Welcome to Mountain City, a city of adventure and intrigue. In Mountain City, a hero is made every day and a villain every night. A thriving metropolis, Mountain City is a modern city, built in the Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States. Over the years the city thrived with coal mining being its main source of revenue however it quickly became a leading industrial city on the eastern 'States with several noteworthy corporations, factories, and production plants. Westman Chemical Plant, Napier Valley Ammunition Plant, Pepsi Cola Bottling Company, and Wells Helicopter are just a few of the reasons people choose to live and work in the grand city of tomorrow. The Mountaineer is widely known for its stories of new superhumans and celebrities, as well as the general local news. Midtown is where most of the action is, as well as the Mercury Mall. Subdivisions, landmarks, and schools include Lee Heights, the Kirby River, Bendis Elementary School, Mountain Avenue [one of the longest streets in America], Simon Middle School, Kubert High School, Riverview [ghetto subdivision], Highland Park, Warpath State Park [in the mountains], the Museum of Tomorrow [tech museum], etc. The city sees a number of tourists as well, all trying to get a glimpse of superhumans in action. Mountain City has more superhumans than any other major metropolitan city in America with a general population of over three hundred and sixty thousand residents with an estimated fifteen thousand superhumans possibly within city limits. And who are these superhumans?



That's where you guys come in. This Sandbox-style RP idea is to build an original universe but not necessarily a team right off the bat unless some of you want to. We'll mostly be basing our characters off of Marvel archetypes just because they have a wider range of possibilities. The general idea is to build a universe similar to how the big two comic book companies have done with heroic crossovers, fights between the heroes, and team-ups leading into the eventual founding of a superteam within the game. Now, that isn't saying you HAVE to join a superteam. Originally in the comics the Hulk only joined the Avengers long enough to take down Loki. When looking at the building blocks of a more connected universe I look to movies and story lines like Batman v Superman, Civil War, the Avengers, Justice League War [the animated retelling of the new52 JL origin], Hulk vs. the Thing, Secret Invasion, etc. There are a lot of teams and concepts involved, but not everyone's characters will be team players or want to be. And I get that. There will always be the option to have a 'Wildcard' which is exactly what it sounds like. Can be anything and not even based on an existing archetype. Maybe you wanna create something of an amalgam of Archangel and the Punisher and toss into the game as a vigilante w/guns and superpowers? That can still happen.

Here are the archetypes I’m looking for the most with some examples of Marvel characters listed. Any of them could also be used for villains in the RP.

Super Soldier – [Capt. America, Winter Soldier, Red Guardian]
Demi-God/Goddess – [Storm, Thor, Hyperion]
Advanced Techno – [Iron Man, Black Panther, Forge]
Feral Man/Woman – [Wolverine, Beast, Tigra]
Archer/Sharpshooter – [Hawkeye, Punisher, Bullseye]
Size Manipulator – [Ant Man, Wasp, Atlas, Goliath]
Big Man/Woman – [Hulk, Thing, Juggernaut, She-Hulk]
Vigilante – [Daredevil, Moon Knight, classic Destroyer]
Cosmic – [Starlord, Capt. Universe, Darkhawk, Nova]
Mystical –[ Dr. Strange, Brother Voodoo, Scarlet Witch]
Alien – [Silver Surfer, Starfox, Capt. Mar-vell, Beta Ray Bill]
Wildcard – [Can be based on any character type]

I'm also going to be one of those people who insists this is a High Casual Sandbox RP. I'm not exactly looking for Advanced level length posts, I just don't want to have to assist everyone with their own individual stories because that isn't what this game is about. Two or three players could be working on their own thing in the game while I'm mimicking a battle like Hulk vs Thing or Superman vs Batman with another player in the background. If we lack a Superman or Capt. America type character or somebody else we may need, then the group can have dibs on collectively making them.

Here's the CS template. Throughout the game we'll create supporting characters and such for our characters and the universe as a group. However, players will also have the option of a secondary character after five posts in-game. Secondary Characters will need the same info as your Primary Characters and will just be used less often whenever you're not coming up with anything for your Primary Characters. Sandbox heroes and villains will also be made as we need them and can be used by anyone and everyone. For now, let's just work on your Primary Characters, can be hero or villain or something in between....

Archetype:
Name:
Alias:
Age:
Powers:
Weaknesses:
Alignment: [hero or villain, or walking the line]
Personality: [5 words best describing your character]
Appearance: [pic or description]
BRIEF Bio:
Potential Storylines: [What do you have in mind for your character?]
Notes: [anything else you need to tell us?]

This is the first in-depth iCheck I’ve made in quite a while so let me know if there’s any other information you guys may need before submitting Character Sheets. Admittedly I just reworked an older concept for this iCheck… I’m just excited to get another RP going sooner than later. It’s been too long for this guy.

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Interested. Have a few ideas rattling around - will see what others come up with.

