Sep

Vanguard: Calder City

What’s the hierarchy with vanguard at the local office? I know I want a woman named Gail West as Legions superior. I said deputy director in the sheet but title is subject to change

@Byrd Man

You can always give her some fancy Deputy Director of Special Operations type title

Vanguard: Calder City

Nah nah they're 'good'. Albert's dad is our local division chief.

I forgot his dad's first names I can just remember his grandad of top of my head lmao.

We will be compiling the lore we've made and that with which you have given us once one of us has enough free time. Probably around the time the Ic drops.

If you have anything you want to see or anything you want to do tribute in terms of the city scape feel free to bring it up with us either publicly or privately.

Vanguard: Calder City

This may be a stupid question, but I am a stupid man and bad at reading between the lines:

What is Vanguard? Is it a private corporation, a government agency, an independent group (a la the Avengers or Justice League)? I just wanna make sure before I go namedropping organizations that I actually have a good handle on what's around in the setting.

@Eddie Brock

It's our version of SHIELD... we really need to add it to the OP

Vanguard: Calder City

<Snipped quote by Colonel Sep>

So someone who might or might not be a criminal but not like a supervillain is okay? I'm just testing waters in the character concept lab.

@Fabricant451

Yeah of they're currently a criminal then sure that's fine, as long as they aren't going around murdering people. Who doesn't love a good redemption story?

Vanguard: Calder City

Question: are more, let's say antagonistic characters allowed?

@Fabricant451

Outright antagonists no, not at the get go. Anti-heroes, anti-villains and people who may fall depending on how their story goes... Yes

Vanguard: Calder City

<Snipped quote by Melissa>

I will PM the GM's then and see what can I change, thanks!

@Anciek

I'm at work, Melissa is in a meeting and Hillan can't read but one of us should be able to shoot you a reply later

Vanguard: Calder City

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D O M I N I C D U S K
D O M I N I C D U S K

^{"My songs know what you did in the dark."}

C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T _________________________________________________________ (FC:Milo Ventimiglia; Dialogue: Slategray | 708090) _________________________________________________________ S U M M A R Y S U M M A R Y _________________________________________________________ Albert Lukas Lichtenstein _________________________________________________________ December 21st, 1995 | 31 _________________________________________________________ Single | Male | Straigh S T A T S S T A T S _________________________________________________________ Height | 5'9 _________________________________________________________ Hair Color | Dark Brown/Black _________________________________________________________ Eye Color | Dark Brown _________________________________________________________ Hometown | Calder City -

H I S T O R Y H I S T O R Y ___________________________________________________________________________________ Albert is the third generation of Lichtenstein to live in the united states, and the third generation to have abilities. His Grandfather Otto survived the Gray Death and unlocked abilities to manipulate light. One of the first Powered to join up with the fledgling organisation 'Vanguard'. Otto had a son, Karl who inherited his abilities to manipulate light. With the extra ability to cast a 'healing' beam of light on the wounded. Karls career would progress at an unhindered rate, climbing rapidly in the ranks of Vanguard until he one day became the Regional Chief for the city of Calder. Albert was the born the youngest of three. William his older brother gained the familial abilities at 13 years old, and overtime as his powers progressed he unlocked the ability to create realistic looking illusions. His sister Matilda gained the familial abilities at 15, and could use the light to bed space around her to teleport over short distances. There was great anticipation for Albert to follow on in the family legacy, but on his fifteenth birthday he disappointed. His mother Helen, and his father Lukas tried not to be too surprised when as he blew out his birthday candles, all the lights in the room went out. At first they thought his powers were the ability to turn the light on and off, as it became clearer over time that his abilities were those to manipulate shadow he slowly felt himself become shunned. Not by his brother or sister, but by his father. His father stopped mentioning Alberts future in law enforcement, started talking about college and university. It all blew up on his eighteenth birthday, when Albert submitted an application to the Vanguard training program and was rejected, by his own father. Storming out, the last words to his father were that he would prove him wrong and just show him how he could help people just as well as the rest of them. Five years on the beat in Calder City PD, two years as detective. Inter-personal conflicts within the departmen he left the department, and went solo. Now his life exists of cases, alcohol and shunning attempts by his family to reconnect. Something however is shifting, and he can feel it within himself. He's just not entirely sure what it means. A B I L I T I E S A B I L I T I E S __________________________________________________________________________________ Shadow Manipulation: Albert can manipulate shadow, as of this moment he can just cast actual shadow around. He can make two and three dimensional shadow constructs, however at the moment they are not solid. Who knows what the future can bring... Durability: Like many powered people Albert is slightly more durable than your average human being. M O T I V A T I O N S & G O A L S M O T I V A T I O N S & G O A L S __________________________________________________________________________________ Albert wants to do his best to prove himself as a capable powered individual, and he just wants to help the city in his own particular way. He doesn't always rush to the scene of a crime, or the scene of an accident. But if something needs solved, he's the man that you come too.

Vanguard: Calder City

Vanguard: Calder City

<Snipped quote by Colonel Sep>

It's a good trope. Easy to change enough to feel unique, helps creating characters for your background. Helps to solidify your character in the world. And super hero families are always some kind of mess

@Anciek

I reckon even if our characters don't know eachother their parents likely do. The difference is 'Beacon' Alberts father went the government agency hero direction rather than celebrity hero.

I'll throw you a PM tomorrow or if you want you can throw me one today whatever.

Vanguard: Calder City

<Snipped quote by Colonel Sep>

What are shadows if not the absence of light?

@Lord Wraith

You're putting too much thought into this.

Also good to see one superhero comic book trope is strong in this game.

Mummy/Daddy issues.