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Set in NYC in the 1920s. No, gambling was not legal in NYC at the time. It was a widespread, illegal underground activity dominated by organized crime, bootleggers, and policy rackets. Despite being illegal, it thrived through payoffs to police and local officials, featuring popular games like the "numbers racket" (or policy game).This is going to be a superhero RP along the lines of Doc Savage or the Green Hornet. (No, I do NOT mean the 2011 tragedy of a remake.)
Your Character
Your backstory is a bit like that of Marvel’s Matt Murdock aka Daredevil - minus being blind. In case you don’t know the story, his father was a down and out boxer who went to work as muscle for mafia loan sharks until Matt saw his father at work. The man made a promise to be better and started training hard … and started winning. Then he was asked to throw a fight and refused. For that he was killed. Matt went off and learned to fight while studying to become a lawyer - to beat the mafia in or out of the courtroom.
I am not looking to have you recreate Daredevil. But the idea of having a mother or father or both go through a redemption arc and pay the ultimate price would work well. Neither do you have to become a lawyer. Maybe a PI or something.
My Character
Lady Luck. She looks like the quintessential femme fatale. Have her on your side and your odds improve. She blows on your dice and you win. It’s that simple. The real question that may be running through your mind is whether the myth about the compatibility of luck in gambling and the heart.
Posting
Post should be about 300-700 words on the average. (450 is about a page in Google Docs)
Third person, past tense
Decent spelling and grammar.