Help Thread: Plot, Planning & Review Thread

[Plumbum]

So, I've had this RP whirling around my head for a long time now, I've even put in a hell of a lot of planning for it. After doing the same with Lunea's Veil, I'm kind of worried about how this is going to pan out, but really I need to stop being scared and learn from my mistakes in the past RP to improve my future, right? Or if that sounds a little corny, I've gotta buck up and I'm aware of that.

So, the RP this time is called Legend Hunters of Dyale, but Legend Hunters will do for short. I got the idea after playing Pokémon Conquest and having thoughts along the line of "Every f*cker in this game is in armor and none of them are fighting." So you could cite Conquest as a big inspiration.


The players take on the role of "Legend Hunters", as the title suggests; The term is a catch-all for individuals who seek out the Legendary Pokémon of the land. You, as with many others have recieved an invitation to join a well-known Legend Hunter of Cail, Lucius Cairn on a search for a Legend, the identity of which he has not disclosed to you, but he is very prepared to reward you handsomely. Have no doubt that you will come into contact with Legendary Pokémon and even convince some to join you, but also don't doubt for a second this will be totally necessary - your job as a Legend Hunter may eventually just decide the fate of all of Dyale.

As implied earlier another hook of the RP is the side of it that either through magic or mundane means, your character will be able to fight alongside your pokémon and your enemies will likely be doing the same - maybe you can imitate pokémon moves yourself? Perhaps you have simply unnatural aim with a bow to take out foes your partner can distract? Perhaps an Arypian amongst you will stand indomitable to guard their pokémon partner? I want to see people be inventive with how they and their pokémon can fight in tandem.

As the name suggests, the RP is set in the land of Dyale - a very mystical land indeed as bonds between humans and their pokémon have allowed them in many places to perform supernatural feats, like those described above. Each country in Dyale is (loosely) based on a different real-world historical period or place. Right now, I have five countries and am working on a further one with KajiVenator - I am more than happy to represent a period in history as long as there is someone else willing to help me make it semi-accurate, although I'd prefer pre-gunpowder or early gunpowder as maximum tech level. Right now we have:

• Cail (England - Industrial Revolution)
• Arypian League (Hellenic City States, particularly Sparta)
• Pirates of the Arypian Sea (Golden Age of Piracy)
• Selium (Rome - the Fall of the 2nd Triumvirate)
• Eryllia (Ancient Egypt)
• Byranalon (Celtic/Gaulish Europe)

The further backwards a country is technologically, the greater its mysticality - Whilst magic used by humans is very common in a place like Eryllia, it is conversely exceptionally rare in Cail.

So, there's a little about the RP. I'd like to gauge some interest and everything, I've had positive feedback from the folks I already RP with on PC, but I want to grab feedback from all who I can, if you like the idea, if you don't?

And of course, if you want to make a country, get in touch so I can work out how they fit in geographically and politically.

 

[gimmepie]

Alright, here is the (so-far) completed version of that RP
It crosses the themes of my original survival/pokemon RP with mechanics and ideas from an anime series I've watched. Thoughts?




CONDEMNED

A Pokemon Survival RP​

"This is a game of survival. You are prey and everyone standing around you is a predator. Your life is on the line whether you like it or not and you are the one responsible for your own fate."​

You are a notable, famous, experienced or otherwise talented pokemon trainer from any of the regions around the world. Life was probably pretty good for you up until now, with you reaping the benefits of success. Everything changed though, with what seemed like a golden opportunity. One day – a day that would have seemed like any other up until then – you received an invitation to a tournament hosted on a privately owned island.

Dear Trainer

The Axis Corporation has recently become aware of your talents and we would like to extend to you an opportunity to take part in our first annual Axis Cooperation Challenge – a tournament involving some of the top battlers from around the globe.

The winner of this tournament will have the opportunity to earn an incredible cash prize of $300 000 as well as the opportunity to enter the Axis League professional battling circuit. If you wish to register to compete please return this email as soon as possible. Once registered please make your way to Mistralton City in the Unova region where you will be able to board our private jet for Challenge Island.​

The Axis Corporation is the company responsible for running the international pro-battling circuit known as the Axis League. The newer of two international circuits the league has drawn wide attention soaring to immense popularity under the careful guidance of Axis' executive committee. They are last people you would expect to be behind any sort of devious plot, so of course you took the opportunity and made your way to Mistralton City. Little did you know what lay ahead…

As you neared the island, you suddenly found yourself and every other person on the plane forced into the cargo hold, men in expensive suits pointing expensive guns at you. Your pokemon were taken from you and so were any communication devices. In return you were provided with a pokeball containing a new pokemon, five empty pokeballs of a specific type and a mysterious arm band that once put onto your arm would not remove itself, a sharp barb digging into your skin.

The Tournament​

In the moments following this bizarre and frightening turn of events, a screen would illuminate displaying a well-dressed man in his early fifties - the CEO of the Axis Corporation, Elron Windslow. It was then that the rules were explained.

Yes rules, for despite its malicious nature you are still required to compete with one another – no longer for a reward but for your life. The rules of the tournament are simple
1. To "win" and leave the island you need to collect seven additional armbands besides the one you begin with. These armbands will only detach from an individual upon their death. You can aim to kill your opponents outside of a regulated battle, or a mutually agreed challenge can be conducted in which the loser's armband will administer a lethal injection. This same injection will be given to anyone who tries to escape the island or flee a challenge.
2. You do not compete with your original team, but rather a "starter" is provided to you as well as pokeballs. Each person is able to have six pokemon with them at a time (if you are carrying more than six filled pokeballs your armbands will inject). You can use your empty pokeballs to catch wild pokemon, or steal trained pokemon from the corpses of fallen opponents. How you obtain your team members matters very little so long as you don't have more than six on your team.
3. To begin with you will be given five empty pokeballs of a specific type (listed later on). These will likely influence the pokemon you can catch at first. As the tournament progresses you will have the chance to take pokeballs from defeated foe, or collect them at times, expanding your collection and making it easier to capture a balanced team.
4. You are welcome to form alliances if you wish.
5. Supplies are frequently parachute-dropped from the sky in sturdy cases. They may contain pokeballs, food/water, clothing and other useful items. If you cannot succeed in securing a supply case you will be forced to live off of anything you brought (probably not much) and what the island itself supplies.

Available Pokeballs​

Spoiler:

• Basic Pokeball – The red and white sphere familiar to all trainers. Your "starter" will be inside one of these. These pokeballs are the most common and are weak being stronger only than heal balls and or pokeballs being used on targets very different than those they are designed for.

• Great Ball – Available only through supply drops. This ball is slightly stronger than a regular pokeball and isn't affected by the target at all. It pales in comparison to Ultra Balls, Master Balls and the effects of Dark Balls and is less effective than certain pokeballs used in perfect conditions for their design, but is certainly useful to possess.

• Ultra Ball – Available only through supply drops. This ball is vastly stronger than almost every other but as a result is also much rarer than most.

• Master Ball – Available only through supply drops this is the rarest type of pokeball. A master ball will allow the user a guaranteed catch but as a result of this huge advantage a case containing a master ball will hold no other pokeballs and may even be stingy on other items too.

