The Angry Skunk Bar. To the average person, its just another California bar -- maybe a little more hostile from time to time, but not too far out of the ordinary. To the staff and the occasional recruits, the back of the building has a bit more variety.

On the lower floor, there is a gym/training room in the back of the building used primarily for meetings with new recruits and to test abilities. It also houses supplies for missions, such as weapons, ID-making equipment, et cetera. Upstairs, there are two management offices -- one for the bar's owner/manager Milosh, and the other for the rest of the staff. Towards the back of the building, above the gym, there are two small studio apartments; Milosh lives in one, and Beth and Angie live in the other.


SETTING| Starting in California, after "Villains" and before "Fugitives"

CANON ELEMENT| If the game veers away from established post-"Villains" canon, I'm okay with it -- the story is organic, and will grow with the players. There will be appearances from some canon characters, but anyone who wants to play a canon character must PM me and be approved. Seeing as the Pinehearst facility was destroyed, there are no synthetic abilities allowed.

RULES| (1) Don't bring post-"Villains" canon elements into the game without GM approval.
(2) SPELLCHECK is your friend. If your post looks like it was written by a 5 year old, it will be treated accordingly.
(3) Try to represent your character well. Don't drastically change their personality for no reason.
(4) Talk to other players before controlling their character's actions and remember the disconnect. The player is NOT the character. Work out any issues you might have via PM or alternate means.
(5) As per forum rules, personal attacks between players will NOT be tolerated, and will be edited out.
(6) Check back in here (the OOC thread) for any game updates and announcements, etc.
(7) No god-modding/power-gaming. In essence, no overwhelmingly powerful characters, like Hiro, Sylar, etc. If you want one and have good reason (and can write it well), PM me and we'll talk.
(8) Be original. Don't rip off the show, and that means no "Ziro Hakamura" and "Gylar", etc.
(9) If you're going to leave the game, say something to the GM at least.
(10) The GM (me) has final say on any/all conflicts in the game, and the rules can be revised to accommodate.
(11) Keep it PG-13, as per the forum rules.
(12) Follow the tag system (example below).
(13) HAVE FUN!


TAG SYSTEM| The tag system is as follows for any new RPers (IC=in character):

New York
Six Months Ago

IC: Peter Petrelli

"I thought we killed you!" Peter yelled out as the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man charged towards the Heroes.

TAG: Requiem191

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


Here's the character sheet! Have at it!

Name:
Gender:
Age:
Ability:
Race:
Nationality:
Hometown:
Current Location:
Appearance
Special Skills:
Personal History:
Misc:
Picture:
Song (if you'd like):


Lastly, if you have any issues, contact me. My instant messenger accounts are in my sig, as is my email address. If I don't respond to PMs (which I usually do), get in touch with me via one of those methods. Can't wait to read all your characters!



Accepted Characters|
RiddlerHanjinome - Seth Byrne - Apathy
WickedM - Magdalena "Mags" Muller - Self-duplication
Synch - Henry Ford Warren - Bone manipulation
Yuriko - Crystal "Christy" Choi - Telekinesis
DrewDecker - Percy "Magicman" Andrews - Fate Reversal
OlyMendez - Paris "Winnie" Wiatt - Pyrokinesis
uncanny474 - Joseph Kentz - Weapon Creation
SaberProductions - Chiyo Miyakawa - Color Manipulation
Necropath - Alexander Aaron - Fear Manipulation
kj777 - Erick Bay - Health Manipulation
Brennan - Chris Persson - Molecular Velocity
Zensu14 - Daniel J. Toledo - Enhanced speed
Synch - Marion Reynolds - Penance stare

I thought it was different from the SF profile but it's not




Name: Magdalena Muller (Mags)

Age: 23

Gender: Female

Ability: Duplication – can make multiple copies of herself

Personality: smart, curious, adventuresome

Ethnicity: Caucasian

Nationality: American

Hometown: Key Largo, Florida

Current Location:

Hair Color/Style: Long red hair, past her shoulders, usually worn in a messy bun or in loose waves

Eye Color: smoky blue

Build/Height: 5' 5"

Appearance: Mags was not the typical island girl with flowing red tresses and fair complexion that freckled instead of tanned. She has a relaxed and adventurous nature that comes through in her choice of wardrobe. Worn jeans, shorts, cargo pants, easy and comfortable shirts and one dress that she can shove into the corner of her pack and have it come out perfect to wear for any event.

Special Skills: she tinkers with stuff when they need fixing, scuba diver (she loved to dive the wrecks and often found odd items), rock climbing, hiking, surfing, she's an outdoor girl who grew up a little wild.


Personal History:
Mags is the daughter of an estate manager (fancy name for head groundskeeper), and a housekeeper for a fancy resort in the Florida Keys.

