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Post by King Feraligatr on Jan 20, 2016 20:09:23 GMT -6
This thread is meant to be an archive for things on the old Discussion Thread (link: tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14432354360A43358500&page=1#1 ). Please put each old post in it's on own post and give the poster, the date, the last date it was edited, and the text in quotes. Example (the first post on the thread):
King Feraligatr, first posted on 25th Sep 2015 09:13:23 PM, last edited on 5th Dec '15 10:05:51 PM (post 1):
"Welcome to King Feraligatr's (me) Role Playing "game", based on my Mass Effect 2 and 3 total rewrite. An infrequently updated post containing info on it can be found here: me3explorer.freeforums.org/king-feraligatr-s-mass-effect-2-and-3-total-rewrite-thread-t1901.html . Consult this thread often. This contains some information you're going to need if you want to know what I'm talking about. Due to my laziness, it doesn't have near the amount of things I have thought of in it. So, if you have a question, please ASK me. I don't want to be a jerkass and I want us all to have fun.
Also note, this happens in a totally different AU version of Mass Effect after ME 1. In this RP, only ME 1 happened and is canon. The books, ME 2 and 3, etc. did not happen, at all. They're only pools for ideas, they never actually happened here. Which means we can do different things as long as it doesn't contradict ME 1, I don't mind it, it doesn't lore rape, etc. As noted in the above paragraph, consult the thread and me for information. I don't want people lost.
Okay, with that out of the way, let's get down to business:
Start of the Story: It has been weeks after Saren's and Sovereign's attack on the Citadel. The attack brought a terrifying revelation to the Milky Way galaxy: the existence of horrifying, sadistic, genocidal, etc. super robots called Reapers. The Reapers launch a brutal campaign of genocide every 50,000 years or so from the heart of galactic civilization: The Citadel (we all know this, but you don't know all of it
). Only a handful of individuals in the Citadel authority know about the Reaper threat: the Citadel Council, several high ranking military officials and politicians, several random people, and Commander Samuel Shepard and the crew of the SSV Normandy SR-1.
If this wasn't bad enough, the Geth faction allied with Saren and Sovereign has started acting up even more and has a begun a brutal campaign against the rest of the galaxy. Some theorize this is a holy war on their part, in retaliation for the death of their god (Sovereign) and their prophet (Saren). No one expected Saren and Sovereign's Geth faction to be this big, brutal, organized, and so on.
Complicating matter even further, multiple factions have arose from the wake of the chaos the attack on the Citadel caused. Some factions just want to research these new threats, combat them, preach the end times, etc. However, some factions are making gains to rebel, seize power, and/or get their concerns heard.
In response to all this, the Citadel Council has formed a special and rather secret black ops task group dedicated to dealing with the resurgent Geth and the new factions. This group is filled with Spectres, researchers, scientists, engineers, military people, politicians, civilians, etc. The Council hopes this new task group can investigate and defeat the Geth and deal with the new factions. They also hope the task group in the long run can defeat the Reapers once and for all. The knowledge of the Reapers is publicly denied (but is not illegal), but is a true concern amongst the populace, including the higher ups like the Citadel Council.
We begin with the Council summoning people, including Commander Shepard and their crew, to talk about the formation of this new task force (name is to be decided by the RP group).
Okay, what's my role in this a player?: You either take on the role of ME 1 canon character (which I have more control over), a minor ME 1 canon character you decided should join this task, or an OC of your making that you chose to join this task force. If you control a central canon ME 1 character, I also urge you make an OC as well so you can have more freedom. I as the GM have much greater authority of the ME 1 canon cast and I want you to have fun as well. Hence my recommendation.
An OC can be of almost any race or valid gender for that race. You can also play as a Vorcha, Yahg, or Drell as well despite those not appearing in ME 1 (I will adapt the lore to fit the RP and my desires). Geth P Cs are locked until if we reach a certain plot point I want to hit. Also, OCs can be of almost any profession, I'm sure we can find some room in the task force.
I want all player characters that are in the task force to work together and at least be teeth clenched allies with each other. ATM, I am not requiring your OCs to die or get majorly injured, but you may have them them get majorly wounded or die if you want. People controlling central ME 1 canon characters cannot have their characters die, do anything major, etc. without my approval. I have much greater control of those characters which is why I urge you to control an OC as well.
Shepard is not the main character of this RP, likely just a major one (sorry player of Shep, I want other people to have a chance). As a major canon ME 1 character, I can override things for them if I want.
If you want to have some significant action happen between your characters (like a rivalry, a secret plan, a relationship, etc.), please run it by me and the other player(s) involved to get my permission. If it's an OC or a minor canon character, I'll more likely go with it. Anyone controlling a major canon ME 1 character must run your plans for that character by me. As I said before, I'm more a control freak for them. Also, no Mary Sues or the like. You don't have to be an utter failure, but don't godmod.
Also, expect me to control at least one major character and at least one major OC. I want in on the fun too
.
