Master Bruce

Absolute Comics - Season Two: The Monster Within

So does when does the Angsty Bat Arrow make an appearance?

@Sep

Heh. To tell the truth, I'm more of an old school Green Arrow fan. The bleeding heart liberal who's not afraid to wear a ridiculous goatee along with his Robin Hood tights, quite frankly. Arrow's version leaves me pretty cold, aswell as the New 52 version that tried to copy it. So if I were to play Ollie, you'd be getting more of a Kevin Smith/Judd Winick era version than anything current. Nothing resembling Bats.

Not that I've contemplated an app or anything...

In all seriousness, I thought about playing Ghost Rider and doing an all-out horror tale, or The Punisher, or some version of The Hulk where Banner isn't the alter-ego. But I think my indecision is what caused me to realize that it'd be better to stay as a passive than commit to anything I won't follow-through on. Byrd's doing a pretty fantastic job with Batman and my usual go-tos are either taken or would wildly step on the toes of established concepts here, so I'm content to let it ride until something really grabs me.

Absolute Comics - Season Two: The Monster Within

Oh look @Master Bruce is here. Lurking.

@Sep

Just reading the IC thread. So far, everyone's been doing a great job and I applaud the game's universe as it's slowly building.

Absolute Comics - Season Two: The Monster Within

<Snipped quote by Inkarnate>

I'LL DO WHAT I WANT!

*flips table*

I'M STILL MAD ABOUT NOT FINISHING MY GWEN STORY!

*flips a second table*

I DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION AND DIDN'T SEE THERE WAS A SET FORMAT!

*flips third table*

*is confused as to why there are so many tables in this room*

@HenryJonesJr

I, erm...

My bad.

*looks at litany of befallen tables*

And despite the overall belief, I'm not gonna challenge for Bats. Got someone else in mind. You've rocked the shit out of the cowl in the past, so I'm excited to see what you've got planned.

Absolute Comics - Season Two: The Monster Within

<Snipped quote by Master Bruce>

You know if this Hmm turns into a sheet. I wonder who it'll be for.

@Sep

Was I that obvious?

Hider

Absolute Comics - Season Two: The Monster Within

Hmm...

Ultimate One Universe: Season Two

I should also probably say that in light of Byrd dropping out a few weeks back and my struggles to keep up with the game even since before dropping out as Batman, I'm publically extending an invitation to @HenryJonesJr to become a member of the GM staff no matter how the vote goes.

Most of you probably don't know this, but the Ultimate One Universe concept actually originated with him on the Hype, so I wanted him in from the ground floor. The only reason he wasn't was because, at the time of launch, I couldn't get ahold of him and we'd already settled on the three man team of Morden, Byrd, and myself by the time he got back to me. So the idea was already out there, it just didn't seem nessescary at the time.

Henry's proven himself to be a more than capable GM and, despite the launch of his own game, could probably handle RP related business for UOU just as well as Morden has. I've unfortunately just not been as reliable as I'd hoped to be and I can't allow Morden to be burdened with essentially running the game himself due to my continued absence.

Ultimate One Universe: Season Two

There isn't really a point to doing the Weekly Post Check, now, with people deciding all around to either step away or outright drop, so I'm gonna try and address the issue at hand. Since the topic was broached and a good number of the game's roster weighed in, perhaps it'd be best to put it to a vote:

Hiatus until the holiday season passes. Yay or nay?

Let's just get everyone's thoughts in and let the majority rule.

Despite not currently playing, I'm personally mixed. At this point, the game's survival might be in jeopardy with either course taken, so I'm not entirely convinced that a hiatus could hurt. But I'm also of the school of thought that when guys like @Morden Man speak from experience, there's something to it and their input should be taken more seriously. So if you guys want to weather the storm and see if the game can continue at it's current trajectory, I'm fine with that.

Ultimate One Universe: Season Two

Hey, all. Apologies for the radio silence, as I've had some stuff in my personal life drop in my lap. So that new application is unfortunately still in development, as I want to be sure to have at least a few posts pre-written before committing so as to not fizzle out again.

I have been keeping an eye on things, and am aware of the game's current lull, so I'd just like to thank the players that have remained active for keeping the IC thread going despite my absence and withdrawal on the player side of it. We're going through a rough patch, but seeing your dedication is very much appreciated in keeping the spirit alive.

But, absence or no, I still have responsibilities to get back to. So with that said...

The Weekly Post Check!

@Superboy - 14 Days (Late)
@Lord Wraith - 13 Days (1 To Go)
@Inkarnate - 11 Days (3 To Go)
@Hound55 - 8 Days (6 To Go)

The following players are beyond the two-week limit and am being given their final notice now. Wednesday is the cutoff, as I didn't perform the Post Check last week and a couple of warned players got extra time as a result.

@Eddie Brock
@Star Lord
@Torack
@DocTachyon
@IceHeart

Ultimate One Universe: Season Two

Well, got some good news and some bad news. I'll start with the bad, since that leads into the good.

The bad news is that, for reasons I cannot fully comprehend or nail down, the tank on my tenure as Batman has run on empty. After a number of false starts and an attempt to drum up another one that would have maybe give me another two weeks of struggling, only to realize what I was doing and taking a long hard look at myself, I've regretfully decided that my only logical move from here is to drop the character.

Not for lack of ideas, as I had a metric ton of them to take me through this season and beyond, but for lack of being able to do them justice in my current state. I'm still as passionate as ever about the character, but not as passionate as I was about writing him. Even the few posts I got in this season were a strain for me to come up with, despite a fully written outline and a whole new status quo to play with.

The good news is that I love the community here so much and am proud enough of the work put into it not to leave the RPG. As a GM or as a player. So while I may be done with The Dark Knight for the time being, perhaps you can expect a new application from me...

I'll weigh out my options and see what I can come up with.

In the meantime, I'll leave it up to the rest of you to decide who'll take up the cowl in my stead. I won't lie and say that my interest won't likely resume at some point down the line, when the inner fog has cleared, but I also know that Bats is bigger than me. So whoever wants to do the honors, I encourage you to make it yours.

Ultimate One Universe: Season Two

Well, as painful as it is to do so, we still have to carry on without our beloved Byrd. And Stan Lee, for that matter. The former of which I now blame entirely for killing with his resignation from UOU. Morden and I haven't really discussed a replacement GM, but at the moment I don't find one to be wholly nessescary. If anything changes, I'll let one of you know so that such a succession can take place.

But like I said. Byrd or no Byrd, the game must go on. Which means getting back to the business at hand, despite this completely slipping my mind last week.

The Weekly Post Check

@Inkarnate - 25 Days
@Simple Unicycle - 20 Days
@Eddie Brock - 19 Days
@Torack - 19 Days
@Hound55 - 17 Days

You all know the drill. Post by Friday to remain on the roster. Don't and you'll be removed and have to re-apply.

@Hillan hasn't posted in a month, so I'm afraid J'onn is being put back on the market.