I'm loving everyone's characters. I just have to say, the RP is starting at a slightly awkward time for me. I'm going camping from the 24 to the 27. Obviously not a huge deal but I figured if mention it now so everyone knows that weekend I won't be posting
The rules state that it's a two week posting cycle. That means you have to post at least one every two weeks, but you can post more if you like. Due to my schedule the first post will probably late on the 19th. Which means first posts have to be posted between the 20th the 3rd. Does that make sense to everyone?
Speaking of Greed, I'm actually handling other projects rn outside of this, so I don't think I have the mental capacity to keep up all of it, so I'm gonna go ahead and drop out before I have my foot in the door, per se.
Race:Shapeshifter, though usually takes the form of a human or gorilla(the gorilla is his main form so he doesn't have to wear any pants. xD)
Appearance:Human form is a black bearded dude with gold eyes and a large bald spot reaching to most of his head. He looks pretty youthful for being there since the Big Bang, looking like he’s in his mid-forties at least, while also usually having the energy of a toddler on crack. He usually wears bright colors, long sleeved shirts, and pants(even though he doesn't like to).
He has a long, crooked nose, as well as two missing front teeth, with gold fillings to replace them. He also has short black hair, has a fat physique(but isn't overweight), and tanned skin from being outside a lot.
His many animal forms, however, all look like regular animals, except for one thing: They all have gold eyes.
Personality:Ivan is a cold, ruthless assassin, who will stop at nothing to-
Lol, just kidding. xD
In reality, Ivan is energetic, dramatic, and enthusiastic. He will do anything for money, including tricking innocent people out of it, but would never hurt them for no reason out of it, and doesn’t ever include innocent civilians in his shady deals.
His favorite type of money is gold, and he would swim in it if he could. Unfortunately, he’s not Scrooge McDuck, so he settles for collecting as much as he can instead. He’ll settle for other types of money, though! Really, he just loves money. xD
He’s also strangely cheerful and friendly? Like, he’ll greet anyone, even his enemies, with a huge grin, but with his enemies, there’s usually some malice behind it. Despite being constantly underestimated due to his personality, he’s actually able to plan ahead when he wants to, and can actually be a clever trickster when he feels like it, as well as spiteful when something really pisses him off.
Background:Ivan just kind of wandered around after the dawn of time and the formation of Earth, becoming many influential figures in the process. His most famous, and the one he had the most fun with, is Blackbeard, so much so that he still has his centuries-old pirate gear in his bedroom, and still wishes to traverse the seven seas again. Either way, he’s always been involved with humans, has always tried to get the most money he could, and has always tried to have fun, even when he’s in danger.
As for how he got involved, he’s a business magnate in The City, going by the name Ivan Peters, and upon hearing about the Outcasts harming Innocents for no good reason(in his eyes, anyway), he got his long suffering assistant, Ms. Smith, to handle his massive wealth and soon got in contact with The Detective.
Skills and Abilities:He has enhanced physical abilities(including enhanced strength), is fast and athletic even for his build, puts up a hell of a fight when caught, and, of course, his shapeshifting ability.
Weakness:He can only shapeshift into animals, not other people, and his other weakness is his heels, which can down Ivan almost immediately if they get stabbed/shot. He'll need to recover for a day or two if he gets shot there. He's invulnerable everywhere else, though.
Also, the shapeshifting takes around four seconds to complete, meaning someone could easily take advantage of that time to tackle Ivan. It also hurts a bit, but not by a lot, but the hurt does build up over time, meaning Ivan has to be careful to not use it too much. Larger/flying animals are tricky as well, seeing as Ivan has to make more mass/throw up a whole lot of bones and make some new ones in order to shapeshift into them, meaning that it takes longer(like 5-6 seconds).
When in a smaller form, he acts and thinks more with base animal instincts, and kind of also picks up the stereotypical traits of that animal. Like, for mouse, Ivan would suddenly be timid and jumpy when a mouse, hungry and opportunistic when a seagull, quiet and calm when a raven, etc., etc.
Ivan is also rather cocky, meaning he can underestimate people and see them as "punks not worth the effort". He can also be rash when angry, too, and considering that he's short tempered, that's probably not a good sign.
Equipment:He has a pair of special knuckle dusters that allow him to use his enhanced strength to get extra good hits on his enemies. Oh, and also, his phone.
Quips:”There’s gold in them hills!”
“Argh, lassie, I was indeed Blackbeard a long time ago! Now, what’s your question?”
“Oh, I see! When Green Goblin’s civilian alter ego has a lot of money, he’s “a cool threat to Spiderman”, but when I have a lot of money, I’m “a part of the one percent”! Double standard, much!?”
(He also steals and robs from the dead in order to get gold, so take that as you will. Hehe-)
As a reminder character sheets are due tomorrow. So any final tweaks you may have need to be done by the time I do to bed so that way when I wake up on Tuesday @Pascal will know what we are evaluating.
On a related note. Pascal and I have decided that we would rather play with a short cast than play with writers that cannot communicate. Let me be blunt. There are person(s) that we are having issues with. I'm not going to call them out in a public place, but they are not returning our PMs. I'm not putting up with a lack of communication. Let me say again. This is my first time as a GM. I'm not going to get it right all the time. That is why I need all of us to be open and willing to talk. We don't necessarily need to agree all the time, but we won't be able to come up with answers if we don't talk. Thank you for understanding.
On a different but still related note. You should know if your character is approved by Tuesday night. If you don't like our decision we will allow you to defend your postion. If people are cut I may ask if any one wants to double up. I will not force any one to double up. I may also ask if any one has any good recommendations for another writer. It depends on what ends up happening.
We sent out PMs to everyone letting them know the acceptance status of their characters! You should have it in your inbox now. If you have any questions about the status of your sheets feel free to reach out to me or @Pascal. I will begin working on a opening post here shortly, but it will not be posted until probably Sunday. Let's do this!
@Dragonfly 9 as long as you settled the color issue, go for it! Also, please add in the details we talked about via PM, like the teeth and shifting notes.
To everyone. We are now short a Sloth. Does anyone know anyone that might be willing to play Sloth or is anyone willing to double up? We can play short if we have to, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask.
@Dragonfly 9 as long as you settled the color issue, go for it! Also, please add in the details we talked about via PM, like the teeth and shifting notes.
Hey folks, I had messaged a few of you with similar color scehmes that someone should change to make it unique. I didn't realize there were three people in the green color area until sheets started moving to the CS tab. Whoops! I was too distracted by the content itself, haha.
If green is a preferred color for multiple people, that is totally okay, and my apologies for pressing a change on some folks rather than making a blanket statement to the group.
If everyone wants unique colors for those pieces of dialogue and such, then y'all can figure out who wants what color, or how close together colors can be.
Yep! I would love to see what you have to offer! Feel free to post a sheet in the OoC or reach at to me or @Pascal if you have any questions. Thanks for your interest!
Hey folks, I had messaged a few of you with similar color scehmes that someone should change to make it unique. I didn't realize there were three people in the green color area until sheets started moving to the CS tab. Whoops! I was too distracted by the content itself, haha.
If green is a preferred color for multiple people, that is totally okay, and my apologies for pressing a change on some folks rather than making a blanket statement to the group.
If everyone wants unique colors for those pieces of dialogue and such, then y'all can figure out who wants what color, or how close together colors can be.