Martian

~Teen Titans~ LET'S GO!

Dick waited the minute or so it took the rest of the Titans to get to the meeting room. All the while he kept his eyes on Grazer, still trying to figure out what he was thinking beneath his mask. But that staring contest ended when Starfire entered the room. Somehow her presence always dragged Dick away from what he was focusing on. It was kind of a mystery to Dick, not realizing how dense he could be sometimes.

After Starfire explained what was going on with Soleil, Dick responded, “I mean another helping hand couldn’t hurt, though I’ll keep my eye on her. Something is just off about her, so I’d like to keep her close so I can watch her.”

However Dick would not respond to Star’s question if Soleil was familiar to him as well. Truth be told, she was, but Dick couldn’t place her. However, a lot of Dick’s memories from before he became Robin were foggy, like a half-remembered past life. Perhaps he had met her while traveling with Haly’s Circus.

Dick was brought back out of his thoughts when Raven entered the room and stated that such thoughts should be put on hold until Ghost was saved. Dick agreed, though he did still stare at Soleil when she entered the meeting room with Alrick. The alleged cousins didn’t have time to say anything before Lio entered as well, asking what the situation was.

“As Cyborg and Beast Boy are away on a mission, I guess this is all of us, so we can begin,” stated Dick, “All we know right now is that Ghost was out on patrol and reported something in. He had only managed to send us his coordinates before we lost contact. As such this is an urgent situation, one that I’m assigning pretty much the whole team to.”

Dick then pulled up a satellite view of the coordinates Ghost provided on the main screen, before continuing, “We are currently not able to detect his communicator, so we’re going to take the T-Jet. I believe that Grazer will be accompanying us, as will Soleil. However I’m going to rely on you Apollo to look after her as I haven’t had time to assess her powers. Now if no one has any questions, we can head to the hangar.”

Just then a notification beeped on Dick’s computer. Apparently two figures were standing at the door to Titans Tower. While this wasn’t a good time, Dick did recognize one as Captain Marvel. It was only then that Dick remembered that the League had contacted him about taking in a ward of the League. Except they were early by about an hour.

“Pulse, can you go check the front door. I was supposed to meet a man named Bob today, and he’s come early. See if you can get him to come back later. After that meet us at the coordinates, which I just sent to your ring. I know you can fly as fast as the T-Jet,” ordered Dick.

Dick then rose from his seat and began to walk over to the elevator, the other Titans following. Taking the lift all the way to the hangar, Dick was met with the familiar set of the orange T-Jet.

“Alright team, let’s load up,” stated Dick as he boarded the high tech plane.

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Lio was apparently the last to the room, finding all the usual Titans here, except Beast Boy and Cyborg who had left on a mission the previous day. Lio also noted that the girl Soleil was also in the meeting room, which seemed odd to Lio. However his attention quickly shifted to Robin explaining the mission.

Apparently a Titan named Ghost had called for backup only to go dark. Before Lio could pull up the coordinates with his pseudo-ring, Robin had already put in on the big screen. Whatever satellite Robin had linked to produced an average quality image, which again Lio was noted as odd. After all, Robin used to work with the Batman, a hero who could seemingly find any piece of evidence. Perhaps the image quality meant nothing, but Lio still noted it in his mind.

Robin then stated that they were going to get in the T-Jet and go to Ghost’s last known location. The leader of the Titans also said that this new guy Grazer, and the mysterious Soleil were to come along. Lio wondered if either of them had powers, or were just super skilled like Robin. Either way, Lio would keep an eye on them during this mission.

But just as Lio was rising from his seat to head to the hangar, Robin asked him to check out who was at the front door of the Tower. While Lio did want to leave with the Titans, he knew that Robin was right in saying that he could easily catch up with them using his pseudo-ring.

“Alright, boss I’ll check the door,” stated Lio.

Lio remained in the meeting room as the other Titans took the elevator to the hangar. Once a second elevator arrived, Lio took it to the main floor. Briskly walking to the front door, as he didn’t want to miss any of the mission, Lio swiped his Titans communicator, causing the massive doors to open.

