Post by illirica on Jul 7, 2022 12:43:22 GMT
Hi! Welcome to the Metasphere! This area is very similar to Superhero Sandbox, but with the idea of being a completely fresh start free from old canon. Since Superhero Sandbox still exists (and we have no plans to change that), Metasphere is also going to be a little more strict on what goes here. If your idea doesn't work here, no worries, take it to Sandbox!
Superheroes / meta stuff is going to be less common here than in Sandbox. It's not unheard of, but it's not every third guy on the street either. Keep in mind that if you're a meta, you're a rarity.
If you have questions, ask me, Volt, or Azra.
General Character Rules
1. Completely original characters only. This isn't the place for your "basically spiderman but-" or "basically batman but-" concepts. If your character can be described as "like X, but Y," then it doesn't fit here.
2. No external canon. Characters have backstories, but those backstories shouldn't contain references to any other RP threads or previous RPs.
3. As a general rule, no characters that you have previously written and none that you are currently writing with elsewhere. If you have a previous character from an RP that never got started, contact one of us to explain the character and how they'll be reworked to fit the setting.
4. No concepts that extend beyond your character. That means no big weapons / tech manufacturers, no PMCs, no secret societies. Those ideas can leave a lot of left-behind canon when people move on, and can lead to continuity bloating. You're welcome to go in on ideas with another person, like a dynamic duo or a league of supervillains, but keep it to the character level.
Note on aliens (it keeps coming up): You can be one weird thing from outer space, but you're an anomaly, a fluke. There are not more of you somewhere. No alien species may be used here. If you want to write an alien species as a backdrop for your character, Sandbox accepts that.
5. Characters must have a CS posted before they can be used in RPs. CSes should be kept updated with new skills, abilities, or technologies. Metaverse will be taking a strict line on this one.
6. When making your character, keep others in mind as a gauge of how strong to make them, and also keep in mind that it's natural for villains to be stronger, as they're usually tackling multiple heroes at once. Along with this, as events go up, if your character is strong enough to solo the event villain, it's best to leave that event to other characters. Note: Right now the power level is very low, this is not the time for planet-busting characters.
7. As usual, all standard RPF rules apply. Be kind, have fun!
Superheroes / meta stuff is going to be less common here than in Sandbox. It's not unheard of, but it's not every third guy on the street either. Keep in mind that if you're a meta, you're a rarity.
If you have questions, ask me, Volt, or Azra.
General Character Rules
1. Completely original characters only. This isn't the place for your "basically spiderman but-" or "basically batman but-" concepts. If your character can be described as "like X, but Y," then it doesn't fit here.
2. No external canon. Characters have backstories, but those backstories shouldn't contain references to any other RP threads or previous RPs.
3. As a general rule, no characters that you have previously written and none that you are currently writing with elsewhere. If you have a previous character from an RP that never got started, contact one of us to explain the character and how they'll be reworked to fit the setting.
4. No concepts that extend beyond your character. That means no big weapons / tech manufacturers, no PMCs, no secret societies. Those ideas can leave a lot of left-behind canon when people move on, and can lead to continuity bloating. You're welcome to go in on ideas with another person, like a dynamic duo or a league of supervillains, but keep it to the character level.
Note on aliens (it keeps coming up): You can be one weird thing from outer space, but you're an anomaly, a fluke. There are not more of you somewhere. No alien species may be used here. If you want to write an alien species as a backdrop for your character, Sandbox accepts that.
5. Characters must have a CS posted before they can be used in RPs. CSes should be kept updated with new skills, abilities, or technologies. Metaverse will be taking a strict line on this one.
6. When making your character, keep others in mind as a gauge of how strong to make them, and also keep in mind that it's natural for villains to be stronger, as they're usually tackling multiple heroes at once. Along with this, as events go up, if your character is strong enough to solo the event villain, it's best to leave that event to other characters. Note: Right now the power level is very low, this is not the time for planet-busting characters.
7. As usual, all standard RPF rules apply. Be kind, have fun!