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Joshua Radcliffe - Superhuman; Magus
Topic Started: Mar 18 2009, 10:33 PM (208 Views)
Shogo


Name: Joshua Radcliffe

Canon/Original: Original

Alias/Codename: Magus

Age: 21

Height: 5'11"

Weight: 163lbs

Place of birth: Portland, Maine

Place of residence: New York, New York

Affiliations: Unaffiliated

Appearance: Joshua as he normally appears.

Joshua in Magus form.

These are the clothes he usually wears and represent his general "style".

Personality: Joshua has a somewhat condenscending attitude towards most people. This is largely because he thinks most people are weak. And conveniently enough for his ideals, most people are regular old humans. This is because, by nature of their wealth and special bloodline, Joshua's family raised him to see himself and those like him as inherently superior to the painfully common man. This isn't to say he actively hates normal humans. He simply believes that because they don't have any special powers they are weaker by default. In his own words, "The strong exist to rule and the weak exist to serve the strong." He also plans on being the strongest if at all possible.

Though none of that is to suggest he is socially awkward. While some people can get angry if he gets enthusiastic, he's had plenty of practice when it comes to acting like a decent person. In fact, his public persona rarely betrays the fact that he looks down on normals. In intimate or private moments however he does tend to occasionally let slip. Usually if he feels he's being disrespected. The only time he seems to tolerate such behavior is when he's dealing with someone who also has a gift. Then he might even react to it with playful banter.

He deeply respects his family and gets along quite nicely with them. He also has respect for anyone who shares his ideals. While it's less apparent, he even has some level of respect for those gifted people who help normals. Typically viewing it as a form of Noblesse Oblige that he doesn't think he should concern himself with until after the world has changed. This doesn't mean he won't attack gifted people who get in his way. While he may view normal humans as inferior by default, that doesn't mean there aren't normals he doesn't respect. Strength is strength and those humans with the determination and willpower to do the impossible certainly qualify. Though he would lump such humans into his ideal world's middle class. With all the other normals as the lower class and the gifted as the upper class.

Powers: Joshua has the power to use magic. No bullshit. It really is magic. To be more specific, he relies on a set of magic cards. While the magic is his own and is fueled by his knowledge of spells, the cards act as a medium or focus. This allows him to use his spells much more easily than straight spell casting. These cards have also bonded to Joshua, meaning they are essentially a part of him as long as he claims ownership of them. As such, they are actually stored within him and could be considered a part of his soul. Which basically means even if you destroy a card, as long as Joshua is still alive it will be recreated. Currently, he can only use two cards simultaniously. This is because he guides them through the air with his hands and hasn't yet gotten the hang of using them without such a guide.

The Magus Cards

Life- It can project a shield in order to protect Joshua, or maybe someone else if he's feeling generous. Can stop small caliber bullets, like from a simple handgun, and some of the less extreme energy blasts. Currently it can only block attacks from a single direction, meaning multi-directional attacks can make him nervous. The Life card can also be used to heal light wounds. While it can technically cover more serious wounds, the amount of time it takes only makes it practical to do so outside of combat.

Death- The Death card can be transformed into simple weapons, usually bladed. Forming complex weapons is useless. Even if he did form a gun, it wouldn't have any bullets. If he wants someone to have a weapon, it is possible for others to use the Death card in it's weaponized form. However, if you try to grab it without his permission you'll find yourself holding a spinning ball of blades and flesh graters.

Chaos- Can project spells of the more chaotic elements, fire and lightning. Right now it is limited to standard fireballs, a flamethrower effect, lightning orbs, and lightning lances. The flamethrower's flames are about as hot as natural fire. The fireballs explode with concussive force, ranging from knocking someone down to being about as strong as dynamite. Size determines force, going from baseball sized to basketball sized. The lightning orbs provide a concentrated, but short, burst of electricity for stunning people. The lightning lances can be sustained to punish people.

Order- Can project spells of the more ordered elements, ice and earth. The earth is usually seen as rocks being hurled at someone or something. The size of said rocks generally ranges from small stones to rocks about the size of a fat man's torso. These rocks can also come in spiked form if he wants to pierce something. Can easily fuck up a car, moreso in spike form, but not yet dangerous enough to fuck up tank armor. The ice element can be used to create and hurl ice if he feels like it but generally serves as a reverse flamethrower. Instead of spraying fire it sprays what could be mistaken as snow, yet it never seems to stick around. Something exposed to this "icethrower" will first begin to slow down, then begin to freeze over, and if given enough time freeze completely solid.

Light- Cand be used to create light in order to illuminate dark places. Alternatively, it can project an intense light to blind opponents.

Dark- Can absorb light in order to create a shroud of darkness. Can also absorb energy to a limited extent.