Life growing up for her had some advantages people outside of the extensive and lavish resort wouldn't get. Mags was taught many skills by the pros and locals hired to entertain or take the guests on excursions. She was a fast learner and always craved more.

As Mags got older her more adventurous aspirations then found they could not longer be contained. She started off to college working toward a degree in marine archeology. It didn't take long for the money to start running out. Mags didn't want her parents to have to foot the bill so she started picking up work here and there. In her down times she would fit in a few classes and finally graduated.

The one thing her family and friends never realized was that Mags had developed special talent for being in several places at once. It happened by accident really, it was a day when she was under extreme stress from school, work and the capper was an emergency at the resort. At the same time she was being directed by the head lifeguard to get the resort doctor, she had to meet at the dock for a class dive to a local wreck that her grade hinged on, and finally the timeline for a job was fast approaching. Feeling stressed Mags broke down in her room while she was rushing to leave. Giving into the need a cry, she quickly buried her head in her arms, to try and relieve the stress. She was startled when hands reached out to comfort her, and even more so to find there were two identical copies of herself.

Approved!!

As if there was any doubt when it came to Mags.

Welcome back, you and her, to the game!

I'll sign up. Gimme a few minutes to track down my BCD character sheet. lol

ETA: Found it


Name: Henry Ford Warren

Gender: Male

Age: 28 (January 23)

Ability: Bone Manipulation: Ability to manipulate the bones in one's own body. This includes, but is not limited to, the generation of new bone mass, projecting bones out from the skin or rearranging one's own bones. Accompanied by a minor healing factor to repair the damage from the bone extensions

Race: Unknown- primarily Caucasian with some American Indian

Nationality: American

Hometown: Warren, Michigan

Current Location: Wherever there's a job suited to his special skills. Regularly found, when not working, at the Angry Skunk Bar

Appearance: Nondescript. Just over 6 foot tall, about 180 pounds. Sandy blond hair, blue-grey eyes. Athletic build. No scars. No tattoos.
Will wear whatever is needed to complete the job, blending into whichever society he finds himself in. When not working, he typically wears black denim jeans and a hooded sweatshirt.

Special Skills: Skilled thief. Accomplished murderer. Able to use bone projections for everything from picking locks to killing.

Personal History: Abandoned as a newborn at Henry Ford Bi-County Hospital in Warren, Michigan. With no ID, the hospital staff named him Henry Ford after the hospital, and gave him the surname of Warren after the city.
Bounced from foster family to foster family until he turned 16. At that point he used his recently manifested ability to kill the abusive foster father and dropped off the grid.
Has been arrested several times, but booked less than half. (Used his ability to escape the other times.) Of those times he was booked, they could never charge him.
Began using his ability to make a criminal name for himself by the time he turned 18. Was referred to the Angry Skunk bar by a satisfied customer who told him work could be found there for a man of his talents.

Misc: Enjoys fighting, and can be dangerous if the fight turns serious. Has mastered his ability to the point where, if in a threatening situation, he can form a protective carapace around his eyes, nose & jaw, as well as over his groin, stomach and shoulders. The carapace is solid bone, and virtually unbreakable. He has been known to cover either a foot or fist in the same type of carapace and use it to either fight with or break through objects in his way.
He knows some martial arts, but mainly because he's picked them up in fights and brawls.
Although he's available for any job that pays a reasonable amount, he prefers working as a hired killer.
Has been known, rarely, to detach newly formed bones to use as bludgeons or knives.

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Song (if you'd like): Bodies (Let The Bodies Hit The Floor) by Drowning Pool


Ability Side Notes & Limitations:
Tissue Regeneration: He is not able to recover from normal injuries any faster than a normal human. His regenerative ability is merely a byproduct of his ability to grow bones, and is only capable of repairing damage directly related to it. (For instance: Stab him, and the wound stays. If he grows a bone through his flesh and either reabsorbs it or breaks it off to use as a weapon, the wound will heal.)
Carapace: He has to know an attack is coming, or at least be prepared for an attack, in order to grow the carapace. He can be caught off guard.
Bone Growths: The larger and thicker the growth, the longer it will take him to form it. He usually settles for a bone growth of 5-10 seconds, which is large and thick enough to be used for any type of weapon he may need. The thinner and smaller the growth, the easier it is to break.
Bone Shifting: He uses this to fit through openings that might normally be too small for him. His primary limitation with this is that he cannot decrease bone mass. He can add to it for the weapons and tools he needs, but he cannot take away from it. Also, his skin's elasticity is within normal human rage for his age group, so he cannot lengthen/heighten himself more than a few inches without damaging his body.

