Going to post the first post very shortly! But just an fyi, I'm having the whole "gifting Pokemon egg" event be a festival and named it the "New Beginnings Festival." I added a little blurb about it on the lore section of the OOC page. Nothing's changed, just gave it a name. But wanted to inform y'all prior so people aren't confused.
Edit: Got too excited and forgot to tag people for the first post! Whoopsie!
Anywho, looking forward to this rp! Got quite a bit planned so hope you all enjoy it!
And just fyi, although the first post is long: I do NOT expect regular posts to be. Just so that's clear.
Edit(x2): I'll post Mags and (what I consider) Noah's first post later.
Edit(x3): Forgot to mention Noah's egg's description, so I edited that in the first post. I also edited in his profile a cute little image of it! Can't wait to see what eggs everyone picks out!
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For now, I’m keeping it simple since we can just turn to the IC character sheets for specific information (items/wallet, Pokemon on hand, etc.). But that may change depending on the RP and/or people’s preferences.
Name: Alexandra ‘Alex’ de Vries Age: 19 Gender: Female, she/her/they. Appearance: Alex dresses with comfort and style primarily in mind, favoring baggy and loose clothes with sharp color combinations. She almost always wears her cap, preferring to hide her expressions and the risk of anyone recognizing her as a media empire nepo baby. With average height and a half-effort to not stand out amidst others her age, she puts on a front that is almost suspiciously ordinary. That goes for all accessories and extras as well, her clothes and trainers are expensive on closer inspection, but purposely picked so as to match current styles on Starre. The real hint is her transceiver, the latest model with a sleek and exclusive black case in a zorua-theme.
Contest Outfit: None yet Swimsuit: Full body one-piece with distinct and eye-catching color combinations of black, white and orange. Hot Outfit: Usual outfit with jacket tied around waist. Cold Outfit: Puffy black jacket and thick orange scarf with luxury branding.
Hometown: Diamond City, Starre Role: Adventurer
Personality: Alex is a dedicated slacker and under-achiever, often putting more effort into being contrary than being helpful. Despite that rather palpable facade, she has a strong sense of justice and morality. This usually ends up throwing wrenches in her attempts to be aloof and detached, bubbling to the surface in acts of rebellion, teenage angst, and bitter dislike of authority.
She tries to keep others, both Pokémon and people, at a distance, convinced that others are just out to use her for money or connections. Internally, she's fighting a battle between finding where she belongs and fits in, and being a stoic and immovable disappointment to her parents out of spite.
Despite all that, if one can get past the venomous silence and sardonic barbs, they'll find a woman longing for something new and exciting. Maybe even lasting connections.
Background: Alex is the second child of the current heads of the prestigious de Vries family, a dynasty of producers and starmakers from Unova who emigrated to Starre before Alex was ever born. There they expanded their reach and constructed a media empire built on coached Pokémon Contest talent, sold contest merchandise and variety programs and news in the Pokémon world.
They made their real mark on Starre history by worming their way into the Contest scene as playmakers and entertainment providers, but also played a pivotal role in continuosly pushing the narrative of Cassandra Stern's guilt seventeen years ago. They more or less declared war on Starre’s previous beloved to increase their ratings, and that controversy and media spin dominated much of Alex early life.
Her proximity to her parents made her deeply involved in the inner workings of media at a young age, and without the pressure to learn the business - that burden lay on her older brother - Alex was free to play the part of public darling and even appeared on TV as a child in small programs for children.
Alex grew up with a silver spoon, wanting for very little, and being brought up close to the operations of the media corporation and it's ruthless way of making headlines and stars. She was trained early on to be the next big star of Pokémon. Contests, a homegrown talent for the dynasty. As such, her entire life has been scheduled and predetermined. Her friends and activities have been vetted and optimized for future potential, and every public appearance has been maximised for a future role as a big name in the Starre contest scene.
Alex, however, deeply resents this expected role, and though she has previously made a debut in smaller contests, she avoids them like the plague, resolving to never bow to her parents expectations. It began small with self-sabotaging and acts of rebellion. Ultimately, it spun out in a massive argument where she threatened to leak a company scandal to the public. Her demand? Let her do what she wants.
Surprisingly, her father agreed and apparently wholeheartedly supported her.
