Post your ideas here, and we can discuss them.


You may remember this one, but I'll try to plot it a little better:
Shadows of Asterville

Spoiler:

Plot information: In the town of Asterville, there is a unique phenomenon – some citizens have a living shadow of sorts. Asterville is haunted. There are many ghosts, mostly benign but also malignant. It is a rare thing to be attached to a ghost or even to see one, but a number do. Those that can have heightened paranormal senses, allowing them to see what others do not and sometimes even the ability to manipulate energy. For the most part, people and their ghostly counterparts have lived in harmony. But as of late, things have begun to take a sharp turn for the worse. Ghosts have been appearing more frequently, and those that have have been incredibly hostile. Several people and ghosts have banded together and are searching within Asterville for the source of the problem. Bio information – Name: Ghost?: Age: Personality: Appearance: Powers: History: Characters: If you are playing a human: Please make your character a reasonable age – I could not see a preteen’s parents allowing their child run around with complete strangers, living or dead, and it’s rare that someone old enough for retirement would be able to or interested in joining the group. Your character may have some sort of supernatural ability. All characters will be able to see and communicate with ghosts. Potential powers in clued telepathy or telekinesis, control over one of the elements (e.g., fire, air, earth, or water), or optical or audial illusions. If, perchance, you happen to die, you aren’t out of the game. Feel free to come back as a ghost and see the quest through. If you are playing a ghost: Congrats! You can’t die. You also get to turn invisible whenever you want, and people can’t touch you. In addition, you also get to have special powers, but you can also possess people. Bonding: Some humans may bond with a ghost. This is accomplished when the ghost possesses his/her new host for a short time, during which each gains access to the other’s senses and abilities. Example: Ghost A can make illusions. Person B can control the air. Now, they have a telepathic bond and control both illusions and air. Good vs. Evil: I’m hoping most characters will be good, though I use the term very loosely – I just don’t want one person running a resistance all be his lonesome. There will be a baddie pulling the strings behind everything, but multiple villains are good. The final boss, for lack of a better term, will have astonishing control over whatever his/her power may be and potentially multiple ghost bonds, along with a strong enough will to scare myriad people, living and deceased, into doing his/her bidding. S/He plans to use this power to make a big change in Asterville, whatever that may be. A lesser villain, though, would be more selfish, exploiting his/her powers for personal gain. Examples might be a petty thief, a con artist, or a bumbling crook. Ghost villains, since the majority of Asterville can’t see them, are usually more passive and resort to haunting tourist traps and other buildings. However, those that can become somewhat corporeal may be able to wreak serious havoc. Multiple characters: You may have up to two active at one time. If you choose to kill off a character and not bring him.her back as a ghost, you may write a new one. I'll keep a list in this thread. Note: There will be no demigods in this RP. It’s never fun to have all-powerful characters. This will not have a GM. I prefer story-based games. If you think a player is out of line, either post in the OOC thread or PM me.

Come on guys, we have to have this RP survive this time

I'm going to use my better character from the old forum:

Name: Tenor (This is a name he's given himself. He can't remember his real name)

Ghost?: Essentially yes (see powers)

Age: 101 (died 1929, very close to the begin of the Castellemere war)

Personality: Ruthless, and has a bit of an inferiority complex, seeing as he was a nobody in life. His driving desire is to be "real" and he'll do anything to achieve that goal. Enjoys the company of women, although almost strictly physically, and alcohol. Generally, as a ghost he's looking for any way to become "real" and when he's "real" he looks for any way to have a good time while he's there. He also seeks revenge over anyone who he perceives to have slighted him, even if it is only minor.

