@alexfangtalon

WOO! ANOTHER DOCTOR WHO FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!

@ProPro So I'm guessing that's a ,"You'll just have to wait and see."

SBPD

I MEANT S.P.D! I just realized I bumbled that while I was searching for this Wiki on power rangers to refresh some me old memories.

I remember all the technical garbage but I want inspiration for a good weapon if I get picked. Goin for somethin original...and if not that, than I'm goin for nunchacku!

LIGHT SPEED NUNCHACKU OF DESTRUCTION!!!!!

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I MEANT S.P.D! I just realized I bumbled that while I was searching for this Wiki on power rangers to refresh some me old memories.

I remember all the technical garbage but I want inspiration for a good weapon if I get picked. Goin for somethin original...and if not that, than I'm goin for nunchacku!

LIGHT SPEED NUNCHACKU OF DESTRUCTION!!!!!

lol

@ProPro You said 'young men and women with attitude,' so could I ask what ages you're looking for when it comes to the rangers? An 18-21 type deal?

@Stern Algorithm we probably don't have a theme like that.

Remember, you can't use Mighty Morphin as a bases here, they were powered by magic and had profficies and destiny and all that.

Jungle Fury

Mystic Force(throws up in mouth)

Ninja Storm

All had animal themes but they were all based off of mysticism. We have to base this off of technological based rangers like

RPM

SBPD

Time Force

And the like. They didn't have "rangers chosen by destiny", they had "operators of the ranger system."

And that is why I think we might not have a theme.*walks back to seat*

Right, dinosaurs/animals was a bad example, but SPD, RPM, and Time Force had different vehicles as their zords, the keyword here being different even though they were all vehicles of some sort. Themes like "rescue vehicles" count as a diversifying theme. My question is mainly what, besides color, will differentiate the rangers from each other. Will we have zords? Will the rangers have unique abilities that let them fulfill niche roles? These can exist in a technological system as well as in a magical system. Of course, these are questions for the GM.

Wow, you guys were busy while I was sleeping. Very nice, that makes me excited. :D So I'll go ahead and address a few things here.

1) The diversifying aesthetic of the rangers will be which color they represent on the color spectrum. Rainbow wavelength bee-yotches! This also means that there won't be a black ranger (being as black is the absence of color) and green will be in their place.

2) In terms of weapons, everyone be will have a blaster and an energy shield come standard. Each ranger will also have a personal weapon made of hard light, which can be whatever the player chooses at character creation. Sword? Hammer? Halberd? Nunchucku? Claws? Bow? So long as we don't end up with 5 swords, make it whatever you want.

Too bad, I was hoping for some ranged weapon diversity as well.

Lost Galaxy had a somewhat animal theme and it was mostly about space.

Though I'm thinking if we do have a theme, why not make it planetary? Or if that's too restricting, just space related.

Ex. The Blue Ranger could be a Comet.

Yellow = Star

Red = Sun

Black = Void or Vacuum.

So on and etc.

I actually gave up cause I couldn't think of anything for the rest lol.

This is more or less along the lines of what I was asking. I think this idea makes sense, maybe the rangers could specialize in science-y powers, like gravity, electricity, LASERS, etc.

@SoleAccord Anywhere between 15 and 25 is what we're looking for.

@Stern Algorithm Well of course you'll have zords and different powers. If you didn't, could we call this Power Rangers? And as far as different ranged weapons, your primary light construct weapon can be a different kind of ranged weapon. Different style blaster, bigass cannon, energy bow (great, now I'm thinking quincies), whatever the heck you want it to be.

@ProPro Okay, I'll probably aim for 17-18. Have you figured out how this uprising is going to be handled? I'm less curious about the ranger situation and more curious about what life is going to be like for them before the powers. How long have they been enslaved as of the start of the rp?

@SoleAccordThe enslavement of New Earth was pretty immediate, so it's been nearly ten years.

@ProPro Ten years of being slaves is a perfect excuse for everyone to be in decent shape, yet not enough to overpower those aliens you mentioned. There's also the matter of developing characters. Is life just getting up and working and then going home? Do they know the meaning of entertainment or friendship? I know it's a work in progress but based on that, I feel like my options for making a character are limited.

