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Hrm. Interested.
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TL;DR

Okay, I'm gauging interest in an rpg where you play a super-hero/villain from a parallel Earth, otherwise identical to our modern day one, whose planet has been led to waste by a force of extradimensional beings. These beings arrived into your world by following a probe launched from another parallel Earth in another parallel universe, specifically the DC Universe. Yes, this is a shameless rip-off of Marvel's Ultimate Power storyline, where the Squadron Supreme attack the Ultimate Universe because a probe sent by Reed Richards inadvertently leads to the Squadron Supreme's Earth nearly getting destroyed. I have no originality, and I'm sorry.

Your character will join a strike force of your world's last remaining superhumans. Your mission will be to invade DC's Earth and, whether in the name of justice or vengeance, make the bastards pay.

Sound good?

On Character Creation

I'll be posting my CS and a template in this space later on, but for now, a few notes to consider when writing a character for this RP.

1. There will be no real power cap or limitations, provided you keep it reasonable. No large-scale reality warping, etc. After all, if your character was that strong, they probably could have stopped the invasion.

2. Similarly, don't make them too underpowered, or some sort of teenage rookie/sidekick. You're a hardened veteran who just fought a constant war for six years. There's a reason you survived what your colleagues and nemeses couldn't. You're one of the best of the best.

3. I'm not very interested in your character's history. That history is dead, along with your world. Whatever the direction the needle of your moral alignment used to sway, it is now firmly pointed at "Very. Pissed. Off." You may have been a hero once, and maybe in time you will be again, but for the moment, all you know is rage.

4. No matter how strong and competent and angry your character is, however, keep in mind that you are going up against a much larger group of superhumans, not to mention a whole world, who are used to dealing with apocalyptic threats without flinching. You will be tested.

5. Eventually, depending on participating, I will allow people to RP as established characters in the DCU. For now, all PCs are part of the strike team, who, by the way, still need a bad-ass team name.

GM and Setting

'Sup. I'd prefer to be as hands-off as much as possible because I am lazy, but I also want to tell a good story. So this RP will be sandbox style where there will be a main 'quest line' but at the same time allow the players to go forth and punch whoever they want in the face. I'll still be governing the game world as a whole, initiating challenges and obstacles, controlling enemy NPC's and plot points and such. Other than that, it's up to you. Just be sure to don't get in over your head. You're a bad-ass, sure, and you'd kick Robin's little green pants and Green Arrow's stupid little beard six ways to Sunday, but don't go charging off to take on the JLA by yourself. You will die. And it will hurt the whole time you're dying.

I want the bulk of the roleplay to focus on character development and storytelling. And, yes, plenty of punching. Make me believe that you just survived the death of your homeworld, and that you want some damn retribution.

As for the setting, the choice of the DCU is extremely subject to change. I'm mostly familiar with Marvel and DC, but Marvel as a whole is underpowered, and I wanted to make sure we had an extremely hard fight in front of us. But I am open to suggestions. Want to integrate characters from the Marvel Universe as well? Other universes like Image and Dark Horse? Those giant friggin robots from Pacific Rim? Let me know! I don't give a crap!

And lastly

This is all still very early. I won't have the opportunity to full commit to being a GM for another couple weeks. I will put an OOC up though if this gets enough interest. This is just here to see if anyone wants to give this a shot, as well as to field any questions/suggestions.
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TL;DR

Okay, I'm gauging interest in an rpg where you play a super-hero/villain from a parallel Earth, otherwise identical to our modern day one, whose planet has been led to waste by a force of extradimensional beings. These beings arrived into your world by following a probe launched from another parallel Earth in another parallel universe, specifically the DC Universe. Yes, this is a shameless rip-off of Marvel's Ultimate Power storyline, where the Squadron Supreme attack the Ultimate Universe because a probe sent by Reed Richards inadvertently leads to the Squadron Supreme's Earth nearly getting destroyed. I have no originality, and I'm sorry.

Your character will join a strike force of your world's last remaining superhumans. Your mission will be to invade DC's Earth and, whether in the name of justice or vengeance, make the bastards pay.

Sound good?

On Character Creation

I'll be posting my CS and a template in this space later on, but for now, a few notes to consider when writing a character for this RP.

1. There will be no real power cap or limitations, provided you keep it reasonable. No large-scale reality warping, etc. After all, if your character was that strong, they probably could have stopped the invasion.

2. Similarly, don't make them too underpowered, or some sort of teenage rookie/sidekick. You're a hardened veteran who just fought a constant war for six years. There's a reason you survived what your colleagues and nemeses couldn't. You're one of the best of the best.

3. I'm not very interested in your character's history. That history is dead, along with your world. Whatever the direction the needle of your moral alignment used to sway, it is now firmly pointed at "Very. Pissed. Off." You may have been a hero once, and maybe in time you will be again, but for the moment, all you know is rage.

4. No matter how strong and competent and angry your character is, however, keep in mind that you are going up against a much larger group of superhumans, not to mention a whole world, who are used to dealing with apocalyptic threats without flinching. You will be tested.

5. Eventually, depending on participating, I will allow people to RP as established characters in the DCU. For now, all PCs are part of the strike team, who, by the way, still need a bad-ass team name.

GM and Setting

'Sup. I'd prefer to be as hands-off as much as possible because I am lazy, but I also want to tell a good story. So this RP will be sandbox style where there will be a main 'quest line' but at the same time allow the players to go forth and punch whoever they want in the face. I'll still be governing the game world as a whole, initiating challenges and obstacles, controlling enemy NPC's and plot points and such. Other than that, it's up to you. Just be sure to don't get in over your head. You're a bad-ass, sure, and you'd kick Robin's little green pants and Green Arrow's stupid little beard six ways to Sunday, but don't go charging off to take on the JLA by yourself. You will die. And it will hurt the whole time you're dying.

I'm putting this up on Advanced because as a writer I want, and as GM I will expect, plenty of effort when it comes to character development and storytelling. Make me believe that you just survived the death of your homeworld, and that you want some damn retribution.

As for the setting, the choice of the DCU is extremely subject to change. I'm mostly familiar with Marvel and DC, but Marvel as a whole is underpowered, and I wanted to make sure we had an extremely hard fight in front of us. But I am open to suggestions. Want to integrate characters from the Marvel Universe as well? Other universes like Image and Dark Horse? Those giant friggin robots from Pacific Rim? Let me know! I don't give a crap!

And lastly

This is all still very early. I won't have the opportunity to full commit to being a GM for another couple weeks. I will put an OOC up though if this gets enough interest. This is just here to see if anyone wants to give this a shot, as well as to field any questions/suggestions.
Interested.
Still here. I'm waiting on the next posts from the captain and Agent Sonne. Basically I'm waiting till all the preamble is done and the ship is underway.
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