OOC INTRO ⟡ 001

[baymods]

⋆✩ welcome! ✩⋆

OOC INTRO

We've gotten a nice first round for the start of the game! There's a form below for you all to introduce yourselves, or get reacquainted after the interest check, and start your plotting in game! Quests will be releasing in about a week along with the first event that will center largely around these quests. Afterwards, we plan on having a temperature check of sorts where you can all express thoughts or concerns on the pacing, handling, or anything else. Things aren't fully set in stone, and we can make adjustments moving forward!

Remember to follow the plurk (baymods) for more minor updates! As you jump into the intro, here are some important things to note:

⟡ ICly, there was a "town meeting" held today where the guild leaders announced that newcomers would be invited to guilds. It has been decided that characters should join a guild to help give back to the city that will, in turn, help them find a way home. Dr. Denne mentions that he's been assigned to make this his top priority for the time being.

⟡ Characters may have been ICly told about this decision before the meeting, depending on their intro blurb.

⟡ This meeting is when characters receive their grumpearls, meaning they have been taught how to use the network! You are free to post open logs or network posts now that the game is officially open. Remember, the network is a psychic connection, so it is quite possible to transmit thoughts unintentionally, have issues, etc.

⟡ The guild leaders are very busy getting everything in order with these decisions, but they will be available for threading with in some limited capacity on the event post. Until then, if there's an urgent question your character would seek them out for, or maybe a message they'd like to send (due to their intro prompts or otherwise), there will be a header below for you to do so.

⟡ Many "newcomers" have vanished. Those faces you met on the TDM are gone just as quickly as they arrived. Some have trouble remembering them. Maybe even you can only imagine a fuzzy outline of someone, no recognition of the conversations you might have had, or maybe certain highlights are more clear. Dr. Denne mentions that this is a known phenomenon, that some of them can recall them, but not others. They say they'll be keeping a record of the Pokemon here now so that they won't be lost, and will try to find out what happened.

LET'S GET PLOTTING

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 (if this has changed from the TDM, make note), 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! As short or as long as you want, this is to explain to those canonblind what your character is like, so that even someone unfamiliar can encourage you.

PLANS:

Talk about goals, plans, things you're interested in, etc!

SEEKING/OFFERING:

Can your character be the big brother type? Are they the mom friend? Maybe they NEED one of those? This is the section for the type of CR you're most interested in! Feel free to omit if your plan section covers enough.

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

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GUILD LEADER INBOX

[baymods]

If your character does not want to wait the full week, we can oocly discuss conversation here as needed.

[quirkynote]

PLAYER INFO
PLAYER: Merlot
ABOUT: I'm just a girl who loves corgis and Pokémon. (Can you guess who my favorite Pokémon is???) I'm especially fond of mystery dungeon and have always wanted a dwrp game based on it. Thanks so much, I'm so excited!
CONTACT: Gesomon

CHARACTER INFO
CHARACTER: A.B.A (pronounced like Swedish pop sensation ABBA)
CANON: Guilty Gear
POKEMON: Silvally✨
GUILD: Oran
INFO/PERMISSIONS: Here

ABOUT:

A.B.A is basically the Guilty Gear stray. She has no real connection to the overall plot (Like, for real, there's an anime coming out and I'll be lucky if she gets a cameo) and spends her whole time doing her own thing. That thing is traveling the world and trying to find a way to give her giant key husband a human body. Just girl things. A.B.A is a homunculus whose creator got kidnapped by the military before she got a chance to wake up, so she spent the first ten years of her life locked away in his mansion. As you can imagine, this sort of isolation has made her incredibly socially awkward, so she's naturally a timid and shy person. To counteract this, she acts a lot like a cornered animal when faced with any sort of confrontation and is prone to lashing out. Once she knows everything is okay, she's usually really quiet, if not a little silly. Thankfully, Pokémon are way cuter than people, so they're easier to interact with! ...So long as they're small.

She love keys.

PLANS:

Just looking to get her footing in! I'm so happy she got Oran, because I'd love for her to work on overcoming her fears and use her fighting prowess towards something helpful. She's a big strong Pokémon, she SHOULD be helping!

SEEKING/OFFERING:

FRIENDS PLEASE!! All sorts of friends, but especially anyone patient enough to put up with her...A.B.Aness. A.B.A isn't aggressive on purpose, it's mostly due to fear or being overwhelmed, so it'd be great if she could start building a support system. She misses her husband, Tails. Also if any Orans want to sleep on top of a big eagledog, she's your girl. She already stole Dark Heart, sorry not sorry.

