Hello, fellow 9thwonders users! This is the OOC (Out-Of-Character) RPG thread for the Chariots of Blood RPG--a factions RPG! I came up with the idea for this RPG while playing Requiem191's Shattered Fragments factions RPG, and I originally planned to launch it sometime after that RPG was finished. However, since people seemed to be looking for a slower RPG and the new season of Heroes was about to begin, I decided to start it early.

Anyways, I'll first list some things you should probably know:
1. TIMING
I originally gave a one week deadline for people to sign-up, but only one person of those who have said they are interested in playing has posted their character sheet, so we'll be waiting at least until a couple more do before starting. Otherwise, it wouldn't be much of a race or RPG, for that matter.

Those of you in non-American timezones and/or who can only post a little every week, this may be a RPG game you can enjoy! In addition to the two posts per 24 hour limit, there will be time-release clues and other traps/pits that will require characters to wait real-life days before moving on. Thus, the game should allow you to easily catch up on the missions and not have to do a lot of recap posting. So be warned and/or be happy--whatever fits.

Regarding the two posts/24 hours limit, if I catch you doing more, I will warn you the first time, but I WILL take action on repeat offenders.

2. PREMISE
The game will be about solving a mysterious puzzle. Think National Treasure meets The Amazing Race, with a Heroes spin to it. Before Adam Monroe was killed, he stored several vials of his own blood in an unknown location for safekeeping, if he or someone he loved should ever need them. As you may know, Adam's blood has remarkable healing attributes. Rebel has discovered a clue about their location, and is requesting your help in tracking them down. You (and hopefully your other factions members) will ultimately be attempting to gain access to these vials. However, you'll soon discover that like The Amazing Race, each clue will lead to another clue, not the vials and/or whatever other treasures Adam had hidden. He was quite the trickster, after all. The clues should be easy to solve, and many of the solutions will lead to major landmarks--just like the National Treasure movie. The hard part will likely be in getting where you need to go and managing the conflicts with other factions and NPCs.

Also, Chariots of Blood is, as I said, a factions RPG. Those unfamiliar with what a "faction" is, it is a group or team of characters created for the Heroes: Survival game on NBC.com. Players in the game act as advisers to their characters, telling them what to do and offering assistance that aids in their characters' survival. It's very similar to a Japanese pet game, if you're familiar with those. In this RPG, you will be role-playing a single character that you have created for the game. The game allows advisers to instruct their characters in the creation or joining of a "faction". Like the players themselves, these factions have a kind of personality. Factions can be heroic (always putting themselves on the line to help others), neutral (having a kind of balance between bad and good, and willing to take action), reclusive (keeping to themselves and only doing things to save their own skins), or villainous (set on ruling the world)--those distinctions define a faction's world-view. Just like in real life, outward appearances and actions can be misconstrued--a faction can be full of thieves and killers who are vigilantes instead of villains, or it can be full of people who act like saints in order to gain control of the fabric of society in order to maliciously transform it. The game allows you to be creative.

In any case, the factions are normally a group of individuals that come together for a common goal. That goal may just be to worship their leader (Heh), or, more often, it will be as a means of protection and/or power. From what I've seen in the game and in the show, some factions may live their lives in secrecy and are content with what life has given them, and others are more open and more ruthless in obtaining what they want.

Chariots of Blood takes places some time after the Building 26 organization has been dissolved, when factions of individuals with abilities have begun to organize themselves and get things figured out. Each soon realized they weren't the only faction on the block, so to speak. Now, they need to take their values, whether good, bad, or somewhere in between, and make their way in the world.

3. MISSIONS
We'll be playing the game on an episodic basis. There will be 10 clues/missions, and the game will take as long as it needs to take. I will be GMing the game and "leading" you throughout as you complete various missions that I create for the game. You'll be attempting to win the mission for your own glory and that of your faction. As this is a race, one faction is going to win and the rest will lose. So please don't take it personally if you lose, and make sure to have fun during the race. It is just a game, after all.

After each week, we will vote on whom (person and faction) we feel did the best each week publicly in this OOC thread. Hopefully, everyone will judge in terms of grammar, creativity, perspective, and success, but it's really up to you. At the end of the subsequent week, I will tally the votes and announce the winners for that week.

