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pm1.narvii.com/5851/be1d2a78a9c3b4a07a06fca93ba08dfdeb5dbf2c_hq.jpg Welcome to Eden, a wondrous land found approximately 500 years ago by explorers from Kanto in search of new land to live and prosper in, as Kanto had begun to become overcrowded. Unfortunately, many of the other world powers at the time also found the large, secluded island, and tried to claim it for themselves. For about 100 years everyone was in an uneasy peace, until someone started a territory dispute with Kalos. This exploded into a full blown war, only ending when 18 heroes stepped forward to fight for the native people of Eden. Using their mastery of elements and their love of pokemon, they managed to battle the armies of the invading countries to a standstill and create a peace treaty. Afterwards, the heroes retired, their final locations unknown. Since then, the other countries have viewed Eden as a joint project of sorts, assisting with technology, well-being, medicine, and all number of other advances to help the natives keep pace with the rest of the world. Of course, with the good of civilization, so too must come the bad. With cities came illegal gambling halls, dealing in non-league battles for those wishing to catch the thrill of a bloodsport, addictive medications and narcotics for those who didn't feel the natural beauty and wonder around them were enough, as well as thievery and crimes for those who felt that they could just take what they wanted from others. This is where your story begins. Well, more accurately, your story began a few days ago. Down on your luck, a complete nobody, looking for a change, it doesn't really matter who you were before. That's what they told you. Those nice people who were all smiles, wearing those stylish uniforms with a big "B" on the front. They were so inviting, calling you into their homes, asking about your troubles, offering you a job and everything! It seemed too good to be true! Unfortunately for you, it was. The next thing you knew, you were hooked up to a large machine, inside a big tube, and you felt something hot inject into your neck. You cried out in pain, even the most hardened among you, as you felt the world slip away from you. After that, darkness. For clarity: You were on board and had actually joined Team Bond. They said they were giving you a medical checkup when you were in the machine, and then you were injected and blacked out. You should be feeling your first pangs of confusion and betrayal as you wake up, because this doesn't make any sense. Your recruiter was so nice to you! Took you into their homes and offered you whatever help they could. Right, now that that's written, here's the crunchy bits. Trainer level: 1 Pokemon: One level five pokemon, underdog. No Steel, Ghost, or Dragon. Banned Items: None. You'll need all the help you can get. But no you cannot start with a pokebot. Money: 5000. You were on your last legs when you arrived in Eden, and this Team Bond deal seemed like your way back to living comfortably. Free stuff: Team Bond Uniform (You're currently wearing it), Usurper. As you've just received it, your God Forme will be at level 1. Things you can Usurp: Lower Pantheon only. Run it by me first. Inheritance moves: You get one. Make it count. If it falls within the tutor moves listed in the Playtest pack below level 20, you may start with it. Playtests in effect: All of them. Signups will end one week from today, at midnight EST. As soon as the time for me hits midnight and we move into September, the signups are closed. We'll start shortly after that. I'll be accepting three players, and I expect a post at least once every two days, one or more posts a day preferred. The main criteria will be if I like the idea and story you present to me for your character. This does not mean a good crunch character with little fluff CAN'T get in, but I prefer good backstory stuff so I can have more things to torment you with. Here's the link to the Skype chat. I look forward to seeing you all there. join.skype.com/wjwvZrYDu7VBIf I've forgotten anything or you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
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Post by Glyph Reader on Aug 25, 2016 2:31:58 GMT
It begins. EDIT: Here's a table to put your stuff on! Player | Name | Age | Sex | Usurper | Classes | Description | ThRevanchist | Anais Lambert | 19 | F | Jirachi | Fashionista/Researcher/Mentor | A very friendly, forgiving and trusting young woman who wishes to make friends with everyone. | ultimakh1 | ~No Name~ | 19 | F | Diancie | Glamour Weaver/Marksman | A young woman [Fluff not present on sheet]. | shadowblaze94 | Kayla Parr | 19 | F | Moltres | Martial Artist/Duelist | A young woman obsessed with fitness and healthy living whose mother has apparently been abducted. | onidrill | Jackie Wilson
