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Post by lordfhalkyn on Jul 18, 2018 12:37:12 GMT
In order: - Yes, daily training is allowed. Time usually only permits training once per day.
- It requires honey, and therefore would cost two extended actions- one to use the Honey Gather capability, and the other to make the Royal Jelly; only one action (creating the Jelly) would be required if you were able to get honey from
Anna someone else. Be advised that any Vespiquen you make sapient are not obligated to follow you, obey you, or even like you. - Crude Weapons are $500. Simple Weapons are $2000. Fine Weapons are $4000. There's a war on, and every
Anna merchant is competing to sell their weapons. Additionally, most people buy at least a Wakizashi (Japanese Short Sword) for defense against marauders and angry wild Pokemon. - All balls are Apricorn balls, and are crafted by those skilled in doing so. This means you could craft Master Balls, but the materials for such a mighty bit of equipment will require the rarest and most valuable materials, and even then, only the greatest craftsmen could build such a thing. It would take a PC years to learn how to increase their skills to craft such an object (it's not simply having certain skills at Master rank- it requires experience as well), and as such is likely beyond the scope of this campaign. You could skip the crafting and buy premade balls directly from
Anna the craftsman, but a Master Ball would not be for sale except for the highest prices.
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Post by Daedalus on Jul 18, 2018 23:40:11 GMT
Question: could I make some kind of mad inventor? Someone who wants the Poke Emblem to become whole to study its powers, believing that it holds the secret to his greatest dream - artificial life? Someone who has studied spirits of abandoned tools (Rotom), who has exposed metallic Bronzor to lodestones in their eggs to create a new, strangely derived Pokemon (Magnemite line), who has searched for the reasons for intelligence in crude matter (Beldum line)? Someone who has made the study of clockwork mechanisms and magnetic forces his life's work, but sees them only as a stepping stone to his true desires? Someone who has heard ancient legends of a Pokemon crafted from dull steel, yet bearing a living soul...and who wishes to bring those legends back to life?
If not, I could make something else entirely. I've got a few ideas. Just wanted to ask if the first one was valid, as it seemed like fun.
Edit: You may worry that I'd run out of ways to justify Pokemon - or, in fact, run out of artificial Pokemon to use. Never fear, there's plenty, and not all Steel- or Electric-types either! We've got Baltoy, Golett, Castform (maybe, harder to justify), Banette, Grimer, Spiritomb, and perhaps even Yamask, and that's not counting the ones that ARE Steel- or Electric. Admittedly, my team may be a little imbalanced, but I can work with that. Ghost, Steel, and Electric are a pretty solid core, and I can round things out with Bronzor/Beldum for Psychic, Baltoy/Golett for Ground, Spiritomb for Dark, Grimer for Poison, Nosepass (it's artificial enough) for Rock, and maybe Castform for whatever I need at the moment. Some of these Pokemon might not be REALLY artificial, but they'd certainly help with his research. Just trying to pre-solve any issues, as I'm becoming more and more taken with this hypothetical character.
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Post by lordfhalkyn on Jul 19, 2018 14:32:39 GMT
I'm not worried about running out of Pokemon. You can make a mad inventor, but consider the setting. We'd have to have to PM about this (I don't want to clog this thread up), but your 'mon may need changing to match the setting. For example, Claydol may be a Karakuri doll that is psychic/grass (being made of wood instead of clay); Yamask, on the other hand, may be a Noh mask, which is itself only a cosmetic alteration. That being said, Claydol may instead be made of porcelain, and given life through some ritual (which would only be a cosmetic change.) If he's looking for an invention, might I suggest instead of Rotom he search for Magearna, a Pokemon actually based on the Karakuri doll? Or does he plan to invent Magearna as his ultimate creation? Consider this food for thought. Also, Beldum is out of the question as a starting member of your team- no pseudolegendaries this early on!
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Post by Daedalus on Jul 19, 2018 17:00:38 GMT
Magearna was definitely supposed to be his ultimate goal, yes. Rotom is just a good example of a Pokemon that inhabits an otherwise-lifeless shell and powers it, much like Magearna and the Soul-Heart. Speaking of Rotom, would it be an acceptable member of the starting team? I was thinking Rotom, Magnemite, and Baltoy (the Ground/Psychic version; simple terracotta was known in this era and place), but I could substitute Voltorb or maybe Golett.
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Post by Harbringer of Insanity on Jul 19, 2018 20:20:05 GMT
Alright, I've got all of my crunch done, fluff will come later. For now, here is what I have of Garu Uizado, Gale Caster.
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Post by potato on Jul 20, 2018 2:20:33 GMT
Well, you have my attention. The Sapient Pokemon angle is interesting, but there seems to be a fair amount of those kicking around already. Lemme... try something different.
