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I'd love to try the system, but I'm struggling with bouts of burnout so probably not the best time to take on another game.


I have a friend who absolutely raves about this system so I'm definitely intrigued. I'll look over the rules for now.


The above is a new smurf. Checking from a different account.


1. I like science fiction space opera and the tropes and romanticism that comes with it. I haven't been on these boards for that long (comparatively), but know how much amazing roleplay can come from players who are eager to interact. I'd like to be part of that again but as a player this time.

2. I do not have the rules currently. I wouldn't be opposed to purchasing them eventually, though I would rather wait for a sale if possible to save some extra bucks. As I'm not knowledgeable in the series, I don't see myself picking them up otherwise I become engulfed by the fandom.

3. Currently, my strengths as a player are the semi-regular posting pace I have going. College this semester is a bit easier than the last so I can usually post every two days or so. I also playing off others actions as that gives the narrative a better flow IMO. My weaknesses include a tendency to forget details of scenes, especially there's a flurry of posting before I can get to the boards that day. I also a lack a lot of setting information, but I'm trying to fix that by starting from the first series. Its been on my to-do list anyway.

4. I remember someone telling me about an episode once, though I haven't watched it yet. The plot was a sort of dimensional ripple and all these different Enterprises (I think that was the ship's name) met up from different dimensions. I was just heartbroken about the Enterprise from the dimension where the Borg (killer/assimilating robots?) had gotten to everyone else and they were the last survivors and the fear they must have felt when all the other iterations wanted to send everyone back home.

5. Uh....(there's that lack of knowledge showing) The Next Generation? I think its the happier of the bunch? From the box art on series at least.

6. I've been doing a lot of GMing. Long posts, short posts, great setting starters, minimal effort due to classes, I've got all the good and bad here.


Well I’d definitely be up for playing. I also like Kevin’s idea of a remote colony character. Definitely gives me a reason to be not as informed.


I've heard good things about the system, but will also admit that I don't have a good grasp of the universe past the basic: Starfleet, phasers, Vulcans, and Redshirts.

Would you accept someone who is willing to keep up (education permitting) but doesn't have the strongest grasp of the universe?


Dotting. Sprawl looks really interesting, and I've heard good things.


Are advanced firearms allowed? And if so, could we craft them as part of our starting gear?


Been a while since I used the system, but I have a rough idea of what I'd like to try. If anyone could help me with this, I would be really appreciative.

I'd like to make a young kid who's quirk allows him to 'lock' an object/person's momentum at its current rate for a limited amount of time.

Ideal: If I can manage it, I'd like whatever is affected to be 'locked' in the position it was activated in, and the subject to be invulnerable while affected.

Second-Best option: limited durability with subject able to act, but the initial momentum carries the subject at rate and direction when activated.

Explanation: The kid almost never uses his power on himself, the last time he tried he almost couldn't stop for fear of grinding against the pavement. Normally, he tries to make opponents leave through their own momentum, but in preparation for the entrance exam, he has tried to come up with ways to deal with villains. He has to be careful though unless he wants to accidentally kill anyone. For this reason, he never affects anything too small that can pierce through a body.


Interested. Working on a "Boku No Hero Academia" feeling character.


I have some interest in this if you’ve not filled out the party yet.


I'd love to be a part of this. May I introduce Digger Wesrick, Human Envoy.

He's an old-timer, getting on in years, but has learned in his time that he's better at nudging at the edges than charging in. He's a stubborn old man with an inexplicable fear of zero gravity, but he'll be at your back in the worst of times and take all the credit for a victory even if all he did was shoot from the back.

He's meant to act as a face primarily, with battle support and partial skill monkey. He's supposed to be that endearing crotchety guy, and hopefully that came across.


I'm working on a shapechanger right now, hopefully, done by Friday with all these midterms.


Dot. Would you be open to using A Touch of Class? It was produced by ENsider and has some interesting class options.


@ GM Mawgrim
Good to know. In that case, I think I'll go ahead and lower his strength, just to emphasize his age.


@ GM Mawgrim
In this game, are you focused on good characters or more optimal characters? I'm kinda playing with the idea of making Digger's STR score down to 8, but understand that doesn't give me extra points to work with. Still, I made him really old, and want some part of him to reflect that if it's not too much trouble.


My submission Digger Wesrick - a Human Outlaw Envoy, is ready for review. He's an old soul in an old body, with only his amicable nature and experience to get him out of trouble.


