The Escapist Avatar Adventure: An Open RP (Now Re-Opened!)

[000Ronald]

Spoiler: Boss

Name: Boss.

Age: He isn't sure, but recent events in his life have assured him that he is much, much older than he looks; at least 500.

Clothing: A plain shirt, vest, slacks and boots, all beaten colorless during his adventures.

Appearance: Very plain looking, with the exception of his crimson eyes.

Weapons: Boss has a profound aversion to violence, and doesn't carry weapons.

Powers:

Telkinesis

Boss isn't entirely sure how powerful his Telekinesis is, but he does know that he's done insane things like parting oceans, crushing aircraft carriers, throwing skyscrapers, and (on one occasion) vaporizing an entire planet (abet, one the size of mercury).

That being said, Boss is terrible at utilizing his power in meaningful ways. Part of it is him having almost no desire to control it beyond a fundamental, "I can fly and punch stuff with my brain) mentality, but a much deeper part is an outright terror of what he knows he could do if he really wanted to. In practice, this makes Boss extremely ineffectual, especially in combat. He can protect himself, certainly, and he's very nearly impossible to harm, but he is very poor at protecting other people.

Boss tends to use his telekinesis in the simplest ways possible; boxes and spheres. A psychic blast, for example, would be like hurling a psychic ball at a person.

Boss also has, at all times, a mental barrier around himself that protects him from harm.It surrounds both him and anything he touches, including his clothes, and, at base level, is nearly inpenitrable. This barrier also gets weaker the more energy he has to expend.

Teleportation

Boss's teleportation is an extension of his telekinesis; he acheves it by forcing molecules to move from one place to another (think like a Tessaract). However, the more complex the thing he has to move, the more difficult it becomes, and teleporting three things to three different places that aren't immediately visible from where he is is nearly impossible. Size, also, affects his ability; while he may be able to teleport...say, a trailer with a dozen people in it, he couldn't teleport an actual house with plumbing and wires and what have you. Teleporting more than 100 tons is out of the question.

Boss is also very intelligent and gifted in strategy, has indomitable willpower, and has a keen awareness of the supernatural.

Weakness: As said before, Boss is not aware of the upper limits of his powers, and has no desire to explore them. Also, while clever, he is gullible, and very easy to dupe.

Backstory: Boss woke up with no memory of who he was or where he came from; his first memory, in fact, was being carried on Edge's back. He has been involved with the Avatar Adventure team off and on before, when not pursuing his own adventures.

Spoiler: Edge

Name: Edge

Age: Like Boss, much older than he looks, but not nearly as much so. Maybe 80.

Clothing: He still has the space outfit. He really likes it.

Appearance: His outfit covers him head to toe. You can see his eyes, though; they're brown. He also appears (from what you see) to have very fair skin.

Weapons: Two swords, a number of throwing knives, and a small dagger.

Powers:

Spoiler: First, The Ninja Arts

Spoiler: The Art of Obfuscation; Fire

The simplest of the Fire Arts. A simple mirror effect, the same as a mirage in the desert. Useful for hiding one's self, or as a distraction.

Set flamable materials, such as matches or torches, alight instantly.

A loud, disorienting flash of light. Can temporarily blind enemies. Useful for quick retreats.

Squelches any flame immediately and in its entirety.

A small flame suspended in air to chase away the darkness and the cold.

Set an opponet's clothes or armor on fire, but only for a few moments. The purpose is to weaken and disorient, not destroy.

Burn the air itself, creating a cloud of choking smoke. Useful for retreats, or to cacth an enemy off guard.

A powerful, destructive technique. At high enough levels, can burn through solid concrete.

Ignite your body in flames, along with any weapons you use. Disorienting, destructive, terrifying. Not to mention that no one can catch a ninja if he's on fire.

A dark blue fire from the pits of hell, powerful enough to incinerate almost anything, including a human being, in seconds. Takes a heavy toll on the user.

Transform your body into a bomb and detonate with the power of a ballistic missile. There is a very, very, very tiny chance of survival, but it is so small as to be discounted out of hand.

Spoiler: Art of Commotion; Wind

Increase the speed of your movements; at high enough levels, you will be little more than a blur of flesh and steel.

Mute the sounds you and others make as you move or fight.

Make a noise to distract an enemy. Can be used at a great distance.

Slows (or even stops) the movements of an object. Less effective on larger objects, and works very poorly on anything with its own propulsion, including people.

Increase the speed at which other objects travel. Requires physical contact to work. Does not work on animate objects.

Push an object away from you with the force of the wind. At high enough levels, can throw a truck a city block.

