The Fallen Knight - Explore Gotham post-Batman! (Still Seeking!) (LGBTQA+)

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A year after the deaths of Batman and Joker in the events of Endgame*...

The city of Gotham is still rebuilding. Hundreds of thousands of citizens are still displaced or unaccounted for after the final Joker virus turned the entire population of the city into raving lunatics. Though they’ve since been cured, many died during the Endgame, many more eventually found themselves living homeless on the streets or in the underground.

The city is vulnerable, and rather than allow a peaceful moratorium so that Gotham might mourn its fallen knight, the crime elements are already mobilizing to take advantage of this perceived weakness! It’s up to the remaining heroes of Gotham to fill the large shoes of the Dark Knight!

*See Batman Vol. 2, 35-40! -D.C Doomsday and Jolly JamesSureWould! Or read this spoiler:

Batman Endgame
Batman is attacked by members of the Justice League who are under the influence of a brand of Joker Venom powerful enough to turn the likes of Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and the Flash against Batman. After narrowly subduing his comrades, Batman begins to study the Joker, looking for answers. He goes to Arkham Asylum to investigate the Joker's former cell, but is locked in there by none other than the Joker himself!

Batman eventually manages to escape, but in the time it took him to find his way out of a cell that had been designed to be inescapable, the Joker has unleashed another Joker Venom throughout Gotham City, turning hundreds of thousands or even millions of Gothamites into laughing murderers.

Long story short, Batman finds a cure for the virus deep in the caverns beneath Gotham City. As the Joker detonates tons of explosives overhead of them, Joker and Batman have one last final duel before they are both killed by falling rocks.

In the comics, of course, they both somehow survive, but for the purpose of this game, Joker and Batman are permanently dead.




This is a game about the supporting cast of the Batman comics, and how they function when Batman isn’t around anymore. The three Game Managers (Alias, Doomsday, and JamesSureWould) will organize minor, major, and epic crossover events that run parallel to classic Batman storylines.

Character Notes...

  • Characters should be ultimately good. The characters aren’t assassins or mercenaries. They might act like guns for hires, they might kill if things get bad, but they will ultimately do the right thing.
  • The more influential a character is and/or the more powerful they are, the more scrutiny we will put on your sheet.
  • Villains are, for the moment, not up to be PCs. This may change later, so let us know if there is a villain that you would want to play, but don’t start writing a character sheet for it just yet.
  • Re-imaging a character is fine. We are fine with genderbent character and shifting ages/backstories/etc. But the important part is that you stay true to the spirit of the character. If you wanna turn Tim Drake in Tina Drake, the smart hispanic girl, rock on. But if you want to make Tim Drake the dumb Robin, then we will have issues
  • Original characters are fine, but try to keep them in the vein of other canon characters. It should be noted that we will give more scrutiny to OC applications than we would to canon characters.
  • We ultimately prefer quality of posts over speed; Thus, multiple people can submit sheets for the same character, we will decide which, if any, get the spot based on those criteria.
  • One character to start. We’ll start to let people submit secondary characters once we think you’ve shown you’re a good and reliable player.
  • Characters must be at least 18 years of age or older.

How To Apply

  • Use the character sheet listed below.
  • PM the three GM's your application. (Doomsday, Alias, JamesSureWould)
  • Do not post your application in this recruitment thread.
  • Do not post your application in the approved character thread unless you have GM approval.

Posting Rules...

  • Please try to post at least once a week for GM-ran events. If something comes up, that’s fine, all of the GM's understand life coming up and interfering with the RP. Just let one of the GM's know.
  • Third person past tense. Please.
  • Respect other people's characters, which means do unto others, etc., and no god-moding.
  • No meta-gaming. This is an iffy rule since many of the Batfamily characters have advanced tech around them and/or are genius level intellects, but be mindful about what they don't know, too.
  • GM decisions are final, especially when it comes to PC v.s. PC and PC v.s. NPC conflicts. The goal of the roleplay is not to 'win', it's to craft a compelling story for everyone to enjoy and engage with.
  • Not necessarily a rule, but please read the Oath of Drake and take it into your heart and mind.

