[OOC] U N I V E R S A L ™

[Omega Man]

U N I V E R S A L ™

Welcome to New Athens, a city of adventure and intrigue. In New Athens, a hero is made every day and a villain every night. A thriving metropolis, New Athens is a modern city, built in the Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States. Over the years the city thrived with coal mining being it's main source of revenue however New Athens quickly became a leading industrial city on the eastern 'States with several noteworthy corporations' factories and plants. Westman Chemical Plant, Napier Valley Ammunition Plant, Pepsi Cola Bottling Company, and Wells Helicopter are just a few of the reasons people choose to live and work in the grand city of tomorrow. The Olympian Gazette is widely known for its stories of new superhumans and celebrities, as well as the general local news. Midtown is where most of the action is, as well as the Mercury Mall. Subdivisions, landmarks, and schools include Lee Heights, the Kirby River, Shuster Elementary School, Universal Avenue [one of the longest streets in America], Simon Middle School, Kubert High School, Riverview [ghetto subdivision], Highland Park, Warpath State Park [in the mountains], the Museum of Tomorrow [tech museum], etc. The city sees a number of tourists as well, all trying to get a glimpse of superhumans in action. New Athens has more superhumans than any other major metropolitan city in America with a general population of over three hundred and sixty thousand residents with an estimated fifteen thousand superhumans possibly within city limits. And who are these superhumans?

That's where you guys come in. This RP idea is to build a universe but not necessarily a team right off the bat unless the lot of you wants to. We'll mostly be basing our characters off of Marvel archetypes just because they have a wider range of possibilities. Spots are still available and I'll add new types of archetypes as we move forward I'd like to see adapted into the game. Right now several of them are listed under Wildcards for lack of a better term as I didn't want to get super specific when determining the archetypes for this. Available Archetypes and Marvel examples include:

Super Soldier [Capt. America, US Agent, Captain Mar-Vell] AVAILABLE.
Demi-God/Goddess [Thor, Wonder Man, Sentry, Storm]
Advanced Techno [Ironman, Black Panther] is once again AVAILABLE.
Feral Man/Woman [Wolverine, Tigra, Beast]
Archer/Sharpshooter [Hawkeye, Punisher] AVAILABLE.
Size Manipulator [Ant Man, Giant Man, Wasp]
Big Man/Woman [Hulk, She Hulk, Thing] AVAILABLE.
Vigilante [Moon Knight, Punisher (again lol), Daredevil]
Wildcard 1
Wildcard 2
Wildcard 3 AVAILABLE.

A few more archetypes and examples of characters I'd like to see introduced are:

Cosmic Outlaw [Starlord, Darkhawk, Gamora]
Plant Person [Black Tom, Groot]
Atlantian [Namor, Attuma, Namorita, anybody wanna put a spin on Atlantis?]
Alien 2 [Our demi-god is alien #1; Kree, Shi' ar, random]
Alien 3 [I'm willing to accept a couple more original alien races to make it a true universal theme]
Elemental [Human Torch, Whirlwind, Storm (again), Iceman]
Big Man Villain [Red Hulk, Juggernaut, Abomination]
Genius [the Leader, Doom, Amadeus Cho]
Wildcard 4

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Here's the list of accepted characters:

Feral Man - Dark Wolf - Accepted [mostly cause it's mine LOL]
Size Manipulator - Doctor Neutrino - Accepted
Archer - Ullyses - Accepted
Super Soldier - Capt. Genome - Accepted
Big Guy - Overlord - Accepted [was hoping he'd be more of a brute but I can dig a big knight]
Vigilante - the Judge - Accepted
Demi-Goddess - Radiance - Accepted <---- almost forgot your CS, the iCheck was a lot to sort through for names/players!
Advanced Techno - Rush - Accepted
Wildcard 1 [Magic user] - Mayhew - Accepted
Wildcard 2 - Brand - Accepted
Wildcard 3 [bug powers] - Goldjak - Accepted

For interested parties who've already caught my eye, @ZeusTheMoose I'd like to see Stuntman elaborated on a bit more with the limits of his powers more clearly defined as well as a bit more to his Brief Bio and Notes sections since he's a fame seeking hero. @Weird Tales Did you decide on a character yet, or would you want one of the new archetypes listed? @Mr Allen J I made that Plant Person archetype up there just for you! You still interested?

Other interested parties can find the Character Sheet model below in the hider. Accepted characters can go ahead and repost the sheets in the Character Tab.

