Bluemage
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Well another volume of Empowered came out this week, and I rushed off to buy it this weekend, so as I'm sort those who follow my threads have seen this coming for awhile.
THE IC THREAD
Synopsis: Megalopolis is a city with a high concentration of super humans. The catch is that even super heroes are sometimes a little bit dysfunctional.
Setting: Megalopolis is a rather large city with a high concentration of humans who had developed, or somehow come across powers that the average human would not normally possess, however, with them being super, if you expected the majority of them to be normal, you are sadly mistaken. There are several banks, because it is a big city and normal people need to do their banking somewhere, and super villains need somewhere to rob. There are several hospitals because super heroes and super villains often need treatment after their battles, and normal people can get caught up in the fray. Still there are places that are a haven for the people who were looking for a quiet life. after all, everyone wants a nice house with a front yard and a white picket fence, don't they?
Character Skeleton:
Real Name:
Your character's real name.
Super Name:
Most super humans who are worth their salt have a super name. Whether it be "Meager Man" or "Major Awesomeness" a super human's super name is as much a part of them as their powers.
Age:
Remember to consider your character's age, and Lit's rules. If you're too young you might not score any hot super loving.
Appearance:
Descriptions and pictures are both welcome. Remember if you change into a super suit, you might want to describe that for us too.
Origin:
This is less daunting then the word makes it seem. An "Origin" is the source of your super powers. Basic origins are, Technology, Magic, Science, Alien, Mutation, and Natural. Technology would include gadgets, Magic is exactly what it sounds like. Science could be anything from a super soldier serum to a horrible lab accident gone wrong. Aliens are people who come from other worlds, Mutations are people who develop strange super viruses or were simply born with their super abilities, and Naturals are those people who lack super powers and simply fight with the limitations of the normal human body (martial artists, ninjas, thugs, etc.)
Powers:
What can you do? (Natural Origin doesn't need to fill this out. For Magic and Technology origin general statements like "Spells" and "Gadgets" can be used, since you might learn or make more, and it would be silly to have batman take everything out of his utility belt to do an inventory, after all, he has bat-shark deterrent spray in there.)
Bio:
Every super human needs a back story. Why did you become a hero/heroine, or a villain/villainess? What events formed you and made you who you are? Really, tell us what happened in that first comic book that you were in.
Plot: Oh, there will be plot, don't worry. With a super hero story, you can almost be sure that the plot will have something to do with taking over the world, but don't count your chickens before they hatch.
In the end the biggest plot is the clash between heroes and villains that is standard to every super hero story. It is up to discussion which is why this is an OOC and not just a casting call.
The Profile Skeleton (in a user friendly format) and Accepted Characters
Real Name:
Super Name:
Age:
Appearance:
Origin:
Powers:
Bio:
Player: Bluemage
Real Name: William "Will" Johnathan Power
Super Name: Captain Awful
Age: 23
Appearance: A skinny man with a slightly pasty complexion. He has short spiky dark brown hair, and brilliant emerald green eyes. His super suit consists of his normal clothes, a white lab coat, and a pair of blast goggles.
Origin: Technology
Powers: Gadgets
Bio: William was the son of Maxwell and Irene Power. His father was a great super villain known as "Doctor Volt", and was a master of electrical gadgets. He died early in William's life when one of his inventions, the "Arc Cannon" went out of control, sending enough voltage through his body to sear skin, stop his heart, and cook several of his internal organs.
During highschool, he was a brilliant young man, and everyone knows what that means. He was marked as a geek and nerd, and to this day has yet to date, or even experience that 'first kiss' that everyone keeps telling him about. Because of the trouble that he faced as a child, he developed a little bit of an introverted personality in high school and made it his dream to follow his father's dream of becoming a super villain.
Unfortunately for William, his gadgets are rarely as good as his fathers, due in part, to a bad case of ADD, and a low amount of funds. Death Rays don't grow on trees, and neither do the parts, or the money to get parts. Because of this it would be optimistic of him to consider himself a D-Rank villain. He makes attempts at bank heists, but just doesn't seem to have the attitude, or the firepower to actually pull any of them off.
