Empire State Heroes Mush

[TiredEwok]

@bored

Maybe in the past? I didn't really keep up with this thread as it wasn't relevant to me while I wasn't RPing there, but it sure isn't the case now.

[punkypunkpunk]

I had a few bad run-ins with Staff (Nothing about corruption or anything super evil...just didn't get along over certain App things). After that I began losing interest and dropped the Batman I -was- playing (Once again...never NPCed Alfred), and he was retaken by the one playing him before me. After that I switched over to a weird AU character that was fun, but...still couldn't get the drive back. The Peter stuff just was the last-straw (Though I have no real horse in that race, but it showed what I already figured), so I dropped the character and tapped out of the game.

[TiredEwok]

Belatedly, I feel bad that Peter had to drop the character. The player seemed super nice and we had plans to meet as Cassie and Peter. Guess that'll never happen, now.

[Alamias]

@TiredEwok said in Empire State Heroes Mush:

Now, that said, I think the rules about how you can't mention someone in your app/RP who is an important part of your character's background by name is pretty fucking asinine. First off, most of the support characters, like Alfred or a parental unit or whatever, rarely get apped. Secondly, if you app a character like Alfred, Aunt May, Helena Sandsmark, etc, you have to do so with the understanding that you are apping a character who is an important part of another FC's life and may have been NPCed and/or had things established in the other FC's background (like being related to the other character) and/or in RP.

I mean, I do have to kinda agree here. Not being able to talk about a character's support characters is pretty restrictive. I mean, sure, you can get around it by saying things like 'Oh I wonder if the butler has made the tea.." or 'You know my Aunt did this thing the other day..", but we all know who they would be talking about.

[Ghost]

Kinda feel like the likelihood of someone apping 60+ year old Aunt May, Alfred, and Uncle Ben? pretty low.

I mean, maybe Marisa Tomei Aunt May but really, non-hero supporting cast members with no superhero skills (though some would argue that raising a teenager made Aunt May a superhero!) aren't likely to ever be apped.

My Spider-Senses detect shenanigans. What made staff stamp down so hard on this particular player? Did staff really side J Jonah Jameson-style on "HEY SOMEONE MIGHT APP THAT 65 YEAR OLD MATRON LADY THAT HELPS OUT IN THE SOUP KITCHEN! RULES ARE RULES! YOU CAN PICK UP YOUR CHECK ON THE WAY OUT!"?

Seems a little excessive to me. I mean, it could be exactly what it is at face value, but in the past I've seen stuff like this as a vehicle for: Staffer wants the character, staffer friend wants the character, staffer doesn't like player, behind the scenes rudeness between staff and player, etc.

Whenever I see such a staunch ruling on something somewhat minimal, I can't help but feel like there's gotta be a hot scoop for the Daily Bugle.

EDIT: Added more Spider-references.

[Arkandel]

What if a Spider-man player didn't play an NPC out but 'just' played them being around? Is that also an offense?

"Sorry Gwen, I'd come hang out tonight but Jonah insisted I try to take some photographs of that new Egyptian exhibit again"

<THE BANHAMMER DROPS>

[Ghost]

@Arkandel said in Empire State Heroes Mush:

What if a Spider-man player didn't play an NPC out but 'just' played them being around? Is that also an offense?

"Sorry Gwen, I'd come hang out tonight but Jonah insisted I try to take some photographs of that new Egyptian exhibit again"

<THE BANHAMMER DROPS>

Come to think of it, it'd be pretty hard to roleplay being a photojournalist without NPCs.

[Ganymede]

@Ghost said in Empire State Heroes Mush:

Come to think of it, it'd be pretty hard to roleplay being a photojournalist without NPCs.

Maplethorpe did quite fine.

[Tempest]

Maybe Spider-Man was NPCing Marisa Tomei Aunt May and doing bedroom stuff to her.

[punkypunkpunk]

@Tempest Nipping this in the bud before it becomes more then just a joke and turns into a rumor: This did not happen.

[SquirrelTalk]

@toreadorfool

Indeed. Spidey player was very (repeatedly) adamant that his Aunt May was a very old lady.

[Tempest]

Maybe somebody on staff wanted to do bedroom stuff to Marisa Tomei Aunt May.

[Alamias]

@Tempest

[Ganymede]

@Alamias

Ironic choice of picture?

Pretty sure that was Tony-face one night with May.

[Tempest]

Look, maybe I want to do bedroom stuff to Marisa Tomei Aunt May.

I thought this was a safe place to talk about these kind of things.

[Alamias]

@Ganymede said in Empire State Heroes Mush:

@Alamias

Ironic choice of picture?

Pretty sure that was Tony-face one night with May.

I chose my eye roll gif carefully...

[Auspice]

LOOK WE ALL WANT TO DO BEDROOM STUFF TO MARISA TOMEI AUNT MAY

that's why she can't be NPC'd

[Ghost]

@Auspice said in Empire State Heroes Mush:

LOOK WE ALL WANT TO DO BEDROOM STUFF TO MARISA TOMEI AUNT MAY

Whoa whoa. Watch that use of all. I kinda prefer My Cousin Vinnie or The Wrestler Marisa Tomei.

[Lotherio]

@Ghost said in Empire State Heroes Mush:

@Auspice said in Empire State Heroes Mush:

LOOK WE ALL WANT TO DO BEDROOM STUFF TO MARISA TOMEI AUNT MAY

Whoa whoa. Watch that use of all. I kinda prefer My Cousin Vinnie or The Wrestler Marisa Tomei.

I'm a sap, untamed heart Marisa Tomei for me.

[Auspice]

@Ghost said in Empire State Heroes Mush:

@Auspice said in Empire State Heroes Mush:

LOOK WE ALL WANT TO DO BEDROOM STUFF TO MARISA TOMEI AUNT MAY

Whoa whoa. Watch that use of all. I kinda prefer My Cousin Vinnie or The Wrestler Marisa Tomei.

LOOK WE ALL WANT TO DO BEDROOM STUFF TO MARISA TOMEI

BETTER?!