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.
Well this was certainly something he hadn't come across before. Now that both seemed to agree that neither was malicious to the other, they needed a way to talk to each other. Teddy himself knew that he couldn't talk and after a bit of staring at this other creature he guessed that it couldn't do much more than chirp at him.
Ted thought for a minute. Then it hit him... They're in a school there has got to be something lying on the ground that they can write with. Like a pen or a marker. Or heck chalk would probably work well enough, but seriously how many schools still used chalk in their classrooms.
Once again Ted was struck with a dilemma. He doesn't know sign language. Also what was the universal sign for 'follow me'? Well he didn't know so he just started walking and hoped that this creature would get the idea and follow him. Maybe it had other plans but unless it told him he had no way of knowing and was going to stick with the plan of finding an open classroom and using it's markers. He could only hope it followed him.
(ooc: go ahead and take them o the class if you want)
"I got here a few months ago. But I've spent most of my time in classes so I don't get to meet many new people." So far everyone he'd met had been nice and he'd only seemed to see the people that were in his classes. He was just mainly glad that this time he was able to meet a few people that weren't in his classes. Teddy watched them discuss how to put in the ingredients. Cookies were great. It was good to know that he was going to get some cookies from someone that could cook after a while.
"But aside from classes it seems like I've spent a lot of time trying to figure out my powers." He wasn't going to explain his powers to them unless they asked. No matter how he much he practiced his powers, he still felt a little embarrassed about them. Probably because he was a guy that could turn into stuffed animals. And it probably made girls even more suspicious about their stuffed animals when they found out. He watched Elise stir the ingredients quickly like a pro, while Alina continued to add the ingredients to whatever she was stirring.
Ted had already volunteered to be the supervisor of this little baking project and that seemed to sit well with everyone else too. "Ya someones got to protect y'all from the dangerous cookie poisoner that's been rumored to be running amuck 'round these parts." the young boy said with a smile.
He took a seat at the table and watched as Elise stated to run around collecting ingredients and things to put said ingredients in. It seemed that just about that time Amber thought his plan was a good idea. She to volunteered to stay out of the way. "I couldn't agree more Amber things would be way to chaotic if we all tried to cook." Teddy said returning her smile. He hadn't sen any of them around before so none of them could have been here much longer than him. It seemed like if you were here long enough then you were known by practically everyone no matter how new to the school you were.
Elise seemed to be very skilled in the art of baking. Nothing seemed to affect the speed she was going at. As Ted continued to sip his drink he stayed quiet. He wasn't going to interject with something that they didn't ask his opinion on. It was interesting to listen to their conversations anyways. It didn't matter if he was involved or not because he could pay attention well enough even if he wasn't directly involved
Ahh wagging tails. You can't get a more non-intimidating thing than that now can you. Ted was actually glad that this other person didn't take almost falling over too seriously. Especially since it was an accident. The big question that went through his head now was, Now what?
They'd established the fact that neither was dangerous, or at least that neither was going to tear the stuffing out of the other. So now it seemed that there was only one thing to do. Play with the new, more realistic, dinosaur. It didn't seem like this creature could speak either; however it could make chirping noises, which was more than Ted could do, so they'd be playing a mix of charades and noises.
It was just a good thing that Teddy happened to be the master of charades. Seeing as how this Compi had arms and could make noise it would make things easier than a four legged triceratops trying to signal play time or something. Since there still wasn't anyone in the living room, which still seemed odd, he figured that they might as well check out some other place.
Or they could just mess around in the living room. Because let's face it... how much damage could a dinosaur the size of a chicken and a stuffed animal cause?
He didn't think he'd run into this creature that hard. But apparently it was hard enough to almost knock it over. Ted had seen pictures of what this thing was. It looked like a Compi. But it didn't look quite like he'd seen in the Jurassic Park movies. It's color was dull and didn't quite look like it was someone that could bring dinosaurs back to life. It looked more like someone had covered a fossil in skin and painted it.
