Pokémon: Rpg Rough Draft - Seeking Opinions
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Rise of the Rockets
Consequences of a Break -- 20 years ago...
Ash Ketchum's adventures had come to an end. It had been many years since he had started his journey; but having defeated the Gym Leaders of Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh and the Orange Islands, bested the seven Battle Frontier Brains, and managing to drastically weaken Teams Aqua, Magma and Galactic, along with foiling the plots of Team Rocket far too many times to count, he was weary; weary of travel, tired of fighting, and sick of sabotaging Team Rocket. Maybe, some day, the spark of travel would return; but for now, he just wanted to settle down and rest... and so he did. The world's most famous trainer went under the radar just as quickly as he had come. How long would it be until he came back into the spotlight? No one could tell. For a time, activities considerably slowed down.
It was not to last. For in the depths of the criminal underworld, the remnants of Team Rocket, the largest and most dangerous organized crime group of all, best known for their constant defeat by Ketchum, plotted. Giovanni, their failure of a leader, was quietly usurped by the Quatre Admins, four Rocket Executives whose identities have since been lost to all. With this exchange of hats, their armies began to grow, their plans became more full-proof than before, and they planned to succeed, no matter the cost. Training regimens grew to be harsher and twice as frequent as they had been in the past; policies were revamped, allowing for far more aggressive behavior than ever before. The world was in for a very nasty surprise.
Normally, fate would not allow this: A group of trainers would come along and ruin Team Rocket's dastardly scheme. They would be praised, while Team Rocket was left with little ground to stand upon. But in a moment of curiosity, Lady Fate turned the tables. How would people fare when everything as they knew it was pulled out from under their feet, she wondered. Would they be braced for such a change? Or would it catch them off guard? She was about to find out.
The Takeover -- 18 years ago...
Team Rocket's plan was simple: Infiltrate the governments of the four main regions and corrupt them from the inside out. And so they did -- beautifully, slyly and near perfectly. As their spies made their way into the roots of the main governments, planting the seeds for the Rockets' new reign, the organization built their armies. One by one, politicians were discredited and replaced by undercover Rockets. In the shadows, they prepared new laws, laws that would go into immediate effect once they took over.
All too soon, they were ready.
Their announcement came like a storm, their takeover akin to a flood through a field of fire. Using their sheer force, they marched through the lands, crushing any resistance, erecting main headquarters in the Kanto, Johto, Hoenn and Sinnoh regions. Whole towns burned and fell; law enforcers could do nothing against them, falling powerlessly to their might. In days, they had full control, and their only rivals, the remainders of Teams Aqua, Magma and Galactic, were destroyed crushed, grounded beneath their heels. For the first time in a long, long time, Team Rocket had won.
Only two places were able to hold off the invasion, though not for very long. The inhabitants of the Orange Islands managed to fortify their homes for a while, though eventually they were overrun, now watched like a worm by a hawk. The Sevii Islands, meanwhile, were decimated, the civilians who lived there driven off, and soon ignored once more by the Rockets due to the bad memories they held.
All that had been before was gone; Gym Leaders, Elite Four members, famous trainers, like Ash Ketchum, Gary Oak and Richie Hiroshi, and Legendary Pokémon alike, the only symbols of hope, were driven into hiding. All hope was lost...
Or so it seemed.
Team Liberty -- 12 years ago...
In the Rockets' celebration, they had turned a blind eye towards one key location: The Sevii Islands. They had been harmed, all right, abandoned, maybe, but they were not gone. Their ruins remained; many treasures were left there, the building materials for a resistance, and on top of that, their location had been forgotten by the Rockets. These islands were to provide the building blocks for a new, stronger resistance: Team Liberty.
Drastic measures had to be taken. A large group of trainers gathered here, unknown but powerful. Many had lost their homes, were labeled as outlaws, and were being hunted, but they had still remained strong, driven by the fires of revenge. Led by three powerful trainers - Markus Aleivy (CODENAME: Goldhawk), Kane Umbra (CODENAME: Blackskull) and Shannon Ramirez (CODENAME: Bluefalcon) - they established Team Liberty, the polar opposite of Team Rocket. Using this new name, the resources of the Sevii Islands and Blackskull's inherited wealth, they built their own base of operations. Soon enough, they made their presence known, declaring war against the tyranny of Team Rocket. Captured cities praised them; the Rockets glared in disdain, immediately preparing for war and swearing to strike without mercy.
