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[Haika]

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Welcome to Haven City!

The trade center of the new pokemon training craze that has spread across the land of Azure.

My name is Larry Toein. I am the recruitment officer for The Grand Artifact Company based here in Haven City.

We are looking for a few brave trainers interested in finding new and intellectually stimulating activities!

Benefits include:
-Company Health Plan
-Personal recovery of the deceased
-Your very own company pokemon
-Starting company supply package
-Company security badges
-Company Backing into the official Azure Contest and Gym Leagues
-The knowledge that you are helping bring forth the new age of understanding!!

For those interested please write to TGAC, care of L. Toein. Or call our office at: 1-977-231-4532.

Applicants will be subject to personal interview. Company Health Plan only for eligible employees. Additional phone charges may apply. Not valid in Seventaw or Jackel Village.

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Azure is a civilized countryside. What I mean by that is that there are modern day conveniences like cities and such. But roadwork, advanced transportation, and powered flight are not a part of this world. It will be very similar to the worlds of the games, but with more wilderness between cities, and less clear roads.

Map Teaser:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Planned sessions will be run each week on Monday Nights, starting at 6pm EST.(starting date to be announced, Starting time subject to change)
We will be using the Maptools Software(Version: .b84) for gameplay:
http://www.rptools.net/index.php?page=maptool
And the PTA system starting at Beta 1.26 And updating as we go along.
http://www.mediafire.com/?nba5onb10a9npho


Starting Statistics:
All classes will be allowed, homebrew on GM approval.
Classes and Feats that require specific types of pokemon or pokemon moves will be allowed, if you make note of how you obtained such in your backstory.
Trainer level: 5
Starting gear:
1 weapon of choice
clothing suitable to your backstory
5 pokeballs
2 potions
3 status recovery items of your choice(should suit backstory)

To apply you need the following things on your character sheet:
1. name
2. class/classes
3. PTA stats/feats
4. Your background history
5. Physical description - height, weight, gender, eye color, fluff stuff
6. Applicant Interview Questionnaire(see below)
7. Character Portrait/Symbol (Or prepared Maptools token)

Interview Questionnaire:

A.) If you were an animal, what animal would you be?
B.) What is your favorite color?
C.) Your Mother and your Significant Other are both hanging from either side of a fallen bridge, whom do you save?
D.) What is your favorite item of clothing?
E.) One day you find a wallet filled with pokebux, what do you do with it?
F.) What would you describe as your best Feature?
G.) Similarly, what would you think of as your worst Feature?
H.) What is the square root of 24 by the half of your height?
I.) What is your preferred lunch meal?

Applicants may post here, or contact me via IRC or Pm. Player Limit is going to be set at 6. I will update this thread as I confirm Players.

4/6 players accepted. 3 characters being made in progress.

[Dwarmin]

Eh, why not. Kuji and Weird seem okay with it, and Monday is the rarest day for our extra session.

I'll go 180 from Desmond-a Ranger is very specific though-I hope we have lots of large wilderness areas to screw around in, or I won't be very effective. This is also assuming your allowiing melee to poke combat in your game.

Spoiler: 1. Kathryn "Tsunami" Jones (click to show/hide)

2. Pokemon Ranger/Survivalist

3. PTA stats/feats
Strength  9
Intelligence 7
Constitution 13
Wisdom 7
Dexterity  15
Charisma 18

Strength 9
Intelligence 7
Constitution 14
Wisdom 7
Dexterity 14
Charisma 13

1.Became Pokemon Ranger Class -2 Con, +1 Dex and Cha
Feat/Befriend
Feat/Companion
Stat/ +1 to Constitution

2.
Feat/I can take a hit
+1 to Charisma

3.
Feat/Perfect Practice
+1 to Charisma

4.
Feat/Short Weapons Proficency
+1 to Charisma

5.
Feat/Ward
+1 to Charisma

4. Kathryn is a young woman of 24-her chosen nickname is "Tsunami". She had an ordinary, boring life growing up, but ran away from home when she was young...a combination of love and unyielding authority forcing a dramatic change in her personality. The love is long gone, but she has learned to embrace the freedom-and loneliness-of the open road, exploring and adventuring, and has no interest in settling down anywhere for any length of time.

These days, she's part of a group of travelling entertainers and part time scoundrels known as "Team Ember"...or to say, she was. A recent shake up in the power structure of the group has left her temporarily stranded, without even the small amount of money she needs to support her travels. She's decided to take a job, laying low until she hears from her contacts. She expects to get a few paychecks and then hit the road before they can find a reason to fire her...they always do anyway.