Basic Game Info List - based on Moraline's outline for games!
Game: The Fallen Knight
   

       
  • Game Section: Most likely this will go in NC-Exotic due to possible not-quite-human and the like. However, anything NC that happens in game will be in spoiler blocks and will be discussed and agreed upon ahead of time. In short, if you don't want to deal with NC stuff, you won't have to.
  • Who is the RP open to? This game is open to all sexualities, genders, and players of whatever type they wish.
  • Setting - Gotham City, modern age, based on a combination of the New 52 continuity, post crisis continuity, and the animated series. If none of that makes sense, don’t worry. Those notes are just for the comic dorks. It’s basically the generic ‘Batman’ setting. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. All of the gms love to answer questions
  • Plot Basics - Takes place after the events of Batman: Endgame, the events of which have left Joker and Batman dead. The PC’s will play as either canon, re-imagined or original heroes as they try to fill the void that Batman left in his death as defenders of Gotham.
  • Character creation info/guidelines: See character sheets below. Characters will not have stats/builds. The GM’s may choose to use weighted dice rolls to determine the outcome of NPC v.s. PC actions. 
  • Required Resources: A little bit of knowledge of the Batman and Gotham-centric comics, the DC universe, or at least a willingness to familiarize yourself. Doomsday has a ton of comics on hand stored digitally if you wanted to take a peek at a certain character! JamesSureWould spends way too much time reading comics and also has a massive comic library he can share. And Alias is super nice!
  • Game Pacing: This will vary by each thread and its participants. A minimum of once a week is expected, more often preferred.
  • How much sexual activity is likely to occur or expected, if any? Players may explore sexual activities in the private thread. Main threads and special event threads will likely not contain sex, and will instead be driven by action and intrigue.
  • Whether tagging will be used or not: A basic character tag will be created and given to the players to use.
Game Master Info / GM(s) Participation Level (If/where applicable)

       
  • Will there be a Co-GM? The game will be ran by Doomsday, Alias and JamesSureWould.
  • How guided will the play be(sandbox, directed etc)? This game will be half sandbox and half plot. Players will be free to interact with each other as they wish and there will be NPCs available as well. There will always be one or more events running.
  • What extent will players be allowed to create/use environment or setting details? Players will be able to affect the environment within the limitations for their characters, but anything major needs to go through a GM.
  • How NPC's will be handled. (If any) - (By GM and/or players, and what expectations): Basic NPCs can be created/used at any time but anything major should go through a GM. You can feel free to play in the sandbox wide enough to go rob a bank if you want... but we'll be the  ones running that once you get there :)
  • How active will the GM be? Very active as a group, with slight variances in between individual GM’s. And if one of the GMs will be out of commision for some reason, the other two gms should be able to take over to a limited degree
  • Will there be an OOC thread? Yes, at least one for OOC chatter, and more for game information and character sheets.
  • How to contact/approach GM with questions? If it is something that everyone could benefit from please use the OOC thread, otherwise feel free to PM us as a group.
  • How will decisions be resolved?  We value contributions from everyone and no opinion will be outright dismissed, but GMs have the final say, always.
  • Will PvP be allowed (if applicable)? Yes! We are giving players plenty of freedom... however character death won't happen unless agreed upon or through major plot (and will have plenty of warnings before it gets there). Also, remember there are always bigger fish in the pond with many ways of knowing things you want to remain hidden. Think twice before antagonizing your playmates (unless you have some awesome ideas, then work with the GM!)
Additional:

       
  • Please remember to always respect other's "Offs" (And "Ons!")
  • Everyone is expected to post at least once a week. If you're having any sort of trouble just let us know! We can skip over you or move you to inactive. People will not be penalized for missing this deadline unless it becomes a problem for other players.
  • Can I join the game after it has already started? Yes! It’s encouraged. We want a very active game and applications will likely not be shut down for any reason.
  • Expected Writing Style: All writing will be done in 3rd person past tense. We won't nitpick spelling and grammar, that would be hella hypocritical, but try to stay halfway decent


