RP Character Applications

Reedy · **Posted:** Sun Jun 20, 2010 4:54 pm

This is the template to use as a character base. Post this and only this in this forum.

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 [u][i][b]General Information[/b][/i][/u]

[b]Name:[/b] What is your character’s name?
[b]AKA:[/b] Does your character have any former names, nicknames of titles they go by?
[b]Gender:[/b] Is your character male or female?
[b]Age:[/b] How old is your character?
[b]Place of Birth:[/b] Where was your character born?
[b]Inoculated:[/b] Has your character been exposed to the Panthera Serum?

[b]Personality:[/b] What type of person is your character? How do they interact with allies and enemies? Do they have any views or beliefs? What do they like and hate? What are their strengths and flaws?

[b]History:[/b] What has happened in your character’s life that has made them into the person they are today? Write about all the important events in their lives, both good and bad. [i]*Please be as detailed as possible, more likely than not this is the best chance people have to really get to know your character*[/i]

[u][i][b]Physical Information[/b][/i][/u]

[b]Visual Appearance [i](completely optional):[/i] [/b]Any image that looks remotely like your character. If inoculated, feel free to post a transformed/untransformed duo.

[b]Physical Appearance:[/b] What does your character look like? Are they stunningly beautiful or just your average Joe? Describe their build, figure, eye color, skin tone, hair style, hair color and whether they have any scars, tattoos or markings on them. Be as descriptive as possible to help build a greater image of what the look like. Saying "See picture" does not constitute any aspect of a description, comparing your character to another character, fictional or otherwise, is also not part of a description. 

Inoculated characters, please describe both forms in detail.

[b]Clothing and Armor:[/b] What does your character wear? Please remember the organic-only rule for inoculated characters who don't wish to be nekid when they switch from animal to human forms.

[b]Weapons[/b] Does your character use any weapons routinely? If so, list them here as well as a measure of proficiency with them.

[u][i][b]Inoculated only[/b][/i][/u]

[b]Alternate Form[/b] What form do you take when using your abilities?

[b]Abilities[/b] We have yet to establish much in the form of a limit on the powers in the comic, so for now try to keep it kind of low-key, okay? Once the ball really gets rolling and the RP is opened up, I will begin to sort individual powers into the ok, overpowered, and underpowered categories.

[u][i][b]Other Information[/b][/i][/u]
[b]Faction:[/b] Is your character part of a faction? What position if any do they hold?
[b]Bonus Section:[/b] Write whatever you want here, anything you think may help us get to know your character more. 

If you need any help PM me or someone who looks like they know what they are talking about in the main topic XD

MetalPuma · **Joined:** Jun 11, 2010 **Posts:** 10

General Information

Name: Ama Scotts
AKA: Concolor
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Place of Birth: Milawkee, Tennesee [Tell me if I spelled this right!]
Inoculated: Yes

Personality: Ama is usually very kind, but can be very stubborn when it comes to getting her way. While usually generous, she does have her selfish and overconfident moments, and can be easily won over if you give her something she likes.

History: *Work in progress*

Physical Information

Visual Appearance (completely optional): *Work in Progress*

[b]Physical Appearance: *Work in progress*

Clothing and Armor: Ama already had exzema, so the organic clothing only restriction doesn't bother her much. She goes for comfortable clothing, usually pants or shorts and layered shirts, jackets, or coats/cloaks. She is never seen with a skirt on, and has a thing for white, gray, black, and mettalic colored clothing as well as natural brown tones. Said clothing is usually made up of cotton or silk, and never anything scratchy such as wool unless the wool is layered on top of something else.

Weapons Ama is fairly good with thin blades due to her fencing practice. She has observed her Father skeet-shooting and in theory knows how firearms work, but has no actual experience with any that would be useful in combat.

Inoculated only

Alternate Form Cougar, Mountain Lion, Puma, Catamount... Whatever you call it, that's what she turns into.
Abilities Metallikinesis - In English, control over metal. Also, MINOR electrokinesis. Much akin to what taylor did with spilling the drink in either form. She can do no more than short out small electrical devices temporarily, power them with the electricity in the air around them, or confuze people for a short time by affecting the way their neurons fire.

