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Topic Started: March 4, 2015, 1:59 pm (1,684 Views)
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Name:
Michael "Zhen" Song

Gender:
Male

Age:
20

Theme:
The Wind Doesn't Draw Heroes
Turbulence
Better Get Runnin'

Appearance:
Asian, 5'10" tall, typical black hair and eyes. Said hair is short, not long enough to reach his ears and often gelled to be spikey and a slight widow's peak. Very slim build, decently pale from lack of sunlight. Often has notable bags under his eyes, if he ever takes off his glasses. Thin, sharp face, but usually a laid-back expression on it. Wears a gray hoodie over a white tee and black jeans, black boots with yellow highlights, black fingerless gloves. Has a pair of earphones hanging off his hoodie's collar, the wire under his shirt. Often has a blue backpack over his shoulders... whenever he's, y'know, even outside in the first place. A lanyard with the words "Supernormal" hangs from one jean pocket (it's his favorite comic).

Background:
Well, I'm from Central Zero... least my parents are. Don't think they're really affiliated with any of the factions, but came up here to North to get out of that chaos. Neither am I, really. Affiliated. With factions. More of a neutral party than anything. They got me a basic education... well, no shit with this face, right? Hah... Anyways, yeah, I'm decent with numbers and I can read at least. Parents'd kill me otherwise. Kept telling me to help out with things. Didn't really have a choice, y'know? We all needed to eat... 's the reason why I'm here, haha.

Aah... lessee... My dad was really good with machinery, but it was just a little bit of tinkering and all that on the side. He didn't really show me too much, but I can at least do some basic maintenance. 's how I keep these things in good shape. The world'd be more boring if there wasn't music goin' on, or if I could pass time with this little bad boy here... Hinge broke off once, and I managed to get it back to working order well enough. Then again, they're probably the reason why I'm wearing these glasses in the first place, haha! Need to find a laser Astral someday to fix it up, you have no idea how much a pain it is to keep these clean here...But, uh, I'm not that great for maintenance. Parents, er, kicked me out when I became a teen. Rebellious age and all that... Haven't been able to find them since, so I figured they either disappeared or are really good at hiding from me. Probably the first, all things considered, with this world...

Hm?

...Oh. Oh, yeah. I... yeah. I guess that might've.... well, contributed to the... problem... OK, fine, yes, me developing into an Astral helped push that choice. It was dangerous for them, and I was an idiot. Sooner or later, people kept coming after me, trying to recruit me at the least, force me to join at the most. It... was a mutual thing, OK? I ran off, they kicked me out. I dunno if they're alive or not, but... OK, that doesn't have anything to do with this, alright? Yes, I'm an Astral, and I've got decent enough of a mental muscle to use it. That's what you want, right? Good. All I want is a place to live and some income.

Great! I promise I won't make much noise up there and I'll keep it clean. Whenever you need me, just holler and I'll come down, help with any of the customers. Can't throw them out - physically or mentally - but I can at least scare 'em off. Better than living on the streets, at least. Seriously, though, you won't regret this. Thank you so much, sir.

Non-interview version


Powers:
  • Telekinesis - 1 - Manipulate and move tangible, identifiable objects from afar. Also Mind Projectiles.
    • Poltergeist - Remotely moving and manipulate an object. Use a knife to cut as if he was using it himself, pour himself a cup of water while playing on his video games, throw something at someone's head without actually holding it... Stuff like that. Can't do precise, delicate movements, though, without actual concentration.
    • Pew! - Fires a small, blue, rippley mass of telekinetic energy, which disorients more than it harms. Successive hits over a few posts can stun them momentarily.
    • Power Overwhelming - Michael can influence an object already in motion to slightly veer in a different direction. Influence depends on the mass of the object: the smaller it is, the easier it is to push it while it's in motion already.

  • Exstral - 1 - An injection that increases the natural tendencies of an Astral's body, boosting their power levels.