Player: Mephistophelily
Real Name: Katarina "Kat" DeVaul
Super Name: Switch
Age: 26
Appearance: http://th06.deviantart.net/fs45/300W/f/2009/063/e/c/ec5df754ca771dd23642483392bceb99.jpg
Origin: Her abilities are focused in magic, though Kat never actually studied magic itself. Her father was a transmutation specialist as well, making Kat's childhood quite interesting- and quite dangerous.
Powers: Transmutation - Can make stuff into other stuff. Only holds as long as she's focused, and can only do one item at a time.
Bio: Raised with transmutation as a normal part of her life, Kat was surprised to learn that others didn't know how to do it. Her realization on this came after being suspended from school after a few 'changes' to the building. Over time, she understood that her abilities were meant to be only used on special occasions, learning further from her father on the dangers of over-using them. The biggest example of these dangers came from a mistake on her father's part- a poorly planned transmutation transformed the man into a stuffed elephant.
Player: Lady Reiha
Real Name: Biotech Beauty 4.0 Codename: B.B
Super Name: B.B
Age: 5, however appears to look between 18 to 21
Appearance:
However; can be adjusted to look any way William wishes her to.
Origin: Technology, Science
Powers: Basic android strength, agility and speed. She can also speak over 100 languages and has basic computer access ( ie./ a walking, talking personal PC ).
Bio: B.B was first introduced into the world simply as a class project. William created at first; a simple female robotic shell with a speech limited to 20 phases. As William graduated; he took B.B home and uploaded an advanced (yet free) copy of a speech package as well as tuning her to move much like a human but with a few "alterations". B.B became William's only friend and companion and knows everything about him. Designed to be only his, B.B can only take commands from him and is extremely obiedient.
Since she is his companion, William has developed a fondness for B.B and considers her "the perfect woman". However, B.B lacks human emotions and does not understand love or any other humanistic emotions, which strives William to have goals, one being that he completes B.B to be the perfect android, and equip her with weapons and eventually human characteristics. Until he obtains the funding he needs, B.B remains an emotionless android with a desire to do what she is told.
Played by: RpFemale
Real Name: Ana Packwyn (Yes, pronounced like the actress; Sorry, but I'm a "True Blood" fan)
"Super" Name: Random Citizen
Age: 20
Appearance: http://53rg10.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/zeronotsukaima_tiffaniawestwood.jpg (Minus the elven ears)
Origin: Well...her mommy and daddy loved each other very much, and...one thing lead to another...and nine months later, she was born.
Powers: Nothing really, though she has an involuntary hypnotic effect on most men and the occasional woman.
Bio: A young woman living on her own, who works as a bank teller (as does a large majority of the city, due to the many banks in the city). As a result, she's often in the wrong place at the wrong time, but at least there's a monthly bonus for hazard pay. And she hasn't been hurt...okay, not too seriously...and the super good/evil people she meets at the robberies are usually kinda hot. Both the men and women.
Played by: Bluemage
Real Name: 372
Super Name: Char
Age: 32
Appearance: http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs40/i/2009/037/c/6/Fire_Elemental_by_LethalIndustries.jpg
Origin: Science
Powers: Fire Manipulation/Creation
Bio: Char is an entirely artificially created entity. At the dawn of superpowers, humans were concerned about the threat that these super heroes might present to them and started working on experiments to create a super hero who could defend them in the event that someone with super heroes went mad or drunk with power and turned against the populace. Char was part of a special project called Project Element, and was meant to have 3 siblings who would have elemental powers similar to his own (water, earth, and wind), however his siblings were all deemed failed projects for one reason or another. Char was the only one who was deemed viable, and was kept in stasis should humanity ever need him to save them from the super humans who called themselves heroes.