Standing outside the door on the steps were two very tall men. While one was easily six foot something, the other man dwarfed him, standing at what Lio guessed to be about nine feet. Standing in front of the massive and muscular man made Lio feel uneasy, visions of the man squashing him like a bug frittering about in his head. However, Lio noted that he had kind eyes and a friendly smile.

It was only then that Lio recognized the other man as Captain Marvel, a newer member of the Justice League. This officially brought the number of League members he had met to two. Lio had to assume the giant of a man was Bob, the person Robin had mentioned. What business Bob had with the Titans’ leader, Lio did not know. All he knew was that this was cutting into mission time.

“You’re here to see Robin right?” Lio asked, “Unfortunately the Titans are busy with a mission right now, so could you come back later? There’s a really good pizza place and arcade across the bay. You could kill several hours there.”

Lio thought about scanning the two with his pseudo-ring to make sure they were who they said they were and not dummy robot bombs from Toyman, but felt it would be rude. Plus the Titans Tower’s security would have detected if Lio was in any actual trouble.

Star Wars: The Fires of Hope - TTRPG using Fate Core

@rocketrobie2@Mistress Dizzy@rush99999
So I’m back from my trip, taking an extra day to just chill. Thanks for all the well wishes as it was a lot of fun. Anyways like I said, I’m posting the OOC today.

Star Wars: The Fires of Hope

It’s mostly the same information, save I added the house rule about exchanging part of your extras for a point of refresh and I also included the example character. Rush, since your character is done, you can post it in the Characters tab.

Star Wars: The Fires of Hope - TTRPG using Fate Core

It’s been three months since the Galactic Empire lost its first major battle in its Civil War. The Rebel Fleet was able to destroy the super-weapon known as the Death Star, ruining countless years of Imperial planning. This disaster has caused the Empire to crack down even harder on all forms of resistance, its grip tightening around the Galaxy. And yet there is still hope. Spurred on by the Rebel victory at Yavin, many new recruits have decided to join the armed resistance. One such mass enrollment would be on the planet Pythis. A small tourist world in the Mid Rim, Pythis was just obscure enough for a Rebel recruiter to try and have multiple factions join the Rebellion at the same time. The only problem is that the Empire is aware of this, and is ready to strike as soon as the potential Rebels make themselves known.

So I really love the Fate Core system and would like to try running it here on the Guild. For those unfamiliar, Fate Core is a simple role-playing system that focuses more on telling a collaborative story than having in depth dice rolling rules. In fact the only dice roll ever done in Fate Core is rolling four fate dice, which will give you a result between negative four and plus four, to which you then add your relevant skill ranking. Obviously there’s a bit more to it than that, but the system is easy to learn.

Here’s some resources if you aren’t familiar with Fate Core:

• This is the official publisher’s website. You can download a PDF of the core rules for any price, including free.
• This is a hack of Fate Core to make it Star Wars themed. We will be using the skill list included within, as well as the rules for Extras.
• This is a helpful video explaining how to play Fate Core.
• This is a video of celebrities playing Fate Core, with one of the game designers as GM. This is good if you want to see Fate in actual play.

If you are interested in participating, I ask that you start coming up with a character concept. All player characters are people who hate the Empire for some reason and are looking to join the Rebellion, coming to Pythis to meet with a Rebel recruiter. I am hesitant to include Jedi, being more open to other Force using traditions. As for species, pretty much any alien both canon or original would work, as long as they fit in the setting and aren’t overpowered.

Stuff to do if you’ve read the rule book

If you understand the rules of Fate Core and have some kind of character idea, please do these next few steps.

