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    Miasma: Over the Edge [SU/DS]


    INTRODUCTION

    In this RP that takes place in an alternate but arguably cooler Pokémon universe, your character is a Pokémon trainer (elite/master level), and they’re also a superhero with their own special superpowers and abilities, called their “Edge!” In this setting and environment, characters aren’t just trainers barking orders from the sidelines. They fight alongside their Pokémon, working together and kicking butt as a team! Some heroes choose Pokémon that complement their Edge powers and abilities and use them together, while others may pick Pokémon that make up and cover for their weaknesses to protect each other. Some may deploy a combination of both to be prepared for anything!

    If that sounds awesome to you, then you’ve come to the right place!

    In this RP, you will take control of a superhero of your own awesome creation with their own team of champion-level Pokémon that was hired in response to a crisis situation! I, as GM, will be commanding the villains that you’ll need to deal with! The storyline background uses mainly Castelia City, Unova as the setting, but hey, it could expand beyond that!

    Also, this RP is heavily influenced by My Hero Academia (because some people got me hooked on it and you know who you are!), so if you’re familiar with it, you’ll probably be able to spot the blips of inspiration, but hey, that’s ok! If not, don’t worry about it. ;P

    THE STORY SO FAR

    Humans have known about Pokémon for ages and have trained them throughout the millennia. And one of those aspects is the enigmatic phenomenon of Pokémon evolution, where a Pokémon grows and transforms into a more powerful one through this amazing and metamorphic process! Of course as you know, some Pokémon evolve through training, others through evolution stones, others by emotions, and sometimes just being in a certain location at a certain time. There’s a ton of unexplained mysteries behind it!

    Now when it comes to humans, well, there’s a whole different story with that…

    …First, dial the clock back to October 17, 1967. As far back as anyone can remember, this was the date the first known incident of human evolution happened. A young lady by the name of Danielle Fairfield, a totally normal human trainer with no records of bizarre medical history or conditions, experienced the same, near-instant, metamorphic evolution that Pokémon go through after handling a fire stone she originally wanted to use to evolve her Vulpix into a Ninetales! The old witness and investigation records (written on a friggin’ typewriter no less) mentioned she had grown fiery wings like a Moltres, now had crimson hair, and was capable of unleashing flames and fire the way fire Pokémon could! It was clearly an unexplainable miracle and the only response the scientists had at the time was that she had somehow evolved like a Pokémon.

    And then as time marched on, more human evolution incidents were reported! Some found their evolution quickly by luck and chance, some had to work or search hard to obtain it, while others tried a variety of methods to trigger it. For some it worked, but for others there was no luck and some went crazy over it and either kept trying or gave up. In time, those that evolved referred to their superpowers as their “Edge” and the name stuck and became an official term. In the early days, those achieving human evolution and gaining Edge powers was a pretty small minority, but in time, they became the majority and now 70% of the population has achieved these amazing powers through evolution!

    Throughout the decades, there have been many unusual and crazy theories about all this. Some think a night of shooting stars or the unusual appearance of Ho-oh over Ecruteak City that same year in 1967 was the reason for this starting. Other people believe this is the result of some alien substance or radiation that came from a meteor! And some people believe this is the work of some unknown and undiscovered legendary or mythic Pokémon. None of these theories have been validated, but nonetheless, Edge powers have been accepted and normalized in everyday society! Some people even base their whole careers off of them!

    For most people, their Edge powers and appearance changes are relatively basic and only a few features have been changed, like a human with colored hair, horns, and/or a tail or wings! For some others, the changes are drastic and they don’t even look human anymore after they evolved! Over time, the days of Pokémon battles and trainers just calling out orders from the sidelines ended and seemed too boring in comparison to the new way to battle… fighting alongside your Pokémon during a battle! It made for way more exciting battles and tournaments, and as a result, the old standard way of battling soon fizzled out.

    Now, even with all these changes, not everything was peaches and cream. There are many evolved people with Edge powers that use them for wicked intentions! Stealing, vandalism, preying upon the weak and less fortunate… especially those that haven’t evolved and need their Pokémon or weapons to protect themselves! These villains work alongside nefarious Pokémon and they despise authority, crave anarchy, and want to create a society where the weak have to serve the strong! Some have even banded together to create dark factions.

    And on that note, there’s been a new development.

    It's now the year 2055, and in Castelia City, Unova, such a band of villains has struck. First, while visiting City Hall, Luke Markinson, the 22-year-old son of Unova President Robert Markinson, was captured by thugs after his security detail was taken out! Now he’s being held hostage somewhere in the city and no one is able to contact him!

    At the same time, civilians and police reports have claimed this new dark faction and their gang of thugs have declared Castelia City as their own autonomous zone, and now crime has escalated drastically with the police force under heavy fire! Most police forces now are stuck outside of the city and have been positioned to at least contain the problem and make sure this doesn’t attempt to spill into other cities to cause even more havoc.

