The Avengers of Justice--new static team on Virtue

Ok now a little business.

First the RP stuff--if the above story contains anything about your character you don't like, no worries it'll be taken out. Just having a little fun.

Note that the story has a touch a retcon, especially for Lightson.

Doc Mid--I'll retcon a bit more when you have your origin

Now, one last bit of business about our final lineup--Everyone seems really gung ho except the person who we are saving the 8th spot for who we haven't technically heard from yet. I even tried to PM him (and different variations of his name) and it said there was no such player. I want to give him every chance to play with us. But I also want to be fair to others as well. So unless there's an objection, I plan to hold out until around noon on Saturday. If we still haven't gotten any verification from him then I plan to offer the 8th spot to Perdix. The fact that he comes recommended means a lot. And letting him know on Saturday should give Perdix enough time to get ready. Sound like a plan? Just give me a yay or nay . . .

Finally, since people still seem interested even after we are full, I'll use this as another chance to plug Unknown_Badge's Friday group. Check out UB's thread:

http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat....=0#Post11411187

Thanks everyone!

Very nice.

“Stay hidden, the shadows will protect you.” That was the last thing my mother said to me as she led the men hunting us away. All I remember were the white lab coats and their security team yelling for her to give them the child. That was 10 years ago and yet they still hunt for me.

I worked my way from child of the street to research assistant at Crey Industries, under an alias of Chad Wyrick. Using a device that is stopping their sensors from detecting my mutant signature I have been able to infiltrate their organization and gather information from the inside in hopes of stopping them.

While Chad Wyrick works from the inside the belly of the beast by day at night the vigilante known as Doc Midnight emerges from the shadows to combat the Crey at every turn, taking down their underground labs, rescuing the poor souls Crey has captured, destroying countless amounts of research and costing the company billions.

During the past 2 years Crey Industries as added extra security measures. My security access has been modified and restricted to a level 3. I believe my one man war against this evil empire is in need of some allies and maybe it’s time for Chad Wyrick to disappear and for Doc Midnight to wage a full scale war against Crey for their crimes.

*clap clap clap*

Very nice indeed.

Now I already played through outbreak (I was anxious) should I delete and remake Mutie so that we can all start in Outbreak and get the Iso Badge?
Also in the above story, YOU FORGOT MY HYPHEN (sp)!!!! j/k

But all in all it looks really good.

I'm excited to reinvent Mutant X-7, he's in retirement because I fell out of love with /EM and in love with /ELEC, but haven't had the time or patience to really level an Nrg/ Blaster again, but having something fun to play him with will definately help.

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Originally Posted by Arcanaville Sure, the devs are supposed to listen to their customers, mister business 101 out there. And if I decide to start suggesting that the devs change the game from being about superheroes and supervillains to being about clowns that is my right as well, and technically Paragon Studios is supposed to pay attention to me. But I hope strongly that they assume a meth-head somehow managed to hack into my forum account and make paper airplanes out of my posts, because I hope they recognize stupid when they see it. I assume they will recognize futile just as accurately.

No need to restart, unless you want to and get badge. Think plan is to meet on Tuesday at sewer entrance in AP.

First Lightson WOW! simply wow! very nice job I am extremely happy with how you handle Blind Justyce,so a huzzah! for you.Yay on waiting till saturday gives the one were waiting for a chance and Perdix a chance to be ready just in case.Last but certainly not least kudos to DocMidknight very nice background and nicely tied in to the rest of us =)

well, looks like this team is set and ready to roll. wish i had posted faster since the timing is perfect for my schedule (i have tuesdays off) but, i am an optimist with a snazzy pair of rose colored glasses, so i will post anyway.

very intriged with the concept and would love to jump on if a spot opens. i have a couple ideas for a character, but i'll leave it there unless called on.

if anyone else would like to start another static team like this one, on tues or wed nights, leme know. for now, GL to the team and i hope u have a lot of fun

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No need to restart, unless you want to and get badge. Think plan is to meet on Tuesday at sewer entrance in AP.

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Yep. Sewers, Tuesday at 7pm.

As for badge, don't forget you can now use flashback system to get it.

