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APRIL PLOT WORKSHOP & APRIL EVENT PLANNING
PLOT WORKSHOP
GUIDELINES
In lieu of a CR meme, Meta Heroes will be holding bi-monthly plot workshops. These memes are designed to help players brainstorm, develop, and shape their character arcs and personal plots into something that engages them. (If players feel that this meme is not serving the function of a traditional CR meme and would like to see the inclusion of a more traditional CR meme in the future, please reach out to us!)
Players with player plot and character arc ideas — no matter how pie in the sky or early in development — should post top levels to this entry using the form below. These posts will include character hooks and motivations, general plot ideas, and potential roles in others' plots.
Your ideas can be as specific or as general as you want — e.g., "I want my character to start pursuing politics" or "I want to run a plot where Spider-Man takes down a serial bank robber who's funding meta-drug experiments on children." This is not the place to censor yourself! Put it all out there!
What we do want to impress is more specific posts will make plotting smoother. Try to avoid 'down for anything' posts and comments — if you do not feel you have specific ideas to throw out, we encourage you to simply tag around and collaborate with others. This meme can't succeed without both posts and replies!
In addition to player replies, the mods will have two top levels.
The first, MOD QUESTIONS, is a space for players to ask clarifying questions about things like player plot tier of certain ideas and the ability to impact aspects of the setting or world in substantial ways, or event related questions and sign-ups. We can provide quicker approvals on these memes to help get things rolling to a player plot submission.
The second, SETTING IMPACT, is a space for players to pitch larger-scale plots (including those that they may not want to run themselves, or that they don't have a character who can spearhead). This section is for players to brainstorm and collaborate on big ways to engage and alter the setting. We encourage players to think creatively! We will also offer our two cents where possible, but if you feel something needs our attention, feel free to drop a direct link to the comment in the 'mod questions' header too.
Players with player plot and character arc ideas — no matter how pie in the sky or early in development — should post top levels to this entry using the form below. These posts will include character hooks and motivations, general plot ideas, and potential roles in others' plots.
Your ideas can be as specific or as general as you want — e.g., "I want my character to start pursuing politics" or "I want to run a plot where Spider-Man takes down a serial bank robber who's funding meta-drug experiments on children." This is not the place to censor yourself! Put it all out there!
What we do want to impress is more specific posts will make plotting smoother. Try to avoid 'down for anything' posts and comments — if you do not feel you have specific ideas to throw out, we encourage you to simply tag around and collaborate with others. This meme can't succeed without both posts and replies!
In addition to player replies, the mods will have two top levels.
The first, MOD QUESTIONS, is a space for players to ask clarifying questions about things like player plot tier of certain ideas and the ability to impact aspects of the setting or world in substantial ways, or event related questions and sign-ups. We can provide quicker approvals on these memes to help get things rolling to a player plot submission.
The second, SETTING IMPACT, is a space for players to pitch larger-scale plots (including those that they may not want to run themselves, or that they don't have a character who can spearhead). This section is for players to brainstorm and collaborate on big ways to engage and alter the setting. We encourage players to think creatively! We will also offer our two cents where possible, but if you feel something needs our attention, feel free to drop a direct link to the comment in the 'mod questions' header too.
EVENT PREVIEW
To facilitate your plotting for the coming month, here's a quick preview of the April event! The Alliance Expo will take place in Central City. Your opt-out option is to not attend the Expo.
The Alliance Expo is an annual event held by the Guardian Alliance in Central City. More than simply celebrating superheroism, it celebrates metahuman ability and ingenuity and is open to everyone, regardless of affilation. This is where new members of the Guardian Alliance and The Society may have their first true public debut. Likewise, Unaffiliated metas are encouraged to subtly mingle with each other.
As this is open to the non-meta public, there's a fairly sizable vendors hall. Player characters can find knock-off merchandise of themselves being sold. Along with other gadgets and trinkets that make heroism worth it.
There is also an annual tradition in which the members of the guild participate in a loosely scripted wrestling match in which the newest members of both organizations can show off their powers and get to know their potential opponents. Players are free to come up with their own scripts - from the extremely over the top, to the grim, dark and scary. It’s all in good fun and not a requirement, and is meant to show that even divided there is unity between the metahuman community.
The Society be rolling out new branding - they’re dropping of Villainous Reformation from their name.
This year's event is centered around the history of the Godfall Event, the nearest the world ever got to an apocalypse, albeit this is a heavily sanitized and commercialized version. This event occurred on April 3rd, 1985. Players can get a glimpse into the event that made this world and founded these guild systems. There is a VR simulation where anyone can step into the shoes of the hundreds of metahumans present that day... just don't look up how many of them are still around.
