Topic: RPG- Superhumans 2: Anarchy
Here it is, folks, the much-anticipated sequel to RPG-Superhumans!
Here’s the rules before we begin:
No all-powerful characters. Please.
You can have any character you want. He or she can be a hero, villain, or neutral, and have one big power or several smaller ones.
Be consistent. If somebody blows up a building, don't be attacking it in your next post.
You can kill characters you create but you can't kill other people's characters unless they say they have been killed in battle with you. However you can wound them...
You can have any weapon you want but you can only have what your character could physically carry - otherwise they wouldn't be able to move.
If you have sustained many wounds you will have to either get medical help or eventually die.
Follow the storyline, sure add a few twists and turns but allow others to see where you want to go so they can help you get there.
Let's have fun here, people.
Story overview:
2015
A super villain by the name of Oni attempted to band together and organize all the super villains in the metropolitan Mission City. Despite help from the anti-human pyrokinetic lizardman named Flame, Voidhunter, a sinister schemer composed of shadow, and Oni’s right hand man, Jericho, who’s powers were straight out of The Matrix, Oni’s plan did not bear fruit. His plan was undone due to a group of superheroes who stumbled upon his plan before it was executed.
Haze, a telekinetic who tended to stay neutral between good and evil, Starbright, Haze’s solar powered cousin, the shape shifting metal man Chromium, Vandal, a vengeful telepath, Frost, who’s name explains his powers, the equally eponymous Sunburn, lumbering strong man Acero, Darklight, Voidhunter’s arch nemesis and actual brother, Desedemona, a spectral soul eater, and her soon-to-be lover, Jack, a weapon-toting ragamuffin who could mimic any action or fighting style after witnessing it once, were all instrumental in undoing Oni’s scheme. However, the one who truly spelled the villain’s downfall was Harry the barman, who’s powers of superpower-mimicry and shape shifting were a secret even to Oni. Harry proved his worth by tearing Starbright in half, framing all the heroes for inexcusable crimes, and escaping by possessing the body of a policeman.
In the name of self-preservation, Oni, Jericho, and Flame were forced to team up with the heroes to defeat Harry, and Voidhunter decided to take advantage of the situation to finally kill his nemesis Darklight.
At the same time, Drakeus, a feral demon from the pits of hell, had been let loose on earth to wreak havoc in the name of Lucipher. He and Jack quickly became great foes, and Drakeus made it his mission to kill the hero.
In a heated final battle, a mutated monstrous Harry is killed by Haze and his bestial soul in condemned to hell by Desdemona. Drakeus, unable to defeat his enemies, is brought back to hell by his superiors, who are not happy with his lackluster performance.
Amidst all this madness, Oni’s legs are ripped off by Harry and Darklight sacrifices himself to end Voidhunter. The two are wiped from existence in a brilliant flash of light, and their bodies are nowhere to be found. They end up spirited away to a limbo dimension, where they are free to battle each other for all eternity.
Chromium, Haze, Vandal, Jack, Frost, and Sunburn join together and form a new super team called Andromeda and vow to clear their names of the crimes Harry framed them for.
Jericho and Oni are last seen driving away from Mission City, uncomfortable with being heroes, and planning to “start freshâ€Â. Flame, uncomfortable working in any kind of group, wanders away alone.
2016
The heroes, after several tense encounters with the law, are able to coerce the government to research the crimes laid before them.
2017
The investigation reveals the heroes are in fact innocent, and they begin to operate publicly with huge public approval. Plans to crackdown on super crime are quickly begun. A super-villain gang war in the town of Driftwood causes the heroes to propose something called the Darklight Act
2018
The Darklight Act passes through Congress, stating that all super villains are to be rounded up, have their powers suppressed and imprisoned in special holding facilities designed to contain them.
By the end of the year, the prisons are a roaring success and super-crime is at an all-time low.
Andromeda quickly becomes a world-famous super team, and begin to police super-crime world-wide, although they are still based in Mission City.
2019
Oni and Jericho remain uncaptured and seem to have disappeared from the face of the earth.
Flame, apart from some amateur home video and Bigfoot-esque photos, seems to have disappeared as well.
A public relations disaster occurs when a fatal gas leak is discovered too late in one of the super villain prisons. The body count is in the hundreds.
Later that year, disaster occurs when The Kremlin in Russia is destroyed when dozens of bolts of lightning inexplicably strike the Kremlin during an unexpected thunderstorm. Amidst the chaos, several bombs are detonated and the Kremlin is destroyed.
While Andromeda is able to determine that a superhuman was responsible for the Kremlin attack ,they are unable to capture the culprit.
By the end of the year, the Sydney Opera, Big Ben, and the Sphinx have all met fates similar to the Kremlin.
2020
New York City
“Jeez. More frikkin’ rain.†Chet the security guard groaned, sipping from his coffee mug. 16 years working on security detail at the Statue of Liberty and he was still working security cams. His new partner Al, who’d been working there all of three weeks was staring at the cams, clearly bored out of his mind.