A disorienting screech. Not loud enough to deafen, but loud enough to disorient and cause pain.

Move instantly from one place to another, up to fifty feet. Useful for evading attacks and getting to hard-to-reach places.

Use the power of the wind itself to strike a blow against an enemy at a great distance.

Move so fast that even light cannot catch you; An image of you is held in place for a moment, thoroughly distracting your enemy.

See through the physical to the world underneath; allows you to see through walls, floors, and lets you see the true nature of things, allowing you to see past illusions.

Change your body into something...transparent and intangible to pass through solid objects.

Spoiler: Art of Rejuvenation; Rain

Use the power of water to bind together wounds. Does not heal internal damage, only stops blood loss.

Precisely what it sounds like. Rejuvenating water, when used properly, has the power to heal all wounds.

Requires cool, clear water to preform.

Dissipates small sources of water instantly. Only works on clear water; one cannot vaporize the water from objects or living things.

Force any imperfections out of a water source, making it fit for healing. Pertains to any liquid; at high enough levels, can purge water from thin air.

Water, with enough power, has the power to remove curses and exorcise those possessed. Requires cool, clear water.

Control the blood in another person's body. Will never be very precise, but can be used to stop a person in their tracks with relative ease.

Spoiler: Art of Binding; Metal

Binds two pieces of metal together; useful for repairing broken weapons or armor.

Must be physically touching the metal for it to work.

Increase the lethality of any weapon you hold by keening its edge. Must be physically touching the weapon for it to work. Can comprimise the strength of the weapon

Magnetizes any magnetic object (copper, iron, steel, nickel). Must be touching the metal for it to work.

Change the shape of metal with your mind; the shape it takes is limited only to the mass of the metal at hand.

Must be physically touching the metal for it to work.

Instantly vaporize any solid metal. Must be physically touching the metal for it to work. Only effective against magnetic metals.

Bring forth solid metal from the ether. Can be shaped with Mold during summoning. Dissipates after several hours.

Coats your skin and muscles in metal; makes you both more physically strong and more resistant to damage, making you nearly invulnerable. Nothing short of a round from a tank will even phase you in this form.

Change the physical makeup of something, turning it into any metal, from lead to gold. Will not work on living things.

Second, any object thrown by him flies towards it's inteded target straight and true; this is, in fact, a supernatural power, and not simply a skill he possesses, and the objects themselves gain no unusual qualities upon being thrown. He also has a great amount of skill using all of his weapons. Third, he has decades of training in gurrela warfare and assassination tactics. Last, he is functionally immune to telepathic invasion.

Weakness: Without his ninja arts, he is only as strong, fast and intelligent as a normal (abet physically powerful) man. He can be injured, as well, and (again, without his ninja arts) he heals the same as a normal man.

Backstory: Has been with Boss since the beginning. Knows more than he lets on.

"-'m satisfied with that, I think. Shame abut the old man, though."

"Yeah, but it was his time. He was alive for almost 1400 years."

Boss shrugged. "The tree's still alive. That's what matters. I think. Not a hundred percent sure, but...yeah, that was odd."

Edge shrugged too, and stopped. "Well I'll be damned."

Boss looked forward. He and Edge were holding a dozen six-packs of beer. "Oh. Hey guys." Boss said. "Anyone want some Beer?"

 

[Sigma Castell]

Kate peered over Boss' shoulder.
"Sure, if there's any going."

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Rugal

He nodded at Matt's suggestion.
"Yes, However, would we be able to steal one without getting some unwanted legal attention is the question..." He said as Boss, Edge and Kate showed up.
As Boss offered some beer, he said "No thanks, we have other issues to attend to for the time being..."

 

[bluecrimson]

Slindis

Slindis spoke up. [color=c20000]"I've already stated it before, but something about the field's calling me. I can handle it well enough with Rugal."[/color] She whistled to Lupito, and the wolf's fur brushed Rugal's elbow as he got near.

Cutie Bruisers, Devon

Devon thought about it again and realized that with the current split that Caim and Angelus wouldn't have any kind of healing. Sure, they could most likely handle themselves, but it would be a lot better if they had a backup if things went south.

"Caim, I don't mean to be rude, but would you like some backup? I know you can handle yourselves just fine, but it'd probably be a lot easier if you had someone to back you up. As he awaited their response with Ton-Ton perched on his shoulder, he thought about the way he'd negotiated with the people in the AIM base and stopped a good deal of bloodshed before Bruiser happened.