ANYTHING ELSE:

[moondregs]

Hiiii! I loved our thread on the TDM! The boy is a red panda plushie now but please still think he's tough!!!

[quirkynote]

Ahhh, I'm so glad! I loved our thread, too! She'll still think he's tough AND even easier to talk to now that he's literally a plushie. No worries, Junpei, she'll still kill for you. Normal friendship things, y'know.

Firoza Istus | Final Fantasy XIV

[bladeofnymeia]

PLAYER INFO
PLAYER: Elaine
ABOUT: Hello, I've kind of been on hiatus from dwrp for a bit but I'm back now with the hyperfixation blorbo...as you do. Outside of that, I like writing, sewing, women with swords in my media, and my ridiculous dog son. He's Jiggy, you'll hear about him a lot.
CONTACT: jackabee

CHARACTER INFO
CHARACTER: Firoza Istus (Warrior of Light OC)
CANON: Final Fantasy XIV
POKEMON: Nidoran♀
GUILD: Cheri Berry
INFO/PERMISSIONS: boop!

ABOUT:

Firoza is my Warrior of Light from the critically acclaimed MMORPG etc etc, you know the meme. She's just finished up her cool summer vacation adventure in Dawntrail, so we're kind of on a renewing, healing sort of energy with our travels here. She's used to being a Paladin, aka a tank with some serious defensive capabilities, so becoming a tiny poisonous baby is...weird! Now instead of wanting everything to only hit her, she can't let anyone hit her! Her hobbies include weaving/sewing, enjoying some excellent bread, learning about new sword things, and helping people whosoever they might be. Even if they need you to collect or transport poop.

Final Fantasy XIV sure is a game.

PLANS:

Honestly my top plan is "write more of Firoza doing stuff", but that's awfully broad...to narrow it a bit, I'd love for her to make connections with new and different characters, to learn about different worlds and a little of how they work in addition to this one we've all been tossed into, and to just make friends and have a good time. I also want to explore faults and pitfalls Firoza has as someone who isn't super smart or clever, who is so used to self-sacrifice and helping others, and have her test her limits and grow stronger in a way that works for the game setting.

SEEKING/OFFERING:

I'D LOVE NEW FRIENDS she needs friends. She'd like friends, it kind of fucks her up on the inside to be totally thrown away from everyone she knows? No Scions, no friends from other lands, nobody's here and her expertise is limited. People who would welcome someone who's reliable and kind and can take...a lot of hits...would be nice to be friends with! So let's start with friends and work our way up from there.

ANYTHING ELSE:

You ever just need to drag a man's soul back to his own world and play volleyball with a comically large bomb to do it

[moondregs]

PLAYER INFO
PLAYER: Tanuki
ABOUT: Hi! I've wanted a Mystery Dungeon game for FOREVER so I am so grateful someone has done so much amazing work to make it live! Aside from the PMD games I also love the main game series and play the TCG (online, too much to keep up with in meat world!). I've been playing since RBY and the series is very special to me. I also like doodling critters, management sims, and making horrible jokes.
CONTACT: tentaclemonster, tanukitanukitanuki on Discord, and DM!

CHARACTER INFO
CHARACTER: Junpei Yoshino
CANON: Jujutsu Kaisen
POKEMON: Stufful
GUILD: Cheri
INFO/PERMISSIONS: Here!

ABOUT:

A high school dropout due to excessive, violent bullying, Junpei decided to escape from reality via spending most of his free time at the movie theater. While he outwardly wants to present as aloof and indifferent to everyone else, the truth is that it's actually very easy to befriend him with even the most basic kindness. This has caused him to trust certain people he absolutely shouldn't ...

PLANS:

Coming here as a cow and suddenly becoming a red panda and being told that is NOT a typical happening will have him even more off kilter than he would be under his new, bizarre circumstances normally. The people he's met so far have mostly been nice to him, but past bad experiences still have him wary. Not to mention he's pretty sure he died before coming here? Boy has a lot of BIG FEELINGS to sort out.

SEEKING/OFFERING:

Friends! People to ruffle his fur! People who want a sardonic emo teen who is somewhat grumpy he's become a marketable plushie when he wants to be taken seriously!

