DocTachyon

DC Unlimited

Hey @Omega Man, I'm pretty interested in this RP and right now I'm trying to make Vigilante, based off the cowboy dude that appeared in the JLU cartoon. I want to make him a full Leaguer considering the dearth of them you seem to have right now, but I'm having a bit of a problem feeling out how powerful he should be.

The way I see it, there are really two main types of Justice League Heroes, fighters and Batman. Fighters are everyone who isn't named Batman, with actually useful powers and equipment that allows them to fight people like Darkseid. Then there's Batman, master tactician and planner who doesn't actually need to throw hands to get things done.

My problem with creating Vig is I think it'd spoil his character a bit to just hand him superpowers, and making Batman-But-A-Cowboy would feel dumb. My solution to this is to give him a list of useful equipment that lets him actually be effective in combat against League villains instead of just being a cowboy who walked into the wrong saloon. I'm wondering: How much is too much? And, as a sampler, here are some of the ideas I was considering:

Special Cylinders: In the comics, Vigilante died and was resurrected. No one's really sure exactly how the Resurrection happened(according to Wikipedia), but in my version I'm writing it as if he had a stint of being a cowboy in hell, where he got the handful of magic items. The main one of these would be two special revolver cylinders. One fires infinite bullets that are somewhat weak, the other can fire six golden bullets every forty-eight hours. These golden bullets have the power of a pretty solid Superman punch.

Collapsible Rocket Launcher: Developed by Wayne Tech and stored in the saddlebags of his Motorbike. Breaks it out when the situation calls for it.

Is this too much? I'd really like to see him involved with the League and I don't really seem him being effective if all he's got is a handful of lead rounds.

Through the Portal

Hey, sorry for unceremoniously disappearing. I can see about posting by sometime tonight, if you'll still have me.

Collateral Damage - A Superhero RP

@Burning Kitty This sheet looks good - except the make-any-item thing. That would trivialize most any conflict. I can allow a set number of blueprints that they can generate, or something like that. Like, maybe theyre programmed to create an AK, a set of lockpicks, etc...

As far as the force bubble goes... I mean at maximum effort. The literal strongest bubble tha it is physically possible for her to produce, whatever size that may happen to be.

@DracoLunaris I dig it. Accepted!

@Goldmarble Sounds like a BAMF. Accepted.

@ZeroCueroYessir. Was thinking about starting the IC proper tomorrowish? Applications would, of course, remain open.

Collateral Damage - A Superhero RP

@Burning Kitty I'm not saying she has to apply is scientifically. I'm just saying, 'intelligence' vaguely isn't really a skill, more of a personality trait. A skill with applied intelligence would be something more like an understanding of Particle Physics, or, more practically, being a demolitions expert.

What do you mean by size and force applied? Is there a maximum size? How much force would it take to crack the sucker open at her max effort?

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@Cuccoruler Rad, accepted. Although, pro-tip, change Bob's name to be either Hugh or Murray to be named after either Huginn or Muninn. Not a big deal at all, though.

Collateral Damage - A Superhero RP

@ZeroCuero Yessir.

@ArenaSnow Well, that's a shame. Hope you enjoy greener pastures, wherever you may find 'em.

Collateral Damage - A Superhero RP

@Burning Kitty Nice sheet. I'd just ask that the History be made a little longer. Also, what are we talking for max strength on the force shield? And you mention she's very intelligent - how does she apply this intelligence? Is she a skilled Chemist? Physicist? Scientist Supreme?

@ArenaSnow What makes you say that, if you don't mind my asking?

@Sisyphus Yep, you're clear to move her.

@ZeroCuero I dig it. Welcome aboard.

Collateral Damage - A Superhero RP

@ZeroCuero It varies mission to mission. Sometimes they're assigned to capture someone and drag them back to base for a 'fair trial' in a Kangaroo Court. Other times, it means being deployed to murderalize the shit out of someone.

@Cuccoruler I dig it! Only have one complaint, and that's the skills section. Is his only notable skill that he's got a pretty good intuitive understand of Construction? He doesn't know how to fight any better than a regular person or anything like that? If he doesn't, that's okay, but I wanted to clarify. Also, if you prove yourself to me in RP, I'd totally be up with upgrading you with a few more Odin powers.

