The X-men run missions and work together with the NYPD, striving to maintain a peaceful balance between humans and mutants. When it comes to a fight, they won't back down from protecting those who need their help.
Haven presents itself as a humanitarian organization for activists, leaders, and high society, yet mutants are the secret leaders working to protect and serve their kind. Behind the scenes they bring their goals into reality.
From the time when mutants became known to the world, SUPER was founded as a black-ops division of the CIA in an attempt to classify, observe, and learn more about this new and rising threat.
The Syndicate works to help bring mutantkind to the forefront of the world. They work from the shadows, a beacon of hope for mutants, but a bane to mankind. With their guiding hand, humanity will finally find extinction.
Since the existence of mutants was first revealed in the nineties, the world has become a changed place. Whether they're genetic misfits or the next stage in humanity's evolution, there's no denying their growing numbers, especially in hubs like New York City. The NYPD has a division devoted to mutant related crimes. Super-powered vigilantes help to maintain the peace. Those who style themselves as Homo Superior work to tear society apart for rebuilding in their own image.
MRO is an intermediate to advanced writing level original character, original plot X-Men RPG. We've been open and active since October of 2005. You can play as a mutant, human, or Adapted— one of the rare humans who nullify mutant powers by their very existence. Goodies, baddies, and neutrals are all welcome.
Short Term Plots:Are They Coming for You?
There have been whispers on the streets lately of a boogeyman... mutant and humans, young and old, all have been targets of trafficking.
The Fountain of Youth
A chemical serum has been released that's shaving a few years off of the population. In some cases, found to be temporary, and in others...?
MRO MOVES WITH CURRENT TIME: What month and year it is now in real life, it's the same for MRO, too.
Fuegogrande: "Fuegogrande" player of The Ranger, Ion, Rhia, and Null
Neopolitan: "Aly" player of Rebecca Grey, Stephanie Graves, Marisol Cervantes, Vanessa Bookman, Chrysanthemum Van Hart, Sabine Sang, Eupraxia
Ongoing Plots
Magic and Mystics
After the events of the 2020 Harvest Moon and the following Winter Solstice, magic has started manifesting in the MROvere! With the efforts of the Welldrinker Cult, people are being converted into Mystics, a species of people genetically disposed to be great conduits for magical energy.
The Welldrinker Cult
A shadowy group is gaining power, drawing in people who are curious, vulnerable, or malicious, and turning them into Mystics. They are recruiting people into their ranks to spread the influence of magic in the world, but for what end goal?
Are They Coming for You?
There have been whispers on the streets lately of a boogeyman... mutant and humans, young and old, all have been targets of trafficking.
Adapteds
What if the human race began to adapt to the mutant threat? What if the human race changed ever so subtly... without the x-gene.
Atlanteans
The lost city of Atlantis has been found! Refugees from this undersea mutant dystopia have started to filter in to New York as citizens and businessfolk. You may make one as a player character of run into one on the street.
Got a plot in mind?
MRO plots are player-created the Mods facilitate and organize the big ones, but we get the ideas from you. Do you have a plot in mind, and want to know whether it needs Mod approval? Check out our plot guidelines.
Which meant he had. Gawain knew that face, the words. They were getting to the point. Kind of. Hopefully.
>>"If they knew where I was they'd've shot me before I got here. They don't know this place exists. I don't think they'll find me."
"Okay now we're getting somewhere" Gawain nodded, and decided it was time to move the conversation away from the door. Walking into the room he kicked the door shut, then pulled up a chair and sat down, facing the kid. He was free to sit if he wanted to; it was his room, after all.
"There's a girl who used to live here" he said, sitting back and folding his arms "Her parents were super Christian and they believed she had been possessed by the Devil when she started choking up insects. Turns out she was a mutant, and one of the kindest people I have ever met."
And slept with their girlfriend...
"Erhm, her parents eventually found out she was seeking shelter here, and showed up with Bibles and crosses and a freaking fire-mutant to cleanse the place."
He let that sink in for a second.
"Our guidance counselor, who is human by the way, punched their lights out."
End of story.
"This place was built for that one purpose: protect mutants from the crazies. Trust me, we are not the weird ones out there. You don't have to tell me who is looking for you, unless you want to. But the more we know the more we can make sure you'll be safe here. And that's a fact. It's what the X-men do."
Posted by Blake (Persi) on May 27, 2013 19:38:30 GMT -6
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...Why could he not just leave? Granted, Persi preferred that Mirror be farther away; questions from across the room were probably preferable to glaring from two feet away. Assuming Mirror didn't manage to think of another question like that, but Persi couldn't think what other questions would be like that. So questions were probably better. Persi would still really prefer that Mirror left.
That wasn't happening, apparently, so Persi drifted a few more steps into the room--it still didn't seem like his--before hovering.
...Why was Mirror talking about a girl who threw up bugs? Because if that was an attempt to convince Persi the Mansion was a normal place full of normal people, there had to be a better way to start than that.
Oh. That... was more related, anyway, even if it didn't particularly make any more sense. "Um... they would not ever work with a mutant. They have guns." Why anyone would when they were trying to cleanse the world of mutants was beyond Persi's comprehension. "I guess... I don't know what you need to know. Most of the time when they find mutants they just protest, or boycott them or something." Persi knew exactly how those went. Normally, and when they went as wrong as they possibly could. "There are too many mutants to kill, so mostly it's just when a mutant is close to the church or really offends them that..." telling Mirror that mutants were a sin seemed like a bad idea, "that they're more active."
