Xtreme

Gotham City Tales (OOC and IC)

Hey, I AM a GM. Also a life long and fanatical Gotham City/Batman fan, and a decent writer. I feel very confident Xtreme and I share a vision at what this game is at heart, and where it's headed. With all that in mind, I have to say I'd rather people not so much say this RP is a focus on the Batfamily. Yes, at first glance. Absolutely. ...but really? Deep down? It's all about the characters. If think you've got a brilliant character slant that you think could be a fascinating read, like a redeemed Riddler, go for it. Knock your brains out. No promises, but X is open minded, and I value creativity above all else. I'll start a list of ideas for characters if someone just needs ideas, but to preview it the top few would be: The Grey Ghost, Hiro Okamura, Knight.

@Ruby

Couldn't have said it better myself sweetheart

Gotham City Tales (OOC and IC)

I had to do a bit of god modding too guys, I apologise but for the sake of keeping things moving....

Gotham City Tales (OOC and IC)

Bruce cradled his fallen friend as he lay drenched in blood on the snow covered lawn. “Lucius” The man had been a father and a grandfather to everyone who at any point in time had stayed at Wayne Manor. His quiet nobility, his fierce intellect, a dedication to justice and the nurturing love only a man such as he could possess. All of it snatched sway by the heart of ice beating inside Victor Fries. There was no time to mourn, not yet. There was work to be done. Selina knew this and continued to usher the stragglers out of the property and to safety away from the mechanical maniacs the good doctor had brought with him. Bruce took off his black tuxedo jacket and draped it across his faithful companion, hiding his face from the cold. He would be honoured soon enough. Barbara had already made a swift exit into the cave, watching the battle from afar. It didn’t take her long to figure out what to do about their attackers, it was all down to how long it would take for her to make the adjustments. Of course, the young Miss Gordon may have been a hacker extraordinaire but she was also a bit of a whiz with Batman’s assorted tools as well. After some technical tampering and a little luck, she was finished and soon was back up top, handing Bruce his weapon of choice. “I’ve increase the range of the EMP, get this between the gruesome twosome and their going down” Bruce launched his EMP batarang with extreme precision. Striking the centre of the ground, the blast struck the tandems as well as their stashed away bombs like a car hits a wall. Within seconds it was all over, the TANDEMS were down, the bombs had been disposed of unknowingly and Bruce had showed everyone in a second why he was the bloody Batman. A short but sweet moment was taken as Lucius was lay in a safe place. His body would be returned to his family soon but first his other family had business to take care of. Bruce brought everyone down to the cave, including Kate as he revealed he had been well aware of her identity for quite some time. In the midst of their sadness and anger, Dick took it upon himself to finally reveal Mr Freeze’s real motives for the attack that day. What had often separated Fries from the other rogue’s was his code of ethics. He was first and foremost a scientist and never wished to take a life and he never did until this fateful Christmas day. After years at war with the Batman and in his desperate search for a cure for his wife Nora, Victor finally made a break through. Unfortunately fate stepped in. On the run with Nora in the back of his truck, Freeze was speeding out of Gotham only to be stopped on the Robert Kane Bridge by Batman. Soon enough a wave of Freeze’s goons descended on the old red bridge, Batman was overwhelmed until Dick appeared amongst the fray and helped Batman fight off his attackers. During the course of the fight, Batman forced the cure into Victor which surprisingly cured his biology from its icy infection and made him a regular human once more. In the midst of the chaos a bullet was fired and deflected by Dick using his bo. The stray bullet lit up a gas tanker and the frozen Nora was blown into the river where she was forever lost. Grief ultimately destroyed what was left of Victor’s soul and turned him into what he never wanted to be. A killer. It was after this particular event that Bruce and Dick parted ways. Both blaming the other for the death of Nora. A man of few words, it was obvious what Bruce was going to say and for one time only, even Dick was going to agree to the next two words to leave his mentors lips. “Suit up”

Gotham City Tales (OOC and IC)

I'm not the GM and ultimately it's his decision and will be based more off the concept you come up with anyways, but as a player it makes me a little wary personally. In my experiences If not handled carefully that kind of thing can lead to mary sue-ness and plot hijack, sometimes totally by accident too. I mean right off the bat (huh, first Bat-pun of the RP) you're changing the backstory of a major character so that they have a previously non-existent kid which might be out of character, and you're coloring a lot of interactions that would happen with that villain and making it difficult for any plot involving them not to mandate a whole lot of focus on you. Granted, this RP takes place in an AU anyways, and considering most of us get our own episode(s) in the limelight plot hijack is a LOT less of a concern so really I'd say a lot of it is what you have planned, how well you can write up your concept and how well you handle the character. That and what the GM has planned for said character. Just my thoughts. Also in case it was part of said character concept, we aren't really allowed to do villains. Villains who are redeemable and might be permanently/semi-permanently good-ish guys like maybe the TANDEMs might be okay with GM approval though.

