CaptainManbeard

D&D Isekai: Render Unto Them A New World

So the bodies they'll inhabit are made from their own DNA correct? How much leeway would there be in terms of changing? Is it entirely species based (orc, elf etc.) or is there some room for what they would want? Like if someone wanted to be taller as a very basic example.

I think I could have an interesting character point if there's wiggle room.

@deadpixel101

Well, the idea was taking the DNA of the deceased fantasy races and then growing new bodies from that, but having them use the soul's memory of their original body from Earth as a basis for the overall structure. So, since the main characters all started off as human, the human-like races would look more like them. It would be kind of like a human actor playing an elf in a fantasy movie. The overall facial structure and body form is similar, but they may appear a bit more slender and have pointed ears instead of rounded ears.

For an example, if Huge Weaving was among our characters and his new body had the blood of an elf, he may end up looking like Elrond.



Or if the actors from D&D: Honor Among Thieves were among our characters, they may end up looking like their characters in the movie.



That being said, since the new bodies are sort of sculpted from their own memories of their past physical bodies, I'm fine with that process being effected by their internal views of how they wish their bodies to be. For instance, if someone was heavily overweight in their old body but viewed themselves as the thin person they used to be, their new body could end up super fit and athletic. Or like in the case you mentioned, if someone wanted to be taller, their new form can reflect that. None of their original body's DNA exists in the new world, however. The new bodies are sort of grown from the DNA of the fantasy races the old wizard collected but the souls' memories of their past bodies are used as a visual guide for how to sculpt the new bodies' physical characteristics.

Hopefully that wasn't too confusing, lol.

Teen Titans: Sidekicks Unite

I was thinking about adding Starfire. But I don’t know if I can mentally handle two characters at the moment. ☺️

@WhiteAngel25

You can always bring her in later if you'd rather stick with one for now. We could weave her arrival on Earth into the story during a future mission or something. Also, I was thinking about the best way to word things in the edited version of my post, and I think the best way is to just say Batman was walking around the Hall rounding up various sidekicks and gathered them at the Security Office, that way any new characters who join aren't required to have been at the same spot as our other characters. That will keep it vague enough and leave it open for any new characters we get over the course of the the first story arc. That also allows us to have some unnamed NPC teens to sort of bolster Junior Squad, but they'll just be there for background flair and won't actually continue on to join the official Teen Titans group at the end of the first arc.

D&D Isekai: Render Unto Them A New World

What’s hero forge?

@Crimson Flame

Hero Forge

Teen Titans: Sidekicks Unite

Also, a new player had expressed interest over in the Interest Check and is considering bringing in either Killer Frost, Stargirl, Aquagirl, or Argent, or possible two of them. Does anyone else want to bring in extra characters before we get too far? I can edit my last post to just say more young heroes joined them instead of naming specific heroes, and can change Batman's dialogue so that instead of referencing ten members of Junior Squad, he'll just avoid saying an exact number. That way it leaves it open for anyone else who wants to say their characters were with the group when they were pulled aside by Batman.

Teen Titans: Sidekicks Unite

Since Nightwings CS references Zatara, I’m considering adding Zatanna…

@Crimson Flame

Go for it! XD

D&D Isekai: Render Unto Them A New World

@Guardian Angel Haruki@Skygirl

Yup! That's fine on both counts XD.

D&D Isekai: Render Unto Them A New World

Interested! This sounds like it could be a lot of fun.

@Skygirl

Thanks for showing interest XD.

Also, just so everyone knows, I don't think I'm going to create a world map or anything - at least not at first. Since our characters will be new to this world, I will present info as they discover it. I will include visual references as we go though, and will probably throw in lots of images that I create in Dungeon Alchemist. As for character images, we could probably use actors as faceclaims and then create the fantasy version of their appearance in Hero Forge or something. For example, here's a party of characters I created in Hero Forge for a different project:

From left to right, they are: Pineapple Jojo, bard and captain of the Jade Jolly airship; Tamalasha Esleone, the first female Justice Knight; Darbin Crest, lost heir of the Volox Imperium; Taurik Eiberdoss, former Imperial Battlemage; and Taurik's apprentice, Celena K'caelnu.

Also, here are some images for a different character I had created - Kamran Qaarn - in different poses:

Teen Titans: Sidekicks Unite

Hope you don't mind the intrusion! After reading up on this, I am certainly interested! I am wondering if there is still open space for another character? maybe a potential second down the line if all goes well?

I was originally toying with the idea of a variation of Frost, however not sure if that would work for this verse of titans or not?. But since then been coming up with other character ideas for Stargirl, Aquagirl and Argent with slight different variations. As i see you guysw have done similar takes on your interesting cast of Titans.

@Damo021

Sure! Feel free to hop over to the Main Thread and take a look around! We don't have an ice-based character in the roster yet, so a teenage version of Killer Frost would work fine! Stargirl, Aquagirl, and Argent would also work great, so feel free to play multiple characters. However, as you'll see from the IC posts, the core group of ten heroes has already been pulled aside by Batman, but I can edit that to say your characters were there with them from the beginning if you'd like.

Teen Titans: Sidekicks Unite

I realized I should probably specify a bit more about the layout of the Hall of Justice since we'll soon be having a giant battle there that might spill out into other parts of the building. So, I drew up a quick reference in Paint. This is not at all to scale, it just adds a little bit of a visual reference to the description of the layout I had given in the intro post. I'll quote that part here along with the image. The small blocks along the top of the image, just north of the Utility Hallway, represent various offices and storage spaces. The one marked "SO" is the Security Office Batman takes them to.

The Justice League’s Tenth Anniversary Celebration was expected to be one of the biggest social gatherings of the Summer, attracting celebrities, media personalities, and even politicians. It was also coinciding with the grand re-opening of the Hall of Justice, which had been remodeled and converted into a museum and event space since the League now used the Watchtower satellite as their new headquarters.

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Both costumed heroes and uniformed security personnel were managing the flow of people into the building, which opened into a spacious lobby with polished marble floors and support pillars of white stone and gold trim. Long halls extended to the left and right, with map displays showing how to get to the various museum exhibits, gift shops, restrooms, conference rooms, kitchens, food court, etc.

Giant stone statues of the founding League members lined the far wall, and between each one was a set of double doors which all opened into the enormous Grand Ballroom. A sea of round tables sat facing a stage, not unlike what one might see at the Golden Globes. Hundreds of people were coming back and forth, finding their chairs or heading out to see other parts of the Hall before the main event started.

@CaptainManbeard

D&D Isekai: Render Unto Them A New World

To further specify on the body thing, it would be like the characters in their original form looked into a mirror and thought, "What would I look like as an elf? A gnome? A dwarf?" and so on. They will still mostly recognize themselves if they look in a mirror, but they'll notice the physical traits of their new fantasy race mixed with their own, such as pointed ears or green skin or changes in height and body mass.