Appearance: The standard suit wear of the 1920's. The suit, dress pants, and hat, along with tie underneath. He is a bit scruffy with short black hair (yes, he IS a stereotype!) and is tall and skinny, although not so much that he would stand out in a crowd (save for his outfit)

Powers: Tenor can drain the life force of a human he bonds with (not fatally, and it will be recharged in the human in a few hours, as Tenor becomes an apparition again). When he absorbs the energy, Tenor will lose his wounds and ghostly appearance, and pretty much be human. Except his wounds will reopen in a few hours (usually 4-6) and he will "die" again soon after (although his body will vanish, leaving just his ghost again) after he "dies" he can't bond with another human for 24 hours. If he is killed while corporeal, he will "die" then. This usually leads to his enacting swift and brutal vengeance on the perpetrator when he can.
Also: As the name suggests, he can sing in a tenor voice quite well.

History: Tenor was gunned down secretly by a member of his own family. He was believed to be an informant for a rival family (he was, unknowingly, because his friend was a capo who was pretty much using him.) The years after that are fairly fuzzy, and it was only recently that Tenor has any memory at all, and his short term memory only goes back to when he first found himself in Asterville. Once finding himself there, he found it to his liking to prey on unsuspecting members of the populace... the homeless especially, and use their life force to live out the night life. He is increasingly frustrated by the fact that the change is only temporary.

I'm going to try and actually plot this, so give me a while. I think I'll make a new character, though.

I'm going to use the same characters as before, more or less (possibly with different names). A little later I'll edit this post and actually copy/paste that stuff here.

Le Edit:
On second thought, I'm just going to use my first character (only with a power this time ). Also, I decided "Jenn" with two 'n's looked a little pretentious.

Name: "Jen Otte"

Ghost? Nope.

Age: 22

Personality: An upfront and straightforward tomboy type, Jen doesn't care for pretension. She is strong-minded and free-willed. She sometimes comes across as rude because she hates superficial distinctions like social class, honorary rank, etc. and instead respects things like attitude and capability.

Appearance: 5'2", athletic build, fiery red hair in a bob, and a soft face with a medium-sized nose and green eyes. Clothing varies, obviously, but she prefers clothing that's easy to move in. She hides a knife on her person, nowadays merely out of habit. She cut her hair very short when she arrived in town and has since been letting it grow out.

Powers: Jen has learned how to manipulate electric energy. Essentially, she can use her own body as an enormous capacitor, storing an electrical charge, to discharge later. Alternately, she can use her body as an inductor to create magnetic fields focused in specific directions. If she has a resistor, she has great radio reception Jen can't very well produce much electricity on her own (like, joy buzzer or static discharge level), but when she's near electrical outlets or power lines, she is a force to be reckoned with.

Additionally, she is a paragon of physical fitness.

History: "Jen Otte" is not her real name. She ran away at 16 and made up the name for herself to escape an ugly home situation. She has yet to openly discuss anything from the time before she moved to Asterville, so a few rumors have popped up about her teenage years. She arrived in the town two years ago, and she's spent much of her time trying to establish her own life: She works part-time as a personal trainer, and earlier this year she enrolled as a part-time student at a small college one town over.

i'll probably use the same character, but altered a little.

I got a good RP idea I've wanted to see surface....... years of trying, it never has.... sure want it to, though.


Eh, I probably won't have time to post anymore now anyways.

Ah well...

I'll actually be in this one! Gimme a bit, though. School is still eating my soul.

Sure, I'll join this time around. But work/school is eating my soul as well so it may be a while before I get my character up.

Name: Sergeant Walter Jessep

Ghost?: No

Age: 36

Personality: Commanding, authoritative, and a case could be made for a control freak. Hates it when people don't listen to him or don't respect him. Always tries to intimidate everyone, and especially likes challenging anyone he sees as threatening his position of authority.

Appearance: Physically larger than normal, his above-average physique is only exagerrated by his riot gear. This gear includes padded clothing over every inch of his body, a bullet-proof vest, extra-thick combat boots and gloves, and a gas-mask that he only takes off rarely, showing off an intimidating, mustachioed face.

Powers: I call it "Grenadier." Basically, Jessep has a nigh-endless supply of energy stored in his being, but inside of him, it is in an unusable form. He can, however, channel it into other beings to do things such as powering a generator and the like. I call it "grenadier" because Jessep always keeps a belt of dead grenades strapped to him that he can grab, charge on the fly, and then use as anything from a simple flashbang to a movie-esque explosive.

