From Bad, to Worse, to Great (6/6+)(A Dark Supers RP)

[Ragenaut]

Hey everyone, I have a plot idea I want to run, discussing morality, villainy and heroism, and the concept of karma and redemption.

I'd like to run an Epic Setting, whether it be Renaissance High Fantasy or Near Future Supervillainy and Cyberpunk, about the scum of the earth, bad, criminal, could possibly be considered evil people, ruining the lives of others for their own gain, and eventually, letting loose and evil far greater than them, due to their ignorant, immoral acts.

Then, when they're at their lowest, they begin their path to becoming heroes, who are attempting to fight off the evil they summoned, while also attempting, and failing, to redeem themselves for their past evil, and dealing with the ill will and consequences of their crimes.

This will eventually culminate at the edge of the end of the world, where are villains turned heroes finally defeat the evil, and rid it of its existence. They then turn back to see the destruction they've caused, and while they know that their hands are deep red with blood, they can at least try to make a better future for those who still live in the ruins, and hopefully clean themselves of some of the destruction they caused back when they were idiotic, impulsive, and selfish.

Any interest?

 

[Yoda]

I am interested

 

[Ragenaut]

I am interested

Nice. Do you want to go with Fantasy, Supers, Science Fiction, etc? Any settings good, as long as it allows for superpowered chararcters. I've been thinking of playing as a fire and brimstone preacher type, I think he'd work well for a Weird Western (obviously), and a Supers RP.

 

[Stoic]

I'm interested and my vote goes to supers

 

[Yoda]

both fantasy and super sound good to me

 

[Ragenaut]

Alright, while we're waiting for people to join, I guess we can discuss what kind of severely flawed people our characters are. I'll start with mine.

My character is a classic fire and brimstone preacher type. He is acutely aware of the evil of men, and he punishes evil harshly, reading texts from his tome of judgment as he beats down/shoots down those he finds guilty, sending their damned souls straight to hell. His only universal exception are children, who he sees as innocent, only a victim of circumstances. He is Judge, Jury, and Executioner, and he punishes all sins similarly, a hellfire bolt straight to hell.

This is my character, the man who thinks he is good, blinded to his own savagery by his misinterpretation of his texts.

 

[Yoda]

My character will depend on what time the RP takes place, but I am thinking of either a pharmacist that makes drugs or a serial killer.

 

[Stoic]

I want to make Locus with a hint of Agent Washington. He is an old soldier who participated in some of the worst conflicts in some old war. The soldier was forced to do terrible things ordered by his COs. He rationalized what he did by trying to pass himself off as a weapon just following orders with no choice in the matter. Once the war was over he had a difficult time adjusting and decided to work for the highest bidder as a mercenary. He would head conflicts in Africa to kill insurgents and their families, Bomb sky scrappers for radical groups and participate in attacks on nuclear reactors. He tried to justify it as jus another order or just a weapon doing what he was told the truth is that everything he did was his own fault and his own choice which haunts him. Once he realized his mistakes he wanted to try to make the world a better place but he's still running from the atrocities he committed in the name of causes he had nothing to do with. He has the power to create any type of technology but only if that technology is used as a weapon.

 

[Ragenaut]

I want to make Locus with a hint of Agent Washington. He is an old soldier who participated in some of the worst conflicts in some old war. The soldier was forced to do terrible things ordered by his COs. He rationalized what he did by trying to pass himself off as a weapon just following orders with no choice in the matter. Once the war was over he had a difficult time adjusting and decided to work for the highest bidder as a mercenary. He would head conflicts in Africa to kill insurgents and their families, Bomb sky scrappers for radical groups and participate in attacks on nuclear reactors. He tried to justify it as jus another order or just a weapon doing what he was told the truth is that everything he did was his own fault and his own choice which haunts him. Once he realized his mistakes he wanted to try to make the world a better place but he's still running from the atrocities he committed in the name of causes he had nothing to do with. He has the power to create any type of technology but only if that technology is used as a weapon.

Just remember that we start off bad. The realization will kick in when the super evil guy/group/god shows up, and it doesn't have to be immediate. My guy's actually gonna get worse when the bad guy shows up, before he steers himself around the right path.

