Mirrorverse basis (PLOT DISSCUSSION)

[hyolee123]

Yeah our heroes have their own origin stories. But how do they come to meet each other?

What kind of super team are we gonna have? A group or heroes to prevent huge evil events, wars and other maybe more petty crimes. Groups of villains to cause huge ruck-us and plan their world domination.

Is there going to be a world government and a WORLD president?

We need ideas to build this world on, our world. Please discuss this we're very open to new ideas more plots and everything. Filling spaces and holes and everything we can think of. This world is allowed to defy physics anything can happen. And probably will happen, we want stories starting and drama, tension and a lot of fun to come out of this.

[Lowkey (Ithy)]

Oh, a world government?

Maybe a world administrative body, like everywhere may still have their own governments and monarchies but in the end they answer to a hyperrealized UN-like body; if they don't, that body goes in to do some "peace keeping" and subjugation, both physical/military and psychologically/economically? An artificial peace, so to speak. This could be seen as either a villain in itself, or alternatively it could be something that a primary villain sees as needing to be destroyed, for whatever reason? (I could see an older, ruthless but somehow fatherly villain who thinks this artificial peace is strangulating the world and seeks to return it a state of warning zones, seeing as war drives economy, industry, and scientific advance... without a war, he sees society as stagnating... he sees himself as a grey-area rebel king, maybe hasn't realised how far he's slipped from his youthful ideals and how harsh his measures are becoming...?)

Are we conglomerating all Good Side into one team / hoping to get everybody involved in one overreaching plot arc or are we going by city?

Going to reiterate that I would love to fill any incidental roles like police commissioners, Presidents, corporate, researchers &c or contribute to creation of their NPCs.

Easy primary plot arc would be "where are the mutants coming from"? If this stems from a science experiment gone wrong/right, or from alien interference, or something?

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[hyolee123]

Just random thoughts. Maybe ther'll be multiple teams but they all use the same resources. Maybe some of our heroes are in multiple teams. I'm not entirely too sure.

A mutant are seems very relevant to a few characters I've planned. Probably posting them later (After lunch) and seemly to quite a few others have planned mutant characters too.

A UN type greater authority sounds grand. They think they're doing good but no not really enforcing peace upon others sort of thing?

I'd like to throw a cult out there. Maybe in the future, they sound fun ^-^;

[Zeorymer]

A supergovernment can be a good thing - plot wise it gives a great authority figure, and someone to direct world military efforts. Bear in mind that generally the lower classes wont be too happy about the decisions though.

That being said, our current world couldn't function with a supergovernment, and the UN only acts as an advisory council to world activities. Deep down, there are way too many nationalist states (USA, China, Korea, Russia) for a cohesive government to form.

Regardless, countries and cities will still have their own leaders, official, elected or otherwise.

[Lowkey (Ithy)]

I think because we're working as a community the more we simplify concepts the better, just because it gets confusing otherwise, so I'm going to vote for supergovernment/overpowered advisory body because it means we really only need one NPC world leader, with the option for more? It's what we're Alternate Universe for!

Also, it gives us a cool space to play in re: world-wide rebellions, including but not limited to communism and socialism, which could be headed by some cool super villains? Also the Church, because they're bound to get stuck in re: supers and if they're of the devil or not. Modern Inquisition, please?

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[xorengenox]

I like the idea of a cult

Also, I think there should be more than one team, both villain and hero.

Well the nationalist states could be a sub-plot in the supergovernment thing? I mean, throughout the course of this universe the goverment could always fall because of this.

And yes, different countries and such will have their own leaders. (:

[Zeorymer]

World government aside - suggestions for:

World news service - global, or country based? What are they? Who are the main reporters/npcs?
Military - Is there a united armed force?
Black Ops - How extensive? Who do they belong to?
League of Heroes / Villains - Y/N?
Religion - Current ones and/or our new created ones? I'm sure mutants would have their own faith.
War - Have their been any that deviate from our world? Did supers cause different outcomes to post 1950s wars? How effective/common is terrorism?
Racism - Against supers? Mutants? Vigilantes?

[xorengenox]

World news service: I think there should be a large global one, but also country ones and possibly city ones too.
Military: If there is a supergovernment, then yes, a united arms force would make sense. Probably with some supers too, yes? Of course countries and/or cities would have their own, just because of normal paranoia/distrust.
Black ops: That would depend on the country and such too, wouldn't it?
Legions: Yes, there should be one/some.
Religion: Use both current ones and new ones. I think yeah, mutants would have one. What about a mutant cult too?
War: This war thing would need much more thought than I can give; I don't know much about war history.
Racism: There should definitely be racism, it'd be in human nature.

[Zeorymer]

Lets kick start some solid ideas. None of these are Word Of God yet, but if we have some names and functions we can sort out any changes.

World Government - The United Government of Earth (UGE) - One representative from each country which creates a formal democracy on world decisions, led by a president.
World news service: World News Net - broadcasts on its own international news channel and the internet.
Military: UGE Armed Military Force (AMF) - A multinational army/air force/navy that answers directly to the UGE.
Black ops: (Name pending)Yes, but we don't hear too much about it :O Think of them as S.H.I.E.L.D - but answer directly to the upper echelon of the UGE
Legions: (Names pending)
Religion: Current ones, but with Mutagenicism ( a Catholic faith believing mutants and supers are Gods next step for mankind, so we can be closer to angels ), Mutaholican ( that supers and mutants ARE angels)
War: Pass. I'd say same as earth history but both sides had supers. Conflict probably ended quicker too.
Racism: Yes. Anti-mutant, anti-super.

[xorengenox]

I think there should be non-catholic religions too xD

[hyolee123]

I like what you have so far. So the S.H.I.E.L.D group is our black ops. And a higher Echelon how big are we planning it to be. This structure is like that of the catholic church. Pope, cardinals, arch bishops ect... Are we structuring the UGE in the same way?

Legion names I have no clue except rip offs.

I like that we can kind avoid Wars at the moment. Thinking too ahead of ourselves here.

EDIT: @ these are modified catholic faiths. Not really Catholicism anymore.

[Zeorymer]

Black Ops: Yeah, but we need a name for them that isn't SHIELD.
What I meant about answering to the UGE, is that they still elect secretaries and minsters and what not, and the most important of the few are making most of the decisions, while the ones that affect the public are voted on in house. I propose we structure the UGE like a parliament, but without parties - each representative for themself/ideals, led by an elected president who has the final say.

Religions - non catholic yes, but actually make one up please rather than just saying we should have one. We don't have one until you name it

I'm personally opposed to legions, because that implies a core group of members (and we will have a lot of contributors). I'd say for now we don't have any until our RPs begin to set up some powerful, surviving, returning characters.
Remember, that a legion is an international superstate - it doesn't abide by any nations laws but its own, and it doesn't answer to anyone. It freely acts in all territories, possibly against the nation's wishes.

Also to add, there's racism in the other direction - people hating normals for not being able'd like mutants or supers. There is the "primitive" insult flying around and having a different meaning.