The days at the Xavier Institute are behind many of our featured NY residents while others have another part of their past that brought them to or keeps them in the Big Apple. It’s a region full of heroes, villains & everything in between. Living here may look different for everyone but all of them have something in common: all of them want to survive in this concrete jungle. Welcome to The After Xavier RPG. [formerly the X Institute RPG]
After a great deal of thought and consideration, I have decided that it’s time to close the After Xavier RP.
Starting out as the Xavier Institute RP, and growing to where we’re ending now, I am proud of the 2+ years that this group has existed. However, I feel that the group has run its course. A huge thank you to all of our members, both past and present, who have been a part of shaping this along the way.
If you’re someone who’s interested in still writing with some of our members, the main’s IM feature will still be on/accessible and I can try to direct you to where some of our members can be written with.
Morgan, if you are unable to become active on the dashboard or message the main with a check-in, then you will be removed by this Tuesday afternoon, EST. Hope to hear from you all soon!
-A reminder to all that the Manhattan Melee event takes place next Friday, Oct. 21st. Details for said event can be found here. Teams should be writing/working on their paras so that they can be posted that date. News bulletins will go up, leading up to and [possibly] following the event, via the Bugle Blog.
-Jessica (Lumen) is on hiatus until further notice. Simon (Eva) is out of town until tomorrow, and Kirsty (Clint) has been having some Wi-Fi/internet troubles and likely wont’ be around until Sunday.
-There are currently more than 3 starters in the group’s tag that could use some more attention! Players, take a look!
-Jessica (Lumen) and Ace (Cessily) are on hiatus until further notice. Simon (Eva) is out of town until the 12th and Jack (Pietro) is out of town until the 9th.
-If you’re not already, please be sure to follow Wanda Maximoff & Bucky Barnes, and welcome our new members, Catherine and Morgan in the ooc blog!
-Checking the group’s starter tag, a new starter can go up at this time!
-Following the upcoming Manhattan Melee event, the group’s locations page will be updated, expanding the group setting to all 5 NYC boroughs. Current members, if your character will be moving/living outside of Manhattan following the event, please IM me here on the main and let me know which of the boroughs they’ll be living in, ASAP! If you know the kind of living space they’ll be in, please let me know that as well.
The living spaces on the location’s page will be featured as follows: Dorms, Lofts/Apartments, Brownstones, and Luxury Homes (condos and penthouse apartments). The latter 3 will list which borough your character lives in (i.e. The Bronx: Joe Schmoe | Loft, Susie Q | Apartment || Manhattan: Harry Hoodini | ESU Dorms, Pretty Ricky | NYU Dorms, John Smith | Condo, etc.).
-As always if you have any questions, the main’s inbox and IM feature are always available!
Here’s what’s happening around the city for the month of October!
BIRTHDAYS
28—Nadia
CITY & NATIONAL CALENDAR EVENTS
12—Columbus Day (most schools and some government offices are closed)
31—Halloween
RPG EVENTS
Manhattan Melee–Details posted here! Please read/respond accordingly.
Halloween Party – Details to come!
RPG PROMPTS
N/A
A reminder to all players to send in locations information to the main ASAP, preferably through IM.
As always, if you have any questions, the main’s inbox and IM feature are always available!
Congratulations, Morgan! Your Bucky Barnes audition has been accepted! Please message the main from your character’s blog within the next 24 hours & go through the checklist thereafter!
First Name || Morgan
Pronouns || She/Her
Age || 17
Time Zone || EST
Activity Level (1-10 scale, 10 being highly active) || 7. I am currently in school and I have a job but I can be on most nights to do replies.
IC BASICS (some info is already given for skeleton roles):
Character/Role || James “Bucky” Barnes
Birthdate (month & day for our calendar) || March 10th
Gender ID & Pronouns (if not already specified, include both) || Cisgender Male, He/Him
Sexual Orientation (if not already specified) || Bisexual
Bio– It doesn’t need to be more than a few paragraphs but be sure aspects of the springboard & why they’re in New York are incorporated in your own words. Springboards are NOT considered bios so please don’t copy/paste the bullet points into your character bio. 3rd person, past tense ||
Growing up on the rough side of Brooklyn turned Bucky into a force to be reckoned with. With both his parents working multiple jobs, he spent most of his childhood on the streets doing what he could to earn money, whether it be running a few errands or delivering messages for gangs, he learnt quickly there was only one was to survive, fighting. He would watch anyone he could to pick up fighting tips. By the time he was 10 he was known as the most ruthless kid on the block, and no one would get into fights with him. It came as a surprise when he chose Steve Rogers to be his best friend. Bucky chose to fight for those who could not.