• Level Ball – This pokeball becomes more and more effective the weaker the target is compared to your pokemon. If you are significantly stronger than the target wild pokemon its power can equal that of an ultra ball, but if used on a pokemon equal to or stronger than yours it will likely prove less effective than a normal poke ball.

• Lure Ball – This pokeball works extremely well on fish or sea-creature pokemon (including those whom are not water-types) but otherwise is not particularly useful.

• Moon Ball – Extremely effective when used to catch a pokemon that evolves with the use of a moon stone, fairy types or pokemon that know moonlight. Otherwise it is not particularly effective.

• Heavy Ball – The heavier the target, the more effective this pokeball is.

• Fast Ball – The faster a pokemon is the more effective this ball is. Pokemon with a speed stat of 100 +, Run Away or Speed Boost are to be considered very fast.

• Repeat Ball – This is more effective if you have already caught a pokemon of the same variety as the target.

• Timer Ball – The longer a battle goes on, the more effective this ball is. A timer can be set on this ball so that it acts as a trap, making it harder for pokemon to avoid capture.

• Nest Ball – The weaker the pokemon the more effective this ball is. This ball is practically useless if used on a strong pokemon.

• Net Ball – This ball is very effective when used on a bug or a water type but is otherwise not particularly useful.

• Luxury Ball – Available only through supply drops this pokeball will make it easier to befriend and cooperate with the pokemon you catch on the island.

• Heal Ball – Heal balls will fully heal and rejuvenate a caught pokemon but are also extremely weak.

• Dusk Ball – This ball is highly effective in the dark – at night or within caves and the deepest parts of the forest – but is no better than a normal poke ball in daylight, it may even be weaker.

• Dark Ball – Not to be confused with a Dusk Ball, this pitch black ball is available only through supply drops. This ball will likely throw a spanner in the works, most likely being unrecognisable to your character. Dark Balls are the second rarest pokeball, only outclassed by the master ball. They have the same capture rate as a great ball but also greatly increase the power of the caught pokemon and the speed with which they develop to the point of evolution. This effect makes pokemon far more aggressive and difficult to control to the point they could possibly turn on their trainer - or anything else in sight - and puts a great strain on their body.

Gameplay​

This roleplay is based on my original pokemon survival RP but has been combined with elements of the Btooom! Anime series. Condemned is a primarily sandbox RP that takes place over a period of several days. The RP ends when all players have either succeeded in escaping collecting seven additional armbands or have lost their last one.
There are no levels in this RP and it is entirely up to you what pokemon you come across (so long as they are in the list), if your catches are successful or not and what ability your pokemon possesses. The only impact GMs will have on your teams is to tell you when your pokemon are able to evolve, when they can learn a new move or to tell you you're Godmodding.

Trade evolution will not exist however item evolution will.

At the beginning of each IC day a summary will be posted alerting you to
• The weather
• Supply drops
• Other special events
GMs do however reserve the right to spring random drops etc on you or might throw an extra one in as per request.

Wild Pokemon​

The pokemon available – excluding your "starter" - are separated by the habitat you may find them in. The types of environments found on the island are quite varied including mountains, caves, rainforest, lakes and rivers, beach, fields and of course the ocean.

Spoiler:

Beach/Ocean – Krabby, Clauncher, Magikarp, Gyaradose, Seel, Spheal, Sealeo, Goldeen, Seaking, Finneon, Luminion, Staryu, Remoraid, Octillery, Mantyke, Mantine, Alomomola, Tentacool, Frillish, Slowpoke, Qwilfish, Binacle, Horsea, Seadra, Skrelp, Sandile, Carvanha, Dwebble.

Rainforest – Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shroomish, Cherubi, Cherrim, Zubat, Golbat, Spearow, Tailow, Starly, Staravia, Leydba, Ledian, Yanma, Gligar, Caterpie, Metapod, Weedle, Kakuna, Wurmple, Cascoon, Silcoon, Chatot, Poochyena, Houndour, Scatterbug, Spewpa, Pansage, Pansear, Panpur, Aipom, Mankey, Timburr, Oddish, Bellsprout, Croagunk, Ekans, Spinarak, Joltik.

Deep Rainforest (*note: these are in addition to the normal rainforest options) – Butterfee, Beedril, Beautifly, Dustox, Mightyena, Houndoom, absol, Vivillon, Gastly, Haunter, Litwick, Lampent, Shuppet, Carnivine, Tangela, Gloom, Weepibell, Exeggcute, Phantump, Pumpkaboo, Hoothoot, Noctowl, Murkrow, Goomy, Sligoo, Skorupi, Venonat.

Lakes/Rivers - Feebas, Tynamo, Eelektrik, Stunfisk, Lotad, Lombre, Poliwag, Tympole, Palpitoad, Carvanha, Basculin, Psyduck, Corphish, Buizel, Shelos, Azurill, Marill, Whooper, Ducklett, Bidoof, Bibarell

Plains – Budew, Roselia, Sentret, Furret, Lillipup, Patrat, Starly, Tailow, Pidgey, Ponyta, Blitzle, Rhyhorn, Phanpy, Deerling, Flabebe, Floette, Giraffarig, Stantler, Nidoran (M), Nidoran (f), Seviper, Zangoose, Pichu, Pikachu

Caves – Geodude, Graveller, Roggenrola, Boldore, Onix, Abra, Kadabra, Carbink, Mawile, Sableye, Meditite, Machop, Machoke, Tyrogue, Bronzor, Gible, Bagon, Deino, Druddigon, Aron

Mountain – Slugma, Geodude, Graveller, Roggenrola, Boldore, Machop, Machoke, Meditite, Tyrogue, Druddigon, Solrock, Lunatone, Absol, Sneazel, Rufflet, Vullaby, Pawniard, Throh, Sawk, Lavitar, Munchlax, Snorlax, Teddiursa, Cubchoo, Vanillite, Vanillish, Cryoginal, Cubone, Snover, Drilbur,

Rules​

• Do not bunny without permission and do not godmod
• Pokemon can die
• You may be allowed to play as multiple characters; however this must be requested and then decided upon by the GM.
• Your "starter" and it's ability/moves will be determined by the GM upon your acceptance into the RP.
• Make sure you and the GM can both easily keep track of your team and inventory.
• Pokemon will have abilities and can possess no more than four moves
• There is no player limit, the number of players will simply be cut off when I feel there's too many.
• Inactive characters will be killed off unless the GM is contacted with a good reason.
• If your character opens a supply case, end your post before describing the contents. The GM will then tell you what items can be found within.
• Be respectful to each other OOC, any disputes will be handled by the GM.

Sign-Up Sheet​

Name:

Gender:

Age (14+):

Hometown:

Description: A picture will suffice; however include a written section to note any difference between your character and your chosen image.

Personality:

Background Information: No need to go overboard, just information about your characters history as a trainer – how they began their journey, notable achievements and then being contacted by the Axis Corporation.


*Note: Better CSS incoming

 

[Ray Maverick]

@Plumbum reading through your suggestion, some very basic questions popped in my mind, to which I'd like pristine answers.

