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Phased Earths: Roleplay thread
The phased earth, nobody is quite sure how or when it happened, but Earth 1 in the DC universe and Earth 616 in the Marvel universe somehow merged together and became one. The residents of each earth remembered nothing about their life before the merge. It was perfectly normal for Spiderman and Hawkeye to be seen saving the day alongside Batman and the Flash. It was normal for Captain Cold and Doc Oc to team up with yet another dastardly plan.
Some things stayed the same. Peter Parker still works for the Daily Bugle, Batman still saves Gotham, New York still gets attacked by all manner of strange and alien creatures, Newcastle still happened. Places like Latveria, Wakanda, Madripoor and the Savage lands still exist. Xavier's School for gifted children also accepts meta-humans (wh differ from mutants as meats powers are triggered by some sort of accident or exposure to dark matter or chemicals) as the similarities between the two far outweigh the differences. Weapon X still made Wolverine and Deadpool.
But many things changed. The Avengers and Justice League merged to form one unified team, still doing under the name of The Avengers, but being led by a coalition of Batman, Superman, Iron Man and Captain America. Teen Titans and Young Avengers also unified. Namor didn't make it, so Atlantis is ruled by Arthur Curry. The Rogues have an on-off partnership with the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Even Doctor Strange and John Constantine manage to fight side by side.
Romantic interests also changed. Billionaire Bruce Wayne married Emma Frost of Frost industries, creating one of the biggest industrial meetings in the history of either earth. Superman never fell for Lois Lane, instead of being enraptured by the mysterious Diana Prince. Others managed to transcend even the phasing of earth. Barry Allen and Iris West, Peter Parker and M.J. being among them.
What we will be telling now is the tale of the heroes and villains after the phase. There will be team arcs and villains to fight. But there will also be social arcs and character evolution. We will see heroes fall and villains rise, as well as questionable choices and lots of pizza.
The story so far:
I took over this RP from our past GM/DM, so a bit has happened already. Here is a very basic summary of what happened up until this point:
Heroes for Hire group:
Cliff Barton (Hawkeye), Drake Swift (NeoShade), Damien Wayne (Vindicate), Zara King (Godiva) and Helena Kyle (Huntress) were all in the HFH kitchen when Emily Allen (Impulse) sped in (after running all the way from Central City) and announces her ambition to become a hero and work with them. While Drake was questioning her motives, Cliff got a call from her neighbour that their apartment building was under gang attack (a surprisingly regular thing.) After asking if anyone wanted to help out, Cliff, Drake, Helena and Emily set out and motorbiked to the building. Emily was shrunk down and travelled in Cliff's quiver. After a quick briefing, which Emily lost patience during and ran right into battle, they fought the gang (a branch of the Sancinias crime family), who were equipped with alien tech and a replicator. With the help of Lucky (Cliff's dog), they defeated the gang.
Magical Shenanigans:
Zaria Zatara was dragged into an alleyway by muggers. Jon Kent (Saladin) and the mage Elliott Quinn (Amp) saw this happen and intervened. Zaria and Elliott used their magic to subdue the muggers, but not without creating a ruckus that disrupted Azriel from working in the building next door. Just as things seemed to return to normal, Mortimer (Hellion) and his suit of almost symbiotic hell armour opened a rift to hell, flooding the nearby area with demons. Elliott ran to stop this, joining forces with Damien Wayne (Vindicate), his sister Grace Wayne, Azriel and the apocalyptic horsewoman Rai. The portal was sealed, but Rai and Hellion are now locked in combat. The amnesiatic Alina also joined in, but fell unconscious after realising her powers existed.
Suspicious dock activities:
Jason Todd is currently smuggling in a whole load of weapons, vehicles and armour into Gotham City Docks. The Black Mask is receiving said smuggled stuff. They are discussing their dodgy dealings while the stuff is being loaded up.
So that's what happened. I'm a first time GM, but if anyone has any arc ideas please PM me, I'd love to hear them and try to incorporate them.
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