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[Ryuuko Shin]

Samantha Verne

• General
• Biography
• Relationships
• Superpowers
• Gallery

• Full Name	Samantha Verne
  Codename	Pyro Jack
  Gender	Female
  Age	17
  Rank	A
  Role	Student
  Subject	---

  Race	Caucasian
  Eyes	Blue
  Hair	Straw blonde
  Height	160 cm
  Build	Slender, Feminine
  Limiter	Level 3 Limiter, grudgingly left on
  Notes	Unremarkable features.

• Heroism Meter
  
  
  

  Less Heroic	Points	More Heroic	Total	Description
  Flighty	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Courageous	06	Do they have a pair of steel, or do they prefer to exit before chaos strikes?
  Selfish	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Altruistic	02	Are they motivated to help others, or do they help themselves first?
  Chaotic	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Orderly	01	Are laws and regulations "suggestions", or written in stone?
  Cruel	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Kind	02	Are they genuinely nice to people, or do they enjoy causing distress?
  Reactionary	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Proactive	04	Are they content to watch events unfold, or do they jump in and guide things?

  
  
  Personality
  
  
  Prideful
  
  
  Samantha isn’t the type to bow her head down and admit that she needs help. Having been raised on independence and reliance on only her own abilities, she refuses to accept that she needs assistance in anything at all. What she does, she will do it her own way.
  
  
  Humane
  
  
  On the other hand, while she is adamant about not receiving help, she is quite happy to offer a helping hand wherever possible. Though reclusive, she still possesses basic human courtesy. Most of the time, anyway.
  
  
  Anti-social
  
  
  To some extent, Samantha isn't one for starting conversations. If anything, she seems to be the kind that ends them as fast as possible. She prefers to linger around in the back of conversations, playing with her hair or juggling her balls of fire to pass time.
  
  
  On the Ball
  
  
  As mentioned, she is quite independent of her own ability, and strives to make it a point. As such, she is often the first one in, last one out kind of person. Whatever tasks were assigned, she makes it known that she can be counted on.
  
  
  History
  
  
  Work in progress~
  
  
  
• 
  
  
  Marcus “Boss” Langdon
  
  
  Rank E. Father figure to Samantha, aged 37. She treats him like family, despite the fact that he was the one that kidnapped her 14 years ago.
  
  
  Lucy “Boss Lady” Yung
  
  
  Rank E. Marcus’ fiancee, aged 30. Despite being way younger than her, and having the virtue of being the Boss’s fiancee, Samantha treats her more like a sister figure. She sarcastically claims she will upgrade her view on her after they’re married.
  
  
  Gary “Bro” Huxley
  
  
  Rank E, aged 25. An employee of Marcus’, and an ex-private security member. Best friends with Samantha, to the point of her calling him her brother.
  
  
  

• Ability	Points	Total	Description
  Health:	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	03	The ability to resist illness and recover quickly from injuries, overall health.
  Strength	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	02	Physical strength, the ability to strike hard, lift heavy objects, and so on.
  Toughness	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	05	Endurance and stamina, the ability to take a hit and still keep going.
  Agility	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	05	Speed, dexterity, nimbleness - agility is the ability to move quickly.
  Intelligence	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	04	Not book smarts, but the ability to perceive and retain lots of information.
  Willpower	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	04	Strength of mind, the ability to stay focused and determined.

  
  
  Primary Power
  
  
  Great Balls of Fire
  
  
  The power to create small orbs of fire around her and in her hands. While seemingly weak and ineffectual, these balls of flame tend to explode in rather magnificent fashions when hurled, taking on different properties depending on the situation, ranging from a pillar of flames that burn, rip, and flay the flesh away from those who stupidly stand in the way, to an exploding miniature sun that packs enough force to lift and hurl fully grown men and gifting them with first-degree burns at best, to simple fireballs that singe on contact and deal as much pain that a snowball (albeit one made of fire) would do.
  
  
  Due to her limiter, her pyrotechnics are significantly reduced in size and lethality.
  
  
  Secondary powers
  
  
  Samantha shows remarkable resistance to fire, taking only the most minor of burns even when set on flame. She is completely immune to all effects of her own flames as well. Where others will be treated to Hell’s worth of scorching flames, she only experiences a cool breeze instead.
  
  
  Weaknesses and Limitations
  
  
  No matter how bright fire burns, it can be put out by water. While the heat is intense, and can easily evaporate puddles of water, supers with power over water can, theoretically, easily overcome her flames.
  
  
  Samantha has to physically hurl the balls at the target. There is no homing system built into these balls, and as such, can cause quite a bit of havoc when they miss the target. Her throwing strength is quite something to be seen, but her aim needs some work...
  
  
  
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  “This is bullshit.” Samantha Verne on anything at all

  
  
  

HIIIII, GUYS! I hope you don't mind me hopping in with this character! I'd appreciate any criticism as to the power, because I can guarantee you, it's not really that well-thought-out at this point, haha! Thanks in advance!

 

[Bag o Fruit]

If it wasn't clear, which is totally understandable, the personality is great, the "titles" of the traits just don't really fit. Just change unassuming to doesn't make assumptions, or something like this, and you're set. *Cough* I've thought about it actually and pugnacious could very will fit with that description, so I apologize, and you can ignore that part.

Yeah, the unassuming description sorta got away from me... Sorry about any misunderstandings; I think I left a lot to implication. :/

 

[Rolling]

I have deigned to grace you all with another of my magnificently pointless posts into this thread. Please, try not to swoon too heavily, my adoring public.

 

[Aldur]

[QUOTE="Cheshire Smile]I have deigned to grace you all with another of my magnificently pointless posts into this thread. Please, try not to swoon too heavily, my adoring public.

