The "Ultimate DC" RPG Signup/OOC Thread

[Trigger]

Sorry for the lack of posting. It's not because I'm not interested anymore, I've just been struggling with school (term papers are teh suck), and a few must-have games have come out. So I've been writing stuff for school and clearing out my back log. I'll try to have something up in about a week or so.

 

[twylight]

Is CNO still Poison Ivy?

'cause I found a great picture if Ivy want's to break up the party. ^_^

 

[Batman]

Is CNO still Poison Ivy?

'cause I found a great picture if Ivy want's to break up the party. ^_^

He quit awhile ago, unfortunatley.

 

[Ra's Al Ghul]

Screenname: Ra’s Al Ghul

Character You Would Like To Play: Garth Curry / Orin / Aquaman

Basic History Of The Character:

Garth was but a child when his mother’s plane went down in a freak accident above the Bermuda Triangle. He was raised by his step-father Tom Curry, and officially adopted after the accident that took his mom. Garth remembered something that he only told his step-father. Something about a weird sea creature attacking the downed plane. As he grew up, he had a supernatural connection to the water, and was very active, legally and illegally in protecting the rights of the ocean and its inhabitants. He would free captive sea animals and beat the hell out of poaching fishers keeping endangered fish as trophies. As his job he was a dive instructor, and also found he had an almost super speed when it came to swimming. One night at the bar owned by his boss, an old man referenced his mom’s plane crash, and the fact that there might be more too it. That same night, he connected with a woman who shared his love for the creatures of the sea and loathing for the ones that did them needless harm. As they went skinny dipping she transformed into the same weird creature that had been there the day his mom had died. Her attack on him was stopped by the old man, who harpooned the woman through the arm. He went to tell Garth that he was in fact an heir to the throne of Atlantis, and that it was his mission to make sure that Garth stayed safe. Though he was disbelieving at first, the old man struck a nerve with Garth by calling him by the name Orin as he walked away. That same name his mother had called him right before she died. The old man finally introduces himself as McCaffery and explains that Garth’s mother had seen foreshadowing of what was to come in Atlantis and had fled with the young Garth to the surface. He also explained that Garth was the youngest of three brothers, Orm, Arturr, and Orin, but was renamed Garth for the surface world. Orm had overthrown and murdered his father, King Orin from whom Garth had been named. People in Atlantis had thought that Arturr had also been murdered. And people had believed Atlanna and Orin to have died when they had disappeared many years before. That was until recently when Garth had saved a Navy pilot near the secret entrance to Atlantis and the charm on his necklace had begun to open the pathway. This alerted Orm’s guards that at least one Atlantean still lived. As such he had sent the Siren out to capture the survivor and bring them back for execution.

Three Reasons Why You Have Chosen That Character:

1. Aquaman is an all too frequently laughed at and underrated character. Any DC fan worth their salt knows he’s more than just “the guy who talks to fish” and definitely deserves respect.

2. I have to admit, I’m a huge closet Aquaman fan. The guy is full of badass moments waiting to happen. Hell he took down J’onn on his own.

3. I really liked a lot of the ideas the proposed TV show offered, and as such would like to play them out, being as we may never get to see them onscreen sadly.

What Do You Plan On Doing With This Character As A Person:

I plan on expanding somewhat on the posts that JackBauer had as Arturr, and developing Garth into the new king of Atlantis once he takes down his older brother.

Two Complete Sentances In Proper English Explaining What You Can Bring To This RPG (As A Player):

I’m an experienced role-player in the realm of Lord of the Rings games, and would like to bring that to the table. I also hope to bring some humor and some great stories to this game.

Do You Know How To Post Pictures On The Hype?:

Yes I do.

 

[Spike_x1]

I have a question; because Aquaman/"Arturr" Curry was already established in the RPG, but his player doesn't seem to be playing him anymore, how does that effect someone else who wants to approach to role, but has different ideas for the origin, as we see here?

Or do we just pull a Geoff Johns and say that Superboy punched reality?

