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What is this game about?
Omegafriends is a Saturday Morning Cartoon Superhero AU RP. The characters are residents of the imaginary Venture City, who have been recruited by the superhero organization Omegafriends to protect the city from the forces of nefarious villainy. Or maybe you’re one of the villains! Good clashes against evil! Snappy one-liners are thrown back and forth! Stay in school, kids!
What kinds of characters can I app to his game?
All kinds of characters are welcome at Omegafriends! Live action, game, webcomic, comic, book, and anime characters can all be apped without hesitation, as can original characters (subject to more detailed scrutiny as usual, of course). Being an AU game, “Canon OCs” are generally not allowed or necessary (just describe their abilities and tropes without depending on the canon). All the application rules are laid out on the Application Page.
Can I app a villain?
Yes you can! Villains won't have access to the Omegabase, but thanks to Dr. Devious's hacking, they can post freely on the Omeganet.
Can I app a hero who doesn't work for the Omegafriends?
Yes you can! Independent heroes who cross paths with the Omegafriends a lot are sometimes given Guest Omegawatches, which allow them to post to the Omeganet but not enter the base.
Can I have a character be from the future?
Yes, but please be careful with this! With great power comes great responsibility. If you're playing with time travel, we ask that you make it far enough in the future that the character doesn't know many details of the lives of the present heroes. Even then, be careful to never godmod a character's future actions or infomod a character's future-revealed secrets without the player's permission.
What should the headers look like for my posts?
We don't have a specific format, but please specify clearly at the top of any post (or comment, if it's not obvious from context) whether the post is Text, Audio, Video, or Action. If it's not an action post, then also specify where it's being posted - Omeganet, Rumblr, or wherever else.
Where do action logs go?
Action logs go in the main community,![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
omegafriends! All IC content goes to the same place, regardless of content.
What is Omeganet?
Omeganet is the exclusive secret network that the Omegafriends use to communicate. Reading it requires an Omegawatch - provided to all Omegafriends, with limited versions sometimes given to independent heroes - and can be used for text, audio or video posting.
What is Rumblr?
Rumblr is America's most popular social network! Like a bizarre combination of Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter, Rumblr has whatever features a thread requires it to have at any given moment. Everyone who blogs or reblogs, probably does it on Rumblr.
What are the activity rules?
Activity is per-month, the details being available on the rules page. You are only removed from the game if you fail to post activity (or hiatus notices) for two months in a row.
No swearing? Really?
Yes, really! If you don’t see that language in superhero shows aimed at younger audiences, it doesn’t belong here. Characters with severe potty-mouths are either symbol-censored, or their language is given humorous replacements. (“Blister Blather BAAAAARNACLES!!!”)
Is there a big metaplot or planned ending?
Nope! Between player plots, villains of the week, and various sorts of event, there’s plenty going on in Venture City to keep the Omegafriends busy for many seasons of syndication-friendly fun.
What happens when a new character joins the game?
New characters joining the game may be people who have recently discovered their powers, or existing heroes/villains/etc. who have moved to Venture City recently. The only common link is that they’ve either just gotten their link into the Omeganetwork, or have just come into relevance.
For non-powered characters, there may not be anything special about the day they join the game at all - you can just start posting as if they had always been there.
What happens when I drop?
When you drop, we’re all sorry to see you go! But ICly, this just means that the character is no longer an active member of the Venture City superhero scene. Maybe they moved to fight crime in another city, or retired, or just faded quietly into the background. We leave the details up to you.
What happens when my character dies?
Heroes? Dying? Perish the thought!
More seriously, we’d like to be very sparing with character deaths. If a hero is going to die, it should be for a good cause and should accomplish something great. If a villain is defeated, most of the time they either disappear mysteriously only to resurface later, or are arrested. This is a family-friendly game, after all.
If a character does die, they are dropped from the game, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're gone for good. If you want to app a "dead" character, then you should come up with an explanation for how they miraculously survived against all odds, and some brief explanation of what happened to them during their absence. After that, welcome back!
