Orm's associates including Fate are going to be holding a meeting in Greece, and for refernce your near where Paris was before the sinking. So this isn't that long term a mission.
In the Hands of the Next Generation (DC Flashpoint SI RP) {Recruiting Closed}
- Thread starter toxinvictory
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Orm's associates including Fate are going to be holding a meeting in Greece, and for refernce your near where Paris was before the sinking. So this isn't that long term a mission.
@toxinvictory wondering for the people waiting the chance to get a shot in this. Could we become a lantern.
Dovahsith
Lost on the road of life
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- Manchester
Admittedly, becoming Kyle Rayner is effectively like rolling a Kryptonian (with his magical space jesus powers), unless you mean we just find ourselves a power-ring?
Dovahsith
Lost on the road of life
- Location
- Manchester
I know it's premature to think about these things considering i'm not even a player in this game yet, but for some reason i'm playing "You Say Run" on a loop (which is by far the best "World of Cardboard" music) and am far too hyped up at the moment.
Need something to distract me, so, anyone fancy figuring out, i dunno, a way to stop the Amazonian-Atlantean war?
I would say come up with a prospective team list, but i figure @toxinvictory would want to keep quiet.
Need something to distract me, so, anyone fancy figuring out, i dunno, a way to stop the Amazonian-Atlantean war?
I would say come up with a prospective team list, but i figure @toxinvictory would want to keep quiet.
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Unlucky Bibliophile
Meganekko
So, totally possible?
There's too much bad blood between the two sides and neither side is the type to surrender. A peace deal is unlikely for the foreseeable future. The easiest way, of course, would be supporting either the Atlanteans or the Amazonians. But that's like picking out your favorite shit, both of them smell.
Alternatively, I could go around the world a few thousand times until time travel happens.
Dovahsith
Lost on the road of life
- Location
- Manchester
I'm unsure whether thats not an option and that frightens me.So, totally possible?
There's too much bad blood between the two sides and neither side is the type to surrender. A peace deal is unlikely for the foreseeable future. The easiest way, of course, would be supporting either the Atlanteans or the Amazonians. But that's like picking out your favorite shit, both of them smell.
Alternatively, I could go around the world a few thousand times until time travel happens.
I'm pretty sure this is the point i go bald and start hoarding green radioactive rocks.
Or anyone else from the lantern corps. If all of them have been created.
- Location
- South of North
Okay, so I've got a short-medium term goal with this mission now, and I think I've got a way to amass a bit of power without pissing off too many people...
Edit: @toxinvictory - (don't wanna double-post so I'm not sure if you'll see this alert) Got another question! I've been looking at maps of Europe and stuff and just wanted to ask about Rome, seeing as I think it should be underwater and that might factor into my plans...
Edit: @toxinvictory - (don't wanna double-post so I'm not sure if you'll see this alert) Got another question! I've been looking at maps of Europe and stuff and just wanted to ask about Rome, seeing as I think it should be underwater and that might factor into my plans...
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Rome is underwater, there's a rag tag fleet of refugee ship/scavengers active in its area but the city itself was sunk.
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- South of North
Nifty, probably going to try my hand at scavenging later on, likely after the mission is over so I can say I 'got lost.' If my temporary charge is up for it, though, we might make a stopover in Rome on our way to Greece.
Between the Vatican's secret archives, magical artifacts they've got stashed away, and/or any forbidden pagan/satanic books... hopefully I'll be able to grab some power-ups.
Unlucky Bibliophile
Meganekko
This is the Vatican we are talking about, however. They probably have some really nasty stuff down there, sealed for very good reasons. And even with the country under water, a lot of the security might still be operational.
Oh @UbeOne ,
Since you would now this in universe here is a list of the Unique's serving Grodd in Africa.
Tala:
Giganta: Justice League Unlimited Version a former ape turned human and Grodd's arm candy/muscle.
Bane: Superhuman mercenary and military strategist.
Scarecrow: https://www.injustice.com/storage/characters/scarecrow/portrait.png Very creepy supernatural thing that hooked up with Grodd.
Queen Bee: Young Justice Version.
Vixen: Reluctant/Heroic member.
Psmion: Young Justice Version.
