Storyline and Plotting Megapost

Yo! This post is to keep track of the ongoing greater storylines of the sub. You can use this post to talk about arc ideas, plot with others, request an arc be added/removed, etcetera. If you see a part of the sub history that looks lacking, it's probably because I need help fleshing it out. Feel free to help by providing your own summary of what happened!

Types of Arcs

  • Main Arcs are arcs that are big enough it's hard/inappropriate for them to co-exist with other Main Arcs. In other words, only one at a time. Main Arcs always require strict approval, and can be denied for reasons as simple as the idea not being liked. They are also expected to finish within a reasonable period of time, and are expected to be inclusive to everyone. Do not make your arc a main arc unless it has to be one.
  • Side Arcs can also be a big deal, but have to be able to co-exist with any number of other arcs. So there's a limit to their scale or how disruptive they can be to the general story. Side Arcs also require approval, but it's much less strict, mostly just making sure the arc follows the rules and doesn't create problems for future RP.
  • Personal Arcs are arcs that are at a smaller scale and are personal to the characters involved. You do not need permission to make personal arcs, and they are not kept track of here. They are instead part of your characters personal journey to be kept track of by you.

Arc Guidelines

  • The standards for what is considered too OP are relaxed a bit for arcs. This is not an excuse to powergame like crazy and make people rage. It does not mean characters suddenly become stronger without explanation or because they were holding back before. That's metagaming and will get you bonked. It does mean you can introduce temporary powerups or temporary characters that wouldn't work outside an arc though. So if you introduce some evil wannabe God character, that's fine as long as the powergaming isn't ridiculous and they're dead/gone/lost whatever power they had by the end of the arc.
  • Running an arc does not give you special permissions to do things to other people's characters or entitle you to any plot devices those characters happen to have a hold of before the arc. So for example, you can't just demand to steal chaos emeralds from someone because you want them for a plot. Make sure you communicate with anyone you need involved in your arc and get any permissions you need before your arc. At the same time, you can request permission to do things as a pre-requisite of being involved in your side or personal arc, so long as you aren't a main arc which are expected to be inclusive. And the don't disrupt storylines rules exists to protect arcs, so there's an expectation that players not intentionally ruin your arc.
  • Don't do arcs that ruin the world for others. Yeah the villains are allowed to win sometimes. But if the consequences of them winning is the world being destroyed or ruined or forever depressing or nobody being able to do normal RP or whatever, ...that's not so fun for a bunch of people maybe rethink that.

Current Arcs

Main Arcs

  1. None

Side Arcs

Sub History

(Does not include anything from Old AMA)

  1. Scott Arc (Side Arc) by u/Caretakerguy (Scott Powers arrives on Mobius, gains powers, and makes friends while fighting bad guys. At the end Sans betrays him and sends him to the Discord timeline.)
  2. Shady Arc (Side Arc) by u/Caretakerguy (Scott returns to track down Sans. Sans parodies SA2 with Project Shady and kills María. Everyone jumps Sans.)
  3. Tournament of Mobius (Side Arc) by u/A_Sonic_Fan202 (Winner TBD)
  4. Kyle's Tournament (Side Arc) by u/Kyle_the_Saiyan (Winner TBD)
  5. The Chaos Hearts (Side Arc) by u/The_Awesome_Joe (The chaos Heart possessed one of Flora's friends and is trying to purge everything on Mobius.)
  6. Teal's Corruption (Side Arc) by u/TealDaQuill (Teal gets corrupted by negative energy from the Chaos Emeralds and summons Dark Gaia)