    Rumors have it that the faction causing this anarchy is the new resurfacing of Miasma, one of the most infamous villain leagues in history. The old villain faction of Miasma caused all kinds of hell some 20 years ago, but was thought to have disbanded after their leader, Cyclone, was neutralized by getting shrunk so small that he could only be seen with a microscope. Meanwhile, his nine lieutenants, the Nefarious Nine, were all arrested and faded into obscurity in prison.

    It is believed that Miasma never truly died and functions under a new leader named “Nirvana.” Before, they were just rumors that were dismissed, but now that these events have unfolded, hero society has reason to believe there is some truth to these rumors and that Nirvana really has established a new team of Nefarious Nine lieutenants. Still, their identities are unknown.

    With so much chaos happening, Unova has called upon YOU for aid! Because you’re one of the best heroes and Pokémon masters out there, that’s why! It’s time for you to be a hero and take down Miasma, and for good this time!

    YOUR ROLE

    You need to head into Castelia City and rescue Luke Markinson and any other civilian hostages you can find! Help the tactical police units reclaim the city from Miasma’s hands and capture Nirvana and the new Nefarious Nine!

    Your Edge powers are stronger than most other people and they define you as a superhero! Meanwhile, your team of Pokémon is incredibly awesome and you’re a superhero celebrity known to quite a few people! Your autographs are worth a lot!

    UNDERSTANDING HUMAN EVOLUTION AND EDGE POWERS

    People still barely understand how Pokémon can evolve and even LESS SO for how humans evolve after decades of this new phenomenon taking place! Throughout the years, scientists have discovered that human DNA and genetic structure had begun to take on irregular shapes and now bears major similarities to that of the Pokémon Eevee, which has so many options for evolution! As a result, like Eevee itself, event triggers, emotional influences, evolution items, and being in certain locations can trigger evolutions in humans and allow them to become something akin to superheroes and much more like Pokémon, but it varies from person to person! As a result, it’s now commonplace to see people in normal, everyday crowds that seem more Pokémon in nature than the human they used to be, having new skin or fur, appendages like tails and wings, and elemental characteristics like fire, ice, or leaves on their bodies. It’s not always apparent who has what kind of Edge powers, however!

    Some humans discover their evolution and Edge powers early, some discover it later in life, and others haven’t been able to discover it at all, sometimes causing a type of mania known as Edge Envy. Humans never know if and when they’ll evolve and many try to experiment with different methods to obtain it. And there’s some people that have evolved multiple times and have become huge and much more like Pokémon than humans!

    Overall, it has been considered that Edge powers can still be anything and many unexpected Edge powers have surfaced over time and still continue to surprise society, making it tricky to come up with laws that limit and govern these powers. For now, most laws decree that Edge powers can only be used as tools by the general public and they can only be used as a weapon for self-defense. For heroes and law enforcement, Edge powers can be used to apprehend criminals with the request that collateral damage be minimized.

    MIASMA

    The details regarding this new rendition of Miasma are limited, but scouts and reconnaissance efforts have been able to pick up scraps. Besides making Castelia City a filthy and crime-slathered autonomous zone and taking Luke Markinson hostage, they’re not sure what the gang’s high-level and long-term motives are, but they’re sure they’re anything but pretty.

    You’ll be introduced to more Miasma villains as time goes on. You’ll need to go deep into Castelia City and persistently work your way up the food chain, uncovering more and more information about them. Sure, they have leverage, but with you, they’ll need to act.

    There is a new Nefarious Nine and they have sidekicks of their own.

    CASTELIA CITY

    Use this map (professionally created using a random generator and then given district labels because NO WAY am I spending the next seven years of my life drawing all these little squares) for determining locations in Castelia City! Ok, I get it, it’s not quite like the one in Black and White, but let’s face it, that’s a small map! So we’re using this much bigger one.

    The districts are what you’d use in post header, but you can create your own sub-locations in those districts, such as “Jirachibucks Coffee Shop, Trinity Park” or “Pokémon Center, Blackstone District.” That way people have a relative idea of where your character is. You’re free to put any kind of commercial, residential, municipal, industrial, utility or whatever kind of building in any of the districts. There’s plenty of room for just about anything you can dream up!

    Getting around Castelia City is relatively quick, but shouldn’t be instant, as in you might need a few posts to get from one side of the city to the other, unless your Edge encompasses some power to dash around like that or you have a Pokémon that is capable of really fast speeds/teleportation. However, getting from one neighboring district to another (such as going from Coastfront to The Circle) can be quick, but going from one side to the other (Northwind to Southside) might take a couple of posts.