4. CHARACTERS
A. You may only enter ONE of your faction characters into the race. You can switch characters after solving a clue/mission, but since it's a race I think you'll find that switching isn't going to work very well.

B. If you do make a new character, put their character sheet in the post in which your original character's sheet is in and then link me to it. The same rules apply to this character as your original one. They must be in a faction and have a detailed history, etc.

C. Whatever your faction's worldview is, you can still participate in the race, including villains. However, if you're a villain, Rebel will not be helping you. You'll be intercepting the messages somehow and you will have the chance to gain a different ally.

D. No God-Modding, power gaming or metagaming. This means that you don't use your powers to extremes or suddenly create for yourself an improbable scenario. Also, you cannot be all-knowing, omniscient, or unstoppable like a god. In addition, you can't have a Hiro, Sylar, Ted, etc., type of character. Limited omniscience is also out unless it has to do with your character's ability--in other words, no knowing stuff your character wouldn't know. No playing other people's characters. You should have enough time to provide a response for your own character. If your ability lets you control another character, you need to indicate somehow to the other player what he/she should do, either by internal thought or by hand motion, etc. Also, no killing someone else's character without permission.

E. Your character can't be a canon HEROES character, related to any canon characters, or be derived from any existing character. Only OC (Original Characters) are allowed. No ripoffs, please.

F. This RPG is a fantasy (superpowers aren't considered to exist in the real world), but you should try to be as realistic as possible to keep the RPG fun for everyone. Live your character's life like an actual life, like it really matters to them. Interact with other players how you think your character would interact in real life, and remember that every decision has consequences.

G. Remember to disconnect yourself from your character. If your character gets injured/killed, you need to not take it personally. There is a small chance that your character may die in this game. Just like in real life, if you get into a life-threatening situation and don't handle it properly, things can go bad. Although you may be working with allies/in a team, you will likely end up by yourself for many of the clues. But if you're smart, you should be able to get out of most situations easily enough. If a character dies, it should be either because the player wanted that character gone or because of something else probably involving me, yours truly. (Don't worry, I don't intend on killing anyone's character in this game.)

6. GENERAL RULES
A. The game will be going slow, but please don't abandon your character. If you want to leave, tell me by PM here at 9th Wonders or on my HeroesWiki.com userpage.

B. Keep the game PG-13 by following the fan fiction guidelines that also apply to RP and follow the board rules.

C. Work things out (continuity errors, questions etc.) in the OOC/Out-Of-Character thread (this thread), please. If you have a problem with another player then PM (Private Message) that person and try to solve the situation in a civil manner. I WILL get involved in any OOC conflicts that appear to be disrupting the game. If you want to chat, please use this thread for that as well. Leave the story posts where they belong and keep everything that is OOC here in this thread.

D. Please try to spell correctly and use proper grammar, always posting in the past tense. I think the RPG flows better if we all post in the same tense. Regarding spelling/grammar, you are likely going to be judged on it, so I recommend you use "spell check" always.

E. Make decent posts, interact, don't have two line posts, and most definitely leave posts open. Remember that you are playing with other people and you WILL be included in the game as long as you include others. So speaking for other players, or having them move or do something for you is not a good idea unless you have obtained their permission.

F. I, Volts, am the GM (Grand Master) of this game, so I have final say in any and all issues. If you do something clever, trying to bend any of the rules I set, I reserve the right to still take action against your character.

7. POSTING
We are going to use the TAG System for this game. At the beginning of each post, you will place any pertinent information that needs to be known (i.e. the location, and your character's name). As GM, I will provide the time of day (morning, afternoon, or night) for what is happening. At the end of each post, you will TAG the Player that you want to respond to your post. Here's an example post:

Location: Costa Verde - Sam's Comics
IC: Claire Bennet

"I thought I'd never see you again!" Claire screamed for joy as Rachel walked in the door.

TAG: Volts

And that's the TAG System. It's easy to use, so no worries.

