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All-Star Marvel: Audax Mundus Novus - Season 2

I think its more fun and dynamic to write things during historic landmarks then just modern for the sake of modern, actually. I would be way more invested in this possibly if this was set during the turbulent 60s, noir-entrenched 40s, cynical 80s, resurgent 90s, etc.

@Gowi

I'd be fine with that even, making it more of a period piece. The year 2012 though wasn't that important other than presumably being when the first version of this game took place. Making it modern in my head would make it easier for a casual fan to jump into. Also, unless people make major changes to their characters' histories or Ded accepts more originals making it a period piece kinda limits what you can and can't do and that's one more of those intimidating factors you gotta look at when looking for new players.

A simple fresh start. No convoluted backstories or a ton of info, just touch a couple bases and see what people come up with in terms of character sheets. Don't look back, look forward. Maybe mutants weren't discovered till closer to the year 2000 and Prof. X is still up and walking around. Maybe Capt. America wasn't unfrozen until '06 and the first Avengers team could debut around 2010.

Give the universe a nudge in whatever direction @Dedonus, then just see where it takes us.

~KL~

All-Star Marvel: Audax Mundus Novus - Season 2

1) Rebrand: Over the last year or so, I have been throwing recruitment interest threads that have been meager at best in gathering new players. I think the only one that was really sucessful was the one that I recruited most of you from. So, would trying to "rebrand" (i.e. name-change) the game help out with recruitment?

2) Switch over to High-Casual: Do you all think it would be worthwhile to start the reboot (again, if that is the road we choose) to place the thread in the casual forum in order to maximize potential players?

3) I think this third option is the least effective out of the three, but I wanted to ask it anyways. These types of games (Create-A-Hero RPG, All-Star Marvel, Ultimate DC, One Universe/Maximum Comics) were all born on the SuperHeroHype forums. Today, that section is all but dead beyond the occasional attempt to try to recreate one of the above threads. When there are two games (especially when they are roughly the same) are being run on both RPG and SuperHeroHype, it kind of splits the potential players in half. While I know that many of the players that dwell in that subforum are also members here, do you all think it is worthwhile to make a mention over there just so that we can make sure the audience is not split over two games on two forums?

Lastly, we better make a decision about rebooting or not because the Create-A-Hero RPG is about ready to begin Season 2.

@Dedonus

1.) I'm of a mind rebranding does wonders. I've had games not make it past an iCheck that after getting a new title a couple months later actually picked up more interest. However I'd still stick to something Marvel universe titled, so that it's clear its a broad universe with stories branching every direction. I also think 'Season 2' 'Year 2' etc should be dropped, cause to new potential players sometimes they believe they have to know everything that's come before even if other players and the GM tell them otherwise. It's less intimidating.

2.) High Casual and just being in the Casual forum alone would make a huge difference with potential new recruits. On a good day I've seen the Advanced Interest Checks forum maybe have 10-12 people viewing it. On a good day for Casual that number is usually doubled or tripled.

3.) I've never been on the SuperHeroHype forums. My RP experience started on a creator website [GeoffJohns.com] back around '01 or '02, mostly because FanFic wasn't allowed to be posted in the forums but roleplays could be. Geoff was only writing Flash and JSA at the time, so the site wasn't as bogged down with haters or GJ worshippers, but eventually I took my Green Lantern fandom to some GL forums owned by another poster on the GJ site and did a few GLC games there after doing other JLA RPs on a forum me and another guy started up [KryptonProtocols].

In short, this place has PLENTY of new blood. I wouldn't worry about another similar RP on another board only a fraction of us even know about.

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Another suggestion, since you mentioned the sliding timeline, can we just move it up to more of a present day kinda scenario? It may be cause I'm getting old but it's just easier to write something modern without having to go back and google what songs were hot in 2012, who the biggest movie stars were, etc.

Just my .02 cents.

~KL~

All-Star Marvel: Audax Mundus Novus - Season 2

@Dedonus I can agree with those two things, and I like the idea @Sep mentioned where you can't collab with anybody till after your introductory arc.

However I think for the RP to keep building up and moving forward after intro arcs there needs to be a common subplot to tie everything together sooner than later. Don't build towards the formation of an Avengers team for two seasons and then never actually do anything as Avengers because a two hour scene takes three months to finish in-game between 3-5 players. The obvious choice would be something like Skrulls, with X-characters it could be anything involving an anti-mutant organization, etc. Something's gotta tie everything together though.

As for @DrewVonAwesome's suggestion, I think everybody still in this using a new crop of characters could be interesting. Maybe instead f leading the way with Spidey, Ded could take Ironman and do like Marvel's doing with him in expanded media...

~KL~

All-Star Marvel: Audax Mundus Novus - Season 2

I think the RP would benefit from a 'One Week Later' type scenario so those still stuck in the middle of something can move forward and either be vague about their last week or just not even bring it up. That's another reason my last post began with 'Days later...'

~KL~

Champions of Atomic City [Kid Lantern & FaithfulMuse]

Unless your girl is a badass and just bites the hell out of dude and paralyzes him. I mean, essentially it's three on one with Gemini and his duplicate and Venom. And neither one of us seems like rookies, my guy's been traveling up the east coast awhile doing the hero bit.

You gotta come up with the next badguy too LOL

~KL~

Champions of Atomic City [Kid Lantern & FaithfulMuse]

I didn't know if you just wanted to face the one badguy or continue to create them as we go along. I kinda made him on the fly.

~KL~

Champions of Atomic City [Kid Lantern & FaithfulMuse]

Huzzah! You wanna get kicked in the face by Shadow Walker first? Or you just wanna get right to whooping his ass and moving forward?

~KL~

Legacy: The Fourth Reich [WWIII/Superhuman RP] iCheck

@The Kid Lantern

Neat. I read the above posts. Whats the rule with the golden age heroes/villains, exactly?

@Vulkan

Just gotta take inspiration from one if possible, and the bigger ones are off limits [Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, and Capt. America].

~KL~

Legacy: The Fourth Reich [WWIII/Superhuman RP] iCheck

@The Kid Lantern

Hey, this looks really cool! Any chance i can join? Or should i just stick up a bio and have you take a look?

@Vulkan

Yeah man we've got room. Just post whenever you've got something of a CS done...

~KL~

Champions of Atomic City [Kid Lantern & FaithfulMuse]

"Why do you wish to know about that man? He is of no good and if you side with him, I can assure that I will hunt you down and be the reason that you spend the rest of your life behind steel bars. Understood?" the black and purple clad woman insisted.

"Listen lady, I'm a good guy trying to help take down a bad guy. For all I know your 'Monster High' vibe is to mask something more sinister. I know nothing about this city, it's heroes, villains... I'm a rookie as far as anybody knows. But I'm not some powerless vigilante..." Gemini explained putting his hand on his chest and glowing red.

An exact duplicate of Alexander in his Gemini gear was now standing next to him. The girl looked at least a little impressed. However, shadows around them began to move...

The Shadow Walker was moments away from springing on the heroes. He had completely lost his mind. There was no talking to him now. Anyone in a suit was seen as a threat. And now out of nowhere another showed up looking exactly like the guy with the red symbol. Walker leaped from a shadow and clotheslined the original Gemini and leaped back into another shadow on the rooftop.

"Do you always make me to make you look good big A?" the duplicate bantered preparing for the fight while the original picked himself up.

"It's Gemini in the suit." Alexander stated sternly.

"Your mask doesn't even cover anything important...." the duplicate stated.

"Do we HAVE to do this now?" the original asked, "Can we just kick this guy's ass?"

~KL~