Doctor Mist: Tala's magical rival and counterpart.
King Shark: Metahuman brute, Killer Frost's enforcer.
Killer Frost: Mad scientist with Ice powers.
Since you would now this in universe here is a list of the Unique's serving Grodd in Africa.
Tala:
Giganta: Justice League Unlimited Version a former ape turned human and Grodd's arm candy/muscle.
Bane: Superhuman mercenary and military strategist.
Scarecrow: https://www.injustice.com/storage/characters/scarecrow/portrait.png Very creepy supernatural thing that hooked up with Grodd.
Queen Bee: Young Justice Version.
Vixen: Reluctant/Heroic member.
Psmion: Young Justice Version.
Doctor Mist: Tala's magical rival and counterpart.
King Shark: Metahuman brute, Killer Frost's enforcer.
Killer Frost: Mad scientist with Ice powers.
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...hmm, underground deathtrap, lots of magical protections, possible hidden dark magic or necromancy waiting for me...
You know, I just realized what this reminded me of. @toxinvictory -! It's happening again! I don't want to meet more crazy dead people and accidentally enslave them!
Edit: More seriously, I have experience with situations like this. Regrettably, they turn out... interestingly. I'm fully prepared for madness going into this.
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Huh, you know I did not make that comparison until you pointed it out. Well rest assured there are no divinely empowered undead in the sunken city of Rome. I make no promises for anything else.
Unlucky Bibliophile
Meganekko
... I keep lookin back to this and all I can think about is shipping. So that's either a very deliberate or very unfortunate choice of words.
Ah, but you didn't say anything about demonically empowered undead.
Signed up with Grodd, as in Scarecrow turned up one day carrying the decapitated (but still screaming) heads of several African resistance leaders and offered his allegiance to the Gorilla's.
Edit: Your response is now up @Unlucky Bibliophile , welcome to Flashpoint Earth. I am willing to answer questions regarding those supers you managed to identify as you IC have access to information about them.
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Dovahsith
Lost on the road of life
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- Manchester
I don't think Orange is an option for those whom value not being a light construct, Blue is unlikely to have been formed pending Sinestro Corps wars or at least have members beyond Saint Walker...Sinestro is still hovering over using a nifty new coloured power ring he's had constructed behind his friend Abin Surs back to the best of my memory, maybe Red Lanterns seeing that they have their own thing going on. Black is a no-no for all involved and the Star Sapphires are...a required taste.
Admittedly, my knowledge of DC is hazy, and gets worse when remembering anything outside of the animated movies. I only know this much from a green lantern cgi tv show.
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Expanded Details on Superhero/heroine's active
There are possible Lantern options for players if slots open up. Due to the altered timeline I am not commenting on some of the Corps but Sinnestro has broken from the Guardians and gotten a Yellow Power Ring at this time, @AProcrastinator can remember a huge bounty being placed on him. @Zedalb remembers Starfire having a run in a with a Red Lantern raiding party in which a Red Ring reacted to her, though the wider universe doesn't know what the Red Lantern's deal at this time is.
The Green Lantern Corps is still in existence.
Factually correct, Sandman the superhero is not Morpheus or connected to him, but I won't count the Endless turning up in this story, I actually have a story line planned that relates to one of them.
Pretty much, I will say that several heroes in America are moving towards forming a larger operation, abet backed by the government. Cyborg, Batman, Enchantress, Pied Piper and Captain Thunder did team up to deal with the Dracula incident a year ago.
(Short version Dracula (The Batman) woke up and tried use the chaos of the Amazon/Atlantean war to carve a kingdom for himself. Unfortunately he tried this in Bludhaven and was quickly noticed by superheroes and the US government. When everything was done and several UV missiles were detonated over Bludhaven Dracula was dead and the vampire outbreak was largely dealt with. A few vampires did escape the purge and continue to be a problem for Bludhaven citizens.)
This version of Black Canary is younger than the mainstream version, dresses in a full body black costume and is apparently not a metahuman. Can still kick butt though.
The heroes of Bludhaven who emerged during or right after the Dracula mess. The work as something of a Robin Hood deal revealing various criminals secret's to the police and news, along with robbing them blind. The also have some degree of hostility towards the vampires as there have been several confrontations witnessed.