As soon as the United States officially entered the war, and The Draft was called, Bucky knew his luck, and he knew he would be pulled. He debated just enlisting, but he couldn’t do that to Steve, it wouldn’t have been right to leave him. He hid his Draft forms, but could only do it for so long before he had to get sent overseas. He lied to Steve, pretended he enlisted hoping it would make him leaving easier on Steve. Bucky proved to be top of his class at training camp, earning him the role of Sargent before he even stepped on the battlefield. Despite his natural fighting abilities, he was a great sniper, and his abilities were put to work before he was captured. His time in the trenches forced him to grow up faster than he could have ever imagined, it was here that he learned killing was something that had to be done. His time being a POW was not ideal, being in harsh working conditions and trying to protect his men. They experimented on him until he was finally found by Steve, who then offered to let him join his elite team, The Howling Commandos. Bucky wanted to leave the war, but he couldn’t leave Steve by himself again. Against his better judgement, Bucky agreed.
Everything seemed to be going well until the day of the train. There was nothing that could be done, and Bucky fell. Sitting in the snow in pure agony was worse than he could have ever imagined. Bucky wishes he had just died that day instead of being saved by passing Russian troops. They dragged him to a military base, and he felt like he was back in Azzano. He kept waiting for Steve to rescue him again, but as the torture and days wore on, he realized he was alone. Eventually he gave in, letting them wipe his mind and forget the pain. He was constantly cryogenically frozen, and he watched the world evolve one tiny snippets at a time. No matter what he tried, Bucky couldn’t remember anything about his past, not until he was sent to fight the man on the bridge. It triggered something inside of him, causing him to remember. He acted on his best behavior, hoping to retain the few memories that came back and waited for his time to escape. It took careful planning but he managed to break out and run from the captors he knew for years.
Bucky knew the only option he had was to hide and keep moving. The years of training from the Russians taught him how to keep hidden. He kept going, doing what he could to remember. Eventually his captors found him and attempted to take him back, but he fought before fleeing back to the United States. He had enough of his memories that he tried to seek Steve out, see if Steve wanted anything to do with him. He knew the authorities would be after him, so he made a deal with Shield to keep himself safe, he would tell them what he knew about Hydra, and they would keep him out of jail. Bucky knows it isn’t the best arrangement, but it’s all he’s got. He knows he’s being closely monitored at all times; he can’t so much as take his trash out without someone knowing but he is doing his best. Most days he stays inside his apartment writing down things he remembers, wanting peace in his life. As long as Shield holds up their end of the bargain he intends to lay low, but if not he will seek his vengeance against those who wronged him.
Sample Multi-Para–Choose 1 of the 3 Scenarios below and use it to show your writing skills! 3rd person, past tense, in character! ||
Bucky woke up, panting and covered in a layer of sweat. He pulled the gun from under the pillow, and got ready to shoot. He stayed tensed like that for at least 5 minutes, before relaxing, finally happy that the security in his room was just as it had been when he fell asleep. He took a few shaky breaths before unstable walking into the bathroom. He splashed some water onto his face, before looking into the mirror. He looked like death. His hair was everywhere, the bags under his eyes went on for miles, and the thousand-mile stare had returned to his eyes. Bucky had honestly thought his nightmares were getting better, but tonight, tonight proved him wrong.
As most of them did, they started with Bucky being prepped. They were sending him on a mission, someone was telling him all the information, but he was zoned out, he would be able to recall it later. He could feel his weapons being attached, all of his nutreince coming through the IVs, technicians working on his arm. The hands on him were rough, always so rough. He had been so starved for touch back then that he craved times like this, they could have been beating him to death, and he would have still leant in, just wanting another human to touch him.
“Asset, do you understand?” Someone spoke to him, the woman reading off all of the info he needed to know.
