Forsythe

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Human partner template

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Character image, if you want to use them.

Character name

"Optional: Defining quote"

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General information

Name:
Nickname: If they have any
Age:
Gender:
Nationality:
Defining trait: The traditional defining personal characteristic of the human partner. Could be a character trait (Courage, reliability, ...) skill (Knowledge, ...), emotion (Love, ...) or anything else. The better the character represents their trait, the easier it will be for their partner to Digivolve, although it is not the only requirement.
Partner: Partner (Player)
Why were they partnered: This can be both IC reason (similar views on life, justice, ...) and OOC (We feel like the personalities would clash, giving opportunity for growth)
Digivice appearance: Customize to your heart's content. It has to be a physical item.

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Appearance

Height:
Weight:
Build: Athletic, lanky, petite, stocky, ...
Skin tone:
Facial structure: Hair color and style, eye color, chin shape, facial hair...
Outstanding details: Tattoos, scars, piercings, ...
Clothing preferences: The digital world will load you with whatever you want - So long as it is clothing. No Ironman armors plox.
Body language: Laid back, twitchy, energetic, ... Feel free to describe any quirks.

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Biography

Family situation: Rich, abusive, divorced, orphaned, ...
Education:
General world skills: Like cooking, event organization, conflict resolution - What anyone might learn. Keep in mind that you also have to be able to roleplay this.
Special skills: More specialized skills like programming, martial arts, car repairs, musical instrument playing - Skills that take a talent and/or considerable time to learn. Keep in mind that you also have to be able to roleplay this.
Personal history: Anything else. Note that the background of your character should be reflected in their personality.

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Personality

Positive character traits: At least three
Negative character traits: At least three. No packaging positive traits as negative, e.g. 'too gorgeous'.
Likes and hobbies: From art forms, activities, ...
Dislikes and fears: ... to foods and various critters.
Digidestined's motivation: Why were they chosen to be a Digidestined? And why are they this type of digidestined? This could be anywhere on the alignment chart save for perhaps chaotic evil. Even an character that intends to impose order whether the inhabitants like it or not is fit for this duty, so long as they are willing to do what is necessary to restore the Digital World before they try to conquer it. The mission is to protect the Digital World's existence, not to make it a utopia - Unless the character makes it their mission.
General notes: Anything else.

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Tamer equipment

Optional mechanic for tamer type characters, list which four digi-modify cards they start with. Each card can only be used once in a single battle. Digivolution cards are not permitted.

• Card 1 - Effect description
• Card 2 - Effect description
• Card 3 - Effect description
• Card 4 - Effect description

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Personal touches

Whatever: Here is where you can go wild. Describe the relationships they have with the rest of the case. Add musical themes for various situations and moods. Assign a voice actor for the character. Drop the GMs some suggestions for the character's personal arcs. But limited to things that give the character extra spice, but do not change their abilities.

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OOC fired up:
roleplayerguild.com/topics/196936-dig…

The discord invite is therein.

@Luluna @King Cosmos @Byte @Rin @Azure Bubbles @Duthguy @LaserGunPewPew

Interest check is still open

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Character sheet templates

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Human partner
Digimon partner
Spirit wielder
Wild digimon

Player character roster

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(Spirit wielder) Kita Yuki (Forsythe): Link
(Spirit wielder) Danni Dubois (Duthguy): Link
(Spirit wielder) Noel Raymond (Azure Bubbles): Link

(Wild digimon) Sonatamon (Luluna): Link
(Wild digimon) TBD (EtherealThorn): Link

(Partners) Siobhán & Vemmon

Siobhán O'Riley (Byte): Link

Vemmon (Psyker Landshark): Link

(Partners) Azumi & DemiDevimon

Akaishi Azumi (Psyker Landshark): Link

DemiDevimon/Dokugumon (Fish of Oblivion): Link

(Partners) Itori Kimura & Jellymon

Itori Kimura (Luluna): Link

Jellymon (King Cosmos): Link

(Partners) Tatsugami Shogo & Vigilemon

Tatsugami Shogo (Fish of Oblivion): Link

Vigilemon (Byte): Link

(Partners) Colonel Harris & Coltmon

William S. Harris (Forsythe): Link

Coltmon (Luluna): Link

Partner pitches

Hider

(Human partner) TBD (King Cosmos)

(Human partner) Martyn Williams (Forsythe)