Other Information
Faction: Not a member of Panthera, but willing to help them.
Bonus Section: *Work in Progress*

Shanaar · **Posted:** Mon Jun 21, 2010 7:31 am

General Information

Name: Laurence Tennant
AKA: Rampant
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Place of Birth: Orillia, Ontario Canada
Inoculated: no

Personality: Kind, lade back person. Always happy to help his friend. Has a set of morals he never steps down from. These are: Not hurting or killing women unless there isn´t any other way. Not hurting or killing children or civilians. Cause the least amount off property damage. Treating prisoners following the rules off the Geneva convention.

History:work in progress

Physical Information

Visual Appearance (completely optional):

Physical Appearance: Semi long brown hair, green eyes. Has a bit off a tan on his face but the rest off his body is white because off the armour he was wearing. About 1,75 m, build off a soldier (I do not know how to describe it). Tattoo off the The Royal Canadian Regiment, 3rd Battalion on his right arm

Clothing and Armour: Currently: Beige cargo pants, Toronto Maple Leafs t-shirt, beige loafers, Sunglasses . Armour: Dragon skin body armour, a CG634 combat helmet, Combat uniform.

Weapons FN F2000 with bayonet, SIG Sauer P225, 4 flash bangs and 2 smoke grenades, combat knife. Learned how shoot and fight in the army and during his mercenary work.

Other Information
Faction: Neutral
Bonus Section: I am hoping to make him a mercenary who is on vacation at that moment. He can be hired by the enemy to help capture or kill the rest or he can help the rest. At the moment he is just enjoying a vacation. His personal morals can turn him against his employer.

I hope this is any good. I have some experience playing RP´s. I am currently in one at another forum. I am trying to make some one who is not a panthera inspired character, but who can still do so stuff.

Draj · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 17

General Information

Name: Joeseph Kyoto Tambampamlous
AKA: Joe Kyo
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Place of Birth: Seattle
Inoculated: Yes

Personality: I usually play this sort of thing by ear, but I'm aiming at this point for a Reoccurring nemesis feel here- cautious, doesn't expose himself to his foes when Ovid kindly offers him "support" he can send ahead on missions, Not barticularly loyal to Ovid, just Ovid's paychecks- and perhaps an aversion to attacking kids and females, just to make things more interesting.

History: Again, "Mysterious stranger" here, but in general terms, grew up on the streets, learned how to handle a number of weapons, was caught in a crime, and offered a choice between expiriment and jail. Expiriment was success, he learned to control his powers, and now work for Ovid for a hefty paycheck, after he demonstrated that the collars don't work on someone who turns into a coyote with the same neck size as a human. :p

Physical Information

Physical Appearance: Human: Black hair, light brown eyes he usually wears shades over. Black biker jacket, tanned skin, faint native american cast, heavy jeans or more leather, brand sport shoes.

Coyote: Probably only 30-40 pounds, small and slender but quick and nimble. his gray-ish pelt easilly blends in to urban areas, even without his power. Amber eyes

Inoculated characters, please describe both forms in detail.

Clothing and Armor: Biker jacket, shades

WeaponsSkilled with handguns and knives, and has had basic rifle training. Has a small armory at home, (tranqs all the way up to desert eagle) but rarely carries more than a single piece or two on a mission.

Inoculated only

Alternate Form Coyote

AbilitiesHis Ovid file says "Electromagnetics"- IE, light. I'm going to sacrifice power (compared to other elements- no chargin' lazor attacks here!) for subtlety- being able to warp light around himself to be invisible, for example, or create illusions out of ambient light.

Other Information
Faction:Indepandant/Ovid Mercenary

Other notes: If someone wants to make a Sound- powered villian, I'd like to see the team we'd make.

