[OOC] Pokémon: One (~Looking for one player and a Co-GM!~)

[Whimsley]

Send Wishlists as a PM to me

I can't guarantee encounters

But routes could lean towards some of the things on wishlists

SOME

Not all

[PlatinumSkink]

@Whimsley ... On a note of abilities. One of Purrloin's abilities is "Unburden". It increases the Pokémon's speed if the Pokémon's held item vanishes for any reason (eaten, stolen, thrown, etc). ... How would that translate to roleplaying? Could I just have her hold a berry and tell her "Drop the berry!" and she'll do so and get a random speed boost, or what? XD

[Whimsley]

@PlatinumSkink Ha! Good question. Well, let's see. It depends what item Purrloin is holding and how she's holding it. If she has a berry in her mouth, she could drop it and gain the speed. If it's something like quick claw, which she'd need to have a necklace to hold, I would see that only working if someone used Thief on her. Unless she took the time to roll about and get the necklace off, but that would be tough to do in battle.

[PlatinumSkink]

@Whimsley ... But essentially I could have her start a battle with a berry in her mouth and then drop it in 0 turns for a free speed boost in the beginning of every fight? XD

[Whimsley]

@Whimsley ... But essentially I could have her start a battle with a berry in her mouth and then drop it in 0 turns for a free speed boost in the beginning of every fight? XD

@PlatinumSkink

Technically I do have to give that to you, but it won't be double because of the 0-turn clause. But she will be faster! And you'll lose the berry, but you can always go get another one. Very creative btw.

[PlatinumSkink]

@Whimsley ... I'm gonna need to stock up on Oran Berrys. XD

[Xan the G]

Havoc Matsuda (Yatagarasu-X)

Physical Appearance:

Age: 15
Height: 5'0"
Weight: 123 lbs.
Sex: Male

Personality:
Havoc is a product of his rearing. He is a noble spirit, naturally feeling that it is his duty to be a beacon of good will, hope and valour to those around him. He has a penchant for involving himself in issues when he believes there is a villain to thwart, whether or not it is his place or he has expressed authority. He is naturally altruistic and proactive in this manner. Havoc has no problem with acquaintances or allies, but struggles with the idea of friends. He considers himself a singular, independant and self-sufficient unit. Moreover, his role as a Yatagarasu is very important to him and his paramount priority at any time is to preserve the awe, mysticism and respect of what that name represents, which will be devalued if too many people can humanize him.

Havoc will try to put on a stoic persona around others, pretending that he isn't swayed by human desires and emotions. Whenever he can avoid talking he will.

Havoc is very self conscious. He will object to taking certain actions or utilising certain opportunities if there is a chance that it might make him look uncool. He's very particular about looking cool, especially around girls his age. Performing acts as a confident, capable vigilante is his most effective means of communicating to girls, which he has trouble doing simply as Havoc.

Biography:

Havoc is a ninja apprentice. His family tree is one of the remaining lineages of the Yatagarasu ninja tribe - potentially the last still in existence, at least the last that Havoc is aware of. The Yatagarasu were a collective village/society of people who protected the lands of Huji from the shadows however they could. While not the main guardians of Huji, the Yatagarasu would act as vigilantes, separate to state and country who acted only in the interest of helping others. To some they are a myth, to others they are a problem - to Havoc, it was his birthright.

As child he slumbered on the stories of his people told to him by his father. He adored the things he heard and wanted nothing more than to live out the fantasy of a travelling, mystery hero across the lands. In the advent of technology and pokemon the need and opportunity for the Yatagarasu waned and many of the lineages began to amalgamate into general society, putting away the mantle of the Yatagarasu Clan.

Like his father before him, Havoc trained after school in the ninja arts under the tutelage of his grandfather. Where Havoc continued his training into his early teens, his father put away the further training, choosing to enroll in the Huji police academy and utilise his strengths as part of the police force, seeing the separation from state and country as an archaic tradition in the current stable times of civillisation.

Havoc didn't see eye-to-eye with his father on this and frequently practised delinquency late at night, sneaking out of his house to practice patrolling the streets. He began to do little things here and there, defending old ladies from muggers, helping to find people lost in the woods, fixing punctured tires. After a while, Havoc wanted to move onto bigger leagues. He would borrow his dads police radio while doing his patrols and listen out for any signals or codes and try his best to beat the police to the incidents. Naturally, these actions raised the ire of the police when their investigations and callouts were being happened by an anonymous vigilante teen.

Havoc's dad figured out that it was Havoc and omitted from turning Havoc in so long as Havoc promised to stop taking justice into his own hands and stop being a vigilante. Havoc spoke with his grandfather, who explained that he gave Havoc his blessing to revive the ways of their clan once more. Havoc made up his mind, running away at the age of fifteen to pursue his own Ninja way as the next generation of the Yatagarasu, operating within the region of Huji under the alias "Yatagarasu-X".

