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 Pharoah Dynasty
An ancient sorceress is on a quest to bring her long-lost warrior-king to the modern era in a bid for global domination. Can the heroes of the modern world stop her before all is lost?
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.
Syn approved of Lenna’s position on the topic as well as how she worded everything. It made her feel a little better knowing the woman had some brains in her skull. The thought of the Order being like a web instead of ran from the top down sounded interesting. It wasn’t something the goth princess had ever considered. She had only tried to make the Order the way Oppressor had started it.
“You’re idea is interesting, but would this new structure leave you as overall in charge due to your current position?”
"I think this would be more a 'co-leader' thing. I'd like to know what is going on within the Order, and I'd like to have a say, but I wouldn't be The Leader. There would be several, working together. Like a board of CEOs in a company. Each person would have their own opinions to give, and their own duties to uphold. Communication would be crucial." She stated. At that comment, she turned her wrist to check her gold-banded watch. The hands told her it was about time. "Your brothers are scheduled to join us momentarily. Shall I contact Lisa to know she can let them in?"
This was a discussion, after all. Not simply a one-on-one with Syn.
Lenna’s proposal definitely sparked interest with Syn. She liked the idea of not being under the Adapted. At the moment she just wasn’t sure liked working with an Adapted. Sadly Lenna was the recipient of all the bad experiences Syn had dealt with regarding those like her. It was going to take some work for Lenna to be seen in a more acceptable light. For now…
With a nod Syn agreed to signal Lisa. Might be interesting to see how her brothers handle the notion even though she already had an idea.
She waved the brothers in. They'd been told as much as Syn. Lenna wanted to speak with them about something, and that they should arrive at that date and time. Still, it was entirely likely they had guessed at some things, or figured others out. They were a smart guy.
The door opened abruptly, revealing a sight much different than they may have expected. Instead of a six foot nine red man with a tail, they got a roughly six foot tall cockroach, standing in the door with his hands at his hips. A small file folder clenched in his chest hands.
"The brothers will be here in a moment, I assure you." He held out a hand, and a small bug crawled out from behind a motivational poster of a kitten that said 'you can do it! No kitten!', and flew into his hand. A little chittering, a nod here and there, and a twitch of the antennae, and he was up to speed. Another cockroach crawled from his shell, joining the first one; he allowed both to fly off, and skitter behind the poster once more.
The very visible mutant took a step forward, pausing to shrug off the tingling feeling that he got whenever he stepped this close to Lenna, and then continued forward until he'd reached the table. The small hands dropped the file neatly in front of the Adapted. "The information you asked for." He stood there awkwardly for a moment, and then turned to look at Syn.
". . .I like your hair."
He briefly wondered if it was edible, but dismissed the thought; he was a professional after all, and that meant not eating the hair of people you might be working alongside.
He took a note to get some cotton candy after this... Also, to get a report from all of the bugs he had scouring everyone in this room's living spaces, at, or away from this lovely sanctuary of theirs. He happened to know the Abyss clones were on their way due to an early report from a particularly ambitious bug; Franky... What a trooper.
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Abyss, Venus, Mercury, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter walked slowly almost hesitantly down the hall toward the war room, they typically loved the room, but there was a slight argument brewing among them. Could they work with an adapted? Could they work for an adapted?
Mars pointed out that, there were definite advantages to having an adapted on their side, think of the advantages it would present in a scuffle with the x-men. Plop in her in front of the frozen perv and watch her take him out. It would be delicious.
Jupiter pointed out in turn she could attempt the same with them.
Mercury wanted to know what her favorite candy was and would reserve his opinion on her for after the verdict.
Abyss thought that they should at the very least hear her out, she had been working with and for the order for some time, they could and should afford her the same respect they would give any other Order member.
Saturn didn't see how her being an adapted could possibly matter. to be fair little did in his book.
Venus thought they were all being a bunch of children and where the rest of them were walking slowly, He was the only one doing so with a smile on his face. The six large men managed to file into the room and hang at the edge of the room. "Hello Lenna, Syn, Roach. We received a message that we were meeting here, forgive us if we don't shake hands." Abyss said with a polite smile.
Venus grinned and crossed the room. "Forgive them."