* What does Marcellus Wallace looks like?!
* What does being a Legend Hunter entail? I'm picturing me with one or many trusted Pokemon of mine, travelling the land, asking villagers or citizens for lore and myths that would help me pinpoint and locate the legendary I'm after. Explain to the potential players exactly why their role in this RP will be so much fun! Is there any other activity that I will/should be doing as a Legend Hunter? In other words...
* What process do we follow, in order to find the legendary of our liking, IF that is allowed? The way I understand it, this isn't quite a sandbox RP (as we are called by Lucius to hunt a particular legendary), yet has the properties of one, what with the wide world with the many nations and an abundant amount of legendaries to hunt. Which makes me wonder:
* If this is indeed a sandbox RP, and doesn't have that much of a linear plot, does that mean that the players will be separated so they may go to the nations where their favorite and target legendary is hiding? And if it's the other way around, if there is a bit of a linear plot to direct the story, how, where and when will we each be able to capture the legendary we've set our sights on?
* What is our social standing as Legend Hunters? It may depend on the nation we're currently in, I suppose, or it may not - perhaps Legend Hunters are globally celebrated as heroes or globally scorned as greedy, solitary and power-hungry Pokemon trainers.
* Why should we hunt with Lucius? We're Legend Hunters, not mercenaries, and if I was a Legend Hunter, I would be out hunting on my own, money would be the least of my worries, not to mention I would see no point in helping someone else gain a legendary, especially if I'm after that legendary. Of course, this is a subjective view, but this is the kind of character I'm picturing as a Legend Hunter, and I wouldn't want him to be forced into this, nor would I have him changed so he would cooperate. (still, it IS too early to be thinking of character ideas)
​

Alright, time for the setting. I haven't played Pokemon Conquest and know next to nothing about it except from the very obvious shape of the land they based it on, so if you are basing the RP on Pokemon Conquest, you had best let us in on some basic information that will help us picture the whole thing more clearly. You have allowed gun powder - what about PokeBalls? Potions and other modern technology? I assume those are to be left out of this one. If PokeBalls don't exist, how exactly are we to catch the Legendaries, or any Pokemon for that matter?

I feel like I have to warn you about mixing a great number of ages into a single continent. I get that it's enticing to replicate great historical times in a story, but some of the ages you mentioned have a gap of two thousand years between them in the real world. The realism of your continuity would be absolutely destroyed in my eyes if those coexisted in a setting because you squeezed them in, somehow. The problem is not just the ages, but geography as well; I think it would be impossible for places so extremely diverse to coexist in a single continent, next to each other. Then again, it's fiction, so limits can be pushed, but I will say that I'd much rather have few of the ages of intrigue mixed in the setting rather than an extravagant amount.



@gimmepie Axis Corporation. Is that a german thing? I wouldn't be surprised if the men in the expensive suits were german. xD Anyways, onto the RP.

So far, it looks like the standard RP, definitely up to par. But I feel like I've seen something of the sort before, it seems like it follows a strict formula and refuses to go the extra mile. I suggest you go the extra mile. We are suddenly transported in an environment that is unknown to us; therefore, exploration should play a big part in it, aside from catching Pokemon. If I were you, I'd give some flair to the island. A twist to the setting that will render it a notch above your common island with a bunch of areas where Pokemon are available to catch - further the setting only a bit, and it makes it so much more interesting. Maybe the island itself could have abandoned Axis facilities where the players pick up on clues on the Corporation and whatever is up with the survival game they've been plunged it, and also use that facility as a place for catching Pokemon like Magnemite, Voltorb and the rest. Additionally, the island could have a certain reputation for [something] that you mention in the first section of the OOC; so the players know even before they set out for it. If there is a sense of mystery or dread, it'll make the exploration and the survival game so much more fun.

Great! Now onto mechanics. I have some questions regarding how this works. How many people are participating in this tournament? At first, I thought I would have to essentially kill PCs in order to get ahead, and that somehow seemed like an impossibility, since you owe some form of plot armor to your players, but then I realized that I could also challenge NPCs. What of those? Are they controlled by the GMs? If they are controlled by the player, are you sure they'll give a fair fight?

If the players decide what the result of throwing a PokeBall will be, then what purpose do so many types of PokeBalls serve? If I made a simple minded character, I'd have him looking out for Ultra Balls, which award a pretty fair catch rate at all times, and care only about those. I have to confess, it's difficult to keep track of so many PokeBalls at once. I'd much rather have a few that I know for sure what effects they have, but it may just be me. A variety is always cool.

 

[gimmepie]

@Prince - It definitely needs something more, I actually had the idea of this having a sort of indirect sequel. Perhaps I could layer some hints towards that and use those to create and delve into lore?

You were right about me aiming for a darker tone, I've always loved the idea of pokemon survival RPs but my previous attempts have been dramatic failures since they required direct competition between players. The idea with this RP is that rather than have to kill off other player characters, the RP simply requires all player characters to have taken out seven NPCs (or died themselves) to reach its conclusion.

As for the actual mechanics, putting it simply there are three ways to get an armband
1. Use your pokemon, or any other method really, to kill someone outside of a regulated battle.
2. Two competitors can agree to a formal match in which the loser will succumb to an injection from their armband.
3. Just collect them from people others have already taken out.


You mentioned that someone might just go seeking ultra balls perhaps but they are only available in supply drops and the items inside supply drops are determined by the GM. So that could be quite fruitless depending on how nice I'm feeling. I will agree though that I could do with less possible pokeballs. In the anime that inspired my mechanics, there were six or seven types of bomb I believe - so would about that number of pokeballs make sense too?

Going back to an earlier point, the number of people on the island would equal the number of players x7 give or take.

Edit: Also Axis Corporation has nothing to do with Germany I hadn't even thought of that, rather it is a reference to X & Y

 

[Manche]

I am considering making a rolrplay for pokemon fsions as long said fusions have enough sentkkence to be able to understand human language, and maybe able to speak it

I would start by the beginning of a ''prison break'' where these enhanced pokemon hybrids escape... so far the idea would be to escape the complex that created them (to sell to very rich trainers who dont want to play by the rules so instead they order custom pokemons)

I would like there characters to have some basica info like size, weight and the attacks they can perform as well as some kind of weakness (hemophilia, alergies, phobias, etc)


the whole idea would revolve around escaping and experiencing the outside world, and overcoming difficulties, and avoid getting caught in the process

 

[Mana1]

I am considering making a roleplay for pokemon fusions as long said fusions have enough sentience to be able to understand human language, and maybe able to speak it

I would start by the beginning of a ''prison break'' where these enhanced pokemon hybrids escape... so far the idea would be to escape the complex that created them (to sell to very rich trainers who don't want to play by the rules so instead they order custom pokemon)

I would like there characters to have some basic info like size, weight and the attacks they can perform as well as some kind of weakness (hemophilia, allergies, phobias, etc)

the whole idea would revolve around escaping and experiencing the outside world, and overcoming difficulties, and avoid getting caught in the process

Seems like a neat idea. I think canon is that pokemon understand most human language anyway, so I'm sure your idea with these more intelligent hybrids would work fine.

Once escaped where would the roleplay go? Is there any particular place they can run to? Will they meet 'ordinary' pokemon? Would the enemy be all humans or just the ones from this laboratory that have experimented on them?