Dot for interest. Wanted to play more starfinder.

Seeing the current submissions, I'll go with either a mystic or envoy.


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All right, most (if not all) mechanical choices are decided, so let me introduce you to the Star, Yu Na Byeol, a.k.a. Twitch.
I do realize it is a gamer Korean girl which matches themes with similar gamer girl Hana Song a.k.a. D.Va, but there should be enough of a personality and power difference to distinguish.

Elaborated Backstory:

Two teenagers Adam and Julie were loitering near the entrance to the downtown pedestrian mall. They each were dressed oddly for the environment, one in the N7 armor of the Mass Effect series, and the other in the familiar clunky looking Power Armor of the Fallout universe. While they got odd looks from the older folks, moving past for an afternoon of shopping, each of them was nervously waiting in anticipation.

”Delta Squad! She’s taken down Beta squad and is heading for the objective, take her down!”

Their coms squawked loudly and suddenly they were both at full attention, their cosplay armor and guns at the ready. A skater punk was making his way over, a mocking grin with board in hand ready to teach these weirdos to grow up. That grin turned into a panicked yell as the two cosplayers suddenly turned their guns on him.

Paintballs flew through the air and almost pelted the skater who fell to the floor as a young Korean girl ran past clutching a glowing, golden rifle in her hands. Her sneakers hit the ground hard as she kicked up to dodge the flurry of pellets. Bringing the scope to her eye, she took half a second to aim before.

BLIP! BLIP!

A glowing symbol appeared on Julie’s gut and Adam’s shoulder, both having just enough force to knock them down onto the ground. The Korean girl landed in front of them. She wore a cosplay outfit of a game not yet released, and her eyes shone golden as she reloaded her magazine, the spent one dissipating as she threw it behind her. She smiled as her signature symbol, the winking wide smile emoji popped up where she had hit them.

”Thanks for playing guys!” she said excitedly as she bounded into the pedestrian mall, to face the next squad attempting to stop her.

----------After the Event---------

Yu Na Byeol, took the longest gulp of water she had since the event began. Running around streaming and entertaining was one thing, but doing it in full cosplay with fans literally running after you was far more taxing than she realized.

But it had been a blast.

Her contact at Real Pixel was still raving about the amount of pre-orders that had been placed. It was always numbers with him, always subscriber counts, ad revenue, and viewer counts.

The fans were numbers to him and most of corporate, but she loved her audience, her friends, her community.

Even now her channel was still being flooded with excited messages about the day’s events and people watching it now that they were off work or out of class.

She just lay there, in her private tent for a while, smiling as she watched the love (and the small amounts of hate and pervs) scroll by.


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Alright, settled on playing a Star because I want that pleasing crowd clashing with being a team player element. A couple rough concepts and would love some input or feedback:

Twitch
A gamer at heart, Twitch found their calling being a vigilante hero to a live audience. With control of light to create overlays similar to a game set-up, they approach fights as a boss battle of sorts, running mini-games and also interacting with the chat from the electronic set up they wear into battle. Whether its convoluted made up mini-games, voting events where the chat has sway, Twitch finds its easy to win while life is a game.

Discord
Living wild and reckless, Discord enjoys the controlled chaos that comes with corporate sponsored anarchy. Sonic manipulation allows them to hold instant concerts at a moment's notice. They play the jerk well, but sometimes its hard to figure out where the character stops and Discord begins.

Phoenix
Beautiful, elegant, and a definite eleven on the scale of attraction, Phoenix enjoys a healthy modeling career while taking on the forces of evil. Its hard work looking this good and fighting without getting so sweaty, but their phantasmal wings help keep them up and over the action. The envy of envy, the peak of desire, Phoenix makes sure the world will be watching.


Did I say innocent> I meant newborn.

But yeah, I'm drawn towards the star too.


Gah, I keep flip flopping between the star, the innocent, and the bull.


@ Stalwart

I like it, and you even worked your organization in well.

The only thing that I wish was the case is that eventually, Siphon began to enjoy villainy. As is she's more of a villain by circumstance and doing it to keep herself healthy and parents happy.

I'm working on my innocent, but it's taking a bit. Hopefully I'll have something soon.


@ CXXXLIII

With that reasoning, I have to say I love this angle eto the doomed. Kinda reminds me of Miss Marvel with the family issues, and you even made your sanctuary work thematically. Nice job.


In that sense, it kinda feels almost Janus-ish with the real life vs hero life issues.


