EpicVakarian
Calibration-Master General
The year is 2016.
11 years since the Channels were discovered.
Channels: ordinary people with extraordinary powers.
The first Channel was discovered in Chicago, IL, in April 2005. A sixteen-year-old young boy,
barely out of high school. He had the power to manipulate rock and stone.
He abused this power, to the point of causing an earthquake and tearing down most of Chicago's skyline.
He was eventually captured, and taken to a prison, where they worked out a way to cancel out his powers. He was imprisoned there, with no way to escape.
After this event, more powers started to crop up. The public called the extraordinary people "Channels", but the governments of Earth classed them as terrorists; they weren't willing to undergo another disaster like Chicago. The official name granted to them was "Hunters", in order to make the Channels seem more menacing to average humans.
Thus a new age began; Channels were discovered all over the world; one in every fifty million children born was a Channel, each with unique powers. These powers were discovered to remain dormant until the age of 10; after that age, most Channels discovered their powers. If a person got to 20 and hadn't discovered any powers, then they were likely not to have any, unless they were a very rare case.
With the realisation that Channels would just keep coming, the governments forged the Daynes Treaty, named for James Daynes, who proposed the idea; the Daynes Treaty stated that all the governments of the world must act together in this instance. Each country would have their own Special Defence Department, an SDD. The best of the best would be selected to fill roles in the SDDs; hackers, soldiers, leaders, anyone that could help deal with the "Hunters".
Many Channels have managed to escape the prisons set up for them using the power-cancelling technique, living in peace beside humans in secret. But many have also decided to take vengeance on humanity; with two variants taking form. Some merely wanted to mutate every single human to have powers, and others purely wanted the complete destruction of the human race, so that the Channels could start from scratch.
Around the year 2011, another variant of Channel was discovered. Some people had no powers of their own, but could temporarily "learn" weakened versions of powers through touching the original Channel. A classification system was introduced; Primary Channels were ones that had their own powers, and Secondary Channels could leech weakened powers for a short time, and so were less of an issue.
In any case, the Channels are global. You are one of them; you may choose one of three goals. Either live peacefully alongside humans, free of secrets.
Mutate them all so they know your pain.
Or simply destroy them all.
The choice is yours, but will you make the right one?
SUMMARY
This is, quite simply, a reboot of my old RP The Channels, which was all about people with extraordinary abilities, and the discrimination they faced at the hands of the human race, along with how each character chose to deal with that discrimination. Some put up with it, some hid their powers, some simply killed anyone who discriminated against them.11 years since the Channels were discovered.
Channels: ordinary people with extraordinary powers.
The first Channel was discovered in Chicago, IL, in April 2005. A sixteen-year-old young boy,
barely out of high school. He had the power to manipulate rock and stone.
He abused this power, to the point of causing an earthquake and tearing down most of Chicago's skyline.
He was eventually captured, and taken to a prison, where they worked out a way to cancel out his powers. He was imprisoned there, with no way to escape.
After this event, more powers started to crop up. The public called the extraordinary people "Channels", but the governments of Earth classed them as terrorists; they weren't willing to undergo another disaster like Chicago. The official name granted to them was "Hunters", in order to make the Channels seem more menacing to average humans.
Thus a new age began; Channels were discovered all over the world; one in every fifty million children born was a Channel, each with unique powers. These powers were discovered to remain dormant until the age of 10; after that age, most Channels discovered their powers. If a person got to 20 and hadn't discovered any powers, then they were likely not to have any, unless they were a very rare case.
With the realisation that Channels would just keep coming, the governments forged the Daynes Treaty, named for James Daynes, who proposed the idea; the Daynes Treaty stated that all the governments of the world must act together in this instance. Each country would have their own Special Defence Department, an SDD. The best of the best would be selected to fill roles in the SDDs; hackers, soldiers, leaders, anyone that could help deal with the "Hunters".
Many Channels have managed to escape the prisons set up for them using the power-cancelling technique, living in peace beside humans in secret. But many have also decided to take vengeance on humanity; with two variants taking form. Some merely wanted to mutate every single human to have powers, and others purely wanted the complete destruction of the human race, so that the Channels could start from scratch.
