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Post by Vendetta on May 18, 2010 1:38:42 GMT -5
on the topic of hero group names, i think we should get the ball rolling ooc before we/you start roleplaying it out So here are my suggestions: - Vanguard ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanguard) - Wild Cards (this one I stole from a series of books about a different superhero universe, but i still think it suits our random group of heroes)
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Post by shockwave on May 18, 2010 17:04:00 GMT -5
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Post by Vendetta on May 19, 2010 3:44:49 GMT -5
I already knew about the russian mutant but in true marvel fashion I didnt think there was anything wrong with recycling the name in our team. Marvel seems to do that all the time
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Post by Dead Sidekick on May 19, 2010 9:41:05 GMT -5
Well, by my timeline conversion to the game setting (and yes, i'm still tweaking the bastard from over 5 megabytes of text files) the Russian mutant Vanguard would be around, but the DC Universe team called Vanguard (that appeared in the Teen Titans) and the Marvel Universe team called Vanguard wouldn't be around "yet."
As meticulous as I'm trying to be with not messing up the combined world history too much, if the team decides on "Vanguard" as the team name, obviously the other DC and Marvel teams to come along with that name will likely name themselves something else (if we ever get to that point in the timeline). Still that leaves the Russian mutant Vanguard already out there somewhere in our game universe, but he likely has a Russian word that means "Vanguard" as a code name. I'll adjust as necessary if the Vanguard team name is chosen, but let's hear other suggestions as well.
Windchill would say something rather punky. but then again his rock band's name was "Snotch."
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Post by Elixir on May 20, 2010 18:43:06 GMT -5
The only name that comes to mind is "The Underground." Not really sure why though Elixir.
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Post by Renegade on May 20, 2010 21:38:12 GMT -5
Vanguard sounds like we are parking attendants or something. How about Strikeforce?
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Post by Dead Sidekick on May 21, 2010 13:45:10 GMT -5
Vanguard sounds like we are parking attendants or something. How about Strikeforce? Strikeforce: Morituri is on a entirely different alternate future Earth within the Marvel multiverse. We won't be seing them. Strikeforce One - duplicates of the Heroes for Hire created by the Master of the World (of Alpha Flight infamy) hasn't happened yet. Strikeforce X - humans enhanced with nanotech implants to have Wolverine's powers and Adamantium skeletons (which apparently grow on trees now) hasn't happened yet either, and won't. On the DC side of things, "Strike Force" was the name of a mercenary group that battled the Justice Society of America years ago and were basically super-powered bank robbers (which is funny, considering what happens later in the After Midnight game... spoilers) and also there was a terrorist group called Strike Force Kobra that plagued Batman and the Outsiders (in game continuity, Kobra is but one head of the various HYDRA incarnations, and Bats and the Outsiders are just now forming). So, other than "Strike Force" being an old villian group's name in our combined Marvel / DC game, its viable and would pre=empt "future" uses of the name. It does have an 80s feel to it as well. So, we've got: Vanguard The Underground Strike Force Let's hear some more suggestions and maybe we'll have a poll for the winning group name.
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Post by Vendetta on May 21, 2010 15:54:07 GMT -5
So, we've got: Vanguard The Underground Strike Force Let's hear some more suggestions and maybe we'll have a poll for the winning group name. you left out Wildcards
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Post by Elixir on May 22, 2010 7:23:13 GMT -5
Thanks for correcting the fraternity name! Elixir is not a cross-dresser!
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Post by Dead Sidekick on May 22, 2010 11:26:32 GMT -5
Thanks for correcting the fraternity name! Elixir is not a cross-dresser! We all thought Elixir just stumbled home half-asleep into the wrong bed and woke up with new girlfriends, using his powers to create pheremones and such... powerstunting excreting Incredible potency Axe body spray from his pores or something....
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Post by Dead Sidekick on May 22, 2010 11:32:21 GMT -5
So, we've got: Vanguard The Underground Strike Force Let's hear some more suggestions and maybe we'll have a poll for the winning group name. you left out Wildcards Ehhhn... I never cared for the novels. But yes, Wild Cards is on the list of group name candidates.
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Post by Flashdance on May 24, 2010 9:36:00 GMT -5
Hey all,
Sorry I have been a little quiet the past few days. I am in the process of shutting down my freelance biz in favor of a full time job so it has had me a bit crazy as of late. I'll post in character tonight.
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Post by Dead Sidekick on May 25, 2010 7:41:57 GMT -5
It's alright... been struggling and juggling with my own employment situation in this wonderful "stimulated" economy myself.
Chapter Eight shouldn't have much in the way of combat or waiting for FEAT rolls, as much of it is just role-play and info gathering.
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Post by shockwave on May 26, 2010 19:14:32 GMT -5
My personal economy has been very stimulated as of late, no thanks to the government...but a year of marketing, sales, and partner building is paying off after a REALLY slow year. I'm on the road at clients pretty much every week through mid-August, but I'm trying to post enough not to hold things back.
Oh...as far as team names, I'll throw out the Wardens (or alternatively the Manhatten Wardens if we want to be regional, or Warders if we want to be European about it.) Sounds more original than something like guardians, but says about the same thing. (At least I think it's original, I did no legwork to see if it's been used.) We could always call ourselves the New York Rangers and pattern ourselves after Texas Rangers. Hmm...maybe that's taken in some sport I don't care about.
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Post by Flashdance on May 26, 2010 23:06:43 GMT -5
Business for me has actually gotten crazy busy... and that's part of the problem. I try to keep real life out of the boards, but now that suddenly I'm a single dad I just can't keep up. All the things my wife did - clean the house, pay the bills, watch the kids, cover for me if I had to pull an all nighter, send invoices, etc, etc, etc is now on my shoulders. Besides; the Freelance biz was not just mine, it was ours. Now that she's not here anymore my heart just isn't in it. My clients are used to a energetic designaholic that turns out great work in record time, and that's just not me anymore. So instead of floundering and losing hard gained clients I decided to bow out of freelancing gracefully and take a job offer I've had on the table for a few months. 9-5 and I get to see my kids more. Right now my main goal is to keep the stress levels down, and this was one of the things I did. At any rate though, if I'm slow to post for the next few weeks I'm trying to close out 12(!) projects while starting the new gig.
Sorry guys, that was just something I had to get off my chest. Back to Flash Dance'n!
Actually, I think the Wardens has a nice ring to it. Very western feeling for some reason and something FD could get behind. The Warders would sound a bit more mysterious which would build a nice feel to it as well
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