British superheroes!

[Ramael]

In the swathe of superhero-themed games currently swamping Elliquiy, there comes one that gets on the tube...that beats up supervillains on the pavement, not the sidewalk...that enjoys tea instead of coffee.

Here is the pitch. And whilst reading it, whilst acknowledging the title of this RP, remember how cosmopolitan London is, much like NY, and other things like immigration and the US-UK link.

London, 2020.

A small and previously laughable fascist political group has slowly grown in power and influence like a small and unnoticable tumour in the political tri-party spectrum of the UK. This group, known officially as the BDP, has its fingers in the affluent white power groups that exist in the country, but also with lawyers, bankers, and purists that think the way the country is going stinks.

Secretly, they conclude a genetically-enhanced breeding programme that they and their allies have germinated over decades, a programme called Magna. They are looking to breed a super white super soldier, a paragon of ancient England.

They create St George.

This unassuming target, only a casual member of the BDP and ignorant of the tests carried out on him, has become discontent with his peers. Having a fairly sheltered upbringing in a rich Protestant county, his exposure to the heady swirl of London has taught him some things about life and about the world, none of which fit very well with his fascist upbringing. Unaware of the reason why he is exhibiting superhuman powers and abilities, George goes about his life in a bemused, apathetic manner until he is contacted by a stranger.

This stranger presents him/herself as a representative with England, Britain, and the world's best interests at heart. The stranger tells him about Magna and all the other mistakes and cross-breeds and experiments that went wrong in order for George to be created properly. This stranger tells George that he is not alone...and that he is recruiting a team that may have to dismantle the BDP thoroughly, before they dismantle England...and the world. Not only offshoots of the sinister Magna programme, but other individuals with great power and abilities, relics from Britain's past, new heroes from across the seas, innovators using technology to enhance themselves instead of swindling the public out of their money.
These individuals make up a team called Union.

Hullo, and welcome to this Britain-centric superhero RP! Thanks for reading, and one can assume you have interest in this having read thus far. This is based on a writing project I have been wrestling with for some time, and I've put it to the wannabe superheroes and heroines of E! to inject some personality and magic into, as I know you're capable of.

This RP will take place in the UK, starting at least in London. Don't be put off by that if you're not an anglophile, as there are myriad different nationalities that can make up the Union superhero team, indeed, that's encouraged, as a reflection of modern-day England.

You could play a super whose powers derive from the Magna programme, and are being hunted down by the BDP to be silenced and put down for good.

You could play a super reincarnated from Britain's past, a raving power-femme Boudica, for instance, who may or may not join Union.

You could play a British millionaire who has used his resources to fund a personal super-suit project and take to the streets to fight crime in order to gain more followers on twitter.

You could play a young Turkish girl who has exhibited firebreathing skills and flight, whom our George character has maybe taken a liking to, thus vexing the BDP. That young Turkish girl may or may not be called Dragonetta...upto you.

You could even play a super-famous, super-glamorous American superhero, sent by her superiors to keep an eye on these limey superheroes, a super-Beyonce who shows all the Brits how being super-strong and super-sexy is done across the pond.


You could play any of these, or a character of your own creation. I would encourage both options.

You could also decide to play one of the nefarious villains, a secret society whom have brought super-human abilites to the British people and want to use them to shape the country in their image. Maybe a genetically-enhanced riot soldier, complete with riot/battle armour?


What I definately need, at some point, is a player for the George character, as he is central to the RP, but he needs a team, too. There is also a slot for the recruiter, the stranger in my pitch, a British Nick (or Nicola) Fury. Primarily the heroes and heroines are what we need at the moment, and then if there is demand or interest, we can move to shaping up a villain team.

Keeping this as interest check for now, before I go into more detail. If there is interest, I shall tell more happily.

Cheers for reading, chaps!  

[RubySlippers]

This could be fun but I want to be a Welsh heroine who is NOT BLOODY BRITISH even though happens to be fighting crime in the UK, but is a mistress of the archery arts and a top athlete known as ta da The Welch Bowmistress.

Some armor, her arsenal of mighty arrows gimmick or not and a cool fold out high tech bow and her modified motorbike.

[Ramael]

Ha, technically as a Welsh girl she'd still be British BUT yes I take your point, and hadn't mentioned potential Irish Scottish and Welsh slots in my initial breakdown.

I'd love to see the Welsh Bowmistress as part of Union!

[eiselmann]

HI

I could write for 'the other side' perhaps be the real leader of the BDP (Almost wrote BNP) or at least the brains of the operation...my family is English (I'm a New Zealander) and I was raised to think of England as home so follow politics back home quite closely .

I take it the BDP are a lot more influencal than the current BNP....also being a right leaning tory bastard, that I am ,who grew up in poverty (comparative) and in the most crime infested part of New Zealand...I kind of understand the thinking of some of these BNP (or in our case BDP) prats thou of course don't agree with their more extremist views or their tactics.

One big question writing for this character may and probably will mean writing views that many, if not all, other writers will disagree with is that something you'd be okay with or would you want the political motivations to be ditched form the character and just make him what he is ...disconnected prat on a power trip...personally if you want to model this on the BNP the motivation (fears) have to be included otherwise you could just as easily model this on a powerful left wing Union bringing Britain to its knees in order to create yet another workers paradise ....

edit oops just realised the villain team will be created last ....well just throwing my interest out there if and when the time for villains comes about

[RubySlippers]

I figure that will be a quirk when they call her British or English - I'm not British I'm bloody WELSH! (fires an arrow at them)  :D

Not she is opposed to the average citizen or good folks at risk even if British.

[Nadir]

@Ramael Oooh, interesting. Will this be a cishet game, or are you open to non-binary characters? I have an idea about an ancient Irish prince who gets reincarnated into a body not quite like the one he owned in his first life time

@RubySlippers Britain is the main island of the British Isles. All English, Welsh and Scottish are British. To illustrate;

[MzHyde]

Definitely interested in this.

[chaoslord29]

Count me interested! I love these kind of near future super hero settings, especially when there's an added element of celebrity/capitalism involved haha.

Might be able to count on me for one of those mythical figures reborn. It's hard for me to resist the chance to play knights of a certain type.

[RubySlippers]

@Ramael Oooh, interesting. Will this be a cishet game, or are you open to non-binary characters? I have an idea about an ancient Irish prince who gets reincarnated into a body not quite like the one he owned in his first life time

@RubySlippers Britain is the main island of the British Isles. All English, Welsh and Scottish are British. To illustrate;

I know but tell that to a patriotic Welsh they ,at least the ones I met, think of themselves as Welsh, UK members and then British citizens in that order or at least Welsh and then British. She is simply very Welsh.  ;D

In the US think of some southerners they see themselves as citizens of ,say, Alabama and then happen to be US citizens. I know the attitude there to.

[BlackestKnight]

I've done enough of these to know what a character sheet should typical look like.

Hero/Villain Name: Midnight Tiger

Secret Identity: Prince Enzi of the Orixá Kingdom

Age: 22

Gender: All Man. Maybe a bit more than most...

Nationality: Nigerian

Personality: On the surface, Enzi seems like a fairly ordinary albeit gifted  humble young man merely concerned with the mundanities of real life. Though in truth, this is just a mask to hide his true personality.  As the revolutionary social hero midnight tiger, he's gained a following among britain's marginalized. The punks, the immigrants, the freaks and geeks. Those who feel excluded by the BDP administrated government and society in general.

His true nature is something of a magnificent dictator, though this isn't to say he is incapable of genuinely good intentions, he's just more along the lines of an Ozymandias or V type anti-hero who's willing to go about extreme measures to restructure the world to a more altruistic state. His charisma and beliefs in justice gain him the trust and respect of many followers and fellow leaders, his chess-pieces to victory. As you might all ready expect Enzi has bit of an ego and is a deeply paranoid individual.

He looks at people in terms of their usefulness to his overall goal to bring about world peace. While he thumbs his nose at corrupt authority figures in the BDP party, Enzi himself isn't too different from the people he criticizes, though what keeps him from truly becoming an unadulterated villain, is his sense of justice, he knows how the world should be and suffering is not it. 



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Superhuman sensory- Sight, hearing, taste, touch, smell are well-above "average"  human limits thanks to training he undertook as well as other enhancements to become the Midnight Tiger.

