Hey guys, MDS here, thanks for having a look at my new RP Skyline! If you're strapped for time feel free to just skim this and you can put in a character submission. Otherwise I hope the idea is intriguing to some of you and I've love to have another awesome RP going, so if you think this might suit your interest, please don't be afraid to sign up! Thanks again!

 

-MDS

 

 

Story Overview

 

2015, the modern day. Your lives were everything you thought them to be just yesterday. Dreams, aspirations, work, friends. The day-in-day-out routine of modern life. There were things to be counted on every morning you woke up; the place you lived, the people you knew, the person you were. Today that all changed. You didn't wake up in your home, nor your town, nor your country. You woke up in The City, and today your life changed.

 

Skyscrapers dot the landscape in various sizes and shapes, and the crisscross of roads is reminiscent of most of the huge metropolises of the world, but there is something different about The City from any urban area you've ever seen; it's pure white, from the buildings to the roads to the parks, and it's entirely empty. Only a select handful of people appeared in The City this morning, but beyond that there is not a soul in sight. The shops are empty, the buildings abandoned, and the streets eerily quiet. There is however, a dark foreboding in the air, as if  something darker and more malevolent lurks just beneath the chalky pavement; waiting.

 

But you arrival here changed not only your surroundings, but you as well. The City is not simply a stagnant husk, for you have the ability to change it. You have been given, or discovered within yourself, an Ability of Creation. In small ways at first, and soon in greater amounts, you can change The City. Perhaps you have the power to morph bits of building and road into weapons, maybe you can change the streets into a vehicle to move around in, possibly you can form keys and badges to unlock hidden areas. Each Ability of Creation will differ and match the person from whom it derives. And not only can you create from the foundation of the city itself, but as you do, you change its very fabric. Where you build colors spring and spread to nearby buildings and sidewalks. And as you complete certain strange challenges spread around the various districts the effects of your actions bring even more life to the white empty world. Bit by bit you can begin to bring The City to life.

 

And as you all wake you receive a strange message that seems to resound from within your mind itself. It is a woman's voice, but there is an odd element about it you can't seem to pinpoint. Something... wrong you sense as her voice seems to whisper in your ear.

 

"Welcome to this place. The City. You have many questions I am sure, and I am sorry to leave you in such a state of mystery, but some things must be discovered with one's own eyes, and this City holds many truths you must discover. You have gained powers unlike any human has ever known; the ability to shift the very foundation of your reality and build anew from it. You must use this power to bring life to this blank metropolis, district by district, overcoming obstacles and coming to understand many harsh realities. I shall be your guide through this place. My name is Q, and I will show you the way.

 

Welcome to The City."

 

Whatever the reason you are in The City, you have the tools and desire to discover it, and oppose the forces that may seek to destroy you. And you shall have people to fight alongside - and possibly against- as well, and together you may discover the nature of The City, your powers, and the reason you were sent here in the first place.

 

Structure Overview

Skyline is an open-world roleplay about creation, discover, and companionship. Players will be brought into The City in various groups, and from there can consult a world map (which will be provided and constantly updated in the RP thread) and travel to different districts to overcome challenges there to bring The City to life and discover the truth about both the place itself and about themselves. All throughout several mysterious characters may come into play, slowly unraveling the truth as they interact with the players. Players are free to move to various districts in their groups and contest the various challenges at each area to further the story. They can also switch between groups if two happen to come in contact. Overall, as the City will come to life, the story will come to light.

 

Rules

 

-No over-powered abilities; keep your powers reasonable and in check. They can grows as you all get more powerful, but never so much that you can effortlessly overcome another player.

 

-No taking control of other players

 

-No explicit sexual content. Romance is totally fine.

 

-One character per-player (The point of this rule is to force a player to focus on the actions of a single character so all the characters have a lot of relevance)

 

-Only five posts per-person between every updating post I make (basically any time I post as an NPC or detail a challenge) This is just to make sure we don't have rampant over-posting.

