The X-men run missions and work together with the NYPD, striving to maintain a peaceful balance between humans and mutants. When it comes to a fight, they won't back down from protecting those who need their help.
Haven presents itself as a humanitarian organization for activists, leaders, and high society, yet mutants are the secret leaders working to protect and serve their kind. Behind the scenes they bring their goals into reality.
From the time when mutants became known to the world, SUPER was founded as a black-ops division of the CIA in an attempt to classify, observe, and learn more about this new and rising threat.
The Syndicate works to help bring mutantkind to the forefront of the world. They work from the shadows, a beacon of hope for mutants, but a bane to mankind. With their guiding hand, humanity will finally find extinction.
Since the existence of mutants was first revealed in the nineties, the world has become a changed place. Whether they're genetic misfits or the next stage in humanity's evolution, there's no denying their growing numbers, especially in hubs like New York City. The NYPD has a division devoted to mutant related crimes. Super-powered vigilantes help to maintain the peace. Those who style themselves as Homo Superior work to tear society apart for rebuilding in their own image.
MRO is an intermediate to advanced writing level original character, original plot X-Men RPG. We've been open and active since October of 2005. You can play as a mutant, human, or Adapted— one of the rare humans who nullify mutant powers by their very existence. Goodies, baddies, and neutrals are all welcome.
Short Term Plots:Are They Coming for You?
There have been whispers on the streets lately of a boogeyman... mutant and humans, young and old, all have been targets of trafficking.
The Fountain of Youth
A chemical serum has been released that's shaving a few years off of the population. In some cases, found to be temporary, and in others...?
MRO MOVES WITH CURRENT TIME: What month and year it is now in real life, it's the same for MRO, too.
Fuegogrande: "Fuegogrande" player of The Ranger, Ion, Rhia, and Null
Neopolitan: "Aly" player of Rebecca Grey, Stephanie Graves, Marisol Cervantes, Vanessa Bookman, Chrysanthemum Van Hart, Sabine Sang, Eupraxia
Ongoing Plots
Magic and Mystics
After the events of the 2020 Harvest Moon and the following Winter Solstice, magic has started manifesting in the MROvere! With the efforts of the Welldrinker Cult, people are being converted into Mystics, a species of people genetically disposed to be great conduits for magical energy.
The Welldrinker Cult
A shadowy group is gaining power, drawing in people who are curious, vulnerable, or malicious, and turning them into Mystics. They are recruiting people into their ranks to spread the influence of magic in the world, but for what end goal?
Are They Coming for You?
There have been whispers on the streets lately of a boogeyman... mutant and humans, young and old, all have been targets of trafficking.
Adapteds
What if the human race began to adapt to the mutant threat? What if the human race changed ever so subtly... without the x-gene.
Atlanteans
The lost city of Atlantis has been found! Refugees from this undersea mutant dystopia have started to filter in to New York as citizens and businessfolk. You may make one as a player character of run into one on the street.
Got a plot in mind?
MRO plots are player-created the Mods facilitate and organize the big ones, but we get the ideas from you. Do you have a plot in mind, and want to know whether it needs Mod approval? Check out our plot guidelines.
Discord Updates! - Two new channels have been added to the MRO Discord: mro_jukebox and parents_of_mro! The former is a place to share music with your fellow MROers and the latter is a chat exclusively for parent/kid talk!
FEATURED MEMBERS
Newest Characters
Rhea Gunn - Albatross’s first, the little child with the biiiig tummy.
Lincoln McKeller - Atlas’s first, happy to make his MRO debut, (until his happiness spawns a clone to do it for him!)
Skye Sinclaire - Fishy’s third, with literal mood lighting.
(Side Note: Quite the month for emotion-based mutations!)
Most Posts This Month (Numbers not yet calculated.)
