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[letsgolegion]

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS GENERAL QUESTIONS Where can I find the rules for everything? The general RULES are there but for rules like app rules, reserve rules, and AC rules, you can find on the pages for each. IC rules the characters would be expected to follow are on the LEGION BASICS page. Does this game have player or character caps? The Legion has a player cap of 45 players and a character cap of 4 characters per player. The only exception to the character caps are when people permatemp Legionnaire npcs or villain npcs through the NPC system but that's because those characters will mostly be used for plot and helping characters get involved. If the player cap has been met, the game has a wait queue for new players apping into the game. Please see the APP PAGE for more details. Does this game have cast caps? Each cast has a cap of 8 characters. Is this a prose or an actionspam game? This is a prose game but there is network that allows text, audio, and video posts. While we would prefer the network not used for actionspam opens, player may have network conversations switch to action if that's easier for them than starting a separate log. What is the general pace of the game? The day ratio is 2:1 (2 OOC days = 1 IC day). We're also big fans of backtagging and "bendytime" where players handwave different things happened at different times. (Such as players posting two plots on the same day and handwaving that there was some time between them). How is character death handled in this game? When a character dies, they've kicked the bucket, shuffled off this mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible. They are an ex-Legionnaire. Revival from death in this game will be very limited and require very special circumstances. If a character dies they'll get a hero's burial on the hero funeral planet, Shanghalla, with a massive stone statue the size of a building. They'll also get a gold statue in the Legion's memorial hall. And that's that. Can a character be apped post-death? Under some limited circumstances, characters can be apped post-death (such as if their soul is stored in a certain location or they dissipated into some form that can be pulled back together.) That said, if a character dies in a very conventional way, such as by injury, they would have to be pulled into the game while still alive. If they were injured, it is the player's choice whether the force that brings characters to the game, the Time Trapper, heals them or not. If not, the Medbay is very advanced. What happens if my character kills someone? If they're caught, they'll possibly be booted from the Legion (and possibly arrested if it was murder). The only possible exception is self-defense and defense of others in a circumstance where it's absolutely impossible to take down a threat with nonfatal force. The Legion has very strict rules on that sort of thing and part of the essence of the game will characters adjusting to working within the limits of a very superheroic ideology since it serves their own agendas of saving all of existence and getting home (or to a dimension of their choosing). If a character kills someone it's recommended that you have a plan for how they can 1) not get caught, 2) make a successful self defense/defense of others case, or 3) be booted from the team and still be involved in the game as an independent party. Otherwise, we recommend that players app characters that can work within those rules (even if maybe they dislike them). What kinds of plots will be run at this game? As far as player plots go, that's up to you! With mod plots, there will be a lot of action/adventure plots and a little bit of diplomacy and exploration. Since superhero comics are very flexible genre-wise, plot genres will range from superhero, to straight sci fi, to even occasional fantasy and horror. For the sci fi stuff, the Legion of Superheroes is very much like sci fi shows like Star Trek or Doctor Who in tone and themes. There also will occasionally be events, but this will be less frequent. How old do players have to be to play here? Players must be 16+. Does time pass back home for the characters? For the most part it won't and this is something the scientists are aware of from scanning the characters and their tie to the Legion's universe. The characters would be told this during the waking-up process. What happens to hiatused characters? They're mostly just handwaved as hanging around Legion World or traveling planetside somewhere on leave. Or they can be handwaved as off on some minor/training mission. What happens to dropped characters? They simply get yanked back home. Can I canon update a character? Yes, just please contact the mods. The canon update will be handled as the character blipping home, experiencing the new canon events, and blipping back to the exact moment they left. What is the comm's policy on NC-17 material? This game is generally meant to be more about plotty action than smut so we prefer that all smut be behind cuts and warnings. It's also a bannable offense to write smut with someone under 18. Alternately, if a minor player knowingly and purposefully lies about their age to get an older player to write NC-17 material with them they will get banned. Will this game have a periodic gamewide hmd? This game will have an optional HMD once per AC period. If players do not participate in the optional HMD we ask that they still provide some form of receiving crit such as a private HMD. Since we will not dictate that they allow anon communication for this, the mods are also willing to offer services in passing along anon crit via the MOD CONTACT/HMD post. How do players have to handle spoilers? If it's within one month of the release of the spoilers, we ask that any major spoilers be cut and warned for if a player puts them in a post. If it comes up during a thread, we ask that players make sure to check with the other players involved to see if it's okay to mention the spoilers. After the month has passed, players won't have to cut or provide any warnings for things. ACTIVITY What is this game's AC policy? You can find that on the AC POLICY page. You can find most important AC questions answered there. How long is each AC period? Each AC period is two months long. The way it will work is there will be a "check-in" after the first month that doesn't require activity proofs to be posted. Then at the end of the second month, people will have to post their AC proofs. What happens if I fail AC? If you have extenuating circumstances during the AC period, or something preplanned like a vacation, you are allowed to skip 1 AC per rolling year. If you don't have extenuating circumstances or already used an AC skip, there is an AC Warning system in place. However, if a player receives a Warning and fails to make the required activity the following AC period, they can expect the following: You'll be asked to drop the character(s) you failed with (if you failed with one, or a few, but not others). If you failed your only character