The Create-A-Hero RPG Season III OOC Thread

[trustyside-kick]

Aite, today is more or less usually the slow day of the week at work. My boss is going to be going out of town at one point today so I'm gonna use this downtime to read up on some IC thread things I am behind. Then I hope to work towards getting Archangel back into the swing of things with the crap STRIKE is doing worldwide.

 

[NiteMare Shape]

Hey guys, just wanted to let you know that I'm moving this weekend and won't have internet after about 9ish tonight until tomorrow. However, I don't expect to be around much until sometime Sunday or so.

 

[NiteMare Shape]

Quick update in case you missed my post on the BB...I hit a snag getting my service transferred. I'll be offline until the 6th which is when I've been rescheduled to have my service installed.

 

[NiteMare Shape]

just checking in on a friend's computer. I should be up and running again on Wed. Can't wait to get back into the thick of things here.

 

[Hound55]

I'm going to try and get all of the loose ends from that arc I wrote tied off tonight, and be back in action for the general broader storyline.

Kind of got off track a bit with my own arc there.

 

[NiteMare Shape]

OK guys, I'm back online. Expect some posts to be forthcoming

 

[NiteMare Shape]

finally...felt good to be able to get something posted.

 

[Hound55]

Finally... Finally got the damn thing wrapped up...

 

[NiteMare Shape]

Come on folks, lets get some posts in. We really need to get the activity up in this game

 

[NiteMare Shape]

Post. Everybody. Like...yesterday.

 

[NiteMare Shape]

Post up, I'll get the second part of that one up tomorrow

 

[Blacklight]

So, I decided that I want to return to this game, and FINALLY play my new version of Blacklight. But, since I've been expanding upon this versions universe to the point where references to the rest of the CAHU and interaction with other heroes (the interaction to a lesser extent however, which is a good thing) will have to be scarce since BL's own universe is expansive enough, I'm going to have to keep my stories self-contained. Not only because of the reasons listed, but also for the sake of staying true to the character and universe I've envisioned and invested so much time and hard work into.

Getting to the point, I'm going to re-apply, but with a warning that for the most part, any stories I tell with this character will be for the mostly self-contained. I hope this won't be cause for disapproval, but if deemed necessary to do so, I will not fight the decisions of the GMs and simply post as the character in the Create-A-Post thread or make my own thread in the Approval Section or Fan Fiction section for the story to be posted in.

 

[Hound55]

It is up to you, and each of the guys in here do have their own level of involvement in the greater CaHU anyway, but if it's due to feeling intimidated by how much you've missed don't let it bother you. Shouldn't take long to catch you up.

 

[Blacklight]

[FONT=&quot]Create a Hero RPG SEASON III Application[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot] Character you have created:[/FONT] Jonathan Small, but he likes to go simply by "Jon".
[FONT=&quot]
Alias:[/FONT] Blacklight

[FONT=&quot] Speech Color: [/FONT]Black Franklin Gothic Medium, bolded when speaking as Blacklight.

[FONT=&quot] Character Alignment: [/FONT]Hero

[FONT=&quot] Identity: Secret[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot] Character Personality:[/FONT] Jon is an overall nice guy with good morals, a rocky but strong upbringing, and just enough naivety to think that one man is capable of making a difference. Although Jon is quite intelligent, he's by no means your stereotypical "nerd", but more of a fan of nerdy media spanning from comic books to movies, as well as TV and video games. He doesn't find himself bullied or picked on at school (at least not excessively), but he does find himself and his accomplishments to go unnoticed by his fellow classmates outside of his friends. He avoids confrontation whenever possible and avoids fighting. Jon, when he's alone and thinking about his life, is occassionally overwhelmed by feelings of unfulfillment and feels as if his destiny is to lead a life of endless mediocrity. But that's all about to change...

[FONT=&quot]Uniform/costume: Hard to describe in detail, so please l[/FONT]ook at the picture below for a good look at the design.

[FONT=&quot] Origin Info/Details:[/FONT] Superheroes don't exist. Let's face it. They only exist in comic books. This the REAL world.


...but if they did? Then Blacklight would be one the first.

Enter 17 year old Jon Small, an East City, Connecticut native. He was just your average (albeit somewhat nerdy) teenager. Or WAS rather, seeing as how when he had reached a point in his life where mediocrity was the norm, a freak accident on a high school field trip had blessed him with an extraordinary gift... as well as a curse.