With so many 'guests' viewing this sub-forum, you would think some of them would actually be showing interest in something somewhere. Where are all my old regulars these days?

@rocketrobie2 @Double @Gisk @Aro @Weird Tales @DrewVonAwesome @Damo021 @NecroKnight @Simple Unicycle

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@Omega Man

Messing around. Hello. Interesting concept.

Didn't see this go up, you know I'm in

Sounds good to me! I'm thinking of an fulfilling that Superman role with an almost Spiderman & Midori twist? However it turns out, I'm excited for this!

This looks interesting, I'm thinking of a mystical warlord whose been magically bound to a coffin or something along those lines. The point being, it's been thousands of years and everything he once knew is forgotten, not even surviving into modern day myths and legends.

Lots of soul searching, moral ambiguity/nuance, sucking the souls out of things, and joining forces against greater evils.

And flowers.

@Ruiner That sounds kickass

Think I'm gonna throw up a CS for the wizard - probably a snarky John Constantine type.

I've been reworking an old concept for a more anime inspired character visually, but I may use it here as an Advanced Techno archetype.

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@Omega Man

Do you still do your chars into Avatar shtick?

@Omega Man

Do you still do your chars into Avatar shtick?

Yup lol.

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@Omega Man

Yay. New Avatars are fun.

I might like to join this if there is room.

@Omega Man When it comes to our character costumes do they need to be original(something not seen in the comics)? Or may we use existing comic characters?

Black Witch [+]

Archetype: Mystical

Name: Morgana Pendragon / Morgan Persington
Alias: Many-Faced Witch, Black Witch, Sorceress Supreme of the Arcane Winds
Age: 25 (~2500+)

Powers: Morgan is a master wizard and magician - having control over the four elements (air, water, earth, fire) and mastery of the arcane arts. Ranging from illusion to alchemy. Due to her age, she has had a lifetime of learning to master many magical arts.

Weaknesses: Due to her age, Morgan has been forced to 'adopt' several faces behind artificial masks. As she is still human, she is unable to remember everything and thus requires time to 'remember' spells and tricks from ages past. Thus something that she may have learned during the Victorian Age may not be recalled immediately by her in the modern age. Thus, whenever she needs to utilize more 'complex' spells - she needs time to meditate and recall them or more time to cast them.

Alignment: Anti-Hero

Personality: Quirky, friendly, strange, inquisitive, mysterious.

Appearance:

Civilian [+]

Black Witch [+]

BRIEF Bio: Morgan Persington on the outside seems like the typical college girl, with an interest in old history and mythology. In secret, she is one of the many personalities of Morgana Pendragon - the legendary magi and witch of King Arthur. In truth, Morgana Pendragon had been a good friend and ally of King Arthur - during times where magic was slowly fading away and many saw the inevitable end of Camelot and the potential loss of all history and culture of that time.

Morgana had been chosen to carry on the 'Arcane Winds' - a magical essence, that contained the knowledge and wisdom of several countless wizards and druids of the time. In doing so, Morgana became ageless - although, as the times wore on, her duty became harder and harder as age wore out her mind and will - all the while her body remained untouched by the sands of time. Thus, Morgana Pendragon forged the first mask and would continue doing so for several centuries.

Being a wandering hermit in one life, settling down with a family in another, even hunted as a witch in some others - while helping to change history or help out 'heroes and kings' in another. Thus throughout the ages, she would wear different personalities - each one having a masked carved for them by the 'last' wearer. This has lead to the current persona, Morgan Persington to assume that the variety of masks she has 'collected' are her past lives and not herself per say. Though like many other personalities - she has remained the loyal and steadfast to those whom are her friends.

Potential Storylines: Discovering her alternative personas and trying to unravel the mystery and ultimate goal set out by Morgana Pendragon.

Notes: Dunno yet.

... Dammit.

Fair play, I will come up with a non-wizard character. My fault for dragging my feet on the CS.

EDIT: Just had a flash of inspiration for a demigod character. I like him a bit better than the wizard I was working on, so it's all good!

Two demi-gods then! Mine's with an Everyman (Wildcard) twist though, so I'm excited see how our characters may both be similar and distinct!

I might like to join this if there is room.

@Omega Man When it comes to our character costumes do they need to be original(something not seen in the comics)? Or may we use existing comic characters?

You can use whichever. I always make avatars for at least a few players so if it's based on somebody's look I can always tweak it to make it more original for our universe.

@NecroKnight I LOVE the concept with the masks. If I micro the character I have an idea in mind for a mask [my mom used to collect odd stuff like that when she was still around].

@Still Lake Really dig that he's an archer with ice powers!

^^^ You're both accepted if it wasn't clear before LOL

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I think i may have already a primary and secondary character ideas and how they may tie in to one another, fun part is trying to figure out their individual story lines, also i didnt see a notification of this coming up, so apologies!