Turning Tides: Adventures in the City on Water [3e]

Pundemic · Aug 16 '10, 11:16pm

I am very, VERY interested. Little busy with university this week as it is the week before mid-term break but...it's the week before mid-term break, so I should have a bunch of time pretty soon. I'll try and get something up soon, at any rate; thinking of a Batman-type martial-artist/tech guy with no actual superpowers. However where Batman's an all-rounder, this guy's focus would be on being preposterously intelligent. Also his disposition would be practically the opposite of Batman's, i.e. sunny.

Jm2c · Aug 16 '10, 11:52pm

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Originally Posted by Illien

While not explicitly stated on the rules, i'd allow hero point->extra effort. If this still proves too limited during game, something else could be worked out.

That would certainly lessen the impact of not being able to use EE at all.Definitely worth a consideration.

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Originally Posted by Illien

There's the problem of lethality, even the darkier DC heroes tend to avoid doing so. I would also suggest device weapons or gun summoning.

Well, there's always Stun Ammo for nonlethal damage with guns. By device weapons, do you mean '

And again, I'm reminded of Kiritsugu's Contender...

special bullets' like actual Stunning ammunition or something? Not sure how gun summoning would work, care to elaborate?

Illien · 12:02am

ah, i meant device weapons or gun summoning as methods to get more freedom with gun damage/effects and avoid general equipment limitations.

Eldritch_Myrmidon · Aug 17 '10, 2:00am

I'm about 2/3 of the way through my first read of the new rules. I have an idea for a metal controller or an empathic healer/emotion controller. I'm also interested a hero that uses the growth effect. I'll likely come up with more or completely change my mind as I continue reading but I'll definitely throw a hero or two into the ring. Is there a deadline?

Shazam · Aug 17 '10, 2:45am

I'm interested, just one thing though, does the City in the Water have an actual name, I mean like is "Cleveland" or "Pittsburgh" or "Carlsbad"?

VeinteNatural · Aug 17 '10, 2:46am

So, I'm new to the 3rd edition, but I would be interested in giving it a shot.

I'm thinking of going with a magic-based character who has an animated golem sidekick. What do you guys think?

Azerian Kelimon · Aug 17 '10, 3:18am

Very viable, don't see any reason why it wouldn't work.

@Shazam: Invoking my NDA with Ill here. Can't say. It does have nicknames, though...including any you can come up with if you're so inclined.

Eternal · 9:29am

*~' M A S T E R S - o f - M A G I C '~*

Max Silviera

Max is the second son of Elena Vidal, a notable

biologist specializing in amphibians and reptiles

hereptologist, and Joe Silviera, one of her former students. By all accounts, he was supposed to be a girl. Their older son, Michael, was everything they'd wanted in a boy. But the Silvieras were happy with what they got. They loved both of their children dearly, and more or less, equally...

Michael, perhaps, a little more. He was into sports like his father, and captain of the football team. And he was tall and attractive like his mother, who enjoyed showing him off to her friends. Max was... well, just Max. He was small and feminine. A little spacey. Always left to his own devices in light of Michael's athletic functions. Even Max liked his brother! But everyone has their day in the sun, and it would come as a great shock to everyone at just how special Max turned out to be.

It was a cold April in Stonestown. Non-stop rain for weeks! While this was good for the grass and all that, it oftened bothered Elena about her cold-blooded animals. During such weather, she would take one or two home from work to make sure that they were kept nice and warm. Max loved when this happened. He was even allowed to play with some of the less dangerous reptiles. It was during one such instance that he first manifested his powers. As early as 9, Max bounded up to his mother with

A friendly Panther Chameleon

Xena in his arms. "Mommy, Look!" he beamed. She changed colors, and he changed colors to match her.

Elena was in hysterics. Xena! She must have infected her son with some rare, tropical disease! But one look at the horror on his mother's face, and Max returned to normal... of his own volition. A few doctors visits and an exorcism later, the Silvieras were shocked to discover that their son had the ability to alter the color of things. At first, they were horrified. Would the government get involved? But time would soothe their fears with just how trivial, if useful color control really was. Elena would ask Max to re-pattern her clothes, or hide stains around the house. Joe would get him to darken the gray in his hair. Even Michael would beg for a different eye color. The sudden burst of attention was overwhemling.

And it didn't stop there; with some effort, Max realized that he could alter the sound or shape of things as well. His abilities developed so quickly, in fact, that he would disrupt the entire household with projections of his every thought and nightmare. At this point, Max was placed in a Mutant Mentor program. He was paired off with one Ben Barnes, a kindly old illusionist with a knack for magic tricks. Over the years, Barnes completely took Max under his wing. He not only taught him to control his illusions, he also initiated him into the wonderful world of stage magic.