I'll prolly wait to update the origin story until our 8th has also posted his origin.

Thanks!

Mutant X-7 will be at the sewers waiting (or maybe delving further into the depths, investigating on his own?)
Also Mutant X-7 is my global, so add me if you like.
Also we should probably start our own channel so we know when we are all on.

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Originally Posted by Arcanaville Sure, the devs are supposed to listen to their customers, mister business 101 out there. And if I decide to start suggesting that the devs change the game from being about superheroes and supervillains to being about clowns that is my right as well, and technically Paragon Studios is supposed to pay attention to me. But I hope strongly that they assume a meth-head somehow managed to hack into my forum account and make paper airplanes out of my posts, because I hope they recognize stupid when they see it. I assume they will recognize futile just as accurately.

Yowza!....72+ hours later, a phone call to plaync, and alakazam! we have a new password and a new ID, and can get back to the forum...

You can reach me in game @StKenth

My great accolades to DocMidnight and our conversations in game to save the spot! My apologies to Perdix, who I'm sure would make a great teammate. I am certainly willing to do another night to join you all with a different toon.

I have been waiting for a group like this for some time! and am immensely excited!!!!!

OH...I should introduce to you...Burnt Sacrifice...a mutant fire/therm controller who was laid at the steps of St. Stephen's Cathedral as a tiny baby. Taken in by the local nuns, they began to be concerned when tiny horns developed on the little boy's head. Soon a tail and tiny wings became noticable.

Concerned that a demonic presence had entered the Sacred Sanctuary, the local priest called a friend trained in paranormal activity.

A friend that just happened to be a covert member of the Crey Foundation.

Dr. Thomas Snide, would take the young child for treatment at one of their "local facilities" for "further investigation".

Sister Naomi, a younger woman at the convent, thought something was a miss, when she overheard Dr. Snide's comments on the telephone with his associates.

Little John Mark, began the process of "experimentation" at the hands of Crey scientists. What they found was an amazing sense of heat that permeated young boy, not to mention the further development of mature wings, horns, and tail.

Posing as a nurse, Sister Naomi, went to visit John Mark and noticed the poor living conditions in which he lived, and the strange instruments that surrounded him.

Hiding him in a food transport, Sister Naomi, smuggled him out of the institution through the back door of the kitchen, Oddly enough, she had been stopped numerous times by a Dr. Wyrick,as she tried to escape. With a wink, Mr. Wyrick, almost seemed to direct her along a safe path.

Once making their way from the lab, she found a small room apartment in Kings Row, that she begged the landlord to allow her to have, "as a gift to the church." She continued to visit him, until Crey Mercenaries, tracked her presence to John Mark. Upon discovery of John, a battle insued that took the life of Sister Naomi.

Crey Merchenaries however, were not prepared for the growing powers of Paragon City's newest Superhero...

Burnt Sacrifice.

Well then looks like the 8 are now 1 but what to do with those who responded a bit later then the rest, how about a second team of brave heroes to combat the evils that walk the world.

Just a thought not sure if it's possible to do on the same night in case of missing heroes and such or take a different night and build on the group. That would allow us as a whole to be able to be in contact for any possible scheduling conflicts or possible missions, TF's or just fun beatdowns.

If enough responses to this happen I can see about getting this started as long as it doesn't conflict with my current Tuesday static team run.

Just a heads up, I created a public channel for anyone/everyone already signed up or interested called Static Team. In case anything comes up that may want to be shared. just join up and give a shout

Doc makes a great point, as well as Kilroy from the other similar thread. What's so bad about having two groups running concurrently, doing the same missions... perhaps forming a "coalition" of sorts. The chances that something happens that sideswipes us from meeting at the "same bat time, same bat channel..." every week are pretty high. To have the ability to form two groups of four or more if needed, might not be a bad solution, rather than limiting our potential by ousting someone.

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Doc makes a great point, as well as Kilroy from the other similar thread. What's so bad about having two groups running concurrently, doing the same missions... perhaps forming a "coalition" of sorts. The chances that something happens that sideswipes us from meeting at the "same bat time, same bat channel..." every week are pretty high. To have the ability to form two groups of four or more if needed, might not be a bad solution, rather than limiting our potential by ousting someone.