 

[Ragenaut]

It's gonna be something that was made specifically because of our evil. It's our own homegrown Nemesis.

 

[Stoic]

Alright then, Gonna try and keep what he makes small right now but I want to nuke a god

 

[Ragenaut]

Alright, I'm gonna go ahead and make this a Dark Fantasy, Near Future Supers RP, similar to Watchmen and The Punisher, with some Cyberpunk thrown in. I'm gonna make another, more refined interest thread, complete with a Character Sheet. Hope to see you, and your twisted Supers, there.

 

[Ragenaut]

Name: Cain MacIntyre
Vigilante Ego: The Judge
Height: 7'10"
Weight: 360 lbs

Appearance: Very tall, and clothed in a long trench coat, that is blackened and ashen, like the rest of his attire. He dresses like a classic outlaw, with the spurred boots, large hat, and bandana to conceal his identity. His eyes are red like hot iron, and his mouth glows like a forge. Unclothed, his scars are thick and black, with a red glow showing beneath the crust. His veins glow similarly.

Powers:
-He is able to project bolts of fire from his eyes, and breathe fire like a dragon. He can sense the evil deeds in others, the more evil done, the more easily seen. People tracked like this feel like they are burning inside, the heat hotter the more evil.
-He wields two guns, a six-shit revolver magnum named Hellfire, and a sawed off, double barreled shotgun, named Brimstone. They both fire Hellshot, a corrosive, incendiary, toxic bullet, that is incredibly difficult to put out, and can spread in close range. When he needs to reload, smoke from his ashen form enter the revolvers, turning into his Hellshot immediately upon entering. He also wields a loop of fire like a lasso, to tie up and catch those who try to run from his judgment.
-Perpetually surrounded in toxic smoke, which he can turn into to cover short distances quickly, and to avoid immediate attacks, as they sail through the smokescreen. His smoke can turn into a high speed Hellcycle, whenever he needs to travel quickly on the road.

Background: Cain was born into a religious cult of backwards Christians, who had a very twisted view of the passages found within. They were lead by the Father Incarnate, whom the followers waited on beck and call for at all times, and greatly admired at all times, for being the Second Coming of Christ.

Cain was born a giant infant, who hospitalized his mother soon after being birth, having broken her pelvis on the way out. The Father feared that this was the Resurrected Golaith, who came to punish the followers of David after his defeated. Instead of killing Cain, though, they instead outcasted him, but they didn't allow him to leave, either. They bullied, tortured, and psychologically fucked with the poor kid, in a halfassed attempt to keep the spirit of Goliath within him, as he grew to become much larger than the rest.

All of this strain and unjust persecution came to be their end, however, for one eventful night, under the barrage of the worst beating yet, the spirit of The Judge awakened from Cain, and finally having the power he never had before, Cain blasted all those bastards to Hell for what they've done to him, of which only a few escaped his wrath, one of which was, unfortunately, the Father Incarnate himself.

Cain, who now goes by The Judge, now roams the land, hunting for what he sees as evil, and putting a Hellfire buck straight into their heads. His true desire, since the beginning, is to finally confront the Father, and send his ass packing to Hell, where it very well belongs. And nothing, will stop him from attaining his goal.

Nemesis: The Father Incarnate
Reason: Making his life a living Hell.

Theme Song:

 

[Ragenaut]

Character Sheet:

Name:
Vigilante Ego:
Height:
Weight:
Appearance:
Powers(Replace with Skills if Not Super):
Background:
Nemesis:
Reason(For Being Nemesis):
Theme Song(For your Vigilante):

I will be making the main interest thread soon, but here's the character sheet.

 

[Stoic]

Character Sheet:

Name: Mason Gates

Vigilante Ego: Apophis

Height:6'2''

Weight:150Kg

Appearance: A middle aged man with broad shoulders. Mason has neat jet black hair that's dotted with shocks of white. His face is rough looking and he has a small scar placed diagonally across his left brow. Mason's dark brown eyes are ever alert always darting around for advantages, exits and other factors. Most of the time Mason wears a light kevlar with a bandolier filled with tools and gadgets he can't create.

