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I was wondering, does this forum have a section for people who are looking for one-on-one roleplays? I have a plot in mind for a lengthy Pokemon roleplay, but the way it is now, it wouldn't be a lot of fun for more than two people. At least, not any way that I can think of. But suggestions are very much appreciated
Well, it's not standard here obviously, but as long as standard RP requirements (profiles, plot, etc.) are followed, I have nothing against you starting a one-on-one RP. Speaking of my experience of such things, however, I do feel inclined to point out that those tend to die quickly unless both RPers are really 100% devoted to the cause, so if your plot can be altered to include more people, it may increase the lifespan of the RP. As long as it's a working plot, I have no objections either way, though. However, please do add a disclaimer in that case so people won't waste their time signing up for something they can't get into.
It starts on an island (or maybe a peninsula). Let's call it Denn. The key points about this island are that it is about the size of England, having a temperate, moist climate, and a wide range of geographical features, and therefore a wide variety of native Pokemon (for your catching convenience). There are mountains on the west coast and down the middle, fertile plains stretching from the east to the south, and a large, deep forest in the interior that won't go away. Once, the island was covered in forest: now most of it has been driven back or tamed into parks, except for this part, sitting in the centre of the island like an octopus. Men are always at work chopping down trees, but it reclaims land just as fiercely, sending weeds and thorns into their fields, and wild beasts out of the woods to ravage the towns. All of the strangest monsters (and Pokemon) of the island live there, deep in the heart of the woods, which has not even been fully mapped.
But that's all extra detail.
Politically, things are not well on the island. A neighbouring island to the south-east is threatening war: although the two nations are very similar, and speak dialects of the same language, in their recent history they have been warring over fishing/hunting/mining rights, colonies, and foreign affairs (who is most favoured by a wealthy continental empire). The next step is paranoia, and things seem to be coming to a head. This second island has arrested some citizens of Denn living over the channel, believing that they are spies. (They will get a fair trial - we are not monsters.) Public opinion back home is shocked. Something must be done.
My character's older brother is one of the arrested men. He sends a letter back home and asks his sister to try and clear his name. He has been keeping up correspondence with a friend in a nearby city, and these letters, he says, will prove that he is innocent. The said sister's quest is to fetch these letters and sail for the city where he is imprisoned. (For the record, sending the letters by mail is out of the question - correspondence between the islands is now being censored and the letters would not get through.) The sister has just finished high school and, having nothing better to do, jumps at the chance to set out on an adventure. Especially an adventure that involves Pokemon, every child and teenager's secret dream. Her brother has left some of his Pokemon behind, and advises her to take them with her as protection. The journey will not be easy. For one thing, she will need to pass through the interior forest, and it's full of all sorts of wild things...
Your character will meet mine somewhere in this forest, probably saving her from mightyenas. By sheer coincidence, they, too, will have a friend/family member falsely imprisoned, and nothing will seem more natural than sticking together on their quest. The rest is up to you.
Other possible character ideas are members of an ecoterrorist group running rampant over the island (my version of a Team Evil, heh), diplomats on either island, or military leaders (war will eventually break out, I know you all love war). But these roles are secondary, they are a sideshow to the basic plot.
So...any comments? Criticisms? Ideas?
Well, first off I'd like to see less slashes and parenthesis in the actual submission plot. They both interrupt the flow of your writing and make it look awkward. You also have some odd wordings in there, but I'm focusing more on content here so...moving on.
You're placing a bit of requirements on this one other chara that your character would run into. They have to be altruistic enough to help yours out in that pinch, trusting enough to join up with them,
and have to share similar history to boot. That can be a bit restricting, though I do see the plot imperative for that.
That being said, I don't see why you couldn't fit more characters in there. With all the political tension between the two nations and the impending war, there are loads of motivations that could lead other characters into cooperating and joining the 'main cast'. There may be a humanist who would wish to see the needlessly imprisoned people free out of altruistic reasons, or perhaps someone who would want others imprisoned in the debacle free for their personal (or political) reasons and views aiding these two as the a way to go about it. An important political figure could have ended up imprisoned as well and be in need of rescue lest his/her followers incite a full-scale war in retribution, or an undercover agent from the other nation sent to incite internal conflict in the continental empire and thus keep them too tied up to go into open war. Heck, even a total anarchist who is up for anything that opposes 'the system' could work here. You could also do some jailside drama and give the imprisoned brother some cellmates to interact with (heck, they could even try to mount an escape together). Just...loads and loads of possibilities for characters who could be just as integral to the plot as yours as long as you take care not to fixate on her issues to a ridiculous degree and leave a little elbow room for the others to work in.
That could easily be a conventional RP and quite the appealing one too; just put having some reason to want the imprisoned peeps freed as an entry requirement for characters and you could easily run this as a conventional RP with regular-size cast. I like the plot itself. It's creative, it's involving, and it's a nice change from the tedious generic journey craze around here, but the one-on-oneness seems like a waste here. :x
OK, then, it may sound stupid, but if we were about to make an RP do we just post the RP (Like the Battle Logs) or PM the RP with all the needed infos to a moderator?
Trust me, you're not the first: Just submit a new thread like you would in any other section and the moderation system will take over from there.
how come just about all the rps here, have all the starter pokemon taken, with sign ups closed
I'm really just echoing what has already been said here, but...yeah, RPs tend to fill up fast here. (a bit too much with the same old combinations in each one, I'd say) However, as has also already been said, they are created at an incredibly high rate right now. Not a day goes by without at least one submission, usually, and though not all of them make it through moderation, there is still
a lot. Just check back frequently to catch them while they're fresh. The
RP approval tracker is updated whenever new threads are taken through moderation, so it's a great way to see when something new pops up.
