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Post by Ororo Munroe on Jul 23, 2013 13:55:23 GMT
Up to you. Depending on my activity level, I may bring back Tron
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Gambit
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Post by Gambit on Jul 28, 2013 15:40:37 GMT
I imagine the web is either down or strictly limited, e.g. for the military? How about telephone lines? Satcom? Radiocom? Me and Shade are currently discussing that there might be trading posts popping up here and there for people to exchange food for weapons or gas for penicillin. So here's some more plot devices for ya
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Post by Shade on Jul 28, 2013 15:54:44 GMT
I would guess that the forms of communications that are somewhat older and did not require computer chips of a modern kind might be up and running to some degree. I could imagine people are trying to use older technology such as radio or walkie talkie kind of things, not sure how you´d call that. Telephone lines, as I mentined to Gambit, might also be very limited, no cell phone net at all I´d say.
As for internet, I like the idea that it´s military use only with maybe the exception of mutants that know how to keep that kind of technology in check, such as Tron. They might make parts of the net safe again for some others to use.
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Post by Typhoid on Jul 31, 2013 0:38:16 GMT
I think all those ideas make sense.
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Post by Kitty Pryde on Aug 10, 2013 20:11:36 GMT
Who is currently staying at or has been back to the mansion since the war? It's just come up in a thread, and it wouldn't make sense for Kitty to have forgotten that she'd seen someone.
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Post by Mystique on Aug 10, 2013 22:27:01 GMT
I also think there might be problems with gangs cutting off the interstate. I had an idea that maybe the West Coast is starving because some biker gang-like group cut off some of the main interstates in the mid-west and are hoarding food and cutting off attempts to deliver produce to the west coast. To me it seems quite possible, given the fact that we don't have much else in terms of transportation out there. It would definitely be a job for the X-Men.
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Post by Mystique on Aug 10, 2013 22:28:00 GMT
I would guess that the forms of communications that are somewhat older and did not require computer chips of a modern kind might be up and running to some degree. I could imagine people are trying to use older technology such as radio or walkie talkie kind of things, not sure how you´d call that. Telephone lines, as I mentined to Gambit, might also be very limited, no cell phone net at all I´d say. As for internet, I like the idea that it´s military use only with maybe the exception of mutants that know how to keep that kind of technology in check, such as Tron. They might make parts of the net safe again for some others to use. I think Mystique would be all over this, as well.
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Post by Typhoid on Aug 11, 2013 1:36:05 GMT
For my characters, Storm is at the Mansion currently. None of the others are starting there.
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Gambit
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Post by Gambit on Aug 15, 2013 6:56:58 GMT
Havok has been at the mansion the entire time.
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Post by Kitty Pryde on Aug 15, 2013 13:32:22 GMT
Gotcha. Kitty and Havok were friends, right?
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Post by Kitty Pryde on Feb 2, 2015 22:31:37 GMT
Plot ideas that have been discussed, in a tidy list:
DC: - Shade - a mutant refuge in D.C. - Shade- Politicians emerging from secret hiding places to try to reclaim their positions of power - Mystique - political upheaval, possibly involving the spouses of deceased republicans
Hellfire: - Gambit - possible re-purposing of Hellfire club - Storm - starting Omen's storyline at Hellfire
Other: - Kitty - creepy cults - Mystique - defunct prisons, breakouts, roaming mobs of criminals - Mystique - widespread starvation due to gangs blocking off the interstates - Shade - popularization of antiquated modes of communication - Shade - introducing a new character, a human bad guy
Let's brainstorm, guys! I'll keep expanding this list as we discuss things so that we have a concise list that we can reference quickly when needed instead of trying to sift through pages and pages of conversation.
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Post by Laura Kinney on Feb 3, 2015 0:28:24 GMT
I like the cult idea, sounds like fun. the gangs sound like it would def. be a thing. i'm picturing kind of a "Dark Angel" thing but worse...
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Post by Shade on Feb 3, 2015 7:49:42 GMT
I think we could spin some of these together and so far I see two main locations there: NYC and DC if we want to follow development with how people get along in general / the Hellfire / the Institute and how things plan out around the former centre of power with e.g. what I and Mystique suggested bundled together. Also, I could, as I already mentioned on facebook yesterday, definitely imagine adding a third non-mutant character to the game, probably someone on the bad guy side, could be anything from a roaming bandit to a politician.
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Post by Kitty Pryde on Feb 3, 2015 12:40:23 GMT
I think you're right, Shade, a lot of these ideas could be combined. I'll group them together in the list.
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Post by Mystique on Feb 4, 2015 0:47:45 GMT
Whoo! It's good to be brainstorming/putting this together again. Even if we all tend to be pretty busy with that thing called real life.
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