or all characters, you'll be booted from the game. If you were forced to drop a character or characters but still remain in the game with at least one character, you'll be able to start apping or reapping characters again in 1 months' time. If you failed AC with all/your only character(s) and must be dropped from the game, you can reapp again in 1 months' time as long as you communicate with the mods during the Activity Check. If you know you failed AC, please either still post your activity to the AC or communicate privately with the mods during the Activity Check. As long as there is contact with the mods while the Activity Check is still ongoing, we will consider this a failed AC but not consider this idling out. While you'll be dropped from the game, the time you'll have to wait to reapp will be only 1 month. The mods will give players a whole week to post for AC and will announce it both on the mod plurk and the OOC comms so if players miss AC, we will not post AC reminders or allow late posting to it. The exact date and time the AC period ends will be posted and if you forget to post your activity before that time comes, that's that. What happens if I idle out without using the drop post and without contacting the mods during Activity Check? You'll be booted from the game and the time you'll have to wait to reapp will be longer. You'll be able to app back again in 2 months' time. SETTING How old does my character have to be to be allowed in the Legion? The Galactic Age of Adulthood, when characters are considered adults, is 14. If a character is under fourteen, you may have to contact the mods to see what can be done. Only young characters capable of fighting or dealing with danger (like Aang from Avatar: The Last Airbender or Dipper and Mabel Pines) will be allowed to be Legionnaires and a lot would be done to give them extra protection/shield them from the worst of the danger. Does that mean minor characters that are 14+ are old enough in that universe to be sexually involved with adults? No, it does not. The age of adulthood only refers to when character's can vote, live independently, enlist in the Legion and Science Police, etc etc. Actual consent laws vary by planet based on how that particular species ages, but Earth and many UP planets consider the age of sexual consent to be 17 and the law is only forgiving of age differences if both parties are not far apart in age (ie within 2 years of each other). The law on Legion World follows that policy, unless the character's native planet has a more stringent law, in which case that individual's world's law is in play for them specifically. In short, don't be gross about this. Please. Unfortunately, people sometimes are, hence why we're even putting this question on the FAQ. Just in case. Can I app a character that's not human? Totally! And they can keep their natural appearance, too. This is a game that's very friendly to nonhuman characters, whether they're aliens, vampires, robots, or mutant turtles. They'll be entering into a very diverse galaxy full of a lot of species mingling. Just keep in mind they have to adhere to the policies in the PLAYABLE CHARACTERS/POWER SELECTION policy. What if my character has a special diet? Whether it's blood or some weird form of energy, something can be synthesized for them. What can my character bring from home? Generally, they can have anything they would have on their person at the canon point they're taken from, even weapons. That said, if they have an item that's particularly powerful or setting breaky please let the mods know. If it's some kind of powerful weapon that grants superpowers or power source you want the character to keep (like a Green Lantern ring), it has to be fitted into the 1, 2, 3 power rule, or if it needs to be taken away to avoid breaking the game, the UP might confiscate it (because they're dicks). In the case of the latter, the mods would not be averse to plots involving getting stolen things back right before endgame, as the Legion themselves would be against taking these items from newcomers. Weaker weapons, like for example a blaster or a lightsaber would not have to be fit into the powers rules and characters would be given them after the situation was explained to them in Medbay. How does language work in the setting? Is there a language barrier? All PCs will receive telepathic earplugs, patches, or equivalent devices when they arrive in the Legion's universe. These allow the characters to understand the galactic common language, Interlac, as well as other languages (like Proverso, the Common Tongue in the Second Galaxy). The way the earplugs work is by telepathically planting the language into their heads, as if by magic, so that they know it as if they are a native speaker. This also works for written communication. For any concepts they don't have equivalents to (like certain technologies) they will know what they're called but may need to have what they are explained to them. They will still be able to speak and read in their native languages and if characters wish to learn Interlac or other languages of the UP so they don't need the earplugs they can take them out so they can study. Since the earplugs are technological in nature, that does mean they can be taken out of commission by things that zap tech and make it fail, so that's something that can potentially happen in plots. What's this about the flight rings being tracked? This is a standard capability of the Legion flight rings. They are often used to track missing or injured Legionnaires. That said, a character can stop being tracked by flight ring by simply taking it off. What's this about parts of Legion World being designed to the characters' preferences? After characters wake up on Legion World, they will be asked how they would like a section of Legion World designed for them so they can feel more at ease, and a little biome will be created in the habitat area of the ship. These biomes are usually several square miles and can be designed with natural flora and fauna or even cityscapes. Characters can stay in a shelter in this biome if that's where they'd be comfortable sleeping or they can sleep in their own quarters and just visit their biomes when they want. You can describe your character's biome on their PERMISSIONS POST. If my character doesn't live in a shelter in their biome where would they sleep? They'd have their own sleeping quarters in the Crew Quarters. What if I want to change my character's biome later? Simply contact the mods and add the new description to your character's permission post by editing it in or adding it as a new comment. My character is a young character and would still be in school back home. Do they have to go to school? All non-native Legionnaires will have to go to mandatory lessons so they can be proper Legionnaires, such as science/technology class, social studies, and combat training. That said, normal general education is not mandatory unless a character is under 14. Free optional general education or specialized education would be offered if a character wanted it, though. For instance, if