[OOC] Absolute Comics - Season Two: The Monster Within

[HenryJonesJr]

What's the plan for the remaining of the Season? I'm thinking of coming back with a different character as I still don't have any tangible ideas for Thawne. It'd be nice to know if I should hold off for next season.

@Hillan

So clearly I'm doing a great job of GMing.

Basically as of now I think the plan is to run the season until (through?) February and then do a soft reboot for Season 3 to simplify continuity and hopefully draw some new players.

[Retired]

<Snipped quote by Hillan>

So clearly I'm doing a great job of GMing.

@HenryJonesJr

Can't do worse than the last guy...

[Lord Wraith]

<Snipped quote by HenryJonesJr>

Can't do worse than the last guy...

@Retired

[HenryJonesJr]

C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T P R O P O S A L

N O M A D

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^{_{S T E V E N R O G E R S ♦ S U P E R S O L D I E R ♦ M O N T A N A ♦ J U S T I C E}}

C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T:

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^{"The price of freedom is high, it always has been. And it's a price I'm willing to pay. And if I'm the only one, then so be it."}

Previously...

As webboysurf established, Captain America's initial premise for the game is relatively unchanged. He was the same skinny kid from Brooklyn who wanted to take the fight to the Nazis and HYDRA, got drafted for an experiment, was turned into a living legend and a symbol for freedom that would help define World War II, and never made it home - awaking in the present day instead. However, the journey that webb took him on last season was one that struck to the core of Captain America - he took Steve's old-fashioned sense of hope, paired it up with the cynicism of today, and found that Cap couldn't overcome the odds to be what the world needed of him. He was drafted as a spy for Nick Fury and Director Mace's S.H.I.E.L.D. and served for three years, became entangled in a plot by the vengeful son of Baron Zemo, reunited with his old ally Diana Prince/Wonder Woman, and most importantly, grew to love Agent Sharon Carter before tragically losing her to Zemo's vengeance - thus prompting him to end the villain's life. The season concluded with Cap outed to the world by his own government after putting an end to the terrorist Stryfe, permanently, in order to spare Diana of being goaded into murdering him herself. Due to the public nature of Stryfe's execution, S.H.I.E.L.D. was forced to cut ties with Captain America, and in exchange for leniency, Steve was forced to retire his shield at the behest of the very nation he swore to protect decades prior.

Since the incident with Stryfe and the loss of Sharon, Steve has retreated from life and lives with his dog Scout in the remote reaches of Montana. Shaken to the core by Sharon's death and feeling lost in the new world he's found himself in. In his mountain retreat he does his best to try and learn the lay of the land and find his place in this new world. But his past will always catch up to him, and the world will continue to need Captain Steve Rogers, whether he is dressed in red, white, and blue or not.

C H A R A C T E R M O T I V A T I O N S & G O A L S:

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With the coming soft-reboot, I want a character that can truly start to interconnect the various heroes of the world, and I can't think of a better one than Steve Rogers. His story up to this point in the game is fascinating, and I think he's perfect to start building some solid teamwork between heroes in the upcoming season. I also have never played Steve outside of his Cap persona, and will have some fun having him be more of a vigilante.

C H A R A C T E R N O T E S:

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ALLIES
-Roy Harper: A fellow ex-SHIELD agent on the run from the organization after being framed for killing its former Director.

S A M P L E P O S T:

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The ax passed through the log like a hot knife through butter, and both halves fell onto the mountainous piles on each side of the cabin's chopping block. The wind kicked up and sent a shiver down the man doing the work's spine. The chill in the air was strong, but it was clean.

The cold had begun to whip through the mountains early this year. The locals had told the man they knew as Grant Barnes that it never snowed at this altitude this early, but that when it did it often meant that the winter would end up being a mild one when all was said and done. The down home superstitious nature of the sentiment had brought a smile to Grant's, or rather Steve Rogers's, face. If the people of Rock Fall, Montana knew who their new resident really was, they were doing an admirable job of pretending not to. Steve hoped the beard he had grown was enough to throw them off the scent, but he was never great at deceiving his fellow man.

But these people lived uncomplicated lives, and that's all Steve needed right now. Time to think and get his head on straight. He saw Sharon everywhere he turned now, and he wasn't going to be any use to anyone as long as that was happening.

At least that's what he was telling himself. Deep down he didn't know if that was the real reason he was here, or if it was because he was scared. It was an odd admission for someone like Steve Rogers to admit. But he was lost in this new world. Things were no longer black and white. Everything was a shade of grey.

Suddenly, Scout, the German Shepard Rogers had adopted about two months ago stood abruptly up from a deep sleep and let out a low, aggressive growl.

