s gonna be a wild ride.

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All right, let's do this, for real this time.

Following a chemical attack on Empire State University- dubbed the "Recluse Incident," after the label on a strange device recovered at the scene- you and a choice few others will wake up exhibiting strange symptoms and abilities. Specifically, those of a Spider-Man. How will you react to your new powers? Where will you go, and what will you do? It's all up to you, but be careful; you're not the only one who was affected by the Incident. And some of them might not be so noble as you are...

But with all that out of the way, welcome, have fun, and enjoy your stay here in the Spider-Verse!

Character Sheet

All right, let’s take it from the top, one more time…

What’s your name?
(Obvious.)

How old are you?
(Max age 20; somewhere between high school and college age is preferable.)

What do you look like?
(Description is preferable, picture is acceptable. Both is even better. Costume ideas optional; you can wait for IC for that part.)

What did you do before the Recluse incident?
(Lay your backstories on me, guys. Good, bad, Uncle Ben moments, etc.)

What happened after the incident?
(Power time! Take 100 points. Divvy them up between the following: Super Strength, Agility, Durability, Regeneration, Spider-Sense, and an optional Mutation if you so wish. Then describe your powers in-character. Keep in mind, you’re still superhuman by normal standards. This is just how you set yourself apart from other Spiders.)

Do you believe in aliens?
(Also self-explanatory)

What are your goals for the future?
(These can be your goals as a newly-minted superhero, or mundane goals like going to college and finding your career. Hey, Spider-Manning doesn’t pay the bills; everyone’s gotta have an ambition, right?)

You lived in New York for a while now, right? What do you think of the city?

How much technology do you use on a daily basis?

What do you like?
(Hobbies, talents, interests, things you like and are good at.)

What do you dislike?
(Fears, food you hate, things you consider not-good or bad.)

Do you think true evil exists?
(Heavy question, eh? Just answer honestly. No pressure.)

What’s your favorite color?
(Self-explanatory; also a place to put your text color if you have one.)

Favorite song?
(What song defines your character?)

Anything else to add?
(Miscellaneous. Anything that wasn’t covered upstairs, or anything you think is worth mentioning.)

What are your thoughts on these people?
(Relations. List each character by name, in their respective color, and your character’s current thoughts on them. Most characters should be aware of each other at least a little. To what extent is up to you.)

CS Template

[center][color=red][h2]All right, let’s take it from the top, one more time…[/h2][/color]

[color=FFFFFF][b]What’s your name?[/b]
(Obvious.)

[b]How old are you?[/b]
(Max age 20; somewhere between high school and college age is preferable.)

[b]What do you look like?[/b]
(Description is preferable, picture is acceptable. Both is even better. Costume ideas optional; you can wait for IC for that part.)

[b]What did you do before the Recluse incident?[/b]
(Lay your backstories on me, guys. Good, bad, Uncle Ben moments, etc.)

[b]What happened after the incident?[/b]
(Power time! Take 100 points. Divvy them up between the following: Super Strength, Agility, Durability, Regeneration, Spider-Sense, and an optional Mutation if you so wish. Then describe your powers in-character. Keep in mind, you’re still superhuman by normal standards. This is just how you set yourself apart from other Spiders.)

[b]Do you believe in aliens?[/b]
(Also self-explanatory)

[b]What are your goals for the future?[/b]
(These can be your goals as a newly-minted superhero, or mundane goals like going to college and paying the bills. Hey, Spider-Manning doesn’t pay the bills; everyone’s gotta have an ambition, right?)

[b]You lived in New York for a while now, right? What do you think of the city?[/b]

[b]How much technology do you use on a daily basis?[/b]

[b]What do you like?[/b]
(Hobbies, talents, interests, things you like and are good at.)

[b]What do you dislike?[/b]
(Fears, food you hate, things you consider not-good or bad.)

[b]Do you think true evil exists?[/b]
(Heavy question, eh? Just answer honestly. No pressure.)

[b]What’s your favorite color?[/b]
(Self-explanatory; also a place to put your text color if you have one.)

[b]Favorite song?[/b]
(What song defines your character?)

[b]Anything else to add?[/b]
(Miscellaneous. Anything that wasn’t covered upstairs, or anything you think is worth mentioning.)

[b]What are your thoughts on these people?[/b]
(Relations. List each character by name, in their respective color, and your character’s [u][i]current[/i][/u] thoughts on them. Most characters should be aware of each other at least a little. To what extent is up to you.)
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Spider-Discord can be found here.

Have fun, my Spiders...

Tales From the Spider-Verse // Book One: Spidroin

@ResultsMayVary I’d like to keep things a little more grounded, at first. So, as fun as all of those concepts are, I’m gonna have to ask for your first character to be a human person.

We can discuss the weird stuff later, ‘cause trust me: it’s gonna get weird.

Persona: Black Crown

@EnterTheHero I think now is a decent time to start writing a character. This section ends after a fight and introducing the gimmick of this entire RP, which I will also need to explain in OOC when I get to it.

@Sho Minazuki

Sounds good. I’ll get on that when I’m off work today.