Omega Man

Golden Age

It was 1938 and the road to World War II was fast approaching. It was also a time of heroes. Alien supermen, star spangled patriots, gun wielding vigilantes, a man on fire, wonderful women from around the world, and heroes that could fly and run at speeds the mind could barely comprehend were all around. Societies of heroes who believed in justice as well as heroes already invading the enemy on their foreign lands were in all of the newspapers. The Golden Guardian was chief among them, often cited as the first superhuman known to the public. There was a threat to America however, that remained unseen. Undercover agents and superhumans working for the Third Reich were more numerous than anyone dared dream. And during the summer of 1938 they began targeting every military instillation on the eastern coast.

This prompted the United States government and President Roosevelt to formally ask for the help of costumed individuals to protect the coast and the soldiers in the armed forces. The aforementioned Golden Guardian lead the charge and soon dozens of superheroes were banding together to help defend their homeland. There were somewhere between twenty and thirty military instillations, naval air stations, and coastal fortifications along the Atlantic seaboard. Heroes that could move at super speed or teleport were extremely helpful in checking in with bases often throughout the weeks. Several of the more important instillations made temporary living arrangements for some of the heroes volunteering. Ammunition plants and depots were high on the list for potential targets as well as the coastal fortifications.

An ammunition plant was already attacked by Nazi superhumans called Blitzkrieg (a super speedster) and the Wall (super strong and durable, w/super jumps). There was also a small group of flying metal clad Nazi's called the Silverwings in decoded transmissions, supposedly targeting coastal military instillations and reinforced border facilities. As the Navy began its land expansion and construction on a submarine station and Naval Air station in Norfolk, Virginia, they were also victims of sabotage as several explosions and accidents have happened in the last three weeks halting construction in some areas. However the worst threats seemed to be born in the States, as a racist mobster has taken up a skull mask and began targeting minorities dubbing himself the Laughing Skull. The psycho's kill count is rumored to be well over one hundred, often leaving entire families and groups in his wake.

Nazi spies, superhumans, and a racist mobster in a skull mask is just the beginning. Who will answer the call? And can anyone truly save the Golden Age?!

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World War II is one of those eras that's just on another level. The dogfights in the skies, heroism beyond words, and the ultimate badguys in both fiction and non-fiction IMHO... Nazis. The Golden Age of comics is also the beginning of some of the longest standing legacies like Superman, Capt. America, Wonder Woman, and countless others. This RP will take elements from both Marvel and DC and be somewhat of a knockoff universe in the same way that the Invincible Universe is mostly built around DC archetypes. However you don't have to be note for note like the character you take inspiration from. There's dozens of characters from this era including the vast rosters of the Invaders, the Justice Society, the Freedom Fighters, etc. You could even take inspiration from some of the Marvel Noir stuff like Spider Noir or the comics considered Pulp era like Tarzan, Zorro, Green Hornet, the Shadow, etc.

I also decided on the late 1930's period because technology takes away a lot of the charm that older stories possessed. Having a souped up car back in those days, a special type of ray gun, or even a rocketpack was a big enough deal LOL. The Golden Guardian is our Superman stand in but he's more like Immortal in the Invincible Universe without all the history and being immortal. I'm going back and forth on a twist in the beginning of the RP that I've used to set the stage in a few of my RPs, so if you're familiar with some of the older stuff like my JLU and DC games then you might know what kinda stuff will be in store. Since my last two interest checks didn't pan out I'm hoping superheroes beating up Nazis is enough of a premise to get a larger cast. If I can get 6-9 players for this I think we can make something awesome.

I'm also gonna go ahead and throw a CS template up cause I'm ready to rock and roll with this one. I've already got a work in progress with a rework of the Torch of Liberty (Capt. America analog in Hellboy) making him have green flame based powers (similar to classic GL).

