I asked if I could make two if I had both a hero and a villain. Then I asked if I could have special treatment even of the answer was no. Then I asked if which type you'd rather have since I assumed both answers would be no.
And getting a whatever I response really wasn't what I was looking for. Especially when I'm asking the GM what the RP needs.
But I'm still out. I'll stop spamming your thread now.
@Blue Demon I don't generally do multiple characters in RPs and when @Lord Wraith posed the question on page one about being limited to a single character I responded with the whole creating side characters as needed and as a group. The CS model asks the character's alignment be it hero, villain, or walking the line so that option has always been up to the player. Asking for special treatment when I've not even seen a CS is a bit pretentious. If you're trying to be petty that's fine, but don't make me out to be a dick. I can't and won't give anyone special treatment, let alone somebody who's writing skill is questionable without a CS.
So hey, this ended up longer than I intended. ^^; It's a brief, rough synopsis of the alien race that Captain Genome gets half her genetic code from; still probably needs a lot of work and fleshing out but it hopefully gives a rough idea of what I'm aiming for at least. Oh right, and tagging @The Kid Lantern because what with him being GM and all he probably needs to look this over to see if it's okay. XD Hoping other people have feedback too, so we can better work out how to slot them into things. Anyways...
The Otiga are an alien race hailing from Okanim, the planet we call Venus. In terms of appearance, they are superficially similar to humans, having the same basic build and average size. Their eyes lack pupils and are a bright (almost glowing) yellow, and their hair is pure white and generally sticks up in stiff spikes. Their skintone is a dark grey, they have only four digits on both their hands and feet, and their ears look somewhat fin-like. An Otiga's body generates a bioelectric field, which boosts their physical strength above the human average and allows them to hover for short periods, and due to living so close to the sun they are adapted to warmer climates and can withstand higher amounts of solar radiation than creatures of Earth can.
A scientifically inclined race, the Otiga utilize their bioelectric fields to power their technology, which is far more advanced than what humans are currently capable of using. Otiga scientists and inventors don't take credit for their individual achievements, for they all believe that each new discovery is a blessing from their god, the Machine Mother, who is enshrined in the center of the grand senate of Okanim.
Millenia ago, the Otiga had an alliance with their closest spacefaring neighbours, the inhabitants of the planet humans would later name "Mars". Historical records of that time are fragmented, but what is known is that something called "The Great Betrayal" happened and the two planets were drawn into war with each other. Eventually, the Otiga won, but at a cost; their numbers had been crippled by the war, and so they had to spend thousands of years repopulating and repairing even as the people of Earth progressed and developed outside of their watchful eye. Eventually, during the early 20th century (by Earth's reckoning), they decided to scout out the blue planet, sending a manned probe... Which due to complications unfortunately crash landed nearby Roswell, New Mexico, killing the pilot instantly. In a panic, the operation was aborted whilst the Otiga tried to figure out what they could do next; the war had led them to be cautious of aliens, and so they didn't want to directly approach Earth until they understood whether they were potential allies or an enemy that needed to be crushed before they grew into too much of a threat. And whilst they discussed and debated what to do, a clandestine human organization salvaged the crashed spacecraft...
Okanim (or Venus) has since been equipped with an elaborate planetary defence system to prevent the humans from getting too close, one that makes their probes send back false data on the atmosphere of the planet which makes it seem like a desolate, hellish world unsuitable for life. To keep up this masquerade, any probes that get too close are destroyed by the defence system, with the intention being that this will make the humans think that the "inhospitable climate" was the cause of the destruction. Meanwhile, they still secretly keep tabs on Earth, as the senate continues to debate whether or not they are trustworthy...
A rough outline for a Sandbox villain I wrote up as a scheming, manipulative but publicly beloved businessman/technologist/general scheming genius. He's meant to have at least some good qualities and generally never stop at least acting like he's a really nice, civil guy who just happens to have plans within plans within plans that often involve the other characters and himself and usually be pretty darned good at executing them, but we'll see.
Name: Gilgamesh "Gil" Sinn
Alias: The Modern Machiavelli, Carrion Feeder (detractors/smear papers), The Visionary, Prince of New Athens, The One Man Renaissance
ID:public
Powers: Gil has no superhuman powers or abilities, instead a prodigious intellect applicable to numerous fields, razor sharp wits and the immense resources and technology of the Sinn Corporation are his source of power. That said he's surprisingly physically fit and well-versed in martial arts on a technical level compared to the average businessman, but more for purposes of basic self-defense from a few kidnapping attempts over the years than as a serious warrior. In addition As someone who grew up around munitions makers and began his business and academic lives with weaponry he's incredibly knowledgable regarding a wide variety of modern and cutting edge weapons and he tries to remain fairly proficient in their use, though he generally disdains direct violence.
