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IN THE FACE! I just dont know whose... maybe all of them? Who knows. Initiative roll: 16

Randy had a day off next day, so he could do what he loved to do on nights like those- go to bars, drink beer and then have a refreshing walk home, possibly encountering some guys who were more drunk then him and didnt notice he was bulky enough to lift a horse, and that was without resorting to superpowers. This night however, there was a bonus of three thugs (kinda like him few years back, but maybe a little less imposing) along with a rather short damsel in distress. "I never saved a damsel in distress before. Oughta be fun." He had no idea, as he rushed after them into an Alleyway, somewhat glad that women chose the stupidest way to escape. She'll be surrounded, but at least he wont need to run as much.

:Batman: Batman approves.

Apparently, this guy wasnt smart enough to leave him alone. He had not time for him, police or explanations. On the brink of exploding (not literally, that sometimes happen though) he faced Wesley and poked him in chest. Once per each word. I said its NOT.YOUR.BUSINESS. Stop wasting my time, punk!

To avoid further confusion, here are Carbon's current form and stats: Str: 38 (+14) (Effective strenght: 53) Grapple: +23 Knockback: -8 Toughness: +14 (+4 Con, +1 Defensive roll, +5 Protection, +4 Density) Impervious Toughness: 8 Weight: 1520 lbs Unarmed DC: 29 Initiative roll: 6

The day started slowly and just as uneventful as usual (that is, when its not starting with a giant abominations, monsters from movies or giant ooze attacking the city), Randy was up and awake since 7 AM, doing nothing else but his job as a taxi driver- delivering people here and there just to have a few bucks for dinner. Sometime around 11 AM he delivered some busy, dorky looking businessman at the Airport becouse, well, he didnt care about his story at all (he talked though). He waited at the airport for a moment, if only to have a small nap at the parking lot and wait for another custumer (that being airport, one was about to appear in a minute or so). What woke him up from his little nap, wasnt another person, but rather a whole lot of them, running away from the airport, as if it was attacked by... "WOAH!", exclaimed Randy as he noticed the havoc that was currently going on there. He was about to jump out and get into action, when someone boarded his cab and screamed with panic. "T-t-TAKE ME OUT OF HERE! NOW! NOW!" Which was the last thing Randy was about to do now. He sighed and casually left the cab, walked toward the back door and opened it for the man, who looked at him with mixed fear (of monsters), panic and confusion. "Scram. Take a bus." The frightened passanger-wannabe was too shocked to argue and just left the cab with another weird story to tell to his friends. Randy meanwile took out his bandana from under the seat and donned it while running toward the biggest monster there, touching the concrete on his way to turn into mighty stone superhero. Carbon was ready.

Coincidence is sometimes a superheroes greatest ally, especially when your job makes you ride around the whole city. A small commotion coming from the Museum was cue enough for Randy Cash to park his cab on a side and allow someone else to take over the action. With that in mind, he backed into an alley and wore some darker clothes, donned a bandana covering his head except for eyes, and he become said different person- Carbon. "I really need a proper costume!" He muttered under his nose as he looked at his own image reflecting from piece of broken glass lying next to a trash container he hid behind. As he walked toward the front entrance, he touched the stone walls and before passing the broken entrance, his whole body (and even costume) changed color to gray and become hard as stone, or perhaps even more so (he tried not to think logically about it, not that he knew enough about science anyway), giving him enough strenght to boost his confidence over the roof... and maybe beat a villain or two while he's at it. He quickly noticed the culprit and his goons, and did the first thing that sounded logically in his mind. LEEEEEEEROOOOOY JEEEEEEENKIIIIIINSSS!! He charged toward the group and before any could turn back to see crazy stone man, it got punched VERY hard by a running haymaker IN THE FACE. Poor goon didnt know what hit him, and he wasnt even done. After that punch, he raised his elbow and pushing it with his other hand landed another blow on one goon next to him, IN HIS FACE. Then he chose another closest target and struck him with another surprisingly quick haymaker, once again IN THE FACE! Three were out of commision and it took him about six seconds. He glanced toward Black Anubis and made a peace sign with left hand. "Yo."

