Bonesaw McGraw

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@Nerevarine

I really like the concept of the character. Having a gladiator fighting in Mortal Kombat makes sense. I also liked how you incorporated the whole "thumbs down" execution thing into his finishing move. The water powers seemed a little random and unnecessary though. Just stay focused on the gladiator angle, with the different weapons and whatnot at his disposal because I think that's a cool idea. I probably would've called him Klaudius though, but that's just me. I also wonder if he has to be from Earthrealm. If he was from Outworld he could have the typical gladiator backstory, being a slave that fought to the death in some kind of arena there. Just a suggestion, I don't have an issue with the current backstory it was just an idea that popped into my head. Maybe he was a slave to Shao Kahn that won his freedom by fighting in the Coliseum. Now he wants to kick Shao Kahn's ass so he fights for the good guys.

Also, I made some slight tweaks to the default kharacter sheet in the OP, jsut so everyone knwos. I added a section for Homeworld and I suggested that you give your fatality a fancy name. Like "Toasty".

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Ahhhhhhh yeah! Can I be Kung Lao? Always loved playing as this guy.
-Chuck, bam! Razor-Hat in the face!-

@Red_massa

Yeah for sure, Kung Lao is one of my favorites to play as too. In MK9 he definitely had the best Fatality (Quan Chi was a very close second).

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I am going to put my CS in a few minutes but I wanted to say something to the OP about the plot.

In my opinion (and just my opinion, maybe you ALL want something different), the Outworld should be winning this tournament by a landslide. And let me explain what I mean. In order to make a nice and fluid MK RP we could go ahead and follow the actual storyline: have Shao Kahn defeated by the Earthrealm defenders and follow to 3. BUT, what if we twist the plot and have the invasion begin with our defenders weakened by their lose at the Outworld? Maybe this brings new alliances since Shao Kahn will surely step in to claim the Earthrealm, using EVERY method possible to convince his allies (Reptile with Zaterra, for example) to help him. With this, some good guys can even turn bad and vice-versa. We will have a good plot because it will be a new one and we can always discuss where to take it. After all, we are re-writing MK's plot and giving Shao Kahn a bit of advantage, after all...he is definitely stronger in the Outworld.

@Mortimer

I literally pitched this exact plot in the Interest Check thread. Outworld wins.

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Eh, looking back on it the design doesn't really mesh well with MK anyways, so I'll see if I can figure something else out. Thanks anyway.

@Rin

This is the most important point. The character design has to mesh with the MK universe. If it's drawn in an anime style I suppose it still could, but I just think that typically that kind of art wouldn't fit in. That was really the only point I was trying to make. I guess we'll just have to take it on a case by case basis.

Feel free to send me character concepts or ideas if you're unsure or you just want some input and I'll have a look.

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Hum, annoying. Was going to use something I'd drawn up, but now I need to figure out a new idea. Hum, this might take a bit I guess.

@Rin

Honestly it's not that big a deal. If you already went through the trouble of drawing something up go ahead and use it.

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http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/80955-mortal-kombat/ooc

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Five hundred years ago, Earthrealm was first threatened by the forces of Outworld. Outworld's ruler, the tyrannical Emperor Shao Kahn, expanded his empire by conquering countless realms and merging them with his own. Earthrealm had become the Emperor's next target, and we were hopelessly outmatched. With the balance of power so overwhelmingly in favor of Outworld, the Elder Gods intervened in order to give us a fighting chance...and the Mortal Kombat Tournament was born. This Tournament, held once every generation, pits Outworld's mightiest warriors against the chosen defenders of Earthrealm. Only be securing ten straight victories in Mortal Kombat can Outworld absorb our realm.

After nine consecutive losses to Outworld, Earthrealm’s back was against the wall. For half a millennium, the Tournament had been dominated by Outworld’s Champion, Prince Goro, who won the inaugural Tournament by brutally murdering the Great Kung Lao. Earthrealm’s last hope was Liu Kang, a descendant of the Great Kung Lao, seeking to avenge his ancestor’s death at Goro’s hands. Liu Kang slayed Goro, and defeated the evil sorcerer Shang Tsung to become the new Champion of Mortal Kombat. Earthrealm was saved...or so it seemed.

Enraged by Liu Kang’s victory, and the prospect of having to wait another five hundred years to seize Earthrealm, Shao Kahn defied the Elder Gods by sending his armies across the border between realms, launching an invasion of Earthrealm in spite of Outworld’s loss in Mortal Kombat. However, while Shao Kahn’s minions were able to attack Earthrealm, the Emperor himself was unable to cross the threshold. His devious advisor, Shang Tsung, hatched a plan to turn the tables in favor of Outworld once more.

