<div align="center">(http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x158/Punstarr/cosmicmarvel.jpg)</div><br/><strong>"In the wake of the Annihilation Wave, the Marvel Universe is in turmoil. The Skrull have been decimated and the Kree struggle against the malevolent collective of the Phalanx. The Nova Corps have been all but destroyed... pirates and worse roam the galaxy preying on the weak and wounded. Earth has it's own concerns and can't be bothered with matters beyond what it's citizens know. The galaxies need heroes... those who would do what they can to defend the downtrodden and helpless from their potential fates.  Or perhaps you are doing what you know is best for the innocent with a heavy iron hand.<br/><br/>Cosmic adventure awaits you"!<br/><br/>This will be a group game using the old TSR Marvel Super Heroes Advanced System and is of an epic scale.  Earthly concerns are nearly beneath characters of this magnitude.  This is not, however an excuse to powergame as everyone should end up on relatively equal footing.  Your characters will be exceptionally powerful.  You'll be the Thors, Silver Surfers and Gladiators of the Marvel Universe, but there are many things which can be perilous even for beings such as you.<br/><br/>A few things...<br/><br/>1.  Yes, there will be plot.  Oh will there be plot.<br/><br/>2.  Your characters may not start in the same places.  A given character might find him or herself in their own thread for awhile before they interact with any fellow PCs.  I'll start your character out where it makes sense for them to start out based on the plot and your character's history.  I promise you will have plenty to interact with if you begin the game in your own thread.<br/><br/>3.  We will be using character sheets to give us an idea of character capabilities.  Sometimes dice may be rolled, but usually they won't.  This is semi-freeform.  I trust PCs to be able to work it out amongst themselves who would win in a conflict between them.  With PCs vs NPCs, I will either have dice rolled or discuss with you via a PM how the fight is likely to go based on the comparison of stats and the tactics used in the battle in character.  <br/><br/>4.  Knowledge of the Marvel Universe is not required but it helps a lot.  If nothing else you can always play a character who has no knowledge of the galaxies outside of his or her own planet.<br/><br/>5.  Feel free to be creative in your character backgrounds.  Don't be afraid to tie into existing canon Marvel characters.  I will have the final say whether a concept will work in my setting, but don't be afraid to ask!<br/><br/>6.  We will be using the old TSR Marvel Super Heroes Advanced rules to create characters.  I suggest going to this site (http://www.classicmarvelforever.com/cms/ (http://www.classicmarvelforever.com/cms/)) to download the books.  They're free and I think it's a great system for superheroics.  Click on "Other Stuff" then "Downloads" then "Advanced Game and Modules".  I suggest DLing the Advanced Player's Book, the Advanced Judge's Book and the Ultimate Powers Book.  Then click on "Other Stuff" then "Downloads" then "Netbooks and Enhancements" and grab the Ultimate Talents Book.  That should be everything you need.  <br/><br/>7.  We will not be using the standard rolling method for generating characters.  Instead, we will be using a point buy system.  I do want people to create their own heroes rather than use existing canon Marvel characters.<br/><br/>8.  Ideally I'd like to have an equal number of female characters as males. <br/><br/>9.  I want to see well thought-out posts.  No one-liners please.  If you're not willing to be descriptive in your writing, this game may not be for you... but if you like the cosmic hero genre and are willing to put your best writing foot forward, let me know and I'll do my best to help you realize the awesome concepts you no doubt have.<br/><br/>10.  There will be periods of "downtime" where characters may be in the same places together for social RP.  Plot will still happen but I feel it's unrealistic and unfair to railroad everyone with constant in your face plot.<br/><br/>This thread will deal with any OOC questions that folks in the game might have, or just to talk about how the game is going.  Anything OOC really.</strong><br/><br/><div align="center">Approved Character Sheets (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=94885.0)</div><br/><div align="center">Preludes and Cutscenes (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=95078.0)</div><br/><div align="center">(IC) Effigy: Hell on Earth (Josietta) (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=95151.0)</div><br/><div align="center">(IC) Lost in Space (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=95702.0)</div>