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.
Character's full name: James Calvin Alan Alias/ Nickname/ Code name: Monstrosity, Jimmy, Jim Gender: Male Age: 21 Date of Birth: (03/13/1991) Birthplace/ Home/ Place of origin: New York Nationality: American Ethnicity/ Cultural Heritage: American with German and Russian heritage.
Appearance
Hair color and style: No longer has hair. Skin Tone: Caucasian Eye Color: Green with specks of blue and brown. Height: 7ft 8 Build: He is huge, he is all muscle. Visible mutation: Two added arms, added height, loss of body hair and added muscle mass Scars/ Tattoos/ Piercings: He has several scars on his lower body (Burn marks) and multiple scars on his arms (scratch marks) Other features: He is a hulking beast easily noticeable in any and all scenarios, his sheer size is the thing that intimidates most people.
Everyday clothing style: James no longer wears 'clothes', it is impossible to find anything that fits him or allows for his extra limbs. He is most commonly seen wearing some form of rags that he has made usually not covering much other then his dignity. Uniform: N/A Sleepwear: Whatever he's wearing. Miscellaneous clothing: N/A
Character
Personality: At his face James is very aggressive. It's his defence mechanism, he will usually try to intimidate first; then he'll begin with the actual violence. He always assumes someone is there to hurt him or do something against him, in other words he's paranoid. He's paranoid and aggressive. Not a good mix.
Underneath it all however James has the capacity to be kind and merciful; these qualities have been buried deep over the years and are slowly but surely slipping out of existence as his very own existence becomes harder and harder. These qualities could be revived, however the person to do so would have to be patient and most importantly know how to deal with his anger.
Hobbies/ Interests: Ping pong, Job or part time job and description: N/A Fears/ phobias/ concerns: James isn't scared of many things but he's terrified of the anti-mutant groups that keep appearing, not so much for his safety but because he'd be a prime target. They'd show him and all mutants would get a bad name and he'd be the first to be either killed or kept under lock and key. Special talents: Skilled ping-pong player.
Morality
Good/ bad/ neutral/ other: Neutral/Bad. He can't go out in public and whenever he does, he gets people staring and shouting abuse due to his obvious mutation. He has slowly started to hate the world around him, no-one ever wants to speak with him they assume he's a dumb brute because of his size and he hates them for it. His past has also had an effect on him and he will crush just about anyone that he feels is threatening him no matter what age, gender or whether they're a mutant or human.
Mutations
Mutation description: Monstrosity's mutation is an entirely physical one, his mutation has allowed him to grow two extra arms as well as becoming extremely tall. His physical mutations means that James is extremely strong he may be able to life up a large refrigerator with the use of his four arms, his multiple arms allow him to do many tasks at once such as holding someone's neck with one arm and punching them with the other three.
Strengths: James is a very powerful being, allowing him to make very hard strikes. He could shatter a bone or break down a door with very little effort.
His multiple arms allow for multiple tasks to be carried out at once for instance he could fight with multiple weapons or he could do multiple sections of one job together instead of in steps. His extreme size adds to the intimidation factor when confronting hostile people, it helps to make them less prepared for the next attack or less focused on their own attacks giving him the edge.
Weaknesses and Limitations: Dues to his massive size and raw muscle power, his heart is struggling to even pump blood around his body this means that intense amounts of activity use a lot of energy and he tires easier than others of smaller sizes. He may tire to a point after continuous high activity where his heart cannot keep up and can't pump blood around his body fast enough that he collapses.
Monstrosity has trouble manipulating fine objects, ranging from eating utensils to cans. He has trouble grasping and not crushing or otherwise damaging them.
Physical Abilities
General Physical Capabilities: Fighting Style: Who needs training when you have raw power? Fighting Style Pros/Cons: Pros: James can hit hard. Very hard. Given the chance he could easily grapple or break a bone. If he does end up grappling with you then it's highly likely he'll have the edge.
