History Roleplay / FreedomCityPlayByPost

This isn't the place for bloodthirsty [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks Iron Age]] vigilantes, or for superheroes who think that [[NotWearingTights the whole idea of superheroes is silly]]. The feel of our {{Player Character}}s falls somewhere between the [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]], the [[UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks Bronze Age]], and the [[UsefulNotes/TheModernAgeOfComicBooks Modern Age]]. They're all basically the [[WhiteAndGreyMorality Good Guys]]. Character concepts should pass tests like "Would people buy a comic book about this character?" and "Why would anyone talk to this character?" If your character would fit into the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse, then they'll probably fit in here, too.

** {{Averted|Trope}}. Except for the [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks Iron Age]] in the '80s and early '90s, ''TabletopGame/FreedomCity'' has always loved its [[SuperHero superheroes]].

* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Often {{Subverted|Trope}}, much to the annoyance of older heroes with [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks stricter moral codes]]. ''FCPBP'' stories aren't explicit, but they are, at times, "for mature readers."

** The Liberty League (ComicBook/InfinityInc): The heirs to [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden]] Age [[LegacyCharacter legacies]], and some characters who were actually there for the Golden Age. The team itself is an heir to the legacy of [[ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica the original Liberty League]], a canonical NPC team active during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.

** The Praetorians are a player-created group. They're basically what happens when the [[{{Comicbook/Nova}} Nova Corps]] wakes up to find out that they SleptThroughTheApocalypse of Xandar, and they respond by [[ReTool retooling]] themselves into the ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes.

** Canonically, there is the Claremont Academy, an {{Expy}} of the [[Comicbook/XMen Xavier Institute]]. It is an ElaborateUniversityHigh, a BoardingSchool for [[KidHero teenage supers]]. (It is also usually the most active part of the setting.)
** There is the player-created Nicholson School, an {{Expy}} of {{Comicbook/PS238}}, for younger supers. It is not primarily a BoardingSchool, but it does offer housing for those students who need it.

** The Interceptors (ComicBook/NewWarriors, [[ComicBook/BatmanAndTheOutsiders Outsiders]]): This team has suffered several complete overhauls of its roster, with Jack of All Blades being the only constant member and the only remaining founder.

** The Terminus invaded Earth-Prime again in 2016. As with the canon invasion of 1993, this invasion provided the origin story for multiple [=PCs=].

* EgomaniacHunter: [[CombatPragmatist Orion]], the premiere [[NonPlayerCharacter NPC]] example of the setting, came closer to killing [[ImplausibleFencingPowers Jack of All Blades]] than any villain Jack had faced before (even villains several PowerLevels higher). However, the fight did not end well for Orion.

* TrueCompanions: [[KidHero Young Freedom]], to the point where ThePowerOfFriendship was able to stop [[AntiAntiChrist Hellion]] (under [[OurDemonsAreDifferent his father]]'s influence) from destroying the city.
%%** Most of the {{Super Team}}s formed by the players.

* WhyWeCantHaveNiceThings: [[VillainProtagonist PC Villains]] were ultimately declared a failed experiment and banned because too many threads descended into [[UnusualEuphemism orgies]] of [[TakeYourTime weeks]]-long [[AxCrazy PvP]] and [[CompensatingForSomething weapon measuring contests]], which in turn transformed character creation and advancement across the site into a [[{{Metagame}} metagaming]] [[BiggerStick arms]] [[MyKungFuIsStrongerThanYours race]].

This isn't the place for bloodthirsty [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks Iron Age]] vigilantes, or for superheroes who think that [[NotWearingTights the whole idea of superheroes is silly]]. The feel of our {{Player Character}}s falls somewhere between the [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]], the [[UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks Bronze Age]], and the [[UsefulNotes/TheModernAgeOfComicBooks Modern Age]]. They're all basically the [[WhiteAndGreyMorality Good Guys]]. Character concepts should pass tests like "Would people buy a comic book about this character?" and "Why would anyone talk to this character?" If your character would fit into the [[{{Franchise/DCAU}} DC Animated Universe]], then they'll probably fit in here, too.

* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: The Moderators also want to avoid this trope. {{Player Character}}s should fit better into the [[{{Franchise/DCAU}} DC Animated Universe]] than they would into ''{{Series/Heroes}}''.

* ShowWithinAShow: Husband-&-wife duo Fast-Forward and Hologram host ''Supercrime!'', an {{Expy}} of ''{{Series/MythBusters}}'' that airs on the Creator/DiscoveryChannel. In one episode, the duo (and some accompanying heroes) went on a trip to [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs 65 Million BCE]] to explore dinosaur-related superhero stories.

* AxCrazy: Generally [[AvertedTrope averted]]. [[VillainProtagonist PC Villains]] were banned in part because the Moderators grew weary of explaining to some players the difference between a SuperVillain and the [[KillEmAll protagonist]] of ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto''.

Created in 2007 and currently in its fifteenth year of operation, ''[[https://www.freedomplaybypost.com/ Freedom City Play-By-Post]]'' is the oldest and most active [[PlayByPostGames play-by-post]] setting on TheInternet for ''TabletopGame/MutantsAndMasterminds'', the superhero role-playing game by Creator/GreenRonin. Taking place (mostly) in ''M&M'''s default ''TabletopGame/FreedomCity'' setting, in the present day, the game has become a massive {{Shared Universe}}, involving dozens of active players with over a hundred {{Player Character}}s. Most of the staff are fans of both superhero comics and ''Wiki/TVTropes'', and they welcome characters who draw from the common [[ComicBookTropes tropes and themes]] of superhero comic books.

