Lugubrious

Phoenix Wing (A Fairy Tail RP-Always Open, Open)

I sincerely hope there's a gamestop near where I live that has a physical copy of Sun in stock for me...

Pokemon: New World

The Benevolent Beauty Turned Boisterous Bruiser

versus

Rebellion's Turbulent, Reserved Tempest

Down for the count! Chipped, battered, and beaten, the Roggenrola sagged to the ground before disappearing in a flash of light. Olivie and Gespenst shared a moment of elation, but rather than belt out another taunt at her opponent, the brunette took the opportunity to tell her Cacnea, “Don't celebrate just yet. Face down what's coming with nerves of steel.” A hint of resignation traveled through her voice. After all, despite his triumph, the grass-type was totally pooped. When Azerus' second Pokemon came in, he wouldn't be able to defend himself or to give a last-ditch attempt to take it down; he could only accept a knockout blow with a grim, stolid countenance.

The foregone conclusion came about even quicker than Olivie anticipated. Scarcely had the Roggenrola toppled over before its trainer replaced it, and unlike the ponytailed pebble that preceded it, the anarchist's Rhyhorn was huge. A flicker of disbelief passed over the brunette's face when she saw it appear and shake the ground as it landed. With an exterior of solid-looking rock plates, it seemed for all the world like a knight in stony armor, or a living fortress. It dwarfed Gespenst, and when it charged, there could be no course of action to be run down. Azerus' Rhyhorn trampled Olivie's Pokemon into the dust. It cleared a moment later thanks to the cheery Feyhollow breeze, but Gespenst looked just like a pumpkin that someone sat on. Suppressing her anger, Olivie retrieved him. ”You fought with nothing held back—your entire soul in the fight, and I'm proud.” She reached down and grabbed Verrine by the horn, causing her to freeze in surprise, before tossing the Karrablast forward. As indignant as she was after landing, Verrine realized that she'd been chosen to fight. As a cat staring at a mouse-hole, the bug-type stood still, watching her opponent calmly and critically.

Instead of immediately issuing an order, Olivie took a second to observe the opposition. As resolute as Azerus seemed, there was definitely something wrong with his Rhyhorn. Narrowing her eyes, the girl decided that, somehow, the big goon had already worn himself out. The revelation made her want to laugh. ”Well, that makes things simple. Verrine, take it down.” Her Karrablast, receiving no specific command, fell back on her instincts. Not dissimilar to the Rhyhorn, she lowered her head and began a charge of her own. Her horn became suffused with light green vapor, shaking violently until it exploded outward, doubling in size as it turned into a deadly prong. Megahorn extended, Verrine hopped into the air and began to spin like a drill straight for the Rhyhorn as she fell (3/6 EP).

The Benevolent Beauty Turned Boisterous Bruiser

Current Location: Adjacent Lot, Feyhollow Town
Interaction:
@Zarkun's Tommy Johnson (Trumpet-playing Easygoer Extraordinaire)
@Dark Light's Azerus Jr. (Rebellion's Turbulent, Reserved Tempest)
@Eklispe's Raven Heartwood (The Suave, Livewire Looker and Showman)
TP: 23 + 1 (post) + 1 (battle post) = 25
CP: 22 + 1 = 23

Pokemon:
Buck the Bidoof – lvl 2 – healthy, energetic
Gespenst the Cacnea – lvl 2 – fainted
Verrine the Karrablast – lvl 2 – healthy, winded

Pokemon: New World

@Balthazar007, I am interested in creating a location with some proximity to Feyhollow town, where people might consider visiting next. I am also thinking about giving the place an overriding mission that can occupy those who choose to go there. Should be fun. That fine by you?

On another note, I would recommend calling out the players who haven't posted in a good while. At the very least, it would be wise to mark them as 'inactive'.

Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

@HereComesTheSnow could you please get in contact with this person you know who might have interest? After some thought, I have concluded that to get Asuras situated the best solution is making a new team.

On that note, anyone else have a hold of potentially interested people? The old waiting list is defunct.

@Pyrodash888 if you're on the hunt for eternal RPs, try Phoenix Wing, by Caits. That is an RP that will never die nor will ever have any trouble with people posting. It's been around about as long as this one, but it's gone through way more posts, players, and characters. There are next to no limits and few standards to mire anyone up.

