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Um, even though my character isn't accepted yet, I do plan to stay if it is. I have school on the week, but will post as much as possible. On the weekend I'm active pretty much all day long, so I hope that makes up for it.
What?!? After I go through the trouble of putting an actual plot into the RPG, it has to restart? Oh well, I was getting pretty tired of the incompetent RPers here anyway (I won't mention any names). I'll be using the same characters as before of course. Do I still need to re-post my signup?
Also, I think it would be wise to put the restarted version of the RPG in a separate thread, just to make things more organised. It can keep the same OOC thread though.
I'm, of course, still going on with the RP... Though I agree with Ninetales; it's going to be a bit confusing with all the posts before the restart. A new thread would make things a bit more organized and less complicated.
cobja, hmm....not bad. Your explanation for the Aura-reading is a bit weak; perhaps his exposure to theri aura reading powers caused it to 'bleed' into him, to an extent? Also, be speicific with its range, and keep it minor. None of that "entire world" business.
Shelby, I re-read it, and I can't find any major gripes about it. It fulfills the requirements, and it had enough details, considering this is a first-timer RP.
I can give you my usual advice; try to imagine as many different diverse situations as you can, figure out how he'd act/react in said situations, and use that to help flesh the character out.
I'll read it a few more times, and try to put together a list of things taht could be improved, but otherwise, it's fine.
Just in case I forgot anyone, unless I've already told you you have something you need to fix, all pending SU's are accepted.
I'd say we're full enough, but I'm, going to keep SU's open for late entries.
To make it even IC posting will start on the first, three days from now. That'll give everyone time to plan out what they want to do first, give the lingerers time to fix things, and give old members one last chance to re-join.
The timeline is MGS4-styled; in terms of the real-world, think 2016. Nothing waaaaay out there like laser beams and robots, but there's some pretty advanced hardware.
*Many real-world modern weapons are still in use, however, these are superior models or "successors." An example is the AK104, which is an improvement over the older model in every way, and the MP7, a compact and versatile SMG that is the spiritual successor to the old P90.
*Unmanned weapons are just starting to become a reality. There might be things like weapons drones and the like, but for the moment they're mostly clumsy and impractical.
*Vehicles are, of course, technologically superior. Better armor, better weapons, better hardware...
*Speaking of hardware, you've got things like the new Issen MK 3 Radar System, which is immune to most forms of stealth and chaff.
The IAS, Integrated Assault System, is a system loosely based on SOP that allows vehicles and electronic devices to "link;" soldiers outfitted with special optical (eye) gear can "share" visual data with each other, essentially allowing entire armies to share sight.
And more that will be revealed as the plot advances.
Remember, any questions about the RP, fire away; they help me flesh thingsa out and deepen and enrich the world.
You and Flax are entirely responsible for your relations to one another. It's up to the two of you whether you end up best buds or bitter rivals. You can challenge other players to battles if you just want to fight, or you can try to steer the relationship in a way that leads to a battle (just remember not to leave character!)
Depending on how things turn out, there MAY be situations where one or more players end up in a non-friendly battle (for example, if two separate groups of players end up joining two opposing factions, and the factions go to war with one another, then the players might end up in a REAL battle with each other.)
Also, I'd just like to clarify this now. If you DO pick a fight with another player, PLEASE agree on the outcome. Don't just randomly throw in a "and then I beat all ur Pokemanz and won." There has to be consensus. And absolutely NO KILLING OTHER PLAYERS OR THEIR POKEMON, UNLESS YOU CLEAR IT WITH BOTH ME AND THE PLAYER IN QUESTION FIRST!! UNAPPROVED/UNACCEPTED KILLINGS WILL BE KICKED AND DELETED WITHOUT QUESTION!
*This rule does NOT apply to neutral characters or most NPC's.*
I'm a bit confused, though, of who of the old players are still in. I know a couple of you are, but I don't know about the rest. That's why I'm doing the whole "post here or be kicked" thing.
I was actually going to re-post the roster again in a few, after I finish a couple of things.
Flax isn't the character.. It's my name. But, whatever. :P
Anyway, seeing as how I'm gunna add in some Pokemon now.. Spark is pretty much consider useless. I was going to disable his ability to "transform" into his super-ego, but that would be very silly.
I'm adding a new character to the story. Spark is still participating, however he is no longer one of the player characters. Actually, if possible, he will be a recurring but minor antagonist for everyone.