>>"Um... they would not ever work with a mutant. They have guns. I guess... I don't know what you need to know. Most of the time when they find mutants they just protest, or boycott them or something. There are too many mutants to kill, so mostly it's just when a mutant is close to the church or really offends them that... that they're more active."
"We have guns too." Gawain said calmly. Sorting through the half-information the kid was giving him was still a pain, but he was starting to get the picture. "Well, I have bow and arrows. I'm not really fond of firearms. Anyhow, that's not the point."
Church, indeed. Not completely unexpected. This kid had a look that reminded him of Agnes in a lot of ways.
"Gotta love religious fanatics" he sighed, shaking his head "That's what they are, right? A bunch of people who think God hates mutants?"
And ready to do something about it.
"Well I am a mutant, I'm also a gender shifter and half lesbian. I would love to get a shot at them if they ever come near." he smirked, standing up "I'm not even gonna ask you how they found you in the first place. Doesn't matter."
Posted by Blake (Persi) on May 27, 2013 20:12:37 GMT -6
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Okay, them having guns was not entirely surprising, considering what Mirror had just said. The arrows... made less sense, but considering the name Gawain, Persi probably should have expected them anyway. Or, well, something other than guns, anyway. Swords were probably more illegal than arrows, or something.
Persi frowned. Arguing with Mirror still didn't seem like a good idea, but he didn't like being called a fanatic. Religious, sure, but not fanatic. That meant crazy, and generally evil. Even if Mirror's description was right, mostly. Telling him that 'think' ought to be 'know' seemed like an even worse idea. "...I guess."
And then Persi's brain stopped working. Or, more specifically, it was hit by incomprehensible objects, went into overdrive, and still came up with nothing. Persi was pretty sure that 'lesbian' was not something that could have 'half' attached to it, not relating to one person. Also, that lesbians were girls. "...What?"
Oh, things that Persi could comprehend again. And he was still too bewildered by "half lesbian" to start thinking about the comment and end up feeling weird. "They didn't find me, it's my church."
Gawain chuckled at the kid's face who looked too surprised to even ask questions. He just told him he could walk through mirrors, and he was hung up on the gender shifting. Go figure.
"Which what?"
>>"They didn't find me, it's my church."
Oh God. One of those.
Gawain held up his hands.
"Hey, I've got nothing against anyone's religion. I've got a problem with people who use theirs as an excuse to be dicks to other people. I'm sorry you had to go through that."
Posted by Blake (Persi) on May 27, 2013 20:36:39 GMT -6
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"What which...?" There was more than one what? Persi had only noticed one. Unless Mirror meant his namecalling the church, which was annoying, but Persi had heard enough of to not be surprised by. Either way, he was still bewildered. "Aren't lesbians girls?" Or was Mirror actually one of those really manly girls? Persi supposed it was possible; he was pretty sure Gawain was a guy's name, but he was also pretty sure Gawain was an ancient name, so whoever named their kid that was thinking something odd either way.
And church was simpler. Annoying, but still simpler. Persi eyed Gawain's overdone apology and shrugged. "Basically everyone hates u... uh, them. Anyway. I'm used to it." He was also getting used to staring off to the side of whoever he was talking to. At the empty desk that was supposedly his, in this case. "And it wasn't bad or anything. I just wasn't supposed to be there."
"Gender shifter. I'll be a girl tomorrow. And two days for that."
It could have been explained in longer terms, but they had something more pressing to talk about.
>>"Basically everyone hates u... uh, them. Anyway. I'm used to it. And it wasn't bad or anything. I just wasn't supposed to be there."
"And that's a discussion for Miss Taylor to have with you" the young knight concluded "I really don't care if they are nice people or not, unless they try to come here and shoot up the place... well, scratch that, if they bully you for being a mutant, they are jerks and that's my take on that."
He smiled a bit at the kid and shrugged.
"Anyway. I'll leave you alone now. You can find any of us in the offices if you need something, okay?"
Posted by Blake (Persi) on May 27, 2013 21:57:26 GMT -6
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What... that... no. Just, no. Persi could not deal with that. Lesbian guys were well beyond what Persi's brain could handle anyway; lesbian guys that were also women were just not an option. "That... what... that's not possible, that makes no sense."
At least being called a jerk was something Persi could understand. Or was familiar enough with not to be confused by, even if he didn't really understand it, exactly. "They're not... well, a few are jerks, they're people, but they're mostly not jerks. They've never bullied me about being a mutant." Not that they were happy about it, of course, but they hadn't known. And anyway, they didn't deal with mutants in such a petty way as bullying.
"Okay." Not that Persi knew where the offices were, but they couldn't be that hard to find, and he had no intention of going to them before he had to anyway. What sane student ever willingly went to a school office?
>>"That... what... that's not possible, that makes no sense."
Gawain stopped in the doorway and turned around, arching a very amused eyebrow at the guy who was so defiant about the idea of him turning into a she.
"Oh man, you're gonna love this school." he grinned.
>>"They're not... well, a few are jerks, they're people, but they're mostly not jerks. They've never bullied me about being a mutant."
"Good. No one should. Look, I'm not saying everything in this school is shiny happy joy. People are people, mutant or not. If you wanna make friends, you're gonna have to work for it."
Closing the file and holding it under his elbow, he walked out of the room.