PLOT NEWS
King Con has come to New York! A premier nerd convention, this year there will be plenty to liven up the event. A lot of flexibility to create your own thread and premise for the mini-plot, so bring your nerdy characters to check it out! If you make a [KC] Thread, link them here!
The Ripples in Time plot is progressing! SUPER has established an operation on the MRO Side of the Rift! For updates, click here for more details and send any new AV character applications to <mutantrevolver@gmail.com>
If you have plot ideas, don’t keep them to yourself! If they’re small, then post them on the Plot Ideas board or PM a mod to help you iron out the details. If they’re large, send them to <mutantrevolver@gmail.com> for approval!
This Month, we really wanted to remind you of all the great ways you can distract yourself between posting or real life tasks you don’t want to do! Here are some of the great fan things to check out if you missed them the first time or want to revisit them!
As many of you know, I'm in the very hectic process of trying to move as quickly as possible to OKC while simultaneously preparing to visit Massachusetts for about a week. As you might guess, I'll be scarce for the next week or two.
Once I settle into my new life (which is still bananas to say,) expect to see a return to more activity for me!
This affects: Nate, Becca, Nessa, Marisol, and Sabine
So do you ever realize something about a day too late? Like, I don’t know, realizing you’re going to roll something out the day after you put out a newsletter?
Yeah, we did that. So here’s a new announcement: we have created an MRO Discord! (Correction: We have finally gotten an MRO Discord that we’ve been working on for three months up and running.) The MRO Discord appears next to the cbox and can be used on the browser or logged into proper on the Discord app.
We are not forcing anyone to use Discord. Cbox will still live on the site right next to Discord and you can use whichever one you feel comfortable with. You’ll still be able to see the conversation on Discord, whether or not you choose to use it. We just want to make sure y’all have options and this will also give us an alternative when cbox is not working.
If you do log into the MRO Discord, tap a mod and we’ll change your display name to your alias. You’ll also notice some channels on the side for faction plotting and stuff. You also have the ability to right click on any channel and select to mute it so you don’t get notifications. Also, Players are all people so try not to spam out friend requests and PMs unless they're cool with it. Everyone is entitled to their own private places.
As a second thing you might notice: the cbox is no longer set to hover. It now lives at the bottom of the page next to the Discord widget. We’ve been meaning to change it back over and this is a good reason to do so. People use the cbox primarily as a standalone and the hover was getting finicky. Not everything we try is going to work out perfectly, so we appreciate your patience.
If you have any other questions about the MRO Discord, feel free to ask one of the mods. And as always, thanks for being the best part of MRO.
Love you all,
Neo, on Behalf of Your Friendly Neighborhood Mod Team
Do not forget! If you need something added to the Faceclaim Directory, the Who’s Who List, or the Taken Mutation List, let the mods know! When we realize something should be added we might proactively do it, but with so much for us to update, the onus is on the player looking to be added.
FEATURED MEMBERS
Newest Characters
Levi Pierson: Wade’s force field generator (and all around very pretty guy!)
Azim “Djinn” Ganem: Mage’s new young man with Djinn physiology. (Magic Lamp Sold Separately!)
Characters and Players With the Most Posts This Month
Due to a technical matter (known as Cal moving,) at this time, we do not have posting numbers for the month of November. If we get them, we’ll be sure to let you know!
PLOT NEWS
The Ripples in Time plot is progressing! SUPER is establishing an operation on the MRO Side of the Rift! For updates, click here for more details and send any new AV character applications to <mutantrevolver@gmail.com>
For SUPER: As mentioned, SUPER is preparing to officially set up shop with an MRO Branch and they will need AV Agents to get things off the ground. If you want to send your character on this assignment, jump into this thread! It should not be very long, but it’ll set the stage for SUPER to grow roots in MRO!
For Syndicate: MRO’s AV Mutant Supremacist Crime Family is working on getting a foothold in the MRO!Verse by dealing with the remnants of Ambrosia’s greatest competitor, M. If you are part of Syndicate or have interest in it, click here!
