Justice Avengers: A New Beginning Signup Thread

It fits then!

Btw I aim to launch the game properly tomorrow. I'm waiting for some people that just joined TVT for that purpose to be able to post.

• Identity: Angela. Public identity, though unbeknown to her, her true identity is Aldrif Odinsdottir
• Powers:
  • Asgardian: As an Asgardian goddess, Angela has all of her physical parameters significantly enhanced compared to a normal human, despite otherwise appearing human. She can lift in excess of 100 tons, is fast enough to have good reflexes and run close to the speed of sound but doesn't appear to exceed it, is durable enough to fight other Asgardians and able to shrug off firearms, has enough stamina to keep her going for months without tiring, can recover from most injuries in a short period of time, can hold her breath almost indefinitely, can survive in the vacuum of space without issue, and is unaffected by all of the diseases and infections of Earth. Considering that she is Odin's oldest child and how slowly Asgardians age, she is likely over a thousand years old.
  • Flight: She can fly somehow without anything helping her. I don't know how.
  • Weapon Mastery: She is really good at fighting with melee weapons.
  • Ribbon Control: She can somehow exert psychic control over the ribbons on her armor.
  • Blades of Ichor: A liquid metal, double-edged scimitar that can take the form of any bladed weapon. It can also be split into two separate weapons, and can take on the form of a whip.
  • Xiphos, the Sword of the Stars: Despite the badass name, it doesn't seem to do anything special beyond being a sword. Presumably it's made out of some nigh-indestructible metal because it doesn't shatter from her hitting stuff with it really hard.
  • Allspeak: Thanks to the Allspeak she can communicate in all of the languages of the Nine Realms, Earth's dialects, and various alien languages.
• Appearance: Clocks in at 6'2", 480 pounds.◊ And another image.◊
• Personality: Somewhat boisterous and cocky, given her propensity for pointed words and large boasts. Not exactly stoic, but doesn't seem to be fazed by things easily. Seemingly favors personal freedom over traditions, given her willingness to come to blows with the Hierophants. Was raised to think she is an Angel, and that Asgardians are her enemies.
• Origin:
  • Aldrif Odinsdottir was the first born of Odin and Freyja, and heir to the Asgardian throne. When Heven waged war on Asgard, the Queen of Angels kidnapped Aldrif in an attempt to blackmail Odin into surrendering. He refused, and the Queen seemingly killed Aldrif before fleeing. Following this event, Odin used his powers to cut Heven from the other Nine Realms and Yggdrasill. In his hatred, Odin spat a curse upon the Angels, a curse wrought of the Odinforce to bind them from forever returning home, anchoring them deeper in the void. After the Queen of Angels ordered the corpse of the baby to be disposed, the queen's handmaiden Loriel, who was tasked to do this, discovered it was still alive, and raised her as one of the Angels under the name of Angela.
  • Angela was always mocked for being wingless and always sought her mother to comfort her, but at some point, Loriel mysteriously disappeared, leaving no trace behind. Angela eventually became the Leader of the Hunt and went to live in her own manor. She spent a long time where she fought a bunch of monsters, saw many people she cared about die, and generally just being an Angel Warrior Cop person.
  • As a result of some sort of freak incident caused by whatever Sijo likes, a tear in the fabric of reality opened up in the Multiverse. This tear managed to pull Angela into the universe along with the decapitated head of a gigantic humanoid she had just killed and then the tear closed up, cutting her off from the path to Heven and leaving her stranded in a reality not her own. Standing on the moon, she went to the nearby planet, Earth, to see just what in the Ten Realms was going on.

Just added this real quick in Cap's Powers section:

I didn't think I'd need to add in any of that seeing as they, you know, aren't actually powers, but seeing as everyone else is loading up their profiles with that sort of thing, I figure I should do the same.

Angela is approved.

And I will expand the Powers section to include skills and equipment.

Hi all, just checking in to see how things are. As most of you probably know, I was the original GM for the Justice Avengers 'verse for about half a decade, until I decided to retire just the other day, and leave the game in more enthusiastic hands for time to come. From the look of things, we're off to a great start. I'm already noticing some familiar faces who might have been warded off in the past by me getting tangled in continuity and my own ideas. This continuity reboot ought to be just what the doctor ordered.