Some years later, the Super Code (a set of rules and regulations that the supers use to govern themselves. Think of it like good manners.) was made public. This code outlined unacceptable behavior, such as supers murdering other supers, and other unsavory actions. The code was made public to show that even super humans would be subject to some form of law, even if they had to govern themselves. This brought an end to the secret projects meant to protect humanity from super humans, and the project was all but forgotten...that is, until Char made his escape.
Char is an exceptionally powerful super villain (he would have to be, since he was created to eliminate super humans) and doesn't really understand why he was created or what he is. With his exceptional power he does whatever he sees fit. So far, he has managed to stay under the radar, which has been helped by the government disavowing any knowledge of his existence, and his attacks mostly looking like normal house fires, but it can never be certain when he will make the move to becoming a true threat, both to normal humans, and to super humans.
Played By: princesssexci
Real name: Candace Williams
Super hero name: Candy Girl
Appearance:
Costume:Candy girl costume with a pink lacy mask
Origin: Candy or natural whatever you want to call it
Powers: Throwing random candy at people what do you expect from a former d n d
Bio: Candace has always been the damsel in distress. It never failed, if there was a robbery, she was always the hostage. not to mention no one ever took her seriously. Deciding to prove her independance to everyone she becomes Candy Girrrrl, throwing candy at villains in the name of justice even though she really does no good and only feeds the villains and, they hit on her even in her costume! who cares if she bought it from Victoria Secret!
Played by: SeriousSam
Real Name: Simon Parkwell
Super Name: Paragon
Age: 24 (physically, though he's been around for almost 100 years now)
Appearance:
Origin: Science (and alien)
Powers: Basically a flying brick. He's incredibly durable, with moderate amounts of super strength and speed. No laser eyes, super breath or anything of that sort, however.
Bio: Simon Parkwell loves his country; it's almost his defining characteristic. He excelled at school, but focussed on athletics so he could represent his nation at the Olympic games. Unfortunately for Simon, the Olympics he was due to attend were canclled on account of war. The year was 1940. And so, instead of marathons, Simon was running between trenches, doing his best to make the other side as dead as possible. Unfortunately the war effort wasn't going well, and when the army asked some of their finest soldiers to volunteer for a new program, Simon was the first with his hand up. The program involved scientists mixing his blood with fragments from a meteorite they had found. It possessed interesting qualities, and they were hoping that it would somehow affect a human in a postive way. They couldn't have been more pleased. Simon posessed great speed, strength and durability, as well as the ability to fly! He turned the tide of the war around all by himself. His enemies weren't about to give up, however. They had their own experiments cooking; namely those involved with time travel. Simon was sent to stop whatever they were planning, and he did so with ease. Unfortunately, one of the enemy scientists managed one final play, sending Simon into the future! He now lives in current day Megalopolis, bringing with him outdated ideals and civic pride. He's determined to be a shining example to those who would falter at the altar of morality... but he's finding it hard with all these empowered women around!
Played by: SeriousSam
Real Name: Paul Parkwell
Super Name: Multi-Paul
Age: 24
Appearance:
Origin: Magic
Powers: Able to make exact copies of himself. Unfortunately, these copies are sometimes less than cooperative, and one has even tried to kill Paul! He can absorb these copies by touching them, and if he is injured when he does this, the injury heals.
Bio: Paul Parkwell was late for everything. He was never on time for school, and so eventually they expelled him. He was always late for work, so eventually they fired him. The fact was, he always seemed to be trying to get somewhere, but never actally arriving. After being fired from his latest job as a courier, Paul wandered the streets of Megalopolis, despondant. He saw an old lady trying to cross the street, but having trouble and laiden with groceries, and so he stopped and helped her. The hunched over old lady was very appreciative, and as Paul took the groceries into her house, they got to talking. He ended up telling her all about his troubles, but she only smiled, patted his face and told him he wouldn't have to worry about not being able to be in two places as at once any more.
Later that day, Paul discovered he had the ability to make copies of himself! He attributed the new ability to the old lady, but when he went back to her house to thank her, all he found was an empty lot. Deciding to turn his fortunes around, he became a superhero! Trying to do good wherever he can.