Inventory:
  • $600
  • Empty Exstral bottle
  • Music Player
  • Portable Game
  • Bike Keys
  • Switchblade Knife
  • Blair's Death Hot Sauce. Because Why not?
Edited by Person A, March 6, 2015, 3:47 pm.
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Primera Espada Yggdra
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Name:
Zoey Grant

Gender:
Female

Age:
24

Theme:
Trust You're Truth

Appearance:
Zoey is about 5'4 and a half with shoulder length red hair, sky blue eyes and fair skin. She wears short dark brown boots, a dark crimson red skirt, a white short sleeve shirt with buttons although the highest button is undone, as well as a pair of tactical gloves with built in grappling hooks. She also wears a brown belt with a pair of P30's that come with suppressor attachments as well as a Swiss knife.

Background:
Zoey made herself home in the center of the crater, where it was dangerous and chaotic. She had survived mostly on her own although she was able to learn to fight through observation and practice. Self-educated, in this harsh environment Zoey learned to survive in a way she had managed to perform way: thievery and deception. Whatever she could get her hands on, although initially it was for survival, she turned to thievery as a get rich scheme as well. Her active personality made her one who would not stay in one place as she delights for adventures. Zoey is willing to do what it takes to get what she wants and she will try to find a way to exploit from those who try to get close to her. In front of people, she presents herself as a cheerful and carefree person. She is also well connected to gangs and other kinds of shady people.

Powers:
  • Shape Shifting - Power Level - 3
    Her body is able to quickly reconstruct itself to take another appearance on those she had seen before. She can hold these forms for extremely long durations and she can shift her appearance as many times as she wants at will.
    • Masculine Structure - Zoey is already able to shapeshift into other women, but this ability allows her to shapeshift into men as well, possessing all of their physical features, including those that are exclusive to their gender.
    • Voice Modifier - Zoey is able to change her voice according to the gender and appearance of the person she transforms into.
    • Clothing Modifier - Zoey is able to shift her clothes according to the gender and appearance of the person she transforms into.

      Inventory:
      • Money
      • Tactical gloves with built in grappling hooks
      • P30 x2 that comes with suppressor attachments
      • Night vision goggles
      • Swiss knife
      Edited by Primera Espada Yggdra, March 7, 2015, 6:25 pm.
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Primera Espada Yggdra
March 5, 2015, 11:20 pm
...a white short sleeve shirt with buttons although the highest button is undone, as well as a pair of tactical gloves with built in grappling hooks...

...Tactical gloves with built in grappling hooks...


Mythbusters Episode 86: Superhero Hour
 
Superheroes can use grappling hooks to quickly scale walls.
BUSTED
To begin, Adam used a plain grappling hook and rope while Jamie had a special cannon that could shoot the hook 100 feet in the air. While it took several tries for Adam to throw the grappling hook over a 20 foot wall and gain purchase, Jamie managed to accomplish this task in one shot. They then attempted to scale the wall, but found that scaling a wall with just a grappling hook and rope was too difficult and time consuming. Adam and Jamie then began working on different parts of the popular grappling hook gadgets. Adam would build the gun what would deliver the grappling hook into the wall, while Jamie would build the winch that would allow the superhero to actually scale the wall. Jamie tested his hand held winch, which managed to pull him up 27 feet in just 20 seconds. Adam then tested his gun, which took numerous tries to find purchase in the wall. When Adam attempted to swing from the line, it instantly failed. Even with such mixed results, the Mythbusters agreed that a hand-held grappling hook device was too implausible.


:V

(Then again we have an Aperture Science Personality Core outfitted with a ranged taser, Super Dog, and a guy with stupidly hot hot sauce, so I think we're sufficiently anime)

(also joking please dont kill me)
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Onime No Ryu
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Kaze: Eh it'll work.

Matt: Thunderclap might need some reworking. You know that thunder's caused by a sonic boom due to superheated air that's over like, 5000 degrees C or something, right? Other than that it's fine.

Persona: Being able to sense people seems more like a telepathy power, which is kind of banned. Other than that it's fine.

Yggdra: What do you mean by "tactical grappling hooks?" Also remember this is kinda like fallout--where'd she come across all the gun/ammo/etc gear and how'd she keep it when something like that would be so valuable in this setting? We're post-apoc survivors here not secret agents. The power itself is fine though.

