Powers in the Verse Plots
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dreamcatchingsTrue to my word, here are some of the possible plot ideas that I've been drafting up in the massive Google Doc for this game. I apologize if there's some discrepancies. As I said previously this is all in a rough draft form and is mostly being used to get the ideas out and about.
Possible plot lines:
Runaways story arc - Pride/HFC kids spit off from their parents factions. This wouldn’t necessarily need to be tied into anything big like the comic event. It might just be more of the kids wanting to strike out on their own and explore and then “falling in with the wrong crowd” as their parents would say when they come across the Rebels or whatever. Some of them may decide that the life is not for them and return to the HFC/Pride/Hellions, etc.
Brood - exploration of the Fringe or even Fringe elements beginning to work their way into
Alliance space. This could easily involve all the factions and become a major story arc/plot thrust. Brood slowly starts edging into Alliance space from the Fringe and there can be spotty encounters with travelers/smugglers/cargo ships, etc. Main Alliance group things they’re just space rumors until they reach the edges of Alliance space. This could actually be a catalyst to pull the various and sundry groups together and could very easily span months of game play.
Weapon X - Everything is definitely not as peachy as it seems with Weapon X. Most of the time it is just as simple as going to the doctor for a check up but there are people who disappear. Or at least there are rumors of people who disappear. None of these claims are ever substantiated and the powers that be, the HFC and the Pride, both deny the claims and point out that most of the people reported missing are known to live on the edges of society and may well have just wandered out into the Fringe or had one of their illicit activities run amok. But they are true. The scientists are conducting experiments on the “undesirables” of society. These experiments include: power augmentation, biological warfare, super solider programs, etc. This could come to light in a number of different ways and could lead to a major war if things went the wrong way. These actions are not known or condoned by the HFC, but they are overseen by the Pride. This could result in a split within the Core worlds.
Muderworld - Murderworld is a Fringe planet that is owned and operated by a rich, eccentric individual who calls himself Arcade. Parents will often use him as a sort of boogeyman figure as in “If you don’t behave, Arcade might come and get you.” The truth is much grislier than anyone could actually imagine. Arcade has created an entire world that is built like a labyrinth where everything and anyone on the world could potentially kill you. And he’s not always happy just waiting for people to stray into his domain. Sometimes he does send his lackeys out looking for new competitors. The HFC and the Pride both know about Murderworld. As it is outside of their domain, the HFC looks the other way. The Pride, however, will actively send their enemies there on occasion. It’s also rumored that Arcade does not age and was an experiment of Weapon X that either went terribly wrong or terribly right depending on your point of view. Whichever way this is not your ideal vacation spot.
Phoenix Force/Roma/Otherworld - These are all space fables, though they’re on the lighter end of the spectrum when compared to Arcade and his Muderworld. Roma and Otherworld do exist, though they’re both located way out in the Fringe, past the black, where even the Brood don’t go. Getting to their region of space would take a while even with a lightspeed drive. Even then the shields would make it difficult to locate. Legend has it, though, that even century Roma picks someone to be the guardian of Otherworld and the universe itself.
The Phoenix Force on the other hand does not have a set location. It exists wherever it wants to although it prefers the very outer reaches of the Fringe. The PF has attempted to make contact with inhabited planets before with disastrous results so now it spends most of its time in self-imposed exile flying among the stars. The PF has never bonded with a living being or even been compelled to. The legend behind it is that, if encountered, the PF must bestow one wish on any who see it. The other half of this legend is to be careful what you wish for and to be very specific in what you desire. The PF is literal so you one cannot leave anything implied or assumed or you might find yourself quite a bit worse for wear.
Shi’ar - The Shi’ar are thus far unknown to the HFC or to the Fringe planets. They are a race from a close star system that is outside the Fringe. They are primarily a peaceful race and over the last few centuries they have become rather isolationist. The earlier Shi’ar rulers were only interested in expanding their empire, which is one of the reasons why the Shi’ar empire currently stretches across most of their galaxy. There are approximately three thousand planets included in the Shi’ar empire. These are comprised of a number of different races. The Shi’ar ruling class is in charge of the entire empire.
There are insurgent in the empire who believe that the Shi’ar people should still be expanding the ranks of the empire through conquest. This faction is rather small but it is an ever present danger to the current ruler. In fact it is because of this that several members of the royal family have been banished to various planets in the Fringe. Whenever possible the Shi’ar prefer to exile rather than put to death. This may end up being their downfall, especially where these royal insurgents are concerned. Members of the exiled Shi’ar may, indeed, be working with the Pride.
