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[Haika]

The date is 2134. Or at least that was the date back home on Earth. The scientists involved in the solar sails and cryro chamber travel approximate that six hundred years will have passed before we reach our destination. The colonization ship is the size of a small country, with a human capacity of 3000 colonists and technicians for creating a world on a new planet.

Welcome to Pokel III.

Moral was high when the Space Bream finally finished her long journey and settled into orbit around Pokel. The first group of scouts and engineers woken up and sent to the surface were to build a hand-hold in the wilderness and provide a base-camp for further expansion. At first things went well, not knowing much about local resources other than this was a Class M planet, they used supplies brought down with them from the mothership.

The peace didn't last long however. Once the spaceport was created on the surface, the Bream reclaimed the lander that returned on an emergency flight. The few scouts inside were covered in blood, and raving about walking flowers who shot lasers, demonic trees as hard as rocks, exploding pine cones and blood thirsty dragons looking for food.

The local wildlife was nicknamed Pokel monsters after this first disastrous encounter. They have been attacking humans and humans settlements ever since the Bream brought the colonists here. It wouldn't be as much of an issue if you had modern weapons, but the charter of the colony gave only medical science allowance to bring current technology. The only weapons you have are basic melee weapons like crowbars and sport equipment. A arms and armor enthusiast was quickly woken up and his stash of swords and knives given out to volunteers to battle these creatures.

The casualty rate is still extremely high, but there are some bright minds still left in the chryosleep chambers. One such bright mind figured out that hatching eggs of these 'pokelmon' would imprint on the first being they see. Even if that being is a human. And thus, seven eggs were claimed from nests at the costs over over a dozen human lives. These seven eggs are brought to the spaceport basecamp where you were selected to be one of the 'trainers' of these pokemon.

Your job will be the protection of colonists and the acquisition of resources. The Bream cannot stay in orbit forever, and the colonists have already begun waking up through the computer systems trying to save power. It is your job to direct those that are sent down to the surface, and make sure everyone has a home, and workplace to live.

Supplies and weapons are in short... rare. You start with some basic first aid and medical supplies good for a few healing of minor injuries. Anything major requires a hospital of some kind and waking up a full doctor. It's best to be careful when out exploring until natural cures are found.

Captain Goerge Baskit has gathered you all in the hanger of the lander as you prepare to jump down to the planet surface. He checks each of you over before sending you down with a grim expression and a warning: thousands of lives are in your hands, don't screw this up.


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Hi there, and welcome to Pokelmon.

This will be a play-by-post game run using the Roleplay Online forum software. I'm posting this thread as a recruitment in a couple places and am looking for 4-8 good players to join me. I chose rpol as a home for this because it allows you to post anonymously in the guise of your character and gives automatic thread controls for folders and the like to be created by the GM. It also gives you places to input your character descriptions, inventories, and even a way to create private text in posts.

The setting is low-tech sci fi. As the fluff above shows. It will be a grimdark game. To me this means death will happen, I'm not going to have little kids in this game running around fainting pokemon all the time. This world is brutal and unforgiving to stupidity and bad luck. Also note that there are no pokeballs, pokemon centers, or pokedexses. You should roleplay yourself knowing nothing about these pokemon other than a general fear of the danger they represent. The world is unexplored wilderness with a couple vague maps that have warnings like 'here be dragons' that are a bit more based in reality than similar earth maps.

Your goal will be to explore, gather materials, and build the colony using your pokemon. I will periodically report on people brought down by the lander, along with any earth-based resources. You are expected to get them homes and workplaces as soon as possible. More info on this will happen in character, but try and think creatively when it comes to pokemon. Moves like cut, dig, rock smash, etc may help out more than others. Capabilities like power and size will also be an issue.

