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The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

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Watcher
GM, 1 post
Wed 24 Jun 2020
at 21:57
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The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

An ooc thread
Watcher
GM, 9 posts
Thu 25 Jun 2020
at 14:59
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The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I'm going to add everyone who's RTJ'd so far as their username and let everyone hash out heroes together.

I'd also like to discuss whether you want to start out as a group or discover that as we play.
This message was last edited by the GM at 15:00, Thu 25 June 2020.
Nintaku
player, 1 post
Thu 25 Jun 2020
at 16:50
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The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Hello and greetings, friends! 'Tis I, Nintaku! I'm hoping to participate as Squirrel Girl, if that's alright with everyone else.
12th doctor
player, 1 post
Thu 25 Jun 2020
at 16:54
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The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Hi Nintaku! I've thrown my hat into the ring for either Shiver Man, Jack of Hearts, or Conan the Barbarian. I'm psyched to see where this all leads!
Watcher
GM, 10 posts
Thu 25 Jun 2020
at 17:00
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The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

12thDoctor: Not sure if you're old enough to remember it, but you can probably find a youtube of it. Conan makes me think of Phil Hartman's "Caveman Lawyer" skit on SNL back in the early 90s.

Here we go:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AzAFqrxfeY
Nintaku
player, 2 posts
Thu 25 Jun 2020
at 17:01
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The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Oh please be the Arnold version of Conan. The world needs that kind of energy doing odd jobs for Marvel's supers. XD
12th doctor
player, 2 posts
Thu 25 Jun 2020
at 17:08
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The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Not the Arnold version, the Savage Avengers version.

https://www.cbr.com/savage-ave...-conan-comic-relief/
Watcher
GM, 11 posts
Thu 25 Jun 2020
at 17:13
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The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Arnold Conan's milestones could be:

THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE
Crush your enemies ... 1XP when you step an opponent past D12 physical stress
See them driven before you ... 3XP when a scene ends with your opponent fleeing
Hear the lamentation of their women ... 10XP [gotta ponder this one]

:-)
This message was last edited by the GM at 18:01, Thu 25 June 2020.
12th doctor
player, 3 posts
Thu 25 Jun 2020
at 17:45
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Watcher:
12thDoctor: Not sure if you're old enough to remember it, but you can probably find a youtube of it. Conan makes me think of Phil Hartman's "Caveman Lawyer" skit on SNL back in the early 90s.

Here we go:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AzAFqrxfeY


Right? and yes, I am old enough to remember it. :D
12th doctor
player, 4 posts
Thu 25 Jun 2020
at 17:46
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Feels like we're all leaning towards having a Conan in the party, which is great by me. He already has an existing datafile which I'm happy to run with, though those Movie Conan milestones are awfully tempting...

https://marvelheroicrp.fandom....2What_If%22_Timeline)
Watcher
GM, 12 posts
Thu 25 Jun 2020
at 17:55
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My only concern with Conan is to keep it light. Running around cutting everyone's head off is the wrong tone.

I think you can achieve it with the right Distinctions and Milestones.
12th doctor
player, 5 posts
Thu 25 Jun 2020
at 18:04
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I completely agree that it'd be incumbent on me to not derail the story. I'm thinking that by establishing relationships with the other characters early, and having the ground rules laid out for him (maybe even ahead of time & working it into an early post), I can keep the "savage" without relying quite as much on the "sword."
smokingbarrel
player, 1 post
Thu 25 Jun 2020
at 18:55
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Hi, y’all!

I wanted to play Moondragon, or maybe Dazzler, Hellcat, Tigra, or Firebird. If they’re not D-List enough, I could go more obscure!
liblarva
player, 1 post
Thu 25 Jun 2020
at 20:15
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Hey everyone.

The list I gave the Watcher was: Speedball, Dazzler, Shaman, Sasquatch, Husk, or Firefly. Though I've also added Slapstick to my list. Not sure how goofy we're going with characters themsevles vs otherwise serious characters in goofy situations.

Glad to see there's almost no overlap.

#

I'm good with either starting solo or starting as a group, but if we're starting solo, I'd request that we group up almost immediately. As this is PBP, grouping up could take months to get through.
This message was last edited by the player at 20:16, Thu 25 June 2020.
12th doctor
player, 6 posts
Thu 25 Jun 2020
at 20:22
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smokingbarrel:
Hi, y’all!

I wanted to play Moondragon, or maybe Dazzler, Hellcat, Tigra, or Firebird. If they’re not D-List enough, I could go more obscure!


I for one would be fascinated to find out how Moondragon wound up doing odd jobs.
smokingbarrel
player, 2 posts
Thu 25 Jun 2020
at 20:23
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12th doctor:
smokingbarrel:
Hi, y’all!

I wanted to play Moondragon, or maybe Dazzler, Hellcat, Tigra, or Firebird. If they’re not D-List enough, I could go more obscure!


I for one would be fascinated to find out how Moondragon wound up doing odd jobs.



My thought exactly! Moondragon surprisingly plays well in satirical stories, like Peter David’s CAPTAIN MARVEL. Plus, imagine the conversations between Moondragon & Conan.
Nintaku
player, 3 posts
Thu 25 Jun 2020
at 20:24
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These potential lineups are magnificent so far!
smokingbarrel
player, 3 posts
Thu 25 Jun 2020
at 20:28
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liblarva:
Hey everyone.

The list I gave the Watcher was: Speedball, Dazzler, Shaman, Sasquatch, Husk, or Firefly. Though I've also added Slapstick to my list. Not sure how goofy we're going with characters themsevles vs otherwise serious characters in goofy situations.

Glad to see there's almost no overlap.

#

I'm good with either starting solo or starting as a group, but if we're starting solo, I'd request that we group up almost immediately. As this is PBP, grouping up could take months to get through.



I’m mean, Speedball practically writes half the story just by participating in the scenes! He’s already dated Squirrel Girl, so there’s a prior relationship. I’d love seeing Sasquatch or Husk as your Plan B. Shaman could be fun for the ironic factor.
12th doctor
player, 7 posts
Thu 25 Jun 2020
at 21:35
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Agreed; there's a ton of potential for all of these!
smoot
player, 1 post
Thu 25 Jun 2020
at 21:58
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Here's my list. Let me know what you think?

1a. I have a few. Ill do their reasons with them just for convenience:

A. Armadillo: He's been everywhere, done everything, met everyone, can survive a fall off the Empire State Building and yet can't catch a break to save his life.

B. One of the more obscure 50 State Initiative guys, like Miles Flatt, The Fin, Maneater or Paydirt. I like the idea that they've had ridiculous adventures we never heard of in, like, Goffstown NH. The idea that Vermont or Rhode Island needed a stationed, federally subsidized superhero team amuses me.

C. There are, sfaik, a few retired WW2 era heroes still floating around- I'm thinking SuperSabre, or Spirit of 76 or ThinMan or something. I think the idea that they've earned a federal pension, got gutted in the last financial crash like everyone else, and had to do odd jobs to make ends meet is fun.

D. One of the 70s "trucker" heroes like US1 or Razorback. Combination of being hard-workin' blue collar guys and being ridiculous as hell.
12th doctor
player, 8 posts
Thu 25 Jun 2020
at 22:55
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Armadillo would be a great choice. His history of bouncing between hero & villain status gives him a lot to play with. Plus, it'd give us a tank for those times when that wall just has to come down right now.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:56, Thu 25 June 2020.
liblarva
player, 2 posts
Fri 26 Jun 2020
at 00:08
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I’m not into romantic RP at all. So if I go with Speedball, I’d stick with nothing more than the awkward ex angle.
smoot
player, 2 posts
Fri 26 Jun 2020
at 00:19
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12th doctor:
Armadillo would be a great choice. His history of bouncing between hero & villain status gives him a lot to play with. Plus, it'd give us a tank for those times when that wall just has to come down right now.


One thing Ive found is a list of people he's fought... I think a fun running joke would him just running into people he "met" before. He lost a roller derby match to Dazzler once, Im just saying. :)
Watcher
GM, 13 posts
Fri 26 Jun 2020
at 00:35
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Relationship or not, Speedball is a perfect choice.

Squirrel girl would be better than boom boom I think. She's had a bit of a popularity surge lately... Is there any particular version you had in mind?

Peter David's Capt marvel where genis vel goes insane? That one didn't seem satirical. But I haven't gotten very far in, or maybe I have the wrong series.

Armadillo is right in that sweet spot with Speedball too.
smoot
player, 3 posts
Fri 26 Jun 2020
at 01:03
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Armadillo: "Speedball... Speedball... we fought in Illinois or something, one time? His guys, me and Tiger Shark. Didn't go great."
smokingbarrel
player, 4 posts
Fri 26 Jun 2020
at 01:11
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Watcher:
Peter David's Capt marvel where genis vel goes insane? That one didn't seem satirical. But I haven't gotten very far in, or maybe I have the wrong series.


Wrong volume. PAD wrote two volumes, and I’m referring to the first one, where Moondragon couch-surfed with Rick Jones and stole Marlo at the end of that volume. She offered dry social commentary and played nicely off Rick & Marlo. I think the PAD runs set the stage for Moondragon meeting Phyla-Vell.

smoot, I’d love seeing Armadillo, with Razorback coming in at #2 with a bullet! The notion of Super-Sabre working for supplemental income because Social Security ain’t cutting it has a strong appeal, though.
This message was last edited by the player at 01:11, Fri 26 June 2020.
Nintaku
player, 4 posts
Fri 26 Jun 2020
at 01:13
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To be completely honest, I don't really read a lot of comic books, and mostly absorb info about characters through being around comic book geeks and reading RPG blurbs about them. So I don't know about different versions of Doreen except that some are sillier than others, and she'd probably have Tippy Toe as her partner instead of Monkey Joe. I know she had a thing for Speedball and they kissed one time, and then he turned into Penance McEdgelord and that didn't go well, but I dunno much about timelines and what's canon and what isn't right now.
smokingbarrel
player, 5 posts
Fri 26 Jun 2020
at 01:28
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Maybe we could go soft on continuity? Acknowledge the major stuff, but leave room to grow our own history in-game.
smoot
player, 4 posts
Fri 26 Jun 2020
at 01:50
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smokingbarrel:
smoot, I’d love seeing Armadillo, with Razorback coming in at #2 with a bullet! The notion of Super-Sabre working for supplemental income because Social Security ain’t cutting it has a strong appeal, though.


Cool! I think Ill at least start with Armadillo. Maybe switch out or alternate with SuperSabre later.

Btw, while I am loving the idea of Armadillo having had a weird life, Im mainly planning to use it as a source of humor. He had an extradimensional tourist impersonating him. He's met Doom a few times, once as his neighbor in prison. In telling his 'who got me' list, he's got three Spider-guys and its the reason he knows the plural is "Captains America", not "Captain Americas".

But the thing is, I dont expect anyone to use it. Maybe as a running thing, but not seriously. Maybe some stuff he forgot, or someone convinced him happened, but it didnt, or in some dimension, his life is the top-rated telenovela or something.
Watcher
GM, 14 posts
Fri 26 Jun 2020
at 02:01
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Nintaku:
To be completely honest, I don't really read a lot of comic books, and mostly absorb info about characters through being around comic book geeks and reading RPG blurbs about them. So I don't know about different versions of Doreen except that some are sillier than others, and she'd probably have Tippy Toe as her partner instead of Monkey Joe. I know she had a thing for Speedball and they kissed one time, and then he turned into Penance McEdgelord and that didn't go well, but I dunno much about timelines and what's canon and what isn't right now.


Fair enough. How do you want to play her then? On a silly scale where 1 = Thanos, and 10 = Howard the Duck, where do you think she falls?
Watcher
GM, 15 posts
Fri 26 Jun 2020
at 02:01
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smokingbarrel:
Maybe we could go soft on continuity? Acknowledge the major stuff, but leave room to grow our own history in-game.


Definitely.
Watcher
GM, 16 posts
Fri 26 Jun 2020
at 02:07
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smokingbarrel:
Wrong volume. PAD wrote two volumes, and I’m referring to the first one, where Moondragon couch-surfed with Rick Jones and stole Marlo at the end of that volume. She offered dry social commentary and played nicely off Rick & Marlo. I think the PAD runs set the stage for Moondragon meeting Phyla-Vell.


That does sound much more satirical. Sounds like it happens before the Crazy Genis Vel one. I have Marvel Unlimited, so I'll see if I can find it for some research.

Like for Conan, my main concern with Moondragon is striking the right tone.

I'm slightly concerned about her power level as well, but MHR tends to handle that better than most games, and it's not really a focus of this particular MHR game anyway. Still, if we use her datafile in Annihilation, we might need to ease some of it down a bit.
Nintaku
player, 5 posts
Fri 26 Jun 2020
at 02:13
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Watcher:
Fair enough. How do you want to play her then? On a silly scale where 1 = Thanos, and 10 = Howard the Duck, where do you think she falls?


On that scale, I'd probably put her around a 6 or 7. Pretty darn light-hearted, but not breaking the fourth wall or climbing through piping into other timelines so she can hang out with a better Speedball or anything.
smokingbarrel
player, 6 posts
Fri 26 Jun 2020
at 03:55
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Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Watcher:
That does sound much more satirical. Sounds like it happens before the Crazy Genis Vel one. I have Marvel Unlimited, so I'll see if I can find it for some research.


ChrisCross drew most of that first volume. Moondragon shows up fairly early, crashes with Rick, watches Trash TV.

quote:
Like for Conan, my main concern with Moondragon is striking the right tone.

I'm slightly concerned about her power level as well, but MHR tends to handle that better than most games, and it's not really a focus of this particular MHR game anyway. Still, if we use her datafile in Annihilation, we might need to ease some of it down a bit.


I’d see Moony providing arch, dry commentary and she’s always baffled by Earth culture, especially what we have in the States. She could always play the “Straight Man” to the zanier cast members. Not unlike the mix seen in classic JLI.

Regarding her power levels, is there a way of converting FASERIP stats to Heroic? How crazy are the Annihilation stats?
12th doctor
player, 9 posts
Fri 26 Jun 2020
at 14:20
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PS. Conan the Barbarian and his dwarven friend Wolverine.


This message was last edited by the player at 14:23, Fri 26 June 2020.
smoot
player, 5 posts
Fri 26 Jun 2020
at 22:32
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I can work with that. :)

So, who is assigning the jobs?
This message was last edited by the player at 22:33, Fri 26 June 2020.
Watcher
GM, 17 posts
Fri 26 Jun 2020
at 22:50
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I have a couple of specific clients in mind, but haven't come up with anyone to be a longtime patron.
12th doctor
player, 10 posts
Sat 27 Jun 2020
at 14:50
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smoot
player, 6 posts
Sat 27 Jun 2020
at 15:09
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Heh! Do it.

With a cowgirl cow lady and an armadillo guy, we could end up confusing that "totem hunter" guy that hunts Spidermen.

