My name is Peter Parker. Though I'm far more widely known as Spider-Man. This isn't my story. My...
Along Came a Spider or How to be a Hero(Spider-Man/Worm)
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My name is Peter Parker. Though I'm far more widely known as Spider-Man. This isn't my story. My story is much longer than this, but it is part of my story. And that of many others. To understand this story you'll need a bit of background.
First you should know why I'm called Spider-Man. I was a high school student and was on a field trip to Oscorp Labs. While I was there I was bitten by a spider, this spider was...
[ ] Radioactive(Comic book Spider-Man. Gives speed, strength, agility, durability, regeneration, wall-climbing and danger-sense as well as making his body peak physical condition. Peter made his own web-shooters, which lets him alter them as needed for a variety of effects, but at the cost of needing to refill the fluid.)
[ ] Genetically altered(Spider-Man live action film, the first ones not Amazing Spider-Man. As above, but Peter's webbing is organic, so doesn't run out, but cannot be altered beyond the base webbing uses.)
This isn't what began my life as Spider-Man. No, that was the night that...
[ ] Uncle Ben died.(+1 Twist of Fate, ToF will be explained in a post about mechanics)
[ ] Uncle Ben almost died, but I managed to save him from the man who was going to shoot him.(+1 Parker Luck, PL will be explained in a post about mechanics)
After that night I did my best to live up to something Uncle Ben once said to me; With great power comes great responsibility.
From there my life as a superhero was underway. But one event that stands out above all the others is...
[ ] The death of Gwen Stacy.(+1 Twist of Fate, She believed in Heroes, and I refuse to disappoint her.)
[ ] The Advent of Venom.(+1 Twist of Fate, My dark mirror, I can never seem to escape it.)
There were ups and downs, highs and lows. But life was normal. Well, normal for a superhero, anyway. What with supervillains, fights for survival, saving people from burning buildings, and trying to find a job.
Then I was approached by Dr. Steven Strange. The Sorcerer Supreme. He told me that there was a threat, not just to this world, but to all worlds. Apocalypse on a grand scale. And apparently I am the one who needs to stop it.
(Pick one)
[ ] And me alone(+2 Twist of Fate, basic Spidey, no extras.)
[ ] But he'll be providing me some help in the form of...(pick one suboption, along with a single subsuboption if the ring is chosen.)
-[ ] A green ring and lantern from some other world... (-1 Twist of Fate)
--[ ] But I won't be able to use it, though I can give it to someone worthy. (+1 Parker Luck)
--[ ] That I can use. (+2 Parker Luck)
-[ ] Something about the ability to 'trigger', though he was somewhat vague on that. (-1 Twist of Fate)
-[ ] A bank account with funds from all over the many worlds that slipped through the cracks. (-1 Twist of Fate, +1 Parker Luck)
And then he asked if I wanted to go. Like that's a choice. He said that I could stop it, and save lives, then asked if I wanted to. I have a responsibility to do this.
So he opened a portal, and I stepped through, blacking out immediately. When I woke I...
[ ] Was 15 again. Still Spider-Man, but 15 years old.
[ ] Was the same age I was when I walked through, 20 years old.
And looking at the world around me showed
[ ] A calender with the date January 18th, 2011. (Day Taylor triggers)
[ ] A world on fire, with an angry roaring sounding. (During Taylor's fight with Lung)
[ ] In the middle of a bank, which was being robbed. (During the Undersider's bank robbery)
The worlds are ending. And I have two years to stop it.
First you should know why I'm called Spider-Man. I was a high school student and was on a field trip to Oscorp Labs. While I was there I was bitten by a spider, this spider was...
[ ] Radioactive(Comic book Spider-Man. Gives speed, strength, agility, durability, regeneration, wall-climbing and danger-sense as well as making his body peak physical condition. Peter made his own web-shooters, which lets him alter them as needed for a variety of effects, but at the cost of needing to refill the fluid.)