Characters will start off at TL5. Capture Specialist is banned for obvious reasons, and the base homebrew class Wild Child is given freely to each trainer at TL0. Other wild child classes are allowed, but Genetic is banned until after initial character creation. When you apply I need the stats and progression for your TL's, as well as a bit of backstory about where you came from and why you are here. Your starting inventory will be a set of clothing, a pokemon egg(see below), and a single human-powered weapon(swords, clubs, bows and arrows, etc). A basic description of your character would be welcomed as well.

For your pokemon you need to choose 3 different 'starters'. In this game I will allow a starter to be any pokemon with 3 evolutionary stages. Of these three, one will hatch from your egg when the game starts. I will decide which ones hatch, so choose wisely. They will all start at level 1, with a single egg move of your choice. You may also choose gender, ability, and nature.

You can either post your application in this thread, or send me a private message with the info, You can also directly sign up to the Rpol page and apply Here: http://rpol.net/game.cgi?gi=51363 I will start either when I receive 8 people I feel confidant in, or a full week passes from the time I make this post. This is my first time GMing at Rpol, so give me a little slack if things are bumpy to start.. If you have any other questions feel free to post, and I will answer as best I can.

[SeriousConcentrate]

Spoiler: JJK (click to show/hide)

Jordan James Kelly

Physical: A thin young man of average height at 150 pounds and 5'10 inches. His lack of muscle and scar tissue belies how tough he really is. His black hair is left shaggy and loose, and his blue eyes show the gentleness of his soul.

Bio: Jordan James was born with strong psychic powers - probably a result of a nearby nuclear reactor meltdown during his mother's pregnancy, but who knows how these things happen? - although they remained latent until he was about five years old. At first he amused himself and his classmates with mini-magic shows, levitating pencils and telling people what number they were thinking of. Quickly enough he started using his powers for a more selfish means: breezing through school by just picking the answers out of the brains of his classmates.

In his early teen years, Jim was kidnapped by government forces who wanted to study his potential. For four long years he remained in a secret facility, conducting all sorts of tests and completing trials. He found that, with the harsh training the government forced on him, he could bend his mind to read the 'thoughts' of animals, manipulate rock, dirt, and sand like an extension of his body, and cause plants to grow, although it tired him quickly. Eventually, he was approached with an opportunity: a colonization ship was leaving soon, and his talents would be useful in helping the settlers survive.

The seventeen year old agreed to it; anything to get out of the underground facility and be back among normal people... even if the mission was dangerous.

Initial Stats - Finished Stats
STR: 6 - 4
DEX: 10 - 10
CON: 14 - 17
INT: 14 - 20
WIS: 10 - 10
CHA: 10 - 10

Inventory:
Odd Egg
Clothing

Levels/Feats

LEVEL 1: Taking Psychic Class (+1 INT, +1 CON, -2 STR, Telekinesis, Telepathy), 1 point of INT
LEVEL 2: Taking Empath Adv. Class (+1 INT, Calming Vibe, Light Healing Power), 1 point of INT
LEVEL 3: Taking Connection, +1 INT
LEVEL 4: Taking Natural Connection, +1 INT
LEVEL 5: Taking Earth Shaker Adv. Class (+1 CON, Botanokinesis, Terrakinesis), +1 CON

Starter Pokemon 1: Abra (Gender: Female, Ability: Inner Focus, Nature: Bashful, Egg Move: Ice Punch)
Starter Pokemon 2: Pidgey (Gender: Male, Ability: Keen Eye, Nature: Brave, Egg Move: Air Slash)
Starter Pokemon 3: Poliwag (Gender: Female, Ability: Water Absorb, Nature: Brave, Egg Move: Bubble Beam)

[Taricus]

Same situation as SC. Will get a character up soon.

[Doomblade187]

I think I'll give it a shot, though I've never played Pokemon Tabletop Adventures before. I'll be a bit on-and-off activity wise this summer, though.

[Dwarmin]

Spoiler: Char Sheet/Aello Jones (click to show/hide)

Aello Jones

Physical: Slight but strong, Aello is a fair skinned woman of about 5.4 and 112 pounds. Her face is somewhat ordinary, but her dark brown eyes are warm, honest and bright. She meticulously maintains her shoulder length apple red hair with grace, managing to make it look messy and endearing at the same time.