@SoleAccordThis isn't the "living in chains" kind of enslavement. From the very beginning of Galatec's invasion, it's always been about controlling people without strict force. The food and water has additives that removes your will to fight. The environment is designed to instill a psychological obedience. The very light itself (an important detail to keep in mind) is made of wavelengths that cause pacifism in the human brain. And let's not forget how they were able to successfully invade to begin with: All of their products were designed with this in mind. So there is room for a life outside of "wake up, get whipped digging rocks, go to bed," even if it's one that completely lacks any freedom or independent will. It's very much John Carpenter's They Live, only instead of hiding the aliens are out in the open and lording their status over us, and we're totally ok with it because our minds have been tricked into thinking that it's ok.

@ProPro Okay I really needed that clarification. Now everything is adding up for me. I appreciate the response. Is education also infiltrated? As in, are children/young adults taught about these aliens at some point in the day, or is it 100% labor with no chance to learn as you grow? I was gonna go for a student character, so I just wanted to be sure of it.

@SoleAccord Now that I've read your questions, I'm actually very happy you're here. These are questions that are rather important, especially considering I had already started thinking deeply on my Character App. I should be more introspective of the world revolving around my characters.

@Renny Rangers are still people beneath the suits. I was hoping to focus on the character more than the actual fighting, power-ups, zords, etc, but I recognize that the wants of everyone in the rp are going to be pretty diverse. I have a ranger in mind that will avoid it whenever she can and, depending on interactions and plot, will either grow to accept the role closer to her heart or will eventually surrender it if she can.

@SoleAccordThis isn't the "living in chains" kind of enslavement. From the very beginning of Galatec's invasion, it's always been about controlling people without strict force. The food and water has additives that removes your will to fight. The environment is designed to instill a psychological obedience. The very light itself (an important detail to keep in mind) is made of wavelengths that cause pacifism in the human brain. And let's not forget how they were able to successfully invade to begin with: All of their products were designed with this in mind. So there is room for a life outside of "wake up, get whipped digging rocks, go to bed," even if it's one that completely lacks any freedom or independent will. It's very much John Carpenter's They Live, only instead of hiding the aliens are out in the open and lording their status over us, and we're totally ok with it because our minds have been tricked into thinking that it's ok.

Water has additives?

Great, now my character can't share my disturbing Dr. Pepper addiction XD

And as I get ready to go out, I leave you with this~

@SoleAccord I can never get that far; to the core of my characters during the initial creation process. Most of the time I know what I want their history to be like, usually based off some randomly generated pretense of what could have created their current persona, but I can never really dig deep until I've posted with em a few times. Sometimes I use practice posts but its nothing like having someone or something completely unknown thrown at them to see how they'd react.

Its true that they're humans beneath the suit and up until now--I'm not gonna lie--all I've thought about was how he'd act as the Red Ranger. That's a flaw in my art as a writer. You've given me plenty to think about, thank ya for that :)

@Renny I'm glad I could help you, even if unintentional! I don't think any method of thinking about characters is the best, as it comes to us how it comes. Some see the face before the name or the attitude before the appearance--what matters is that they're seeing something. Your decision to focus on your character as a Ranger before the person they were before isn't wrong. Like I said, we're all most excited about something; in some cases it's the powers themselves, and for others its how the characters themselves will be tested. And as to what you said about not digging deep until you post with them, that's perfectly fine. The creative process for building characters can and will sometimes differ from others, no shame in it.

The most I know of my character's desire to be a Ranger is not out of fun or some sense of justice, but just desperation. She wants to free everyone and then return to her life as before, but how ProPro handles the story progression and how she interacts with other characters will either encourage her to consider them a team, or just think of all this as a temporary occupation, until they've pushed the enemy back far enough that she can walk away and trust everyone else to finish it. She can be more social with the group or more antisocial, depending on the mannerisms and habits of each. Basically, characters--people--they evolve, and it's exciting to get back into a group style roleplay after so long doing 1x1's.

So, should I get accepted, and should my personal hype not die before this starts, I'm eager to see how things unfold and what the decisions will be for my character.

*shrug* my guy's story hasn't change after hearing this. Maybe that's a bad thing because it means he's simple or maybe it's a good thing and I've just made a character who luckily fits into the world already.

We'll see, if I get accepted.