Character Sheet
BASIC INFO:
Legal Name:
Codename/Nickname/Aliases:
Age:
Gender:
Occupation:



ADDITIONAL INFO:
Residence, neighborhood/type of home: (be as descriptive as you want)
Education (scholastic): (be succinct if possible, describe more in depthly in ‘Skills’ below if applicable)
Training (martial arts and otherwise): (be succinct if possible, describe more in depthly in ‘Skills’ below if applicable)
Wealth Level: (An exact gross income is not required. A scale of one to ten works, one is dirt poor, ten is bruce wayne)
Place of Birth: (self-evident)
Ethnicity: (self-evident)
Citizenship and other legal info: (self-evident)



OTHER INFORMATION:
Sexual Orientation:
Ons/Offs:



PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
Height:
Weight:
Hair color:
Eye color:
General Appearance:
Faceclaim:


ABILITIES/EQUIPMENT/OTHER:

SKILLS: (Please list some things your character is good at, or at least has been trained and is competent at. This includes things like a fighting style, computers, repair, stunt driving, history knowledge, etc. There’s no limit to how many you can list, but these will be scrutinized base on history and background.)
Skill Name - Description here

ADVANTAGES: (Please list 1 to 5 non-skill based advantages your character may have. This may include things like a sharp sense of smell, being a light sleeper, quick reflexes, etc.)
Advantage Name - Description here

EQUIPMENT: (One of the most important things in the entire game. What kind of equipment does this character use to fight crime. This might include special gadgets that only your character has obtained, or it might be something as simple as a lock-pick set, or a ball of twine. )
Piece of Equipment - How it is used


HISTORY: (How did your character come to be, how did they get to this point, this could include dates and years or not. If it does, please refer to our accepted timeline.)

PERSONALITY: (self-evident)

CHARACTER FLAWS: (What is wrong with your character? As a human, as a hero, as a lover. Depending, what kind of ‘problems’ does your character have?)

EXTENDED NOTES: (Anything else we should know?)

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[b][u]BASIC INFO:[/u][/b]
[b]Legal Name:[/b]
[b]Codename/Nickname/Aliases:[/b]
[b]Age:[/b]
[b]Gender:[/b]
[b]Occupation:[/b]

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[b][u]ADDITIONAL INFO:[/u][/b]
[b]Residence, neighborhood/type of home:[/b] (be as descriptive as you want)
[b]Education (scholastic):[/b] (be succinct if possible, describe more in depthly in ‘Skills’ below if applicable)
[b]Training (martial arts and otherwise):[/b] (be succinct if possible, describe more in depthly in ‘Skills’ below if applicable)
[b]Wealth Level:[/b] (An exact number is not required, a scale of one to ten works, one is dirt poor, ten is bruce wayne)
[b]Place of Birth:[/b] (self-evident)
[b]Ethnicity:[/b] (self-evident)
[b]Citizenship and other legal info:[/b] (self-evident)

[hr]
[b][u]OTHER INFORMATION:[/u][/b]
[b]Sexual Orientation:[/b]
[b]Ons/Offs:[/b]

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[b][u]PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:[/u][/b]
[b]Height:[/b]
[b]Weight:[/b]
[b]Hair color:[/b]
[b]Eye color:[/b]
[b]General Appearance:[/b]
[b]Faceclaim:[/b]


[u][b]ABILITIES/EQUIPMENT/OTHER:[/b][/u]

[u][b]SKILLS:[/u] (Please list some things your character is good at, or at least has been trained and is competent at. This includes things like a fighting style, computers, repair, stunt driving, history knowledge, etc. There’s no limit to how many you can list, but these will be scrutinized base on history and background.)
[i]Skill Name[/i] - Description here

[u][b]ADVANTAGES:[/b][/u] (Please list 1 to 5 non-skill based advantages your character may have. This may include things like a sharp sense of smell, being a light sleeper, quick reflexes, etc.)
[i]Advantage Name[/i] - Description here

[u][b]EQUIPMENT:[/u] (One of the most important things in the entire game. What kind of equipment does this character use to fight crime. This might include special gadgets that only your character has obtained, or it might be something as simple as a lock-pick set, or a ball of twine. )
[i]Piece of Equipment[/i] - How it is used


[b][u]HISTORY:[/u][/b] (How did your character come to be, how did they get to this point, this could include dates and years or not. If it does, please refer to our accepted timeline.)