So how are we running this, King?: A design philosophy I'd like to follow is this: I know the major points I want the player to hit and they're likely going to hit them even if they don't want to, but I'd like the player to have a lot of freedom in how they hit these points and in the in between things. Basically, I have some plot points I want to hit and as the GM I'll be dammed if we don't, but I want you the players to also have a say in the way we hit these points and the stuff in the middle. If I don't like something, I reserve the right to deny it as the GM, but I want to be rather lax most of the time and see what the group comes up with. Yes I'm a blunt and a bit of a control freak GM, but I want us to have fun. It's a collaborative effort I guess.
As for the tone, I'm thinking about making this somewhat dark and serious (though not necessarily more dramatic and edgier). Still, I don't mind humor and having a good time. Just be semi serious when I want us to be serious.
I also want this to be more consistent with ME 1's lore and events. I also want to avoid plotholes and illogic as much as possible. We can change things or make up new ones, but it has to be in line with ME 1. Correct me if I go out of line.
If you have a major plan, tell me in advance and see if I'll go with it. Otherwise I won't be able to adapt the plot in time and your planned event will have to be changed, postponed, or eradicated.
All in all, I want us to play well together and have a good time. Just be careful of your semi control freak GM (I'm probably not attracting players by being this blunt, but at least I get out my real stances out at the very moment).
Do I need to signup to play?: Unfortunately, yes. I want to keep track of all who want to play and having outliers makes it hard to keep track of what's going on and it can put dents into my plans. Use our signup thread to register for the RP when it goes up.
Other things: I'm very lazy and disorganized, so expect me to not have the greatest grasp on everything. If someone wants to make wiki to keep of things, feel free to do so. I won't though.
We are not necessarily following everything in my rewrite. If I feel it's okay, we can change up things to better fit this RP's structure. I have some major plot points that we will hit, but that comes in time.
If you are controlling a major canon ME 1 character or major character in general, I expect you to be there with them more when I called for it. If I find you are not living up to my expectations with them, I reserve the right to remove you from that role and give it to someone else.
Although I have the final say in everything, I am gladly willing to debate things about the RP. Please discuss it in this thread and if I like it, I'll add it.
Finally, I have another agenda for this RP besides wanting to have fun and sharing my creation with others, generating more ideas for my rewrite. If I ever make a fanfic about it, I want more ideas from people. It was always meant to be collaborative anyways.
Yeah, I'm being blunt, but I'm also being honest with you. I want to get it out of the way so that if something does come up, I don't surprise you.
Signup Thread Link: tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14433342990A41975200&page=1#1 .
Main Thread where the R Ping happens: tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14480731110A55107100&page=1#1 .
Warning policy for not responding: tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14432354360A43358500&page=3#64 "
Like that. Ask me any questions you might have. I will more heavily moderating the archives.
King Feraligatr, first posted on 25th Sep 2015 09:13:23 PM, last edited on 5th Dec '15 10:05:51 PM (post 1):
"Welcome to King Feraligatr's (me) Role Playing "game", based on my Mass Effect 2 and 3 total rewrite. An infrequently updated post containing info on it can be found here: me3explorer.freeforums.org/king-feraligatr-s-mass-effect-2-and-3-total-rewrite-thread-t1901.html . Consult this thread often. This contains some information you're going to need if you want to know what I'm talking about. Due to my laziness, it doesn't have near the amount of things I have thought of in it. So, if you have a question, please ASK me. I don't want to be a jerkass and I want us all to have fun.
Also note, this happens in a totally different AU version of Mass Effect after ME 1. In this RP, only ME 1 happened and is canon. The books, ME 2 and 3, etc. did not happen, at all. They're only pools for ideas, they never actually happened here. Which means we can do different things as long as it doesn't contradict ME 1, I don't mind it, it doesn't lore rape, etc. As noted in the above paragraph, consult the thread and me for information. I don't want people lost.
Okay, with that out of the way, let's get down to business:
Start of the Story: It has been weeks after Saren's and Sovereign's attack on the Citadel. The attack brought a terrifying revelation to the Milky Way galaxy: the existence of horrifying, sadistic, genocidal, etc. super robots called Reapers. The Reapers launch a brutal campaign of genocide every 50,000 years or so from the heart of galactic civilization: The Citadel (we all know this, but you don't know all of it
). Only a handful of individuals in the Citadel authority know about the Reaper threat: the Citadel Council, several high ranking military officials and politicians, several random people, and Commander Samuel Shepard and the crew of the SSV Normandy SR-1.If this wasn't bad enough, the Geth faction allied with Saren and Sovereign has started acting up even more and has a begun a brutal campaign against the rest of the galaxy. Some theorize this is a holy war on their part, in retaliation for the death of their god (Sovereign) and their prophet (Saren). No one expected Saren and Sovereign's Geth faction to be this big, brutal, organized, and so on.
Complicating matter even further, multiple factions have arose from the wake of the chaos the attack on the Citadel caused. Some factions just want to research these new threats, combat them, preach the end times, etc. However, some factions are making gains to rebel, seize power, and/or get their concerns heard.