Defining trait: Passion
Martyn is, in a single word, competitive. To him, everything is a challenge that needs to be conquered. That said, he has so far struggled to find his niche. Having tried sports, tabletop games, academia and even e-sports, he has found adequate challenge, but not an adequate passion to beat it. Lately, he has been looking at collectible card games.
On the outside, this makes him seem kind of insufferable, as he will try to make everything into an event - whether you actually are on one, or whether you just want to eat a meal that's a bit spicy - he will try to go above whatever you're doing or having, often without regards to his current capabilities, but to his credit, also without regards to his comfort. He is willing to put in the blood, sweat, tears and all-nighters to get on your level and then beyond - if the challenge calls to him.

(Human partner) Siobhán O'Riley (Byte)

Defining trait: Inquisitiveness
Siobhán O’Riley never meant to end up in a world made of data — she just wanted to understand how it ticked. A sharp-tongued Irish techie with more brains than patience, she’s the type who’d rather debug a universe than believe in fate. She hides behind dry humor and logic, but there’s a quiet spark of wonder in her all the same. The Digital World might be bizarre, glitchy, and occasionally trying to kill her, but to Siobhán, it’s the most fascinating thing she’s ever seen — and she’ll be damned if she doesn’t figure out how it all works.

(Human partner) Akaishi Azumi (Psyker Landshark)

Defining trait: Willpower
A former NEET and mess of a teenager who took to streaming and vtubing to try to make something of herself. She took a bit too well to it, and devolved into a gremlin and attention whore to cover up her insecurities and timidity with false bravado. Now, stuck in a world straight out of fiction and science fantasy, Azumi's mask is latched on tighter than ever to avoid cracking from the stress of the situation. And to maybe do something worthwhile with her life and break out of her shell for real this time.

(Human partner) Itori Kimura (Luluna)

A sleepyheaded and somewhat lazy-minded girl, she's usually having her head in the clouds and is always usually passive, not caring what happens as long as she can have some peace. She can be a hard-headed girl and always peeking into someone's conversation that she has no buisness into listening to. Itori used to not be this lazy passive girl, as she developed a dislike of doing extreme things due to her formerlly being a girl who wanted to try doing extreme sports, but go injured during a contest with bike tricks and dropping her dream, as she can only imagine now. She may redevelop this love for adventure and the thrill of adventure.

(human partner) Shogo Tatsugami (Fish of Oblivion)

Defining Trait: Diligence
22 years old, the fourth and youngest son of Sho Tatsugami, head of the Tatsugami Conglomerate. A reserved and self-possessed young man of concise words and scarce patience for those he feels are wasting his (or their *own*) time, he's very much the type of person you'd expect to emerge from such a distinguished background: but that's only half the picture. A thoughtful sort deep down, his outward persona is the result of pressure from both without and within; with his father looking to retire and his beloved eldest brother forsaking his inheritance, the family expects him or his brothers to take up the reigns instead. Part of him feels he isn't cut out for such a role, and another feels he's the only one among them who has the mindset to *lead* rather than stagnate or meander in frivolous indulgence. Such is the rub, and this dilemma informs much of his behaviour, both in his own affairs and those of the strange world he's been whisked off to...
Voiced by: Gabriel Warburton / Yuichiro Umehara

(Digimon partner) TBD Angel, dinosaur/dragon or mecha (Rin)

(Digimon partner) Wisp/Spectral knight (Byte)

A small wisp of living data born from the remnants of long-forgotten sentinels, this Digimon drifts like a candle in fog — a pale flame hidden beneath an oversized, lopsided helmet it’s too small to wear properly. It clinks faintly when it moves, shy yet stubbornly drawn to stand between danger and others despite its trembling form. Over time, that faint ghost-light begins to take shape: a spectral silhouette with a floating gauntlet and fragments of spectral armour orbiting a heart of flickering code. Half-formed and unsure of what “protection” really means, it mimics the gestures of knights it only half-remembers — a child’s imitation of courage slowly learning to become the real thing.

(Digimon partner) PawnChessmon (Black) (Forsythe)

A digimon survivor from one of the two fallen chessmon empires. Whereas the white chessmon empire fell to a corruption zone, the black chessmon empire was destroyed by a different threat, although PawnChessmon pretends to have no memory of that, and publicly claims it was either the white chessmon or the corruption zone that destroyed her former home. She intends to play ignorant of the real perpetrator until such time she gains the strength to pay them back with the same coin.
She wishes to gain the power to become the next chessmon queen, intending to restore their fallen empire. To do that though, she must save the digital world itself first.

