The Crinoverse 2 (End of Part 2)

[catsi563]

Implication yes but not actualy confirmation, and honestly while Im no Tau fanboi, Ive never brought into the mind control theorey it was too pat and ready and excuse to me.

Could they have used some phermonal and or slight telepathic ability to push things in their direction? sure possibly but given the circumstances a world on the brink of genocide I think they had an excuse.

But seriously is it so hard to believe that two ethereals appeared and just plain got the 2 sides to sit down and talk? and once both sides saw the benefits espouced by the ethereals and to be gained from the other side that they could sit down and have an agreement?

Like I said I simply dont find it too diffuclt to believe that a race could have a sudden attack of common sense that tells them that slaughtering your own race and bringing it to the brink of extinction just isnt a winning strategy.

Heck Im just naive enough to think humanity may still do the same.

[Yeoman]

In 40K? The Grimdark of the Far Future? Yes. Yes it is too difficult for me to believe.

Unless those Ethereals were a time traveling Cain and Jurgan. Because Cain can do anything.

[Demonicuss Krinn]

Also, don't you dare bring up Feng Shui Krinn, I'm having enough money trouble without being told about ANOTHER rule system to jam into this poor game.

Ah, who am I kidding? Once I finish getting Palladium stuff, its Fen Shui's turn.

Too Late! I already did it! HA!



Superheroics, Innerwalkers, Secret Warriors, and the Whole Damn Loaf of Kung Fu

Ahh, Feng Shui. Where else can your party consist of Jack Burton, Lo Weng, a demon, a cyborg, a cybernetic demon, a cybernetic gorilla (probably named Mighty Carl Jung), ninjas, shaolin monks, a cross between the Terminator and Hellraiser (Arcanowave tech - always nasty stuff) and a honey badger who turned into a human because as a human he'd be more capable of giving even more zero F***s?

So, since this is the Crinosverse thread, you're wondering how the Innerwalkers and Secret War meshes up with the capes and superheroics of the Crinosverse.

It's...complicated.

See, for the Feng Shui Crew, as far as they know, up 'till a few weeks ago, superheros only existed in comic books, TV, and movies.

Then, suddenly, SUPERHEROS OUTTA NOWHERE. Not only that, but brand new cities popped into existence! Cities with weird names, like Freedom City, and Los Dios. Hell, Detroit transformed from a hellhole into a super futuristic city! With robots!

For the Innerwalkers, SUPERHEROS OUTTA NOWHERE means one thing - a Critical Shift. Someone altered reality to bring superheros into existence. Since the Secret Warriors know how time travel works, they know someone must have controlled a whole lot of feng shui sites to give them the power to alter time, then did their thing to bring a timeline that allows for capes into existence.

Trick is, not one of the factions of the Secret War is responsible. Of all the different groups, and all their different goals, making superheros wasn't one of them. So, either this is the work of some new faction who completely kept hidden and silent while attuning to Feng Shui sites, building up chi power, then finding a part of a past junction (or luck out and get to a Junction not normally traveled to) and work their will to change history - or this is something else entirely. The higher ups of the factions are looking at what's going on, and either way, they're not happy.

It also hurts that the average cape could laugh off all but the greatest of attacks, or magics, or cyberware, or Arcanowave gear the average Innerwalker could carry. That, and quite a few capes have powers no Chi master could hope to defend against -

KUNG FOOL MASTA: I can walk uponst water, breathe fire, and bring death and life with but a single touch! What can you do against that?
SORCERER: My spells wrack death and destruction where ever I will it, and I call up demons and monsters with but a word! What can you do to compare?
CHARLI: I can teleport you losers into the sun. Or the Terminus. Or wherever - or whenever - I want. Plus, I can summon a giant robot. What can you guys do?
KUNG FOO MASTA: ...Cry openly into my beer?

So, the different factions of the Secret War, and how they're coping with the new Superheroic World.