[/QUOTE]
*Swoons audibly*

 

[Aldur]

[QUOTE="Ryuuko Shin]Samantha Verne

• General
• Biography
• Relationships
• Superpowers
• Gallery

• Full Name	Samantha Verne
  Codename	Pyro Jack
  Gender	Female
  Age	17
  Rank	A
  Role	Student
  Subject	---

  Race	Caucasian
  Eyes	Blue
  Hair	Straw blonde
  Height	160 cm
  Build	Slender, Feminine
  Limiter	Level 3 Limiter, grudgingly left on
  Notes	Unremarkable features.

• Heroism Meter
  
  
  

  Less Heroic	Points	More Heroic	Total	Description
  Flighty	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Courageous	06	Do they have a pair of steel, or do they prefer to exit before chaos strikes?
  Selfish	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Altruistic	02	Are they motivated to help others, or do they help themselves first?
  Chaotic	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Orderly	01	Are laws and regulations "suggestions", or written in stone?
  Cruel	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Kind	02	Are they genuinely nice to people, or do they enjoy causing distress?
  Reactionary	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Proactive	04	Are they content to watch events unfold, or do they jump in and guide things?

  
  
  Personality
  
  
  Prideful
  
  
  Samantha isn’t the type to bow her head down and admit that she needs help. Having been raised on independence and reliance on only her own abilities, she refuses to accept that she needs assistance in anything at all. What she does, she will do it her own way.
  
  
  Humane
  
  
  On the other hand, while she is adamant about not receiving help, she is quite happy to offer a helping hand wherever possible. Though reclusive, she still possesses basic human courtesy. Most of the time, anyway.
  
  
  Anti-social
  
  
  To some extent, Samantha isn't one for starting conversations. If anything, she seems to be the kind that ends them as fast as possible. She prefers to linger around in the back of conversations, playing with her hair or juggling her balls of fire to pass time.
  
  
  On the Ball
  
  
  As mentioned, she is quite independent of her own ability, and strives to make it a point. As such, she is often the first one in, last one out kind of person. Whatever tasks were assigned, she makes it known that she can be counted on.
  
  
  History
  
  
  Work in progress~
  
  
  
• 
  
  
  Marcus “Boss” Langdon
  
  
  Rank E. Father figure to Samantha, aged 37. She treats him like family, despite the fact that he was the one that kidnapped her 14 years ago.
  
  
  Lucy “Boss Lady” Yung
  
  
  Rank E. Marcus’ fiancee, aged 30. Despite being way younger than her, and having the virtue of being the Boss’s fiancee, Samantha treats her more like a sister figure. She sarcastically claims she will upgrade her view on her after they’re married.
  
  
  Gary “Bro” Huxley
  
  
  Rank E, aged 25. An employee of Marcus’, and an ex-private security member. Best friends with Samantha, to the point of her calling him her brother.
  
  
  

• Ability	Points	Total	Description
  Health:	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	03	The ability to resist illness and recover quickly from injuries, overall health.
  Strength	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	02	Physical strength, the ability to strike hard, lift heavy objects, and so on.
  Toughness	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	05	Endurance and stamina, the ability to take a hit and still keep going.
  Agility	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	05	Speed, dexterity, nimbleness - agility is the ability to move quickly.
  Intelligence	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	04	Not book smarts, but the ability to perceive and retain lots of information.
  Willpower	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	04	Strength of mind, the ability to stay focused and determined.

  
  
  Primary Power
  
  
  Great Balls of Fire
  
  
  The power to create small orbs of fire around her and in her hands. While seemingly weak and ineffectual, these balls of flame tend to explode in rather magnificent fashions when hurled, taking on different properties depending on the situation, ranging from a pillar of flames that burn, rip, and flay the flesh away from those who stupidly stand in the way, to an exploding miniature sun that packs enough force to lift and hurl fully grown men and gifting them with first-degree burns at best, to simple fireballs that singe on contact and deal as much pain that a snowball (albeit one made of fire) would do.
  
  
  Due to her limiter, her pyrotechnics are significantly reduced in size and lethality.
  
  
  Secondary powers
  
  
  Samantha shows remarkable resistance to fire, taking only the most minor of burns even when set on flame. She is completely immune to all effects of her own flames as well. Where others will be treated to Hell’s worth of scorching flames, she only experiences a cool breeze instead.
  
  
  Weaknesses and Limitations
  
  
  No matter how bright fire burns, it can be put out by water. While the heat is intense, and can easily evaporate puddles of water, supers with power over water can, theoretically, easily overcome her flames.
  
  
  Samantha has to physically hurl the balls at the target. There is no homing system built into these balls, and as such, can cause quite a bit of havoc when they miss the target. Her throwing strength is quite something to be seen, but her aim needs some work...
  
  
  
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  “This is bullshit.” Samantha Verne on anything at all

  
  
  

HIIIII, GUYS! I hope you don't mind me hopping in with this character! I'd appreciate any criticism as to the power, because I can guarantee you, it's not really that well-thought-out at this point, haha! Thanks in advance!

[/QUOTE]
Definitely best girl.

 

[Rolling]

Hey Waylean, you dorkmaster, I'm reposting this. @welian


Vicario, Francis

• General
• Biography
• Relationships
• Superpowers
• Gallery

• Full Name	Francis Guadalupe Vicario
  Codename	THE UNDERLORD N/A
  Gender	Female
  Age	17
  Rank	B
  Role	Student
  Subject	N/A

  Race	DARK LORD Pasty-ass white Hispanic kid
  Eyes	Brown
  Hair	Black
  Height	5'2"
  Build	Appears fit when fully clothed, but has a bit of flab about her midsection.
  Limiter	Level 2, Active
  Notes	Student has dyed her hair in seemingly random patterns, with streaks of white and red. In addition, she wears ridiculous red vanity contacts, consistently keeps her right arm bandaged, and seems to insist on wearing a 'horned' hairband.