Name: Zack Klein

Gender: Male

Age: 22

Ability: Energy Construction - Can create weapons and objects out of raw energy (Swords, guns, cages, handcuffs, etc).

Race: Caucasian

Nationality: American

Hometown: Los Angeles, California

Current Location: ?

Appearance: 5'10", 195 Lbs, shaggy brown hair that covers his eyes at times and needs to be brushed away, with eyes a deep shade of brown.

Personal History: Zack Klein was born in 1985. His mother died in child birth. His father struggled to raise Zack as best he could, but times were hard. Zack's father could barely hold a job as he was constantly sick and in need of medical help that they could barely afford.

At the age of seven, Zack's father suffered a major heart attack that forced the family into such deep financial troubles that they had to move in with Zack's grandparents. Though they were able to handle the financial troubles eventually, Zack's father still couldn't work. The young boy had to struggle with understanding why his father was sick and also cope with the fact that he might die at any time.

Time went by and Zack's father made a very miraculous recovery. Where all of the doctors they had gone to said that he would die, Zack's father was able to beat his illness and almost make a full recovery. He was back up and running and even help a steady job.

Zack graduated from High School at the age of eighteen and headed straight for College in New York. Now a Junior, Zack has a clear idea on where he is headed in life. He hopes for a job in the Entertainment business, maybe starting out as an actor and then working his way though.

Zack has a flair for the dramatic and is a very good actor. He likes to write in his spare time and tries out for various small plays when he can. He works at an old record store, mainly keeping it clean and selling a few CDs/Records when the owner is out on business.

At times, Zack can be very moody, especially when stressed. Although he does his best to handle his emotions and keep them in check, he can easily let himself get out of hand and "fly off the handle" on anyone who pushes him too far. For the most part though, Zack is very aloof and a dreamer; he would definitely rather have his head in the clouds than in the books.

Name: Percy Andrews
Alias: Magicman
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Ability: Fate Reversal
Race: Caucasian
Nationality: English
Hometown: London
Current Location: Los Angeles, CA

Appearance:
Height > 6ft
Weight > 178lbs
Hair Color > Dark Brown
Hair Cut > Close Cropped
Eye Color > Brown
Scars > Is missing some of the top part of his left ear, and has one scar going from the back of his neck that wraps around an down the left side of his chest.


Special Skills: At one point Percy was a interrogator, he has some basic armed training is master in Jeet Kune Do. He also speaks 6 languages. He is very ethical, but also can be very manipulative in order to get his way.

Personal History: Little is known about Percy Andrews alias the MAGICMAN he was at one point an interrogator on the side. When he discovered his ability, and went into business with a very bad crime organization, hurting people, and some times even worse. "Whatever pays the bills." is Percy's motto. He has a hard time connecting with others do to his personality.


Misc: Percy has server trust issues, and does not... let's say play well with other. He is extremely resourceful, and has a very dark sense of humor. He can also be very charismatic due to the fact he is a leader and not a follower. If befriended he is a great friend to have, but if betrayed let's just say it wont be pretty.

Picture:


Song (if you'd like):
Audio Slave: Shadow Of The Sun

Lyrics:

Once upon a time
I was on a mind to lay your burden down
And leave you where you stood
You believed I could
Youd seen it done before
I could read your thoughts
And tell you what you saw
And never say a word
But now that is gone
Over with and done
And never to return

I can tell you why
People die alone
I can tell you why
The shadow on the sun

Staring at the loss
Looking for the cause
And never really sure
Nothing but a hole
To live without a soul
And nothing to be learned

I can tell you why
People go insane
I can show you how
You could do the same
I can tell you why
The end will never come
I can tell you on
The shadow on the sun

Shapes of every size
Move behind my eyes
Doors inside my head
Bolted from within
Every drop of flame
Lights a candle in
Memory of the one
Who lived inside my skin

I can tell you why
People go insane
I can show you how
You could do the same
I can tell you why
The end will never come
I can tell you on
The shadow on the sun

Shadow on the sun
Shadow on the sun
Shadow on the sun
Shadow on the sun
Shadow on the sun
Shadow on the sun
Shadow on the sun
Sun
Sun

Okay, one thing to make clear for uncanny and any other applicants, if it wasn't already -- despite this story having missions, it has NOTHING to do with the Factions universe. "Streetlife HQ" isn't much of a location, since StreetLife and any other factions don't exist.

And this goes for everyone: No matter where your character is from, if their current location isn't in/near the bar, then they better get there quick. Unless you work something otherwise out with me via PM, IM, or email, they've got to be getting to the bar before they really start the game.


