Discuss The Great Rebellion – Summit

[The Spectacular Professor]

[quote name='Allamorph'][FONT=Calibri]
[COLOR="DarkRed"]Ace:[/COLOR] Team Rocket is for Team Rocket. That's about the long and short of it.[/FONT][/QUOTE]

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"]And that is essentially what I was expecting to hear. I'll go ahead and wait for further details to surface on their own.

And thanks for the warning, I'll make sure to run my more significant ideas by you two in the future.[/FONT]

[Sangome]

[FONT="Microsoft Sans Serif"][SIZE="1"][COLOR="#862A51"][strike]But if this is supposed to be realistic, Arbok shouldn't even be able to eat a human being whole. :p Real-life pythons of that size can't, not even children. They get to the shoulders, and that's what kills them.

But maybe it's because the general idea of humans being eaten just [I]freaks me out[/I]...like, seriously. Eh, oh well, I'll deal.[/strike] Er, wait, disregard that...

At any rate, I don't have any particular big ideas for Maya just yet. But I figured that's what us converging and talking was about, to pass along ideas. So I'll let you know when I do have a big one.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[Darren]

[SIZE="1"]Okay, I've got some catching up to do. I've been super busy this past week with like three essays. My mind is a bit numb. Seriously, all of my professors decided it would be fun to assign essays this week.

[STRIKE]Okay, so you should all expect a post from me either later tonight or early in the morning.[/STRIKE] If it's not too much trouble to ask: [B]Indi[/B] and [B]Korey[/B], could you hold off on mentioning my character until I have the chance to do a proper introduction? I don't figure that's too much of a problem but I just wanted to make sure. Thanks![/SIZE]

[Allamorph]

[FONT=Calibri]You know, I always wondered how potions were made....[/FONT]

[The Spectacular Professor]

[quote name='Allamorph'][FONT=Calibri]You know, I always wondered how potions were made....[/FONT][/QUOTE]

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"]It's interesting to think about. Hopefully it doesn't include the same ingredients as [URL="http://www.vgcats.com/super/?strip_id=25"][COLOR="Blue"]Repels[/COLOR][/URL], though.[/FONT]

[Timber]

[COLOR=Green]That's fine, I was really only planning on doing something with the Glaceon thing if Nintendo put a way to evolve Eevee into Leafeon or Glaceon in HGSS (which Serebii still lists as "to be confirmed," so for now, who knows), and even then, probably not until really late in the game.

Before I start writing my intro post, is there anywhere specific that you want Freya to start at or head to? Or is it okay if I keep her in Mahogany Town for now, since her role is more behind-the-scenes than frontlines?[/COLOR]

[Kei]

[color=darkblue][size=1]I would suggest that you not be in Mahogany Town due to rapidly escalating tension there. You may want to start at another of the cities (possibly even a League-controlled city, to give a view of what that's like, since at present, your character isn't really a battler so much as support and can go incognito).[/color][/size]

[CaNz]

I?d say potions are made from a mixture of berries and herbs... both of them have healing ingredients... I would guess that it is just a very refined version, like turning a an opium flower in to morphine

Oh, and I didn?t want a shocking surprise... I don?t really want to mess with your story, and I apologies if I came across that way and as far as AIM goes I don?t really use it that much?. But mine is PandasQ, so I will try contacting one of you guys, preferably before I am eaten by an Arbok.

[Allamorph]

[FONT=Calibri]For clarification, it has been indicated several times that Ninetales possess some degree of psychic ability. Yasha herself is unable to utilise any abilities in combat, since her talents are almost strictly tele-/empathic; Saul relies on her as a translator for his other pokémon, since very few pokémon are actually capable of producing intelligible sounds.

(So, for example, Seviper doesn't ever [I]say[/I] "seviper" or anything. It just hisses. And thinks to itself.)

Whee, creepy Saffron stuff.[/FONT]

[Korey]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][SIZE="1"][COLOR="Navy"]I always thought Team Rocket was protecting the world from devastation and unite all people's within their nation....

But time to post, I guess. Al, I'll be doing what I mentioned earlier.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[Horendithas]

[FONT="Arial"][COLOR="Indigo"]I'm a bit confused by [COLOR="DarkRed"]CaNz[/COLOR] [URL="http://www.otakuboards.com/showpost.php?p=843366&postcount=15"][U]post[/U][/URL] so I'd like some clarification if you all don't mind. Mainly to see if I'm the only one thinking this. Anyway, first is this bit here about not using move names.[quote name='Allamorph][FONT=Calibri]Also, I work under the assumption that Pokémon are intelligent and capable creatures, and so the concept of them only being able to learn four ‘moves’ just doesn’t jive with me. Even the ‘moves’ themselves are a bit sketch; [U]I figure if you have to tell your critter to ‘use tackle’ then there’s something very wrong[/U'].[/FONT][/quote]Which is prevalent through out the entire fight sequence where she's working to earn that badge of hers. So that's a total misrepresentation of what kind of rp this is meant to be, or that's how it appears to me when I read it.