Where does the game take place?
Venture City is a bustling fictional metropolis in California, not far from San Francisco. It is known for its diverse population, healthy economy, hipsters, game developers, and a booming superhero scene. More details about the city and the notable locations therein can be found here.
Can my character leave Venture City?
A hero’s work is never done! Battles on mars, trips to that really nice organic grocery in nearby city, road trips… Venture is the hub for RP activity, but there’s nothing stopping any character from leaving city limits. All we ask is that you get in touch with us before embarking on any extended plot that will take multiple people out of the city.
Where do all these super powers come from?
A few years back, a meteor landed in the middle of Venture Park, obliterating a very expensive statue of Protector! Soon afterwards, an increased occurrence of superpowers was observed in Venture City, leading many to theorize the meteor carried with it a hitherto-unknown alien radiation that reacts to certain individuals, granting them conveniently character-related superpowers!
Of course, there’s just about every other common heroic origin all over the place too. Technological suits, magic, ancient monsters, you name it - it’s very likely to crop up somewhere in Venture City. Whatever fits your character is what goes.
Are there any limits on how powerful a character can be?
Power levels capable of destroying the city or greater need to be significantly limited - insurance doesn’t go that far in fixing the city!
Certain powers require plotting and caution to allow - any sort of time manipulation or mind control power, in particular, should be actively plotted with the relevant players and/or mods, every time. If you’re not sure whether or not a particular power is okay, just ask us and we’ll make a ruling.
Can I have a giant robot?
Yes! But there are conditions. First of all, mecha are definitely not the norm in this setting - there are no armies of mobile suits. Any giant robot is going to be a unique item, and your backstory will need to explain how you got it.
Second, because of the massive risk of collateral damage, mechs are only launched against the biggest threats to Venture City. Against smaller-scale peril, you'll be on your own - if you want to be able to fight in every kind of battle, you might consider swapping it out for some other power set that's reminiscent of the mech.
Can my character be from Hell/Heaven/Valhalla?
Sort of! Such entities are a comic book staple, but we'd prefer that explicit references to the nature of the literal afterlife be left ambiguous. Some of our characters are religious, and we don't want to make the nature of the game an ongoing crisis of faith for them.
Do I have to be a Super?
Nope! Jimmy Olsens, Lois Lanes, and other kinds of civilians of all stripes are allowed into Venture City, and can even get onto the Omeganetwork, either by getting a limited-functionality Omegawatch from a hero, or buying a black-market login and Omegacracker (there’s a lot of both for sale if you bother to look).
Can I app a non-powered character and give them powers?
While events could bring them powers in the future (look how many times that happened to Jimmy Olsen…), a mundane character in their original canon should start off as mundane in Omegafriends. Empowering a non-powered character should generally involve a conversation with the mods as a prerequisite and have a clear plot explanation. This rule may change in the future.
Can I app a powered character and not give them powers?
If you want to, sure!
Do powers have to match a character’s canon abilities?
Nope! Though usually they should at least have some clear relationship to their canon abilities. This can be a great way to tweak a character’s power level downwards - say, turning signature mechanics of a character’s mecha into personal-scale superpowers.
How does the fourth wall work here?
Any canon represented in the game does not exist in-universe. If you reference a series, then someone apps from it, it should be retconned to be a reference to something similar to that canon, but not exactly the real show. People are encouraged to make stuff up here.
There's something of a soft exception to this rule, though: In-universe licensed comics based on the adventures of the Omegafriends exist. These are verified for factual accuracy by the Comics Code Authority, although some more secret actions of the Omegafriends won't show up in them.
Can I draw from multiple versions of a character for my AU?
Certainly! Since this is an AU, you can freely take the powerset from the comics version of a character and the backstory from the movie version, or any other such combination.
My question wasn't on this list!
