[quote=@Roman]


My only real response to this particular concern is that, as a GM, you have to trust your players. Without trust in a player's commitment to a game and their character, you can't truly be confident enough to start your game in the first place. One should always assume 100% player dedication when launching a story, otherwise there's no point launching it in the first place. This is a problem when flipped as well; the Sinestro player could leave just as easily as the Lantern one, and then the Lantern has to end the arc regardless. If a player leaves, their character is either taken up, or quietly put away, hero or villain. A Character should never be short of a player, or, failing that, a resolution and further plots to pursue.

I think any two players controlling contesting characters need to cooperate and collaborate, no matter the moral alignment. Batman and Superman are not known to be 100% with each other 100% of the time; if and when such a situation arises in this game, you and BlackSam will have to collaborate, much the same as a hero would with his/her villain, to reach a suitable resolution. Any two players playing together, allies or enemies, will have to collaborate. However, I don't think any player should have to - [i]need[/i] to - relinquish control of their character in order to reach that solution. If two players can't agree, then, with respect, that's part of your role as GM to have the final call. It's all manageable.

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I understand where you are coming from, I think you misunderstood my collaboration idea though. As this RP focuses on the heroes, taking on a villain character would not be a permanent role nor would it count toward the 5 character limit. Think of it more as a guest appearance from a player who is helping out further someone else's arc by bringing in their own style of writing. If, for example, you played as Sinestro and liked the role Lovleand would be able to allow you to keep the character as a 'permanent' role. This would include everything from solo arcs to universe arcs with said character involved. Ultimately however Lovleand would have say over all his villain characters as a sort of mini-GM. Any arguments I would of course step in to solve.

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Demon, 
1. Nope it could be as short as a single post, it is your character and your story. 
2. Basically
3. Yes and time will pass as a Universe
4. Not if you don't want them to