How to Create a Character
Mar 21, 2016 12:26:47 GMT -7
Post by serp on Mar 21, 2016 12:26:47 GMT -7
Secret identities are a big deal to superheroes and supervillains alike, and this roleplay handles that by treating your superpowered identity and your civilian identity as completely separate profiles. Most of the time, the only people who will know which supers correspond with which civilians will be the site admins. Before posting, always make sure that you're logged into the right account!
Civilian applications are posted in the public Pending Profiles forum. They shouldn't mention anything about the character's superpowers, or even confirm or deny that the character has superpowers in the first place. You can post your application in any format you want, but we'll be looking for answers to all the major questions in the following sample form:
Once your civilian profile is done, post in the Notification Thread so we can review and accept it.
Super applications are posted in the Super Profiles forum, which is set so that you can only see the threads you've made, meaning that the details are secret from everyone else but the admins. We'll be looking for the following info in your super application:
Links to the power and shop threads go here.
Civilians that don't have superpowers should still make a post in the Super Profiles forum that includes their effective powers, immunities, and traits. Supers who lack a civilian identity should add the information normally found in the civilian profile (name, age, gender, occupation, appearance, skills, and personality) to the public directory section of their super profile.
Civilian applications are posted in the public Pending Profiles forum. They shouldn't mention anything about the character's superpowers, or even confirm or deny that the character has superpowers in the first place. You can post your application in any format you want, but we'll be looking for answers to all the major questions in the following sample form:
[b]Name:[/b] Whatever your character goes by when out of costume.
[b]Age:[/b] This should be pretty straightforward, barring temporal superpower shenanigans. No younger than 13 years.
[b]Gender:[/b] Pick one.
[b]Occupation:[/b] Does your character attend class? Where? Does your character have a regular source of income? Doing what? Even if your character's superpowered life leaves no time for this sort of thing, you can list whatever they present themselves as to whoever asks.
[b]Appearance:[/b] You can just post a picture here, if you prefer. Drawn art only. Alternatively (or additionally), you can describe your character's physical features and usual wardrobe.
[b]Skills:[/b] What is your character good at? Hobbies, good subjects at school, and personal talents should all go here. Everyone has something they excel at.
[b]Personality:[/b] What sort of person is your character? Positive qualities, negative qualities? What goals do they have with regard to their civilian life, both in the short term and in the long term? What face do they show society? What's their sense of right and wrong?
Once your civilian profile is done, post in the Notification Thread so we can review and accept it.
Super applications are posted in the Super Profiles forum, which is set so that you can only see the threads you've made, meaning that the details are secret from everyone else but the admins. We'll be looking for the following info in your super application:
(These fields will be copied into a public directory that is linked from your super profile.)
[b]Alias:[/b] What does your character go by when in costume?
[b]Costume:[/b] What does your character look like when wearing it? You can post pictures of masks, silhouettes, and emblems to help give an idea of the visual impression your character leaves, and you should write some textual description as well to fill in the gaps. Apparent age, gender, and body type should go here too, and they don't necessarily need to line up with those of the character's civilian identity if their powers or costume lend themselves well to disguise.
[b]Power Theme:[/b] What do the capabilities of your power seem to be? This should be a basic overview of things that other characters would be able to find out by watching you in action. It should be able to account for what the character's powers can do, but the way the power actually works might be different than what's indicated here.
[b]Faction:[/b] Which of the four major categories does the character fall into?
[b]Reputation:[/b] What is your character known for? This should cover how you tend to use your superpowers, whether for superheroism or supervillainy, any personality traits you display in costume (which might or might not line up with how you act as a civilian), and anything else you think should be general knowledge about your character.
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[b]Secret Identity:[/b] The name of your character's civilian persona.
[b]Power Details:[/b] The full truth behind how your powers work. Go into detail here about what they can do and what their limitations are. Try to think of a good weakness that a clever opponent could try to use. A power is always more interesting if there are things it needs to work around.
[b]History:[/b] Your character's family background, upbringing, and social life should go here. Also include how they're dealing with having powers and whatever balance they choose to strike between powered and civilian life.
[b]Powers:[/b] The numerical stats that describe what your powers can do and how strong they are in combat. See the following section for details on how to pick them.
[b]Immunities:[/b] The numerical stats that describe what kinds of power you have immunity to and how easily you can shrug them off. See the following section for details on just what each number means.
[b]Traits:[/b] The perks you've taken to make your character stronger. See the shop thread for details.
[b]Power Level:[/b] 15 (All characters start at power level 15. This is the sum of all your powers, immunities, and trait costs.)
Links to the power and shop threads go here.
Civilians that don't have superpowers should still make a post in the Super Profiles forum that includes their effective powers, immunities, and traits. Supers who lack a civilian identity should add the information normally found in the civilian profile (name, age, gender, occupation, appearance, skills, and personality) to the public directory section of their super profile.