June Plotting Post

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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 1300 points
Shoka 1250 points
Ren 950 points
Emmet 850 points
Ingo 800 points
A.B.A 550 points
Conrad 550 points
Akari 500 points
Dark Heart 250 points

Cheri Berries
Firoza 750 points
Firepaw 700 points
Siffrin 600 points
Guilmon 550 points
Laios 400 points
Junpei 350 points

Lum Berries
Emporio 1050 points
Narciso 900 points
Courier Six 550 points
Ring-Spirit 300 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.

In addition, we would like to remind players that for these heavy quests, failure is possible. While light quests use solely RNG to determine results, heavy quests use a combination of a point system and RNG-style changes. Success vs failure is calculated via points after gathering information from your submitted summary and some limited mod knowledge (quest history, Pokemon type, etc). Then, using either our “success” or “failure” map, we use a pre-written list of outcomes to formulate what the quest group experiences and form the reply from there. In the previous heavy quest round, we failed to stress the importance of the summary section, and failed to take into account certain Pokemon typing that may have advantages or disadvantages. We also realized that failure resulting in zero points may be too harsh, and have reevaluated that partial points be rewarded even for failures. These have been adjusted this round, and we will continue to make changes as needed with player feedback. The importance of the summary section will be reworded on the quest page itself, as well. Thanks for your patience!

Previously, in addition to sending teams for further investigations to the surrounding forests, investigations of violence along the coastline were made. Thanks to these efforts, three dangerous Pokemon and potential Pokemon have been identified as targets with a Bounty on their head for the month. 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.

BOUNTY LIST
Unlike typical Explorations, each of these quests have so great a level of danger ascribed to them that various NPC teams will be patrolling the locations of each Bounty. Their task is to extract any teams who need help on a retreat, so that they can live to fight another day. Success and Failure won't hinge on totally defeating these bounties; no one Pokemon team could hope to take these creatures out on their own! Instead, teams will be expected to do their best to venture into these still somewhat unknown regions and do what they can to try and do their part in the fight.

Bottlecap Bay's Coast
The open ocean Bottlecap Bay overlooks has recently been the scene of various water related attacks, and even possible deaths. Thanks to the efforts and studies of other Pokemon, this is the only Pokemon to be identified. A massive Dondozo, rumored to be a white gleam in the water, now thrashes out in the fog of the bay. Further information can be found on the quest page, but notably, bird Pokemon will find themselves at greater risk against their natural predator.

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 familiar figures might attempt to coax Pokemon apart from one another, or trick you further into the forest in tandem with hallucinations. Recently it has been proven that ground type moves have been playing a role in the shifting terrain, and large shadows were seen lurking near discarded bones. It would be best to prepare for a battle against a truly formidable foe.

Southern Forest
The most treacherous in terms of navigation. Landmarks and markers shift unpredictably, and even weirder, some 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. 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. While Ghost Pokemon thrive here, imitating teammates or other wild Pokemon and causing confusion, recent reports have grown sinister— while most content themselves with turning Pokemon on one another, separating them or causing cavern collapses, Ghost Pokemon with traces of green and violet auras have begun to show resistance to Ghost and Dark attacks. Pokemon should be wary of a truly deceptive creature.

A UNIQUE REWARD

During the Test Drive for May, it was stated that any characters to participate in the team building activities of the Archive during the heavy rains would receive a 'Unique Reward'. This reward will be presented to them on June 1st, after careful discussions amongst local tailors. What is this reward?

It's a customized accessory! Anything from hats, to scarves, to simple sashes- every participant will receive one such accessory, and they'll find it imbued with a special power. While defending friends or teammates, it makes them stronger.

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.

<span style="color: #f29923; font-size: 1.0rem; font-weight:bold;">PLAYER INFO</span> <b>PLAYER:</b> <b>ABOUT:</b> <b>CONTACT:</b> <span style="color: #f29923; font-size: 1.0rem; font-weight:bold;">CHARACTER INFO</span> <b>CHARACTER:</b> <b>CANON:</b> <b>POKEMON:</b> <b>GUILD:</b> <b>INFO/PERMISSIONS:</b> <b>ABOUT:</b> <blockquote style="background-color:#eeeeee; text-align: justify; border-left: 3px solid #f29923; padding: 20px; color: #000000;">CHARACTER BLURB HERE</blockquote> <b>PLANS:</b> <blockquote style="background-color:#eeeeee; text-align: justify; border-left: 3px solid #f29923; padding: 20px; color: #000000;">PLAN BLURB HERE</blockquote> <b>ANYTHING ELSE:</b>

FAQ ⟡ LOCATIONS ⟡ GUILDS ⟡ POKEMON & ABILITIES ⟡ APPLICATIONS
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Bigby Wolf

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CHARACTER INFO
CHARACTER: Bigby Wolf
CANON: The Wolf Among Us (game)
POKEMON: Morpeko ✨
GUILD: Oran
INFO/PERMISSIONS: Here!