Naranth · **Joined:** Jun 20, 2010 **Posts:** 285

if i recall, i seem to remember Lithas asking us to hold back on these, just until he can give us the background. it shouldn't take much longer, just until this chapter is finished, if i remember correctly. And draj, not to be a downer (cause the thought of your character in the collar, then shifting into a coyote just to &%# with OVID is really entertaining) but wouldn't a corporation of people as intelligent as OVID make collars for each enemy individually, as opposed to a 1 size fits all deal? just thinking aloud here

Draj · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 17

Re: collar- True, and the concept is still in a state of flux.

Mostly, I wanted to put out a "villian" concept, so that any storyline we make can be a bit more character driven, rather than purely event driven.

Naranth · **Joined:** Jun 20, 2010 **Posts:** 285

yeah, i had a similar idea with the villian thing, so i think that your character and mine (along with anyone else who wants to play a villian) will have some fun working together

Nexusv · **Joined:** Jun 22, 2010 **Posts:** 3

Note: -Alternate means that that is used when angry(Multiple Personalities).

General Information

Name: Test subject D-4
AKA: Di
Gender: Female
Age: 14
Place of Birth: Apparently, an Ovid facility.
Inoculated: Yes.

Personality: Paranoid. Pacifist. Intense fear of guns and needles. Always trys to protect people. Multiple Personalities: this personality is the naturally dominant one, but, when angry, the second personality takes over.

Personality-Alternate: Tends to try to disable/kill whatever made this personality come in control. This also changes powers to fire. Always trys to protect her friends.

History: Born in an Ovid facility, trained for 5 years(from age 9), and Inoculated a week ago. Escaped three days ago.

Physical Information

Physical Appearance: Light, reddish-brown shoulder-length hair, blue-purple eyes. Pale skin, and a faint, white claw shaped mark on her left shoulder.

Physical Appearance-Alternate: Darker, reddish-brown shoulder-length hair, red eyes. Pale skin, and a faint, green fire shaped mark on her left shoulder.

Siamese Housecat: Light reddish pelt. paws, tail, and face are dark brown. Eyes are purple. Shiny white claw shaped mark on left shoulder.

Siamese Housecat-Alternate: Darker reddish pelt. paws, tail tip, and face are very dark green. Eyes are red. Shiny green fire shaped mark on left shoulder.

Clothing and Armor: Thin cotton shirt and pants. Always carries a small bark talisman with a grey stone embedded in it.

Weapons: In theory knows how guns work, but is scared of guns in general. Can use Karate with a bit of dirty fighting, but, as said above, she is a pacifist.

Inoculated only

Alternate Form: Siamese Housecat.

Abilities: Earth/Metal control. Can create a wall of earth or metal. In human form, can still create a wall of earth or metal, but it is much weaker.

Abilities-Alternate: Fire control. Can create bolts of flame and a wall of fire. In human form, can still create bolts of flame and a wall of fire, but they are weaker.

Other Information
Faction: None. Might help any fraction but Ovid.

CyMoahk · **Joined:** Sep 11, 2009 **Posts:** 956 **Location:** STL

STOP posting character profiles here, people! Word of God/Lithas. You're going to have to repost them later anyway, once we get more background information (history, factions, location, etc.). And we should have a subforum so that each app can get its own thread.

If you REALLY want to post an idea (so that no-one accidentally makes a character similar to yours), how about posting a quick summary, i.e. one or two sentences, with just the basic information? Age, gender, are they inoculated, and if so, what are they? Add extra info if you want, but really, one or two sentences.

(btw, Welcome to the forums, Nexusv! Hope I didn't scare you....)

Nexusv · **Joined:** Jun 22, 2010 **Posts:** 3

Ok, i will stop.
(i might edit, but i never make multiple characters. that just makes it harder to keep track of)
((and no, you didnt.))

Trailsend · **Joined:** Jun 18, 2010 **Posts:** 452

CyMoahk wrote:

If you REALLY want to post an idea (so that no-one accidentally makes a character similar to yours), how about posting a quick summary, i.e. one or two sentences, with just the basic information? Age, gender, are they inoculated, and if so, what are they?

Good idea!

Male. Unsure of age--within the range of 99% of all RP characters ever, late teens or early twenties. It'll depend on Lithas' backstory.