Melethia, Jenny, Teri

Melethia cheerfully looked at Teri holding the staff and noted that it was exceptionally made. "Sis, where'd ya get that staff? It's really well made, and it feels familiar for some reason..."

Sadei, Teri

Teri, that girl... I don't know why, but I think I know her. Sadei tsked as she tried to figure out if there was anything to that thought.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Slindis, Rugal, Luptio

"Right then, shall we be off then? our target is to the west if I recall." Rugal asked, somewhat glad that no one else decided to go flower picking, aside from her mount but they seemed to be on good terms these days.
Still, you'd think that they'd have a jar or two of this "Glue" on them if it was that important... He couldn't help but think as he glanced over to the others.
"Keep your rings on you in case any of you need help. It might be a while if we are all splitting up, but it'd be better than nothing at all."

[h4]For the record, the group is splitting up again like when one group went to Rock Ridge and the other went to Blackwater City, there are 3 groups, one looking for a Power Crystal, one looking for a source of Metal and one looking for the Plant to make the airtight sealing agent. Pick whichever you want, all of them have their own special encounters.

/Diablo1099[/h4]

 

[bluerocker]

Cutie Bruisers, Devon, Caim, Angelus

"Caim, I don't mean to be rude, but would you like some backup? I know you can handle yourselves just fine, but it'd probably be a lot easier if you had someone to back you up.

The duo looked to each other, and then a silent conversation went between the lot of them and they nodded, "Very well. Since it's just you and the children, passenger arrangements shouldn't prove difficult..."

Caim clapped a hand on an unoccupied shoulder of Devon's with a smile,

"Besides, in the lull that Angelus needs rest, we can resume our training... Ton Ton, you've been a harsh master, haven't you?"

The Tonberry raised an enthusiastic knife, [color=15650D]"I sure have, sir! Just like you asked me to be!"[/color]

Cadolbolg grimaced and nodding, knowing full well the list of exercises Ton Ton had put him and Devon through whilst working in Rock Ridge.

"Drat that knife!"

Melethia, Jenny, Teri, Sadei

"Keep your rings on you in case any of you need help. It might be a while if we are all splitting up, but it'd be better than nothing at all."

That was when Rugal heard a familiar voice in his PDA, [color=3897E0]

"And I will be able to help all of you sir. Your signals are very familiar to the Rising Dawn. As we speak, I am uploading the map location to your various electronic devices..."

[/color]

As her AI did his work, Teri gave a wave to Rugal with a smile, [color=0E59E4]"Of course, Dad. We'll be alright. Now, you two do the same, okay?"[/color]

Turning her attentions back to Sadei and Melethia, she was both surprised and amused that both had the same thing to say. With a chuckle, she said, [color=0E59E4]"Well, she was chilling out in Mum's sack of stuff before I got ahold of her. Mum thought I needed a weapon, so here we are. I'm not very good though... She can talk, you know. Now, lemme ask if she'd be alright with that...

You heard her, Sadei. She's thinking the same things you are. Maybe a conversation between you two would bear some fruit? It'd certainly pass time between here and the mines..."[/color]

 

[000Ronald]

Boss scoffed. "Suit yourselves, then." Boss appeared to drop the beer he was carrying, but it remained suspended in mid-air.

Edge shuffled his armfuls of beer. "Yeah, I've got this. Don't bother relieving me of my burden."

"So what are we up to now?" Boss asked. "Anything interesting?"

[color=3897E0]

"I just-"

[/color] The Hologram said. [color=3897e0]

"I literally just-how did you miss it?"

[/color]

"Late to the party." Boss said. "At least I'm not super-late this time."

The Hologram sighed [color=3897E0]

"Fine. TO SUM UP! The Blacknoah is broken and needs to be repaired, but we don't have the materials to fix it. We need several tons of iron, a power source for the ship, and the materials to make an airtight adhesive which is to say-"

[/color] The Hologram showed Boss the strange plant. [color=3897e0]

"This thing. Did you get all that?"

[/color]

"Loud and clear." Boss said. "Where do we start looking?"

[color=3897E0]

"I DON'T FREAKING KNOW! FIGURE IT OUT YOURSELF!"

[/color]

 

[Moros]

Matt was searching the hangar of the Rising Dawn for something to help him steal a locomotive. After searching for awhile he found something that just might help him. A large exosuit that looked like it was designed for lifting heavy loads. The question would be if it could several tons worth of iron. Matt got in and started powering it up. The screen in front of him came to life and started giving out readings about the exosuit.