 

[Ra's Al Ghul]

I covered that in my backstory I still used what little bit JackBauer did with Arturr, and used it to thread my own ideas. I would have used Arthur if not for that, and instead decided to do what Batman did with Roy being Green Arrow, and make Garth the new Aquaman. If accepted, I'll also explain what happened to Arturr after Jack stopped posting as him.

 

[Spike_x1]

Okay, I missed that the first time. My bad.

 

[Trigger]

Screenname: Ra’s Al Ghul

Character You Would Like To Play: Garth Curry / Orin / Aquaman

Basic History Of The Character:

Garth was but a child when his mother’s plane went down in a freak accident above the Bermuda Triangle. He was raised by his step-father Tom Curry, and officially adopted after the accident that took his mom. Garth remembered something that he only told his step-father. Something about a weird sea creature attacking the downed plane. As he grew up, he had a supernatural connection to the water, and was very active, legally and illegally in protecting the rights of the ocean and its inhabitants. He would free captive sea animals and beat the hell out of poaching fishers keeping endangered fish as trophies. As his job he was a dive instructor, and also found he had an almost super speed when it came to swimming. One night at the bar owned by his boss, an old man referenced his mom’s plane crash, and the fact that there might be more too it. That same night, he connected with a woman who shared his love for the creatures of the sea and loathing for the ones that did them needless harm. As they went skinny dipping she transformed into the same weird creature that had been there the day his mom had died. Her attack on him was stopped by the old man, who harpooned the woman through the arm. He went to tell Garth that he was in fact an heir to the throne of Atlantis, and that it was his mission to make sure that Garth stayed safe. Though he was disbelieving at first, the old man struck a nerve with Garth by calling him by the name Orin as he walked away. That same name his mother had called him right before she died. The old man finally introduces himself as McCaffery and explains that Garth’s mother had seen foreshadowing of what was to come in Atlantis and had fled with the young Garth to the surface. He also explained that Garth was the youngest of three brothers, Orm, Arturr, and Orin, but was renamed Garth for the surface world. Orm had overthrown and murdered his father, King Orin from whom Garth had been named. People in Atlantis had thought that Arturr had also been murdered. And people had believed Atlanna and Orin to have died when they had disappeared many years before. That was until recently when Garth had saved a Navy pilot near the secret entrance to Atlantis and the charm on his necklace had begun to open the pathway. This alerted Orm’s guards that at least one Atlantean still lived. As such he had sent the Siren out to capture the survivor and bring them back for execution.

Three Reasons Why You Have Chosen That Character:

1. Aquaman is an all too frequently laughed at and underrated character. Any DC fan worth their salt knows he’s more than just “the guy who talks to fish” and definitely deserves respect.

2. I have to admit, I’m a huge closet Aquaman fan. The guy is full of badass moments waiting to happen. Hell he took down J’onn on his own.

3. I really liked a lot of the ideas the proposed TV show offered, and as such would like to play them out, being as we may never get to see them onscreen sadly.

What Do You Plan On Doing With This Character As A Person:

I plan on expanding somewhat on the posts that JackBauer had as Arturr, and developing Garth into the new king of Atlantis once he takes down his older brother.

Two Complete Sentances In Proper English Explaining What You Can Bring To This RPG (As A Player):

I’m an experienced role-player in the realm of Lord of the Rings games, and would like to bring that to the table. I also hope to bring some humor and some great stories to this game.

Do You Know How To Post Pictures On The Hype?:

Yes I do.

You need to either send one of the GMs a sample post, or wait until you've gotten 50 non-spamalicious posts.

As for Spike's question, Ra's has the right ideal. Theorectically that person would have to pick up where the other player left off, like any other RPG.

 

[Ra's Al Ghul]

Sample post:

Eight Years Ago, the Florida Keys:

“Ready to get home and see your dad, Garth?”


“Yeah. Thanks for taking me with mom.”


As the woman looked down at the ten year old boy next to her, the instrument panel on the plane started going haywire. She looked back up and saw a tunnel of blue electricity extending from the ocean up to the sky. She fingered the pendant around her neck, and muttered.

“S**t… s**t… s**t…”


“What’s wrong, Mom?”