The second concern is it just seems completely irrelevant to the story, in that it reads like fanfiction instead of a post for the rp. Plus your character [COLOR="DarkRed"]CaNz[/COLOR], his behavior doesn't really match up with your sign up, which is why it reads like self inserted fanfiction.

Anyway, I'd appreciate people's input on this. [/COLOR][/FONT]

[CaNz]

well two things... for the moves go, yes it is a lot of shouting orders, bt i figured it was because young pokemon need more input from trainers than skilled ones, also the gym leader dose this to give the girl a fair fight, so that she knows what is comming. they have to take it easy on first timers.

and it is true, most moves wouldnt need to be said, i included this at the end when the charmeleon uses moves at its own accord. the trainer wouldnt even know it could use iron claw.

also the gym battle isnt directly involved with the plot, but it gives my charicter something, as well as others, a bit of the lifestyle they want to protect. the leages influence has not reached pewter city, so normal life can continue, however this wont be the case if the league gets its way.

i am sorry if i bored everyone with the long post, i just wanted to establish a bit of backstory. i went back and forth with allamorph for quite a while so that i didnt mess up the gyms in non-leage infested areas. this kind of post is a one time thing that really i just wanted to use this chance, fairly early on to set the stage.

[Kei]

[color=darkblue][size=1]Okay, what I'm going to say needs to be taken very seriously. Therefore, it requires drastic measures.[/color][/size]

[color=red][size=3]Metagamers will be eaten by a Metagross.[/color][/size]

[color=darkblue][size=1]What is metagaming, you might say. Well, metagaming is, essentially, cheating. It is taking information that you've gathered from the GM and using it for your personal benefit (like, say, not getting injured or killed) or to make something happen that -wouldn't- happen if you did not have that information.

Like I said. Cheating.

Don't. Do it.

Also, [b]CaNz[/b], Indi has something of a point. The move naming thing can slide, since the trainer that was using it is somewhat inexperienced and whatnot. (Of course, more seasoned trainers wouldn't have to go so far because their Pokémon are conditioned to certain attack/defense patterns.) However, Indi is right in saying that the post you presented does not match with your sign-up. -That's- the problem we have with the post.

If you're going to present one character, you can't use someone different in the actual game. It doesn't work that way.

We do want this to be fun, and sorry if this comes off somewhat short, but there are certain things we have to be smart about, lol. [/color][/size]

[Korey]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][SIZE="1"][COLOR="Navy"]Ok, can we have example of the Meta gaming, so we know what's going on?[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[Allamorph]

[FONT=Calibri]This isn't a warning to people who've already been doing it. Anything of that nature either is being dealt with or is in the process of being prevented.

This is a warning about doing it at all. Future tense.

As in: do [U]not[/U] work your knowledge of the game and environment to your character's advantage, whether it be giving them uncanny premonitions and adaptive abilities, or scripting events to further your character's ambitions or health, or playing your character (or other characters) against how you (or another player or the GM) have stated they behave.

Really, though, I don't know how much more clear "play smart" could have been....[/FONT]

[CaNz]

[quote name='Kei']
[SIZE=1][COLOR=darkblue]If you're going to present one character, you can't use someone different in the actual game. It doesn't work that way.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/quote]

i am sorry... this is the last time i am using the girl as the main battler, really the original idea had me using my charicter but i was encouraged to avoid that senario.

as for the move thing it seemed to flow better for a young trainer proving her skill.
and believe me when i say it is a one time thing... my charicter i signed up with had a few problems and Kei and Allamorph tried to warn me but i liked my set up too much to change. if you look at my sign up he has no real reason to fight. this post now gave me a reason. I just dont want my charicter to look like he is just there for the lulz or something...

[Allamorph]

[quote name='CaNz;']i am sorry... this is the last time i am using the girl as the main battler, really the original idea had me using my charicter but i was encouraged to avoid that senario.[/quote]
[FONT=Calibri]When I spoke to you earlier I was under the impression that you were going to post more from Silver's perspective; I was also unaware that you intended to give a play-by-play of trainer-battles, which can be glossed over and still implied if you think about how to do it.

No, [I]my[/I] main concern, and I think [COLOR="DarkRed"]Kei[/COLOR]'s as well, is not the girl so much as the Silver you're posting about doesn't seem to be the same Silver you signed up with.[/FONT]

[CaNz]

I am not sure what part your talking about, what part shows him acting diffrent from the sign up. this keeps being said but i dont know what i am doing wrong.

