This week, we see Spellbinder reunited with Foxfire, face Black while Prophet and Black Widow are held captive by Imagiomg.
This week's playing threads are:
Horror Hall
Sins of the Father(s)
Some possible jumping off points for discussion (feel free to answer some or none of these):
- What do you think of Imagiomg as a villain?
- How do YOU pronounce Imagiomg?
- Should they have stayed and fought Black or ran?
- For the players who weren't there, or play different characters now, how would you have used your characters against Black?
- Should they have left Black unconscious rather than finishing him off?
- Was Guardian Jill's favorite character at the time?
- Where did Blaze get cigarettes?
- Should they have followed Alexis to the lab?
- Should they have listened to Prophet's astral form?
- Who was your favorite character in this group of threads?
- What was your favorite thing about this group of threads?
- What did you learn by re-reading that you didn't remember?
Feel free to add your own comments and pose questions to the others. Discuss!
Its nice to go back & revisit these threads & see Foxfire reuniting w/ Spellbinder. For me, this is Heather still continuing to play Foxfire strongly & in the way that made her popular in the original Valiant rpg. I look back on it now & i think Foxfire's obvious digs & bitchy tone to Shockwave is the typical "I have a crush on you & i dont know how else to verbalize it"
:haha:. We'll see the confirmation of this in the Kelly King storyline later on down the road.
Shockwave REALLY steps up in "Horror Hall". She not only counters Foxfire, Spellbinder & Guardian's bitchcraft but she puts up one hell of a fight against Black. I really enjoy re-reading it & kudos to [MENTION=10]Prentiss[/MENTION], whom I recall @ the time, feeling like she wouldn't do well w/ the action/battle aspect of the Six. But she comes through w/ flying colors IMO.
Foxfire, Guardian & Shockwave's emotions are very pronounced in the later part of "Horror Hall" & Spellbinder seems more calm & centered after she rescues Blaze from Black's clutches earlier in the thread. You can tell she's found a piece of herself in rescuing her sister here even as Black is threatening to pick up where he left off w/ her from their last battle in Valiant.
as Imagiomg- let me say that this character's name was directly ripped from the classic sega/genesis RPG series,
Phantasy Star. This is a video game rpg that defined my childhood. It featured a woman in the lead role, a woman who weilded a mystical sword & magickal power. There were 4 games between sega master system & sega genesis & later there was an ONLINE version patterned after the expansive online video game rpg "Everquest".
Imagiomg appears (the first time) in part II of the series. There's 3 different versions of him. this screen cap of him doesnt do him any justice but his name & his imposing stature stayed w/ me & that's what made me choose to bring him in as Mystech's powerful mage (in the aftermath of Kelly King's failure). As for the pronounciation of his NAME? well that's a question that has been asked before in
other places too .
Arsenal said:
Is there a link to Imagiomg powers?
And I always saw that name as EEE-ma-zhe-OHMG. Just throwing that out there.
I pretty much felt the same way about the pronounciation of the name, Garrick :nod: although i think most ppl familiar w/ the games would say: Imagi-OMG & as later sequels of Phantasy Star came out & names of locations & characters changed slightly (officially attributed to "linguistic drift" since 100's of years passed between part II & part IV)...the character's name became "Imagiomage" (eee-ma-zhe-OH-mage). I preferred the original spelling, i thought it was unique & apparently it stayed w/ other ppl in this game too
as for the character's powers, there isnt a detailed entry on him in the Six Guide (yet) but as he appeared in the PS games, he was an incredibly tall mage w/ an imposing stature and skeletal hands associated w/ the dark, destructive magickal energy he channeled. He fired "power blasts" , "psychic mind blasts" and he had a move that would make jagged "lightning bolt" like blasts of dark magick CASCADE DOWN upon his targets like a waterfall that was pretty severe.
I found myself really expanding the character of Guardian/Alison in this part of the story. W/ Spellbinder, she was already established in my mind. But Guardian had evolved rather unexpectedly due to a need & the way she resonated w/ readers & other players so I definitely enjoyed using her MORE in this part of the story than I did Spellbinder.
Thing i remember- This marks Ororo's first appearence in the Six timeline & she also manifests the Seige Perilous in the Six timeline for the first time here. Ororo was the one to cast Black OUT when he crossed over into the MoE timeline as well. So I know i had that in mind when bringing her into the story, making this one of the first references to the MoE timeline & it's connection to the Six timeline.
In "Sins of the Father(s)" there was ALOT of dialogue, drama & backstory! Haleigh & Cameron were going through quite an ordeal but Haleigh was definitely STRONG throughout most of this part of the story. This was the first time her character's backstory was really delved into & as the result of her trauma @ the hands of Dr's Chandler, Victory & also Imagiomg, her powers underwent their first major change in the Six as well. She endured alot here & to Lexi's credit...she rolled with it & made the most out of each moment w/ Haleigh's interactions. Truly "fearless".
The bond that she & Cameron formed @ this time was one born out of necessity. He NEEDED HER more than she did him in this situation (though he didnt think so). & while it was a nice, natural development, Cameron once again reminds us all what a worm & a scumbag he was by QUICKLY turning on Haleigh if only to save his life.
Haleigh couldn't be that much distinguished from her captors. She was able to meet them @ their level & mind set. She was perfectly willing to offer up Morgan and Alison on a platter, whatever it took. BUT @ the same time, you could see her glimpses of her humanity & sense of vulnerability when Imagiomg became more brutal & in depth w/ his torture.
Adam Chandler said:
:: looking over at the young mutant::
yes, arrogant pup, Alison Marble is your sister. The FIRST born of your sibilings..and by far the one with the blackest heart. her magick augments ALL of her other powers giving her a destructive edge to match her vindictive soul. Your mother would be SO PROUD...if she hadnt prooved to be such a liability ..and thus had to be eliminated.
Ms. Davidoff, of all these intruders in the Citadle tonight...you and Spellbinder pose the greatest threat. the knowledge and memories you have, if you revealed them, could DESTROY MysTech and Spellbinder, if left uncheck would bring this place down around us all.
But what your hot headed friend Cameron here has failed to see..is the bigger picture.
:: a six pointed star shimmers into view on the screen
Foxfire and Tempest, who represent powerful elemental extremes ...
:: their images shift to two different positions::
Guardian, who holds sway over time and space
:: her image moves to another point::
Shockwave...my renegade "daughter"...who is the "north star"...with power over energy itself
:: her image shifts to another point::
Yourself...the technological force of the group...far more valuable than your powers..is the strength of your mind!
:: her own image shimmers into view at yet another point of the star::
Cameron King...the telepath/telekinetic ...who ..under IDEAL circumstances ...would be the HEART of the group but given the rampant dysfunction among the lot of you...its not saying that much
:: his image appears at a point::
and Spellbinder....the sorceress who circumvents time and space...and through her...travel not only around the earth...but to OTHER WORLDS is possible.
::her image appears at the northern most point::
ALL of you....The Six were brought together by design that even Guardian couldnt hope to comprehend..despite her far reach as a precog.
But alas....your formation would herald the end of MysTech. Family ties would be renewed...strength and courage would be fueled..and the annoying little scenario of "good conquering evil" comes to mind..not to mention that my daughter and spellbinder want nothing more than to see myself and christopher dead...and I'm afraid we cannot allow that.
:: the screens fade to black::
which is why...:: turning to Imagiomg::
i want Spellbinder and Black Widow stunned and placed in stasis...the rest...EXPUNGED!
THIS, i think, really helps to frame The Original Six & why they were so special/targeted by Mystech. Even BEFORE their backstories were later revealed.