Team Liberty began recruiting, taking in any volunteers, outlawed trainers, anyone they could find who was willing to help in the attempt to liberate the world. Those without training were trained; those who could fight were sent to the field; and so began the longest war the citizens of the Poké Universe had ever known.
Present Time...
The war has taken an incredibly bad turn for Team Liberty. Team Rocket has managed to eliminate a large number of TL Agents in battle, and as a result, Goldhawk, Blackskull and Bluefalcon are getting desperate. Despite the risks, they have decided to change their tactics.
The Team Liberty Admins realize that they cannot win the war as they are now; their only hope is to get any surviving Gym Leaders, Elite Four members or Legendary Trainers or Pokémon to assist them. With their help, they can launch one massive attack on the Rockets. The idea is simple; putting it into action, however, is not. They cannot risk taking more Agents out of the field. To remedy this dilemma, they have decided to send their newer recruits out, so that they can locate and bring back these trainers. You are one such Agent
Main Objectives
[1] Acquire assistance from any willing outside trainers and Pokémon. Beware of spies!
[2] Retrieve all Legendary Pokémon, Gym Leaders, and Elite Four members.
[3] Capture as many key areas from the Rockets as possible.
[4] Defeat Team Rocket and its leaders and shut down all remaining Rocket facilities to restore a reasonable amount of peace to the world.
Other Objectives
[1] Train your Pokémon.
[2] Fill the ranks of your Pokémon team. Remember that you are only allowed six Pokémon with you at any time throughout the RP.
Gameplay:
Yeah. So, that was an epic shpeel, right? No? Well... whatever.
So, yeah. If you didn't figure it out already, basically, in this RP, the Rockets have taken over the world (or, at least, a lot of it -- I'm not sure how much of the world consist of Kanto - Sinnoh.) You play as a member of the resistance team, Team Liberty. At the beginning, you head down to the Pokémon Center and choose your Pokémon. You will also be assigned to a team, who will travel with you on your mission.
Missions vary -- some will simply be to locate a Gym Leader, Elite Four member, or some other person/Pokémon, while others will be to, say, escort someone from place to place, raise awareness for TL or shut down a Rocket Facility. Eventually, we'll move to defeating the Quatre Admins, one at a time, finally ending in an epic battle between Team Liberty and Team Rocket -- assuming we last that long. 
At the beginning of the RP, I'll assign you your team members and your missions. Be aware that I do this by random selection to avoid bias, and that teams are subject to shuffling down the road. After that, you're free to do whatever -- want to bring in some plot element from the Manga? Be my guest. Feel like going after a certain person for your next mission? Kay; you can do that.
Character profile
Fill this form out and post it here, should you wish to join.
Name: This is so ridiculously obvious that the only note I'm going to add is that you need to use a logical name - something like Daniel Pepper or Emily Johnson, for instance. For realism, you can add a last name.
Age: 14 is the minimum, unless you can give a good reason as to why your character would be younger.
Description: This is the physical description of your character. Hair color, eye color, height, and clothes should be listed here, as well as other such information.
Personality: This is your character's personality. Please do not make your character perfect - everyone has their flaws, no matter how much you may say otherwise. Also, describe! Make it in-depth! We need to know how your character would act! Do NOT put, "Fun, smart, loving." OR "Doesn't tell anyone."
Background: What is your character's history? Who are his or her parents" Where was he or she born? Not required, but greatly appreciated.
Pokémon: You may start with three Pokémon. However, before choosing, check the list further down to see which Pokémon are unusable.
Rules
[1] All BZPower rules apply -- spamming, flaming, trolling, none of that jazz is allowed, nor will it be tolerated.
