X-Men: Discussion Topic

[AuRon the champion]

Hydra.

 

Do you need an explanation?

[thelonewander]

yes. Im now confused. Haven't had the time to read through the main topic

[Constructelf]

Basically, Hydra has launched a surprise attack on New York. Plain and simple. SHIELD is scrambling to respond and MACE and the U.S. military seem to be running late.

[shadow pridak money gang]

No, I said in the Daken post the US military was already scrambling forces throughout the city.

 

-Tyler

[thelonewander]

Ok. That helps me enough to at least figure out how to get a few characters into the fray.

 

 

EDIT: one last thing, whats going on at the mansion? and the brotherhood PCs?

Edited May 6, 2013 by thelonewander

[Krayzikk]

The mansion is rather inactive, aside from the arrival of a few Ultimates. The Brotherhood PCs have been settling in, and Abraham has been conversing with a new arrival in his study. That's about it.

[Flex Lord Splash]

Like Venegance I'm returning my college classes are done and I don't seem to be taking summer ones so I should have more time on my hands.Since I got a new laptop I can't get Skype to work right with Windows 8 so PMs will have to do if I need to be reached.

Edited May 6, 2013 by Sir Flex Nardius

[Makuta of Time]

All hail Flex, for his return to the game.

 

Okay getting out of my hotel and into war. Hence my IC for Marauder.

[Vengent Spectre]

Where, may I ask, are the Brotherhood settling in exactly?

[Flex Lord Splash]

Brought U! Ash back into the game with Tyler's permission. Also I'll be dropping Destruction consider he died in the bombinb of Genosha. Ares is also dead.

 

U! John is coming back for a bit. I'm leaving Novocain in Zyke's hands for now.

Edited May 10, 2013 by Sir Flex Nardius

[Zulu Yankee Kilo Echo]

For the other GMs and those of you currently involved with my characters, I would urge you to view my profile and read the "About Me" section.

[Light]

I'm sad to see you go Zyke.Good luck out there.

[Flex Lord Splash]

Good luck Zyke feel free to hit me up on Skype bro I know how you feel since I had to do the same thing reccently man.

[Let's Henshin!]

So, now that Waterpolo season has ended, I finally have some free time and will most likely be rejoining the RPG. Could someone give me an update on what's going on?

 

EDIT: On second thought certain people have dissuaded me from rejoining.

Edited May 12, 2013 by Toa Onarax

[thelonewander]

Alright guys, it been a fun ride, but I must withdraw. I simply have lost my interest here. Do what you want to my characters. I'll see ya'll around the site. Good bye, and good luck saving New York.

[Flex Lord Splash]

I'm sorry to see you go man.

 

I'm worried about the current level of activity the RP is in. It seems to me people are loosing interest. Would anyone care to brainstorm on how we can fix this?

Edited May 16, 2013 by Sir Flex Nardius

[Snelly]

Activity goes up and down all the time, it's nothing to worry about.

[Makuta of Time]

Simple Flex, just give them a new story plot with more action. (Either that or do the current one in NY)

[Flex Lord Splash]

Lol I don't have much control over the story or plot anymore

[Krayzikk]

Simple Flex, just give them a new story plot with more action. (Either that or do the current one in NY)

 

There is a plotline.

 

Most of you have opted not to do anything with it. There's an army on NYC's doorstep, the Hellicarrier just went down, and there's mass hysteria. Even if you're in Westchester, that's kinda hard to miss.

[Makuta of Time]

That's why I said the one in NY in the ( ).

[AuRon the champion]

Hey Flaredrick, not sure if you remember, but you need to move your character that's involved in the prison break so he's where my character's at.

 

Thanks.

[Wyrd Bid Ful Araed]

 

Simple Flex, just give them a new story plot with more action. (Either that or do the current one in NY)

 

There is a plotline.

 

Most of you have opted not to do anything with it. There's an army on NYC's doorstep, the Hellicarrier just went down, and there's mass hysteria. Even if you're in Westchester, that's kinda hard to miss.

Yeah, but I'll be honest Snark, just going round battling random mooks is getting a bit...stale. If you're too busy to give us NPCs to duff up then give players license to come up with some elite thugs like we did in Las Vegas

[Flex Lord Splash]

 

 

Simple Flex, just give them a new story plot with more action. (Either that or do the current one in NY)

 

There is a plotline.

 

Most of you have opted not to do anything with it. There's an army on NYC's doorstep, the Hellicarrier just went down, and there's mass hysteria. Even if you're in Westchester, that's kinda hard to miss.

Yeah, but I'll be honest Snark, just going round battling random mooks is getting a bit...stale. If you're too busy to give us NPCs to duff up then give players license to come up with some elite thugs like we did in Las Vegas

Exactly I think we need something to spice up the battle. Some troop movements... stronger adversaries of some kind, something to bring the players back into the fight. Or the possibility of a stronghold/Hydra base maybe a building they have overtaken that we can take back for ourselves.

