CaptainManbeard

Young Avengers: Secret Wars

I’m honestly quite disappointed this has happened. I for one knew going in that it would be a fairly linear story, that had clear boundaries so don’t really understand why people would join it, only to kick up a stink when they aren’t allowed to directly contradict the already established lore of the RP.
Like I was genuinely looking forward to some good character interactions and character development within the scope of working together to get stronger to fight the Beyonder.
Imagine directly defying pre established lore within an RP, just so you can write out a weird power fantasy.

@Sanity43217

I'm quite disappointed as well, but I've discovered I just don't have the patience to keep correcting people or pointing out inconsistencies in their posts. I want writing partners who have enough passion for the craft to monitor that themselves without me having to tell them. Or if they're not sure about something, I wish they would at least PM me or something to discuss it.

Young Avengers: Secret Wars

The end result of someone better off writing fanfiction. I'll go ahead and plug my own RP at this time, which features multiversal travel and puts agency in the hands of the players.

@Dead Cruiser

Well, you have to understand, you had asked for more context, but then when I provided said context, you ignored it, lol. I detailed what the Sentinels were capable of and gave a lot of detail about their structure and all so that you wouldn't again feel like you were, as you put it, "suffering from a lack of context." But what was the point if you were just going to ignore that context?

Anyway, I hope everyone is able to enjoy themselves over on your RP, and feel free to recycle anything you want from this one. I wish you all well.

Yeah, they were holding onto the reins a little tight. Ah well. See yall another time.

@Mistress Dizzy

Yeah, I hate plotholes and inconsistencies in narratives, so I tend to be pretty strict on maintaining continuity when it comes to things that were already established in the story. I tend to view it as lazy writing when someone isn't paying close enough attention to what has already happened in a story and thus creates inconsistencies.

Like Dead Cruiser said, I'm better off sticking to my own stories (I'm a novelist) so that I can ensure there are no plotholes or inconsistencies in the narrative.

So I guess I'll use this opportunity to share the cover of my upcoming modern fantasy action novel, the Ballad of Mallory Dane. I've rewritten it a few times, but in the current version, Mallory is the Soul Guardian of the Blue Dragon Mithrastone, and he is trying to thwart a secret society known as the Court of Echoes, who are trying to free Orochihana the Viper Queen from her prison realm. I'll also show a few snippets.

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@CaptainManbeard Post is up. Something has been set in motion.

@Crimson Flame

Sorry, didn't see your post before I made my last post here in the OOC. Regardless, my mind is made up. I'm sorry.

Young Avengers: Secret Wars

@Dead Cruiser Well, so much for what I said about the local power dampeners still being active in the Sentinels and to fight from a distance, and about the nanoplasm that pulls them back together. Man, people sure don't pay attention to details, lol. And she just rips through material taken from a Celestial like cardboard? How can I possibly throw anything that would be a match for Terra without instantly killing everyone else on the team? You are playing her as essentially a goddess compared to everyone else. I wonder if this RP is right for you.

I don't like to GM RPs where details are repeatedly ignored, where players alter what has been established in previous posts or what has been discussed and confirmed to be part of the continuity. I feel like, at this point, my only option is to pass the mantle of GM to someone who doesn't give a fuck about details or continuity and is okay with everyone just doing whatever. Whoever wants to do that, I advise you to start a new thread and then copy and paste whatever you want to salvage from this RP. I'm done. Since my last few attempts to GM RPs on here has ended in failure for one reason or another, I am going to learn from this final mistake and leave this site behind for good. I wish you all well.

Young Avengers: Secret Wars

Mostly right now I don't feel like I have anything for Terra to do. Right now, given that's what everyone else is doing, Terra would be most likely to sit and wait for the Beyonder with America. I was going to have her try and smash up the ship, but that would now ruin the plan of turning the robots against the Beyonder. Regardless it seems like we're still just waiting for the "real" battle to start.

If you do happen to move the battle, I have an idea I think you'd like.

@Dead Cruiser

I don't think I ever mentioned a plan to turn the robots against the Beyonder, but regardless, it's probably a good idea that Terra doesn't smash up the ship before everyone escapes because then she would doom anyone who can't breathe in space to a quick demise. Also, I never mentioned "sitting and waiting" for the Beyonder, rather, America said the Sentinels would ferry her to him once she revealed herself as the Traveler. And I thought you said you were going to have Terra run to the bridge? I figured she'd be there when the Inquisitor beams aboard.