[b][u]PERSONALITY: [/u][/b] (self-evident)

[b][u]CHARACTER FLAWS: [/u][/b] (What is wrong with your character? As a human, as a hero, as a lover. Depending, what kind of ‘problems’ does your character have?)

[b][u]EXTENDED NOTES: [/u][/b] (Anything else we should know?)


Just a note to anyone interested in applying. Try to consolidate your character history down to important events that defined your character's life. For example if I were going to write Tim Drake's bio, here are the bullet points:


  • Born in Gotham
  • Child prodigy
  • Deduces identity of Batman and Robin
  • After second Robin's death, approaches Batman and Nightwing, to ask to help them fight crime
  • Becomes the third Robin, known as the smart, techy Robin that might be a better detective than Baman himself (minor examples)
  • Serves as Robin for several years. When Damian Wayne joins the Batfamily, rebrands himself as Red Robin and joins the Teen Titans.

Again, just a rough example, but every thing described is core to the character, and defined them in some way. I wouldn't mention any major events or story arcs that don't do these things. For example, I wouldn't mention No Man's Land, even though Tim was there and did a lot in it, because it doesn't help to explain who Tim is, and who knows, maybe the GM's want No Man's Land not to take place in the past, but in the future? ::)

Doomsday

Running Timeline of Events*

*If you want your character added to this timeline once they’ve been accepted, let us know! -Doomsday

1984:
Bruce Wayne Leaves Gotham to go on his ten year journey of discovery and training

1985:

1986:

1987:

1988:


1989:
Bruce Wayne Meets Ra’s Al Ghul, the League of Assassins, and Talia for the first time.

Dick Grayson is born at Haly’s Circus.

Julia Pennyworth is born in London

Selina Kyle (13 years old) taken off the streets and sent to an orphanage. She disappears soon after the police crack down on corruption there after an anonymous tip.

1990:
Penguin sets up shop and slowly becomes a political force in Gotham.

Barbara Gordon is born in Ohio

Jason Todd born in Uptown Gotham

1991:

1992:
Selina Kyle starts working as a prostitute.


1993:

1994: 
Bruce Wayne comes back to Gotham, beginning his masked career as Batman.

Barbara Gordon’s Parents are killed in a crash, she moves in with her uncle Jim Gordon, and is adopted by him. She begins to live in Gotham permanently.

Selina spots Batman in action, and his omen inspires her to create the Catwoman persona.


1995:
Batman fights the Red Hood gang, which results in one of the gang supposedly dying at Ace Chemicals

1996:
The Joker first emerges in Gotham

Damiana Wayne is Born

1997:
Riddler starts to challenge the mind of Gotham’s police and Batman.

1998:
Dick Grayson’s parents are murdered. Later that year, he starts helping Batman by fighting crime as Robin

Jonathan Crane decides to use his fear gas as the villainous Scarecrow

1999:
Harvey Dent is permanently scarred by acid. Emerges as Two Face.

2000:
Victor Frieze takes up the name Mr. Freeze

2001:
Poison Ivy first makes herself known to the world

2002:

2003:
Kirk Langstrom tests a serum, hoping to cure his deafness, only to become horribly mutated and transform into ‘Man-Bat’

2004:

2005:
Killer Croc emerges from Gotham’s sewers to attack the upper world that had tortured him
Jason Todd taken in by Bruce Wayne

2006:
Dick Grayson, wanting to become his own man, decides to leave the Batcave and assumes the new Identity of Nightwing.