Sorry about that! Ask it in the comments below and we'll try to answer it as clearly as we can.
Omegafriends is a Saturday Morning Cartoon Superhero AU RP. The characters are residents of the imaginary Venture City, who have been recruited by the superhero organization Omegafriends to protect the city from the forces of nefarious villainy. Or maybe you’re one of the villains! Good clashes against evil! Snappy one-liners are thrown back and forth! Stay in school, kids!
What kinds of characters can I app to his game?
All kinds of characters are welcome at Omegafriends! Live action, game, webcomic, comic, book, and anime characters can all be apped without hesitation, as can original characters (subject to more detailed scrutiny as usual, of course). Being an AU game, “Canon OCs” are generally not allowed or necessary (just describe their abilities and tropes without depending on the canon). All the application rules are laid out on the Application Page.
Can I app a villain?
Yes you can! Villains won't have access to the Omegabase, but thanks to Dr. Devious's hacking, they can post freely on the Omeganet.
Can I app a hero who doesn't work for the Omegafriends?
Yes you can! Independent heroes who cross paths with the Omegafriends a lot are sometimes given Guest Omegawatches, which allow them to post to the Omeganet but not enter the base.
Can I have a character be from the future?
Yes, but please be careful with this! With great power comes great responsibility. If you're playing with time travel, we ask that you make it far enough in the future that the character doesn't know many details of the lives of the present heroes. Even then, be careful to never godmod a character's future actions or infomod a character's future-revealed secrets without the player's permission.
What should the headers look like for my posts?
We don't have a specific format, but please specify clearly at the top of any post (or comment, if it's not obvious from context) whether the post is Text, Audio, Video, or Action. If it's not an action post, then also specify where it's being posted - Omeganet, Rumblr, or wherever else.
Where do action logs go?
Action logs go in the main community,
omegafriends! All IC content goes to the same place, regardless of content.What is Omeganet?
Omeganet is the exclusive secret network that the Omegafriends use to communicate. Reading it requires an Omegawatch - provided to all Omegafriends, with limited versions sometimes given to independent heroes - and can be used for text, audio or video posting.
What is Rumblr?
Rumblr is America's most popular social network! Like a bizarre combination of Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter, Rumblr has whatever features a thread requires it to have at any given moment. Everyone who blogs or reblogs, probably does it on Rumblr.
What are the activity rules?
Activity is per-month, the details being available on the rules page. You are only removed from the game if you fail to post activity (or hiatus notices) for two months in a row.
No swearing? Really?
Yes, really! If you don’t see that language in superhero shows aimed at younger audiences, it doesn’t belong here. Characters with severe potty-mouths are either symbol-censored, or their language is given humorous replacements. (“Blister Blather BAAAAARNACLES!!!”)
Is there a big metaplot or planned ending?
Nope! Between player plots, villains of the week, and various sorts of event, there’s plenty going on in Venture City to keep the Omegafriends busy for many seasons of syndication-friendly fun.
What happens when a new character joins the game?
New characters joining the game may be people who have recently discovered their powers, or existing heroes/villains/etc. who have moved to Venture City recently. The only common link is that they’ve either just gotten their link into the Omeganetwork, or have just come into relevance.
For non-powered characters, there may not be anything special about the day they join the game at all - you can just start posting as if they had always been there.
What happens when I drop?
When you drop, we’re all sorry to see you go! But ICly, this just means that the character is no longer an active member of the Venture City superhero scene. Maybe they moved to fight crime in another city, or retired, or just faded quietly into the background. We leave the details up to you.
What happens when my character dies?
Heroes? Dying? Perish the thought!
More seriously, we’d like to be very sparing with character deaths. If a hero is going to die, it should be for a good cause and should accomplish something great. If a villain is defeated, most of the time they either disappear mysteriously only to resurface later, or are arrested. This is a family-friendly game, after all.