You see, it all started when irradiated light beam happened to find it's way to Jon's chest, where his body was infused with the radiation contained within the light. This rather traumatic event had thus infected his cells with the radiation, granting him abilities far beyond that of ordinary teenaged males.

Of these "superpowers", Jon could now fly via self-propulsion, lift a car with disproportionate strength (that comes paired with increased tissue durability), as well as absorb ambient photons, expose them to the radiation in his cells, which in turn rob them of their illuminating qualities, then emit the charged, black-colored light particles through his hands. A side effect of using these abilities, however, being the alteration of his hair color and eye pigments.

Using these powers, as well as having a costume crafted specifically for him out of a nigh-indestructible superfabric known only as "Quadro-Weave", he began to defend East City as the superhero Blacklight, a name derived from his strange powers.

But, as I had stated earlier by saying how it's a curse, we all know being a superhero and leading a double life doesn't come without a wide load of problems, but Jon can take it. Because he's not just ordinary Jon Small anymore...


He's Blacklight.



[FONT=&quot] Hero Type:[/FONT] Blacklight is a combination of Brick and [FONT=&quot]Energy (Bio-Luminescent Energy)[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot] Power Level:[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]City Level/[/FONT][FONT=&quot]World Level[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Powers (Be Specific):[/FONT] Jon, after receiving his powers, will be able to fly, possess superstrength and enhanced durability, as well as generate black light energy through his hands. A side effect of using these abilities, however, is the alteration of his hair color and eye pigments.

[FONT=&quot] Attributes (Select one at each category):

Strength Level: 10[/FONT] with Maximum effort.

[FONT=&quot] Speed/Reaction Timing Level: Normal Human[/FONT] without the aid of Self-propulsion.

[FONT=&quot] Endurance at MAXIMUM Effort: 2 hours. [/FONT]

[FONT=&quot] Agility: Normal Human[/FONT] [FONT=&quot] Intelligence: Genius[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot] Fighting Skill: Trained[/FONT] somewhat...

[FONT=&quot] Resources: Large[/FONT] via good friend and his Genius Inventor father.


[FONT=&quot] Weaknesses:[/FONT] Jon's powers might have limitations as to how long they can used until they fail. Or as Jon put's it, "burn out" on him. And naturally, the effectiveness of his powers are completely dependent on his self-control as well as his state of mind (i.e. if he feels intense feelings of sadness or depression, his powers will cease to work and conversely, if severely angered, they will increase in power with catastrophic results).

[FONT=&quot] Supporting Characters:[/FONT]

Ryan Reitz: Jon's best friend and confidante. He is also Jon's "fight instructor" in a sense. They've been friends for years and have a really close, brotherly bond.

Jessica Long: Ryan's longtime girlfriend and close friend to Jon. She's very talented artistically, and help's Jon to design his costume after recieving his powers.

Josh Montanez: Close friend to both Ryan and Jon, and the son of inventor Peter Montanez. He and his father are the minds behind Jon's suit, arsenal and gadgetry.

Ashley "The Wasp" Harmon: An investigative blogger and, under her "Wasp" screen name/alias, is the mastermind behind "thewaspiswatching.com", a website devoted to exposing the faces East City's criminal underworld and putting them in the public eye. Her past is quite a mystery, and is naturally a loner. That is until she forms an alliance and even a friendship with Blacklight, who will aid her in her endeavors as she will for him.

The Girl who's name Jon doesn't know...: The girl Jon is actively pursuing and wishes to date. Jon doesn't know much about her outside of the fact that they go to school together, and he desperately wants to find out her name. But every time he gets close, circumstances make it so he won't hear it.

[FONT=&quot]List a few reasons why you've created that character:[/FONT] Blacklight was I character I created when I was 13 years old, but as these past 7 years have gone by, the character has evolved into a character that I'd like to describe as a superhero who's as relatable as Spider-Man, lives in as grim and gritty a world as Batman's, yet with the iconic status as well as the vast scale and fantastic concepts associated with Superman, all blended togther with the sense of realism from Kick-Ass. In other words, a combination of all the things I love from my favorite superheroes in one neat little package. My dream character. The one I was born to play.

[FONT=&quot] What can you bring to the RPG?: [/FONT]The best writing I can offer these boards and the promise that it will be my best work to date.

[FONT=&quot] Do you know how to post pictures on the hype boards?:[/FONT]

Spoiler

[FONT=&quot]Sample Post (Minimum Four paragraphs containing dialogue):


[/FONT]Chapter 1: Our Hero, Ladies and Gentlemen...