Shang Tsung went to Earthrealm and abducted Sonya Blade, one of the brave heroes that had fought against Outworld in the Mortal Kombat Tournament. With Sonya held hostage, and Shao Kahn’s armies laying waste to innocents, I was forced to agree to Shang Tsung’s terms for a new Tournament, a Tournament to be held in Outworld. If we are defeated, Outworld will absorb Earthrealm and we shall be enslaved by Shao Kahn. But if Earthrealm is victorious, Shao Kahn will abandon his claim to it forever and his armies will never again be allowed to enter our world.

I am Raiden, God of Thunder and Protector of Earthrealm, and the agents of darkness have forced my hand. Once again, Earthrealm’s heroes must do battle for the fate of our world. Once again, we must fight...in MORTAL KOMBAT!

THE RULES

Greetings fellow kombatants, and welcome to the Mortal Kombat RP. This is basically meant to be a reimagining of the MK saga, beginning after the events of the original game. In this RP you are allowed to play as one of the klassic kharacters from the MK franchise, or you can kreate a new character of your own. Keep in mind though, if you decide to kreate a new kharacter, make sure that it’s a kharacter that will easily fit into the mythos. It shouldn’t be too hard, the MK roster consists of monks, ninjas, cyborgs, demons, sorcerers, vampires, basically anything and everything you can imagine.

The rules for this RP as the same as pretty much every other RP out there. Use proper spelling and grammar. Respect your fellow players and don’t step on their toes. At the end of the day, MK is pretty silly so try not to take things too seriously. If you have any issues, be civil about it. Don’t be a dick or I’ll finish you. Metaphorically speaking of kourse.

KHARACTER SHEET

Name:

Homeworld: Your realm of origin. Earthrealm, Outworld, Netherrealm, etc.

Appearance: If it’s an established kharacter, just use a picture from MK9 or MKX. If it’s an original kreation you can include either a picture or description. No anime/maga pictures though. This is MK, not BlazBlue.

Fighting Style: Are you fast and agile? Slow but strong? Armed with swords? Give a brief description of your overall approach to kombat. Only a few sentences are neccessary.

Special Abilities: These are your kharacters “special moves”, moves that usually have some sort of supernatural flair to them. Include a list of your three main special abilities. A lot of kharacter have some redundancy to their specials, so don’t worry about including “Low Fireball” and “High Fireball”. “Fireball” will suffice. We get it. You shoot fireballs.

Fatality: Obviously you are going to kill people in lots of different ways, but this is your signature way of killing someone. Your finishing move. Be as kreative as possible, and give your Fatality a fancy name.

Personality: A short description of your kharacter’s general attitude and demeanor. As you an arrogant prick? The strong silent type? We need to know these things. At the end of the day, the special abilities and fatalities are fun, but this is an RP, not a videogame. It’s story and kharacter driven.

Backstory: Your bio. Especially important if you’re playing as an original fighter, because we need to know about who you are and where you come from. 1-2 paragraphs will suffice. If you’re playing as an established fighter, remember that only the events of the first MK game are canon. Liu Kang beat Goro and Shang Tsung to become Champion. Scorpion killed Sub-Zero to avenge his family.

Motivation: Probably the most important section, the reason why you fight. Are you seeking vengeance? Redemption? Honor? Glory? TELL ME.

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That was basically what I assumed we'd do if we were starting from the original, really. ^^; Like, the same basic plot and universe but with a different cast. But I'm fine with following on from MKX, even if that means I'll need to look into how that actually ends. XD

@Rin

We can still just go with the alternate universe. The fact is, MKX is relatively new and if a lot of people haven't played it yet then it will be hard to base our story off of it.

The idea of starting the story after the first MK makes sense, leading into the events of MKII. It would be much more accessible to people.

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Well there seems to be a good amount of interest so I'll work on the official RP soon. I'm thinking of maybe just continuing from MKX because I feel as though people want to make some new original characters, and if we started from the first MK we would be playing as the established characters. Plus MKX ends on a bit of a cliffhanger that will allow us to really take the story in a cool direction.

Mortal Kombat

Yeah, Mortal Kombat is super rad. I really like the range of awesome characters that this universe allows, if we can come up with some really good ones, this could be really fun. If we did go with a reboot universe, I’d bring up that we’d have to go through 2 tournaments, and those could take hella long.

@Marik

Unless Earthrealm loses the first tournament. That would be a way to radically change the story and take it in a new direction. Earthrealm would be merged with Outworld and ruled over by Shao Kahn. Our characters could then be part of some kind of underground resistance movement.