| 17 | F | Virizion | Trickster/Dancer | Aspiring dancer who participates in pit fights to keep herself afloat and pay her mother's hospital bills. | madandy | Robin Romano | 16 | ?? | Shaymin | Chef/Provocateur | An ambiguously sexed teenager whose cheeky and outgoing personality is put to use for survival without a long term plan. | Oranchello | Vivian Poplar | 18 | F | Mesprite | Hobbyist/Researcher/Trickster | An escapee of the Genesect project, this young woman, due to Team Bond's actions, now possesses a vision for Eden's future. | DarnellJermaine | Harrison Peters | 18 | M | Uxie | Telekinetic | Living on the street, this unusually calm young man is willing to take any opportunity that comes his way. | Glyph Reader | Moria Delienza | 40 | F | Meloetta | Musician/Dancer | A middle-aged woman, whose career was ruined two decades before by horrific disfigurement, takes a chance decades later in Team Bond. | Lockon | Abbot | 20 | M | Cobalion | Berserker/Taskmaster | Forced to be a part of an underground fighting circuit for his whole life, this gruff man now lives for freedom. | matanui3
| Geromy Schneider | 23 | M | Registeel | Researcher/Ace Trainer | Robot fighting champion! At least, he used to be. Now broke, this bombastic young man has turned to Team Bond for assistance. | JPThunda | Steven Quads | 15 | M | Celebi | Warper/Telekinetic/Telepath | Gifted with (some would say) freakish powers since birth, this normally reserved teenager escaped those that wished to suppress his powers, and since then, has strived for normalcy. | Birdy51 | Patrick O' Harris | 51 | M | Landorus | Trickster/Hobbyist | This cantankerous old man has abandoned his gambling and drinking with the help of Team Bond. | Daedalus
| Will Prospero | 22 | M | Shaymin | Channeler/Survivalist | Ran away from home due to domestic abuse. Survived on the streets with his wits and made do with street performances. | shouri | Lidith | 22 | F | Latias | Marksman/Researcher | An energetic woman that explored the world's wilds to be with the wild Pokemon before she ate the wrong berries in Eden and fell ill. She was found and healed by Team Bond, and she joins them after they offer. | Rhewlif
| Sarenen-Tetu-Hotep | 22 | M | Suicune | Maelstrom/Sage | Wavemaster in training who is rescued by Team Bond after being chased after for an IOU he never remembered making. | joegus
| Jackson Smith | 18 | M | Entei | Duelist/Rogue | A young man who longs for a life of luxury. | sixer
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| A fire eater who accidentally burned down the carnival he worked at, leaving himself and his Pokemon as the only survivors.
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| Alexandria Mason
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| Raikou
| Survivalist/Chronicler
| A young woman whose dreams of exploring the world are put on hold by Team Bond's actions.
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| Edward Yew
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| Raikou
| Hobbyist/Backpacker
| Tall and broad shouldered, this man had ran away from his hometown due to discrimination.
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| Christopher Cardinal
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| Moltres
| Druid/Researcher
| Talented with plants and farming. He took out a loan that he couldn't pay due to terrible land, resulting in loosing his farm and his job.
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| Jenga
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| Articuno
| Marksman/Rogue
| A young teenager raised by birds who wants to simply live peacefully.
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| Susan Meyers
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| Thundurus
| Coordinator/Researcher/Mentor
| A woman who wanted to become a contest star, was banned for two years due to cheating, resulting in being effectively disowned by her parents.
| endlessrain
| Wu Chi
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| Landorus
| Tumbler/Martial Artist
| The last living member of the Kunlun clan, who is on the run due to killing someone that belittled his traditional robes in a duel. Offered a way to disappear by a Team Bond bought police officer.
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| Gerald Garlond
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| Zapdos
| Researcher
| A talented, yet arrogant inventor goes broke despite his talents due to partying.
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| Callix
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| Raikou
| Ace Trainer/Duelist
| A mysterious trainer with unknown goals that made his way to Eden.