a character wanted to go to the UP's equivalent of college they would be allowed to do so for free. Even characters that are doctors could receive free training in 31st century medicine. Can my character's canon pet come in with them? Yes, as long as the pet is non-sentient and belongs to the character and not someone else. They need not have been with the character at the time they were abducted and can have been abducted separately. Can my character bring in another character from their universe that is some kind of intelligent animal companion/parasite/talking animal guide? Or do these need to be apped as separate characters? This will be handled on a case by case basis, depending on how sentient the other character is and how difficult it would be for the character to be played without them. For instance, Toothless from HTTYD could be included in an app with Hiccup rather than apped separately. So could Jaime Reyes' scarab or Tikki and Plagg from Miraculous Ladybug. However, some Disney animal companions can stand on their own feet as a character, like Mushu from Mulan. Can my character gain a pet from the game's universe and bring it back to Legion World? Yes, as long as it isn't some kind of dangerous or parasitic entity. They'd have to let it be checked out by Medbay or the science labs first, though. Brainiac 5, for instance, used to have a pet monkey. Will my character's needs be provided by the Legion? Yes, they'll get free housing on Legion World, financial assistance on housing planetside on any UP planet of their choosing if they like, free food in the mess hall, free educational resources, free medical care in the Medbay, as well as a stipend for uniforms and plain clothes. They'll also get a small salary alongside all that and they can use it however they please. If the characters all have to pick out costumes how will people know what my character looks like? Other than just describing it in posts, if you want to include a permanent description or drawing of your character somewhere, you can post it in your character journal or post it as a reply to your permissions post. Is there a main bad guy to the setting? Yes! A cosmic being known as Chronoblivion has attached Itself to the Legion's universe and has sent Its heralds into the universe to weaken its defenses. If It successfully devours the Legion's universe, It will become powerful enough to consume all of existence. Alongside this massive apocalyptic threat, there are also other villains and unsavory parties plotting things behind the scenes, many of them influenced by Chronoblivion and Its heralds, and the characters will gradually be able to fight against them. However, barring one of the Legionnaires who's up to...something, the Legion themselves genuinely want to help the characters and genuinely need help to have time to do it, though, so the people immediately around the PCs will actually be helpful. (Though it'd be perfectly understandable if the PCs are slow to trust them). What's the technology like in the game? Please see the UNIVERSE INFRASTRUCTURE page for info on the general technology available, and the LEGION BASICS page for the technology the Legionnaires carry around. How fast is space travel in this game? Space travel by conventional FTL engines can take months or years, but travel by the threshold gates is nearly instantaneous. What religions are prevalent in this universe? There are millions of them but two religions of interest are the worship of the tyrant Darkseid by the Catastrophists who want to bring about the end of the world, and a secular belief system of "The Spirit of the Last Son" where people worship the ideals of Superman. Can my character have additional job alongside being a Legionnaire? As Legionnaires, characters can perform certain duties and support roles around Legion World, like working in engineering, logistics, operating the threshold gates, etc. Medical practitioners and healers, for instance, are always welcome in the Medbay, even if it may be required that they receive extra training in 31st century medicine/xenobiology. As for jobs off Legion World, the Legion prefers that Legionnaires not split their attention between being a Legionnaire and having a job, but they do allow some members to be reserve members if they really want to focus their priorities elsewhere. Can my character have another role in the universe instead of being a Legionnaire? Yes, they won't be forced to be Legionnaires. They can join the Science Police, become an independent superhero, become a mercenary, etc. However, it's not recommended that you do this unless you have solid plans on how the character can still interact with the main plot. Can my character leave Legion World? As long as they're not actively on duty (such as monitor duty) or being called on for a mission they can leave Legion World and explore the United Planets at any time. You'd just have to handwave that they told people where they were going. If I decide to give my character a new superhero name, can I change it later? Yes! The permissions page entries have the characters' superhero names on them. If you want to change your character's superhero name, you can edit your character's permissions entry to do so at any time. It says the game's npcs provide lessons in things like science and combat; can my character also provide training to other characters? Yes! While all players can assume that the Legionnaires are showing their characters the ropes with regular lessons, training sessions, and team practices, the Legion would encourage any extra training or education characters can offer each other. So you can have your characters provide additional lessons and run team practices with each other to your heart's content. POWERS Where can I find the powers policy at the game? You can find it on the PLAYABLE CHARACTERS/POWER SELECTION page. Can my character keep their powers? Yes, but they must be made to fit the 1, 2, 3 rule. Do nonpowered characters receive powers? Yes, nonpowered characters receive powers in this game. Please see the policy before putting in your app so you can figure out what powers you want your character to have. Does my character have to have powers? Some character can go without receiving powers but only if they have the capacity to fight without them in some way, such as if they're an extremely talented fighter like Batman or Robin. On your app there is a section for nonpowered abilities. You would have to explain there what skills they can use to get by without powers. I think I picked a set of powers for my character that doesn't suit them. Can I change their powers? Yes, please contact the mods to work out what they can be changed to. Once they're changed, please comment to your character's post in the permissions post with an additional comment noting what they've been changed to. This will be played out as if they briefly vorped home for a few seconds and then vorped back to the game universe with different powers. Feel free to ask more questions in the comments. Please give the mods at least 4 days to respond. Back to Navigation