 

[Manche]

Seems like a neat idea. I think canon is that pokemon understand most human language anyway, so I'm sure your idea with these more intelligent hybrids would work fine.

Once escaped where would the roleplay go? Is there any particular place they can run to? Will they meet 'ordinary' pokemon? Would the enemy be all humans or just the ones from this laboratory that have experimented on them?

Humans and also ordinary pokemons will be either friends, foes or neutral depending on the case I am pretty sure that not everyone would be scared, disgusted, or bounty hunting (preeeety sure someone would want to capture those mutants for themselves or return them for a reward)

Helpful humans and pokemons are a possibility

 

[gimmepie]

Looking at what I said previously, do you think it would be more effective if I made it so GMs determined the success of a capture? That would result in more captures failing and a more dire need to hunt for pokeballs in one way or another.

 

[Ray Maverick]

Looking at what I said previously, do you think it would be more effective if I made it so GMs determined the success of a capture? That would result in more captures failing and a more dire need to hunt for pokeballs in one way or another.

Yeah, I think it's only fair that GMs regulated the success of captures, and like you said, the sense of restriction would make players actively look for more PokeBalls. If you didn't determine whether a Pokemon was caught or not, some may take advantage of that. Not to mention, in such kind of an RP, it's always best for the GMs to have at least some form of control over player power (Pokemon teams in this case) - that way, the balance between players is more easily kept and more difficult to breach. The choice is clear to me. Better safe and fair than sorry.

 

[Plumbum]

Ah, rey. Where would I be with RPs if you weren't around to ask all the entertaining questions that make me consider rewrites?

What does being a Legend Hunter entail? I'm picturing me with one or many trusted Pokemon of mine, travelling the land, asking villagers or citizens for lore and myths that would help me pinpoint and locate the legendary I'm after. Explain to the potential players exactly why their role in this RP will be so much fun! Is there any other activity that I will/should be doing as a Legend Hunter?

What do you do as a Legend Hunter? Well, you hunt Legends! Wait, that's not descriptive enough.

Well, that's still the basic job description - you do indeed travel the world with your faithful Pokémon (tell you more about that later), following whatever trail you can to get just that little bit closer to a Legendary Pokémon - although it's not as if you can only have one Legendary quarry or even a specific one. As for what else you do? Well, sometimes the trail runs dry does it not? When it does, Legend Hunters tend to bide their time questing in a more traditional fashion - and it is not even uncommon for some Legend Hunters to band together in search of a Legendary; After all, a Legendary Pokémon chooses a Hunter it is willing to follow, not the other way around and if a Legendary chooses one of the Hunters in a group, it's not like the others are going to be in any position to argue it without a Legendary Pokémon of their own.​

In other words...
What process do we follow, in order to find the legendary of our liking, IF that is allowed? The way I understand it, this isn't quite a sandbox RP (as we are called by Lucius to hunt a particular legendary), yet has the properties of one, what with the wide world with the many nations and an abundant amount of legendaries to hunt.

Which makes me wonder: If this is indeed a sandbox RP, and doesn't have that much of a linear plot, does that mean that the players will be separated so they may go to the nations where their favorite and target legendary is hiding? And if it's the other way around, if there is a bit of a linear plot to direct the story, how, where and when will we each be able to capture the legendary we've set our sights on?

The opening with Lucius is a starter a launching pad that gets the players together and on the same page. From that point, it's mostly the players' call as to how they go after their Legendaries. I'll be releasing information about the Legendaries, lores and hints as the RP goes on and it's actually up to the players how they go about it. Say for example I keep dropping hints that Lugia is resting at the bottom of the Arypian Sea or that Groudon is a part of the Eryllian landscape. (Just examples, may not be the case) - it's up to the players if they then go grab a boat and chase after Lugia in the sea, gear up to head into the desert after Groudon or go looking for leads on other Legendary Pokémon. Of course, to anyone interested, remember what I said earlier - a Legendary pokémon chooses you, not the other way around - you have to also consider the nature of the 'mon and present yourself as the kind of person that mon would ally itself to.

Consider it this way: There is a plot, and there are points at which I'll call all of the players together to do one thing or another that advances that plot, however there is a lot of down-time also in which the players are free to hunt on their own terms.​

What is our social standing as Legend Hunters? It may depend on the nation we're currently in, I suppose, or it may not - perhaps Legend Hunters are globally celebrated as heroes or globally scorned as greedy, solitary and power-hungry Pokemon trainers.

As you quite rightly guessed, it does make a difference where you are and who you're talking to. Generally, leaders of lands do not like Legend Hunters. They see them as threats, given they seek power, unless you are of course officially aligned to them. Beyond that, it is down to the individual's disposition. Soldiers, regular adventurers and the like idolise and even aspire to Legend Hunters, since they usually lack the stones to take on a life like it themselves. Regular people might fear what you would do with that Legendary and any religious folk might object to you prodding around their ancient artifacts. Of course, it is commonly known that Legend Hunters are either some of the toughest warriors in all of Dyale - or delude themselves that they are - so some may even seek to make use of you. The opinions on Legend Hunting, as with anything in real life are hotly divided.​

Why should we hunt with Lucius? We're Legend Hunters, not mercenaries, and if I was a Legend Hunter, I would be out hunting on my own, money would be the least of my worries, not to mention I would see no point in helping someone else gain a legendary, especially if I'm after that legendary. Of course, this is a subjective view, but this is the kind of character I'm picturing as a Legend Hunter, and I wouldn't want him to be forced into this, nor would I have him changed so he would cooperate. (still, it IS too early to be thinking of character ideas)

Like I say, it's not uncommon for Legend Hunting parties to exist. Some lesser Legendaries can even be taken on directly by many common pokémon, lessening the risk should the Legend choose none of you. If it is of course the Hunter's disposition to be antagonistic to other Hunters, that is something I can work with the player on to find why they'd want to go to Cail.

Furthermore, Lucius is commonly known to be one of the most thorough lorekeepers of Legendaries - although he makes his money in his businesses, he spends it on getting servants and researchers in all corners of the world finding new information and feeding it all right back to him - there is a library in his manor that is rumored to have lore on almost every Legendary Pokémon to ever exist - and there are other rewards than monetary ones, don't you know?​

Alright, time for the setting. I haven't played Pokemon Conquest and know next to nothing about it except from the very obvious shape of the land they based it on, so if you are basing the RP on Pokemon Conquest, you had best let us in on some basic information that will help us picture the whole thing more clearly. You have allowed gun powder - what about PokeBalls? Potions and other modern technology? I assume those are to be left out of this one. If PokeBalls don't exist, how exactly are we to catch the Legendaries, or any Pokemon for that matter?

Flat-out modern technology doesn't exist, although I'm looking for ways to allow Mewtwo and Genesect despite their clear technologically-based origins.

Yes, that includes Pokéballs. What does that mean in regards to catching pokémon? You don't. I should explain that in Conquest, you form a Link - that is a bond with a pokémon and it simply follows you around - and it isn't much different in Dyale. Whether you gave it a show of strength, saved it from other wilds, showed it kindness or similar, you did something that made the pokémon want to follow you around. Of course, this is far easier to do to a weak, young pokémon than a prouder, stronger, older one - which means most hunters still have to go through the starting out weak thing.