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Edit: Here's a table for arena matches! If you have your sheet ready, try to get into an arena match as soon as you can!
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Post by DarnellJermaine on Aug 25, 2016 2:40:04 GMT
I promised to give this a look and a possible application when I'm feelin better; you can count me as interested.
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Post by ThRevanchist on Aug 25, 2016 5:49:35 GMT
Alright... I expect to be doing significant... adjustments especially in readability..., but thanks to having been free tonight, and being struck by inspiration, I now present Anais Lambert, recent Usurper of Jirachi. Only time (and morning) will tell if I consider my sleep-addled ramblings too insane... but for now, tada. ...I also need to finish the Inventory. Inventory finished up. And everything else, I think.
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Post by Glyph Reader on Aug 25, 2016 6:23:01 GMT
Since I don't have any time tonight, I can't make a sheet yet, but I can say I'm thinking along the lines of usurpering Meloetta. I should have tomorrow to work on my character's background and crunch, but if I can't tomorrow, the definately the weekend.
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Post by Rhewlif_Dewdrop on Aug 25, 2016 9:47:26 GMT
I'm interested in the setting but I have a couple of questions for you.
Are Elementalist common in your setting? Are they feared, respected, or treated equally? Why would one be an Elementalist? Or, rather, how do they be one? Is it inborn?
What age range are you looking for in characters?
Where are you heading with the story line. Are you expecting us to follow Team Bond lead or rebel against them?
Also is Suicune alright for Usurp?
Oh, and do we gain the lower pantheon auras?
I assume Usurper will be a free/gifted feature?
Would we eventually be able to talk to Pokémons in our legendary form?
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Post by ultimakh1 on Aug 25, 2016 9:54:46 GMT
Can we put the Inheritance Move into our Usurper form? If our Usurper Form has a Mega Evolution, can we one day be able to Mega Evolve as Usurpers? Can we make use of TMs, HMs, and Tutor Moves through Features or whatever other effect grants them on our Usurper forms? Can we spend Tutor Points on things such as Mixed Power for our Usurper forms? Can we make Skill Backgrounds for our Usurper forms, perhaps mirroring our Avatar form's Skill Backgrounds? Can we put Skill Backgrounds on our Starters? How much are Simple and Fine weapons? Nonetheless I've finished the mechanics so far on my character here. I'll get back on tomorrow to do the fluff once I'm not sleep deprived, another thing I'd like to mention is that I'd like to start with a generic whatever type of Rifle. If firearms don't fit the game I could use some sort of... magic laser pew pew? I dunno, something Long Ranged that isn't a Bow and Arrows.
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Post by endlessrain on Aug 25, 2016 12:59:34 GMT
Oh my god I'm so excited and I have so many ideas and DAMN this is gonna be fun.
Sheet to come.
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Post by FelixSparks on Aug 25, 2016 15:31:59 GMT
Alright let's start with these in order.
Elementalist Rarity: Elementalists aren't too rare, nor are they too common. I want to say one in about 100 or 1000 people are elementalists at birth. However, with a lot of training, it is possible for someone to become an elementalist even if they were not born as one. The reaction varies from person to person, depending on their history. In Eden History, the 18 heroes were all thought to be Elementalists, so well-meaning elementalists are usually shown respect by the natives.
Age Range: Anywhere from 13 to like... 70. Old enough to be on your own and for life to have punched you in the face enough times to take whatever help you can get. Whether that's due to desperation, optimism, or naivety is up to you.
Plot: That would be telling~ I mean, the general idea is you'd be pissed if the team suddenly made you a target for the wrath of SEVERAL gods, but if you wanna follow Bond that's up to the party.
Usurping: Suicune is a Lower Pantheon so it is allowed. This was discussed in the Skype Chat, but everything in the Lower Pantheon is fair game. Just be warned that some of them have more power and friends than others.
Auras: Not until you take the Feature that allows it you filthy heathens.
Cost: Yes it is free.