Inoculated, almost certainly a wolf. (Original, right? It works for me, and I'll give in-game justification for extra credit.) The inoculation was botched--as a result, he's unable to retake human shape.

His originally intended powers didn't take because of the failed procedure, but thanks to Ovid's attempts at gene-mutability therapy to unlock his human form, he can merge his body into other objects.

Naranth · **Joined:** Jun 20, 2010 **Posts:** 285

explain what exactly you mean by 'merge his body into other objects', if you wouldn't mind. i can see that meaning a multitude of things, so i'd like to know which one of them is correct

Kyren · **Posted:** Wed Jun 23, 2010 2:33 pm

Female (Actually played my gender for once), about 16 but looks younger due to height (or lack thereof). Aforementioned connections to SCA.

Innoculated is a go. A Liger with Golden tabby markings. Her powers are Shadow based. If you've seen the Static Shock cartoon, think Nightingale. If not, basically she can create a darkness that no light can pierce. She can also move through the darkness without hindrance.

Trailsend · **Joined:** Jun 18, 2010 **Posts:** 452

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explain what exactly you mean by 'merge his body into other objects', if you wouldn't mind. i can see that meaning a multitude of things, so i'd like to know which one of them is correct

Right! Sorry. I was trying to be concise.

Pseudo-scientifically, the gene mutability therapy was intended to make his genetic structure more adaptable, to unlock the shapeshifting process. This was unsuccessful, but it enabled his (he needs a name...Abel? Maybe Abel) cells to incorporate and mirror whatever material they come into direct contact with.

In practice, it's similar to being able to pass through solid objects, only unlike Kitty Pryde, he can't step through objects as though they aren't there--it takes pressure and time to smoosh his way in. Also unlike Kitty, he doesn't remain cohesive inside the object, but rather becomes part of it.

When merged into an object bigger than himself, he can spread his consciousness through it (to a degree--his range of extension is limited, but will grow with practice) and exert a limited degree of control over it proportional to the object's propensity for movement (that is, he couldn't make a granite cliff move, but he might be able to make some tree branches bend, and directing the flow of a stream would be easy).

He can also merge smaller objects into himself--this will cause the part of his body he merges it into to mirror the object's material.

Yay, nay?

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She can also move through the darkness without hindrance.

By this, do you mean she can see in the dark without difficulty?

CyMoahk · **Joined:** Sep 11, 2009 **Posts:** 956 **Location:** STL

Trailsend wrote:

WALLOTEXT
Yay, nay?

Whoa, lots to read...
Anyway, while I approve of the means of merging and the fact that he can't change the mobile properties of an object, "object" is still a bit too vague for me. You mention a cliff, a tree, and a stream, all of which sounds good to me, and have a natural theme which I think would be excellent for you to run with, but I worry about him getting overpowered if he merged with, say, a computer. Or a tank.

Kyren · **Posted:** Wed Jun 23, 2010 4:32 pm

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By this, do you mean she can see in the dark without difficulty?

Probably a mix of better than average night vision and extra sensitive vibrissae. After all, being able to create cover and not have a way to navigate through it is like have the ability to set yourself on fire and not have flame retardant skin. Not a good power...

KingdomKey · **Posted:** Wed Jun 23, 2010 4:39 pm

CyMoahk wrote:

Anyway, while I approve of the means of merging and the fact that he can't change the mobile properties of an object, "object" is still a bit too vague for me. You mention a cliff, a tree, and a stream, all of which sounds good to me, and have a natural theme which I think would be excellent for you to run with, but I worry about him getting overpowered if he merged with, say, a computer. Or a tank.

...pity, that. Anyone else hoping to see the look on Ovid Guard #42's face when a possessed tank comes rushing up to them? XD You're right, though.

Kyren wrote:

After all, being able to create cover and not have a way to navigate through it is like have the ability to set yourself on fire and not have flame retardant skin. Not a good power...

I dunno, that'd be an interesting subversion of the Required Secondary Powers-thing pretty much all other 'superheroes' (for lack of a better term to describe our ragtag bunch of misfits) have.