• Heroism Meter
  
  
  

  Less Heroic	Points	More Heroic	Total	Description
  Flighty	?????????​	Courageous	08	Do they have a pair of steel, or do they prefer to exit before chaos strikes?
  Selfish	?????????​	Altruistic	01	Are they motivated to help others, or do they help themselves first?
  Chaotic	?????????​	Orderly	01	Are laws and regulations "suggestions", or written in stone?
  Cruel	?????????​	Kind	03	Are they genuinely nice to people, or do they enjoy causing distress?
  Reactionary	?????????​	Proactive	07	Are they content to watch events unfold, or do they jump in and guide things?

  
  
  Personality
  
  
  Francis is selfish. Francis is so, so selfish. She doesn't want to be a vigilante to help others, she wants it in order to further emulate anime and feel cool, like the heroes she watches. It's hard to say whether or not this is a good thing, all considered, but for now it does make her look rather bad.
  
  
  Despite her selfishness, however, Francis has a brave heart and the willingness to get shit done when she needs to. You'd have a better time discouraging a wild tiger from tearing a gazelle to pieces than you would scaring her out of something she's set her mind on. This bravery, for what she wants to do, could be considered a positive trait.
  
  
  As mentioned in her biography, Francis is... well, a weeaboo, for lack of a better word. She sometimes speaks in unnatural syntax and pretends to be something more than what she is, even going so far as to constantly keep one arm under wraps to 'seal the dark demon within'. She's a nut.
  
  
  Francis has an unusual wealth of knowledge relating to cats. Not even she is sure why she took the time to learn all of this, but her obsessiveness over different things is certainly something to note.
  
  
  History
  
  
  Francis Guadalupe Vicario, age seventeen. She was born and raised by a considerably well-off family, and for most of her life, knew nothing but happiness. She got what she wanted, when she wanted it, she could always count on her parents to be there for her, and if she felt like it, she could even rely on others to bend over backwards just to get on her (and by association, her rich parents') good side. Yes, all of this - the money, the upbringing and her environment came together to produce a rather spoiled little brat. And yet... she was bored.
  
  
  For all of her possessions and opportunities, Francis was terribly bored. There was no kind of excitement to her life when she could just snap her fingers and have the things she liked dropped right into her lap. This boredom carried on until the week after her fourteenth birthday. She'd been very steadily losing herself to the world of anime - she consumed every series she could get her hands on, from more recent series, all the way down to classics, and occasionally a few series that would almost be considered ancient by that point. She could never have enough. Anime, manga, roleplaying... the latter was what led to a rather severe incident, in fact.
  
  
  Screwing around with a few friends outdoors, she decided to begin imitating various moves from the shows she watched - though no one expected a little, straight-handed thrust to send her shadow ripping across the ground to slam into a friend's stomach. The others with her panicked and rushed to the injured child's aid, but Francis...
  
  
  Francis was elated.
  
  
  Finally! Something to mix up this stupid monotony that was her life! She almost immediately ran home, forgetting all about her friend with the prospect of training this newfound ability some more. There's some boring training montagey stuff in between here, but eventually she screwed up and her power was brought to her parents' attention. They were worried. Their daughter, little Francis, a super?
  
  
  As law dictated, she was tested, brought to a Commonwealth office, and ranked in at a neat little B. She wasn't really sure what all this meant at the time, but she knew it all sounded pretty cool. Super... that made her like the characters in her favorite shows, right?
  
  
  It didn't take her long after that to hear of the Blue Card, and vigilantes using it to dispense justice as needed. Obviously, she was going to be all over that. Three years later, with her goal in mind and her... bizarre style finally settled upon, Francis took her first steps toward AEGIS.
• ---

• Ability	Points	Total	Description
  Health:	?????????​	01	The ability to resist illness and recover quickly from injuries, overall health.
  Strength	?????????​	03	Physical strength, the ability to strike hard, lift heavy objects, and so on.
  Toughness	?????????​	03	Endurance and stamina, the ability to take a hit and still keep going.
  Agility	?????????​	01	Speed, dexterity, nimbleness - agility is the ability to move quickly.
  Intelligence	?????????​	04	Not book smarts, but the ability to perceive and retain lots of information.
  Willpower	?????????​	08	Strength of mind, the ability to stay focused and determined.

  
  
  Primary Power
  
  
  Personal manipulation of shadow. She's able to warp her own shadow into various corporeal shapes, up to and including: fists, open hands, mallets, and though it takes a hell of a lot out of her to even attempt, silhouettes of herself.
  
  
  Secondary powers
  
  
  Though she can not bother other people's shadows, she can duck into the shadow of objects casting one, more or less becoming invisible until she finds it necessary to move.
  
  
  Weaknesses
  
  
  The use of her power is, for one, extremely telegraphed. It's not hard to see that someone is trying to get themselves into a position where a decently sized shadow can be cast, and her abilities don't work period until she can manage even that. This of course makes her completely useless at night.
  
  
  It takes an intense amount of focus to actually use, and despite its overall versatility, if one is able to break her concentration her power will cease.
  
  
  Additionally, attempting to put together a shape with too much mass - typically twice the size of the shadow she made it from, makes her very ill. Symptoms brought on by this overexertion can include vomiting, extreme nausea and vertigo, and rarely, unconsciousness.
  
