April Plotting Post

[bayhelpers]

⋆✩ plotting post ✩⋆

MEMBER & GUILD RANKING

New quests are released! Sign-ups will open officially on the 3rd of this month, so until then, here's a plotting post for you all to get your Duckletts in a row! Before we hop right into things, though, here are the tallies from total quest points!

Click here for the rankings!

⟡ MEMBER RANKING
ICly, Rankings will show the points earned of all Pokemon in guilds, including NPC Pokemon not listed here OOCly. We didn't list guild leaders this time, but might in the future for fun. Keep in mind that quests available to player characters are not the entire pool of quests, and that some are likely snatched up before they can get to them regularly, which is how points vary and how some guilds pull ahead even without much player help. However, over time, player points will certainly affect the standing of guilds! Without further ado, here are the characters in ranking order by guild:

Oran Berries
Goro 850 points
Shoka 600 points
A.B.A 550 points
Ren 550 points
Ingo 400 points
Dark Heart 250 points
Emmet 250 points
Doc 200 points
Conrad 150 points
Akari 0 points

Cheri Berries
Firepaw 450 points
Junpei 250 points
Firoza 200 points
Laios 50 points
Siffrin 50 points
Guilmon 0 points

Lum Berries
Emporio 400 points
Courier Six 150 points
Ring-Spirit 100 points
Narciso 50 points

⟡ GUILD RANKING
And of course, posted everywhere is the guild ranking.

1. Lum Berries
2. Oran Berries
3. Cheri Berries

AVAILABLE QUESTS

This is a HEAVY QUEST month, meaning there are quests in the mix that are classified as "heavy!" What does this mean? More chance for plot, and more risk of consequence! Characters can try each quest more than once as long as no claim limit is listed, but will only receive points for any given quest once. However, consequences can occur within these dangerous listed quests. Due to potential for consequence or harm, we recommend waiting for results of one exploration-titled quest before submitting for another.

Previously, three teams went out into the forest to explore the northern, middle, and southernmost parts of the forest. Their efforts have expanded Bottlecap Bay's information on the forest in general, and altered certain parts of the forest itself. With that in mind, here's some information about each of the areas for you to use for your threads, to keep in mind while signing up, and to use for knowing what sort of angle you want to use to tackle these.

THE FOREST
A vast, disorienting expanse where natural laws seem to fray. Dense canopies block sunlight across all regions, making navigation difficult. The further you travel into the forest, the more you begin to experience the unique dangers that each subsection holds.

Northern Forest
Overgrown with aggressive plant life, many of which react violently to disturbances. Large vines creep across the forest floor and wrap around perceived threats, and whole trees seem to move when not watched. Any sort of dangerous, mysterious plantlife seems to be found here. One notable species is a strange mushroom that release spores which induce aggression. While the team that explored this area did successfully destroy mushrooms and send them away with wind-related attacks, the result is less than ideal; strange mushrooms have spread further than before and are quickly taking over this portion of the forest. Dr. Denne has developed a medication to counteract their effects, and has also put out a quest simultaneously to combat this sudden growth.

Middle Forest
A fog-laden stretch filled with steep declines and hidden pits. The mist clings to Pokemon, curving around them like a living being. The forest floor is incredibly unpredictable, and because of that, not much mapping seems to have been recorded even with the previous group's travel, but plenty of information has been collected on the reactions to the fog itself. Familiar figures might attempt to coax Pokemon apart from one another, or trick you further into the forest. Hallucinations grip at the mind with a depth that can put heavy mental strain on anyone who enters. Teamwork and trust is a must, here.

Southern Forest
The most treacherous in terms of navigation. Landmarks and markers shift unpredictably, and the ones left behind by the previous team are scattered about in strange, new locations. Even weirder, some of them look aged beyond comprehension. The fog exists here, but it's far less thick than in the center of the forest, even if just as disorienting. Hallucinations aren't the worry here, though: Ghost Pokemon thrive here, imitating teammates or other wild Pokemon and causing confusion. They might separate teammates, cause collapses on purpose, or cause Pokemon to turn on one another. Worst of all, parts of the forest floor have already collapsed into a system of unstable, old caves. These caves may collapse even further, leaving Pokemon stranded, separated, or struggling to free themselves.

