IC Information:
“Kidnapping spree? – Five Teens Gone Missing From New York City. ”
– The Times
“Amber Alert officially announced as five teens have been kidnapped.”
– The Tribune
“What to do if you find one of the kidnapped children of New York.”
– The Post
Whenever a kid runs away, it can be tough on their parents. Self-doubt and other devastating ideas can easily creep into the minds of even the best parents. Not this time. This time, the kids aren’t wandering. They’re running from something. They’ve all got their reasons, now that they’ve got each other it’ll be a marathon to escape the far reaches of their parents. To the rest of the world, they’re runaways, they need to be returned to their parents. To each other, they’re all they’ve got.
“ [SPECULATION] Six Reasons why the kidnapped kids might have runaway.”
“Top Ten Reasons the New York spree of Kidnapping is partially Generation X’s Fault.”
– Buzzfeed
“guys keep reblogging this until we find them, blast this shit”
– Tumblr
They found out less than a week ago. They all hopped in a Jeep and took off. While each of the Runaways have different experiences, are different people, each of them witnessed their parents do something heinous in unison. The killing of an innocent person. There isn’t many shades of grey in that one. Now that they’ve cleared the city things have gotten a little more relaxed though. They’re going to have to get used to being around one another, and perhaps worst of all – they’re going to need to find a solution. Can they be runaways forever?
Public opinion is generally that they are wanted to return home. Being seen in public is definitely going to be difficult when they’ve plastered ever milk carton this side of Kansas with their faces on it. Their parents are relatively stubborn individuals, and by using the press and spinning stories of some of the younger kids being kidnapped by a couple of the older ones they have woven a tale that has most of America looking for the Runaways.
“We just want our children to come home, we miss them dearly. While it may be easy to shift blame on someone else, especially one of the kidnappers all will be forgiven if they simply return where they belong, with us.”
– Parents of the Runaways, Statement.
OOC Information:
TL;DR – You are playing as a Runaway, one of five-eight children/young adults who have run from their parents upon discovering the fact that they are supervillains. Your character, very likely has abilities beyond that of a normal human, what that means is open to discussion – of course, making it not too powerful is a chief concern. The RP will be mostly slice of life, with some heavy plot points tacked onto it as the Runaways move across the country.
This RP is heavily inspired by the Marvel Comic Series of the same name, however – and I cannot stress this enough, this work is completely original and separated from Marvel. There will not be any already created characters being accepted to this RP.
Basically all of our guys and gals shall be romping it up through the States primarily while trying to avoid their parents and general public detection. This can create some great opportunities for smooching bonding and generally I think it will be a great time. If you have any ideas for plot-based events let one of the GM’s know and we’ll work on it together!
While this RP will be beginning in San Francisco, don’t get too attached to the Golden Gate as the kids will have to stay on the road as anyone seeing them, or witnessing their abilities will be a difficult thing to recover from and will most likely require leaving town in order to avoid detection.
In a generalized sense, this is the world you know and live in currently. However, there are a multitude of minute differences. These can go anywhere from alien races (though they are not in contact with Earth), mutants cropping up, genetic testing performed by the government, and even magic. The GM team is pretty much open to whatever you’re going to get at, and as such let us know if something you want is not on the list and we will talk about implementing it.
In a more focused lens, the RP starts in the Union Hotel & Hostel in Mission, San Francisco. The Runaways are attempting to lay low while figuring out what they know and where they need to go. Seeing as San Francisco puts 2000+ miles between them and their parents based in New York – they have been able to relax a little. However, now that they are officially being sought out by their parents nowhere is truly safe and leaving the country is next to impossible.
Mutants are different from birth, typically they develop an ability that would easily be deemed superhuman from birth. If two mutants have a child – there is a nigh-perfect chance to birth a mutant. While humanity is aware that they exist on some scale, they are largely unaware of how powerful they can end up being. Every once in a while there is a scary news story discussing the threat of mutations and the abilities they may possess, every once in a while there may even be a story about a mutant gone rampant. However, the world is truly lacking on information especially when considering how many mutants truly exist.
The term Enhanced is a somewhat catch-all term for those who have been enhanced at some point in their life through any means. Most Enhanced Humans started their lives as regular humans, though it is possible their parents have put them through enhancements. These enhancements can go from anything to chemical injections to complete reconstructive surgery in order to create an enhancement of some sort – but nowadays that enhancement can come in almost any form, even alien technology. Unlike many other types of abilities, the world is fully aware the military and government have been enhancing people and there are those on both sides of the issue.