(Digimon partner) Vemmon (Psyker Landshark)

An artificial, barely stable mess of junk data and scrap code resulting from being mutated by a corruption zone. All it knows is that prior to falling victim to mutation and degradation, it was someone once. Someone of power. Of import. Having somehow stumbled out of the corruption zone in which it was reborn, this half-warped mess was found and stabilized by the powers that be. Why had it been Chosen? Perhaps they saw the spark of potential within it from whatever being of might it had once been...

(Digimon Partner) Coltmon (Luluna)

A still young yet hotheaded digimon hailing from the desert kingdom. He is young yes but is highly ambitious to become a general, but that isn't happening until he controls that temper of his. How he was even chosen to be a partner to a human? He has no clue, but if helps, it helps.

(Digimon partner) DemiDevimon/Dokugumon (Fish of Oblivion)

Dokugumon was once a regular hellraiser, known by both common folk and the rowdier crowd for mischief and misdemeanours. These days, however, she's the landlady of a small outpost in the forest at the edge of Dominimon's fief, an acerbic figure with little patience for anyone trying to drag her back into the fold or otherwise getting up to no good in her little corner of the world. She's lived the troublemaker's life, and while she still has her share of fond memories of those dubiously-good old days, all she wants nowadays is a steady rhythm and to make an honest living putting travellers up for the night. So long as you don't make trouble, your money's as good as anyone else's: and if you're interesting enough, she'll even go a round of drinks.

Of course, with much of the territory surrounding her little outpost being swallowed up by the burgeoning corruption, good company is growing scarce, and money even scarcer. Something's got to give, and while she'd rather not get involved in any of that that 'save the world' crap, she's got a sinking feeling that with all these weird-ass bipeds turning up, she might not have a choice...

(Wild prefered) Jellymon (King Cosmos)

Digimon concept: Jellymon
A headstrong Digimon who sees herself as a guardian or protector to whoever needs it, whether it's a village she finds on her journey, a traveller she meets on the road, or even the whole Digital World if need be. Or maybe just a group of wayward humans. She was taught martial arts by a Digimon who once saved her in the past and is now trying to do right by them by being a saviour to someone else.

Significant NPC roster

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Key themes

IC: Adventure, moral complexity, and psychological tension. Expect battles that will make you question your past choices, ethical dilemmas, and moments where "doing the right thing" is anything but clear-cut, all influencing how the game's world evolves.
OOC: Promoting player-to-player interaction and collaboration.

Welcome

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Welcome to the experiment.

This game takes a different approach to how Digimon games are usually run on the Guild: Instead of one player writing both sides of the classic Digidestined/Partner Digimon pair, each side will be written by different players. This means your most important character relationship will be driven by collaboration, not solo writing.

Other options are available too - Spirit wielders and Wild Digimon. The core of this game is to experiment with different ways of playing in the Digimon setting.

> Discord link <

Setting

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The Digital World

It is unknown when, by whom or why the Digital World began. It is a realm existing hidden from humanity, quietly existing in their collective information systems. But now, the Digital World is in danger. Corrupted zones, where Digimon mutate unpredictably, glitches appear, and order is threatened, are spreading like a plague. Initially, everything seemed manageable, as powerful Digimon took it upon themselves to combat this emerging threat, and for a moment, they managed. Yet despite their effort, more and more of the world is being corrupted.

The Digidestined

And now the Digital World itself cried out for help, summoning and bestowing what power it could still offer onto a set of what would hopefully be its saviors - the Digidestined.

These saviors were selected because they are motivated to restore the Digital World. Their motivations are up to you though. Are they the altruistic hero? In it for the love of the game? Or do they think that they need to save the Digital world so there is something left to rule?

There are four character type options available in this game. More details are provided within each character sheet template.

