Black Fall - Superpower OOC (A reboot of a certain RP)

The date is July 1st, 2013. A story set in modern times much like our own. For generations the town of Black Fall, Pennsylvania, had a secret that some of the inhabitants would die for than let the truth slip out. The secret lied within a wide range of individuals. Abilities as some may call them, have made these people superior to the average man in almost every way. Abilities that vary between snapping necks with a mind, or control over every force of nature. These people are called a variety of names, Mutants, Meta-humans, Freaks, Overhumans... and Gods themselves. In truth, these people are all over the world. The town of Black Fall has the highest concentration of these people in the world. All hidden within the native inhabitants of the town, and the tourists that visit the town daily. Anyone of these people could be one to the wealthiest down. Everyone of these people know the risks of revealing their powers to the public. People who have their powers revealed tend to disappear very fast. All official records and proof that they existed would disappear along with them. As far the world is concerned; they don't exist anymore. The story centers around a certain group of people (of various ages) all connected to each other in one way or another. Living out the usual ups and downs of their lives, attempting to fulfill their own goals in life. Until the merciless eyes of deceit, greed and corruption become interested with the thought of Meta-humans, and the cast is forced to fight for what they believe, or other goals.

The town where the story takes place (if you haven't figured that out), Black Fall (Can also be spelled Black Falls). The town itself is located on both sides of a massive river, which technically makes it a coastal town. The river is at least two miles wide, and separates both ends of the town. However, the town is connected by three bridges (one of the bridges are made for pedestrian travel). These sides of the river have been given their own names, Old World Black Fall (Also called the Old World), signifying that this town has been here from the start which was developed from little to nothing in the old world, and New Black Fall, the part of town which was built on the opposite side of the river and is a fairly new location. The Old World contains mostly residential areas of the town and the main Political Buildings. New Black Fall contains the commerce and stores, including many concepts that'd be alien in an Old World Town, like clubs, malls and casinos. The town all together is forty-two square miles.

The town, is technically a city due to it exceeding the population of 2,000 (the current population of Black Fall is 4,759 people). However, it is still called a town regardless of how populated or large it gets. This town is a mash up between old laid back communities and high-scale cities, with ideas and themes from both. The town is densely populated, full of a wide variety of people of all shapes, colors, ages and personalities. This is a fairly popular town, it attracts thousands of tourists each year. One of the main reasons why this town is so popular is the enormous beaches. Each side of the river, pointing at each other are two enormous beaches that are usually full of people and are miles long. These two beaches are separated into smaller beaches--- But, without a doubt the natives of the town know that there are only the public beaches, and the private beaches for those who can afford to buy/rent them. These beaches are all beautiful.

Crime is low in Black Fall, though it is home to a drugs smuggling ring as well as a few petty gangs. Most disturbances happen at the local bars or at the East Side of the city with woman found prostituting themselves or drunks trying to hitch a ride to New Black Fall. However, there are horror stories from the law enforcement, sometimes a news story about locker room ghosts and bank vaults melting. Most people fortunately dismiss this as people wanting attention.

Decades back during the 1940's the town was much different, the town was merely a sparsely populated town, which was on the verge of death as new and young people left for the big cities and live out their lives in the more active parts of the town. That changed when rich people came to the town and turned it around. There were several large beaches, and the town had some pretty impressive sights. Which made it perfect for tourism. The town was built up into a vacation town where the rich and wealthy spend their time. Over time, the small village eventually became a town, then towards the 2000's it reached the point where it is now. Constantly growing and developing itself. With the helping hand of the powerful of course.

The city is also prone to rain as it's primary weather condition due to the high amount of humidity in the air due to the river and fog. The city has in the past been trashed by large tidal waves, and some of the dock areas flooded. There are now measures in place to ensure this is at least mostly prevented. Black Fall primary export at one time had been the fisheries, but this has slowed down in modern times.


These are the major locations of the city.


Old World Black Fall

The east end of town.

The Center Point: The very "center" of Black Fall. This is where the many Political Buildings are located such as the Town Hall, many Court Houses, The main police station, etc. This area is fairly small and packed together. Because of this, there are almost no residential buildings in the area. There is a near absence of tourists and people looking for fun. Other than the occasional drunk that has been arrested and trying to head home, etc.

The Northside: This is the also known as the downtown of the town. This is the area of Black Fall around the Center Point which is in the middle of the town. This area is by far the oldest in the town and has the most narrow streets with many unique shops portraying various cultural influences to the city. Some of the finest dining can be found in this area.