Master Martial Artist- The Orixa people practice a martial arts believed to predate even shaolin kung-fu , it is highly unpredictable technical form that borrows on the movements of 8 distinct disciplines found in the natural world. Panther, Cheetah, Ostrich, Turtle, Rhino, Mamba, Gazelle, Monkey.  To master the 8 forms, one must possess olympian level athlete reflexes, agility, speed, strength, endurance, tactics. Enzi has since then added his own martial art form Swallow to the 8 totalling 9,  showing his creativity and mastery of the form.

Keen Intellect- As heir to the Orixa Kingdom, Enzi was trained in a plethora of subjects from classical and modern warfare to classical & modern medicine. Enzi is currently enrolled at Oxford University where he is studying as a pre-med.

Proficient Marxmen- Trained in the use of bows, crossbows, blowdarts, slings and bladerangs, he can use a gun though he prefers not to.

Resources- As heir to the Orixa, Enzi has access to a rather impressive sum of wealth and connections.

Technology-Creates much of the technology he employs for his superhero identity, Midnight Tiger. In particular, his costume is weaved of element & bulletproof resistant nano-fibers. Enzi has a built in smartpad mounted on his wrist that he helped design. His signature claws contain the rare precious metal orichalcum.

Mystic knowledge- knowledge is power right?


Other: Whenever I tell people where I'm from and that I'm a prince, people treat me with skepticism as if I'm being dishonest. Must be a British thing...Enzi is descended from a long line of ruler monarchs dating back from Shango, Hannibal and Zulu.

[chaoslord29]

I know but tell that to a patriotic Welsh they ,at least the ones I met, think of themselves as Welsh, UK members and then British citizens in that order or at least Welsh and then British. She is simply very Welsh.  ;D

In the US think of some southerners they see themselves as citizens of ,say, Alabama and then happen to be US citizens. I know the attitude there to.

Best comparison I've ever heard. I've never met someone who stylised themselves as Welsh, but if such a person would be anything like my Scottish friends and peers, you don't ever call them British to their face. No matter what the chart says, people tend to get particular and patriotic in different ways, especially when one people's history involves certain conquering of other people's . . .

[RubySlippers]

Anyway she needs a reason to get into drunken bar fights.

Go ahead call her British. (flexes)

[chaoslord29]

Anyway she needs a reason to get into drunken bar fights.

Go ahead call her British. (flexes)

Drunken barfights makes me thing I should create a British sports hero. Star Rugby/Soccer/Tennis/Cricket player turned masked adventurer!

[RubySlippers]

My characters costume will feature one of the Welsh independence movement flag in the theme, not sure which one but it will be a stick it to the British and pro-Welsh sorts of idea she may be in Britain until Welsh is independent but is not British.

[Primarch]

I'm always up for taking up a Superhero representing Ireland. Did you have a powerscale in mind? I usually enjoy playing a hero of the 'Paragon' Archtype like Superman or Thor, but don't want to create something OTT for the setting.

[chaoslord29]

I'm always up for taking up a Superhero representing Ireland. Did you have a powerscale in mind? I usually enjoy playing a hero of the 'Paragon' Archtype like Superman or Thor, but don't want to create something OTT for the setting.

Good Question, but from the intro I was inclined to think that the St. George figure was likewise a 'paragon' type superhero.

[Primarch]

Good Question, but from the intro I was inclined to think that the St. George figure was likewise a 'paragon' type superhero.

I had read it as a Captain America, but perhaps.

[chaoslord29]

My characters costume will feature one of the Welsh independence movement flag in the theme, not sure which one but it will be a stick it to the British and pro-Welsh sorts of idea she may be in Britain until Welsh is independent but is not British.

There's a Welsh independence movement? Seems like the Irish get all the publicity  ???

[eiselmann]

Surprised no one mentioned some one based on Arthur (unless I missed it) he is afterall supposed to return when Britain is in its most dire need (obviously according to legend)

Robin Hood would be an interesting character base thou perhaps a little too Green Arrow.

Theres definitely a Welsh Independence Movement...mostly a bunch of people complaining about the English over beers at the pub but they do have a few flags and launch the occasional protest when theres too much English on regional TV

[chaoslord29]

Surprised no one mentioned some one based on Arthur (unless I missed it) he is afterall supposed to return when Britain is in its most dire need (obviously according to legend)

Robin Hood would be an interesting character base thou perhaps a little too Green Arrow.

I think the only reason they haven't been mentioned yet is because they are a little, well, archetypal. Green Arrow is after all based almost wholesale on Robin Hood, and playing as King Arthur is kind of like playing a super hero based on a more badass Jesus. There's a certain level of mythology that it gets dicey to potentially tread, but then you see plenty of heroes like Thor and Hercules, so it's all relative depending on how you think you can best play the character you want to play ^_^

[RubySlippers]

Will my abilities and powers as planned for The Welsh Dame -

Tricked Out Foldout Composite Bow and Arsenal of Arrows (Ordinary and Gimmick)

Light Latest Tech Material Body Armor with Features (Not Power Armor)

Athletic

High Tech Flying Wing (think about the New Goblins ride in Spiderman 3)

Hand-to-Hand Combat Expert

Wealthy Inventor

Weakness: Gets pretty upset when anyone refers to her as British, UK is fine and Welsh awesome but she is not bloody British!

(One Independence Group was Militant ... She is Just a Welsh Patriotic Heroine who is For Peaceful Independence from Britain)

[ElvenKitten]

I'd definitely be interested maybe tech based....a british female version of Iron Man maybe...

[Muse]

  *Chuckles8  Don't really have time for another freeform game now, but I wanted to give you props on a fun idea. 

  In my custom superhero setting--well, my spin on the one created by Bishrook and Darwishi, really--the super soldier formula was originally created to make a small lineage of sapient, physically enhanced English wolf hounds.  They eventually all became power armor pilots.  :) 

[Primarch]

Can't decide between a character with powers from myth or science. Fantasy or sci-fi! My eternal struggle with Supers.

[chaoslord29]

Can't decide between a character with powers from myth or science. Fantasy or sci-fi! My eternal struggle with Supers.

Right? I'm torn between my genetically augmented not-quite-paragon British Sportsman, and an actual wizard masquerading as a stage magician. Not the most original concept I know, but it has the sort of appeal that's just too good to pass up.

[Primarch]

Right? I'm torn between my genetically augmented not-quite-paragon British Sportsman, and an actual wizard masquerading as a stage magician. Not the most original concept I know, but it has the sort of appeal that's just too good to pass up.

I think if a Captain Marvel or Thor type paragon would be alright, I'll go myth background. If not I'll ponder up some other ideas. Maybe a Feral/Rider type...or a Possessed Elamentalist/Blaster. Or maybe an Aquatic Brick like Namor.

Oh man I hate when this happens. 

[chaoslord29]

I think if a Captain Marvel or Thor type paragon would be alright, I'll go myth background. If not I'll ponder up some other ideas. Maybe a Feral/Rider type...or a Possessed Elamentalist/Blaster. Or maybe an Aquatic Brick like Namor.

Oh man I hate when this happens.

Right? And at present there's no character sheet and the proposed GM is offline so we can only let it spiral all the more out of control?!!

[Primarch]

Right? And at present there's no character sheet and the proposed GM is offline so we can only let it spiral all the more out of control?!!

I didn't sign up for this. I can't handle the pressure. I need to lay out an idea and commit to it!

[RubySlippers]

I'm backing out to.

[MzHyde]

I think he was just joking.

[chaoslord29]

I'm backing out to.

Oh please don't, we're taking this seriously, we swear.

[Primarch]

Me? I was certainly joking.

[Ramael]

Well knock over my teapot and call me a ruffian.

What a nice surprise.

Thank you all for the lovely interest, after having read this, you all seem to have good handles on this RP.

Now let me start working this over from the top.

I take it the BDP are a lot more influencal than the current BNP....also being a right leaning tory bastard, that I am ,who grew up in poverty (comparative) and in the most crime infested part of New Zealand...I kind of understand the thinking of some of these BNP (or in our case BDP) prats thou of course don't agree with their more extremist views or their tactics.

One big question writing for this character may and probably will mean writing views that many, if not all, other writers will disagree with is that something you'd be okay with or would you want the political motivations to be ditched form the character and just make him what he is ...disconnected prat on a power trip...personally if you want to model this on the BNP the motivation (fears) have to be included otherwise you could just as easily model this on a powerful left wing Union bringing Britain to its knees in order to create yet another workers paradise ....

edit oops just realised the villain team will be created last ....well just throwing my interest out there if and when the time for villains comes about

Yes, they are a more influential and powerful version of the real life BNP, though don't let that colour your interpretation of the bad guys, especially if you intend to play one at some point.