TIME FOR SPECIFICS -- uncanny - Your character sounds almost completely like a Factions RPG character, complete with fourth-wall-breaking connection to you. He's also a bit... well, looks and acts like a hobo, yet has full knowledge of PC and Mac computers and carries around a modded laptop? That's... not really... it doesn't fit. Decide one way or the other, and try and make him make a bit more sense for a non-Faction real-world-ish RPG.

Req - I like Zack, but I need to know limits on his power. That's a pretty beasty one to have without limits listed. If you don't want them in-thread, PM or IM or email me.

Drew - Like I told uncanny, I'm not looking for Factions characters. Like I said in the OP, this is between v3 and v4, which means Building 26 doesn't even exist yet. On top of taking out anything Faction-y, I'd like to know what the limits are on the ability.

Synch - I know Ford well from the last go at this. As long as that's the version of the character sheet with the ability limited, he's approved.

Yeah, that's the exact same character sheet. (Literally. I'm lazy, so I just copypasted. lol) Yes, the limits are the same, and his personality is also the same.

I can get rid of the connection to myself--I use it mainly to get him to trust people. He doesn't trust easily, but if he knows a person isn't an enemy, he's willing to go with them to a point. If you read the character history, it explains the whole dichotomy. His entire education is focused on computers (it's a practical knowledge); it's how he makes his living. Once again, I can dump this if it's too much. He looks like a hobo because he's constantly on the run--he killed his girlfriend in a public place, and the police don't take kindly to murder. And he drinks because he's like his father.

If you noticed, I gave a more specific location: Jacksonville, FL. But I'll start him near the bar--just outside, in fact. Travel is no issue--he can fly (not like Nathan, if he flies at supersonic speeds, he'll kill himself like a normal person--Rule of Ted doesn't apply).

And the reason he sounds like a faction RPG character is because he is one.

But if you think he's irredeemable, I'll scrap him and make my other character.

One thing before I finish: You never gave me an answer on time commitment.

Well, like I said, this is not a Factions RPG, so there can't be anything Faction-related about your character. This is before Building 26 even exists, and before the government started getting as hot-and-heavy as they did. The most that's happened now is that Nathan has met with President Worf ( ) and gotten the okay. A little bit of prep work may have started, but that's about it.

And I'm fine with you starting in Florida, as long as you get to the bar within a few posts. Also, I'm not really seeing a logical way for him to fly via his ability. He can accelerate/decelerate objects and people, but that doesn't affect the pull of gravity, etc, unless he got to the point where the lack of the Rule of Ted would start causing physical damage.

As far as time commitment, the time frame you said you had will work fine. If need be, though, I may move him around a little if you're completely unreachable and it needs to be done on a "RIGHT HERE RIHGT NOW" basis.

Gravity is a force. Force is made of two components--mass and acceleration. Remove the acceleration and replace it with upward acceleration, and you rise into the air. Add acceleration in a direction, and you have flight.

Gravitation is a natural phenomenon by which objects with mass attract one another.[1] In everyday life, gravitation is most commonly thought of as the agency which lends weight to objects with mass. Gravitation causes dispersed matter to coalesce, thus accounting for the existence of the Earth, the Sun, and most of the macroscopic objects in the universe. It is responsible for keeping the Earth and the other planets in their orbits around the Sun; for keeping the Moon in its orbit around the Earth; for the formation of tides; for convection, by which fluid flow occurs under the influence of a density gradient and gravity; for heating the interiors of forming stars and planets to very high temperatures; and for various other phenomena observed on Earth. Modern physics describes gravitation using the general theory of relativity, in which gravitation is a consequence of the curvature of spacetime which governs the motion of inertial objects. The simpler Newton's law of universal gravitation provides an accurate approximation for most calculations.

In order to fly, he has to be able to negate either the effects of gravity, or his own mass. IMHO anyway.

ETA:
I could accept him using his ability to jump superhuman distances and heights, however, or even to survive falling/jumping from heights that would normally be lethal, as his ability would allow him to either add acceleration to himself, thus increasing his jump, or shedding acceleration, thus making his fall slower.

Ford: Would you just shut up, Synch? *looks at closed bar* Can we get this show on the road? I need a job. Or a beer. Or both.

Rid - Eh, throw whatever limitations on that you like, I'm more of a run and gun type of guy. Zack might make a gun or two appear every now and then, but meh. Powers are fine and all, and I don't mind having them, but I do my best to be a minimalist with my character's abilities as much as possible unless they're close to death (adrenaline and what-not). Like I said, do what you will to the ability, I'm fine with it.

@Rid -

Percy Andrews ability
1. Physical contact must take place to make both the physical, and mental connection.
2. Percy himself must have at one time experienced the trauma that or physical pain he mentally wills onto others.
3. Once the contact has been made it can not be broken unless someone like "Matt Parkman" or some one skilled enters the victims mind and breaks said connection.
4. Percy must be in hearing range and, or eye sight for the abilities effect to take place.

e.i. (Loop Holes) Phone, Walkie Talkie, Live Video Feed (Web Cams) and so on.