The Architects of the Flesh - Oh they're hating life right now. Being situated in 2056 means their future is built off the past - so now there's supes there too. And what happens when a superhero finds a authoritarian world government what uses monsters and dark tech to rule things? Needless to say, Bonengel is furious that these chaotic elements have blundered into being to ruin his world utopia, Boatman's pissed because he sees the writing on the wall, and his hedonistic lifestyle is rapidly coming to an end - and the Free Sex Militants, Luddites, Blackwater Furies, and other smaller resistance groups are grateful for the backup. Odds are in a year tops, superheros will kick out the Buro and it's higher-ups will be either captured, dead, or in self-exile to the Netherworld.

The Ascended - As the faction who controls the most feng shui sites - and the group that secretly controls the world - the Ascended are so far okay with the capes. Mainly because the Ascended are keeping themselves hidden from them - both in the "secret conspiracy who controls the world" and the "we're really animals who turned ourselves human because Humanity F*** Yeah." senses. Plus, with the strange new tech coming from the super-science organizations, the Ascended are curious about using tech to uplift animals to humans. If it works, their greatest fear - being exposed to too much magic that'll permanently revert them back to animal form - could become an inconvenience. So yeah, the Ascended are cool with superheros.

What they aren't cool with are the sudden secret societies that popped up along with the superheros! Phantom, Labyrinth, House of Serpents, AEGIS, The Pact, Foundation of World Harmony - suddenly the Ascended are big fish in a pond that got suddenly very crowded. And it's only a matter of time before these other groups find out about the Ascended - and a whole new type of secret war blazes up.

The Eaters of the Lotus - With them way back in 69 AD, it's mainly a hero-free lifestyle for Gao Zhang and the Eaters of the Lotus. Not many capes that far back in the past. However, Gao does know of the existence of heroes in the future, and he's pissed. He knows it's only a matter of time before his agents in the present get discovered (it ain't easy kidnapping children to sacrifice to get the favor of dark demons, y'know) and the capes will make things difficult. Gao believes the centuries between him and the present-bound supers protect the majority of the Lotus Eater's work - the only way a cape could come to 69 AD would be to travel the Netherworld. (Gao has zero clue to those who have their own ways of time travel - and he's going to be furious when he does) And who are these idiots in stupid costumes and strange powers who dare defy his will! Don't they know they're facing the Master of the Lotus! Don't they know the powers he has! Don't they know what he has sacrificed to get his power, and why he'll fight to the last?

Seriously, dude gave up a lot, yo - (NOTE: Link is to a YouTube mostly SFW, but you may want to put headphones on)

The Guiding Hand - Being headquartered mainly in China 1850, the majority of the Guiding Hand is focused on protecting China from foreign invaders, the Ascended, and the Eaters of the Lotus, and consider the superheros like the rest of contemporary Earth - a mess of decadence and decay they must fight to prevent with their inner discipline and obedience to the Six Principles of Light (Guiding Hand - heroes, but also somewhat dicks). Meanwhile, in modern day New York, there's Chef Ho's House of Dumplings, home to rather tasty dumplings (and Ho Shen, exiled ally of Quan Lo and head of the Hand's work in the contemporary era) Ho will probably be the one to make contact with the White Lotus Society, and will probably make friendly connections with local heros to protect the land.

Also, they got Ceasar Mack, because who need superpowers when you're the walking reincarnation of John Shaft, Dolemite, and Black Belt Jones?

The Jammers - The Jammers, as a whole, kinda sorta dig the heros. Specifically, the more out there and crazier the hero, the cooler the Jammers think they are. (Remember, the Jammers are futuristic rebels, loons, and crazies, led by cyborg-gorillas. Their boss is named Battlechimp Potempkin, for crying out loud) So, it's only a matter of time before they meet, *sighs*, Foxbat. While most heros might get along with the Jammers, the Jammers are still going to carry out their mission to restore free will to the masses by destroying all feng shui sites and hence, destroying all chi. Still have no clue what'll happen if it happens.

The Four Monarchs and the Netherworld - The Monarchs are still in the Netherworld, still not giving a general tinker's damn about the Earth. Their time was past, when they were thrown down by the Ascended by the Critical Shift.

