Thor stepped out of the fountain. Blurred shapes moved around him growing no less or more clear with their relative proximity. He did not like dying. Not because it was painful, for he had never had a problem dealing with pain, and not even because it was a sign of failure. His father's last lesson had taught him the value in such things. No, Thor's problem with dying was that it made everything become annoyingly confusing. Both times he died he ended up having a confusing dream only to wake up in a fountain that he knew was surrounded by people, yet he could see none of them clearly and none of them seemed to be able to see him clearly. It was all very frustrating. At least he could make out the gates clearly enough. He began walk toward the gate to the Ashen Steppes. It was a long and dull walk as the walk to the gates always was, but eventually he made it to the doorway that would take him back to the lava filled wasteland where he hoped to find the dragon slain and Red-Hood waiting for him. A new thought accrued to him. Red-Hood was probably not his actual name. Thor should ask him if he had another. 

Thor stepped through the portal - Back into the Nexus. Thor looked at the portal behind him. It was definitely the portal to the Steppes. Thor walked into the portal again, and again he found himself standing in the Nexus. The portal would not let him through! What Trickery of Omni was this! He was being kept from his allies, but what for? Could it be that the fight was not over? That Thor could still lend his Hammer in aid to his allies? He ran at the portal over and over, each time having to twist around and run through again. Each time he grew angrier, until finally Thor had gone into a full roaring rage. Thor did to the gate what he did to everything that made him angry. He threw his hammer at it. Mjolnir flew into the portal and right back out almost quicker than it had gone in. Thor knew his Hammer well enough to know this was not a return flight. The Hammer was not returning it was being spat back at him. Thor took his hammer and slammed it into the empty whiteness beneath his feet. He would not be getting back to the dragon that way. Omni would pay for his transgressions. 

Thor looked back at the fountain. The burred shapes had apparently cleared and become people during his rage. He would return to the fountain and see if any of them might know a different way into the Ashen Steppes. Perhaps he could even recruit some of them to help him and the others fight against the All powerful Omni.

Cana was lead through the Nexus by Cassandra, who seemed to squint at the fresh gloss of light over her eyes, however, her pale skin seemed to dim at the light, rather than glow as naturally as Cana’s did. “What is this place?” she heard her voice fade the second her familiar tone left her lips, “It looks...” the wizard’s voice trailed, she looked almost worried as her eyes swept the white room with no walls, with a floor that seemed to extend on into the horizon. They left the portal from the Ashen Steppes, and immediately the heat of the air was washed away by the stagnant wind of the great pearly room.

Cassandra smirked, as though her answer had weight, she spoke, “We are at a crossroads. This in itself is a verse, meant, initially, as the sole place where Primes are summoned, and second, where they can pass through. A bridge, if you will. When we near the fountain, directly in front of it, is where the man you’re searching for was brought when he arrived. Primes get a little introduction, from Omni himself, though, I’ve heard it’s all the same. Not us though, secondaries are usually treated as secondary citizens.”

Cana frowned as she took in the information. “I see, well, you said we were going to...?”

“Camelot,” Cassandra completed her sentence. “That’s where his bounty was, and though we won’t find him there, we will find information, perhaps, on to where his trail leads.”

“Do you think we’ll find someone who will have seen him?” Cana asked innocently.

“I’m hoping for more than that.” Cassandra said mysteriously.

And their feet carried them forward, into the portal that looked like the one they came from.

Exactly what the title says.

These are my goals:

Gather a party and banish Judge Dredd

Long-term goal. Likely extremely difficult, but hopefully not at a Volvagia level. I'm not worrying about a plan yet, but I will when I think I'm ready.

Steal an Artefact from a Vault

Mid-term goal. Mick's a thief. It's only in his nature to break into a base and snatch an Artefact from someone's Vault.

Take control of a gang in the lower tiers of Coruscant

Short-term goal. Having Mick take over a gang in Coruscant would be...Interesting, to say the least.

Don't know if it will continue to be an issue but it seems like RPGFix is having difficulties for some of us. Or maybe all of us. "Secure Network Connection" is the problem. This is just a heads-up if you receive messages about it.

My Astral Realm thread, Hammer and Nail in the Coffin, has disappeared. Help?

Bizarre, right? Well, it's true. This post is inspired by this page http://www.vgmaps.com/forums/index.php?topic=784.0;wap2.

First way.

1. Star Trek characters meet the X-Men in a crossover comic.

2. Wolverine meets Star Wars characters in the Attacktix tabletop game.

Second way.

1. Star Trek characters meet the X-Men in a crossover comic.

2. Wolverine has met The Transformers in the New Avengers/Transformers crossover.

3. Optimus Prime and Megatron have fought a number of Konami, Hudson, and Takara characters in DreamMix TV World Fighters, including Simon Belmont, that Beyblade kid, Bomberman, and Solid Snake.

4. Solid Snake meets Link in Super Smash Bros.: Brawl.

5. Link battles the Soul Calibur characters in the GameCube version of Soul Calibur II.

6. And finally, the Soul Calibur characters face off against Star Wars characters Yoda and Darth Vader in Soul Calibur IV.