THE IC THREAD
Synopsis: Megalopolis is a city with a high concentration of super humans. The catch is that even super heroes are sometimes a little bit dysfunctional.
Setting: Megalopolis is a rather large city with a high concentration of humans who had developed, or somehow come across powers that the average human would not normally possess, however, with them being super, if you expected the majority of them to be normal, you are sadly mistaken. There are several banks, because it is a big city and normal people need to do their banking somewhere, and super villains need somewhere to rob. There are several hospitals because super heroes and super villains often need treatment after their battles, and normal people can get caught up in the fray. Still there are places that are a haven for the people who were looking for a quiet life. after all, everyone wants a nice house with a front yard and a white picket fence, don't they?
Character Skeleton:
Real Name:
Your character's real name.
Super Name:
Most super humans who are worth their salt have a super name. Whether it be "Meager Man" or "Major Awesomeness" a super human's super name is as much a part of them as their powers.
Age:
Remember to consider your character's age, and Lit's rules. If you're too young you might not score any hot super loving.
Appearance:
Descriptions and pictures are both welcome. Remember if you change into a super suit, you might want to describe that for us too.
Origin:
This is less daunting then the word makes it seem. An "Origin" is the source of your super powers. Basic origins are, Technology, Magic, Science, Alien, Mutation, and Natural. Technology would include gadgets, Magic is exactly what it sounds like. Science could be anything from a super soldier serum to a horrible lab accident gone wrong. Aliens are people who come from other worlds, Mutations are people who develop strange super viruses or were simply born with their super abilities, and Naturals are those people who lack super powers and simply fight with the limitations of the normal human body (martial artists, ninjas, thugs, etc.)
Powers:
What can you do? (Natural Origin doesn't need to fill this out. For Magic and Technology origin general statements like "Spells" and "Gadgets" can be used, since you might learn or make more, and it would be silly to have batman take everything out of his utility belt to do an inventory, after all, he has bat-shark deterrent spray in there.)
Bio:
Every super human needs a back story. Why did you become a hero/heroine, or a villain/villainess? What events formed you and made you who you are? Really, tell us what happened in that first comic book that you were in.
Plot: Oh, there will be plot, don't worry. With a super hero story, you can almost be sure that the plot will have something to do with taking over the world, but don't count your chickens before they hatch.
In the end the biggest plot is the clash between heroes and villains that is standard to every super hero story. It is up to discussion which is why this is an OOC and not just a casting call.
The Profile Skeleton (in a user friendly format) and Accepted Characters
Real Name:
Super Name:
Age:
Appearance:
Origin:
Powers:
Bio:
Player: Bluemage
Real Name: William "Will" Johnathan Power
Super Name: Captain Awful
Age: 23
Appearance: A skinny man with a slightly pasty complexion. He has short spiky dark brown hair, and brilliant emerald green eyes. His super suit consists of his normal clothes, a white lab coat, and a pair of blast goggles.
Origin: Technology
Powers: Gadgets
Bio: William was the son of Maxwell and Irene Power. His father was a great super villain known as "Doctor Volt", and was a master of electrical gadgets. He died early in William's life when one of his inventions, the "Arc Cannon" went out of control, sending enough voltage through his body to sear skin, stop his heart, and cook several of his internal organs.
During highschool, he was a brilliant young man, and everyone knows what that means. He was marked as a geek and nerd, and to this day has yet to date, or even experience that 'first kiss' that everyone keeps telling him about. Because of the trouble that he faced as a child, he developed a little bit of an introverted personality in high school and made it his dream to follow his father's dream of becoming a super villain.
Unfortunately for William, his gadgets are rarely as good as his fathers, due in part, to a bad case of ADD, and a low amount of funds. Death Rays don't grow on trees, and neither do the parts, or the money to get parts. Because of this it would be optimistic of him to consider himself a D-Rank villain. He makes attempts at bank heists, but just doesn't seem to have the attitude, or the firepower to actually pull any of them off.