The little boy looked at his mom and then at the blue light, and got a fearful look in his eyes.

“Its gonna be alright, Garth. Mommy just got reckless and forgot where she was.”

She desperately yanked the yoke to the right trying to avoid the column of energy and the plane barrel spun out of control, with its left wing clipping the electric field. As the plane hurtled towards the water, she pulled back on the yoke as hard as she could to somewhat slow their descent. The plane smashed into the water, and began to sink. She frantically unbuckled Garth first, and then herself. As water began to fill the cockpit, she pulled her necklace off and handed it to him. “There is so much I still have to tell you, Orin, but go. Now, someone else can reveal you future for you, make certain its worth something.” There was a beating on the glass window of the cockpit, and Garth saw what looked to be a large human like snake. Unable to comprehend all of this, including why his mother called him Orin, Garth just nodded and took the necklace. His mother kicked the cockpit door out for him to swim to the surface and turned back to face the creature as it burst through the glass.


Now, Key Largo, Florida:


Garth awoke in a cold sweat to the familiar sway of his boat. It had been eight years since that day, and the images were still vivid in his mind, and the questions still lingered.

What the hell was that thing? Why did mom call me Orin?


Garth jumped as he heard a pounding on his door.

“Hold on, hold on, I’m coming.” I didn’t forget any dive appointments did I?

He opened the door and was shocked to see a police officer there.


“Sup, Paul?”


“It’s Officer Norris when I’m on duty Garth… you had a busy night last night didn’t you?”


“Jeez man, I graduated with you… lighten up.”


“Yeah, and you haven’t done much of note since then, have you? Other than breaking into OceanLand and setting six of their dolphins free, I mean.”


“The hell are you talking about?”


“These pictures taken by the security cameras say all I need to Garth, you’re under arrest for breaking and entering and reckless animal endangerment. At least wear a mask next time, Garth.”


The pictures showed Garth from the previous night, at the OceanLand complex. Garth stopped resisting and allowed himself to be cuffed.


“Breaking and entering, I’ll fess up to… but animal endangerment? Christ, I’ve seen Wal-Mart bathrooms cleaner than the tanks those dolphins were in!”

 

[Trigger]

Sample post:

Eight Years Ago, the Florida Keys:

“Ready to get home and see your dad, Garth?”

“Yeah. Thanks for taking me with mom.”

As the woman looked down at the ten year old boy next to her, the instrument panel on the plane started going haywire. She looked back up and saw a tunnel of blue electricity extending from the ocean up to the sky. She fingered the pendant around her neck, and muttered. “S**t… s**t… s**t…”

“What’s wrong, Mom?”The little boy looked at his mom and then at the blue light, and got a fearful look in his eyes.

“Its gonna be alright, Garth. Mommy just got reckless and forgot where she was.” She desperately yanked the yoke to the right trying to avoid the column of energy and the plane barrel spun out of control, with its left wing clipping the electric field. As the plane hurtled towards the water, she pulled back on the yoke as hard as she could to somewhat slow their descent. The plane smashed into the water, and began to sink. She frantically unbuckled Garth first, and then herself. As water began to fill the cockpit, she pulled her necklace off and handed it to him. “There is so much I still have to tell you, Orin, but go. Now, someone else can reveal you future for you, make certain its worth something.” There was a beating on the glass window of the cockpit, and Garth saw what looked to be a large human like snake. Unable to comprehend all of this, including why his mother called him Orin, Garth just nodded and took the necklace. His mother kicked the cockpit door out for him to swim to the surface and turned back to face the creature as it burst through the glass.

Now, Key Largo, Florida:

Garth awoke in a cold sweat to the familiar sway of his boat. It had been eight years since that day, and the images were still vivid in his mind, and the questions still lingered. What the hell was that thing? Why did mom call me Orin?

Garth jumped as he heard a pounding on his door. “Hold on, hold on, I’m coming.” I didn’t forget any dive appointments did I?He opened the door and was shocked to see a police officer there.

“Sup, Paul?”

“It’s Officer Norris when I’m on duty Garth… you had a busy night last night didn’t you?”

