[OOC] Stalwart University

[bluemoon277]

Prince of Seraphs said
Could I get an opinion, if I post a character should they have the ability to pass through matter or have eagle's wings?

Eagle wings would be really hard to hide don't you think? I mean I guess its possible, but I think it would be more conceivable that your character could hide passing through matter.

[TaliPaendrag]

Prince of Seraphs said
Hey in the second post there is a column that says "Reserved Powers" does that mean we can't choose anything in that category?

Also and I'm really not trying to sound condicenting but I know that's how it's going to come off but isn't have Tactile Telekinesis, Healing Factor, and Adoptive Muscle Memory kind of overkill?

Could I get an opinion, if I post a character should they have the ability to pass through matter or have eagle's wings?

Yes, that is what it means by reserved. I prefer to keep powers diverse to avoid having characters that have the same strengths and weaknesses. It helps promote diversity.

No, I don't think that they are. The Enhanced Regeneration is really a side-effect of the telekinetic field that surrounds her due to her Tactile Telekinesis, and Adoptive Muscle Memory is really simple. It just means that she can copy any physical movements that she sees, such as a gymnastics performance or how a sprinter runs. Of course, it combines with her Tactile Telekinesis to allow her to do some of the more intensive motions.

And, as bluemoon277 said, eagle wings would be kind of hard to hide, so phasing through matter would work better there.

@VitaVitaAR: Take your time. I'll have rifle practice tomorrow and a match Friday, so I plan on having this start Friday evening if possible. :3

[Lady Seraphina]

I know what adoptive muscle memory is. In the Marvel universe it's called being a combat chameleon. Just on its own that is a very powerful skill. I don't know at what level your character can use it but in most genres a hero or villian can be considered level 5 for that ability alone. Imagine that you're in a fight. After a couple of blows you know his moves just as well as he does. Or you become a star football player after watching a pro game on TV. With photographic reflexes absolutly anything physical that you want to accomplish you can just by searching it up on youtube. Not to mention the tactile telekinesis which has seven or eight different applications, it can be used to simulate near kryptonian powers after all.

Sorry I'm doing it again. I tend to be very out spoken about some things and somestimes I just need someone to slap me upside the head, sorry. If I ever come across like that please point it out, I make an effort not to but sometimes it just sort of slips out, sorry.

If you had wings depending on the type you should be able to conceal the under a loose shirt and coat but I'm leaning towards intangability since I have a character in another RP with wings.

Could you save a spot for me till tomorrow since I only have my phone to type with right now.

[TaliPaendrag]

Prince of Seraphs said
I know what adoptive muscle memory is. In the Marvel universe it's called being a combat chameleon. Just on its own that is a very powerful skill. I don't know at what level your character can use it but in most genres a hero or villian can be considered level 5 for that ability alone. Imagine that you're in a fight. After a couple of blows you know his moves just as well as he does. Or you become a star football player after watching a pro game on TV. With photographic reflexes absolutly anything physical that you want to accomplish you can just by searching it up on youtube. Not to mention the tactile telekinesis which has seven or eight different applications, it can be used to simulate near kryptonian powers after all.

Sorry I'm doing it again. I tend to be very out spoken about some things and somestimes I just need someone to slap me upside the head, sorry. If I ever come across like that please point it out, I make an effort not to but sometimes it just sort of slips out, sorry.

If you had wings depending on the type you should be able to conceal the under a loose shirt and coat but I'm leaning towards intangability since I have a character in another RP with wings.

Could you save a spot for me till tomorrow since I only have my phone to type with right now.

This isn't a roleplay about fighting, so that issue is limited here. Not to mention the fact that, in all the examples I've seen of Adoptive Muscle Memory, the only ones that are considered broken exist in a world where there aren't very many other superpowers, or they have a slew of other abilities. Remember, she's still 3'4" tall as well, which limits her somewhat too. As for the Tactile Telekinesis, that can only be used to simulate a kryptonian's invulnerability, strength, flight (in masters), and speed. That's it because that telekinesis only affects themselves or things that they touch and is limited to applying forces to things.

I'll go ahead and reserve you a spot, but remember, I don't want any fights or anything. Characters I've accepted don't need your approval or critique.

