[FATE] OPM - The Hero Association

[Bhelliom Rahl]

Thanks for the input, I probably went a little much Saitama. Part of the idea game from the villain who Saitama first defeat who ate so much crab he became one and that reminded me of a character I created years ago.

The concept of his ancestor being a story that his parents told him to explain why he is the way he is sounds fun. They could of noticed the ability when he was younger.

Another key point of the power is that he will not always get a new ability. If and what abilities he gains is up to you, he could be a blank slate at he start with Martial Arts training. A part of this story is his quest to find things which grant him new abilities.

Another point what I think is interesting is how far will I go to gain new abilities, would I consider eating the heart and brain (where the most power is found) from a human? Is that a line that Arthur will cross. (That might be too serious a topic for the game though)

If you find the who concept overpowered please say and I we come up with something else. I will make some modifications to the character.

[Felloffalot]

Rai "Pixel Paladin" Umehara Name: Rai "Pixel Paladin" Umehara High Concept: Game Junkie Turned Game Character Trouble: Suicidal Overconfidence   Description: Growing up, Rai had always felt like nobody ever really understood him. He was disconnected from just about everybody; his family, his classmates, just about nobody understood why he was such a loner. In real life, Rai is a quiet, lonely, but generous guy. He genuinely likes people; the problem for him is that he has a hard time getting people to genuinely like him. Rai turned to video games as his way to cope; he became engrossed in them, spending pretty much any and all free time he had doing nothing but playing whatever games he could get his hands on. After a while, games just became his life. He streamed, made videos, played multiple games on a professional level, and pretty much devoted every aspect of his life to gaming. In video games, he wasn't the shy, brooding Rai Umehara; he was the invincible idol with skills comparable to the gods, "Falcompa"! This eventually lead to him being approached by "SciCorp", an unknown organization who claimed to be working on on the very first "hyper-realistic VR" game; a game that promised to literally suck you into the game world and allow you to do whatever you wanted. Rai obliged to their offer to let him be the first person to playtest the game; when he got into the game, he was immediately presented with a character creation screen; after nearly an hour of grueling over every choice, he eventually reached the end, but when he hit the "Done" button, he found himself back in reality; not as Rai, but as the character he created. Somehow, the game had teleported his avatar in the real world, with no way for him to go back and return to normal. The people at SciCorp now work on his body and the game, trying to figure out how to return him to normal; Rai, meanwhile, enjoys his new existence as an entirely new person. Goodbye, the Rai of old; hello, the super strong, super quick, bold and brave charismatic hero, Pixel Paladin! (Or at least, that's what he thinks he is.) In terms of appearance, Rai himself is is an overweight, normal height male who can usually be found wearing an orange hat and glasses. His brown hair stretches down to just right before where his neck begins, while his bangs hang over his eyebrows. His "Pixel Paladin" avatar looks very robot-ish, with a slick, metal body and a spiral in the middle of his chest that emits an orange light (presumably to make it look cool). Its frame is painted a dark purple, and it wields a sword made out of some unknown, likely fictional metal. (I imagine it looks somewhat like this.) Power: Enhanced agility, strength and stamina, and the ability to find convenient items in chests that seemingly appear at random. Granted by a freak accident when he was testing a hyper-realistic VR game he was called in to playtest that somehow turned him into a character from the game. Aspects: I've Got Mad Skills - Rai believes any problem can be overcome with cunning strategy and force of will, and always tries to prove this by overcoming challenges with his 'mad skills' regardless of whether or not he's actually capable of it. Justice Lies At The Tip of My Sword - Rai is a heavy believer in all things GOOD! and JUSTICE!, or at least what he considers "good". He'll always try to deliver righteous justice, regardless of whether or not he needs to. Who Needs Reality? - All that time spent playing video games and actually being a game character has slightly unhinged Rai's view of reality. He has a hard time differentiating reality and fiction, at this point. Writing Sample: This was my first in-game post. I've received pretty warm reception to it.

