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| Kamidio | Jan 21 2013, 07:03 PM Post #1 |
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The Game Master of the SSU:NC
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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. Spoiler: click to toggle I shall provide a template with which you can build a life.
I shall provide a filled out template with a character to help you get started.
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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| Ebervalius | Jan 22 2013, 06:54 AM Post #31 |
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I'll join this. |
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| trex841 | Jan 22 2013, 08:58 AM Post #32 |
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Another question, what's the character limit? |
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| dialforthedevil | Jan 22 2013, 12:27 PM Post #33 |
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I'm up for this, for story can it just be villains coming up with evil plots (nothing over the top yet), heroes trying to stop them etc. I think that will be good fun and make for a good RP. A truly non-linear one, but keep it within a single city like New York so the action is condensed. I'll kick off the application then! Character Name: Nicholas Leaze Character Description: ![]() He knows he's better than you. He's got everything going for him, wears designer everything, even his socks. The watch he wears on his wrist probably costs more than the house you were born in. Character Alignment: Is there one for couldn't care less but would happily bleed you dry for a quick buck? Character Bio: Born in Louisiana, Nick wasn't like the other kids he lived around. Nick always assumed that somehow he was going to make it big, no matter how. As Nick grew up people began to notice how certain chemicals were being stolen from the science labs and ending up in the hands of meth addicts, and how each time those chemicals were stolen Nick would have a brand new bike, or watch, and when he started to attend school in designer suits. Things his parents clearly couldn't afford. Nick was eventually kicked out of school when he attempted to bribe the teacher into turning the other way after he and a group of boys were collecting the tithes from younger pupils as part of their 'protection money' from the boys in Nick's employ. Nick left home as soon as he could and moved to New York, eventually becoming a stock broker for a large firm and earning a fortune in the 80s. Nick had everything the model wife, the dream sports car and the perfect house. Along with a cocaine addiction, but then everyone did in the 80s. However when the markets crashed Nick lost it all, the house, the car, the wife; still kept the addiction though (life's a bitch). Living on the streets, an idea that horrified Nick he tried desparately to find a way out. Eventually he became a human guinea pig for a new serum which was meant to slow down the onset of wrinkles, the cream failed to prevent the onset of wrinkles largely, however Nick suddenly found that he had regenarative powers when two muggers shot and stabbed him to no avail as he walked home that night. Realising the profits he could make from this new power Nick burnt down the lab it was created and temporarily mutilated his face so that he could sue the company for gross misconduct (of course he healed rapidly and so had to leave the court early after his dramatic appearance for 'family issues'). The only memories he has of his parents and childhood is the drawl accent which he hates with a passion slipping through his sneering trans-Atlantic accent. With the money he obtained from from the drugs company he came out to the world as the 'Immortal Man', and began to sell an anti-aging drug which was brewed from Nick's own blood apparently (In reality Nick is terrified of needles, but that's no bad thing since a heroine addiction is the last thing he needs). People flocked by the thousands to buy the cream, and the FDA seemed to turn a blind eye to his miracle cream. Of course by the time people started realising that his ointments were a hoax he had already bought up most other drug companies and so didn't care much anyway. These days Nick is the ever selfish prick he was back in the 80s and he's only ever interested in increasing his profit margins even if that dabbles into the illegal. Powers: Nick has minor regenarative powers, he can't regrow new limbs but his body can rejuvenate in the space of an hour from major burns, gunshot wounds, stabbings etc. He doesn't quite know whether he is truly Immortal, but he never seems to age. Weaknesses: Nick cannot regenarate whole limbs, he learnt this after he bet his hand in a drunken game of poker, he lost and chopped off his own hand. The stub healed within the hour although the hand never did, in fear that people might realise his weakness he comissioned for an ultra realistic prosthetic hand to be built for him. After that the people who made it for him mysteriously turned up dead and the company was bought up by Gatz Pharmaceuticals. Nick has a really bad cocaine addiction. It's become even worse a long with his smoking and drinking once he realised he can never get cancer. At the end of the day though Nick believes that if he earns enough money his old wife will come back to him, he wishes the world was like the 80s again. She never will though. Character Music: Edited by dialforthedevil, Jan 22 2013, 12:29 PM.
