An Idea for an SG, and seeking feedback

Greetings, Virtue

This is:

Project: United and Divided

I've had this idea for awhile concerning an RP SG Concept, and was hoping to receive some feedback, criticism and some advice on the matter

To help carry us along, I made a crude little image as a visual example




-I.) A Some-What Brief Introduction-


Now, let's say that a group of people decide to make two super groups - one on the red side, and one on the blue side. Each group would openly oppose each other, but would be apart of one single community. Now let's say that each group has, in fact, two internal but separate groups within each other. The Blue SG would have, for example, a Hero group and Vigilante group, while the Red SG would have a Villains and Rogue group. Altogether, that makes four factions in two SGs, all while apart of a single community.
All groups would openly oppose each other, save for events for when shades of gray overlap. Events and conflicts would span over both Paragon City and Rogue Isles for as much variety as possible.

There then came a question on how factions would be made - from previous experience, I know that people do not like leading what they did not make. So I decided that those interested in other factions would come together, as we discuss how each of our groups. If it were up to me, the Hero Group would be a branch of the P.P.D., and the Villan group would have some sort-of favor with Arachnos, and be given 'grants' of a sort. But I'd like to see what people bring to the table.


-II.)The Divided Factions-


Heroes: _____
Leader:
Areas of Operation: Atlas Park, Skyway City, Talos Island, Founder's Falls
Affiliations:
Enemies:
Description:


Vigilantes: The Corps
Leader: Cerulean Arbiter, the Grand Director
Areas of Operation: Kings Row, Steel Canyon, Independance Port, Brickstown
Affiliations:
Enemies:
Description:


Rogues: ____
Leader:
Areas of Operation: Port Oakes, Nerva Archipelago, Saint Martials
Affiliations:
Enemies:
Description

Villans: ____
Leader:
Areas of Operation: Cap Au Diable, Sharkhead Isle, Grandville
Affiliations:
Enemies:
Description:

-III.) Questions and Answers-

>But how might villains enter Paragon, and Heroes enter the Rogue isles?

Their factions would be the Hero and Villain alignments in respect. However, they would all be 'neutrally-aligned' to vigilante and rogue alignments for utility.

>How would each group have their own base, if two are in a single group?

There will be neutral hotspots extending from base teleporters, dividing the two group's bases. This will also allow much for flexibility and creativity with how people enter bases - rather than just a teleporter.

>How might leadership be decided, as well as story/events be driven?

After consideration, I decided that each faction would have three iconic leaders to represent their respective factions - a trinity, like superman/batman/wonder woman or Thor/iron man/captain America, in a way.

Events and stories would revolve on two factors: internal and external conflict. Internal conflict would be the fighting between factions, vying for territorial control, and the struggle. External, however, would come from pre-existing forces - Longbow, Malta and the like. Too often I see SGs/VGs focus on themselves. I'd like to remind players that the world does strictly house them.

-IV.) In Closing...-

This is what I've come up with so far, and would like some feedback on it. Anything is everything is subject to change.

Thank you for your time

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If you wish to contact me in-game, you can reach me at @Cerulean Arbiter

Sounds like a good idea.

Best part is, you could use Warburg for Vigilante vs Hero and Rogue vs Villain events.

sounds like a concept

but i would not let people put people in both sgs..one sg no alts..if a hero ( vigilante) you stay blue unless you go fully villan (rogue) for purposes of spying info gathering or etc..unless you annoit someone a SPY and theres only one person who can be in both sgs..and if you catch him or her or it then they lose SPY status.

I second the "Not letting people put characters into both groups thing", although not for the "spies" reason, but simply because people are going to naturally favor one character over the other, and 9 times out of 10 its going to be the hero character. So you have to be careful or else you'll end up with a fully functional SG with a dead VG hanging off of it.


Don't let the discourage you though, having a group full of heroes to face as a villain is one of the best things you can do in a VG, and it's one of the reason I've stuck in a villain group as long as I have. Facing a hero as a villain is more rewarding than any AE arc.



The idea sounds solid otherwise, and while it sounds like its going to require a lot of people to pull off, I hope you get every recruit and more.

i too offer much congrats on pulling this off and hope it becomes huge
the thing about spies while it is fun it leads to bickering it always leads to drama and one thing you want is drama free

Thank you, the both of you

Now, to continue fine tuning the 'charter' of sorts, as well as finding people interested in this, prior to the official founding...

i reread thread and i thought of soemthing else

lets say heros and villans fight and heros win ( as usual) will you be making a prison?

maybe a sg prison with a warden where the villan has to escape and that way make a 5th sg

or a hospital 6 thsg where the alts are doctors for when hero or villan get injured

this maybe be diving too deep into concept but thought helpful