Everybody make sure you're making the correct distinction between your Permanent Boosts and your Pills. Permanent Boosts, delivered via injection, don't have side effects and are listed under your Powers. Pills DO have side effects and characters must keep track of their dosage, and they go under the Inventory.
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Onime No Ryu
March 6, 2015, 9:41 am
Kaze: Eh it'll work.

Matt: Thunderclap might need some reworking. You know that thunder's caused by a sonic boom due to superheated air that's over like, 5000 degrees C or something, right? Other than that it's fine.

Persona: Being able to sense people seems more like a telepathy power, which is kind of banned. Other than that it's fine.

Yggdra: What do you mean by "tactical grappling hooks?" Also remember this is kinda like fallout--where'd she come across all the gun/ammo/etc gear and how'd she keep it when something like that would be so valuable in this setting? We're post-apoc survivors here not secret agents. The power itself is fine though.

Everybody make sure you're making the correct distinction between your Permanent Boosts and your Pills. Permanent Boosts, delivered via injection, don't have side effects and are listed under your Powers. Pills DO have side effects and characters must keep track of their dosage, and they go under the Inventory.
Fixed.
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Primera Espada Yggdra
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They're kinda like a mechanism similar to the ones used by the metal benders in LoK. Instead of.... bending the metal out, she'd probably push buttons on it that allows her to launch the hook and pull the hook back in.

As for how she acquired all these things? She either stole them from the people who possessed them or she bought them via black market.
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Primera Espada Yggdra
March 6, 2015, 11:29 am
They're kinda like a mechanism similar to the ones used by the metal benders in LoK. Instead of.... bending the metal out, she'd probably push buttons on it that allows her to launch the hook and pull the hook back in.

As for how she acquired all these things? She either stole them from the people who possessed them or she bought them via black market.
Okay see those don't even exist in the real world, and to make them/buy them/steal them would be a whole separate issue considering none of us at the current level would be black market dealer bosses or master thieves or whatever.

I'm okay with her having some kind of weapon, but I think a gun even with limited ammo would be a bit much.
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March 6, 2015, 9:41 am
Persona: Being able to sense people seems more like a telepathy power, which is kind of banned. Other than that it's fine.
Position Pointer -> Power Overwhelming, then. It really was a One of These Things is not Like the Others, heh.
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We already have a talking dog and a sentient robot with an armed taser and neither of those exist in the real world as well. Even if they do exist, I am very sure that those two would be far more advanced than grappling hook gloves.

And of course with limited ammo, I would be more fearful of someone who can shoot lightning around, turn into a golem, or be tough as diamonds.
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the dog can't talk in this RP -_-;
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March 6, 2015, 3:45 pm
We already have a talking dog and a sentient robot with an armed taser and neither of those exist in the real world as well. Even if they do exist, I am very sure that those two would be far more advanced than grappling hook gloves.

And of course with limited ammo, I would be more fearful of someone who can shoot lightning around, turn into a golem, or be tough as diamonds.
I think the issue here is less "Ridiculous fictional things that we give our characters" (...which is a problem, yes), more "how did you even get these things?" Sin justified having an Aperture Science Personality Core Outfitted With Aperture Science Electro-Gun Thinger with Seraphim making it in her free time over two years (...which, OK, is still really out there). Matt's Nassus doesn't seem to talk in this iteration, as Niroth pointed out before I could finish this post (and, even then, the justification there would probably be being an Astral, too). There's also the fact that these don't add too much to the plate - I'm assuming the Aperture Science Personality Core Outfitted With Aperture Science Electro-Gun can't do much other than scout things out and stun people very briefly. Probably runs on a limited battery, too. Nassus is... uh, a dog. Admittedly a lot a dog could do, to be fair (tracking, fighting, being the bestest friend, intimidation, faster-than-a-bitch-on-foot...), but it's reasonable enough. Also has to be fed and taken care of, which is another slew of problems entirely... So there are some downsides on it, basically.

The justification you're bringing into it is that they already existed through someone else making them - assuming they even exist in seven years - and that your character could steal 'em or buy 'em off shady sources. It also puts your character in a more superior position because she's able to do ninja-y things that the Aperture Science Personality Core Outfitted With Electro-Gun and dog doesn't grant.

