Quote Originally Posted by Velocity View Post
I'm digging this new plot! Is there any room for some sort of footrace with a deadly obstacle course? Spiked pits and sudden flame jets to jump over, falling ceilings to outrun, etc. Whoever gets out the fastest - or, y'know, alive - wins! Probably the sort of sport they run to get people warmed up for more carnage. XD

Either way, Operation Dumpster Lizard (aka: my Helioptile) is most definitely go.
We can totally do this! Sounds like fun! Well, not for those taking part in it!

Also, some updates!

An aerial combat and racing event (Heavens of Fire) is being added for you flyboys! I'm also adding a naval combat event called the Devil's Tide. And I'll be adding that lovely suggestion Velocity came up with! So many events to win, and yet... so many different ways to die too. XD

As a VERY important note, you do NOT have to go cheap with the way your character enters these events. You wouldn't want to. Your team starts the RP with a big enough budget for your character to have some pretty nifty combat toys, vehicles, and such to work with. In events where it's possible for Pokémon to have a team, you will have NPCs under your team's alliance helping you out. Your team's member base and budget is more than enough to afford them.

Black Lotus and the three teams that are involved in PXRFIRE aren't the only ones taking part in the events (although you are some of the richest and most well prepared). Other minor NPC factions will be participating, whether they're fighting on behalf of some kind of mafia, rebellion group, or even a business corporation. Their gear and vehicles will be considerable, though it varies. And then some of the NPCs you'll be fighting against in the RP will be on the poor and impoverished side and will need to go cheap with their weaponry and vehicles and may be fighting alone under only their own name. For example, the Heavens of Fire event allows entrants to use fragile flying Pokémon, but that does not have to be you. You wouldn't want it to be you. But you will come across many characters who will be broke nobodies in the mix and may only have that and a few small firearms as their entry gear. But you never know what to expect from entrants who don't have much left to lose...

Arceus is officially being dropped. Involvement from the legendaries is expected to be little to none in this. I'm not going to say it's impossible, but you'd be pretty hard-pressed to get them involved in this mess when they feel much safer just keeping away from it all. This will prevent people from saying "hey, let's just call in Kyogre and flood the planet!" Uh huh. Nope. It'll be like trying to pull Sean Connery out of retirement.

The Plates are officially be replaced with Blaze Jewels. "Common" Blaze Jewels are the things that allow your Pokémon character to change their typing, such as a Raichu using a Fire Blaze Jewel to become a fire type and use any type move they'd like. Even something like Sacred Fire which is usually exclusive to Ho-oh. Said Raichu could still use electric-type moves, but as a fire type Pokémon, they wouldn't have as much power as before. Also, said Raichu would look more like a fire type with reddish/orange fur and maybe a flame tail rather than one with a thunderbolt-shaped tip. With Blaze Jewels, you only need to have it near you (about one meter within) to use it. So even if you're a Pokémon that needs to walk around on all fours, like Umbreon or Luxio, you can still wear it in a pouch or as jewelry to make use of it. Also, you can take off the effect at any time in an instant.

In the world of Xia, Blaze Jewels are rare, but not too rare. They're common enough for your character to start with one, but not to the point where everyone and their mother is walking around with dozens of them. Think of it like owning a car. They're also spherical and are about the size of a golf ball and are colored to whatever type they change, such as a fire one being red and an electric one being yellow. They're also perfectly legal to use in these Tempest Festival events, and you will see NPCs using them. You can get others besides the one you start off with. It's not against the rules to pick one up from a dead Pokémon in the middle of an event!

The "Master Blaze Jewel" is what's the new grand prize of the Tempest Festival. It's about the same size as the others, but it has a pretty powerful white-silver color and it glows brighter than the others. A lot of Pokémon, even many Black Lotus Pokémon, believe this Master Blaze Jewel is the only one that's different from the more common variants. Heh, heh, no. There are other "Master-Level Blaze Jewels" out there that bestow some pretty wild powers, but... that's for a later time, my friends! Now between these and the mysterious force of Ante, there could be a powerful link that Queen Taiya and Black Lotus want to exploit. Trust me, I have more than enough "idea toys" to keep this storyline going into the wild blue yonder.

Teams will be directly incorporated into the storyline and the map setting. But I kind of need to see what kinds of teams get created first before I do this. I'm planning out and building the map at the moment, but as I see teams get created and what kind of shape and form they're taking on, I'll make nice little places on the map that they'll feel cozy and be right at home with that will share the culture and theme of that team. Technically, you'll still be on Black Lotus's land, but that's in name only. The NPC Pokémon in those towns/areas will be your friends, NPC allies, and don't recognize themselves as being Black Lotus in the slightest. Already Black Lotus is hard-pressed to collect taxes from you and your NPC friends and in most cases, the situation between these areas and Black Lotus wavers on the brink of revolution.