The Astonishing X Men - Out Of Character
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				Title: <strong>The Astonishing X Men - Out Of Character</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Photo</strong> on <strong>01-04-2013, 11:21:31</strong>
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				<div align="center">(http://i47.tinypic.com/2euk6jm.jpg)<br><br><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Out Of Character</strong></span></div><br>Welcome folks, Those with permission to post here are as follows: -- <strong>Thorne</strong> -- <strong>AribethAmkiir</strong> -- <strong>Chaoslord29</strong> -- <strong>Antipaladin of Calista</strong> -- <strong>TheBlackThrone</strong> --<strong> Photo</strong> --<br><br>Anyone else with the gusto to throw up a post for any reason shall be politely ignored, out of respect, mostly. One or two more may be allowed in in the future, but not for right now.<br><br>In the present moment, this RP needs a lot of work before it can be kicked up and started, if everyone involved is active, it shouldn't take more than a couple of days.<br><br>Current discussion topics should include:<br><br>-- Charles Xavier's relationship with your designed PC.<br>-- The specifics of Professor Xavier's mansion, our HQ<br>-- Danger-room simulations that your character has used (I think it's fun)<br>-- Posting order vs. free-form discussion<br>-- One meta-thread vs. separated threads<br><br>Current discussion topics should NOT inculde:<br><br>-- Concerns/Issues with another player/player's characters<br>-- Level Five power placement<br>-- The use and/or distribution of illicit drugs<br><br>Other than that, to your hearts' desires, converse over anything.<br><br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Astonishing X Men - Out Of Character</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Photo</strong> on <strong>01-04-2013, 11:35:15</strong>
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				EDIT-<br><br>So, I'm going to fix up, and finalize Keeper's Character sheet right after I do this. I'll eventually move this down to the fifth reply of this thread. Eventually is precisely when this post is needed for extra material that the first post can no longer store. Continuing.<br><br>-Professor Xavier and Keeper have known each other for the better half of a decade, and Bartholomew has taken Charles as a mentor, a father, and a leader. The respect between the two of them has always been well regarded. The hardly ever raise their voices at each other. Even if they have an issue with the others decisions/behavior, and even if it's urgent- They are calm with each other. Xavier had the idea to give Keeper his hands free optics helmet. Training in the forest with an astral projection of the Professor as a teenager has helped him hone his powers immensely. He has yet to master them.<br><br>-I'm mostly thinking about where our characters sleep, how many kids do we want to be training. Ideally, Charles would want as many x-men as possible, and, even without Hank (Beast) we should have Cerebro, and the Danger room, as well as the jet. Hmmm...I could do, maybe,without the jet, but I'm not sure what could take it's place. Anyway! If we decide on how many younger mutants (16-23 all "KIDS") there will be, I feel like it will help a great deal with everything else. <br><br>-Keeper has tried to fight Magneto over one hundred times. The Danger room is programmed to shut down right before Magneto kills him, which inevitably happens, every single time. Although Keeper can trade off blows with the master of magnetism, He can't punch through dozens of cars, and crumbling city blocks. etc. I would also imagine him going a few rounds with the other members of Magneto's team, but we haven't made those characters up yet. I need to research the danger room more.<br><br>-I like a mix of free form and ordered control. So, it looks like everyone is going to be able to make compromises when and where they will be applicable. In the mean time, when the IC gets made we'll post in the order at the top of this board, which can be arranged for any reason at any time.<br><br>-As far as threads go. I'm good with anything. I just want to make sure we all have a discussion before something is decided. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Astonishing X Men - Out Of Character</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheBlackThrone</strong> on <strong>03-04-2013, 05:19:20</strong>
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				<span class="bbc_u">Charles Xavier's Relationship with Jay</span>:<br><br>Jay and Professor X have a student-teacher relationship only because Jay avoids answering any personal questions the professor may ask. The professor tries to include Jay into certain missions where he honestly feels that he has no business being involved in. It's to get the engineer out of the lab and to hopefully get him to feel more like an X-man than just a solution to everyone's hardware and software problems. By involving him in missions, he hopes that it will gradually boost Jay's self-esteem the more he's forced to make a decision within a tense atmosphere. Jay, however, enjoys the solitude the lab offers and staying away from situations that could have him killed.<br><br><span class="bbc_u">Mansion specifics</span>:<br><br><em>Vulcan's Lab</em>: Basement Level 1 just above the Danger Room simulation levels and just below the first floor of the mansion. It's open 24hrs. If Jay isn't there, his droids are there to handle your problems, but Jay can be found there regularly. The lab can not only function as a research and development center but an infirmary for afflicted mutants. There's a droid for most situations.