If you have plot ideas, don’t keep them to yourself! If they’re small, then post them on the Plot Ideas board or PM a mod to help you iron out the details. If they’re large, send them to <mutantrevolver@gmail.com> for approval!
FEATURED THREADS
Thread In Most Desperate Need of Personal Space Flashmob Nightmare (Javier/Siobhan)
Thread With Exes Reuniting on Unpleasant Terms Get a Clue (Ashton/Quin)
Thread with Exes Reuniting on Too Pleasant Terms Pose (Becca/Agnes)
Thread That Shows the Benefits of Being in a Band Of Mutts and Music (Jay/Zelda)
And I want to give a little Solo Showcase, because the little pre-Christmas tale spun here is a totally enjoyable read.
Thank you to everyone who shared your favorite MROments with us. It’s a walk down memory lane (quite a long walk for some) with great hopes for the future from our new kids. Some highlights include:
When Calley posted a Player Introduction thread and the site lost its collective mind when we found out she was actually a lady and had been leading us on with her fake boy-ness for months.
The first time Calcifer expressed grumping due to the teasing of the ship from the Firestorm thread
That one Halloween in Central Park when everyone turned into their costumes, and Jorge turned into Poseidon. The whole thing was tremendous fun, but the best part came from Jorge, who mentioned an NPC standing in the background in a peculiar costume: A t-shirt that said "MRO" and a ball of yarn, asking people "Do you wanna thread?" Classic.
Ghost and Cafas explaining Cafas' complicated history with a cat
April Fool's 2017: the great emoji flood. Really, any of the April Fools were fun. <3
Just in general, how the cbox gets excited when someone returns.
Age of Sebastian. It was my first major site event and I got to play my character coping with such a big world change.
Memory That I'm Looking Forward To: Neo buying me a pizza (As a Neo, I’m not sure if I object or not to this one.)
Sen has created a page for the MRO Coloring Book Pages and I highly suggest spending some time connecting with your inner child (or handing a page to your outer children) and show us your artistic talents!
Have I mentioned that Jorgemade two calendars? Because he totally did and you should check them out!
Do You Hear the Cbox Sing? Quite possibly. The poll closed with the majority of voters choosing to add the option of sound to the cbox. To be very clear, this is an option and you are able to turn it off if sound isn’t your thing. You can even set it so you only get a sound notification if someone tags you. Isn't that nifty?
1st: Neo, with 155 posts! 2nd: Mirroroni, with 145 posts. 3rd: Jorge, with 138 posts.
(Data accurate as of October 28)
PLOT NEWS
The Ripples in Time plot is underway! Click here for more details and then send your AV character application to <mutantrevolver@gmail.com>
For Syndicate: MRO’s AV Mutant Supremacist Crime Family is working on getting a foothold in the MRO!Verse by dealing with the remnants of Ambrosia’s greatest competitor, M. If you are part of Syndicate or have interest in it, click here!
If you have plot ideas, don’t keep them to yourself! If they’re small, then post them on the Plot Ideas board or PM a mod to help you iron out the details. If they’re large, send them to <mutantrevolver@gmail.com> for approval!
FEATURED THREADS
Unsurprisingly, this month’s marquee threads were the Eldritch Horror Threads! Three fear-induced Halloween Events planned and led by Jorge, who deserves all the praise ever for his role in making this a thing!
Thread Most Likely To Make You Question Some Things… My Soul Is Like My Coffee… Black (Agnes/Gwen) Agnes offers to be Gwen’s guide to a more modern outlook.
Thread With The Most Adorable Royal Servitude Meet Your Maker (Kalos/Gina) Kalos, Queen of the Gorgons, requests the aid of the Royal Tailor, Gina, for what is definitely not a Halloween Costume.
(To nominate your favorite threads for next month, please submit them here!)
Currently Unclaimed Open Threads If you’re looking for a thread to jump into, these are the ones for you!
