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Create-A-Hero: A Superhero RPG Season 2- New Horizons (Closed)

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Create-A-Hero: A Superhero RPG Season 2- New Horizons (Closed)

And posted. Finally wrapped the Hybrid arc up.

Create-A-Hero: A Superhero RPG Season 2- New Horizons (Closed)

Much like many other malls across America, Olympia’s Downeast Mall had seen better days. In the age of online commerce, Downeast Mall had seen a significant drop off in visitors; however, the mall was planning on changing all of that over the weekend. They had been promoting a huge “Spring Into Summer” sale throughout the mall in an attempt to lure the masses back to the stores. For the most part, the sales extravaganza had been a major success; the mall had more visitors on this day than they had seen in the previous month.

However, record crowds were not the only thing drawn to the mall. Several hundred feet in the air, an ominous figure hovered above the Downeast Mall. The Hybrid looked down at the people scurrying in and out of the mall with disdain. He found it funny that all it took was the promise of savings on worthless garbage to bring out the hordes en masse. To the Hybrid, it was all pointless, and he looked forward to showing the entire world just how pointless it all was.

But now, he waited. However, he did not have to wait for long. In the distance, he could make out the silhouette of a lone, caped figure flying toward him in the distance. The Hybrid grinned as the familiar blue and silver clad figure of the hero known the world over as Icon raced toward him.

“Took you long enough.” The Hybrid said gleefully as the hero drew nearer.

As Icon approached The Hybrid, he was determined to stop him before he could cause anymore damage. However, he couldn’t shake the feeling that the deranged madman was simply toying with him. As he got closer to The Hybrid, he increased his speed and braced for impact with the killer. However, much to Icon’s surprise, Hybrid’s right arm began to change. It stretched and lengthened, and it looked more like the tentacle of an octopus rather than an arm. Before Icon could react, the tentacle had wrapped itself around his neck. The Hybrid had grabbed a hold of Icon, and with one swift and decisive movement, slammed the hero down to the rooftop of the Downeast Mall.

“You really don’t get it, do you?” The madman asked. “You just can’t win.”

“You’re wrong, Hybrid. I’m going to stop you, right now.”

“You’re going to stop me? Why is that? Because of them?” The Hybrid said as he pointed down, indicating that he meant the people in the mall.

“I won’t let you hurt anyone else.”
“And that’s your problem, Icon. You dedicate yourself to protecting these monsters, you’d give your life for them.”

“If I had to.”

“And that is why you can’t win, because you’re fighting for the wrong team. You see, the belief that people are inherently good is nothing more than a fallacy…a nice little fairy tale that people tell themselves to make them feel better about all the horrendous shit that they do on a daily basis. Oh, I assure you, people are evil.” Hybrid paused as he waved his hand over his face.

“Society is just a façade, and when you peel away the veneer, you find that it is just hiding the fact that people are nothing more than greedy, selfish, destructive animals.” The Hybrid told him.

“You’re wrong, Hybrid. You-” Icon was cut off.

“You’re very existence is proof of that. If what I say isn’t true, there wouldn’t be an Icon. The sad fact of life is this: You can kill me. You can send me away forever…lock me up and throw away the key! But rest assured, there will be others just like me. Someone else will step in to take my place.” The Hybrid took several steps toward Icon.

“So what you’re doing is nothing more than an exercise in futility. And I’m going to ask you something that you’re eventually going to ask yourself anyway…” Hybrid said with a smile.

“Is it really worth it?”

“Why don’t I just show you.” Icon said, a statement more than a question as he lifted several inches off of the ground and rocketed toward The Hybrid.

Icon lowered his head and rammed his shoulder into The Hybrid’s midsection and drove him upward and away from the mall. The madman struggled, elbowing Icon in the back of the neck and head, however, the hero did not loosen his grip as he went skyward with the maniac. Icon took the madman up several thousand feet into the air and suddenly stopped and hurled him even higher. Then, he rocketed himself upward and hit The Hybrid with a hard right cross. As Icon moved in for another attack, The Hybrid reached out with his elongated, tentacle like arm and wrapped it around Icon’s neck.

“This is why you can’t win.” He said as he spit blood out of his mouth. “You fight scared. You aren’t willing to take that extra step…you refuse to do what you have to do. And that’s why ultimately, you lose.” He finished.

