Post by ADMIN on Jun 6, 2010 17:33:40 GMT -5
Some of you may be wondering what the account called ENCOUNTER is for. It too exists solely for the SPECTRUM RP section of the board and..well, it's just what it sounds like.
ENCOUNTER exists for wild pokemon encounters, and also for finding random items. It has nothing to do with evolution, but as I want to limit the number of threads you have to read, I've decided to combine them.
First things first, the various encounters.
As you may have guessed by my tirade of rules, I'm not particularly fond of the typical pokemon rp format. I have nothing against the sites that use it- heck, they have more members and a more enticing system. But I have no desire to abide by the game mechanics. I am lazy, so that's probably it..but it feels a bit restrictive as well, and I want the Spectrum rp section to a bit more relaxed on that end.
When it comes to wild pokemon encounters, we play them out a bit...weird. First off, you are limited to one wild encounter per week; per character. Secondly, you will have to fill out a form of some kind and send it to the ENCOUNTER account. You will need to say what type of pokemon (specific, or just say the type like dark and we'll choose from a random list), where you want it to be, time of day, etc etc. We'll review the form, approve it, and then play out the wild encounter with you.
Since you are allowed to start with mostly whatever pokemon you want, this isn't as big a deal as it would be on other sites. We'd like to role play our characters too, without having to do random wild encounters for you left and right. That's fair, I think?
We will occasionally do a completely random wild encounter. Where we decide to just barge in and have a wild pokemon appear without warning. No telling when and where this will happen though, so don't anticipate it constantly.
In the case of items...those are pretty random. I suppose we could do the form thing as well, if your character is going to Mount Moon and looking for a moonstone. The encounter would only take up about one post anyway, in giving out items. If you want to get tms or hms, I suppose we could do the format thing too.
But, for the most part ,the item side is...whenever the staff feels like it.
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Now, evolution. It's a weird system as well, but please keep in mind that you ARE allowed to have your trainers starting out with a fully-evolved team. Evolution would only apply if you decided you wanted to role play it out, or captured a wild pokemon that still needed to evolve.
This is how things will work:
12 ic posts in the spectrum thread: A first form of a pokemon with three forms may evolve to secondary state.
20-25 ic posts: A pokemon with only 2 forms may evolve to secondary at 20. At 25 ic posts, a pokemon that evolves via stones, night/day, trading, touching/holding something- may evolve via whatever it is necessary for them to do so.
30 ic posts: A pokemon with 3 forms may evolve to final state.
ENCOUNTER exists for wild pokemon encounters, and also for finding random items. It has nothing to do with evolution, but as I want to limit the number of threads you have to read, I've decided to combine them.
First things first, the various encounters.
As you may have guessed by my tirade of rules, I'm not particularly fond of the typical pokemon rp format. I have nothing against the sites that use it- heck, they have more members and a more enticing system. But I have no desire to abide by the game mechanics. I am lazy, so that's probably it..but it feels a bit restrictive as well, and I want the Spectrum rp section to a bit more relaxed on that end.
When it comes to wild pokemon encounters, we play them out a bit...weird. First off, you are limited to one wild encounter per week; per character. Secondly, you will have to fill out a form of some kind and send it to the ENCOUNTER account. You will need to say what type of pokemon (specific, or just say the type like dark and we'll choose from a random list), where you want it to be, time of day, etc etc. We'll review the form, approve it, and then play out the wild encounter with you.
Since you are allowed to start with mostly whatever pokemon you want, this isn't as big a deal as it would be on other sites. We'd like to role play our characters too, without having to do random wild encounters for you left and right. That's fair, I think?
We will occasionally do a completely random wild encounter. Where we decide to just barge in and have a wild pokemon appear without warning. No telling when and where this will happen though, so don't anticipate it constantly.
In the case of items...those are pretty random. I suppose we could do the form thing as well, if your character is going to Mount Moon and looking for a moonstone. The encounter would only take up about one post anyway, in giving out items. If you want to get tms or hms, I suppose we could do the format thing too.
But, for the most part ,the item side is...whenever the staff feels like it.
---
Now, evolution. It's a weird system as well, but please keep in mind that you ARE allowed to have your trainers starting out with a fully-evolved team. Evolution would only apply if you decided you wanted to role play it out, or captured a wild pokemon that still needed to evolve.
This is how things will work:
12 ic posts in the spectrum thread: A first form of a pokemon with three forms may evolve to secondary state.
20-25 ic posts: A pokemon with only 2 forms may evolve to secondary at 20. At 25 ic posts, a pokemon that evolves via stones, night/day, trading, touching/holding something- may evolve via whatever it is necessary for them to do so.
30 ic posts: A pokemon with 3 forms may evolve to final state.