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The Character Sheet for Chariots of Blood is the same one Requiem191 is using for Shattered Fragments. So if you have a character approved in that RPG, it should be most likely get approved here if you post it. A Character Sheet displays all pertinent information for your character leading up to the very beginning of this game. That means I need to see every detail of your character's life, especially what skills your character has acquired. If you character can fly a plane, I need to know that and how/when he/she learned that skill. Also, if your character has a giant scar on body, I want to know where it is and how it got there. Every detail is important to make your character feel more life-like and realistic. So be as descriptive as you can! Now, just copy the sheet from this post and paste it into a reply to this topic and fill it out! Here's the Character Sheet:

Character Sheet

Name:

Gender:

Ethnicity:

Age:

Height:

Weight:

Hair: (Style and Color)

Eyes:

Personality: Altruistic, Aggressive, Clever, or Ethical, whatever you desire for your character, along with whatever else you want to add about the character's personality.

Hometown:

Faction:

Worldview: Heroic, Neutral, Reclusive, Villainous, etc., as stated by your Leader. If you do not know what your Leader wants as an Overall Worldview, just place the current Worldview here.

Personal History:

Ability:

Miscellaneous Info (Anything else we need to know):

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So, with all that said, I'll leave this to you and let you post your thoughts and feelings on the game. I'm always willing to take anyone's feedback--bad or good. So feel free to share your comments!

Nice Volts! I like the story premise, but I have two questions... I have a character who doesn't have a faction yet because I have yet to create him on survival because I feel he/she would be sadly to say, BAD. So my questions are, would I be allowed to bring in a villain? and if so would he/she need to belong to a faction?

Now if that's good! I may or not be joining due to the fact that we are still in the middle of Shattered Fragments and well, I want to focus on Drew, and possibly continue helping people like Mags (WickedM) for when another player can't post. Just let me know.

You can definitely bring in villains! They would simply not be the intended recipients of Rebel's message--they would intercept it somehow. Same goes for the Tournament of Power RPG. Regarding being in a faction, your character does need to be in one to participate. That should be easy, though--there are plenty of villainous factions, such as WickedThings that is controlled by WickedM.

Regarding being in multiple RPGs, Chariots of Blood is designed especially for users like Azendekae, BlueAngel, zmagen, etc., who in Shattered Fragments, could not post every day so kind of got left behind. In this game, there will be a 2 posts per 24 hours limit in addition to time-release traps and clues. So I figure it should be easy for those in Shattered Fragments to also keep up with this RPG and I hope you join!

awesome!!

I like the whole puzzle aspect of the RPG, and with heroes characters, now that is awesome.

Count me in, I would like to join.

Great! You still need to post your sheet so I can approve it!

Character Sheet

Name:Casey Kane

Gender:Male

Ethnicity:Hispanic descent from his mothers side

Age:24

Height:5Ft 10in

Weight:178lbs

Hair: Fade haircut, Dark Short hair

Eyes:Brown

Personality:Casey is mostly Humble when acting around other people, but when his friends lives are in danger, he's roaring to go and do something. When the dust clears and everything seems to be okay, he'll gladly sit down with you and drink a beer.

Hometown:Austin, Texas

Faction:Unity

Worldview: Heroic/Neutral

Personal History:Casey is the son of an ordinary family of five where he is the oldest sibling. When he was only twelve he had a small argument with his sister which is when his ability had manifested when he turned his sisters hair from black to blond. At first he was shocked at what had happened and tried to repress his own ability. His own inability to control his ability scared him as his sister's hair change seemed to be permanent.

He became a very secluded and introverted person, often viewed as an outcast for his lack of interaction with the rest of his class all through most of high school. Until his junior year when his class visited a local children s hospital.

As he tried to avoid being the butt of another joke for the rest of the class, he stumbled into a room that contained a small boy by the name of David. David was hooked up to monitors and a respirator as he was unable to breathe on his own. Casey felt compelled to speak with the small child, finding out of his condition, Atrial septal defect (ASD), which was the reason why he couldn't breathe on his own. As Casey sat there, his concern for the child's well being overwhelming him, his ability fully manifested. Casey stood up shocked on what he was seeing in front of him. Blocks of different colors appeared, similar to that of tetris, and as he calmed down his mind was rewarded with a fountain of information. He understood what the blocks were, they were the blocks of life. and as he observed further he knew what genes with the child's DNA were the cause of his affliction.

He stepped forward as David closed his eyes to rest, and placed his hand on his bare chest, and focused on altering the blocks that were hurting him. after a few minutes in which David made a pained face, he opened his eyes and laughed a little.