@Amir

That is a very unique take on the doomed. I like the almost normal flavor of it, but wonder if the switch to actual death to "personal death" will will carry the same weight.


While the abilities can be interpreted fairly widely, the powers our teen supers have should remain inside those boundaries.


I have a good concept for a newborn,thought to the classic "robot trying to be human" situation.


If you need a player to round out the team, I'd love to play more in this system.


Here's Kibbens, the Ysoki Themeless Solarian. I'm definitely still working on all the crunchy bits, but I have a decent backstory in the works.


I've been wanting to try this system for a while. Will try and fill the void. Been feeling a love for galactic exploration lately.


dot


Drat. Had a surprise statistics class so had less time to prep a character.


Another question as I'm almost halfway done with a caster. How do you feel about spellcasters buying additional spells, specifically wizards adding spells to their books.


Dotting.

Quick question, when you said you'd like a character that would get along with the other players, does that rule out those with a sharp tongue and an abrasive personality. I have a character in mind that's a bit pompous, easily frazzled, and has a prickly exterior. He really is a good guy though, when you get past the hard surface.


A couple questions:

1. If a servant class is 'called' or 'claimed' does that cut it off from being used by other players or 'clansmen?'

2. When are you thinking of wanting everyone to be ready by? That'll give me a decent idea of how much time I have to consider choices.

3. Same as the first question, but with clansmen, is it first come first served, an official recruitment, or free to do what we'd like?


I....I actually have a few Anima books I got at a used bookstore. I'm going to see if I can somehow cobble a character together.

Dot.


I have one major hindrance and one minor hindrance currently, allocated to a soon to be picked edge and an extra skill point. Where is the need for an extra minor hindrance coming from?

For the edge, I'm taking First Strike: Requirements: Novice, Agility d8+
Once per turn the hero (if not Shaken) gets a free Fighting attack against a single foe who moves adjacent to him. This automatically interrupts the opponent’s action and does not cost the hero his action if he is on Hold or has not yet acted this round.

If I need an extra minor hindrance, I'll take Minor Ruthless.


Okee-doke. Here's my submission. I need to figure out an edge or I like, but should be done besides that.

Crunch:

Name: Alpha
Race: Human
Attributes: Agility d8, Smarts d4, Spirit d6, Strength d6, Vigor d6
15 +1Skills: Climbing d6, Driving d4, Fighting d8, Lockpicking d6, Notice d4, Piloting d4, Shooting d8+1, Stealth d8
Pace: 10/6, Parry: 6, Toughness: 8, Charisma: 0
$1000Gear: Pulse Pistol [(10/20/40) 2d6 damage, RoF 1, 24 shots ], Ablative Armor +2 [Heavy Armor, covers torso/head, drops by 1 when you would take a wound], Rebreather Mask [2 hours of breathable air, +4 to Vigor to resist poisonous gas], Laser Sight [+1 to Shooting]
Special Abilities:
•Delusional (Minor Hindrance): Believes his dupes are his living brothers, and the original switches personalities from brother to brother at times.
•Vow (Major Hindrance): If he agrees to a contract, he has an unbelievable compulsion to see it to completion. No matter what.

Super Powers: 20/20
[6]•Copycat (Lvl6)•: Can mimic any one power on a successful touch attack. Can only copy power where powerpoint are equal to or less than Copycat level. Cannot copy powers from Invent or Super Sorcery.
[6]•Duplication(Lvl2)•: Can create two copies of himself who don’t possess the duplication power. The copies are Extras, and can be differentiated from the original with Notice at -2. Can be dismissed on whim, will disappear if original is incapicated.
[4]•Negation•: On succesful Touch Attack, Opposed Spirit Check to negate a foes traits. Reduce a trait of skill by a die for a success and every raise.
[1]•Telepathy•Contingent Duplication: Can communicate with dupes in one mile radius.
[3]•Chameleon•: Can assume the appearance of another being or animal within two size levels. Those familiar with the target get a Notice roll at -2 to detect that something is off.

Backstory:

The best killers aren't born.

They're made.

Alpha was the name he was given, standing on the corpses of his brothers that lay slaughtered under him. It hadn't been easy, but survival was necessary. Of course, the experiments were finished, they had already gotten the formulae down to bestow a powerset fit to take down any troublesome super they needed to disappear. All they needed was the most qualified specimen to receive the bounty of their efforts.

And that is how Alpha came to be the last of the test subjects, his strength of will and his quick motions allowing him to outlast the stronger, the smarter, and the tougher of his brothers. That word is inaccurate in truth. Clones don't have brothers.