The few who know her describe Kathryn as charming, warm and a natural story teller-and naturally athletic, enduring and graceful, but she disdains overburdening her intellect, and has difficulty concentrating on things.

5.  Height 5.2, Weight 112 pds, Eyes: Green, Skin: White, Hair: Red
Kathryn maintains an immaculate form-a long cloak, feathered hat and two fancy short blades worn concealed on her slender hips-no matter how far she travels, her clothes and equipment seem to be in excellent style, looking good and remaining practical at the same time. She prefers the Dark Red colors of her gang-a bold statement, for a bold Woman.

6. Interview Questionnaire:

A.) Wolverine-I don't go down easily.
B.) Red
C.) Significant other. Mom would understand.
D.) Hat. A good hat makes the trainer. Especially if it's got a jaunty feather in it.
E.)  Invest it.
F.) My caution.
G.) I don't like to have to rely on others.
H.) Math? You have to be kidding me...
I.) A big Fried and breaded Chicken, swiss and, tomato sandwich with extra mayo. Side of fries, and a strawberry milkshake. When I get the chance to afford a nice meal in a nice town, I splurge.

7. http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQD_TioYwr_qUvGbw_LTWUqPOYRnUnR7nVGqPtosah2oaGknIez

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[Haika]

Looks good D.

I believe we need around three more from either here or my other player sources(mainly the PTA forums), and we will be good to go for the 12th.

[KujiUn]

Here you go, Haika: http://kotodes.wikidot.com/azure-travels:deborah-woodard

[Weirdsound]

What the hell. I guess I'll join. Posting to reserve a spot. I'll get to working on a character in a bit.

[Weirdsound]

Sorry for the double post, but you wouldn't mind me running a Soldier, would you? (http://paradoxhaze.wikidot.com/soldier)

Edit: Kuji, I'm borrowing your Wiki and your Formatting for my character sheet. Your welcome.

[Dwarmin]

I took at look at soldier, and compared to my own melee spec to it damage wise.

Soldier without gun proficency (1d12) would probably do less damage than standard melee attacks (1d8+4)

Soldier *with* gun proficency (3d20) totally outstrip Weapon Proficency (1d10+15), though I guess the minimum damage counts for alot.

Gun proficency vs Master Weapon (2d12+21) my average actually starts to match up to Gun Proficency, though obviously Gun max damage will be greater than mine.

Ah! But my weapons will benefit from stats, while guns do not, you say! Valid point.

In summary.

-Gun Profiency relies on a degree of luck, with the damage essentially being 3-60. Their average damage will greatly outdo nearly any other weapon, but mastery weapons are slightly ahead of them in that point. Gun Proficency also doesn't require anything by level five as a prereq. I loled at shotgun, though. 3d20 to all targets in a 10m cone? Cheesy.

-Non Firearms do less maximum damage-at the start of the game, at least. As the game advances and players gain stats, guns will in theory have less and less of an advantage since they don't gain anything from stats. They also have the reliabilty of minimum damage numbers. I'm looking at Lya, rolling three one's in the last session, for ex...stat requirments are fairly high for most of the weapons.

In short, I would approve it. Though it seems a terrible lot of damage to do at range so early-I wonder if there shouldn't be two tiers of Gun Proficency, personally.

Edt: Above information is likely no longer accurate.

[Taricus]

I'm interested, Just wait for me to get the rules...

EDIT:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

1. Rolf Arvuse
2. Ranger/Rider/Weapons Master
3:
STR: 15
DEX: 15
CON: 9
INT: 9
WIS: 8
CHA: 14

Feats:
Ranger.
Rider.
Let me help you with that.
Weapon User - Blade.
Qualified Ride.

4.
Rolf comes from a tribe of nomads, not being espceally gifted with technology. Though they use pokemon quite extensively in everyday life though.
It's customary for most people in the tribe to get full body tattoos at around 14-18 as part of an adulthood ritual (The other half is wrangling a pokemon for the tribes use). His tribe was never the only one, as a few tribles called that region home. This results in brutal fighting in which even the toughest humans and pokemon die in droves.

Rolf was one of the tribe's warriors, quite profiecient and using anything sharp and choppy to maim, kill and help around the dwelling. Rolf was one of the younger warriors, and thus relegated to camp defence instead of hunting of fighting. This meant he got the fun job of breaking up fights and keeping the drunks from going from happy to angry. One incident involving an angry drunk, an axe and a bucket, Rolf was exiled (Kick out in plain english). Rolf has worked a ranch-hand for a couple of year now, learning how to use basic technology and such. Before he found this job offer.

5.
185-190 Cms High. Around 85 Kgs. Male, Fair-skinned with blue eyes and brown hair. 25 years old.