Talking to Pokemon: Through an unholy combination of science and the arcane, you are still able to speak in Human Tongue in your pokemon form. You cannot understand pokemon any better than you could before.
Inheritance: Strictly for the level 5. While a Reborn God could potentially improve its own inheritance list, you all are a bunch of dirty heathens and have cut the cycle. No godly inheritance for you.
Formes: Discussed in Skype chat, you can only change forms if you meet the appropriate requirements. Good luck doing that.
Tutoring: Not at the start as it's just happened, but potentially. For Tutor Points, yes you can spend TP as it's treated as one of your pokemon. You cannot make skill backgrounds, as I think I'll have you roll your normal skills. I'll think on that later.
Skills and Weapons: Your pokemon can have a skill background if you wish. As for weapons... use book costs, unless you want to start with literally some junk strapped together, in which case you can have a crude weapon for free. Not that it's sturdy, and I make no promises that a 1 on a roll won't make it fall apart. Firearms are fine but they would have been taken from you before you got in the tube.
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Post by shadowblaze94 on Aug 25, 2016 17:26:06 GMT
This sheet is still a heavy WiP, but here is my initial concept anyway
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Post by Bowyer on Aug 25, 2016 21:00:30 GMT
So are Bond a new team? Would our characters have known anything about them before hand? Mostly since I'm wondering what kind of front they put on. Sure, our characters were down on their luck but that doesn't mean that they'd jump at the opportunity for some indistinct position.
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Post by madandy on Aug 25, 2016 21:08:25 GMT
Okay, first draft's done on Robin Romano, Con artist, androgyne and professional smartarse. And now part grass-sky-hedgehog.
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Post by Oranchello on Aug 25, 2016 21:10:41 GMT
Vivian Poplar, one who dreams of power. Usurper of Mesprit, legendary carrier of sudden onset empathy. She wants to craft her own faction, and build Eden into her own vision. If the powers that be let her, that is. She's a first draft, since the basic concept is hard to express, but mechanically I think I'm satisfied.
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Post by DarnellJermaine on Aug 25, 2016 21:58:49 GMT
Alright, finished up my application- let me know if you have any questions or if there's things I should change: Harrison Peters
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Post by Daedalus on Aug 25, 2016 23:20:44 GMT
Oh, now this is interesting. Just as a few questions for what I'm supposed to be expecting:
What kind of resources does Bond have? Are they a brand new startup that nobody's heard of, or are they Eden's version of Team Rocket or the Mafia? Would having people that still care about my character and want to help me disrupt the plot far too much? Because honestly, my first instinct in that situation would be "ET PHONE HOME," and there's almost definitely at least one police station I could phone home from, maybe even get myself protective custody from the B Team. How are Usurpers fluffed here? What kind of connection do we have to the Legendary we usurped? Is there any at all beyond the form, at least for now? How well-known are the Pokegods? Are they remembered at all, besides as ancient myths? Are Supernatural classes like Channeler going to disrupt the story or mess with the setting? (Gotta ask this after failing to get into a game because I love Channeler far too much). Is Meloetta an acceptable Legendary for a lonely busker to accidentally, definitely-in-no-way-my-fault, oh-god-please-don't-hurt-me, ursurp? The only problem from my perspective is that I'm the only one who becomes LESS useful in a Pokegod form, because most others have a different enough body plan (pixie-shaped legends can fly or float, quadrupeds are probably faster and stronger, Meloetta's just a funny-colored human with some psychic abilities that most of the others have)...but Meloetta is PERFECT for the character I have in mind. Also Shaymin-Sky is already taken. As long as I'm bemoaning my lack of speed in creating a Shaymin-S usurper, have you ever wondered why exactly Victini is an Upper Pantheon legendary? Because I have. I get that the various deities that created the world and its inhabitants get high up there on the list, and that some beings have gotten close enough to humans to gain godhood the "traditional" way, but...Nike was not exactly a well-known goddess until she became a shoe brand, not compared to Zeus or Apollo. You can no doubt tell what I'm getting at.
