Gehenna Project: An Animesque Sci-Fi/Psychic RPG Sign-Up and Discussion Thread.

[Cleric of Hell’s Brigade]

Cleric, regarding the guardians people like our characters are allegedly training to be...

Any commonly known information on how they are set up, organization wise?

Really, I just want to know if Team Sonic can already be a thing.

A bit of backstory on Guardians and Espers in general.


Guardians are Espers who have decided to join the police/military forces and serve a minimum five years with the organization. This is done AFTER spending at least two years (usually three) at one of the five psychic training Academies (Hades being one of them).

The espers who join the forces are generally kept in special units called SAW's (Special Augmentation Weilders), where their unique abilities work in concert with regular police and, at times, militasry forces. SAS squads don't usually run bigger than 10 members, and usually are made up of Espers at the third level or higher.

A note on Espers:

While there are 5000 registered Espers in the Ark-Cities, barely 1,250 work in police, military, or governmental roles. Beyond that, the vast majority of Espers are actually only a Skill level of 3 to 6 (barely Level 1 or so). Of the 5000, only 500 are registered at a Level 3 (12 skill), and only 200 are registered at Level 4 (16 skill). At present, there are only 45 registered full power Espers (skill 20).

Esper powers manifest normally between the ages of 12 and 15 (though cases have been seen wheret hey manifest as old as 20), at which point the majority of Espers attend one of the academies for further training. However, this is not mandatory and the ability to register is open for the esper until the age of 21 (any older, and science has shown that, without training, Esper powers stagnant and cannot grow).

[moonknight11]

How does the esper level up and subpowers thing work?

as my dude gains skill points he'll get more oomph and precision in his powers I assume, when does the expansion of his powers come in?

i was thinking on him focusing his tk into a stronger narrow beam that he fires with his eyes. basically a cyclops punch beam made with focused tk. would it take till level four or so for him to develop his Psychokinesis enough to pull it off?

[Lord Falcon]

I wonder if Ghost will see this in time to sign up, realizing it's a post-apocalyptic, futuristic Academy City (A Certain Scientific Railgun).

[Yun Lao]

Profile finished, save for some polishing should I feel the need to... that and if Cleric deems something in need of changing.

[Cleric of Hell’s Brigade]

How does the esper level up and subpowers thing work?

as my dude gains skill points he'll get more oomph and precision in his powers I assume, when does the expansion of his powers come in?

i was thinking on him focusing his tk into a stronger narrow beam that he fires with his eyes. basically a cyclops punch beam made with focused tk. would it take till level four or so for him to develop his Psychokinesis enough to pull it off?

Yes, as the skill level goes up, the base power gets stronger and, in many Espers, branching capability with that power appears. So, as an example, if ones base power is say an energy barrier around yourself, a later step to it might be being able to project that barrier around someone standing ten feet away instead.

What you suggest would be doable, sure. It would be like a regular punch at that level, but sure, I can see that.

[Cleric of Hell’s Brigade]

CHARACTER SHEET:

NAME: Rosalinda 'Rose' Celestine Innocenti

AGE: (Between 14 and 18)
15

HEIGHT/WEIGHT:
5'4

APPEARANCE:


CITY OF BIRTH: Avalon

ESPER POWER: Gravitokinesis, the power to manipulate gravity. (Mind control not allowed, but mind reading is. If not sure if something is allowed, ask me. Obviously nothing amazingly powerful just yet).

SPECIAL SKILLS: (Up to two per person, these are personal skills your character excels at beyond the norm).
Breakdancing and Playing The Guitar.

HISTORY: Ah Avalaon. A city of wealth and prosperity. Growing up there, Rosalinda had a very good life of luxury. Like everyone else, she was always amazed by the various esper powers she saw as she grew up and hoped to attend the academy if she ever developed powers of her own. When her power did wake up, she initially believed it to be telekinesis, but after some testing was done, it was discovered that she had power of Gryokinesis, that is, the power to manipulate and control gravity. Word spread like wildfire that she had Esper Powers and became a celebrity overnight and received a scholarship to Hades Academy. Rose has packed her bags and is heading out, eager to explore her new power and discover just how powerful she can become.