They also aren't the most stable of individuals.

After the powers had inoculated inside him and the torturous pain and seizure episodes had subsided, Alpha enacted his escape. It wasn't the smartest idea to staff supers to guard a test subject who could copy their powers. It was grisly work, but it was efficient. It was a promise the brothers had made to each other.

"No matter who survived, kill them all. Kill everyone associated with this project."

And Alpha was trained to never go back on a contract.

These days, Alpha is more of a gun for hire, but his unique power set usually involves being hired to make certain individuals disappear. Slight degradation of his mind has set in as well, and he normally keeps his dupes out and active (named Beta and Gamma) as two brothers given a second chance.

Considering replacing Vow as a major hindrance with a Power Negation major hindrance (if any of the dupes touch each other or the original they short everyone out for a while).

Also, hoping combining copycat and duplication isn't that powerful. I didn't take any defense or offense really, so I'm hoping to copy powers on the fly to make up for that. Sorta a swiss army knife kinda thing.


So I was halfway through statting out a character when I realized I was making a Dark Angel by WhtKnt with a different theme.

So I started over with a new idea, should hopefully still be done in the day, but just so you know.


Should have a character done by tonight. Finally pinned down the "identity" of the villain I want to try playing.

And as far as advice on larger game sizes go, I agree with some of the points made by Rigor. I tend to run slightly larger groups to not feel as much impact when one or two inevitably lose interest or stop playing.

Case in point: A great group of six, two ghosted on me but we still had a relatively balanced four so we're still going strong.


Vrog Skyreaver wrote:
Okay, I'll take the hint. Going to change to a mind controller then.

I think ZenFox said Mind control was not allowed.

I think I'll be creating a copycat villain, or would me copying enemies stats be a bit strainful for the GM?


Quick question: Are we Evil or are we Villains?


Dot dot dot.


You don't check a recruitment thread for a couple weeks and it blows up. yeesh, that's a lot of recruitments...


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Alright, decisions made. I'll grab insect control and to better fit thematically, I am Bane no longer. Call me Tox.

Not sure about relaitonships or important figure we saved. I'm leaning towards refusing to tell Kid Quickman my identity, since he views the legacy as someone who could be pressured to revealing him to higher heroes. I was thinking Sorrel for knowing me in my civilian life first, but his relationship names me as the same (before he was transformed) so its a bit redundant.

As for figures... I dunno, political figures are classic though done repeatedly. I'm favoring an instructor at Titan? I'm not sure we have anyone in common that could be declared as important to the the entire team, so I'm leaning towards the city importance.

===Updated Character sheet===

Real Name: Jae-Lin Park
Hero Name: Tox
Playbook: The Janus

Look
Man, Asian, Elegant Clothing, Concealing Costume, featureless mask
Elegance. That one word sums up the world's view of Jae-Lin. His long black hair almost reaches his slim waist, and almost no on can claim to ever see him without a polite smile on his face. His fingers are long and deft, and he is usually seen with perfect posture.

His costume is simple enough. He wears a generic, grey sweatshirt and jeans. The only thing separating the masses from himself, it the white full face mask he dons, with two thin slits for his eyes and the gas mask-like attachment the mouth.

Abilities
Venom (Essentially poison as Venom is poison that creatures produce)
[not sure...]

Moves
The Mask [Danger]
I am what you see
Dangerous Web

Secret Identity
Job: Host (plays up his "perfect person" identity)
Home: Paying Bills (lives alone, on the condition that he maintain his parent's standards and meet all payments)
Social: Best Friend (Co-worker at his Host job, helped patch him up after the incident)

Relationships
[unsure] knew you from your civilian life first.
You refused to tell [unsure] your secret identity when they asked.

When our team first came together...
We saved the life of someone important, either to the city or to us. Who was it? Why are they important?

Backstory
When did you first put on the mask? Why?
I discovered my powers after being jumped in an alley on my way home from work. I was coughing blood by the time they were done with me, but imagine my surprise when they started to stumble and fell unconscious. I did the right thing of course, kicked them a few times and then called 911. I found out later that they had somehow been poisoned, something lowering their blood oxygen level to the point they were passing out.

A week later, I began to experiment and put on this *taps mask* ever since.

Why do you keep a secret identity?
I started to do the whole vigilante thing. It helps that I can take care of most small fry by flicking a bit of paralysis toxin on them. After half-a-year? I've made a lot of enemies. And the police and media aren't exactly keen on a hero that uses poison as a method of dealing with bad guys.