Player: Mephistophelily
Real Name: Katarina "Kat" DeVaul
Super Name: Switch
Age: 26
Appearance: http://th06.deviantart.net/fs45/300W/f/2009/063/e/c/ec5df754ca771dd23642483392bceb99.jpg
Origin: Her abilities are focused in magic, though Kat never actually studied magic itself. Her father was a transmutation specialist as well, making Kat's childhood quite interesting- and quite dangerous.
Powers: Transmutation - Can make stuff into other stuff. Only holds as long as she's focused, and can only do one item at a time.
Bio: Raised with transmutation as a normal part of her life, Kat was surprised to learn that others didn't know how to do it. Her realization on this came after being suspended from school after a few 'changes' to the building. Over time, she understood that her abilities were meant to be only used on special occasions, learning further from her father on the dangers of over-using them. The biggest example of these dangers came from a mistake on her father's part- a poorly planned transmutation transformed the man into a stuffed elephant.
Player: Lady Reiha
Real Name: Biotech Beauty 4.0 Codename: B.B
Super Name: B.B
Age: 5, however appears to look between 18 to 21
Appearance:
However; can be adjusted to look any way William wishes her to.
Origin: Technology, Science
Powers: Basic android strength, agility and speed. She can also speak over 100 languages and has basic computer access ( ie./ a walking, talking personal PC ).
Bio: B.B was first introduced into the world simply as a class project. William created at first; a simple female robotic shell with a speech limited to 20 phases. As William graduated; he took B.B home and uploaded an advanced (yet free) copy of a speech package as well as tuning her to move much like a human but with a few "alterations". B.B became William's only friend and companion and knows everything about him. Designed to be only his, B.B can only take commands from him and is extremely obiedient.
Since she is his companion, William has developed a fondness for B.B and considers her "the perfect woman". However, B.B lacks human emotions and does not understand love or any other humanistic emotions, which strives William to have goals, one being that he completes B.B to be the perfect android, and equip her with weapons and eventually human characteristics. Until he obtains the funding he needs, B.B remains an emotionless android with a desire to do what she is told.
Played by: RpFemale
Real Name: Ana Packwyn (Yes, pronounced like the actress; Sorry, but I'm a "True Blood" fan)
"Super" Name: Random Citizen
Age: 20
Appearance: http://53rg10.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/zeronotsukaima_tiffaniawestwood.jpg (Minus the elven ears)
Origin: Well...her mommy and daddy loved each other very much, and...one thing lead to another...and nine months later, she was born.
Powers: Nothing really, though she has an involuntary hypnotic effect on most men and the occasional woman.
Bio: A young woman living on her own, who works as a bank teller (as does a large majority of the city, due to the many banks in the city). As a result, she's often in the wrong place at the wrong time, but at least there's a monthly bonus for hazard pay. And she hasn't been hurt...okay, not too seriously...and the super good/evil people she meets at the robberies are usually kinda hot. Both the men and women.
Played by: Bluemage
Real Name: 372
Super Name: Char
Age: 32
Appearance: http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs40/i/2009/037/c/6/Fire_Elemental_by_LethalIndustries.jpg
Origin: Science
Powers: Fire Manipulation/Creation
Bio: Char is an entirely artificially created entity. At the dawn of superpowers, humans were concerned about the threat that these super heroes might present to them and started working on experiments to create a super hero who could defend them in the event that someone with super heroes went mad or drunk with power and turned against the populace. Char was part of a special project called Project Element, and was meant to have 3 siblings who would have elemental powers similar to his own (water, earth, and wind), however his siblings were all deemed failed projects for one reason or another. Char was the only one who was deemed viable, and was kept in stasis should humanity ever need him to save them from the super humans who called themselves heroes.