An outrageous smile popped onto Mercury's face, Mars rolled his eyes and the other three cursed in unison.
The moment that Venus’s toe hit the Adapteds Aura He lost nine inches of height, at least two hundred pounds of mass, which still left him rather bulky and fit. His brothers Vanished, His skin matched that of his sister across the table a pale color that could have been likened to milk or the moon. You could almost see a family resemblance in the nose, eyes and complexion.
Earth reached to his suspenders and tightened them to hold up the now much looser pants, he unbuttoned his custom tailored shirt that was now like a tent around him and threw it over his arm and slid into a measly 2x button up that he brought just for this occasion. He buttoned up the silk dress shirt. His now black tail curled around him.
He winked at Syn, a half smile on his face.A nod to Roach, who to his credit didn't feel the wraith of the adapted nearly as much or as quickly as they did. He sat down in the chair closest to Lenna. “We needed a lesson in how this works, My brothers are bit concerned about this part of the business, but there is nothing quite like embracing ones fears.” Earth attempted to acquire Lenna’s hand for a light peck… How she reacted however, well that would be seen.
Looking to the door as it crashed open Syn was surprised to see a very large cockroach enter and start speaking. She kept watching him as he continued into the room and handled some bug business? He then handed Lenna a folder, but what interested Syn more was the fact that the Adapted’s aura didn’t seem to have any effect on the mutant cockroach. That was definitely note worthy.
“Thank you” She stated in a slightly curious manner as not many people commented on her hair so much as her overall appearance.
When her brothers finally entered the goth princess resisted the urge to roll her eyes at their bickering, or perhaps it was just that fact that they were her siblings and this seemed like somewhat of a serious meeting. Couldn’t they of gotten all that out before coming here?
Syn’s eyes followed Venus as he made his way towards Lenna. She heard the cursing but remained focused on Venus. The aura took effect as she watched the large man shrink down to a more normal sized man. It was the first time she had ever seen her brother look human and she could see their family tie more clearly.
The lesson apparently was learned not only by her other brothers, but Syn also kept another mental note. The more she could learn about an Adapted’s aura the better. “I’m sure the lesson has been noted.” Looking back to Lenna now Syn added. “To business then?”
The woman turned the folder in her hands, took a quick glance at its contents, then closed it. "Thank you, Roach." She said.
This data was important. Nothing worth bringing up at this current point in time with the room's occupants, but definitely valuable for future business plans.
Roach was a good man/bug/mutant. Good intelligence. Able to get dirt on many. In need of a promotion. She gestured to a chair. "Please, have a seat."
A few moments later, the Abyss boys entered, voices bouncing around the walls, back and forth. All the same voice, from many angles, all with differing opinions.
>>Hello Lenna, Syn, Roach. We received a message that we were meeting here, forgive us if we don't shake hands."
She nodded at Abyss.
"Forgive them," Venus said. He bridged the gap the rest of his brothers had been creating between them and her. She took note of all the brothers reactions. They'd seen it coming. In an instant, they'd gone away. In their place, a brand new man stood. With no shame, he changed shirts, let his tail curl around him like something she'd seen offhand from some anime, and sat down. Some winking occurred, in-between the tail-wrapping and the sitting, but it didn't matter. The bickering that had prefaced it was far more important, as would be how she dealt with it.
>>>"We needed a lesson in how this works, My brothers are bit concerned about this part of the business, but there is nothing quite like embracing ones fears.”
It seemed to her that Venus's personality was in charge of the flesh-toned mutant with the monkey tail. The kiss, she allowed, out of politeness.
Syn ushered them to business. Lenna smiled frankly at Mr. Kiss.
"One of my goals today is to assuage those fears," she stated. "What should I call you, then, when you're in this form? Are you all your brothers in one?"
She had not seen this thing happen before. Syn and Roach would have to excuse her if momentarily, her interest was picqued.
"You're very welcome." He offered a tip of the hat to Lenna.
Now that everyone was here, it was about time they all got started talking business. A gracious nod was given as he was invited to sit, and he did so quickly, getting comfortable in his seat.
