Antagonist RP Discussion.

Well, here it is! ^^

Very lame way to start a thread, I know, but... y'know. Imagine some explosives in the background or.... something.

(what I imagined: )

I'll post some thoughts after the universe is fleshed out a bit more (to make sure I understand) ^^

And this, my friends, is what happens when you don't subscribe to threads! It should be done automatically for threads you create. -.-

NICE. That's a lot better. A lot better. Yay for explosions!!! (and the formation, too, I suppose. Lord knows I don't have the balance for anything like that.)

I don't really HAVE a universe fleshed out yet, I'm still working on general ideas on plot. But, this is the random musings I have thus far. There's a few quick summaries. Some may be pretty lame, but y'know. I try. 0.0

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I was thinking about it, and I kind of deduced TFE is kind of like an all antagonist thing. I mean, some of us aren't exactly angels, here. And Nix is obviously some creature of light, having Natasha. So... yeah! Pfft. No wonder the idea appealed to me. But, moving on to other musings...

Firstly, we could have everyone against each other, like a winner-takes-all sorta thing. 1x1x1x1. Or, I had another idea. :3

Or, we could separate into 2 teams and engage in a 2 against 2 battle. Which would be interesting, I think, if we chatted with our partner and genuinely tried to outwit the opposing team. Just, the thought of us communicating in 2 separate factions and genuinely trying to tear the other faction apart... it appeals to me. Because there's bonding and conflict simultaneously! Plus, there could be infighting and it would automatically suck if one betrayed their team, as they ACTUALLY KNOW STUFF and it's like REAL betrayal. The whole idea is to not tell the other team what yours is planning, but tell your partner everything. XD It could even be protagonists against antagonists, and it would still be completely awesome.

Can you guess which is my personal favorite?

I''ll go ahead and stop here, as whatever plot kinda depends on the layout of characters/teams.

(I didn't subscribe either until just now)

I like the latter—and that would be my guess as to which is your favorite :P 2v2 sounds epic! Now I half-way wish I saved Mezzi for such a battle, but then working on a team isn't Mezzi's style anyway. I'll have to try to spin up yet another badass. Perhaps of the crouching-moron-hidden-badass variety :3

Not sure if the others are aware of this thread's existence, however...

Oh, I knew it was here XD I like to lurk OuO

I have fiiiinally decided that I, too, would prefer a 2v2 than an every-man-for-himself kind of thing. Mainly because, in my opinion anyways, there are much more interesting, uncommon possibilities present in a 2v2 that aren't in a 1v1v1v1, and I think that's because it's used less. It's a good idea! I like it!

Welp, under premise of majority rule, I'd say 2v2 wins! I'm quite glad. It had my vote!

I'll work on typing out some of my basic summaries for plot. Anyone else could throw in their 2 cents, naturally, as well. I'm a little spazmatic and ADHD right now--oddly enough, as I'm usually pretty mellowed out--so I'm not promising I'll have anything up before tomorrow.

Alright, so, I have standardized testing tomorrow morning... I've been freaking out about it, and I can't seem to focus on anything today, either. It'll be over tomorrow, though, so I'll post on TFE and this THEN. I feel terrible for putting all my rps off for pretty much 2 days, but I can't focus with testing so close! *sigh*

Education...

Haha, don't worry Zander. I'm the same at the moment, so I'll be catching up with TFE in the next couple of days soon too.

And the 2v2 sounds best to me too :)

Squeezing in a quick word before I have to eat. ^^ Okay, I have more ideas--naturally--but I figured I'd start with two. Let me know if either of these interest you guys. If not, I can type up more.

The first is a bit longer, since I actually specified individual roles and there is a little vague backstory with characters.

~Juxtaposed~

A detection agency famous for solving the insolvable; yet, also infamous for a well concealed secret. There’s two sides of this story, that of Delilah Industries, and that of DEAD. The acronym of:

Delilah
Encounters
Assassin
Detectives

The name, well, that’s a story of its own…

When 1’s family is murdered, she wants nothing more than to know who did it and why. But, as the case becomes cold and the statute of limitations draws near, she must take matters into her own hands. Or rather, the hands of Delilah Industries’ famed detective, 2. The detective takes on the case, only to discover that it was HIM that killed 1’s family—a job he was hired to execute over 3 years prior by an anonymous client. Struggling with the consequence of seeing the crime’s effect on 1, 2 debates the choices he’s made in life and wonders whether to inform 1 of the truth or cover his ass.

As if that wasn’t enough, tensions within the agency are growing. While 2’s boss, 3, almost always hated him and wanted him dead, 2 finally made a move to try and kill 3—failing to outwit the ingenious veteran. The attempt launches an all-out civil war within the agency, making 2 and 3 the leaders of factions with the opposing leader as a target. As the assassins battle it out in the shadows of society, another force threatens the agency. A REAL detection agency is attempting to discover DEAD’s secret, using 4 as an undercover agent, sending her to get a job in Delilah Industries. Using her skillful ways, she becomes close with 3, something that rarely happens. It may be an act, or possibly not. Who can tell with detectives? But, when she discovers the truth, will she need to be silenced—or will she join the fight between 2 and 3? Will she become leverage in the battle between brothers?

The story of 2 and 3 and the name:
2 and 3 are relatively close in age, but 3 has been training as an assassin much longer under his uncle. They’re brothers. When they were teenagers, one brother fell for a girl named Delilah. They were quite enamored with each other, apparently, until the other brother betrayed his sibling, being caught in an untimely act with Delilah. To make matters worse, he killed the girl.

When their uncle started the agency 2 years prior, he had named it after their surname. But, when the uncle died and passed on everything to his nephews, one renamed the agency after Delilah to taunt and torment the other.



The second was actually inspired by a random chat. :3
You know who you are.

~The Nondescript Souls~

It was meant to help them, to save them, but it only made everything worse. When the world shattered, humanity pinned its hopes on 2 individuals.

It stated with a tragic accident. Not only did it lead to the death of 2 children, it put in motion an agenda to destroy the world as it once was. An accident that ended up destroying the planet’s core and annihilating the human race. Almost. 2 hours before Earth expired, the souls of the 2 deceased children—found 17 years later—were transplanted into humanoid-cyborg-type capsules.

They survived the destruction, floating on a shattered piece of former earth until reaching a new planet. Great! Except, they’re not alone. And the inhabitants want to capture them. Why? Who knows. Perhaps to devour them, perhaps out of fear—they don’t really know. All they know is there’s a couple of hunters after them in a world they know nothing about.

Agh, the subscription system fails me again. I'll just have to check all the OOC threads manually every day from now on.

Anyhoo, interesting ideas; both have their pros and cons in my mind. I'm leaning towards numbah one, which makes me think of a warring "mafia families"-esque conflict in which everybody is just a different shade of bad guy, even the "good" guys. Such a conflict could (would!) turn an entire city into a war zone.