forum Steelheart-esque roleplay.

Started March 12, 2018 by @Mr.Misfit

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So if anyone here has read any of the Reckoners series, you'll know what this is. If you don't, allow me to explain:

It's set during modern times-ish, but with a few modifications. The primary modification being Calamity, an event that turned certain people into Epics. Essentially, they got super powers, and weaknesses. But they weren't superheroes.

In fact, they were quite the opposite.

Using their powers made them selfish, evil. It corrupted them. They now rule the United States, some governing new cities of people, others committing mass murder freely. No one dares challenge the Epics. They rule.

Except the reckoners, a group of rebels specialized in intel gathering and Epic killing.

If you would like to join, your character can be a civilian, a reckoner, OR an epic (I'll DM you how that works. There are good Epics, but it's kinda complicated.) If you are an Epic, describe your powers and your weakness. The weakness doesn't have to make sense, again, I'll explain that in private.

(So… characters?
Name: Zack DeLanish
Age: 25
Looks: Hazel eyes, Dark Brownish, poofy hair? (dunno how to explain it apart from FFVII CC esque, but toned down), medium height with a fairly muscled build.
Wears: (in public) Black jeans with a white tee shirt and black synth cloth Reckoner jacket. (In combat) Wears a dyed black armor vest he borrowed from time in military service. Blue jeans.
Prefers: Rifles to shotguns, shotguns to handguns. A knife just in case.
Position: Point
Personality: A mix of fun and fight. He will joke a lot in combat, except of course the obvious circumstances in which he shouldn't. Doesn't like any of the faithful( people who believe in good epics), a pessimist by default.

Name: Hazel Reyes
Age: 23
Looks:Brown hair,ponytail,fair-skinned,lithe
Wears:Light brown jeans, Blue shirt,orange cap that she wears down to hide her face
Prefers: not to use her powers, uses an assault rifle
Personality:secretive hates nosy people,likes pet rat Scruff
Powers:(high epic) Negates an epics weakness, automatic shielding, communicates to scruff
Extra: Secretly fought over by high epics

Zack slid into cover just in time to avoid being seen.

Scorcher, the fire Epic who had wandered into Newcago, strolled into view from Zack's perch in one of the upper story windows, that was still understreet territory. From where he was he had a good view of the whole street. From here, he met as well have provided coverfire, or ran on-field ops.

Not his style.

He took the hook from his belt and clapped it over the cable above his window. Then he attached a bucket of water, careful not to spill any.

Scorcher continued on his little walk, and neared the space underneath the cable. As he did, Zack let go of the bucket, letting it zip down the line. Scorcher stopped to look up, and Zack just about laughed.

Epics can be pretty stupid

He took the shot on the bucket, tipping it as it flew across and dropping water over Scorcher's head, who by now was getting out of the way. He sidestepped along the cable's length, but Zack kept shooting the bucket, creating a line of water that persued Scorcher. Not stopping to see if he had hit his mark with the water, Zack hopped onto the cable, one gloved hand holding the cable, the other a handgun. He took a deep breath and fell onto the street.

Scorcher was dry and in flames.

"Ah, Misty?" Zack asked, running in the opposite direction as he felt fire singe ihis back, "Don't suppose you still want that twenty?"