Korkoa

Discworld-themed RP?

@Lord Coake This is a very good point, and something I neglected to mention. Canon characters will not be playable, they will be used (mostly) sparingly as NPCs. When they are used, I encourage any other fans of this series to critique my playing of them so I can try to stay true to these characters.

Never Normal - a Superhero Vigilante RP

Awesome! I'm excited to start this, I've been wanting to play Jason for years!

Never Normal - a Superhero Vigilante RP

Name: Jason Grave

Quote: "Pain is temporary. Victory is eternal."

Alias: Turn Back or TB

Age: 22

Gender: Male

Family: Mother (Deceased), Father, Emma Graves (Sister).

Occupation: Office assistant

Appearance:

Tall at 6'1" and lithe, Jason is what many would describe as lanky. He has above average strength for his size, but not of any surprising strength. His face is hard beyond his years, his brow in an almost perpetual furrow. His icy blue eyes seem to pierce into ones soul, and he keeps his black hair combed back close to his head. His left hand is a prosthetic, one of the new models that link to the users nervous system and respond in a similar manner to a real hand.

Jason wears business-type button-up shirts and nice ties for his day job, however once the sun sets it's a very different story. Jason changes from a 'mild-mannered' office person to a darkly-dressed vigilante. He wears a tight black shirt and loose-fit dark jeans. He wears a black glove on his right hand, and has steel-toed boots.
Method of Operation: Jason tends to leap into the middle of a fray, getting into fights with criminals at the drop of a hat. He often allows himself to be hit several times near the beginning of a fight, both to lull his opponents into a sense of security, and to build up his own power. Once he starts to fight back, he uses a folding staff to gather momentum, going for the head, the gut, the knees, any weak point he thinks he can exploit.

Superpower: Kinetic absorbtion and redistribution.

Jason has the ability to absorb and redirect and kinetic energy that he is aware of coming into contact with him. This manifests ina few different ways, as listed below.

Enhanced Stamina

By reabsorbing the energy expended while walking or running, Jason can go much further than the normal person without needing to stop for rest. This is not indefinite however, as some energy is lost with each step.

Limited Invulnerability

So long as Jason is aware of physical attacks made against him, he can absorb the energy of the blow without it harming him. This includes bullets.

Energy Storage/Redirection

Jason can store any kinetic energy absorbed within his body or any object he touches as excess potential energy, to be used as extra force. For example, if he is hit by someone, he can store the energy of that hit into his staff to hit them back with the strength of the staff, and the force they had originally hit him with.

Weaknesses

The energy conversion used by Jason is unstable, making any stored energy equally unstable. If he stores the energy for too long, it will begin to entropy, with explosively catastrophic results. This weakness enhances in both speed and power the more energy is absorbed. For example, the force of an apple hitting his head could lie dormant for weeks or months before detonating, but the power of a train could only be held for a few minutes. In addition to this, Jason is not immune to damage taken from unknown sources, he must be aware of an enemy in order to use his powers to defend himself.

Skills: Jason has learned how to fight, though not in any particular style. More the 'jump and run' tactics young gang members often use on the streets, with the major exception being: Jason doesn't run.

Jason has an above-average understanding of technology, and can familiarize himself with a new computer quite quickly.

Jason is a mediocre baseball player.

Equipment: Folding staff, tucked into a back pocket. Cell phone. Steel-toed boots. A handful of metal nuts

Personality: Jason is often cold upon his first meeting. He keeps very professional and businesslike, often not exchanging many words at all. Once he begins to warm up to a person however, another side of him comes out. Jason will begin smiling and joking more, enagaging in conversation and sharing stories of his life. He doesn't have many people he would consider a friend, but those he does he would give his life for.

Enemies, on the other hand, see a completely reversed Jason. They see someone who will sit and take a beating, any punishment they can dole out while laughing in their face. Criminals know fear as Turn Back begins to taunt them as he gets up and uses the force of their own blows to beat them senseless. Those who seek to do him harm see a cold, hard face with an icy stare before a booted sole darkens their vision, sometimes for the last time.