Pokemon: New World

The Benevolent Beauty Turned Boisterous Bruiser

versus

Rebellion's Turbulent, Reserved Tempest

Gespenst's raging Energy Ball struck home, but instead of an explosion of natural power it splashed off his foe's exterior. As her Pokemon picked himself up to return to a ready position, Olivie clasped her hands behind her head again and regarded the Roggenrola's metallic exterior with a degree of respect. So, it wasn't a complete pushover. Anything that could turn itself into a living hunk of metal might very well spell trouble for a combatant who relied on plants to attack. Her worries proved ill-founded, however. When she looked again, the steely sheen had disappeared from the rock's body, leaving it no worse for wear physically but definitely a touch more worn out. At least, Olive guessed so, based on its movement. Not much could be gleaned by staring at the stolid creature's countenance. His Pokemon having overcome the attack, Azerus commanded his Roggenrola to take the offensive. At its trainer's voice, the stony beast's spirits seemingly flared once more, and with surprising speed it moved to smash Gespenst's head with its own.

”Now's your chance! Take this hit and then return the favor with Needle Arm!” Olivie smiled wildly and raised a fist as she forbid her partner to defend himself. Without protest or movement of any kind, Gespenst unflinchingly received the Roggenrola's headbutt. The blow caused him to stagger backward, gurgling in dismay at the unexpected pain, but before he stumbled out of range the Cacnea's expression hardened. With a noise like an axe burying its head in wood, his arm spikes doubled in length. A guttural snarl rang out as he swung both arms down in an overhead slam, seeking to put his opponent out of commission with all the strength he had left (6/6 EP). He was, by all accounts, terrible about budgeting his energy.

The Benevolent Beauty Turned Boisterous Bruiser

Current Location: Adjacent Lot, Feyhollow Town
Interaction:
@Zarkun's Tommy Johnson (Trumpet-playing Easygoer Extraordinaire)
@Dark Light's Azerus Jr. (Rebellion's Turbulent, Reserved Tempest)
@Eklispe's Raven Heartwood (The Suave, Livewire Looker and Showman)
TP: 21 + 1 (post) + 1 (battle post) = 23
CP: 21 + 1 = 22

Pokemon
Buck the Bidoof – lvl 2 – healthy, energetic
Gespenst the Cacnea – lvl 2 – roughed up, exhausted
Verrine the Karrablast – lvl 2 – healthy, energetic

Pokemon: New World

@Lugubrious
Old system
HP = lvl X 2 (4hp)
EP = lvl X 3 (6ep)

So I can spend four to reduce the damage to two.
Then attack with my leftovers...?

@Dark Light

Oh, I thought the Roggenrola was level 1, which would have made his HP 2 and his EP 3. If he's level 2, then yeah, everything can play out as you said.

Pokemon: New World

@Lugubrious
So due to type advantage that's potentially 6 dmg?

@Dark Light

Unless you reduce it with EP. Then again, even if you spent all of your effort points to dodge or block, it would still be 6-3=3 points, which is more HP than your character's Pokemon has.

Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

Tbh the disorganization here is a little off-putting. I understand there's a lot to manage considering the playerbase is huge, but regardless I'm not sure I'm up to stay. Since I'm already on a waiting spot now, might as well call it.

@Asuras

That would be a major disappointment. The potential solution offered by Guess Who and supported by HCTS could definitely fix the problem, and the organization is being improved. The waiting list, as far as I am concerned, doesn't exist. You're in, and can play if you want while we work swiftly to find a way to fix this issue. Saying that you want to duck out based on something that's a 'little off-putting' gives the impression that you were not as interested as we might have thought to begin with. I would strongly encourage you to give us a chance.

Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

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There was that one person who said they were interested on the OOC's previous page. Maybe we could start a new team? The other spots being taken by NPCs until we get real people to take over?

@Guess Who

@Lugubrious

It's no problem boss. But maybe next time before you mark off who's out, try a rollcall. I'm sure there's plenty of more PC's who are just like Team STRG/RGTS and just waiting for a chance to post something in Weekend Limbo.

As for the others I dunno, but it wouldn't hurt to try and see if they left too. BTW, Onarax has unfortunately let us, so now there is a vacancy in team KNVS.

@Lucius Cypher

That is true, but KNVS is an extremely in active team comprised of one NPC already and two characters whose players have main characters to which more attention is devoted. It's also a senior team, and to my knowledge Asuras created a freshman character. I don't know whether or not there is any interest in adapting that to a senior role.

As for creating a new team, I don't consider it to be a very good solution, but it may be the only one. If HCTS can get us a new player, that would alleviate the problem (there's also Masaki Haruna, who may or may not be interested, I am not sure) whilst at the same time going even further against my desire to not swell our player count any further.

@Folks, I am going to be adding some new stuff to the OP in short order.

Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

@Nytem4re my sincerest apologies. Your absence makes perfect sense; you were part of the team, after all, who in terms of timeline is still in your mission while the rest of us are playing through the weekend. The time that's gone by while we've been doing so makes me want to whip myself when I consider that I mentioned wanting to keep that time (where you and your team are unable to post) to a minimum.

Since this led to my mistaken assumption, which is now festering into a whole host of other problems, I have half a mind to put a definite deadline on how long we're going to be playing the weekend.