Casey never forgot the words that David told him that day, "I knew it, you're an angel. I know cause now I can breath again." So as Casey rode home, he knew he had a gift that was meant to help people. He opened up to people now that he didn't feel cursed, and became a good friend, always a dependable person. Little did he know how much things would change.

Ability:Genetic Manipulation- It allows Casey to analyze someones DNA and alter it. He's found he can alter his own genetics but has found that this process tires him out even more than if he altered someone else. The process also takes a lot longer to manifest in him than it does in other people he uses his ability on.

Miscellaneous Info (Anything else we need to know):Casey has a few friends he knows may have an ability( they have the genes but have not manifested their abilities yet) but has one who does. He tried to replicate his friends ability of teleportation, with success. but as he found out, the process is tiring as well as painful, so he refrains from replicating abilities if he can. He's still okay to change his appearance. He has used his ability to change others (his sister more specifically changing her hair color or eye color as an apology for the aforementioned incident) and has used it to remove someones ability once, receiving a large gash across his back as a result of the struggle.

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although, if you want me too, i could play my other Character Peter, but he is a villain as of now. BUt let me know Volts.

Casey is approved. It doesn't really matter to me which you choose, and if you'd like to post Peter for me to approve as well, you can do so. But you can only play one character per week, and switching characters mid-game will probably not work out well since this is a race. Just giving you a heads up.

ooh this one looks cool and convenient I'll put up a character sheet.

NAME:Michael Young

NICKNAME:Mirror

AGE:23

GENDER:Male

Ethnicity: Caucasian

Height: 5'8"

Weight: 160

Hair: Blonde

Eyes: Blue

Personality: Clever, He can think his way out of many situations. He is resourceful

Hometown: New york City

Faction: Neoakatsuki

World view: Villainous

Power Description:
Micheal has the ability to manipulate mirrors. With these strange powers he teleport from any reflective surface to another. Also he can have his reflection walk out and fight. His refection will have the density of of what it was reflected off of (e.g. water, mirror, steel, etc.) He can hide in a mirror taking an item with him, but a person can see him. The good side hiding in a mirror is the 4 other sense can't detect them. Also he can temporarily trap a person in a mirror, but if the mirror shatters the person will be hurt and forced out. He is completely safe in a mirror except if it shattered, freezes below 0 degrees Celsius, or heated enough to melt, will force him out of a mirror.
He can stay in a mirror for up to 7 hours after which he must take a break.

Bio:
When he found out of his ability he thought they where cool. His problem is that he's a kleptomaniac, so he stole but was never got caught until building 26. Afterward he tried to be good even though he does have urges sometimes. He does try to have good intentions even though he slips and steals once in a while when he is really stressed. He doesn't like to talk about his problem due to embarrassment. He has currently gone a year and a half without stealing. He joined a neutral faction finding it dull told his friend that it wasn't for him. He is trying to find a faction that will to use good or bad. A friend did mention a particular faction.

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I got this off of the heroes survival page so if you want I can add more to his bio.

Looks good, and is approved. Only thing I recommend you change is if the mirror shatters or begins melting, Michael Young should also be forced out from the mirror dimension. Otherwise, I'm going to have to assume that he gets killed if that happened--not a good thing in an RPG.

Thanks for the criticism I never thought of the possibility of the mirror melting.

Ok, changes approved. And you're welcome on the criticism. The better the characters are, the more fun the game, imho.

BTW, thanks again for joining the game! I think we may be starting in the next day or two. There's a couple more people who've contacted me about participating, and I think we need at least four players to make the RPG fun. So I'm waiting for them to post their sheets and get approved before we begin. If anyone else wants to post a sheet and join, they are still welcome to do so.

Can I have the same character participate in both Test of Trust and this (assuming I can keep up with the posts on each)? If so, character sheet below.

Name: Harvey Jeffries

Gender: Male

Ethnicity (Race): Caucasian

Age: 34

Height: 5' 10'' (1.80 m)

Weight: 162 lbs. (79.38 kg)

Hair (Style/Color): Long, greasy black

Eyes: Blue

Personality: Obsessed with self-preservation. Harvey wants to live, and is willing to move heaven and earth to achieve this goal. He hates Sylar with a passion, and the various organizations committed to hunting down heroes are his mortal foes. Heroes Survival classification: Clever, with some Aggression. Harvey rushes into situations, but not before thinking through them.

