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May 23, 2016 19:29:42 GMT
Post by katya on May 23, 2016 19:29:42 GMT
| Hinted at in the Gazette, the Phoenix Force is on its way. The Phoenix Force is the manifestation of all life and death energy, immortal and indestructible. It draws its power from all life that has not yet been born. It is among the strongest entities in the universe. As a cosmic entity, it's not always around Earth, but Earth's drawn its attention (presumably through the rise of superheroes and psionic activity). In short, senpai has noticed us. This is probably not going to end well. Phoenix must take human hosts. The host takes on Phoenix's powers. These powers fall under the OP category, where the staff want you to check with us every time you want to use them. Hosting is temporary, as the staff team has Plans (tm), but we'll try to work with you for the plots to come. In the first phase of the Phoenix Force event, we are taking Renown bids for a host. Like an auction, highest bid wins. Losing bids shouldn't worry. Phoenix will be back. For now, as the Gazette reports, something is off in the world. 5/29 PHASE 1 of Phoenix Force is underway! Right now, staff have started several open [event] threads across the boards. We will not be moderating/posting in these after the opener, but feel free to ask us any questions about where an investigation might lead. If the threads are all full up, let us know. BIDDERS: I know I didn't specify so... guys. PM me with your bids. |
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Post by katya on May 30, 2016 0:00:22 GMT
| EVENT THREADS There are event threads popping up on the boards! Treat these as open threads, meant for 2-3 characters. Staff will not be posting in the threads. It's up to you all where you want to take them. However, if you have any questions about where an investigation might lead or otherwise need lore answers, ask us! Here are the threads: BIDS FOR HOST I didn't say anything, so this is my bad, but please PM your bids to me. Thanks. I will routinely update ya'll with what the current highest bid is. If there's a lot of bids, we're definitely considering allowing multiple hosts for Phoenix Force. Bidding will be open until Monday, 6/6 at 12:01AM EST. |
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Post by deads on Jun 3, 2016 9:25:50 GMT
| NEW EVENTS The previous Event threads filled up fast (great work guys!) so in order to give some more people chances to get involved, we've thrown up two new threads to get your feet wet in. Taking place in a Kingsport suburb, Phoenix has found a host that can last more than five minutes, and is talking a little bit about its motivations. Get in there! While technically a Spectre plotting thread as they discuss how to take control of Phoenix, WARSONG is open to all villains, as long as they don't mind being allied (or pretending to be an ally) to Spectre for the length of the meeting. |
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Jun 6, 2016 7:36:02 GMT
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Post by katya on Jun 6, 2016 7:36:02 GMT
RESULTS | THE HOST MARIA is our Phoenix Host! c: WRAP UP PHASE 1 Everyone in Phase 1 event threads (I'm not tagging all of you), let's start wrapping it up. Phase 2 will primarily just be Maria, but it will also include the people that end up working with Phoenix Force. Stay tuned. More deets soon. |
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Jun 16, 2016 18:52:41 GMT
Post by katya on Jun 16, 2016 18:52:41 GMT
| EVENT THREADS Phase II is more about setting the mood than about shocking encounters with the unknown. ARRIVAL Phoenix Force has returned to Earth. It chose MARIA as a suitable host when it landed in Dallas, Texas. Through a mixture of psionic compulsion and genuine charisma, whichever proved necessary, Phoenix has annexed Texas as its own kingdom under his dominion. The entire world is aware of this. The secession of an entire state of the USA does not go unnoticed. SUPPLICATION Governments around the world send diplomats with treaties and offerings to appease Phoenix Force. They worry about war--or, more specifically, losing a war. After all, who can match the might of Phoenix? Phase II centers on the time period of a few weeks where the world nervously attempts to give Phoenix whatever it may want. If anything, Phoenix doesn't seem as horrible a threat as the initial burning husks and ancient prophecies implied. EMPIRE Phoenix promises change: good change, change for a better world. Yet achieving that change requires a blood price. It requires an all-powerful empire, with the Host in control of the entire world. EXPANSION The newly heralded Phoenicia has drafted all its citizens into its army. Its soldiers are empowered by psionic boons, many of them brainwashed into fanaticism. Those heroes, vigilantes, and villains that choose to declare their loyalty to Phoenix Force are likewise empowered. Anyone interested in having their character work for Phoenix Force, please PM katya , deads , and MARIA . (Yes, all of us.) |