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Powers Question

[caerme]

Hi there!

I've been reading over your powers section and wanted to see if maybe I could get some help piecing together this girl's canon powers?

In canon, this girl is a carrier of the Elder Blood and called the Lady of Space and Time. Not only that, but the child prophesied to potentially destroy worlds. So her canon potential is a bit off the chart, but I want to focus only on what powers she's shown to use in the Witcher 3 game (as she isn't completely trained anyway and it's just easier that way).

Her powers over space and time in canon are as follows:

Teleportation - Both short jumps across one single world or across other worlds or across dimensions. She can't magically know where people are, though, and port directly to them or things like that. In-game, I'd at least limit to not jumping outside the Legion dimension, but I'm open to whatever other restrictions you guys would prefer!

Dodge - She can moves short distances in split seconds that allow her to even move through enemies. This helps her avoid attacks, but she can always be hit before the ability activates or where ever she appears at.

Blink - She can charge this ability so much, then encase an area in a field of teal that is the area of effect. In this area she can jump around and attack her enemy/enemies from behind. If it's one it's usually a couple slashes at different angles, but if various enemies it's usually once per enemy.

Charge - She charges this up as well. She keeps her blade drawn and when she let's go she crosses a distance to strike her enemy. Usually her strike is stronger (not a one-hit kill attack, but more than her quick attacks). It takes a bit more energy to use this attack, as well.

Wail - This one is the trickiest, but in canon when someone close to her dies she loses her control over herself and begins to scream. This creates a sort of black hole effect around her, sucking up things and people around her and potentially giving her the ability to destroy the world. It's impossible to control, but that also means she can't activate it without huge cause, like the loss of a loved one.

Magic - she also has the ability to perform magic and spells and create potions to strengthen her weapons. She's not the most skilled at magic either, and not really used in the game (which is the best basis for her powers at the later canon point I'd want her from). She is shown to make at least one formula, so I'd like her to be able to make her potions (oils and such) to help out, but most of them are for fighting in-world monsters that only some would be applicable outside of canon (like hanged man's venom, which gives her weapons a boost against fighting humans)

SO with that in mind, I was wondering about the best way to group these/proposed Wail limitations. I was wondering if Space/Time Manipulation or Elder Blood would work as a blanket that would allow her to keep most of these attacks? Which I think would either put that blanket at 2 or 1 based on your examples? But Wail is a bit on par with a 1 all on it's own. So I'm wondering if a) it should just be removed or b) if it could be limited to a more Black Canary-like scream power that she'd have to learn about and train? I'm also open to any other limitations on any of the abilities, or all of them above, as well. But what's listed above are the only abilities I would include on her app.

Thank you so much and sorry for the tl;dr!

Re: Powers Question

[letsgolegion]

No prob with the tl;dr and I'd be happy to help you with this!

With the powers, there is definitely going to be some nerfing over the high-end abilities of characters. As an example I play Nova from Marvel and aside from having vast amounts of energies for energy blasts (he jokes about being able to blow up star destroyers by sneezing), he's got invulnerability, super strength, can open stargates etc etc. So in limiting his powers from canon, I've narrowed it down to just the energy blasts which is a kinda explosive/gravity-based thing, and all his other powers like invulnerability, superstrength, etc. are now gone. But he can still blow things up hugely because he has a lot of raw power and can shoot the energy behind him to have a rocket butt so he can whoosh real fast.

So, the way the powers work is they get refined down to one really strong power, or if you want a character to have multiple powers, they can have up to 3, but each individual power gets weaker the more powers they have. This is so that people can choose between raw power or versatility but not have both, which prevents one character from being like, say, Superman, where he has like ten separate but very powerful abilities.

So what I would suggest here is 1) Deciding what you want more, raw power or versatility, and then 2) Figuring out which powers to prioritize.

So I'll give you some examples of what configurations you can go with. These are just examples because you have a lot to choose from since she has a lot of powers:

If you go with ONE power:

Example 1: Teleportation - you could go with this and have it be almost as powerful. We'd have to nerf her going to other dimensions but you could have it be very powerful so she can go extremely long distances like across a whole planet.

OR

Example 2: The Wail - She could have the wail and have it be almost as powerful, creating a black hole effect if she needs to be particularly destructive. We'd have to limit it being able to destroy the world but you could potentially have it vary between the canary cry at its weakest or leveling a whole building at its strongest.

Now, if you want to go with two powers:

Example: Teleportation and the Wail: In this case, both powers would have to be weaker, so the teleportation might be shorter range (like maybe she can only go a few miles) and the Wail might only be strong enough to wreck a car at is most powerful (rather than a building).