Around the year 2011, another variant of Channel was discovered. Some people had no powers of their own, but could temporarily "learn" weakened versions of powers through touching the original Channel. A classification system was introduced; Primary Channels were ones that had their own powers, and Secondary Channels could leech weakened powers for a short time, and so were less of an issue.
In any case, the Channels are global. You are one of them; you may choose one of three goals. Either live peacefully alongside humans, free of secrets.
Mutate them all so they know your pain.
Or simply destroy them all.
The choice is yours, but will you make the right one?
SUMMARY
In terms of places in this RP, I'm intending to have fewer places than the original RP. Too many cooks, and all that. Everyone who had a place in the original RP is to be reserved a slot, should they wish to take that place up, however, I would very much like to recruit some new members, writers who weren't involved (and in some cases, weren't even registered on the site when the original RP was going). However, for those new members, I will expect a certain level of skill in writing; if you have written in an RP with me before, refer me to the name of the RP and I will check for myself. If you haven't, please include a sample of writing in your CC, or a link to a personal fanfiction, if you prefer. If your writing is up to scratch, and your character is well-made, you're in; if not, you won't be given a spot.
RULES
- Respect each other; we're here to have fun, not to argue amongst ourselves.
- Language is okay, to a certain extent. This is an 18+ RP, but excessive use of foul/racist words will not be accepted.
- Your Channel may be of any origin you like; American, British, Japanese, anything. However, remember that all our Channels must come together at some point. You should have the ability to travel overseas, either using powers or simply getting on a plane.
- This RP is 18+, so be aware that there may well be violence, language, and sexual themes, along with anything else mature that might crop up. If you can't handle these, don't bother applying.
- Please, no cliche superpowers like superstrength and flight. Have interesting powers that have weaknesses.
- Once your CC is submitted, I'll survey it and tell you if anything needs changing. The character itself should never need changing, but powers might; each Channel can have up to two powers, and a third if it relates closely to one of your others. For instance, one character may have water powers alongside his other power; in that case cryokinesis (ice powers) are also allowed, due to the close relation. I will tell you whether you need different powers; certain combinations might result in OP, death-bringer characters. And we all know, that OP characters are no fun; have a weakness. Be willing to be beaten once in a while. Hopefully that should result in a friendly, realistic RP.
CC TEMPLATE
This is just an idea; you may use this template, or use a different one; as long as it maintains the following details:Name:
Gender:
Race:
Age:
Powers:
Illnesses: (if any)
Dialogue Colour:
Appearance:
Personality:
Equipment/clothing:
Details of powers: (what do they allow you to do? Can your power over metal objects allow you to fly in any way, etc)
Bio:
And a general note: keep an eye on CCs that have already gone up. There will be permalinks below to each CC. I don't want any duplicate powers. My CC will be up shortly; keep an eye on the powers other people have claimed, and don't use them. This is up for discussion; if someone else claimed a power you like, you can talk to them about how you could edit that power for yourself; however, I don't want this to take up the majority of powers. I will also post a list of powers below; for ideas, if anyone cannot think of a power.
Thank you all for reading, and I hope we all have a good time with this!
CAST
EpicVakarian as Maxine Elizabeth McKenzie (orange dialogue)
Simus as Alice Croshaw (blue dialogue)
Daryl Dixon as Michael/Levi (light blue dialogue) and Bryce Montarello (white dialogue)
OnlyThePie as Hal Fengry (red dialogue)
Wolfbane as Cass (green dialogue)
Kaelbu as Gwendolyn Lee Wiser (purple dialogue)
CapObvious as Brom Robasdon (cream dialogue)
Blitzz as Nishimura Ryuichi (pink dialogue)
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EpicVakarian as Maxine Elizabeth McKenzie (orange dialogue)
Simus as Alice Croshaw (blue dialogue)
Daryl Dixon as Michael/Levi (light blue dialogue) and Bryce Montarello (white dialogue)
OnlyThePie as Hal Fengry (red dialogue)
Wolfbane as Cass (green dialogue)
Kaelbu as Gwendolyn Lee Wiser (purple dialogue)
CapObvious as Brom Robasdon (cream dialogue)
Blitzz as Nishimura Ryuichi (pink dialogue)
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