Overview
Location: Serval Industries HQ, Virginia
Time Frame: End of December 2017 beginning of January 2018, Earth 666
RP Tags: Casual, Large Group, Fantasy, Fandom, Supernatural, Slice of Life
Type: An action role-play that is character driven and takes place in the Skyrose RP universe
Goal: Welcome to the corporate superhero team X-Factor! Go on missions and hopefully figure out who killed the CEO of Serval Industries Harrison Snow.
Age: Characters have to at least be 18 years old.
Premise
In the year 2012, in response to the alien attack on New York, superhero teams of all sorts started popping up around the world. The Fantastic Four, the Avengers, and of course the already formed and fighting group the X-Men, all have been fighting to protect the world from different threats. From alien invasions to mutant terrorist attacks, these groups do whatever it takes to protect the world. However, there is a call for a different sort of team, one that tends to deal more with the smaller threats then global destruction, and one that is owned by a corporation company.
Enter Serval Industries, a large technology company that has been on the rise and its CEO Harrison Snow. They put together the first corporate superhero team, that has since been named X-Factor, meant to help deal with the smaller things initially, and meant to help create a positive image of superheroes for those who think that they just cause more problems.
X-Factor has a rotating roster, heroes come and go on the team, and now welcome to the roster as of 2017. Snow has worked hard to create this image for the team and to show some positivity towards heroes, but now something has gone horribly wrong, and no one knows what to really do about it.
Namely, Harrison Snow’s murder.
There are no suspects in his death, and no one at all in the company seems to be concerned, as a new CEO is put into place, a woman by the name of Rae Gardner, and she is definitely not the kinder more soft-spoken person that Harrison Snow was. Who could have killed Snow, and why would they do it? Not to mention there are reports of items missing at Serval Industries, bits of tech disappearing in the blink of an eye.
So many problems, and with a few new members to the X-Factor team, they have to work together to figure out what is going on at Serval Industries. Perhaps this might also lead to more information on what happened to Harrison Snow, and why anyone would have wanted him dead.
Our World
In this RP, we consider the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies up to and including the first Avengers film to be cannon. There are roleplays that have happened in this timeline as well, forming our own Roleplay Universe (please click here to see the full in depth lore guide for our multiverse). We primarily cross over with the RPs hosted by @Morose. There are nods and small cameos from the other RPs, but you can enjoy it perfectly fine as a standalone one. In our universe, we have known that we were not alone in the world since 2012, due to the Incident. Aliens are real, powered individuals are possible, and almost anything seems to be possible.
O.M.E.N. The Organization for the Methodical Eradication of Necromantics was signed into existence by the President of the United States of America on June 22nd, 2016. Created in response to the Altsoba Massacre, it is O.M.E.N.'s duty to identify paranormal abnormalities in the world that may do us harm and vanquish them. It is a covert organization and underneath the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense, as it is concerned with protecting national security.
Although its founders were experienced hunters, O.M.E.N. has a reputation for being unable to distinguish between peaceful beings and violent ones. Individuals with supernatural or superhuman abilities are often targeted by O.M.E.N. without mercy, as no grey areas of morality are considered. Anyone considered dangerous to the United States and its interests (provided that danger stems from what is considered supernatural and paranormal) can be arrested and charged without trial by O.M.E.N.
Now, onto what you're all waiting for....Powers!
Mutants, also called homo superior, are powered individuals who gain their abilities due to an X-gene. This gene is something that is simply part of their genetic makeup from birth. It can be activated when the individual is subjected to great stress, often during puberty or traumatic moments. It's important to understand that while a mutant's powers can be called a mutation, they were born mutants. They did not mutate throughout the course of their lifetime.
Mutates are those who, as the name implied, mutated to gain powers. This is often due to the presence of electromagnetic radiation outside of the visible spectrum. Encounters with radioactive waste would certainly qualify. It is possible for those with an X-gene to mutate when exposed to radiation or other materials, but it is uncommon and also effectively 'neutralizes' the X-gene.
Inhumans, also called inhomo supremis, are individuals who are descended by unfortunate souls who were experimented on and had their genetic code modified. This unorthodoxy in genetics can be activated through a process called terringenesis, in which the inhuman emerges from something akin to a cocoon with newfound abilities and powers.