The event will culminate in a VR simulation being hijacked by extremists. Any characters within the VR room will find the simulation losing its fun edge and becomes a true recreation of that day. The world is about to end and it's up to you to stop it at all costs. Player characters may find themselves being influenced by the AI of the role they're inhabiting. The feelings of these AI recreations will layer over the character's own emotions and may feel sudden bonds with other player characters who are inhabiting the role of someone their avatar knows - friends, family, lovers, nemeses. Others may find themselves being at the epicenter of the blast, taking the role of Starstruck himself - suddenly against their friends and family and unable to stop.
Players are completely free to make up their own heroes for this event. If you would like something mod generated, please comment here.
Players may also sign up for the chance to take on the role of any of the existing guild leaders - Frances Startling, Atomight, and Mechanima - and get a glimpse into what they were doing that day and how it shaped their worldview.
The Alliance Expo is an annual event held by the Guardian Alliance in Central City. More than simply celebrating superheroism, it celebrates metahuman ability and ingenuity and is open to everyone, regardless of affilation. This is where new members of the Guardian Alliance and The Society may have their first true public debut. Likewise, Unaffiliated metas are encouraged to subtly mingle with each other.
As this is open to the non-meta public, there's a fairly sizable vendors hall. Player characters can find knock-off merchandise of themselves being sold. Along with other gadgets and trinkets that make heroism worth it.
There is also an annual tradition in which the members of the guild participate in a loosely scripted wrestling match in which the newest members of both organizations can show off their powers and get to know their potential opponents. Players are free to come up with their own scripts - from the extremely over the top, to the grim, dark and scary. It’s all in good fun and not a requirement, and is meant to show that even divided there is unity between the metahuman community.
The Society be rolling out new branding - they’re dropping of Villainous Reformation from their name.
This year's event is centered around the history of the Godfall Event, the nearest the world ever got to an apocalypse, albeit this is a heavily sanitized and commercialized version. This event occurred on April 3rd, 1985. Players can get a glimpse into the event that made this world and founded these guild systems. There is a VR simulation where anyone can step into the shoes of the hundreds of metahumans present that day... just don't look up how many of them are still around.
The event will culminate in a VR simulation being hijacked by extremists. Any characters within the VR room will find the simulation losing its fun edge and becomes a true recreation of that day. The world is about to end and it's up to you to stop it at all costs. Player characters may find themselves being influenced by the AI of the role they're inhabiting. The feelings of these AI recreations will layer over the character's own emotions and may feel sudden bonds with other player characters who are inhabiting the role of someone their avatar knows - friends, family, lovers, nemeses. Others may find themselves being at the epicenter of the blast, taking the role of Starstruck himself - suddenly against their friends and family and unable to stop.
Players are completely free to make up their own heroes for this event. If you would like something mod generated, please comment here.
Players may also sign up for the chance to take on the role of any of the existing guild leaders - Frances Startling, Atomight, and Mechanima - and get a glimpse into what they were doing that day and how it shaped their worldview.
CR FORM
Please use the form below to pitch your character-specific plots and ideas.
Player Name & Pronouns:
Preferred Communication: Plurk, Discord, DM, etc.
Character Name & Journal:
Guild Affiliation:
Plot/CR Hooks: What kinds of things does your character get up to that might throw them in the path of someone else's plot, or that you would like other players to engage with?
Character Motivations: What does your character want? You can list short term and long term goals, but also emotional needs that aren't being fulfilled.
Potential Roles: What role does your character play in their canon plot? What role might they play in others' plots, and what would it take to get their attention? Are they an antagonist, a researcher, a tech whiz?
Plot Ideas: What plots do you specifically want to run with your character in them?
Roles Needed: What kind of CR and skills do you need in order to make that plot happen?
Player Name & Pronouns:
Preferred Communication: Plurk, Discord, DM, etc.
Character Name & Journal:
Guild Affiliation:
Plot/CR Hooks: What kinds of things does your character get up to that might throw them in the path of someone else's plot, or that you would like other players to engage with?
Character Motivations: What does your character want? You can list short term and long term goals, but also emotional needs that aren't being fulfilled.
Potential Roles: What role does your character play in their canon plot? What role might they play in others' plots, and what would it take to get their attention? Are they an antagonist, a researcher, a tech whiz?
Plot Ideas: What plots do you specifically want to run with your character in them?
Roles Needed: What kind of CR and skills do you need in order to make that plot happen?
Locations | Teams | The Guilds | Plotting Post | Mission Board | Mod Contact
NETWORK COMM | LOG COMM | OOC COMM
Churby | David "Prodigy" Alleyne (Marvel-616)
Preferred Communication:
Character Name & Journal: David "Prodigy" Alleyne
Guild Affiliation: Guardian Alliance
Plot/CR Hooks: The stuff below are all general. Specific event stuff will be with the plot ideas.
-David's a genius, a technopath, and psychometric. In the long run that means if you're aware of any of these things, or can get pointed at him through guild or other underground contacts, David can serve as a consult on a lot of functions. Need into a computer system you're not going to get past on your own and you know there isn't a technopath or AI guarding it? Come up with a good enough reason and David will help get you in. Need to know the history of an object to confirm if it was involved in a theft/dastardly plan/world ending ritual, talk to David (and help him with the pain that comes after if it's magical).
