03-05-2018, 06:48 PM
So folks, here's the first post and application thread/template for the Ripple Effect I will be running in Pittsburgh eventually. Since at this point the campaign's start date is yet to be determined, no rush getting your bios thrown on here. This is just so it's there for reference and for whenever any of you want to post your people. So let me get right into the basic gist of the campaign/chargen requirements.
So...here it is. Go gangbusters.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TWa_...sp=sharing
Player Info
Player Name: Your name.
Personal Notes: Basically anything you as the player want me to take into consideration regarding having you as a player.
Physical Traits
Name: Your Character's Name.
Alias(es): Other names your character might go by.
Gender: What gender, if any, is your character.
Place of Birth: Where were you born?
Age: How old are you?
Height: How tall are you?
Weight: How much do you weigh?
Eyes: What color are your eyes?
Hair: Do you have any natural or unnatural highlights? How do you usually wear your hair?
Skin: What color is your skin? Do you have any notable blemishes, freckles, birthmarks?
Other Notable Features: Anything that doesn't fit anywhere else show up here! Tattoos, injuries, etc.
Personality Traits
Heroism: What does your character think of superheroes? Do they have a personal hero, super or otherwise? If asked, how they would describe what a hero is?
Villainy: What does your character think makes a villain? Is it purely a line of whether they break the law or not? Is it about ethics? Motivations?
Hope: What brings your character hope? What things they encounter in their day to day existence give them a feeling of optimism or hope for the world?
Cynicism: What makes your character pessimistic? What things make them feel depressed about the world or about people in general?
Extroverted or Introverted? - Do you enjoy being in the company of others, or do you prefer to be alone?
Agreeable or Disagreeable? - Are you generally a genial sort, or do others find you standoffish or unapproachable? Is it intentional?
Confident or Neurotic? - Are you aware and capable of your abilities, or do you doubt yourself and fear for your own weaknesses and insecurities?
Social Traits
Backstory: Here's the fun part. Feel free to go as in depth as you want here. Don't worry if you aren't sure if it works - I'll come to you with anything I have questions or concerns about. Have fun!
Secrets: Feel free to leave this blank if you want - you only need to fill this out if you have secrets you don't mind EVERYONE knowing right off the bat!
Relations: Under this portion,
- Ripple Effect will be a superheroes campaign set in Pittsburgh in a setting of my own design. We will be experimenting with the Base Raiders subset of the FATE system, which I'm confident will be a pretty cool experience to play in. I will use the bios posted in this thread come the time to make my decisions as to who all will be in it. Because this is going to be an IRL campaign, I'm only going to be considering folks living in Pittsburgh now, or who are confident they will be living in Pittsburgh in the next year. Anyone who's characters I don't select though, will still canonically exist, and we can work out guest appearances when convenient.
- This campaign will be a long one, but unlike Revelation Descent it's going to be split up into seasonal arcs in the grand tradition of Eric's campaigns. Hopefully we'll have the same gang throughout, but if not we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.
- As for character requirements, they're going to be pretty simple. Your characters must live in Pittsburgh, be under 25 years of age, and must not have excessive exposure to superpowered shit. Significant encounters are more than fine, since this is a world where powers exist and shape lives. But no pre-existing superpowers (since the first session will be everyone's origin story), no parents who are secretly superheroes, that sort of thing. Oh yeah, and if there's any secret shit you want just me to know, leave it out of the application and send it to me privately.
- In regards to powers, there are three options. 1). I come up with a power, and if you like it we'll work out some of the specifics, just so we can be sure that this is a superpower you will enjoy having. 2). Get a random power! Basically during the first session I will roll on a random powers chart I will have made beforehand, and we'll see what you get. Maximum opportunity for surprise. 3). Best of both worlds! Get a random power and one we work out. This is the only option that will allow for more than one powerset at the start of the campaign, though with the increased risk of your life going wonky because of disparate power sources mixing together.
So...here it is. Go gangbusters.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TWa_...sp=sharing
Player Info
Player Name: Your name.
Personal Notes: Basically anything you as the player want me to take into consideration regarding having you as a player.
Physical Traits
Name: Your Character's Name.
Alias(es): Other names your character might go by.
Gender: What gender, if any, is your character.
Place of Birth: Where were you born?
Age: How old are you?
Height: How tall are you?
Weight: How much do you weigh?
Eyes: What color are your eyes?
Hair: Do you have any natural or unnatural highlights? How do you usually wear your hair?
Skin: What color is your skin? Do you have any notable blemishes, freckles, birthmarks?
Other Notable Features: Anything that doesn't fit anywhere else show up here! Tattoos, injuries, etc.
Personality Traits
Heroism: What does your character think of superheroes? Do they have a personal hero, super or otherwise? If asked, how they would describe what a hero is?
Villainy: What does your character think makes a villain? Is it purely a line of whether they break the law or not? Is it about ethics? Motivations?
Hope: What brings your character hope? What things they encounter in their day to day existence give them a feeling of optimism or hope for the world?
Cynicism: What makes your character pessimistic? What things make them feel depressed about the world or about people in general?
Extroverted or Introverted? - Do you enjoy being in the company of others, or do you prefer to be alone?
Agreeable or Disagreeable? - Are you generally a genial sort, or do others find you standoffish or unapproachable? Is it intentional?
Confident or Neurotic? - Are you aware and capable of your abilities, or do you doubt yourself and fear for your own weaknesses and insecurities?
Social Traits
Backstory: Here's the fun part. Feel free to go as in depth as you want here. Don't worry if you aren't sure if it works - I'll come to you with anything I have questions or concerns about. Have fun!
Secrets: Feel free to leave this blank if you want - you only need to fill this out if you have secrets you don't mind EVERYONE knowing right off the bat!
Relations: Under this portion,
- Feel free to list
- Any notable people from your history,
- whether they are pre-existing characters,
- or completely original.
- Don't forget
- To put your relation to them, and a short blurb about why they are important to you!