Character Sheet Model

Archetype:
Name:
Alias:
Age:
Powers:
Weaknesses:
Alignment: [hero or villain, or walking the line]
Personality: [5 words best describing your character]
Appearance: [pic or description]
BRIEF Bio:
Storylines: [which types of stories would you like to adapt with OC's?]
Notes: [anything else you need to tell us?]

GM NOTES 4/24/16 -- MORE ARCHETYPES ARE UP FOR GRABS DUE TO RECENT DROPOUTS!!

~KL~

[Rin]

I think @Dblade26 said he'd be fine with co-GMing.

Anyways, might elaborate on Captain Genome's CS before posting it in the character tab but we'll see.

...Also miiight take a crack at some of those extra archetypes but we'll see how things turn out. XD At the very least I need to figure out the alien species Captain Genome is spliced with but hmmm.

[Dblade26]

I did in fact express interest, yes.

Also not sure how much Doc Neutrino already covers the Genius angle, but a Genius villain or I guess another could also work.

[An Outsider]

What the hell! New Athens doesn't have a port?! How's Oddie gonna live on a sweet houseboat if New Athens doesn't have a port!?!

I think it's fair to say that this is Odysseus' greatest trial of all time!

[Dblade26]

What the hell! New Athens doesn't have a port?! How's Oddie gonna live on a sweet houseboat if New Athens doesn't have a port!?!

I think it's fair to say that this is Odysseus' greatest trial of all time!

@BlackSam3091

Clearly it has a large lake or something, and his houseboat is there?

[An Outsider]

Or it doesn't have a lake or a port, and he lives in the houseboat that remains stationary upon a trailer, like some sort of eccentric hermit.

[Lord Wraith]

Wait.

When did the Rockies move East or is this world flipped?

EDIT: due to the scope of this RP, @The Kid Lantern are we limited to a single character?

[Omega Man]

Or it doesn't have a lake or a port, and he lives in the houseboat that remains stationary upon a trailer, like some sort of eccentric hermit.

@BlackSam3091

It has a port, just didn't know what to name it. It would fall under the 'etc.' part of the landmarks description LOL

Wait.

When did the Rockies move East or is this world flipped?

EDIT: due to the scope of this RP, @The Kid Lantern are we limited to a single character?

@Lord Wraith

Completely got mixed up at 3 am, should've been the Appalachians... I'll fix that now...

As for characters just one primary for now but if we need supporting superhuman roles we can create them as we need them for our own stories and such. Depending on the type of superhuman determines whether or not they'll need a smaller CS made so they call also be used elsewhere. For example we wouldn't need one for a Pepper Potts type of character or a characters' girlfriend/boyfriend or spouse, but somebody that could also be used elsewhere by another player like an enemy or shady corporation rep would need a little more fleshing out. We'll cross that bridge when we get there.

~KL~

[Rin]

It has a port, just didn't know what to name it. It would fall under the 'etc.' part of the landmarks description LOL

@The Kid Lantern

Port Morrison, clearly.

...I'm also curious as to whether we're allowed to make multiple characters really, since I have some random ideas for some of the new archetypes that I might want to try out. XD

[Omega Man]

Edited it into my last response. We'll create them as we go when needed for the bigger storylines. As far as who your heroes and villains face in battle... thats up to you unless we make a pool of enemies and rogue superhumans.

~KL~

[An Outsider]

Oddie's already got his first nemesis all lined up.

[Hillan]

Oddie's already got his first nemesis all lined up.

@BlackSam3091

... Can we plan a heist on the antique store?

[LHG100]

Overlord might help with that.

"Thoust wishes to infiltrate and acquire arcane specimens From this grand wizard? I shall assist in thine effort, for I desire to acquire mine own spells to use once more, for posterity, and because this man is stealing the 'bitches' that appreciate magic that should rightfully be mine."

[Omega Man]

I did in fact express interest, yes.

Also not sure how much Doc Neutrino already covers the Genius angle, but a Genius villain or I guess another could also work.

@Dblade26

If you want it I'll PM you just a few details at where I want to incorporate a broader arc for the universe itself with some city destroying menace or invasion.

~KL~

[Natsucooldude]

antiques? you bloody barbarians! that culture isn't for you! the only antiques you're getting are the rusty shells I'm about to pump you full with!

(getting warmed up for the one-liner slinnging part of the judge)

[Omega Man]

<Snipped quote by BlackSam3091>

Clearly it [New Athens] has a large lake or something, and his houseboat is there?

