[OOC] Masks: A Superhero RPG

[Raijinslayer]

@FantasyChicI'm struggling on where to put then a bit, as I feel they mostly align with a Janus type, but I'm not sure how strict we have to keep with the suggested powers, so the only other options are Outsider and Transformed, which aren't bad, but require a lot of changes to the character to pull off.

[FantasyChic]

@Raijinslayer

I am sure we can have similar character types, unless there's a rule against it. I wanna go the Telekinesis and Telepathy route and you wanna do the dark magic bit. I think we can work with 2 Novas if it comes down to it.

[Raijinslayer]

@FantasyChicOh, I wasn't talking about my Nova in the last post( and if we can't have multiples of the same type for whatever reason, I'll drop mine out), just that I'm having a hard time figuring outs here to place my technopath mechanically.

[Framing A Moose]

@Framing A MooseSo. . . I've got an idea. My character is going to be the son of a Silver-Age villain, named Aphosis, whose powers focused on Chaos and Darkness magic. General idea is that he's somehow connected to your doom(possession, cursed your character, etc.) it's just an idea, but I think it could possibly create an interesting dynamic if that was the case.

@Raijinslayer

Hmmmm...I actually have a pretty clear image of my character in my head...I'd be open to the Aphosis guy cursing her, but she'd have no memory of him. Basically, her doom is memory loss (if that's ok with @Ermine), and when she first got her powers, she forgot everything up until that point.

[Raijinslayer]

@Framing A MooseAphosis would definitely put that in the curse, and because of the varied nature of his magic, pretty sure nearly any kind of power can spawn from it. Aphosis probably did something pretty nasty to her and/or her family and friends, erased her memory of it for now, then made it that once she reached certain levels of her abilities, it'd reveal more and more of her past to her, before possibly driving her insane in the end, or whatever final doom you come up with.

Also, Aphosis is probably going to still be at large, just laying low for the moment, waiting for a good moment to wreak some havoc.

[Framing A Moose]

@Framing A MooseAphosis would definitely put that in the curse, and because of the varied nature of his magic, pretty sure nearly any kind of power can spawn from it. Aphosis probably did something pretty nasty to her and/or her family and friends, erased her memory of it for now, then made it that once she reached certain levels of her abilities, it'd reveal more and more of her past to her, before possibly driving her insane in the end, or whatever final doom you come up with.

Also, Aphosis is probably going to still be at large, just laying low for the moment, waiting for a good moment to wreak some havoc.

@Raijinslayer

Ok, that seems like it could be interesting. Yeah, I like this idea. I say we go with it.

[Raijinslayer]

@Framing A MooseCool, send me a PM so we can talk out details and stuff without clogging the OOC. If you need any info on Aphosis, than I'll be glad to give it.

[Double]

This is what I've got so far:

Hider

Masks Character Sheet

Playbook: The Legacy

Legacy Name: Captain Eagle

Real Name: Red Falcon (Max Hunter)

-Labels- (added +1 to Danger)
Freak: -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3
Danger: -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3
Savior: -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3
Superior: -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3
Mundane: -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3

-Moves-
I know what I am
Never give up, never surrender

-Legacy-

Captain Eagle (Rex Hunter) was the first in the line, going all the way back to World War II.
Silver Hawk (Joel Hunter) was the second in line, and is now enjoying his retirement.
Black Condor (Jay Hunter) was the third to inherit the mantle, and is still on active duty.
The Headhunter was their greatest foe... and he's still at large.

It started with Rex Hunter, better known as Captain Eagle. During World War II, Rex was among the first generation of heroes that took up the fight against the Nazis. Armed only with his guns, wits, and trademark sonic shout, Captain Eagle often found himself at the center of the front lines, either barking orders to the soldiers or even to his fellow superheroes about how best to efficiently to achieve their missions. When he wasn't doing that, he was fighting the Nazis himself, combining his military training, sharp cunning, and his one natural superpower to knock those German assholes down a few pegs. He was hero, a damned good one, often considered one of the best. Of course, those honors are all posthumous, as Captain Eagle heroically gave his life in order for the Allies to successfully invade Berlin and end the war in Europe.

Rex's legacy didn't end in Europe, however. In fact, it was only just the beginning. Before America's involvement in the war, Rex had recently married his high school sweetheart, Martha Crawford. They, er... "celebrated" their newlywed status before he shipped off to Europe. Nine months later, a baby was born, a boy named Joel. Having grown up with the stories of his father's endless heroics and daring-do in the war, Joel spent his youth idolizing the father he never had a chance to meet, honestly believing him to be a paragon of what a hero should be: Selfless, strong, and a leader of men. When he discovered he had inherited the sonic shout his father was famous for, Joel was all too eager to the join the good fight. But he was not as much a soldier as his father. In fact, Joel pursued science and engineering, believing that to be the future of how good was to fight against evil... and he wasn't entirely wrong. Joel invented a set of winged armor he called the Raptor Suit. With it, he could soar through the sky like many of his super heroic peers. The armor could help protect him as well, so that was also a plus. Donned in his silvery armor, Joel called himself Silver Hawk and took to the skies to fight for truth, justice, and the American way.

