The Good, The Bad and The Spandex: Discussion Thread

Androids being immune to psychic powers is what worked against the Belladonnas when Axel showed up and wrecked their getaway car.

Plots will be announced tomorrow after I see your stuff and have updated the Currently Ongoing Events list.

As for Malak, I'm pretty sure he'll get involved in Mab's plans for Fyodor one way or another.

Being an android wouldn't protect against Narrative powers, since they're based rather more on concepts than any sort of biological function.

Why should I be afraid?

Titan: Because he's scary.

How is he scary?

Titan: Because I say so.

@Sijo: If there's enough support for "What Is Lost In The Darkness, Can It Be Free?" I'll be able to settle on a character idea.

Details please, and not just for my benefit.

Well the individual components (ie villainous victims) is completely up for debate, though the overarching theme is that they are innocents who have been led astray. Like an animal lover vampire who desperately doesn't want to be reviled by them, and is going insane because they're consuming animal blood instead of human blood.

The arc villain would be an entity made of pure negativity who desperately wants to be good instead, thinking they can exhaust their evilness by indulging it long enough. Thus, why they are corrupting/ruining the lives of others. Ultimately this is very much a "Multiple Endings" thing as the "Corrupter of Joy" should provoke several different reactions regarding stopping their evil.

Edited my post in the main thread, sorry again I should have properly checked the thread

Alright, I'm aware of the double post, but I'm going on a break for at least today and tomorrow. When I come back, I'll be posting a lot less. Reason being is I'm getting obsessed, and I need to take action. I’m not dead, don't worry.

Will be working on a character sheet for my new hero for the main game at some point in the near future.

GAH! Sorry guys I had a really, really long day- shopping for groceries, an RPG session, taking care of my elderly aunt and uncle, and having so much to eat (at my aunt's) that I slept for Three Hours! There goes my evening. X X No way I can write properly tonight, I barely have an hour before going to sleep (again). I promise, I'll start working hard on things again tomorrow.

edited 6th May '17 8:31:07 PM by Sijo

So nobody has anything else to say about Absolutions or my considered plotline?

The Absolutions are approved. Your plot however probably needs more discussion. And in any case I'm currently busy with setting up the "next day". We'll get back to it eventually.

Right, moved this over from Kappa's DT. I'll use it in Spandex as well, but it's going to be focused on a lot more in Kappa, I feel.

The Galek-Modoth

The Galek-Modoth (translated: enhancing ones) are a species of cosmic entity, lower in power than that of the Narratives. They are beyond physical form, and the only way to see them without losing ones sanity is if they simplify their forms.

They are observers, showing interest in mutations and deviants of lower life forms. A select few formed a group, The Elt-Kith, completely focused on natural superbeings, that is, an extension of abilities in a member of a species that came about from birth, and not from artificial or genetic tampering.

They can transfer their consciousness into select beings of their choice, with the drawback being if the host dies, they perish with them. An advantage they have while sharing consciousness is that they can transfer some of their power into a host, the only limit being the limit of the host. A side effect of drawing from their power is that they also draw out their fear-inducing aura, a natural defence mechanism which they developed against more powerful extraplanar beings.

One Galek-Modoth, Zol-Karthoth, transferred their consciousness into a "human" called "Jackson Rainer", in a hope to experiment with enhancing the abilities of an already naturally enhanced superhuman. Another member of the Elt-Kith, Til-Fastooth, transferred their consciousness into a superhuman called "James Moore", although they have not spoken to him yet. Other members of the Elt-Kith have yet to make their appearance in other superhumans.

edited 7th May '17 7:17:47 AM by Enirboreh

Approved.

Also, some ideas of my own (still not yet official:)

Tarot-Based Collectible Card Game

Speaking of Defictionalization: we should have our own Yu-Gi-Oh. And yes I know that Tarot Cards originated as a (regular) card game before they were used for divination, and that there is at least one Tarot-based CCG already. But we can still invent our own, with the Major and Minor Arcana as Monster Cards, and the rest as Magic Cards etc. Any fans of Yugio, MGT etc. here who can help? This Concept could be used as anything from a simple reference, to an in-game championship, to actual Summonings.

Living Cartoons

Sometime in the Middle Ages, a Renaissance Man tried to combine painting with alchemy to bring his drawings to life ala Pygmalion. It worked- sort of. His creations were only semi-real eg. they had Toon Physics. Disappointed, he hid away his only inkwell. Centuries it later, after WWI, it made its way to the unwary hands of a Hollywood animator who was quite shocked that his drawings came to life! But since he had drawn cartoons, they acted exactly that way- not realizing that while they could not be hurt, the real world around them was another story. After various acts of vandalism, they were rounded up by the authorities,and put to trial to decide if they even counted as being sentient. While it was decided that they did, it was also ruled that they should be segregated "for our mutual benefit." They haven't been seen since. Rumor has it that they were sealed below Los Angeles, where they still live, doing wacky things.

