Post by Bagels on Jul 5, 2017 22:27:04 GMT -5
Original Characters, known in the roleplaying world as "OC's", follow strict guidelines. Once you've established yourself as a canon player, you can introduce your own OC.
We'd all love to have a perfect character with an unstoppable power. However, in the interest of keeping the game interesting and fair, we have to place limits. In this thread, I'm going to lay out some of the reasons that we might ask you to edit your character.
Overused and/or Too Many Powers
Hackneyed Histories/Personalities
Multiple Character Problems
We'd all love to have a perfect character with an unstoppable power. However, in the interest of keeping the game interesting and fair, we have to place limits. In this thread, I'm going to lay out some of the reasons that we might ask you to edit your character.
Overused and/or Too Many Powers
- You get 10 Skill Dice and 12 Attribute Dice. Be sure to read the Mutant Empire Creation Guidelines, as we'll be using the same rules.
- Under no circumstances will any original character be allowed to have the exact same powers as a canon character. You must make your character's powers different from any canon character.
- Don't string together a bunch of unrelated powers.
Hackneyed Histories/Personalities
- Genetic experimentation is very rare. Your character should not have been the subject of genetic experimentation.
- We will also limit the number of characters who have had abusive childhoods, are orphans, and/or ran away from home. Think of something else.
- Mental Illness as a complication is discouraged and needs GM permission. We don't want a bunch of crazy people running around.
- Secret Government Projects (Weapon X, SHIELD, etc.) should be avoided in character histories.
- History with a canon character should be limited. That means, your character can't be Gambit's previously unmentioned former girlfriend. Magneto can't have secretly fathered your character in the middle of taking over the world. Your character is not a former nemesis of Wolverine's. Get over yourself. Your character can be acquainted with canon characters, that's it.
- Your character should either be currently attending, as in just started, or has never attended Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.
Multiple Character Problems
- You should not make two characters who are very similar. We will not approve the second one. In general, please try to vary your characters as much as possible. If you already play a male character, try a female. If you already have a character who is evil, make one who is good. Do not make two characters who have very similar powers.
- Do not make two characters who are in a close relationship with each other. That means, don't make two characters who are romantically involved or who are brother and sister. If you would like your character to be romantically involved with another, speak to another player and have them create and play the partner.