Spiders aren't the only animals out there, ya know.
| Character Identity | The Batman / Bruce Wayne
| Age | 31
| Character Differences | In 1939, Batman was created to be less a superhero and more of a pulp hero who dished out vigilante justice wherever it was needed. He didn't hold life as sacred as his contemporary reimagining, he had no qualms with using firearms, he had no supporting cast to ground him (not even a faithful butler), and his enemies were often of the scientific and supernatural variety - his rogues' gallery being far off from introduction. This Batman is an attempt to boil those traits down to how they'd appear in 2019, with a version of The Dark Knight who operates alone as an enemy of the law, primarily due to the fact that he has taken it upon himself to act as a selective judge, jury, and executioner.
| Brief World Background | Earth 940 - Society Earth
A DC Universe that exists in a cynical America of 2019, where the criminal element is more ruthless than most. A group of self-imposed heroes have descended onto the populace to try and forcefully restore the distant memory of order. The first metahumans were not heroes, but the creations of illegal genetic tampering, igniting a brutal conflict between the nations of Khandaq and Bialya that would only be resolved with the arrival of the socially conscious champion of the oppressed, Superman, and the warrior-born mystic of Paradise Island, Wonder Woman. As the world became quickly aware of the fact that an age of gods and monsters were upon them, rogue geneticist turned terrorist Lex Luthor came out of hiding to elicit chaos in a bid to prove himself superior to the likes of Superman and Wonder Woman, aswell as the bearer of the emerald flame, Green Lantern, and the master of speed who'd modeled himself after the diety Mercury, The Flash. Thus, the age of the supervillain began. Those who stand outside of Luthor's war against the metas, such as Batman, Aquaman, Doctor Fate, Hawkman, and The Spectre, loom over their corners of the US with a territorial ownership, inspiring both admiration and fear from the public.
| Brief Character Background | Witnessing the murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne became psychologically scarred by the trauma and was soon placed into the Arkham Institute to cope with his growing disillusionment from reality. From the walls of the Asylum, he felt as though he could take an objective stance as Gotham City descended into a breeding ground for serial killers, cultists, gangsters, flamboyant opportunists, and elaborately themed madmen. Deciding to adopt the guise of a bored, but importantly sane young billionaire in the making whose only interest in life was high-octane racing and supermodels, Wayne was released from Arkham by the age of 20 - and promptly vanished for the East. When he returned seven years later, he had mastered every form of urban combat and guirella warfare, combining his skills to become a one-man war on crime. Adopting a fearsome avatar of a bat to inspire fear in his enemies, Wayne announced his intentions to all of Gotham with a gruesome message: the decapitated head of the "vampire" occultist known as The Monk, strapped to a giant floodlight atop of GCPD. Commissioner Gordon has since made it his mission to arrest The Batman before his madness inspires even more heinous acts of vigilante justice. Only the young mechanic and weaponsmith Dick Grayson, known as "Robin" by his clientele, knows of Wayne's true identity and mission.
Finally cornered by the GCPD after a five-year reign of terror against the underworld, having been lured into a trap by planted evidence tying a routine robbery to the vicious Joker Card Killer, Batman was about to break his vow of never harming the innocent in a desperate bid to escape Gordon's men. But someone else got to him first - someone with a more cosmic intent for one of the multiverse's Darkest Knights.
| Character Identity | Wolverine/James Howlett - ローガン
| Age | 492
| Character Differences | In a vast departure from 616, this version of Logan was both never a member of Weapon X or The X-Men. Instead, most of his skills were honed as an honorary Samurai in the age of feudal Japan, and his adamantium claws were grafted to him under a voluntary surgical proceedure sometime in the year of 2029. He doesn't have an adamantium skeleton or any other protections beyond his healing factor, which isn't as extreme as the healing factor for 616 Wolverine and can't bring him back from the dead.
