Hey, is Felix's player still around (I'm bad with names, sorry)?

EDIT: Allen answered my question. Because it is important to a future subplot (and because allen told me I could and it's a cool power) I'm going to have had Jack beat Felix in a card game, so that Jack has Felix's power.

AeronFarron said
wanna collab?

Quinn isn't going to reply to Tess?

And Thinker, I shamelessly admit that Dana's power is impossible in every last respect - Mostly the fact that she transform in impossible amounts of time. I am stretching the willing suspension of disbelief far as it will go. I can't really describe how it operates without totally describing what it looks like, but think of it as a less powerful version of the flash, it's maxx speed would be 240 mph (I believe the speed needed to break the sound barrier would have to be in the 700's).

Originally, I had the idea of it just teleporting where people can't see it.

That sort of stuff I don't really mind. I do mind it when someone's powers mechanisms get overly critiqued... How it reacts to situations like jumping out of a building however are definitely things worth discussing, but its not too necessary to go further than that.

But just an idea.. It may be worthwhile putting down on power information that there are two types of powers: those that take in energy and use that to fuel their power and those that generate the energy themselves (you could argue that they get their energy from food, but thats being pedantic). It might make classifications a bit easier, as both of these types both have inherent advantages and disadvantages: the former can use as much energy as they have available to them limited by how much they can take in at once, but if there is nothing to absorb around them they are pretty useless; the latter can use their power whenever they want, but they do get tired easily and are limited to how much energy they can store at once.

Just an idea.

And I would be happy to do a collab. I have never done one before and I have no clue how, but sure!

Haha, just posted.

QuietThinker said
That sort of stuff I don't really mind. I do mind it when someone's powers mechanisms get overly critiqued... How it reacts to situations like jumping out of a building however are definitely things worth discussing, but its not too necessary to go further than that.But just an idea.. It may be worthwhile putting down on power information that there are two types of powers: those that take in energy and use that to fuel their power and those that generate the energy themselves (you could argue that they get their energy from food, but thats being pedantic). It might make classifications a bit easier, as both of these types both have inherent advantages and disadvantages: the former can use as much energy as they have available to them limited by how much they can take in at once, but if there is nothing to absorb around them they are pretty useless; the latter can use their power whenever they want, but they do get tired easily and are limited to how much energy they can store at once.Just an idea.And I would be happy to do a collab. I have never done one before and I have no clue how, but sure!

I have no idea how to either, but I'm sure we could figure it out! PM me please?

Thoughts on the past ten hours.

Reading back through the OOC and the IC after being out all day, I have some comments to make as a GM.

First and foremost, the very first rule of this RP.

1. I have ultimate authority. What I say goes. Deal with it, scrublord.

I am all for healthy interaction between GMs and RP'ers-that is a necessity for an RP to function. RP'ers need to have faith that the GM has a good idea for a story and will allow the RP'ers the opportunity to play meaningfully. In turn, the GM's need RP'ers who are willing to play along and will be respectful and follow the rules. Now, I am not suggesting that you never give any feedback, never offer any criticism, but something needs to be made clear: this RP is ultimately being run by Lone. Beneath him are Jazzy and myself, and that's only because he's appointed us there. If this RP was being run by someone else, I would defer to their rules. If I did not like their rules, I would leave.

That being said, I am not suggesting you follow us blindly. If you have questions or concerns, feel free to enumerate them (just as it says in the rules). However, at the same time, remember that it's Lone's call at the end of the day. If he wants to make one of his characters exponentially stronger than the rest of ours, well, we have to deal with that because it's his RP and his rules. If we're that bothered by it, we can leave. If we're not, we have to play along. The point of all this is that if you have a serious disagreement with a GM, you should discuss it politely and respectfully. At the end of the day, if you're still disagreeing, you need to go with what the GM says. It's not a grey area, it's pretty set-in-stone. This applies to Jazzy and myself just as much, albeit we serve as moderators when Lone can't/is being lazy. (Yeah, I can Fight The Man too.)

