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Plumbum The Plum and Only from Chichester, United Kingdom Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
The Plum and Only
#1: Mar 20th 2011 at 12:56:27 PM

Shao Kahn had control of all the realms. Raiden himself was defeated in kombat. It was over. The Mortal Kombat tournament itself continued, to placate the people under their new ruler. A tournament that would prove to be Kahn's undoing.

Basically, this is set in the Bad Future after Mortal Kombat 9/ Armageddon, continuing as was.

RTD system, beautifully modified to reduce catastrophic failures. Fatalities and Non-Kombat actions are free actions. Roll To Dodge rolls are daily at 9:00PM GMT. If there is no response, it is a free hit.

  • [1 or less]: Catastrophic failure. This will almost certainly result in death/debilitating injury
  • [2-3]: Epic Failure. This will put you at a significant disadvantage, with a likely injury.
  • [4-5]: Failure. The action is not achieved.
  • [6-7]: Partial Success. Something is achieved, but not to a great degree.
  • [8-9]: Success. The action was achieved.
  • [10-11]: Total Success. The action was performed exceptionally, and puts the player at significant advantage.
  • [12]: Hyper Failure. The action fails due to an over-application of effort.

Kombatants, you will need a kharacter sheet. Please provide as in my character;

  • Name: Ghost
  • Age: 20 at death, now immortal
  • Race: Wraith, formerly saurian
  • Powers: Involuntary Intangibility/Teleportation. Ghost is always intangible, and anything that touches him goes straight through. He also has teleportation powers.
  • Appearance: He appears as a saurian, draped entirely in black fabric. This black fabric is specially designed for Ghost's intangibility, to allow him to carry small objects.
  • Bio/History:Ghost used to be an assassin for the Shirai Ryu, until their decimation at the hands of Quan Chi. His soul lingered in the Netherrealm, until a time he heard of the assassin Scorpion's escape. He spent years planning, and eventually escaped the Netherrealm. He found himself in Earthrealm. The world was different now. Shao Kahn was in control. He earned Shao Kahn's trust as a spy, and since many successes spying in the name of Shao Kahn has earned him a place as one of Shao Kahn's most trusted personnel.

edited 31st Mar '11 1:00:53 PM by Plumbum

Curse the ill fortune that led you to me.
Hydronix I'm an Irene! from TV Tropes Since: Apr, 2010
I'm an Irene!
#2: Mar 25th 2011 at 11:48:59 PM

A couple of questions. Is there any restrictions on characters?

Also, are we only using canon (or characters that have appeared in Mortal Kombat in general) characters? As in Not originals in any way. Not counting a generic Tarkatan with a name, but another Palette Swap Ninja, for exampe.

edited 25th Mar '11 11:50:39 PM by Hydronix

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Plumbum The Plum and Only from Chichester, United Kingdom Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
The Plum and Only
#3: Mar 26th 2011 at 3:48:36 AM

Using original characters, but referencing canon characters in your bio is cool, we'll probably be meeting them anyway.

No real restrictions on characters as long as it isn't an obvious godmod, i.e. you can't pick 'the next Dragon King'.

Curse the ill fortune that led you to me.
Hydronix I'm an Irene! from TV Tropes Since: Apr, 2010
I'm an Irene!
#4: Mar 26th 2011 at 8:29:04 PM

Alright. Thank you. I got the perfect person... Oh, one last question. Who's rolling the dice?

  • Name: Snow
  • Age: 32
  • Race: Human/Cyborg
  • Powers: Based off of snow itself, compared to cold. He also has literal Sled Armor, capable of doing various tasks, like acting as a temporary vehicle or doing comboes. His signature move is Snowing Ball. He retains this in his Cyborg form. Outside of that, he can switch between his two forms once per day.
  • Appearance:
  • Bio/History: An early member of the Lin Kuei, he went through many hard trials, befriending Sub-Zero and Smoke. He also new of Cyrax and Sektor, but never personally met them. He came upon a similar fate as Smoke, the only difference is that he didn't get much of a chance to escape, and Sub-Zero could only choose one at the time. Many years later, because of his already somewhat advanced training, he was able to free his mind and soul from the darkness of the Cyborg form. And unlocked a magical ability to switch between them. He learned this from the first Sub-Zero, Noob Saibot, by watching their partnership, and integrating the knowledge from long nights of research. His only goal is to now find Sub-Zero again.

edited 27th Mar '11 12:51:52 AM by Hydronix

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Plumbum The Plum and Only from Chichester, United Kingdom Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
The Plum and Only
#5: Mar 27th 2011 at 4:24:09 AM

Oh, one last question. Who's rolling the dice?

That'd be me. And also why unlike my other RPs (Which are all diceless) I'm not going to be playing along.