Thank you to everyone who let us know what their character’s hidden talents are. Here you are, the best of the best! Well, of this site. And in these specific categories.
We have a Halloween event coming up! Jorge came up with something fun and frightful, so check it out here and keep on the lookout for more updates coming soon! Get ready to get spooooopy!
Let your voice ring true! Vote here to decide whether or not the cbox should make a noise when there is a new post.
FEATURED MEMBERS
Newest Characters
Daniel Tyler: A mutant lock unlocker and escape artist extraordinaire!
1st: Neo, with 205 posts! 2nd: Amourmourant, with 198 posts. 3rd: Mirroroni, with 177 posts.
PLOT NEWS
The Ripples in Time plot is underway! Click here for more details and then send your AV character application to <mutantrevolver@gmail.com>
For Syndicate: MRO’s AV Mutant Supremacist Crime Family is working on getting a foothold in the MRO!Verse by dealing with the remnants of Ambrosia’s greatest competitor, M. If you are part of Syndicate or have interest in it, click here!
For Havenites- Haven is still dealing with their crime organization problem. For more information, or to link an ongoing mission thread, check the plot post!
If you have plot ideas, don’t keep them to yourself! If they’re small, then post them on the Plot Ideas board or PM a mod to help you iron out the details. If they’re large, send them to <mutantrevolver@gmail.com> for approval!
FEATURED THREADS
Thread with the Most Female Bada**ery Sisterhood of The Travelling Fist (Noel, Combatant, Svetlana) It's an argument turned mission turned rescue with three of the fiercest female fighters on the site!
Thread with the Most Homesick Issie Feeling Syndicated (Isabel, Zephyr) It’s Zephabel against the world(s)!
Thread Most Likely to Give You the Sad Puppy Dog Eyes Dog Day Afternoon (Jay, Allegra) Allegra adopts a brand new dog, kind of.
Thread with the Best Service with a Smile First Breakfast, Then The World (Elliott, Celeste) Aliens, radiation, conflict, and breakfast? What Sci-Fi movie is this?
(To nominate your favorite threads for next month, please submit them here!)
Currently Unclaimed Open Threads If you’re looking for a thread to jump into, these are the ones for you!
2017 PLAYER SURVEY IS HERE! On behalf of the whole mod staff, thank you to everyone who took part this year. Come reap the rewards by following this link to see all the exciting numbers and graphs that make up our internet home!
Are you ready for some free humans?! Because we sure are! In an effort to diversify the site and add a more human element to balance out our plethora of mutants, we have made a new rule entitling any member to one free human character. Please follow the link for more information on how this new character would be earned and how they affect post requirements. (Hint: they don’t!)
For those who are not aware, in August, we welcomed Khzar to the Mod Team as Salt Miner ! He’s already been a great addition to the team and we look forward to keeping him. You know. Forever.
FEATURED MEMBERS
Returning Characters
Alexander “Rook” Davis- Played by Alex, Rook returns to manipulate all of MRO’s magnificent malachite!
1st: Mirroroni, with 189 posts! 2nd: Neo, with 155 posts. 3rd: Jorge and Sen, tied with 130 posts each.
Note: This data was accurate as of 8/29/17. A special thanks goes out to Calcifer for his data collection.
PLOT NEWS
You may have heard, but we’re kinda in the middle of a giant sitewide plot involving a tear in space-time and two parallel universes. For a recap on the Ripples In Time Plot, check here!
For X-Men- The RIP is kind of a big deal, and will likely be the source of mutant disturbances and crowded altercations for some time. Take this into account when planning missions! And some backdated threads are still running set around the opening of the rift.
For Havenites- Haven is working to remove a criminal organization that has been working to tarnish the reputation of mutantkind throughout New York. For more information, or to link an ongoing mission thread, check the plot post!