@Dusty I really like him! Seems ripe for growth as a character. Only problem is the equipment - to what extent are his arrows specialized? Are we talking really just Explosive Arrows, or are we including things like Boxing Glove arrows, splinter arrows, etc.? Also, before each engagement, I think I might want to go over what gear specifically he specially packs for each engagement. Also, how strong are his explosives? About how many can he bring per fight? Are they set-and-forget explosives, or grenades?

@MonkeyBusiness Yep, I'll PM you shortly.

@Black AliceI'll make sure to keep it in mind.

@Sisyphus Accepted! Also, you're looking for Private there on Identity. A public identity is more for someone like Luke Cage.

@Ghost QueenHmm... I'm willing to accept that, but I'm gonna ask for some heavy restrictions. Like, only once in a while, can't be used on other PCs without permission, etc. That much kelvin is a lil too much to be flinging around wily nily.

Collateral Damage - A Superhero RP

@Cuccoruler@ZeroCuero@Goldmarble@MonkeyBusiness@Ghost Queen@Force and Fury@BubblegumQueen@Burning Kitty@Archmage MC@Dusty@Orange Juice@Rob@Sisyphus@Black Alice@ArenaSnow@White Alice@Afro Samurai@DracoLunaris@Fourze

OOC IS UP! Sorry if it's a little sloppy, been a while since I made an OOC post like this. (Also, reaaaaalllly hope I @mention'd everyone...)

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Collateral Damage - A Superhero RP

There is one true constant across all worldwide metahuman activity. More than any consistent powers, faces, or conflicts. That constant is…

It’s been twenty years since the dawn of the age of Metahumans - by most people’s reckoning, anyways. Metahumanity has become a staple of life. Go to work, school, pop by the store, see Jimmy down the road, and watch some shitbag catch a jet airliner in the face on live TV.

Still, knowing a Metahuman personally is rare - the chances for Metahumanity are calculated to be, roughly, 1-in-a-million. But they more than make up for their low numbers in bodycount.

The first ‘superhero’ anyone can remember is a fellow by the name of War Child. Powerless himself, War Child decided it would be a great idea to stop Bank Robbers by firing an RPG at them. While they were inside the bank.

The world is fixated upon the duels between immensely powerful Heroes and Villains, but few care about the destruction their battles tend to leave behind. Metahumanity has become one of the single most destructive forces on the planet. Some argue the destruction is unfortunate, but necessary, to stop the “bad guys” from causing even more damage. Others beg to differ.

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Welcome to Collateral Damage, the Superhero RP that concerns itself with as much action and mayhem as possible in and around New York City. The idea here is to have a sandbox environment where the players will craft their own stories - though I do have a few grand-scale plots up my sleeve.

The tone that is being shot for is, broadly speaking, fun but violent. Battles will be huge, explosive, and have a large price tag associated with clean up. Some degree of realism is expected, although many times, things will default to Rule of Cool. That said, I still expect some honest role playing, instead of someone that runs around blowing shit up 100% of time.

World Information

-HEROES: The world of Collateral Damage is populated by countless colorful superheros. No official ‘Superhero Teams’ have formed yet, but a number of notable names have surfaced.
War Child - One of the first known superheroes. Powerless. Killed by a man whose wife died while War Child was trying to ‘save’ her.
Supersonic - Generic speedster. He’s a bit of a dick, and due to the speeds he travels at he tends to liquefy bystanders when he passes them.
Meta Man - One of those ‘Flying Brick’ types. He’s notable for having wrecked the Empire State Building not once, not twice, but three times, typically by using it as an implement with which to smash villain’s faces.
Architect - Jane Marden, a super genius who invented advanced new construction equipment to lower costs and construction hurdles associated with Metahuman combat.

-VILLAINS:
Dr. Metamorpho - A small time crook with shapeshifting powers. He’s been in the news lately after having his head pulped by Supersonic.
Steve Cinnamic - He can temporarily ‘shut off’ Metahuman abilities temporarily. Notable for being Meta Man’s long time foe.