<br><br><span class="bbc_u">Danger Room Simulations</span>:<br><br>"Danger Room? Ha, ha, ha, ha! Wait...you're being serious? Are you nuts? No way!"<br><br><span class="bbc_u">Posting Order vs. Free-form discussion</span>:<br><br>I think that if there's ever a group mission that there be a regulated posting order. It doesn't have to go exactly in order, but if we all know that someone hasn't posted yet, then we all should have the kindness to wait. We also need to be careful with how we transition. If the most active players are immersed in all of the action that logically the battle would have ended, and the busy players didn't get a chance to post, then it could ruin a group game. There should also be a waiting time so that we aren't waiting on a player for a month. Set the max amount of waiting days to whatever you feel is fair, and if we ever wait that long, then we can officially skip him/her.<br><br><span class="bbc_u">One meta-thread vs. separated threads</span>:<br><br>If you plan for this game to go beyond the Sentinel fight, then you should start with at least two threads. There's only five of us currently, so there's no need to make more than two. One thread can be the mansion, and the other thread can be the mission thread. Just have people post their character locations as a heading in their post so we all don't get confused as to where they are.&nbsp; :-)
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Astonishing X Men - Out Of Character</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Thorne</strong> on <strong>03-04-2013, 05:39:46</strong>
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				In no particular order:<br><br><span class="bbc_u">-- Charles Xavier's relationship with your designed PC.</span><br><br>Shard's relationship with the Professor could be accurately described as strained. <br>While she respects him for skill and willingness to teach, she thinks he's full of idealistic fervor that's going to get someone killed, and she has no problem telling him when she thinks he's bordering on needlessly endangering someone - mutant or mundane. <br><br>Shard generally makes up for this by being a neutral, confidential confidant for ... really, anyone who needs someone to talk to.<br><br><span class="bbc_u">-- The specifics of Professor Xavier's mansion, our HQ</span><br>I suggest the place grow a Zen garden, but other than that...<br><br><span class="bbc_u">-- Danger-room simulations that your character has used (I think it's fun)</span><br><br>*skeptical look* We don't get into enough real trouble without you throwing us into simulated trouble? *Shard shakes her head slowly*<br><br>More seriously, I don't know much about Danger Room sessions, but I suspect Shard's been through her share. Something about flying cars, barriers and finding out distractions are best when properly timed...<br><br><span class="bbc_u">-- Posting order vs. free-form discussion</span><br><br>I'm with Black on this one - when we're in combat/some other tense situation, some kind of order should be established. <br>Some care should be taken not to over-run slower posters, though.<br><br><span class="bbc_u">-- One meta-thread vs. separated threads</span><br><br>If we're tagging posts, we probably only need two threads, yah. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Astonishing X Men - Out Of Character</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>chaoslord29</strong> on <strong>03-04-2013, 22:21:00</strong>
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				-- Charles Xavier's relationship with your designed PC.<br>Corey sees Xavier as everything he wishes his own parents had been and strives to emulate his mentor in his work for mutant rights and mediation between the human and mutant communities. Though at first he was resentful in many ways that the Professor couldn't simply 'cure' him of his mutant powers, the professor's guiding hand is what has allowed him to make such marvelous use of his abilities now, and it is a fact he will be forever greatful for.<br><br>-- The specifics of Professor Xavier's mansion, our HQ<br>Sporting equipment and facilities! Count on corey to make full use thereof and be willing to coordinate various events as well.<br><br>-- Danger-room simulations that your character has used (I think it's fun)<br>Corey appreciates the chance to really flex his wings (pun intended) in the Danger Room, and has a few capture-the-flag and king-of-the-hill scenarios which help him to push himself and his powers to their absolute limits. These scenarios present a number of randomized traps and challenges which force him to get truly creative with his abilities, and thus vary the growing range of shapes and tools he can create.<br><br>-- Posting order vs. free-form discussion<br>My vote is generally for free-form, though perhaps with certain restraints so that peopel don't get left behind.<br><br>-- One meta-thread vs. separated threads<br>In favor of a metathread, too many threads just clutters my bookmarks page.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Astonishing X Men - Out Of Character</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Photo</strong> on <strong>04-04-2013, 23:23:42</strong>
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				noted.<br><br>I do hope the others chime in. For now, we should all hold up a moment, at least a couple days to continue the conversation.
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