  
  
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[RemainingQuestions]

Tolbert, Luci

• General
• Biography
• Relationships
• Superpowers
• Gallery

• Full Name	Lucius "Luci" Tolbert
  Codename	Glowstick
  Gender	Male
  Age	14
  Rank	C
  Role	Student
  Subject	N/A

  Race	American
  Eyes	Brown
  Hair	Brown
  Height	5'5"
  Build	Lanky and somewhat scrawny
  Limiter	Level 1, active
  Notes	He is always glowing

• Heroism Meter
  
  
  

  Less Heroic	Points	More Heroic	Total	Description
  Flighty	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Courageous	09	Do they have a pair of steel, or do they prefer to exit before chaos strikes?
  Selfish	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Altruistic	03	Are they motivated to help others, or do they help themselves first?
  Chaotic	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Orderly	07	Are laws and regulations "suggestions", or written in stone?
  Cruel	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Kind	04	Are they genuinely nice to people, or do they enjoy causing distress?
  Reactionary	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Proactive	06	Are they content to watch events unfold, or do they jump in and guide things?

  
  
  Personality
  
  
  Attentive - Luci often pays attention, even though it seems like he never does. He is quick to lose focus, but also quick to regain it.
  
  
  Rambunctious - Luci is very active, and some would even call him hyperactive, but he is also very cheerful and happy most of the time. He is quick to be interested in things, and while it sometimes seem like he has too many interests to keep track of, he hasn’t really gotten an in-depth knowledge of most of them
  
  
  Strict - Luci sticks to the rules, and expects others to do so too, but he is more forgiving of others if they break the rules than he is of himself. He will generally do what someone in authority tells him to, unless it’s ‘sit still’.
  
  
  Disruptive - even when Luci tries to keep quiet or still, he’ll still somehow manage to get the attention. This isn’t appreciated very much, and many teachers think Luci does this on purpose, and his powers didn’t weaken that assumption. He doesn’t do it on purpose though, he just cannot sit still, and his twitching legs, tapping fingers, and roaming eyes don’t mean he doesn’t pay attention.
  
  
  History
  
  
  First son, but middle child in a family of three, Luci grew up as a bit of an outsider. This was mostly because of the seeming complete ease with which he got high grades, despite never seeming to pay attention. In high school it was easier to find some people that could understand him, and while not popular, he is generally liked.
  
  
  He has a close relation with both his older sister and younger brother. His arguments with his younger brother are often more volatile, but that is likely because they share a room, so they can’t be send to their room, so the tension hardly dissipates with time. His relationship with his calm sister is different, and while the arguments between the two of them aren’t as explosive, they often land the entire household in a frigid calm. This is made worse when Luci catches her breaking the rules, something she does far too often for his liking.
  
  
  When Luci grew into his powers it came as a surprise to everyone, including Luci. He had woken up in the middle of the night and didn’t even notice that he could clearly in what should be a pitch black room until he woke up that morning and realized that he was glowing. As soon as he got to school he was the talk of the town, and quickly nicknamed ‘Glowstick’, it wasn’t his choice, but it stuck, so he has accepted the name. The teachers, already convinced he was purposely disrupting their classes, started openly disliking Luci, not because he was super, but because of the what his powers were. The other students didn’t follow their example but did quite the opposite.
  
  
  His sister grew quietly jealous, and his brother started looking up to him. When the tests came back at rank C Luci was enrolled in Facility 108 to learn some control. Now, several months later, Luci’s siblings have seen the reality and the home situation has balanced again, though the feelings still linger.
• 
  
  
  Mr and Mrs Tolbert
  
  
  He has a good relationship with his parents, even though they were very startled that he had powers, and even more by their nature.
  
  
  Older sister
  
  
  He looks up to his sister in ways, but in many ways they also clash. While she would never admit it, she is still jealous that he got powers and she didn’t.
  
  
  Younger brother
  
  
  He often gets into arguments with his brother, and now that he lights up the room they share, there is simply another thing for them to argue about. Nonetheless he looks up to Luci, especcially now that Luci has powers, not that he’ll be obvious about it.
  
  
  

• Ability	Points	Total	Description
  Health:	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	02	The ability to resist illness and recover quickly from injuries, overall health.
  Strength	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	03	Physical strength, the ability to strike hard, lift heavy objects, and so on.
  Toughness	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	04	Endurance and stamina, the ability to take a hit and still keep going.
  Agility	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	03	Speed, dexterity, nimbleness - agility is the ability to move quickly.
  Intelligence	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	04	Not book smarts, but the ability to perceive and retain lots of information.
  Willpower	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	01	Strength of mind, the ability to stay focused and determined.

  
  
  Primary Power
  
  
  Luminescence - he glows. His emotions influence how bright he shines, stronger ones causes brighter light. He has some control over what color he shines, but this is not that noticeable. The clothes he wears dim the light somewhat if they’re very thick, but since he gets too hot very easily, he doesn’t wear thick clothes often.
  
  
  Secondary powers
  
  
  Rainbow manipulation - he can create small, not very bright rainbows. Nothing special, except for the fact that they're there, he can’t do something like walk on them or do damage with them. This has a very limited range of approximately 80 feet, and the rainbows he can make are human sized or smaller.
  
  
  Light skin - he can wrap his skin in light, making it a bit of a shield, he can also use this to make his physical attacks stronger. It's stronger in the dark, most likely because there is less interference.
  