ABOUT:

Formerly the notorious Big Bad Wolf of fairytale fame, Bigby is now the exhausted sheriff of Fabletown in New York City circa the 1980s. Despite wanting to move on from his brutal past, his fellow Fables aren’t so easily convinced that he’s around to serve their best interests even after centuries on the job already. There’s a part of him that doesn’t think he deserves their forgiveness either, that he’s just suppressing the monster he really is, but he’s desperate to keep trying to protect those who need him.

He often skirts the line between sympathetic and ruthless depending on the situation, but in general, he’s mostly just rough around the edges and maybe a little sarcastic on his best days. Bigby can be pretty quick on picking things up, too, but his short temper can easily lead him astray when pushed enough. The man is perpetually on the verge of another crash out, please do not remind him (or do, so he can let out some pent up frustration)!!

PLANS:

/smacks the back of his head This bad boy can fit so much CR—positive, negative, you got it! He’s still new around here, so the main focus for this month will be getting to know the people and places of Bottlecap Bay. He’s also very not happy about being just a small little guy, especially one that has to eat as much as he did during his runt of the litter days, so he’ll be training and hunting whenever just to feel something again. This is his personal hell, but at least he gets a break from the stench of New York City.

He could get dragged into any resource quests, but I’m specifically looking at HEADS OR TAILS and MAD MOONLIGHTER for their investigation potential. He knows how to play detective when the situation calls for it. Otherwise, if you want a potential liability and risk of failure on your hands, take him on MYSTERY GHOSTS for those sweet, sweet mood swings and memory fuckups.

(It is also now my personal mission is to get him scruffed, carried, and/or kicked at least once by every big ‘mon around. Everyone is more than welcome to contribute to this side quest, no questions asked!!)

ANYTHING ELSE:

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oh, well, all right, as one of the local big mons around we have to figure out how to get him scruffed or carried somehow huh

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absolutely he needs at least one big 'mon chaperone on every quest to put him in babyjail whenever he hasn't had his snickers

sorry emmet if you thought you had another oran adult to help with the teenagers WHOOPS

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you're not you when you're hungry, bigby... or would it be

ymrrrph nrrph yrrr whnnn yr hmphry, bphby <- attempting to talk through a mouthful of hamster scruff before emmet realizes what he's done and drops him (he has perfectly usable paws, why did he use his mouth!!!)

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HELL YEAH live that animal instinct emmet why isn't bigby the big werewolf fox thing he may be jealous

and then he dies from fall damage. untimely as is hamster tradition.

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that is a terrible mouthfeel he would rather not thank you very much, and then bigby learns that he gets type advantage with aura wheel in angy mode and that h-zoroark has the durability of wet tissue paper

you say that and yet every now and then you catch them trying to leap off of tables or other high places (for them) like why. why are you like this.

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ok first of all rude not everyone has voluminous ghost fur made for a dove commercial. also i went back and forth so many times on if he should start with aura wheel, but since he can't evolve, learning it will be his big anime moment.

how about it emmet you still want to help get him to his full potential and type advantage??

(unfortunately hamsters just all think they're hamtaro but they do not in fact have main character privileges)

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someone should say the shampoo commercial thing to his face

meanwhile he's just having flashbacks to it getting everywhere while he's trying to sleep and shoka braiding it so she can get some peace and personal space not invaded by voluminous ghost fur

also lmao mood on the 'signature move? better work for it boyo' (guess who hasn't learned bitter malice for multiple reasons)

anyway it's FINE. you get to your full potential bigby, all 436 bst of it. if emmet gets knocked around by it on the way there that's a win in my books and maybe he can use it as a learning opportunity on how to dodge a very fast hamster wheel. extreme keep away where you yourself are the thing you're keeping away.

(stop... small children you are going to cause someone ham ham heartbreak some day...)

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bigby absolutely will when he inevitably gets some stray fur in his food

this is the real struggle, all you prevos wouldn't understand. the real joke is will he be too embarrassed to use aura wheel. will his ego keep him from going full ham. time will tell.

every dodge is just another speed boost emmet you gotta go fast before this turns into questing/training (GONE WRONG)....anyway i think emmet is going to remind bigby of cheshire cat for whatever reason but he won't even get the reference! at least they have (fake) NYC to bond over between battles!