She has a ball and chain tattoo on her left shoulder, and the image of crossed axes on her upper back. A rough black barcode on Aello's neck identifies her as a penal laborer for the colony.


Bio: Aello was a Veterinarian and wild animal control officer back on Earth-given the overpopulation and ensuing explosion of wild animals prowling the streets at night, some of them mutated by pollution or worse, her job was anything but easy. But, between her job and her hobbies-fencing and gambling, respectively-Charity seemed to be more or less content where she was.

Unfortunately, during she found herself awry of the law during the bad years, such as it was. Generally a believer in personal freedom, she received no end of troubles from those In Power. In time, caught in between the crackdown and the ensuing riots in her home city (to be honest, she had a fair part in rabble rousing it into existence), Aello found herself imprisoned for indefinite crimes, for an indefinite amount of time as a political agitator.

Such as she might have remained, but for fates random intervention-the colonization vessels that were hurriedly departing Earth needed manual and specialized labor. Choosing from the 'indefinitely detained' who crowded the prisons-those not formally charged with a crime, but considered too bothersome or dangerous to release-was a natural choice for Earths leaders, filling holes in the labor pool, and ridding themselves of troublemakers. Naturally, none of them could afford to refuse the offer, either.

Thus, she was sent to Pokel III as an 'Indentured Servant', more or less-to work off the rest of her unspecified prison time.

Her own specialty, was expected to help the settlers and their pets acclimate to the new world, and do some research on whatever native Xenos were present. Granted, she expected dogs and cats imported alongside the colonists...not this...

Aello, due to her experience with animals, has unique insight into raising them, and her attitude lends itself well to working with others-her fencing and athletic skills, formerly hobbies, have become of dire need. Laborer or not, the Captain decided she would be an able-and expendable-asset to assist the mission.

Base Stats
Str: 14
Dex: 8
Con: 13
Int: 10
Wis: 8
Cha: 11

Inventory:
Egg (?)
Combat Leathers A full body blue/black suit, extending from armored shoulders to a kilt like arrangement. She intended it as defense against the rough the tumble she expected to face when coming to this place, but couldn't have known how meager a defense it would turn out to be.
Dual Shortswords Polished, sharpened and well maintained-made of good quality steel, red hilted, ending at a tapered tip. These are venerable weapons-passed down from her Mother to her, and so on throughout the generations. She treats them with almost religious care, but all the same, never expected to bloody them in real battle.

Bonus stats
+1 CON, +1 STR
-2 WIS

Levels/Feats

0. Reward: Wild Child Class, +1 STR, +1 CHA, -2 INT (Feats: Wild bonding, Rest and Relaxation)
1. Took Ace Trainer Class, + 1 CON, +1 STR, -2 Wis (Feats: Enhanced Training, Improved Attacks)
2. Feat: I can take a hit!, +1 CON
3. Feat: Improved Attacks +, +1 STR
4. Feat: Affirmation, +1 CON
5. Feat: WOC/Dual Shortswords, +1 STR

Final Stats

Str: 18
Dex: 8
Con: 16
Int: 8
Wis: 6
Cha: 12

Starter Pokemon 1: Horsea (Gender:Male, Ability: Sniper, Nature: Mild, Egg Move: Aurora Beam)
Starter Pokemon 2: Pichu (Gender:Male, Ability: Static, Nature: Modest, Egg Move: Signal Beam)
Starter Pokemon 3: Bulbasaur (Gender:Female, Ability: Chlorophyll, Nature: Adamant, Egg Move: Power Whip)

[Weirdsound]

PTA on maptools tends to trainwreck fast, but count me in anyways.

[EagleV]

This looks very interesting, thanks for letting me know. I'm in. Let me get a sheet up.

E: I'm going for either brute force, or burning stuff. I choose Charmander, Geodude, and Machop. Now to find out how the rest of this game works...