Some years later, the Super Code (a set of rules and regulations that the supers use to govern themselves. Think of it like good manners.) was made public. This code outlined unacceptable behavior, such as supers murdering other supers, and other unsavory actions. The code was made public to show that even super humans would be subject to some form of law, even if they had to govern themselves. This brought an end to the secret projects meant to protect humanity from super humans, and the project was all but forgotten...that is, until Char made his escape.
Char is an exceptionally powerful super villain (he would have to be, since he was created to eliminate super humans) and doesn't really understand why he was created or what he is. With his exceptional power he does whatever he sees fit. So far, he has managed to stay under the radar, which has been helped by the government disavowing any knowledge of his existence, and his attacks mostly looking like normal house fires, but it can never be certain when he will make the move to becoming a true threat, both to normal humans, and to super humans.
Played By: princesssexci
Real name: Candace Williams
Super hero name: Candy Girl
Appearance:
Costume:Candy girl costume with a pink lacy mask
Origin: Candy or natural whatever you want to call it
Powers: Throwing random candy at people what do you expect from a former d n d
Bio: Candace has always been the damsel in distress. It never failed, if there was a robbery, she was always the hostage. not to mention no one ever took her seriously. Deciding to prove her independance to everyone she becomes Candy Girrrrl, throwing candy at villains in the name of justice even though she really does no good and only feeds the villains and, they hit on her even in her costume! who cares if she bought it from Victoria Secret!
Played by: SeriousSam
Real Name: Simon Parkwell
Super Name: Paragon
Age: 24 (physically, though he's been around for almost 100 years now)
Appearance:
Origin: Science (and alien)
Powers: Basically a flying brick. He's incredibly durable, with moderate amounts of super strength and speed. No laser eyes, super breath or anything of that sort, however.
Bio: Simon Parkwell loves his country; it's almost his defining characteristic. He excelled at school, but focussed on athletics so he could represent his nation at the Olympic games. Unfortunately for Simon, the Olympics he was due to attend were canclled on account of war. The year was 1940. And so, instead of marathons, Simon was running between trenches, doing his best to make the other side as dead as possible. Unfortunately the war effort wasn't going well, and when the army asked some of their finest soldiers to volunteer for a new program, Simon was the first with his hand up. The program involved scientists mixing his blood with fragments from a meteorite they had found. It possessed interesting qualities, and they were hoping that it would somehow affect a human in a postive way. They couldn't have been more pleased. Simon posessed great speed, strength and durability, as well as the ability to fly! He turned the tide of the war around all by himself. His enemies weren't about to give up, however. They had their own experiments cooking; namely those involved with time travel. Simon was sent to stop whatever they were planning, and he did so with ease. Unfortunately, one of the enemy scientists managed one final play, sending Simon into the future! He now lives in current day Megalopolis, bringing with him outdated ideals and civic pride. He's determined to be a shining example to those who would falter at the altar of morality... but he's finding it hard with all these empowered women around!
Played by: SeriousSam
Real Name: Paul Parkwell
Super Name: Multi-Paul
Age: 24
Appearance:
Origin: Magic
Powers: Able to make exact copies of himself. Unfortunately, these copies are sometimes less than cooperative, and one has even tried to kill Paul! He can absorb these copies by touching them, and if he is injured when he does this, the injury heals.
Bio: Paul Parkwell was late for everything. He was never on time for school, and so eventually they expelled him. He was always late for work, so eventually they fired him. The fact was, he always seemed to be trying to get somewhere, but never actally arriving. After being fired from his latest job as a courier, Paul wandered the streets of Megalopolis, despondant. He saw an old lady trying to cross the street, but having trouble and laiden with groceries, and so he stopped and helped her. The hunched over old lady was very appreciative, and as Paul took the groceries into her house, they got to talking. He ended up telling her all about his troubles, but she only smiled, patted his face and told him he wouldn't have to worry about not being able to be in two places as at once any more.
Later that day, Paul discovered he had the ability to make copies of himself! He attributed the new ability to the old lady, but when he went back to her house to thank her, all he found was an empty lot. Deciding to turn his fortunes around, he became a superhero! Trying to do good wherever he can.
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