Sometime during his career, Joel too married and, like his father before him, had a son... Jay. Jay was pretty much groomed from the start to inherit the mantle from his father, but unlike him, Jay was resistant to the idea. Joel had already forged a strong reputation with his heroics and iconic superhero image. In fact, Silver Hawk was arguably one of the most marketed super heroes of the Silver Generation, even getting his own action figure and line of Comic Books. In his off time, Joel served as a sort of superhero ambassador, often asked to act as the face of the superhero community when dealing with the government at large. What was there left for Jay to do? Like many of his generation, Jay began to see older heroes for what they truly were... well-intentioned but also naive and misguided. He decided to focus on restoring law and order to the dark slums of the city. He built a Raptor Suit for himself, able to use more advanced tech to refine the design and give it a more stealthy and covert functionality, even adding a amplifier that increased the power of his shouts. Afterwords, he took upon himself the name Black Condor, and used this darker persona to pursue the truly twisted forms of evil. Criminal sociopaths and psychotic terrorists among others. It was Jay who first encountered Headhunter, a notorious assassin known for collecting the masks of the superheroes he kills as trophies. Headhunter was Condor's first true challenge, so much so that the recently retired Joel had to put on his suit one more time to help Jay take the assassin down. After this encounter, Black Condor began creating connections and ties to various branches of law enforcement, police, FBI, you name it. So determined to escape Silver Hawk's shadow was he, that Jay left barely enough time for his own family, having becoming married to the job as it were.

And then there's Max, Jay's son. With such a rich family history, one would think a kid like Max would have it easy. They'd be wrong. Max's mother passed away of breast cancer only a couple years after he was born. And his father? Well, maybe his wife's death had something to do with it, but Jay became even more absorbed in his work, becoming so married to the job that he hardly had time to raise his own son. As such, Max has probably spent more time with his grandpa than he has his own dad. Of course, being so frustratingly optimistic as he is, Joel insists that things aren't easy for Jay either and yadda yadda yadda. After a while, it started feeling like Grandpa Joel was just making excuses for the bastard. Still, Silver Hawk has proven to be a rather awesome grandpa to have, one time when Max turned sixteen, Joel let him try out his old raptor suit, even teaching Max how properly fly with it. Now that, Max will always admit, was really freaking cool.

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If anyone's got any suggestions or wants to have any connects to any of the Hunters, let me know and we can talk.

[Raijinslayer]

@DoubleSeems interesting to me. I might want for my character to be, like, semi-adopted by Joel, as he'd likely be a ward of the city or something like that. Not quite sure yet, but I want to get your take on the idea.

[Double]

@Raijinslayer Joel is certainly altruistic enough to do something like that... taking in a super powered youth as a foster parent of sorts. Of course, that probably means your character has likely spent a good deal of time hanging around with Max as well.

[FantasyChic]

Could a teen superhero become a foster parent? I mean, anything is possible, I suppose, and given that he would be a well known hero.

[Raijinslayer]

@FantasyChicI guess if he's in the older range, but that's a question for @Ermine to be honest. It's a bit far-fetched, but who knows. Defiantly makes for an interesting dynamic.

@DoubleIf I do go with this, which I probably will, then I doubt the two would get along very well. My character is a bit of an arrogant one, though he'll be a tad less egomaniacal if raised by Joel. Just a tad. I feel like he'd clash a lot more with the Silver Age hero, as he has it in his head that the world and the people in it are his to do with as he pleases, that his powers make him a god. So yeah, quite the power trip on this one, but he isn't completely beyond redemption . . . . yet.

[Double]

Could a teen superhero become a foster parent? I mean, anything is possible, I suppose, and given that he would be a well known hero.

@FantasyChic

Joel isn't a teen. He's a retired Silver Generation hero (in his early-to-mid sixties I imagine). Also Joel isn't my main character, Max (Joel's grandson) is.

@Raijinslayer And Joel would have it in his head that as long as he's got good people around him as a positive influence, the kid surely will become a good egg. And no, I don't see him exactly being bestest best friends with Max, but I do at least see them having enough of an albeit complicated bond that they'll have each others' backs when it counts.