Anyways. My character is twenty years old and female. I call the following attributes:
* Animal: Cheetah.
* Power: can alter the perception of people. She can make them see things that aren't there or not see things that are there. However, particularly perceptive/intelligent people can see through the illusions. (If that's too similar to Draj's powers for anyone, just tell me. If so, dibs on electricity (I'll find a way to refine that).)
* Looks: Dibs.

Draj · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 17

CyMoahk wrote:

Trailsend wrote:

WALLOTEXT
Yay, nay?

Whoa, lots to read...
Anyway, while I approve of the means of merging and the fact that he can't change the mobile properties of an object, "object" is still a bit too vague for me. You mention a cliff, a tree, and a stream, all of which sounds good to me, and have a natural theme which I think would be excellent for you to run with, but I worry about him getting overpowered if he merged with, say, a computer. Or a tank.

Sounds like a good excuse to dust off "Organic only shapeshifting clothes" and add a twist- perhaps the character can merge with living organics, not just dead ones?

Lithas · **Posted:** Wed Jun 23, 2010 5:53 pm

I like the power, and what do you know, there's already a parallel that I'm familiar with!

Vampire the Requiem wrote:

Haven of Soil
The vampire who has achieved this much-prized level of mastery over Protean has learned how to meld his form with that of any natural substance. One can blend his character form only with simple soil at first, but with time and experience he can eventually learn how to conjoin with other elements. While so interred, the character is immune to threat of harm from the sun’s rays, or to any physical attack as his corporeal form is actually merged with that of the substance itself. Some Gangrel rely on this ability while traveling from domain to domain, as its power gives them the ultimate freedom to do so.

With a little tweaking this could easily fit into a character's power, no? If you want to start off with being able to merge with any natural substance, but I think it'd be cool if it took him time to learn how to merge with different things.

Aside from drawing the line at organic/natural substances (even if they're dead, but no completely reanimating corpses) I think that whatever you want to do is cool.

Trailsend · **Joined:** Jun 18, 2010 **Posts:** 452

Draj wrote:

CyMoahk wrote:

Trailsend wrote:

WALLOTEXT
Yay, nay?

Whoa, lots to read...
Anyway, while I approve of the means of merging and the fact that he can't change the mobile properties of an object, "object" is still a bit too vague for me. You mention a cliff, a tree, and a stream, all of which sounds good to me, and have a natural theme which I think would be excellent for you to run with, but I worry about him getting overpowered if he merged with, say, a computer. Or a tank.

Sounds like a good excuse to dust off "Organic only shapeshifting clothes" and add a twist- perhaps the character can merge with living organics, not just dead ones?

All interesting points. I think it would be very awesome if merging with inorganic objects were possible--however, the level of control you guys are talking about would be very difficult. I imagine that manipulating electric conductivity through a merged object would be different, and would take some practice. Even once Abel mastered that, the best he could do with a possessed computer would be fry some of the more sensitive components, or forcibly shut it down. Anything beyond that (like possessing a computer and hacking the mainframe) would require a ton of knowledge about the inner workings of computers that he doesn't have (and would take a couple years at a really good school to learn). Likewise, possessing a tank could conceivably be possible, but it would take a lot of time and practice to figure out how all the systems worked and how to make them do what he wanted.

Would it be a sufficient limitation to say that such things are possible in principle, but not in practice (barring a ton of training and experience not likely to be possible out in whatever wilderness we end up in)?

The possibility of merging with living organics is...interesting. I guess I already opened that can of worms with the tree example, but I imagine that if Abel merged with an animal (particularly one with a similar metabolism to his own) he would almost certainly get very very sick. It might even cause brain damage. In any case, it would probably be too squicky for him to consider experimenting with, barring an emergency.

EDIT: Ninja'd!

Thanks, Lithas. To clarify: You'd like to restrict his merging ability to only organic/natural substances? I could run with that, but it sounds a little strange. Is a granite rock face natural? If so, why more natural than the metal of a man-made structure?

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