4.0 Dedicated to its Members and Fans of Pokemon A Pokemon Sandbox RP
Pokémon Dubstep (ft. Lindsey Stirling)
W
elcome Adventurer to EPOCH! A Pokemon Sandbox Rp set in the original region of Nue. Everything you need to know will be in the Guidebook and PokeDex 101!
EPOCH uses the Manga and is built on the Original ideas suggested by our members.
We are more than just a Pokemon RP, we're a friendly community with a goal on being a memorable experience for those that look in.
Golden Rule: Treat others as you wish to be treated. If you find yourself content with being an asshole EPOCH and its members will not tolerate you.
RULES
Understand We're All Human. Respect the staffers as well as your fellow members and guests. We all have flaws, tempers and quirks. Be patient with one another, but if issues involving other members come up please don’t just grin and bear it. Contact a staff member, informing them of what's going on so they can address and resolve the situation. The staff won't know what's bothering you unless you tell them.
EPOCH is PG-13. Proboards’ Terms of Service:
Sex; When you get under the clothes, fade to black.
Violence; Do not go into extreme nauseating detail.
Cursing; This is so fucking allowed, but don't go overboard.
Suggestive Content; In avatars, signatures and templates can attract the wrong kind of attention. So be careful.
Post by Arietta Connally on Nov 12, 2014 5:50:34 GMT -5
OOC Name: Angel Character: Arietta Alignment: Civilian Solo or Group: No preference really. Groups are fun, but I can do Solo with NPC's. Contact: Skype / PM
Skill Set: Somewhat more socially skilled and smart then she leads on, but otherwise nothing to speak of. Standard young civilian.
Wish List: Items , and I'm looking for social situations with Arietta here, emotional battles more then a Pokemon battle. But I have nothing against a battle premise.
Anything Else Definitely don't mind being mixed with threat on her person, really would love her to get in a hostage type situation if possible but seriously I'm game for whatever I could be squeezed in. She's a native Kalosian with a tendency to love high society things and get mixed up in big fancy stuff, so her ended up in thie situation doesn't feel like a stretch for her character. I even think she's the type who could end up sympathizing with a villain, maybe even help them out if they were charismatic enough.. Stockholm Syndrome maybe? She's a reformed bully that is passionate that those bullying the bullies are just as wrong.. so I could totally see it. I dunno. Just felt I would mention that.
Post by Josh Dragomir on Nov 12, 2014 16:32:55 GMT -5
OOC Name: Josh Character: Josh Dragomir Alignment: Good (SO GOOD IT HURTS!) Solo or Group: Either Contact: IM, listed in profile. Cbox and PM also work.
Skill Set: Catching, Ass-Kicking, People-Burning, Baddie-Busting, Trail-Blazing, Eyebrow-Raising, Frequent-Zapping-Of-Unfortunates, Has a mixed bag of Pokemon to fit any situation, can work with people... Most people.
Wish List: Material things? Not too picky, but I like collecting starters, especially if I don't have them already. Someone mentioned Oshawott, it's on my list, but I ain't going to be picky. Though an action scene of my own in all this would be nice, can only put so much focus on goody-goody friendship for so long. Being able to find new people to meet IC and RP with after the fact would be great as well.
Anything Else?
Preferred Situation Type: Action heavy, for sure. Would like to be paired with Izumi somehow since she'll probably just jump on me anyways
OOC Name: Cloudy Mirror Character: Xue Yi Alignment: Neutral trainer aligned with Law (will help out Interpol more than villains) Solo or Group: No particularly choice. Can do both. Contact: SKYPE and or PM
Skill Set: Xue is skilled in Pokemon therapy, and has some knowledge of medical aid due to her time at her family's spa and clinic.
Wish List: Dots or a chance at the rare Pokemon list. Xue is here to help otherwise, and really doesn't ask much of anything.
Anything Else: Howdy do and let's a play scooby doo!
Post by Rachel Zwingli on Nov 13, 2014 4:25:30 GMT -5
OOC Name: Izumi Character: Rachel Zwingli Alignment: Caught in the crossfire, attending the event. Solo or Group: Either or, whatever. Hint hint: Toss her in with Altair, watch shat happen. Contact: (same as Zuzu)
Skill Set: Stage actress / has traces of empathic powers (can pick up on other people's emotions, explained more in profile)
Wish List: Well... Dots would be good for starters.
Anything Else? I just want in on the chaos; plus Rachel's one of the people that wouldn't mind getting harassed a bit. Nothing too serious though, she's a known star in the Unova region and news can travel quite fast. Yeah.
Also, try not to have my characters threaded with each other (Kouji Sakuraba, Rachel herself and Izumi Yamamura) because that's so awkward.
PS: Since Josh is being a derp and suddenly joined in on the fun, most likely Izumi herself would be coming in hot on his heels. *waves fist at Josh*
Anything Else? Perhaps if he was in a group, he could be paired with an Interpol agent. Other than that, just no permanent/crippling injuries, please. Otherwise, I'm fine with him getting into some violent shit.
If you cannot reply within 3 days of your thread-mate's last post, you can be skipped.
If your thread-mate vanishes from your thread and you are on your own, you will have the option to join another group.
If bickering begins OOCly regarding battles on multiple occasions, I will force your battle to end prematurely and move your group along.
The Villain OCs of this Event are allowed to choose which group they want to target. They will be required, however, to contact the group before jumping in (this can be done via a Group PM, so all members are contacted at once). Just for that nice element of surprise. Villains will be allowed to (if they ICly can) flee from the group they jump and jump into another thread if they'd like or simply leave the scene if they've had their fun.