Who, outside of the team, knows about your dual identity?
Well....don't laugh. Honestly, it's the janitor at my workplace. I sneak in with my key, and having been stabbed with a knife I'm bleeding toxin everywhere (I think it was something to skyrocket blood pressure this time around) and the janitor is just standing there, staring at me. He helped patch me up and even gave me a few tips to wash away any of the toxins that accidentally spilt during a fight. DNA isn't too much of concern as my body fluid turn into pure poison after a while, but wouldn't want some random dog to lick that up.

Who thinks the worst of your masked identity?
The media. Hands down, the media. It's like they got handed five years worth of tinder material and their field day is going to last for years. I've been brought in as an example of the dangers of masks, and everytime someone dies of natural consequences, they always break down the events and see if they can pin it on me as if I was some sort of hitman.

Why do you care about the team?
They don't treat me contaminated refuse. There's something....about people who know you can do them harm but welcome you openly, even trying to help.

Why do you spend time at the Taylor Institute?
I heard they might be able to help me control doses. I've had a few close calls before, almost overdosing targets with toxins, but if I can get the control right, then I can start getting creative.


Male

This is what I've got so far, tell me what you think?

Also, can't decide on a secondary power for the life of me. Help!

Real Name: Jae-Lin Park
Hero Name: Bane
Playbook: The Janus

Look
Man, Asian, Elegant Clothing, Concealing Costume, featureless mask
Elegance. That one word sums up the world's view of Jae-Lin. His long black hair almost reaches his slim waist, and almost no on can claim to ever see him without a polite smile on his face. His fingers are long and deft, and he is usually seen with perfect posture.

His costume is simple enough. He wears a generic, grey sweatshirt and jeans. The only thing separating the masses from himself, it the white full face mask he dons, with two thin slits for his eyes and the gas mask-like attachment the mouth.

Abilities
Venom (Essentially variant poison he can create)
[not sure...]

Moves
The Mask [Danger]
I am what you see
Dangerous Web

Secret Identity
Job: Host (plays up his "perfect person" identity)
Home: Paying Bills (lives alone, on the condition that he maintain his parent's standards and meet all payments)
Social: Best Friend (Co-worker at his Host job, helped patch him up after the incident)

Backstory
When did you first put on the mask? Why?
I discovered my powers after being jumped in an alley on my way home from work. I was coughing blood by the time they were done with me, but imagine my surprise when they started to stumble and fell unconscious. I did the right thing of course, kicked them a few times and then called 911. I found out later that they had somehow been poisoned, something lowering their blood oxygen level to the point they were passing out.

A week later, I began to experiment and put on this *taps mask* ever since.

Why do you keep a secret identity?
I started to do the whole vigilante thing. It helps that I can take care of most small fry by flicking a bit of paralysis toxin on them. After half-a-year? I've made a lot of enemies. And the police and media aren't exactly keen on a hero that uses poison as a method of dealing with bad guys.

Who, outside of the team, knows about your dual identity?
Well....don't laugh. Honestly, it's the janitor at my workplace. I sneak in with my key, and having been stabbed with a knife I'm bleeding toxin everywhere (I think it was something to skyrocket blood pressure this time around) and the janitor is just standing there, staring at me. He helped patch me up and even gave me a few tips to wash away any of the toxins that accidentally spilt during a fight. DNA isn't too much of concern as my body fluid turn into pure poison after a while, but wouldn't want some random dog to lick that up.

Who thinks the worst of your masked identity?
The media. Hands down, the media. It's like they got handed five years worth of tinder material and their field day is going to last for years. I've been brought in as an example of the dangers of masks, and everytime someone dies of natural consequences, they always break down the events and see if they can pin it on me as if I was some sort of hitman.

Why do you care about the team?
They don't treat me contaminated refuse. There's something....about people who know you can do them harm but welcome you openly, even trying to help.

Why do you spend time at the Taylor Institute?
I heard they might be able to help me control doses. I've had a few close calls before, almost overdosing targets with toxins, but if I can get the control right, then I can start getting creative.


Male

I should have warned out to clear your schedule, WORM is pretty addicting. And I thought about emulating the main character (who controls bugs), but decided against it. Just finishing a few details.


Male

Quick question, anyone here read the web serial WORM?


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I've been accepted as a Janus. Working on character concept still but will post when finished.

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