What's got the Monarchs concerned, along with everyone else in the Netherworld, is the sudden...widening of the Netherrealm. Massive gates and openings are forming, leading to strange new zones, where Chi-Shaping doesn't work. What's going on? Simple - the Netherworld is being integrated into the Crinosverse's massive Imageria. Old gods meeting new, strange new frontiers, blah blah blah. Some are excited, some are scared, everyone's wondering what's next?

The Dragons - Ahh yes, Team PC Option. While they continue to fight the good fight against evil overall, back in the Netherworld, The Prof has discovered some truly dread sh*t. If she's correct, the reason superheros are suddenly among us isn't due to a Shift, but a sort of Dread Conjunction - some other universe went and ate theirs, and the Shui crew are getting hastily integrated with this new greater strange whole. This can lead to massive nastiness down the line - perhaps the complete dissolution of the Feng Shui universe. She's trying to figure our if this can be reversed, if the "Invading Multiverse" can be forced to throw up theirs back into the cosmic void before too much permanent damage has occurred - or before some of the nastier Crinosverse residents find out about the true powers of Feng Shui.

The Secret War is going to get a whole lot bigger...

[Crinos]

You monster.

Anywho, I guess I need to purchase the book now, so I can comment on all this.

[Yeoman]

Of all the different groups, and all their different goals, making superheros wasn't one of them. So, either this is the work of some new faction who completely kept hidden and silent while attuning to Feng Shui sites, building up chi power, then finding a part of a past junction (or luck out and get to a Junction not normally traveled to) and work their will to change history - or this is something else entirely. The higher ups of the factions are looking at what's going on, and either way, they're not happy.

Actually, there have been two big timeline shifts.

The first was someone who Alterted Megan's timeline. It's heavily implied to have been the Tick Tok Doc, but could easily have been the Doctor, The Master, the Time Lords, or someone else with access to time travel who wanted to avoid earth becoming a techo-magical monarchy.

I've kinda implied that in Megan's original timeline there were no Metahumans. Just guys with magic and guys with tech. So someone fundamentally alterered humanity a long ways back to make that happen.

The other was when Madoka Kaname made a fundamental shift to the laws of physics and the way magic works by making herself the saftely mechanisms ensuring that Witches could never exist.

[Crinos]

Bit of clarification on that last part: Witches refer to the eldritch abominations that used to occur when a Puella Magica succumbed to despair or was pushed to her limits. Not other, more traditional forms of witches.

But yeah, time and space get rewritten, not often, but frequently,.

[Yeoman]

KUNG FOOL MASTA: I can walk uponst water, breathe fire, and bring death and life with but a single touch! What can you do against that?
SORCERER: My spells wrack death and destruction where ever I will it, and I call up demons and monsters with but a word! What can you do to compare?
CHARLI: I can teleport you losers into the sun. Or the Terminus. Or wherever - or whenever - I want. Plus, I can summon a giant robot. What can you guys do?
KUNG FOO MASTA: ...Cry openly into my beer?

To be fair, it's more likely:

Charli: REALLY! OMG! Hold on! **Summons Novendecim.* Okay, do it! Do it! I wanna see!

Now Megan? Megan is more likely to grab which ever one of them is most likely to survive it, hurl them over the horizon, then turn to the other and say, "Okay. Ready?"

[Crinos]

Anyways, I ordered the book, so here are some preliminary thoughts:

*The Feng Shui Netherworld has combined with another mystical pathway realm in the imageria: The Hedge. which allows its users to travel to and from faerie (Primaily used by Winter Lords to hunt their prey, or by Lost and Dreaming changeling for quick escapes), needless to say, kind of confusing.

*The bone eater well is one of these Feng Shui portals.

*Most of the factions have lost a lot of power now that they are dealing with the new paradigm; Most of them are attempting to catch up, but progress is slow.

*The Eaters of the Lotus and the Guiding Hand have both been annexed into the Black Hand. Neither group is happy about the situation.

*The Aescended's primary competition is the Labyrinth, who are more or less the opposite spectrum of them. Also, Doctor Shock recently captured a martial artist who, upon death, transformed into a small rabbit. He is needless to say intrigued. As is Doctor Feral, and other groups.

