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Me too. We start playing on the 7th, yes? Nope, game starts today. It's allready up. Legion of Super-Heroes Play By Post: One to Live Another to Die
Game has begun. Play By Post Thread "One to Live another to Die. Sorry I was 1 day late. Valegrim can you email me or are you unable to?
Yep, holidays were fine, went to my parents house for Christmas as usual. New Years was nice and quiet, I worked on the Legion game. Please send me an email Valegrim so I can try and resend the new combat chapter.
yep; sure is Ok, I had the same problem with another players address. There is something not working right on my account or on my computer. I asked the other player to email me first and through that I seem to be able to email back to him. Lets try the same thing. Please email me first. I don't know why my account or computer is acting up but it is. I have the revision of the combat chapter for you. Your character Lightning Lad is essentially unchanged so your fine there. The other chapters I gave you before are also still in use. If you are interested in a martial artist for your second character, go ahead and take a close look at the Brawling and Martial Art rules in the combat chapter. That should give you an understanding how that part of the game works.
I tried sending an email to the above address but for some reason it doesn't recognize it. Is the above address acurrate?
Looks like some of the others are back. I'm all for recruiting others though. The more the merrier.I received it and replied. I'll get a chance to go over it in detail tomorrow and ask questions. I'll get you three off the ground first in regards to characters, then recruit others. I want to get this started as soon as possible.
Freehold DM: I am so sorry, Eileen. Work got crazy as most people were out on vacation and we got audited. Twice. Still interested in playing, although I won't be truly available until the 21st. I am so sorry I got quiet on you!!!!!! Freehold DM could you email me at MyLegionofSuperHereos@gmail.com That way I have your address and can mail material out to you.
Valegrim:
Let me what you want to do for your first character. We talked about a few ideas. To get the game started a bit quicker I would like to see you play an established Legionnaire or if you want to do the homemade one do you think you could follow the book well enough, to create one? I'd be able to answer all your questions regarding character creation.
Freehold DM: I am so sorry, Eileen. Work got crazy as most people were out on vacation and we got audited. Twice. Still interested in playing, although I won't be truly available until the 21st. I am so sorry I got quiet on you!!!!!! Good to hear it. I had stopped working on the PBP game characters because I thought I had lost all the players before we started. I'll get right back on Matter-Eater Lad for you.
I received it and replied. I'll get a chance to go over it in detail tomorrow and ask questions. Sounds good. I'm going over his powers again, rewriting them, I did send you the Super Strength power and the others are being worked on now. Should we try an recruit others or do you want to play Superman yourself, or what would you like to do?
Ok, perhaps I got my wires crossed. Superman will be sent out tonight. I did send out Brainaic 5 to Spike 979 but didn't hear back from him. I'll double check with the other players and see if they are still interested. Thanks for getting back be to doomed hero.
Everyone: I'm planning on starting the game on the weekend of the 15th-16th of this month. Spike: Bainiac 5 has been sent out. Let me know if there are any questions or concerns about the character. I'd be happy to answer any questions you have about how the character sheet works. Doomed Hero:Superman is almost done and will arrive on Monday or Tuesday. I work all weekend so I won't get the opportunity to finish him until then. Freehold DM: Are you still interested in playing? Let me know, the next character in line to be completed is Matter-Eater Lad. Valegrim: Are you still interested in playing? I need to know for certain which character to prepare for you if you are participating.
Valegrim:Yes, I remember you character concept. What I meant by the 80's was how the Legion characters were presented in the comics during the 1980's. The adventure are still taking place in the 30th-31st century. We were talking about how the charactrers were drawn and what their personalities were like when the authors and artists did the comic in the 1980's. Let me know tomorrow.
Valegrim: I'm still uncertain which character your playing for the first group. I'm going to be working on characters today and tomorrow. I didn't get any feedback yet on what kind of campaign or era the Legionnaires are from... With the exception of DM Freehold who was interested in the 1980's character versions. My guess at this point is we will be starting a new campaign all together. That is my backup plan without receiving any solid feedback from the group.
