Pokemon RP anyone?

[Lord Santa]

@MissFortune Shinies are fine because, to quote the co-GMs, a shiny is basically just a palette swap and hence doesn't adversely skew the game (basically).

[MissFortune]

@Lord Santa Thanks! I just wanted to make sure, is Budew an okay starter?

[MissFortune]

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Sorry, I got you confused, I said they must have a stage two evolution. So yeah just freedom of starters, no shinies, and no legendaries. Also no OP move sets, or too high levels.

@AbysmalDemon

@Lord Santa

I am confused

[Lord Santa]

@Lord Santa Thanks! I just wanted to make sure, is Budew an okay starter?

@MissFortune

Should be, because the way the GM said it, you could practically get away with anything except for legendaries if you justified it, so a shiny budew is pretty fitting.

As for logistically, I have no idea. I was never really into grass pokemon myself, truth be told. But I figure it's got good crowd control and solar beam's got good damage on it. That said, it'd probably be a bit squishy, but raw stats don't matter so much in the early game. I'd say it's a pretty solid choice for a starter though, because it's got some versatility, but crowd control might be a bit hard to train.

[Lord Santa]

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I am confused

@MissFortune

Well, this happened:

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I mean, it's fine, but I just don't want everyone running around with a shiny Pokemon, because they're still rare, like in the game.

@AbysmalDemon

And the GM is also having a shiny pokemon, so it might be fine? Don't quote me on that though.

[MissFortune]

...And the GM is also having a shiny pokemon, so it might be fine? Don't quote me on that though.

@Lord Santa

I'll just wait until he replies about it! I don't want to make anyone angry, its no big deal though!

P.S Are we going to have a separate Character Sheet thread? Its tiring with my slow internet hopping from page to page to find everyone's Character Sheets.

[Lord Santa]

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I'll just wait until he replies about it! I don't want to make anyone angry, its no big deal though!

P.S Are we going to have a separate Character Sheet thread? Its tiring with my slow internet hopping from page to page to find everyone's Character Sheets.

@MissFortune

When the OOC is up, there'll be a characters tab. All the active people will probably put theirs there, so you just gotta wait really.

[Sho Minazuki]

By the way... You should probably put all the character sheet details on the first post, including the bit for the Pokemon.

Make a habit of updating the very first post, especially once you open OOC.

@Sho Minazuki

Just reminding, so it doesn't get lost.

Also probably put every detail needed, such as the rule on shinies. It looks like everything is jumbled everywhere, so there's confusion.

[Savo]

Few questions, mainly some rather minor ones but hopefully they won't be too annoying.

THe legendaries has a few discussion points, mainly on who wants what and who gets what. What if two people want the same legendary, what now? How do you deal with that? Also isn't it a bit too early to be speaking of catching legendaries? :p

At any rate, seeing as Ralts is being procured, I think I'll roll with a Buneary.

[AbysmalDemon]

Few questions, mainly some rather minor ones but hopefully they won't be too annoying.

THe legendaries has a few discussion points, mainly on who wants what and who gets what. What if two people want the same legendary, what now? How do you deal with that? Also isn't it a bit too early to be speaking of catching legendaries? :p

At any rate, seeing as Ralts is being procured, I think I'll roll with a Buneary.

@Savo

When the OOC is opened up, legendaries will be a first come first serve. Once you say that you want it, it will be reserved for you. Of course we won't be catching them right away.

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Just reminding, so it doesn't get lost.

Also probably put every detail needed, such as the rule on shinies. It looks like everything is jumbled everywhere, so there's confusion.

@Sho Minazuki

Yeah, I'll make sure to do. Also don't laugh at my map :P

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I am confused

@MissFortune

Shiny are fine :D

[MissFortune]

@AbysmalDemon

Great! I'll change it up to Party Pokemon since its been approved!

[AbysmalDemon]

OOC Will probably be up later today, I'm just finishing the E4

[Sho Minazuki]

I don't think legendaries should be trivialized at all, being able to reserve it does just that and do remember that not any normal trainer can ever own one, you can only own one in the games because it's the bloody game and the entire game world revolves around you in it. "If you want it, you have to earn it" sounds much fairer.

As in, make the entire ordeal incredibly difficult anyway, and make any mistake the trainer makes punished at least 3x harder than if they were doing a normal battle or capture.

Also you should probably put the character sheet details in the first post too.

[Savo]

I'm more or less on No Shos side with this as this isn't about one trainer, it's about every single character in the mix. Allowing them to catch certain pokemon because they reserved it takes away from some of the development of characters since oocly they know they are going to get it some time.

Plus I have a little example for why reserving them shouldn't be a thing.

Lets say hello to Terry and Jerry, both are trainers in the rp. Terry didn't reserve any legendaries, however Jerry did. Terry is up against a long gruelling battle against said legendary and when the time comes to catch it...

1. Jerry ninjas it from him with another pokeball, making hard work hardly work. Sure, it can lead to some character development, but it depends on what the characters are like.
2. Terry catches it, but Jerry takes it since he reserved it, making it the same situation as before in a way.

Legendaries are called legendaries for a reason, so in my opinion, we shouldn't meddle with this until later game in a plot. Temporarily having them join you for plot reasons I can sort of see, but permanently? Kind of a stretch in my opinion... And it may make problems in the future. My two cents on this spiel.

[Sho Minazuki]

There's also party Pokemon.

While reserving them there is acceptable, I think only a limited amount can be reserved (like maybe 2-3), and you should play the RP more like a Pokemon game, and catch Pokemon you encounter, rather than because you called it. We're going to have Pokeballs for a reason, why bother keeping count of them if we're just going to easily get Pokemon because we called them?

Part of the fun of Pokemon is discovering new Pokemon to add to your party, not predetermined ownership.

[AbysmalDemon]

I didn't mean you get it right away. I meant, it's still an excruciating, intense battle, that you may or may not win, with a Pokemon you may. Or may not catch. Just because you reserve it doesn't mean you don't have to earn it. @Sho Minazuki @Savo Also, of course they're not gonna be there at the beggining. It will be towards late mid.

[AbysmalDemon]

Lets say hello to Terry and Jerry, both are trainers in the rp. Terry didn't reserve any legendaries, however Jerry did. Terry is up against a long gruelling battle against said legendary and when the time comes to catch it...

1. Jerry ninjas it from him with another pokeball, making hard work hardly work. Sure, it can lead to some character development, but it depends on what the characters are like.
2. Terry catches it, but Jerry takes it since he reserved it, making it the same situation as before in a way.

@Savo

The Pokemon they reserved, will fight the one who reserved it.

Say we were in the Kalos region. You go to the tower of mastery, because your curious. There is an old man here who tells you about a Pokemon that flies here sometimes from azure bay. He senses a strong aura off of it.

Then you can go to azure bay. It won't just be that, there will be obstacles in the way of your getting there.

When you reserve the legendary, there will be an event or quest you have to do to find it, then battle it.

Get it?

[Sho Minazuki]

I'd rather the reserving be removed for legendaries in general. To reserve means to ensure, what you describe is closer to "setting up a chance", since it isn't guaranteed that you will catch it, nor does it stop someone else from trying if they also want it. I mean if someone happens to catch it before you who 'reserved' it, then it would defeat the purpose of a reservation in the first place.

Basically I believe you phrased it wrong.

[AbysmalDemon]

Ok, I'll changed it to 'Preferred Legendary'. Does that seem ok?

[Sho Minazuki]

That sounds better.