*Speaking of the Aescended. One of the most powerful of the group are the Sohma Clan of Japan. Who languish under a curse which causes them to temporarily change back into animals if hugged (Long story). All the Sohma clan members are based on the Chinese Zodiac, and for some reason parental abuse seems to be a common theme among them.

*Believe me when I say that the Architects of the flesh have WAY more to worry about than the newly arrived supers to their timline. Since numerous time traveling factions, most notably the Praetorian, have begun to investigate the new timeline.

*The reason our world was eaten was because Omega had all but destroyed their world; By manipulating the Feng Shui sites, he was able to make a temporary portal so far into the future the other groups were left unaware, and was able to shatter the realm, spreading the destruction through time and space itself. Luckily our world was nearby and somehow, don't ask me how, the two worlds merged (or rather, the healthy world ate the dying world.) Most cosmically aware entities noticed this right away; and Kyubey was suddenly surprised (or as close a Incubators get to surprised) that suddenly the universal energy quotients suddenly trippled as our universe absorbed the left over energy from the Feng Shui universe (Lets hope he never figures out why; If the Incubators discover they can increase thermal energy by eating out universes, they could very well destroy the multiverse.)

*A lot of the Feng Shui sites, some of which were under the control of the other factions, are now under the control of the Covenant, The Pact, the Black Hand and the White Lotus. The John Smith Society is currently studying their power on the few sites they control, as are MERLIN (Who basically invade abandoned sites or sneak into those controlled by others).

*Spartacorp has captured several Architect agents stranded in modern earth, and discovered their Arcanowave tech is nearly identical to the technology employed by the Cheiron group, just far more advanced. This would suggest that the Architects of the Flesh come from a possible future where either PHANTOM or the House of Serpents conquer the earth.

That's all I got atm.

[Demonicuss Krinn]

Hey, my half-assed post got Crinos to spend money on a series I like! Ha Ha! Time for my counter-counter thoughts on Crino's thoughts.

*The Feng Shui Netherworld has combined with another mystical pathway realm in the imageria: The Hedge. which allows its users to travel to and from faerie (Primaily used by Winter Lords to hunt their prey, or by Lost and Dreaming changeling for quick escapes), needless to say, kind of confusing.

Did you do this so some poor Changeling getting caught by a True Fae ends up being saved by cyborg-monkeys? If so, it's okay, that's cool. Also gives neat visuals coming from and going to the mainly cavernous Netherworld to the more open (if thorny) Hedge.

*The bone eater well is one of these Feng Shui portals.

I had to Google that, hoping that would be explained in the internet, and not be part of some MnM-esque book I've never heard off. I haven't seen Inu-Yasha in years, are they still fighting Miroku?

*The Eaters of the Lotus and the Guiding Hand have both been annexed into the Black Hand. Neither group is happy about the situation.

While I see Gao Zhang trying to make the best of it before he kills the Iron Khan (or so he thinks), the Guiding Hand will wage open warfare against the Black Hand. The Guiding Hand may be somewhat dickish, but they are heroes, and won't truck with the Khan.

Funny story, in Blood of the Valiant. the Guiding Hand splat, there's a bit of fiction where a hitman is hired by the Ascended to take out a target. He finds the man in a theater, watching Once Upon a Time in China (which, for those who don't know, is about Chinese folk hero Wong Fei Hung), and complaining loudly about historical accuracy. The hitman strikes, and finds out there's way more hired guns here than he thought. But it's all moot, as the dude wipes the floor with them. Before he's KO'd, the hitman asks who exactly the target is.

"Me? I'm Wong Fei Hung."

Refresh my memory, are the Great Ten in the Crinosverse? If so, they might get some backup...

*The Ascended's primary competition is the Labyrinth, who are more or less the opposite spectrum of them. Also, Doctor Shock recently captured a martial artist who, upon death, transformed into a small rabbit. He is needless to say intrigued. As is Doctor Feral, and other groups.

I may have to doublecheck, but Ascended don't revert to animal form when dead. The only way they change back is to be exposed to levels of magical energy. Perhaps that's how Doctor Shock noticed the change.

