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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.

FAQ ⟡ LOCATIONS ⟡ GUILDS ⟡ POKEMON & ABILITIES ⟡ APPLICATIONS
FULL NAVIGATION

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PLAYER INFO
❤︎ PLAYER: Medli
❤︎ ABOUT: Hello hello! I’m Bre but I’m goingggg by Medli here to avoid some confusion 🤣 I’m a burnt out college graduate (Animation) and trying to recover working an unrelated part-time job and engage with fun hobbies: reading, writing, drawing, gaming, and RP ofc!! Starting year two of DWRP, that’s crazy. (Also picking up cross stitch and crochet lately, the ADHD is really really liking the tactile-ness of those).

Gaming interests: Anything Zelda. Literally anything at all. I also was big into Pokémon as a kid, so getting back into it like this is very good for the soul, yes yes.

Also still need to play Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail...I rotate gacha games, rn we’re on Arknights big time! OH and I just played Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky on recommendation of friend and this rp game sparking that interest!! DELIGHTFUL game, so so endeared to see a DWRP game based on them?? Man.
❤︎ CONTACT: PM this journal, MAYBE I’ll revive my plurk sometime? Not this day. I can give out my discord in private if needed/wanted!
I’m CST timezone, and my replies are sporadic to slow, MAINLY because my job is also sporadic in scheduling! Big event coming up there. I do what I can, RP is real fun, much more than cashiering...

CHARACTER INFO
❤︎ CHARACTER: Black Leg Sanji (Zefferson)
(Started as a joke I saw, is no longer a joke, that’s his surname now)
❤︎ CANON: One Piece, immediately after Sabaody (so pre-timeskip, but only barely)
As far as reading/watching One Piece, I'm almost done with the Whole Cake Island arc, so there still be spoilers lurking in these waters...
❤︎ POKEMON: Shiny Vulpix✨
❤︎ GUILD: Oran Berries!
❤︎ INFO/PERMISSIONS: Right here! Pardon the mess, the code did something weird interacting with my chosen journal style. Hrgh. I'll figure it out eventually!!!!

❤︎ ABOUT:

Sanji is a highly skilled chef who does his best every day to feed exceptional food to the Strawhat Pirates. He’d the cook for the future (self proclaimed) King of the Pirates! He's got a fiery temper and seems to have a nasty attitude towards everyone (unless you're a pretty lady...), to the point he can and will start kicking people around. Literally. Listen, it’s how his adoptive dad taught him to show affection (NO)!!

However, beneath all that bluster is a very tender heart. Sanji is a deeply kind man (errrr vulpix) who has suffered his own share of troubles; so much so that he refuses to let anyone go hungry. Even if they can't pay, even if they're his enemies; if they're hungry, he will feed them all. He would also give his life in a heartbeat to save his friends (and has done so…many times already...), which can be a problem, since he dreams of finding the All Blue someday. He can't do that if he's dead. Unfortunately his self sacrificial nature makes him the type to always put others' needs above his own, especially if he feels like he owes that person. So if you befriend him, congrats, he’s super ride or die!! But also beware…of that die part.....

But it's ok he's just a silly flirt, nothing to see here! Let him feed you, it's all totally fine!! Sanji is very...he gets to be cool like 30% of the time and the rest he’s just a huge dork Going Through It Always, I love putting this blonde in situations ok. He’s lost his thumbs so cooking will be difficult but difficulty never stopped a stubborn guy like him, yeah?? Yeah.

I will say, if you’re not canon familiar and worry about any particular themes coming up, let me know! I got them listed on his general perms, but I should make an opt-out sometime probably...

❤︎ PLANS:

OHOHO so I’d love to try a quest or two! I uuuh. I was in a game that had quests but I never knew how to like. DO them?? So I mayyyy need some guidance, bear with me! I think Sanji would be interested in shoring up defenses (The Best Offense), collecting ingredients along the way for continued cooking attempts in his downtime. He’s not good at sitting still; he’s used to constantly cooking for a crew of rowdy pirates, and WILL try to fill that void in any way he can LMAO. ~~And to worry less about what HAPPENED to his friends...~~

For heavy quests I think the ghost one might be his best bet since he’s not at a major type advantage with that one? Also he was just on a haunted ghost island. How bad could it be? (UUUUH) Also I am!! Tagging back!! On the TDM threads!!! Hopefully tomorrow, I love all of them ok-

Character development-wise, I do love the concept of this game taking the little guy so far out of their comfort zone. For Sanji specifically I’d love for him to learn to actually ask for help?? He already has a little, but learning he has more worth outside of what he can do for others?? Heck yea.

Also I think he should learn about the food pokemon out there. I think Sanji would be very baffled and SCARILY interested LMAOOO

❤︎ ANYTHING ELSE:

babygirl hours

Meme source! This is generally how Sanji took becoming a pokémon btw

Omg, I want them to meet so bad, you have no idea how absolutely hype she'd get knowing there's a place called the All Blue.