Jason Todd assumes the role of Robin

Damiana Wayne is sent live at the Wayne Manor
.
Roy Harper Joins the Teen Titans

2007:
Jason Todd killed by Joker in Ethiopia

2008:

2009:
Jason Todd returns to Gotham as the Red Hood, declares war on the city's gangs and Batman

2010: 
Roy meets Killer Croc and tries to fight him to the death, instead Croc pulls Roy out of his funk and becomes his sponsor. Eventually Roy cleans himself up and kicks the booze.

2011:
Barbara Gordon is shot by the Joker and Paralyzed
Jason Todd and Koriand’r rescue Roy Harper from Qurac and form the Outlaws

2012:
Bruce launches Batman Inc. as a way to facilitate the training of super heroes all over the world.
Selina forms the Gotham City Sirens with Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy.

2013:

2014:
Julia Pennyworth comes to Gotham and starts assisting Batman and her father while recovering from a serious abdominal wound

Barbara Gordon regains the ability to walk

Gotham City Sirens disband.


2015:
Endgame story arc. Death of Batman. 

Barbara Gordon returns to the streets as Batgirl

Due to a sudden influx of crime to Gotham City, Dick and the rest of the bat family call in the ranks of Batman Inc.

Selina “retires” as Catwoman, assuming control of the Calabrese mob family. Starts consolidating power in the criminal underworld, putting the families to use in opposing the more vile elements of Gotham’s criminal gallery.


2016:
Start of game (January 1st 2016)



Character ages/notes

Bruce Wayne: Died at age 46. Born in 1969 (2/19)
Barbara Gordon: 25 Years old. Born in 1990. (9/23)
Julia Pennyworth: 26 years old. Born in 1989. (7/20)
Dick Grayson: 27 Years old. Born in 1988. (3/21)
Jason Todd: 25 years old. Born in 1990. (5/9)
Selina Kyle: 39 years old. Born in 1976. (?)
Victor Szasz: 34 years old. Born in 1981. (?)
Damiana Wayne: 19 Years old. Born in 1996. (?)
Veronica Vincento: 26 years old. Born in 1989. (?)
Roy Harper: 27 years old. Born in 1988. (?)
Harper Row: 19 years old. Born in 1996. (?)
Ling Xiu: 25 years old. Born in 1990. (11/15)

Doomsday

    Suggested Character List...

    So! you read through our whole introduction; and you’re thinking ‘Wow, what a neat-o idea,’ but you aren't sure who exactly you wanna play? We’ve got you covered, and look no further! Here’s a smattering list of possible characters you could portray. If there’s someone you want to play that isn’t on the list, just ask. We’ll probably say yes.


    Males

    Female
    [Note from the desk of Jolly JamesSureWould: Some may notice that there isn’t an ‘other’ or ‘trans’ category, just Male and Female. That’s not meant as a slight or an oversight, there just aren’t many trans comic characters. And even fewer heroes. But that doesn’t mean you can’t be a trailblazer!]

    If you wanna know more about any of the characters, click on their name! Each name is a link to a wiki entry on them that can help you figure out what they’re all about. Or you can pm me, and I’ll do my best to get back to you in a timely fashion.
    And if you’d like to see more lists of characters, these are two great sources!
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Batman_supporting_characters
    http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/BatmanSupportingCast

    Doomsday

    Approved Characters Vault

    GM Characters...

    Richard ‘Dick’ Grayson aka Nightwing
    Jason Todd aka Red Hood
    Barbara Gordon aka Batgirl
    Julia Pennyworth
    Ling Xiu aka Lynx

    Player Characters...
    Selina Kyle aka Catwoman
    Vic Sage aka The Question
    Veronica Vincento aka The Anarch (OC)
    Roy Harper aka Arsenal
    Harper Row aka Bluebird
    Jean-Paul Valley Jr aka Azrael
    Katherine Kane aka Batwoman
    Benjamin Turner aka Bronze Tiger
    Felicia Foxworth aka Red Vixen (OC)


    Alias

    *starts a pot of coffee and sits at her desk with a tablet and four fresh black pens, ready to welcome all comers*

    JamesSureWould

    Hi there, I'm also one of the gms. Talk to me about comics and characters!

    Diesel Heart

    You guys...

    Why you gotta do me like this?

    Of course I'm in, you damn ... you guys.