• Start thinking about your aspects. An aspect should be a few words to up to a sentence.
• Your first aspect is your high concept. This should be a short way of explaining your character, and should include your species.
• Next is your trouble. This should be something that comes up fairly regularly to mess with your life. This could be a mental or emotional issue, a problem with an NPC, or anything else that you could think of that would screw up your character.
• Next up you should write an origin. This should be a paragraph explaining something that happened in the character’s past, shaping who they are. This will also create their third aspect.
• The next story to come up with is the Spark of Rebellion. This is what drove them to wanting to join the Rebellion. Was a family member killed? A home world exploited? Or is it just on principle? This will create your fourth aspect.
• The fifth and final aspect will be a Bond. This is some sort of relationship between player characters. If you want, your characters can know each other prior to the start of the roleplay, or you could leave it blank and fill it in as the story progresses.
• Now that you’ve done your aspects, please refer to the Star Wars hack PDF and pick your top 3-5 skills. This will help shape your character.
• And if you done everything else, maybe come up with a stunt. There are several example stunts in both the core rules and the Star Wars hack, which are perfectly acceptable, or you could get creative and make your own.
• Also I’m adding the house rule that if you choose to not use either your skills or stunts alloted for your extras, you may instead gain 1 point of Refresh.

Example Character Sheet

BASIC

Name: Jib Phean
Refresh: 3
[Notes: The default refresh is three. It can be higher by one if you choose not to use all your extras budget. This affects the minimum fate points that you start a session with. Can also be spent at milestones to gain a new stunt.]
Current FP: 3
[Notes: Fate points are used to invoke aspects. Doing so allows you to get either a +2 to a roll or do a complete re-roll. Multiple invokes can be used for a single role, but a single aspect can only be invoked once per roll.]

ASPECTS

High Concept: Gran Ex-Pro Podracer
[Notes: The high concept must include your species and a few words establishing a basic character type.]
Trouble: I owe the Hutts so many Credits
[Notes: Due to a lifetime of gambling, Jib owes a substantial amount of Credits to a Hutt crime lord. This is a trouble that works as it can come up as a recurring thing, with the threat of the Hutts always looming and can be invoked for when Jib can’t stop himself from gambling.]
Origin: I just need to go fast
[Notes: Growing up on Malastare, Jib always loved podracers. From a young age he piloted them, quickly rising in the ranks. Jib then became something of a celebrity in the podracing scene.]
Spark of Rebellion: They banned my sport!
[Notes: Wishing to crack down on the black market, the Empire banned podracing as it fueled organized crime. Jib had his podracer impounded by Imperial Forces, and the podracer league shut down. Now with nothing else to live for and a hatred for the Empire, Jib decided to fight back.]
Bond: Nos Tuu always has what I need
[Notes: Another example character is Nos Tuu, a smuggler. Back when Jib was still a podracer, he knew Nos Tuu, who would always smuggle him goods, mostly paid for with gambling wins. Now that they’re both in the rebellion, Jib relies on Nos Tuu to help him out.]

SKILLS

Superb +5:
Great +4: Transport
Good +3: Mechanics, Deception
Fair +2: Blast, Will, Notice
Average +1: Athletics, Vigor, Lore, Investigation
Basic +0: Everything Else
[Notes: This is the array of skills you start with. You can increase skills as you play, but it takes a long time to do so. Also when increasing skill levels, it must maintain a pyramid shape, meaning that the skill rank below another must have equal or more skills in it.]

EXTRAS

DRN-71
Aspects: Customized, Loyal Pit Droid
Skills: +4 Mechanics, +2 Transport
Stunts: Built in Toolkit: You may declare that you have the right tool for a repair. When you do an overcome roll using said tool, if you succeed with style, you can add a bonus boost.
[Notes: This is a basic example of a companion. He uses one aspect, one stunt, and all six skill points. Also I’m capping a companion’s skill rating a +4, same as a starting character.]

Podracer Toolkit
Aspects: High Quality Corellian made Toolkit
Stunts: Just About Every Tool I could ever need: Once per scene, you make declare that you have the right tool for a repair. Gain +2 to a Mechanics to Overcome a repair.
[Notes: This is an example special item. It uses one aspect and one stunt.]

STUNTS

Focus: Gain a +2 Bonus to Will roles to create an advantage on yourself.
[Notes: This is a stunt listed in the Star Wars hack. Using pre-made stunts is definitely fine, especially if you are new to Fate.]

Customization Expert: You may use Transport instead of Mechanics to Create an Advantage of customizing a vehicle.
[Notes: This is a simple, use a skill for another skill role stunt. They’re a good way of sharpening your character’s focus.]