If a character does die, they are dropped from the game, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're gone for good. If you want to app a "dead" character, then you should come up with an explanation for how they miraculously survived against all odds, and some brief explanation of what happened to them during their absence. After that, welcome back!
Where does the game take place?
Venture City is a bustling fictional metropolis in California, not far from San Francisco. It is known for its diverse population, healthy economy, hipsters, game developers, and a booming superhero scene. More details about the city and the notable locations therein can be found here.
Can my character leave Venture City?
A hero’s work is never done! Battles on mars, trips to that really nice organic grocery in nearby city, road trips… Venture is the hub for RP activity, but there’s nothing stopping any character from leaving city limits. All we ask is that you get in touch with us before embarking on any extended plot that will take multiple people out of the city.
Where do all these super powers come from?
A few years back, a meteor landed in the middle of Venture Park, obliterating a very expensive statue of Protector! Soon afterwards, an increased occurrence of superpowers was observed in Venture City, leading many to theorize the meteor carried with it a hitherto-unknown alien radiation that reacts to certain individuals, granting them conveniently character-related superpowers!
Of course, there’s just about every other common heroic origin all over the place too. Technological suits, magic, ancient monsters, you name it - it’s very likely to crop up somewhere in Venture City. Whatever fits your character is what goes.
Are there any limits on how powerful a character can be?
Power levels capable of destroying the city or greater need to be significantly limited - insurance doesn’t go that far in fixing the city!
Certain powers require plotting and caution to allow - any sort of time manipulation or mind control power, in particular, should be actively plotted with the relevant players and/or mods, every time. If you’re not sure whether or not a particular power is okay, just ask us and we’ll make a ruling.
Can I have a giant robot?
Yes! But there are conditions. First of all, mecha are definitely not the norm in this setting - there are no armies of mobile suits. Any giant robot is going to be a unique item, and your backstory will need to explain how you got it.
Second, because of the massive risk of collateral damage, mechs are only launched against the biggest threats to Venture City. Against smaller-scale peril, you'll be on your own - if you want to be able to fight in every kind of battle, you might consider swapping it out for some other power set that's reminiscent of the mech.
Can my character be from Hell/Heaven/Valhalla?
Sort of! Such entities are a comic book staple, but we'd prefer that explicit references to the nature of the literal afterlife be left ambiguous. Some of our characters are religious, and we don't want to make the nature of the game an ongoing crisis of faith for them.
Do I have to be a Super?
Nope! Jimmy Olsens, Lois Lanes, and other kinds of civilians of all stripes are allowed into Venture City, and can even get onto the Omeganetwork, either by getting a limited-functionality Omegawatch from a hero, or buying a black-market login and Omegacracker (there’s a lot of both for sale if you bother to look).
Can I app a non-powered character and give them powers?
While events could bring them powers in the future (look how many times that happened to Jimmy Olsen…), a mundane character in their original canon should start off as mundane in Omegafriends. Empowering a non-powered character should generally involve a conversation with the mods as a prerequisite and have a clear plot explanation. This rule may change in the future.
Can I app a powered character and not give them powers?
If you want to, sure!
Do powers have to match a character’s canon abilities?
Nope! Though usually they should at least have some clear relationship to their canon abilities. This can be a great way to tweak a character’s power level downwards - say, turning signature mechanics of a character’s mecha into personal-scale superpowers.
How does the fourth wall work here?
Any canon represented in the game does not exist in-universe. If you reference a series, then someone apps from it, it should be retconned to be a reference to something similar to that canon, but not exactly the real show. People are encouraged to make stuff up here.
There's something of a soft exception to this rule, though: In-universe licensed comics based on the adventures of the Omegafriends exist. These are verified for factual accuracy by the Comics Code Authority, although some more secret actions of the Omegafriends won't show up in them.
Can I draw from multiple versions of a character for my AU?
Certainly! Since this is an AU, you can freely take the powerset from the comics version of a character and the backstory from the movie version, or any other such combination.
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