I am certainly OK with a writer playing a "bad guy" and expressing some distasteful views whilst doing so IC. I've sort of set it up like that anyway, and as long as all players are happy not to get into a political debate every time an IC fight happens, them I'm easy with it. Us writer types need to be able to delve into bad places at times anyway.

At the same time, anyone wanting to play a villain without the nasty taste in your mouth, feel free. You could play a character whom simply disagrees with Union, or is almost "accidentally" working for the BDP, like George was previously.

Likewise if one of my players wants to use genuine political thoughts that already exist to power their characters emotions and basis for actions, I would be one happy GM.

I've done enough of these to know what a character sheet should typical look like.

You're right, BlackestKnight, you've pretty got much of what I would've asked for in there. I'm certainly no stickler for a uniform, set-in-stone character sheet that everyone has to copy, as I assume that most people know what they look like and if not, they can use someone elses as a rough guide. Put in what you think is important, and if we/I want to know anything further, we'll ask.

In this case, there is one thing I want from everyone's characters, and that is - 1)What they think of the BDP (they are a well-known organisation in the UK by this point, though their underhanded super-shadyness isn't) 2)What they think of other "superheroes" (St George is semi-famous at this point)
3) You have been approached by a representative from Union or been sinisterly attempted to be recruited by the BDP, or maybe your character has been approached by both. Your characters thoughts on joining one or the other, and please bear in mind any potential "lone rangers" that this will be very much a team RP, looking to build relationships within Union as a hardcore frontline British superhero team. Once that is done, we can afford to have the lone wolfs, if anyone wants to play any.

Basically, stuff relating to the general story of this RP.

Other than that, with a couple more tweaks, I think Midnight Tiger is good to go. Oh also, you'll definately need to make him older. I'm not looking for gritty Alan Moore-Watchmen reality with this, but a tiny dash of that here and there certainly wouldn't go amiss - it's a bit of a stretch for him to be that good at so many different things and only be 18!

Good Question, but from the intro I was inclined to think that the St. George figure was likewise a 'paragon' type superhero.

I had read it as a Captain America, but perhaps.

Weirdly, you're both right. I had him as exactly halfway between the two in terms of power, and very much like both of them in style, just with a British flavour to him (I won't say any more in case whomsoever ends up playing him has different ideas in terms of personality). I love all the ideas you're both spouting by the way, keep 'em up.

Someone asked about terms of power.

Fittingly with Britain's relation to the US, we're not looking for city-levelling powers like the Avengers and the Justice League, but we are looking at more powerful than Batman. Use Spiderman as a rough guide for strength and abilities. George will likely be one of the strongest (if not THE strongest) in the game. He's the posterchild for Union (and bred specifically by the BDP), after all.

It's fine to go with a magic-based character, just don't make their magic abilities universe or even earth-altering. More Derren Brown with a dash of Merlin rather than the Scarlet Witch.

  *Chuckles8  Don't really have time for another freeform game now, but I wanted to give you props on a fun idea.   

Cheers mate!

Once it looks like we have a potential core playerbase that can make up a Union team (any extraneous lone wolves and villains will be surplus to this as it's essential) I'll get an OOC and character sheet up.

Please don't feel like you have to put up a whole character sheet here, just a rough breakdown of your character would be great.

;D

I'm backing out to.

Couldn't tell if this was joining in with the fella's joking or not. It's only been like half a day!  :-(

[MzHyde]

I have two, submitted for your approval. I can play one or both.

Elizabeth B. Falkmore, The Governess

Hero Name: Governess
Real Identity: "Miss Elizabeth B. Falkmore"
Sex: Android (Female)
Age: 5
Nationality: British
Powers: As an android, Elizabeth possesses superhuman strength, intelligence, speed, agility, and reaction time. Elizabeth is quite durable and much stronger than any human, able to punch down a brick wall with one blow or leap several dozen feet into the air. Her armored body can shrug off conventional firearms with ease and she can even withstand explosive impacts to some degree. Heat and temperature (to a point) are meaningless. She can also obviously survive without air and is immune to any toxins and disease. While built to serve, she is an adaptive machine and can learn from things she sees or mistakes she makes. She is self-aware, though has trouble grasping human emotions. Elizabeth also has several onboard weapons systems, her hands custom made to allow each fingertip to fire a variety of projectiles such as bullets, rubber pellets (for non-lethal attacks), water, smoke, etc. She also has the ability to link with electronics systems, provided she can find a port, as she cannot link with anything remotely. Her primary weakness is electricity. While she does have dampening systems, too great a shock could cause her to shut down for a moment at least, and completely fry her memory at worst. Strong magnetic fields could also disorient her, and things such as chaff grenades or scramblers might interfere with her systems in adverse ways. Also, as a robot, she may from time to time make choices that, while logically sound, may not be the best moral choice in the eyes of a human.

Bio: Android, model GvRN-5, was created by the British government for protection of the Buckingham Palace grounds and it's guests. Originally intended as a replacement for the Queen's personal guard, the project was extinguished when costs were found to be much too high to make such a thing feasible. Only a single unit was ever produced. Given the name "Elizabeth", she was put to work at Buckingham Palace where she served the Queen herself and any visiting guests. Wearing formal clothing to hide her robotic nature, Elizabeth blends in fairly well with the staff, despite being seen as 'cold'. None save the Queen and high-ranking government officials know of her true nature. With the rise of BDP, she has been called upon to extend her duties to the defense of England as a whole and shield her from villainy by working closely with other gifted individuals.

Personality: Cold, slightly sarcastic and with a dry wit.

Jack The Ripper

Hero Name: Jack The Ripper
Identity: Jacqueline Ravensdale
Sex: Female
Age: 142
Nationality: British

Powers: As a daywalker, Jack possesses superhuman strength, endurance, agility, slow regeneration, and slow aging. While not able to punch through walls or toss cars around, she can stand toe-to-toe with trained fighters and easily trade blows. As a fairly young vampire, she has not yet demonstrated advanced powers like shape-shifting or telekenisis and more than likely never will, due to her half-human heritage. She has, however, demonstrated limited teleportation ability - though only to places she can actually see.To make up for this deficiency, Jack has spent her life honing a wide variety of skills. She is a gifted boxer, fencer, pianist, painter, machinist, and inventor. She builds a wide variety of tricks and traps to help her outwit stronger opponents. Her proudest invention is her umbrella. The tip can fire bullets, shoot fire, act as a stun gun, or even extend a small blade. The handle can be pulled out completely and function as a proper sword, or even be used as a grappling hook. The canopy is quite durable and able to protect the wielder from fire and conventional firearms.

Unfortunately, Jack shares some of her kind's weakness'. She is not immune to sunlight, it causes her some mild irritation. Fire is extremely deadly, as is silver. She has no fear of holy symbols, can cross running water, and staking her would only likely upset her. Jack has a craving for blood, though not to the extent of a 'typical' vampire. She can go without it for quite a while but will become increasingly irritable. Raw or rare meat is a fine substitute.

Bio: Yes, she is that Jack The Ripper. Dracula was real, vampires are real. While most see them as monsters, many vampires simply try to survive. At the same time they depend upon and desire the destruction of all humans. Humans are a food source, but also quite capable of rising up as a whole and exterminating vampires as a species. It is an uneasy existence and balance must be had at all times. Most 'rogue' vampires that become blood-thirsty killers do not survive long, quickly found out and exterminated by vampire hunters or lucky humans. Many modern vampires live amongst humans to this very day. In the 1880's, Vlad Dracul became one such vampire. He moved to London and set his sights upon making it a haven for vampires the world over. His 'brides' roamed the streets in the guise of prostitutes, often preying on the impovrished. They roamed Whitechapel with murderous glee, feasting upon the poor and unfortunate who would be largely ignored by society. One of these brides had a change of heart when she fell in love with one Regenald Ravensdale. Their child was born soon after, but Dracul was not pleased. He sent the other brides after this woman and had her killed, leaving the child an orphan. It wasn't long before 'Jack The Ripper' was in papers and an enraged Jacqueline was stalking the streets, killing bride and fellow vampire alike. Jack doesn't disclose what happened after the newspapers lost track of her spree, but to this day she continues to rid the city of London of it's vampire problem. As BDP tightens it's chokehold on England, they too turn to the supernatural for their twisted experiments. In turn, the kingdom has turned to Jack The Ripper.

