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[thatroleplayerGal]

Throughout time, there have been heroes. Not all of them have had powers. In fact, none of them have.

That's about to change.

Somewhere, superheroes and supervillains will begin to reveal themselves. Good versus evil. The power struggle humanity knows all too well.

To start, pick a city setting, whether it's real or an original fictional city, and decide on a character. Powers can come later. This is an origin story, after all.

[Doubloon-Seven]

Caracas, 1812
We are Ferdinand Romero, one of the urban poor in a city beset by tumult as the colonial empire of old Spain collapses.

[FallacyofUrist]

Caracas, 1812
We are Ferdinand Romero, one of the urban poor in a city beset by tumult as the colonial empire of old Spain collapses.

+1

[thatroleplayerGal]

Caracas, 1812
We are Ferdinand Romero, one of the urban poor in a city beset by tumult as the colonial empire of old Spain collapses.

okay first of all, god damn it you had to pick one of the most difficult things a writer can write impromptu; historical accuracy

second of all, I know what you're doing with that city and that year and I see too much potential in that event to not use it, so fiiiiiiiiine have it your way, mr. historical trickery man who wants a specific origin.

I'll see if we get more votes before moving on, but I reckon most people will just vote for this one just to force me into doing research.

[The_Two_Eternities]

Paris, 1943
We are Henry Leclère, buisinessman and member of La Résistance.

[thatroleplayerGal]

Paris, 1943
We are Henry Leclère, buisinessman and member of La Résistance.

i will kill you

[Man of Paper]

Rome, 192 A.D.
We are Octavius, a gladiator with a best friend named Narcissus.


Just kidding. But I'm still gonna

Caracas, 1812
We are Ferdinand Romero, one of the urban poor in a city beset by tumult as the colonial empire of old Spain collapses.

+1

+1

[Rockeater]

Just kidding. But I'm still gonna

Caracas, 1812
We are Ferdinand Romero, one of the urban poor in a city beset by tumult as the colonial empire of old Spain collapses.

+1

+1

+1

[King Zultan]

Chicago, 1921
We are Frances Mctavery, a poor and overworked dock worker.

[Doubloon-Seven]

I'm sorry, but El Libertador is just too cool of a historical figure to pass up. I can recommend a cool podcast on this exact situation if you'd like?

[thatroleplayerGal]

I'm sorry, but El Libertador is just too cool of a historical figure to pass up. I can recommend a cool podcast on this exact situation if you'd like?

please

[Glass]

I have no idea what’s going on but +1 to Spainman

[Doubloon-Seven]

If you don't want to have to listen to a lot of history, you can choose another setting if you'd like.

Anyway, here's the podcast. The stuff about the Latin American revolutions is series 5, and should start on that page. The first few episodes are mostly setup, by the way, so I guess I'll sum up some stuff if you'd prefer the TD;LR version.

Portugal and Spain begin colonizing the Americas, and things go surprisingly well for most of it (Aside from the usual colonial racism) until Napoleon rolls in and deposes the king. Immediately, the latin american elite goes wild, setting up all manner of improvised senate, though nobody's actually started declaring independence yet. This changes (In Venezuela) when the American-born elite start opposing the Spain-born elite, and eventually several politically minded people (Including Simon Bolivar, the Liberator, and Francisco de Miranda, the Precursor), end up getting the city of Caracas to declare independence in 1811. This is immediately opposed by a lot of the other cities in Venezuela, either because they're royalists, or just don't want to be ruled in Caracas. This begins a disastrous civil war, and just as their military forces begin to run low, a huge earthquake levels the city on a holy day in March. People immediately call it divine retribution for the declaration of independence, and the whole thing collapses in June after Miranda tries to steal all of the gold. The republic collapses in late June, and the cycle repeats all over again because Bolivar just got exiled and ended up in a different city to try independence again.

Depending on when exactly in 1812 the story starts, things can be very different, basically.