Possible plot lines:
Runaways story arc - Pride/HFC kids spit off from their parents factions. This wouldn’t necessarily need to be tied into anything big like the comic event. It might just be more of the kids wanting to strike out on their own and explore and then “falling in with the wrong crowd” as their parents would say when they come across the Rebels or whatever. Some of them may decide that the life is not for them and return to the HFC/Pride/Hellions, etc.
Brood - exploration of the Fringe or even Fringe elements beginning to work their way into
Alliance space. This could easily involve all the factions and become a major story arc/plot thrust. Brood slowly starts edging into Alliance space from the Fringe and there can be spotty encounters with travelers/smugglers/cargo ships, etc. Main Alliance group things they’re just space rumors until they reach the edges of Alliance space. This could actually be a catalyst to pull the various and sundry groups together and could very easily span months of game play.
Weapon X - Everything is definitely not as peachy as it seems with Weapon X. Most of the time it is just as simple as going to the doctor for a check up but there are people who disappear. Or at least there are rumors of people who disappear. None of these claims are ever substantiated and the powers that be, the HFC and the Pride, both deny the claims and point out that most of the people reported missing are known to live on the edges of society and may well have just wandered out into the Fringe or had one of their illicit activities run amok. But they are true. The scientists are conducting experiments on the “undesirables” of society. These experiments include: power augmentation, biological warfare, super solider programs, etc. This could come to light in a number of different ways and could lead to a major war if things went the wrong way. These actions are not known or condoned by the HFC, but they are overseen by the Pride. This could result in a split within the Core worlds.
Muderworld - Murderworld is a Fringe planet that is owned and operated by a rich, eccentric individual who calls himself Arcade. Parents will often use him as a sort of boogeyman figure as in “If you don’t behave, Arcade might come and get you.” The truth is much grislier than anyone could actually imagine. Arcade has created an entire world that is built like a labyrinth where everything and anyone on the world could potentially kill you. And he’s not always happy just waiting for people to stray into his domain. Sometimes he does send his lackeys out looking for new competitors. The HFC and the Pride both know about Murderworld. As it is outside of their domain, the HFC looks the other way. The Pride, however, will actively send their enemies there on occasion. It’s also rumored that Arcade does not age and was an experiment of Weapon X that either went terribly wrong or terribly right depending on your point of view. Whichever way this is not your ideal vacation spot.
Phoenix Force/Roma/Otherworld - These are all space fables, though they’re on the lighter end of the spectrum when compared to Arcade and his Muderworld. Roma and Otherworld do exist, though they’re both located way out in the Fringe, past the black, where even the Brood don’t go. Getting to their region of space would take a while even with a lightspeed drive. Even then the shields would make it difficult to locate. Legend has it, though, that even century Roma picks someone to be the guardian of Otherworld and the universe itself.
The Phoenix Force on the other hand does not have a set location. It exists wherever it wants to although it prefers the very outer reaches of the Fringe. The PF has attempted to make contact with inhabited planets before with disastrous results so now it spends most of its time in self-imposed exile flying among the stars. The PF has never bonded with a living being or even been compelled to. The legend behind it is that, if encountered, the PF must bestow one wish on any who see it. The other half of this legend is to be careful what you wish for and to be very specific in what you desire. The PF is literal so you one cannot leave anything implied or assumed or you might find yourself quite a bit worse for wear.
Shi’ar - The Shi’ar are thus far unknown to the HFC or to the Fringe planets. They are a race from a close star system that is outside the Fringe. They are primarily a peaceful race and over the last few centuries they have become rather isolationist. The earlier Shi’ar rulers were only interested in expanding their empire, which is one of the reasons why the Shi’ar empire currently stretches across most of their galaxy. There are approximately three thousand planets included in the Shi’ar empire. These are comprised of a number of different races. The Shi’ar ruling class is in charge of the entire empire.
There are insurgent in the empire who believe that the Shi’ar people should still be expanding the ranks of the empire through conquest. This faction is rather small but it is an ever present danger to the current ruler. In fact it is because of this that several members of the royal family have been banished to various planets in the Fringe. Whenever possible the Shi’ar prefer to exile rather than put to death. This may end up being their downfall, especially where these royal insurgents are concerned. Members of the exiled Shi’ar may, indeed, be working with the Pride.
