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« on: January 21, 2011, 04:04:22 PM »
If I can manage the system well-enough, I'm going to be running a crossover campaign so that Ross can throw a character into the mix. The hope is that the characters will be able to acknowledge events in my games "in continuity" but that their actions will have no lasting effect on Ross's campaign world or story (I'm using DLC RPG content as a model). Anyway, my current thoughts are that the crossovers will focus on the mysterious legacy of a minor member of the Ideal. I've written up a description below.
If you want to play, I'm willing to run it any night of the week with up to 4 people + Ross. Those that don't get in on this round get priority for the second part of the crossover, to be run whenever Ross feels like taking another break. Just let Ross know if you want in and Ross can schedule it.
Idealist Dossier
Name: Kalick DeMarque a.k.a. “The International Technician” or “I.T.”
Known Superpowers: (10wd in HyperMind) Due to an unprecedented genetic mutation, Kalick DeMarque was born freakishly intelligent. It is rumored he would have been capable of achieving advanced doctoral degrees before pre-school if he’d only had the fine motor skills to operate a pencil. While his intelligence was extremely versatile, it primarily manifested itself in the form of gadgeteering and strategy, making Kalick an extremely valuable asset to the Idealists. His abilities were strictly intellectual though; he possessed neither telepathic abilities nor any physical miracles.
History: Born from the pairing of a French and Algerian millionaires, Kalick DeMarque was given the best education the world could offer and the best possible brain with which to receive it. True citizens of the world, Kalik’s parents were perpetually on the move, yet still careful to never neglect their son’s education. The pair was never married and rarely had time to live together, yet the non-nuclear family remained remarkably happy and Kalick’s upbringing served as a shining testament to Progressivism.
After graduating Summa Cum Laude from Oxford at the age of 15 (with multiple degrees), Kalick quickly found himself bored in the private sector. Unwilling to give up his global citizenship by aligning with any certain government, he quickly realized that the Ideal was the only place a man of his genius could remained engaged.
Due to his youth and inexperience, Kalik’s role was initially that of one of the thousands of support staff the Idealists required to maintain their operation. However, the young man’s gifts quickly shined through. Kalick designed containment and nullification systems that imprisoned super-villains previously thought hopelessly uncatchable. He redesigned and maximized the vehicles provided to all Ideal non-flyers, ditching themed rides in favor of a uniform white, streamlined design (using entirely green energy, btw). Multiple public works projects were started around the world on his free time using previously unheard of technology, and WIRED magazine predicted it was only a matter of time before Kalik’s invention outpaced the advancements of alien fabber technology.
Most noticeably, Kalik designed and funded a robotic defense force to aide the Idealists in battle. Over the years, a variety of robotic prototypes engaged in the teams greatest conflicts, providing support and crowd control in the warzone. Though now visible to the public as a contributing member of the Ideal, Kalik DeMarque never designed his own pseudonym or donned any costume. At best, he could be seen on the sidelines, directing the defense against some alien invasion with nothing more than a cellphone. When asked in an interview why he never wore self-designed PowerArmor and joined the fight, he only responded that to do so would be “wildly inefficient.”
Thus, the media nicknamed Kalick the International Technician, playing off the pun for traditional technical support. If the name offended him, I.T. never let it be known. His long career in the Ideal continued into his late thirties until the tragedy of Ragnarok. While the slim man was never seen expressly leaving for the final battle, it is generally assumed that the Ideals mysterious gadgeteer must have been on one of the many vehicles to leave Earth’s atmosphere that fateful night. No trace of Kalik DeMarque has been seen since, and his miraculous designs, genius, and philanthropy are widely considered lost to history.
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