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by Ares
Sat Mar 16, 2024 1:55 am
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: Jab’s Builds! (Shingen! Leather & Lace! The Lunatic Legion!)
Replies: 35254
Views: 7022541

Re: Jab’s Builds! (Dark Edge! Proletariat! Lord Templar!)

I believe Triathalon's "win" over Templar was a case of in universe jobbing. Wasp noted how it didn't make sense for Templar to defeat Pagan if Thor could defeat Templar, or how Templar could lose to Triathlon. It was actually part of Tremont's plan to build up Triathalon's popularity and ...
by Ares
Fri Mar 15, 2024 3:17 pm
Forum: Ask the Staff
Topic: Hall of Shame admissions
Replies: 1
Views: 100

Re: Hall of Shame admissions

It took a little while, but Echoes has basically gotten to a place where I have the easiest moderator job in history. Everyone is pretty well behaved and self-moderates, so there hasn't been a need for me to break out the red text in a long while. Which I'm very happy with.
by Ares
Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:19 pm
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: Jab’s Builds! (Shingen! Leather & Lace! The Lunatic Legion!)
Replies: 35254
Views: 7022541

Re: Weapon Y

Jabroniville wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:28 am Image

WEAPON Y (Real Name Unknown)
Created By:
Evan Skolnick & Manny Galan
I wonder if the red hair is a dig at Rob himself.
by Ares
Fri Mar 08, 2024 3:53 am
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: Jab’s Builds! (Shingen! Leather & Lace! The Lunatic Legion!)
Replies: 35254
Views: 7022541

Re: Walter Declun

https://comicvine.gamespot.com/a/uploads/original/0/77/430501-declunw.jpg ah, there's that Humberto Ramos "what the f*ck is this even trying to be?" art again. He looks like he's either trying to do his best impression of the "sassy black woman head shake", or that he's the &quo...
by Ares
Wed Feb 28, 2024 5:49 pm
Forum: Settings of the Multiverse
Topic: How to make superhero settings more immersive
Replies: 39
Views: 6533

Re: How to make superhero settings more immersive

This is a good story indeed and a well explanation for a more traditional super-hero world. Thanks! And yeah, I find that having the kind of genre conventions you want in a setting just requires a little set up or even just a semi-plausible explanation. It kind of annoys me when folks look at tradi...
by Ares
Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:54 pm
Forum: Settings of the Multiverse
Topic: How to make superhero settings more immersive
Replies: 39
Views: 6533

Re: How to make superhero settings more immersive

How has popular media changed since the appearance of superhumans? This doesn't need to be directly related to superhero media -- are there any significant alterations that happened butterfly-effect style (like the appearance of actual costumed adventurers meaning pirate and horror comics continued...
by Ares
Tue Feb 27, 2024 7:14 pm
Forum: Settings of the Multiverse
Topic: How to make superhero settings more immersive
Replies: 39
Views: 6533

Re: How to make superhero settings more immersive

I would like to fire up the thread with a new question. How does the inheritance of genetic based super-powers work? Do mutants\novas\mutates have a %50 chance to pass their powers to their offspring? Do they produce powered children all the time? Are the exact powers and power levels of children r...
by Ares
Tue Feb 27, 2024 6:19 pm
Forum: Settings of the Multiverse
Topic: How to make superhero settings more immersive
Replies: 39
Views: 6533

Re: How to make superhero settings more immersive

So, with life finally slowing down enough for me to do more than the occasional comment and actually contribute something semi-creative, I thought I'd tackle the updated questions posed in this thread . . . only to realize I never actually responded to the original questions in the thread. I'd just ...
by Ares
Mon Feb 26, 2024 5:02 pm
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: The T-Verse [Earth 75]: Dragon Mandarin, Ninjas, & Naginatas, the Storms, Black Fox, Scorpion, Toad
Replies: 948
Views: 169627

Re: The Monkey Prince

Yet another one of Ares’ art pieces, and probably the one build I’ve done so far that has stressed me out the most for a couple of reasons – one being I love 70s Martial Arts movies (many of which draw on legends of Sun Wukong, the basis of this character), second being I know Ares is a huge fan of...
by Ares
Mon Feb 26, 2024 6:29 am
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: The T-Verse [Earth 75]: Dragon Mandarin, Ninjas, & Naginatas, the Storms, Black Fox, Scorpion, Toad
Replies: 948
Views: 169627

Re: The T-Verse [Earth 75]: New Ready To Play Builds

Very cool to see some of my characters done as blind builds based purely off their designs. I'm honestly impressed with your restraint, since I remember "Musketeer" being your favorite design of the bunch. :D
by Ares
Mon Feb 19, 2024 2:27 pm
Forum: Ask the Staff
Topic: Changing username?
Replies: 1
Views: 361

Re: Changing username?

Hello and welcome to the Echoes!

If you'd like to have your user name changed, feel free to just PM me a request to do so, and I'll take care of it.
by Ares
Sun Feb 18, 2024 8:38 am
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: Jab’s Builds! (Shingen! Leather & Lace! The Lunatic Legion!)
Replies: 35254
Views: 7022541

Re: Jab’s Builds! (Seong Mi-Na! Rock! Astaroth! Ashlotte! Voldo!)

It's funny how committed they were to the original Soul Edge / Soul Blade characters all having a bladed weapon, yet they also really wanted a nunchaku wielder, so they stuck these piddly little blades on the ends of the nunchaku.
by Ares
Sun Feb 18, 2024 4:03 am
Forum: Books, Comics and Web-Comics
Topic: DC Adventures Universe History Question
Replies: 4
Views: 454

Re: DC Adventures Universe History Question

It might also have been a reference to Busiek's Trinity story that went into detail about the life essence that dwells within planets. But given the importance the various Lantern Corps. had at the time of the story, it was likely a reference to the Life Entity. Which I'll agree with Davies, was dum...
by Ares
Fri Feb 16, 2024 9:31 pm
Forum: Settings of the Multiverse
Topic: How do you worldbuild settings?
Replies: 6
Views: 232

Re: How do you worldbuild settings?

For me it depends on what kind of stories I want to tell with my setting. Once I figure that out I start working on figuring out the history of the setting, how the metaphysics of the setting works, the major players, and create as much potential for fun and storytelling as I can. Figuring out the c...
by Ares
Mon Feb 12, 2024 11:58 pm
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: Jab’s Builds! (Shingen! Leather & Lace! The Lunatic Legion!)
Replies: 35254
Views: 7022541

Re: Jab’s Builds! (G-Dog! The Hanged Man! SoulCalibur! Mitsurugi!)

I believe one version has Link from Zelda. That would be the Gamecube version of Soul Calibur II, where he used his sword and shield to fight, along with the bow, boomerang and bomb. Also, the PS2 version had Heihachi Mishima from the Tekken series, who preferred fighting with gauntlets. That way, ...