Crossroads: Under New Management {Sign-Ups}

Crossroads is an interesting bar, one you can only find if you aren't looking for it. No one really knows that much about it, but they continue going there, even if they never quite remember what happened there, nor who they met there, but their memories are always far less hazy when they return.

When you enter Crossroads, you find that it is far larger on the inside, but that won't strike you as odd. In fact, nothing there seems especially weird unless you actually stop to think about it. In front of you, you will see a sign with one simple rule: No fighting. When you sit down and order yourself a something to drink, others will get there own drinks, be they a pint of beer, or what sounds like a Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster.

Next to you, you may find that the cocky two headed man is speaking to a man in a black suit with a shiny black helmet. Only then will this strike you as odd, and you'll introduce yourself, and ask them why they have two heads, or why they are wearing that suit, and they, in turn, may ask what is with your red spandex suit with what looks to be a spider emblazoned on its front. Such is a typical night at Crossroads.

That was what people used to say when asked "what is Crossroads?". Unfortunately, as time went by, people started having less and less free time. No longer could they visit the bar after destroying a giant spider monster, because this time, they had to defeat the spider monster's cousin. And the spider monster's aunt. And the spider monster's parrot. Even villains didn't have enough free time to visit the bar: they had to create new threats for the heroes in order to keep things moving. And after a month of only one or two people visiting it, Crossroads had to close their doors and shut down.

But not anymore! Suddenly, heroes and villains have even more free time! They need a place to stay and relax, to talk amongst themselves and to have weird little side adventures. With a generous grant from a talking animal that prefers to remain anynomous, Crossroads is once again open for business, but this time, it's under new management! So, are you ready to have a little happy hour?

With authorisation from deathpigeon, I'm bringing back Crossroads, the RP where characters from different works have a chance to visit the only bar that exists between dimensions: Crossroads! Any kind of character is allowed: from TV shows to web shows, from big budget movies to independent films, from animes to western animations, anyone is welcome at Crossroads! Let's go to the sheet (gently taken from the original thread)

• Name: Self-explanatory.
• Gender: Again, self-explanatory.
• Universe: Which universe your character is from, and about when in its time line will the events happening.
• Personality: How are does your character act, and what sort of person he/she/it/them are. Other things I'd like to know, but aren't strictly necessary, are what your character prefers to drink, and his/her/its/their reasons they drink...
• Background: What's your character's backstory up to this point.
• Appearance: How does your character look?
• Powers: Please keep them around a Super Weight of 2 or lower, though a kind of low three may be acceptable. Please don't take this as a reason not to play fun characters since powerful characters can always be nerfed.
• Other: Anything else you want to tell me about your character.

Welcome to Crossroads! Now under new management!

Accepted Characters list:

• 1. The Pirate Captain / The Pirates In An Adventure With Scientists / Lizard of Aus
• 2. Spider Jerusalem / Transmetropolitan / Slendid Suit
• 3. Darth Maul / Star Wars / Fantasy Liver
• 4. Gaston / Beauty And The Beast / Psyga 315
• 5. Chung Chai / Hit Team / Ominae
• 6. Barney Stinson / How I Met Your Mother / Stratofarius
• 7. Zojja / Guild Wars 2 / Gaunt 88
• 8. Ten Count / Battle Arena Toshinden / Strigon
• 9. Talim / Soul Series / Demovere
• 10. Victus / N/A / Yin Hachiko
• 11. Dudley / Nethack / Bokhura Burnes
• 12. Larfleeze / DC Universe / Ud the Imp
• 13. Skullduggery Pleasant / Skullduggery Pleasant / Alleydodger

edited 9th Nov '12 1:29:22 PM by Stratofarius

I was going to go for Vezon, again, but I decided to try out character 'cause I've been kinda wanting to do something with him.