Dangerous Driving: If in a vehicle, you may roll Transport to make an attack roll on another vehicle.
[Notes: Another skill for a skill stunt. This one fits thematically as Jib was a dangerous driver back when he piloted podracers.]

STRESS

Physical: [ ] [ ] [ ]
[Notes: Jib gets a bonus stress box for having a +1 in Vigor, the equivalent skill of Physique in the core book.]
Mental: [ ] [ ] [ ]
[Notes: Jib also gets a bonus stress box for having a +2 in Will.]

CONSEQUENCES

2:
4:
6:
[Notes: Unlike stress boxes, consequences aren’t separated by physical and mental.]

So if people are interested in participating in this, please let me know. I’m here to answer any questions about the tabletop system or the setting that you may have. Also if we do get players, we can start discussing the setting and character roles together as collaborative game design in a big part of Fate Core.

May the Force be with you.

Looking to try out 1x1 - Many plots within

@Jonisca
I am definitely still interested in doing the demi-god plot. Do you already have a character in mind, or an inkling of which god would be your parent? Also we can either continue discussing this in thread or switch over to PM, whatever you prefer.

The new recruits of S.W.O.R.D.

I’m interested in this. The character I had in mind was an engineering student who had latent Inhuman DNA. After a small Terrigen bomb goes off in his city, my character and several other people are made full Inhumans. My character would gain the power to rip open holes in space, creating a rift between two spots in space. Things can freely go between the sides of the rift, until my character stops focusing on it, causing the rift to close.

So he would have a dual role at S.W.O.R.D. as both an engineer and a means of transportation.

Teen Titans: Sidekicks Unite

@CaptainManbeard
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.

Teen Titans: Sidekicks Unite

The Ray

Raymond “Ray” Terrill

Age: 16
Birthday: March 16th
Height: 5’10’’
Body Type: Thin
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Dark Brown
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Orientation: Homosexual

Voice

Haley Joel Osment

Musical Theme

Personality

For most of his life, Raymond was sequestered away from the world, only really interacting with his parents. This has left him a little socially awkward, as he never had peers to learn from. Still, he’s a pleasant individual, always with a smile on his face and in good spirits. He is always willing to make friends, something that is new to him. As such he can be a little over-bearing, coming off a little strong. Raymond is also a little gullible, not having experienced much trickery in his life.

Raymond is obsessed with heroes. Ever since discovering them online, Raymond has wanted to be one. Thankfully it would turn out that he had powers, and he now uses them the best he can to fight crime. But Raymond still has a fear of letting his powers getting too strong, the death of his older brother from said powers still embedded in his mind.

Powers & Abilities

Raymond’s body can naturally absorb solar energy, storing it in his body. This energy can then be used later for a wide variety of abilities by focusing his mind on what he wants to happen. Raymond can manifest his light as an aura that allows him to fly, though he is much slower than someone like Superman. Raymond can also fire pure solar energy as a beam, destroying most things in its path. Raymond also has the potential to create hard light constructs, make light illusions, or even turn himself invisible. But he has yet to master these forms of his powers, as they seem to happen randomly.

Talents & Skills

Raymond was given a pretty standard public school education by his mother, excelling in most classes she taught. However, his singular focus was computer programming. Starting as a hobby, Raymond quickly mastered basic programming. By age thirteen he had begun work on his own video games, making a name for himself in the indie game scene. He has since decided that he wants his career to be in computer programming.

Raymond’s other big hobby is music production. He has created a lot of backing tracks, though he hasn’t done much with it as he can’t sing to save his life. He also taught himself to play keyboard.

Raymond has almost no fighting skills, as he was kept safe indoors. He has received a little instruction from his father, but most of what he learned during the war had been lost over time. Still, Raymond has been interested in signing up for martial arts lessons.

Biography

Golden Age Ray Story

In the early twentieth century, the US government was attempting to better understand several aspects of the universe. One such project was RONOL (Research On the Nature Of Light), headed by the genius Dr. Dayzl. The doctor believed that it was possible for light to combine with a human, creating an all powerful light entity. When World War II broke out, the government refocused RONOL into coming up with light based weapons. To this end they would attempt to create a light entity, starting an experiment just outside the city of Vanity, Oregon.

