The "World of Heroes" DC RPG Season VII Signup/OOC Thread

[wiegeabo]

Wait, what?

 

[Byrd Man]

I believe I posted an app for Batman, good sir. I was given MB's approval and blessing, I might add.

 

[trustyside-kick]

Well. I'm dropping Nightwing.


The "World of Heroes" DC RPG Season VII Application

Screen Name: Byrd Man

Character you would like to play (please include the color and font you plan on using to portray the character): Bruce Wayne/Batman

Powers and Brief Origin (provide at least two sentences) If you copy/paste this information from another website, link back to it, or it is considered plagiarism and is not allowed. : Batman has no powers, but his body is trained to almost the pinnacle of human ability. On top of his genius mind, Batman uses his resources of Wayne Enterprises to have the best technology avalible.

Bruce Wayne was just a child when he watched his parents murder. That night, as he laid in the blood of Thomas and Martha Wayne, he made a solem vow that he would seek justice.

Training his body and his mind, Bruce became the crime fighter know as Batman. Many years after taking up his quest, his greatest enemy, the Joker, killed him battle. Being resurrected by Talia Al Ghul, Bruce was rescued by the unlikely team of Joker and Alfred Pennyworth. Now, suffering flash backs to his previous life, Bruce is running from his past and future in the streets of Gotham.

Group your character is aligned with (if applicable): Batman Family, Justice League of America (formerly)

Write two complete sentences using proper English grammar. One to explain what you plan to do with the character you've chosen. The other to explain why you've chosen this character. (i.e. What are your goals? Will you be doing anything different with the character than is usually seen?): My plans with Batman, first and foremost, is to get him back to being Batman alongside playing the caped crusader as he protects Gotham. The reason why I've chosen him? While my username doesn't contain a reference to the Batman mythology like some (Master Bruce, Batman, MaskedmanJRK) I am still a die hard Bat-fan and have been one since 1989.

Do you have an Instant Messenger? Which one, and what is your screen name?: [email protected]

If you know how to post pictures, please provide a picture of your character you wish to be used for the Character Roster (if you do not know how, or do not have a preference, please say so and a default picture shall be picked for you

Please provide a small sample post with original content in the style that you plan to write your character in (must be at least 3 paragraphs long and contain at least one line of dialogue):

Now

My breath quickens as I run down the dark alley. I can feel the stitch in my side burning as I keep running.

I don't exactly know what's back there, but I do know I don't like it.

This is my first time in Gotham, but these brick walls I'm running between seem oddly familiar, like I've been here before.

Then

From above the roof, I watch in silence as the men walk out the factory backdoor and into the truck with arms full of stolen merchandise.

I have no idea how I know they're stolen, or exactly why I'm here. I just know they're bad men and they need to be punished.

Throwing the oddly shaped shuirken from my hands, I leap from the rooftop and land in the middle of the small group of men. The shuriken strikes one of the men in the head and he collapses to the ground.

"Oh ****," one of them cries as they drop all the stolen goods in their hands.

I let a growl out as I throw my foot up and strike one dead in the face. He clambers back and crashes into two of his friends.

Not counting the one I disabled with the throwing weapon, I have five left.

The sound of a blunt object flying through the air fills my ears just as I duck and avoid the lead pipe. Reaching up, I grab the attacker by the wrist and twist it until I hear the dry pop that confrims the bone is broke. He cries out and falls to his knees as I drive my fist into his face.

Four left.

Two try to double team me, I move quickly and closeline one hard while I take my free arm and grab him by the throat, I drive him into the pavement with a loud thud.

Two left.

The sound of heavy footsteps on pavement tells me one is coming from behind, I spin fast and roundhouse kick him into unconsciousness.

One left.

He leans against the truck, a look of fear in his eyes as I grab him by the collar.

"What are you?!"

I narrow my eyes as I hold him up.

"I'm Batman," I say as I headbutt him into submission.


Now

I fall to the ground and convulse as the memories come flooding back. Mother and Father's bodies staring up lifelessly from the pavement, Alfred's dry wit, Dick somersaulting in his Robin costume, Jason's body laying limp in my arms, the sound of Bane breaking my back, and Joker's horrible laugh. Good and bad, the memories all come back.

I slowly pick myself up from the pavement, looking around at the dark alley.

Gotham City. My city. I'm back.

I'm no longer The Demon's Head. I'm Bruce Wayne.

And I'm Batman.

 

[wiegeabo]

Oh, I was gonna say. He drops Nightwing when Bruce finally gets back to Gotham?


Approved

 

[wiegeabo]

Damn you trusty

 

[Byrd Man]

Thanks for the approval, folks. I promise to follow in MB and JRK's footsteps. I Won't let you down.

So, expect me to get my first post up sometime around New Year's

 

[wiegeabo]

If you already dropped a character, I don't give a ****. I'm listing you again.