[ ] Genetically altered(Spider-Man live action film, the first ones not Amazing Spider-Man. As above, but Peter's webbing is organic, so doesn't run out, but cannot be altered beyond the base webbing uses.)
This isn't what began my life as Spider-Man. No, that was the night that...
[ ] Uncle Ben died.(+1 Twist of Fate, ToF will be explained in a post about mechanics)
[ ] Uncle Ben almost died, but I managed to save him from the man who was going to shoot him.(+1 Parker Luck, PL will be explained in a post about mechanics)
After that night I did my best to live up to something Uncle Ben once said to me; With great power comes great responsibility.
From there my life as a superhero was underway. But one event that stands out above all the others is...
[ ] The death of Gwen Stacy.(+1 Twist of Fate, She believed in Heroes, and I refuse to disappoint her.)
[ ] The Advent of Venom.(+1 Twist of Fate, My dark mirror, I can never seem to escape it.)
There were ups and downs, highs and lows. But life was normal. Well, normal for a superhero, anyway. What with supervillains, fights for survival, saving people from burning buildings, and trying to find a job.
Then I was approached by Dr. Steven Strange. The Sorcerer Supreme. He told me that there was a threat, not just to this world, but to all worlds. Apocalypse on a grand scale. And apparently I am the one who needs to stop it.
(Pick one)
[ ] And me alone(+2 Twist of Fate, basic Spidey, no extras.)
[ ] But he'll be providing me some help in the form of...(pick one suboption, along with a single subsuboption if the ring is chosen.)
-[ ] A green ring and lantern from some other world... (-1 Twist of Fate)
--[ ] But I won't be able to use it, though I can give it to someone worthy. (+1 Parker Luck)
--[ ] That I can use. (+2 Parker Luck)
-[ ] Something about the ability to 'trigger', though he was somewhat vague on that. (-1 Twist of Fate)
-[ ] A bank account with funds from all over the many worlds that slipped through the cracks. (-1 Twist of Fate, +1 Parker Luck)
And then he asked if I wanted to go. Like that's a choice. He said that I could stop it, and save lives, then asked if I wanted to. I have a responsibility to do this.
So he opened a portal, and I stepped through, blacking out immediately. When I woke I...
[ ] Was 15 again. Still Spider-Man, but 15 years old.
[ ] Was the same age I was when I walked through, 20 years old.
And looking at the world around me showed
[ ] A calender with the date January 18th, 2011. (Day Taylor triggers)
[ ] A world on fire, with an angry roaring sounding. (During Taylor's fight with Lung)
[ ] In the middle of a bank, which was being robbed. (During the Undersider's bank robbery)
The worlds are ending. And I have two years to stop it.
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- NC, USA
Mechanics:
All rolls will be done with 1d100, higher is better. A roll of 1 is a critical failure, causing Bad Things to happen. A roll of 100 is a critical success, causing Everything to Turn Out Okay. A critical failure grants 1 Twist of Fate, while a critical success grants 1 Parker Luck.
Twist of Fate: A twist of fate is when something good happens, something exceptional, something life-changing. Uncle Ben surviving, Gwen Stacy living, Dinah's kidnapping being prevented. These points can be spent by players on a roll to guarantee a critical. If used on a critical success roll(100) it removes the gain of Parker Luck and takes the success up to 11. A Twist of Fate on a Critical in an Endbringer fight could end the fight with everyone involved surviving, or drive the Endbringer off, or even kill it(depending on the course of action.) Twist of Fates are granted when Bad Things happen, for exceptional in character write-ins, and on rolls of 1.
Parker Luck: Parker luck is when bad things happen. The death of Gwen Stacy, Carnage going on a killing spree, Taylor ending up a villain. Parker Luck can be spent by me the QM, or you the players can vote to spend one at any time. If spent on a critical failure then Bad Things happen. And then things get worse. You gain the attention of Cauldron and Scion. And both of them hate you. An Endbringer attacks. And ends up killing a character you're close to, or that is pivotal to the story/your plans. As a note, I will not be spending Parker Luck on critical failures. The option of doing that is entirely up to players. Unlike Twists of Fate, however, spending Parker Luck on a crit fail grants an additional Twist of Fate, rather than negating the gain, however. Parker Luck is gained when great things happen to Peter, because the universe needs to balance that out. It is also gained on rolls of 100.
