Steele_Magnolia

(OOC: Is it possible for a young hero who happened to be coming by to adopt a pet to join in?)

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It lies! It's a guy, everyone knows women don't play these games, women are too mature!

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Too mature? Is that a slam at my advanced age!
**hurls rotten tomatoes**

I still play paper-based RP, and the term "DM" or "GM" is still used.

I guess the difference between this type of RP and that is that the GM/DM serves as a moderator to keep everyone in line and focused.

In all, this is a good thread and deserves to be read. So bump!

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I had a few questions about Paragon City for my hero's bio.

1. Are there any penaltys/fines/jailtime/etc for being an unregistred hero?

2. Is there a College in Paragon City?

3. If there is no official answer to these, is there an unofficial one that most people use?

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I don't know about question #1, but unofficially, there is a Paragon University used in several of the prominent RP threads (including the TV interview and Whitmoore threads). Several people's characters use the university as their place of employment and study. Excellent reading, I recommend it.

Ha! I got my test server account set up without resorting to hubby.... Does that make me 133t? *shudder*

I created a "Whitmoore Residents" SG, and will promote all of us to officer so we can invite one another into the group. The team colors are maroon and gold, the symbol a heraldric lion, all in honor of the Whitmoore's history.

Hope to see you on the test server. It would be great to meet and talk freely and see each other's characters.

I'm a woman and play a female toon. I can't tell you the number of times I've been referred to as "he" under the assumption that women don't play games.

*Ahem* Yes we do. And not just because our husband/boyfriend plays them. I was playing D&D long before I met my husband.

Not a rant, just an observation. Don't assume the female toon is some guy genderbending. Personally, I don't care. If I came up with a good idea/background for a male hero, I would play him. I refer to female toons as "she" and male toons as "he"... if the genderbenders can't handle it, well, they don't want to team with me anyway. I'd rather spend my brain cells on things like team tactics than remembering Mz Thang is a sex-starved punk kid with self image issues.

Thanks Slipshod! We'll do our best to uphold the honor of the Whitmoore.

I see that some of my fellow Whitmoore RP'ers have responded. Very well, I shall join them!

I offer to you my two characters: Steele Magnolia and Simon-Says. I'll put the bare bones of their background here, but you can read my posts in the Whitmoore thread for a better feel. (Sorry, I'm just not up to typing about 10,000 words for this.)

Steele Magnolia (Helen Markov) AR/Dev Blaster: 5'7" 130 lbs, shoulder length auburn hair, green eyes, 32 yrs.

Costume: Dark green metal armor, white and green utility belt to hold gadgets, white and green cape with celtic cross, and a really big gun with lots of attachments.

Powers: the usual slug, burst, buckshot, grenade, web grenade, caltrops, flame thrower, ignite, targetting drone, beanbag, snipe, and trip mine. Movement power is jumping.

Background: Helen was a former street kid who was adopted into a good home. Mom was the police officer who arrested her, Dad owned a small electronics development firm. She was a gifted student and made up for lost time, graduating college at 19 with the goal to go on to medical school. Between college and med school, she had an gymnastics accident and broke her back, rendering her paraplegic. She eventually went on to medical school, then back to college for further studies, then to work for her father and doing volunteer probono medicine on a part-time basis. At 30, she created a new metal alloy, jadenium, and caught the attention of Crey who attempted to take control of her father's company. Her parents then died under suspicious circumstances (I haven't decided what yet). Helen suspected Crey was involved, but there is no proof. She retained control of the metal's patent, but bankrupted the company fighting in court. Since her parent's death, she has continued her research and development, creating the powered armor and weapons she now uses as Steele Magnolia.

Personality Notes: Recently she moved into the Whitmoore and has become good friends with Sol_Ar, in whom she has a romantic interest (so don't have her involved with someone else). She would happily assist in protecting Paragon. She is highly moral, thoughtful, deliberate, and when she speaks her language is precise and polite. If any of the team is injured, she will probably opt out of combat to treat them if possible.