OOC PLOTTING & INTRO TO NEWBIES

Lastly, along with plotting for the monthly quests, this post doubles as an OOC intro post for all new players! Because of this, there is a newbie directory for new characters to link their top levels for extra visibility.

PLAYER INFO
PLAYER: Your handle
ABOUT: Tell us a little about yourself.
CONTACT: How do you prefer to be contacted?

CHARACTER INFO
CHARACTER: Character name
CANON: Canon, or Original if an OC
POKEMON: The Pokemon they ended up as, and if they're shiny or a regional variant!
GUILD: Represent your new home! Feel free to change the hex #f29923 to your guild hex color, if you want.
INFO/PERMISSIONS: Link your info/permissions post and any other relevant posts (opt-outs, etc) here!

ABOUT:

Give us a little blurb about your character here!

PLANS:

Talk about goals, plans, things you're interested in, quests you want to sign up for, etc!

ANYTHING ELSE: Extra pictures, memes, or other little tidbits you want to add can go here.

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Dorked (AKA Mega)

[truthdecided]

PLAYER INFO
PLAYER: Dorked (or Mega, I answer to both)
ABOUT: Self-employed Youtuber, artist, writer, and digital musician. I have an Undertale webcomic called Inverted Fate, a Persona fic called The Crow Cries at Midnight, and I love nerdy things like video games, animation, and obviously RP. Been in the RP scene since the LiveJournal days!

Current primary fixation is Persona, but I also love a lot of other things. Pokémon, Digimon, Sonic, Undertale and Deltarune, JRPGs, both anime and western animation, musicals... Also cats. I love me some kitties. I'm on Pacific Time, but tag pretty regularly!
CONTACT: Dorked / dorked @ Discord

Goro Akechi

[truthdecided]

CHARACTER INFO
CHARACTER: Goro Akechi
CANON: Persona 5 Royal
POKEMON: Rookidee
GUILD: Oran
INFO/PERMISSIONS: Here!

ABOUT:

Former teen detective with a dark and traumatic past, whose lifetime of suffering led him down a reckless path toward revenge at age 15 when he awakened a power he could scarcely understand and sought to make himself "useful" to his piece of shit father so he could one day betray him. Things did not go as planned, but thanks to his bond with Ren (AKA Joker), he was able to start changing his ways and even escaped death via Power of Friendship™.

He's very aloof, pretentious, and can be downright vicious in battle, but carries himself with an air of politeness unless you piss him off. He's slowly trying to find himself here, free to choose the heroic life he dreamed of as a child rather while grappling with his frustrations at being changed against his will and dragged to another world by some higher power.

He also has a very homoerotic rivalry with Ren. Anyone in Oran can probably tell there's something going on with them, especially since Akechi started giving out soothing vibes from the nightmares aftermath.

Your character may feel compelled to cuddle. He may not be so receptive.

PLANS:

Akechi is absolutely going to want to do some quests! He's determined to continue rising through the rankings and proving himself.

I'd like to sign him up for at least one exploration quest. He's familiar with the northern forest, so he may be able to offer his experiences. Frankly, he'll also probably want to deal with the mushroom quest, too, since he feels like that was a partial failing on his part.

On the other hand, opportunities to explore new parts of the woods are also enticing, so I'm pretty flexible!

ANYTHING ELSE:

[arceusstansme]

Yooo, want the Cyndaquil you found in the woods to join in on a thing? She can leer at things and tackle them. Maybe she will learn Smokescreen soon.

[truthdecided]

Smokescreens are useful for stealth purposes... Akechi endorses her training to master her abilities.

He might even be willing to spar with her, as sparring with Emmet helped him get his bearings on his new form.

[arceusstansme]

She would be so happy for the training. Like, she wants to level up and fast because she doesn't want to be dead weight wants to make sure stuff is done right.

Also, they can figure out the mysteries of the nub arms

[truthdecided]

Clearly, they need to find other nub-armed Pokemon for science...

God, and they're both in Oran, too, so there's room for a lot of dumb shenanigans.

He's almost afraid of what may happen if she and Ren get into the mischief.

[arceusstansme]

We need to get the Borb needing some blood-pressure medications, obviously.

