Reichs and Fall, the WWII era Superheroics RP

Yeah, I'm still good.

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Still waiting.

So is it too late to sign up for this?

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Nope, go for it.

I'm probably interested in this, but I do have a question, who is putting together this group? Like, are we being put together by, say, the American military, or something?

Still interested but have had an internet outage recently. It's back online now but I'm always stuck on powers, since I tend to nerf things too much or just generally get things wrong. However I will try to have something up for you soon.

Basically, your characters have been contacted by the OSS and MI 5 to help them deal with some of the more powerful and supernatural threats that can't be solved by regular soldiers and tanks.

• Civilian Name: Augustin Sunetcolt
• Alter Ego: Soloist (Formerly the Music Man, Formerly Mr. One Man Band)
• Age: 36
• Nationality: Currently English, Ex-Romanian (Self-Expatriated)
• Appearance: Augustin is of average height and of lanky build. He never truly had to build muscle, just play instruments. His back strength and leg strength however, is something to marvel at. Those two factors allow him to carry as many instruments as he needs (within reason, of course). His skin is lightly tanned and scarred in some places from past skirmishes. Augustin's hair is long, pulled back in a ponytail with some of it hanging loosely and messily on the sides of his face. He also has a five o'clock shadow. He wears a long trench coat, usually open, where he stores a variety of woodwind instruments. A vest and a white dress shirt are underneath the jacket as well. He wears a pair of leather boots, flared out a bit near the top. His irises are dark brown.
• Powers: Sound Vampirism: Augustin can consume the sound in an area, leaving a region of silence. He can then manipulate the absorbed sound through the use of "mediums" or objects he can use as a conduit for his sound (Usually instruments). He consumes sound by taking a sharp intake of breath, which erases sound in an area that increases in size as he takes in breath. The sound he manipulates can be directed, as to not cause harm to his allies. Sound Vampirism as two sub powers.
  • Slicing Scherzo : A sub-power of Sound Vampirism, it allows Augustin to cause his sound attacks to cut through things.
  • Forceful Fanfare: A sub-power of Sound Vampirism, it allows Augustin to cause his sound attacks to impact into things as if they were solid.
• Abilities: He can play every single musical instrument that exists, make a damn good cup of coffee, and drink enough for several rooms of people without succumbing to alcohol poisoning or liver failure.
• Equipment:
  • A Number of Woodwind Instruments - Within his coat
  • Electric Guitar - Slung across his back (he has no need for an amp, he functions as one. A power source is also irrelevant)
  • Violin - Attached to his left hip
  • Luger P 08 - Strapped to his left leg under his boot
  • Basic Body Armor - Hidden underneath his shirt
• Personality: Augustin can be one of three things. Eccentric, drunk, or while playing an instrument, determined. These three factors govern how his personality works. Any negative mention of his Roma heritage, however, will irritate him to no degree, and he will promptly remove every instance of sound around that person, then punch them in the stomach while they are disoriented.
• Bio:
  • Augustin is a Roma, and as such has experienced a multitude of problems due to this heritage. Escaping the perilous environment of Nazi-controlled Germany, he made his way to England where he promptly committed his days to getting drunk off his ass. In England, he learned how to play the guitar and gradually became so good at it that he was hired to play in a popular club in a shady part of London.

  • There, he angered the wrong people and ended up being bitten by a vampire. However, a mysterious set of circumstances involving a curse on his family, several bottles of cheap brandy, a broken record, a lightning bolt, and a framed photo of Franz Liszt caused him to end up making a vampiric pact with the wrong demon. Rather than becoming the standard blood vampire under the service of Baal, he instead went under the service of the minor demon of secular music. Augustin, rather than allowing the demon to control him, instead overpowered the demon and has since become free of the need to consume sound to live. However, he is no longer immortal as his blood pact is technically nullified.

  • Augustin has not made much use of his status as a sound vampire, but the mere fact that he is one piqued the interest of M15. His aid in the Allies' fight was requested in exchange for the payment of his debts and his citizenship, which he accepted.

  • Augustin claims to have invented Swing, Jazz, and Romantic music. He has not, but makes some compelling (albeit completely erroneous) arguments.

• Misc: Sound Vampirism does not make him immortal, it only makes him think he's lived much longer than he has. It also gives him fangs that are only aesthetic and serve no actual purpose. They are surprisingly blunt. He is also not weakened by sunlight, but is instead weakened by the Triangle, an instrument which overloads his abilities. Nor does a cross affect him. Only Christian hymnal books.

As a note, having Augustin around (and sober) during a mission with stealth requirement is key. His consumption of sound makes the use of silencers irrelevant.

edited 22nd Jun '14 9:19:59 AM by amporiusrex

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I'd like to note that there's a bit of overlap between him and the Gurkha bagpiper.

Charlie Stross's cheerful, optimistic predictions for 2017, part one of three.

Did electric guitars exist in the 40s?

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I'm not a super-into-guitars-guy, but they did exist. I can't tell you if the ones that looked like Starcasters or whatever existed back then, though, that's beyond my comprehension of the subject.

The Bagpiper's bagpiping abilities seem to have less to do with music and sound, and more to do with eldritch effects produced by it.