The two wear full body camo-gear that makes it hard to determine age or gender, but its generally agreed by analysts that they are young. Hawk or more precisely H@wk is the tech/hacking expert with Dove the fighter.
Very popular on youtube as a result of a video gone viral of Dove beating up vampires.
Unknown age, an assistant to Enchantress, seems to have some sort of invisibility power though it's unclear if its magic or meta-human in nature.
This timeline version of Abra Kadabra who arrived in Russia and quickly became something of folk hero, performing various stunts. Has taken on elements of Booster Gold.
Japan's resident superhero, apparently a highly advanced robot manufactured and directed by the Japanese Government.
Kahndaq occupies the space at in our world is known as Iraq, it along with Syria and Saudi Arabia are under the protection/rule of Black Adam with the aliens Martian Manhunter and Miss Martian supporting him.
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Unlucky Bibliophile
Meganekko
Excellent. Sandman was my first exposure to Neil Gaiman and that's how I became a big fan of his. More of the Endless is just fine with me!
Although if I can hazard a guess, I'm guessing it involves Dream's imprisonment. With the recent changes to the timeline, Dream may still be trapped. I may have my chronology mixed up, though.
Alternatively, Destiny is suppressing the biggest headache right now as Barry's changes to the timeline send cascades through the past and future.
Huh, is there any particular reason why they support Black Adam?
Well in the Flashpoint Comics Manhunter teamed up with Black Adam to escape a fate of being experimented on. Why he and his niece support him here isn't public knowledge, though its worth noting that Black Adam isn't that monstrous a guy, at-least compared to some of the alternatives.
He's brutal in defending his country but the guy he overthrew to take power was a psychotic despot who was overly fond of mass executions and so far nothing of that sort has been seen under Adam's rule. Adam is actually part of the summit that @samdamandias is attending.
Good Friends Omake by Slayer Anderson (Canon)
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- South of North
[Good Friends] Omake
"So, have you seen her?" Garth asked, tucking his hands into his pockets.
"No, but it is not a matter to be concerned over." Kaldur replied bluntly, then blinked. "Yet."
"Hmph," Garth snorted, shaking his head. "I'm not worried, just curious."
"Indeed," Kaldur stated, somehow managing to convey disbelief, amusement, and dry wit within the one word.
"It's not every day one of us gets called before the prince," Garth replied, not quite defensively. "If Tula's getting assigned somewhere dangerous, it's just natural that I'd want in on the challenge."
"Natural," Kaldur echoed, a twitch to his lips.
"Besides, I found an ensign who saw her swimming around requisitioning all kinds of supplies. I think she's probably got some kind of long-range scouting mission coming up," Garth chatted away, filling the silence between the two old friends.
"Probably. The Prince might want intel on some Amazonian secret weapon. It'd explain why he wanted a single mage instead of a recon-in-force. Of course, that could just be a cover-story with the way the marines are gossiping." A third voice piped up, slipping into their wake with practiced ease.
"Likely an attempt to camouflage the true intent of whatever mission she is sent on," Kaldur agreed, the corners of his mouth twitching higher as he eyed the newcomer.
"Yeah, I thought the same thing about that," Garth's mouth ran on, none the wiser of their company, as his right hand rose to rub at his chin. "You'd think the prince would tap all three of us for that kind of thing, right? But I'm wracking my brain for something that would only take a single soldier for..."
"It's probably something that would be risky to tell more people about, something the prince doesn't want made known, you know?" The lone female posited thoughtfully.
Kaldur's gaze sharpened at the 'speculation.'
"No way," Garth waved off, his hand making small eddies in the water-filled corridor, "if it was something like that, she would have-" His errant gaze finally caught on to the smirking face of the female mage next to him. "By Poseidon-Tula!"
"Looking for someone?" She asked, grinning.
Garth folded his arms across his chest, scowling at the implied mockery. "Yes, as it happens. We were looking for a good friend of ours. Stalwart, steadfast, true of heart, and a model soldier-mage of the Atlantean Army. However, I can't seem to find anyone fitting that description sadly. It must mean our dear companion has been captured by the enemy and we shall never see her again." His face could have been carved from beach-rock. "A truly sad tale."