Hometown: New York, NY

Faction: StreetLife

Faction View (Heroic/Neutral/Reclusive/Villainous): Neutral

Personal History: (NOTE: This is a brief summary. A full history (currently in progress) can be found here)

Harvey was born and raised in New York, NY by former hippies. His father was an abusive drinker, which is how he learned at an early age how to survive. He discovered his powers when he accidentally killed his girlfriend. Up until then, he had worked as a freelance computer repairman, working with both software and hardware, which had given him a great knowledge of computers. He had a run-in with Hana Gitelman, at which time he learned about the Company, Sylar, and all the goings-on of the mainstream Heroes series. He was pursued by Danko at the appropriate time, and barely managed to escape Sylar. Recently, Harvey has befriended a man by the name of uncanny474, who assists Harvey in all that he does, although he can only help with information.

Ability: Acceleration Manipulation

Ability Description: The ability to accelerate and decelerate objects. Harvey uses it mainly to shoot ball berings at his enemies (he keeps an almost unlimited supply on his person), and to use other makeshift weapons as needed. He also uses it to stop all weapons from being used against him. Melee weapons are harder to stop than projectiles, especially if the user is out of his field of influence. Harvey can also use this ability to fly, though he rarely uses this in combat (flying and fighting at the same time is rather difficult). Limitations include a ten-foot radius, eminating from his solar plexus, difficulty affecting large masses (although he can move/stop cars that he is in, cars that are being thrown at him pose a serious problem and the complete inability to affect objects that he cannot, in some way, sense (i.e. people who are hiding, individual subatomic particles/germs, etc.). This limitation does not affect area attacks (i.e. if he's creating a whirlwind effect, people are going to be swept up, whether they are hidden or not. More info here.

Equipment: Harvey carries several hundred ball berings, which he uses as weapons. They are innocuous, but are polished and maintained with extreme care. Harvey also carries an Acer TravelMate 4730, which has been heavily modded. It always has the latest hardware and software, and has applications for almost anything (within reason). If he, for some reason, is unable to interact with society for a long time (i.e., he is in a jungle for months on end) his TravelMate is, obviously, unable to be updated. In areas with internet access, Harvey's computer gives him knowledge on many topics (to prevent OOC knowledge from seeping into the character), including trivia for areas (see Bardic Knowledge for examples, albiet examples meant for D&D).

EDIT: I realized that his height and weight didn't match the ones in his Assignment Tracker and I edited accordingly.

Yes, I consider Chariots of Blood a separate universe from Test of Trust or the other RPGs on 9th Wonders, so it's no problem for you to use the same character in this and another RPG.

However, regarding your character sheet, please edit it and include all of the history you want me to consider for this game. I need to have a static post I can reflect back on during the game. Other than that, your character looks good, but I can't give approval under that is changed.

I'm interested in hopping into this RP as well, so I'm copy-pasting my character sheet from Test of Trust.

Name: Luna Yu

Gender: Female

Age: 17

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

Weight: 110 lb (50 kg)

Ethnicity (Race): Chinese-Canadian

Hair (Style/Color): Long, black

Eyes: Brown

Personality: (Aggressive/Altruistic) She never leaves a task unfinished once started, regardless of how impossible it is. She is often determined to have things done her way or the highway. She tends towards the heroic, do-good side, although this isn't always obvious.

Ability: Kinetic Energy Amplification

Ability Description: Luna's ability allows her to increase a her own, another person's or object's kinetic energy through touch or from a distance, although she isn't quite aware her ability has grown to the point where she does not require physical contact to use her ability. She can use her ability to enhance her movement speed or throw a heavy movable object. The ranged version of her ability allows her to charge a distant person or object or person with kinetic energy, causing the object/person to be knocked away depending on their mass. The ability manifests physically as a crackling red glow.

Faction: Undaunted

Faction View (Heroic/Neutral/Reclusive/Villainous): Heroic

Picture (OPTIONAL):



Personal History: A very impulsive girl who always seizes the opportunities that lie before her, even when she was younger, Luna was always a very active as a child and was always seen running everywhere. Although she has mostly calmed down as she grew up, Luna still retains her very impulsive nature, always wanting to get one step ahead of everyone else. Her personality sometimes backfires against her as well, as she can miss obvious warning signs in her haste. It is not known exactly when her ability first manifested, as she has always shown unusual speed ever since she was a child, so Luna regards her ability as something that she always had.