More mechanic explanation will be added after first round of voting is done.
All rolls will be done with 1d100, higher is better. A roll of 1 is a critical failure, causing Bad Things to happen. A roll of 100 is a critical success, causing Everything to Turn Out Okay. A critical failure grants 1 Twist of Fate, while a critical success grants 1 Parker Luck.
Twist of Fate: A twist of fate is when something good happens, something exceptional, something life-changing. Uncle Ben surviving, Gwen Stacy living, Dinah's kidnapping being prevented. These points can be spent by players on a roll to guarantee a critical. If used on a critical success roll(100) it removes the gain of Parker Luck and takes the success up to 11. A Twist of Fate on a Critical in an Endbringer fight could end the fight with everyone involved surviving, or drive the Endbringer off, or even kill it(depending on the course of action.) Twist of Fates are granted when Bad Things happen, for exceptional in character write-ins, and on rolls of 1.
Parker Luck: Parker luck is when bad things happen. The death of Gwen Stacy, Carnage going on a killing spree, Taylor ending up a villain. Parker Luck can be spent by me the QM, or you the players can vote to spend one at any time. If spent on a critical failure then Bad Things happen. And then things get worse. You gain the attention of Cauldron and Scion. And both of them hate you. An Endbringer attacks. And ends up killing a character you're close to, or that is pivotal to the story/your plans. As a note, I will not be spending Parker Luck on critical failures. The option of doing that is entirely up to players. Unlike Twists of Fate, however, spending Parker Luck on a crit fail grants an additional Twist of Fate, rather than negating the gain, however. Parker Luck is gained when great things happen to Peter, because the universe needs to balance that out. It is also gained on rolls of 100.
More mechanic explanation will be added after first round of voting is done.
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Peter Parker/Spider-Man
Powers:
Spider Strength(+30 to all strength based rolls, +50 in extreme circumstances)
Spider Agility(+40 to all agility based rolls)
Spider Reflexes(+40 on reflex based rolls, and how quick Peter reacts)
Durability(Reduces damage taken from any source)
Regeneration(Heals much faster than human)
Above-average senses(+10 to any roll based on Peter's senses)
Look Aunt May, I built my own web-shooters(Tinker rating, +30 to all science/engineering based rolls)
Wall Crawling(Automatically pass any rolls to climb or stick to a surface.)
Spidey-Sense(Danger sensing, a type of short term precognition. Endbringers and Scion immune. +50 on any roll to react to danger)
Equipment:
Costume(x2): Just my standard Spider-Man costume
Clothes(x2): 'Causes the man says I gotta dress!
Unmodified Web-shooters: It's how I shot web.
Fluid cartridges(x2): Just in case.
Spider Trackers(x5): No villain escapes my web! Except those guys who destroy these. Assholes.
Power Ring: An odd ring that Dr. Strange said is capable of stubborn-based powers!
Lantern: To make sure the ring doesn't crap out when someone is being all stubborn with it.
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[X] Radioactive
[X] Uncle Ben died.
[X] The Advent of Venom.
[X] But he'll be providing me some help in the form of...
-[X] Something about the ability to 'trigger', though he was somewhat vague on that.
[X] Was the same age I was when I walked through, 20 years old.
[X] A calender with the date January 18th, 2011.
[X] Uncle Ben died.
[X] The Advent of Venom.
[X] But he'll be providing me some help in the form of...
-[X] Something about the ability to 'trigger', though he was somewhat vague on that.
[X] Was the same age I was when I walked through, 20 years old.
[X] A calender with the date January 18th, 2011.
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Ambit
Help me
- Location
- Third Circle of Hell
[X] Radioactive
[X] Uncle Ben died.
[X] The death of Gwen Stacy.