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I have no objections to a second team forming. However, because of real life stuff I probably wouldn't be able to commit to a second team meeting once a week. The original idea for this team was to help people (like me) with relatively limited time in a given week to play to get through content they might not otherwise be able to get through in that limited time. That, and little story/RP fun thrown in.

Also, because this team will probably have to "park" mid-TF from time to time between weeks, I would prefer that if anyone on this team joins a second static team that a new toon would be rolled. Likewise, since any given week we may be picking up "mid-TF" being able to reliably promise reserves a slot might be problematic. Remember, the team was originally going to be five (one for each AT). It expanded to eight to account for potential absences each week. Having said that, I have no objections to "reserves" keeping tabs on us to see if a spot is open any given week.

Also, to avoid confusion, if a second team does form I would prefer it if the logistics of that be worked out in another thread. Just so people don't get confused over which team is doing what and meeting when. Particularly when people start having to announce absences or when we vote on what we want to tackle on a given week, it might get a little confusing if we are juggling two teams on one thread.

Just my thoughts.

Now that we officially have our 8th member signed up, without further adieu (now with 20% more retcon):

Just after assisting the police isolate a mysterious outbreak, several of Paragon's newest heroes set out to individually investigate rumors of mysterious happenings in the sewers beneath Atlas park. They each decided that the events that brought them together were more than mere coincidence. With that banded together to form:

The Avengers of Justice!!! A group that faces threats beyond the abilities of any hero standing alone. ROLL CALL:

1) Liberty-Flame (Fire/WP science scrapper): Nuclear powered melee dynamo;

2) Lightson (FF/Eng magic defender): Wielder of the amazing “light-force”;

3) Solar Tech (fire/nrg tech blaster): Genius whose technology harnesses the power of the Sun;

4) The Directrix (mind/sonic natural controller): Negotiator extraordinaire with uncanny abilities of persuasion;
5) Blind Justce: (TA/Arch tech Defender): Sightless inventor whose technology makes him the world’s greatest archer;
6) Mutant X-7 (Energy/Electric Mutant Blaster): Mutant manipulator of kinetic energy and electicity;
7) Doc Midnight (Dark/Dark Mutant Tank): Nigh-invulnerable child of shadow; and
8) Burnt Sacrifice (Fire/Thermal Mutant Controller): Devilish appearance, heart of an angle, fire and brimstone obey his will!

JUSTICE IS SERVED!!

I. Chapter One: Some heroes are made.

Elizabeth Moore, a highly patriotic scientist working on the S.O.L.A.R. (Soldier Optimization and Longevity Amplification Research) project. The project was designed to harness nuclear energy in such a way that it would enhance the performance of our soldier’s in the field. She was on the verge of a breakthrough. It just might work after all. One more late night in the office, and the power transfer might actually be field ready. So determined, Elizabeth was oblivious to the vibrating of her cell phone or the digital timer underneath her desk counting down . . .

Solar Tech (hey Datguy, I need your toon’s real name too, I’ll just use “ST” for now), Unlike Elizabeth, ST was on the outside looking in. No doubt, he was just as brilliant (if not more so). The designs he had developed for harnessing solar energy in combat situations was revolutionary. He KNEW they worked. Nonetheless, every time he pitched his ideas he was met with nothing but red tape. Bureaucracy. It was almost as if someone had it out for him. Sometimes it made him feel better just to put on the suit, to handle the weapons. He did that tonight. He came home and donned the technology that everyone kept rejecting. “I know this stuff works, why doesn’t anyone else believe me?” ST thought to himself, unaware of the assailant approaching him from behind . . .

Dr. Ian Greyson, was a man living a charmed life as the lead developer for the Smart Suit project. The device would improve the quality of life for countless people. So long as it stayed in the right hands, that is. Which is why he would never let Crey have it. Despite Crey’s facade, Ian had heard the tales from his M.I.T buddies who had gone to work for them. He knew, deep down, it was an evil place. He would never let them have the suit. Not if they offered him a fortune. Not if they ruined his life. Not even if they took his sight. Some things even a blind man can see, Crey was evil . . .