Anyway, here's the SU. State anything that seems wrong.
Name: Ikarus Almond
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Role: Trainer
Personality: A superstitious and paranoid teen who is very pessimistic about his future events, often showing little to no faith in achieving positive outcomes. Becuase of how misfortunate his life has recently been, he has grown apathetic. Being quite sarcastic in speech and often complaining about his own personal issues (neglecting everyone else's), he can act fairly blunt at times and occasionally seem obnoxious to everyone which tends to get him into mischief and trouble, much to his own dismay. Though misfortunate and misunderstood, he is in fact a very generous and respectful person at heart - which is a trait of his that most people tend to miss spoting, even Ikarus himself doesn't fully acknowledge this fact. He is fairly hesitant when dealing with extreme situations but occasionally comes up with effective retorts to most of his own problems.. although it usually ends up backfiring one way or another.
Sociably, Ikarus may undoubtbly be seen insenstive and blunt with his sarcastic and childish comments, but rarely does he ever have any intentions to offend others and their personal feelings. Being a little lecherous, he has occasional difficulties when dealing with girls. Difficulties as in often making silly remarks and perverted jokes about a female's presense, which for the most part, inevitably gets himself into trouble. Ikarus also has issues dealing with Pokemon, mainly because he's completely clueless on what Pokemon exactly think about.
Appearance: Standing 5'10" tall, he has a skinny body build. He has natural brown hair that's medium-long, straight and somewhat spikey around. Ikarus wears a white collared t-shirt (easily gets dirty) and a pair of blue worn-out jeans. Though he usually tucks in his shirt in order to look "neat and tidy", it eventually comes out loose. Ikarus wears two different colored socks (red and white) but this is barely noticeable. Ikarus also wears white and black stripped velcro shoes. He wears these shoes in order to prevent himself from accidentally "tripping on his own shoe laces". As the Velcro shoes were intended for children, his feet ends up getting sore because of how tight the velcro shoes are. It also doesn't help Ikarus for the fact that many cannot restrain themselves from making a witty comment about him wearing these shoes. For additional accessories, Ikarus wears an old watch (which often tells the wrong time) on his left wrist. He also wears two dog tags, bearing the names "Axl" and "Red". His eyesight is limited, so occasionally he may wear a pair of glasses. He keeps a few spare pairs, in case his current ones break. And it's not rare to see his glasses getting badly damaged..
Background: Born in the city of Veilstone, Sinnoh. As he is not fond of travelling, he often stayed home on a daily basis, perfering the comfort of his residence. So, he was a bit of a hermit. He perfered staying home, mainly because there was less chance of getting himself into mischief and trouble since there aren't as many hazards in his house as they are outside.
He was notable as an imfamous gambler, who often paid occasional visits to the Veilstone Game Corner - which is where apparently, his bad luck started to develop. Feeling taunted and pressured by a few friends, Ikarus was stubborn about winning enough much coins so that he could get a TM for himself. He ended up losing nearly 12,000 coins to the same slot machine which he was on for countless of hours - and ended up using nearly all of his own money to gain additional coins.. which was wasted on the same slot machine once more. And eversince that embarassing and disasterous incident, Ikarus began to grow pessimistic as his life was tainted, having to suffer a series of misfortunate events that have lead Ikarus a long road of pain and misery.
His most recent misfortunate event is when he went off to search for his missing Pokemon that ran away from the house, when Ikarus accidentally fell asleep when he was supposed to look after it. Leaving the house only for brief moments, Ikarus ended up rolling down a rocky hill and lost consciousness once he hit the bottom. He quickly woke up afterwards, shocked with awe and displesure as he found himself in the middle of a wasteland.
Special Skills: Ikarus has no outstanding aptitudes nor does he have any natural talent. Supposedly, an unique characteristic that Ikarus possesses would most likely be his unnatural, uncanny and ungrateful luck. Ironically enough, sometimes his luck may actually end up being beneficial for Ikarus, depending in what situation he may be in. For physical traits, Ikarus is somewhat athletic, but he has his limits and shouldn't be treated as someone who's very strong.
Spoiler:
Nickname: Hideki Lee
Species: Hitmonlee
Age: ??