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Post by deads on Jun 19, 2016 5:30:21 GMT
| TACTICS Break out the Art of War, guys, because it's time to start planning how to bring down the Phoenix Force. Battle [event] threads with various PF lieutenants will be going up shortly, but defeating them won't be enough alone to free Texas and the rest of the world. It's time to bring out the big guns. Takes a lot to kill a cosmic entity, after all, so brainstorm away. Feel free to start plot threads, skype groups and more about it, and come up with some crazy off-the-wall stuff. Necessity is the mother of invention! |
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Jun 20, 2016 21:34:50 GMT
Post by deads on Jun 20, 2016 21:34:50 GMT
| NEW EVENTS Get ready to rumble, guys, because the fight is officially on between the heroes (and villains and vigilantes) of Earth vs the Phoenix Force and her crew. Those who would dare venture to Texas in hopes of fighting Maria herself must first defeat Pulse. Hades is colonizing North Carolina for the Phoenix Force. That's a big No. Viktor, drawn to the Phoenix Force by the all-death part of the "all-life, all-death" slogan, now finds himself in Arkham for much the same reason. Exactly what it says on the tin. Burned Man joined Phoenix for a reason. Now he's ready to give that reason life, which incidentally, comes at the expense of a lot of other people dying. Phoenicia seeks naval dominance as well, and the brainwashed Ryou takes dragon form to effortlessly take down fighter jets and warships. We're going to need heroes for this mess. Beating Phoenix means re-taking Austin as well. An un-evacuated Austin. It's going to be real messy. |
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Post by MURDOC on Jul 1, 2016 4:04:27 GMT
| REGARDING PHOENIX FORCE Staff will be NPCing Phoenix Force & Maria for the rest of the event. Additionally, staff will begin handling and NPCing any Phase 2 Event threads that lack a Phoenix Force foe. REGARDING FORMER MEMBERS The GG Staff politely asks everyone to keep gossip regarding former members to a minimum on the site. We find that keeping a level of respect and privacy for them keeps issues from growing out of hand, and ask that everyone keep this in mind. |
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Post by katya on Jul 14, 2016 1:37:22 GMT
| WIND DOWN PHASE 2 Phase 2 battle threads are still going, we know. People only post so fast, but we're still moving on. If you already know the eventual result of your battle thread, let people know. If you won't know until the thread plays out, we'll keep the results of the thread vague in Phase 3. ROLLING OUT PHASE 3 You are not killing Phoenix Force--yet. It's a work in progress, which you can participate by brainstorming OOCly or threading ICly in another round of event threads. SONGS OF WAR There will be no peace with Phoenicia. Phoenicia's army consists of zealots and mind-wiped soldiers. Some are crusaders (truly or brainwashed, it's hard to say), others are practically automatons without free will. Is it right to kill mind-controlled soldiers? The Initiative would prefer not to, and ultimately the UN agrees, but we are fast reaching a point where preference no longer matters. THE SNAKE'S HEAD The Initiative's come to the same conclusion as roughly the entire rest of the world: Phoenix Force is the only true enemy. It will never run out of soldiers, so there's no reason to fight them except to delay Phoenecia's expansion. We must strike at the serpent's head, but first, we need to figure out how to kill--or to pacify, to banish, to entrap, to otherwise remove--an immortal all-powerful being from Earth. EVENT THREADS We will edit this when there are event threads up. Expect a few. - List item 1
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For Phase 3, feel free to start your own event threads. This is an open-ended phase, where we hope your characters will put together a clever way to defeat Phoenix Force. |
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