"I hate my life..."

It's a phrase I mutter more than I'd like to, but sometimes it's just instinctual.

The stress. The repetition. The loneliness. The overall mediocrity of it all. I feel as if it's all enough to justify my hatred of this enigma that continues to plague me and others like me. An enigma simply known as 'life'.

Simply put? My life sucks...

Sometimes it's overall suck-titude is downright unbearable. I wake up EVERY DAY with absolutely nothing to look forward to. Nothing exciting to take me away from the misery I trudge through. No motivations outside of sleep, the only time of the day where my crap life doesn't drain me of every ounce of strength I can muster.

However, it's not as if I believe it'll always be like this. No. Even at this very moment, I'm holding out for something... Holding out for something extraordinary to happen to me in hopes that I can finally free myself from the prison known as my life.

But for now... This is it. Just a seemingly endless loop of pain and suffering.

'So what caused you to go on this tangent about how much your life sucks, Mr. Narrator,' you ask?

Take a look for yourself...




* * *




1 moment ago...


It's lunch period, and here I am sitting at my table, playing with my food as I think to myself. Thinking of how maybe a life such as mine might not be as bad as I make it sound. That was, until something happened in the matter of a few seconds to make think otherwise.

"Hey, Small!"

Instantly I look up, which I knew would be a bad move on my part in a split-second as I feel the splash of poorly salted, mashed tomatoes, over-cooked pasta and gigantic clumps of beef mushed together into a spherical shape against my face.

Spaghetti and meatballs... How original.

"Suck on those balls! HAHAHAHA!!"

As I wiped the gross pasta from my face, I sighed.

Anyways, this is a story about me. Your average, everyday, nothing special nerd with a heart of gold and the worst luck going through the MANY obstacles life throws my way.

My name is Jon Small, and...

"I hate my life..."


But as I was about to find out... Things were all about to change.

​

 

[NiteMare Shape]

[FONT=&quot]Create a Hero RPG SEASON III Application[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Character you have created:[/FONT] Jonathan Small, but he likes to go simply by "Jon".
[FONT=&quot]
[FONT=&quot]Alias:[/FONT][/FONT] Blacklight

[FONT=&quot]Speech Color: [/FONT]Black Franklin Gothic Medium, bolded when speaking as Blacklight.

[FONT=&quot]Character Alignment: [/FONT]Hero

[FONT=&quot]Identity: Secret[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Character Personality:[/FONT] Jon is an overall nice guy with good morals, a rocky but strong upbringing, and just enough naivety to think that one man is capable of making a difference. Although Jon is quite intelligent, he's by no means your stereotypical "nerd", but more of a fan of nerdy media spanning from comic books to movies, as well as TV and video games. He doesn't find himself bullied or picked on at school (at least not excessively), but he does find himself and his accomplishments to go unnoticed by his fellow classmates outside of his friends. He avoids confrontation whenever possible and avoids fighting. Jon, when he's alone and thinking about his life, is occassionally overwhelmed by feelings of unfulfillment and feels as if his destiny is to lead a life of endless mediocrity. But that's all about to change...

[FONT=&quot]Uniform/costume: Hard to describe in detail, so please l[/FONT]ook at the picture below for a good look at the design.

[FONT=&quot]Origin Info/Details:[/FONT] Superheroes don't exist. Let's face it. They only exist in comic books. This the REAL world.


...but if they did? Then Blacklight would be one the first.

Enter 17 year old Jon Small, an East City, Connecticut native. He was just your average (albeit somewhat nerdy) teenager. Or WAS rather, seeing as how when he had reached a point in his life where mediocrity was the norm, a freak accident on a high school field trip had blessed him with an extraordinary gift... as well as a curse.

You see, it all started when irradiated light beam happened to find it's way to Jon's chest, where his body was infused with the radiation contained within the light. This rather traumatic event had thus infected his cells with the radiation, granting him abilities far beyond that of ordinary teenaged males.

Of these "superpowers", Jon could now fly via self-propulsion, lift a car with disproportionate strength (that comes paired with increased tissue durability), as well as absorb ambient photons, expose them to the radiation in his cells, which in turn rob them of their illuminating qualities, then emit the charged, black-colored light particles through his hands. A side effect of using these abilities, however, being the alteration of his hair color and eye pigments.