Deviances, as they are now understood, refer to (often) extraordinary abilities that distinguish someone from the average human. However, these are not differences on a biological or genetic level. While these can be small things, such as a sixth sense when it comes to healing and knowing what is wrong with the patient, it can be as dramatic as pyrokinesis. Deviances are a result of the shattering of the Cursed Flask in 1719, the shards which were recovered in 2018 by MI13. The flask's contents were said to grant immeasurable power, and with the contents mixing into the air in trace amounts, individuals can sometimes acquire slight abilities from exposure. There is currently no method of explaining why some people gain a deviance and others do not, however. This area of research is still relatively new.
Earth-666: Major Events Timeline (Modern Era)
- World War II - the events of Captain America: the First Avenger transpire
- 2010 - the events of Iron Man transpire
- 2011 - the events of Iron Man II transpire
- 2011 - the events of Thor transpire
- 2012 - the events of the Avengers transpire
- June 20, 2016 - the Altsoba Massacre levels the small town of Altsoba Washington. It is believed to be the work of religious extremists and hallucinogenic drugs. O.M.E.N. is founded and covers up the incident, as the government begins to work on managing the supernatural.
- October 31, 2016 - the first leaders of O.M.E.N. are murdered by the demon Mephistopheles in a plan to raise the Norse goddess Hel, daughter of Loki.
- January, 2017 - O.M.E.N. agents, with the assistance of Thalia Maehers, kill Hel.
Rules
- Applications:
- Post the CS in the OOC for review.
- Change the color code to a unique one (i.e. not in use by a current character). Please try to avoid colors that are very similar to the eye as well.
- Choose a faceclaim for your character that is not currently in use - if you're not sure if someone is using that FC, ask the GM. Faceclaims must be real life images - not drawings.
- The GM can refuse a concept for any reason, yet will generally work with you to fix up the character until they can be accepted.
- Talk to the GM if you want your character to have established connections (i.e. if this were a Harry Potter RP and you wanted to be Fudge's goddaughter, talk to the GM in advance for approval).
- GM approved character sheets should be posted in a hider in the Char tab.
- The GM will check posting history / previous RPs - you've been warned.
- Once CS's are approved, relation sheet will go up and must be completed and added to CS
- Under Extras in your CS please post a link to a post you have done in the past to show you have read the rules. If You submit a CS without this it may be declined.
- Special - To New Comers To The Guild - Pm The Gm for a tid bit to add under extras instead
- Post Content
- No use of racial slurs in posts. Sure, you may be playing a racist white guy from the 1950s, so just use asterisks - you'll convey the same idea.
- Nudity needs to be run by the GM before posting. In general, this is PG-13 when it comes to romance, sexual interactions, exposure, and so forth... Violence wise, anything goes. This can get gross.
- Fade to black for things that verge into the area of smut/other taboo subjects. Seriously. Your post will be deleted otherwise.
- The world and NPCs and events are controlled by the GM. If the GM says it's raining, then it's raining. Results will be randomized per dice mechanics.
- Posting & General Behavior
- Follow all of the rules of the forum - they're the law of the land.
- If you need an extension or you're struggling - or even if you just aren't certain what to do - please reach out to the GM! Communication is key.
- All posts are backed up on the back up forum after they have been posted - the GM will provide the link for this forum. It only takes a few seconds and it ensures all your hard work is preserved!
- You must post once every 7 days - once your last post on RPG reads as 8 days ago you will be removed from the RP.
- If you need an extension, ask!! Extensions should be requested no matter than when your last post reads as 6 days ago. If an emergency comes up on day 7, of course come and talk to us - we'll be more than happy to work something out. It's very rare that an extension request is denied.
- You may NOT copy and paste something from someone else's post and add it to your own. This includes dialogue.
- Minimal 2 posts between your last
- No editing posts without GM approval.
- Each post should include two well developed paragraphs (please don't make me define how many sentences are in a paragraph. If they're long sentences, then sure 5 is fine - if they're shorter, maybe 15 is best).
- Read all posts! Seriously, people are reading yours so spread the love and read theirs!
- No tagging for interactions in your post - people use this as a crutch usually to get away with not reading everything.
- Other:
- Character deaths will happen, no one is safe - it will be randomized and you will be notified when your death approaches. (This does not mean you are out of the RP, it will mean however you need to make a new character should you wish to continue - I recommend having Back Up Characters Ready)
- The GM reserves the right to make decisions as to how much additional time, if any, will be granted to post if the forum is glitching. A week to post is plenty of time even if the forum glitches a day or two. But usually, I do tend to be pretty generous about it...
- Rules and character sheet will be added to and changed as need be depending on problems or points that come up.
- Under Extras in the CS also mention your favorite Marvel character is so I know you at least skimmed this...
Check the discord chat once a day. Invite will be provided by the GM.
Character Sheet
Relations
Link to the OOC page
