It's highly unlikely that we would ever accept a sheet for a character like Krypto.

Not only is Krypto heavily reliant on Superman given that he has next to no supporting characters of his own, but it would also create a precedent that I think I'd rather we didn't set. I've seen people write characters that can't speak before (Black Bolt, more often than not) with limited success, but I don't think it's really viable long-term in conjunction with the aforementioned lack of an independent supporting cast.

There's a reason Wittengstein said that if a lion could speak, we wouldn't understand him – and I think in Krypto's case, it probably applies.

Because it totally didn!t slip my mind and I was just being the generous GM that I am by alotting extra time to those who'd stumbled, without further ado... it's become that time once again.

The Weekly Post Check: The Sequel

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You guys know the drill by now. You got until Friday to get something up, otherwise you're off the roster.

Given the game is now two weeks old, the Checks will be weekly once again every Monday starting next week. So as a wise Man of Byrd once said...

POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOST!

I'll get a post up to start my crossover with Doc ASAP.

IMHO if you're struggling to write for a character with as large a supporting cast, and rogue gallery as Iron Man then Krypto would just be a thousand times harder, for the issues Morden raised

Cool, I’ll just...be here, then.

I’ll think of something...probably.

Cool, I’ll just...be here, then.

I’ll think of something...probably.

You got two whole universes worth of characters to choose from. You got this.

I made a list of possible heroes I could play, and I came across one I can’t believe I didn’t think of until now.

Would the GMs approve a Deadpool?

Should have another post up tomorrow, and then hopefully another by Friday. I’m definitely hitting my stride for the season and I got wild shit coming. Have no plans Saturday and am planning on getting caught up with the IC thread. Don’t want to fall a ton behind like I did last season.

I made a list of possible heroes I could play, and I came across one I can’t believe I didn’t think of until now.

Would the GMs approve a Deadpool?

No.

I'm sure you're a nice guy, but I have seen way too many shitty Deadpool takes to even consider doing it again.

You’re killin’ Me, Smalls!

I’ll keep thinking about other potential characters, and if I get stumped, I’ll just settle for Iron Man. I don’t wanna drop this just yet. I wanna prove to myself that I can do this.

Got a quick Punisher post up to kickstart my crossover with Doc and to avoid getting kicked out of the ar pee.

@Roman, I missed you whenever I wrote up the Weekly Post Check. Due to my oversight, you have until Sunday to post as opposed to Friday.

So I played some of the Fallout 76 Beta last night, at an ungodly hour because some smart guy at Bethesda decided that the UK Servers would test at the same time as the American servers.

Initial review: I enjoyed it. Straight out the vault me and a couple of people teamed up, went exploring together. Killed some monsters, looted some buildings. The main quest is kinda cool, it's geared towards helping you learn the ropes with lots of little area specific quests/daily events. I think it'd be cooler if the raiders you saw weren't all dead, I feel like they don't go in to explain enough on why there's no-one else alive in Appalachia... at least not as far as I have seen as of yet.

I'm going to be working on my post some more now.

Screw it, I can work with Iron Man. I’ll just need to do a whole lot of research. I’ll have a post up tonight.

So I played some of the Fallout 76 Beta last night, at an ungodly hour because some smart guy at Bethesda decided that the UK Servers would test at the same time as the American servers.

Initial review: I enjoyed it. Straight out the vault me and a couple of people teamed up, went exploring together. Killed some monsters, looted some buildings. The main quest is kinda cool, it's geared towards helping you learn the ropes with lots of little area specific quests/daily events. I think it'd be cooler if the raiders you saw weren't all dead, I feel like they don't go in to explain enough on why there's no-one else alive in Appalachia... at least not as far as I have seen as of yet.

I'm going to be working on my post some more now.

Cool. I’m still on the fence about getting it, but glad to hear you had fun with it

Screw it, I can work with Iron Man. I’ll just need to do a whole lot of research. I’ll have a post up tonight.

Woo!

*restores "St-ony Homoerotic Beach Volleyball scene" from Recycle Bin*

Woo!

*restores "St-ony Homoerotic Beach Volleyball scene" from Recycle Bin*

Immediately following this comment, Witryso PM'ed me to say that he was re-rescinding his Iron Man application because, quote, "Nope."

I'm gonna ask a Sep question that I know most of you motherfuckers are gonna answer because it's about how you write. And some of you seem to love doing that more than actually fucking writing your posts.

What creator or piece of media directly influences your stories and characterizations for this game?

The answer doesn't have to be comic book related, but who or what do you draw the most inspiration from when you're writing? Is it a TV show, a certain writer's run on a comic book, maybe a movie or book series? What of the previously mentioned things influences you the most when you sit down to actually write?

Also, since this seems like a good space to talk about it, I finished Daredevil Season 3 over the weekend. Very, very good stuff. I was a little disappointed with the latter episodes because after sticking the landing as far as pacing with the first 7-9 episodes, 10-13 started to feel a bit repetitive. But it finishes strong, and should Netflix not cancel it as they did Luke Cage and Iron Fist, it sets up a cool new status quo.

By contrast, I also got around to watching the first two episodes of Titans. Surprisingly, I really liked the pilot, "Fuck Batman." aside. The characters actually came across fairly true to form in personality, the ugly Starfire look honestly didn't look so bad in the show itself, and I really liked the handling of Raven's storyline. Episode 2... was not as good, as it immediately seemed to fall into television tropes that streaming shows are usually void of, such as bottom barrel acting and plotlines that barely tie into the overall narrative.

But I'm more optimistic after having gotten a taste for it. If they can just stick to doing more of the superhero stuff and nix the "We're mature! We can say fuck alot!" grim-dark crap, we'll be good. High hopes for the Doom Patrol's appearance.

What creator or piece of media directly influences your stories and characterizations for this game?

Alot of my Batman is drawn from Jeph Loeb's inner-monologue for Bruce in The Long Halloween, Dark Victory, and Hush. Something about his Batman's train of thought and the style that it's written in, intelligent and yet somewhat stuck in a childhood mentality, just really sank in and made sense for Bruce. He's one step out of reality, and Loeb went for that for dramatic purposes.

As far as my writing goes, it also depends on the media I'm busy absorbing at the time of writing. For instance, in my last Batman post, I had Bruce silently take out one of the thugs and then stuff his unconscious body in a crate. This is because I've been playing Hitman for Xbox One, where that's a go-to move. The crime stuff from last season was largely influenced by, oddly enough, a combination of Daredevil Season 1, seeing some mob movies for the first time, listening to a true crime podcast, and - not to completely kiss ass - my jealousy of your ability to write noir and wanting to ape you a bit. You talented bastard.

<Snipped quote by Eddie Brock>

Immediately following this comment, Witryso PM'ed me to say that he was re-rescinding his Iron Man application because, quote, "Nope."

Pfft. Who wouldn't want to see this?