Bryson Walker was a materialistic and prideful doctor. His whole world revolved making much of himself, and making even more of his bank account. That’s why his first job out of med school was with Crey Industries–they paid the best. He started out a little more than an overpaid errand boy, but he worked his way up the ladder. On the way up, he learned some of Crey’s dirtier secrets–like their proclivity for espionage. His most recent job had him posing as a doctor examining the test subjects of the S.O.L.A.R. project and reporting his findings back to Crey. However, something happened when news reached him that they were going to bomb S.O.L.A.R.’s facilities to halt its progress. For the first time in his life he was concerned for someone other than himself–Elizabeth Moore. He couldn’t let her die like that. Racing for the door, he sped off in his car to warn her in time. Little did he know he had already become expendable in the eyes of Crey . . .

Crey Industries, a corporation obsessed with developing its own secret cadre of super powered security troops. So obsessed, it would rob and then bomb a military research facility. So obsessed, it bury a brilliant man’s ideas in red tape before he could market them and then murder him in cold blood in his own home. So obsessed, that it would turn a miracle of medical technology into a weapon–destroying a man’s life in the process. So obsessed, the it would eliminate anyone–even its own employees–if they knew too many of the corporation’s dark little secrets.
And so, five strands become one tale:

A laboratory explosion that should have brought death, instead brought forth the first–and only– fully successful project S.O.L.A.R. test subject . . . Liberty-Flame, the nuclear powered sentinel of freedom is born;

A home invasion and attempted murder becomes the first true field test of one unsung genius’s technological masterpiece. It worked better than he had ever dreamed, and the assailant was defeated effortlessly. Realizing he doesn’t need a sponsor to be a hero–Solar Tech is born;

A blind man–still adjusting to life without sight; still mourning everything that had been taken away from him so quickly–somehow manages to disappear with his life’s work before evil can get its hand on it. The Smart Suit will still help countless people. He will turn his disability into a strength. A man with sight occasionally misses. The Smart Suit never misses. Crey wanted to see the Smart Suit’s combat capabilities–he will show it to them. He will develop even more technology to take advantage of the Smart Suit’s capabilities. He will become justice. Blynd Justce is born;

An expendable doctor’s brakes fail as he races down the street to do one of the few good things he had ever done in his life. Was he unconscious? Was he dead? Bryson will never really know. He just remembers the searing question from the angelic being: “Bryson Walker you are fallen, you have been a force for darkness in this world, I can make you a force for light . . . do you accept?” Yes–I do . . . and Lightson is born . . .

All the while, the obsessed corporation continues to plot . . .

II. Chapter Two: Some heroes are born.

Nature versus nurture. Heredity versus environment. What makes us who we are? A complex question for any person. Even more so for a mutant–a person born with amazing powers and abilities. A question made even more complex for mutants in Paragon City. For in Paragon City, mutants are pawns to be sacrificed in Crey’s quest for power . . .


“Stay hidden, the shadows will protect you.” Chad Wyrick–at least that is what he calls himself now–heard those words 10 years ago. They were the last words his mother ever spoke to him. Before Chad could even respond, his mother darted away in the opposite direction. You see, they were being chased. Being chased because Chad was a mutant. Which of course meant that, to Crey Industries, he was little more than a lab rat. Another pawn in their obsession for power. But they would not catch Chad that day. His mother’s last words had a deeper meaning: she reminding her son one last time of his power. The power of midnight. Powerful. Terrifying. The darkness made him strong. Protected him. Sheltered him. No, they would not catch Chad that day, for how does one catch a shadow? Ten lonely years later and the young man had become an adult. And he was no longer using the shadows to hide, he was using them to hunt. Indeed, by day Chad Wyrick now works for an unsuspecting Crey Industries as a research assistant. By night, however, the vigilante known as Doc Midnight–at least that is what Chad Wyrick calls himself now–emerges from the shadows to combat the Crey at every turn. Those rescued by Doc Midnight always note the he told them one last thing before he disappeared in the night: “the shadows will protect you . . .”