| Brief World Background | Earth 141-81 - Days Of Future Present An alternate reality where the events of the storyline Days Of Future Past was the definitive end for the Marvel Universe and the beginning of a mutant-human dominated society. The Uncanny X-Men were formed out of Charles Xavier's need to preserve the species rather than fight for a utopia where man and mutant co-existed, and Magneto's Brotherhood Of Mutants were born out of a need to overthrow the regime of Sentinel oppressors by any means. Marvel heroes like Captain America, Spider-Man, and Thor exist only as a memory, the fuel that a rebellion needs to fight back against a world enslaved to protect it. The year is now 2035, and the end of the war seems near, but Bolivar Trask's cybernetic forces aren't going down without a fight.
| Brief Character Background | WIP
I would have been disappointed had you not applied for a Batman. I think this route is a smart one to take for this game, too.
I am curious, though, when you say he has adopted the guise of a young billionaire, do you mean he is simply behaving as the playboy, heir apparent everyone expects him to be, as is normal for the character, or that he has crafted himself a new identity? I assume the former and you're going the typical route, albeit more extreme, but I'm just checking.
I also like the Wolverine concept thus far and am interested to read it once it's complete.
I think both provide a lot of interesting avenues for the narrative to develop should either be accepted, and already they could play off several alternate worlds I have plans for.
@Retired I added Iron-Woman to my post! She's my secondary character. Let me know what you think, I just came up with her tonight and to be honest I really like her. If I get accepted, feel free to pick whichever two you think will add more to the group dynamic. Spider-Gwen is a bit of a wild card and violent, but Iron-Woman is very reserved, doesn't really get people nearly as well as she gets her machines, and is just trying to figure out what the right thing even is.
Congratulations on being the first truly wild concept! I was wondering who would be the first rise to the occasion and utilize the freedom provided the most. While a genderbent Stark isn't wild, the universe she comes from is pretty extreme.
So the sun, however and for whatever reason it is shielded, both prevents those outside of the solar system from seeing/scanning within as well as prevents those on Earth from seeing/scanning outside? So the concept of other galaxies and universes don't even exist on this Earth?
@Retired Thanks! If I get accepted I'm sure she might rub some of the other heroes the wrong way, but she's not that unreasonable, lol.
I don't think I will. If I don't get in with Spider-Gwen, I probably wouldn't get in with anyone else and that's fine. But I might throw together an Iron Man or IronHeart? I'd have to come up with the concept, I've had this Spider-Gwen rattling around for a while.
Well, just because one concept doesn't get accepted doesn't mean a different one might not. I'm not just measuring each player's prospect as a writer, but the characters themselves in a group dynamic. It's a process of figuring out which individual characters from among all applied for best fit together for the narrative. So while I may like a concept, it may not be accepted ultimately because it is too similar to another I plan to accept or it clashes with the rest of the team makeup I am planning for. Which means chances are I may like the secondary concept as well, and if it's different from the first it'd have a good shot.
Oof, two webheads already! I was gonna throw my own take on Spidey into the mix, but at the risk of making this a Spider-Verse game, I might sit this one out unless a secondary concept comes to me. Happy to see this up, though-- I'll be reading along either way!
There can never be enough webheads. Like I said in the opening post, don't let any other competing apps for the same character/archetype prevent you from applying. You may have a concept I think better fits the team dynamic. I could end up not accepting any previous Spider-app by the end, and then you'll be left feeling like you missed your chance.
I can't stress this enough. This is not a typical roleplay. The way I am reviewing apps will not be typical of other games. This isn't a sandbox where out of two prospective Spider-apps I am guaranteed to accept one to fill the role. I could accept neither. I could even accept both if I feel it'll work properly. Give your characters a chance. Every app will be weighed equally regardless of player history or amount of competing apps.
Here she is! My Spider-Gwen. I'm 100% certain the most optimal outcome is to have every single character be a Spider-Hero. Spider-Man into the Spider-Verse 2, this time with more gladiatorial combat. The only thing that movie was missing.