As far as Matt could tell everything seemed to be in the green and began to experiment with the controls. He found them very responsive and started walking the thing outside. Feeling the ground shake, a few looked around to see what was causing it. They saw Matt in a 20 foot tall exosuit coming towards them. "Anybody want to help me steal a locomotive?" Matt asked with a large grin on his face.

 

[mcpop9]

Top of the Ship
"Well, let's go." Soul said with a Witch in dark purple with paler skin than a standing right beside him. There was a tap of her staff and a flash of dark light as they were surrounded in a black orb and took off.

[hr]
As Matt walked towards the ship, he noticed a woman sitting on the shoulder of his mech. Ofcourse, he would be the only one to see the girl out of anyone in existence. She simply sat there, looking off into the distance; extremely gothic in appearance.

Spoiler: Sheet time! Dea

Nameea

Age:???

Race: Entity

Origin: inspired by a character form: Very cool animator

Title: Death

Clothing: See appearance.

Appearance:

Weapons:nothing

Powers:can show and force others to experience eternal despair and hopelessness. She is also invisible to everyone but Matt, yet can still interact with the physical world, most commonly mistaken as a ghost. can be killed, but will regenerate over time.

Weakness: Doesn't know how to fight with weapons.

Backstory: She has been wandering around for... well... ever. Now, one day, she has appeared to Matt, and only him for some reason.

 

[Moros]

Matt saw the woman sitting on the shoulder of his mech and was a little surprised. "Hey, you mind telling me why you're up there?" he asked her sounding a little annoyed by the situation.

 

[Roamin11]

Glados raised an eyebrow and lowered her gun, as the Quantum AI in front of her bowed, showing respects to her. "He's an interesting bot that's for sure."

Justin grabbed Termi-Dillon by his collar "Listen, I don't recall Dillon ever writing a villain when I was around, is he still a hero? Are you a hero?" feeling relieved he wouldn't have to commit fratricide if this look alike gave them any trouble, he decided to play a little bit of bad cop. "Answer bot" he said giving the Termi-Dillon a small shove, Glados glaring disapprovingly.

 

[Orinon]

The Termi-Dillon Focused his scanners on Justin, It was like he deliberately trying to start a confrontation. he began to think and let out a laugh, it was a strange noise it had a metallic synthesized sound, to some extent it was a real laugh as opposed to just playing something that more closely resembled one.
"Your trying to play on my emotions, I'm an AI I simulate emotions based on the situation."
He was actually bluffing, he may not be as emotionally charged as a human or someone supernatural like Dillon who's speed and strength may have amplified at the cost of increase of pain and emotion. However there was no need for Justin to know this, the TXD however could guess that Glados could see through this bluff however the key to winning this gambit was to act like you had the upper hand no matter what.
"I'll trade information for information, What do you have to offer."
He kept his eyes cold luckily as a machine not showing facial expression was much easier.

 

[000Ronald]

"Matt! Buddy! What's up?"

Boss was hanging onto Matt's cockpit, holding a beer. "Thirsty?"

Spoiler: OOC

Boss helped Matt blow up Rugal's ship. [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/540.101127-The-Escapist-Avatar-Adventure-An-Open-RP-Now-Re-Opened?page=317#13946446] Just to refresh.

 

[Moros]

"Hey, do you know who this girl is that's sitting on the shoulder of the mech?" Matt asked Boss as he took the beer without looking and started drinking it.

 

[000Ronald]

Boss's smile faded. "I say that as someone who can see the true nature of things, including ghosts and spirits. There. Is. No. One. There. No one. Nothing. Not a ghost, not a spirit, nothing that can be touched or seen or sensed. There is nothing there that I can perceive in any way. I even asked Edge, to be doubly sure." Boss teleported another beer into his hand, and offered it to Matt. "Are you OK? Did something happen to you? When did you first see this girl?"

 

[Moros]

Matt quickly ran his hands through his hair to make sure nothing happened to his head. He sighed a little in relief when he didn't feel any pain and his hands didn't have blood on them. "Well I don't have any head trauma so that's good. Other than that I don't what caused it. I got in the mech, powered it up, walked it out here then she just suddenly shows up," Matt explains before quickly chugging down the beer. "I haven't snapped have I? The last time that happened I tried to crash my ship into a mountain for no reason. Crew had me restrained for a week after that," Matt said to Boss.

 

[000Ronald]

Boss stroked his short beard thoughtfully. "I don't know. You seem fi-"

"My two cents?" Edge said, now standing on top of the mech. "It's useless to worry about it if you have. Just stay calm, focus on the job, and try and remember if it talks to you; what it says and how it says it. If you feel like your perception is being warped, stop whatever you're doing and ask for confirmation of whatever it is that's bothering you. And stay calm. Above all else, stay calm. Panic won't help anyone."