“God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart . . .” John Mark took solace in that Bible verse. Many mutants, despite the great abilities they were born with, have normal outside appearances. Some, like John Mark, do not. He was an orphan taken in by nuns. They treated him well. But when his latent mutant powers began to manifest, his appearance also changed. A boy, raised in a cathedral, began to take on the appearance of a demon. Even though he looked evil, his surrogate family understood he was not. They tried to get him help. Crey, of course, was more than willing to “help.” They had no idea the expert they turned to was in fact a Crey operative. In the blink of an eye, John Mark went from living with a loving, godly family to being an experiment. He would eventually escape, but Crey would extract its revenge. They murdered the very sister who had helped him escape. And they also had every intention of bringing him back in for experimentation. However, John Mark’s powers to control heat and flame had grown stronger. Crey was no match for him on that occasion. “ . . .The Lord looks at the heart . . .” John Mark now realized he had the heart of a hero. He would use his powers to help others from evil like Crey. He would put himself on the line–sacrifice himself–for the good of others. John Mark would become Burnt Sacrifice. Burnt Sacrifice took great solace in that Bible verse.

Five years. What does one do when he has five years taken away from him? Alex Kent has learned the answer to that question gradually, day by day. Not all mutants are as “fortunate” as Chad and John. For, despite all they lost, they ultimately escaped Crey’s clutches relatively quickly. Alex Kent did not. He went to them for help. To learn how to control his abilities. He remembers them taking a blood sample, and then . . . Five years. He work up five years later. What does one do when he has five years taken away from him? He learns as much as he can about the one who took it. So he could try to learn something–anything–more about what was done to him during those five years. So he could prevent it from happening to anyone else. So he could bring them down. Alex was no detective, but he had studied Crey closely enough to hear whispers. Whispers that Crey was going to let some Rikti mutagen slip out in the area near Rivera Medical Center. They wanted to see how it would contaminate the populace. Another twisted experiment. Sure, Crey would make it look like the mutagen was stolen by common thugs, but Alex knew the truth. Crey was up to its old tricks, and Mutant X-7 would be there to stop them. But not before he made sure that the heroes in the Outbreak zone would have a little back-up from the PPD.

III. Chapter three: The adventure begins.

Helen Ambriel stared at the note in her hand, even as her mind was a million miles away. Am I really going to do this? Am I a cop? Am I a super-hero? Both? Am I deluding myself about my gift. No, no I’m not. That’s fear talking. I CAN help these people. I can help the victims AND the criminals. Make them see that there is a better way, a better life for them. That violence isn’t always the answer. I’ve trained my powers of persuasion my entire life–much longer that some of these heroes have had their powers. I’m a trained police officer. Yes, I can fight if I have too. But I can also show Paragon that its heroes don’t always have to fight. They can be better than that. I can inspire them, but not as Helen Ambriel. These risks I’ve been taking lately, its all pointing me to one thing. I’m going to do this. Oh . . . but focus Helen, right now you’ve got another job to do!! Ok, what does this note say again: “Crey’s planning something big near Rivera Medical Center, get some cops down there now. And heroes if there’s any more to spare. I promise you at least hero will be there–Mutant X7" Make that two, Helen, thought. And the Directrix was born . . .

And then an Outbreak! Three heroes forewarned. Five others simply responding to the news. All of them in costume for the first time. Soon, without even realizing it, they were working in unison to isolate the outbreak. During the melee Directrix noticed something different about this group. Other groups tended to disrupt her attempts at negotiation. They didn’t see the point in it. But not this group. Maybe it was because they were new, but they followed her lead. Negotiate first, fight second. They arrested the ones that surrendered without violence. To be sure, there was still a good dose a fighting. But they understood. They wanted justice, however they could get it. “And I can help them,” she thought to herself, “with my connections at the PPD, I’ll know where the trouble is . . .”