If you go with three powers:

Example: Teleportation and blink and wail. The teleportation might be very short-range and could have a limitation where she can only teleport directly line of sight. The blink ability that freezes her opponents might only last thirty seconds. The wail ability might not be enough to trash a car but does deafen people and provided enough force to knock someone over.

While each is weaker, they would make for a good combination of freezing her opponents, moving very quickly, and having some destructive power.

So in general we do have to limit the dimension-jumping and her being able to destroy the world (which we'll have to limit all characters), but otherwise it's really it's up to you and what you'd like to work with the most. If you want lots of raw power, you'd go with one power and it'd pack a lot of oomph. If you want to keep multiple powers and more versatility, she can have more powers but they each get weaker the more she has. (And you can figure out which of her powers you'd want to keep the most and choose 2 or 3 from that depending on how you want to go).

Does that help?

weapons clarification!

[form_iii]

So I'm not 100% sure on the weapons rule, so thought it better to clarify to make sure I'm understanding right! From what I'm understanding, items can be brought from home as a general rule-- but all weapons have to be slotted into the 1, 2, 3 rule?

(Yes, I am asking because lightsabers but asking generally so this is more helpful to non-Jedi ahaha.)

Re: weapons clarification!

[letsgolegion]

Actually -- and here is the fun part -- no! Weapons only have to be slotted into the powers rule if they grant some kind of superpowers. Like Green Lantern Rings or the scarab from the Blue Beetle or any magical girl's transformation wand/crystal ever.

But if it's a normal weapon like a gun, blaster, whatever, if it'd be on their person, they can come in with it, and it has nothing to do with the powers. It'd just be an item on their person and as long as it doesn't have some kind of world-destroying power (like it can't be a bomb that could blow up a planet) it'd work exactly the same way as home.

So, yes, Jedi can come in with functioning lightsabers and that'd be separate from their powers. That said, the Legion is very down on killing so people would have to use weapons nonfatally or not use them, but Obi-Wan could definitely have his lightsaber coming in and his powers would be a separate thing.

[stillshinigami]

So I am totally flip flopping with my decision to app this.

Considering my character and the AU backstory, as well as considering his canon abilities/role in the show, I don't necessarily think he'd be a good "front man" for rushing into combat situations, as he's a pilot of a massive mecha. He's fully capable of combat outside of his gundam, but he's certainly no Batman or Lightning Lad.

Operations on foot are usually planned assaults or missions of stealth, and given the powers I'm leaning towards, Technopathy, Invisiblity, and something else, I think he'd be a better support character than someone going into every combat situation.

I wonder if that might mean my Activity might be less at default than those whose characters might be in every combat centric mission. So I'm just asking if there's room for those who would take a less proactive role in the Legion or none at all?

[letsgolegion]

Characters in more support-like roles really shouldn't be that much of an issues. To start with, you can easily make AC with social threads on Legion World, network threads, or even characters just grabbing a buddy and spending some time on an UP world since they can leave Legion World to explore and hang out on UP planets.

Where plots are concerned, some mod plots will have stealth aspects and situations where stealth or technopathy are very useful. The Legion has an espionage team in the comics and aren't above sneaking around. There is a canon Legionnaire with invisibility, and another with technopathy that usually handle themselves fine in fights (and both are gone because of the crisis set a year before the game), and your character can also receive hand-to-hand training to supplement their powers. And while not every mod plot will have espionage elements and there will only be 1-2 mod plots per 2 month period, some will, and you also have player plots as an option as they can be designed to your liking. If you want to design a stealth or tech-heavy mission, you can. That's what the player plot mechanism is for.

So between social threads on Legion World and on UP worlds, the network, the odd mod plot that has stealth bits, and the capacity for personalizing player plots, you should be able to make enough activity for AC, you'd just have to use the player plot function to personalize some missions. That's what it's for since we can only do so much for each mod plot.

[enthraller]

I didn't see any rules specifically addressing this, but I figured I'd check in first:

The character I'm considering apping in has mind-control powers in canon and I'd like to keep those in game. It would count as the one super badass power, he's pretty selective in his use of it, and I would make sure to have an opt-out post up and ask people before putting anything into action, but it's still an iffy enough kind of thing that I wanted to check to make sure that would be okay first.

[letsgolegion]

The mods would need you to go into detail on your app about the extent and limitations of the mind control power so the mods can work with you on that, but telepathy in general is an acceptable superpower, so you can definitely request forms of telepathy and mind control as a potential superpower.

[lightcatcher]

What is your policy on characters coming into the game post death? (sorry if you have that somewhere and I missed it)

In Fëanor's case, being pulled from post-death would mean that he has been reduced to a (pretty powerful) spirit living in the halls of the death until he will one day be returned into a body.
Would the process of being pulled into the the game's universe reequip him with a body?
I'm asking because I'd like to take Fëanor from later on in his canonical life, because that is when he does and experiences things that are interesting to play with, but at that time he is... rather mad with grief and anger. So I'd like to take him from far enough past his death that he would have those experiences/have done those things but also have calmed down enough to react to things somewhat reasonably. I would also like to take him from the Halls because that would mean that it would be easier for him to be patient about being returned to his world (stories of no time passing would only help so much), since he can't really make a difference there anyway. Would that be possible?

