Pariah Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 The Premise: A notorious supervillain has got his hands on time travel technology. He’s spent several months (or years? Decades?) just wandering around time and space, observing, studying, and taking notes. He’s even tried making subtle changes at key times, just to see what the effects would be. Now, after his long and arduous research, he is ready to strike. He is assembling a team of like-minded individuals to strike at key points in history to change the shape and flow of time and space. His ultimate goal? To take over the Universe, to rule and reign over the past, the present, and the future. Someone needs to stop him. To this end, heroes from across time and space will band together to save the Universe. The Draft: Each player will make up to ten selections beginning on June 1st. Players will draft each day beginning at 12:00 noon Eastern Daylight Time. (Use Google as needed to figure out what time this is where you are.) The Base of Operations must be the first pick; all other picks may be made in any order. We will be drafting on the weekends. Players may draft any professionally published fictional character. Once a character is selected, all other versions of that same person are off the board. There are ten (10) selections total to be made. They are as follows: Base of Operations: This is a specific time and place from which your heroes will operate. Please specify a physical location and a time. This must be your first pick. Bases of Operations are exclusive. Heroes (6): Choose six protagonists, one per day, to oppose the villains. These must be professionally published fictional characters. EACH CHARACTER MUST BE FROM A DIFFERENT ERA. That is to say, no two characters can be from the same time and place. Choose characters from different times/locations in the past, present, and future. Character choices are exclusive. The Dragon: You will also select one villain who is working with the bad guys. (Who are the bad guys? See below.) This will be the primary antagonist for your specific team. As with the heroes, Dragons are exclusive. Options (2): These are for things other than characters. Exotic weapons or technology, alternate locations, supporting characters, additional heroes or Dragons, whatever. Options are exclusive, unless there’s a compelling reason for them not to be. The Bad Guys: As you are drafting heroes and such, I will be drafting villains. I’ll use the same rules: Base of Operations first, one Villain per day, exclusive picks, from different eras, and so on. I will choose six villains. I will not select an Anti-Dragon (hero) or any Options. Frequently Asked Questions: Q: Right, what’s an era? A: An era, for purposes of this draft, is a distinct time and place in history. It can be as general as “Earth during the Jurassic” or as specific as “a space station orbiting Epsilon Eridani III, 2258”. Q: Are “1600s England” and “1600s Japan” considered different eras? A: For purposes of this draft, yes. Q: Is this a supers draft? A: It can be, if you want. Draft the characters you’d like. If you want to draft a whole team of Skilled Normals, that’s great. You are neither required to, nor forbidden from, drafting characters with superhuman abilities. Q: Will you be drafting villains in response to the heroes that we draft? A: Wow, that’s a great idea! Thanks for mentioning it! Q: I really wanted to draft Captain America, but someone has already drafted Steve Rogers, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. What do I do? A: Draft a Captain America who isn’t Steve Rogers. William Naslund (A/K/A Spirit of ‘76) is probably still available, as is Bucky Barnes or Sam Wilson. Q: Someone drafted Mister Fantastic as one of their heroes. Can I draft Maker (Ultimate universe Reed Richards) as my Dragon? A: No. After Mister Fantastic is taken, all other versions of Reed Richards--even those from alternate universes--become unavailable. Q: How specific does my Base of Operations need to be? A: It needs to be one place in one era. “20th Century Earth” isn’t nearly specific enough. “New York City, 1980s” would probably be okay. Q: Can I draft real people? A: You may draft fictional versions of real people who are not currently alive. (Specify the source, please.) No version of any living person may be drafted. Pastiches of living people are okay, however. In other words, you may not draft Arnold Schwarzenegger, but you could draft Rainier Wolfcastle (McBain) from The Simpsons. Q: Will I need a title? A: That would be helpful. Reveal your title at your discretion. If you have any additional questions (and I’m sure you will), bring ‘em on. I’ll answer them as best I can. We’ll start the draft Friday, June 1st at 12:00 noon EDT. That’ll be the Base of Operations. Additional draft picks are made each day thereafter at the same time. So, who’s in? Doc Shadow, Logan D. Hurricanes and Hermit 