Cons: His sheer size means he's slow and if someone is too fast, he has no chance to hit them and he would rely entirely on luck
James' heart can't take constant strenuous activity and if someone makes the fight last long enough he will slow down considerably and possibly collapse ending the combat then and there..
History Of Your Character James Calvin Alan was born into a very well-to-do household. His father worked to provide the food and his mother stayed at home and looked after their son, she cooked the meals and kissed the father of the house off to work. They had the perfect family, a bouncing baby boy and a wonderful family life. That stopped when James' father died, he was killed in what seemed like a robbery. He was found with signs of electrical shocks that killed him yet his wallet was missing. Everyone assumed a Mutant along with James' mother.
James grew up after that in a not so happy house, his mother slowly burning under the surface blaming mutants for the death of her husband. This all continued until James' turned 11, he starting growing. He hit his growth spurt but he just kept growing from then on. The only time anything actually suspicious happened was when James' awoke for school one day his pillow littered with hair. His eyebrows were bare and his hair was coming out in clumps. His mother took him to the doctor and they were perplexed. They eventually just sent him home while they tried to figure out the cause.
His next development as a Mutant didn't appear until a few years later, he was 15 and for a year had been the tallest in his year and almost the tallest in the school while also being completely bald. He didn't have many friends and was constantly alone. Slowly James' began to build muscle mass as well as experiencing severe pain just under his arms. He would pass out from the pain at random times. He was also beginning to form small bumps just where the pain was coming from.
His mother once again took him to the doctor and once again they had no idea what to do, they issued his extreme pain medication and they X-rayed him. What they saw they didn't expect. Under his arms there seemed to be bones forming, James' bones were re-arranging to allow more bones to form.
James' mother snapped, her son was a Mutant and she just couldn't comprehend it. A mutant had murdered the love of her life and now she finds out her son was one all along. She didn't speak to him for a week. James' didn't see what he did wrong. He didn't do anything wrong.
After a few more months, very little happened. His mother became cold and started drinking heavily. One night James awoke screaming in pain, he looked to the source and saw what appeared to be small arms jutting from his sides. His mother appeared in the doorway, she lifted him up and walked downstairs mumbling “He's a monster, a monstrosity.” James' then passed out from the pain. When he awoke he was tied to a stick with straw and wood underneath him both smelling of gasoline. His mother had decided what she would do. She was going to punish him for his genetics. She flicked the lighter and lit the custom made stake.
The fire spread up and lapped at his legs; causing searing pain. The instinct hit him and he did what he could to survive, he spread his arms, all four of them. The rope was torn apart and he was freed. He luckily hadn't been set alight; in his blind panic and anger James struck out at his mother. She flew off her feet. James didn't need to check on her to see if she was okay as he ran for his life.
Since then James' has lived on the street. He's been avoiding everyone but with the constant conflict with the Order and the X-men, eventually he'll need to place his allegiance somewhere.
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James stood hunched over the now abandoned burning trash can. There had been a few other down on their lucks crowding by the trash can but James had scared them off. His massive size only meant he had to walk into the light to give off an air of intimidation. The extremely large man had been on the streets for years...around six years in fact. He did what he could to survive, he's burgled, he's mugged, he's threatened. He did what his mutations allow. He was big and he was scary..he knew but he did nothing to make himself look friendlier.
The large mutant had started to hate the humans. All they ever did was shun and he got nothing, no acceptance, no love. All he ever got was hate. People called him a monster. He was a monster. He was barely human any more. James heard a sound behind him, movement. He cast a look over his shoulder to see a young man. He was passing through the alley.
He didn't know why he did it but he did. The giant reached out and grabbed the man with his top left arm. He lifted him high into the air James' other arms searching the man's pockets. He took everything from him. The mutant didn't even look at the man's face as he did it. The shock and fear than rang through the man's eyes wasn't seen as James' put the man down and left.
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I was right. I like him ^.=.^