  
  Weaknesses
  
  
  He cannot stop glowing, he could make it very dim, but he is always glowing. This has some dastardly consequences, like when he tries to sleep, and is his own night light. Not only does this cause insomnia, he is also more susceptible to headaches, as he is constantly surrounded by bright lights. Also, this paints a very obvious bull's-eye on his back, especially during the night.
  
  
  He burns somewhat hotter than most, but his ideal body temperature isn't different from rank E humans. This makes hyperthermia an issue, especially when it's already warm. His average body temperature is around 38 degrees Celsius, or 100,4 Fahrenheit.
  
  
  He needs a lot of food because the light drains a lot of energy. This exacerbates the issue of hypothermia, making it very hard for him in the summer days. Generally speaking, he needs to eat about twice as much as the average human, but he can’t eat larger meals because his stomach is still normally sized. This means he generally eats six or seven full meals a day.
  
  
  
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Looky, here is he again, right back at the end.

 

[sorrow made you]

Imagine her basically standing on the ceiling so than no one can bother her and suddenly Marcus floats by with a relaxed pose and a smug look on his face.

That and Emma would snatch people and pull then up to the ceiling so that she can drop them to the ground xD

 

[sorrow made you]

On a side note, I will make a Leo post before work.

 

[TheDox]

I've decided to leave this RP


Partly to focus on lower commitment RPs, and partly because it's starting to lean towards feeling more like a chore (which I hoped wouldn't happen) and there's shit I need to sort out IRL too. (Community Service is now an open position to teach)


@welian I forget whether you're following this thread or not so here's a tag.

 

[TheDox]

The intention was to stay in aegis for as long as possible, but oh well

 

[sorrow made you]

Hope everything IRL works out, Dox.


Uh, quick question. What are we going to do about the rest of the snowball event?

 

[welian]

The intention was to stay in aegis for as long as possible, but oh well

Hey, you stuck through a whole lot! And you gave me several hours notice, so it's not like you sprung this up on me. I really appreciated that you waited until a scene change, that way you didn't leave anyone hanging. I'll update the spreadsheets in a bit. It's up to you if you want to write Borislav out of the RP or just let him be forgotten. Either way, remember to delete his profile on the way out.

@Zahzi[/URL] or @Giyari to make a post IC announcing the victory of the Blue Team and telling the students to head off to their Friday classes. Remember, it IS Friday the 13th in-story.

 

[sorrow made you]

The snowball event ended, so I'll ask either @Zahzi or @Giyari to make a post IC announcing the victory of the Blue Team and telling the students to head off to their Friday classes. Remember, it IS Friday the 13th in-story.

oAe.... I... I feel like I missed something. xD


But anyways. Okay, cool.

 

[Gus]

Hi. I am working on a character which is almost ready to post, I think, but I am entirely new to this form of RP. (I have done pen and paper gaming since the early 80s, but this 'coding' stuff is slowing me down) I am very excited to give this a try, but I need to check a couple of things for my character history. Firstly, is it ok to have a character who has powers but that are not based on genetics? I have a character idea that could maybe be shoehorned into the 'mutant' model, but it fits the 'fantastic four' model better. Secondly, who hires janitors for facility 108? I notice the description of the main building includes a broom closet, and I would very much like to make that my base of operations. Gus is not so very bright, and would probably make the most sense as a part time hire from someone low down the bureaucratic chain. I would like to put that person in my history. Can I make that person up? Or should I just have a close (but only close in my own mind) relationship with the director? Either way, whoever hired Gus is subject to a good deal of hero worship. Pun absolutely intended.


-KJO

 

[Caragia]

Due to personal reasons, I am withdrawing my application. I apologize for wasting your time! I hope this RP continues with gusto and you all have fun!

 

[Gus]

Heh. Scrolling through the previous 50 pages I just now found the interest link. That's what I get for skipping to the end to post my dumb questions. Is it too late to join? I don't think anyone will have noticed the janitor, as he is pretty much a wallflower when not in his costume... and he would not have gotten dressed up for the snow ball fight; Gus only suits up as Blaze when there is great need, and then only for the blink of an eye. Can I sweep up after the snowball fight? Anyway, I filled out the form. Hoping you guys need somebody to keep the facility tidy.


-KJO

 

[ViAdvena]

@Gus The sign up open 'till Saturday, so yeah, you can join and with all of those superpowered kids running around wrecking havoc I'm pretty sure we need a super janitor, so.. :v


As for the rest of your question, I can't answer it because I don't know more than you. I guess @welian can answer it.

 

[Gus]

Heh. Scrolling through the previous 50 pages I just now found the interest link. That's what I get for skipping to the end to post my dumb questions. Is it too late to join? I don't think anyone will have noticed the janitor, as he is pretty much a wallflower when not in his costume... and he would not have gotten dressed up for the snow ball fight; Gus only suits up as Blaze when there is great need, and then only for the blink of an eye. Can I sweep up after the snowball fight? Anyway, I filled out the form. Hoping you guys need somebody to keep the facility tidy.

@Gus The sign up open 'till Saturday, so yeah, you can join and with all of those superpowered kids running around wrecking havoc I'm pretty sure we need a super janitor, so.. :v
As for the rest of your question, I can't answer it because I don't know more than you. I guess @welian can answer it.

Yay! I will post a draft character momentarily.


-KJO

 

[welian]

Hi.

Hello!

I am entirely new to this form of RP. (I have done pen and paper gaming since the early 80s, but this 'coding' stuff is slowing me down)

That's totally okay! If the BBcode is too much, you can just give me your character's info in a big ole list and I can fill out the sheet for you.

Firstly, is it ok to have a character who has powers but that are not based on genetics?

Mostly no, but sort of yes - the only way someone is able to have powers, is if they have the correct gene sequence. An accident could totally trigger these powers, but only if the victim already has the genetic potential.

