So I have done this before with friends and I would like to try at doing it again, but my idea is to create our own ‘comic’ universe, each contributing different heroes and villains to the mix to build out the universe, face the conflicts and save the day.
So I want to be super open to different ideas and just have a few ground rules for the universe.
-No time travel
-No true omnipotent gods without very thorough discussion.
-People die, we are not including true revival mechanics, but will have something similar.
Super technology
-No nanotechnology, at least not at the start
Mutant abilities
-Have begun to appear in the last century, every decade more and more seem to appear.
- Their powers cover a wide range from physic abilities, to body mutations and other strange powers, however they have a traceable genetic origin and explanation.
Magic
-All living beings have an innate connection to magic, though some have a closer or stronger natural connections to the most primal energy of the universe.
-There are those born with the power to manipulate magic, Mages/Wizards and those who were gifted it by another deity or item, Warlocks.
-Magic can be manipulated through the use of spells which essentially work as filters that turn the energy into a desired effect.
-The Realm of Conception is one of two major magic dimensions, within the realm of Conception the ideas and emotions of all beings with a soul become real in some form, it is a dangerous realm in which even a thought can create a maelstrom. Most ignore this place if they can.
The other is Tamura, ruled and controlled by ancient deity’s of pure magic, they act as both the source of magic itself, and its distribution into the physical world. They range from benevolent to malevolent. Souls traverse to Tamura when a living being dies due to the innate connection to magic. However Beings born in Tamura lack a soul of their own, and thus must either possess a living body in the physical world, or only remain a short time.
-Earth is protected by a singular Sorcerer Supreme, while they have many allies, they are the first and last line of defense against ingress by the forces of Tamura.
Divinity
-While the Realm of Conception has given birth to god like beings before, there is only one true Absolute one, as of now there are no known entities that have interacted with it.
Aside from all of this I have nothing else built, I would like the setting to be modern day with of course, more advanced technologies, I am totally fine with creating our own history, countries etc. We also need a name for this comic universe of ours.
Open to all levels of rpers as long as there is a want to improve upon your skills, hoping to focus on characters that are more real people than just tropes personified.
I am fine with characters that are homages to already existing heroes of course, but originality is always appreciated.

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I'm interested. Sounds like a great idea! How does it start?

So I want to start by establishing a few heroes, or a team, (think like the X-men, or titans etc) to start the universe in and build out from there. but even before that... we need a name so I can make the forum itself

interested

I'd like to get into RPing again.

We need a name so I can make the forum itself

So is this RP going to be on the Guild or are you making a separate forum for it?

It's going to be on guild, I just haven't made the main thread for it yet, need a name.

@Count Cuddles So you just need an RP name or something for the world as a whole?

I'm trying to think of something that plays on the fact that there are three realms of existence, but I don't know how appropriate that is since I don't know how much the other two will factor into the story. "Three Worlds" or "Triverse"? Something like that.

@Count Cuddles

"Original Comicbook Universe."

The three worlds only really factor in when magic is involved, I mean Shard does have a bit of a point, sometimes simple and straight forward is better with the suggestion of
'Original Comic Book Universe'

If I don't come up with a better name today I'll probably go with that and create the thread and link it here.

Cuddlesverse 🤷‍♂️

i like the idea of a collaborative writing thing. see what kind of crazy shit we can come up with.

Well, let's see, we've got "Marvel" and "DC (Detective Comics) Comics (Detective Comics Comics??)" as bases for universe names, right? both of those are terrible.

"Realm of Conception" sounds cool, and it's in the lore. "Tamuraverse", maybe. I lean towards "RoC" myself!

Pretty interested.

Okay so its a collaboration with all of us but I like Burning Kitty's suggestion of just the Cuddlesverse, so we are going with that for now, I will take tonight to create the thread and the CS and get it up sometime tomorrow hopefully, I'm so happy there has been so much interest, if anyone already is working on character ideas, feel free to pm me if ya can't wait XD.

I would like to get heroes done first, also please have some ideas for their common villains and what not so we can have some meat in the world immediately.

I have a few ideas for characters. I'm in. When do we start?

I'll have the thread and character sheet up tomorrow some time, but if you have any ideas you would like to run by me before then just send a pm.

Wait, heroes and villains are a given, but what about anti-heroes? Cause I have an idea for an Anti-hero and a hero character, and if given enough time I may create a villain character. They're mostly skeleton concepts and require a little bit more information based on the setting of the story before I can actually flesh them out and give them names.

ofc, Anti heroes would exist, that's a give, I would ofc like more normal heroes than anti heroes as this is a comic universe, supposed to be idealistic, realistic, but heroes represent ideal and all. But it would feel a bit empty without a few punishers or such running around.

@Count Cuddles This is information that'll probably be given in the thread when it's up, but just to get a head-start on things I have a couple questions. I have a lot of ideas from previous RP's like this one so I'd like to know which ones are viable.

What do the hero organisations looks like in this universe? Is there a global, Justice League style group or are smaller groups focused on a single country/state/city more the norm?

What is the kind of power level you are looking for? Obviously not everyone is going to be the same level of strength, some will be stronger or weaker than others, but what's the limit? Is there a Superman type running around, are world ending threats a regular occurrence or can the worst of the worst only really destroy a city at most?

Lastly, where is this RP going to be set? Do you want us to focus on making characters that will be on the same team with a rogues gallery of regular villains, with the occasional character from out of town mentioned as flavour, or will this be a globe-spanning story with characters from all over having focus?

I'd like to add a question, though King Cosmos have filled most boxes.

My question is, will all characters be established heroes who are all out there doing this thing professionally or can we also make characters that are just starting out? A Spiderman type deal, high-school, balancing that with life as a hero and so on.

I'd personally be more interested in playing a high schooler just starting out.