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Ultimate SSU: History, Info, and Sign-up
Topic Started: Jan 21 2013, 07:03 PM (4,200 Views)
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I am the Clocksmith. I have traversed the entirety of time and space. I have seen the beginning of things, and I have seen the end. I have seen all of the universe and its splendor. I have seen other universes as well. All of them. I know every detail about them, in and out. I am the Clocksmith. Guardian of Time. Protector of Space. I am history repeating.

I am here to offer you an opportunity. An opportunity unlike any other. I have the desire to see a new universe. But I wish to be surprised. I will not interfere, but I will give you a basic structure from which you can build the ultimate universe.


You shall begin life on Earth. It's history is relatively the same, with minor differences. This Earth is incredibly similar to yours, to the point where you could spend an entire lifetime without finding one. This is where you come in. I want you to fill the planet with changes and alterations. Nothing too drastic. I want differences that, with time, will give rise to a drastically different future.

I want you to make superheroes. Supervillains. Anti-heroes. Anti-villains. Everything in between.

There is a section labelled 'character allignment'. Basically, there is a grid on which you allign your character. There is Good and Evil scale, and there is the Lawful and Chaotic scale.

Here's a sample, with several recognizable people from other universes, along with flavor text.

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I shall provide a template with which you can build a life.

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Character Name/Secret Identity:

Character Description:

Character Allignment:

Character Bio:

Powers:

Weaknesses:

Character Music:
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I shall provide a filled out template with a character to help you get started.

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Character Name/Secret Identity: Snakebite / Sean Penn

Character Description: A tall, thin man. His cheekbones are high, his eyes sharp. His skin is pale, and his mouth is wide. Thin lips, a long, split tongue, and long canines. Piercings and tatoos all over his body. The mere sight of this man brings to mind the primal fear of serpents. This man is a snake.

Character Allignment: Neutral Good; Snakes don't care about Chaos or Order. They just bite anything that's big enough for them to eat and has a pulse.

Character Bio: Born into a family known for their conformist demeanor, Sean is the black sheep of the family. Rather than get tanned skin, bleached hair, and do what's popular, Sean bleached his skin, darkened his hair, and did things he found good. He listened to what he wanted, modified his body as he wished, and worked out not to look good, but for strength.

He also took an interest in the sciences of herpetology and genetics. While on a lab tour in a famous college, Sean broke away from the group to use the restroom. Unbeknownst to him, an genetically modified snake had escaped earlier that day. As Sean emptied his bladder, the snake bit him from it's hiding place in the corner.

Venom coursed through his veins. Rather than kill him, the bite hospitallized him. While in intense care, his body changed. His jaw gained another hinge. Another row of teeth grew into his mouth, hidden between his cheeks and his normal teeth. He became part snake. Now with the ability to fully defy his family, Sean escaped the hospital and vanished into the night.


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Mouth of a snake: He can eat things much larger than his head, due to hinges, and the second set of teeth in his mouth. Among these teeth are a set of gigantic fangs capable of delivering a venomous bite. He's capable of digesting everything but solid metal and plastic, so he is perfectly capable of smuggling things and erasing evidence.

Enhanced senses: His senses of smell and taste are enhanced to the point that a single flick of the tongue can let him track a target for miles. He can sense heat, like a viper. He also has a 'tremor' sense. He can sense vibrations in the ground, which makes it hard to sneak past him without flying.

Enhanced strength: He is much stronger than the average human, capable of tossing a VW Beetle across a two-lane street with ease.

Tech: Due to his own connection with the scientists of the lab, he's managed to procure a mechanical tail complete with a rattlesnake rattle. He's also got a special set of boots and gloves that allow him to scale vertical surfaces without footholds, called 'Gecko Gloves'.


Weaknesses:

Antivenom: Due to the fact that his venom is the same as that of the Eastern Diamondback Rattler, his venom can be counteracted by shooting him in the salivary glands with the antivenom.

EMP: His tail is purely mechanical in nature and can be shut down foricbly with an EMP. It is also possible to shut it down via hacking, cutting off the power source, or by knocking Snakebite unconsious.

Fear: He has a crippling fear of animals that feed on snakes, such as arachnids, eagles, coati, and mongooses. Things that resemble those four are enough to scare him.

Heat: He is naturally drawn to sources of heat, so he can be drawn in to traps involving fire and lava.



