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How to RP capes at 20+

WhitelinesWhitelines Member Posts: 17
in City of Heroes

Well, according to the official site, capes are going to be 20+ only. According to the official RP, the moratorium on capes is over, but we have nothing as to why they are available at 20+ only. I've written a little skit to help people with that.

WARNING: This skit is supposed to be humerous. If you do not possess a sense of humor (and you know who you are), DO NOT READ ANY FURTHER!

(Captain Hero has just listened to Statesman’s stirring speech about the ending of the moratorium for Hero-1 and all the heroes that died in the Rikti war.)
CAPTAIN HERO: Wow *sniff*. That was quite a speech. I guess I will now honor the ending of the moratorium by donning my cape. Can’t believe I’ve been waiting two years to put this thing on. My costume sure does look better with the cape, but it was an honor to honor Hero-1’s memory.
CITY REPRESENTATIVE: What do you think you’re doing?
CAPTAIN HERO: What?
CITY REPRESENTATIVE: What do you think you’re doing, putting that cape on?
CAPTAIN HERO: Well, I’d heard that the moratorium had ended. So I thought I’d put my cape on.
CITY REPRESENTATIVE: I’m sorry. You’re not cleared for a cape.
CAPTAIN HERO: Not cleared for a cape? What do you mean?
CITY REPRESENTATIVE: You’re not cleared to wear a cape. Only heroes with a sufficient security level can wear capes.
CAPTAIN HERO: I didn’t hear anything about that.
CITY REPRESENTATIVE: It’s part of the bylaws now.
(Kommander Kombat strolls onto the scene, sporting a cape.)
KOMMANDER KOMBAT: Hi there. Hey, thanks for telling me where the tailor was so I could get this nice cape.
CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Oh hi, Kommander Kombat. Love the cape. Does it fit well? Not too snug?
KOMMANDER KOMBAT: No. It’s great. Can’t wait until my friends see me now.
CITY REPRESENTATIVE: I must say it does look quite nice on you Kommander.
KOMMANDER KOMBAT: Thanks. Well, I’m off to Terra Volta. (Kommander Kombat leaps away in mighty bounds.)
CAPTAIN HERO: Wait a minute! He can wear a cape? What makes him so special?!?
CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Well, that was The Legendary Kommander Kombat. He’s uber….and therefore, he gets to wear a cape.
CAPTAIN HERO: But I’m The Heroic Captain Hero. Doesn’t that count for anything?
CITY REPRESENTATIVE: No.
CAPTAIN HERO: Wait a minute! I’ve saved the entire city twice! Once from the Vahzilok poisoning the water supply and then again from the Vahzilok plague. I’m still recovering from the wasting disease I got….
CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Which reminds me, it says here your co-op payment is a little past due and….
CAPTAIN HERO: Don’t change the subject! I’ve worked with Positron and Synapse! Captured the Clockwork King! Recovered an artifact so dangerous, I wasn’t supposed to look at it! I’ve stopped Hellion, Skull, Outcast, and Troll drug trafficking! Stopped a dam substation from becoming villain central! Rescued a bazillion civilians! And you’re telling me I’m not cleared to wear a cape?!?
CITY REPRESENTATIVE: No. You’re not.
CAPTAIN HERO: (Looks a bit taken aback) Wow. (Ponders) That Kommander Kombat must be something then. How many times has he saved the city?
CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Um...(scrolls through her palm-pilot)….none.
CAPTAIN HERO: None?!?
CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Yes. None.
CAPTAIN HERO: Well, what in world has he been doing to get this great honor?!?
CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Hmm…..let’s see…(browses through her palm-pilot)….he did the standard superhero thing, busting thugs and running missions for his contact in city hall and such to about security level 7….
CAPTAIN HERO: Ok…and then?
CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Well, according to my data he then ventured into Perez Park until about security level 12.
CAPTAIN HERO: Was he spending hours rescuing civilians from the Circle of Thorns? Apparently a lot of civilians get captured and taken there to be sacrificed.
CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Um…no. He fought mainly Hellions and Skulls. Then he started cleaning up Everett Lake of Hydras.
CAPTAIN HERO: Didn’t he rescue anyone there?
CITY REPRESENTATIVE: A few. But that’s not the point. I don’t think you understand the amount of tourism dollars the city has lost since Perez Park had been declared a hazard zone. He’s helping us reclaim the park by curtailing villainous activity. We can then renovate it, and the city will gain some much needed tourism revenue again.
CAPTAIN HERO: (Shakes his head as he feels a major migraine coming on) Ok…forget the park. What’d he do afterwards.
CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Well, hmmm….it says here he went into Boomtown until about security level 17.
CAPTAIN HERO: What’s so important about Boomtown? There aren’t any civilians that need rescuing there.
CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Well, we’re planning a major urban renewal project in Boomtown sometime. We need the area cleared so that we can start the project safely.
CAPTAIN HERO: What about all the citizens that need protecting in the city?!? Doesn’t Kommander Kombat deal with those issues?
CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Hey! Stop knocking the Kommander. He’s doing important work! Do you realize how many jobs that urban renewal project will create? Don’t you care about this city’s growth? What are you, some kind of communist?
CAPTAIN HERO: Me?!? No!! Look, I’m just trying to understand why I can’t wear my cape.
CITY REPRESENTATIVE: (Looking a little miffed a Captain Hero). Ok then. I’ll also have you know he made several forays into Faultline as well.
CAPTAIN HERO: Ok…I’ll bite….what’s so important about Faultline?
CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Where do you think all the raw and scrap materials for the urban renewal project are going to come from?
CAPTAIN HERO: Ok, fine (shaking his head). That still makes him a lower security level than me so far. What else did he do?
CITY REPRESENTATIVE: He captured the Clockwork King three times. Boy, that wacky Clockwork King, always escaping from prison.
CAPTAIN HERO: I’ve captured the Clockwork King too, you know. I already told you that.
CITY REPRESENTATIVE: But Kommander Kombat did it three times.
CAPTAIN HERO: Maybe I’m looking at this wrong. It seems Kommander Kombat has done quite a bit, maybe he’s just been in Paragon City longer than I have.
CITY REPRESENTATIVE: He arrived here about a week ago.
CAPTAIN HERO: A week?!? I’ve been here two months!!!
CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Yes, you have. (Looks at her palm-pilot again) But, according to our data, your patrol sessions are only for maybe one to three hours on average. Kommander Kombat patrols for over eight hours a day and he patrols more days in the week than you do.
CAPTAIN HERO: More days in the week?!? You just told me he arrived LAST week! How can you say that?!?
CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Look, it’s just part of our statistics program. That’s what the bean-counters base their numbers on.
CAPTAIN HERO: But I have another job! And a wife! And kids who need attention and support!! I can’t invest that kind of time into patrolling the city!!
CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Well, it just sounds to me that you’re just not dedicated enough. You have to decide what’s more important to you. Kommander Kombat, now he’s a go-getter. He doesn’t let all those other things get in the way of his patrolling.
CAPTAIN HERO: (Thinking he knows what’s up) Is there some licensing fee difference here? Is Kommander Kombat’s license different than mine?
CITY REPRESENTATIVE: No. We only have one license, and he pays the same $15 a month licensing administration fee that you do.
CAPTAIN HERO: But….
CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Look, I’ve been very patient with you. Now, hand over that cape and come back and talk to us when you’re a REAL hero.
CAPTAIN HERO: (Hands his cape over, reluctantly) …but…I thought I was a real hero…(scuffs off looking dejected)
(New Hero bounces onto the scene)
NEW HERO: Boy, my first day in Paragon City! I can’t wait to bust some thugs! I’ve always looked up to superheroes and I want to be just like them!
CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Hey! (indicates that she is speaking to New Hero) Where do you think you’re going with that cape, n00b?!?

