Idea... would it work?

MenacesMagenta · Joined: 21 Nov 2011 Posts: 126 Location: USA - NY

I haven't RPed on here in a while, and I'm thinking of coming back to RP here more o.o but I thought that I might actually... gasp... RP as a canon character a little bit.

The problem is, the canon character I have in mind might not fit well in most of the RPs on IMVU. It definitely would NOT fit in a "family" or "kingdom," would probably work best in an urban fantasy setting. BUT most people (not the people on this forum) are pretty closed minded about what kind of characters can come in their rooms. (The people that use this forum seem way more open minded than the majority of the actual RPing community here on IMVU...) Like they will be like YOU'RE NOT A VAMPIRE OR WEREWOLF OR DEMON GTFO.

.... not to mention godmoding is frowned upon, and I agree with that, but the canon character I have in mind kind of IS godmoded, even within its universe o.O

The canon character I was thinking of is Kyubey from Puella Magi Madoka Magica. I'm in the process of figuring out if or how I could even make a Kyubey avi. XD OOH THERE ACTUALLY IS A KYUBEY THING. o.o

Anyway, does anyone have/know a room I can actually RP a sociopathic wish-granting kitty bunny alien in? o.O Or should I not do it

XxMissSnowyxX · Joined: 24 Mar 2010 Posts: 2235 Location: Antarctica

I think it's a matter of weighing the Good vs. the Bad.. Do you plan on making your own RP world for this character? or do you plan on venturing out to other RP rooms?

Will this characters' actual "god modding" style if you will actually come into play, or is is something that really won't matter in the long run? Just for a simple God mod example that I think will explain what I mean. So and so no matter what has hair that can never be colored or cut. Yes it's absolutely silly, but I don't think anyone in their right mind is going to be like "ZOMG you are such a god modder."

Last but not least, just because you decide to play a canon character, don't forget. It's your character, you can keep them, or tone them down. Better yet, if you don't want to make an exact copy of this canon character, model your character off of it and just keep what you want and get rid of things that you yourself might say "Yes, this is an absolute god mod thing, and probably will be frowned upon."
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GibbertjeDeWolf · Joined: 12 Jan 2012 Posts: 431 Location: USA - NY

MenacesMagenta · Joined: 21 Nov 2011 Posts: 126 Location: USA - NY

I would try to go in other RP rooms first and then make my own if all else failed. XD

The character is EXTREMELY godmodey though. He/it has the power to grant ANY wish, and can therefore magically do anything he/it wants... except for reversing entropy. o.O That is the ONLY limit to its power.

And his basic MO, in a nutshell, is like... here, make a contract with me. I'll grant you any one wish, and give you magic powers, but you have to use them to fight evil witches. (At which point the person is usually like SURE OK and makes a wish)

Then he's like, OH, BY THE WAY. I ripped your soul out and put it in this gem, and if you use your powers, the gem darkens. You have to fight the witches to get their grief seeds and use the grief seeds to purify your gem again. If you don't purify your gem, you become a witch, and are forced to live forever as a grotesque monster until someone else kills you. Also, if you get too sad and fall into despair, you become a witch. ALSO, if someone takes the gem away from you, you faint until they bring it back to you. AND if someone breaks the gem you die. AND I granted your wish, BUT I screwed it up, for example, you wished to cure cancer? Everyone who had cancer now has AIDS. 'K? (At which point the person falls into despair instantly and becomes a witch.)
... Y U MAD THO? I never LIED to you. I just didn't TELL you 'cause you didn't ASK. >_>

Basically, he godmodes you into either death or everlasting misery, and because he is a complete sociopath, really truly doesn't get why you're upset. o.O

Also, he can't be killed. He gets killed and then a new one appears and eats the old one's corpse, over and over and over.

The only way to defeat... well, not even defeat, but just briefly hinder... him is give him an impossible wish like "I wish you won't grant this wish," or, as the hero of the story does, "I wish to erase all witches, past, present, and future, from existence"
Of course this only works if you know his true evil intentions before hand, which no one ever does o_O

So yeah... godmode central right hurr

Skimmerskir · Joined: 22 Mar 2009 Posts: 539 Location: Sweden

I kind of skipped reading your last post, because I'm in the process of watching said animÃ© so I didn't want any spoilers x'] BUT, in regards to playing godmoddy characters:

I think it's not about how powerful the character is, it's about how you use it.
I play a GOD. A fullblown, I-can-alter-the-universe-GOD; but so far, I don't think he's been considered a pain to play against. Why? Because although he CAN see everyone's full life by removing his blindfold, and although he COULD vanquish all living creatures in a tavern - I make sure to give him reason not to.
This is an ingame way of tackling an OOC problem. For example - a character fights against my god. I know the player doesn't want her/his character to die, so what do I do? I don't want to weaken my persona just because the other player doesn't want to die, so, hmm...
Oh, yes - my God gets called away on some errand or another; in short, I quit the RP because I can't come up with something suiting.
Or, why not - something unexpected happens, such as my God getting distracted or otherwise occupied, and thus giving the other character a chance at escape.
Or, if you really want to get crazy - Hey, what if my God character doesn't WANT to fight the other character? Then all is well.

There are other ways of solving this issue, of course, and those are just a few examples; but I think my bottom line is -
It's not about the character, it's about YOU as a player.

In a "granting any wish"-type of persona, I would make sure to just be very respectful against the players and ensure that they know what they're getting into if they ask a wish of this particular creature. And if they don't want to play along, well, then try to find a good compromise that won't ruin either's vision of their character.

MenacesMagenta · Joined: 21 Nov 2011 Posts: 126 Location: USA - NY

Yeah, so I can give them the full terms in OOC... >_>

GibbertjeDeWolf · Joined: 12 Jan 2012 Posts: 431 Location: USA - NY

GibbertjeDeWolf · Joined: 12 Jan 2012 Posts: 431 Location: USA - NY

MenacesMagenta · Joined: 21 Nov 2011 Posts: 126 Location: USA - NY

o.O Kyubey definitely godmodes against. D: Dunno what to say 'cause I dun wanna spoil the series XD

DarklingMagick · Joined: 09 Mar 2008 Posts: 668 Location: USA - NY

GibbertjeDeWolf · Joined: 12 Jan 2012 Posts: 431 Location: USA - NY

KrimsonKnightmare · Joined: 02 May 2007 Posts: 213 Location: USA - OH

You're always welcome to rp with me and my tiny band of oddballs.

Vangelor · Joined: 22 Mar 2010 Posts: 110 Location: USA - OH

On the other hand, an extreme character will not be suitable to all settings. Theoretically, a powerful being from another world could visit my setting. It is established that this is possible and does happen.

On the other hand, even if that being had reason to zero in on my particular corner of the world, which is relatively remote and obscure, the world itself is home to many, many much more powerful inhabitants who would notice and be alarmed by that kind of power wandering in.

I don't bring those figures into my RP. They are legend, at best, to the characters I play. But they certainly exist and are actively involved in affairs, so I do feel I can say "that character really doesn't suit the setting here, I'm sorry," and not need to apologize beyond that.
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