HenryJonesJr

Create-A-Hero: A Superhero RPG Season 2- New Horizons (Closed)

GMs, do I need to do anything to my existing character sheet before jumping back in?

Create-A-Hero: A Superhero RPG Season 2- New Horizons (Closed)

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Sweet! Hoping to bring Art back into the fray?

@DearTrickster

Yup! I had way too many outlines written for story ideas not to. I've been getting the itch, and life has finally slowed down to a point where I can sit down and really write.

Create-A-Hero: A Superhero RPG Season 2- New Horizons (Closed)

So it's been a while, but I'm jumping back into writing. Would love to jump back into this. Updating my character and trying to catch up on the IC thread

Marvel: Knights of New York

I still have the dreams, sometimes. The sting of the electric cattle prod against my skin as I cower in the corner of a cage. Its sparks illuminate the darkness, giving me flashes of the faces of the devils that torture me for amusement as we cross the sea. Other than their laughter and the spark of their instrument, all I can hear is the groaning of the cargo container against the water. Around my neck, the collar suppressing my mutant abilities constricts tightly. I only have enough breath to survive. None to talk to the other mutants in the cages around me. None to scream in pain as the prod comes down again. I had been scared in the past, wandering through the European forests alone. But there is nothing like staring your slavers in the face as they inflict pain for sport.

The nightmares come and go. Ever since I moved into Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, they have become less and less frequent. Building a family around yourself can heal a lot of ills, and my X-Men family has done that.

At least until recently.

When stories began appearing on the news about abducted kids, my trek across the ocean once again krept into my dreams. When Professor Xavier began to openly muse that it was mutant children disappearing, I was on that ship damn near every night.

They stopped last week when Professor X told Shadowcat and I that we’d be going to New York to track the kidnappers down. Even the chance to take down the people who imprisoned me and took Rahne from me has me running at a high motor.

Rahne. The name still hurts to think about. She was better than me in every way, and she’s more than likely a slave to some depraved lunatic.

But if I have anything to do with it, it’ll never happen to anyone again. I’m gonna make sure of that.

“You understand this is a recon mission, first and foremost,” Scott Summers, better known as Cyclops, says to Kitty and I. Scott is like the big brother I never had, but he can certainly be a hardass more often than not. I know it rubs Kitty the wrong way, but it’s never bothered me much. Scott has the weight of the world on his shoulders. The X-Men are the most visible group of mutants on the planet, and it’s a planet that doesn’t love mutants all that much. “If you can help it, I don’t want you interfering. Verify our suspicions and get back to us.”

“Understood,” Kitty Pryde, one of my very best friends and teammate, nods. While the two of us are some of the youngest members of the team, she’s already become one of the keystone members. She’s relished the opportunity.

Not that I haven’t. But I’ve always had a mischievous streak that doesn’t always jive well with Scott’s no nonsense form of leadership. Logan enjoys it, sure, but Logan isn’t the leader of the team. Still, as a circus performer, I guess it’s in my blood. I like to have fun and make people smile.

“Kurt?” Cyclop’s crimson gaze falls on me.

“Da, I understand,” I nod to him and smile. It seems to make him at ease.

It’s of course a lie. I’m not going to let an opportunity to take down the men who ruined my life slip through my fingers. Scott doesn’t understand. Kitty doesn’t understand. Hell, Professor X barely does. None of them understand what it feels like to have been hunted like a wild animal with the person you love running beside you. They don’t know what it’s like to be treated like a dog in a cage.

I do, and it fills me with righteous anger every time I think about it.

“We have a contact with SHIELD in the city,” Professor Charles Xavier adds as he moves forward towards the two of us. Charles Xavier is like my second adoptive father. The man has more nurturing care than should be humanly possible. There are over one hundred children at this school, and he knows and loves every single one of them like they are his own. There’s no better face for mutant kind on the planet. “She’ll make contact once the two of your are settled in your apartment. Remember, your cover is a young couple right out of college. Kurt, is your image enducer working correctly?”

“Da, professor,” I nod. I’m what society would call an obvious mutant. It’s hard to be blue, furry, and with a tail and be considered otherwise. Luckily, Hank McCoy had developed a holographic image projector to hide his own furry visage. “I had it set to Channing Tatum to mess vith the younger students, but I will change it to the default setting for the mission.”

“Very good. We’re counting on you two,” Xavier smiles warmly at Kitty and I. That’s what I’ll miss the most about being away from the school. Even in the thick of a crisis with the Brotherhood, it still feels like home. Xavier still feels like the patriarch of this great big freaky family. New York’s not going to have that.

“And remember New York is on the verge of exploding,” Scott adds in. “We need to try and keep a low profile.”

Scott isn’t being hyperbolic either. Ever since the death of the Green Goblin and the disappearance of Spider-Man, the city has transformed into the wild west. It’s the reason the mutant slavers have moved in. They see a vulnerability and are pouncing at the opportunity to make a profit off the city’s misery. They’re bottom feeders, and I’ll make sure they’re treated as such.