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Post by LoonyLadle on Jul 20, 2018 7:23:37 GMT
Is there any possibility we could start with a minor artifact? I'd really like a Winter Cloak that grants the Snow Cloak Ability.
A friend and I will probably be applying together sometime soon. I've got a sage/channeler specced up.
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Post by sathzur on Jul 20, 2018 9:02:56 GMT
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Post by lordfhalkyn on Jul 20, 2018 12:58:04 GMT
Lots of good questions being asked here! Here are my answers, in no particular order: -Sapient Pokemon retain their capabilities (Telekinetic, Dead Silent, etc.) That being said, they cannot pass for human. No, not even Machoke or Gardevoir can. -There are other lands near this one, and they're usually Oriental in nature. One person floated an idea of being the child of an ambassador, but you could be an immigrant or a refugee from another land as well. -Single forms are acceptable as starting Pokemon, and may be sapient if you wish. -Alchemy (from Game of Throhs) is allowed. -You may not start with a minor artifact. If you want something like that, enemy commanders may use those toys to power their teams up- a great excuse to start defending your lands! -Rotom may be allowed, but it'll require some thought from me, as there would be very few things it could inhabit during this time period- Karakuri dolls being one of them. -If you choose to add Sapient Pokemon onto your team, they are NPCs roleplayed by me. You control them in battle, but I decide what they say- within the bounds of a personality established by you. Giving me an example of the character will help me portray them (for example, if you want a tsundere Sawk, you might give the example of Rin from the Fate series.) By all means, if you have a question, PM me! I'm more than happy to answer.
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Post by Lessah on Jul 20, 2018 20:25:48 GMT
Dotting for interest. I'm thinking I might cook up a magical archer, but I'm really not sure.
Another game related question - have you played any of the Shogun (of the Total War series) games?
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Post by potato on Jul 20, 2018 22:25:22 GMT
Here is Shokunin Hideaki at your reluctant service. Might whip up another character later.
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Post by masterblade007 on Jul 21, 2018 2:00:42 GMT
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Post by Choomie on Jul 21, 2018 2:25:11 GMT
I am here to post definite interest. As for what I want to play, that is up in the air.
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Post by headlesskoko on Jul 21, 2018 5:20:02 GMT
OMG YES. SOMEONE ACTUALLY POSTED WITH A SENTIENT SWORD.
Does a rune master need to start with two Unowns or can we start with only one Unown and... just... assume that something happened to the other one? Maybe assimilated to become a Prime Unown? Or I can even start with the Glyph feat and say that the second unown was placed as a glyph back at the character's home?
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Post by MagisterSphinx on Jul 21, 2018 6:22:03 GMT
Am I allowed to replace Electric Ace's use of Technology education with Acrobatics like Spark Master does, as advanced electronics aren't a thing here.
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Post by LoonyLadle on Jul 21, 2018 7:17:58 GMT
My friend's taking a bit longer to get his character together than expected so I guess I'll just take the initiative and introduce Inoue, a shrine maiden who most definitely does not have a possession fetish. I really really want the Oracle's Divination feature but have absolutely no interest in any other part of the class. Is there any possibility I could take it as a general feature so long as I otherwise meet the prerequisites, perhaps at a reduced frequency for balance purposes?
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Post by lordfhalkyn on Jul 21, 2018 16:49:35 GMT
In order: -I have not played the Shogun: Total War series. Why do you ask? -Masamune is short one level 5 Pokemon. Make sure that gets added. -You can start with one Unown. I'll let you decide what happened to the other one. -I'll allow the replacement of Tech Edu. with Acrobatics. -I'll allow you to take the Divination feature, but it will be nerfed in the following ways: it does not grant a bonus to Sp. Defense, it requires an Occult Edu. of Adept or higher, and it can only be used once per day as an extended action. Because you ignored your shrine maiden training (or for another in-game reason), your Divination feature is weaker than normal. That being said, you can still draw some omikuji if necessary. By the way, as a personal aside, these characters are amazing. It'll be tough picking between them!
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Post by LoonyLadle on Jul 21, 2018 17:22:32 GMT
Awesome, I'm pretty happy with all of that. I had planned to fluff my divination as Inoue letting local spirits possess her temporarily (maybe with the aid of some incense and/or drugs) and then having them speak on local and/or future matters. Maybe instead of being weaker, she has to make occasional checks to avoid consequences from potentially unfriendly spirits? ... or they can just be vague and evasive, I guess, that's alright with me too. Now, which feature do I want to cut to make room for it... hmmmm~!
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Post by masterblade007 on Jul 21, 2018 19:07:16 GMT
-Masamune is short one level 5 Pokemon. Make sure that gets added. Noted! I'll draft that together in a bit.
EDIT: I have added a Farfetch'd to Masamune's roster. As with other aspects of my character, I have based its name off of a famous Japanese story.
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