[OOC] Titans: Dawn of a New Tomorrow

[Chev]

Titans: Dawn of a New Tomorrow

Part one of the RP
https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/14152-teen-titans-a-new-era/ooc

It's been eight years since the events of Teen Titans: A New Era. The Titans have all gone their separate ways as their differences have divided the team and new foes have risen from the shadows to challenge them across the world. As of now, Viran is the last remaining member of the Titans remaining in Second City, he hasn't been seen in person for nearly two years but he makes his presence known to the few remaining criminal elements in the city. The genetically modified tyrants War and Death no longer plague the world and for the most part, Second City is relatively safe. Crime still exists but meta-human crime is nearly unheard of at this point. The Valkorian colonists have shared various technologies with the people of earth and as such the quality of life has improved for many people.

Despite the overall peaceful setting of Second City, rumors persist through the underbelly of the city that mysterious figures have been seen haunting the darkest parts of the city at night. A number of powerful industrialists and various geneticists have disappeared through the last few months and the police seem to be unable to handle the situation. Rumors persist that calls to the original Titans have gone unanswered and that whatever this approaching crisis is, it may be too much for the single remaining Titan to handle.

Character Sheets
Real Name:
Hero Name:
Appearance:
Sex:
Age:
Powers:
Personality:
History:
Equipment:

Rules
No Meta-gaming, God modding, none of that fun stuff.
No explicit nudity/sex scenes in the RP. Take it to PMs
Don't be a dick to other players outside the RP
Have fun

[Dusty]

You may want to let the good folks in your interest check know you've opened up the OOC. They seemed to have missed its premier. For my interest, how do you intend to open the roleplay? Will it start with Viran recruiting new members, or will we be starting as a newly formed team? Or something else entirely?

[NinaDivine]

@Chev What's the age range you're looking for? I know there Teen Titans, but are you going 13 - 19 or are you wanting something more specific?

[Martian]

Hey another interested person here. I read in the interest check that this will be a mostly original world, with some DC elements. I was wondering how much that will play into the roleplay. The character I'm thinking of would have a similar power set to Blue Beetle, in that he gets powers from an alien artifact. If that character concept doesn't work let me know and I can come up with something else.

[Chev]

You may want to let the good folks in your interest check know you've opened up the OOC. They seemed to have missed its premier. For my interest, how do you intend to open the roleplay? Will it start with Viran recruiting new members, or will we be starting as a newly formed team? Or something else entirely?

@Dusty

Viran will be recruiting them as they arrive in Second City or pass through it. If they wish to work with him then they will have access to resources the original Titans had but in all honesty, there aren't many resources left.

@Chev What's the age range you're looking for? I know there Teen Titans, but are you going 13 - 19 or are you wanting something more specific?

@NinaDivine

Most likely 19 or older. They aren't teens anymore xD

Hey another interested person here. I read in the interest check that this will be a mostly original world, with some DC elements. I was wondering how much that will play into the roleplay. The character I'm thinking of would have a similar power set to Blue Beetle, in that he gets powers from an alien artifact. If that character concept doesn't work let me know and I can come up with something else.

@Martian

It is a DC world but many of the DC comic heroes such as Superman, Batman and the others have either retired, been killed or have vanished. It's mostly original characters at this point.

[Chev]

Real Name: Viran

Hero Name: Viran

Appearance: There have been no recent sightings of Viran but at last appearance, Viran was around 6'5 with solid green eyes and emerald green skin. He has a number of scars across his face and his left eye has a long cut across it. When last seen he was wearing a black bodysuit with a battered black trench-coat

Sex: Male

Age: 26

Powers: Superhuman Strength, Super-human endurance and durability. Adaptation ability which allows him to adapt to very serious threats when his life is in serious danger or when his body is under severe stress or has been badly damaged.

Personality: Viran has a strong sense of honor and justice and after the Titans disbanded, he spent a long time looking for the genetically engineered Valkorian monstrosities known as War and Death to try and keep the world safe. He feels responsible for the Titans disbanding and once a year tries to reach out to them in an effort to try and reach his former friends and make peace. Before he vanished from the public eye, he often seemed lonely and was sometimes seen in the old Titan's HQ shifting through the debris.