Ted wasn't quite sure what he should do. Should he run? Possibly. Would whatever or whoever this is hurt him? Possibly. What had he done wrong this time? Nothing, so that always lowered the risk of being attacked. Squawking at people wasn't very nice; however there was really nothing he could do to respond. So all he did was raise his head up and down. He wasn't that much smaller than her but he still figured that this creature could hurt him if it wanted to do.
Teddy took one stuffed triceratops step closer to her. The fact that he wasn't being chased right now was a good thing. No matter how well he was able to mimic an creature mimicking a dinosaur was completely up to interpretation. However, there was no way that he could ever pass for a real dinosaur. Ted hoped with all his stuffing that this didn't turn into a fight. He wasn't exactly dangerous. After all he was squishy and made of stuffing. He was made for cuddling not fighting.
In this form he wasn't exactly ready to use this creature for more than just walking around. He'd only used this a few times before and he didn't reckon that he'd be able to do much more than walk. Ways of showing that he didn't mean any harm to this creature weren't really coming to mind. So he decided to try something that he'd seen other animals doing. He wagged his tail. Maybe it wasn't exactly a dinosaur thing to do but he hoped that it looked friendly enough.
Walking was such a drag. He did it all the time and so did every one else around this place. No matter how cool the mansion it still turned out to be just another school. On the plus side there were so many different people around the school that it was unlikely that you'd ever run into someone that was boring or had a boring power. In fact he had yet to meet people that were boring.
But back to the whole walking thing. Been there done that. The coolest part about being a mutant was his own powers. Since he liked his powers so much he thought that it'd be fun just to wander around the mansion as a stuffed animal. Only this time he'd be sure to not wander into anyone's room. Especially if they're upset. It didn't turn out well last time; but as long as he stayed away from people's rooms then he should be fine.
There was a particular form that he'd hadn't used very much. It was one that he used quite a bit when he first got it but after that he didn't really use it that much anymore. However, this seemed like a good day to play with it some more. His triceratops form was one that he was pretty sure couldn't be mistaken for someone's personal stuffed animal. First came the horns. Then the back of his head jutted out to make the protection of the animal. Teddy then shrunk down to less than 2 feet tall and sprouted a tail. Of course his feet and hands then turned to the feet of a triceratops and he feel onto all fours. His eyes moved away from their normal position on his head and took up sports on his quickly unhuman like head. Once everything was complete Teddy started walk around the as a triceratops.
The first room he came to was the living room. He didn't immediately see a bunch of people sitting in there, like he would have expected since there were no classes going on, but that didn't matter. It was still fun to walk around like he was in a giants world. Since he was so small everything seemed like he was walking through a jungle practically. Even the carpet fibers seemed like grass. The chair legs and tables seemed like huge tree trunks. As he looked around he didn't notice the big chicken sized thing in front of him. Without realizing it he walked right into a dinosaur that looked like a zombie.
Oh cookies! So that’s what they’re doing here. Ted was just here for a drink but he could certainly find a reason to stick around for some cookies. Thankfully he hadn’t missed the introducing of people. He hated walking in on things where everyone had already met each other but him. The young teen placed the juice back in the fridge and took a sip as the one called Amber finished speaking. Once she was done he chimed in. “I’m Ted, by the way. I don’t really know how to cook but I do love to partake in the after math of cooking.” It was true that he wasn’t exactly someone worthy of a cooking show but honestly how could a boy turn down the invitation to mingle with a group of girls.
Cooking wasn’t exactly something that was expected from guys. But hey, he still didn’t know many people here, although the number of people he knew was growing all the time, Ted couldn’t turn down the chance to meet more of them. in fact, so far everyone that he’d met has had some really cool and unique powers that he thought were really cool. And now here he was with three new people, with he assumed very cool powers… and cookies. Could you ask for anything better? I don’t think so. “I can sure help if you want. But I’m not much of a cook.”
Ted wasn't to busy today that he couldn't stop in the kitchen for a quick snack. In fact a snack sounded just like something the doctor would order. He didn't have any classes for the rest of the day, or any place that needed his attention desperately. So a slight detour from course was acceptable. He didn't seem to think about the possibility of there being other people in there when he waltzed in.
