Fighters from around the world have gathered in Brass City, capital of the Japika region. The annual Super Monster Fighting tourney has begun again, filled with fresh faces ready to duke it out and see who can reach the prestigious title of 'Ultimate Monster Fighter.' But there have been murmurs surrounding the tourney. The Rocket Gang, a futuristic group of ruffians, have been growing bolder as of late. Some say they'll even strike SMF LXXVI and steal the prize belt. Either way, there's gonna be a lot of fighting.
Introduction
Hey! I'm really excited about this idea, it's basically pokemon/digimon doing martial arts and going on adventures like in the original Dragon Ball. It'll probably be a bit more close to the end of the series where people could get seriously injured or die, but we'll keep that to NPCs generally. Players will also have a powerset that can add to or even be the main focus of their fighting style. Feel free to use animals, pokemon, or digimon as your appearances.
Characters
You'll be playing as a fighter, be you good or bad you have to have some kind of combat ability. Generally you should be an anthropomorphized animal doing martial arts and utilizing type-based powers. I'm willing to accept some more unique characters like some kind of ranged fighter or someone who walks on 4 limbs. They'll have to be well balanced against the other characters to do so. Speaking of balance, characters should be a definite step ahead of the general populace but no huge energy blasts or anything like that. You have the power to take on multiple people, not take down a building with a single blow. We might just get to that later though. We'll also probably get to evolutions later; some fighters, under such duress and after having fought so much, can develop a new form that they can freely ascend to. This can cost a lot of energy at first but one person has acclimated to it so well that is their new permanent form, though this is just a rumor and even than evolution isn't exactly well known even inside the martial arts community.
Setting
This is a world full of animals, walking on two legs, four, flying or swimming. The technological level is around the 60's, we've got radios and TVs, landlines and plumbing. People are definitely more intune with nature though, often keeping their dirt roads, trees and lakes as they should be. Of course, there are many great scientists, and tech level can sporadically burst in certain places or with certain people. Brass City is one such city, with the fighting arena having large, thin TVs, color enabled, and an advanced shielding system so fighters can go all out without worrying about ring-outs or hitting the audience.
