Steelheart-esque roleplay.

So if anyone here has read any of the Reckoners series, you'll know what this is. If you don't, allow me to explain:

It's set during modern times-ish, but with a few modifications. The primary modification being Calamity, an event that turned certain people into Epics. Essentially, they got super powers, and weaknesses. But they weren't superheroes.

In fact, they were quite the opposite.

Using their powers made them selfish, evil. It corrupted them. They now rule the United States, some governing new cities of people, others committing mass murder freely. No one dares challenge the Epics. They rule.

Except the reckoners, a group of rebels specialized in intel gathering and Epic killing.

If you would like to join, your character can be a civilian, a reckoner, OR an epic (I'll DM you how that works. There are good Epics, but it's kinda complicated.) If you are an Epic, describe your powers and your weakness. The weakness doesn't have to make sense, again, I'll explain that in private.

(OMG I love this series I would love to join)

(Hey! I'm glad someone else knows what I'm talking about! Some people just think I'm talking about the band. I'm probs gonna be a Reckoner. Haven't quite decided. You?)

(Epic)

(definitely)

(Seeing as how you've read the series, I doubt I have to explain it to you. I haven't yet read Calamity, so Firefight is as far as my knowledge extends.)

(How far are you in Firefight? or are you finished and just haven't read Calamity)

(Done with Firefight. I read the intro to Calamity, well, part of it.)

( Who's your fave Epic and Reckoner)

(Epic? Freaking Prof. He's such a badass, regardless of what happened at the end. Cody is my fav Reckoner. Partially because I also happen to be a redneck with irish descent.)

(LOL, mine are Steelheart and Abraham)

(Abraham's a beast. But I think Hardman's better ;))

(LOL)( All Hardman did was keep *Knees in place, but Abraham— wait can't spoil!)( Anyway you'll read it towards the end of the book)

(So… characters?
Name: Zack DeLanish
Age: 25
Looks: Hazel eyes, Dark Brownish, poofy hair? (dunno how to explain it apart from FFVII CC esque, but toned down), medium height with a fairly muscled build.
Wears: (in public) Black jeans with a white tee shirt and black synth cloth Reckoner jacket. (In combat) Wears a dyed black armor vest he borrowed from time in military service. Blue jeans.
Prefers: Rifles to shotguns, shotguns to handguns. A knife just in case.
Position: Point
Personality: A mix of fun and fight. He will joke a lot in combat, except of course the obvious circumstances in which he shouldn't. Doesn't like any of the faithful( people who believe in good epics), a pessimist by default.

Name: Hazel Reyes
Age: 23
Looks:Brown hair,ponytail,fair-skinned,lithe
Wears:Light brown jeans, Blue shirt,orange cap that she wears down to hide her face
Prefers: not to use her powers, uses an assault rifle
Personality:secretive hates nosy people,likes pet rat Scruff
Powers:(high epic) Negates an epics weakness, automatic shielding, communicates to scruff
Extra: Secretly fought over by high epics

(Is she a Reckoner Epic or neutral?)

(I need to go. We'll get this rolling tomorrow.)

(K)(She is a nuetral, she hates both Reckoners and Epics, but epics more so and has already faced her fear.)

(We can start with a hunt on a low-level epic. Reckoners fuck up, and you jump in?)

(yeah, you want to start out or me?)

(I guess I'll start. We wanna be in Newcago? Easiest place description wise…)

( Yeah (who's you're target?))

(Let's say a fire epic. Like firefight, only it's actually firefight.)

(Ok thankee)

Zack slid into cover just in time to avoid being seen.

Scorcher, the fire Epic who had wandered into Newcago, strolled into view from Zack's perch in one of the upper story windows, that was still understreet territory. From where he was he had a good view of the whole street. From here, he met as well have provided coverfire, or ran on-field ops.

Not his style.

He took the hook from his belt and clapped it over the cable above his window. Then he attached a bucket of water, careful not to spill any.

Scorcher continued on his little walk, and neared the space underneath the cable. As he did, Zack let go of the bucket, letting it zip down the line. Scorcher stopped to look up, and Zack just about laughed.

Epics can be pretty stupid

He took the shot on the bucket, tipping it as it flew across and dropping water over Scorcher's head, who by now was getting out of the way. He sidestepped along the cable's length, but Zack kept shooting the bucket, creating a line of water that persued Scorcher. Not stopping to see if he had hit his mark with the water, Zack hopped onto the cable, one gloved hand holding the cable, the other a handgun. He took a deep breath and fell onto the street.

Scorcher was dry and in flames.

"Ah, Misty?" Zack asked, running in the opposite direction as he felt fire singe ihis back, "Don't suppose you still want that twenty?"

(Is Scorcher a high epic or no ?)
Hazel watched from the background as the reckoner ran from the Scorcher's flames. He had been lucky so far, the water had temporally negated Scorcher's powers, giving him time to run. Hazel looked at her rat Scruff as if he had all the answers.She sighed, he was just a rat. She turned back to the reckoner, he looked like he was talking to somebody. She ran out of her hideout, who ever it was wouldn't get there in time,so she took off before she even had a plan.

(No, though I suspect I'll nab him with water and he'll have hidden super strength. Or at least, that's how I had expected it. Whatevs is fine.)

( Sounds cool lets go with it. )

Getting the usual rush he did from being nearly incinerated, electrocuted, and shot to death, Zack picked up the pace. Feeling for the cheap water gun in his left pocket, he wheeled around and had just enough time to side-step a fireball.

Misty's voice came through his earpiece, "Why yes, Zack, I would very much like for you to keep your word about a bet. Hasn't happened in a while. Mitch is on his way with the waterfall, standby."

Zack cursed under his breath and let loose a few water streams, missing a few but averaging most of the shots into Scorcher's abdomen. Though that wasn't going to do much good, Zack knew.

(This is Hazel's rifle https://goo.gl/images/LWH849 It is a IDF Tavor SAR, fires jacketed hollow points)
As soon as Hazel was in range she aimed her gun at scorcher and fired. Scorcher immediately turned around an flung a fireball at her. She dodged to the right and fired again.
This Pissed him off more.
Much much more.