Attempting to release a light bomb that would theoretically bond to a volunteer soldier, the experiment would go off prematurely, the bomb exploding next to a nearby hot air balloon. On board the balloon was local journalist Langford Terrill. Believing that the balloon was hit by lightning, he would wake up in a hospital. Upon being released, Langford would discover that he now possessed light based powers. Taking the name the Ray, he would follow in the steps of other superheroes and defend the city of Vanity.

However, the government would be keeping an eye on Langford, eventually nudging him to join the Justice Society of America and directly fight in the war. Langford would serve with the Justice Society for the rest of the war, being a part of the team that got enchanted as to slow down their aging. After the war the Justice Society was targeted by the House on Un-American Activities, forced to either reveal their identities or disband. The Society would choose to disband.

Now retired from heroics, Langford would resume his journalism career, get married, and have a son named Joshua. As soon as Joshua was exposed to light, his powers manifested. With no hiding it, Langford revealed to his son that he was the Ray. Joshua was excited and wanted to be a sidekick to his father, even picking out the name Spitfire. However, Joshua would die before his eleventh birthday, exploding in an overload of light as he absorbed too much energy for his young birthday.

After this tragedy, Langford would get divorced. The former hero would put all his focus into journalism, even getting a syndicated column in several national newspapers. Langford would continue to live in Vanity for several decades, his aging still slowed by the enchantment. By the 2000s, the spell had begun to weaken, as Langford finally started aging again. He would decide to retire from journalism and ended up meeting a woman named Nadine, someone closer in age to how Langford looked. After a brief whirlwind romance, the two would get married.

Modern Age Ray Story

Several years into their marriage, Langford and Nadine would get a massive shock. Despite both of their advanced age, Nadine was pregnant. It was at this time that Langford shared with his wife the story of how he was the Ray and what happened to Joshua. When their son Raymond was eventually born, the two parents decided to lie and say he was allergic to sunlight.

For a good chunk of his young life, Raymond was kept locked up in his home. The only people he associated with were his parents, being home schooled by his mother, a former middle school teacher. Things were lonely for Raymond, that was until his parents bought him a computer for his twelfth birthday. Suddenly with access to the outside world, Raymond tried to accumulate all possible knowledge that there was. He would then learn about superheroes, a topic his parents had never brought up to him. It wasn’t long before Raymond dreamed of leaving his home and becoming a superhero.

It was also during this time that Raymond made a friend online, a local girl named Jennifer Jurden. The two would chat frequently, Jennifer being Raymond’s one tie to the outside of his home. It was through his chats with Jennifer that Raymond helped understand the fact that he liked guys, another topic never brought up in the Terrill household. Things were actually going well for Raymond, that was until the Fourth Reich arrived at his doorstep.

A group of Neo-Nazi supers, the Fourth Reich had managed to find an old government list of known identities of Justice Society of America members. The Fourth Reich would split up, attacking the homes of these former heroes all at once. Raymond would be on his computer when the Neo-Nazis broke into the Terrill. The elderly Langford would attempt to fight them off, but his light powers had been weakening in recent years.

Hearing his father being hurt outside, Raymond moved without thinking, running into the light for the first time. Immediately he absorbed a massive amount of solar energy, and fired a massive blast of light, forcing the Fourth Reich back. The fight was then interrupted by the arrival of several members of the Justice League. They had learned of the Fourth Reich’s plan and had intervened, saving all the former heroes and their families.

After the Neo-Nazis were taken to prison, Raymond and Langford had a long talk. The older Terrill would admit to being the Ray and explained what happened to Joshua. While initially angry, Raymond would understand his parents reasoning. He would forgive them, with the one stipulation being that he was allowed to operate as a new Ray. Langford would begrudgingly agree.

Raymond would then start patrolling Vanity as the Ray, all the while being trained by his father. In order to better manage his powers, Raymond was limited in how long he could spend outside, so that he never absorbed too much solar energy. It was also during this time that he would meet Jennifer in person, revealing to her that he was the Ray.