History:

Viran's story began on a remote planet many years ago. Two factions on the planet Valkoris began to battle one another for control of the planet. One sought to keep the planet away from the unwanted attention of some of the more advanced races in the region and the other sought to expand into the stars and conquer those in their way. After nearly ten years of fighting, the militant faction emerged victorious and immediately set their sights on the stars. Unknown to the militants, what few scientists remained had managed to create a number of genetically modified infants that were capable of great strength and could most likely turn the tide of any battle once they had grown up. The militants learned of the existence of the infants and managed to capture three of them with only Viran escaping from the war torn planet, being launched into space in a makeshift spacecraft.

Viran had landed on a planet a number of light years from Earth and had grown up among the inhabitants before deciding to search the stars for others of his kind, unfortunately for him, the ship he had used was shoddy and barely managed to hold together when it passed by Earth and Viran was forced to land

Viran arrived on Earth and immediately did his best to help out people in need. He was part of the original Titans of Second City and was one of those who did his best to fight off a militant faction of his own people in one of their first adventures. As more and more time passed, he grew more comfortable on Earth and even entered into a few relationships but over time they failed. He spent nearly a decade on Earth before the Titans disbanded and he alone was left to defend the city. He considers himself the last Titan and knows that no matter how much he wishes it, he most likely won't see his friends again anytime soon.

Equipment: Valkorian battle armor that is only used in emergencies.

[mattmanganon]

My questions on character creation are:
1) Are Lantern rings acceptable powers?
2) Kids of Supers, Yes or No?
3) Only OC's or are reimagining of established heroes/villains acceptable?

[Chev]

My questions on character creation are:
1) Are Lantern rings acceptable powers?
2) Kids of Supers, Yes or No?
3) Only OC's or are re imagining of established heroes/villains acceptable?

@mattmanganon

1. Lantern Rings are acceptable as long as they are either blue or green. The explanation of why that is will come in much later.
2. Gonna have to say no. If powers are transferable you can have someone gain the abilities however. I plan on doing a Shazam character sheet at some point as an example.
3. I'd prefer OCs but I am open to re imagining of certain characters.

[Saarebas]

I am super interested, but just want to make sure that a knowledge of the events of the past play isn't too needed

[Chev]

I am super interested, but just want to make sure that a knowledge of the events of the past play isn't too needed

@Saarebas

A knowledge of past events is not needed. If events do come up from the previous Rp I will be sure to explain them both in the IC and the OOC

[shadowsaint007]

Looks interesting. Got room for an energy blaster/tech expert?

[The Man Emperor]

Interesting...

[Chev]

Looks interesting. Got room for an energy blaster/tech expert?

@shadowsaint007

Indeed we do.

[Chev]

You guys are allowed to post characters at this point if you want. I plan on putting two more up myself.

[Sanity43217]

Roughly where is Second City? Just in terms of weather and nearby geographical landmarks.

[The Man Emperor]

Real Name: Arcturus Forsythe
Hero Name: Traveler
Appearance:

Secret Identity

Normal Appearance

Sex:A Man
Age: 33
Powers:

Space-time Manipulation: Traveler has the ability to fold space, and, formerly, time. With this, he is able to teleport either himself, or objects/other people with physical contact. He also has the ability to create tunnels in space, aka, wormholes, which function as portals from one point to another. He can only teleport/portal to places he had already seen, or had already been to before.

He used to have the ability to travel through time, though it was highly unpredictable and he only used it twice, after which he lost it completely after an encounter with a power leecher.

Dimensional Ergokinesis: Traveler possesses the ability to projects beams or blasts of energy from an unknown source, though it is thought that it comes from the fabric of energy that holds the multiverse together. His beams are red in color, and could blast through concrete if charged at full power. He can also divert the energy as a power source, allowing him to operate what appears to be a lightsaber.

