Previous Post Quote: Quote: My problem is the Hooded Hood. I have a list of ways he could do very minor retcons that would kill each member of the Lair Legion if they ever fought again. It's hard to overcome that, especially given that he doesn't even need to be anywhere near the heroes to trigger them. Quote: And don't you think the LL themselves have contingencies and protocols in place against these possibilities? Yes. And then it becomes a counter-counter-counter-etc. plot. The problem comes when, as he always planned this moment, the Hood is declaring open season on the LL by hundreds of other forces he has prepared for the moment. That can be a bit distracting. I originally planned the Hood to be powerful enough to threaten the whole team, but not impossible to beat. He's really only gone up against, and lost to, the LL in combat twice, and in each case he was taken down by somebody he'd let close to him (Lisa and Troia). So he's probably steeled himself for round three not to allow sentiment to weaken him. But on the other hand, the good guys have had some prep time and it wouldn't be a good story of they hadn't got a chance of fighting back. My problem is what that good story should be, to avoid it all just being techno-mumbling and magic-endings and keep it engaging as a narrative. Just clashing heroes together based on power stats etc. by 'alignment' is the Dreaming Celestian's plot. It wouldn't be a very interesting fight. Quote: Quote: So I need to work out a way for the Hood not to wipe out all the heroes in the first half minute after midnight. Quote: Or, you need to work out the LL's contingencies against the Hood's plans. It's not as if I haven't set up both. One reason to shy from it is the vast number of footnote links I'd have to edit in to show what was set in place where. Quote: Hatman has it all sorted. I'm sure it involves Mumph, Dancer, Xander/Vinnie, a dash of Happy Place with a sprinkling of Impossibilium. Noted.

If the Dreaming Celestian is a cosmic force, doesn't his influence supersede the Hood's? If so, he locks out the Hood's retcons to force a somewhat fair fightso that the resolution war produces the answers he seeks rather than a 30 second wipeout by the HH.