[Rin]

I think the problem is that regeneration, invulnerability et all kind of offset any downsides the adoptive muscle memory would have, and kind of make it completely cheesy. ^^; It doesn't really matter that the RP isn't about fighting, it's still kind of... I mean I know a couple of people who've been put off joining because of that power, or that combination of powers at least. It dissuades people from joining with physical abilities (even mundane ones gained through training), and in the case a fight does break out (which... Has a strong possibility of happening, it's a superpower RP after all), it kind of guarantees an instant victory for her. Sorry about this, but... I just think that maybe you should drop one of them? Any one of the powers she has would be quite formidable on their own, honestly. Combining them all seems a bit unnecessary and kind of... Yeah.

And comparing her to a Kryptonian doesn't help, honestly.

[TaliPaendrag]

@Rin: I'll go ahead and edit it out then. Personally, I figured that neither of them were all that powerful, as tactile telekinesis is essentially super strength that doesn't ignore physical laws like pressure and adoptive muscle memory is just copying physical movement, and I chose them to fit a theme. But the regeneration is due to the field of telekinesis, caused by the tactile telekinesis, spurring cell regrowth. And again, kryptonian refers specifically to Superboy, who had the power at first because they had a hard time cloning Superman. But it only really allows for kryptonian simulation at master level. Still, I wish that you would have said something earlier if you had a problem with it. If tactile telekinesis still bothers anyone, I'll change it to actual telekinesis instead.

[Lady Seraphina]

Emerald Waters

Appearance:

She had flowing light brown hair and stands at 5'6". She always wears jeans and some sort of hoodie to go with. She has a mild tan. She's not particularly strong but she is quick on her feet.

Name: Emerald “Em” Waters
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Power(s): Intangibility and Reactive Reflexes (Reactive Reflexes is the ability to react to something as it’s happening with little or no thought.)

Limits/Weaknesses: Em can’t phase through electricity. Something like an electric fence would kill her where she to try and move through it. She can however fry electronic devices by passing through them but it hurts like hell. When she phases through something the matter will start to become brittle and if it’s something that she phases through often it will eventually crumble but she doesn’t know this when starting college.
Equipment: She always carries essentials in a sling bag, a tightly packed sleeping bag, tooth brush and paste, etc. Just in case she ever has to make a run for it again or crash somewhere unexpectedly.

Personality: Em is closed off from the world preferring to stick to her sketchbook. She is quick to anger usually assuming the worst in what someone else says. She likes to be left alone and has a fiery temper directed at anyone that doesn’t oblige. In high school most everyone learned to steer clear of her but she doesn’t have that level of protection going to college. During high school while living with her worst foster parents Em developed a smoking habit that she’s still trying to shake.

History: Em’s life really started when she was thirteen years of age when her mother, father, brother and herself were driving home from a family night out at a prestigious restaurant. While they drive some idiot ran a red light and smashed into the side of the Waters’ car. The front end was completely smashed with Mrs. Waters dying instantly and Mr. Waters following her after several hours in the ER. Em and her brother Al were lucky, the drunk driver crashed into the front end of the car leaving them with minor bumps and bruises. Al broke his leg and fractured his collar bone while Em broke an arm and had her left hand crushed. She lost her pointer finger in the accident.

Afterwards with no other living family Al and Em were shunted into the foster care system. When they were lucky they ended up in the same home but more often than not they were separated. Sometimes the families were nice, people who genuinely wanted to help but so much more common where the greedy bastards who were in it for the grant the government gave them to take care of the foster kids. In these places it usually wasn’t so bad for Em. The people didn’t give a damn what happened to her so she could do what she pleased and go where she wanted at all hours of the night. Of course there neglect also meant that they didn’t feed her very often so Em took to pocketing food or candy from local stores that didn’t know any better. Then things just got worse.

The next people that took Em in were cruel. Her new foster father had some sort of hard stressful job that he positively hated and every night he would come home and take his frustrations out on her. He avoided her face to keep from any questions at Em’s school. She got a doctor’s note excusing her from gym class so that no one would see the scars and bruises. Her foster mother was almost worse. She didn’t do any of the beatings herself but she watched and pretended that nothing was happening. She didn’t even help clean Em up afterwards. She just stood there. Em began to think that it was her fault, if she did better in school, if she helped out around the house then just maybe it would stop. But it didn’t. Every night he came home in anger finding fault with the smallest things that Em had done.

