Potential CR Planning/ATP: August 2015

[undergroundmods]

Potential CR Planning

Thinking of joining the Underground? Come tell us all about it. This post is for prospective players to discuss their characters' AU backgrounds with canonmates and other characters, and to establish pre-existing CR (character relations). The aim is to help you figure out what to write in the background section of your application and to give you a starting point for building CR when you join the game.

You can use this post to:

• Share your ideas on how you'd like to adapt your character's background to the game.
• Ask questions and request feedback on your AU plans.
• Discuss potential shared history with canonmates and build in cross-canon CR.

Please note that nothing discussed here is guaranteed, since not all prospective players will submit an app or be accepted into the game, while others will app without having commented to this post. After the next round of applications have been processed, there will be a follow-up CR planning post for accepted players to confirm initial plans, make changes, and look for new CR.

This post is intended to be an open discussion between current and prospective players, but I'm happy to answer any mod questions you might have too. Our next test drive is due to be posted tomorrow, Saturday 29th August, so look out for that!

For current players
Are there any characters that you'd love to see in the game? Post your requests here! I'll add them to the ATP advert, and who knows, they might inspire someone...

Comments

[watchher]

ARADIA YES HELLO Giles will... be unhappy with her Midnight alignment etc etc look where it got her, which is a shame because I think they'd be adorable as witch and ex-witch. Maybe something will make them work together, someday? I like the idea of them bumping into each other when she was alive and more cheerful, though nothing immediately springs to mind-- I'll think on this.

I have actually thought about bringing you castmates but Nepeta is ridiculous, no one should be exposed to Gamzee, and my occasional urge to pick up Kanaya hits the stumbling block of 'but I would have to review.'

[megidoomed]

Ironically, her being Midnight did nothing to cause her death (so far, I'm keeping it pretty ambiguous) beyond encouraging Bad Life Choices - unless someone picks up past CR with her as the murderer, I'm keeping it pretty close to canon. Hi, Vriska. But she did poke around for any-and-all magical info for a good while there - maybe they bumped into each other that way? Their CR potential would be adorable, so it's definitely worth thinking on.

---oh my gosh castmates. I'm not going to lie and say I wouldn't appreciate anybody, because I'm honestly making grabby hands at even the idea, but it's honestly up to you if you'd feel comfortable playing them! Canon reviewing Homestuck is pretty daunting even at the best of times - I tend to just brush up on the feel of Aradia's voice for AU games, rather then her full canon details, if that helps.

[watchher]

Makes sense! Good god I can see Vriska as a shitty monster hunter, can you see Vriska as a shitty monster hunter, who wouldn't app that. Also: I will admit that Nepeta running around as a shapeshifter in Hillingdon is a pretty great thought, and my Kanaya urge is intense, so we'll see what happens! It'll be Giles to start with but if you want to tdm it up I'm at least pretty recent with the catgirl.

He definitely could've run into her when she was poking around for info-- if it was before she joined up with a Midnight coven, maybe he gave her some spellbooks, and if it was after, maybe he answered some questions but tried to shoo her off the darker stuff?

[megidoomed]

She'd be the shittiest hunter. Or a Fae. Or both. Vriska is a trainwreck waiting to happen and I'll forever hope we get one someday. Though Nepeta in Hillingdon is actually pretty delicious to think about so if you ever decide both, I'd be so willing to tackle that with you on the tdm. */quiet grabby hands*

Maybe as she's starting to get into Midnight things? That way maximum "here's your answers but please reconsider your life choices" gets to happen. And then Giles gets to sigh forever when Aradia ends up dying. Welp.