Charging at first goon- crippling success, goon falls http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2474278/ Takedown Attack #1 - goon falls http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2474280/ Takedown Attack #2 - Goon falls http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2474281/ Good start. Initiative for following battle: 5 http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2474281/

Carbon is asking for changing his Trade-off's. Current ones cripple his effectiveness in battle. He's asking for -4 Attack/+4 Damage and -4 Defense/+4 Toughness DONE BY SHAENTHEBRAIN

Just for the record, Carbon enters the battle in this form. Just to avoid myself more confusion, I'll list his current stats here: Str: 38 (+14) (Effective strenght: 53) Grapple: +23 Knockback: -8 Toughness: +14 (+4 Con, +1 Defensive roll, +5 Protection, +4 Density) Impervious Toughness: 8 Weight: 1520 lbs Unarmed DC: 29

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FaceOfAThug Carbon. Nuff said.

Randy Cash, otherwise (not quite yet) known as Carbon, found out about latest series of crimes from his old friends in bars. Not sure where they got all this information- probably via good old "my buddy once told me" way, but it seemed like something big. For one, the items in question werent exactly something you sell on the Black Market, so profit wasnt the main objective. And if not money, then something really bad. An two, the whole DA deal looked like a job of some... shapeshifter? Illusionist? Robot dupe? Whatever it was, definetely a villain. Still riding in his cab (he really needs to find a better job), he waited for either a costumer or a call while thinking of a plan. They wont let him near Star Island, costumed or not, and meeting with DA is just as pointless. Maybe if he knew someone who was involved in this case, that would be a good place to start.

So, my not quite smart hero is teamed up with three gadgeteer geniuses. This ought to be fun :)

Just to be clear- we havent met yet, right? At least, Carbon doesnt know any of those people here.

Super-Senses is a good idea which I havent thought about. As for Arrays... well, Im not yet good enough with the system to mess with stuff so much, but I like the current version a lot. Except maybe for the limited use, which Im still having reservations for. What dodge focus? Its not on the sheet.

Ah, Shaen just pimped my character, now it feels ... mighty ^^ The only thing I'd argue, is Weakness to extreme temperatures, which contradicts the "fire theme" I had for him (ie: he's resistant to heat).

Looks marvelous to me! (sorry, couldnt help myself)

Then allow me to use my "Contacts" to take 20 (I can wait 20 minutes) + 7 (my ranks in GI) to find out some more details on what has been stolen by calling some of my underground contacts. If I cant take 20, I'll take 10 + 7 instead.

Fellow gamers, I need thy help! Goal: Half-Human, Half-Dragon I was talking about earlier. Its not quite done yet- I saved some PP for fine tuning and right now Im asking for some tips. Also, few questions: 1. If my character is obviously un-human looking (and I mean, a lot), do I get a Drawback for looking like monster, or just a complication? 2. Not sure Im if Im supposed to pay once for both wings, or separately for each. 3. Thats basically it. 4. Hope nobody minds Im playing a furry. In case you wonder: this is the closest I can find to how he looks. Click for furry!

Sigh, again with the anime stuff... I said magical girl becouse it fits the concept. Maybe If I said "A girl who turns into a women with magical powers, kinda like Billy Batson" would be better, but if something has a name, I use it. Anyway, I dont feel like arguing anymore, so I give up and save my idea for some other game. You may close this thread, I have ntohing else to say.