“Jeez man, I graduated with you… lighten up.”

“Yeah, and you haven’t done much of note since then, have you? Other than breaking into OceanLand and setting six of their dolphins free, I mean.”

“The hell are you talking about?”

“These pictures taken by the security cameras say all I need to Garth, you’re under arrest for breaking and entering and reckless animal endangerment. At least wear a mask next time, Garth.”

The pictures showed Garth from the previous night, at the OceanLand complex. Garth stopped resisting and allowed himself to be cuffed.

“Breaking and entering, I’ll fess up to… but animal endangerment? Christ, I’ve seen Wal-Mart bathrooms cleaner than the tanks those dolphins were in!”

lol, send one of the GMs a sample post. The GMs are listed on the front page of this thread. Also, It might be smart to make the dialogue and other the text closer in size. The text is waay to big in comparison with the dialogue.

EDIT- Nevermind, you corrected the text size. However, some of the dialogue has been mushed into a big paragraph.

 

[Batman]

lol, send one of the GMs a sample post. The GMs are listed on the front page of this thread. Also, It might be smart to make the dialogue and other the text closer in size. The text is waay to big in comparison with the dialogue.

EDIT- Nevermind, you corrected the text size.

It's okay. He also showed me the sample post.

With that, Ra's...

 

[Ra's Al Ghul]

Fixed that now too

 

[Ra's Al Ghul]

Thanks Master Bruce

 

[Trigger]

Oh, I just found it wierd that he posted it here.

 

[Green Lantern]

Why? As long as he got it to us, it allows everyone to critique him before he gets the chance to post it. Its a smart thing for a new RPer to do to test the waters (okay that was a bad pun. Sorry...)

 

[Trigger]

I didn't know he had the GM's approval at the time, but that makes sense in retrospect.

 

[Kal-El]

'ULTIMATE DC' RPG Application

Screenname: Kal-El

Character You Would Like To Play: The Question

Basic History Of The Character:Brutally raised in an orphanage on the streets of the corrupt Hub City, Charles Victor Szsasz took the alias of Vic Sage and became a crusading television journalist, dedicated to getting answers to deemed ‘unanswerable’ questions raised by the public. But due to his crackpot theories and abnoxious nature, He was looked down upon by his peers. During an investigation on a corrupt Doctor, Sage was approached by his former professor, and warned that the doctor was illegally distributing a chemical that would act as a skin-toned vaporized bandage. However, due to it’s unpredicted toxic nature when applied to open wounds, it was rejected for legal distribution. Knowing that the toxin could lead to the deaths of many innocent lives, Sage took some of it for himself and applied it to his own skin, masking his features and aiding him in preventing the operation from occurance. Deciding to keep his faceless identity and use it to fight the corruption in Hub City in ways that his TV reporter persona couldn’t, Vic became a ghostly detective and crimefighter known only as “The Question”.

Having no superpowers or metahuman attributes, The Question (Or “Q”, as he’s nicknamed) is a brilliant detective and theorist, aswell as an accomplished hand-to-hand combatant due to training under Richard Dragon.

Three Reasons Why You Have Chosen That Character:

1.The character has always intrigued me. He’s a challenging character to write, depending on the interpretation… But that makes him all the more interesting.

2. When all’s said and done,I’m an outsider to him. While I know a lot of important facts and tidbits about his origin aswell as his overall personality, I haven’t read many comics featuring him at all. But I think this could actually be a good thing, since it could help in “Ultimizing” the character for this particular premise. And it could allow me to start fresh while hopefully being faithful to the things that make him a good character.

3. Dude. Faceless fedora wearing trenchcoat detective. That practically screams badass.

What Do You Plan On Doing With This Character As A Person:I want to build him up from the beginning, showing his struggles with both his theories and bringing down the corruption in Hub before he actually dons the Pseudoderm. Then when he does, show what the mental image of a man with no face can instill into the criminal element.