Doomed Hero
That sound great, I have today and tomorrow off so I will be putting in a lot of time preparing character. I'm hoping to send you Superman bu tomorrow. Can you email me at MyLegionofSuperHeroes@gmail.com I had difficulty with you address earlier. This way I should have it correct by returning emails to you. The documents I send out will use Microsoft Word
Everyone: As players are you more interested in using the Legionnaires as they were.... 1. Presented in the Adventure Comic days of the 1960's. 2. Presented in the 1970's and early 80's. 3. Presented as they are in the new comics. Let me know what you personal preferances are in order so I can work with the most popular choice. Either way we are dealing with the original Legion and not a re-boot version. The biggest differance between one choice versus another, is that as the characters and villains age, they are better at what they do; thus there abilities are higher. There are also some significant personality changes for certain characters. A good example of this would be Shrinking Violet. The settings (such as what Legion HQ) looks different from one comic era to another, this sort of fluff would be reflective of your group choice as well. Finally, the costumes I present on the character sheets would be be based on your choice as well. FYI: Just so you know, that the above post which discusses they type of campaign we could have...if we pick up where the previous campaign group left off, it takes place in the 1970's Legion era, not the current redition or the Adventure Comics days.
Hello Everyone:
Freehold DM: Matter-Eater Lad
I will start prepping these characters and if I get alot accomplished I hope to email them out by Friday. If I misunderstood any character interest please correct me. If you would rather have your "other Legionnaire choice" within the starting group please tell me, I want to make sure I am preparing the correct Legionnaires for the starting group. Doomed Hero: I just want to be certain that you were interested in Superman and not Superboy? There is very little differance between the two other than in name. Superman's stats will be little higher but in the game it won't be that noticable simply because either way, he is the most powerful hero there is. Superman's age will be different as well. Both characters normally reside in the 20th century and would time travel forward to the 30th or 31st century. Either situation is acceptable for me, as the differances are very small. Our Campaign Discussion: I'm making some mental notes on the type of campaign to play. I essentially see four choices for a campaign. 1. As one would normally expect, we start out fresh with an original/new campaign. I don't have a specific details in mind yet, but the advantage here is we start out with a fresh new story for all players. This would be a campaign design of mine (as what your probably use to). 2. We pick up where the previous campaign left off. This camapign already has some good history to it which I could pass along easily to all of you. It does present some difficulties however and they would have to be addressed. In a nut shell, The Time Trapper then set an alternate time line in the 1990's which altered Earth's history. Earth fell upon some very horrific times and two people arose to save the planet, Superman and Lex Luthor. Working together, they saved the world and rose to become the new leaders of Earth. Both viewed as great heroes they united the planet and were benign leaders for all. The changes in Earth's history eventually altered all forth coming centuries and eventually caught up to the 30th century. With history having been re-written....certain Legionnaires apt to travel back into history and correct the time line. They are leaving as we speak.... Meanwhile, the time alterations has changed the 30th century as well. The Legion no longer is viewed by the public as a good organization but rather has become a group of rebels which have been outlawed. The reality is that the Legion is still good, but they must work underground to conduct their goals. There are more details to the story of coarse, but I don't want to say too much at this time. 3. We spend the next few days posting about what kind of campaign each of us would like to see...none of which should go into a lot of detail but rather mention highlights of what you as a player would enjoy. For example, one player may be interested in battling the Fatal Five and so they pass that along as an interest to the rest of us. Another player may be interested in some sort of intergalactic war. Anyway, you get the idea...you as a player mention what sounds "cool" and after some discussion, I'll try and work with as many of the ideas as I can yet at the same time, not reveal any real plotline to you. 4. We pick a key Legion story in the comics that is appealing and use it as a guidline for a campaign. Obviously the story changes as PCs make decisions, I incorporate new details, etc. but essentially its a remake of a great Legion tale already written. As with any camapign though its subject to change and there is no certain outcome of events. These are just some ideas to discuss. Food for though while I prepare characters.
You could also start the characters out in an area of Greyhawk which Iuz did not directly afftect during the Greyhawk Wars. For example, you have the remanats of the Great Kingdom as well as the Scarlet Brotherhood. This way you can avoid most of the IUZ issue without changing any cannon events. You also get the opportunity to use other areas of Greyhawk and explore them as well, using new threats that reside in those areas.I have thought of Perrenland; I guess I could make that most people still doesn´t know Iuz is a demigod, so I could keep the S**T WE ARE DOOMED! feeling out of the game, because, otherwise, they know they are facing the end of the world and that changes everything... I think its a good idea, is Perrenland well detailed in your campaign? How familiar are the players with it? If the area is not overly developed in your campaign, it could open up some fresh ideas for fluff and exciting places for the PCs to visit.