It was here that Barnes revealed himself as The Great Grimaldi, underestablished vigilante. He further noted that as his apprentice, it would be Max's duty to take up the Grimaldi mantle. "I'm getting too old for the caped crusade," Barnes would say. With much coaxing, Max agreed, and has since donned the disguse at the behest of a city in need.

Azerian Kelimon · Aug 17 '10, 3:58am

Color Kid: Serious Edition? Always good tbh.

Shazam · 12:25am

Born and raised on the mean streets of Freedom City’s Southside by his single mother, Elijah carved a niche for himself the same way many other youths of the area did, with Violence. Taking aggression out on others for the anger he felt to a father who left his mother, and to keep himself and his little sister safe, Elijah soon earned the nickname “The Stretcher”, because that was usually how he left you, confident in his own fighting abilities he didn’t expect anyone to mess with him…at least that was what he thought. While walking home from his job he was ambushed by a couple of hoods that wanted to make a name for themselves, beaten to the ground and dragged to an alley Elijah tried to find something to fight with, finding only a lone lead pipe he reached for it, and that should have ended it with him getting beat by the two to a bloody pulp, but something happened when he touched the pipe he changed it was like the pipe became a suit and he was wearing it, to say he was surprised would have been an understatement, course the other guys were hysterical and after a few quick punches Elijah figured that he was significantly stronger and tougher. He decided to figure what was going on, at first he talked to his mother but she had no idea, he wasn’t a human/alien hybrid, and he certainly didn’t get hit with any sort of ray as a child, which meant only one thing…he had to be a mutant. At first he wasn’t sure what to think, he now had powers that made him different than everyone else…and yet, he didn’t feel that much different, he had the same house, the same life he just now could turn to any metal he touched.
Deciding to use his powers to keep the ones he cared about safe, after a fight with a gang that was harassing his sister, as well as the streets. But Elijah had always thought that the “capes” that ran around in costumes were idiots, parading around like celebrities. Elijah decided he would just help people, simple as that, if they had a problem they could come to him, Lord only knew how the other guys always knew what was going on. And it seemed to work quite well, Elijah handled problems that kept murders, drug dealers, and gangs off the street; He even had gain some notoriety with many of the other Southside residents.

Caren Austin: Elijah’s younger sister, he’s been keeping an eye on her since as long as he could remember, in that time he kept thugs, gang members, and the occasional boyfriend that doesn’t understand the words No, out of her life. He cares for her deeply and would do almost anything for her. She doesn’t live that far from him, about only a couple of blocks away which is great seeing as he enjoys playing with his niece London. Caren herself has grown in to a strong independent woman who, like her mother, won’t take much from anyone and even has taken Elijah down a peg should he step out of line. Elijah constantly finds himself telling her his problems as she seems to know exactly what to say. It should be noted that Caren and Elijah are only related by their mother as the two have different fathers, both of which who ran out on their mother.

London Austin: Elijah’s niece, she’s smart and sassy just like almost every other woman that Elijah’s met in his life, but cute as a button. Caren wonders where her daughter gets her behavior to which Elijah mocks “Really, you don’t have any idea? Really?” but that ends up with him getting slapped upside the head. London was probably one of the first people to see what Elijah’s power was, which she thought was cool, but then again lifting a car isn’t exactly boring to begin with. Elijah cares about her just as much as her mother.

Andra Austin: Elijah’s mother, a mother whose spouse ran off when he discovered she was pregnant she decided to take his last name to spite him, albeit was a small victory. Elijah has never really met anyone who he respects more than his mother seeing her as a “Real Hero”. She tried to raise young Elijah on strong religious beliefs hoping that he would grow up into a respectable young man, and for a time it seemed to be working, at least until the hatred of his father overwhelmed him and he turned to violence which he argued was keeping them safe. She continued to try and raise her children well, all the way beyond the point of letting the birds fly free. She eventually passed away due to complications to the heart, something that Elijah attributes with two husbands leaving her. Her passing hit Elijah hard and for a time he was in a deep depression, until his sister dragged him out of it saying his mother would be furious he was suffering so much over her. Elijah had taken a corner in his house as a memorial for his mother, what has happened to it since he left is unknown.

Justin Smith: Elijah isn’t sure what to make of the young man; he personally thinks he’s either the luckiest bastard or the dumbest. When Justin was just a teen, he and a group of young men decided to try and rob “The Last Call” bar, of course this was before Elijah had started showing off his powers, needless to say he left a few busted up bad. Deciding that all didn’t need to go to the hospital, Elijah took Justin and told him that if he didn’t want Elijah to leave him wrapped in a street lamp and dropped off at the police station he’d work off the damages he and his friends caused, which were ironically caused by Elijah going a bit overboard. And what started as working for damages eventually became a 5 year long thing between the two, Elijah can’t understand

Lewis Austin: Elijah’s father who he hadn’t seen for most of his life, he one day met him