Omega Man

Mean Streets of Steel City

It was two forty-five and the bell just rang at Eisner High School. The school buses outside were a steel gray like most of the city. Thousands of citizens waited for the completion of the elevated mass transit system. Some kids still walked home as there were suburbs just across the highway. Jake Johnson looked for a broom closet to change into his blue clothing and don his mask. Mister Brightside was long gone by now, but surely a hero or two had made an attempt to take the guy down. As Boy Blue, Jake patrolled the edge of Kings Bay and practiced with his horn near the end of Copper Creek. Like many other days, he bumped into the Copper Kids Gang.

“We told ya, you ain’t welcome ‘round here.” One of the kids in their late teens claimed.

“I told you, sooner or later one of these mobsters is gonna execute the lot of you. You don’t have to be goons for hire.” Boy Blue stated in response. “Just tell me, who paid you to burn down the orphanage?”

The gang had been sipping on moonshine, likely given to them by one of the bootleggers tied to the mobs and gangs of the city. Their health was impaired to say the least.

((The Copper Kids Gang’s Health will be cut in half due to the moonshine in them and them not being very large people. Their Health will begin at 5 HP!!))

One of the kids wielding a ball bat came from behind BB and struck him in the shoulder.

BB – 12 (lost 1 HP)
CKG1 – 5

Boy Blue turned around and tripped the kid up, putting him on the ground. They were in a large field by Copper Creek next to a couple abandoned warehouses.

BB – 12
CKG1 – 4 (lost 1 HP)

Another kid came in with a cheap shot that turned Jake into a headbutt from another member of the gang.

BB – 10 (lost 2 HP from two separate attacks)
CKG2 – 5
CKG3 – 5

When he shook off the attacks and got his wits about him, Boy Blue pulled his mystical instrument from the holster he’d made in the back of his shirt and blasted the partial gang of misfit orphans.

BB – 10
CKG1 – 3
CKG2 – 4
CKG3 – 4 (I was going to blast all 5 members but I’m limited to 4 attacks per post)

From atop one of the abandoned buildings stood a towering figure. His student always did have a habit of getting himself into situations he couldn’t get himself out of. The older hero watched the kids gang up on Boy Blue, not feeling particularly in a hurry to save him. By observation alone, he determined that they were drunk. The man felt disappointed, more than anything.

Professor Ironside descended upon the kids, landing on his feet in front of Boy Blue with enough force that the ground audibly trembled in his presence. Despite being a superhero, his “costume” looked relatively plain. A sleeveless trench coat over a suit and blue tie. He wore an old, dingy gray welding mask to conceal his face, but what stood out most was his arms. They were solid metal, and faintly reflective in the evening sun. He stared down the literal children for several, dead silent seconds before deciding how to handle this situation.

”Do your families know where you are currently?” the metal-armed titan asked them, patiently. His voice reverberated through the mask in such a way that he sounded more machine than human. ”What would they say, if they knew you were harming an innocent boy?”

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In the 1930’s, Steel City was ‘the place to be.’

Rules:

1.) My word is law.

2.) Obey the law.

3.) No back-to-back posting.

4.) PAY ATTENTION TO HEALTH AND POST COUNT! HEALTH SHOULD BE LISTED BELOW EACH ATTACK OR DEFENSE MOVE!
a.) Health will be reset every two Levels [10 posts].

5.) Make sense. If your hero used basic melee punches and kicks along with other moves make sure it's clear in the post! ROLEPLAY BETWEEN THE LINES! Meaning don't be scared to get a little descriptive when not in the throes of battle.

6.) Get permission before using another player's character in your posts if it involves changing the scene or making actions or just ask to collaborate in the discord. Everybody will take beatings in this game in battle however, so don't get pissed if you get punched or blasted into a wall by the bad guys!

7.) Problems with the game or players should be sent directly to me through PM's. I don't want a bunch of bickering in the OOC.

8.) Abandoned characters will be used as NPC's or killed off within the context of the story.