It was after a few months of mixing training and heroics, that Raymond and his father were invited to attend the Justice League’s Tenth Anniversary. Wondering if that meant the Justice League was interested in him joining, Raymond practically forced his dad to agree to go with him. Langford would agree, but only if Raymond was dressed as the Ray, as he was now the one true Ray.

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Steel

Natasha Irons

Age: 17
Birthday: June 19th
Height: 5’6’’
Body Type: Athletic
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Pronouns: She/Her
Orientation: Homosexual

Voice

AJ Michalka

Musical Theme

Personality

Natasha is a big personality, often being loud and outspoken. This bombastic nature can either immediately endear her toward someone or definitely put them off. Natasha is voracious when it comes to learning things, always looking for something new. She can usually be seen either pouring herself fully into a study or project, or attempting new things so that she can just have the experience. Also Natasha has ADHD and thus can go on different flights of fancy. It seems like she can only focus on science projects, otherwise bouncing from idea to idea.

Natasha also feels the need to help others, even from when she was a small child. Having lost her father and brother at a young age, Natasha can tend to attach herself to others, afraid of letting go. This need to be a shield led her to become the second Steel. While appreciative of her uncle, Natasha is a little selfish in wanting to be her own person.

Powers & Abilities

While a baseline human, Natasha has built her own version of the Steel Armor. Her version is just as durable, able to shrug off punches or blasts from super powered enemies, as well as possessing super strength capabilities. The Steel armor is also coated in boosters that allow for flight. The suit also has an on board AI that Natasha calls BORIS, which can regulate suit activity and connect with outside networks. The armor also has a life support system, able to maintain the pilot’s condition for up to three days. Weapon wise, the suit is equipped with sonic emitters and plasma cannons, located in the wrists and gauntlets.

Besides the Steel Armor, Natasha always brings with her a Kinetic Hammer. The signature weapon of Steel, the Kinetic Hammer is a large hammer than can build up kinetic energy and release it in a massive swing. The hammer is also capable of flight and can return to Natasha through use of the BORIS AI. Also the hammer has electromagnetic capabilities, like magnetically attaching to Steel’s back and generating a small EMP.

Talents & Skills

Natasha is a certified genius, being at the top of several fields including electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and plain old mechanical aptitude. She can pick up on new technology concepts very fast, being able to reproduce a new piece of technology she comes across in almost no time. While Natasha is an expert in engineering, she is also no slouch in other sciences, such as AI. While Natasha didn’t create the BORIS AI, instead being made by another researcher at Steelworks, she understands enough about it to add it to her armor.

Besides delving into science, Natasha is also an accomplished athlete, believing that she had to keep her body up with her mind. She is an avid runner, cycler, and swimmer, having participated in many races. Natasha also did take several years of kick boxing, though she doesn’t really use it as Steel.

Finally, Natasha is into gardening. As a young child, Natasha participated in her neighborhood garden, finding that the simple act of gardening calmed down her brain, helping with the ADHD. To this day Natasha still maintains a garden on the balcony of her apartment.

Biography

Early life

The Irons family had been in Metropolis ever since they were freed from slavery. As such they have been a key part of Metropolis’ history. That continued into modern day when the Irons family were prominent civil rights activists. However they would be in the wrong place when a nearby gang shoot out caused stray bullets to kill the Irons. This left their two children, John Henry and Clay without a home. Ending up in the same foster home in the Suicide Slums neighborhood, the brothers would have a different outlook on life than the other.

John Henry just wanted to get out of the city, to make something of his life. To that end he forced himself to excel in school, getting scholarships to attend the nation’s best schools. Clay on the other hand embraced the Slums, becoming a drug dealer. While his big brother was away making something of his life, Clay got his girlfriend pregnant twice, leading to his kids Natasha and Ezekiel.

Upon having children, Clay tried to turn his life around. He engaged with his kids, seeing that Natasha had the same smarts of her uncle, while Ezekiel was an emotional and caring kid. However, the better times would not last as an old enemy of Clay’s, the supervillain Skyhook, kidnapped Ezekiel. Their would be a massive manhunt to located the kidnapped child, Superman even getting involved. In the end Ezekiel was found dead, with Superman arresting Skyhook.

