Post by STAFF on Dec 12, 2013 10:25:21 GMT -7
We are glad you are here!
Marvel Heroes RPG (Role-Playing Game) is a Play-by-Post message board RPG where you get to to collaborate with other players from around the globe to create awesome stories within the main Marvel Universe! If you've never written in a PbP (Play-by-Post) forum RPG like this one, then take some time to look around! See how things work! Ask questions! I think you'll find it's a fairly simple concept to grasp, and if you enjoy writing then a PbP RPG is definitely for you!
This RPG is open to everyone, from the novice writer to people who have been doing it for a long time (though admittedly you might be most comfortable somewhere in between!). If you are not a comic book reader, it's OK. The Internet is there for you to answer questions about Marvel that might arise. If you've only ever seen the movies coming out of Hollywood or the cartoons on Netflix, that's OK, too! The RPG will lie within the comic verse in general so what you know from other media is still helpful.
We like to allow a lot of creative freedom in the forum, and for that reason we don't expect you to regurgitate everything you've read in the comics within your stories. Take the liberty to make new stories for the characters. Let them meet new people, beat up foes they might never have met in the comics, or romance someone other than their usual love interests. Because we like creative freedom, we also allow each member to create 2 original super-powered characters. We have some general rules for this that you'll want to check out, and you'll need to be even more specific in your application for them than a canon, but they are welcomed and included in the RPG play!
Before you begin there are a few things of note:
- The first rule of the forum is mutual respect! This goes for your writing as well as your conversations. If you follow this, then we'll never have any issues.
- Read the rules so we're all on the same page! They look like a lot to read, but most are common sense, especially if you've been in a forum RPG in the past.
- If you've never played in a PbP RPG, the FAQ can be extremely helpful!
- To understand better what is required in the application, read the entire thread under the template code before you copy/paste it into a new thread to see what Revan says to help explain the requirements.
- For original characters, read this guide to know the OC rules and find some thoughts to maybe help improve on your existing ideas!
- In this RPG, we have ignored the House of M story line from the comics in order to allow for the largest amount of playable canon mutants.
- We have played through the Super Human Civil War, but in our RPG it was Carol Danvers (Ms. Marvel) who caused a catastrophic event while fighting Ultron that killed thousands in Texas and prompted the Super-human Registration Act.
- We are currently going through a version of Secret Invasion.
- We have not explored Dark Reign, the Fifty State Initiative or World War Hulk story lines (yet). So basically if it happened after the Skrull Invasion, it hasn't happened here.
- There is a word count minimum on the game boards. It's only 150 words, but you won't be able to post if you don't meet the minimum!
- All players write in third person, past tense in the role playing forums.
- We have a Discord server where we talk a lot! DISCORD LINK IS HERE!
Feel free to approach a Moderator with any questions you might have. We're here to help you! We want you to have an enjoyable time at our forum, and we will do everything in our power to help you make sure that happens! we look forward to meeting you and writing with you in the near future!!