Known History: Gilgamesh Sinn grew up in a family traditionally in the line of coal mining and munitions factory work, earnest folks who still sometimes barely scraped by from day to day. Inspired to try and build a better future for himself and his family he studied and memorize everything he could possibly learn at first just regarding munitions and weaponry as inspired by his parents but later on about every subject he could get his hands on. He proved to be something of a prodigy throughout his academic career and eventually decided that money was even more powerful than the best weapon he could design and turned his mind to the business world as well.
Now he owns the factory his parents once slaved away in as just a subsidiary of the weapons manufacturing and design branch of the Sinn Corporation, headquartering itself in his hometown of New Athens. The fact that he was able to effortlessly ensure that both of them retired in comfort and luxury and raise pay and safety standards for their former workplace while still managing to increase profits was just a bonus. Already some of the Sin Corporation's inventions whether warlike or meant for everyday utilities are being compared to some of the wonders of the Museum of Tomorrow and Gilgamesh has promised to bring about A Better Tomorrow not just for New Athens but the world.
I created a type of monster for Gauntlet to fight. I call them Hush Puppies, they are the spawns of extra-dimensional demons and they get the name 'Hush' from making everywhere they attack go eerily silent. They feed off of insanity, fear and flesh.
I created a type of monster for Gauntlet to fight. I call them Hush Puppies, they are the spawns of extra-dimensional demons and they get the name 'Hush' from making everywhere they attack go eerily silent. They feed off of insanity, fear and flesh.
I created a type of monster for Gauntlet to fight. I call them Hush Puppies, they are the spawns of extra-dimensional demons and they get the name 'Hush' from making everywhere they attack go eerily silent. They feed off of insanity, fear and flesh.
Do they go splat when you shoot them enough? that's all the judge wants to know.
@Weird Tales...Didn't you say you were basing his enemies off the Cthulhu mythos?
@Weird Tales I agree. You seem to be using the mythos without understanding the underlying themes and ideas, that being that if even one of these old gods would physically come here, that's it, we're done. End of story... nothing left to say.
@Weird Tales I agree. You seem to be using the mythos without understanding the underlying themes and ideas, that being that if even one of these old gods would physically come here, that's it, we're done. End of story... nothing left to say.
Well as a fan of both the Mythos and comics I disagree with that point in terms of comic book things since punching out vast unknowable world destroying beings is a tuesday more often than not. But regardless there ARE some things (Deep Ones, cultists, the Hounds depending on how our universe chooses to interpret them, certain lesser nasties, Nyarlahotep if it amuses him, the Mi-Go) That can be overcome or stopped temporarily or...not outwitted but survived depending on your attitude toward the mythos adapted to these comics. Obviously in the Mythos proper summoning Azathoth would destroy the cosmos and summoning most any eldritch being of unspeakable cosmic horror would be unstoppable, but if we want to use them some modification is acceptable so you'd then either have a story about stopping the summoning by some crazy cultists or I guess modify that to suit the purpose of the universe we're in so that he'd be more an Anti-Monitor level threat.
The REAL problem is that Weird Tales doesn't seem to have sufficient knowledge of the Mythos to work it in properly?
Well as a fan of both the Mythos and comics I disagree with that point in terms of comic book things since punching out vast unknowable world destroying beings is a tuesday more often than not. But regardless there ARE some things (Deep Ones, cultists, the Hounds depending on how our universe chooses to interpret them, certain lesser nasties, Nyarlahotep if it amuses him, the Mi-Go) That can be overcome or stopped temporarily or...not outwitted but survived depending on your attitude toward the mythos adapted to these comics. Obviously in the Mythos proper summoning Azathoth would destroy the cosmos and summoning most any eldritch being of unspeakable cosmic horror would be unstoppable, but if we want to use them some modification is acceptable so you'd then either have a story about stopping the summoning by some crazy cultists or I guess modify that to suit the purpose of the universe we're in so that he'd be more an Anti-Monitor level threat.
The REAL problem is that Weird Tales doesn't seem to have sufficient knowledge of the Mythos to work it in properly?
Yeah, what you said about lack of knowledge is what I meant. I'm sorry, I tend to be a bit roundabout in how I say things like that.