History: Sergeant Jessep was always a control freak, even as a child. Using his physically imposing stature, he dominated his classmates and siblings alike. The rush of power was so great to him that enforcing it as a career move seemed natural, an aspiration he has held since his wee days. Now, don't misunderstand, he is not exactly a cruel, evil man, but he can get carried away quite easily.

He became an officer at the age of 25 after 7 years in the military, and has risen to the rank of sergeant.

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NEVRMORE'S PLOT IDEA:

Name: Xavier's School for the Specially-Abled

Plot Info: Are you different from your friends? Do you feel ostracized by your community? Do you have...specialties that need tending to? Maybe an extra eye? The ability to make people stop existing? A mastery of all the different insect languages?

Then you belong at Xavier's. At Xavier's, you will be treated to a healthy school enviroment where you can interact with people just like you. You'll never have to worry again...

...Basically, Xavier's is a more macabre version of the X-men. Create a character to be a student at the school with some cool power, but please make it interesting. Have the powers have drawbacks. Do something different that would warrant a child to be sent to a school for deformed and strange people. And uncover a plot that you would never have guessed.

Bio Info:

Name:
Gender:
Age:
Appearance:
"Special Ability":
History:

I'll make a character.
Buuuut...

After school! X3

OK, dragging this away from Asterville:

Heres the reload of my fightgame/RP idea, I call it "Super-Struggle"

The idea is simple: All the worlds of the multiverse are in danger and The Powers that be are searching for the strongest people from everywheres. There are five "weight classes" to categorize a character, which are: Human, Superhuman, Demigod, God, Supergod. The standard thing will be for two chars two battle it out deathmatch-style in an arena, but from time to time some chars will have to enter specialized contests. every player can have 1 char in every weight class. If there is interest I will work up more detail.

Hm, I like that one, Superdrops. Basically, a fight RP with god-moding being okay? (within reason)


And with five characters... hm... I do like this one...

I agree. A bit of a super-fight would be good.

I got an excellent idea for my Demigod guy.... hm.... (though maybe he'd fit better as a Superhuman.... well, depends.... hm....)

I get dips on Miyamoto Musashi for the Supergod class.

And Sephiroth for the Demigod class.

And Master Chief for the Human class.

This is what you mean by the multiverse, right? Even if not, I still call Musashi for Supergod class.

I think Master Chief would be more Superhuman, myself.

I mean, he is a genetically-enhanced super-soldier in powerful advanced armour. I'd picture a standard Marine for human class, myself.

(oh, I'd want a Predator for Superhuman.... heheheheh.....)

Dibs on myself for the God class!

And Guybrush Threepwood for the Human class!

And Yuri (from Command & Conquer Red Alert 2 and C&C Red Alert 2: Yuri's Revenge) for the Superhuman class!

And a "completely perfectly average" guy for the Supergod class!

I was thinking Wolverine might go to the Superhuman class. Although, I guess with Greensleeves/Steve/Harlock's suggestion, my roster would look like this:

Supergod: Miyamoto Musashi
God: Wolverine
Demigod: Sephiroth
Superhuman: Master Chief
Human: Batman

I call dibs on Josh from Chainmail Bikini for the Demigod class!

Well, I was thinking more along the lines of original people, but OK, if you guys want to use existing ones... fun is what you make it, right?

Concerning the Human to Superhuman transition: Master-Chief, although beyond standard human abilities, would go into the Human Class because he has no abilities that a human hasn't, he just has human abilities maxed out. If I'm wrong and he has some beyond-human ability like flight, laser-vision or the like please correct me, because it is very likely that I am wrong as I have never played Halo.

Also someone gotta tell If I got right who Miyamoto Musashi is, I think remembering him as a legendary asian swordsman.

Oh, and before I forget, no matter if original character or not, you gotta wrk up detailed character sheets for all of 'em.