I was hesitant to mention Pokémon Conquest, to be fair. It's where I got the idea and for a time, I was even going to include Ransei as an area within Dyale until I just realised I was really short on knowledge about Feudal Japan, unlike absolutely everyone else. For the most part, I would like people, until I've got information about the continents specifically put down to paper at least to imagine the lands as their historical inspiration... which brings me nicely to the last bit, I think.​

I feel like I have to warn you about mixing a great number of ages into a single continent. I get that it's enticing to replicate great historical times in a story, but some of the ages you mentioned have a gap of two thousand years between them in the real world. The realism of your continuity would be absolutely destroyed in my eyes if those coexisted in a setting because you squeezed them in, somehow. The problem is not just the ages, but geography as well; I think it would be impossible for places so extremely diverse to coexist in a single continent, next to each other. Then again, it's fiction, so limits can be pushed, but I will say that I'd much rather have few of the ages of intrigue mixed in the setting rather than an extravagant amount.

Well, on the geography side of things, remember that Dyale isn't a small place. If I were to put it in a scale against the real world, I'd say you're looking at about the area including all of Europe, out into Asia as far as India and Africa as far south as about Mali and Niger. Cail, the smallest nation in Dyale is the size of Ransei on its own. I would like to think that is lots of room for many cultures to exist.

However, on a reflection, I do see that the gap is a little too wide for certain, or at the very least, Eryllia is simply too far behind the times. So, to keep roughly the same inspiration but give them a technological edge, I've decided to advance Eryllia to an approximation of Ptolemaic Egypt, which puts it in about the same technological frame as Selium and Arypia. The remaining time gap is covered by the mysticality of the land. Where people have advanced their interests in technology, many have become jaded and stopped caring or believing in the mysticality of their land, whilst conversely, those who carry on the mysticality in their lands, often either believe they do not need technological advance or have simply abused the need to move forward, creating the large technological gaps you can still see.​

 

[The Charred Mecha Dragon Zero]

I had an idea for a Fossil Fighters RP but since it's only the second time I've tried, advice will be greatly appreciated. I highly doubt I'll actually put this up as a finished RP. Unless someone can help me manage it. XP Here's what I've done so far. Working on a map.

Weather Omen - A Fossil Fighters RP

Spoiler:

Plot

10,200 years ago, there was a continent almost as big as modern day Australia shaped similarly to a dinosaur. On the continent were creatures that were thought to be extinct in other places, but in reality, these creatures were merely descendants that looked like their ancestors. These animals were of all kinds, from dinosaurs to synapsids, from mammals to amphibians, as well as pterasaurs and birds. These animals all could co-exist in the large island thanks to its varied enviroments, like deserts and mountains, and its location on the Earth, three fourths in the Equator and the rest was in the south.

But not only were there dinosaurs and birds, there were humans too, and these humans went along with the many animals in the island. Even though the animals greatly resembled their ancestors to the point of being spitting images, there was something different about them unlike anywhere on the world. The creatures could control one of the four elements: fire, water, earth and air. For the most part, the humans, who had befriended many kinds of the elemental animals, did not wonder how these creatures came about to have the powers, or use the powers for their own use. That is, until about 10,100 years ago.

Something was awakened and caused a massive shift in the climate, the world became colder in some places and hotter in others. Earthquakes shook the land and everyone was wondering what was going on, and then, it happened. The otherwise extinct volcano erupted and out came a creature with the skin of rock and eyes of lava with a firey mohawk. To the far south of the volcano, on a seperated landmass from the island but still assiociated with the mainland, a powerful blizzard moved the top of a mountain and out came a sauropod made of ice. The two opposites diverged inbetween their resting places, having a massive battle. Hope was almost lost until the powers of their animals friends burst to their full potential. The humans and their animal partners defeated the two giants and sealed then back to their domains.

Even with the battle won, the fight caused a shift in world climate and the island began to go down under the sea, with its residents and history with it.

10,000 years pass. A fighter plane goes through a regular surveilance flight and sees in the distance a landmass not seen before. The pilot returns and spreads the news and quickly many people arrive on the new island. The people who arrived there found fossils of incredible variety and soon paleontologists all over the world came to study the island christened as Omsauria, for the large amount of mesozoic animals. Over a hundred years and people found that they could revive the remains of these animals with strange medals which they have coined as "Vivosaur Medals", because the first one they revived was a T-Rex of Omsauria. Strangely, the medal would not work to revive any creature of the same specie on another island but the scientists could not find any answer.

Soon, Omsauria had three cities in the southern part of the land. Each city specializing in their own things. People have revived many animals, called "Vivosaurs", and the island is now filled with wildlife and has become a tourist attraction because of the Vivosaurs. But then, after a group of scientists go off to research Mt. Ignatius, Vivosaurs start going berserk, even though they were peaceful creatures (predators included). Next, earthquakes strike the land and mild changes in climates ensue. People are wondering what's going on, but with no ideas from scientists as to what's causing it, many people believe it's a sign that something terrible will happen. Wanting answers and wanting to keep people safe, Professor Owen Chards, the head of Vivosaur research in Tri City, called upon a group of Vivosaur owners to volunteer to try and find the source and stop it.

Vivosaurs

Spoiler:

Vivosaurs are creatures that have been revived through special medals found scattered over Omsauria. Vivosaurs aren't only restricted to dinosaurs as the name suggests. Vivosaurs refer to any animal, whether it's a bird, fish, mammal or amphibian, that has been revived by Vivosaur medals. Even though people have been reviving Vivosaurs for several years, not much is known about Vivosaurs. All that is known about them is that they are more colorful than scientists thought they would be, they are more peaceful and amiable with species outside of their own and that they have a tendency to stick close to their human partners.

Nobody has found out that they can use the elements when willed. Vivosaurs are typically the same size as their relatives. So a V-Raptor is the size of a Velociraptor, which is the size of a wolf, and a Mapo is as big as a Mapusaurus, which is about as big as a two story building. The habitat of a wild Vivosaur is typically similar to how their ancestors lived, so V-Raptors would live in deserts while Mapoes would live in savanah-like plains. The usual way of getting a Vivosaur is finding remains of it in various areas in Omsauria, the most common source area being Saurinia Plains, near the cities.

Vivosaur owners

Spoiler:

Even with their calm and friendly nature, a Vivosaur owner first has to have a license before one can keep a Vivosaur. The license takes the shape of an amber colored wooden badge in the shape of a theropod's footprint. A Vivosaur owner can only keep one Vivosaur. If the Vivosaur is too large for a building, they will have to be stored in their medal and can only be released in areas permitted, if you're in the city. Otherwise, you're free to let them roam as long as they do not do any harm or damage within the city. Outside the cities, Vivosaurs of any size are, of course, allowed to roam free and there are no restrictions whatsoever except, of course, the usual crimes not allowed.

