Okay, cool. So I'm gonna edit my intro post after work later tonight to add in more detail, but nothing that would invalidate anyone else's post. It'll just be more sensory observations of the characters and the environment, which I chose to originally leave out to make the intro post shorter. Then, once everyone has their first post done, I'll write my second one and have my characters respond to everything that happened in the other posts XD.
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So, I have a question for you guys. It was brought to my attention in past RPs that I put too much detail into my posts and made them too long, so this time around, in the hopes of not scaring anyone off, I sort of did the bare minimum for details in my intro post. But what do you all think? Would you prefer more detail in my posts? To give you a couple examples, here are two intro posts from past RPs where I put in a looooot of detail and they got suuuuper long:
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I see my apologies, I have changed it so she has woken up only recently. Or if you like she can wake up later on in the RP and be introduced to the others?
Either one is fine. If you want to have her from the start, we can go with what I had suggested in the other thread, and say that while her pod was found at the same time as the other Kryptonians, the malfunction in her cryogenic stasis system was far worse and it took a few years before it was safe to awaken her. You could say now she's been awake for a few months and has been training with Clark, Conner, and Jon. To help you find a way to introduce her in the IC thread, you could say she was flying to the Hall with Conner and Jon but got distracted by something and said she'd be there in a bit and they continued on without her. That would explain why she enters the scene a little after them. Like, because she's still new to observing Earth, maybe she saw a cool garden with pretty flowers on the way and wanted to stop and smell them or something.
Room for ine more maybe? I have a couple of ideas. Maybe Sideways or Manchester Black? I'm afraid I'm not great at graphics.
Sure! Would you mind elaborating on your ideas?
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Made some edits to my character sheet, how does it look now?
While Rao didn't technically go supernova, that's fine, I'm not gonna harp on it. Though I did want to ask - you mentioned her waking up at the same time as the other Kryptonians, which means she has now been awake for at least several years since those pods were found in the cleanup after the Reach invasion, which was in the early days of the Justice League. I never gave an exact date for the Reach Invasion's end, but it started ten years ago, which is what caused the League to first form. I kept it vague to allow more freedom in character creation and backstories, but even if the invasion and subsequent war lasted for three years, that still means Kara woke up seven years ago. Is that what you were intending?
Oh, and for anyone curious, here is the database I had created waaaaaay back in 2005 for the very first Teen Titans RP I had ever done. This only shows the characters who joined during the initial story arc, but we eventually went on to have like 14 Titans on the team or something. It's a shame I stopped updating this site once the RP really took off, but it's still fun to go back and look at it XD.
https://rptitans.tripod.com/
https://rptitans.tripod.com/
I realize I forgot to directly specify in the opening post, but for anyone wondering, your characters should indeed show up in their superhero attire unless they were planning to attend as their civilian identities. I introduced all my characters using their hero alias instead of real names in the intro post, but I never actually said they were wearing their super suits. My bad, lol.
@Eviledd1984 Looks good, but as mentioned in the initial interest post, Kryptonite in this continuity was engineered by the Apokkians. They also caused the sun Rao to expand into a red giant and then explode, which also destroyed Krypton and shattered the planet.
@CaptainManbeard Thank you! I just finished catching up with the IC thread! Is there something you would like me to change in Jinx’s CS? Or could I post it in the CHAR section?
The only real issue is the mention of connections to the Titans as if they are already a team. This RP starts off with sort of an origin story about how the sidekicks first become the Teen Titans, so they haven't actually existed yet under that name at the start of the RP. But everything else is golden! Glad to have you on board!
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Hey, just letting you know that I'm not going to be on the site for about a week. I'm going on a short trip, my first one in forever, across my province to attend a friend's wedding. While I'm coming back Tuesday night, I realistically won't be online until Wednesday, at which time I plan to post as Steel and the Ray, as we could just say that they were late to arrive at the tenth anniversary event.
No problem! I doubt the story will jump too far ahead by then since everyone is still getting settled and all. I imagine we'll indulge in a few back and forth posts to get to know the flow of our characters before we jump into combat anyway.
THE HALL OF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FRIDAY (EARLY EVENING)
AUGUST 18TH, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FRIDAY (EARLY EVENING)
AUGUST 18TH, 2023
Nightwing stood on the roof of the main building, clad in his black combat suit with a blue bird icon on the chest and a stylized domino mask. His green eyes were obscured by all-white nanotech contact lenses, a color setting he used to help conceal his civilian identity. The lenses also erected a heads-up display within his visual field so that he could help Batman monitor various communication channels. He was surveying the influx of vehicles into the parking lot as a gentle Summer breeze rustled his neatly-combed dark brown hair.
The Justice League’s Tenth Anniversary Celebration was expected to be one of the biggest social gatherings of the Summer, attracting celebrities, media personalities, and even politicians. It was also coinciding with the grand re-opening of the Hall of Justice, which had been remodeled and converted into a museum and event space since the League now used the Watchtower satellite as their new headquarters.
Dick smiled to himself as he saw a few big names arrive, such as Lady Gaga, Post Malone, Snoop Dogg, and Anthony Mackie to name a few. He frowned as he spotted New Jersey Senator Harvey Dent, a former district attorney from Gotham City who usually said very harsh things about metahumans and vigilantes in general. The man was a favorite guest on G. Gordon Godfrey’s news programs and was likely at the event to gather ammo for his next interview. Most of the heroes didn’t like him very much.
Both costumed heroes and uniformed security personnel were managing the flow of people into the building, which opened into a spacious lobby with polished marble floors and support pillars of white stone and gold trim. Long halls extended to the left and right, with map displays showing how to get to the various museum exhibits, gift shops, restrooms, conference rooms, kitchens, food court, etc.
Giant stone statues of the founding League members lined the far wall, and between each one was a set of double doors which all opened into the enormous Grand Ballroom. A sea of round tables sat facing a stage, not unlike what one might see at the Golden Globes. Hundreds of people were coming back and forth, finding their chairs or heading out to see other parts of the Hall before the main event started.
Dick found his way back inside, smirking as he overheard someone say, “This place is so beautiful! I’m overwhelmed!” Just then, Kid Flash came up beside him, wearing his red and yellow supersuit.
Nightwing turned to his friend. “Everyone is always either overwhelmed or underwhelmed. Why isn’t anyone ever just… whelmed?”
“Beats me dude! But you see that fine specimen over there in the red dress? I’m totally getting her number tonight!” the speedster replied.
“Either that or a restraining order!” Dick said with a smirk.
“Duuuude!” Wally threw his hands up, then grinned.
Meanwhile, Scarlet Beacon entered the Hall with his twin brother, Superboy. Both were also dressed in their superhero suits. “I don’t know why Dad is making us come to this thing,” he complained. “All these people give me anxiety. I’d rather go back home and finish getting caught up on One Punch Man.”
Soon everyone was getting settled into their seats, mingling, and ordering food and drinks from the menu. It wouldn’t be long before the first presentation started, which was a cinematic retelling of the Justice League’s formation narrated by Superman. Unbeknownst to them, a nefarious plot was underway that would drastically alter the course of events that night…
If you are interested in joining, please take a look at the initial story concept discussed in the original interest check thread and then post your ideas here in this OOC.
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