"... that's just... you know what? 'No.'"
Watcher
GM, 18 posts
Sat 27 Jun 2020
at 15:15
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Bova actually works quite well for the plot idea that's most fully formed in my head. I was wondering how to get it started; Bova is perfect.
Watcher
GM, 19 posts
Sat 27 Jun 2020
at 15:23
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I'm reading that Peter David captain marvel volume and coming around on moondragon. I think that means everyone can do their first choice. The roster looks like:

Squirrel Girl
Armadillo
Conan
Moondragon
Speedball

That is quite the cast, and has a nice range of abilities.

If there are no objections, I'll update everyone's game name.

I'll also open a thread for datafiles. I find it a lot easier to access them in a thread than in each players descriptions or character sheets.

Does anyone need help with an initial datafile?
12th doctor
player, 11 posts
Sat 27 Jun 2020
at 18:09
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I should be all set. This looks like a powerful team of misfits. Can't wait to see how we do together!
liblarva
player, 3 posts
Sat 27 Jun 2020
at 19:35
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I’m good to go.

I’ll use the official Speedball datafile with a few minor tweaks.

If anyone needs help with theirs, I can also lend a hand.
smoot
player, 7 posts
Sat 27 Jun 2020
at 20:04
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Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I'll be using the Armadillo one from the 50 State Initiative book.

Interestingly, the writeups.org entry gives me a good idea how to play him, better.
Nintaku
player, 6 posts
Sat 27 Jun 2020
at 20:34
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I love it, and I am fully ready! Just gotta remember where I left my MHR text template and snag Doreen's datafile from the book, and it'll be smooth gliding from there!
Watcher
GM, 21 posts
Sat 27 Jun 2020
at 23:27
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Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

If armadillo sticks with a single powerset, he can take the versatile sfx on it.

Hair trigger anger seems to me like it should be something related to emotional stress. Like step up emotional stress for 1pp or something like that
Nintaku
player, 8 posts
Sat 27 Jun 2020
at 23:33
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Also, don't forget to step up Antonio's Affiliations! He's a Hero now, not a Watcher Character. :D

I'm probably gonna delete my datafile and repost it once the name change goes through. I kinda jumped the gun. :P
12th doctor
player, 13 posts
Sat 27 Jun 2020
at 23:37
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Watcher, would you be okay with me putting in Conan's bio that he made his way to Mount Wundagore seeking some treasure or other, where he encountered Bova and the New Men? I don't know how you're planning on getting us together, but figure that'd be an easy route for me.
liblarva
player, 4 posts
Sun 28 Jun 2020
at 01:41
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Prelim sheet in my description. I’ll post to the proper thread after the name change.

Not sure what power Versatile should apply to. Given the nature of his powers, it should be Durability, but that just seems wrong. Any advice, Watcher?
Watcher
GM, 22 posts
Sun 28 Jun 2020
at 03:31
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I was thinking versatile could apply to any power in the set. The right one would depend on the narrative.

The reason for the house rule is to help even out the power differential from having two power sets.
smokingbarrel
player, 7 posts
Sun 28 Jun 2020
at 07:09
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Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I might need help with a Moondragon file. I can’t find any so far.
Nintaku
player, 9 posts
Sun 28 Jun 2020
at 08:32
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Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

If you have Annihilation, she's on page 204 and 205. If not, I can copy her for you. Or maybe screenshot, since it's a lot of text.
Moondragon
player, 8 posts
Sun 28 Jun 2020
at 09:09
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Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Nintaku:
If you have Annihilation, she's on page 204 and 205. If not, I can copy her for you. Or maybe screenshot, since it's a lot of text.


Oooo! Yes, please! A screen shot should work. I don’t have the MHR Supplements, is the Annihilation book on pdf?
This message was last edited by the player at 20:00, Sun 28 June 2020.
Nintaku
player, 10 posts
Sun 28 Jun 2020
at 09:44
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It is! But it isn't sold anymore, so anyplace you find it is probably not legit. Anyhoo, here's Moondragon: https://drive.google.com/file/...524/view?usp=sharing

Uh, ignore the watermark at the bottom. That isn't there. You saw nothing.
smokingbarrel
player, 9 posts
Sun 28 Jun 2020
at 09:53
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Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

MHR never made a sheet for Sepulchre, did they?
Watcher
GM, 23 posts
Sun 28 Jun 2020
at 11:46
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I looked up Armadillo's official file. Here's what his limit is there. That's for a Watcher character.

Limit: Hair-Trigger Temper. Step up emotional stress from
opponents hurling insults or mocking to step up the
lowest die in the doom pool or add a d6 doom die.

The conversion for a player character is to change that doom pool stuff to pp:

Limit: Hair-Trigger Temper. Step up emotional stress from
opponents hurling insults or mocking to gain 1PP.
Watcher
GM, 24 posts
Sun 28 Jun 2020
at 11:50
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They DO have Sepulchre in 50 States.

Here's a screenshot
https://docs.google.com/docume...A08/edit?usp=sharing
Conan
player, 14 posts
Sun 28 Jun 2020
at 16:12
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Fun fact: Speedball and Bova both made their first appearance (in unrelated stories) in The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #22 (1988)!
Moondragon
player, 10 posts
Sun 28 Jun 2020
at 20:05
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Watcher:
They DO have Sepulchre in 50 States.

Here's a screenshot
https://docs.google.com/docume...A08/edit?usp=sharing


It’s locked.
Watcher
GM, 25 posts
Sun 28 Jun 2020
at 23:16
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In reply to Moondragon (msg # 59):

https://docs.google.com/docume...08/edit?usp=drivesdk

Try now. Repasted link in case it changed
Moondragon
player, 11 posts
Goddess of The Mind
Dragon of The Moon
Sun 28 Jun 2020
at 23:43
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Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Watcher:
In reply to Moondragon (msg # 59):

https://docs.google.com/docume...08/edit?usp=drivesdk

Try now. Repasted link in case it changed


WOW! Her write up is so concise compared with Moondragon!

Thanks for the links, you two!
This message was last edited by the player at 23:44, Sun 28 June 2020.
Squirrel Girl
player, 11 posts
Mon 29 Jun 2020
at 00:04
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Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Sepulchre and Squirrel Girl are both statted up as Watcher Characters rather than Heroes, so they're much more condensed. Still good, though!

Hey Watcher, I might need some help adjusting my Squirrely SFX to match a Hero datafile.
Watcher
GM, 26 posts
Mon 29 Jun 2020
at 00:28
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I fixed them for you SG.

I WIN is troublesome. It looks like a typo first of all: it should be 2d12 from the Don pool. And there's really not an equivalent ability for PC's.

Maybe replace it with Second Wind? That would let you cancel out stress, which is pretty handy. Or the sfx that lets you step down a sure in the Doom pool. That helps you control the situation.
Squirrel Girl
player, 12 posts
Mon 29 Jun 2020
at 00:52
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Aw. I was really hoping to keep that ability and just maybe fix it so it doesn't wreck things. And I don't think it was a typo, as it's originally for a Watcher character: it lets her spend 2d10 out of the Doom Pool instead of the usual 2d12, and it makes her win instead of things ending more in favor of the villains (which is the likely outcome if something's gone on long enough to rack up 2d12).

I'd been hoping to maybe shift it to stepping up 2d10 to 2d12 or such. Something costly that also requires a lot of build up, preferably to be used at some point where the Doom Pool would be automatically stepped down anyway, or towards the end of a finale.
Armadillo
player, 9 posts
Mon 29 Jun 2020
at 05:34
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Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I think I got Armadillo's where I want it for now (I can add the fluff later, I'm just talking writeup.)

Someone wanna take a look?
Armadillo
player, 10 posts
Tue 30 Jun 2020
at 06:16
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Just wondering- is Bova going to use that sweet flying steed?
Conan
player, 15 posts
Tue 30 Jun 2020
at 13:58
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I hope so. That thing is great.
Watcher
GM, 27 posts
Tue 30 Jun 2020
at 15:11
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Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Armadillo looked good.

Two suggestions: you can take versatile sfx on your one powerset.
See if you can dial up the 10 xp step in your second milestone. Those are supposed to be moments of major character development.
Watcher
GM, 28 posts
Tue 30 Jun 2020
at 15:18
  • msg #69

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Conan, the background with Bova and wondagore is fine. Maybe you traveled to a parallel mountain in cimmeria, and stumbled upon a portal that put you in this continuity.

As for me using Bova, I'm thinking I'm going to delay that. My plot idea that was going to use her seems a bit too serious on second glance.

We DO need to figure out how you all got together. I was going to start a one off action scene today that I was thinking of as more of a warm up to remind us system veterans how it goes and introduce it to the newbies. Maybe I can make that scene do double duty...
Armadillo
player, 11 posts
Tue 30 Jun 2020
at 15:22
  • msg #70

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Watcher:
Armadillo looked good.

Two suggestions: you can take versatile sfx on your one powerset.
See if you can dial up the 10 xp step in your second milestone. Those are supposed to be moments of major character development.


Would adding "and make it stick" help?

There was an issue of Jessica Jones where he had a pretty deep epiphany for, well, Armadillo, for instance.

Here's an offer for a starting place:

There was a plotline where 'dillo was one of the last men standing after a heist (he was only one of three out of about a dozen guys to just do what they came to do instead of backstabbing). He got a LOT of money out of it.

Problem is (if you can call it that), he met this awesome lady, Daisy, and he's seriously trying to stop with the crime. So, even laundering that isn't great- he can't touch it, its probably sitting in a Cayman Islands  account and he can't use it.

So, he can't use that money, traditional superhero stuff hasn't worked so far, robbing and assault isn't on the table, he's an okay performer (he wrestles) but not "movie good" and Loki got him fired from a plush bouncer gig so... odd jobs.

Knowing as many people as he's met, I figure I'd just have him make a "Rolodex" and start making calls. That or just have him walk into Damage Control looking for a job.

[Who Speedball interned for IIRC. ;) ]

Alternatively, he DID try acting. Marvel had a Conan expy series that 1) Wonder Man got into and 2) the "original" (ie, the stand in for Conan) HATED when he found out. Maybe that's how we met- 'dillo was on the job, Conan comes looking for payback (or, literally, pay back) we get to do Schwarzenegger impressions, alls well.
This message was last edited by the player at 15:40, Tue 30 June 2020.
Watcher
GM, 29 posts
Tue 30 Jun 2020
at 16:14
  • msg #71

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Armadillo:
Watcher:
Armadillo looked good.

Two suggestions: you can take versatile sfx on your one powerset.
See if you can dial up the 10 xp step in your second milestone. Those are supposed to be moments of major character development.


Would adding "and make it stick" help?

There was an issue of Jessica Jones where he had a pretty deep epiphany for, well, Armadillo, for instance.


And make it stick would go a long way. I was thinking about my own personal weekly commitment to finally lose weight. It's just... anticlimactic right now. :-)

quote:
Here's an offer for a starting place:

There was a plotline where 'dillo was one of the last men standing after a heist (he was only one of three out of about a dozen guys to just do what they came to do instead of backstabbing). He got a LOT of money out of it.

Problem is (if you can call it that), he met this awesome lady, Daisy, and he's seriously trying to stop with the crime. So, even laundering that isn't great- he can't touch it, its probably sitting in a Cayman Islands  account and he can't use it.

So, he can't use that money, traditional superhero stuff hasn't worked so far, robbing and assault isn't on the table, he's an okay performer (he wrestles) but not "movie good" and Loki got him fired from a plush bouncer gig so... odd jobs.

Knowing as many people as he's met, I figure I'd just have him make a "Rolodex" and start making calls. That or just have him walk into Damage Control looking for a job.

[Who Speedball interned for IIRC. ;) ]


There's this issue of She-Hulk where Hellcat is unemployed and tries to set up a super-temps type of thing. I was thinking maybe SG and Speedball came upon the same idea and set something up that's just getting off the ground. Maybe they brought 'Dillo in somehow. Maybe he's using that money as venture capital. We can probably figure it out as we go along.

And I'm not sure how we're going to bring Moony in...

quote:
Alternatively, he DID try acting. Marvel had a Conan expy series that 1) Wonder Man got into and 2) the "original" (ie, the stand in for Conan) HATED when he found out. Maybe that's how we met- 'dillo was on the job, Conan comes looking for payback (or, literally, pay back) we get to do Schwarzenegger impressions, alls well.


You should do Ahhnold impressions anyway! :-)

Conan, how new do you want to be to the dimension? Would you have been around long enough to get cast in the movies?

I was going to start us in New York, but I do have a fondness for West Coast hijinks. Starting you out in LA could bring the movie angle in.
Armadillo
player, 12 posts
Tue 30 Jun 2020
at 18:40
  • msg #72

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

-Oh, BOY does Armadillo know She-Hulk. (They've fought, she's represented him in court, then they fought some more on a different occasion, they found out about the Tourist thing together, it's a whole... thing.)

The combination of "Armadillo happened to be dialing down his list of contacts" and "Everyone else somehow got in touch with Hellcat's agency"

Incidentally: Squirrel Girl once nannied for Jessica Jones at the Avengers' place, beating out Patsy Walker (and others):

Funny story actually: https://images.app.goo.gl/AdtejAaw3GuVzcWc6

https://images.app.goo.gl/84Khdrth34mfAMqZ7
 and
https://sketchcardsaloon.com/2...l-girl-vs-wolverine/

among other things. ;)

...which 1) gives her a Degree of Kevin Bacon (Armadillo knows Jessica Jones, a little) and 2) a reason to have met Bova (who is- let's be honest here- THE BEST NANNY IN THE UNIVERSE. She raised, like EVERYONE. ;) )

-If Armadillo was good with money, he'd be a different guy. ;)

-'Dillo's a San Antonio guy, but Daisy's in modelling, they might go to LA and "try new stuff". Besides, he's only lost a few fights on the West Coast, so fresh start. ;)
This message was last edited by the player at 18:59, Tue 30 June 2020.
Conan
player, 16 posts
Tue 30 Jun 2020
at 18:54
  • msg #73

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Watcher:
<quote Armadillo>
Conan, how new do you want to be to the dimension? Would you have been around long enough to get cast in the movies?

I was going to start us in New York, but I do have a fondness for West Coast hijinks. Starting you out in LA could bring the movie angle in.


I'd like to have him having met the modern-day "Savage Avengers" in the Savage Land per the most recent comic series. Later on he meets Dr. Strange, so we can say that he wound up on the left coast somehow. Maybe he wakes up with no memory of how he got there, which would fit in well with his hatred of sorcery. I'd prefer not to have him involved with pop culture at all, since one of his Limits is "Distrust of Cities. Earn 1 PP and step up Mental Stress or a Complication related to being in a civilization." If we spend a lot of time around buildings, he's going to have to get to work on buying that off. :)

For the record, I'm not playing the Arnold version of Conan. I'm playing the book/comic book version. Conan was a lot smarter than the movies made him out to be. I'll be playing up the naivety, but dumbing him down and making Schwarzenegger jokes is not in my plans. Everyone else can feel free to have at it though!
This message was last edited by the player at 18:55, Tue 30 June 2020.
Armadillo
player, 13 posts
Tue 30 Jun 2020
at 19:01
  • msg #74

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Oh, I kind of figured:

-The "Arkon" (Conan, basically) movies exist in the MU.
-An Arnold-style actor plays him in the movies.
-Wonder Man played a villain in "Arkon IV"
-We're in the phase where the Governator is doing movies again (and not... very good ones? That'd be about right for "hire Armadillo!" We'd be up to about IX at least by now, I'd assume.)
-Conan, once finding he is owed a great deal of currency, is kind of relentless about it. :)

I didn't mean to say I was assuming you were playing it that way. Sorry for the miscommunication.