She changes outfits depending on her mood. Like a mood ring, only deadly and full of teeth. Isn't that cute?
| Spider-Gwen |
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| Character Differences | While usually Peter Parker is the one to get bitten by the radioactive spider, in some universe it is Gwen Stacy instead. She developed the proportional strength of a spider, the ability to climb walls, precognition and incredibly fast reaction times, and heightened intelligence allowing her to invent web fluid. She has also gained the powers and drawbacks of the Symbiote suit quite recently, granting her even more strength, durability and altering her physical form, camoflauge and mimicry, as well as immunity to various pyschic attacks. She is also a lot meaner and bitter than most interpretations of the character, sucked into gladiatorial combat at her lowest point. Gwen and Venom are not one, and the two often bicker about what should be done, though currently Venom is the more powerful identity.
| Brief World Background | In Gwen's world, she is the only super-hero, ever. The world is filled to the brim with mundane folk, it is a magicless and godless place. Earth has never come into contact with any alien life. This is what makes her story so remarkable. New York City is on the brink of a technological revolution, and humanity is finally breaching into the future. In the year 2056, the modern day is evolving into something else. Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, Scorpion, the Vulture, the Lizard, Sandman, Mysterio, Mister Negative, in her world these are people who whether they wanted to or not, had the next stage of human evolution thrust upon them. Eventually all of them saw themselves as the superior being, the ultimate life form. It was Spider-Woman who lead the fight against these villains, with no help outside of the police force who often regarded her as no different from the villains she battled. In the near future, advanced technology is extremely rare but is becoming more and more common.
| Brief Character Background | Gwen Stacy was bitten by a radioactive spider when she put on a ballet shoe that had a radioactive spider in it. Go figure. At 14 she became The Spider-Woman. Her father was a police detective, and imparted upon her lessons of great power and great responsibility. George Stacy was his name, and sometimes it felt like he was the only good cop on the force. Corruption was rampant, greed was everyone, and New York City was in the hands of the common crook. Gwen saw these issues and adopted The Spider-Woman persona, using her powers as a vigilante to fight crime. Eventually, of course, she came to be hunted by her own father.
As time went on, Gwen Stacy was not the only person to become a super-being. The man who created the Spider that escaped and bit her, Norman Osborn, re-attempted the formula and pushed it even further, eventually going mad. What a weirdo. Yeah, no, it's like it would have been great to have a Spider-Man running around and helping her or anything.
Doctor Octopus fused himself with machinery and rained havoc over the city. What a pyscho. There were many more of this type that the teenager put herself in harms way to stop, inspired by her father that did the same thing every day, only he had no super powers. What right did she to not do the same thing? Sometimes she knew these villains before, and sometimes they figured out who she was. It's been a stressful few years, to say the least. But what else she could do? So many people could die if she stopped. She just had to keep going. Even if everybody in the whole world hated her or didn't appreciate her, or whatever. That didn't matter.
When she was 18 years old, her father died. The criminal that killed him was someone that Spider-Gwen felt pity for. A pathetic lowlife, scared and alone. So scared that he went home and fetched his back up gun. So scared that as he hobbled along the street, he assumed the first cop he saw was someone trying to silence him, when infact it was just her father trying to help.
Gwen Stacy swung to the scene to see her dying father, the arrested lowlife, and fell into a deep depression. That hurt. That really, really hurt. Her hero was dead. Her mother couldn't exactly cheer her up and Gwen couldn't open up to her, not really. So she sulked. Sulked, brooded, looked out a window on rainy day. She dropped out of high school despite being almost done, despite all of her mother's protests. That way she would have more time to be Spider-Woman. Too bad she didn't want to be Spider-Woman anymore. Her life changed again when one day she woke up and she was wearing her suit. Panicking that her mother would find out, she went to remove only to find it impossible. It was glued directly to her skin, and felt...slimy? Her normal suit hugged her form pretty well, but this looked painted on. Turning on the light, she found that it wasn't just the dark room, the entire thing was black save for a few stylish highlights. That was the day she met the symbiote. That was the day she really became the badass she was supposed to be. It told her it was an alien. From another world. That it sought her out because it knew that she was the only one who could handle the responsibility to do what needed to be done.
