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.
Doc Prof Mansion Healer / Health Teacher - Healer - His ability begins when he places a hand or hands over a wound, closes his eyes, and sees the memory of how the injury was caused. When he uses his power, a golden light emits from his palms, giving the injured mutant a warm feeling. After he sees the vision, the Doc Prof can perform his healing abilities on the mutant. - Late 70's, 5'9", average build. Gray hair, blue eyes, laugh-line wrinkles. Caucasian. - Named "Doc Prof" because he's a teacher and a professor. He's a very old, sweet, and wise man and because of his healing abilities, he's much older than he looks. You can find him in the infirmary helping mutants who are in need of medical attention. He is the lead doctor of the infirmary and takes command of major injuries.
Bond (Orville Terrance Lauffer) Writing & Composition / Literature - Molecular Bonding - Able to bond molecules of one object to another. ie: Can get things stuck to other things. - 38 yo. Short (5'4") and compact (muscular build). Spikey black hair, green eyes. Oriental descent. - Very cheerful and expressive, and can't talk without moving his hands expansively.
Hazel Northey Mathematics - Visual Animation - Can take any 2D image (drawing, photo, screenshot) and animate it. The image remains 2D and a part of the original media (paper, screen), but moves according to Hazel's will. In other words, she can turn a still picture into a movie/cartoon. - 31 yo. Textbook 'average.' Medium height (5'7") and build. Strawberry blond hair, shoulder-length, brown eyes, general European mutt. - Reminiscent of an old-timey school marm. Tends to be rather stiff and strict during class. After hours she lets down her hair, and is quite fun to be around, especially during her "shows."
Miriam Sutton World History / World Government - Luminescent Bubbles - Uses any kind of solid ring or loop to blow a glowing bubble. The glow results from a glowing bacteria formed in her mouth. - 44 yo. Kind of short (5'5") and on the petite size (wiry build). Hair dyed yellow-green and cut in a short, spiked, punk style. Eyes the same color as her hair and the glow emitted by her bubbles. Very fair skinned. - She's a bit of a contortionist, and is both double and triple jointed in her hands and feet. She can actually use her feet as hands at times, in that she can write and draw with them, and pick up various things.
Chatter (Chi Hay) Languages - Omnilingual - Can speak any language, learned through kissing. - Replication - Can replicate or clone himself many times, with each able to speak a different language fluently. - 25 yo. Very tall (6'1") and lanky. Dark skin, hair and eyes. Hair worn long and usually in either a pony-tail or braid. Roma (Gypsy) descent. - Married to Rawlie (Stacy Rahl Hay). As outgoing as his wife is shy. He loves to tell romanticized Gypsy stories to the younger kids.
Rawlie (Stacy Rahl Hay) Computer Science - Psychic Invisibility - Passive mutation that renders her invisible to all other psychic-based mutations, so she cannot be manipulated, sensed, altered, or influenced in any other way. - 26 yo. Tall (5'11") and thin. Dark skin, black hair and hazel eyes. Hair cut long, but often worn in an elaborate bun. Roma (Gypsy) descent. - Married to Chi Hay. Very shy and quiet, and can usually be found reading
Arnie (Arnold Rowe) Creative Arts - Temperature Touch - Can change the temperature of any surface area directly touched, though only in that specific local. In other words, she can leave a hand-shaped burn or frostbite on any surface. - 35 yo. Tall (6'0") but on the chubby side. Reddish blond hair, red mustache and beard, bright blue eyes. Scottish and Italian mixed descent. - Is usually covered in his latest art project medium (clay, metal shavings, sawdust, etc), and is almost always wearing goggles.
HISTORY - Garrett grew up in a poor, but caring family and, for the first part of his life, enjoyed a normal existence. Unfortunately, upon puberty's onset, his X-gene became active in a most unexpected and painful way. Overtaken by an intense seizure, young Garrett ended up in the hospital for a week. For the few short minutes he regained consciousness, pain sliced through his body like a knife, rendering him unconscious once more. His family were unable to care for him any longer, and left him in the care of the state, care that basically kept him unaware that he even existed for two years. Likely he would have remained that way, if not for a lack of funds ending the sedative administration. Once more regaining consciousness, Garrett's mutation transfered his pain onto a nurse who attempted to check his vitals. With the pain gone, the now fifteen-year-old youth began a slow recovery. Stuck in he System, and still having seizures, he moved from foster home to foster home, until released at age eighteen.