Also, feel free to call him everything just short of the right name. "Glyptodont! Over here!" "Javelina- look at this!" etc. ;)
This message was last edited by the player at 19:03, Tue 30 June 2020.
Moondragon
player, 13 posts
Goddess of The Mind
Dragon of The Moon
Tue 30 Jun 2020
at 19:35
  • msg #75

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

If Doreen & Robbie kicked off their own Temp Agency, Moondragon might seek them out over Patsy’s. Moony’s false pride could easily keep her from asking a former pupil for a job.
Watcher
GM, 30 posts
Tue 30 Jun 2020
at 21:38
  • msg #76

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I've read about 1/4 of the Robert E Howard stories, so I'm familiar with THAT version of Conan.

Savage Avengers isn't in my Marvel Unlimited subscription yet, so I have to confess to ignorance. Who's in it? I saw Wolverine (OF COURSE- he's on EVERY team since like 1995) and I think Elektra.

How much as Savage Avengers Conan gotten used to this new dimension? If he wasn't hanging with the Savage Avengers, what would he be up to?



Continuity is going to be a giant mish mash. Hope nobody minds. A couple of specific versions of things I like (and plan to have in the first arc):

- Jeff Goldblum/Thor Rangnarok Grandmaster. The blue guy in 616 is cool, but Goldblum is just SO good.
- The green hulking version of Hydra Dreadnoughts from Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes cartoons rather than the silver spikey guys.
Squirrel Girl
player, 13 posts
Tue 30 Jun 2020
at 22:40
  • msg #77

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Another point I might have missed someone mentioning in the big wall of stuff I've just skimmed: Conan exists in Hyboria, which is legit just past Earth. He can time travel to modern day simply by being sealed away for a while. No dimension travel necessary.

Also yeah, Robbie and I could have started our very own Heroes for Hire type deal, renting out superhero services and getting odd job requests instead. :D
Watcher
GM, 31 posts
Tue 30 Jun 2020
at 23:37
  • msg #78

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I've noticed that most images are now behind https urls. That seems to block embedding in RPOL posts, as images rather than links.

Anyone know of a work around? Other than downloading the picture, then uploading it to my google docs/imgur/whatever and posting the link that way? Any work around that doesn't require all the copying?
Conan
player, 17 posts
Wed 1 Jul 2020
at 13:04
  • msg #79

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Quick read:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savage_Avengers

Squirrel Girl: Per Savage Avengers & my earlier post, Conan's already in the present day. It's just a matter of hand-waving him to wherever the game starts.

I like the idea of Conan finding out they've been making movies about him without his knowledge, input, or permission. :D

Watcher, I don't know if any workaround; I download pics, upload them to imgur, & take the code from there.
This message was last edited by the player at 13:05, Wed 01 July 2020.
Watcher
GM, 33 posts
Wed 1 Jul 2020
at 18:53
  • msg #80

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

And away we go!

This first scene is meant to bring Conan into the fold and give us all a chance at an action scene to warm back up to the rules.

Usually, people try to have PBP call out the next person up like they would at a table. That keeps things sane, but slows it down. Even with a 24 hour rule to get your turn up, it's possible we could go a whole week between posts if each person called out happens to miss their day. I'm open to discussion/consensus on how to handle it.
Squirrel Girl
player, 14 posts
Wed 1 Jul 2020
at 18:55
  • msg #81

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

In all my MHR games, that initiative method made the game move much smoother than free-for-all posting, where people all waited for someone else to post first. I say we stick with it.
Watcher
GM, 34 posts
Wed 1 Jul 2020
at 18:56
  • msg #82

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

In reply to Squirrel Girl (msg # 81):

Well since you're online SG, how about you go ahead and take an action?
Speedball
player, 6 posts
Wed 1 Jul 2020
at 22:03
  • msg #83

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I’ve had basically the opposite experience with MHR initiative. Using the RAW in PBP grinds things to a crawl, but having everyone post, then the Watcher ends the round with one big response post, and opens the next around makes things go much, much quicker.
Squirrel Girl
player, 16 posts
Wed 1 Jul 2020
at 23:04
  • msg #84

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Hm. What do we do?
Watcher
GM, 35 posts
Wed 1 Jul 2020
at 23:06
  • msg #85

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Let's see what a few others think.

Then I'll make a decision. Part of what we can do with this beach battle is try out one of the two methods. If it doesn't work, we can use the other method for the next one.
Armadillo
player, 14 posts
Wed 1 Jul 2020
at 23:41
  • msg #86

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Yay! Let's do this! :)

So, just checking- I don't post at all, IC until Conan goes?
This message was last edited by the player at 00:10, Thu 02 July 2020.
Moondragon
player, 14 posts
Goddess of The Mind
Dragon of The Moon
Thu 2 Jul 2020
at 00:36
  • msg #87

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

So, I’ll post next Tuesday?
Armadillo
player, 15 posts
Thu 2 Jul 2020
at 00:37
  • msg #88

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I'm gtg, whenever.

BTW, I don't know Moondragon so much- where would you start?
Watcher
GM, 36 posts
Thu 2 Jul 2020
at 00:44
  • msg #89

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Let's try posting at your own rate.

So everyone but SG still had a turn and can post.

I haven't said anything about dice pools... I encourage people to describe their action well enough that their dice pool should be pretty obvious.

Then in ooc text under the narrative, write out the things you're sticking in the pool. Veterans of MHR on RPOL know what to do.

Then go to the dice roller and roll. Make sure it says record each die. I'm going to hop over and set that as default as soon as I post this. But it's good to check.

Paste the dice roller text under your pool, choose your dice for total and effect die.

You can safely assume I will buy all opportunities as a single stepped up die if you roll multiples, unless I make an announcement that I'm pausing that (which I will do if Doom pool is getting too crazy)
Watcher
GM, 38 posts
Thu 2 Jul 2020
at 00:48
  • msg #90

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I just posted a 2nd house rule which is really more of a pre notification so nobody gets surprised: we're going to reset individual character plot points to 1 anytime we reset Doom pool
Squirrel Girl
player, 17 posts
Thu 2 Jul 2020
at 01:21
  • msg #91

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Sounds good to me!

Also, Armadillo's post reminds me that I have no Milestones. I was thinking about taking whatever Event Milestones were available. Watcher, please advise.
Speedball
player, 7 posts
Thu 2 Jul 2020
at 01:42
  • msg #92

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Re: initiative. I'm good with experimenting and going with whatever the group decides.

Re: new house rule. Good to know.

Re: first IC thread. Sweet!

Now, let's see how I can fuck this up...in a fun way.
Watcher
GM, 39 posts
Thu 2 Jul 2020
at 02:46
  • msg #93

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Oof. I need to make event milestones! Thanks for the reminder.
Speedball
player, 9 posts
Thu 2 Jul 2020
at 03:41
  • msg #94

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Hopefully that’s in the range of what people are expecting from the bouncing bubble of joy.

Over-the-top? Not far enough?
Watcher
GM, 40 posts
Thu 2 Jul 2020
at 03:45
  • msg #95

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

In reply to Speedball (msg # 94):

That was great. Loved the porn guitar line.
Squirrel Girl
player, 18 posts
Thu 2 Jul 2020
at 03:45
  • msg #96

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I'm learning about Speedball as we go. All I really walked into this game knowing about him was that a) Doreen was silly about him, and b) Penance is too deep for her now.
Speedball
player, 10 posts
Thu 2 Jul 2020
at 03:48
  • msg #97

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

In reply to Squirrel Girl (msg # 96):

The way I see him is Spider-Man’s mouth without any of the competence to back it up.

I hated the entire Penance thing. Ugh. So terrible.
Squirrel Girl
player, 19 posts
Thu 2 Jul 2020
at 03:51
  • msg #98

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Armadillo:
[OOC: I'm newer to this system, if I think I got a distinction or milestone in there, do I literally call it? I think I got Monstrous Appearance or Trying to Make It Right in there, SG's Chipper Personality thing, and the milestone "When you declare somebody your old ally or foe", if I've got it right. This wasn't quite 'drastic action' enough, and he's got too much of a plan for it to really be Hair-Trigger Temper, I think? ]


Yep! For Distinctions, they're always part of a die pool, so you'd say something like

Buddy D6 + Monstrous Appearance D8 + Super Strength D8 + Combat D8

And then roll your 1d6,2d8 in the die roller. You don't really need to call out Distinctions unless they're part of a roll, but Milestones should certainly be announced so you can collect your sweet, sweet XP.

If you wanted to use one of my Distinctions, I believe you'd have to pay a Plot Point for the privilege of pilfering such power.
Armadillo
player, 17 posts
Thu 2 Jul 2020
at 04:11
  • msg #99

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Speedball:
Hopefully that’s in the range of what people are expecting from the bouncing bubble of joy.

Over-the-top? Not far enough?


Nice start! :)

I'm kind of cramming on appearances of everyone's characters (Respect threads on Reddit is really cool for this), btw.

(There was a timeline, sort of, btw where Gwenpool and Squirrel Girl swapped Fourth Walls to break, and talked to eachother's audiences. That was weird, but funny.)

=The Unstoppable Squirrel-Girl:
If you wanted to use one of my Distinctions, I believe you'd have to pay a Plot Point for the privilege of pilfering such power.


Whoops! I thought I was helping you that way. My bad. No invoke!
This message was last edited by the player at 04:24, Thu 02 July 2020.
Squirrel Girl
player, 20 posts
Thu 2 Jul 2020
at 04:17
  • msg #100

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Oh! I suppose I could indeed use your reaction to justify adding one of my Distinctions to my own pool, sure!
Moondragon
player, 16 posts
Goddess of The Mind
Dragon of The Moon
Thu 2 Jul 2020
at 06:46
  • msg #101

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Hey Watcher, just fit my post actions where they best serve the scene. Did I roll the necessary dice?
Watcher
GM, 43 posts
Thu 2 Jul 2020
at 12:20
  • msg #102

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Nice post moony.

You could easily justify a specialty die in your pool from combat or psych. That would give you one more die.
Watcher
GM, 48 posts
Thu 2 Jul 2020
at 19:37
  • msg #103

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Conan (everyone) I need a reaction against the chimps.

Conan, your pool could work for the reaction and then you could do a new pool and rolls against the chimp, or you can keep this one for an attack and roll a new one for the reaction.
Watcher
GM, 49 posts
Thu 2 Jul 2020
at 19:39
  • msg #104

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

And we have one more player. Iceman!

Iceman, go ahead and say hi, and when you have a chance, you can insert yourself in the ongoing scene.
Conan
player, 19 posts
Thu 2 Jul 2020
at 19:59
  • msg #105

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Welcome!

Can I edit my post and give the next action to Iceman?
This message was last edited by the player at 20:02, Thu 02 July 2020.
Moondragon
player, 17 posts
Goddess of The Mind
Dragon of The Moon
Thu 2 Jul 2020
at 20:00
  • msg #106

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Watcher:
And we have one more player. Iceman!

Iceman, go ahead and say hi, and when you have a chance, you can insert yourself in the ongoing scene.



Ooooh! Iceman & Moondragon worked together in “New Defenders”...until she broke the team when the Dragon of The Moon possesses her. :-o
Iceman
player, 1 post
Thu 2 Jul 2020
at 20:07
  • msg #107

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

What's up, people! Thanks for letting me jump in, I'm looking forward to a wacky adventure together.
Watcher
GM, 50 posts
Thu 2 Jul 2020
at 20:13
  • msg #108

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Conan:
Welcome!

Can I edit my post and give the next action to Iceman?


Yes, go for it
Armadillo
player, 18 posts
Fri 3 Jul 2020
at 04:37
  • msg #109

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Hey, Iceman! welcome aboard.
Squirrel Girl
player, 21 posts
Fri 3 Jul 2020
at 05:29
  • msg #110

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Welcome to the gang, Bobby!

I'm gonna get a post up in a bit here. Just gotta unwind and prepare something.
Speedball
player, 11 posts
Fri 3 Jul 2020
at 05:33
  • msg #111

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Welcome, Iceman.
Armadillo
player, 19 posts
Fri 3 Jul 2020
at 05:43
  • msg #112

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Squirrel Girl:
Welcome to the gang, Bobby!

I'm gonna get a post up in a bit here. Just gotta unwind and prepare something.


Totally understandable. BTW, been reading Unbeatable Squirrel Girl... I see the appeal!

(I forget which RPG suggests "being a fan of your co-players and their characters) but I'm trying it out. :)
This message was last edited by the player at 06:14, Fri 03 July 2020.
Watcher
GM, 51 posts
Fri 3 Jul 2020
at 12:22
  • msg #113

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

In reply to Armadillo (msg # 112):

As some research, I read the issue of SG where Mole Man has a crush on her. I think it's like issue 8 or 9 in the 2015 run. I love the snarky writing. I wish they'd invest in a different art style.
Watcher
GM, 52 posts
Fri 3 Jul 2020
at 12:25
  • msg #114

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Keep up the awesome posts guys. I'm laughing out loud reading them!
Conan
player, 20 posts
Fri 3 Jul 2020
at 14:42
  • msg #115

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Same here! Loving everyone's character voices!
Iceman
player, 4 posts
Fri 3 Jul 2020
at 16:15
  • msg #116

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Thanks for the warm welcome, everybody. Looking forward to seeing where this adventure takes all of us, especially Armadillo, who I didn't realize had such an endearing backstory. Rooting for ya, big guy!
Squirrel Girl
player, 23 posts
Fri 3 Jul 2020
at 18:20
  • msg #117

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Y'know, I've never actually read a Squirrel Girl comic. I gained all my knowledge of her through reading RPG materials and listening to my Roll20 Marvel Heroic group talking about her. Yay osmosis!

(All the other kids with the Juiced Up Chimps better run, better run, outrun my puns.
All the other kids with the Juiced Up Chimps better run, better run, faster than my squirrels~


It's stuck in my head... @.@)
This message was last edited by the player at 18:31, Fri 03 July 2020.
Armadillo
player, 20 posts
Fri 3 Jul 2020
at 19:53
  • msg #118

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

The parodies of the "Spider-Man, does whatever a spider can" song are my favorites like:

Squirrel Girl, Squirrel Girl! She's a human and also a squirrel! Can she climb up a tree? Yes, she can, easily! That's whyyyy her name is Squirrel Girl! Is she tough? Listen, bud: she's got partially squirrel blood! Who's her friend? Don't you know: that's the squirrel, Tippy-Toe! Surprise! She likes to talk to squirrels! At the top of trees, is where she spends her time like a huuuuman squirrel. She enjoys fighting crime! Squirrel Girl, Squirrel Girl! Powers of both squirrel and girl! Find some nuts, eat some nuts! Kicks bad guuuuuys' evil butts! To her, life is a great big acorn! Where there's a city crime-torn, you'll find the Squirrel Girl!