Oh, I just realized: Was it clear enough that having an Absolution doesn't involve Mutually Exclusive? It is entirely possible for someone to be both a Metahuman and Absolute, as well as any nonhuman lifeforms being an Absolute. It is even entirely possible for an Artificial Intelligence or Mechanical Lifeform to have an Absolution if they possess a soul.

So I was thinking, doing a plotline centered around Absolutions makes sense for me to do. Would anyone be interested in something like that? I can't really make any plans otherwise, though I figure this first plotline would be relatively basic given it is meant as an introduction. Like... Someone realizes Absolutes are being abducted, and the plotline is about locating & freeing them?

The only objection I have is the idea that these things have to be lesser than the Narrative Primordials. It was well within their capability to, even accidentally, create something greater than them. In fact, they did, it's called this universe and it kicked their asses and that was even the whole universe.

Feel free to say, "These things might be younger than the Titans but even they were like, 'ohshitohshit why'd we make that!?'" Getting overwhelmed by your own creations is totes valid story, it actually happened to them and there still ever could be things that could have done it as well if they had just been given the opportunity.

Or...

They could totally have done it. I mean, the ranks of the heroes that rose up against the Titans number far more than The Disciple Of The Light and Kagazabi. I mean, besides the circumstances of The Abomination, the Titans can't be killed but Kagazabi proved that that's no prerequisite to defeating them. Feel free to hammer something out with me.

I'm a little unclear of what you're talking about. In case you were referring to the Entities, I just made them weaker because I don't like to make beings that are too powerful. Plus it could come off as "Ooh, My entities are more powerful than your entities." They're not reality warpers, just your average, everyday eldritch being.

edited 7th May '17 2:03:48 PM by Enirboreh

From what I understood, the Absolutions are magical power-enhancements, they don't replace magic, metagenes or anything else.

Ah good, so it is clear Absolutions are additional add-ons. Anyways, what do you think of me doing a plotline meant for introducing Absolutions to the setting? I was thinking they've only been relatively recently acknowledged as a thing, which would explain why nobody mentioned them before and why they aren't common knowledge.

Again, I'm not opposed to the idea but I need more details.

Well it would be an introductory plotline for Absolutions, based around resolving a series of recent abductions of Absolutes. Would this be something TALOS would be concerned about? Cause one way or another I figure the other player characters would intentionally be researching this incident.

Hey, En. If it was alright with you, I was thinking of introducing Malak by having him meet our friendly (or not so friendly, but that wouldn't be as good of a reference, would it?) neighborhood Chancellor. Mainly because I'd love the contrast. Akir is harsh, cold, and cruel. Malak, currently, is still a dick, but he's also friendly, warm, and cheerful. And a horrible, horrible person, but nevermind that.

TALOS is an anti-terrorist group. They would only be interested in the Absolutions if the abductions looked like the work of Fenrir or a similar organization. They do have a division for supernatural stuff, though.

One thing that I want to remind you guys is that you are now free to start your own events- that was the point of removing the only-one-character-at-a-time rule. There are only two conditions: you have to be careful that what you write fits in with previous events (that's what the concepts list is for) and you *have* to allow other players to participate if they want to. And of course I'll be keeping an eye on things and intervene when needed.

Ok, now to work on updating the Current Events list.

edited 7th May '17 5:20:30 PM by Sijo

Currently Ongoing Events

• Mab made some kind of deal with The Bookkeeper.
• Dusk fled his fight with Eisendrachen after the newly-empowered Warlock attacked.
• Parawolf has gone along with TALOS- for the moment.
• Bookkeeper was not able to convince Papyrus to leave with him; instead they agreed he would return later. Fyodor however left Winterbloom's to go home with his father.
• Siren was approached by Facility Kappa recruiters. Chickening, and Terror Duo are still looking for a Sin Prince (Azur?).
• Tethystra was confronted by Amethyst at the Platinum Casino but escaped.
• The results of Micheal Jon Paul's confrontation with the smugglers is as yet unknown.
• Jeanne du Ciel defeated the Sin Princess Ni, then met both the angel Alariel and the superhero Vigour. Having agreed to join forces to track the Sin Princes, they stayed overnight at an hotel of the Angel's choice.

It is now the following day

• Vigour slept on top of Alariel's car.
• The Minuteman returned to active duty.
• The Grand Councilor of Kayden arrived on Earth.
• Warlock and Amethyst encountered each other in the museum.
• Someone is stealing corpses.

OK, I believe that's it for now. I'll update it on the go.

Now to work on new events.

edited 9th May '17 6:21:35 PM by Sijo

Yes, Terror Duo and Chickening are indeed looking for Azur.

Also, I'll write up Leera's character sheet soon enough.