“да.” The Assets voice was low and rough, from constantly not being used. The muzzle was strapped on his face, tightly, always too tight. He felt the restraints being lifted from his body, but didn’t dare move, he had learnt the hard way what would happen if he moved without permission. He didn’t bother counting how long he had been waiting, but he felt the hard barrel of a gun against his shoulder, giving him all the permission he need to get up. He stood up, before allowing himself to be maneuvered into the hallway. He counted the guards surrounding him. Four in front, and four behind, four more guards than normal. He sorted through what he could remember about his last mission, but couldn’t remember doing anything wrong. He had to assume that it was a high risk mission. He walked through the familiar corridors, keeping his head down, knowing eye contact only leant to trouble. There was a spot of blood on the floor, and slowly, the spot turned to two, and two turned to four, and so on, but they kept getting bigger and bigger. He heard screaming, but he couldn’t be bother to look, he was just glad it wasn’t him. For once, he wasn’t in trouble, and it was a good feeling.
Bucky didn’t bother to keep track of where they were going, the blindfold preventing him from seeing, and he knew well enough that they were taking many fake turns to throw him off, but they didn’t realize that he didn’t care. They let him out, gave him a gun, and waiting for him to find where he wanted to go for the best shot. He knew the target would be coming from the road, choosing a place among the trees on the hills seemed like the best place. He looked to his handlers, and with their nods, moved to lay down, lining his eye up with the scope, and getting ready to wait.
Bucky had no idea how long he waited, he just sat, refusing to move, waiting for the right car. When he saw it come around, he got ready. He lined the scope up with the man’s head, before moving it, and shooting the tire. It was meant to appear as an accident, otherwise, he would have preferred the head, for a positive kill, but instead, he watched the car veer of if the road, and straight into the ocean. He waited five minute, making sure that they were for sure dead, before he finally stood up, walking back to his handlers. With a nod, the blindfold was replaced over his eyes, and he felt himself being moved back into the truck, and that’s when he woke up.
Bucky knew that man. That was one of the men that changed his life. That man helped in his rescue. He couldn’t believe that it was his fault that man was dead. Bucky was part of the reason it took so long for Steve to be found. He was part of the reason for Tony’s father issues. That man was Howard Stark, and Maria Stark was just another causality who happened to be in the car.
Why would you like to play this skeleton role? || This Rp seems like it has a lot of freedom for you to develop your character and interact with others. Bucky is the kind of character who is able to be played in several different ways and exploring him in your plot sounds like it will be very exciting.
Questions? Comments? || I wrote the sample para before Civil War came out so it isn’t exactly cannon with what happened but its close.
-Jessica (Lumen) is on hiatus until further notice. Simon (Eva) is out of town/on hiatus until further notice. Catherine (Wanda) is having some internet troubles but will be around soon!
-Peter Parker has been made playable and is now added to our roles page!
-The Manhattan Melee event post has been updated. Please be sure to take a look! If you haven’t already read/responded to the post, please be sure to do so ASAP!
-Following the aforementioned event, the group’s locations page will be updated, expanding the group setting to all 5 NYC boroughs. Current members, if your character will be moving/living outside of Manhattan following the event, please IM me here on the main and let me know which of the boroughs they’ll be living in, ASAP! If you know the kind of living space they’ll be in, please let me know that as well.
The living spaces on the location’s page will be featured as follows: Dorms, Lofts/Apartments, Brownstones, and Luxury Homes (condos and penthouse apartments). The latter 3 will list which borough your character lives in (i.e. The Bronx: Joe Schmoe | Loft, Susie Q | Apartment || Manhattan: Harry Hoodini | ESU Dorms, Pretty Ricky | NYU Dorms, John Smith | Condo, etc.).
-If you haven’t already posted your Aftermath prompt response, please be sure to do so. If your prompt is an ongoing thread, please be sure to conclude it soon!
-I will be out of town this weekend (celebrating my birthday, woo!) so apps will not be reviewed/responded to until Monday or Tuesday of this coming week (Oct. 3rd/4th). If there are any questions, however, the main’s inbox and IM feature are always available!