[Osse]

Granny Danger Name: Danielle "Danny" Granger Horrible Hero Alias: Granny Danger High Concept: Deranged Elemental Invoker Power: Granny Danger is a "wizard", or at least that's what the people see her as. In truth, she is a chemist, who carries various compounds in vials (thrown like grenades) and pills to keep her in fighting shape. Mostly, she uses elemental "magic". Trouble: Granny Danger is addicted to the drugs, that she has concocted. She consumes them with every meal, fearful that her body would revert to its natural state and crumble, if she quits. Appearance: A lady, who's a hundred years old, but has a body in its peak physical condition. The only thing that shows her age is her hair and the manner in which she talks down to people. She sports a black spandex suit, with matching gloves and boots. On her belt and on the countless pockets in her crimson coat are her trademark chemicals, stashed in various tiny space age containers. Personality: Having lived most of her life in solitude, the mad and forgetful Granny Danger has the social skills of a cat, in that she unintentionally treats others as if they were beneath her. She doesn't have a strong sense of justice either. She fights crime because it makes her feel alive. Aspects: New Age Hermit: Once, the old lady had a family - a loving husband and three ugly children. She lost all of them, about sixty years ago. Since then she has locked herself away, doing the only thing left that she loves, her work. Research Head: After one Dragon-level event, Granny Danger emerged from her underground research facility and worked for the Hero Association, at one point even heading her own unit, in an attempt to increase the number of metahumans, against the steadily rising increase of supervillain activity. Adopted Daughter of K City: Granny Danger used herself as the first test subject for her project, which led to her saving the mayor of K City from death. Writing Sample: This isn't what I would consider my best post, but it's been my favorite one so far, and the one which I feel best represents the way I write.

[BrokenPlayer]

Bob Smith, Monster Hunter Name Robert "Bob" Smith, Hero Name "Shaper" High Concept Shape-shifting Monster Hunter Trouble Driven by Vengeance Description A tall, built young man, Bob originally grew up as nothing special. He was a nobody in school, earning only passing grades and spending most of his time playing video games or browsing the Internet. He was just graduating high school when the Hero Association was founded, and has since aged four years to make his current age twenty-two. After a dormant mole monster almost destroyed his city, killed his little sister, and nearly killed him and his parents in the process, Bob has been working out nearly every day since and has transformed into a ripped young man with enhanced stamina, strength, and endurance. He wants to destroy any and all threats to his city so no one else has to die. Power In addition to having above-average physical prowess, Bob has obtained the ability to "absorb" the powers of monsters and mysterious beings. He cannot absorb full powers (For example, he cannot absorb Boros' power and immediately perform Meteoric Strike) but instead absorbs an aspect of his opponent, such as its strength or speed or some sort of ability like flight or fire breath. He doesn't know he can do this, however, and has only absorbed the strength and size of his first monster. Aspects I Can Think Later. Bob likes to run into battle without thinking of a battle tactic first. Always One More. Bob will not rest until all of the monsters and mysterious beings are destroyed. Civilians First. Always. Bob will go out of his way to protect the innocent from monsters, even if it means more danger for him.   Writing Sample Bob Smith rushed outside when he heard the first explosions. He was still wearing his pajamas--a pair of bike shorts and a white t-shirt--when he spotted the monster in the distance. Blood pumping through his veins, Bob blindly rushed toward the danger, weaving in and out of the mass of people trying to escape from the carnage; Bob was the only human actually running toward the danger. As he approached, Bob saw that the monster was more humanoid than actual creature, possessing a powerful build as if he were a mutated human. Bob skidded to a stop when the monster grabbed a mailbox and threw it toward his direction, wisely taking shelter behind a truck as the mailbox slammed into the ground and caused mail to shower the area. But Bob did not want to hide for long, and as soon as the danger had passed he turned and rushed the monster once again. Oblivious, or uncaring, the monster shambled toward a small corner bakery store before Bob football tackled him around the waist. The monster fell forward from the unexpected blow and his face slammed into the concrete. Bob grinned in triumph before the monster rolled around, grabbed Bob around the waist, and flung him into a nearby building. Bob's body sailed through a large, glass window display case and struck a wooden counter, destroying it. Bob cried out in pain as his body was battered and bruised. He had never been thrown across a street, and it hurt. A lot. Bob's entire body ached, and he could hear the screams of terror from innocent people as the monster tore into the bakery. Before he could fully understand what was happening to him, Bob's body started to grow larger and stronger. Bob picked himself off of the ground and noticed how the room he had landed in was slowly shrinking. He stumbled outside and felt his muscles tightened with strength. He held his hand up in front of his face and opened and closed it slowly: it had grown in size and appeared thick and powerful. Another scream of terror snapped Bob back to reality, and the hero-turned-monster raced forward to meet his adversary once more. The monster emerged from the bakery with a stupefied look upon its face, and it slowly approached Bob as if he were a long-lost friend. The monster had blood on its naked body, and this sight only fueled Bob's rage. When it was close enough, Bob stepped forward and slammed his right fist into the monster's face, knocking the beast off balance. A second punch found its way into the monster's stomach, and then a double-handed strike forced the monster to the ground. When the monster tried to stand back up, Bob fell on top of it and pummeled the beast over and over until its life was drained. Covered in blood, Bob stood up to find dozens of onlookers just staring at him with terror in their eyes. Exhausted, Bob watched as his surroundings slowly grew back to normal proportions as his body returned to normal, and he fell to his knees as the onlookers cheered. He had won; he had defeated his first monster. But how?