[X] But he'll be providing me some help in the form of..
-[X] A green ring and lantern from some other world...
--[X] That I can use.
[X] Was the same age I was when I walked through, 20 years old.
[X] A calender with the date April 8th, 2011. (Day Taylor triggers)
[X] Uncle Ben died.
[X] The death of Gwen Stacy.
[X] But he'll be providing me some help in the form of..
-[X] A green ring and lantern from some other world...
--[X] That I can use.
[X] Was the same age I was when I walked through, 20 years old.
[X] A calender with the date April 8th, 2011. (Day Taylor triggers)
Darik29
Verified Delicious
[X] Radioctive
[X] Uncle Ben Died.
[X] The Death of Gwen Stacy
[X] But he'll be providing me help in the form of...
-[X] A green ring and lantern from some other world...
--[X] But I won't be able to use it, though I can give it to someone worthy.
[X] Was the same age I was when I walked through, 20 years old.
[X] A calender with the date January 18th, 2011. (Day Taylor triggers)
Reasoning.
Radioactive is Best Spider-Man, because he's smarter than All the others, fuck, comic book Spidey managed to completely shock Hank Pym after Pym finally took a look at his webspinners.
Uncle Ben's Death is Peter's driving force, the defining moment that makes Spider Man Spider Man. Denying it... Doesn't end well.
Gwen Stacy's death is what sets Peter back on the path. He's a man on the Heroes Path, and Gwen's death means he has even More pillars an anchors to help defend his mind with.
The advantages. Peter is Peter, having a Ring will Never end well for him. Giving it to someone else? That'd work. Finding someone to give it to might be hard, but totally worth it.
Age is so that there ain't no confusion. Peter is Peter, not Teenage Spider Man. God those were some lame games.
And the earlier we start, the more time we get to prepare.
[X] Uncle Ben Died.
[X] The Death of Gwen Stacy
[X] But he'll be providing me help in the form of...
-[X] A green ring and lantern from some other world...
--[X] But I won't be able to use it, though I can give it to someone worthy.
[X] Was the same age I was when I walked through, 20 years old.
[X] A calender with the date January 18th, 2011. (Day Taylor triggers)
Reasoning.
Radioactive is Best Spider-Man, because he's smarter than All the others, fuck, comic book Spidey managed to completely shock Hank Pym after Pym finally took a look at his webspinners.
Uncle Ben's Death is Peter's driving force, the defining moment that makes Spider Man Spider Man. Denying it... Doesn't end well.
Gwen Stacy's death is what sets Peter back on the path. He's a man on the Heroes Path, and Gwen's death means he has even More pillars an anchors to help defend his mind with.
The advantages. Peter is Peter, having a Ring will Never end well for him. Giving it to someone else? That'd work. Finding someone to give it to might be hard, but totally worth it.
Age is so that there ain't no confusion. Peter is Peter, not Teenage Spider Man. God those were some lame games.
And the earlier we start, the more time we get to prepare.
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- Location
- NC, USA
Darik29
Verified Delicious
Oh wait, really? Huh. Bollocks.
- Location
- NC, USA
@Halpo133 How you interpret greenlantern ring power?that greenlantern ring v.s endbringer&scion is worthy of debate tyread in themselves.
I want you to clarify this before some debater going out of hand.
Someone with a Green Lantern ring would be equivalent to the Triumvirate normally, due to sheer versatility. A shaker, a striker, mover, minor brute rating, thinker powers(though no knowledge of the Wormverse it hasn't encountered). Now, someone with an exceptionally strong will could push it beyond it's limits, to rival Scion. But will like that isn't constant and would require extreme circumstances.
- Location
- Sweden
[X] Radioactive
[X] Uncle Ben died.
[X] The Advent of Venom.
[X] But he'll be providing me some help in the form of...
-[X] Something about the ability to 'trigger', though he was somewhat vague on that.
[X] Was the same age I was when I walked through, 20 years old.
[X] A calender with the date January 18th, 2011.