Steve bent down next to the dog and patted his head, "What is it, boy?"

He got his answer when the rumble of an engine began to crest over the hill. A truck swiftly followed, and Steve saw one person inside it. But that didn't mean there weren't more vehicles on their way. He snapped at Scout, who was in the ready position behind the super soldier. Steve himself gripped the ax a little more tightly, in preparation for whatever was coming.

But his stance relaxed as the door opened, and Roy Harper, the one-time SHIELD agent known as Arsenal, stepped out. The younger man nodded to Rogers, "We need to talk."

"Looks like I don't have a choice," Rogers motioned towards the modest cabin. "Warmer in there. Don't have much to offer besides some bad coffee."

"Bad's better than none," Harper shrugged and plucked a big bag out of the bed of the truck. "Though we might need something stronger."

P O S T C A T A L O G:

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A list linking to your IC posts as they're created. This can be used for a reference guide to your character or to summarize completed arcs and stories.

[Hound55]

C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T P R O P O S A L

N O M A D

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^{_{S T E V E N R O G E R S ♦ S U P E R S O L D I E R ♦ M O N T A N A ♦ J U S T I C E}}

C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T:

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^{"The price of freedom is high, it always has been. And it's a price I'm willing to pay. And if I'm the only one, then so be it."}

Previously...

As webboysurf established, Captain America's initial premise for the game is relatively unchanged. He was the same skinny kid from Brooklyn who wanted to take the fight to the Nazis and HYDRA, got drafted for an experiment, was turned into a living legend and a symbol for freedom that would help define World War II, and never made it home - awaking in the present day instead. However, the journey that webb took him on last season was one that struck to the core of Captain America - he took Steve's old-fashioned sense of hope, paired it up with the cynicism of today, and found that Cap couldn't overcome the odds to be what the world needed of him. He was drafted as a spy for Nick Fury and Director Mace's S.H.I.E.L.D. and served for three years, became entangled in a plot by the vengeful son of Baron Zemo, reunited with his old ally Diana Prince/Wonder Woman, and most importantly, grew to love Agent Sharon Carter before tragically losing her to Zemo's vengeance - thus prompting him to end the villain's life. The season concluded with Cap outed to the world by his own government after putting an end to the terrorist Stryfe, permanently, in order to spare Diana of being goaded into murdering him herself. Due to the public nature of Stryfe's execution, S.H.I.E.L.D. was forced to cut ties with Captain America, and in exchange for leniency, Steve was forced to retire his shield at the behest of the very nation he swore to protect decades prior.

Since the incident with Stryfe and the loss of Sharon, Steve has retreated from life and lives with his dog Scout in the remote reaches of Montana. Shaken to the core by Sharon's death and feeling lost in the new world he's found himself in. In his mountain retreat he does his best to try and learn the lay of the land and find his place in this new world. But his past will always catch up to him, and the world will continue to need Captain Steve Rogers, whether he is dressed in red, white, and blue or not.

C H A R A C T E R M O T I V A T I O N S & G O A L S:

---

With the coming soft-reboot, I want a character that can truly start to interconnect the various heroes of the world, and I can't think of a better one than Steve Rogers. His story up to this point in the game is fascinating, and I think he's perfect to start building some solid teamwork between heroes in the upcoming season. I also have never played Steve outside of his Cap persona, and will have some fun having him be more of a vigilante.

C H A R A C T E R N O T E S:

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ALLIES
-Roy Harper: A fellow ex-SHIELD agent on the run from the organization after being framed for killing its former Director.

S A M P L E P O S T:

---

The ax passed through the log like a hot knife through butter, and both halves fell onto the mountainous piles on each side of the cabin's chopping block. The wind kicked up and sent a shiver down the man doing the work's spine. The chill in the air was strong, but it was clean.

The cold had begun to whip through the mountains early this year. The locals had told the man they knew as Grant Barnes that it never snowed at this altitude this early, but that when it did it often meant that the winter would end up being a mild one when all was said and done. The down home superstitious nature of the sentiment had brought a smile to Grant's, or rather Steve Rogers's, face. If the people of Rock Fall, Montana knew who their new resident really was, they were doing an admirable job of pretending not to. Steve hoped the beard he had grown was enough to throw them off the scent, but he was never great at deceiving his fellow man.

But these people lived uncomplicated lives, and that's all Steve needed right now. Time to think and get his head on straight. He saw Sharon everywhere he turned now, and he wasn't going to be any use to anyone as long as that was happening.

At least that's what he was telling himself. Deep down he didn't know if that was the real reason he was here, or if it was because he was scared. It was an odd admission for someone like Steve Rogers to admit. But he was lost in this new world. Things were no longer black and white. Everything was a shade of grey.

