Post by Doctor Manhattan on Jul 29, 2015 21:54:17 GMT -5
╳ PLOT & SETTING
In One Last Game you play a hero, villain, or just general character from one of the many universes belonging to Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, or Image continuities (any characters within material made by these companies that is not their own original source material may not be used, see more on this in the claim rules). They have just recently been forced into a pocket dimension where Arcade is crafting a large scale Murder World similar to the Battleworld constructed during the time of the Secret Wars. We are currently in the month of SEPTEMBER 2015, all characters having been brought to Murder World at some point between then and JULY 18TH 2015.
From here you have many options before you, some of which should be obvious choices determined by your character's canon personality. You may attempt to merely adjust and survive in this new place. You could attempt to thwart Arcade and put a stop to his game. Or maybe you just want to stir up trouble for all parties involved. Either way you'll be participating in one way or another. At any time Arcade may jump your threads, bringing with his arrival a new challenge for your characters to play out. Those who survive are awarded points to escalate their positioning on the high score board, earning them various privileges such as area control within Murder World.
Below you will find a detailed list of the areas and their positioning within Murder World. Please note that you must post at least two times within your starting area before moving on to the next. Characters capable of teleportation cannot circumvent this rule by quick traveling UNLESS THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE AREA ONCE BEFORE. Another note to make is that leaderboard rulings will not come into effect until we have moved into OCTOBER 2015 in-game.
SEDONA (EARTH-616)
A desert town once located in Arizona, aside from convenient stores mysteriously stocked with food and other essentials the town itself is eerily abandoned. Within its northern cliffs lies CAVERN X, a monumental time capsule meant to honor mutantkind. To its west is FAIRFIELD, and to the south, across a sizable river, lies NEW YORK CITY (EARTH-1610). Sailing north, oddly enough, leads to the southern boarder of MURDER ISLAND after a day's journey through dense fog.
RULED BY #1 ON LEADERBOARD.
RULED BY #1 ON LEADERBOARD.
FAIRFIELD (HELLBOY)
Once noted as the ninth best place to live by whoever decides these things, Fairfield was nestled within the state of Connecticut. Like most towns it has a plethora of grocers, convenience stores, and gas stations. There is also a mall and cinema, though where most of the action occurs nowadays that may interest hip kids looking for fun is the old B.P.R.D. headquarters where a plethora of supernatural beings have escaped since being brought into Murder World. To the north is SEDONA (EARTH-616), across a sizable body of water to the east lies NEW YORK CITY (EARTH-1610), and a boat trip to the west will have you arriving in GENOSHA (EARTH-616). To the south is UPTOWN GOTHAM of GOTHAM CITY (PRIME EARTH).
RULED BY #2 ON LEADERBOARD.
RULED BY #2 ON LEADERBOARD.
NEW YORK CITY (EARTH-1610)
Ah yes, New York City, the typical place for superhuman, mutant, and alien activity to occur. It feels a lot bigger without its usual number of citizens. Near its center lies STARK TOWER, Antonio Stark's personal business and workshop, east of it across several blocks being the S.H.I.E.L.D. HQ. To the north across a river is SEDONA (EARTH-616), a boat trip to the west taking one to UPTOWN, MIDTOWN, or DOWNTOWN GOTHAM of GOTHAM CITY (PRIME EARTH). To the south, across another body of water, is MURDER ISLAND. If one were to travel east across the ocean and its dense fog, they would confusingly end up west of GENOSHA (EARTH-616) within a day.
RULED BY #3 ON LEADERBOARD.
RULED BY #3 ON LEADERBOARD.
GOTHAM CITY (PRIME EARTH)
Gotham City is separated into seven sections divided by small rivers, six of which are connected by bridges. The seventh section to the west is a small island which was originally part of a much larger Palisades, named WAYNE ISLAND due to the home that lies at its center being owned by Bruce Wayne. A river west of WAYNE ISLAND leads to STAR CITY (NEW EARTH). South-east of DOWNTOWN GOTHAM and east of SANDY HOOK, across a lake sized body of water, is MURDER ISLAND. A boat's trip east of UPTOWN, MIDTOWN, or DOWNTOWN leads to NEW YORK CITY (EARTH-1610). North of UPTOWN GOTHAM is FAIRFIELD, which, oddly enough, you could also get to traveling across the ocean south-east of SANDY HOOK. Doing the same but south-west will lead to GENOSHA (EARTH-616).
RULED BY #4 ON LEADERBOARD.
RULED BY #4 ON LEADERBOARD.
GENOSHA (EARTH-616)
A small island nation once populated by only mutants and ruled by Magneto. Now it is mostly ruins, though some provisions, tools, and even weapons can be found here if one were to look hard enough. Due to Arcade's meddling it now surrounds the western, north-western, and northern boarder of STAR CITY (NEW EARTH). If one were to sail north across the ocean they would also eventually end up south of STAR CITY (NEW EARTH). Doing the same to the west, depending on point of departure, one could end up at either NEW YORK CITY (EARTH-1610) or SEDONA (EARTH-616). East of Genosha's northern peak one can reach FAIRFIELD by boat as well.
RULED BY #5 ON LEADERBOARD.
RULED BY #5 ON LEADERBOARD.
STAR CITY (NEW EARTH)
Most of this city has been destroyed and left a barren wasteland after crossing into Murder World. TITANS TOWER has been relocated here, however, near its western boarder with GENOSHA (EARTH-616). The small island nation also boarders it to the north, where the NOVALANDS lie as well as the portal connecting HELL to Murder World. Depending on departure point to the east by boat, one could end up at WAYNE ISLAND, SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND, MIDTOWN, or DOWNTOWN of GOTHAM CITY (PRIME EARTH). Sailing across the ocean to the south is actually the safest way to travel to GENOSHA (EARTH-616), breaching the dense fog causing one to mysteriously end up to its north.
RULED BY #6 ON LEADERBOARD.
RULED BY #6 ON LEADERBOARD.
MURDER ISLAND
Arcade's personal bit of land south of NEW YORK CITY (EARTH-1610) and south-east of DOWNTOWN GOTHAM of GOTHAM CITY (PRIME EARTH), this island houses many different biomes due to being a mix and match patchwork of various parts of worlds. Within its most mountainous region lies ARCADE'S MANSION, though if you're not just dropping in to chat or attempting to get on Arcade's good side it's probably best to stay away. Traveling by boat south leads to SEDONA (EARTH-616), south-east bringing one to the north-western tip of GENOSHA (EARTH-616).
RULED BY ARCADE AT ALL TIMES.
RULED BY ARCADE AT ALL TIMES.
If an area is under your character's control by their high score position, this gives them the right to a sub-forum within the area for their own base of operations. This provides bonus surveillance within the area you own, allowing your character to know details of all that's happening there. If another character kills yours while you are on the leaderboard, this puts them at your original score total, retroactively giving them your position as the area's ruler (this excludes characters higher than you on the leaderboard, and if this were to occur the positions would just be moved up with no transfer of points). Any large scale adjustments to the area(s) you control will take an in-game month to complete and must be approved by staff. If you lose control of your area before the change can take place, staff will run the suggestion by the area's new ruler and see if they still wish it to be made (this includes anything from construction of useful facilities to having Arcade terraform parts of the area or its whole).