The Traitor Game Discussion Thread Part 5

[The Purple Skull]

Timebroker... bugs... Roma... Cockrums... Kang... Jeff Parker left it open for us to change it to whatever we want!

We should make the Panoptichron ALL JUST A DREAM! That'll be a hoot.

If I can sum up the Exiles run after Bedard and before Parker in 2 words: Doesn't Count.

[The Purple Skull]

And here are some more Marvel vs Capcom posters for Traitor Game: Clash of the Chaos Warriors

[The Purple Skull]

All I got to say is...

Poor, poor Blade.

And you just know Demitri would do his Midnight Bliss move to turn Blade into a chick.

[Jeremi]

And you just know Demitri would do his Midnight Bliss move to turn Blade into a chick.

To pour some salt in the wounds aye.

Demitiri could pretty much defeat any of the Marvel vampires, at the same time if it comes to it.

[Schornforce]

Still debating whether or not to play the next one, but will *definitely* join in the Exiles game...

*if* I play the Marvel/Capcom one, the best pair I could come up with was--

VS.

[Jeremi]

Still debating whether or not to play the next one, but will *definitely* join in the Exiles game...

*if* I play the Marvel/Capcom one, the best pair I could come up with was--

*Smashes coffee mug*

I like it!

Also regarding the next game, sign-ups will more then likely come up some time next week Monday.

[Anodyne]

The best part about the Traitor Game: War of the Exiles is that you can basically play virtually any two characters you want! We're looking for creative and inventive twists on characters, though we're open to using established Alternate AUs within reason. I know I said that avoiding the material could prove interesting, but one definite inflexible restriction we have on character selection is no previous Exiles members. Purp and I have the groundwork laid out, and we're adhering to the original idea that the characters are taken from the instant right before their death (or some equally bad tragedy, like Morph spending the rest of his life as liquid in a jar), so that's also something to keep in mind. The setting changes with a new mission objective probably every other round.

So the Exiles TG is to be a "Create Your Own Exile" game, with characters who have never before appeared in an Exiles story; have I got that right? Do we have to use deaths that have actually occurred, either in canon or in a published alternative-world story, or can we do a "What If ______ Got Killed?" Is playing two characters mandatory?

I don't really think I COULD play a character I'm not interested in. Roleplaying definately would suffer.

That's how I feel, which is why I'll probably take a pass on Marvel vs Capcom. Virtually all I know about Capcom is what I've read here or on Wikipedia, and I haven't found a character I care about.

It's deliberately vague. But you can think of it as the butterfly effect, some actions taken, now matter how apparently arbitrary can set a timeline or reality on it's proper "destiny". Sometimes, realities do have a bad end, but "fixing" realities is more like putting them "back on track"]

I don't know. That sounds like 'predestination' to me. And I don't like to believe that we're doomed to follow some cosmic script. I mean, I'd like to think that it was MY choice to be involved in the Traitor Games in the first place, and not because God or Fate or whatever you call the cosmic forces that run the universe put me there and only gave me the ILLUSION that it was my choice.

In other words, I'm more of a Screw Destiny sort of person. You Can't Fight Fate is fairly high on my list of the most depressing tropes, because it's something I don't want to believe.

I'm with Chris here. It's one thing if we're talking about the risks of changing the past; but if we're discussing how our present-day actions may affect the future, who's to say what's "supposed" to happen?

[The Purple Skull]

So the Exiles TG is to be a "Create Your Own Exile" game, with characters who have never before appeared in an Exiles story; have I got that right? Do we have to use deaths that have actually occurred, either in canon or in a published alternative-world story, or can we do a "What If ______ Got Killed?" Is playing two characters mandatory?

Yeah, you pick a character and give them your own Exiles-esque twist. You don't have to necessarily elaborate their near death experience as me and Deadpooligan can just simply say your character was "Unhinged" from their reality. The only minor restriction is that you do not use a character who was once a member of the Exiles or Weapon X. And yes on the two characters, as your second character will be used for another part of the game. But yeah, go crazy with your character reimagining. This is an Exiles theme so there are no limits to what story you wanna give your character.

That's how I feel, which is why I'll probably take a pass on Marvel vs Comcast. Virtually all I know about Comcast is what I've read here or on Wikipedia, and I haven't found a character I care about.

