Vandy
Super Powered Nerd
Hello fellow DC comics fans, as we all know, (assuming that "we" means current DC fans) DC comics has recently "rebooted" the universe in 2011 with the New 52. Now it seems that they might once again change the DCU as we know it. The New 52 is both good and bad depending on the individual book series.
However for this RP we will be completely rebooting the entire DCU starting from scratch. Each player will initially take on one hero form the DCU of their choosing. Sidekicks will come later on meaning at the beginning of the RP there will be no Robin/Supergirl/Kid Flash type characters. Characters like Nightwing will also be off limits in the beginning because he was Robin first of course. Also villains such as Lex Luthor and the Joker will be played by the player taking on their heroes. (The player playing Batman will have all Batman villains to use in their character's multiple arcs.)
We will create engaging stories using our characters and each character's backstory is up to the player as long as it makes sense for the character. (Superman is from Krypton and Batman's parents are dead. However are Ma and Pa Kent still alive? Is Alfred an old man or Bruce's childhood friend? That's up to you!) If you want to be the Green Lantern, are you Hal Jordan or Jon Stewart? Basically play the character how you want to play them.
We will start off pre-justice league. Your character's first arc will be the beginning of their crime fighting career, all characters will therefore start off very young (18-24) and will not yet be all powerful or have all of their gadgets. Meaning Superman just moved to Metropolis and is fighting bad guys in blue-jeans and a t-shirt. The police will see us as dangerous vigilantes causing more trouble than we are fixing. Think of this as your origin.
Feel free to do cross-overs and team ups with other players however the first world threatening event will not come until all characters have completed at least their introductory arc. When this event happens (I have plans of course) is when the Justice League will form for the first time and then afterwards we can really go off and establish our selves as super heroes and not city bound vigilantes. Also a player can take on multiple characters after 3 IC posts of their initial character. Sidekicks however will not come in until after our first Justice League event. Also I will be playing as Superman but any other character is up for grabs. If multiple players want to play the same character, I and the players not wanting to play said character will will take a vote on who should play them based on the character sheet of each interested player.
World State/History
It is early May 2016, for hundreds of years legends have been made about extraordinary people with superhuman powers doing the impossible. Up until this point the stories and legends were false, made up tales to wow the people and scare the children. Now superhuman powers are no longer that of science fiction. Over the last month there have been increasing reports of superhuman activity in cities all over the country. These superhumans have taken the law upon themselves as many are becoming masked vigilantes. While some believe that the appearance of these super powered men and women fighting crime is a good thing, most of the world is terrified of them. Over the last month these unbelievable people have become objects of rage and wonder. Youtube videos pop up everywhere and are immediately taken down by the government, the latest of which was the sighting of a man in a red cape in Metropolis. Not all superhumans are benevolent however, some use their newly-found power for everything from petty theft to murder. This has swayed public opinion against all superhumans. Thousands of people have risen up in protest demanding that the government do something about these dangerous beings. The police in cities "infected" with superhumans have been given government funding to deal with the problem. These police forces are being armed with advanced policing weapons and in some cases even military armaments. Some wealthy business men and scientists such as Lex Luthor are working with the government to create anti-superhuman weapons. This is both a wonderful and terrible time in human history. Some still do not believe in the stories of these superhumans, others believe the stories are exaggerated and that the world is far to worried about a couple of people in tights fighting common criminals. The world will have to wait and see where the future takes it.
That was just an interest check, the main thread will be much more detailed and pretty. If I can get at least three other players interested, I will create the main thread. I do want to get my other ten posts done on this thread so I can use all the site's features.
Should probably let everyone know, this will be a "Detailed" RP.
However for this RP we will be completely rebooting the entire DCU starting from scratch. Each player will initially take on one hero form the DCU of their choosing. Sidekicks will come later on meaning at the beginning of the RP there will be no Robin/Supergirl/Kid Flash type characters. Characters like Nightwing will also be off limits in the beginning because he was Robin first of course. Also villains such as Lex Luthor and the Joker will be played by the player taking on their heroes. (The player playing Batman will have all Batman villains to use in their character's multiple arcs.)
We will create engaging stories using our characters and each character's backstory is up to the player as long as it makes sense for the character. (Superman is from Krypton and Batman's parents are dead. However are Ma and Pa Kent still alive? Is Alfred an old man or Bruce's childhood friend? That's up to you!) If you want to be the Green Lantern, are you Hal Jordan or Jon Stewart? Basically play the character how you want to play them.
We will start off pre-justice league. Your character's first arc will be the beginning of their crime fighting career, all characters will therefore start off very young (18-24) and will not yet be all powerful or have all of their gadgets. Meaning Superman just moved to Metropolis and is fighting bad guys in blue-jeans and a t-shirt. The police will see us as dangerous vigilantes causing more trouble than we are fixing. Think of this as your origin.
Feel free to do cross-overs and team ups with other players however the first world threatening event will not come until all characters have completed at least their introductory arc. When this event happens (I have plans of course) is when the Justice League will form for the first time and then afterwards we can really go off and establish our selves as super heroes and not city bound vigilantes. Also a player can take on multiple characters after 3 IC posts of their initial character. Sidekicks however will not come in until after our first Justice League event. Also I will be playing as Superman but any other character is up for grabs. If multiple players want to play the same character, I and the players not wanting to play said character will will take a vote on who should play them based on the character sheet of each interested player.
World State/History
It is early May 2016, for hundreds of years legends have been made about extraordinary people with superhuman powers doing the impossible. Up until this point the stories and legends were false, made up tales to wow the people and scare the children. Now superhuman powers are no longer that of science fiction. Over the last month there have been increasing reports of superhuman activity in cities all over the country. These superhumans have taken the law upon themselves as many are becoming masked vigilantes. While some believe that the appearance of these super powered men and women fighting crime is a good thing, most of the world is terrified of them. Over the last month these unbelievable people have become objects of rage and wonder. Youtube videos pop up everywhere and are immediately taken down by the government, the latest of which was the sighting of a man in a red cape in Metropolis. Not all superhumans are benevolent however, some use their newly-found power for everything from petty theft to murder. This has swayed public opinion against all superhumans. Thousands of people have risen up in protest demanding that the government do something about these dangerous beings. The police in cities "infected" with superhumans have been given government funding to deal with the problem. These police forces are being armed with advanced policing weapons and in some cases even military armaments. Some wealthy business men and scientists such as Lex Luthor are working with the government to create anti-superhuman weapons. This is both a wonderful and terrible time in human history. Some still do not believe in the stories of these superhumans, others believe the stories are exaggerated and that the world is far to worried about a couple of people in tights fighting common criminals. The world will have to wait and see where the future takes it.
That was just an interest check, the main thread will be much more detailed and pretty. If I can get at least three other players interested, I will create the main thread. I do want to get my other ten posts done on this thread so I can use all the site's features.
Should probably let everyone know, this will be a "Detailed" RP.
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( little bit sad about there not being a nightwing xD but I'll be batman, cause he's cool too, just a little crazy,paranoid and a loner)