Simon-Says (Simone St Croix) Mind Control/Kinetics Controller: 5'9" 110 lbs, black hair, blue eyes, 17 yrs.

Costume: Black and purple leather body suit in a psychadelic swirl pattern, twin pony tails, goth makeup over eyes, silver Eye of Horus dangle earrings.

Powers: Mass Hypnosis, Mass Dominate, Hypnosis, Confuse, Dominate, Siphon Power, Transfusion. Movement is teleportation (friend, foe, self) and Hover.

Background: Simon grew up in Paris, the daughter of an American businessman and his French wife. Her powers developed early and gradually. By the time she was 4, she was diagnosed as mentally ill due to her emotional instability and periodic catatonic and delusional fugues. By 10, she began to hear voices in her head. At 14, her parents died in an automobile accident, and she attempted suicide, and was confined to a sanitarium while the authories sought her next of kin, Uncle Max Croninger, a senior Crey officer in Paragon City. Max took custody and brought her to America. He realizes that she is a mutant and has been trying to protect her, shielding her secret. She has never registered with Paragon City.

Personality: Simone cannot "turn off" her telepathy, she hears and sees the thoughts and images of those around her, stronger emotions and close proximity can be painful. As a result, she is a mixture of jaded sophistication and innocence. She has never been to school, rarely leaves home, and spends most of her time on the internet. She recently met Straight-Jacket (Jack Stryker) and fell head over heels for him upon first sight when she realized that he "didn't hurt her head" - as a powerful psi, he doesn't "leak" like others. Simon can be altruistic, and would help others she saw in need, but doesn't feel the same level of responsibility as other heroes. But if Jack's involved, Simon will be happy to go too.

Any questions, PM me.

That would work for me, as long as it was in the afternoon/early evening. I have to work that night.

Have to get the hubby to help me get my character copied over to Test.

That sounds like a lot of fun. I'm going to be out of town the 23-27th with no access to CoH, so I can't actually play on test for Christmas. I'd love to do it before or after though. I think it would be a blast to do a mission together and write it up for the forum.

I'll have computer access, at least some of the time, and will post as often as I can. I'll also write something up ahead of time and send it to Sol-Ar or Citizen_Stu just in case I can't get to the computer enough to keep up.

I still want to do the Christmas party. Look for more from me on that front on the Whitmoore thread.

I did it all backward: I started with the Whitmoore Apt thread, then the Whitmoore origin, and finally this. What a backasswards way to find a story. It was worth it.

This was the best thing I've read in weeks, and that's including about a dozen published popular novels.

<bump> So someone else can enjoy!

OOC: For not having much experience at RPing, you're doing just fine writing. Post more! Your fans await!

(OOC: Are there going to be more posts to this thread? I've been enjoying it very much, the characters are wonderful. You can send me a PM if you don't want to post.)

One of the official (IE: selected and published)fanfiction stories hosted by this site states there is a small stipend for heroes.

My character also has (well, had) a job as well.

Check out the Whitmoore Apt thread for some good RP/character stories.

Steele Magnolia
AR/DEV Blaster
Pinnacle

Steele Magnolia (Tech AR/DEV Blaster): "Eat hot lead!"

Simon-Says (Mut MC/Kin Controller): "Poison Tiddlywinks!"

Steele Magnolia (Tech AR/DEV Blaster) doesn't see herself as a hero. She's not even a meta, just a scientist out to test her creations in pursuit of an answer... not necessarily even justice, or retribution, though either would be nice.

Simon-Says (MUT MC/Kin Controller) definitely sees herself as a hero, right down to the corny (and sometimes not-quite-sane) dialogue. As a hero, she embraces all her quirks and eccentricities, even her insanity.

I'd like to add this, not really a rule, more of a guideline.

Spell-, grammar-, and punctuation-check your posts. It does no good to write an awesome story when it is too illegible (or painful) to try to read.

I've seen some really good storytellers with this problem over the years, especially in email and BB format. It's sad.

Patiently waiting for a sequel....

PS: Checkout the Whitmoore Apts thread, fun place to RP and write.