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New Idea, same name.

In Brightest Day, in Blackest Night
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You are Green Lanterns- the universe's self appointed superpowered space cops. Armed with power rings that give physical form to nearly anything you can imagine- restricted only by your creativity and willpower- it's your job to police your assigned Sector against intergalactic space pirates, supervillains, robotic invasions, angry demi-gods, space-time paradoxes, and whatever else life throws your way.

Using the super simple Risus gaming system you'll create a Lantern of any age, gender, and species (I'm open to practically anything you want to make up) and then choose the clichés that form your characters strengths, and the abilities of your ring. For example, a "Space Cop Bruiser (5)" would be able to punch the hell out of bad guys using giant green glowing fists all day, but may have a harder time negotiating his way out of a ticket. A "Friendly Neighborhood Lantern (4)" may find it easier to make friends and convince new allies to join them in their quest to restore peace and justice to the Sector, and slap space cuffs on people. Clichés are limited only by your imagination (and some small degree of reason) and a well rounded team may be crucial to success against the forces of evil! Difficulty checks and combat rolls will be made using the forums built in dice system.

In this RP, the players would form a band of Green Lanterns and face down some major existential threat to the universe in a campy comic-style one shot reminiscent of the golden age. It's a freewheeling, casual superhero RP ripe with potential for wild action, tense moments, and bouts of hilarity (especially if the dice go south). Creating a character is surprisingly simple and bare bones- see below for an example.




Example Character:

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Name: Rocky


Bio: A genetically modified and cybernatically enhanced Raccoon, "Rocky" managed to escape captivity and dismantle the sinister government program that created him. He became a bounty hunter on his homeworld of Betulgese Prime until his power ring chose him, and he became the guardian of Sector 2810. Crotchety and ill tempered on the outside, the Raccoon has a heart of gold, and has found a new family in the Green Lantern Corps- the first family he's ever had. He takes his job seriously, and is known for the elaborate weapon constructs he creates with his ring.


Clichés: Weapons Expert (5), A Rodent With a Plan (3), Cute and Cuddly (2)



 
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What system would you run it under? i know literally nothing about Green Lantern so im mostly just curious.

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I'm not stuck on a system, really, mostly because I don't have any source books to work off of. I figure mostly something freeform like we run here on SWRP with a dash of mutually determined dice rolls for difficulty checks- unless someone has a better idea, obviously. You wouldn't need much comic knowledge that couldn't easily be filled in by wikia. In fact, it could be an easy flashpoint for a huge mish mash of different properties and franchises.
 

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@Loco, I had an idea similar to this one, which I also posted here a while back and started to flesh out. If you want to work together to make something like this a reality, I would be glad to do so!
 

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@Loco, I had an idea similar to this one, which I also posted here a while back and started to flesh out. If you want to work together to make something like this a reality, I would be glad to do so!

That looks neat, and I've considered a SW universe crossover as well- I think it would work just fine. Yours is just a little more ambitious than what I have in mind. I'm looking at just a one shot story. Like a 2-3 comic issues sized. Then if the group hits it off we could work the one shot into a series.

Very casual though.
 

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That sound great! I will admit, reading what I have now does seem pretty ambitious, although most of it besides plot could still be recycled for setting and world building, with some input from others like yourself. If you want, of course.
 

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I picked a new system for this, despite what I said earlier. Risus (linked in the new OP) blends perfectly with the forum based RP and our fancy new dice system, is super simple, and gives us all sorts of flexibility to do whatever we want, while still making it unpredictable and challenging.
 

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Well, Green Lanterns aren't normally my thing, I'm more of a speedster person. I'd rather Claire keep her powers, but if it must be done away with, I'd be happy to change her around, make her aGreen Lantern!
 

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@Loco sorry, I guess I missed that part of the main post earlier. You're system is great! One question though. Are we limited to Green Lantern rings? I've always favoured and been fascinated by yellow, but I'll go with green if that's what you want.
 

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@Loco sorry, I guess I missed that part of the main post earlier. You're system is great! One question though. Are we limited to Green Lantern rings? I've always favoured and been fascinated by yellow, but I'll go with green if that's what you want.

I'm a sinestro corps fan too, but ita hard not to make them the villain, and at least initially this group is focused on the good guys. There could always be an opportunity for a betrayal or corruption later.
 

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So I'm actually going to ditch this specific RP. That said, I still really want to try out this system, so I'll likely be working up something similar but more inclusive involving home-brew C-list superheroes. Like the Justice league third string kinda group. Same campy comic one shot style, new direction. I'll make a new thread when I have a plot of some kind together.
 

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So I'm actually going to ditch this specific RP. That said, I still really want to try out this system, so I'll likely be working up something similar but more inclusive involving home-brew C-list superheroes. Like the Justice league third string kinda group. Same campy comic one shot style, new direction. I'll make a new thread when I have a plot of some kind together.
Definitely would play some C list home brew heroes.
 

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So I'm actually going to ditch this specific RP. That said, I still really want to try out this system, so I'll likely be working up something similar but more inclusive involving home-brew C-list superheroes. Like the Justice league third string kinda group. Same campy comic one shot style, new direction. I'll make a new thread when I have a plot of some kind together.
I would definitely still be down for this.
 
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