If you have plot ideas, don’t keep them to yourself! If they’re small, then post them on the Plot Ideas board or PM a mod to help you iron out the details. If they’re large, send them to <mutantrevolver@gmail.com> for approval!
FEATURED THREADS
Thread Most Likely to Make Neo Google an Emotionally Upsetting Word While Making a Newsletter Apomakrysmenophobia: (Noel/Jude/Ranger) Noel (and later, Jude,) visit a worse-for-wear Ranger at the hospital. (For those curious: Apomakrysmenophobia: A fear that your connections with people are ultimately shallow, that although your relationships feel congenial at the time, an audit of your life would produce an emotional safety deposit box of low-interest holdings and uninvested windfall profits, which will indicate you were never really at risk of joy, sacrifice or loss.)
Thread with the Most Sand, Surf, Fireworks, and Fluff Are These Sparks or Fireworks?: (Nessa/Gina) Two gals being pals on a trip to the beach, coming to terms with their “more than pals” feelings.
Thread with the Most Multi-Media Bonding Shelves of Our Lives: (Booker/Celeste) Amidst the Library’s bookshelves, Booker and Celeste talk about books, potatoes, music, video games, and life.
Thread with the Most Sci-Fi Fan Service The Future Begins: (Mirror/Alice) Nerdy wish-fulfillment training as Gawain brings Alice into the world of Star Trek.
(To nominate your favorite threads for next month, please submit them here!)
Currently Unclaimed Open Threads If you’re looking for a thread to jump into, these are the ones for you!
Sophy shared her Character-Inspired Pinterest Boards! It’s actually an interesting way to get an overall feel for your character’s tastes, likes, hobbies, and aesthetics. If you’re interested, please share here!
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Glad to see you're excited about the RIP Plot! As a reminder, don't forget to send an AV Version of your character to the Mod Mail so we can get her approved and ready for the fun!
Good (insert time zone equivalent here), MRO! Many of you may have gotten the hint by now thanks to his lime-greeniness in the Cbox, but it is the Mod team’s pleasure to officially announce the latest additions to our team:
Ready to excavate one of MRO's four valuable resources (the others being gutter, feels, and amazing writers,) Khzar (player of Artair Hawke , Alice Rivers , and Caitríona Hawke will be joining the ranks of the Mod Team under the new moniker, Salt Miner !
Khzar has shown amazing abilities as a writer, plotter, and character creator during his time as a member, and I speak for all of us when I say we are lucky to be adding him to the team.
So without further ado, please help us welcome our newest mod!
Posted by Neopolitan on Jul 31, 2017 15:55:37 GMT -6
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Well, MRO, with the site continuing to flourish and real life continuing to be a thing, the Mod Team is hoping to bring on some new helping hands! We’re looking to expand, and this time, we are expecting to add 1-2 new mods to the team.
Typical Modly Duties: On average, expect to spend 1-4 hours a week putzing around with Modly tasks. 60% of that is working with members on new character applications; the other 40% of the time is site maintenance (updating the Taken Mutations list, checking affiliate links, preparing for April Fool's, ban-hammering the occasional Cbox troll, working on the newsletter, etc.)
Requirements:
Ability to load Gmail (aka: the Mod Mail. aka: where we do most of our work). If you can't, close this message and go cry in the Cbox.
Professionalism, a cool head, and the rare ability to take a deep breath and let things go. Sometimes newbs, or even older members, will get very very angry with us. If you take things personally, this is not the job for you.
Confidentiality. What happens on the Mod Board stays on the Mod Board, whether it be player drama or a very enthusiastic Team discussion on changes to the site rules.
<3 for MRO. (Or :cucumber:, as appropriate.)
Minimum of ______ months on MRO. If you're interested, even if you just joined yesterday, apply. You know what we do with members we don't pick? We groom 'em for the next time there's a call out. Trivia: a majority of MRO's past Mods were first picked when they'd been on MRO less than a year.
Ability to load and navigate Discord, where we do a great deal of Mod communication. If you can't, see the first bullet point for what to do.