....Now, with that said, honestly? I'd say just give her the grappling gloves, we're already 20 minutes into the future. It isn't too much, like Yggdra pointed out. If it's still an issue, suggest changing it to a grappling gun, though, it's a bit more realistic (...er, for a certain value of "realism") than grappling guns. Or, hell, just a grappling hook in general.
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We already have a talking dog and a sentient robot with an armed taser and neither of those exist in the real world as well. Even if they do exist, I am very sure that those two would be far more advanced than grappling hook gloves.

And of course with limited ammo, I would be more fearful of someone who can shoot lightning around, turn into a golem, or be tough as diamonds.
I think the issue here is less "Ridiculous fictional things that we give our characters" (...which is a problem, yes), more "how did you even get these things?" Sin justified having an Aperture Science Personality Core Outfitted With Aperture Science Electro-Gun Thinger with Seraphim making it in her free time over two years (...which, OK, is still really out there). Matt's Nassus doesn't seem to talk in this iteration, as Niroth pointed out before I could finish this post (and, even then, the justification there would probably be being an Astral, too). There's also the fact that these don't add too much to the plate - I'm assuming the Aperture Science Personality Core Outfitted With Aperture Science Electro-Gun can't do much other than scout things out and stun people very briefly. Probably runs on a limited battery, too. Nassus is... uh, a dog. Admittedly a lot a dog could do, to be fair (tracking, fighting, being the bestest friend, intimidation, faster-than-a-bitch-on-foot...), but it's reasonable enough. Also has to be fed and taken care of, which is another slew of problems entirely... So there are some downsides on it, basically.

The justification you're bringing into it is that they already existed through someone else making them - assuming they even exist in seven years - and that your character could steal 'em or buy 'em off shady sources. It also puts your character in a more superior position because she's able to do ninja-y things that the Aperture Science Personality Core Outfitted With Electro-Gun and dog doesn't grant.

....Now, with that said, honestly? I'd say just give her the grappling gloves, we're already 20 minutes into the future. It isn't too much, like Yggdra pointed out. If it's still an issue, suggest changing it to a grappling gun, though, it's a bit more realistic (...er, for a certain value of "realism") than grappling guns. Or, hell, just a grappling hook in general.
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Here be mah character, you guys should let me know if he seems overpowered or dumb or anything. Thanks.

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Name:
Kaze

Gender:
Male

Age:
36

Theme:
Nothing yet.

Appearance:
There are no old photo's of Kaze as a young human boy. The current monster doesn't even remember being human, now he looks like a mythical creature. Standing at a surprising eight feet tall he has sleek black scales, streamlined gray plates from his chin to the tip of his tail. Inch long claws, ivory colored and sharp. Red 'blades' go down his back in three rows about halfway down his tail. His wings had been mangled years ago and now acted like massive hands. He's physically fit, slightly large muscles to overpower prey but still keep some form of agility.

His face isn't even remotely human. A thick muzzle filled with white teeth of a carnivore. Blood red eyes that glowed softly. Three sets of ivory horns, large medium and small, that curve back to a muscular neck. A broad white scar runs across his muzzle, possibly from a victim?

Background:
Kaze was human at one point but those memories were drowned out under his new mind. The only thing that stuck was that he was around when the comet had hit the earth and things had been less shitty. Now all he remembers clearly is that he's a predator to the normals. Striking from the shadows or at night, carrying off the weak and young while they screamed. The truly fun thing about hunting was that they just couldn't find the monster. Sometimes they ran right by him in the darkness while their family member or friend was a mangled wreck beneath him. Black on black made perfect camouflage.

He doesn't have any real goals aside from not dying. He's fairly happy in the crater, a localized hunting ground no one can escape from. All the food for him while they try to grow weeds, hunt dumb animals, and kill each other. Just more food for him while they tire themselves out, becoming easier and easier to drag screaming into the night while others look on. It's time to enjoy himself some more in a new area possibly!

Powers:
  • Power of Dragons - 1 - Constantly in the form of a giant bestial creature most people relate to mythical dragons. He's capable of eating things others can't due to being rotten, polluted, or tainted in some fashion.