The problem is as follows- I have a character concept that IMO would work pretty well here (again, just IMO) and worked well in comics for years, but for some reason people seemed enraged of it. The idea is simple- make a magical girl in a superhero setting. Im not talking about a wishy-washy copy of Sailor Moon, Tokyo Mew Mew or crap like Wedding Peach that coats everything in sugar and has "Love Love Strawberry Beams" with sparkles (Im not an idiot). The general idea is to mix two titles: -Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: Or as I'd like to call it "what if magical girls were made for adults, had a good story, compelling characters and serious plotlines". I was stunned just how great it works and TV Tropes agrees with me. -Shazam!: A young person turns into adult and becomes a great superhero. Everyone knows it, nobody has problems with it. So, why is (almost) everyone here against? I havent heard a single good argument against it, aside from "Its against the rules", which alone is enough to overthrow EVERYTHING and ANYTHING I'll say, but let me be honest- that rule is stupid. No offense to those who made it- I heard the reasons and arguments against it and I do realize its for our own good, but isnt that too much? Aside from "Rules are rules", the only arguments I heard were: -beating up kids is squicky- yes it is. Which is why I have a character that turns into adult women, they get beaten up all the times. Besides, there were a lot of great kid heroes that took beating and it wasnt considered squicky- Power Pack (Im refering to Marvel Adventures line, not 616) , few Robins (including the current), Molly Hayes of Runaways and more (granted, there werent many of them, but they existed) -young sex scenes are a no-no - well, duh, Im not going there. Im not stupid enough to try having my 12 year old have sex with people, not even in her adult form. Hell, one of the running gags would be her getting squicky when people flirt with her to her disgust) -other heroes wont accept someone so young - so? There are plenty characters that werent accepted by their peers for any reason, that didnt stop them from being heroes. Stephanie Brown (Spoiler) was constantly turned down but never gave up (granted, she was above 16, but thats not my point). Makes for a good story. And thats about all the arguments I heard that makes sense. For the record, here are some rough ideas of how I saw it: -she's a child prodigy, wise and smart beyond her age. When talking to her adult form, you'll have hard times figuring out her actual age -sex is wrong, if anyone old tried to hit on her, she'll reject immediatly and feel disgusted over it. If its a person she can trust, she might tell the truth, but only if she thinks they'll accept it. Either way, she'll avoid it on her own. -despite being smart, she's not a smartass and will look for guidance, a team or older mentor -yes, she does realize she's too young for this, but it wont stop her. You know, "power and responsibility" and doing whats right above personal gains -her parents dont know it, and really- why would she tell them? So they could ground her forever? In other words, I know what Im doing, or at least Im pretty sure I do. I dont want to start a war, I dont want to make enemies and all said and done, Im here to have fun, but not at a cost of being a dick. In case you wanna ask- no, raising her age will completely miss the point and I'd rather make someone else and pity your limited imagination (no offense meant). Im asking for this rule to include a "In special case only" part, which Im aiming at. (14:21:22) Moira: Still, if i were you, i'd bump that up to 16, i really dont see a 12 year old getting accepted (14:21:32) Ecalsneerg: Nope (14:21:46) playah: accepted as a team member or character in general? (14:21:54) Moira: in general (14:22:01) playah: why? (14:22:02) Ecalsneerg: Quark was 14 when he got approved, and we've said now that we wouldn't approve someone that young (14:22:19) playah: ever heard of Billy Batson? (14:22:33) Moira: yeah, he's grown up a little (14:22:46) playah: yeah, now he's like, 10 (14:22:47) Ecalsneerg: Yep, he's a teenager in current comics (14:22:58) Ecalsneerg: Wait, he got de-aged? (14:23:16) playah: really? Back in Young Justice he seemed like a 10 year old, and that wasnt far