Her thoughts were interrupted before she could finish the thought. At that moment she was startled by Doc Midnight emerging from the shadows. He had been there the entire battle, fighting alongside them, unseen. Doc Midnight addressed Mutant X-7 first, “Glad you were able to pick up on the clues I left you. Sorry I wasn’t more direct, but I was being watched.” He then turned to the entire team. “I know whose behind this–Crey.” Then tension rose at the very mention of the insidious corporation. “And I know where they are going. They are going to use the Atlas sewers to get what’s left of the mutagen back out of the city. We can catch them if we leave now.”

Blynd Justce was the first to respond. “Lead the way, I’ve got some personal business to settle with Crey . . .”

“No,” Lightson interjected, “it can never be personal. It not about vengeance.”

“Oh I don’t want to avenge myself,” Blynd Justce responded, “Crey has to answer to Justice.”

And the Avengers of Justice are born . . .

JUSTICE IS SERVED!!

(To be continued at the Atlas Park Sewers, Tuesday, August 5, at 7:00-9:30 p.m. east coast time)!!

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Doc makes a great point, as well as Kilroy from the other similar thread. What's so bad about having two groups running concurrently, doing the same missions... perhaps forming a "coalition" of sorts. The chances that something happens that sideswipes us from meeting at the "same bat time, same bat channel..." every week are pretty high. To have the ability to form two groups of four or more if needed, might not be a bad solution, rather than limiting our potential by ousting someone.

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I have no objections to a second team forming. However, because of real life stuff I probably wouldn't be able to commit to a second team meeting once a week. The original idea for this team was to help people (like me) with relatively limited time in a given week to play to get through content they might not otherwise be able to get through in that limited time. That, and little story/RP fun thrown in.

Also, because this team will probably have to "park" mid-TF from time to time between weeks, I would prefer that if anyone on this team joins a second static team that a new toon would be rolled. Likewise, since any given week we may be picking up "mid-TF" being able to reliably promise reserves a slot might be problematic. Remember, the team was originally going to be five (one for each AT). It expanded to eight to account for potential absences each week. Having said that, I have no objections to "reserves" keeping tabs on us to see if a spot is open any given week.

Also, to avoid confusion, if a second team does form I would prefer it if the logistics of that be worked out in another thread. Just so people don't get confused over which team is doing what and meeting when. Particularly when people start having to announce absences or when we vote on what we want to tackle on a given week, it might get a little confusing if we are juggling two teams on one thread.

Just my thoughts.

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My idea for the second team was due to the amount of responses that we had that came just a bit late. I got the idea from UB's original thread from someone that posted there and stole it . I do agree about posting it on a different thread and also about time commitments, hence I would suggest a different time but keep the two slightly intertwined for team sake.

I like your concept Id like to do a weekend avengers type sort of like marvel team up where the team is even more static ( random sign ups) and we do weekend tfs
taking each tf three days ( a little each day)
for people with busy schedules

maybe turn the second team into a red side team? every good hero needs a good villian

after all, crey's not just gonna stand back and let these heroes run rough shod over all their plans. i'm willing to bet they know a few folks who are only too happy to offer their super powers to the highest bidder....

might i mention that my scruples are for sale.... MuaHahahahaha!!!

I'd be interested in running a character if a second team was formed. Seems that all the positions were filled for the first before I read the thread.

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maybe turn the second team into a red side team? every good hero needs a good villian

after all, crey's not just gonna stand back and let these heroes run rough shod over all their plans. i'm willing to bet they know a few folks who are only too happy to offer their super powers to the highest bidder....

might i mention that my scruples are for sale.... MuaHahahahaha!!!

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A collection of two static teams running on different days, one red side the other blue side has been an idea that was discussed even when this team was in its infancy in another thread. Ultimately it fell flat, mostly because I don't think Unknown_Badge could run weekly (I think he was trying to run an every other week static team on Friday nights).

Before I continue: IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN A SEMI-STATIC TEAM THAT WOULD RUN EVERY OTHER WEEK (NOT WEEKLY) CONTACT UNKNOWN_BADGE AND SEE IF HE IS STILL INTERESTED. Because, yes, as Doc Mid alludes--I totally stole this idea from him.

Having said that, I love the "blue/red on different nights idea." It lets a few more people participate, but also, because they are on different "sides" there is no fear of the two teams interfering with each other.

