@thenomain said in World of Darkness -- Alternative Settings:
My core problem with WoD is the players play the monsters, but rarely monstrously. What in Mars is a threat to Werewolves, Vampires and Mages?
Could be a number of anything, if one's creative enough and willing to put some thought and time into it. Aliens is the first thing that comes to mind, but what about a disease that hits the supers, requiring them to work for a cure?
Ahaha! I wasn't even thinking about Total Recall when I made my suggestion but yes. That!
The differing day/night cycles would make it interesting, indeed. Could use it to up the danger factor by a lot, depending on how long a night is.
I promise that this is not a troll answer when I say this:
I would love to see a WoD game set on a space station or colonized planet. Something that'd make having supernaturals scary because there would probably not be hundreds of thousands of mortals around to sustain them and would make any conflict difficult to stay out of.
This has me a bit sad, even if I never did more than play on some of the games you hosted. Feels like the end of an era, in a way. Thank you for everything you've done for the hobby. 
I was going to use Gugu Mbatha-Raw on The 8th Sea. She is so pretty!
I was attracted to it by... well, let's be honest. The concept is a bit on the absurd side, which really appealed to me. The idea of someone just barely over three feet tall being a serious ass kicker also had its charm. And she has proven to be rather viable as a fighter, when my dice decide not to hate me, which is a very nice surprise.
Thought of a few more I enjoyed RPing as:
Brina@BSO: She was fun. I kept her a bit more focused on Marine/MP stuff, not wanting her to be as 'spechul snowflake' as Alessandra wound up being, but she still had her moments to shine despite that. I eventually retired her because I just felt like her story ran its course and I didn't want to try and push too hard and possibly mar her in some way.
Liza@SW1: My near human TIE pilot. She wound up being a hoot! I never could get her piloting skills up high enough to have her really compare to some of the older pilot PCs on the game but I didn't care. Even failing as her was fun as hell. She had a huge crush, and later something of an inappropriate relationship with her CO which ended on a tragically sad note. Miss RPing as her, too.
I guess this counts as a RL thing since it happened on an OTT and not a mush.
Tonight's D&D session presented me with a chance to have my character - halfling barbarian - to do something stupidly-heroic. Our rogue fell into a gelatinous cube after the plank she was crossing collapsed under her weight. My halfling, who made it across due to being a small being, took the 30' leap off of the ledge and into the gelatinous cube, attacking it on the way into it. And the thing that made it even more awesome was the fact that it was the only course of logical action to take as the way down might've taken too long, she might've encountered more monsters, ect.
Our DM, the players of the other party members and the friend who was watching to see what combat was like were all like 'Are you really sure that's a good idea?', to which I pointed out the logic behind her action. Our DM was super quiet before he said 'Allllright.', like he couldn't believe that I'd do it.
In the end, the two who were still above it slung ranged spells and stuff at it while the rogue and my gal got out of it and went and attacked it from the ground. It worked out in the end and we all got a good laugh over how the 38" halfling rage monster literally threw herself into the monster, all to help someone out. 
I love moments like this!
I thought Reese Witherspoon very much had the period look for Becky in Vanity Fair. I don't think I can think of anyone else who'd better suit the character than her.
Here are a few who I really enjoyed playing as and miss a lot:
Alessandra@BSCerberus: She kind of got to be something of a Mary Sue/Starbuck kind of character for how much of almost everything she got involved in, but I wouldn't change that about her for anything. Of all the characters I've RPed as over the 18 years of mu*ing, she is one of the few I really was able to get into the head of and really got to experience a lot of good character development and immersion as a result.
Kitty@Serenity Mush: Again, a character I had a lot of fun RPing as. She was kind of my way of thumbing my nose at staff for not letting me RP as Kaylee! She wound up being her in spirit if nothing else. Again, another character I really had a lot of fun as.
My cats are no longer kittens. I need more kittens in my life. Thank you for this,
I don't know if I could ever brave playing with strangers. Maybe someday I'll give that a shot. But I am content with just playing with friends.
After fourteen plus years, I got to do some RPing that didn't involve a mush! A friend ran an OTT via Roll20 and it was so much fun! I just might have to try and find an easy module for me to run.
Ah! Yes. I see what you're saying now. That is definitely a horse of a different color.
I think the phrase 'questionably viable' is a bit subjective. A concept that might cause one person to raise their brow at it might be perfectly fine in the opinion of another person. That said, I will admit that there are some tropes that I am positively tired of. They often fall along the lines of being able to do ALL THE THINGS EVER! despite being relatively young and, in my experience, are the kind of characters the players try to get into the role of center of attention. This is the kind of thing I feel staff should keep an eye out for and, if necessary, put a very quick stop to.
ETA: If anyone wants a good example of what I mean, read the webcomic Ensign Sue Must Die. It is the perfect example of that trope, plus several others.
My cat Meshka was a very awesome, very nurturing cat like it sounds like your kitty is with you.
Meshka was the kitty who'd lay in bed with me while I was sick during the adjustment period to Zoloft. She'd lay right by my head so I wouldn't have to reach too far to pet her, she'd stay with me until I felt well enough to get out of bed and made sure I was okay.
I miss her.
Some of the reasons I quit a game:
I get to where I feel like my character's story has been told and I don't feel inspired to make a new character.
I have some kind of interpersonal issues with someone and I can't be assed into sticking around and dealing with the drama.
Staff somehow proves to be untrustworthy to the point where sticking around would prod at my conscience.
I get bored with the theme.
There's nothing to be done about points one or four, and even point number two really isn't something bad. I just prefer to spend my time where I don't have to deal with that kind of crap. Point three, however... well, we've been talking about staff ethics and similar topics in other threads so I won't beat that into the ground here.
It was not my intention to go hog pit here. I admittedly have a lot of anger over my past experiences with the OP and it got the better of me but I by no means meant to be rude or mean about it. I apologize.