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| Canis Lupis | Jan 22 2013, 01:53 PM Post #34 |
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I really really like that character dial. Seems awesome (as does the idea about the RP just being heroes fighting villains and foiling their plots). |
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| trex841 | Jan 22 2013, 02:58 PM Post #35 |
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If we have a main city, I would like it to be fictional one, as to avoid the confusion that the last RP suffered from. |
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| Kamidio | Jan 22 2013, 04:35 PM Post #36 |
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Dial, accepted. His alignment would be Chaotic Neutral, because of his disregard for laws, but he doesn't come off as truly vile or purely good. There might be some hero-villain conflicts at first, but there will be an over-arching plot hinted at. |
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| Kamidio | Jan 22 2013, 05:20 PM Post #37 |
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I would make the upper limit three. One gets in via acceptance by moi. The other two get in via a vote from these members: Dial, Canis, Me. Now this isn't to say they're mods, but it is saying that they're trusted. Three characters will allow for someone to have a tic-tac-toe of alignments. The city, due to the similarity in theme choice by Dial and I, will be built on Rock 'n' Roll. The city will be circular and shaped like a record, with major features shaped like other forms of music entertainment, like a-tracks, cassettes, and CDs. The various districts will be named after famous musicians or bands. |
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| trex841 | Jan 22 2013, 05:37 PM Post #38 |
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Ok I have 4 or 5 ideas right now, so I'm going to have to do some fat trimming. While I’m on that topic, I’m having some trouble with coming up with character back-stories and power origins. How often can the “born with it” card be played? |
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| Kamidio | Jan 22 2013, 05:43 PM Post #39 |
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Once per person. |
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| dialforthedevil | Jan 22 2013, 06:47 PM Post #40 |
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It helps to start with what sort of person your character was before they got powers, then decide what makes sense in that context for them to obtain said powers. Then roll with how that character reacts. That's what I did with Nick. A made up city, but themed on Rock and Roll? Could it be on references only, I don't want that theme too obtrusive. Couldn't we just have something similar to a made-up New York? |
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| Kamidio | Jan 22 2013, 06:54 PM Post #41 |
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It'll only affect location names, like Dream Boulevard or Highway Tunnel No. 666. |
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| trex841 | Jan 22 2013, 07:06 PM Post #42 |
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Ok, I have my characters set up. I wanted to use these 2 first, but I might make a 3rd, have to see. Anyway, I have these two in order, so they should be judged in that order, please.
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| Kamidio | Jan 22 2013, 07:38 PM Post #43 |
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Morton is in. He'd most likely be Neutral Good. Hilda needs a bit of reworking. While vision is a good theme, I suggest refining it down to a few specific powers. Also, a person can adapt to life with eyes facing different directions all the time, because it'd be normal for them, so it is unlikely she'd go around bumping into walls or anything. If anything, the off-track eye would expand her range. I like the idea of her vision-based powers, but due to THE STARE and the fact that her description makes her sound like a certain mail carrier, I'm afraid you have to go back to the drawing board with her. |
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| trex841 | Jan 22 2013, 07:50 PM Post #44 |
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While she might be a bit of a klutz, I didn't have it as bad as all that. She can walk around just fine, it's just when trying to aim her lasers or something like that when things can go haywire. I suppose I could replace the stare with her being damn scary when she’s mad. And I don’t know what you’re talking about. Any similarities to other characters, real or fictional, is completely coincidental. “They aren’t buying it” Shut up! |
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| Kamidio | Jan 22 2013, 08:02 PM Post #45 |
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Nope. Not buying it at all. Spoiler: click to toggle
Edited by Kamidio, Jan 22 2013, 08:03 PM.
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