away (14:23:23) Moira: last i heard he was 16 (14:23:32) playah: details (14:23:42) Moira: Young Justice was YEARS ago (14:24:05) playah: quiet, I still want to think its alive (14:24:29) playah: and WHY exactly dont you (as a site) want a younger heroes? (14:24:35) Ecalsneerg: I'm not sure (14:24:52) Ecalsneerg: Because adult supervillains beating up 10-year-olds is squicky? (14:25:22) Ecalsneerg: That might be it, it got ruled prior to me getting a green name (14:25:26) playah: I dunno, I like Power Pack, and they get beaten up all the time (14:26:10) playah: besides, everyone on this site has a level 0 immortality, so I dont see a problem here (14:26:24) Moira: it got ruled after two guys basically RPed their 14 year olds having sex (14:26:41) playah: and why would I want to engage her in sex? (14:26:50) Ecalsneerg: ... ah, that's why. Thank you mental block! (14:27:03) Ecalsneerg: playah, we didn't think that of those players (14:27:14) Ecalsneerg: Then Shaen walked in. And it was hilarious (14:27:34) playah: so, becouse two guys were idiots, you limited ideas for characters? (14:28:05) Ecalsneerg: "Be legal in most states" is hardly a limit (14:28:20) playah: dude, this isnt a porn site (14:28:39) Ecalsneerg: Legal adult =/= age of consent (14:29:05) Ecalsneerg reminds you he doesn't use the American phrasing (14:29:11) playah: you do realize that mainstream comic books have a strong tradition of underage heroes and sidekicks? (14:29:40) Ecalsneerg: Most of the Teen Titans are 16 (14:29:53) playah: could've foold me (14:30:00) Moira: Starfire is far faaar away from 16 (14:30:20) Moira: who are the titans these days? (14:30:23) Ecalsneerg: playah, they're drawn younger because people are stupid (14:30:30) playah: Starfire and Raven looked like hot moms when they were introduced (14:30:33) Ecalsneerg: "Teenagers? Taller than adults? UNPOSSIBLE" (14:31:03) Ecalsneerg: playah, it's a lot more noticeable when they cross over with other titles (14:31:10) Ecalsneerg: They're all scrawny midgets (14:31:28) playah: all said, I still dont understand why I cant make a character like that, aside from sexual scenes (which I wont do becouse Im no idiot) (14:31:30) Moira: Aquagirl Beast Boy Blue Beetle Bombshell Kid Flash Miss Martian Raven Static Superboy Wonder Girl (14:31:39) Moira: these are the titans at the moment (14:31:50) Moira: are any of them younger than 16? (14:31:54) Ecalsneerg: playah, is it so wrong for us to say "We don't want kids getting beaten up?" (14:32:12) playah: no, it isnt (14:32:34) playah: but Im not making a "regular" child (14:33:02) Ecalsneerg: Well, duh? (14:33:10) Ecalsneerg: It's a superhero site. Noone is regular (14:33:37) playah: Im making a girl who turns into adult (to hide identity) with superpowers (14:34:27) playah: we also dont want to see women getting beaten, and yet look how many are there (14:34:55) Ecalsneerg: playah, that's different (14:35:09) playah: yeah, yeah, women's rights and stuff (14:35:20) Ecalsneerg: Well, look at it this way (14:35:26) Ecalsneerg: Women can get in the military (14:35:30) Ecalsneerg: 12 year olds can't (14:36:00) playah: Military =/= superheroes (14:36:27) Ecalsneerg: Ok then, police force (14:36:35) playah: sigh... (14:37:10) playah: nothing you say will convince me, so I'll just sumbit the character when its done and see if its accepted (14:37:34) Ecalsneerg: No offence, but I don't need to convince you (14:37:46) Ecalsneerg: I just do it out of politeness (14:37:54) playah: Ik now (14:38:09) playah: Im not offended (14:38:28) Ecalsneerg: Seriously, why does she need to be younger than 16? (14:38:51) playah: nope, the whole point of the character is that she IS young (14:39:10) Ecalsneerg: 16 is young (14:39:29) playah: its like saying "You know what, Batman is cool, but you know what would be better? If his parents were alive!" (14:39:54) Ecalsneerg: So... pre-Identity Crisis Tim Drake? (14:40:04) playah: if that wont get accepted, then I might as well just make someone else (14:40:27) playah: yeah, Tim Drake, as in my favourite DC character (but I digress) (14:40:39) Ecalsneerg: Why is 16 too old? (14:41:07) Moira: you know who else was that young? Dick Grayson, Age Twelve from ASBAR (14:41:27) playah: becouse there are tons of characters that are 16 and nobody seems to mind them becouse, well, nobody