Garrett quickly became a drifter, homeless and aimless, and isolated from society because of his pain-inducing mutation. When Registration became a reality, he was forcibly recruited to use his 'gift' to torture other mutants into submission. His mind soon fractured in an attempt to retain sanity, locking away the pain-loving demon deep inside. After Registration fell, he again took to wandering, and found himself outside the Sanctuary. However, in a twist of fate, he was directed toward another haven for mutants; Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.
Garrett made several friends at the Mansion, including the quirky Assistant Headmistress and an intriguing air elemental named Maya, whom he quickly falls for. Unfortunately, during a nighttime raid on the Mansion, Garrett found himself exposed to Haywire, which unleashed his inner demon on his friends, with a vengeance. To save himself, he was forced to merge with the demon. Now he is finding himself tottering between peace and pain, trying to find middle ground once more.
POWERS - Garrett (aka Seizure) is a neural manipulator, enabling him to control both his and others' nervous systems. This usually manifests in him transferring his pain to whoever touches him. In addition he is able to 'map' another's nervous system in his mind, through touch. He can also retract the pain he causes others, as well as shut down the nerves completely.
POSTS TO SEE:
Same View, Different Perspective - A homeless Garrett listens to a man talking about mutant rights. he also meets Raina and finds out about the Mansion.
Pixy Do, Monkey See - M&Ms and mischief make for an interesting introduction when Garrett meets Petunia in Central Park. They enjoy some misdeeds and then Garrett meets her hundreds of buggy roommates.
Nervous Tension - Garrett explores the facets of his mutation, with the help of Neena, under the DocProf's supervision.
Unkempt Places - Garrett finds a special place on the outskirts of the Mansion grounds that brings back many memories of his youth, both good and bad. Ghost tracks him down and joins him there, and the two acknowledge their special connection.
Snake in the Garden - Garrett's calm world is thrown into chaos when he is exposed to Haywire. His inner demon takes control, trapping him within his own mind while it terrorizes his friends. When it becomes obvious that Garrett's will is stronger than the demon's, it attempts to kill him, which in turn forces Garrett to merge with it to save himself. Only time will show the extent of the damage done.
There is balance in every aspect of life. Light cannot exist without shadow, nor life without death. But can peace truly be achieved without pain? Whether he wants to or not, Garrett seems destined to find out.
A new Cbox has been added to the site, courtesy of Calliope and Historian.
You'll notice that this Cbox does not have a 'refresh' button. Instead, you will see a 'Join' button. Click 'join', and the Cbox will begin autorefreshing whenever someone posts. Each time you changes pages (ie, switch from the Home Screen to Inbox, or after you post a reply), you will need to click 'join' once more to start the autorefresh process. It may seem a bit tedious, but as Historian remarked, think of if as only needed to click 'refresh' once.
A tip for those of you who don't constantly want to join on every page, open the Cbox in a separate window or tab (for Firefox and Google Chrome users).
For those of you who are going through Refresh Withdrawl...... There will be a Refreshers Anonymous meeting at 1800 hours this eve.... >_>
Enjoy! ;D
enigma: 1. One that is puzzling, ambiguous, or inexplicable. 2. A perplexing speech or text; a riddle.
"Ooooh! Now I understand why I confuse myself. I think...."
In honor of a great rper, and a dear friend. We'll miss you, Iris.
All right, here's another idea for consideration. This is a tiled version of Calliope's textured swirlies. The gray has been saved as DefaultTwo, for those of you who would prefer it.
Any feedback?
enigma: 1. One that is puzzling, ambiguous, or inexplicable. 2. A perplexing speech or text; a riddle.
"Ooooh! Now I understand why I confuse myself. I think...."
In honor of a great rper, and a dear friend. We'll miss you, Iris.