With Icon still firmly in his grasp, The Hybrid began to take on a reddish glow. Icon struggled to get free of the madman’s grip, however, before he was able to get away the maniac unleashed a blast of pure energy that reverberated through Icon’s body. The blast was so intense that the stunned hero blacked out momentarily as The Hybrid pulled the hero upward before launching him downward. By the time Icon regained his composure, it was too late. He hit the ground with such an impact that he shattered the concrete where he landed, creating a man sized impact crater in the middle of the roadway.

While Icon lay in the shattered road trying to regain his bearings, The Hybrid hovered in the sky over the mall. His body again began to take on a reddish glow. At first it was faint and barely noticeable, but as each second passed, the glow grew brighter, until he glowed so bright that he looked almost like a small red sun hanging low in the sky.

Then he began to fall.

Icon looked on in horror as The Hybrid plummeted toward the packed Downeast Mall. He struggled to get to his feet; however, the madman’s violent attack had left him unable to move. All he could do was watch as The Hybrid crashed down through the roof of the packed mall, and for an instant, there was nothing. Icon felt a wave of relief wash over him.

Then, suddenly the momentary silence was shattered by what sounded like a thousand bombs exploding all at once. Flames exploded from the numerous windows that encased the mall, which were designed to give the patrons a panoramic view of the city no matter where they were inside the common areas of the mall. Then the entire area shook as a violent explosion leveled the entire mall. The Downeast mall was gone, and in its place was a smoldering crater.

“No.” Icon said weakly as he forced himself to his feet. He staggered as he stepped forward, a new rage building inside of him.

All those people… Icon thought to himself as he awkwardly stepped toward the burning ruins of the mall.

Then he heard something coming from within the inferno. Something that left the hero unsettled…a maniacal laughter. He focused in on the sound, and saw a lone figure walking through the flames toward him.

The Hybrid.

The rage that Icon had felt festering within him began to boil over at the sight of the murderer. Icon blamed himself for the blood that had been shed here today, because it turned out that The Hybrid had been right. Icon had been holding back, not wanting to go all in when confronting the maniac out of fear that if he didn’t hold back he would kill the monster.

His hesitation had just cost over three thousand people their lives. He would not make that mistake again, not with this murdering psychopath.

Icon let out a primal scream as he launched himself at The Hybrid, pounding the maniac with a barrage of fists and elbows. For the first time in his life, he was not holding back. He gave The Hybrid everything he had. He landed a hard right hand to The Hybrid’s jaw, the impacted folded the villain’s knees, and he began to crumple to the ground. Icon grabbed him by the neck and pulled him back up, hitting him again with several hard punches before tossing him aside, sending The Hybrid crashing through the side of a parked bus, and out of the other side. Icon did not relent, he was on the maniac again before he had rolled to a stop, scooping him up and throwing another wild haymaker which sent The Hybrid crashing into the wall of a nearby building, the impact causing cracks to form in the wall.

Icon continued to pound on the maniac until he stopped resisting. Finally, Icon took a step back, and The Hybrid fell lifelessly to the ground.

“Thanks for the assist Icon, but we’ll take it from here.” A voice said from behind him.

Icon had been so consumed by rage that he had been completely unaware of a convoy of black SUV’s rolling into the area around the mall. Among the vehicles, Icon recognized a STRIKE containment vehicle. He turned toward the source of the voice, and saw Agent Marcus Ryder, a STRIKE agent that Icon had always had a contentious relationship with. Icon did not like the man, and he did not trust the organization that he worked for. However, in this instance, he was almost glad to see the man.

“Late to the party, Ryder. As usual.” Icon said to the man as a number of agents rushed toward The Hybrid and fitted him with super high tensile restraints. “One of yours?” Icon asked as he left the agent and his men to secure the murderous madman, while he went into the inferno in a desperate attempt to find any survivors of the blast, a task that he knew was most likely a futile one.

Create-A-Hero: A Superhero RPG Season 2- New Horizons (Closed)

Shard and Merc, you guys are approved.

Create-A-Hero: A Superhero RPG Season 2- New Horizons (Closed)

OK, so I got my bit posted in the collab. Because of the big storm coming in tomorrow, my work is putting me up in a hotel for the night, so I should have plenty of time to work on an Icon post. Going to try and finally wrap up that Hybrid arc.