*Speaking of the Aescended. One of the most powerful of the group are the Sohma Clan of Japan. Who languish under a curse which causes them to temporarily change back into animals if hugged (Long story). All the Sohma clan members are based on the Chinese Zodiac, and for some reason parental abuse seems to be a common theme among them.

Time to Google whatever anime you're referencing this time - Fruits Basket? Hoo boy...

*Believe me when I say that the Architects of the flesh have WAY more to worry about than the newly arrived supers to their timeline. Since numerous time traveling factions, most notably the Praetorian, have begun to investigate the new timeline.

Like I said, they're just plain hating the world, and it's only going to get worse.

*The reason our world was eaten was because Omega had all but destroyed their world; By manipulating the Feng Shui sites, he was able to make a temporary portal so far into the future the other groups were left unaware, and was able to shatter the realm, spreading the destruction through time and space itself. Luckily our world was nearby and somehow, don't ask me how, the two worlds merged (or rather, the healthy world ate the dying world.) Most cosmically aware entities noticed this right away; and Kyubey was suddenly surprised (or as close a Incubators get to surprised) that suddenly the universal energy quotients suddenly trippled as our universe absorbed the left over energy from the Feng Shui universe (Lets hope he never figures out why; If the Incubators discover they can increase thermal energy by eating out universes, they could very well destroy the multiverse.)

I admit, I thought of the "Crinosverse ate the Feng Shui World" idea because while trying to think of ways to combine the Secret War with superheroes, I thought of JAGS Wonderland, and snagged upon the idea of the "predatory reality grabbing people to inhabit it". So that was my main inspiration for mixing Feng with -osverse. Poor Innerwalkers, they're not losing their grip on reality, reality is losing their grip on them...

*A lot of the Feng Shui sites, some of which were under the control of the other factions, are now under the control of the Covenant, The Pact, the Black Hand and the White Lotus. The John Smith Society is currently studying their power on the few sites they control, as are MERLIN (Who basically invade abandoned sites or sneak into those controlled by others).

While those groups control the majority of sites, they control the majority of sites in this contemporary time. The ones back in 69 AD and 1850 are still, if not under Lotus or Guiding Hand control, are going to get heavily contested upon by the Innerwalkers. Best part is, the modern day goobers don't know, and even if they did - not like they can time travel, can they?

Which leads to a PLOT HOOK - with them on the ropes thanks to the superpowered peoples, The Architects, Lotus, Ascended, and maybe even the Four Monarchs and the Jammers might try to ease their woes - and give the capes a black eye (or a knife in the back) - by trying a trick they know, but the capes don't. This summer, get ready for Operation Killdeer - Part Deux

*Spartacorp has captured several Architect agents stranded in modern earth, and discovered their Arcanowave tech is nearly identical to the technology employed by the Cheiron group, just far more advanced. This would suggest that the Architects of the Flesh come from a possible future where either PHANTOM or the House of Serpents conquer the earth.

I forgot about how you had the Cheiron Group in here. And I'm sure Boatman will be pissed hearing some goons trying to take the credit for his creation. "You're trying to tell me that my Acanowave discoveries (which I mainly stole from Dr. Anita Dao) were really created by some clown in a cape? Gee, sure wished I known that earlier, you (TRANSMISSION LOST)"

But yeah, have fun reading Feng Shui, Crinos - get ready for what fans call "Big Trouble in Little China: the RPG"

[Crinos]

Hey, my half-assed post got Crinos to spend money on a series I like! Ha Ha! Time for my counter-counter thoughts on Crino's thoughts.

*The Feng Shui Netherworld has combined with another mystical pathway realm in the imageria: The Hedge. which allows its users to travel to and from faerie (Primaily used by Winter Lords to hunt their prey, or by Lost and Dreaming changeling for quick escapes), needless to say, kind of confusing.

Did you do this so some poor Changeling getting caught by a True Fae ends up being saved by cyborg-monkeys? If so, it's okay, that's cool. Also gives neat visuals coming from and going to the mainly cavernous Netherworld to the more open (if thorny) Hedge.

*The bone eater well is one of these Feng Shui portals.