No posts
Byrd Man - Batman
Byrd Man - Green Arrow

More than 30 days without a post
Karem-Knight - Sodam Yat - 8/23
Red Robin77 - Kyle Rayner - 8/24

More than 21 days without a post
Mad Rhapsody - Carol Ferris - 9/10
Watchman - Prometheus - 9/11

More than 14 days without a post
Andy C. - Superman - 9/19

More than 10 days without a post
Watchman - Black Hand - 9/23

On the chopping block

Removed from roster
Guy Gardner
Nightwing

 

[Byrd Man]

On another note, trusty asked this a few weeks back and I'll ask again.

When do ya'll want to wrap the season up?

It's been over a year since the RPG started, so when do we all want to call this season a wrap? I know that there are some on-going storylines and I feel like, if we can finish those, we'll have a good bookend to finish the season on.

So, what say ye?

 

[wiegeabo]

I've only got one arc planned that I wanted to close my season with, and I was hoping everyone who wanted to join in would be free. I think trusty's hoping for the same thing.

 

[Johnny Blaze]

I don't care. I'm just starting my plans, so I can easily pick them back up at the start of a new season if need be.

 

[Catman_prb]

How long between seasons are we having? I dont mind ending the season as soon as we catch Bats with the giant butterfly net.

 

[wiegeabo]

The typical period is a month, but it can be whatever we want.

 

[Catman_prb]

So Rose will still be pregnant and the child wont magically have arrived yet...damn. Next question - over what period of time does the actual season take place? I mean, officially.

 

[Byrd Man]

It's really hard to say. It really depends on how much time has passed during the season, which is very hard to gauge since almost everyone has their different timeline.

We could say, more than likely, that a few months have passed.

 

[Blacklight]

So... this means Nightwing's available?

 

[wiegeabo]

It's really hard to say. It really depends on how much time has passed during the season, which is very hard to gauge since almost everyone has their different timeline.

We could say, more than likely, that a few months have passed.

Any length of time works fine for my characters. For Jay it depends more on what JB has planned.

So... this means Nightwing's available?

It sure does.

 

[wiegeabo]

I think I'll start my ending arc for Sinestro today. Keyser had already said he's on board, and I might grab a spare NPC JLA or JSA member. Any one else who wants to go to Oa is welcome to join in.

 

[trustyside-kick]

Well wieg if the JLA cameo you wanted is happening right now, then depending on how long it would take I can have Aquaman make an appearance.

 

[Johnny Blaze]

I'd prefer that any jump ahead be no longer than a month, as any larger a gap would start to throw off my plans.

Personally, I don't see why there has to be any gap. It started a few seasons back because everyone was psyched to do a "One Year Later" deal then just became a regular occurrence. Don't see why it couldn't just pick up where it left off, maybe a few days or a week after the previous season.

 

[Karem-Knight]

I've waited far too long for this opportunity to slip from my fingers...

The "World of Heroes" DC RPG Season VII Application

Screen Name: Karem-Knight

Character you would like to play (please include the color and font you plan on using to portray the character): Dick Grayson/ Nightwing

Powers and Brief Origin (provide at least two sentences) If you copy/paste this information from another website, link back to it, or it is considered plagiarism and is not allowed. :

Dick Grayson along with his parents John and Mary were acrobatic performers for "Haley's Circus" many years ago. However one fateful night the owner of their travelling circus had caught the wrath of one notorious Gotham Mafioso named Tony Zucco and Dick's parents were murdered right before his eyes. Alone and lost, Dick was then adopted by billionaire Bruce Wayne from a young age- and soon found out his secret that he was also the vigilante known as Batman. Dick then joined the Dark Knight as his trusty sidekick Robin the Boy Wonder, for many years the two were known as the dynamic duo, Dick's new family consisted of Bruce Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth and later a crush on Commissioner Gordon's beautiful daughter; Barbara Gordon aka Batgirl (later Oracle). Dick then found another family with the Teen Titnas whom he remains close with till this day; Speedy (Roy Harper, now Arsenal), Wonder Girl (Donna Troy), Kid Flash (Wally West, now The Flash), Cyborg and most important of all his ex-girlfriend Kory (Starfire). With the Titans Dick abounded his old role as Robin to become his own man as Nightwing. Bruce later took on another Robin named Jason Todd who was killed by The Joker, and the Robin mantle was passed down to Dick's now surrogate brother- Tim Drake.

As Nightwing, Dick protected the now destroyed city of Bludhaven from his own villains. But after the deadly Joker bomb destroyed his city, he moved from New York City as a police officer once more- only for disaster to strike Dick's life again- the death of his adoptive father, Bruce Wayne a.k.a. Batman by the hands of The Joker. Dick moved back to Gotham to help the city cope with the loss of it's hero however, Dick is close to finding Bruce Wayne (now turned to The Demon's Head) with the help of Robin, Alfred Pennyworth (back from the dead) and The Joker.

