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I’m definitely interested!
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@zapdos This looks lit, and the fact that we’re all starting on the same playing field is right up my alley!

A couple of the usual questions:
1. How many players are you thinking of taking in?
2. What happens if two PCs have a set of powers that are quite similar in essence?
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@zapdos This looks lit, and the fact that we’re all starting on the same playing field is right up my alley!

A couple of the usual questions:
1. How many players are you thinking of taking in?
2. What happens if two PCs have a set of powers that are quite similar in essence?


Great! To answer your questions:

1) I'd like at least 4-5 players, but I don't have an upper limit in mind. I know people do lose interest in RPs or life gets busy, so I want to be prepared for that to be safe.
2) I'd work with the players or have them work with one another to figure out a way to resolve it. Maybe one of them has another idea they can use instead. Of course, if for example Player A posts their laser eyes hero today and Player B posts it five days from now, I'm much more inclined to say Player B should change since they had plenty of "notice" so to speak. In any case, I'll try to be fair and reasonable when working with people.

Does that answer your questions?
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Great! To answer your questions:

1) I'd like at least 4-5 players, but I don't have an upper limit in mind. I know people do lose interest in RPs or life gets busy, so I want to be prepared for that to be safe.
2) I'd work with the players or have them work with one another to figure out a way to resolve it. Maybe one of them has another idea they can use instead. Of course, if for example Player A posts their laser eyes hero today and Player B posts it five days from now, I'm much more inclined to say Player B should change since they had plenty of "notice" so to speak. In any case, I'll try to be fair and reasonable when working with people.

Does that answer your questions?


Nice! Yes, you answered those two questions nicely.

I'll get to brainstorming my CS now. Right now, I'm thinking of making a cyber-magical girl of sorts (E.g: Nanoha, Symphogear, Busou Shinki. Basically magical girls with mecha-esque powers), but who knows if my creativity takes me elsewhere.

Excited to be here!
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Nice! Yes, you answered those two questions nicely.

I'll get to brainstorming my CS now. Right now, I'm thinking of making a cyber-magical girl of sorts (E.g: Nanoha, Symphogear, Busou Shinki. Basically magical girls with mecha-esque powers), but who knows if my creativity takes me elsewhere.

Excited to be here!


Great! I've never seen any of those examples you gave, but it seems like a good concept as long as it isn't too OP for the setting. Do keep in mind that the PCs gain their powers after the meteor strike, so it's not like she'll be able to invent a mecha suit in a week. I'm sure you'll be able to think of something plausible though.

Glad to have you here and I look forward to seeing whatever CS you create!
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Here it is, @zapdos. Let me know if there's any issues.

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I am interested :D

It is time that I busted out my idea for a Superhero who has a voice related power. Her Superhero name will be The Punisher, and bad jokes are her weapons.
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@Zapdos Aaand my CS is up for review!

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This looks really interesting, craving a superhero rp.

Question, I know its a bunch of new heroes but are superheroes a set "profession" in this world? like do heroes wear costumes comic style and what not? Do those who discover they have power want to create a secret identity to protect a semblance of their old life?
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@Zapdos Aaand my CS is up for review!



God, my character comparatively looks low effort. And isn't nearly as powerful...

Any tips on presentation?
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Here it is, @zapdos. Let me know if there's any issues.

Now that we discussed it in PM, the character's powers are much more reasonable than they were originally. A few minor quibbles:

1) There's no way a 20 year old is a librarian (at least in the US); you need a master's degree for that and those jobs are in high demand. Age him up a bit (say 26 at the least) or give him a different profession. Call this me being pedantic if you'd like; my career is in HR so I try to be aware of things like this :P
2) Just write a basic blurb about his personality please. It doesn't need to be extensive and you are welcome to develop it as you write, but a basic idea of what he's like is needed.
3) I don't want to see Robin summon Narumi into a dangerous situation where she's attacked so he can go "dur hur, look its dangerous, go fight now" - like I said in the PMs, the summon is fine as a teacher, not for combat. I don't think that requires much change on the CS, I just wanted you to know this.