[letsgolegion]

Yes, that's definitely possible!

There is a particular very powerful being behind them all being pulled in that's from the Legion's canon, and that being is powerful enough to bring someone back from the dead. One of the my (Tipple's) characters died after combining with a powerful source of reality manipulation, turning into a dimensional door to let his friends escape a hell dimension, and dissipating into energy. He got reconstituted into being alive and having a body again.

Since the Halls of Mandos are a physical location in Valinor and not a vaguer more nebulous afterlife, that's definitely doable. The being that's pulling characters into the game universe could have plucked his soul out of the Halls of Mandos and recreated his body.

Character

[idomorethanshrink]

Uh, hey guys. Quick question. I want to RP Shrinking Violet from the Legion of Superheroes cartoon. Is that allowed? I am super-new to Dreamwidth and this all sounds really confusing! Sorry if I'm being an awkward person:/

[letsgolegion]

You'd be more than welcome to bring Shrinking Violet from the TV show into the game! She'd be from a different reality of this version of the Legion rather than their "native" Vi, who's currently with the other missing Legionnaires. Therefore she'd be treated like a guest to the universe and be considered part of the DC cast.

Since you're new to DWRP, if you need any help with anything during the app process, let us know. You can contact us on the mod contact page here.

[wherenoonegoes]

What's the limit on number of powered pets? Considering bringing in Ash Ketchum, and wanted to know how many Pokemon he can have on hand.

[letsgolegion]

Since the Legion requires characters to have powers, meaning Ash would still have to have his own, he can keep one Pokemon that's at Pikachu attack level. That said, they will probably request he keep him out of his pokeball due to animal cruelty laws.

[deafleppard]

How would a normal Earth smarthphone behave once it's been brought in-game? Gwen here carries one such phone everywhere she goes and I'm looking to know what she'll be able to do with it.

Would she theoretically be able to make calls with it? Will she be able to charge the battery? Will it even work or will it just turn into a paper weight?

[letsgolegion]

The universe definitely works with a different level of technology (like she'd be given an omnicom that kinda works like a smart phone) but if she was particularly attached to it, we can handwave that she asked about it and that Brainiac 5 souped it up so it could work with 31st century tech.

He'd probably up its processing power, add some extra encryption, and also give it an endless power source that makes it so she'll never have to recharge again.

They don't really have phone networks anymore but it could be hooked into the omnicom network so she can do video, sound, and text posts, and use it to cruise the 31st century web.

Basically, he could make it so Gwen can use it in place of an omnicom.

[harmonia]

Hello! I've got a quick question about superhero names. Are characters allowed to change them at any point, or are they stuck with their first one?

[letsgolegion]

Yes, you can change them for your characters at any point! Your character's superhero name will be listed on your character's permissions entry so that people can check hero names on the permissions page. You can always just edit that with a new superhero name later.

[human3pt0]

My character's powers are given by a pill, one that at the point of canon I'm taking him from, sends him into withdrawal without it, a withdrawal that can kill you. He doesn't have access to many of these pills (secret stash of 4 aside), the FBI hordes them and gives him one a day.

I'm wondering how this could be handled? And is there anything special I should do in the app regarding this?

[letsgolegion]

We'd be happy to help you with this!

The nature of the game is that everyone is given some kind of powers (unless you opt out via your character having some kind of extreme fighting skills ala Batman) so the nature of his powers would have to become naturally organic and ingrained in without being dependent on the medication.

That said, you have several options on dealing with the withdrawal.

If you would like to remove it entirely, the Being that gives them powers and brings them to the game universe can essentially alter his body so that it simply goes away. Alternately, the Medbay can give him a one-time treatment when he arrives to cure him of his dependency.

If you'd still like to play with potential withdrawal as an element, his powers wouldn't be tied to it but he could still have a dependency. In this case, either the Medbay can give him some kind of implant that manages it, or he can receive regular ongoing medication to manage it. Neither would mean he's getting the powers themselves from the medicine but this could allow you to play with him having issues with a dependency/withdrawal problem sometimes if you still wanted to do that.

Would one of those options work for you?

[the_fuzz]

Keep forgetting to ask this, but would the Legion be willing to work out something that would let Toothless fly in a vacuum?

[letsgolegion]

Yes, he could be given the equivalent of a transuit (perhaps something that automatically spreads over his body once it's activated). And some kind of propulsion system.

Hiccup would have to put it on and help Toothless control it though.

[harperinc]

So, I'm apping an AU version of Roy Harper that's a Green Lantern. As we all know, GLs have... a ton of powers. Should I run down a list of every single one or simplify it to a few concepts? How descriptive should I be getting here?

[letsgolegion]

If you're listing his GL powers as part of his normal canon powers, you can simplify it a bit to a few basic concepts. The mods are canon familiar with Green Lantern so we know the basics.

For his game powers, any possible GL powers would need to be simplified and dialed down a little to fit the 1, 2, 3 rule, anyway.

[mustanger]

Hi there! I was sorting out abilities versus powers for my girl and wanted to check if something needed to be considered a power or not?

