Working Class Heroes – A Light-Hearted, Low-Powered Super-Hero RP

[Your Move]

Champion City's greatest hero, Captain Amazing, gave his life defeating the diabolical plans of an evil mastermind. As a result, the vulnerable metropolis has been inundated with villainous criminal scum who are hell-bent on taking over the city and squeezing it dry.

Is there a band of powerful heroes who will arise to defeat evil and save the city?

Well… no. :D There's only you and your cohorts. The other guys. The wannabes. The working class heroes.

This game can be considered a sequel to the movie Mystery Men, but if you haven't seen it, don't sweat it. I'll provide the lore, you provide the characters.

A Few Choice Words

Working Class

No stately manors, fancy HQs, or independent wealth here. You have a day job, and the pay ain't that great.

Heroes

You're the good guys. You try to protect the innocent, help the helpless, and defeat evil without punching it any more than you have to.

Light-hearted

There's some serious stuff happening here, but the tone of the RP is a humorous one. Be clever; be ridiculous; be weird. This doesn't mean that every post has to have something funny in it! That's too much pressure for anyone.

Low-powered

You might have a skill that can sometimes be used to fight the bad guys. Ex: The Shoveler shovels well (very well); The Blue Raja is adept at throwing forks and spoons (but never knives). Or, you actually have a super-power – a very, very limited super-power. Ex: The Sphinx has telekinesis – but he can only use it to cut guns in half with his mind; Retrograde can run at 50 MPH – but only when he runs backwards.

Super-Hero RP

I'm not using a rules set to run this. I want this to be fun and fast-paced. You post your actions, I post the results.

I've laid down a lot of background material and a number of plots over the years, but it's all open-ended: I need you to bring your creativity, sense of humor, and fun to steer the stories. So, come fight the good fight against overwhelming odds! Be a Working Class Hero!

[Andreyich]

You have me hooked, I was thinking of "the beer belly" a guy getting powers from drinking

[Searat]

An eye catching concept for the superhero genre.
Interested.

[Chiro]

Worth a try. I love the Mystery Men.

[Your Move]

Bumpitty.

[Pumpuli]

Very interested! I took a long break from group RP's but I'd love to join this one.

[Your Move]

Awesome! I will be setting up a page here in the next day or two.

[knifeman]

i'm interested!

[Your Move]

OK, forgot I have a couple of vacation days coming up. Please be patient - I will get a real page going with a char cheet and all that good stuff, just not quite as soon as I had originally planned.

[Tojin]

I'm also interested! (Also, as a rule, how in-depth do you want people to get with their powers? Just so I know the appropriate amount of work to put into it, lol)

[Your Move]

I'm also interested! (Also, as a rule, how in-depth do you want people to get with their powers? Just so I know the appropriate amount of work to put into it, lol)

@Tojin

That's a good question. Not in-depth at all, esp. since powers and abilities will be so minor that they don't need an extensive write-up. :D

"The Blue Raja can throw flatware with accuracy."
"The Invisible Boy can turn invisible, but only when, and as long as, no one looks in his direction."

[shamrocknroll]

Shut up and take my time AND attention!