@Count Cuddles

Oh shit sorry about that man or lady.

@Count Cuddles
I hate to do this but I won't be participating in this RP. It's not because it isn't interesting, it is, it's because I have several other RPs I'm currently participating in and I don't want to overload myself with too many at once.

I do wish you luck with this though.

@ZAVAZggg

No problem, I hope you have fun there nad if you ever want to come back and join us, feel free!

looks interesting. I might make a metal manipulator

@Weird Tales Sorry for taking so long to answer, I'm on the road for the holidays and have little access to wifi until I'm home on the 26th. Please join us on the discord, would love to have you, if the link doesn't work (its on the first post) tell me and I'll recreate it asap.

Oh, dang, just took a look through this forum, and realized there's some familiar faces here from hundreds of years ago. I'm tempted to join, since it's been a good while since I've been in anything superhero-y. I have a few questions, but since you mentioned that you're on the road, @Count Cuddles, I'd be willing to hold off on pestering until there's a better time.

@Count Cuddles it's expired

discord.gg/qBvKpq

I updated the original posts discord and put it here as well. :)

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Name: Johnathan Harrier
Age: 52
Nationality: American
Location: the World (but America in particular)

Personality:
Johnathan is the prophet of his own dark church. He's insane, believing that his psychotic visions are an accurate representation of reality. In his old age he's taken on an attitude of condescending moral superiority, his belief so strong that nothing can shake it. To him the increasing number of Ultras is confirmation of his twisted beliefs. Everyone else is a mere sheep, blinded by their ignorance. He sees himself as their saviour, and he sees even his enemies as people to be saved. Unfortunately, he also believes that the only true route to salvation is death. As such he kills with a smile, comforting his victims as he lays them to rest. He grieves for their lack of understanding, and rejoices in their deaths. All opposition is merely a test of his conviction. All his enemies are either obstacles placed by the Nameless God, or

Backstory/Origin:
At a young age, Johnathan's family was abducted by a cult. Through a series of horrific sacrifices, the cult sought to summon their horrific god into this world. The atrocities committed by the cult did indeed manage to open a small portal to Tamura, through which an eldritch being sought to emerge into this world. But nobody accounted for Johnathan's stupendous personal arcane abilities. Johnathan's arcane talent manifested during the ritual, and disrupted the portal creation process. Before the cultists could make another attempt, heroes broke in and rescued Johnathan.

While he had been rescued from death, the nightmares of that day never left Johnathan. Perhaps some part of him was still connected to the horrors of Tamura. Or perhaps it was 'mere' mundane trauma. His nights were filled with horrific nightmares, visions of the things he had glimpsed through the portal. He began manifesting his powers, experimenting with his powerful innate magic. He saw many therapists during this time, and grew more and more depressed. He withdrew from the world, losing the ability to understand others. He hid to protect himself and in the process drove himself insane, piece by piece.

Nobody knows exactly when the killings began. It's possible Johnathan resorted to violence as an out for the emotions within himself. Or perhaps it was the start of his strange and twisted view of the world. First pets started disappearing. Then people. Children vanished in the area, and desiccated husks were found in nearby rivers. In this time when magic still was not well-understood by the general public the authorities had no hope of catching him. But the activity did catch the eye of a local enclave of Guardians, a group who followed the Sorcerer Supreme and sought to safeguard the world against magical threats. They imprisoned Johnathan, but they didn't kill him. Instead they saw his potential, and attempted to teach him to use his magic properly. To wield it to help others. They failed.

When Johnathan emerged once more into the world, he was darker and more fearsome than ever before. No longer a scared child, he new strode forth with confidence. He had found purpose in that conclave, something to dedicate his life to. The annihilation of the human race, the end of the world. A divine blackness. He was now the Shepherd, the bringer of death. He sought out followers with the miracles he created, and caused death and disease wherever he went. The Guardians who had tried to help him were no more, their ashes scattered to the wind, and on numerous occasions Styx faced the followers of the Sorcerer Supreme. Once he even faced the Sorcerer Supreme, although he was able to escape through the use of a hostage.

