The Good, The Bad and The Spandex: Discussion Thread

:< I hope your cat does recover well, Sijo.

Figaro is doing well but is antsy to get back outside (I can't wait either, but he must stay inside until his sutures are taken out, hopefully this Friday.)

Anyway. Let's see if we can get this show back on the road:

IN THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER OF THE GOOD,THE BAD, AND THE SPANDEX:

• Hazel is trying to find allies to go with her to Faeland and rescue Simon Jones and Fyodor's dad.
• The street where Warlock, Amethyst, Metallic Man and Vigour fought the volcanic elemental Ignis is a hot mess. No sight of the creature.
• Jeanne and Papyrus encountered another Dimensional Parasite but the creature departed cordially enough. Meanwhile The Bookkeeper continues to spy on events.
• The Minuteman continues to fight some suspicious guards at a storehouse filled with weapons.
• The mystery of the corpse-snatcher is still unresolved... and at this rate, probably will remain so (too bad.)
• The "Samurai Ant" presumably is still heading to Easton from Tibet.

Ok, now: Ideas, I need ideas. Sure I can work some on my own, but to meet expectations I need to hear them first. At the very least, I want to complete the Faeland Adventure.

I'm gonna take a look at who exactly these people are, and then try to come up with something of my own.

Sure. That's what the links are for. Be sure to check the Concepts list too.

I apologize but I'll be dropping out. I can't muster up the energy or motivation to post for this.

I can still hail the Horde even though the company has shamed us. Strength and Honor even if Blizzard has neither.

That is OK, Thrall. Thanks for playing and know you're welcome back any time.

Aw, seeya Thrall. You were great to play with.

I will be briefly absent due to the fact 6 letters on my keyboard upped and died. So 'til I get a new one, it's an absolute pain to type.

bork

I hope you can soon find a new keyboard, Brine!

edited 5th Jul '17 10:40:14 AM by Sijo

Crystal Origins

The two were heroes in an ancient universe spanning war against uncaring tyrants. They were but two of many, so many, and even then not the greatest of them. As a reward for their deeds, they were given dominion over a sector of this galaxy. Their identities are lost to time, even their genders and exact relation to one another. It's only agreed that one was just barely subordinate to the other, and equal still. King or Queen, Prince or Princess, lovers, siblings or parent and child.

Within the space they were given, they raised themselves up as protectors instead of rulers. Their ambitions, however, were vast. Inside each of them were six crystals that gave them power: red, blue, green, purple, yellow and cyan for the Just Greater, rose, orange, lime, aqua, cerulean and indigo for Barely Lesser. As old age took them, they altered these crystals and sent them scattering them across the galaxy.

Their mission: Find others like their previous wielders and empower them as best they can, propagate and multiply to spread this power far and wide. Over several generations of wielders, each crystal would be able gather some vital energy from their wielder and undergo fission, spawning a new crystal that would go out and seed another planet.

Over uncountable generations, as world after world was seeded with the crystals, the crystals have long ago deviated from the personalities of their original wielders. They seek out those who resemble the very last wielder to hold their power. They no longer have the exact power of the originals but amplify the wielder to their full potential. On Earth, that normally means tapping those with metagenetic potential, plus or minus DNA powered from the last wielder.

Q&A

• 1. Are the colors descended of the "Barely Lesser" strictly and explicitly weaker than that of the "Just Greater"?
  • No, not at all. The entity referred to as "Barely Lesser" was subordinate by choice and even that tendency has been weeded out in modern generations.
• 2. Red, blue, yellow, green and purple are accounted for. Do you have plans for the rest?
  • I might have plans for cyan, maybe, but all the other colors are free game for anyone.
• 3. Are they all out-and-out heroic?
  • Nope! Sapphire is an anti-villain and the Red Child was an unambiguous bad person.
• 4.Anything else?
  • Avoid reusing colors. Unless it becomes a problem, then don't do that.

Aww, I want Cyan, its my favorite! But other than that, nice work as usual GoA. Approved.

edited 5th Jul '17 3:54:29 PM by Sijo

You can have cyan if you'd like, because orange was my other consideration, if I do anything at all.

Dibs on Graphite. (If Power Rangers Dino Charge can do it, so can I.)

New keyboard. Yay.

In the past few weeks (and during the period where I was absent) I took the liberty to streamline Rine's powers, backstory, etc. I do enjoy writing about multiverse scale stuff, but I think that the way I have him now is a lot better and much, much less convoluted.

For example, his confusing alterations at the hands of the Corporation will be completely erased, and he would escape from them before they can even open him up.

Kaydenite biology will make a lot more sense, and the details of their planet's destruction will also be streamlined.

He will also appear in The Enhanced as a student tricked by the school's superiors into thinking he was human, erasing his long battle against the Parasites.

Annnd I just spent 20 minutes typing a 4 paragraph post.

Thought as much. Rine's character will stay the same in Spandex, but if I ever use him in another, separate RP, I will use the reimagined version.

edited 6th Jul '17 10:48:07 AM by Enirboreh

bork

First, good to have you back so soon.

Second, you can rewrite your character's background *as long as it hasn't been referenced in the game yet.* You know, for continuity.