Gender: Male
Moves: Double-Edge, Hi-Jump Kick/Jump Kick, Foresight, Blaze Kick
Appearance: He wears a red bandana that flies around much like a scarf - it's his keepsake, a memento from his former master Tadashi. He's also notably taller then an average Hitmonlee, as well as being a bit slender. He also has a nasty looking scar on his right eye.
Personality: A humble, gentle yet fierce wanderer. His most notable trait is that Hideki is in fact remarkably intelligent and adaptable for a Pokemon, being able to communicate in human speech fluently (though he tends to be somewhat quiet in most conversations) and possesses excessive thinking capabilities to the same extend as a human - if not, maybe even greater. Which is why Hideki is very independant and often acts alone. But he is considerate about others as well as their own concerns and doesn't mind being accompanied. He may seem cold-hearted at first glance, but he is infact loyal to his comrades and friends and is respectful towards his enemies. Occasionally, or perhaps frequently, Hideki does tend to act a bit reckless and naive in dangerous situations which often gets himself badly injured for the most part (his scar's the result of his reckless behavior). Hideki is a bit of a bookworm, surprisingly, as he often enjoys reading alot of literature works. He also has an "odd" sense of humor.
Background: Trained and taught by Tadashi, a famous martial artist who succumbed to fatal illness. After his master's death, Hideki went off and wandered across lands, tirelessly training in order to become stronger.. Over the years of weary (and somewhat pointless) travelling, Hideki has went through alot. Prior to his training with Tadashi, not much is known about Hideki's "true" origins.
Shortly prior to the events of this story, Hideki was in pursuit and being tirelessly hunted down the vengeful remnants of a criminal organzation that Hideki previously crippled in the past. The criminal organization once manfucatured dangerous weapons that aided them in their vile activities. The remaining members of the disbanded organization used what remaining technology and machinery was left at their base in order to create a series of vicious hunting killing machines, designed for the sole purpose of capturing, or rather killing Hideki. Possibly weeks or maybe months, Hideki was being constantly hunted, virtually having no haven to take refuge in. He struggled in an endless fight against the monsterous machines that were trying to take his life. Sustaining several fatal wounds from his frequent battles, he eventually succumbed to his injuries.. but not before delivering his last resort against the remnants of his old defeated enemies, drastically crippling their remaining forces.
[Note: Hideki is not owned by any character - but does make an "alliance" with the others.]
Abilities: Having been taught various martial arts, he is very resourceful in close combat. Combining both his superior strength and intelligence as well as his natural instincts, Hideki is fully capable of surviving independantly. Aside from his physical traits, Hideki is also known to be a talented cook, which is rather odd since Hideki is NEVER seen eating. Hideki can also utilize man-made tools like chop sticks and can even wield certain weapons - such as swords or tonfas, if given the odd opportunity of course. Hideki is also capable of climbing up horizontal surfaces by wall jumping straight up.
Nickname: Sherpa
Species: Glaceon
Age: 4
Gender: Female
Moves: Iron Tail, Ice Fang, Protect, Double Team
Appearance: Looks like any other oridinary Glaceon.
Personality: Impulsive and rude, it is a very childish and arrogant Pokemon. She is rather depicted as cold-hearted towards everyone and has a tough time interacting "peacefully" with others. She also portrays a very sadistic nature, as in when she excessively tortures Ikarus, both mentally and physically. On a deeper analysis, Sherpa is actually very emotional and suffers from depression and loneliness. She has a strong desire for attention, hence why she causes so much trouble - particularly for Ikarus. Actually, Sherpa seems to have developed a "crush" on Ikarus, feeling affectionate feelings for him - of course, she won't admit them.
Background: As his parents are utmost compassionate and sympathetic about their only child, they decided to give Ikarus his own Pokemon - which was a female Eevee. Though at first, it was pretty docile and harmless. But after it's sudden evolution which occured in an abnormal winter storm, it became a disastrous omen for Ikarus. This Pokemon ended up becoming a dreadful menace for Ikarus, bringing even more mischeif in his already misfortunate cursed life.
Abilities: In combat, Sherpa plays more defensively, relying on wits rather then her brawn. As she isn't very strong and cannot endure alot, she can easily get knocked down from a couple of hits. Using speed and trickery as her biggest advantage, Sherpa often casts illusions over her opponents, trying to confuse them in order to lure them into traps. Unfortunately, she is virtually powerless against Fire-types or those who are much faster then her.