It seems like some people were upset when I was trying to guide the story down a semi-linear path, but then when I, in response to that, back off and let everyone choose their own path, people don't know what to do and feel like they have nothing to post, lol. So, I ask a straight-forward question: Moving forward, how do you all want me to GM this? I have many ideas I can incorporate into a semi-linear group narrative, but I need everyone onboard with that approach in order for me to GM the RP that way. Thoughts?

Young Avengers: Secret Wars

Whew. That took long enough. Kijani says 'fuck this shit I'm out'.

@Mistress Dizzy

While technically she would start to feel weak when she got close to him, because she used her momentum and essentially just bypassed him and kept going, I won't get my panties in a twist XD. Though in your next post you may want to have her start zigzagging as she runs, because the Sentinel is going to immediately turn around and start firing low-intensity energy bolts at her. They will keep their blasts at just the right strength to avoid severely damaging the ship, but still strong enough to mildly harm the Candidates. Think of them like energy bolts from blaster pistols in Star Wars. Though for those with stronger endurance, such as Terra and Teddy, a single bolt won't do much beyond damaging their clothing, but if they get hit with rapid fire, it can start to feel like they are being tasered. Also important to note, the Sentinels will not use their more destructive powers inside the ship, because doing so would rip the vessel open and most of the Candidates would die. The Beyonder was very clear in his instructions to the Inquisitor, who then programmed those instructions into the Sentinels: All Traveler Candidates must remain alive until they have been Soulgazed. The Beyonder does NOT want the Cosmic Traveler to accidentally get killed before he can make use of their power.

Part of me is like “Let Martin Fuck shit up” while also wanting to leave him room to grow.

@Sanity43217

Hmmmm... I have an idea to move the story into the massive courtyard of the Inquisitor's Citadel so that everyone can just let loose and have an epic battle against swarms of enemies. What do you guys think?

Young Avengers: Secret Wars

Could we get a roll-call on who's still interested in the RP?

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@Crimson Flame

Though for sure at some point we have to give Speed a temporary boost to his powers so that he can have his own kick-ass sequence like this XD.

EDIT: Or shit, maybe he is already capable of that but hasn't realized it yet. Maybe at some point after he becomes close with Billy, Billy is in danger and he has to push himself to velocities never attempted before in a desperate bid to save his new brother.

Young Avengers: Secret Wars

I’m not sure where to have Speed go.

@Crimson Flame

Hmmm... You could have him trying to avoid the Sentinels as they rush through the halls, and then when he gets to the escape pods, maybe he has to figure out how to launch them. He could rapidly try different buttons on the console until he finally gets one working, and then he can decide whether to hit "Launch" or if he has a moral dilemma and tries to go back and help the others. Perhaps a connection to Billy sparks out of nowhere and he is overcome with a sudden feeling of guilt that he doesn't quite understand. Maybe both him and Billy experience some kind of spiritual vision where they see themselves together with Wanda and Vision as a family. Maybe this is a result of them having come into close contact and now moving away from each other again and it awakens the part of their souls that were connected in their previous lives as Wanda's children. Just an idea to give you something to post. If you decide to have Speed stay, he could hover his finger over the Launch button for a moment while he has this dilemma, and then end your post with him being like "Damn it!" and rushing back to get Billy.

just checking in to say i was waiting for martian to post with wolverine and darkhawk before i did anything more, but they seem to have been MIA for the past week. if there's nothing by the end of the day i'll move on with harley and jasper.

@udonoodles

If nothing else, we can say the cryopods for Wolverine and Darkhawk malfunctioned and they never woke. We can bring the pods with us and maybe Martin and Harley can work on trying to get the pods working again so that they can be released from cryosleep when Martian returns to the RP.

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sorry for the delay in posting. I meant to write this week but work has been crushing me. I'll try again on Friday.

@Mistress Dizzy

Okay, no problem. Since it seems many of our players are getting bogged down from real life, I'll hold off a few more days before posting the Inquisitor's arrival, that way it gives everyone a chance to get something written.