Third way.

1. Star Trek characters meet the X-Men in a crossover comic.

2. Wolverine has met The Transformers in the New Avengers/Transformers crossover.

3. Optimus Prime and Megatron have fought a number of Konami, Hudson, and Takara characters in DreamMix TV World Fighters, including Simon Belmont, that Beyblade kid, Bomberman, and Solid Snake.

4. Solid Snake meets Mario in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

5. Mario meets Pac-Man in Mario Kart GP.

6. Pac-Man meets Astaroth (Soul Calibur character) in Pac-Man Fever.

Fourth way.

1. Star Trek characters meet the X-Men in a crossover comic.

2. Wolverine meets Ryu in Marvel vs. Capcom.

3. Ryu meets Mitsurugi in Namco x Capcom.

4. Mitsurugi, Darth Vader and Yoda fight in Soulcalibur IV.

Fifth way.

1. Star Trek characters meet the X-Men in a crossover comic.

2. Wolverine appears in New Avengers/Transformers.

3. Optimus Prime and Darth Vader appear in the tabletop game Attacktix.

Thor recently died, and I would like to RP with someone in the Unknown. Anyone die recently and looking to RP in the Astral Realm?

Sorry if this is a bit premature. About 3000 more OM for Matrix and I can get a third character. Just sitting down and shamelessly stealing the Details/Pros/Cons format that other people have used for narrowing down their characters helped me eliminate four choices, but between these two I can’t decide where to go next. There’s still plenty of time and I plan on jotting down a few paragraphs for each to see how it feels, but I’d love any opinions on what I have so far.
 
And of course, between now and then, some wild card might sweep in and take it (though I don't really want to go with an impulse character - hence this thread in advance). And also, I might not even do the third character, but it sure would be fun.
 
 
Lord Zedd
 


Details: The big bad dude from Power Rangers. Taken from some point prior to the series where he is out terrorizing the universe. His stretch goal would be to overthrow Palpatine and seize the Empire for himself (Yea. I know.), and in the meantime would basically establish himself as a member of Coruscant and the Empire to do so. He’d also line up with LAW (and possibly the Reapers) extremely well. Pure evil, but with comedic undertones in his writing.
 
Pros: Get to run amok with a bad guy that’s wildly different from my other characters. Run wild with a lot of the other villain characters in the Dunes, too. Could fill up the Astral Realm with backstory.
 
Cons: Extremely limited movepool to draw from, would have to make up a ton of stuff. Concerned about my ability/interest to run a villain long term.
 
 
Kara Zor-El
 


Details: Supergirl. Not taken from particular source, but instead just a mashup of all the different versions of her. She would join the Empire, as Coruscant is the most familiar terrain for her, as sort of a “good guy joining the bad guys to do good” type thing, which adds a ton of potential since she’s not the same paragon of justice that Superman is. She’d be taken around age 22, so she spent 16 years on Krypton as a normal person, then 6 on Earth as a super powered being, and now in the Omniverse is somewhere in between.
 
Pros: Unique stat layout, for me at least. Character build would be different from Zack and Matrix, would keep it fresh. Ton of story potential, about her stepping out of Superman’s shadow now that he’s not anywhere around.

Cons: Character whose source material(s) I’m least familiar with. Character development might be too similar to Matrix’s at some points, which could get stale.

Have you ever joined an online chat forum, like say the Omniwhatever, and didn't have a picture for that icon that is right by your name whenever you post? Or perhaps you've felt like you can never find that perfect picture off the internet? Have you been stuck with that dumb, basic avatar with that off blue shadow of a person? Not good enough of an artist to draw something yourself? 

Well worry not! For a limited time the artist known on this site as 'Granite' is offering mediocre to great quality artwork the perfect size for those pesky avatars! Just leave a post here and he will try his best! Just say if you want it in color/BW/etc, bust or full body, general/specific pose idea, specific version of your character, or anything else you want to include! 

Have only a description or poorly drawn picture for your original character? He'll do that! Not satisfied with the artwork you receive? He will work with you!

Have a character from a non-original source? (IE. Samus Aran) He can do that too!

Just remember all good artists have a life too! So please allow time for your picture to be drawn! But, if your lucky, your request could be done in as little as an hour!

And remember, this price will be here for a limited time! Though, as soon as he can, Granite will find a way to allow donations! But these works will be free for a time after that! So, please do not feel obligated to donate as a way to pay for any artwork!

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Granite



James Bolero


Ballad


Miranda Frost


Yukki Kazuto


Shelly


Amber Veritz


Stuart Gillman-Street


Other

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[spoiler]Cyborg


Chara


Jak Mar


Mick Rory


Judy Hopps


Hiro Protagonist


Kung Fury

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RACE NAME: OMNI

HEIGHT: OMNI

WEIGHT: OMNI

DESCRIPTION: OMNI

HISTORY: OMNI

Give me your honest opinion guys? Too OP?