The Southside: The South Side is home to many industrial buildings along with two ports where many exports and imports are sent to and from the mainland. This is where many jobs are supplied to the people of Black Fall and the cause of most of the traffic across the three. The mainland is also home to more affordable housing with many suburban subdivisions and your usual chain restaurants and big name shopping centers.

The Westside; The West Side make up the west side of the city and is mostly a residential area. This area is towards the main exit and entry roads for access into Black Fall. The houses here range from middle class to low upper class and most of the schools in the city can be found here. Located closer to the edge of the town is the Boardwalk University. The university offers a variety of subjects having one of the world's finest marine biology courses but is also well know for its liberal arts study.

The Eastside: Black Fall doesn't have a slum. The East side is as close to a slum as the Town is going to get. The houses near the boardwalk here are in a state of poor upkeep and often home to those who are in the lower end of income. Most of the petty trouble in the city comes from this area. Many low end stores, strip malls and cheap convenience stores are on the corners here along with cheap women and cheap drugs.



New Black Fall

The west end of town.


Nightlife Aisle: Easily the most active part of Black Fall is the Nightlife Aisle. This area contains some of the best clubs, casinos and other night time fun out of anywhere in Black Fall. This area is also has extremely high in prostitution and drug dealing. The Nightlife Aisle is obviously for adults, anyone who looks underage will be immediately questioned by well-intended party-goers and police. 70% of the time they'll be told to head somewhere else.

The Northlands: The Northlands is among the richest areas of the city and home to the richest and most powerful people in the town. Towards the heart of New Black Fall the houses get bigger and towards the beaches houses become condos. Many fine dining places can be found spotted throughout this part of the city spreading from the beacon along with more expensive retail outlets. Inside of this area is the All Fathers park. A park which there's a statue of every president ever.

The Southlands: The South Lands is the smallest part of New Black Fall. Containing several mansions, some of which belong to the best of the best--- Also, the most elitist out of Black Fall. This area is exclusively residential, there are no stores. This area is fenced off and only those who are approved are allowed in. So, this area is mostly desolate aside from when people decide to throw parties.

The Carnival: On the beach of new Black Fall contains the Carnival Pier. An enormous Pier, full of all types of attractions and games, food and drinks. On the other side of the pier was a beach. The entire carnival is always flooded with people. If someone wanted to they can be offered literally a thousand places to hide. The Carnival is active during both the day and the night. However, at night is when the place really gets active. With the light being seen from miles away.

Other Locations of Note

Beachlands/The River: The name given to the enormous stretches of river beaches that is one of the main attractions of tourism. Looking into the river are various beaches that either require to be paid to get in (are easily the average kind of beach). The free beaches that are crowded, full of people and dirty compared to the other locations. Finally, there are the private beaches who are only accessible to the rich and/or rented by people who can afford them. These are easily the best beaches out of all the Black Fall beaches. They're always snuck into by savvy people by either the water front or simply climbing the fence. The River is a very wide river that has small boats/yachts going through it, occasionally a larger boat can be seen roaring through the river front.

Woods: The woodlands that surrounds Black Fall on both sides of the river. It's a thick and dense wood, yet easy to maneuver. There's a park or two centered in the woods.

The Three Wise Men: The three bridges that connect the two parts of the town on each side of the river. Named after the three wise men in the Bible. These bridges are average suspender bridges, with thousands of cars traveling on and off of them daily. In between the two bridges that offer roadside travel is the single thin pedestrian bridge, that has crowds of people almost all the time and some vendors offering cheap and nasty food.

The Black Fall: The reason why the town was named Black Fall. This is a large cliff overlooking the ocean, technically on the Old World Black Fall side of the town. This cliff was a means of ancient execution during the mid 1800's. Criminals of heinous enough reputation were tied up and thrown off the cliff into the ocean. Since the cliff was over some rocks, death was certain. In modern times this is considered a historical location. Containing a statue of the man who founded the village at the center. Surrounded by chairs and tables. It also has some chess tables built into the design. The cliff is fenced off and secured enough so that there aren't any accidents.

1. The usual rules; no mary sues, godmodding, powerplaying, metagaming, being a dick in general, etc. However, I trust that you all not to be douches. I will boot anyone without mercy who repeatably breaks these rules.

2. What I say goes. I hate for it to be that way but I have the full right to deny any character, tell you to retcon any event, and tell you to stop doing etc. Don't like this, then don't join.

3. Characters will die in this RP. If you don't like that then don't bother joining. That said. People are allowed to kill each other, provided no one does it for stupid reasons nor goes on an rampage. Don't make me regret this, use this responsibly.