I'm really interested in the game, but it seems like it could have a few issues; Eden is apparently thoroughly civilized, and the exceptionally sudden appearance of a group of almost-divine beings could end very poorly - for the beings (i.e. the players), that is. Can't wait to see how you figure it out!
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Post by FelixSparks on Aug 26, 2016 2:15:00 GMT
MORE QUESTIONS OH BOY!
Bond: Bond's front is an Aid Organization, offering help to those down on their luck, as well as job and career advancement. It seemed benign enough...
Resources: They seem brand new, but have a few success stories to back them up. Seems legit for a non-profit.
People who care: It wouldn't, but there probably aren't many people who could help you.
Usurper: You filthy heathens. You have disrupted the natural order and stolen power from the gods. You can have some connection in backstory, if you wish.
Mythology: The gods are fairly well known. About two and a half centuries ago, Arceus got annoyed with a religious war, came down, and literally told everyone he was in charge. Now people just tend to pick a patron god to pray to based on personal preference. Anything beyond basic stuff will require a bit of digging.
Supernatural: Do it.
Legendaries: Do what you want, no legendary is "Taken" until I post who's in.
Whining: Because he's friggin Excalibur and he can take down most ARMIES with two fingers. You really think you have a shot at containing all that raw power?
Civilization: Eden is a very large country, and while there are a handful of large cities, the whole place is not even CLOSE to being completely civilized. There are areas where you can walk for a full week and not see another human.
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Post by Daedalus on Aug 26, 2016 3:43:22 GMT
I take offense to "whining," but y'know, not too much because you might in fact be correct. I guess it's just headcanons, and also the fact that I got the Liberty Garden Victini on my first playthrough of White and it rather underperformed against Burgh. Also, "raw power" in comparison to what, exactly? Jirachi's a Lower Pantheon Pokemon, but it managed to summon a false copy of a Higher Pantheon Pokemon and wreak serious havoc upon the world (M06); in the Mystery Dungeon games, it's capable of changing the way the world will be and the flow of time, without any other divinity so much as noticing it (depending on he headcanon you buy into). In reference to the Mystery Dungeon thing, it's theorized that after Bidoof wished for a friend, Jirachi "edited" the world such that the player would get sent back in time, get turned into a Pokemon, befriend the partner, and enter the Guild - all so Bidoof could have a friend. This implies that he has the power to change the future, predict things to an incredible length (because he certainly doesn't want to die), change a human into a Pokemon, and implant an idea in the head of a Dark-type without them ever realizing it. Maybe Darkrai was planning on doing it anyway, and he just changed the world so that the player would rise, but still - that's a lot of power. In short, he's nearly Arceus-tier in the name of granting a wish. Victini is strong as heck, but comparing him to Jirachi is like comparing Excalibur to a neutron bomb...and Jirachi is the one on the Lower Pantheon. What? Apologies for the rant. Anyway, I get what you're saying about "not many people," but honestly? If I ran to the cops, spilled the beans, went Legendary form to prove it, and requested protective custody from Bond while the word of what had happened spread, I could (probably) get the press on my side and hide from Bond for a short time; from there, Bond is now Public Enemy No. 1, and I could take a while to figure out exactly what the fuck they did to me, and how to un-do it before a Pokegod comes to ruin my life. Now, in the twin interests of not being That Guy and having a fun game, I'm not going to do that; I'd just like to know if YOU have a reason I can't, or if I should include one in my backstory. It'd be easy to make a character who's been roughed up and tossed in the drunk tank by the cops for being past curfew one time too many, but I'd like to know if it's necessary - always nice to have somewhere to turn if you're out of options.
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Post by FelixSparks on Aug 26, 2016 21:15:47 GMT
Putting this in a new post so people see it, editted some stuff into the first post, and NEW DEADLINE IS TUESDAY AT MIDNIGHT EST. Have it done by then, I'll make my decisions on Wednesday or Thursday.
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Post by Lockon on Aug 27, 2016 3:19:59 GMT
Got a basic framework. Haven't finished the edges yet or inventory and have a general idea of the fluff. Coballion Pit Fighter
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