ANYTHING ELSE:

please don't stare at his tush tag thank you

[moondregs]

killing for is preferable to hugging this is acceptable

[moondregs]

Now they're the same size!!!

[bladeofnymeia]

what do you MEAN her husband is a key

[quirkynote]

A.B.A needs to check up on her pal, Thirty Winters.

[bladeofnymeia]

THIRTY WINTERS I'm dying every time I remember that...can't wait to try explaining how that's just how you measure your age when you're a winter baby...

[quirkynote]

Hugs are for husbands, so it works out. .....She might nom his head, though.

[bladeofnymeia]

is time to be smol

[moondregs]

god I loved that pic in the credits aaahhh

[quirkynote]

A key may fit where people don't.

[favorforafavor]

PLAYER INFO
PLAYER: Liv (they/them)
ABOUT: Howdy! I treat goofy characters from children's media with utmost sincerity and I love to play around and chase my bliss. When you are cringe you are earnest and when you're earnest you are free-- that's my motto! A huge fan of "yes, and" and slamming each other into the earth with emotions. I'm also a chatterbox and love to yap.
CONTACT: liveralone

CHARACTER INFO
CHARACTER: Dark Heart
CANON: Care Bears Movie II
POKEMON: Nickit
GUILD: Oran
INFO/PERMISSIONS: Info is a WIP but permissions is here!

ABOUT:

Let's make a deal-- a favor now for a favor later. I set before you this fuckin guy. An ageless shapeshifting demon who's had it out for those Care Bears since the Earth was one big ocean, he's got one goal: eradicate love and caring from the planet. And he has a damn good time doing it, too. Arrogant and smug, he loves to cause problems on purpose and, even moreso, convince others to do so on his behalf. During the plot of Care Bears Movie II, Dark Heart draws a girl at summer camp into a Faustian contract and convinces her to work on his behalf to trap the Care Bears one by one. However, this backfires on him, as she teaches him through her actions what it is to care for someone. She saves him from drowning (which-- it's Care Bears, don't think too much about it lmao) when she could have just let him die. "Good or bad, you're still a person". And this simple act upends his entire worldview. Through the rest of the movie he's grappling with being in debt to this girl and, mortifyingly, his affection for her. It inspires him to act selflessly, to put others before himself. To... care. Can you fucking imagine?

In spite of being really cocky, he's got no reason to be lmao he's so embarrassing. Dark Heart has the ability to bestow powers on others and, while being magically powerful himself, has the athleticism of a wet noodle. He breaks into the Care Bears home base and gets shoved around by babies. He crows his plans for world domination and then falls over and bonks his head on the side of the canoe he's in because he stood up too fast. It's a time. All bark and only some bite. I love slapstick.

PLANS:

My primary goal for Dark Heart is to have him grappling with the idea that he can feel and he can feel deeply. He's always been against the notion of caring not because he lacks capacity but because he doesn't understand it. So I really want him to wrestle with that! Making connections will feel weird but my aim as a player is always to make my characters uncomfortable lol. And if I can help facilitate your plot/goals/ideas I'd be happy to do that!

SEEKING/OFFERING:

FRIENDS! Please show him that people can like him on his own merit and not for what he provides. Or just the opposite lol. I'm also offering negative/spiteful CR lol but he's deeply pathetic? If you want someone to low-key manipulate your character I'm sooo here for it.

ANYTHING ELSE:

[quirkynote]

It's so cute, I can't wait to abuse it whenever she wants to show affection.

[quirkynote]

Just sliding in here to say I LOVE his stufful design.

[quirkynote]

grabs dark heart by the scruff and carries him around like little baby

[bladeofnymeia]

but why is he a key??????????????????????

[moondregs]

Thank you! Luckily it's all rounded shapes so pretty easy for me to draw. Himb soft.

[bladeofnymeia]

I don't know how and I don't know why but I need Dark Heart cr in my life

[quirkynote]

You don't just ask someone why they're a key!

[favorforafavor]

i didn't get to tag you on the TDM but i'm ready to feel so fucking normal about junpei (i.... Love him). our guys are both having a time and a half with the concept of people being nice to them. what could these people possibly want from them?? certainly not genuine friendship?

anyway good to meet you, tanuki!!

[quirkynote]

He's seriously SO CUTE, his bangs are killing me. 10/10 would risk the hug.