Curse the ill fortune that led you to me.
Hydronix I'm an Irene! from TV Tropes Since: Apr, 2010
I'm an Irene!
#6: Mar 27th 2011 at 8:58:24 PM

Ah. Well, besides providing storyline moments. I presume a lot of this is going to have bits of roleplaying as well, and not just fighting, right? I mean, if it's only us declaring a move, that it could be a forum game instead. Don't mean any offense or anything, of course, when I say this. I hope we get more players!

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Plumbum The Plum and Only from Chichester, United Kingdom Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
The Plum and Only
#7: Mar 28th 2011 at 5:31:22 AM

Yeah, I'll be around for the roleplay but maybe with a character that can't fight for some reason.

I wouldn't feel comfortable rolling and playing and playing my rolls.

edited 28th Mar '11 5:31:34 AM by Plumbum

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Hydronix I'm an Irene! from TV Tropes Since: Apr, 2010
I'm an Irene!
#8: Mar 28th 2011 at 11:14:55 PM

I quite understand. And now to wait...

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Scardoll Burn Since: Nov, 2010
Burn
#9: Mar 30th 2011 at 10:59:09 PM

I'd like to signup. This is my first Roleplay I've ever done, so I'm a bit alien to the whole process, but it looks easy enough to learn. I'm a bit confused though: Do we have to respond exactly around 9:00 PM GMT? Or do we have a day or so of time after the roll? Because over here in Colorado, that would be in the very early morning.

I'm kinda new to roleplaying, so just a question: Is this sort of profile too powerful/unique/influential? If so, do you have any advice to tone him down? I wanted a sort of ineffectual, petty guy who knows how to hold a grudge. The Noob Saibot thing came because I noticed that he seemed to be getting a lot of weird abilities out of the blue, like portals that he can drag the opponent into.

  • Name: Doroto
  • Age: 3000 (Possibly younger due to distortion between the realms)
  • Race: Shokan
  • Powers: Doroto once had the extreme strength characteristic of his species, but it has withered away to "only" slightly more than a normal human's capabilities. The Shokan has spent years perfecting his magic of the space between the shattered parts of the One Being, and so he can manipulate that dimension in combat. Sometimes Doroto opens up holes in reality for opponents to fall through; other times, he folds it to teleport himself and enemy projectiles around the battlefield for surprise attacks. Occasionally, the sorcerer can even slow down time in specific areas by stretching space. These abilities, while strong, are very slow and require much energy and effort from their wielder. Despite his age and mastery of space, he also lacks the physical combat experience of most Shokan because of his long imprisonment.
  • Appearance: Like many Shokan, Doroto possesses two pairs of arms; however, years of imprisonment have atrophied his muscles to the point that they appear only human. To celebrate his alienation from his own species, and to hide his identity (He is very paranoid), Doroto wears full body dark grey clothing similar to that of human assassins. Even his head is covered, although it still has the distinct half-dragon shape of male Shokan. Doroto's garments are also festooned with a variety of paper seals, originally designed to help seal him but now testaments to his ability to escape captivity.
  • Bio/History: Doroto was once a mere diplomatic advisor to the kings and queens of the Shokan; his position was one of birth, so he could not even lay claim to being one of the strongest Shokan. His life took a turn for the worse when, in a failed bid for power, he was imprisoned in a magical space between the realms. After several centuries, he body acclimated to his jail, and Doroto attained power over it. He spent years learning to use this ability and plotting revenge against his own species for banishing him (As well as the individual magic users involved in the ceremony). Eventually, Doroto grew impatient and escaped through a hole into Earthrealm. There, he began assassinating as many famous heroes as he could, hoping for fame, praise from Shao Khan, and the destruction of all other Shokan. In exchange for the assistance of others, it is rumored that he'll offer part of his power; some believe that the sudden development of mysterious abilities in the mysterious Noob Saibot is his doing. Others claim that the Lin Kuei revenant stole the abilities with his superior skills and stealth. Whatever is the case, Doroto never drops a grudge.

And yes, Doroto is supposed to sound like Dorito. Mmmmm, cheesy.

edited 30th Mar '11 11:08:30 PM by Scardoll

Fight. Struggle. Endure. Suffer. LIVE.
Plumbum The Plum and Only from Chichester, United Kingdom Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
The Plum and Only
#10: Mar 31st 2011 at 7:03:35 AM

[up] Welcome, then. As far as the RTD rolls go, you submit them at any time, and a 8:00PM I roll your most recent.

So long as you're serious about the strain that your magic inflicts on your character, I think it'll be cool.

I'm going to make myself a Non-Action Guy character, watch the space above.

edited 31st Mar '11 8:00:00 AM by Plumbum

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CienCaras Weekend Badass Since: Mar, 2011
Weekend Badass
#11: Mar 31st 2011 at 4:52:31 PM

Yo! I'm a long time lurker of this site but I've never dared to actually join. This thread however pushed me over the edge as I've never actually seen an RP dedicated solely to Mortal Kombat, thought it wasn't popular enough but I'm elated to be proved wrong. I wonder if it'd be alright if I jump in? This would be my first post here btw.