That said, A.B.A plans on ~~kidnapping~~ gathering up her fellow Orans for a communal sleepover, if you want Sanji to forcibly Meet the Gang™.

OH HECK YEA!!! I am completely canon blind to A.B.A.'s canon (to the point I keep wanting to call her ABBA. like. the. the Swedish pop group) but Sanji would be delighted to talk about the All Blue (he may not shut up about it actually, if he feels comfy enough HSJKDFS)

AWWW sleepover!! That sounds so fun!! Sanji should be really easy to rope into it if 1. asked by a lady and 2. if able to make snacks!! For a get together!! That's so in his wheelhouse, he'd be delighted. Just uuuh good luck getting him to actually sleep at the sleepover. Oran get together sounds so fun, he'll be there!! ~~One way or another pffff~~

So fun fact, she is literally named after ABBA, so you're not even wrong. Pronounced that way and everything. Guilty Gear is one of those canons where they're constantly referencing bands and music, like the jojos.

And she absolutely likes the smaller Pokémon more (they're less scary), so I can totally have her be the one to ask him. (THERE'S NOT A LOT OF GIRLS HERE FOR SOME REASON??) Or more likely, she's just gonna yoink him out of bed and carry him like a kitten. Either way, if he wants to scamper off to make snacks, I don't think anyone will stop him as long as he promises to come back. ~~Or else she is hunting his ass down and dragging him back. It's bonding time, dammit.~~

OH WELP. WE LOVE AN UNKNOWING POP SENSATION?? Oh so like Fate and stuff (knows that and JJBA again in passing really hdhgfjkfdz)

-checks your OOC post out of curiosity- oooooh honey. Oh sweetie. I see. Yeah, Sanji is a seafaring chef/pirate, he'd be happy to talk ocean! And he'd actually be honored to be seen as less intimidating, seems like A.B.A.'s been through alot! She can gettim in the inbox, OR...I was thinking of networking an IC post asking about everyone's favorite foods, and that could be a good place to ask there? (THERE REALLY AREN'T ALOT OF GIRLS. IT'S KINDA FUNNY. Not that Sanji would be able to easily tell being the varied forms of pokemons hsdhgs)

LMAOOOO DO IT. He wouldn't even fight it. Just be deeply flustered he can be freaking carried like a kitten. Oh the (lack of) humanity.

He will come back!!!! Gotta bring the food right? :P

WOOHOO, she'll be excited to have someone talk blue with her. And be totally jealous he gets to be out at sea so much.

I plan on putting up a sleepover log tomorrow, but I'll totally hit up a network post to establish CR before she goes plucking him out of bed. Either way, she really likes it when people go along with her bullshit, so she'll appreciate it even more when she sees he doesn't fight it.

Blue!! The All Blue is where all four seas connect- smooshes him into the back, save it for later boy. Noooo they'll set sail right now! It's fine- oops, fire type pokemon, drowns immediately, game over- (real talk, he'd understand more than you'd first think. Also grew up kinda really isolated, ha)

Aw heck yea, I'll keep an eye out for it then! 👀 I'll try and make that network post soon! This isn't my first game but it'll be my first time doing this, ohoho...

Oh she'll like Sanji then! He's. Really really big on chivalry. Literally if it were any guy kidnapping him he will throw hands!! Paws. Claws. Idk. It is admittedly hard to tell being pokemon. But lady!! Due to how he was raised, he would rather die than hurt/attack a lady (sorry about him). Very very easy to rope into nonsense because of this ✨

Welcome!!! I'm fairly new to the quest system myself but I've been around since the game started so I can probably answer questions if you need it!

Also I would love for Firepaw and Sanji to get some cr! I think my dance card's pretty much full for quests but they can always do something silly, like meet during the mid-month event (or Sanji is invited to Firepaw's birthday party, because everyone is)

Oh hello! Thank you, that's very kind of you! TBH this game's system is MUCH more clear, but I'm still like uuuuh -tilts head at 45 degree angle- From what I understand, you work with one to two other players, claim the quest on the quest page, then thread it out somewhere? They seem really fun!!

Heck yea absolutely I'm down. Fire pokemon!! They can vibe. What do mid month events tend to be like, out of curiosity?
And maybe Sanji can figure out how to make a cake for the party if there isn't already one kjshflkjds ofc he has to know fire cat's tastes! Happy early birth Firepaw...

Yep! The mods give us a general skeleton of how the thread goes, and anything past that is pretty much up to the players. Everyone has different preferences for how NPCs are handled, I personally err toward letting one person handle the NPCs esp if their character has less to do during the scene.

Aaand hard to say! We've had two so far, but they seem to be mostly focused on the city/guilds with a slice-of-life sorta vibe. In February there was an opportunity to thread with the guild leaders (and I'm guessing there's gonna be another opportunity in June since they were mentioned in the new intros) but April's didn't have that because the head mod was busy and sick, and the new helper mods were still settling into their roles. At least that's what I gathered from plurk.

(Also, Firepaw likes sweet foods! He still prefers meat but cats can't taste sugar so the fact that Littens can is Fun And Exciting!)