4. Swearing, Drugs, Alcohol and sex are all allowed to an extent. Don't go overboard and I won't yell at you. I won't allow sex IC-side, fade to black or etc. Just be mature, dammit.

5. I want "average" characters more or less. So no serial killers or teenage geniuses. Gun for the “average mix”

6. Literacy, plox. I expect a paragraph each post, though in some cases it'll be totally okay to make a smaller post. Enormous and detailed posts are nice too.

7. No "evil" characters. I hate the term now. You can have a character with slightly twisted morals, a skewed look on the world, etc. Try to keep it natural, please. I REALLY want conflict in this RP.

8. Everyone needs weaknesses just like they need strengths. I'm not just talking about powers. Think of skills, mental and physical strengths and weaknesses. Like the cliche strong but dumb. So don't make the strongest, fastest and smartest character or I'll tell you to go fuck yourself.

9. You can have as many characters as you think you can handle. It's encouraged to have a wide and diverse cast of characters. If it gets to a ridiculous amount, however; I'm going to say no.

10. If you've lost interest in the RP or don't want to do it anymore; please be a dear and say so. It won't hurt my feelings or anything. Just that it's annoying when everyone gets caught up waiting because two characters are having a conversation and someone disappears for an X amount of time. If by any chance you disappear or don't want to do the RP anymore; I'll control said characters until it is appropriate to write them off. It'll usually be death by snu snu.

11. Literacy, plox. I expect a paragraph each post, though in some cases it'll be totally okay to make a smaller post. Enormous and detailed posts are nice too.

12. Read the rules. Don't be an asshole and just make a sheet. That's why I'm mentioning this here. On the sheet leave the "Favorite Color" blank or I'll tell you that there's something wrong with your sheet and not tell you what. Don't be the tool who does.

13. Try to keep things believable, please. No dodging everything, no instant kills, or anything in that nature. Also, show shock when it's appropriate.

14. I'll allow any power as long as it isn't unreasonable nor BS. Even the generic and boring ones. The more creative the better. Time Travel and Mind Control are immediately out of the question.

15. I also hold the full right to tell you to change/limit your power in any way I feel like.

16. Keep the mutant NPCs to a minimal. You can make any NPC you desire but if you want him/her to be a mutant PM me about it and I'll give my expert opinion. Of course this will be null if you plan on making this NPC a character.

17. In the sheet you will cut the power section out and send it to me and me alone as you will be keeping your character's power a secret not only IC, but from your fellow RP'ers. Heavily consider thinking through your posts before posting them. You can however reveal bits and pieces of your character's power, or hint about it but for the love of god don't reveal your power unless the situation explicitly calls for it.

18. If you have any questions, criticisms, observations or ideas; just post them.

19. This Site can help you with powers.

Basic Information

Name: (Character's real name)
Nickname/Alias: (Is your character known by any other names? Leave blank if none)
Gender: (Male, Female, Both or Other)
Age: (10-80)
Height: (In whatever format you want, metric or 'Merican)
Weight: (See above, but how heavy instead of how tall)


Appearance

Hair Color: (Put what color your character's hair is. If it's dyed put that)
Eye Color: (This should be simple)
Ethnicity: (What color is your character's skin basically?)
Physical Appearance: (What does your character look like? Go in detail here because the more the merrier)
Attire: (Optional if you want to describes outfits IC-side. What does your character wear normally and what is their "Style" if they have any? Given the environment wearing the same thing over and over again is acceptable)


Personality

Innate Personality: (Optional. What does your character think when alone, what is going on deep down?)
Outward Personality: (Optional. What does your character do when around other people?)
Hobbies/Interests: (What does your character do for fun?)
Skills/Talents: (Similar to hobbies, but refers to the level of skill a character has. For example, a character could like playing violin but isn't very good at it or vice versa.)
Goals: (What is your character's driving force in the story? May be subject to change.)
History/Bio: (Optional. Give me a detailed description of your character's past. How they were brought up. Try to include mostly major events/details.)
Favorite color: (Favorite color here)
Prized Possession: (What object does your character value above all else?)


Relationships

Family: ([Ex: Parents, children, siblings] Include stepfamilies if it applies, and label as such.)
Friends: (Who does your character like to hang out with?)
Enemies: (Who does your character despise?)
Lovers: (From childhood crushes, to exes, to a married partner, who does your character love?)
Marital Status: (Ex: Single, Taken, Dating, Available)

Abilities

((Cut this and PM the information it to me. ))

Power: (Describe the power that your character has in great detail.)

Weaknesses: (What are the limits to your character's power?)


Other: (Put whatever you want here, basically anything that doesn't fit in the other forms)