Surprisingly enough there were three people in there already, not to mention all the smoke. Apparently someone was trying to cook something without much success. Teddy couldn't blame, whoever it was burning the cookies, because he wasn't much of a cooker himself. He wasn't bad at it, he just never felt like spending a whole lot of time trying to cook. Since he'd gotten here he'd been focused on his new found powers. But there was only so much he could do by himself and since he hadn't met many people he thought this would be a good opportunity. "Hi there." he said as he got out a cup and poured himself some orange juice.
Things were not looking bright for this kid. His future was quickly shrinking to nothingness as Deathstar tightened her grip around the boy’s throat. Pretty soon the other girl disappeared from view. Just great. The one person who was interested in helping me just left the building. Now I’m officially in trouble. Teddy wasn’t noticing much now because he was trying to conserve any air that might still be remaining in his body; although something did catch his attention. His chest grew… well as it turned out it wasn’t his chest and he had a weird feeling of like a ghost passing through him. not exactly a cold feeling but it was more like a wind blew through his entire body and not just on his skin.
Suddenly a voice that wasn’t his appeared from just about the exact same area that his mouth was. It was the other girl, talking right where he was. Also Ted then noticed that the pressure around his neck had lessened to almost nothing. There was a strange tugging on his arm; almost like some invisible force was trying to pull him. Ted still had no idea what Deathstar’s powers were but if her name was any give away then he definitely didn’t want her to use them on him or on Fade. It didn't matter what was happening but he was going to get out of this situation and apparently Fade seemed to have a better idea of how to get out of it than he did. Teddy quickly moved as fast as he could out of the girl’s body. He wasn’t too sure if he should stick around, and believe it not he really did want to bolt. He didn’t want to leave the nice girl to a fate that should be his while he got away unscathed; however, Teddy hoped that if Deathstar saw it was her friend than maybe, just maybe Fade would be alright. Teddy was standing still inside Deathstar’s room, just in front of the door ready to bolt out of there and run as fast as he could if he needed to. And something told him that he’d need to.
As soon as he was done changing he was thrown into a wall by his collar bones. “Ah!! What? No… I didn’t do this as a joke.” This seemed just as serious as when she held the knife up to him as a teddy bear. “I…I was just t-trying to be n-nice.” The kid was scared there was no question about that. Tears even started to well up in the boy’s eyes. Hopefully the other one would help him not die at the hands of this all-to-eager-to-be-violent person. Teddy was so scared at this point that he temporarily forgot his name. The young mutant just stammered uncontrollably for a few seconds before shutting up.
It sure was a good thing that he didn’t need to use the bathroom; otherwise he might have gone right there. “Yes please, listen to the nice one. Let me go. I don’t wanna die!” Teddy pleaded with the psycho girl. All the while Ted ignored the fact that his voice cracked a little from fear. This was way too intense for him. If he ever decided to do this again he’d have to make sure that it was someone that he knew. Or at least he would only do it to people he knew if he lived through this encounter.
” A whole new world Every turn a surprise With new horizons to pursue Every moment red-letter I'll chase them anywhere There's time to spare Let me share this whole new world with you”
The song was getting more and more complicated as they drew nearer to the end. Thankfully she didn’t think he was doing so bad, however, even if he was doing badly she didn’t seem like the person to stop the song and kick him out. Teddy was beginning to like this girl maybe they’d become good friends if they both continued to live there. Even though he was singing he was still very much tempted to play with all of her stuffed animals. It was just good that he didn’t want to come off as some weirdo that he kept singing.
Oh boy. It’s duet time. Teddy was a little uneasy about the duet part because it involved changing parts quite a bit. He wasn’t super comfortable with the song as it was but it was easier to read the words than it was for him to try and match her superior singing performance. But as it was it was still his turn to jump in there. So jump in he did,
“Don't you dare close your eyes A hundred thousand things to see Hold your breath - it gets better”
Now it was her turn to continue the song. It wouldn’t be long before he would have to jump back in and fill in the rest of his part. However, if he did say so himself, he wasn’t doing to bad with handling the song and was actually getting the words right.