 

-Keep out-of-character chat generally relegated to the Signup/Discussion thread to keep the RP thread mostly on-point.

 

Character Template

 

(Quick note here: get creative with the Ability of Creation, if anything goes too far I'll let you know and you can dial it back, but the more intriguing the better)

 

Name:

 

Ability of Creation:

 

Age:

 

Gender:

 

Appearance:

 

Personality:

 

Background:

 

 

 

And with that, I look forward to seeing everyone's submissions! The signups will be up for approximately a week before the RP starts, I can't wait to see what kind of characters you all come up with and I look forward to getting this RP going!

Edited February 14, 201510 yr by MDSVeritas

Ouch. That does sound rough Javelin. There's no problem with that.

Yea it is. It doesn't help that I'm basically taking accelerated calculus as well. This was the perfect storm just waiting to happen

Wow....you need a hug, Javelin.

What I really need is MOAR COFFEE. But a hug would be nice too

Edited July 28, 201510 yr by Javelin434

Shade needs up stat buffs stat!

Shade needs up stat buffs stat!

 

If shade's getting buffed i ask for a Maxwell buff as well.

If shade's getting buffed i ask for a Maxwell buff as well.

Shade can't even fight,back off

Shade can't even fight,back off

 

throw a wall at them

Shade can't even fight,back off

 

Maxwell can't even fight without coughing up blood from overusage.

*makes petition*

 

 

throw a wall at them

 

Good idea actually

Edited July 28, 201510 yr by Scrapmaster

build them such a big house that they get lost or distracted and never fight you in the first place

Maxwell can't even fight without coughing up blood from overusage.

*makes petition*

 

 

 

Good idea actually

They're even then

build them such a big house that they get lost or distracted and never fight you in the first place

She can do both of those things,but not yet.

(Still hoping Sign-Ups are open. Please give feedback for this character, as I'm experimenting due to MDS's format here, which is an interesting one indeed.)

 

Name: Khan Kazuma

 

Ability of Creation: "Life Energy" - This Energy is powered by the Life Force of the User and their general Zest for Life, expressed through their interactions, personality and emotion. It manifests as a Green Aura around themselves that can be used for many purposes such as: Energising his body with damaging Energy that can also allow him to dash forward or upward, usually Shoulder-First, to hurt or knock his opponents in the air. Shape Constructs made from the Energy as weapons like Spears or other throwing weapons. The energy can be focused into defensive and offensive means, the former being an Energy Shield that can reflect projectiles but not physical strikes and only lasts as long as the user can hold it, which is a maximum of 5 Seconds. The latter including the Constructs or just focusing the Energy into Damaging Energy Orbs which explode on contact with Matter. The potency and power of this Energy is measured on several Factors: Emotional State or emotions in general, Excitement, Adrenaline from being in combat or experiencing pain and their view on life. At the users peak of power, their Aura is constant rather than just when attacks are used and they become much sturdier with their attacks at a higher strength and damage along with the ability to expel it all in a large, destructive shockwave or a equally destructive Beam, depending on the circumstance. However, the Shockwave or Beam should only be done in desperation, as it completely depletes their Energy for one hour, leaving them completely vulnerable as well as weakened and exhausted, to the point of not being able to fight. More aggressive Emotions and Emotional States fuel the destructive power of the Energy while more mellow ones promote Healing and recovery of the User. However, the latter is impossible in Combat, only for out of combat recovery.