[Krayzikk]

I've rather been operating under the same circumstances I have ine very major engagement since I became staff. Players have full reign to do with enemy NPCs as they wish, so long as they are not suddenly slaughtering them with no real way to do so. As for more powerful enemies... Snell basically unleashed a few squadrons of mini-Iron Mans on the battle field for Hydra's side a few posts back. Since then, they have been referenced only in one players' post. Plus, there are fighter-esque things flying about the sky since the attack began, as well as larger flying enemies capable of annihilating an Iron Man armor in one shot.

 

There are mooks on the ground, that have been stated to be pushing forward past the Statue of Liberty. The Helicarrier was downed, and reference has been made in my posts of personnel trying to regroup, and either retreat or hold the line. There have been references to mooks showing up at the airport, to ensure that no planes can leave.

 

I've set these things up, so players can do something. But I've not seen anyone make mention of them, or do anything about them. I haven't done anything else yet, because to do so would take things to the next logical step of the lack of player action against them; the complete subjugation of New York City.

 

You have enemy troop movements. You have issues to deal with, you have enemies that are significantly stronger then the average soldier, and you have specifc locations that they've taken hold of.

 

Do something with them. Else, New York will fall very soon, because there is literally nothing else I can do. If you don't do anything with what I give you, then all I can do is bring the enemies' plan to the conclusion of its first stage. By all means, empower NPCs yourself. You should, unless specified otherwise, consider that privilege always in your hands.Because at this point, I'm out of extra things I can give you without making this completely and utterly a lost battle.

[Wyrd Bid Ful Araed]

The problem isn't that we're worried about slaughtering NPCs mindless, its that we're worried about being told we're God-modding if we start pulling out NPCs of a player-character level of strength. Well its what I'm worried about anyway

 

Snelly unleashed the shock troopers on the Iron Legion in the sky and I never saw any kind of reference that they were going after anything but Stark personally. I'd guess that other players got the same impression if they're not mentioning them.

 

The problem with mooks on the ground is that that's what we've been dealing with since the start of the fight and its hard to come up with new and interesting ways of dealing with them post after post. And the problem with fighters in the sky is that there are't that many characters with the ability (be it power or pilots license) to get into an aerial dogfight. We want a combination of the two, larger fighters but on the ground.

 

The big flying base thing has the similar "in the air so we can't really get to it" problem, but also the fact that there's nothing we can really do against it without a.) god-modding by harming something that big and tough, or b.) getting vaporised by its weaponry which can bring down entire buildings in a single shot.

 

You've thrown a lot of things into the fight Snark but you're basically holding them just out reach of the average player. Give us something we can actually attain and feel like we're actually making an impact

[Flex Lord Splash]

Oh I didn't know about the Iron-man like troops. I'll use that for sure now.

 

About the aerial fighting. You could just get your character some jet-packs like I've done with mine. These jet-packs can easily be destroyed after the battle but gives them the temporary ability to fight in the sky and also an aerial battle which is something most characters haven't had.

Edited May 16, 2013 by Sir Flex Nardius

[shadow pridak money gang]

bump/post divider for flex to say something i guess

 

-Tyler

Edited June 10, 2013 by Dallas Winston

[Flex Lord Splash]

Thanks man.

 

Since it seems that the RP is on a decline in a last ditch effort to try to save it I have taken my old spot as the head GM. Snark and Tyler will still be on as staff members. I am going to do my best to get the activity of this RP back up, but I'm going to need everyone's help. Hopefully we can make some changes to this RP and it will endure.

[shadow pridak money gang]

if not god willing we'll all meet again in XMDD 2: the search for more players

 

-Tyler

[Havelock Vetinari]

Someone's been watching Spaceballs.

[shadow pridak money gang]

hey look you stalked the game topics close enough to get my references c:

 

-Tyler

[Makuta of Time]

Oh goody, I've been dying to get some more action.

[Snelly]

Well guys, I'm probably not gonna be posting here for...well forevers. I had a lot of fun here but I spent so much time with other rpgs and such I just don't have the energy and desire to post here.

 

My characters have all vanished into the sunset or lived happy ever after or something like that. =P

[Constructelf]

In an attempt to increase activity in the RP, I shall introduce a new profile.

 

Name: Vincent Zai (Alias of Reyson Tsui)Codename: MelodiaAge: 27Gender: MaleFaction: HYDRA

Power(S): Vincent’s primary ability is psychic emotion broadcasting via music Through the power of song, he can broadcast raw emotion over large areas, affecting anybody within hearing range (A close parallel would be Heron Galdrar). As well, he retains enough telepathy to be able to understand any language. This works the other way around too as most people can understand anything he says (Limited Alltongue).

Appearance: Vincent has an angelic appearance to him, with a surprisingly feminine but foreboding face, long silver hair, fair skin, and a slender build. He usually wears long, flowing robes with a high-collar opera cape. Underneath, he wears the Spacetime Traversal Unit.