A nod was given to Abyss, who drew a head tilt upon his transformation... Interesting. None of his bugs had witnessed this as of yet; he took a note; mentally and physically, as he'd produced a writing pad, and his tiny chest hands were busy noting down the conversation's major bullet points, as well as anything interesting to him... Just that second he was sketching a penguin in battle with a pie. That was quickly thrown out the door, with a few scribbled words 'Abyss changes form, Lenna quite interested. Quite. Similar to Syn's reaction to me... No, different. Lenna perhaps showing slight attraction? Explore more later.'
All the while, he still watched them patiently. His eyes slowly wandered over to Syn. She seemed eager to begin... Also, his bug had noted she seemed to be in an agitated state... They weren't very perceptive, but it was enough to tip him off. That tip lead to him noticing a slight change in tone when she addressed Lenna... Distrust? Dislike? Interesting. He would have to explore that later as well. "I am also eager to begin." He noticed already that his shell was beginning to itch, as it often did inside Lenna's aura... Also, his chest hands were beginning to get slower, and more clumsy; he would have to take notes with his main set soon. Sad day. It wasn't enough that he felt instantly weaker inside her aura. Still he could be worse off; he could shrink a few feet and turn a pasty white color.
His eyes wandered back to Abyss. Gross.
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“ Indeed it has Syn, business comes after introductions and I believe there is some acquainting that needs to be had.” Earth nodded with a wan smile. “All seven brothers in one and none of the earth shattering strength.“ somehow he felt more dangerous than ever. Perhaps it was having his whole mind, being a single being of his stature with ability to shatter and turn into so much more, perhaps it was the potential. He was the oncoming storm.
He eyed Gregory for a moment. The four of them were a fairly formidable group if cohesive enough, they certainly had potential for getting the order on its feet and working smoothly. “You may call me Earth or Avello if you prefer either suit me fine.” Both were insults he designated himself while in this weakened state, reminders that he need not get comfortable in this silly pink form. Though he couldn’t help be tempted by the slight figure that put him in this state. But then, when didn’t he have a sumptuous appetite. He knew good and well what Roach might be thinking about him, how many nights had parts of him ragged on the pathetic state of humanity. He simply grinned a still pointy smile at roach, he still had his tail teeth and ears as markers of his genetic perfection. If nothing else he could get ten feet away from this lovely and deadly flower and do some reminding of who he was and could be. if he needed to. It shouldn’t and wouldn’t be necessary, he was and always would be a capable word smith.
Another glance at his sister said that he had better flirt off the clock or she was going to make a scene. “My apologies, perhaps later is a better time for getting to know one another personally. Onto business?” he asked in difference to Lenna.”
With the four of them now gathered Syn merely waited to see what Lenna wanted to discuss. The only thing that was still slightly unsettling was seeing her brother in a single form and much smaller than she was used to seeing. Roach expressed his eagerness for the discussion to begin as well, and so Syn remained quiet and observant.
"Certainly, Earth." Onto business, it was. Without further ado, Lenna launched into explanations and the matter at hand. She explained why she'd called them, same as why she had called Syn, that she wanted the members of the Order working together, and that Earth, Syn, and Roach had all shown traits she deemed worthwhile in this cause. An 'Order Council', she called it, with no one leader at the top. She used the web metaphor. She liked the web metaphor. The Adapted laid it all out straight.
"... My goal with this arrangement is to strengthen us, and our position in the city. I have plans, and I want to include you in these plans. I believe we can achieve great things."
She fell silent, to wait upon their opinions to all she'd said.
Ah, the web metaphor. He had to say, he wasn't a fan of the metaphor itself, being a bug. Still, it made sense to him in a more rational sense. The cockroach jotted down some more notes, dropping the pen into his larger set of hands when his smaller ones became too weak.
"... My goal with this arrangement is to strengthen us, and our position in the city. I have plans, and I want to include you in these plans. I believe we can achieve great things."
"I wish for full freedom to pursue what I wish to pursue on the side as well. I assure you any action I devote myself to will be beneficial to the cause, of course. Other than that, you already know where I stand." He nodded stiffly, and took another note before doodling a pineapple with Syn's hair style, wrestling a plum with Lenna's. He wasn't quite sure why he did that. It was entertaining, though.
"That said, it is clear the world needs to change, and I believe this group has all of the tools required to make it happen; I would gladly be a part of it."
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