THE SETUP
Trainer school is over for the year and you're into a long summer break. You and your friends decide to on a simple goal - catch them all. There's an issue, however. 1 Pokedex, to share. A diverse cast combines forces to catch all the pokemon in the region, combining their tools in order to explore every nook and cranny of the world, to see everything there is to see and catch everything that can be caught. Will they make it in time before training school starts again? Or will their dreams be dashed by the dastardly Team [something or other]? Only time will tell what's in store for these young heroes!
THE BASICS
The idea is that there's only one of any given key item - the pokedex, fishing rods, TM case, etc. It's not as if there isn't any other of those things in the world but when we begin that's all the group will have. So they'll have to deligate usage of certain tools efficiently, and plan around where they want to go. As the group explores the region they can also tackle the various gyms littering the region, and you may have an opportunity to take a crack at being the Pokemon League Champion.
Pokemon game mechanics will be used to inform the RP's mechanics but we won't stick too closely to it. Thinking outside the box will be pretty rewarding.
THE REGION
The RP takes place in the large and varied Sinnoh region. Packed to the brim with gyms, concert halls and more, with the added complexity of the Sinnoh underground, there's no telling what our rascally group will find in this wide ranging region.
LEGENDARIES
I figured someone would ask this pretty soon so I put this near the start. The short answer is, we'll worry about it when we get there. The region we pick will decide what legendaries are up for grabs, but as for when and how we'll end up getting them, there's no real point in worrying about it now since it won't come up for a while anyway. This RP probably won't last that long, so let's just see how we go first.
KEY ITEMS AVAILABLE
[list]
Pokedex Old rod? [*][sTM case[/s]
[/*]Poffin case Sprayduck Other stuff potentially [/list]
GYMS AND CONTESTS
Trainers are encouraged to tackle the Pokemon Gyms in any order, as the Gym leaders train and keep different sets of pokemon to compensate for the varying levels of challengers they face. If a trainer completes the Gym challenge they will receive the Gym badge for their efforts and a TM from the Gym Leader's personal stock. Contests are run and rewarded as usual, but a cash prize has been added for top performers in the contest, in order to incentivise trainers to participate.
DA RULES (pretty much just the games' rules)
OOC RULES
The basics. Be respectful, polite, etc. I don't mind an argument, but if it's getting long take it to the PMs or something. You all know what to do.
Oh, but the most important rule is no Meta-gaming. Things that are reasonable for your character to know are fine, but RPing things they don't know is part of the fun. If you're cracking open Bulbapedia every 5 minutes then there's not much of a point in the fact that we only have one Pokedex.
SHEET
Some caveats before we start. The age of your character should be about 10-12, maybe a bit lower if you want but if you want to play higher you better run it by me. Teenagers are unfortunately not dumb enough to think that catching them all is achievable, so I'm hesitant to have them. As for starter pokemon, there's not many limits. Doesn't matter if it's a starter or if it's from another region, if you can reasonably say you have it then you can have it. That definitely excludes legendaries, so don't even try. For the appearance, an image or a description is ok. We'll pretty much be taking moves straight from Bulbapedia so keep that in mind. Anyway, here's the quick and dirty copy paste sheet:
Feel free to change it and shift stuff around, I'm not really great at formatting.
If you have any questions, just ask.
Trainer school is over for the year and you're into a long summer break. You and your friends decide to on a simple goal - catch them all. There's an issue, however. 1 Pokedex, to share. A diverse cast combines forces to catch all the pokemon in the region, combining their tools in order to explore every nook and cranny of the world, to see everything there is to see and catch everything that can be caught. Will they make it in time before training school starts again? Or will their dreams be dashed by the dastardly Team [something or other]? Only time will tell what's in store for these young heroes!
THE BASICS
The idea is that there's only one of any given key item - the pokedex, fishing rods, TM case, etc. It's not as if there isn't any other of those things in the world but when we begin that's all the group will have. So they'll have to deligate usage of certain tools efficiently, and plan around where they want to go. As the group explores the region they can also tackle the various gyms littering the region, and you may have an opportunity to take a crack at being the Pokemon League Champion.
Pokemon game mechanics will be used to inform the RP's mechanics but we won't stick too closely to it. Thinking outside the box will be pretty rewarding.
THE REGION
The RP takes place in the large and varied Sinnoh region. Packed to the brim with gyms, concert halls and more, with the added complexity of the Sinnoh underground, there's no telling what our rascally group will find in this wide ranging region.
LEGENDARIES
I figured someone would ask this pretty soon so I put this near the start. The short answer is, we'll worry about it when we get there. The region we pick will decide what legendaries are up for grabs, but as for when and how we'll end up getting them, there's no real point in worrying about it now since it won't come up for a while anyway. This RP probably won't last that long, so let's just see how we go first.
KEY ITEMS AVAILABLE
[list]
[/*]
GYMS AND CONTESTS
Trainers are encouraged to tackle the Pokemon Gyms in any order, as the Gym leaders train and keep different sets of pokemon to compensate for the varying levels of challengers they face. If a trainer completes the Gym challenge they will receive the Gym badge for their efforts and a TM from the Gym Leader's personal stock. Contests are run and rewarded as usual, but a cash prize has been added for top performers in the contest, in order to incentivise trainers to participate.
DA RULES (pretty much just the games' rules)
OOC RULES
The basics. Be respectful, polite, etc. I don't mind an argument, but if it's getting long take it to the PMs or something. You all know what to do.
Oh, but the most important rule is no Meta-gaming. Things that are reasonable for your character to know are fine, but RPing things they don't know is part of the fun. If you're cracking open Bulbapedia every 5 minutes then there's not much of a point in the fact that we only have one Pokedex.
SHEET
Some caveats before we start. The age of your character should be about 10-12, maybe a bit lower if you want but if you want to play higher you better run it by me. Teenagers are unfortunately not dumb enough to think that catching them all is achievable, so I'm hesitant to have them. As for starter pokemon, there's not many limits. Doesn't matter if it's a starter or if it's from another region, if you can reasonably say you have it then you can have it. That definitely excludes legendaries, so don't even try. For the appearance, an image or a description is ok. We'll pretty much be taking moves straight from Bulbapedia so keep that in mind. Anyway, here's the quick and dirty copy paste sheet:
Feel free to change it and shift stuff around, I'm not really great at formatting.
If you have any questions, just ask.