@Dblade26

The Kirby River. There are ports for Westman Chemical Corp. closed off to the general public. This will only leave about 2/3rds of the river for the rest of us as Westman Chemical is HUGE and will take up at least 1/5th of the city's size with it's many divisions. We'll go ahead and say Universal Ave. will have a landmark bridge going across it at some point to continue being one of the 'longest streets in America.' 'Port Morrison' sounded good too @Rin!

EDIT: Gotta get ready for work. I'll be back online in about eight hours or so to check in. I'm off work tomorrow and next week I'll be house sitting at my in-laws but I'll still have this spare laptop. Dunno what my work schedule will be though until later today...

~KL~

[Lord Wraith]

Y'know, Oddie is a really good foe for Mayhew. Oddie's soul would surely pay off Mayhew's debt.

[Weird Tales]

@The Kid Lantern finally finished my CS. I added some Lovecraft, which would be a cool element to add to the universe.

Commander Gauntlet

Archetype: Inter-dimensional hero
Name: Marvin Smith
Alias: Commander Gauntlet
Age: 26
Powers:
Spectral Gauntlet: Marvin's only power is the ability create armored ghost like hand that floats above the ground and can be felt on the physical plane. He can manipulate it to do different tasks like a real hand and for combat purposes he can have it punch, grapple or whatever hand motions he finds useful for the task at the time. The hand can also change sizes and can go from being the size of a normal hand to the size of a Honda CRV. At its maximum size the hand is able to lift a maximum of one thousand pounds, at normal size it is just as strong as a normal hand. For defensive purposes Marvin can put the gauntlet in front or wrap around him to protect him from attacks.
Weaknesses: The hand can only move a maximum distance of fifty feet away from Marvin and when it is created it has to be within seven feet from him. While the gauntlet is tough it is not invincible and with every hard hit it starts deteriorate and starts to form holes. He can only summon one hand a time and after it is dismissed it takes thirty minutes for it to be fully repair from the damage. Once it is destroyed he has to wait to use it again. It also takes a few seconds for the gauntlet to grow in size and it requires concentration to manipulate it. Aside from his power, Marvin has all of the vulnerabilities of a normal human.
Alignment: hero
Personality: Egotistical, direct, obnoxious, eager and thoughtless
Appearance:

BRIEF Bio: In a world where nearly everyone has superpowers and heroes and villains are as common of a job as your average retail worker, Marvin Smith had a dream of becoming one of the great ones. Unfortantly in his dimension where a man can tow planets on a chain and heroes can move at light speed, Marvin and his singe superpower seemed insignificant. No matter how hard he tried Marvin couldn't compete and he wasn't able to make it to the top. In his world there are winners and losers of the super powered community, and he was among the losers.

Even in his home city in New Zealand he was still outclassed and found himself disappointed in his career as a hero. It wasn't too long in his disappointment and failure that he heard of ingenious scientists developing a potential dimensional doorway. Maybe in another world his powers and acts of heroics would be more appreciated, so with little thought for other things in his life, Marvin offered himself as a test subject to see if the dimensional gateway would work. After waiting about a month and preparing himself for the journey, Marvin traveled through the gateway and into primary earth.

Unfortunately the gateway only stayed open for a few seconds before closing behind him and leaving him trapped in this new dimension. With no friends or family in this alternate dimension, Marvin would have to start up from the bottom and work his way up. Thankfully back in his home dimension gold and jewels were a common commodity for money and he wouldn't have to worry about his finances in this new world he had stepped into. To his relief he also saw that this world had a much smaller population of superhuman people and therefor meant that Marvin could finally seize the glory he so desperately wanted.

With his alias and powers, Marvin set out to be a winner in the hero community. Unfortantly by traveling to this dimension Marvin unknowingly opened up a doorway for horrific extra-dimensional entities to come into this world and cause chaos.
Storylines: trying to become a celebrity in the hero community and failing most of the time while also fighting against Lovecraftian themed monsters
Notes: he has a combat knife for when bad guys and monsters get up close and personal and his spectral hand is gone.

[Rin]

Huh, when you said you added Lovecraft stuff I thought you meant it figured into his backstory, not that it was just a tiny postscript right at the end that honestly seems a little tacked on. ^^;

Also bare in mind this is a superhero universe, so we can probably beat the hell out of Cthulu and the like. XD ...And I can kind of see Nyarlathotep being a kind of Loki-esque villain, manipulating things from the background and all. Hmmm...

[FantasyChic]

I finished Radiance and added her over there. I'm looking forward to playing her out. Being new to Earth, there is definitely going to be some wacky situations happening.