Her now sudden debut as a real Pokémon trainer is a ploy from her father to give her more worldly experience, before she inevitably gives in and follows the life-plan her parents have set up for her.
She'll die before she becomes a slave to the contest spotlight. Right..?
Talents/Weaknesses: Alex is trained in academics and business strategy, having a relatively deep understanding of how to make the most out of the connection between pokemon and humans from a managerial perspective. She is also no slouch at either Pokémon contests and media production, although she is extremely loathe to use those talents. Her main weakness is her own stubborn suspicion against others, refusing to put her own skills to use or believe people have her interests at heart. She has also never really cooked a meal by herself, or really formed a connection with a Pokémon. She is not good at it.
Aspirations: NEVER participate in a Pokémon contest. Other: Alex probably listens to Pokémon grunge music and EDM. Wallet: 500.
x1 Potion
Species: Rockruff Name: Comet Level: 5 Type: Rock Gender: Male Personality: (Brave) Rocky is a headstrong and brave little guy. He does not necessarily like staying back, and seems to have learned to have a sense of justice from his trainer. He dives in to protect others, sometimes even against Alex's will. He loves running around and challenging both humans and Pokémon, mostly playing around, but he doesn't back down from a real scuffle. Other: He likes Pecha berry poffins. Ability: Vital Spirit; Comet is an active and hyper little puppy, and remains awake and upright even when Pokémon try to put him to sleep. Held Item: Shell Bell, tied around his neck.
Sheen: 0 Ribbons: None yet.
Battling:
Tackle - Deals Rank 1 base damage. Leer - Lowers the opponent’s defense by one stage. Sand Attack - Lowers the opponent’s accuracy by one stage.
Contest:
Tackle - Tough. Appeal; ❤️❤️❤️❤️. Quite an appealing move. Leer - Cool. Appeal; ❤️❤️. Jam; 🖤. Badly startles Pokémon that the audience has high expectations of. Sand Attack - Cute. Appeal; ❤️❤️❤️. Makes audience expect little of other contestants.
Comet don't got no moar moves oh no
Ooooh, delicious drama potential with Cassandra Stern. *rubs hand together*
Aside from some questions I have just to clarify how you want the history/dynamic between Cassandra Stern & the de Vries family (Which I'll just PM/DM you later about), she's accepted and you can go ahead and put her on the characters tab! Although, for Comet's hider tag you put "Rocky," did you mean to put Comet or is that just a reference to that it's a Rockruff?
So, with that, we'll be starting sometime today! Yippee! :)
Edit: If you want, you can give Comet an egg move. Not sure if you saw I changed my ruling on that (not sure if I edited the rules in time for when you read them). But you can give one egg move to the starters & egg Pokemon.
Apologies for the double post, but a few announcements:
1.) I am TENTATIVELY putting the start date as Wednesday, 7/24. I'm still waiting to hear back from Enzayne on the matter but the start date should be roughly soon, but it could be sooner or later. But just an FYI.
2.) I decided to change my stance on the rules regarding moves. This is how it's going to work:
Instead of Tier _ = Rank _ Moves Only (ex: Tier 1 = Rank 1 Moves Only) rule which I had before, I'm going to have it be based on the Pokemon's levels. So, instead we get...
This way allows it not to be too rigid and allows some variety at certain thresholds. Some Pokemon will have better moves to learn then others at certain points (some earlier than others), but they can be compensated with TMs. And speaking of TMs, some point soon I am going to list the TMs we'll be using on the front page. Mostly, they'll be based off of Scarlet & Violet's TMs, but I will allow TMs from previous games to be available, I just need to know which ones people want.
3.) Bug, Fairy, Fighting, and Dark Gym leader profiles are currently not up-to-date/accurate in regards to the Pokemon moves, but I'm keeping it up for now since it gives people an idea of what to expect, at least. Steel Gym Leader's Pokemon teams should be up semi-soon.
And I believe that's it for now. Really looking forward to the start of the RP! :)
Edit: Bug and Fairy Gym Leaders profiles are up to date! Gonna work on Fighting & Dark today.
Howdy! I found this thread today after an extensive hiatus from the site, and I'm pretty interested! It's a lot of reading and I haven't gotten through it all yet, but I'm pretty sure I'll offer an application if you're still willing to take more people.