Using these powers, as well as having a costume crafted specifically for him out of a nigh-indestructible superfabric known only as "Quadro-Weave", he began to defend East City as the superhero Blacklight, a name derived from his strange powers.

But, as I had stated earlier by saying how it's a curse, we all know being a superhero and leading a double life doesn't come without a wide load of problems, but Jon can take it. Because he's not just ordinary Jon Small anymore...


He's Blacklight.



[FONT=&quot]Hero Type:[/FONT] Blacklight is a combination of Brick and [FONT=&quot]Energy (Bio-Luminescent Energy)[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Power Level:[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]City Level/[/FONT][FONT=&quot]World Level[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Powers (Be Specific):[/FONT] Jon, after receiving his powers, will be able to fly, possess superstrength and enhanced durability, as well as generate black light energy through his hands. A side effect of using these abilities, however, is the alteration of his hair color and eye pigments.

[FONT=&quot]Attributes (Select one at each category):

Strength Level: 10[/FONT] with Maximum effort.

[FONT=&quot]Speed/Reaction Timing Level: Normal Human[/FONT] without the aid of Self-propulsion.

[FONT=&quot]Endurance at MAXIMUM Effort: 2 hours. [/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Agility: Normal Human[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]Intelligence: Genius[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Fighting Skill: Trained[/FONT] somewhat...

[FONT=&quot]Resources: Large[/FONT] via good friend and his Genius Inventor father.


[FONT=&quot]Weaknesses:[/FONT] Jon's powers might have limitations as to how long they can used until they fail. Or as Jon put's it, "burn out" on him. And naturally, the effectiveness of his powers are completely dependent on his self-control as well as his state of mind (i.e. if he feels intense feelings of sadness or depression, his powers will cease to work and conversely, if severely angered, they will increase in power with catastrophic results).

[FONT=&quot]Supporting Characters:[/FONT]

Ryan Reitz: Jon's best friend and confidante. He is also Jon's "fight instructor" in a sense. They've been friends for years and have a really close, brotherly bond.

Jessica Long: Ryan's longtime girlfriend and close friend to Jon. She's very talented artistically, and help's Jon to design his costume after recieving his powers.

Josh Montanez: Close friend to both Ryan and Jon, and the son of inventor Peter Montanez. He and his father are the minds behind Jon's suit, arsenal and gadgetry.

Ashley "The Wasp" Harmon: An investigative blogger and, under her "Wasp" screen name/alias, is the mastermind behind "thewaspiswatching.com", a website devoted to exposing the faces East City's criminal underworld and putting them in the public eye. Her past is quite a mystery, and is naturally a loner. That is until she forms an alliance and even a friendship with Blacklight, who will aid her in her endeavors as she will for him.

The Girl who's name Jon doesn't know...: The girl Jon is actively pursuing and wishes to date. Jon doesn't know much about her outside of the fact that they go to school together, and he desperately wants to find out her name. But every time he gets close, circumstances make it so he won't hear it.

[FONT=&quot]List a few reasons why you've created that character:[/FONT] Blacklight was I character I created when I was 13 years old, but as these past 7 years have gone by, the character has evolved into a character that I'd like to describe as a superhero who's as relatable as Spider-Man, lives in as grim and gritty a world as Batman's, yet with the iconic status as well as the vast scale and fantastic concepts associated with Superman, all blended togther with the sense of realism from Kick-Ass. In other words, a combination of all the things I love from my favorite superheroes in one neat little package. My dream character. The one I was born to play.

[FONT=&quot]What can you bring to the RPG?: [/FONT]The best writing I can offer these boards and the promise that it will be my best work to date.

[FONT=&quot]Do you know how to post pictures on the hype boards?:[/FONT]

Spoiler

[FONT=&quot]Sample Post (Minimum Four paragraphs containing dialogue):[/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]

​

​

[/FONT]Chapter 1: Our Hero, Ladies and Gentlemen...​

"I hate my life..."​

It's a phrase I mutter more than I'd like to, but sometimes it's just instinctual.​

The stress. The repetition. The loneliness. The overall mediocrity of it all. I feel as if it's all enough to justify my hatred of this enigma that continues to plague me and others like me. An enigma simply known as 'life'.​

Simply put? My life sucks...​

Sometimes it's overall suck-titude is downright unbearable. I wake up EVERY DAY with absolutely nothing to look forward to. Nothing exciting to take me away from the misery I trudge through. No motivations outside of sleep, the only time of the day where my crap life doesn't drain me of every ounce of strength I can muster.​