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Remember, I want to see a brand new universe. Create something original and break the mold!
Edited by Kamidio, Jan 21 2013, 08:53 PM.
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Anything with power similar to Man-X or alternate versions of Manny are forrbiden. Same goes for alternate versions of other characters. They have to be completely new. Made just for this RP. After they've been made for this RP, they can be used elsewhere.

I made Snakebite up on the fly. It was hard to imagine someone new when I've imagined almost every type of superhuman I can.

Let's just say, if Bruce Banner were in this world, people would be seeing Minihulk after he turns into Hulk.
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What are you looking for in "realism"?

Edit: I expected as much. The second part might prove a challange for me.

So did you want to hear the story idea?
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Dinosaurs eat man, woman inherits the Earth.

Nothing like that one deer thing that he originally submitted for the SSU2.

So which comic book universe is this most like? DC or Marvel? And are these supers genetic mutants or do they get their powers on accident?
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They have to have an origin that makes sense. For example, the the 2003 Hulk movie, they explained that the reason Bruce Banner became the Hulk is because of genetic experiments by his father and a special type of medicine that cures diseses when exposed to Gamma radiation.

So basically, if it's a machine or squirmy, it's science. If it sparkles or can't be explained, magic. If it's not human, it's

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It's like both. Both have genetic accidents, magic, mutation(for the more natural ones), and

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I'd love to hear the story idea. PM it to me, so that it may remain a surprise.
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Dinosaurs eat man, woman inherits the Earth.

Why magic? I never understood magic in a superpowered universe. Anything that would be covered by magic could be covered by superpowers. Why magic?
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Ever read the Shazam comics? His powers are magical in origin. Same goes for Doctor Fate, Doctor Strange, and Thor.

Magic just as much a cause for superpowers as tech, genes, or

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Dinosaurs eat man, woman inherits the Earth.

Those powers could just as easily be normal superpowers as a result of advanced science (as seen in the movie "Thor").
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Ah, but magic has always been an integral part of comics. One of superman's magor weaknesses is Magic. Wonder Woman's lasso and wrist guards are magical in nature. Several of Batman's villains have magic, specifically Ra's Al Ghul. The Earth-Two Green Lantern's ring is powered by the soul of a Tibetan monk.

Magic is part of this universe, as an additional means for characters to get powers. End of discussion.
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Magic is felxible. If a question about it comes up, all ther creator has to do is say "It's magic, I don't have to explain it."

There are nitches for powers in which saying it's magic would fit better, like why only Thor can pick up his hammer, or why Linkara can have working Star Trek and Power Rangers devices.

Or alternativly, Magic and superpowers could just be different words for the same thing.
Edited by trex841, Jan 21 2013, 09:55 PM.
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Dinosaurs eat man, woman inherits the Earth.

Yeah, to me, magic is just superpowers (like trex said). Magic just seems a little to loose to me. As long as there are tight rules to govern them and all the powers (so that there isn't any "Oh, of course I can do X! It may not explicitly say so in my power list, but it's implied so I can still do it!"), I'm game Powers and weaknesses should be explicitly mentioned and written out. Any changes you want to make should get one of two responses: 1) Let all of us know (and explicitly mention the change) and 2) too bad so sad.

As long as there are strict rules, I'm fine.
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Magic has rules, bro.




Basically, no one is going to have the power to have any power, or anything.

Some side-powers go without saying. Flash can't run super fast without a forcefield that lets in oxygen and prevents him from flying into space when running upstairs and such. Wolverine feels pain when his claws shoot out, Spiderman has a limited supply of webbing, Superman has to be able to anchor himself to lift something while flying, yada yada yada.

The sort of details that don't really matter, but keep our characters from shooting into space or driving themselves into the ground.
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Dinosaurs eat man, woman inherits the Earth.

As long as they're good characters and not blatant, stupid attempts to be gods (*cough*Superman*cough*), I'm fine. The powers themselves just need to be explicitly defined.
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"Someone sounds bitter" Man-X seems amused.

Like your one to talk.
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Superman was actually the result of accumulation via lazy writers from the 1950s ans 60s. If he stayed the way he was in the 40s, then he'd still be 'faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and capable of leaping over tall buildings in a single bound'. And have heat vision, because that power is wicked cool.

But, because things get faster, taller, and stronger, Superman had to get faster, stronger, and higher, because he can't be Super if we can match him with technology. But I'm a minimalist, which is why my version of Supes sticks to the Rule of Five.

Heat Vision, Danger Sense, Locomotive Strength, Flight, and nice hair.
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No one else has any applications?
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