Magic comes in many forms, druidic magic, European witch-based magic, cheap tricks. What is known is very little, however magic is known to take nearly any form. The general public impression is that it doesn’t exist. However, as it obviously does there are a few important things to note. Most magic comes in the form of something supplementary, say the druidic form of shapeshifting for example. While it can be taught to be used in an offensive manner the core ability is rather supplementary. Past that all magic users are still human underneath all those fancy spells. Thusly fatal wounds are still very much fatal.
Come talk to the GM’s and we will discuss whatever ideas you may have that you want to implement in this RP.
This RP is heavily inspired by the Marvel Comic Series of the same name, however – and I cannot stress this enough, this work is completely original and separated from Marvel. There will not be any already created characters being accepted to this RP.
Basically all of our guys and gals shall be romping it up through the States primarily while trying to avoid their parents and general public detection. This can create some great opportunities for smooching bonding and generally I think it will be a great time. If you have any ideas for plot-based events let one of the GM’s know and we’ll work on it together!
While this RP will be beginning in San Francisco, don’t get too attached to the Golden Gate as the kids will have to stay on the road as anyone seeing them, or witnessing their abilities will be a difficult thing to recover from and will most likely require leaving town in order to avoid detection.
Setting:
In a generalized sense, this is the world you know and live in currently. However, there are a multitude of minute differences. These can go anywhere from alien races (though they are not in contact with Earth), mutants cropping up, genetic testing performed by the government, and even magic. The GM team is pretty much open to whatever you’re going to get at, and as such let us know if something you want is not on the list and we will talk about implementing it.
In a more focused lens, the RP starts in the Union Hotel & Hostel in Mission, San Francisco. The Runaways are attempting to lay low while figuring out what they know and where they need to go. Seeing as San Francisco puts 2000+ miles between them and their parents based in New York – they have been able to relax a little. However, now that they are officially being sought out by their parents nowhere is truly safe and leaving the country is next to impossible.
Character Types
Mutants:
Mutants are different from birth, typically they develop an ability that would easily be deemed superhuman from birth. If two mutants have a child – there is a nigh-perfect chance to birth a mutant. While humanity is aware that they exist on some scale, they are largely unaware of how powerful they can end up being. Every once in a while there is a scary news story discussing the threat of mutations and the abilities they may possess, every once in a while there may even be a story about a mutant gone rampant. However, the world is truly lacking on information especially when considering how many mutants truly exist.
Enhanced Humans:
The term Enhanced is a somewhat catch-all term for those who have been enhanced at some point in their life through any means. Most Enhanced Humans started their lives as regular humans, though it is possible their parents have put them through enhancements. These enhancements can go from anything to chemical injections to complete reconstructive surgery in order to create an enhancement of some sort – but nowadays that enhancement can come in almost any form, even alien technology. Unlike many other types of abilities, the world is fully aware the military and government have been enhancing people and there are those on both sides of the issue.
Aliens:
Magic Users:
Magic comes in many forms, druidic magic, European witch-based magic, cheap tricks. What is known is very little, however magic is known to take nearly any form. The general public impression is that it doesn’t exist. However, as it obviously does there are a few important things to note. Most magic comes in the form of something supplementary, say the druidic form of shapeshifting for example. While it can be taught to be used in an offensive manner the core ability is rather supplementary. Past that all magic users are still human underneath all those fancy spells. Thusly fatal wounds are still very much fatal.
Other/Human:
Come talk to the GM’s and we will discuss whatever ideas you may have that you want to implement in this RP.
Rules:
- No knowledge of basically anything required – I can and will work with you to figure out any questions or concerns you may have.
- No knowledge of pre-existing superhero/Marvel lore. Again this is completely original save for the basic premise being borrowed. We will be forging our own path and who/what your character is, is completely your call.
- No anime pics; real face claims only – preferred actors/actresses/public figures just in case anybody uses their own face.
- High Casual standard, 2 paragraph per post minimum (in most situations). Looking more for quality of ideas and creativity than prose.
- No knowledge of American geography is necessary. Seriously don’t worry about it if you have any questions you can turn to the GM team or Google – no one here is a stickler for geographical accuracy though.