Kaldur's lips whitened and his face turned as he suppressed the laughter bubbling up within.
Tula's hand pressed over her heart, "stab me with an Amazonian sword, why not?"
Garth snorted, shaking his head as he clapped a hand on Tula's shoulder. "So what did the prince want, if you're done with playing the fool?"
"Can't say," Tula shrugged faux-casually, looking up and away as she telegraphed a liar's tell obviously. "Though if I had to guess, I'd bet on the whole 'secret mission thing.' It's way more exciting as a story, at least."
Kaldur's amusement faded as his head turned back, eyes still sharp.
"Damn," Garth sighed, looking put out. "When are you leaving? Or getting back, for that matter?"
"ASAP," Tula responded glibly, then paused. "...and, I'm not really sure. However long it takes, probably."
"Do you need any assistance in readying your equipment?" Kaldur, ever the pragmatist, asked.
"I think I've got it covered," Tula shook her head, then paused.
Garth and Kaldur stopped swimming forward and turned to their comrade.
"What's up?" Garth asked, frowning as Tula stared off into the middle distance.
"You guys... you'd... do pretty much anything if I were in danger, right?" She asked awkwardly, the corners of her mouth downturned in thought.
"Sure," Garth replied, even as Kaldur contented himself with nodding once, his expression severe.
"Could you make me a promise, then?" Tula asked, her eyes focusing back onto her two friends.
"I gu~uess," Garth dragged out ponderingly, Kaldur cocking his head invitingly.
"If it ever looks like I've been kidnapped by an escaped prisoner with... like, for example, green hair? Just... no stupid heroics, okay? Assume I've got everything handled and let whatever happens happen, right?" Tula asked slowly, looking between the two men.
Garth blinked, then ran a hand down over his face. "This... this is going to be like the mission with the narwhals, isn't it?"
Kaldur twitched, a crack appearing in his otherwise stony expression as nightmares danced behind his eyes. "In the interest of safe-guarding the secrets of Poseidonius, I believe I will decline to further question the details of your mission."
"Right, that's why you don't want to know," Garth spat sarcastically, rolling his eyes. "Not because of that cloud of pink industrial dye we swam through getting away from that Amazonian patrol boat."
"I will buy you both drinks when I get back if you stop talking now," Tula hissed, one eye clenching spasmodically. "By Cocytus! All I wanted to do was make sure neither of you would do some stupid, mission-complicating, heroics! Not remember the mission from hell!"
"So, have you seen her?" Garth asked, tucking his hands into his pockets.
"No, but it is not a matter to be concerned over." Kaldur replied bluntly, then blinked. "Yet."
"Hmph," Garth snorted, shaking his head. "I'm not worried, just curious."
"Indeed," Kaldur stated, somehow managing to convey disbelief, amusement, and dry wit within the one word.
"It's not every day one of us gets called before the prince," Garth replied, not quite defensively. "If Tula's getting assigned somewhere dangerous, it's just natural that I'd want in on the challenge."
"Natural," Kaldur echoed, a twitch to his lips.
"Besides, I found an ensign who saw her swimming around requisitioning all kinds of supplies. I think she's probably got some kind of long-range scouting mission coming up," Garth chatted away, filling the silence between the two old friends.
"Probably. The Prince might want intel on some Amazonian secret weapon. It'd explain why he wanted a single mage instead of a recon-in-force. Of course, that could just be a cover-story with the way the marines are gossiping." A third voice piped up, slipping into their wake with practiced ease.
"Likely an attempt to camouflage the true intent of whatever mission she is sent on," Kaldur agreed, the corners of his mouth twitching higher as he eyed the newcomer.
"Yeah, I thought the same thing about that," Garth's mouth ran on, none the wiser of their company, as his right hand rose to rub at his chin. "You'd think the prince would tap all three of us for that kind of thing, right? But I'm wracking my brain for something that would only take a single soldier for..."
"It's probably something that would be risky to tell more people about, something the prince doesn't want made known, you know?" The lone female posited thoughtfully.
Kaldur's gaze sharpened at the 'speculation.'