Incidentally, might need some help statting what I'm gonna have Armadillo do- it's not strictly in his powerset, y'see...
This message was last edited by the player at 20:00, Fri 03 July 2020.
Squirrel Girl
player, 24 posts
Fri 3 Jul 2020
at 20:40
  • msg #119

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

XD

Your song pleases me, as does And Then the Monkeys.

As for your roll, a die pool consists of one each of Affiliation, Distinction, Power Set, Specialty, Push/Stunt, Asset, Complication, Opponent's Stress. If you want to use more, for instance using all three Distinctions you mentioned, each extra die costs 1 PP.
Armadillo
player, 22 posts
Fri 3 Jul 2020
at 21:15
  • msg #120

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

So, let me see if I got it:

Affiliation: Team (d10)
Distinction: Monstrous Appearance (d8)
Power: Superhuman Durability (d10)- for the "tanking" part.
Specialty: Combat Expert (d8)- to wrassle them once they get there.

Now, it's the "Do I roll separately to even see if the dominance display thing works?" part I'm a bit vague on.
Squirrel Girl
player, 25 posts
Fri 3 Jul 2020
at 21:20
  • msg #121

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

You could use that roll to simply say the display of dominance works, at least partially, and apply physical stress to the mob of monkeys. Taking them out could certainly represent them no longer threatening the civilians, and not being a threat to you. Usually Durability is used for reaction rolls rather than actions, though.
Armadillo
player, 23 posts
Fri 3 Jul 2020
at 21:27
  • msg #122

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Ah cool, so I'll sub in Superhuman Strength (D10) to represent him manhandling them once they got there.
Iceman
player, 5 posts
Fri 3 Jul 2020
at 22:03
  • msg #123

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

@Watcher FYI, I didn't post a reaction to the chimps since I jumped in after they did the Area Attack. But if that was a mistake, please just treat my post like a reaction.
Armadillo
player, 25 posts
Fri 3 Jul 2020
at 22:21
  • msg #124

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

So, SG was saying which 'edition' of her character they're favoring- anyone else have a version of their character they're leaning towards?

Also, I totally plan, as of now, to have Armadillo eventually realize that he could go get a coffee or something if Moondragon's on the field, in a fight. ;)
Iceman
player, 6 posts
Sat 4 Jul 2020
at 00:06
  • msg #125

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

@Armadillo I'm not actually very familiar with Iceman aside from skimming the Marvel Wiki and seeing what's on his character sheet, but I'd like his in-game appearance to be the same as in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 3. It's the red and black costume that, coincidentally, looks like pretty comfortable beach wear!
Moondragon
player, 19 posts
Goddess of The Mind
Dragon of The Moon
Sat 4 Jul 2020
at 01:46
  • msg #126

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Iceman:
@Armadillo I'm not actually very familiar with Iceman aside from skimming the Marvel Wiki and seeing what's on his character sheet, but I'd like his in-game appearance to be the same as in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 3. It's the red and black costume that, coincidentally, looks like pretty comfortable beach wear!


If you have the Disney+ app, you could watch Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends and X-Men: Evolution for good takes on Bobby. X-Men 2 and X-Men: Days of Future Past are good cinematic portrayals of Iceman.

Iceman was a founding member of the X-Men (“The Original 5”). He later joined The Champions and New Defenders. The latter relevant because Moondragon was also a member. She played a few mind games to seduce Angel & Iceman in order to remove a magical headband placed by Odin as punishment for abusing her powers.

From Wikipedia:

“ Suffering from creative burnout on the series, DeMatteis felt a change was needed.[28] As of issue #125, The Defenders was retitled to The New Defenders as the original four members (Doctor Strange, the Silver Surfer, the Hulk, and Namor) are forced to leave the team,[34] in response to an alien prophecy that states that these four, operating as a group, would be responsible for destroying the world. While The Beast reforms the team as an official super-hero team complete with government clearance.[35] The "New Defenders" concept provided a substantial boost to the series's sales, but left DeMatteis in a creative drought, as he realized in retrospect that "...I created a book that was exactly the kind of the thing that I hated to write. I made it into a standard superhero team..."[28]

DeMatteis stayed on for only six issues of The New Defenders before turning it over to writer Peter Gillis, whose run was marked by shorter, more personal stories.[1] Gillis recounted, "I had been working for a while at Marvel, and was constantly pumping for more work, and specifically a series of my own. So when I heard DeMatteis was leaving Defenders, I was in [editor] Carl Potts' office like a shot, and I got the gig."[1]

Though the series remained a modest hit through the Gillis/Perlin run, it was cancelled to make room in Marvel's production schedule for the New Universe line.[1] Perlin recounted that Potts tried to soften the blow by telling him and Gillis the news while treating them to lunch at an Indian restaurant.[36] The final issue was The New Defenders #152.[37] In the final issue, several members (Gargoyle, Moondragon and Valkyrie), plus allies (Andromeda, Manslaughter, Interloper) seemingly die in battle with the Dragon of the Moon controlling Moondragon.[38] The remaining mutant members leave the team to join X-Factor. Gillis has claimed that killing off the other members of the group was a directive from the editorial staff to free up the surviving members for usage in X-Factor, pointing out that he shortly after revived several of these seemingly-deceased members[1] in issues of Solo Avengers, in Strange Tales vol. 2 #5–7, followed by issues #3–4 of the relaunched Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme series.[39][40]”
Iceman
player, 7 posts
Sat 4 Jul 2020
at 02:59
  • msg #127

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

In reply to Moondragon (msg # 126):

quote:
If you have the Disney+ app, you could watch Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends and X-Men: Evolution for good takes on Bobby. X-Men 2 and X-Men: Days of Future Past are good cinematic portrayals of Iceman.

Iceman was a founding member of the X-Men (“The Original 5”). He later joined The Champions and New Defenders. The latter relevant because Moondragon was also a member. She played a few mind games to seduce Angel & Iceman in order to remove a magical headband placed by Odin as punishment for abusing her powers.

Hey, thanks for the idea. I'll have to check those out. I have seen him in the original X-Men animated show, though I'm not sure how accurate that one is to his other portrayals. I do like that he's one of the founding X-Men and a bit of a renegade. B)

That's an interesting history behind the New Defenders series and it's eventual demise. Too bad, as it sounded like the writer was giving it his all. But hey, Indian food makes everything better!

I'm excited to see Moondragon in action by the way. I've never had a chance to run or play in the Annihilation event, so to see her in this game is a pleasant surprise. That tidbit about the headband is a great detail!
Armadillo
player, 26 posts
Sat 4 Jul 2020
at 03:49
  • msg #128

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

DeMatteis' run on Justice League International is one of my favorite comics, ever. It is a shame they didn't treat him right.(And way the Defenders went out in that last issue was HARSH, though IIRC.)

Now, about Iceman:

Here's his respect thread:
https://www.reddit.com/r/respe...t_iceman_marvel_616/

(These are meant for fanfic writers, etc, as a sort of "highlight reel" of what the character has been depicted as doing).

-One weird recent twist was that Beast (feeling the modern X-Men had gotten REALLY dark and off-track) summoned the Original X-Men from back in their era, using time travel, hoping they'd confront or reform their current versions, "be their conscience", etc.. So the younger, less-experienced versions of themselves were encountering the battle-hardened older versions of themselves. So there's more than one Iceman floating around.

I only bring this up because he's a younger, less-backstoried version of himself still 'reacting' to the modern Marvel universe, which might be of use. Or you can run into him. Either way. ;)

In any case: https://i.imgur.com/PJX6o3W.png :D
This message was last edited by the player at 04:04, Sat 04 July 2020.
Moondragon
player, 20 posts
Goddess of The Mind
Dragon of The Moon
Sat 4 Jul 2020
at 04:09
  • msg #129

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Armadillo:
DeMatteis' run on Justice League International is one of my favorite comics, ever. It is a shame they didn't treat him right.(And way the Defenders went out in that last issue was HARSH, though IIRC.)


Yeah, definitely a downer of a story. All for the sake of New Universe (BLEGH). Iceman joined Angel & Beast on X-Factor, which brought back Jean Grey for an O5 reunion. The female member was originally intended to be Dazzler, but Jim Shooter wanted Jean instead.

quote:
Now, about Iceman:

Here's his respect thread:
https://www.reddit.com/r/respe...t_iceman_marvel_616/

(These are meant for fanfic writers, etc, as a sort of "highlight reel" of what the character has been depicted as doing).

-One weird recent twist was that Beast (feeling the modern X-Men had gotten REALLY dark and off-track) summoned the Original X-Men from back in their era, using time travel, hoping they'd confront or reform their current versions, "be their conscience", etc.. So the younger, less-experienced versions of themselves were encountering the battle-hardened older versions of themselves. So there's more than one Iceman floating around.

I only bring this up because he's a younger, less-backstoried version of himself still 'reacting' to the modern Marvel universe, which might be of use. Or you can run into him. Either way. ;)

In any case: https://i.imgur.com/PJX6o3W.png :D


Iceman has CRAZY potential with his powers!

Also, that series ultimately outed BOTH Icemen as Gay.
This message was last edited by the player at 04:09, Sat 04 July 2020.
Watcher
GM, 57 posts
Sat 4 Jul 2020
at 22:07
  • msg #130

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

SG pointed out that my original summation of Armadillo's roll was incorrect. Armadillo got a 15 with a d10 effect.

I edited the post to correct, so a) just letting you know if you happened to see it before I corrected it. and b) to help Armadillo's player get the hang of things.

The chimps rolled a 16 total, so they were unaffected even with the corrected total.
Armadillo
player, 27 posts
Sun 5 Jul 2020
at 00:03
  • msg #131

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Drat.

Also, yes he did fight the Hulk.
This message was last edited by the player at 00:03, Sun 05 July 2020.
Iceman
player, 8 posts
Sun 5 Jul 2020
at 17:49
  • msg #132

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

That New Defenders run sounds pretty cool. The Dragon of the Moon is a character I've wanted to read about for some time. Hopefully Iceman got to live up to his "Terrifying Potential" distinction in that final fight.

And good to know there's more than one Iceman floating around. Would be funny if they ran into each other. Glad the two Bobbies have accepted themselves for who they are!

Did the Armadillo vs. Hulk fight happen in a comic? Anyone who does battle with the Green Goliath and lives to talk about it should be a formidable ally indeed.
Moondragon
player, 22 posts
Goddess of The Mind
Dragon of The Moon
Sun 5 Jul 2020
at 20:06
  • msg #133

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Iceman:
That New Defenders run sounds pretty cool. The Dragon of the Moon is a character I've wanted to read about for some time. Hopefully Iceman got to live up to his "Terrifying Potential" distinction in that final fight.


During New Defenders, Bobby defeated an alien plant menace by dehydrating a large mountaintop suite! He stuck one arm in hole in a plate glass window, while the other generated a crazy amount of snow (Comic Book Thermodynamics)! It sucked the moisture out of the room. However, his craziest stunts leveled up when he swapped bodies with a comatose Emma Frost in the early 90’s!
Armadillo
player, 28 posts
Sun 5 Jul 2020
at 20:53
  • msg #134

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

In reply to Iceman (msg # 132):

Yep! My favorite quote from that-

Armadillo: I just want to be left alone!
SmartHulk: Heard *that* one, before.

Here's Antonio's respect thread: https://amp.reddit.com/r/respe...rmadillo_marvel_616/
This message was last edited by the player at 20:55, Sun 05 July 2020.
Armadillo
player, 29 posts
Tue 7 Jul 2020
at 01:27
  • [deleted]
  • msg #135

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

This message was deleted by the player at 01:38, Tue 07 July 2020.
Conan
player, 21 posts
Tue 7 Jul 2020
at 13:14
  • msg #136

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Hey all, my apologies, I need to step away from the game for a week or so. My son's going into the hospital (not Covid-related). Please feel free to NPC my character or just work around him as needed. Sorry for the radio silence; I promise to be back as soon as I'm able.
Watcher
GM, 59 posts
Tue 7 Jul 2020
at 15:08
  • msg #137

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Hey Conan,
No problemo. Thanks for taking the time to let us know. I hope your son is alright and we'll be here when you're ready to come back.
Speedball
player, 13 posts
Tue 7 Jul 2020
at 16:38
  • msg #138

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Oh, damn. Good luck. Hope he’s okay.
Squirrel Girl
player, 26 posts
Tue 7 Jul 2020
at 17:03
  • msg #139

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Oh no! We hope he'll have a speedy and safe recovery, Conan! Take the time you need, we won't get upset just because you have a real life. <3
Iceman
player, 9 posts
Tue 7 Jul 2020
at 17:14
  • msg #140

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Take care Conan, and see you when you return. Looking forward to arming you with whatever sort of ice weapons your heart desires in the battles ahead!

And hey, did anyone else read Kraven being "emo stressed out" and picture him going through an awkward emo phase? :P
This message was last edited by the player at 17:15, Tue 07 July 2020.
Armadillo
player, 30 posts
Tue 7 Jul 2020
at 17:28
  • msg #141

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Good luck, Conan, and hope it's a downright miraculously fast recovery.
Watcher
GM, 61 posts
Tue 7 Jul 2020
at 19:03
  • msg #142

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

In case anyone is wondering the monkeys are doing physical stress at you
Armadillo
player, 31 posts
Tue 7 Jul 2020
at 20:40
  • msg #143

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Honestly, I'm feeling emotionally attacked by them. It's a stressful time. ;)
US Agent
player, 1 post
Tue 7 Jul 2020
at 22:32
  • msg #144

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Hello, everyone! I'm the new player. But as old and as wise and unstoppable as American patriotism! Let's bash the fools who think they can take down America! 'MERICA! 'MERICA!
Watcher
GM, 62 posts
Wed 8 Jul 2020
at 00:19
  • msg #145

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

US Agent, I was thinking maybe you've been dayjobbing as a lifeguard. You had to duck behind a couple of surfboards propped in the sand to don your costume, now you're ready to go.
Iceman
player, 10 posts
Wed 8 Jul 2020
at 01:29
  • msg #146

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Wow, the 4th of July sure got someone amped up! Welcome to the team, Mr. Walker. ;)

(Or is he always like that...?)
Squirrel Girl
player, 27 posts
Wed 8 Jul 2020
at 02:20
  • msg #147

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Welcome aboard the Friendship Express, US Agent! We're all happy to see you! All seven hundred and fourty-eight of us! I don't suppose you brought any snacks from your America Day party, did you? The little guys are getting bored.

Also, I know I'm sitting here and replying to stuff, but I'm just not feeling a response right now, boss. I'll get on it soon, though!
Armadillo
player, 32 posts
Wed 8 Jul 2020
at 02:37
  • msg #148

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

If nobody else wants to go...?
Moondragon
player, 23 posts
Goddess of The Mind
Dragon of The Moon
Wed 8 Jul 2020
at 03:06
  • msg #149

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Hey Watcher, I rolled a reaction before. Am I rolling a new one?
Watcher
GM, 63 posts
Wed 8 Jul 2020
at 04:09
  • msg #150

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Yes, this will be a new reaction. Then you can also take an action, so everyone could do two dice pools
Armadillo
player, 34 posts
Wed 8 Jul 2020
at 16:37
  • msg #151

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I just realized I haven't been marking my XP. (Mostly "hey I know that guy" stuff), should I just wait until this scene's over?
Watcher
GM, 65 posts
Wed 8 Jul 2020
at 17:26
  • msg #152

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Armadillo:
I just realized I haven't been marking my XP. (Mostly "hey I know that guy" stuff), should I just wait until this scene's over?


