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"Who watches the watchmen?"



S H A D O W O F T H E G O D S






This RP is based off of DC Comics with its many heroes and villains, but you aren't just fighting crime or committing crime. You are fighting in a war, with the Justice League on one side and the Legion of Doom on the other. You will fight this war on every possible front. Whether its brokering agreements in boardrooms, stealing secrets, manipulating public opinion, dealing in the black market, blackmailing and betraying one another, or the fighting battles, the deeds of your characters will shape the course of history. Your choices and actions as a group will determine which side gains the upper hand over the course of the roleplay, whether it be the resolution of conflicts and the fate of entire countries and peoples.

You will either defend humanity or subjugate it, you will either avert disaster or plunge the planet into war, you will be the salvation of humanity or it's damnation. And you can be on either side of the war while doing so. Whether you are a Leaguer or a Legionnaire, your choices will shake the Earth to its core. The first iteration of this roleplay will focus on the outcome of the 2052 US presidential election as well as several other international crises. The war is still being fought in the shadows with neither side having a clear advantage but this is a very delicate point. Both sides are backing a presidential candidate and the one whose candidate wins will have a massive advantage. Alongside the election will be other crises and flashpoints that will significantly influence the direction of the story and the world state. Your choices will also determine if the war remains covert or escalates into open conflict. Besides the overarching storyline I have in mind, you are encouraged to come up with your own sub-plots and ideas, and I highly welcome to chance to collaborate with you on both the storyline and the lore of the RP itself.
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Wow. It's been quite a while since an interest check has grabbed my attention so immediately and subsequently held it long enough to convince me that there is actually some potential. Consider me interested.
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Anyone who uses Kingdom Come art in their interest check at the very least has my attention and the roleplay intro sealed the deal, colour me intrigued.
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I'm here, Didact, as expected.
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I'm down.
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@Lucian@Rtron I always love roleplaying with you guys, looking forward to collaborating once more.

@Barrett@BushidoBantam I'm glad this caught your interest. Would either of you like to join the discord server? I can send an invite through PMs.

I've also reached out to some other people who are coming aboard onto the roleplay. I'll leave this up in case anyone has any questions about the concept or wants to talk about ideas, and an OOC will be within the week.
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Bunch'a nerds.

Same, tho.
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This does look interesting. Normally I do casual but this has caught my interest.
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@MrDidact I'd love to join the Discord and try bouncing some ideas off of the group. I think it'll be especially helpful in regards to avoiding redundancies in character design and formulating sub-plots. Feel free to PM me the invite!
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I was unsure when I first looked at it.

Though the Kingdom Come banner is on point.

After coming back to it though I have to say incredibly interested.
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I guess since @Rtron dragged me here and I've got a thing for superhero RPs. As long as we're making our own dudes and not controlling the existing DC characters?
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Are we able to apply with existing heroes?

Happy to pitch my own idea but also keen on potentially playing an existing!
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@Architect You're one of us Jace and always will be, good to have you.

@Chev Thank you for throwing your hat in. You don't need to write essays for your posts, the important thing is depth of material not length.

@Sep Kingdom Come is one of my favorite superhero stories and I've always loved the art style. You can expect a lot of inspiration from it in the RP. It's great to have you on-board.

@Stormflyx@DJAtomika I welcome you both to the club! To address both of your questions, players will have options in the RP.

You can play an existing character while modifying them to fit the setting and timeline, such as an old Oliver Queen or an adult Billy Batson. This version of DC is going to draw elements from all the disparate DC properties, so you can have characters inspired by the Flashpoint story, Kingdom Come, Batman: Beyond or any number of alternate timelines existing in this world. I don't know a ton about the Wildstorm universe but those characters could also show up here if they fit.

You can also make up a legacy character such as creating a child or grandchild of say Mr. Terrific and playing as them. You can create an OC who still has strong connections to existing lore, such as an original Atlantean or Green Lantern. Or you can make up a completely original character who fits in the setting. And you can play multiple characters.

And in case anybody had this concern, canon characters and other NPCs may be important parts of the narrative but PCs will have plenty of agency and it'll be their choices and their successes or failures that have the greatest impact on the world state, the fate of other characters, and the storyline as a whole. To use books as an analogy, the NPCs will affect the plot and character dynamics because of their presence and their actions. But the PCs will be the PoV characters who actually drive everything forward and have the most impact because of their agency. I'm also a big fan of collaborating with players on every level of the RP, so you can always come to me with ideas for plotlines, lore, and NPCs as well.

Since this has gotten a lot of traction, I'm going to edit a link to the Discord in the OP. Everyone should feel free to join.

I'm really looking forward to seeing what concepts people come up with and exchanging ideas.
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@MrDidact So to put a film analogy on it, NPCs are passive characters and PCs are active.
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DJ, Rtron, and DC comics oh my. I may not have all the time in the world but I've been looking for something DC ish for a minute.
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@Sep Yeah that illustrates it pretty well.

@Themerlinhawk Welcome! I like Marvel, but I've always been a DC fanatic. It's shaping up to be a pretty good week for DC fans too.
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What is up mah homies
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@MrDidact You say this and I might just make a Green Lantern.

Question: do Lanterns of other colours (Yellow and Red notwithstanding) often work together? I admit I'm not too familiar with DC lore.
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@Mistress Dizzy Crashing this plane... WITH NO SURVIVORS!!

@DJAtomika The Yellow and Red Lanterns sometimes work together if their goals align but they often clash. The Green Lanterns are very close with the Blue Lanterns, and sometimes the Indigos and Sapphires are allies. That's my understanding at least, but there are other players in the group with a greater knowledge of the GL lore than me.

A Green Lantern would be a great addition though.
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Well if what I read is right, Earth needs a lantern right now doesnt it?
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