 

Age: 34

 

Gender: Male

 

Appearance:

http://assets.vg247.com/current//2010/11/shao-kahn.jpg

Weapon:

 

 

Personality: Throughout his entire life, Khan has always had a high opinion of himself to the point of technical Narcissism, but it was really his pride. He passed school and college with flying colours and was never demeaned in his life by anyone. Those who did met his wrath and he worked hard and well, earning praise from his bosses which only boosted his already inflated ego. He values himself above all else, considering those lower than him as Sub-Ordinates rather than friends, caring not for their well-being. His desire to be more and command others has given him an almost Tyrannical attitude, wishing for the lowest to kneel and grovel in his presence, often gaining dirty looks but his commanding aura and his Height of 7'1 actually caused some to bow to him, further bolstering his ego. He is not dumb however, he is actually very intelligent and tenacious, even regarded as calculating. As a leader, he would be smart but cruel and enforcing, having no one oppose him lest they die, often having Power Fantasies of ruling over a country or even the entire World as its Emperor and taking a great liking to Emperor Shao Kahn the Konqueror from Mortal Kombat, his personality emulating his own to a peak. His kindness and innocence long gone, he will go to extreme lengths to get what he desires, begrudgingly working alongside others if he needs to, especially now that he is present in the City with power, which will even further strengthen his Ego and Superiority Complex. As he is quite clever, he can also deceive others into thinking he is an ally to them just to further his agenda.

 

Background: As stated before, Kahn Kazuma has always had a big Ego, right from Primary School, he was praised for his great work and behaviour and then generous contributions to the School, a generosity that would soon be vanquished by his ever growing ego and darkness. By the time he was in High School, he was enforcing himself upon the weaker students and even the Teachers, still gaining great grades for his work and even respect from his peers. His attitude soon became downright evil and Tyrannical in College and Work, "ruling" over others though fear and his commanding nature. Those who opposed him fell to his superior strength from a lot of exercise and being born with stronger than average Muscles and a great height, along with his nature. He soon became the boss of a Large Corporation and gained the power to cover up his acts and rule it through Fear-Mongering to keep his employees working and quiet, pulling in quite the profit for the Company, keeping them in the black without debt or issue and any employees who spoke up or tried to oppose him were silenced quickly by rather imposing visits to his office. Inspectors also fell for his Veneer of Politeness and manipulative nature, keeping his actions hidden while his workers said nothing out of fear. He was truly a corrupt man, more than even the worst of Politicians, which he has considered being. This however, has not proved satisfying to his desire to rule. His evergrowing want for conquering and ruling was what drew him into The City, his own image being moulded into that of his Favourite Video Game Character: Shao Kahn by his extreme similarity to him and his own massive Ego and Desire for Leadership. This world was his for the taking in his mind.

why am I not surprised we'd get a shao khan eventually

why am I not surprised we'd get a shao khan eventually

I said be prepared.

 

More justifiable than a Super Saiyan in my eyes anyway.

I said be prepared.

 

More justifiable than a Super Saiyan in my eyes anyway.

 

True.

 

(Still hoping Sign-Ups are open. Please give feedback for this character, as I'm experimenting due to MDS's format here, which is an interesting one indeed.)

 

Name: Khan Kazuma

 

Ability of Creation: "Life Energy" - This Energy is powered by the Life Force of the User and their general Zest for Life, expressed through their interactions, personality and emotion. It manifests as a Green Aura around themselves that can be used for many purposes such as: Energising his body with damaging Energy that can also allow him to dash forward or upward, usually Shoulder-First, to hurt or knock his opponents in the air. Shape Constructs made from the Energy as weapons like Spears or other throwing weapons. The energy can be focused into defensive and offensive means, the former being an Energy Shield that can reflect projectiles but not physical strikes and only lasts as long as the user can hold it, which is a maximum of 5 Seconds. The latter including the Constructs or just focusing the Energy into Damaging Energy Orbs which explode on contact with Matter. The potency and power of this Energy is measured on several Factors: Emotional State or emotions in general, Excitement, Adrenaline from being in combat or experiencing pain and their view on life. At the users peak of power, their Aura is constant rather than just when attacks are used and they become much sturdier with their attacks at a higher strength and damage along with the ability to expel it all in a large, destructive shockwave or a equally destructive Beam, depending on the circumstance. However, the Shockwave or Beam should only be done in desperation, as it completely depletes their Energy for one hour, leaving them completely vulnerable as well as weakened and exhausted, to the point of not being able to fight. More aggressive Emotions and Emotional States fuel the destructive power of the Energy while more mellow ones promote Healing and recovery of the User. However, the latter is impossible in Combat, only for out of combat recovery.

