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Some credit goes to the RP forum, particularly Acquiescence, for helping me with this idea.

Cyrus succeeded. He was not stopped at Spear Pillar, and captured Dialga and Palkia. He would recreate the world as he chose, with himself as its almighty head, using the power of the Pokemon lords of space and time - or so he thought. No one had anticipated what would occur when they were captured.

Without the stabilizing influence of the Spatial and Temporal Pokemon, the universe itself started to break down. Machinery changed from useful tools to deadly hazards as space shifted, causing them to malfunction. People would walk for five minutes and find that their entire family was dead and gone for decades. Meteors annihilated towns as the distance between them and Earth flickered between light-years and inches. Entire cities winked out of existance, their founders removed from time. The destruction was almost absolute.

Eventually, though, the universe shook itself to something approaching a standstill. While neither time nor space were entirely trustworthy, the planet still survived.

Barely.

Massive scars in the surface run for hundreds of miles, running deep enough to expose the planet's molten core. Gigantic rips in space and time transport those unfortunate enough to cross through them into unknown locations. Shadow permanently veils swathes of the planet as light bends away. Ruined cities from a dozen dimensions dot the hellish landscape, overgrown with jungle, buried beneath dunes of sand or snow, or simply sitting, gutted buildings a mute testament for what it was like before. Or afterward. No one knows any more.

Humanity has slowly recovered. Fortunately, time and space are stable enough that technology is useable and cities do not warp themselves into volcanoes, or the depths of space. Usually. However, society is very different from the time when Dialga and Palkia were free.

People have shifted the blame from Cyrus and his arrogance to the masters of space and time that seem to have vanished, and, by extension, all Pokemon. They are not friends; they are not even animals or pets. They are tools at best, according to most people. They are used as power sources or vehicles, and only if there is no viable alternative. There are no Trainers - or, at least, none that anyone will acknowledge. Wild Pokemon live in fear of vengeful humans, and some have come to hate them, laying curses upon them if they are able or worse.

This is the world we live in. A world where the gods sleep, seemingly uncaring, while it falls to pieces.

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So, with the prologue out of the way, welcome to my RP. I'll be your host for the foreseeable future (fortunately, in real life, time runs in a fairly straight line). Let's get the ground rules out of the way.

  • No bunnying. Your actions are your own only. The only people that can fully control the actions of others are Trainers with NPC pokemon.
    • However, Pokemon are encouraged to obey their trainers, and your trainer can force you to use a move once in a while as is reasonable.
  • Obey the host and the moderators. No, this doesn't mean obey the commands of their characters; if they tell you to knock something off, knock it off.
  • No powerplaying. Don't act like this is a wifi battle; just because someone likes Delcatty a lot, does not give you the right to kick the crap out of them because you have/are Blaziken.
  • Legendaries may, at some point, be controllable, but are prohibited from usage by most players, both as characters and as caught Pokemon.
  • Don't be disruptive. You can have loud, obnoxious characters that cut people off in the middle of conversations, but don't break the flow of the RP.
  • Pokemon choice will be restricted to an extent. Preferably, you'll take the Type Quiz in-character and make them a Pokemon of that type (assuming said character is a Pokemon.) You can also have the group make a list of Pokemon they think fit you, and you can choose. You can also let people just plain choose for you.
  • You don't have to strictly follow canon, but any deviation should have a solid explanation. Better, more interesting explanations lead to more leeway.
  • Your backstory should make sense in-universe. It would make sense for you to be cursed by a Ninetales and wake up as a Pokemon; it would not make sense for you to be Cynthia's son, raised by Pokemon, then returned to society as a master Pokemon Trainer that everyone adores for no readily apparent reason.
  • Don't get too graphic. You can go as far as saying someone was disembowled, but we don't need to know where their intestines landed, for example.
  • Profanity is okay, but keep it to a minimum. Use Precision F-Strikes, not Cluster F-Bombs.
  • Excessive out-of-character posting is frowned upon in the RP thread.

With that out of the way, if you're interested in joining, you should know a few things. One, this will be a pretty freeform RP. There will be goals in mind, but there will be gentle nudges toward them. Two, I'm pretty lax. Creativity takes priority over canon, and honestly, I'll let someone get away with almost anything if it makes for a good story. Space and time themselves are broken down; weird things happen.

If you'd like to join, you've got a few options. First, decide if you're human or Pokemon. We need more Pokemon than humans, this being a roleplay specifically created to place Pokemon center stage. After that, decide on your species (if you're a Pokemon). There are three ways to go about this.

  • Take the Type Quiz in-character, and pick a Pokemon with your typing, unless it doesn't exist (e.g, Ice-Fighting).
  • Have the group prepare a list of Pokemon they think would suit your character.
  • Simply have myself or the group decide for you.

After that, tell us about "yourself." Have a template.

Name (if any):
Species (if applicable):


Age:
Appearance (picture requested but optional):
Personality overview (optional):
Backstory (MANDATORY):

Your story should be around a paragraph long. Not "he is a poochyena that likes berries," but we don't need six chapters of development, either.