Weapons: STU (Spacetime traversal unit): THis device allows its user to travel between universes and across time using portals. It is powered by a mixture of electricity (supplied by batteries) and lifeforce. Short-range portals (within line of sight) cost virtually nothing, but anything farther than that requires large amounts of lifeforce. This lifeforce must be gathered form killing other living beings; if insufficient lifeforce is present, the device drains the lacking amount from the user. The model Vincent wears is a bullet proof metal with glowing circle resembling an arc reactor in the centre with a set of dials on the vest’s right. Vincent also carries a sword concealed in a walking stick.

Skills: This version of Vincent is very skilled in singing, as well as other forms of music. He is also very persuasive and diplomatic.Personality: Vincent is a fanatical eco-terrorist. He believes humanity to be a plague on the Earth and figures that population control (code for mass murder) is needed to control the negative impact that they have on the environment. He believes himself to be a prophet of the Mother Earth and will go to any length to exercising “her will”. This obsession is mainly caused by the time he spent in a universe where humanity never evolved.

Weakness: Vincent possesses no powers capable of causing physical damage. As well, those with stronger wills than Vincent can overcome the telepathic effects of his melodies. In addition, his obsession with environmentalism can sometimes put him in strategically disadvantageous situations (He’ll refuse to use fossil fuel vehicles to outrun/chase down enemies). The STU requires LARGE amounts of lifeforce to be used to its fullest potential and has a very long recharge time (5 minutes for teleports within line of sight, 12 hours for a location in the same universe, 7 days for travel between universes. Time travel only increases the amount of time needed). The device is also glaringly inaccurate when travelling long distances, but it won't teleport Vincent into an area where he will be in immediate danger. It also can't take him off of Earth.Bio: Unlike his prime universe counterpart, Ultimate Vincent enrolled at the Xavier Institute at an early age. Due to a head injury he sustained while playing sports, Vincent lost a large amount of his psychic abilities. To compensate, Vincent experimented with ways to indirectly use his telepathy, finally settling on music. When the Phalanx attacked, Vincent briefly helped with the defenses but eventually deserted, wanting to go home. However, he arrived home to find his family dead. Eventually, after hearing that some of the X-Men had travelled to another universe, Vincent decided to leave his home dimension as well, using a device of his father’s design. However, due to not knowing where the others were headed as well as not being aware that the machine could travel through time as well as space, Vincent ended up traversing multiple universes over multiple time periods. It took him 5 years to find his way to the prime universe, only to find that he was 5 years into the past. During these 5 years, he somehow got caught up with HYDRA…

Trivia: Vincent is a vegetarian.

Edited June 12, 2013 by Constructman: Black Knight

[Flex Lord Splash]

@ Snelly- Sorry to see you go man.

 

@- Constructman- Hmmm so what exactly can he do to people's emotions? Make them feel angry or sad etc? Is there any way to resist this?

 

As for the portal device... so it drains the life of random humans in the vicinity? But if there isn't enough around it drains from him? Which means he could die from it? Idk the whole portal weapon sounds like it could be OP if misused.

[otter]

I think what he meant towards the lifeforce was that he has to kill a being to steal their lifeforce, otherwise it drains from him.

 

I.E. - He kills a person, and the power meter on the device goes up. If he kills enough people, it's fully charged. However, if he hasn't killed enough people, it steals from him until it is fully charged.

[Flex Lord Splash]

Ah, I see. Wouldn't that mean if fully charged he could point it at a PC and send them on a ride to another universe though?

[shadow pridak money gang]

My main problem is that he must have literally combined every Duracell in every universe he visited into one giant giga-battery so that it could power him enough to jump through dimensions consistently over a long period of time. It just doesn't seem like a device that stands up to much scrutiny.

 

-Tyler

[Constructelf]

My main problem is that he must have literally combined every Duracell in every universe he visited into one giant giga-battery so that it could power him enough to jump through dimensions consistently over a long period of time. It just doesn't seem like a device that stands up to much scrutiny.

 

-Tyler

 

Yeah. Maybe I should have phrased it better...

 

I think what I meant is that the batteries only ensure that the device is active; they give no power to the actual jump - it's all life energy powering it. As for recharging, solar panels? Maybe?

 

Ah, I see. Wouldn't that mean if fully charged he could point it at a PC and send them on a ride to another universe though?

 

Hm, perhaps it could be that the device can't teleport any living things other than the activator?

 

 

I think what he meant towards the lifeforce was that he has to kill a being to steal their lifeforce, otherwise it drains from him.

 

I.E. - He kills a person, and the power meter on the device goes up. If he kills enough people, it's fully charged. However, if he hasn't killed enough people, it steals from him until it is fully charged.

 

Yes.

 

 

@- Constructman- Hmmm so what exactly can he do to people's emotions? Make them feel angry or sad etc? Is there any way to resist this?

 

He can instigate any emotion in someone, but his strength of will has to be a certain degree greater than the target to get the full force of the emotion, not to mention a reaction to it. The target only needs to have either a strong will or very good emotional control to null the power.