does (14:41:40) Moira: You must add "Age Twelve" when refering to Dick Grayson from that series (14:41:47) Ecalsneerg: I was 17 when I joined the site (14:41:52) Ecalsneerg: Not 13 (14:42:07) playah: so? (14:42:50) Ecalsneerg: The playerbase see no issue with 16 rather than 12 because 16 is about the lowest age in the playerbase (14:43:04) playah: the whole point is that she first appears as adult, everyone accepts her and thinks she's okay, but then she reveals her secret and everyone is like "Holy crap, she's 12? Didnt see that coming!" (14:43:23) Ecalsneerg: Then phone child services (14:43:38) playah: you dont get that reaction if she's 16, becouse Claremont is made out of those guys (14:44:02) Ecalsneerg: And 16 is when you are considered to no longer need a legal guardian (14:44:19) playah: never said I wont need a legal guardian (14:44:45) Moira: How old does she look when she transforms? (14:45:04) playah: middle 20's (14:45:37) Ecalsneerg: I still can't believe you consider 12 comparable to 16 (14:45:49) playah: its not comparable (14:45:53) Ecalsneerg: That 4 year difference is massive at that age (14:45:59) Moira: Maybe they grow em different over there? (14:46:01) Moira: (14:46:08) playah: she's just wise beyond her age (14:46:09) Ecalsneerg: No, you are comparing them (14:46:25) Ecalsneerg: (13:43:38) playah: you dont get that reaction if she's 16, becouse Claremont is made out of those guys (14:46:47) Ecalsneerg: And even upbeat, optimistic people like Jack of all Blades think 16 is way too young in-setting (14:48:08) playah: so? (14:48:49) Ecalsneerg: So, people will still go "duh-wha'?" (14:49:19) playah: Im exactly expecting a "You're 12? Thats cool, lets team-up anyway" (14:50:00) Ecalsneerg: "You're 12, yet out fighting crime on your own? God, your mother is a piece of irresponsible trash" (14:50:08) playah: and I still havent heard any good arguments against aside from "This is our site's rules" (14:50:21) playah: "She doesnt know that." (14:50:44) Moira: ifi do admit, it does sound kind of coolfor a self contained story (14:50:45) Ecalsneerg: No, they are valid points (14:50:55) Ecalsneerg: You just dislike them because it goes against your idea (14:51:03) Moira: heck, even an NPC (14:51:20) Ecalsneerg: "Kids getting beaten up isn't fun" is a valid point, whether you respect it or not (14:51:23) playah: yes, I do like this idea, hence why Im giving it my last characte slot (14:51:58) playah: and Im brining up Billy Batson as an example becouse he works (14:52:14) playah: and has worked for years, even before he grew into a teenager (14:52:50) Ecalsneerg: Our Billy Batson expy was in his 80s and turned into a younger man (14:53:02) playah: cool, but no thanks (14:53:03) Ecalsneerg: Wolverine eviscerating people with claws has sold comics for years (14:53:13) Moira: I forgot about Captain Wonder1 (14:53:17) Ecalsneerg: "It happened in comics" is not an argument in and of itself (14:53:48) Moira makes a note to reference him sometime (14:53:50) playah: then how about "It happened in JLU, which is considered kid friendly and overall liked and accepted" ? (14:54:02) Moira: Think they'd sell Captain Wonder tshirts? (14:54:13) Ecalsneerg: Moira, yes (14:54:16) playah: and in Batman Brave and Bold (14:54:25) Ecalsneerg: JLU? Kid friendly? LOLWHAT? (14:54:40) Ecalsneerg: It's kid friendly in that your kid shouldn't understand 90% of the jokes (14:55:19) Moira: (szept) Hey, if you want, you can throw your arguement on the character building forum for everone to discuss (14:55:33) playah: (szept do Moira) I might do (14:55:46) playah: and thats wrong? (14:55:56) Moira: (szept) present your case and ask for opinions (14:56:10) Ecalsneerg: Notice also that, in JLU, he was in one episode, ("(13:50:44) Moira: ifi do admit, it does sound kind of coolfor a self contained story"), and left the League due to not fitting in with its moral standards (14:56:38) Moira: That's what i was semi-refering to (14:57:17) playah: besides, why did you reference Wolverine? (14:57:35) Ecalsneerg: As something in comics considered inappropriate for here (14:57:39) Moira: Wolverin is the Hitler of comic conversations (14:57:46) Moira: Wolverine Eats Sugar (14:58:23) playah: Boys, Kick-Ass and Watchmen is popular as well, but what does it have to do with Captain Marvel?