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Archetype(s) - [whatever WWII concepts inspired your hero]
Name -
Alias -
Age -
Powers/Skills/Equipment - [don't get too nuts, simpler times simpler power sets and tech]
Weaknesses -
Personality - [five words best describing your hero]
Experience - [how long have you been in costume?]
Appearance - [pic or description works]
BRIEF Bio -
Potential Storylines - [this begins in 1938 and the war doesn't end till 1945 after all...]
Additional Notes -

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Torch of Liberty

Archetype(s) - Green Lantern; Torch of Liberty
Name - John McIntyre
Alias - Torch of Liberty; aka Torch
Age - 34
Powers/Skills/Equipment -
* Fire Generation/Manipulation - John can currently create green fire from his hands and shoot it
like a flame thrower or shoot compacted bursts of flame hadoken style. This will likely
develop further but nothing too crazy or OP.

* Fire Resistance - Heat and fire don't bother John at all. His body is almost one with the
fire around him.
Weaknesses -
* Basic weaknesses of a standard human in light body armor.
* Water and other substances can hinder the 'Torch's abilities for varied times.

Personality - Honorable, Trustworthy, Short-tempered, Chivilrous, Confident
Experience - 1 year and 4 months
Appearance - see avatar
BRIEF Bio -

BRIEF Bio - Born in 1904, John had the average life of somebody born into being a farm hand. He had basic schooling through about the fifth or sixth grade before having to take on a job. The young man helped take care of roughly twenty acres of farmland, rode horses, and was used to using outhouses. By the 1930's John hit the road and traveled up and down the eastern coast taking on factory jobs here and there. Occasionally he'd still get opportunites on farms. He was decent with firearms when the time ever came, but was as shocked as anyone would be when he created green flames from his hands.

Moving back to north eastern Tennessee, John became friends with the Sheriff in Queensport and learned a thing or two before adopting a costumed identity. After years of using his powers in secret he finally made a name for himself as the Torch of Liberty. During his time as a costumed crime fighter the Torch faced enemies such as the O'Donnell Gang, Ghostface, and the Creature of Warpath River.

Potential Storylines -

Birth of the Justice Guild - The formation of what would be this universe's first superteam.

Nazi Robo-Humans Attack - A strange ship that showed up in the NYC bay is secretly housing an army of robots!

Fast Friends - If we get a speedster I'd love to do a team-up ala GL/Flash.

Additional Notes - I essentially wanted a more street level GL type of guy. John doesn't fly or make constructs, or phase through walls... and there's no weakness to wood. I mean there is... you could catch him off guard with a baseball bat just like anybody LOL

Anybody feel like beating the hell out of Nazis?

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@Expendable I figured the majority of the vampires would be antagonists if they're older. There's so much other stuff you could do though if you wanted to be 'guy in the van' cause it's usually followed with 'down by the river/lake/ocean'. A creature from the Black Lagoon type guy would be dope, could be a Bruce Banner/Hulk type of transformation thing maybe. Or maybe a banshee that happens to also be a podcaster with a following of thirty-two hundred stationed in a van. Possibly a skinwalker that wandered up to an abandoned van in the woods and made it his temporary shelter.

I also don't think anyone really has ties to the Gothic Museum, the Mountaineer Newspaper, or any of the major industrial complexes in Darkwater.

EDIT: I just realized you already had the nurse/witch LOL

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Okay so far we have a bullet man, a young female witch, a medusa type, and an older werewolf shaman. And my guy's pet dog, Slug. LOL

Could still use one or two more people!!!

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@ChronicleMan@MintRolls@Sanity43217@Silver Carrot

Anybody working on a CS or is this concept a little too out there?

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@ChronicleMan I use the name for a lot of my characters because of it's connection to the old JLU cartoon. When WB couldn't get the rights issues with golden age characters figured out, rather than use the Justice Society in an episode they created the Justice Guild. Their Green Lantern was called Green Guardsman and his secret ID was Alexander Mason.

*Correction - He was named Scott Mason. IDK where I got the Alexander part. Mandella Effect I s'pose...