• Digidestined human - Your Tai, Rika or Marcus. The human who has been summoned to the Digital World and bonded with a partner to allow them to Digivolve quickly and aid the Digital World.
• Partner Digimon - The other half of the bond. A Digimon who has been given a chance to make a difference, if only they can grow tight with their partner. Legend says that a partnership with a digidestined human allowa one to digivolve at unprecedented speed. This partnership can take any such canon form, from the OG friendships between Man and Mon, through a Tamer swiping cards, to a temperamental character using the raw power of their emotions to provide D.N.A. charge.
• Spirit wielder - Season 4 character type. A human of a different sort, one who has been recognized for not being above putting their own back to work and life on the line. These Digidestined use spirits of fallen Digimon to become Human-Digimon hybrids to aid them in their mission. That is, if they can find spirits to use, and convince or control them well enough to aid them.
• Wild Digimon - There are still heroes and powers native to the Digital World. Perhaps you are a former Mega who lost too many times and devolved, given another chance at greatness. Perhaps you are an idealistic rookie, who has been set on a path to make a difference. Or maybe you are just a mon who thinks they could do a better job of telling others what to do. Whatever the reason, you are a Digimon that has been picked to try and fix their world.

Your role

You are a Digidestined - whether a Digimon or a human - summoned in hopes of removing the corruption and restoring the Digital World. Early on, a powerful figure, Dominimon, speaks to you and offers guidance: His piece of the world is still safe, well-ordered, and defended, but it is under threat from a neighboring corruption zone. He entrusts you with investigating and neutralizing this growing danger, providing training, provisions, and support, before you set off on your journey...

Game rules

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General

• Changes - This game is intended to experiment with how this fandom is being played. That can lead to kinks, hiccups and problems. Therefore, GMs may choose to edit the rules on the fly to resolve them. There is a GM Noticeboard section here in the first post of the OOC, where a list of changes will be posted.
• Inactivity - Life tends to get in the way of having fun, it's normal and it is to be expected. In this game, it has the potential of leaving your player partner hanging, more so than usual. Therefore, there is a relaxed, but enforced posting schedule, see the posting rules for details. If one partner goes AWOL, the story adapts: The Digimon can find a new partner, become Wild, or fade away. The human can partner again, or take up Spirit Evolution. Worst case scenario, single-player Digidestined/Digimon partnership will be allowed.
• Player conflicts - Don’t worry if you and your partner player don't click even after a while. All of us should be entering with the experimental nature of this game in mind. Need to make a change? Make a story out of it! That's Digimon's DNA. Struggles, disagreements, and mismatched personalities are fuel for growth.
• If you're still unsure - The story will be in episodic format, so there will be times when new players can jump in, or for existing ones to swap characters and partners. Therefore, staying around as a reader before deciding whether to hop on the bandwagon is an option.
• BBCode hacks - If it could break on some devices, such as mobile phones, don't. I am looking at you, table-based character sheets and headings within subs within sups.
• Image use in general - Be mindful of small screens and data-limited connection plans. So long as the images are not the height of a sheet of paper and of a size that expends your data limit in a single load, they're OK. For character images, keep in mind this is a manga/anime franchise, and the images you pick should reflect that. If you take an image from Deviantart or similar page, assuming the author allows it, add a link to the source below your images.
• Images in IC posts - This is a primarily literature medium. Post headers are fine, as long as they fit the general rule on image use. But things like the visuals of Digivolution, character expressions etc. should be described in text, not with an animated gif.
• Color coding is not mandatory, but encouraged. While books have been written in black and white for centuries and it is okay, color coding the post header and the "Character's speech." helps when you need to find a specific character's post for reference.
• Game launch timeline and story structure:
  
  • Interest check - Running until the next point. Players joining afterwards will have to wait until the (early) end of the first episode.
  • Player pairing and character submission - Interested players will be given enough time (I'm thinking between 2 weeks and a month) to propose character concepts, find partner players for the digidestined/digimon pairs and flesh out character submissions. Spirit wielders and Wild Digimon can proceed to character submission directly. Submit your character sheets in the OOC, and move them to the character tab after approval.
  • Episode 1 - The introduction to the story. The team meets up in Dominimon's realm and undergoes orientation and training. This is intended to be a short chapter, so that everyone can get familiar to how the game feels. New players may join at the end, and existing players may swap partners/characters.
  • Episode 2 - The first 'real' story episode, concerned with repairing the corrupted zone near Dominimon's realm. New players may join at the end, and existing players may swap partners/characters.
  • Additional episodes - Further evolution of the story, depending on player actions in the previous episodes. Currently, I have 4 additional episodes drafted, but you know the saying about plans and first contacts. If there is demand, players can run their own episodes - whether they have a general story arc in mind, or have an idea for an arc focusing on their characters. And as usual, new players may join, and existing players may swap partners/characters at the end of each episode.