    SITUATIONAL COMPONENTS

    • In this RP, your character and their Pokémon are much more resilient than most and would survive situations with only minor wounds that would normally kill most people! It’s the kind of situation where your character could get flung through a stone wall and it would hurt like crazy, but your character would most likely get back up again to continue fighting, albeit in some pain of course! Your character would even survive fairly major wounds, such as being impaled, badly burnt, and suffer with broken bones, but they would need healing. And there’s folks on your side (NPCs or PCs that elect to have that kind of thing) that can offer that kind of healing if you can safely fall back to get to them.
    • ALL Edge powers have limitations and drawbacks (yes, even the villains deal with this, too!). They can’t be used in extreme excess for extended periods of time without some kind of drawback, impairment, or exhaustion side effect coming into play. Edge powers that cause some kind of abnormality effect (blindless, paralysis, etc) may only work for a temporary amount of time or may only be possible under certain conditions (low lighting, time of day, etc).
    • The RP begins with the heroes knowing only very little about Miasma’s members and the Nefarious Nine. More details will be revealed as the RP goes on, along with spicy new plot developments!


    RULES

    • The usual PXR rules and Role Play rules apply! But you knew that!
    • Be kind, be gentle, and please be respectful. We’re all friends here and we can work things out! :3
    • Content is PG-13/Teen (and we’re going for something more light-hearted here). A bit of bloodshed and broken appendages are okay, but please nothing like dismemberment, decapitation, or any extreme giga-death stuff. Also, there are forms of supernatural healing, so don’t feel like having your character’s leg or arm broken means they’re now out of the RP and have to spend months in recovery and physical therapy (it’s boring, we skip that stuff here). Of course they’d have to get to safety for supernatural treatment, however! Rest assured, the villains can experience the same kind of thing! Spoiler alert, they have healers, too.
    • I will be loose on the god-modding rules as long as everything done is in good faith (as in not just trying to win the RP in the quickest and outright cheesiest way possible, but really throw those creative and crafty plot points in the mix to make the story more fun)! That I’m totally cool with. All that I ask is please don’t do something that would spoil the fun. >:3
    • Bunnying (controlling) other people’s characters is okay only if you have their permission and/or you worked things out over on messenger or something like that (we’ve done this before and it works pretty well).
    • Please use a header at the top of each of your posts that has your character’s name (especially handy if you’re making multiple characters) and their location in Castelia City (and beyond if we go the route).
    • Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Pokémon are TOTALLY OK to use in this! Even if you don’t know their exact movesets yet, no worries, as long as it makes sense for them to use the kinds of moves you’re having them pull off! Like obviously Sprigatito won’t be using Fire Blast or Blizzard, but having one use Solar Blade, Headbutt, or Bite is totally fine by me. If you’re unsure of what to do about this, feel free to pick an already “released” Pokémon that’s similar to the Scarlet/Violet Pokémon you’re picking as a model (say using Leafeon’s movepool for Sprigatito since they’re both mammalian cat-like grass type Pokémon).
    • You do NOT have to limit your Pokémon to four moves only! Use whatever they can learn! The four-move limit is lousy. Go beyond, Plus Ultra!


    SIGN UP

    Superhero Code Name: (If your character had a comic book, this would be on it in big flashy lettering!)
    Name: (Your character’s actual first and last name, super simple! Can be secret if you want to be like Peter Parker and Bruce Wayne!)
    Sex: (Male or Female)
    Age: (Your character's age in years)
    Appearance: (How your character looks in terms of physical characteristics and their usual clothing! You can also describe their superhero outfit if they have one.)
    Personality: (How your character behaves and their overall emotional intelligence)
    History: (Your character’s past, and what their superhero origin story is like. Describe how they evolved, got their Edge powers, and learned to use them (a UA High School equivalent is totally fine ;P). You can also describe how they got selected for this mission!)
    Edge Superpowers: (Describe all the cool powers your character has! I’m going to be pretty lenient with this and allow you to have a lot of creative freedom, but PLEASE NOTE that I do intend to make this fun and challenging, so the more powers everyone tacks on to their characters means a more challenging response from me and my supervillains to keep things balanced!)
    Pokémon Team: (You can have a team of six Pokémon for your character, and one of them may be a legendary or mythical Pokémon (you can be considered elite after all!). As an optional addition, feel free to mention their personalities and any distinguishing features (scars, accessories, hair styles, etc…) these Pokémon may have, but all of that is optional!)
    NPC Sidekicks (optional): (You can have up to TWO NPC sidekicks with their own Edge powers (shouldn’t be as strong as your main character’s), but if you’d rather be your own warrior with no sidekicks, that’s fine, too!)

    Extras:

    Likes: (Things your character considers their favorites. Could be hobbies, favorite foods, things of that nature)
    Dislikes: (Things your character wouldn’t miss if they were vaporized from existence. In this case, something like “smelly things” means that while everyone doesn’t stinky things, for your character, it really bothers them much more than most.)

    And that’s all!

    THE SUPERHERO CAST

    Rocket (Blair Mullins) - Played by [Desolate Divine]
    Florogale (Rosa Newpine) – Played by Lychee

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