Hello and welcome to the Metasphere! This is our superhero subforum, where capes and ne’er-do-wells run wild.
In this world, metas (people with powers) are emerging across the country. There have been historical reports of metas throughout the last few decades, but for some inexplicable reason, there’s been a recent boom in activity. While most metas are just trying to survive, several have taken to vigilantism or criminal activity. While there aren’t many well-established heroes or villains, some are beginning to emerge, and the world is taking notice.
Pittsburgh (our major setting) has been a recent hub of meta activity, be it concerts ruined by flaming valkyries or planes disintegrated mid-flight. You can check out the Breaking News thread for all updates and information regarding current events!
However, as with all good things, there are some rules to follow. If you have any questions, feel free to ask Stitches (Cinnamonbones on Discord) (Metasphere’s mod). They’re active in the RPF Discord under the same name, so feel free to stop by the #metasphere-discussion channel to talk characters or threads! You can also ask anyone in the community! We’re all friendly!
Rules:
When in doubt, ask! Feel free to reach out on Discord to Stitches if you have any questions on the rules.
Thread Labels:
Character Sheet Template:
In this world, metas (people with powers) are emerging across the country. There have been historical reports of metas throughout the last few decades, but for some inexplicable reason, there’s been a recent boom in activity. While most metas are just trying to survive, several have taken to vigilantism or criminal activity. While there aren’t many well-established heroes or villains, some are beginning to emerge, and the world is taking notice.
Pittsburgh (our major setting) has been a recent hub of meta activity, be it concerts ruined by flaming valkyries or planes disintegrated mid-flight. You can check out the Breaking News thread for all updates and information regarding current events!
However, as with all good things, there are some rules to follow. If you have any questions, feel free to ask Stitches (Cinnamonbones on Discord) (Metasphere’s mod). They’re active in the RPF Discord under the same name, so feel free to stop by the #metasphere-discussion channel to talk characters or threads! You can also ask anyone in the community! We’re all friendly!
Rules:
- If you want to do something major in an area that is populated, you need to have mod/community approval. To keep disputes to a minimum, this rule is being established. The process is simple. Reach out to the mod if you want to do something big (IE, killing the mayor, bombing half the city, something that alters an area that is currently populated.) They will then reach out to the players who reside in that area, and they will gather opinions. If no one minds, you get approval. If people mind, you get asked to do it somewhere else, or to maybe consider an alternative action. This does not mean you cannot run an event. If your event is of a certain importance, you will be contacted about it, and the process above will start. This rule is for RPs and Expos. Backstories have their own rules.
- Original concepts are encouraged. While we encourage original concepts, you are welcome to draw inspiration from existing characters in media. Just try to keep it fresh if you’re the seventh Spider-Man reskin, you know?
- Try to keep backstory effects centered around your character and minimal in their impact on the world at large. As an example, we don’t want to see “New York City was blown up” in your backstory. Any large-scale events or major incidents need to be cleared by moderators first, and ideally should happen in a thread. The world is open to play in, but try to avoid destroying or altering major locations that are in use in your backstory. Small Town, USA? Go ahead and do whatever there. Pittsburgh? Discuss that with the moderators first.
- Characters must have a posted character sheet (CS) before they can participate in Rps. Inform moderators before you delete a character sheet, or ask the moderators to change their tag from “active” to “retired.” CSes should be kept updated with any new power or technology advancements, and mods should be informed when major updates are made. Your character cannot use an ability or piece of equipment unless it is mentioned in the CS at the beginning of the thread.
- If your character has an arsenal or can source equipment, please list what they currently have at the start of a thread. Work with the people in the RP and be realistic about what they have access to and can reasonably carry.
- If you would like to add equipment to your character, please do so in a thread.
- Character power levels fall under three tiers. Those tiers are as follows, and have examples of characters who fill those power levels.
- Low Power Tier: Includes characters with minor or restrictive abilities, enhanced characters with no abilities, and nonpowered/unenhanced characters. Examples include Mari (Kistune), Hazel (Arcane Eye), Spork (Shiba), Adelyn, and Jeremiah Rowe.
- Mid Power Tier: Includes characters with moderately powerful abilities, or powerful abilities with heavy restrictions. Examples include Johnny Skull-Man, Jeremy McHench, Eli, and Sam (Phoenix).
- High Power Tier: Includes characters with high levels of power without restriction. No current meatball examples, but characters like Superman or Wonder-Woman would probably fit the bill.
- Threads will now be tagged in their posts/title with power level limits. Players are allowed to and encouraged to tag their threads with the power level they would like to have present in the title or in the intro post for events or open/limited threads. Other players are to respect this. If your character falls outside these limits, they are not to interact in this thread. This is to avoid high powered characters handling low powered interactions, and vice versa. EX: “Mid Tier or lower only”, “High Tier Only”, “All Tiers Accepted”.
- All standard RPF rules apply.
When in doubt, ask! Feel free to reach out on Discord to Stitches if you have any questions on the rules.
Thread Labels:
- Open = anyone can join. Open threads with large groups and an impact on the setting/canon are called Events. If the RP has been running for a while you should ask before joining.
- Limited = there are rules for joining this thread. It may be a limit on how many people can join or on what characters can join.
- Closed = no one can join unless specifically invited.
- Location = a thread describing a place where multiple interactions may occur.
Character Sheet Template:
- Name
- Alias (if applicable)
- Age (exact or approximate)
- Appearance
- Scent Profile (Optional)
- Alignment (Optional)
- Powers (if any)
- How strong their powers are
- If the powers have an area of effect, what is the max area?
- How/when they got their powers (if not specified, we will assume they were born with them)
- Equipment
- Weapons, armor, gadgets
- Brief character bio
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