Secondly, who hires janitors for facility 108?

The director of the facility, Jason Swan (played by @Giyari) has the final say, in-character, on who works at facility 108. Your character has probably talked to him at least once.

Due to personal reasons, I am withdrawing my application. I apologize for wasting your time! I hope this RP continues with gusto and you all have fun!

Hey! Never assume that you wasted someone's time! Anyways, apps will be open the first five days every month from here on out, so feel free to swing by then if you change your mind!

 

[welian]

[QUOTE="Teh Frixz]Yup, did a complete re-work in the description. Based on feedback I kept her at S after the rework and increase in limitations/weaknesses

[/QUOTE]
I wouldn't call that a complete rework, but I see where you made the revisions. The weaknesses section still just doesn't have the same gravity and detail that you gave her powers description. The secondary weakness still reads as just a mere side effect, rather than some actual cost or limitation to her power. The rest of her profile is fine, but she's still coming off as far over-powered for this setting.

 

[Gus]

GUSTAFSON, GUS

• General
• Biography
• Relationships
• Superpowers

• 









  Full Name	Augustus “Gus” Gudmund Gustafson
  Codename	Blaze
  Gender	Male
  Age	37 (physically) ~6 (mentally)
  Rank	C
  Role	Other
  Subject	Janitorial Services

  








  Race	Caucasian (Swedish heritage)
  Eyes	Blue
  Hair	Blond
  Height	6'7"
  Build	Sturdy
  Limiter	None

• Heroism Meter








  Less Heroic	Points	More Heroic	Total	Description
  Flighty	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Courageous	08	Gus really does not understand that he could be hurt; to him, this is a game.
  Selfish	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Altruistic	07	Gus lives by the code of golden age heroes.
  Chaotic	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Orderly	01	You mean tying up the bad guys and leaving them in front of police station ISN'T s.o.p.?
  Cruel	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Kind	06	Gus is hard not to like, full of childlike wonder.
  Reactionary	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Proactive	03	Gus sees all time at once, like Dr. Manhattan, but doesn't often understand what he is seeing.

  
  
  Personality
Childlike: Gus experiences time... differently. One side effect of this is that his body has matured normally, but his mental age is roughly one sixth of his calendar age.
  
  
  Four Color: Gus essentially believes that his vintage comic books are historical documents, and since he is obviously a super hero, he follows the golden age code as best as he can understand it. This has both good and bad aspects. He is, in many ways, a hero's hero, and yet because nobody in the middle part of the 21st century can believe somebody could behave as he does unironically, he is seen as a bit of a goofball by the press and the authorities.
  
  
  Gullible: It might be kinder to say 'guileless' but as Gus often says “Honesty is the best policy” It does not take a great liar to fool Gus. Virtually any story that doesn't directly contradict his world view will be taken at face value. Once a lie is exposed however, he will never trust the source of the lie again. Several of his 'arch-enemies' (as he thinks of them) gained that status by tricking him. It is likely that several of AEGIS's open files on non-violent crimes with evidence of speedster powers could be due to Gus's gullibility.
  
  
  Optimistic: Gus believes the world is fundamentally good (except for dastardly villains—and they will soon get their just comeuppance) and remains utterly determined to do the right thing at all times. Thus far, he has an impressive track record for dealing with complicated plots of some very bad actors with a very simple set of tactics (the kind you'd expect from a six year old.) Basically he runs around really fast and hits the bad guys until they fall down. Then he ties them up really fast and takes them to the police really fast and leaves them on the sidewalk with a note in crayon. You wouldn't think this would work, but then, you're not Gus. Maybe it's luck, maybe fate, but you can't argue with the results.
  
  
  
History

  
  
  Augustus Gudmund Gustafson was born in early2003in Baltimore to a couple in their late forties: Agnesand Jonas Gustafson, originally from Sweden, but emigrated to America shortly before his birth. They opened a small garage on the south side of the city, and promptly vanished, leaving Gus's much older brother Gunnar to run the garage and care for his new sibling. What neither brother--nor perhaps anyone now living--knows is that the Gustafsons fled to America after Jonas' research facility successfully contacted beings from an alternate reality. Their elation at such an unprecedented success in extra dimensional communication was understandably dampened by the fact that every other member of the research team was dead within 48 hours. Agnes and Jonas apparently escaped unscathed, but their unborn child was afflicted with a temporal disjunction. In less technical terms, Gus' body developed normally, but his mind experienced a time dilation effect equivalent to a recession rate of approximately 98% of light speed. Effectively, he was profoundly mentally disabled, and deemed uneducable until he was fifteen. During the events of the rapture, Gus had a close encounter with some kind of UFO which attempted to abduct him from his room above the garage. His brother managed to foil the probe's attempt at abducting Gus, though at the cost of the use of his legs. Luckily for both of them, the proximity to the strange radiations of the probe's thrustersdestabilized the temporal disjunction and jumpstarted Gus' mind and latent abilities. In the 22 years since then, a bit of a legend has grown up around a secretive speedster only ever briefly glimpsed, rocketing by in yellow and blue, known as BLAZE!Most other supers, as well as most AEGIS operatives think he is a myth. Those few in AEGIS who think he's real keep it to themselves, as trying to track down such a silly myth has ruined more than one career. Suffice to say, Gus does not have a blue card. But then, myths don't need them... do they?
• 

  
  
  Gunnar Gustafson

  
  
  Gus loves his brother above all other things in his life. He has kept the garage in the black for the last 22 years, fixing all the cars while his brother keeps the books. One might wonder how a man with the mind of six year old fixes 21st century cars, but then, not all six year olds can see through time. Gus doesn't understand most of what he sees, but it gives him tremendous insight into mechanical systems, showing him not just where they are currently failing, but where they might fail in the future. In point of fact, no car he has fixed in the last 20 years has had any subsequent troubles other than normal wear and tear.Not so great for repeat business, but makes for amazing word of mouth.
  