5. His ability can be both pleasure and pain or a confusion of the senses making one think they are receiving pleasure by causing pain, or tasting sweet when tasting sour.
6. If he isn't with in range the only way his ability would effect those whom have been exposed to him are via the LOOP HOLES.

Also his ability may expand, and allow him to do more in the future, but I will let you know what these changes might be, before ever bringing them up in story line.

-Hope this helps.-

Just to throw my own opinion into the mix on your character's ability, Drew. That's a really powerful ability. Say your character gets an STD one day (lolwut?). He can give that STD to someone if he's near them or talking directly to them on the phone/computer?

Just seems like a hassle on yours and Rid's parts to have to deal with that. Also, it doesn't really help your character out in a fight. Someone could headshot him or blow him up with a pyro fireball. Just saying... that's a very powerful and not anywhere near powerful ability all in one. :/

No his ability is activated by touch. He can't just stare at someone and effect them, but if he has say he shakes your hand then if he wanted to effect you he could but if you just stayed away from him his power is harmless he can't just stare at you, and attack you lol.

But his personal abilities are cool he is no pansy, he has physical traits as a normal person like Bennett that makes him dangerous. He is a master in 2 forms of martial arts, and good with a gun/explosives as well as he is clever.

I didn't see his ability as a problem, but more as a challenge lol, but I like the thought of an STD LOL!


Saber pointed out something you maybe miss understood. He doesn't pass them off to you like say he is badly burnt. Your PC doesn't catch on fire and suffer in the same fashion he did you just suffer that sensation. Like if he drowned he stores that sensation, now your PC maybe above water but mentally you feel as if your drowning.

Hi All!

I'm joining. I just have to dig my profile out and fix it up a bit. I celebrity claim Zooey Daeschenel, Ability Claim Pyrokinesis.

Throwing in my telekinetic character now, she's nothing special (she would kill me if she saw me type that), but I hope that can change as the RP develops. I'll be improvising this on the spot since I didn't prepare a sheet ahead of time. (yay me)

Name: Crystal "Christy" Choi
Gender: Female
Age: 23
Ability: Telekinesis
Race: Korean*
Nationality: American
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Current Location: "
Appearance: Long black hair that reaches just past her shoulders, always very neatly brushed. She almost always has a calming, bright expression on her face that radiates friendliness.
Special Skills: Knows a great deal about superpowers from mostly fictional sources such as fantasy books, what certain powers can do, etc. She has a strong ethical and altruistic side, she is always determined to do what she thinks is right and beneficial to others.
Personal History: In Crystal's late childhood, she was completely fascinated by fantasy stories about people and creatures with magical powers such as flight or invisibility. Her parents were often very concerned about their daughter's fascination with the unreal, but could not pry her away from her obsession. Crystal always wanted to have special powers just like the characters she read about in stories, and this obsession never went away even as she entered into her teen years. Crystal's telekinetic powers manifested when she was about 17 years of age, although she wasn't fully aware of her special ability at first. Sometimes she would try to reach for an object while her attention was diverted elsewhere, and the object would move itself to her outstretched hand, unknown to her. Other times she would stumble into a darkened room fumbling for the light switch when it would flick on even though she didn't actually touch it. However, when she came to be fully aware of her ability, she was more than overjoyed at the realization, constantly refining her skill at using an ability she had always dreamed of having.
Misc: Due to the amount of experience and practice she has had with her telekinetic ability, she sometimes unconsciously uses it whenever she needs to reach for something that is out of physical reach, although she keeps trying to avoid using her power unintentionally, especially when around others who do not know about her ability.
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Song (if you'd like): Theme of Laura (reprise) remix
*Note ahead of time, I'm not Korean and don't know anything about the language. However, I made her Korean because that is the ethnicity of the person I'm using to portray my character.

Not sure which character I want to use, so I'll just wait till the signups start to diminish to see what's left.

Yuriko - approved.

uncanny - I'm afraid I'd have to agree with Synch on this one. I can see him "leaping tall buildings in a single bound" a la Golden Age Superman as well as extended jumps and such, but not full-on flight. For example, I could see him easily jumping a couple miles by increasing acceleration on takeoff and then slowly shedding it after reaching the apex of the jump. That work for you?

Drew - PM or IM me with a complete version of how the character's ability works, because I'm not 100% clear.

And both Drew and Uncanny, rewrite them at least enough to not be required to be Faction-related (at all).

Zensu - Can't wait to see what ya come up with. I know both Danny and William were awesome last game.