It's actually Capcom. Comcast is a second-rate cable company (yeah, I went there! )

[Deadpooligan]

If I can sum up the Exiles run after Bedard and before Parker in 2 words: Doesn't Count.

I'd continue the gag and say DOES TOO!! but, honestly? Everyone wishes it didn't count.

So the Exiles TG is to be a "Create Your Own Exile" game, with characters who have never before appeared in an Exiles story; have I got that right? Do we have to use deaths that have actually occurred, either in canon or in a published alternative-world story, or can we do a "What If ______ Got Killed?" Is playing two characters mandatory?

To piggyback Purp, it doesn't necessarily have to be a death that makes them unhinged. Captain U.K., while not an Exile, managed to become unhinged from reality when her entire universe was destroyed because of a cyborg monster called The Fury. Thinking "What If" is a perfect idea for coming up with an Exiled character, I've got to say. Two characters are absolutely mandatory, and to avoid a potential clusterfuck of characters, the second character functions as a replacement when the first is eliminated from the game.

Oh, that's another thing I feel I shouldn't really have to mention, but will. No duos, no additional NPCs. Just two characters, period, no exceptions.

Just remember Anodyne, you can always run a character pitch by me and Purp if you're unsure. We're not in the business of shooting down good ideas anyway. Schornforce already dropped us a line, and there was no fuss about it! I've spoken to Jeremi and Indigo Al about their characters too.

I'm with Chris here. It's one thing if we're talking about the risks of changing the past; but if we're discussing how our present-day actions may affect the future, who's to say what's "supposed" to happen?

I'm not going to argue the philosophical merits of making choices in real life or in character, but we're talking about a multiverse where cosmic deities are fact, not faith, corporeal representations of fundamental forces number the dozens, and the totality of reality can have a conversation with you. Fixed destinies and timelines are a definite thing here. Even in the context of the Traitor Games, free will still can't save you from being a part of it, and that's the same with being an Exile. They're taken out of whatever they're doing and forced to participate.

As far as what's "supposed to happen", the Exiles themselves are only given instructions on how to solve a problem that puts a specific alternate Earth back on track. There's often a lot of leeway that goes with completing that task, and just as well, the full ramifications and destinies of these Earths are unknown to them. They get the task at hand and go with it... the rest is, presumably, Eternity's job to make right.

If you're only wary about your actions having no effect on the outcome (like you may have been with the Kulan Gath final battle before Joe's reassurance), don't be! Purp and I do not have some mandated vision in mind for each reality we visit, because you can absolutely fail to save Earths. To paraphrase Sabretooth, "What we do ain't easy, it ain't fun, and it sure ain't pretty, but I'm not about to apologize for savin' worlds!"

[Bobisbeast]

I've also figured out who i'm going to be for the exiles game, which I'm very excited for.

[The Purple Skull]

Another day, another set of Traitor Game: Clash of the Chaos Warriors fight posters:

[Jeremi]

That's how I feel, which is why I'll probably take a pass on Marvel vs Capcom. Virtually all I know about Capcom is what I've read here or on Wikipedia, and I haven't found a character I care about.

As mentioned though you can also play someone from a licensed game. A number of Disney properties have gotten games made by Capcom such as the Rescue Rangers, Ducktales and Darkwing Duck to name just a few.

I'd continue the gag and say DOES TOO!! but, honestly? Everyone wishes it didn't count.

Even Atlantean Gambit?

I've spoken to Jeremi and Indigo Al about their characters too.

One of my hundred?

Another day, another set of Traitor Game: Clash of the Chaos Warriors fight posters:

I wouldn't seeing either of these duos in the game proper.

[Joe Acro]

As mentioned though you can also play someone from a licensed game. A number of Disney properties have gotten games made by Capcom such as the Rescue Rangers, Ducktales and Darkwing Duck to name just a few.

Forget Marvel vs. Capcom. Those are Marvel and Capcom.

[Jeremi]

Forget Marvel vs. Capcom. Those are Marvel and Capcom.

I...don't follow. biggrin::

[Joe Acro]

I...don't follow. biggrin::

Marvel publishes Disney stuff now (being owned by them and all).