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Only one of those has built-in abs. I think you know the right answer.




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...I mean, he does fit all the criteria...
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Couple of other things to make known:

In order to A) give players the best opportunity to affect the course of the RP and B) not overload ourselves between character and GM duties, Hound and Retired and I have agreed to not stake a claim of any of the big-name characters like Spider-Man. So if you want the Webs, speak up.

Also, we are allowing competing apps, even for the GMs. So just because one player has expressed interest in a character, don't think you have to give up on it. You can throw some elbows if you want.
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You can throw some elbows if you want.


How about I throw these HANDS?!

Out of curiosity, doesn't particularly affect me. But say someone does Apply as Spidey, and has a vision for them and all set up and then someone applies as Miles that has a specific vision with contradicting parts... What happens? Do you just lock the two of them in a room together and see what happens?
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How about I throw these HANDS?!

Out of curiosity, doesn't particularly affect me. But say someone does Apply as Spidey, and has a vision for them and all set up and then someone applies as Miles that has a specific vision with contradicting parts... What happens? Do you just lock the two of them in a room together and see what happens?


I imagine the GMs will discuss it case-by-case, but ultimately I think 'main characters' have seniority, a la Batman and Nightwing. However, the player who plays Pete wouldn't have a say over how the other player portrays Miles, unless there's a detail that's completely contradictory.

Also, while we're not going to be huge sticklers about Canon, we aren't doing Ultimate/Absolute re-writes, so something like Miles being an established veteran while Pete only just got bitten wouldn't jibe. So for characters that have a big family/legacy, we'd prefer takes of that character who have been around for that family/legacy to be in place.
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I imagine the GMs will discuss it case-by-case, but ultimately I think 'main characters' have seniority, a la Batman and Nightwing. However, the player who plays Pete wouldn't have a say over how the other player portrays Miles, unless there's a detail that's completely contradictory.

Also, while we're not going to be huge sticklers about Canon, we aren't doing Ultimate/Absolute re-writes, so something like Miles being an established veteran while Pete only just got bitten wouldn't jibe. So for characters that have a big family/legacy, we'd prefer takes of that character who have been around for that family/legacy to be in place.


Y'know, you say that...

Its a concept I was toying with for another Ultimate game buttt...hm. I'll think on it.
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In general, because this is such a game localized in one city, you should expect that others might apply for legacy characters and take that into consideration when writing your own apps. So if someone applies for Peter, that person probably shouldn't also be coming up with ideas for Miles, Cindy, Ben, whatever. Odds are they might become a PC.

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Y'know, you say that...

Its a concept I was toying with for another Ultimate game buttt...hm. I'll think on it.


An adult Peter in a stable relationship is exactly what I imagined for this game when the GM team began brewing it. It's one of many reasons why I like setting this in a world that is already established.

So, by all means...
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Spiders are gross and creepy.

Not like The Devil. He's a charmer.
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Spiders are gross and creepy.

Not like The Devil. He's a charmer.


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This isn't a One Universe game. No Guy Gardner allowed.
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How many players are we looking at before an OOC can happen?
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What degrees of the supernatural are acceptable, and how much leeway in rewriting backstories are we granted?
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What degrees of the supernatural are acceptable, and how much leeway in rewriting backstories are we granted?


I'd say it needs to have the same level of potency and influence as any other set of super-powers.

As for rewriting back-stories, it needs to be primarily based on official sources. The comics, movies, TV shows, cartoons, video games, etc, are all usable, as are well-known alternate universes like Ultimate Marvel, and you're welcome to mix and match elements as you like. However, rewriting to the point where they are no longer fundamentally the same character is not allowed. I'd also say pulling some obscure one-appearance multiverse variant is probably also not allowed.
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How many players are we looking at before an OOC can happen?


I think we've reached a quorum, we're now just working on our availability to work on the OOC. Should be up Friday at the latest.
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What degrees of the supernatural are acceptable, and how much leeway in rewriting backstories are we granted?


I'll also add onto what Andy said. When we conceptualized this game, we took into account supernatural aspects as certain street level characters are mystical in nature, and we wanted to be able to accommodate that. So long as the concept is inherently street level, as in dealing with city-wide concerns and not reality-ending threats, and the character can feasibly interact with the gang war storyline the narrative will follow without easily solving every issue through deus ex magica, it should be within the scope of the game.

Basically, there's about two dozen supernatural crime fighters in Marvel's NYC that I can name off the top of my head, all of whom are street level, so as long as the character is roughly comparable to them I see no issues.
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I’ve got “Carter Slade Ghost Rider who’s lived un-aging into the modern era because Zarathos won’t let him go yet and he hasn’t found anyone else suitable and/or willing enough to take on the curse in his place’ or ‘Johnny Blaze or Danny Ketch or Robbie Reyes Ghost Rider who has inherited the curse as Zarathos moves down the bloodline’ or ‘Nico Minoru something something something I just think it would be neat to keep a list on the CS of all the one-word spells she’s used the Staff of One for’.

If none of those tickle the collective cock (do you guys all have individual copies or is it a timeshare situation or is there a ‘shaft, balls, tip’ agreement, in which case who drew the short straw and has to wash under the foreskin? I’m at the end of this absurd metaphor now. Close parantheses.) thennnnn I’ll see you next time.
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I'm just going to go ahead and say, without even consulting with my apparently cocksharing GMs, that Ghost Rider is definitely far beyond the scope of this game. Nico Minoru, though, I think would entirely depend on the sheet itself. There are aspects of her Runaways history that can definitely be more grounded depending on the avenue taken, though the Staff of One, without limitations in place, is definitely capable of being an aforementioned deus ex magica.
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That being said, please, prove me wrong. If a character sheet is submitted that defies my preconceived notions and demonstrates that Ghost Rider, or any character that has been said to be beyond scope, can in fact exist within this game, I will happily vote for it.

There is always the chance that what I, or any GM, is imagining when a character is mentioned is not at all what the concept turns out to be. When I think of Zarathos and Ghost Rider, for instance, I think of an entity that is powerful enough that nothing within the narrative of this game can meaningfully challenge them. If that isn't the case, if a character sheet is presented that skirts my limited thinking, then that's what will matter in the end.
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I've kind of locked in (heh) on a story I want to tell, that would realistically work as Shroud or Punisher (from different angles). I'm erring on the side of the Punisher simply because I'm trying to do something different than I normally do in these roleplays.

That said if anyone has their heart set on Frank let me know.
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As far as I know, there's minimal to no competition for Punisher so far. Of course, there's always going to be apps that come in without anyone having hinted at it beforehand. There will be the usual waiting period before acceptance, though, to allow for competition.
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