Freedom- Allows Joshua to teleport. (Can't be used in battle unless it's to escape.) Also allows him to fly, which is mostly useful if he has to fight a flyer.

Slavery- Creates bindings and cages in order to trap or capture others. Can also be used to unlock locks. Though it is limited to physical locks and can't unlock electronic locks. Yet.

The Gate of Magus

The Gate of Magus is essentially a method for Joshua to transform himself into a more powerful being, obviously dubbed Magus. When in this state he can use all of the card's powers simultaniously, actually projecting these abilities from himself. The actual abilities are also strengthened in this form, making him more formidable in combat. Of course that should be expected of a transformation. However, it does have a downside. The Magus form is mana intensive and burns through it rather quickly. As such it can only be maintained for a short time, at least for now. (Basically he has four posts of ass whippin.)

Power Potential: In theory, he could become powerful enough to be considered a top tier magic user. It all depends on how his abilities expand and grow, and how hard he trains himself. He will also be able to command more cards at once in his normal form. Eventually he will be able to become Magus indefinitely. Or close to it.

Other Skills: Healthy knowledge of technology thanks to growing up in the modern world. Also has some knowledge of hand to hand combat and the proper usage of melee weapons. Part of the toughening up process with the whole superiority angle. While not going to single handedly conquer someone who's somehow mastered a shit ton of kung fu, he can hold his own in a scuffle. Can also shoot. Hunting trips. Rich people love them. Most of what he can do simply come from all that bloody free time you have when you don't have to work.

Equipment: Magus Cards. Whatever clothes he feels like wearing. A small handgun because sometimes it's just easier to shoot a bitch.

History: Joshua was born in Portland, Maine. He was also the firstborn son of the current generation of Radcliffe's. He has a younger brother named Alexander and a younger sister named Sophia. His mother and father are named Diana and Robert. He also has a grandfather named Julian. The Radcliffe family has long been an affluent family in the northeastern portion of the United States and as can be expected of such a family, Joshua received what some people might call the best possible upbringing. More bitter people might call it spoiling him rotten. This basically involved fox hunts, private schools, any toy he ever asked for, elaborate parties, yacht clubs, etc etc etc. If you knew him growing up you either hated him for his life of privilege or kissed his ass hoping he'd invite you to join him in the excesses of the criminally wealthy. As it might turn out, growing up was the easy part. Later events would cause him to reevaluate his life.

These later events would be what his parents, and especially his grandfather, called a coming of age ceremony. Something only done for the first born of any Radcliffe generation. For a closely kept secret of the Radcliffe family was that they had the gift of magic. For as long they could remember this has been true. It's even how they obtained the wealth they enjoy today. But a secret even more closely guarded is that the first born of any generation is due to inherit a family artifact when it if felt they are ready for it. This artifact is a special set of cards dubbed the Magus Cards. Julian passed it on to Robert and now Robert was passing it on to Joshua. Something that would cause Alexander and Sophia to feel somewhat jealous, but not enough to hate Joshua. Upon having these cards bound to him, Joshua was allowed to study magic at his liesure. His siblings would have their own ceremony when it was felt they were ready for magic, but they would never get the Magus Cards.

It was then that he felt he should live on his own for awhile, albeit still able to tap into his share of the family fortune. He intially spent his time thinking over what he was now capable of, while also learning more about magic when he could. All his life he'd been told he was better than the common man. While he may have blindly nodded in agreement before, for the first time in his life he actually believed what his family had been telling him. He was better. He had a gift. A power that normal humans could only dream of. This lead him to develop certain ideas about how the world should be. How the old blood of powerless humanity should give way to the stronger, new blood normals insultingly referred to as mutants. They weren't mutatiion! Not abominations! They were gifted! In Joshua's ideal world, normals would be the lower class and the gifted would rise up and be welcomed into the upper echelons of society. He even had ideas on who would constitute the middle class. As well as where he himself would stand in this new world he envisioned. He only needed enough time to grow stronger. To reshape this world. Maybe even find likeminded individuals.

Edited by Shogo, Mar 19 2009, 11:12 PM.
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The powers look pretty decent, assuming he can only use 2 at a times.

You should probably specify Chaos and Order, how powerful these attacks are.
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All right, this character looks pretty much good to go. Let the application checking process begin!!!

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Appearance:

- Wanna throw in a sentence about what clothes he usually wears?

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Just a couple of questions really, we discussed most already.

- How strong is his shield? Can it stop bullets? If so, make it low caliber.
- Can he give the "death" weapon to someone else?

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- You should probably use a different description than reality warping, since it's rather different from what Magicians actually do, even if the outcome looks basically the same. Make it become a powerful magic user or something.
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You fixed the things I mentioned, so here's a Stamp
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