Thread: House of Spades

I've never done a role-play before, but I'm just getting this character submission out of the way.

NAME Katalin Karolyi
ALIAS She goes by no name when crime-fighting. She has left it up to the populace to give her a nickname.
GENDER Female
AGE mid-twenties
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE Her eyebrows are thick, but chic. She has a fairly prominent Roman nose and full lips. Her sad, kind eyes would be small, but she wears glasses that are fairly strong and make her eyes look somewhat large. She refuses to wear contacts because of this nice result from the glasses. Other than that, she is not terribly vain, and wears no makeup. She has wavy, somewhat thin, golden brown hair. The build of her body is rather small, although she is average height. She has almost no boobs. She is pale and skinny.
COSTUME Hair pulled back into a black bandana, large (think Audrey Hepburn Breakfast at Tiffany's) black prescription sunglasses, tight black zip-up leather coat, black elbow-high gloves, black pants, black knee-high boots.
POWER Invisibility
SKILL Major:Martial artist Minor:Acrobat
PERSONA Typical INFP personality type. Is generally easy to work with. Will try hard to work well with the rare person she does not like. As a crime-fighter she is starting out as a loner; she goes in, does the job, and leaves before anyone knows what happened. She may seem aloof, but she's really quite the opposite. She's not concerned with being a leader or admired, in fact she doesn't like to consciously make herself look good. She feels her emotions deeply and purely, even as she dismisses them with reason. Introspective introvert that she is, she understands these facets of her personality very well, and often debates with herself. Though she is an introvert, she generally really likes people, and is capable of making close friends. She has yet to confide everything to even her closest friends though. She is known among her friends for her compassion and intelligence, but also for her sometimes goofy, sometimes black and sarcastic sense of humor, a characteristic sometimes noticed in the mysterious black-clad superhero that fights crime at night. NO ONE knows that Katalin Karolyi is a superhero.
As a superhero, her policy is to subdue the wrong-doer, and bring him/her to the police. She does not anticipate killing anyone.
ALIGNMENT Lawful good

Very good. You can choose two skills, by the by. Just make sure one is specified as a Major skill and the other as a Minor. You don't have to have two, obviously.

But otherwise very good.

If there aren't many early characters, you can do be one of the characters in the test volume. If not, I'll keep the details and remind you when (and if) the test volume is successful, and your character can join in then.

The test volume will most likely involve around four players (hopefully ones who were in either Unfound or Anti-Heroes), whose characters are established superheroes (or otherwise), involved in some minor city-threatening disaster that they should attempt to overcome (or otherwise).

This should be a very short volume, essentially. From there the first real volume should involve newer players, whose characters undergo an origin story (getting powers, coming to terms with them, establishing an identity, etcetera), while the four or so older players from the test volume act as the wiser, older veterans.

Or so it should follow. Maybe.

lol, I skimmed over the skills part. Edited.

No problem. :3

Hell yes, Siиdяed, a good RP to keep my mind stimulated during the next few months. Thank you very much. Now, here's my character:

Name: Malcolm Benningfield

Alias: Urban Legend

Gender: Male

Age: 27

Physical Appearance: Standing at 5'7" with somewhat of a slight limp (think Dr. House but not as serious) and weighing 155 lbs., Malcolm looks surprisingly normal. A white male with a visually noticeable amount of Belgian heritage, he has short, cropped auburn hair that sure as hell doesn't even come close his not-so-thick eyebrows, which loom casually above his pale and light-blue eyes. Malcolm is not the athletic and acrobatic type, but he can still hold his ground with his slim but slightly muscular body. Clothing-wise, he tends to dress without a care for social standards, but still with respect for those around him. He is most usually seen dressed in fitting and/or baggy jeans, with sneakers of some sort, and a tee shirt, undershirt, coat, or jacket, etc. However, his costume has an entirely different style...

Costume: This is the second-to-last thing you'll ever see, the last being a wonderful hallucination before you die...
Which way to the bar? Down State Street or the shady alley full of cops?