                                                                             Personality: Energetic, with a morbid sense of humor. While she often prefers to go her own way, she can work with others if necessary.

[Nadir]

I think you missed my question

Will this be a cishet game, or are you open to non-binary characters?

[chaoslord29]

I have two, submitted for your approval. I can play one or both.

Elizabeth B. Falkmore, The Governess

Hero Name: Governess
Real Identity: "Miss Elizabeth B. Falkmore"
Sex: Android (Female)
Age: 5
Nationality: British
Powers: As an android, Elizabeth possesses superhuman strength, intelligence, speed, agility, and reaction time. Elizabeth is quite durable and much stronger than any human, able to punch down a brick wall with one blow or leap several dozen feet into the air. Her armored body can shrug off conventional firearms with ease and she can even withstand explosive impacts to some degree. Heat and temperature (to a point) are meaningless. She can also obviously survive without air and is immune to any toxins and disease. While built to serve, she is an adaptive machine and can learn from things she sees or mistakes she makes. She is self-aware, though has trouble grasping human emotions. Elizabeth also has several onboard weapons systems, her hands custom made to allow each fingertip to fire a variety of projectiles such as bullets, rubber pellets (for non-lethal attacks), water, smoke, etc. She also has the ability to link with electronics systems, provided she can find a port, as she cannot link with anything remotely. Her primary weakness is electricity. While she does have dampening systems, too great a shock could cause her to shut down for a moment at least, and completely fry her memory at worst. Strong magnetic fields could also disorient her, and things such as chaff grenades or scramblers might interfere with her systems in adverse ways. Also, as a robot, she may from time to time make choices that, while logically sound, may not be the best moral choice in the eyes of a human.

Bio: Android, model GvRN-5, was created by the British government for protection of the Buckingham Palace grounds and it's guests. Originally intended as a replacement for the Queen's personal guard, the project was extinguished when costs were found to be much too high to make such a thing feasible. Only a single unit was ever produced. Given the name "Elizabeth", she was put to work at Buckingham Palace where she served the Queen herself and any visiting guests. Wearing formal clothing to hide her robotic nature, Elizabeth blends in fairly well with the staff, despite being seen as 'cold'. None save the Queen and high-ranking government officials know of her true nature. With the rise of BDP, she has been called upon to extend her duties to the defense of England as a whole and shield her from villainy by working closely with other gifted individuals.

Personality: Cold, slightly sarcastic and with a dry wit.

Jack The Ripper

Hero Name: Jack The Ripper
Identity: Jacqueline Ravensdale
Sex: Female
Age: 142
Nationality: British

Powers: As a daywalker, Jack possesses superhuman strength, endurance, agility, slow regeneration, and slow aging. While not able to punch through walls or toss cars around, she can stand toe-to-toe with trained fighters and easily trade blows. As a fairly young vampire, she has not yet demonstrated advanced powers like shape-shifting or telekenisis and more than likely never will, due to her half-human heritage. She has, however, demonstrated limited teleportation ability - though only to places she can actually see.To make up for this deficiency, Jack has spent her life honing a wide variety of skills. She is a gifted boxer, fencer, pianist, painter, machinist, and inventor. She builds a wide variety of tricks and traps to help her outwit stronger opponents. Her proudest invention is her umbrella. The tip can fire bullets, shoot fire, act as a stun gun, or even extend a small blade. The handle can be pulled out completely and function as a proper sword, or even be used as a grappling hook. The canopy is quite durable and able to protect the wielder from fire and conventional firearms.

Unfortunately, Jack shares some of her kind's weakness'. She is not immune to sunlight, it causes her some mild irritation. Fire is extremely deadly, as is silver. She has no fear of holy symbols, can cross running water, and staking her would only likely upset her. Jack has a craving for blood, though not to the extent of a 'typical' vampire. She can go without it for quite a while but will become increasingly irritable. Raw or rare meat is a fine substitute.

Bio: Yes, she is that Jack The Ripper. Dracula was real, vampires are real. While most see them as monsters, many vampires simply try to survive. At the same time they depend upon and desire the destruction of all humans. Humans are a food source, but also quite capable of rising up as a whole and exterminating vampires as a species. It is an uneasy existence and balance must be had at all times. Most 'rogue' vampires that become blood-thirsty killers do not survive long, quickly found out and exterminated by vampire hunters or lucky humans. Many modern vampires live amongst humans to this very day. In the 1880's, Vlad Dracul became one such vampire. He moved to London and set his sights upon making it a haven for vampires the world over. His 'brides' roamed the streets in the guise of prostitutes, often preying on the impovrished. They roamed Whitechapel with murderous glee, feasting upon the poor and unfortunate who would be largely ignored by society. One of these brides had a change of heart when she fell in love with one Regenald Ravensdale. Their child was born soon after, but Dracul was not pleased. He sent the other brides after this woman and had her killed, leaving the child an orphan. It wasn't long before 'Jack The Ripper' was in papers and an enraged Jacqueline was stalking the streets, killing bride and fellow vampire alike. Jack doesn't disclose what happened after the newspapers lost track of her spree, but to this day she continues to rid the city of London of it's vampire problem. As BDP tightens it's chokehold on England, they too turn to the supernatural for their twisted experiments. In turn, the kingdom has turned to Jack The Ripper.

                                                                             Personality: Energetic, with a morbid sense of humor. While she often prefers to go her own way, she can work with others if necessary.

Awesome character submissions, Hyde!

Those are going to be hard to top, and I couldn't tell you which one I though was cooler . . . okay it's Jack  ;D

[Primarch]

Aye, Jack is very cool.

[eiselmann]

Just one thing ..in the bios so far..theres mixed reference to weakness...one character appears to have no weakness...one reacts badly to being called British but that's hardly debilitating while the other has issues with fire (a common issue for many people) and silver


Speaking as someone wanting to oppose the 'Union' it would be nice to have some ability to hamper/hurt  characters otherwise you'll all end up like Superman without his aversion to kryptonite

[MzHyde]

Not sure what you're talking about, as both of the characters I posted have clearly marked weaknesses. Elizabeth is a robot and vulnerable to things you'd expect her to be; powerful magnets, electricity, chaff, etc. Jack is vulnerable to common vampiric weakness'; silver, fire (moreso than normal people). Both are strong, but far from indestructible. They might be superhuman but their powers aren't expressly invulnerability, so it's not like you can't hurt them. Both can still be dismembered (or dismantled), wounded, etc. Power wise they're also fairly tame so I'm not sure what you mean about them being like Superman with no weakness.

[eiselmann]

HI wel of your two characters l I only looked at Jacks bio since that's the character previous posts suggest you might play...I mentioned your characters weakness of fire and silver


but the other two bios for other characters have no stated weakness I could find other than one super hero doesn't like being called British which is actually listed as a weakness

[MzHyde]

Those are both works in progress and Ruby Slippers dropped out anyway, I guess. So, just give people some time first.

[chaoslord29]

HI wel of your two characters l I only looked at Jacks bio since that's the character previous posts suggest you might play...I mentioned your characters weakness of fire and silver


but the other two bios for other characters have no stated weakness I could find other than one super hero doesn't like being called British which is actually listed as a weakness

Eiselmann, I think you're fixating too much on this idea of weaknesses being like Kryptonite. Lots of superheroes don't have a strict weakness, and considering both Midnight Tiger and the Welsh Dame are more of the costumed adventurer sort (like Batman or perhaps more closely Green Arrow), they're weakness is that at the end of the day, they're only human.

The point of being a villain is getting creative and finding your opponent's weaknesses isn't it?

[eiselmann]

Wow...okay if they are works in progress then the advice still stands if you have strength you have weakness as well...now the villain does have to find the weakness...but are you suggesting (as you appear to be) that  if superhero A has a weakness its up to the villain and the villians writer to figure it out...then because it literally could be anything I as the writer might never stumble upon the weakness as  the list of possible weakness is potentially endless do you really expect the story to work if the person writing for the villians spends all their time trying to figure out what each individual writer for a superhero has as a weakness ....does the super hero writer  suddenly say...'ah got me'  ...no  I don't see an issue with doing what has been done for Jack the ripper,... as a writer I would know fire and silver are her weakness...however that doesn't mean I automatically go straight to that as a tool to defeat Jack without having some experimentation and/or information that my character would do

As for the suggestion I'm fixating on kryptonite type weakness I most certainly am not I simply used it as an example of what I was seeing with two characters all strengths no weakness .....I used Superman sans his kryptonite weakness as an example of an all powerful super hero which was as I said ...what I was seeing......

