City of Heroes and City of Villains

Well, I've talked about one of my 'obsessions', Castle Zierath. I might as well start talking about my other major obsession.

The Massive Multi-Player On-Line Game City of Heroes and City of Villains.

I have always loved comic books and superheroes, and this is a wonderful chance for me to play superheroes again.

I have enjoyed the game immensely. I've taken characters from various role-playing games I've played over the years and turned them into heroes and villains. My main hero - Mithril Zeta, is based on an old Villains and Vigilantes character that I played for eight years, and in honor of friends who played with me, I created their characters too. Two of my college buddies - Griffin and Raven's Path, actually, who I know comment here regularly- have joined me in Paragon City as well.

My four characters I'm playing the most right now (Mithril Zeta's maxed out in levels) are Ka'Senne (based on my wife), Aqualos (my main villain - a cannibal, but from a different culture where it is noble), Great Bretten (based on my nephew), and the Right Wingnut (Erik Gregory Winslow, a mastermind. his back story is a pharmaceuticals heir who is entirely self-centered.)

I have also spent a great deal of time and energy doing 'roleplaying' on the CoX forums. I get to tell stories with various other players. It has been a great deal of fun. I'm beginning to compile various stories from those and hopefully will make those available on line for those who would enjoy reading superhero stories.

Links:
http://www.cityofheroes.com/
http://castlezierath.org/coh/mithrilzetaheroes.htm
http://castlezierath.org/coh/cohindex.htm