Mods/admin:
KingMurdoc
Hukuna
Flux

Signed up:
Jory
Hukuna (Theodore)
personwithbanana9870 (Yuki)
Nova (Jessica)
Flux (Blaze)
Arkhidon (Gale)
KingMurdoc (Amarantha)
YagamiNoir4896
DarkLight (Nivia)
Acquiescence (Lily)

Zephyr (Zephyr)
Cleared for RP:
Hukuna
Flux
Arkhidon
KingMurdoc
personwithbanana9870
DarkLight

Zephyridontrememberhowtospellyourname
Jory
Acquiescence
Character profiles:

Theodore

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Blaze

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Amarantha

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Gale

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Yuki

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Jessica

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Can we also be a trainer, as well as someone else's pokémon?

Anyway, can you guys make a list of pokémon I can choose for me too?

EDIT: I can join the admin stuff if you want.

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Hukuna, for you I have selected a listy list.

-Dunsparce

-Stunfisk

-Magikarp

-Delibird

All kidding aside, real one:

-Scraggy/Scrafty

-Cacnea/Cacturne

-Pancham/Pangoro

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Name: Theodore

Species: Pancham

Age: Probably 35, though he doesn't remember.

Appearance: Like a Regular Pancham except he has a scar above his Right eye and wears a small Brass Pocketwatch around his neck.

Personality Overview: He tries to distance himself from others, those that get close to him however he tends to easily lower his guard around them. He tends to be a fast friend to those he feels deserve it. Also enjoys collecting trinkets of the past.

Background: Theodore was just your average Gentleman before the Calamity. He wasn't particularly rich, he just enjoyed dressing and seeming to be from a different Era, one of simpler times. He had a small family with his wife and 2 kids. He was a small time trainer, he particularly only had a pokemon for company since many a time he felt like being away from people. A small Pancham, a good friend of his had given him.

However, that day happened. He had not known what was going on but.....Cryus had succeeded in his dastardly plot. Theodore and his family sat around the dinner table eating what would be their last meal together. Giant debris fell into his home. Parts of buildings, vehicles among other random objects. He barked at his family to get down, he would protect them, his Pancham beside him trying to break what he could with the limited movepool he had. However soon a fissure opened up in the floor, and they all fell, Theodore falling into a black sleep as he hit the bottom.

He awoke. Though he felt smaller than usual....it was a strange feeling. He managed to climb to his feet, and tried to survey the area he was in. It seemed to be his study on the ground floor, though now it was underground He wandered about looking for his family his throat to tired to shout for them. He stumbled and fumbled through the dark until his eyes adjusted, and then started to search more thoroughly.

However he wouldn't like what he found. Once he reached the Dining room all his questions were answered. He saw their crumpled bodies strewn across the floor. There was no viscera strewn about, but it was still a gruesome sight to behold for the man. He broke into tears, as he ran from body to body crying over them remembering them and who they were. Until he came across one body. He realized this body was his own, he stopped crying in an instant, as the emotion was replaced with pure confusion......He took a small Brass pocketwatch from the bodies waistcoat, and opened it. Surely enough his name was inscribed inside.

He was puzzled how was he seeing his own death. Until that point he didn't think to look at himself even though he felt very short and dwarfed there he was accustomed to. He looked as his hands.....and realized they weren't hands, but paws. The paws of his beloved Pancham. He begin to feel his body to see if it was true. He winced as he touched his right eye, pain shooting through his head, as he felt the bruised area. Luckily for him the cut had closed right above his eye, but he was confused how did he end up in this body?

It was all too much for Theo, he ran through the darkness tears streaming down his face. He got outside somehow, and ran for a long time. By the time he was done running, he forgot what he was crying about, and not only that where he was and why he was there were also a mystery. All he remembered was he was named Theodore, and that he was a Pancham. He had forgotten the grim things that happened in his small middle class home. All he had to help him remember was a small Brass Pocketwatch. Unfortunately though, even looking at it didn't help him remember since he didn't know what it was anymore. He felt like it was important seeing as it had his name in it, so he put it around his neck and began to wander, hoping to find out why he was here.

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I got fire/flying on the quiz... Do I have to use a dual-type or can I pick one of them? Otherwise, it looks like either Charizard or Talonflame. Also, could someone make a list for me? I want to see what comes up as other options.

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  On 2/25/2014 at 10:43 PM, Flux said:

I got fire/flying on the quiz... Do I have to use a dual-type or can I pick one of them? Otherwise, it looks like either Charizard or Talonflame. Also, could someone make a list for me? I want to see what comes up as other options.

Preferably, you would use one that matched, but if you want, use one of the primary type (in your case, Fire).

Lemme think of a list for you. . .

Aggron

Alakazam

Rotom

(someone add more)

Also, I'd like a list.

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Here is my list for you Murdoc.

Kecleon

Froakie/Frogidier/Greninja

Inkay/Malamar.

First 2 because of the protean comment in your status and the type collecting thing. and Inkay/Malamar because I feel they are ina similar boat even though they don't actually change type lol.

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Oh, I should mention that my character will basically be a Rule 63'd version of myself.

  On 2/25/2014 at 6:27 AM, personwithbanana9870 said:

I'm in, I'll wait for a list too please.

Jory here's a list I think of you

-Pyroar (since fire/normal)

-Stoutland

-Arcanine

bidoof

Hmm.

Dragonite

Infernape

Glalie/Froslass

(you can add more than three, fyi, and more than one person can contribute to the list)

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I kinda like the clusters of 3 to be honest, gives good choice but not too many choices. But yea anyone should be allowed to make another list for those people (just specify who your list is for. Also you should put anybody who has a completed bio at the top. only me so far, but that way we know.)

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