Lord Wraith

Worlds Collide: A Merged Universe Superhero Roleplay

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What I'm reading is, people really want to see Human Flying Fish from Aquaman's Super Friends stories.

@Bounce

Well, now I do.

Worlds Collide: A Merged Universe Superhero Roleplay

The question is can anyone top Emergence? Where the first costumed villain to appear was... CONDIMENT KING

@Sep

No one expects Ambush Bug.

Worlds Collide: A Merged Universe Superhero Roleplay

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Awesome. Arthur is in Year Awesome.

This is dawn of a new era. An era in which Atlantis-Surface Relations are redefined by the introduction of... Fortnite.

@Bounce

I demand the first arc be named the 'Year of Awesome'.

Worlds Collide: A Merged Universe Superhero Roleplay

@Lord Wraith is a bad bad man.

@Sep

The people know this.

Wraith's Little Workshop of Horrors

A L I A S
A L I A S

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C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y _________________________________________________________ Given Middle Surname _________________________________________________________ Age | Relationship Status _________________________________________________________ Affiliation(s) [If Applicable] | Nationality N O T A B L E A B I L I T I E S & T O O L S N O T A B L E A B I L I T I E S & T O O L S _________________________________________________________ [+] - A B I L I T I E S ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ◼ ABILITY Abilities, or Superpowers are characteristics that your character possesses which are considered extraordinary when compared to a standard human. - T O O L (S) ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ◼ TOOL Tools are weapons or objects employed by your character to fight, defend, or otherwise augment their natural abilities. - N O T A B L E S K I L L S & T A L E N T S N O T A B L E S K I L L S & T A L E N T S _________________________________________________________ [+] - S K I L L (S) ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ◼ SKILL A skill is a trained expertise or capability. This is something that your character has been to taught to recall or perform such as martial prowess or technological proficiency. - T A L E N T (S) ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ◼ TALENT A talent is a gift that comes from natural aptitude such as perfect pitch or natural athleticism. This is a boon a character has not had to develop necessarily in the same way others might have. -

T H E S T O R Y S O F A R... T H E S T O R Y S O F A R... __________________________________________________________________________________ A brief synopsis of your character's life, experiences and training before the RP begins. This is where you outline your vision for the character including any notable changes or differences from the regularly accepted canon. This should be a short summary that provides insight into where the character is in terms of their overall progress and development. You could also include any notable differences from the standard canon you've added to your character. P L O T ( S ) & G O A L ( S ) P L O T ( S ) & G O A L ( S ) __________________________________________________________________________________ Why do you want to play this character, what is the driving motivation behind both this desire and the character themselves. What do you hope to accomplish and where do you want the character's story/stories to go? For a driving character, there should be enough of an outline present to interest other players along with specifications towards how many players you're looking to involve or available roles. For supporting characters, this should indicate either a plot you've arranged to be part of or the type of plot you're looking to be involved in. Roaming characters have the privilege of doing either or simply stating a roadmap for the character to exemplify how you'd ideally like them to move between plots.

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Worlds Collide: A Merged Universe Superhero Roleplay

Man, and I thought it was wild having a Zoomer Superman.

Now we have Gen Alpha Aquaman.

EDIT: I should note, if you remove approximately six '_' from the horizontal lines under Plot and Goals, you can eliminate that horizontal scroll bar.

Worlds Collide: A Merged Universe Superhero Roleplay

That's fair! It may have just been a problem I personally was having and felt the need to clarify. If anyone has any suggestions for how to encourage player activity in a more direct way please let me know.

@Half Pint

Be an active GM.

It's honestly that simple, if we look at the history of these games, they die when the GM loses interest or otherwise hits a roadblock. And this is near universal for any RP. An active GM makes or breaks a game, it's why a lot of people don't want to do it. It's a lot of work and is very hands on.

An active GM promotes player excitement, player excitement promotes engagement and engagement generally promotes posts. That said, the GM also needs to post regularly to lead by example, but from what I've seen from you, that shouldn't be a problem.

Honesty and transparency with your player base goes a long way too. If you don't like a sheet, don't be afraid to reject it. If you like a post, let the writer know. And if you're struggling, bounce some ideas off of a player because someone is likely to see an angle you don't.

EDIT: I should also add, if the aforementioned workload is too heavy, don't be afraid to ask people you work well with to assist in GMing. At times, I've had Co-GMs who just handle the OOC and player and engagement so I can focus on churning out posts, but other times I've had Co-GMs I've trusted enough to handle producing posts to move plots along. You'll find a system that works for you and go from there. Every game is a learning experience.

Worlds Collide: A Merged Universe Superhero Roleplay

Clearly we're in need of some real heroes...



I'm kidding I'm just going to be an annoying lurker until one day I'm talking to Bruce or Wraith and an idea pops into my fron that I can't ignore.

@Sep

You don't talk to me unless you're in a game. I hadn't heard from you in weeks until this thread went up.

Worlds Collide: A Merged Universe Superhero Roleplay

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So I guess you could say everything is... falling into place?

@Sep

Worlds Collide: A Merged Universe Superhero Roleplay

Original Characters: Original characters are allowed for this roleplay, however with the stipulation that these characters should be ones that would slot neatly into the Marvel or DC universes.

@Half Pint

Will original characters be more heavily scrutinized than re-imagined canons? And how much say does a player have over one submitting an OC if they're borrowing from 'shared continuity'? If an original character is simply a blatant expy of an existing one, would a player be encouraged to simply reimagine the canon one?

Sort of just trying to figure out if OCs take the same priority as reimagined canons or if canons are still the goal of the game.

Edit: Also how much transparency are you looking for in terms of 'dibs' on villains or supporting cast members?