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 Player: Bazza Title: The 80s Base of Operations: Columbus, Ohio, 1983-ish Hero: Optimus Prime Hero: Luke Skywalker Hero: Snake-Eyes (G.I. Joe) Hero: Cheetara, ThunderCats Hero: Teela-Na, Sorceress Hero: Mallory Keaton, Family Ties Dragon: Tiamat, D&D Option: Castle Grayskull Option: Infinity Stones (Genesis, Evolution, War, Nightmare, Chaos, Death) from 'Marvel Contest of Champions' Player: Cancer Title: Time Has Come Today Base of Operations: Adjacent to the Guardian of Forever (ST: TOS episode "City on the Edge of Forever") Hero: Mrs Which, A Wrinkle in Time Hero: The Steel General, from Roger Zelazy's Creatures of Light and Darkness Hero: Ravel, Dinosaur Beach Hero: Crowley, Good Omens Hero: Phil Connors, Groundhog Day Hero: Mearth, offspring of Mork and Mindy Dragon: Evil, the villain in Time Bandits Option: A chrono-synclastic infindibulum, Sirens of Titan, etc. Option: Theme song: The Chambers Brothers' "Time Has Come Today" Player: Certified Title: The Trial of the Doctors Base of Operations: The End of Time, when the stars have burned out and the last survivors are huddled together in a small settlement. (Dr. Who) Hero: The Doctor (As portrayed by David Tennant) Hero: Dr. Emmett Brown (BTTF) Hero: Dr. Stephen Strange Hero: Dr. Hans Zarkov Hero: Dr. Bruce Banner Hero: Dr. Victor Frankenstein Dragon: The Doctors (Reed Richards) - specifically, all the corrupt members exiled from the Council of Reeds Option: One of those Time And Relative Dimension In Space boxes Option: The Train from the Back to the Future series Player: csyphrett Title: The Lightning Gun War Base of Operations: The Empire State Building, 1935 Hero: Kent Allard, The Shadow Hero: Green Lantern Ron Vidar Hero: Jonah Hex Hero: Ray Palmer (The Atom) Hero: Inuyasha Hero: Egon Spangler Dragon: Thomas Edison Option: The Shikon jewel Option: Tesladyne Player: death tribble Title: To Save the Day and Not Be Noticed Doing It Base of Operations: London, Great Britain on 1st June 1953 Hero: Brainiac 5 Hero: Batman (Bruce Wayne) Hero: The Great and Powerful Turtle Hero: Captain Britain Hero: Green Lantern Alan Scott Hero: Big Barda Dragon: Per Degaton Option: Boom Tube Option: Legion of Superheroes' first base Player: Doc Shadow Title: Hickory Dickery BOOM! Base of Operations: Project Tic-Toc main base, NM, 2068 Hero: Superman (depowered, 1993) Hero: Wonder Woman (1970s secret agent version) Hero: Tony Stark (Heroes Return, 1990s Hero: Victor Von Doom (Doom 2099) Hero: Black Widow, MCU version Hero: Black Canary (Dinah Laurel Lance) circa - 2010 Dragon: Death stroke (Slade Wilson) circa - 2004 Option: The Time Stone (MCU 2016) Option: BLR-3M Battlemaster Assault class BattleMech Player: Hermit Title: Base of Operations: Tower of Fate, a place beyond time Hero: Dr. Fate (Kent Nelson) Hero: Doc Savage Hero: Zorro (Don Diego de la Vega) Hero: The Spider, Master of Men Hero: The Lone Ranger Hero: Dragon: Option: Option: Player: Logan.1179 Title: The Search for Ted Base of Operations: San Dimas, California, 1989 Hero: John Wick Hero: Bill S. Preston, Esq. Hero: Neo (The Matrix) Hero: Jonathan Harker Hero: John Constantine Hero: Death Dragon: Dracula Option: The Phone Booth (Bill & Ted) Option: Evil sidekick - Marko, the Lost Boy Player: Lucius Title: Base of Operations: The Peregrine Palace from Jack Vance's Dying Earth Hero: Hero: Hero: Hero: Hero: Hero: Dragon: Option: Option: Player: Psybolt Title: Wrapped In Plastic Base of Operations: Twin Peaks, Washington, February 24, 1989 Hero: James Cole (12 Monkeys) Hero: Marion Crane (Psycho) Hero: Trinity (Matrix) Hero: Sister Jude (American Horror Story: Asylum ) Hero: Dr. Henry Jones Sr. Hero: Miss Kitty (Gunsmoke)- 1870s Dragon: Slade (The Lodger) aka Jack the Ripper 1888 Option: The Black Lodge (Twin Peaks) Option: Carrie Player: Sundog Title: To Fight Legends Base of Operations: The Death Star, A long time ago in a galaxy far far away Hero: Kimball KInnison, Second Stage Lensman Hero: Duchess/Steader Dame Honor Harrington-Alexander Hero: Corwin of Amber Hero: Bernard Quatermass Hero: Cassandra Kresnov Hero: James Tiberius Kirk, Captain, USS Enterprise NCC 1701 Dragon: Roy Batty Option: Supporting cast: Breetai's Fleet of Zentraedi warships Option: The Ultimate Nullifier The Bad Guys Base of Operations: The house outside Carinholm, Wales, that once served as Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children - September 4th, 1940 Villain: Vandal Savage (mastermind) Villain: Kang the Conqueror (tech guy) Villain: Lady Macbeth (politics and intrigue) Villain: Claude Frollo (token evil priest) Villain: The Mule (Mind control and manipulation) Villain: Huitzilopochtli, Aztec God of War(military might and bloodlust) Player: Title: Base of Operations: Hero: Hero: Hero: Hero: Hero: Hero: Dragon: Option: Option: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 Mmmmm... *puts thinking Cap on* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sociotard Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 Do we need to select or our own time-traveler, or can we assume providence will allow our team from across time to come together in the first place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Shadow Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 This sounds very interesting. I'm in, but I might get off to a slow start as I'll be away on Saturday and Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 8 hours ago, Sociotard said: Do we need to select or our own time-traveler, or can we assume providence will allow our team from across time to come together in the first place? How your team is able to navigate time and space can be addressed in whatever manner you choose. Some thoughts: * You can draft a time-traveling hero. * You can draft a Base of Operations that allows time-travel capability. * You can draft an Option explaining how time travel works for your team. * You can include some fiction explaining how time travel is accomplished. * Or, you can just not worry about exactly how it all works. It just works. Do whatever you think is most interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 Ok, I'm developing a truly twisted theme... I apologize now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 Just now, Logan.1179 said: Ok, I'm developing a truly twisted theme... I apologize now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 24 minutes ago, Logan.1179 said: Ok, I'm developing a truly twisted theme... I apologize now. Thank goodness, I've never done that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 Hush, you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 Dunno. Kinda busy, and I have nothing like a viable concept right now, other than play up the logical problems with time travel and failures in causality for all its worth. And that's pretty abstract and takes lots of thinking to work up more absurdity than possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted June 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 Get ready to make your Base of Operations pick in just under 12 hours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 Please note that the Legion of Superheroes represents an ideal selection of picks for you. The Haven Walkur Memorial thanks you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted June 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 And....go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 Ok, here we go... Base of Operations: San Dimas, California, 1989! Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundog Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 Base of Operations: The Death Star, A long time ago in a galaxy far far away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted June 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 Base of Operations: The house outside Carinholm, Wales, that once served as Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children - September 4th, 1940 The home is the site of known temporal anomaly, a loop that exists on September 3rd, 1940. The loop was broken when Miss Peregrine and her wards left the house and it was destroyed by German bombs. After taking possession of the ruins of the house, his first act was to make a small adjustment to the time stream that resulted in the bombing taking place somewhere else. He is now free to use the house for his own purposes. Who is 'he'? Tune in tomorrow.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 The base of operations will be London, Great Britain on 1st June 1953 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 Base of Ops: Columbus, Ohio, 1983-ish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psybolt Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 Base of Operation: Twin Peaks, Washington, February 24, 1989 Pariah and Cancer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 Base of operations: The Empire State Building, 1935 CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Certified Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 Base of Operations: The End of Time, when the stars have burned out and the last survivors are huddled together in a small settlement. (Dr. Who) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted June 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 All right, the first villain is probably no surprise: Villain: Kang the Conqueror (Earth, 30th/40th centuries) The surprise is that he's not the mastermind. He's just the tech guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 Base of Operations: the Tower of Fate, a place beyond time First Hero pick: Dr. Fate (Kent Nelson Version) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 I was going to post a time traveling joke, but you guys didn’t like it. Psybolt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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