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Post by Iron Man/Tony Stark on Nov 5, 2007 17:51:47 GMT -5
You make a good point. God it's hard to agree on a storyline.
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Post by Winter Soldier on Nov 5, 2007 17:55:15 GMT -5
especially in a universe like Marvel.
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Post by Thor on Nov 5, 2007 17:57:40 GMT -5
I personally agree with Dr. Strange we shouldn't rush into any mass storylines until we have the cast to do so. We should also give amble time to discuss different ideas and perhpas combing ideas once we have the cast to make a mass stroyline.
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Post by Loki on Nov 5, 2007 18:14:24 GMT -5
Perhaps everyone can stay in small not all-encompassing storylines for now, but they can meld into a large story in the future? I think, since the game's still new, people should stick with what they know best, or a general heavy-duty, tried and true 'main' plot should be made. Nothing too specialised - like, the Avengers/X-men, etc shouldn't receive a bias in the plot idea.
I'm in general agreement w/ the good Doctor and BThor.
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Post by erin on Nov 5, 2007 19:03:39 GMT -5
I was reading recently about the Phalanx. I don't know much about them but they remind me of the Borg. If we eventually go into a virus-plague thing - that might be kind of cool.
Anyway, for now, we could just say that "shadowy figure that will only be revealed later" is planning something and the first inklings are coming out. That way we leave ourselves time to get used to everything and to gain more characters. We just need to figure out a very simple plot for now for the "inklings" and we can build it from there.
Example: Certain people are hunting telepaths or certain dark characters are stealing some technology.
Anyway...any other ideas?
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Post by Doctor Strange on Nov 6, 2007 2:44:04 GMT -5
While I agree heartily that the Phalanx Covenant was an awesome and very interesting storyline, I would rather not see us rehash an already done storyline.
Agreed on your second point. Leaving the grand puppetmaster ambiguous for now would work - but we'd have to be careful not to write ourselves in a corner with it. SO we'd have to leave it very vague until we had the kinks worked out.
I like the hunting telepaths idea. Perhaps it could start out as a string of mutant murders, which are fairly commonplace in Marvel. It would be only later realized, perhaps too late in, that what was linking the murders together was that all the victims have precognition/telepathic abilities. Of course, the murders wouldn't necessarily be linked solely to telepathic/precog mutants, but could perhaps extend to scryers/diviners/sorcerers with the means to predict future events and what not.
It's somewhat of a mystery, and because it leaves it open ended for any kind of motive, from any sort of villain, I think it works.
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Post by Colonel Nick Fury on Nov 6, 2007 17:10:38 GMT -5
Yeah I like that. Telephatic mutants being murdered. Sounds good.
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Post by Hercules on Nov 6, 2007 20:44:04 GMT -5
Hm, I'd like a storyline that might not be so...Mutacentric? fact is there are a billion rps of x-men where they are the fulcrum of the rp and the center of it. I'd like this one to be more focused on the heroes/villains who don't get as much of a chance to be the center of it all to get a bit of the spotlight.
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Post by Toad on Nov 7, 2007 4:52:57 GMT -5
I agree even though I am an Xmen character but all in all it sounds cool.
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Post by erin on Nov 7, 2007 11:09:41 GMT -5
Well... We could either expand this concept so it applies to anyone with a sixth sense like Spiderman or anyone with mystical/magical foreknowledge like Doc. Strange said. That would at least expand the idea.
Or we could change the targeted group...like if we go with the disease idea, before it is released, have the villains attack brainiacs or healers or something. I don't think we have many geniuses yet so maybe that's not so good.
Anyway if the targeted group is large enough, it would affect everyone...some would have to protect the victims and some would have to target them.
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Post by Moon Knight on Nov 7, 2007 11:39:50 GMT -5
How about street-level heroes?
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Post by Doctor Strange on Nov 7, 2007 12:32:10 GMT -5
Well... We could either expand this concept so it applies to anyone with a sixth sense like Spiderman or anyone with mystical/magical foreknowledge like Doc. Strange said. That would at least expand the idea. Precisely. Basically, whoever was doing this, would be targeting anyone and everyone that could somehow divine some larger plot. Not just mutants - they would simply be among the casualties. Which would give both X-Men and Avengers, and other heroes, initiative to act. This might be a stretch - but maybe some Pantheon-related members could be subject to attacks? Maybe not gods, but perhaps those close enough to them on a personal level to more easily get their help. Like, say, Jane Foster? (I'm sure Thor wouldn't like that. =] ) We'd just need a motive. And a villain who would do such a terrible thing. =)
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Post by Gambit on Nov 7, 2007 14:29:39 GMT -5
Well having that storyline put into work would definitely leave Hobby out. I do not know why but if villains could somehow leave their mutual interest behind, go after one valuable thing by collaborating.
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Post by Iron Man/Tony Stark on Nov 7, 2007 14:52:40 GMT -5
So we making any progress with the storyline then. Seems like every post is a new one. But anyway. So a villain or villains are going after. It could originally start out with people thinking it was only mutants with the first few murders being mutants. Then when the first non-mutant is killed we find out that it's not just mutants they're after. I think we could make the killers like totally vicious and maybe led by a classic villain/villains but you know they could plant bombs and everything. Not the normal sort of thing where the villains draw out a big fight. So that would leave people a bit more scared. Then when the villains are forced to reveal themselves, the heroes could deal with it or somethings. Any ideas?
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Post by Doctor Strange on Nov 7, 2007 14:59:41 GMT -5
Well having that storyline put into work would definitely leave Hobby out. I do not know why but if villains could somehow leave their mutual interest behind, go after one valuable thing by collaborating. Not necessarily. There would be a puppet master behind this, yes, but what's to stop Hobby from teaming up with him? Money would be a motivator, wouldn't it? And say this puppet master has the means to give him what he wants. The puppet master in question might not want to get his hands dirty. Enter Hobby, and other villains, that could be supplied with the proper initiative to help him along the way - or even serve as ample distraction to heroes who are trying to uncover what's really going on.
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