Okay I sent a PM, but I put a introduction story in there so you can see how the power would be used. If you don't understand just send a PM and let me know what you are confused about and I will try and explain it better, sorry for the confusion I thought it was pretty black and white myself.

Just let me know... I also took out the faction information in a edit on my sheet post, as well as the building 26 connection.

Then disregard that part of the reply PM that I sent, and just pay attention to the other stuff. Doesn't mean you have to take those things I mentioned out completely, but maybe try and tone it down.

He is negating the effects of gravity--between himself and the earth.

Think of it this way. If you jump out of a building, gravity, the attraction between you and the earth, causes you to fall at 9.8 m/s². The unit m/s² is the rate at which velocity is being added (acceleration). Velocity is speed. You continue to fall faster and faster until air resistance stops you from going any faster. This is terminal velocity, and it is irrelevent for the purposes of our discussion.

If you jump off a building, and do not accelerate, you will not fall. Harvey is only 5'11", so he is well within his own sphere of influence. He would normally accelerate downwards, but he removes this acceleration, so he does not fall. He simply floats there, uninfluenced by the effects of gravity. Gravity itself is still in effect, but he has removed the downward acceleration, so it is effectively circumvented.

But if I'm going to have to go to this much trouble, forget it. I'll create a new character. I don't have time right now, but I'll post the character sheet later.

The only thing about that, though, would be that he would be able to negate his downward velocity, yeah. However, wouldn't he have to restore his velocity to attempt to move forward? And with it, gravitic pull? Besides, would you really want to have to jump off a building every time he wanted to fly, just to negate the downward velocity?



In the end, GM has final say, though, and that say would be no flight. I guess if you feel that you have to, I'll wait for you to submit your other character, and look forward to it.

Name: Paris Win(nie) Wiatt

Gender: Female

Age: 24

Ability: Pyrokinesis. She needs oxygen to create flames, but she's flame and burn/heat proof, susceptible to chemical burns though.

Race: Caucasian

Nationality: Russian/American

Hometown: Beverly Hills, CA

Current Location: Angry Skunk Bar

Appearance: Shoulder length Dyed black hair, blue eyes that go from stormy blue to bright blue depending on things, 5'7'' about 140/135lbs


Special Skills: Kickboxing, marksmanship, quick learner

Personal History: Raised in sunny SoCal she went to school with the children of the stars. Her father was a famous talent agent, her mother a former Russian Supermodel. She was constantly going to parties and being raised near the spotlight. She was always uncomfortable with it but went along with it. She put off college and opted for taking classes at a community college. While her peers married and divorced and married again she took on a few jobs here and there.

The light came through the clouds one day when she answered a Help Wanted ad for a job. Thinking it was a one time deal, she discovered it was actually an agent of a different sort. When something was needed, an escort, a thief, an assassin, she was called. She loved it.

Her parents are still alive and living in Beverly Hills, they think she's a consultant.

She manifested her powers when she turned 16. Baking cookies one day, she hit her wrists on the oven rack and noticed no pain or burn. Soon after she started creating flames out of nothing. Being left alone late at night she honed her skill and gained control over it.


Misc: She's a Girl Friday sort. You need something done, you pay her , she does it. She enjoys the travel hours and the freedom it leaves her.


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Song (if you'd like): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYq3puDzdpg

Oh goody! Oly!

Now we just need Necro, Dezzie, Zen, BLD... I could keep the list going of the old schoolers!

I also remember Paris from the previous attempt, so she's approved.

And I've worked out the stuff with Drew, so approved there, too. Won't be long before I can definitely start this up (although it might take a day or three depending on how busy I am at work the next two nights)!

Ford: *grows small bone extension from under fingernail* I'm getting impatient...

So Rid, did you approve of Zack? I don't think you mentioned much on him after my latest post about limitations.

Forgot to say that he's approved, yeah, but I did add him to the OP.

lol, Cool. Got any limitations in mind? I know you've already said you trust me when it comes to God-Modding, etc, but I figured I'd ask for good measure. You know I work my characters with a "fuel tank" of sorts, so we already are dealing with the, "I feel so tired from using my ability! Where's my mana pots?" lol

Well, Req, you'd probably already planned on cages and such requiring an extra effort (especially when holding someone uncooperative) and that sort of thing. I'm not really sure right off the top of my head, since I've been up all night at work.

You've got good judgment though, so let's do this: if you're unsure about something and want to clear it with me, just fire off a PM, IM, email, text, whatever.

kay kay. Will be sending you brain waves via my awesome brain powers if I ever have problems, haha.

*rubs eyes* Is that Oly I see??

Okay. New character.