Personality: Unpredictable and perhaps a little erratic, Arcturus was the wierdo in the Titans. Out of them, he was quite laid back and didn't seem to take things seriously, at least until the dire situation has reared its ugly head. He is by far more unscrupulous than the others, preferring to use sneaky tactics against enemies rather than face them head on. For this, he has a mixed reputation; some could say that he fights smart, others say that he has no honor.

Still, Arcturus had demonstrated to be a caring, kind friend to the other Titans, if not the eccentric one. He is affectionate and playful, though he is slow to understand jokes and idioms.

History: Arcturus Forsythe was born on Second City itself, the youngest son of a surgeon father and a librarian mother. He had two siblings; an older sister, and a younger brother, the latter of which was telepathic. Arcturus lived a pretty normal life until he was 14, when his sleepwalking became very... weird. He began waking up in very random places, such as the dumpster behind their house, the neighbour's couch, and the doghouse. He was getting into impossible places, and when home footage was reviewed, it was discovered that Arcturus was teleporting in his sleep. Heroes were common knowledge, and his parents looked for someone to teach their son to control his ability, as they'd dare not cut his wings. Luckily enough, they knew a meta, a teleporter that was apprehended by the Flash, though he had been reformed and had used his powers for the nation in several tours in the Middle East. Arcturus would learn to control his abilities, including his energy projection. The Teen Titans would later see his usefulness and willingness, and invited him over, which he accepted. As a Titan, he aided in the defence of the city against numerous threats, including aliens and other metas.

When the Titans disbanded, Arcturus went to a lot of different places, hiding from the public in plain sight. However, when he tried to teleport to Washington DC, he teleported into the past in the 60's. Finding himself unable to return to the present, he settled in there at an age of 23. He was wary of any effects his presence could do to the timeline; as such, he blended in, not showing his abilities to anyone, not even the woman he married. Their relationship was frowned upon by many, as she was black, and Arcturus was a white man. However, she was dying from cancer after seven years of them together, and it was at her final days that he teleported with her to see many places that she could have only dreamt of. And so, Arcturus' love would have a peaceful death.

He was, however heartbroken, and decided that he had to come back to the present. After a whole month, he returned to the present, only to almost immediately fall under attack from someone with the ability to steal powers. Arcturus managed to defeat and kill him, but his power to travel through time was permanently lost. Not that he wanted to keep it, anyway. He may not be an original, but he still sure is one of them.

Equipment: He wields an energy blade powered by his Ergokinesis; it could be described as an extremely high powered Bunsen Burner.

[shadowsaint007]

Alright, here goes!

Brightstar

Real Name: Penelope "Penny" West
Hero Name: Brightstar
Quotes:

• "Halt, evildoers! You can't escape justice! ...that was too corny wasn't it? Just let me try again..."
• "Oh, that's easy; you just have to lower voltage across the K-71 junction while switching the frequency to 44Hz and altering the polarity across the third capacitor aaaaannnnd I've lost you, haven't I?"
• "Superheroing is rough, I have my personal life to worry about, and I keep worrying if I'm not going to screw it all up somehow. But if I can help someone, anyone, then it'll be worth it, knowing I can make a difference out there."

Appearance:
As Penelope West, she is a skinny 5'4" Caucasian teenager with freckles and short rust-brown hair. She wears glasses for her relatively short-sightedness and prefers a t-shirt (usually with a nerdy or science-based pun on it) and jeans.

In her heroic alter-ego Brightstar, she bright yellow spandex with white accents and blue boots and gloves, and completes the look with a futuristic visor/headset (with the glass custom made to compensate for her vision problems) and a long blond wig to cover her hair. On her chest is her makeshift emblem, a bright white star with white and gold rays coming out of it, set against a blue rhombus. Her boots also have high heels to make her look taller, though while she dislikes walking on them, she compensates by practically flying everywhere.
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Powers:
Brightstar is a metahuman light-based energy blaster sort with flight capabilities. Her powers are essentially solar-powered, as she absorbs sunlight and stores it in her body, releasing it later as focused energy blasts or bright light, and can use that energy to fly as well.
Personality:
In her civilian persona, Penny can be shy around new people and finds it difficult to open up due to a fear of messing it up. Around people she's more comfortable with, however, she can be really cheerful and a bit of a motormouth, especially in subjects she finds interesting or important. She's always ready with a helping hand and an eager attitude, whether it be homework or general help. She's also a big fan of comic books and superheroes, and tries to follow up on superhero stories as they inspire and interest her greatly.