-While David's with the Alliance, he also is pretty chill about crimes that affect major companies or places that are insured, provided no one is hurt. But if your crimes (or heroics) are likely to hurt innocents (especially in Excelsior) and you want/need a foil (or someone to help stop baddies that are doing this), look to David, he can hinder, or help.
Character Motivations: David wants to stay here and build a life. At the same time, he's quietly researching a few things in the background.
Short Term
-Making Power Suppression Devices for those unaffiliated metas who might want/need them (since they don't have guild support)
-Identifying/Helping Metas with disabilities/need assistive devices
-Someone to get him to have more silly fun. David goes mad without silly chaos things, and he needs people willing to drag him out into that (especially with him on the outs with his best friend)
Long Term
-Finding a way to send Metas who want it home.
-Establishing his own home/life here.
-Rivalry. David needs someone (or someones) to help drive him. These can be allies, rivalries in his own fields of specialty of tech, or someone truly trying to fight him. He needs it for growth.
-Someone to help push him deeper into guild politics (and perhaps a personal conflict with Winters because fun)
Potential Roles:
David's a bit of a tech whiz and genius. Because of his psychomimetric abilities, he has spent a lot of his time growing up absorbing knowledge, so he often serves as an expert in different areas of science/knowledge. He also tends to get a bit superior. If people don't mind potentially developing a lasting slightly negative CR, and you need that friend that is going to get all 'I told you not to do that' sometimes, then David's a good friend to meet. What he isn't, though, is a leader. He prefers a support role, serving as a second to someone truly in charge. He hasn't gotten involved deeply in guild concerns yet, but when he does he's going to have a role of the voice of opposition, sometimes talking about how whether what a villain is doing is really right or wrong and how mandating rules to
Plot Ideas: Okay, onto Event Ideas!
-Booth Time! David will be attending the convention as a representative of Adaptech, an Excelsior company specializing in prosthetics and assistive technology. As one of the newer employees (and better at being social than many of his coworkers), he's been sent to pitch their work and do displays of enhanced prosthetics and voice-response tech they've been working on. Could be a good place to come if your character needs adaptive assistance (or just help using their cell phone or other tech). Also who doesn't want to shake hands with a robotic arm? Or lose to it in an arm wrestling match?
-VR Experience! You'd think a technopath would be immune to being overtaken in the sim. You're VERY WRONG. David's going to be more vulnerable, perhaps even the first caught up in it. I'm thinking I want him to be someone with lots of emotional/interpersonal connections, so he can bounce off of just about anyone. Former lovers or best friends, rivals and enemies, it's all good. I will take any tags for this people want, including with new CR. David will be randomized into the role of a super villain named Thunderclap who was not seen again after that day, either dead or retired. He was known to be a villain who wanted to take over the world as he thought it was destroying itself and he was the only one who could save it, by ruling it. A very 'ends justify the means' sort of guy. Once he was a hero who believed that good will and understanding and patience could fix things, but over time and watching villains come back over and over again he took on a bleaker outlook and started to believe his rule was the only answer. HIs powers may also have driven him a TOUCH mad. I want deep, emotionally intense situations, hatred or love or concern, and I want to enjoy the awkwardness that might come from those first encounters later, or from how it might make him and established CR just feel nervous. The role was probably one where he decided the 'best' way to handle things was just to kill Starstruck, period. Even fighting people he cares about to achieve this, because it's hard to take over the world for it's own sake when it's destroyed.
Roles Needed:
-Booth Roles Needed: Just about anyone is good for this. People who want to test their strength against a robotic arm, people who want a quick look over of their prosthetics or other onboard tech, or people that just want to talk to the clearly social guy behind the booth table that might look slightly bored. Just a good general way to meet him or remeet David if you know him.
-VR Experience Roles Needed: Literally anyone. This one I'd prefer to talk to someone about before tagging in to their stuff, or being tagged to. I want a rough idea of what these made up past heroes had as an awareness or connection to each other. Would they try and talk his character down? Would they try and stop him with force? Are they trying to help his villain stop the end of the world? Are they compromising their own morals to help him? Do they kiss? Have they kissed before? This is all good. But since David's going to be fully taken over, he's going to believe all of it 100% right from the word go and so this can lead to some fun/awkward stuff before other people start to fall under the sway of the corrupted program. David will be in the role of Thunderclap, a former hero turned 'pragmatic' villain who came to believe the only way to save the world was to unite it under his rule. He was in the game for a while and had a lot of previous relationships with people, and when he 'switched sides' it would have been a matter of public controversy in its own way.
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Like, dude might get a job VERY SERIOUSLY pitched at him.
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I'm going to laugh if one of his first deep tech friends in this world is Doc Ock himself. Truly looking forward to this.
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David would be happy to sit in on that rant, especially since back home his people have made their own technology loosely based on solar, derived from plants.
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