[truthdecided]

He is adamant that his blood pressure is fine, actually.

Tbh, I'm still delighted at the fact that because he didn't fail the nightmare event, he gives off soothing energy. This boy is such an edgelord.

But Akari may see him, gasp, cuddling with that one Sprigatito and is welcome to tease him.

[arceusstansme]

She will, she will be like 'See tons of people are all for sad boys. Sad boys are a great type' and try and do a chefs kiss and fail because she doesn't have fingers

[offtracks]

Ingo's gonna do several of these quests (mushrooms and forest at least) so there should def be a good place for them to interact! Also he definitely just thinks he and Ren are regular old friends and has not picked up on how weird whatever's going on with them is!

[guilmon]

Ooh, nice! I'm definitely down for them to encounter each other while doing quest-shaped shenanigans.

Watch the birb throw everything into quests. He's an overachiever.

Guilmon

[guilmon]

CHARACTER INFO
CHARACTER: Guilmon
CANON: Digimon Tamers
POKEMON: Charmeleon, formerly Fuecoco on the TDM.
GUILD: Cheri Berries
INFO/PERMISSIONS: Here!

ABOUT:

Guilmon is a cheerful, silly reptile who loves playing, making friends, eating lots and lots of bread and is very child-like in his mannerisms. He may even seem simple-minded, as he's a fairly carefree person who speaks in a very simplistic way. Despite this, he's fiercely determined to protect the people he cares about and has a solid sense of right and wrong. He also has moments of surprising thoughtfulness that may come as a surprise due to his typical mannerisms.

He used to be a Digimon, and now he's trying to grapple with this whole Pokémon thing. He also is convinced that he evolved. Fuecoco becoming Charmeleon totally makes sense! They're both red reptiles.

He's very eager to help around the city and discover what's going on, though he also misses Takato and all his other friends. Alas!

I play this boy based on the Japanese version, so his characterization is a lil' different from the Steve Blum version from the dub, but the spirit of the character is the same in both versions.

PLANS:

Quests! Guilmon is starting from the very bottom, and he'd like to fix that.

I can definitely see him gathering mushrooms for Dr. Denne and he'd be great at foraging due to his strong sense of smell! Plus, he's rather accustomed to digging.

I'm down to put him on an exploration quest, too, in case anyone needs a fire type. Since Charmeleon's skillset is so similar to his default abilities, he'd be pretty solid backup.

ANYTHING ELSE:

[shotinhead]

perrin will also totally believe that fuecoco evolves into charmeleon btw :3

I also feel that Perrin will become a bit protective over Guilmon and want to make sure people know that this guy doesn't need to change to fit in, if he's ever bullied.

[guilmon]

Big dragon... So strong. Guilmon will ponder if Perrin is a Perfect or Ultimate level equivalent, because he is lorge and strong looking.

Supportive, protective friends are cool in his book!

[bladeofnymeia]

I also want Firoza to go collect mushrooms. Does lil bread buddy wanna go get some funny nature umbrellas?

[guilmon]

Ooh, sure. o: That sounds like a fun time.

[bladeofnymeia]

Gonna teach him about the ones you definitely can't eat because it'll make you sick \o/

[truthdecided]

I just realized I still gotta... sign up for this kjhjk. Just to check, was it Mush To Be Done or Less is Spore you were shooting for for Firoza and Guilmon? O:

[bladeofnymeia]

It can be either or both, I'm not picky \o/

[loopsiedaisy]

Points at eyes, points at you. There are two new Cheri Berries here, they should bumble through a quest together to get to know each other.

Maybe to the beach for a Numel? Where they can fall into the ocean and have to scramble not to let Guilmon's tail go out, y/n? 👀

[guilmon]

....omg, that sounds so funny and I am here for it.

I enjoy the idea of these goobers getting into mischief.

I am also up for more Akechi and Siffrin stuff, too! The grumpy orb bird knows his way around, at least.

[dripdrive]

I have no idea for exactly WHAT I'd tag you on but having Guilmon meet Anasui seems like a such bad idea (and therefore we should do it)

Also I adore Akechi

[truthdecided]

A super belated yesss. I am down for shenanigans with Anasui and Guilmon as well as more Akechi. x)