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Hey guys, how y'all doing?
Topic Started: Mar 4 2008, 06:40 AM (235 Views)
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Hey guys, how ya doing? My names Peter and, after seeing my friend (McGonigle) posting on this forum recently I decided to give it a go. I've been in quite a few internet RPs in my time, though no pokemon ones as yet and none that are anywhere near the scale of this one. I'm seriously impressed with all the mechanics of the system: you guys have a lot of extremely well thought out rules. I think I'm gunna rather like it here!

I've got an idea for a character that I'd like to run, but as it's quite different to the standard I wanted to run it by you first. Basically I want to play a...well, almost a cowboy of sorts. Well no, that's not quite accurate, but someone who speaks with a southern american drawl and comes from that sort of background (looking at the map, I was thinking The Dustlands as a homeland). I really like the concept and I've got a lot of great ideas for him, but obviosuly I need to check things with you first. Firstly, would it be okay if I started with a pokemon that wasn't one of the conventional starters. Namely, a Ponyta. This topic indicates that it should be okay, but I wanted to check. Secondly, can I start in The Dustlands area or do I need to begin my journey in Little Hillmoss? And finally, do guns exist? They're not absolutely vital for the character concept, though I'd definitely prefer it.
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Hellow! 8D *shivers nervously* I don't normally walk up to random people and say hi.

I may not be an admin-person, but I think I can answer your gun question. Yes, there are guns, but as far as I can tell, they're only for the people who're part of the Police force or Team Rocket. I'm not sure whether or not they're willing to make exceptions on this rule, but it doesn't hurt to wait and see if they do. ^-^

I've seen what I believe to be an exception to the starter rule, but I think that was a special circumstance (the guy was blind and needed a guide dog; a growlithe is what his starter is) and you need to wait for an admin to judge whether or not you're also an exception.

I hope you like it here, and that your questions are answered by someone with more experience and rank than myself. ^-^
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Thanks for saying hi! I don't normally just stop by and say hello to strangers either, so I 'preciate you doing so :)

In regards to the firearms, whilst I'd like my character to have one himself, I'm more interested in giving them to a griup of people in the background/introduction post I've got planned. They won't be Team Rocket, though they will definitely be Bad Guys. If they don't let me give it to them (and/or to Jim) I can do it without, though the image I've got pictured works better with a firefight. Though of course, with pokemon, firefight has its own connotations.

Yeah, I think you're right about the starter rule. It HAS been broken before, but that was a special circumstance. I was planning on giving my guy a Ponyta to ride, though that's obviously less of a special requirement and more of a personal wish.

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We actually promote doing things outside the mold, believe it or not.

For the starter, as long as it is RP'd well enough to make sense, go for it. Although, there is a mechanic to riding pokemon. Ponyta is rather small, and would likely collapse under your weight. Only when it evolved would it be suitable to be ridden, and then only with a saddle from the saddlemaker... if you don't get burned first.

As for starting in the Dustlands, the same thing applies. If it is RP'd well enough, makes sense, and doesn't involve anything ignorant or stupid, I'd say it would be alright. I'm not an admin, so this isn't final, but I am pretty close to one.

Guns... I dunno about that. We've had guns for the teams before, but nothing like a normal gun... we had elemental ones, shooting ice, electricity, or fire. An admin will have to come along and speak on that one.
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Okay, fair play. The gun's not that important really, though I would like to be able to give him a knife. It's mostly just for the image.

I wasn't planning on riding the Ponyta until she evolved (I'm aware it'll be an age til I get her to level 40, but it's worth the wait), 'specially as in the introductory post she'll only just have been born.

Oh yes, speaking of which, is it okay if I have her born in the conventional manner, rather than from an egg? Oh, and from a shiney (blue flame) Rapidash? I know it sounds a bit silly, but it does make sense in regards to my background and will make sense once I've finished writing my freeform intro (that's allowed, yes?). The Rapidash in question won't be around after the intro post, so he won't be starting with anything other than the young Ponyta.
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I have a knife. Don't see why you can't have one.

You can freeform just about anything.

If you don't intend to have a shiny Ponyta, go for it.
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Awesome! And no, I don't intend for the child to have inherited her mother's colouration, wouldn't even begin to presume that sort of thing.

I'll still wait on an admin's verdict on guns before I post up my intro. It won't change much, it'll just affect the way they deal with Tiger. Giving them a conventional firearm just makes it a bit more poignant I guess.
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Oh dear. This is gonna be an Old Yeller or Beauty sort of story, isn't it? Or a Dog Called Kitty, though the kid doesn't shoot his own pet in that one...sad stuff.

Can't say on the gun business, but since Mav's alien got given one for Giftmas, I assume they're not completely out of the question. I'm not sure about starting with them, though...but good luck with things, and welcome to the site. I love this place, personally. :)
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Well... yes and no... I'm writing it without the guns at the minute, though you've pretty much got the idea :). I've got a weakness for that sort of thing, I must confess...
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You can only have a Ponyta if you start in the Dustlands, specifically Bloodaisy Village, unless you want to say you were living in a hut in the middle of nowhere or whatever. And we'll say that you took up a long-distance correspondence with the professor in Little Hillmoss Town to become an official trainer and get your pokedex and all of those things.

Guns are fine. But they're very rare here. Not to say that they don't exist, but most people just use pokemon to get around the issue. If you need guns, go for it, just with the idea that they're not like one of those, oh yeah, most people have a gun in the attic or whatever type things. If someone mentioned they had a gun, the reaction would be more like, "Oh! Really? How quaint! Where do you get one of those anyway?" And the answer is nowhere in particular because they are not too common.

Alright, on with it.
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Okay awesome. Posted up a introductory post in the Bloodaisy forum. Hope it's alright.
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