[SU/DS] Hoenn Enigma - Seeds of Secrets

[Neo Emolga]

I know I'll probably have more questions as it progresses (one it starts), but for now just a few basic questions to help start out I guess lol. yeah it being my first (technically first real) RP here on PXR I just wanna make sure I don't start it out wrong or....in a bad way xD.

Not a problem. ;)

-So I've got you can decide on how long they've been there, but do you "have" to be a trainer (carrying Pokemon even though you can just say they "disappeared?"

Nah, you don't have to be a trainer. If you want to have a character in some other role, such as a breeder, professor, or whatever, I'm perfectly fine with that also. As far as the Pokémon themselves go, there's quite a lot of situations that might cause you to lose them (in Jonathan's case, transformations caused him to lose his belt of Pokéballs along with the rest of his clothes, but I'll go more into that once the RP actually starts). You could be a trainer that still has them. I'm just personally having one of Jonathan's personal side-quests be the retrieval of his Pokemon belt.

-The transformations last until they eat/drink something else?

Sometimes yes, sometimes no. That's really up to you to decide. For example, you could have it where the first food or drink your character consumes turns them into a Pikachu (using this as an example because he's your favorite) permanently. The next food or drink then makes them shrink to become a Pikachu that's only a few inches tall, but that one is temporary and after a short while, you're back to normal Pikachu size (but still a Pikachu). And there's a few things that might not even fully transform your character and only make certain alterations, such as if your Pikachu character ate something weird and made a mushroom grow out of their head, but everything else remained the same.

Again, it's really quite open, but yeah, the general theme of having weird stuff happen when your character eats or drinks is pretty much a given, but the exact nature of the effect is up to you. Sure, sometimes it could be helpful in its own weird way, but other times, it should be a pain in the neck to deal with. In pretty much all cases, it would leave your character feeling weird and funky. It helps the rest of us laugh. XD

-No godmodding, but that doesn't rule out our characters being used in each others posts? (yeah, lol shows how much I've seen the RP posts around here =3)

God-modding is just when people cheat the role play and it causes detrimental effects to the other RPers. One good example of god-modding would be a character that never suffers even one inconvenience from the stuff they eat or drink (in fact it seems to help them overcome everything all the time), their character seems to know exactly what needs to be done to escape and/or find and defeat the Trick Master, and manages to do that instantly and effortlessly. Stuff like that is a killjoy to the whole thing, and obviously we don't want that. Sure, a "victory" condition could be reached eventually, but it should take time, effort, investigation, and some ingenuity. Plus teamwork between characters would be nice to see also.

Bunnying (having direct influence over what happens or what another character does) is a little looser here give the unusual nature of the RP. Say Jeff and Natalie are two human characters (both are controlled by their own RPer) trying to work together to escape the Trick House Underground. They come across a weird room that looks like a bakery. During one of Jeff's posts, one of the cakes suddenly has a giant, pink Weezing pop out of it that sprays the room full of pink gas and that very gas ends up transforming Jeff into a pink Piplup when he inhales it. Now, Natalie is in the same room when that happens, so the RPer controlling her is going to have to address that in one way or another (most likely it's going to involve having her get transformed into a pink Pokémon also just because of where she's standing). This is just one example of where one RPer's posts will affect another's (which makes it fun and crazy in a way, that's the whole purpose of the RP after all). I just don't want people to go too far and force stuff on each other, where the guy controlling Jeff states Natalie gets hit by it also. Let the other RPer decide how that happens, if that happens (but be reasonable, they shouldn't be escaping absolutely every bad thing that comes their way). Sure, Natalie might escape, but it's unlikely because realistically, she wasn't expecting that at all. By a slim chance, she could turn around and sprint away, but as a result, she becomes separated from Jeff ("you ditched me!"). That kind of thing. Around here, we throw curveballs at each other.

-Are there limitations to these transformations in any way or is it an all-out anything goes?

You can become anything (as long as it follows the rules and isn't something suggestive or perverted, but I know you guys wouldn't do stuff like that). Again, I mention the god-modding rule where sometimes the transformation might be good and helpful at the time, other times it may not help or hurt and may just be a weird effect (hair and skin changing a different color), or it could be really inconvenient (such as becoming an ice type in a furnace room or a mobile stone statue in a place where being able to swim would really help). Also, the transformations might help in one room or area (being a Pikachu that can navigate through tiny passageways a human can't) but could be a pain in the neck in another (now he has to climb many glass staircases and ladders that were sized for humans).

may have more after it starts (or after I come up with a sign-up post. Just had a few thoughts on my mind is all.

No problem at all. Again, I want this RP to be really open-ended and surprising with the kind of craziness we throw each other's characters into, but with some very basic ground rules to make sure it's enjoyable and memorable.

[Chakramaster]

Nah, you don't have to be a trainer. If you want to have a character in some other role, such as a breeder, professor, or whatever, I'm perfectly fine with that also. As far as the Pokémon themselves go, there's quite a lot of situations that might cause you to lose them (in Jonathan's case, transformations caused him to lose his belt of Pokéballs along with the rest of his clothes, but I'll go more into that once the RP actually starts). You could be a trainer that still has them. I'm just personally having one of Jonathan's personal side-quests be the retrieval of his Pokemon belt.

