Kamataichi will likely be the most confused of the lot, given he was possessed..

Especially since that little issue never really got fixed...

Going offline for a few, bbs

edited 20th Dec '10 12:11:49 PM by MystyGlyttyr

Yep, the poor folks in that particular universe must be confused as hell.

Here it is, guys! Let me know what you think.

Planet of the Symbiotes

• The action takes place in New York City, as depicted in countless iterations of the Marvel Universe—in particular, this version of New York shall appear as it is depicted in the video game Spider Man Web Of Shadows. The city will be relatively intact at first, but as time passes it will devolve into a ruined battlefield filled with shattered windows, ruined streets, overturned cars and vast symbiote hives that stretch from skyscraper to skyscraper.
• There are two possible objectives to complete in this challenge, both of which are mutually exclusive. The first option is to purge New York of its symbiote infestation, which involves creating a weapon that can kill all of the aliens in the city and requires the player to defeat Venom; and the second is to wrest control of the symbiote-infected New Yorkers from Venom and use it to infect and conquer the rest of the world, which involves defeating Venom. Depending on their choices, Spider-Man and a number of different characters will aid or hinder the Champions throughout the course of this challenge, and their allegiances may change unexpectedly.
• Regardless of the Champions’ individual objectives, they will be opposed every step of the way be the symbiote-infected citizens of New York; the Symbiotes themselves are mere offshoots of the Venom symbiote itself, and are thus subservient to its will. Most importantly, these symbiotes are not attacking the Champions of their own will; the symbiotes have supressed their hosts’ original personalities, and if the Champions manage to break this control even for an instant they will find scared and frightened New Yorkers whimpering in terror or begging for help.
• Spider-Man must survive throughout the Challenge, or the Champions will lose.
• For the duration of this challenge, the Champions will themselves be infected with a weaker version of the symbiotes plaguing New York; these watered-down symbiotes are not strong enough to completely subvert their personalities, but can and will make the Champions more aggressive and violent. In addition to this, they also allow their hosts to cling to walls and make prodigious leaps; this is intended to serve as a gameplay balancing feature, as it wouldn’t be any fun to have a challenge based on Spider-Man if the Champions themselves can’t join Spider-Man in amazing and spectacular aerial battles. Note that these are the only abilities conferred by being host to a symbiote; you will not be able to shoot webs or generate enormous tendrils with which to swing from buildings or smash things.
• Important NPCs include Spider-Man, Luke Cage, Wolverine, Moon Knight, Mary Jane Watson, the Black Cat, Wilson Fisk (a.k.a., the Kingpin of Crime), the Vulture, Rhino, the Black Cat, and of course Venom.
• Minor NPCs include various New York gangsters, SHIELD agents, terrified civilians, and symbiote-infected New Yorkers.

edited 20th Dec '10 12:41:49 PM by SullenFrog

I love that game.

The Goblins as well?

Nope; neither the Green Goblin nor the Hobgoblin will appear. You've got enough on your platter with the symbiotes, man; it's not like the Avengers or the Fantastic Four are going to bail you out.

edited 20th Dec '10 12:48:48 PM by SullenFrog

That sounds pretty damned awesome, Frog.

A Spider-Man challenge?

FUCK YEAH!

J. Jonah Jameson should be involved, even if only mentioned by Spider-Man.

Call the Marines! CALLLLLL THE MARRRRIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNEEEEEEESSSSS!

Marvel Universe? Nice.

Magic nerf off ...Mostly, anyway.

You know...this might just be me and my general Chaotic Neutral self acting up, but you know what would totally freak with their heads? Good old-fashioned body-swapping. I mean that would just make everything messed up. Swap Rey into Eddie and watch Rey bashing everything because he can't control Eddie's strength, swap Ravage and Harry and...well what could possibly NOT go wrong there...swap Blink and Keshar for...Jesus that would be bad.

Again like I said...I'ma Chaotic Neutral as it gets. I just like havoc. Plus it doesn't seem like it'd be out of line for the Nomads.

^ Blink sitting quietly, sipping tea and sniffing flowers. Yuuka jumping around everywhere and hugging everybody. With Super-Strength.

edited 20th Dec '10 1:29:07 PM by DaveScooter

I prefer Blink and Yuuka getting swapped, if we do that. Mainly because what Dave just explained sounds hilarious.

_{Especially since Blink might have a little PSL for Yuuka.}

edited 20th Dec '10 1:43:52 PM by AnnoR

This is what I wanted to go for in the Lord Of The Rings thing, but this sounds better. Who else is a Fragile Speedster?

Harry and Ravage swapping is going to be so fun.

I dunno, I was just tossing names at random. Pretty much any combination would be hilarious. It could even just be a chamber thing between challenges.

Though with Rey as the weakest Champion (I suspect at least) he'd almost certainly need to be traded with one of the strongest just for that comedy.

Jorge and Saren would be another "almost HAS to happen" possibility, I think.

edited 20th Dec '10 1:35:20 PM by MystyGlyttyr

Both would freak, methinks.

Not even five minutes and already my challenge idea hs been forgotten.

I'll just go ahead and add it to the recap page then, let it sit there and collect dust and mothballs.

Sorry 'bout that, I think it sounds awesome.

I liked it (already I'm imagining one of my characters as possessed by the symbiote).

So, a classic Corruption mechanic?

I like your Challenge, Frog. Don't be Sullen.

Booo!

Hisssssss.

The only problem I foresee with the bodyswap mechanic is whether or not we have an odd number of players, and then trying to see who gets what body.

edited 20th Dec '10 1:57:19 PM by Locoman

Also, the pairs might be too similar to provide much comedy.