“We won’t let you down, Professor,” Kitty says determined, flashing a sly smile at me. The two of us are on the same page with this one. She wants to finish this mission on our own without any help. The two of us can do it. We know we can. She has the knowledge of New York, and I know how these guys operate. There’s no stopping us.

“I know you won’t,” Charles Xavier’s calm and confident voice floats through the air. “Now go pack and be ready, X-Men. We have a mission to complete.”

Marvel: Knights of New York

Yea sorry. Work has been insane. Working on it now. It’s like 1/2 done and should be up tonight

Marvel: Knights of New York

I’ll have my first post up tomorrow

Marvel: Knights of New York

Any idea when the IC will go up?

Marvel: Knights of New York

MARVEL: KNIGHTS OF NEW YORK

The Incredible Nightcrawler

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CHARACTER BIO:

Real Name: Kurt Wagner

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Powers, Abilities, and Gear:
Kurt has the ability to teleport from one place to another, traveling through a parallel dimension as he does so. While Kurt's power theoretically allows him to travel anywhere he pleases, long distance jumps drain him physically. Also, without direct line of sight he runs the risk of teleporting himself into a physical object, which would kill him. Kurt's mutant physiology has also granted him incredible dexterity, a prehensile tail, and the ability to wall-crawl. Kurt is also an expert fencer, a skill he picked up during his time in the circus.

Gear-wise, he has a holographic disguise emitter, which allows him to blend in with normal looking humans when needed.

Origin:
Kurt was abandoned as a baby in Germany by parent unknown to him, presumably because of his clearly-mutant visage. Luckily, the newborn was discovered by a traveling circus. He was raised by the childless acrobats in the circus and given the name Kurt. When he was old enough, he began performing under the moniker of "The Incredible Nightcrawler". Kurt loved his time with the circus, but was forced to flee as Anti-Mutant sentiment began to sweep across the globe. He knew what he looked like, and he knew if he continued to stay with the circus, he was putting all the people he loved in danger. In the dark of the night while the circus was moving from one city to another, Kurt teleported away, leaving the only family he ever knew.

He lived in isolation in the forests of Eastern Europe for years, managing to hunt and forage for all the food he needed. His powers allowed him to survive, and he was content in his solitude.

That is, until he met Rahne Sinclair. Rahne, like Kurt, was a young mutant running from persecution to save her family. The two came across one another in the woods, and decided to join up to increase both their survival and morale. Rahne had the ability to turn herself into a wolf-like creature, which was fearsome for those who were too ignorant to see her for who she really was.

Over their months together, Kurt and Rahne fell in love, and their life together, though hard, was happy.

Unfortunately for the young couple, Kurt was spotted on one of his rare visits to the local village. Word of the "Demon of the Forest" got out, and the two were captured by a gang of mutant slavers. He was shipped to America where an unknown experiment was in his future. Rahne, however, was sent somewhere else, and Kurt had no idea where. Whispers of "hounds" came to his ear, but little else. Thankfully, before he was delivered to his final destination, Kurt was saved by the X-Men and taken to their home outside New York.

There Kurt found his place in the world, and became part of the team himself. Thanks to his powers, Wagner is invaluable as a scout for the team.

After reports of vanishing mutants began to point towards shady dealings in the volatile New York City, Kurt and his best friend Kitty Pryde were dispatched to New York City to investigate. Thanks to SHIELD's ever present eye sweeping over the city, the two were instructed to keep a low profile and merely investigate.

Whether or not they could do that and stay alive was the real question.
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STORY INFO:

High Concept:The X-Men are some of the best characters in comics, but most of their storylines aren't what you' consider small. I'd like to take some of my favorite characters from the franchise, take them out of their blockbuster domain, and stick them into a noir-style story filled with gangsters, slavers, cults, and downright bad people. Kurt and Kitty will be in the most danger they've ever been in. New York is a powderkeg ready to blow, and the citizenry and SHIELD have no desire to have mutants operating in their midst. The two Young X-Men will also be dealing with New York's criminal element, something neither of them are used to.

Motivation and Conflict: This is personal for Kurt. He himself was almost a victim of the mysterious group kidnapping mutants. He wants to know who took his friend, and, if possible, save her. Still, he knows these slavers, who ever they are, are well equipped. He doesn’t know if he and Kitty will survive this mission.

Notes:
NPCs
Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat - Kurt's best friend and teammate. The two were dispatched to NYC to investigate reports of mutant kidnapping and slave trading. The two's powers allowing them to keep a low profile was why Professor X chose them for the assignment.

Piotr Rasputin/Colossus - Kurt’s other best friend and Kitty’s boyfriend

Agent Danielle "Dani" Moonstar - A mutant and an agent in the ranks of SHIELD, Dani is Professor X's informant in New York. She is also working with the two X-Men while they are in the city.

Church of Humanity - A fundamentalist group who believes humanity is in a holy war with mutant-kind.
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PLAYER INFO:

Player Name: HenryJonesJr
Preferred Contact Method: PM
Why This Character?: It's honestly a throwback to my start in the RPing community. Kurt was the very first character I played as, and I saw this as an opportunity to revisit him. Plus I have a fun, noir detective-type story to tell with him.
What Can You Bring to the RPG?: An experienced player with (hopefully) a fun story to tell.