[grenadierman]

@GrandCommander13, Osse, BP: Irrashaimase! Welcome!

@Bhelliom Rahl: Eating hearts and brains of the human variety would be pushing it.

@Osse: Not quite sold on your Research Division Chief aspect... 'forced' is a strong word. Remember, you are all starting out as C class heroes.

[summerdruid]

Application Name: Samantha Jones High Concept: Heat powered science student Trouble: Pedantic beyond belief, especially about misunderstood science Description: Samantha was a (mostly) normal student in City F before she gained her powers. Even now, she is more concerned with her studies than being a hero and mostly uses her powers in everyday life. She only continues to meet her Class C quotas because she is always determined to see any task through. Not being at all physically impressive, she makes her way through most combat encounters with clever application of her powers and her scientific knowledge. She is quite short and a bit overweight, but perfectly happy with her appearance. She has short ginger hair and wears glasses, but will put in contact lenses while running around doing hero work. Power: After a freak cosmic ray powered exposion at a university lab experiment involving microwaves, Samantha gained the power to emit microwave radiation from her hands (and feet, although that's trickier to aim). This effectively means short range heat rays but it can also be used for other effects such as to create electrical charges in metal objects. Aspects: Science will win the day: For Sam, the sciences are the only fields worth studying and she studies them passionately. While her devotion to physics and maths has made her very knowledgable in those fields she is sorely lacking in others, especially when it comes to people skills. Analysis, design and then implementation: Sam always tries to come up with a plan and rarely does anything without thinking it through first. Even if that does means letting the monster destroy a bit more of the city while she thinks. Ordered mind, disordered life: While she always thinks with a cool head and logic, Sam is horrendous at organizing anything but her thoughts. She can never tidy anything, often leaves assignments to the last minute and is generally inefficient at everything but science experiments. Writing Sample: Samantha was up (as always) when her flatmate came through. ”Why do you always get up so early, even on a Saturday?” Claire asked, as she began to rummage through the cluttered fridge. ”Oh, and do you want bacon and eggs?” Without looking up from her newspaper Sam responded, ”carpe diem; seize the day. And I already had some, thank you.” She continued reading for a moment before remembering something else and continuing, ”by the way, the cooker’s broken again. Want my help?” A household appliance breaking down was a regular part of student life. ”Thanks,” Claire replied, somewhat irritated at the stove. She got the bacon and eggs into the pan and brought it over to table on a thick board where Sam held one hand over it. Invisible microwaves leapt from her palm and focussed to a point in the centre of the pan, heating everything up. This was becoming a sort of ritual by now; given the frequency things broke around the flat. After the food was ready, Claire sat down opposite Sam and began to eat. ”You know, with powers that useful you really should consider joining the Hero Association,” she said between bites. ”Maybe, but I’ve told you before; I’m more concerned with student life and our studies. Besides, do I really look like I could be a proper hero?” Sam was always somewhat annoyed by the assumption that just because she had superpowers she was expected to be a superhero. Not everyone was cut out to do that. Suddenly, a large boom sound came from outside. Rushing over to the window they both saw a bizarre mechanical monster landing in the street, cracking the tarmac. It looked like it had been cobbled together by someone who had never fully grasped the concept of engine but felt they could do it anyway. It was vaguely humanoid in shape and seemed to be held up by large balloons, as if it would topple over otherwise. Claire and Sam both looked at each other in bewilderment for a moment before Claire raised the obvious question. ”Do you reckon you could deal with that?” Seeing the (probably) imminent peril the street was in, Sam dashed down the stairs, still in her pyjamas, slippers and dressing gown. As she came out the front door she noticed someone sitting within the machine pulling levers and yelling into a microphone. ”That’s right flee! Flee before the might of the mighty Stompah!” The words echoed obnoxiously across the street as most people did in fact flee from the giant mess of gears and pistons. Sam, however, just stood there stroking her chin as she pondered the situation before her. She was quickly noticed by the person piloting the collection of nuts and bolts that passed for a robot, who seemed personally insulted that someone wasn’t running from him. Continuing to stomp for a while, he bellowed a question. ”Who are you, and why are you not fleeing from the might of the mighty Stompah!?” ”Just one question, those balloons are filled with helium right?” Sam inquired. Obviously confused the man replied, ”yes, now why don’t you flee!?” ”It’s just that helium doesn’t react with oxygen quite as violently as hydrogen does.” With that she lifted up both hands, spreading her arms out to ensure that the most rays were brought to a focal point and let the microwaves fire out towards one of the balloons. The explosion was, as predicted, not that devastating. It was still incredibly loud and Sam’s ears were ringing as she walked back up the stairs to the flat. Getting an elevated view from the window she was quite pleased with her handiwork (apart from the moderate property damage – a few windows were broken), seeing that the machine was now incapable of standing up without its buoyancy. Turning to Claire she said, ”You know what? Maybe I will sign up to the Hero Association.”