OTHER: (Optional info)

STATS
STRENGTH:1
AGILITY:2
DURABILITY:1
ESPER SKILL LEVEL:2
STAMINA:1

Look good. Her power right now would be pretty limited in what she can lift up. At most she could float her own weight, but nothing heavier and nothing further away from herself than twenty meters most likely.

[Cleric of Hell’s Brigade]

NAME: Maisie Mindel

AGE: 16

HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5'9

APPEARANCE: Gangly. Plain looking, dresses very reservedly. wears glasses

CITY OF BIRTH: Shangri-La

ESPER POWER: Telepathic control of arthropods

SPECIAL SKILLS: Extremely proficient multitasking ability, necesary to use her esper power

HISTORY: Maisie has lead a rough life, having suffered severe bullying in her home city. She sees her esper powers as a means of escape

You need to incorporate the Stat system and allocate your points.

[Cleric of Hell’s Brigade]

So I'll have no idea what I'm doing but I've always been interested in one of these things. So here goes.

CHARACTER SHEET:

NAME: Edmund Kinsley

AGE: 15

HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 168 cm (5'6) / 71 kg (157 pounds)

APPEARANCE: Gray tousled hair and light brown eyes. Fairly average looking. Has a preference for wearing white, blue and/or brown clothes that he feels comfortable in.

CITY OF BIRTH: Elysium

ESPER POWER: Edmund can create transparent blue force fields around himself and other people/objects.

SPECIAL SKILLS: Cooking and cleaning.

HISTORY: Born to simple inkeepers on Elysium and expected to carry on the family trade when that time came, Edmund was fairly content with his lot in life. He may not have been as intelligent as the people that worked in Elysium's famed laboratories but he liked to fancy himself a small part of the machine. "People will always need food to eat and a place to sleep." His parents told him. However, like many young people Edmund dreamed of bigger and more exciting things. Those dreams only grew bigger when he discovered that he was an esper. Suddenly people would come to the inn just to ask him to show off his abilities. He even got a recommendation to enroll in the Hades Academy and learn more about his gift. So that's where he's heading now, enthusiastic and full of dreams.

PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES:
STRENGTH: 2
AGILITY: 0
DURABILITY: 2
ESPER SKILL LEVEL: 3
STAMINA: 0

Looks good. At the moment, his barrier would only last a minute or so at full power and the range would be limited (how big a barrier he can create, and how far away he could cast one on someone else).

[Cleric of Hell’s Brigade]

Say, Cleric, would some kind of combat precog (think a much, much weaker version of Midnighter's) be fine for this? If yes, what would be the limits? Otherwise, I do have more ideas :-).

Also, placeholder.

And now, for the character sheet:

CHARACTER SHEET:

NAME: Francis King

AGE: 14

HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5'8, 120 pounds

APPEARANCE: A blond-haired, blue-eyed teenager, is quite muscular due to the intensive training he put himself through since childhood, before going to the Academy. Has an air of nobility to him, and not the good kind.

CITY OF BIRTH: Avalon

ESPER POWER: Danger sense, allows him to feel when he is about to be attacked

SPECIAL SKILLS: Combatives, and extensive knowledge about financials, investments... (hey, you can never be too wealthy)

HISTORY: Francis is a kid who has always had everything. The best education, the best martial arts teachers, you name it, he had it. His parents being Espers probably helped. The only thing he didn't have, until late in his 13th year, was Esper powers, which he felt he was entitled to due to his ancestry (someone didn't listen to the biology teacher when he explained that the odds were still weak even with Esper parents). And now that he has them, he feels even more than before that he is "God's gift to mankind" and that he will become "the most powerful Esper EVAH!" (think a mix of early Damian Wayne, Draco Malfoy, and TFS Vegeta).


PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES:


STRENGTH:1
AGILITY: 3
DURABILITY:
ESPER SKILL LEVEL:1
STAMINA:2

Good blend of stats. At the moment, his danger sense is VERY weak. It would literally give him only a second, maybe two, of a vague threat. As the skill grows, he'll earn a clearer picture and more time to react to it.

[Cleric of Hell’s Brigade]

NAME: Daniel Silva

AGE: 16

HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5'10 / 70 Kg.

APPEARANCE:



CITY OF BIRTH: Elysium

Esper Power: [Stray Cat Strut]

Can selectively make any object or person invisible along the entire electromagnetic spectrum. Daniel can control just how translucent, transparent, or opaque objects affected by his power are.

SPECIAL SKILLS: Parkour and Hacking.

HISTORY

So maybe his parents argued a bit too much for his liking and the streets looked so much more inviting than his house. And really? He didn't want to be pulled along into whatever the argument of the week was. That was just annoying.

No one could blame him if he spend more time outside his house than in it. Sometimes days passed before he returned home. It was cool. People didn't bother him outside and it was not like his parents cared. The city was just nice and peaceful except when it wasn't but that was fine, because the people screaming there weren't his parents.

As long as people went about their business and didn't bother him, everything was alright.

Then it turned out he had notice-me not powers and, well, that was just really interesting, wasn't it?

PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES

STRENGTH: 0
AGILITY: 4
DURABILITY: 0
ESPER SKILL LEVEL: 3
STAMINA: 0

Looks good. His range and duration of his invisibility power are somewhat limited, but those will grow with more Skill obviously. Also looks like our first confirmed bullet timer is here.

[Cleric of Hell’s Brigade]

NAME: Michael Laoth Giovanni

AGE: 18

HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6'2/207

APPEARANCE: Ignore the cigarette.




CITY OF BIRTH: Eden

ESPER POWER: Mind Over Matter. Mentally overcoming the physical limitations of the human body. Like a shaman who walks on hot coals or sleeps on a bed of needles.

SPECIAL SKILLS: Farming and accuracy with thrown objects

HISTORY:

Michael was raised on a farm and enjoyed a peacefully life, eventually he decided to join the academy to learn more about his abilities and any possible methods to refine them.


OTHER: (Optional info)



PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES:


STRENGTH: 3
AGILITY: 0
DURABILITY: 3
ESPER SKILL LEVEL: 1
STAMINA: 0

Interesting set-up. Your power could potentially allow him to fight people out of his weight class in a slug out fight, or last a bit longer than thought possible. I like it. At the moment, it would be only very brief. A few seconds, to maybe a minute before his power craps out.

[Noldere]

Cleric, how do dates (years, months, weeks, days, etc) work?

Also, when does the game start (in-game time, not real world time)?

[Cleric of Hell’s Brigade]

CHARACTER SHEET:

NAME: Lucius Lane

AGE: 20

HEIGHT/WEIGHT:5'9"/135

APPEARANCE:



CITY OF BIRTH: Eden.

ESPER POWER: Psychokinesis aka moving things with his mind. Almost jedi like, he can push and pull with force. Not much finesse i.e he can pick up a baseball but would be unable to pick up a pencil or several pencils with the same weight as the ball.

SPECIAL SKILLS: Writing. Excellent recall/memory.

HISTORY: Born in a family of farmers, he spent many boring days assisting his family and training and developing his burgeoning esper abilities. He also spent a lot of time surrounded by books. Can be a bit of a radical and anti-authoritarian. This fierce independence and the fact that he was a late bloomer kept him from assisting at one of the academies from an earlier age. Thinking he has plateaued in independent study, he hopes the academy will help him exceed his current limits.

OTHER: A bit of a jerk/know it all.


PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES:

All stats cap at 20. You will all start with SEVEN points to spread across your five categories. A 0 in each stat represents a normal/average human being. A 20 in Strength would be a Class ten. A four in agility is bullet timing/Mach one and a 20 in Agility would be Mach 5 movement/reaction speed. Durability scales up the same as strength. Stamina is the level at which you heal from tiredness or injury. A ten in Stamina is Wolverine. A twenty is Deadpool level. Skill indicates your psychic skill level. The higher this skill level is, the better your psychic power and the more you can do with it. There are five psychic levels, and each time you reach a plateau (every four points) you earn another subset of your base psychic power (which you start with).

STRENGTH:0
AGILITY: 2
DURABILITY:0
ESPER SKILL LEVEL: 5
STAMINA:0

The first of our Level 2 Espers. His ability has better range than anyone else at the moment, as does his weight capability and overall dexterity. At this point, he could also have a subset power of his psychokinesis (unless for this build you intend to have the Push/Pull be his baseline and than secondary sub power).

[Cleric of Hell’s Brigade]

NAME: Jan Merrick

AGE: 17

HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5'2''

APPEARANCE:

CITY OF BIRTH:

ESPER POWER: Mistress of Illusions: Jan can manipulate the perceptions of those around her, or focus them to be only experienced by one or a smaller number of chosen individuals. This manipulation extends into all 5 human senses, with more complex illusions lasting less time/ taking more energy out of her.

SPECIAL SKILLS: Maintaining composure, a certain level of thinking ahead.

HISTORY: Jan grew up relatively well off, but never really was close to anyone. Her power awakening was just one in a number of uncomfortable things in her life. She received fame, attention, exposure, all things she had no desire to experience. But it was too late. She was off to Hades Academy.

OTHER: (Optional info)
The hair is natural. She's given up on dying it to a more normal colour at this point.


PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES:

STRENGTH: 0
AGILITY: 0
DURABILITY: 0
ESPER SKILL LEVEL: 7
STAMINA: 0

The second of our Level 2 Espers. Good range and duration. Looks good, though a glass canon at the moment.

[Cleric of Hell’s Brigade]

Name: Mayumi Vispbell
Age: 21
Height: 5'6 Weight: 100
Appearance:



Slender, athletic build, dark hair, pale skin, with a intricate tattoo covering her back, and several other, smaller tattoo's on her upper arm (left side), and leg (right side).

City of Birth: Shangri-La
Esper Power:

Base: Melanokinesis (Ink Manipulation) - The 'art' of manipulating ink. Can be used to move, alter the color, change the viscosity and consistency of ink; be it written/tattooed/printed or otherwise. Can also be used to write, draw, tattoo, etc. mentally through the manipulation of the ink. Unfortunately, not being a Squid Person has its drawbacks, and ink cannot be "created" but must be manipulated from a preexisting source (book/tattoo/history assignment).

Mutation I: Pen is Mightier - Ink Constructs. A sword, a shield, a .. er .. sandwich ? I can't eat an ink sandwich! By manipulating the density of the ink, the user can generate constucts from ink, limited only by their Esper level and imagination.

Special SKills: Acrobatics, Art (Drawing)
History: "I guess it's just what I'm good at, I've never really questioned it."

It was all but guaranteed she'd be an Esper like her parents, and she didn't have to wait long to prove everyone right. At the age of twelve, she started manipulating the ink in her pen. From then on, it was the typical Esper experience.

Other: She's rather dour looking, isn't she? Her name can mean several things depending on the Kanji used (not that she'd know ANY of this). "Truth (真), Bow (弓)" is the most applicable, either to describe her as an "accurate shot" (a straight-shooter), or skilled with a violin (a musical "art").

Physical Attributes

Strength:
Agility: 3
Durability:
Esper Skill Level: 4
Stamina:

Looks solid, and it looks like you have your limitations set well.

Another level 2 Esper.