    • Pollution Eater - Capable of eating things others can't is a great boon for this animalistic scavenger. Eating tainted foods and rotting corpses make him one of the best survivors in the crater.
    • Komodo Maw - A mere brushing of teeth from his highly bacteria infested mouth can cause sickness over a period of time. The longer it sits the harder it is to get cured.


  • Nature's Gifts - 1 - Nature has granted him certain aspects to ensure that he lives while others die to make sure he does.
    • Natural Weapons - He has natural weapons on his body, claws on his hands and feet, and long 'blades' down his back and tail. They're fairly hard, cutting through light armors like metal blades.
    • Nature's Armor - His 'skin' is comprised of thousands of tough scales and thick plates, acting as light armor for him and all the benefits of mobility.


  • Strength of Beasts - 1 - His strength is increased a great deal, allowing him to put his sizable frame to good use. Currently 400lb limit.
    • Shred - Using his strength he digs into whatever he's latched onto before starting to rip it apart.
    • Power Shot - The typical strong punch, or kick, or smack of the tail. All his strength is focused into that one strike for extra damage but it's as obvious as sun on your face.


    Inventory:
    • Money: $600
    • Nothing
    Edited by Kazemitsu, March 7, 2015, 9:54 am.
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Okay so, going down the list, he has:

Eat People to Get Stronger

Venomous Bite

Claws, Fangs, Tail Blades

Hard Scale Armor

Any one of these things could be a complete powerset on their own. When I say that people have "one power, many applications," I don't mean they have completely different powers all under some sort of "theme." I mean that the one power you have can be applied in different ways--not WHAT you do but HOW you do it. Even the fact that he's a dragon man could be considered a power, as it's a mutation of the normal human form.

Also, eating people to get stronger kind of falls under the "no hulk-cycling" rule, because there's no upper limit on it. He can just continue to eat and eat and eat until he becomes invincible.

Some things I'd be willing to slide on:
His dragon mutation seems mostly aesthetic, so I would be willing to let that go. However, the claws, fangs, tail blades, etc can't be "sharp as swords," they can only be the same kind of material as fingernails or bones. If you had, on your human hand, long fingernails that wouldn't break off so easily and you clawed somebody, that's the kind of damage you'd be able to do. If your teeth were all sharp instead of just the canines and incisors or whatever and you bit somebody as hard as you could, that's the kind of damage you'd be able to do. Your scales wouldn't provide any more protection than skin, they would just be textural.

If his power was just to "Eat things no matter what" as in, he is able to break down and digest any kind of substance, then I would be willing to let the Venomous Bite slide because, like you pointed out originally, if he's eating all kinds of garbage and shit then there would be tons of nasty fuckery inside his mouth.

But no eating people to get stronger.
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Gotta clarify some things, aside from Devour I kinda figured that would be a bad thing XD.

The scale armor is the equivalent of wearing a leather jacket and would gradually get tougher as the rp goes on.

The blades and claws act like blades if you run bare skin or leather across them. Not a clear cut obviously since it's basically chitin blades. Any form of thickened metal will just damage the things themselves.

The changes in his body made him more reptilian than human and given the surroundings he has adapted to be able to eat some nasty things. Basically he's a komodo dragon with big hands attached to his shoulders, blades on his back that are more threat than anything, and relative super strength.
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Gotta clarify some things, aside from Devour I kinda figured that would be a bad thing XD.

The scale armor is the equivalent of wearing a leather jacket and would gradually get tougher as the rp goes on.

The blades and claws act like blades if you run bare skin or leather across them. Not a clear cut obviously since it's basically chitin blades. Any form of thickened metal will just damage the things themselves.

The changes in his body made him more reptilian than human and given the surroundings he has adapted to be able to eat some nasty things. Basically he's a komodo dragon with big hands attached to his shoulders, blades on his back that are more threat than anything, and relative super strength.
The fact that it'd get tougher over time and become more armor like still makes it pretty much a power all on its own, just like your rock man or Sin's diamond skin.

That's still sharper than fingernails and teeth.

His "super strength," shouldn't be super at all without spending one of your three points on it, but as long as you've done that I can't really argue. But none of the injections or pills would be able to give him anything else besides the one that grants toughness/durability. So if you wanna spend one of your three points or some money on that, go ahead.
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