I don't' care what the weakness is I do believe it should be listed even if its something as mundane as can be killed/hurt /injured like any other human


Look okay if listing a super hero's weakness is really that big an issue and you believe the villain and the writer for the villain has to figure it out ...fine..iif that the way forward but it does work both ways ...its just easier to list the weaknesses not sure why that would be an issue 

[chaoslord29]

Wow...okay if they are works in progress then the advice still stands if you have strength you have weakness as well...now the villain does have to find the weakness...but are you suggesting (as you appear to be) that  if superhero A has a weakness its up to the villain and the villians writer to figure it out...then because it literally could be anything I as the writer might never stumble upon the weakness as  the list of possible weakness is potentially endless do you really expect the story to work if the person writing for the villians spends all their time trying to figure out what each individual writer for a superhero has as a weakness ....does the super hero writer  suddenly say...'ah got me'  ...no  I don't see an issue with doing what has been done for Jack the ripper,... as a writer I would know fire and silver are her weakness...however that doesn't mean I automatically go straight to that as a tool to defeat Jack without having some experimentation and/or information that my character would do

As for the suggestion I'm fixating on kryptonite type weakness I most certainly am not I simply used it as an example of what I was seeing with two characters all strengths no weakness .....I used Superman sans his kryptonite weakness as an example of an all powerful super hero which was as I said ...what I was seeing......

I don't' care what the weakness is I do believe it should be listed even if its something as mundane as can be killed/hurt /injured like any other human


Look okay if listing a super hero's weakness is really that big an issue and you believe the villain and the writer for the villain has to figure it out ...fine..iif that the way forward but it does work both ways ...its just easier to list the weaknesses not sure why that would be an issue

Woah, slow down their friend. I was offering a little friendly advice is all, not trying to get combative. I don't think it's all on the writer for the villain, I think it's a give and take process like in any RP. Mz Hyde was kind enough to spell out her weaknesses a little more clearly (though depending on the interpretation of Vampire she goes with, fire and silver may only be so effective, I might point out). I was simply suggesting that rather and put it on every hero to come up with a set list of weaknesses for you to exploit, try and read a little more deeply into each character. It more or less goes without saying that if characters like Midnight Panther and Welsh Dame are putting on bullet resistant nano-fiber suits, they're probably doing so because their flesh will provide no such protection. I don't think anyone here is going to make you guess what they're weakness is, I think so far the submissions have been perfectly fine in spelling out the weaknesses of each character even without explicitly stating them as such. I mean, there are plenty of super heroes who's weaknesses are never explicitly stated, or vary based on their incarnation or even which author happens to be writing them.

When you say "if you have strength you have weakness as well" that's where we agree. Every strength a superhero thinks they have is just a weakness in disguise, something to make them overconfident or find a way around and thereby exploit them even when they're at their best. If you want some help discussing potential ways to challenge the heroes submitted thus far, I'd be more than happy to discuss it over private messages.

[eiselmann]

Its all good I'm sure your way is best .....if and at this time its a big IF I write for the villain I'll leave weakness clues in the bio I'm sure will be picked up on with a bit of effort...its a ll about the challenge I suppose

[Ramael]

I think you missed my question

I did, you're right. Looking back over it, I have no trouble in admitting I have no idea what it means. Care to explain? Or does my ignorance answer your question? :-)

Awesome character submissions, Hyde!

They ARE awesome submissions. Really well thought out and lovely backstories. I'm going to come down on them, but it's not your fault, it's mine for not putting this up as I didn't think we'd get android or vampire submissions so early on!

They're a bit too "out-there" for the initial team of Union. I can see one of them working, but I don't think having both would gel with the continuity very much. Unless! We could alter Jack so that its a human with vampire qualities? Tone down the inhuman-ness a little, and maybe it's someone whose adapted vampiric abilities. I'm looking to keep your characters so you don't have to re-write too much (mainly coz they're great little gems).

I've just re-read them for the third time. Fuck what I said, they're too good to even tweak. I'm letting them both in as you've explained their "out-there"-ness really well, but I would recommend you choose one as your main character to focus on as part of Union (I'm looking at the Governess). I kept my strikethoughs so you can see what I WAS going to say on vampires in this medium, but I just thought "What if the BDP ever found out that a serial killer vampire works for Union?" And that was so wonderful in twisting public opinion that it made me backtrack.

On the subject, while I'm up for a bit of magic in this game, I would like to keep the amount of supernatural characters low. No more vampires or werewolves UNLESS they are in a domino mask, cape, and whose story is mainly about crimefighting!

Chaoslord, you summed up what I was going to say on the subject of weaknesses, though eisel you brought up a good point. I think having no character at Superman-level is enough to warrant we have no impervious or invincible characters (the fire thing was a good point, however, no one likes fire in their face no matter if they are the undead or not).

So, rollcall in progress;

Midnight Tiger

The Welsh Bowmistress (really couldn't tell if Ruby was joking or not, so this is a maybe)

The Governess and/or Jack

Primarch's character

Chaoslord's character

ElvenKitten's character (maybe)

Dim Hon's character (maybe)

St George

Eiselmann's character, potential villain

Have I missed anyone?

Since we've had not very much interest in anyone playing the reincarnated genetically engineered English patron saint, I will take him over as generic leader unless we get someone who really wants to create a character for him.

Likewise with the recruiter (MzHyde, could one of your characters play this? That way you have one active character as part of Union and the other one still gets to be part of the action in a different sense. Android computer system and vampiric agelessness are both good for acquiring knowledge and imparting information).

[Nadir]

Of course. "Cishet" is short for cisgender and heterosexual. Cisgender  is when the gender and the sex are the same, the opposite of what a transgender is. Transgender is when a person is born with the incorrect sex organs.

The character idea I had would be to take a powerful male from Britan's ancient past and put him in a female body. 

[Ramael]

Do it. You have the green light :)

[BlackestKnight]

For all those curious to know Enzi's weakness

Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide

For future reference if anyone want to get any ideas.

[Ramael]

That is ri-THICK-ulous. Shopped?

[BlackestKnight]

That is ri-THICK-ulous. Shopped?

No, just Brazillian.

[Ramael]

Sigh. I'll take this moment to remind any other potential female players that there are plenty of Brazillian women living in London...   >:)

On the subject, whilst we will most certainly start in London and most of the action will center around there, expect (in the longer term) to go to Scotland, Ireland, Devonshire countryside, industrial Sheffield, under the sea, the myserious caves under Nottingham, etc.

[eiselmann]

Any change of some (planned) global events being an influence to the story...nothing like stirring up your target audience , when the things that matter to them are overseas.

[Ramael]

Not off the top of my head. It's inferred that superheroes are active in other countries, primarily the US, and that knowledge will affect our RP slightly.

Most of the events I have planned are centered around the UK, given the premise of the RP. No doubt other events will come into play eventually however, ones that would affect the rest of the world, too.

[eiselmann]

ah...I take it my cunning plans will not be required ....of course I have faith that enough mayhem will be caused regardless

[Ramael]

Sorry, maybe I missed what you were hinting at - if you have a plot brewing, I am more than happy to accomodate! I thought you were asking if I had any intent to RP global events.

[eiselmann]

Well more a global event (or two) designed adjutant ...really adjutant a section of society within Britain

Now just to clarify this event is not happening all around the world it'll be  single event at a single place but will be an event that will change the world and be reported about around the globe ...the nearest I could think of a similar game changing event in the recent past  would be 9-11.

BUt that's still a single event in a list of death and mayhem (which will be domestic) that I'm working on as my opening gambit to take power

[Darwishi]

I'm interested.  Though I do have to ask if there will be any NC elements to the game? Or will it strictly be just fighting and trying to save the world?

Characters I already have that could either be from other nations, or tweaked to be from England and I could see working for this game are:

Voltaje
Sunbeam
Vendetta
Flare
Darkstar
Justice

To be clear, I'd only play ONE of these superheroines, I just listed them to see which would fit best according to the GM.

