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Lucian said
Edited Apollo's sheet a bit in an attempt to explain his return, and changed his personality up a bit to compensate. If this doesn't work, I actually have another character idea I'd like to throw down. Keep me posted.Also, on an unrelated note, I just picked up a copy of Kingdom Come by Mark Waid and Alex Ross. Great stuff, one of my all-time favorites now.

I love that book, does it read like a religious story to you? because it does to me. If you love the artwork then you should read Justice which is another book done by Alex Ross, it's about a comic book version of the Legion of Doom.

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I just finished my CS, I hope it is acceptable

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Magic Magnum said
@ Everyone claiming superheroes and anime are being generalized.I barely commented of the lore/subject matter of anime or super heroes themselves (outside of that there are some solo heroes, and some group heros. That's not a generalization, that's observable numbers. Batman = 1, Avengers = More than 1, therefore group). I mainly commented on the general popularity and interest of the fields, not the content of the fields themselves.So, feel free to say that I may be generalizing on those genres. But do not claim I'm generalizing anime or super heroes themselves. Cause I never did such a thing. Unless if you count "Having powers, and then do anything you want" as generalizing. But in which case you better have a damn good reason to explain how "anything you want" = generalizing.Thank you for your well worded, and represented argu... Nevermind.

I'm sorry if came off as aggressive, it's just that superheroes have been stereotyped for years and it's wrong for people to do that without giving them a chance, so I am what you might call a comic book crusader.

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Prince said
Superhero RP's can be fun, but I rarely find heroes wrote well-enough for my tastes. I often see characters meant to justify their powers or meant to fit the theme of their powers, and the depth ends there. This isn't universal, and that's another problem, actually. A lot of the time you will have these fantastic characters with great depth. So much that they can reference back key events or even minor influences from their childhood into present day decisions. But, those characters exist within the same setting of the ADHD Speedster that was part of some freak accident because he was running on two days without sleep while interning for his Masters at 22, and literally having no other depth. None. No familial ties, no youth history; he was just a stressed out kid with attention issues and an insanely fast work pace trying to finish uni ASAP. That's being GENEROUS, in fact. So, when you put that in contrast, it just creates this illusion or observation that some heroes are "better" than others even if they aren't more powerful, and that's never healthy, it always causes in-fighting. On top of that, there's always the guy trying to play the de facto hero, like Robin, but after following through with the RP for a while, another character is better liked and less impulsive, and there becomes a huge conflict when they want a new leader.Superhero RP's, in my experience, can be some of the most fun, but simultaneously they capture the attention of far different kinds of writers at different stages in their life as well as often have VERY strong conflicting themes that just can't easily be dealt with.

That sounds like more of a talent issue than just a superhero rp issue, I have run to many of those problems with other rps. I think the solution can be solved if the gm just has good standards. I think any roleplay where characters can have special powers there is always going to be a risk of having characters who are not well developed. I don't mind simple characters as long as they're fun and not jerks for the sake of being cool. Role-playing should be about having fun not making it like we're creating best-selling novels.

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Krein said
Please don't tell me this is going to be that Superboy-Prime-esque thing you went on about for days... I mean, sure he can be powerful and super threatening but not THAT strong, you know?

of course he won't be that powerful, but he will be powerful enough that if some characters want to act rash and rush on ahead without planning or thinking things out with the team then they'll probably get their asses handed to them. It puts lone wolf heroes in their place among a team.

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[here's my character]

name: Malcolm Winston

Alias: Graviton

Age: 15

Sponsor: The Flash

Personality: he is strong willed, very determined, and laid back, but he can have a temper when someone pisses him off.

Powers:

Gravity Manipulation: Malcolm's main ability is the power to control gravity in many different ways. He can surround himself in a field of gravity where he can control its flow and amount to give himself the ability to fly. Malcolm can also fire beams and waves of gravity in the form of glowing green energy to knock back his opponents with incredible force. Offensively he can use his power to create a field of gravity around objects to increase their weight and slow them down, but the more weight he puts on an object the more concentration and power it requires. Finally he can also send out powerful waves of gravity from his hands to send things flying as well as use it to pull things towards him. He calls this skill 'Attractions and Repulsion'

Mass Ball: this power allows Malcolm to create a ball of black energy that has a huge amount of mass but is still the size of a basket ball. He can fire this ball of energy at his enemies and it hits with an incredible amount of force to cause a great amount of concussive damage depending on how powerful it is. He can increase the size and mass of the ball but it will take up a lot more energy and even using this power at its regular level can be taxing if used too many times.