Essentially, in her canon, her society is a caste system based on "colors" (eye colors) and she's the top of the society, gold. The technology in the world has allowed for genetic tampering that has bred certain physical qualities into the gene pool for her color Some of those include being slightly large than most castes, stronger, with better senses, and quicker/more agile. So these were things she was born as naturally being.

I was wondering if this would need to be considered a power? Based off canon context, I would say she's about the strength of a human at peak condition? Less than Steve Rogers on super serum but more than most humans? The wikia suggests larger than Obsidians, but I think it's only rare exceptions in the Golds that are that big, as my girl specifically is smaller than most Obsidians. And I believe Obsidians would be more like Steve Rogers on super serum.

Thank you!

[letsgolegion]

We'd be happy to help you with this!

Since that sounds like she's just at peak human condition, and not quite into supersoldier territory, that doesn't have to count as a power. Some characters come into the game with better physical condition than others, just because of what they naturally have, without it pressing all the way into metapower territory.

So in this circumstance, you can treat it as her just being naturally very physically fit, and any powers she can have through the 1, 2, 3 rule can be on top of that.

Does that answer your question?

[harperinc]

I reserved Roy twice and failed both times because of hospital related things. I'm okay now, but I came out of it with an app for a different character. Can I still apply to be in the game or did I lose my chance by failing my reserve?

[letsgolegion]

Don't worry about it, life happens and taking care of your health is much more important than RP stuff.

Just go ahead and re-reserve with the new character, and since the app is already finished go ahead and put in the app right after you reserve.

canon point question

[kamalleable]

What's your policy on canon points/spoilers for ongoing series? I'd like to take Kamala from just before the Civil War II event in Marvel, which comes up to the most recent issue of Ms. Marvel (June 2016). If that's too recent, I can take her from an earlier canon point but I just wanted to check with you guys!

[letsgolegion]

You can definitely take her from that canon point! After discussing it, we've decided that if it's within one month of the release of the spoilers, we just ask that any major spoilers be cut and warned for if you put them in a post, or if it comes up during a thread, that you make sure to check with the other player to see if it's okay if you're going to have Kamala mention any spoilers.

After the month has passed, you won't have to do anything extra, and won't need to put any warnings for things.

Also, from a cast POV (this is Nova/Rich Rider's player speaking here) most of the Marvel cast is up to date on Marvel current events anyway or don't really mind being spoiled, so you shouldn't have much of an issue with having to wait for her to mention things to her castmates.

[ozoplaning]

So... my character isn't actually in very much of her canon, at least not at the point I've read to and am taking her from. She has three, maybe four iconnable emotions. Am I allowed to supplement canon icons with a PB, or do I need to go with one over the other?

[letsgolegion]

It's entirely up to your preference. You can use both canon icons and a PB if you want!

[perverses]

Hello! I'm currently working out powers for Shima here and, in his own canon, his are basically a pretty strong demon familiar and black hellfire (which damages things spiritually, not physically). The demon familiar is the power source of the hellfire, however, so I'm wondering how acceptable a familiar like that would be as a power? Both mechanics-wise and also if the Legion would side-eye demonic things much or not?

The familiar has a pretty basic personality and is only out and about on summoning, which I think makes him fairly non-appable as a character on his own.

[letsgolegion]

You would be able to keep the familiar as the source of his power! And while the Legion might have some concerns over whether the demon is controlling him or not, the different cultures involved mean there wouldn't be any sort of huge stigma against it.

Does all that help?

[ozoplaning]

Okay! So in canon, Renge derives her powers from Ozma's Magic Belt, a nearly limitless object that can perform most magic acts that you demand of it. Making Ozland invisible, teleportation, conjuring chocolates, etc... anyway. According to the rules I need to limit it, and would want to do so anyway. I am wondering which of these two choices are viable:

1) Saying it's been damaged in transit and that's why it's not functioning correctly. If so, what can it still do?
2) Saying she inherited a few powers from the belt, mostly teleportation and conjuring simple but existing objects, which is just teleportation anyway. The belt... is locked up? Broken?

Do either of these work or do I need to do something else entirely?

[letsgolegion]

Both options are viable! Either she can inherit some powers from the belt, or the belt itself can be the source.

If the belt is the source of her powers, you could have it so it was damaged as she was brought through to the Legion's universe. The Time Trapper, the cosmic being that brings the characters to the game universe, is very powerful and tends to alter people's powers in ways he thinks make them fit well in a team. So she could have the belt and it'd just be damaged and not at full capacity during her time in the game.

So it's your choice what the source of the power is, and our main requirement is just that whatever power(s) are kept fit the 1, 2, 3 rule.

Does all that help?

[fromearth]

Hello! I have two separate questions I wanted to check on.

When powerless characters are brought in and informed of all the goings-on in this world, are they also told what new powers they were given, or do they get to figure that out on their own? Does the Time Trapper have any sort of control over what abilities are given to newcomers, and does the Legion have any advance knowledge in that regard? (It is the Time Trapper giving them abilities, right?)

Secondly, how soon do characters have to decide whether to become a Legionnaire? If they're unsure on the matter or overwhelmed, would they be able to stay out of it for a while and think it over, and then join the Legion at a later date?