 

Age: 34

 

Gender: Male

 

Appearance:

http://assets.vg247.com/current//2010/11/shao-kahn.jpg

Weapon:

 

 

Personality: Throughout his entire life, Khan has always had a high opinion of himself to the point of technical Narcissism, but it was really his pride. He passed school and college with flying colours and was never demeaned in his life by anyone. Those who did met his wrath and he worked hard and well, earning praise from his bosses which only boosted his already inflated ego. He values himself above all else, considering those lower than him as Sub-Ordinates rather than friends, caring not for their well-being. His desire to be more and command others has given him an almost Tyrannical attitude, wishing for the lowest to kneel and grovel in his presence, often gaining dirty looks but his commanding aura and his Height of 7'1 actually caused some to bow to him, further bolstering his ego. He is not dumb however, he is actually very intelligent and tenacious, even regarded as calculating. As a leader, he would be smart but cruel and enforcing, having no one oppose him lest they die, often having Power Fantasies of ruling over a country or even the entire World as its Emperor and taking a great liking to Emperor Shao Kahn the Konqueror from Mortal Kombat, his personality emulating his own to a peak. His kindness and innocence long gone, he will go to extreme lengths to get what he desires, begrudgingly working alongside others if he needs to, especially now that he is present in the City with power, which will even further strengthen his Ego and Superiority Complex. As he is quite clever, he can also deceive others into thinking he is an ally to them just to further his agenda.

 

Background: As stated before, Kahn Kazuma has always had a big Ego, right from Primary School, he was praised for his great work and behaviour and then generous contributions to the School, a generosity that would soon be vanquished by his ever growing ego and darkness. By the time he was in High School, he was enforcing himself upon the weaker students and even the Teachers, still gaining great grades for his work and even respect from his peers. His attitude soon became downright evil and Tyrannical in College and Work, "ruling" over others though fear and his commanding nature. Those who opposed him fell to his superior strength from a lot of exercise and being born with stronger than average Muscles and a great height, along with his nature. He soon became the boss of a Large Corporation and gained the power to cover up his acts and rule it through Fear-Mongering to keep his employees working and quiet, pulling in quite the profit for the Company, keeping them in the black without debt or issue and any employees who spoke up or tried to oppose him were silenced quickly by rather imposing visits to his office. Inspectors also fell for his Veneer of Politeness and manipulative nature, keeping his actions hidden while his workers said nothing out of fear. He was truly a corrupt man, more than even the worst of Politicians, which he has considered being. This however, has not proved satisfying to his desire to rule. His evergrowing want for conquering and ruling was what drew him into The City, his own image being moulded into that of his Favourite Video Game Character: Shao Kahn by his extreme similarity to him and his own massive Ego and Desire for Leadership. This world was his for the taking in his mind.

 

 

 

 

Ooooohhhh Alysa HATES you. With a burning passion. More than Tristan, or Nathan, or Asher, or Q. The perfect rival. Someone who is used to pushing people down. To "leading" them. Yeah, she is going to obliterate you.

I said be prepared.  More justifiable than a Super Saiyan in my eyes anyway.

The thing is the Super Saiyan is my character. I just thought it would be interesting to have a Saiyan in the RP. A Red-Tailed Saiyan I may add. But how could Son Yuki with his Sun Powers stand up against this.....Shao Khan? In fact, who has the advantages to beat this character?But still....I can't wait to meet your character! Yuki would want to be buddies with you!

The thing is the Super Saiyan is my character. I just thought it would be interesting to have a Saiyan in the RP. A Red-Tailed Saiyan I may add. But how could Son Yuki with his Sun Powers stand up against this.....Shao Khan? In fact, who has the advantages to beat this character?But still....I can't wait to meet your character! Yuki would want to be buddies with you!