Power: Ice Manipulation

Skills: Socialite (Major), Streetwise (Minor).

Persona: Malcolm is a mash-up of dozens of mental disorders, ranging from a schizophrenic, obsessive compulsive, to pyromania, yet he exhibits a surprising amount of "normal" personality traits as well. His relationship with reality is mixed, because he regularly disconnects with the world and can enter his own mental world at random, but can also entrench himself in reality and pass off as an enlightened Buddha of sorts with a great deal of practical, emotional, and spiritual advice. Malcolm is a smoking gun without a bullet, so to speak, because for all of his insanity he has no long-term goals, motives, or philosophies. He is generally pleasing to be around, despite the moments where he forgets that not everybody thinks like him and goes on a ramble and speaks in an argot that nobody but he and fellow crazies can understand. He is a good-natured and caring person that has fully disconnected from yet is very much aware of this broken world and the things in it. He empathizes with those who share the universal pains that are being wrought upon America, and hates those who instigate violence and suffering with a passion, despite being able to understand the motives and reasoning of both groups as if he were a part of either. Most people (aside from close friends and some acquaintances) don't know Malcolm is insane, unless they spend at least a few hours or so around him, or even a few minutes if he doesn't try to hide his insanity (which he is prone do often).

Alignment: Neutral Good. Malcolm may be out of his mind, but he still has respect for life and will do much to protect it, even break the laws of the land. There is no rule that can't be broken in Malcolm's mind, but that doesn't mean that rules can be disregarded altogether. With order comes peace, but order isn't the only way peace can be achieved. Sometimes a little anarchy will do us some good, and good is all that Malcolm seeks to spread with his cold and twisted form of justice.

Name: LaShawn Washington

Alias: None yet chosen

Age: 25

Physical Appearance: African-American with a deep brown, but almost reddish, complexion. He stands about 6'0 and weighs 185lbs. - with a slender, yet muscular, frame. As far as clothes: He's comfortable in almost anything, but is most commonly known to wear "urban" gear; baggy jeans; baseball caps; sleek, goggle-like sunglasses; etc. He cleans up quite nice, though, and knows when to throw on the slacks and chic button-downs.

Costume: He's just recently taken up the act of hitting the streets at night in a black, sleeveless muscle shirt; baggy, acid-wash gray/black jeans; a black leather baseball cap and a black bandanna which he pulls up over the lower half of his face, effectively hiding all but his eyes. Topping off the outfit are a pair of steel-toed combat boots and some black leather tactical gloves, fitted with small chunks of metal sewn into the knuckles.

Power: Telekinesis

Skills: Primary - Resourcefulness. Secondary - Martial Artist.

Persona: LaShawn is a good guy who has come to understand just how bad the world really is. He's always been the type with a big heart, but it constantly threatens to run cold because he knows just how merciless reality can be at its worse. He's often found it a struggle to just to keep on caring about the things the cherishes (friends, innocence, respect...) but he does his best to make sure he stays true to his values and doesn't lose sight of his humanity. On a personal level, he is very dependable. He will do almost anything he can for anyone (within reason) and often feels like he's justifying his less-than-privileged childhood by doing something right in this world. Despite his typical, sport/street appearance, LaShawn is actually rather book-smart - his head full of random facts that the average person of his social demographic just doesn't quite take the care to look into. He's a sucker for almost all genres of music (hence the iPod that can be seen with him at all times), and has a head full of fantasy/superhero movie concepts rattling around in his head, fueling his thirst to help bring a little stability to a world gone psychotic. To those who would work to harm others, he shows little restraint, feeling a very strong responsibility to bring down the predators and give them the perspective of their prey.

Alignment: Neutral Good - A crime-fighter who operates seemingly without laws and moral codes. (I will add that, while some of his methods go well outside established law, he's not a killer. That isn't to say, though, that he's not type that wouldn't give a serial murderer a few hours of torment before turning him over to the authorities.)