[MzHyde]

Well, I could use one character as the Agent Coulson type; someone who recruits heroes and watches over them. The other would be my main. Either one would make a good choice for a recruiter. Elizabeth is very smart (robot, obviously) and already has a position within the government. Jack isn't quite as bright but she's been around so long there's hardly a person or place she doesn't know and she'd certainly be willing to stalk some people and pester them into joining for the right price. Jack is a little creepy but Lizzy's a little cold. So, it can go either way. Hmmm..

[Major Major]

Are there still any openings for this? I have an idea for a character with a quasi-Captain America backstory.

[Ramael]

Well more a global event (or two) designed adjutant ...really adjutant a section of society within Britain

Now just to clarify this event is not happening all around the world it'll be  single event at a single place but will be an event that will change the world and be reported about around the globe ...the nearest I could think of a similar game changing event in the recent past  would be 9-11.

BUt that's still a single event in a list of death and mayhem (which will be domestic) that I'm working on as my opening gambit to take power

I will be working with you on coming up with dastardly plots and informing you of the various villainous NPCs you'll no doubt be wanting to use.

I'm interested.  Though I do have to ask if there will be any NC elements to the game? Or will it strictly be just fighting and trying to save the world?

Characters I already have that could either be from other nations, or tweaked to be from England and I could see working for this game are:

Hi Dar! Thanks for showing some interest in this league of Blighty. To be honest though, I'd much rather people came up with a fresh idea according to the pitch rather than re-hash an older idea. Normally I'd have said yes, but whether the character is from the UK or having came to the UK by whatever means is kinda central to the characters so I'd rather they be created with that in mind. I'd still like to see you whizz up a heroine for Union, though.

Are there still any openings for this? I have an idea for a character with a quasi-Captain America backstory.

Hello Major. Yes there are still openings for this, still looking at building the core Union team. By quasi-Captain America, do you mean he's American, or he just has a similar origin story...?


EDIT: Rolling rollcall:

I'm now pretty sure Ruby was being serious.

Midnight Tiger

The Governess and/or Jack

Primarch's character

Chaoslord's character

ElvenKitten's character (maybe)

Dim Hon's character (maybe)

St George

Eiselmann's character, villain mastermind

Darwishi's heroine

Major's character (maybe)

Those of you without bolds...throw up a character idea already! (I reiterate, it doesn't have to be a character sheet, just a quick blurb on your character idea and where they fit into the Union/BDP divide). Once we have a definate core team I will get the OOC, Char sheets and game threads up. As it stands we only have three, or four.

Eiselmann, can I get you to expand on your potential villain? I will take certain stuff to PMs shortly with you, but I want everyone else to see what you have in mind. Main operative of the BDP? Closest rival to St George in the Magna programme? Independent villain? (this last option is the least preferable, as I'd rather our first true villain stayed with the canon, but I'm willing to talk about it).

[ElvenKitten]

Super hero Name: Lady Spitfire
Real Name: Lady Abigail Lawrence
Age:21
Powers: Is a genius in technological areas specialising in weapons.
Mk IV Spitfire personal nano armour. MK I Broadside artillery striker pack
Mk III Guardian array Striker pack . these are deployed from her private jet "The dreadnought" while the packs are in transit they are vulnerable to weapons fire.
The Basic armour includes anti personnel and light anti armour weaponry both lethal and non lethal this armour does not need to be deployed as it's part of her constantly. Broadside adds a pair of large rail-guns to the basic suit and a number of missile pods.
Guardian Array adds extra armour, a Shield and a number of different sensor and analysis systems. It is designed for recon in  hostile environments and space combat.
     
Personality: Lady Abigail tends to be quiet and introverted when not in her armour. While in the armour she tends to act cocky and very arrogant, maybe due to the confidence boost the armour gives her. She is intelligent and usually polite

Background: Abigail graduated Oxford university at age 14 and by 16 had already turned her fathers struggling business into one of the most successful weapons manufacturer in the the world.
During a late night in her workshop she was attacked and nearly killed by an assassin, bleeding to death she managed to activate her new invention. It' was a power armoured suit that interfaced with the human body through nano tech. with the armour she was able to defeat the assassin, but her injuries were so severe that the armour had to create new organs, unfortunately she cannot live without the suit life  support system

over the years she's been able to alter the armour design, now only a small part of the armour is visible when in idle mode

[Darwishi]

Hi Dar! Thanks for showing some interest in this league of Blighty. To be honest though, I'd much rather people came up with a fresh idea according to the pitch rather than re-hash an older idea. Normally I'd have said yes, but whether the character is from the UK or having came to the UK by whatever means is kinda central to the characters so I'd rather they be created with that in mind. I'd still like to see you whizz up a heroine for Union, though.

Hey Ram! So, you didn't answer the NC question? And it'll take a little more time to come up with an original heroine.  I may hop over to Next Global Crisis to grab some pictures for a British vixen. Not the same character, as always, just you know...the women there are already wearing costumes. =P

EDIT: How well liked/known are superheroes/superheroines?   Would their adventures be catalogued on the news if they're popular enough, or I guess YouTube is always an option if not.  Just wondering if the general public likes them or hates them.  Or are we starting in a time where superheroes/heroines are all but unknown to the general public?

EDIT to the EDIT: So after reading Midnight Tiger, it is SO tempting to play the South American beauty: Tigress
She's far more mystically based it sounds like than Midnight, but I'm not going to make another "cat" character if it's going to step on toes. Just popped into my head. XDD

[eiselmann]

My main villain is the brains behind the outfit he has no connection(directly) with the political leadership of the BDP they don't even know he exists (thou I intend to play the polictical leader as an npc if that's okay) but he is calling the shots and running the militant arm of the organisation from street thugs to special forces trained operatives to his new army generated from the Manga programme and all the support parts of the BDP, on top of that while he personally has  some money his position within a certain organisation offers him access to wealth to rival most governments on the planet.

My character will have utilised the best aspects of the Magna programme and when I first considered the character it was an evil version of Doctor Charles Xavier without the wheelchair, I basically mean for my character to ...while not be impossible to find be something the Union is going to have to work hard to uncover so even when they get a name theres still much work to do to actually locate him ...and when they do he'll be a near version of ST George not quiet as powerful as the super hero but he will have the powers similar to DR Xavier to call upon and his various henchmen .


That's just the bare bones basics I have some more background which I'll reveal a cryptic version of to start the superheros going in truth I've spent more time working on his opening attacks (targets etc) than the character himself

[MzHyde]

So basically, he's Professor Moriarty.

[eiselmann]

There you go good comparison and something I should have connected to the character if that gives some measure of the characters cunning and intelligence great however I also wanted him to have Dr Xaviers ability to shield his mind form outside influence while being able --perhaps in a limited way to being able to access the minds of others(not taking control) more observation and it would have to be someone receptive to him(like his followers)


That and Moriaty didn't have access to Magna

[Major Major]

Hello Major. Yes there are still openings for this, still looking at building the core Union team. By quasi-Captain America, do you mean he's American, or he just has a similar origin story...?

He has similar aspects to the origin story of Captain America, yes.

RAF Flight Lieutenant Gavin Dunwall (Name to be confirmed, and may be changed later), formerly a navigator on a Lancaster bomber that was shot down in 1943 over the North Sea; he bailed out of the stricken plane but was knocked unconcious due to a bad landing. Somehow, he entered a state of suspended animation that lasted for decades, until he washed up on a beach. Dazed and confused, he wandered around onto a road, and then discovered he had temporal control abilities when he was nearly hit by a truck....

CHARACTER SHEET WIP:

CODENAME: The Navigator

REAL NAME: Gavin Dunwall

AGE: 24 (biologically), 101 (chronologically)

GENDER: Male

NATIONALITY: Very, Very, British

PERSONALITY: For better or worse, Flight Lieutenant Dunwall is a man of his times; he's scrupulously polite and courteous in company, but can come across as unintentionally patronising or even mildly racist, due to his internalised 1940's mindset. That said, he's far from being a bad person, just someone who needs a little time to get properly adjusted to the current times; both sociologically and technologically.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: About 5'7" to 5'8", dark brown hair and dark brown eyes, in generally excellent physical condition through regular and vigourous military PT exercise, but is otherwise of average build.