[Raijinslayer]

@DoublePossibly, as my guy(need to think of a name already so I can stop saying that) was taught to never really trust anyone and that others were beneath him. I plan on him coming under the Hunter family's wing(pun intended) around the age if 8-10possibly even 11, which is young enough to absorb new ideas, but old enough that he hasn't quite forgotten the words of his father. So that would be a bit of a struggle for him, deciding on whether to put his own safety at risk for his foster brother when it really counts, or to leave him to his fate.

[Double]

@Raijinslayer That will ultimately be up to you. Though I would like to point out that, based on what I've read of this game's rules, working as a team will apparently level us up faster so... take that as you will. xD

[Raijinslayer]

@DoubleI saw that, and kinda made him so that he's willing, but can flip at a moments notice cause in the end it's all about him, though that could change. He's also never going to be happy doing it.

[Card Captor]

Here's my WIP sheet;

Hider

Masks Character Sheet

Playbook: The Bull

Real Name: Mike Cove

Mask Name: Argon

Appearance:

Costume: A skin tight black body suit with a denim jacket worn over it, as well as a pair of combat boots. The only parts of his body left exposed are his hands, eyes, and nose. Despite looking like a single suit, it's actually split into three pieces (bottom, top, and head) that have to be put on one at a time.

-Labels- +1 to Freak
Freak: -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3
Danger: -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3
Savior: -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3
Superior: -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3
Mundane: -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3

Moves
The Bull's Heart
Punch Everyone
There When It Matters

Backstory

When Mike was eight years old, he was kidnapped by the organisation NOBLE. Brought to their secret base in Alaska, Mike was forced to undergo a procedure that gave him super powers. By changing his red and white blood cells into organic nano-machines, his body became stronger then ever. His new Noble cells (what replaced his red and white ones) did all the work of their predecessors and more, they upgraded his entire body; from creating super strong muscle, to making his bones tougher then steel, to shielding his internal organs with a stringy mucus that functioned like chain mail, and even assisting with repairs to his body. The only downside to these enhancements was his drastically increased metabolism, requiring him to eat much more food then before just to fuel his body.

Mike was only one of the kids that NOBLE had taken from their homes. The others were also subjected to augmentations, although they weren't the same as Mike's. Mike was put through test after test. Some were simple but tedious, and some were much more unpleasant. His contact with the other children was extremely limited, and none of them were allowed to use their real names without being thoroughly punished. Each kid was given a code name, with Mike's being Argon.

One day, NOBLE was finally able to get their hands on some brainwashing tech that they felt was of suitable strength. With that now in their possession, they were going to turn the kids into their loyal soldiers...starting with Mike. Before they brought him to the room, they heavily tranquilized Mike. However, they forgot to take into account his still growing body. His metabolism had gone up since the last time they had tested it, and so the dosage wasn't enough to keep him under for the whole procedure. Because of this he was able to break free right before the procedure began, destroying the machine in the process. Mike then began his very destructive escape from the facility. NOBLE tried to stop him, but the augmentations they gave him worked to well. Mike wasn't able to find any of the other kids, however the fact that someone triggered the self destruct sequence implied that they managed to escape in the chaos he caused.

Now free from NOBLE, Mike began the painfully long walk home. Months later, he finally reached his destination. However his excitement quickly died when he made a horrible discovery; his parents were dead. Since neither of his parents had any living family, this meant that he was an orphan. Mike wandered around aimlessly after that for awhile...until he got involved with the team.

Again, this is just a work in progress, so I may go back and add things to the backstory

[Raijinslayer]

@Card CaptorI like it. . . Alex(W.I.P) will probably call him something kinda demeaning like Lab Rat or something like that.

[Ermine]

@DoubleYou choose two in the list that you don't have, meaning of the five, you get 3. You can get the other two later. But I'd let you make your own suite if you have a concept in mind.

I'm calling Bull.

@Card Captor

-snort-

All of you have a lot more than I had expected from you (or maybe it just looks like it 'cause I'm on my phone (at work)).

To a select few who brought it up: totes cool with other stuff being added, just don't start with moves from another playbook; you can do that through advancement.

And unsure on fostering a kid. Think it may be LESS likely with a teen super to be allowed to do so since they don't necessarily have full control of their powers.

You guys are putting more thought into this than I expected. This is not a complaint by any means; if anything, it's good inspiration for me, since you're giving me so much to work with.

Do you guys have any stance on me having a character? I'm fine without one, since there are so many people and so many NPCs already, but I wouldn't object to having one (don't have any reasons or justification for having one). (I'd probably go Outsider or Transformed)

[Raijinslayer]

@ErmineI've got no issue with it, probably would make things more fun to be honest.