Posting rules

• Each player is required to post at least once a week. E.g. within 7 days of the last advance post by the GM. If you are unable, request an extension from the GMs. In most cases, there will be no reason not to grant it, but it will allow the GMs and your possible partner player to work around your absence. You may instead give another player you trust the right to 'bunny' your character - To post as your character on your behalf.
• The game will be advanced by GMs' post. In between, you are only allowed to post once per each of your characters (whether in a single post, or one post per character), unless all players not on leave have already posted once, in which case, the GM will either advance the game earlier, or you are allowed to post for another round.
• NPCs are controlled by the GMs. Therefore, you may not describe their actions, or the result of your character actions upon them within your post, without GM approval. Usually, the results of actions on NPCs and their parts of the dialogue will be described by the GM during the game advancing post. This does not concern minimal interactions - yes, you can have the random Koromon passing you by blush if you call it cute.
• Collaboration posts count as one post for each participating character. I may reverse this to encourage collaboration later, but I want a bit of stability at the start of the game at least, GM baby steps and all.
• Try to stick to third person, past tense. No one is going to grade your posts though, don't worry.
• Do not copy parts of others' post into your post. This includes dialogue.
• Do not edit posts in IC or Characters section without prior GM approval being given. That said, feel free to bring up what you think needs editing, and we'll let you know.

Character creation and Digivolution

• Digimon types unavailable in the current state of the story:
  
  • DNA Digimon do not exist due to DNA digivolution being an unconfirmed possibility.
  • Fusion Digimon do not exist due to DigiFuse being an unconfirmed possibility.
  • X-antibody Digimon do not exist as there is no reason for X-Antibodies to exist.
  • Custom Digimon are subject to individual approval. As a general rule, new flavor variants (Agumon -> SnowAgumon, BlackAgumon, ToyAgumon etc.) are OK, completely custom Digimon will have to be reviewed.
• Digivolutions must be earned. You will be notified by the GM when you have attained the required level, based on how your character developed and what they have accomplished. The GM will sometimes drop hints in posts when your character is nearing a digivolution milestone. There are specifics to the different character types mentioned in the character sheet templates.
  
  • DNA digivolutions - Currently unknown in the Digital World, or perhaps a subject of obscure myths and writings in ancient structures.
  • DigiFuse - I'm getting a headache just thinking about this, but if you absolutely feel the need, come to the GMs with a concept first before working on a full sheet, and we'll see.
  • Armor digivolution - Known to have existed in ancient times, but the artifacts that enabled it have almost vanished from the world. They must either be found, or perhaps a substitute can be discovered?
  • Digi-Modify - Part of a Tamer type character arsenal. Refer to Digidestined human CS template for details.
  • Biomerge - Currently a part of the Digidestined myth, but it is unknown if it is attainable. Perhaps a clue can be found with the Spirit Wielders?
  • Dark digivolution - Exists. You are NOT safe from the dark side.
  • Death-X evolution - See notes on character death below.
  • Custom Digivolution lines - Encouraged, especially if there is lore behind it.
• Character deaths are possible. The rule? F*k about, find out. You pays your money, you takes your chances. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. You get it - If your character does something outrageously risky, it may result in a high reward, or a great harm. Fortunately though, the Digital World is a rather merciful place:
  
  • Humans - A human that is killed in the digital world is ejected back to the real world. They would have to put in some effort to find their way back, or they can be summoned again from within.
  • Spirits - Spirits are digimon that have already died, but even in death they refuse to move on. As such, they can not die again. If they are defeated while the spirit wielder is using them to digivolve, they are forced to continue the digimon lifecycle and return to life in the Starting Village. A spirit wielder may also use up the spirit's power for a strong move, also forcing them to move on.
  • Partner Digimon - These follow the normal digimon lifecycle of rebirth in the Starting Village.
  • Wild Digimon - These follow the same rules as Partner digimon, but they are eligible for Death-X evolution, if the GM deems it appropriate.

GM noticeboard

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Latest updates:
11/10/2025 - I'm setting October 18th as deadline for human and digimon partner concept submissions. Afterwards, we'll establish the pairs, so that the partnered folk have time to work on their CS before the game starts.

Submissions for wild digimon and spirit wielders are open right until we start, of course.