The knowledge on Vivosaurs for a Vivosaur owner varies between people, with some only knowing the Vivosaur they know and regularly encounter to being an expert on various kinds of Vivosaurs. Vivosaur owners also don't have to be scientists or zoologists to keep a Vivosaur. The legal age to keep a Vivosaur is 18 years old. The parent can take care and keep custody over a Vivosaur if the person wanting to keep the Vivosaur is under 18 years.

Vivosaur medals

Spoiler:

Vivosaur medals are rather mystical in nature and cannot be made artificially. They are usually made of an unidentified stone and can fit in the palm of a person's hand. Despite the years of research on the strange medallions, only two things are known about it. One, if the creature's remains have at least the head, limbs and body, it is able to revive the creature. However, this can only be done with blank and empty Vivosaur medal, and only with remains that originate from Omsauria. The second is that it can store a Vivosaur. No scientist has figured out how, but it is able to store a Vivosaur in the form of an image on the medal and released when the owner wills it. However, it can only do this with a Vivosaur the medal revived.

So you can't capture a wild Vivosaur. It also can only store one Vivosaur at a time, again, with the revival rule in place. Often times, the image of the Vivosaur stored has a colored borderline along with it. The colors being either red, yellow, blue, or green. No one has figured out what they mean.

 

[Emakrul]

Hoenn: Land of Talent (working title)

Spoiler:

So I'm thinking of an rp based in the future where people believe than pokemon need to be captured through the soul rather that with pokeballs. To catch a pokemon people will play an instrument, sing, or even give an eloquent speach to begin the bonding experience with their pokemon. The pokemon will then decide if they want to spend time with that person based on the soul that leaks through their talent.

It will be based in Hoenn and the map will be the same as in the gameboy advanced version of the area, but the gyms will be mixed up and different, as well as the elite four and legendary pokemon being different. This way the game will have an entirely new feel on top of having an alternate way to capture pokemon. There will either be a larger or smaller collection of legendary pokemon in the region based on how many people are in the rp because everyone will catch on and it will effect their plot somehow.

The "bad guys" of the game are trying to return the world to pokemon catching through the way that is known in the main line of pokemon games, basic capture. where you fight, weaken and then throw a pokeball and worry about developing a relationship with your pokemon later, if at all. They are going to control a few legendary pokemon of their own in the end and you can choose to have a character who is part of their group.

Keep in mind this is the freshly planted seed of the rp I can see blooming in my brain garden.

Any constructive feedback would be much appreciated.
THANK YOU

 

[The Charred Mecha Dragon Zero]

I'm not so sure what to think of the idea. But it's rather original and more ethnic(?) in terms of "capture." I'm not so sure about whatever you mean by mixing up the gyms either, since I don't know what you mean by that.

 

[Mana1]

I had an idea for a Fossil Fighters RP but since it's only the second time I've tried, advice will be greatly appreciated. I highly doubt I'll actually put this up as a finished RP. Unless someone can help me manage it. XP Here's what I've done so far. Working on a map.

-snip-

Is this based on anything in particular? It has a good amount of background, so if it's all from your head then congrats, haha.

One thing I worry, reading your story section, is there are too many jumps. When you got to the 10,100 years ago (not a very nice, round number :() talking about humans bonding with these creatures to tackle the monstrous, destructive dinosaurs I assumed we were at the main part. Perhaps it would be best to scrap the Vivosaur section, which does add a lot of convolution to your idea, and stick with first part?

That way you also have a built-in end point, defeating the giant, and it gives your story a sense of importance - it's people and animals defending their home. Your current story doesn't have the same sense of urgency, and instead closely follows the 'standard' pokemon roleplay starting point.

Warriors with dinosaur buddies defend their home > Scientist gathers pet owners to investigate phenomena.

IMO.

 

[The Charred Mecha Dragon Zero]

Actually, the concept is from Fossil Fighters, but the story and the continent it's on is my idea. So thank you for the compliment.

Ah, okay. Well, I was trying to make it somewhat plausible scientifically on what happened. 10,000 years ago was the last Ice Age, which is when the island was supposed to have sunk under rising sea levels. But I think I'll try changing it to... How does 11,000 years ago sound? Actually, I was debating on which part of my idea to use really, as I had several ideas all together but I went with this one. Can't remember why. So I think I'll go with your suggestion. I am, right at this moment, making ideas for just that. As for the Vivosaur section, that was mostly for anyone who isn't familiar with Fossil Fighters.

You got a point there. I think I was just going with a safe route subconsciously since it's "standard", to say.

Thanks for the comments. I'm gonna put up an edited version in a bit.

Edit: Here's the edited version. Again, advice will be appreciated.

Weather Omen - A Fossil Fighters RP

Spoiler:

Plot

11,000 years ago, there was a continent. The continent was almost as big as modern day Australia. It was also shaped similarly to a dinosaur in a death pose. The continent was filled with many kinds of creatures, creatured thought to have been extinct in many other places. These creatures, as similar as they were to the other continents' animals, were merely descendants of their now extinct ancestors. The animals were as varied as their looks, from synapsids to dinosaurs, mammals to amphibians, and birds to reptiles, these creatures were able to coexist together thanks to the island's varied enviroments, like deserts and mountains, made possible thanks to its location on the planet: the northern three fourths of the continent in the Equator while the rest was outside of it, to the south.

The animals weren't just by themselves though. The continent, which the natives came to call Omsauria, had humans living on it as well. The animals, unlike their relatives in other lands, came to befriend the humans, and the humans came to find out another thing special about these creatures, other than their cooperative nature. They had the power to control one of the four elements: fire, water, air, and earth, and if not, had unbelievable physical capabilities unlike their ancestors. The humans named the animal natives of Omsauria Elementals, feeling that they were their own race. For the longest time, the two races lived happily, with several tribes being founded around the continent. Each tribe and clan kept to themself, but, like their Elementals, cooperated with their neighbors.

During this peace, people trained themselves to fight alongside their more powerful companions, making weapons and learning to fight in unison. But during this time of peace, many never bothered to stop and wonder how their partners came to have these powers. That is, until something changed in the world. Natural disasters started to occur more often; earthquakes rocking the land; fires scorching the fields; hailstorms pummeling wildlife. Then a shift in the climate, places that were hot become cooler and vice versa for the colder places, and during this time, strange things happened to non-tamed Elementals. The wild Elementals became more violent, more destructive, causing damage for no reason other than to destroy. Then there are the strange sightings of creatures looking like Elementals, but much more powerful and or odd.

The tribes and their partners began to worry for the Elementals and their home, wondering what was going on. And then one day, a group of Vulca tribespeople were scouting Mt. Ignatius when they found a stone. The stone was golden and yet was not gold as it did not gleam or weigh as much as gold. But the Elementals with the tribespeople reacted to it and the Elemental partnered to the one holding suddenly changed. Its looked different and yet the same, the creature seemed to have burst out of its mortal body and waves of energy surrounded it. But the change triggered something else as well. For the first time in years, Mt. Ignatius shook, magma rising from it. Everyone ran, but not before they saw a giant dinosaur whose skin was made of rock and in its veins ran lava.

They had awaken the creator of Omsauria, Igno.

