Sutoratosu

You can't get rid of me that easily

Well, I stayed all the way through the first one, so.....

Well, tbh, it's not really as sudden as the All at Once would make it seem. Rather, it's more of an epiphany type of deal... and I can't reveal much more without spoiling, but it has it's own special slot and costs 1/4 of your current stamina just to call if forth into the world and use it in battle for a reason... The process wouldn't be so much of "Oh, look at that, I can do this cool thing now" as much it is something that comes as the reward waiting at the end of a long and arduous road that all builds up to that final moment of truth. As for what Hukuna said, we really be doing much of the "OH, got a new move, well, time to wreck shit" either. Since the Leveling system is only going to be taken loosely as a point of reference and not as an absolute mechanic, it really doesn't make sense to restrict move sets by sudden acquisition via "Level up" like in the games. Rather, in order to learn a new one, This RP will take a page from Surge Story and require some type of developing pathology. You will have to put in a little bit of practice and familiarizing yourself before you can replace an old move with a new, better one. I mean, hell we never see "leveling up" in the anime, and even there there are several occasions where a mon had to actually work and practice at a move before they could use it anywhere near reliably- point in case being Ash's Gible with Draco Meteor and it's initial horrible accuracy. Of course though, this is something already taken care of in the story... because the best practice there is, is in the heat of actual combat. But yeah... there will be nothing like suddenly learning Earthquake, and knowing how to use it absolutely perfectly despite having no experience with any move like it (such as Bulldoze) before... because that's always been one of the more asspullish things in pokemon to me, when the chips are down and all of sudden, either the fighter evolves or gets a new move that happens to be the perfect thing for their situation. Of course, I'll go over the process by which moves are acquired more during the RP...

Alright, I'm almost done with the new mechanics being introduced here (Such as signature moves and Levels beyond 100... both of which were mentioned in the original SoA, but never had time to be expanded on much). You guys can expect to see the OOC for this coming up within the next week or so. Quick question though: which would you all prefer-That I make the Signatures something that you all start off having and become able to make stronger/give better effects to as you grow and develop, or just hold it off until a certain point in the story and let you have it at once we cross that bridge? Either one is doable since I've rigged the system to work off of an allotted point value that can be used to "buy" features for your Move and pimp it out. If we go the development route, I would just chop the max point value (30) into thirds and give the chunks to you as we go along (So while you're weak, you have 10 points to spend, when you're moderate, I give you another 10 to spend, and another once in the Powerful category) Of course, this would lead to an imbalance of power between those who choose basic/low level stages and those who chose more developed ones... but I've already accounted for that...

nothing too special about this one, but figured I'd share it anyway... To explain the opening dialogue, the guy sat around doing nothing as the timer ran down to the point where I thought I was gonna win via timeout http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/randombattle-396643595 I don't know how wise of him it was to go for that Ice Beam over Scald against Golurk, but eh, his mistake, my profit... Also Miltank FTW. There's a reason people fucking hate Whitney. Edit: Also, Clutch Dunsparce is very clutch http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/randombattle-399754357

Bug away friend, I honestly got more than I know what to do with...

I'm probably gonna leave it up a few more days to let it get a bit more exposure, draw some more fresh blood into these parts. Like I said though, all the groundwork and stuff was already laid out, so making an OOC will take no time, I'll probably have one up in a week or so... I just recently came into a lot of very...interesting reading material, let's just say. Knowing how busy you are though, we can talk in private about reserving a spot for ya though and getting you started a bit later on than the initial group, I'm sure I could work something out plot wise... I don't think we'd be too far ahead by the end of this month, realistically... (Cause let's face it, the days where folks get as excited for an RP here as they did for PSS or PA/Ymora where there were like, 50 posts in a single day are long since gone...)