How the New Mod Call Out Will Work:
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Step 3: Announcement of your shining new Mod(s)! We'll be picking 0-2 people. New Mods are chosen based on factors like how well their own character apps are written and their powers balanced (remember: a lot of this job is helping members with their own apps), how active they are in posting/the cbox, how highly other members think of them, shows of leadership/initiative prior to the call out, etc.[/ul]
If you're interested in being a member of MRO's Mod Team, fill out this Google Form.
Cheers,
The Mod Team
aka Elixir, Sennyo, Neopolitan, and Tactical Spork
So for those of you who have not been stalking the X-Mission to Atlantis, the X-Men helped dethrone a telepathic mad king and freed the populace from his control.
But while the thread is over, Atlantis is not going anywhere. Atlantis will now be an official fixture in the MRO!Verse.
For anyone who might want to create an Atlantean, the Mansion has been helping Atlanteans come to New York as refugees, exchange students, emmisaries. Most of the transfers are Gorgons, but some are Demigods. Gorgons are more likely to be escaping oppression and looking for new opportunity, while Demigods might make the move for political reasons, to experience surface culture as exchange students, or just to escape the political tensions of a country on the brink of civil war. (For more information on the culture and class issues of Atlantis, read the "Culture" and "Current Climate" sections.)
For anyone who might find Atlantis useful for their threads, Jorge Cervantes provided an excellent profile on the island nation of Atlantis. It is worth remembering that right now, Atlantis is less "vacation destination" and more "third world country in turmoil," so keep that in mind before sending your character there to check out the beach.
GEOGRAPHY- NAME: Atlantis City COUNTRY: Atlantis LOCATION: North Atlantic Sea / International Waters AREA: 33.58 sq mi
ADMINISTRATION- FLAG:link CAPITAL DISTRICT: Triton
DEMOGRAPHICS- DEMONYM: Atlantean POPULATION: 10,000 FOUNDED: 500 B.C.E. OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Latin and English (Thanks to King Atlan)
GOVERNMENT- LEADER: Queen Achlus SECOND-IN-COMMAND: General Draco
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION- Roughly around the size of Manhattan, Atlantis is a large, circular island out in the middle of the North Atlantic Sea. The land mass itself is massive, solid rock with no discernable vegetation on outskirts. However, a massive ring of a wall hides the view from outsiders. The wall is massive, stone, and surrounds the entire island, leaving only a small perimeter of rock for helicopters and small planes to set down, and for individuals to walk across. The walls only have two entrances, one to the north and one to the south, and these are massive gates that can only be opened from the inside. Atop these structures, people on the outside can see soldiers standing guard.
Once inside, visitors will be greeted with many ancient structures that make up Atlantis. The city is massive, with the inner most layers being the most cared for and the more visibly appealing while the outer layers of the ringed city are more dilapidated and seemingly abandoned or squatted in. Canals run through the entire length of the city, allowing for individuals to travel via boats so that individuals do not have to walk the streets if they don’t want to.
Buildings are roughly of the same design as those of ancient Greece with limited modern amenities. Most of the structures towards the center of the city are the most well-kept while the rest are falling to neglect.
Below Atlantis the island has an infrastructure known as the Necropolis. It is here where workers (historically, enslaved Gorgons) work to create stronger stone work, clean sewers, and maintain the hidden structures beneath Atlantis. Similar buildings exist as those in Atlantis above, but they are far more run down and actually disgusting to live in.
CULTURE- Very seeped in history, Atlantis has run a lot like ancient Greece, with similar job sets (shops, vendors, blacksmiths, artisans, etc.), social ranks, but also seemingly accepting of mutants of all kind. People try to live as they always have, day to day, but there is a clear change in the demeanor of the people when compared to their last rising back in March 2017. It is not a haven for people to lounge about, wrapped up in their vices, but rather people actually have to work to squeeze out a living.