(13:57:30) playah: Moira, In response for your "Celestial Girls" team, I came up with a counterpart group- "Alpha Factor", made out of ONLY tough guys (13:57:51) Moira: heh (13:58:12) Moira: Celestials, but yeah, that's silly (13:58:15) playah: think it'll work as your arch-nemezis? (13:58:51) Moira: i was thinking of setting it up like Birds of Prey (13:59:20) Moira: but if an all male team adversary pops up, who knows? (13:59:36) playah: maybe they're your alternate versions from other dimension? (14:00:08) Moira: Carbon could start the male version of Celestials (14:00:14) Moira: him and Wesley (14:00:30) playah: Samuel Prescott, Mongrel Devil and Cursed (14:00:41) playah: funny, I also though about it ^^ (14:01:42) playah: I can already imagine our origin story (14:02:14) Moira: "We're men! We're men in tiiiights!" (14:02:51) playah: Divine: Sorry, only girls allowed. Carbon: Oh yeah? Well then, I'll make a team of my own, and only boys will be allowed Wes, we need one more!" (14:03:14) playah: maybe Lukos could join (14:03:43) Moira: Lukos is gonna be the Celestial's Token Guy/Team Pet (14:03:57) playah: we'll fight for him (14:04:07) Moira: awwww (14:04:15) playah: WITH OUR MANLY FISTS~! (14:04:19) Moira: take arrowhawk (14:04:28) Moira: he's manly enough (14:04:37) Moira: so manly he walks with a limp! (14:04:44) playah: but then we'll need a team pet, preferably small and cute female (14:05:07) Moira: double standards! (14:05:12) playah: hmm... (14:05:24) Moira: you cant have a female pet (14:05:26) playah: (14:05:34) playah: you have a male pet, so why not? (14:06:00) Moira: because we have boobs >.> (14:06:22) playah: no fair! (14:06:26) playah: <.< (14:06:28) playah: >.> (14:06:33) playah: no, wait, that sounded weird (14:07:04) Moira: you can't say "we have boobs so we get a pet" see double standard (14:07:36) playah: oh, we'll get our team pet, whether you like it or not! (14:08:03) Moira: grow boobs, it'll help (and be weird at the same time >.>) (14:08:19) playah: oh yeah, you know what we have that you dont? (14:09:03) playah: a token black team member! (14:09:14) playah: (what, you thought I was gonna say something else?) (14:09:24) Moira: (14:09:38) Moira: Mongrel Angel is brown! (14:09:47) playah: doesnt count

This is bothering me since I joined. Why isnt there a sticky thread with all the teams somewhere? I know there's wiki, but even then its hard to tell which ones are PC's and NPC's. A simple list of them and roster would be very helpful. And if there is existing thread somewhere, why cant I find it?

Do we know what was stolen, or should we make an information gathering roll?

Now that I think about it, I Carbon was based mostly on Kevin Levin from Ben 10: Alien Force. So yeah...