I had to Google that, hoping that would be explained in the internet, and not be part of some MnM-esque book I've never heard off. I haven't seen Inu-Yasha in years, are they still fighting Miroku?

Naraku you mean, and no, the series actually ended a while ago, with Narku being destroyed, As well as the Shikon Jewel, and Kagome went to the past to live with Inuyasha after graduating.

In the crinoverse however Naraku is alive and dandy, and is a seat holder in the Pacts Japanese office, as well as the CEO of Shikon industries (For me, one of the aspects I liked about Inuyasha was the idea that he and Kagome fought evil both in the past and modern times. Something they kinda dropped after a while, so I decided to make it so they're fighting Naraku both in the past, and in the present.)

*The Eaters of the Lotus and the Guiding Hand have both been annexed into the Black Hand. Neither group is happy about the situation.

While I see Gao Zhang trying to make the best of it before he kills the Iron Khan (or so he thinks), the Guiding Hand will wage open warfare against the Black Hand. The Guiding Hand may be somewhat dickish, but they are heroes, and won't truck with the Khan.

Yeah, I was considering having the Guiding Hand in the White Lotus, but thought they may be too jerkass for that. However that can be changed.

Funny story, in Blood of the Valiant. the Guiding Hand splat, there's a bit of fiction where a hitman is hired by the Ascended to take out a target. He finds the man in a theater, watching Once Upon a Time in China (which, for those who don't know, is about Chinese folk hero Wong Fei Hung), and complaining loudly about historical accuracy. The hitman strikes, and finds out there's way more hired guns here than he thought. But it's all moot, as the dude wipes the floor with them. Before he's KO'd, the hitman asks who exactly the target is.

"Me? I'm Wong Fei Hung."

Refresh my memory, are the Great Ten in the Crinosverse? If so, they might get some backup...

The Great Ten have been rolled into the Tiger Squad, the Chinese super team from the Champions setting. Basically, if you're a metahuman in China, you're either with these guys, or your an outlaw.

*The Ascended's primary competition is the Labyrinth, who are more or less the opposite spectrum of them. Also, Doctor Shock recently captured a martial artist who, upon death, transformed into a small rabbit. He is needless to say intrigued. As is Doctor Feral, and other groups.

I may have to doublecheck, but Ascended don't revert to animal form when dead. The only way they change back is to be exposed to levels of magical energy. Perhaps that's how Doctor Shock noticed the change.

A slight alteration then: While studying the subject, Shock noticed that while he looked human, genetically he was a rabbit. Shock doesn't believe in magic of course, but during a surge of magic caused by a nearby fight between Dragoneye and Abra Cadaver the Aescended's body revereted, further mystifying Shock.

*Speaking of the Aescended. One of the most powerful of the group are the Sohma Clan of Japan. Who languish under a curse which causes them to temporarily change back into animals if hugged (Long story). All the Sohma clan members are based on the Chinese Zodiac, and for some reason parental abuse seems to be a common theme among them.

Time to Google whatever anime you're referencing this time - Fruits Basket? Hoo boy...

Yeah, they played an episode of a radio drama of the series on Radio Dead Air last night, and I liked it so much I decided to include it. I may sit down and watch it soon.

*Believe me when I say that the Architects of the flesh have WAY more to worry about than the newly arrived supers to their timeline. Since numerous time traveling factions, most notably the Praetorian, have begun to investigate the new timeline.

Like I said, they're just plain hating the world, and it's only going to get worse.

*The reason our world was eaten was because Omega had all but destroyed their world; By manipulating the Feng Shui sites, he was able to make a temporary portal so far into the future the other groups were left unaware, and was able to shatter the realm, spreading the destruction through time and space itself. Luckily our world was nearby and somehow, don't ask me how, the two worlds merged (or rather, the healthy world ate the dying world.) Most cosmically aware entities noticed this right away; and Kyubey was suddenly surprised (or as close a Incubators get to surprised) that suddenly the universal energy quotients suddenly trippled as our universe absorbed the left over energy from the Feng Shui universe (Lets hope he never figures out why; If the Incubators discover they can increase thermal energy by eating out universes, they could very well destroy the multiverse.)

