[quote=Schradinger]
What about an "evil" faction dedicated to bringing order to chaos by placing the entire multiverse under its rule? That would provide a motivation for both hero and villain types to fight against them, since villains value personal freedom just as much as heroes (except with villains that desire for freedom doesn't extend beyond oneself).
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Dear god has no everyone forgotten about the Empire? 

[quote=Green]
The factions involved should represent a motivation to achieve some greater goal. Something to fight for. A reason for two sides to go up against one another, in what would be more than a one-time skirmish, but a large-scale multiverse spanning race towards something both sides wanted. You know, that kind of thing. Keeps characters in the loop, and prevents us from filling up the character depot with randoms.
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This is basically what I was planning on doing since before Skalla left, thankfully he already approved it before he jumped ship for the mean time. 

Biddz has more or less derailed one segment of it, but the main part of the plot, which is taking place first in Pedro waste, is still ongoing.