It- he- she- they- it was hard to tell sometimes, told her what she wanted to hear. It gave her the confidence to do what needed to be done. The police were incompetent, crime ran amok, and prison was just a revolving door. She had to take it into her own hands if she wanted to get anything done. That was was the night she took her first life. It was so much easier than knocking them out or dying them to a wall. Just...throw them against the wall. And it's over. Easy. Rejuvinated, she got her GED, finishing out her education and went on to go to college. Her mother was happy that her little girl was out of her "rut." You know what? So was she. This was going to be a good year.
Or not. Two months ago, while beating Kingpin to a bloody pulp, they were transported to another dimension and forced to battle interdimensional beings for survival. Yeah, that esclated pretty quickly. Really took a wild turn, there. Wowee zowee. Whatever. They'll get out. Soon enough they'll get out, kill whoever put them there and go home. Put all of this behind them.
Interesting take on Gwen. It would certainly provide a lot of unique conflict among the group where she around, I'm sure. Just so I know, do you plan on applying with a secondary?
Remarkably shitty photoshop with costume watermark.
| Name |
Ryand'r of Tamaran // Wildfire
| Age |
Adolescent // ~11-13 Earth equivalent
| Character Differences |
In this reality, Ryand'r crashed on Earth while fleeing a violent coup on Tamaran. He thus took on the role traditionally filled by Starfire in the mainstream universe. He's aged down slightly, consistent with the narrative of his being being substantially younger than Blackfire or Starfire (somehow, in the mainstream comics he's a toddler when Starfire and Blackfire are their current ages, yet is then made to be the same age as them. Relativity must be a capricious, fickle bitch). He does not have the powers associated with Darkfire, being more in line with the DC Superhero Girls version of Wildfire.
| Brief World Background |
Earth 1701 // "DC Ultimate" The Flying Graysons ended in tragedy, when their son Richard was killed during a trapeze stunt that went horribly wrong. Bruce Wayne never had a sidekick named Robin. Barbara Gordon lived a short life as Batgirl, until she was killed by the Joker. The Teen Titans were never formed. Arthur Curry sits on the throne of Atlantis, having passed the mantle of Aquaman to Garth of Shayeris. Diana Prince is Secretary General of the United Nations, with Donna Troy in the role of Wonder Woman. In the shadow of the Justice League, a group of next generation heroes emerges, known as Young Justice. Led by the Prince of Atlantis, they are Aqualad (Arthur Curry, Jr), Speedy (Connor Lance-Queen), Kid Flash (Iris West), Wonder Girl (Cassie Sandmark) and Wildfire.
| Brief Character Background |
Ryand'r is the youngest of three siblings and the only son of Mythus of Tamaran and his queen, Luand'r. According to Tamaranean law, he is second in the line of succession, after his sister, Koriand'r. This is due to the fact that their eldest sibling, Komand'r, was deemed unfit to rule and ultimately expelled. Like all royalty of Tamaran, Ryand'r was sent to the Warlords of Okaara for education off-world and thus experienced a Spartan-esque childhood. During the Citadel War, in which Blackfire led the Citadel Empire against her people, Ryand'r and Koriand'r were both captured and handed over to the Psions for experimentation. When loyalists attacked the ship ferrying them, Ryand'r and Koriand'r were able to escape, but were separated in the attempt. Ryand'r crashed on an alien world that was unknown to him, pursued by the Psions. He was rescued by the members of Young Justice, becoming part of their team as he settled into exile on Earth.