Em became fearful of what would happen if the people at school found out, maybe other people would start treating her like an easy target. Em started to avoid going home. At first she stayed out late then she started to find excuses to spend nights at friends’ houses. This just made it worse when she finally did come home. One day Em decided that she couldn’t take it any more, she felt like everything was collapsing on top of her and she just needed someone else to take some of the pressure. So she enrolled Krav Maga classes. She spend three months learning and returning home each night to her foster father’s wraith but she never told him where she’d been no matter what he did to her.

Finally after three months she thought she was ready. He came come just like he always did, in a temper. Surprisingly enough Em was actually home this time. He laid into her with a punch to the stomach like he always did. This time she was ready, she reacted instinctively. The first rule of Krav Maga was to counter attacking as soon as possible. And she did. When after the blow she reached up gave a good solid kick to his groin. It was a low move but it was in the spirit of her training, targeting attacks to the body's most vulnerable points. When he was down she scrambled to her feet and stomped on his stomach. He was already down there was no reason to attack again but it felt so good to do some damage back. Then she stomped on his forearm and she heard a satisfying crack. There was a cry from the corner of the kitchen. Em looked up and saw her foster mother looking at her in horror. In that moment Em realized what she had done. She had done what he would have, laid into someone who had no hope of defending themselves.

Em took two steps back then she turned and ran from the house. She knew that they wouldn’t report her to the police. They were too afraid of what she might say if they did. Em kept going to school, sleeping on the streets and stealing what she had too to live. It was by no means comfortable but she got by. Em pushed herself into her studies trying her hardest at all of her academic work and getting into Stalwart University on a scholarship. Em’s powers manifested a year after she ran away. She’d been caught pocketing a can of soup from a super market but rather than going quietly Em turned and ran as hard as she could. The employee called the police and a cruiser that was already in the neighbourhood gave chase. Em not looking where she was going should have crashed into a brick wall as she ran but instead she passed right through it. At first she was amazed, and then she became frightened. What would people do if they knew? Would she be shipped off to some sort of lab? Em kept it under wraps from her friends at school who she began to drift away from and from everyone else. When she moved to collage Em found a house that had been abandoned for years. The original owner had been some sort of Nuclear War nut from the forties and the house was locked up tight. Em found that with a little effort and practice she could get into it and after some clearing that’s where she made her home.
Other:

[Jannah]

I have a character that would work perfectly for this. Are you still looking for people to join?

[bluemoon277]

Yes we are. Also I think I've role played with you from before the renovations. Your scream name looks really familiar.

[Raineh Daze]

Alice Marlowe

Appearance: Picture! Physically, Alice is only slightly shorter than Claire, though she's got a considerably different physique. Alice is definitely less muscular, though she's not really unathletic; she just tends to eat more and do different stuff.

Name: Alice Marlowe

Age: 18

Gender: Female

Power(s): Control and manipulation of her own hair. Not only is she able to direct it down to an individual strand--without, oddly enough, placing a strain on the skin it attaches too--and grow or shrink it, she can alter its properties. This means that, technically, Alice could turn her hair into incredibly long strands of cheesewire floating around on their own. Mostly, however, she uses this to avoid the costs and problems involved with dyeing it normally, and to skip haircuts or brushing her hair. Good for cooking when she's on her own, though.

Limits/Weaknesses: As a required secondary ability, Alice can feel through her hair, and it's no more durable than normal in the normal course of things. This actually makes it pretty hard for her to keep it a secret--as she'll reflexively avoid anything that might be painful--and makes damaging her hair somehow... problematic. Imagine having tens of thousands of fingers. Imagine having them all cut in half, or set on fire, or even just punched at once. She also can't really control it very will if she can't see it.

Equipment: Cigarettes, lighter, possibly an unmarked flask which generally has some sort of strong spirit in it. Unless she knows someone's checking for such things, in which case... strong coffee. Very strong, but definitely not trouble.