[Haika]

This looks very interesting, thanks for letting me know. I'm in. Let me get a sheet up.

E: I'm going for either brute force, or burning stuff. I choose Charmander, Geodude, and Machop. Now to find out how the rest of this game works...

If you need any help, feel free to ask. We've been playing PTA here for a while now. And most know the system at least at a basic level.

[Dwarmin]

Aye, we'll all help. It's not too hard to learn, Eagle. ^^

Also, sheet done!

[EagleV]

Well, I got trough the trainer classes. I'll be done with the rest soon, if Diablo can leave me alone for a few hours.

E: Apparently, Geodude can learn 'curse' as an egg move but it's not in the move list. It is, however referenced in some places in the rulebook. Is there something I'm missing? (Not that I need it, just curious)

[Weirdsound]

Curse is single move under the 'special case' section of the move list. On Geodude it would just raise attack and def, but lower speed.

[SeriousConcentrate]

My character sheet's posted now too.

Also viewable here.

[EagleV]

Spoiler: Joshua Whitman (click to show/hide)

Joshua Whitman

Physical: With his 6'6 and a good 200 pounds, Joshua Whitman is an imposing figure. At first sight, Joshua is a man who could handle whatever is thrown at him - big, stern face, and a leather jacket, cargo pants, and combat boots to go with it. On closer inspection, however, the slight wrinkles on his forehead and the deepness of his eyes show a hint of a worried soul. He has a small, but noticable scar on his left cheeckbone, a patch of hairless skin between the stubble.

Bio: Joshua grew up in Gary, Indiana, a city which knew wealth with the steel mills, and more recently again with the droid shipping lines, but a lack of jobs and lots of criminality inbetween. It was when Joshua was assaulted as a 14-year old on his way from school that he decided to take up self-defense.

He practiced diligently for a dozen more years, and soon found work as a trainer in the local sports centre. His classes knew some mixed succeses during the earlier years, but when the droid shipping company went down, so did the rest of the region. People had no money left for food or shelter, let alone for sports, and even though more and more people were robbed or worse every day, the self-defense classes grew more and more empty. Until one day, the whole thing was cancelled and Joshua was jobless.

Not knowing what else he could do, and anxious to leave this rotten city - and planet - behind, he started applying for colonization. He had no succes with the first two tries - military, both of them, they had more than enough able-bodied men. But the third one, a civilian endeavor, could use every ounce of muscle they could get. After a long series of physical and mental tests ("We've got some prisoners aboard. Don't need no psychopaths among the volunteers anymore.") Joshua was accepted as laborer-colonist.

6 centuries later, Joshua wakes up.
"Don't get up yet. Keep your eyes closed, they can't bear the light. Get a feel for your muscles. Don't speak, your vocal cords are not used to it anymore. But no worries, we'll have you up and running in no time. Now, I read in your file that you've trained a lot of people, and that you have a knack for getting the best out of them. Maybe you can do the same with uhhh... Let's call it an animal. Just - nod if you want to give it a try. I'll give you the rest of the story when you can actually see me."

Base Stats
Str: 12
Dex: 13
Con: 12
Int: 10
Wis: 9
Cha: 8

Inventory:
One Speckled Egg
One set of clothing (cargo pants, combat boots, shirt, jacket)
One Baseball Bat

Levels/Feats

0. Reward: Wild Child Class, +1 STR, +1 CHA, -2 INT (Feats: Wild bonding, Rest and Relaxation)
1. Took Martial Artist Class, +1 STR, +1 DEX, -2 INT (Feats: Combat Focus, Martial Endurance); +1 CON
2. Feat: Tough Skin; +1 CON
3. Feat: Karate Chop; +1 CON
4. Took Ace Trainer Class, +1 STR, +1 CON, -2 WIS (Feats: Enhanced Training, Improved Attacks); +1 STR
5. Feat: Improved Attacks +; +1 STR

Final Stats

Str: 17
Dex: 14
Con: 16
Int: 6
Wis: 7
Cha: 9

Starter Pokemon 1: Charmander (Male, Ability: Blaze, Nature: Quiet, Egg Move: Ancientpower)
Starter Pokemon 2: Geodude (Female, Ability: Mountain Peak, Nature: Gentle, Egg Move: Rockslide)
Starter Pokemon 3: Machop (Male, Ability: No Guard, Nature: Adamant, Egg Move: Rolling Kick)

Please do tell me if I made any mistakes, but I think I got most of it right.