Go ahead and grab it now and update as you go - less sifting that way.

I'd recommend keeping your tally in your bio line or on your character sheet in the hero datafiles thread.

...aaaand I owe SG at least some Event milestones.
US Agent
player, 2 posts
Wed 8 Jul 2020
at 20:11
  • msg #153

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Oh, he's always like that.

I'm getting my post together and I'll get it up before the end of the day. You might want to take a nap to get ready for it.
Armadillo
player, 35 posts
Wed 8 Jul 2020
at 20:41
  • msg #154

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Okay, but you're gonna have to top "Monkey roomba".
Speedball
player, 15 posts
Wed 8 Jul 2020
at 21:45
  • msg #155

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Watcher. If I’m reading your house rules right, I should have 0pp. I had to spend 1pp to use counter attack.
Watcher
GM, 66 posts
Wed 8 Jul 2020
at 21:58
  • msg #156

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Speedball:
Watcher. If I’m reading your house rules right, I should have 0pp. I had to spend 1pp to use counter attack.


Thanks for the note, Speedball. It looks like you used your Rebound Attack SFX, right? I'm ok using that SFX as written (I'm not going to require a PP for it in this case because you succeeded on the reaction.)

My main concern with Counterattack is being able to use your reaction to directly deal damage. It's over-powered because you both know exactly what you need to roll and there's no chance for the original attacker to resist.

My read of your Rebound Attack SFX (and the way you used it) is that it steps up a die in your next action pool. That defuses both of my over-powered concerns. Plus, your SFX has a built-in limiter that it's only on kinetic attacks.
US Agent
player, 4 posts
Thu 9 Jul 2020
at 01:17
  • msg #157

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Godmodding is taking control of another player's character during roleplay.
No, just being a leader. But not a good one.
Armadillo
player, 36 posts
Thu 9 Jul 2020
at 01:28
  • msg #158

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Armadillo (muttering): "If I fight three Captains America, I get a free coffee, I think..."
Iceman
player, 13 posts
Thu 9 Jul 2020
at 03:17
  • msg #159

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

@U.S.Agent That. Was. Amazing.
US Agent
player, 6 posts
Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 00:59
  • msg #160

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

An idea from an earlier mention that Hellcat had her own team doing odd jobs: What if they were the competition (or we were their competition)? Patsy might have had that business going on the East Coast and we're doing it on the West Coast. Maybe we're a franchise, though it could be more fun to be an adversary to them, especially since Hellcat and Squirrel Girl had a falling out. Not only do we have super-villains to deal with but also another team doing what we're doing!
Squirrel Girl
player, 30 posts
Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 01:27
  • msg #161

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

:o

What happened between us? ;_;
Moondragon
player, 28 posts
Goddess of The Mind
Dragon of The Moon 2XP
Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 01:50
  • msg #162

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Moondragon & Hellcat have history. It might be fun seeing the Protege upstage her Mentor in the business world.
Armadillo
player, 38 posts
Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 03:01
  • msg #163

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

This game might not have it, but I *think* we'd have a West Coast Avengers at this point (just mentioning because an NPC asked us).

(Alloy, Fuse, Hawkeye (The Good One) Hawkeye (The Other One)*, Kid Omega, Ms. America, and Gwenpool.)

*We can argue which is which. ;)

Incidentally... Moondragon can try digging into Armadillo's memories to see why he's got telepath issues... except, well, that means more telepath issues. ;)
Squirrel Girl
player, 31 posts
Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 03:08
  • msg #164

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

So, uh. Am I in the Great Lakes Avengers right now, or is that not a thing so we can form an Odd Jobs Avengers with our friend Detective Espinosa as our liaison and volleyball captain? (Oh, I'm gettin' her to that net.)
Armadillo
player, 39 posts
Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 03:21
  • msg #165

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Squirrel Girl is her own thing. :)

Still, you did ask. Here's where I get the hardcore 'what happened when with who' stuff for Armadillo. (http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/sqlgrl.htm)
(reads for a minute)
Great! Okay, quick look gives me this setup:

Great Lakes Avengers was a while back. (Fun fact: enough of them were mutants that when they lost Avengers membership, they just rebranded as the Great Lakes X-Men. :) ).

Squirrel Girl is/was pursuing her Computer Science degree at ESU in NYC. (She has friends, some with powers, out there, and had some fun adventures. Tippy Toe got the Power Cosmic and became Silver Squirrel for a while. Deadpool gave her villain reference cards so she never had to not know a guy, again. )

She also got a job as a nanny for Luke Cage and Jessica Jones' baby, working at Avengers Mansion. (She asided that she originally wanted to do it to get in the Avengers again, but really got good at the nanny thing.)

She also beat the bejezus out of Wolverine as part of a "can you guard our kid" test for that job. (Her "issues in the past" with Wolverine turned out to be that he stole her cab, one time.)

Somehow these things are happening at the same time, with enough time for crossovers and stuff.  Also, she has an Avengers teleporter in her apartment now, so there we go.

so Odd Jobs Avengers is an easy "Go!". Except for the part where it's an in-character bad idea for a name, but let's play that out rather than stand here quibbling. ;)
This message was last edited by the player at 03:25, Sat 11 July 2020.
Squirrel Girl
player, 32 posts
Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 03:24
  • msg #166

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Woo! Thank you, Tony! That's some good stuff, and now I feel slightly less awkward about her implied relationship with Wolverine. (Seriously, the only SG comic I've read was the one where she's the babysitter and Wolverine comes over, but the issue itself didn't really go anywhere or explain anything because it was setting up for later, which I didn't have.)

Odd Job Avengers, assemble! This shelving unit from Ikea!
Armadillo
player, 40 posts
Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 03:29
  • msg #167

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Love that slogan! :D

Also, here's SG's Respect Thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/respe...l_girl_doreen_green/ which has links to some of her "Highlight Reel"..

Again, Deadpool gave her villain reference cards so she never had to not know a guy, again. (These things tend not to work AS well in team titles, for some reason ) She also has a complete set of our reality's Iron Man Vs cards.

For example, here's Kraven's: https://imgur.com/a/YN3A0tz

Also, she has just about everyone on her social media (her "Previously on" page is basically a screenshot of her Twitter feed talking about it. Tony Stark, Thor and Spider-Man are on there a lot.) and she managed to skip out of the "Secret Empire" event by having something else to do. :)
This message was last edited by the player at 03:43, Sat 11 July 2020.
Squirrel Girl
player, 33 posts
Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 03:51
  • msg #168

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

This is the most fun homework I've ever gotten. <3
Moondragon
player, 29 posts
Goddess of The Mind
Dragon of The Moon 2XP
Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 04:12
  • msg #169

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I’m also 100% in favor of GLA references, cameos, and collectibles.

LOVED those minis & one-shots, and Squirrel Girl was a vital part of that experience!
Speedball
player, 16 posts
Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 05:06
  • msg #170

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Sorry I slowed down a bit. We have a momma cat who's had kittens. They're taking up more time that I expected. I'll get caught up and make an IC post today or tomorrow. Sorry.
Squirrel Girl
player, 34 posts
Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 05:37
  • msg #171

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Kitties!

Don't worry, Robbie, no one's going to blame you for adorable kitties.
Watcher
GM, 71 posts
Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 13:43
  • msg #172

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I'm playing fast and loose with continuity. In my mind, things are mostly immediately after the 2015 secret wars continuity reboot. So that I can do whatever I want.

Kate Bishop's West coast avengers hasn't happened yet. I like that plot thread and might steal it. Great lakes avengers could have happened, but SG isn't part of them now. The nanny things could have happened too.

Most of marvel happens in new York. Armadillo being from the southwest is easy to place in La. The rest of you could come up with some reason to be there. (Or not... I'm taking a hard 'don't stress about it' approach to this game)
Armadillo
player, 41 posts
Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 14:58
  • msg #173

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Speedball:
Sorry I slowed down a bit. We have a momma cat who's had kittens. They're taking up more time that I expected. I'll get caught up and make an IC post today or tomorrow. Sorry.


Why would I *ever* be upset about kittens?

Watcher: I agree that continuity is best used as a spice, not a whole meal. But there's so much fun stuff. :)
Squirrel Girl
player, 35 posts
Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 15:54
  • msg #174

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Doreen being from LA does give decent reason to be back there, so being part of a new West Coast Avengers team sounds great!
Moondragon
player, 30 posts
Goddess of The Mind
Dragon of The Moon 2XP
Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 18:40
  • msg #175

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Unless I’m mistaken, Moondragon encountered Daredevil & Black Widow when they lived in San Francisco. She’s visited L.A., and spent lengthy amounts of time in the Southwest with the Defenders & Genis Cell’s crew. Iceman lived in L.A. when he was a Champion.
US Agent
player, 7 posts
Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 19:11
  • msg #176

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

The Avengers have teleporters?

The (new) West Coast Avengers, or any other points of continuity, could be a thing, we just don't have anything to do with it.
Armadillo
player, 42 posts
Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 20:22
  • msg #177

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Oh, absolutely- the best use of the WCA could just be us insisting we aren't them and vice versa.

Heroes for Hire for Handiwork?
This message was last edited by the player at 20:24, Sat 11 July 2020.
Squirrel Girl
player, 36 posts
Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 20:29
  • msg #178

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Well. I mean we have confirmation from The Boss that there currently is no West Coast Avengers team. And Squirrel Girl just got asked if we're it. I've half a mind for her to affirm that we are absolutely a team, and that we are also the West Coast Avengers now, and are crowdfunded by donations from the people of LA, then quickly go home and set up a GoFundMe, KickStarter, Patreon, and all those other things. :P
Iceman
player, 15 posts
Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 20:39
  • msg #179

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I'm down to be part of the West Coast Avengers. Tell that mean ol' detective who's boss, Squirrel Girl!

quote:
Heroes for Hire for Handiwork?

Uh-oh... I smell a lawsuit.
Moondragon
player, 31 posts
Goddess of The Mind
Dragon of The Moon 2XP
Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 21:50
  • msg #180

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Mr. Immortal: “We’re—The Pacific Ocean Avengers!

Not to be confused with those other guys!”

What about Heroes 4 Handiwork?
Armadillo
player, 43 posts
Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 22:36
  • msg #181

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

The Taskmasters? Nobody could object to that. ;)

BTW, did I miss Bova leaving? If not, I'll have A. find her while redoing his work. :)
This message was last edited by the player at 22:39, Sat 11 July 2020.
Watcher
GM, 72 posts
Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 23:01
  • msg #182

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Nova is still there, but trying to slip away
Squirrel Girl
player, 37 posts
Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 23:05
  • msg #183

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Yeah, she hasn't really been present in an interactive way since Conan's msg #9.
Iceman
player, 16 posts
Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 23:12
  • msg #184

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

quote:
The Taskmasters? Nobody could object to that. ;)


I like this one... Hopefully Taskmaster doesn't have an attorney either. :P
Squirrel Girl
player, 38 posts
Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 23:31
  • msg #185

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

In reply to Iceman (msg # 184):

He's his own attorney. He saw My Cousin Vinny once.
This message was last edited by the player at 23:31, Sat 11 July 2020.
Iceman
player, 17 posts
Sun 12 Jul 2020
at 00:08
  • msg #186

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

In reply to Squirrel Girl (msg # 185):

Ha!
Armadillo
player, 46 posts
Tue 14 Jul 2020
at 05:22
  • msg #187

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Hee!
Armadillo
player, 47 posts
Wed 15 Jul 2020
at 16:55
  • msg #188

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Hey everyone, just checking in. Got quiet here all of a sudden, and I wanted to see what was up.

Let's see. Random factoid: Speedball canonically interned for a while (in his secret ID) for Damage Control (at that time a pure-sitcom outfit of people who cleared up and repaired things after super-battles.They actually turned up, in a much less fun way, in the MCU.)
This message was last edited by the player at 16:58, Wed 15 July 2020.
Squirrel Girl
player, 40 posts
Wed 15 Jul 2020
at 16:58
  • msg #189

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I'm still here! The bossman has many a game to keep track of, though, so sometimes has to tackle only a couple at a time. I'm sure he hasn't forgotten about us. n.n
Watcher
GM, 74 posts
Wed 15 Jul 2020
at 17:02
  • msg #190

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

In reply to Armadillo (msg # 188):

There's not enough caffeine in the world to save me today, but I'll try to get a post up in the next 48 hours.

At the rate I'm moving, it'll be the end of the weekend before I'm ready to start the next scene/first real arc. So feel free to continue to RP the end of this scene for a couple more days.

Any questions about rules or how to do things that came up during this scene that anyone wants to discuss/ask about?

I know I owe some Milestones. I put one up in one of these threads. I need to tweak it a little, and come up with a couple more. I was thinking of the Defenders Non-Team Milestone at least.
Armadillo
player, 48 posts
Wed 15 Jul 2020
at 19:11
  • msg #191

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Mechanically, I think, it all went fine. If people don't mind me learning as I go. then I'm set.
Iceman
player, 18 posts
Wed 15 Jul 2020
at 19:39
  • msg #192

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I'm still here. There are a couple other MHR games I'm active in too, so while I eagerly await the next scene, I'm in no rush.
Watcher
GM, 75 posts
Fri 17 Jul 2020
at 23:35
  • msg #193

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Milestones are up in the status thread. The first one foreshadows your first arc. I'll get that started this weekend.
Watcher
GM, 78 posts
Sat 18 Jul 2020
at 12:28
  • msg #194

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

New thread is up. I also replied to lingering action in the old thread. You can post both places if you want to keep the old thread going a bit further.
Armadillo
player, 49 posts
Sun 19 Jul 2020
at 00:59
  • msg #195

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Can I ask where we got an HQ from?

I could take a couple of guesses, but I think I might have missed something.
Squirrel Girl
player, 41 posts
Sun 19 Jul 2020
at 02:38
  • msg #196

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Kickstarter! :D

Though "base" might be somebody's apartment. Which isn't really a good idea, because if it gets attacked by supervillains, you're never getting that deposit back.
Armadillo
player, 50 posts
Sun 19 Jul 2020
at 03:54
  • msg #197

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I was thinking "basements", too. :)

As someone who just plain overthinks stuff like this: I'm betting Armadillo lived somewhere near here before getting his powers. He lived in Texas when he was assigned to the Initiative's "Texas Rangers" team, but he's not from there. (Just for the hell of it, I'm gonna say somewhere in Orange County- maybe Santa Ana).

He met his girlfriend (Daisy Schilling) there- she was a model (making enough to pay Jessica Jones' rates in NYC at least, so she makes decent money). After some 'relationship stuff' (funny story), they moved out here. She's probably looking to 'crack' the LA modeling market, he's... well, he's got stuff to do here. (BTW, if it ever becomes relevent, I'm playing it that they don't 'get into eachother's day jobs'- she doesn't show up for 'the super stuff', he doesn't show up at her shoots.)