"No way," Garth waved off, his hand making small eddies in the water-filled corridor, "if it was something like that, she would have-" His errant gaze finally caught on to the smirking face of the female mage next to him. "By Poseidon-Tula!"
"Looking for someone?" She asked, grinning.
Garth folded his arms across his chest, scowling at the implied mockery. "Yes, as it happens. We were looking for a good friend of ours. Stalwart, steadfast, true of heart, and a model soldier-mage of the Atlantean Army. However, I can't seem to find anyone fitting that description sadly. It must mean our dear companion has been captured by the enemy and we shall never see her again." His face could have been carved from beach-rock. "A truly sad tale."
Kaldur's lips whitened and his face turned as he suppressed the laughter bubbling up within.
Tula's hand pressed over her heart, "stab me with an Amazonian sword, why not?"
Garth snorted, shaking his head as he clapped a hand on Tula's shoulder. "So what did the prince want, if you're done with playing the fool?"
"Can't say," Tula shrugged faux-casually, looking up and away as she telegraphed a liar's tell obviously. "Though if I had to guess, I'd bet on the whole 'secret mission thing.' It's way more exciting as a story, at least."
Kaldur's amusement faded as his head turned back, eyes still sharp.
"Damn," Garth sighed, looking put out. "When are you leaving? Or getting back, for that matter?"
"ASAP," Tula responded glibly, then paused. "...and, I'm not really sure. However long it takes, probably."
"Do you need any assistance in readying your equipment?" Kaldur, ever the pragmatist, asked.
"I think I've got it covered," Tula shook her head, then paused.
Garth and Kaldur stopped swimming forward and turned to their comrade.
"What's up?" Garth asked, frowning as Tula stared off into the middle distance.
"You guys... you'd... do pretty much anything if I were in danger, right?" She asked awkwardly, the corners of her mouth downturned in thought.
"Sure," Garth replied, even as Kaldur contented himself with nodding once, his expression severe.
"Could you make me a promise, then?" Tula asked, her eyes focusing back onto her two friends.
"I gu~uess," Garth dragged out ponderingly, Kaldur cocking his head invitingly.
"If it ever looks like I've been kidnapped by an escaped prisoner with... like, for example, green hair? Just... no stupid heroics, okay? Assume I've got everything handled and let whatever happens happen, right?" Tula asked slowly, looking between the two men.
Garth blinked, then ran a hand down over his face. "This... this is going to be like the mission with the narwhals, isn't it?"
Kaldur twitched, a crack appearing in his otherwise stony expression as nightmares danced behind his eyes. "In the interest of safe-guarding the secrets of Poseidonius, I believe I will decline to further question the details of your mission."
"Right, that's why you don't want to know," Garth spat sarcastically, rolling his eyes. "Not because of that cloud of pink industrial dye we swam through getting away from that Amazonian patrol boat."
"I will buy you both drinks when I get back if you stop talking now," Tula hissed, one eye clenching spasmodically. "By Cocytus! All I wanted to do was make sure neither of you would do some stupid, mission-complicating, heroics! Not remember the mission from hell!"
Well, first Omake of the game and it's a good one. Congrats Slayer, I was planning to have the Atlantean trio be spread out as I headcanon Kaldur being favored by Orin and Garth having his own thing.
But this doesn't really contradict what I have intended and hell its a nice Omake. Consider it canon.
You'll get a bonus to your next response in the form of delayed response once things get moving.
Oh in answer to the question from your response Orm gives you the details of the guard rotation and permission to requisition supplies in his name, on the condition that you act discreetly.
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Cool. I wanted to try and work this into my main post, but it didn't want to fit right, so I turned it into an omake...
Plus, I didn't know about Kaldur and Garth since you'd hinted at having other plans for them, it seemed like a good idea not to include them in a content post, lest I be required to change it.
The primary inspiration for this was basically thinking of Kaldur, Garth, and Tula as an Atlantean Team 7 and the crazy shit they could have been through in the past year or so, culminating in a lot of 'we don't talk about that mission,' moments.
That's actually pretty accurate and a awesome take on them. Especially funny considering that Orin, Mera and Orm map pretty well onto the Sanin.