Post by Poet on Sept 15, 2012 18:56:57 GMT -5
New to the Legion of Superheroes?
Don't panic.
Don't panic.
This site is made for people like you! While we love and welcome anyone who knows the Legion of Superheroes like the back of their hand, this site also exits to bring others to this fandom. Hence why we're starting right at the beginning, so less for the others to learn before they can pop right in and get started.
You'll love it, I promise.
So, what to do when first starting off? Here are some recommendations:
- Don't make an OC. While it seems like that would be the best thing to do, when thrown in a universe like this, you don't want to. There are such a vast number of characters in this series that you don't need to. To quote a Teen Titan "This isn't a team, it's an army!" Instead, I'd try playing a Substitute, aka, a Legion of Substitute Heroes character. They're a lot of fun, plus stay pretty consistent throughout all the runs of the Legion, so easy to play. There's a good list of them here, and they appear in some episodes of the TV show, which are listed here, just look for their characters.
- Learn as much as you can about it! Again, here we've got all the episodes the Legion has ever appeared in, with links to the episodes, so no excuse for not watching! There's also a really huge torrent with all sorts of Legion stuff, so if you've got the patience to wait through it, it's a very good source.
- Research! If you've got a specific character in mind, check them out! Major Spoilers' Hero Histories are a good place, so just google 'hero history [character name]', and if one comes up, you're golden! Some other good places would be their tag on tumblr (both codename and real name), wikipedia, and checking out if anyone roleplays them on tumblr itself. I've found those that are willing to roleplay the Legion there usually have a pretty darn good idea of what they're talking about, there.
- Read! Yep, the Legion's comic books. Google some stuff. Know what era you want your character from? Say you want someone from Pre-Zero Hour. Google 'download Pre-Zero Hour legion comics' or 'Pre-Zero Hour Legion torrent' or something along those lines, and you should come up with something! If you find anything good, don't forget to share it with us, alright? Again, we've got a really huge Legion torrent here.
- Ask questions! Don't be afraid to ask questions about stuff you don't understand, alright? Us admins are open to questions, though I might be a better source than Tess (
I still love you Tess), and I'm sure any of your fellow roleplayers would be very happy to explain something to you. Just don't bug them, alright? - Remember, have fun! If jumping into a brand new fandom isn't fine with you, that's totally fine. Maybe you'll check out Legion of Superheroes another time, right? If you are cool with that, great, welcome aboard! We're always happy to have another. <3