These days Styx and his Blackened Shepherds are an object of fear among the general populace. Known and feared across the world, they are among the most vile magic users one can find.

Skills:
Of course Styx is a highly skilled magic user. But he's also a strangely charismatic individual, a skilled public speaker despite his psychotic mindset. He's a cult leader, and while there is nothing supernatural about his charisma he's capable of convincing people to do some crazy things.

Arcane Power:
Father Styx's dark magic is based on two fundamental abilities. With his left hand Father Styx 'takes' things. He drains the strength of his opponents, drains their abilities and memories and emotions until nothing but an empty desiccated husk remains. It's a terrifying power that grows stronger the closer his target is. With a touch he can leave a human lifeless in a second, while at range he can inflict more and more debilitating conditions. While usually the effects of his magic are temporary his touch can permanently 'steal' things from his target leaving them blind, paralyzed, or without their memories. The ability can also be used on objects, stealing their colour and other properties as they grow rapidly more brittle. This magic is additionally effective in draining the energy of mages and magical creatures, and Father Styx grows more powerful with every mage he drains.

The second half of Styx's power is his right hand's ability to 'give' what he has taken with the left. Using the lives he has stolen he can heal practically any wound. Using the strength and skill he has stolen he can imbue others with superhuman powers. He can even steal and imbue Mutant and Psychic abilities, although he cannot 'Give' magical power. His power automatically consumes any magic he drains, making his own abilities more powerful. This ability is what allows Father Styx to perform his 'miracles', restoring sight to the blind and imbuing water with the taste and colour of wine. He cannot resurrect the dead, but he can bring back the dying. This power has similar limitations to the first power, becoming far more effective when he can touch a target.

Like with most mages Father Styx can perform rituals and spells to use his magic in specific ways. Runes, rituals and arcane implements can be used to enhance and alter his spells. By default assume that he can cast a spell really slowly in order to enhance it's effect (ritual) and he can make a spell more effective or versatile by combining it with runes or sigils. Such as being able to treat anyone struck by a cursed sword as touching him for the purpose of his left hand's power.

ATTENTION UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE THERE IS A SOFT CAP ON MAGIC BASED CHARACTERS, THIS WILL BE LIFTED IN TIME, UNLESS YOU HAVE 1 ALREADY SENT ME A SHEET, OR 2 BEGAN DISCUSSING A CHARACTER WITH ME OR SERIOUSLY ON THE DISCORD CHAT PLEASE BE AWARE THEY WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AT THIS TIME, MUTANTS, PSYCHICS AND STANDARDS ARE STILL BEING ACCEPTED THOUGH.

Name: Markus McElroy
Super Hero/Villain Identity: Rampere
Age: 18
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Location: Louisville, KY.

Appearance:


Mark is a tall, thin, and slightly muscular guy, though you wouldn't know that just by looking at him. He wears loose and baggy clothes, more to hide what he's not supposed to have than to hide his figure. He is rarely seen without his skateboard, which he's gotten in trouble with for riding in the hallway. He has no noticeable scars or birthmarks, choosing to keep his one big scar under the arm of his supersuit as well as his civilian clothes.

While not wearing the suit, he wears colored tee shirts, often with video game or cartoon images on them, as well as a black hoody, red skinny jeans, and a pair of work-boot brand made, steel-toed, skate shoes. (Brahmas makes those.)

His supersuit is composed of a very expensive, friction resistant material that was gifted to him after saving a local general's daughter. Since he got it white, he dyed it blue with a symbol on the front to represent himself. It covers him completely, like Spider-Man, with a bullet resistant plexiglass screen in front of his eyes. The suit, however, is not bullet resistant and offers nothing in the way of armor, though he doesn't need much being the fastest person in the world, as far as he knows. Despite being military grade, it's still in the experimental phase and doesn't do well in below 0 Celsius.