Thank you for the wonderful post. No, I wasn't aware of the Google free site you linked. I'm going to take a good look at it and see if I can get the hang of it. Yes, the game is based off of the DC franchise and my intention was to have a place online to post much of the game in order for it to serve as an Encyclopedia for Legion fans in addition to being used in conjuction with the game. I'm aware of the copyright issue and at this point an interested in PBP games using the site as a "base of operations" for potential players to review things. In the long term, should I ever consider the game marketable, I would be contacting DC comics (years from now) and inquiring with them as a result of the copyright materials. It is very unlikely that I would ever advance things far enough to reach this point though. Essemtially, I'm trying to build another Legion fan site. I want to protect the actual rules of the game (not the Legion fluff) because they are my own creation. I think I will use you suggestion of certified mail. I have most of the core rules worked out already and could include them. Would you suggest a written copy of the rules inside the unopened certified mail package or a CD?
You could also start the characters out in an area of Greyhawk which Iuz did not directly afftect during the Greyhawk Wars. For example, you have the remanats of the Great Kingdom as well as the Scarlet Brotherhood. This way you can avoid most of the IUZ issue without changing any cannon events. You also get the opportunity to use other areas of Greyhawk and explore them as well, using new threats that reside in those areas.
I think Cosmic Boy would be an excellent choice for you. I say this for a couple of reasons. First off, he always has been the best of the Legion leaders (he was the first and raised the roster from 3 Legionnaires to 17 in a single term). Roleplaying is big with any leader type of character. Secondly, his power is versitle. Most things have metal in them and his ability to manipulate it is really just limited to your imagination. After seeing you play Lightning Lad and asking about various ways to use his power, I can easily picture you finding unique ways of using Magnetism Manipulation as well. Magneto would be Cosmic Boy's Marvel counterpart. I would like to hold off with the Green Lantern Corps for now and work with core Legion in order to better the basics of the game. The closest we have to a Kid Flash is XS. She is actually a member of an alternative Universe Legion (one of the Reboots which was never introduced into the original Legion). If memory serves correctly, she was a descendant of the Flash. The other members with super speed would be those similar to Superboy.
I would suggest Sun Boy as a possible choice. Yes, as with most Legionnaires, he has only one power; the reason I select him though is because its a power that can be used in most situations. Chameleon Boy is versitle in his power as well.
I have put some consideration into Nemesis Kid and I'm going to turn him down based on the complexity and potential power of the character. Being that we are play testing, I want to work first with the more popular characters in order to complete them for the game and give them a good test run. Superboy/man greatly exceeds Nemesis Kid in this area. The other concern is that not enough of the game is complete to be ready for a character as flexible as Nemesis Kid. I'm not concerned that the game system can't handle it, I just want to wait until the powers are far more developed before throwing someone like him into the mix. You will already have Superman who is by far equal to the most powerful heroes in the game. Since each player should have 2 characters(run in separate groups) I don't want one individual dominating both groups with their characters. In the second group I would like to see one of the other players have that opportunity or at the least, everyone be on a more equal level. In the Legion comics, Superboy/Superman was always an excellent team player. Even though he knew he was almost always the most capable, Superboy/man always respected the other Legionnaires for what they could do with lesser powers. This is apparent beginning with Adventure Comics #247 through today. Therefore, he will have a personality quality which assist him in not out doing or out shining everyone else unless it is absoultely necessary. He admires the other Legionnaires and therefore limits himself to his actions out of respect for the others. It will be this way in the game as well. In my opinion, this is more true to both the character and how the authors wrote the stories and properly mimicking aspects like these was a primary focus in game development. In situations of great peril, Superboy/Superman can kick it into high gear and not hold back. In order to do this however, the player will have to request to bypass the personality quality. If the Cosmos Master agrees that the situation is so dire that Supes would indeed go all out, then as a player, you are free to do so. If the situation is questionable, the Cosmos Master will require a die roll to overcome the personality quality. If the request comes at a inapporpriate time, the die roll will be refused. It is this sense of honor and fair play that make Superman work so well with others. By that I don't just mean with the Legion but also with the Justice League and one-on-one with the Batman. When the character is on their own, with no one else around, they are able to react fully based on his capabilities. This does not mean just flying off and saving the entire planet by himself because he can simply get there first. Rather in situations where he TRULY is alone or is facing an equal or superior opponenT, like Validus or Darkseid. If this sort of situation is of concern let me know. The rule exists primarly because it is true to the comics; game balance secondly. The other super-powered individuals like Supes (Mon-el, Supergirl, Ultra Boy etc.) are written in the same manner and I believe its so the author is able to include the massively powerful character within a group for the enjoyment of the readers or in this case, the enjoyment of the players of the game.
You mean like Spiderman saving Mary Jane over and over again?