If the Villain does not post within 3 Days of their heads up, the thread can carry on without them.
Protagonists and Crossfires will only be allowed to follow Villains to another thread with OOC permission from the villain's RPer. If they like, they can even start up another thread for a One x One encounter as well.
In order to claim any Reserved or Free Game egg or Pokemon, you must write out finding the egg or Pokemon at some point in this event. Keep in mind Free Game can be stolen from you, but once you have claimed your Reserved egg or Pokemon, it is your's to keep.
These rules are liable to change, and the final version will be posted again with everyone tagged so they will be aware of the changes. Any changes will once more have members tagged to let them be aware of the update.
PROMPTS AND NPC INFORMATION
As many of you may have already noticed, the numbers of the people within the group Crossfire are actually double the number of Interpol agents we have, and over four times the number of Villains we have. That means not everyone will be grouped with an Interpol OC or have a chance encounter with a Villain OC. Which means there will be a number of NPCs being used, however, I will be unable to play the NPCs for each thread.
This event will be run based on your own story telling. I will give you a prompt, a situation to over come, and you and your thread-mates will be expected to overcome this obstacle before moving on. Since I am leaving NPCs in the control of you guys, this is not permission to simply blow them out of the water all in one post. That's boring. I will be giving the number of NPCs, their alliances, a base set of personality traits for each to work off of, and basic data about their teams (which Pokemon they have and their movesets) in each prompt. You're making your own story of how they fight and how you fight them. If you are in dire need of someone to play the NPC instead of doing it yourself, I don't mind if someone volunteers to do it for you, it's free game. Just understand I will not be playing NPCs for you guys in order to be able to keep up my own motivation to post.
Villains will be allowed to interrupt or attempt to result in the failure of getting past a prompt. Failure is interesting, acceptable, and teaches a character a lot more than constant victory, so don't be afraid to make a mistake. A Villain may also contact me about Story Line ideas they have regarding their villains and interactions with certain groups and essentially take over posting prompts for said group.
How prompts beyond this general gist will be handled will be posted once I have completed deciding on groups, and the story lines each group will face. You are welcome to PM / IM me with suggestions for prompts, situations, groups, etc. Consider this still a Work In Progress, and completely open to suggestions. Not all ideas will be used, but they will be very considered.
P O R Y G O N x 2 Gender: Genderless Ability: Download Moveset: Conversion, Conversion 2, Recover Discharge (Eileen)
T Y R O G U E Gender: Male Ability: Guts Moveset: Mind-Reader, Fake Out, Foresight, Tackle, Mach Punch, Endure (Miguel / Altair)
C L A U N C H E R Gender: Male Ability: Mega Launcher Moveset: Aqua Jet, Crabhammer, Smack Down, Swords Dance (Vasily)
FREE GAME POKEMON / EGGS
EGGS
Timburr / Buneary
Cacnea x 2
Croagunk x 2
Zangoose / Psyduck (Zangoose: EM Disable)
Dwebble / Ferroseed (Dwebble: EM Spike + Iron Defense)
Vulpix / Growlithe
Houndour EM: Counter, Punishment
Sneasel (Unbreedable) EM: Counter
Growlithe/Chimchar x 2 (Growlithe: EM Fire Spin + Close Combat)
Zubat / Skarmory x 2
Piplup (unbreedable) EM: Agility
Shuppet x 2
Oshawott / Aipom
Furfrou
Dedenne / Rattata x 2
Eevee Can Evolve December 1st
Clauncher / Spheal Can Evolve: November 30th
POKEMON
G A S T L Y Gender: Female Ability: Levitate Moveset: Shadow Ball, Sucker Punch, Confuse Ray, Spite
C R O A G U N K Gender: Female Ability: Anticipation Moveset: Sludge Bomb, Mud Bomb, Feint Attack, Revenge
If you notice your donated Pokemon / Eggs are missing from this list, or I missed a reservation, PM me.
CLAIMING F.A.Q.
Q. How do I reserve eggs in the list?
To claim the eggs listed above, simply PM or IM Lyro the details of which egg you want. However, when I feel there are too many Reservations, I will stop taking them. As it stands, Reservations are still Open.
Q. How do you claim eggs in threads?
Each thread's first prompt will list which eggs are in your thread / area. If you are interested in claiming one of those eggs, just write the story of how your character comes across the egg. They could buy it, see the egg rolling across the floor, be given it by some NPC, etc. It's entirely up to you. Villains that have reserved eggs will be able to decide which thread their reservation is listed in.
Q. How do I claim unclaimed eggs in thread so they don't get double taken from me?
If you claim a Free Game egg, and someone else steals it from you, you will have the chance to steal it back and keep it for good at that point. However, this all must be done ICly. You cannot Power Play your way into claiming all of the eggs and keep in mind you will have to store them somewhere, or move them out of the way.
Q. How many would be fair to take per post without being a jerk?
Having invested into a couple of these eggs and having hoped to have some eggs left over for the Interpol PC, I would prefer if no one took more than 4 Eggs. While there is not enough for each person to grab 4 and have some left over, this implies that I don't want everyone to be diving in for the free eggs. There will be plenty going on that eggs should not be your main focus.
ANYTHING ELSE?
If you have any other ideas you'd like to contribute to this event, or maybe you have a question, feel free to post on this thread, PM this account, or IM Lyro on Skype.