I admit, I thought of the "Crinosverse ate the Feng Shui World" idea because while trying to think of ways to combine the Secret War with superheroes, I thought of JAGS Wonderland, and snagged upon the idea of the "predatory reality grabbing people to inhabit it". So that was my main inspiration for mixing Feng with -osverse. Poor Innerwalkers, they're not losing their grip on reality, reality is losing their grip on them...

*A lot of the Feng Shui sites, some of which were under the control of the other factions, are now under the control of the Covenant, The Pact, the Black Hand and the White Lotus. The John Smith Society is currently studying their power on the few sites they control, as are MERLIN (Who basically invade abandoned sites or sneak into those controlled by others).

While those groups control the majority of sites, they control the majority of sites in this contemporary time. The ones back in 69 AD and 1850 are still, if not under Lotus or Guiding Hand control, are going to get heavily contested upon by the Innerwalkers. Best part is, the modern day goobers don't know, and even if they did - not like they can time travel, can they?

Well don't forget, the Black Hand has been around since the days of feudal china, and the White Lotus formed in wake of the fall of Atlantis. So they can both fight for the Feng Shui sites of the past.

Also worth noting that since merging with the Imageria, the Netherworld has become a lot stronger, and portals to other eras have begun to emerge as well.

Which leads to a PLOT HOOK - with them on the ropes thanks to the superpowered peoples, The Architects, Lotus, Ascended, and maybe even the Four Monarchs and the Jammers might try to ease their woes - and give the capes a black eye (or a knife in the back) - by trying a trick they know, but the capes don't. This summer, get ready for Operation Killdeer - Part Deux

*Spartacorp has captured several Architect agents stranded in modern earth, and discovered their Arcanowave tech is nearly identical to the technology employed by the Cheiron group, just far more advanced. This would suggest that the Architects of the Flesh come from a possible future where either PHANTOM or the House of Serpents conquer the earth.

I forgot about how you had the Cheiron Group in here. And I'm sure Boatman will be pissed hearing some goons trying to take the credit for his creation. "You're trying to tell me that my Acanowave discoveries (which I mainly stole from Dr. Anita Dao) were really created by some clown in a cape? Gee, sure wished I known that earlier, you (TRANSMISSION LOST)"

Actually they were created by eldritch abominations masquerading as corrupt corporate executives. But yeah. The main question the Cheiron group is asking right now is "Where did these people come from, where did they get such wonderful toys, and how can we get us some of that?

But yeah, have fun reading Feng Shui, Crinos - get ready for what fans call "Big Trouble in Little China: the RPG"

I'm already sold.

[Kreuzritter]

word of warning, fruits basket the anime only covers the first few arcs, and ended after its first season when tohru's voice actress died

read the Manga instead (again, ditto deadman wonderland. mostly because right now, DW's autor is on maternity leave, so you cn get yourself caught up to speed without worrying about when the next volume comes out)

[Crinos]

Yeah, I don't like reading manga over the internet. So I will watch the anime instead. It should give me enough to go on.

I don't intend to have it be a major part anyways, maybe just a throwaway line about them or something.

[Demonicuss Krinn]

The Great Ten have been rolled into the Tiger Squad, the Chinese super team from the Champions setting. Basically, if you're a metahuman in China, you're either with these guys, or your an outlaw.

Guess he's going to be a folk outlaw hero then.

A slight alteration then: While studying the subject, Shock noticed that while he looked human, genetically he was a rabbit. Shock doesn't believe in magic of course, but during a surge of magic caused by a nearby fight between Dragoneye and Abra Cadaver the Aescended's body revereted, further mystifying Shock.

Nitpicky time, but the book states genetically, they're mostly human, with only a little bit of supernatural and animal origins. So, simply have Doc Shock notice "Hey wait a minute man, did someone put rabbit dna here? Anyone? Random minion, I'm looking at you." (Yeah, probably OC behavior for the Doc, but hopefully I get my goofy point across)

Well don't forget, the Black Hand has been around since the days of feudal china, and the White Lotus formed in wake of the fall of Atlantis. So they can both fight for the Feng Shui sites of the past.