It also opens some interesting story/RP ideas.

Heck, depending on the night/frequency, I might roll red. I might have to RP a double agent, though. Alas, I'm just not sure I have playing a "true" villian in me.

But that's another story for another day.

I have a couple of questions I'd like to ask the eight "official" members of the Avengers of Justice.

* It sounds like for the first run we will have all eight members. In the future, however, if some people have to miss what should we consider a "quorum"? In other words, how many do we need to have present to continue with that night's session? Of course, whoever is present could always run missions, but I am talking about pressing forward with a scheduled TF. My first thought is four, but I'd like to hear what you guys think.

* I have been toying around with the idea of using Guild Portal to form a web site to use to make announcements and stuff for the team as opposed to using the main CoH forum. Any thoughts on that?

And now an expanded origin for Solar Tech. (Lightson, feel free to condense this as you see fit to hopefully mesh well with your larger team storyline. Wich is totally awsome by the way!!)


Steward Fritz was a born genius. He was no Einstein, but he definately saw the world differently from most people. He could look at a bigger picture. Without much effort he could actually understand the workings AND results of such things as chaos theory, quantum mechanics, and macro economics. And Steward Fritz had just ONE goal: [u]he would save the world! [u]

Steward knew this would not be easy, nor would it happen quickly. With humans spreading over every landmass, extorting and coercing everything they could from the planet. Measuring and manipulating every energy, radiation, and EM field imaginable. In its brief time here the human race was physically changing the planet in ways that had never happened in its immense history. Steward saw all this, and more. In matters of life and death men showed no heed to the consequences of their actions. Men would pay any price to save a life, or end one. Even sacrificing the planet earth herself, the great mother of us all. And more, he saw the greatest danger of all was war. As time marched on and humans created new and more deadly methods of destroying each other they would continue to take a greater toll on the planet.

Knowing all this, Stewards unique mind came to a simple conclusion: What the planet earth, and by extension humanity, needed to survive was a new way for humans to kill each other without destroying the earth in the process!

And to this end Steward has devoted his life. Hes getting on in years now, but his quest has not been in vain, nor has it gone unrewarded. He is a moderately sucessful inventor and holds several patents, but they are all just peices to his puzzle. R.M.D.'s: reusable medical devices to eliminate the trash from field triage. Miniturization of solar energy collection to provide power without stealing from the earth. Batteries with higher energy threshholds and heat sinks with no thermal leakage to store and release energy at levels no soldier could scoff at. Each was a peice of his puzzle, allowing mankind to wage war CLEANLY. To go off to fight without destroying the battlefield apon wich all our destinies depended. This was Stewards life work, and it had been sucessful! He even had his first working prototype.

And then he hit a wall.
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Aparently nobody wanted to listen to an old man talk about saving the planet. Not when it came to matters of war. He contacted general after general, nation after nation. Most never returned his calls, some openly laughed when the heard "solar powered weaponry". "Should we stop fighting on a cloudy day?" they said. Distribution was not a problem he had anticipated. But he wasnt beaten yet, there were others he could sell to: multi-national security corporations, independent arms dealers. There had to be SOMEONE looking for new weaponry.

He COULD try the Crey corporation. He had sucessfully licensed some of his early R.M.D. technology to them several years ago, and he HAD heard rumors they were expanding into superhuman securities. One phone call, and two days later, and he was sitting in a high level corporate office negotiating with some executive.