Havoc's main goal is to apply the teaches and principles of the Yatagarasu in the modern era by being a pokemon trainer who uses his pokemon and experience for the good of man kind beyond the reproach of the law and government.

Favored type:
Dark and Poison types

Favorite Pokémon:
Greninja

Why are you joining the Pokémon League?
Most of the world moves and progress by the power and use of pokemon. To be a relevant Yatagarasu in this age, Havoc must do the same.

Miscellaneous:
Is constantly working on his entrance slogan & motto and his hero-pose.

Rook

Pokémon Name
Houndour

Physical Appearance:
Typical Houndour

Sex:
Male

Personality/Mood:
Loyal, impressionable, energetic

Likes:
Tracking, mimicking Havoc, belly rubs, bones.

Dislikes:
Rook has a habit of biting into and tearing to shreds any free socks he can get his teeth on. His anti-infatuation with socks is most strange as at times he will even yank socks off people's feet, meaning he's aware on some level that they are clothing items and distinct from people's feet.

Starting Moves:
Leer, Ember

Miscellaneous:
N/A

Questions

1) You happen upon an injured Rattata in the middle of the path in front of you. You hear a sudden rustling from the large bushes on the path’s edge. Whatever is causing this noise has yet to reveal itself. What do you do?
Havoc would scoop up the injured rattata and look to reach higher ground away from the the rustling bush, making the assumption that whatever injured the rattata was making the rustling.

2) An enormous Snorlax has wedged itself between the railings of a bridge over a raging river. It seems to be a long way’s journey to venture around the living water. Your destination is across the bridge. What do you do?

Havoc would provoke the ire of the Snorlax, trying to take it and move it from its resting place as it created a hazard for the bridge irrespective of whether Havoc wanted to use it.

3) You awaken in the middle of the night to find a Hoothoot rummaging through your pack and taking your food. Before you act, you notice two smaller, faint outlines on the horizon of the dying campfire light. The Hoothoot begins hopping towards her children with your food in tow. What do you do?

Havoc would leave the hoothoot be seeing that it was seemingly putting together food to feed it's younglings. If possible, Havoc might even leave some more food there for the mother to share out.

4) You are walking with your Pokémon through thick forest when you hear a faint humming from the canopy above you. Quickly, a hive of Beedrill cuts through the foliage and descends toward you and your Pokémon. What do you do?

HAvoc will return as many of his pokemon into their pokeballs as possible and then run for as long and as quickly as he can.

5) You’ve defeated a trainer handedly, and you both call your Pokémon back into their Pokéball. The trainer falls to their knees and begins to weep. The trainer is a younger individual who only had one, low-leveled bug Pokémon to face. What do you do?

Havoc doesn't care too much about trainer battles, so he would take the time to explain to the younger trainer where he went wrong in the battle and reassure them that they can always get better and not to get so choked up about this single loss.

[Whimsley]

@Xan the G Before you get too far with that app: Froakie is considered a rare Pokémon in Huji, and cannot be chosen as a starter. I'm sorry if that throws a wrench in the gears.

[Xan the G]

@Xan the G Before you get too far with that app: Froakie is considered a rare Pokémon in Huji, and cannot be chosen as a starter. I'm sorry if that throws a wrench in the gears.

@Whimsley

Oh no worries. It's not that problematic: what pokemon are starters?

[PlatinumSkink]

@Whimsley ... I'll further assume the item that I'll have to drop must be one of some value so that I cannot just give Purrloin a random stick for her to drop and get a speed boost as would otherwise make sense? Since apparently berries she'd drop would disappear out of existence, which is totally reasonable... XD

[Whimsley]

@Xan the G You are free to choose any unevolved Pokémon that is not included on the rare Pokémon list in the first post I made in OOC.

@PlatinumSkink It's not that they'd drop out of existence, but they'd be dirtied and bruised. Purrloin is above carrying such things. And yes, items of value only, no sticks! Cheap berries will suffice, though.

[tex]

YOU SHOULDA TOLD ME ABOUT THIS POKEMON IS MY SHIT.

I'll probably join up if you've got room left.

[Whimsley]

@tex

I DIDN'T KNOW Y'ALL WERE INTO IT.

If you make a character, it will be contending against Xan the G, who is currently writing an application.

@Xan the G

I'm leaving this up to you so as to avoid bias: Should I choose who's application is chosen, or do you want the Redorchard group (whoever's application is accepted will be joining them) to choose?

Also, given an application is not accepted, I will accept characters on hold to either serve as substitutes if someone leaves the RP, or as major NPCs to be integrated into the story.