[2] God-modding and meta-gaming are both huge no-nos. For newer RPers, god-modding is where you act outside of your limits, like lifting up boulders with ease or, in this case, winning every single battle. Meta-gaming is where you use OOC information to your advantage, by making your character know something that they shouldn't.
[3] Realism -- use it. Don't climb up Lavender Tower in one post and then climb back down it the next. Don't include conflicts with the Rockets or whoever else in every single one of your posts. It is extremely annoying when posts are abundant with fights and when everyone is zipping around everywhere. Honestly; did Frodo reach Mordor in one chapter of The Lord of the Rings? Didn't think so.
[4] Even out your wins and losses. Admit it -- you never win every single battle. It's a fact, and it applies here.
[5] Keep your evolutions realistic. Elaboration below.
[6] Go crazy! Mix things up a little/a lot! It's more fun that way! : D
[7] Use the IC and OOC tags when you post. For the uninformed, IC stands for In Character and OOC stands for Out Of Character. .
EX usage:
IC: The Rocket grunt hit Bob in the back of the head, knocking him out.
OOC: Ooh, suspense.
[8] Have fun!
Evolution Guide
I am setting limits on how often you can evolve your Pokémon, as I do not want everyone getting third-stage Pokémon right after we start. Not only is that unrealistic in terms of Pokémon realism, but it also takes away the fun of the game.
To keep things simple, I'll just say this: If you think you've fought enough to evolve, then PM me and I'll say ay or nay.
For an idea of when you should be able to evolve, here's a chart:
1st Evolution: 6-8 battles
2nd Evolution: 8 more battles.
Evolution w/Stone/Item: Either use the stone/item or do 6-8 battles.
Evolution w/Other Pokémon: 6-8 battles, with at least one alongside the required Pokémon.
Evolution w/Trading: Either trade or do 6-8 battles.
Evolution @ Certain Location: 6-8 battles with at least 2 at that kind of location (I.E. 2 battles in any forest(s) for Leafeon.)
Simple, riiight? Good.
Non-starter Pokémon
When you first start off, you will be able to choose up to three basic-level Pokémon to start with. Below is a list of Pokémon that you can not start with.
Note that you must get my consent before catching a Pokémon, be it through PM or a post.
These are Pokemon that you are not allowed to start with, but can catch later on.
Marill, Jigglypuff, Clefairy and Pikachu - You may start with their pre-evolutions.
Dratini, Larvitar, Beldum, Bagon and Gible - These may be caught later on with my say-so.
Eevee - Too easy to evolve.
Any Pokemon that does not/can not evolve (I.E. Chatot, Seviper, Lunatone, etc.)
These Pokemon are unobtainable.
Legendary Pokemon (Moltress, Zapdos, Entei, Rayquaza, etc.) - This does not apply on missions where you must retrieve a Legendary. However, you do not get to KEEP or USE the Legendary.
Fossil Pokemon (Omanite, Kabuto, Anorith, Lileep, Shieldon, Cranidos, etc.) - Two reasons: 1. They're extinct, and 2. Team Rocket has the only technology that can restore Fossil Pokémon -- for now. These may become open in the future IF you happen upon a Fossil and WHEN we get the Fossil restoring tech back.
Note that some fossil Pokémon will be used by Rocket scientists at various times throughout the game, as the team is in possession of all of the regeneration machines and documents created thus far.
Questions
Got a question? PM it to me or post it and I will answer ASAP. Q&A will be listed here for reference.
Achievements
Kanto Gym Leaders Retrieved
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Johto Gym Leaders Retrieved
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Hoenn Gym Leaders Retrieved
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Sinnoh Gym Leaders Retrieved
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Orange Crew Members Retrieved
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Elite Four Members Retrieved
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Other Famous Trainers Retrieved
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Legendary Pokémon Retrieved
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So... yeah. Expanding upon that RP idea last entry. I realize that I still need to flesh it out a little bit, but I'm working on it.
Meanwhile, any suggestions/opinions? Am I forgetting anything? Do you have any questions? Anything you'd like to see added or changed? I'm open to ideas.
... Anyone? 
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