Powers: The ability to create any form of technology out of thin air so long as it's only used to harm and destroy. Expert marksman and skilled close combat fighter

Background: A soldier who participated the greater war in some of the largest and worst military conflicts in the past thirty years. Mason joined wide-eyed and idealistic with a strong sense of patriotism to defend the country he loved so much. During one conflict with a metal super who killed most of half his squad Mason's powers activated and he killed said super with plasma cannon he created. Once his commanding officers found out about his abilities Mason was moved to a special forces platoon made up entirely of Supers. They were all broken down mentally and given the idea of their lives not being theirs but for their country. Their unit fought in some of the worst battles in the war either leading in the front during full on invasions or dropped hundreds of miles behind enemy lines with no support to cause as much chaos as possible. During a guerrilla assignment where they were assigned to destroy an enemy village fully, Mason started to have doubts which he voiced to his lieutenant but his CO brushed them aside citing that to survive they had to be weapons and weapons complete their assignment Nothing More, Nothing Less. To cope with the cruelty he had to commit during the war Mason told himself he had no choice in the matter because he was a weapon Nothing More, Nothing Less.

Because of the mindset that his commanding officer gave him as well as the brutality of the war Mason had a difficult time adjusting to civilian life after the war so he tried to become a bounty hunter and bring bad people to prison. After one too many bad jobs and a stream of bad luck Mason decided to sell his services to the black market. At first it was simple crimes Bank robberies and assassinations of other criminals but years underground had eroded Mason's moral code. These days Apophis works for whoever can pay the highest doing be it heading violent insurgent militias, Planning the capture of nuclear reactors and setting off dirty bombs in populated areas.

Nemesis: The Parahuman Response Force. (P.R.F.). A joint international task force which was created to stem the emergence of insurgent Parahumans. The PRF is made up of a diverse group of staff and agents. Field agents, Support Staff and Mission Control Operators are taken from around various Military, Scientific and Law Enforcement backgrounds but special cases are made to those who are deemed special. Though most of the Field Agents are human they keep up with Parahumans using Power Armor, Cybernetic enhancements and state of the art heavy weapons as well as detailed files on know Parahumans.

Reason: Apophis is high up on the PRF's most wanted list being recorded committing acts of terrorism and numerous crimes against humanity all around the globe.

Theme Song:

 

[Yoda]

Name: Rachel Eferton
Vigilante Ego: Hunteress
Height: 5’-6”
Weight: 125
Appearance: Her normal eye color is a crystal blue though after she feeds they become tinted with a dark blood red.

Spoiler: A picture

Powers:
Feed - Rachel has a taste for human flesh. After feeding Rachel becomes stronger and faster. Though the effects wear off with time she can regain them by feeding again. Every time Rachel feeds on a new victim she gains a permanent increase to her strength, this permanent boost also causes a greater addiction.
Regeneration - Rachel’s body can heal at amazing speeds and she can survive wounds that would be fatal to normal beings. The strength of her regeneration is linked to her other power, feed.

Background:
Rachel was born to loving parents and spent her childhood like most other children do. No one could see anything wrong with her, but under the surface something was a miss. At a young age Rachel took to eating her meat raw, she liked the way it tasted more and it gave her a feeling power. Her parents caught her eating raw meat once or twice, but thought it was her being a child and not knowing any better, they told her not to eat raw food and kept a closer eye on her eating habits, but Rachel didn't understand what was wrong with it and she couldn't stand the food her mom cocked it never seemed to fill her. With her parents cutting off her supply to fresh meat Rachel turned to other sources.

On her way back from school one day Rachel became so starved for raw meat that she wandered into a forest in search of relief. That day Rachel killed a living creature with her own hands. It was just a small rabbit, but to Rachel it was freedom. Rachel would continue to sustain herself off small animals and birds throughout the rest of her time at home.

It wasn’t until she left home for college that she learned about her hunger for human flesh. At her first college party Rachel was approached by a group of seniors that were looking for some fun, Rachel was intoxicated and didn’t have full control over her body, so when the seniors tried to mess with her they meet her other side. All Rachel remembers of that night is screaming for help and then waking up an hour later caked in blood. Even though she couldn’t remember killing anyone she could taste the iron blood stuck to her lips. Though there was a large investigation into what had happened that night nothing came of it, since most of the guest were underage or using other illegal drugs.