POWERS:

• Personal Temporal Distortion: Able to 'slip through between seconds' (His words) to do what needs to be done. In effect he speeds up or slows down his personal timeframe to give himself an edge in whatever situation he's in - such as dodging a thrown punch.
• Pilot's Papers and Driver's Licence: Allowed to drive or pilot most forms of road vehicles or light aircraft
• Adequate shot with a pistol
• Superb navigation skills

WEAKNESSES:

• Untrained in physical combat
• Aside from powers, is a normal, mortal man

EXTRA QUESTIONS:
1)What they think of the BDP? - "Bloody Moseley's back again? I didn't join up to fight the bloody Huns just so some home-grown Nazis could shove their oar in!"

2)What they think of other "superheroes"? - "Welp, I can't really complain about them if I'm one of them, can I?"

3) "No bloody way am I joining those bloody BDP Bedpan Washers! I think I'll give these Union fellows a try, though, they seem on the level...."

[Ramael]

Super hero Name: Lady Spitfire
Real Name: Lady Abigail Lawrence

I love Lady Spitfire! One thing though, can we take out the excalibur set,  the sword and shield? It's just that with that one, she's a beast both in long to medium range AND close combat. She needs to have one black spot. What do you think?

Hey Ram! So, you didn't answer the NC question?
EDIT: How well liked/known are superheroes/superheroines?   Would their adventures be catalogued on the news if they're popular enough, or I guess YouTube is always an option if not.  Just wondering if the general public likes them or hates them.  Or are we starting in a time where superheroes/heroines are all but unknown to the general public?

You're right, I didn't, sorry! Missed it in all the other stuff. The NC stuff wasn't high on my list of priorities when starting this, if there is a large demand for it from my players then I will definately consider it.

At this time, "superheroes" are still new. St George has had a lot of news coverage, both network and home-made. There would be a few videos on Youtube of him, and perhaps a couple of some others. If your superhero has Youtube coverage, chances are it's one very recently posted video.

My main villain is the brains behind the outfit he has no connection(directly) with the political leadership of the BDP they don't even know he exists (thou I intend to play the polictical leader as an npc if that's okay) but he is calling the shots and running the militant arm of the organisation from street thugs to special forces trained operatives to his new army generated from the Manga programme and all the support parts of the BDP, on top of that while he personally has  some money his position within a certain organisation offers him access to wealth to rival most governments on the planet.

My character will have utilised the best aspects of the Magna programme

So...he has no direct connection with the BDP, but he actually runs the military part and has an army generated from the whole of it, and has direct access to the Magna programme? Can we just say he runs or part-runs the BDP? From what you've said there's no reason for him not to, really.

He has similar aspects to the origin story of Captain America, yes.

RAF Flight Lieutenant Gavin Dunwall (Name to be confirmed, and may be changed later), formerly a navigator on a Lancaster bomber that was shot down in 1943 over the North Sea; he bailed out of the stricken plane but was knocked unconcious due to a bad landing. Somehow, he entered a state of suspended animation that lasted for decades, until he washed up on a beach. Dazed and confused, he wandered around onto a road, and then discovered he had temporal control abilities when he was nearly hit by a truck....

CHARACTER SHEET WIP:

CODENAME: Farseer

REAL NAME: Gavin Dunwall

AGE: 24 (biologically), 101 (chronologically)

I LOVE Gavin Dunwall. Great character concept.

Two minor things? Codename - can we give him a codename he might have been likely to use back in his RAF days? I just think it would make him sound more forties. If you're set on Farseer, then I'll abide.

The other thing - anyone with time control powers becomes god. Can we adjust it slightly so that he definately HAD time control powers, but now he can distort time to make it seem as if he's moving very fast, or that the enemy is moving very slow, or they both are moving very slow but your character is using the time to think in real-time, or something? Perhaps that's what you already meant, but I'm not sure it was clear enough just from reading 1).

[ElvenKitten]

I love Lady Spitfire! One thing though, can we take out the excalibur set,  the sword and shield? It's just that with that one, she's a beast both in long to medium range AND close combat. She needs to have one black spot. What do you think?

Added the Guardian striker pack instead. 
Was going to go for the whole armoured knight theme there, maybe just have a simple close combat blade as part of the basic armour?

[eiselmann]

So...he has no direct connection with the BDP, but he actually runs the military part and has an army generated from the whole of it, and has direct access to the Magna programme? Can we just say he runs or part-runs the BDP? From what you've said there's no reason for him not to, really.


[/quote]

HI Mate sorry this is my bad I didn't make it clear....my character does indeed run the political wing of the BDP but the chap who is the front (the public leader) has no knowledge of the real power in his organisation. I wanted that separation mostly to ensure that if the BNP as a political organisation gets directly target by the 'superheros' either covertly or overtly they'll be wasting there time....plus certain events are planned that will generate outrage in all sections of society  I want the frontman to have no knowledge of these events until after it happens I need anyone observing him and his reactions to not suspect any prior knowledge(for those reactions to actually be genuine...that's important)

[Ramael]

Thanks, Eisel, that's a lot clearer. In summation then, while he's not officially the front guy, for the players, GM and RL purposes, we can refer to him OOCly as thus?

Kitten, that's basically fine. Anything further we can talk about in the OOC and char generation. I'm imagining she has the old RAF blue red and white circles painted on her armour? That would look super cool  ;D

[Major Major]

I LOVE Gavin Dunwall. Great character concept.

Two minor things? Codename - can we give him a codename he might have been likely to use back in his RAF days? I just think it would make him sound more forties. If you're set on Farseer, then I'll abide.

The other thing - anyone with time control powers becomes god. Can we adjust it slightly so that he definately HAD time control powers, but now he can distort time to make it seem as if he's moving very fast, or that the enemy is moving very slow, or they both are moving very slow but your character is using the time to think in real-time, or something? Perhaps that's what you already meant, but I'm not sure it was clear enough just from reading 1).

On the first point: Farseer was just something I grabbed at random for a code name; if you can think of something better, I'll happily take it.

On the second point: Yes I see your point; I'll admit I'm not the most articulate person when it comes to getting ideas across. What I was intending to mean is like from that episode of Futurama, where Fry drinks 300 cups of Coffee and goes all Flash; My intention was that Gavin distorts time around himself, like you were saying.

EDIT: On the subject of Codenames, I've been considering the rather poetic "Lord of the Air", but that's a bit of a mouthful, really.

[Ramael]

Lieutenant Looper?

The Flight Commander?

Lancaster Luck?

The Navigator?

[chaoslord29]

Okay! Narrowed down my concept a little and I've decided to go with my sports-themed hero (though I'm desperately trying to avoid calling him Sportsman XD). His powers are the result of genetic engineering and augmentation, not unlike the program the BDP has been developing and I see him acting as a potential foil for St. George, his powers being comparable in level but with a somewhat more refined focus. He's been masquerading as Reggie Augustine, twenty something rising star in the realm of British sports, careful to limit his exploits on the field in order not to attract too much attention, but he's still an olympic candidate and well respected in the right circles.

The twist is, he's not British at all. He's spent years cultivating this identity at least in part as a way to get closer to the BDP and investigate into any potential human experimentation they might be doing, and shut them down if necessary. Being a product of such experimentation himself, he abhors it's use for nefarious purposes, and doesn't believe mankind is ready to delve into such fields. Who is he though and why should he have such an abiding zeal against genetic tampering, and where did he receive his own magnificent powers?

In truth, Reginald 'Reggie' Augustine was born August Reinholt, Berlin, Germany, 1921. A soldier during World War II for the Wehrmacht, he was chosen for his exceptional performance on the battlefield for some of the Nazi's own super soldier experiments, and was subjected to all the manner of gene treatments and bizzarre experiments in the name of the Fatherland. Eventually, the experiments were a success and August Reinholt, performing special operations for the German military under the psuedonym of Reichson

As the war progressed, his powers continued to develop, not just physically, but mentally as well, and as they did his eyes were opened to the years of propaganda growing up under the Nazi Regime, and he began to think past the indoctrination and conditioning he was subjected to as part of the experiments performed on him. Where before he had reveled in the glory of battle, he now could see only the horror of war, and still the atrocities the Nazi regime were willing to commit continued to mount.