Biography: Jason was born into a poor immigrant family from Europe, who wanted nothing more than to see their boy become a famous American baseball player (Which is, of course, the American dream). His life was dominated by the sport, from playing catch with his father in the back yard using stones when they couldn't afford a new ball, to joining a local little league team as soon as he was big enough. Jason't family had always been low on money, but his mother and father managed to scrape together everything Jason needed for the team. Unfortunately, it seemed Jason was doomed to a life of mediocre sports talent. He never really shone on the field, making a few nice plays and a good hit here or there, but not reaching the standards his parents hoped he would.

Jason's life changed for the first time at the age of 12. During one of the final baseball games of the season, he stood a bit too close to the plate in an all-planned effort to hit the ball with more force. His left hand was struck by the pitch, a fastball right to his knuckles, though Jason felt no pain. He soon forgot the incident however, until a week or two later, when his hand began to ache. Not able to afford a doctor, his parents looked at it, said it seemed fine, and wrapped it with soft cloth, to try and sooth the paid. Soon after, Jason's hand exploded in a flash of purple, the decaying energy from the baseball weeks prior finally taking its toll. The family was introduced to one of the facets of the 'American Dream'; privatized healthcare. The bills from the hospitals, all the tests done, and getting even the cheapest prosthetic they could find all but bankrupted the family. Each parents was forced to take another job just to survive, and that was when Jason's life changed again.

Late one night, walking home form work in an attempt to save money on bus fare, Jason's mother was jumped by a group of muggers. Desperately trying to defend her hard-earned money, she fought back against her attackers, who decided it was easier to simply pull a knife. Jason got the news before leaving for school the next day; his mother had been killed. This sent the boy's father into a spiraling depression, he barely ate or slept, and stopped talking to anybody at all. Jason did everything he could to help, but his father was left a broken shell of a man. Soon after, Jason swore vengeance on the criminals of his city, vowing to use his newfound powers to destroy the people who had taken both his parents from him and ruined his life.

Theme Song: TBD

Relationships: TBD

Extra: We are not normal.

Discworld-themed RP?

Alright folks, I've had in idea bouncing around in my head for awhile, and before I put keys-to-screen as it were, I thought I'd check here to see if there was any interest. For those of you unaware of what Discworld is, it is a book series created by the immortal Sir Terry Pratchett, based upon a fantasy-style world that is a flat disk, set atop four massive elephants, perched on the back of a space-faring sea turtle. It is satire at its finest, in my opinion, using fantasy tropes to their extreme to point out how ridiculous certain aspects of both fantasy and real life are.

The plot of said RP would mainly revolve around the city of Ankh-Morpork, a bustling, stinking, oozing metropolis on the coast of the major continent of the Disc. Murmurs are stirring that an heir to the ancient line of city-kings has appeared, and the corrupt, but very efficiently ruling Lord Vetinari may feel threatened by this usurper to his rule (Though some would say his office is the original usurpers, but pay them no mind, they're on their way to the scorpion pits anyway).

YOU would play as an ordinary citizen of the city, be they human, dwarf, troll, vampire, zombie, were-beast, gargoyle, liberated golem, goblin, Nobby Nobbs or gnoll. The time will come to choose a side in the coming 'political debates', which may be a good deal more bloody than any party hopes for...

I'm not sure if I want this to be a Free play or Casual, and am open to suggestions either way, as well as any suggestions you may have otherwise.

Never Normal - a Superhero Vigilante RP

Jason Grave

Name: Jason Grave

Quote: "Pain is temporary. Victory is eternal."

Alias: Turn Back or TB

Age: 22

Gender: Male

Family: Mother (Deceased), Father

Occupation: Office assistant

Appearance: Tall and lithe, Jason is what many would describe as lanky. He has above average strength for his size, but not of any surprising strength. His face is hard beyond his years, his brow in an almost perpetual furrow. His icy blue eyes seem to pierce into ones soul, and he keeps his black hair combed back close to his head. His left hand is a prosthetic, one of the new models that link to the users nervous system and respond in a similar manner to a real hand.