• Name: The Pirate Captain
• Gender: Male
• Universe: The Pirates In An Adventure With Scientists, after the end of the film
• Personality: A decidedly boisterous fellow, who embodies just about everything your eight-year-old self thought of pirates. He's all for swashbuckling, pillaging ships, having adventures, and perhaps even looking down women's tops from an airship. Unfortunately, his skill and luck leave something to be desired, and he's not one of the greatest pirates you'll ever find. Nevertheless, he's almost always hopeful that some day he'll get the big time. He also has a penchant for ham with his meals.
• Background: With his intrepid crew of misfits, the Pirate Captain sailed the seven seas searching for gold and fun. They had an adventure with Aztecs, an adventure with a pig, and even an adventure with librarians. But all the Pirate Captain dreamed of was winning the Pirate of the Year awards, and finally one-upping his rivals Cutlass Liz and Black Bellamy. One year, he entered for the competition again, and set out to pillage ships to get enough treasure to win, but he failed every time, becoming more and more irate. That is, until he and his crew boarded the HMS Beagle, and met with a young Charles Darwin. There, it transpired that the Pirate Captain's parrot, Polly, was not a parrot, but in fact a dodo. Darwin coveted the bird, so that he could become the most respected scientist of them all and win the affections of Queen Victoria.
  Darwin manipulated the Pirate Captain into coming to London, where Darwin and his chimpanzee butler Mister Bobo attempted to steal Polly for Queen Victoria. The Pirate Captain eventually wound up face to face with the Queen herself, and unfortunately, she was notorious for her hatred of pirates. The Queen attempted to gain Polly, first by granting the Pirate Captain an official pardon, and second by granting him a tremendous sum of treasure. Ambition surpassed reason, and the Pirate Captain gave away Polly in exchange for the riches. With the gold in hand, he could finally win the Pirate of the Year, but as soon as the trophy was in his hand, his official pardon came to light, and he was swiftly disqualified. When his crew realised Polly was gone, they abandoned their captain, and he was left with no one and nothing.
  The Pirate Captain went to London to hang up his hat, and enter into the baby clothes business. But there he met with Darwin, who had learned the error of his ways having discovered that the Queen was hosting a feast, with all the world leaders, comprised of endangered or extinct species, and Polly was the dish of the day! Emboldened, the Pirate Captain took off with Darwin in tow, and they used a primitive airship to travel to Queen Victoria's tremendous airship. They broke in to steal back Polly, and a thrilling showdown with the Queen ensued. The captain's crew returned to help, and by the end, the steamship was sunk and Polly was in safe hands once more. Queen Victoria was so furious that she placed a huge bounty on the Pirate Captain's head, restoring back his reputation. Mr Bobo then joined the crew, and the Pirate Captain set off in search of adventures new.
• Appearance: The Pirate Captain is a human male, of average height, recognisable for having a huge, luxuriant brown beard. He is most often dressed in light brown trousers, a red jacket and a black tricorn hat.
• Powers: The Pirate Captain doesn't have much in the way of powers, or even special skills for that matter. He's adept at a sword, and can steer a ship, but not much else.
• Other: He may or may not be accompanied by his trusting dodo Polly.

edited 27th Oct '12 12:12:28 PM by LizardOfAus

• Name: Ghost
• Gender: Male
• Universe: True Capitalist
• Personality: Ghost is very, VERY political, mostly in the lines of capitalism. He used to be a conservative before Hilliary Clinton came and ruined that up six sides from Sunday. He also has a Hair-Trigger Temper, going berserk when people ask if he's anything he's not. He hates just about anything that doesn't share a quality with him. His reasons to drink Miller High Life Beer are because America today is full of fat people who waste their time freeloading off the land instead of actually working like he used to do. Also because people pick fun at him.
• Background: Ghost is a web radio host who speaks of the current events happening in America. He often spits "pearls of wisdom", in which he gives advice to people in regards to certain events, like the stock market plummeting. However, more and more people have begun to realize that Ghost was a pretty fun guy when he gets pissed. And so, whenever Ghost allows the callers to share their thoughts on the current news, or when he does "Radio Graffiti", in which he allows people five seconds to say what they need to say, they raid his show and do many things to piss him off. Comment on his grandma, ask him to become a brony, even playing "Fuck you Texas" or "I like Little Girls" to him. This got him so pissed off, that he decided to quit the show altogether and leave for Crossroads.
• Appearance: What his head looks like◊. Beneath is a human body in a cowboy outfit.
• Powers: None.
• Other: Whenever he gets really pissed off, he screams hard, and his screams are followed by the sound of rattling cans.

I'm considering playing Grimjack but I'm not sure how a character who comes from a city that's a nexus of universes would fit into a bar that's a crossroads of universes. Especially since he owns a bar. The multiverse might implode.