@Dblade26

I can definitely see your concerns. I wasn't planning on said character being a villian, so that particular not is a non-issue. I suppose it would be rather simple to write out the blood relationship; the core concept would remain mostly unchanged. In my mind, though, the OCs relation to a villianous character would add an interesting dynamic to his own heroism. His actions would be more about redeeming himself of his namesake through honorable duty and public servitude than "I'm a good guy who punches evil in the face because evil is bad." Though, I suppose, writitng up an entirely original character and giving him a colorful back story that doesn't rely on the setting would be a better test of my writing prowess. Tl;Dr The blood relationship is ultimately unnecessary.

@FacePunch

Well, I'm much more familiar with the Vic Sage Question- I remember avidly following the O'Neil run while it was ongoing. To me, at least, that is the definitive version.

@Polyphemus

Send me your idea for your OC and we'll talk. I'm an open GM. I'm happy for you to use the Vic Sage version as long as you can fit him into this version of the mythos. Any questions (no pun intended) just ask and I'll be more than happy to help. Send all CS's to me via PM first for approval before posting. My post isn't that great guys, I apologise. It's kind of a condensed version as will be the big fight with Freeze soon because we need to keep things going. I also need one of our female characters to volunteer for a secret mini story. PM for details guys!

Gotham City Tales (OOC and IC)

If it's not too impertinent, would it be possible for me to join in? If it's too late in the plot and it's closed, I completely understand.

@Polyphemus

We're still open :) Post coming from me tomorrow guys to move us along. Gonna have to cut out a fair few idea's just to keep us moving

Gotham City Tales (OOC and IC)

A quick roll call should suffice. Everyone whose still with us raise your hand! Also, I might use my GM powers to fast forward time if things don't pick up, it might mean glossing over a few things but we need to keep the story moving.

Gotham City Tales (OOC and IC)

Hey guys, sorry I've had no internet this weekend. In regard to blowing up part of the mansion I say go for it. As long as it doesn't damage the cave, I'm good with it.

Gotham City Tales (OOC and IC)

So the idea now is to defeat the tandems, get our arses to the cave, including Kate (bruce is well aware of who she is), remember Lucius then go kick some frozen booty

Gotham City Tales (OOC and IC)

Posted, not my best guys sorry. Work is kicking my ass. Unfortunately due to a lack of posting, Corsair and Barbara will be removed from play until he gets in touch.

Gotham City Tales (OOC and IC)

Dick let his brothers and sisters deal with the gunmen, he had no doubt in his mind that they could handle them. He and Bruce used there intuition and helped guide the civilians out of the lavishly decorated grand hall. There was no way even in this chaos that Bruce could slip away unnoticed and become Batman, he would just have to trust his children and hope they could handle it. As he and Selina did their best to help everyone down the icy paths towards freedom, a pair of dead blood red eyes stood in their way, holding Lucius Fox in his large armoured fist. “Divinity of hell! When devils will the blackest sins put on. They do suggest at first with heavenly shows. Gotham….is full of devils under heavenly guises. This city, corrupt to its very foundation. Built upon stolen Earth, evil seeps from the dirt and into the hearts of all that cross it’s threshold. I came to this city, a young man in love. This city has taken everything from me. My career, my health, my love….I cannot take any of that back. Tonight, it will take the only thing I have left. Not before I take a few things with me. You all have all made people grovel for your money, people far less fortunate than you, people who could use that money for essentials or for medical breakthroughs. You humbled and humiliated them. This time you will be the ones that beg, you will be the ones on your hands and knees in the dirt. Victims of your own greed, wallowing in the muck of avarice….For my Nora, I sentence Gotham” Freeze in one swift motion, reached into Lucius’s chest and ripped out his beating heart, dropping it at the feet of Bruce Wayne and his bride. Overcome with rage, Dick charged the frozen villain only to be thrown with tremendous force through one of the gazebo’s on the snow covered grass. Bruce lunged towards the murderer but was flung back by an icy blast from Freeze’s wrist mounted ice gun. With the blood of his victim seeping into the snow, Mr Freeze delivered a message to his tandems to clean up the rest before departing into the nearby woods.