Create-A-Hero: A Superhero RPG Season 2- New Horizons (Closed)

Hey guys, I'll be getting some posts done over the next couple of days. I intended to have some stuff done for Fallen and Nexus in a collab, but I had some technical difficulties over the last couple of days.

Create-A-Hero: A Superhero RPG Season 2- New Horizons (Closed)

Create a Hero RPG Application

Character you have created: Amanda Allen-James

Alias: Slipstream

Speech Color (Actually say what you're using, don't go "Like this", or what not): N/A

Character Alignment: Hero

Identity: Secret

Character Personality (Give information on how your character acts, what he/she believes in, how they handle situations): To say that Amanda Allen-James is a free spirit is a major understatement. Aside from her tattoos and ever-changing hair styles, she was a woman who lived life to the fullest every day, and never really conformed to the status quo. Amanda was one of those rare people who had an effect on everyone she meets. She has the ability to make anyone feel like they are the most important person in her life at any given moment. No matter what was going on in her life, she always put others’ needs ahead of her own. Even before she gained her powers, Amanda was always looking out for others by taking up various causes that were important to her.

After graduating from college, she left her home city of Boston to pursue her own version of the American Dream in Pacific Point, California.

Uniform/costume: Briefly describe or post a picture of what your character's costume looks like

When in costume:


Minus the headgear, she also wears a domino style mask to cover her eyes, a purple wig and her costume covers her midriff with a silver colored fabric.

Out of costume:


Origin Info/Details: After graduating from college, Amanda Allen-James left her hometown of Boston, Massachusetts for the excitement and sunshine of Pacific Point, California. Not long after moving across the country, Amanda discovered a love for photography, and with her trusty camera she began teaching herself the art. Soon, it was clear that she had a true eye for a great photo, and began her own photography business. She also had a great love for all kinds of music, however she really enjoyed both Electronic Dance Music, as well as just about anything that came out of the 80’s. While in Pacific Point, she was able to combine her two great loves, and began traveling to raves and nightclubs, doing photographic promotional work for both the event organizers as well as the DJ’s themselves.

One night in Los Angeles while photographing such an event, her life changed forever. Amanda had decided to take a break from photographing the rave. She stepped outside of Club Oceanside into the cool spring night, which she found to be a refreshing change from the stuffy confines of the dance floor. However, after a few minutes, she knew that something wasn’t right. She watched the skyline, and saw a luminous green dome forming overhead. From what she could tell, the dome covered the entire city.

The dome stood over the city for what seemed to be an eternity. Eventually, Amanda learned that the domes were the creation of a mad scientist who called himself Dr. Diplodoc. The mad doctor’s plan was combat the rising threat posed by metahumans, by turning every human on Earth into one. Finally, a group of heroes stopped the doctor and his minions, and the domes encircled a number of American cities, fell.

For days after the fall of the domes, stories spread of people who had been trapped within the domes developing strange powers. Some people were even mutated to the point that they took on animalistic traits, some to the point that the affected no longer looked human. However, Amanda felt no such change. She did not grow claws or fangs, and she didn’t display any sort of powers or abilities. She had, it seemed, been one of the lucky ones who had not been affected by the gene altering domes.

As days turned into weeks, Amanda, much like the rest of the world went about her life, the trauma caused by the domes though not forgotten, chalked up to the reality of a new world populated by gods and monsters. That is, until it all changed again. It was a sunny afternoon in Pacific Point, and Amanda had gone for an afternoon stroll with her roommate Izzy and her friend Gemma in Huntington Park. She like she often did, she brought her camera along and would snap a picture whenever something caught her eye. As they walked along the walkway at the edge of the park, she noticed an old man with a walker struggling to get around a pothole that had formed in the walkway near the entrance to the park. Then she heard screams.

A bright yellow Hummer had jumped the curb and was speeding out of control, and it was heading straight toward the old man. Amanda yelled at the man to get out of the way, but even if he had heard her, there was simply no way that he would have been able to get out of the vehicle’s path in time. Without thinking, she began running toward the man. However, something was strange. To Amanda, it seemed like everything around her had been frozen in place while she was free to move about unfettered. She ran toward the old man, grabbed him and ran with him several hundred yards, placing him down safely well out of the Hummer’s path, and then raced back to Izzy and Gemma.

