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PostPosted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 9:27 am


I was reading some comics and roleplaying at the same time when I got this wonderful idea from reading about Earth 616 and other marvel universes. What if there was a giant RP that was completely open ended and so big that there was stuff going on, not only on earth, but there was action in other places in the multiverse too. There would be a weekly paper (through PM) that would give information on what had happened during that week. People would have the option to be a regular person, or super powered, or a vampire, what ever they wanted to be! The only thing would be that you would have to post all your special attributes in your profile, but as time goes by it can change (ex: maybe your a normal person and you get bit by a radioactive monkey and you have the power to smell bananas from a lightyear away). I think this would be awesome if someone else could help me get it up and running.
PostPosted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:19 pm


This has been tried more than once, and I'd like to suggest you approach this with caution and diligence. You'll have be very thorough in your creation of this open-ended Universe.

Furthermore, you need to make sure you're clear and concise on your rules pertaining to superpowers, or before you know it there will be twenty flying, laser-eyed, invulnerable, fully trained ninja vampire heroes travelling at mach 7. Oh, and they'll all be handsome or gorgeous depending on gender. I've seen it happen.

Don't let this deter you, I only mean to temper your resolve and offer a little guidance. Good luck and I hope to see this up and running in the future.

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 11:23 am


This is a great idea, but you have to be very careful with something like this. An open-ended universe allows for more ideas and story arcs in a roleplay, however, it can also be confusing or unorganized. The main problem is that a roleplay like this can make it easy to have too much going on. In order to pull it off, you need larger events happening one at a time, along with the regular character interaction and conflict a roleplay usually includes.

If you are not confident in your idea, you should wait until you have more experience and can better develope your idea before you start. But if you think you can make a great roleplay, I encourage you to do so.
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