Okay. I think I edited everything correctly. If I forgot something, please don't jump down my throat, as it is likely to be a limitation or an enrichment of his character. As I put above, he's not done being developed, so I may have more backstory as I progress.

Please note that, although there is more information on the HeroesWiki site, the bare bones are here.

Yuriko, Luna looks good, but Test of Trust doesn't have the same sheet, so I need you to add a few things to your sheet before I can approve her:
Gender (I assume Luna's a she, though), Height and Weight (both are important in this RPG)

For personality, please also specify one of altruistic, aggressive, clever, or ethical, whatever you desire for your character's dominant personality.

Thanks for the edits! Note I clipped the links. If the above is fine for you, then consider your character approved! I hope I don't make anyone feel like I'm jumping on them... this is a game, and I want it to be fun.

Works well enough, as long as you remember that this sheet is for GM and PC reference only, and is not meant to be a full bio or anything.

Once again, Harvey is a work in progress (and probably will be forevermore), so (minor) things may change. For instance, if I think of a cool thing he could do with his power (or someone else points one out to me), I will edit his powers section so that he cannot do it (unless it is reasonable/obvious/necessary).

That's all fine, you're officially in.

Ok. When do we start?

I've edited in all the needed information, I hope everything is satisfactory now.

Since Yuriko has fixed Luna's sheet, we'll probably start by tomorrow night. Because I want at least four people playing, I've been waiting on a couple people who are also playing in Shattered Fragments. They've told me they are interested in joining but haven't had a chance to post a sheet yet (or have forgotten). However, I don't feel it's fair to those of you who have already signed up to wait much longer.

Thanks for making the additions quickly, Yuriko! Since she's 17, you might want to consider noting whether she's still in school or is now working somewhere. But that's up to you, Luna is approved as-is!

Okay, signups are now closed for the first mission and the race has begun in the IC thread! Good luck, everyone!

Good lord I didn't expect us to be potentially up against Edgar. It should make things really interesting, although Luna's kinetic-enhanced speed is nothing compared to a full-fledged super speed special like Edgar, I'd hope Luna will improvise some tactics when and if the time comes.

I will be posting my first IC post sometime tomorrow.

Almost 1:45 where I am wait till morning to write a good intro. As soon as I get up promise. Story looks exciting can't wait to test out Mirror. (yawn) good night.

I was wandering about the 2 post per 24 hours. is it 24 hours from our initial post or from 12a.m. to 12a.m.

From 12AM to the next 12AM Eastern time would probably be best. So you can do another post now, if you want, to select a taxi driver, then your next post after that should not be till tomorrow morning.

As GM, I may need to make more than two posts since I will have to reply for the NPCs. The game's not going to be moving too fast, though, so I wouldn't worry too much about the restriction.

kj777, first a heads-up that you typoed that you were IC-ing for Leon in your last post to the IC thread. Also, I'm assuming that the line "I hope she doesn't speak English that well" was only thought and not said, since it was in italics. If that's not the case, please let me know. It might help to be clearer, though, as others might not catch on.

Also, I didn't notice before, but is your character's name Micheal or Michael? You used both spellings in your character sheet, but seem to be using Micheal the most. Just curious which you prefer.

sorry force of habit with Leon. Also I've always misspelled mchael a lot my friends get mad. I know five Mikes that spell them different. But it is spelled Michael. Also, when I type in italics I do that to express thought sorry for the confusion.

Harvey's last post seemed slightly out of character for him (not much, but a little). I was bored of waiting for Klick to reply, so Harvey did something about it. If you don't like it, or think I'm too OOC, PM me and I'll rewrite. Angering GM's is not a good idea, especially when they're also your faction leader.

@ uncanny - If you think it's at all OOC, I recommend you change it and always try to stay as close to character as possible, otherwise you might get your character into trouble. Remember, this is supposed to be a slow RPG, and Klick has not taken that long to reply. Also, it's not really a matter of getting me upset, which I'm not--It's mainly a matter of maintaining perspective.

If you don't change it, it isn't going to bother the story too much, but it's obviously going to have an effect.

@ Klick - don't worry, no harm is going to come to your character while he's asleep.