Suddenly, Scout, the German Shepard Rogers had adopted about two months ago stood abruptly up from a deep sleep and let out a low, aggressive growl.

Steve bent down next to the dog and patted his head, "What is it, boy?"

He got his answer when the rumble of an engine began to crest over the hill. A truck swiftly followed, and Steve saw one person inside it. But that didn't mean there weren't more vehicles on their way. He snapped at Scout, who was in the ready position behind the super soldier. Steve himself gripped the ax a little more tightly, in preparation for whatever was coming.

But his stance relaxed as the door opened, and Roy Harper, the one-time SHIELD agent known as Arsenal, stepped out. The younger man nodded to Rogers, "We need to talk."

"Looks like I don't have a choice," Rogers motioned towards the modest cabin. "Warmer in there. Don't have much to offer besides some bad coffee."

"Bad's better than none," Harper shrugged and plucked a big bag out of the bed of the truck. "Though we might need something stronger."

P O S T C A T A L O G:

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A list linking to your IC posts as they're created. This can be used for a reference guide to your character or to summarize completed arcs and stories.

@HenryJonesJr

[Enarr]

Alright, my guys. I gotta lot of catching up to do. Has anything had much to do with the X-Men side of things happened outside of Maxx's and Doc's posts?

[HenryJonesJr]

Alright, my guys. I gotta lot of catching up to do. Has anything had much to do with the X-Men side of things happened outside of Maxx's and Doc's posts?

@Nightrunner

Negative, but just FYI we will be soft rebooting the game next month. So if you want a clean slate that will be an opportunity

[IceHeart]

I'm having a really hard time coming up with a good way to continue the Supergirl saga at the moment. I have ideas, I even have villains, but how to move the plot in a satisfactory way is eluding me. Also I have been really distracted because @HenryJonesJr put in the TMNT from other role play and ever since, I've wanted to transplant my Powerpuff Girls over as well. Unfortunately unlike the TMNT who can easily make the cross over since they were in the Batman Vs TMNT movie, they don't have anything quite as convenient to plop them over into a DC/Marvel Universe setting.

I kinda wanna drop Supergirl at this point but at the same time I kinda wanna see exactly where I'd end up going if I continue. Frankly just not sure if I have the creative spark to get the locomotive back on track right now.

[Retired]

Supergirl, TMNT, Powerpuff Girls.

Convince me you aren't a clone of Mike...

[mickilennial]

Supergirl, TMNT, Powerpuff Girls.

Convince me you aren't a clone of Mike...

@Retired

[IceHeart]

Supergirl, TMNT, Powerpuff Girls.

Convince me you aren't a clone of Mike...

@Retired

I laughed but...I really don't know of this Mike you are referring too. Some other person on this site? Just curious.

[mickilennial]

I laughed but...I really don't know of this Mike you are referring too. Some other person on this site? Just curious.

@IceHeart

It's me.

[Hillan]

<Snipped quote by IceHeart>
It's me.

@Inkarnate

Why would you lie like this? Mike's guild name was Gowi, yours isn't.

Smh.

[Gowi]

Why would you lie like this? Mike's guild name was Gowi, yours isn't.

Smh.

@Hillan

Hillan, you've really gotta stop this. You're going to confuse her.

[Byrd Man]

Pro tip: If you see an anime girl avatar, it's the same fucking person.

[Lord Wraith]

Pro tip: If you see an anime girl avatar, it's the same fucking person.

@Byrd Man

Guild seriously has an alt account problem then.

[IceHeart]

Pro tip: If you see an anime girl avatar, it's the same fucking person.

@Byrd Man

I would be curious where you get your statistics from or if that is based on many personal experiences.

On the role play side of things I finally figured out which way I wanted to go on a particular plot point which has been holding me back for a while. A plot point that would drastically change the story depending on which way I went so I couldn't really continue until I figured that out.

[HenryJonesJr]

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I would be curious where you get your statistics from or if that is based on many personal experiences.

On the role play side of things I finally figured out which way I wanted to go on a particular plot point which has been holding me back for a while. A plot point that would drastically change the story depending on which way I went so I couldn't really continue until I figured that out.

@IceHeart

Sounds good. Just let me know what you want to do moving forward with the characters.

For you and anyone else in the game that isn't in the Discord, we'll be wrapping up the season in the next few weeks and then jumping into Season 3 with a soft reboot. Basically anyone who wants to keep their character and their canon can do so, but other characters and most of the world's canon will be wiped away to keep things cleaner and more accessible for new players.

[Retired]

Mike liking his own posts under alt accounts. What a scrub.
What kind of narcissist would do something like that?

[Byrd Man]

Are we sticking to the same thread or moving to a new one?