[X] Uncle Ben died.
[X] The Advent of Venom.
[X] But he'll be providing me some help in the form of...
-[X] Something about the ability to 'trigger', though he was somewhat vague on that.
[X] Was the same age I was when I walked through, 20 years old.
[X] A calender with the date January 18th, 2011.
- Location
- Brazil
[X] Radioctive
[X] Uncle Ben Died.
[X] The Death of Gwen Stacy
[X] But he'll be providing me help in the form of...
-[X] A bank account with funds from all over the many worlds that slipped through the cracks. (-1 Twist of Fate, +1 Parker Luck)
[X] Was 15 again. Still Spider-Man, but 15 years old.
[X] In the middle of a bank, which was being robbed. (During the Undersider's bank robbery)
[X] Uncle Ben Died.
[X] The Death of Gwen Stacy
[X] But he'll be providing me help in the form of...
-[X] A bank account with funds from all over the many worlds that slipped through the cracks. (-1 Twist of Fate, +1 Parker Luck)
[X] Was 15 again. Still Spider-Man, but 15 years old.
[X] In the middle of a bank, which was being robbed. (During the Undersider's bank robbery)
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[X] Radioctive
[X] Uncle Ben Died.
[X] The Death of Gwen Stacy
[X] But he'll be providing me some help in the form of...
-[X] Something about the ability to 'trigger', though he was somewhat vague on that.
[X] Was 15 again. Still Spider-Man, but 15 years old.
[X] In the middle of a bank, which was being robbed. (During the Undersider's bank robbery)
Eh. The Green Lantern ring is hella tempting, but I don't want to spend that much on something that the GM could easily take away and use as a power-up for a bad guy.
[X] Uncle Ben Died.
[X] The Death of Gwen Stacy
[X] But he'll be providing me some help in the form of...
-[X] Something about the ability to 'trigger', though he was somewhat vague on that.
[X] Was 15 again. Still Spider-Man, but 15 years old.
[X] In the middle of a bank, which was being robbed. (During the Undersider's bank robbery)
Eh. The Green Lantern ring is hella tempting, but I don't want to spend that much on something that the GM could easily take away and use as a power-up for a bad guy.
- Location
- Tarn-Vedra
[X] Radioactive.
[X] Uncle Ben died.
[X] The death of Gwen Stacy.
[X] And me alone.
[X] Was the same age I was when I walked through, 20 years old.
[X] A calender with the date January 18th, 2011. (Day Taylor triggers)
[X] Uncle Ben died.
[X] The death of Gwen Stacy.
[X] And me alone.
[X] Was the same age I was when I walked through, 20 years old.
[X] A calender with the date January 18th, 2011. (Day Taylor triggers)
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[X] Radioctive
[X] Uncle Ben Died.
[X] The Death of Gwen Stacy
[X] But he'll be providing me some help in the form of...
-[X] Something about the ability to 'trigger', though he was somewhat vague on that.
[X] Was 15 again. Still Spider-Man, but 15 years old.
[X] A calender with the date January 18th, 2011. (Day Taylor triggers)
[X] Uncle Ben Died.
[X] The Death of Gwen Stacy
[X] But he'll be providing me some help in the form of...
-[X] Something about the ability to 'trigger', though he was somewhat vague on that.
[X] Was 15 again. Still Spider-Man, but 15 years old.
[X] A calender with the date January 18th, 2011. (Day Taylor triggers)
Tetsurou
Communist Penguin
[X] Radioctive
[X] Uncle Ben Died.
[X] The Death of Gwen Stacy
[X] But he'll be providing me some help in the form of...
-[X] Something about the ability to 'trigger', though he was somewhat vague on that.
[X] Was 15 again. Still Spider-Man, but 15 years old.
[X] A calender with the date January 18th, 2011. (Day Taylor triggers)
[X] Uncle Ben Died.
[X] The Death of Gwen Stacy
[X] But he'll be providing me some help in the form of...
-[X] Something about the ability to 'trigger', though he was somewhat vague on that.
