Talk:Exemplars
--Edmiao 19:31, 15 March 2007 (MDT)Help me out here guys. Im getting bogged down in verbiage. I have these different terms, and I cant decide which one is better and makes the most sense. Some of them need to be stripped away. What Im talking about: Prime, New Man/Woman, Exemplars, next evolutionary step. None jumps out at me, and I cant figure out which lends itself to the smoothest usage. Whenever I get ready to do some writing I end up wrestling over semantics.
--Edmiao 19:24, 25 October 2006 (MDT)Just go with the old X men term: Homo Superior. or Mutie. Depends on what connotation you want. Exemplar has a superior, haughty ring to it. So does Prime. New Human is fairly neutral and gets you away from the Man/Woman thing. How about Homo Nuevo (sounds like a gay latino).
--Jason 21:00, 25 October 2006 (MDT)I need one term that is all sciency, one that you doctor types would make up and use in research papers. Then another one for public consumption, this is where the choice is Exemplar or Prime makes sense. I do like the homo sapiens superioris like the XMen did. Thats why I want a sciency term.
--Edmiao 23:46, 27 February 2007 (MST) just looked at Gabe's pictures of Hub. Are we going to be supers in tights with costumes? please say "no"
--Gdaze-- What??? We better look awesome like that! Hahaha! But yeah... actually what are we gonna look like?
--Edmiao 00:09, 28 February 2007 (MST) Viho, my character, does not wear a costume or dress in tights. but he is kind of a comic book caricature, being smaller than any midget, flying around in a hoverchair, and driving a dreadnaught.
--BenofZongo 00:20, 28 February 2007 (MST)My guy looks completely normal. No costume, hoverchairs, or dreadnaughts. But don't let me stop you from wearing tights. My alt was a classic, tights-n-brights super hero.
--66.235.38.61 00:42, 28 February 2007 (MST)To each their own; who's gonna tell a super-guy how to dress? That said, Dr Austin Oppermann just wears geeky scientist shit, like ill-fitting plaid shirts and khakis that are at least two years out of style.
--Gdaze-- So what, are we just gonna be saving the day in casual wear??? Well... I hope we at least wear GAP...
--67.183.58.127 11:35, 28 February 2007 (MST)Some do wear tights whether you like it or not. Its a functional uniform that serves the purpose.
--Gdaze-- Sweet! I think I will go with this then. I never even thought to use City of Heroes to give me a concept of what my guy looks like, but I must say I like the idea!
--Edmiao 17:47, 9 March 2007 (MST) There are some pages that are hard to find from this main exemplars page, notably "World Politics" so I added the link if that's ok.
--Jason 17:51, 9 March 2007 (MST)You're right. I need a better organization of this stuff so people can get an easy read of what is important without having to click around for a half hour.
--Jason 15:39, 12 March 2007 (MDT)Everyone: I am trying to get as much stuff written on here for you guys about the world, but I need some direction. Tell me what you guys want to see here. Give me an idea what kinds of details are important, whether you want generalities etc. Any direction is helpful.
--Edmiao 21:52, 12 March 2007 (MDT) I added a player Q n A section. I like the details. I think they will solidify as to what is important once we begin to play.
--Jason 16:57, 15 March 2007 (MDT)I still havent received a character from Gabe or a written background from Dieter. There will be a lag time of at least a couple of weeks from when I receive these to when we can play, so get them in soon or we wont be switching immediately to Exemplars.
--BenofZongo 18:06, 15 March 2007 (MDT)There are probably two more sessions of Jin left, including this week: after that, we switch to whatever or run my one shot: Space Opera can start once I've run the one shot and we've decided whether we're playing Nephon or Gemini. Just figured that info would be useful for making decisions based on timelines.
--Edmiao 19:31, 15 March 2007 (MDT) Jason, are there more character "prequils", and do these require gabe and deiter to have their characters ready? probably it would be best to permit you to maximally interweave the characters if this it seems appropriate. I fully expect with 95% confidence that Jin will take 2 sessions, no more, no less.
--Jason 19:37, 15 March 2007 (MDT)We will need to do the Viho prequel for sure. Gabes character is a kid who is just getting out of school, so I dont think he should have a prequel, Dieter has partial amnesia, so again its best without it. The last prequel will be Ben and Matt, which we will do at the beginning of the first session.
--Edmiao 21:17, 15 March 2007 (MDT)so should we plan on the Viho prequil after Jin? Likely 3/23/07?
--Dieter the Bold 02:04, 16 March 2007 (MDT) Sorry about the lack of background. I'm having serious trouble coming up with good powers that fit into the kind of concept I want for my character. I shouldn't let that stop me from creating the background, as I can easily do one without the other. I'm simply most comfortable with coming up with a vague background, followed by character, then finalizing the background with interactions between the actual character sheet and my conception of the background.
--Jason 10:11, 16 March 2007 (MST)Do that, since its exactly what the instructions ask for. The vague background just allows me to work you into stuff, then we can make all the details happen.
--Jason 12:08, 26 March 2007 (MST)Ok peckerneckers, here it comes. This Friday will be the prequel for Dr Viho Ciquala. I still have not received completed characters for Hub or Geoffrey Constance. I do not plan on doing a prequel for either of them (reasons should be obvious once the game starts), though I suggest you have some sort of writeup to use this Friday for the mock combat that will commence following the good doctors background story. Next week Ben has suggested we do Gemini because his sister is in town, thats fine, though we could also do Exemplars because Dr Katerina von Wolfenberg is quite important in getting you guys together, and that could be interesting. Lets revive the Exemplars discussion that dropped away when I took my insanity hiatus.
--BenofZongo 12:27, 26 March 2007 (MST)Cool. I figured April 6th would be a good time to do the Gemini one shot also because then we can finally get all the space opera shit squared away: once I run the one shot, people can vote on what they'd like to play (Nephon or Gemini), and whoever is in charge can get down to business getting stuff set up. After that, a few weeks of exemplars would probably be favorable to either space opera GM, since they'd have to get their game world up to speed, so we could start the 3 week rotation schedule beginning April 13th.
--Gdaze-- Alright, I shall be there for gaming then. About my finished character... sorry about that, I tend to like to use my bro's labtop because my screen hurts my eyes. Alright... I shall get you that tomorrow or Wed.
--Edmiao 12:50, 26 March 2007 (MST)screen hurts your eyes? i have an old monitor that i'm not using if you or anyone wants it. still works but it's not a fancy dancy flat screen.
--71.35.113.221 10:33, 4 May 2007 (MST) So I'm reading The Watchmen. Exemplars is very inspired by it, i presume
--Jason 13:54, 4 May 2007 (MST)Much of the world of Exemplars existed before I ever read Watchmen. Yet, all of the greater detail that has come lately has probably been influenced by it.
--Gdaze 15:14, 4 May 2007 (MST) Speaking of supers, Jason I still have your comics! Don't worry, they are tucked safely away under... I think my dreamcast, could be my busted PS2 though. Regardless fear not!