Two Complete Sentances In Proper English Explaining What You Can Bring To This RPG (As A Player):I’m an experienced fiction writer, but my name has never been associated with any of the RPG’s here. I hope with Vic/Q’s story, I can both possibly change that while have fun in trying to reinvent a character that I’ve felt has always been vastly underrated.

Do You Know How To Post Pictures On The Hype?:
I believe so.

 

[Green Lantern]

Approved Kal-El, I'll update the rosters when I get home tonight if MB hasn't done it already.

 

[Kal-El]

cool. Thanks for that.

 

[BnKRPG]

Roster updated.

Let me know if there's anyone I missed...

 

[The Question]

'ULTIMATE DC' RPG Application

Screenname: Kal-El

Character You Would Like To Play: The Question

Basic History Of The Character:Brutally raised in an orphanage on the streets of the corrupt Hub City, Charles Victor Szsasz took the alias of Vic Sage and became a crusading television journalist, dedicated to getting answers to deemed ‘unanswerable’ questions raised by the public. But due to his crackpot theories and abnoxious nature, He was looked down upon by his peers. During an investigation on a corrupt Doctor, Sage was approached by his former professor, and warned that the doctor was illegally distributing a chemical that would act as a skin-toned vaporized bandage. However, due to it’s unpredicted toxic nature when applied to open wounds, it was rejected for legal distribution. Knowing that the toxin could lead to the deaths of many innocent lives, Sage took some of it for himself and applied it to his own skin, masking his features and aiding him in preventing the operation from occurance. Deciding to keep his faceless identity and use it to fight the corruption in Hub City in ways that his TV reporter persona couldn’t, Vic became a ghostly detective and crimefighter known only as “The Question”.

Having no superpowers or metahuman attributes, The Question (Or “Q”, as he’s nicknamed) is a brilliant detective and theorist, aswell as an accomplished hand-to-hand combatant due to training under Richard Dragon.

Three Reasons Why You Have Chosen That Character:

1.The character has always intrigued me. He’s a challenging character to write, depending on the interpretation… But that makes him all the more interesting.

2. When all’s said and done,I’m an outsider to him. While I know a lot of important facts and tidbits about his origin aswell as his overall personality, I haven’t read many comics featuring him at all. But I think this could actually be a good thing, since it could help in “Ultimizing” the character for this particular premise. And it could allow me to start fresh while hopefully being faithful to the things that make him a good character.

3. Dude. Faceless fedora wearing trenchcoat detective. That practically screams badass.

What Do You Plan On Doing With This Character As A Person:I want to build him up from the beginning, showing his struggles with both his theories and bringing down the corruption in Hub before he actually dons the Pseudoderm. Then when he does, show what the mental image of a man with no face can instill into the criminal element.

Two Complete Sentances In Proper English Explaining What You Can Bring To This RPG (As A Player):I’m an experienced fiction writer, but my name has never been associated with any of the RPG’s here. I hope with Vic/Q’s story, I can both possibly change that while have fun in trying to reinvent a character that I’ve felt has always been vastly underrated.

Do You Know How To Post Pictures On The Hype?:
I believe so.

Interesting. Aproved. I'm rather well versed in Q's backstory. If you want me to PM you anything about his villains and supporting cast, I could do that.

 

[Venom160]

Hey Master Bruce would you mind if I use Rachel Dawes alittle bit in my next Two Face post?

 

[Spike_x1]

Roster updated.

Let me know if there's anyone I missed...

The roster in the IC thread needs love too...

 

[Batman]

Hey Master Bruce would you mind if I use Rachel Dawes alittle bit in my next Two Face post?

I kind of already used her at the party at Wayne Manor, so she's in attendance there. But if that isn't a problem to the post you have in mind, I don't mind.

 

[Kal-El]

Interesting. Aproved. I'm rather well versed in Q's backstory. If you want me to PM you anything about his villains and supporting cast, I could do that.

I'd appreciate it. Particularly anything regarding people involved with his origin... Like who his boss is, any co-workers and what purpose they serve, and a few of his bigger rogues.

Arby Twain, Artistotle Rodor, and Richard Dragon I know about. (Well, enough to intergrate them into my story) I just need help filling in the spaces between them, so to speak.