Boss nodded. "I think that sounds good. And I'll stay with you to make sure any freak-outs are contained."

Matt nodded. "Sounds good. And thanks."

Boss jumped off the mech. "SO! Matt, Edge and I-"

"Fuck you, I'm gonna get plastered." Edge said, grabbing a six pack and walking into the ship. "I think I've earned it."

Boss sighed. "Fine. Matt and I are gonna go look for some iron. We need a lot of it, and between the three of us, we should be able to get all we need. How are we gonna divvy up the other jobs?"

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Slindis, Rugal, Luptio

While the since blinded Rugal was unable to see the mech that Matt had taken, he could sure as hell hear it
"....Very well...Just if you get the Police or even the Army on you, try to avoid leading them back to the ship if you can help it. That Railway near Gunsmoke should have one passing on it as some point. Good luck." He said before using his PDA to get a Westard bearing.
"Right...Onward..." He said to Slindis and Luptio before marching off to pick the flower.
Knowing our luck, it'll have some special curse or something on it...

Teri, Melethia, Jenny

Jenny laughed somewhat nervously as Matt got his Mech out.
"Ummmm...I don't know if it'd be that easy..." She cringed at the idea of stealing, though Rugal seemed rather okay with it.
"...Well...We best set off too, hopefully before he steals a train..." she said to her "Team" before heading East towards the Area Waypoint Dimitri had set up.

 

[bluecrimson]

Cutie Bruisers, Devon, Caim, Angelus

Devon shook Caim's hand, and he both looked forward to the training while regretting the grueling amount of effort it would take. "Just don't go easy on me, okay? I know you haven't yet, but I really don't want to get lazy here when it comes to this training. Besides, maybe I can try using the shortsword that Slindis gave me. It's no offense to that blade you gave me, of course, but it really does belong to you."

Caim had been in contact with the two mini pact partners for the training, so the training with Caim involved again would be something to behold. Above all, the Bard had never taken a knee even when he clearly should have. There was more than a few times where Ella had to drag the worn out man away from the training.

"Anyway, thanks for having me along. I'll try not to slow you down here." He looked over to Ella and asked her if she wanted to head with him before he chatted to the Imps in that guttural tongue, sending them off to Teri's group.



Melethia, Jenny, Teri, Sadei

As they started along the Path, Melethia looked over to Teri. "Sis, Could I take a look at the staff? I mean, ya can do more than just swing it like Wheathair would. Ya just gotta think about it right!"
The staff was a bit unwieldy, but after a bit of time in her hands, Melethia managed to get a feel for it. After a few movements with it, she handed it back to her sister as the Imps popped up near Teri and gave her a salute.

"Yeah, there's a lot there that you could do with her.. Would ya want to try something with me and miss Jenny when ya get the chance? She caught up with the Gardevoir, keeping pace with her as she could hear the footsteps of a few others.

"Miss Jenny, the train thing is a good backup idea. Still, I like the idea of checkin' that mine. Ya gotta be careful, but there's lotsa stuff we can get there!"

Slindis, Rugal, Lupito

SLindis got on Lupito as they headed out towards the flowers and chatted with Rugal. [color=c20000]"I'm honestly not too comfortable with them taking a train, especially with the attention it'll draw. The mine should be able to pan out a bit more, and like it or not, Melethia knows good materials better than most anyone else on the ship and why it's good. Some mother I am, right? Here she should be more concerned with proper schooling and having a good childhood, and yet here she is with more blood on her hands then men three times her age..."[/color]

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Melethia, Jenny, Teri, Sadei

"I don't doubt it, I just hope that if they do attempt to steal a train, they don't get into a fight..." Jenny said as they moved towards Gunsmoke's neighbour, Peach Springs.
"That being said, if it stops us from having to mine out ALL of that metal and lugging it back to the ship. Mmmmm...Wonder how much Iron goes for around here? And how much we all have..." She mused as the imps flocked around them.
"Whoa!...Well, I guess we have help..."

Slindis, Rugal, Lupito

"...Indeed...Still, At the very least, she has your honor and values. All the more reason to get back to "Normality" and out of this backwards realm..." Rugal said as he managed to keep up with the Drow and her mount, even in the desert heat.
"On the Train Issue, I'm certain that there would be more to it than just walking into a mine and helping ourselves to it's sole resource. I wouldn't be surprised that either option would bring up some hassle. On top of that, if we have to pay of our Metal, we might not be able to afford it without selling every still functioning piece of tech on our ship."