  
  Mr. Borrowitz

  
  
  If there were ever anyone Gus thought of as a father figure, it would definitely be Mr. Borrowitz in the facility 108 physical plant. He hired Gus part time when Gunnar needed extra money to cover a prescription, and kept him on for the last six years, on account of Gus is so good at sweeping. It is even more fun than fixing cars! And he has so many friendly nicknames for Gus, such as “Idiot” “Slowpoke” and “Broom-brain” Gus loves it here. All these kids are just so... super! He told Mr. Borrowitz so, and Mr. Borrowitz laughed and laughed.
  
  
  
• 








  Ability	Points	Total	Description
  Health:	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	02	The ability to resist illness and recover quickly from injuries, overall health.
  Strength	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	03	Physical strength, the ability to strike hard, lift heavy objects, and so on.
  Toughness	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	01	Endurance and stamina, the ability to take a hit and still keep going.
  Agility	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	03	Speed, dexterity, nimbleness - agility is the ability to move quickly.
  Intelligence
  ▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	03	Not book smarts, but the ability to perceive and retain lots of information.
  Willpower
  ▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	05	Strength of mind, the ability to stay focused and determined.

  
  
  Primary Power
  
  
  Ever since his close encounter at the age of 15, Gus has been disconnected from the flow of time. Most of the time, this leaves him thinking at about one sixth of normal speed as he goes about his life, which would be crippling except for the fact that he has perfect foresight (and hindsight too, I suppose.) Gus sees all of time simultaneously, which is pretty helpful if you are trying to figure out when it is safe to cross the street, or know when and where to show up with a mop and when to bring a broom instead. It would also make him the perfect oracle except for two factors. Firstly, he doesn't understand most of what he sees, so asking him questions about the future would get the sort of cryptic, misleading, or self-fulfilling statements typical of most prophecy. Secondly, and vastly more importantly, nobody asks. Seriously that has never, ever happened. Everyone thinks of Gus as a sweet, affable idiot, and asking him about the future would be several steps below asking a magic eight ball on their list of things to try.
  
  
  Secondary powers

  
  
  When Gus' visions of the future show him grave danger approaching, he calls on the power of Blaze to save the day. (He thinks of Blaze as being kind of like Shazam—an alter ego rather than himself at a different time rate) What Gus actually does is to step almost completely outside of time which allows him brief periods of super speed along with a nearly impenetrable force field, due to the gravitational shearing stresses at the boundary between normal space time and his little bubble of pseudo space time. During these excursions, Gus can think normally (for a six year old brain) but experiences time almost a thousand time faster.
  
  
  Weaknesses

  
  
  As noted under primary power, he has the same essential weakness as Cassandra did in greek mythology. He knows the future, but nobody listens. As for the whole 'super speed' thing, that may sound ridiculously powerful, but there are some serious drawbacks: firstly, it is very difficult for Gus to see properly, especially at night, due to the dramatic redshift of light crossing from normal time into his bubble. (Incidentally this is also why his costume appears yellow with blue lightning bolts. He modeled his costume after the flash, and doesn't know it is being blue shifted for outside observers.) Secondly, there is no way for sound to travel from his bubble to the world (or vice versa) so he is effectively deaf and dumb while using super speed. (Gus gets around this by sticking post-it notes to nearby surfaces to make ersatz speech balloons, writing in them and then briefly posing next to them. He also sometimes writes punching sound effects on them before sticking them to bad guys before punching them. No really. He's six.) Thirdly, air can't cross from normal time to his bubble either, so at most, he can use super speed for maybe 10 minutes at a stretch. (Note that ten minutes in the bubble lasts for barely over half a second of real time.)
  
  
  

 

[Burberry Preserves]

Lín, Jié Lún

• General
• Biography
• Relationships
• Superpowers
• Gallery

• Full Name	Lín Jié Lún "Jay" (林 杰伦)
  Codename	N/A
  Gender	Male
  Age	16
  Rank	C
  Role	Student
  Subject	N/A

  Race	Asian (Taiwanese)
  Eyes	Silver
  Hair	Black
  Height	5'7
  Build	Normal
  Limiter	Level One
  Notes	Fluent in Mandarin Chinese and English

• Heroism Meter

  Less Heroic	Points	More Heroic	Total	Description
  Flighty	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Courageous	03	Do they have a pair of steel, or do they prefer to exit before chaos strikes?
  Selfish	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Altruistic	03	Are they motivated to help others, or do they help themselves first?
  Chaotic	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Orderly	05	Are laws and regulations "suggestions", or written in stone?
  Cruel	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Kind	05	Are they genuinely nice to people, or do they enjoy causing distress?
  Reactionary	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Proactive	02	Are they content to watch events unfold, or do they jump in and guide things?