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Origional post by Goldenstar

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I may look non-threatening. But ill have you know I once punched a magician.

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  • MentatMentat Member UncommonPosts: 516


    Originally posted by Whitelines

    Well, according to the official site, capes are going to be 20+ only. According to the official RP, the moratorium on capes is over, but we have nothing as to why they are available at 20+ only. I've written a little skit to help people with that.

    WARNING: This skit is supposed to be humerous. If you do not possess a sense of humor (and you know who you are), DO NOT READ ANY FURTHER!

    (Captain Hero has just listened to Statesman’s stirring speech about the ending of the moratorium for Hero-1 and all the heroes that died in the Rikti war.)
    CAPTAIN HERO: Wow *sniff*. That was quite a speech. I guess I will now honor the ending of the moratorium by donning my cape. Can’t believe I’ve been waiting two years to put this thing on. My costume sure does look better with the cape, but it was an honor to honor Hero-1’s memory.
    CITY REPRESENTATIVE: What do you think you’re doing?
    CAPTAIN HERO: What?
    CITY REPRESENTATIVE: What do you think you’re doing, putting that cape on?
    CAPTAIN HERO: Well, I’d heard that the moratorium had ended. So I thought I’d put my cape on.
    CITY REPRESENTATIVE: I’m sorry. You’re not cleared for a cape.
    CAPTAIN HERO: Not cleared for a cape? What do you mean?
    CITY REPRESENTATIVE: You’re not cleared to wear a cape. Only heroes with a sufficient security level can wear capes.
    CAPTAIN HERO: I didn’t hear anything about that.
    CITY REPRESENTATIVE: It’s part of the bylaws now.
    (Kommander Kombat strolls onto the scene, sporting a cape.)
    KOMMANDER KOMBAT: Hi there. Hey, thanks for telling me where the tailor was so I could get this nice cape.
    CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Oh hi, Kommander Kombat. Love the cape. Does it fit well? Not too snug?
    KOMMANDER KOMBAT: No. It’s great. Can’t wait until my friends see me now.
    CITY REPRESENTATIVE: I must say it does look quite nice on you Kommander.
    KOMMANDER KOMBAT: Thanks. Well, I’m off to Terra Volta. (Kommander Kombat leaps away in mighty bounds.)
    CAPTAIN HERO: Wait a minute! He can wear a cape? What makes him so special?!?
    CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Well, that was The Legendary Kommander Kombat. He’s uber….and therefore, he gets to wear a cape.
    CAPTAIN HERO: But I’m The Heroic Captain Hero. Doesn’t that count for anything?
    CITY REPRESENTATIVE: No.
    CAPTAIN HERO: Wait a minute! I’ve saved the entire city twice! Once from the Vahzilok poisoning the water supply and then again from the Vahzilok plague. I’m still recovering from the wasting disease I got….
    CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Which reminds me, it says here your co-op payment is a little past due and….
    CAPTAIN HERO: Don’t change the subject! I’ve worked with Positron and Synapse! Captured the Clockwork King! Recovered an artifact so dangerous, I wasn’t supposed to look at it! I’ve stopped Hellion, Skull, Outcast, and Troll drug trafficking! Stopped a dam substation from becoming villain central! Rescued a bazillion civilians! And you’re telling me I’m not cleared to wear a cape?!?
    CITY REPRESENTATIVE: No. You’re not.
    CAPTAIN HERO: (Looks a bit taken aback) Wow. (Ponders) That Kommander Kombat must be something then. How many times has he saved the city?
    CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Um...(scrolls through her palm-pilot)….none.
    CAPTAIN HERO: None?!?
    CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Yes. None.
    CAPTAIN HERO: Well, what in world has he been doing to get this great honor?!?
    CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Hmm…..let’s see…(browses through her palm-pilot)….he did the standard superhero thing, busting thugs and running missions for his contact in city hall and such to about security level 7….
    CAPTAIN HERO: Ok…and then?
    CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Well, according to my data he then ventured into Perez Park until about security level 12.
    CAPTAIN HERO: Was he spending hours rescuing civilians from the Circle of Thorns? Apparently a lot of civilians get captured and taken there to be sacrificed.
    CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Um…no. He fought mainly Hellions and Skulls. Then he started cleaning up Everett Lake of Hydras.
    CAPTAIN HERO: Didn’t he rescue anyone there?
    CITY REPRESENTATIVE: A few. But that’s not the point. I don’t think you understand the amount of tourism dollars the city has lost since Perez Park had been declared a hazard zone. He’s helping us reclaim the park by curtailing villainous activity. We can then renovate it, and the city will gain some much needed tourism revenue again.
    CAPTAIN HERO: (Shakes his head as he feels a major migraine coming on) Ok…forget the park. What’d he do afterwards.
    CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Well, hmmm….it says here he went into Boomtown until about security level 17.
    CAPTAIN HERO: What’s so important about Boomtown? There aren’t any civilians that need rescuing there.
    CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Well, we’re planning a major urban renewal project in Boomtown sometime. We need the area cleared so that we can start the project safely.
    CAPTAIN HERO: What about all the citizens that need protecting in the city?!? Doesn’t Kommander Kombat deal with those issues?
    CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Hey! Stop knocking the Kommander. He’s doing important work! Do you realize how many jobs that urban renewal project will create? Don’t you care about this city’s growth? What are you, some kind of communist?
    CAPTAIN HERO: Me?!? No!! Look, I’m just trying to understand why I can’t wear my cape.
    CITY REPRESENTATIVE: (Looking a little miffed a Captain Hero). Ok then. I’ll also have you know he made several forays into Faultline as well.
    CAPTAIN HERO: Ok…I’ll bite….what’s so important about Faultline?
    CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Where do you think all the raw and scrap materials for the urban renewal project are going to come from?
    CAPTAIN HERO: Ok, fine (shaking his head). That still makes him a lower security level than me so far. What else did he do?
    CITY REPRESENTATIVE: He captured the Clockwork King three times. Boy, that wacky Clockwork King, always escaping from prison.
    CAPTAIN HERO: I’ve captured the Clockwork King too, you know. I already told you that.
    CITY REPRESENTATIVE: But Kommander Kombat did it three times.
    CAPTAIN HERO: Maybe I’m looking at this wrong. It seems Kommander Kombat has done quite a bit, maybe he’s just been in Paragon City longer than I have.
    CITY REPRESENTATIVE: He arrived here about a week ago.
    CAPTAIN HERO: A week?!? I’ve been here two months!!!
    CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Yes, you have. (Looks at her palm-pilot again) But, according to our data, your patrol sessions are only for maybe one to three hours on average. Kommander Kombat patrols for over eight hours a day and he patrols more days in the week than you do.
    CAPTAIN HERO: More days in the week?!? You just told me he arrived LAST week! How can you say that?!?
    CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Look, it’s just part of our statistics program. That’s what the bean-counters base their numbers on.
    CAPTAIN HERO: But I have another job! And a wife! And kids who need attention and support!! I can’t invest that kind of time into patrolling the city!!
    CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Well, it just sounds to me that you’re just not dedicated enough. You have to decide what’s more important to you. Kommander Kombat, now he’s a go-getter. He doesn’t let all those other things get in the way of his patrolling.
    CAPTAIN HERO: (Thinking he knows what’s up) Is there some licensing fee difference here? Is Kommander Kombat’s license different than mine?
    CITY REPRESENTATIVE: No. We only have one license, and he pays the same $15 a month licensing administration fee that you do.
    CAPTAIN HERO: But….
    CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Look, I’ve been very patient with you. Now, hand over that cape and come back and talk to us when you’re a REAL hero.
    CAPTAIN HERO: (Hands his cape over, reluctantly) …but…I thought I was a real hero…(scuffs off looking dejected)
    (New Hero bounces onto the scene)
    NEW HERO: Boy, my first day in Paragon City! I can’t wait to bust some thugs! I’ve always looked up to superheroes and I want to be just like them!
    CITY REPRESENTATIVE: Hey! (indicates that she is speaking to New Hero) Where do you think you’re going with that cape, n00b?!?
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    Origional post by Goldenstar