In response to all this, the Citadel Council has formed a special and rather secret black ops task group dedicated to dealing with the resurgent Geth and the new factions. This group is filled with Spectres, researchers, scientists, engineers, military people, politicians, civilians, etc. The Council hopes this new task group can investigate and defeat the Geth and deal with the new factions. They also hope the task group in the long run can defeat the Reapers once and for all. The knowledge of the Reapers is publicly denied (but is not illegal), but is a true concern amongst the populace, including the higher ups like the Citadel Council.
We begin with the Council summoning people, including Commander Shepard and their crew, to talk about the formation of this new task force (name is to be decided by the RP group).
Okay, what's my role in this a player?: You either take on the role of ME 1 canon character (which I have more control over), a minor ME 1 canon character you decided should join this task, or an OC of your making that you chose to join this task force. If you control a central canon ME 1 character, I also urge you make an OC as well so you can have more freedom. I as the GM have much greater authority of the ME 1 canon cast and I want you to have fun as well. Hence my recommendation.
An OC can be of almost any race or valid gender for that race. You can also play as a Vorcha, Yahg, or Drell as well despite those not appearing in ME 1 (I will adapt the lore to fit the RP and my desires). Geth P Cs are locked until if we reach a certain plot point I want to hit. Also, OCs can be of almost any profession, I'm sure we can find some room in the task force.
I want all player characters that are in the task force to work together and at least be teeth clenched allies with each other. ATM, I am not requiring your OCs to die or get majorly injured, but you may have them them get majorly wounded or die if you want. People controlling central ME 1 canon characters cannot have their characters die, do anything major, etc. without my approval. I have much greater control of those characters which is why I urge you to control an OC as well.
Shepard is not the main character of this RP, likely just a major one (sorry player of Shep, I want other people to have a chance). As a major canon ME 1 character, I can override things for them if I want.
If you want to have some significant action happen between your characters (like a rivalry, a secret plan, a relationship, etc.), please run it by me and the other player(s) involved to get my permission. If it's an OC or a minor canon character, I'll more likely go with it. Anyone controlling a major canon ME 1 character must run your plans for that character by me. As I said before, I'm more a control freak for them. Also, no Mary Sues or the like. You don't have to be an utter failure, but don't godmod.
Also, expect me to control at least one major character and at least one major OC. I want in on the fun too
.So how are we running this, King?: A design philosophy I'd like to follow is this: I know the major points I want the player to hit and they're likely going to hit them even if they don't want to, but I'd like the player to have a lot of freedom in how they hit these points and in the in between things. Basically, I have some plot points I want to hit and as the GM I'll be dammed if we don't, but I want you the players to also have a say in the way we hit these points and the stuff in the middle. If I don't like something, I reserve the right to deny it as the GM, but I want to be rather lax most of the time and see what the group comes up with. Yes I'm a blunt and a bit of a control freak GM, but I want us to have fun. It's a collaborative effort I guess.
As for the tone, I'm thinking about making this somewhat dark and serious (though not necessarily more dramatic and edgier). Still, I don't mind humor and having a good time. Just be semi serious when I want us to be serious.
I also want this to be more consistent with ME 1's lore and events. I also want to avoid plotholes and illogic as much as possible. We can change things or make up new ones, but it has to be in line with ME 1. Correct me if I go out of line.
If you have a major plan, tell me in advance and see if I'll go with it. Otherwise I won't be able to adapt the plot in time and your planned event will have to be changed, postponed, or eradicated.
All in all, I want us to play well together and have a good time. Just be careful of your semi control freak GM (I'm probably not attracting players by being this blunt, but at least I get out my real stances out at the very moment).
Do I need to signup to play?: Unfortunately, yes. I want to keep track of all who want to play and having outliers makes it hard to keep track of what's going on and it can put dents into my plans. Use our signup thread to register for the RP when it goes up.
Other things: I'm very lazy and disorganized, so expect me to not have the greatest grasp on everything. If someone wants to make wiki to keep of things, feel free to do so. I won't though.
We are not necessarily following everything in my rewrite. If I feel it's okay, we can change up things to better fit this RP's structure. I have some major plot points that we will hit, but that comes in time.
If you are controlling a major canon ME 1 character or major character in general, I expect you to be there with them more when I called for it. If I find you are not living up to my expectations with them, I reserve the right to remove you from that role and give it to someone else.
Although I have the final say in everything, I am gladly willing to debate things about the RP. Please discuss it in this thread and if I like it, I'll add it.
Finally, I have another agenda for this RP besides wanting to have fun and sharing my creation with others, generating more ideas for my rewrite. If I ever make a fanfic about it, I want more ideas from people. It was always meant to be collaborative anyways.
Yeah, I'm being blunt, but I'm also being honest with you. I want to get it out of the way so that if something does come up, I don't surprise you.
Signup Thread Link: tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14433342990A41975200&page=1#1 .
Main Thread where the R Ping happens: tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14480731110A55107100&page=1#1 .
Warning policy for not responding: tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14432354360A43358500&page=3#64 "
Like that. Ask me any questions you might have. I will more heavily moderating the archives.