When it was all said and done, the feat had occurred in a blink of the eye, and neither Izzy nor Gemma were aware that Amanda had ever left their side. Amanda’s rescue of the old man had been exhilarating, and from that moment on, she would begin testing her new abilities. She had always been someone that wanted to help others, and now she had a way to do so in a more direct way than she had ever thought possible.

Hero Type (Select one): Speedster

Power Level (Select one below):

C. World Level

Powers (Be Specific): Super speed/reaction time. Amanda is able to vibrate her body at such a speed that she can travel through solid objects (eventually), Rapid healing.

Attributes (Select one at each category):

Strength Level: Normal Human

Speed/Reaction Timing Level: At full speed, she has the ability to move at the speed of light (Max potential)

Endurance at MAXIMUM Effort: Undetermined

Agility: 100+

Intelligence: Average

Fighting Skill: Untrained

Resources: Average

Weaknesses: Aside from her speed and the abilities that comes with it, she is a normal person. Anything that would injure or kill a normal human, would do the same to her.

Supporting Characters (Does your character have a significant other? A mother? Friend? Who are they, what do they have to do with your character?):
The Allen-James family (Jane Allen- Mother, Paul James- Father, Steve Allen-James –Oldest Brother,
Brian Allen-James – Brother, Patrick Allen-James – Twin Brother)
Gemma Stanley- Friend
Isabella "Izzy" Foreman- Friend/roommate
Mike Christopher- Friend
Andy Kressman- friend/potential love interest

Various others that will be described when introduced

Do you know how to post pictures on RPG boards?: Maybe.

Sample Post (Minimum Four paragraphs containing dialogue. As this is an Advanced Level game, Sample must also meet the RPG forum's minimum requirement of 12 lines): N/A

Create-A-Hero: A Superhero RPG Season 2- New Horizons (Closed)

So, here's my CS from my new character, this one was very difficult for me because she is based on someone that was very special to me. It was a very difficult and to be honest, emotional CS to create, so forgive me if it isn't as polished as some of my others.

Create a Hero RPG Application

Character you have created: Amanda Allen-James

Alias: Slipstream

Speech Color (Actually say what you're using, don't go "Like this", or what not): N/A

Character Alignment: Hero

Identity: Secret

Character Personality (Give information on how your character acts, what he/she believes in, how they handle situations): To say that Amanda Allen-James is a free spirit is a major understatement. Aside from her tattoos and ever-changing hair styles, she was a woman who lived life to the fullest every day, and never really conformed to the status quo. Amanda was one of those rare people who had an effect on everyone she meets. She has the ability to make anyone feel like they are the most important person in her life at any given moment. No matter what was going on in her life, she always put others’ needs ahead of her own. Even before she gained her powers, Amanda was always looking out for others by taking up various causes that were important to her.

After graduating from college, she left her home city of Boston to pursue her own version of the American Dream in Pacific Point, California.

Uniform/costume: Briefly describe or post a picture of what your character's costume looks like

When in costume:


Minus the headgear, she also wears a domino style mask to cover her eyes and her costume covers her midriff with a silver colored fabric.

Out of costume:


Origin Info/Details: After graduating from college, Amanda Allen-James left her hometown of Boston, Massachusetts for the excitement and sunshine of Pacific Point, California. Not long after moving across the country, Amanda discovered a love for photography, and with her trusty camera she began teaching herself the art. Soon, it was clear that she had a true eye for a great photo, and began her own photography business. She also had a great love for all kinds of music, however she really enjoyed both Electronic Dance Music, as well as just about anything that came out of the 80’s. While in Pacific Point, she was able to combine her two great loves, and began traveling to raves and nightclubs, doing photographic promotional work for both the event organizers as well as the DJ’s themselves.

One night in Los Angeles while photographing such an event, her life changed forever. Amanda had decided to take a break from photographing the rave. She stepped outside of Club Oceanside into the cool spring night, which she found to be a refreshing change from the stuffy confines of the dance floor. However, after a few minutes, she knew that something wasn’t right. She watched the skyline, and saw a luminous green dome forming overhead. From what she could tell, the dome covered the entire city.