I would describe my DMing style as...presenting a scenario with multiple directions for players to follow in addition to what original ideas they choose to pursue. I can get into roll playing quite a bit as well but I know that isn't everyone's cup of tea.. Are you more action dice oriented, intereactive in roll playing or more in the middle? As for an alternate universe Nemisis Kid, I suspect I can work with it fine, I do need to read your Wiki post through when I have more time. This character is more complicated than Superman so I will need to take more time into putting him together. We will have to go with Superman as your starting character, that will give me the time I need to do Nemesis Kid properly.
Sorry if I came across as if I was pushy, I just wanted you to know your welcome. I'm uncertain as to the campaign at this time and wanted to wait until you and I had talked before I made any solid decisions. Perhaps you can email me at MyLegionofSuperHereos@gmail.com
WELCOME EVERYONE
Spike 979: Brainiac 5
At this point, my plan is to prep the characters for you and email them out next week. In addition, I plan on sending each of you the Combat Chapter because it will be what is "most different" about the game than other RPG's you have played. I'd like everyone to look over the chapter so that you get a feel for combat, what characters can do, that sort of thing. If I get requests for more rules I can send them out, my previous experience was that it was overwhelming for players to receive it all at once. Like other games, this is a learn as you play sort of game. I talked a little bit about play style with Spike 979 and he sounds more like a roll player and aptly chose Brainiac 5, I'm guessing Freehold DM is going to be a roll player as well, based off of our previous conversations on my Legion thread in the comics section; though correct me if I am wrong. Doomed Hero: May I get an idea of your play style...just so I can accomidate the game accordingly. I was not able to get your email address to work wolfsong_@hotmail.com. Do you have an alternative address? Freehold DM: I will need your email address as well. I also need to know which character you want to start the game with, as I will prep that one first. My address is.... MyLegionofSuperHeroes@gmail.com
wow; made a spot check and see the great Eileen; woot Valegrim Are you interested in picking up Lightning Lad where we left off or with another scenario involving him, playing another character or are you busy and unable to participate this time? Just curious...no pressure...its just the universe that will collapse.
So all in all I think this is a great start. Get back to me on what you want to do for certain so I can do the necessary prep work for you. Please address both characters your settling on so we can go into some detail with them.
I am interested. This would be my first pbp. At first I was apprehensive, but then I realized I have the Internet on my phone now! Put me down for shrinking violet and me lad! Your in, I feel honored that after all this time you are willing to give it a try. It means a lot to me. Thank you very much! Shrinking is yours. I don't understand what you mean by "me lad" though? If I find out that your apprehensiveness is due to my ability to make a quality game or game mastering skills....you and Evil Eileen are no longer an item.
Just throwing it out there to see if there are enough people interested. My work on the game went much better when I was involved in a PBP game. I started one up last year and other than players shuffeling around I thought it went well. For those of you not familiar with my game concept here we are: The premisis of the game is that each player would run a couple of characters. One character they have belongs to a small team of Legionnaires that go on a mission. The the other character they have belongs to a different team. As the plot is developed, it will in most cases connect the findings of both groups, thus they are involved in the same plot but each taking it in from a different perspective. Alternatively, they could be following different plotlines that are unrelated. For an ongoing home campaign the original concept was for each player to have 3-4 characters and explore the plot with each group, as described above. For PBP I think 2 is plenty. One may pick the Legionnaires of their choice and I'll step in to balance character power so that one player does not dominate the entire PBP. You may also pick a second Legionnaire. I'm slowly working on powers as well as personality and specie qualities and would provide them as a need to have basis. The goal is for you to have fun, for me to see what works and what doesn't. You should fully expect me to alter, add or delete rules in order to improve the game system. Major rule sections that have yet to be written (such as spaceship combat) can be worked out in a brief way in order to continue play, though the real deal would be later worked out. Even if your not familar with the Legion of Super-Heroes comic feel free to contact me. Essentially, the Legion takes place in the 30th century where the galaxy is controlled by various organizations or species. Interstellar travel is very common. So basically, you play a superhero in the far flung future. In a way, they are similar to the Justice League but take their works in far off places of the future. The homebase is on Earth within the city of Metropolis. If anyone is interested in playing, want's to check out some rules first, is looking for rule clairification or is just seeking general Legion knowledge please post here or send me an email at: MyLegionofSuperHeroes@gmail.com I'd also like to invite everyone to the Legion of Super-Heroes thread which can be found under the Comics section of this site. EileenProphetofIstus, Tuesday, 07:51 AM
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