Loki's true form (left) and his false image (right)
| Name |
Loki Laufeyson
| Age |
Deity // estimated between 50,000-300,000 years
| Character Differences |
This character combines Kieron Gillen's version with the many varied and contradictory folklore accounts of Loki. This Loki is a reflection or fragment of the Primordial Chaos, making him something of a mirror counterpart to the Klarion of his universe (Mordred is/was the Midgard counterpart of the same, owing to all three's shared physical appearance of a young boy). A member of the Aesir, Loki is similar to Odin in that both are descendants of the jotunn -- the primordial forces of the previous Ragnarok, whose destruction seeded the current cycle of rebirth. A kind of Billy Batson archetype, Loki uses his power of illusion to project the likeness of being an adult, based on an ideal version of himself.
| Brief World Background |
Earth 74205 // "Gelmorra-Yggdrasil" Everyone knows that the branches of Yggdrasil extend out to the Nine Realms, but the identities of those nine realms have never been consistently stated. More concerning of note, there exists at least one other world tree -- Mimameidr. Indeed, the world trees do not exist in isolation, but a grove of parallel existences that flow through and into one another. This world tree is Gelmorra-Yggdrasil. This world tree was created when the primordial Ginnungagap was shattered. While its destruction seeded the current genesis of the tree, nine fragments of Ginnungagap were caught in its branches, becoming the Nine Realms. Each a reflection of one another. Thus, Klarion (Primordial Chaos) exists in some form on each of the Nine Realms, being reflected in Loki of Asgard and Mordred of Midgard. Other known reflections are Fate > Odin > Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur), as well as Beta Ray Bill > Thor > Donald Blake (of Midgard).
The Midgard of Gelmorra-Yggdrasil is an alternate Earth that exists within an Edwardian gaslight society in which the British Empire remained the dominant geopolitical power (the American Revolution having not occurred). World War I was avoided by intervention of a group known as the Avengers, who came about due in large part to Loki's schemes, having foreseen a Chitauri invasion of Midgard that would threaten the Nine Realms if successful. The Avengers are led by Captain Britain (Steve Rogers).
| Brief Character Background |
The history of Loki goes back to Creation itself. At least, Creation as it can be counted from the most recent Ragnarok and Cycle of Rebirth. The deity known as Loki was born to the primordial entity known as Laufey some many thousands of years ago. At some point, Loki was recruited by Odin for his pantheon of demigods who became known as the Aesir. Loki fought alongside Odin's sons, Thor and Baldur, against another cabal of demigods who were known as the Vanir. It was during the Aesir-Vanir War that the Norse legends of the Aesir emerge, as those conflicts took place across all of the Nine Realms. During the conflict, Loki met the Vanir known as Sigyn and the two became enamored in a forbidden love. Over time, the conflict was ended peaceably, with the Vanir joining the ranks of the Aesir.
As the God of Mischief, Loki is the youngest and most unpredictable of the Aesir. The myths of Loki tell tall tales of fathering giants... as well as being the mother who birthed legendary horses. To hear the stories, you would not know if Loki was a man or woman, friend or foe. And it's true, all of it. Most of all the lies. Especially the lies.
The fault with Loki lies not with his intent, but rather with how he is perceived. As a child, he is belittled or ignored. As a god, people assume he is lying or playing one of the tricks that he is want to do. In truth, Loki sees far more than any other -- aside from, perhaps, Odin -- and he solves the present crisis through machinations that prompt people into taking the action that he needs them to take. Usually for their, or the collective, good... even if they are unaware of that. It is for this reason that he unleashed the Destroyer on Midgard, prompted Thor to travel to Midgard and become unwitting participant to the creation of the Avengers as a result. Thus, preparing Midgard for the coming attack of the Chitauri.
Upon his capture by the Avengers, Loki was to be returned to Asgard across the bifrost. However, his travel would seem to have been diverted...
I'll be honest, I expected Loki to be the primary concept. Interesting, though.
I know you previously told me you don't have a preference to how long each character was abducted for, but if you can at least figure out what they were doing at the time of their abduction, even if it was simply sleeping, that'd be beneficial. We can figure out the length of the enslavement should you be accepted.
The omniverse: a set of infinite, alternate universes made up of endless possibilities. All that is, has been, and ever will be resides within this ever-growing collection of realities. These parallel dimensions exist simultaneously, vibrating at different frequencies that keep them separate from one another. While most are ignorant to these alternate worlds, there are some who travel between universes, and even those who risk reality-ending crises by tampering with the continuum.