With this discovery, people began fighting over land because they believe Igno will only destroy the weak. However, a strange girl with blue skin comes and brings a tablet saying:

The continent of the creatures of the elements shall face a challenge; a challenge for their partners
The great creators of the island shall reawaken and face off once again
To change things and make anew
Whether the new births from desolation or revolution
Is by the humans' choice and their choice alone
To burst the stones and solidify their claims
That they and they alone can keep to themselves
Without destroying those they care about

The statement caused much confusion and worry rather than contentment, many noting the "creators of the island shall reawaken and face off once more." Now, people all over the continent are taking action, some to figure out what the statement was talking about, some to find out who's the other creator, and some to research on the stones that were found on Mt. Ignatius. Whether or not the continent will be destroyed or not is anyone's guess.

 

[Pterosauria]

This rp... Well, if I'm honest, it was based on sleep deprivation and Google images at 1am. But I think it could be a fun premise.

Spoiler:

14days, 5hrs, 28mins, 15secs ago

Scientists began work on a new project, officially 'CRV-ENO3', a project researching the shared dna of pokémon, and unofficially 'mewthree', since certain shady corporations still wanted the most powerful pokémon . They began once more with the genes of the suspected ancestor of all pokémon, Mew, and began creating from it a new creature. However, as these projects always seemed to, something went horribly wrong - the pink blob of jelly that sat at the bottom of their tank harboured intense psychic power, though only primal instinct (seeking to save themselves from their creature's wrath, they did not give it intelligent thought, as their previous projects were given), and broke out, devouring one researcher and stealing his shape, and more importantly, his mind, before moving on to the other test subjects.

12days, 10hrs, 15mins, 14secs ago

CRV-ENO3 has consumed 150 species of pokémon, and seems to be acquiring their powers and forms, too. By the people who have seen it, CRV-ENO3 seems to have applied some of the physical characteristics of the pokémon it absorbed on top of the human form it already had. People are also reporting children going missing in areas around where it was reported to have been seen.

10days, 1hrs, 0mins, 45secs ago

Worryingly, out of the 234 species that CRV-ENO3 has absorbed, one of those is Lugia, the pokémon reputed to be the 'Lord of the seas'. Though nothing appears to have happened with it just yet, a region wide manhunt has been organised. The orders to the authorities are 'kill on sight'.

7days, 11hrs, 40mins, 12secs ago

The manhunt has roundly failed; CRV-ENO3 now has access to the abilities of 390 different pokémon, another of which is a legendary of our region - Ho-Oh. whilst the abilities of these pokémon are questionable, there is no doubt that they are powerful: a small town at the eastern edge of our region, Tenebrai, is now nothing more than a smoking crater. A surviving resident said that a strange man had booked into a bed and breakfast a few days before.

3days, 9hrs, 20mins, 2secs ago

There are 30 species of pokémon left. They are a mixture of legandaries, which seem to reside in other regions, thankfully, and rarities, of which a few survive in the wild - that said, what hope do we have against a creature that bested all that went against it? Our only hope is to destroy the last few species that CRV-ENO3 has not devoured, that remain in this region, and spread the word to the others. The researchers tell us that their experiment has a limited lifespan. This was their failsafe - a laughable notion now, but it could save us - we will round up one of each of the last 30, so that we might revive them when the danger is over, then hunt the rest down, and destroy them.

1days, 2hrs, 40mins, 29secs ago

The hunt had a disturbing effect on the local fauna - their aggression towards humans has increased tenfold, and their power a hundredfold, but the drawback of this apparent defence mechanism is that they have cut their lifespans down to about 24 hours. To try and contain the damage, the other regions of the world have erected an enormous psychic barrier around us. Following their lead, we erected a smaller bubble around Kisara City, the only place apparently unaffected.

0days, 3hrs, 30mims, 12secs ago

CRV-ENO3 is in the city, and with it, hordes of wild pokémon - whatever madness is infecting them is spreading rapidly to the pokémon here. Our last hope is to entrust the pokémon CRV-ENO3 is missing to various trainers; by splitting them up, we may be able to hold out long enough - according to the researchers who created the monster, it has a very unstable DNA structure. The more pokémon it absorbs, the more unstable it gets. That said, we can't allow it to absorb the rest of the Pokémon - if it does that, then it's genetic structure will complete, and we'll have a lot longer to wait until it dies of old age.

0days, 0hrs, 0mins, 0secs ago.

So, I leave it to you, the last few trainers - defend your precious pokémon with your lives. Your comrades have already declined in number by half in these past few hours. we can't leave the city because the psychic barrier is still in place, and we can't afford to let CRV-ENO3 back into the world. We have 10 days left before it dies. Run, hide, fight - do whatever it takes to win, and save the world!

Nothing but the basic concept is really set in stone here - the legendary thing, for example, might need to go, all things considered, and the region needs a proper name. Nevertheless, some opinions, suggestions, and general critique would be much appreciated - I'm sure there's a lot of plot holes I've missed, and the whole thing will float like a sieve if they're left unattended.

 

[Emakrul]

The charred mecha dragon zero in response to your questions and statements:

Capture techniques

Spoiler:

The alternative capture techniques are used often in rps and even in the pokemon tv show. Ash catches squirtle by being charismatic and befriends a haunted from playing with him as a ghost. All I am doing is naming these kinds of techniques and giving them perks.

Spoiler:

A new Hoenn experience

Spoiler:

The mixed up gyms was a more vague thing because I didn't really understand what I wanted to do with them at the time. I've realized now, through lots of thought, that I want to create a totally new experience in the Hoenn region. With new pokemon, a new path through the map and new gym types and leaders I hope to really revamp the Hoenn experience.

Spoiler:

And thanks for responding.

To grimace, in response to your shudder inducing rp idea

To start, the shudders induced by your rp are good shudders of fear at your new pokemon creation. I really enjoy your story, it's nice and creepy. I have some questions and comments that aren't in any particular order for you. I hope they help you to make your rp better than you thought it would be.

First Is this creation based on ditto? It doesn't matter if it is or not, but the pink blob description reminded me of ditto, and I once heard ditto was a failed mewtwo experiment.

Second: do the kids who disappear matter later on in the storyline?

Third: if your crazy creation is able to destroy an entire city and leave only a hole in the ground 1: how did that one guy get away 2: why does the hotel checking in guy matter (I know he's blobby, but i don't thing it would be clear to a character in the story) 3: what is keeping blobby from breaking through the psychic barriers/ if the last pokemon it needs to perfect it's from are inside the barrier wouldn't it be more important to get them away from it than it would he to keep them trapped inside a tiny city that blobby could easily destroy with blobby?!

Fourth: I like the military numerals format, it gives that show don't tell feeling to your opening story. It really starts you inside the game as a character more than as an outsider reading it.

Fifth: it took blobby 2 days to absorb 150 poking types!!??? This guy works fast! Who's tracking what he absorbs? And how does blobby utilize their powers?

Here's my idea on how to fill some plot holes, it's definitely not something you have to use and I think your story could change in so many ways right now and this is only one of them.
With that said, maybe make blobby slower to absorb pokemon, and make it harder for him to absorb them too. This would lower blobbys power level to something an average trainer could deal with in a battle. Right now I feel like he could just snap and absorb the entire city which wouldn't make for a very interesting rp. Keep up the fun ideas grimace, I look forward to seeing how this rp develops and rps that you come up with in the future.

