Da Weekly Zhak-date
So you're wondering...
The ****?
Well the Weekly Shak-date is a post I'll make once a week to update you guys on the most important and crucial bits of information that will more than likely affect you guys. The majority of the stuff I say in these will have been said in the Discord chat prior. So unfortunately, despite the title, no date with me.
Stage Length
So first order of
funiness business is the length of the arcs. These will happen every monday from this monday onward, barring any delays for whatever reason. Since I'm burnt out of creative/quirky juices I'll let the other GM's explain that one.
Each stage will last for roughly one week IRL time. This period of time will be set, give or take a few days based on the majority progress.
If you're ready to move onto the next stage it is very important that you post it in the OOC. As if everyone is ready to progress we will do so immediately.
If the game progresses and you were not finished in the current stage you will not be removed, however you may have to retcon your characters activities with a quick and snappy summary ending at the beginning of the next Stage.
End of Act Stages will more than likely be considerably longer than the regular time limit.
In short, obviously...
Progress Tracker
https://etherpad.net/p/Z_Pokémon_Tracker
This is a thing. While it's primarily there to keep track of the pokemon you've collected and the moves they know throughout their journey, you may also want to list things like particular allies or NPCs you may want to return to later or how long you have before an egg hatches for example. This will get more and more useful the longer we go.
$tacking paper
So this is an RP...that doesn't give you the right to be unlimited OP hacks. Money should be tracked so that you can buy items and stuff, but of course, it is an RP, so the rules on that are lenient. Items cost what they do in game, so you're counted on to do the research there. For those that havent started yet or havent tracked it yet, your starting money is anything between 500-2500 poke. Dont just go for the higher end either. Consider your characters background and source of the money when listing how much your character well have.
Arent you guys lucky. You're getting a Shak-date edit so early. These changes should answer adventure's questions
> Players can earn money through: Winning battles, Completing Missions, Lucky Drops and Selling Items.
> The money earned through a trainer battle is an increasing amount based on the Act the RP is in. For Act 1 this amount is 100-600 Poké and so long as the amount is thematically appropriate for the opponent then it won't be an issue. For beating a gym leader, a layer will receive the maximum payment for the act, but doubled. (For Act 1, winning a gym battle nets 1200 poké).
> Each mission has a set reward the player will obtain during the mission, this may be money.
> The GM's starting in Stage 2 will have a chart with various items and money amounts. Everytime you make a post while on a mission, there is a chance you will get an item from this chart which you may include as being found by your character during their next post. This lucky drop may be varying amounts of money. You have a higher chance of obtaining Lucky Drops on Special or Custom missions.
> You may sell any item available for purchase in the X/Y games to a pokémart for half the buying price. If the items is not a buyable items but is still commonly sold (in the case of the nugget, stardust, etc.) then it sells for its selling price in the X/Y games.
So thats it for the first weekly Shak-date. In future, these will probably come on the following Tuesday after the new stage post is made. They will always contain important information if there is any that week, but if these get more frequent than important info comes, I'm slow them down accordingly. until next time, enjoy posting ;)