Other possibilities:

• Conan The Barbarian
• Grendel
• Doc Savage or possibly his apelike sidekick Monk
• The Shadow
• The Badger

Can you tell I have a thing for 30s pulp fiction?

edited 27th Oct '12 4:58:20 PM by tricksterson

The Pirate Captain is accepted.

Ghost, while a hilarious idea, is not accepted. Sorry, Psy, just don't see it happening.

Tricksterson, work on a sheet. Tell me more about the chars.

I'll also be contacting the folks that were on the original Crossroads and I'll be working on Stinson's sheet tomorrow.

Very well. If I consider another idea, I might make another sign up...

Hm... How's Tommy Wiseau?

Wait, I have a question.

By a Super Weight of 2, do you mean Abnormal Weight in the new Superweight or Super Weight like in the new list?

edited 27th Oct '12 8:09:12 PM by JustaUsername

Okay, first idea. I'd have been stuck for ages making my mind up so I've just gone with the first thing to pop into my head.

Name: Lola Rentt

Gender: Female

Universe: Run Lola Run, after the events of the Second Loop.

Personality: Fiery and passionate, Lola is and always has been a driving force. If she is faced with a problem, then she will handled, and will do so in the most direct way possible. She has few friends but cares deeply about those that have earned her trust and will gladly do anything for them. She has a very straightforward worldview and works everything around it - friends and family matter above all else. She has no qualms with breaking the law if she thinks she needs to, and even less about pissing off others to get what she wants. Background: Lola was up to her neck in shit. Her boyfriend, Manni, had come out of a "car deal" with 100,000 Deutschmarks in his bag, and lost it on a train. If the guy they'd been working for found him at the minute without the cash, he was screwed. And the meet was in twenty minutes.
Lola did the best she could. The best anyone could, really. She even robbed a bank on the way over, learning about her father and mother's illicit, hate-filled affairs in the process. But was it enough? It should have been.
Hell, if the damn ambulance hadn't gone and rolled right over Manni it would have been.

Now Lola is minus the love of her life and still owes that guy, double the fee 'cause it's taking so long. Does she ever need a drink.

Appearance: Ici.◊

Powers: Lola's scary fast. Not just that, but she does not stop until a job is done. Giving up just isn't in her nature, and she will force her body into action if she thinks she needs to. She also has a pretty interesting scream - not only can it shatter glass but it can stop roulette wheels just where she wants them if needs be. There's a small chance she has some sort of persuasive hold over others too, but that could just be Lola being Lola.

Is the emphasis more on roleplaying or adventure? If it's roleplaying I'll consider some less combat oriented characters.

Emphasis on roleplaying. Abnormal Weight.

Wiseau is too... Wiseau. Can you choose someone else?

Also, not sure about Lola, especially considering all she does in her "movies" is... well... run. I think.

Aight... I'm gonna try to think about some lulzy character I could play as... If I think of one, I'll propose the idea before I write them up.

Currently off the top of my head are either Jon Tron, Ego Raptor, Pewdiepie, Frollo, or Gaston...

edited 28th Oct '12 1:01:56 PM by Psyga315

Oh, I like Jon Tron. He's cool. All of those are cool, except for Pewdiepie, who's just annoying.

Very well. Thank God Pewdiepie's out of question. I'll figure out which is easier to do, though I might be thinking closely to Gaston...

Hey, what's wrong with Pewdiepie? In all honesty I could see him getting irritating in an RP pretty quickly.

Would it be possible for me to play as Skulduggery Pleasant?

Gaston could match wits with the Pirate Captain in a manliness or hairiness competition.

Strat: Eh, she does have a personality in the film that's very apparent. I can change it if you want but I would strongly argue against her being put off for not having any character or something.

@Alleydodger: Sure, go ahead with Skullduggery.

@Slendid: No, no, of course. She's accepted. I'm sure you'll do a good job with him.

By the way, call your friends, your dog, your parrot. I'm thinking about P Ming the people in the original Crossroads, but I realized half of these people aren't on TVT anymore.

Hmm. Thinkin' about joining as Jake the dog, but he might be too powerful for this whole deal.

Discounting the fact that's he's too much of a lazy shit to use his powers to their fullest most of the time, that is.

Name: Darth Maul

Gender: Male

Universe: Star Wars, about a month before the Phantom Menace

Personality: Maul is a dark, brooding Sith who doesn't speak unless spoken to. He prefers people did not know much about him. He doesn't drink as that would interfere with his finely honed skills.