[letsgolegion]

They will be told at least some basics on their powers! The Medbay does some powers scans while they're in Medbay at the start of their stay on Legion World. However, they don't know everything about the powers (for instance, if there's some quirk to activating them, they'd have to learn that through practice) and can only give the absolute basics.

And yes, it is the Time Trapper that gives the powers and the Time Trapper has at least some measure of control over what powers they get. The Legion has no say in what the Time Trapper does, nor do they get any warning or control over who gets what. The Time Trapper is acting independently and it bringing characters to the game universe is actually against the Legion's wishes. They ask the new people for help because they need it pretty desperately, but a lot of the Legion recruiting them is in the hopes that with their help they can resolve the whole situation and get them sent home. So they don't really have any say in who is grabbed and what powers the Time Trapper gives them, since it's doing it all against their wishes.

As for characters joining the Legion, they definitely don't have to do that right away. They're welcome to stay on Legion world where they have protection from some of the corrupt and evil parties in the game universe, but they can take some time to figure things out before actually joining the team. The only caveat is characters who haven't joined can't go on missions yet but they can experience plots that happen on Legion World or happen by surprise elsewhere. As an example, we had a character who didn't take the oath right away but after he helped protect the UP Council in a surprise attack, he decided he wanted to take the oath after. Joining the team can definitely be a process and the characters can stay on Legion World with all the other characters in the meantime.

Does all this help?

[oschon]

Hello!

I didn't see this in the FAQ and this is in regards to certain OC characters like my character here Matthias, who is technically a Fandom OC? Canon OC? I think. He's actually from Final Fantasy XIV where the character you create is the Warrior of Light and has a pivotal role in the main story line, FFXIV is also an MMORPG. Would that type of character be allowed or no?

Thank you!

[letsgolegion]

Unfortunately, we don't allow fandom OCs or customizable MMORPG or tabletop characters.

[alwaysfaithful]

Now I'm considering apping this particular character from a really obscure fandom that most haven't heard of (Kamen Rider Dragon Knight) but on my question: what about characters that suffer illnesses like asthma for instance? Would they still be have them after arriving? Or because of advanced medical technology could the moderate asthma of this particular character be cured?

[letsgolegion]

They would most likely still have the illness when they arrived, and the Medbay would give them treatments, such as an injection or maintenance inhaler, to manage the illness.

These treatments would probably be less frequent than they'd have to take medication in their own time and would likely be more effective.

[ozoplaning]

I'm a little confused. The app page, under prose prompts, says we can use test drive links for our prose sample. But the actual cut-paste app says nothing about this. is this something that was taken out? Or is it still valid?

[letsgolegion]

Are you perhaps looking at an older version of the cut and paste text? Because I just copy and pasted from the textarea and it mentions test drive threads in the instructions.

This is what it currently says when I copy and paste right now:

Prose Sample: 200 word minimum. You may use a test drive thread, use the following prompt, or make up your own. Links to RP samples at other games are not accepted, you must either use a Test Drive thread or write up a new prompt, but you may use samples at other games to supplement your samples. If your character is a quiet character, introspection or inner monologue is fine.

Both the app page and the copy and paste text were updated earlier in the week, so is it possible you may have an older version you copied?

[gimbler]

My character possesses an object with powers as well as her own powers... how do I handle this in the application? Do I have to give up one of them?

To be more specific, her vorpal sword is capable of cutting through immaterial things and ghosts, whilst her own abilities are to walk through to alternate realities, and open them up for others to see as well. Mainly Wonderland.

[letsgolegion]

Yes, whatever powers she has would be have to limited to fit the 1, 2, 3 rule, and that might mean cutting some of her abilities. Alternately, you can choose an entirely different power set to her natural powers.

If her innate powers are to travel to alternate realities, that helps narrow things down, as an ability like that is something that would have to nerfed entirely.

[unrecovered]

Question regarding weaponry: Wash is primarily a sharpshooter and carries several guns, which aren't really conducive to the whole "no killing" rule. Is there a Legion replacement he could get (stun bullets, taser, etc)?

[letsgolegion]

Absolutely! The tech heads at the Legion are more than happy to provide stun weaponry for those who request it. They don't have "standard issue" weaponry because the Legion generally prefers to rely on their own powers rather than technology when it comes to fights, but it is available.

You can either handwave the request behind the scenes, or Wash can ask about it on the comms.

[i_paint_the_sky]

Hi! I was just wondering if there are any DC characters who wouldn't be appable, based on the world canon (for example, Wonder Woman or Superman)?

[letsgolegion]

We'd be happy to help you with this!

As far as DC characters go, there really aren't any that are unappable. The game universe is a slightly alternate universe to New Earth, Earth Prime, or any of the canon DC universes, so all DC characters apped in are guests to the universe anyway. That means no one has to worry about problems with time travel paradoxes and all that.

If there are any we haven't thought of that'd be a problem, we'd definitely let you know from when you reserve so you don't go through the whole process of writing an app, but as it stands right now, there aren't really any we can think of that'd be a problem. Even canon versions of Legionnaires are allowed to be apped in, even if their alternates already exist in game as npcs.

Does all this help?