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Post by Jace on Jul 27, 2019 0:56:49 GMT -5
Having our own boards means we can tweak/customise things a bit, to suit our needs.
One tweak that I have installed is a plugin that allows you to use a different avatar on a post-by-post basis. Instead of needing a separate account for "Oliver Queen" and "Green Arrow", I can have just one account, and switch out the avatar to show whether he is in costume or not. If Ronnie and Caitlin cross paths with young Martin Stein, I can just change the avatar, instead of needing a whole separate account.
All you need to do is host your alternate avatars on the internet somewhere (I suggest imgur: it's free and easy to use), and pop the URL in the field.
Whether you take advantage of this plugin is up to you. I will definitely be using this for Oliver and Wally, but I probably won't use it for Hector Hall, since Doctor Fate is his own character and he might not be Hector in some circumstances. J'onn J'onzz will probably make use of this plugin a lot, especially if he's swapping faces as a temporary/one-off thing, though I'm also playing around with an NPC plugin that might be useful for J'onn's more substantive identities (like Raisa), or characters like Firestorm or Commissioner Gordon where different people might want/need to write as them under different circumstances. I'll keep you posted!
Edit: We now also have an NPC Profiles plugin as well! Scroll down for info.
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Post by Oliver Queen on Jul 27, 2019 0:58:30 GMT -5
So as you can see, for this post Oliver has his default avatar...
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Post by Oliver Queen on Jul 27, 2019 0:59:11 GMT -5
https://i~imgur~com/pLlcNZW~jpg ...whereas for this one he is the Green Arrow!
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Post by Mia Dearden-Queen on Jul 27, 2019 12:20:31 GMT -5
Sooo... This should be Mia..
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Post by Mia Dearden-Queen on Jul 27, 2019 12:20:57 GMT -5
https://i~imgur~com/a4ZgG3l~jpg And this should be Red Arrow
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Post by Connor Kent on Jul 27, 2019 12:58:36 GMT -5
Sooo... this should be Connor...
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Post by Connor Kent on Jul 27, 2019 12:59:23 GMT -5
https://i~imgur~com/tQ7hldr~jpg And this should be...!!
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Post by Jace on Jul 27, 2019 17:35:42 GMT -5
It may not look like it, but this post was posted while logged in as A.R.G.U.S. account!
We now have the NPC Profiles plugin, which adds a few different bits and pieces. The one that matters the most is the little sword icon down near where you ordinarily switch characters. Clicking on this will essentially add a disguise to your account, meaning that any posts you make will appear to have been made by the NPC you have chosen. This is purely a cosmetic change, as the post is still linked to the account that posted it in the system, but it gives us an extra element of flexibility on top of alternate avatars.
This plugin is designed to allow players to share NPCs. Characters like Commissioner Gordon, certain useful cop characters, bullies at Brentwood, and all that business, don't necessarily need to be owned/controlled by a particular person, and don't need to be cluttering up your account switch menu. This plugin also comes in handy for characters like J'onn J'onzz, where his major alter egos (like Raisa) can be set up as NPCs he can disguise himself as; or with characters like Doctor Fate or Firestorm, who are not one specific individual/character, and may be written by different people depending on whose body is being used/controlled/etc.
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Post by John Jones on Jul 27, 2019 17:45:13 GMT -5
And this is a post from the John Jones account, but automagically disguised as a different J'onn J'onzz alias.
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Post by Hector Hall on Jul 27, 2019 17:53:01 GMT -5
This time, I am Hector Hall, but I am in NPC disguise as Doctor Fate. If someone else were to put on the Helmet of Fate, they would get access to this NPC as well.
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Post by Kori Anders on Jul 27, 2019 18:04:23 GMT -5
I wanna put on the helmet!! 🥳
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Post by Kori Anders on Jul 27, 2019 18:16:57 GMT -5
This is Jim being Jim and totally not Kori being Jim.
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Post by Kori Anders on Jul 27, 2019 18:18:06 GMT -5
Mister Gordon and I are not the same!
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Post by John Constantine on Jul 27, 2019 18:28:24 GMT -5
BEEBO HUNGRY!
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Post by John Constantine on Jul 27, 2019 18:29:13 GMT -5
Back in your cage, you cunt!
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