[Haika]

Ok, all three characters here look good.

D and SC have been given access and their character sheets on Rpol.

Eagle need to make sure you sign up over here:http://rpol.net/game.cgi?gi=51363
And send in an application for access. Then I can add you to the group.

[Doomblade187]

Character on the way. Just have to figure out the game. Does anybody know where I can find pokemon egg moves?

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Justin Loring

Physical: A small man, Justin stands at 5'4, weighing in at 130 pounds. However, he's rather strong for his size and very quick on his feet, in addition to being tougher than normal as a result of his time on the streets fighting and surviving. His dark brown eyes and black hair make him rather unremarkable to look at, but if one looks closer he always seems to be deep in though.

Bio: Justin was raised on the streets, born to a poor family that befell the fate of being witnesses to a mob crime- and talking. Though his parents were killed, throwing Justin out onto the streets, he survived and thrived, growing to become a tough young man with an affinity for making friends and winning fights. Eventually getting into fights with gangs as he tried to help some of their targets, he learned how to use a dagger for fighting via experience, becoming a respected man for his abilities.

However, he caught the notice of the local mob, and was soon forced into acting as an enforcer for them. Though he killed very few people, he ruined the health and lives of many others, and he knew it. However, as his work was based on coercion, he didn't have much choice in the matter- until the colonization enterprises came along. Finally taking a chance to get out of the dark cycle, he got himself arrested for a robbery so that he could be sent to jail. While in jail, he tried to get onto the first two voyages, but as they were purely military expeditions, he failed. However, when the civilian journey opened up, he jumped at the chance, putting himself on the list to be a laborer at the colony, so that he could help others.

He managed it, and once he arrived, he awoke to the same ordeal many others were undergoing- eyes closed, people talking to them. However, he heard one of them mention a group of civilians helping out on a special project, and asked to join, with his eyes still closed to the light. Though he knew he was being over-enthusiastic, most likely, he talked to the man who had woken him up, and managed to get himself onto the list. He wanted to help.

Base Stats
Str: 13
Dex: 12
Con: 11
Int: 7
Wis: 8
Cha: 13

Inventory:
One Speckled Egg
One set of clothing (Ragged Pants, Long-Sleeve Shirt, Running Shoes)
One Large Dagger

Levels/Feats

0. Reward: Wild Child Class, +1 STR, +1 CHA, -2 INT (Feats: Wild bonding, Rest and Relaxation)
1. Took Martial Artist, +1 STR, +1 DEX, -2 INT (Feats: Combat Focus, Martial Endurance); +1 DEX
2. Feat: Weapon of Choice-Dagger +1 CON
3. Took Weapons Master, +1 STR (Feats: Master's Expertise, Power Attack) +1 DEX
4. Feat: I Can Take a Hit; +1 CON
5. Feat: Skittish Reflexes; +1 DEX

Final Stats

Str: 16
Dex: 16
Con: 13
Int: 3
Wis: 8
Cha: 14

Starter Pokemon 1: Totodile (Male, Ability: Torrent, Nature: Brave, Egg Move: Metal Claw)
Starter Pokemon 2: Scyther (Male, Ability: Swarm, Nature: Composed, Egg Move: Night Slash) (would like to get one, considering the backstory of this guy.)
Starter Pokemon 3: Cubone (Female, Ability: Lightning Rod, Nature: Adamant, Egg Move: Skull Bash)