 

Shao khan has been beaten by raiden on arcade mode a few times, dudes pure lighting, as is Maxwell, so Max here, stands a good chance

Ooooohhhh Alysa HATES you. With a burning passion. More than Tristan, or Nathan, or Asher, or Q. The perfect rival. Someone who is used to pushing people down. To "leading" them. Yeah, she is going to obliterate you.

When the opportunity arises: Terminate with extreme prejudice.

 

The thing is the Super Saiyan is my character. I just thought it would be interesting to have a Saiyan in the RP. A Red-Tailed Saiyan I may add. But how could Son Yuki with his Sun Powers stand up against this.....Shao Khan? In fact, who has the advantages to beat this character?But still....I can't wait to meet your character! Yuki would want to be buddies with you!

As long as Khan keeps up a good guy act.

 

Shao khan has been beaten by raiden on arcade mode a few times, dudes pure lighting, as is Maxwell, so Max here, stands a good chance

Shao Kahn was indeed beaten by Raiden in the Story Mode of MK9(2011).

 

However, he needed the power of the Elder Gods to boost him, although he probably could have handled it on his own if he hadn't been beaten the crap out of by Shao Kahn prior.

When the opportunity arises: Terminate with extreme prejudice.

 

As long as Khan keeps up a good guy act.

 

Shao Kahn was indeed beaten by Raiden in the Story Mode of MK9(2011).

 

However, he needed the power of the Elder Gods to boost him, although he probably could have handled it on his own if he hadn't been beaten the crap out of by Shao Kahn prior.

 

 

Maxwell will use no flashy teleports, no flashy tackles, he'l go straight for the kill, taking any advantage he has!

Maxwell will use no flashy teleports, no flashy tackles, he'l go straight for the kill, taking any advantage he has! >

You have to admit, Maxwell would look cool doing Raiden's Flying Superman Tackle.

 

...while shouting complete gibberish doing so.

You have to admit, Maxwell would look cool doing Raiden's Flying Superman Tackle.

 

...while shouting complete gibberish doing so.

 

Indeed he would, but he'd add a few more things to it.

 

you can summon weapons (specially hammers...) so maxwell would use his trusty sword at all times.

 

Raiden + Kenshi = Maxwell, except he ain't blind, and doesn't have telekinesis, unless its electrical.

Indeed he would, but he'd add a few more things to it.

 

you can summon weapons (specially hammers...) so maxwell would use his trusty sword at all times.

 

Raiden + Kenshi = Maxwell, except he ain't blind, and doesn't have telekinesis, unless its electrical.

Not-Blind-Kenshi-Raiden-Maxwell would be so awesome. X3

Not-Blind-Kenshi-Raiden-Maxwell would be so awesome. X3

 

if we can make that damn power up crystal work, maybe i'l have him get some telekinetic powers in the form of electromagnetism

 

have you been reading some of the Rp so far?

Edited July 28, 201510 yr by Scrapmaster

if we can make that damn power up crystal work, maybe i'l have him get some telekinetic powers in the form of electromagnetism

 

have you been reading some of the Rp so far?

That, would be interesting.

 

And only the most recent parts. Already completely lost.

i'd recommend reading from the beginning, you can get a perfect feel of the characters that way

 

and you can find out Maxwell's weakness, LOUD NOISES.

Edited July 28, 201510 yr by Scrapmaster

i'd recommend reading from the beginning, you can get a perfect feel of the characters that way  and you can find out Maxwell's weakness, LOUD NOISES.

Well......I guess that proves Yuki can beat you by screaming and yelling really loud.

i'd recommend reading from the beginning, you can get a perfect feel of the characters that way

 

and you can find out Maxwell's weakness, LOUD NOISES.

Read all 33 Pages??

 

....oh gods.