Marvel: Knights of New York

MARVEL: KNIGHTS OF NEW YORK

The Incredible Nightcrawler

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CHARACTER BIO:

Real Name: Kurt Wagner

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Powers, Abilities, and Gear:
Kurt has the ability to teleport from one place to another, traveling through a parallel dimension as he does so. While Kurt's power theoretically allows him to travel anywhere he pleases, long distance jumps drain him physically. Also, without direct line of sight he runs the risk of teleporting himself into a physical object, which would kill him. Kurt's mutant physiology has also granted him incredible dexterity, a prehensile tail, and the ability to wall-crawl. Kurt is also an expert fencer, a skill he picked up during his time in the circus.

Gear-wise, he has a holographic disguise emitter, which allows him to blend in with normal looking humans when needed.

Origin:
Kurt was abandoned as a baby in Germany by parent unknown to him, presumably because of his clearly-mutant visage. Luckily, the newborn was discovered by a traveling circus. He was raised by the childless acrobats in the circus and given the name Kurt. When he was old enough, he began performing under the moniker of "The Incredible Nightcrawler". Kurt loved his time with the circus, but was forced to flee as Anti-Mutant sentiment began to sweep across the globe. He knew what he looked like, and he knew if he continued to stay with the circus, he was putting all the people he loved in danger. In the dark of the night while the circus was moving from one city to another, Kurt teleported away, leaving the only family he ever knew.

He lived in isolation in the forests of Eastern Europe for years, managing to hunt and forage for all the food he needed. His powers allowed him to survive, and he was content in his solitude.

That is, until he met Rahne Sinclair. Rahne, like Kurt, was a young mutant running from persecution to save her family. The two came across one another in the woods, and decided to join up to increase both their survival and morale. Rahne had the ability to turn herself into a wolf-like creature, which was fearsome for those who were too ignorant to see her for who she really was.

Over their months together, Kurt and Rahne fell in love, and their life together, though hard, was happy.

Unfortunately for the young couple, Kurt was spotted on one of his rare visits to the local village. Word of the "Demon of the Forest" got out, and the two were captured by a gang of mutant slavers. He was shipped to America where an unknown experiment was in his future. Rahne, however, was sent somewhere else, and Kurt had no idea where. Whispers of "hounds" came to his ear, but little else. Thankfully, before he was delivered to his final destination, Kurt was saved by the X-Men and taken to their home outside New York.

There Kurt found his place in the world, and became part of the team himself. Thanks to his powers, Wagner is invaluable as a scout for the team.

After reports of vanishing mutants began to point towards shady dealings in the volatile New York City, Kurt and his best friend Kitty Pryde were dispatched to New York City to investigate. Thanks to SHIELD's ever present eye sweeping over the city, the two were instructed to keep a low profile and merely investigate.

Whether or not they could do that and stay alive was the real question.
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STORY INFO:

High Concept:The X-Men are some of the best characters in comics, but most of their storylines aren't what you' consider small. I'd like to take some of my favorite characters from the franchise, take them out of their blockbuster domain, and stick them into a noir-style story filled with gangsters, slavers, cults, and downright bad people. Kurt and Kitty will be in the most danger they've ever been in. New York is a powderkeg ready to blow, and the citizenry and SHIELD have no desire to have mutants operating in their midst. The two Young X-Men will also be dealing with New York's criminal element, something neither of them are used to.

Motivation and Conflict: This is personal for Kurt. He himself was almost a victim of the mysterious group kidnapping mutants. He wants to know who took his friend, and, if possible, save her. Still, he knows these slavers, who ever they are, are well equipped. He doesn’t know if he and Kitty will survive this mission.

Notes:
NPCs
Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat - Kurt's best friend and teammate. The two were dispatched to NYC to investigate reports of mutant kidnapping and slave trading. The two's powers allowing them to keep a low profile was why Professor X chose them for the assignment.

Piotr Rasputin/Colossus - Kurt’s other best friend and Kitty’s boyfriend

Agent Danielle "Dani" Moonstar - A mutant and an agent in the ranks of SHIELD, Dani is Professor X's informant in New York. She is also working with the two X-Men while they are in the city.

Church of Humanity - A fundamentalist group who believes humanity is in a holy war with mutant-kind.
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PLAYER INFO:

Player Name: HenryJonesJr
Preferred Contact Method: PM
Why This Character?: It's honestly a throwback to my start in the RPing community. Kurt was the very first character I played as, and I saw this as an opportunity to revisit him. Plus I have a fun, noir detective-type story to tell with him.
What Can You Bring to the RPG?: An experienced player with (hopefully) a fun story to tell.

Marvel: Knights of New York

A wild old poster appears!

Anyway, writing up my character sheet now. I'm going way, way back for my concept. Back to the first character I ever RP'd as back on Superhero Hype.

Anyway, be back later.

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