-HUNTERS: The Hunter program was started by Senator Joel Alvarez after one of his voting strongholds was annihilated by Meta Man in a fight. The Hunter Program consists largely of normal humans, though they do have Metas in their ranks. They intend to bag and tag as many Metas as they can, and generally speaking, prevent as much property damage as possible.

Stylistic Contemporaries

To get a feel for the sort of tone and style I’m shooting for with this, I’ve included many of my inspirations.

The Boys by Warren Ellis


Matt Fraction's Hawkeye


Hardcore Henry
youtube.com/watch?v=96EChBYVFhU

Kingsman: The Secret Service
youtube.com/watch?v=kl8F-8tR8to

John Wick
youtube.com/watch?v=2AUmvWm5ZDQ

Guardians of the Galaxy
youtube.com/watch?v=2LIQ2-PZBC8

Rules

-All standard RPGuild rules apply.
-No power play, godmodding, assuming control of others characters, yadda yadda yadda.
-Your character isn’t a Dodge-God. You will get hit occasionally.
-In terms of killing others characters, ask their permission first. Unless they are in a ridiculously compromised position(ex. Running around in their underwear with a pot on their head, singing “clang clang went the Trolley!”), in which case I will give you my blessing to kill them.
-Shoot for a minimum of a paragraph per post. Every once in awhile is understandable,
-If you’re absent for a week, I’ll kill your character. If you plan to be absent for an extended period of time, we can reach some kind of conclusion. Obviously, life comes before RP.
-Even though this is less of an interaction-oriented RP, it’s not “Doc Tachyon’s Wacky n’ Wild Log Flume Adventure™”. I expect at least some character development.
-Got an idea for a big plot? Shoot me a PM, and we’ll talk.
-Although there will be lots of violence, try to keep the descriptions of the gore down to a PG-13 ish level. We don’t want to get kicked off the guild, now do we?
-Although there will be lots of destruction, let me know if you want to do something really big, like, leveling a skyscraper.
-Don’t spam the IC. Based on the level of interest displayed in the IC, wait at least 24 hours and 3 posts before posting again. This will change as interest winds down.

Character Creation Rules

-Characters go in Character tab only after being approved by me in the OOC tab.
-Don’t necessarily feel limited to making someone who fits into a neat box of Hero, Villain, or Hunter. Hell, make a civilian if you want to. Just understand that certain character types will be more conducive to this RP.
-No restrictions on whether your character is an alien, human, android, whatever. Just note that I expect most characters to be human.
-Powers not required.
-I won’t accept more than two or three of the same power. I don’t want a world full of only superstrong tanks.
-In terms of power level, as an average, I’m shooting for about Spiderman to Cyclops level. Don’t sweat it if you’re off the power curve a bit, though. Just understand that the better you write, the more comfortable I’ll be with letting you have a more powerful character.
-While the goal here is destruction at a large scale, not every little thing is combat. I want characters, not living weapons.
-Two character a person to start with. If you prove yourself capable in RP, I’ll allot you more.

Character Sheet

Name:

Gender:

Appearance: Minimum of a paragraph, pictures optional. Please include the character’s casual clothing, as well as what they wear when being a Superhero/Villain/Hunter.

Age: Given that metahumans are only a recent phenomenon, please keep this reasonable. I’d also prefer characters to be at least teenagers, however, if someone can present me with a convincing argument, I will allow less.

Alias: Hero/Villain name, or codename if Hunter.

Alignment: Hero, Villain, or Hunter?

Identity: Public, Private, or On-File. On-File identities are known to governmental bodies and no one else.

History: Minimum of a paragraph.

Personality: Minimum of a paragraph.

Skills: Include all skills and talents beyond that of a normal person. This includes firearms training, martial arts abilities, multilingualism, etc.

Abilities: Include any metahuman abilities, along with their weaknesses and limitations.

Equipment: Everything beyond excessively mundane items any person could be expected to have. Include details of any armor, weapons, etc.

Other Goodies:

Discord - COMING SOON! Joining not required.

Playlist - COMING SOON! You don't have to listen to it, but, y'know. I like to think music sets mood.