Very fun. Few more character submissions and I'll start up the test volume.

If you're unsure of the rules of the game, the original Anti-Heroes thread has some good notes about it. I think post #20ish there went through the rules in detail. Maybe.

Name Jack Alighieri
Alias The Black Plague
Gender Male
Age 29
Physical Appearance: He stands at 5 ft. 11 in. His physique is not too muscular, yet he appears to have taken care of his body. His hair is a dark chocolate, unkempt and reaching his chin. His eyes are of a coagulated red. An ivory complexion covers his skin, and facial hair adorns his...well, his face. It's not too much, however. His attire usually consists of a navy blue t-shirt, concealed by a long, gray trenchcoat. The rest of him is made of tightly wrapping black pants, and dark boots. All clothes which aren't the best for running and acrobatics, but they're no problem.
Costume None.
Power: Regeneration
Skills Major:Acrobat
Minor: Government Support
Persona Believes in doing what's best for himself. Does not mind having others at a disadvantage as long as it benefits him. If something's in it for him, he'll comply. He may even comply, only to turn his back on the person or group he's made a deal with. He is a calm, collected person. He is not the kind of person to joke around, much less smile. He is a real bastard. Conflict, combat, war, is always something he's wanted to be a part of. It is what he believes his purpose is. To create war. To bathe in it. To make others drown in it.
Alignment Chaotic Evil

Name Mark Lawson
Alias No-one knows his real name. People call him 'Mask' or 'Blankface' ect.
Gender Male
Age Around late 20's
Physical Appearance His real face is hidden, but his body is muscular. His hair is kept short but appears to be black/brown.
Costume Wears a white female mask, though male. Occasionally wears a black or grey one. Other than that, wears a plain white t and dark pants, with black solid shoes.
Power Duplication
Skills:
Major: Weapon Proficiency - Accurate with guns
Minor: Streetwise
Persona Kills people seemingly without motivation or purpose. Gouges them apart with a knife. So far, no important connections in his victims have been discovered. No-one knows where he lives, or goes. Appears suddenly and will strike.
Alignment Chaotic Evil

Ah, villains. Excellent.

Test volume coming up soon. Unsure which of the above characters I'll throw in. Possibly all of them.

If you haven't understood the rules, and couldn't work it out in the Anti-Heroes thread (or Helm, I suppose, which works on a similar basis) and really need more explanation as to how to play, please mention it here and I (or someone else, hypotheticaaaaally) will try my bestest to clarify it all for you.

Character Profile

Name Jack Ellerson
Alias The Oracle
Gender Male
Age 52
Physical Appearance Strong, but you don't know it. Jet Black hair.
Costume None. Uses the shadows of his house.
Power Pyro Manipulation
Skills Major: Weapons Proficiency, Streetwise
Persona Give advice to all characters (G+E). Seems to know everything about mental diseases, the government, stuff that's super natural, can tell when people lie, everyone's afraid of him, and he has a wife who loves him much, but no-body knows it, secretive childhood. Wont give spoilers here. PM me for info.
Alignment True Neutral, little bit of evil if neccessary.

Originally Posted by xXSomeGuyXx

Character Profile

Name Jack Ellerson
Alias The Oracle
Gender Male
Age 52
Physical Appearance Strong, but you don't know it. Jet Black hair.
Costume None. Uses the shadows of his house.
Power Pyro Manipulation
Skills Major: Weapons Proficiency, Streetwise
Persona Give advice to all characters (G+E). Seems to know everything about mental diseases, the government, stuff that's super natural, can tell when people lie, everyone's afraid of him, and he has a wife who loves him much, but no-body knows it, secretive childhood. Wont give spoilers here. PM me for info.
Alignment True Neutral, little bit of evil if neccessary.

You've misunderstood the game. Read rules in the Anti-Heroes thread. Or in the Helm thread.

This isn't a free-write. You can't decide that your character knows all about everything. That isn't how it works.