No longer a puppet of the High Command, August defected, providing the Allied powers with key intel in their war efforts, especially where the nazi super-science programs were concerned, and intervened personally against the creation of any more super soldiers like himself, destroying the labrotories and liberating others in the early stages of indoctrination before they could share in his fate. Unable to stand the idea of fighting any further in a war he had helped perpetuate, August withdrew to Switzerland, and began to cultivate for himself a new identity, learn more about what had been done to him, and reflect on how to live his life to atone for his transgressions. He became a scholar in the field which had given birth to him, but a recluse. He worked in relative anonymity till he was approached by East German agents who mistakenly believed him to be one of the Nazis who had originally worked on the very project which had created him. They wanted him to begin experiments anew, this time for the Soviet Union to create a crimson elite to lead the forces of Communism to victory across the globe.

Initially horrified, August came to realize this was his calling. To root out those organizations who would subvert human decency and dignity for the sake of more perfect soldiers, more perfect killers, and so he would subvert them from within, sabotaging experiments and souring any goverment (regardless of creed) against such programs all through the Cold War. He became an expert in manipulation and cultivating new identities to ingratiate himself with such programs, building off his previous incarnations reputation, promising to succeed where they had failed and over the decades worked for nearly every major world power on the globe! Things were fairly quiet since the 90s, so the advent of the BDP more or less caught him by surprise. Thus he has taken a different tack, masquerading as a British national and star athlete, acting subtly in an attempt to attract the attention of any who might be interested in where a potential Genetically Engineered individual such as himself might have come from.

[Darwishi]

You're right, I didn't, sorry! Missed it in all the other stuff. The NC stuff wasn't high on my list of priorities when starting this, if there is a large demand for it from my players then I will definately consider it.

At this time, "superheroes" are still new. St George has had a lot of news coverage, both network and home-made. There would be a few videos on Youtube of him, and perhaps a couple of some others. If your superhero has Youtube coverage, chances are it's one very recently posted video.

Ah gotcha.  Okay, so that idea is probably out.  By the by, no one seemed to have commented on another cat-themed hero?  I really don't want to step on any toes, so if it's a problem I'll move on.  I kind of like the idea, but currently I'm in a hold pattern before developing it more and/or scrapping it. ^_^

[Major Major]

"The Navigator" works, actually, since in my mind, I had him as a second-tier 'support' hero, if that makes sense.

All updated now. How's that look?

[Ramael]

Okay! Narrowed down my concept a little and I've decided to go with my sports-themed hero (though I'm desperately trying to avoid calling him Sportsman XD). His powers are...

Wonderful character concept. Have you thought about what kind of athelete he is? Football player or Olympian? It's either one of those or cyclist, rower or curling that the Brits are good at  :P Oh there's rugby too, St George is an amateur player - maybe the two superheroes know each other from time spent across the same field?

Also, what are his powers? There is potential for our teams later on in the story to come across/scrap with Germany's superheroes as their teams may come looking to eradicate "Reichson"...

Ah gotcha.  Okay, so that idea is probably out.  By the by, no one seemed to have commented on another cat-themed hero?  I really don't want to step on any toes, so if it's a problem I'll move on.  I kind of like the idea, but currently I'm in a hold pattern before developing it more and/or scrapping it. ^_^

Sorry, I didn't think you were serious because you said "it is so tempting" rather than "I am tempted" lol. I'm for it, as long as she doesn't belong to another franchise? She seems to? Unless you want to keep the visual aesthetics and build your own Brit-Latina story for her?

"The Navigator" works, actually, since in my mind, I had him as a second-tier 'support' hero, if that makes sense.

All updated now. How's that look?

Can't see much changed apart from the name. His main power still needs expanding upon. Nevertheless, we can do this in the main game threads.


One more rollcall time:


Midnight Tiger

The Governess and/or Jack

Primarch's character

August "Reggie" Reinholt

Lady Spitfire

Dim Hon's character (maybe)

St George

Eiselmann's character, villain mastermind

Darwishi's heroine

The Navigator


The good news is that we definately have enough hero players for the first Union lineup! Huzzah! I shall get the OOC and other threads up shortly. Everyone else with not quite finished profiles or ideas we will likely move our character discussion over there for the time being so we can finish off.

Just leaving this thread open for a short time longer to mop up any last remaining interest.

[Major Major]

Can't see much changed apart from the name. His main power still needs expanding upon. Nevertheless, we can do this in the main game threads.

Ugh. I know what I want to say about him, but I just can't find the way to express it properly.

[Darwishi]

Sorry, I didn't think you were serious because you said "it is so tempting" rather than "I am tempted" lol. I'm for it, as long as she doesn't belong to another franchise? She seems to? Unless you want to keep the visual aesthetics and build your own Brit-Latina story for her?

She's part of Marvel U as White Tiger, but really at best she's a B-list character, I'd even say a C or D lister.  She has one graphic novel written about her, and she showed up in assistance to Spiderman in the Ultimate Spiderman cartoon series.  And while her powers are mystical in Marvel U, they're not the same of what I was thinking.  I don't think. XDD

Or at least I can say I'll try to make them at least a little different.  I just like the image that I have of her there.  I find pictures I like then I build around them, regardless of what they are in other universes. =P

[chaoslord29]

Wonderful character concept. Have you thought about what kind of athelete he is? Football player or Olympian? It's either one of those or cyclist, rower or curling that the Brits are good at  :P Oh there's rugby too, St George is an amateur player - maybe the two superheroes know each other from time spent across the same field?

Also, what are his powers? There is potential for our teams later on in the story to come across/scrap with Germany's superheroes as their teams may come looking to eradicate "Reichson"...

I thought that would be a good plot hook, yes to bring back his past exploits when he was playing for the wrong side as it were.

Reggie is a club Rugby player, obviously very skilled but playing for a relatively minor team (people assume he's waiting for the right offer from one of the big names, or just paying his dues to an old favorite); he did a brief stint as a professional tennis player, was very nearly ranked one of the top 10 players worldwide but dropped out before Wimbledon for undisclosed "health reasons"; He's also a candidate for Britain's olympic  team, and could be a real contender for a medal in the 110m hurdle, shotput, long and high jumps, and fencing, if only he'd show up to practice with some regularity.

The experiments performed on him have endowed August with low superhuman physical abilities: augmented strength and agility; enhanced reflexes and alacrity; nigh inexhaustible stamina and improved recuperative abilities; exceptional mental accuity and an expanded mind for learning and language.

Additionally, he has for all appearances aged only a few years since the second world war, and he has remained in near perfect health for that time. Over the years he has picked up expertise in a number of useful fields and studies; particularly advanced genetics and bioengineering; the science which created him and he has done his best to guide the development of. He speaks over a dozen languages, and can read and right in more than a few dead ones; worked as a cryptographer for the KGB, an advanced field instructor for the CIA, and a various other intelligence positions for MI6, Mossad and even as a consultant to the Chinese Secret Service.

Reggie has a lifetime worth of combat experience to draw on, armed and unarmed, close combat and with a variety of firearms, in every climate and environment, and has studied more than a few martial arts. Generally, he favors advanced judo forms and makes excellent and efficient use of various holds and throws, turning his opponents energy and efforts against them.

Under his heroic alias of "Allstar" he makes use of various mundane sports equipment to exceptional effect in incapacitating and disabling his foes, and wears stylised pads in place of armor and what looks like an American Football Helmet to conceal his identity.

While his body stores nutritional reserves at beyond peak efficiency for a human being, August's greatly accelerated metabolic functions give him a propensity to eat and drink to excess whenever opportunity allows; when unable to sustain his increased caloric and nutritional needs, August is forced to 'taper off' his superhuman abilties, or else quickly succumb to an increasing delirium and eventually what appears to be a diabetic coma. Whenever possible, August prefers land and sea travel to air.

[Ramael]

OOC is up! Please take all conversations we are having now to there.

NEW AND INTERESTED?

I'll leave this thread up for a while longer just in case any lurkers want to express their interest. We have a weight of male heroes it seems, and we have a core team of Union. That means anybody not already having a character who wants to play a superheroine, or a villain of any sort, is welcome.

EDIT: this is some of what our heroes will be up against.

[Ramael]

Update!


We now have a core of four superheroes, the very first Union team lineup. They are currently under the general leadership and supervision of St George and his android aide, Governess.

It seems a couple of our other possibles went AWOL, so now this game is currently recruiting for:


A couple more superheroes/heroines, to join the other members of Union

An evil sidekick/morally questionable ally/power-hungry rival to our supervillain and fascist military player who is doing a great job cooking up a host of nightmare villains for our heroic Union team to face.

See above post for access to OOC and a link to some of the BDP (The Big Bad)'s finest.