Her superheroine alter-ego leans more towards the "bright and cheerful" side, as she wants to become more open and courageous in her hero persona to act as a vent for her more social side. She generally tries to put on what she believes to be a heroic or brave image fearless and helpful, but bits of her personality keep slipping through, such as her geeking out over a famous superhero or strange new technology.
History:
Oldest daughter of a S.T.A.R. Labs researcher and an adventurous anthropologist, her parents divorced when she was seven and she currently lives with her mother and siblings.

Penny was a shy girl when she was younger, unsure around people and more comfortable around electronics and computers than people, though she has been trying to work around that and get to know people better. Her main solace growing up was science fiction and fantasy, especially superheroes, who were fantastic, larger than life people yet who also existed in real life, making them role models to her, and she aspired to become one when she grew up.

One day, some time after her 13th birthday, she found herself experiencing strange phenomenon, such as waking up a couple inches above the bed, feeling sudden, strong warmth in her hands, an odd tendency to have her hands glow in the dark, and an inability to get sunburns or even suntans anymore. She realized she had been born with superhuman powers, and began working on honing her abilities and learning how to control them. She took a year to master her skill, and eventually managed to cobble together a superhero suit and get some experience superheroing.

Recently, her family moved to Second City as part of her mother's transfer to a new branch, and she's been trying to establish herself there.
Family:

• Dr. Eleanor Greene, 41 (mother, S.T.A.R. Labs, Biologicals research, Second City branch)
• Dr. Gideon West, 42 (father, adventurous anthropologist)
• William "Billy" West, 12 (younger brother)
• Samantha "Sam" West, 10 (younger sister)

Equipment:
Penny has a smartphone on her at all times, one she has clandestinely upgraded into a handheld computer. While she uses it as a personal assistant, she can also use it to hack into various systems and terminals when necessary, and it has an internet connection for on-the-fly research. She also has a soldering kit, a multipurpose voltmeter, flash drive, and some 'spy devices' in case she needs to do surveillance. Her visor/headset is perfectly functional, with a built in communicator and rudimentary scanner.
Skills:
Penny is a highly skilled electrician and computer expert, able to put together complicated circuitry and devices as necessary with the right components. An accomplished programmer and a skilled cracker, she has considerable skills with computer hardware and programming. She also has some skills that help her crimefighting career, such as aikido training and gymnastics. She's not a master in either, but it allows her some measure of self-defense ability and flexibility in combat.

[Chev]

Roughly where is Second City? Just in terms of weather and nearby geographical landmarks.

@Sanity43217

It's near the edge of the eastern seaboard from what I remember. Very large city and it's not near any mountain ranges as I recall.

Real Name: Arcturus Forsythe
Hero Name: Traveler
Appearance:

Secret Identity

Normal Appearance

Sex:A Man
Age: 33
Powers:

Space-time Manipulation: Traveler has the ability to fold space, and, formerly, time. With this, he is able to teleport either himself, or objects/other people with physical contact. He also has the ability to create tunnels in space, aka, wormholes, which function as portals from one point to another. He can only teleport/portal to places he had already seen, or had already been to before.

He used to have the ability to travel through time, though it was highly unpredictable and he only used it twice, after which he lost it completely after an encounter with a power leecher.

Dimensional Ergokinesis: Traveler possesses the ability to projects beams or blasts of energy from an unknown source, though it is thought that it comes from the fabric of energy that holds the multiverse together. His beams are red in color, and could blast through concrete if charged at full power. He can also divert the energy as a power source, allowing him to operate what appears to be a lightsaber.

Personality: Unpredictable and perhaps a little erratic, Arcturus was the wierdo in the Titans. Out of them, he was quite laid back and didn't seem to take things seriously, at least until the dire situation has reared its ugly head. He is by far more unscrupulous than the others, preferring to use sneaky tactics against enemies rather than face them head on. For this, he has a mixed reputation; some could say that he fights smart, others say that he has no honor.