My guess is, they rent a house somewhere. (He's not built for apartment living!) This is just so that when they inevitably wreck the place, you know what you're wrecking. ;)

Anyway, as a nomination:

If we're going with "there's no new West Coast Avengers yet", the old WCA compound has been sitting there, unused since the old one shut down. Even assuming they took all the cool stuff with them, that place must be super overgrown, the computers are all running on Windows 95... ;)
This message was last edited by the player at 03:57, Sun 19 July 2020.
Moondragon
player, 34 posts
Goddess of The Mind
Dragon of The Moon 2XP
Sun 19 Jul 2020
at 04:00
  • msg #198

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Armadillo, that’s why I described a Spanish home. I thought of the compound, too, and that would provide some relevant hooks to John Walker. There could also be an eventual real estate feud with the actual Avengers.
Armadillo
player, 51 posts
Sun 19 Jul 2020
at 04:12
  • msg #199

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Or, could be they thought telling us 'you can fix the place up, if you need work..." was tactfully getting rid of us, and we weren't supposed to take the offer. ;)

Also, there's the continuity note that some of the damage the place has taken was Antonio's fault. :)

EDIT: BTW, since we're keeping things light around here, I assume that the whole thing with the Inhumans' gas that's toxic to mutants hasn't happened? (If it happened, I'd have Armadillo offer to take over for the mutants on the team. He's... not a mutant.)
This message was last edited by the player at 04:17, Sun 19 July 2020.
Watcher
GM, 79 posts
Sun 19 Jul 2020
at 17:39
  • msg #200

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Oh yeah, I kind of skipped over that. I keep forgetting real people don't have telepathy...

I was thinking you have some kind office space somewhere for your heroes for hire thing. Probably small, and a bit of a rat hole, in a low rent part of town. But somewhere to hang a shingle for people to call on you.

Making a proper base is something you'll be able to spend XP on.
Iceman
player, 21 posts
Sun 19 Jul 2020
at 17:53
  • msg #201

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

quote:
Making a proper base is something you'll be able to spend XP on.


Ooh, I like that. Maybe we all pool our XP together to purchase it? Consider my 1 XP as part of the "down payment." :P
This message had punctuation tweaked by the player at 17:54, Sun 19 July 2020.
Conan
player, 22 posts
Mon 20 Jul 2020
at 17:39
  • msg #202

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Hey all, I still exist in real life. My son's back from the hospital, but has gotten an infection that we need to get treated. I'll be back as soon as life calms the heck down, promise.
Squirrel Girl
player, 42 posts
Mon 20 Jul 2020
at 17:40
  • msg #203

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

No worries, we'll still be here!
Watcher
GM, 80 posts
Mon 20 Jul 2020
at 18:25
  • msg #204

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Armadillo:
EDIT: BTW, since we're keeping things light around here, I assume that the whole thing with the Inhumans' gas that's toxic to mutants hasn't happened? (If it happened, I'd have Armadillo offer to take over for the mutants on the team. He's... not a mutant.)


I'm not a big fan of that particular storyline, so let's say it did not happen.
Armadillo
player, 52 posts
Tue 21 Jul 2020
at 04:05
  • msg #205

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Awesome. Didn't really want to deal with that!

Conan: Don't worry about us. First things first.
Watcher
GM, 81 posts
Tue 21 Jul 2020
at 20:35
  • msg #206

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Conan: What Armadillo and Squirrel Girl said... take care of your son. I hope you the best. Don't worry a minute about this game while you're dealing with that.
Watcher
GM, 82 posts
Tue 21 Jul 2020
at 20:42
  • msg #207

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Armadillo
player, 55 posts
Thu 23 Jul 2020
at 23:59
  • msg #208

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Watcher
GM, 84 posts
Fri 24 Jul 2020
at 01:47
  • msg #209

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Yup, that's Wizard.

@Armadillo, Medusa is carrying a large travelling dog crate in her hair. Basically this: https://www.orvis.com/p/dakota...nt=Dog%20Accessories

LJ is inside, so he isn't really accessible at the moment, at least for petting. You could poke a claw in through the grating or hold a hand up to it and see what he does though.
This message was last edited by the GM at 01:48, Fri 24 July 2020.
Armadillo
player, 56 posts
Fri 24 Jul 2020
at 02:03
  • msg #210

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Hold a hand up, see if LJ doesn't freak out at the scent, that about covers it, yeah.
Armadillo
player, 58 posts
Sun 26 Jul 2020
at 18:56
  • msg #211

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I'm not sure what else to do, here. Is everyone else set?
Moondragon
player, 38 posts
Goddess of The Mind
Dragon of The Moon 2XP
Sun 26 Jul 2020
at 19:15
  • msg #212

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Take Medusa’s money and show them the door, we need Puppy Time now.
Squirrel Girl
player, 45 posts
Sun 26 Jul 2020
at 19:16
  • msg #213

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Ready to move forward!
Watcher
GM, 86 posts
Sun 26 Jul 2020
at 22:28
  • msg #214

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Will move is along within 24 hours.

If anyone wants to narrate lockjaw is fine with armadillo (he looks like an inhuman) and wants to chase squirrel girl (she looks like a squirrel) you could. Oh and considering full grown lockjaw is about the size of a vw, puppy lockjaw is great Dane sized and several hundred pounds
Armadillo
player, 59 posts
Sun 26 Jul 2020
at 23:12
  • msg #215

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Cool. That could've gone differently. :)

I hope we still have Speedball and Iceman.
Watcher
GM, 87 posts
Sun 26 Jul 2020
at 23:37
  • msg #216

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Their players are both long term rpolers, so I think they'll be back
Iceman
player, 23 posts
Sun 26 Jul 2020
at 23:58
  • msg #217

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Whoops, haven't posted in a while. Never fear, the Iceman cometh!
Armadillo
player, 60 posts
Mon 27 Jul 2020
at 08:48
  • msg #218

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Getting a mixed message- have the Inhumans left already or not?
Speedball
player, 18 posts
Mon 27 Jul 2020
at 20:06
  • msg #219

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Apologies for the radio silence. Real life has kinda slapped me in the face the last little while. Great game and fun premise, but I'm going to have to bow out. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Armadillo
player, 62 posts
Mon 27 Jul 2020
at 20:24
  • msg #220

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Sorry!

Hope it lightens up, for you.
Iceman
player, 25 posts
Mon 27 Jul 2020
at 20:46
  • msg #221

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Sorry to see you go, Speedball! Welp, guess I'm back to being the rookie of the team. Unless...

"Speedball, keep an eye on my PlayStation while we're gone, will ya? Make sure Lockjaw doesn't teleport back here and slobber all over it," said Iceman, bequeathing this all-important task upon the rookie hero (and explaining why Speedball would not be joining them on their adventure.) "See ya 'round, rookie!"
This message was last edited by the player at 20:48, Mon 27 July 2020.
Moondragon
player, 42 posts
Goddess of The Mind
Dragon of The Moon 2XP
Mon 27 Jul 2020
at 20:52
  • msg #222

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I’m sad to see you go, Speedball, but I understand the RL Crunch. I enjoyed what you did with Speedball!

Northern Exposure.

You did that. :)
Watcher
GM, 89 posts
Tue 28 Jul 2020
at 15:41
  • msg #223

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Sorry to see you go, Speedball. Good luck with RL, and if you're still interested, look us up again when things settle down.
Squirrel Girl
player, 46 posts
Tue 28 Jul 2020
at 15:48
  • msg #224

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

We'll miss you, Robbie. ;_;
Watcher
GM, 91 posts
Thu 30 Jul 2020
at 14:18
  • msg #225

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Do yall want to go into the pub?
Armadillo
player, 64 posts
Thu 30 Jul 2020
at 14:30
  • msg #226

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I'm just waiting on everyone else- I'm good to go wherever the story's leading us at this point.

Edit: Nice touch that even laying down the Texas card didn't get A points. :D
This message was last edited by the player at 14:31, Thu 30 July 2020.
Watcher
GM, 93 posts
Mon 3 Aug 2020
at 19:40
  • msg #227

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Will get an IC post up today.

A few bookkeeping things of note:
1. There are a couple of custom milestones in the status thread thread. Below the message that I edit for the status. Now would be the time to switch Milestones. I think I'll actually put one more up there having to do with solving the mystery of Cicely. I *DO* have a definite mystery underlying your presence here. I probably should have made it clear that Northern Exposure was also a show in the game world.
So any character that might be familiar with that show would think it's a bit odd that these characters have come to life. I'll continue to try to drop hints here and there, but I can often overdo the subtlety, so please continue to ask questions OOC to help me get a sense of how lost you are.

2. The Doom Pool will reset to 2d6. Character PP will also reset to 1. If you have >1, you can trade those in for XP one-for-one to get you back down to 1. If you have 0, then you get a freebie. :-)

3. All stresses also reset to 0.

I've been watching the PM that Armadillo posted. I'll echo the comments about game pacing starting fast then slowing down. That always happens. I think everyone has really gotten what I was hoping for as far as tone, and the posts continue to be high quality and keep making me laugh. So thanks and keep it up.

If you have a particular request about game direction, you're always welcome to make it. If you don't feel comfortable doing it in public, you can IM me. Just keep it civil please. I often get stumped about where to take things next, and sometimes it helps to have some meta-knowledge about what players want to do with the game.

As for Northern Exposure, it was a fun dramedy series, though now feeling a bit dated (I'm rewatching DVDs right now. Oh the pleats! Did we actually wear pants like that?!). Dr. Joel Fleischman (Rob Morrow) is a fish-out-of-water NY City doctor sent to small town Alaska to pay off his med school debt. There he interacts with a quirky cast of misfits.

US Agent would find a kindred spirit in Maurice (who would be a teapartier these days). Maggie (very Amelia Earhardt-ish) and Holling (Modern Frontiersman) would likely also appeal to him as the prototypical self-sufficient Americans that made America great! or some such.
Moondragon
player, 45 posts
Goddess of The Mind
Dragon of The Moon 2XP
Mon 3 Aug 2020
at 21:45
  • msg #228

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Cicely was also founded by a lesbian couple who cultivated a Frontier artist’s colony often called “The Paris of The Northwest” (paraphrasing). It was infused with Magical Realism (Ed had a spirit guide, Shelley attended a support group for mothers facilitated by Gaea that included famous mother archetypes, the Northern Lights effect on Cicely, etc.). Like Watcher said, it’s very of the 90’s, but a lost gem. I’m frustrated that it’s apparently ANYWHERE on streaming, digital rentals, or cable (I ditched the latter for streaming, but still...
Armadillo
player, 68 posts
Mon 3 Aug 2020
at 21:55
  • msg #229

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Dropped a bunch of stuff for The Boss. (Let me know what you think? :) )
Moondragon
player, 46 posts
Goddess of The Mind
Dragon of The Moon 2XP
Mon 3 Aug 2020
at 23:26
  • msg #230

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Oh, Gawd.

We’re in Murderworld.
Armadillo
player, 69 posts
Mon 3 Aug 2020
at 23:53
  • msg #231

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

https://imgur.com/a/dtthBYp#lj4m3QB

It's worse that that. Antonio... isn't really an Armadillo.
Watcher
GM, 96 posts
Tue 4 Aug 2020
at 22:40
  • msg #232

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

No roll necessary moondragon. I need to just give you that one and your post certainly earned it. Nicely done.

And I'm cracking up at us agent!
US Agent
player, 13 posts
Wed 5 Aug 2020
at 09:36
  • msg #233

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Seriously, I was getting my hopes up that we're in Murderworld.
Armadillo
player, 74 posts
Wed 5 Aug 2020
at 15:45
  • msg #234

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Aw, don't worry, we'll get to Murderworld, someday...
Armadillo
player, 75 posts
Wed 5 Aug 2020
at 21:47
  • msg #235

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Also: Can I get 3 XP for not doing what Chuck said, too? ;)
Watcher
GM, 99 posts
Thu 6 Aug 2020
at 01:43
  • msg #236

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

@Iceman: I think that's a stretch for your 3XP. Pretty sure Chuck's philosophy is about mutants and humans living in harmony.
Iceman
player, 30 posts
Thu 6 Aug 2020
at 02:05
  • msg #237

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Worth a try!
Watcher
GM, 101 posts
Sat 8 Aug 2020
at 11:47
  • msg #238

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Will get new post (s) up sometime over the weekend
Armadillo
player, 78 posts
Sun 9 Aug 2020
at 14:17
  • msg #239

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Incidentally, Armadillo doesn't know it, but he doesn't have wikia on his side. ;) Alaska was assigned Patsy "Hellcat" Walker.

Yeah. As I recall, we specifically didn't want to work with her. (She called Moondragon bossy once, can you believe that?! ;) )
Moondragon
player, 52 posts
Goddess of The Mind
Dragon of The Moon 2XP
Sun 9 Aug 2020
at 17:28
  • msg #240

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Armadillo:
Incidentally, Armadillo doesn't know it, but he doesn't have wikia on his side. ;) Alaska was assigned Patsy "Hellcat" Walker.

Yeah. As I recall, we specifically didn't want to work with her. (She called Moondragon bossy once, can you believe that?! ;) )


The Shade of it all.

So, which NE cast member are ends up being Wendigo?

Ed, Chris, Holling, or Maurice? Maybe one of the guest stars, like Anthony Edwards’ love interest for Maggie, or Chris’ Black brother?
Armadillo
player, 79 posts
Sun 9 Aug 2020
at 18:08
  • msg #241

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Hmm.... Ruthanne.
Moondragon
player, 53 posts
Goddess of The Mind
Dragon of The Moon 2XP
Sun 9 Aug 2020
at 18:23
  • msg #242

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Armadillo:
Hmm.... Ruthanne.


Best answer.

Will Marilyn be the Secret Alaska Initiative memner?
Watcher
GM, 103 posts
Tue 11 Aug 2020
at 19:27
  • msg #243

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I'm still here. Just having a busy work week, so don't have time during day or energy at night to get next post up.

Tomorrow looks like it's not ENTIRELY meetings, so hopefully I'll be able to get something up then.
Squirrel Girl
player, 50 posts
Tue 11 Aug 2020
at 21:32
  • msg #244

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Yaaaay meetings! I mean boo. Boo meetings!
Iceman
player, 31 posts
Wed 12 Aug 2020
at 16:23
  • msg #245

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I've also been a bit busier with work, but I'll try and get a post up within the next few days.
Watcher
GM, 107 posts
Sat 15 Aug 2020
at 12:31
  • msg #246

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Are people stumped? just busy?
Squirrel Girl
player, 51 posts
Sat 15 Aug 2020
at 14:53
  • msg #247

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Been either busy or recovering from being busy. Probably not gonna have time to post this weekend, though I do appreciate the adventures of Tippy-Toe.
Armadillo
player, 80 posts
Sat 15 Aug 2020
at 15:19
  • msg #248

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

TBH... I'm trying (in all my RPOL games) not to overdo it and give the others a chance to play.

I've been stuck at home, and I could just marathon posts if I wanted. But I don't want it, because I like banter and crosschatter and *giving everyone a turn to play*, without penalizing them for having lives. :)

So, I am pretty much gtg, I'm just waiting for everyone to take their turns, so it doesn't turn into "Armadillo and His Amazing Friends" (tm, 10 AM on Saturdays, NBC).

