Pokemon: The Song of the Elements (Sign up and discussion here)

[Chakramaster]

Just thought I'd update here sorry about the little posting so far. Somehow I keep getting distracted. I'm just playing along with it now since I goof'd on posting more, but to hurry things up I just moved ahead to the meeting point. I got the page bookmarked now so I'm less likely to forget now or get distracted =3

[Trainer17]

Just thought I'd update here sorry about the little posting so far. Somehow I keep getting distracted. I'm just playing along with it now since I goof'd on posting more, but to hurry things up I just moved ahead to the meeting point. I got the page bookmarked now so I'm less likely to forget now or get distracted =3

Not to worry, if your bookmark fails, I'm here to remind you :3

[EmeraldSky]

@AWA1997; @Morzone; @Trainer17; @Chakramaster;

As soon as I finish laying out the quest for you guys' characters, I will be periodically posting information about the world's location, races, and culture. So if you have a question about the world, look here first.

[EmeraldSky]

@AWA1997; @Morzone; @Trainer17; @Chakramaster;

The world of Mikawa ("three rivers" in one of the world's ancient languages) is a fantastic Pokemon world filled with both familiar locations and new ones, including counterparts of the main six regions. While the story mainly takes place in the realm of Kanduin (the counterpart of Kanto--it is pronounced "Cahn-doon"), the fairytale "The Legend of Jeran" (itself a uniquely Mikawan version of the Russian tale "Sivka-Burka", suggesting that people from Earth may have once visited Mikawa, although no evidence of this has been found) refers to the realm of Kalski, the counterpart of Kalos.

In Mikawa, the center of government, culture, knowledge, and the arts is a sprawling metropolis known simply as the Aiiro City (Indigo Plateau's counterpart in this world) From there, the six known regions sit around it:

--Kanduin (Kanto)
--Sondo (Johto)
--Fanyan (Houen)
--Sinoch (Shinou)
--Teselia (Unova)
--Kalski (Kalos)

There are other regions around the Aiiro City, but these have not been explored yet. It is possible that one of these areas could be an as of yet undiscovered counterpart of an unknown region in the actual Pokeworld

City and location counterparts (so far):

Vitiva=Pallet Town (the warrior-mage Ash, the ranger Serena, and Sage Oak live here)
Meralda= Viridan City (Gary, Sage Oak's grandson and the Keeper of the Earth Emblem, meets challengers here)
Glasa Forest= Viridian Forest (The Eight Colored Blade, a legendary sword common in many historical and fairy tales, is said to lie here)
Argenta=Pewter City (Brock was born here, and serves as its resident minstrel. His father, Flint, is the Keeper of the Boulder Emblem)
Serulin= Cerulean City (the Blue Dragon Knight Misty, herself the Keeper of the Cascade Emblem, was born here, and serves here with her sisters)

As you and Brock seek out the elemental labyrinths, you will make friends, earn allies, and do battle with the wizard Lysandre's minions as you venture across Mikawa.

[Trainer17]

@AWA1997; @Morzone; @Trainer17; @Chakramaster;

The world of Mikawa ("three rivers" in one of the world's ancient languages) is a fantastic Pokemon world filled with both familiar locations and new ones, including counterparts of the main six regions. While the story mainly takes place in the realm of Kanduin (the counterpart of Kanto--it is pronounced "Cahn-doon"), the fairytale "The Legend of Jeran" (itself a uniquely Mikawan version of the Russian tale "Sivka-Burka", suggesting that people from Earth may have once visited Mikawa, although no evidence of this has been found) refers to the realm of Kalski, the counterpart of Kalos.

In Mikawa, the center of government, culture, knowledge, and the arts is a sprawling metropolis known simply as the Aiiro City (Indigo Plateau's counterpart in this world) From there, the six known regions sit around it:

--Kanduin (Kanto)
--Songdo (Johto)
--Fanyan (Houen)
--Sinoch (Shinou)
--Teselia (Unova)
--Kalski (Kalos)

There are other regions around the Aiiro City, but these have not been explored yet. It is possible that one of these areas could be an as of yet undiscovered counterpart of an unknown region in the actual Pokeworld

City and location counterparts (so far):