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wow why ever would he remind bigby of cheshire cat, do elaborate

also look. look. if a move misses or targets into a protect it doesn't proc the secondary effects? it's fine! i will simply have to assume that in a non turn based rpg and more narrative setting any speed gain from aura wheel is mitigated by that speed boost being spent/wasted on sailing entirely in the wrong direction on a whiff, and bleeding that speed/momentum slash redirecting it so that you can turn around takes enough time/effort mid battle to make the speed boost moot bc cornering and sharp movements when in extreme speed wheel hard

or something like that I don't know. this is a world where swamping someone with a giant wave of water is 100% accurate but now if there's mud in that wave it's got a 15% chance to miss for some reason.

anyway. "do you miss pizza and good bagels too" "yes"

honestly how many new yorkers both real and fake are there here at this point actually

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hmmmmmm something about his ears maybe yup that’s gotta be it

suddenly picturing bigby completely zooming right past emmet. there he goes. and goes. maybe the real game isn’t keep away but making sure your hamster doesn’t roll off a cliff. also listen mud probably increases drag or velocity or i don’t know i didn’t study physics!!!

there’s like?? at least 3.5 now?? ingo counts for sure. you can take the man out of fake nyc but you can’t take the fake nyc out of the man. weekly meet-up group for the big city boys may be needed. they can try making pizza from scratch to recapture the magic (it’s not the same)!!

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LAUGHS IN ORAN SLEEPOVER

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A.B.A may meet her match with this one (read: she will not, he is incredibly scruffable and Beanie Baby shaped)

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"May meet her match."

She ain't even considering chains for this one.

She's got this.

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Bigby: beaten me at my own game....
A.B.A: don't flatter yourself, you were never even a player.

If he had any doubts about this being his own personal torture world, this is proof enough!! At least let him grab snacks before the sleepover!!

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Hehe, welcome to hell, Bigby~

And then, of course, I am absolutely still excited to continue A.B.A and Laios's wonderfully bizarre friendship. She'll totally spar with him again. Eventually. Once she can stand without falling over.

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he's just a little guy

who'd scruff him he's just a little guy--

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perpetually exuding "no talk me angy" energy....bigby will have to learn that being an upset little furball might actually make people want to pick him up even more (?!)

perrin will likely be one of the few exceptions once they become buddies though. what's the weather up there like big guy...

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I know Anasui has already kicked him on their TDM thread but legit Anasui being forced to carry Bigby off would be soooo funny XD

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Anasui has given him one too many chances already babyjail scruffing is IMMINENT

I feel like these two HAVE to get put on some quests together now...everyone is scared of the hungry rat, we need someone who’s not afraid to put him in his place when he inevitably runs out of seeds. Even funnier to imagine if anytime Bigby gets hurt, it’s whenever Anasui is on clinic rotation. Like C’MON can he get a break from Big Bird ONCE!!

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You're so right - even if he's only met him once it's one too many times XD

I know it's not on Bigby's list but I'm ALSO looking for a third for Dondozo if you wanted. Otherwise, we can definitely do a light quest - I can see that's a place for Bigby to loose his seeds and his mind.

Also I think that's just gonna be a running gag. Anasui is always on clinic rotation when Bigby is there. He will call him an idiot every time he sees him.

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.....You know what, you might be onto something here. /tosses tiny rat at giant sea creature because what could go wrong

He DOES have Thunder Shock so at least that's something!! Otherwise let him get gobbled up so he can fight Tatsugiri directly instead. If there isn't anyone else looking for that quest, I'm so down to toss him at that one with you (but definitely can do like Brick by Brick as a back up for some low stakes Hangry shenanigans too hehe).

Anasui might as well be a ghost type with the way he haunts him every time! When will he be free!

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Shall I put them for Brick By Brick first? I'm writing a bunch of summaries now

Trying to get the Dondozo quest is complicated lmao. I have Anasui and Flamebringer looking for a third. And I saw you as Laios looking for a third with Sanji. What do you reckon we should do in terms of teams? Maybe we can organise some sort of team up? Otherwise I could help by having Anasui do the quest twice! He does enjoy violence...

The other two muns seem chill to do whatever so I'd be eager to hear your thoughts!

(Never >) )

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Ooh that’d be perf!! Let me know if you need any ideas for the summary >D Angry boys spend whole day arguing over bricks. Bigby realizing he gets MUCH hangrier MUCH faster around Anasui...wonder why...

Also Isa messaged me last night and it sounds like we’re all in for Dondozo!! Ain’t nothing gonna stop this squad now LET’S GOOOO

Let me know if there’s any plotting I can help with C: Laios having explored the coast and studied Dondozos/Tatsugiris in the Archives will hopefully help with a good battle strategy too!

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Oh shoot a couple of things I should know about Bigby then while during the quest! Just so I have the details right! Then I'll message the summary to you when I'm done writing.

Hell yeah! As soon as Sanji mun/Medli sends the form back, I'll hand it in! Let's go!!!!!!!