FC: Tom Holland
Age: 18
Sexual Orientation: [up to player]
Gender ID & Pronouns: [up to player] | Him/His
Occupation: ESU Student | Paid tutor | ESU news website designer
From: Queens, NY
Lives In: ESU Dorms
Species | Identity: Superhuman | Mostly unknown
Abilities: Superhuman strength, speed, ability; capable of wall crawling/scaling & clinging to most surfaces; heightened ‘spider senses’ and above average intellect and healing speed; inherited [and upgraded] the original Spider-Man’s web shooters that act as an adhesive, rope, and various other functions
Weaknesses: Is not immortal by any means; vulnerable to some superhuman abilties, as well as brute strength (by some humans and superhumans), bullets & other weapon afflictions; all abilities are still relatively new to him and potential heroism is even newer
Springboard:
Formerly a John Doe teen, imprisoned by Hydra and experimented on just a few short years ago with stolen & preserved genetic material of the original Spider-Man; although the experiment proved successful with him inheriting the superhuman abilities, the intent was to weaponize a ‘reincarnated’ Peter Parker.
Was rescued by SHIELD (shortly after the experiment was deemed successful) along with with the confiscation of the remaining genetic material and scientists involved. Inheriting the abilities of the late Spider-Man only months ago, an additional result of the experiment was the latent and unintentional embedding of some of Peter Parker’s intellect, as well as his memories (i.e. losing his parents & uncle, living with his aunt, and wanting to become a superhero); realizing this prompted SHIELD contacting the original Peter’s only relative, May Parker.
Making an agreement with May Parker, SHIELD intends to keep an eye on the new Peter while May tries to push past her grief and shock to assist [from a distance] in creating a sense of ‘normalcy’ for him as he attends college, sorts through an explanation of the Peter Parker identity and tries to combat Hydra’s conditioning with inherited determination to help others as Spider-Man.
Congratulations, Catherine! Your Wanda Maximoff audition has been accepted! Please message the main from your character’s blog within the next 24 hours & go through the checklist thereafter!
OOC INFO:
First Name || Catherine.
Pronouns || She/Her.
Age || 19.
Time Zone || US, Pacific Standard Time.
Activity Level (1-10 scale, 10 being highly active) || 5-7, depending how busy i am.
IC BASICS (some info is already given for skeleton roles):
Character/Role || Wanda Maximoff.
Birthdate (month & day for our calendar) || Feb. 10th
Gender ID & Pronouns (if not already specified, include both) || Cis female, She/Her.
Sexual Orientation (if not already specified) || Asexual.
Bio– Wanda and Pietro grew up in Sokovia without a father. Their mother had never really talked about him to the twins, or really anyone for that matter, so they believed that he had died before they were born. When they were in their early teens, they began to manifest their powers. their normally loving mother, being deeply religious, believed that they were the spawn of the devil, and dumped them in several mental hospitals Wanda’s mental health was never completely stable, and the chaos they were going through hadn’t made it much better. her greatest fear was she would accidentally kill her beloved brother. Since they really only had each other, they grew close, training in secret, and taking care of each other.
Years later, one night she awoke to see a man controlling metal and a giant hole in her room, and hear the alarms ring out. In fear, Pietro ran and grabbed her, and they fled. once everything was calm, the metal man told her that he his name was Magneto, and he was their father. he had created a team of mutants to defend their kind against humans, and he wanted his children by his side. Wanda was excited to have finally found a family again. But, her joy was short lived as she soon saw how violent Magneto’s actions against humans really were. Wanda was reluctant to speak up because her brother was truly happy for the first time. Eventually, Wanda had enough of the Brotherhood, and she successfully convinced Pietro that this was not right.
Together, they tried to stand up to Magneto, and attempted to get him to be more peaceful. His response was to abandon them in a battle with S.H.I.E.L.D. in New York City. With Pietro injured from the fight, they surrendered to S.H.I.E.L.D. once they had recovered, they accepted Fury’s offer of membership, hoping to right the wrongs that evil had done, both mutant and human. Wanda is still wary of humans, though.
Sample Multi-Para–Choose 1 of the 3 Scenarios below and use it to show your writing skills! 3rd person, past tense, in character! || (1) Wanda shot a blast of red energy at the HYDRA agents, knocking them out. The mission was to save kidnapped mutant children from the base and from Von Strucker’s experiments. if they were still alive….