Rachel tried to ignore her need to feed and go back to her normal life, but the taste of human lingered in her mind and like an addictive drug she needed more. Rachel lasted ten days before the urge to feed overwhelmed her and she wint on the hunt. Unlike her first time Rachel could remember everything down to the smell of the earth and the slow cool breeze. Rachel didn’t care who she killed all she wanted was to be free to the hunger she felt, so late one night driven mad by her hunger Rachel attacked a man wandering alone in the dark. Days passed before Rachel learned who she had killed. Rachel felt bad for what she had done, but the feeling and power she felt after the feast drowned out her feelings. This time she didn’t ignore her powers instead she used them to focus harder in class and become stronger.

Rachel has continued to feed, but she has become better at covering up her tracks making it harder for the police to track her down. Rachel is a very friendly and caring person, but when she starves herself she can become mean and short tempered with a tendency to do things she didn’t mean to.

Nemesis: Rachel doesn’t really have a nemesis yet.
Reason(For Being Nemesis):
Theme Song(For your Vigilante): Still working on finding a song

 

[Ragenaut]

Name: Rachel Eferton
Vigilante Ego: Hunteress
Height: 5’-6”
Weight: 125
Appearance: Her normal eye color is a crystal blue though after she feeds they become tinted with a dark blood red.

Spoiler: A picture

Powers:
Feed - Rachel has a taste for human flesh. After feeding Rachel becomes a stronger being. Though the effects wear off with time she can regain them by feeding again. Every time Rachel feeds on a new victim she gains a permanent increase to her strength, this permanent boost also causes a greater addiction.
Regeneration - Rachel’s body can heal at amazing speeds and she can survive wounds that would be fatal to normal beings. The strength of her regeneration is linked to her other power, feed.

Background:
Rachel was born to loving parents and spent her childhood like most other children do. It wasn’t until she left home for college that she learned about her hunger for human flesh. At her first college party Rachel was approached by a group of seniors that were looking for some fun, Rachel was intoxicated and didn’t have full control over her body, so when the seniors tried to mess with her they meet her other side. All Rachel remembers of that night is screaming for help and then waking up an hour later caked in blood. Even though she couldn’t remember killing anyone she could taste the iron blood stuck to her lips. Though there was a large investigation into what had happened that night nothing came of it, since most of the guest were underage or using other illegal drugs.

Rachel tried to ignore her need to feed and go back to her normal life, but the taste of human lingered in her mind and like an addictive drug she needed more. Rachel lasted ten days before the urge to feed overwhelmed her and she wint on the hunt. Unlike her first time Rachel could remember everything down to the smell of the earth and the slow cool breeze. Rachel didn’t care who she killed all she wanted was to be free to the hunger she felt, so late one night driven mad by her hunger Rachel attacked a man wandering alone in the dark. Days passed before Rachel learned who she had killed. Rachel felt bad for what she had done, but the feeling and power she felt after the feast drowned out her feelings. This time she didn’t ignore her powers instead she used them to focus harder in class and become stronger.

Rachel has continued to feed, but she has become better at covering up her tracks making it harder for the police to track her down. To this day Rachel has killed Most of the time Rachel is a very friendly and caring person, but when she starves herself she can become mean and short tempered with a tendency to do things she didn’t mean to.

Nemesis: Rachel doesn’t really have a nemesis yet.
Reason(For Being Nemesis):
Theme Song(For your Vigilante): Still working on finding a song

I like this, though I'd like some slight edits. I feel like this RP has a theme of "breaking points", though people born with mental illnesses are much more likely to manifest their powers normally, so you're good to go, I'd just like some emphasis on early cannibalistic tendencies in her backstory, to show that this was a constantly developing issue, culminating in her college massacre. Kinda like how serial killers start off killing animals for fun.

As for a lack of nemesis, that's good too. Your character will have a nemesis, your character just doesn't know it yet. I've thought of a good one, I'll show him off later on in your story.