Yes, definitely still accepting. Happy to have you. :)
Let me know if there are any questions!
EDIT:
A few announcements/updates: -E4 profiles are up. I changed Zackary Sparks -> Zachariah Sparks -Listed the Pokemon that will be in the E4 + Champion teams, but there is no concrete info decided on them yet (as far as moves, abilities and such) as I'm waiting until the RP is more in the swing of things and see how mechanics play out and all that before I commit to planning stuff.
Also, mystery person that was thinking about joining decided to withdraw from joining (but are free to join in the future if they so wish!). So, now we are just waiting on imia and Enzayne!
Edit (x2): Just saw imia's edit. So now we're just waiting on Enzayne (if they're joining). Will very, very likely start sometime this week. Just need to determine when.
hello! ive been watching this thread for alittle bit and im rlly interested in the world being built here + the mechanics of the roleplay. IF u still have space for another player lmk and ill put some of my own ideas together, but if not then no problem!!
Of course! Yeah, we'd love to have you. We'll be starting sometime this coming week but there is no set date yet. Let me know if you have any questions!
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In other news/announcements, I finished the introduction post (at least 99% of it) last night! Still needs a few look overs and touch ups, but otherwise, that is done so once profiles are in we should be raring to go. Next, I'll be working on to finish those E4 profiles which I've been avoiding.
Thanks! Glad he's good to go. As for starting time, I'm really game whenever. I wouldn't be against waiting for the potential fourth, and I wouldn't be against starting before either.
Okie dokie! I'll give them a message to see what their status is on the RP. I'm only about maybe 1/4th through the introduction post atm, but it shouldn't take long to finish that. So definitely sometime this coming week (probably more sooner than later, but I'll have to check in with that other person).
In other news, I changed/updated the Poffins & Pokeblocks section on the front page as well as added more info to the berry list on the front page as well. Changed up the berry requirements for poffins a smidge (just which berries are required) and now we allow mixed (2 flavored) poffins! But no mixed pokeblocks, still.
Took a lot longer than expected to get it set up, but I didn't like how the old system didn't have all of the berries used for the poffins so I changed it.
I also tweaked the NPC character profiles some and gave certain bits some color so it's more prettier/hopefully more legible.
Now, gonna be focused on the introduction post. Then we can finally get this party started.
Edit: I also changed up the character sheet in that I swapped Inventory & Wallet sections and made Inventory a hider tag cause some of you guys already did that and that makes a lot more sense than what I had. So, if anyone is using the old format, feel free to change that if you want. Or don't. Either way is cool~
Name: Vincent Verdana (typically goes by Vinny) Age: 25 Gender: Male, He/Him/His Appearance: A tall and lanky individual with very sharp and angular features, as well as a distinct sense of style. Vinny is a bit underweight for his height of 6'1 (more if you count the hair), but he manages to hide that fact with his eye for fashion. Everything he wears is in style, from his red jacket to his black pants to his brown designer shoes, even the tote bag he keeps his journalism 'gear' in happens to be trendy. As for his ridiculously tall blond hair? He heard that sort of thing was a big fad in Galar and Orre. He keeps his Pokeballs in his bag as well, because he doesn't like how they look on his belt. The sunglasses are the only odd thing out, he wears them all the time because he's self-conscious about how cutesy his eyes look.
Swimsuit: A solid red pair of swim trunks that say 'professional beach hunk' on the back. Usually accompanied by a large smear of sunscreen across the bridge of his nose. Hot Outfit: Standard outfit, minus his red jacket. Typically his black undershirt is gonna be partially unbuttoned as well. If it's really hot, he'll wear a makeshift headscarf that rests ineffectively at the top of his overly tall hairdo. Cold Outfit: Swapping out his standard outfit for a solid red sweater, a pair of black gloves, and a comically long scarf with a mixed berry pattern. Usually the lower half of his face will be buried beneath the scarf.