Atlantis currently has one ruler, Queen Achlus, the only daughter of King Atlan. Through her, laws are enforced by the Atlantean army. Atlanteans are still confused and unsure of what their future holds so she does her best to keep the peace, by keeping food stores high and entertainment going. However, these are just balms to greater issues that Atlantis still possess.
Atlantis was initially touted as a place where mutants could freely be who they were. However, all this turned to be just an allure to draw in more genetic stock thanks to the King's machinations. The truth is that Atlantis has a clear divide between mutants: Non-physical Mutations are considered “Demigods” and Physical Mutations are “Gorgons”. For years the culture was that Demigods were considered to be closer to the gods and therefore better, while Gorgons are considered monsters that should be shunned and forced to work in the Necropolis.
This lasted for generations until King Atlan’s downfall.
CURRENCY- Currency currently used in Atlantis is gold and silver, usually in the shape of small coins made of electrum. These coins are roughly circular and bear the emblems of sea creatures on the front and back. The value is measured by the weight of the coin so smaller coins are worth far less than larger ones. Gemstones will also be valued but their value also depends on the size and weight.
FOOD- Food is actually one thing that Atlanteans have always had in abundance. Years of surviving with the ocean's bounty have made them especially partial to fish, kelp, and other sea creatures to have as delicacies. However, there have been mutants born in the past who were able to manipulate plants to grow in Atlantis’ harsh conditions. This has allowed them to have access to grain and even strange fruits that exist nowhere else in the world, nor could survive anywhere else.
CURRENT CLIMATE- Tense. After the fall of Atlan, and the release of every citizen who was held under his sway, there has been a power struggle in Atlantis. There are Demigods who want to keep things as they were, enslaving Gorgons and living carefree lives, and there are those who want to mix Demigod and Gorgon blood again and have a combined society. Queen Achlus has so far been able to quell her people with promises she doesn’t know how to keep, trying to find a balancing act between the growing divisions within the city.
The outside world is being allowed more freely into Atlantis. Mainly they are gaining money by exporting their rare fruits into neighboring islands in the North Atlantic and by allowing scholars to visit Atlantis so that they can study the rich culture that had been lost to time. Additionally, humans are being allowed on the island, but this is another hot button issue that is causing tensions to rise even more in the city.
Civil war is in the wind. Atlantis is steadily descending into a third-world country and should be firmly within that ranking within a year unless drastic measures are taken.
I figured this one warrants some capital letters. We received your feedback and heard some of the begging and pleading, and have come to a big decision regarding AV Characters.
There will now be TWO ways to keep your Alternate Verse Characters after the RIP Event if you so desire!
1. MROVerse Characters can be swapped out at the end of the event, replaced with their AV Counterparts permanently. (But you already knew that!) 2. If you earn an available character slot between now and the end of RIP by meeting all posting requirements on all active characters, you are allowed to use that character slot to create your AV Character to be played independently of their MROVerse Counterpart.
What this means!
If all your characters have reached their posting requirements to earn a new character, rather than creating a new MROVerse character, you can make a new account with one of the AV characters you already love enough to keep, allowing you to keep both versions when the RIP is over.
As a hypothetical example: If Khzar reached 300 posts on his first account (Artair) and 150 on his second account (Alice,) he has two choices. He can make a new third character (Boaty McBoatface,) or he could create a new account and make Cait, the AV Version of Artair, into her own character he can keep after the RIP closes.
We would like to remind people to consider this option carefully before making this choice. In many cases, AV Characters are similar to their MRO Counterparts, either in personality, mutation, or general play style. If you choose to give your AV Character your new account, you are choosing to play this character over an all-new, all-different character.
We get that people love their AV Characters, (because we do too,) so we wanted to give one more option to keep them, if that is the path that best works for you. If you have any questions, concerns, or curiosities, don’t hesitate to reach out to myself or my wonderful modly peers!