  Personality + Innovative: He always thinks of new methods to apply himself, or alternative procedures to anything complicated. Alternatively, Jay thinks of overly-complicated ways to go about something simple. Jay is very creative and imaginative, and makes for interesting conversation. He applies his ingenuity to his power most of all, so he can expands its uses. = Cheerful: A happy smile always adorns Jay's face, radiating joy 24/7. Very little stops him from smiling, and anything does causes a dramatic change in his demeanor. However, he keeps smiling even through traumatic events and disadvantageous situations. He also tends to joke around a lot, but it is difficult to discern whether or not he is being sincere. = Laidback: While he isn't the laziest kid on the block, Jay typically takes a relaxed and easygoing stance on life. He will let people have their way most of the time, and doesn't carry a concrete opinion on many things. His even temper makes him an easy person to talk to, as he doesn't judge people either. – Self-serving: Jay values his own well-being above anything else. If there's a chance he might become severely injured or killed in some situation, he would refuse to act no matter what. He'll frequently avoid anything that risks his well-being, and commonly hides behind other people instead. There are even times in which he'll manipulate others for his own interests. People who get to know this side of Jay label it as his nasty side. History If you ask anyone what they first noticed about Jay, their response would be that they did not notice a single thing. Or at least, that he looks completely average. Nothing really stands out about him. He was born in a normal family living near Taipei, with two parents who held stable jobs and gave him a decent home. When he was younger, they used to leave him at home with his grandma while they went into the city to work. Like any family, they had their up's and down's, but an amicable atmosphere always held steady. Jay held grades good enough to get him into the average public university. He ran for the track team, but he never won first place in any race, let alone second. While Jay had a decent amount of friends, there was no one he could necessarily say was his best friend. In essence, he was merely a background character. Even after Jay awakened his powers at age fifteen, they still maintained their cheerful mood. After all, his powers weren't obvious at all. Just like him, they were completely, utterly average. A salty orange? Unique, but not ground-breaking. Blue roses? Beautiful, but they didn't pass on their colors. Perhaps how he could smooth a rough surface could be of note. Or maybe how he can make glass slightly softer. All that didn't matter. His powers could be hidden easily. As long as he didn't use it in front of others, nobody would know. That way, Jay could stay with his family. His life continued in this way for one more year, until the opportunity to move to America opened up to his parents. His father had received a promotion, but the new location was in Baltimore. They couldn't miss such a wonderful opportunity, especially for Jay. The United States was rumored to be the golden land of opportunity, after all. Days after they moved in, Jay brushed the hands of someone with powers and lost control of his own for the first time. From a single touch, Jay unconsciously acted upon the modifications he could make upon the man's powers. The man had the ability to excrete weak acid in small quantities, but Jay caused his powers to strengthen. The man began secreting a powerful acid, stronger than the one he used to create before. His secondary power–resistance to his own acid–could not protect him from the new acid he produced. In a matter of seconds, the man had become a burning and blistering mess, and soon only a corroded hole in the street was all that remained of him. After that incident, Jay began going to AEGIS Facility 108.
• Character Name Description of relationship

• Ability	Points	17	Description
  Health:	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	02	The ability to resist illness and recover quickly from injuries, overall health.
  Strength	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	02	Physical strength, the ability to strike hard, lift heavy objects, and so on.
  Toughness	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	02	Endurance and stamina, the ability to take a hit and still keep going.
  Agility	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	02	Speed, dexterity, nimbleness - agility is the ability to move quickly.
  Intelligence	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	05	Not book smarts, but the ability to perceive and retain lots of information.
  Willpower	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	04	Strength of mind, the ability to stay focused and determined.

  Primary Power Jay's power is to "modify" an object. To anything that is not living, it is restricted to changing some of an object's physical properties–color, smell, taste, strength–and even then, the change is not very dramatic. For example, he cannot modify a red, fist-sized apple to grow into the size of a house, but he can modify it to become yellow and salty. His power's true value lies in modifying living beings, or the abilities of living beings. Jay can modify the superpowers or natural abilities of others by expanding their capabilities, adding rules, boosting the strength of the ability/superpower or vice versa, or changing the ability's effect. Secondary powers By touching an object, Jay automatically gathers information about its properties and usages. Possible modifications he can make to the object are also automatically inputted into his mind, though he can still think of his own ideas. Weaknesses
  • Any alteration Jay makes to a living being has a time limit that grows shorter the bigger the change he makes.
  • He must make physical contact with anything he wishes to modify. If it does not touch his skin, he cannot make changes to it.
  • He has no upgraded capabilities other than in thought. Jay is an average human being overall, and vulnerable to combat and action.
  • His powers restrict his very being from ever improving. He can never become more athletic or more sturdy. While Jay grows and retains injuries normally, any improvement in his phsyique reverses in a matter of hours.
  • Jay cannot modify himself, though he can modify his clothes. Not that he really wants to, unless he wants to color-coordinate or something.
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Hii, I'm dropping this here... I'd appreciate any feedback/criticism. ;v; I hope the power isn't too much. Edit: Changes based on Zahzi's critique.

 

[Zahzi]

@Gus


Your stat numbers on both the Heroism meter and Base Stats are off from the default setting. It's 1-9 not 1-3.


The history itself is a bit wonky to say the least. 'The Rapture' wasn't so much a global event as it was a terror attack.


As for aliens...I'm not sure if they exist in this universe. You'd have to ask @welian about that one.


And his powerset might be considered a bit OP in most cases.


@Strawberry Preserves


The only critique I would have would be in the history and gallery sections. The incident with the other Super seems vague at best. Aand the picture doesn't appear. Other than that, all seems good.

 

[Teh Frixz]

I wouldn't call that a complete rework, but I see where you made the revisions. The weaknesses section still just doesn't have the same gravity and detail that you gave her powers description. The secondary weakness still reads as just a mere side effect, rather than some actual cost or limitation to her power. The rest of her profile is fine, but she's still coming off as far over-powered for this setting.

I deleted it all and rewrote from scratch! I guess I can add more paragraphs into the weakness, I'm just not seeing where else to add. I think it may be a misunderstanding of the levels of power she puts out