 

[The Charred Mecha Dragon Zero]

Huh... I wonder how I forgot about that...

I can see why you'd try to do this, and it makes some sense since it's been years since the Gym Leaders we're used to in Hoenn lived, but I think it might do you good to think through exactly what and who are the Pokémon and Gym Leaders respectively. Not everyone's gonna like a time-jumped Hoenn, even though I think it makes sense.

You're welcome.

By the ways, Grimace, I agree with H3115r3p3ntanc3 on many of the things he said. The idea certainly gives a urgent need to survive which makes it even more exciting. You just need to fill in the plot holes.

 

[Pterosauria]

1st: Funnily enough, though I have heard of the ditto theory you're talking about, it was more watching that Genesect movie with Mewtwo, and wondering why they still bothered.

Spoiler:

64days, 5hrs, 28mins, 15secs ago

Scientists began work on a new project, officially 'CRV-ENO3', a project researching the shared dna of pokémon, and unofficially 'mewthree', since certain shady corporations still wanted the most powerful pokémon . They began once more with the genes of the suspected ancestor of all pokémon, Mew, and began creating from it a new creature. However, as these projects always seemed to, something went horribly wrong - the pink blob of jelly that sat at the bottom of their tank harboured intense psychic power, though only primal instinct (seeking to save themselves from their creature's wrath, they did not give it intelligent thought, as their previous projects were given), and broke out, devouring one researcher and stealing his shape, and more importantly, his mind, before moving on to the other test subjects.

48days, 10hrs, 15mins, 14secs ago

CRV-ENO3 has consumed 150 species of pokémon, and seems to be acquiring their powers and forms, too. By the people who have seen it, CRV-ENO3 seems to have applied some of the physical characteristics of the pokémon it absorbed on top of the human form it already had. People are also reporting children going missing in areas around where it was reported to have been seen.

24days, 1hrs, 0mins, 45secs ago

Worryingly, out of the 234 species that CRV-ENO3 has absorbed, one of those is Lugia, the pokémon reputed to be the 'Lord of the seas'. Though nothing appears to have happened with it just yet, a region wide manhunt has been organised. The orders to the authorities are 'kill on sight'.

19days, 11hrs, 40mins, 12secs ago

The manhunt has roundly failed; CRV-ENO3 now has access to the abilities of 390 different pokémon, another of which is a legendary of our region - Ho-Oh. whilst the abilities of these pokémon are questionable, there is no doubt that they are powerful: a small town at the eastern edge of our region, Tenebrai, is now nothing more than a smoking crater. A surviving resident said that a strange man had booked into a bed and breakfast a few days before. Strangely, the resident disappeared soon after giving that statement.

5days, 9hrs, 20mins, 2secs ago

There are 30 species of pokémon left. They are a mixture of legandaries, which seem to reside in other regions, thankfully, and rarities, of which a few survive in the wild - that said, what hope do we have against a creature that bested all that went against it? Our only hope is to destroy the last few species that CRV-ENO3 has not devoured, that remain in this region, and spread the word to the others. The researchers tell us that their experiment has a limited lifespan. This was their failsafe - a laughable notion now, but it could save us - we will round up one of each of the last 30, so that we might revive them when the danger is over, then hunt the rest down, and destroy them.

1days, 2hrs, 40mins, 29secs ago

The hunt had a disturbing effect on the local fauna - their aggression towards humans has increased tenfold, and their power a hundredfold, but the drawback of this apparent defence mechanism is that they have cut their lifespans down to about 24 hours. To try and contain the damage, the other regions of the world have erected an enormous psychic barrier around us. Following their lead, we erected a smaller bubble around Kisara City, the only place apparently unaffected. From what news we can gather from the outside world, several immensely powerful pokémon - the so-called legendaries - have begun to gather outside of the barrier. They are, perhaps, trying to contain the situation too?

0days, 3hrs, 30mims, 12secs ago

CRV-ENO3 is in the city, and with it, hordes of wild pokémon - whatever madness is infecting them is spreading rapidly to the pokémon here. Our last hope is to entrust the pokémon CRV-ENO3 is missing to various trainers; by splitting them up, we may be able to hold out long enough - according to the researchers who created the monster, it has a very unstable DNA structure. The more pokémon it absorbs, the more unstable it gets. That said, we can't allow it to absorb the rest of the Pokémon - if it does that, then it's genetic structure will complete, and we'll have a lot longer to wait until it dies of old age.

0days, 0hrs, 0mins, 0secs ago.

So, I leave it to you, the last few trainers - defend your precious pokémon with your lives. Your comrades have already declined in number by half in these past few hours. leaving the city is, unfortunately, not an option: not only is the barrier around the city the only thing keeping out more of the infected pokémon, we can't afford to let CRV-ENO3 back into the world - for now, it's preoccupied with acquiring it's missing pieces, - one by one; thankfully it doesn't seem able to absorb multiple organisms at once - but it would be a disaster if it made contact with the pokémon outside the region. We have 10 days left before its timer reaches zero and it falls apart. Run, hide, fight - do whatever it takes to win, and save the world!

I lengthened the time-scale on the thing and added a few details here and there.

Second: depending on the PCs and where they choose to go/which crazy hermits they decide to talk to, yes, the children are a plot device. Otherwise, it's just another creepy detail. Much the same as the surviving resident's disappearance, etc.

Third: Did he survive? Diiid he? Either he was some kind of protaganist, very lucky, or it wasn't him who told the rest of the region about the whole blowing up the town shebang. Or maybe he was just somebody who lied for his five minutes of fame.

Fifth: Yeah, I think you have a point there. Writing out rp ideas in the wee hours does have a knock on effect where logic is concerned :P

The general idea with the rather extreme power level is to force outcomes that isn't just killing the monster when the first chance is presented. Obviously, there will be time for fighting, and there will certainly be a chance to battle with 'blobby', but ideally nearer the conclusion of the roleplay.

Edit: I noticed I forgot to address two of your questions. As for who is keeping track of all this, the scientist-peeps who created blobby are using satellites with cameras for that. As for where they came from, well, where else would you get town-maps from? XP

Blobby's powers manifest either as being able to use moves of absorbed pokemon, or copying their forms/appearances, usually partially. Ie, he can create a whirlwind from having absorbed Pidgeot, or have a pair of wings sprout out of his back with the same basis.

Aaand, because you were so helpful in developing this idea a little more, I feel like I should try and give something to you. The only thing I can really think of, for now, is if people develop bonds with 'mons, and don't battle them or whatever any longer, how do you make sure something you're lining up to bond with isn't going to maul you? Like, I can see this working quite well with, say, a Zigzagoon, but not so well, perhaps, with an Ursaring. Is there maybe a list of pre-approved pokémon people can try to bond with, or is it just a 'if it isn't eating you, go for it!' type deal?

... It's just occurred to me that I have a very bleak view of pokémon.

 

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I'm seeking a partner for a one on one Pokemon adventure roleplay! I'm kind of new to this whole roleplay thing, so I'm thinking it would be on the shorter side, to work my way into RP. Would this be the right thread for that? ;v;