In Character Info:

It has been four years since the first reports of beings with extraordinary powers began to appear in America’s newspapers. A red-blue blur in Metropolis, a Bat in Gotham, and a streak of red in Central City chief amongst them. Billionaire Tony Stark offered one explanation: advances in technology had allowed certain individuals the ability to augment themselves beyond the point of human limits. He was laughed at until he unveiled his Iron-Man suit to the world by way of example. Even then the individuals behind the acts of heroism remained nameless and out of sight. It took the bravery of one man – Professor Charles Francis Xavier – to offer an alternative explanation. “Mutants,” Xavier called them in an address to the United Nations. He was one of them. Children of the Atomic Age born with capabilities unimaginable to the human mind – the next step in human evolution.

Xavier’s confession was met with fear across America. With SHIELD Director Nick Fury still underground after his SHIELD-sanctioned space expedition led to the disappearance of Reed Richards and three others, America looked to another man for answers – Senator Robert Kelly. “The Mutant Registration Act” would curtail the worst excesses of the mutant strain until humanity could cure it. Congress would pass Kelly’s Registration Act with bipartisan support and within six months of it Senator Robert Kelly would become President Robert Kelly. At Kelly’s swearing-in he would come under attack from the mutant terrorist known only as Magneto and the first of America’s protectors would make himself known.

His name was Superman. A being from a world unlike ours that embodied the best humanity had to offer and powers unparalleled by any that would follow him. Leading a makeshift team of powered vigilantes Superman would thwart Magneto’s attempt on Kelly’s life and force the mutant into exile. Outed to the world, Superman would use the opportunity to decry the unfairness of the Mutant Registration Act and call on America to turn their back on the politics of fear. His call would go unheeded and Kelly – emboldened by the attempt on his life – would press on with his attempts to round up America’s mutants.

America’s richest man, Lex Luthor, would cease the moment and use his fortune to create the Justice League of America – spearheaded by none other than Captain America, the perfect recruiting tool for the Justice League’s cause, with an Asgardian god by his side. Masked vigilantes come from far and wide to stand shoulder to shoulder with America’s first superhero and a would-be photographer by the name of Peter Parker is sent to the Justice League’s unveiling. It would be a day that would go down as the beginning of a new chapter of American history – A New Frontier.


Rules

I. This is your game as much as mine. If I'm being a dick don't be afraid to tell me. I want your input on how this game is run, its future, and where it's going. God knows we've had enough turnover between comic book games in this section. I want to try something a little different in the hope it helps this one stick around for a while. Take ownership of this game, treat it as your own, and maybe it'll still be around in six months time.

II. Mainstream Marvel and DC characters only.

III. No smut. If you're interested in writing page after page of Green Arrow getting down and dirty with Black Canary there are places for you to do that. This is certainly not one of those places.

The New Frontier: DC/Marvel One Universe RP application:

Name:

Alignment:

Affiliation:

History:

Supporting Cast:

How (if at all) does the New Frontier version of your character differ from the original?:

Post References:

The above is a rough draft that hopefully conveys the kind of tone I’d like the game to have. The contents are subject to change should the game make it past the Interest Check stage. I’m not a tyrant so if someone has a radically different notion of what/how to incorporate a character into the universe I’ll listen to it. Ultimately I’ll have the final say in what does and doesn’t go. There’s a two character limit and I would very much suggest people avoid taking two marque characters at once – especially if they don’t think they might not be able to keep up with posting – and especially since comic book games in this section have a less than impressive track record. More than anything I’d like a One Universe game where people could hit the ground running, relationships would already be established, and we wouldn’t spend weeks rehashing origin stories we’ve told a thousand times before.

Feel free to ask if you have any questions. Sound off as to whether you'd be interested or not and/or whether you have any suggestions.

@Byrd Man@Gowi@HenryJonesJr@GreenGrenade@Hillan@Blue Demon@ErsatzEmperor@Kingfisher@Lord Wraith@Sloth@Architect@Natty@Sep@Eddie Brock@Nightrunner

Interested? Bitch, I might be.

Interested? Bitch, I might be.

If there's one thing this place needs its more Man on Man action. (Morden/Byrd, of course, not the kind you delete from your internet history)

Hmm, definitely don't have time to both GM Apex and play this one but that said I don't know if running two games consecutively is necessarily the best route. I'd be happy to bow out however as I'll bet you have more time to dedicate as a GM Morden. Sounds like you have a more solid story than anything I had drafted for Apex so far.

You know I'm down.

Yep. Interest.
_{(I don't know whether to do Green Arrow, Flash, or Spider-Man... Why do you do this to me?)}

But does Lexy know Peter Parker is actually a sleeper agent for SHIELD due to being grandfathered in by his deceased parents?

Fury doesn't even know he has Spider powers either!

I can make it work, dammit.

I've never really had a chance to play Spidey or Supes. Might be curious on handling either. There are other ideas of course. Think I'll go for Supes.

Hmm, definitely don't have time to both GM Apex and play this one but that said I don't know if running two games consecutively is necessarily the best route. I'd be happy to bow out however as I'll bet you have more time to dedicate as a GM Morden. Sounds like you have a more solid story than anything I had drafted for Apex so far.

You're a class act as always, Wraith.

To be honest with you, all I want is a One Universe game that actually sticks around longer than a month before flaming out. This is kind of my last roll of the dice. I'll be as malleable as humanly possible and we can bend the story and suspend disbelief as/when we need to keep this thing moving.

Sounds good. I'll redirect interest from my thread here then.

The onus in this game is on the present. That means if you write 2,500 words in the "history" portion of your CS I'm going to roll my eyes and skim it in thirteen seconds. Keep the character sheets as short as possible unless you're deviating massively. Nobody needs to reread a step by step retelling of Bruce Wayne's biography when we're all acquainted with it already.

I think I might opt for post references instead of a sample post too.

This game is not a Near Mint copy of Action Comics No. 1. The point is to roleplay, not to put it on the shelf and never touch it again.

A very tempting opportunity to finally play Squirrel Girl.

I'll toss my hat in.

I've been kind of resorting to bullet points for backstories anyway, so I'm down with the focus on brevity.

I'm up for this. Sounds good!

I honestly have no idea who I'd be up for playing but I am obviously in. Like Gowi, Supes has always been on a list for characters I've wanted to try. That said I have no real story to tell with Superman. Had a lot of fun designing the Guardians last go around. Cutting to the point, I really don't have a clue yet haha.

What do people think in the way of story? I'm not enamoured with having some over-arching meta arc or event mandated by the GM. I think for the most part it's better to let things work themselves out.

I'm quite keen on Luthor financing the Justice League and having Superman, Batman, etc. on the outside looking in to begin with, with Captain America, Thor, and others on the JLA. Publicly Luthor isn't remotely suspect at this point. He's a reputable business, perhaps only with Superman suspicious of him, and the Justice League have spent the past few years dealing effectively with the mutant menace. But like I said, nothing is concrete. I want this game to be as much yours as mine.

Feel free to throw out any wider IC ideas you might have for the game as a whole.

@Morden Man

Do what you want to do, mate. I'll stick to the fringes of the story where it's safe.

Quick question, if this is based on New Frontier is it just the 60's or is it modern?