Name: Joseph Kentz
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Ability: Weapon Creation - The ability to create any weapon he has come into contact with. LIMITATIONS: He can only create one-handed, semiautomatic or less-complicated weapons--approximately butcher-knife and smaller for melee weapons, and only pistols and smaller for ranged weapons. Can also create ammo for ranged weapons. The weapons he creates must have the primary purpose of being weapons--he cannot create a shovel, because it's primary purpose is digging, not killing. Obviously, GM has prerogative on what counts for this purpose. Must concentrate to create anything, and cannot arm an army. In a firefight, he could only create more ammo if he was under cover--it takes approximately six seconds per clip and fifteen seconds per gun/weapon.
Race: Caucasian
Nationality: American
Hometown: Chesterville, VA (Not a real town)
Current Location: Angry Skunk Bar
Appearance: Dark brown hair. Brown eyes. Several small scars on various parts of body and face from fights he's been in. 5' 9". 167 lbs. Muscular build. Dresses like a "gangsta".
Special Skills: Gang knowledge, proficiency with all handguns and most types of knives. Favored weapons - Colt 45 and switchblade. Lack of morals.
Personal History: Former gang member from a small town. Orphaned, lived on streets. Got captured by a rival gang during a gang war. They were going to execute him to make an example, but his power manifested and he escaped, killing ten of the rival members. Managed to escape/kill Primatech agents sent to capture him, until Primatech's collapse (not sure if that happened yet).
Misc: Carries Colt 45 and switchblade with him. Works as arms dealer, especially for gangs.
Picture:
Song (if you'd like): None, until I can find one that fits.

EDIT: "Kyle" has already been used. His name has been changed. If anyone else is using "Joseph", let me know.

EDIT: Added a picture of Joseph.

Hai Wicked! -wavewavewave-

Okay, I've been convinced to join. lol. Here's my sheet. Hopefully the backstory isn't too vague. Tell me if you need more detail.

Name: Chiyo Miyakawa

Gender: Female

Age: 15

Ability: Color Manipulation

She can change the colors and patterns of objects. She often uses the power to change her hair color.

Race: Asian

Nationality: Japanese

Hometown: Kyoto, Japan

Current Location: Baltimore, Maryland

Appearance: Black hair, brown eyes. She stands about 5' 3" tall.
Special Skills: Likes to cosplay, so she's really good at sewing and coming up with costumes.

Personal History: Chiyo is the daughter of an artist and a kimono maker. She grew up around color and art. She loves to cosplay (for those not in the know, it's sort of like Halloween, but specifically at conventions, and is year round. You dress up as your favorite anime characters, and usually make the costumes yourself.) Chiyo discovered her ability when shoping with her friends. They found a cute shirt, but it was totally the wrong color for Chiyo. She tried it on in the dressing room anyway, and while thinking about how much she wished the shirt was pink, the shirt changed colors.

Recently, she witnessed a group of theives robbing a local store on her way home from school one day. One of the men had the ability to walk through solid objects. He spotted her and she tried to run, but he easliy caught her. On of his friend struck her over the head with a stick and knocked her out. She woke up in a strange place later on. This turned to to be a house in Maryland. She escaped her captors, and is now on the run, looking for help and protection.

Misc: She knows some English from her classes in school and what her parents taught her over the years, but she is not fluent. She knows enough to get by, though.

Picture:

Song (if you'd like): Hajimari No Hi (Day of the Beginning) --> English Lyrics and Song

uncanny - digging the new character! Approved

Saber - I like the backstory you decided to go with. Approved

I'll add you guys to the OP later when I'm at work

Right now I'm at a four-way intersection between Tranquility, Electricity, Voice, and Sound. Maybe Water.

Kids, let this be a lesson to never create 20+ characters. Ever.

Or, let it be a lesson to make just a few characters and change them slightly every now and then.

Or, make a new character for every game you join, which I usually do, lol. It's up to you really, but do what helps you specifically.

BTW, I never thought of this, but we might be in different time zones. I'm on the East coast of the US. Is that gonna be a problem?

Where's the server, anyway? I don't recognize the time.

It's 9:30 where I am. I've had a long day. I'm going to bed.

Name: Kyle Stevens

Gender: Male

Age: 21

Ability: Electrokinesis/Electric Manipulation

Race: Caucasian

Nationality: Half-Russian from mother; Half-American from mother

Hometown: Alexandria, VA

Current Location: In California, looking for a decent gig

Appearance:
Height - 5 ft 9 in
Weight - 147 lbs
Eye Color - Brown
Hair Color - Blond
Hair Appearance - Short, Spiky
Scars - Gash on right arm, running from elbow to a little bit above the wrist
Clothing - usually short-sleeved shirts, sometimes wears sweaters/sweatshirts, worn-out jeans

Special Skills: Great singer, can play guitar, has studied the art of Muay Thai

Personal History:

Kyle Stevens was your average kid, living life like a Ferris Wheel, slow and nice. He has acute insomnia, the inability to consistently sleep well for a period of between three weeks to six months. Kyle's insomnia will randomly switch on and off. He might have the insomnia for a time of a few weeks then it suddenly halts. And then, it might start as surprisingly as it stopped. He has been dealing with his insomnia since 6 years old.

