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Post by Dead Sidekick on Nov 8, 2010 0:08:35 GMT -5
Not sure what the Paladin Institute's Resources level is exactly, but it's definitely up there in large multi-national corporation range. Think "Ghostbusters" with a SHIELD ops black budget to play with.
There's a lot of time to work that out. Being a secret organization dedicated to defending the Earth from extradimensional threats is somewhat "not street level" fare. It's the "next" in what's "next" after the team defeats this Gang Wars module and we move onto to me and Task coming up with crazy shit without the net of a campaign module to fall back... into.
We've made a whole different kind of game of of it, really.
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Post by shockwave on Nov 8, 2010 14:52:54 GMT -5
I'm still not thinking past the current module. I don't know what % we are into the current module, but it has certainly become more epic than the original street campaign. We are 14 months into the module, and I'll make the guess that we are less than 50% done, so I'd anticipate at least another 14 months before we need to worry about what happens post module. That will put us at almost 2 1/2 years on the campaign, which is a pretty good run for an online game. (I think I've only had one of over a dozen go that long. The fact we made it past the year mark beats most campaigns by far.)
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Post by Vendetta on Nov 8, 2010 15:59:50 GMT -5
still, the fact that people are thinking about it is a good omen
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Post by shockwave on Nov 8, 2010 17:59:58 GMT -5
It is a good sign. Right now, I could see the campaign could last past this module. A year from now, who knows.
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Post by Dead Sidekick on Nov 8, 2010 19:51:30 GMT -5
There's something like 38 chapters in the After Midnight, and some of those are just one-page chapters. The funny thing is the one-page chapters have tended to take a life on their own. We still actually haven't done anything "from the script" that comes out of Chapter 9 LOL. We will, of course. I just needed to de-NPC the hero character roster a bit, and Windchill makes for an interesting crazed bad guy hehehe.
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Post by shockwave on Nov 8, 2010 20:44:57 GMT -5
Shaking up the roster a bit sounds like a good idea to me too. We are getting a nice influx of new blood, so less need for some of the NPC's. (I really hope we get Flashdance back though at some point. He just cracks me up.)
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Post by Dead Sidekick on Nov 9, 2010 5:25:16 GMT -5
My thoughts exactly. I miss Flashdance. I needed to write FD, Renegade, and Spellbound out of the main story while retaining their toehold to come back when they want. As much as I love John Byrne's run on Alpha Flight, I also love it when a team is together, in one place, working together. Alpha Flight could have been the dominant superhero team on Marvel Earth, except for the fact they were more likely to fight each other than two Marvel heroes meeting each other for the first time LOL I love Task's Paladin Institute idea as a sort of "behind the scenes" secret society that's role in the MSHG Universe we have here has been entirely subtle. Until now... they're sort of a civilian "Department H," more "Earth" than "American" or "Canadian" or even "United Nations." I've hinted that the Gang Wars storyline is affecting the East Coast (not just NYC) so the fuel to expand is still there. I'm hoping Task continues with his ABYSS game, as that is easily part of the "bigger picture." And, I miss playing Batman.
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Post by shockwave on Nov 9, 2010 14:54:35 GMT -5
BTW - Travel Schedule (lots of travel coming up) Business Trip 9th-11th Business Trip 15th-17th Thanksgiving Trip to In-laws - 24th-28th Disney Trip - Dec 2nd-5th
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Post by Dead Sidekick on Nov 10, 2010 8:54:55 GMT -5
I'm hoping Rin shows up. He may not be anywhere near the Windchill freakout incident, but he's down in the secret secret underground part of the Angel Towers complex, on the verge of discovering something very game-changing about the Paladin Institute... and himself.
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Post by Reen on Nov 11, 2010 18:00:09 GMT -5
Yaa for the holiday! And.... I don't know If I want to see what happens, but whatever! It'll be fun
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Post by Dead Sidekick on Nov 11, 2010 21:57:20 GMT -5
Yaa for the holiday! And.... I don't know If I want to see what happens, but whatever! It'll be fun muhahahahaha
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Post by Reen on Nov 11, 2010 23:04:49 GMT -5
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This is my reaction to what just happened, and this went on for about ten minutes. Very well done! Now...time to post the reaction.
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Post by shockwave on Nov 12, 2010 15:30:07 GMT -5
ooc: * - scientific nerd knowledge / possible future power stunt for Shockwave: You can convert strong sound energy waves into heat by using dense absorption materials such as insulation, rigid fiberglass sheets, or any other thick/dense material placed in proximity of the sound source. I have "Heat/Combust Object" as a tier 3 power stunt on my power stunt tree requiring "Material Resonance" and "Vibration Control" as precursors. What you are suggesting is definately a different way of going at it though, and likely bypasses or changes the prereqs. Just so you know, my tree is up to: 14 Tier 1 power stunts 15 Tier 2 power stunts (prereqs of 1 or more tier 1 stunts mastered) 12 Tier 3 power stunts (prereqs of 1 or more tier 2 stunts mastered) 4 Tier 4 power stunts (prereqs of 1 or more tier 3 stunts mastered) After this last stunt, I still have 5 tier 1's untried. By the end of this scene, if all goes to plan (which it won't) I'd try my 2nd tier 2.
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Post by Dead Sidekick on Nov 13, 2010 0:21:18 GMT -5
XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD This is my reaction to what just happened, and this went on for about ten minutes. Very well done! Now...time to post the reaction. Glad you liked it. We're not to the top of the roller coaster with that yet...
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Post by Reen on Nov 13, 2010 0:51:26 GMT -5
Well, hope I can keep on posting, as long as school doesn't overwhelm me. I enjoy it here, its the BEST game I've played on any system on a forum. Heck, most tabletops i've been in don't even match this. I'm so glad you suggested me coming here.
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