Hometown: Castelia City, Unova. Role: Adventurer. Personality: Vinny comes off as vapid and arrogant. With his loud appearance and loud attitude, plus his eagerness to chase after anything that would bring him success in his career, he seems like the type of guy who cares more about his image than anything else. But in truth he is just someone who is entirely unashamed to be himself. His loudness shows off many quirks that most people would be ashamed of, such as his unique taste in Pokemon, and his abnormal knowledge of PokeStar Studio factoids. Even his extravagant look is from a personal appreciation of fashion instead of a desire to stay trendy. He is a bit overly goal oriented, often acting reckless and sometimes rude when swept up in the allure of a good story, and usually getting in over his head. Most of these flaws originate from his fear of being left behind. He's already had little success, and he fears the longer it takes to 'make it', the less fair it is to himself and those around him to continue down this career path.
Background: Vinny was a gifted kid growing up in the Unova Region. Every one of his teachers agreed he had great potential, and like almost any kid, that sort of thing stuck with him. That faith and pressure went hand in hand, combined with parents who hoped Vinny would go on to do great things, well.. He had a lot of expectations to reach, and he wasn't entirely sure what he wanted to do. Up until partway into his teenage years, where a major story broke about a Pokemon smuggling ring. The ring was taken down, and it was a big scandal. But Vinny's focus was on the fact that all of that came to light from the research of one person. From there, journalism became his goal. Making an impact by doing your research and getting out there to investigate? It sounded amazing.
So he put his nose to the grindstone, and used that gifted kid energy to work towards a goal. So by the time he graduated and went out to achieve this goal.. He burnt out. He was a quick learner, sure. But he wasn't some gifted genius, just a kid who was more attentive in class than most others. He wasn't unskilled, but he had expected himself to be far better than he was. And the realization that he wasn't as special as he thought he'd been caused the struggles to feel all the harder. That frustration made him harder to work with, to the point where after a few years of low level journalism, he had to go freelance. Vinny knew he couldn't go it alone when he was still inexperienced in his field, and he also knew nobody really wanted to work with a hot head who seemed to act as though he was 'better' than these stories. So he went to get himself an assistant.
Said assistant happened to be a Trubbish that lived in an alley outside his apartment. Vinny fed him candy wrappers and had developed a friendship with the Pokemon, so he decided to officially catch the garbage bag Pokemon. He needed the extra hands, opposable thumbs or no. Soon enough, the two had become a dynamic duo. Vincent Verdana and his partner in not-crime, Garamond. Together they broke such stories as, the case of the Pokemon Daycare's registry going missing (the owner forgot it at home), the Castelia nightcrawler (someone's Hitmonchan was taking midnight jogs), and many other stories that were downright fluff pieces. It still wasn't working.
Enter an article in Vinny's news feed about the new Dreamlink by Morpheus, noting the similarities towards Unovan technology. Vinny did some digging, and found that Morpheus' home region seemed like a hotspot for all kinds of interesting and mysterious things. #1 among them being their champion. A total enigma of a person who barely ever took interviews, and even when they did, barely actually answered questions. Money was tight, his parents were worried, and he knew it would be irresponsible to them and his Pokemon if he kept stumbling further and further into failure. But it was his dream, so he decided to give himself one last Hail Mary, and booked a boat ride. Deciding he'd try to get involved in their League Season in hopes of snagging that once in a lifetime interview. And if the Starre Region couldn't get him a big scoop, he'd become a- eugh.. An accountant.
Talents/Weaknesses: Vinny's biggest talent is his eye for talent. He's got fantastic perception, and is very proud of his ability to appraise people and Pokemon. This talent helps make up for his lack of battle experience. He's also, despite his eccentricities, a pretty good investigative journalist. However, he is also super reckless, especially when motivated by finding a 'scoop.' He'll run headfirst into danger without realizing he's completely out of his league. He's also not great when it comes to living off the land, if left to his own devices he'd probably eat a poisonous berry by accident. Aspirations: Vinnny wants more than anything to find a 'big scoop.' Some piece of news or investigation he can break that will put him on the map. His current scheme? To make it through the Pokemon League in order to get an exclusive interview with the mysterious 'Starry Prince.' Other: While he has no interest in competing, Vinny is very active when it comes to spectating contests. He loves watching the performances, and is pretty ride or die for his favorites.
Vinny is extremely easily moved by sob stories, not necessarily a good trait to have as a journalist.
His favorite thing to eat is a candy bar (much to Garamond's delight, since his favorite is candy wrappers).