Jason wears business-type button-up shirts and nice ties for his day job, however once the sun sets it's a very different story. Jason changes from a 'mild-mannered' office person to a darkly-dressed vigilante. He wears a tight black shirt and loose-fit dark jeans. He wears a black glove on his right hand, and has steel-toed boots.
Method of Operation: Jason tends to leap into the middle of a fray, getting into fights with criminals at the drop of a hat. He often allows himself to be hit several times near the beginning of a fight, both to lull his opponents into a sense of security, and to build up his own power. Once he starts to fight back, he uses a folding staff to gather momentum, going for the head, the gut, the knees, any weak point he thinks he can exploit.

Superpower: Kinetic absorbtion and redistribution.

Jason has the ability to absorb and redirect and kinetic energy that he is aware of coming into contact with him. This manifests ina few different ways, as listed below.

Enhanced Stamina

By reabsorbing the energy expended while walking or running, Jason can go much further than the normal person without needing to stop for rest. This is not indefinite however, as some energy is lost with each step.

Limited Invulnerability

So long as Jason is aware of physical attacks made against him, he can absorb the energy of the blow without it harming him. This includes bullets.

Energy Storage/Redirection

Jason can store any kinetic energy absorbed within his body or any object he touches as excess potential energy, to be used as extra force. For example, if he is hit by someone, he can store the energy of that hit into his staff to hit them back with the strength of the staff, and the force they had originally hit him with.

Weaknesses

The energy conversion used by Jason is unstable, making any stored energy equally unstable. If he stores the energy for too long, it will begin to entropy, with explosively catastrophic results. This weakness enhances in both speed and power the more energy is absorbed. For example, the force of an apple hitting his head could lie dormant for weeks or months before detonating, but the power of a train could only be held for a few minutes. In addition to this, Jason is not immune to damage taken from unknown sources, he must be aware of an enemy in order to use his powers to defend himself.

Skills: Jason has learned how to fight, though not in any particular style. More the 'jump and run' tactics young gang members often use on the streets, with the major exception being: Jason doesn't run.

Jason has an above-average understanding of technology, and can familiarize himself with a new computer quite quickly.

Jason is a mediocre baseball player.

Equipment: Folding staff, tucked into a back pocket. Cell phone. Steel-toed boots. A handful of metal nuts

Personality: Jason is often cold upon his first meeting. He keeps very professional and businesslike, often not exchanging many words at all. Once he begins to warm up to a person however, another side of him comes out. Jason will begin smiling and joking more, enagaging in conversation and sharing stories of his life. He doesn't have many people he would consider a friend, but those he does he would give his life for.

Enemies, on the other hand, see a completely reversed Jason. They see someone who will sit and take a beating, any punishment they can dole out while laughing in their face. Criminals know fear as Turn Back begins to taunt them as he gets up and uses the force of their own blows to beat them senseless. Those who seek to do him harm see a cold, hard face with an icy stare before a booted sole darkens their vision, sometimes for the last time.

Biography: Jason was born into a poor immigrant family from Europe, who wanted nothing more than to see their boy become a famous American baseball player (Which is, of course, the American dream). His life was dominated by the sport, from playing catch with his father in the back yard using stones when they couldn't afford a new ball, to joining a local little league team as soon as he was big enough. Jason't family had always been low on money, but his mother and father managed to scrape together everything Jason needed for the team. Unfortunately, it seemed Jason was doomed to a life of mediocre sports talent. He never really shone on the field, making a few nice plays and a good hit here or there, but not reaching the standards his parents hoped he would.

Jason's life changed for the first time at the age of 12. During one of the final baseball games of the season, he stood a bit too close to the plate in an all-planned effort to hit the ball with more force. His left hand was struck by the pitch, a fastball right to his knuckles, though Jason felt no pain. He soon forgot the incident however, until a week or two later, when his hand began to ache. Not able to afford a doctor, his parents looked at it, said it seemed fine, and wrapped it with soft cloth, to try and sooth the paid. Soon after, Jason's hand exploded in a flash of purple, the decaying energy from the baseball weeks prior finally taking its toll. The family was introduced to one of the facets of the 'American Dream'; privatized healthcare. The bills from the hospitals, all the tests done, and getting even the cheapest prosthetic they could find all but bankrupted the family. Each parents was forced to take another job just to survive, and that was when Jason's life changed again.