Third, ha ha ha. He thinks THAT is a long time to ready a post.

Okay, I had an original character idea for this RP that I think will be fun to play. I need to work on the specifics, but the concept is mostly fixed on my mind. I'll probably decide what their backstory will be through play, tho. I don't think I'm gonna use any pre-existing concepts yet, but I might include some in the character's backstory later.

There is a question I'd like to make, tho. After I get my character approved, I would like to know how to start playing. I mean, I think I could just drop the character wherever and start a scene on my own, but I like to writer with other people and that's why I'm here XP

I'm looking for something street level and with a bright tone, at least for my first scene @_@ Is there anything like that going on right now? Alternatively, if anyone's up for writing with me, I'm thinking of a simple scene to start with (against the villain of the week). If so, just say it here or PM me and we can throw ideas at each other.

Now I'm gonna go write down my character idea on a Google Doc and then post it here.

and Hahaha, 20 minutes, hahaha

Victin: do not worry- any help you need, whether with the character or with play, you can get either by asking me, or around here.

As for playing, its very easy, you just react to what someone does, then when they react back, and so on until the situation gets resolved. Remember than only each individual player can decide how their characters are affected though.

Anyone can start a scene- they can even create multiple characters to play with, so you can make a whole cast! The catch is that ALL players must allow others to jump in at any time. This is a shared universe game after all.

So yes, you can create a scene to introduce your character, and then either develop it yourself or wait for others to help. I come here every day so I certainly will.

BTW, my apologies to all for my lack of activities recently but my worries over my cat had me too distracted. He's OK now.

edited 7th Jul '17 9:27:16 PM by Sijo

So, posted as the Kaydenites again after forever. Had to get them out of the hideout eventually after kaalban left.

Anyway, I'm aware of the less than stellar writing. Need to get back into character, plus I'm not quite sure where this is gonna go.

edited 8th Jul '17 7:14:06 AM by Enirboreh

bork

So, the first zeroth draft of my character idea is done. Well, it was done yesterday, but then I went to sleep and was too busy to post it here today @_@ I mostly just made sure to write down the ideas I had, and I was running out of steam by the end of it. Without further ado, here she is: Brass Lass.

Originally she was going to have music based powers, but I couldn't think much beyond "shoots sound blasts at people", so I changed her to what is written there right now. I didn't write anything under personality because I suck at describing character personalities, but I have a general idea of how she is. The specifics and nuances are intertwined with her backstory, tho, and I haven't made up my mind about that. I'm gonna post the actual character in the thread once I'm finished with her.

Would you be open to a rivalry/friendship/rivalry-turned-friendship between Brass Lass and Dynamo Lass?

Very interesting concept! And yes, you can develop your character in any way during play. Just remember that you *cannot* use any feature that isn't listed in your sheet until you have established it in-game first. So for example, you cannot suddenly have her fire missiles, but if you show her having missiles installed, then from that point on you can (after adding them to the sheet.)

As for personality, this is simple but important: its a guide on how the character usually reacts. A simple line can do, but covering more than one situation is better. Example: "always uses violence" is valid, but limited; "tends to talk first, but won't hesitate to use violence if needed" is better.

Other than that, your character is almost ready and yes, you can just have her appear and play her as a mystery for as long as you want!

That sounds like it could be fun. I think Brass Lass would be friendly towards Dynamo Lass, maybe even look up to her? But I think it could be fun if they started (intentionally or not) trying to one-up one another.

What does establishing a new ability in-game entails?

I get that it depends on the ability, but that's a little vague. I listed some extra stuff under potential because I want to build up situations that lead to them, or remember to use them if the situation comes up.

For example, "Ice Skates" consists simply growing blades under her feet so she could skate. It might be something she has never thought of doing until she needs to, or it's something she has done before but it probably won't come up often.

Some might be spur of the moment ideas, others might be a result of training, but I wasn't planning on going through the minutiae of her training. I'd simply pick a point that narratively felt like a good point to show off improvement and do that. Of course, I could just ask here before doing something new. That's what I was planning for anyways.

I wrote something down under personality. I realized Brass Lass interests are similar to another superpowered character of mine I never got to play (which in turn was based on yet another character I haven't done anything with yet). I wonder if that's going to come up later.

I mean, the mystery is that I haven't decided whether she's physically human or not XD

What does establishing a new ability in-game entails?

Basically, it means we see the character gain the ability in the game before he or she uses it. This is to avoid "asspulls" in which a player may come up with some unjustified ability. This has been a problem once.

However in the example above, it might be acceptable because you have already listed it in your sheet- all you need is a situation were she discovers or remembers she has the ability.

I was thinking Dynamo Lass would initially see Brass Lass as stealing her thunder, but she'd never outright admit it. She'd just be really passive-aggressive and backhanded. I figure she'd have a change of heart after having to admit how she really feels and why she feels that way, they have a heart-to-heart and maybe become friends. I can't say for sure without more of an idea of Brass Lass' personality.

I had an idea for a villainess called Diamanda. How about I have her rob a gem store and your girl heroes team up to stop her?

I'm up for it if Victin is!