[OOC] The League - Superhero Sci Fi and Urban Fantasy RP

[Dblade26]

Okay Sep, since you asked for people to point out errors inconsistencies and problems...

You made your own NPC bad guys and beat them without any input from the GM for almost the entirety of your post as far as I can tell which is usually kind of bad RP etiquette

I have no idea who the 'winged idiot' in your post was supposed to be since as far as I can remember nobody looks like they have wings at the moment

You seem to have charged past the barricade without the GM even saying what's happened now that it's presumably down and made your own scenery and scenario for that and decided it was a trap on your own wherever the heck you are because it's 'obvious;. Even if that's what Pariah and the GM by extension had planned and your character believes it you don't decide that yourself, I think.

I could be completely wrong but those are a few things that stand out. I know the GM gave you permission to catch up but you could try sticking to things the GM posted I guess rather than making your own stuff, and moving ahead of the rest of the game but I dunno. and again I could be wrong.

Sorry, I feel like I keep doing this sort of stuff and I really hate being a critic. Hopefully it won't matter.

[MrDidact]

Yog, Discuss it with the other players if you want. Team dialogue is key

And I largely agree with Dblade, the idea of creating a random superhero to disparage is fine but everything else he says is on point. I let Shin slide with that the one time, but I'd like for you to try and amend your post to reflect our concerns. I haven't unveiled Pariah's latest surprise yet after all.

[Dblade26]

Sorry again Mr.D. I know this sort of thing is your job as GM and not my business, and honestly I should probably leave it alone and I apologize to everyone since I feel like I've been doing this a lot.

[Yog Sothoth]

my idea is that Gabriel uses his purification ability to create an extremely bright flash of light that would blind the villains for several seconds which would give our heroes enough time to get the hostages away from the criminals. what are you guys' thoughts?

[Dblade26]

Hope my post is okay, not sure what good it'll do against Pariah though XD

[MrDidact]

No it's fine Dblade, even as GM I miss some things I want everyone to know that they can freely voice their concerns.

Hehe, I rub my hands in anticipation

[Sep]

Dblade26 said
Okay Sep, since you asked for people to point out errors inconsistencies and problems...You made your own NPC bad guys and beat them without any input from the GM for almost the entirety of your post as far as I can tell which is usually kind of bad RP etiquetteI have no idea who the 'winged idiot' in your post was supposed to be since as far as I can remember nobody looks like they have wings at the momentYou seem to have charged past the barricade without the GM even saying what's happened now that it's presumably down and made your own scenery and scenario for that and decided it was a trap on your own wherever the heck you are because it's 'obvious;. Even if that's what Pariah and the GM by extension had planned and your character believes it you don't decide that yourself, I think.I could be completely wrong but those are a few things that stand out. I know the GM gave you permission to catch up but you could try sticking to things the GM posted I guess rather than making your own stuff, and moving ahead of the rest of the game but I dunno. and again I could be wrong.Sorry, I feel like I keep doing this sort of stuff and I really hate being a critic. Hopefully it won't matter.

My "Char" thinks its an obvious trap. I did not actually say it was a trap as in all honesty I have no idea.

-I thought the... Religious guy was flying around however I can sort that out.
-In a situation with this I was given no bad guys to fight, Personally I don't see how I can make a post at all without me just walking around if I can't make some low level grunt to give a one two.
-On same arguement it isn't like I won a boss fight, it was only a low level grunt.
-From my understanding there were low level grunt "terrorists" and flying drone things all over the place.

This may just be differences to how didact and I run things however I personally run with letting people (once a fight is going) run into low level guys and they can beat htem as long as it is realistic, of course with more bad guys or with boss bad guys I personally take charge. I was told to play catch up so I did. If I don't have a fight am I supposed to just have my char walk around for the entire post? That'd be an interesting read.

Tell me what I need to do then and I'll do it.

[VitaVitaAR]

Um, I'm confused, that was meant to be the place in the mall?

... Speaking of which I have no idea what to do, um, I can't see Blast Girl willingly letting the bad guys get away without a hitch or letting the hostages get hurt... and I can't really make a post if she doesn't do something because it would really just be her standing there.

[Yog Sothoth]

Do you guys all approve of my plan?

[Sep]

No offense, but shouldn't you mention your plan IC to see if their chars will accept it?

[MrDidact]

Players can iron out strategy here and/or post it IC, prior discussion may cut down on everyone not cooperating as a team by charging in headfirst by themselves. But it's really up to players.

Sep, Perhaps I was a little harsh, but largely you could react to all the events and explicit threats that I posted. Drones, Turrets, roving bands of fire teams on the streets, overwatch positions, etc etc. Retroactive involvement as it were. It's not that you did something horribad and wrong but I wish to cut down on all the players creating their own threats to deal with. We talked to Shin and Mat about this for example.

Enemies will largely be in groups of henchmen or individual bosses. I fear letting everyone create and fight individual henchmen at their own discretion will lead to perhaps problematic practices such as autohitting enemies I manage and things like that. Or it could perhaps lead to situations where such fights between your created threats and your character could lead to contradictions in the story. Like the time someone defeated a bunch of henchmen and rescued hostages that they themselves created, which went against my plans for the scene. .