Inventory: ACTUAL USEFUL ITEMS - Potion (x1) FLAVOR ITEMS - Fountain Pen (x1) - Personal Journals (x3) Wallet: 500 Pokedollars
Species: Trubbish Name: Garamond Level: 5 Type: Poison Gender: Male Personality: Modest. A very friendly, low maintenance Pokemon. Garamond is just happy to be here. He's more sensible than his trainer, and often tries to sway him away from his worst impulses. Easily discouraged by insults, but easily motivated by praise. Other: Despite freely eating garbage, Garamond is a picky eater when it comes to actual food. Ability: Sticky Hold - Prevents item theft. Held Item: Oran Berry Sheen: Zero Ribbons: None
(1.) Pound (2.) Poison Gas (3.) Recycle (4.) N/A
N/A
He's beautiful! And I love Garamond. Add him to the front page whenever you're ready!
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So, I'll have to check but we might have ONE more person joining us, possibly. But since we have most of the profiles in, when would you guys like to start?
Edit: Added "The Tragic Case of Charlotte Atlas-Stern" to the Lore section of the front page. Not too much new information, but sums up the event decently.
Edit(x2): Added the berry list to the "Discoverable Items" list on the front page. Some of them I added/changed their effects but it's nothing too spicy.
Thanks! I probably will... in fact, in an effort not to overthink this, let's go with Wish. Is that okay?
Wish is good! I'll add the move to the Doc later but you can go ahead and add it now on the profile.
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Very excited we got 2/3 of the profiles submitted! But while we wait for the last profile submission (no rush!), I have to ask: When would you guys like to start? I still have some profiles to do but they aren't urgent (their characters for down the line) so we could start right away once the last profile is submitted. Or we could wait a bit. Up to y'all. Either way I'll get to working on the intro post.
But is there anything I haven't gone over or into enough detail that you guys want me to cover before we start? Most of the gameplay stuff is gonna be "wing it and adapt" with a loose guideline at best so a lot of things are likely to change as time goes on. But if there is anything still confusing, do let me know!
Edit: And if there is anybody lurking that is interested but doesn't want to commit just yet, know that the RP will remain open for applications (for now) and people can join in any time even if the RP already started! I'll get you caught up and stuff.
Edit (x2): Went through the battle items and added the effects for the held items you can buy.
Yay I’ll be sure to put the asterisk there before I move her over. To be honest I put the life orb there on a whim because I saw in the description you had for magic guard, the ability the Clefairy line can have, it lists life orb damage to the wielder as being negated, and I was like “oh sure that seems neat and useful and I don’t wanna bother looking up other items.” Those numbers seem fine to me?
Ah, that's right! That'll make things easier, then. Alright, then everything else is good to go!
EDIT: Updated the front page to include information about the new moves system.
In this RP, Pokemon are grouped into things called “Tiers.” Tiers are determined by your level and have a set amount of HP.
Level 1-20, 5 HP = Tier 1 Level 21-40, 10 HP = Tier 2 Level 41-60, 15 HP = Tier 3 Level 61-80, 20 HP = Tier 4 Level 81-100, 25 HP = Tier 5 (likely not gonna be used, but just for reference).
There may be certain exceptions to this (certain…opponents, perhaps) but very few.
Pokemon moves that deal damage are categorized by Rank. There are 4 Ranks.
Rank 1: Features damage moves with up to 60 damage from the games. Hits for 1 base HP. Rank 2: Features damage moves from 60 - 95 damage from the games. Hits for 2 base HP. Rank 3: Features damage moves from 100-150 damage from the games. Hits for 3 base HP. Rank 4: Features only the moves Explosion and Self-Destruct.
Tier 1 Pokemon ONLY use Rank 1 moves. Tier 2 Pokemon can use Rank 1 or Rank 2 moves. Tier 3 Pokemon can use Rank 1, 2, or 3 moves. Tier 4 can use all Rank moves.
Basically, very similar as before but now moves have set damage. Working on the list of the moves & their ranks, now.
EDIT: Here is the Google Docs with the Moves for the new system. It's still a WIP but it can give you an idea of what is being worked on/towards.
GubGar
Izurich
c3p-0h
Enzayne
Noctis
imia
Vertigo
Helios J Mears