Now, the second point, and this has been irritating me for quite a while before this, is that a great many of you are trying to win this RP. You need to stop doing that. This RP is not directed towards any one person, it is not made for any one of us to enjoy. It is a colloborative effort. Even the lead character in a play would be useless without every other person to act and make the rest of the play function. In a similar manner, the fictional strength of your made-up character does not determine jack shit. As a result, there is no point in our engaging in a dick measuring contest regarding what our characters can and cannot do. Some of the best written characters I've ever seen were horrible fighters. If everyone continues to try and one-up each other by not-so-subtly mentioning how their characters are surely "among the best at the Academy" or "far more experienced than everyone else" then I'm going to start calling people on it individually and I will likely not be tactful about it. I am asking politely for people to stop doing this, as it will eventually cripple an RP. I have seen it happen many times, particularly in superpower RP's. This is not an individual power fantasy or a forum for you to create your own story. Your subplot should not override the RP, your characters are not the focus. If your characters die, the story will still go on. This is a fact you all need to accept and be prepared to deal with. If my character gets backed into a situation where she cannot plausibly survive, I will let her die, because the integrity of the RP does not yield to me wanting to use my character. I think you all need to take a step back, look at how you've been RP'ing, and focus more on your character's development, personality, and psyche. If you try and engineer your character to be the best, the most badass, the coolest, it will not work. Not to be an asshole, but no one really cares about the badass characters. How many people in your life can kick your ass? Are they somehow better people because of it? If everyone in this RP is focused purely on combat, on being the strongest, on having the most tragic backstory and, subsequently, the most hardened, badass character now, we're going to be screwed later on. We have a disproportionate number of characters who have killed people in the past, endured abuse, etc, and are displaying next to no psychological repercussions as a result. For those of you who haven't seen or read Watchmen, I suggest doing so, and thinking about what effect violence, traumatic situations, etc, have on your character. And from a purely mechanical standpoint, we will be facing enemies later on who are infinitely more deadly than any character in the RP is. I don't care how strong you think your guy is, the antagonists we have in mind will destroy them with ease. You will need diversity of powers, creativity, teamwork, etc to overcome them, not raw force. Thus far, we are severely lacking in those categories. Remember, this RP's going to get pretty dark by the end. There is a good chance that a lot of your characters will die. An RP is like an improv sketch: we have a loose idea of where we're going, but really, what we're trying to do is work together and make something that's enjoyable. You cannot "win" at improv, and neither can you "win" at RP'ing. Right now, a number of you are alarmingly similar to Michael Scott's improv (for those of you who do not watch the Office, he does the same thing in every improv activity: he declares himself an FBI agent, whips out a pistol, and begins shooting people, regardless of the situation).

Discrimination, abuse, and violent pasts can break people psychologically as-is. Throw superpowers into the mix? God bless the psychiatrist who's willing to touch that case.

This diatribe is not directed at any individual, but is rather a word of caution for the group as a whole. If you take it as a personal attack, first off, stop being silly, I just said it's not, and second off, maybe you should wonder why you assumed it was about you. On the other hand, don't assume you are above doing this either-I have been RP'ing for a great many years and I still fall prey to some of these things. I get that nobody wants to have a lame character, but we as a whole need to stop trying to have badass caricatures and focus on more well-rounded characters. Savvy?

Honestly, I have to agree with HWWB on this. This isn't a fighting RP, this is an interaction-heavy, character development, RP. Now, I do know there's a lot of fighting in the story, but that's mostly a side thing - Or something I like to say is a catalyst for character development. A ton of fighting gets boring after a while anyway. And, I'm going to be 100% honest here, most of the combat characters we have are pretty boring compared to the more rounded characters. Not an attack on anyone, that's just how it is.

It's to the point where I'm really considering rejecting anymore combat characters.

I'M BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!

"Well actually I get told my eyes are really blue, but thanks."

Creepy as shit Allen.

Glad to be of assistance.

Also, Aeron, just to be clear....

AeronFarron said "How long?" she asked in vague curiosity. She figured the other would know what she meant. "You don't need to answer, if you don't want to though."

What exactly is Quinn asking? You were pretty vague.

How long it had been since she changed her gender.

You could have Theresa bitch Quinn out. It being a less a matter of change, and more of what Theresa identifies herself as. As far as she's concerned, Theresa was always a girl.

AeronFarron said
How long it had been since she changed her gender.

... Which brings me to the question of how Quinn knows that from one look? .

Okay, I came in, read the OOC, and then burst out laughing at everyone posting pictures of shocked and angry faces and Paula Dean.

With that out of the way, I'm going to try and see what is going on IC-side.

Mr Allen J said
... Which brings me to the question of how Quinn knows that from one look? .

easy. She grew up dealing with very similar issues, doctor visits, therapy groups, and various other support websites and groups. She herself is still trying to decide if she wants to become a girl or a boy physically or to stay the way she is. She'd be hyper sensitive and aware to what to look for, simply because she has a much higher level of exposure to it than other people.

It'd be pretty funny if she got it wrong, though.