From across the entirety of existence, the notion of a unique individual is almost completely unheard of. All physical beings and sentient life were mirrored across the countless realities, albeit with endless permeations, no entity was meant to be wholely exclusive to their universe alone. With the exception of one race of beings who, for unknown reasons, were unique unto themselves.
The Spineless Ones, as they came to be known, were born into a dimension without reflection. Although their mere existence was viewed as an impossibility by those who were aware, their primitive society was deemed harmless and the Spineless Ones were left to their own devices. Over time they advanced, however, and one of their kind rose above all to become the unquestioned ruler.
Sadistic, manipulative, and intelligent. These are the traits Mojo most values in himself. Possessing the ability to perceive other dimensions at will, Mojo was not content with merely observing the infinite universes. He thrived on subjugation and amassed an empire comprised of victims snatched from countless worlds. Men and women with great power and brilliant costumes, titans in their realities, forced into servitude. Mojo cared not for the importance of these individuals in their home realities, nor their significance to the omniverse as a whole. He saw them only as toys for his entertainment, tools for his service. Most were led to the slaughter, either through gladiatorial combat against other slaves or by intricate death games designed for perverse, ruthless enjoyment.
Of those who managed to endure their enslavement, one small, impromptu group freed from the clutches of the tyrannical Mojo by happenstance, were able to escape. Forced together out of necessity, these individuals now hop from one alternate reality to the next, trying to survive the strange new worlds they encounter, while fighting back against their one-time captor, and ultimately find their ways home.
Welcome to Rogue Continuum. A mostly linear roleplay attempting to explore, reimagine, and redefine the vast expanse of Marvel and DC comics lore. The goal is for this to be a heavily character-driven story. While I will be guiding the overall plot and direction, weaving in interesting worlds and narratives that directly or tangentially relate to player character backgrounds, this is intended to be a collaborative endeavor. These characters will be together for the vast majority of the game, and as such, you should expect to be sharing a scene with at least one of your fellow players at all times.
Our characters will be heroes/anti-heroes, whether costumed or otherwise, who have been abducted from their respective worlds and brought to Mojo's dimension whereupon they were enslaved and forced to compete in sadistic, gladiatorial death games. The story will begin with our characters collectively gathered to compete once more, this time against one another to the death, when an event occurs that will enable their escape. The core of the roleplay will then follow this unlikely group as they traverse dozens of alternate universes, some familiar others less so, trying to find their respective homeworlds while simultaneously dealing with each other, the strange new realities they come across, and avoiding Mojo's attempts to recollect them.
Due to the very nature of this RP relying on alternate universes, character creation will be very open. While the narrative of this game will entirely focus on Marvel and DC properties, and I will lean more towards accepting characters from those comic lines, I am not averse to character proposals from other properties. This is, after all, set in the Omniverse where all content exists. While I will judge all sheets equally and fairly, I urge you to use your better judgment if you are considering other properties. For instance, I am far more likely to accept a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle than I am a Powerpuff Girl... Likewise, something like a Transformer will be automatically rejected.
You are free to reimagine a character as completely and wildly as you would like or stick as close to the source material as interests you. Unlike most traditional comic and fandom roleplays, any and all consequences of extreme reimaginings will be isolated to that character's home dimension. So, for example, if a player was interested in running a heroic version of Lex Luthor who gave himself powers through experimentation and/or turned his society into a utopia, this would be perfectly acceptable. It would not prevent or lessen the ability for a different player to run a different Superman-franchise character who stayed closer to traditional roots. I actively encourage all applying to fully embrace the freedom offered by this concept when creating your characters.
