T h e M a n t l e
An Original Roleplay By:
icmasticc
The Quick and Dirty:
Superhero Open-World Sandbox
Character/Player-Driven Narratives
Mature Atmosphere
Overarching Plot-line
Collaborative World/Lore-building
Creative Freedom
Freedom of Choice
Premise
The world has become a dangerous place.
As the world turned and humans lived their individual lives, a strange phenomenon of unknown origins engulfed the planet. The super-powered beings whom humanity had come to rely on for protection suddenly disappeared. Iconic heroes like Superman, Batman, and Captain America all seemed to just cease to exist. At first, a massive uproar ensued as the public began to fear for their lives and the world's governments called emergency summits to discuss and diagnose the situation. However, all hope was not lost. It was soon discovered that though all the heroes vanished, their powers and abilities had transferred to nameless individuals across the globe. These individuals would wake one day to find they now possessed the talents and powers of the heroes before them, but none of the same experiences and memories that shaped the men and women who wore the respective costumes.
As the years went by, these nameless individuals were sought out and brought in to the various governments of their residing countries and presented with a proposition; follow in the footsteps of the hero whose power they had been given and continue to protect the world as they once did. A new organization was soon set up to unite these new powered-persons and give them a base of operations to maintain the peace and safety of the entire planet. The International Legion of Justice--dubbed the ILJ--was created as a larger and more efficient version of the now archaic Justice League. As long as they could stack up to the legends before them, these new heroes were promised complete autonomy to be wherever they needed to be to thwart whatever threat appeared--and they would need the jurisdictional freedom.
As the catastrophe had taken all known heroes from the world, it also allowed villains and arch-rivals to once again rise to the forefront and continue to wreak havoc. With the ILJ beginning operations for the first time and villainy quickly spreading across the globe, the world watches with bated breath to see just how these unknown individuals live up to the names they inherited--
If they can properly carry the weight of The Mantle.
As the world turned and humans lived their individual lives, a strange phenomenon of unknown origins engulfed the planet. The super-powered beings whom humanity had come to rely on for protection suddenly disappeared. Iconic heroes like Superman, Batman, and Captain America all seemed to just cease to exist. At first, a massive uproar ensued as the public began to fear for their lives and the world's governments called emergency summits to discuss and diagnose the situation. However, all hope was not lost. It was soon discovered that though all the heroes vanished, their powers and abilities had transferred to nameless individuals across the globe. These individuals would wake one day to find they now possessed the talents and powers of the heroes before them, but none of the same experiences and memories that shaped the men and women who wore the respective costumes.
As the years went by, these nameless individuals were sought out and brought in to the various governments of their residing countries and presented with a proposition; follow in the footsteps of the hero whose power they had been given and continue to protect the world as they once did. A new organization was soon set up to unite these new powered-persons and give them a base of operations to maintain the peace and safety of the entire planet. The International Legion of Justice--dubbed the ILJ--was created as a larger and more efficient version of the now archaic Justice League. As long as they could stack up to the legends before them, these new heroes were promised complete autonomy to be wherever they needed to be to thwart whatever threat appeared--and they would need the jurisdictional freedom.
As the catastrophe had taken all known heroes from the world, it also allowed villains and arch-rivals to once again rise to the forefront and continue to wreak havoc. With the ILJ beginning operations for the first time and villainy quickly spreading across the globe, the world watches with bated breath to see just how these unknown individuals live up to the names they inherited--
If they can properly carry the weight of The Mantle.
Introduction
Hello all and welcome to my roleplay! As you hopefully read in the quick and dirty section, this will be an open-world sandbox experience--with superheroes. To further explain the premise, the characters from popular comic book companies such as Marvel, DC, and Image Comics have all disappeared from the Earth, but their various powers and abilities have been transferred to people all over the globe. In effect, though the monikers remain the same, original characters will now be taking up the mantles of the heroes who have mysteriously disappeared. As a player, you will create an original character and choose which superhero mantle you wish to inherit--basically creating a Captain America who is not Steve Rogers or a Robin who is not Dick Grayson. Characters from either Marvel, DC, or Image Comics will all be allowed.
Though this is a sandbox experience, there is somewhat of an overarching narrative to keep things going and give direction when someone wants some. The International Legion of Justice works just like the Justice League. This organization allows heroes to undertake missions all over the world and defend the Earth from all manner of threats. However, this roleplay will also explore the typical lives of all characters involved so when a player is not on a mission, they are free to delve into the personal lives of their character and how they spend their time in civilian clothes. The idea is to interact with your fellow players to create a vibrant, living world where the players themselves create the narratives and can enjoy both hard-hitting action and mature slice of life roleplaying. To further that end, players will also be allowed to add to the world and the lore with a generous amount of creative freedom so we can all enjoy a truly collaborative experience.
Mainly, this roleplay was inspired by my love of superheroes and the freedom of choice. How you choose to spend your time and roleplay in this game is up to you. You want to join the ILJ and take on missions as heroes are wont to do? Awesome. You want to reject the ILJ membership and become a true vigilante serving up justice in your own way? Great. You want to avoid justice altogether and smear your previous hero's name by becoming a villain with their powers? That's cool, just watch out for the ILJ members who might have to hunt you when you become the target of one of their missions. You want to avoid all responsibility and not even use your powers, opting to live a normal life amongst the new status quo and ultimately rejecting your hero's legacy? No problem. You want to romance a fellow player character, marry them, and live as happy a life as you can get in this RP? Go for it.
This will be a true sandbox experience where your actions carry weight and have consequences. I've labeled it as mature because I'd like to pursue a real, gritty sort of take on the superhero story. This will not be first come, first served either when it comes to character choice. I'm probably gonna hold myself to a max of 10-12 players, but who gets who depends entirely on the effort put into the character sheets. As for now however, this is just an interest check so who would be interested in joining in this endeavor with me?
Though this is a sandbox experience, there is somewhat of an overarching narrative to keep things going and give direction when someone wants some. The International Legion of Justice works just like the Justice League. This organization allows heroes to undertake missions all over the world and defend the Earth from all manner of threats. However, this roleplay will also explore the typical lives of all characters involved so when a player is not on a mission, they are free to delve into the personal lives of their character and how they spend their time in civilian clothes. The idea is to interact with your fellow players to create a vibrant, living world where the players themselves create the narratives and can enjoy both hard-hitting action and mature slice of life roleplaying. To further that end, players will also be allowed to add to the world and the lore with a generous amount of creative freedom so we can all enjoy a truly collaborative experience.
Mainly, this roleplay was inspired by my love of superheroes and the freedom of choice. How you choose to spend your time and roleplay in this game is up to you. You want to join the ILJ and take on missions as heroes are wont to do? Awesome. You want to reject the ILJ membership and become a true vigilante serving up justice in your own way? Great. You want to avoid justice altogether and smear your previous hero's name by becoming a villain with their powers? That's cool, just watch out for the ILJ members who might have to hunt you when you become the target of one of their missions. You want to avoid all responsibility and not even use your powers, opting to live a normal life amongst the new status quo and ultimately rejecting your hero's legacy? No problem. You want to romance a fellow player character, marry them, and live as happy a life as you can get in this RP? Go for it.
This will be a true sandbox experience where your actions carry weight and have consequences. I've labeled it as mature because I'd like to pursue a real, gritty sort of take on the superhero story. This will not be first come, first served either when it comes to character choice. I'm probably gonna hold myself to a max of 10-12 players, but who gets who depends entirely on the effort put into the character sheets. As for now however, this is just an interest check so who would be interested in joining in this endeavor with me?