[The Spectacular Professor]

[quote name='CaNz']I am not sure what part your talking about, what part shows him acting diffrent from the sign up. this keeps being said but i dont know what i am doing wrong.[/QUOTE]

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Essentially, you presented Silver as a sullen introvert, but the post seems to detail him interacting with several people quite openly. And it's not just the gym member, who could be written off as an old friend, or his [strike]daughter[/strike]. He's been rather friendly with people who I'd assume to be complete strangers, too.

Er, pardon my error. Ward.[/FONT]

[CaNz]

i meant sullen as more of an appearence... he is not depressed (this time) he just has sad eyes I guess... and the only people he ever talked to was the girl, and the friend at the gym, two people who are obviously used to seeing him arround and visa versa. i guess he had one line with the nurse. but that was just to get his pokemon healed. i dont think that counts as several.

the only other character that talks to him was the guy who antagonized him twice, and both times he says nothing, does nothing and he has to struggle to keep his composier in front of the girl.

[Sangome]

[FONT="Microsoft Sans Serif"][SIZE="1"][COLOR="#862A51"]If I may?

After glancing at your sign-up, it seems to say that he [I]acts[/I] that way, as opposed to just [I]looking[/I] that way.

I'm not saying that he has to be some horrifically depressed individual around everyone he encounters, but if this is your very first post, it'd be advisable to stick with what you have laid out, y'know? It'd be like if I made Maya a happy-go-lucky, warm chick right out of the box. It'd contradict what everyone was to expect.

And as someone who has personally had introversion problems in the past, I can assure that even being warm to a simple nurse is hard. Though it all depends on the person, I suppose.

I also don't mean to constantly refer to myself as an example. I just thought I'd throw my two cents in. It's just a bit jarring, is all, at least to me.

On a different note, am I to assume that "Metagaming" is an ascended version of Godmodding? I've never heard the term before, so I'll probably have to have it told to me twice before I understand it...

And as for the RP itself, I should post again here within the next day or two. Hopefully. @@;[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[Allamorph]

[quote name='Sangome][FONT="Microsoft Sans Serif"][SIZE="1"][COLOR="#862A51"]On a different note, am I to assume that "Metagaming" is an ascended version of Godmodding? I've never heard the term before, so I'll probably have to have it told to me twice before I understand it...[/COLOR][/SIZE'][/FONT][/quote]
[FONT=Arial]Godmodding is a form of metagaming; the basic difference is that metagamers still attempt to retain some facade of reality to their stuff, while godmode is basically "this happens, there is no explanation, don't question me".

In either case the player is using their knowledge of the game to warp it to their ends.[/FONT]

[Timber]

[COLOR=Green][SIZE=1]...Also, the picture you gave makes Silver look like a possessed Ash. Excluding the rest of the profile, the picture alone still doesn't fit up with the character you're writing. The impression that I got (and apparently, everybody else did too) was that Silver is supposed to be melancholy, somewhat bitter, possibly a bit vengeful, and really determined to redeem himself.
Doesn't mean you can't go to caring and compassionate eventually (character development is a good thing), but at the beginning of a story, stick to the bio.

Yeah, I'm in the same boat as 'gome here. I haven't RP'd much in the past, and when I did it was always pretty laid back, so I've never heard the term metagaming before either. If I do it (or godmod, for that matter), by all means, let me know.
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[CaNz]

[quote name='Timber'][COLOR=green][SIZE=1]...Also, the picture you gave makes Silver look like a possessed Ash. Excluding the rest of the profile, the picture alone still doesn't fit up with the character you're writing. The impression that I got (and apparently, everybody else did too) was that Silver is supposed to be melancholy, somewhat bitter, possibly a bit vengeful, and really determined to redeem himself.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

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:animesigh not everybody else! i sure dont see it. if you could put an example of how my charicters appearence looks wrong it might help, but right now what your saying is hitting a brick wall.

also, the charicter is not bitter or vengefull. he is suppose to be lacking confidence, my very first sign up had him being a bitter, depressed guy, but that would be impossible to motivate into action. This one has no confidence in his abbilities, that is his biggest trait. he does not go around talking to people, if you have noticed he has never innitiated a single conversation, even the people he is close with have to come to him.

I just am not sure what i am doing wrong, maybe i am looking at the wrong spots, but I just cant see how my charicter is totally off.

[Darren]

[STRIKE]Uh...
Anyone see RedJ's new post on the thread?

I'm confused. Is he still kicked out of the RP or was he let back in?

Or, a better question, does he even realize he's been kicked out?[/STRIKE]

My bad. thanks for clearing that up... I guess, I'm wondering why there are two Harus who both work for Flint? I figured that since earlier you had talked about having to kick someone out of the game early on and that a Haru was killed, that he was the one you were talking about.

Red, no offense was meant... Apologies.