Vitiva=Pallet Town (the warrior-mage Ash, the ranger Serena, and Sage Oak live here)
Meralda= Viridan City (Gary, Sage Oak's grandson and the Keeper of the Earth Emblem, meets challengers here)
Glasa Forest= Viridian Forest (The Eight Colored Blade, a legendary sword common in many historical and fairy tales, is said to lie here)
Argenta=Pewter City (Brock was born here, and serves as its resident minstrel. His father, Flint, is the Keeper of the Boulder Emblem)
Serulin= Cerulean City (the Blue Dragon Knight Misty, herself the Keeper of the Cascade Emblem, was born here, and serves here with her sisters)

As you and Brock seek out the elemental labyrinths, you will make friends, earn allies, and do battle with the wizard Lysandre's minions as they venture across Mikawa.

I'm in love with what you've got in store for the RP, Em :) Pretty much tells we're going to venture for a long time! I can't wait till we get our Poke-Minions :3 If that's part of the game xD

[EmeraldSky]

@Trainer17: You will in fact be able to catch Pokemon--Serena will show you all how to do it during this first arc (once you have reached Level 2 and learned Heart Link)

[EmeraldSky]

@AWA1997; @Morzone; @Trainer17; @Chakramaster;

Human

The most common race in the world and one of the more diverse. They are typically friendly with other races, but are often left at the whims of them (particularly fairies and dwarves). While they do not have innate magic, they can learn with guidance from a mage or with a magical item.

Elf

These beautiful and strong guardians of the forests are stronger then their appearance belies. They generally keep to themselves, but have a long partnership and friendship with the humans, and a friendly rivalry with the dwarves. Gifted in archery, weaponmaking, magic and lore, some of the greatest minstrels and sages to ever walk Mikawa were elves.

Dwarf

The mountain folk, famed for their vast mines and forges. Even though they live underground, they still appear tan because of long hours in the forges. Dwarves are typically friendly to other races, but malevolent ones are not unheard of. If you befriend a dwarf, you have a friend for life.

Fairy

These tiny spirits of the elements are not often seen, but when they do appear, it is to bestow a magical power or a magical gift. Generally benevolent, but they will not hesitate to punish evil, selfishness, or the abuse of their gifts. They come in many different varieties, making for a very diverse race.

Aerimora

Popularly called "sea angels", this bird-like aquatic race keeps watch over Mikawa's waters. They consider Kyogre a goddess. They are often described as Swanna-ladies in folklore, and some of them can, in fact, turn into Swannas. If an Aerimora is spotted while at sea, it is a sign your voyage will go well.

[Chakramaster]

Sounds like it will get really deep in terms of content and I'm sure the story will as well. The "heart-link" sounds like it'll be pretty interesting to learn about later on!

[EmeraldSky]

@Chakramaster: As I said at the outset, this is supposed to celebrate both anniversaries this year--the 30th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda and the 20th anniversary of Pokemon--so I thought, "Why not create a Zelda-esque adventure in a fantastic Pokemon world?" While we will mainly be staying in the counterpart of Kanto, the door is open to other stories in the other regional counterparts.

Brock and Serena will explain how Heart Link works when we get to that point.

[EmeraldSky]

@AWA1997; @Morzone; @Trainer17; @Chakramaster;

How combat will work:

A battle begins with the opponent(s) appearing (No more than four enemies at one time, although while guest characters are with us, there may be more than that) I will then display your HP bars as a series of ten dashes-each dash equals 10 HP, so you start with 100 HP at Level 1.

Brock will next analyze your foe using his Song of Seeing so you can plan a strategy, and sing the appropriate buff (Fight Song for physical opponents, Mystic Melody for magical opponents)

When you make an attack, post what you do (attack, use a skill, etc), then I will generate a random number from 1 to 100 to determine how successful you are--anything above 50 is a hit, and anything above 75 is a critical hit. You can also critically fail as well.

After all four of you make your move, the enemy will attack--they too can critically succeed and critically fail. If you are at 50% HP or below, you are in Danger. If you are at 25% or below, you are in Peril.

This keeps going until one side merges victorious--if you win, you get gold, experience, and treasure. But should the party ever be wiped, you will respawn in the closest safe location.

Leveling is fixed, like Paper Mario, so 100 XP is always the amount you need to level. When you do level, you will have the option of learning at least one new ability on a new tier, or one unlearned ability on the previous tier(s).