(whispers Dawntrail is good and you should play it). But Hi Medli! Welcome to the game! I'm also bad at quests even tho I've been here for a couple months so we can muddle through them together.

I play Anasui who is also someone with a nasty attitude and a temper who is secretly self-sacrificing. I'm completely down for doing Ghost Shenanigans bc Anasui is stubborn and being psychic wont stop him. Or Light quests. I'm not sure my plans XD

(Being told by a JJBA account to play Dawntrail is effectively hilarious, hello 🤣 Thing is I'm still subbed!! I could!! At any time!! I just need to make time for it! Which is more complicated than what it says on the tin, since, knowing me, it WILL consume my life for an unforseeable amount of time. Which runs the risk of me apping Estinien or Zenos or something and we'll ALL be in trouble LMAOOO one day. Soon. I'm glad to hear it's good, I really am, weeps)

Hello! Thank you, it's a lovely setup here! And heck yea I'd be happy to!

Help that's amazing. Same guy, VERY different font. LMAO THE TYPE DISADVANTAGE....I'm down to have them hunt ghosts together if you are! Which may be more yelling at. Ghosts. They might? Need a third to actually stand a chance of success? But yknow what they might be stubborn enough to pull it off!

I also looked up the pokemon Anasui is! I am not canon familiar but that is. The most Jojo bird to ever Jojo. You have nailed the vibes. Incredible.

((That's a mood. I want to play more and try do more quests but life is busy!!!! But GOD if you end up running Estinien or Zenos I will go feral oh my GODDDDDDD!!!!))

Cool! If you're okay with it, I'm planning on hooking RS (Ring-Spirit who is a Mimikyu) into this squad. Ghosts! With that, we have a squad for the forest!

LMAO! Thank you! I remember brainstorming and originally I was gonna have Anasui as a fairy type but as I flicked through the Paldean dex I saw Espathra and I was like WAIT-

Vulpix for Sanji is very inspired and the art you have is soooo cute!!!

((🤝 There’s never enough time in a day!! I’ll see if I can get some MSQ in today, I miss it...life sure hits like a truck!! WHEEZE it’s an idle, dangerous thought here...Estinien and Zenos are my faves, and I think someone already plays a wol so- jkshdfksd there’s much fun putting messed up little guys into the shape of a marketable plushie!! Help them (no)))

Oh absolutely, I’m down for that! Sounds like a delightfully chaotic party! 🤣 Ok so how does this work. Do I submit something somewhere for signup, or are you handling that stuff? If so, what do you need from me to get this rolling? Sanji will pack snacks...and can provide light with fire :>

Also solid taste, but LMAO. YEAH. THAT LADY GAGA BIRD…perfection. So heckin big. I can see how birds are descended from dinosaurs.

WEEPS THANK YOU I know like...Blaziken is a more “fitting” choice, but 1. I just love vulpix and 2. I don’t want things to be too easy for Sanji ever <333 And THANK YOU very much it was super fun to draw!!

((IKR. Good luck if you do it! And hey, yes we do have Firoza. She's great.))

I'll submit something on behalf of all three of us! I'm going to DM you the form and just make sure you approve of it before sending it in (Mome has already checked it and given their approval). I just need you to check if the details are all okay and if you want me to add anything. Specifically if there’s anything else Sanji can do to help them succeed or any skills/weaknesses you want to mention. Same with any relevant triggers to avoid or whatever you want to mention.

Based. Make everything hard for your muses. So based :D

((Thank you!! I did play a little, but no MSQ….just taking advantage of the market board crash LMAO. Cheap cute fits…and heck yea, hope to meet her soon! ))

Ok got it! Just replied- it’s good you’re in charge of that, I am!! A yapper, lol. OH I didn’t cover weaknesses or triggers, but should be fine, I don’t think triggers in particular will come up there 👍 Happy to come along on this, as Usagi put it, the get along sweater quest LMAO

Yippee!!!!

Here is the quest submission in case you wanna keep an eye on it! Thanks for doing this with me!!! https://baymods.dreamwidth.org/3259.html?thread=155067#cmt155067

These two had an... INTERESTING first meeting, and now they're in the same guild. xD I'd definitely be down for more Akechi and Sanji shenanigans, given that they've both seen some pretty raw memories.

THEY SURE DID. Sanji: child abuse
Akechi: same and also murder
Sanji, who would rather die than hurt a woman:

SAME GUILD!! It’s not like Sanji isn’t used to working with. Er. Murderers/assassins (looks at Robin. Zoro. Also occupational hazard of being a pirate.) but he’s still like. That’s. A bird. Regardless, he will be at the Oran slumber party (bringing/making a lot of snacks…) so they can always have a heckin awkward encounter there?

I love our TDM thread. Work needs to calm down so I can actually reply dangit. I haven’t dropped it, I prommy! 👍 I was thinking of making a network post asking about people’s favored foods and the like, but had to hold off for a bit, I wanna get those TDM threads lmaoooo

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