As for me, I'm gonna be playing creative consultant to our new GM, whose passion for and extensive knowledge of comic book lore should be solid firmament to build our new game upon. If I feel up to it, I might even join the new game in a strictly player role (I've already got an idea or two). In the meantime, good luck to Sijo, and have fun everyone!

Thanks, Lizard! And having you as a player as well would be an honor, you were not just a great GM, but an excellent writer too!

@Sijo: I'm just sticking to one character, Jessica Jones, as you approved, so consider the Gypsy In Name Only version as Canon Discontinuity if you want (it wasn't going to work anyway having more than one character).

edited 15th Aug '17 1:37:59 PM by Merseyuser1

LOL that's "Sijo" (pronounced "See-ho" its my real-life nickname).

And you can always play as the original Gypsy later if you wish.

@ Sijo: That was a typo - keyboard needed a clean.

I'll stick to one character - it'll make things easier.

I know there's Justice Avengers in the Roleplay namespace but should we start a new page with a new character sheet for this RP, since this is effectively a Continuity Reboot and an Alternate Continuity?

edited 15th Aug '17 1:39:30 PM by Merseyuser1

This *is* the Official Sign Up thread of the JA Reboot. The Game Thread begins later today.

I know that, about the signup sheet. I meant the actual article about the RP's.

I'm still not clear what you mean. Since this thread of for joining I'm going to launch the Discussion Thread and we can talk further there (and yes I'm already at work on the game thread.)

Will ya make a Skype room for it too?

Also i think he means this page Justice Avengers and whether this one will use that.

edited 15th Aug '17 3:42:37 PM by nman

That has come up. Again, it will be discussed in the right thread, which look! Has been launched! [1]

• Identity: Gwen Stacy/Spider-Woman. Secret identity.
• Powers, Skills and Equipment:
  • A powered exoskeleton is part of her suit which gives her superhuman strength. She can bench press approximately 10 tons.
  • She has a digital spider-sense, a built-in alert system in her mask that warns her of immediate danger, although it's known to fail. Along with her agility and flexibility, this means she's an extremely fast combatant.
  • Her boots and gloves have magnetic grips that let her stick to almost any surface and she can use that same ability to hold onto objects, adding to her already considerable gripping strength.
  • A pair of web-shooters that she can use to create extremely resilient webstrings, as well as a semiliquid substance and nets. The web-shooters don't need to be refilled since they work by filtering the moisture of the air.
  • Gwen's the daughter of a cop so, she has knows a thing or two about basic police procedure and detective work.
  • She has a smartphone. Nothing special, just what you would expect from someone her age.
• Appearance: While in costume◊. As a civilian◊. She's 5'5''.
• Personality: Gwen's a snark machine that quips every five seconds to hide her fear and insecurities. She loves music and wants to be a musician (much to her dad's chagrin) but while she works on becoming a celebrity, she's also busy making life a little better by putting criminals in jail.
• Origin: After her father was almost killed by Rhino during a bank robbery, Gwen realized that regular police officers weren't going to cut it in this new age of super-threats. She stole some prototype tech from the NYPD to make a suit and set out to make a difference as "Spider-Woman".

edited 16th Aug '17 6:36:48 PM by DeisTheAlcano

Hmm. While I'm OK with Spider-Gwen, Peter is Spider-Man and not the Lizard here. So you'll have to fit her origin accordingly. Perhaps she's been shifted into this universe by some cosmic accident. (And the Secret Wars have yet to happen btw.)

edited 15th Aug '17 6:10:54 PM by Sijo

Basically a copy-paste.