Around middle school, he joined the school choir, attracting the obvious unwanted attention. This "unwanted attention" was the everyday bullies. They "roughed" him up, sending Kyle home with two black eyes and a long gash on his right arm from being dragged across the jagged wall of the bike shed. Kyle, to avoid the beatings, signed himself up for Muay Thai, the art of using the hands, shins, elbows, and knees to fight. After demonstrating his newly-learned Muay Thai to the same bullies who beat him, Kyle moved on with his middle school life, singing regularly in the school choir.

In high school, Kyle was doing a science experiment in his Chemistry class. There were two wires that were not connected, lying in front of him. Kyle was reaching for one of the wires when a bluish spark leaped from the end of the wire. He was genuinely shocked at first then reached for the wire again. Another spark leaped from the wire, but Kyle noticed that the spark came from his hand then leaped to the wire. After discovering his "super-power" as he called it (being somewhat of a comic book reader), Kyle graduated high school, going to the University of Virginia and is now currently taking online classes. From there, Kyle pursued a career in singing/musician for his "future" and started wandering the United States, looking for gigs. He ended up in The Golden State (California), seeing as how most people got there careers there.

Ever since discovering his ability, Kyle has noticed a change in his insomnia. If he ever accidentally shocks himself (through water or something), his insomnia will become longer than normal the following few nights, lasting for a week or two.

Misc: Since he graduated high school, Kyle has, sometimes, gotten into fights, gaining his fair share of bruises now and then. But, of course, he still has his Muay Thai (although it's very novice-like) to lean on.

Picture:

Song (if you'd like): Shatter by OAR

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WOW. My personal history was never THAT long for the people who required it..

For those on Heroes Wiki, yes, this is Kyle Stevens from my Heroes: TCS series. Just tweaked the Marine part to get erased.

Riddler - I hope this is enough. Not really sure, but.. Oh yeah, I'm not really active RIGHT about now, because I was..er..grounded for getting detention at school. But I'll try my best. I promise. And I never break the promise. Scout's honor. Even though I'm not a scout!




Well, ain't that the truth!



So do I! But I steal the characters from my books I'm writing.

Any would work, although I am going to be bringing back the Beth role, so that's one electric person. Then there's BlueAngel's character, who I'm going to be looking over when I get to work, who is also electric. If that helps narrow it.

And yeah, 20+ characters... that'll be me eventually.


That's what I do, too, but I think Zen's already got enough voices to argue with, with 20 characters.


I'm on the west coast, but since this doesn't require us to be BAM BAM BAM posting all the time, it shouldn't be a problem.


I'll be looking over your character when I get to work.

And what time zone are you, Rid?

I'm 9:22 PM. In..dunno what coast. I'm in Texas. Starting...sleepy...*head droops on keyboard* bf c FKJ LfjvdjnfcknbkjVfBLHJVfvlbhvlbvfblzvhb

I'm up! And Rid, if you need to know EXACTLY what Muay Thai is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muay_Thai

Really violent in the movies. And yet so cool.

It's 10:25PM for me right now, and I seem to be in the same timezone as most people here.

Actually, it doesn't. I like my Electro-guy's personality too much to oust him just yet. lol.

I have narrowed it down to that, Voice, and Sound though.

Ford: What you're doing is blah, blah, blah. *makes talking motion with hand* What you need to be doing is opening the *$%(@ bar!

Synch: Patience, Ford. They'll get to it.

Ford: *glares* I don't do patience. Unless I'm working.



Ugh...tell me about it.

Just RPG characters, I have...looks like 5. When you get into OC for my fics? That bumps it up to 44.

I'm in New York, if that affects anyone

West coast = Pacific time zone, BlueAngel. And I know what Muay Thai is, one of my roommates is/was a student for a short while. I'd prefer he be not much more than novice, especially at 21.

Which brings up another issue -- your character's 21 and has already made it through university? Most degrees take 4-5 years to complete, so ya might want to either make him a little older, or not finished with university.

One of the advantages of this type of game is that we're all in different areas, and different time zones. It means we don't have to give a major commitment to the game, because there can be up to a day between you tagging whoever your working with and getting a tag back.

Which means we can work it into schedules that are already busy. lol (Which is a good thing. I think I've been home, for the most part, long enough to spend maybe an hour or two on the boards and catch a couple hours sleep for the past week. lol)