Card Game RP!

[Celadon's Penultimate]

Hey, y'all I know we have like 50 billion RPs going right now, but I just HAD to throw this one in the mix. I personally think the idea would be amazingly fun, especially if everybody's willing to work together. Although it'll likely get started after a couple of the Apocalypses or New Beginnings die down, I wanna at least throw it out there and get your feedback.

Okay, so gimme a sec to post what I typed up.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

CARD GAME RP-

Overview:
Start off as either a Red (Diamond or Heart), or a Black (Club or Spade).

You search through the Blacklands and the Redlands to find the Four Jokers, beings of immense power who have gotten loose and are now running rampant along the countryside.

In their absence, neither of the royal houses know who to trust and the land of Deckstack is on the verge of war.

Naturally, you must choose an ability befitting your card suit (either that nation’s color or its values) in order to set out and recapture the Jokers. But be warned. The Jokers, as their names imply, love to play tricks and pull jokes, aided with their adherence to the laws of Cartoon Physics. And the Royals of the lands will not make it any easier, especially if you cross them.

Rules: Choose a suit. Then choose two powers related to one’s color and/or suit, in order to journey throughout the lands. When you find a Joker, get ready for some wild and crazy fun. And watch out for the royals of the lands. Their royal advisers (Jacks) may be good-hearted, willing to help, or they may be ruthless and wicked. They may even send an assassin (Ace) after you. You never know which you'll encounter. As such, probably best to keep the abilities of the royals in mind.

Red:
DIAMONDS: The richest and most prosperous of the four nations. They value wealth, beauty and art above all else.
-Primary Ability Color/Type: Red (blood, fire, etc.), Wealth (metal, diamonds, oil, etc.), Art (artistic precognition, artistry animation, travel into pictures, etc.), Beauty (hypnotic beauty, charm, etc.)
-Royals: The House of Liguros
---Adamas Liguros (King of Diamonds): Crystallization (turns subjects to diamond), Crystallized Control (manipulates crystallized targets)
---DiaMonetta Liguros (Queen of Diamonds): Crystallokinesis (especially powerful with diamonds), Crystal Gazing
---Ace Liguros (Ace of Diamonds): Crystal Armor, Crystal Weapons
---Jack Liguros (Jack of Diamonds): Hypnotic Medium (Diamond Pendulum)

HEARTS: The most affectionate and hospitable of the four nations. They value hospitality, tolerance and diversity above all else.
-Primary Ability Color/Type: Red (blood, fire, etc.), Affection (attraction, etc.), Diversity (shapeshifting, vocal mimicry, etc.), Tolerance (cold tolerance, heat tolerance, electricity tolerance, etc.)
-Royals: The House of Philian
---Hart Philian (King of Hearts): Emotion Suppression (self), Empathic Blast
---Cordelia Philian (Queen of Hearts): Empathic Amplification, Emotion Suppression (self and others)
---Ace Philian (Ace of Hearts): Empathy, Empathic Imprint
---Jack Philian (Jack of Hearts): Empathy, Empathic Projection

Black:
CLUBS: The toughest and most durable of the four nations. They value strength, toughness and force above all else.
-Primary Ability Color/Type: Black (darkness, smoke, night vision, etc.), Strength/Force (super-strength, etc.), Toughness (super-durability, cold tolerance, heat tolerance, electrical tolerance, etc.)  
-Royals: The House of Brutalis
---Barbaros Brutalis (King of Clubs): Umbrakinesis, Shadow Extrasensory, Umbrageous Superstrength
---Bellatrix Brutalis (Queen of Clubs): Umbrageous Superstrength, Superhuman Durability, Superhuman Stamina
---Ace Brutalis (Ace of Clubs): Superhuman Strength, Shadow Teleportation, Night Vision
---Jack Brutalis (Jack of Clubs): Smoke Generation/Manipulation, Shadow Invisibility, Night Vision

SPADES: The most ordered and strict of the four nations. They value rules, self-discipline and punishment of lawbreakers above all else.
-Primary Ability Color/Type: Black (darkness, smoke, night vision, etc.), Rules (persuasion, etc.), Discipline (body supremacy, etc.), Punishment (pain inducing, bad luck inducing, etc.)
-Royals: The House of Xiphidor
---Blade Xiphidor (King of Spades): Blade Manipulation, Razor Skin
---RaZora Xiphidor (Queen of Spades): Superhuman Accuracy, Umbrakinetic Channeling (channel shadow energy through her blades)
---Ace Xiphidor (Ace of Spades): Energy Blades, Shadow Bolts
---Jack Xiphidor (Jack of Spades): Shadow Blades, Shadow Automatism

MAP AVAILABLE SOON…HOPEFULLY

[Marvelous Miscreant]

Sold! I am definatly participating in this RP.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

Glad to hear it. I'm kinda torn on which suit I'll take, myself.

[neogenetica]

What exactly would shapeshifting entail? I think I might choose hearts.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

Well, it depends. You're not allowed any crazy mess where you turn into objects, or become dinosaurs or anything. An alternate form may be allowed, depending on the profile.

[neogenetica]

One alternate form or a few alternate forms?

[Celadon's Penultimate]

Depends on what you have in mind. Nobody that's a combination of Emma Frost, Colossus and that bug guy from Ben 10.

Although along the lines of Beast Boy, who can turn only into animals, might be acceptable (and if you want to take his theme, you can even make all your creatures be red...)

[neogenetica]

I'll have to consider which to choose to shapeshift into. On another note I will pick persuasive tolerance(tolerance against compulsion, persuasion, attraction, etc) as my second power.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

Doesn't have to be called that just because it's based on the theme of Tolerance, you could just say Compulsion Immunity (and that way it'd imply better impulse control, too).

[neogenetica]

Compulsion immunity then.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

[Marvelous Miscreant]

I think I'm going to go with Clubs, but I'll have to think more about what powers I want.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

I'll likely choose a black suit, too. Not sure which, though.

[Philote]

I'm thinking of Spades with the powers of Black Guardian and Kinetic Force Control.

[Philote]

For a secondary character, if we need more on the red team, I'll use Diamond with Oil Manipulation (And Generation?) and some sort of Fire Manipulation.

[jester_of_god]

...sorry it''s just that I saw sooooo many echoes in there of Cardstack.

[Marvelous Miscreant]

Problem Jester?

[Philote]

I expected that response

[jester_of_god]

Well first you have the entire king to jack set up, althought hte powers are different, then you have the land of deckstack, and my Cardstack organization, and then you have four rougue Jokers, and my four Jesters, myself, Rhiolo, Rhia, and Rhian(deceased). It seems interesting...though, but also it reminds me of a scifi Alice in wonderland book I read a while ago..............but I guess it's different enough for me to get over the slight annoyance in about an hour from now.