Background: Maul knows nothing about his past life before he became apprentice to the Sith Lord Darth Sidious. Sidious put him through gruelling tests in order to train his body to unleash the power of the Dark Side. Though Sidious is a cruel master, Maul is fiercely loyal to him, as he is really the only person he knows. He has been sent on numerous missions to further his education.

Appearance: Red and black Sith tattoos cover his body and has a horned head and yellow eyes. He dresses in all black Sith robes with a hood covering his face.

Powers: Maul can use the Dark Side of the Force to sense when attacks are coming to him before they happen.

Other: Is a skilled lightsaber duelist

edited 28th Oct '12 6:17:59 PM by FantasyLiver

Again, not much of a focus on combat, so there's no immediate problem with Jake.

Maul's accepted.

• Name: Gaston
• Gender: Male
• Universe: Beauty And The Beast
• Personality: Gaston may look strong, courageous, and all the traits you'd find in The Hero of a fairy tale, but make no mistake that he's everything but. Beneath his manly exterior lays the interior of a jerk. Particularly, he's egotistical, uncultured (for modern times, at least), and all around rude. The worst part is that he knows that he has these exterior values and uses his charismatic behavior to make himself look like the good guy. He views women more as trophies or housewives than actual people, with the most beautiful ones being the ones he aims for.
• What Does He Drink: Ale
• What Drives Him To Drink: Rejection and humiliation. Usually it would be more than he could bare, to the point where drinking won't help, but for this strange occasion, it does.
• Background: Gaston has been described by many in his town as a hero, often singing songs of praise about him. Gaston is no stranger to bars, as he actually owns his own tavern, with his own area where he has an antler collection. Despite having everything, from friends to rely on (and use) to all the free drinks he could want to even a harem of women at his beck and call, he desired, to the point of obsession, another woman who, while beautiful, was rather odd. Gaston tried everything to get her to love him, but his sexist views on women were what made the woman reject Gaston, saying to his face "I don't deserve you!". Humiliated in the face of his own town, Gaston retreats from his town and goes off to find a new tavern, coming across Crossroads.
• Appearance: No one looks good like Gaston!◊
• Powers: While Gaston doesn't have magical powers, he is pretty strong. He could lift something about his weight and has even footing against The Beast, someone with equal, or even more, strength. Gaston isn't as dumb as he looks, either. Give him the idea, and he can become the cunning plotter. But most of all, he possess a skill. The one he's most admired for: his hunting skills. He can hunt down any animal using any kind of weapon, from a blunderbass to a bow and arrow to even a makeshift club.
• Other: Because he was absent at the time of Maurice returning to tell everyone that The Beast had held Belle captive, Gaston never got the idea to put "Crazy Old Maurice" into the loony bin in a plan to get Belle to marry him, which in turn would prevent him from discovering and confronting The Beast, which in turn spared him from his demise.

edited 28th Oct '12 7:26:01 PM by Psyga315

I remember doing stuff like this! I'll have something.

Gaston's obivously accepted.

Are video game characters allowed?

• Name: Chung Chai
• Gender: Male
• Universe: Hit Team, post-movie.
• Personality: Dedicated to ensure safety in Hong Kong, he did bend the rules once when he allowed the arrested ex-officer in his custody to join him in rescuing his colleague. Otherwise, he has a no-nonsense personality in terms of following orders when needed and making sure his instructions are met. Chung will make sure that everything is done to close a case that has been placed under him, even if he has to clash with his superiors.
• Background: An Inspector in the Hong Kong Police Force, he was responsible for investigating a case where a triad underground bank was attacked by unknown gunmen. After realizing that ex-police officers were the culprits, he tries to bring them into custody but surviving triad gunmen moved first to capture them. The case was eventually closed with the surviving ex-officers arrested, albeit a bit troubled by the case.
• Appearance: Here◊.
• Powers:
  • Fluent in English and Cantonese.
  • Is familiar with police tactics and police laws in Hong Kong.
  • Can handle most small arms.
  • Leadership skills since he leads the Hit Team, a unit of highly trained plainclothed officers assigned to very serious cases that need to be resolved immediately after the police begins an investigation.
  • Can drive most vehicles except water-based vehicles.
• Other: He has the rank of Inspector in the Hong Kong Police Force.

edited 29th Oct '12 1:16:36 PM by Ominae