Read up on the rules. Then try again.

Well, he doesn;t know all about everything. Just weird stuff the government does.

Still against the rules.

This isn't about writing your own backstory. That's supplied to you when you play the game.

Read this. That's as comprehensive a rule-set as I think I ever got.

Oh, okay. I get it. Then, just make me the cool old guy.

What cool old guy?

This is cool, I think I'll try it!

Name: Sage Dupuy
Alias: None. Few people know his real name.
Gender: Male
Age: 97
Physical Appearance: Very tall despite his age. About 6 ft. 2 in. He has a large hooked nose with small nostrils, shallow cheeks, but slightly prompted cheek bones, thin chin, pursed lips, and large bags under his navy blue eyes. His shoulders are very broad but has a thin chest and stomach. His arms and legs are skeletally thin, and walks with a quick shuffle. He has a few wisps of silver hair still on his nearly bald head. He nearly always wears his favorite gray, pinstriped suit and dress pants.
Costume: None
Power: Perception Manipulation
Skills: Major: Orator Minor: Weapon Proficiency: Jericho 941 F
Persona: A very sadistic, and quiet old man with a hell of a temper. He lives alone in a large old house. Tends to find criminals and convinces then to work for him by robbing banks, so he can stay funded. He has a deep hatred for teenagers. When he kills then he makes their last few minutes on earth a scary few, by inducing nightmares while they sleep with his powers. The moment they wake from the nightmare he shoots then in the head with his gun.
Alignment Chaotic Evil.

I...ah...good...um...make sure you read the rules...

yeah I know, I'm pretty bad at that kind of stuff.

Originally Posted by xXSomeGuyXx

Character Profile

Name Jack Ellerson
Alias The Oracle
Gender Male
Age 52
Physical Appearance Strong, but you don't know it. Jet Black hair.
Costume None.
Power Pyro Manipulation
Skills Major: Weapons Proficiency: Sniper OR M16 Assault Rifle, Minor: Streetwise
Persona Really good at combat, had a loving wife who died. All he cares about is fighting against evil, because they killed his wife.
Alignment Chaotic Good

Fixed.

I can see this failing within a month or two. But I'm gonna give it a whirl while it lasts. You can stick me in the test batch if you want, or you can not. I really don't care that much.

Name: Alan Palmer

Alias: Doesn't feel the need for one.

Gender: Male

Age: 39

Physical Appearance: His muscles don't bulge. He stands at 5ft 9, and doesn't have long athletic legs perfect for running. He is actually quite plain, but not fat. Actually, overall, he is quite rangy, so people often underestimate him, and expect him to be weak. Looks slightly older than he is. He's really just quite a plain man. Shaves his head bald.

Costume: Wears a modified, plain black hoodie (or hooded sweatshirt, if you want to be all fancy about it.) It has a hood that is slightly longer than usual, and he wears a plain black mask underneath. To further the black motif, he wears plain black jeans.

Power: No power.

Skills: Weapon Proficiency(With rifles. Sniper rifles, hunting rifles, any rifles really. Major) Resourceful(Minor)

Persona: The word that is most appropriate to him is misanthropist. He hates humanity with a passion, nearly to the point of insanity. It is because of this he hunts down the people who he thinks deserve to die and then kills them cleanly. He does kill people, but usually will not torture them, unless it's absolutely necessary. He tries to deny it, but he gets a thrill from killing people, which suggests a hint of sadistic personality disorder. He is a cynic also, and he believes nearly everyone are liars. He can rationalise the killing he does because he believes he is doing the world a favour.

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

Originally Posted by Kiza

I can see this failing within a month or two. But I'm gonna give it a whirl while it lasts. You can stick me in the test batch if you want, or you can not. I really don't care that much.

I like this attitude. It means that when I do fail you, it won't be so much of a disappointment.

You could all learn something from this.

Ha.

Where's that chapter? YOU'RE FIRED SINDRED.