Still, Arcturus had demonstrated to be a caring, kind friend to the other Titans, if not the eccentric one. He had responded to Viran's reaching out, at least when he came back from the past. He is affectionate and playful, though he is slow to understand jokes and idioms.

History: Arcturus Forsythe was born on Second City itself, the youngest son of a surgeon father and a librarian mother. He had two siblings; an older sister, and a younger brother, the latter of which was telepathic. Arcturus lived a pretty normal life until he was 14, when his sleepwalking became very... weird. He began waking up in very random places, such as the dumpster behind their house, the neighbour's couch, and the doghouse. He was getting into impossible places, and when home footage was reviewed, it was discovered that Arcturus was teleporting in his sleep. Heroes were common knowledge, and his parents looked for someone to teach their son to control his ability, as they'd dare not cut his wings. Luckily enough, they knew a meta, a teleporter that was apprehended by the Flash, though he had been reformed and had used his powers for the nation in several tours in the Middle East. Arcturus would learn to control his abilities, including his energy projection. The Teen Titans would later see his usefulness and willingness, and invited him over, which he accepted. As a Titan, he aided in the defence of the city against numerous threats, including aliens and other metas.

When the Titans disbanded, Arcturus went to a lot of different places, hiding from the public in plain sight. However, when he tried to teleport to Washington DC, he teleported into the past in the 60's. Finding himself unable to return to the present, he settled in there at an age of 23. He was wary of any effects his presence could do to the timeline; as such, he blended in, not showing his abilities to anyone, not even the woman he married. Their relationship was frowned upon by many, as she was black, and Arcturus was a white man. However, she was dying from cancer after seven years of them together, and it was at her final days that he teleported with her to see many places that she could have only dreamt of. And so, Arcturus' love would have a peaceful death.

He was, however heartbroken, and decided that he had to come back to the present. After a whole month, he returned to the present, only to almost immediately fall under attack from someone with the ability to steal powers. Arcturus managed to defeat and kill him, but his power to travel through time was permanently lost. Not that he wanted to keep it, anyway. Arcturus would then find that Viran had reached out to him along with the other former Titans. He may not be an original, but he still sure is one of them.

Equipment: He wields an energy blade powered by his Ergokinesis; it could be described as an extremely high powered Bunsen Burner.

@The Man Emperor

I'm good with this character except for the fact he knew Viran. The only ones who would know him would have been the characters from the original RP. I'll work with Viran having a passing familiarity with him though due to his actions in the city. He'd probably be keeping a very close eye on him recently however and will be reaching out to him in very short order.

Alright, here goes!

Brightstar

Real Name: Penelope "Penny" West
Hero Name: Brightstar
Quotes:

• "Halt, evildoers! You can't escape justice! ...that was too corny wasn't it? Just let me try again..."
• "Oh, that's easy; you just have to lower voltage across the K-71 junction while switching the frequency to 44Hz and altering the polarity across the third capacitor aaaaannnnd I've lost you, haven't I?"
• "Superheroing is rough, I have my personal life to worry about, and I keep worrying if I'm not going to screw it all up somehow. But if I can help someone, anyone, then it'll be worth it, knowing I can make a difference out there."

Appearance:
As Penelope West, she is a skinny 5'4" Caucasian teenager with freckles and short rust-brown hair. She wears glasses for her relatively short-sightedness and prefers a t-shirt (usually with a nerdy or science-based pun on it) and jeans.