[GrandCommander13]

I know you're saying we're starting out as C-class heroes, but, well, so did Saitama. What Fight and Athletics scores would, say, a civilian, Mumun Rider, and Sonic have? You know what? Give me Spring Moustache's scores too, because I really like him.

[grenadierman]

A civilian would have +0 or lower if you really wanted them to roll.

Mumen Rider’s would be roughly 1 or 2. It's difficult to really gauge his real ability since he went up against the Sea King who made even A classes look like C classes.

Speed of sound sonic sound certainly be at cap level or a bit higher at 6 or more.

The S classes will be distinguished mostly by having more stunts and refreshes than the rest.

Spring Mustachio's would be 4 or 5, but with a stunt or two dedicated to defense and endurance.

[GrandCommander13]

Isn't the cap +8? +4 is only the cap for starting, I think. I know +8 has an adjective (I think it's "superb").

And of course I can't stop myself from thinking about skills. Are we stuck with the pyramid for our starting skills, or can we go with the columns if we'd like to? (It's basically taking two of your +1s and giving a +1 each to a +2 and a +3.)

[Thirteen]

Kudos on what looks to be an excellent game. The show was a blast to watch.

[Felloffalot]

My application is effectively done.

[Gylther]

hey, I'm actually going to have to withdraw my application, I seem to have less time currently then I had previously thought.

[grenadierman]

@GC13: The cap varies from game to game. For now, +6 is the soft cap while the +8 is the hard cap. It's extremely unlikely anyone'll reach +8 or even +7 in the course of the game. During character creation I'd like you to stick with the pyramid scheme.

@Thirteen: Thanks! Does this mean you'll apply?

@Felloffalot: Yup, saw it. I'll review it once I have time.

@Gylther: No worries!

[GrandCommander13]

Man, reading your first post I don't think you give C-class heroes enough credit.

I was on the OPM subreddit for giggles and apparently there are two pages where Child Emperor develops a "scouter" for muscle mass/strength. They set a decent C-class (Red Muffler, rank 89) as 100 and it turns out that he's 4.5x as strong as a typical office worker (that is to say, assuming a typical office worker could bench press 90 pounds however many times, he could do four hundred pounds just as easily). Of course the two A-class heroes in the room are sixteen times (rank 10) and twenty-four times (rank 13) as strong as him, so there's a tall cap.

I mean, holy cow, even Child Emperor is almost nineteen times as strong as him. I don't think we're working people who are filled with determination, I think we're working with people filled with varying grades of super soldier serum.

Am I geeking out too much? I'm sorry, but it's just so cool.

[Bhelliom Rahl]

The funny thing is though when he scans King and Saitama, both read as unreadable but for very different reasons.