Tuesday, May 19, 2009

We do not tolerate failure

It has been pointed out to a few folks that the MMORPG City of Heroes is giving away a fortnight worth of play for free. We are thinking about starting up a group this Sunday. Naturally, we will use our powers for evil.

Two things.

First, won't you play with us? All you need to know about character creation you can get from these wiki pages: your powers, which are class (or 'archetype') -specific. In the previous link, they are grouped by the primary and secondary of each archtype. Note that it also includes hero archetypes and prestige class-type deals. In addition, there are the pool powers which everybody can choose from when they reach a higher level.

Second, and potentially more importantly, won't you help us develop a theme? This is important.

We could be The Monsters of Alternative Rock: Conman Meloy, Michael Stab, James Russel Murder, Death Cab for Cutie, Magma White, ...
Or we could be The Confirmed Bachelors (of Arts and Sciences): Political Science as a Mastermind with mercenaries, Chemistry as a Corruptor with radiation and kinetics, Biology as Dominator with plant control, film/theater as mindless Brutes...

This is where certain members of our collective, long shunned for their terrible, terrible propensity for puns, can really shine and save the day. If the Venture Brothers have taught us anything, it is that a villain is only as good as hir pun-laden name.

EDIT for adding links, including the following to the official CoV manual.

10 comments:

  1. Okay, I just thought of another one: The Fierce and Vindictive Cadre of Saturday Night Live Sketches: Pain's World, It's Patton, The Shocksbury Guy, Land Shark, Samurai Professional, Wild and Crazy Guy... I don't know... Death in a Box. Something. Go nuts.

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  2. Also, The Legion of Murderous Webcartoonists: Overcompenstabbing, Kate Beatdown, Penny Charcade, Achewood, Chainsawsuit, Dr. McNinja... a lot of these seem to require zero alteration to be effectively villain-oriented.

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  3. My vote is for a coalition of historical characters from European empires, such as:
    The Charlemangler
    Oliver Crimewell
    Caesar Augustus Staballofus

    I don't know, I'm running out here, Napolioness?

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  4. Mustafa Ataturncoat
    Benitoad Mussolini
    King Gouge III
    Emperor Drillhelm II
    Bombulus and Schemus
    Pope John Maul II
    Nikita Crushev

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  5. John Quincy Anthrax
    James Monrobot
    Grover Cleaverland
    Dwight D. Eisenhammer
    Gerald Force Field
    Ronald Raygun
    And naturally, Evil Lincoln

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  6. wow. I especially like the charlemangler and John Maul II

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  7. My favorite is Oliver Crimewell.

    Anyway, hows about everybody who is interested go ahead and download the game get your free 14 days started by Sunday. Then we'll all log onto Skype at 8:00 on Sunday for a strategy session, and then we'll play.

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  8. Qin Shitkicker Huang
    Mobutu Assassineko
    Fidel Castrator

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  9. Oberlin commencement is Monday morning, so I think I'm out for Sunday night, but keep me posted and I'll join up later.

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  10. I am having trouble making a pope hat, but I did find a crusader helm

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