Snapping out of her thoughts, she saw that she was surrounded by ten agents.
they were doomed. Smirking, she shot out more magic from her fingers, she placed them all in temporary freezing spells. Ever since she joined SHIELD, her mental health was improving, her powers were both under control and stronger, and she was definitely more happy and confident. Being a SHIELD trainee was the best choice she had ever made. Seeing that her teammates had blown open the doors, she ran inside, joining them.
After blasting open several doors, SHIELD had found the children. they were thin and dirty, but unhurt, thank God. Wanda went to comfort them.
“Shhhh…it’s okay. we’re here to help, i promise. you’re safe now.”
the kids pulled her into a group hug in response. as they hugged her, Wanda made a promise to herself that she would give them the same second chance that the professor had given her and Pietro.
Why would you like to play this skeleton role? || I usually play OCs, but i love comics, and i want to try something new, and make friends.
-The main’s theme has been made over. Take a look!
-The roles page has been updated! Several roles have been pulled from it and 4 have been added to it. Nearly all of the previously displayed roles will still be available for application/play if asked!
-Continuing with the group roles, Remy’s FC has been returned to Avan Jogia; the springboard content remains the same. The role of Madame Hydra has been moved to the Factions page as a non-playable character. The role of The Winter Solider has been pulled from the Factions page and is now a playable character.
-As the Manhattan Melee event unfolds later this month, each role/character post will be mildly updated in regard to the ‘Lives In’ information. If you know that your character will be moving from their current location, please let me know ASAP. More on this will be shared soon!
-Per our recent workshop discussion, the RP’s setting will be expanding to all 5 NY boroughs. Information on the main will be updated accordingly, and will fully take effect following the Manhattan Melee event.
-Details for the Manhattan Melee event have been posted. If you haven’t already, please be sure to read and respond to the post!
-As always, if you have any questions or concerns, the main’s inbox and IM feature are both available!
FC: Elden Henson
Age: 30
Sexual Orientation: Questioning
Gender ID & Pronouns: [up to player] | He/Him/His
Occupation: Defense Attorney, Nelson & Murdock: Attorneys at Law
From: The Bronx, NY
Lives In: Manhattan | Loft
Species | Status Identity: Human | Somewhat Known
Abilities: N/A
Weaknesses: Is not immortal by any means; vulnerable to superhuman abilties, brute strength (by humans and superhumans), bullets & other weapon afflictions
Springboard:
Attended college at Columbia Law School; was roommates and now colleagues and best friends with Matt Murdock, currently unaware of his best friend’s alter ego
Recently opened up his own firm with Matt in Hell’s Kitchen in hopes of one day becoming District Attorney; until then he is using what resources and connections he can to bring in clients and pay off recent school debts
Frequents multiple nightlife establishments throughout the city, unaware that some have ties to many of the city’s local villains/adversaries
FC: Dianna Agron
Age: 24
Sexual Orientation: [up to player]
Gender ID & Pronouns: Cisgender female | She/Her
Occupation: Aspiring model & designer; Brotherhood member
From: Atlantic City, New Jersey
Lives In: The Bronx | House
Species | Identity: Mutant | Somewhat known
Abilities: Capable of altering probabilities and fortune (or lack thereof) with psionic energy discs; if thrown, the “good luck” discs can positively affect a person while the “bad luck” discs have a negative effect on the person whom it’s thrown at; immunity to the effect of those with probability powers
Weaknesses: The duration at which her discs affect someone can vary; outside of them honing their abilities, they have little-to-no combat training, leaving them vulnerable in most fights; is prone to physical and most mental attacks
Springboard:
Somewhat raised by a neglectful, middle-class family; was sent off to the Xavier Institute in their early teens shortly after their mutation manifested, even though they didn’t fully understand it at the time
Was kicked out of the X Institute for frequently abusing her powers on other students and a couple of staff members while shifting the blame for said incidents. The final straw had been a near-fatal outcome for a student and staff member; although she was secretly disappointed in herself, she refused to give that impression to anyone, ever
Deeply desiring a place of belonging, a sense of purpose and an environment to use her powers when she pleases, she eventually flocked to The Brotherhood, intent on proving herself to be one of Magneto’s most valuable members at all costs; currently rents a room in a house with a few non-Brotherhood members whom she occasionally inflicts her abilities on ‘for fun’