** The [[EasilyThwartedAlienInvasion third]] Grue [[AlienInvasion Invasion]], when they finally activated their [[PlayingWithSyringes experimental bio-weapon]], [[spoiler:[[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk Atlas]]]]. (OhCrap.)

** [[BaldBlackLeaderGuy Wail]] was named after Creator/KeithDavid and Creator/PhilLaMarr, the voices of [[{{WesternAnimation/Gargoyles}} Goliath]] and [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited Green Lantern John Stewart]] (respectively).

Created in 2007 and currently in its fifteenth year of operation, ''[[https://www.freedomplaybypost.com/ Freedom City Play-By-Post]]'' is the oldest and most active [[PlayByPostGames play-by-post]] setting on TheInternet for ''TabletopGame/MutantsAndMasterminds'', the superhero role-playing game by Creator/GreenRonin. Taking place (mostly) in ''M&M'''s default ''TabletopGame/FreedomCity'' setting, in the present day, the game has become a massive {{Shared Universe}}, involving [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters dozens]] of active players with over a hundred {{Player Character}}s. Most of the staff are fans of both superhero comics and ''Wiki/TVTropes'', and they welcome characters who draw from the common [[ComicBookTropes tropes and themes]] of superhero comic books.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: There are usually a couple dozen active players running over a hundred [[PlayerCharacter PCs]] at any given point in time.

Created in 2007 and currently in its twelfth year of operation, ''[[https://www.freedomplaybypost.com/ Freedom City Play-By-Post]]'' is the oldest and most active [[PlayByPostGames play-by-post]] setting on TheInternet for ''TabletopGame/MutantsAndMasterminds'', the superhero role-playing game by Creator/GreenRonin. Taking place (mostly) in ''M&M'''s default ''TabletopGame/FreedomCity'' setting, in the present day, the game has become a massive {{Shared Universe}}, involving [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters dozens]] of active players with over a hundred {{Player Character}}s. Most of the staff are fans of both superhero comics and ''Wiki/TVTropes'', and they welcome characters who draw from the common [[ComicBookTropes tropes and themes]] of superhero comic books.

** The Praetorians are a player-created group. They're basically what happens when the [[{{Comicbook/Nova}} Nova Corps]] wakes up to find out that they SleptThroughTheApocalypse of Xandar, and they respond by [[ReTool retooling]] themselves into the ComicBook/{{Legion of Super-Heroes}}.

This isn't the place for bloodthirsty [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks Iron Age]] vigilantes, or for superheroes who think that [[NotWearingTights the whole idea of superheroes is silly]]. The feel of our {{Player Character}}s falls somewhere between the [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]], the [[UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks Bronze Age]], and the [[UsefulNotes/TheModernAgeOfComicBooks Modern Age]]. They're all basically the [[WhiteAndGrayMorality Good Guys]]. Character concepts should pass tests like "Would people buy a comic book about this character?" and "Why would anyone talk to this character?" If your character would fit into the [[{{Franchise/DCAU}} DC Animated Universe]], then they'll probably fit in here, too.

* ThouShaltNotKill: Mostly played straight, as [[PlayerCharacter PCs]] are not meant to be the kind of heroes that kill, and rarely do so, but see WhatMeasureIsANonHuman, below.

* ActionGirl: The {{superhero}} genre is brimming with this trope, and ''FCPBP'' is no exception. Most, if not all, female [[PlayerCharacter PCs]] count, in a wide variety of heroics. Examples include, but are far from limited to, [[BadassNormal Crimson Tiger]], [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Lady Horus]], [[{{Magitek}} Salvo]], [[ScienceHero Justice]] and [[SuperSpeed Velocity]].

* LegacyCharacter: ''FCPBP'' has a lot of them. Many are legacies of characters from the original TabletopGame/FreedomCity setting, including Scarab III, Raven III, Archer II and others, while others are original legacies unique to ''FCPBP'', such as Arrowhawk II.

%%* ShiningCity: As with the canon version, the ''FCPBP'' version of Freedom City is this.

%%* SuperheroGods: There are several among the [[PlayerCharacter PCs]].
%%* SuperheroesWearCapes: Depends very much on the character concept. Some fit, some don't.

%%* ThouShaltNotKill: Mostly played straight, but see WhatMeasureIsANonHuman, below.

%%* ComicBookLimbo: The fate of characters whose players wander off.

%%* Fiction500: Several [=PCs=] rank among their number.

%%* FireForgedFriends: Many [=PCs=] bond this way, in times of danger and havoc, leading to deep appreciations of each other.

%%* LegacyCharacter: ''FCPBP'' has a lot of them.

* ActionGirl: The {{superhero}} genre is brimming with this trope, and ''FCPBP'' is no exception. Most, if not all, female [[PlayerCharacter PCs]] count, in a wide variety of heroics. Examples include, but are far from limited to, [[BadassNormal Crimson Tiger]], [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Lady Horus]], [[Magitek Salvo]], [[ScienceHero Justice]] and [[SuperSpeed Velocity]].

%%* ActionGirl: The {{superhero}} genre is brimming with this trope, and ''FCPBP'' is no exception.

* AncientEgypt: Several [[PlayerCharacter PCs]] have origin stories that begin here, including the [[LegacyCharacter Scarab]], [[EgyptianMythology Set, Sekhmet and Lady Horus]].