"Mr. Fritz, We at Crey Corporation would like to thank you for thinking of us. We have been very pleased with the R.M.D. tech you supplied to us in the past and we have already looked into your more recent developments. We have the videos of your demonstrations and the charts showing energy outputs. Very impressive stuff Mr. Fritz."
"Thank you." Something wasnt right here. Those videos were supposed to be classified.
"We are prepared to make you a very generous offer for exclusive rights to all the intellectual property associated with your...unique...technology. Right now. To show you how serious I am I've had my secretary make out this check for you."
/e eyebrows shoot up
The number of zeros was staggering! But for his plan to work he had to get his weapons into as many hands as possible. BOTH sides of any fight needed to be using clean weapons.
"Im sorry, but im not prepared to give up proprietary ownership, and thats final."
"Mr. Fritz, what advantage is therein a weapon if your opponent has access to the same? Are you sure you wouldnt like to reconsider?"
He had already worked most of his life to create these weapons. He wasnt about to give them up now, and sacrifice his dream, for a few years of comfort at the end!
"Yes, quite sure. Im prepared to sell you units on an individual basis, or go into a limited partnership on a mass production venture, but exclusivity is a deal breaker."
"Very well then Mr. Fritz, I believe we are done here."
"Thank you for your time."
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That night, up past midnight, Steward was pacing around his house trying to think of what his next step would be.
*creek*
His hallway always did that, and Steward liked knowing the various sounds around him.
*creek*
He was wearing his solar tech suit. He like to put it on. It helped him work out the kinks. Like the need for extra insulation around the wrists.
*creek*
But, the problem now wasnt with the suit. The suit worked great. It had passed all his tests. The problem was getting people to believe in it. People other than Crey of course.
*creek*
Everyone was just to skeptical. How could he make the armies of the world want something they didnt even think was possible? He needed to get the idea of solar powered weaponry out in the publics eye. To make it popular even!
*creek*
So...using weaponry out in the public view...doing good to make the public proud of its existence...creating demand for a product that so far only had one prototype...
*creek*
Maybe his trip to Crey wasnt a waste after all. He could take a lesson from them, after all their superhuman security force pretty much WAS their PR department. YES!! That was it! It would let him field test his weapons like never before, and would help generate positive publicity!
*creek**creek*
HE WOULD BE A SUPERHERO! Wait: creek, creek?? Steward spun on his heals and released enough pressurized gas to send the intruder flying down the hall. Then he threw one fire blast after another untill the criminal stopped trying to get up.
Not bad for his first human trial. A pretty good demonstration, to bad nobody was here to see it. As Steward aproached the villian...
*creek*
he desided his first superhero job would be finding out who had invaded his home. A job made much easier by the Blackberry in the mans jacket pocket. A quick google of the names and numbers in the memory revealed they were all Crey employees. And a glance at the dayplanner gave more incriminating evidence.
Tues, Aug 5th.
12:30am: "aquire" solar tech.
5:30pm: collect outbreak data.
6:30pm: make A-K transport via sewers

If this man was to collect the data this outbreak must not be far away. Another quick google revealed a recent and mysterious outbreak in Paragon city, near Atlas park. In fact, A-K might mean Atlas park to Kings row. He would check on that as well, but first things first. An outbreak was urgent, and his R.M.D.'s could be just the thing to help innocents and get solar tech in the papers!

I am all for a guildportal site...and yes, if four show that should be considered a quorum.

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I have a couple of questions I'd like to ask the eight "official" members of the Avengers of Justice.

* It sounds like for the first run we will have all eight members. In the future, however, if some people have to miss what should we consider a "quorum"? In other words, how many do we need to have present to continue with that night's session? Of course, whoever is present could always run missions, but I am talking about pressing forward with a scheduled TF. My first thought is four, but I'd like to hear what you guys think.

* I have been toying around with the idea of using Guild Portal to form a web site to use to make announcements and stuff for the team as opposed to using the main CoH forum. Any thoughts on that?

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First about the how many. If some of us miss out the on a planned event due to circumstances beyond or even in our control I say press on. If 3 show and 5 miss, then the 3 can kick some serious backside for those that missed out and gloat about it when we return . Just for the record, I'll be missing one such game night so feel free to gloat about it to me.

Second, guild portal sight. Sure, kinda makes sense so we can post a lil easier and plan things out better.

Does guildportal really make things easier? Ive never touched the thing myself, so i have no real opinion on that matter.
And if i was missing a day i wouldnt want it to ruin the rest of the teams fun, nor would i want someone else missing a day to ruin mine. On the other hand having the team drop down to 3members would be a shame and definately not the same experience. I also think "the best" course of action would kind of depend on whos there, whos not, and what they want to do on that particular day.

I realize this was a very unhelpful post, as i didnt vote on either issue, but take it for what you will.