[X] Was 15 again. Still Spider-Man, but 15 years old.
[X] A calender with the date January 18th, 2011. (Day Taylor triggers)
[X] Radioactive
[X] Uncle Ben died.
[X] The death of Gwen Stacy.
[X] But he'll be providing me some help in the form of..
-[X] A green ring and lantern from some other world...
--[X] That I can use.
[X] Was the same age I was when I walked through, 20 years old.
[X] A calender with the date April 8th, 2011. (Day Taylor triggers)
[X] Uncle Ben died.
[X] The death of Gwen Stacy.
[X] But he'll be providing me some help in the form of..
-[X] A green ring and lantern from some other world...
--[X] That I can use.
[X] Was the same age I was when I walked through, 20 years old.
[X] A calender with the date April 8th, 2011. (Day Taylor triggers)
[X] Radioctive
[X] Uncle Ben Died.
[X] The Death of Gwen Stacy
[X] But he'll be providing me some help in the form of...
-[X] Something about the ability to 'trigger', though he was somewhat vague on that.
[X] Was 15 again. Still Spider-Man, but 15 years old.
[X] In the middle of a bank, which was being robbed. (During the Undersider's bank robbery)
[X] Uncle Ben Died.
[X] The Death of Gwen Stacy
[X] But he'll be providing me some help in the form of...
-[X] Something about the ability to 'trigger', though he was somewhat vague on that.
[X] Was 15 again. Still Spider-Man, but 15 years old.
[X] In the middle of a bank, which was being robbed. (During the Undersider's bank robbery)
Quest
The Great One
- Location
- Everywhere
[X] Radioctive
[X] Uncle Ben Died.
[X] The Death of Gwen Stacy
[X] But he'll be providing me help in the form of...
-[X] A green ring and lantern from some other world...
--[X] That I can use.
[X] Was the same age I was when I walked through, 20 years old.
[X] A calender with the date January 18th, 2011. (Day Taylor triggers)
@Halpo133 Even if we don't take the ability to trigger, will Couldron vials still work on us?
[X] Uncle Ben Died.
[X] The Death of Gwen Stacy
[X] But he'll be providing me help in the form of...
-[X] A green ring and lantern from some other world...
--[X] That I can use.
[X] Was the same age I was when I walked through, 20 years old.
[X] A calender with the date January 18th, 2011. (Day Taylor triggers)
@Halpo133 Even if we don't take the ability to trigger, will Couldron vials still work on us?
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- Location
- NC, USA
If you can get your hands on one. They're expensive. And hard to find. And, given your lack of ties in the world Cauldron might decide to test something on you and you end up becoming a case 53.
@Halpo133 this sentence Parker Luck is gained when great things happen to Peter, because the universe needs to balance that out. It is also gained on rolls of 100. seems to mean that we're essentially as fucked as most instances of Peter are due to editor fiat because DRAMA! with no real in universe reason other than bad shit happens to Peter because the editors are cunts...
Am I understanding that you intend to maintain that status quo with this quest? Like the world is a dick to Taylor just because she's Taylor in Worm?
Am I understanding that you intend to maintain that status quo with this quest? Like the world is a dick to Taylor just because she's Taylor in Worm?
[X] Radioctive
[X] Uncle Ben Died.
[X] The Death of Gwen Stacy
[X] But he'll be providing me help in the form of...
-[X] A green ring and lantern from some other world...
--[X] But I won't be able to use it, though I can give it to someone worthy.
[X] Was the same age I was when I walked through, 20 years old.
[X] A calender with the date January 18th, 2011. (Day Taylor triggers)
[X] Uncle Ben Died.
[X] The Death of Gwen Stacy
[X] But he'll be providing me help in the form of...
-[X] A green ring and lantern from some other world...
--[X] But I won't be able to use it, though I can give it to someone worthy.
[X] Was the same age I was when I walked through, 20 years old.
[X] A calender with the date January 18th, 2011. (Day Taylor triggers)