On that I just meant like could your character be a random Pokemon that found it's way in somehow, but I think I abandoned that idea now lol.

Sometimes yes, sometimes no. That's really up to you to decide. For example, you could have it where the first food or drink your character consumes turns them into a Pikachu (using this as an example because he's your favorite) permanently. The next food or drink then makes them shrink to become a Pikachu that's only a few inches tall, but that one is temporary and after a short while, you're back to normal Pikachu size (but still a Pikachu). And there's a few things that might not even fully transform your character and only make certain alterations, such as if your Pikachu character ate something weird and made a mushroom grow out of their head, but everything else remained the same.

Again, it's really quite open, but yeah, the general theme of having weird stuff happen when your character eats or drinks is pretty much a given, but the exact nature of the effect is up to you. Sure, sometimes it could be helpful in its own weird way, but other times, it should be a pain in the neck to deal with. In pretty much all cases, it would leave your character feeling weird and funky. It helps the rest of us laugh. XD

Ah so kinda like I was thinking. A sort of fun house effects with (near) anything goes kinda clause to what can happen. As great as it sounds having the "permanent" effect. Jumping straight into that sounds like it wouldn't be as fun though lol. It could be something that may or may not happen...but you know me and Pikachu well there it seems xD

God-modding is just when people cheat the role play and it causes detrimental effects to the other RPers. One good example of god-modding would be a character that never suffers even one inconvenience from the stuff they eat or drink (in fact it seems to help them overcome everything all the time), their character seems to know exactly what needs to be done to escape and/or find and defeat the Trick Master, and manages to do that instantly and effortlessly. Stuff like that is a killjoy to the whole thing, and obviously we don't want that. Sure, a "victory" condition could be reached eventually, but it should take time, effort, investigation, and some ingenuity. Plus teamwork between characters would be nice to see also.

Bunnying (having direct influence over what happens or what another character does) is a little looser here give the unusual nature of the RP. Say Jeff and Natalie are two human characters (both are controlled by their own RPer) trying to work together to escape the Trick House Underground. They come across a weird room that looks like a bakery. During one of Jeff's posts, one of the cakes suddenly has a giant, pink Weezing pop out of it that sprays the room full of pink gas and that very gas ends up transforming Jeff into a pink Piplup when he inhales it. Now, Natalie is in the same room when that happens, so the RPer controlling her is going to have to address that in one way or another (most likely it's going to involve having her get transformed into a pink Pokémon also just because of where she's standing). This is just one example of where one RPer's posts will affect another's (which makes it fun and crazy in a way, that's the whole purpose of the RP after all). I just don't want people to go too far and force stuff on each other, where the guy controlling Jeff states Natalie gets hit by it also. Let the other RPer decide how that happens, if that happens (but be reasonable, they shouldn't be escaping absolutely every bad thing that comes their way). Sure, Natalie might escape, but it's unlikely because realistically, she wasn't expecting that at all. By a slim chance, she could turn around and sprint away, but as a result, she becomes separated from Jeff ("you ditched me!"). That kind of thing. Around here, we throw curveballs at each other.

Yeah that pretty much explains it well. A character that seems like they know everything or can overcome anything with no harm or effects from what the world (or story) was created TO make wouldn't be too much fun. It would feel like a main character of a show/game that knows everything and would kinda take away from it all.

Hmm, that's one thing I didn't think about (other effects than just food or some water/drink) that would/could change their appearance. So it could stretch out to be whatever might fit the scene and add to the story or humor at the time. Yeah bunnying I would have to get used to cause I know not everyone likes others using their character (especially if it effects them too much). So loosely would be good. As long as they don't physically control what happens to the other person's character, got it =D.

You can become anything (as long as it follows the rules and isn't something suggestive or perverted, but I know you guys wouldn't do stuff like that). Again, I mention the god-modding rule where sometimes the transformation might be good and helpful at the time, other times it may not help or hurt and may just be a weird effect (hair and skin changing a different color), or it could be really inconvenient (such as becoming an ice type in a furnace room or a mobile stone statue in a place where being able to swim would really help). Also, the transformations might help in one room or area (being a Pikachu that can navigate through tiny passageways a human can't) but could be a pain in the neck in another (now he has to climb many glass staircases and ladders that were sized for humans).

Yeah, following the rules at all times would be best lol. Keeping it pg-13, but under if possible. xD well you pretty much read my mind in that sense because that was my exact thinking there (how like being a Pikachu could help get to places a human can't like small narrow passageways while a human couldn't vs like stairs that would be harder to climb up). Even though Pikachu is my favorite. I can't stick just to that for this. Where would the fun in all that be? Though I'm sure I could come up something to have something random happen at times.

No problem at all. Again, I want this RP to be really open-ended and surprising with the kind of craziness we throw each other's characters into, but with some very basic ground rules to make sure it's enjoyable and memorable.

Yeah just being my first (other than WAR which was just bad timing for my laptop to die out) RP here I don't wanna make it too hard to follow, but still have to learn the best way to go about keeping it going. Something to keep the mind and ideas flowing really

I hope to have something to post soonish. Maybe later today I hope.