Personality: Mark is a generally nice guy, though can come off as a troublemaker or prankster if caught at the wrong times. Often, he is seen as immature and childish, though that is not always entirely accurate.

Backstory/Origin: Mark was born with a small portion of his powers (150 MPH) and never knew a day without them. While young, it was hell on his babysitters when he decided to run. Eventually, he got to an age where he could only be babysat by a superhero, partially because every babysitter in the city had heard of the "superspeed baby" and didn't want to go through the torture.

Then he hit school age. Not only were his teachers afraid they'd have to keep a leash on him, they had heard the over-exaggerated stories and didn't know what to do. Then he turned out to be not only well behaved, he was extremely helpful. And then the school bully started picking on his friend. Mark immediately caught the bully's fist before throwing him back a few feet. Thus began the rumors. Mark ignored them because he knew they were lies and to deny them openly would only bring more trouble than it was worth.

As he got older, the bully continued to go after him and his friends but Mark was always able to keep things from getting too physical.

One night, however, while delivering pizza for a part-time job, the bully ran him off the road. Mark was forced down a steep hip, crashing his moped into some type of chemical waste plant that was trying to reuse it as some sort of recycled energy. The last thing he remembered before passing out was the bully laughing.

Mark awoke the next morning feeling horrible. Once he regained his senses, he looked around to notice everything seemed to be frozen in time. While walking around, he noticed a few instances of people tripping or dropping items. With his speed, he was quickly able to help them, though not really realizing what was going on. After walking around for what felt like a few hours to him, he returned to his room to sleep. It was then he heard the nurse walk in and begin talking to herself, thinking he was asleep. He began replying, startling her.

Once released from the hospital, he noticed that time would seem to freeze randomly while he was walking around. He would find it helpful to get to places early but had no clue how to activate it yet. At least, not until he was attacked again by the bully that had run him off the road. In an intense situation, he accidentally figured out how to activate his power. With a bit of testing the power, while simultaneously teasing the bully, he soon had the bully punching walls and lockers, hurting and nearly breaking his fists. A pair of the teachers, who had been watching for a minute, sent them both to the principle's office.

Over a 9 day period, he began practicing his abilities. He had them down in 3.

Tools/Equipment/Weapons: A staff with a few useful items (grappling hook, staff-like weapon), a utility belt (smoke bombs, cell phone, energy bars, matches, 50 firecrackers)

Skills: Naturally intelligent, but not superhuman levels, he can strategize and plan very fast, as well as figure out nearly all puzzles of any type he's given.

Abilities/Powers/Mutations: Can run at speeds approaching the speed of sound. (750 MPH)

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I am considering adding my pledge to this topic, seeing as it is starting off still and it would not be uncomfortably late to do so. So far it does not appear you have any specialist shapechangers - let alone psychics - from that particular side of the world, psychometabolism, so that may be the angle I approach with. Do let me know if you are so willing to hear it out and open to another addition, @Count Cuddles.

@The Harbinger of Ferocity

We don't really have a maximum amount of players. Anyone is allowed to join, no matter how far the RP manages to move along. I'd highly recommend joining the Discord, where you can more actively discuss ideas with us.

Welcome to the Roleplay!

@The Harbinger of Ferocity Yeah of course we still have room and yeah we are a little heavy on magic users, have a few psychics but are still lacking there and with mutants. You are allowed to have more than one character, we would ask people make a hero irst but have no rules forcing that.

I have taken up that offer, @Count Cuddles, @Shard, thank you. I will dabble with my options here soon enough then, keeping in mind the considerations mentioned.

Can we make villains first or is it preferred that we make heroes? Either way is fine by me.

@Doll Maker it's preferred that you make a hero first, but there's no rules against making a villain first if you want.

There's a discord link a few posts up if you want to join us in the chat.

WIP

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