Also worth noting that since merging with the Imageria, the Netherworld has become a lot stronger, and portals to other eras have begun to emerge as well.

As they guy with a minimal experience of MnM (Everything I learned, I learned from this thread - kinda sad, isn't it?), I bow to your obvious greater knowledge. So, the Black Hand and White Lotus could be fighting the Innerwalkers for the past Shui sites.

However, I'd like to keep the Netherworld's time portals only to the ones known. If a portal opens elsewhere, it's considered rare, and everyone scrambles for it. That's part of how the Ascended caused their Critical Shift that kicked out the Four Monarchs - they managed to find a limited-time only portal to the 13th century, where they claimed feng shui sites there and started their Critical Shift. So perhaps, instead of opening into the past, it opens into other parts of the Crinosverse, like other planets 'n such. Because hey, I'm sure that there Pandora planet from that Avatar movie probably exists in the Crinosverse - and I'm just sure they have feng shui sites ripe for the taking...

[Yeoman]

Something I've had churning for awhile:


Space Organizations, Part 1: The Law


Space is big. Like, really big. Outside of the various galaxy and pan galactic empires, federations, and republics, there are a number of organizations that are part no one government or other organization. A number of them are dedicated to protecting and enforcing law and order on the universe. As best they can without stepping over the line between enforcing and forcing. Others are less reputable.


The Star Knights: Largely covered elsewhere, the Star Knights have a long reputation of fairness and enforcing order without interfering in local politics. Strictly enforcing that rule on the occasions when a member has broken it. they are well respected by peaceful cultures as protectors and mediators.

Earth Currently has two Star Knights in residence, maria Montoya of the Freedom League, and her new Protege, Richard Rider.


The Galaxy Police: the core galaxy police, for all they keep the peace between their member worlds, is often seen as the puppet of the Jurian Empire when it comes to inter-culture disputes. So when it comes to dealing with pirates or despots they are welcome, when it comes to problems with a whole other race, people are vastly more likely to call in the Star Knights to mediate.

In recent decades the GP have been attempting to expand their influence to worlds and areas in the fringes of inter-steller spaces. As such, they have had a number of specialist squads stationed in various areas. These groups often have a good deal of leeway in how they deal with problems, and when it comes to GP policy, but are still expected to uphold the core ideals of the Galaxy Police. These squads include groups such as the Sivlerhawks, Space Stallions and the Voltron Force.

members of the core GP rely and advanced technology and genetic upgrades giving them a baseline physical attributes in excess of the standard human, while the specialist squads capabilities vary from group to group, often using prototype technologies and power sources.


The Green Lantern Corps: Again, covered elsewhere for the most part. While the Corps was largely destroyed some time ago, they have recently started recruiting and rebuilding in the Sol system under their new leader, Simon, and with the help of Mogo, solo survivor of the original corps. At this point they have less than one hundred member, none of which, save Mogo, have more than a few years of experience. Most having less than one.


L.E.G.I.O.N.: The brainchild of Vril Dox, clone son of the maundering planet stealer Brainiac, LEGION is an interglactic police force for hire. They serve their member worlds for a fee, protecting them from intersteller assaults, taking their prisons to prison planets elsewhere, and acting as mediators when needed. Th

General untrusted by the Knights, the GP and those green lanterns that have encountered them, and with good reason as Dox himself virtually defines the phrase "Magnificent Bastard." However, while Dox is untrustworthy in general, he has a genuine desire to enforce order on the universe. He doesn't even really care if he's on top, so long as he's in a position no one can threaten him, and galactic peace ensures few are likely to try.

Legion lacks the higher technology of the GP, lacking connections to Jurai, or the power suits or rings of the Knights or GL Corps, LEGION will take hire just about anyone, so long as they aren't obviously dishonest, as such, they have not only more troops than any other police force, but they have members form a number of races with powers and abilities unique to their race, put to use by Dox's 12th level intellect.

[Crinos]

Pandora not only exists, but there is a Na'vi among the Green Lanterns. (Simon visited there while looking for Mogo, and it turns out Pandora is Mogo's "Daughter").