[OOC] Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Shadows of Irenia

[CleverUsername]

@Dracorex
Not too short at all! And Riolu is always a welcome addition to a party!

That said, I would ask that you change just one detail: namely, that Whiteblade not be an Ace in this guild, the reason being that I don't want to take up a potential Ace slot, nor do I want to try to roleplay a character that someone else came up with. She's more than welcome to be the Ace of another guild, or just a capable Independent!

Other than that, welcome aboard! Please make the above adjustment, then you're free to add your sheet to the Characters tab!

[DracoLunaris]

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And Draco's here now? Super blessed! Welcome friend.

Too bad (Or maybe it's good?) That our characters exist as moral opposites when it comes to a fight. I'm sure that won't cause any sort of conflict or issue, none at all.

@Potemking

Aye, it's good to see you too! "And such a little thing has to pull out all the tricks in her bag to even have a fair fight in the first place we suppose"

[Lightning Fast]

@CleverUsername Thank you for the critique and suggestions. I've toned down some of his abilities, clarified the nature of his weaknesses, and tried to focus on the more "robotic" aspects of his character. Let me know if there's anything else you'd like me to change! :)

[Rune_Alchemist]

Hmm.

I had eventually settled on making a Mareanie, but unfortunately aside from that I can't seem to make any solid ideas I'm happy with. Inspiration seems to be a bit lacking eh~

I think I'm gonna have to withdraw interest. Good luck with it, though!

[CleverUsername]

@Lightning Fast
I appreciate the work, and the new sheet looks fantastic! You can add it to the Characters tab! :D

@Rune_Alchemist
Sorry to hear that. :( You're still welcome to submit a character if inspiration ever strikes, though!

[CleverUsername]

And for everyone else, congratulations! We have enough players to begin! I'm gonna give it the rest of this week for anyone else who wants to join to offer their interest and potential CS, and I'll put up the first IC post on Saturday!

For the first post, you'll all be at the guild for the morning announcements, so please keep that in mind as you plan your introductory posts!

[Moon Man]

This looks cool. Being into pokemon and rp this is right up my alley haha! I'm new to the guild and idk how these really work but I see people just post their cs so I'll do it too.

Yoku the future Yokozuna!

Pokémon Species: Makuhita
Nickname: Yoku
Type(s): Fighting

Desired Rank: He wants to get to Ace right away but due to his background canonically he's a beginner

Personality: Being humble? Boring. If you do something that's cool why would you tone it down? I don't get these other pokemon that say "I didn't do much" or "its nothing really", that's boring. Where's your showmanship? Your bravado? Your confidence? Well, that's why I'm here. To turn things around. The world is my stage, the clients my fans, and the guild, well, its nothing but a means to an end. I'm gonna be the strongest fighting pokemon in the world and those who try to drag me down will get sent straight to Chansey's recovery room!

History: Yoku comes from a long line of Pokemon martial artists, with the specific branch being PokeSumo. He grew up in a dojo and from a young age was taught to compete with other pokemon in his dojo. The core values of this dojo is 'dignity in defeat, humility in victory' and they heavily reprimand those who are considered too arrogant or expressive after a fight. Yoku's master is an old Emboar who took him in because he saw the young makuhita's potential to become a champion in the future, a Yokozuna! Hence the name given to him. However due to the consistent rebellious attitude shown by the young pokemon, he was unfortunately kicked by a disappointed Emboar out with the words "You have limitless potential yet you can't get out of your big head! PokeSumo has no need for those who are arrogant, only those with humility!. Don't bother coming back if you haven't changed your attitude!". Naturally, this came as a shock to young Yoku but he quickly picked himself up by saying "Hmph! I don't need some stupid dojo anyway, I'm strong enough to make it on my own. I know! That Explorer's Guild might seems to be a place where strong pokemon gather, so naturally I'm going to join too! Who needs a dojo when you have the world?"

Strengths: "My strengths? It's fighting... and uh... fighting? Well who needs other stuff if you're strong right?" It seems like Yoku doesn't know his own strengths. His confidence in his abilities may come off as arrogant to others but there's no doubt he's capable. This 'I can do it' attitude can fill others will confidence too, especially younger pokemon who are scared.

He's good at inspiring other pokemon to do better and unknowingly motivates them too. He doesn't have that big of an impact on those stronger than him but his perceived arrogance can infuriate others of equal standing to do better just so he can keep his mouth shut.

Weaknesses: Psychic and flying types...(lul) His master Emboar, even after being forced out of the dojo he thinks back on the days when he was taken in and trained. Yet due to pride and stubbornness he can't face his master without, in his words, "getting strong enough to beat everyone".

His demeanor will cause him to take on challenges that he obviously cannot beat and will more often than not put him and those around him in danger.