However, it's not as if I believe it'll always be like this. No. Even at this very moment, I'm holding out for something... Holding out for something extraordinary to happen to me in hopes that I can finally free myself from the prison known as my life.​

But for now... This is it. Just a seemingly endless loop of pain and suffering.​

'So what caused you to go on this tangent about how much your life sucks, Mr. Narrator,' you ask?​

Take a look for yourself...​

* * *​

1 moment ago...​

It's lunch period, and here I am sitting at my table, playing with my food as I think to myself. Thinking of how maybe a life such as mine might not be as bad as I make it sound. That was, until something happened in the matter of a few seconds to make think otherwise.​

"Hey, Small!"​

Instantly I look up, which I knew would be a bad move on my part in a split-second as I feel the splash of poorly salted, mashed tomatoes, over-cooked pasta and gigantic clumps of beef mushed together into a spherical shape against my face.​

Spaghetti and meatballs... How original.​

"Suck on those balls! HAHAHAHA!!"​

As I wiped the gross pasta from my face, I sighed.​

Anyways, this is a story about me. Your average, everyday, nothing special nerd with a heart of gold and the worst luck going through the MANY obstacles life throws my way.​

My name is Jon Small, and...​

"I hate my life..."​

But as I was about to find out... Things were all about to change.​

Approved.


Now are you going to explain his return from the dead in your arc? Or did you finish that with the Prism arc?

 

[trustyside-kick]

Hopefully you will respond quickly, Hound55, so we can proceed with a Guardians thing. NiteMare and I already talked about who we would NPC on the team and such. Just waiting to see what you had planned when you post.

 

[Hound55]

Getting on it now.

 

[Blacklight]

Approved.


Now are you going to explain his return from the dead in your arc? Or did you finish that with the Prism arc?

The arc was never finished. Part of the reason I took leave from the games and took so long to return was how much I didn't find myself invested in the arc enough to finish it. And sadly, I'm still not interested in finishing it. I figured the games as a whole including this one could use some more players and posting, so I said "Screw it" and just straight up applied for the new BL.

If explanation for his return is mandatory, what I can do is give a brief synopsis of the ending to the last arc here in OOC if necessary.

 

[NiteMare Shape]

The arc was never finished. Part of the reason I took leave from the games and took so long to return was how much I didn't find myself invested in the arc enough to finish it. And sadly, I'm still not interested in finishing it. I figured the games as a whole including this one could use some more players and posting, so I said "Screw it" and just straight up applied for the new BL.

If explanation for his return is mandatory, what I can do is give a brief synopsis of the ending to the last arc here in OOC if necessary.

It's not mandatory, but it would be cool to see how he manages to make it back from the grave. Or if you want to leave it somewhat open ended as to how he came back, you could always explore that sometime down the road...in fact....that could be a cool plot point, him not knowing exactly how he got back in the first place...

But its your call

 

[Blacklight]

It's not mandatory, but it would be cool to see how he manages to make it back from the grave. Or if you want to leave it somewhat open ended as to how he came back, you could always explore that sometime down the road...in fact....that could be a cool plot point, him not knowing exactly how he got back in the first place...

But its your call

Option B sounds good to me, frankly. Matter of fact I'll save it for my first interaction with a hero present for the invasion.

 

[NiteMare Shape]

Option B sounds good to me, frankly. Matter of fact I'll save it for my first interaction with a hero present for the invasion.

Nice!

 

[Hound55]

Hopefully you will respond quickly, Hound55, so we can proceed with a Guardians thing. NiteMare and I already talked about who we would NPC on the team and such. Just waiting to see what you had planned when you post.

Left a bit of a gap, in case you guys had something planned so I'd be able to work off of you.

From where I left off it's fairly wide open for anything you guys may have had planned.

 

[trustyside-kick]

I have nothing planned. I did what I did because the arc I was doing was not intriguing me as much and I wanted to get back to character interacting. It is very odd writing this character in the RPG and also in a mini series even though he isn't doing the same stuff at the moment. I'm playing off of whatever happens.

 

[Hound55]

I'll see if I can come up with something tomorrow then. But it's 2 am now, and I'm up for work in about three hours time (insomnia sucks...)

 

[wiegeabo]

I'll see if I can come up with something tomorrow then. But it's 2 am now, and I'm up for work in about three hours time (insomnia sucks...)

You got that right. First day back from vacation, and I got zero sleep last night.