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@ChronicleMan I don't really play video games, what did you think I was refrencing? LOL

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Silver Bullet

Character Name - Alexander 'Alex' Mason
Alias(es) - Silver Bullet
Archetype - Human
Age - 24
Day/Night Job - Park Grounds Keeper
Powers - flight (up to 700+ mph), enhanced strength and durability
Skills - Passed police academy to be a security guard for one year prior to his current job. Formidable hand to hand fighter. Former high school athlete.
Weaknesses - Standard weaknesses for a guy in light body armor.
Personality - determined, reckless, vengeful, stoic, broody
Appearance - (see avatar)
BRIEF Bio -

Alex had a pretty basic upbringing in Darkwater. He grew up hearing stories about dogmen and werewolves but never really believed them. His dad was a former Marine turned cop who then got nominated for Sheriff... and won. Meanwhile Alex played baseball and also joined the wrestling team in high school. A couple years later when a few crime scenes turned into more than what could be considered an animal attack, the metro PD made an arrest. When Alex's father showed up to the metro police station to transport the suspect to county lock-up, the building was ambushed by an entire pack of werewolves.

After trying to deal with everything that happened, Alex joined the police academy thinking he'd follow in his father's footsteps. He settled on a less stressful security guard job at the Mountain Mall until months later when his friend brought him experimental anti-gravity metal scraps from Wells Helicopter. Finally, Alex had something that could help him get justice for the fourteen people who were killed in that police station along with his dad. After taking a job as a park grounds keeper to have more freedom with his schedule, and for the free place to live and seclusion, Alex fashioned the scraps with some silver to create a helmet and wrist bracers to fly and steer himself while in the air.

Story Arcs -

Super Naturals: Alex begins recruiting allies for a confrontation with the biggest werewolf pack in Darkwater before a new monster hits the scene. This COULD technically be a Scooby Gang, as Alex has a dog named Slug. (group)

the Lazarus Man: After Bullet rescues a young werewolf from the Lazarus Man in the park, more is revealed about this guy and his reason for being in Darkwater. (team-up)

Deputized: With the merger of the county and metro police departments after the massacre years earlier, Alex's dad's former partner was the new Sheriff. He offers to make Silver Bullet a deputy, then reveals he knows his identity under the helmet. (solo)

Supporting Characters - Slug the Bullet Dog, additional players, unnamed werewolf teen, the new Sheriff Lawrence.

Additional Notes - Unknown to Alex, the metal in his helmet and suit gives off a sort of electro-magnetic field that propels him through the air and mimics enhanced strength and durability.

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Finished my CS but I've got to run and get my haircut real quick. I'm also gonna tweak the Character Sheet suff just a tad to include more archetypes and story arc bits. Super hyped to see what everybody comes up with.

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I should have my CS finished sometime tomorrow evening. Most weeks I do the majority of my RPing Sat-Mon, I work long hours Tues-Fri. Hope to see a few more sheets!!! I don't work this Friday though so hopefully we can get enough sheets submitted and get an earlier start!

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Lord... three posts in a row. Here's the CS template!!!

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CS Base

Character Name -
Alias(es) -
Archetype -
Age -
Day/Night Job - (if applicable)
Powers - (if any, don't go overboard!!!)
Skills - (Good with computers? Know waaaay too much about tv and movies? Good at sneaking around? Know how to fix a car?)
Weaknesses - (Tell us how to beat your character. Not how to defeat them short term but what attacks can hurt them and affect them like everyone else and possibly kill them.)
Personality - (five words best describing your character)
Appearance -
BRIEF Bio - (Don't get long winded, save something for the RP...)
Story Arcs - (What sort of stories do you see putting your characters into? Label them group, team-up, or solo)
Supporting Characters - (This is where you’d list anybody of note from your Story Arcs.)
Additional Notes - (Anything else we need to know?)

Archetypes:

- Human (civilian, law enforcement, mystic, cryptid hunters, Scooby Gang)
- Cryptid (werewolf, vampire, banshee, skinwalker, sasquatch, etc.)
- Experiment (leatherwing, bio-weapon, brute, ???)
- Other (ghost, demon, spirit, fairy)

I edited in some new bits in Story Arcs and added more archetypes!!!