What's a good Christmas villain?

[anemoisity.livejournal.com]

Hope you had a good Christmas! Now that we're all coming back, feel free to pocket an extra 3%, half of my gift to the game!

The other half is another idea to poll the game about. Now we've got a Justice League, but what do they have to do here? The obvious answer is a villain. "But Geoff, playing a villain is no fun! Once you get outed as a villain, there's nothing to do!"

That's why, as a potential idea, I'm polling the game on the idea of apping villains solely to be villainous and cause problems for the rest of the game. Essentially, these villains would be plot drivers and causing events for our newly formed Justice League and other would-be heroes and residents.

Quick prospective breakdown of the system:

• Villains do not have to interact with the rest of the game regularly! A base of operations can be planned somewhere in the surrounding ruins, meaning they are safe from wandering eyes and would-be do-gooders. At best, they could send messages, taunt people, have little one-off thread problems.


• Villains are largely event drivers. As such, the current design is to use them either infrequently in favor of one large plot arc or frequently as a consistent thorn in the side. As such, they will have different AC requirements - the first suggestion for infrequent villains was one major plot every three months at minimum. We don't want to go overboard here and make it nothing but villain-foiling.


• Villains do not count against your character limit! Instead, people are capped to one villain, and there will only be a limited amount - right now, two or three at any given time.


• Villains are exempt from memory loss, for reasons that will shortly be revealed. Players will be able to choose to either come in with some or all memories intact at their discretion.


• Villains will have a different app system. Villain apps will only be open for a set period of time and will have a different application altogether. The application will also allow for some interpretation; for example, just because a character is listed as a hero in canon doesn't immediately disqualify them for villainy.

Any questions or comments? I'd like to go forward with this and give players the opportunity to set up mod-sanctioned gamewide plots, but I'd like to make sure it's an idea that people who aren't named Geoff approve of.

EDIT: Okay, so this idea has apparently reached the level of "really awesome"! However, I'd like to remind everyone that, as mentioned above, there's only going to be a limited amount of villains, and I don't see that amount raising any time soon.

Comments

[wontdieifkilled.livejournal.com]

I like this idea! It seems like it would be a good way to provide people with more things to do, and it's something I personally would enjoy taking part in. It's also a pretty unique system. I don't think any other RP has a system specifically in place for providing conflicts, at least in this manner and with this much control granted to the players.

[uwaaaah.livejournal.com]

This is the face i am making right now.

This sounds so great, oh my god. I don't know what villain I'd app, if any, but this makes me want to app one.

Only one question: what if someone does want to play a villain as normal? Would they be allowed to app them like a regular character even if the character is in an antagonistic role in canon?

[anemoisity.livejournal.com]

You can app them as a regular character just fine! The above guidelines are essentially for a Villain role within the game, not a blanket statement for all villainous characters.

[uwaaaah.livejournal.com]

FUCKIN'

SWEET

[saving-sound.livejournal.com]

This is Dani on a different account but whatever, too excite to switch--

SO IF THERE'S A VILLAIN they would be able to get into the city and cause some mayhem there too, right? And they wouldn't have like, a huge sign flashing over their heads saying "HI I'M A VILLAIN", so they could screw with people like that, right?

[sanctusvotum.livejournal.com]

This sounds like an awesome idea, as someone who enjoys RPing the asshole, bad guys even if I'm saying this in Iri's account--- BUT YES! Villains everywhere!!

[lifesmegassweet.livejournal.com]

Speaking as someone who FAILS with villains, I am always up for encouraging folks to play them.

Me, I'd have to think about it...

[empireofmymind.livejournal.com]

I love this idea so, so much. Not sure immediately who if anyone I'd play, but anything involving a villainous organization automatically has my stamp of approval.

[dr4con1cl4w.livejournal.com]

Yes yes yes yes.

[healeveryone]

I'm not much good with villains, but this sounds like fun!

...Well, y'know. Fun for players.

[has-a-blog.livejournal.com]

This idea intrigues me, and I eagerly await more details. I'll probably end up apping a villain too.

And is that an extra 3% ON TOP of the anemoi hailing down in the blizzard?

[anemoisity.livejournal.com]

Yes.

[has-a-blog.livejournal.com]

[notaluchador.livejournal.com]

OH HECK YES ♥

... and noticing the villain limit, I think I will sit on this question for the future. :3 Don't think you were let off easy!!

[washurhair.livejournal.com]

This sounds so freakin' sweet! I would love to app a villain just for something like this.

[gandere]

TAKE ALL OF MY +1'S!!!!

[anemoisity.livejournal.com]

No.

[anklegandr.livejournal.com]

Then don't.

See if I care.

Cause I d-don't.

[anemoisity.livejournal.com]

Alright, you heard Kattu, everyone, we can't do villains anymore.

[anklegandr.livejournal.com]

Rin-chan has saved the day! Everyone can thank me with lots of gemstones and cookies!

[manjuumagic.livejournal.com]

Oh man yes this solves like every problem I had with apping a proper villain. (Not enough backstory, how the hell do I shot normal CR with this loony, ect ect)

[bishonenbunny.livejournal.com]

...welp. I may have to app somebody as a villain now.

/eyes Mao accounts