    Doomsday

    Quote from: WardenIce on January 23, 2016, 12:02:58 AM
    You guys...

    Why you gotta do me like this?

    Of course I'm in, you damn ... you guys.

    *hug*  :-*

    Alias

    *checks the box*

    Wonderful to see you Warden. I have a feeling I know what character you will be portraying, if my woman's intuition is in tune this evening.  ::)

    Diesel Heart

    Quote from: Alias on January 23, 2016, 12:05:28 AM
    *checks the box*

    Wonderful to see you Warden. I have a feeling I know what character you will be portraying, if my woman's intuition is in tune this evening.  ::)

    Since Red Hood is already taken, more than likely, yeah.

    Alias


    Diesel Heart

    I really, really, really like this Character Sheet too.

    Orange Marmalade

    Hey, I know you people!

    Poking around a bit... interesting idea for a game!

    Doomsday

    Quote from: Orange Marmalade on January 23, 2016, 12:12:43 AM
    Hey, I know you people!

    Poking around a bit... interesting idea for a game!

    Hey there! You know, your X-Men game is what brought us all together ::)

    Alias

    Orange Mermaid Marmalade Man!!
    Warden, you have this very OM here to thank for the skeleton of such a fabulous character sheet.

    Diesel Heart

    Quote from: Alias on January 23, 2016, 12:14:56 AM
    Orange Mermaid Marmalade Man!!
    Warden, you have this very OM here to thank for the skeleton of such a fabulous character sheet.

    Thank you for presenting such a beautiful CS, OM!
    I must abide by what Alias tells me too.  I'm a teacher's pet kiss-ass, you see.

    Alias

    of course, we did sort of ....borrow it without his express written consent, and tooled it for maximum appropriate batmanyness. But, its all the same. :)
    *loves having her tushy kissed*

    Orange Marmalade

    Hah I certainly don't mind, glad to see it about and being used. I pulled it together from a few different sources myself anyways, so awesome to see it continuing to evolve.

    I'll have to poke around a bit and come up with some ideas once I get caught up with some other posts. I might have a decent Damian idea, or maybe an Emily Briggs... or a Misfit. Or....

    Alias

    Quote from: Orange Marmalade on January 23, 2016, 12:27:27 AM
    Hah I certainly don't mind, glad to see it about and being used. I pulled it together from a few different sources myself anyways, so awesome to see it continuing to evolve.

    I'll have to poke around a bit and come up with some ideas once I get caught up with some other posts. I might have a decent Damian idea, or maybe an Emily Briggs... or a Misfit. Or....
    *a thousand hearts in your direction*
    I missed you OM

    JamesSureWould

    Oh wow, people are responding to this game! I'm happy all that work wasn't in vain!

    I look forward to seeing what characters you guys submit!

    Rel Mayer

    Hey there, thanks for thr suggestion!

    I would like to play, just at a current busy period. I would like to play Katana, but if there is someone more active that wants to claim her--go ahead!

    Doomsday

    Quote from: Rel Mayer on January 23, 2016, 02:26:42 AM
    Hey there, thanks for thr suggestion!

    I would like to play, just at a current busy period. I would like to play Katana, but if there is someone more active that wants to claim her--go ahead!

    No worries, I understand what that's like! We're looking for quality over quantity/speed here so maybe that might fit your pace? Anyways, thanks for your interest <3

    Kadigan

    Thinking it might be fun. I have an old Huntress sheet I think I can repurpose for this, from one that never really went too far.

    Ron Don Volante

    As much as I'd love to play out Selina Kyle (Catwoman I) I expect her to be a pretty critical part of the story line and I can't commit to anything that TOO many people are dependent on. That being said, I would LOVE to play Black Canary or Holly Robinson (Catwoman II) if they're secondary characters in the overall arc. Normally I wouldn't join a group game and I'm normally a Marvel guy over DC but man I love these gals too much! ^_^

    Also, this is contingent on the GMs being okay with a Lord playing a female character. Although not a strict rule a peak in my posting history will tell you I play almost entirely female characters. :)
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