If, when people are saying they'll be delayed, they could put a "go ahead" in there (if they want one), it'll speed things up a lot.
This message was last edited by the player at 16:00, Sat 15 Aug 2020.
Iceman
player, 33 posts
Sun 16 Aug 2020
at 17:59
  • msg #249

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Yeah, I've been busier with work and more of my free time is going toward running my campaign. But I'm having fun with these characters and still looking forward to the adventure ahead!
This message was last edited by the player at 17:59, Sun 16 Aug 2020.
US Agent
player, 14 posts
Mon 17 Aug 2020
at 09:18
  • msg #250

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I hate to chip in with my own story about not posting much but I've been in a similar camp. I've been as busy as usual lately, and running my own campaign as well, and I just got back from a family holiday, and now I'll be getting ready to start school again. But this post in particular is to say that I plan to re-commit and I'll get to posting more regularly. It's an honor and a pleasure to be here and I don't want to hold up anything. Our Watcher has gone to lengths to get this started and keep it going so I want to show my appreciation by not being the weak link. Hopefully this week I'll jump back in with both feet.
Watcher
GM, 108 posts
Fri 21 Aug 2020
at 14:44
  • msg #251

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I'll get a DM post up this weekend.
Iceman
player, 34 posts
Fri 21 Aug 2020
at 15:42
  • msg #252

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Woohoo!
Watcher
GM, 109 posts
Mon 24 Aug 2020
at 16:22
  • msg #253

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Well. That didn't happen. I honestly tried. I couldn't get into RPOL at the time(s) I tried. I'm not sure if the problem was on my end or its.

I will get something up soon. I'm thinking it time to drop in some action to get everyone excited again.
Squirrel Girl
player, 53 posts
Mon 24 Aug 2020
at 19:06
  • msg #254

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Don't worry, RPoL was down for everybody during a huge chunk of the weekend. Can't blame you for that, wouldn't want to anyway.
Iceman
player, 35 posts
Mon 24 Aug 2020
at 19:35
  • msg #255

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Yeah, it was down for me too. Bummer!
Moondragon
player, 54 posts
Goddess of The Mind
Dragon of The Moon 2XP
Mon 24 Aug 2020
at 22:31
  • msg #256

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Their server apparently crashed all weekend. I couldn’t reach the site, either.
US Agent
player, 16 posts
Tue 25 Aug 2020
at 08:38
  • msg #257

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I went to check in once or twice then must have gotten distracted with something else when it didn't come up right away so I didn't notice, but would have if I didn't take weekends off of RPOL. I've been on this site for almost five years and I've never seen them have problems like that. Usually it's pretty solid.
Armadillo
player, 82 posts
Tue 25 Aug 2020
at 16:21
  • msg #258

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Watcher:
I will get something up soon. I'm thinking it time to drop in some action to get everyone excited again.


Well, TBH, I didn't see the problem up to now. Lockjaw somehow teleported us into Northern Exposure, we'd hang out a while, Lockjaw would eventually teleport us back out.

There are worse fictional places to be stuck than Cicily. Just saying.
Iceman
player, 36 posts
Tue 25 Aug 2020
at 16:28
  • msg #259

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I might be a bit hindered by my unfamiliarity with the show, but doing my best to keep up with all the names/faces. I trust ya, Watcher!
Watcher
GM, 111 posts
Mon 31 Aug 2020
at 22:10
  • msg #260

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

It's been busy weeks. Looks like it's going to stay busy for a while. I'll get something up as soon as I can.
Moondragon
player, 56 posts
Goddess of The Mind
Dragon of The Moon 2XP
Wed 2 Sep 2020
at 21:21
  • msg #261

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I’m holding off until Squirrel Girl gets a fair chance to hear from Tippy Toe’s new friends.
Armadillo
player, 83 posts
Wed 2 Sep 2020
at 23:08
  • msg #262

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Surprisingly, no Skrulls in Armadillo's resume. So I'm waiting, too.

Edit: Seriously, if someone says "It's Skrulls" out loud, I assume the rest of us are GTG.
This message was last edited by the player at 03:34, Sat 05 Sept 2020.
Armadillo
player, 84 posts
Sat 5 Sep 2020
at 21:32
  • msg #263

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

So: Wishlist.

Getting evidence that something isn't the fault of Atlantean villain Attuma,and then making Armold Schwarzenegger say "It's not *Attuma*!"

I have simple wants.
Iceman
player, 38 posts
Sun 6 Sep 2020
at 19:20
  • msg #264

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

In reply to Armadillo (msg # 263):

A man can dream...
Watcher
GM, 115 posts
Thu 10 Sep 2020
at 10:27
  • msg #265

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

New turn is up. Big reveal.
Watcher
GM, 116 posts
Tue 15 Sep 2020
at 16:28
  • msg #266

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Sorry for the slow down on my part. It's been a fatiguing couple of weeks.

I'll get a post up before the end of the week.

thanks for your continued patience.
US Agent
player, 18 posts
Wed 16 Sep 2020
at 08:18
  • msg #267

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I hope I can speak for everyone when I say that we're going at your speed, Watcher. Take care of what you need to do -- real life is important -- and we'll be here when you're ready.
Squirrel Girl
player, 57 posts
Wed 16 Sep 2020
at 20:33
  • msg #268

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Yup! You know me, I'm patient when it comes to games. :D
Iceman
player, 40 posts
Sun 20 Sep 2020
at 16:52
  • msg #269

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I don't mind the pace, though I am interested to see what happens next with these Skrulls.

Also, I might be looking for a few players to add into my game, if anyone's interested to play more MHR. PM me for details.
US Agent
player, 19 posts
Sun 20 Sep 2020
at 23:45
  • msg #270

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I highly recommend that game. You'll dig it.
Machine Man
player, 1 post
Mon 21 Sep 2020
at 02:10
  • msg #271

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Hello, fleshy ones.
Iceman
player, 41 posts
Mon 21 Sep 2020
at 14:29
  • msg #272

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Welcome, Machine Man. And thanks, Agent!
Squirrel Girl
player, 58 posts
Mon 21 Sep 2020
at 21:09
  • msg #273

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Hello, Machine Man! So, um. Which Machine Man is this? Regular edition or Nextwave? Because I've had some unpleasant experiences involving Nextwave MM and detachable finger tentacles.
Machine Man
player, 2 posts
Mon 21 Sep 2020
at 21:14
  • msg #274

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Mostly Nextwave, though I doubt I can play him as THAT obnoxious.

As for the finger tentacles, I think I'll just refrain from comment.
Squirrel Girl
player, 59 posts
Mon 21 Sep 2020
at 21:23
  • msg #275

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Oh good. It is most appreciated. Wanna hang out with Tippy-Toe? :D
Machine Man
player, 3 posts
Mon 21 Sep 2020
at 22:23
  • msg #276

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

The little fleshy, furry thing?

Sure! It's probably smarter than most humans.
Squirrel Girl
player, 60 posts
Mon 21 Sep 2020
at 22:53
  • msg #277

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Can confirm!
Iceman
player, 43 posts
Tue 22 Sep 2020
at 00:40
  • msg #278

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

In reply to Squirrel Girl (msg # 277):

(Iceman thinks to himself, "She is way too attached to that thing.")
Watcher
GM, 118 posts
Wed 23 Sep 2020
at 13:19
  • msg #279

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Us agent, if you want to start punching, go ahead and start rolling!

We'll start Doom at 2d6.
Scene distinctions:
Quaint small town main street
Kinda cold
Hovering camera-bots

Enemies are:
Mob of skrulls
Soviet super skrull
Alpha super skrull
Msdos
Watcher
GM, 119 posts
Mon 28 Sep 2020
at 01:28
  • msg #280

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

In reply to Watcher (msg # 279):

Work is letting up a little so I'll hopefully have a bit more energy to inject. And seems like we're about to fight, so that'll probably help get things rolling again.
Machine Man
player, 5 posts
Mon 28 Sep 2020
at 02:16
  • msg #281

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Yay!
Watcher
GM, 124 posts
Mon 28 Sep 2020
at 16:54
  • msg #282

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Moonie, can you give me a reaction roll to the Wendigo attack?

Thanks!
This message was last edited by the GM at 16:54, Mon 28 Sept 2020.
Machine Man
player, 7 posts
Tue 29 Sep 2020
at 19:43
  • msg #283

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I'm gonna have to punch someone at random, aren't I?
Watcher
GM, 132 posts
Tue 6 Oct 2020
at 00:48
  • msg #284

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Moondragon: After you've removed dice that roll 1s and the dice you want to keep for your total, you keep the effect die that has the most sides, regardless of what it rolled. So if you have a d10 that rolled a 2 and a d8 that rolled an 8, you'd take the d10. (It's technically your choice, but I can't think of any situation where you'd actually want the lower die as your effect die).

Also, 'Dillo and MSDOS both have moves available before your next move. So we'll save your move for now. If the situation changes by the time your turn comes around again, I'll give you the option of keeping what you just posted, or scrapping that and doing something completely different.

'Dillo: I'll give you another day before I post for MSDOS. Then I'll give you 1 more day after that. If you haven't posted by the time I get around to posting on Wednesday (most likely around 8pm central US time), I will cycle the turn, and you will effectively lose your move this turn. (But I will also negate the attack you took as well - it will be as if you're not in the scene).
Watcher
GM, 133 posts
Mon 12 Oct 2020
at 15:24
  • msg #285

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Sorry. Moving slow these days.

Armadillo hasn't logged in for over two weeks. That's usually a bad sign. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

In the meantime, I'm going to move us along.
Iceman
player, 46 posts
Mon 12 Oct 2020
at 15:56
  • msg #286

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I'm still around. Hopefully 'Dillo comes back, that player was really giving me a new appreciation for the character.

And if it's any moral support, Watcher, this game has really breathed new life into all these characters for me.
Armadillo
player, 88 posts
Thu 15 Oct 2020
at 00:10
  • msg #287

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Sorry guys I'm back. Long story, had to go AFK for a while. Apologies for the holdup!
Iceman
player, 47 posts
Thu 15 Oct 2020
at 00:23
  • msg #288

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Glad you're back!
Squirrel Girl
player, 62 posts
Thu 15 Oct 2020
at 07:29
  • msg #289

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Welcome back! :D
Watcher
GM, 139 posts
Thu 22 Oct 2020
at 00:03
  • msg #290

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Back at ya!

There are some pending reactions on the table:

 MSDOS shot a mental blast at SG: 16 total, d12 effect (mental stress)
 Soviet Super Skrull is slicing at USAgent with claws: Total 15, effect d10 phys stress
 Allpha Flight Skrull is doing a Puck roll through the big melee. Total: 18, Effect d10 to Moondragon, d8 to Iceman, d6 to Machine Man physical stress
 The skrull mob is fighting back against SG's squirrel mob Total =15, effects: d8, d8, d6, d4, d4 physical stress; 1 opportunity

Everyone but Armadillo has actions.

Should we switch to calling out who's next? We're already going slow. Maybe that will speed things up?

If so, I call on Squirrel Girl (and I can ping her on Discord if she's slow).
Moondragon
player, 62 posts
Goddess of The Mind
Dragon of The Moon 2XP
Thu 22 Oct 2020
at 01:34
  • msg #291

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I have a PP to spend on the Effect.
US Agent
player, 24 posts
Thu 22 Oct 2020
at 08:17
  • msg #292

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I'm catching up with IRL things -- sorry it's taking me a while. I intend to get back to this. I like the open-ended action resolution but I admit that the game can go quicker if there is accountability for taking turns. Once it's my turn, you can count on me. If it's still open-ended, then I'll hesitate since I don't know for sure if it's open-ended.
Iceman
player, 48 posts
Thu 22 Oct 2020
at 15:19
  • msg #293

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Apologies if I missed that reaction. I'll get on it.
Squirrel Girl
player, 63 posts
Thu 22 Oct 2020
at 21:03
  • msg #294

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Oh heck. Lemme get on that.
Watcher
GM, 143 posts
Wed 28 Oct 2020
at 00:46
  • msg #295

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Still waiting on a reaction from Moondragon.

Iceman
US Agent
Moondragon
Machine Man
MSDOS
all have actions available.

I'll nominate Machine Man, but really anyone can go. If you want to nominate someone after your post, go for it.
Watcher
GM, 145 posts
Sat 31 Oct 2020
at 15:10
  • msg #296

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

All reactions are in!

Iceman, US Agent, and Moondragon have actions available.

So does MSDOS. I will probably take his turn tomorrow or Monday.
Iceman
player, 50 posts
Sat 31 Oct 2020
at 15:20
  • msg #297

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Cool. I'll get on that action soon.
Watcher
GM, 146 posts
Sat 31 Oct 2020
at 15:49
  • msg #298

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Iceman:
Cool. I'll get on that action soon.


Beavis and Butthead voice: Iceman said "cool". Huh huh huh huh.
Machine Man
player, 11 posts
Tue 10 Nov 2020
at 16:27
  • msg #299

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

poke poke poke...?
US Agent
player, 26 posts
Wed 11 Nov 2020
at 10:28
  • msg #300

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I plan to post my action tonight (Wednesday).
US Agent
player, 27 posts
Thu 12 Nov 2020
at 10:29
  • msg #301

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I've lost track of what's going on. We were in combat, many of us with individual opponents, and now there's a barrage of missiles. Are we (me and Moondragon, at least) supposed to take an action for the round or are we all reacting to the missile volley, or both, and are we still fighting out opponents one-to-one?
Watcher
GM, 149 posts
Thu 12 Nov 2020
at 23:24
  • msg #302

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

You're still in combat.

US Agent is still duking it out with Soviet Super Skrull (SSK), basically one-on-one.

(Crazy) MSDOS fired a missile volley at EVERYONE, including both you and SSK. So I need a reaction for that.

Then you also have an action pending. You can continue to go solo on SSK or you can expand/switch opponents. SSK, Alpha Flight Skrull, and MSDOS are all still up.



I need a reaction from everyone versus the missiles.
Armadillo
player, 91 posts
Thu 12 Nov 2020
at 23:57
  • msg #303

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Back. Sorry.

Gah. THIS YEAR.
Watcher
GM, 150 posts
Tue 17 Nov 2020
at 20:01
  • msg #304

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Just want to give yall a chance to throw in PP if you don't like these outcomes before I finalize.

Machine Man. Your 4 vs. MSDOS's 20 total means the effect will step up 3 times. That'll take the d6 to a d12. You could at least bring that down to a d10 if you spend a PP to add your third die to the total. Final PP would be 0.

USAgent. Order of operations is important for this one. I always resolve the attack first. So we figure his 20 vs. your 15. That's extraordinary success for him, so it steps up his effect die to d8. Your d8 effect won't step that back down because it's equal. That's less than your current PS, so it would step up one to d12. You could bring that down to no effect if you spend 2pp to keep extra dice (getting your total to 24). Unless the doom pool is hulking, I buy opportunities, so I would buy the one from your reaction. You then have 2PP available when you attack, which would let you retain what you wrote. You'd end up with 1PP and no additional PS.