Personality: In general, Alice is laid back and very... unconcerned about things; she makes her way through life having fun, doing what she needs to do, and not getting too involved in troublesome things. This combines oddly with her determination to be a grand detective: she'll work hard at martial arts, go running, and study properly... but the instant she's done the necessary amount, she starts goofing off. Constantly.
She very much doesn't like being on her own, and it's a safe bet that she won't be sleeping on her own for at least two days out of every week.

History: Alice is adopted. There's no doubt about that: no-one in her house has ever been pregnant, and it's a family of three without a penis in sight. This has never really bothered her; nor has her parentage really caused her all that much trouble. With one of her parents as a prolific writer of detective fiction and the other a police officer who's basically stuck doing paperwork, it's no surprise that she developed a large interest in the law and enforcing it--and, with one parent focusing on film noir, she's decided what she wants to be...

Though her adoption of other elements of a Film Noir detective are more coincidental than anything else. Claire and Kaitlin were always close, so towards the end of highschool she gave them time alone to see if they'd finally get together. There was... no luck with that one at all, so she's quit giving them time like that. She did, however, manage to pick up plenty of bad habits in her nights out--smoking was only the first. Drinking followed, and then womanising. Even though one of them is really on the edge of the law... so long as she doesn't buy it, it's pretty much fine.

Other:

[TaliPaendrag]

@Prince of Seraphs: Nice detail. You're accepted. Sorry if I came across as a jerk earlier. I really try not to, but it can be hard when it feels like your ideas or judgment are being challenged.

@Jannah: Yes, we are still accepting characters as bluemoon said. :3

@Raineh Daze: Great profile! Accepted! :D

[TaliPaendrag]

@All: I recently finished editing the history of my character, but I still want to make sure that everyone is okay with tactile telekinesis first. I am sorry if it seems like I was going too far with my character's powers and/or if I came across as uncompromising or unapproachable. I really do value your input. It's just that it is a little harder accepting criticism from someone who seems to appear out of the blue about an issue that no one else seems to have noticed. I just felt that i should get this out there.

Anyway, if no one has a problem with it, then I'll go ahead and update the profile here tomorrow after school. And then we should be able to start the roleplay! :3

[Raineh Daze]

TaliPaendrag said
@Prince of Seraphs: Nice detail. You're accepted. Sorry if I came across as a jerk earlier. I really try not to, but it can be hard when it feels like your ideas or judgment are being challenged.@Jannah: Yes, we are still accepting characters as bluemoon said. :3@Raineh Daze: Great profile! Accepted! :D

Um... I just have to ask if a character whose backstory is basically death, assault, and then homelessness and petty theft would really be in a university. I am... confused.

[Lady Seraphina]

It would suprise you just how common that actually is.

Majority of that is off the record, she worked exceptionally hard in school to get away from that life.

This is based on someine who lives inmy sister's dorm.

[Raineh Daze]

... what, it's common to get into a somewhat more selective university (going by the picture) with outstanding crimes, and illegally living in someone else's property? >_>

[Lady Seraphina]

Maybe not common but it's not exactly unheard of. Besides the place is abandoned and most of her crimes were never reported.

[Raineh Daze]

Prince of Seraphs said
Maybe not common but it's not exactly unheard of. Besides the place is abandoned and most of her crimes were never reported.

... except for, you know, the one where she ran away from the cops?

[Lady Seraphina]

You try letting someone see you face for a couple of minutes before running away and see if they csn ID you. Besides, it kind of sad just how little attention the cops pay to shop lifters unless there already caught.

[Mr_Wiki_96]

Would we all have roommates in this University?

Would they be a NPC or another main character?

[bluemoon277]

Prince of Seraphs said
You try letting someone see you face for a couple of minutes before running away and see if they csn ID you. Besides, it kind of sad just how little attention the cops pay to shop lifters unless there already caught.

Now I will say that would be hard, but there still are security cameras. They could see her face on one of those and track her down or recognize her. Though this could be used as a driving point in our story. Your character makes friends or whatever at the college, but when signing up for the college this allowed the local authorities to put a name to a face. The police come and find her, but she runs away or something along those lines, and one of the friends she develops gives her a place to stay. This creates a conflict at what to do. Do we hide our criminal friend or is it to much of a risk. This being a slice of life role play it is important that we create story lines that can not only intertwine with the other characters, but also keep us interested.