In her heroic alter-ego Brightstar, she bright yellow spandex with white accents and blue boots and gloves, and completes the look with a futuristic visor/headset (with the glass custom made to compensate for her vision problems) and a long blond wig to cover her hair. On her chest is her makeshift emblem, a bright white star with white and gold rays coming out of it, set against a blue rhombus. Her boots also have high heels to make her look taller, though while she dislikes walking on them, she compensates by practically flying everywhere.
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Powers:
Brightstar is a metahuman light-based energy blaster sort with flight capabilities. Her powers are essentially solar-powered, as she absorbs sunlight and stores it in her body, releasing it later as focused energy blasts or bright light, and can use that energy to fly as well.
Personality:
In her civilian persona, Penny can be shy around new people and finds it difficult to open up due to a fear of messing it up. Around people she's more comfortable with, however, she can be really cheerful and a bit of a motormouth, especially in subjects she finds interesting or important. She's always ready with a helping hand and an eager attitude, whether it be homework or general help. She's also a big fan of comic books and superheroes, and tries to follow up on superhero stories as they inspire and interest her greatly.

Her superheroine alter-ego leans more towards the "bright and cheerful" side, as she wants to become more open and courageous in her hero persona to act as a vent for her more social side. She generally tries to put on what she believes to be a heroic or brave image fearless and helpful, but bits of her personality keep slipping through, such as her geeking out over a famous superhero or strange new technology.
History:
Oldest daughter of a S.T.A.R. Labs researcher and an adventurous anthropologist, her parents divorced when she was seven and she currently lives with her mother and siblings.

Penny was a shy girl when she was younger, unsure around people and more comfortable around electronics and computers than people, though she has been trying to work around that and get to know people better. Her main solace growing up was science fiction and fantasy, especially superheroes, who were fantastic, larger than life people yet who also existed in real life, making them role models to her, and she aspired to become one when she grew up.

One day, some time after her 13th birthday, she found herself experiencing strange phenomenon, such as waking up a couple inches above the bed, feeling sudden, strong warmth in her hands, an odd tendency to have her hands glow in the dark, and an inability to get sunburns or even suntans anymore. She realized she had been born with superhuman powers, and began working on honing her abilities and learning how to control them. She took a year to master her skill, and eventually managed to cobble together a superhero suit and get some experience superheroing.

Recently, her family moved to Second City as part of her mother's transfer to a new branch, and she's been trying to establish herself there.
Family:

• Dr. Eleanor Greene, 41 (mother, S.T.A.R. Labs, Biologicals research, Second City branch)
• Dr. Gideon West, 42 (father, adventurous anthropologist)
• William "Billy" West, 12 (younger brother)
• Samantha "Sam" West, 10 (younger sister)

Equipment:
Penny has a smartphone on her at all times, one she has clandestinely upgraded into a handheld computer. While she uses it as a personal assistant, she can also use it to hack into various systems and terminals when necessary, and it has an internet connection for on-the-fly research. She also has a soldering kit, a multipurpose voltmeter, flash drive, and some 'spy devices' in case she needs to do surveillance. Her visor/headset is perfectly functional, with a built in communicator and rudimentary scanner.
Skills:
Penny is a highly skilled electrician and computer expert, able to put together complicated circuitry and devices as necessary with the right components. An accomplished programmer and a skilled cracker, she has considerable skills with computer hardware and programming. She also has some skills that help her crimefighting career, such as aikido training and gymnastics. She's not a master in either, but it allows her some measure of self-defense ability and flexibility in combat.

@shadowsaint007

Accepted

[Sanity43217]

<Snipped quote by Sanity43217>

It's near the edge of the eastern seaboard from what I remember. Very large city and it's not near any mountain ranges as I recall.

@Chev

So is it a costal city?
Thinking of making an Atlantean.

[shadowsaint007]

So just a bit of clarification. The Titans have also been the Teen Titans when they were originally the sidekicks of the JLA put into one team before becoming their own thing, and when the team went defunct, they were eventually made up from Young Justice members who graduated to their teen years (yes, working on very old comics knowledge, but I'm a bit out of touch with comics these days). They started originally as a kid appeal team before becoming the teen appeal team (Teen Titans), and moved up to Young Adult interest while the JLA remains the "big boys" of the DC Universe.

Would the Titans here be made on the assumption of restarting the team as another Teen Titans incarnation, or straight to a more 'grown ups' mode as the Titans? If you noticed, Brightstar was pretty much written up to be a Teen Titan, though she can still be the baby of the team in a Titans incarnation.