Group your character is aligned with (if applicable): Teen Titans (formerly), Bat-family, Justice League (reserve)

Write two complete sentences using proper English grammar. One to explain what you plan to do with the character you've chosen. The other to explain why you've chosen this character. (i.e. What are your goals? Will you be doing anything different with the character than is usually seen?):

I plan to explore the character of Dick Grayson, a personal favourite of mine to some new depths but also respect the other portrayal by players before me (namely Byrd Man and Master Bruce). I also hope I can prove to other players that I can write a good story about Dick Grayson and the Nightwing character in general.

Do you have an Instant Messenger? Which one, and what is your screen name?: [email protected]- MSN

If you know how to post pictures, please provide a picture of your character you wish to be used for the Character Roster (if you do not know how, or do not have a preference, please say so and a default picture shall be picked for you):

Please provide a small sample post with original content in the style that you plan to write your character in (must be at least 3 paragraphs long and contain at least one line of dialogue):

The Batcave, three months ago:

It happened so suddenly, one moment I was helping Commissioner Gordon take down Two-Face and Promethes, next; I was helping the Justice League stop Brainiac from destroying Gotham City and then before I knew it Superman help Bruce's body in front of me with The Joker being taken away. And now one year later I'm in the only sort of home I ever grew up in, starring at the only person I thought would never be beaten, besides being only flesh and blood; he managed to hold himself against supervillains, Gods...everything. No more.

It's been a whole year and I still haven't managed to come to grips with the fact that he's gone. Sure, I was in a state of absolute shock when Superman died, twice, but when Bruce bit the dust...everything just crumbled into thin air. Maybe I'm taking it harder than anyone else, maybe because I knew him better than anyone- well, except for Alfred. But that was another death that nearly ended up taking everyone, if I thought of a moment that would take Bruce down it would have been the day The Joker murdered Alfred. But on that day, I thought...I knew he would be okay, it was almost became second nature not to worry about him and now, a day hasn't gone by where I just wish it was me instead of him. But I know that I can never replace him or worse yet; be him. I raise my head and stare at the costume once more, it's nearly ten o'clock. And Gotham isn't a good place to be at ten o'clock.

"Dick?"

The sound of Barbara instantly takes me away from my trip of memory lane and I answer back- ignoring the tension between us.

"Oracle. What's the update!?"

"There's a robbery in the down town area. Two cops are down and Tim's too busy with the Titans to..."

"I'll be right there. Nightwing out."

Without hesitation I run from the costume area and towards Bruce's old collection of motorcycles and start it up. Within a matter of seconds I've driven out of the old cave and onto the old familiar outskirts of Wayne Manor. And in about five minutes I've reached down town Gotham.

Downtown Gotham; 10:07 PM

I grapple onto a near by gargoyle- able to see the entire situation from here. No one seems to be too much of a threat, mostly hired thugs taking advantage of Bruce's disappearance. Should have done that a year ago- me and Tim have done a good job of dropping the crime rate. I'm not fooling myself into thinking that we could do half the job Bruce did though.

"This is the GCPD! We will open fire unless you...."

I throw a quick batarang towards one of the police cars a note beside it. It reads "Wait there, distract them for me." they read it in confusion as they look up in the sky finding me jumping to the top of the building. I take the quiet way in, I see them now- four robbers armed to the teeth- no hostages. Just very powerful shotguns and more heavy artillery, my guess is they have a helicopter waiting for them somewhere. They won't make it.

"Hey! We've already blown two of your officers all ready! Wanna make it three!? Hell, we could take out a hundrend if ya want!"

"One hundrend dead police officers!? I've got a better deal...."

"...how about one costumed vigilante? A lot harder to kill on the other hand."

This is why I'd never be a great Batman, I rely way to much on angering criminals rather than invoking fear into them. Five batarangs disarm the majority of them as I run up and kick one henchmen in the face and grab the other two to the floor and dislocate their wrists. By the time the other one manages to realise what's happened, all his back up is down.

Before he manages to pick up another weapon I grab him by the neck and throw him out of the banks' window on top of a police car. The officers are stunned as they see all of the bank robbers already subdued. I then escape into the rest of Gotham. There's way too much happening for me to ignore.

 

[wiegeabo]

I can't remember if we have a 24 hour wait for big characters like we do for OU.

 

[Keyser Soze]

If Watchman is willing to hold off on his Black Hand stuff until next season, I'm fine with ending after we kickstart wiegeabo's closing arc. But I definitely want Batman reinstated before we close the season, so I think it's important that Gotham arc comes to an end.

 

[trustyside-kick]

Hope you are on MSN tonight, wieg. I've got some questions before I will know if I can have Aquaman get in on your thing or not.

 

[wiegeabo]

I knew if I threatened to end my season, **** would get rolling again.


You are all my puppets.

 

[Byrd Man]

I can't remember if we have a 24 hour wait for big characters like we do for OU.

We don't.

K-K is approved as Nightwing.