6. Applicant Interview Questionnaire: In separate spoiler.

7. Character Portrait/Symbol (Or prepared Maptools token)

Spoiler: Interview Questionnaire: (click to show/hide)

A.) If you were an animal, what animal would you be?
Bear. People run from me when I'm angry like they run from an angry bear.

B.) What is your favorite color?
Green. It means food for Pokemon and pack animals.

C.) Your Mother and your Significant Other are both hanging from either side of a fallen bridge, whom do you save?
What's a Bridge?

D.) What is your favorite item of clothing?
Lucky Tunic

E.) One day you find a wallet filled with pokebux, what do you do with it?
Keep it. Finder's virtue. If it has a previous owner, they can fight me for it.

F.) What would you describe as your best Feature?
Face tattoos.

G.) Similarly, what would you think of as your worst Feature?
Tattoos. Can't say where though...

H.) What is the square root of 24 by the half of your height?
What.

I.) What is your preferred lunch meal?
Meat and cheese in bread.

Spoiler: Starting gear: (click to show/hide)

1 One-handed axe
Tunic, trousers, boots, socks, Tribal riding gloves
5 pokeballs
2 potions
3 Antidotes (Because alcohol is a poison...)

Spoiler: Rolf's Logbook entries (click to show/hide)

Prologue.
Day One log.
Day Two log.
Day Five log.

[Weirdsound]

I took at look at soldier, and compared to my own melee spec to it damage wise.

Soldier without gun proficency (1d12) would probably do less damage than standard melee attacks (1d8+4)

Soldier *with* gun proficency (3d20) totally outstrip Weapon Proficency (1d10+15), though I guess the minimum damage counts for alot.

Gun proficency vs Master Weapon (2d12+21) my average actually starts to match up to Gun Proficency, though obviously Gun max damage will be greater than mine.

Ah! But my weapons will benefit from stats, while guns do not, you say! Valid point.

In summary.

-Gun Profiency relies on a degree of luck, with the damage essentially being 3-60. Their average damage will greatly outdo nearly any other weapon, but mastery weapons are slightly ahead of them in that point. Gun Proficency also doesn't require anything by level five as a prereq. I loled at shotgun, though. 3d20 to all targets in a 10m cone? Cheesy.

-Non Firearms do less maximum damage-at the start of the game, at least. As the game advances and players gain stats, guns will in theory have less and less of an advantage since they don't gain anything from stats. They also have the reliabilty of minimum damage numbers. I'm looking at Lya, rolling three one's in the last session, for ex...stat requirments are fairly high for most of the weapons.

In short, I would approve it. Though it seems a terrible lot of damage to do at range so early-I wonder if there shouldn't be two tiers of Gun Proficency, personally.

I'm taking the class more for the background fluff and the extra stat min/maxing. I don't plan on grabbing Gun Proficiency for another couple levels at least.

[Dwarmin]

Then you would do barely any damage at all. 

That's why I think there should be three levels of gun proficency, instead of two. It seems without GP, your a bug-and with it, your amazing. There should be a middle ground, imho.

Maybe 3d12 damage the level five gun proficency, and 3d20 for level 10 master gun proficency? That would be more balanced against normal weapons, anyway.

S'up to GM, tis only my humble opinions, but I'm not worried much about an OP Weirdsound blasting away evil on our teams behalf.

As long as we don't face soldier NPCs.

[Weirdsound]

I'll be doing most of my damage through my Pokemon. See the Artificer Type Booster Feats.

...On that note, think we have enough Dex Characters?

[KujiUn]

Feel free to DEX character away. :p

Weird: I DID tell you Soldier is being rewritten right now, so get ready to change your sheet at a moment's notice.

And whoopie. You do know there's a Source button, so don't click my Edit button. :p

EDIT: OH, YEAH! Rio did say something about the three tiers of gun damage. Lemme look it up.

Sep 02 16:15:43 <Oliver>   1d10+6 for User....1d12 + 18 for Proficiency.... and 3d10 + 25 For Master

There you go.

[Weirdsound]

Right. Well I ain't actualy taking any feats and stuff until I get back from class. I have the background, Q/A, and part of the overview ready. Everything else is just a copypasta of your character at this point. (http://kotodes.wikidot.com/tobias-goodman)

And yes, I'll be sticking to my background even if I can't use soldier.

[Dwarmin]

More baseline damage makes normal weapons look inferior in comparison, *but* after invested points into your primary attack stat, it equals itself out quite nicely. This seems a better balance. The break point is about a +7 damage modifier, where master weaponry starts to eclipse master gun proficency, assuming gun damage will remain statless.

Also, my main stat is Charisma.

[Taricus]

Hey, could anyone help me out with my charsheet?