“Hey…Chet…â€Â
“What?â€Â
“Some hobo’s trying to sleep on the stairwell and everyone else’s dealing with the kids from the preschool. You wanna deal with him or should I?â€Â
“I’ll do it.â€Â
“K. Don’t be gone too long. You never know what exciting thing might happen next.â€Â
“Please, the most action we ever get is field trips and homeless codgers, and all these electrical problems we been havin‘ lately.â€Â
“Better than bein’ a homeless codger.â€Â
“True enough.â€Â
Al swiveled in his chair as Chet exited the office.
“Three…†He mumbled to himself, checking his watch while Chet dealt with the conveniently placed hobo. “Two…â€Â
BZZZAAAATTT!!! Amidst the hail of rain, a bolt of lightning suddenly struck the Statue of Liberty, shorting out its power.
“Right on cue.†Al felt around in the darkness of the office for his duffel bag he’d brought to work. Sifting through the spare clothes and water bottles, he found what he was looking for: A special type of explosive that blended in with its surroundings once attached to something. Several of them were already scattered around the statue at various spots. After placing the bomb under the desk, “Al†quickly opened the door of the office and scuttled out.
BZZZAAAAATTTT!!! Another burst of lighting struck the Statue, shattering the Torch she carried.
BADOOOOOOOOOOM!!! As soon as lightning struck the torch, a massive explosion blew Lady Liberty’s entire arm off as debris cascaded into the water below.
“Aaaaaaaand there’s the bombs.†Al chuckled to himself as the Statue of Liberty erupted into flame with lightning raining down like wrath from God.
“Al? AL!?! What the #$%^ is going on?!?!†Chet had evidently noticed the situation.
“Oh that? Well, evidently the Statue of Liberty is being bombed.†Al said, not bothering to state any more of the obvious. He pulled out a big red button from his jacket pocket.
“Say hi to the wife for me, Chet.†Al pressed the big red button and appeared to be beamed up, Star Trek style.
Meanwhile, high in the air
“Hahaha! Eat that, Lady Liberty! Lightning never strikes twice, it strikes 50 times! Gahaha!â€Â
Alastor cackled as he hovered in the air, invisible to the rest of the world thanks to the cloaker his boss gave him, and fired bolts of lighting at the landmark below. He loved his job.
When the job was done, and the statue of Liberty was a smoking pile of rubble, he descended from the air and flew back to the airship home base, which was hovering over Times Square, also cloaked from the civilians below. He landed on the hull, able to see it thanks to his visor he wore that allowed him to see things cloaked with the technology that cloaked him. He entered the ship.
“Where are ya, boss man?†Alastor asked, looking for his employer.
“Right here, Alastor.†Al said, having changed from security guard uniform to a Canary Yellow three-piece suit and a turquoise tie.
“Uh, what are you wearing?â€Â
“You don’t like it? I thought it was rather fetching.â€Â
“Yeah, what kind of dog fetched it?â€Â
“Hilarious. Down to the point, nice job on the statue.â€Â
“Ya know, for some reason I liked blowing up that one more than any of the other ones. Why do ya think that is?â€Â
“Couldn’t tell you.†Al brushed his fingernails on his suit lazily. “So anyway, next I think we should head to… Mission City.â€Â
“Getting’ homesick, Al--â€Â
“You know not to call me that.†Al stopped his partner.
“You wanna go back to being called r--â€Â
“You know what to call me.â€Â
“Fine, Mr.Anasazi..†Alastor rolled his eyes, considering his boss’s nickname to be foolish.
“That’s better. Alright crew, let’s spur this Iron Sky-Pony on! To Mission City!â€Â
“To Mission City!†The crew, mostly seemingly average people stationed a computers, echoed. The airship swiveled around, unseen to everyone in the world, and moved towards Mission City.
Name: Alastor
Affiliation: Villain
Gender: Male
Powers: Can fly and control lightning also carries a scimitar that he's quite handy with.
Personality: Is incredibly nihilistic, psychotic, and sinister, basically think if The Joker had lightning powers. Voice sounds like its crackling with electricity.
Appearance: Wears a dark purple body armor suit that is bullet proof and contains some hidden weaponry. Nothing fancy, just some Predator-esque blades here and there. Wears a helmet that has large capricine devil horns on the front and a visor that lets him detect cloaked things.
Character: Mr. Anasazi
Affiliation: Villain
Age: 41
Personality: Calm, clean cut, cool under pressure, extremely methodical, tactically brilliant, dry sense of humor.
Appearance: Stands 5’11, wears the aforementioned hideous suit. He is completely bald but sports an impressive goatee and five o‘clock shadow.
Powers: superhuman strength, can lift about 1 ton max, incredible durability, telescopic limbs ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Man ), can emit energy blasts from the palms of his hands, breath fire in short bursts, and carries all sorts of gizmos that do various things with him, such as the 'big red button' that teleports him back to Leviathan.