  • Name: Ravindra
  • Age: 28
  • Race: Human, Earthrealmer
  • Powers: Light based powers, able to focus light beams with varied degrees of potency, ranging from making a simple flashlight with his hand to shoot a beam of incandescent light to scorch things ala magnifying glass. He also happens to be an expert with the sanjegun, the three section staff.
  • Appearance: Ravindra sports the spiritual yogi warrior look. He is decisively Hindu in appearance having dark skin, a lithe muscular physique though somewhat overly skinny due to much fasting and traditional Hindu priest garb along with a tattooed red dot on his forehead. One not very traditional thing though is that he has purple short hair, he apparently was born that way.
  • Fighting Style: Kalaripayattu
  • Bio/History: Ravindra hails from the temple that parented the White Lotus and the Wu Shi academy where Liu Kang and Kung Lao learned their fighting skills, the Thousand Fists temple in India. As such, he is a practitioner of the martial art where Kung Fu originated, Kalaripayattu (which will be henceforth known as Kalari so I don't have to type that every time it's mentioned. When Shao Khan won both Shaolin temples were destroyed so that never again Earthrealm could spawn a hero, with their destruction however, older and more secretive organizations had to step out from the shadows to fill in the void. In this way, the Temple of the Thousands Fists now send their own champion to participate in this faux Mortal Kombat tournament. Ravindra Kalari warrior.

Plumbum The Plum and Only from Chichester, United Kingdom Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
The Plum and Only
#12: Apr 1st 2011 at 3:35:56 AM

[up]Do you want me to be honest? I expected this to crash and burn too. [lol]

(From Wikipedia)

"Kalari payat includes strikes, kicks, grappling, preset forms, weaponry and healing methods."
I'm very interested in that last one.

For now, do you think 3 (w/one non-action) is enough to start?

edited 1st Apr '11 3:36:21 AM by Plumbum

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TestYourMight Stealth Bomber from Not Winnipeg Either Since: Nov, 2010
Stealth Bomber
#13: Apr 1st 2011 at 7:05:03 PM

  • Name: Loto
  • Age: 16
  • Race: Human, Earthrealmer
  • Powers: Loto is incredibly skilled in pyrokinesis. He can use it to throw projectiles, seal open wounds, teleport, and send streams of flame from his weaponry. His weapon of choice is a broadsword, but he is also a decent fighter with staves, clubs, and axes.
  • Appearance: He is tall and muscular with long, flowing red hair. He wears blue plate armor in battle, but no helmet. He has a dragon's scale on the back of his main hand, which can block most melee weapons, and a ring on his right hand, which slightly improves his physical strength.
  • Fighting Style: Gladitorial Kombat
  • Bio: When Loto was eight, he was caught in the middle of the Tartakan attack. Thankfully, Liu Kang saved the boy's life. Loto, awestruck by the monk's fiery powers, asked his savior to show him how to control fire. The Shaolin monk accepted the offer and brought the boy to the Order of Light's Shaolin Temple. Now, trained in the ways of the Great Kung Lao, he seeks to prove himself in Mortal Kombat.

J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS!
Scardoll Burn Since: Nov, 2010
Burn
#14: Apr 3rd 2011 at 9:21:11 PM

Seeing more kharacters has lead me to the konclusion: Mine sucks. I put in way too much description, when the best thing about an RP character is probably keeping him open. tongue Glad to see guys who represent a full spectrum of the MK classes.

Also, any idea when the actual RP will be launched?

Fight. Struggle. Endure. Suffer. LIVE.
CienCaras Weekend Badass Since: Mar, 2011
Weekend Badass
#15: Apr 9th 2011 at 9:07:47 PM

Any news on this?

Plumbum The Plum and Only from Chichester, United Kingdom Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
The Plum and Only
#16: Apr 10th 2011 at 4:35:33 AM

Um, I went on holday and promptly found myself without an Internet connection.

I was planning on using my mobile to launch on a 3G, EDGE, GPRS, whatever connection, but I don't even have a simple mobile signal.

I've managed to pick up on the wifi, but it's less than stellar (~20 seconds to load a forum page.)

Anyway, I'll try to launch now.

Please make sure your character is within reasonable distance of Shao Kahn's Coliseum and not in kombat (yet).

Curse the ill fortune that led you to me.
Plumbum The Plum and Only from Chichester, United Kingdom Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
The Plum and Only
#17: Apr 10th 2011 at 4:43:55 AM

OK, I'll do it tomorrow, when I get back.

Curse the ill fortune that led you to me.
Plumbum The Plum and Only from Chichester, United Kingdom Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
The Plum and Only
#18: Apr 12th 2011 at 3:17:21 AM

teh launches!

I've put intentionally little in the OP about you guys, since your characters are your own to do what you want with..

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