[tex]

@Whimsley Oh right, how are you handling battles? After reading the rules I'm still not 100% certain. I'm completely opposed to dice roles and stats, so that might be a deal breaker for me.

[Xan the G]

@Whimsley You can set my char as a substitute should someone drop out. I don't mind the other guys taking my spot. Just message me if you have another opening.

[Whimsley]

@Xan the G

Okay, I'll message you first given someone drops out. If you want, feel free to send me details about your clan and culture. There might just be surviving members around Huji. I'd love to have some of your ideas for NPCs!

@tex

Dice rolls will not be applied, but Pokémon will have levels. I will be keeping track of XP and can tell you what level your Pokémon is at any point in time. Players are encouraged to keep track of levels but it's not necessary. I am making players list their current Pokémon party (up to 6) as a subheading and the condition it's in (SLP, FRZ, BRN, etc.)

Battling is freeform, and not turn-based. Combinations of moves can be used if done in a realistic amount of time. Gym battles will have set-level Pokémon and will require more than just smashing the A button to win. In fact, I expect many failures at first.

Pokémon are not limited to four moves. I will catalogue all moves your Pokémon knows. Again, recommended but not required for the player to keep this written down somewhere.

Was there something I didn't mention?

[tex]

@Whimsley nah that's good. I'm looking forward to making shitty moves useful :D

IS MEOWTH RARE? I WANT A MEOWTH.

MEOWTH THAT'S RIIIGHT

[Whimsley]

@tex

WOW PEOPLE REALLY LIKE CATS IN THIS RP, ME TOO

NO MEOWTH'S NOT RARE DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT

HE/SHE CAN'T TALK THOUGH.

[tex]

HE/SHE CAN'T TALK THOUGH.

@Whimsley

_{Yea I didn't intend for him to talk don't worry xP}

Will work on a sheet soonish, if not today, then tomorrow.

[BlueSky44]

Can I join the RP?

I made a character using the template, is this ok?

Arren Malla

Physical Appearance (Picture encouraged. Include height and age.): 15 5 feet 6 inches in height.


Sex: Female

Personality: Shy, quiet, stays mostly to herself. Is a loner, but cares a lot about Pokémon and gets along well with them

Starter Town (Redorchard or Dewmeadow): Redorchard

Biography: Her parents separated when she was little. Her father took her and her younger brother to live with him in Redorchard. Her brother is a very active youngster, but she never seemed to fit in with everyone else in the town. Arren spent most of her time in her house or under an oak tree, reading stories about Pokémon and their bonds with their trainers. Her father’s Pokémon were always there, keeping her company, and if anyone of them were injured, she would care for them. She only hears from her mother once a year on her birthday, and doesn’t hear anything from the friends that she had left behind. Her father is hardly around the house because of his job. So her only friends are the Pokémon around her. Her brother is busy running around the town, and they never really got very close. Arren once found an old journal that had belonged to her father, and it documented his journey with Pokémon. These became her new bedtime story. She loved them so much, it helped her understand her father more, and it eventually ended with how he had met her mother. Arren never asked him about the journal, but she knew that she wanted to be a trainer, and travel the world with Pokémon.

Favored type: Dark

Favorite Pokémon: Umbreon

Why are you joining the Pokémon League?
Arren has always loved Pokémon. They were always the only friends that she has had. She wants to befriend all Pokémon, and wants to hopefully earn some respect and love from the mother who had left her.

Poochyena

Poochyena
Physical Appearance (Note any variations from normal species here. I will allow weight and height variations within reason. No shinies.): This Poochyena doesn’t really stand out, is just a typical Poochyena, with average weight and height.

Sex: Male

Personality/Mood: Very protective. He is like a guard dog in a way, and won’t stop at nothing to protect those he cares about.

Likes: Running around, jumping up and down, snuggling with Arren.

Dislikes: Intruders, strangers, anyone he believes is a threat.

Starting Moves (Check Bulbapedia; all starting Pokémon will be lv 5): Tackle, Howl
Ability: Quick Feet

Questions

1. I would send out my Pokémon, to stand guard while I walk over to the injured Rattata. If something jumps out, I’ll have my Pokémon protect me and the Rattata so that we can get out of there and help the injured Pokémon.
2. I try to find ways to wake it up. I’d ask around, see if there was a pokeflute handy, if not, I would try usual methods to wake up Pokémon. If that doesn’t work, I would just go around.
3. I would just let her be. The HootHoot was clearly just trying to provide for her children. I’d hunt around for berries if I ran out of food.
4. I would try to run and avoid the Beedrill. If that doesn’t work, I would use my Pokémon to help and battle it until it leaves us alone.
5. I would go over and try to help him out. I would try and give him advice, hopefully helping him to become a better trainer.