I've changed it. Harvey just isn't that reckless. He's aggressive, sure, but survival is his number one priority. I'm not quite sure of his exact personality myself (good vs. evil) so he may fluctuate a little. I'm not even sure if he'll attack Casey.

Much better now. As far as attacking Casey flat out, it should probably not go that way if he's neutral. Since your character does not know Casey, he should probably ask Casey or another character for the info. first, then get aggressive if Casey doesn't comply. Also, aggression doesn't just mean an attack--it could also be theft of a cell phone or something. Just be creative, and remember to allow the opposite party a response.

Anyways, now that you changed that, Klick still needs to post Casey falling asleep. Then, everyone will reach their initial destinations and you guys can interact from there.

Of course, if Klick doesn't post today, tomorrow I'll just assume that Casey did fall asleep and move the game along. The way I see it, Casey's can spit out a couple lines and then fall asleep. He could probably teleport out of the cab, but he's still going to pass out so it's probably better for him to stay put.

K. I'll keep that in mind. He's not so much neutral as confused. He does whatever's to his benefit. If that includes killing someone, he does it. I think he's going to take an "enemy of my enemy" attitude towards most people, but...

Just a heads-up to Klick, uncanny474, and kj777... even though it's night time now, the two remaining Roman-dressed cab drivers are still waiting for you at the airport.

I'll get in my taxi as soon as I team up with Casey--if Klick is willing to do that, that is. I'll fly both of us back to the airport.

Character Sheet

Name: Melvin Crum

Gender: Male

Ethnicity: Caucasian

Age: 33

Height: 6'1

Weight: 185 (solid)

Hair: Short Messy, Salt & Pepper

Eyes: Brown

Personality: Clever, Acts as though the world owes him something. Is out for his own personal gain, but will Help anyone one for the right price.

Hometown: Boston, Ma

Faction: (Street Life)

Worldview:Neutral, Reclusive

Personal History:

Melvin Crum is a 33 year old Private-Eye with a bad drinking problem. Due to Melvin's drunken binges he hardly ever gets work as a Private Dic. So he tends to hang out in local pubs and rig street fights for some extra pocket change.

Beside his power Melvin was a one time Golden Gloves champ, before he learned of his ability. Later on Melvin was stripped of his belt and accused of steroid abuse. Melvin has had a rough life loosing both of his parents at the young age of fifteen.

It was when Melvin ran away from the group home he was placed in the real problem began. He became a petty con-artist and purse snatcher so he didn't starve to death on the cold streets of Boston.

When Melvin turned twenty-two he snatched the purse of Mickey Callhun's wife. Mickey Callhun ran the local boxing gym in downtown Boston Mass area. Needless to say Mickey caught Melvin and after the two scrapped for a bit in a dirty alleyway Mickey took a liking to Melvin and took him in.

Mickey trained Melvin and the two went far, but Mickey was later diagnosed with cancer, and died later that May at the age of sixty-four. Right after that was when Melvin was accused of the drug abuse and banned from the boxing circuit.

Melvin took to drinking heavy then tried to clean up, and he did for two months. Melvin during that time borrowed some money to start his detective business off a local loan shark named Petey Pipes who was known for caving in skulls if he didn't get his cash back.

This is when Melvin opened his Private-EYE business, to try and correct the wrongs from his previous life, and give back to his community but business was slow, and Petey wanted his money. Later that year Petey came knocking on the door with the pipe in hand he found Melvin drunk at his desk. Petey started to work beating Melvin half to death.

Melvin felt a sudden surge of power course through his body. Melvin stopped Petey's pipe on what would've been the fatal blow, and bent it like a rubber bat. Petey dropped the pipe and ran out, never to be seen again. Melvin still works as a Private-EYE, but drinks a bit less.

Ability: Kinetic absorption

Melvin's ability allows him to absorb all forms of kinetic energy onto himself and convert it into physical strength.

Kinetic absorption increases his strength, speed, and stamina to superhuman levels. Melvin can be stopped by being incapacitated, or overloaded with the energy.

Miscellaneous Info (Anything else we need to know): Melvin is always has a slightly un-kept look to him and a smell of scotch floating. Above his left eye is a horrible scar from a patch up job he did to himself to close a gash Petey had given to him.

