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.
And Akshay pestered and pestered until I allowed him to make this one for Celeste himself but I don't suggest you use it (he's not as good at sigs as I am):
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Akshay was sore. His hold face felt like he was hit by runaway bus and, to be honest, he just could not get his mind to focus. Everything was blurry and whenever he tried to focus, all he found was red hot pain streaking across his face. Part of him wonder if maybe his face was split open and the wound was far worse than he thought it was. But as he reached up and gently brushed his fingers across his cheek, he was thankful to find that he did not feel blood, just raw skin.
That was going to leave a HELL of a mark in the morning! If he made it to morning…
The thought was sobering and actually caused the young wordsmith to look past the pain that he felt emanating from every pore on his face and move. He winced and groaned as he rolled onto his stomach, hearing some more commotion from the duo. It seemed as if their fight was continuing and they were simply going to ignore him for now. Apparently he was chopped liver.
Akshay winced and moved onto his knees and glanced over to find that the amorphous man had turned his attention fully onto his purple skinned savior. The woman was also looking tired but he doubted that she was the type to really back down from a fight. Her tentacles lashed around and pointed threatening at his own attacker. But then the man tried to pull the same maneuver and lift himself out of harm’s way. Initially his gambit worked as he dodged a couple, but at least one found it’s place caused the man to screech in pain.
A look of surprise flashed across his own face. How was he supposed to feel about this? After all, the man attacked him, but did he really deserve to be skewered like that? Part of Akshay wanted to say yes, but another part thought that he needed some kind of fair say. After all why did he attack him in the first place?
Maybe the man was just having a bad day or…
Then he saw the man’s own tentacle lash out at the woman again. He gasped as he had moved to his feet and dashed forward as best he could. Removing his dented shield in one swoop, Akshay suddenly lunged it like a Frisbee at the man, yelling to the woman who had saved him.
“Watch out!!” he screamed and sent his shield flying, aiming for the man’s back…
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*Akshay sliiiiiiiiides in looking utterly cool and awesome*
Despite her/his complete despise of me, I simply cannot let this go without saying, I would like to nominate Mirror for Mutant of the Month. In this past month (and always!), she has been vastly entertaining with posts that make me laugh until I cry. Mirror is an awesome writer and definitely deserves this nom.
Posted by Akshay Malik on May 17, 2012 12:03:38 GMT -6
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Agnes sounds good to me! LOL and falling on her does sound fun, it wouldn't be the first time (that's how she and Allison met) haha! Agnes does tend to go out into the city. Any particular place you would like to fall on Agnes from? ;D
Posted by Akshay Malik on May 17, 2012 0:50:21 GMT -6
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@akshay/Jorge/Agnes We still need to do that Agnes thread with Agnes getting mad at Emmy for bruising up her girlfriend during traiing. Also a Newman ledge meeting emmy is possible.
LoL I'm good with either one, Emerald. I know I need to get more Agnes threads going. I dunno about that bruisings though. I don't know if Agnes even saw those bruises yet. :\ Could always pretend they did. Would Rebecca still be training with Emerald by this point?
And an Akshay/Newman/Emerald sounds like it could be funny! Maybe Akshay has a grand opening and Newman Ledge comes around to act like a jerk? Just a thought.
Anyways, I'm good with any/all option! Just let me know!
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They ran with all their might. Sounds of hundreds of bouncing, diabolically laughing balls swirled around their heads as they kept their eyes on the horizon and would not top. The people all around the convention paused whatever they were doing and gasped in surprise at the sight of two people running from what must have looked like the collapse of a ball pit or something. The ugly faces stretched out across the spheres cast diabolical grimaces as they all bounced with intent; intent to smoosh and crush the two people who ran for their very lives.
Akshay really could not wrap his head around what was going on. First there was just a simple auction going on and now he was being chased by a mass of bouncing, killer balls! It was just insane! Akshay didn’t even know where he was running, only that he needed to keep doing it since he did not want to face the repercussion of facing Newman Ledge and his strange mutation.
As they ran, Akshay was trying to help Samus run but it was obvious that she was weighed down by her costume. He would have asked her to remove it, but being that they were in mid run, it was obvious that they were not going to be able to do that. She was going to have to deal with it until they could find someplace to catch her breath and remove most of the heavier pieces. Until then, they needed to keep going, no matter if either of them were close to passing out.
But damn, if that Newman got winded just charging them on the stage, how the hell was he keeping this little game up? It was then that Akshay was struck with a thought. As he ran he glanced back to see that the majority of the balls were beginning to slow down. Maybe he was getting tired! If that were the case…
“I know where we’re going!” he suddenly shouted to Samus and grinned a wide grin. “Just follow me!”
Samus grunted and struggled to catch her breath as sweat poured down her brow.
“O-O-Okay!” she squeaked out with a groan.
The pair turned another corner as people screamed, leaping out of the way of the running humans, as well as the diabolical, rubber spheres that charged after them.
Posted by Akshay Malik on May 16, 2012 19:52:10 GMT -6
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LOL absolutely none! I leave that up to you! Vicente is a little hard to socialize with, though. So if you choose him, more than likely it will have to be a fight thread. Agnes lives at the mansion and is preparing to go to Julliard. And Jorge visits the mansion often because his girlfriend is the school's counselor Gemma Taylor. Plus he is cop so she could always bump into him while on the job. Choice is yours!
Posted by Akshay Malik on May 16, 2012 19:26:49 GMT -6
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I got room for another thread, if you like Sky. But maybe not with Akshay? At least wait until after the "Avenged" thread with Shane. But Jorge/Agnes/Vicente are all open if you would like a thread with any of them?
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Bouncing…balls. That is all Akshay saw coming towards him; like a hellish wave from a preschool playground or something. The mass of balls, black with faces stretched across their surfaces, all bounced with a murderous intent. There were hundreds of them, all of various sizes, but all of them made their way straight to Akshay and Samus. The young wordsmith would have never believed any of this was happening if he had not had seen it with his own eyes. Newman Ledge was a mutant…a mutant with a power that was…actually a little intimidating.
Akshay did not know what Newman in this form could do and he was really not in the mood to test it out. Instead he grabbed Samus by her hand and pulled her into a run towards the doors of the auditorium.
“Crap! Run!” he shouted as he pulled her along.
Samus gasped but did not struggle against the wordsmith’s grip. Instead she actually squeezed his hand tighter as the pair of them ran together. Weaving in and out of the crowd of screaming, shocked nerds, the pair were surprised that they actually made it to the doors without being stopped. It was just as Akshay placed his hand on the door that he had to pause. For whatever reason…it was just not opening.
“Not good, not good!” he shouted as he shoved his shoulder against the door.
Samus helped and shoved too, but she kept glancing back and watching as the mass of bouncing spheres began to bounce closer and closer. She patted Akshay on the shoulder to hurry up as she too began to shove her shoulder into the door.
“God, he’s getting closer! What is he?!” she gasped.
“A mutant, obviously! A very pissed off,” he slammed his shoulder into the door, “…cheated feeling…” he struck again, “pissy, NERDY mutant!!” he threw his full weight into the door once more and effectively opened it. Immediately they were hit with the smells of the convention and he sighed for a second as he grabbed Samus’ hand. “Keep moving!”
Just as they bolted out of the door and rounded the corner, the mass of balls poured out of the auditorium and grimaced as they each turned and started the chase anew!