Something I think makes this particular concept fun and exciting is that any player can apply as a previous version of a character they've done but never got to fully explore. If you roleplayed as X character in Y game and want to continue telling their story, bring them into this. Either have them be abducted immediately where you left off in the previous game or years down the line. There would be more freedom to explore these sorts of character concepts in this game than most others
I do ask, however, that you do not apply as an obvious Mary/Gary Sue. While running a powerful character is perfectly fine, this is a group-centric game and your character should not be capable of solving every problem faced by themselves. Again, use your best judgment when considering who would best fit in a group dynamic, but also do not be afraid to ask if you are unsure. 100% original characters will not be considered. Additionally, I will not accept any character who possesses cosmic awareness/fourth wall awareness - nor any other character who similarly would carry such a jarringly opposed tone to the rest of the cast - such as Deadpool. That isn't to say Deadpool isn't a viable character, so long as it is one without such awareness.
When I am judging an application, I am looking for which characters will best work together collectively from a narrative standpoint. Powersets, personalities, home dimensions, tone, etc. I am aiming to avoid both a team comprised of entirely clashing concepts as well as completely identical ones.
I also expect there to be some competition for popular characters. Do not be afraid to apply for a character you have already seen someone else app for. It is important to note that I will only be accepting five players, plus myself, so no one app will ever invalidate the likelihood of yours being accepted. That being said, I do recommend that everyone come prepared with both a primary character application and a secondary to give yourself the best chances of being accepted. Should one of your character proposals end up not being accepted, the other may.
As of this moment, I intend to wait one week, until 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time on August 18th, before I stop taking in character applications and make my final deliberations. If I find more time is necessary, I will extend this.
As this will be a linear game with a small roster of players, I do not intend to impose strict posting requirements. I want this RP to focus on telling a collaborative story of interesting characters and not to be about the pressure to maintain a schedule. I do not feel that content needs to be rushed when the game is of a limited player base. Quality over quantity. So, while it would be great if we all posted more frequently, I will only be asking and expecting roughly a single post a month from each player.
This is also partly because, again due to the nature of the game, there will be times where dialogue and even certain fight scenes can be handled in a truly collaborative fashion. Instead of always posting short, quick responses to one another, and to avoid rehashing the same elements again and again, I encourage players to work together when writing scenes featuring multiple characters. For instance, if I am playing Spider-Man and my post will be heavy on dialogue with another player running Doctor Strange, I would approach that player and have them write that dialogue with me as a singular post. This avoids overly-fluffed up replies while also maintaining a natural, interconnective atmosphere.
You will find I like to keep things relatively simple and streamlined in regards to gameplay and management itself. As such, my rules are brief and as follows:
Don't be a shithead.
If you're a shithead, at least be reliable as a player.
| Character Identity |
| Age |
| Character Differences | What, if anything, makes this character different and/or unique from most canon interpretations. Note any major changes that stand out from mainstream counterparts, power and skillset alterations, altered public or secret persona, etc.
| Brief World Background | Just a brief blurb, a few paragraphs at most, on what about this reality makes it different than others. What changes in mainstream comic or real-world established history, what major events did or did not occur, what the current hero landscape looks like, etc. Please also include whether or not this is a universe comprised of solely Marvel or DC property, or a blended world. If they are an alien, while you may note changes to both worlds, I would primarily want to know about their Earth.
| Brief Character Background | Similar to the above section, just a few paragraphs at most on the character's personal history. Note their experiences, any life-defining events, and where/what they were doing the moment they were abducted. This will have been during a moment where they were distracted or unawares, and alone/unseen. Whether sleeping, during a major conflict, after an exhausting battle, etc. If your character isn't originally from Earth, make sure they were present on Earth during their abduction and for several weeks beforehand. Likewise, if you could include a sentence or two on their experience since their captivity. For these characters, they would have been slaves anywhere from a few days with no experience in death games to a few months with a handful of experiences. Do not hesitate to ask questions if you need more details.
If you do apply as both a primary and secondary concept, note which is which so I can weigh each appropriately.
And, to reiterate in case it was missed, only five applying players will be accepted at this time.
mickilennial
Master Bruce
Supermaxx
AndyC
Lord Wraith
Festive
Simple Unicycle
Half Pint
Izurich
Rockette