The failure of the police and Superman to save his son caused Clay to spiral, falling into hard drugs. Natasha dealing with the pain of a dead sibling and an absent father would throw herself into her studies, joining as many extracurricular programs she could, just so she wouldn’t have to go home. Then the Reach Invasion happened, Metropolis being hit hard.

Later life

In the chaos of the battle, Clay Irons was believed killed. Left alone, Natasha would be rescued by her uncle John Henry who decided to move back to Metropolis to help rebuild. Natasha would move in with her uncle, while he joined a company called Amertek Industries. Wondering what her uncle was doing at the company, Natasha would hack into their servers and discover that John Henry was helping the US government develop weapons to fight off another potential alien invasion.

But Natasha kept her mouth shut, focusing instead on her studies. However, the true purpose of the weapons was revealed when more Kryptonian stasis pods were found. Fearing an army of Supermen, the military used the weaponry to try and capture General Zod and his commanders. When John Henry learned of this he immediately quit Amertek and went to give tech support to the Kryptonian refugees.

Following this incident, Superman and the other Kryptonians would depart the Earth to find the remnants of Krypton. However, shortly after they left, an explosion happened in deep space and Earth lost all communication with the Kryptonians. With the public believing Superman dead somewhere far off in space, super-criminals began to exploit this opportunity in Metropolis.

Wishing to honor Superman’s legacy, John Henry would build a power armor to defend Metropolis with. Dubbed the New Man of Steel, John Henry would clash with the gang lord known as the White Rabbit. It would only take a few days for Natasha to deduce that her uncle was the new hero. Wanting to help, she forced her way into the role of tech support.

The pair would work together for seven months before Superman returned. Apparently he had encountered a slaver fleet controlled by an AI, which had destroyed their communications gear. With his hero returned, John Henry and Natasha were prepared to retire, only to be approached by Superman. He was so impressed with how the two had handled protecting Metropolis, that he offered John Henry a place with the Justice League.

John Henry would immediately agree, slightly altering his name to just Steel before fully joining the League. The niece and uncle would then move to Washington D.C. to be closer to the League. Natasha would end up graduating high school early, taking a position as a Senator’s aide. But Natasha quickly became disillusioned with politics, and decided to move back to Metropolis on her own.

There she would start a small think tank called Steelworks. As a side project she would build her own set of power armor. While she would test it several times, she actually had to use it when someone kidnapped the Mayor of Metropolis. Apparently a new crime boss named Reggie Clover aka Crash had appeared and wanted to make a name for himself. Natasha would track down the kidnapped Mayor, only to discover that Crash was in fact her thought-dead father Clay.

The man had faked his death during the Reach invasion and decided to build a new name for himself. Natasha would defeat her father in combat before turning him over to the police. Deciding that she was obligated to do this, she began operating as a superhero. Her uncle, while initially against it, would give his blessing and allow for her to use the name Steel.

In the year she has been working as a hero, she’s become friends with Superman, who invited her to attend the Justice League’s tenth anniversary event. While her uncle would be there as a Justice League member, Natasha hopes to be seen as her own hero.

Star Wars: The Fires of Hope - TTRPG using Fate Core

@rush99999 @Mistress Dizzy @rocketrobie2
Sorry to tag you all again but I have an important update. I'm not going to be on the guild for about a week. I'm taking a short trip, my first one in forever, to go across the province I live in to attend a friend's wedding. I'm coming back Tuesday night, so realistically I won't be online until Wednesday. Once I am back, I will put up the OOC thread as it seems it's just you guys interested in this, unless someone else comes along in the days I'm away.

Star Wars: Jedi Academy

@Theyra
Hey, just letting you know that I won't be on the site for about a week. I'm taking a short trip across the province to attend a friend's wedding. I won't be back until Tuesday night, so I probably won't be back on the site until Wednesday.

Beyond Nirvana - The God Eater Calamity

@Kumbaris
Hey, just letting you know that I won't be on the site for about a week. I'm going on a short trip for the first time in quite awhile, going to the other end of the province to attend a friend's wedding. I'm coming back Tuesday night so don't expect any new posts until next Wednesday.