Gravity Bomb: Malcolm throws a ball of green energy at his enemies and creates an explosion of gravity which can send opponents flying for several yards depending on the strength of the bomb.

G-shield: this ability allows him to surround himself in a barrier of gravity that repels oncoming attacks, but it only works for attacks that can be effected by gravity and energy attacks can get through. Even though it is effective against physical attacks it cannot withstand intense force and will shatter unless Malcolm puts more energy into the shield.

Weaknesses: his powers are not effective against energy based attacks and has no defense against magic. All of his powers require him to use energy and concentrate, so if he exerts himself too much then he will suffer from fatigue. Aside from his G-shield, Malcolm has no superhuman defenses or durability which means he still suffers from all of the weaknesses that a human has.

Appearance: Malcolm has reddish blond hair and pretty well built for a fifteen year old. Graviton's suit is made up mainly of the colors blue and yellow. The top half of the suit is blue while the bottom half is yellow, and on his chest area is a big 'G' symbol with a circle around it and with a gold colored design. He wears a red cape that goes down to his hamstrings and his G symbol is also on the upper spinal area. His footwear are blue boots that are made for keeping his footing on rough surfaces. Malcolm also wears a red face mask to hide his identity, and has lightning bolt designs that run down the sides of the rest of his costume. Finally he wears black gloves for protection against toxic materials and waste.

Brief Bio: Malcolm's childhood in Central City wasn't what most would call great, his parents were recovering alcoholics and his dad had a few run-ins with some bad people when their money was sparse. In school Malcolm was never popular and he was the victim of bullying on several occasions. It was when he was ten that his powers manifested, he had been bullied that day and his powers stopped them from doing further harm. Realizing that he was a metahuman, Malcolm became afraid of what his parents would think they found out about his abilities. His fears led him to keep his powers secret from everyone he knew, but he tried his hand at hero work to try and make a difference like The Flash did protecting Central City from evil.

Eventually he couldn't keep his heroic identity a secret anymore from his parents so he decided to tell them . They were at first surprised and then a little wary of his gifts out f concern for where they could lead their son to. His parents didn't approve of his crime fighting but he was able to convince them to let him keep up with his hero work. Eventually he had a run with Captain Cold while the Flash was away on a mission with the Justice League, and he managed to defeat the villain, it had been a close fight between to two but Malcolm managed to win. His victory over Captain Cold caught the attention of the Flash and he was offered the chance to become sponsored by the Scarlet Speedster.

He took the name Graviton for his hero identity and he began his career as one of Central City's costumed crime fighters, dishing out justice to those that would harm the innocent.

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I'll be posting my super strong and fire powered villain soon

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Innue said
I'm not dismissing it at all. I just do not generally prefer these concepts for the reasons I've outlined. I thoroughly enjoy both mediums for their storytelling techniques and frequently many of the superhero genre's movies. I do not, however, like roleplaying in a majority of their universes.Apparently the specificity of my wording is still being missed.I am STILL not arguing against the merit of the genre because of them not being relevant kinds of fiction. I very much enjoy the genre, but NOT in the instance of roleplaying. It has a wide range of avenues it can explore. I've explained this fairly well too for why don't enjoy it.I feel you are missing the overarching point in response to your commentary made by Vanq and others.

Well if we're just talking about superhero rps then I would say that they're really great at bringing creativity, what I love about superhero rps is that you can have a very diverse cast of characters and can come up with some very interesting material, just would say that superhero rps make up some of the best OC rps in my opinion

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Wow a lot of you made really generalizing statements about superheroes and it tells me none of you read a lot of comics. Superheroes can be written in any fictional genre. There are magic and fantasy heroes, aliens and sci-fi heroes, mystery and anti heroes.

@ Innue, the x men are superheroes, most superheroes deal with social problems of many different types, superheroes are among some of the most relevant kinds of fiction outside of realistic fiction in the history of storytelling. Most people dismiss superheroes because they're American and have never really picked up a comic.

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