9.) “I was waiting for [insert player/character] to make a move” is not an excuse to halt posting.

10.) There is no rule #10.

11.) In the event that I'm offline for any period of time, the deputy GM (none ATM) will take control and their word will then be law.

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It was a little past two o’clock on a Tuesday afternoon. Sirens could be heard in the distance, and a pair of individuals couldn’t wait to get away from Eisner High School. Just on the edge of Kings Bay, it was the largest of three high schools in Steel City. Unknown to the students and faculty, there was more than one hero under their roof. Several weeks ago Jake Johnson found one of the mystical instruments of the Piper and soon after adopted the identity of Boy Blue. The other just so happened to be a decorated war hero turned history teacher and the hero Professor Ironside. Both of them caught one another glancing up at the clock on the wall. There was a large flash of light down the street, and it was obvious who was causing trouble… Mister Brightside.

“Can I go to the restroom, Mr. Warren?” Jake asked from the back of the classroom.

“Class ends in thirty-two and a half minutes. Be patient, Mr. Johnson.” responded the metal handed history teacher.

The teacher knew the boy wanted a way out to go play hero, he wasn’t oblivious. In the weeks since Jake found the mystical instrument, Prof. Ironside saved the boy no less than six times. The kid was just too damn curious for his own good. One day he’d challenge the Copper Kids Gang, the next he was trying to take on some costumed idiot downtown making a scene. After he wore some blue clothes the Tribune gave him the alias Boy Blue and he started wearing a simple mask to help conceal his identity. The clock continued to creep ever so slowly towards two forty-five… and freedom.

Across town an undead man staggered through Kirby Park. Most of the locals just assumed the man had been drinking. They could never imagine that he was once dead and reanimated as a puppet of Doctor Death. Death sent letters to the police and taunted their every move. He had ties to the Tribune and sent letters to them as well, and not all of them were reprinted for the masses to read. Now his creation, his ‘Death Man’, approached a small child playing roughly twelve feet from her mother who was busy talking to another parent.

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Still taking me some time to get everything down. My dad recently lost a foot to diabetes and moved back in with me so life's been throwing me curveballs the last few days. It WILL be done tonight. For sure.

IC is up. If it isn't clear I set up two situations, one with Mister Brightside a couple people can go after, and then the other is a random zombie 'Death Man' about to cause a panic in Kirby Park.

I figured me and @Blizz would beat up some youths after we get outta school.

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@Omega Man discord.gg/kwjFU2NAK6

@Blizz

Join us in the discord if you haven't already!

I've got about half of the opener written for the IC, it's just been a long couple of days. Should be completed/posted tomorrow sometime in the evening. Can't wait to get this thing rolling!

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@Spin The Wheel@Blizz@Double@rocketrobie2@Clever Hans

All of the Level 1 stat cards have been posted in a 0th post in the Character Tab. I wanted to get something up before starting the IC so I skipped doing micros for our last two guys for now... I'm currently trying to get an IC post written up but I don't want to rush it and it come out sub-par. I'd also like to try and get another enemy stat card or two done before passing out...

So just keep an eye out tonight and tomorrow evening! Thanks again for everyone's patience!

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Intrepid Hero Stat Cards

HEROES

Steel City's Most Wanted

ENEMIES

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@Spin The Wheel I think a flier could do the group wonders. Totally accepted.

As for everyone else, you know what's up. I've got 4 of the 5 accepted characters Stat Cards finished, and now I've got another player to include. Probably gonna skip micros on the last 2 for now, but I should have everything ready to get the IC going by tomorrow at some point. Sorry again for the delays, still trying to get used to this part-time parent thing...

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@Spin The Wheel I'm going through a midlife crisis of sorts ATM, so things with this RP are running a little slower than I'd planned. I'll give the sheet a look later this evening after I take care of a few things. Sorry for the late response!

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@Mistress Dizzy I'm alive, but I don't think you ever joined one of the RP's with stat based battles...

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Yeah Tango and Cash is right behind Cobra lol. Blew my mind as a kid when they name dropped Rambo in that...