Older updates

6/10/2025 - Partner templates are up!

I've gone through the OOC and discord and put up the current partner pitches in the 1st post of the character tab. Let me know if anything changed since then, I 'll try to keep it updated. Once we all have our initial pitches up, we can start partnering up.

3/10/2025 - Wild digimon template is up.

I should post the partner templates tomorrow, but you can expect more or less a different flavor of the same - The key difference will be that the partner pair only has a single digivolution line available (Taken from the 'mechanics available at the start of the game' point of view, who can tell what the future holds ;) ), but they will not have to hunt for any knowledge or artifacts to obtain them - just get along with their partner. For the humans, I am inclined to use the tamer subtype, with access to the digi-modify mechanic.

As for the pairing process, I would suggest that those that expressed the want to play in a regular pair (and anyone else that didn't but feels so inclined) to create a short description of their character concept (or multiple concepts!). Then, we can all put them up and see which characters would make good narrative match. I imagine there could be a few rounds of this, during which new concepts maybe submitted or existing modified, until the pairs are established. Afterwards, you can go ahead and develop the full character sheets - that way you can avoid on working on a concept that won't be selected in the end in too much of a detail.

3/10/2025 - Spirit wielder template is up. I've also posted my character as example. You have leeway to get creative, and also to omit sections if it makes sense - If you provide enough images/faceclaim, appearance section is unnecessary etc.

2/10/2025 - OOC launched. Still working on chatacter tab stuff, most notably the templates for the various chracter types. About 1/3 done at this moment. It would be good for everyone to use this time to check all of the extant rules, see if you spot any immediate problem or something that needs to be clarified.

Story timeline

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Timeline archive

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@LaserGunPewPew

That kinda describes all of the seasons xD But yeahthe one where they combine, like DNA digivolution but on a massive scale. I didn't see that season but I believe at one point like every digimon combined into one being or something to that end.

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Yeah in Czechia we also only got the first two seasons. Which is a shame because Tamers were deliciously dark, and frontier is cool as a concept, though yeah, the characters/stories could use a bit of a spit shine.

One thing I am gonna say up front with regards to this game: I have no clue how to even begin putting in digi-fuse, so xros wars style characters are probably going to be off limits, unless somebody comes up with a workable concept.

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Alright. I'm tracking more interest than I expected by launch already, good thing I have some things ready in advance I guess

I'm aiming to put up the OOC and Discord tomorrow, so you lot can go over and comment on some of the mechanics I have in mind, to see if there's some issues I missed in the basic setup.

For example, digivolution methods for the various character types. Right now, the idea is that each has varying difficulty in reaching the higher levels, but the difficult paths have more branches to allow for more versatility at each level to make up for raw power.

I still have the character sheet templates to do, so far I only have the one for spirit wielders.

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@Rin
Either that, or with a spirit wielder, you can switch between both.

@Azure Bubbles
I will have some general restrictions on digimon picks due to the 'present day' digital world state/mechanics - For example, there is no reason yet for x-antibodies, and therefore the related digimon, to exist. However, within these, you can pick freely.

I will also accept completely custom digimon, tho those would be subject to deeper review before approval. Again, this game is experimental in nature, I kinda want you peeps to get creative.

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@Luluna Hello there.

@King Cosmos
Entirely doable. The beauty of running this in an episodic format is that you can even pick whether you'd want your villain character to be recurring/overarching, or, should you want to experiment, you can just run an episode centered on your villain, and if it doesn't work for you, we kill the episode early and return to the main story.

@Byte
I imagine once we determine who wants to play what type of character, I will kick off some collaborative space (Discord if everyone is OK with it), and I will give time for players to work on their characters.

For the standard pairs, I think it could work if players posted a rough concept for their characters, and then we can see which ones would match and pair up, working on detailed character sheets afterwards. Of course, that would prevent noone from pairing up beforehand and just collaborating on their digidestined pair from the get go.

Overall, I am relatively confident this can work.

I have done similar pairings (dragon/rider) in 1x1s before, and it was some of the best games I was in. If anything, taking the concept to a macro scale is less risky, as here we have ways to get around a player dropping, whereas in 1x1, that's the end.

I have also done a RP in episode format with overarching story themes (think stargate, power rangers etc.), and it worked well for a game totally different from what the player group was used to as we could change direction easily if something wasn't working (site was focused on dragon related stories, and I ran a space opera survival game on there)

The key is to raise your voice early if you feel somethig is not going well, so I can work with you to fix the issue.