• Identity: Rose Canton, and yes, it is. Thorn goes by the name of Thorn.
• Personality:
  • Rose:Rose is a kind, thoughtful, slightly shy, pretty normal teenager. On the surface, at least. Inside, she lives in fear of what Thorn might do, and works to control and bargain with her whenever possible. Rose is intelligent and diligent, but will often shy away from people.
  • Thorn:Thorn does whatever the hell she wants to. She's also pretty well completely batshit. However, she will not harm Rose or anyone close to Rose, because she is strangely protective of her, like a psychotic elder sister. She also just like to mess with Rose. Her one motivation is finding out who killed their father, and everything else she does is just for kicks.
• Powers, Skills And Equipment:
  • Split Personality:If you hadn't guessed by now. Rose and Thorn can switch between each other by a)falling asleep or unconscious, b)deliberate choice by the currently dominant personality or c)enforced switch by an outside force. The third is difficult, and only works when the currently dominant personality is under significant duress or distress. The split personality also has some benefits, as it allows for some resistance to mind control (try to control one personality, the other will take over, etc) and telepathy (only the thoughts of the dominant personality can be read at any one time). Also, Thorn hates intruders in her and Rose's shared mindspace. They can also hold conversations with each other simply by looking in a mirror, focusing a bit or meditating, which pulls both personalities into the previously mentioned shared mindspace, a neutral ground between both personalities where they talk, fight, and study. This is due to her mutation and brought out by the trauma of her father's death, which Doc Sampson helped bring under control.
  • Chlorokinesis: Rose (and Thorn, by extension) is a mutant, with a couple of different powers, but primarily, power over plants. Rose can communicate with them and control them to a minor extent (making vines curl around her enemies' ankles, moving tree branches, etc). Thorn, on the other hand, can make them grow and bend to her will, with power more like Poison Ivy's. Though she cannot use it yet, both Rose and Thorn have access to the Green, a group hive-mind of plants and plant-spirits. This gives them power, and on occasion, they can call on the Green to give them power and pull off feats like growing an improptu forest. It's also worth mentioning that Rose and Thorn have the same level of power, Rose just doesn't know how powerful she can be.
  • Martial Arts:'Thorn has been going on Youtube and teaching herself martial arts while Rose sleeps. As she is self-taught, she's not the best, but she can hold her own in fight. Rose has none of this experience, and relies on her chlorokinesis and wits in a fight.
  • Toxicology and Botany:Both personalities have an active interest in plants, and because of their shared study, powers and interest, they have a working knowledge of plant poisons and plants in general.
• Weapons and Equipment:Rose has a phone, and a laptop, and a field sample collection kit. Thorn may buy her a taser at some point. Christmas, probably. Thorn doesn't have anything. Except a tendency to improvise.
• Appearance:When Thorn takes over her hair turns black, but nothing else really changes.◊
• Origin:Born to two pretty good parents, her mother was taken from her in car crash when Rose was young. From there, Rose began waking up in odd places, things in her room wouldn't be where she left them in the morning. Eventually, she began to write greetings on a notepad on her desk. This was the first communication she had with Thorn. From there, she begun to hear a voice in her head, see a face in a mirror which wasn't quite hers. Everything went downhill when her father was killed. By who, it is unknown. Two nights after his funeral, Rose woke up with blood on her hands which wasn't hers. In the notebook on her desk, a list of names were written. She turned herself into the police. At her own request (mainly because they couldn't find anything, she was institutionalised, and spent around three years, getting to know Thorn, her motivations and beliefs. During that time, she took an interest in botany to keep herself entertained. This had the added bonus of keeping Thorn interested as well. It was also revealed during this time that both personalities had control over plants. After being released (the police still couldn't find anything, and it was decided she had enough control over Thorn to be released), she moved to New York to lose herself in the crowd, and pretend she's perfectly normal, thank you very much. She works full-time at a florist.
• Other: I'd appreciate suggestions for the names on the List.

edited 15th Aug '17 7:03:27 PM by secretlyasuperhero

I'm OK with merging both Roses-and-Thorns into one character but I feel you need a bit more background. What causes her split personality? Her Powers?

Also, everyone remember this is a super hero game. Your characters must behave; no killing or torturing unless strictly necessary.

Edited to include why the split personality appeared. As for Thorn, I'm planning to not have anything happen onscreen.

So no original Rose&Thorn and thus no Jade and Obsidian then?

We don't know that yet. They might exist, but have a different origin.

Maybe Miss America and the Whizzer are their parents and they were raised by a cow lady in Eastern Europe.

LOL I heard that was canon again?

Oh and please save your comments for the Discussion Thread, folks, this one's for listing characters.

I think Django and Marya are their biological parents now.

And I will return to the discussion thread now.

edited 15th Aug '17 8:37:31 PM by emilyorthoclase

@Sijo: Her coming from another universe sounds cool, yeah I think I'll go with that. Now I just need to figure out how it happened. Eh, I'm sure I'll figure something out in the morning.