Make those two changes and you should be good!

I am interested :D

It is time that I busted out my idea for a Superhero who has a voice related power. Her Superhero name will be The Punisher, and bad jokes are her weapons.


Is it me? Because lots of people say my jokes are bad, even though my puns are great :P

@Zapdos Aaand my CS is up for review!


Alright, so I looked through your CS. I like the effort you put into Camile and her backstory, but her powers are way too strong. These heroes are meant to be rookies, not experts. I think the super strength is fine, but adding in the speed and agility basically make her Mecha Girl Superman, and that's pretty OP (plus another person is making a super speed character). Or she could have enhanced human abilities? Basically, the nanobots allow her to be in peak physical condition, having abilities beyond most humans but without her being Superman (if that makes any sense). I think that plus her research skills and family wealth is pretty impressive as it is.

Also, I'd say Rose Noire would need to be nerfed a little. I'm fine with it cutting through most materials, but a sword shouldn't be able to cut through things like concrete and steel as if they're butter.

Let me know what you think; I can tell you put some thought into your CS and I'm impressed with how quickly you made it.

This looks really interesting, craving a superhero rp.

Question, I know its a bunch of new heroes but are superheroes a set "profession" in this world? like do heroes wear costumes comic style and what not? Do those who discover they have power want to create a secret identity to protect a semblance of their old life?


Glad to see more interest! Superheroes were a profession and they wore costumes; the virus wiped them all out. If you had powers, you want to have a way of hiding them; super villains existed and powers paint a big target on your back. There is an organization of super heroes in this world, but how it is constituted now that the virus exists will be something to be revealed in story.
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@zapdos Changes made, blurb complete. Also, I'm not trying to "win" the RP. I'm trying to tell a good story. Don't worry.
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Alright, so I looked through your CS. I like the effort you put into Camile and her backstory, but her powers are way too strong. These heroes are meant to be rookies, not experts. I think the super strength is fine, but adding in the speed and agility basically make her Mecha Girl Superman, and that's pretty OP (plus another person is making a super speed character). Or she could have enhanced human abilities? Basically, the nanobots allow her to be in peak physical condition, having abilities beyond most humans but without her being Superman (if that makes any sense). I think that plus her research skills and family wealth is pretty impressive as it is.

Also, I'd say Rose Noire would need to be nerfed a little. I'm fine with it cutting through most materials, but a sword shouldn't be able to cut through things like concrete and steel as if they're butter.

Let me know what you think; I can tell you put some thought into your CS and I'm impressed with how quickly you made it.


Those are fair assessments!

Yeah~ I had the feeling that she's a bit too strong for a week-old superhero career, but since I had no benchmark to compare her against, I decided to lie on the stronger side then nerf as necessary, instead of the other way around.

Also, I have specific replies to this part of your review:
Also, I'd say Rose Noire would need to be nerfed a little. I'm fine with it cutting through most materials, but a sword shouldn't be able to cut through things like concrete and steel as if they're butter.

If we're going by Marvel and/or DC stuff? I don't know... it's pretty wild there, anything goes, a sword that can cut through concrete or steel is even nowhere the strangest thing around.

If we're going by Raiden from MGR, his sword cutting through steel is like 99% of the gameplay, it even has a whole in-combat minigame revolving on how to best cut those steel stuff, just so you have a full context on why I put that in.

Regardless, this is your universe and as the GM, your word is Law. If a supernatural sword in this universe can't cut through steel or concrete, then so it shall be.


Finally, and most importantly, I've made the edits!
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God, my character comparatively looks low effort. And isn't nearly as powerful...

Any tips on presentation?


Here's my super secret method...

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@zapdos Changes made, blurb complete. Also, I'm not trying to "win" the RP. I'm trying to tell a good story. Don't worry.


Thanks for doing that! The CS looks good, it is approved. When I make the OOC, feel free to put it in the characters tab.

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Those are fair assessments!