Thanks... but honestly, when you've already got a world set up from previous escapades and an overarching global plotline which only needed to have a certain chunk filled in because it couldn't be written as originally intended... well, the rest of the groundwork just falls into place by itself. I didn't have to worldbuild so much for this one, as much as I had to just fill in the blanks in the timeline and alter the originally intended outcome of the war (Yes, originally, the church was supposed to win, players from the original SoA would've returned to the outside world from the isle of Avalon to find that in a few days on there, 6 months had passed in the outside world and an entire war had been fought, and won due to their actions on the isle...) Oh yeah, that stuff is all still the same, I mean, some mons are just specialized for certain roles by their very natures. Aggrons are great for defense while Garchomps happen to be better at tearing shit apart. What I meant by stats won't matter as much is the rule of thumb I had running while SoA was still active. Here's an Exceprted Part from the old OOC and the mechanics explaining it: Leveling and Strength Referencing: Spectra, Spectracite, and Technology: Spectra: Spectracite: As an aside though, let it be known that Spectra Energy will also be referred to as Azoth in this setting...or Infinity Energy in some cases, but mostly Azoth

I literally have no recollection of half the scenarios you're describing... but uh, cool, cool. So thats, what? 6 maybe? I'll leave this here a few more days to see if anyone else wants in. It's a first for me, but this time around getting the actual OOC thread will be the easiest and quickest part- it's simply getting enough folks interested is the leg work. EDIT: oh, wait... yup, some of them are coming back now. Except the alt dimension and shapeshifting one... Well, in an RP, the basic gist of how things is that One goes to the OOC, or Out of Character Thread- where all the discussions outside of the Roleplays ongoing events take place (so things like questions and comments would go in here, as well as announcements from the host and such) and fills out a character application if they're interested in participating (Most hosts worth their salt will always provide a desired format for prospective players to use). The host then reveiws the app and either approves for play if everything's good and there are open spots, or points out what needs fixing or rejects it for other reasons such as conduct etc. Once the application process is over, the Host sets up the IC threads, or In Character Threads. These threads are where all the actual plot progress and player interactions take place, using the respective characters created by them. That's the basic gist of it in a nutshell. Right now though, we're in the Interest check phase still- before I even set up an OOC, I need to know that enough people are interested in the action to make it worth the effort. Once we have enough, I can go ahead and set it up, then start reviewing Applications

oh shit, that's right... yeah, thanks for reminding me about that... though this time around, I'll honestly have far worse things to use than ditto-shenanigans :feelsgd:

"In the beginning, there was only a churning turmoil of chaos. At the heart of chaos, where all things became one, appeared an Egg. Having tumbled from the vortex, the Egg gave rise to Two..." -The Original Canalave Papers, Circa 8643 YPA;Church of Arceus Archives Alright, got your attention? good...good. It's been no secret fact that for quite a while now, these sub forums have been a glorified ghost town, what with fewer than... 3 or 4 RPs barely active at all. Yeah, hasn't been a pretty picture in a long time down here. But, I had myself an idea for a plot, and I had an old world setting lying around just waiting to be re-used, and so...Why-not? Enough with introductions though, it's time for the pitch What is SoA: In God's Shadow? Originally planned to be the title of one of the SoA Anthologies narratives, SoA:iGS, is as some of you may already familiar with the base world, an RP set to take place in the universe created by myself for the Roleplay: Pokemon-Sins of Avalon, and it's subsequent related works intended to go hand and hand with it. Though the original RP and main story-line of the world ended up dying in the end due to lack of resources to continue, I've decided to give the World's History Arc and Setting another shot at some of the limelight again rather than let it sit and gather dust while I take forever to think of more stories for the Anthologies version. Enter Sins of Avalon: In God's Shadow. Now, as some may recall, long ago, there was a PMD-Style RP on this forum. And as some may recall, I was the one who served as Co-host and day-to-day manager of that RP from nearly it's beginning stages all the way to it's end. Well, despite how it ended, I actually had quite a bit of fun with that RP, and I'm sure those few who stuck around as players did as well according to their feedback at the time. SoA:iGS is another RP in the same vein as that one- A Pokemon Mystery Dungeon styled adventure in which players each take on a player character who is an actual pokemon, rather than a human trainer operating a competitive team. Set after what would've made up the critical events and aftermath of my previous RP, SoA, iGS will see players forced to ban together or die in a post-armageddon world in which the likes of humanity and the gods of old are long since gone, leaving all but those few pokemon still uncorrupted to inherit what is left of the earth. The Premise It has been 27 long years since the fall of the human race. Torn apart by a conflict named the Holy War, the world of men was rent in twain and pitted against itself; those who supported the continued reign of the Church of Arceus, and those who sought what they presumed to be freedom, but in was truth merely chains of another guise, by joining the ranks of the clandestine organization known as The Brotherhood. Though the Church had the advantage of countless Arcane Secrets and trained Spectra Manipulators at it's fingers, the heretics within the brotherhood held one far greater still; the art of twisting and warping living creatures into shadow forms of themselves. Their battle was valiant and unflinching, but what they had in raw power, the church waxed ever greater in numbers. Every engagement lost, more and more souls turned their allegiance to the Shade. At every turn most critical, their stratagems countered the instant they were even deployed. The crusade lasted a full year. In that time, humanity had easily driven itself to the brink of annihilation... until at long last... it was the brotherhood that triumphed- by virtue of sheer force of numbers and level of coordination, if naught else. For truly, despite their might, the church could not replicate a force anywhere near the size of their adversaries... men tossing the Rule of Six to the wind, commanding teams 8,12, even 20 strong at a time, all of them comprised of pokemon twisted and morphed passed the normal limits of their kind... stronger, faster, far more resilient, and with each one converted into darkness, one less for the Church's defenders to rely on. The world was at last theirs. But the Architects of the Brotherhood truly knew nothing in the grand scheme of things. They were mere pawns in a plan greater than they could fathom, drawing upon a black power that as easily as it delivered them victory, turned it's ugly maw and tore them asunder. All those countless Shadowed Beasts, turning on their handlers, and soon enough, on the piddling remainder of the human race as well. Until at last, there was nothing and no one... but those valiant pokemon allies of the fallen. Of course however, the gods could not turn a blind eye to this, not anymore... faced with the fact of the complete destruction of God's chosen race, and the consumption threatening to spread beyond the borders of the physical world, but to all of creation as well, they had little choice but to become involved. But too little, too late. They rallied those few uncorrupted who were left, forming enclaves within purified swaths of the wilderness, surrounded by the taint of God's Shadow... fought valiantly, unleashing their true forms and unbridled power... but still, they were not enough. One by one, the enclaves and the patron gods watching over them all fell... Except for one: The Enclave at Sky Pillar. Domain of Azauqyar, heavenly lord of the skies... watcher of the Primal Twins, guardian of the balance. One god, several angels, few soldiers... fighting a losing war against a foe greater than all of them. But though Arceus himself has withdrawn from the world, turned inward in his despair, and his sole surviving son and servants well on the way to joining his siblings... the war is not lost yet. For somewhere in the world, there still shines brightly the 18 Plates of Arceus. Still intact, left by a foe unable to destroy them but sure that regardless, none would dare brave the countless miles of vast, corrupted territory and even vaster, hive-minded armies of The Shade to recover them... and so our tale begins... or ends. Suicide mission or no... better to die on one's feet than on thy knees. Specs/Features/Questions Set in the SoA universe, using many of the same mechanics and concepts present in other related works PCs are Pokemon descended from the uncorrupted partners that survived and fled into hiding after the Holy War Players will be allowed to select any member of a Non-legendary, Non-Ditto line of pokemon for their PC (be weary though... while stats won't matter as much here as in say, comp play, simply due to the vastly more inventive and outside-the-box nature of RPing a Pokemon narrative, if you choose a fully evolved form right off the bat, you WILL become the priority target for enemies in most situations as the strongest threat... you have been warned) Alpha Status- a Title given to those who overcome immense challenges and survive despite ungodly odds stacked against them, proving they truly are the best and brightest. ((some of you from surge story may be familiar with this mechanic already...)) Rediscover the lost art of Mega Evolution, or perhaps something even greater... Players will be limited to 4 standard (IE; Common) moves, with a 5th "Signiture" move slot which will be unique to each character. Signature Move System (Such as those featured in Reborn and Rejuvenation); after a certain point in the story, players will be presented the opportunity to train their own signature attack or status move unlike any other before it (within reason, of course) Shadow Mons as enemies- like traditional shadows, they have access to the exclusive, "Shadow" type move pool which hits everything but other shadows for super effective damage... unlike traditional one's though, the raw power coursing in their veins makes them faster, more agile, and harder hitting than their purified counterparts... that Shadow Bidoof you mocked in your last post could well smack the everloving taste out of your mouth. Ya feeling lucky, punk? Leveling "Class" System with a Cap potentially exceeding 100 (Leveling rates will likely be accelerated due to the opposition...) So yeah, there is a rough outline of what I plan for this... so uh... who wants it? anyone? any questions?