Heck ya you scar me. I’m a freakin’ teddy bear! The only thing I can do is look cute and cuddly. Ted thought as the mean girl started yelling at him. It didn’t matter what she said. Teddy was still scared of her. She needs to work on her acting a bit. Teddy thought as he wasn’t at all convinced that she still wouldn’t hurt him, once he was done changing back. It also didn’t mean that she wouldn’t make the rest of his life a living hell once she knew who he really was. Ted was, as he rightly should be, more concerned for his safety than for them. The red head seemed pretty understanding, but the violent girl seemed to just want things done her way.
The nice one was laughing uncontrollably at him… Well, there goes the nice one theory. All Teddy could do now was accept his fate. He’d messed up his little plan and enjoyment and now he was caught. The two older girls seemed to be like complete opposites. One was calm and collected and the other was like a loose cannon. The young boy was really starting to wish that he’d been caught by the calm one instead of the mean one. Maybe then he’d be less scared and more willing to change back. However, this wasn’t the case and the only way he would be getting out of this, hopefully, would be to do what they say. Ted didn’t figure that he would need to give them any warning before he changed back. He figured growing or any change for that matter would be warning enough.
Teddy set the pencil down and relaxed, as much as he could with the crazy one and the giggly one around him, so that he would be able to start the transformation. Ya know this goes against my better judgment. He immediately started to grow right before their eyes. He was still small by anyone’s standards but he was getting bigger by the second. While he was still growing the paws started to change to hands and feet. Teddy’s head started to become misshapen and take on the characteristics of a human head. More and more areas of his body were starting to look human. His fur started to lighten up and turn the color of his skin and clothes. Teddy was still afraid of what he would look up once he was done changing and see a knife to his throat and the mean girl about ready to slit his throat. Once the teddy bear had become fully human Ted got to his feet and ready to bolt out the door before Deathstar cut him a new windpipe. “Ta da?” The young mutant said a little scared, to them when he was finally done. He still didn’t really trust either of them but he hoped that they weren’t too mad at him to not laugh at a little attempt at humor.
Yay! Teddy didn’t have to sing the girls part. This was always a good thing. Teddy waited patiently as Koko looked for the CD in her messy room. Ted’s room wasn't clean by any standards but he could at least find things and wouldn’t have had his closet attack him if he opened it. After Koko inserted the CD into her karaoke machine the music started to play. He knew the song but Teddy was far perfect with the words. And aside from missing his entrance Ted started to sing along as it highlighted his part.
“I can show you the world Shining, shimmering, splendid Tell me, princess, now when did You last let your heart decide?
I can open your eyes Take you wonder by wonder Over, sideways and under On a magic carpet ride
A whole new world A new fantastic point of view No one to tell us no Or where to go Or say we're only dreaming.”
As the music played Teddy looked at Koko to see if he was singing well enough. He’d never thought he was a particularly bad singer; but he’d never been told he was the next Broadway star either. Carrying a pitch wasn’t all that important in karaoke but Ted did his best to sing as best he could so that she wouldn’t regret asking him to sing along with her. Once his turn had ended the young boy looked at Koko to see her start singing.
“Well I wouldn’t exactly call the way I won the last one skill on my part.” Teddy said smiling. As it stood right now it was one win for him and one win for her. “Ya, seems like nature and us don’t mix.” Ted agreed. There didn’t seem like much else they could do in just a pair. It sounded like she had some other stuff to do that she was putting off and maybe couldn’t find any excuse to put it off longer. “I think we should call it a day. Maybe we could try it again sometime in the Danger Room. That way the wilderness can’t hurt us.” The young boy suggested.
Ted didn’t notice a few of the smiles that she was casting and the ones he did catch he didn't understand why she was smiling like that. So being the smart kid that he was he just smiled back at her. “Ok. I’m sure we’ll see each other around some more. Or maybe one will see the other and the other won't know it.” Ted said indicating his powers. Although he did have to admit that he didn’t have much of an inclination to just wander into people’s rooms as a stuffed animal anymore after what happened to him the last time. Ted wasn’t a stalker or anything but he did still find it fun to mess with people’s heads about a stuffed animal moving.