Finally, your power. It's good, but I feel it's lacking. I feel you should more embrace a vampiric/wendigo theme. I'll link you to their parts in Superpower Wiki, but please don't just copy and paste. I much prefer a simple write out, and they should be inspirations, not direct copies.

http://powerlisting.wikia.com/wiki/Wendigo_Physiology

http://powerlisting.wikia.com/wiki/Vampire_Physiology

Tl:dr, its good, but I want more. You're accepted, with some expansion.

I have an idea of a nemesis, based on your background, I'd like to discuss it with you back in the PM when you get on, I think you'll like it. It's name is Thrall.

 

[Ragenaut]

Character Sheet:

Name: Mason Gates

Vigilante Ego: Aphosis

Height:6'2''

Weight:150Kg

Appearance: Usually wears a gray power suit which sometimes changes mid battle to accommodate any weapons he creates.

Powers: The ability to create any form of technology out of thin air so long as it's only used to harm and destroy. Expert marksman and skilled close combat fighter

Background: A soldier that participated in the great war where his powers were awakened mid-firefight. Because of the mindset that his commanding officer gave him as well as the brutality of the war Mason had a difficult time adjusting to civilian life so he tried to become a bounty hunter and bring bad people to prison. After one too many bad jobs Mason began to sell his services to the black market. At first it was simple crimes Bank robberies and assassinations of other criminals but years underground had eroded Mason's moral code. These days Mason works for whoever can pay the highest doing be it heading violent insurgent militias, Planning the capture of nuclear reactors and setting off dirty bombs in populated areas

Nemesis: Agent Connecticut


Reason: Killing Connecticut's team as well as constantly attacking her anti-criminal task force

Theme Song:

Character's good, with minor edits. I'd like to know more of who Agent Connecticut is, why s/he's your nemesis and all that. Also, you misunderstood the Reasoning for someone being your Nemesis. What did the Nemesis do, to make that character your Nemesis. I'd also generally like some expansion on what he did during the war, and his circumstances for his power manifesting. Tell stories of the horrors of the war, and the commanding officer's brutal dictatorship on his soldiers.

Tl:dr: Expand on Agent Connecticut's role in your character's history. Explain reasoning behind Nemesishood. Tell more of the war and commanding officer.

Suggestion: may be they were partners, and Agent Connecticut was, surprise, a double agent, working for the enemy!

 

[Yoda]

I like this, though I'd like some slight edits. I feel like this RP has a theme of "breaking points", though people born with mental illnesses are much more likely to manifest their powers normally, so you're good to go, I'd just like some emphasis on early cannibalistic tendencies in her backstory, to show that this was a constantly developing issue, culminating in her college massacre. Kinda like how serial killers start off killing animals for fun.

As for a lack of nemesis, that's good too. Your character will have a nemesis, your character just doesn't know it yet. I've thought of a good one, I'll show him off later on in your story.

Finally, your power. It's good, but I feel it's lacking. I feel you should more embrace a vampiric/wendigo theme. I'll link you to their parts in Superpower Wiki, but please don't just copy and paste. I much prefer a simple write out, and they should be inspirations, not direct copies.

http://powerlisting.wikia.com/wiki/Wendigo_Physiology

http://powerlisting.wikia.com/wiki/Vampire_Physiology

Tl:dr, its good, but I want more. You're accepted, with some expansion.

I have an idea of a nemesis, based on your background, I'd like to discuss it with you back in the PM when you get on, I think you'll like it. It's name is Thrall.

I was trying to keep her bio short, but I will definitely add more to it tonight.

Not sure what you want me to change with her power. It seemed simple to me, she feeds and becomes stronger, but maybe I am missing something or I just didn't do a good enough job explaining it?

 

[Ragenaut]

I was trying to keep her bio short, but I will definitely add more to it tonight.

Not sure what you want me to change with her power. It seemed simple to me, she feeds and becomes stronger, but maybe I am missing something or I just didn't do a good enough job explaining it?

The power's good, I'd just like to make it more thematic. Look at my character. I wanted to make a demon cowboy, so I gave him those sorts of powers that fit the theme. Stoic' power is simple, but broad, like a green lantern, so he's good. I feel that yours is underpowered, and I'd like to spice it up a bit. Put some classic vampire abilities in there and stuff. Or become a complete beast, like a Wendigo, who can also control the cold. Your powers are good, but I want to make them exciting.