Escaped Experiments Roleplay

[dereken]

Definitely interested, despite the fact that Frozen-Flame claimed the beefy-guy slot before I could get here. I'll have a CS up tomorrow.

[Gisk]

The first picture doesn't work for me, just a heads up. Try uploading it to imgur.com and using that for the image.

I like the specific stats, gives a very clear idea of exactly what he can do, and it seems to me to be a reasonable power level.

I do want to say that I don't think his weaknesses are very solid. They're kind of vague and easy to hand wave. It's really easy to just write that he powers through his hunger or his depression. Subjective feelings aren't good as weaknesses for that reason.

[Kafka Komedy]

I pretty much have the same issues and compliments as Gisk, with one additional question. You said due to Dark Arts, he appeared differently to everyone. Is he able to change how he looks?

As for a better weakness, maybe a weak immune system/resistance to poison? All that messing with the human body can't be healthy. Maybe a less subjective effect for when he looks at himself. Like, The Dark Art backfires, and he sees everyone else how everyone else sees him.

[dereken]

Name:Alex Little

Appearance: Short and wiry, a small frame that fits his name. His skin is unnaturally pale, and seems to be almost translucent at times. His face is thin and a little haggard, and his dark brown eyes constantly dart about. His hair is short and black.

Age: 19

Gender: Male

Experiment Type: Mutagenics, specialized clothing and weaponry to complement powers

Powers: Alex's powers are a mixture designed to keep him both safe, and as far away from the center of attention as possible. Alex's skin can change colors to match his surrounding area, while not totally invisible, makes him hard to see when not looking for him, and nearly impossible to find in the dark. He also has heightened senses, allowing him to see in near pitch darkness, and navigate by sound in complete darkness. In addition to his powers he is equipped with a jumpsuit that changes color along with his skin, developed by the doctor using skin cells from the last batch of experiments. When not using his powers it looks like plain, white, workman's jumpsuit. Finally Alex has a dagger and sheath. While the dagger's hilt and sheath also blend with him, the blade does not. If he keeps it sheathed, it remains camouflaged with him.

Weaknesses: Alex has little to no combat skills, and would quickly lose any fight where he didn't have the element of surprise. If caught in broad daylight, he'd be found if looking close enough. Also sensitive to bright lights and sounds due his heightened senses. A flashbang would render him useless.

Bio: Alex was always a punk, a delinquent, but above all, he was a coward. He avoided conflict all his life, despite the fact he would often start it with joking and needling others whenever he felt he could get away with it. A rap sheet of petty theft, vandalism, and hooliganism led to the book getting thrown at him after being caught breaking and entering, and charged with a felony. Alex was given a choice, three years in prison or six months of government sanctioned medical trials. The choice was obvious.

After nearly two and a half years of experimentation, his humor changed as well, developing into a mixture of mania and sardonic fatalism.
Criticisms please.

[Kafka Komedy]

Hm. Let's see here.

His skill is useful, but does not make him invincible. He has a nice weakness that's easy enough to exploit, but also dodge-able. I like him.

I was thinking about giving Jude a compound bow, sticking to the "Modern Samurai" theme. But I'm having debates about adding another weakness, and how much ammo he should have. They would probably be reclaimable, so nothing too big. About 10, maybe.

Thoughts?

[dereken]

I think that would be fine. I mean, what's our range game at the moment? One power that forces hallucinations at ten feet. We could use the boost so our pick game is strong and our rogue can gank.

Ignoring that for a moment, I wouldn't mind it, I just don't know where it would come from, because it's like he knows swords from Kendo, but where did he learn bows?

[Kafka Komedy]

Yeah, yeah. I could A) Work that in to his back story. (Most schools have an Archery club, or his Dad could hunt or something.) Or B) He could just have the bow, not really knowing how to use the thing. Also for that weakness I was mentioning, if he knows how to use the bow, I'll place a limiter on how long he can use his afterburners. Those things are hot man, he can't use 'em forever without melting his back.

[dereken]

Sounds like that would work. I think the not knowing how to use it would be cool, because now he has to learn how to go about it, and it would counteract the fact he gets an extra weapon. Because he sure as hell can't use it right. (At first)

[Kafka Komedy]

Alright than, that settles it, he can't use the thing all that well, but at least he has the option. I'll also more clearly define the afterburners.

[dereken]

Far out. I'll take a look at things in the morning when I have more sleep. I'm sure there's stuff I need to revise as well.

[Kafka Komedy]

Alright, I've now made things hopefully more clear with Jude's abilities and weaknesses. Hopefully he's not too OP, I tried to give him as many weaknesses as Strengths.

Derek, I recommend giving Alex a little something more. Maybe a special weapon of some kind? Once he gets behind enemies, all I can imagine him doing is making an attempt to choke them out, and that doesn't seem like it'd end well. Also maybe adding 1-2 sentences to the Bio as a little flavor.

[Ookawa]

I'll try to write up something soon. Can't think of a power at the moment, though.

[Lord-Of-Frozen-Flame]

hey Kafka mind giving my CS a once over. I tweaked it a bit or Dereken

[Kafka Komedy]

I like the nice, well defined, hard limiters. The picture also works now. Does he always wear no shirt?

Pyro, if you still can't think of an ability, I was always find of the ability to unravel yourself like string. That one has lotsa cool uses.

[Ookawa]

Ya... no. I don't think it fits with the character I have in mind.

How's this?

[Kafka Komedy]

Well, she seems to like bubbles. Maybe they explode? I'm tempted to give you the idea to make her ability to steal things with those bubbles, but I think it's important not to go full JoJo.

EDIT: Maybe she can do illusions with the bubbles? Make things out of them? Make them razor sharp and shoot them at people? Use them as shields? Lotsa stuff you can do with bubbles too.

[Ookawa]

Well, she seems to like bubbles. Maybe they explode? I'm tempted to give you the idea to make her ability to steal things with those bubbles, but I think it's important not to go full JoJo.

@Kafka Komedy

I'm not familiar with JoJo. I just know it exists, but I don't know what its contents entail.
But something with bubbles sounds reasonable. Not stealing, though. Stealing seems a bit lame xD

[Kafka Komedy]

I meant stealing anything. Like sight, or the friction from someone's body. That could get super OP though.

[Lord-Of-Frozen-Flame]

LOL no he wears shirts just needed to find an anime pic with a nice muscle structure to run off of

[Ookawa]

I meant stealing anything. Like sight, or the friction from someone's body. That could get super OP though.

@Kafka Komedy

Stealing doesn't seem like an idea I can get behind.

Maybe sticky bubbles that envelop people and make them unable to move. Also good for moving objects. Something like that?