SG: Seems like d6 PS is ok with you, so I won't make any suggestions.

Moondragon: 20 vs. your 14 reaction would be an extraordinary success and step up MSDOS's physical stress on you to d8. You have 3PP before the reaction roll, so you could spend 2 to keep all four dice and take no damage. That would leave you with 1 going into your attack. You could spend that to get your total up to 14 on that attack with a d10 and a d8 effect dice. I am going to buy all three opps in one batch so that's 1PP back to you (and d10 to the doom pool). You'd end with no change to your PS, a decent attack and 1PP.
Machine Man
player, 13 posts
Tue 17 Nov 2020
at 20:53
  • msg #305

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Watcher:
Machine Man. Your 4 vs. MSDOS's 20 total means the effect will step up 3 times. That'll take the d6 to a d12. You could at least bring that down to a d10 if you spend a PP to add your third die to the total. Final PP would be 0.


I guess I better spend that point...
Moondragon
player, 65 posts
Goddess of The Mind
Dragon of The Moon 2XP
Tue 17 Nov 2020
at 21:38
  • msg #306

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Watcher:
Moondragon: 20 vs. your 14 reaction would be an extraordinary success and step up MSDOS's physical stress on you to d8. You have 3PP before the reaction roll, so you could spend 2 to keep all four dice and take no damage. That would leave you with 1 going into your attack. You could spend that to get your total up to 14 on that attack with a d10 and a d8 effect dice. I am going to buy all three opps in one batch so that's 1PP back to you (and d10 to the doom pool). You'd end with no change to your PS, a decent attack and 1PP.


I’ll spend the 2 PP to avoid damage.
I’ll spend 1 PP for the 14 damage.
US Agent
player, 29 posts
Wed 18 Nov 2020
at 08:49
  • msg #307

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

<<USAgent. Order of operations is important for this one. I always resolve the attack first. So we figure his 20 vs. your 15. That's extraordinary success for him, so it steps up his effect die to d8. Your d8 effect won't step that back down because it's equal. That's less than your current PS, so it would step up one to d12. You could bring that down to no effect if you spend 2pp to keep extra dice (getting your total to 24). Unless the doom pool is hulking, I buy opportunities, so I would buy the one from your reaction. You then have 2PP available when you attack, which would let you retain what you wrote. You'd end up with 1PP and no additional PS.>>

Let's do this instead: I'll take the d8 Stress and spend a PP to convert it from Physical Stress into Mental Stress. The U.S.Agent is getting flustered by all this going on and it always hurts to see such disloyalty, even in the bad guys. So that leaves me with 1 PP, right?

And thanks for the clarification on the order of operations. I always seem to miss that, and it's certainly important.
Watcher
GM, 151 posts
Wed 18 Nov 2020
at 18:29
  • msg #308

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

US Agent:
<<USAgent. Order of operations is important for this one. I always resolve the attack first. So we figure his 20 vs. your 15. That's extraordinary success for him, so it steps up his effect die to d8. Your d8 effect won't step that back down because it's equal. That's less than your current PS, so it would step up one to d12. You could bring that down to no effect if you spend 2pp to keep extra dice (getting your total to 24). Unless the doom pool is hulking, I buy opportunities, so I would buy the one from your reaction. You then have 2PP available when you attack, which would let you retain what you wrote. You'd end up with 1PP and no additional PS.>>

Let's do this instead: I'll take the d8 Stress and spend a PP to convert it from Physical Stress into Mental Stress. The U.S.Agent is getting flustered by all this going on and it always hurts to see such disloyalty, even in the bad guys. So that leaves me with 1 PP, right?

And thanks for the clarification on the order of operations. I always seem to miss that, and it's certainly important.


You'll end up (after your action) with 2PP in that case.
Watcher
GM, 152 posts
Wed 18 Nov 2020
at 19:35
  • msg #309

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

There's a GM-less MHR game starting in case anyone here is interested.

link to another game

It might be more accurate to call it everyone-gms if I understand the intent correctly. I've always been interested/curious about whether such a model could work.
Watcher
GM, 154 posts
Fri 20 Nov 2020
at 01:40
  • msg #310

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Phew! Lots of stuff to resolve there. Next post is up. You're whittling them down, but you're all also taking some lumps here. I took an action for Soviet Super Skrull, but giving initiative back to you guys. Can you finish them off before they get another attack???

Remember to check the status thread and use their existing stress/complications against them when you react and attack. I actually forgot to just do that to USAgent, but I'm not going to retcon.
Iceman
player, 52 posts
Fri 20 Nov 2020
at 03:09
  • msg #311

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I plan to go next. Hope M.S.D.O.S. brought a warm coat.
US Agent
player, 30 posts
Fri 20 Nov 2020
at 07:09
  • msg #312

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Re: retcon

Ha ha! Just like I planned!
Watcher
GM, 157 posts
Thu 26 Nov 2020
at 16:41
  • msg #313

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Iceman
player, 54 posts
Thu 26 Nov 2020
at 19:15
  • msg #314

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Happy Thanksgiving!
Machine Man
player, 15 posts
Thu 26 Nov 2020
at 19:22
  • msg #315

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Celebrate the turkey genocide!
Squirrel Girl
player, 66 posts
Thu 26 Nov 2020
at 20:42
  • msg #316

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Don't forget to roast some nuts! :D
Iceman
player, 55 posts
Fri 27 Nov 2020
at 18:27
  • msg #317

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

quote:
2 opportunities available on MSDOS.

Squirrel Girl up next.

Get 'im, Squirrely.
This message was last edited by the player at 18:28, Fri 27 Nov 2020.
US Agent
player, 31 posts
Mon 30 Nov 2020
at 09:43
  • msg #318

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I'm getting back on track after some swerves to my holiday & weekend, and my reaction & action for this is on my dashboard but it's too late tonight. I plan to get on it soon, but in the meantime, if anyone else wants to jump in to take their action, and if our Watcher is cool with keeping this going, please go for it. I'll be back shortly.
This message was last edited by the player at 09:44, Mon 30 Nov 2020.
Squirrel Girl
player, 68 posts
Mon 30 Nov 2020
at 21:30
  • msg #319

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Aaaaalright! I edited my last post to include MSDOS's Physical Stress, which I totally forgot, and changing the next player to Armadillo, the only other PC who hasn't acted yet. Wanna give us more chances to drop the Director before his turn comes up. Armadillo, I choose you! :D

Also, five ones. Five of them. Bloo bloo bloo.
Watcher
GM, 160 posts
Mon 7 Dec 2020
at 22:46
  • msg #320

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

Going to give Armadillo one more day to logon and post to close out this action. Otherwise, I'll close it out Tuesday.

We'll have a little bit of talky-rp stuff to close out the whole issue, then I'll whisk us off to a winter holiday themed issue!
Watcher
GM, 162 posts
Wed 9 Dec 2020
at 15:31
  • msg #321

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I have two ideas for the next issue. I like them both and they each have their pros and cons. I figured I'd let the group vote on which they prefer.

1. Murder Mall - our heroes are trapped in a shopping mall and must find everything on their gift list by dawn. But the mall itself is trying to stop them, and why are those elves about to throw santa claus into a giant vat of orange julius???

2. Naughty and Nice - Uatu has been making a list and checking it twice. He's got coal and presents, but is sworn not to interfere, so he needs a delivery service.  Deliver all the packages in the next 24 hours. This wormhole-sled and interdimensional sack should help, but don't let anyone see you!

#1 delivers on a requested villain, but is less aligned with the odd jobs angle than #2.

So, which do you prefer?
Machine Man
player, 19 posts
Wed 9 Dec 2020
at 15:44
  • msg #322

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

They both sound like fun... but I think I'll vote for #1.
Moondragon
player, 70 posts
Goddess of The Mind
Dragon of The Moon 2XP
Wed 9 Dec 2020
at 16:52
  • msg #323

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I’m leaning toward #2, but wither would work.
US Agent
player, 34 posts
Thu 10 Dec 2020
at 03:35
  • msg #324

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I'd be fine with either but would lean toward #1 only since #2 will be dated when we're playing this well after Christmas (or well before the one next year).
Iceman
player, 57 posts
Thu 10 Dec 2020
at 04:42
  • msg #325

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

They both sound fun, but something about a murder-mall seems too good to pass up.
Squirrel Girl
player, 70 posts
Thu 10 Dec 2020
at 06:04
  • msg #326

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

I'm leaning towards the mall, too, for similar reasons to Iceman. With the rate of PbP, it'll no longer be the festive season by the time it really gets going. Also it shouldn't be too hard to work an odd job into a trip to the mall. Especially with magic dog needs.
Watcher
GM, 163 posts
Tue 15 Dec 2020
at 21:45
  • msg #327

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

This week is proving more busy than I though. Pre-holiday rush and all.

I'm planning on taking work-holiday next week and mostly work-holiday the week after. Thus, I'm optimistic I'll have time/energy to start the next thing in that timeframe.

If you don't see anything else from me before you celebrate whatever you celebrate, happy holidays!
US Agent
player, 35 posts
Wed 16 Dec 2020
at 10:35
  • msg #328

Re: The Sidekick Lounge (OOC)

The expectation always seems to be that people will be busy over the holidays, but at the same time, oftentimes people have that time off! It's probably just one extreme or the other. (As for me, I'm done with school until early January but maybe just as available as any other time. The wife (possibly) having the time off work could go either way for me.)

I'll add in: Happy Holidays, everyone!
Iceman
player, 58 posts
Mon 4 Jan 2021
at 23:13
  • msg #329

User name change

FYI, I'm in the process of trying to change my RPoL user name to SacMan and apparently need to notify any games I'm in. We'll see if it goes through.

(The unwieldy "sacmarvelrpg" was chosen to give my old IRL players something easy to remember when they searched me to join my game... which, y'know, never actually happened...)
Squirrel Girl
player, 71 posts
Tue 5 Jan 2021
at 00:18
  • msg #330

User name change

They did not show? Eat them.

Also, hey Watcher, do we have you back? :D
US Agent
player, 36 posts
Tue 5 Jan 2021
at 09:59
  • msg #331

User name change

I picked my RPOL user name well before I thought I'd be on the site so much. If I knew I was going to do so much on here for so long I'd have given more thought to my name. I've just gotten used to it (as I have with various other sites I've given a dumb name to, including the site where I met my wife).
Watcher
GM, 164 posts
Fri 8 Jan 2021
at 23:14
  • msg #332

User name change

I'm sort of still here. Hope everyone had a good holiday season and is still healthy!

Been a little distracted this week. Honestly, my RPOL-energy has been low lately. Distractions are part of it, but also flagging interest. Maybe I'll perk up in a week or two.
Moondragon
player, 71 posts
Goddess of The Mind
Dragon of The Moon 2XP
Sat 9 Jan 2021
at 01:46
  • msg #333

Re: User name change

Watcher:
I'm sort of still here. Hope everyone had a good holiday season and is still healthy!

Been a little distracted this week. Honestly, my RPOL-energy has been low lately. Distractions are part of it, but also flagging interest. Maybe I'll perk up in a week or two.


January often saps the energy out of me, too. At least until the end of the month. It’s definitely been a distracting sort of month on my end. My BF’s job shut down because a few coworkers were exposed to Covid. He’s anxious, but healthy, and we’re okay for money. My mom has been in several hospitals since Thanksgiving for hip surgery, infection treatment, and early PT. I can’t see visit because the current hospital isn’t allowing any visitors for at least two weeks, until they get their own Covid numbers under control.

So I definitely feel you on the distractions, and that’s not even getting into the messy state of America nowadays.
Squirrel Girl
player, 72 posts
Sun 10 Jan 2021
at 01:06
  • msg #334

Re: User name change

Well, I'm a patient player, and can wait however long you need to get back into the swing of things. For both of you! This has been a really rough holiday season. Hopefully we'll all get a chance to recover soon.
US Agent
player, 37 posts
Mon 11 Jan 2021
at 10:31
  • msg #335

Re: User name change

We've been safe and healthy and busy with our lives since the pandemic started, but my wife got sick the week of Christmas and I haven't left the house since and we haven't seen anyone. Christmas Day was just Friday or whatever day it was (but at least we got WW84 for New Year's). I know a lot of folks have had the same experience. I'm still hanging on and keeping up with MHR as much as anyone is. So I'm still here too, and I'll be here when you're ready. Of course I've been checking in and hoping this one will pick up again but I know it's only because of life getting in the way that it isn't. So I'm hoping you're getting through safely and I think I speak for everyone that we'll be here and ready when you are.
Machine Man
player, 21 posts
Mon 25 Jan 2021
at 17:26
  • msg #336

Re: User name change

Poke...?
Watcher
GM, 165 posts
Tue 26 Jan 2021
at 15:23
  • msg #337

Re: User name change

I'm still monitoring. Hitting a busy patch at work w/ lots of overtime, so best to keep this game on hiatus a couple weeks longer.
Machine Man
player, 22 posts
Mon 1 Mar 2021
at 15:29
  • msg #338

Re: User name change

How's it going?
Moondragon
player, 72 posts
Goddess of The Mind
Dragon of The Moon 2XP
Tue 9 Mar 2021
at 02:08
  • msg #339

Re: User name change

What MM said. :)
Watcher
GM, 166 posts
Sun 11 Apr 2021
at 03:33
  • msg #340

Re: User name change

Gonna shut this down. Just not getting onto rpol these days.

Thanks everyone for playing. Good luck in your other games.
Squirrel Girl
player, 73 posts
Sun 11 Apr 2021
at 03:57
  • msg #341

Re: User name change

Thanks for giving it a shot, Watcher! It was great to have some MHR in my life again. n.n And its was nice to meet you all!
Moondragon
player, 73 posts
Goddess of The Mind
Dragon of The Moon 2XP
Sun 11 Apr 2021
at 22:49
  • msg #342

Re: User name change

It was a worthwhile experiment. You get a ton of points for the Northern Exposure love alone! That show, btw, NEEDS a spot on the myriad streaming services! Sorry to see the game end, but your personal life comes first. Thanks for giving me a chance to get into MHR!
Iceman
player, 59 posts
Mon 12 Apr 2021
at 04:34
  • msg #343

Re: User name change

Sad to see it end but I had fun playing too, FWIW. It lasted longer than some games I've been in, and these games are a bigger undertaking than we probably give them credit for. This is a great group of players and I'm sure our paths will cross again (if they haven't already). Thanks for running it, Watcher.
US Agent
player, 39 posts
Tue 20 Apr 2021
at 08:47
  • msg #344

Re: User name change

I'm also sad to see this go. It was a great idea, and a fantastic combination of characters, and I'm proud of the effort we put into it.

Thanks for the work, Watcher. I've known you for a while now and you can't seem to stay away from RPOL for too long so I look forward to when you come back and I hope you'll look me up when you do. You can count me in for the next game you run, whenever that may be.

And if the rest of y'all need a Marvel Heroic game, there is mine which is always open:
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We're coming up on a big battle, the climax of the campaign (that's been going on for over five years now), and after that a new, exciting status quo. Lots going on, but there's always a space for new players, and especially anyone who's been here. Check it out!

And take care, everyone, if we don't meet again!
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