Or for example, the one henchmen who took the time to monologue even though they are all described to be professional and trained. Again I'm not trying to dogpile on you or anything like that, that's just my view on things and for now I'd like for you to make a post where you react to the "grouped threats" and perhaps character reactions to the events of the story so far. Perhaps you were one of the heroes to assault the sniper's nests. Or maybe you helped destroy turrets. I see the merit of your opinion and will consider it further but for now this is my opinion about it. Thoughts?

[Sep]

Well I was trying to limit it so I could post and get in before you continued the story along. Now I have to read all of the IC and likely won't be able to post for days as new people will keep posting. Though if that is the way you want it so be it.

I'll put another post up in a couple of days with even more to catch up on.

[Sep]

Not a day or too, overexagerration.

It is just a pain in the arse to incorporate posts of a load of other people into mine.

Just a pain to write a roleplay post where you have to follow a strict course of events with little leeway.

Also what I did explains why nobody noticed me.

[Sep]

You know what. I'm sorry, I actually. I can't do this.

I roleplay to have a bit of freedom, I accept that I can't make up mooks all the time. Yes, I get it. Though this was a way for me to get myself into the plot without interfering with anything pre-established and messing with the course of events and a reason why I was not seen.

I can't post following your course of events. What is the point in me just being a commentator? What is the fun in me basically just reading and reliving all your posts.

I can't do that. I'm sorry, I guess I'll have to jump out.

[Dblade26]

So far I've somewhat worked out three characters for Strix's rogues gallery:

Count Corvus A self-proclaimed immortal who always seems to come back even after he's killed and claims to have lived for centuries and has the skills, resources and massive cult to back up his claims, and whom Strix believes is a prime agent of The Conspiracy.

Thomas "Crusty" Thermidore, one of Boston's most powerful gang leaders twice over. While formerly fading from prominence due to his advanced age, The Awakening transformed him into a lobster-like hybrid creature granting him not just ageless vigor but super-strength, a massive increase in size and an armored hide with superhuman durability to match.

Kabuki, a modern day ninja and assassin-for-hire who trained in ninjutsu alongside Strix and is even more skilled than him physically. He's driven not by money or by any sort of honor code or greater good but simply staging ever more elaborate 'performances' with his assassinations, as well as finding people who can provide amusement and challenge for him as a martial artist.

Not sure if these are any good. Took a mix of inspiration from different stuff. I'll admit that Count Corvus is basically Ra's Al Ghul mixed with Lord Deathman, at least. Feedback welcomed.

[Yog Sothoth]

since it has been over fifteen hours since I posted my idea and no one has voiced any opposition, I'll go through with it in the IC, if that is okay with you MrDidact?

[MrDidact]

Dblade, All of those ideas are more than fine. They actually make interesting additions to the rogues gallery I had in mind for the overall rp.

And you can go ahead Yog.

[An Outsider]

I'll jump on that pony too and try to flesh out Volt's rogues.

Obsidian you know, so I'll leave him.

The Highwayman, a dashing and charismatic thief, specialising in leading his gang in armoured car robberies. He takes design cues from 18th century English gentry, drives a souped up motorcycle and his Metapower is having brilliantly fast reactions, even quicker than Volts. He wields either two pistols or two sabres, with equal skill and grace.

Dr Whitechapel, a misongystic-knife nut surgeon who dabbles in the occult, purely to prolong his own lifespan. Is actually Sir William Withey Gull, the original Jack the Ripper. Has been performing blood magic and radical sciences all these years in an effort to discover true immortality, his life goal to create a world were woman are no longer required to sustain the population. Could also double as an Olympia villain. (He seems a little familiar to Count Corvus, but I'm fairly certain their modus and goals are muuuch different)

The Iron Lady, borrowed her alias from Margaret Thatcher. Complete control over magnetism, with the belief that herself and Volt were 'meant to be together'. Originally tried her hand at super-heroics, but her methods were extremely hard line. After a particularly fearsome battle with some of St Georges goons she accidentally killed several bystanders, and Volt was forced to take her down. Since then she has fled the country and is currently in hiding.

St George, a white supremacist skin head, who has super strength, durability and hyper aggression towards 'minorities' (Minorities to him being anyone who isn't a white English Catholic) One of the more brutal of Volt's foes, thankfully in jail at the moment.

and Springheel-Jack. Jack is a normal human, but an engineering savant. He built himself a exo-skelton harness that allows him to jump impossibly high and rip open steel. He also developed a skull shaped mask with a super heated blowtorch in the mouth, allowing him to melt through steel. Though he has considerably intellect and amazing inventions, he could never find something to apply himself at. To meet ends meet he eventually started robbing banks, but was swiftly stopped by Volt. Jack is what you would call a '9 to 5' crook, in that he only does what he does for money. He doesn't want to hurt anyone, and is far more likely to run from a hero than to stand and fight.

[MrDidact]

Those are some very cool rogues, Dr. Whitchappel would be a nice Olympia villain as well.

Sorry for the lack of a post, work is getting cluttered and I'll definitely have one by tonight.

[VitaVitaAR]

I should probably do write-ups for Maestro and Mister Crystal... want to draw Maestro first.

... I can't draw Mister Crystal even if I wanted to. Any time I try to draw guys they slowly transform into girls. ^^;