Late one night, walking home form work in an attempt to save money on bus fare, Jason's mother was jumped by a group of muggers. Desperately trying to defend her hard-earned money, she fought back against her attackers, who decided it was easier to simply pull a knife. Jason got the news before leaving for school the next day; his mother had been killed. This sent the boy's father into a spiraling depression, he barely ate or slept, and stopped talking to anybody at all. Jason did everything he could to help, but his father was left a broken shell of a man. Soon after, Jason swore vengeance on the criminals of his city, vowing to use his newfound powers to destroy the people who had taken both his parents from him and ruined his life.

Theme Song: TBD

Relationships: TBD

Extra: We are not normal.

Amnesia in Space

Roka Zale

Name: Roka Zale

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Physical Description: Standing a good 6'4", Roka makes a rather imposing figure. He has a very solid build, and looks like he belongs standing outside a nightclub. He keeps his light brown hair pulled back into a short ponytail, and has a well-trimmed beard, hugging his jawline and arcing up into a moustache, though his chin is kept clean shaven; revealing a small scar on it. The only other major feature about Roka is the mechanical left arm that extends up to his elbow. His outfit is the standard fare aboard the ship, with purple patches on it.

Special Skills: Roka is a genius when it comes to technology, though his appearance suggests otherwise. If given physical access to a system, he can find a way to hack into it. His mechanical hand has several tools build into it to allow him to access machines and make basic repairs to things, as well as to couple himself to a computer. He has a biomechanical implant in his temple which allows him to remotely access any computer system he's familiar with, so long as he's within twenty feet of it. This allows him to 'meld' his mind with the computer for a time, running commands at the speed of thought, and being able to see into the system itself.

Profession: IT specialist/Science Officer.

History: Roka was born to be a mechanic. Literally; his father needed someone to take over the family business. From the time he could walk he was being taught how to work with machines, though it never interested him. He was more fascinated by the technology behind the machines, how the computers ran systems and knew what to do. Several years after his father officially hired him, he convinced his father to open up an IT division of the shop, which he began to run. He still helped out on the mechanical side of things, and one day while working on a particularly stubborn piece of tech he decided to try out the new Compu-Interface implant he'd bought. Becoming distracted by the unfamiliar sensations of merging his mind with a computer, he let his physical attention slip, not realizing his arm was inside the teeth of the machine before turning it on. He woke up weeks later in the hospital, his arm having been amputated after it was ripped to pieces by the computer-guided harvester.

After recovering from his injuries, and saving some money for a few years, he purchased the prosthetic arms he now has, interfaced with his mind to react as though it were a real arm, with some improvements. He began to build his reputation as a competent IT specialist, and was eventually offered a position on a ship, which he accepted gladly. Having never been off-world, he relished the opportunity, and made an agreement with his father that upon his return, he would take over the shop and settle down.

Personality: Roka is a very happy person, quick with a smile or a joke. He wants nothing more than to make people happy, and to see new and exciting things. He can sometimes be impulsive, but his experience with the harvester tempered that a bit. He wants to make new friends wherever he goes, and tends to have a lot of patience for people. However, if someone hurts one of his friends, Roka will hold a grudge towards that person for a very long time, becoming cold, ruthless, and calculating towards them.

Checking this out.

Hello everyone! I'm Korkoa, and I was introduced to this site by a friend of mine. I've been looking for more places to RP, and this seems like just the place. I have been RPing online for about 10 years now, and have recently gotten into tabletop RP as well. I'm by no means a professional, but I'm always looking to improve!

I like RP's on a variety of subjects, from fandom-based to original RPs. I tend to steer more towards RP's with fantastical powers, such as magic or superheroes; though more mundane RPs can be fun as well. I look forward to playing some games with you guys!