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    Geezus... could we get the short attention span version next time plz..

  • RaddMonzRaddMonz Member Posts: 86

    haha nice

     

    ...but copying over from your word processor caused all your ' to change to ?

    at least that's the way is shows on my work computer.

    ssshhh - don't tell my boss!

    RaddMonz
    Hz: Sobuk il Radd / retired
    AC2: Kaled il Radd / retired
    CoH: Mr E-Man, Energy Arc, IG-2112MD & Master TimeLord - Freedom Server

    CoH: Mr E-Man, Energy Arc, IG-2112MD, Slayer Faith, Master TimeLord Mr E-Being
    CoV: Mr E-Villain, Dark Willow, Cold Satisfaction, Mr E-Mech, Mr E-Lectric
    Freedom Server

  • WhitelinesWhitelines Member Posts: 17
    LOL! I just noticed that! Wierd,...


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    *edit* I dont quite understand this, but when I switch to edit it looks correct.

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    I may look non-threatening. But ill have you know I once punched a magician.

  • HypeHype Member CommonPosts: 270

    Wow... I promise it's not that deep...

    before: you'll have a cape eventually

    now: you'll have a cape eventually

    I really just don't get the problem...

    And it was too long to be intensely funny...

    Service Guarantees Citizenship!

    The Illusion of Choice

  • MentatMentat Member UncommonPosts: 516

    Originally posted by Hype
    Wow... I promise it's not that deep...
    before: you'll have a cape eventually
    now: you'll have a cape eventually
    I really just don't get the problem...
    And it was too long to be intensely funny...Service Guarantees Citizenship!

