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Hmmm. I'll answer in a vague way due to plot spoilers, but I'll also clear up your question I think.

Firstly, the characters will encounter a Guardian in the very beginning of the RP. Suffice it to say, they will gain these powers from this Guardian which is why I used the word "inherit". The reason for their need? Well, that's complex because as I was telling Aria, every character will have their personal reasons to do this. As for a narrative reason, it is because the cult they are a part of believe that the world cannot truly be at peace under the fear that these god-like beings will once again storm the globe in an all out offensive. Of course the cult has no proof that these beings exist either.... Until the beginning of the RP that is.

Once they discover that the Guardians are indeed real and powerful beings, they aspire to rid the world of them because they believe they would be saving humanity by doing so. Of course, this is also a twisted truth of sorts and there's many more details than just that, but that's the surface of it. I like to title my RPs after the essence of the game and the name "Veritas" definitely will hold meaning in the grand scheme of things.

I hope I answered well enough. I was trying to navigate between plot details that shouldn't be revealed in the OOC as of yet haha.

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Ariamella said
Great! You answered my question perfectly. Now looking at the dark nature of this roleplay, are the characters expected to be equally as dark? I've had some GMs prefer that, while others prefer having a wider variety of characters although the game content is dark. I apologize for the questions, I just like knowing exactly why and how I'm making a character, lol.

It's fine Aria lol. Well, that's a bit more complicated to answer. I don't necessarily like dictating how a player prefers to play their character, but at the same time it makes the most sense to roleplay to the situation. It's like, if you're watching bodies fall around you, people getting eaten, and others being slaughtered around you in theory, are you going to make some witty one liner? It's just little things like that. The characters don't have to be super dark or gloomy, but they are also cultists so that fact has to influence them somewhere or another.

I guess I'd say there shouldn't be any super happy or super bubbly characters in the main cast, but like I said, I don't really like dictating how a person wants to play a character. I feel like I'm controlling too much if I go that far. Hopefully I provided a bit of clarity though. I'll try to answer another way if you don't understand still.

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Ariamella said
I have a question. Does this mean the character we create is tied to those exact reasons or can we add their personal beliefs as to why they would want the Guardians to fall, whether it was due to their spirituality, philosophy, ethics, religion, etc.?

Yes, of course. Player characters are encouraged to have their own personal beliefs as to why they are undertaking this quest with everyone else. I like tight narratives, but I'm not so hell bent on it that I take away creative freedom. I was mainly trying to say that the characters will end up discovering the history of the world and the truth behind the Guardians and the events surrounding them. Of course the characters would also have personal reasons as to what they believe regarding them and such. You won't be that restricted Aria. Hope I answered well enough.

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Ah! I remember you Lady Aria! No way I'd forget lol. Good to see you again. If you should decide to submit a CS, I'd be greatly pleased lol. Potentially looking forward to something... Or looking forward to a potential submission? Screw it, here's hoping you decide to send something in XD.

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Alright so now I've got sheets from NotExceeding(Rut), Halo, and Badass. If and when K sends a sheet, that'll be four. So here's how it'll be.

Basically, Friday will be the day when me and Bliss sort through characters. Now, this is only contingent on us getting enough sheets to sort through. If we only have the four people by Friday, well, there won't be much decision making I suppose lol. In any case, Friday will be the day when the final cast is announced and character submissions will. Then I guess Saturday or Sunday will be the day when the IC actually begins. That is all for now.

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You don't have to lay claim K XD. Just go ahead and PM me and Bliss your character submission. That's all it takes.

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Lol... Holy crap that's a lot. It's all good though, I actually read it all hahahaha.

And I think what said outlines my overall problem with the X-Men film franchise. It seems that every movie is always showcasing the ongoing bias of the government against mutants when the very stories the filmmakers are adapting from the comics are so much more than that. There are so many X-Men stories that have absolutely nothing to do with the government and general human bias towards mutants and it makes me sad that we may never seem adapted into live action. X-Men, by all accounts, should be a much bigger franchise than it actually is at the moment. The X-Men universe is so huge and so versatile and even though I'll say Bryan Singer is the best thing for the franchise at this point, even he seems to only view the movies in a limited scope. The next one coming, X-Men: Apocalypse, may be more on track with what I'm saying, but I think I'm tired of the mutant vs. non-mutant backdrop now. I really just want to see the X-Men being the X-Men for once - going up against a big bad with their signature team dynamic that the Avengers movie portrayed so well in live action. I just don't care that the military wants to kill all mutants anymore lol.

I'll give that Spider-Man point. Not everybody reads the comics so you have to expect that the Sinister Six won't be known by everyone. They're basically a team of villains that got the bright idea to take on Spider-Man together instead of one at a time. I guess you can only judge it on a standalone basis if you're not familiar with certain set-ups. Ah well, hopefully Spider-Man will get the movie and game he deserves before I die XDD.

EDIT - OH Bliss, didn't see you there XDD.

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Halo said
Fire is my OTP, it's true. I ache with the desire to serenade the Springfield Tyre Fire long into the night.People from the IntChk will hopefully filter in over the next day or two, too. ^^Slower in what way? I thought it was fairly high-octane-action-packed, myself. I thought Spiderman was a little... contrived. The villains weren't very well-developed, though I did enjoy it immensely. The ending freaking killed me, too (not going to give away spoilers for the heretics who haven't seen it yet! xD)

Well, slower in that it was much more plot and character focused than I anticipated. And I don't mean to say that as a negative, I'm just used to the bigger scope the X-Men films usually go for. It was still very enjoyable, but I was expecting a bit more action I suppose? And I'm probably the only guy who thought Wolverine was woefully underused as Wolverine has been my favorite since the comics lol.

As for Spider-Man, I truly don't understand some of the criticism. The villains were not very developed for sure, but I saw it as a setup for the eventual Sinister Six. Even disregarding that though, the movie was less about the villains and more about Peter dealing with the role of Spider-Man as it infects his personal life on every level. Basically, the plot of the original Spider-Man 2 XDD. On a superficial level, the action sequences were REALLY well done in my opinion. Marc Webb continues to capture the essence of Spider-Man in battle better than the originals did in my opinion. I don't know, maybe I'm simple-minded or something.

On a side note, I gotta say Halo, you're an intriguing person to talk to XD.

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I meant to say this earlier, but I forgot because I was at work. I thought X-Men DOFP was good, but not as good as the praise it's getting. It was a lot slower than I thought it'd be and Spider-Man was more generally enjoyable. Don't burn me at the stake though, it was still excellent XDD.

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Yep, as my partner says, we're still taking character submissions. Follow that link and see what you think!