Comic Convention-OOC

[Corebrute23]

Well for the Wonder Woman idea, you could go for the idea she is formed of stone originally. Give her density control, to represent being as hard as stone. Then reverse it, to allow her to fly.

Alternately, having enhanced mental powers to use the mind control power (tell the truth when the lasso is around you) and make a telekinetic field around yourself usingtactile telekinesis, like Superboy does.

PRA agent is a very nice idea.

Green Lantern, just to be clear-your powers must be green, or colored in a way they can pass for green. You don't need to be able to fly, or make elaborate constructs. But DC really wants their green lantern's power to be green, otherwise the telekinetic could be almost any other character.

[PersistenceHunter]

I'm paging through Ultimate Power, and I'm also thinking of maybe low level Mental Duplication (she's copying the life of an actual actress) and maybe some low level Mimic (she can copy powers from the other paragon actors in DC's team depending on the need of the public appearance), all with Split Personality. So if she needs to make an appearance and deflect bullets, she'll copy a tough paragon, and if she needs to fly, she'll copy that.

Eventually I think I want her to go insane with the constant mental changes she's going through :evil cackle:

What do you think?

[Corebrute23]

Hmm. It's going to be hard to find the right hero when you need it. May I suggest this idea?

When your cover was blown, amid the heavy gunfire, you believed you started hallucinating. Then you found, an exotic pair of bracelets. Slipping them on in your dream like state, you found you both had the strength to survive the gun fight, but the ability to fly back to your contact.

What are the bracelets? A left over invention from a Paragon scientist working for the drug dealers? An alien device sent to find her? Did she create it from her own mind? Regardless, it is adaptable, but only works for her. Soon they look like wonder Woman's bullet blocking wrist guards, and you have all the powers needed to be Wonder woman. You do feel an outside pressure on the outskirts of your mind though. You don't know what it is, and you can't hear it completely...but you find yourself straining to hear it speak.

How about that idea? It's different from the others, substantially.

[PersistenceHunter]

I guess I'm not trying to replicate Wonder Woman's powers at all, but trying to come up with powers that an actress would need to convince DC she'd make a good public Wonder Woman. Since badpenny is making a paragon for Mary Marvel, I figure no need to retread that path anyway.

What exactly are these people doing, though? Are they actually going to attempt to fight crime, or just work in staged publicity stunts? I was assuming the latter.

[Corebrute23]

Your a super team, and you do fight crime, stop disasters and the sort. while you do so, your supposed to act in a certain manner, so DC can record your adventures in their new line of comic books, increasing sales. Thus explaining why you must 'act in character'. You act as walking advertisements for them.

While DC intends for you to be spending most of your time at public interviews, or making tours of numerous hospitals to raise interest in the brand, you do actually fight crime when it shows up. It will look bad if you don't.

Now why does DC need brand recognition, when it is one of the most popular comic companies in the world? Simple: Reality comics are way too popular. Actual paragons, who license their stories/real life history is becoming more popular than fictional heroes. So instead of investing in an up and coming crime fighter's identity, they just use their own brands, making them real.

You get what I'm saying?

[EnigmaticOne]

Persistence Hunter: If you know about the Mighty Miracle Guardians in Paragons... the PCs seem to be a slightly more serious Western version.

[Corebrute23]

Good example. Thank you.

Oh wait! I got it-Team up! Actually I had that planned already. Just not with Asian Superheroes...

[badpenny]

Sorry, about misreading recognition. My mistake. What does your character's sister Martie do? That could be useful for me. Also, what does your character think of this new direction? Does she like the freedom to be bad it offers her, or does it make her clench her teeth in rage when she has to pretend to have gone to a Detroit Metal City's latest orgy? (Yes they are in this game. You try and take them away from me!)

Martie is Zoë's older sister and a stay-at-home mom in Iowa. Her family are old school, non-evangelical Christians, i.e. non-judgmental. They knew their daughter would be fine following her heart by going to Hollywood and has thus far made them proud. However, when the PR "smear campaign" comes out....

Zoë has basically come unglued at her current situation. Having her powers is a dual-edged sword: she's amazed at the physical transformation and would love to truly do good things with it, but on the other hand, her passion is acting and she's made a career on arguably a niche role: the good girl/heroine. Who will believe she's in danger when she can stand at ground zero of an IED and not have her hair messed up? It's no different than if she were gay and came out--who'd believe a hetero love scene if they're looking at the screen thinking she's really gay? That's the fear. What the public would really do is up in the air, but the studio looks at it in terms of bank-ability, and when your top star suddenly up ends everything they've come to rely on....

What they're telling her is true: her old roles are gone for her. She has an opportunity to now reinvent herself. She'll take and smile, but inside...well, maybe there is some bad girl buried deep down that just needs the right push to come out.

[PersistenceHunter]

Core, EnigmaticOne: Thanks, I have a definitely clearer idea of what to do now! More later... its time to work for lil ol me.

[EnigmaticOne]

Core: Other than Vanguard, Silber, MMG, Pact, what other organizations are definitely presence and can make an impact in our careers?

[Corebrute23]

the PRA is there. PSI is not there, and neither is Merlin.

Not sure about the Pantheon. If they exist, they won't be formed yet. 7 thunders church definitely exist. So does the Mighty Miracle Guardians.

Can't think of what else could be there. The Initiative, if it is in my game, no one knows about. Same with Foregone conclusions. It can't exactly broadcast it's existence. Any group in particular you want to know about, ask and I will let you know if they are in or not.

[EnigmaticOne]

Hmm... Syndicate, Zero Latitude?

And I think the Pantheon might make a good foe... once we get into PL 10. Think about it, Vanguard may ostensibly work counter to the ideas that the Pantheon and paranormals should do as they please... but we are similar 'heroic' opponents, which is compounded by the fact that the DC superhero is a mockery of the Pantheon's vision for paragon 'gods.' And the perceptive blokes there will know that it's compounded by DC publicity using these strictures to limit/control us.

[Corebrute23]

Zero Lattitude exists...as a chat room forum, asking Paragons to 'stand up in defense of the environment'. They haven't done much, and while organisations give it a cursory glance, it hasn't done anything noteworthy, or even proved there are any paragons in the group. Yet.

the Syndicate, while not using that name, is known by certain groups, such as the one PersistenceHunter works for. For some reason, their recent activities have actually led to more drug busts and the kind. Are they incompetent, being revealed by a paragon destroying them from within...or are they just pruning the sick branches of the crime family?

I haven't thought of a name yet, but when I do, I will let anyone who works for the CIA or the PRA (etc) to know what they are called.

I have plans for the Pantheon, don't you worry.

[EnigmaticOne]

I may be missing where you said it... how many players are you looking for?

[Corebrute23]

5-7 players. Recruitment ends on January 8. Any other problems?