Melvin is approved! But don't post for him until Mission Two begins. That is when I'll introduce him into the story.

fair enough

I wouldn't mind a tag team uncanny, but i think I'll teleport us there. lol

I'm just curious, but when will Luna be unpaused? Is something being planned?

Whoops. I've got to catch up on my Bio reading.

Neway, I'll start something ASAP.

Here's some idle chatter while we all wait to make our next IC posts...

Uncanny, your Harvey character is quite interesting to me as his ability has a lot of similarity with Luna's ability, although the uses of the abilities are totally different. The flight and ball-bearing trick never really occurred to me, but I think Luna's kinetic energy amplification can duplicate those tricks as well, just through different means. I don't think Luna will likely try out those techniques, but just some random thoughts.

On another note, Casey's Genetic Manipulation ability looks like it could be one scary/freaky power if in the hands of a villain. It has a lot of "evil" potential. O_o

Yes, their powers are similar. Harvey shares ability homology with several people (I have Brian Davis on his Assignment Tracker as a person with similar abilities).

As for the ball bering trick, that's nothing compared to a truly unleashed person could do. If Harvey had perfect control over his ability, he could decelerate individual atoms, freezing an object or, in extreme circumstances, bringing it to absolute zero and destroying the universe. Or, on the flipside, he could move planets and shift galaxies at will. He would be so overpowered that nobody would let me use him. So I limit his powers to shooting ball berings, slowing down bullets, fists, and people that he happens to notice, and flying.

One of my favorite things to do is to consider the implications of a power. And the more vague and generic a power, the better.

For instance: If Claire got cancer, would her body heal it? Is she more at risk for cancer than a normal person? What about lupus, or another autoimmune disease? Could her body eventually see her as one gigantic wound, forever to be healed?

And what about Sylar? He has Intuitive Aptitude. Couldn't he, after interaction with enough humans, predict what they will do? Or, even better, the course of time? Could he become a super-precog?

I kind of built Luna's ability around her personality. She's intelligent but at the same time she also looks for the simplest and quickest way to get things done, which is why her ability can be considered quite crude. She can use her ability to move fast, enhance her strength, and fire blasts of kinetic energy, although she hasn't quite gotten the hang of that last one yet. When she becomes a little more in control of her ability and uses her brain a little bit more, her power could refine itself to mimic Trevor's ability (the point and shoot ability). For now it's basically like the "push" aspect of TK.

I've had the same thoughts about how Claire's power could potentially go wrong. It all depends on what her body defines as a "healthy" and "damaged" state, and whether or not her body's repair systems could attack itself much like how AIDS works.

As for Sylar's IA, it could probably progress so much he could analyze the very workings of the world to a fine point where he could develop a mathematical formula to predict every possible event in the universe. After all, the universe is basically a watch with a nearly unfathomable number of moving parts and pieces.

There's more stuff, like what does Micah see when he runs into firewalls and/or passwords? And what about Lydia? What does she see when she predicts things?

It's 10:46 where I am. I'm going to bed. I've got to wake up tomorrow. But there's a few things to think about. The possibilities are endless.

Claire's ability is kind of like Ice software for your computer in which you can delete, add, and move around information, but once rebooted is returned back to its original form. SO in fact Claire would never be able to get sick, she is in a constant state. Meaning she can't age further either. Kind of using a new computer for a day, then hitting the factory reset button as soon as you are done.

As for Sylar, I do agree that he would at one point be able to predict the future with amazing accuracy. Why else would future Peter want it if not for its ability to analyze the timestream. Understand "the butterflies" and then change it to the best way possible.

Uncanny if you have any questions on Casey's ability let me know.

Luna will be paused until the guys begin traveling in the other cabs... I paused her mainly cause it's going to be a long ride to where you are going, and I want Luna to wake up in the cab in the morning. If I moved you onward and said it was morning for you already, but still night for everyone else, I think that would be a bit too confusing.

Something special is waiting for everyone when you all arrive where you are going, and Luna is going to get first crack at what's coming next cause she was first to pick the right horse, so-to-speak. The other players are then going to be paused until after you post. That's the way this will work. If you've watched 'The Amazing Race', you might consider this point in the mission a kind of moving pit stop. Those first to arrive to the correct taxis will leave them first. That way it stays fair for everyone.