Yeah~ I had the feeling that she's a bit too strong for a week-old superhero career, but since I had no benchmark to compare her against, I decided to lie on the stronger side then nerf as necessary, instead of the other way around.

Also, I have specific replies to this part of your review:
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If we're going by Marvel and/or DC stuff? I don't know... it's pretty wild there, anything goes, a sword that can cut through concrete or steel is even nowhere the strangest thing around.

If we're going by Raiden from MGR, his sword cutting through steel is like 99% of the gameplay, it even has a whole in-combat minigame revolving on how to best cut those steel stuff, just so you have a full context on why I put that in.

Regardless, this is your universe and as the GM, your word is Law. If a supernatural sword in this universe can't cut through steel or concrete, then so it shall be.


Finally, and most importantly, I've made the edits!


Fair point regarding the nerfs.

Regarding the sword in a Marvel, DC or MGR context; I've never paid too much attention to those universes (idk what MGR even stands for lol), my knowledge of stuff like Spiderman is very casual. I know more about the "lore" (if you want to call it that) of a years-old superhero RP on this site than about those things. I just try to keep in mind if the powers seem to have any corresponding weaknesses or gaps in their usage; I admit it might be subjective, but I do the best I can to keep it fun and balanced.

My impression based on what you wrote of the sword was it was more mechanical than mythical, so thanks for letting me know that. I'm not opposed to that aspect of her power "upgrading" (becoming stronger, however you can think to phrase it) to eventually be able to cut through those things as the story progresses.

Anyway, the CS looks good now, so once I post the OOC you can put Camile in the characters tab.

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God, my character comparatively looks low effort. And isn't nearly as powerful...

Any tips on presentation?


Personally, my formatting tool is Microsoft Word :P Izurich has better formatting than I do though, so go with her methods if you want a fancy CS.
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I see~ alright, got it. Well, all fictional universes are in essence subjective to the whims of the creator, so it's not a bad thing, as I said with my "Your word is Law as the GM" statement.

MGR is short for Metal Gear Rising, an action hack-and-slash video game developed by Platinum Games and released in 2013. (Wikipedia Article)

Raiden refers to the main protagonist of said game, and his abilities and gimmicks are the main inspiration for Camille, as noted in the Trivia section of her CS.

This video perfectly illustrates my main reference on how Camille fights, and also the fact that steel-cutting slice slice is most of the gameplay:


Or, to be more specific, how she'll eventually become at the peak of her power. She's a rookie now after all!
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I see~ alright, got it. Well, all fictional universes are in essence subjective to the whims of the creator, so it's not a bad thing, as I said with my "Your word is Law as the GM" statement.

MGR is short for Metal Gear Rising, an action hack-and-slash video game developed by Platinum Games and released in 2013. (Wikipedia Article)

Raiden refers to the main protagonist of said game, and his abilities and gimmicks are the main inspiration for Camille, as noted in the Trivia section of her CS.

This video perfectly illustrates my main reference on how Camille fights, and also the fact that steel-cutting slice slice is most of the gameplay:


Or, to be more specific, how she'll eventually become at the peak of her power. She's a rookie now after all!


Ah, I see. That's pretty cool action! Since Camile will be part of a team, she hopefully won't have as much need to slice giant mechs by herself :P
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If it's possible for her character to one day be like that in the far future, do you think my character could be as powerful as I originally had him?
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If it's possible for her character to one day be like that in the far future, do you think my character could be as powerful as I originally had him?


I think you're overemphasizing the importance of power here. In the future the heroes will power up, but writing with other people is the important thing here, and your original CS basically had 10 characters each as powerful as an individual PC. It's not really fun to write if one player does everything and my goal to create a fun environment that people can write in.

I did make the OOC thread; it is located here: roleplayerguild.com/topics/186904-ris…

@Izurichand @AceSorou - feel free to put your CSes in the Characters tab after you read the rules section; as for everyone else, I look forward to seeing your characters! I'm mentioning a ton of people below, so my apologies if I miss anyone.

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No, that wasn't my intention...
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