And the "Silence" ability of it seems more like it overpowers any other sound, rather than just making everything quiet.

"Gimme your pants.. and now your other pants"

The real question is

Did rock and roll exist yet? If it hadn't come into existance yet I'll replace that anecdote with a different genre.

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The elements were there but they wouldn't come together until the 50s. The 40s were the age of Jazz, especially Swing.

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"Silence" covers the noise of an advance—in other words, it actively neutralizes sound. Useful for covering the nighttime noise of an advance.

Rock and roll did not exist: jazz and swing were the mainstays at the time, not to mention big-band dixieland. Electric guitars may have been extant, but they were extremely rare at the time. (More problematically, this was long before electrical outlets were common on fighting vehicles, and batteries were very heavy and very unwieldy. Getting an electrical connection on the battlefield away from, say, an American divisional headquarters with the help of a friendly sapper corps is going to be very difficult.)

Charlie Stross's cheerful, optimistic predictions for 2017, part one of three.

So, I kind of want to create a character with Psychic Powers.

Specifically Telekinesis and Telepathy similar to Miss Martian's.

Would that work out, and if so, how would that work out?

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I have a character that I am interested in trying - just working on his background a bit - I should have him up by tomorrow.

"You've got your transmission and your live wire, but your circuit's dead." - Media

Edited my character's things a little bit

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• Civilian Name: Steve Stephens
• Alter Ego: American Glory
• Age: 42
• Nationality: American. Or at least he thinks he is.
• Appearance: GOD BLESS AMERICA! F*** YEAH◊
• Powers: American Glory is built like a tank, capable of smashing actual tanks with his bare hands, and able to withstand grenades and cannons to the chest. He is still hurt by them, if only somewhat. He can take several, but hit him with enough and he will go down. Bullets also do nothing against him.
• Abilities: Possesses no formal combat training whatsoever. Not that he needs it.
• Equipment: Nothing but the proud, American garments on his proud, American back!
• Personality: American Glory is brave, bold, and extremely confident, almost to the point of unintentional suicide. He also has a tendency to behave like walking progranda, almost always spouting 'classic' American catchphrases and going on about 'punching the living spit out of the Nazi's', and preaching for hours on end about the 'American Dream'. He's also a bit thick, but one thing's for certain; when he sets his mind to it, he'll never stray from his course for anything! Even when he probably should.
• Bio: Steve Stephens used to be a sickly, weak man, but nonetheless, one who dearly loved his country. Actually, let's be specific. He was sick because he binged on booze every night after losing his last job in the early days of the Great Depression, was weak because 'Big Billy Bob Jim' busted all of his limbs after attempting to literally bet Mom, apple pie, and all of the girls next door in a poker match, and loved American pornography. Now, since he had been homeless and living on the streets for so long, no-one was bound to miss him when a Top-Secret Government project offered him a position as a human guinea pig. At first, he wanted nothing to do with it, but after having been given a 'little sugar', he eagerly agreed. As it turned out, he was miraculously a perfect fit for the experiment; particularly, his mind was like guacamole, so the scientists could mold it however they chose. The experiment itself was an effort to create a mighty Super-Soldier, capable of stopping bullets against his chest and leaping tall buildings in a single bound, as well as to make this soldier completely loyal to the good ol' USA. And it worked! And perhaps too well. The newly reborn Steve Stephens was indeed a rather strong and durable Super-Soldier, but at the same time, he was just a bit too committed to America. It seemed like every other minute, he would spout any corny catchphrase known to man, would remind children to eat their vegetables, practically commanded random schmoes to ' BUY BONDS, CITIZENS! ', and in general, was more like a parody of what they intended. Unfortunately, he was so strong they couldn't actually kill him without at least several people dying in the attempt, so in the end, they did what they were going to do all along; ship him off into enemy lines. The difference was that, as opposed to shipping him off in the hopes of the defeating the Axis terror, now they were shipping him off to get rid of a nuisance. And so, Steven Stephens now battles it out on the front-lines, socking the Ratzi's in the jaw while being a pain to both foe and friend, as... AMERICAN GLORY!

edited 24th Jun '14 2:02:16 PM by kkhohoho

Point of order. Death of a Salesman was published post-WWII. Arthur Miller was a postwar author.

Charlie Stross's cheerful, optimistic predictions for 2017, part one of three.

So, no suggestions?

I don't know too much about WWII era comic books.

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Uh, whoopsie. Sorry about that. It should be edited out now.

If you're looking for inspiration, this might help. There are dozens of Golden Age heroes there. Hopefully, something there will give you an idea for a character.

edited 22nd Jun '14 4:25:48 PM by kkhohoho

Thank you very much.

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@Bacon Maniac 5000

I personally feel that Telepathy might be a little difficult to pull of in a play by post RP, if you have an idea as to how we'd work it out let me know and I'll think it over.

@Soloist, good to go.

@American Glory, Ditto.

I mean telepathy as in we could communicate telepathically through my character.

Kind of like how it's done in Young Justice.

Although I don't know what you mean by it being difficult. How would that be hard?

edited 22nd Jun '14 5:01:54 PM by BaconManiac5000

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