The dome stood over the city for what seemed to be an eternity. Eventually, Amanda learned that the domes were the creation of a mad scientist who called himself Dr. Diplodoc. The mad doctor’s plan was combat the rising threat posed by metahumans, by turning every human on Earth into one. Finally, a group of heroes stopped the doctor and his minions, and the domes encircled a number of American cities, fell.

For days after the fall of the domes, stories spread of people who had been trapped within the domes developing strange powers. Some people were even mutated to the point that they took on animalistic traits, some to the point that the affected no longer looked human. However, Amanda felt no such change. She did not grow claws or fangs, and she didn’t display any sort of powers or abilities. She had, it seemed, been one of the lucky ones who had not been affected by the gene altering domes.

As days turned into weeks, Amanda, much like the rest of the world went about her life, the trauma caused by the domes though not forgotten, chalked up to the reality of a new world populated by gods and monsters. That is, until it all changed again. It was a sunny afternoon in Pacific Point, and Amanda had gone for an afternoon stroll with her roommate Krissy and her friend Gemma in Huntington Park. She like she often did, she brought her camera along and would snap a picture whenever something caught her eye. As they walked along the walkway at the edge of the park, she noticed an old man with a walker struggling to get around a pothole that had formed in the walkway near the entrance to the park. Then she heard screams.

A bright yellow Hummer had jumped the curb and was speeding out of control, and it was heading straight toward the old man. Amanda yelled at the man to get out of the way, but even if he had heard her, there was simply no way that he would have been able to get out of the vehicle’s path in time. Without thinking, she began running toward the man. However, something was strange. To Amanda, it seemed like everything around her had been frozen in place while she was free to move about unfettered. She ran toward the old man, grabbed him and ran with him several hundred yards, placing him down safely well out of the Hummer’s path, and then raced back to Krissy and Gemma.

When it was all said and done, the feat had occurred in a blink of the eye, and neither Krissy nor Gemma were aware that Amanda had ever left their side. Amanda’s rescue of the old man had been exhilarating, and from that moment on, she would begin testing her new abilities. She had always been someone that wanted to help others, and now she had a way to do so in a more direct way than she had ever thought possible.

Hero Type (Select one): Speedster

Power Level (Select one below):

C. World Level

Powers (Be Specific): Super speed/reaction time. Amanda is able to vibrate her body at such a speed that she can travel through solid objects (eventually), Rapid healing.

Attributes (Select one at each category):

Strength Level: Normal Human

Speed/Reaction Timing Level: At full speed, she has the ability to move at the speed of light (Max potential)

Endurance at MAXIMUM Effort: Undetermined

Agility: 100+

Intelligence: Average

Fighting Skill: Untrained

Resources: Average

Weaknesses: Aside from her speed and the abilities that comes with it, she is a normal person. Anything that would injure or kill a normal human, would do the same to her.

Supporting Characters (Does your character have a significant other? A mother? Friend? Who are they, what do they have to do with your character?):
The Allen-James family (Jane Allen- Mother, Paul James- Father, Steve Allen-James –Oldest Brother, Brian Allen-James – Brother, Patrick Allen-James – Twin Brother)
Gemma Stanley- Friend
Krissy Foreman- Friend/roommate
Mike Christopher- Friend
Andy Kressman- friend/potential love interest

Various others that will be described when introduced

Do you know how to post pictures on RPG boards?: Maybe.

Sample Post (Minimum Four paragraphs containing dialogue. As this is an Advanced Level game, Sample must also meet the RPG forum's minimum requirement of 12 lines): N/A

Create-A-Hero: A Superhero RPG Season 2- New Horizons (Closed)

Merry Christmas everyone, I hope you all have a memorable holiday with those you love. Embrace the those who are here, and remember those who are not.

Stay Safe, be Merry, embrace love, and hold tight.

Create-A-Hero: A Superhero RPG Season 2- New Horizons (Closed)

I'm finally trying to get back to a sense of normalcy. Got some work done on a collab and I've also started work on a CS for a new character, those who frequent the chat know what I'm doing with her. I hope to get an Icon post up in the next day or so and finish that Hybrid arc finally.

I may not be doing my best work at the moment, but I'm taking baby steps, so again, thank you all for your patience with me while I deal with this.