Greatest Fear: Yoku has a fear of being seen past his facade, his current attitude was the product of being bullied when he first joined the dojo. The older trainees treated him as nothing more but an errand boy or a servant therefore he built up a persona of a proud and arrogant fighter in order to forget about the past. He's afraid of being seen as vulnerable and being perceived as such will, for the most part, make him crumble.

Compassion breaks his mask. Experienced and mature pokemon like his master Emboar can see through the lies and treat him with kindness. This is also why Master Emboar drove him out, to make him experience the world and the way different types of pokemon treat each other.

[CleverUsername]

@Moon Man
As a newcomer myself, I certainly won't turn down anyone for newness! I'll gladly welcome Yoku as our third beginner! Go ahead and put him in the Characters tab!

[Lightning Fast]

@Potemking I love your character concept. Since Apricoatl is a historian and specialist in rare artifacts and knick-knacks, and Clay is... well, a rare artifact, I was wondering if you wanted Apricoatl to be the one who discovered Clay embedded in the wall of a cave. No pressure; I just thought it could be fun to connect our backstories prior to the game starting. :)

[CleverUsername]

@Lightning Fast @Potemking I personally love the idea, so if you're both interested, then by all means, do so!

To everyone else: we currently have 1 Ace and 1 Elite position still open! However, if you reeeeally wanted to play a Beginner, I'm willing to trade the Elite slot down for one more Beginner!

[Potemking]

@Lightning Fast

Sounds cool, yeah! She definitely would've saw him as a potential interest when he was down in that dungeon, and eventually discovering he was actually alive was probably super startling, but only fueled the questions she had. With him not knowing about himself, or his evolutions, it could turn into a joint effort to discover what exactly he is and perhaps see if someone like him is out there.

Plus, since he's so handy around the Guild, he probably could've helped her work on the space for her Swap Shop once he started getting used to the place. I was mostly going to disclose it to some side-character NPC rock types anyways, but having it be another player that helped out setting it up would be fun.

[DracoLunaris]

Our trio of stocky punchy bois (of which lu can be an honorary fourth member) need their own fun sub team/group name at this point like the burly bash bros or something.

[Lightning Fast]

@Lightning Fast

Sounds cool, yeah! She definitely would've saw him as a potential interest when he was down in that dungeon, and eventually discovering he was actually alive was probably super startling, but only fueled the questions she had. With him not knowing about himself, or his evolutions, it could turn into a joint effort to discover what exactly he is and perhaps see if someone like him is out there.

Plus, since he's so handy around the Guild, he probably could've helped her work on the space for her Swap Shop once he started getting used to the place. I was mostly going to disclose it to some side-character NPC rock types anyways, but having it be another player that helped out setting it up would be fun.

@Potemking

I love this idea. It gives us a nice little side-objective (more like two; building up the shop and figuring out Clay's past), adds a sort of mentor relationship between the two, and anything that Clay discovers while digging he can bring to the Swap Shop.

[Potemking]

Our trio of stocky punchy bois (of which lu can be an honorary fourth member) need their own fun sub team/group name at this point like the burly bash bros or something.

@DracoLunaris

My vote goes directly to the initial suggestion. Burly Bash Bros is gold.

I love this idea. It gives us a nice little side-objective (more like two; building up the shop and figuring out Clay's past), adds a sort of mentor relationship between the two, and anything that Clay discovers while digging he can bring to the Swap Shop.

@Lightning Fast

Then I guess you can say this idea is set in stone!

Fortunately the shop didn't need a metric ton of work. It's essentially a fancy stall, just made of stone in one of the more open spaces within the Guild. But business is always appreciated, and helping him out now that he's started desiring to give venturing a chance is the least she could do to pay him back for putting those little rocky muscles to use

[CleverUsername]

I'm personally voting for "Stocky Punchy Bois". XDDD

[Antarctic Termite]

Bromwell's sure to take the spunky Makuhita and the stiff Riolu under his wing sooner or later. The little tinkerer, well, he's sure to fit in somewhere too.

Now if only they can figure out why the squirrel keeps flinching all the time...

[Lightning Fast]

Hopefully this doesn't complicate things, but this sub-group MAY need to be renamed again if Clay evolves xD

Clay's be fine to be a training dummy for practicing Fighting- and Normal-type moves on; he just likes to be included.

[CleverUsername]

Good news, everyone! I've written up a list of dungeons for you all in the IC tab! It's under Post 0 so you'll always have access to it. Feel free to give it a look! And know that more dungeons may be discovered later~

[Potemking]

Really cool list.

Abandoned pieces of cities, graveyards, and mystery-filled lakes! Not to mention a Beginner dungeon where Apricoatl can venture off to when she's feeling lazy and wishes to watch the sun. Too bad most of the other calming areas are sprawling with violent residents wanting to ruin her mid-job vacation.

[CleverUsername]

She just has to knock a few heads til the residents learn not to mess with her! XD