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Digimon Experimental Roleplay

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Current state of affairs

Most Digimon roleplays I have seen on the guild make you play both halves of the partnership: the Digidestined and their partner Digimon - the two characters whose interactions matter the most, and can be expected to interact the most. Personally, if I wanted to write both sides of my most important character pair myself, I'd be on a fanfiction site, not a roleplaying one.

Likewise, whenever I inquired about playing a Frontier-style character to be rid of that hassle, I received a no, with no additional explanation, even if the setting didn't seem unfit for such a concept.

The experiment

So instead, I want this game to be different. In this experiment, I want to give these character options:

• One side of a classic partnership: The run-of-the-mill partnership is still the cornerstone of Digimon stories. However, in this game, one player will not be permitted to play both the Digidestined and the partner Digimon of a single pair. Instead, you will play only the human or Digimon part, and another player will play your partner, or vice versa. Before the game starts, players who wish to go this traditional route will be given time to hash out who partners with whom and their characters.
• Spirit wielder: A Digidestined that uses the spirits of fallen Digimon to become one themselves. You can give this your own flavor - your spirit totems can be inanimate objects like in Season 4, they could be a voice in your character's head offering advice or vicious mockery, or your character could be a vessel through which the spirits temporarily return to life. The whole point of the experiment is to allow you more freedom.
• Wild Digimon: The other side of the coin. These are the ordinary Digital World citizens, which in your hands may have an extraordinary destiny. These are your Leomons, your Whamons, or your Devimons! Whoever said you had to be the hero?

Yes, there is some potential for issues to come from this. Issues that exist even in a regular game, but may be aggravated in the classic pairing:

• Inactivity: Life tends to get in the way of having fun, it's normal and it is to be expected. In this game, it has the potential of leaving your partner hanging. Therefore, there will be a relaxed, but enforced posting schedule, and you'd be required to report an absence beforehand, if you are able. If one partner goes AWOL, the story adapts: the Digimon can find a new partner, become wild, or fade away; the human can partner again, or take up Spirit Evolution.
• Player conflicts: Don’t worry if you and your partner player don't click after a while. All of us should be entering with the experimental nature of this game in mind. Need to make a change? Make a story out of it! That’s Digimon's DNA. Struggles, disagreements, and mismatched personalities are fuel for growth.
• Commitment uncertainty: The story will be in episodic format, so there will be times when new players can jump in, or for existing ones to swap characters and partners. So while I need at least some 'critical mass' to get this ball rolling, staying around as a reader before deciding whether to hop on the bandwagon should be an option.
• And, I assume, quite a few things I didn't even think of: Just holler, and we'll figure it out.

Oh, right, the story!

Key themes:
Adventure, moral complexity, and psychological tension. Expect battles that will make you question your past choices, ethical dilemmas, and moments where "doing the right thing" is anything but clear-cut.

Setting:
It is unknown when, by whom or why the Digital World began. It is a realm existing hidden from humanity, quietly existing in their collective information systems. But now, the Digital World is in danger. Corrupted zones, where Digimon mutate unpredictably, glitches appear, and order is threatened, are spreading like a plague. Initially, everything seemed manageable, as powerful Digimon took it upon themselves to combat this emerging threat, and for a moment, they managed. Yet despite their effort, more and more of the world is being corrupted, and now the Digital World itself cried out for help, summoning and bestowing what power it could still offer onto a set of what would hopefully be its saviors - the Digidestined.

Premise:
You are a Digidestined - whether a Digimon or a human - summoned in hopes of removing the corruption and restoring the Digital World. Early on, a powerful figure, Dominimon, speaks to you and offers guidance: His piece of the world is still safe, well-ordered, and defended, but it is under threat from a neighboring corruption zone. He entrusts you with investigating and neutralizing this growing danger, providing training, provisions, and support, before you set off on your journey...

Closing out

That's the sales pitch. Please let me know if you would be interested in this - whether now or some time down the line, what type of character you would be interested in playing (Digidestined pair half, spirit wielder, wild digimon, or something else you thought of) and feel free to ask any questions or suggest improvements. If this gathers enough attention, I'll open up a Discord for organizing things and post a full OOC to start this off.

OOC has been launched

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