    My roommate is a comic nerd. He also would like to see capes soon. I personally don't care about capes and tights and stuff but, I'm not a comic nerd. i

    If you were a super hero in real life would you wear a cape, and tights? If so, would your super hero name include keywords such as "gay, super gay, ultra gay, mega gay, supremely gay, or maximumly gay"?

    Just checkin...

    cause if I were a super hero, my first priority would be to kick the ass of any tights wearing sissy boy I saw , oh and fight some crime I guess...

    Mentat

  • MentatMentat Member UncommonPosts: 516

    Originally posted by Warstrike
    Originally posted by Mentat
    If you were a super hero in real life would you wear a cape, and tights? If so, would your super hero name include keywords such as "gay, super gay, ultra gay, mega gay, supremely gay, or maximumly gay"?
    I'm assuming YOUR "super hero name" is either "Captain Homophobe" or "The Raging Redneck".

    your mama! :P

    Mentat

  • RaddMonzRaddMonz Member Posts: 86


    Originally posted by Warstrike



    Originally posted by Mentat
    If you were a super hero in real life would you wear a cape, and tights? If so, would your super hero name include keywords such as "gay, super gay, ultra gay, mega gay, supremely gay, or maximumly gay"?


    I'm assuming YOUR "super hero name" is either "Captain Homophobe" or "The Raging Redneck".



    Who would have thought that I would agree with anything Warstrike had to say?!?

     

    RaddMonz
    Hz: Sobuk il Radd / retired
    AC2: Kaled il Radd / retired
    CoH: Mr E-Man, Energy Arc, IG-2112MD & Master TimeLord - Freedom Server

    CoH: Mr E-Man, Energy Arc, IG-2112MD, Slayer Faith, Master TimeLord Mr E-Being
    CoV: Mr E-Villain, Dark Willow, Cold Satisfaction, Mr E-Mech, Mr E-Lectric
    Freedom Server

  • WhitelinesWhitelines Member Posts: 17
    image Are you making comments about me? I didnt write that post, I just thought the main point was a good one.

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    Played: CoH, PS
    Tested: CoH

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    I may look non-threatening. But ill have you know I once punched a magician.

  • MentatMentat Member UncommonPosts: 516

    I just get bored at work.. so many times , I come here and look for a place to bash EQ a little or debate some other goofiness. Ultimately, like most things, I don't really care...

    Mentat

  • HypeHype Member CommonPosts: 270

    1) I'm a comic nerd too, but I don't get mad when I don't get what I want ASAP, either...

    2) I need to hear some gay people say they're offended at the common use of the word gay (at least for me)... I don't get mad when we say "Black Market" or "Black Magic," "blackballed", "blacklisted", "black sheep", "blackmailing" and certainly not when they say "black people..." I simply cannot comprehend why called something I don't like 'gay' has anything to do with homosexuals or homophobia... "f-a-g" I understand... that's like... the N word, but gay? It means happy for crying out loud...

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  • demion34demion34 Member Posts: 2
    lol bash EQ all ya want.. still wont make any sense how it will beat aLL GAME RECORDS DOWN THE LINE.. )

    <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/demion/draong_back_drop.jpg">;

    <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/demion/draong_back_drop.jpg">;

  • MentatMentat Member UncommonPosts: 516

    Originally posted by demion34
    lol bash EQ all ya want.. still wont make any sense how it will beat aLL GAME RECORDS DOWN THE LINE.. )<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/demion/draong_back_drop.jpg">;


    EQ Sux!

  • MentatMentat Member UncommonPosts: 516

    Originally posted by demion34
    lol bash EQ all ya want.. still wont make any sense how it will beat aLL GAME RECORDS DOWN THE LINE.. )<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/demion/draong_back_drop.jpg">;


    you're gay

    :P

    Mentat

  • WhitelinesWhitelines Member Posts: 17
    Drugs are bad kids. image

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    Played: CoH, PS
    Tested: CoH

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    I may look non-threatening. But ill have you know I once punched a magician.

  • MentatMentat Member UncommonPosts: 516

    Originally posted by Whitelines
    Drugs are bad kids. imageimage
    Played: CoH, PS
    Tested: CoH

    I agree, drugs er bad, don't do drugs ... mmmm'kay?

    (is weed a drug? If so, some drugs are good..)


    Mentat

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